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WRITERS' JOURNEYS. The Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC) has booked a slew of extraordinary women writers to speak at its second annual women writers' event. Featured guests Kathy Cronkite (On the Edge of Darkness: Conversations About Depression), Edwidge Danticat (Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak!) and Gretel Erlich (Solace of Open Spaces and A Match to the Heart) join moderator Patricia Preciado Martin (Songs My Mother Sang to Me and the newly released El Milagro and Other Stories). "We like to have a diverse group of writers, who have different experiences," says organizer Judy Temple. Danticat, who was born in Haiti and is now living in New York, combines a poetic style with a poignant perspective on her impoverished, war-torn homeland; Erlich's personal essays foray into the literal and metaphorical beyond of the western plains; and Cronkite draws from personal interviews and candid autobiographical information to deliver her critically acclaimed exploration of depression. Tucsonan and accomplished writer Martin, whose recent work catalogues stories of "ordinary women who led extraordinary lives" would seem the perfect moderator. Writers' Journeys: Real and Imagined, an evening of intimate storytelling, begins with a dessert reception at 7 p.m. at Park Grove Ballroom at Hotel Park Tucson, 5151 E. Grant Road. Admission is $20 at the door, with proceeds supporting WOSAC scholarships, travel grants and research stipends. A booksigning will follow. Call 621-7338 for reservations and information.
Friday 1
MAT BEVEL. Part poetic, part kinetic and totally magnetic, when Mat Bevel is on stage all you can do is stare and ask yourself that question binding performer and patron across the ages: "Who is this guy...and what's that thing on his head?" Mat Bevel (or the artist formerly known as Ned Schaper) returns with The Home for Lonely Men, the third presentation in the Surrealistic Pop Science Theatre season. That's all we're going to tell you. Bevel dips into his bag of tricks at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Mat Bevel Institute, 211 S. Fremont Ave., near South Park Avenue and Broadway. Tickets are $5 in advance or at the door. Call 622-0192 for reservations and information.
Saturday 2
MEET MCMILLAN. Take a deep breath, Terry McMillan fans. The acclaimed best-selling novelist and former UA associate professor of creative writing returns to Tucson as the keynote speaker at the third annual Writing Works Center conference, a three-day series of panel discussions, guest readings and manuscript review sessions. And she has plenty to talk about: Her third novel, Waiting to Exhale, is now a major motion picture; she's edited an anthology of contemporary African American fiction; collaborated with Spike Lee on Five for Five: The Films of Spike Lee; and completed a new novel entitled How Stella Got Her Groove Back, to be published this spring.
SACRED JOURNEY. Apache/Hispanic actor Adan Sanchez returns for an encore performance of Sacred Journey, a powerful, one-man play based on the true story of "Indian John," a homeless man playwright Matthew Witten met in New York City. While the play delves into serious issues of child abuse, alcoholism and crime, the message it delivers is one of hope, as one man triumphs in recovering his spiritual heritage. Sacred Journey begins at 8 tonight only at the PCC Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Sanchez and representatives from Borderlands Theatre will conduct a post-performance discussion of issues raised in the play. Tickets are $10, available in advance from Antigone Books and Jeff's Classical Records. Call 882-7406 for reservations and information. IT'S MAGIC. Any profession that justifies carrying a business card that reads "Commercial Conjuring and Amusement" deserves a second glance. And that's just what you'll want to give The Norm Marini Show, because these world-class magicians are going to throw your optic nerves for a loop. Headliner Norm Marini does stand up comedy and magic we hear is ready for the pro circuit, if only his local business wasn't keeping him close to home. He'll be joined by Doctor "T," a local science teacher who travels the country using magic in his lectures; and "classical magic act" veteran Joe Duperry. He's the "serious" one in the bunch--the kind of magician who eats fire for breakfast.
Show begins at 6 p.m. in the lobby with close-up magic by Steve Ehlers and the Magic Castle's John Schyrock. Main show follows at 7 p.m. at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $6.50 adults, $4 children, available at William's Magic, 6526 E. 22nd St., and at the door. Call 747-7680 for information. PEGGY SEEGER. Peggy Seeger, the woman for whom "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was penned, leaves the gray skies of England to return to the sunny Southwest, bringing her vibrant, topical acoustic folk ballads back to the Tucson stage for the first time in decades. These days, she's more active in the music-making biz than half-brother Pete, with a new album on the way called Odd Collection, a gaggle of songs with an eco-feminist slant that one long-time fan calls "her best work to date." Seeger performs at 3 p.m. at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 S. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance from Antigone Books and Bentley's on Speedway. They'll be $12 at the door, with a $2 discount on all sales for TFTM members. Call 623-1688 for information. WHEN PIGS DANCE. Tucson Regional Ballet and the Southwest String Quartet team up to present the premiere of The Three Little Javelinas, an original ballet adaptation of Tucson author Susan Lowell's best-selling children's book. Production features choreography by TRB artistic director Linda Walker and a lively musical arrangement by TSO string player Elona Vokovic-Gay, combining narrative, live music, dance and dialogue in a ballet that's fun for the whole family. Also included in the program is a collection of classical and contemporary pieces from the company's repertoire, including "Solus," a piece choreographed by the San Francisco Opera Company's John Henry.
