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Northwest Fire District Open House: Station 36, 11901 W. Grier Road. Children will be able to try their aim with a fire hose, meet local firefighters and sit behind the wheel of a fire engine Saturday, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Firefighters will also make hotdogs and give tours of the station.Tucson Children's Museum: 200 S. Sixth Ave. The "Kitchen Krafts" program begins with making noodle name tags Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.; and making kaleidoscopes with recycled Pringles cans during Sunday Science, 1:30 - 3 p.m. Free with regular museum admission: $3 kids 2-16, $4 seniors, $5 adults.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra, "Just for Kids: Musical Awakenings": Saturday at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., the Tucson Symphony Orchestra String Quartet will use Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" to explore many different musical styles at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Free.
New Year's Dance Party, with Degrees Plato, New Potatoes, Black Leather Zydeco: Saturday at 7 p.m., this bluegrass, Irish and Zydeco show helps raise money for radio station KXCI, at Nimbus Brewing Co., 3850 E. 44th St. Tickets at the door cost $10 general, $8 for KXCI members. Information: 323-6516.
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Rev. Horton Heat: Sunday at 9, get rockabilly religion when Rev. Horton Heat's trio returns to Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Advance tickets cost $10 at the Hotel Congress front desk; admission runs $2.50 more the night of the show. Information: 622-8848.5
Spanish Colonial Art of Mexico: Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Tucson Museum of Art Education Center Auditorium, 140 N. Main Ave., Corinne Milton will trace the 300 years of Spanish presence in Mexico as reflected in art, architecture and crafts.Lori Keyne: Sunday at 7:30 p.m., the former University of Arizona adjunct professor will perform works for organ and harpsichord at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St. Requested donation: $6.
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At Home In The Desert: Tuesday, 7-8 p.m., at the River Center branch library, 5606 E. River Road, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum docents present information for newcomers. The slide show will include material about the weather, water issues, general health, wildlife, recreation and desert landscaping.7
Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings: Wednesday at 8 p.m., this group, formerly the Mellow Fellows, plays at the Boondocks Lounge, 3306 N. First Ave. Tickets: $5 in advance, $7 at the door.8
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Tucson Home and Garden Show: Tucson Convention Center, 130 S. Scott Ave. 1/9 - 1/11, this event will present 400 displays of home improvements, decor and entertainment products, landscape ideas, food tastings, backyard renovations and Diamondbacks baseball demonstration. Admission: $6.50 general, $2.50 seniors over 62, free for children under 16.10
Corduroy Bear: Saturday at 1 p.m., Corduroy Bear will visit Barnes & Noble, 5130 E. Broadway, during storytime. Children will meet the bear, hear bear stories and do a craft project.Tiger Tales: Saturday at 2 p.m., children 6 and older can learn about Chinese New Year celebrations at the Columbus branch library, 4350 E. 22nd St. The Chinese New Year begins Jan. 28.
Learn Science With Your Daughter: Saturday, 10-11:30 a.m., at El Rio Neighborhood Center, 1390 W. Speedway. Girls 6-12 and their parents are invited to discover the magic of water, the science of sports and the power of communication through hands-on activities.
Tucson Flute Club, "Flute Day '98": Saturday, 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., the day features a solo competition, a recital by Julia Larson and a master class at the Pima Community College Center for the Arts Music Annex, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Free.
Tucson Sunshine Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society: Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., these barbershop singers present their annual "Barbershop Harmony" shows at the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets for the 2 p.m. show are $8.75; for the 8 p.m. show they cost $10.75 and $12.75.
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Ambassadors: Sunday at 6:30 p.m., this Korean yough choir performs gospel music at Tucson Baptist Temple, 1525 S. Columbus Blvd. Free, but an offering will be taken.Isabelle Houthakker: Sunday at 3 p.m., Houthakker performs music on the Turkish oud and the Renaissance lute and mandolin in the Wilson Room at Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Tickets are $6, $3 for park members.
Invisible Theatre, "Sister Supporters": Sunday at 11:30 a.m., in conjunction with "Sibling Revelry," Lisa Otey, Mary Baker, Susan Classen and Molly McKasson perform in a benefit brunch for the Invisible Theatre at the Doubletree Hotel, 445 S. Alvernon Way. Tickets are $25.
Mark Salzman: Sunday at 3 p.m., the author, cellist and raconteur offers a performance to benefit the Arizona Early Music Society at S. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Admission: $15 general, $10 for season subscribers.
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Tucson Audubon Society: Monday at 7 p.m., at University Medical Center's DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Ed Hansen, supervisor for birds and reptiles at the Reid Park Zoo, will present a slide show and talk on the evolution of the zoo from 1967 to today. Chris Benish, an international birding guide will give a short pre-program talk.Murals of Tucson: Monday at 1:30 p.m., at the Tucson Museum of Art's Education Center Auditorium, 140 N. Main Ave., Mark Barmann will explore Tucson's rich heritage of murals, explaining the history and culture of the Southwest.
