Fantastic Negrito. Surviving hardship makes a smart person kinder. Enter Xavier Dphrepaulezz, who suffered through a tough, impoverished childhood, gunpoint robberies, and a car crash that about killed him off. He rose as Fantastic Negrito in 2014 and nabbed a contemporary blues Grammy the next year. And now with Please Don’t Be Dead, he’s made a genre-defying meditation on overcoming odds—in style. With sizzle guitars and the searching grit of good Chris Cornell, Negrito seeks to “break the chains” of race, religion, and gender politics. Later, the sartorially sweet (rising) star channels the controlled tenderness of Jeff Buckley as he sings the blues for pal Cornell, RIP. Each tune could be a single, from the songwriterly execution to the vocal delivery. Entire thing ends with a kickass funk sendup, Parliament-style, “Take that bullshit and turn it into good shit.” Negrito closely follows his own wise-beyond-his-years advice. Tuesday, June 26 at Club Congress, 311 East Congress St. Doors at 7:30 p.m. $12-$15. 21+. —B.S. Eliot. Details here. 

Zona 78 Chef’s Dinner. Tonight Zona 78 Chef Keith Parker is sharing the Italian restaurant’s kitchen with Chef Nadia Aidi of Food My Muse for a special dinner paired with wine. The dinner will spotlight local products and purveyors like Barrio Bread and Fiori de Capra  throughout its six courses. Limited to 20 people. $75 per person. Call 296-7878 for reservations. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. 7301 E. Tanque Verde Road. Details here.

Baseball Nights at Kino Sports Complex. “Take me out to the ballgame! Take me out to the croooowd!” Don’t you just love the United States of America’s national anthem? Okay, so maybe that’s not the real anthem, but what’s more patriotic than eating a hot dog and popcorn at a baseball game, and cheering on the home team—in this case, any of the eight teams on the Sun Belt College League, made up of recent high school graduates from Southern Arizona and other parts of the country? Some cheat codes: $1 Hot dogs on Tuesdays, half-off soda and popcorn on Thursdays and special appearances by Woody the Woodpecker and Daffy Duck Thursdays through Sundays. Kings vs. the Javelinas today at 7p.m. Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, 2500 E. Ajo Way. $5 adults, free for kids 12 and under. Details here.

2001: A Space Odyssey. You know what’s a great movie? This one. You should see it. If you know what it’s about, that’s all the reason you need to go see it. And if you don’t know what it’s about, you still certainly recognize the name, and that’s proof enough of its importance. Either way, I’ll see you at The Loft for their new 70mm screening. 12:30 p.m./4 p.m./ 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 22 through Thursday, June 28. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. $10. Details here.

Dillinger Beer Dinner. Batch Café and Bar and Dillinger Brewing Company have teamed up to create a three-course meal paired with three beers for a match made in foodie heaven. The menu includes jalapeno mac ’n’ cheese with Serrano reduction, grilled cheese with Tiki Party beer and The Stud doughnut with Gang Signs Imperial Stout. $35 per person. Purchase tickets online or in store. 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. 118 E. Congress St. Details here.

PY Dinner with Chefs featuring Executive Chef Brian Smith. Casino del Sol and PY Steakhouse’s monthly chef dinner spotlights Maynards Market and Kitchen Chef Brian Smith this time. Come hungry for a three-course meal of asparagus and heirloom bean salad, top knot chicken roulade and toasted white chocolate sorbet. Each course is paired with wine, and make a toast to an evening of good eats with a Manhattan at the start of the meal. $65 per person. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. 5655 W. Valencia Road. Call 520-324-9350 for reservations. Details here.

Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner

Baseball Nights at Kino Sports Complex. “Take me out to the ballgame! Take me out to the croooowd!” Don’t you just love the United States of America’s national anthem? Okay, so maybe that’s not the real anthem, but what’s more patriotic than eating a hot dog and popcorn at a baseball game, and cheering on the home team—in this case, any of the eight teams on the Sun Belt College League, made up of recent high school graduates from Southern Arizona and other parts of the country? Some cheat codes: $1 Hot dogs on Tuesdays, half-off soda and popcorn on Thursdays and special appearances by Woody the Woodpecker and Daffy Duck Thursdays through Sundays. There are several 7 p.m. games this week: the Cochise Stars vs. the Tucson Champs on Monday and the Kings vs. the Javelinas on Tuesday. Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, 2500 E. Ajo Way. $5 adults, free for kids 12 and under. Details here.

