MUSIC

Performances This Week

THE BOBS. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. Singing sensations The Bobs perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16. Tickets range from $17 to $14, with discounts for TJS and KXCI members. Tickets are available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books, Loco Records, and Zip's University. Call 327-4809 for tickets and information.

BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Singer/songwriter Ed Eberlein performs from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Main Library Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave. Bring your lunch and enjoy!

BUMBLE. Zenith Center for Transformative Arts. 330 S. Seventh St. Solo musician Bumble performs an eclectic mix of music at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. Tickets are $4 at the door. Call 623-0913 for information.

FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music present works performed by Cuarteto Rios Reyna, with Monique Duphill on piano, at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. Tickets are $10. Call 298-5806 or visit http://www.azstarnet.com/~bfoster for information.

PLAZA SUNDAYS. St. Philip's Plaza. 4380 N. Campbell Ave. The Tucson Jazz Society continues the Plaza Suite Spring Series at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13, with The Tucson Latin Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $4 for TJS members, $8 general, available at the door. Call the hotline at 743-3399 for information.

SLONAKER SERIES. Slonaker House. 1025 E. Second St. UA campus, just east of Park Avenue. Bring a bag lunch and take a break during the Spring Slonaker Series lunchtime concerts from 11 to 12:30 p.m. Series returns Friday, April 11. These free concerts are presented by the School of Music and Dance. Call Lucia Barton at 626-7183 for information.

SOUTHERN SYMPHONY. Berger Performing Arts Theatre. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. The Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra performs with TSO's Jackie Sellers and Tom O'Kelley at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Tickets are $7, $4 for students and seniors. Call 323-7166 for tickets and information.

SYMPHONIC WINDS. Christ Community Church. 7801 E. Kenyon Drive. The Arizona Symphonic Winds, Laszlo Veres directing, present a variety of music at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13. This free concert will feature works by Tchaikovsky, Cole Porter, Sousa, and a tribute to Bob Hope. Call 577-2410 for information.

TARIKA. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. The Tucson Friends of Traditional Music presents Tarika, direct from Madagascar, at 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. Advance tickets are $14, $12 TFTM and KXCI members, $2 more at the door, available at Hear's Music, Loco Records, Antigone Books, or by phone at 881-3947. Call 795-5685 for information.

UA OPERA. UA Crowder Hall, on the southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. Opening Thursday, April 10: The Dialogues of The Carmelites, by Francis Poulenec. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, April 12, with a 3 o'clock matinee Sunday, April 13. Tickets are $12, $10 UA employees, and $6 students/seniors, available at the Fine Arts box office, 621-1162. Call MusiCall at 621-2998 for information.

YOBOSÓ. Berger Performing Arts Theatre. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. Move to the Latin Jazz beat of Yobosó at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Advance tickets are $10, $12 day of show, available at Hear's and Loco Music, Good Times Music, or by calling 888-8816.

YOUTH ORCHESTRA BENEFIT. Lutheran Church of the Foothills. 5102 N. Craycroft. Enjoy works by Telemann, Vivaldi, Corelli and others at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra.

Announcements

CALL TO PERFORMERS. The Airport Lounge. 20 E. Pennington St. 882-0400. The Airport Lounge seeks musicians interested in participating in an Open Mic Film Project. Call Susan at 882-0400 or leave a message at 620-1867.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association, a volunteer, non-profit organization, seeks applicants for the 12th annual Tucson Folk Festival May 3 and 4, at El Presidio Park. Needed are vendors of fine foods, arts, crafts, and music paraphernalia; volunteers to help staff the festival, and acoustic music acts. Call 749-9770 or write to: TKMA, P.O. Box 26531, Tucson AZ 85726; or email to: dsimpson@rtd.com for a volunteer application and information.

MUSIC JAMS. The Folk Shop. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. 881-7147. Regular monthly jams include: Thursday, April 10, for some finger-pickin' bluegrass; and Tuesday, April 15, devoted to Celtic and old-time music. Anyone is welcome to come and listen, or join in with your own guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, etc. Call 881-7147 for information.

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