HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS
Events This Week
GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing
through January 3: A Christmas Carol. Performances are
at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 3, 7 and 9:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12.95,
$10.95 for seniors/students/active military, and $6 for children.
Reservations are required. Call 886-9428 for information.
LEFT-OVER REINDEER. 5371 E. Speedway. Continuing through
December 28: Live Theatre Workshop presents the next in their
Sunday Afternoon Children's series The Left-Over Reindeer.
Performances are at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5. Call 327-4242 for information.
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET. Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway.
Continuing through January 2: Miracle on 34th Street. The
Bianco Theatre Company's children's/teen group perform this holiday
classic. Performances are at 11 a.m. December 26 and 27, and
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. December 29 and January 2. Tickets are $7,
$5 for children and students. Call 299-2931 for tickets and information.
EL NACIMIENTO. Tucson Museum of Art's Casa Cordova. Continuing
through March 31: Maria Luisa Tena's El Nacimiento, featuring
elaborate and varied scenes of the nativity, composed of painted
terra cotta figures. Call 624-2333 for information.
NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY. Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park. 445
S. Alvernon Road. 745-2173. Eat and dance your way into the new
year beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the hotel ballroom. Live music
by Catarina and the Mickey Greco Quartet sponsored by the
European Multi-ethnic Alliance of Tucson and KSAZ. Dinner includes
chicken, salmon or filet mignon served with sides. Tickets are
$40 per person and are available at the Doubletree Hotel. Contact
Marjorie Weisfeld at 745-2173 for information.
TEENS 'ROUND MIDNITE. Pima County is pulling out all the
stops for this year's fourth annual Midnight Jam for teens from
8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30. The Tucson Convention
Center will be transformed into a rockin' playground for 13 to
19 year olds with music by DJ Blade, dancing, video games, pool,
basketball, gladiator jousting, break-dancing competitions, giveaways
and a balloon drop at midnight. Co-sponsored by the Tucson Police
Department, Pima County Parks and Recreation, Tucson Parks and
Recreation, Tucson Convention Center and the anti-tobacco group
Full Court Press. Admission is $2 and parking is free. Teens living
in outlying areas can call 682-3324 or 625-2731 for transportation
information. Call 740-2680 for general information.
TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT. TD's Showclub West. 749 West Miracle
Mile. TD's presents its 10th annual free Christmas celebration
of complimentary food and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Christmas day. All are welcome, and Santa will be giving out gifts
to children. Call 882-0650 for information.
Announcements
SAGUARO GIFT SHOW. 2850 W. Ina Road. Continuing through
December 31: the Saguaro Artisans Holiday Gift Show, featuring
crafts and decorations by more than 100 artisans. Proceeds benefit
the Community Food Bank, Toys for Tots and Resolve. Hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday and Saturday. Call 498-5271 for information.
TUBAC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 9 Tubac Road, Tubac. Continuing
through December 30: TCA's 15th annual Holiday Art Market. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1
to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Call 398-2371 for gallery schedule.
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