Tucson Weekly 02/09/2023

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FUNDRAISING GALA VITAL TO THE RIALTO THEATRE

By Katya Mendoza Tucson Local Media Staff

The Rialto Theatre Foundation will host its ninth annual fundraising gala on Saturday, Feb. 11, with the theme of “Clue - It’s Not Just A Game Anymore!”

This year’s event, which was originally scheduled for last year but postponed due to COVID-19, will begin at 5:30 p.m. and is open to all ages. A complimentary shuttle service and parking will also be provided from 191 Toole to the Rialto Theatre from 5 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased on the Rialto’s website, rialtotheatre.com.

Kristin Evans, who has been the Rialto’s marketing director since September 2011, said this is the venue’s first fundraiser since the 2020 shutdown.

“A lot of people don’t realize we’re a nonprofit, so this is really vital to our revenues throughout the year,” Evans said.

The gala will feature a live version of the popular board game.

“We’ve sectioned off every part of our property into a different room that you would find on the Clue board,” Evans said. Although participation is not necessary, the Rialto also encourages attendees to dress up in themed attire.

Participants can visit each room and “get a clue.” They submit their “guesses” into a raffle to win $200 to the Rialto and $50 to R Bar. It is free to play.

This year’s gala will showcase over 30 local restaurants, bars and breweries.

“You’re really supporting many businesses when you’re buying a ticket,” Evans said.

The iconic music venue celebrated its centennial in 2020, and attracts more than 100,000 patrons annually to 200 events.

“Having the funds to do so is pretty vital to keep going,” Evans said.

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The Rialto Theatre Foundation’s Fundraising Gala: “Clue - It’s Not Just A Game Anymore!”

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 WHERE: Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street, Tucson

COST: $100, includes two complimentary drink tickets, beer, wine and liquor tastings, food selections from local restaurants INFO: bidpal.net/ rialto23

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FILM HIGHLIGHTS BLACKS’ CONTRIBUTION TO JAZZ DANCE

By Laura Latzko Tucson Weekly Contributor

Adancer of Black, Chinese and Latino heritage, Khadifa Wong was frustrated with the lack of opportunities for performers of color.

So she turned to film and theater. Her latest project, “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance,” looks at African American contributions to the jazz dance style.

The UA’s School of Dance and Department of Africana Studies, along with the Hanson FilmTV Institute, will host a screening of the film on Friday, Feb. 10. Q&A with Wong and creative team members Matt Simpkins and Laura Smyth will follow.

The film explores how political and social issues have influenced jazz dance, while also touching racism, sexism and cultural appropriation.

“I wanted people to know that art is always connected to what we do in society, and it reflects who we are as a country, as a nation,” Wong said.

World events like the HIV and AIDS epidemic had an impact on the dance world. Wong said losing so many dancers resulted in portions of jazz dance history being lost and forgotten.

The documentary features appearances from Chita Rivera, Debbie Allen, George Faison and Camille A. Brown and dance works from Alfred “Pepsi”

Bethel, the Nicholas Brothers, Jack Cole, Gene Kelly and Bob Fosse.

The film incorporates archival footage such as videos of musicals, new footage, famous speeches and dance scenes such as Bill “Bojangles” Robinson’s iconic stairs dance.

This content helps place the decades in the film.

The story of jazz dance is also told through footage of dance, which was captured at dance classes in London, Paris, Canada and New York.

The creative team was looking for dancers and choreography that stood out.

“It was a wonderful journey and discovery for all of us, just being able to look at how every person is presenting this beautiful choreography in their own unique way. Jazz dance is beautiful for that because it is very freeing and all about individual interpretation,” Wong said.

While filming, the creative team interviewed more than 90 people, including university professors, studio teachers, dancers and individuals who shaped the art form through entertainment.

Wong said it was important to highlight folks who aren’t always recognized for their work. This includes Broadway dancer and choreographer JoJo Smith.

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“Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance”

WHEN: 6 p.m. preshow reception; 7 p.m. screening Friday, Feb. 10

WHERE: Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1713 E. University Boulevard, Tucson

COST: Free

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The film also touches on the Cakewalk dance style, which was performed on plantations in the American South.

“Enslaved Africans would do these dances to make fun of their masters,” Wong said.

“What was interesting was the masters didn’t realize they were being made fun of. They would emulate them, wear their suits and their hats and satirize how they would dance and walk around. The formations of those dances became the formations for what you see on Broadway, which I think is really interesting. Out of satire and oppression, you get this mainstream formula that we see in every show.”

Wong said she wishes she was exposed to facts like these.

“We were always told that jazz dance came from the American South, but the detail of it was never there,” Wong said.

“It would have been good to know as a young black girl studying dance. You are really only taught the European side of things. It would have been good to know that you had such a vital place in dance history. When you’re not taught those things, it’s easy to look at yourself and wonder if you belong in that environment.”

She began developing the film in 2017 and it was released in 2020. Wong said those involved with the film were having conversations about disparities based on race, class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and other factors before it became a common topic.

“I’m proud that the film was ahead of its time in that sense and was looking at those things and having those difficult discussions way before it entered the mainstream,” Wong said. “I feel really proud that we didn’t follow any trend. We were doing the work ourselves because we felt it.”

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ARIZONA BEER WEEK: 10 DAYS OF CRAFT, COMMUNITY

By Evan Maharry Tucson Weekly Staff

For Arizona Craft Brewers Guild deputy director Andrew Bauman, Arizona Beer Week’s benefits are twofold. It’s not only a chance for the brewers to give, but for drinkers to connect.

“There are a lot of opportunities to be happy about Arizona beer,” he said coyly.

“The entire craft beer movement encourages innovation and thinking about new ways to enjoy the products we know.”

It’s especially true Thursday, Feb. 16, to Sunday, Feb. 26, when more than 130 breweries from around the state celebrate their concoctions for the 12th event. Fans of beer and newcomers alike can discover new drinks, eat delicious food and make new memories around Tucson.

“It is a celebration of Arizona beer and our community roots,” Bauman said. “It’s thanking our ravenous fans, also known as customers, for supporting these small businesses that are Arizona

breweries.”

Familiar establishments such as Crooked Tooth Brewery and Tap & Bottle will be joining in, with others hosting happy hours, special collaborations, new products and surprising drinks for thirsty patrons.

There’s no shortage of fun.

“When our breweries go out and do events, not only does it affect them, but it affects the retailers,” Bauman said.

“When we do festivals, it also affects all of the other businesses around. Everyone’s getting a little bit of a boost when our members get out there and do fun special events.”

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Benjamin Vernon is the all-around spokesman for Crooked Tooth Brewing Co. on Sixth Street. He called himself the owner, head brewer, janitor and maintenance man, and shared his brewery’s plans.

