Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday Thursday 13 FAMILY MATTERS. For all those who've cringed, cowered and strategically coughed their way through the ritual "meet-the-family" experience, Arizona Repertory Theatre's production of the 1937 Pulitzer Prize-winning You Can't Take It With You is just the ticket. Face it...there are few things in life more entertaining than someone else's misfortune. Meet the Sycamore family: Grandfather Vanderhof doesn't believe in the income tax; his son-in-law invents fireworks in the basement; and daughter Penny has been writing plays ever since someone delivered a typewriter to the house by mistake. When granddaughter Alice invites her boyfriend's high-society parents to dinner and they arrive on the wrong evening, the fun begins. Tonight's 8 p.m. preview is a ganga at only $7. Production continues through June 23, with evening performances at 8 p.m. and select weekend matinees at 2 p.m., in the UA Laboratory Theatre. It's on campus at the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. Regular performance tickets range from $8 to $15, available at the UA Fine Arts box office. Call 621-1162 for tickets and information. Friday 14 Janis Ian. Best known for her Grammy-winning songwriting on '70s hits "At Seventeen" and "Society's Child," singer Janis Ian has stood at the forefront of consciousness-raising folk-music for decades. She hits the road once again with empowering anthems from her new release, Revenge. See Soundbites for details. True to form, Ian's Tucson performance is a benefit concert for Third Street Kids, a local theatre troupe dedicated to disabled kids interested in the performing arts. Local talent Martie Van der Voort opens this evening of feminist folk with her powerful alto voice at 8 p.m. at the Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway. Tickets are $13 and $15, available at Antigone Books, Hear's Music, Girlfriends, Loco Music or by calling 881-3947. Call 770-3690 for information. JUNETEENTH! This weekend's Juneteenth festival is said to be the oldest African American holiday in observance. Also called "Freedom Day," it celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation and the abolishment of slavery. Locally, the festival expands to recognize the achievements of educators, historians, sports and fitness experts, cultural and performing artists, storytellers and community and church leaders of African descent. All are encouraged to participate in the 26th annual Juneteenth Festival, a colorful sampling of Tucson's best R&B, jazz, gospel and rap artists, a marketplace of ethnic clothing, arts and crafts, literature, food and more. Festival begins at 6 tonight and continues from noon to midnight Saturday and 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 16, at Kennedy Park, Ajo Way and La Cholla Boulevard. Admission and parking are free. Call 791-4355 for information. BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO. "The New King of Zydeco" rocks the Rialto one last time this summer before the theater closes for some intense plumbing and cooling improvements. "We have to remind folks this is a renovation project, which we haven't really focused on since December," says Rialto partner Jeb Schoonover. There's been too much good music goin' on. Dry your eyes and close down the house with them tonight with a good-time show from the bayou country like only Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr. can deliver. Show opens with an unnamed guest at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance from Hear's Music, Loco Records and all Zip's locations. They'll cost $12 at the door. Call 740-1986 for information. Saturday 15 LA FIESTA DE SAN JUAN. This annual Tucson celebration turns on a dime this year with a first-time performance by the equestrian group Los Charros de Jalisco. Along with tricks of the Charro trade and daring feats of horsemanship, the Charros reinstate a Tucson tradition dating back to 1813: Sacar el Gallo, meaning, "to ride full speed toward a buried rooster and try to rip it out of the ground with your bare hands." For today's animal-conscious society, only rubber chickens will be used. "I hope people realize it's a real page out of Tucson's past," says AHS curator Fred McAninch. Find a spot in the abundant shade and enjoy the festivities at 2 p.m. at the Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House, located between the TCC Music Hall and the Arena, 260 S. Church Ave. Admission is free and refreshments will be available. Parking is available in TCC Lot C, the La Placita Parking Garage and in surrounding areas. Call 622-0956 for information. SAVE THE SCREENING ROOM. Downtown Tucson today is a far cry from the city center of the 1920s, when dueling movie palaces lured