Tucson Weekly: Events (January 24

SPECIAL EVENTS
Events This Week
ART AUCTION FOR YOUTH ARCHAEOLOGY. Mountain Oyster Club. 283 N. Stone Ave. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center hosts its gala auction on Saturday, January 26 featuring donations from Southwestern artists. A reception and silent acution begin at 5:30 p.m. and dinner and the live auction start at 7. $60 per person covers the entire evening. For reservations call 622-8957.
CHESS KNIGHTS. Borders Books at Park Place. Broadway Blvd. Board and chess pieces are provided for weekly game playing. All skill levels are welcome every Monday at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
DEFINING RITUAL. Center for Creative Photography. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. This annual symposium, sponsored by the UA's Art History Graduate Student Association, features Babarunde Lawal discussing art and ritual in Africa on Friday, January 25 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:25 p.m. Student speakers from the UA and elsewhere join in the free event. For details, call 622-1842.
HISTORIC TUCSON WALKING TOURS. Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House. 151 South Granada Street. 622-0956. Walk in the footsteps of the pioneers as experienced guides dressed in Territorial costume lead you to more than 20 historic homes and sites through downtown Tucson. Tours take place every Saturday through March 30 from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10 for adults and free for children under 12. Call 622-0956 for required reservations.
READY, SET, D'ART. Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. This annual fundraiser offers patrons and artists a chance to meet and participate in festivities on Saturday, January 26 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. More than 150 artists have donated work for the 300 ticket-holders to select and purchase. Tickets cost $325, which includes a buffet, wine bar and work of art. For details, call 229-0276.
SECURITY, CUSTODY AND CONTROL. Center for Creative Photography. Speedway Boulevard and Olive Avenue. 621-7968. A panel discussion explores the experiences of recruits at the Arizona Department of Corrections training academy and follows a film screening by director Michael Mulcahy. Panelists include a former inmate, a prison psychologist and a corrections worker plus the filmmaker on Tuesday, January 29 at 5:30 p.m. The event is held in conjunction with the current exhibit, Prison Terms. Free.
SENIOR OLYMPIC FESTIVAL. Drachman Stadium. Plumer & 15th St. The annual event is sponsored by Tucson Parks and Recreation and includes 100 competitive and non-competitive matches in more than 30 sports/activities for seniors 50 and older. Opening-day ceremonies begin Saturday, January 26 and events continue through February 3. For details, call 791-5915, ext. 109.
STOP EXECUTING ARIZONA'S CHILDREN CONCERT. Reid Park. Broadway-Alvernon. Sponsored by SEAC and Pima College Students Against the Death Penalty, the show features X-Cult Commission, We Never Sleep, Gat Rot, Los Locos Gringos, Shot Starr, Burning Troy and DJ Bonus on Saturday, January 26 from noon to 6 p.m. Suggested donation is $2. For details call 323-1351.
WILMA MANKILLER. UA Social Sciences Building. University of Arizona. The nationally known Cherokee Indian leader and community development specialist speaks along with her activist husband, Charlie Soap, about issues of leadershp and Indian self-sufficiency on Monday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 100. For details about the free lecture and reception, call 626-9110.
YOUTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE COMMUNITY MEETING. Muse. 516 N. Fifth Ave. A coalition of behavioral health service providers offers information about community services and takes your questions about children and families with drug and alcohol problems on Monday, January 28. Doors open for light refreshments at 6 p.m. and the meeting is held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For details about this free meeting, call 318-6950, ext. 2911.
ZUNI FETISH CARVERS. Grey Dog Trading Company. Plaza Palomino, Ft. Lowell and Swan. 881-6888. Ricky and Ron Laahty carve frogs and other fetishes out of stones and minerals on Friday, January 25 from 3 to 6 p.m. and on Saturday, January 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free.
Out of Town
COWBOY/COWGIRL ROUND-UP. Singing Wind Bookshop. Singing Wind Road. Benson. Writers, poets and singers gather on Sunday, January 27 at 1 p.m. The lineup includes rancher/writer Otis Carney, poetry editors Janice Coggin and Diane Merrill, cowgirl poet Buckshot Dot and cowboy singers Dean Cook and Mike Ronstadt. For details call 586-2425.
Upcoming
BRIDAL MARKET. Manning House. 450 W. Paseo Redondo. The Tucson Association of Wedding Professionals hosts a bridal market on the first Sunday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Engaged couples can access all the information they need for planning their wedding. Call 206-9986 or 797-8455 for more information.