Greystar is excited to bring their newest Album community to Tucson. The Album lifestyle is highly sought after by young at heart, 55+ active adults. It’s perfect for those looking for more in life, style, community, and activities.
Welcome to a carefree, maintenance-free living in a controlled-access community designed to be empowering as well as peaceful. Lead your life, as you see fit, and with time to spare, in a place where the feeling is one of excitement for what the future holds.
At Album Marana, you’ll find sophisticated residences with modern features in
addition to stimulating onsite offerings and beautiful social spaces to enjoy. They’ll be conveniently just outside your door; no need to drive anywhere! Your day might begin with coffee with new friends and then to the activities calendar to decide how your day will take shape. There is so much to do here. Each day will be full of variety and fun.
Album is the perfect place to share your passions, find new ones, and make friends easily along the way. What truly sets Album apart is the opportunity to have a real say in the active lifestyle clubs and events. Residents will create, contribute their talents, and run the clubs/events
they want. Examples include teaching a cooking class, meeting up for happy hour (and yappy hours), walking club, flower arranging, movie/game night, and seasonally inspired events. The only limit is your imagination.
The Album Marana leasing center is now open and located at 7620 N Hartman Lane, Suite 172 Tucson, AZ 85743. Our team will be happy to provide you with more information on available apartment homes that will be move-in ready early 2023. Whether you are considering downsizing yourself or have a loved one far away that you want close, Album is an exciting option right here in Tucson!
Date: Tuesday, November 22nd
Time: 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Where: Hampton Inn & Suites 6300 Marana Center Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85742
Selling your home and don’t know where to start? Enjoy a complimentary lunch while our guest speaker discusses ways to help you downsize and provides advice to formulate a plan.
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By Tom Danehy Tucson Weekly Columnist
There is one simple, undeniable truth in this and, sadly, in the next few elec tions. If a candidate says that the Demo crats stole the 2020 presidential election and/or that Donald Trump actually won, anything else that comes out of that per son’s mouth is fly-covered horse turds. Espousing the “Big Lie” simply shows that the candidate is willing to throw away his/her morality, veracity and in tegrity just to try to gain public office. That’s sad and unforgiveable but it’s the Republican way in 2022.
In the matter of Katie Hobbs vs. Kari Lake for governor: It’s going to suck mov ing trailer hitches to have Hitler in Heels as governor for the next four years. What is Lake’s appeal again? That she can spout Trumpian racism and falsehoods
while using complete sentences?
I understand that people can change as they go through life, but I’m always wary of people who have their “Come to Jesus” moment in the second half. They’re the people for whom the saying “There’s no zealot like a convert” is intended. She went from being an Obama Democrat to being an Oath Keeper’s More-Deranged Sister in about an hour and a half.
The most vulgar part of Lake’s cam paign (and there are so many to choose from) is her invoking of Martin Luther King, claiming that if Dr. King were alive today, he would be “an America First Re publican.” That almost makes me physi cally ill.
First of all, while people from both par ties have tried to claim Dr. King over the years, he is quoted as having said, “I don’t think the Republican Party is a party full of the Almighty God, nor is the Demo
cratic Party. I’m not inextricably bound to either.” And this was back when there were some Midwestern Republicans who helped pass Lyndon Johnson’s Civil Rights Bill and the Voting Rights Act.
Does anybody, anywhere, sincerely be lieve that Martin Luther King would want anything to do with today’s Republican Party? Or it with him? Heck, Abraham Lincoln wouldn’t be welcome in today’s Republican Party.
Dr. King gave up his life for what he be lieved in. Kari Lake is forfeiting her soul for what Donald Trump claims to believe in.
Kathy Hoffman vs. Tom Horne for su perintendent of public instruction: This one is a doozy. Horne, who spent much of the past decade trying to wriggle out of legal trouble over some pretty sub stantial allegations of campaign finance violations, is running perhaps the most duplicitous campaign ad of this entire election. It shows that Arizona students’ test scores went up when Horne held the office between 2007 and 2011, while scores have gone down during Hoffman’s current tenure.
What the ad fails to mention is that Horne was sitting on a gold mine at the time. A few years earlier, Arizona’s voters had passed Prop 301, giving the state’s schools a much-needed infusion of funding. The State Legislature, under the prodding of Gov. Janet Napolitano,
had also done right by the schools (the legislators would illegally reverse course during the Great Recession) and Arizo na’s schoolkids were benefiting.
Now, it’s true that test scores have gone down under Kathy Hoffman. But all she’s had to deal with is a once-in-a-cen tury pandemic, with over a million Amer icans dying, international food shortages, a scramble to facilitate remote learning, plus a governor and legislature obsessed with giving their rich friends free money through a shady Socialist voucher pro gram.
Hoffman deserves a chance to help Ar izona’s schools dig out of the pandemic mess. Horne deserves to spend a night or two in jail for the six speeding tickets that he got in one year, including one for speeding through a school zone! Idiot.
Juan Ciscomani is almost certainly go ing to be a member of the House of Rep resentatives. I couldn’t help but get a kick out of his ads during the primary season. It was as though a sixth-grader had done a Mad-Libs version of a political ad. I think it went like this: Conservative can cel culture border wall MAGA endorsed six kids critical race theory Trump elec tion integrity.
The only thing it left out was the one word that explains why he’s going to win on Tuesday — gerrymandering.
THE FOX TUCSON THEATRE Foundation has plans for a major expan sion of its properties on the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Congress Street, leadership announced on Tues day, Oct. 25.
“If this vision comes to a reality, what we will have done is create an arts, cul ture and entertainment hub, on the west end of Congress,” said Bonnie Schock, executive director of the Fox Tucson Theatre.
Benefits would include better artistic program diversity, patron donor services and special event experiences.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportuni ty to acquire the properties… and devel op them in a way that complements and extends the Fox’s mission, vision and im pact,” said Brent Davis, president of the Fox’s board of directors in a statement.
The Fox’s leadership presented their concepts to Rio Nuevo, with the inten tion of transforming the historic land mark into a “Downtown destination and best-in-class arts and culture hub at a na tional level.”
Rio Nuevo is a Tax Increment Finance District (TIF), which earns half of the state’s sales tax generated within the dis trict, which uses those dollars to invest in economic impact and development projects.
Edmund Marquez, secretary and mem ber of the Rio Nuevo board of directors, called the project an amazing opportu nity that would create a downtown and performing arts and events destination.
