MUSIC

Performances This Week

BROWN BAG CONCERT. Take a break from work with The Courage Sisters from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 12, at Dinnerware Gallery, 135 E. Congress St. Admission is free.

EASTSIDE ARTISTS SERIES. Christ Church United Methodist. 655 N. Craycroft Road. 327-1116. The Eastside Artists Series continues at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 9, with Christopher Herrick, concert organist. Tickets are $8 at the door.

FACULTY CONCERT SERIES. Crowder Hall. Located on the UA campus, on the southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The School of Music and Dance Faculty Concert Series continues with a guitar performance by Thomas Patterson at 8 p.m. Monday, February 10. Tickets are $10, $8 UA faculty/staff, $5 students/seniors, and are available at the Fine Arts Box Office, 621-1162. Call MusiCall at 621-2998 for recorded information.

RIDERS IN THE SKY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. The "Marx Brothers of Cowboy Music," Riders In The Sky, perform their infamous radio-theatre antics at 8 p.m. Friday, February 7. Tickets range from $18 to $22, with discounts for seniors. Tickets are available at Hear's Music, Loco Records, and Zip's. Call 881-3947 or 327-4809 for tickets and information.

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT. Catalina United Methodist Church. 2700 E. Speedway. The Sigma Alpha Lota International Music Fraternity presents a "scholarship benefit musicale" at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 8. Performing are Grayson Hirst, tenor, and Tom Patterson, guitar. A reception will follow the performance.

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 continues Friday, February 7. These free concerts are presented by the School of Music and Dance. Call Lucia Barton at 626-7183 for information.

SONGS OF OUR FATHERS. Tucson Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. The Tucson Jazz Society and the JCC present David Grisman and Andy Statman's Songs of Our Fathers, at 7 p.m. Sunday, February 9. Also performing are Edgar Meyer, Zachariah Spellman, David Grisman Quintet members, Enrique Coria, and Jim Kerwin. Tickets are $15, $12 for TJS and JCC members. Reserved seats are $22, and Patron Seats are $75 each, two for $140. Tickets are available at the JCC. Call 299-3000 for tickets and information.

WORDS AND MUSIC. Crowder Hall. Located on the UA campus, on the southwest corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. The School of Music and Dance present Words and Music, Vocal Works by Daniel Asia, at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 9, featuring Paul Sperry, Paul Pines, Daniel Asia, Mark Rush, and Tannis Gibson. There will be a pre-concert discussion at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Box Office or by calling 621-1162.

Out Of Town

LOVE OF MUSIC. The Bisbee Woman's Club continues the For the Love of Music series with "A Jazz Valentine," featuring Christina Vivona, harp, and Rob Boone, keyboard and trombone, at 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, February 8 and 9, at the Bisbee Woman's Club Hall on Quality Hill in Old Bisbee. Tickets are available for $7 at the door. Call 1-520-432-7217 for information.

Announcements

AUDITION NOTICE. The Tucson Goodtime Singers announce open auditions for women's four-part harmony at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 3670 N. Stone Ave. For information, call 790-1813.

BISBEE CABARET. The 55 Main Gallery hosts an informal Coffee House "Cabaret Unplugged" from 8 to 10 p.m. every Friday. This free open-mike event provides musicians, poets, vocalists, entertainers and listeners with a relaxed atmosphere. Format is acoustic. Call for information or to reserve a performance time slot. Call (520) 432-4694 for information.

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS. The Foothills Phil Community Intergenerational Orchestra wants you! No auditions are necessary, just a love of music. Call Judi Botwin at Community Schools at 577-5304 for registration information and rehearsal times.

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