Tucson Weekly: Listings: Special Events (April 30

SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
Listings CINCO DE MAYO. The Fourth Avenue merchants celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a car show from 8 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, May 2, sponsored by the Tucson Street Rod Association. Festivities also include a block party on Seventh Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, with activities for kids of all ages, Latin music, trolley rides and the "Great Strides" cystic fibrosis awareness walk from Catalina Park to Himmel Park and back. Call 624-5004 for information.
CLUB KINETIC. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 Stone Ave. Witness the theatrical spectacle of Club Kinetic, the exotic vaudevillian disco circus staged by performance artist Mat Bevel and company, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Friday. This week features a performance by the Crawdaddy-O Brass Band, with tunes by DJs Snoots, Mek, Bonus and Mike Francis. Admission is $5. Call 622-0192 for information.
DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. Downtown Tucson is alive all day and all night celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, May 2. Live entertainment includes the Howard Wooten Quartet and the Turbin Jones swing/ska band from 7 to 10 p.m. in Arizona Alley, south of Congress Street. Don't miss the El Centro Arts & Crafts Showcase at the Ronstadt Transit Center, Sixth Avenue at Congress Street. Visit Winsett Park between 7 and 10 p.m. for Tucson Musicians' showcase artist Tony Norris. For information on other events, stop by the booth on Sixth Avenue and Congress Street; or call the Arts District Partnership at 624-9977.
FIESTA DE MAYO. Gramer Hall. SS. Peter and Paul Catholic School. 1436 N. Campbell Ave. The Fiesta de Mayo, an event benefiting the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic School, begins at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, and includes a variety of events: a Mexican dinner, folklórico dancers, Mariachi music, dancing and a raffle with several big ticket prizes, including UA Men's Basketball season tickets for 1998-9. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children. Call 325-2431 for information.
GOOD TASTE. Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive. Area chefs host Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 3. This culinary benefit features food and wine tasting from more than 20 local restaurants including Fuego, Janos, Westward Look Resort, Kingfisher, Terra Nova, Loews Ventana Canyon Resort and Café Terra Cotta. Tickets are $45, and proceeds benefit anti-hunger groups such as the Tucson Community Food Bank. Call Donna Nordin (577-8181) or Tim Ivankovich (790-7700) for tickets and information.
HEALING ARTS FESTIVAL. Armory Park Senior Center. Join fellow Tucsonans for Building Community: The Spring Healing Arts Festival from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 2. Events include afternoon workshops "Nutrition and Pregnancy," "Birth in the Black Sea" and "Rewombing Dance," and an evening celebration with music, poetry, food, puppetry and raffles. There's a procession celebrating solidarity and unity leaving from Studio 101, 101 N. Fifth St., and proceeding through Downtown Saturday night to Armory Park at 6 p.m. Call 629-0959 for information.
LATINO COMEDY NIGHT. Laffs Comedy Caffé. 2900 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 154. Movie and television veteran Vic Dunlop gives a special benefit performance at Laffs biannual Latino Comedy Night at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 3. Proceeds benefit the Calli Ollin Academy and the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, available at Laffs. Call 32-FUNNY for reservations and information.
NOW CONFERENCE. InnSuites Hotel. 475 W. Granada Ave. The Southwest Regional of the National Organization for Women holds its annual conference Friday through Sunday, May 1 through 3. This year's theme is Women's Empowerment: Living the Legacy. Speakers will speak about violence against women, women's history, diversity, finance, health issues, and the Older Americans Act. Call Paula Bachman-Williams at 622-6992, or the Tucson NOW Chapter (884-7630) for information and registration.
PET ADOPTATHON. Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter. 5278 E. 21st St. Looking for that special friend? The Hermitage Cat Shelter may just have the friend for you. The Shelter is hosting a Pet Adoptathon from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, to help place orphaned kitties into loving homes. Call 571-7839 for information.
PHARIE TALES. The Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road, north of Prince Road, east of Tucson Boulevard. Children and adults alike will enjoy Phractured Pharie Tales, in which the Valley's roaming players reenact scenes from pharie tale phavorites. Performances run Friday through Sunday, from May 1 through 16. Tours leave the gate every 30 minutes between 7 and 9 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for kids 7 to 12, and free for members and children 6 and under. Call 323-1331 for information.
TEEN DANCE. Tucson Association for the Blind. 3767 E. Grant Road. Teens are invited to come out and dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 1. This fun-for-all dance is sponsored by Third Street Kids, Direct and the Spaulding Foundation. Refreshments will be served. Call Kris at 624-6452 for information.
TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL. El Presidio Park, Church Avenue and Alameda Street. The 13th annual Tucson Folk Festival features two days of fun, food and music--more than 100 acoustic musicians perform folk, bluegrass, blues, folk rock, ragtime, gospel and ethnic styles. Award-wining singer/songwriter Chris Smither headlines this year's festival, which runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 2, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 3. There are workshops, open jams and a children's show, as well as a variety of food and crafts booths. As always, the festival is free. A kick-off concert featuring Jason Ecklund and Al Perry and the Cattle gets underway at 8 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Goddard Hall, 4831 E. 22nd St. There's also a post-festival party with music by the Mollys at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 3, at the Rialto Theater, 318 E. Congress St. Tickets for each of these events is $6.
HELP UPSTAIRS. Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. The Upstairs Theatre Company holds its annual benefit, Upstairs Aid, at 8 p.m. Monday, May 4. The event features performances by Al Perry and the Cattle, Creosote, The Osgoods and the band formerly known as StarCrunch, as well as screenings of the films open 'Til Three and The Displaced. Tickets are $5, available at the door. Call 622-1751 or email antho@earthlink.net for information.
WAREHOUSE WALKING TOURS. Hotel Congress Lobby. 311 E. Congress St. The Tucson Arts District Partnership offers tours of the historic downtown warehouse district from 9 to 11 a.m. the second Saturday of the month, through May 9. This guided tour covers a one-mile area, and includes an overview of the area's history, with brief visits to several artists' studios. Reservation by 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to the tour date are requested. Call 624-9977 for information.