If the project is greenlit, the proper ty which was purchased by Rio Nuevo some years ago, would be returned to the Fox.
“We at Rio Nuevo voted to forgive the debt of about $2.7 million on the existing Fox Theatre, allowing them to finance that property to the east, creating a brand new upgraded performance ven
ue,” Marquez said.
Rio Nuevo’s initial support of debt for giveness and reassignment of the lease of the existing property places the Fox in a “very strong position,” Marquez said. Additionally, the board agreed to contribute up to $2 million in matching funds for the anticipated project.
Recently, the owner of the east prop erty decided to sell so the Fox has been able to jump on the opportunity.
“They still have to get through escrow, they have to close on a property,” Mar quez said. “They have a large fundrais ing effort that they’re going to have to put into place to raise the money to get it done.”
About $21 million is needed to create this upgraded experience for the com munity which would include a wraparound digital marquee, bigger lobby space, expanded ADA accessibility, more restrooms, a flexible performance and event center, outdoor rooftop bar and more.
“I’m ecstatic for our community as they get this deal built and upgraded,” Marquez said.
“These spaces like this really want to be gathering spaces, places for people to be social and interact with one another,” Schock said.
While research is ongoing to ensure due diligence on the Fox’s behalf, a Fundraising Feasibility Study is halfway towards completion. The Fox Tucson Theatre hopes to secure the available properties by early 2023, and have a clear trajectory for the necessary fundraising to achieve their vision.
“It’s such an exciting thing to think about how we invest with purpose in de veloping spaces in places that we care about and that we can continue to care about,” Schock said. “I really see (the Fox) as a vital anchor for the next gen eration of people coming downtown.”
By Katya Mendoza Tucson Local Media
wants to make fans laugh, forget about the state of the world and take a load off with strangers.
“That’s my job as a comedian and I take it pretty seriously,” Chelsea Handler said.
Former late-night talk show host, sixtime New York Times Bestseller author, Grammy-nominated comedienne and social justice advocate, Chelsea Handler returns to Tucson on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall. Those who cannot attend should look for a new TV special Handler hopes to release by the end of the year.
Handler, who has been on the road for the last leg of her “Vaccinated and Horny” tour, said she’s ready to remind people about the humanity and together ness of being in a venue.
“I think my standup show that every one’s going to see in Tucson is really about everything we’ve experienced in the last four or five years with COVID,” Handler said, mentioning how her family “invaded” her house during the pandem ic. “I had to literally put my house on the market to get rid of it.”
Handler’s latest tour, which launched in 2021, marked her first comedy stand up since the pandemic for her “Life Will Be the Death of Me Tour,” based on her 2019 memoir, “Life Will Be the Death of Me:..and You Too!” Her 2020 HBO Max special, “Evolution,” was similarly in spired by her personal journey towards “self-awareness,” she said, and reckoning of her own privilege.
Well known for her candor and politi cal activism, Handler said she strives to make sure she’s aware and proactive of societal and cultural moments about peo ple and human rights. In March 2009, she was awarded the Ally for Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign for her commitment toward the betterment of the LGBT community.
“I always infuse my comedy with my
belief system and my principles,” Han dler said. “It’s making sure that I’m vocal and mindful of everybody.”
Whether she’s writing a book, doing standup or being interviewed, Handler said that everything is interwoven in her work. “We’re in a situation in this coun try and in the world where our rights are being contracted instead of expanded,” she said.
Handler, who has been vocal about her support of women’s right to access abor tion care, said, as a woman, she can’t re main silent.
“Overturning Roe v. Wade is abso lutely unacceptable for every young girl growing up in this country,” she said.
“You’re putting every single girl who gets pregnant and doesn’t want to have a baby, you’re putting her life at risk. It’s absurd to think about the fact that they don’t protect these children once they’re born. They don’t protect them with healthcare, they don’t protect them against guns, yet they’re forcing people to have children– it’s total hypocrisy and has nothing to do with religion. I mean that’s just an umbrella that people like to use as an excuse, as a subterfuge.”
She has also used her own experiences with abortion to speak out in support for this health care issue and has most re cently condemned Kanye West’s anti-Se mitic commentary on her social media, calling upon media outlets to stop giving the rapper airtime to “spew his anti-Se mitic vitriol.”
Handler’s multiplatform success illus trates a personal reflection of whatever she’s going through or whatever is hap pening in the world. Her 2019 publica tion is also in conversations to be adapt ed into a comedy series. Described as Larry David’s sitcom, “Curb Your Enthu siasm,” with Handler as the lead, she said it’s a story about her experiences going to therapy.
Her podcast, “Dear Chelsea,” in its
third season, similarly shares insight with its vibrant mix of guest hosts and callers.
“I’ve been giving out unsolicited advice to people for years,” Han dler said. “I’m like a big sister to so many people in my life and I love to push the ball forward and make people a little bit braver and stronger.” Having to be on top of her game, she said she is constantly reading selfhelp books and psychol ogy to truly help people, some of whom make real life transformations.
“Most people just need a kick in the butt and that’s what I like to consider myself, a kick in the butt,” Handler said.
Looking on the hori zon, since her seven-year stint of “Chelsea, Late ly,” Handler said she’s thinking about some thing along the lines of a “Chelsea, Later.”
“After hosting Jimmy Kimmel for a week a couple of months ago, I hadn’t re alized how much I loved doing that and how much I love commenting on what’s happening culturally, societally and po litically,” Handler said.
Of the comedic landscape and ev er-evolving realm of late-night television, Handler said there’s a dearth of women being represented, during a time where women are needed in these multiplat form spaces that have been historically dominated by men. “It’s embarrassing at this point that we don’t have more fe males doing this job,” she said.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5
WHERE: Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S. Church Avenue
COST: Tickets start at $39 INFO: ticketmaster.com
Host Committee will plant 100 new trees at the El Rio Acres neighborhood in Tuc son as a part of the NFL Green program for Super Bowl LVII.
According to a statement from the NFL, “NFL Green is the NFL’s sustain ability program which aims to reduce the environmental impact of events and leave a positive ‘green’ legacy in host communities.”
NFL Green and the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee kicked off their events on Oct. 18 in Phoenix. The green ing projects will also happen all around the Valley, with plans for projects in Tem pe, Mesa, Goodyear, Glendale and Foun tain Hills. While Super Bowl LVII will be played in Glendale, NFL Green ensures the whole state of Arizona benefits from the Super Bowl festivities, with greening projects planned in Flagstaff and Tuc son.
