MUSIC

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ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY. Berger Center for the Performing Arts. 1200 W. Speedway. 770-3690. New York's multi-award winning singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway brings her stunning voice to the Berger Center for three breathtaking performances. This cabaret-style evening, Bring Back Romance, features such standards as "My Funny Valentine" and "Isn't It Romantic," along with original tunes. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday, November 1; and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, November 2. Tickets are $20 and $22.50, with discounts for groups of 10 or more. Call the Invisible Theatre at 882-9721 for tickets and information.

Performances This Week

AUTUMN CHORALE CONCERT. PCC Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre. 2202 W. Anklam Road. The PCC Chorale and College Singers, under the direction of Benjamin Sorenson, perform a colorful variety of choral tunes at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 27. Admission is $4, $3 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the PCC West Campus cashier's office and at the door. Call 884-6988 for information.

BROWN BAG CONCERTS. Enjoy lunchtime tunes Tucson Arts District style every Tuesday through Thursday. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, Norman Kibble-Shane plays guitar at the gazebo in La Placita Plaza; and enjoy the El Centro Cultural de las Americas concert from noon to 1 p.m. at 40 W. Broadway on October 30. Trick-or-treat with Don Reeve from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, October 31, at the gazebo in La Placita Plaza. All concerts are free and open to the public. Call the Tucson Arts District at 624-9977 for information.

GREEN SCENE. Chivalry Sports. 7718 E. Wrightstown Road. 722-1255. Your Irish eyes will smile at the sounds of your favorite songs by The Who?ligans at 7 p.m. Friday, October 25. Admission is $5. Call 722-1255 for information.

PERCUSSION PLUS. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. The beat goes on with the Percussion Plus concert series at 8 p.m. Monday, October 28. This monthly performance of audience-friendly improvisation combines classical music practices with elements of all the world's musical styles. Performers for this installment include Sapphire Kieft, Lee Gardner, Arturo Rodriguez and Todd M. Hammes. Admission is $3 at the door. Call 884-1220 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 26, with the wacky songs of Dave Frishberg. Tickets are $8, $4 for TJS members, 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.

SUNDAY SERENADE. Tucson Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Enjoy selections by Handel, Wagner, Verdi, Cole Porter, Grenados and others as performed by Transylvania-born vocalist Andrew Nathan at 7 p.m. Sunday, October 27. Also on the program is Avi ben Joseph (a.k.a. Alvaro Guevara) who performs original works in the memory of Anne Frank and the Holocaust. Tickets are $15, $10 for JCC members. Students and seniors receive a $5 discount. Call 299-3000 for tickets and 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 for information or to reserve a performance time slot. Call (520) 432-4694 for information.

BLUEGRASS BOOGIE. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. The Desert Bluegrass Association invites you to dust off your banjo and come to the Southwest Center for Music at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 27, for the monthly bluegrass jam. Players and listeners are equally welcome. Call Bonnie at 296-1231 for information.

MAKING MUSIC. The Desert Dove School of Music offers music classes for students of all ages and abilities on keyboard, recorder, guitar, voice, band and more. Scholarships are available, with partial funding provided by PRO Neighborhoods. Call Judith Richardson at 888-3352 for 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. on Fridays for their open-mike acoustic night. Arrive early to sign up. Beverages and snacks are available. Call 881-7559 for information.

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