Dog Days of Summer at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. There’s nothing like a stroll through the
botanical gardens to remind you how gorgeous desert plant life is. And there’s nothing like an afternoon with your best canine friend to remind you how gorgeous life in general is. Now, you can combine the two! The gardens are offering a $20 summer membership to their dog days program, which gets you unlimited admission through Sept. 30, and the ability to bring your doggie in for just $3 a visit. Plus, your dog will get a stylish custom canine membership card to attach to their collar or leash. You really pant miss this! Through Sept. 30. Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. $20. Details here.

Make it Mondays! At the Children’s Museum. You know the drill: To help you beat the Monday blues, the Children’s Museum has extended hours on Monday evenings throughout the summer, as well as special guests that lead a different program every week. This week, it’s the Phoenix Herpetological Society, schooling kids and their parents on “Alligators and Adaptations.” What kinds of adaptations do alligators spend their time making? It’s about time we learn. Reptiles are on site from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, June 25. Tucson Children’s Museum, 200 S. Sixth Ave. $3. Details here.

100 Years, 100 Ranchers. If you need a break from Tucson this week, head over to Phoenix’s Arizona Heritage Center, home to the Centennial Museum, where this photography exhibit by Scott Baxter is on display through Sept. 18. His black-and-white photos are meant to illustrate a century worth of ranching in Arizona by examining the relationship between ranchers and their animals, the isolation of ranching the hardships, and the beauty and fulfillment that ranchers experience. His goal is to recognize the families that have struggled to persevere and preserve Arizona’s ranching tradition through changing times. Arizona Heritage Center, 1300 N. College Ave, Tempe AZ. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $12 adults, $10 seniors 65+, $8 kids 7 to 17, free for kid 6 and under, AHS members, military and veterans. Details here.

2001: A Space Odyssey. You know what’s a great movie? This one. You should see it. If you know what it’s about, that’s all the reason you need to go see it. And if you don’t know what it’s about, you still certainly recognize the name, and that’s proof enough of its importance. Either way, I’ll see you at The Loft for their new 70mm screening. 12:30 p.m./4 p.m./ 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 22 through Thursday, June 28. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. $10. Details here.

Sauce Summer Sampler. For those like me who can't stray from always ordering Sauce's mac ’n’ cheese, this deal might be a game changer. Choose a salad, a 12-inch pizza and two glasses of wine or beer for $22. There are endless combinations to try out during the deal's run until Aug. 31. Don't miss out on seasonal offerings like the watermelon and arugula salad. All Sauce locations in Tucson. Open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Details here.

Lunch Specials for a Good Cause. Get your pizza fix and help out the community all in one meal. For the duration of June, Barro’s Pizza and Pepsi are teaming up to raise funds for the Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children with a daily lunch special. Specials include a slice of pizza and small drink for $2.75 or two slices and a drink for $4.25. Barro’s will donate all proceeds from the lunch special (up to $20,000) to the nonprofit. 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1-30. 5884 W. Arizona Pavilions Drive. Details here.

Zona 78 Chef’s Dinner. For two nights, Zona 78 Chef Keith Parker is sharing the Italian restaurant’s kitchen with Chef Nadia Aidi of Food My Muse for a special dinner paired with wine. The dinner will spotlight local products and purveyors like Barrio Bread and Fiori de Capra throughout its six courses. Limited to 20 people per evening. $75 per person. Call 296-7878 for reservations. 6:30 p.m. both Monday, June 25 and Tuesday, June 26. 7301 E. Tanque Verde Road. Details here.

Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.

Gun-regulation advocates are re-invigorating the gun violence discussion with a call to hold people responsible for firearm related deaths that came out of negligence.

#URResponsable is being held on the six-year anniversary of the death of 27-year-old Genna Ayup, who was shot by her boyfriend. He said he was putting a rubber grip on the gun and accidentally shot her. Although there were reports that he had been drinking before the tragedy, he was never prosecuted.

Councilmember Steve Kozachik, who’s hosting the event, says we need to find a new way to deal with gun negligence.

“We can no longer allow people a pass,” he said. “If you’re handling a gun in a negative manner in this community, it can’t just be ‘oops.’”