“We do a lot of barrel aging here,” Vernon said.

“We’re going to have in-house. We’re going to have some beer releases. We’re going to have specialty flights on Monday, all-day happy hour Wednesday… Thursday we’re going to have our sour foeder flight, as well as releasing some of the sours and bottles. And then it’s to-go Thursday, which is 10% off to go,” Vernon said.

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Besides the festivities, Vernon shared what makes the week so special.

“I definitely think that beer work pushes this idea of supporting new local craft breweries. But it’s also moved beyond just the local craft brewers and more into just craft beer in general,” he said.

In its sixth year of beer week, the establishment will also have special collaborations throughout the week with both in-house and delivered drafts available — all of which support local.

“It’s an art form now, and craft beer, to me, has taken that same role. Beer is viewed as this craft product where you can go in and have a bourbon barrel-aged beer that has vanilla bean and coconut in it, and then you have a stout that’s 12% and it’s a much different experience, same with your IPAs, and your sours, and everything else. You have these different ingredients and techniques… It gives you this profile of flavor that you weren’t previously exposed to. Changes things.”

TAP & BOTTLE

Another Tucson staple, Tap & Bottle, is also joining in with multiple events at its three locations.

“One of our bigger events we do inhouse that ends beer week is the michelada contest,” Vernon said. “It entails three employees of Crooked Tooth who make a michelada mix and it takes over almost all of the brewery. You get to try each one of the micheladas and then vote on who’s the best. Last year our sales rep Tony won with what he called the South Side Special. It was a lot of fun.”

After the contest, which is on Feb. 25, is an album release from local band

“We like to do fun events around celebrating beer,” said Rebecca Safford,

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co-owner.

She also shared that a mix of new and old traditions will be found in the business’s ninth year of participation.

“We like to celebrate special releases during Arizona Beer Week, we like to celebrate breweries that have sold a lot of their beers over the year. Really, we just look at it as a time of, ‘Hey let’s just bring some good people together.’”

Among those collaborating is Dragoon Brewing Company and California-based Bottle Logic at Tap & Bottle North. On Friday, Feb. 17, they will host the “Piña Collaba Party” at 5 p.m.

Besides new drinks, Tap & Bottle will also host the “beer mile” at its Westbound location.

“It’s outside, people are running laps and drinking four beers and it’s just really fun,” Safford said. “It’s at the end of beer week, so I think a lot of industry people like to go and celebrate that they’ve worked really hard the past 10 days and enjoy a beer.”

It doesn’t stop there. Bringing in three different flavors to pair with three different beers, Tirrito Farms and Holy Focaccia bakery will collaborate from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the North location.

OTHER EVENTS

Besides their own events, multiple breweries, including Crooked Tooth and Tap & Bottle, will be a part of the Strong Beer Fest at Salt River Fields in Phoenix on Saturday, Feb. 18.

Activities include over 500 beverages available to sample, food trucks and yard games such as axe throwing.

“That event celebrates not the high ABV of beers… It celebrates the community, the traditions and the strength in

flavors that craft beer brings.” Bauman said. “Twenty-two years ago, when craft beer started, there weren’t a lot of options in having flavorful beer, and here we are here with over 137 different breweries.”

In addition to the Strong Beer Festival is the Tucson Beer Crawl on Saturday, Feb. 25, with venues like Borderlands Beer Garden, Crooked Tooth Brewing Co., Hotel Congress, Playground Bar & Lounge, Pueblo Vida, R Bar, The Royal Room, Tap & Bottle Beer Garden and Thunder Canyon Brewery. For more information, visit tucsoncraftbeercrawl. com.

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Crooked Tooth

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Tap & Bottle

403 N. Sixth Avenue, Suite 135, Tucson

520-344-9999

7254 N. Oracle Road

520-268-8725

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520-867-8308 thetapandbottle.com/events

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‘BEERLESS BREWS’ AT THE TUCSON CRAFT BEER CRAWL

By Veronica Kuffel Tucson Weekly Contributor

The 12th Annual Arizona Beer

Week is around the corner, and Tucson’s finest brewers are gearing up for the Saturday, Feb. 25 Craft Beer Crawl.

Non-beer drinkers can imbibe as well, with participants like Bawker Bawker Cider House and Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea.

Longtime Arizona Craft Brewers Guild member Bawker Bawker Cider House was asked to participate in the crawl as an alternative to beer.

“We’re the gluten-free option for people,” said co-owner Jaimie Perkunas. “There can be a lot of carry over between cider and beer.”

Operated by chicken-lover Don Rubino, Bawker Bawker opened in early 2020 as the only cidery in Tucson. After almost three years, it still stands as the sole cider house in the city, crafting colorful and creative brews that give back and tap into the community.

Bawker Bawker’s ciders may be an alternate option, but Perkunas calls cider a gateway for beer lovers.

“It can be similar,” Perkunas said. “We love introducing what we call ‘beer people’ to cider and showing them that it doesn’t always have to be too sweet or sugary.”

Its first year in the beer crawl, Bawker Bawker also offers a low-sugar option.

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The taproom prides itself on serving more than 15 brews that can be mixed and matched, and sometimes fit into taste categories of normal beer options.

Perkunas outlined a few, claiming an IPA lover could try their hopped cider, and a stout enthusiast could enjoy a nitro and taste similarities. Unlike other ciders, Bawker Bawker brews drier, more tart and bitter variants that equate to sours.

Its highlighted beverages for the Tucson Craft Beer Crawl include hibiscus, elderberry lemon and blueberry seltzer ciders. The hibiscus has a dry, flowery quality that resembles a wine flavoring. It’s smooth and bitter with the hibiscus cutting the tartness of the apple. The blueberry seltzer, on the other hand, is sweet and bubbly. It’s a lighter blend of the two fruits with a taste that’s refreshing on a warm day.

The elderberry lemon has a pleasant

aroma with a citrus forefront, and Bawker Bawker owes that to the community’s donation of lemons, oranges and grapefruits.

“We have such a plethora of citrus in Tucson,” Perkunas remarked. “A lot of times we’ll ask people to bring it in and then we’ll juice it whole, and then we put it into our ciders.”

Bawker Bawker carries options for cider and beer drinkers, but those aren’t the only brews featured in this year’s Beer Crawl. Local entrepreneur Rachel D’Acquisto has been brewing for years and decided to create her own take through Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea.

Partnering with Thunder Canyon Brewstillery, the

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brewer dropped her first hibiscus and black hybrid spiked tea.

“I don’t know if I could’ve done it without them,” D’Acquisto said. “They’ve given me the space to test my recipes, learn all the things I don’t know and put it out for wholesale.”

