The weather should be nice and toasty for this weekend's 4th Avenue Street Fair.
Our picks for the top entertainment events of the week
Find all you want at 4th Avenue Street Fair
The fair, which takes place between Ninth Street and University Boulevard along Fourth Avenue, includes 400 arts and crafts booths, 35 food vendors, two stages, street musicians, jugglers, street performers, kids’ hands-on-art area, face painting, balloons and other activities in three days of celebration. When: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Friday-Sunday Where: Fourth Avenue Price: free admission Info: 624-5004, www.fourthavenue.org
Literary arts fest part of Nuestras Raices event
The all-day event features free entertainment, stories, music and dance representing Mexican-American culture. Activities include a mercado, folklorico dancing, a bilingual puppet show and a youth mariachi competition. When: The fun kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Saturday Where: Jacome Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave. Price: free admission Info: 791-4010, www.library.pima.gov/spotlight/nuestras
Friends hold benefit for ailing musician Jones
Tucson’s popular percussionist Plato T. Jones of the venerable desert reggae band Neon Prophet is fighting cancer and facing a mountain of medical bills. He has been unable to work, so friends are having a musical celebration and benefit on his behalf. When: 6 p.m. Sunday Where: Boondocks Lounge, 3306 N. First Ave. Price: $10 suggested donation (but no one will be turned away) Info: 690-0991, www.boondockslounge.com
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