A number of groups will be at the event, discussing gun safety and responsibility, including Moms Demand Action, Everytown for Gun Safety, Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse, the Pima County Attorney’s Office, Gun Violence Prevention Arizona, Tucson Now chapter of the National Organization for Women, and Homicide Survivors, Inc.

The event is on Tuesday, June 26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St.

Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo. For all the wildlife in Tucson, the first thing you think of when you think of the city probably isn’t a safari. But anything is possible at the Reid Park Zoo, especially when it takes place on a summer evening, when the weather is much more bearable. This week, the program’s theme is “protecting the sounds of the wild,” and will give kids and adults alike the chance to learn about the sounds of animals like dart frogs, elephants, lemurs, lions, tigers and goats. It’s the kind of desert symphony everyone can enjoy! 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 22. Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court. $10.50 adults, $8.50 seniors, $6.50 kids 2 to 14. Half off for zoo members! Details here.

University Bar Crawl: Back to School Night. Relive your college days with Tucson Young Professionals’ bar crawl through bars right outside of the UA. Rep your alma mater in your college gear and enjoy free food and drink deals like extended happy hours and $3 shots at participating bars like Frog and Firkin, Gentle Ben’s and No Anchovies. $5 for non-members. TYP members get free drinks and food. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 22. East University Blvd. Details here.

Niki J Crawford. With the command of a small-town gospel choir leader and the grace of a woman who’s come of age on camera in Black Hollywood, Niki J Crawford has mad capacity for wide appeal. Only the world needs to catch up (and perhaps pen her stronger material). Crawford’s band ably backs her with a sunny Caribbean flare, bringing out the cheery hopeful tones of a young Whitney Houston in her voice. But she can go deeper, accessing that scratchy, Macy Gray (or Samantha Fish) age-old pain of loving too much, and too hard. “Don’t lose your power/Playin’ it down/Never lose faith/Stand your ground.” Having so far cameoed with The Roots and at Bonnaroo, she’s coming up, hard. She is beautiful and hard-working and well-versed in the BlackExpos and street fests this nation over. Maybe an up-to-the-moment Quincy Jones will step in, someone as versed in songwriting, arranging and soul as they are the gadgetry and gimmick of modern pop stardom. Friday, June 22 at Monterey Court Studio Galleries, 505 W. Miracle Mile. 7 p.m. $10. All ages. —B.S. Eliot. Details here.

Seanloui could be called the new Seal. Utilizing synths and modern EDM scratches, whirs and sped-up backing vocals, he sings adult contemporary jazz/R&B for the 4 a.m. comedown crowd. And like Sade, too, Loui sounds generic at first, but listen close. His voice floats and lilts atop pulsing backbeats, nuanced and guileless. The songs swell and gently jab in ways that make emotional sense. It’s an earned listen because once night falls and fatigue sets in, his can be a warm bubble bath with a lover and a sweet strain of sativa. The subtle charms of his gentility emerge with no irony—words like romantic, chivalrous, tender come to mind. And belying the Trumped-up, polarized era we live in, Loui sings of the bliss of coming home to a woman he actually adores, the joy of quiet evenings, the way shadows climb and curve and gyrate across his mind’s eye. His up-to-the-minute production ensures that a whole new generation of listeners can discover the simple pleasure of connecting hearts—the songs sound like creative necessities, not bedroom-studio naval-gazes for self-indulgent brand merchants, like so much pop now. With Jaca Zulu and Taco Sauce the Band on Friday, June 22. Club Congress, 311 East Congress St. Doors at 8 p.m. Free. —B.S. Eliot. Details here.

If Saturday Night Live is your jam, the Best of Sketch Show at TIM Comedy Theatre at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 23 should be well worth your $5. You’ll see the TIM sketch team’s favorites of the 28 sketches they’ve staged since their first show in January.

Whimsically named Baby Fish Mouth (an obscure When Harry Met Sally reference), the team fulfills a fantasy of TIM’s artistic director, Daniel Kirby, who actually favors Key and Peele.

“I like their approach,” Kirby says, “because it's in line with the Upright Citizen's Brigade philosophy. A lot of the writing staff is UCB trained.”

That philosophy, Kirby explains, is to establish quickly a who-what-where that everyone can relate to, then focus on one absurd thing, exploring and heightening it throughout the sketch.