In the words of D’Acquisto, her spirit tea is “not a beer and not a cocktail.” It’s not fermented, but because it’s a craft tea, it’s considered an alcoholic brew. She uses black tea and locally sourced hibiscus to make it mild and low-caffeinated. The brewer then adds a vodka and tequila blend with a touch of agave syrup to bring it together.

The result? A smooth and light beer alternative. D’Acquisto was shocked — but not surprised — by the tea’s broad success.

“It’s capturing a wider market than I thought because it’s an easy drink,” D’Acquisto said.

“I don’t use refined sugars. There’s no gluten and it has a low AVB.”

This will be Bawker Bawker and D’Acquisto’s debut at the Beer Crawl. While Bawker Bawker will not be a crawl venue, the bar will serve up to 13 of its classic ciders. Crawlers can find its featured ciders on tap throughout the participating venues.

“We love to be a part of anything that involves the beer community,” Perkunas said. “We’re creating a bridge between cider and beer and educating people on what cider is.”

Across from Thunder Canyon, Ray Ray’s Sonoran Spirit Tea will be served on Herbert Alley.

“My closest mentors are beer brewers, so I’m excited to meet more of them,” D’Acquisto said.

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WHEN: Noon VIP entrance;

1 p.m. general admission, to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25

WHERE: Various venues

COST: Tickets start at $45 INFO: tucsoncraftbeercrawl.com

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COUPLE SHARES APPRECIATION OF BEER THROUGH TAP & BOTTLE

By Laura Latzko Tucson Weekly Contributor

Rebecca and Scott Safford have always appreciated beer. With their three bars/bottle shops in Tucson, they offer customers a variety of brews from independent companies from around the country.

Their journey started with Tap & Bottle Downtown on Sixth Avenue in 2013. They expanded to Tap & Bottle North on Oracle Road in 2017 and then Westbound on Avenida del Convento in the MSA Annex in 2018.

At each location, they offer beer on tap and bottle shops. At The Westbound and Tap & Bottle North locations, they serve spirits and cocktails. The Downtown location has bottles of wine for sale.

Each of its locations has its own distinctive atmosphere and patrons.

With its traditional pub feel, Tap & Bottle Downtown is inside a building

from the early 1900s.

“That’s what we always envisioned when we wanted to open a beer bar,” Rebecca said.

Tap & Bottle North is in a larger space, with a meeting room and a patio. The location is in a more family-oriented part of town, so the Saffords incorporated chalkboard paint and a large-scale Connect 4 game on the wall.

“We really looked for an opportunity to do something that we couldn’t do in our Downtown location,” Rebecca said.

The northwestern location’s meeting room has been used for charcuterie workshops, wedding and baby showers and after-work happy hours.

For Westbound, the couple worked closely with a team from the MSA Annex to develop a bar that would appeal to its neighbors. This space has more of an open, outdoor feel, where patrons can grab a bite to eat from a nearby restaurant and venture over for a drink.

Wilderness,” Rebecca said.

“We like the same focus on wine as we do on beer, where it’s focused on more independent, small, something you’re not going to see at your local grocery store…. We have whiskeys that are made here in Tucson, like Whiskey Del Bac, or Suncliffe gin that’s made with ingredients from Sedona. It’s curated. It’s thoughtful. There’s something for everybody.”

This space often attracts active groups who are out for group runs/walks, bike rides or hikes.

“We want to encourage people to make a day of it, go to a few different businesses and support local,” Rebecca said.

The bottle shops give character to the three locations. Boasting 500 cans and bottles of beer, they focus on American craft beer. With their spirits and wines, the couple tries to highlight independent companies.

“We like when people can come in, shop and get something from Pueblo Vida, Dragoon, Arizona

“It’s not all local because of the depth and breadth of what we are trying to offer, but we do really want to champion what’s going on in our state because there’s a lot of great things in wine, beer and spirits happening in Arizona.”

Along with Arizona, the bottle shops also carry products from Colorado, California and New Mexico.

Some of the featured beers, though, come from unexpected places.

“During the pandemic, we started seeing beers from places we had never carried before because breweries had to close down their taprooms,” Rebecca said.

“A lot of them moved to canning more of their beers, and they were distributing more beers. So, we saw more beers out of the East Coast and the Midwest that we had never seen before.”

IPAs tend to be the most popular type of beers at the bars and bottle shops, but customers enjoy pilsners and lagers in

the summer and dark barrel-aged beers in the winter.

Many companies have creative label art on their beers. Rebecca said that breweries have made artwork a priority.

“There’s a brewery out of Santa Cruz called Humble Sea,” Rebecca said. “They do these great labels with fun artwork, and sometimes people just pick it up… We call our coolers our artwork at Tap & Bottle. You can look in the coolers and try out one you might not have because you think it has a great label.”

Along with American craft beers, the bottle shops also have a selection of Belgian and German beers.

If the stores don’t carry a certain type of beer, the staff can research it and see if it can be brought in or specially ordered.

The Saffords don’t brew their own beer, but they do work with companies such as Tombstone Brewing Co. and Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. on collaboration beers.

This year for the All-Souls Procession, Westbound is working with Pueblo Vida on a special beer. A portion of sales will go donated to Many Mouths One Stomach, the organization that puts on the procession.

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Before opening the Downtown location, neither Rebecca nor Scott were entrepreneurs. Scott worked in retail at Trader Joe’s for 15 years, and Rebecca was employed in the education sector. She had experience bartending and waiting tables to help support herself, especially while in college.

Even though they didn’t have business experience, the 20year Tucson residents decided to pursue their dream.

“It was really wanting to take the chance and see if we could make it work. We loved Tucson, loved the community and wanted to make a place we wanted to hang out at,” Rebecca said.

had to get used to working together. Sometimes, having three locations can help because they can each focus on one.

Their business model was inspired by bars they encountered while visiting California and Oregon, where customers could purchase bottles and cans togo.

Running a business was a learning experience. She and her husband applied that knowledge to the newer locations.

They have often looked to other Tucson business owners for advice.

“I feel like that’s a huge thing that people in Tucson do is help each other out,” Rebecca said.

“We have a lot of industry friends that were like, ‘Call this person. This is who to talk to about this.’ Having really great partners, having a great accountant, having great lawyers, all that stuff helps. Basically, figuring out what you don’t know about and finding the people that can help you and being able to ask a lot of questions.”

They are involved with local organizations such as the Living Streets Alliance, which is dedicated to creating safer and smarter streets, and the Tucson LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce as allies of the LGBT community. They have also worked with the Historic Fourth Avenue Coalition.

Rebecca said she and her husband

Overall, she has found that it allows them to be their own bosses and live the type of flexible lifestyle they want.

