Tucson Weekly 05/03/2012

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Hulk mad, but Grimm happy: The Avengers delivers superhero fun.

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OPINION Tom Danehy 4 Irene Messina 6 Jim Hightower 6 Guest Commentary 8 Mailbag 8

CURRENTS The Skinny 9 By Jim Nintzel

Water Ways 9 By Tim Vanderpool

A new report puts hard facts in the hands of policymakers Media Watch 10 By John Schuster

Blue Dreams 11 By Jim Nintzel

Recent polls give Obama a shot at winning Arizona Weekly Wide Web 12 Compiled by Dan Gibson

Police Dispatch 12 By Anna Mirocha

Ties That Bind 13

Your local version of the Avengers

By Mari Herreras

Internal struggles in the UA Mexican American Studies department grow Growing Up Fatherless 14

‘Local’ Means Responsibility If you’re a locally owned business, and you’re using the fact that you’re local to appeal to potential customers, doesn’t that mean that you have a heightened responsibility to treat those customers ethically? Let me tell you a story. I’m taking a weekend trip to Phoenix for a work-related function later this month. When in Phoenix, I usually stay at the Hilton Garden Inn on Central Avenue—it’s inexpensive, with great service, a fantastic pool and gym access. On my last trip to Phoenix, I stumbled upon another hotel in the same general area. It looked fun and had a great vibe—and best of all, it was locally owned. As this hotel’s website says, it’s “known by locals as being run by friends and family who truly care about your experience, not just at the hotel, but in Phoenix.” That pitch appealed to me—and I was delighted to find that on the dates I’ll be in Phoenix, the hotel is roughly the same price per night as the Hilton Garden Inn. I went to the hotel’s website, filled out the reservation form, and got to the fine print—and that’s where I saw the disclosure that the hotel charges a $20-per-day “resort” fee. That little bit of deception caused me to close my browser window, and instead head to the Hilton Garden Inn website to book a room. I wrote that locally owned Phoenix hotel a letter. (I never received a response.) “Things like ‘resort fees’ are deceptive—there’s no reason for them, other than to hide the true cost of a stay. I expect better from a local, independent business,” I wrote. “We’ll stick to the Hilton Garden Inn, even if it’s a chain … because the HGI has the ethics to NOT try to raise the price in the small print.”

Losing the Drug War 15

JIMMY BOEGLE, Editor jboegle@tucsonweekly.com

City Week 20 Our picks for the week

CHOW

TQ&A 22 Nicholas Fontana, Arizona House of Representatives

By Jimmy Boegle

PERFORMING ARTS

Noshing Around 43

Shakespeare and Steel 31

MUSIC

By Sherilyn Forrester

‘A Winter’s Tale’ is a winner; ‘Magnolias’ is heartfelt

Two newly retired experts speak freely about the Arizona/Mexico border

China Pasta House is just what Tucson’s Asian food scene needs: Tasty and inexpensive By Adam Borowitz

Cajun Crusaders 51 By Gene Armstrong

By Margaret Regan

Ballet Tucson ends season with ‘Cinderella’

Soundbites 51 By Stephen Seigel

Truth in a Martini 33 By Laura Owen

Club Listings 53

The play’s the thing in ‘The Cocktail Hour’

Nine Questions 57

VISUAL ARTS

Live 58

City Week listings 35

Rhythm & Views 60

BOOKS

MEDICAL MJ

Southern Accents 37

Pot and POTUS 63

By Jarret Keene

A retired UA professor chronicles his early life in Depression-era Mississippi

CINEMA Worthy of the Hype 38 By Bob Grimm

Film Times 39 By Colin Boyd

Well made ‘Sound of Noise’ lays down a beat to live by COVER DESIGN BY ANDREW ARTHUR

Postcards From Dandong 43

Tucson Folk Festival headliner proves you can be American and different, too

A Fairy-Tale Year 32

Drummer’s Delight 40

By Leo W. Banks

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Now Showing at Home 41

‘The Avenger’ may be the best superhero flick ever

By Brian Pedersen

No leads in 2011 shooting of dad with three kids

CULTURE

By J.M. Smith

Crackdowns on large scale marijuana may be warranted

CLASSIFIEDS Comix 64 Free Will Astrology 64 ¡Ask a Mexican! 65 Savage Love 66 Personals 68 Employment 69 News of the Weird 70 Real Estate 70 Rentals 70 Mind, Body and Spirit 71 Crossword 71 *Adult Content 66-68

DANEHY OPINION

This is what happens when Tom listens to talk radio while running errands

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EDITORIAL Jimmy Boegle Editor Jim Nintzel Senior Writer Irene Messina Assistant Editor Mari Herreras Staff Writer Linda Ray City Week Listings Dan Gibson Web Producer Margaret Regan Arts Editor Stephen Seigel Music Editor Bill Clemens Copy Editor Tom Danehy, Renée Downing, Ryn Gargulinski, Randy Serraglio, J.M. Smith Columnists Colin Boyd, Bob Grimm Cinema Writers Adam Borowitz, Rita Connelly, Jacqueline Kuder Chow Writers David Mendez, Alexandra Newman, Michelle Weiss Editorial Interns Zachary Vito Photography Intern Sherilyn Forrester, Laura C.J. Owen Theater Writers Contributors Jacquie Allen, Gustavo Arellano, Gene Armstrong, Leo W. Banks, Rob Brezsny, Max Cannon, Rand Carlson, Peter Dooley, Michael Grimm, Matt Groening, Jim Hightower, Jarret Keene, David Kish, Anna Mirocha, Andy Mosier, Brian J. Pedersen, Dan Perkins, Ted Rall, Dan Savage, John Schuster, Chuck Shepherd, Hank Stephenson, Eric Swedlund, Tim Vanderpool SALES AND BUSINESS Jill A’Hearn Advertising Director Monica Akyol Inside Sales Manager Laura Bohling, Michele LeCoumpte, Alan Schultz, David White Account Executives Jim Keyes Digital Sales Manager Beth Brouillette Business Manager Robin Taheri Business Office Natasha Marble, Stephen Myers Inside Sales Representatives NATIONAL ADVERTISING: The Ruxton Group (888)-2Ruxton New York (212) 477-8781, Chicago (312) 828-0564, Phoenix (602) 238-4800, San Francisco, (415) 659-5545 PRODUCTION & CIRCULATION Andrew Arthur Art Director Laura Horvath Circulation Manager Duane Hollis Editorial Layout Kristen Beumeler, Kyle Bogan, Shari Chase, Josh Farris, Anne Koglin, Adam Kurtz, Matthew Langenheim, Daniel Singleton, Denise Utter, Greg Willhite, Yaron Yarden Production Staff Tucson Weekly® (ISSN 0742-0692) is published every Thursday by Wick Communications at 3280 E. Hemisphere Loop,Tucson, Arizona. Address all editorial, business and production correspondence to: Tucson Weekly, P.O. Box 27087,Tucson, Arizona 85726. Phone: (520) 294-1200, FAX (520) 792-2096. First Class subscriptions, mailed in an envelope, cost $112 yearly/53 issues. Sorry, no refunds on subscriptions. Member of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (AAN).The Tucson Weekly® and Best of Tucson® are registered trademarks of Wick Communications. Back issues of the Tucson Weekly are available for $1 each plus postage for the current year. Back issues from any previous year are $3 plus postage. Back issues of the Best of Tucson® are $5. Distribution: The Tucson Weekly is available free of charge in Pima County, limited to one copy per reader. Additional copies of the current issue of the Tucson Weekly may be purchased for $1, payable at the Tucson Weekly office in advance. Outside Pima County, the single-copy cost of Tucson Weekly is $1. Tucson Weekly may be distributed only by the Tucson Weekly’s authorized independent contractors or Tucson Weekly’s authorized distributors. No person may, without prior written permission of the Tucson Weekly, take more than one copy of each week’s Tucson Weekly issue. Copyright: The entire contents of Tucson Weekly are Copyright © 2012 by Wick Communications. No portion may be reproduced in whole or part by any means without the express written permission of the Publisher, Tucson Weekly, P.O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726.

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had to run some errands the other day. I had a new CD from Bonnie Raitt—who can still bring it—but I thought I’d listen to the radio instead. Perhaps I could learn something. The guy who’s on KNST AM 790/FM 97.1 in the morning, Garret Lewis, was having a field day. Apparently, the night before, while discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing of oral arguments on Arizona’s SB 1070 law, the Rev. Al Sharpton made a mistake and introduced Congressman Raúl Grijalva as “Paul” Grijalva. Judging by Lewis’ absolutely giddy radio demeanor, this Paul Grijalva gaffe meant that SB 1070 was going to be upheld; Congressman Grijalva should be kicked out of office; and all black people are stupid.

It was ridiculous; the guy made a mistake. A capital R looks like a capital P. Paul’s a more-common name than Raúl. Last year, I heard Chris Matthews make the same mistake on MSNBC. And then, just like that, Lewis’ people dug up the Matthews mistake. What a stinging indictment of the liberal media! All I know is that I heard a whole lot of interesting pronunciations of John Boehner’s name on Fox News before he became speaker of the House. I switched over to sports-talk radio for a while, but it happened to be the worst week of the year for sports. Yes, even worse than the week of the Major League Baseball AllStar Game. Unfortunately for me, last week was the run-up the National Football League’s annual player draft, the most overhyped “event” of the year. I’m an American and a guy, so I love football. I prefer the college game to the NFL, but I still follow the most-popular league in the country. I even have a favorite team. (Don’t ask.) When I was a kid, I used to like to pick up the sports page the day after the draft, look at the agate type, and check out the players my beloved Rams had drafted. Then I would put the paper down and not think about the NFL again until the season started four months later. Nowadays, fanned by the demands (and supply) of 24-hour-a-day talk radio, the NFL is a year-round juggernaut, and the “science” of drafting players has been elevated to a religion. As I’ve said in the past, the worst thing about it is that there are people who are paid six-figure salaries to try to guess which person is going to be drafted by which team. And they suck at it! A baseball player can fail seven times out of 10 at the plate and still be a .300 hitter—and maybe even make the Hall of Fame. Well, these clowns aren’t even .300 hitters, and it seems that what they do is a whole lot easier than trying

RANDOM SHOTS By Rand Carlson

to hit a 98 mph fastball. There are only 32 teams, and the needs of each team are pretty well established before the draft begins. For a full month heading up to the draft, ESPN radio and TV waste countless hours on this nonsense. Instead of showing NBA highlights or even discussing (ugh!) baseball, they have two white guys arguing about whether a guy from Montana State’s arms might be too short to get him drafted in the third round. What’s most infuriating is that these guys can’t even get the first 10 picks right. As soon as they miss one, that jumbles up everything that follows, and their correctness percentage tumbles. Boy, I’d love to have a job where I can be right 30 percent of the time and still get paid. (Don’t even think about saying it!) Now, after wasting your time by discussing the idiots who discuss the NFL draft, I’ll give you a quick quiz. Name four NFL teams whose geographical name and team name are alliterative (i.e., start with the same letter, like Tucson Toros). Don’t cheat; don’t look it up on your phone. The winner gets a call from our editor, who will gladly tell you what school this year’s No. 1 draft pick attended. Oddly enough, the Indianapolis Colts also drafted a teammate of the top pick, tight end Coby Fleener. (Yes, Coby Fleener, which is officially the least-intimidating name in the history of football.) Now, back to the radio: I skipped over Rush Limbaugh, who has now devolved into the 12th-generation caricature of himself. Instead, I heard Sean Hannity patting himself on the back for having hysterically proclaimed that Sharia law would seep into Egypt after the Arab Spring uprising. Hannity was reading from a press release that claimed that the new Egyptian government was considering a law that would make it OK for a Muslim man to continue having sex with his wife up to six hours after she had died. That immediately brought to mind the punch line from that old joke about the guy on trial for necrophilia: “Your Honor, I didn’t know she was dead. I just thought she was British.” Hannity did mention that a Muslim cleric had addressed the uproar by stating that the law would also apply to widows up to six hours after their husbands had died. I’ll leave it to every woman who has ever had sex to provide the follow-up to that proclamation.

MESSINA OPINION

Short on funds? Never fear: Your fellow Tucsonans are offering good things for free HIGHTOWER BY JIM HIGHTOWER

THE SLICKEST STUNT AT SEAWORLD

BY IRENE MESSINA, imessina@tucsonweekly.com

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hile reading press releases each week, I am amazed to see the variety of free events, services and items offered in Tucson. I don’t agree with the idea that something free is not valued because it wasn’t paid for. Instead, I think free is a treat to be shared. In that vein, here’s a sampling of no-cost offerings in our burg. Community Swap Meet: Look inside a trash bin at an apartment complex, and you may be surprised at the usable items people throw away. Be kind to the Earth, and swap instead. From 9 a.m. to noon on the third Saturday of the month at Himmel Park, swap useful items, edibles, music, art, skills and gifts. Himmel Park is at 1000 N. Tucson Blvd. Call 392-9356 for more info. Craft-a-Palooza: Get that space on your refrigerator ready, and bring your kids to a family crafts event. The northwest-side Bookmans (3733 W. Ina Road) provides craft supplies from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. You provide the creativity. Questions? Call 579-0303.

Let me tell you a corporate morality tale. I call “The Shame of Shamu.” Actually, Shamu is not the cause of the shame. After all, that’s just the generic name given to the killer whales kept in captivity as the star attractions at the three theme parks operated by SeaWorld Inc. The shame belongs to the corporation, which not only profits from its exploitation of the whales, but also manages to avoid paying even a penny in national or state income taxes. Based in Orlando, this giant outfit Dance the Tango: If you’re inspired by Dancing With the pocketed record profits of $380 million last Stars, sashay to Casa Vicente Restaurante Español on year—and paid zero taxes on it. Wednesdays. A free tango class is offered from 7:15 to 8 p.m. This is because SeaWorld is owned by Dancing continues to 10 p.m. Casa Vicente is at 375 S. Stone Blackstone Group, a multi-billion-dollar priAve. vate-equity giant that specializes in acrobatGuitar for Kids: With budget cuts diminishing schoolic accounting and spectacular twisting of music programs, it’s good to know local musicians have our tax laws. For example, Blackstone strucstepped up. The 17th Street Guitar and World Music Store tured its 2009 takeover of SeaWorld so that offers free beginner guitar lessons on Fridays: Ages 6 to 12 at it could immediately begin grabbing tax 3:30 p.m.; 13 and older at 4:30 p.m. The store is at 840 E. deductions under the law’s convoluted 17th St. Call 624-8821, ext. 7147, for more info. depreciation rules. Also, the Wall Street Health Screenings: More than one-third of Americans group paid 60 percent of the $2.5 billion are obese. Get the skinny on your fat by getting your BMI purchase price with money borrowed at (body mass index) checked. Radiant Research offers this— high interest rates from wealthy speculaand cholesterol, blood-sugar and gout screenings—at no tors, making the huge interest payments on charge. Screenings take place from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., every that debt completely deductible from Wednesday, at 7840 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 140. Call 885Blackstone’s tax bill. Thus—Shazam, Shamu!—big profits at SeaWorld, and no taxes THIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow paid by the equity fund. That’s true, admitted a corporate spokesman, but the group “operates entirely within the letter and spirit” of the law. Well, that’s an easy trick for them, since they pour millions into lobbyists and politicians to rig the law. Blackstone is a whale in America’s political pool. It has already spent $7.3 million lobbying the current Congress, and $1.3 million so far on campaign donations for this year’s elections, including $173,000 to back Mitt Romney—who promises, if elected, to make tax laws even more favorable to money manipulators like Blackstone.

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6793 to schedule an appointment. Main Gate Music: Catch some cool jazz melodies at the Summer Jazz Concert series at Main Gate Square. At 7 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of the month (starting May 4), free performances add to the nighttime ambiance. May 4: The Tryst; May 18: Domingo DeGrazia Band. For June, July and August performers, visit www.maingatesquare.com. Movie Musicals: Watching Gene Kelly dance the title number in Singin’ in the Rain is—as the song goes—a glorious feeling. Watch it free at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort on Friday, May 4. Upcoming movies are The Sound of Music on May 11, Grease on May 18, Strictly Ballroom on June 1, and The Wizard of Oz on June 8. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. Loews is at 7000 N. Resort Drive. Call 299-2020 for more info. Pet Fix: The Humane Society of the United States reports that 4 million cats and dogs are put down each year. That’s one every eight seconds. Residents within the area bounded by Interstate 10 on the west; Prince Road, the Rillito River or Fort Lowell Road to the north; Columbus Boulevard to the east; and Speedway Boulevard to the south qualify for a free spay/neuter for a companion animal; residents of some other local communities do as well. Do your part to help control pet overpopulation. Visit www.awasa.org for more details. Public Gardens and Parks: Celebrate National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 11, with free admission to Tucson Botanical Gardens (2150 N. Alvernon Way) and Tohono Chul Park (7366 N. Paseo del Norte). Enjoy free entry to Saguaro National Park on Saturday, June 9 (Get Outdoors Day); Saturday, Sept. 29 (National Public Lands Day); and Saturday through Monday, Nov. 10 to 12 (Veterans Day). Seeds for Your Garden: National Gardening Month was celebrated in April, but recognizing the value of growing your own food is timeless. Pima County Public Library cardholders—it’s free to get one—can check out seeds at these local branches: Salazar-Ajo, Flowing Wells, Himmel Park, Joel Valdez and Quincie Douglas. To keep the library self-sustaining, gardeners are encouraged to save seeds for others at harvest-time. For more info, visit www.library. pima.gov/seed-library. Type “seed library” in the search box to see what seeds are available. Tucson Publicity: It’s free to list most local, public events in the Tucson Weekly. Click “submit a listing” on our home page, or email listings@tucsonweekly.com.

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GUEST COMMENTARY

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Comments From Readers at TucsonWeekly.com Regarding “Who Will Be the Heavyweight in CD 8?” (April 26): You are right; we do have a choice. We can choose a young conservative businessman whose goal is to reduce the size and scope of government, or we can choose a career bureaucrat who has sucked on the public teat for more than 30 years. This country’s greatest problem is the huge debt that the federal government has piled up (by Republicans and Democrats alike). If we do not do something to start reducing the size of the debt, not just slow the rate of growth, we will wind up like many of the European economies … I’m sure that Ron Barber is a nice guy … To give credit, he was a terrific district director for Gabby. However, I believe that he is a bureaucrat, not a legislator. I also believe that he is inexorably linked to super-liberals like Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nancy Pelosi and others. —mike923 I have a purely visceral antipathy to Jesse Kelly. He lost to Gabby fair and square and has no right on any level to replace her in this term. We citizens of Arizona were denied the services of our elected congressional representative by a madman’s gun, after a campaign that emphasized gunfire as a part of the political process. To put that same candidate in her seat is wrong on every level. … He is nothing but an ignorant opportunist who should be soundly removed from politics by the electorate. He will never get my vote or my friends’ votes. —gcb1

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n April 28, organizations around the country commemorated workers who were injured or killed in the workplace. Workers’ Memorial Day is the annual recognition that workers continue to suffer injuries and illnesses while at work. Many are killed in incidents that could have been prevented by safety measures that are affordable and reasonable. In 2010, 75 workers in Arizona were killed on the job, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly a third of those fatalities involved “assaults or violent acts,” compared to a rate of 18 percent nationally. Last year, Tucsonan Gabe Zimmerman, 30, an aide to then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, made that list of fatalities related to workplace violence, along with other public servants, including police officers, firefighters and Border Patrol agents. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimates that the number of deaths related to illnesses from exposure to chemicals or other health hazards at work is more than 10 times the official number of work-related fatalities. That would mean about 825 people in Arizona died of workrelated illnesses in 2010—or more than two people per day. Many Arizonans were needlessly killed on the job in 2011. Oscar Bejerano, 27, was crushed by a crane while working for RJM Investment Co. of Congress, Ariz., on May 24. Arizona OSHA investigated and cited the company for two serious violations. It initially fined the company $14,000, but settled for $3,000. Jose C. Espino Avila, 38, was killed after falling off of a ladder while working for Comfort World A/C and Heating of Scottsdale. The fatality resulted in a $1,500 fine, which was reduced to $1,000. A case involving the death of Lawrence Daley, 54, is being appealed by his employer, Siemens Industry of Phoenix, after the company was initially fined $27,750. In addition to these woefully inadequate penalties, the OSHA process allows the hazards responsible for these deaths to remain uncorrected while a case is being appealed. Legislators argue that safety laws and regulations kill jobs. This claim is unsubstantiated by research and data, but perpetuated by lobbyists such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Instead of making progress to protect workers, Congress has tried to whittle away at the protections that keep all Americans safe. Even now, two bills are pending in the U.S. House of Representatives that aim to weaken our vital system of safeguards: HR 4078, the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act, and HR 1281, the Restoring Economic Certainty Act. The

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In “The City’s Unfair and Illegal Actions Are Violating the Constitutional Rights of Tucsonans” (Guest Commentary, April 19), Dave Devine incorrectly stated: “City officials unbelievably informed the petition organizers to not go back to the people who had signed the initial, and now invalid, petition.” Devine received incorrect information from some of the petition-gatherers. We apologize for the error.

American workers need stronger workplace-safety laws and procedures—yet new legislation would weaken them

wave of anti-regulation frenzy has delayed progress on standards for health hazards such as silica dust and combustible dust, and hampered efforts to prevent job-related illness and violence. Workers die from breathing silica dust on construction jobs and are killed by workplace explosions every year. All citizens can be part of the solution. Become knowledgeable about worker safety through websites such as www.osha.gov, coshnetwork.org and USMWF.org. Know that all workers face hazards, whether it’s falling from heights for construction workers, or a lack of drinking water and access to shade for agriculture workers. Urge your legislators to support stronger worker-safety programs. If you know a family affected by a serious workplace injury or death, reach out to them, and be compassionate. Unsafe jobs kill workers and leave families and communities devastated. We must prevent these disasters by sending the strong message that employers must do everything possible to provide a workplace “free from recognized hazards,” as stated in the OSHA Act of 1970. Does a fine of $1,000 or $3,000 send a company that message? Peter Dooley is a health and safety consultant who works with nonprofit organizations, employers and unions for improved safety rights for all workers. He currently serves on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, which advises the federal OSHA. Dooley has a master’s degree in occupational safety from the University of Arizona. Visit his website, laborsafe.org, for links to resources for promoting workplace health and safety.

CURRENTS

THE SKINNY

A new report puts hard facts in the hands of water policymakers

DREAM DEBATE

Water Ways he Arizona dream has long been based on a notion that we’ll have enough water for growth infinitum. And should our wells run dry from overpumping, we’ll just turn to that old guarantor of a lush future called the Central Arizona Project. As for those who might question our reliance on an aqueduct fed by the already over-tapped Colorado River, why they’re just glass-halfempty naysayers. But years of drought, coupled with a warmer planet, may finally be achieving what the perennial hand-wringers could not, as reality trumps real estate in our obviously hotter, drier new world. It’s certainly front and center in “Moving Forward From Vulnerability to Adaptation: Climate Change, Drought, and Water Demand in the Urbanizing Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.” That’s the verbose title of a sprawling report with one very concise point: We’d better start adapting to the changing climate before our vulnerability gets the best of us. At the same time, the report reveals far more moving parts to water policy than most of us realize. Drivers range from socioeconomics and international politics to entrenched patterns of population growth. Failure to address these issues could steer us toward catastrophe, particularly in the already-parched Southwest. In turn, understanding how to adapt here is key, since the Arizona-Mexico border region is considered a bellwether of climate change. Indeed, our arid landscape is expected to bear the brunt of global warming, with average temperatures expected to climb by as much as 7 degrees. But if that increase is a given, the way we deal with it is not. That’s where “Vulnerability to Adaptation” comes into play, by providing a broad outline that can be used by policymakers on both sides of the border. Fittingly, it was created as a cooperative effort by researchers from both the United States and Mexico. They include Anne Browning-Aiken and Robert Varaday of Tucson’s Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Margaret Wilder and Gregg Garfin at the UA, and academics from the Colegio de Sonora in Hermosillo, Son. Funding came from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Wilder and Varaday were co-leads on the study, which took shape in close in cooperation with emergency planners, water managers and other officials in both countries. And the final product did not shrink from taking aim at those sacred cows we’ve long counted on to sustain us through dry, hot times. Calling the U.S.-Mexico

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borderlands “highly vulnerable” due to “rapid growth, industrialization, and climate characteristics,” the report goes on to characterize the protection of future water supplies as the “region’s highest priority challenge.” For three years, this team exposed the bare bones of that challenge, profiling four urban climate change “hot spots” including Tucson; Nogales, Ariz., and Nogales, Son; Hermosillo; and Puerto Peñasco, Son., better known as Rocky Point. While climate change was the report’s overriding issue, its authors took pains to avoid the ideological tussle surrounding that topic. “We have to be careful and circumspect in writing about these things, because we don’t want to be seen as having a political position,” Varaday says. “We just tried to be fair. “When we evaluate issues, whether it’s desalination technology or water reuse or anything like that, we just try to look at all sides and come up with what we think is the correct assessment. In some cases, the assessments we come up with may not reflect the general optimism of the political forces in this region.” That’s a delicate way of noting that some folks in charge have a vested interest in assuring us that growth and profligate water use can continue here forever. But within the simple reality of water use exists many variations, exemplified by the cities profiled by Varaday’s team. For instance, Tucson is noted for its rapid growth, relatively high poverty rate, and reliance on the overallocated Colorado River. Each of those factors is parsed out, along with strategies for reducing the vulnerabilities they represent. So while the report is meant to be a tool for policymakers, it doesn’t dole out feel-good pabulum. Instead, it considers rather grim climate scenarios, “how they spin out, what the realities will be, and what the impacts will be on the water supply,” says Wilder, an associate professor at the UA’s Center for Latin American Studies and School of Geography and Development. At the same time, each vulnerability is linked with methods for adapting. They can range from improving the water pipes throughout a city, and making better use of effluent, to simply sparking an ongoing, binational conversation. “We were really interested in getting water managers from Tucson engaged with partners in Sonora, in building what we call peer-to-peer networks,” Wilder says. “They love to do this because they speak the same language. They have the same issues, and to a certain extent, they have the same kinds of political pressure. What we’re trying to do in the process is encourage climatic

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Robert Varaday thinking and climatic planning.” That ventures far beyond just pondering weather patterns. “It’s thinking long-term, and thinking across the border,” Wilder says. “It’s not just thinking about your particular area, but about how we can build more water capacity in the region, and use climate information.” In that regard, Tucson Water is ahead of the curve, she says. “They have a whole hydrology project dedicated to really factoring in climate change in a serious way. Tucson Water plays a strong role in this effort, by really showing what you can do.” Still, there are bound to be tensions. One of them involves the planned completion of a wastewater treatment plant in Nogales, Son. That’s a big deal because the resulting effluent would reused in Sonora rather than being sent to a treatment plant north of the border, as it now is. Currently, the effluent on this side of the line is released into the Santa Cruz River, where it’s credited with returning flows to the waterway, and helping re-establish critical riparian areas. Other elements of our water future are even more nettlesome. Consider that Tucson’s supposed lifeline—the CAP coursing down from the Colorado River—may not be so dependable after all. “Studies show a very high likelihood that there is going to be reduction in stream flows going into the Colorado, and reductions in the snowpacks” that feed the river, Wilder says. “At the same time, with temperatures rising, there will be more evaporation. All of these things point to a reduction in the Colorado River.” For a copy of the report, go to http://udallcenter. arizona.edu/sarp /index.php

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As we noted in “Blue Dreams,” (Page 11), Republicans aren’t doing so hot with the Latino vote these days. A national Fox News Latino poll earlier this year showed that 70 percent of Latinos were likely to vote for Obama, while only 14 percent said they’d vote for Romney. One big symbolic bit of legislation in the fight for the Latino corazón is the DREAM Act. The legislation, which has been around in various forms for more than a decade, passed the House of Representatives while it was under Democratic control in 2010, but couldn’t survive a GOP filibuster threat in the Senate. We won’t get into all the details (if you’re that interested, Google it yourself), but the gist is this: People who were brought to the United States without documentation as children and who have stayed out of trouble would have a chance to normalize their immigration status and get on a path to citizenship if they were attending college or serving in the military. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican who has been talked up as vice-presidential material for Mitt Romney, recently began developing his own version of the DREAM Act. While there’s no concrete proposal yet, Rubio’s outline would allow people who were brought to the U.S. as children to normalize their status if they were serving in the U.S. military or attending college, although they would not be put on the path to citizenship, as would happen under the DREAM Act. Last week, Republican House Speaker John Boehner expressed skepticism that Rubio’s proposal would go anywhere in the House of Representatives. “I did talk to Sen. Rubio about his idea, and he gave me some particulars about how this would work,” Boehner told the press last week. “I found it of interest. But the problem with this issue is that we’re operating in a very hostile political environment, and to deal with a very difficult issue like this, I think it would be difficult at best.” The DREAM Act is figuring in the likely matchup between Democrat Richard Carmona and Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake in the race for retiring U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl’s seat. (Carmona faces no serious opposition, while Flake has been leading polls that survey the GOP primary between him and his self-funding challenger, Wil Cardon.) Carmona, who grew up poor in a Puerto Rican household in Harlem before joining the Green Berets during the Vietnam War, has condemned Rubio’s proposal as “disingenuous.” Last week, Carmona told The Washington Post: “I had my own version of the DREAM Act when I came back from Vietnam. I couldn’t get into college. OK? I am who I am today because Bronx Community College had an open-enrollment program for Vietnam veterans. ... And because of that, I became surgeon general of the

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It couldn’t be your normal, everyday heart surgery. Not for Jon Justice, the boisterous morning host on conservative talk radio KQTH 104.1 FM. Justice was sidelined for most of April due to a valve leak and an aneurysm that appeared to develop shortly after his first heart surgery three years ago. Justice says the aneurysm apparently acted as a bubble surrounding the defective valve leak, and that the bubble probably kept him alive. “The bizarre thing about it is they’ve never seen anything like it,” Justice said of the doctors who treated him. “You get a leak like I had and you don’t live. You certainly don’t live for three years. When they discovered the leak, they were sitting there perplexed. I’m sitting there in perfect health for the most part, and yet now they’re looking at their screens and scans and can’t understand how I’m there talking to them.” Justice’s first open-heart surgery was designed to correct two issues: a birth defect that left him with a partially functional valve and an aneurysm, which likely developed as a result of high blood pressure. But unbeknownst to the medical staff, a leak had developed near the new valve, while at the same time a second aneurysm was forming. Neither was supposed to happen, but the aneurysm acted like a bubble that kept the damaging effects of the valve-related leak contained. “There was a lot of trepidation for a couple days. There were a lot of question marks. What do we do? How is this possible? This doesn’t make a whole lot of sense,” Justice said. “So they went in and when they saw what happened, it was more understandable. They’re not 100 percent sure how that hole got there. They went in knowing I had a leak, but not knowing what to expect. “These guys do this for a living and they’re kind of giddy because they’re walking into something they haven’t seen before. (The heart surgeon is) telling me, ‘This is what I expect, but I don’t know what’s going to happen.’ They cut through the mess, and once they got to the aorta and graft, sure enough, sitting in a spot where there shouldn’t be was a hole. He sutured it three ways, just to be sure. The surgery itself was three or four hours, and most of that was doctors coming in, staring at my chest and saying, ‘I don’t know what we’re looking at.’ Every layer they went through, he was telling me he had to bring in another doctor.” Justice said his recovery from the most recent heart surgery was “monumentally different because I’ve been seeing a personal trainer over at Evolution Fitness for nine months. I was seeing him to get into better physical shape, but in retrospect it was nine months of training for this. I basically put myself a week ahead of schedule compared to the last surgery because I was way stronger, a lot thinner and on a better diet.” Justice returned to the air last week. He will broadcast his show from home until his first public appearance since the surgery, the station’s fifth anniversary party on May

12 at Casino del Sol. It will feature a bevy of conservative speakers, including S.E. Cupp, UA graduate and townhall.com news editor Katie Pavlich, and syndicated talk show hosts Jerry Doyle and Roger Hedgecock. Justice said they “genuinely want to come because they know we’re doing something special. This station was one of the first (talk radio stations) in the country to go FM. We may be a smaller market, but people know what we’ve done is special. I want to make sure I’m doing the right thing in terms of my recovery, but I’ll be more than recovered to make it out to the party. I wouldn’t miss it.” The Journal Broadcast Group flipped KQTH, a station with limited signal strength, from a music format that floundered in the ratings to one that now routinely lands in the top 10. KQTH has had books that occasionally best longtime market news/ talk leader KNST AM 790 in some key demographics. And it has significantly closed the overall gap with KNST’s lineup, which includes syndicated juggernauts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. But the benefits of FM—more people tend to listen to FM than AM, and the separation in this market is especially dramatic—helped KQTH make a real dent in the news/talk race. Eventually, KNST followed suit, and now broadcasts on 97.1 FM in addition to its AM location at 790. Justice has been a big part of the success of KQTH. Hired six months after the format flip, he commands strong listenership, with his morning program generating controversy almost from the moment it was launched. “It’s amazing to me I’ve been here this long. I was on a vicious two-year turnover cycle when I was doing rock radio,” said Justice, who worked in Tucson as part of the KFMA FM 92.1 morning team about a decade ago. “One of the main reasons I decided to get into talk is it was more aligned with who I was as a person in terms of my views and politics. I was thinking as the rock guy. I was thinking like the hip rock dude when I was really more the geeky conservative all along. “I do the show I want to do. It’s been awesome that people have enjoyed going along for the ride. … Regardless of where your politics land, if you are providing compelling content, even if you don’t agree with that host, you’re going to listen. People can hate me; I don’t care. But are they still listening because it’s entertaining? That’s what I’m going for. I am who I am. I don’t craft my views trying to get an audience. I craft my views based on who I am, and I hope it’s entertaining enough that people will take part in the ride.”

