MUSICEvents This Week BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association celebrates the legendary music-master on Saturday, September 7 at 8 p.m. in a fundraiser for TKMA and Casa Maria. The concert is preceded by a vegetable soup and bread dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $5 general, $4 for TKMA members and can be purchased at Guitars, Etc., The Folk Shop and Antigone Books. Call for reservations and information at 544-0401.
BRIGHT AND CHILDERS. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Family event features Nancy Lynn Bright and Hank Childers playing songs that mix blues, folk and country on Sunday, September 8 from 2 to 4 p.m.
FALL FIESTA SERIES. La Placita Village. Broadway Boulevard and Church Street. Tucson Jazz Society presents Bobby Benton, Ed Cordova, Ted Ramirez, Michael Ronstadt and family, Ofelia Zepeda and The Santa Cruz River Band celebrating Tucson's Birthday on Saturday, September 7 at 7 p.m. Single tickets cost $7 to $14 or $20 to $35 for the season. Call 903-1265 for details and reservations.
IMPROV MUSIC. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Matt Mitchell, Ed Friedland and Gil Rodriguez play electrified improv drawing from jazz, Latin, Middle Eastern, rock and fusion on Saturday, September 7 at 7:30 p.m.
INCENDIO PERFORMS. Cushing Street Cafe and Bar. 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984. Flamenco and Middle Eastern rhythms abound on Friday, September 6. Tickets cost $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 440-4455 for details.
LILA DOWNS PERFORMS. UA Centennial Hall. University of Arizona. The singer fuses a mix of traditional Mexican folk songs, boleros and rancheras with a fusion of jazz, gospel and hip-hop influences on Friday, September 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets coast $10 to $28 and half-price for students. On Thursday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m., Downs diologues about the creative process at the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Auditorium at Speedway Blvd. and Park Ave. For details, call 621-3341.
MUSIC UNDER THE STARS. DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. Reid Park. Tucson Pops Orchestra offers a mixed bag of musical favorites including selections from Kiss Me Kate and Exodus on Sunday, September 8 at 7 p.m. Concerts are free. Call 722-5853 for details.
OLD BLIND DOGS. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. A fusion of Scottish traditional tunes, Middle Eastern and reggae-style riffs are performed on Sunday, September 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are reserved and cost $17 general and $15 for In Concert! members and seniors. Buy them at CD City and Antigone Books or charge them by phone at 327-4809.
POCO PICANTE PERFORMS. Bookman's on Speedway. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. From Brazilian choros to baroque fugues, Poco offers a free performance on Friday, September 6 at 7 p.m.
RICH STANLEY TRIO. Bookman's on Grant. 1930 E. Grant Rd. 325-5767. Big Band Era music is performed on Saturday, September 7 from 2 to 4 p.m.
ROLLING REQUIEM. UA Centennial Hall. University of Arizona. International performances of Requiem are performed to commemorate 9/11 tragedies. Local performances take place at 8:46 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11 by the Tucson Masterworks Chorale. Call 884-3506 for details.
SONORAN CONSORT. UA Crowder Hall. University of Arizona music building. 621-3341. Alumni concert features Michael Hester, Todd Hammes and William Campbell on Saturday, September 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 general, $8 UA staff and seniors, $4 students. Call 621-1162 for details.
THE WAYBACK MACHINE. Boondocks Lounge. 3306 N. First Ave. 690-0991. CD release concert begins at 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 7. The Tucson group is joined by Stefan George and Shanti Foster. Cover is $5. Call 721-1710 for details.
UNA NOCHE DE ROMO. Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. The Latin classical guitar concert features Gabriel Francisco Romo plus Fernando Valencia on violin and Mariachi Milagro on Sunday, September 8 at 7 p.m. tickets cost $15. Call 321-1000 for details. Announcements A CAPELLA GROUP. Tucson Women's Chorus sing chants, rounds and songs from many cultures and traditions. No auditions or sight-reading. Meets Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning September 23 at the Tucson Women's Commission, 240 N. Court Ave. Fee is $40 for ten weeks with scholarships available. Call 318-0051 for details.
CALL FOR SINGERS. St. Philip's in the Hills Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. St. Philip's adult choirs invite interested singers to a retreat on Friday, September 6 at 6 p.m. for dinner and rehearsal and a morning rehearsal on Saturday, September 7 from 9 a.m. to noon for the St. Philip's Singers. For an audition appointment for the Canterbury Choir, call 299-6421, ext. 32 before September 8.
PHILHARMONIA YOUTH ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS. Armory Park Center. 220 S. Fifth Ave. Try out for placement in the training program on Saturday, September 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prepare a 2- to 3-minute solo. Must be able to sight read two orchestral excerpts and know major scales. Fee for audition is $20. Call for a 10-minute appointment at 623-1500.
STRING PLAYERS. Lutheran Calvary Church. 5601 E. Broadway Blvd. Tucson Adult Amateur String Players Associatiohn meet every third Sunday at 1:30 p.m. for chamber music playing. Music for all levels, no auditions. Call 760-6090 for details.
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