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LOUIE LOUIE. The era of Louis XIII is revisited when the UA School of Music and Dance presents Cendrillon, Jules Massenet's operatic version of Cinderella, set in France.
The performance is at 7:30 p.m. in UA Crowder Hall, on the south end of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12, $10 for UA staff and faculty, $6 for students and seniors, and are available by calling 621-1162. NAKAI ANDORTS. R.C. Nakai joins Chuck Koesters and Anne Bunker of Orts Theatre of Dance for Journeys, a collaborative affair in the UA Union Gallery. The dance performance and accompanying environmental acoustic music is inspired by the sculptural creation of Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow. The free performance runs from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Union Gallery, in the UA Student Union north of the main mall. Call 621-6142 for details.
Friday 5
A flat-picking guitar virtuoso, McLaughlin joins Chris Brashear on fiddle and guitar, Mark Jones on mandolin and Evan Dain on bass. They'll perform traditional bluegrass and '30s-era swing, along with plenty of homegrown material. Show time is 8 p.m. in the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Advance tickets are $12, available at Hear's Music and Enchanted Earthworks. Tickets are $2 more at the door, with discounts available for KXCI, DBA and In Concert! members. Call 297-9133 for information. RARESPECIESOFENTERTAINMENT. Dodge the mainstream by embracing the downright strange--and righteously funny--when Oddvarks Comedy Troupe returns to the Tucson stage. Following a short hiatus and "release from various rehabilitation facilities," these comic problem-children are back with an all new show of top-notch improv yuks that leave convention at the door. Tonight's free performance begins at 7 p.m. in the Plaza Pub, 20 E. Pennington St. Call 882-0400 for details.
Saturday 6
The expo is free and runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow at Tubac Historic State Park. Take I-19 south to the Tubac exit. Drive time is approximately 45 minutes. For information, call (602) 542-1996. HOT WHEELS. A recreational Xanadu arrives in Tucson this weekend with The Ultimate Toy Show and World of Wheels, a gathering "geared for pure excitement." Need we say more? Fast-moving machines including hotrods, custom cars, boats and RVs join spas, pools and electronics. Displays and events include the All-American Cycle Show, Truckin' magazine's Truck Corral, and Monster Truck Free-Style Competition.
The rubber-burnin' action runs from 10 a.m. to SYMPHONICSOUND-OFF. PCC hosts the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for its powerful MasterWorks Concert. Under the direction of George Hanson, the roster will include performances of Ottorino Respighi's Gli Uccelli, Paul Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher and Maurice Ravel's Ma mère l' Oye. Violist Ann Weaver will be the featured artist. Performances are 8 tonight and 2 p.m. tomorrow in the PCC Proscenium Theatre, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Tickets are $16, available at the TSO and TCC box offices, or at Dillard's. For information, call 882-8585.
Sunday 7
"We're excited about the continuation of horse racing in southern Arizona," says Dr. Dale Shirley, association president. "It's very important to the horse racing community...that Rillito maintain its place in horse racing." That place once included a steady clientele of movie stars, industry moguls and other celebs, at a track considered the birthplace of quarter horse racing. Racing runs Saturdays and Sundays through March 14. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. General admission is $2, clubhouse admission is $3. Call 293-5011 for information. POWER STEERING. Humor and bittersweet survival lie at the heart of How I Learned to Drive, Paula Vogel's awarding-winning play presented by the Arizona Theatre Company. The drama travels down a twisting road marked by broken taboos. In this coming-of-age saga, Lil' Bit reflects upon her life and family from the vantage point of adulthood, centering around the sexually charged driving lessons with her Uncle Peck. Performances are 2 and 7 p.m. today in the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Evening and matinee performances continue through Saturday, March 20. Tickets range from $19 to $28 and are available at the ATC box office and Dillard's, or by calling 622-2823.
Monday 8
Can it work, or is it just wishful thinking? Only time will tell. Today Dr. Bill Branan, director of the National Audubon Society's Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch near Sonoita, will address the issue. And it's a topic Branan knows only too well, under his own twin hats as rancher and environmentalist. The free discussion is 7 p.m. in the UMC DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Call 629-0510 for information. SIMONSAYS. The Invisible Theatre continues its Season of Love with Broadway Bound, Neil Simon's autobiographical trek through family life. The play is part of the trilogy that includes Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. It finds Eugene and his older brother Stanley trying to break into professional comedy, even while coping with the break-up of their family. Broadway Bound features Donna Davis, James Blair, Bert Albert, Nathaniel Johnston, Ryan Hunter and Linda Andresano. Tonight's preview performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave. Performances continue Tuesday through Sunday, through March 28. Tickets range from $11 to $17.50 and are available at the Invisible Theatre box office, or by calling 882-9721.