“We wanted to go into business together because we were both working really hard for other companies and other people. We didn’t really get to see each other. But like anything, you are now with your person all the time, and you experience different things together. But there’s also something great about it because at the end of the day, he’s the only one that truly understands what we’re going through because we’re both going through it.”

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403 N. Sixth Avenue, Tucson 520-344-8999, thetapandbottle.com

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7254 N. Oracle Road, Tucson 520-268-8725, thetapandbottle.com

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267 S. Avenida del Convento, Suite 12, Tucson 520-867-8308, westboundtucson.com

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SAMPLING OF BEER WEEK EVENTS

By Laura Latzko Tucson Weekly Contributor

For Arizona Beer Week, Tap & Bottle locations are pairing with other breweries, coffee shops and restaurants to present events.

A luau-themed party at Tap & Bottle North will celebrate the Piña Collaba IPA, a beer made in partnership with Dragoon Brewing Company and Bottle Logic Brewing. The bar will tap two cellar-aged beers from Dragoon and two barrel-aged stouts from Bottle Logic during the event.

5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, Tap & Bottle North, 7254 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, 520-268-8725, thetapandbottle.com.

Tap & Bottle Downtown will celebrate beer and coffee with a guided tasting with Arizona Wilderness Brewing and a coffee cupping with Exo Roast Co. During the event, Arizona Wilderness will have four special beers available that were created for Arizona Beer Week.

2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, $18.40 for tasting and cupping, Tap & Bottle Downtown, 403 N. Sixth Street, Tucson, 520-344-8999, thetapandbottle.com.

Tap & Bottle North will offer a local pairing event with beers from Tirrito Farm and focaccia from local bakery Holy Focaccia.

6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, Tap & Bottle North, 7254 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, 520-268-8725, thetapandbottle.com.

An event at Westbound will feature tastings from Wren House Brewing along with the chance to decorate a bird house.

5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, Westbound, 267 S. Avenida del Convento, Suite 12, Tucson, 520-867-8308, thetapandbottle.com.

Tap & Bottle North will tap beers from New York-based Equilibrium Brewing as part of a special event.

5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, Tap & Bottle North, 7254 N. Oracle Road, Tucson, 520-268-8725, thetapandbottle.com.

Tap & Bottle Downtown will hold a special Flagstaff Night with beers from Dark Sky Brewing Company and pizza from Pizzicletta.

Time TBA Saturday, Feb. 25, Tap & Bottle Downtown, 403 N. Sixth Street, Tucson, 520-344-8999, thetapandbottle.com.

For the annual event Beer Mile, Westbound will be partnering with Dragoon Brewing Company. During the event, participants drink a beer during each quarter mile of a mile-long run. The event has fun and competitive divisions.

11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, $20, Westbound, 267 S. Avenida del Convento, Suite 12, Tucson, 520-867-8308, thetapandbottle.com.

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By Linda Ray Tucson Weekly Columnist

“JURASSIC QUEST”

They’re here, they’re behemoth and you’re welcome to join them in taking over the Pima County Fairgrounds. The towering animatronic Spinosaurus and legendary terrorist tyrannosaurus rex are precisely true to every detail known about them, including the way they move about, which they do. To mitigate the roaring and roving imaginary nightmare scenarios, you and yours can engage with baby dinos or rascally adolescent ones, excavate fossils, make crafts, pretend to be a paleontologist, try to train a raptor or play in a roaring bounce house. (Socks are a must.) Some of the dinosaurs are rideable. Kids are encouraged to ride them all and pick a favorite.

Noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and Saturday, Feb. 11; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S. Houghton Road, jurassicquest.com/about-us, tickets start at $22, $19 age 65 and older

“SHARE THE LOVE” AT PLAYGROUND

Playground invites Valentine’s Day revelers to dress to impress and party all weekend in its hearts and flowers-themed space. Drink specials, DJs,

CHLOE FEDER, BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL. (BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL/ SUBMITTED)

BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Hosted by Arizona Early Music, Tucson’s first festival of Baroque-era music explores the geography of the music’s history. Friday, Feb. 10, “Across the Alps” highlights Baroque influences from Italy. Afternoon programs Saturday, Feb. 11, and Sunday, Feb. 12, feature, respectively, the music of J.S. Bach, Germany, and G.F. Handel Germany and England. The festival is curated and led by distinguished Baroque keyboardist and vocal music scholar, Avi Stein. Various times Friday, Feb 10, to Sunday, Feb. 12, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams Street, azearlymusic.org/festival, $30.90 per concert, $72.10 all access

dancing and VIP bottle service bubble specials are promised. Watch the club’s social media for updates and more details.

Various hours Friday, Feb. 10, to Sunday, Feb. 12, Playground Bar & Lounge, 278 E. Congress

CRUISE, BBQ AND BLUES. (SAACA/SUBMITTED)

TAYLOR RASCHER, LEFT, AND EMILY FUCHS, INVISIBLE THEATRE: “THE SABBATH GIRL.” (TIM FULLER/ CONTRIBUTOR)

CRUISE, BBQ AND BLUES

SAACA elevates the status of auto design to high art in this annual event celebrating the design aesthetics and engineering innovations of classic models. There’ll be live blues on the main stage, oldies music in the air and barbecue on the grill, but the cars are the stars. SAACA judges name winners in more than 30 levels of best of show, best interior, best paint, best engine and people’s choice.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, saaca.org/ classiccarshow, $5 adults, $4 veterans and active duty, free age 10 and younger

Street, free, $10 to skip the line, playgroundtucson.com

CELEBRATE ARIZONA, THE VALENTINE STATE

Arizona became a state on Feb. 14, 1912, and The Presidio Museum is get-

INVISIBLE THEATRE: “THE SABBATH GIRL”

A hip, young Manhattanite, with an art gallery job and upper-west-side apartment, finds her dream life perplexingly interrupted by an invitation to be a good neighbor. Laughter ensues as she obliges requests to help out the divorced, Orthodox Jewish boy next door with small tasks he’s forbidden on the Sabbath. The walls that separate the pair are less concrete than cultural. Of course, true love is said to conquer all. Times and days vary Wednesday, Feb. 15, to Saturday, Feb. 26, Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Avenue, invisibletheatre.com, $40

ting its party on. Saturday, Feb. 11. The 1870s-1900s Town Band plays for dancing at 11 a.m. following a 10:30 a.m. tour of the Presidio Museum. Through a re-enactment and lecture at 11:45 a.m., guests discover the life of Atancia San-

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TIM DILLON: ‘SESAME STREET’ TO EASY STREET

By Linda Ray Tucson Weekly Columnist

Almost no one remembers Tim Dillon from “Sesame Street.” More likely you discovered him through his appearances on “The Joe Rogan Experience.” His biggest comedy fans eagerly await each new episode of his podcast, “The Tim Dillon Show.” As of last summer, it had 450,000 subscribers and 68.6 million views. He releases additional content to his Patreon subscribers.

