September 28 - October 4, 1995
Thursday 28
HOMELESS WOMEN SPEAK. From a once taboo subject to the
latest fad in social consciousness, homelessness has pushed its
way into the public discourse like a borrowed shopping cart rattling
over uneven asphalt. It makes a noise that's hard to ignore. In
conjunction with Project Isaiah, an annual fundraiser/foodraiser
for the Community Food Bank, the Jewish Community Center and the
Jewish Community Relations Council have put together a show attempting
to shift the discourse from the mouths of the unafflicted to those
of the homeless themselves. Streets Are for Nobody is an
exhibition of photographs and interviews with more than 30 homeless
women in Tucson, Boston and Cleveland. This compelling study will
dispel at least a few commonly held myths about how people become
homeless: As one interviewee says, "You don't get to the
streets by yourself. There's a few people that help you get there."
The exhibition opens today and continues through October 31 in
the JCC Fine Art Gallery, 3800 E. River Road. There will also
be a panel discussion at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, October 1, in which
formerly homeless mothers will share their experiences of living
on the streets of Tucson. Both the exhibit and the discussion
are free, but you might consider a humble donation to the Food
Bank in the spirit of the show. Call 299-3000 for information.
Friday 29
TALE TELLING TWO. The second annual storytelling festival,
Tales of Arizona...Then and Now, opens this evening with
a flurry of color, rhythm and motion with African dance by Juju
Bey Ensemble and drumming by Mama Ritmo, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the
Arizona State Museum lawn on the UA campus east of the main gate
on University Boulevard. Afterwards, wander over to Centennial
Hall for "An Evening of Stories," three hours of world-class
storytelling by eight nationally-known tale wags and three special
guests. Storytelling runs from 7 to 10 p.m., with the first half
devoted to listeners ages five and over, who may fall into the
early-to-bed category. The second half, aimed at the eight-and-over
crowd, will include stories by a flute-playing Apache; world folk
tales of justice as told by a lawyer-turned-storyteller; and costumes,
song and other figures for your imagination. See the feature story
in the Review section for more on the weekend's activities.
Tickets are $7.50 in advance, $3.50 for children under 18, students
and seniors, and are available at Centennial Hall and Dillard's.
Call 621-3341 for tickets. For information on the festival, call
327-4809 or 621-6302. The opening celebration on the lawn is free.
BALL PLAYING HARP. Celtic harpist and storyteller Patrick
Ball casts his spell on Tucson audiences with his traditional
brass-strung harp and music of blind, 18th-century master harper
Turlough O'Carolan. With tunes ranging from the familiar to the
obscure, this is an enchanting mix of spoken-word and musical
performance. Concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Tucson Center for
Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Advance tickets are $10, $9
for TFTM and KXCI members. Outlets include Hear's Music, Loco
Records, Piney Hollow, Bentley's Coffee House and Rainbow Moods.
Door tickets--if there are any--will be an additional $2. Ball's
last Tucson show was sold out. Call 326-5228 for information.
Saturday 30
MAKE A PACT. Life Thru Art, the fifth annual fundraiser
staged by the People with AIDS Coalition of Tucson (PACT for Life),
opens at 5 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction; and continues
with a live auction at 7 p.m. at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort,
7000 N. Resort Drive. Local artists and some out-of-towners obligingly
donated some 220 artworks, a huge leap up from last year's 47.
The works are sometimes in the ambitious-amateur category, sometimes
in the breath-taking-professional category. And you might make
a new discovery while you're up there for a good cause: We still
remember the delight of first seeing work by Tucson artist Jeffrey
Jonczyk at Life Thru Art a few years back. Now Jonczyk shows at
Etherton Gallery. If you don't bid on any artwork, you can always
pick up one of the 1996 calendars featuring photos of 58 pieces
in the auction. The calendar is $20. Your $20 admission gets you
two beverages and food. Bids for the artwork are expected to range
from $30 to $5,000. (Artists get to decide on their own minimum
bid). All proceeds go to the care of people living with HIV or
AIDS. For more info call 770-1710.
FRONT RANGE. Bluegrass fans won't want to miss the return
of country music sensation Front Range, on tour for their recently
released One Beautiful Day. Expect an exciting arrangement
of original material and innovative harmonies, backed up by mandolin,
banjo, fiddle and acoustic bass by musicians Bob Amos, Mike Lantz
and Roy Lynam. Front Range takes to the stage at 8 p.m. at the
Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd St. Advance tickets
are $12.50, $11.50 for seniors and members of TBA, TFTM, TKMA
or KXCI. All tickets will be $13 at the door. Tickets are available
from The Folk Shop, Loco Records, Hear's Music, Zip's-University
and Piney Hollow. Call 881-3947 for information or to charge tickets
by phone.
Sunday 1
A TASTE OF TUSCANY. Clayton Baum of Remy Amerique presents
A Taste of Tuscany, a wine sampling and history of an assortment
of whites and reds from the Antitori winery in central Italy.
For a mere $20, easily the price of a single bottle, Baum will
guide you through the varying shades of oak, grape and sunshine,
with samples of nine great wines, with assorted antipasti and
bruschetta from the Presidio Grill kitchen. Cleanse your palate
at 5:30 p.m. in the Metro Room at Presidio Grill, 3352 E. Speedway.
Provided there's still room, reservations will be taken through
3 p.m. today at The Rumrunner, 326-0121.
ARMORY PARK HOME TOUR. This historic downtown neighborhood
hosts its 21st annual home tour from noon to 5 p.m., with a celebration
in the park featuring food, kids' activities, antique car show,
art and live music by South American folk musicians Khenany (from
4 to 6 p.m. in the bandshell). Tour with the kids or give them
(and yourself) a break with childcare provided for $2/hour at
the Armory Park School, 435 S. Fourth Ave. Tickets for the historic
home tour are $6, available at the south end of Armory Park, East
13th Street between South Fifth and Sixth avenues. Call 792-2298
for information.
Monday 2
THE MYSTERY SHOW. Every Monday you can count on Café
Luna Loca, 546 N. Stone Ave., to dredge up something weird from
the underground vaults of indie filmmakers. The lights go down
at 9 p.m., with selections ranging from short films to full-length
features. They're over when the credits roll (anywhere from one
to three hours later). It's funky, it's obscure and it's free.
If you can't stand the anticipation, call 882-4488 for information.
Tuesday 3
BRIGHT, SHINY AND NEW. A new inventors' association has
been launched in Tucson, with all local inventors invited to get
on board. The Inventors Association of Arizona, Inc., a non-profit,
educational group formed for the purpose of assisting Arizona
inventors in developing, patenting and marketing their ideas and
products, will have its first official meeting at 7 p.m. in the
Community Room of the PCC District Offices, 4905-C E. Broadway.
The meeting will feature a panel of three professional inventors
shedding light on their various pitfalls and success stories.
Information on membership will also be discussed. Call 748-4906
for information.
Wednesday 4
COLLIER READS. Michael Collier is the author of three
books of poetry: The Neighbor, The Folded Heart and The
Clasp and Other Poems. UA Poetry Center Director Mark Wunderlich
says the reading is a sort of homecoming for the UA alum, who
hasn't read his works in Tucson since his graduate school days.
"His work is exacting, with a keen edge," says Wunderlich.
"He uses almost formal conventions to convey highly emotional
themes, combined with a strong sense of narrative." Collier,
an award-winning poet, NEA Creative Writing Fellow, world traveler
and current professor of English at the University of Maryland,
will read from published and unpublished works at 8 p.m. in the
Modern Languages Building auditorium on the UA campus. The reading
is free and will be followed by an informal reception. Call 321-7760
for information.
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