Tucson Weekly: Music (January 18

MUSIC
Events This Week
DAVID ROSE. Borders Books. Park Place, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Local musician David Rose is on hand for a CD release party January 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Journey features acoustic music. Admission is free.
DESERT BLUEGRASS JAM. Kickstart Grill. 8987 E. Tanque Verde Road. Join the Desert Bluegrass Association's jam session January 20 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Play, sing or just sit back and enjoy the show. Admission is free.
DIXIE MELODY BOYS. Christ Community Church. 7801 E. Kenyon Drive. 296-8501. Enjoy the spiritual sounds of the Dixie Melody Boys January 23. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
EL PUEBLO JAM. El Pueblo Neighborhood Center. 101 W. Irvington Road. 622-6973. All instruments, all ages, all kinds of music! All are welcome every Friday from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST. Tucson Convention Center Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 293-4336. Presented by Arizona Opera, Puccini's La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) is set during the wild, lawless days of the California gold rush. It features a feisty but God-fearing heroine, an outlaw who is tamed by love and a sheriff who will do anything to capture the bandit and heart of his love January 19-20 at 7:30 p.m. and January 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets range in price from $19 to $67 and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets by calling 321-1000.
LOIS BRANDWYNNE. Grace/St. Paul Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams St. This pianist performs January 20 at 8 p.m., for a $10 donation at the door. For more information call 792-8537.
MERRIMAKERS VARIETY SHOW. Mountain View Care Center. 1313 W. Magee Road. Enjoy music, dance, jokes and more January 23 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.
RIKI NEWELL. Borders Books. Park Place, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Newell teaches the benefits of health and happiness through music January 20 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.
RICKY P AND THE BLUES MONSOON. Borders Books. Park Place, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Join the fun with this rocking blues band January 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.
ROUND THE HOUSE. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. Enjoy an evening of Irish music, dance and song with Round the House and the Bracken School of Irish Dance January 20 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door and are available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books, Folk Shop and Harp and Shamrock. Children 12 and under are $6. Call 327-4809 for more information.
SPIRIT AND THE BLUES. St. Michael and All Angels Church. 602 N. Wilmot Road. Eric Bibb performs the "sunny side of the blues" with rich vocals and fine finger-picking January 20 at 8 p.m. Tucson blues chanteuse Lisa Otey opens the show. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door and are available at Antigone Books, Hear's Music and Enchanted Earthworks, or by phone at 297-9133.
STEVEN BAIRD. Bookman's Used Books. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-0241. This guitarist performs original songs from his current release, Love Will Reign, January 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.
SUSAN ARTIMUS AND RICHARD SULLIVAN. Borders Books. Park Place, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Enjoy the lively sounds of this piano and saxophone combo January 18 from 7 to 9 p.m.
TUCSON SYMPHONY BRASS QUINTET AND PERCUSSION. Tucson Symphony Center. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 882-8585. The ensemble plays music of Debussy, Bozza, Renaissance composers and more January 21 at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door.
Upcoming
BOSTON CAMERATA. Crowder Hall. University of Arizona. 621-3341. Sponsored by UApresents. January 26-27, 8 p.m.
GEORGE HANSON, TUCSON SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. Various locations. 882-8585. January 26-27, 8 p.m.; January 28, 2 p.m.
JUBILANT SYKES. Crowder Hall. University of Arizona. 621-3341. Sponsored by UApresents. February 6, 7:30 p.m.; February 9, 8 p.m.
MARK RUSH, HONG MEI XIAO, STEFAN KLIEME, TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Tucson Convention Center Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 882-8585. February 8-9, 8 p.m.; February 11, 2 p.m.
MARVIN HAMLISCH, TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Tucson Convention Center Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 882-8585. February 10, 8 p.m.
UNFORGETTABLE RIDDLE. 621-1162. Crowder Hall. University of Arizona. UA Symphony Orchestra and jazz ensembles with special guest Linda Ronstadt. February 2--3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75.
SERGEI SCHEPKIN. Tucson Convention Center Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. 577-3769. Presented by the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music. February 4, 3 p.m.
SPIRITUALS TO SWING. Centennial Hall. University of Arizona. 621-3341. Sponsored by UApresents. February 3, 8 p.m.
TUCSON SYMPHONY HARP TRIO AND WIND QUINTET. Tucson Symphony Center. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 882-8585. February 4, 2 p.m.
V-DAY CELEBRATION. The Rialto Theatre and other venues host music, poetry and The Vagina Monologues February 10. Tickets are $12, $15 and $18. Call 743-8344 for more information.
Out of Town
TUCSON SYMPHONY HARP TRIO AND WIND QUINTET. Valley Presbyterian Church, Green Valley. The ensemble performs January 21 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10. Call the box office at 882-8585 for more information.
Announcements
COMMUNITY CHORUS. Living Community Center. 330 E. Seventh St. The Food Conspiracy Community Chorus seeks members of the Food Conspiracy Co-op who like to sing. No auditions are required for this multigenerational group, ages 10 and older. The chorus will sing rounds, chants and short songs from many cultures, spiritual traditions and activist movements, all a cappella. Weekly rehearsals begin January 22 at 7:15 p.m. Call 743-2444 for more information.
ELECTRIC JAM. El Pueblo Neighborhood Center. 101 W. Irvington Road. Music makers of all types can bring their instruments to the electric jam from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Friday. Brush up on country and oldies from the '60s and '70s. Call 882-5416 for information.
FOOTHILLS PHIL. Catalina Foothills High School band room. 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. The Foothills Phil, a community intergenerational orchestra, begins its winter/spring session January 18. The orchestra is open to musicians of all ages and abilities without audition. There is a registration fee of $30. Call Judi Botwin at 577-5304 for more information.
SONS OF ORPHEUS. This male choir is seeking new members. Rehearsals are from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays at the Tucson Boys' Chorus facility, 5770 E. Pima St. Call Grayson Hirst at 621-1649 for information.
TUNE CATCHERS. This women's a cappella chorus is seeking new members. Come to rehearsals at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Fountain of Life Lutheran Church, 710 S. Kolb Road. Call 325-0655 for information.