“We are excited about the project in Tucson because as the host committee, one of our goals is to leave a positive leg acy long after Super Bowl LVII is played, and one of the great ways we can do that is by planting trees,” said Jay Parry, pres ident and chief executive officer of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.
NFL Green is scheduled to plant the
100 trees at the El Rio Acres neighbor hood on Dec. 3, and the work will be done in one day by 50 members of the Arizo na Super Bowl Committee’s volunteer program. The trees that will be planted are low water usage trees such as velvet mesquite, desert willow and oak trees.
“Planting trees combats the urban heat zone and can really help us fight against climate change that’s happening,” Parry said.
“El Rio neighborhood is a very high priority for the city of Tucson climate action and adaptation plan, which real ly works to address the increase in tem peratures. And so we understand from working with our partners in Tucson, is that that neighborhood has less than a 7% tree canopy coverage and the goal for the community is to get to 15%.”
With the trees shading the street and neighborhoods, temperatures could feel anywhere from 20 to 45 degrees cooler, according to a study done by the Envi ronmental Protection Agency.
“We’re excited to be able to contribute positively to improving that (lower tem peratures), specifically for that neighbor hood that feels like they really need it,” Parry said.
“We love that there’s a bike trail that goes right by there (El Rio Acres), and
there’s also the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, and a park. Obviously, a neighborhood gets a lot of use from a lot of different constituents, and we felt like
it was a really good area and project for us to undertake as the Super Bowl host committee, along with our partners at the NFL green.”
I learned very early on in life that there are a few things that you don’t call peo ple. You don’t call somebody a child mo lester and you don’t call them a traitor. That was pretty much written is stone no matter how much you disagreed with somebody. Nowadays, a wide variety of right-wing ass-clowns from politicians to radio talkers to online screamers use the word “treason” all the time. I think that they’re just happy that they finally learned how to say a two-syllable word.
CLAYTOONZ By Clay Jones
So I’m not going to call the vile Mark Finchem, who is running for secretary of state, any names. I’m just going to beg my fellow Arizonans not to elect him. Finchem doesn’t know how a democracy works. He doesn’t care about the sanctity of your vote. He wants the power to can cel the results of any election with which he doesn’t agree (like, say, if a person of color were to get a majority of the votes).
He’s bad for Arizona and bad for Amer ica.
I don’t often do this, but I pray that he doesn’t win.
Ikebana, known as “The Way of the Flowers,” represents floral arranging as a meditative art. According to the organizers, a wide array of colorful floral arrangements is displayed in creative vases and containers throughout the garden.
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, through Saturday, Nov. 6, Yume Japanese Gardens of Tucson, 2130 N. Alvernon Way, $18, $5 children under 15, $10 members. Admission includes entry to the entire gardens.
Imagine for a day that you’re living in the Old West we only see in movies. Western music, history and culture demonstrations, ranch life exhibits, 45-minute trail rides, kids’ activities, skilled artisans, speakers, silent auction, raffles and “grub” help raise funds for the Bureau of Land Management and the Empire Ranch Foundation to preserve the ranch for future generations.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, and Sunday, Nov. 6, Empire Ranch Road via Highway 83, Sonoita, empireranchfoundation.org, $20 per vehicle.
If you get down on Motown, blues and especially R&B, bring your party shoes and get your dance on with the George Howard Band. Howard may just step off the stage and dance with you. An inductee to the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame, Howard is also in the Tucson Music Awards Hall of Fame and the Tucson Musicians Museum.
6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, facebook.com/ georgehowardband, free
Imagine meeting a contrabassoon for the first time as a 5-year-old. Or, for that matter, many adults may never see a contrabassoon. Have you? Kids can see, hear and touch an entire zoo of instruments, and giggle as they hear their funny stories, one symphonic section at a time. This Saturday, “Just For Kids”
by Linda Ray
Folklorico! Ribbons whirl, full skirts flash in multicolor and sequins sparkle in the lights. The eighth annual Viva Día de los Muertos amps it all up to glow in the dark while a multimedia show tells the story of Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday. Viva Performing Arts dance troupes, Ballet Folklorico Arizona and Ballet Folklorico San Juan perform Dia de Los Muertos dances from various regions of Mexico. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, foxtucson. com, $25.30 to $50.60
Tucson’s legendary All Souls Procession is a party for days with visitors from all over the world. It’s four-laneswide, a mile-long and loaded with color, costumes, giant puppets, bands large and small, floats, and homemade, wheeled memorials to people and animals we miss plus anything else we’ve lost, from our families, our town and humanity in general. Highlights are the musical circus known as the MarchFourth Band and the infinite variety of variations on the calavera (sugar skull) mask. Plenty of folks along the route will do your makeup for a nice tip. The procession’s finale features the “aerial circus and fire theater” known as Flam Chen. The procession is the best-known feature, but organizers, Many Mouths One Stomach, plan loads of other activities around it, including a day of kids’ activities culminating in “The Procession of Little Angels.” See the website for dance parties, a pensive walk on an ancient trail and much more.
Various times Friday, Nov. 4, to Sunday, Nov. 6, El Mercado District, 267 S. Avenida del Convento, allsoulsprocession.org/events, free or donations
Imagine Smith graduate and Texan Mary Tyler Ivin’s stint as Minneapolis’ first female police reporter. The jokes write themselves. By the time she retired from newspapers, she was a New York Times bureau chief. She went on to contribute regularly to prestigious national magazines and NPR, ultimately winning every journalism award that matters. Among her 11 books were “Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush.” Her humor allowed her to speak truth to power and know the people would hear. Its sources and uses are the story behind “Red Hot Patriot.”
Various days and times through Sunday, Nov. 13, The Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Avenue, invisibletheatre.com, $40, $20 students, age 18 and over
shares the magic of the woodwind family.
10 a.m. or 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N. Sixth Avenue, tucsonsymphony.org, free, suggested donation $3, reservations via the website.
In their new book, “The Neotonic Queen,” author Alejandro Canelos and illustrator Rachel Ivanyi create an enchanting exposé of the relatable travails of our Sonoran Desert cohabitants. Each life is made of things that threaten it. Canelos, a Harvard biology graduate, takes fanciful anthropomorphism to a new level by rooting it in science. Ivanyi brings it to life.
