Tucson Area Events Calendar

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The Foreigner 8/7-8/8 & 8/13-8/15. People will say anything if they think the person next to them doesn't speak their language. That's the premise of The Foreigner, a critically acclaimed comedy about a man who hears evil plans and scandalous talk when he pretends he doesn't know English. This dinner theatre presentation is by the Catalina Players and Tony's New York Style Deli. $17.50/$10 for performance only. 6 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. curtain. Catalina United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. Phone 721-9640.

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Teens Cruise the "Jam Zone.": Young people ages 13-19 are invited to exhibit their low-rider bicycles, cars and model cars, and to listen to music on Saturday, 6-10 p.m. in the Hi Corbett Parking Lot. Register your low-rider between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. There will be awards in several categories, door prizes and fun activities. Refreshments will be available.

Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction: The Arizona Council for CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) Inc. is hosting a cocktail reception and silent auction at La Paloma Country Club, 3660 E. Sunrise Drive, on Saturday, 5-7 p.m. $12; with proceeds aiding abused and neglected children in the CASA program.

Monsoon Madness: Tucson Centers for Women and Children will hold the annual "Monsoon Madness" charity auction on Saturday at the University Marriott Hotel, 880 E. Second St. The live and silent auction, featuring hundreds of gifts, will begin at 8:30 p.m. $20; 795-8001.

Night Bloomers 8/8, 8/15, 8/22 & 8/29. Night Bloomers is this month's theme for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Summer Saturday Evenings. Interpretive programs and special events focus on night-blooming plants. Certain paths and exhibits are lit so you can watch how active the desert night really is. The museum's eateries and gift shop are also open. Saturdays through October. $8.95/$1.75 children ages 6-12. 6-10 p.m. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. Phone 883-2702.

Desert Rain Pools 8/8 & 8/22. Learn about toads, tadpoles, centipedes, geckos, snakes, and other creatures that thrive during the monsoon in this program by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. After a classroom discussion, a guide leads you to where the wild things are. The program is appropriate for people 8 years old and older. $15/$10 museum members. 6:30-10 p.m. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. Phone Barbara Yeats, 883-3022, to register.

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Squirrel Nut Zippers: Sunday at 8 p.m., the Latin swing group Bio Ritmo will open the show for this North Carolina-based ragtime and swing group at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Sold out.

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The Foreigner 8/13-8/15. People will say anything if they think the person next to them doesn't speak their language. That's the premise of The Foreigner, a critically acclaimed comedy about a man who hears evil plans and scandalous talk when he pretends he doesn't know English. This dinner theatre presentation is by the Catalina Players and Tony's New York Style Deli. $17.50/$10 for performance only. 6 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. curtain. Catalina United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. Phone 721-9640.

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"Buring Circle of Music": Saturday at 7:30 p.m., the local musicians 520, Bloolyte, the Gathering, Ivan Rijos, Lisa Otey, Sonny Peters Band, Steel Jam, Street Legal and others will play in the Universityof Arizona's Centennial Hall, just east of North Park Avenue on East University Boulevard. A $10 donation will be requested; proceeds will benefit the St. Mary's Hospital Burn & Wound Care Program.

Jaka: Saturday at 8 p.m., this band from Seattle will play Zimbabwean marimba music as part of the "Courtyard Concert Series" at Plaza Palomino, 2970 N. Swan Road. Advance tickets cost $10 at Hear's Music, Piney Hollow and in Suite 219 at the Plaza Palomino; $12 the day of the show.

Kids' Festival: Friday and Saturday (8/14 & 8/15), 10 am. - 6 p.m., Old Tucson Studios presents "School House Rock," featuring live-action performances along with all the favorite songs. The festival is at the studios, 201 S. Kinney Road. 883-0100.

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Tucson Children's Museum: 200 S. Sixth Ave. Sunday at 12:30 and 1 p.m., there will be storytelling, followed by a party to celebrate recent grants to the museum. Free. 792-9985.

Swan-Ulman Group: Sunday at 7 p.m., this group leads the weekly jam at the Cottonwood Cafe, 60 N. Alvernon Way. $4 general, $2 for Tucson Jazz Society members. Those who come to jam get in free.

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Tucson Summer Wind Ensemble: Saturday at 7:30 p.m., this newly formed ensemble of high school and college musicians plays classic and contemporary works at the Tucson High School Auditorium, 400 N. Second Ave. $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, students and military.

Pet Adoptathon: 8/22 & 8/23, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., the Foundation for Anmals in Risk (FAIR) and the humane Society of Southern Arizona will be showing dozens of cats, dogs, kittens and puppies ready for adoption at Petsmart, 4740 E. Grant Road. Information on volunteer and foster parent opportunities will be also available.

Desert Rain Pools Learn about toads, tadpoles, centipedes, geckos, snakes, and other creatures that thrive during the monsoon in this program by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. After a classroom discussion, a guide leads you to where the wild things are. The program is appropriate for people 8 years old and older. $15/$10 museum members. 6:30-10 p.m. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. Phone Barbara Yeats, 883-3022, to register.

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Swan-Ulman Group: Sunday at 7 p.m., this group leads the weekly jam at the Cottonwood Cafe, 60 N. Alvernon Way. $4 general, $2 for Tucson Jazz Society memebrs. Those who come to jam get in free.

Pet Adoptathon: 8/22 & 8/23, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., the Foundation for Anmals in Risk (FAIR) and the humane Society of Southern Arizona will be showing dozens of cats, dogs, kittens and puppies ready for adoption at Petsmart, 4740 E. Grant Road. Information on volunteer and foster parent opportunities will be also available.

"Food and Art in Tucson's Heart": An evening of fine dinning and live music to benefit the Dinnerware Artists' Cooperative Gallery will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at Barrio Grill, 135 S. Sixth Ave. $35 per person, $50 per couple. 792-4503.

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Kenny Chesney: Monday at 7 p.m., the country singer will perform on the Rio Lobo Stage in the Budweiser High Noon Arena at Old Tucson Studios, 201 S. Kinney Road. Tickets cost $10.95 at Dillard's outlets and Old Tucson. Tickets includes admission to the park after 3 p.m.

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Tucson Children's Museum: 8/29 & 8/30, 200 S. Sixth Ave. Talk to a diver in wetsuit, fins and goggles during the Sonoran Sea Aquarium Special Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, 1:30 - 3 p.m., dig for sea treasures, make an octopus windsock or play some sea-creature games. $5 general, $4 seniors, $3 children 2-16. 792-9985.

Pima Air & Space Museum Celebration: 600 E. Valencia Road., experience the Morphis, a full-motion flight theater. Up to 20 people at one time can experience simulated space or aviation flight. Saturday at 9 a.m. is the dedication and ribbon-cutting for the completion of this million-dollar project, followed by Morphis rides for museum visitors throughout the day. Admission is free for aerospace industry employees on Saturday; otherwise, it's $7.50 adults, $6.50 senior citizens and military personnel, $4 youths 10-17, free for children under 10.

Pre-Labor Day Dance: The Black Women's Task Force of Tucson is holding a social dance with a disc jockey, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, at the Clarion Hotel Tucson Airport, 6801 S. Tucson Blvd. $10 in advance, $13 at the door. For tickets, call Colette Sims at 571-9081 or Donna Liggins at 882-7824.

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile: 8/29 & 8/30. The first 300 children can audition free for an Oscar Mayer Wiener commercial. Saturday and Sunday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Old Tucson Studios, 201 S. Kinney Road. The wienermobile will be on hand at this final stop on a nationwide tour.

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