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NATIVE BLEND. Geographically speaking, Pura Fé, Soni Moreno and Jennifer Kreisberg hail from North Carolina. But their cultural roots go far deeper--back to their Mayan, Apache and Yaqui ancestors. That's also where they draw inspiration for their music, which offers a distinctive blend of traditional and contemporary vocal traditions. That rich heritage comes to life in Ulali's Tucson debut tonight.
Ulali performs at 7:30 p.m. in UA Crowder Hall, on the southwest corner of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. Advance tickets are $10 and $14, available at Antigone Books, The Folk Shop, or by calling 327-4809. All tickets are $12 at the door. CUMULUS CACOPHONY. Fourth Avenue's Monsoon Madness series blows up another musical whirlwind on the Winsett Park stage. This week, Good Question and the Shrimp Chaperone Surf Band take the stage in what's quickly becoming a rollicking downtown event. And as always, it won't cost you a single dime. Show time is 7 to 10 p.m. in Winsett Park, 316 N. Fourth Ave. Call 624-5004 for details.
Friday 28
NOW HEAR THIS. Feast your senses on a two-day festival of experimental music and theatre in which Tucson performers Bob Brudvig (percussion), Tomoko Uchino (piano) and Kelland Thomas (saxophone) join the San Diego-based SONOR music ensemble, featuring guest composer Richard Burkhard. The program is described as "contemporary Art Music," with works by emerging composers Chaya Czernowyn, Chris Mercer, Pat O'Keefe and Hugh Livingston, as well as those of avant-garde composers Luciano Berio, John Cage, Brian Ferneyhough and Iannis Xenakis.
Now Hear This sounds off tonight at 7 p.m. in Holsclaw
Hall, inside the UA School of Music and Dance (southeast corner
of Speedway and Park Avenue). Two more concerts follow at 3 and
FREAK OUT. The intrepid Mat Bevel Institute takes aim at your noggin tonight in Le Freak Show, "a love-in celebration of Tucson's eclectic underground performance art scene." Sounds for this outlandish, all-ages, multi-media celebration will emanate from Whatever, The Money Shot, Wasabi and MC Rev. Fun Yung Moon, with Le Freakshow Depot. The party will also include performances by Flâm Chén, The Wizard's Lore of Dance, Polly Peptide and Chastity, Dennis the Red and Cledd, The Butterfly Lady and a bevy of Special Guest Freaks. There's even an open drum jam for releasing your Dionysian demons. This may be the last chance to "Take Your Inner Freak Out For Some Fun" before the summer heat banishes it to some dark, shady crack in the sidewalk. So don't miss it. Le Freak Show blasts off at 7:30 p.m. in the Mat Bevel Institute, 530 N. Stone Ave. Admission is $5, with $1 discounts for freaks in full costume, or with a donation to the Community Food Bank. Call 622-0192 for details. ALL ABOARD. Minority and women business owners can learn how to lasso their slice of the pie at a seminar highlighting procurement and contracting opportunities. Sylvia Campoy, director of the Equal Opportunity Office, leads this forum loaded with professional marketing tips. Sponsors include the City of Tucson, Arizona Department of Commerce and Pima Community College. The seminar runs from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the City Hall Annex, 110 E. Pennington Street. Call 791-4593 for information.
Saturday 29
YES, MEM! What could be better on a warm spring night than the sound of funky, jazz-flavored New Orleans blues played by singer, songwriter and guitarist Mem Shannon? His funk-inspired blues has made its way from New Orleans to New York and Washington, D.C., at the Kennedy Center's Muddy Waters Tribute. But you can get a taste right here at home this Saturday, when Mem Shannon and The Membership make their desert debut in the Plaza Palomino Courtyard Concert Series. Shannon's received critical praise not only for his musical talent, but for his social commentary as well: his 15 years as a cab driver provide much of the workaday material for his original songs. Feel the funk at 8 p.m. in the cool outdoors at Plaza Palomino, on the southeast corner of Fort Lowell and Swan roads. Tickets are $12 in advance, available at Enchanted Earthworks, Hear's Music and the Oracle Road location of Beaver's Band Box. Tickets will be $15 at the door. Call 297-9133 for information. ARCHAEOLOGICAL AUDIT. Sift through time's trappings in Sabino Canyon, under the guidance of the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Archaeologists will display models of reconstructed Hohokam houses and a sampling of recovered artifacts, along with interpretations of daily Hohokam life. Participants will also be invited to clean and help label recovered pieces. Between A.D. 1000 and 1350, the Sabino Canyon Ruin was a bustling village in the Hohokam nation, ancestors to the modern Pima and Tohono O'odham people. Old Pueblo's excavations have recovered pottery, stone, bone, seashell artifacts, prehistoric pit houses, ancient canals and even a dog burial site. Dig hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $35 and includes lunch. Reservations are required. For reservations, directions and other information, call 798-1201.
