Tucson Area Events Calendar

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Kids Free Weekend at Biosphere 2: 10/3 & 10/4. Saturday and Sunday during regular center hours there will be contests, prizes and free admission for children. Take Oracle Road (Arizona 77) north through Oracle junction to north of Milepost 96. Call (520) 896-6200.

For Kids: Saturday at 10 and 11:15 a.m., composer/violinist Mechael Fan will join the TSO Piano Quarter for performances of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave.

Camp Fire Kickoff: The Southern Arizona Council of Camp Fire Boys and Girls will feature games and activities at a kickoff and park registration Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Himmel Park, 1035 N. Treat Ave.

Fall Plant Sale: 10/3 & 10/4. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, will host its fall plant sale featuring many low-water-use landscape plants, trees, cacti, herts, succulents and wildflowers. Docents will be abailable to answer gardening questions. All proceeds benefit the gardens.

Desert Survivors Plant Sale: 10/3 & 10/4. Saturday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., desert-hardy vegetation is on sale at Desert Survivors, 1020 W. Start Pass Blvd. Sale prices run through Oct. 10.

Fall Horse Show: 10/3 & 10/4. The dressage Club will hold its annual event Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Pima County Fair Grounds, 11300 S. Houghton Road. The show will feature practitioners of dressage, the classical art of horse riding competing.

Iris Rhizome Sale: 10/3 & 10/4. The Tucson Area Iris Society will hold its annual iris rhizome sale Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 p.m., at El Con Mall, 3601 E. Broadway, in the Ward's Court. Planting instructions and growing assitance are available.

Tucson Heritage Experience Festival: 10/9-10/11. More than 50 ethnic and cultural organizations are expected to provide traditional foods from around the world, at El Presidio Park downtown. But i's not just "Tucson Eat Yourself." Folk artists, musicians, dancers, storytellers and performing groups will appear throughout the festival. Hours: 6-11 Friday night, noon-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday.

Patagonia Fall Festival: 10/10-10/11, 10 am to 5 pm at Patagonia Town Park. Musical entertainment includes Country & Western, Bluegrass, Rock & Roll Reggae, Mariachi, etc; raffle with many wonderful prizes; over 150 arts, crafts and food booths; children's games, storytelling, minature train rides, live merry-go-round and stagecoach rides. For more information, call 888-794-0060.

Friendship Dinner for Saguaro National Park: This annual affair will take place Saturday at 6:30 p.m. under the stars at the Cottonwood Grove of Tanque Verde Ranch, 14301 E. Speedway. Tickets are $35, and include a silent auction and a barbecue buffet.

Hunsdon Farms Pumpkin Festival: 10/10 & 10/11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., this annual festival in Willcox features hay rides around the farm and into the pumpkin field with a free glass of apple cider from Apple Annie's Orchard. Information: 800-351-6698 or 520-384-4362.

Classic Military Vehicle Show: Little Anthony's Diner, 7010 E. Broadway, hosts a salute to veterans with this show Saturday at 6 p.m. The Tucson Police Department and Pima County Sheriff's Department will display their collection of SWAT tanks and World War II searchlights.

Sukkah and Salsa Fiesta: The fiesta 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, will include music, children's activities and food at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road. The fun begins with a family concert featuring Israeli singer Danny Katz on the soccer field by the Tucson Hebrew Academy at 10 a.m. Tickets are $2.50. Noon-5 p.m., the fiesta continues at the JCC with salsa tasting and family fun.

Book Sale: The Pima Community College West Campus library will hold a sale on the AL-1 Deck (outdoors, south side, near the library book drop), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

Italiafest: This third annual community festival runs Friday-Sunday on the grounds of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, 8650 N. Shannon Road. It festures carnival rides, game booths, child fingerprinting and more. Music and entertainment will be provided by Tony and the Sicilian Band. $1, children under 6 free. Hours: Friday night, 5-11; Saturday, noon-11 p.m.; Sunday, noon-8 p.m.

SAHBA Fall Home and Garden Show: 10/16-10/18 at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., more than 300 vendors are set amid landscpe gardening competitions, a firefighters hot chili cook-off, a Dancing Waters show and special guests. $7 general, $3.50 seniors, free for kids 12 and under. Community Food Bank donations earn a chance on a Coleman Spa. Hours: Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Harvest Spirit Arts and Crafts Festival: 10/17 & 10/18, enjoy music, artisans' demonstrations and gourmet food tastings at Ventana Village, East Sunrise Drive at North Kolb Road. Hours: Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Jefferson Park Neighborhood Celebration: Saturday, 3-7 p.m., the Jefferson Park Neighborhood Association celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the original homesteading of the neighborhood. Jefferson Park Elementary School playground, 1701 E. Seneca St. Events will include historical exhibits, games, wagon parade, fire truck, icecream social and a bring-your-own picnic.

Contra and Square Dance: Saturday, 8-11 p.m., dance with live music by the Tucson Friends of Traditional Music string band at the Armory Park Recreation Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave. All dances are explained; no experience or partner is necessary. A beginner's session at 7:45 helps in dance orientation. Donation requested at the door.

Antique Fair: Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at Fort Lowell Park, East Glenn Street and North Craycroft Road. Free parking and shuttle service from the Tucson Medicl Center parking lot will be available until 5:15.

Storytelling Gathering: Tuesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Glenda Bonin and Ron Lancaster will lead an informal gathering of storytellers who will swap tales and share skills in the meditation room at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.