6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, “The Neotonic Queen” book signing, Petroglyphs Emporium, 160 S. Avenida del Convento, Suite 156, neotenicqueen. com, free
Now in its 36th year, the Tucson’s Celtic Festival attracts audience members, performers and athletes from all over the Southwest with a dozen workshops, five Celtic dance troupes, six bagpipe and drum bands, five Celtic trad-rock bands, some fire dancers and a host of those crazy Highland games where contenders’ kilts twirl as they toss poles the size of trees. For families, there’s a screening of the Walt Disney film “Brave” and traditional youth athletic games.
Various times from Friday, Nov. 4 to Sunday, Nov. 7, Rillito Raceway Park, 4502 N. First Avenue, tucsoncelticfestival.org, all access $35 or $50; daily $18 to $23, $5 or $6 children, discounts for military and students, $25 extra for whisky tasting
Adults and families enjoy a social approach to healthy exercise with the added benefit of discounts to eat nearby afterward. The end of the walk features a closing ceremony with a free raffle for gift certificates and other prizes.
5:15 p.m. register or check in if pre-registered, St. Philip’s Plaza Courtyard, 4310 N. Campbell Avenue, free.
Janet Williams is now 74 years old. We could almost feel her grinning across the miles from her Tennessee home.
But is she still the “truck drivin’, oversexed, potty mouthed, unsophisticated, southern sass” her promotion material promises? It seems to us that the intellectual acuity she puts into her jokes and her career is pretty darned sophisticated.
We might even say she is formidably funny, the product of 30 years working her craft and her crowds.
“I started when I was 47 years old,” she said. “I’d just been through a bad divorce, so I just thought, ‘Well, I could go make fun of my ex-husband and his family.’”
She called the owner of the local comedy club and told him she wanted to do a show. He sat her down, so to speak. “That’s not how it works,” he said. “Where have you played?”
She had never even seen a comedy show.
At his suggestion, she took a comedy class at a Florida club and, even more importantly, began contriving ways to build an audience. “I was just literally bit by the bug,” she said. “So, I started calling clubs, and I got rejected all the time because I didn’t have any experience. I got tired of sitting at my dining room table crying. I was like, ‘This is like the Masons.’ There’s a secret handshake and nobody’s telling me about it.”
But she never quit. She started counting the number of times in a row she could get rejected before it would make her cry. She found the average was five times. “I’m a ‘blue’ comic,” she said on the
phone. “I’ll come for X amount of money, and if I don’t do a good job, you don’t have to pay me.
“And I was fortunate. I never had to give the money back.”
A few years of grunt work later, a hitch on the USO circuit allowed her to visit three other continents, expanding her wealth of material. Eventually she even broke into national television for two seasons on BET’s “Comic View.”
But what gave her the confidence to just jump in cold like that in the first place? She said, “Well, I never thought I couldn’t do it. I come from a very normal family, and our parents encouraged us and made us think that we could do whatever we made our minds up to do.” She remembers something her mother told her in her twenties: “I wouldn’t call you pretty. You clean up good. But you’ve got the best personality of anybody I’ve ever known.
Still, she said, “I had never been to a comedy show until I got on stage. If I hadn’t had that class, I wouldn’t even have known to move the microphone stand. But I’m telling you, every club owner has also treated me nice.”
Asked what advice she would give newcomers to comedy, she said, “Well, I’ll tell you. Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do something.”
“The COVID thing messed the world up for coming on three years. People want to get out, now, and they want to have fun.”
La ’s Comedy Ca e, 2900 E. Broadway Boulevard, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, la stucson. com, $15, $20 preferred seating
Second City fans remember Colin Quinn’s stint as anchor of the series’ popular feature “Weekend Update” in the ’90s. Later he appeared in a host of Comedy Central shows, including “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn.” Most recently we find him on HBO Max in “Colin Quinn & Friends: A Parking Lot Comedy Show,” a combination documentary and standup showcase filmed in a repurposed drive-in theater.
Cockroach” of the “Your Mom’s House” podcast hosted by married comics Tom Segura and Kristina Pazsitsky. It’s ranked in the top 30 of U.S. comedy podcasts. Chuckleheads, 41 Brewery Avenue, Bisbee, 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4, chuckleheadsaz.com/shows $25
Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S Church Avenue, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, ticketmaster.com, $29 to $167. Chelsea Handler “Vaccinated and Horny Tour”
Former SNL “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Quinn comes to the Rialto Theatre. (SUBMITTED)
Quinn’s insights expose the pretense and pratfalls within our political and social malaise.
The Rialto Theatre, 318 Congress Street, 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, Rialto Theatre, ticketmaster.com, $24 to $35
If you need extra motivation to visit Bisbee in its most beautiful season, book yourself a haunted air B&B and spend an evening with Josh Potter at Chuckleheads. A former DJ and radio show producer, Potter first set out on a comedy mission, he said, “to normalize shoulder hair.” If he has loftier pursuits, they remain a mystery, although he sometimes claims also to be a foot model. He’s been elevated from obscurity as producer, a.k.a. “The Human
On the Rocks, 7930 E. Speedway Boulevard, 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5, free, “Laughsgiving: A Good Enough Comedy Show” with headliner Stephanie Lyonga-Farrington, featuring Dominic DiTolla with Steven Black, Eunice Martinez and Jarrod Martin and host, Joel Martin.
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; Thursday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. Improv 101 Showcase; 8:30 p.m. Open Mic. Friday, Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m. Improv Jam; 7:30pm, “The Soapbox” with composer Kincaid Rabb; 9 p.m. Stand Up Showcase; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, TBD; 9 p.m. Dirty Tees and Dating Scene.
