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DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. Check out galleries, street performers and unique downtown Tucson sights all day and night Saturday, January 4, in the Arts District. The Aztec Dancers perform Native American ceremonial dances from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Ronstadt Transit Center, Congress Street and Sixth Avenue; and Evan Dane and the Dueling Idiots usher in the new year with a swashbuckling spectacle from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Arizona Alley. Visit the information booth at Sixth and Congress for a schedule of other events. For advance information, call the Arts District Partnership at 624-9977.

HISTORIC HOME TOURS. The Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House Museum, a branch of the Arizona Historical Society, offers van tours of the downtown historic districts, including Barrio Historico, Armory Park, Congress Street and the El Presidio neighborhood, from 9 to 11 a.m. the fourth Friday of each month. Refreshments will be offered after the tour. Cost is $12 per person. Walking tours of the downtown historic districts are also offered at 10 a.m. Saturdays, departing from the Carrillo House, 151 S. Granada Ave., one block south of Congress St. in the TMA Historic Block. The walking tour, which includes a slide show, is $4. Reservations are required for each of these tours, which will continue through March 29. Call 622-0956 for reservations and information.

LOVE A PARADE. Now is the time to sign up your group or organization to participate in the 72nd La Fiesta de los Vaqueros parade, the world's longest non-motorized parade, scheduled for February 20, 1997. Deadline for entries is January 15. Call the parade office at 294-1280 for application information.

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