Dillon’s pre-comedy life was less than promising. Born and raised Irish Catholic in working-class Island Park, New York, he somehow landed a small role on PBS’ “Sesame Street” in 1988. His

childhood acting career lasted just two episodes, but he notes a singular highlight. He got to polka with Mr. Snuffleupagus.

In his even more lackluster early adult life, he was an office equipment salesman. His lot might have improved when he became a mortgage broker, had the subprime mortgage crisis been better timed. But as luck would have it, that misfortune delivered him to the world of comedy. To sustain himself, he became a New York City tour guide. Dillon started building some buzz on the New York City standup scene around 2010. His breakthrough came

A REAL HERO IN HIS NEW NETFLIX SPECIAL, TIM DILLON AT THE RIALTO FEB. 16. (TIM DILLON/SUBMITTED)

in 2016 after his appearance at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Montréal. That year, Vulture wrote about the duality of his boisterous demeanor and his thoughtful homosexuality. In 2017, Rolling Stone listed him as one of the “10 Comedians You Need to Know.” Success seems to have found him at last, with his real estate investments and in his private life. He has said he’s been sober, for several years. Last August, Netflix released his first standup special:

as he can remember.

Born in Los Angeles, Sepulveda later lived in Tucson growing up. He was “the funny kid” from the start. By the time he was in grammar school he loved laughs so much, he was making jokes specifically to get them. He was 15 when he started doing standup at Laff’s Comedy Caffe. A few years later, he moved back to LA to make comedy his trade. He has now been a fixture on the LA comedy scene for almost 15 years.

His warm, energetic comedy has won fans in comedy clubs and on broadcast media throughout the United States. In 2015, he was one of eight finalists in the NBC Diversity Showcase, besting thousands of comedians nationwide.

In 2017, he was featured in both Chingo Bling’s Netflix special, “They Can’t Deport Us All” and the HBO Latino show, “Entre Nos,” where he performed a 25-minute set about his family. He also partnered with Warner Bros. Studios on their first “Vamos Comedy Event.”

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Former Tucsonan Jesus Sepulveda is a storyteller, the family clown and everybody’s best friend. His material is both the story of his life and the state of Latino Culture. Even, and maybe especially, the stories of his childhood bring his sets to laughable life. He’s been angling it all for a laugh for about as long

FAMILY CLOWN JESUS SEPULVEDA IS A HIT ONSTAGE AT THE SCREENING ROOM FEB. 10. (JESUS SEPULVEDA/SUBMITTED)

COMICS

LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR

By Connor Dziawura

Tucson Weekly

FEBRUARY 9

Pamela York

The Century Room, 7 p.m., $10-$15

FEBRUARY 10

Greg Morton and Jim Stanley

LaCo Tucson, 5:30 p.m., free

Mario Aguilar

Fox Tucson Theatre, 8:30 p.m., $35-$90

FEBRUARY 11

Heather Sullivan and Ivan Pecel

DesertView Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $30

Jason Hainesworth Quartet

The Century Room, 7 p.m., $20-$25 Lizzie No

Hotel Congress Plaza, 7:30 p.m., $20-$25 Matt Andersen

191 Toole, 8 p.m., $20

FEBRUARY 12

Los Esplifs

Club Congress, 8:30 p.m., $12-$15

Mik and the Funky Brunch

LaCo Tucson, 11 a.m., free

FEBRUARY 13

Century Room Jazz Orchestra

The Century Room, 7 p.m., $0-$10

J Boog

191 Toole, 8 p.m., $28

FEBRUARY 14

Bass Drum of Death

191 Toole, 8 p.m., $20

Caifanes

Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m., $65-$87

Liz Cracchiolo

The Century Room, 7 p.m., $25-$35

Miss Lana Rebel and Kevin Michael Mayfield LaCo Tucson, 5:30 p.m., free

FEBRUARY 15

Bat Popular and The Cult of Chunk Club Congress, 8:30 p.m., $10

Dmitri Matheny

The Century Room, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $25-$35

Oscar Fuentes

LaCo Tucson, 5:30 p.m., free

Ultimate Chicago

DesertView Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $30

ta Cruz, born inside the Presidio in 1850 and married to Sam Hughes at the age of 12. They had 10 children, and Hughes helped organize Tucson’s first bank. Another re-enactor portrays Tucson’s first teacher, Maria Wakefield Fish. Regimental re-enactments, musical performances and demonstrations of weaving, sewing and blacksmithing take place throughout the day. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Presidio Museum, 196 N. Court Avenue, tucsonpresidio.com, $5, see website for info on discounts

TUCSON RAILROAD HISTORY ODELL LECTURE SERIES

At 3 p.m. Sundays, The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum presents a series of lectures about the history of the railroad in Tucson. On Feb. 12, Richard Dick presents “The Arizona and New Mexico Railroad;” Feb. 19, David Quackenbush presents “Railroad Watches and Railroad Time;” Feb. 26, Chris Enss presents “Iron Women: The Ladies Who Helped Build the Railroad” and March 12, Paul Chandler presents “Icons of the Southern Pacific Railroad.” There is no March 5 lecture.

3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, a Division of Old Pueblo Trolly, Inc., 414 N. Toole Avenue, tucsonhistoricdepot.org, free

ONE REHEARSAL SHORT: “ORS YOU NEED IS LOVE”

This quarter’s One Rehearsal Short show is at once an ode to, and a send up of, Valentine’s Day and all the tenderness, confusion and heartache it can bring. The cast creates new and often surprising settings, com-

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In 2022, HBO released his first half-hour special, “Mr. Tough Life.” He continues to perform at notable clubs and events across the country. In LA, he makes the rounds of The Laugh Factory, Ice House, Comedy Store and The Improv. He’s performed on broadcasts created by Netflix and NBC, and recently landed the voice work Señor Tomás on the animated series “House of Chico” by Toonstar. Most recently, he hosted Hollywood’s “Action Icon Awards,” and signed on as Erik Rivera’s cohost for a new comedy podcast sponsored by Aqua Media. 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Screening Room, 127 E. Congress Street, eventbrite. com, $20

plete with costumes, to give each song a fresh, hilarious perspective. Look for solos, duets and group numbers featuring songs from the likes of “Rent,” ABBA, “Enchanted” and “A Chorus Line.”