Unscrewed Theater, 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., unscrewedtheatre.org, $8 live or streaming, $5 kids live, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, From the Top Improvised Musical; Saturday, Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. Family-Friendly Improv; Monday, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m., Improv Drop-ins, free
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During a walk through Bombay Beach — a near-ghost town located on the edge of an ecological disaster, the eastern shore of the Salton Sea —Hawthorne Heights frontman JT Woodruff found inspiration for “Dandelions,” the latest single from the Ohio emo band’s 2021 album “The Rain Just Follows Me.” Woodruff reflected, “I was walking through the most desperate and desolate place. It is a perfect example of how we are quite literally ruining the world we live in, for our own amusement.” Bombay Beach was once a popular getaway for beachgoers and Golden Age of Hollywood celebrities until the 1980s when overfertilization, chemical runoff and draining destroyed the ecosystem. “Now (it stands as) a cautionary tale of paradise being turned to dust.” Woodruff concluded, “We can’t help but feel like insignificant dandelion pods blowing in the breeze.” The Pitch Black Forever Tour brings Hawthorne Heights and Armor For Sleep — along with special guests Action/Adventure — to 191 Toole… Spinning his biggest hits all night long. Noche de Verano Sin Ti: A dance party for fans of Bad Bunny pops off on the Hotel Congress plaza… The Eugene Boronow Duo performs bossa nova and melodious original compositions at R Bar…
Honoring death and celebrating life, The 33rd Annual All Souls Procession once again floods the streets of Downtown Tucson. From its humble beginnings in 1990 — with a ceremonial performance piece created by local artist Susan Johnson, memorializing the passing of her father — the annual event, by incorporating diverse cultural rituals and tradi-
tions, has grown to become a significant public ceremony, one synonymous with Tucson. Dance of The Dead: Night One kicks off the All Souls Procession weekend with a performance by “The world’s best party band.” Summer band camp meets traveling circus, MarchFourth is far from a typical marching band. Along with Arts Caravan and Kulululu, they perform at the MSA Annex. See allsoulsprocession.org for full details… Known for his pioneering Chicago house, acid jazz and downtempo work, Mark Farina has received props from URB, Muzik and BPM magazines and is widely recognized as one of the world’s top DJs. His 2016 album, “Mushroom Jazz Eight,” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s dance/electronic chart. After three decades spent globe-trotting, Farina shows no signs of slowing down. “I look at my job as a modern-day traveling minstrel bringing new music to as many places as I can and exposing audiences to obscure records that otherwise might go hidden.” In a special Gem & Jam Festival pre-party event, EDM trailblazer Mark Farina drops a cannonade of electronic beats at 191 Toole… After a decade of stimulating the ears of bassheads worldwide, performing as SPL, Los Angeles-based producer Sam Pool realized that to evolve musically he had to keep pushing sonic boundaries. With a new name and dubstep sound — built around elements of blippy 8-bit sounds, arpeggios and ’80s synths — Champagne Drip extends the palette at Gentle Ben’s. Sippy opens… Viva Performing Arts presents Viva Dia de los Muertos: A Glow in the dark dance and musical spectacular. Ballet Folklorico Arizona and Ballet Folklorico San Juan remember, honor and celebrate our antecedents in this oneof-a-kind luminescent event at the Fox Tucson Theatre… Describing himself as an emotional songwriter, Adelitas Way’s frontman Rick DeJesus often imagines
vicariously through other people. On their latest single, “Ghost,” DeJesus advocates for a take-charge approach. “‘Ghost’ is an empowering song to get out of whatever toxic relationship you are in. If it’s a bad relationship, friendship or job, don’t accept anything less than what you deserve.” Las Vegas hard rockers Adelitas Way — with support from Taking Dawn — are at The Rock… From Flint, Michigan, country outlaw singer Whitey Morgan sings it straight, with no chaser. His working-class psalm “What Am I Supposed To Do” — dedicated to generations of Michigan auto workers — serves to help the downtrodden drink their sorrows away. Aiming to leave the world a tiny bit better place, Whitey Morgan performs at EncoreTucson… United in common cause, Brace Yourself, Pyrotechnica, Hell Doubt, Funeral Witchery and Head Hunt fire off an ear-splitting night of heavy metal thunder. Metal Fest XXI is at the Rialto Theatre… From “the Land of the Long White Cloud,” New Zealand rockers The Chills celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Soft Bomb” — a conceptual work considered by many to be the band’s finest hour — at Club Congress. Unwed Sailor and Golden Boots add appreciably to the soiree… Performing its unique brand of acoustic prairie soul — from the Canadian Shield, to the beaches of the Caribbean, to the desert of Tucson, where they finally established roots — Roth D’Lux entertains in the early evening on the Hotel Congress plaza… Since 2013, Tucson’s Latino dance party sin fronteras, El Tambó, has celebrated the cultural and musical remezcla that takes place naturally in the borderlands. DJ Humblelianess and the Sonido Tambó crew bang the drum all night on the
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in 2006 — founding member MC Magic leaving the fold to resume a solo career — according to the group’s social media, they are “back in full effect and better than ever,” this time with Zig Zag and Dos carrying on. The NB Ridaz bring old school rhythms and rhymes to EncoreTucson… Following a thread that is woven throughout her eight-album discography, singer-songwriter/jazz mystic Katie Haverly explores the meaning of purpose through her cocktail of folk and jazz-tinged pop. Joining Haverly, alternative rockers the Holy Faint — featuring members of Birds & Arrows and Ryanhood — make their debut performance. Immediately following, DJs Bex & Halsero soundtrack this night of spectacle and variegated hues and timbres, from behind the turntables, on the plaza at Hotel Congress… Widely regarded as one the top Selena tribute artists in North America, singer Karla Perez performs Selena The Show at Brother John’s Beer, Bourbon & BBQ… The Jacob Acosta Duo performs Sonoran Desert-inspired folk music on the patio at MotoSonora Brewing Company… Latin powerhouse Zona Libre set loose their intoxicating brass and percussion-fueled mix of salsa and Latin jazz to waft into the Late Night air at The Century Room…
Immediately following the All Souls Procession grand finale, Dance of The Dead Concert: Night Three finds Latin fusionists Santa Pachita — along with the Casa De Los Muertos DJ Crew manning the turntables — presiding over the official All Souls Procession after party at the MSA Annex… Since their formation in Greenwich Village in 2007, Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter — friends since pre-
school — continue to embody the spirit of the times. Since Phantogram’s debut release, 2010’s “Eyelid Movies,” their signature blend of hard-hitting beats, clipped guitars and jagged-edged minimalist electronic ephemera laid the groundwork for the gothic, often whispered sound, of mainstream pop today. Billie Eilish covering Phantogram’s “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” stands as testament. Masters of tension — when their quietest moments are often the loudest of all — Phantogram seems to thrive in a state of discomfort. On “In A Spiral” — from “Ceremony,” the electronic duo’s latest album — Barthel sings, “I’m a meme on a feed in a spiral / Imitate, elevate making heads roll,” delivering relevant social commentary on the zeitgeist of the early 2020’s. Phantogram — with special guests GLU — mirrors the angst and disconnect of the world today at the Rialto Theatre… Arizona Friends of Chamber Music presents violinist Ioana Cristina Goicea and pianist Chih-Yi Chen performing a program featuring works by Ravel, Enescu, Bartók, Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saëns, at the Leo Rich Theater… Progressive, technical death metal collective, Alluvial — with local support from Wyrmhaven, Friends In Hell, Headhunt and Ingrate Souls — lay siege to The Rock… From Albuquerque, one of the region’s most musically diverse acts — folding Latin, blues, TexMex and outlaw country into something that they call zydeco-Tejano — Felix y Los Gatos light matches and play with fire on the Hotel Congress plaza for the latest installment of the Congress Cookout…
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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Tucson Local Media
SINCE GRETA VAN FLEET FORMED in 2012, the Michigan rockers have sold more than 2 million albums, performed on late-night TV shows, topped the Billboard U.S. Mainstream Rock and Active Rock charts, and won the 2019 Best Rock Album Grammy.
