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GRACELAND AND THOU. The timeless bard gets a modern twist, and encounters both Elvis and cyberpunk when Mercury Productions presents the first Tucson Shakespeare Festival. A Martian invasion and the King's tunes in karaoke characterize The Merry Wives of Windsor, while Measure for Measure is thoroughly doused with contemporary angst. Or as director Gary Dooley says, "What do you get when you cross a high-tech, cyberpunk society teetering on the brink--a 400-year-old play, sex, drugs and rock and roll?"
GRIDLINE ART. VideoTENSIONS continues its cutting-edge Landscaping For the Year 2000 summer series with VideoOZ, featuring midwestern video artist Kristine Diekman and performance artist Tony Allard. Sponsored by the UA Department of Media Arts, this latest installment explores America's heartland, where the neo-classical grid lies at the core of spatial organization, in both the political and aesthetic. Allard and Diekman challenge that linear mindset by means of "poetic terrorism." The free screening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Building auditorium (AME, Room 202), located on the northeast corner of Speedway and Mountain Avenue. For information, call 621-7352.
Friday 13
MELODIC FLUX. Though they've been through many incarnations, the Sounds of Brazil have never strayed from their precise, pulsing Latin style, thick with raucous layers of horn and conga. And while the band probably boasts more ex-players than Eloy does residents, they always manage to draw the best talent in town, including such seasoned players as local percussion ace Billy Martinez. Just when you're about to count this group out, they tear right back to the top with a Brazilian flavor that doesn't skip a passionate beat. Catch the Sounds of Brazil from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. tonight at Café Sweetwater, corner of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street. No cover charge. For details, call 622-6464.
Saturday 14
Show time is 8 p.m. in the Temple of Music and Art. Tickets are $12, $10 for students and seniors, available at Antigone Books, Tucson Trunk, and Girlfriends. Call 791-9662 for information.
ON THEIR WAY. The UA Dance Ensemble are flexing their toes in anticipation of an upcoming trip to Amsterdam's prestigious International Theatreschool Festival. In fact, theirs is the only United States program to even land an invite. To celebrate, the ensemble will strut their stuff for hometown fans in Ticket to Amsterdam. Showcasing works to be performed in Europe, this bon voyage event will include the best in ballet, jazz and modern dance.
SIGNATURE SCREAM. Return to those days of celluloid yesteryear, when Old Tucson Studios hosts The Rocky Autograph Picture Show, a two-day Hollywood autograph and memorabilia fest featuring several cast members from the Tucson-filmed '60s TV hit High Chaparral. Other celebs on hand include Johnny Crawford of the Rifleman, Maureen Flaherty of Conair, and Tracy Dali, former UA cheerleader and Playboy glamour gal. There will be plenty of posters, comics and Hollywood collectibles up for grabs. The show is included with regular admission to the park. For Pima County residents, admission is $12.95, $8.95 for kids ages 4 to 11, free for children 4 and under. Non-county residents pay a couple extra bucks. For details, call 883-0100. HIGH ROLLERS. Join the women of the Active 20/30 Club of Southern Arizona for the 10th-annual Casino Night, an evening of good chow, fine dancing and benevolent gambling, with proceeds going to local kids' charities like the Tucson Children's Museum and Tucson Youth at Risk. Event runs from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Savoy Opera House in Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. Tickets are $25 each. Call 622-7107 for details.
Sunday 15
PIPES FOR POPS. The Arizona Repertory Singers warm up their chords for Dad on his special holiday. Or, according to the warblers, "It's too hot to wear a tie in June, so this Father's Day, why not give Dad something to wrap around his ears instead?" The concert will include a cappella numbers, American folk songs, madrigals, pop and jazz.
DAD'S OASIS. And no, we're not talking the shade of some sprawling local mall, even though Father's Day is yet another corporate-created holiday. Instead, the friendly green thumbs at Tucson Botanical Gardens choose to throw open their gates for free. And that's no small deal, considering the midtown outpost is always a refreshing getaway. The gardens are in bloom all summer long, from this month's purple desert willow flowers and pink crape-myrtle to July's stunning annuals and August's yellow bells and red birds of paradise. And, of course, you'll always find an abundance of blessed shade. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Gardens are located at 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Call 326-9686 for information.