Kirby says, “I try to teach that methodology in TIM sketch classes so when we are in writers' meetings and I'm giving feedback that's what I'm filtering it through. Our goal is to set up something that people recognize and then cheat their expectations.”

Kirby’s sketch fandom began in grammar school, but he never tried writing until he joined the UA’s Comedy Corner. That company produced improv and sketches weekly.

“Nobody had official training in that group,” Kirby says, “but writing new content every week was crazy. I might have done it wrong but at least I did it and tried to figure it out.”

After college, Kirby formed a comedy-based band, did a little stand-up and ultimately connected with other Tucson improvisers to stage late-night shows at the Beowulf Theatre. By the time that closed, Justin Lukasewicz had founded Tucson Improv Movement. Kirby joined the company and within a year began offering classes in sketch writing. Two and a half years later, he had a large enough pool of writers to start TIM’s sketch team.

“We learned kind of on our feet how to perform and run the sketch show best,” Kirby says. “Now we’re executing at a higher level. We're more familiar with the best way to get laughs.” Variety is key, he says. “Writers bring their own perspectives and sense of humor, so we get social satire, absurdity and sometimes just goofiness.”

Mad as hell about those kids?

An organization that provides free legal and social services to detained migrants benefits from a an all-star comedy show at Borderlands Brewing Company on Thursday, June 21 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 via squareup or at the door.

Billed in the Facebook event as Morgan Murphy and friends, the show features Murphy, who has written and produced for Jimmy Kimmel Live! (388 episodes), and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. She’s also performed standup multiple times on Chelsea Lately, John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, the Joe Rogan Experience and many others.

Kristine Levine of The Frank Show and Pauly Casillas of The Switch hold down the feature slots, and other special guests are promised.

Juggling?

Laff's Comedy Cafe has a decades-long reputation for bringing the best club comedy to Tucson. So when they book a juggler, we go, "This, I gotta see." Ian Pecel juggles at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23. Admission is $12.50 or $27.50 via laffstucson.com. There is a two-item minimum. 

Temperatures are on the rise in Tucson, and here are some choice ways to keep cool this summer at the University of Arizona:

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium, 1601 E. University Blvd., 621-4516, flandrau.org. Flandrau is open all summer with planetarium shows, family-friendly science exhibits and the dazzling specimens of the Mineral Museum. The laser music show "Laser Stranger Things" will play in the planetarium theater, featuring songs from the soundtrack of the hit Netflix series "Stranger Things." Check the website for hours and showtimes.

UA Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Road, 621-7567, artmuseum.arizona.edu. See the world through the eyes of renowned visual artists. The museum has more than 5,000 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings.

UA School of Art Galleries, 1031 N. Olive Road, 626-4215, art.arizona.edu/facilities/galleries. Exhibits by student, faculty and professional artists in a broad range of media and concepts.

Judith Chafee and "Congressional & Political Archives" exhibit, UA Library Special Collections, 1510 E. University Blvd., 621-6423, speccoll.library.arizona.edu. Judith Chafee was a trailblazer, both as an architect and as a woman in a male-dominated profession. She is celebrated as a visionary modernist whose structures harmoniously blend with their host environments. The "Congressional & Political Archives" exhibit highlights key events and projects from her life and work. These collections document Arizona politics, from its territorial days up through the present, and the historical relationship between the federal government and the people of Arizona. The permanent exhibit highlights materials from the political collections of Ralph Cameron, Marcus A. Smith, Henry F. Ashurst, Lewis W. Douglas, John R Murdock, Stewart Udall, Morris Udall, Dennis DeConcini, James Kolbe and Gabrielle Giffords.

Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd., 621-4695, statemuseum.arizona.edu. Established in 1893, the museum is the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest. As an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, it has a collection of more than 25,000 woven pieces of rare baskets, sandals, cradle boards, mats, cordage and preserved fibers representing every indigenous basket-making culture in North America.

Jim Click Hall of Champions, McKale Center, 1 National Championship Drive, arizonawildcats.com. The Hall of Champions display on the McKale mezzanine features 18 UA intercollegiate sports. The displays are centered on outstanding student-athletes, performances, events and traditions from more than 100 years of UA athletics.

