Tucson Weekly: Music (February 14

MUSIC
Events This Week
AN EVENING WITH SISTER HELEN PREJEAN. St. Philip's in the Hills Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Linda Ronstadt hosts a concert of social-activist musicians including Charlie King and Karen Brandow and the St. Phillip's Youth and Canterbury Choirs to celebrate the work of this anti-death penalty activist on Sunday, February 17 at 7 p.m. There is limited seating for this free concert. For details call 299-6421.
ANNUAL OLD TIME FIDDLE CONTEST. Reid Park. Broadway-Alvernon. Fiddlers of all ages gather to compete for cash prizes on Sunday, February 17 beginning at 9 a.m. Competition is free and open to the public. Registration is at the door. $5 for Pee Wee and Twin Fiddle divisions and $10 for all other divisions. For details call 883-1324.
BETTY DIAMOND AND PETE BERNHARD. Hazy Dayz Lounge Cafe. 187 N. Park Ave. 884-0272. Join Betty and her guest from Santa Cruz in an acoustic, non-smoking concert on Thursday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. $3 suggested donation gets you in the door. For more information call 749-1880.
BLUEGRASS MUSIC JAM SESSION. Builders Lodge #60. 450 N. Pantano Road. Enjoy bluegrass music presented by the Desert Bluegrass Association on Wednesday, February 20 at 9 p.m. For details call 760-0745.
CHRIS ERIN. Barnes and Noble at the Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. Local guitarist performs an in-store concert on Saturday, February 16 at 7 p.m.
EL PUEBLO JAM. El Pueblo Neighborhood Center. 101 W. Irvington Road. 622-6973. All kinds of instruments, all kinds of music, electric jam, piano on site. Come on down on Fridays at 7 p.m. in February for the free jam. Call 622-6973 for details.
FACULTY ARTIST SERIES. UA Crowder Hall. University of Arizona music building. 621-3341. Kelly Thomas performs tuba in concert on Monday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10. For details call 621-1162.
PASTOURELLE: MUSIC FROM THE SPRINGTIME OF MEDIEVAL FRANCE. St. Philip's in the Hills Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Fortune's Wheel performs on Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m. preceded by a discussion of the music by the performers at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 general, $12 seniors and $5 students. For details call 296-4023.
RADICAL MUSIC AND REVELRY. Hazmat Gallery. 197 E. Toole Ave. 882-7542. Benefit for Earth First! Journal featuring folksingers Jim Page and Spring, eco-troubador Robert Hoyt, country twang/folk rocker Danny Dolinger and local bands Caliche con Carne and Meadowlands on Tuesday, February 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5-$10. For details call 620-6900.
ROMANTIC AMERICA. UA Holsclaw Recital Hall. UA music building. A concert featuring Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano and the Silverwood Duo on Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25. For information call 296-4675.
ROOM FOR MAGIC. Bookman's on Grant. 1930 E. Grant Rd. 325-5767. A musical performance by the multi-instrumental jam ensemble takes place on Saturday, February 16 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
SHAEFFER GUITAR COMPETITION CONCERT. UA Holsclaw Recital Hall. UA music building. Finalists of the annual contest perform guitar music on Sunday, February 17 at 2:30 p.m. The concert is free. For details call 621-2998.
STUDENT RECITALS. UA Crowder Hall. University of Arizona music building. 621-3341. Voice Area presents a concert on Friday, February 15 at 11 a.m. and a Graduate Choral Conducting concert on Sunday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. Recitals are free and open to the public. Call to confirm dates and times at 621-2998.
THE RIGHT MIX. Tubac Performing Arts Center. An evening of choral music by the Arizona Repertory Singers features Desert Songs by G. Bradley Bodine plus an eclectic sampler of classical standards on Friday, February 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15. For details call 398-2371.
WOMEN IN BLACK BENEFIT CONCERT. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. Folksingers Charlie King and Karen Brandow perform for the peace group on Wednesday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. Vegetarian dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for both cost $10 and are available at Antigone Books. For more information call 323-8697.
Upcoming
CHAMBER JAZZ CONCERT. Trinity Presbyterian Church Grand Hall. 400 N. University Blvd. Ali Ryerson and Joe Beck perform jazz flute and guitar on Sunday, February 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 general and $10 for members of Tucson Jazz Society. For information call 903-1265.
MARIMBA CONCERT. Barnes and Noble at the Foothills Mall. 7325 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-6402. Gifford Howarth performs selections from his new CD, Rosewood Resonance, a collection of melodies spanning from the Baroque period to modern day on Saturday, February 23 at 7 p.m.
NOONTIME RECITAL SERIES. St. Philip's in the Hills Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Yvonne Cockrell performs viola on Thursday, February 21 from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. Recitals are always free.
THE MERRIMAKERS. A country-western show makes three performances: on Friday, February 22 at 7 p.m. at the Cactus Country MHP (10105 Houghton Rd.), on Tuesday, February 26 at noon at the Northwest Center (2160 N. Sixth Ave.) and on Wednesday, February 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Mountain View Care Center (1313 W. Magee Rd.). All concerts are free. For details call 622-6973.
UA PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA. UA Crowder Hall. University of Arizona music building. 621-3341. A free concert takes place on Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. To confirm the day and time, call 621-2998.
Announcements
DRUMMERS. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. All are invited to beat together on the third Friday of the month for indoor or outdoor (weather permitting) community drumming at 7 p.m. For details call 790-4933.