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today Oro Valley Chess Club - Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, Oro Valley. Chess players of all levels are welcome. Registration requested. 1-5 p.m. Free. 229-5300. Fresh Fridays - El Con Mall, 3601 E. Broadway. Farmers market. 1-5 p.m. Fridays. Free. 327-8767. Meditainment - Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, 1601 E. University Blvd., North Cherry Avenue and East University Boulevard, on the UA campus. Guided meditation journeys through "Earthrise" and "Arctic Adventure" in the planetarium. 2:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and 7:30 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 28. Meditainment tickets are $4. Regular center hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, additional 7-9 p.m. hours Thursdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Exhibits-only tickets are $3 adults, $2 children (13 and younger). Free with purchase of Planetarium Theater ticket: $5.50 adults; $4.50 seniors, military; free for UA students and staff; $4 children age (13 and younger). 621-7827. Agata Gladyslak - Atria Campana del Rio, 1550 E. River Road. 17-year-old pianist from Poland performs. 3 p.m. Free. 299-1941. Vail Pride Day - Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S. Houghton Road. Fifth annual event to promote and support students' academic achievement, showcase student performance arts and recognize contributions by volunteers and staffers from the Vail School District. 3:30-9 p.m. Free. 762-2031. Nature Loop Happy Hour - Fox and Hound, 7625 N. La Cholla Blvd. Social and activity organization for single adults meets for happy hour. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost is your food and drinks. 909-9233. All-ages rock show - Skrappy's, 201 E. Broadway. Less Than Famous and the Mundays, Peter's Holiday, Back From Rehab and Harvey perform. 7 p.m. $5. 358-4287 An Evening of Indian Classical Music Delight - UA Social Sciences Auditorium, Room 100, 1145 E. South Campus Drive. The Indian Society of Southern Arizona presents Maestro Shafaatulla Khan. 7 p.m. $15-$24, discounts available. 990-1243. Vince Welnick - City Limits, 6350 E. Tanque Verde Road. Welnick of the Grateful Dead and the Tubes Band with Xtra Ticket performs. Doors open at 7 p.m. This is a 21-and-older show. $6. 733-6262. Mudwerks - Bookman's, 1930 E. Grant Road. '70s rock, pop and folk alternative music. 7-9 p.m. Free. 325-5767. Tucson Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Chamber Series - Canyon del Oro High School, Fine Arts Auditorium, 25 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley. Featuring conductor George Hanson and concert masterStephen Moeckel performing the works of Kenneth LaFave, Mozart and Beethoven. Preconcert chat with the conductor at 7 p.m., performance 8 p.m. $24; $5 students. 797-3959. The Inspired Heart - Reader's Oasis, 3400 E. Speedway, No. 114. Jerry Wennstrom discusses his new book, "The Inspired Heart: An Artist's Journey of Transformation." Video presentation and artistic performance also. 7 p.m. Free. 319-7887. Anna Duff with Jorge Pastrana - Bookman's, 6230 E. Speedway. Hammered dulcimer master Duff accompanied by classical guitarist Pastrana. 7-9 p.m. Free. 748-9555. Arizona Opera's "Sweeney Todd" - Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave., Downtown. Stephen Sondheim's dark comedy later adapted by Christopher Bond. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $25-$90. 321-1000. "The Budding Soprano" - UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, North Campbell Avenue and East University Boulevard. UA Opera Theater presents Josef Haydn's one-act comedic opera performed by graduate students in the UA Opera program and the UA Philharmonic Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday. Free. 621-2998. Open Mic Poetry Reading - Barnes & Noble, Foothills Mall, 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. Poet Jill Williams reads from her newest release, " A Weakness for Men, and her earlier work "The Nature Sonnets." 7:30 p.m. Free. 742-6402. The Arizona Jazz Academy - Muse Community Arts Center, 516 N. Fifth Ave. Big band dance and concert featuring trombonist Bill Tole, singer Nancy Knorr, the Arizona Women's Jazz Orchestra, the Ellington Band, the Basie Band and the Fletcher Henderson Band. 7:30-10 p.m. $10; discounts available. 250-7256. "The Mousetrap" - Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Strangers are stranded in a boardinghouse during a snowstorm. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays through March. 21. $12-$14. 327-4242. "Dancing at Lughnasa" - Laboratory Theatre, in the UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast corner of North Park Avenue and East Speedway. UA Repertory Theatre explores the lives of five unmarried sisters living in the Irish countryside in 1936. 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Continues through Feb. 28. $22 general; $20 seniors, UA employees; $15 students. 621-1162. Sonoran Consort - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Friends of Music at St. Philip's in the Hills presents the trio of percussionist Todd Hammes, keyboardist William Campbell and saxophonist Michael Hester. 7:30 p.m. Free. 299-6421. Dillinger Escape Plan - Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Also featuring the Locust and My Enemies Friends. 