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The company's philosophy is "to create new opportunities for the audience to laugh. And I'm very excited about that being explored in a more scientific way," he says, citing a recent Florida conference where researchers presented concrete evidence that lots of yucks are indeed very healthy for humans. Howell says kids of all ages can come up and chat with Santa. "And in Act Two there will be nice music, lots of vignettes, skits and bits," he says. Children are also encouraged to bring toys to place under a tree in the lobby. Evening performances are 7:30 p.m. through Saturday, December 21, with 2 o'clock matinees Saturday and Sunday at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children, and available at Foley's and Blockbuster Music, or by calling 321-1000.
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All that, and Line still finds time to get a bit ornery: "Each year, I try to do something very special that will involve my audience in the concert experience," she says. "This year, I'm asking fans to bring their holiday bells. I've written some special arrangements of holiday tunes, and everyone will have an opportunity to play along. After all, why should the musicians have all the fun?" Performance is 7:30 tonight in UA Centennial Hall. Tickets are $24.50 to $28.50, and available at the Centennial Hall box office or Dillard's. For information, call 621-3341. ENLIGHTENED NOTES. Seasonal celebration travels back in time when Tucson's Anima Gentile (Gentle Soul) a cappella madrigal singers perform Renaissance holiday music. "There will be historical pieces and some other very unusual ones," says Anima conductor Peter Worden. "We'll be doing a couple of carols people have heard, but in slightly different versions. All the songs will celebrate the birth of the Lord, along with other aspects of the season." Performance is 7 to 9 p.m. at Chivalry Sports, 7718 E. Wrightstown Road. Tickets are $7, available by calling 722-1255.
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More than 6,000 of the little duffers are expected to show up to receive gifts and food, and to chum around with cheery old St. Nick. In fact, Mr. and Mrs. Claus are slated to arrive via fire truck to meet their vast sea of little fans. Kids from all over Tucson are invited. For many, this will be the only Christmas they'll have this year, and folks are requested to help by donating everything from stuffed toys, games and paper goods to sodas and ice cream. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the TCC, 260 S. Church Ave. For information, call 299-1812. WALK ON BOY. He's been noted as Robert Cray's biggest influence, and actually wrote Cray's hit, "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark." Now Phillip Walker brings his gritty brand of blues and R&B to the Rialto Cabaret as part of the Rialto Theatre benefit concert series. With a career spanning four decades, Walker ranks among the nation's legion of unsung blues heroes. Born in bayou country, raised in the Lone Star State and now a Californian, he effortlessly blends that regional trio of influences into a unique style. Tonight,Walker provides the chance to hear some low-down wailing, and to help the historic Rialto's ongoing restoration project. Show time is 9 p.m. at the Rialto Cabaret Theatre, 201 E. Broadway. Tickets are $5, free for Friends of the Rialto, and available at Hear's Music. Call 740-0126 for information. FLIGHTY. Tucsonan author Leslie D'Allesandro Hill signs copies of her latest offering, Fairies Have Wings But They're Not Angels!, at The Book Mark. "It's a fantasy book with great illustrations," says store spokeswoman Gloria Chivers. "It also appeals to general audiences, to kids as well as adults." The signing runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Book Mark, 5001 E. Speedway. Call 881-6350 for information.
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The free event begins at 7 p.m. today and tomorrow, with busses leaving every 30 minutes from the southeast corner of the Wal-Mart parking lot, 1650 W. Valencia Road. For details, call 722-6500. BLADES O' BLUE. Its roots are firmly down-home, with an exuberant, folksy style that's uniquely American. Today you can catch a taste of that jumping music known as bluegrass when the Desert Bluegrass Association hosts its monthly jam. This non-profit band devotedly keeps the tradition alive for home-towners, inviting everybody to play, sing, or just kick back and listen. The free jam runs from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Southwest Center for Music, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. For information, call 743-7086.
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Stanek's work will be on display through December 31 at Old Pueblo Frameworks, 6290 E. Grant Road. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, or by appointment. Call 885-0746 for information. TWINKLE TOES. Ballet, jazz and modern dance combine forces when A Time To Dance studio presents Rejoice, a performance geared to kids of all ages. Rejoice features 12 different dance pieces, including Christmas carols, Christian and classical music, and lavish costumes and lighting to portray the birth of Jesus. Most of the performers are youngsters themselves, from ages four-and-a-half on up. Director Dee Dee Deoll, who's been teaching dance for some 25 years, says she aims to avoid over-competitiveness seen in other kid's troupes. "I wanted kids to be able to enjoy themselves and express themselves through dance, and I wanted to reach out to the community through children." Curtain time is 7 p.m. at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Admission consists of a donation to the Tucson Community Food Bank. For details, call 887-0958.
