MUSIC Performances This Week ARIZONA OPERA. Tucson Convention Center Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. The Arizona Opera continues its 1996-97 season with La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, March 16. Tickets range from $14 to $56 and are available at all Dillard's, the TCC box office, or by calling 621-2222. ARIZONA REPERTORY SINGERS. PCC Proscenium Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. The Arizona Repertory Singers present the first in their Spring Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and students, available at the door. Call 792-8141 for information. CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music present the annual Chamber Music Festival. The festival concludes with a 3 p.m. concert Sunday, March 16. Concert is preceded by a concert talk with musicologist John Finch one half-hour prior to show time. The public is invited to attend open rehearsals from 9 a.m. to noon on March 14 and 16. Tickets are $15. Call 298-5806 for tickets and information. DESERT VOICES. PCC Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. Dust off your 10-gallon hat for Go West!, a concert with a western flair at 8 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 15 and 16. Desert Voices and Una Voz will sing Tumbling Tumbleweeds to Desperado, and everything in between. Special guests include the tejano band Rare Breed, cumbria dancers and the T-Squares dance troupe. Tickets range from $10 to $15, available at Antigone Books, Tucson Trunk, and the PCC West cashier. Call 791-9662 for information. EASTER CONCERT. Northwest Community Friends Church. 5950 N. La Cañada Road. 887-2060. Celebrate the season with The Bells of Easter Story, a musical mix of vocal and handbell choirs, poetic readings, and more, at 6 p.m. Saturday, and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 15 and 16. Call 887-2060 for information. LANE JUSTUS CHORALE. Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. 7570 N. Thornydale Road. The Lane Justus Chorale presents The Choir at Lent, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16. This free concert will feature a variety of religious selections reflecting the season. Call 299-0900 for information. 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, March 14. These free concerts are presented by the School of Music and Dance. Call Lucia Barton at 626-7183 for information. Announcements CALL TO PERFORMERS. The Airport Lounge. 20 E. Pennington St. 882-0400. The Airport Lounge seeks musicians interested in participating in an Open Mic Film Project. Call Susan at 882-0400, or leave a message at 620-1867. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. The Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association, a volunteer, non-profit organization, seeks applicants for the 12th annual Tucson Folk Festival May 3 and 4, at El Presidio Park. Needed are vendors of fine foods, arts, crafts, and music paraphernalia; volunteers to help staff the festival, and acoustic music acts. Call 749-9770 or write to: TKMA, P.O. Box 26531, Tucson AZ 85726 or email to: dsimpson@rtd.com for a volunteer application and information.

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