Tucson Weekly: Listings: Special Events (June 25

SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
Listings FUNNY CARS. Firebird International Raceway. I-10 and Maricopa Road, Exit 162A. Ford Motor Company's Jets Vs. Funny Cars and Fireworks, Too! features the infamous Robosaurus, Jet Dragsters, Funny Cars, Big Foot, the Incredible Kitecycle, the Snow Zone, Pro Mods, fireworks and the Team Firebird and Super Association Invitationals. Gates open at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, with time trials beginning at 2:30 p.m., and parade and opening ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. Main events get underway at 8 p.m. Tickets with and without pit passes range from $21 to $37; pit passes range from $8 to $16, with discounts available. Call the Raceway at (602) 268-0200 for information.
SILENT MOVIES. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 Stone Ave. Mat Bevel hosts Professor Hall's Silent Movies, featuring Son of the Sheik, and Spike Jones and his City Slickers in the 1950 TV pilot, Musical Deprecation Review. Screenings begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 27. The entire performance will include live commercial interruptions by the Mat Bevel Players, and films will be accompanied by live piano music and sound effects. Admission is $5. Call 622-0192 for information.
MOON STROLL. The Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road, north of Prince and east of Tucson Boulevard. Wander at your leisure through the gardens, pools, caverns and pathways from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays in June, July and August. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted for the restoration of this Arizona Historic Registry site. Call 323-1331 for information.
POOL OF FUN. The Tucson Parks and Recreation Department sponsors several opportunities for free summer fun for families and teens at municipal pools. Friday night teen pool parties meet from 7:30 to 11 p.m. through August 7. Family Dive-In Movie Nights are held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays through August 8. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 791-4873 for detailed scheduling information.
VIDEO TENSIONS. The UA Media Arts Department presents "VideoQUEER" as part of the VideoTENSIONS '98 summer series. Screening is free and begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 2, in the UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Building Auditorium, Room 202, at Speedway and Mountain Avenue. Call 621-7352 for more information about the series.
Announcements
TALK-SHOW AUDIENCE NEEDED. You're invited to participate in It's About You, a show about relationships taped live from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Saturday. For information on how you can participate, contact Barbara Van Deist at 299-2708.