HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

Events This Week

GASLIGHT THEATRE. 7010 E. Broadway. 886-9428. Continuing through January 3: A Christmas Carol. Performances are at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 3, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12.95, $10.95 for seniors/students/active military, and $6 for children. Reservations are required. Call 886-9428 for information.

LEFT-OVER REINDEER. 5371 E. Speedway. Continuing through December 28: Live Theatre Workshop presents the next in their Sunday Afternoon Children's series The Left-Over Reindeer. Performances are at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5. Call 327-4242 for information.

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET. Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway. Continuing through January 2: Miracle on 34th Street. The Bianco Theatre Company's children's/teen group perform this holiday classic. Performances are at 11 a.m. December 26 and 27, and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. December 29 and January 2. Tickets are $7, $5 for children and students. Call 299-2931 for tickets and information.

City Week EL NACIMIENTO. Tucson Museum of Art's Casa Cordova. Continuing through March 31: Maria Luisa Tena's El Nacimiento, featuring elaborate and varied scenes of the nativity, composed of painted terra cotta figures. Call 624-2333 for information.

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY. Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park. 445 S. Alvernon Road. 745-2173. Eat and dance your way into the new year beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the hotel ballroom. Live music by Catarina and the Mickey Greco Quartet sponsored by the European Multi-ethnic Alliance of Tucson and KSAZ. Dinner includes chicken, salmon or filet mignon served with sides. Tickets are $40 per person and are available at the Doubletree Hotel. Contact Marjorie Weisfeld at 745-2173 for information.

TEENS 'ROUND MIDNITE. Pima County is pulling out all the stops for this year's fourth annual Midnight Jam for teens from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30. The Tucson Convention Center will be transformed into a rockin' playground for 13 to 19 year olds with music by DJ Blade, dancing, video games, pool, basketball, gladiator jousting, break-dancing competitions, giveaways and a balloon drop at midnight. Co-sponsored by the Tucson Police Department, Pima County Parks and Recreation, Tucson Parks and Recreation, Tucson Convention Center and the anti-tobacco group Full Court Press. Admission is $2 and parking is free. Teens living in outlying areas can call 682-3324 or 625-2731 for transportation information. Call 740-2680 for general information.

TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT. TD's Showclub West. 749 West Miracle Mile. TD's presents its 10th annual free Christmas celebration of complimentary food and entertainment from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Christmas day. All are welcome, and Santa will be giving out gifts to children. Call 882-0650 for information.

Announcements

SAGUARO GIFT SHOW. 2850 W. Ina Road. Continuing through December 31: the Saguaro Artisans Holiday Gift Show, featuring crafts and decorations by more than 100 artisans. Proceeds benefit the Community Food Bank, Toys for Tots and Resolve. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Call 498-5271 for information.

TUBAC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 9 Tubac Road, Tubac. Continuing through December 30: TCA's 15th annual Holiday Art Market. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Call 398-2371 for gallery schedule. TW


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