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.

City Week 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. TW


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