Tucson Weekly: Cheap Thrills (January 15

Cheap Thrills CRIMES OF DESIRE: "This is a crime...of wanting buildings transformed, paint blistered to skin, flames lifted to pale necks between cascades of burnt curls; of watching frog-eyed dormers leap into blazing pools of false suns...."
So unfolds the riveting imagery of An Arsonist's Picnic, by Liliana Slomkowska. Winner of the 1994 Tucson Poetry Festival, Slomkowska is known for her fiction, essays and translations. She hails from New Haven, Conn., where she grew up speaking Polish, French and English. All of those influences are evident in her writing, which has garnered awards both here and abroad. Now she reads from her work as part of the ongoing Make a Date With A Poet series.
The free reading gets underway at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 17, in The Book Mark, 5001 E. Speedway. For details, call 881-6350.
QUINTESSENTIAL STYLE: The non-profit Quintessential Productions performing-arts education company will strut its stuff and raise needed funds with a vintage fashion show at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 17, on the Quintessential stage, 118 S. Fifth Ave.
The Old Pueblo's most vaunted--and dated--garb will be highlighted by the Sinatra stylings of emcee Paul Elia. Admission is $5. For information, call 703-1543.
BLOWING OFF STEAM: Get onboard with the Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum and its annual Coyote Toy Train Swap Meet. Gadsden-Pacific's toy train museum at Foothills Mall is currently closed, awaiting its grand reopening at the Northwest Industrial Park later this year, but the swap meet runs full steam from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 17, in the Foothills Mall central court, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. Admission is free.
ON-STAGE ANGST: If you've suffered your fill of theater fluff lately, check out the adventurous Redhouse Theater Project, which plumbs the heavy depths of the human condition with five one-act plays.
On the roster are Bertholt Brecht's The Jewish Wife and The Informer; Samuel Beckett's Ohio Impromptu and Come and Go; and Song Without Words, by Redhouse impresario Hal Melfi.
Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, January 16 and 17, and 3 p.m. Sunday, January 18, in The Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre, 330 S. Scott Ave. Performances continue at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, January 23 and 24. Advance tickets are $7, and available by calling 696-3015. Tickets are $10 at the door.
LATIN ALL-STARS: An all-star collection of the state's finest mariachi musicians rolls into Tucson Sunday, January 18, with a live performance by El Mariachi Tapatio.
On the heels of tours of the United States, Europe and Japan, along with several albums and CDs, this band brings the best of Mexican tradition to the local stage with a 3 p.m. show in the Casa Adobes Congregational Church, 6801 N. Oracle Road. A $5 donation is requested. For information, call 297-1181.

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