Tucson Weekly: Cheap Thrills (December 4

Cheap Thrills BITTER BUCKSHOT: Talk about irreconcilable differences. Poor Huey Maximilian Bonfigliano not only suffers the loneliness of separation, but his departing wife also committed the unspeakable: She shot his dog.
All of which prompts a manhood crisis for poor Huey, who feels only a final reconciliation with his gun-happy spouse can rescue his tattered libido, in Upstairs Theatre Company's production of Italian American Reconciliation, by John Patrick Shanley.
Tickets are $5 for the preview performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, December 4, at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Opening performance is 8 p.m. Friday, December 5, with production run continuing at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday through December 14. Tickets are $10, $8 for students. Call 791-2263 for reservations and information.
NIGHT MOVES: It made TV history in 1951 as the first opera commissioned for the small screen. Now the Pima Community College Opera revives Gian Carlo Menotti's classic tale of a crippled shepherd kid who sacrifices his crutches to the passing Magi, in Amahl and the Night Visitors.
Show times are 7 p.m. Friday, December 5, and 2 p.m. Saturday, December 6, in the PCC Proscenium Theatre, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Tickets are $8, $5 for seniors, $4 for students, available at the PCC Center for Fine Arts box office, or by calling 206-6988.
GARDEN OF DELIGHTS: The Tucson Botanical Gardens fires up its Luminaria Nights celebration, now enjoying its 11th year. Visitors of all ages are invited to stroll the garden paths lit with more than 2,000 traditional luminarias. Trader Joe's has kicked in with hot, spiced cider and cookies, and more than 40 musical groups, ranging from children's choirs to classical troupes, will entertain folks at each of the numerous gardens.
The historic Porter House will be decked out in its holiday regalia, and the traditional Tree for the Birds will be adorned with edible ornaments for our feathered friends.
Event runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7, in the Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Admission is $5, $3 for TBG members, and $1 for children ages 3 to 11. For details, call 326-9686.
HIGH-TECH HOLIDAY: The UA Flandrau Science Center celebrates the season in high-tech form with a pair of stunning light shows.
Holidays in Light features the music of Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa, with dazzling lights bursting in color to music hailing from such exotic climes as Hawaii, Peru, South Africa, Russia and Wales.
'Tis the Season explores the customs surrounding the Winter Solstice, including the practices of the Christian, Judaic, ancient Nordic, Egyptian, Celtic and Hopi religions.
Holidays in Light shows at 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with 3:30 daily matinees beginning December 15.
'Tis the Season shows at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with 2:30 daily matinees beginning December 15.
Tickets range from $4 to $6. The UA Flandrau Planetarium is located on campus at the corner of Cherry Avenue and University Boulevard. For information, call 621-7827.

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