Tucson Weekly: Listings: Music (July 30

MUSIC
Events This Week
Listings ARIZONA FOLKLORE PRESERVE. 44 Ramsey Canyon Road, Hereford. Visit the Arizona Folklore Preserve, where "Arizona's Official Balladeer," Dolan Ellis, performs his Arizona show Tall Tales, Lost Trails and Heroes at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2. Seating is very limited and reservations are required. Call 1-520-378-6165 for reservations and information.
COURTYARD CONCERT SERIES. Plaza Palomino, at Swan and Fort Lowell roads. The Courtyard Concert Series features traditional, world-folk, Cajun and blues artists performing selected Saturdays though September. The Balalaika Orchestra Ensemble performs traditional Russian folk music, and features the dancing of the Kalinka Russian folk dancers, from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, August 1. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 the day of the show, available at Plaza Palomino Suite 219, Hear's Music and Piney Hollow. Call 297-9133 for information.

SEBESTYÉN AND MUZSIKÁS. Temple of Music And Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Márta Sebestyén, the vocalist featured in the movie the The English Patient, performs with Muzsikás and Hungarian folk dancers from the Kodály Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 2. Tickets are $13 and $15, with a $1 discount to In Concert! members, available at Hear's Music and Antigone Books. Call 327-4809 for information.
Announcements
CALL FOR ENTRIES. Casino of the Sun is looking for Tucson-area based bands to compete live in their Hot August Night promotion. The bands will be judged by the audience, Casino of the Sun employees, and a professional from a national music label. First place is $3,000, second place $1,500, and third place band $500. All varieties of music are welcome. Interested bands must submit a demo tape, to be received by August 3. Call Gloria Kyle at 883-1700, ext. 5441, for information.
WEST AFRICAN DRUM. Learn the rhythms of Guinea and Mali in a relaxed atmosphere. Beginning and intermediate classes are now forming. Hour-and-a-half classes meet once each week. Cost is $40 per four-week session, or $12 per class. Registration is ongoing. Contact Martin Klabunde (206-9250) or email clockwork@psn.net for information.