The VideoTensions series concludes with tonight's 7:30 screening at the UA Modern Languages Building auditorium. Admission is free. An artist reception will precede the screening. Call 621-7352 for information.
GET CAUGHT IN The Net. She's survived Speed,
being engaged to a stranger in a coma (While You Were Sleeping)
and the obligatory Late Night interview-from-hell on Letterman.
But tonight Sandra Bullock faces an Orwellian future in which
the difference between life and death is determined by RAM...or
is it ROM? Whatever. The Net will have sci-fi fans and
computer phobics frozen over their popcorn wondering of those
words from the previews are true: "They did it to me...They're
gonna do it to you."
See Bullock single-handedly battle cybervillains and governmental conspiracies at Catalina and Century Gateway theaters. See Film Times for information.
"(The walk) is as much to raise awareness as to raise money," says event coordinator Angela McCormick-Owen. Walkers will be promoting the League's goal to increase the incidence and duration of Breastfeeding worldwide, a lofty goal considering less than 40 percent of mothers in the United States leave the hospital breastfeeding, and most quit after six weeks.
The economic and health benefits are enormous, considering the
average cost for formula alone for the first year is $830; and
women who breastfeed for one year have a 64 percent lower incidence
of pre-menopausal breast cancer. Most important are the health
benefits to the baby, both physical and emotional. Unlike formula,
an artificial substance which tries to mimic breast milk as closely
as possible, breast milk actually changes to meet the needs of
the baby.
"It's so surprising to me that more women don't (breastfeed)," says Owen, who counsels working mothers who want to breastfeed. "The main reason (La Leche) is so important is that we offer ongoing support. Women today aren't around other breast feeding mothers. Earlier in the century, extended families learned from each other. It is a learned art, and that's where the League comes in, setting women up for success. Despite information to the contrary, it's very obvious that as long as you have a nipple you can breast feed. It's actually possible to induce lactation even without a uterus or ovaries. And the ability to completely nurture your child is very empowering."
World Breastfeeding Week continues through August 7. For information on breastfeeding and League meetings, call 721-2516.
POETRY IN BLACK. Poet James Oliver is a classically trained actor who has performed all the way from Broadway to Hollywood. His one-man show, Poetry in Black, is a moving, dramatic journey through a long history of poetry by African Americans. Oliver speaks in character, including the voices of God, the preacher, mother, farmer, child and auctioneer. The one-hour show starts at 7 p.m. at the Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre, 330 S. Scott Ave. Tickets are $10, available at Western Medical, 5426 E. Pima St. All proceeds will assist Third St. Kids' attendance and performance at the fourth International Abilympics conference in Perth, Australia.
DOWNTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT. After the sun sets, come out of hiding and head downtown for a soothing evening of arts and music in the Arts District. Start of with roots rock, jazz, folk and funk with Hipster Dogma, performing from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Ronstadt Transit Center, Sixth Avenue and Congress Street. A double bill with alternative groove hounds Room and Max Waxi, the "space-rock jam band," starts at 7:30 p.m. on Scott Avenue between Congress and Pennington streets. Percussion ensemble One Heartbeat will belt out "cool rhythms of the night" from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Pennington Street; and John Todd's Jazz in the Boxx opens at 7:30 p.m. at Winsette Park on Fourth Avenue.
Gallery events include openings at Meliora Architectural Gallery (see preview under Monday's listing), 178 E. Broadway, and Berta Wright Gallery Shops, 260 E. Congress St.; short film screenings at Bero Gallery, 41 S. Sixth Ave.; and abstract and still life drawing demonstrations at Studio 220, 220 E. Broadway.
The Screening Room's 10 p.m. "late night" screening is Thirteen Ghosts, a "tongue-in-cheek spook opera about a nice American family that inherits a Victorian mansion." Admission is $4, and includes special glasses that make the mansion's ghosts visible to the human eye. Call 622-2262 for information.
For information on the Arts District and Downtown Saturday Night events, call 624-9977.
SUMMER HARVEST. The Harvesting of the Vine Festival reaps havoc on the cool, foothills village of Elgin, in the heart of Arizona wine country, from 11 to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, August 6. Here at the base of the Mustang Mountains, near Sonoita, folks have gathered for the past 11 years to celebrate Arizona's oldest wine festival and fund scholarships for area students. Tickets are $12.50 and include wine tasting, souvenir wine glass, tour of local wineries, live music, chicken or steak lunch and a grape stomping contest. Call (520) 455-5613 for directions and information.
The production features members of The Resonars and Birthworm, and will have two performances: The 1 p.m. show will open with a performance by Ted Warmbrand; and Valerie Taylor will lead off the 5 p.m. show with a reading of her poetry. Tickets are $4, $3 for low-income individuals, available at the door. Call 881-5893 for information.
MONSOON MADNESS. Join the Tucson In-line Sk8 Club from
6:30 to 10 a.m. for the first Monsoon Madness in-line skate event,
in the parking lot at Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd.
A "fun roller" 5K Citizen's race starts at 7 a.m., for
"people who want to check it out, but don't want to race
with the pros." A 30K Elite race follows at 7:30 a.m. This
is a fast course, long, flat and smooth. Non-skaters will appreciate
the "spectator friendly" one-mile loop, allowing racers
to make multiple passes. If you're into skating, this is a great
way to break into the sport and check out the club.
Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. for 7 a.m. racetime, and will continue until 7 a.m. for the 7:30 a.m. 30k Elite race. Fee is $20. All levels of skaters welcome. Participants 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent. Call 744-3792 for information.
Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights. Call 792-9544 for information.
The gardens pay tribute to lizards with colorful tiles depicting the six species found on the grounds, and a new brochure entitled The Official Guide to the Lizards of Tucson Botanical Gardens, free with admission. TBG, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is $3, $2 for seniors. Children under 12 are free. Call 326-9686 for information.
Fotografía continues through August 26 at José Galvez Gallery, 743 N. Fourth Ave. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Downtown Saturday Nights and by appointment.
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