Sunday 30
LAWN LIFT. The Tucson Pops Orchestra fires up another Spring Concert Series tonight on the quiet lawns of the Reid Park outdoor amphitheater. These free, open-air shows are a true evening's pleasure, with a finely tuned ensemble playing a lively musical variety. Directed by Laszlo Veres, the orchestra continues its 44th season with guest baritone Steve Gray. He'll sing popular favorites and give a Memorial Day salute, with special recitations by Dave Sitton. Show time is 7 p.m. in the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, Reid Park entrance north of 22nd Street and east of Country Club Road. A shuttle service begins at 5:30 p.m. from the Randolph Park Golf Course parking lot, on Alvernon Way north of 22nd Street. For details, call 722-5853. BEYOND BLUE PRINTS. Each year the American Institute of Architects' Arizona Chapter picks top designs from among its members, and gathers them into a traveling exhibit. Those designs are currently showing in the Tucson-Pima Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Also on display is the Falcon Exhibit, which includes pieces from the recent Audubon Society Invitational, and the Kore Press Exhibit. The Tucson-based publishing company joins fine small-press printing with top-shelf writers, taking a special emphasis on local poets, authors and emerging voices. This display includes a number of broadsides, chapbooks and essays.
All exhibits are open during regular library hours,
Monday 31
COOL CELEBRATION. The Eastern Hills Aquatic Club pays tribute to Memorial Day the old-fashioned way: with a big, strapping parade and a cool pool party. Kids and their families are invited to decorate bicycles, wagons, strollers and any other non-mechanized vehicle--and of course, themselves--to join the police-escorted procession. The parade route ends at Eastern Hills Pool, where a Memorial Day patriotic flag ceremony will commemorate those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Then everyone is invited to a free, all-day pool blast. The party includes kid's games, an adult free swim, hamburgers, hot dogs and a raffle for donated prizes, including patio furniture and a barbecue. The parade begins at 10 a.m. in the Anna Henry Elementary School parking lot, 650 N. Igo Way, near Speedway and Camino Seco. For more information, call 722-4431.
Tuesday 1
MULTI-MEDIA. Thirteen Arizona women artists examine and interpret issues of gender, race, culture, ethnic identity, and political and social concerns through multi-dimensional work in Diversity in Expression: Arizona Women Artists. (For a full review, see "On Her Mind," Tucson Weekly, May 20, 1999.) Don't overlook your opportunity to see this excellent show before it comes down in early June. This visual feast includes paintings, prints, ceramics, photography, sculpture and installation by Gloria Arvizu-Thompson, Christina Cardenas, Sheila Chambers, Christine Dawdy, April Edwards, Catherine Eyde, Karen Falkenstrom, Dora Hernandez, Nancy Martin, Glory Tacheenie-Campoy, To Rée Née Keiser, Ophelia Zepeda and Rosemary Lonewolf. Diversity in Expression is on display through June 4 in the T/PAC Community Gallery, 240 N. Stone Ave. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 624-0595.
Wednesday 2
FILM FORAY. St. Mark's Presbyterian Church revisits assumptions about race in its Race and the Church discussion series, which takes off with a four-part screening of mainstream films. Race issues have long been the stuff of cinematic storytelling, but the issues seem to gain more gravity--and perhaps less reasoned discussion--with time and exposure. St. Mark's plans to turn that around with a screening of Edward Zwick's sweeping epic Glory, documenting the bravery and sacrifice of black Union soldiers in the U.S. Civil War. This beautifully produced and deeply poignant film will be followed by a free discussion and refreshments.
Show time is 6 p.m. in Calvin Hall at St. Mark's Presbyterian
Church, 3809 E. Third St. Admission is free. For details, call
325-1001.
City Week includes events selected by Calendar Editor Tim Vanderpool. Event information is accurate as of press time. The Weekly recommends calling event organizers to check for last-minute changes in location, time, price, etc. To have material considered, please send complete information at least 11 days prior to the Thursday issue date to: Tucson Weekly, P.O. Box 2429, Tucson, Arizona 85702, or fax information to 792-2096, or email us at listings@tucsonweekly.com.
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Known for their striking harmonies spanning a wide vocal range,
Ulali's sound encompasses indigenous, pre-Colombian, pre-blues
and gospel music. Along with powerful, intimate voices, they drum,
rattle and stomp through a show that's simultaneously funny, probing,
romantic, and always observant of Native American issues. So far,
they've received widest acclaim for their work on the soundtrack
for Smoke Signals.
