Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Fred Fox Music+Festival. The Fred Fox School of Music will be hosting its eleventh Music+Festival this year to honor late poet Paul Pines. The festival will consist of seven concerts, a symposium and a major conference. Although most events are featured on the weekend, today they will be hosting the Poetry of Paul Pines set by Daniel Asia. 7:00 p.m. Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N. Olive Road. This is a free event. Details Here.
Creative Juice Spooky Starry Night. Get through the week with a little art, sipping on a glass of wine and learning how to paint like Van Gogh. With an instructor to guide you through step-by-step instructions, avoid a disaster with paint and have a great social hour at the same time. Plus, you'll be creating a masterpiece! $35 per person. 6530 E. Tanque Verde Road. Details Here.
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Events compiled by Brianna Lewis, Emily Dieckman, B.S. Eliot, Zac Ogden and Jeff Gardner.
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Monday, October 8, 2018
Indie pop/soul duo Lawrence is touring into Tucson on Oct. 10 to showcase their new album, Living Room.
The band consisting of siblings Clyde and Gracie Lawrence recently gained recognition with their new album peaking at 2nd on the iTunes’ R&B/Soul Chart. The album single “Make A Move,” released earlier this year, was included on Spotify’s “New Music Friday” playlist as well.
The New York-based musicians, however, are not your typical pop group; they are on a mission to revolutionize the term “pop” and change the negative connotation that surrounds the genre to what they wished pop sounded like.
“When people hate on pop music in 2018, we don’t have to be a part of that.” Clyde said.
He also talked about how “pop” changes as the term refers to “popular music,” which varies by year. He believes due to this variance, he has a lot of room to create his music, which then falls into the category and, in turn, revamps pop music.
With most of their music being upbeat, the band looks to enjoy themselves and at the same time, bring an energetic performance to Tucson.
“We take our music seriously, but not ourselves,” said Gracie.
Lawrence is always excited to visit new places and see if their expectations meet reality. This is the first time the siblings will be performing in Tucson, and despite only staying for the night; they will try to experience a city.
“We always try to get a feel for the area,” Gracie said. “We might check out a few restaurants for the night.”
Although the concert at Congress is part of the tour for their second album, the band will also revisit multiple tracks from their first album to add nuance.
“We always pepper in other songs,” Gracie said.
If you are curious to hear a bit of their music, the music video for “Make A Move” was released in early September on their YouTube channel.
“We are super excited, we have a bunch of new songs and videos,” Gracie said. “Hopefully everyone will come out, enjoy and check out our stuff.”
Catch Lawrence w/ Joe Hertler and The Brummies 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Club Congress. $15 / 16+
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
The films will be shown Friday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Pima County Pavillion on Jácome Plaza.
Films include Selena, a sing-along to the 1997 musical drama written and directed by Gregory Nava about the life and career of Tejano (folk and pop music primarily of Mexican and Mexican American artists in Texas) music starring Jennifer Lopez as the late Tejano star Selena Quintanilla-Perez (127 min.) and RUMBLE: The Indians who Rocked the World, a 2017 feature documentary about the role of Native Americans in popular music history featuring music icons Charley Patton, Mildred Bailey, Link Wray, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Ed Davis, Robbie Robertson, Redbone, Randy Castillo, & Taboo (103 min).
This is the second year Tucson Meet yourself is in partnership with the Loft working with Loft directors Jeff Yanc and Zachary Breneman to choose films that have meaning and significance at a folklife festival.
RUMBLE focuses on the influence of native musicians on rock and roll. This is an important story to tell at a folklife festival because “so often people think of "folklife" only as something that celebrate static traditions. That's not true,” said Kimi Eisele, Communications Director for Tucson Meet Yourself.
“Folklorists are interested how traditions are expressed and shared and passed on, and especially in how they change and evolve and make their way into contemporary expressions,” said Eisele.
She believes this film will open a lot of people’s eyes and ears to the influence of indigenous musicians on popular music and be a fun way to bring people together at the festival.
The films are free and open to the public.
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Nathan Williams jr., or Lil Nathan, started making music with his dad at the age of five playing the washboard. By 14 he moved to drums and accordion on his first album Zydeco Ballin. Williams went on to study Jazz at the University of Louisiana, where he now teaches traditional music.
Zydeco is a form of music originating in Southwest Louisiana by Creole speakers. It is a mixture of rhythm and blues, and the traditional music of Louisiana. Lil Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers will play on Saturday, October 12 at 8 p.m.
Mono Blanco plays Son Jarocho music, which is categorized by a blending of indigenous, Spanish and African music styles, typically featuring a small guitar called a jarana. Lead by Gilberto Gutiérrez Silva, Mono Blanco has been revitalizing the Son Jarocho music since 1997. This particular style comes from the band’s home of Veracruz, Mexico. Mono Blanco plays at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 12 and 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 13.
Find more information about the Tucson Meet Yourself festival here.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Festival organizers say while food is often what draws the public to the festival, it’s the music, dance and folk arts that keep them there.
This year there will be 56 food booths for dishes $12 and under representing Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Greece, India, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Peru, Russia, Somalia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Laos, Hawaii, New England, the U.S. South, and the Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui people who are indigenous to the Sonoran Desert region.
Tucson Meet Yourself is produced by the Southwest Folklife Alliance and presented by Casino del Sol Resort. Special partnerships with AIDSWALK Tucson, The Loft Cinema and Low Rider Show & Shine will be sharing culture and heritage of our region.
Join the fun at this free, three-day festival for all ages and enjoy the music, food, films, arts, cultures and much more!
Keep an eye out for our festival highlights blogs coming up on The Range up until the festival!
