August 31 - September 6, 1995
Thursday 31
ART WALK. It's the last Thursday of the month, and that
means select galleries will stay open late for the self-guided
Art Walk, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Downtown Arts District. If
you get an early start, stop by José Galvez Gallery, 743
N. Fourth Ave., for a peek at Seis Raices Nuevas, a mixed-media
show by six up-and-coming Latino artists under the age of 22.
Seis Raices is their first professional gallery showing,
and will feature a broad range of styles, from traditional Mexican
themes to pop art and installation. Show opens today from noon
to 4 p.m. and continues through September 23.
Also opening today, with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. at Bero
Gallery, 41 S. Sixth Ave., are works by alternative-process photography
artists Tim Brigham and Thomas Grubba. Brigham's cyanotypes (a
blueprinting process) and Grubba's "liquid light," which
is "light-sensitive silver in a bottle" transport natural
imagery on hand-coated papers onto an other-worldly plane. Also
featured are Grubba's collected vintage photographs "put
into a new context" on found materials like scrap wood and
metal. Bero has really beat the summer slump with some creative
shows, and this is no exception. For general information on Art
Walk, or a complete listing of participating galleries, call
624-9977.
Friday 1
GUITAR SHOWCASE. The Hispanic Cultural Showcase of Tucson
presents Guitarras, a Latin American guitar styles showcase
and Hispanic food fair, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the St. Demetrios
Hellenic Center, 1145 E. Ft. Lowell Road. The Hellenic Center
has a spacious outdoor performance area with lots of benches and
chairs for the lead-footed. Six-string, 12-string, bass, mandolin
and guitars you've never even heard of play second fiddle to no
one in tonight's celebration of Latino sounds. Featured are skilled
musicians from all over the Southwest. Folk dancers will highlight
the evening's performances with their inspired artistry; and authentic
dishes from Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Columbia
and Bolivia will keep your hands full when you're not busy clapping.
Advance tickets are $6, $8 day of performance and at the door.
Call 888-8816 for ticket and event information.
Saturday 2
WINDS IN THE PARK. The talented Arizona Symphonic Winds,
under the direction of Laszlo Veres, perform another excellent
free concert tonight at the outdoor amphitheater at Udall Park,
corner of Tanque Verde and Sabino Canyon roads. Ease into your
Labor Day weekend with tunes like Goldman's "On the Mall"
and Offenbach's famous overture to Orpheus in the Underworld.
These selections you might expect, but what about ghosts from
the '70s like "Nadia's Theme," "The Hustle,"
and "The Way We Were"? You can bring your own chair
or blanket to sit on, but leave the Riunite on ice at home.
Music starts at 7:30 p.m., with a free shuttle service starting
at 6 p.m. from Catalina Village Shopping Center, Wrightstown Road
west of Pantano Road. Parking and admission are free. Call 577-2410
for information.
JAMAICAFEST. Join the pulsating throng of "regheads"
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at this annual benefit concert for KXCI
community radio and the Community Food Bank. Headlining this year's
festival is the amazing Eek-A-Mouse, without question one of the
world's best reggae performers. The six-foot-six Kingston, Jamaica,
native will have you doubled over with his vocal acrobatics, super-charged
stage presence and wacky, winning personality. Expect to hear
some new tunes from his latest release, "U-Neek."
Sets by Northstar, the Rastafarmers, Grant Man & the Island
Beat and Radical Mix will also highlight the day's line-up, with
Jamaican DJ Papa Ranger performing and mixing on stage throughout
the day. Caribbean, African and American arts, crafts, foods and
beverages will be sold, with some of the proceeds supporting KXCI
radio.
DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center is located near the entrance
to Reid Park on Country Club Road between Broadway and 22nd Street.
Parking is free and plentiful. Admission is also free, with a
two-can donation for the food bank requested. Call 623-1000 for
information.
RUMILLAJATA. Direct from Bolivia, this premier group of
Andean musicians highlights its eleventh year of international
touring with a special performance downtown in the Old Pueblo.
