SPECIAL EVENTS Events This Week ART AUCTION AND FUNDRAISER. Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. The preview gala party starts at 6:30 p.m. and bids open at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 12. More than 80 contemporary artworks are on the block, including paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media and photographs, all donated by local artists. Stop by the gallery to preview the work this week from noon to 5 p.m. Admission to the auction costs $25 per person or $40 per couple. After the bids start, it's $15. Pick up auction or raffle tickets at the gallery. BAZAAR DOMINGO. Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Show and sale of antique and contemporary art including Native American weavings, baskets, ceramics, jewelry, vintage Mexican and Spanish Colonial arts, Americana, paintings, furniture and cowboy material takes place on Sunday, October 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $5. CINEMA LA PLACITA OCTOBER SCREENINGS. La Placita Village. Broadway Boulevard and Church Street. The Apartment is the 1960 classic comedy starring Jack Lemon and screens on Thursday, October 10. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is the 1962 thriller and screens on Thursday, October 17. The 1931 classic, Frankenstein, screens on Thursday, October 24. Screenings start at 7:30 p.m. $3 is the suggested donation. FALL ART AND FASHION SHOW. Heart-Five. 61 E. Congress St. 903-0911. Christina Goral's Dreams out the Window includes windowpane art plus music by DJs Mark Roble and Kade Reid and a fall fashion show with trends from Zoe Boutique takes place on Thursday, October 10. Reception starts at 7 p.m. and the fashion show begins at 10:30 p.m. Call 740-1201 for details. FRIENDSHIP DINNER. Tanque Verde Ranch. 14301 E. Speedway Blvd. 296-6275. Annual event benefits Saguaro National Park and includes Cowboy Barbecue, music, silent and live auction, door prizes and more on Sunday, October 13 at 4:30 p.m. Admission costs $65 per person. Make reservations at 733-5793. GERMAN FILM SERIES. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. The Rabbit Is Me was made in 1965 to encourage open discussion about of East German society. Instead it was banned before its release and didn't reach theaters until 1989. The story follows the political and romantic life of a young woman. Free screening begins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 10. INTERNATIONAL ARTS SOCIETY FILMS. UA Modern Languages Auditorium. Les Enfants Du Paradis is Marcel Carne's 1945 classic shot at the end of WWII when France was still under German occupation. It's been interpreted as an epic romance and allegory of the occupation or as a sprawling yarn about Paris itself. Reissued on DVD from a new print, it screens at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 11. Free. Call 621-1836 for details. MAGIC AND ILLUSIONS. Pizza Hut. 2942 N. Campbell Ave. Every Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m., Roland Sarlot presents close-up magic where the customers' hands become the stage. Call 615-2655 for details. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN FEAST. San Xavier Plaza. 1959 San Xavier Road. The Fourth Annual Traditional Native American Indian Feast on Saturday, October 12, from 6 to 9 p.m., offers Native foods, comedy performance by Drew Lacapa, silent auction and presentation of two scholarships. Seating is limited. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. Couples pay $70 in advance and $90 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Reservation Creation Indian Gift shop, 295-1350. NIGHTFALL 2002. Old Tucson Studios. 201 S. Kinney Raod. 908-4806. With a new cast of characters, sets, shows, haunted adventures and a Discovery Institute for children of all ages, shows run through October 31: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays, 6 to 10 p.m. (and special shows on Monday and Tuesday, October 28-29); Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. Treat Trail, a safe trick or treat area for children 12 and under is open 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays through October 31. Tickets available at all Frys, Papa Johns and online at www.nightfallaz.com. STROMBOLLI'S ISLAND OF DONKEYS AND DOLLS. Vaudeville Cabaret. 110 E. Congress St. 622-3535. Spoken word, performance, circus and hip hop artists perform in a cabaret-style big top on Wednesday, October 16 at 9 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m. Cover costs $3 to $5. WALKING TOURS. Tour buildings and sites within the walls of the original Presidio. Meet at the corner of Main and Washington on Friday, October 11 at 9 a.m. Refreshments follow at 11 a.m. On Monday, October 14, explore Hispanic cultural and architectural traditions for a twilight tour of Barrio Historico. Meet at La Pilita, 420 S. Main Ave., at 4:30 p.m. Optional no-host margaritas/dinner follows at 6:15 p.m. On Thursday, October 24, look at the lives of Tucson's prominent citizens who lived in El Presidio from 1890 to 1920. Meet at 9 a.m. at the corner of Main and Franklin; refreshments follow at 11 a.m. Tours cost $13 to $15. Call KruseArizona Tours at 881-1638 for reservations. Out of Town FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL. Copper Queen Plaza. Bisbee. Tenth annual festival features 30 artists working in wool, cotton, flax, hemp or paper on Friday through Sunday, October 11-13. Hands-on workshops take place on Saturday with Joanne Tallarovic. Vendors, art sales, fashion show and more. Call 432-1846 for detail. All events are free; $15 for luncheon and fashion show. FIESTA DE LAS CALABAZAS. Oracle State Park. Oracle. Annual festival from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, includes a fine art show, Oracle Folklorico dancers, pumpkin corral for the kids, demonstrations of Native American drum-making, a local author's booth, hiking, food and fun. Music performers include Freddie Terry, Sal Valdivia, "Diamond Jim" Hewitt, Tortolita Gut-Pluckers bluegrass band, and headliner Dede Wyland. Pay $6 per car or $1 to walk into the park. For more info. visit www.calabazas.org. Upcoming CASA CAR SHOW. Kino Veterans Memorial Sports Complex. 2500 E. Ajo Way. On Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the 23rd Annual Casa Car Show offers 800 speciality car displays, live entertainment, the International Food Festival, children's activities and car raffle. Car owners wishing to display their vehicles must register by October 4. Call 624-5600 ext. 671 to register; only $5 per vehicle. 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. THE MYSTICAL PATH: FINDING INTIMACY WITH GOD. University Park Marriott. Euclid and University. Conference featrures Matthew Fox, Michael Green, Andrew Harvey, Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Kirtana, Lisa Otey, Rabbi Rami Shapiro, Brother Wayne Teasdale on October 18-20. For more information and tickets call 322-7689 or contact www.theinnerconnection.org. Announcements ADOPT-A-THONS. Bookman's on Ina. 3733 W. Ina Rd. 579-0303. Every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., F.A.I.R. offers homeless animals for adoption and answers questions about their care.