Bassist/keyboardist Sam Kiszka said via Zoom that he never imagined this type of success while growing up in Frankenmuth, a city nicknamed Michigan’s “Little Bavaria” for its German heritage and architecture.
“I always wanted it, but I never imagined it to be something that could be real or something that was so tangible,” said Kiszka, Zooming from an all-white room with streams of ivy throughout his Nashville home.
“Thinking back to my eighth-grade self, I think that 14-year-old Sam would be pretty mind blown right now.”
Greta Van Fleet’s travels take the musicians — which also includes vocalist John Kiszka, guitarist Jake Kiszka and drummer Danny Wagner — to Tucson Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in support of its sophomore album “The Battle at Garden’s Gate.”
Greta Van Fleet puts a “very, very long time” into its stage setup for its tours, Kiszka said. They work with designers to
bring their vision to life.
“It’s something that’s bigger than life, bigger than me or anybody in the band or anybody in the audience,” Kiszka said.
“It’s a religious experience that 10,000 people at a time enjoy, screaming in an arena lit by pyro. That’s something we’ve always wanted to do. It’s been fabulous and very, very exciting. The feedback loop happens and it’s great for everyone.”
Now that the album cycle for “The Battle at Garden’s Gate” is wrapping up, Greta Van Fleet is acknowledging its roots while staring at the future.
“(With ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate,’) we took everything to the max, which is always what we had wanted to do,” he said. “We knew what we wanted it to sound like and we did it with Greg Kurstin and Alex Pasco, the producer and engineer.
“We were like, ‘OK, what do we do now?’ My initial reaction was, ‘Why don’t we go backward and forward at the same time with the songwriting — just keep going in a certain stylized direction and do-
ing things we’ve never done from a songwriting perspective. We wanted to take it almost back to the roots of the garage and create something that’s really raw; something where there are mistakes and fueled by energy rather than something that could be construed as a thought.”
And speaking of thoughts, Greta Van Fleet can handle whatever criticism that’s thrown at it.
“There’s the four of us,” he said. “If it were Josh’s solo project or something and people are talking shit about his album, he might feel upset and he might get in his head about it.
“But this is a band. This is all four of us. We used to laugh our asses off. We don’t ask permission. We just go for it. It’s not necessarily a fearlessness. It’s just kind of a ‘no fucks given’ kind of thing.”
WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9
WHERE: Tucson Arena, 260 S. Church Avenue, Tucson COST: Tickets start at $57.50 INFO: 520-791-4101, tucsonarena.com
SITTING IN HIS PARADISE VALLEY home, Judas Priest’s “Metal God,” Rob Halford, is jovial.
He cracks jokes about singing “Pain killer” in the shower and pissing off Par adise Valley police. In between wise-ass comments, he drinks out of a clear coffee mug with a cat painted on it.
Most importantly, he said via Zoom, Judas Priest’s tour that hits Tucson is no table on a number of levels.
“You’re going to see Priest celebrate our 50th anniversary,” Halford said. “It’s never going to happen again. It’s the first and last time you’ll see Priest celebrate the 50th anniversary in Tucson.”
The show is a retrospective of Judas Priest’s career, from 1974’s “Rocka Rolla” and clear on through to its latest release, “Firepower.”
“It’s a lot of fun but it’s frustrating,” Halford said.
“I want to do this song or that song, and this song, but the next thing we know, we’d be on stage for six hours. You want to play all of these songs that you love as a band and the fans want to hear. We do the best to pull out the songs that, obvi ously, people want to hear, like ‘Breaking the Law’ and ‘Living After Midnight.’
“What we’ve done for the final leg of the 50th anniversary is we’ve shifted gears a little bit. We’ve massaged the set and we’ve removed some songs and put on the songs in.”
Those include “Screaming for Ven geance,” “Steeler” from “British Steel” and the “Stained Class” track “Beyond the Realms of Death.”
“It just gives another focus because we can’t put it all in one show,” he said. “We feel that this new re-energized set that we’ve put together is going to be particu larly fun. I would imagine it would be for a lot of our fans, a lot of our Metal Ma niacs.
“When fans up here in Phoenix hear about this new set, they’re going to
want to go and listen to ‘Beyond the Realms of Death’ again. We all have these songs in our hearts and in our lives. When you’re banging your head to ‘Living Af ter Midnight,’ it’s 1980 all over again — if you’ve been a metalhead that long.
“Equally, we have a new generation of metal heads who have chosen Priest as their band. I think that’s just the ul timate honor because there’s so much great tal ent in the metal world today.
“We’re the guys who started it, you know?” Halford says slyly. “We were there day one along with our friends, Sabbath. But where have they gone? A long hia tus? If you want to go to the roots, then you go to Judas Priest.”
While he’s here, he’s looking forward to having “a bit of an explore.” After all, he said, it’s been decades since he’s per formed in the Old Pueblo.
“There’s just something very special about that place,” the Brit added about Tucson. “I mean, to me, it’s the epitome of one of the reasons why I moved to Arizo na. It’s just that whole Wild West aspect to it, in terms of American culture.
“It’s a beautiful place and there’s just so much rich history about the town and all the great things that have happened there — whether it’s movies or shows or whatever.”
He’s looking forward to taking advan tage of everything the City of Gastrono my has to offer.
