BENEVOLENT TYKES: Budding thespians from Green Fieldramatic talents to the test in Babes in Arms, a classic musical celebration by Rogers and Hart. Appropriately, it's the story of a group of kids who create their own show in an attempt to help their parents, who happen to be out-of-work vaudevillians. Taking place during a summer on Cape Cod, the masterpiece includes such stage-stoppers as "My Funny Valentine," "Johnny One Note" and "Where or When." Performances are 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 4 through 6, in the Green Fields Center for Performing Arts, 6000 Camino de la Tierra. Performances continue at 7 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday. Admission is $3, $2 for students. For details, call 297-2288. SPRING FLING: Learn the rich idiom of traditional crops when Native Seeds/SEARCH hosts its annual Spring Open House. You'll also be able to buy your own seeds in time for spring planting, from corn, beans and squash to tomatoes, chiles and herbs. Those friendly NS/S staffers will also be on hand to answer your questions, and displays will feature plenty of crafts, alongside the usual selection of desert foods and books. Since it took root on Fourth Avenue a couple years back, this little hub has opened many eyes to the time-honored crops, seeds and farming methods long sustaining native people throughout the Southwest and northern Mexico. Luck would have it that many are suitable for modern urban farmers in the Old Pueblo. The open house runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at NS/S, 526 N. Fourth Ave. BOUND BONANZA: More than 20,000 books, magazines, musical scores, records and maps will be up for grabs at Friends of the UA Library's 24th annual book sale. This granddaddy of bound gatherings has everything you need to round out your collection, all at fire-sale prices. And proceeds help perpetuate the vital functions of the UA's vast research repository. The sale runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 4, on the UA Main Library Patio, at University Boulevard and Cherry Avenue. For information, call 621-2373. ARTISTIC ORACLE: The funky little town of Oracle rolls out the carpet for its seventh annual arts festival. Most events and exhibits are indoors for this self-guided tour of galleries and shops, with pink flags marking the numerous locations. "This is the public's only opportunity to get inside many of the artists' studios, and it's a great opportunity to get to know the artists, enjoy special demonstrations and attend studio talks," says festival co-founder Jenny Kilb. "The main comment we've heard in previous years was how friendly and willing to talk all the artists were." The festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 5 through 7, in Oracle. Take Oracle Road north to Highway 77, traveling east from Oracle Junction. Drive time is approximately 45 minutes. Call 1-520-896-2170 for additional information.

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