Things to Do, Tuesday, Feb. 25
Fat Tuesday at Kingfisher. For the 26th year in a row, Kingfisher Bar & Grill is celebrating Mardi Gras with a blowout of music and food. Their specialty Fat Tuesday menu includes Southern classics like a fish and shrimp gumbo with Andouille sausage, deep-fried cornmeal-crusted catfish, New Orleans bread pudding, baked oysters, and Cajun red…
Things to Do, Monday, Feb. 24
Killer of Sheep. Regarded as a masterpiece of independent cinema, this 1978 drama was edited, shot, written, produced and directed by Charles Burnett and submitted as his Master of Fine Arts thesis. Without a traditional plot or character arcs, Killer of Sheep remains a highlight of the “L.A. Rebellion” film movement, wherein several young, black…
Things to Do, This Weekend, Feb. 21-23
Friday Iberian Peninsula wine tasting. Maynards Market & Kitchen is hosting a special wine tasting event celebrating everyone’s favorite southwestern European peninsula. Home to Spain and Portugal, and the oft-overlooked Andorra, Iberia is known for its rich, full-bodied wines. But there are more than reds and whites to be found; Portugal is known for its…
Where to Rock, This Weekend, Feb. 21-23
Friday, Feb. 21 Many of activist/rhymesayer Brother Ali’s lyrics cry out against racial inequality and slavery, criticizing the United States’ political system. “I started beatboxing when I was 7,” he told Huck magazine. “Eventually, that led to me falling in love with the words.” In 2007, the music video for “Uncle Sam Goddamn”—a rebuke of…
Things to Do, Thursday, Feb. 20
Roaring ’20s Dinner Party at Sullivan’s. Celebrate the fact that prohibition is no longer relevant with a night of food and drinks at Sullivan’s Steakhouse. This multi-course evening pairs several cocktails with fancy dishes, including a French 75 cocktail with seared scallop, smoked salmon deviled eggs and grapes; the Barrel-Aged Vieux Carré cocktail with a…
Laughing Stock: So. Much. Comedy!
Laughing Stock By Linda Ray In a backwards ball cap, Andrew Rivers looks a little like Eminem without the pout or the baggage. His affect is a that of a slightly more animated Seinfeld. There’s no threat to his roll, but his comedy won’t let you get away. Easily relatable, his jokes emerge unexpectedly from…
Where to Rock, Thursday, Feb. 20
Let’s swing! Mayhem ensues when The Black Market Trust cut loose their infectious brand of traditional vocal-driven jazz at Club Congress… DJ Mijito presides over Order of The Owl IV: Goth Night. At Owls Club… Hey, Bucko! bring their eclectic blend of spaghetti western/folk/blues to Tap + Bottle Downtown… This edition of Ladytowne Live—your favorite…
Local Prisoner Advocacy Organization Launches Statewide Ballot Initiative
The Arizona branch of American Friends Service Committee filed a ballot initiative called the Second Chances, Rehabilitation & Public Safety Act yesterday at Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ office in Phoenix. They have until July 2 to collect 237,645 valid signatures. AFSC-AZ, headquartered here in Tucson, is a nonprofit organization that lobbies for criminal justice reform…
Claytoon of the Day: Pardo For Blogo
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Former lawmaker Steve Farley to lead Humane Society of Southern Arizona
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona announced the selection of former state senator Steve Farley as the organization’s next CEO. Farley’s selection comes after a national search conducted for the HSSA board of directors over several months. “Leading the Humane Society is the next step in my public service,” Farley said in statement. “My devotion…
Reward offered in stoning death of Javelina at elementary school
The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Operation Game Thief is offering a $1,500 reward for any information leading to an arrest after a javelina was stoned to death at Tanque Verde Elementary school last Friday night. The remains were found surrounded by landscaping rocks covered with blood in the courtyard of the school. According to…
Things to Do, Wednesday, Feb. 19
Medicine for Melancholy (Free screening). The Loft Cinema is screening the debut feature film from Barry Jenkins, who would later direct the acclaimed Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk. A swirling odyssey of sepia tones, Medicine for Melancholy follows two young people whose one-night stand turns into a 24-hour journey through San Francisco. Between…
Claytoon of the Day: Meet The Millers
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Where to Rock, Tuesday, Feb. 18
The still life captured in “This Old Porch,” embodies the spirit of the evening. “And this old porch is like a steaming, greasy plate of enchiladas/With lots of cheese and onions/And a guacamole salad/You can get ’em down at the LaSalle Hotel/In old downtown.” Acclaimed singer/composer/actor Lyle Lovett and his Acoustic Group perform at Fox…
Claytoon of the Day: Smackdown For MAGAts
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Molly Sarlé at El Crisol Tonight!