"Longer Ways to Go" exhibit and Heritage Gallery, Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N. Olive Road, 621-7968, creativephotography.org. "Longer Ways to Go: Photography of the American Road" delves into the complex dialogue that photography can enter into with a subject. This exhibition explores the symbiotic relationship between photography and the folklore of the American highway, including the emblematic Route 66. Inspired by the center's legacy, the Heritage Gallery features iconic treasures from the collection alongside more recent acquisitions.

History of Pharmacy Museum, 1295 N. Martin Ave., 626-1042, pharmacy.arizona.edu/centers/history-pharmacy-museum. Housed in two College of Pharmacy buildings, the museum is a collection of hundreds of thousands of items, including bottles, original drug containers, books, store fixtures, and artifacts from Arizona (circa 1880 to 1950) and elsewhere.

Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, 527 National Championship Drive (underneath the east side of Arizona Stadium), 626-8792, mirrorlab.as.arizona.edu/tours. Watch how mirrors are created for Earth-based telescopes such as the Giant Magellan Telescope.

Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, 1215 E. Lowell St., 621-0984, ltrr.arizona.edu. The tree-ring lab offers free one-hour, docent-led tours, presenting information about its rich history.

Mount Lemmon Science Tour, 9800 E. Ski Run Road, skycenter.arizona.edu. Discover the science and wonders of Arizona's "Sky Islands" region on a drive up the Santa Catalina Mountains, where one of the most dramatic drives in the U.S. meets some of the most fascinating natural science in the world. The temperature is 20 degrees cooler at the top. This free, family-friendly tour features music by the band Calexico. The Mount Lemmon Science Tour app is available as a free download on your Apple or Android smartphone. Then visit the SkyCenter at the 9,157-foot summit for the SkyNights stargazing program. For more: visittucson.org/things-to-do/space/geotour-tucson/mt-lemmon-science-tour-app/

5 Minute Film Fest. For their monthly Free Third Thursday event, the Museum of Contemporary Art is showing a series of local films that are, you guessed it, five minutes. The films range from documentary to experimental to animation. Including films from local artists: Jazzy Boho, Michael Fenlason, Eric Flores, Scott Graham Bell and many more. 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 21. 265 S Church Ave. Details here.

The UA Art Museum. The UA’s art museum has several exhibitions up right now, including one on the evolution of women printmakers, one filled with art created by local high schoolers, an exploration of light and photography by multidisciplinary artist Richard Slechta and The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo, one of the most important works to come out of 15th-century Spain. Check them all out, by do try to see the exhibit "X, Y, Z: Art in Three Dimensions" which features art that’s been formed, molded, carved, cast or otherwise arranged. As you take in the art, you can reflect on what it means to take up space, cast a shadow and have texture. "X, Y, Z" is on display through Sunday, June 24. Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and closed Monday. UA Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Road. $8 GA, $6.50 seniors and groups of 10 or more. Free for members, students with ID, faculty, staff, military personnel, AAM members, visitors with a SNAP card or tribal ID and children. Details here.

Meet the Artists: Miniatures by Members of SAME. If you’re ever feeling small, there may be no  better remedy than to head over to the Mini Time Museum of Miniatures to feel big for the day. If you check out the museum’s Community Corner, where work by members of the Southern Arizona Miniature Enthusiasts’ club is on display, you may end up feeling a little lousy and untalented, just knowing what sorts of incredible and tiny art your neighbors are capable of. Once a week, a SAME member is at the museum demonstrating their work and taking questions from the public. This week, it’s Tori West! 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 21. Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. $9 GA, $8 military, $6 students and youth 4 to 17, free for kids 3 and under. Details here.

Red, White and Tuna. Live Theatre Workshop is presenting the third in a series of plays that take place in Tuna, the (fictional) “third-smallest” town in Texas. Hey, every town deserves to have some sort of claim to fame. Tuna’s just happens to be more of a claim to lame… Anyway, Keith Wick and Stephen Frankenfield play a cast of more than 20 wacky characters, both male and female, both young and old, Portlandia-style. In this chapter of Tuna’s tale, new town residents crash Tuna’s Fourth of July High School class reunion, and fireworks and funny stuff ensues. Thursday, June 14 to Saturday, July 21. Shows are usually at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. $15 to $20. Details here.

Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.

Explore the challenges of life after incarceration for those with mental illness with The Pima County Safety and Justice Challenge this Thursday. The program will present a day of discussions and documentaries at The Loft Cinema that spotlight this subject.