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Family Night with Handi-Dogs: Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Columbus branch library, 4350 E. 22nd St., families can learn the many uses of service dogs for the hearing-impaired, seniors and people with disabilities.Balkan Peace Support Group: Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd St., Sue Ward will show slides and speak about her trip to Bosnia to monitor the elections; she'll also speculate on prospects for peace in the region.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast: Wednesday at 8 p.m., keynote speaker Clarence Boykins will speak at the Human Relations Commission's memorial breakfast at the Tucson Convention Center Ballroom, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets: $15.Southwest Images: Wednesday at 2 p.m., at the River Center branch library, 5605 E. River Road, Edie Prescott will speak on "Tucson Artists: Their Work and Portraits."
"Where Have All The Mammoths Gone?": Wednesday at 7 p.m., at the International Wildlife Museum, 4800 W. Gates Pass Road, Zoologist Paul Martin will conduct the slide lecture focusing on animals of the Ice Age.
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Arizona Opera, "La Gioconda": Friday night and Saturday night at 8 and Sunday at 2 p.m., this tale about three people escaping Venice during the Inquisition will be staged at the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets for tonight and Sunday are $14, $26, $40 and $53. Tickets for Saturdays' show are $15, $28, $42 and $56. Call 293-4336.17
Toby's Rubber Stamp Crafting Festival: Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Comotion Rubber Stamps Building, 2711 E. Elvira Road, young artists are being recruited to design a new line of rubber stamps. Selected drawings will be purchased and manufactured as decorative rubber stamps for worldwide distribution. Information: 573-0904.Tucson Children's Museum: 200 S. Sixth Ave. "Kitchen Krafts" programming continues with soap-flake finger paint three-dimensional art Saturday, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free with regular museum admissin: $3 kids 2-16, $4 seniors, $5 adults.
University of Arizona Balalaika Concerts: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., the UA Balalaika Orchestra again teams up with the Kalinka Russian Dancers and the Sons of Orpheus for their winter concerts at the Pima Community Collage Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre, 2202 W. Anklam Road. The program also features guest conducing by Alexander Tentser and the balalaika solos of Evgeny Tsygankov. Tickets are $8 general, $5 for students. Call 206-6988.
Arizona Opera, "La Gioconda": Friday night and Saturday night at 8 and Sunday at 2 p.m., this tale about three people escaping Venice during the Inquisition will be staged at the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets for tonight and Sunday are $14, $26, $40 and $53. Tickets for Saturdays' show are $15, $28, $42 and $56. Call 293-4336.
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Akriel Heisey: Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Green Fields Country Day School Center for the Performing Arts, 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra, aerial photographer Heisey's slide and music show surverys the Four Corners region with images that reveal natural patterns, forms and colors.Arizona Symphonic Winds: Sunday at 3 p.m., under Laszlo Veres' direction, the ensemble performs "La Fiesta Mixicana," "Jalousie" and other works at Christ Community Church, 7801 E. Kenyon Drive. The Tucson High School Steel Band performs before the Winds at 2:15 p.m. Admission: $5 general, with children under 12 admitted free.
Mike Eckroth Combo: Sunday at 7 p.m., this combo continues a new series of Sunday jazz jams at the Cottonwood Club in the Cottonwood Cafe, 60 N. Alvernon Way. Admission: $4 general, $2 for Tucson Jazz Society members. Musicians who come to jam get in free.
Flanders Rceorder Quartet, "The Ultimate Recorder": Sunday at 3 p.m., this ensemble performs recorder masterworks from the 15th through 18th centuries at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave. The artists discuss the program in a pre-concert talk at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $13 general, $10 for seniors and $3 for students.
El Marichi Tapatio: Sunday at 3 pm., these all-star mariachi musicians perform at Casas Adobes Congregational Church, 6801 N. Oracle Road. Suggested donation: $5.
University of Arizona Balalaika Concerts: Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m., the UA Balalaika Orchestra again teams up with the Kalinka Russian Dancers and the Sons of Orpheus for their winter concerts at the Pima Community Collage Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre, 2202 W. Anklam Road. The program also features guest conducing by Alexander Tentser and the balalaika solos of Evgeny Tsygankov. Tickets are $8 general, $5 for students. Call 206-6988.
Arizona Opera, "La Gioconda": Friday night and Saturday night at 8 and Sunday at 2 p.m., this tale about three people escaping Venice during the Inquisition will be staged at the Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets for tonight and Sunday are $14, $26, $40 and $53. Tickets for Saturdays' show are $15, $28, $42 and $56. Call 293-4336.
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Jacob Lawrence: "The Migration Series": Monday at 1:30 p.m., Barbara Shapiro will present a program on this modern artist at the Tucson Museum of Art's Education Center Auditorium, 140 N. Main Ave. Lawrence's paintings are narratives of African-American life that trace his family history."Cannibalism in the Prehistoric American Southwest": Monday at 7:30 p.m. at DuVal Auditorium in University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., ASU anthropology Professor Christy G. Turner will discuss evidence of cannibalism in the Southwest. Turner will offer several explanations for the practice.
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Tucson Computer Society General Meeting Monthly meeting, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17, April 21, May 19, 7 p.m., Berger Performing Arts Center, Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Public welcome! Please visit our homepage: http://www.a>|
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