Tuesday 9
The series highlights a renaissance in non-fiction writing, particularly in the American West, and is spearheaded by one of its best practitioners, UA English professor Richard Shelton. The free reading is 8 p.m. in the UA Modern Languages Auditorium, north of the main mall. Call 621-1877 for details. GRASSY GROOVE. Soak up some sun and groove to a big beat when Willis rocks the UA mall. This fresh-air fest is part of a lunch-time series sponsored by UAB's Eat to the Beat Concerts, KAMP Student Radio and ASUA Special Events. The free concert runs from noon to 1 p.m. on the UA Mall. Call 621-1111 for information.
Wednesday 10
The International Herald Tribune calls Les Miz "not just the musical of the decade, but of the century." Tonight's performance is at 7:30 p.m. in UA Centennial Hall, inside the main gate east of Park Avenue. Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range from $30 to $49, with discounts available for some shows. Tickets are available at the Centennial Hall box office, or by calling 621-3341. ENDLESS WONDER. The illusive relationship between perception and intellect in American art of the 1960s, '70s and '80s is captured in Eminent Delights: Images of Time, Space and Matter, now on display in the UA Museum of Art. These 40 pieces sample the less accessible movements in modern art, including conceptualism, minimalism, pop art and neo-dada. Far beyond depicting a photographic reality, many examine the underlying concepts and mechanisms through which we perceive and interpret the world around us. It's been compared to a blending of poetry and science, with prints and drawings focusing attention on the passage of time, relationships between the present and absent, the organization of space and the dynamics of shape and color. That's a tough bill to fill, but Eminent Delights achieves the goal with remarkable insight and courage. Presented with support from the NEA, the exhibit includes work by James Turrell, June Wayne, Robert Rauschenberg, Donald Judd, Jasper Johns and Ellsworth Kelly.
It runs through March 24 in the UA Museum of Art, on the south
end of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m.
Sunday. Call 621-7567 for details.
City Week includes events selected by Calendar Editor Tim Vanderpool. 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. To have material considered, please send complete information at least 11 days prior to the Thursday issue date to: Tucson Weekly, P.O. Box 2429, Tucson, Arizona 85702, or fax information to 792-2096, or email us at listings@tucsonweekly.com.
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The story follows a poor waif who teeters on the brink of royalty.
Nasty stepsisters, an evil stepmother and over-sized squash abound.
This presentation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the opera's
Paris premiere and features singers from the UA, with choreography
by Jory Hancock.
PICKERS AND GRINNERS. Bluegrass is the sound of the living
room, the back porch, or a pick-up tailgate. Tonight it's also
the sound of southern Arizona, when Tucson hosts Peter McLaughlin
and Frog Mountain.
DIG DEEP. The Arizona Archaeology Expo sifts through time
to uncover our regional roots this weekend at Tubac Presidio State
Historic Park. The gathering includes two days of educational
archaeology programs and exhibits for history buffs, with more
than 50 special displays and booths by museums and Native American
tribes. There will also be hands-on activities for kids, living
history reenactments and demonstrations ranging from stone-age
tool making to pottery. Food and beverages will be available.
HORSING AROUND. Relive Tucson's fleet-footed glory years
as Rillito Park continues its spring season of live thoroughbred
and quarter horse racing. The Pima County Horsemen's Association
will run the track through mid-March.
GREEN SCHEME. In these critical times for natural habitat,
a refreshing change is afoot with the Arizona Common Ground Roundtable,
a budding coalition of environmentalists and ranchers. These traditional
adversaries are increasingly rubbing shoulders to protect Arizona's
open spaces and native species.
WRITERS ON THE RANGE. Hear the best writin' this side of
the Pecos at Voices of the American West, a reading series
featuring five of the country's best non-fiction aficionados.
Tonight's gathering will feature former Tucsonan and long-time
local favorite Luis Alberto Urrea.
LESMIZ. Based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, Les
Misérables has been a global hit since its 1987 Broadway
debut, landing more than 50 international theater awards including
eight Tonies. This wrenching saga sweeps through three rugged
decades in 19th-century France, as experienced by a fugitive named
Jean Valjean, forever on the run from the cruel and self-righteous
Inspector Javert.