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Recent polls give Obama a shot at winning Arizona

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Blue Dreams BY JIM NINTZEL, jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com uch has been said in recent weeks about whether Arizona could be in play in this year’s presidential election. On its face, the proposition seems unlikely. Arizona has not been friendly territory for Democratic presidential candidates. Other than a win by Bill Clinton in 1996, the state has gone Republican in every presidential election since Harry Truman won the White House in 1948. Nor have Democrats had much luck winning over voters in recent years. Republicans won every statewide race in 2010, from the governor’s office to U.S. Senate to mining inspector, and achieved a two-thirds majority in both chambers of the Arizona Legislature. They also won back two congressional seats that had fallen into Democratic hands earlier this decade. While Democrats like to point to Janet Napolitano’s two wins as governor and Terry Goddard’s two wins as attorney general, those elections were noteworthy because they defied the Democratic Party’s general losing streak. Nonetheless, two recent polls have Democrats excited about their chances in the Grand Canyon State this year. A Merrill/Morrison Poll, commissioned by ASU’s Morrison Institute, showed Romney leading Obama by only 2 percentage points, 42-40 percent. A Rocky Mountain Poll released just days later showed Obama leading Romney 42-40 percent. Both polls had a margin of error of 4.4 percent. The Morrison Institute poll, done by ASU professor Bruce Merrill, showed that both candidates had secured the base—both Obama and Romney had won at least 78 percent of their respective political parties—but independent voters were up for grabs. Obama had the support of 38 percent, while 28 percent were leaning toward Romney. Roughly one third of independents—34 percent—were undecided. The poll also showed Arizona’s electorate basically split on the question of which party should control Congress after this year’s election: 41 percent wanted the GOP in control, while 40 percent wanted Democrats. (About 1 in 5, or 19 percent, are so fed up that they don’t want to see either party in control.) Whether Arizona will be a battleground state remains to be seen, but the Obama campaign is certainly making its presence known—and working to capture campaign dollars here, as well. First lady Michelle Obama visited Tucson earlier this week for a fundraiser at downtown’s Fox Theatre and Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance in Phoenix last month. Meanwhile, Romney visited Phoenix in April, making a point of meeting with Latino business leaders in an effort to court the Hispanic vote. That’s a particularly challenging front for

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Will President Obama carry Arizona? Republicans. A national Fox News Latino poll earlier this year showed that 70 percent of Latinos were likely to vote for Obama, while only 14 percent said they’d vote for Romney. The Obama campaign is expected to make a decision about whether to spend money in Arizona in the next two months, says Jeff Rogers, chairman of the Pima County Democratic Party. Rogers says one reason for Team Obama to spend in Arizona might be to boost the fortunes of Richard Carmona, the former U.S. surgeon general who is running for the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Jon Kyl. “We could have a very closely divided Senate and Carmona is someone who uniquely appeals to independents, having been a lifelong independent,” Rogers says. “This is a guy who can beat Flake and give us our first U.S. Senate seat here in 24 years.” The Carmona campaign released a poll last week showing that he was in a close race with U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, the favorite to win the GOP nomination. The Anzalone Liszt Research poll showed that 43 percent of voters were supporting Flake, while 39 percent of voters were leaning toward Carmona, a trauma surgeon who has served with Pima County’s SWAT team. Carmona, who has Puerto Rican roots and grew up in Harlem before joining the Green

Berets during the Vietnam War, had a big lead among Hispanic voters, who favored him 61 percent to Flake’s 25 percent, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of 4 percent. Among Hispanic women, Carmona had a 56-percentage-point lead over Flake. Flake is facing a challenge from Republican newcomer Will Cardon, who has contributed more than $3 million of his own money to his campaign. Cardon has been running TV spots and making the rounds on the campaign trail in an effort to upset Flake. New York Times polling guru Nate Silver took a close look at the latest polls in Arizona and concluded that Obama faced a rough road in winning the state, but added that the president “certainly could” win it. “Bill Clinton won Arizona in 1996 when he won the election by about 8 percentage points nationally,” Silver noted. “If Mr. Obama won by a similar margin, he’d be at least even-money to pick up the state as well.” But Silver added that if Arizona is in play, it’s because Obama is doing so well elsewhere that he doesn’t need Arizona to win—so the numbers wizard doesn’t consider Arizona a swing state. Silver called an Obama win in Arizona “superfluous, since in all likelihood he would already have won states like Ohio, Colorado and Virginia that are closer to the tipping point.”

United States. “So, that’s why I’m so passionate about giving these kids a chance,” Carmona said in the interview. “It’s the right thing to do. They’re here through no fault of their own. They were brought by adults, and now we’re going to penalize them. It doesn’t make sense.” As a member of Congress, Flake voted against the DREAM Act in 2010, saying that he wanted to see more components in the legislation. “By moving ahead with legalization alone, Democrats have little incentive to support increased enforcement and a temporary worker program, and without those components we’ve not truly addressed the problem,” Flake said in a press release. As he prepared for his U.S. Senate run last year, Flake announced he no longer supported comprehensive immigration reform and would instead focus on increased border security. “In the past I have supported a broad approach to immigration reform—increased border security coupled with a temporary worker program,” Flake told The Arizona Republic. “I no longer do.” Latino voters could play a big role in the U.S. Senate race—and Carmona holds a big lead among them. An Anzalone Liszt Research poll commissioned by the Carmona campaign and released last week showed 61 percent of Latinos favored Carmona, while just 25 percent supported Flake. Among Hispanic women, Carmona had a 56-percentage-point lead over Flake. Here in the special election for Congressional District 8, which voters will decide on June 12, Democrat Ron Barber supports the DREAM Act, according to campaign manager Jessica Schultz, who says that Barber “welcomes bipartisan action on immigration and border security, and looks forward to studying the details of Sen. Rubio’s proposal once they are fully fleshed out.” Republican Jesse Kelly has said in debates that he opposes the DREAM Act. Asked if Kelly would consider supporting Rubio’s alternative, Kelly spokesman John Ellinwood said that Kelly wanted to build a double-layer fence along the entire length of the border and lower gas prices.

FAIR OR UNFAIR? Speaking of the race to finish Gabrielle Giffords’ congressional term between Democrat Ron Barber and Republican Jesse Kelly: Kelly spokesman John Ellinwood took issue with a detail from last week’s look at the candidates. (“Kelly vs. Barber,” April 26). Ellinwood said that Kelly had GABRIELLE never supported a proposed 30 percent sales tax on goods and services that would be charged by the federal government on all purchases,

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ALL TRUCKED UP SOUTHSIDE/AIRPORT AREA APRIL 12, 12:05 A.M.

An alleged drug-user’s story about a confrontation with two people fell apart when he was confronted by deputies, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Deputies responded to a report of a fight on a residential street. When they arrived, a neighborhood resident told them that a man and woman involved in the fight had fled in a truck, leaving behind another man involved. Deputies found that man, crying hysterically, at a nearby house. The man told them he had been working on a truck belonging to two of his friends (whose last names he didn’t know). He said that when he finished the work, the friends asked him to accompany them to another house. When they arrived, the friends handed him a candy wrapper, told him it contained drugs, and asked him to put it in the mailbox, which he said he did. Then, he said, the friends took off in the truck, while yelling at him, “This is what you get. … We are trying to teach you a lesson not to take so long (while) working on people’s trucks.” It first appeared that the subject was innocent of any wrongdoing. However, he was searched and found to be in possession of an assortment of drug paraphernalia, including needles, cotton balls, a metal spoon, a tourniquet and a pipe. Deputies noted that his arms were covered with needle tracks. The man then admitted that he had delivered the drugs for the truck’s owners because they promised to give him drugs in return. Deputies arrested him.

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE DESERT SOUTH DESERT ROSE DRIVE APRIL 15, 12:23 P.M.

A man went free after possibly trying to steal a saguaro, a PCSD report stated. A caller told deputies he’d been riding his quad in the desert, and had seen a man and a woman trying to dig a saguaro out of the ground. He said he asked them what they were doing, and the man replied that they were burying a cat. They left in a minivan without the cactus, he said. When deputies met with the vehicle’s owner, he said he’d lent it to a man living in a trailer behind his property. That man told deputies he’d simply been “killing time” in the desert by “picking up rocks” while waiting for a side job to start. He denied trying to dig up a saguaro and insisted that his line about burying a cat had been “sarcastic.” The report made no mention of the woman seen with him.

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Gibson vs. Klout, Part 2 L ast August in this space, I spent some time ranting about Klout, the service that ostensibly measures your influence online and while I still occasionally check my score (partially to try to understand what’s behind the seemingly random yo-yoing of my number … As high as 56! As low as 53!), a recent feature in Wired seems to indicate that companies are actually taking Klout seriously. It’s already a little strange that people are getting free stuff based on their score (apparently, if you keep up with the site, you can get test drives of fancy new cars, although the best thing I’ve been offered is some free samples of tea, I think), but the lede of the Wired story talks about a marketing guy who didn’t get a job because his score was too low. He ended up working feverishly to increase his score over a six-month period, eventually bringing it from 34 to 67, which lead to him getting a series of speaking engagements and job offers. Here’s the quote that scared the crap out of me: “Fifteen years of accomplishments weren’t as important as that score.” There’s nothing wrong with Klout per se, but it’s encouraging a shift from actually being interesting and productive to a game of trying to achieve some sort of virality to bring up an arbitrary number. A few particularly retweetable messages can raise your score significantly, but is that really a good thing for the Internet as a whole? However, if you want to get hired in this terrible job market, you might not have a choice. —Dan Gibson, Web Producer dgibson@tucsonweekly.com

THE WEEK ON THE RANGE We braced ourselves for an onslaught of ads in the CD 8 special election; tried to understand what Jesse Kelly was talking about; scratched our heads over a plan to pay Russell Pearce for his recall election loss; wondered if Arizona would be a battleground in the upcoming presidential election or if Mitt Romney has a chance with Hispanic voters; tried to make heads or tails of the proposed Arizona budget; kept up with the latest in the battle over privately-run prisons; and discussed the highlights of the week’s political events with Trent Humphries and Jeff Rogers on Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable, with your host, Jim Nintzel. We let you know what it was like in the judging tent at the Tucson Taco Festival; alerted you to Hotel Congress’ Agave Fest; freaked out over the attack of giant shrimp; and shed a tear over the forthcoming closings of Janos and J-BAR. We enjoyed an advertisement for a Reno roller rink; looked at photos of pretty butterflies; warned you that a particularly terrible band is trying to get your attention; poured bleach in our eyes to forget ever seeing Bon Iver Erotic Stories; wondered if KVOA’s new cameras are a sign of the forthcoming takeover of an intelligent form of artificial intelligence; watched a video of Danish people destroying things that should have been made in America; shared a pitch by two Arizona bands on Kickstarter; gave you a chance to win tickets to see Gabriel Iglesias; introduced you to Chloe, our critter of the week; rocked out to a Black Keys cover played on a set of spoons; grimaced at particularly crappy new debt collecting techniques; popped open a bottle (or two) of moscato; and suggested you check out a soccer game at Playground downtown.

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Internal struggles in the UA Mexican American Studies department grow due to ties to TUSD

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Ties That Bind nternal struggles, not the UA administration, may be to blame for the recent ouster of the student-led group UNIDOS from the university’s Mexican American Studies department. Four days before the first anniversary of the student takeover of the TUSD board meeting that propelled the state’s anti-Mexican American Studies law into the national spotlight, UA MAS department head Antonio Estrada sent an email to assistant professors Roberto Rodriguez and Julio Cammarota. In it, he said that the department was “under scrutiny from the UA Administration.” “It has come to my attention, yet again, that Unidos is holding meetings in MAS,” Estrada wrote in the April 23 email. “You both know the issues involved, and we were told to cut our ties with them, other than Roberto being an adviser. Unidos is a community group, not a university club. Julio, I know you know they are using your office. If this does not stop, I will take the front office away and make it for grad students, since Julio you are not bringing in research dollars to support its use any longer.” Estrada wrote that the ban on allowing UNIDOS to use the UA space would take effect in August. “I don’t think either one of you is getting the message from our administration. You cannot use UA facilities or computers during 8-5 to lobby for TUSD, Unidos or Ethnic Studies. We are under scrutiny from the UA Administration. I’ve said this to you multiple times. Don’t bring this department down! … We cannot use UA facilities to fundraise for Save Ethnic Studies. I will relay this to the dean and the President and your event for tomorrow will be off. Try to understand my position in all this, please. I can’t help either of you if you keep breaking the rules!” In the middle of this exchange sits 27-year-old UA undergraduate student Kim Dominguez, a founding member of UNIDOS and manager of a UA MAS program called the Social Justice Education Project, or SJEP. The 10-year-old program supports TUSD’s MAS teachers and classrooms. Dominguez says she understands it’s unusual for an undergraduate student to call out a department head, but the times dictated the need to make Estrada’s email public. More important, according to Dominguez, is educating the public on the ties that connect UNIDOS and the UA MAS department, and their importance in the struggle to protect MAS classes in the Tucson Unified School District. “There’s a feeling that most have in the

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department that (Estrada) is MIA from this struggle to defend MAS in TUSD. We feel that we’re on our own,” she says. Dominguez says the connections between UNIDOS and the UA MAS department begin with SJEP, which was started by Cammarota and TUSD’s Augustine Romero. The project offers academic and curriculum support to TUSD MAS classrooms. Many former MAS students in TUSD who have gone on to UA’s MAS program work in SJEP. They also volunteer as teaching assistants to TUSD MAS teachers and offer mentoring to TUSD students. That mentoring manifests itself through such things as reminding students about scholarship and financial aid deadlines, holding financial aid and college application workshops for TUSD MAS students and their families, and checking in with students on plans for college or academic projects. “The problem with (Estrada) focusing on UNIDOS is that what people may not understand is that SJEP is UNIDOS and UNIDOS is SJEP,” Dominguez says. “Students from TUSD and the UA began meeting last year to discuss what they could to do prevent the district from shutting down the MAS department. From there that group grew as UNIDOS. They are directly related. UNIDOS is SJEP’s baby.” Dominguez says that besides the advocacy role SJEP has taken through UNIDOS, its efforts to make sure students succeed have become more critical in the relationship between TUSD and the UA. That story, she says, often gets neglected. And Dominguez should know, because she’s a product of both SJEP and TUSD. At 27, Dominguez says she got a late start at the UA MAS department. After graduating from Cholla High School, she got married and had a child, then attended Pima Community College. It was a former TUSD MAS student affiliated with SJEP who encouraged her to apply to the UA. Dominguez says she didn’t think she had a chance, especially after talking to her high school counselor when she graduated from Cholla. Dominguez says that’s a common theme in SJEP. Mentors and teaching assistants have to dispel bad information students receive from counselors and let them know “that they can apply to the UA, that they can go to college.” Cammarota and Rodriguez were contacted for comment regarding Estrada’s email to them but neither UA professor had responded by press time. The Weekly emailed UA President Eugene Sander asking for comment about any directives from the UA administration. Sander

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Kim Dominguez emailed back, “Not aware of any directives concerning the SJEP program. Check with Dean JP Jones.” We emailed John Paul Jones, dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, but he did not respond by press time. Estrada, however, responded to a request for comment about directives regarding SJEP. “I have never received any warnings from the UA administration about MAS or SJEP,” Estrada wrote. “SJEP is a legitimate research project housed in the MAS dept at UA.” When asked for further clarification—whether the issue was UNIDOS and perceived faculty involvement in the student group—Estrada replied, “Exactly! Not about SJEP. The issue is complex because some SJEP students are members of UNIDOS, and Roberto Rodriguez, an assistant professor in the department, is the UNIDOS adviser, which is fine with me. I think tensions are running very high among students and some community members, and anything that smacks of a ‘crackdown’ is seen as a betrayal. I was simply trying to protect the department and faculty from those who have threatened our department from the outside, like (state schools Superintendent John) Huppenthal.” Dominguez says she responded to Estrada’s April 23 email with her own email the next day, asking that the department treat UA students, SJEP volunteers and interns, who are often high school students and involved with UNIDOS, “with respect and consideration in the space we have created over the last decade. It is wildly inappropriate to enforce ‘rules’ that have not been discussed with the ENTIRE staff. I hope in the future these things will not be skipped over and young students including myself will not be left out of important communication. SJEP will continue to use this space as we have for years until the issue is resolved, not the other way around. I surely hope our own ETHNIC STUDIES department wouldn’t have students escorted by campus security.” Estrada responded to Dominguez’s April 24 email with another email. It reads, “All of you are way out of line!”

including houses, cars and gasoline. The Weekly based the 30 percent figure on the sales tax charged under the FairTax proposal that has been introduced in Congress. It would replace the current federal income tax, payroll taxes and corporate income taxes with a national sales tax. Under that proposal, if you spent $100 on something—groceries, gasoline, clothes, a haircut, you name it— you’d pay $30 in federal sales tax in addition to state and local sales taxes. We’d call that a 30 percent sales tax; supporters of the tax call it a 23 percent tax, because they say that $30 of $130 is 23 percent, not 30 percent. (You can make up your own mind about the relative percentages based on how you commonly think of sales taxes.) Kelly has frequently discussed his preference for a 10 percent flat income tax, saying that if “10 percent is good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for the federal government.” But Kelly has offered no details about the impact of such a proposal on the federal deficit, although he has suggested that the U.S. government could simply cut spending to match the revenues produced by his tax proposal. Ellinwood asked us if we knew of specific instances where Kelly said he’d support the FairTax. We note that when the topic came up at a GOP debate in April 2010, Republican candidate Brian Miller said he supported the FairTax proposal, while another Republican candidate, Andy Goss, said he saw a number of flaws in the plan, although he said he would vote for it. After Goss and Miller had spoken, Kelly said that he supported both a flat tax and the FairTax: “FairTax, flat tax, I support them both. They’re both fantastic and a lot better than what we have now.” In a separate video, Kelly said: “I would vote for the FairTax, I support the FairTax,” although he went on to say his preference was a flat income tax. And in an Arizona Daily Star article examining whether Kelly supported the FairTax, Kelly said he would support the FairTax or a flat income tax—whichever he could get through Congress. Whether that counts as support for the FairTax is up to readers to decide. By Jim Nintzel Find early and late-breaking Skinny at The Range, our daily dispatch, at daily. tucsonweekly.com. Jim Nintzel hosts the Political Roundtable every Friday on Arizona Illustrated, airing at 6:30 p.m. on KUAT-TV Channel 6. The program repeats at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Follow the Skinny scribe on Twitter: @nintzel

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Growing Up Fatherless By BRIAN J. PEDERSON, bpederson@tucsonweekly.com trip to the Pima County Fair last week brought both joy and despair to Vicki Morgan. The joy came from the beaming smiles of her three grandchildren, whom she rarely sees nowadays. But looking into their eyes also brought Morgan despair, a reminder she’d never see their father—and her only son—Jesse Morgan again. “I live my son every day,� said Vicki Morgan, whose daily routine for the past year involves passing out fliers throughout the city in hopes someone will know who killed Jesse. “I’m not giving up.� Jesse was shot to death just over a year ago, on April 3, 2011, in a westside park just up the street from where he lived with his pregnant new wife and his two children from a previous relationship. He was 24. Initially investigated as a gang-related homicide by Tucson police because of Jesse’s past gang ties, the case has hit a dead end, with no new leads in months. “I talk to the detective every week,� Vicki said. “He has no clues. Some guy on a bike found him.� Why Jesse was in Vista del Pueblo Park after 3 a.m. is somewhat of a mystery. Vicki said Jesse’s wife, Adelina Morgan, initially said Jesse had gone outside to smoke a cigarette and presumably walked up the street to the small strip park along San Marcos Boulevard between Mission Road and La Cholla Boulevard. Vicki later learned that Jesse and Adelina had gotten in an argument earlier that night, likely the result of his coming home at 1:30 a.m. “They were arguing and he went to the park to blow off steam,� Vicki said. “He didn’t have his phone or anything.� Adelina Morgan declined to be interviewed

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Vicki Morgan stands with her grandchildren Jaezem, 8, and Jessie, 7, next to a memorial for her son who was shot and killed at Vista del Pueblo Park last year. for this story. Police have determined Jesse was shot sometime after 3:30 a.m., but from there, the case has run cold. The gang angle was explored, Vicki said,

because Jesse ran with gangs at a younger age. She said that part of his life had been over for three years, a change that accelerated when Jesse was shot in the back in an apparent argument over a woman.

“He straightened up after that,� Vicki said. “He wasn’t smoking weed anymore. He got a job; he was going to school. He even got custody of his kids.� Jesse’s wife gave birth to his third child three weeks after his death. Last week’s trip to the fair was only the second time Vicki has seen her newest grandchild, who turned a year old on Monday, April 30. She said she has been granted grandparent visitation rights from the court, but otherwise the relationship between her and Jesse’s wife is strained. Evidence of this can be seen in Pima County Superior Court records, where Vicki and Adelina Morgan filed petitions for restraining orders against each other in 2010. “I’m really close to my grandbabies, but (Jesse’s) wife tried to keep me from them,� Vicki said. “But he’d been coming over to see me without her knowing.� Jesse’s choice to live in the San Marcos neighborhood near Cholla High School baffled Vicki, as well as Jesse’s friends, because the area was considered the turf of a gang that was a rival of Jesse’s old crew. To this day, she wonders if that contributed to his death. “I know he had a past, and sometimes our past haunts us, but he didn’t deserve this,� Vicki said. “Whoever this person is, it’s really awful they get to still walk on the street. I want justice for my son.� Vicki continues to post fliers all over town, from a grocery store on the westside up to the Tucson Mall. Somewhere, someday, she hopes, someone will know something. “That’s all I can do for my son now,� she said. Anyone with information related to Jesse Morgan’s death is encouraged to call 88-CRIME or 911.

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This photo, taken last week by a hidden camera in the mountains west of Nogales, shows a group of illegals walking north with water bottles made of black plastic to eliminate moonlight reflection, and olive-green clothing to better blend in with the landscape. A closer look also shows specially made booties to throw off Border Patrol trackers. These booties, which are often machine made and slip right over a pair of shoes, have carpet soles, synthetic felt uppers and Velcro closures.

DAN WIRTH AND KEITH GRAVES SPENT significant portions of their careers working on the

Council and members of Congress. We met at a quiet Mexican restaurant in Barrio

Management’s Ironwood Forest National Monument; and jumps Interstate 8 into Phoenix—a trek of more

Arizona-Mexico border. They know these troubled lands

Hollywood, on Tucson’s westside. The discussion

than 150 miles, given that it cannot be traveled in any-

inside and out. Both have reputations as straight-shoot-

began with a dust-up last May, when Homeland

thing close to a straight line.

ers, and both retired last December.

Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appeared before

Wirth told McCain there were 75 to 100 scouts

Now able to speak freely, they agreed to talk to the

the Senate Homeland Security Committee. Sen. John

working this smuggling corridor alone. Based on that,

Tucson Weekly with only one topic off-limits—the mur-

McCain asked her about cartel scouts, or spotters—

the senator calculated there are 100 to 200 scouts

der of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry in Peck Canyon

armed men who sit on mountaintops in Arizona to

working along the entire Arizona border.

on Dec. 14, 2010. At his retirement, Graves promised

guide loads around law enforcement.

the Border Patrol he wouldn’t discuss what he knows about the case.

The senator wanted to know how Napolitano could call the border secure when there are 100 to 200 car-

“But that’s a gross underestimate,” Wirth says. “There are many more than that.” And the secretary? “Napolitano doesn’t want to admit

tel spotters working in our state. Napolitano disputed

it, but there are drug scouts all over the high ground,”

Coronado National Forest from 1998 to 2010. When

his assertion, saying she asked the Border Patrol,

Wirth says.

he left that post, he was named a liaison between the

“Where are the spotters that I keep hearing about?”

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Forest Service and the Secure Border Initiative, focus-

She said the agency told her there are a couple of hun-

ing on strategies for dealing with the dramatic impact

dred mountaintops from which a spotter could work,

that illegal crossings were having on the forest, from

“But there are not, sitting there, 200 drug-spotters.”

Graves was the Nogales district ranger for the

fires to trash to illegal trails. Wirth was a senior special agent for the Department of Interior. He coordinated the department’s law-

The truth is that McCain greatly understated the problem. Prior to the hearing, Wirth and McCain flew over the

enforcement activities across the Southwest, giving

Interstate 8 smuggling corridor. This route crosses the

frequent briefings to the secretary of the interior, the

Tohono O’odham Nation; goes through the Sonoran

Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Department

Desert National Monument in the Vekol Valley, or

of Defense, the White House Homeland Security

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Are these men dangerous? GRAVES: Only if I walk up to one, reach for a weapon, and say, “Drop what you’ve got; I’m taking over.” Yes, they would kill me. WIRTH: They work for an international business. And they do what’s good for business. They’re under orders not to shoot at citizens or law-enforcement people who come up on them, because they can’t afford it.

How do we explain the Rob Krentz murder? WIRTH: That was an isolated incident, the exception. He ran into an hombre.

Do you suspect it was a scout? Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever says he has evidence it was a drug scout, and I believe Dever. WIRTH: It’s very probable.

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Dan Wirth (left) and Keith Graves: “We have a porous border.”

How can they go that far and not be seen? WIRTH: Start hiking up through there, and you’ll see. It’s not that hard. GRAVES: There are people along the way that let them lay up and rest. A lot of people enjoy aiding and abetting. WIRTH: There are safe houses and layup sites, camping areas that are already supplied.

Border-crossing arrests in the Border Patrol’s Tucson sector are way down. We had 616,000 arrests in 2000 and 129,000 in 2011. How has that been accomplished? GRAVES: I’ll tell you two things. In 2009, before SB 1070 passed, it was getting highlighted in the news, and that frightened them away. And the economy crashed. Nobody is hiring, and the greatest number of arrests is illegal workers.

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Dan, estimate the number of scouts working in Arizona right now. WIRTH: I can’t, because they fluctuate. They move when a load moves. After the hearing, I called McCain’s chief of staff and used the example of the Coronado National Memorial near Sierra Vista, which is very small. It has 3 1/2 miles of border with Mexico. … There are 18 sites these scouts occupy when they move a load. We have them GPS’d. Extrapolate out across Arizona, and we’re talking significantly more than 200. GRAVES: There used to be three good drug corridors through the memorial. And there are at least six on the Coronado National Forest. In the Peloncillo Mountains on the Arizona-New Mexico line near Douglas, there have to be at least that many more. Each probably has 100 scouts to get a load up to Interstate 10. They need line-of-sight capability, because there is no good cell coverage out there. WIRTH: They have campsites, stoves, nightvision gear. GRAVES: If they’re coming back carrying weapons and money, they have the same scouting capability. If you’re bringing a load up, they might tell you to wait for a day after it’s picked up, because someone is coming to give you money to return south. WIRTH: The cartels have a logistics network running all through the state of Arizona. People buy supplies at Walmart and hike it in—food, batteries for radios, whatever they need. GRAVES: They have better communications than Border Patrol. WIRTH: They keep eyes on the load the whole time it moves. They hand it off from one scout to the next, communicating by radio, and they say when to stop, when to go, where law enforcement is. It’s very strategic, very organized.

These mules walking across the Tohono O’odham Nation, through the Vekol Valley and into Phoenix: How many miles are we talking about? WIRTH: It’s 100 miles up to Interstate 8, then you have to go another 75 miles. GRAVES: As the crow flies, but on foot, add at least a third more. They have to stay hidden so it isn’t a straight line.

GRAVES: The last time I had intel from Homeland Security, they informed me that more people work for the cartels inside the United States than in Mexico.