Molly Sarlé, formerly of folk-trio Mountain Man, is performing tonight at El Crisol/EXO in downtown Tucson in support of her debut solo album, Karaoke Angel. We recently spoke about the album and what’s next for the neo-folk singer: TW: Your debut album, Karaoke Angel, is more produced than the previous work with Mountain Man. How…
Adoptable Pets: Collins Needs a Home
“Hey I’m Collins and I’m 3 years old and have SO much energy! I LOVE treats and I LOVE to play! I’m a bouncy boy who loves to jump around, and I still have a lot to learn about manners. Bring your other dogs to meet me today and bring me home with you! Come…
Things to Do, Monday. Feb. 17
Scream Blacula Scream. Part of the Black Renaissance Film Series, The Screening Room is showing a classic “Blaxploitation” film from 1973. A follow-up to the iconic Blacula, Scream Blacula Scream is a prime example of the cheesy blaxploitation horror films of the ’70s: goofy special effects, over-the-top blood spurts, hilarious acting, and murky atmosphere. The…
XOXO, Where to Rock this Weekend, 15-16
Saturday, Feb. 15 Taking a humorous approach to feminine stereotypes in their lyrics, indie rockers Chastity Belt confront gender norms and femininity as a construct. At Rialto Theatre… On “Beat Up Broke Down Town,” off Hangovers and Heartaches, this Tucson country singer mourns a loss, with an ice-cold beer in hand. Drew Cooper—alongside Caiden Brewer…
Claytoon of the Day: Booty Judge
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Where to Rock, Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day! This British producer/prog rocker reflects on the early days: “We had so much negative criticism. Like being pretentious for constantly making concept albums.” Altering their formula, in 1982, Eye In The Sky (Arista) peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard charts. Alan Parsons Live Project is at Fox Theatre… Highlighting black contemporary…
XOXO: Where to Rock, Thursday, Feb. 13
Grammy Award winner and founder of Righteous Babe Records, Ani DiFranco is no longer just the “Little Folksinger.” She now adds author to her list of accomplishments with the release of her memoir No Walls and the Recurring Dream in 2019. DiFranco plays Fox Theatre. Genreless singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop is first up… Since their formation…
UA Passports Office to Hold Extended Hours Feb. 22
The University of Arizona’s Passports Office will hold a special passport day event on Feb. 22 to help Tucson residents apply for newly required, federally valid IDs. Starting Oct. 1, U.S. citizens traveling domestically will be required to present a “real ID” in order to board a flight. State driver’s licenses without a gold star,…
Claytoon of the Day: Drinks for Democrats
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McSally officially enters costly, high-profile race to keep Senate seat
WASHINGTON – Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally officially kicked off the campaign to retain her seat this week, entering a race already awash in cash and which one national analyst calls the “marquee Senate race of the cycle.” McSally currently trails likely Democratic challenger Mark Kelly in fundraising, bringing in $12.6 million by the end…
Police Dispatch
A vegan collegiate believed his peers were subjecting him to secret psychological torture for eschewing animal products in his diet, according to a University of Arizona Police Department report.
Spring Arts 2020
Here in Southern Arizona, we are blessed with an abundance of art, as our Spring Arts Preview reveals. Margaret Regan fills us in on what we’ll find in museums and galleries, as well as previewing what local dance troupes will be bringing to the stage this spring.
Multi-Modal mania
The city of Tucson’s Transportation and Mobility Department announced the start of its 20-year transportation plan called Move Tucson during a public meeting Wednesday evening at the Fox Theatre.
Skate of Play
University of Arizona hockey is no longer on thin ice. After years of decline and near collapse, the team has re-emerged stronger because of re-energized organizers, increased media exposure and more wins.
The Skinny
Candidates are having second thoughts about running for the Board of Supervisors this year.
Danehy
Well, all you Trump cultists who used to be part of the now-defunct Republican Party, that whirlwind is coming your way. Oh, it’s a long way off because the now-totally unrestrained Donald Trump must first lay waste to America and democracy and Mitt Romney. But when he runs out of rivers to pollute, syntax to…
City Week
Events to fill out your week.
Visual Arts: Foreign Exchange
Artist Papay Solomon was still in his mother’s womb when she fled her native Liberia.
Theater: Modern Times
With the vast majority of plays this spring written after 1980 and many within the last 20 years, the theme is very clearly modern. While it can be a risk to produce newer works, there is also so much to gain. Modern pieces are, well, modern.
Dance: Taking Steps
The students of UA Dance have a busy schedule this spring. Three concerts are in the works, all of them to be performed at Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on the UA campus. For details and tickets see dance.arizona.edu.
Music: Classical Compendium
Baroque, Bach and Beyond
Bumpy Flight
After being the only thing worth your time in Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn gets her own show in Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, a marked improvement over the film that housed Margot Robbie’s first go at the role.
Reel Indie
The latest indie and cult films coming to a theater near you!
Shining Country Stars
Numerous love stories can be heard in the music of the Old Pueblo. Love Notes explores what happens when “Till death do us part” meets rock ‘n’ roll. This week, meet vocalist and fiddler Billy Shaw Jr. and wife Jessica Northey-Shaw who hosts CMChatLIVE.com and gets Billy’s band on Tucson’s stages.
Meaty Comeback
Social media is known to bring like-minded people together. For instance, Jay Healy, owner of Fire N’ Smoke Wood-Fired Pizza and BBQ, happened to be scrolling through Facebook posts when something caught his eye—a photo of a deliciously crafted burger made by one of Tucson’s most creative chefs, Lindy Reilly.
XOXO
The music you don’t want to miss.
Quick Bites
The best culinary and drink experiences in the city this week.
Know Your Product: Naim Amor
For as impressionistic and suave as Naim Amor’s guitar playing is, the French transplant has become the unexpected troubadour of Tucson’s nightlife. While Amor has plenty of experience with the desert folk/rock befitting the Sonoran Desert, such as on 2016’s The Western Suite and Siesta Songs with Calexico’s John Convertino, his cool, technical prowess especially…
State of the Arts
The Spring Arts guide is here to inform you of what’s going on in Tucson’s vibrant arts scene. Plus, we look at the city’s new transportation plan, who’s dropping out of Pima County races and plenty of food, music and movie news.
High Hopes
If you watched last Friday night’s Democratic presidential debate ahead of this week’s New Hampshire primary, you saw debate moderator Lindsey Davis light up candidate Pete Buttigieg over the increased arrests of black citizens for marijuana offenses during the eight years he’s been mayor of South Bend, Indiana.