“I’m sure there are a ton of places to get my chimichanga,” he said with a laugh. “I’m mad on Mexican food. I love Mexi
can food.”
The monsoon is over, but he’s hop ing to see rain. He missed the summer storms because he was on tour in Europe, but he watched them through his securi ty camera.
“It’s like end-of-the-world stuff,” he said. “The monsoons that we have are re ally spectacular. They’re something spe cial for us all to enjoy. There’s a little bit of a cool down, but we get to see Mother Nature go full-on heavy metal, with all the wind and the thunder and the light ning. It’s an incredibly powerful moment. It makes you feel about this big.”
In early November, Judas Priest will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Downtown Los Angeles. His class includes, among others, Pat Benatar, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Eminem, Lionel Richie, the Eu rythmics and Carly Simon.
“It’s going to be great,” Halford said. “I can’t wait to just sit down at the table and watch all these incredible entertainers, musicians in the flesh because I’ve only seen a few of them. These are all new people to me, when it comes to actually performing.”
Still, at 71, Halford has plenty left to ac
complish. He has a blues record “lurking in the background.” He wants to do an other book and record covers with female singers.
“I just love the contrast between the male and the female voice textures,” he said. “Of course, there are some incredi ble ladies who have made their stamp on music like Bessie Smith from the ’20s to Janis Joplin and beyond. That’s always been an attractive idea for me to do.
“I take music very seriously, but you’ve got to be able to enjoy and have fun.”
So, is Halford having fun?
“Yeah, I don’t have any regrets. I hate that word—‘regret,’” Halford said.
“It’s a horrible, horrible, negative, shal low word. I think living longer gives you the wisdom to make sure that you under stand what’s important and valuable and what isn’t important and valuable.”
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8
WHERE: Tucson Arena, 260 S. Church Street, Tucson COST: Tickets start at $35
INFO: tucsonarena.com
INDIE ROCK SINGER-SONGWRITER and guitarist Lindsey Jordan who performs as Snail Mail said she is always trying to grow as a musician through her live shows.
“My music is definitely always evolving,” Jordan said.
“I just want to up the lyrical content and the arrangements. The more experience I have with writing songs and with my music tastes always changing, I just want to surprise myself and step outside of the element to change it up somewhere from where I am right now.”
Jordan said it’s evitable she would grow. After all, she’s been touring for seven years.
“We are always constantly rearranging songs and everything is forever changing when we are touring,” she said. “We practice a lot and mess with things a lot. We’re just interested in putting down the best versions of our songs. It’s been a little gnarly, but the shows have been really good.”
With musical influences like Paramore, Avril Lavigne and Fiona Apple, Jordan as Snail Mail released her second studio album, “Valentine” to critical acclaim and positive reviews from fans. The album is introspective with great songwriting and stellar instrumentation.
For her upcoming show in Tucson, she will be playing many of her songs from her latest album, “Valentine.”
“I like playing ‘Automate;’ it took forever to write the lyrics because there’s so much open space in it, the way I wrote it,” she said.
“It took so long to write it to take it where I wanted it. I’m very happy with the way it turned out and I definitely feel like the point gets across. I like singing it
and playing it live. The guitar part is very challenging. I like playing songs where I actually have to think about it. Same with “Headlock” and “Glory,” it’s really fun.
“We mess with the arrangements a lot. We’re just trying to make it sound as good as possible. The meaning of the songs remains the same: all the songs on that record are about a very specific relationship and all of it is storytelling in a specific way. My emotions have changed, but my place in the songs have stayed glued down.”
During the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Jordan returned to her parents’ house where she worked on “Valentine.”
“The pandemic kind of made it easier for me,” she said. “I went back to see my parents and I just stayed with my parents for a crazy amount of time just so that I wasn’t in my apartment.
“Honestly, just having that open space and having actual time where nothing is booked was really helpful for me for the songwriting stuff as you’re supposed to be always writing. I was so burnt out that I wasn’t able to do that, and I was just trying to do one thing at a time. Having an actual pause where you can’t play shows, it kind of was what I needed. Just quiet solitude.”
She resides in New York City, but she is looking to find a new place where she can find a better work-life balance.
“I’m trying really hard to get out of the city and be in a situation where I can build a studio, and that definitely has to happen for me,” she said.
“I’m trying to sort that out to have a quiet place to work. I’m just trying to learn to discipline myself, as a job, because I can only write when I feel super inspired and super alone and when I’m able to take my
own time.
“My biggest goal is to develop a system for working on music that is less erratic. I put a lot of pressure on myself and all of that doesn’t work in my job, so my goal is just to figure out how to work.”
Jordan has been performing as Snail Mail for nearly a decade, and she is incredibly grateful for her fans and the wonderful musical journey she has been fortunate enough to experience.
“To my fans, I just would like to say, thanks for supporting me, and pulling up, and just being excited about the music. I like that we’ve cultivated a fanbase that really cares about the music. I’m grateful for it, for people really listening to the records, and thank you for being thoughtful about my music,” Jordan said.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9
WHERE: 191 Toole, 191 E. Toole Avenue, Tucson COST: $25 INFO: snailmail.band, 191toole.com
report significantly better success than women, according to a new study.
In the three-part Cannabis Consumers in America Part 2: The Purposeful Consumer, female consumers report a higher incidence of side effects such as dry mouth, appetite stimulation and red eye.
The data was gathered by New Frontier Data in partnership with Jointly, a cannabis discovery company, since 2020 from
80,000 cannabis users across more that 200,000 experiences with documented goals, products, doses, product effectiveness and flavor/aroma ratings.
The report indicated cannabis drinks, edibles and tinctures perform better than inhalable products across a wide range of consumption goals.
Also, relaxation and relief of everyday stress are the most popular goals reported across all consumers.
The percentage of consumers who perceive the quality and effectiveness of the product is based on the product and dose they choose, and those who believe it is based on creating the conditions for a good experience are split evenly, 50/50.
Cannabis users older than the age of 42 report less success at achieving their consumption goals across a wide range of purposes, although they see roughly equal success with sleep and stress relief.
“Understanding consumer behavior, as well as product and experience preferences, is the backbone of any successful CPG company, and cannabis is no different,” said Gary Allend, CEO of New Frontier, in a statement.
“By taking this understanding and applying it to the entire consumer purchase journey — from discovery to purchase — cannabis product manufacturers and retailers can fully capitalize on a U.S. legal cannabis market projected to reach $57.43 billion by 2030.”
