MUSIC Performances This Week ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE. Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association presents an acoustic showcase from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 20, at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Featured performers include fingerpicker Ken Tucker and singer/songwriter Kathy Rote. Both are original founders of TKMA. Admission is $5, $2 for children. Series continues the third Tuesday of each month and is open to all local musicians. Call 326-9021 for information. ARIZONA OPERA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. Arizona Opera presents Don Pasquale at 7:30 p.m. February 16 and 17 and at 2 p.m. 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. BORDER'S BOOKS AND MUSIC. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. The following performances are free: 7 p.m. Saturday, February 16, blues guitarist Michael Gruber; 2 p.m. February 17, Gerry Glombecki, followed by J.J. Jazz at 4 p.m. and pianist Glenn Kramer at 7 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. February 18, Stefan George and Anna Duff, followed by the Catalina Chamber Orchestra at 7 p.m.; 7 p.m. February 20, the Catalina Chamber Orchestra. CASAS ADOBES CONCERTS. Casas Adobes Congregational Church. 6801 N. Oracle Road. Series continues with Dean Schoff, Anna Schoff and Sarah Smith (S, S & S) singing operatic, classical and popular music at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 18. Admission is free, with donations gladly accepted. Call 297-1181 for information. CENTENNIAL HALL. UA Campus, east of the Main Gate at Park Avenue and University Boulevard. 621-3341. The UA Symphony Orchestra presents its President's Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 18. Performance features student winners of the President's Concert Competition. Tickets range from $3 to $8 and may be purchased at the UA Fine Arts and Centennial Hall box offices. Call 621-3341 for tickets and information. CHARLIE KING. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. Folksinger Charlie King brings his unique lyrical style to Tucson at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 18. This annual affair is sponsored by BorderLinks and the Workers' Rights Alliance, proponents of the Arizona Workers' Bill of Rights. Refreshments and childcare are available. Tickets are $10, available in advance from Antigone Books, Bentley's House of Coffee, or by calling 628-8263 or 623-1688. CROWDER HALL. UA College of Fine Arts. The following free recitals are scheduled this week: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 15, doctoral solo concert on piano by Deborah Nemko, followed at 8 p.m. by the UA Chamber Winds; 8 p.m. Saturday, February 17, doctoral qualifying recital by pianist Tianshu Wang; 3 p.m. Sunday, February 18, Doctoral ensemble recital by pianist Richard Urbis; and 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, performance by the Saxophone Studio. The UA Band performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, February 20. Tickets are $3 to $6 for the Tuesday concert only. Call 621-1162 for information. DUELING FIDDLES. Tucson Parks and Recreation and the Southern Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Association present the Tucson Old Time Fiddle Contest at 10 a.m. Sunday, February 18, at Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, park entrance at Country Club Road and 22nd Street. Contestant registration begins at 9 a.m. Registration fee is $10 for fiddlers 12 years and older and $5 for "pee-wees" ages 11 and under. Special "trick and fancy" and twin fiddling competitions are offered for all ages. Spectator admission is free. GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA. Get in the groove with the Tucson Jazz Society dance party featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, February 18, in the TCC Ballroom, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets are $21, $16 for TJS members, and are available at the TCC box office and Dillard's. Tables for eight may be purchased for $147, $112 for members. Call 791-4266 for tickets and information. CLASSICAL PIANO. Grace St. Paul's. 2331 E. Adams St. Classical pianist Mark Ochu performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17. Ochu has dedicated his musical career to promoting global consciousness through developing "Piano Performances with a World View." Tickets are $10 at the door. Proceeds benefit the Baha'i Chair for World Peace. Call 884-0092 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 organist David Burton Brown at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 19. Admission is $8, $5 UA employees and $3 seniors/students. Tickets are available in advance from the UA Fine Arts box office. Kevin Christensen gives a Master's recital on trumpet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17. Admission is free. Call 621-1162 for information. TOBY TWINING MUSIC. PCC West Campus Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6458. Toby Twining Music, the a cappella "human chamber orchestra," presents Evolution in Music at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 17. Tickets are $14, $12 seniors and $5 students. Advance ticket outlets include Hear's Music, the PCC West Campus Student Center and Dillard's. Call 884-6458 for information. PROJECT CHOKI BENEFIT. St. Philip's in the Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. R. Charles Nakai, Navajo-Ute musician, storyteller, composer and educator, plays his 10th annual Project Choki Benefit concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, February 18. Proceeds support Project Choki, a multicultural arts education partnership. Advance tickets are $12 and are available at Bahti Indian Arts, Rainbow Moods, Huntington Trading Company, The Haunted Bookshop, Silverbell Trading Company and Jody's Framing Gallery. Reserved seating is available for $35, $15 for companion or child ticket, by calling Arts Genesis at 323-0185. WINTER BLUES FEST. Rialto Theatre. 318 E. Congress St. 740-1986. The Rialto Theatre opens its doors once again for a weekend-long Wintertime Blues Festival February 15 through 17. The party kicks off Thursday with Gary Primich. Friday, February 16, heats up with Billy Boy Arnold, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, and Mike Morgan. Festival closes on Saturday, February 17, with Maria Muldaur, Angela Strehli and W.C. Clark. All shows benefit the Rialto Theater Renovation Project. Doors open at 7 for 8 p.m. show time. Tickets are $5 Thursday, $10 Friday and $10 Saturday; or $15 for all three nights. Tickets may be purchased at Hear's Music and all Zia Record locations. Call 795-1420 or 740-1986 for 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 21, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 160 S. Scott Ave. ST. PHILIP'S IN THE HILLS. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Noon-time concerts are offered every Thursday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Upcoming concerts include: pianist Lois Hobbs on February 22. Admission is free. Announcements MADAMA BUTTERFLY PREVIEW. The Arizona Opera Guild hosts a preview of Madama Butterfly at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, at Border's Books and Music, 4235 N. Oracle Road. Call 292-1331 for information. AUDITION NOTICE. Arizona Opera is accepting applicants for chorus openings for their production of Der Ring des Nibelungen. Production will be performed at the Wagnerian Festival June 3 through 15 in Flagstaff. Males are especially needed. Rehearsals will meet in Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff. Participants must be able to travel to Flagstaff for rehearsals in May and performances in June. Singers are paid for rehearsal and performance time, per diem, transportation and hotel accommodation. Membership in the AGMA Union is not required. Call 293-4336 for audition appointment and information. DESERT DRUMMERS. The Desert Drummers meet at 9 a.m. Sunday, February 18, in Kennedy Park, Ramada 38, 3700 S. Mission Road. Women of all ages are invited to bring a drum or favorite instrument and to sing, dance and share experiences with others. Call Lois H. Lockhart at 883-0377 for information. CELTIC JAM. The Folk Shop. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. 881-7147. Join in the fun from 8 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, February 20, at this weekly Celtic music jam. Everyone is welcome, with practiced players invited to join in.

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