MUSIC Performances This Week ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE. Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association presents an acoustic showcase from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Featured performers include Anne English and the musical duo Meadowlark. 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. IRISH CHARM. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. Niahm Parsons and Arcady return from Ireland for an evening of Celtic music at 8 p.m. Friday, March 15. Advance tickets are $13 and $15, with a $1 discount for seniors, TFTM and KXCI members, available at Hear's Music, Loco Records, Piney Hollow and the Harp and Shamrock. Reservations are required. Tickets may be charged for a $1 fee by calling 881-3947 or 327-4809. Call 327-4809 for information. ARIZONA OPERA. TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. Arizona Opera presents Madama Butterfly at 7:30 p.m. March 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. March 17. A devoted Japanese geisha defies her faith and her heritage for a passionate love that transcends centuries of tradition. Tickets range from $14 to $56 and are available at the TCC box office and Dillard's. Call Arizona Opera at 293-4336 for information. ARIZONA REPERTORY SINGERS. The Arizona Repertory Singers help kick-off TMA's membership campaign with a free a cappella concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Musical selections take the listener all the way from Baroque to Broadway. Call the museum at 624-2333 for information. BLUESTONE. Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. Robert Bluestone brings Latin-tinged classical guitar to Tucson at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 17. Mix and mingle with the artist in a pre-concert reception at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $8, available at Loco Records, Hear's Music and Good Times Music. Tickets are $10 day of show. Call the Hispanic Cultural Showcase at 888-8816 for tickets and information. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. The following free performances are given this week: Guitarist Vicky Pratt Keating plays at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16; the New Potatoes play traditional Irish music at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17; the Street Minstrels sing at 7 p.m. Monday, March 18; the Cat Mary Band plays acoustic folk music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19; and pianist Alexander Tentser plays at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4220. The Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival continues through March 17. The event features concerts and pre-performance commentaries. Master classes are held in the afternoon of Friday, March 15. The Gala Benefit Dinner and Recital begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at the Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm St. Festival musicians play musical selections at 7 p.m. followed by dinner and entertainment at 8 p.m. Cost is $135 for the Gala Benefit Dinner and all Chamber concerts, $80 for the Gala Dinner only, and $55 for all concerts only. Individual concerts are $15, $5 for students, at the door. Call Arizona Friends of Chamber Music at 298-5806 for information. CROWDER HALL. UA College of Fine Arts, located on the south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. A free guitar recital is performed at 11 a.m. Monday, March 18. The Faculty Recital Series continues with a performance by cellist Nancy Green and pianist Frederick Moyer at 8 p.m. Monday, March 18. Tickets are $8, $5 UA employees, $3 seniors/students. Soprano Lydia Catherine Easley gives her Master's recital at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. Admission is free. The Chamber Choir Home Concert is at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. Tickets are $6, $5 UA employees and $3 seniors/students. Tickets are available through the UA Fine Arts box office. 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 following free concerts are offered this week: clarinet studio recital, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19; and senior recital by soprano Cher Fox at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. Call the UA Fine Arts box office at 621-1162 for information. THE NIELDS. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. The Nields perform at 8 p.m. Monday, March 18. Joe Rush opens the show. Advance tickets are $8 and are available at Antigone Books, Hear's Music and the Southwest Center for Music. Tickets are $10 at the door. There is a $1 discount for KXCI, TFTM and TKMA members. Call 884-1220 for tickets and information. Rialto Theatre. 318 E. Congress St. 740-0126. Chris Duarte brings Texas style blues guitar to the Rialto at 9 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Duarte was rated one of the top five guitar players in 1995 by Guitar World magazine, next to Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and B.B. King. Tony and the Torpedos open the show. Tickets are $5 and are available at Hear's Music and all Zia locations. SISTAH BLUE. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Sistah Blue brings together a blend of top female talent for a showcase guaranteed to groove at 8 p.m. Friday, March 15. Tickets are $7, $5 for TBS and KXCI members, and are available at the door. Call 884-1220 for information. TSO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. PCC Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6458. The Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra presents Mostly Mozart at 8 p.m. March 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. March 17. Performance features bassoonist Letitia Bryant and violist Karen Goulding. 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. The UA Studio Jazz Ensemble performs from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. NOON-TIME CONCERTS. Enjoy live music from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at La Placita Village Gazebo, 110 S. Church Ave. Todd Mellor performs Jazz For Two on March 14; organist Sandy Sanford performs March 19; and The Entertainers sing up a hullaballoo on March 20. Call 623-2748 for information. Announcements DESERT DRUMMERS. The Desert Drummers meet at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 17, in Kennedy Park, Ramada 39, 3700 S. Mission Road. Women of all ages are invited to bring a drum or favorite instrument and to sing, dance and share spiritual 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, March 19, at this weekly Celtic music jam. Everyone is welcome, with practiced players invited to join in.

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