Today

Many students and teachers leave for the summer, but not Patti Harada. She continues to work toward spreading love, grace and healing at UA even in the dead heat of summer. Join the well-known grief counselor from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. for the third anniversary of weekly seminars on healing through self love. The event takes place in the University Medical Center, DuVal Auditorium. The general public can attend for $10, and UA staff, students or faculty can enter for $5. For more information, contact Harada at 886-6046, e-mail her at patti@lovematters.net or visit the Web site at http://www.lovematters.net.

Career counselors are available in the summer. Today, walk-in counseling can be obtained from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Old Main, lower-level reception desk. Professional career counselors are available on a first-come, first-served basis and can talk about career planning or job search needs, among other career topics. For more information, call 621-4224 or visit the Web site at http://www.career.arizona.edu.

Tomorrow

If you didnât already know, Tool will be in concert this evening at the Tucson Convention Center Arena, 260 S. Church Ave. The new-era metal group takes the stage sometime after 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be had for $38.50 at the box office, at all Ticketmaster locations, at http://www.ticketmaster.com or via phone at 321-1000. For more information, call 791-4266. Have fun if you go, because Iâll be working.

So Tool is too heavy for your style? No problem, just stop by Crowder Hall in the UA Fine Arts Complex at 7 p.m. to check out an international childrenâs choir festival featuring performers from Venezuela, Mexico, Finland, China and the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus. Tickets are $10 for the general public and discounts may be available. For more information, call 296-6277.

Friday

Native American artists come out to play this day with a show and sale session at the Grey Dog Trading Company, 2970 N. Swan Road, Suite 138. Zuni fetish carvers Burt Awelagte and Alonzo Esalalio will show traditional and contemporary carvings of bears, mountain lions and frogs catching dragonflies. The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The showings run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 881-6888.

Its time to take a trip back in time a decade, two or three. Blue Oyster Cult will grace the stage at Old Tucson Studios, 201 S. Kinney Road. The hard rock sensations will take the stage at about 6:30 p.m. Arena doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $15.95 in advance and $17.95 the day of the show. For more information and ticket news, call 883-0100 or visit the Web site at http://www.oldtucson.com.

Saturday

Ever want to build a rocket? Well, many childhood fantasies of building rockets and traveling in space get a nod from Steve Lubliner of the Southern Arizona Rocketry Association as he presents ãBasic Rocketry and Making Model Rocketsä at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory Lecture. The Whipple Observatory in Amado is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Lublinerâs lecture begins at 1:15 p.m. Childrenâs programs begin at 11:15 a.m. For more information and directions to the observatory, call 670-5707 or visit the Web site at http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/flwo/visitcenter.html.

Are you an oldies fan? Well, Chuck Berry will be in the flesh and twistinâ like a madman at Desert Diamond Casino, 1100 W. Pima Mine Road. The classic performer is in town for one night and tickets cost between $22 and $35. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. There are no age restrictions. For more information, call 393-2799.

A scorching new exhibit begins its stay at UA today with the UA Museum of Art Exhibition: ãHot Art: Burning Images.ä Artists John Cage, Paul Chojnowski and Andrew Bennett are featured in the display of works dealing with fire and burning. The exhibit runs through Sept. 29. The museum is open from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call Alisa Z. Shorr at 621-7567, e-mail her at azs@u.arizona.edu or visit the Web site at http://artmuseum.arizona.edu.

Maybe you forgot about it. Maybe you never knew about it in the first place. The Feldenkrais Method of freeing unwanted stress from your body is taught and practiced at the Free Your Back! Awareness Through Movement program every Monday. The lessons involve minimal movement and new ways to move with comfort and reduced tension. The sessions cost $5 and require casual dress. Stop by the Arizona Health Sciences Center in the University Medical Center Wellness Center, Room 2823. For more information, contact Bonnie Angelie at 791-0215, e-mail her at bclaire@gci-net.com or visit the Web site at http://www.feldenkrais.com.

UA Special Collections plays host to the 61st Annual Western Book Collection juried exhibition from the Rounce and Coffin Club of Los Angeles. Award books will be on display from now through Aug. 25. Examples of the art and craft of book design and printing from works published in the last year will be featured. Special Collections are on the east side of the Main Library. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday during the summer. For more information, call 621-6423 or e-mail to traversb@u.library.arizona.edu.