MUSIC Performances This Week BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Bring along something to much on and enjoy lunchtime tunes Tucson Arts District style every Tuesday through Thursday. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. enjoy jazz with Matt Mitchell at the gazebo in La Placita Plaza. The Evan Dain Duo plays from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, at the Main Library Plaza; and John Todd grooves from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, at the gazebo in La Placita Plaza. Concerts are free and open to all. Call the Tucson Arts District at 624-9977 for information. CHAMBER TUNES. UA Crowder Hall, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2998. Three great musicians that play great together: The Lorenzo Trio featuring Nancy Green on cello, Mark Rush on violin and Tannis Gibson on piano, perform at 8 p.m. Monday, October 7. These UA faculty members will play Haydn, Ravel and Schumann. Tickets are $10, $8 for UA employees and $5 for seniors/students, available at the Fine Arts box office or by calling 621-1162. Call 621-2998 for information. ENCHANTED VOICES. Centennial Hall, UA campus. 621-3341. The R. Carlos Nakai Quartet and The William Eaton Ensemble present Voices Across The Canyon at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 5. Tickets are $15, $11 for students, and are available at Dillard's and the Centennial Hall box office. Call 621-3341 for information. FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC. TCC Leo Rich Theatre. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4266. The Arizona Friends of Chamber Music present a concert with the Boston Chamber Music Society on Wednesday, October 9. They will perform works from Beethoven, Copland and Brahms. Tickets are $14, $4 for students. Call 298-5806 for information. GUEST ARTIST SERIES. UA Crowder Hall, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-2991. Janna Lower and Alan Smith perform a violin and piano recital at 8 p.m. Thursday, October 3. This concert is free and open to the public. Call 621-2998 for information. MARIMBA MUSIC. Christ Church United Methodist. 655 N. Craycroft Road. 327-1116. The Rosewood Marimba Band, under the direction of Dr. Dave Walton, perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 6. Program includes xylophone rags, pop tunes, traditional Mexican folk music and more. Tickets are $5 at the door. Call 299-7198 for information. STREET MINSTRELS. Enjoy selections from J.S. Bach, The Beatles, Broadway shows and more, performed by Street Minstrels Bill Killian and Karl Kolwitz, at 4 p.m. Sunday, October 6, at the Campus Christian Center, 715 N. Park Ave. Admission is by donation. Call 623-7575 for information. Announcements BISBEE CABARET. The 55 Main Gallery hosts an informal Coffee House "Cabaret Unplugged" from 8 to 10 p.m. every Friday. This free, open mike event provides musicians, poets, vocalists, entertainers and listeners with a relaxed atmosphere. Format is acoustic. Call (520) 432-4694 to reserve performance time slot and for information. CALL TO MUSICIANS. The PCC Commuity Wind Ensemble seeks musicians wishing to improve their reading and playing skills. Brass and percussionists are especially encouraged to join. Some instruments are available. Attend a rehersal form 7 to 8 p.m. Wedneday at the PCC Center For the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road; or call John Snavely at 318-3020. FOOTHILLS PHIL. A love of music is all that's required to perform with the Foothills Phil, a community intergenerational orchestra conducted by Laszlo Veres. Musicians of all ages and abilities are invited to participate with rehearsals from 6:45 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. There is a registration fee of $25. Call Judi Botwin at 577-5304 for information. INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE. The Southwest School of Music offers music classes for all levels and interests, with lots and lots of financial aid still available. For information call 884-0811. ITALIAN STRINGS. The Grimaldi Strings, a mandolin orchestra focusing on Italian music, seeks those versed in the mandolin, mandola and guitar. Rehearsals are Thursday afternoons. Contact Patty at 797-3540 for information. MAKING MUSIC. The Desert Dove School of Music offers a plethora of music classes for students of all ages and abilities for the keyboard, recorder, guitar, singing, band and more. There are also movement classes for young children. Scholarships are available with partial funding provided by PRO Neighborhoods. Call Judith Richardson at 888-3352 for information. PLAZA JAZZ. St. Philip's Plaza. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. The Tucson Jazz Society continues the Plaza Suite Fall Jazz series at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 5, with the Jeff Haskell and Ed Friedland Organ Trio. Tickets are $8, $4 for TJS members, and are available at the door. Café Terra Cotta will have a full bar and picnic dinners on sale. Gates open at 7 p.m. Call the TJS hotline at 743-3399 for more information. STELLAR MUSIC. Stellar Cellar Tea Room. 3335 E. Grant Road. 881-7559. Bring your favorite acoustic instrument to the cellar at 7:30 p.m. Fridays for their open mike acoustic night. Arrive early to sign up. Beverages and snacks are available. Call 881-7559 for information. TRIBUTE TICKETS AVAILABLE. Tickets are now on sale for the Opera Guild of Southern Arizona's annual scholarship luncheon honoring its founding president and grand dame of Arizona Opera, Ruth Booth. The luncheon is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 26, at the First Congregational Church, 824 N. Second Ave. Tickets are $20. Reservation deadline is October 19. Call 297-1492 for reservations and information.

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