Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (April 9

MUSIC
Events This Week
Listings ARIZONA FOLKLORE PRESERVE. 44 Ramsey Canyon Road, Hereford. 1-520-378-6165. Visit the Arizona Folklore Preserve, where "Arizona's Official Balladeer" Dolan Ellis performs songs and tales of Southeast Arizona. Tall Tales, Lost Trails & Heroes begins at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12. Seating is very limited and reservations are required. Call 1-520-378-6165 for reservations and information.
BOB MARLEY FESTIVAL. Kennedy Park. 3700 S. La Cholla Blvd. The fifth annual Tucson Bob Marley Festival is from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 11, and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 12. The festival features headliners Ky-mani Marley, Gypsi Fari Band, Root Awakening, Amandla Poets, Early Brooks, Jr., Jah Possie, Carlton Pride and Zion, Livity Nyahbinghi Choir and the Revealors Band, as well as various local acts. The festival also features a kids' Playscape area, the Drum Circle, and food, arts and crafts of the Caribbean, Africa, and Americas. Event is free, but donations of money or food to benefit the Tucson Asthma Foundation will be welcome. Call (713) 688-3773 for recorded information, or visit the website www.bobmarley-festival.com.
HARMONIC IMPRESSIONS. First Congregational Church of Tucson. 824 N. Second Ave. The vocal ensemble Half Dozen of the Other presents a concert of jazz entitled Harmonic Impressions at 8 p.m. Friday, April 10. A reception with refreshments follows. Tickets are $5 at the door. Call 519-8145 for reservations and information.
INHERITANCE. Borders Books & Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. High Octane roots rock duo The Inheritance give a free in-store performance at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10. Call 888-8816 ticket reservations and information.
MUSIC OF THE ANDES. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. The duo Chaskinakuy performs the traditional music of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Tickets range from $6 to $10 in advance, free for children under 10. Call 628-5774 for more information.
PLAZA SUITE SPRING SERIES. St. Philip's Plaza. 4380 N. Campbell Ave. The Tucson Jazz Society Plaza Suite Series continues from 5 to 8 p.m. each Sunday in April, and from 6 to 9 p.m. Sundays in May. This week's performance is by John Deman and 'Er Majesty's Dixieland Jazz Band. Call the Jazz Hotline at 743-3399 for recorded information.
SLONAKER SERIES. Slonaker House, Second Street east of Park Avenue. UA music students offer free, brown-bag performance from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 10, and Wednesday, April 24. For more information, call 626-7183.
UA FACULTY SERIES. UA Crowder Hall, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The UA Faculty Artist Series continues with a harp recital by Carrol Mclaughlin at 8 p.m. Monday, April 13, at Crowder Hall. Join the pre-performance "Concert Talk" at 7:15 p.m. in Music Room 162. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for UA faculty and staff, $5 for seniors and students. There is a wind ensemble performance at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Crowder Hall with a pre-concert talk at 7:15 p.m. in Music Room 162. Tickets are $6 general, $5 for UA faculty and staff, $3 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts box office, 621-1162. Call MusiCall at 621-2998 for recorded information.
Announcements
FOOTHILLS WOMEN'S CHORUS. A group of women who love to sing, no auditions required, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays in the Dove of Peace Lutheran Church, 665 W. Roller Coaster Road. Spring programs include Broadway tunes, pop music and old favorites, performed in front of various organizations and retirement communities. For more information, call 888-1737 or 299-1449.
GOODTIME SINGERS AUDITIONS. 3670 N. Stone Ave. The Tucson Goodtime Singers are holding auditions for women's four-part harmony at 6:45 p.m. every Tuesday in April and May. Call 790-1813 for information.
TUNE CATCHERS. The Tune Catchers, an a cappella women's chorus, meets at 7 p.m. Mondays in the music room of the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 710 S. Kolb Road. New members are welcome. Call 325-0655 for more information.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association, a volunteer and non-profit association, seeks volunteers to help produce the 13th annual Tucson Folk Festival, scheduled May 2 and 3 in El Presidio Park, downtown. Prospective volunteers should attend organizational meetings at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, until April 28. Specific help is needed on newsletter production, membership and grant coordination. Call 749-9970, or email dsimpson@rtd.com, for information.