When Napolitano acts surprised and says, “Gee, where are all these spotters I keep hearing about?” is that political, or does she really not know? WIRTH: She has to know.

Why is it so difficult to run these scouts off and keep them off? WIRTH: They have the high ground and see us coming. In the ’90s, I used to go up and kick down those rock forts at the memorial all the time. But they’d build them right back up again. When we go up there to arrest them, they just run back down the hill into Mexico. And if we do catch them, it’s very difficult to tie them to a load and get a prosecution. All we can do is deport them.

Are you saying law enforcement on the border is under surveillance? WIRTH: Constantly, 24/7. As soon as we move into an area, that information is radioed to people or loads in the area. That’s why getting to these sites covertly is difficult.

They sometimes use small loads as decoys for big loads. Correct? WIRTH: Yes. They plan to lose a certain amount as a cost of doing business. Once you let Border Patrol take a load down, everybody in that area gets sucked in, so you can ship a more-valuable load through on the flanks. Or they send illegal aliens first, and everybody jumps them, and the dope comes later. They use the people as decoys. Say someone wants to move coke, a much-more-valuable commodity than marijuana. They’ll spend a lot more money ensuring that load gets through. They’ll creep through the terrain and stop if law enforcement gets close. Sometimes, they’ll camouflage the truck. Then they’ll proceed again and move very slowly. Sometimes it’ll take over a week to get all the way to Phoenix.

Instead of walking all the way to Phoenix, why not just get picked up on Highway 86 near Three Points or out on the rez? WIRTH: They want to get around the highway checkpoints. By walking straight up through the desert, you miss all of Border Patrol’s checkpoints.

Are you saying the smugglers can get across whatever they want? Yes. It’s a porous border.

But arrests have been going down just about every year since 2000. GRAVES: In 2008, the Tucson sector had the highest activity in the nation. The Coronado National Forest had the highest in the nation. Not arrests, but activity. After the economy and SB 1070, the numbers dropped drastically.

What do you mean by “activity”? GRAVES: Signs of people crossing. It might be tracks or sensor hits. Or Border Patrol sees them on cameras, but they disappear into the badlands and can’t make the apprehension. WIRTH: When you quadruple Border Patrol, yeah, they’re going to be more effective. The pedestrian fence is highly effective; cameras and technology towers are highly effective in areas where they can see people. Remember what was going on at the Buenos Aires wildlife refuge before the fence? There were 1,000 people a night going through there. We did an assessment and found 1,400 miles of illegal trails—just denuded, dirt trails, 300 acres where all vegetation was simply gone. We had five homicides on the refuge in 2005, two rapes, 39 armed robberies, 35 auto thefts, nine deaths from exposure and 60 emergency medical responses. It was unbelievable.

These were crossers murdering each other? WIRTH: Yes. We had tremendous violence. It was really a very dangerous situation. GRAVES: They were breaking into the ref-

uge headquarters and into homes there. And they were stealing federal vehicles from there. Smuggler vehicles were abandoned in creeks, and when the monsoon came, they’d flood all that oil down the creeks. It was just a mess. WIRTH: The environmental damage there and elsewhere on the border was massive. There’s still a lot of environmental damage, but not as much as before the fencing and tower technology. When we put in the pedestrian fence at the refuge, the change was immediate and drastic. Environmentally, it is really good, because the vegetation is back now at Buenos Aires.

But the fence didn’t stop the traffic. It moved it elsewhere. GRAVES: Yes. That’s the purpose of the fence. But it did stop illegal vehicle activity.

Why do environmentalists hate the fence? GRAVES: They assume the fence will stop special wildlife, like jaguars. WIRTH: The wildlife will go around the end of the fence just like people do.

Last summer’s Monument Fire, on the border at the Coronado Memorial, burned 30,500 acres, destroyed 62 homes and forced the evacuation of onethird of the community around Sierra Vista. Dan, the memorial is Department of Interior land, and when we talked earlier, you said you were 90 percent certain it was a smuggler fire. WIRTH: It’s probably closer to 95 percent. Think of the alternatives: There were no visitors because the park was closed. No hunters, no recreationists. The only people who might be out there were park rangers, and I checked with them. They weren’t there. Border Patrol was there, but not right there. Who’s left? Only one other entity visits the area regularly, and that’s the smugglers. And we know the fire was human-caused. GRAVES: There are no hiking trails there, no infrastructure there for the public to use for a legitimate purpose. WIRTH: The fire started in that area where, as I said, there are 18 scout sites in 3 1/2 miles. Now, can we say absolutely it was a smuggler? No, because we didn’t see him. But common sense tells you who it is. GRAVES: There were six smuggling trails that were very active through there before the fire. I used to do fire investigations. I was a Homeland Security-trained wild-land fire investigator.

at 100 percent. There was no evidence of anyone camping in the area, no place where a person could’ve gone to get to a vehicle to leave. Let me retract that: I’ll say 99 percent. Maybe there was someone out there who ended up dying, and nobody cared. There always could be something. Still, if it was a local person who just got stupid, he would’ve been found. Whoever did it knew how to get away and never be seen again.

Border Patrol was chasing illegals up that trail right before it started. And it was started at a drug-smuggler camp at Burro Springs. GRAVES: And there’s a scout site not too far above that. On the Murphy Fire over here near Nogales, they actually found the person who started it. He admitted starting it and was rescued. But when they turned him over to Border Patrol, someone, some place, told him: If you say you started it, you’ll be held accountable. Border Patrol agents know that isn’t true. If you’re in distress, fire is a legal means of getting rescued. Between the time they rescued him and got him to the hospital, someone told him he’d be held accountable if he admitted it. He thought he’d have to pay for it, so all of a sudden, he reneged and said he didn’t do it.

I wrote about this last September. He was an illegal from Toluca, Mexico, and I’m told they deported him pretty quickly after his release from the hospital. Can we expect more fires this season? GRAVES: Yes. The fuel load is very high. All we can tell the public is: We have the skills to help you protect your home by proper management of vegetation around it. Your rural fire department can protect your house. But we can help you protect the environment around it.

After last summer’s fires, the U.S. Government Accountability Office reported that of 77 fires in Southern Arizona, 30 were suspected of being started by illegal crossers. That’s 39 percent. How about stopping the illegals and smugglers at the border and eliminating that 39 percent? WIRTH: Well, yes. But, again, we have a porous border, and you can have fences and vehicle barriers, but that doesn’t mean you can stop everybody coming across. On the Monument Fire, the guys who started it most likely ran back into Mexico.

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One of the theories of the Monument Fire is the smugglers wanted to burn out the two EITs—National Guard entry identification teams—that were on memorial land. WIRTH: It’s one theory of many. But the fire backfired on them, burning way too much. GRAVES: A lot of times, people start a fire to get material through an area quickly, continued on next page

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LOSING continued from Page 17 because it impacts the ability of Border Patrol to get there, shuts down flights because you put up flight restrictions, and completely destroys sensors in the area. The sensors can’t pick anything up, and they come right through the hot smoke at night.

Fire is a tactic? GRAVES: Yes, sometimes. In 2007, I remember fighting the San Antonio Fire right on the border at Lochiel, east of Nogales. Our scout plane was flying back for refueling at Fort Huachuca when the pilot saw drug-backpackers starting fires on a trail as they went north, to keep Border Patrol from catching them. I was the fire investigator on the San Antonio, and I was talking on the radio to base camp, and base camp was talking to the scout pilot. I said, “Do you see the people starting the fire?” Yes. I said, “Is the scout plane leading a tanker?” Yes. I said, “Use the tanker to put the fire out.” They said, “But the torch is in a person’s hand.” I said, “Put the fire out!” Permission denied. It’s against policy to drop retardant on a human being. Put the cottonpicking fire out! They wouldn’t do it. Yet the two Border Patrol agents chasing him were put in serious harm’s way.

What happens if you drop retardant on him? He gets wet? WIRTH: It would kill him. It’s a tremendous amount of weight. GRAVES: You’re talking about dropping retardant on a person that can weigh 9 pounds per gallon, and that can seriously hurt.

We risked the lives of two agents for this shmuck? GRAVES: I call it asymmetrical ethics. The smugglers will do anything to get drugs into the United States, to the people who want them. But we have an ethic that says, “We’ll do this, but we cannot do that.” We’ll only go so far. The agents finally had to back off because of the fire. I got into trouble on that one.

Why? GRAVES: Because I said to do something against policy. My response was: We have two agents who might get trapped by this fire. Sorry, policy. I joked that at least this guy would be painted when we found him, so we’d know who did it. And they didn’t like that, either.

Were you told not to talk publicly about the fires last summer? GRAVES: There were a couple of people down here going berserk because we were saying the fires were started by people coming across. We got direction from the Washington office telling us: Do not comment on how many fires you think are caused by illegal 18 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

immigration. Human-caused, yes. Illegal immigrants and drug-smugglers, no.

Why not? GRAVES: Too political. In some regions, Hispanics are considered the most-important voting block now. WIRTH: Completely political. It happens with different subjects all the time. Plus, you have the State Department wanting to maintain good relations with Mexico.

Even though we have a pretty good idea who started these three huge fires last summer in Southern Arizona, they’ll remain human-caused, under investigation, forever? GRAVES: Forever.

Republicans in the Arizona Senate have given preliminary approval to SB 1083 to set up a special-missions unit of 300 volunteers to patrol the border. Your reaction? WIRTH: It’s political to get votes from people who aren’t educated about the border. GRAVES: Stupid. That’s like trying to take care of the border, and the border is an 8-foot rattlesnake, and the way you take care of it is giving it mouth-to-mouth. A hidden camera caught these drug smugglers walking through the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge near Douglas.

WIRTH: We’re at record levels of law enforcement on the border now. I’m all for citizens being able to carry guns for self-defense, but having people out patrolling would be very dangerous. GRAVES: That’s why we got really upset with (Maricopa County) Sheriff (Joe) Arpaio, who wanted to bring down a bunch of civilians with weapons to do what Border Patrol couldn’t. … I said: If you’re a deer hunter, and all you want to do is hunt deer in a canyon at night, these guys won’t be able to tell the difference between you and a possible rip-off team.

Take the Peck Canyon Corridor, in the Atascosa and Tumacacori mountains north and west of Nogales. Bandits are assaulting, robbing and raping crossers in there regularly. We had three execution-style murders there in November. Is that public land safe for us to use? GRAVES: In all my years on the border, the only time I was threatened was by two U.S. citizens who didn’t want me to drive down a road. (Another) incident was when I was walking down a trail in a Forest Service uniform and ran into a guy who opened his jacket to show me a Mac-10 under his arm. He tapped his hand on it. I waved at him and showed him I didn’t have a gun, and he waved back. And I went my way, and he went his.

What do you suppose he was doing? GRAVES: Probably leading people. This was eight years ago down near Arivaca, in California Gulch. Last year, I was doing training for the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) on border security, and I said, “How many of you will get into camp, open your sleeping bag, go hiking for the day, come back, and get into your sleeping bag without checking it first?” That would be stupid. Going down to the border is the same thing: You need situational awareness. Don’t challenge people you have no legal right or capability to challenge. If you’re going camping and see a Border Patrol agent, ask how things are out there today. Sometimes they’ll say, “Ah, not so good.”

So it’s like going to Las Vegas and rolling the dice? GRAVES: No. Go back and look at records, and find a citizen who has been assaulted. WIRTH: Oh, we have them. GRAVES: Well, not many. WIRTH: But it happens. Not a great deal, but the fact that it’s occurring is troubling. That’s why most of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is closed to the public. It’s not safe for people to be wandering around the desert by themselves. GRAVES: It happens because people get into a drug-smuggler’s face. WIRTH: There are carjackings because they want vehicles. GRAVES: It’s more dangerous for you to be driving down I-19 from Tucson into the Peck Canyon area than it is to hike there. In my years here, only once to my knowledge was someone recreating on the Coronado National Forest assaulted by individuals hijacking a car. WIRTH: I’m aware of two carjackings of park visitors: one at the Coronado Memorial, and one at Organ Pipe. There were many vehicles stolen from the San Bernardino and Buenos Aires refuges. And there were several attempted carjackings at Organ Pipe that weren’t successful.

Keith, I talk all the time to the folks living out in the mountains west of Nogales, and I can tell you they’re worried. GRAVES: They live out there, so people passing through can always impact them. Everybody living out in the country has concerns about property damage and being broken into. And those are legitimate concerns. But when you park your car and put up your tent, you’re pretty much left alone. They don’t care about you. WIRTH: It’s a wrong-place, wrong-time thing. If you know the place is wrong, the more time you spend in the wrong place, the higher the probability of having a wrong time.

Dan, would you go hiking in the Peck Canyon area? WIRTH: No. I’d go somewhere else. Why tempt fate?

on the reservation and say, “We know where your kid gets the school bus in the morning. Can you help us out?”

What is the risk to law enforcement on the border? GRAVES: Very high. I’d say the only place more dangerous would be a city like Los Angeles. Because if you run into someone on the border, it’s your job in law enforcement to confront them and find out why they’re there. WIRTH: That’s the difference between us and civilians. Our job is to go out and find them and stop them.

Is the drug war a failure? GRAVES: It has benefits, because there are people now who won’t risk getting caught up in it. People who have backed off and said, “I used to do this, but I won’t anymore.” WIRTH: It’s a tremendous waste of the country’s resources. We’ve spent billions fighting that stuff and haven’t made a dent. And the violence escalates. This is unusual for somebody in law enforcement to say, but we’re never going to win the drug war. We need other approaches.

Napolitano tells us the border is as safe as it’s ever been. Is that true? WIRTH: It’s probably true. You could argue that. But there’s been a major change on the border because of the number of agents, the technology, the cameras and sensors.

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Has this huge federal footprint on the border impacted drug flows at all? WIRTH: Not really. Even though seizures are increasing, the price of drugs hasn’t gone up. And that’s the economic factor you look for: When the price goes up, that shows your enforcement is doing a better job, and you’re impacting the cartels’ profit margin. But we’re not. This photo, taken in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, shows some of the damage smuggler trucks do to fragile desert lands.

What’s the answer? WIRTH: Diminish demand by education and treatment. Will we ever be able to diminish it altogether? Never. Humans have always wanted alcohol and drugs.

But we just established the cartels can get in whatever they want. WIRTH: They always could.

People minding their business get their homes broken into by mules. Rob Krentz was checking waters on his own land, and he knew the rules you’re talking about. GRAVES: Like Dan says, that was probably wrong place, wrong time.

So is the border secure or not? WIRTH: Look, what do you mean by secure? Is our border like Israel’s? We don’t have that kind of society. We don’t have a wall built

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We just established the amount of drugs coming across hasn’t dropped. We just established that the potential for violence against law enforcement is huge. GRAVES: But we’ve taken away the massive risks to the urban areas of Nogales and Douglas, places like that. It has been dumped off into the backcountry, so we’re still getting the environmental damage, but we aren’t having the public threat we used to have.

Now we have backcountry folks with shotguns by their doors to guard against home invasions. Dever says the Cochise County backcountry has never been more dangerous. GRAVES: But everyone out in those areas knows you don’t go out and confront the scouts and smugglers and tell them to get off your land.

What other approaches? WIRTH: Legalization is one. The biggest problem is the violence associated with the marijuana trade—tremendous violence on both sides of the border. It’s ruining Mexico, utterly destroying the culture and the country. Something has to change. The worst component is the cartels make billions, and their primary tool is violence. You need to take that out of the equation.

Tom Kay, not pictured, driving a backhoe, rescues a heifer from a burning pasture during a wildland fire on his Arivaca-area ranch in May of 2010. around our country. Even if we did, they’d still get through. You can’t make it secure because of the geography of the border.

Keith, is the border secure? GRAVES: No, it’s not secure. I’ve told Border Patrol, and they don’t disagree: If you know the border, you can bring across anyone you want to and not get caught. If you’re not worried about time or ethics, and you’ll do whatever it takes, you’ll make it. WIRTH: The big impact now is on the (Tohono O’odham) Nation. In the ’90s, the Coronado was much more prominent. After we had infrastructure and fencing put in on the Coronado, it shifted over to Organ Pipe. There’s a tremendous amount of drugs moving through there. They use the Ajo Mountains

Keith, is the drug war a failure? GRAVES: Yes, because of our appetite for drugs. They’ll always find a way around us. WIRTH: Are our social values more important than the safety of our citizens and having a stable government to our south? That’s something that needs to be more seriously and openly discussed, instead of immediately saying that our social values say we’re against drugs, so we’re going to fight it. Nixon began the war on drugs, and nothing has changed with our country’s consumption. Where there is a demand, there will always be a supply.

between the T.O. Nation and Organ Pipe. They go back and forth over that ridgetop. But the smugglers have really infiltrated the T.O. Nation. They only have vehicle barriers out there, not pedestrian fences, by their own choice, and they don’t have the technology that exists on both sides of them. That leaves them open as a funnel to move drugs straight up to Phoenix.

In 2009, O’odham Chairman Ned Norris testified that 30 percent of the drug prosecutions out there are of tribal members. GRAVES: With so many people living in the middle of nowhere, when they get pressure from smugglers, all they can do is say OK. I’ve been told cartel people go up to people MAY 3 – 9, 2012

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Ah, Agave!

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Tequila has a long history, going back to the age of the Aztecs, who used to make a similar beverage they called octli using the agave plant—long before the Spanish arrived in Mexico in 1521. The first official “tequila” was made near its namesake town (Santiago de Tequila) in Jalisco, Mexico, when the Spanish conquistadores ran out of their own brandy. Around 1600, Don Pedro Sánchez de Tagle started mass-producing tequila in Jalisco, and the product that’s popular today was first shipped out of early-19th-century Guadalajara. Spain’s King Carlos IV granted the Cuervo family the first license to make tequila commercially. And of course, if Tucson had an official But too many people think Cuervo when city liquor, it would be tequila—so frankly, no they think tequila. Cuervo may be a popular Southern Arizonan should miss out on the tequila brand, but it’s far from the only or the Agave Fest. What could be better than helpbest agave-based liquor. And as Southern ing fund a local group of those who serve us Arizonans, we should all know all about the drinks—and drinking the finest agave-based best agave-based liquors—and what can be liquors in the process? done with them. “This event lets people feel a little less Enter the Agave Fest, held at Hotel guilty about drinking tequila because they’re Congress, appropriately on the weekend of not just drinking cheap shooters somewhere,” Cinco de Mayo. Some of our town’s best barDeFeo said. “Tequila is my favorite spirit, so I tenders will use some of the world’s best agawanted to expose people to something better ve-based liquors (more than 40 of them— than they’re used to. Tucson should be a hub tequilas plus other liquors made from the for tequila, but it wasn’t. Most people still agave plant, like sotols and mescals) in an Iron think of José Cuervo when they think of Chef–style competition—while the audience Aaron DeFeo getting his tequlia on at tequila, and we want to change that. That’s gets to taste some of the stuff they’re pouring. Tucson Agave Fest 2011. why we started this festival.” There will be a “tequila tower”—a sort of DeFeo invented the event four years ago, with the first fest attractmini-Mayan temple that Hotel Congress built—that the bartenders ing about 100 people. Last year, the festival drew 200 to 300 folks, and will ascend; in it, they’ll be given certain ingredients (maybe simply this year it’s expected to bring 300 to 400. pineapple juice and tequila, maybe some more difficult fixings) and “When I worked at Hotel Congress, I wanted to expose our clienchallenged to transform them into a wonderful agave-based drink tele and staff to as many spirits as possible,” DeFeo said. “The Agave that will be tasted by judges. Fest started off as a small idea and spiraled out of control.” “They’ll be like bartender gods,” said David Slutes, Hotel Congress’s Of course, the Agave Fest isn’t all about liquor—you have to have entertainment and booking director. “They climb into this tower and it’s food with your drink. So it will be paired with a mini-taco festival a really fun competition because if you’re told you have to use pineapple featuring six different types of tacos (three from Hotel Congress’ Cup or fried chicken—well, you have to do it. Margaritas are verboten.” Café, three from Maynards) that the Tucson Weekly staff (including Could you make something delicious out of sotol and cherry our restaurant-expert editor, Jimmy) actually tasted themselves and juice—or fried chicken? At the Agave Fest, you won’t have to—but deemed the best to serve. you might get a taste of something like that—and whatever the barCarne asada with roasted cucumber and salsa fresca, anyone? (The tenders make, we promise it will be good. hotel’s Slutes proclaimed that particular taco “freaking delicious.”) We know that because the bartenders competing in the tequila Oh, and of course there will be music—appropriately headlined by tower—and serving guests—will be among the top members of our the Latin Funk Project (which plays Latin music with some funk in own town’s chapter of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild. In fact, the Agave it, obviously). Fest is put on to benefit this very worthy cause: Funds from the fest “I think this is probably the premier tequila Cinco de Mayo party will go toward the guild’s Tucson’s chapter, whose president is one of in Southern Arizona,” Slutes said. “It’s a lot of fun on so many levels— Arizona’s best bartenders, Aaron DeFeo. great competition, great drinks, great food, great music. It’s the perIt just so happens that the Agave Fest is DeFeo’s brainchild. A fect way to kick off the Cinco de Mayo weekend. Hey, Cinco de Mayo Tucson native, DeFeo used to mix magic at Club Congress and now should be all weekend long.” does drinks for the Casino Del Sol Resort and Casino. He says the The Agave Fest takes place from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, May 4, at Tucson chapter of the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild deserves way more covHotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. For $25, you get 12 agaveerage than it gets—and he’s right. Where would Tucson be without based liquor tastings, light appetizers and a raffle ticket for prizes. this collection of amazing local drink mixologists? Where would barTacos are just $2. Visit www.hotelcongress.com for tickets and goers go, and what on earth would they imbibe? more information. (Tucson drinkers, know this: The Tucson chapter of the U.S. Anna Mirocha Bartenders’ Guild is your friend. Know it; use the talents of its members; give it money.) mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

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ART Comics Characters Hoopleville: The Cartoon World of David Kish Opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 5 The Drawing Studio 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947

Nearly 10 years ago, David Kish began refining the characters and drawings he created in high school as a way to keep himself sane. Now, Kish, 43, is celebrating his creation, Hoopleville, with what he calls an “almost-10-year victory lap” with an exhibition at The Drawing Studio. Since finishing degrees in architecture and economics at Lehigh University, the Pennsylvania native has lived in Florida, California, Tucson, and Florida again in search of the proper job to match both his architect training and interests … and failed. ”I would take soil from the job site and draw with it—very precisely, masking things off with tape. Obviously, the job didn’t last,” he said with a laugh. Around 2003, he abandoned architecture when a friend invited him to help paint a house in Portland, Me. It was there he realized that his career had become stuck. He found himself working at a Michaels craft store during the winter, his creative wheels spinning. That’s when he began to re-create his sketches from high school, refined his humor and began self-publishing them. “They started as newsletters at Kinko’s that I’d distribute every two weeks,” he said. “I’d go out, trudging through blizzards … to deliver them.” He started gathering a following. The University of Southern Maine’s Free Press student newspaper picked the comic up for a year, followed by the Portland Phoenix, an alternative newsweekly. In 2007, he moved back to Tucson, for “the sun, the sun and the sun … plus the pace of life,” as Kish put it. The Tucson Weekly has been the Western home of Hoopleville ever since. “I take pride in having never dumbed it down,” Kish said. “I’ve had a guy talk to me and say ‘I don’t get some of these, but I like them.’ I love that.” The free exhibition continues through Monday, May 26.—D.M.

Far left: Michael McDonald performs at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 6, at Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. Call 624-1515, or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for info. Left: Ship of Fools, directed by Rory O’Rear, will screen at I Dream in Widescreen.

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Eating Right, Living Right

To the Big Screen

Fisticuffs at the Casino

Magic Hour/I Dream in Widescreen

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7 p.m., Wednesday, May 9 at the Loft Cinema 7 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at the Fox Tucson Theatre

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3233 E. Speedway Blvd. (Loft) 17 W. Congress St. (Fox)

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Phoenix-based boxing promoter Michelle Rosado has come out swinging with her first event in Tucson. If her record is any indication, her company, Face II Face Events, looks to have anoth-er knockout on its hands. Rosado, a boxing fan growing me up, began promoting during a time when Arizona’s boxing scene wass in dire straits. “I was tired of there not being enough shows,” she said. “The quality ing was pretty bad—shows were getting own canceled, fights were getting thrown ighters, out.” Rosado started managing fighters, cenes and when she got a behind-the-scenes look at how events are planned, she decided to try her hand at it. cess. Her first card was a huge success. ands to Two follow-up events drew thousands Phoenix’s Warehouse District. outhern Now, she’s set her sights on Southern Arizona. “It made sense to bring it here,” Rosado said. “There’s justt a ” huge boxing fan base in Tucson.” rces Rosado doesn’t have the resources races top promoters have and she embraces that. “I take it to the community … and help the local guys stay active,” she hat with said. Rosado is holding true to that a card that features local fighterss Juan Suazo and Isaac Hidalgo in the main al debut event, along with the professional of Robert Lopez. ce, At the prefight press conference, backers announced that ringside seats were sold out, a good sign for a compao more ny that hopes to hold at least two nd. events in Tucson before year’s end. Rosado describes her style of promoting events as “almost like a big party. When’s ... When you leave, you’re like ‘When’s the next one?’” vailable Tickets start at $20 and are available ood at facetofaceevents.net and at Food s. City stores in Tucson and Nogales. –D.M.

Conscious Local Living 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 9 St. Philip’s Plaza 4340 N. Campbell Ave. facebook.com/krikawa; stphilipsplaza.com

Not sure how to go green? You can see how your fellow Tucsonans are doing it at the city’s second Conscious Local Living event, and perhaps pick up some valuable tips. Conscious Local Living is an effort by Green Living magazine and The FUSION Foundation to bring the community together by highlighting the city’s innovative people and places. The event will spotlight Lisa Krikawa of St. Philip’s Krikawa Jewelry Designs, who sells free-trade gems at her store, and Melissa Diane Smith, the director of education for the GMO Free Project of Tucson, which advocates for labeling of genetically modified food. “We highlight a local face in the community, someone doing something sustainable and innovative, and we highlight a local place, where we hold the event, and a community innovator,” said Dorie Morales of Green Living. “The bottom line is community and sustainability.” Morales said the event is a great place to network, and that it has a small-community feel to it. Attendees can focus on getting to know one another and will also have a chance to talk to the people the event highlights. Smith, who has written books on nutrition, said she believes most Americans, even those who focus on leading sustainable lives, are not aware of the genetically modified organisms that have been introduced to American food systems. “I think this is just something that many people in the sustainable food movement haven’t yet learned about or understand, so we’re really looking forward to being at the Conscious Local Living event and educating people about this modern-day issue,” she said.—A.N.

All year long, students in the University of Arizona’s School of Theatre, Film and Television pour their blood, sweat and tears into their thesis projects. The result: Magic Hour and I Dream in Widescreen, free programs at the Loft Cinema and the Fox Tucson Theater that provide the public a chance to see the students’ short films. Lisanne Skyler, one of the professors for the students’ production course, said the audience has spread beyond students and their families to include other members of the community. “I’ve been teaching here for about seven years and you just see such unusual and creative work coming out of the school,” Skyler said. “Kids are not afraid to take chances, they’re not afraid to try new things, and the films are surprising and fresh and they’re entertaining—the students know how to reach an audience.” Skyler said this year’s collection of films is especially bold. “There’s a great commitment to style, but there’s also a great commitment to tell a story as well … you just have very original films, things that kind of push boundaries a little bit.” Nicholas Watts, one of the students showing a thesis, said he may have the most over-the-top film this year. He said he’s not nervous about showing his film, just excited. “Honestly we go through a year of hell and then nobody thinks were going to finish on time and then in the month of April, everything wraps up and everybody’s happy,” Watts said. He said to expect a wide array of projects, with elements like singing, dancing, animation, fight scenes, drama and a whole lot more. —A.N.

Desert Diamond Casino 1100 W. Pima Mine Road

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Nicholas Fontana Nicholas Fontana became the newest member of the Arizona House of Representatives on Monday, April 23, taking over for Daniel Patterson, who quit last month to avoid expulsion for “disorderly behavior.” Fontana has his own law office and is judge pro tem for the Tohono O’odham tribal court. He has also worked as the chief public defender for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and as a public defender for the city of Tucson and Pima County. He represents Legislative District 29, which stretches from downtown and South Tucson to the southeast side. He lives in Barrio Viejo with his wife, Jane, and their daughter. Hank Stephenson, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com Tell me a little bit about yourself. Why was this gig appealing to you? Well, I’m a Tucson native, born and raised, and … when the scandal hit with Rep. Patterson, and then he switched to independent, I looked at my wife and said, “Oh, man, what kind of applicants are we going to get now to be our representative?” I was just concerned, because very often in Arizona, we end up with politicians in office basically because they were the (only) people who said, “Oh, I’ll do that.” And it’s kind of scary. So she looked at me and said, “Why don’t you apply?” So I switched my (party) registration and applied. My concern was that somebody got in there who could hit the ground running, because there’s so little time left. The budget is the only big piece left out there. I also wanted to make sure whoever got into office was somebody who could calm things down, hopefully deal with some of the needs that are there, pick up constituent services, and just be a good caretaker. I see. I thought it was important that whoever got the position, ideally, would not be looking to run in the new legislative district. I think it’s important that the focus be on taking care of the needs at hand, and not worrying about getting re-elected. I have no intention of running in the new district. I 22 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

view myself as kind of the guy at the end of the party who cleans up the mess, makes sure everybody gets home safe, and turns off the lights. What do you hope to accomplish? What are your goals in the short timeframe you have? My goal is to support the governor’s effort to restore funding that has been cut. You won’t have time to introduce a bill, but if you could change one of the laws on the books, what would it be? I would repeal SB 1070. Let’s see … what other bills? Boy, that would actually be a pretty long list. A lot of repeals? It would require some repeals, you betcha. … I would introduce a law that said for every law passed, you would have to repeal two. You’re pretty much a lifelong Democrat who became an independent to fill this seat. Some people would say that’s OK, because Patterson was elected as a Democrat. Some people would call it gaming the system. What do you say? Here’s my thought on that: I haven’t denied the fact at all that I was a Democrat and switched to independent solely for the reason of applying for this position. For starters, Daniel

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Patterson switched his registration from lifelong Democrat to independent in the 12th hour. I don’t know exactly what his motives were on that, but it wasn’t as if he was a lifelong independent representing independent interests. My other response to that is the (Pima County) Board of Supervisors needed a slate of candidates who were qualified and ready to do the job. I felt that I had a certain experience and knowledge that would allow me to do that. So that was my No. 1 concern and reason for doing it. Patterson quit after allegations that he beat up his girlfriend, smoked pot and harassed other lawmakers. How will your style differ? We’ll, I think if you ask people who know me and work with me, they’ll say I’m a pretty easy guy to work with. I can disagree without being uncivil. I can advocate for a position without abusing people. I think I’m a pretty good listener. So I think my style will be pretty different. What won’t change? Do you see any similarities between the two of you? Rep. Patterson did focus on the issues for LD 29, and he was a strong advocate for issues that directly affect LD 29. I know he was a strong advocate for the environment, and I don’t see that changing.

