Arizona Fire Support

Before we get to the goodies for the week, the Chediski-Rodeo blaze requires our undivided attention. Firefighters and homeowners alike need our help. Hereās where you can donate money and goods to benefit the cause:

Safeway ö Collecting financial donations at checkout counters statewide.

Popular Outdoor Outfitters ö Collecting goods donations.

Naughtonās Plumbing and Clear Channel Communications ö Collecting goods donations and driving them in trucks to Show Low. Goods can be donated in person at Naughtonās locations ö-1140 W. Pima St., 6062 E Speedway Blvd., 6226 S. Sixth Ave. and 8190 E. 22nd St. Clear Channel Communications is taking donations at 3202 N. Oracle Road, and in SaddleBrooke at 63701 E. SaddleBrooke Drive, Suite F.

American Red Cross ö Financial donations can be made at 4601 E. Broadway Blvd., 85711, in person or by mail. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Checks should be made out to the American Red Cross and the memo should note the fire cause. Secure credit transactions can also be made online at http://www.tucsonredcross.org.

Salvation Army ö Financial donations can be made in person or by mail at 1001 N. Richey Blvd., 85716. The offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. except from noon to 1 p.m. Checks should be made payable to the Salvation Army and the memo should indicate the fire cause.

The Humane Society of Southern Arizona ö Collecting donations in person or by mail at 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd., 85716. Credit donations can be made securely online at http://www.humane-so-arizona.org. Animal bedding, kennels, crates and carriers as well as food, food and water dishes, cat litter, litter boxes and birdseed are needed.

Goods donations needed include: eye drops, sunscreen, saline nose spray, toothpaste, pillows, diapers, blankets, coats, nonperishable food items, soap, shampoo, toilet paper and other personal hygiene items. Red Cross officials at the scene in Show Low say money donations are often the best idea because they can buy what is necessary in the proper amounts.

Wednesday

OK, now letās turn our attention to the weekās activities.

Need some guidance? Stop by the Ada Peirce McCormack Building, 1401 E. First St., to check out the ćUltimate Truth.ä Sue Reed, teacher of Kadampa Buddhism at the Tara Mahayana Buddhist Center, will present the lecture. A donation of $10 is suggested. For more information, contact Reed at 795-6608, e-mail her at taracenter@cox.net or visit the Web site at http://www.meditationinarizona.org/tucson.

Thursday

If you havenāt been there yet, the Titan Missile Museum offers hour-long tours of the museum and its underground silo every half-hour. Reservations are recommended. The tours cost $7.50 for adults, $4 for ages 7-12 and six and under are free. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the last tour leaves at 4 p.m. The museum is at 1580 W. Duval Mine Road in Green Valley. For more information, call 625-7736.

Friday

UAās own choristers and musicians will perform tonight at Crowder Hall in the Fine Arts complex. Tenor and professor Charles Roe, soprano Vanessa Salaz, alto and professor Wanda Brister and tenor Grayson Hirt will perform solos as the UA Summer Chorus and Orchestra present Felix Mendelssohnās oratoria, Elijah. Tickets cost $12 for the public, $10 for senior citizens and UA employees and $6 for students. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office at 621-1162.

Saturday

Unwind at the MUSE, 516 N. Fifth Ave., with some fresh comedy. The American Freedom Comedy Jam goes on stage Saturday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with more than 10 local comedians performing. The venue is non-smoking and no alcohol will be sold. Refreshments, however, will be sold. Tickets cost $4 at the door. For more information, contact Matt Welch at 296-3788.

Sunday

Gambling may not be your bucket of oats, but maybe the Righteous Brothers are. That is why Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road, could be your destination at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25, $35 or $50 depending on seating. For more information, call 393-2799.

Monday

What, more music? Yes. Tucson is about the arts, and we are about telling you where to get them. Stop by the Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd., at 7 p.m. to check out Mr. Boogie Woogie and Lisa Otey for the Monday Night Family Concert Series. Tickets cost $12. For more information, call 886-9428.

Tuesday

If theatre is your gig, check out ćHarlieās Angels,ä a musical comedy depicting three private investigators cracking a case with some glam. The show plays at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $14.95 for adults, $12.95 for seniors, students and military and $6.95 for those age 12 or younger. The Gaslight Theatre is the venue, and it is located at 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. The show plays through mid-August Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information and times, call 886-9428.