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Thursday 4
This year's video fest opens north of the border with "VideoCANADA." The presentation features Vtape, Canada's most prominent distributor of video, with 20 minutes of various rapid-fire artists' works, followed by The Blood Records written and annotated, an experimental narrative piece by Lisa Steele and Kim Tomczak of Toronto. The drama focuses on the interior life of Marie, a young girl coming of age in a rural Saskatchewan tuberculosis sanitarium in the summer of 1944. The filmmakers will also be on hand to discuss their work. This free event begins at 7:30 p.m. in the UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Building Auditorium, Room 202, at Speedway and Mountain Avenue. Call 621-7352 for information. Tomorrow, Steele and Tomczak move downtown with Legal Memory, a story of the trial and execution of homosexual sailor Leo Mantha, the last man hanged in British Columbia. Mantha murdered his lover in a crime of passion; had he been straight, odds are that his death sentence would have been commuted. Show time is 8 p.m. tomorrow in The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. Admission is $4. Call 622-2262 for information.
Friday 5
ON ICE. Just as the mercury starts its merciless creep, relief is at hand. Or as the rinksters say, "When it's 110 degrees outside, it's always 50 degrees in the Iceoplex." Now the Desert Diamond Casino and the Iceoplex Family Skating Center team up and turn down the gauge with free skating the first Friday of every month. This is a family gig, so bring everyone from the rugrats to ol' granny out to "the coolest place in town."
BLOOD LUST. If traipsing after large carnivores gets you downright frisky, you're in luck. The Sky Island Alliance is seeking volunteers to help with the ninth-annual Fort Huachuca Mountain Lion Track Count, conducted within the fort's military reservation two hours southeast of Tucson. Tracking and lion experts will be on hand, and these outings also tend to draw a slew of birders, entomologists, botanists and other learned outdoor types. Volunteers arrive on Friday night, and can stay for one day or the entire weekend. For information and a map, call 327-1129.
LONE-STAR LAMENT. But 20 years later, Lu Ann is still hunkered down in her hometown, saddled with a teen-age daughter, an alcoholic brother and an elderly mother. And once more, dreams crash on the rocks of bitter reality in Live Theatre Workshop's production of Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander, written by Preston Jones. Show time is 7:30 p.m. in the Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway. Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, through June 21. There will be no show on Saturday, June 13. Tickets are $8.50, $7.50 for seniors, and available at the theater box office, or by calling 327-4242.
Saturday 6
ALL ABOARD. Hitch up your caboose and locomote down to the Rodeway Inn for the 13th-annual Roadrunner Toy Train Swap Meet. Tiny trains of all types, along with train memorabilia and related mini buildings and wee autos, will be on the block. The gathering is sponsored by--and helps raise money for--the Gadsen-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum. If you don't know 'em, this is the enthusiastic, non-profit outfit responsible for that great miniature train exhibit formerly nestled in the Foothills Mall, a diminutive transportation Xanadu complete with mountains, tunnels, minuscule depots and shapely little Harvey Girls. Currently, the GPD is awaiting completion of its new home at 3975 N. Miller Ave. According to spokesman Ivan English, the new digs will be similar to the Foothills Mall set-up, "only a lot bigger and better." He predicts the museum will be ready sometime this fall. Free event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Rodeway Inn Event Center, 1365 W. Grant Road. For information, call 881-2050
He was pushed by his parents to excel, going on to graduate from medical school and train as a psychiatrist. Only at age 30 did he finally put brush to canvas, and the results are evocative works examining the beauty and the pain of existing in two competing worlds. Exhibit runs through June 28, with an opening reception tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. in the José Galvez Gallery, 743 N. Fourth Ave. Call 624-6878 for information. PIPE UP. The desert will add a wee bit o' green to its parched landscape when the Molly's join The Seven Pipers for a Celtic fund-raising extravaganza. The Pipers regularly represent Tucson in bagpipe competitions around the Southwest, and in 1996 they were named the top bagpipe band in the West. They claimed second place last year. But taking their kilts on the road costs a pretty penny, and proceeds from this event will help fund their summer travel roster, which includes California and New Mexico. As for the Molly's, if you've never heard tell of their Irish-Mex folk rock sound, you must have spent the last decade living under a Blarney Stone. Event is 8 p.m. in The Hut, 305 N. Fourth Ave. Admission is $8. Call 626-2235 for information.
Sunday 7
SURF AND TURF. Fun and sun are the hedonistic calling cards of Surfside, California, where summertime means hitting the beach, catching a wave or spooning on the boardwalk. Alas, there are clouds on the horizon when greedy developers threaten to claim the sandy turf as their own in The Gaslight Theatre production Beach Blanket Bee Bop!, by Peter Van Slyke. Tonight's performance is 7 p.m. in The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway. Shows continue at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, through August 15. Tickets are $13.95, $11.95 for students, seniors and military, $6 for children ages 12 and under. Call 886-9428 for reservations and select Tuesday evening show times.