AG EXPO AND SPRING FLING Arizona Feeds Country Store North. 4743 N. Highway Drive. 887-2202. Raffles, discounts, samples, demonstrations, educational exhibits and seminars, pet adoptions and fun for the kids, including a corn bin, live animals, and a model horse show, take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Visit afcountrystore. com for a schedule of seminars and more information. AGAVE FEST: TEQUILAS, MEZCALS, SOTOLS Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. Eight Tucson bartenders compete to incorporate a secret ingredient into an award-winning, agave-based, non-margarita cocktail from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, May 4; $25. Tastings, light appetizers, street tacos and live music by mariachis and the Latin Funk Project also are featured. Visit hotelcongress.com for more information. ANNUAL ISRAEL FESTIVAL Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 2993000. A community-wide event celebrates the 64-year history of Israel from 1 to 6 p.m., Sunday, May 6; free. Activities include live music, a parade, food, exhibits, pita-making, an art fair, a lecture series, kids’ activities, a pool party and choir performances throughout the day. Call 577-9393 for more information. BODY AND SOL: OLD PUEBLO WOMEN’S EXPO Casino del Sol. 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 3449435. Hands-on workshops, motivational speakers, self-help seminars and presentations, live music, tequila-tasting and more than 100 exhibits are featured at an event for women from Thursday, May 3, through Saturday, May 5; $35 May 3, $15 May 4 and 5. Visit bodyandsoultucson.com for more information and to register. CINCO DE MAYO AT TRAIL DUST TOWN Trail Dust Town. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 2964551. Traditional Mexican charro performers and the Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros perform alternating sets from 6 to 10 p.m., and Johnny Bandito breaks a piñata for kids 10 and younger at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Ongoing free entertainment includes Ballet Folklorico Tapatio and Mariachi Luz de Luna. Food and beverages are available. Call or visit traildusttown.com for more information. CINCO DE MAYO BEER-TASTING Sonoran Glass Art Academy. 633 W. 18th St. 8847814. Watch glassblowing, bid on hand-blown glass beer steins, enjoy light Mexican hors d’oeuvres, listen to live music by A Son y Sol and sample beers from Nimbus Brewing Company and Thunder Canyon Brewery from 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $20, free younger than 21, $10 member of the Sonoran Glass Art Academy. CINCO DE MAYO CHESS FIESTA Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. Former women’s world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk and 9 Queens host a chess-fest for all ages and abilities from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Kosteniuk will play multiple games at once; participants create art works in the manner of avid chess-player and modern-artist Marcel Duchamp; and Joe Pagac paints a chess-themed canvas mural. Other activities include beginner chess lessons, pick-up chess games, face-painting and chess exhibits. CONVENTO NIGHTS: WONDER OF WE (WOW) Mercado San Agustín. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 461-1110, ext. 8. TEDxTucson salons led by Luis Perales, Lewis Humphreys and Adam Weinstein; and an art exhibit featuring work by Ruben Urrea Moreno, Matlocktheartist, Chris Leon and Issac Perez are featured at the cross-cultural event The Wonder of We (WOW) from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $10. Visit tucsonsocialsociety.com for tickets and more info.

GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE El Conquistador Resort. 10000 N. Oracle Road. 5441800. Check-in is at 10:30 a.m., Friday, May 4; $95. Lunch follows from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and a Texas Scramble starts at 12:30 p.m. Several prizes are awarded, and mulligans are available for $5; $10 for three. All proceeds benefit Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. Call 882-0555 for more information. SILVER AND TURQUOISE BALL Arizona Inn. 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. This black-tie event, now in its 67th year, features a gourmet dinner and dancing under the stars, beginning at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $250. Proceeds help restore the Mission San Xavier del Bac. Reservations are required; call 429-0912 for reservations and more information. TASTE OF TANQUE VERDE La Mariposa. 1501 N. Houghton Road. 749-1099. Zinburger, Old Pueblo Grille, Bamboo Club and Zona 78 are among restaurants providing tastings at a dinner and silent auction supporting the Tanque Verde Schools Enrichment Foundation, from 6 to 11 p.m., Friday, May 4; $40, $75 couple. Beverages are available for purchase. Visit tvseef.org for tickets and more information. TREASURES FOR TIHAN Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. 881-4200. The Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network celebrates Cinco de Mayo with entertainment by Mariachi Azteca del Sol highlighting its annual fundraising auction at 6 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $75, $65 advance. Hors d’oeuvres are included, and a no-host cantina offers beverages. Visit tihan.org or call 299-6647 for reservations. TYP FIRST FRIDAYS: CANVAS ART ON THE RUNWAY Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. A runway show inspired by internationally influential 20th-century artists highlights a party from 6:30 to 10 p.m., Friday, May 4; $25, $30 VIP reception. VIP guests include local artists, stylists, designers and representatives of boutiques and high-end fashion brands. An after-party takes place at The Hub Restaurant and Ice Creamery, 266 E. Congress St. RSVP is requested by Thursday, May 3. Visit tucsonyoungprofessionals.com. WORKER, INC.: THE WORKER TRANSIT AUTHORITY PUBLIC HEARING PERFORMANCE Tucson Academy of Leadership and Arts. 210 E. Broadway Blvd. 882-9144. Participate in an innovative public transportation-planning project that incorporates performance, art, humor, parody, graphics and data. Worker, Inc. presents a different interactive exhibit and performance each Friday and Saturday, through Saturday, May 12. Each weekend features videos, text, interactive maps, forms, images, graphics and sculpture pertaining to a different aspect of how people move throughout the city. Light snacks are provided, and food trucks are onsite. The events are designed to reinvent the public-hearing process and to facilitate discussion about the issues of land use, infrastructure, transportation and the environment. The project is funded through the Tucson Pima Arts Council/Kresge Arts in Tucson II: P.L.A.C.E. Initiative Grants. Free. Visit workerincorporated.com for more information.

OUT OF TOWN PUTTIN’ ON THE DOG Hilton El Conquistador Resort. 10000 N. Oracle Road. Oro Valley. 544-5000. Celebrity emcees, live music, hors d’oeuvres by Tucson Originals, and silent and live auctions of pet-related products and services are featured from 5 to 9 p.m., Friday, May 4; $150, $125 advance, $10 dog paid at the door includes bandana and dog biscuit. Call 327-6088, or visit hssaz.org for tickets and more information.

UPCOMING 2ND SATURDAY DOWNTOWN Free events take place throughout downtown from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12. The Southwest Soul Circuit features jazz fusion, African, hip-hop and soul music in the patio area behind the Rialto Building. FC Tucson Soccer hosts a soccer showdown in the parking lot of the MLK Apartments at Toole and Fifth avenues. The main stage on Scott Street just south of Congress Street features music and performance in a range of genres. A free concert takes place at the Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., and a kids’ area in the south parking lot of the Chase Bank building at 2 E. Congress St. features a jumping castle and a screening of a familyfavorite movie. Street activities include mimes, buskers, stilt-walkers, living statues, car clubs, food trucks and vendors. Visit 2ndsaturdays.com for more information, including a site map. LUTE OLSON CELEBRITY AUCTION AND GOLF TOURNAMENT Dell Urich Golf Course at Randolph Park. 600 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4161. A celebrity auction, lots of

prizes and special appearances by celebrity players highlight an event to benefit the UA Arthritis Center, Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12. At 5 p.m., Friday, May 11, the auction allows players to bid on coaches and former players to join their foursomes; $35. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, games and photo opportunities are included. The tournament starts at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, May 12; $150, $500 foursome. Visit coacholsongolf.org to register and for more information.

5; free. Call 797-1751, or visit tucsonartsandcrafts.org for more information.

RENO GANNON MEMORIAL JELL-O WRESTLING EXTRAVAGANZA AND BENEFIT AUCTION John F. Kennedy Park. 3700 S. La Cholla Blvd. Teams wrestle in a pit of Jell-O to raise money for the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 12; $25, $20 advance includes a pre-party at 3 p.m. A raffle offers two tickets for a Madonna concert in Phoenix on Tuesday, Oct. 16. An auction also takes place. Call 628-7223; e-mail events@saaf.org; or visit jello-wrestling.org for tickets, to support a wrestler, or for more information.

SOCRATES SATURDAY FORUM Ward 6 City Council Office. 3202 E. First St. 7914601. All are welcome to join a philosophical discussion at 9 a.m., the first and third Saturday of every month; free. Email lanamorgan1@yahoo.com for more info.

BULLETIN BOARD EVENTS THIS WEEK 60 POUNDS OF PRODUCE FOR $10 PCC Desert Vista Campus. 5901 S. Calle Santa Cruz. 206-5030. Market on the Move sells fresh produce to benefit Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 5; free. Visit the3000club.org for more information. CINCO DE MAYO BOOK SALE Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch, Pima County Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. Buy four books and get the fifth free, from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free admission. Enjoy a complimentary paleta while they last. COMMUNITY LEGAL REFERRAL CLINIC UA law students provide free walk-in legal clinics from 9 to 11 a.m., the first and third Saturday of May. The clinics provide only referrals, not legal services. Locations are Tucson Urban League, 2305 S. Park Ave. (tellis@ tucsonurbanleague.org, no clinic May 12); Himmel Park Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave. (himmel.clinic@gmail.com); and Woods Memorial Library, 3455 N. First Ave. (woods. clinic@gmail.com). Send email for more information. GRAND OPENING Monterey Court Studio Galleries. 505 W. Miracle Mile. 582-0514. AZAquaculture and Diabolis Designs celebrate their grand opening from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 5; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 6; free. The galleries feature art, eco-friendly jewelry, gifts, lapidary, and vintage scientific equipment, all with an aquaculture theme. Call 445-4589 for more information. KEEPING THE KEYS FOR MATURE DRIVERS Murphy-Wilmot Branch, Pima County Public Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. 594-5420. Representatives of AAA provide senior drivers with information and resources for staying safe on the road, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3; free. Call to register and for more information. LEARN ABOUT BEE-KEEPING Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 882-3304. Bee-keeper David Benton demonstrates how to work with a beehive and answers questions from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 3; free.

SEIS DE MEOW CataVinos. 3063 N. Alvernon Way. 323-3063. A benefit for PAWSitively Cats No Kill Cat Shelter takes place from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, May 6; $20 for six tastings. Half the proceeds go to the shelter. Donations of canned cat food and litter are welcome.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA ARTS GUILD Miguel’s. 5900 N. Oracle Road. 887-3777. Local artists are invited to participate in meetings at 8:30 a.m., the first and third Saturday of every month; $13, $10 member. Meetings on the third Saturday include a casual critique session. Visit southernazartsguild.org to verify meeting location and for more information. TOURS OF THE WEST UNIVERSITY OVERLAY ZONE Ken Scoville and Tucson Weekly contributor Dave Devine give walking tours of the area covered by the disputed “Overlay Zone” just west of the UA campus, at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $25. Proceeds benefit the Overlay Referendum Legal Fund. Call 358-8500 for reservations or more information. WHAT’S UP THIS SUMMER? If you want Tucson Weekly readers to turn out for anything you’re doing this summer, send info by noon, Monday, May 7, and we’ll list it free in our Summer Survival Guide. We include all events that benefit nonprofits, and events including visual, performance and theater arts; music; kids activities of all kinds; hikes, walks, runs and rides; fundraisers; lectures; special events; exhibitions; and anything else fun or interesting that’s happening from Thursday, May 24, through Wednesday, Aug. 15. Email info to listings@ tucsonweekly.com, or use the online form here: posting. tucsonweekly.com/tucson/SubmitEvent/Page. Stay cool! ‘WINE TO REMEMBER’ BENEFIT Hacienda del Sol. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Wine-tasting, silent and live auctions, hors d’oeuvres and live music are featured in the gardens from 3 to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, May 6; $50, $80 for two. Proceeds benefit the Desert Southwest Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Call 322-6601, or email heriberto.contreras@alz.org for reservations and more information. WOMEN IMPACTING TUCSON Manning House. 450 W. Paseo Redondo. 770-0714. Karen Mercereau presents “RN Patient Advocates: Your Navigators Through the Healthcare Shoals” at a luncheon from 11:20 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, May 7; $25. Andrew Greenhill provides an update from the mayor’s office. Reservations are requested by Thursday, May 3. Call 770-0714, or email wit@manninghouse.com for reservations or more information. WORLD HARMONY: CAN IT HAPPEN? Access Tucson. 124 E. Broadway Blvd. 624-9833. The television show World Harmony: Can It Happen? tapes at 6 p.m., Friday, May 4. The topic is “A Psychiatrist Looks at the World and Suggests How We Could Make It a Better Place in Which to Live.” The guest panelist will be Dr. David A. Ruben. Arrive in Studio A by 5:45 p.m. to guarantee seating. The show rebroadcasts on Cox Digital Channel 120 and Comcast Channel 72. For more information, call 722-2837.

PCOA AMBASSADOR PROGRAM Martha Cooper Branch, Pima County Public Library. 1377 N. Catalina Ave. 594-5315. A volunteer for the Pima Council on Aging provides information and answers questions about support available to seniors for caregiving, meals, housing, legal services and transportation, from 10 a.m. to noon, every Monday, May 7 through 28; free.

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PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION GROUP Metropolitan Grill. 7892 N. Oracle Road. 531-1212. Lively, friendly and civil discussions of philosophical questions old and new take place at 6 p.m., the first and third Monday of every month; free. Call 575-1743 for more information.

FRONTIER PRINTING PRESS DEMONSTRATION Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac. 398-2252. Printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the 1858 Washington Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3 and 10; and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 26; $4, $2 age 7 to 13, free child younger child, includes admission.

RODDERS DAYS CAR SHOW Casino del Sol. 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 3449435. The Tucson Street Rod Association holds a car show and social gathering Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6; $75 entry for two people includes three meals, free spectator. Call 991-3600 for more information. ‘A SALUTE TO SUMMER’ ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. 881-4200. Thirty local artisans display and sell handmade works in a range of media from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May

DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF THE SANTA RITA AREA Green Valley Democratic Headquarters. 260 W. Continental Road. Green Valley. 838-0590. Current events are discussed from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., every Wednesday; free. Email acalkins10@aol.com, or visit gvdemocrats.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE: 624-0348, (800) 553-9387 Wingspan. 430 E. Seventh St. 624-1779. Report a violent or discriminatory action against you or someone you know by calling the 24-hour bilingual crisis line at 624-

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0348 or (800) 553-9387. If it’s an emergency, please first call 911. All services are available in English and Spanish. ADULT SPELLING BEE Sky Bar. 536 N. Fourth Ave. 622-4300. A familyfriendly spelling bee takes place the second Tuesday of every month; free. Prizes include trophies and $25 gift certificates for Brooklyn Pizza. Sign-up is at 6:30 p.m., and the bee begins at 7 p.m. Email tucsonspellingbee@ gmail.com, or search for “Tucson Spelling Bee” on Facebook for more information. ART IN THE PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. A guided tour of the 1937 adobe home on the grounds examines the changing art and cultural exhibits that feature work by local and Southwest artists. The tour takes place at 11 a.m., every Tuesday and Thursday. A one-hour walking tour of the nature trails takes place at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The walks are free with admission: $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org. BEAGLE RESCUE Several beagle-adoption events and play dates are scheduled throughout the month. Visit soazbeaglerescue.com for the schedule and to learn more about Southern Arizona Beagle Rescue. BRIDGE CLUB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 229-5300. Adults play bridge from 1 to 4 p.m., every Wednesday. Call for more information. CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: TUCSON CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL Community groups, businesses, religious groups, neighborhood associations and ad hoc groups of five or more volunteers are needed to adopt parks, streets, washes and other public areas on an ongoing basis. Call 7913109, or visit tucsoncleanandbeautiful.org. CHESS CLUB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. All serious chess players are invited from 1 to 5 p.m., every Friday. Call for more information. THE COFFEE PARTY Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Friendly discussions of current events take place from 1 to 3 p.m., every Tuesday. Call 878-0256. COMMON SENSE FORUM Martha Cooper Branch, Pima County Public Library. 1377 N. Catalina Ave. 594-5315. The forum meets at 2 p.m., every first Saturday, for a discussion based on social structures that Miklos Szilagy described in his self-published book, How to Save Our Country; free. Call 275-5259 for more information.

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FOUNTAIN FLYERS TOASTMASTERS Coco’s Bakery Restaurant. 7250 N. Oracle Road. 7422840. Participants learn and enhance speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment, from 6:30 to 7:45 a.m., Tuesday; free. Call 861-1160 for more information. GAM-ANON MEETING University of Arizona Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. A 12-step support group for families and friends of compulsive gamblers meets in dining room No. 2500D at 7 p.m., every Monday; free. Call 570-7879 for more information.

COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE Himmel Park. 1000 N. Tucson Blvd. 791-3276. A drum circle meets from 3:30 to 6 p.m., every Sunday; free. Call 743-4901 for more information.

ITALIAN CONVERSATION Beyond Bread. 3026 N. Campbell Ave. 322-9965. All skill levels practice from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., every Tuesday; free. Call 624-9145 for more information.

DESERT CRONES Fellowship Square Villa III. 210 N. Maguire Ave. 8865537. Women older than 50 meet from 1 to 3 p.m., every Thursday except holidays, to enjoy companionship and creativity. Programs include guest speakers, writing workshops and drumming circles. Call 409-3357, or email hobbitmagick@hotmail.com for more information.

JIGSAW PUZZLE EXCHANGE Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Exchange your jigsaw puzzle for a different one at the Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange display. Parking is free on Saturday, Sunday, evenings or for less than an hour. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Call 791-4010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov for more information.

DIVORCE RECOVERY DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP First Church United Methodist. 915 E. Fourth St. 6226481. An open support group for anyone ending a relationship takes place from 1 to 2 p.m., every Tuesday; free.

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p.m., Sunday, May through October (520-455-5582). Farmers’ Markets at La Posada Green Valley: 665 S. Park Centre Ave., Green Valley, is 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday (603-8116). Farmers’ Market at Voyager RV Resort: 8701 S. Kolb Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday (603-8116). Friday Farmers’ Market at Broadway Village: 2926 E. Broadway Blvd., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday (603-8116). Green Valley Village Farmers’ Market: 101 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday (490-3315). Marana Farmers’ Market: 13395 N. Marana Main Street, Marana, 3 to 6 p.m., Tuesday (882-3313). Metal Arts Village Saturday Morning Market: 3230 N. Dodge Blvd., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday (795-1770). Oracle Farmers’ Market: 2805 N. Triangle L Ranch Road, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday (896-2123). Oro Valley Farmers’ Market: Town Hall at the corner of La Cañada Drive and Naranja Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday (882-2157). Plaza Palomino: 2970 N. Swan Road, winter: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; summer: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday (plazapalomino.com). Rincon Valley Farmers’ Market: 12500 E. Old Spanish Trail, winter: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; summer: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday (591-2276). St. David Farmers’ Market: St. David High School, 70 E. Patton St., St. David, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May through October (520221-1074). St. Philip’s Plaza Saturday Farmers’ Market: St. Philip’s Plaza, southeast corner of River Road and Campbell Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday (6038116). Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market: Mercado San Agustín, 100 S. Avenida del Convento, 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday (622-0525). San Manuel Farmers’ Market: 801 McNab Parkway, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday (520-2122337). Sierra Vista Farmers’ Market: corner of Carmichael Avenue and Willcox Drive, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday; and corner of Charleston Road and Highway 90 bypass, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday (520-678-2638). Sunsites Farmers’ Market: Shadow Mountain Golf Course, 1105 Irene St., Sunsites, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday (520826-1250). Tucson Farmers’ Market: St. Philip’s Plaza, southeast corner of River Road and Campbell Avenue, winter: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday; summer: 8 a.m. to noon, Sunday (882-2157). Tucson Farmers’ Market at Jesse Owens Park: Jesse Owens Park, 400 S. Sarnoff Drive, winter: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday; summer: 8 a.m. to noon, Friday (918-9811). Tucson Farmers’ Market at Maynards: Maynards Market and Kitchen, 400 N. Toole Ave., winter: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday; summer: 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday (545-0577). Tucson’s Green Art and Farmers’ Market: 8995 E. Tanque Verde Road, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday (982-2645). Ventana Plaza’s Farmers’ Market: 5455 N. Kolb Road, 3 to 7 p.m., Tuesday (603-8116).

FARMERS’ MARKETS Alan Ward Downtown Mercado: south lawn of the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, October through May; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, June through September (339-4008). Arivaca Farmers’ Market: 16800 Arivaca Road, Arivaca, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday. Bisbee Farmers’ Market: Vista Park in the Warren section, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday (520-227-5060). Community Food Bank: 3003 S. Country Club Road, 8 a.m. to noon, Tuesday (6220525). Corona de Tucson Farmers’ Market: 15921 S. Houghton Road, Vail, 8 a.m. to noon, Friday (8701106). Douglas Farmers’ Market: Raul Castro Park, between D and E avenues, downtown Douglas, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday (520-805-5938 or 520-805-0086). El Presidio Plaza Park Mercado: 115 N. Church Ave., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday (339-4008). El Pueblo Farmers’ Market: El Pueblo Neighborhood Center parking lot, SW corner of Irvington Road and Sixth Avenue, 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday (882-3304). Elgin Farmers’ Market: KiefJoshua Vineyards, 370 Elgin Road, Elgin, 11 a.m. to 3

LET’S SPEAK SPANISH Himmel Branch, Pima County Public Library. 1035 N. Treat Ave. 594-5305. A language and logistics professor leads practice from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., every Wednesday except holidays; free. MAHJONG Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 229-5300. Play Mahjong from 1 to 3:30 p.m., each Saturday; free. Call for more information. MARXIST DISCUSSION GROUP Revolutionary Grounds. 606 N. Fourth Ave. 620-1770. A discussion of selected readings takes place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., the first and third Sunday of every month; free. Call 235-0694 for more information. PIMA COUNCIL ON AGING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE Free, one-on-one confidential information and referral sessions are offered at many locations throughout the city. For a complete list, visit pcoa.org. From 10 a.m.

to noon, the second Tuesday of every month: Sahuarita Branch Library, 725 W. Via Rancho, Sahuarita. From 10 a.m. to noon, the second and fourth Wednesday of every month: Ellie Towne/Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the second and last Wednesday of every month: Quincie Douglas Senior Center, 1575 E. 36th St. From 10 a.m. to noon, the third and fourth Wednesday of every month: Freedom Park Recreation Center, 5000 E. 29th St. From 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., the third and fourth Thursday of every month: Clements Center, 8155 E. Poinciana Drive. RECYCLING CENTERS Neighborhood drop-off centers are located at Himmel Park, Joaquin Murrieta Park, Mansfield Park, Morris K. Udall Park, Miller-Golf Links Library, Golf Links Sports Park, Kennedy Park, Booth-Fickett Magnet School, Jacobs Park, Tucson Convention Center, Ward 5 Council Office, Patrick K. Hardesty Midtown Multi-Service Center, Himmel Park and the Los Reales Landfill. Visit tucsonrecycles.org, or call 791-5000 for more info. THE ROADRUNNERS TOASTMASTERS Atria Bell Court Garden. 6653 E. Carondelet Drive. 8863600. The Roadrunners Toastmasters meet weekly from 6:30 to 8 a.m., Wednesday, to mutually support public speaking and leadership skills. Call 261-4560, or visit roadrunnerstoastmasters.com for more information. SCRABBLE CLUB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Play Scrabble from 1 to 5 p.m., each Monday. Call for more information. SINGLES 50+ LUNCH GROUP Thunder Canyon Brewery. 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. 7972652. A group meets for conversation and no-host lunch at noon, Sunday. Call 797-9873 for more information. TOASTMASTERS Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300. Participants learn to overcome their fear of public speaking and learn skills for self-confidence, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., every Saturday; free. TUCSON SINGLETARIANS A social club for singles age 50 and older meets from 5 to 7 p.m., each Wednesday on the westside, and Thursday on the eastside, at locations that change each month. Free; no-host food and beverages. Call 3269174, or visit tucsonsingletarians.tripod.com.

TUCSON SOCIAL SINGLES Tucson Social Singles meet from 5 to 7 p.m., every Friday, at a different location; free. Call 219-9985, or visit tucsonsocialsingles.org for locations and more information. URBAN YARNS Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Knitters and crocheters gather informally from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., each Friday, to work on their own projects, review the library’s fiber-themed books and find inspiration for new projects; free. No instruction is provided. Call 791-4010 for more information. VENDORS SOUGHT FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR Water of Life MCC. 3269 N. Mountain Ave. 292-9151. Vendors are sought for a church fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 26; $45, $10 to $15 more for indoor space. Applications close on Saturday, May 12. Call 879-6800, or email ellendavia@gmail.com for more information. XEROCRAFT: A PLACE TO CREATE Xerocraft. 1301 S. Sixth Ave. 906-0352. Tools and space for creative individuals to materialize their visions are available from 7 to 10 p.m., every Thursday; and from noon to 4 p.m., every Saturday; free. Visit xerocraft.org for more information.

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THE GOLDEN GONGS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Max Cannon emcees, and the audience selects the best short films of the year from the winners of each month’s First Friday Shorts, at 9 p.m., Friday, May 4; $6, $5 Loft member. Cash awards await the winners. LOFT CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Visit loftcinema.com for a complete list of forthcoming films and to reserve tickets. Wednesday, May 9, at 2 p.m.: It’s Code, a screening of students’ semester-long projects that use video primarily for artistic expression; free. Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m.: Magic Hour, short fiction films from the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television; free. Thursday, May 10, at 7 p.m.: Last Call at the Oasis, with a post-film Q&A with filmmaker Jessica Yu; $5 to $9. ‘MONTE WALSH’ WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. The Empire Ranch Foundation hosts a screening of Monte Walsh, a 1970 Western partially shot in Southern Arizona, at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 3; $25. A Q&A with some of the actors follows. STARS UNDER THE STARS Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive. 299-2020. Movie musicals are featured at 8:30 p.m., Fridays, through June 8. May 4: Singin’ in the Rain (1952). May 11: The Sound of Music (1965). May 18: Grease (1978). June 1: Strictly Ballroom (1992). June 8: The Wizard of Oz (1939). Call the concierge for more information.

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SANTA CRUZ COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS WORKSHOP Santa Cruz Community Foundation. 825 N. Grand Ave., No. 104B. Nogales. (520) 761-4531. A free workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Friday, May 4, for agencies interested in applying for grants from the foundation. Successful projects involve two or more agencies collaborating on a common concern. Details of the process are provided at the workshop, and technical assistance is available. Call 761-4531, or visit sccfaz. org for more information.

THE GOLDEN DOOR Central School Project. 43 Howell Ave. Bisbee. (520) 255-3008. Directed by Emanuele Crialese, the final film of the International Film Series follows the immigration of a family of Italian peasants to America around 1900, at 7 p.m., Friday, May 4; free. Call 432-4866, or email info@centralschoolproject.org for more info.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CATALYST CAFÉ: WHERE TECH MEETS TUCSON Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Representatives of Pima County’s small businesses and nonprofits are invited to gather to discuss leading-edge technologies and innovative business practices from 3 to 4:30 p.m., the first Friday every month; free. On May 4, software engineer Andrew Lenards discusses “Gamestorming.” DROP-IN JOB HELP Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. A computer instructor provides one-on-one job help, including preparing a resume, researching careers, and networking and job-search skills, from noon to 3 p.m., each Monday; and from 9 a.m. to noon, each Thursday, in the second-floor Catalina Room; free. Walkins are welcome. Call 791-4010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov to register or for more info. JOB-SEEKERS’ GATHERING Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Former executive recruiter Beth Cole facilitates a gathering for adult job-seekers from 3 to 4 p.m., every Friday; free. SCORE BUSINESS COUNSELING Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Experienced executives give individualized advice about starting or building a business, from 3 to 5 p.m., every Tuesday; and from 9 a.m. to noon, every Saturday; free. Call for an appointment.

FILM EVENTS THIS WEEK BEYOND THE MYTH The Screening Room. 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204. A documentary about discrimination against pit-bull-type dogs, and the ineffectiveness and harmfulness of breedspecific laws, screens at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $10. Proceeds benefit Adopt-a-Bull rescue. Board members and coordinators of Pit n’ Proud and Adopt-a-Bull are available to discuss the film, and informational hand-

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UPCOMING ART AFTER DARK: MOVIE NIGHT Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Frida, featuring Salma Hayak, is screened at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 10; free. Popcorn and snacks are available. Admission to the Tucson Museum of Art exhibit Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray is free from 6 to 8 p.m. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org for more information. FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Thursday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m.: Citizen Kane; $5 to $8. Saturday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m.: Star Wars: The Clone Wars; $5 to $7. PAUL WEBER: AUDITIONING WORKSHOP Marriott University Park. 880 E. Second St. 792-4100. The Independent Film Association of Southern Arizona hosts a workshop for directors and actors about getting the most out of the audition process, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12; $175, $125 member, $90 observer, $65 observer member. Register by Sunday, May 6, at filmarizona.org, or call 325-9175. Long-time Hollywood casting and film consultant Paul Weber teaches. CHERYL HAWORTH: STRONG! Woods Memorial Branch, Pima County Public Library. 3455 N. First Ave. 594-5445. Weightlifter Cheryl Haworth struggles to defend her champion status in a one-hour documentary at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12; free. A half-hour moderated discussion follws.

GARDENING EVENTS THIS WEEK TUCSON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY The East Side Night Meeting of the Tucson African Violet Society gathers from 7 to 9 p.m., the first Wednesday of every month, at The Cascades, 201 N. Jessica Ave. The East Side Day Meeting takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the second Wednesday of every month, at The Cascades. The Northwest Day Meeting takes place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the second Thursday of every month, at The Inn at the Fountains at La Cholla, 2001 W. Rudasill Road.

WATERSMART LANDSCAPES FOR HOMEOWNERS Pima County Cooperative Extension. 4210 N. Campbell Ave. 626-5161. Classes are free; call 626-5161 to register. Saturday, May 5, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., “Desert Rain Gardens;” and from 9 to 11 a.m., “Rainwater Harvesting.” Saturday, May 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., “Residential Drip Irrigation”; and from 9 a.m. to noon, “Hands-On Water-Wise Garden Design.” Visit ag.arizona.edu/pima/smartscape for more information about all classes in the series. WEIRD PLANT SALE Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. Specialty vendors offer and answer questions about a wide range of rare, unusual and peculiar plants from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free admission to the sale includes admission to the gardens. Locally made pottery and refreshments for sale. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Visit tucsonbotanical.org.

introductions to native flora are featured on a guided tour at 10 a.m., every Friday, through May 25; $8, $4 age 4 to 12, free younger child or member, includes admission to the gardens. Call or visit tucsonbotanical. org for more information. PLANT LOW-COST TREES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY Customers of Tucson Electric Power Company qualify for native shade trees to plant within 15 feet of their homes on the west, south or east side. Trees are $8 including delivery. Call 791-3109, or visit tucsonaz.gov/tcb/tft for more information.

