Marana
Tower Theatres offering an early look tonight
The Tucson area's newest movie theater is holding a sneak peek tonight, with a chance to pick up a free ticket and some snacks along the way.
Anyone who brings two cans of food or an unwrapped toy to Tower Theatres, 8031 N. Business Park Drive, between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. will receive a coupon for one complimentary admission to a film, a free popcorn and a free soft drink.
The sneak peek itself, to celebrate Tower Theatres' grand opening Friday, is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 579-0500 or go online to www.mytowertheatres.com.
Citizen's Police Academy is looking for members
Applications are available for the Marana Police Department's 2008 Citizen's Police Academy.
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The academy, a 30-hour block of classes that runs Jan. 9-Feb. 13, is designed to give people who live and work in Marana the chance to learn about the Marana Police Department's role in the community and criminal justice system.
Classes will be held at the Marana Municipal Complex, 11555 W. Civic Center Drive.
The academy is free and open to anyone 18 years or older who either lives, works or owns a business in Marana.
Applications are available online at www.marana.com/academy; they also can be mailed, or faxed by calling 382-2049.
Northwest
Elks taking children shopping on Saturday
Volunteers from the Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge and the Marana Unified School District will be escorting more than 25 children on a shopping trip to Tucson Mall at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Elks donated $100 per child to pay for the shopping trip, which will be to the J.C. Penney store at the mall.
Afterward, the children will be taken to the Elks Lodge in Catalina for lunch and a party, which will include a visit from Santa arriving in a Golder Ranch Fire District firetruck.
Three Wise Men relics on display at church
The relics of the Three Wise Men believed to have visited Jesus after his birth will be displayed at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Sunday and Monday.
Relics from the manger, St. Joseph, the Virgin Mary and St. Elizabeth, her distant cousin, also will be available for veneration at the church, 8650 N. Shannon Road.
The relics also can be seen Tuesday at St. Augustine Cathedral, 192 S. Stone Ave. The display is part of an Arizona tour sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. For details, go online to www.azknightsofcolumbus .com.
Potters from Mata Ortiz to appear at arboretum
Oscar Quezada and other potters from the village of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, will offer free demonstrations of their craft at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior.
Potters will share some of the painting and wood-firing techniques they use to make intricate pots by hand. The pottery will be available for purchase from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The special event is included in the admission price, which is $7.50 for people 13 and older, $3 for ages 5-12 and free for children under 5.
To reach the arboretum from Tucson, take Arizona 77 north to Oracle Junction and then follow Arizona 79 northwest, past Florence, to U.S. 60. Turn east on U.S. 60 and drive about 12 miles to the arboretum.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Christmas Day.
For more information, go online to ag.arizona.edu/BTA or call 1-520-689-2811.
Oro Valley
Holiday Parade starts at 10 Saturday morning
The Oro Valley Holiday Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ironwood Ridge High School, 2475 W. Naranja Drive. It will continue along Naranja to the Oro Valley Public Library and Town Hall, at West Naranja and North La Cañada drives.
The parade will honor the late James D. Kriegh, a town founder and historian.
Barrels will be set up along the parade route for the collection of non-perishable food to benefit the non-profit Catalina Community Services, which helps people in need.
For more information, go online to www.orovalleyparade .org or call Joyce Contrades at 219-3023.