Tekakwitha Indian Festival: 10/23-10/25. This festival at Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, 507 W. 29th St., will include Indian food and craft sales, tribal songs and dances, live music, games and storytelling. Tribal dances and a social mini-powwow also will be held. Hours: 6-10 Friday night; noon-11 p.m. Saturday; and noon-9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Case Car Show: Saturday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., spectators may enjoy close to 1,000 vehicles and displays, plus food and live entertainment at Reid Park, on East 22nd Street between South Country Club Road and South Randolph Way. Tickets for the raffle are $2 each, three for $5, seven for $10, or 15 for $20 and are available by calling 624-5600. All proceeds from the Casa Car Show and Raffle benefit Casa de los Ninos.

Tucson Arts and Crafts Association Fall Show: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., more than 100 artists and craftspeople will be selling their handcrafted items for gifts and home decor at Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church, 5360 E. Pima St. Food and beverages available.

Self-Guided Kitchen Tour: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., this fifth annual event benefiting the Tucson Children's Musenm features seven new or remodeled kitchens in the Tucson area and includes tasty treats prepared by chefs in each home. $25 per person. Call 792-9985, Ext. 112, for ticket information.

Arizona Photographic Collectors Camera Show and Display: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., thousands of cameras and lenses of all types and formats, literature, darkroom equipment and projectors will be featured. Buy, sell or trade at the Shrine Temple, 450 S. Tucson Blvd. $4 general; $10 for early birds at 8:30 a.m.

Community Co-Op Party: This party on Sunday, 4-9 p.m., celebrates National Co-Op Month, and will promote Tucson cooperatives throughout the Tucson community. The party is at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church,, 3809 E. Third St. There will be information booths, food and product samples, and a trial membership to the Food Conspiracy. There will also be music and dancing under the stars in the courtyard, provided by Desert DJ's and The Blue Prairie Dogs.

"A Celtic Fair": Bookman's, 1930 E. Grant Road, is hosting a mini-fair Sunday, 3-5 p.m. There will be food, music and dancing Michael Harding and James Tanguay will provide the music. From 4 to 5 p.m., Ernie Nelson will play the bagpipes during a demonstration of Celtic dancing.

Quilt Display: Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, Adriene Buffington, the author of "Hand-Dyed Fabric Made Easy." will show her quilts and share her creative process.

Grace St. Paul's Fall Festival 10/29-10/31, 2331 E. Adams, 10/29 & 10/30 4:00pm to 10:00 pm; 10/31 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Games, prizes, baked goods, plants, white elephants, crafts & jewelry, food booths, etc.

The "Eye Ball" Party: The "Eye Ball" rolls Friday night at Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. It's a benefit for the Tucson Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This costume ball will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., and includes fortunetellers and psychics. Dinner and dancing continue well into the night. Costumes are optional, but suggested. Tickets to the event are $125 per person. For information, call 795-1331.

Halloween party by Meritor Academy: at 7277 N. Oldfather Road, invites the community a Halloween party, 6:30-8 Friday night. The festivities will include trick-or-treating, a haunted house, a costume party, cookie decorating and a cakewalk. Refreshments will be provided.

Mall Madness: Friday and Saturday, Treat Town is a non-scary event taking place Friday and Saturday near Sears at Park Mall, 5870 E. Broadway. Admission: $3 for kids, free for parents. Hours: 4-8 p.m. Friday, noon-8 p.m. Saturday, when there also will be mall-wide trick-or-treating.

"Jaunts and Haunts" Friday and Saturday, 5-11 p.m., Old Tucson, 201 S. Kinney Road, transforms into the nightmarish town of Nightfall, Ariz. The show combines professional actors, special effects and pyrotechnics in a diabolical tale of terror. Some shows are too gruesome for young children, so the kiddies can find more innocent amusement in the studio's Silverlake Park area. They're encouraged to wear costumes, too. Admission is $10.95.

Trick-or-Treating: Saturday, 6-7:30 p.m., children accompanied by adults are invited to trick-or-treat at specially decorated doors at the Home for the Aging, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd. You can also stop by the Home's Great Pumpkin Patch.

Treats and Costume Contest: Arizona Ballroom Company, 5536 E. Grant Road, presents dancing, a show, treats and a costume contest, 8-11 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $8 reserved (call 290-2990 today), $10 at the door.

Halloween Bash at U of A: If you're a University of Arizona student, dig up a date for a Halloween bash sponsored by the Korean American Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association and Asian Pacific Youth of Tucson. It's Saturday, 10 p.m.-1 a.m., at the Park Student Union, at the corner of Fourth Street and Park Avenue. Admission is free with student ID.

"Haunted Safe House and Fun Room: The Northwest Fire District, 1520 W. Orange Grove Road, will host its annual Haunted Safe House and Fun Room, 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free, but donations of non-perishable food for the Community Food Bank will be accepted. A free shuttle service from the parking lot of Northwest Medical Park, 1845 W. Orange Grove Road, will be provided.

Scary Stories: Tucson author Janni Lee Simner will read scary stories at 5 p.m. Saturday at Borders Books and Music, 4235 N. Oracle Road. Her tales are amied at kids in grade three and up. Simner, author of the "Phantom Rider" trilogy, will sign copies of her books at the reading.

Mall Madness - Foothills Mall: at 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., provides several midday activities Saturday. There's pumpkin decorating for kids, 10 a.m.-noon, trick-or-treating at all the mall's stores, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and a Halloween magic show, 12:30-1 p.m.

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