Instrument shop owners by trade, the band members leave their
homes in La Paz each year to celebrate their cultural and musical
heritage with the world. The five-member band is fully armed with
various sizes of pan-pipes, cane flutes, drums, rattles, guitars
and vocals sung in native languages, including Quechua and Ayamara.
Rumillajata performs at 8 p.m. at the Temple of Music and Art,
330 S. Scott Ave. Advance tickets range from $12 to $16, with
$10 student rush tickets available from the box office at 7 p.m.
on performance night. Ticket outlets include Hear's Music, Loco
Records and Antigone Books; or call 881-3947. Call 327-4809 for
information.
Sunday 3
THE HEAT IS ON. What more could you ask for: a mild desert
evening, a holiday weekend, live music and more varieties of salsa
than you'd find in a peck of peppers. Some Like it Hot,
the Tucson Jazz Society's annual Latin jazz dance, salsa-tasting
and cook-off, will sear your senses from 8 p.m. to midnight at
St. Philip's Plaza, 4380 N. Campbell Ave. The Tucson Latin Jazz
Orchestra, led by Luis Torres, will dish out Latin sounds for
all palates, with jazz, salsa, merengues, cumbias and more. Tickets
are $8, $4 for Jazz Society members, and will be available at
the door only. Call the Jazz Society Hotline at 743-3399 for information.
CLUB RHYTHM RETURNS. Major Knucklehead Productions and
KXCI bring back the Club Rhythm Dance Jam from 8 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. Sunday, September 3, on the vast wooden dance floor at the
Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Jams feature a
worldwide music mix, heavy on the rhythms of Africa, the Caribbean
and "ethnic music of Europe and the Americas." As usual,
Dance Jam is a light $4 at the door, with a $1 discount for KXCI
members. "Almost free" child care for children under
12 will be available with $2 admission. Don't forget to bring
your favorite eclectic dance tunes--"no reasonable requests
refused." Call 623-8123 for information.
Monday 4
LABOR DAY RUN. Personally, our instincts tell us to run
only if something very large and scary is chasing us. But if your
idea of the perfect holiday is to wake up with the roosters and
put on your running shoes, thank the gods. The eight-mile 1995
Saguaro National Park Labor Day Run kicks off at 6:15 a.m. at
Saguaro National Park East. Course is certified (in CPR, we hope),
and will also include a two-mile fun run. If all other arguments
fail, sunrise and a Thermos of coffee make the monument a spectacular
early morning sight. Call Southern Arizona Roadrunners at 326-9383
for details and race applications.
Tuesday 5
PIG OUT. Forget everything you've ever heard about movies
with talking animals. Babe rules. When this little piggy
went to market, many of you passed it off as a silly gimmick;
but with one of those truly artful stories imparting age-old wisdom
in a heart-warming, original way, Babe is not to be missed
on the big screen. Follow the travails of a wayward, orphaned
piglet who changes the course of history on the Hoggett farm--with
help from a perfect cast of conversant sheep, ducks, dogs, cats
and mice. Filmed in the rolling, green highlands of New South
Wales, Australia, this charming world of fairy-tale cottages,
barnyard society and a determined old farmer will melt even the
hardest of hearts. We'll bet you haven't cried this hard since
the first time you saw Charlotte's Web. Babe is
playing at Century Park 16 (620-0750) and El Dorado (745-6241)
cinemas.
Wednesday 6
LEND ME A TENOR--AGAIN. After a brief run
to close out the season last spring, the UA Repertory Theater
reopens tonight with this comedic farce by Ken Ludwig about a
world-famous Italian tenor who becomes unexpectedly indisposed
just before curtain on the biggest night of the Cleveland Grand
Opera. This fast-moving script of musical mayhem will have you
rolling in the aisles. Lend Me A Tenor continues with evening
performances at 8 p.m. through September 17 at the Laboratory
Theatre in the UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast corner of Speedway
and Park Avenue. Tickets range from $8 to $12, available at Dillard's
and the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for information.
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