HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Events This Week
AUDUBON SOCIETY'S HOLIDAY PROGRAM. Audubon Offices. YWCA.
300 E. University Blvd. A Sugarplum Raffle of holiday sweets and
the annual Silent Book Auction begin at 7 p.m. Monday, December
14, with proceeds benefitting environmental education and conservation
programs. Bill and Joan Page present a slide show and talk on
the Galapagos Islands, and the impact of El Niño Southern
Oscillation at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 622-5622 for
information.
FIESTA FELIZ. West side of Old Main Building, on the UA
mall. UApresents, the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce,
the American Indian Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce, the Black Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber
of Commerce collaborate to present this multi-ethnic winter celebration,
with performers and artists representing the cultural heritage
of Tucson. The fiesta gets underway at 4 p.m. Saturday, December
12. Call Molly Scholen at 884-8210 for information.
HANUKKAH CELEBRATION. Wilmot Branch Library. 530 N. Wilmot
Road. Cantor Dora Brenner Krakower presents stories, games and
songs celebrating the Festival of Lights for children, from 2
to 4 p.m. Friday, December 12. Call Rona at 791-4393 for information.
MUSIC IN THE CANYON. Lowell House, near the entrance of
Sabino Canyon. The Friends of Sabino Canyon and the U.S. Forest
Service present the Fourth-Annual Music in the Canyon gathering,
featuring the Ronstadt Cousins Trio, the Tucson Boys Chorus and
Dale Clark, among others. Admission is free, although donations
to the Friends of Sabino Canyon and canned food for the Tucson
Community Food Bank will be gratefully accepted. The event is
from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, December 11. Call Lauri Privett at 749-1900
for information.
WINTERHAVEN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. Arizona Stagecoach Adventures
offers horse-drawn wagon, trolley and carriage rides through the
Winterhaven Festival of Lights. Rides leave on the hour from 6
to 9 p.m. from the red stagecoach on Country Club Road, 100 feet
north of Fort Lowell. Wagon and trolley rides cost $6.75 per person,
and carriage rides cost $100 per carriage. Reservations are recommended.
Call 825-0208.
Out Of Town
CHRISTMAS MANSION TOUR. Join the Transcultural Border Alliance
of Women on their Eighth-Annual Christmas Mansion Tour and Feliz
Navidad Fiesta in Nogales, Sonora, on Sunday, December 13. Admission
is a donation of $75 per person, with proceeds donated to local
charitable organizations. Call TBAW at 1-800-813-9828 for information.
LUMINARIA NIGHTS. Enjoy Tubac Village's annual two-day
celebration of the season starting at 5:45 p.m. Friday, December
11, and continuing through Saturday, December 12. Call Diane at
520-576-1246 for information.
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