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Monday, October 1, 2018
Special Collections at the University of Arizona Libraries will hold a panel titled ‘1968: A Closer Look at Its Impact’ on Tuesday, October 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
This event will be a panel discussion where activists, musicians, teachers and writers explore the art, conflicts and everyday life of 1968. The discussion will include stories about what life was like in Tucson for women and people of color, some of the popular protest music and the impact that Edward Abbey’s autobiographic work published in 1968, “Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness” had on this country.
The panel members include Guadalupe Castillo, retired educator and community organizer, Gregory McNamee, author and adjunct lecturer for Eller College of Management, Ted Warmbrand, folk singer and storyteller and Barbea Williams, Artistic Director of Barbea Williams Performing Company and adjunct faculty for UA School of Dance.
So, what happened in 1968?
1. On January 23, North Korea captured the USS Pueblo which threatened to worsen Cold War tensions.
2. On January 30, North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive against the United States and South Vietnam which signified the beginning of the end of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
3. On April 4, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
4. On June 5, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
5. On September 30, Boeing introduced the first 747 “Jumbo Jet” which was the world's largest passenger aircraft.
6. On October 16, two African American athletes took a stand at the Summer Olympics by staging a silent demonstration against racial discrimination in the United States.
7. On November 22, “Star Trek” aired American television's first interracial kiss.
8. On December 24, Apollo 8 became the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon. Jim Lovell, Bill Anders and Frank Borman became the first human beings to travel to the moon.
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
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The event will take place on Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m., Friday from 5-11 p.m., Saturday from 4-11 p.m. and Sunday from 12-5 p.m. $3 general admission. Admission will be free for Seniors, first responders, military and children 12 and under. Students with an ID will be free on Thursday. Come and get your Greek on for a few days!
20 Must-Try Classic Greek Dishes
1. Moussaka: oven-baked casserole of layered eggplant and spiced meat
2. Baklava: Greek pastry made with flaky phyllo dough layered with a cinnamon-spiced nut filling and bathed in sweet syrup
3. Horta Vrasta: boiled leafy greens
4. Chicken Soup Avgolemono: a traditional chicken soup
5. Tzatziki: creamy cucumber- yogurt dip flavored with garlic
6. Pastitsio: made with pasta, meat filling and a creamy bechamel sauce
7. Galaktoboureko: custard phyllo pie
8. Fassolatha: classic white bean soup
9. Spanakopita: spinach pie
10. Youvetsi: beef stew with orzo
11. Dolmathakia: stuffed grape leaves stuffed with rice, pine nuts and fresh herbs
12. Taramosalata: carp roe spread
13. Fassolakia Lathera: green beans in tomato sauce
14. Melomakarona: honey walnut cookies
15. Pork Souvlaki: grilled pork skewers
16. Domates Yemistes: stuffed tomatoes with meat and rice
17. Tsoureki: Easter bread flavored with orange and Mahlab
18. Keftethes: meatballs
19. Kourabiethes: almond shortbread cookies
20. Tiropites: phyllo cheese triangles
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Amos Lee writes gentle folk without lumbering into bland dad rock. Though his electric acoustic and tinkling piano accompaniment often say Nora Jones, Lee sidesteps the dull by blending truthful grit and dark shades into his love-lorn ditties. (Dude may feel “at home in a woman’s arms” but he spends “most days alone.”) It’s this willingness to be vulnerable, this embrace of authentic melancholy, which sets Amos Lee apart from Pop/R&B adult contemporaries like Jack Johnson or John Legend. He’s a modern-day James Taylor; that weightiness in song and deep, personal connection to his lyrics. More, the Philly-weaned Lee has recorded in and long been inspired by the Old Pueblo and musical pals Calexico. Note that Lee is playing his most recent release, My New Moon, in its entirety. So one never knows who might show up to sit in. Thursday, September 27 at the Fox Theatre, 17 West Congress. Doors at 8 p.m. $27-$60. All ages.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus, directed by Bruce Chamberlain, will hold auditions for new chorus members Monday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N. Sixth Ave. All performances are with the TSO.
Now in its fifteenth season, the TSO Chorus will be featured on the annual holiday performances of Handel’s Messiah, conducted by Dr. Chamberlain. They will also be featured on Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, conducted by Michael Stern, to close the Classic Series. The TSO Chorus closed last season with two sold-out performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
In a recent season, the Green Valley News and Sun called their performance of Poulenc’s Gloria, “the epitome of phrasing, intonation and balance,” and added, “The four months Professor Chamberlain spent preparing the chorus rewarded the audience in many ways.”
Founding director of the TSO Chorus, Chamberlain has appeared with the symphony orchestras of St. Petersburg, Russia, San Antonio, Jackson, Tennessee, Imperial Symphony Orchestra in Florid), Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, Czech Virtuosi Orchestra in Brno, Budapest Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, New England Symphonic Ensemble, Festival Orchestra of Iowa, New York City Chamber Orchestra and the SoliAll Philharmonic and Ryul Chamber Orchestra in Seoul, Korea. Chamberlain is a summa cum laude graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with bachelor’s, master’s and doctor of music degrees.
Singers should have basic musicianship and be able to adapt to various repertoire. They should prepare two choral excerpts downloaded from the website and a solo piece from the art song or oratorio repertoire. The two choral excerpts, which are to be prepared before coming to the audition, can be downloaded at tucsonsymphony.org/about-tso/orchestra/tso-chorus. An accompanist will be provided. Rehearsals are scheduled for the Symphony Center on Monday evenings throughout the season, beginning Oct. 8.
In addition to the opportunity to make high-level music with Tucson’s best choral and orchestral musicians, benefits of singing in the TSO Chorus include complimentary tickets to select Classics and TSO SuperPops! concerts. Chorus members also receive free parking when they are performing.
For more information and to schedule an audition email [email protected].
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