According to David Kooi, Jointly CEO and co-founder, the overall theme in the data is that cannabis is “intentional and purposeful.”
“While age, gender and desired experience all play a role in determining cannabis product preference,” he said, “the modern cannabis consumer is seeking out specific effects, whether that’s relaxation, pain management or enhancing a social experience. Tailoring a product to those effects and experiences can help create a meaningful connection between a brand and a consumer.”
The complete report is available at newfrontierdata.com
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ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) In the coming weeks, I encourage you to work as hard as you have ever worked. Work smart, too. Work with flair and aplomb and relish. You now have a surprisingly fertile opportunity to reinvent how you do your work and how you feel about your work. To take maximum advantage of this potential breakthrough, you should inspire yourself to give more of your heart and soul to your work than you have previously imagined possible. (PS: By “work,” I mean your job and any crucial activity that is both challenging and rewarding.)
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) Here’s my weird suggestion, Taurus. Just for now, only for a week or two, experiment with dreaming about what you want but can’t have. And just for now, only for a week or two, go in pursuit of what you want but can’t have. I predict that these exercises in quixotic futility will generate an unexpected benefit. They will motivate you to dream true and strong and deep about what you do want and can have. They will intensify and focus you to pursue what you do want and can have.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Your most successful times in life usually come when all your various selves are involved. During these interludes, none of them is neglected or shunted to the outskirts. In my astrological opinion, you will be wise to ensure this scenario is in full play during the coming weeks. In fact, I recommend you throw a big Unity Party and invite all your various subpersonalities to come as they are. Have outrageous fun acting out the festivities. Set out a placemat and nametag on a table for each participant. Move around from seat to seat and speak from the heart on behalf of each one. Later, discuss a project you could all participate in creating.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) A Cancerian reader named Joost Joring explained to me how he cultivates the art of being the best Cancerian he can be. He said, “I shape my psyche into a fortress, and I make people feel privileged when they
are allowed inside. If I must sometimes instruct my allies to stay outside for a while, to camp out by the drawbridge as I work out my problems, I make sure they know they can still love me—and that I still love them.” I appreciate Joost’s perspective. As a Cancerian myself, I can attest to its value. But I will also note that in the coming weeks, you will reap some nice benefits from having less of a fortress mentality. In my astrological opinion, it’s PARTY TIME!
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) Leo poet Antonio Machado wrote, “I thought my fire was out, and I stirred the ashes. I burnt my fingers.” I’m telling you this so you won’t make the same mistake, Leo. Your energy may be a bit less radiant and fervent than usual right now, but that’s only because you’re in a recharging phase. Your deep reserves of fertility and power are regenerating. That’s a good thing! Don’t make the error of thinking it’s a sign of reduced vitality. Don’t overreact with a flurry of worry.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) Virgo author Siegfried Sassoon became renowned for the poetry he wrote about being a soldier in World War I. Having witnessed carnage firsthand, he became adept at focusing on what was truly important. “As long as I can go on living a rich inner life,” he wrote, “I have no cause for complaint, and I welcome anything which helps me to simplify my life, which seems to be more and more a process of eliminating inessentials!” I suggest we make Sassoon your inspirational role model for the next three weeks. What inessentials can you eliminate? What could you do to enhance your appreciation for all the everyday miracles that life offers you?
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) You Libras have a talent that I consider a superpower: You can remove yourself from the heart of the chaos and deliver astute insights about how to tame the chaos. I like that about you. I have personally benefited from it on numerous occasions. But for the next few weeks, I will ask you to try something different. I’ll encourage you to put an emphasis on practical action,
however imperfect it might be, more than on in-depth analysis. This moment in the history of your universe requires a commitment to getting things done, even if they’re untidy and incomplete. Here’s your motto: “I improvise compromises in the midst of the interesting mess.”
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) “Fear is the raw material from which courage is manufactured,” said author Martha Beck. “Without it, we wouldn’t even know what it means to be brave.” I love that quote—and I especially love it as a guiding meditation for you Scorpios right now. We usually think of fear as an unambiguously bad thing, a drain of our precious life force. But I suspect that for you, it will turn out to be useful in the coming days. You’re going to find a way to transmute fear into boldness, bravery, and even badassery.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) For decades, the Canadian city of Sudbury hosted a robust mining industry. Deposits of nickel sulphide ore spawned a booming business. But these riches also brought terrible pollution. Sudbury’s native vegetation was devastated. The land was stained with foul air produced by the smelting process. An effort to regreen the area began in the 1970s. Today, the air is among the cleanest in the province of Ontario. In the spirit of this transformation, I invite you to embark on a personal reclamation project. Now is a favorable time to detoxify and purify any parts of your life that have been spoiled or sullied.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) The literal meaning of the ancient Greek word aigílips is “devoid of goats.” It refers to a place on the earth that is so high and steep that not even sure-footed goats can
climb it. There aren’t many of those places. Similarly, there are very few metaphorical peaks that a determined Capricorn can’t reach. One of your specialties is the power to master seemingly improbable and impassable heights. But here’s an unexpected twist in your destiny: In the coming months, your forte will be a talent for going very far down and in. Your agility at ascending, for a change, will be useful in descending—for exploring the depths. Now is a good time to get started!
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) Evolved Aquarians are often blessed with unprecedented friendships and freespirited intimacy and innovative alliances. People who align themselves with you may enjoy experimental collaborations they never imagined before engaging with you. They might be surprised at the creative potentials unleashed in them because of their synergy with you. In the coming weeks and months, you will have even more power than usual to generate such liaisons and connections. You might want to make a copy of this horoscope and use it as your calling card or business card.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) I surveyed the history of literature to identify authors I consider highly intuitive. Piscean-born Anais Nin was my top choice. She used language with fluidity and lyricism. She lived a colorful, unpredictable life. No one better deserves the title of Intuition Champion. And yet she also had a discerning view of this faculty. She wrote, “I began to understand that there were times when I must question my intuition and separate it from my anxieties or fears. I must think, observe, question, seek facts and not trust blindly to my intuition.” I admire her caution. And I suspect it was one reason her intuition was so potent. Your assignment, Pisces, is to apply her approach to your relationship with your intuition. The coming months will be a time when you can supercharge this key aspect of your intelligence and make it work for you better than it ever has before.
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