6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, and Sunday Feb. 19, The Children’s Theatre at Live Theatre Workshop, 3322 E. Fort Lowell Road, orstix.square.site, $10

THE DOLLY PARTON-INSPIRED COUNTRY WESTERN DIVA DANCE PARTY

Dolly Parton may be one of the most beloved humans in the world. How fabulous that we can also dance to her! Now that she’s earned a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even Hotel Congress, the indie rock and jazz capital of Southern Arizona, can proudly, and not one bit self-consciously, have a party to celebrate. This party will also see props to other ladies who moved mountains to achieve success in the music business when that required more than a backhoe: Loretta Lynn, Tina Turner, Reba McEntire, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston and The Chicks.

8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, $15.95

SEND A REVEILLE VALENTINE-GRAM!

Reveille will serenade your Valentine, whoever they are to you, with a song of your choosing. Selections include “Sucker,” “Bésame Mucho,” “I’ll Be There for You,” “You Are So Beautiful” and “Thank You for Being a Friend.” Complete the order form, including time zone and special requests, and pay on the website. Order and pay online for delivery from Sunday, Feb. 12, to Tuesday, Feb. 14, reveillemenschorus.org, $25 Sunday and Monday, $50 Tuesday

SEE CONNOR MCSPADDEN AT LAFF’S FEB. 10 AND FEB. 11. (CONNOR MCSPADDEN/SUBMITTED)

CONNOR MCSPADDEN TOPS THE BILL AT LAFF’S

Connor McSpadden has done some of his best work behind the scenes. Like every other standup comic, he writes jokes, but he writes them for other folks to deliver. Big, flashy televised awards shows have been his bread and butter. He added podcasting to his media portfolio as host for the scripted comedy podcast, “Mean Boys” and as a star in the street roasting web series “Burn Booth” which attracted millions of views on Facebook. As a standup comedian, he’s been featured in several festivals, including Riot LA, The San Francisco Comedy Competition and the Ventura Comedy Festival. In Ventura, he won the festival competition over more than 100 rivals. In 2017 he made his

in-person television debut on Comedy Central’s “Roast Battle.”

8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Laff’s Comedy Caffe, 2900 E. Broadway Boulevard, laffstucson.com, $15, $20 preferred seating.

WENCH COMEDY REBOOTS WITH “CLOWN PEOPLE” PODCASTERS

The wait is over! The long-running Wench Comedy series returns at a new time on a new day. To kick off the fun, Boston comics Al Christakis and Brieana Woodward bring to the stage the chummy, high-energy laughs familiar to fans of their Spotify podcast, Clown People. The duo co-headline with solo standup takes from their unique perspectives on the weirdness we rarely see in our lives. Wench Comedy host Roxy Merrari says that Brady Evans will be among local favorites on the bill. Evans is known for low-key delivery with unexpected twists that drove home his often-surprising punchlines. Pick up prepaid tickets at the door. The Wench has a full bar and kitchen and a patio in

the back.

6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Surly Wench Pub, 424 N. Fourth Avenue, Eventbrite.com, $7

OTHER SHOWS THIS WEEK

Tucson Improv Movement/TIM Comedy Theatre, 414 E. Ninth Street, tucsonimprov.com, $7 each show, $10 for both shows, same night, free jam and open mic. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, “Harold Eta” and “Shatfan;” 8:30 p.m. Open Mic; 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, Improv Jam; 7:30 p.m. “The Soapbox;” 9 p.m. Stand Up Showcase; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, “Your Favorite Movie Improvised” and “The Meeting;” 9 p.m. “The Dating Scene”

Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway Boulevard, unscrewedtheatre.org, $8, live or remote, $5 kids. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, Family-Friendly Improv; 9 p.m. Unscrewed Fridays After Dark (pay what you will); 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, Family-Friendly Improv; 9 p.m. Uncensored Improv Comedy with house teams NBOJU (Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed) and The Big Daddies.

MIGUEL

CHAMBER STRIVES TO REMOVE THE STIGMA OF WEED USE

By Hope Peters Tucson Weekly Sta

As the newly appointed executive co-chair of Arizona Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, Kim Prince is working to remove the stigma of using cannabis.

“So, a mom doesn’t have to feel guilty when, instead of a glass of wine, she may be prefer to visit her vape pen,” said Prince, the founder and CEO of Proven Media.

Prince, who was appointed executive co-chair of AZC3 in November, began working in the industry about nine years ago. She has since worked with

clients in 14 states.

When her senior neighbors found out about her line of work, they knocked on her door seeking information.

“They wanted to understand cannabis,” Prince said. “So many people want to know about it, but they don’t know who to ask and how to ask.”

She said the chamber strives to ensure that the public understands cannabis businesses are legitimate.

“It’s a legitimate, vibrant, fun and a needed industry,” Prince said. “And here, in Arizona, it’s here to stay. It’s a

great business, a legit business.”

Jayson Meyerovitz, chamber board member and membership chair, said the organization is dedicated to its cause.

“It’s a way to support and give back, and to help and kind of educate business owners and people getting into the industry,” he said.

Meyerovitz, who is the enterprise district sales manager for Paychex, compared it to his day job, which tackles education, teaching and training.

“That’s really where we want to be,” he said.

The cannabis industry creates jobs and tax revenue for the state. The Arizona Department of Revenue reported that October saw nearly $74 million of adult-use taxable revenue and $31.4 million in medical marijuana taxable sales. The excise taxes brought in over $85 million for Arizona that month, too.

Chamber board member Parisa Rad, Fourtwenty Collections president, said the organization helps her network.

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“That way business owners like myself will have opportunities to network with other business owners and further their relations, and hopefully find another professional that you might need to utilize their services.”

Many of the chamber members’ businesses assist in a cannabis brand or a license holder, which is important to Rad.

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Fourtwenty Collections manufactures edibles and pre-rolls in Phoenix and is a vertically integrated license holder in New Mexico, where they have a retail, manufacturing and growth facility, as well as a courier service.

Rad said the chamber helps everyone involved.

“So, by us having events and inviting more of the community, they are able to access that information and further their businesses’ networking and relationship as well,” she said.

“It’s a win-win situation. I haven’t

been a board member for very long, but I have been getting value from the chamber. It is a great opportunity for us folks especially in cannabis, where opportunities like this are limited more for us in cannabis.”

AZC3 board member Bryan McLaren, chairman and chief executive officer for Zoned Properties, said his company can help in the cannabis industry.

“Zoned Properties is based here in Arizona, we focus on the real estate and community development,” he said.

“So our role in the industry is to help clients, help real estate investors, real estate owners on how do you find a site to open as a cannabis facility? Whether it’s a retail dispensary, a large scale cultivation site. Ultimately, how do you work with the local community to confirm your zoning, to get your permitting, build your building and start operating successfully to face these big challenges?”

cation, support and networking with those involved in the state’s growing cannabis industry.

What sets AZC3 apart from other similar entities is its inclusivity.