Featured films include Public Broadcasting’s The Released, a 54-minute documentary following a paranoid schizophrenic living in a homeless shelter, and Arizona Public Media’s Not Broken, which follows a group of young locals with mental illness trying to avoid incarceration.

In between the films, attendees can grab a complimentary lunch and sit in on a panel discussion led by Safety and Justice Challenge Program Manager Terrence Cheung. The panel will feature Gisela Telis, co-director of Not Broken; Sgt. Jason Winsky of the Tucson Police Department’s Mental Health Support Team and NAMI Southern Arizona executive director Clarke Romans. The
Safety and Justice Challenge will also reveal an outreach program during the day’s events.

The free event runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 21 at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. RSVP for the event on Eventbrite. For more details, please visit The Loft's website.

Shakey Graves is the comfy soundtrack to a long, solitary road trip on two-lane highways through beat, half-boarded-up western towns. See, Graves’ songs are atmospheric and narrative at once. He pens and performs them like the one-man band he once was, with driving, straightforward rhythm—oh, the suitcase kick drum and rigged tambourine. The jangle guitar pairs with endless possibilities of passing scenery, and his voice, well-worn and multi-harmonic, is good as a worry stone in hand. The lyrics are understated and literary: “Well I’m tired of losing/I used to win every night of the week/Back when sex and amphetamine were the staples of our childhood physique.” Jesus. Hailing from Austin, there’s no trace of hipster cred to Mr. Graves, too much musical integrity. Comparable to Shovels & Rope in consistency and candor, Graves deals primarily with the existential versus romantic realm, somehow calling up nostalgia and unpretentious intellect at once. With Lauren Ruth Ward on Wednesday, June 20. Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Doors at 7 p.m. $20-25, All ages. Details here.

The UA Art Museum. The UA’s art museum has several exhibitions up right now, including one on the evolution of women printmakers, one filled with art created by local high schoolers, an exploration of light and photography by multidisciplinary artist Richard Slechta and The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo, one of the most important works to come out of 15th-century Spain. Check them all out, by do try to see the exhibit "X, Y, Z: Art in Three Dimensions" which features art that’s been formed, molded, carved, cast or otherwise arranged. As you take in the art, you can reflect on what it means to take up space, cast a shadow and have texture. "X, Y, Z" is on display through Sunday, June 24. Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and closed Monday. UA Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Road. $8 GA, $6.50 seniors and groups of 10 or more. Free for members, students with ID, faculty, staff, military personnel, AAM members, visitors with a SNAP card or tribal ID and children. Details here.

Game Night at Casa Film Bar. Gather your family and friends for a little friendly competition (and drinks) at Casa Film Bar’s Game Night. There will be popcorn and soda, as well as a variety of local beer. The game lineup includes Jenga, Oregon Trail, Cards Against Humanity, chess, Uno and Star Trek Catan. 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 20. 2905 E. Speedway Blvd. Details here.

Treepeople. Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch has long been hailed one of indie greatest live guitar heroes—his ability to harness crowd energy and volley notes with every other onstage instrument makes for an ear-bending orchestra of noise, what some have called epic sonics. Treepeople is the band where Martsch cut his teeth. In the late ’80/early ’90s, Treepeople were the Pac Northwest’s hottest ticket. After losing Martsch to Built to Spill, the guitar-based Treepeople fizzled, but two and a half decades later, he put together this reunion tour and the response is unequivocal. Described as “organized chaos,” (much like the Velvets of yore by the Brits), the band play tracks off their first three albums alongside classic covers including The Smith’s and Dylan, each complete with raging, throat-choke guitar wallops, scratchy (pre-grunge) vocals and some sweet restrained, jangle. With Tucson’s mighty mighty Lenguas Largas, and Prism Bitch. Wednesday, June 20, 191 Toole. Doors at 7 p.m.  $20-25, 21+. Details here.

Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.

As part of the University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Art for Justice Film Series, the Loft Cinema will screen “The House I Live In,” a documentary offering a look into the lives of those impacted by the war on drugs in America. The 2012 film pieces together glimpses into the worlds of a dealer, a narcotics officer, a senator, a judge, an inmate and more. The film, by Eugene Jarecki, won the Grand Jury Prize for documentary films at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.

See it at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Admission is free. For more details, visit The Loft website.