Monday 16
PAST GLASS. A glassy stone beloved by ancient toolmakers, obsidian was found only in two prehistoric spots in Arizona prior to the 1980s. But then all hell broke loose, geologically speaking, as increasing numbers of sources for the rock were discovered. Those finds in turn are leading to a motherlode of insight about how early folks traded and otherwise interacted among communities ranging from the Tucson Basin and Gila-Salt river settlements to the Tonto Basin. M. Steven Shackley, director of the Archaeological XRF Laboratory, discusses the latest findings with a slide program, The Southwest Archaeological Obsidian Project: Some Thoughts for the Coming Century. Free lecture is at 7:30 p.m. in the UMC DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Call 327-7235 for details.
The top-notch Native American exhibit includes everything from an elegant Santa Clara Pueblo redware jar dating from the early 1900s to an award-winning, contemporary sculptural pot with a miniature pueblo village created by Zuni artist Noreen Simplicio. For their parts, the students dish up striking pieces, some beautiful, some powerfully stark, giving us all a little insight into young visions that don't often make their way into the public sphere. The permanent collection is on display through August 10, the student artwork through September 22, in Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Hours are 7 a.m. to sunset. A $2 donation is suggested. Call 742-6455 for information.
Tuesday 17
FEMININE YUKS. Those ornery gals of the YWCA of Tucson plan to have a little fun--and raise much-need cash for local women's programs--with their Funny Women Comedy Night at Laff's Comedy Caffé. And the great part is, you don't have to be a woman to attend. Professional comedians on the roster include Francis Di Lorenzo and Scotty Goff. Laff's Manager Gary Hood says Di Lorenzo, of L.A. Improv fame, is known for her hilarious take on women's modern anxieties; while Goff, a Latino/Scot, does a riotous spoof on the film Braveheart. In his Brave Corazon, Goff is a highlands rabble-rouser inciting the masses from his Chevy Impala. Proceeds from this show will benefit such crucial programs as Your Sister's Closet, which provides grooming supplies and clothes for women embarking on job interviews, and Women's Counseling Network, which provides long-term and group counseling to low-income women. Show time is 8 p.m. in Laff's Comedy Caffé, 2900 E. Broadway. Tickets are $35 per person, or $280 for a table of eight, available by calling 884-7810.
Wednesday 18
DOWNTOWN SCORECARD. You read about it daily, either in glowing terms of progress made, or skeptical descriptions of money disappearing into a bottomless, concrete-laden hole. So what exactly is up with downtown, that long-forsaken city core that many have struggled mightily to restore into something meaningful to the community? In another installment of the weekly Downtown Forum, the Tucson/Pima Arts Council and associated groups discuss the latest efforts at downtown beautification, including tree planting, decorative signs and public art. Free discussion runs from noon to 1 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the Main Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. Call 624-0595 for information. MELODIC HEAT. As the days grow hotter than Hades, the Invisible Theatre actually rejoices in the triple-digit inferno with Sizzling Summer Sounds, a big, rollicking music fest tapping the best of current pop, jazz, Broadway show tunes and a solid handful of Rodgers and Hart classics. Featuring old Tucson hands Jeffrey Haskell and Jack Neubeck, with guest appearances by local singing great Betty Craig and trombonist Tom Ervin, the performances are slated to make us forget the thermometer for a merciful moment.
Show times are 8 p.m. today through Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday,
with performances continuing Wednesday through Saturday, June
25 through 28, at The Doubletree Hotel, 445 S. Alvernon Way. Tickets
are $16, available by calling 882-9721.
City Week includes events selected by Calendar Editor Mari Wadsworth. 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.
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OLD PUEBLO PRIDE. Maybe you didn't know this was Gay Pride
Month, but the folks at Desert Voices have been hard at work preparing
Fairy Tales, a musical celebration of gay life in the Baked
Apple. Several tunes from the off-Broadway show and a world premier
of Ruth Huber's And If? highlight the performance. The
group will also be joined by the San Diego Men's Chorus, tackling
such classics as "Getting to Know You," "Hold On,"
and, appropriately, "Summertime." The grand finale
will feature 125 voices asking the melodic question, "How
Can I Keep From Singing?"
Performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in the UA
Gittings Dance Theater. Tickets are $8, $6 for students and seniors,
available at the door, or by calling 621-4698.
Performance begins at 2:30 p.m. in the UA Holsclaw Recital Hall,
located at the corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Admission is
$5. For information, call 792-8141.
EVERLASTING. A portion of Tohono Chul Park's permanent
collection of Native American crafts is going on display. Accompanying
the exhibit will be Artful Visions: Artworks by Students of