“So, it is open to license holders, but indeed it’s becoming more for ancillary brands, or companies,” Prince said. “We try to bring education to the table with a business slant.”

She explained that cannabis license holders are very exclusive, with about 130 licenses in the state. Of those, many are held by companies with multiple licenses, but "there’s also a huge robust economy beyond just the license holders.”

The chamber members’ businesses include law firms; the real estate industry, such as, title and zoning; insurance businesses; media/PR firms; cannabis industry business owners; and many others.

Prince’s Proven Media has been dedicated to the cannabis industry and serving those marijuana companies since 2014. Like other PR companies, Prince’s firm served the general community, such as restaurants and hardware stores, but she said she felt uninspired. She followed her real passion — cannabis.

“I went to a cannabis conference in Las Vegas by myself,’ she explained. "I went to the conference and came back with my first cannabis client.”

Prince said the chamber is trying not to be political and remain inclusive.

Since then, Proven Media now serves only and all types of cannabis-related businesses.

Established in 2019, the chamber unites Arizona’s cannabis businesses with its member-companies and cannabis organizations to provide edu-

“We’re trying to spread the good word about cannabis in terms of what it’s doing for our economy,” Prince added. “AZC3 is just a nonprofit dedicated to creating a robust cannabis economy in Arizona… We really just want to ensure that Arizona’s cannabis economy remains strong.”

TUCSON AREA DISPENSARIES

BLOOM TUCSON

4695 N. Oracle Road, Suite 117

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BOTANICA

6205 N. Travel Center Drive

520-395-0230; botanica.us

Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily

DESERT BLOOM RE-LEAF CENTER

8060 E. 22nd Street, Suite 108

520-886-1760; dbloomtucson.com

Open: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Offering delivery

DOWNTOWN DISPENSARY

221 E. Sixth Street, Suite 105

520-838-0492; thedowntowndispensary.com

Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

D2 DISPENSARY

7139 E. 22nd Street

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Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday

EARTH’S HEALING

Two locations:

North: 78 W. River Road

520-253-7198

South: 2075 E. Benson Highway 520-373-5779

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Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays; Offering delivery

GREEN MED WELLNESS CENTER

6464 E. Tanque Verde Road

520-886-2484, greenmedwellness.com

Open: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday

HALO CANNABIS

7710 S. Wilmot Road

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Open: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily

HANA GREEN VALLEY

1732 W. Duval Commerce Point Place

520-289-8030

Open: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday

HARVEST OF TUCSON

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NATURE MED

5390 W. Ina Road

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THE PRIME LEAF

Two locations:

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY HOROSCOPE 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700 $1.99 per minute. 18 and over. Touchtone phone required.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

During my quest for advice that might be helpful to your love life, I plucked these words of wisdom from author Sam Kean: “Books about relationships talk about how to ‘get’ the love you need, how to ‘keep’ love, and so on. But the right question to ask is, ‘How do I become a more loving human being?’” In other words, Aries, here’s a prime way to enhance your love life: Be less focused on what others can give you and more focused on what you can give to others. Amazingly, that’s likely to bring you all the love you want.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

You have the potential to become even more skilled at the arts of kissing and cuddling and boinking than you already are. How? Here are some possibilities. 1. Explore fun experiments that will transcend your reliable old approaches to kissing and cuddling and boinking. 2. Read books to open your mind. I like Margot Anand’s “The New Art of Sexual Ecstasy.” 3. Ask your partner(s) to teach you everything about what turns them on. 4. Invite your subconscious mind to give you dreams at night that involve kissing and cuddling and boinking. 5. Ask your lover(s) to laugh and play and joke as you kiss and cuddle and boink.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

You are an Italian wolf searching for food in the Apennine Mountains. You’re a red-crowned crane nesting in a wetland in the Eastern Hokkaido region of Japan. You’re an olive tree thriving in a salt marsh in southern France, and you’re a painted turtle basking in a pool of sunlight on a beach adjoining Lake Michigan. And much, much more. What I’m trying to tell you, Gemini, is that your capacity to empathize is extra strong right now. Your smart heart should be so curious and open that you will naturally feel an instinctual bond with many life forms, including a wide array of interesting humans. If you’re brave, you will allow your mind to expand to experience telepathic powers. You will have an unprecedented knack for connecting with simpatico souls.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

My Cancerian friend Juma says, “We have two choices at all times: creation or destruction. Love creates and everything else destroys.” Do you agree? She’s not just talking about romantic love, but rather love in all forms, from the urge to help a friend, to the longing to seek justice for the dispossessed, to the compassion we feel for our descendants. During the next three weeks, your assignment is to explore every nuance of love as you experiment with the following hypothesis: To create the most interesting and creative life for yourself, put love at the heart of everything you do.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

I hope you get ample chances to enjoy deep soul kisses in the coming weeks. Not just perfunctory lip-to-lip smooches and pecks on the cheeks, but full-on intimate sensual exchanges. Why do I recommend this? How could the planetary positions be interpreted to encourage a specific expression of romantic feeling? I’ll tell you, Leo: The heavenly omens suggest you will benefit from exploring the frontiers of wild affection. You need the extra sweet, intensely personal communion that comes best from the uninhibited mouth-to-mouth form of tender sharing. Here’s what Leo poet Diane di Prima said: “There are as many kinds of kisses as there are people on earth, as there are permutations and combinations of those people. No two people kiss alike — no two people fuck alike — but somehow the kiss is more personal, more individualized than the fuck.”

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)

Borrowing the words of poet Oriah from her book “The Dance: Moving to the Deep Rhythms of Your Life,” I’ve prepared a love note for you to use as your own this Valentine season. Feel free to give these words to the person whose destiny needs to be woven more closely together with yours. Oriah writes, “Don’t

tell me how wonderful things will be someday. Show me you can risk being at peace with the way things are right now. Show me how you follow your deepest desires, spiraling down into the ache within the ache. Take me to the places on the earth that teach you how to dance, the places where you can risk letting the world break your heart.”

