Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday Thursday 21 FUTURE FREEFALL. The Chicago Sun Times calls David Rousseve's work "inspired, ingenious...a call for grace, a cry to reunite with some large universal framework." Described as "young, sassy, from the street," the artist is known for deep connections to his Creole roots, with work including scat-riffs and loose-limbed, passionate dance movements. His troupe, Reality, involves 12 artists tapping styles from classical ballet and modern dance to African and tribal hip-hop. Rousseve performs tonight as the first installment of the UA's Millennium Project, "meant to let people know about cutting-edge performance artists," says university spokesman Tappan King. The project also aims to integrate the university and the community, he says. "We're going to hit that next century soon, and there are a lot of things that need to be talked about." This year's Millennium theme is "Familyworks," and Wingspan, a local gay and lesbian advocacy group, has also contributed its 100 Families/One Family photo exhibit, on display through December 6 at UA's Centennial Hall. Preceding the show will be a discussion concerning modern dance and performance art with the university's dance department faculty, from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. at the UA Douglass Building, room 101. Rousseve and Reality perform at 7:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall, followed by an opportunity to meet the artists. Tickets are $9 to $23, and may be purchased at Dillard's, at the Centennial Hall box office, or by calling 800-638-4253. Friday 22 HISTORICAL THREADS. Pre-owned designer clothing will be on sale as the Tucson Symphony Women's Association hosts a holiday shop-fest at the historic downtown Amado House. The Treasure Shop will also offer unique antiques and collectibles at the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow at the house, 16-24 E. 15th St. Light refreshments will be on hand. For information call 884-7194. SLITHERING SYCOPHANTS. Those gritty barroom balladeers from the Lone Star state, a.k.a the Austin Lounge Lizards, bring their beer-sodden brand of honky-tonk to the Old Pueblo tonight. They'll be highlighting their new six-song live recording, Live Bait, which weighs in on current reformist rhetoric with "Teenage Immigrant Welfare Mothers On Drugs." The melodic debate unrolls at 8 p.m. at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. Advance tickets are $14, $15 at the door, with a $2 discount for Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association members, and are available at Hear's Music, the Folk Shop, Loco Music or by calling 881-3947. BIG BIRDS. The rhythmic sublime continues with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, performing as part of ongoing efforts to permanently reclaim downtown's classic Rialto Theater from the trash heap of history. "Doing shows is the best way to keep let people know the Rialto project is alive and well," said theater co-owner Jeb Schoonover. "We're hoping to just keep that going strong." Case in point: Proceeds from performances at the Cabaret, Rialto's sister space, are earmarked for the Friends of the Rialto project. He says the goal is to have the old hall--which has suffered various code violations--reopened by very early next year. Adding to the valiant effort are a what Schoonover calls a "pair of jokers," namely Billy Bacon and Chris Gaffney, who fire up their ornery stew of Tex-Mex, rockabilly and blues tomorrow night. The two are putting wraps on a month-long California tour, and no doubt aim to get some gritty Sonoran Desert dust on their hell-raising inner rockers. The Thunderbirds perform at 8 and 11 p.m. at the Cabaret, 201 E. Broadway. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Bacon and Gaffney hit the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday night. Admission is $5. Tickets for both shows are available at Zip's Music and Video and Hear's Music. Call 740-0126 for information. Saturday 23 CREATIVE MARKETING. The Tucson Museum of Art hosts its Holiday Craft Market, featuring more than 80 booths with a passel of goods from across the Southwest. On the block will be everything from furniture and clothing to metal works, ceramic, jewelry and sculpture, with eclectic chow catered by the Landmark Cafe. The market runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow at the museum's Plaza of the Pioneers, 140 N. Main Ave., with an El Nacimiento reception from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Casa Cordova Courtyard. For details, call 624-2333. STRONG-ARMED. Low-down gut-ripper James Armstrong comes to town in a performance sponsored by the Tucson Blues Society. With a style often compared to Robert Cray, Armstrong "possesses a clear, ringing voice; a concise, stinging lead guitar technique that's all blues," says Living Blues magazine. Learning his licks from a one-time Nat King Cole guitarist, Armstrong formed his first band in seventh grade, and has never stopped getting sullenly soulful. Hear him reach into the rootsy depths tonight at 9 at Boondocks Lounge, 3306 N. First Ave. General admission is $5, and free for TBS members. Call 690-0991 for information. Sunday 24 SNOOTS. Traipse the downtown haunts of Tucson's former upper-crust with a visit to historic Snob Hollow's Corbett House, sponsored by the Tucson Museum of Art. The elegant, two-story mission revival-style home was built in 1906, and still boasts maple floors throughout, a second-floor sleeping porch, and attention to detail like you ain't gonna find in any nouvelle slap-dash subdivision. For more than 56 