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UPCOMING NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS DAY Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. Admission to the gardens is free on Friday, May 11. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CLASSES AT TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. The gardens frequently offer classes on a wide range of gardening and related topics, including photography, painting and fauna that frequent Tucson gardens; $10 to $35, or free with admission. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information. GARDENING CLASSES AT THE LIBRARY Master Gardeners from the Pima County Cooperative Extension Service conduct free classes the first Saturday of every month, at 10:30 a.m., Mission Branch, 3770 S. Mission Road; and every Wednesday at 1 p.m., at the Murphy-Wilmot Branch, 530 N. Wilmot Road. Visit ag.arizona.edu for more information. GUIDED TOURS OF TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Plant trivia, history of the gardens and

NUTRITION AND CANCER PREVENTION UA Cancer Center North Campus. 3838 N. Campbell Ave. 694-2873. A free information session about nutrition and cancer-prevention is offered in Spanish at 10 a.m. by Martha Mosqueda; and in English at 11:30 a.m. by Michelle Bratton; free. Call 626-3265 for more information. TMC SENIOR SERVICES TMC Senior Services. 1400 N. Wilmot Road. 3241960. Classes are free and take place at the TMC Senior Resource Center. Advance registration is required; call 324-4345 to register. Wednesday, May 9, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Attorney Patrice Ryan presents “Trust, Wills and Beneficiary Designations.” Thursday, May 10, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: “Exercise for Injury Prevention.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUPS All meetings are free; call for reservations. Family members and others caring for people with dementia gather for discussion, education and support from 1:30 to 3 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of every month, at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, 2295300. An Alzheimer’s Association Support Group meets at 4:30 p.m., the second Monday of every month, at

Santa Catalina Villas retirement community, 7500 N. Calle Sin Envidia, 730-3132. An Alzheimer’s caregiver support group and concurrent activity group for those with the disease meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., the second and fourth Tuesday every month, at TMC’s El Dorado Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot Road, 324-1960. A second Alzheimer’s caregiver group meets there from 10:30 to noon, the first and third Thursday. CURVES LAUGHTER YOG-HA CLUB Curves. 2816 N. Campbell Ave. 326-1251. Men, women and children laugh for well-being from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., every Sunday; freewill donation. Call Judy at 822-8278, or visit laughteryogawithgita.com for more information. FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS Radiant Research. 7840 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 140. 885-6793. Free screenings for cholesterol, blood sugar, gout and BMI are offered from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., every Wednesday. Call to schedule a screening. HIV TESTING The Centers for Disease Control recommend HIV testing for all people ages 13 through 64. Visit napwa.org for more information on AIDS testing and its benefits. Testing hours at SAAF, 375 S. Euclid Ave., are from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Monday and Wednesday; and 1 to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Walk-in testing is also available at COPE, 101 S. Stone Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All testing is confidential; results are available in about 15 minutes; and counseling is available. Call for an appointment and more information. PCAP: AFFORDABLE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PIMA COUNTY RESIDENTS A representative from the Pima Community Access Program, a service that links uninsured Pima County residents with an affordable and comprehensive network of health-care providers, is available by appointment to enroll members of the community and give a free assessment. Call 309-2931, or email susa@mypcap.org for information or an appointment.

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KIDS & FAMILIES EVENTS THIS WEEK ALL TOGETHER THEATRE Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. An original adaptation of Thumbelina continues through Sunday, June 10. Showtime is 1 p.m., every Sunday; $5 to $8. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for reservations and more information. ANGELINA BALLERINA UA Bookstore. 1209 E. University Blvd. 621-2426. Angelina Ballerina stories, songs, crafts and basic ballet lessons with ballerinas from the UA School of Dance are featured from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Kids and families may choose one of the two times. Call 621-1500 for more info. ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 6285774. Inspired by the centennial exhibit 100 Years, 100 Quilts, kids make quilting projects at 11 a.m. on the first Saturday of every month, through Nov. 3; $5, $4 senior or ages 12 through 18, free younger child, includes all supplies and admission to the museum. May 5: Southwestern wall-hanging. June 2: summerreading bookmark. July 7: picture frame. Aug. 4: phone/ iPod case. Sept. 1: pincushion. Oct. 6: coaster/mug rug. Nov. 3: crazy-patch ornament. BLUE RIBBON EVENT FOR FOSTER CARE Thoroughbred Nissan. 5163 E. 22nd St. 618-6500. Food, mobile gaming, train rides, jumping castles and more celebrate Tucson’s foster families from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Information is available about foster parenting. Call 570-1451 for more info. CRAFTY READERS Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Children ages 6 to 8 listen to and discuss a picture book and then create a related craft from 4 to 5 p.m., the first Thursday of every month; free. DAVINCI PREP OF STUDIO CONNECTIONS Studio Connections Theater at St. Francis in the Foothills. 4625 E. River Road. 731-1559. Godspell Jr., an adaptation of Godspell for middle school-age youth,

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is staged at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5; and at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 6; $8. Call (800) 8383006, or visit brownpapertickets.com for tickets and more information. THE DRAWING STUDIO The Drawing Studio. 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947. The Art of Summer Open House features a tour of the studios, visits with teaching artists, and a discussion of summer art programs, from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 6. Scholarship applications are available. Visit thedrawingstudio.org for more information. HIGHLAND FREE SCHOOL BENEFIT An alcohol-free event for ages 16 and older features a silent auction and concert from 7 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5, in the conference room at 101 S. Stone Ave.; $7, $5 advance. Proceeds support technology in the classroom at Highland Free School, 510 S. Highland Ave. Advance tickets are available at the school.

‘INSIDE THE OVERPASS’ MURAL UNVEILING Youth artists, neighbors and community leaders celebrate the unveiling of a mural and view student-art portfolios from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at the corner of 29th Street and Columbus Boulevard; free. A program takes place at 4 p.m. Call 791-9359 or visit tucsonartsbrigade.org for more information. NEXT LOUNGE MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. High school students with valid ID can hang out, draw, watch art videos or get help with homework from artists and mentors with a wide range of expertise, from 2 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 9; free. PFLAG EN ESPAĂ‘OL A Spanish-language meeting for parents, families and friends of LGBT folks is held at 6 p.m., the first Monday every month, at FortĂ­n de las Flores, 102 E. 32nd St. Call 624-1779 for more information. PICTURE THIS: ART FOR FAMILIES Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. An art-education program for kids ages 6 through 12 and their family members takes place at 1 p.m., the

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SALPOINTE HIGH SCHOOL Studio One. 197 E. Toole Ave. 304-7803. An exhibit featuring interactive, multi-sensory environments, is presented by advanced art students from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5; optional freewill donation. The event includes live music and refreshments. Call 327-6581, or email cculligan@salpointe.org. SHOOT MOVIES ON THE MOON Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road. 323-1331. Jana Segal of Reel Inspiration teaches how to use camcorders or cell phones to create short, silent pictures with Valley of the Moon as the set from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $55 includes pizza lunch. The class covers acting, script-writing, storyboarding and simple video-production rules. RSVP by 5 p.m., Thursday, May 3, to 325-9175.

THROUGH OUR EYES AND IN OUR VOICE Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Ten student photographers, members of Cottonwood Elementary School’s Junior Optimist Club, exhibit their work at a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, May 3; freewill donation. All photos are for sale, and an auction takes place at 6:15 p.m. Proceeds benefit Tu Nidito Children and Family Services. Catering and music are provided by students of Cienega and Empire high schools.

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TSO YOUNG COMPOSERS PROJECT A concert of 30 student compositions spans two nights, at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 4 and May 5; $5 each night. Each night, members of the TSO sight-read and workshop young composers’ works, and invite them to make changes before a second performance, which is recorded for the composer to keep. Friday’s concert is at the Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. Saturday’s concert is at Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N. Sixth Ave.

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REPTILE RAMBLE Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Docents present characteristics of snakes and lizards, how to tell the difference between species, and the roles each serves in the Sonoran Desert, during an interactive presentation and walk at 10 a.m., every Friday, through July 27; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with ID, $2 child age 5 to 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Call or visit tohonochulpark.org for information.

TEENZONE MOVIE AND POPCORN Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 229-5300. Teens enjoy eating popcorn and sitting in loungers to watch a movie from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the first Saturday of every month; free. Beverages and other snacks are available in vending machines.

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first Sunday of every month; free, including admission to the museum. Sunday, May 6, following a tour of the Western art collection, families create and design their own cowboy boots.

TUCSON’S RIVER OF WORDS YOUTH POETRY AND ART TRAVELING EXHIBIT Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center. 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. 887-9786. An exhibit of children’s poetry and art expressing their understanding of watersheds continues through Tuesday, May 15. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; free. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR ART BY CHILDREN AND YOUTH Youth art is solicited for the Vision for the Greater Tucson Region report that Imagine Greater Tucson will release in June. Individual scholarships or $50 classroom prizes are given in four categories: grades K through 6; grades 7 through 12; college age; and video entries from any age. Entries are due Friday, May 4. Rules and entry forms are at imagingreatertucson.org. CRAFT-APALOOZA Bookmans. 3733 W. Ina Road. 579-0303. Kids enjoy crafts from 1 to 2 p.m., every first and third Saturday; adult crafts are featured from 1 to 2 p.m., every second and fourth Saturday; free. Supplies are provided. Visit bookmans.com for each week’s featured craft. FREE GUITAR LESSONS 17th Street Music. 810 E. 17th St. 624-8821, ext. 7147. Free beginner guitar lessons are offered every Friday from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. for ages 6 to 12, and from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. for age 13 and older. Visit seventeenthstreetmarket.com for more information. READ TO A DOG Murphy-Wilmot Branch, Pima County Public Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. 594-5420. Kids ages 2 to 12 improve their reading skills by reading to a therapy dog from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., every Wednesday; free. SCIENCE SATURDAYS Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Branch, Pima County Public Library. 7800 N. Schisler Drive. 594-5200. An interactive science program takes place from 2 to 3 p.m., every Saturday; free. SCRABBLE AND BANANAGRAMS CLUB Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Bring lunch and play Scrabble or Bananagrams from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Thursday; free. Call 7914010 for more information. STORIES IN THE GARDEN Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Kids and their parents listen to traditional and original stories about the desert and its creatures in the Garden for Children at 10 a.m., every Tuesday. A one-hour walking tour of the nature trails takes place at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark. org for more information. TOGETHER WE THRIVE MURAL PROJECT Winsett Outdoor Performance Center. 316 N. Fourth Ave. 241-8629. Youth ages 11 to 22 work on a mural with a “Together We Thrive� theme, from 3 to 5 p.m., every Tuesday; free. Registration is requested. Call 7919359, or visit tucsonartsbrigade.org to register or for more information. THE CREATIVE SPACE Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. An interactive space in the lobby provides materials and activities to encourage families to create museuminspired artwork; free with admission. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; $8, $6 senior or veteran, $3 student with ID, free younger than 13 and everyone the first Sunday of every month.

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OUTDOORS EVENTS THIS WEEK DESERT FOOD WALK AND TASTINGS Ages 12 and older join naturalist Meg Quinn on an easy walk to learn about native food plants and taste samples of desert-food recipes from 7 to 9 a.m., Wednesday, May 9; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov for more information. SABINO CANYON STAR PARTY Sabino Canyon. 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 7498700. The UA Astronomy Club operates several telescopes at the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center from 5:30 to about 9:30 p.m., the first Saturday of every month, weather permitting; free. The organization also typically has scale models to illustrate relative sizes in the universe. Email kevinkhu@email.arizona.edu to confirm or for more information. SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS Tucson Mountain Park. 2020 N. Kinney Road. 8776000. Volunteers age 12 and older help remove buffelgrass and fountain grass from 7 to 10 a.m., every second and fourth Wednesday; and every third Saturday; free. Work may require hiking and working on steep slopes. Meeting locations are in Tucson Mountain Park. Details are given with RSVP, which is required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov to RSVP or for more information.

OUT OF TOWN ARBORETUM HISTORY WALK Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Highway 60. Superior. (520) 689-2811. Sylvia Lee leads a walking tour and discusses the life and times of Col. William Boyce Thompson and his arboretum at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 5; $9, $4.50 ages 5 through 12, free younger child, includes admission. Visit azstateparks.com for a video tour and more information. INTERNATIONAL MIGRATORY BIRD DAY SPRING FESTIVAL San Pedro House. 9800 Highway 90. Sierra Vista. (520) 508-4445. Interpretive walks, guided birdwatching walks, a plant sale, presentations, workshops, displays, demonstrations, hummingbird-banding, and a nature expo are featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Kids learn to build nest boxes and to identify scats and tracks. Live birds of prey, snakes and reptiles are on display from the Gray Hawk Nature Center. Call (520) 508-4445 for more information. NATURE AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL Esplendor Resort. 1069 Camino Caralampi. Rio Rico. A celebration of International Migratory Bird Day introduces participants to the diversity of birding experiences in Southern Arizona and Northern Sonora with a choice of 10 classes and 12 tours from Friday, March 3, through Sunday, May 6. Besides birds, sessions and day-trips feature regional foods, gardening, butterflies and archaeology. Visit santacruzheritage.org for reservations and more information. SPRING BIRDS OF BROWN CANYON Brown Canyon Environmental Education Center. Sasabe. (520) 823-4251, ext. 116. Jeff Babson of Sky Island Tours leads a workshop and walk from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $25. Call 405-5665, or visit friendsofbanwr.intuitwebsites.com to register or for more information.

BEGINNER BIRD WALK Mason Audubon Center. 8751 N. Thornydale Road. 744-0004. The Tucson Audubon Society hosts an introduction to birdwatching for all ages with a casual, guided stroll through the saguaro-ironwood desert at 8 a.m., every Saturday; free. Call 629-0510, ext. 7011, for more information. CONNECTING PLANTS AND PEOPLE Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. A guided walk explores the edible and useful plants growing along the trails, at 10 a.m., every Saturday; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information. MOUNT LEMMON SKYCENTER SKYNIGHTS PROGRAM Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. 9800 Ski Run Road. 6268122. A peek through the largest public viewing telescope in the Southwest is just part of a five-hour tour of the universe from 3 to 8 p.m., nightly; $48 Monday through Thursday, $60 Friday through Sunday, $30 student. Reservations are required. Visit skycenter.arizona. edu for reservations. Search Facebook for “Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter” for daily photo updates about current events in the universe. RAMSEY CANYON PRESERVE WALKS Ramsey Canyon Preserve. 27 Ramsey Canyon Road. Miracle Valley. (520) 378-2785. Nature Conservancy docents give guided walks through the habitats of more than 170 bird species and a wide range of wildlife at 9 a.m., every Monday, Thursday and Saturday; $5, $3 member or Cochise County resident, free younger than 16, admission is good for a week. Pets are not allowed. SABINO CANYON HIKES Sabino Canyon Visitors’ Center. 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 749-8700. Hikes led by Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists start at 8:30 a.m., every Friday. Hikes range from easy to medium-difficulty and last from two to four hours. Most are free and depart from the visitor center. Some require an $8 tram ride. Visit scvntucson.org. TOHONO CHUL GUIDED BIRD AND NATURE WALKS Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Birders at any level of expertise tour the nature trails and gardens of 49-acre Tohono Chul Park and learn to identify some of the 27 resident bird species at 8:30 a.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A one-hour walking tour of the nature trails takes place at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark. org for more information. WAKE UP WITH THE BIRDS Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road. 877-6000. Spot wetland birds, hummingbirds, songbirds and raptors on a walk from 8 to 9:30 a.m., every Thursday; free. Binoculars are available. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

how to obtain Buddhic consciousness takes place from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Call 250-3871 for more information. TUCSON DOWSERS Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300. A panel of experienced dowsers offers an opportunity to ask questions about using dowsing in daily life, from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $5 requested donation. Call 544-8188, or visit tucsondowsers.org for more information. YOGA AND MEDITATION IN PRISONS Southside Presbyterian Church. 317 W. 23rd St. 6236857. James Fox, the founder and director of the Prison Yoga project, offers a free yoga class at 5:15 p.m., on Friday, May 4. The class is followed by a public presentation at 7 p.m.; by donation. On Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, Fox will teach a workshop on Prison Yoga and how to create a program for prisons in Arizona. The class runs from noon to 7 p.m. each day, at The Three Jewels, 314 E. Sixth St. $195. Call 360-2881, or visit http://prisonyoga.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BHAGAVAD GITA STUDY Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Shared reading and indepth study of the ancient Indian text takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., every Wednesday; free. A free light meal follows. Visit govindasoftucson.com for more info. BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND PHILOSOPHY Tara Mahayana Buddhist Center. 1701 E. Miles St. 296-8626. Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Lingpur teaches about Buddhist meditation and philosophy at 10 a.m., Sunday, and 7 p.m., Thursday. A lesson also is given at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at A Rich Experience, 7435 N. Oracle Road, No. 101; and 6:30 p.m., Friday, at Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E. Wrightstown Road; freewill donation. Call or visit meditationintucson.org for more information. EVOLVE TUCSON St. Francis in the Foothills Church. 4625 E. River Road. 299-9063. A discussion about how to create a healthy, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous community in Tucson takes place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., every Sunday; freewill donation.

MEDITATION AND YOGA BY DONATION Yoga Connection. 3929 E. Pima St. 323-1222. Group meditation takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., every Monday.

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SUNDAY FEAST AND FESTIVAL Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Mantra chanting takes place at 5:30 p.m., every Sunday, followed by a spiritual discourse at 6 p.m., and a ceremony consisting of music, chanting and dancing at 6:30 p.m.; free. An eight-course vegetarian feast is served at 7 p.m.; $3. Call or visit govindasoftucson.com for more information. TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE HOUR Little Chapel of All Nations. 1052 N. Highland Ave. 623-1692. Meditation instruction and practice, chanting and a short dharma talk by Khenpo Drimed Dawa (Dean Pielstick) take place from 11 a.m. to noon, every Sunday; free. Call 622-8460, or visit dharmakirti.org. WAKE UP TUCSON Hi Corbett Field. 3400 E. Camino Campestre. 3279467. Ajahn Sarayut of Wat Buddhametta leads a walk around Randolph Park to promote physical and mental health awareness, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., every Tuesday and Saturday; free. Visit tucsonbuddhistcenter. org for more information. WISE WOMEN DRUMMING Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. Mature women meet to drum and sing from 1 to 3 p.m., the first and third Saturday every month; free. Drums are available. Call 797-9323 for information.

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STILLNESS MEDITATION GROUP Kiewit Auditorium, UA Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Stillness meditation for patients, families, staff and the community takes place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., every Monday; free. Call 694-4605 or 6944786 for more information.

LGBT BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND PRACTICE Three Jewels. 314 E. Sixth St. 303-6648. Two 20-minute silent-sitting meditations, readings from Buddhist spiritual texts, and discussion take place from 10 to 11:45 a.m., every Sunday; free-will donation. Bring a pillow or cushion. Call 287-3127 for more information.

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SINGING BIRD SANGHA Zen Desert Sangha. 3226 N. Martin Ave. 319-6260. Meditation and teachings in the Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh take place at 4:45 p.m., every Sunday; free. Call 299-1903 for more information.

IONS TUCSON MONTHLY PRESENTATION Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300. IONS meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on the first Friday of every month to hear a presentation about alternative healing methods and consciousness research. Call 2998285, or visit ionstucson.org for more information.

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SPORTS EVENTS THIS WEEK 50TH OLD TUCSON DRAGWAY HOT ROD REUNION Southwestern International Raceway. 11300 S. Houghton Road. 762-9700. Any pre-1973 drag car, hot rod, custom or classy cruiser is welcome at a hot rod reunion from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $10, free age 11 and younger with a paid adult. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Southern Arizona. Live music is provided by the Retro Rockets. A free pre-party takes place at 5 p.m., Friday, May 4. Call 869-7772, or visit sirace.com for an entry form, more information and pre-registration. CINCO DE MAYO 10K AND 2-MILE FUN RUN Cholla High School. 2001 W. Starr Pass Blvd. A Cinco de Mayo Celebration featuring Mariachi Luz de Luna follows a scenic 10k run and a 2-mile fun run starting at 7 a.m., Sunday, May 6; $35. Entrants get a tech shirt, a goody bag and a post-race, burritos-and-bagels breakfast. Proceeds support the Arizona Cancer Center and scholarships for Cholla High School students. Visit azroadrunners.org for more information. NOCHE DE BOXEO Desert Diamond Entertainment Center. 1100 W. Pima Mine Road. 294-7777. A boxing event celebrating Cinco de Mayo takes place at 8 p.m., Friday, May 4; $20 to $55. The six-round main events feature Tucson boxers Juan “Taco Man” Suazo, lightweight, and Isaac “El Huracan” Hidalgo, super bantamweight. Additional events are four rounds each. Visit facetofaceevents.net for tickets and more information. TUCSON PADRES Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium. 2500 E. Ajo Way. 434-1021. Thursday, May 3: Tacoma. Friday through Sunday, May 4 through 6: Sacramento. Games start at 7:05 p.m., except Sunday at 2:05 p.m.; $7, $10 box seats, $15 premiere seats. Call 434-1367, or visit tucsonpadres.com for tickets or more information UA BASEBALL Hi Corbett Field. 3400 E. Camino Campestre. 3279467. Tickets are $8, $5 youth or senior. Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5, at 6 p.m.; and Sunday, May 6, at noon: Oregon. Visit azwildcats.com for more info.

Join us for an orthopaedic educational lecture series, presented by Tucson Medical Center and Tucson Orthopaedic Institute, as professionals give talks on various issues related to bone and joint health.

USA WRESTLING WESTERN JUNIOR REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND VETERANS’ NATIONALS Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. 7914101. A national event featuring freestyle and GrecoRoman-style wrestling, the two styles offered at the Olympic level, takes place from Thursday through Saturday, May 3 through 5; free spectator. Visit themat. com for a complete schedule.

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Strengthen Your Body: Exercises for Injury Prevention & Increased Motion This event is FREE to participants. Light refreshments provided. RSVP required. Call 324-1960 to RSVP.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY HORSE RACES Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. 3142 Arizona State Route 83. Sonoita. 455-5553. Thoroughbred and quarter-horse racing takes place at 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6; $3 parking, $3 admission. Gates open at 10 a.m. Wagering is available onsite and via offtrack simulcasts. Food vendors and local wines are available. A derby hat contest and traditional mint juleps are featured Saturday afternoon. A Mexican-themed dinner and dance featuring live music by Appaloosa takes place Saturday following the races; $25. Call or visit sonoitafairgrounds.com for more information.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS POOL TOURNAMENTS Pockets Pool and Pub. 1062 S. Wilmot Road. 5719421. Nine-ball tournaments take place according to handicap at 5 p.m., Sunday, and 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, for 9 and under; and at 7:30 p.m., Monday, for 8 and under. Tournaments for handicaps 9 and under take place at noon, every Saturday: 14.1 straight pool the first Saturday; nine-ball the second and fourth Saturday; 10-ball the third Saturday; and eight-ball the fifth Saturday; $10, optional $5 side pot. Unrated players arrive 30 minutes early to get a rating. Chess and backgammon also available. Call for more information. RAINBOW RIDERS CYCLING GROUP A group of LGBTA cyclists dedicated to the enjoyment of all types of bicycling meets every Sunday, and other occasions at the suggestion of members; free. Times vary. All levels of riders are welcome. E-mail nursewratchet@yahoo.com, or visit health.groups.yahoo. com/group/wingspan_fun2bhealthy/messages for more information. TUCSON FRONTRUNNERS LGBT people and family, friends and straight allies of all ability levels run or walk at their own pace. At 5:30 p.m., every Monday, they participate in Meet Me at Maynards, 311 E. Congress St. At 5:30 p.m., each Wednesday, they climb Tumamoc Hill, just west of the intersection of Silverbell Road and Anklam Road. At 7:30 p.m., every Saturday, they walk Reid Park from the parking lot of Hi Corbett Field, 3400 E. Camino Campestre. An hour later, they meet for brunch. Visit tucsonfrontrunners.org for more information. TUCSON ULTIMATE Himmel Park. 1000 N. Tucson Blvd. 791-3276. League play takes place from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, yearround at Ochoa Park, 3450 N. Fairview Ave.; free spectator. Visit tucsonultimate.com for more information. TUCSON WOMEN’S LIGHTNING RUGBY CLUB Vista del Prado Park. 6800 E. Stella Road. 791-5930. Women rugby players age 18 or older, all shapes and sizes, are sought. Practice is from 6 to 8 p.m., every Tuesday and Thursday. Email jcbirchfield@gmail.com, or visit lightningrugby.com VOLLEYBALL Randolph Recreation Center. 200 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4870. Play volleyball every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. $1.50 adult; $1 youth or senior. Call for more information.

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TUCSON 5000 Reid Park. Broadway Boulevard and Alvernon Way. A 5k run and a 1-mile race, walk and kids’ run get under way at 7 a.m., Sunday, May 13; $25, discounts are available for registration before Wednesday, May 9, free age 10 and younger. Visit azroadrunners.org to pre-register and for more information. Proceeds benefit the Pima Community College Cross-Country Teams.

May 5 & 6, 2012

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MOUNT LEMMON HILL CLIMB McDonald Park. 4100 N. Harrison Road. 877-6000. Check-in time is from 5:30 to 7 a.m., Friday, May 11, for a 56-mile bicycle ride to Ski Valley; $20, $15 Greater Arizona Bicycling Association member, $5 discount for preregistration. Volunteers are needed to help with registration, sag stops and sweep vehicles. To volunteer, email volunteer@bikegaba.org, or call 2415556. Visit bikegaba.org to pre-register and for more information.

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Sponsored by: Mountain Empire Rotary, SBBI, Sonoita Field Service, Earhart Equipment Corp., and L & L Transport.

For more information call 520-455-5553 or visit sonoitafairgrounds.com

PERFORMING ARTS ‘A Winter’s Tale’ is a winner; ‘Magnolias’ is well-crafted and heartfelt

Shakespeare and Steel BY SHERILYN FORRESTER, sforrester@tucsonweekly.com weekly.com lthough the 2011-2012 theater season is winding down, Rogue Theatre and Arizona Onstage Productions opened a couple of plays last weekend, and they both represent some fine work. Rogue brings us a little-produced Shakespeare comedy, A Winter’s Tale, and Arizona Onstage gives us Robert Harling’s popular Steel Magnolias. If you’re planning on traveling back in time to the Italian Renaissance for a summer vacation, I would definitely recommend you visit Bohemia rather than Sicilia. It’s a much more fun place—music, dancing and frolicking abound. And some really funny characters inhabit the place, always joking around and good for a laugh. Sicilia, on the other hand—at least in the court of King Leontes (Joseph McGrath)—is dark and serious and really uptight. And the king—he’s a real piece of work. Out of nowhere he gets it in his head that his wife has been messing around with his best friend—the king of Bohemia, Polixines (David Morden), who’s been visiting in Sicilia for a while—and that his friend has actually sired the young prince Mamillius (James Cockrell) and has impregnated his wife again. Why does Leontes think this? He’s nuts, that’s why. Or that’s what it seems; there are no other plausible reasons offered. All of his court tries to assure him that he is not a cuckold, but he’ll have none of it. He throws his wife in jail and when she bears a baby girl, he decrees that the wee thing be taken to Bohemia and left alone in the elements, allowing fate to take its course. And because fate is what it is, there are enough surprises and twists—including a big ol’ hungry bear—to make for a pretty darn good, if often odd, story. There’s a reason that The Winter’s Tale is not one of Shakespeare’s most-produced plays; it’s a big, sprawling story with wildly different temperaments and inexplicable emotional shifts within its characters. But the Rogue does a solid job of breathing life into it. It’s definitely worth a look, especially if you’re a fan of the Bard. Director Cynthia Meier has assembled a group of actors capable of pulling off Shakespeare’s convoluted story, as well as that rich but tricky language, so unfamiliar to our ears that it can often challenge even very good actors. Most everyone here does a respectable job. They make sure we get the story and Meier makes sure that the story moves along at a pleasing clip. Fortunately, she has chosen to take a rather straightforward approach, with no cutesy directorial “vision,” which so often

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Matt Walley, Patty Gallagher and David Greenwood in The Winter’s Tale. makes productions of Shakespeare’s plays downright absurd. This is not to say, however, that she does not have a vision. She does, and it’s a simple one: Try to tell a good story. Don’t worry about trying to make sense out of all of Shakespeare’s crazy plot twists and his characters’ peripatetic mood swings. Create a strong sense of place, which Meier does quite eloquently and simply with costumes (which she designed) and music. Get some really good actors who can help carry the piece, especially Kathryn Kellner as Paulina (we will forgive her for having a British accent while the other players do not) and Patty Gallagher as the way-fun pickpocket/clown Autolycus. And don’t try to weight the play with too much philosophical or even mythological meaning. Meier’s simple, though certainly not simplistic, vision pays off. The result is a delightful evening of theater. arling’s Steel Magnolias is now 25 years old, but it still holds up as a delightful story of a group of smalltown, Louisiana women who gather in Truvy’s beauty salon to schmooze and gossip and to get their hair and nails done. This last is critical, because, as Truvy (Jacinda Rose Swinehart) declares, “There is no such thing as natural beauty.” But perhaps even more important than as place for the implementation of un-natural beauty, Truvy’s shop is where these friends meet to share and find support for the travails—both

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simple and serious—of their lives. The effectiveness of Harling’s play is that it is a wellcrafted and heartfelt story of women’s friendship and the sustaining strength that grows from it. There is little real plot, although the play is organized around the characters of Shelby (Dani Dryer) and her mother, M’Lynn (Amy Almquist), over a period of three years. We meet this sturdy group of women, including Roxanne Harley as Clairee and Martie van der Voort as Ouiser, on the day of Shelby’s wedding. It’s a perfect occasion to discover quite a bit about this crew as they talk about their families, the men in their lives and their neighborly feuds, and whisper about the new girl in town, Annelle (Lucille Petty), whom Truvy has hired to help in the shop. Most significantly, we learn that Shelby has juvenile (Type 1) diabetes. In the ensuing scenes, we learn that Shelby is pregnant, although she has been warned by her doctors that this could jeopardize her life; that Shelby has given birth to a healthy son; that her pregnancy has taxed her failing kidneys and she is in need of a transplant; and that in the circumstances of tragedy, the love and support of friends is what gets us through. Since this is a story of friendship, the play is not effective unless the ensemble is successful. This is a fairly well-matched group, and their banter and kidding and pokes at each other— which are often laugh-out-loud funny—seem real, and their bond seems genuine. Director Fred Rodriguez gets it right most of

