Tucson Weekly: Listings: Dance (March 19

DANCE

Performances This Week

ISIS THEATRE DANCE. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts. 40 E. 14th St. Formerly known as The Olde Women's Group, the Isis Theatre Dance Company presents its first public performance, Premiere Variations, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21. The performance is a mixture of jazz and contemporary dance. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children, available in advance or at the door. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Third Street Kids. Call 323-8437 for information.

Announcements

AUDITION NOTICE. The Isis Dance Theater Company is holding auditions for intermediate to advanced ballet, jazz and/or modern dancers over age 30 for forthcoming fall and spring productions. The company is also looking for actors and singers over age 30 for an original, one-act musical production. Auditions are by appointment only, and will continue until all positions are filled. Contact Rosemary Tindall-Gibson at 323-8437.
Listings DESERT DANCE BENEFIT. Westin La Paloma Resort. Arizona Ballroom. 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. The Desert Terrace Dance Club presents That's Entertainment III from noon until 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 22. The dance features numbers choreographed by Ms. Linda Dean and proceeds benefit the Tucson Ronald McDonald House. Admission in the form of cash or household and paper goods will be accepted. Donations of $25 or more receive dance lessons. Call 327-3405 for information.
ECSTATIC TRANCE DANCE. The Little Temple Community Healing Arts Institute. 721 N. Second Ave. Get ready for energy, peace and movement on Sunday evenings with Ecstatic Trance Dancing, a smoke- and alcohol-free evening of movement and music every other Sunday: March 29, April 12 and 26. Cost is $12 per session. Call Karma Carpenter at 326-7230; or email: kcarpenter@west.pima.edu, for information.
INSIDE DANCE. CFA Recital Hall. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Spiritualism and religion in dance are explored in In Excelsis Deo, a series of four multi-media presentations led by Gray Montague, Executive Director of Ballet Arizona. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesdays, from March 24 through April 14. All performances are free. Call 206-6988 for information.
ORTS CLASSES. 121 E. Seventh St. Orts Artistic Director Anne Bunker teaches low-flying trapeze classes for adults and children, and modern dance classes for adults and children of all abilities. Call 744-4004 for information.
SWING CLASSES. Boondocks Lounge. 3306 N. First Ave. Learn to swing to the sounds of the Kings of Pleasure, free on Monday evenings. Beginners' class is at 7:30 p.m., and intermediate dancers meet at 8 p.m. Call 690-0991 for information.
TANGO EN TUCSON. The UA Dance Division hosts The Asado and Milonga, a dance barbeque sponsored by Club Rio Platense, on Sunday, March 15, at the UA Ina Gittings Dance Theater, east end of the UA mall. Cost is $15 per person. Studios will meet Monday through Thursday beginning at 8:30 p.m., and are open to the public for the cost of $5 per person. Classes for the workshop Tango En Tucson continue through Saturday, March 21. Studio faculty members include Carolina Zokalski and Diego Difaclo, Aurora and George Firpo, Téte and Silvia, Daniel and Maria, and Michael Walker and Luren Belluci. Beginning tango classes are offered from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19; and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 20. Classes are $10. Call 622-5059 for information.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Events This Week