years the Corbetts called this crib home, and it became a hub for countless high-level soirees. Today it's filled with stylish furniture and 4,400 square feet of pure charm. The free tour runs from 10 to 5 p.m. The house is located at 180 N. Main Ave., on the museum's Historic Block. Call 624-2333 for information. TWINKLE TOES. Dust off that cravat, hustle up your bustle, and head out for a little ballroom stomping, sponsored by the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association of Southern Arizona. You don't have to be Fred Astaire to hoof it up with these friendly folks, who stress that dancers "of all levels and proficiency are invited to attend." There will be two levels of group classes at 2 p.m., followed by a general dance from 3 to 5 p.m., all at 2404 E. River Road. The requested donation is $3 for association members and $5 for non-members. Call 292-9853 for information. Monday 25 INLAND BREEZES. Okay, so you haven't been to the coast since the Titanic went down. Well, there's no time like the present to douse your latent sea-faring soul with a visit to the Tucson Sailing Club's Sailors' Auction. You'll see sailing equipment and related well-knotted whatnots beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the back room of O'Malley's Restaurant, 247 N. Fourth Ave. Admission is free. Call 743-0519 for information. LEFTOVERS. James Graham taps images of Southwestern toxic and industrial waste, recording constant invasions into the desert by our high-tech society in Surplus, Ektaprints and Constructions, a show of photography at the Bero Gallery. His images are hard-hewn, and Graham uses artificial day-glo spectral lighting to make the prints resonate with unnatural colors. He then thematically moves on to head gear, documenting hats that themselves later become physical artifacts of their wearer's persona, and perhaps are adopted by a new owner. "These left behind possessions are passed on and continue to exist, never actually leaving," says Bero spokeswoman Beth Wachtelor. "They live on beyond the person, and will exist beyond their new owners, their future owners, and continue on, surpassing all of them." Kinda makes you view that Yankees cap in a whole different light, no? Surplus shows through December 21, with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. on December 6. Bero is at 41 S. Sixth Ave. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and during Thursday Art Walks and Downtown Saturday Nights. Call 792-0313 for information. Tuesday 26 STEP BACK. "The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet," said British poet Edward Thomas. Now the Arizona Historical Society brings whiffs of that intriguing aroma back to life with a stunning handful of ongoing exhibits. South Park: An Emerging Urban Community, 1940-1950 explores the heyday of an erstwhile neighborhood, while the hands-on Exploring 1870s Tucson, brings you face-to-face with grubstake desert pioneers and their less-than-lush lifestyles. The Buehman Studio Perspective offers photos of the early Old Pueblo, while Arizona-Sonora: Documents of a Shared History displays the tedious paperwork of those traversing the eternally porous border, and Through an Immigrant's Lens: Jose Rodriquez's View of His Adopted Land tells one transplant's story in stunning detail. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. The museum is at 949 E. Second St. Call 628-5775 for information. MIXED MESSAGE. Linda Caputo's mixed-media paintings evolve from eternal change, her ideas wrapped around drawing both balance and edges from the confusion, and at the same time crossing boundaries towards discovering just who and what we are. Sure, sounds like just another Monday morning for most of us. But Caputo takes that lumpen reality and moves it onto universal turf with her exhibit currently on display at the Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery. "To me, becoming more and more aware of the quiet, subtle and barely noticeable essence of ethereal and intuitive life is terribly exciting, and this is what I attend to in my painting," she says. "I am always looking for and working with perceptual adjustments." See her subsequently well-adjusted work through December 21 at Dinnerware, 135 E. Congress. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. on Thursday. An opening reception for Caputo will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 30. Call 792-4503 for information. Wednesday 27 WEE WONDER. She warmed our jaded, beer-bloated hearts with her Olympian antics. Now Tucson's own undersized athletic juggernaut comes home to roost and sign her new children's book, Heart of Gold. Kerri Strug will appear, pen in hand, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Border's Books and Music, 4235 N. Oracle Road. For details, call 292-1331. FLAUTED TALENTS. R. Carlos Nakai arguably put Native American music on the mainstream map. For nearly 14 years he's tapped his indigenous flute to trek across innovative traditional and experimental turf, most of which stubbornly defies classification. In a performance tonight, Nakai and his quartet will further that odyssey, mixing Indian compositions with Latin rhythms, ethnic jazz, salsa, classical and even blues rock, and meanwhile push his latest recording, Kokopelli's Cafe. He'll be joined by Tucsonans Will Clipman and J. David Muniz, and by Amo Chip, in an 8 p.m. performance at the Serendipity Playhouse, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. Advance tickets are $14, and available by calling 751-4445. 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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