8 p.m. $12 in advance; $14.50 at all Bookman's locations. 740-0126. Home/Abroad - Temple of Music and Art, Cabaret Theatre, 330 S. Scott St. Beowulf Alley Theatre Company presents a production by Tucson playwright James Hesla, as part of the New Play Workshop. The play examines the reasons for choosing to leave home and go abroad through vignettes involving an American expatriate traveling through Southeast Asia. 8 p.m. today through Feb. 29; 3 p.m Sunday and Feb. 28. $8; discounts available. 622-4460. "Gasherbrum II: Expedition to 8000 Meters" - Summit Hut, 605 E. Wetmore Road. Tucsonans Scott and Nicole Clard discuss and show photos of climbing Gasherbrum II without supplemental oxygen. 8 p.m. Free. 325-0660. The Arizona Rose Theatre Company presents "River of Dreams" - Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Two-act contemporary musical that looks at the heart of America's past. 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $10. 888-0509. Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed - Vaudeville Cabaret, 110 E. Congress St. An hour of unscripted comedy for 21 and older. 8:30-9:30 p.m. $3. 440-4436. Ben Weaver - Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Weaver performs his new release "Hollerin at the Woodpecker." Nik Frietas is also featured. 9 p.m. $5. 622-8848. Battle of the Improv - Wilde Playhouse, 135 E. Congress. Improv comedy groups perform, and audience picks a winner. 10 p.m.-midnight. $5. 770-1000. "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" - Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Live Theatre Workshop presents the story of two troubled people who meet at a bar and attempt to find salvation by opening up to each other. 10:30 p.m. today and Saturday. $8 and $10. 327-4242. Saturday Catalina Saturday Market - On the central patio between Ace Hardware and Claire's Cafe, 16120 N. Oracle Road, Catalina. Farmers market and arts and crafts. 7:30-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Free. 403-7687 or 444-3918. Oro Valley Farmers Market - Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive, Oro Valley. . 8 a.m.-noon. Saturdays. Free. 918-9811. Saturday Morning Breakfast Club - Mimi's Cafe, 120 S. Wilmot Road. Meet for breakfast and guest speaker. 8 a.m. $6 includes breakfast. 325-5420. Flycasting Clinic - Meet at Tightlines Flyfishing, 4444 E. Grant Road. For beginner to intermediate flycasters. Equipment provided. Class will be held at Fort Lowell Park, north of Grant Road on Craycroft Road. 8:45 a.m. $40; $15 ages 12-18. 322-9444. 6th Annual Sports Extravaganza Sports Clinic - Flowing Wells High School, 3725 N. Flowing Wells Road. Youth track and field sports clinic with former Olympians including hurdlers Tonie Campbell and LaTanya Sheffield, sprinters Tommy Smith and John Carlos, runner Steve Scott and discus thrower Carla Garrett. Registration requested. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 465-8679. Rincon Valley Farmers Market - 12500 E. Old Spanish Trail, four miles east of Saguaro National Park on Old Spanish Trial. Farmers market and crafts. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Free. 591-2276. Fiesta Grande Street Fair - North Grande Avenue between West Speedway and West St. Mary's Road. Celebration of the culture and history of Barrio Hollywood with live music, dance, food, car show, carnival, puppet parade, arts and crafts. 9:30 a.m.-dusk Saturday; noon-dusk Sunday. Free. 623-8481. American Association of University Women-Casas Adobes Tucson Branch - Desert Point-La Reserve Retirement Community, 10701 N. La Reserve Drive, Oro Valley. Gina Peacock, the director of the Tucson YWCA's Your Sister's Closet, discusses the program and YWCA activities. Cost includes continental breakfast. 9:30 a.m. $5.75. 878-9365. Adopt-a-Thon: F.A.I.R. - Bookman's, 1930 E. Grant Road. The Foundation for Animals at Risk brings animals available for adoption. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Free. 325-5767. Arizona Animal Fair - DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park, north of East 22nd Street and east of South Country Club Road. Meet Bentley the Chihuahua, the hero of the "Bentley Finds a Home" serial that ran in the Arizona Daily Star last October. Also, Skyy Dogs USA and Muttley Crew, professional Frisbee and trick team dogs; pet weddings; costumed pet photography; painting with your pet; A1 Animal Talent auditioning for television and movie spots; demonstrations by Police K-9s, Southwest Rescue Dogs, Saguaro Scramblers; rescued burros and miniature horses on site; and petting zoo by Santa Cruz Humane Society. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $1 suggested donation. 390-8454. Cemetery Walking Tour - Meet inside the main gate of Holy Hope Cemetery, 3555 N. Oracle Road. Visit grave sites and hear stories of historic Tucson. Refreshments provided; presented by KruseArizona Tours. 10 a.m.-noon. $15. 881-1638. The League of Women Voters panel discussion - Junior League Building, 2099 E. River Road. Panel discussion on "Kino Hospital: Past, Present and Future" includes County Administrator Chuck Huckleberry, Supervisor Richard Elias and Dr. Herbert Abrams, member of the Kino Advisory Board. 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 885-8240.