AFRICAN MARKET DAY. UA Mall. The UA African American Student Affairs Office and the Tucson Black Chamber of Commerce sponsor the fifth-annual Tucson Soul Explosion & African American Market Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 25. More than 50 vendors will be selling African books, hand-crafted jewelry and clothing, as well as everyday African household products. The event will include fashion demonstrations and various public service information booths. Call 621-3419 for information.
ARTS BRIGADE OR BUST. The Tucson Arts Brigade presents a multi-media arts event from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, March 21, to raise funds for TAB's first mural of 1998 entitled, We Give Birth to Choice Each Day. The mural is in progress at the location of the fundraiser, 101 W. Fifth St. Featured at the benefit will be DJ Kidd Squidd of KXCI, poetry readings by members of the Dead Poets Society and Jessica Jaramillo, a cake walk, slide shows, original art raffle, and live music by some of Tucson's favorite bands.
CITIZEN'S BICYCLE PARADE. Join hundreds of fellow Tucsonans at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 22, for a three-mile parade ride from the corner of Tucson Boulevard and Sixth Street to the Fourth Avenue Street Fair. Festivities mark the close of celebrations for Bike Week '98, and begin in front of Rincon Market at 10 a.m. Call 791-4372 for information.
DANCE JAM. Mat Bevel Institute. 530 N. Stone Ave. Come one and all to celebrate the equinox at the Club Rhythm Dance Jam, from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, March 21. This smoke-free dance infusion includes a fun mix of tunes including African, Caribbean, World Music, Tribal and lots of good, old-fashioned rock and roll. Admission is $5 at the door, with a $1 discount for KXCI members. Parents are invited to bring (and be responsible for) their kids. Call 721-1710 for information.
DOWNTOWN SATURDAY. Downtown Tucson is alive all day and all night Saturday, March 21. This week features "Big Band Dance Night" with Andy Cheers and his Big Band, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ronstadt Transit Center. Visit the Bandshell in Armory Park for the second-annual Equinox Festival celebration. The Tucson Musicians Showcase features Laura Cohn at Magpie's Patio, 605 N. Fourth Ave. For information on other events, stop by the booth on Sixth Avenue and Congress Street; or call the Arts District Partnership at 624-9977.
QUEERFLIX. Wingspan. 300 E. Sixth St. Wingspan, Tucson's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community center, inaugurates a new series of monthly films with 27 Pieces of Me at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Screenings will be held at 7 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month. A donation of $1 is requested. Call 624-1779 for information.
JUNIOR LEAGUE BARGAINS. Tucson Community Center. The Junior League of Tucson presents its 40th anniversary rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Find bargains on everything from household items to baby clothes, office furniture and more. Admission is free. There will be a pre-sale dinner and auction on Friday, March 20. Tickets are $25 per person. Call 321-0750 or 326-9669 for information.
MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL. Rincon High School Auditorium. 422 N. Arcadia St. Join folks from the Summit Hut at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, for a presentation of the best of the Banff Festival of Mountain Films, a series of outdoors films featuring mountain, rock and ice climbing, kayaking and wilderness competitions. Tickets are $7, available at Summit Hut and the Boy Scouts of America, Catalina Council Explorer Division. Call 325-1554 for information.
NETWORKING MEETING. Main Library. 101 N. Main St. downtown. Conference Room 221. Arizona Independent Film is hosting a free networking meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 25. Call Wolf Forest at 622-2520, or email Bill Flavel at billflavel3@hotmail.com, for more information.
SPRING ARTS FESTIVAL. The Spirit Weavers present their second annual Fiesta Spirit Arts & Crafts Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 22, at Ventana Village on East Sunrise Drive and Kolb Road. Festival includes the unique work of more than 70 juried artisans, with a performance by Shep Cooke from noon to 2 p.m. in the plaza. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Community Food Bank. Admission and parking are free. Call 546-4656 for more information.
SYMPHONY IN STYLE. Westin La Paloma Resort. 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. The Tucson Symphony Women's Association sponsors a designer fashion show, luncheon and silent auction at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21. Proceeds benefit the Tucson Symphony Women's Association Programs. Tickets are $45. Call 299-0835 for reservations and information.
O'ODHAM DAY CELEBRATION. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. The O'odham Nation celebrates with culture dances and Toká game demonstrations, storytelling, children's activities and educational demonstrations of dryland farming, native plant use, basketry and pottery making, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Entrance to the park is free. Call (520) 387-6849 for information.
WALKING TOURS. The Arizona Historical Society presents Walking Tours of Historic Tucson from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays, throughout March. Beginning at the Sosa-Carillo-Frémont House Museum, the tour canvasses more than 20 homes, sites and buildings. Cost is $4.50. Reservations are required. Call 622-0956 for reservations and information.
WAREHOUSE WALKING TOURS. Hotel Congress Lobby. 311 E. Congress St. The Tucson Arts District Partnership offers tours of the historic downtown warehouse district from 9 to 11 a.m. the second Saturday of the month, through May 1998. This expert-guided tour covers a one mile area, and includes an overview of the area's history, with brief visits to several artists' studios. Call 624-9977 for information.