MUSIC Upcoming ARIZONA OPERA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. The Arizona Opera presents Don Pasquale at 7:30 p.m. February 16 and 17 and 2 p.m. Sunday, February 18. This Italian comedy is about a contest between generations and the outrageous rush into the madness of marriage. Tickets range from $14 to $56 and are available at the TCC box office and all Dillard's ticket outlets. Call Arizona Opera at 293-4336 for information. Performances This Week CENTENNIAL HALL. UA Campus, east of the Main Gate at Park Avenue and University Boulevard. 621-3341. Opening February 9 and continuing through February 11: Broadway Swings, a staged musical extravaganza celebrating Broadway's most popular songs of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Tickets range from $19 to $39. Student rush tickets are available 45 minutes before the show for $5. Tickets may be purchased at Centennial Hall box office, the TCC box office and all Dillard's ticket outlets. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information. COFFEE HOUSE MUSIC. The Coffee House Music series continues at 9 p.m. Friday, February 9, at Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E. Wrightstown Road, with a performance by folk musician Gerry Glombecki. Bring the whole family to this non-smoking, no-alcohol venue. Admission is $3, $2 for clergy and students. Call 298-1245 for reservations and information. CROWDER HALL. UA College of Fine Arts. The following free recitals are scheduled this week: Piano Extravaganza, a benefit concert for the Crowder Hall Piano Fund, at 8 p.m. Monday, February 12. Selections by Chopin, Granados, Debussy and others will be performed by faculty and students. Admission is by donation. Baritone Duck Sick Choi and soprano Miae Park Choi pair up to present an evening of beautiful music at 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 13. Call 621-1162 for information. HOLSCLAW RECITAL HALL. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. The Faculty Recital series continues with a performance by tenor Grayson Hurst in celebration of Austria's 1,000th anniversary. The evening is devoted entirely to seldom-heard Austrian and Viennese vocal ensembles. Admission is $8, $5 UA employees and $3 seniors/students and are available at the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for information. A NIGHT TO HOWL. The Warrior Poet's Society presents A Night To Howl, a very special evening of "earth-oriented" music, poetry and (out)spoken word, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 8, at Café Luna Loca, 546 N. Stone Ave. Donations are accepted at the door and will benefit Earth First! Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be served at this all-ages show. Performers include: Gerry Glombecki, Leslie Hemstreet, Janet Planet, Peg Millett, Kennis Fritzinger and Petey Mesquitey. Call Dwight Metzger at 740-0810 for information. PROSCENIUM THEATRE. PCC West Campus. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6458. Classical guitarist James Russel offers a Valentine's Day performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 14. Tickets are $14, $12 seniors and $5 students, and includes a complimentary flower per couple at the door. Advance ticket outlets include the PCC West Campus Student Center and Dillard's. Call 884-6458 for information. STEFAN GEORGE AND SONGTOWER. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Stefan George and Songtower celebrate their fifth anniversary with a performance at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 11. Tickets are $5, $4 for TFTM, TKMA, TBS and KXCI members, and are available at the door. Call 884-1220 for information. ACOUSTIC LOVESONGS. Stillwell-Twiggs House. 134 S. Fifth Ave. String bassist Sean "Sphere" Ball and tenor Mark Gordon Allen present a romantic evening of Lennon and McCartney love songs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 14. Admission is $8, $5 students and $4 children. Call 624-3880 for information. RARE BREED PERFORMANCE. Lesbianas Latinas de Tucson hosts a Valentine's Dance and fundraiser for the second annual National Lesbiana Conference from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, February 9, with live salsa performed by Rare Breed. Join them at Ain't Nobody's Bizness, 2900 E. Broadway, for a $5 cover at the door. Call 318-4838 for information. TCC LEO RICH THEATRE. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. Arizona Friends of Chamber Music hosts a performance by the New York Chamber Soloists at 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 14. Program features music by Stravinsky, Villa-Lobos, Millhaud and Satie and others. Tickets are $12, $2 students, and are available at the door. TMA SUNDAYS. Music fills the galleries of the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., with a performance by percussionist Steven Schick at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 11. Performance is free with museum admission. TSO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. PCC Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6458. The Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra presents Pianissimo at 8 p.m. February 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. February 11. The performance features pianists Paula Fan and Rex Woods and includes selections by Bach, Haydn and Mendelssohn. Tickets are $17 and are available at the TSO box office, TCC box office and all Dillard's outlets. Call 882-8585 for reservations and information. Continuing BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Tucson Scottish Rite continues its winter organ concert series with a performance from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 160 S. Scott Ave. Valentine mid-day music is performed by the Goodtime Singers Barber Shop Quartet from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 14 at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Announcements GRAMMY IN THE SCHOOLS. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences hosts Grammy In The Schools, a day-long event open to all high school students participating in a school music ensemble, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, February 12, at Centennial Hall, Main Gate entrance at Park Avenue and University Boulevard. This event brings students together with more than 30 music industry professionals offering panel discussions, workshops and concerts. Call Robert Cutietta at the UA School of Music and Dance, 621-3231 for information. DON PASQUALE PREVIEW. The Opera Guild of Arizona hosts a preview of Don Pasquale at 9:30 a.m. Friday, February 9, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1949 E. Helen St. Preview is performed by members of the Arizona Opera Company and is narrated by Dr. Jay Paul Minn. Admission is $1, with Opera Guild members admitted for free. Call 297-4050 for information. MADAMA BUTTERFLY PREVIEW. The Arizona Opera Company Singers present a free preview of Puccini's Madama Butterfly from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, at UMC DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Dr. Kenneth Ryan narrates. Call Nancy Guthrie at 626-7301 for information. MUSICIANS NEEDED. String players of all levels are invited to the monthly gathering of the Tucson Adult Amateur String Players at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 11. Musicians gather to play duets, trios and quartets. Call 886-7754 for meeting location and information. BLUEGRASS JAM. The Folk Shop. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. 881-7147. Join in the fun from 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, at this monthly bluegrass music jam. Everyone is welcome, with practiced players invited to join in.

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