Tucson Weekly: City Week (April 29

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Thursday 29

GOD'S Rx. Rare gifts from an uncertain source lie at the heart of Faith Healer, a riveting drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel, presented by Fitful Tulip Productions.
City Week Directed by Mitch Goddard, and starring Carlisle Ellis, Ted Parks and Clark Andreas-Ray, it's the story of faith healer Francis Hardy, his wife Grace and his manager Teddy. One-by-one, the three share gritty tales of life on the road. But memory has a funny way of bending the line between truth and fantasy, and tweaking the fate of a healer who's always awaiting just one more miracle.
Show time is 8 p.m. in the Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre, 330 S. Scott Ave. Performances continue at 8 p.m. through Saturday, May 1, and Wednesday through Saturday, May 5 through May 8, with 7 p.m. performances on Sunday, May 2 and May 9. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and students, and available at the Barrio Bar and Grill, or by calling 743-9313.
STUDIED STEPS. Enjoy the best choreography by faculty and students in Spring Collection, presented by the UA School of Music and Dance.
Performances today and tomorrow will feature Susan Quinn's "Particle Ballet" and "St. Teresa," Molly Cofman's "Solitaire" and Tawni Edward's "Sound Source," among others.
On Saturday and Sunday, dancers will tackle Michael William's "008," a reprise of "Premium Blend," Amy Earnst's "Songs of Sanctuary," Bella Lewitzsky's "Recesses" and Sam Watson's "Sound Effects."
Show time is 8 p.m. today, tomorrow and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, in the UA Gittings Dance Theater, north of the main mall and west of Campbell Ave. Tickets are $8, $6 for seniors and students, and available at the UA Fine Arts box office, or by calling 621-1162.

Friday 30

BOYS OF SUMMER. Their brand of summer fun, fun, fun is so subversive that former Interior Secretary James Watt once banned their traditional performance at the White House Independence Day party. (Watt favored American patriot Wayne Newton.) But the next year, First Lady Nancy Reagan just said yes and invited them back. Now you can see what all the fuss was about when the Beach Boys start the summer early at Tucson Electric Park, Ajo exit off Kino Parkway or Golf Links Road. Following tonight's game between the Triple-A Tucson Sidewinders and the Edmonton Trappers, the Beach Boys will perform classic hits from their 37-year career. Tickets are $15 for the game and the concert. For more info or advance purchase, call 434-1021.
GUADALAJARA TROUPE. Guadalajara's finest exports arrive at PCC for The Spectacular. This smorgasbord for true Mexico connoisseurs will feature grupo folklorico Los Decanos, vocalist El Charro Cantor, Tucson's own Tapatio, and the international El Mariachi Tapatio.
Performances are 7 p.m. today and tomorrow in the PCC Proscenium Theatre, 2202 W. Anklam Road. Tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors, and available at the South Tucson City Hall, the PCC Center for Fine Arts box office, Baca Enterprises and at the door. For details, call 620-9370.
EMOTIONAL GALAXY. A young, introverted astronomer copes with a black hole of painful emotions following his wife's mysterious disappearance in Toni Press-Coffman's Touch, presented by The Damesrocket Theater Company.
Developed with an artist's grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Touch features Jon Ingbretson and Erika Cossitt, with direction by Caroline Reed.
Show time is 8 p.m. in The Damesrocket Theater, 125 E. Congress St. Performances continue at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, through May 15, with a 2 p.m. Mother's Day matinee on Sunday, May 9. Tickets are $10, with discounts for seniors and students, and available by calling 623-7852.
WILL POWER. David Wilcox sings about following the strength of your heart, and not being afraid to reach out. In turn, that message is reaching greater numbers of people with the release of his seventh album, Underneath, featuring Allison Krauss and Jennifer Kimball. Now he brings that strong-willed passion to town for his second appearance, following a show-stopper at the 1997 Tucson Folk Festival.
David Wilcox performs at 8 p.m. in the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $15, and available at Hear's Music, Antigone Books, or by calling 327-4809.

Saturday 1

HISTORICAL QUAGMIRE. It's no secret that Yugoslavia's habit of bloody acrimony didn't start with the most recent sweep of genocide. The Balkans is a land where hatred spans centuries, and vendettas have the shelf life of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Now moderator Miklos Szilagyi sheds further light on that history, and how it relates to the current crisis, when he hosts a free forum from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Tucson/Pima Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. For information, call 791-4393.
LEVELING BEVEL. Philosophic madman and performance artist Mat Bevel returns for a very special May Day show.
This "springtime celebration of help, labor and percussion" will feature rare appearances by the French improvisation, avant-pop Amor Belhom Duo, and by the Swami Project, featuring ethno-percussionists Swami Robbi Bobbi, Matt Finstrom, Steve Kemble and sax-meister Jim Marshall.
The performance runs from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Mat Bevel Institute, 530 N. Stone Ave. Tickets are $5, and available at the door. For information, call 622-0192.

