SPECIAL EVENTSEvents This Week ARCHAEOLOGY SUMMER CAMP FOR ADULTS. Arizona State Museum. University Boulevard and Park Avenue. 621-6302. Work alongside Paul and Suzy Fish and their team of students in the lab working on the Marana Mound Research Project. Learn through hands-on research about the Hohokam in the Tucson basin through ceramic, faunal and lithic analysis. Camp runs from Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26 and costs $270 for museum members and $300 for non-members. Register by calling 621-6302.
ART AUCTION. The Safehouse. 4024 E. Speedway. 8 Eye Press holds its first annual auction of Tucson underground artists on Saturday, July 20. Call 490-0477 for details.
CINEMA LA PLACITA. La Placita Village. Broadway Boulevard and Church Street. July's outdoor screenings begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays and feature classic films: on July 11, Duck Soup, featuring the Marx Brothers; July 18, The Awful Truth stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne; July 25, The Odd Couple features Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. $3 is the suggested donation.
EDUCATION BOOK SALE. World Care. 320 S. Wilmot at Broadway. The third Saturday of the month sale features a large selection of educational books including used textbooks, Teacher's editions, dictionaries, children's books, software manuals and more. Sale hours are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sales continue through August. For details, call 514-1588.
HOUSEBUILDING TRIP TO NOGALES. Habitat for Humanity. Help a poor family build a home by volunteering your time and labor on the third Saturday of the month. Group leaves from Nogales, AZ at 8:30 a.m. and continues to Nogales, Mexico. No experience is necessary. Conditions are primitive. Call Scott for details at 762-1910.
UNDERGROUND TALENT SHOWCASE. Vaudeville Cabaret. 110 E. Congress St. 622-3535. Fundraiser for the Museum of Contemporary Art takes place on the third Friday of the month at 9 p.m. Bring your talent or just watch. Viva Maria provides live music. For details, call 624-5019. Out of Town RINCON VALLEY FARMERS' MARKET. 12500 E. Old Spanish Trail. Vail. Featuring organic produce, baked goods, handicrafts, honey, flowers and more. Every Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the market offers a portion of proceeds to benefit the Vail School District. On Saturday, July 20, visit with adoptable animals from the Humane Society and Greyhound Adoption League. Upcoming DERECHOS HUMANOS POTLUCK SERIES. Armory Park. Sixth Avenue and 13th Street. Jose Matus, Richard Moore and Rose Augustine report on their recent trip to Cuba on Friday, July 26 at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $5 plus a dish to share. Call 770-1373 for details.
TUCSON HERITAGE BUS TOUR. Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Sites include "A" Mountain, the Convento site, Downtown Tucson, Barrio Viejo, "Snob Hollow," the Presidio, Rio Nuevo and more. Bus leaves from the AHS Museum on the first Saturday of each month through December 7. Tours last from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets cost $20 adults, $10 children. Call for required reservations at 628-5774.
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