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The port is home to a wide array of fine homegrown works many travelers scurry past, racing for their planes and that nourishing little bag of nuts. Focusing on the best regional artists from central and southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, the ongoing exhibit adorns several concourses, baggage areas and ticket stands. Photographer David Burckhalter's "Yaqui Indian Drummer" and "Seri Indian Basket Fiesta" hang like haunting sentinels on the west concourse, while Timothy Archibald, a one-time local shutterbug, contributes his gelatin silver prints "UA Women's Softball Team," "Father and Son" and "Foley's Soul Queen" on the west baggage level. Rich, vibrant colors dominate Gail Marcus Orlen's "Moving" and "Illusion of the Familiar," two stunning oils on the west concourse, while Jim Waid's luminescent acrylic "Rincon #2" adds depth to the west baggage level. Cibachrome photography maestro William Lesch displays four pieces, including from "Cholla and Organ Pipe" and "Young Nopales Triptych" on the east and west concourses. And that's only scratching the surface of the airport's eclectic and growing exhibit, one that might have you wandering for days--even after your miffed Auntie has already returned to the great heartland. Call 573-8100 for information.
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HOLIDAY AFOOT. So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Watched a small army of rugrats dutifully dismember their new Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, dismantle your just-unwrapped laptop computer and pummel you endlessly with warp-speed soccer balls? Where to go, what to do, how to squelch that growing rage clinically known as Holidaysus Homicidus? Well, we heartily recommend against loading your assault rifle and heading for the mall. After all, such activity is hardly in the spirit of the season, it's getting a little passé, and today might be slim pickings anyway, with relatively few dull-eyed consumers left to bag. No, there are plenty of healthier and more socially acceptable options. How's about curling up with the latest offering by that maven of the maudlin, Danielle Steele? Okay, bad idea. Of course there's always the Tucson Weekly, but then, like most cultured locals, you probably already read it cover-to-cover by sundown publication day. You could turn on the tube, assuming it isn't already providing a droning backdrop to your holiday action. You could take a drive, since most of your feast-bloated fellow citizens are probably traveling little farther than the couch, leaving highways free for a refreshing white-knuckle cruise. Or you could take a walk, either down to the nearest Circle K for a little Alka-Seltzer, or to the park where you might engage fellow refugees ready to lend a sympathetic, albeit rattled, ear. But no matter what trips your escapism triggers, City Week still wishes you and yours a big Merry Christmas. And hey, let's be careful out there. YULETIDE YOGA. If holiday indulgences have either wound you in knots or left you jiggling like a bowl full of jelly, head on over to Yoga Oasis, 2631 N. Campbell Ave., and give your body a break with a free yoga class from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Class is suitable for all levels of yoga experience. When you consider the options, a place where all that's required of you is to wear loose, comfortable clothing and relax seems a true gift indeed. Call 322-6142 for information. 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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CHANGE OF PACE. Celebrating 10 years of bringing mirth
to the Old Pueblo, the Arizona Rose Theatre Company presents A
Different Kind of Christmas, described by director Terry Howell
as "a look behind the scenes. The first act especially is
more a reflection of the real world today," he says, "and
we'll be welcoming the audience into our home, which is the theater."
ON LINE. She's been wowing folks across the land with her
current pilgrimage, performing 40 concerts in 32 cities. Now melodic
phenom Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra grace Tucson with
their "Sharing the Season" holiday concert, featuring
everything from 
WEE HOLIDAY HOOPLA. Hordes of tykes will be on hand to
celebrate 
ALL LIT UP. The Midvale Park neighborhood sparks up a million
little beacons with its annual holiday lighting contest. Sun Tran
busses will take you on a tour of the southwest Tucson area, where
visitors will be treated to Christmas carols provided by the Desert
Dove School of Music while perusing homes with stunning yuletide
displays.
INTERIOR CHATS. Joyce Stanek charts a journey to private
worlds with her Inner Dialog exhibit of oils, now showing
at the Old Pueblo Frameworks and Gallery. "My 'Inner Dance'
series (included in the exhibit) is a group of paintings focusing
on the themes of inner dialogues, bright and luminescent with
lot of movement," she says, "while my other pieces are
very organic, using symbolic images such as trees and moons. They're
primarily abstract and metaphorical."
ON BOARD. Assuming that any given airliner will arrive
on time is a high-flying crapshoot at best. We might recommend
you pack a sleeping bag, camp stove and a little grub if you're
rushing out to pick up Aunt Helen from Omaha this time of year.
And while you wait--with your pork and beans boiling away--why
not seize the opportunity to explore some of the tremendous art
adorning the Tucson International Airport's walls?