Holistic Aromatherapy for Pets - EarthWind Journeys, Inc., 5669 N. Oracle Road, Suite 2106. Learn about essential oil blends that can calm pets, help with cuts, bites and irritations, and soothe ears. Registration required. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $50. 690-8878.

Horse Country Farmers Market - The Bunkhouse, 9340 E. Sellarole Road (one mile south on South Harrison Road from East Golf Links Road). Western antiques, crafts, furnishings. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Free. 237-8490.

Plaza Palomino Saturday Market - 2970 N. Swan Road, south of East Fort Lowell Road. Farmers market and live music. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Free. 881-6888.

Mardi Gras Festival - Rincon Church, 122 N. Craycroft Road. Kids games, jumping castle, pony rides, petting zoo, bake and book sales, car and quilt shows, entertainment and karaoke. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission; $5 unlimited games and rides. 745-6237.

Chef in the Garden - Westward Look Resort, 245 E. Ina Road, between North Oracle Road and North First Avenue. Learn how to use native plants and garden-fresh produce to create Southwestern cuisine. 10 a.m. Saturdays. Free. 297-1151.

Wildflowers: What's Blooming? - Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, off West Ina Road. Walking tour to learn about spring flowers. Included in the cost of admission. 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through April 29. $5; discounts available. 742-6455.

Walking Tours of Historic Tucson - Sosa-Carrillo Fremont House Museum, 151 S. Granada Ave., Downtown. Professional guides dressed in Territorial costumes will lead visitors to more than 20 historic homes and sites Downtown. Reservations required. 10 a.m.-noon. $10 adults; free for children under 12. 622-0956.

KB Home Homebuyers Seminar - KB Home Studio, 4730 E. Grant Road. Seminar on the homebuying process. 10-11 a.m. Free. 918-7007.