Sunday 3
SPIRIT OF TIBET. If it seems odd that a group of Tibetan monks would land stateside on a multi-media tour, it may be an indication of the great lengths minority cultures must go to in order to preserve their heritage. Called Wildlife, Tamed Mind, this spectacular montage of masked dance, ritual chanting, projected images of the "land of the snows" and excerpts from the film Compassion in Exile, including a message from the Dalai Lama himself, delivers an inspiring message from one of the most tragically oppressed corners of the Communist world. Performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $12 at the door. Call 325-2272 for information. A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE. Chocolate chip cookies, chocolate raspberry cheesecake, cinnamon chocolate bread, café mocha, chocolate caramel mousse...you name it, they've got it, along with endless banquet tables of confections you couldn't conjure in your wildest dreams. And it's all you can eat! A Taste of Chocolate, the annual fundraiser for Arizona Right To Choose, throws caution to the wind with chocolate tasting, a raffle and more from 2 to 4 p.m. at Quality Hotel & Suites, on the corner of St. Mary's Road and Granada Avenue. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Outlets include Yikes! Toy Store, Blue Willow Restaurant, Antigone Books, Cuppuccinos Coffee House and Café Terra Cotta. See the Chow review for details.
Monday 4
SPARE THE AIR. The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality has named March "Spare the Air Month," with this first week designated "Non-Polluting Commuting Week." Do your part to ease the atmospheric burden by walking, pedaling, taking a back seat view or hastening your company's transition into the "workplace of the '90s" by working at home. Participants are eligible for terrific prizes. Call DEQ at 740-3344 to sign up or get more information.
Tuesday 5
PAINTING THE TOWN BROWNE. Pop culture may have brought back the '70s, but folk-rock musician and activist Jackson Browne never left them. The inveterate performer brings the same old spirit and a new set of tunes from his recently released album Looking East, which received a three-star review from Rolling Stone. Browne performs at 7:30 p.m. at UA Centennial Hall, University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. Tickets are $25 and $32, with partial proceeds benefiting Operation USA, an international relief organization working to remove existing land mines worldwide. Ticket outlets include Dillard's and the Centennial Hall box office. Call 621-3341 for reservations and information.
Wednesday 6
FINE YOUNG FOLK. Remember the name Erica Wheeler. The young "New Folk" songwriter is making waves in clubs, colleges and coffee houses nationwide. She brings her award-winning vocals and insightful, imaginative acoustic guitar ballads back to the Tucson stage at 7:30 p.m. at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Witty Tucson urban folk veteran Martie van der Voort opens the show. Tickets are $8 in advance from Antigone Books, Hear's Music and the SWCM box office. They'll cost $10 at the door. TFTM, TKMA and KXCI members receive a $1 discount on all ticket sales. Call 884-1220 for information. City Week includes events selected by Calendar Editor Mari Wadsworth. Event information is accurate as of press time. The Weekly recommends calling event organizers to check for last-minute changes in location, time, price, etc.
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STARS AND SPIKES. Unlike most sporting events, volleyball
is fun. It's graceful and powerful and fast-moving. Bodies don't
get smashed, refs don't get insulted and fights rarely break out
among the fans. Volleyball is what every other sport aspires to
be. Plus, it's one of the few sports with a pro league where women
get to really kick ass. Tonight Tucsonans get a taste of the torch
as the Road to Atlanta Volleyball tour winds through the UA campus
for the third stop of five on the USA women's national team's
first domestic tour. Team USA faces 
Her address begins at 7 p.m. in Room 201 of the PAS Building,
Fourth Street east of Park Avenue on the UA campus. Tickets for
the talk only are $10 at the door. Arrive early, as space is limited.
For information on the three-day conference, call 626-4444.
The show, orchestrated by Bruce Martyn (the Man Behind the Curtain
with the aforementioned business card), is intended to be the
first in a monthly program. "My mission in life is to promote
magic," says Martyn, who got his own start in magic at age
10. "I remember being told, 'Hey kid, get lost! Go get a
book.' I won't let that happen with some youngster interested
in magic."
The Three Little Javelinas takes the stage at 2 and 8
p.m., with a 2 o'clock matinee Sunday, March 3. Tickets are $8
and $10, available at Dillard's and the TCC box office. Call 791-4266
for reservations and information.
BROTHERS IN ARMS. Those tireless Coyote Ramblers
return to the stage with Brothers in Arms, named Best Play
at the 1996 Arizona International Theatre Festival for its "clarity
of vision, precision of structure and crackling dialogue."
The story, by Ken Tesoriere, follows the lives of disparate casualties
of war and their struggles to come to terms with a future fractured
by conflicting political agendas. This free staged reading starts
at 8 p.m. at aka Theatre, 125 E. Congress St. Call 797-7779
for information.