A Winter’s Tale Presented by the Rogue Theatre 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday, through May 13 The Historic YWCA 300 East University Blvd. $15-$30 Runs two hours and 20 minutes, with one intermission 551-2053; www.TheRogueTheatre.org

Steel Magnolias Presented by Arizona Onstage Productions 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m., Sunday, through May 13 The Cabaret at the Temple of Music and Art 330 S. Scott Ave. $19.75-$27.50 Runs two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission 800-838-3006; www.arizonaonstage.org

the time, although there is some tweaking needed here and there to make this a truly stellar production. Michael Boyd’s set works wonderfully. Harling’s play is sweet, very funny, and touching; Arizona Onstage does it well. MAY 3 – 9, 2012

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PERFORMING ARTS Ballet Tucson ends its season with ‘Cinderella’—before looking to 2012-2013

A Fairy-Tale Year BY MARGARET REGAN, mregan@tucsonweekly.com allet Tucson’s new leading man will dance with the company’s prima ballerina in Cinderella this weekend. Stuart Lauer, taking on the role of the Prince for the first time, will partner with Jenna Johnson, who’s reprising her Cinderella from 2008. “Stuart has come a very long way in five seasons with us,” says artistic director Mary Beth Cabana. “He’s gone from a raw talent to a refined dancer.” The young dancer gave a marvelous performance in the troupe’s Dance and Dessert concert in March; a highlight was his duet with his real-life bride, dancer Elise Vitso, in an excerpt from Antony Tudor’s “The Leaves Are Falling.” For Cinderella, the troupe’s artistic associates, Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner, have choreographed a new duet for him to dance with Johnson. “It’s a beautiful pas de deux,” Cabana says. “It’s when Cinderella arrives at the ball, and she and the Prince see each other for the first time. Everyone else disappears, and they fall in love.” The two previous versions of the company’s Cinderella, choreographed by Chieko Imada, Mark Schneider and Cabana, had a shorter version of that magical moment, she says. “We’ve elaborated it.” The three first created their Cinderella in 2003, and still get credit for the bulk of the choreography. Though the new McKerrowGardner pas de deux is a major addition, the troupe’s leaders have tweaked the ballet each time they’ve presented it. “It’s nice we can continue to develop Cinderella,” Cabana says. “We enjoy working on it, rehearsing it. It’s better for the audience, better for the dancers.” Daniel Precup—Johnson’s husband—danced the Prince to her Cinderella on the last go-round. A member of the company since it turned pro in 2004, and before that a dancer for Oakland Ballet and the Oleg Danovski Ballet Theater in Europe, Precup has frequently partnered with his wife. Ceding that place to Lauer, he’s now moved on to character roles. (He’s also begun choreographing; his sleek new “Bolero” in Dance and Dessert was both imaginative and startling.) Precup will dance a comic part this time, joining Daniel Salvador as an evil Stepsister. Men traditionally take on the roles of the homely young women who torment the beauteous Cinderella; since Precup is the tallest male dancer in the company, and Salvador the shortest, Cabana notes, they make a humorous Mutt and Jeff pair. Deanna Doncsecz, a vivid dancer who’s also

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one of the company’s best actors, is the wicked Stepmother. “She really enjoys doing these parts,” Cabana says. “Cinderella has all these great character parts, with great physical comedy.” Megan Terry plays the Fairy Godmother. The aptly named Emily Speed has the part of the Time Fairy, who alerts Cinderella via a series of rapid turns that the clock is striking midnight—and that she’s about to lose her finery. Vitso gets a solo as a Spanish dancer, glimpsed by the Prince when he searches the world for the woman who rushed off and left her glass slipper behind. Nadia Ali dances an Arabian woman he also sees on his tour. The French fairy tale of the oppressed cinder-wench was first published by Charles Perrault in the late 17th century. By the early 19th century, the story had made its way onto ballet stages, set to various musical compositions. Since the Bolshoi Ballet premiered a Cinderella set to Prokofiev in 1945, his score has been the standard. Performed on the big stage at Centennial Hall, the Ballet Tucson’s family-friendly version will feature nearly 100 dancers dancing to the familiar Prokofiev music. (The company uses a recording.) Besides the 28 company dancers and apprentices, there will be some 65 child and teen dancers from the troupe’s school, Ballet Arts. Blue and gold are the principal colors in the sets and costumes, a happy accident resulting from Cabana’s discovery of cobalt-blue ball gowns in the Los Angeles garment district back in 2003. “I found these gowns encrusted with iridescent sequins,” she says. “We adapted them for dance, and they affected the whole ballroom design. That’s how it goes sometimes. I love fabric, and I find a lot of inspiration in it.” The ballroom ladies and gentlemen are in varying shades of blue and gold, while Cinderella and the Prince are in matching powder blue. Johnson’s tutu, worn with a golden cape and train, required “half a dozen people to work on it,” Cabana says. “It has tons of crystals that needed to be sewed down securely.” Only the evil Steps deviate from the elegant color scheme. The Stepsisters wear the “most god-awful tacky stuff—Marie Antoinette wigs with birds attached, gowns in orange and fuchsia.” The Stepmother has a golden spider web tracing across her black dress, reflecting her wickedness—and a big green spider pinned to her jacket drives home the point. The scenery is equally elaborate. During the course of the three-act ballet, there are four different backdrops: the mansion where

Jenna Johnson as Cinderella. Cinderella lives with her harsh stepfamily, the magical garden where she’s transformed from scullery maid into potential princess, the blueand-gold ballroom in the Prince’s castle, and a “celestial scene” where the happy ending takes place. Cabana is particularly proud of the pumpkin coach that actually rolls across the stage and takes Cinderella to the ball. Typically, Ballet Tucson ends its season with a classic story ballet, but Cinderella will be the last one for a while. Next year, Ballet Tucson is putting its energies instead into the Tucson Desert Song Festival, an arts lollapalooza that is intended to bring “world-class vocalists” to town to collaborate with local arts organizations. Ballet Tucson will partner with Chamber Music PLUS, a group that has pioneered a unique blend of drama and classical music. In a show called Passionately, Piazzolla!, about the famed tango composer, “We are going to be the dance component,” Cabana says. “We’re really excited about it.” Piazzolla, to be staged in February 2013, will take the place of the company’s usual story ballet in May. But the rest of the season will follow the company’s usual pattern.

Cinderella Presented by Ballet Tucson 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5; 2 p.m., Sunday, May 6 UA Centennial Hall 1020 E. University Blvd. $31 to $41, with discounts 621-3341; www.uapresents.org; www.ballettucson.org

The late October gala will feature an Agnes de Mille piece (1934’s Three Virgins and a Devil), a first for the troupe. Christmas will bring The Nutcracker. The popular Dance and Dessert will be pushed back to April, a month after its usual March perch, to allow the dancers a respite after the song festival. Cabana hopes that by the following season, the company will reinstate a fairy tale, perhaps upping the number of concerts to five. For now, she’s happy that Ballet Tucson is surviving the Great Recession. “It feels great,” she says. “The cast is doing new things, shifting to other roles. The troupe has worked hard. We’ve had a really good year.”

PERFORMING ARTS The play’s the thing in ‘The Cocktail Hour’

Truth in a Martini honda Hallquist, a Live Theatre Workshop actor who has appeared onstage several times this season, makes her LTW directing debut with A.R. Gurney’s 1988 off-Broadway hit The Cocktail Hour. This four-person comedy of manners takes place during the titular “hour�: a sacred time right before dinner that WASP-y New England couple Ann (Carlisle Ellis) and Bradley (Michael Woodson) reserve for sipping martinis. When grown-up son John (Chris Moseley) joins them but refuses an alcoholic beverage, his decision is met with chagrin. And with good reason. John has come to dinner not to reminisce or reconnect, but to ask his parent’s permission to produce a play he has recently written: a play called The Cocktail Hour. John admits that the play is based on their family and “cuts pretty close to home.� Conservative businessman Bradley is outraged and refuses his permission. With amusing patrician reserve and entitlement, Ann wonders why John can’t write a book instead (books are “quieter�). When sister Nina (Shanna Brock) arrives, she’s annoyed that her part in the play is so small. The play-within-a-play motif enables playwright Gurney and the LTW cast to have lots of fun making meta-jokes about the theater and the play itself. Ellis and Woodson have a grand old time acting out Ann and Bradley’s fear of the stage. Bradley sputters that “No one goes to the theater anymore!� while Ann laments that liberal theater-reviewers will misjudge them: “They think we’re all Republicans and all superficial and all alcoholics,� she says (only the last one is true, she insists). Part of the joke is that these barbs at theater are coming from two charming, experienced actors, who are skillfully milking laughs out the audience at every opportunity. Ann and

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Bradley’s very resistance to the “vulgarity� of being portrayed onstage is part of what makes them such plum parts. Indeed, The Cocktail Hour is an appropriate piece for an actor to direct, as the play basically consists of four actors enjoyably slinging witty barbs at each other. Ann and Bradley, in particular, provide a great comic showcase for charismatic veteran actors Ellis and Woodson. The parts of John and Nina are less vibrant and so, perhaps inevitably, are the actors playing them. As John, Moseley is a competent but not extraordinary straight man to the antics of the others. As Nina, Brock has moments of great charm, but her performance is marred by the odd, pseudo-British accent she lilts in and out of (why, oh why, do actors succumb to this tic when playing “old-fashioned� or “snooty rich� characters?) and by her overplaying of Nina’s temper tantrums. John admits that the play he has written “doesn’t have much of a plot� and this is of course true of the actual play as well: There’s just lots of sharp, knowing conversation that occasionally ventures into deeper waters but never goes too far. Regular LTW set designers Richard and Amanda Gremel have set up a well-appointed living room, from which the action of the play never moves. Dinner keeps getting delayed, and it’s clear from the start that as soon as dinner is ready, the play will end. Hallquist smartly keeps the actors on their feet as much as possible so the energy level can stay up; there’s even a bit of inspired physical comedy blocking in the second act, when John chases his mother around the stage, demanding to know “The Secret� of his childhood. However, nothing comes to light that is particularly dark or distressing. The structure of “clever, privileged people sitting around drinking and revealing family secrets� is one that holds together many American theater classics, but Gurney

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Chris Moseley, Shanna Brock, Carlisle Ellis, and Michael Woodson in Live Theatre Workshop’s The Cocktail Hour. doesn’t take his play to the dark places of The Cocktail Hour Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Presented by Live Theatre Workshop or Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; Night. Instead, he keeps the tone closer to that of 3 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday, June 3 Philip Barry’s iconic 1939 living-room comedy5317 E. Speedway Blvd. drama The Philadelphia Story. $18, with discounts The anachronistic style feels deliberate. Runs two hours and 10 minutes, John, a clear stand-in for playwright Gurney, with one intermission even laments his attachment to the old-fash327-4242; ioned medium of theater. Despite tweaking the www.livetheatreworkshop.org nose of the comedy of manners genre, Gurney feels pretty saddled to that genre’s limitations; he’s not exactly attempting anything radical. But his genteel, living-room farce seems like Gurney admitted that the play is autobiojust the kind of thing they would actually graphical (he promised his parents it wouldn’t enjoy very much. be performed in his hometown of Buffalo till The character of Nina sums it up when she after their death), and his dilemma as a playtells John that he’s actually writing the play wright is of course John’s: Does he dig for the because their father is ill and probably dying. “truth� about his family, or does he stay quiet I’d suggest that The Cocktail Hour’s dark secret for the sake of family harmony? is that John/Gurney actually loves his parents One gets the sense, by the time the play closvery much. What gives the play its slight meles, that John/Gurney is not actually very interancholy edge is the sense that those parents ested in shocking revelations. Just as John teasand their way of life are on the way out. And es and provokes his parents but is ultimately while that way of life is satirized, it’s clear that loving to them, Gurney pokes fun at Bradley The Cocktail Hour was ultimately written to and Ann’s privileged, old-fashioned way of life. celebrate and not to ridicule.

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DANCE EVENTS THIS WEEK BALLET TUCSON UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. 1713 E. University Blvd. 621-4698. Performances of Cinderella take place at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 5; and 2 p.m., Sunday, May 6; $26 to $41. Call 546-8561, or visit boxofficetucson. com for tickets or more information. CONTRA DANCING First United Methodist Church. 915 E. Fourth St. 6226481. Live music, callers and an alcohol- and smokefree environment are provided for contra-dancing at 7 p.m., the first, third and fourth Saturday each month; $8. An introductory lesson takes place at 6:30 p.m.; dancing begins at 7 p.m. Call 325-1902, or visit tftm. org for more information. ZUMBATHON BENEFIT Catalina High School. 3645 E. Pima St. 791-4245. A nonstop, Latin-inspired dance-fitness class benefits the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 6; $25. Online registrants receive a free T-shirt. Visit nacc.kintera.org/Tucson AZ, or call 3424599 to register and for more information.

UPCOMING ARTIFACT DANCE PROJECT UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. 1713 E. University Blvd. 621-4698. The Great American Dance Tour, a program created for the company’s second tour of China, happening this summer, is presented at 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, May 10 and 11; and 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13; $25, $15 student or child. Call or visit artifactdanceproject.com for tickets or more information. ZUZI! DANCE COMPANY ZUZI’s Theater. 738 N. Fifth Ave. 629-0237. Come Together, a concert of dance and live music inspired by Beatles music, takes place at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 11; and 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13; $15. Call or visit zuzimoveit.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE TANGO LESSONS AND DANCE Casa Vicente Restaurante Español. 375 S. Stone Ave. 884-5253. A free class for beginners (no partner necessary) takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., each Wednesday; and tango-dancing continues from 8 to 10 p.m.; free. Call 245-6158 for information. T-SQUARES DANCE CLUB Cornerstone Fellowship Social Hall. 2909 N. Geronimo Ave. 622-4626. A modern square-dance club for lesbians, gays and allies meets from 6 to 8:30 p.m., every Tuesday; free. All dancers are welcome. Call 886-0716, or visit azgaydance.org for more information.

MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK AVA: ANSELMO VALENCIA TORI AMPHITHEATER AVA: Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater. Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435. Thursday, May 3, from 6 to 11 p.m.: Cinco de Mayo VIP with Fidel Rueda, El Coyote, Honorables Los Centenarios and La Picosa; free with tickets from sponsors; visit www.kcmt.com for ticket information. Friday, May 4, at 8 p.m.: Styx and REO Speedwagon; $25.50 to $85. Saturday, May 19, at 10 a.m.: Noche de las Estrellas with Genesis Codina and Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson; $15; advance tickets are available at Sunnyside High School. Visit casinodelsol.com for tickets. CIVIC ORCHESTRA OF TUCSON DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. 1100 S. Randolph Way. Big-band sounds, jazz classics, showtunes and other familiar melodies are featured in a concert at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 6; free. A musical pettingzoo takes place at 6 p.m. FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Sunday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m.: Michael McDonald; $39 to $99. Thursday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m.: Taj Mahal; $28 to $86. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for info. GASLIGHT THEATRE FAMILY CONCERTS The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Concerts are at 7 p.m., Monday; $12 to $22. May 7: a tribute to mothers and sisters, Whoa Mama! with Sarah Vanek and Friends, also featuring Lisa Otey and Carla Brownlee. May 14: Mariachi Extravaganza with Mariachi Sonido de Mexico, Mariachi Cielo de Mexico and dance group Mariachi Tapatio de Tucson. May 21: The Retro Rockets. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for tickets and more information. JAZZ UNDER THE STARS Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Concerts are at 7 p.m., Friday, through May 11; $20, $15 member, $10 student and military with ID. May 4: Big Band Express and Crystal Stark. May 11: Triple Threat Divas. MAIN GATE SQUARE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Geronimo Plaza. 820 E. University Blvd. Free jazz concerts take place at 7 p.m., the first and third Friday, monthly, through August. May 4: The Tryst, jazz and funk. May 18: De Grazia Band, Spanish guitar. June 1: Sylvan Street, jazz. June 15: Lisa Otey, piano and vocals. July 6: Cool Breeze, jazz. July 20: Kelland Thomas, Saxophone. Aug. 3: Crystal Stark, vocals. Aug. 17: Sonoran Soul, fusion. Visit saaca.org for more info. OLD PUEBLO BRASS BAND Northminster Presbyterian Church. 2450 E. Fort Lowell Road. 327-7121. Brass music from the 16th century to the present day is featured in a concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6; freewill donation. PCC MUSIC PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 2066986. Tickets are $6. Visit pima.edu/cfa for details. Thursday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m.: The Wind Ensemble performs a concert of music by George Gershwin. Sunday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m.: The Chorale and College Singers perform a varied program under the direction of Jonathan Ng. REVEILLE MEN’S CHORUS Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Back to Broadway is the theme of a spring concert on Saturday, May 5, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m.; $20, $15 senior or advance purchase, $10 student. Visit reveillemenschorus.org for tickets and more information. The chorus rehearses from 7 to 10 p.m., every Monday, at Rincon Congregational Church, 122 N. Craycroft Road, and performs at community events throughout the year in addition to its major concerts in May and December.

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TED WARMBRAND Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Tucson folksinger-songwriter and activist Ted Warmbrand gives a workshop celebrating Woody Guthrie’s centennial, at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 5, in the Casa Cordova courtyard; free. TUCSON BOYS CHORUS TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4101. The chorus presents its spring pops concert at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $20, $15 balcony. Visit boyschorus. org for advance tickets. TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL El Presidio Park. 115 N. Church Ave. Cajun-zydeco favorites BeauSoleil headline the 27th annual Tucson Folk Festival, taking place from noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 5; and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, May 6; free. The festival features more than 20 hours of music, dance and entertainment. The center of festival activity is El Presidio Park, with nearby performance stages at City Hall, the Old Pima County Courthouse, the Tucson Museum of Art and Old Town Artisans. Visit tkma.org for a schedule of performers and more info.

OUT OF TOWN ARIZONA FOLKLORE PRESERVE Arizona Folklore Preserve. 44 Ramsey Canyon Road. Hereford. 378-6165. Performers of traditional music are featured at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $15, $6 younger than 17. May 5 and 6: Gary Allegretto. May 12 and 13: Sid Hausman. Visit arizonafolklore.com for reservations, information about the folklore preserve and a schedule of upcoming performances. SCHOOLHOUSE CONCERT Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac. 398-2252. Western-music singer-songwriter Joni Harms performs at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $10 includes admission to the park. Harms has performed at the Grand Ole Opry and Carnegie Hall. Call for reservations.

UPCOMING PCC MUSIC PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 2066986. An orchestra program featuring high school and college students takes place at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 13; $6. Visit pima.edu/cfa for details. TUCSON GIRLS CHORUS Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. All six choirs, ranging from preschool to high school age, perform a wide range of popular and classical work, including a new piece commissioned from Frank La Rocca, at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 12; $15. Visit tucsongirlschorus.org for more information.

THEATER OPENING THIS WEEK BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE COMPANY Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 882-0555. Sins of the Mother opens with a preview Thursday, May 3, and continues through Sunday, May 27. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday; $21, $15 preview. Call or visit beowulfalley.org for tickets and more information. ETCETERA Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Eve Ensler’s The Good Body opens with a preview Thursday, May 3, and continues through Saturday, May 19. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Thursday preview; and 10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; $10. Call 327-4242, or visit livetheatreworkshop.com for more information.

CONTINUING ARIZONA ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. A production of Steel Magnolias continues through Sunday, May 13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday; $18 to $27.50. Visit brownpapertickets.com for tickets and more information. AVA: ANSELMO VALENCIA TORI AMPHITHEATER AVA: Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater. Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435. Saturday, May 12, at 8 p.m.: Gabriel Iglesias and Ozomatli; $28 to $75. Visit casinodelsol.com for tickets or more information. BEOWULF ALLEY’S OLD TIME RADIO THEATRE Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. A reading of radio scripts from the ‘30s, ‘40s

and ‘50s takes place at 7 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of every month; $10, $5 ages 4 through 12. Call or visit beowulfalley.org for script titles and more information. CARNIVAL OF ILLUSION Doubletree Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. 881-4200. Carnival of Illusion: An Evening of Intimate Magical Wonders, featuring award-winning illusionists Roland Sarlot and Susan Eyed, continues through Saturday, May 12. Shows are at 6 and 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; $24 includes a 2-for-1 dinner special. Audience limited to 35. Call 615-5299, or visit carnivalofillusion.com for reservations and more information. THE GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. The French farce The Three Musketeers continues through Sunday, June 3. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 6 and 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m., Sunday; $17.95, $7.95 child age 12 and younger, $15.95 student, military and senior. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for reservations or more information. LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. The Cocktail Hour continues through Sunday, June 3. 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, $16 student, senior or military. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for tickets and more info. ODYSSEY STORYTELLING Fluxx Studio and Gallery. 414 E. Ninth St. 882-0242. Six storytellers share tales from their lives based on a monthly theme at 7 p.m., the first Thursday of every month but June; $7. On May 3, the topic is Sticks and Stones: Politics on the Playground, including tales of playground bullies, brats, cheating, the struggle to belong and the consequences of school-board stridency. ALS interpretation is provided. Beverages are available for sale. Anyone can ask to tell their story; the six are chosen in advance. Call 730-4112, or visit storyartsgroup.org to sign up or get more information. THE ROGUE THEATRE The Rogue Theatre. 300 E. University Blvd. 551-2053. A Winter’s Tale continues through Sunday, May 13. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $30, $15 on Thursday. Visit theroguetheatre.org for tickets and more information.

LAST CHANCE COMEDY PLAYHOUSE Comedy Playhouse. 3620 N. First Ave. 260-6442. A Tight Corner closes Sunday, May 6. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets.

UPCOMING COMEDY PLAYHOUSE Comedy Playhouse. 3620 N. First Ave. 260-6442. The Comedy Genius of Don Marquis opens Friday, May 11, and continues through Sunday, May 20. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $12, $10 senior and student. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets or more info. RED BARN THEATRE Red Barn Theatre. 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973. Mame opens Friday, May 11, and continues through Sunday, May 27. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $16, $10 Friday, $13 senior, student or military. Call or visit theredbarntheater.com for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS MAGICAL MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Magical Mystery Dinner Theater. 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. 624-0172. Murder at the Vampire’s Wedding, a 2 1/2-hour, interactive comedy whodunit that includes a three-course dinner, takes place most Fridays and Saturdays; $29 to $42, includes dinner. Doors open at 7 p.m. Call for reservations or more information. MUSICAL COMEDY ACTORS SOUGHT Actors are sought for a musical comedy revue, Musical Mayhem Cabaret. Email a headshot and resume if available, a link to any online performances, and an expression of interest to danacianciotto@yahoo.com for info. NOT BURNT OUT JUST UNSCREWED A comedy troupe performs family-friendly improv for freewill donations at 7:30 p.m., the first Friday of every month, at Revolutionary Grounds Coffee House, 616 N. Fourth Ave.; and the third Friday of every month, at Rock N Java, 7555 Twin Peaks Road, Marana. Call 8612986, or visit unscrewedcomedy.com for information.

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OPENING THIS WEEK BICAS ART ANNEX BICAS Art Annex. 44 W. Sixth St., No. 1D. (503) 2015011. An exhibit of bicycle-themed art, jewelry and art incorporating recycled bicycle parts, up-cycled accessories, photographs, limited-edition prints and functional objects, is featured from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. THE DRAWING STUDIO The Drawing Studio. 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947. Hoopleville: The Cartoon World of David Kish opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 5, and continues through Saturday, May 26. A second reception is held from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 12. Both receptions feature Hoopleville giveaways. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. FIRST SATURDAY ART WALKS Member galleries of the Central Tucson Gallery Association and related venues are open from 6 to 9 p.m., the first Saturday of every month through June 2; free. Visit ctgatucson.org for a map of participating galleries and more information. MESCH, CLARK AND ROTHSCHILD Mesch, Clark and Rothschild. 259 N. Meyer Ave. 6248886. An exhibit of paintings by Jane Barton, Susan Imwalle and Barbara Brandel opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, and continues through Friday, Aug. 24; free. RSVP is requested by Thursday, May 3, to 624-8886, or ccanton@mcrazlaw. com. Hours are by appointment. PCC SPRING FASHION RUNWAY SHOW PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. A fashion show featuring student-designed clothing takes place at 7 p.m., Friday, May 4; $2. Visit pima.edu/cfa for more information. PHOTO FRIDAY Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road. 621-7968. From 11:30 to 3:30 p.m., the first Friday of every month, a selection of unframed original works are presented for close inspection without frame or glass; free. TINY TOOLE GALLERY Tiny Toole Gallery. 19 E. Toole Ave. 319-8477. Sculpture, painting and contemporary bronze works are displayed from 8 p.m. to midnight, the first Saturday of every month; free. UA ART CLAYWORKS SALE Ceramics Lab and Studio. Esquire Apartments Building, 1230 N. Park Ave., Suite 113 and 114. 621-2211. The Art ClayWorks Club’s end-of-semester exhibition and sale raises funds to support the organization and its members, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 3; free. A closing reception takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., when nearby campus parking is free. Email aurorec@ email.arizona.edu, or visit artclayworks.com for more information.

CONTINUING ARTSEYE GALLERY ArtsEye Gallery. 3550 E. Grant Road. 325-0260. The fourth annual Curious Camera Event, featuring images from around the world made with pinhole, plastic, vintage, instant and cell-phone cameras, continues through Friday, June 15. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. Call 327-7291, or visit artseye.com for information. ATLAS FINE ART SERVICES Atlas Fine Art Services. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 622-2139. A Marred Geometry: Mary Lou Alberetti, Mel Hombre and

Katherine Monaghan, an exhibit of ceramic sculpture and works on paper, continues through Saturday, June 2. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; free.

p.m. (last admittance, 4 p.m.), daily; $15.50, $9 ages 7 to 12, free younger child, $12.75 senior, military, Pima County resident and AAA member. Visit pimaair. org for more information.

exhibit of senior thesis work for bachelor of fine arts degrees in photography and studio art closes Friday, May 4. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

CAMPUS CHRISTIAN CENTER ART GALLERY Campus Christian Center Art Gallery. 715 N. Park Ave. 623-7575. Exhibits of mixed-media work by Carol Bjelland and photography by Elsa Jacklitch continue through Friday, May 11. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; free.

PORTER HALL GALLERY Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. An exhibit of astrophotography by Adam Block continues through Wednesday, May 30; free with admission. Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; $8, $4 child age 4 to 12, free younger child or member. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org.

LOUIS CARLOS BERNAL GALLERY Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. The annual juried student-art exhibition closes Friday, May 4. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday; and before most evening performances in the Center for the Arts. Visit pima.edu/cfa for more information.

DELECTABLES RESTAURANT AND CATERING Delectables Restaurant and Catering. 533 N. Fourth Ave. 884-9289. Divine Providence, an exhibit of paintings and prints by Wil Taylor, continues through Thursday, May 31. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday; free. Call 884-9289, or visit wiltaylor.com for more information. DESERT ARTISANS’ GALLERY Desert Artisans’ Gallery. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Painted Spring, a diverse exhibit of works by local artists and artisans, continues through Sunday, June 3. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday. Visit desertartisansgallery.com for more information. DIOVANTI DESIGNS GALLERY Diovanti Designs Gallery. 174 E. Toole Ave. 305-7957. Cultural Wonder, an exhibit of designs inspired by Tohono O’odham culture, continues through Saturday, May 12. Hours are from noon to 5 p.m., every Saturday, and by appointment; free. ETHERTON GALLERY Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. This Land, This Sea: Joe Forkan, Nancy Tokar Miller, Lisa M. Robinson continues through Saturday, May 26. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment; free. Visit ethertongallery.com. FLUX GALLERY Flux Gallery. 2960 N. Swan Road, Suite 136. 6235478. Spring Awakenings, an exhibit of wood-turning, metal art and paintings by six Tucson artists, continues through Wednesday, May 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; free. Visit fluxartists. com for more information. JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Artwork of Karen Bellamy, an exhibit of desertlandscape painting and mixed media; CreateIT Exhibit, a collection of student photography, Web animation and video and sound production; and Models That Tell a Story: The Art of Dioramas and Vignettes, an exhibit of various types of models, continue through Thursday, May 31; free. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Call 791-4010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov for more information. JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY AND THE UA SCHOOL OF ART UA School of Art. 1031 N. Olive Road. The UA School of Art 2012 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition continues through Friday, May 11, in the Joseph Gross Gallery, and the Main and Hanson galleries. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; $5. KIRK-BEAR CANYON BRANCH, PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch, Pima County Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. An exhibit of Le Craven’s fine-art photographs of France and the American West continues through Thursday, May 31. Am artist’s reception is held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 17. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. MADARAS GALLERY Madaras Gallery. 3001 E. Skyline Road, Suite 101. 615-3001. Flowers Coast to Coast, an exhibit of floral scenes by Diana Madaras, continues through Thursday, May 31. Visit madaras.com for more information. PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY AND STUDIO Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Philabaum and Phriends, an exhibit of glass art by Tom Philabaum and his colleagues, continues through Saturday, Sept. 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and by appointment; free. PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM Pima Air and Space Museum. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-0462. Round Trip: Art From the Boneyard, an exhibit of military airplanes and parts recycled into art works, continues through Thursday, May 31. Round Trip features works by more than 30 artists from around the world, including popular graffiti and street artists, and Tucsonan Daniel Martin Diaz. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5

RAICES TALLER 222 ART GALLERY AND WORKSHOP Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop. 218 E. Sixth St. 881-5335. Mujeres, Mujeres, Mujeres, an exhibit of paintings, sculptures and multimedia works by women, continues through Saturday, June 2. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment. SILVER STREAK GALLERY Monterey Court Studio Galleries. 505 W. Miracle Mile. 582-0514. Eleven Reflexions, an exhibit of black-andwhite silver-gelatin photographs by Salt Lake City artist Anikó Sáfrán, continues through Sunday, May 27. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday; and 6 to 8 p.m., Friday; free. Visit silverstreakgallery.com. TEMPLE GALLERY Temple Gallery. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Red: A Juried Invitational, exhibited in conjunction with the play Red about artist Mark Rothko, continues through Friday, June 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Call 622-2823, or e-mail info@ethertongallery.com for more information.

OPEN-SPACE POP-UP GALLERY Gallery Row. 3001 E. Skyline Drive. An exhibit of paintings by 84-year-old David Michael closes Sunday, May 6. Hours are 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday; and noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free. Call 661-7220. TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Artful Gourds, an exhibit of gourds carved and painted by local artists, closes Sunday, May 6. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for info. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. An exhibit of intaglio prints by Genevieve Jones closes Sunday, May 6. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and Sunday; free.

TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Mesquite, an exhibit of photography and art representing mesquite trees in a range of media, runs through Sunday, July 22. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for info.

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TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Tucson International Airport Gallery. 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. Arcoiris, an exhibit of contemporary abstract paintings by local artists Karen Bellamy and Letizia Stranghellini, continues in the Lower Link Gallery through Tuesday, May 15. An exhibit of glass art by Cynthia Miller continues through Thursday, May 31, in the Upper Link Gallery. Flight, Sight and Watermelons, an exhibit of watercolor paintings on paper by Kim Woodin, continues through Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Main Gallery. TIA galleries are open 24 hours, daily; free. Visit flytucsonairport.com for more information.

TRIANGLE L RANCH Triangle L Ranch. 2805 Triangle L Ranch Road. Oracle. 623-6732. Big Desert Sculpture Show continues through mid-August. The exhibit includes metal, glass and ceramic works for sale, and site-specific installations. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., every Saturday; and by appointment; free.

TUCSON PIMA ARTS COUNCIL Tucson Pima Arts Council. 100 N. Stone Ave., No. 303. 624-0595. An exhibit of paintings, mixed media and photography by K. Loren Dawn and Gary Mackender continues through Wednesday, June 27. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Visit tucsonpimaartscouncil.org for more information.

PAINT OUT IN THE PARK Canoa Ranch. 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Road. Green Valley. 615-7855. Roger Alderman of the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society shares techniques for painting landscape scenes from 7 to 9 a.m., Saturday, May 5; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov for reservations.

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-2371. Trudi Fletcher, 100 Years: A Centennial Celebration continues through Monday, May 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday. An exhibit of student work from high schools in Sahuarita, Rio Rico and Nogales continues through Thursday, May 17. Call or visit tubacarts.org for more information.

UA MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH CAMPUS UA Medical Center South Campus. 2800 E. Ajo Way. 874-2000. Bridges II Artist Exchange, a cross-cultural project among eight artists in Tucson and the U.K., continues through Tuesday, May 29. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1:30 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free. Call 310-2400.

VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS GALLERY Ventana Medical Systems Gallery. 1910 E. Innovation Park Drive, Building No. 2. Oro Valley. 887-2155. Journeys, an exhibit of oils and acrylics by Judith Mariner, and collages by Barbara Brandel, continues through Saturday, June 30. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the first and third Saturday every month; free. Reservations are required 48 hours in advance; call 797-3959 for reservations or more information.

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AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF TUCSON American Diabetes Association of Tucson. 3400 E. Speedway Blvd., No. 108. 795-3711. RETROspective, an exhibition referencing American society from the 1940s to the present, closes Thursday, May 3. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Davis Dominguez Gallery. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Small Things Considered: 20th Small Works Invitational, featuring work by more than 80 artists, opens Thursday, May 10, and continues through Saturday, June 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com for more information.

ART BY CANCER SURVIVORS UA Cancer Center North Campus. 3838 N. Campbell Ave. 694-2873. Voices and Visions: Standing on the Bridge Between Health and Disease, an exhibit of more than three dozen works by 27 artists dramatically affected by women’s cancers, closes Tuesday, May 8. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Davis Dominguez Gallery. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Exhibits of expressionist paintings by Tim Murphy, landscape and allegorical paintings by Bruce McGrew, and figurative sculpture by Judith Stewart close Saturday, May 5. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com for more information. FLORENCE QUATER GALLERY Southwest University of Visual Arts Florence Quater Gallery. 2538 N. Country Club Road. 325-0123. An

TUCSON CONTEMPORARY ARTS Tucson Contemporary Arts. 439 N. Sixth Ave., No. 171. 622-8997. Infuse, a program in which UA graduate students in visual arts and creative writing collaborate on new work, meets from 7 to 9 p.m., May 10; free.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BICAS UNDERGROUND ART WORKSHOPS BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. BICAS offers workshops to create useful objects and art projects from recycled materials from 5 to 8 p.m., every Tuesday; freewill donation. Materials are provided, or you may bring your own. Call 201-5011, or see the calendar at BICAS. org for information about each week’s project.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS Howard Salmon seeks contributors for a kids’ coloring book that emphasizes the roles of influence and collaboration in the creative process. Interested artists must submit proposals by Thursday, May 31. Call 203-6803. CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS LoveSmack Studios. 19 E. Toole Ave. 409-4280. Professional, amateur and student photographers hang work commission-free for the opening month of a new gallery. Submissions must show at least one person in the composition, and should be framed, mounted or hangable. Email examples to gallery@lovesmackstudios. com, or call for an appointment. CALL TO ARTISTS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Submissions are sought for Flights of Fancy, an outdoor exhibit of bird houses created as real or imagined homes, to be displayed from Friday, June 1, through Sunday, Sept. 30. Pieces should be delivered from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, May 21 through 25. Call 326-9686, ext. 35, or email communications@tucsonbotanical.org with Flights of Fancy in the subject line for submission requirements and more information. VICTOR STEVENS STUDIO AND GALLERY IN THE DESERT Victor Stevens Studio and Gallery in the Desert. 14015 S. Avenida Haley. Sahuarita. 399-1009. Original work and giclee prints are shown from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., every Saturday, and by appointment. Visit victorstevensart.com for more information.

MUSEUMS EVENTS THIS WEEK ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. 100 Years: 100 Quilts continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. Quilts created for the centennial depict Arizona landscapes, cultures, historical places and unique events. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, $4 senior or ages 12 through 18, free younger child. ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM Arizona State Museum. 1013 E. University Blvd. 6216302. Basketry Treasured, an exhibit of 500 pieces from the museum’s collection of Southwest American Indian basketry, which is the world’s largest, continues through Friday, June 1. An exhibit of 20 Hopi quilts continues through Monday, Aug. 20. Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera continues through Friday, Nov. 30. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, free youth younger than 18, active-duty military and their families, people with business in the building and everyone for public events. Visit statemuseum.arizona. edu for more information. CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road. 621-7968. Speaking in Tongues: Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken, 1961-1976, an exhibit examining how two Los Angeles artists used photography to bridge modernist and emerging post-modernist trends; and a group of works from the permanent collection that illustrate Los Angeles photography from the 1890s through the 1990s, continue through Sunday, June 17. Hours

DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Portraits of DeGrazia, an exhibit of photographs and paintings of Ted DeGrazia, including works by Louise Serpa and Thomas Hart Benton, continues through Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Ted DeGrazia Depicts the Life of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino: 20 Oil Paintings is on permanent display. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; free. Call or visit degrazia.org. MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Brass Tracks and Smoke Stacks: G-Scale Model Railroading, an exhibit of model trains built from scratch and from kits, continues through Sunday, June 17. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday; $9, $8 senior or military, $6 age 4 to 17, $6 adults on Thursday through Dec. 27, free younger child. Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information. MOCA MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Works by participants in the MOCA artist-residency program are featured in Air Show, which continues through Sunday, June 24. Hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; $8, free member, child younger than 17, veteran, active military and public-safety officers, and everyone the first Sunday of each month. Call or visit moca-tucson.org for more information. TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray, photographs by Kahlo’s longtime lover and friend; Frida’s Style: Traditional Women’s Costume From Mexico; and Tesoros del Pueblo: Latin American Folk Art, featuring many items from the museum’s permanent collection, continue through Sunday, June 3. (con)text, an exhibit of works from the permanent collection that examine the impact of text in contemporary art, continues through Saturday, June 30. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; and noon to 6 p.m., Sunday; $8, $6 senior and veteran, $3 student with ID, free younger than 13, free the first Sunday every month. UA SCIENCE: FLANDRAU UA Science: Flandrau. 1601 E. University Blvd. 6217827. Biters, Hiders, Stinkers and Stingers, an exhibit about poisonous animals and the good they do, continues through Thursday, May 31. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday; 6 to 9 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday; $7.50, $5 age 4 to 15, free younger child, $2 Arizona college student with ID, $2 discount to CatCard holders. Visit flandrau.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOWNTOWN MUSEUM Arizona Historical Society Downtown Museum. 140 N. Stone Ave. 770-1473. Exhibits depict early Tucson businesses and homes. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; $3, $2 senior or age 12 to 18; free younger child, 2-for-1 admission the first Tuesday of every month. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org for more information. ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. The museum focuses on Southern Arizona history from

the Spanish colonial through the territorial eras. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, $4 senior or ages 12 to 18, free younger child, member, visitor to the library or the store, 2-for-1 admission the first Tuesday every month. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety. org for more information. FORT LOWELL MUSEUM Fort Lowell Museum. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 8853832. The museum features exhibits about military life on the Arizona frontier. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday; $3, $2 senior or age 12 to 18, free younger child or member, 2-for-1 admission the first Saturday every month. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety. org for more information. GADSDEN-PACIFIC DIVISION TOY TRAIN OPERATING MUSEUM Gadsden-Pacific Division Toy Train Operating Museum. 3975 N. Miller Ave. 888-2222. This family-oriented museum features toy trains of all sizes and shapes running on 16 different tracks, with whistles blowing, bells ringing, steam engines smoking and more. Hours are 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., the second and fourth Sunday of the month; free. Closed in July and August. Open the first three Saturdays in December. Visit gpdtoytrainmuseum.com for more information. THE JEWISH HISTORY MUSEUM The Jewish History Museum. 564 S. Stone Ave. 6709073. The museum is housed in the oldest Jewish house of worship in Arizona and features the history of Jewish pioneers in exhibits, artifacts, research, genealogy and story-telling. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; and noon to 3 p.m., Friday; $5, free age 17 and younger. Visit jewishhistorymuseum.org for more information. LA PILITA MUSEUM La Pilita Museum. 420 S. Main Ave. 882-7454. The museum exhibits the written and photographed history of Barrio Viejo and El Hoyo. The permanent exhibit is Who Walked Here Before You, a collection of photos of Carrillo Gardens and Elysian Grove of the 1890s to 1920s. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free, $2 requested donation. Call or visit lapilita.com for more information. PRESIDIO SAN AGUST�N DEL TUCSON Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón. 133 W. Washington St. 837-8119. Take a trip into Tucson’s past with living history demonstrations, re-enactments and special events. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; free. Visit tucsonpresidiotrust.org for more information. SOUTHERN ARIZONA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM Southern Arizona Transportation Museum. 414 N. Toole Ave. 623-2223. The museum features audio and visual interactive elements for youth and adults alike, a diorama with trains and a 1907 depot, a state-of-the-art media wall, knowledgeable docents and a locomotive. Locomotive Saturdays are held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and offer an up-close-and-personal look at a real locomotive. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday; $6, free during Locomotive Saturdays hours. Visit tucsonhistoricdepot.org for more information. UA MINERAL MUSEUM UA Mineral Museum. 1601 E. University Blvd. 6214524. The museum is the longest continuously curated mineral museum west of the Mississippi and is recognized as one of the top collections in the country. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; $7.50, $5 age 4 to 15, free younger child. Visit uamineralmuseum.org for more information.

LITERATURE EVENTS THIS WEEK COMIC-BOOK AUTHORS AND ARTISTS MEET AND GREET Bookmans. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Adam Yeater, author of the comic-book series One Last Day, and comic poet Zac Finger create and sign comic strips and discuss their work from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. MARTHA BECK: FINDING YOUR WAY IN A WILD NEW WORLD Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. The author discusses and signs Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaim Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want at 7 p.m., Friday, May 4; free. A Q&A and refreshments follow. MELISSA BUCKHEIT: NOCTILUCENT Casa Libre en la Solana. 228 N. Fourth Ave. 325-9145. Edge reading-series curator Melissa Buckheit reads from and signs her just-published book of poetry at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 5; $5 suggested donation. Rebecca Seiferle also reads from her work. Visit casalibre.org. MOCA BOOK CLUB MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. The intersection of art and politics is the topic of books the club covers in 2012. Meetings are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., selected Thursdays; $10, $5 member, includes wine. May 3: Within the Context of No-Context, George W.S. Trow. Sept. 6: What’s the Matter With Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, Thomas Frank. Nov. 1: Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ‘72, Hunter S. Thompson. MONIQUE WITTIG WRITER’S SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION Women’s Studies/Southwest Institute for Research on Women Building. 925 N. Tyndall Ave. 621-7338. Scholarship winner Daisy Pitkin, an MFA candidate in creative writing, is honored with a reception from 5 to 6 p.m., Friday, May 4; free. Pitkin reads from her work-inprogress Clean, a book-length manuscript documenting union-organizing among immigrant women in the U.S. Selections from Wittig’s work are also read, and refreshments are served.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BOOKWORMS Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. This book club meets from 7 to 8 p.m., on the second Wednesday of every month; free. FIRST SATURDAY BOOK CLUB Flowing Wells Branch, Tucson-Pima Public Library. 1730 W. Wetmore Road. 594-5225. A book club meets for coffee and conversation at 10 a.m., the first Saturday of every month. Call for the current title.

LECTURES EVENTS THIS WEEK ALLEN DART: ARCHEOLOGY AND CULTURES OF ARIZONA Woods Memorial Branch, Tucson-Pima Public Library. 3455 N. First Ave. 594-5445. Allen Dart discusses

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immye Hillman, father of Tucson bard Brenda Hillman, is an agricultural economist by training, and a former department head at the University of Arizona. Before he went West to establish himself, he spent his childhood on a subsistence farm—in other words, a noncommercial enterprise—in the Deep South. At age 88, he has written his first nonfiction book, a literary memoir about growing up in Greene County, Miss., during the Great Depression. Overall, it’s a book that eloquently, and with much good humor, captures the often-gritty, sometimes-brutal realities of his early hardscrabble existence. If not for a few “filler” moments, Hogs, Mules and Yellow Dogs would stand as a Southern-lit classic. The foreword by former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass (Brenda Hillman’s husband) does a good job of whetting the reader’s appetite by hinting at what’s to come—namely, the epic man-vs.-pig battles and the wagon-and-a-mule terrain of southeastern Mississippi. Indeed, Hillman’s first essay, “The Suddy Sow,” expertly delineates both fauna and flora, as Hillman and his father lay a trap for a 200-pound boar. This chapter, originally published in The Iowa Review, does two things really well: First, it confirms that parents in povertyravaged Dixie were more hands-on and less safety-obsessed than today’s worrywarts: By the age of thirteen, I knew the anatomy of a hog like a practiced surgeon. I was adept at farm butchery. Disjointing legs and the head from a hog torso had become second nature. With my eyes closed, I could carve around cartilage without severing ligaments or crosscutting a muscle. Second, “Sow” confirms Hillman’s knack for point-of-view writing as he enters the head space of the hog in question, the creature mulling its impending demise: Now, here comes the master, axe in one hand, his butcher’s knife to draw my blood. His expression aglow, and his countenance strange—you might surmise that he thinks he is doing me a favor. I won’t give away the ending except to say that mercy can be an odd and fickle gesture. Greene County wasn’t all outdoor bloodshed. Despite the lack of central air conditioning, time was also spent indoors, even if the advent of the phonograph and radio changed how that time was spent, especially in Hillman’s grandpa’s house, where Gene Austin songs— “My Blue Heaven,” for example—are in long supply. Hillman’s gothic touch is felt in those

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3. Catching Fire scenes where the family record player’s limitations are recalled, to a degree that may offend vinyl-collecting geeks. Radio profoundly impacts Hillman’s family and friends, creating diversions from chores, and resulting in Saturday-evening visitors competing for signals and shows. Still, Hillman acknowledges radio’s hypnotic allure: “In fact, I began cozying up to the console.” Just imagine what, if anything, would’ve been accomplished on a subsistence farm with something as a time-sucking as the Internet just a mouse-click away. Here, readers will certainly cozy up to the heat of Hillman’s writing. At this point, things get cutesy, with the chapter “Greene County Dictionary,” featuring terms and figures of speech from Hillman’s clan intended, I believe, to celebrate and document the linguistic energy of that long-ago region. The only problem is half of these are not that interesting, and are familiar to a reader like me, from the comparatively cosmopolitan environment of Tampa, Fla. Also flat is the chapter “What We Ate Back Then,” which could’ve benefited from more philosophical reflection on the slaughter (subsistence-level and commercial) of animals; gastro-adventurers, however, will admire this piece. My favorite sentence? “My youngest brother and I liked to compete for the role of chicken executioner.” The best essays are bunched toward the back. “Sex on the Farm” is a delightful read, full of dark humor and disturbing remembrances of children imitating the amorous behavior of beasts. “Yellow Dog Politics” is an absolutely amazing chronicle of the bitter infighting and corrupt tactics that occur even in a district where only 23 people cast ballots. And “Old Washington Baptist” is the best account of the post-death rituals of the early 20th-century South I’ve ever encountered. Hogs, Mules, and Yellow Dogs is fascinating for another reason: It tells the story—piecemeal, anyway—of a young man from the South who managed to escape a limited and enclosed world that he nonetheless misses dearly. As Hillman writes of his hamlet in the epilogue, “It was mine, and for all its temporal and later-tobe-discovered imperfections, it remains mine, and my recollections bind me to it.”

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9. Tucson Oddities, Too Arizona Daily Star ($14.99)

10. Running the Rift Naomi Benaron, Algonquin ($24.95) Naomi Benaron

ART LECTURES AT DUSENBERRY LIBRARY Dusenberry River Branch, Pima County Public Library. 5605 E. River Road. 594-5345. Docents from the UA Museum of Art and the Tucson Museum of Art give talks from 2 to 3 p.m., the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, year-round; free. ELLEN PAIGE: THE “A” MOUNTAIN MASTER PLAN UA Science: Tumamoc. 1675 W. Anklam Road. 6216797. Future plans for “A” Mountain are introduced and discussed at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 9. Free. Visit tumamoc.wordpress.com for directions and more info. ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 2993000. The Hon. Stanley Feldman, Dennis Rosen and Lowell Rothschild lead a seminar at a breakfast hosted by the Tucson Cardozo Society from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 3; $54. Visit jewishtucson.org, or email kgraham@jfsa.org to register or for more info. UA HUMANITIES SUMMER SEMINARS UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. University professors explore the works of Homer and Dante, the evolution of vaudeville, and how modern films spread Shakespeare’s influence through culture, in a series of four-week classes through Tuesday, July 31, in the Dorothy Rubel Room; $85 to $100. Call 6267845, or visit hsp.arizona.edu to register and for more information. WEAVING IN THE EVENING Arizona State Museum. 1013 E. University Blvd. 621-6302. In connection with the Basketry Treasured exhibit, curators, guest scholars and basket-weavers present a series of lectures from 6 to 8 p.m., every Thursday, through May 31; $15 per lecture, $65 for all five. Visit arizonamuseum.arizona.edu to register and for a detailed schedule.

OUT OF TOWN JIM TURNER: STATEHOOD Oracle Historical Society and Acadia Ranch Museum. 825 Mount Lemmon Road. Oracle. 896-9609. Historian and humorist Jim Turner presents “Statehood: All the Bells and Whistles” at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. He also signs his centennial picture book Arizona: Celebration of the Grand Canyon State. Visit oraclehistoricalsociety.org for more information. LECTURES AT THE WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION BOOKSTORE Western National Parks Association. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Photographer and author Frank Rose presents photos from his field guide Mountain Wildflowers of Southern Arizona and other memorable sights, at noon and 2 p.m., Saturday, May 5; free. The executive director of the Friends of Ironwood Forest, Lahsha Brown, gives an illustrated presentation about the landscape, plants and animals of Ironwood Forest National Monument at noon and 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 9; free. Reservations are required; call between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. Visit wnpa.org for directions or more information.

UPCOMING EDUCATION REFORM AND NATIONAL SECURITY Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Bill Adler facilitates a discussion about education based on a Council on Foreign Relations report about the threat posed by failing to prepare youth to compete in the global economy, from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 10; free. LISA HAYNES: WILD CATS OF THE SOUTHWEST SEIU Meeting Room. 1600 N. Tucson Blvd., No. 100. 884-8100. The coordinator of the UA Wild Cat Research and Conservation Program discusses results of recent research by the program’s local center, and efforts to conserve 36 species of wild cats worldwide, at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 10; free. Call 623-0269 for more information. MARK ELSON: VOLCANIC ERUPTION AT SUNSET CRATER North County Facility. 50 Bridge Road. Tubac. (520) 398-1800. Mark Elson presents “Human Adaptation to Catastrophic Events: Lessons From Sunset Crater” at a meeting of the Arizona Archaeological Society at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 10; free. Call 207-7151, or visit azarchsoc.org for more information.

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CINEMA ‘The Avengers’ may be the best superhero flick ever

Worthy of the Hype

TOP TEN

BY BOB GRIMM, bgrimm@tucsonweekly.com

Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending April 29, 2012

eek boys and girls, you can start rejoicing. The Avengers delivers the goods in a big, unforgettable way. It’s exhilarating action moviemaking at its best. Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, The Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow come together in director Joss Whedon’s damn near miraculous The Avengers to kick off the summer movie season on a high note that is going to be tough to beat. When people speak in the future of the ultimate blockbuster movies, The Avengers will be atop many a list, as will—unfortunately—The Smurfs (I have little faith in the future of humanity). There’s a major balancing act going on here, and Whedon somehow manages to pull it off. None of the superheroes get shortchanged. Heck, even Nick Fury gets a significant story arc. Everybody gets screen time worthy of their cinematic greatness and, ultimately, their teaming together against the powerfully bad forces of the universe has true substance and soul. The last thing I was expecting in this Marvel hero summit meeting was soul, but there is plenty of it. The baddie who winds up bringing these forces together would be Loki (Tom Hiddleston), last seen making his brother’s life a living hell in last year’s Thor. Loki has gotten his hands on a crazy energy orb that can also provide a gateway from another universe. All means of bad guys plan to use the gateway to come down and conquer Earth, with Loki, still furious over what Thor and his daddy did to him, as the ringmaster. This pisses off Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to no end, so he decides to bring the planet’s super-entities together for a cage match to end all cage matches. Captain America (Chris Evans), having just awakened from a mega-sleep, is hanging out at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters doing severe damage to punching bags. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) is working on his Stark headquarters building in Manhattan, concentrating on stuff that makes his life better rather than saving the world. Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo, replacing Edward Norton, who replaced Eric Bana), is roaming the Earth trying to keep his bad boy in check, while Thor (Chris Hemsworth) returns from Asgard because he has unfinished business with that troublemaking sibling, Loki. The individual films that have been released in the last few years wind up providing a nice backdrop for what happens in this

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1. Contraband Universal

2. Mission Impossible—Ghost Protocol Paramount

3. We Bought a Zoo 20th Century Fox

4. The Iron Lady Weinstein

5. The Innkeepers Magnolia

6. Shame Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. one, although viewing all of them is probably not necessary to enjoy The Avengers. The movie stands on its own. I will say, having enjoyed both previous Hulk efforts (Ang Lee’s misunderstood and underappreciated first try, Hulk, and the more streamlined second effort, The Incredible Hulk), I think the Hulk in this film will certainly emerge as the favorite. Ruffalo takes a great approach to the role, and the CGI creation does a nice job incorporating his image. Hulk action is among the film’s best offerings, especially when he squares off against space eels that look like squirmy cousins of H.R. Giger’s aliens. While the film’s ultimate cage match finale (the cage being Manhattan) is certainly its high point, the intergroup squabbling between the Avengers is top-notch entertainment. Before they join forces, they all have bones to pick with each other, most notably when Thor and Hulk have a smackdown. Apparently, Hulk holds a grudge after their little dust-up. Whedon, whose sole cinematic directorial effort had been the enjoyable sci-fi Serenity, certainly knows how to mix together great action effects with solid humor. There are major laugh-out-loud moments in this movie. Let it also be said that he, his screenwriters and his editor have pulled off a major feat in making all of these characters register with strong senses of purpose and depth. Downey Jr. has great fun expanding upon Stark’s wiseass image, taunting and lampooning all of his cohorts (I especially liked his attempts to get all up in Banner’s business). Evans provides a nice, old school moralistic anchor, and Hemsworth’s Thor brings that otherworldly, godlike element. And Hulk … well, you’re just going to love him (Hey, fans of the Green One … Lou Ferrigno, TV’s original Hulk, does, once

The Avengers Rated PG-13 Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson Directed by Joss Whedon

20th Century Fox

7. War Horse Disney

8. The Darkest Hour Summit

Disney, 142 minutes Opens Friday, May 6, at AMC Loews Foothills 15 (888-262-4386), Century El Con 20 (800-3263264, ext. 902), Century Park Place 20 (800326-3264, ext. 903), Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace (800-326-3264, ext. 899), Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 (806-4275) and Tower Theaters at Arizona Pavilions (579-0500).

9. Into the Abyss

again, provide the screen incarnation’s voice). In the midst of all this, the story affords quality time to Scarlett Johansson’s leatherclad badass Black Widow and Jeremy Renner’s arrow-slinging Hawkeye. I came into the viewing with little interest in their characters, but emerged from the screening liking them a lot. As for the 3-D, it’s surprisingly good, considering that it is retrofitted. The decision to make this 3-D apparently came during postproduction, but it comes off as something always intended for 3-D. There are a couple of blurry moments but, overall, the 3-D enhances rather than distracts. As usual with these Marvel films, stay for the credits because a big hint is dropped regarding further adventures. All of the major heroes, with the exception of Hulk, are currently slated for individual films before the next Avengers. Actually, that could wind up being a problem, because The Avengers is better than any of the individual Marvel hero films. (It’s even better than the Spider-Man films.) They need to turn out the solo movies fast, because I’m ready for the next Avengers chapter right now. I’m spoiled!

Jeremy Irvine in War Horse

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10. 11-11-11 Big Air

FILM TIMES Film times reflect the most current listings available as of Tuesday evening, with screenings beginning on Friday for most opening titles. As schedules at individual theaters frequently change post-press, we recommend calling ahead to avoid any inconvenience.

AMC Loews Foothills 15 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. 888-262-4386. 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 11:20, 1:50, 4:20, 7; FriWed 11:20, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55 Avengers Marathon (Not Rated) Thu 11:30 Bully (PG-13) ends Thu 11:30, 2, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 10:35, 12:55, 3:20, 5:55, 8:15; FriWed 10:35, 12:55, 3:15, 5:40, 8, 10:40 Chimpanzee (G) Thu 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30; Fri-Sun 9:20, 11:15, 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15; Mon-Wed 11:15, 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:10, 9; FriWed 10:30, 1:30, 4:35, 7:30, 10:30 The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50; Fri-Wed 10:05, 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:30 The Hunger Games: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) ends Thu 10:15, 1:20, 4:25, 7:30 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7; Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:35, 4:20, 7:10, 9:35 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sat 11, 11:45, 2:05, 3, 5:15, 5:45, 6:30, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10, 11:45; Sun-Wed 11, 11:45, 2:05, 3, 5:15, 5:45, 6:30, 8:30, 9, 9:30, 10 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sat 9:15, 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:30, 11:45; Sun 9:15, 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:30; Mon-Wed 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:30 Marvel’s the Avengers: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 10, 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 11:15, 4:15; Fri-Wed 10:05 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu 10, 2:30, 7; Fri-Wed 10, 2:30, 7:05 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 4:45, 9:15; FriWed 12:15, 4:45, 9:25 The Raven (R) Thu 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:35; Fri-Sun 9:15, 11:50, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25; Mon-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 5:05, 7:50, 10:25 Safe (R) Thu 10:15, 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40, 10; Fri-Wed 10:15, 12:45, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55, 10:20

Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu 10:45, 1:40, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25; Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:40, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu 1:45; Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:55 Titanic 3D (PG-13) ends Thu 10:30, 2:30, 6:30 Wrath of the Titans (PG13) ends Thu 7:05

Century El Con 20 3601 E. Broadway Blvd. 800-326-3264, ext. 902. Call for Wed film times 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 11:40, 2:15, 5:10, 7:55; Fri 2:05, 5, 7:45, 10:20; Sun 2:05, 5, 7:45, 10:20; Tue 2:05, 5, 7:45, 10:20 American Reunion (R) Thu 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8; Fri 4:35, 7:20, 10:05; Sun 4:35, 7:20, 10:05; Tue 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Bully (PG-13) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:45, 7:15; Fri 11:40; Sun 11:40; Tue 11:40 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:05, 8:15; Fri 11:35, 2:05, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55; Sun 11:35, 2:05, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55; Tue 11:35, 2:05, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 Chimpanzee (G) Thu 11:15, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:40; Fri 11:15, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45; Sun 11:15, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45; Tue 11:15, 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:40, 9:45 Damsels in Distress (PG13) Fri 11:25, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Sun 11:25, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Tue 11:25, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Das Rheingold: Met Opera Ring Cycle Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 11:20, 12:50, 2:10, 3:40, 5, 6:30, 7:50; Fri 11:20, 12:50, 2:10, 3:40, 5, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30, 10:45; Sun 11:20, 12:50, 2:10, 3:40, 5, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30, 10:45; Tue 11:20, 12:50, 2:10, 3:40, 5, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30, 10:45 The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 11:30, 1:10, 2:45, 4:20, 7:30; Fri 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40; Sun 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40; Tue 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 1, 2:15, 3:40, 4:50, 6:15, 7:25; Fri 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10; Sun 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10; Tue 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m., 12:05 a.m., 12:10 a.m., 12:20 a.m., 12:30 a.m.; Fri 11:30, 1, 2:45, 4:15, 6, 7:30, 9:15, 10:45, 11:10; Sat 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45; Sun 11:30, 1, 2:45, 4:15, 6, 7:30, 9:15, 10:45; Mon 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45; Tue 11:30, 1, 2:45, 4:15, 6, 7:30, 9:15, 10:45; Wed 1, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45

Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri 11, 12, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 7, 8, 8:45, 9:45, 10:15; Sat 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15; Sun 11, 12, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 7, 8, 8:45, 9:45, 10:15; Mon 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15; Tue 11, 12, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 3:15, 3:45, 4:45, 5:30, 6:30, 7, 8, 8:45, 9:45, 10:15; Wed 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:15 Mirror Mirror (PG) ends Thu 11:50, 2:25, 5:05 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu 12, 4:40; Fri 12, 4:40, 9:20; Sun 12, 4:40, 9:20; Tue 12, 4:40, 9:20 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu-Fri 2:20, 7; Sun 2:20, 7; Tue 2:20, 7 The Raid: Redemption (R) ends Thu 7:45 The Raven (R) Thu 11:30, 12:45, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7:45; Fri 11:30, 12:45, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7:45, 9, 10:25; Sun 11:30, 12:45, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7:45, 9, 10:25; Tue 11:30, 12:45, 2:15, 3:30, 5, 6:15, 7:45, 9, 10:25 Ring Kings Live: Mayweather vs. Cotto (Not Rated) Sat 6 Safe (R) Thu 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35; Fri 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10; Sun 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10; Tue 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 10 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) ends Thu 11:35, 2:20, 5 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu 11:15, 2:05, 4:55, 7:50; Fri 11:15, 2:05, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45; Sun 11:15, 2:05, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45; Tue 11:15, 2:05, 4:55, 7:50, 10:45 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu 11:25, 1:55, 4:20, 6:45; Fri 11:45, 2:10; Sun 11:45, 2:10; Tue 11:45, 2:10 Titanic 3D (PG-13) ends Thu 11:20, 3:45 Wagner’s Dream (Not Rated) Mon 6:30 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) ends Thu 8:05

