Sunday, June 26, 2011

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"Harbor Study #2," by James Cook, is on display in Small Things Considered: 19th Small Works Invitational, continuing through July 2, at David Dominguez Gallery, 154 E. 6th St.

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Friday, June 24, 2011

Posted By on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 5:59 PM

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"Chief Joseph-Nez Perces," by Frank A. Rinehart, is on display in Masters of American Photography, continuing through Aug. 27 at Etherton Gallery, 135 S. Sixth Ave.

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Posted By on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 11:00 AM

Tucson Weekly summer intern Celia Ampel visited the downtown studio of Crane Day who showed her his woven creations and a bit of the process behind them.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Posted By on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:00 PM

The Arizona Biennial ’11 opens tomorrow night at the Tucson Museum of Art, followed by an after-hours party that includes Powhaus Productions, Pork Torta and lots more. And they say there's nothing to do in this town in the summertime...

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Posted By on Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 10:41 AM

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Friend of TW Rand Carlson—he does our weekly "Random Shots" cartoon and his illustrations have graced many a cover—has a shiny tin piece in Tohono Chul Park's new exhibition, Monsoon. The show, which celebrates the summer thunderstorms we're already dreaming about, has an opening reception tonight from 5:30 to 7:30. Details here.

BTW: If you haven't checked out "Random Shots" in color, you really should click here.

Also at Tohono Chul:



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A way-cool portrait of Tucson through cell-phone pics. If you haven't been up to the Tea Room lately, it's time to a visit, isn't it?

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Posted By on Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 4:00 PM

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"Jeffery Pine, Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California" by Ansel Adams, is on display in Masters of American Photography, through Aug. 27 at the Etherton Gallery, 135 S. Sixth Ave.

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Posted By on Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:54 AM

The cast sings Heartbreak Hotel.
  • The cast sings "Heartbreak Hotel."

Young reader Mary Yohem asked us to post this. So we're following her directions:

Be-Bop has come to town!!
By Mary Yohem, special to the Tucson Weekly

Elvis is making a comeback performance in Tucson! Well, not the real Elvis or some lame impersonator, but his legendary music, for sure!

Catalina Foothills Community Schools presents the 1950s style musical production All Shook Up this week based on the King of Rock 'n' Roll’s massive library of hit songs.

Directed by Terry Erbe, the high school’s theater teacher, the play is about a roustabout stranger named Chad who rolls into a small Midwestern town. He introduces rock 'n' roll to the ultra-conservative townspeople who go out of their way to protect young people from bad outside influences.

Within hours, Chad uses music to change the town’s attitudes towards life outside of their little world.

Starring in the lead role is Kellen Avender, a Foothills senior, as Chad. The female leads are Savannah Runge and Victoria Snapp, who alternate nights as Natalie Haller. Savannah is an eighth-grader at Esperero Canyon Middle School and Victoria will be a freshman at Foothills.

The Community Schools summer theater program is open to students in sixth through 12th grades citywide. Students pay a fee to learn how to perform a professionally written and produced script in three weeks. Young adults can also participate in backstage production, such as lighting, set building, and sound production. This technical part of the show is directed by Norm Testa and Clint Bryson.

All Shook Up features a small live band led by Khris Dodge, who serves as musical director. Erbe’s assistant directors are former summer musical performers Alex Moulton, Michael Vo and Josh Waterman.

The show opens Friday, June 24, at 7 p.m. in the Catalina Foothills High School Little Theatre, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. The show closes Wednesday June 29. Tickets are $10.

Mary Yohem is a junior at Catalina Foothills High School and will play the role of Mayor Matilda Hyde in All Shook Up.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Posted By on Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 5:55 PM

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"Two Models" by Jan Olsson is on display in Small Things Considered-19th Small Works Invitational, continuing through July 2, at Davis Dominguez Gallery http://www.davisdominguez.com/, 145 E. 6th Street.

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Monday, June 13, 2011

Posted By on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 3:45 PM

If you've walked along Fourth Avenue recently, you've probably stopped to gawk at the sweaty dancers over at Breakout Studios. Deep down inside, though, you've thought: I should be dancing.

So instead of drooling on the studio windows, why don't ya check out their new Capoeira class?! It's a killer, Afro-Brazilian workout that mixes martial arts, music and dance. Stop by Breakout Studios tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. Cost is $10. Details at 670-1301 or here.

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Friday, June 3, 2011

Posted By on Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:31 PM

Arid Rose Theater will be auditioning for actors, singers and musicians for productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Survival of St. Joan and History of the Devil from noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. All roles available.

Arid Rose is located at 127 S. Fourth Ave. Call 990-9386, or visit aridrosetheater.com for more information.