A brilliant guerrilla fighter before his career ended, he led his warriors into endless fights to preserve the final vestiges of the Chiricahua Apaches' traditional way of life. Geronimo won many battles. But in the end, he lost the war. Today his remarkable legacy lives on in the cool halls of the Arizona Historical Society. On display through August, Geronimo and the Chiricahua Experience begins with the leader's birth in 1829, tracing his life and the Apaches' struggle. It details his surrender in 1886, and the days he later spent with the Wild West shows. The fascinating timeline ends in 1986, when the Chiricahua Apaches were able to reestablish their tribal governments in Arizona after 100 years in exile. The Arizona Historical Society is at 949 E. Second St. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. For information, call 628-5774. SUMMER SOUND. Enjoy some smooth sounds amid the tall stacks when Bookman's Used Books revs up its Jazz in June musical showcase. The featured musician among the tomes today is Ron Wagner. Like all store events, Wagner's cool tunes are free. Event runs from 2 to 4 p.m. in Bookman's, 1930 E. Grant Road. Call 325-5767 for details.
Monday 8
SEMI-WILD LIFE. What's home to more than 400 exotic creatures, is involved in captive breeding programs, and helps conserve wildlife? The Reid Park Zoo does all of that and more.
Then there are the top-notch exhibits, docent-led tours, volunteer educators, family-oriented slide shows and the Reid-Me-A-Story weekend program for kids....All of which makes the zoo one of the best local exotic getaways. The Reid Park Zoo is on Lake Shore Lane in Reid Park. Enter from 22nd Street between Country Club Road and Alvernon Way. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission is $3.50, $2.50 for seniors, 75 cents for children ages 5 to 14, free for children under age 5. Call 791-4022 for information.
Tuesday 9
DIG DEEP. The Old Pueblo Archaeology Center lets you get down and dirty with their four-day archaeology programs. Designed for ages 7 to adult, participants can dig to discover pottery and other artifacts buried in a realistic, full-sized replica of a prehistoric Hohokam village ruin, and construct traditional Native American-style crafts. Program runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. today through Friday, and is repeated June 23 through June 26. Cost is $24. Registration is ongoing. For registration and other information, call 798-1201. ANCIENT ANIMOSITIES. For most of us, the Balkans exist as little more than a news blip, another global hotspot where Serb clashes with Bosnian, Croat clashes with Serb, and so it goes. But behind the sensationalism are the lives of those affected by the region's seemingly endless turmoil. The Tucson Balkan Peace Support Group is bent on making their plight known. Upcoming meetings will focus upon how Balkan people are represented in Hollywood films from the 1930s and '40s. That investigation begins with a showing of Mask of Dimitrios, a '40s-era film starring Zachary Taylor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. Tonight's free screening is at 7 p.m. in the Unitarian Universalist Church Servetus Room, 4831 E. 22nd St. Call 748-1551 for information.
Wednesday 10
He readily acknowledges the difficulty in labeling his work. "I was out in Seattle opening shows for Tori Amos," he told a reporter, "and of course, we were getting all of these alternative-rock people. They'd ask me, 'Are you alternative?' and I'd say, 'No, man, I'm altered-native." That just about sums up the powerful work of this Wisconsin-born singer of Mohican-German parentage, whose music has as much in common with Johnny Cash as with Neil Young, and who counts such disparate performers as Amos and Steve Earle among his admirers. Now Miller arrives in Tucson, hot on the heels of his latest release, Raven in The Snow, a poignant mix of full-bore rock arrangements and Pearl Jam-inspired grunge guitar that, like Miller himself, continues to defy neat categories. Show time is 7:30 p.m. in the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $16, available at Hear's Music or by calling 319-9979. WHODUNIT. The mysteries of Thomas Perry have won rave reviews for their absorbing characters, tight plots and liquid, lucid prose. Now Perry is back with Face Changer, the fourth of his books to feature Jane Whitefield, a Seneca woman who helps people in danger to disappear. But that habit backfires this time, when some villain begins assuming her identity to endanger folks rather than to help them.
Perry will discuss and sign copies of Face Changer from
4 to 6 p.m. in Clues Unlimited, 16 Broadway Village, at the corner
of Country Club Road and East Broadway. Call 326-8533 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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REEL TIGHT. The UA Department of Media Arts is back with
its fine summer VideoTENSIONS series, designed to "entertain
the viewer with alternative thoughts and images produced outside
the mainstream." The series begins tonight, and runs through
August.
Event runs from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in the Iceoplex, 7333
E. Rosewood St. For information, call 290-8800.
CREATIVE TENSION. Artistic duality takes center stage with
a new exhibit by Ezequiel Esparza. Reflecting both Mexican and
American cultures, his pieces explore the relationship between
the two vastly different neighbors through such issues as spirituality,
race, sexuality and socio-economics. Born along the border and
raised in poverty, Esparza knows his subject intimately.
LEGENDARY LIFE. He was a hero or a devil, depending upon
your perspective--which, in the late 19th-century American West,
had everything to do with the color of your skin. In Apache, his
true name was the innocuous Goy-Ah-Kla, or "the Yawner."
But in life, the leader who came to be known as Geronimo was anything
but.
For example, did you know the zoo is involved in captive breeding
programs for several threatened and endangered species, including
the small clawed otter, the Siberian tiger, the white rhinoceros,
Grevy's zebra and the ruffed lemur? Or that it's the most successful
spot in the world for breeding giant anteaters? Or that these
programs have helped saved species like the American bison, whooping
crane, Arabian oryx and Hawaiian goose from extinction?
ALTERED NATIVE. Bill Miller's music is often suffused with
acoustic balladry and delicate, Native American traditional-style
instrumentals that defy categorization.