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22)

Libran author Walter Lippman wrote, “The emotion of love is not self-sustaining; it endures only when lovers love many things together, and not merely each other.” That’s great advice for you during the coming months. I suggest that you and your allies — not just your romantic partners, but also your close companions — come up with collaborative projects that inspire you to love many things together. Have fun exploring and researching subjects that excite and awaken and enrich both of you.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21)

Scorpio writer Paul Valéry wrote, “It would be impossible to love anyone or anything one knew completely. Love is directed towards what lies hidden in its object.” My challenge to you, Scorpio, is to test this hypothesis. Do what you can to gain more in-depth knowledge of the people, animals and things you love. Uncover at least some of what’s hidden. All the while, monitor yourself to determine how your research affects your affection and care. Contrary to what Valéry said, I’m guessing this will enhance and exalt your love.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21)

In his book “Unapologetically You,” motivational speaker Steve Maraboli writes, “I find the best way to love someone is not to change them, but instead, help them reveal the greatest version of themselves.” That’s always good advice, but I believe it should be your inspirational axiom in the coming weeks. More than ever, you now have the potential to forever transform your approach to relationships. You can shift away from wanting your allies to be different from what they are and make a strong push to love them just as they are.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)

I analyzed the astrological omens. Then I scoured the internet, browsed through 22 books of love poetry, and summoned memories of my best experiences of intimacy. These exhaustive efforts inspired me to find the words of wisdom that are most important for you to hear right now. They are from poet Rainer Maria Rilke (translated by Stephen Mitchell)

“For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the final test and proof, the work for which all other work is merely preparation.”

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18)

To get the most out of upcoming opportunities for intimacy, intensify your attunement to and reverence for your emotions. Why? As quick and clever as your mind can be, sometimes it neglects to thoroughly check in with your heart. And I want your heart to be wildly available when you get ripe chances to open up and deepen your alliances. Study these words from psychologist Carl Jung: “We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling. Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, and must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy.”

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20)

“In love there are no vacations. Love has to be lived fully with its boredom and all that.” Author and filmmaker Marguerite Duras made that observation, and now I convey it to you — just in time for a phase of your astrological cycle when boredom and apathy could and should evolve into renewed interest and revitalized passion. But there is a caveat: If you want the interest and passion to rise and surge, you will have to face the boredom and apathy; you must accept them as genuine aspects of your relationship; you will have to cultivate an amused tolerance of them. Only then will they burst in full glory into renewed interest and revitalized passion.

RECEPTIONIST POSITION available at Classy Closets Tucson. Qualifications are as follows: A high school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required.

1-2 years of relevant experience in an office environment. Proficient in Microsoft Office and excel. Able to type 35 wpm minimum. Strong phone skills are required. Demonstrated ability to read and write English. 40 hour work week and salary will depend on experience. The position could be, at a future date, an apprenticeship for the right person to become a designer.

Please apply in person to 2010 N. Forbes Blvd Ste 105 Tucson, AZ 85745.

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5 Things at camp that can be camp

Edited by Will Shortz

10 Anxiety about not being included, in modern lingo

14 Star t to trust?

15 Coming along behind

optometrist’s

Peeved

35 Suffix in the names of seven U.N. members

36 Mar tial ar ts tier

modern lingo

Start to trust?

perspective

54 French-developed form of cooking in a precisely temperature-controlled water bath

58 Raise the ___

37 *Grammywinning Jones

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16 Something fishy, maybe

Something fishy, maybe

Oprah, for one

17 Oprah, for one

54 Frenchdeveloped form of cooking in a precisely temperaturecontrolled water bath

59 *#5 on Billboard’s Best Rappers of All Time list

40 Saison après le printemps

19 One of about 3.5 in a league

18 *Spike

19 One of about 3.5 in a league

61 College founded by Henry VI

41 Combo’s rhythm section, maybe

*Call again, on a rotary phone 22 *They may be split or bi er

*Promo 25 Phaser se ing

44 Cheer

26 *Cut of pork

20 *Call again, on a rotar y phone

22 *They may be split or bitter

29 “There’s something we need to discuss”

24 *Promo

33 Body parts rested at the optometrist’s

34 Peeved

25 Phaser setting

26 *Cut of pork

36 Martial arts tier

29 “There’s something we need to discuss”

62 Hindu goddess of power

63 Cameron in Hollywood

58 Raise the 59 *#5 on Billboard’s Best Rappers of All Time list

64 *One parked at a park, in brief

43 N.Y.C. cultural institution

65 “Now!”

61 College founded by Henry VI

66 Goaded, with “on”

62 Hindu goddess of power

67 Award that sounds like two le ers of the alphabet

46 Mount that inspired the song “Funiculì, Funiculà”

DOWN

63 Cameron in Hollywood

1 In play

64 *One parked at a park, in brief

2 Years ago

48 *Impor tant closing document

35 Su ix in the names of seven U.N. members

49 Shade

37 *Grammy-winning Jones

40 Saison après le printemps

65 “Now!”

3 Small building block

4 *Flax fabric

5 Like a monkey

66 Goaded, with “on”

6 Press and fold

50 Actress Kirke of “Mozart in the Jungle”

7 “___ be all right”

8 Lowest part of a glacier

41 Combo’s rhythm section, maybe

9 Southern quencher

26 High-def flat screen

27 Facility formerly known as Orchard Field

28 Some iPads

29 Hovers

43 N.Y.C. cultural institution

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

44 Cheer

10 *Courier and Papyrus, for two

11 One-eyed Norse god

67 Award that sounds like two letters of the alphabet DOWN

11 One-eyed Norse god 12 Shape 13 Magnetite and malachite

30 Starters

30 Star ters

anything to do with this!” … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues

Energy 48 Put out

31 Serving that might have a “solid hear t” or “simple tulip”

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46 Mount that inspired the song “Funiculì, Funiculà”

SI R AC RE S WA NE S ICI CHAN T EB IL L

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13 Magnetite and malachite

1 In play 2 Years ago

31 Serving that might have a “solid heart” or “simple tulip” design

21 Natural theolog y

32 Homophone of 6-Down

Aquatic protection

Greeting in Granada

Unfresh air

48 *Important closing document

TY PO MA NI A BU CK O

21 Natural theology

34 Proboscis

Couple

49 Shade

SH EKE L ARCA DE

KO NG AR CT OP HI LE

3 Small building block

23 There are two in the Greek “Mnemosyne”

38 Notability

23 There are two in the Greek “Mnemosyne”

39 They may be dug in

IT SO NM E SP ADA Y

50 Actress Kirke of “Mozart in the Jungle”

51 *Lead-in to a texter’s

25 ___ da Estrela (Portuguese mountain range)

AE SO P BEB E

PA NT OP HO BI A

GU AC DI AN E

UN WI SE SA LE TA G

MA ND UC AT ES TO GO

ST RO DE PLAT ED

OCHR E ME TR OL OG Y

SP OI L IN SE T RA E

S APP Y TY KE S OP S

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“___ be all right”

42 See 45-Down

25 ___ da Estrela (Por tuguese mountain range)

45 With 42-Down, “I don’t want

26 High-def flat screen

27 Facility formerly known as Orchard Field

*Courier and Papyrus, for two

28 Some iPads 29 Hovers

College ___ 57 Member of a noted septet 60 Uru. neighbor

PUZZLE BY HOANG-KIM VU AND JESSICA ZETZMAN