audiences from one venue to the next along Congress Street. Now we're down to one dilapidated house, a beacon of integrity on a bleak Hollywood landscape. The non-profit Arizona Center for Media Arts has purchased The Screening Room, that downtown refuge for full-size rescreenings of classics, tributes to movie greats and showcases of independent creations, located at 127 E. Congress St. And now they have to pay back the loans. Project yourself over to the "Save The Screening Room Benefit" from 7 to 10 p.m. on this Downtown Saturday Night, where some of the coolest independent films in Tucson explode against a backdrop of South American music by Bwiya-Toli. Refreshments will be served. For all those under-$5 shows you've enjoyed over the years, tonight's $15 ticket ($25 for couples) is still a bargain. Call 622-2262 for reservations and information. Sunday 16 RE-ORIENT YOURSELF: Get lost in a safe, controlled environment with the Tucson Orienteering Club. Wander the course between 8 and 11 a.m., with ample opportunity (and instruction) to learn the basics of map and compass reading. This beginners' event starts at 8 a.m. at Greasewood Park, Greasewood Road south of Speedway. Cost is $4 per person or $6 per team. Registration will be taken the morning of the event under the ramada near the park's main entrance. Call 628-8985 for information. BALLET FOLKLÓRICO MEXICA. This troupe of 35 dancers honors "the people who made (the company) possible" with a flourish of song and dance to celebrate their 25th anniversary. The cheeky title, Tercia De Ases Con Par De Reinas (Three Aces and a Pair of Queens), pays homage to "four key patrons, plus the company's founder, Angel Hernandez." Be a part of this full house at 2 p.m. at the TCC Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets range from $8 to $12. Call 791-4266 for reservations and information. STARS AND SYME. Internationally acclaimed pianist David Syme, known to many radio listeners as "The Human Jukebox" with the 5,000 song repertoire, teams up with the Tucson Pops Orchestra for a very special concert to close out the summer Music Under the Stars series at Reid Park DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. Under the direction of Charles "Bucky" Steele, Syme and orchestra present Blues in the Night, an evening that promises to sparkle with professional musicianship and spontaneity. Don't miss this final free concert in the park, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the bandshell, Country Club Road and 22nd Street. Call 791-4873 for information. Monday 17 SITES IN DANGER. If there's any truth in the key to our future laying somewhere in our past, another harbinger of our demise is the desecration of our historical sites. Hiker horror stories abound: from insidious litterbugs to the more grave--pardon the expression--offense of artifact poachers. One rumor circulates about an individual who invades digs to further his quest for a skull. Get the facts in Arizona's Vanishing Archaeological Sites, a lecture by James B. Walker, Southwest Regional Director of the Archaeological Conservancy. The free Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in UMC DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Call 327-7235 for information. Tuesday 18 HOUSE WARMING. Long before "family values" became a meaningless catch phrase, there was a meaningful dialogue evolving about strengthening the small community and reinstituting the extended family structure. But it wasn't a discussion aiming for higher office; it was a budding effort by a group of local families who started the not-for-profit Tucson Neighborhood Development Corporation. What they're proposing is called "co-housing," and their next free slide lecture meets at 7 p.m. at Woods Memorial Branch Library, 3455 N. First Ave. If the typical single family home subdivision makes your head (and stomach) spin, find out about "new ways to design a functional and socially enriched neighborhood." Call 571-6052 for information. Wednesday 19 EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Long absent from the list of live music venues downtown, Empire Café gets top billing tonight with honkytonker Dale Watson. The spirit of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens lives on in Watson, who brings hard-edged, uncompromising music tinged with an irresistible infusion of Texas swing and rockabilly. And the good ol' boy from the Lone Star state doesn't hurt to look at, either, all pompadored and tattooed, with a steely stare straight out of a James Dean casting call. Show time is 9 p.m. at the Empire, 61 E. Congress St. Cover charge is $5 at the door. For information call 740-1986. 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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