Sunday 2

EMERALD STAGE. The Emerald Isle comes to dramatic life with the Sixth Annual Festival of Irish Plays, presented by the Live Theatre Workshop.
These three one-acts include Yeats' "Words Upon the Windowpane," directed by Phil O'hern, and starring Monica Kester and Michael Kirwin; "Spreading the News" by Lady Gregory, featuring Bruce Bieszki and Valerie Feingold, with direction by Heidi Brozek; and "The Late Arrival of Incoming Aircraft," directed by Amy Almquist, and starring JoDee Ann Kaser and Art Almquist.
Show time is 3 p.m. in the Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through May 16. Tickets are $10, $9 for seniors and students, and available by calling 327-4242.
GRASS AND BRASS. The Orchestra of Tucson revs up its spring season with a concert under the stars in Reid Park. Directed by Herschel Kreloff, the music roster will include selections from A Chorus Line and Ragtime; the "Thunder and Lightning" polka by Johann Strauss; and Haydn's "Trumpet Concerto, Second and Third Movements."
The free concert is 7:30 p.m. in the Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, east of Country Club Road and north of 22nd Street. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Call 791-9246 for information.

Monday 3

SWEET SONG. "Great beauty of tone and inner warmth," is how Westdeutsche Zeitung described a Nancy Green performance. She "played with complete freedom and the music acted as a rich, sweet wine that one loved more and more."
Today those sweet sounds come to Tucson when the UA School of Music and Dance Artist Series hosts an appearance by the celebrated cellist. Green will perform works by Bach, Chopin and Tchaikovsky.
Show time is 7:30 p.m. in the UA Crowder Hall, on the south end of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. Tickets are $10, $8 for UA employees, $5 for seniors and students, and available at the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for information.
UNADORNED HORN. Clarinet legend John Denman lives up to his reputation when he joins the Catalina Chamber Orchestra for a night of fine music.
The evening will include clarinet concertos by Mozart and Nielsen, and Estampas Mexicanas by Jose Elizondo, all under the direction of Dr. Enrique Lasansky.
Show time is 8 p.m. in the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and available at Borders Books & Music, Beaver's Band Box, Hear's Music, or by calling 624-0170.

Tuesday 4

HELPING HANDS. Lush silkscreens by various artists, all created at L.A.'s non-profit Self-Help Graphics, go on display in Cuentos del Barrio III: Coming Together.
This exhibit in the Raices Taller 222 gallery will include prints by Alfred Quiroz, Emily Tellez, David Perez and Juan Enriquez. It will be accompanied by four silk-screen workshops throughout May, and conclude with a reception on June 5.
Raices Taller 222 is a community-oriented collective that sponsors workshops, lectures, poetry and literary readings. It's located at 222 E. Sixth St. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For information, call 792-9619.
SANS SAMSONITE. Beautiful, hand-crafted Spanish Colonial and Mexican trunks go on display in Arte del Cofre, a new exhibit at the Arizona Historical Society.
Used in early settlements, these ornately carved, exotic wood dower chests, elaborately painted and tack-decorated Manila Trade trunks, and iron-bound rawhide boxes exemplify the painstaking talents of early Hispanic craftsmen.
Arte del Cofre runs through December 31 in the Arizona Historical Society, 949 E. Second St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is by donation. Call 628-5774 for details.

Wednesday 5

SONORAN SHIFT. Tucson's much celebrated Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum shifts seasonal gears with a gaggle of activities and new spring hours.
Daily action includes bird demonstrations at 7:30 a.m.; live animal demonstrations at 8:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; bird of prey free-flights at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; wildflower interpretations from 1 to 3 p.m.; and guided tours at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Demonstrations are included in the regular admission price.
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is at 2021 N. Kinney Road. Regular hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Admission is $8.95, $1.75 for children ages 6 to 12, free for children under age 6. Call 883-1380 for information.
HAZARDOUS ART. Time is running out to catch Four Degrees, a powerful exhibit in The Museum of Contemporary Art HazMat Gallery.
Four Degrees is appropriately comprised of four artists, including Boston painter Nina Max Daly, whose canvasses contain organic forms enlivened by a unique palette and expressive brushwork; Tucson photographer Joseph Labate, who monumentalizes and imbues innocent objects with sinister personifications; ready-made and constructed elements provocatively combined in the sculpture of Philadelphia's Catherine Lumenello; and pieces by local modern artist Kenneth Shorr.
Four Degrees runs through Saturday, May 8, in the HazMat Gallery, 197 E. Toole Ave. Call 624-5019 for information.

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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