Century Gateway 12 770 N. Kolb Road. 800-326-3264, ext. 962. Call for Fri-Wed film times Act of Valor (R) Thu 12:45, 3:30, 7 Chronicle (PG-13) Thu 7:05 Friends With Kids (R) Thu 12:50, 3:45, 7:10 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D (PG-13) Thu 12:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:45 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 3:40, 6 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu 12:40, 3:35, 6:40 Safe House (R) Thu 1, 3:50, 7:25

The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Thu 12:10, 2:25, 4:45 This Means War (PG-13) Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:35 A Thousand Words (PG13) Thu 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:15 Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (PG-13) Thu 12, 2:30, 5:10, 7:40 The Vow (PG-13) Thu 12:05, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30

Century Park Place 20 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 800-326-3264, ext. 903. Call for Fri-Wed film times 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 11:30, 2:20, 5, 7:55, 10:30 American Reunion (R) Thu 11:20, 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25 Avengers Marathon (Not Rated) Thu 12 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 12:10, 2:45, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15 Chimpanzee (G) Thu 11:05, 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 10 Das Rheingold: Met Opera Ring Cycle Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax (PG) Thu 11:45, 2:10, 4:30 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 11:40, 1:10, 2:40, 4:10, 5:40, 7:10, 10:10 The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 12:45, 4:05, 7:30 Lockout (PG-13) Thu 7:20, 9:50 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 11, 12:20, 1:40, 3, 4:20, 5:45, 7, 8:25, 9:35 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sun 9:30, 10:35, 12:50, 4:10, 5:15, 7:30, 10:45 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sun 11:45, 12:20, 2, 3:05, 3:40, 6:25, 7, 8:35, 9:40, 10:10; MonWed 11:45, 12:20, 3:05, 3:40, 6:25, 7, 9:40, 10:10 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 11:25, 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu 2:15, 7 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu 11:50, 4:40, 9:30 The Raid: Redemption (R) Thu 10:20 The Raven (R) Thu 11:15, 12:35, 1:55, 3:15, 4:35, 5:55, 7:15, 8:35 Ring Kings Live: Mayweather vs. Cotto (Not Rated) Sat 6 Safe (R) Thu 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 10 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu 1, 4, 7:05, 10:05 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:35, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu 1:45, 6 Wagner’s Dream (Not Rated) Mon 6:30 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) Thu 11:55, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15

Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace 12155 N. Oracle Road. 800-326-3264, ext. 899. Call for Fri-Wed film times 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 9:40 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Chimpanzee (G) Thu 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:25 Das Rheingold: Met Opera Ring Cycle Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 12:25, 3:45, 7, 10:20 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 10 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m. Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Tue 10:30, 2:15, 6:30, 10; Wed 10:30, 3, 6:30, 10 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 10:35, 1:15, 4, 6:50 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu 11:50, 2:15 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 The Raven (R) Thu 11:25, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 Ring Kings Live: Mayweather vs. Cotto (Not Rated) Sat 6 Safe (R) Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) Thu 10:40, 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:50 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu 11:40, 2:05, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45 Titanic 3D (PG-13) Thu 10:55, 3:05, 7:20 Wagner’s Dream (Not Rated) Mon 6:30

Cinema La Placita La Placita Village, Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue 326-5282. Valley Girl (R) Thu 7:30

Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas 4811 E. Grant Road. 327-7067. Call for Fri-Wed film times Act of Valor (R) Thu 7, 9:30 Albert Nobbs (R) Thu 1:05 The Artist (PG-13) Thu 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:15 The Descendants (R) Thu 11:10, 9:35 Hugo (PG) Thu 2 The Iron Lady (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 4:40 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Thu 11, 1:10, 3:25, 5:40 Project X (R) Thu 7:55, 9:55 Safe House (R) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Thu 10:55, 3:30

A Separation (PG-13) Thu 4:15 This Means War (PG-13) Thu 5:35, 7:50, 10 We Need to Talk About Kevin (R) Thu 1:45, 6:55, 9:20

Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. No films this week

Gallagher Theater UA Student Union, 1303 E. University Blvd. 626-0370. Call for films and times

Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz. 806-4275. 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 12:10, 5:20, 10:40; FriSun 10:10, 12:45, 6:20, 9:10; Mon-Wed 12:45, 6:20, 9:10 American Reunion (R) Thu 2:30, 8; Fri-Wed 6:45, 9:45 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 11:20, 1:50, 4:10, 6:50; Fri-Wed 6:10, 9:05 Chimpanzee (G) Thu 11:10, 1:30, 4, 6:05, 8:15, 10:20; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2, 4:20, 6:40, 9 Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax (PG) ends Thu 11:05, 1:15, 3:50, 6:15, 8:50 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35; Fri-Sun 9:50, 1, 4, 6:50, 10; Mon-Wed 1, 4, 6:50, 10 The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 11:50, 3:10, 6:30; Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:30 Lockout (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:20, 4:15, 6:45; Fri-Wed 3:30 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15; Fri-Sat 9:40, 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 11; Sun 9:40, 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35; Mon-Wed 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35 Marvel Marathon (Not Rated) Thu 11:30 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sat 10, 11:20, 12:20, 1:20, 2:10, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:05, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:20, 11:20; Sun 10, 11:20, 12:20, 1:20, 2:10, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:05, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:20; Mon-Wed 10:45, 11:20, 12:20, 1:20, 2:10, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40, 6:05, 7, 8, 9:20, 10:20 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sat 9:30, 10:30, 11:50, 12:50, 1:50, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:50, 10:50; Sun 9:30, 10:30, 11:50, 12:50, 1:50, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:50; Mon-Wed 11:50, 12:50, 1:50, 3:10, 4:10, 5:10, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:50 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 11:15, 1:55, 4:25, 7; FriSun 9:55, 12:40, 3:20; Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:20

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Thu 11:30, 4:20; Fri-Wed 11:45, 4:50 The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D (PG) Thu 2, 6:40; Fri-Wed 2:20, 7:20, 9:40 The Raven (R) Thu 1, 3:40, 6:20, 9; Fri-Wed 11:10, 2:05, 5, 7:50, 10:40 Safe (R) Thu 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:20, 10; FriWed 11:30, 2:15, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu 1:45, 4:50, 7:45, 10:45; Fri-Sun 10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10; Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50; Fri 10:45, 1:10, 3:45; Sat 10:05, 3:45; Sun 10:45, 1:10, 3:45; Mon-Wed 10:50, 1:10, 3:45 Titanic 3D (PG-13) ends Thu 11, 3:15, 7:30 Wrath of the Titans (PG13) Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:30, 7:10; Fri-Sun 9:35, 12, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Mon-Wed 12, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Wrath of the Titans 3D (PG-13) ends Thu 1:10, 3:30, 6:10, 8:40

The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Call 795-0844 to check handicap accessibility Clueless (PG-13) Fri-Sat 10 First Friday Shorts End of the Year Showdown (Not Rated) Fri 9 Footnote (PG) Thu 11, 3:15, 7:30; Fri 11:30, 2, 6:30; Sat-Tue 12, 2:30, 7; Wed 12, 2:30 Goon (R) Thu 10; SatWed 9:30 It’s Code: A Video Screening (Not Rated) Wed 2 Jiro Dreams of Sushi (PG) Thu 1:15, 5:30, 9:45; Fri 4:30; Sat-Wed 5 Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance (Not Rated) Thu 1 The Kid With a Bike (PG13) Thu 11, 3, 5; Fri-Sun 1:15, 5:30; Mon 1:15; Tue 1:15, 5:30; Wed 5:30 Magic Hour (Not Rated) Wed 7 Monsieur Lazhar (PG-13) Fri-Sun 11, 3:15, 7:45; Mon 11, 3:15, 5:30; Tue 11, 3:15, 7:45; Wed 11, 3:30, 7:45 Monte Walsh (PG-13) Thu 7 The Shape of Things to Come (PG) Mon 8 Sound of Noise (R) SunWed 10

Oracle View 4690 N. Oracle Road. 292-2430. Call for Fri-Wed film times Act of Valor (R) Thu 12:30, 3, 7:30, 9:55 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu 11:40, 1:50 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (PG-13) Thu 12:20, 5, 7:15, 9:25 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Thu 11, 1:10,

3:20, 5:30, 7:40 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu 6:30, 9:20 Project X (R) Thu 9:50 The Secret World of Arrietty (G) Thu 3:30 This Means War (PG-13) Thu 11:05, 1:15, 3:25, 7:45, 9:55 Underworld: Awakening (R) Thu 5:25 The Vow (PG-13) Thu 2:40 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu 3:50 The Woman in Black (PG13) Thu 11:10, 1:15, 5:40, 7:50, 10

The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204. Call for films and times

Tower Theatres at Arizona Pavilions 8031 N. Business Park Drive. 579-0500. 21 Jump Street (R) ends Thu 7:20, 9:50 American Reunion (R) ends Thu 6:50, 9:20 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 11:15, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55, 10:10; Fri-Wed 9:25 Chimpanzee (G) Thu 11, 12:55, 2:45, 4:45, 6:40, 8:35; Fri-Wed 11:25, 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 10:50, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:40; Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50 The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 10:45, 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55; FriWed 10:40, 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 9:50 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sat 10, 10:45, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 3:15, 4, 4:45, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 9:15, 10, 10:45; Sun 10, 10:45, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 3:15, 4, 4:45, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 9:15, 10; Mon-Wed 10:45, 12:15, 1, 1:45, 3:15, 4, 4:45, 6:15, 7, 7:45, 9:15, 10 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 Mirror Mirror (PG) ends Thu 11:45, 2:10, 4:30 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) Fri-Wed 10:50, 12:55, 2:55, 5, 7:05, 9:10 The Raven (R) Thu 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 10; Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55 Safe (R) Thu 11:10, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10:05; Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10 Think Like a Man (PG13) Thu 11:20, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45; Fri-Wed 10:55, 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30 The Three Stooges (PG) ends Thu 10:55, 1:05, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25, 9:35 Wrath of the Titans (PG13) ends Thu 12:35, 2:50, 5:10

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NEWLY REVIEWED: DAMSELS IN DISTRESS

Writer-director Whit Stillman, who did a disappearing act after his fun 1998 film The Last Days of Disco, makes a funny return with collegiate comedy starring Greta Gerwig as a student who wants you to know the healing powers of really good hotel soap. Gerwig plays Violet, the leader of a small group of female students intent upon preventing suicide, avoiding acrid odors and starting a new dance craze. Stillman has a great gift for absurd, random humor mixed in with meaningful, surprisingly deep, life observations. The cast is full of colorful, funny supporting players like Thor (an extremely funny Billy Magnussen), who doesn’t know all of the colors but pledges to hit the books and learn. There’s also Frank (Ryan Metcalf) the dumbass Violet has a crush on, who really wants his bean ball back. Throw in Analeigh Tipton as the normal girl and Adam Brody as a guy with a fake name, and you have one of the year’s greater casts. Look for the always-funny Aubrey Piaza in the aptly titled role, Depressed Debbie. This is sure to stand as one of the year’s funniest movies. Grimm THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

This one feels more like a 50-year engagement. Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star as a couple who get engaged but wind up postponing their wedding for career considerations. While Segel and Blunt have some decent comedic chemistry, this one just drags on and on and on. What’s more, while they work as a comedic team, they don’t really click as a romantic couple, making it all seem a little strange that they are together in the first place. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, who co-wrote the screenplay with frequent writing partner Segel, the two fail to capture the magic that made their prior effort, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, so funny. The humor here is mostly flat, with occasional laughs, which mostly come from Segel’s character trying to adjust to life in Michigan after living the big life in San Francisco. Segel says he won’t be in the next Muppet movie because he wants to do human movies. As this movie shows, humans can be really boring. Grimm

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Chalk it up as a missed opportunity that, more than likely, will also be missed by moviegoers. A Little Bit of Heaven is one of those films with a well-rounded cast that should have demanded or stolen a better script. Kate Hudson plays Marley, an ad exec in New Orleans who lives the fun single life ... until she learns she’s dying of colon cancer. The diagnosis gives Marley a chance to inappropriately fall in love with her doctor (Gael Garcia Bernal), reconcile with her mother (Kathy Bates), hang out with a diminutive male prostitute (Peter Dinklage), and meet God (Whoopi Goldberg). Its poorly cobbled serio-comedic tone is really a disaster, so much so that the film was available as a rental on Amazon well before its theatrical release. Smells like a tax write-off. Boyd

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BY COLIN BOYD, cboyd@tucsonweekly.com

A nominee for last year’s Best Foreign Language Film, Monsieur Lazhar comes to us all the way from ... Montreal! Well, they do speak French there. Of course, the category should really honor any international film made outside the big Hollywood system, but that’s a story for another time. Lazhar (Mohamed Saïd Fellag) is wrestling with a couple serious issues when he becomes an emergency substitute teacher in Quebec. First, he’s an immigrant. Second, his wife and children perished in an arson attack; she was a writer whose politically motivated work set off the wrong people back home in Algeria. He encounters a third problem in class: He’s replacing a teacher who killed herself. Despite the heavy nature of all of these events, Monsieur Lazhar is hopeful and humane. It’s not a film about grieving, but carrying on. And a good one at that. Boyd THE RAVEN

While John Cusack gives it his all as the film’s central character, Edgar Allen Poe, this cinematic attempt at making the author some sort of supersleuth during his dying days winds up being a little silly. As history has told us, Poe was found in bad shape on a Baltimore park bench shortly before he died. This movie comes up with the fictional device that Poe was running around looking for a serial killer copying his stories, 1849’s answer to Saw’s Jigsaw. The premise is too goofy to overcome despite a decent performance from Cusack and a good-looking movie from director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta). By the time this movie reveals its mysteries, you couldn’t care less, although having Alice Eve in your cast can easily make things worth watching at times. There have been a number of Poe films kicking around for years now. I’m kind of bummed this is the one that actually wound up getting made. Cusack is still a god, even if this movie is beneath him. Just had to say that. Grimm SAFE

Most non-Expendables movies starring Jason Statham are crap, but Safe is a surprising step in the right direction. He stars as Luke Wright, a former cop and cage fighter who is marked for death by the Russian mob. On the brink of suicide, he sees a little girl, Mei (Catherine Chan), on the run. Mei has a photographic memory and holds the code to a very valuable safe. Using his special set of skills, Luke starts a full-blown war with crooked cops—the Triads and the very same Russians that have a vendetta against him—in order to protect the girl. The first 20 minutes or so set up the plot. Once things are explained thoroughly, the action starts and doesn’t let up. The fights are both brutal and greatly choreographed; the only real issue is that the shaky cam gets a little out of hand, making things hard to see from time to time. This doesn’t really kill the mood too much, though, and along with The Avengers and The Raid: Redemption, it stands as one of the great action films of 2012. Let’s hope the rest of the year goes this swimmingly. Allen

CONTINUING: AMERICAN REUNION

The American Pie films were never very good. A couple of new gross-out gags involving deflowered apple pie and tainted beer got some laughs in the original, but the rest of the film was weak, and the sequels got progressively worse. This chapter, which might be the last, gives Seann William Scott’s Stifler a nice showcase, but it also gives too much screen time to dullards like Thomas Ian Nicholas and Tara Reid. Bad actors sink this film, which tries to pull the nostalgia heartstrings for characters most of us couldn’t give a damn about. As for the gross-out stuff, nothing reaches the level of the original film’s semi-clever nastiness. Grimm BULLY

We are spared graphic violence and severe emotional distress in Bully, but the impact is not muted by the decision to tone it down. The helplessness of the victims permeates every scene, so the documentary

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Well-made ‘Sound of Noise’ lays down a beat to live by

Drummer’s Delight isten to this city, contaminated by shitty music,” hisses Sanna (Sanna Persson), unable to digest the competing ambient noises that provide the soundtrack to the night. “It’s time to strike back.” Together with her composer friend Magnus (Magnus Börjeson), Sanna concocts a scheme in the crime comedy Sound of Noise that is equal parts Stomp and Swedish societal critique. They recruit four local musicians to be their confederates and begin plotting their civic symphony, titled ”Music for One City and Six Drummers.” The beeps and oxygen tanks of an operating room serve as instruments in the first movement; the percussionists incorporate the click-clack of adding machines and computers in a bank for their second. It’s misdemeanor as performance art, or perhaps the other way around. Investigating the case is Amadeus Warnebring (Bengt Nilsson). Being named after Mozart meant something in his family: His mother was a famed concert pianist and his father spent most of the boy’s youth touring as a conductor. Amadeus’ younger brother, Oscar, is also a conductor. Out of this intensely musical clan came a boy completely tone-deaf. He never wanted to play music, and never liked it. Amadeus likes silence. The identity of the culprits is never really in doubt, and there isn’t a whole of intrigue in the case. In fact, by the time the six drummers finish their very first act of musical aggression, you may just want to skip the plot and watch the other performances. About the only thing uncertain is whether Amadeus, who clearly admires their work, will act quickly enough to stop the drummers before they complete their masterpiece. Directors Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson had worked with these same musicians before, on the 2001 short film Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers, which has been viewed online more than 10 million times. The short film’s reputation, particularly in Europe, may help explain why the drummers’ names in Sound of Noise are those of the actors and why everyone else is given a character name. When cast and crew reconvened a decade later for a feature film based on the same premise, the filmmakers worked with the musicians for more than a year to find the right combination of everyday urban sounds—bulldozers, high-tension electrical cables, air horns and so on. Therefore, the enjoyment of Sound of Noise is probably more dependent on the months it took to

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Sound of Noise Rated R Starring Bengt Nilsson, Sanna Persson and Magnus Börjeson Directed by Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson Magnolia, 102 minutes Opens Friday, May 6, at the Loft Cinema (795-7777).

construct each performance than it is the story or the acting, which isn’t bad, just secondary. Then again, how is that really different from something like Avatar, which achieved incredibly little outside of its visual effects? The dry, absurd comedy gives the film some life in between the musical numbers, but there’s a nagging question mark about Amadeus, the policeman. When he finds a clue—an instrument used in the commission of one of the crimes—it no longer makes any sound to him. The first is a bedpan from the operating room. He taps it, thumps it and smashes it into the wall, but the metal bedpan is completely silent to him. Other characters still hear it, however. Late in the game, it becomes clear why this happens to Amadeus, but it’s purely metaphysical. Don’t be done in by it. Consider it a Northern European quirk; their films are full of stuff like that. Sound of Noise is the first feature film for Simonsson and Nilsson, and it’s been buoyed by a handful of film festival awards, including the Young Critics Award at Cannes a couple of years ago. It’s a pretty well-made affair, one that obviously spikes when the drummers get to it and lay down a beat for the anarchist in all of us.

N O W S H O W I N G AT H O M E The Wicker Tree ANCHOR BAY MOVIE DSPECIAL FEATURES D DVD GEEK FACTOR 1 (OUT OF 10)

There’s a legion of fans out there eager to see this, authordirector Robin Hardy’s return to Wicker Land. Like George Romero and his zombies before him, Mr. Hardy let a lot of time slip by before returning to the genre that made him a cult hero. It’s been almost 40 years since the original The Wicker Man starring Christopher Lee. There was that awful 2006 Nicolas Cage remake that is already legendary for the major stank it put in theaters. Sometimes, I still smell that stank when I enter a movie theater, and I reminisce about Nic Cage covered in bees. So, what of Hardy’s return to the semi-funny cult horror genre? It made me nostalgic for the Nicolas Cage movie. That sucker was The Exorcist compared to this garbage. Brittania Nicol stars as Beth Boothby, a former pop/ country star who has given her life over to the Lord and wants to spread the word. She and her boyfriend, Steve (Henry Garrett), head over to Scotland on a missionary trek to talk the Bible and sing hymns. The people in the Scottish village act all warm and receptive, but they’re actually just looking to make them the sacrificial stars of their pagan festival. Hardy, who wrote and directed the original ’73 The Wicker Man, has based this film on his 2006 novel, Cowboys for Christ. Hardy is shooting for some sort of satirical humor here, but it all falls flat thanks to weak performances from the leads, and generally bland writing. The film looks and feels like it was produced for 50 bucks, so that doesn’t help. Christopher Lee, top-billed in some of the advertising, shows up for one very short flashback scene in which he drones on about some kid’s

painting. His appearance makes no sense, and serves only to draw fans of the original to this film looking for some of that old Lee magic. Those folks should stop searching because there’s no magic to be found in this thing. It’s not funny, it’s not scary, and it’s not worth your while. I spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon watching this, and I’m not getting that one back. Dammit! SPECIAL FEATURES: A short making-of featurette and some worthless deleted scenes.

Pariah (Blu-ray) UNIVERSAL MOVIE B SPECIAL FEATURES C BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 6 (OUT OF 10)

Adepero Oduye is heartbreakingly good as Alike, a Brooklyn high school student afraid to tell her parents she is a lesbian. Kim Wayans is shockingly good in a dramatic turn as Alike’s domineering mother, with Charles Parnell also excelling as her more easygoing father. Writer-director Dee Rees does a nice job showing Alike’s family dynamic. While there isn’t anything dramatically new going on in the film, she keeps things feeling fresh with a nice stylistic eye. Oduye, who has been hanging around doing small roles in film and television for the last decade, is given a nice vehicle here in what amounts to her breakthrough performance. Pernell Walker is memorable in a supporting role as Alike’s best friend and confidant. In the end, this is really a great vehicle for Oduye and Wayans. They have some dynamite scenes together, and its especially shocking to see the normally comedic Wayans spreading her wings dramatically. She’s the real deal. SPECIAL FEATURES: A few short features on the director and the films wardrobe.

BY BOB GRIMM, bgrimm@tucsonweekly.com

Pillow Talk (Blu-ray) UNIVERSAL MOVIE B SPECIAL FEATURES B BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 7 (OUT OF 10)

Rock Hudson plays a real asshole in this dopey yet somewhat classic screwball comedy bonbon made way back in 1959. Coming on the cusp of the sexual revolution, this one was considered quite randy for its time. Doris Day was such a cinematic whore in her day! Hudson plays the womanizing Brad Allen, who shares a party-line phone with Jan Morrow (Day) back in the days when they didn’t have enough individual phone lines for everybody in Manhattan. Brad is always on the phone wooing girls with his music, and Jan the interior decorator has had enough. One of Jan’s clients, Jonathan Forbes (Tony Randall!) just happens to be Brad’s best friend. When he professes his love for Jan to Brad, and Brad realizes it’s his phone partner, he sets out to meet and woo her, too. He does this with a fake, Texan persona named “Rex Stetson,” complete with deceptive accent. So, in complete screwball fashion, he screws over his friend and tries to get some Doris Day action. Hudson and Day are cute on screen, and that fact helps the film stay fun despite its supreme datedness. Randall was always my favorite part of the Day-Hudson films. I loved that he showed up in Down With Love, the Ewan McGregor/Renee Zellweger tribute to screwball comedies (mainly, those with Day and Hudson) that came out in 2003, shortly before Randall’s death. SPECIAL FEATURES: Some making-of docs and a commentary are carried over from previous editions. The disc comes in one of those nice collector’s booklets, and also features some more those Universal Studios 100th-anniversary short documentaries.

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still carries a lot of weight. However, like other recent socially heavy nonfiction films (Waiting for “Superman,” for one), the power of the message is stronger than the overall quality of the film. It fails in presenting a true course of action, although on the basis of opening lines of communication, Bully could be a life-saving conversation starter. The film went through a serious round of ratings controversy, but it is now PG-13, meaning it can be seen by the audiences that need to see it most. Boyd THE CABIN IN THE WOODS

This crazy film comes from writer/director Drew Goddard and co-writer Joss Whedon, Whedon being the father of TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer and hero to geeks everywhere. The film is quite clever—maybe a little too clever at times. The setup sees a typical sampling of college students getting ready for a vacation at the lake. They are Curt the Jock (Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor!), Dana the Almost-Virgin (Kristen Connolly), Jules the Whore (Anna Hutchison), Holden the Hot Nerd (Jesse Williams) and Marty the Wisecracking Stoner (Fran Kranz). At the same time, we see two working stiffs (Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford) reporting to their very peculiar jobs. The film works as both a straight-up horror film and a funny homage to the genre, with plenty of great reveals and twists along the way, including an awesome final cameo. Grimm CHIMPANZEE

While watching DisneyNature’s latest effort, I was reminded of some of the shows I used to catch as a kid during TV’s Wonderful World of Disney. I remembered being wowed by the cool nature footage that Walt’s army used to catch, and I also remembered that the narration would bore and/or annoy me in contrast. Such is the case with this movie. The footage of a little chimpanzee orphan dubbed Oscar is amazing stuff. Oscar, an energetic 3-year-old, is a cute little shit, and I could watch hours of footage featuring his adorable eyes and natural sense of mischief. I’d say I’d like to pinch his cheek, but he would probably tear my arms off in the process. As for listening to Tim Allen narrate the story of Oscar and his predicament (“Power tools … grr!”), I was longing for the voice of Morgan Freeman or James Earl Jones. Or perhaps even the famous primatolo-

THE DESCENDANTS

We gravitate to what’s new and different, so you’ll read a lot about a star in the making named Shailene Woodley in The Descendants. But make no mistake: This is in almost every way George Clooney’s film. Directed by Alexander Payne (Sideways), The Descendants delves into forgiveness across generations. Woodley plays Clooney’s hellion daughter, but as a man trying to cope with pulling the plug on his wife and dealing with the impending loss of his family’s ancestral land in Kauai, Clooney once again delivers one of those patented leadingman performances that few actors dare try anymore. He isn’t a recovering addict; he isn’t disabled; and he’s not world-famous. He doesn’t even have George Clooney’s charisma. He’s just a guy figuring out how to take the next step, even though he just wants to take a couple of steps back. Boyd DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX

It’s not as entertaining as the last Dr. Seuss movie, Horton Hears a Who!, but Dr. Suess’ The Lorax is still miles beyond The Cat in the Hat, so that’s something. The book includes an environmental message that has sparked controversy several times over the years, and thanks to the Fox Business Channel, the movie now stands accused of “indoctrinating” children to all things green. The film doesn’t quite go that far; the Once-ler, never seen in the book outside of his arms, is a pretty sympathetic character here (and is voiced quite ably by Ed Helms). Danny DeVito portrays the Lorax, who speaks for the trees, but he’s more of a supporting character. Not short on songs, but short on good ones, The Lorax doesn’t feel thoroughly consistent and may be trying to do a little too much. Boyd FOOTNOTE

This Oscar nominee probably deserved the Best Foreign Language Film award over the winner, A Separation. Lior Ashkenazi delivers an unforgettable performance as Uriel Shkolnik, a Talmudic professor awarded the Israel Prize. However, he has one big problem: The giver of the prize calls his father, Eliezer (Shlomo Bar-Aba), another professor, by mistake, and tells him he has won. Uriel undergoes a major crisis of conscience: Does he tell his father the truth, or does he give up the reward to his

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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are back for a new round of clever crimesolving in 21st century London.

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the legendary fairy tale is good, but Mirror Mirror winds up feeling half-baked, perhaps because of the script, and perhaps because of the occasionally drifting direction from Tarsem Singh. They cast it like they knew what they were doing—Julia Roberts as the evil queen, handsome Armie Hammer as the dashing prince, seven terrific dwarves, and an unmistakable find in Lily Collins as Snow White— but the film never knows what tone it should set. It’s not a complete embarrassment, but that may actually be worse: You can see the potential this film has—and squanders—as a fractured fairy tale. Boyd

on his third marriage, but whatever. Its lessons are fictionalized in Think Like a Man, which operates kind of like He’s Just Not That Into You: There are attractive actors walking through specific scenarios (e.g. the Momma’s Boy meets the Single Mother), with Harvey’s love lessons guiding the way. Thanks to comic Kevin Hart, Think Like a Man has some genuinely funny moments, and Taraji P. Henson and Regina Hall give the light comedy a little punch. It’s actually a little better than the movies it is supposed to mimic—even with Steve Harvey popping up from time to time. Boyd

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Seann William Scott delivers career-best work as Doug Glatt, a bar bouncer who finds sudden fame as a hockey enforcer. He’s basically the guy the coach sends out to beat the crap out of an opponent when the team has been wronged—no real hockey skills necessary. Based on a true story and co-written by Jay Baruchel, the movie is funny from start to finish. Liev Schreiber is also good as Ross Rhea, another hockey enforcer who is on the brink of retirement. Make sure to stay for the credits, where you’ll get to see the player Glatt is based upon kicking some real ass. Eugene Levy, Scott’s American Pie partner in crime, appears as his dad. Grimm

The Kid With a Bike is an interesting character study. Young Cyril (Thomas Doret) has been left at a children’s camp by his father. While trying to get back in contact with his father, the boy meets Samantha (Cécile De France), a hairdresser. She takes a liking to him and decides to foster him on weekends. Things are shaky at first, especially after the boy finds his dad. Cyril becomes more irrational, but eventually finds his way with the help and love of Samantha. The acting is stellar; De France is particularly good as the harried foster mother who obviously cares about the child and wants to see him happy and healthy. The film ends on kind of a down note, yet the ending is extremely satisfying, as it ties up all of the loose ends and shows just how much Cyril has developed and changed. Allen

If you’ve followed Aardman Animations’ upward trajectory from the Wallace and Gromit shorts to Chicken Run to the Wallace and Gromit feature film and beyond, you’re probably stoked for their take on the pirate genre. Well, you may not exactly be disappointed with Pirates! Band of Misfits, but the company’s latest doesn’t really stack up favorably to the top-notch Aardman stuff. It’s fun to see bumbling pirates (led by Hugh Grant), and it’s particularly odd and rewarding that their big quest involves Charles Darwin and a science fair, but Pirates! doesn’t quite establish itself firmly enough. It’s great that the studio hasn’t forsaken stop-motion altogether (they’re heavily into CGI now), but Pirates! doesn’t completely capture the ol’ Aardman magic. Boyd

THE HUNGER GAMES

Peter and Bobby Farrelly have been trying to get this thing made for many years; at times, high-profile actors such as Sean Penn and Jim Carrey were attached. Well, what finally made it to the screen is a cast of talented people giving it their all—and a script that lets them down. Sean Hayes is amazing as Larry, while Chris Diamantopoulos and Will Sasso do good jobs as Moe and Curly. The problem is that the writers rely on dumb jokes involving Jersey Shore, and most of the cast surrounding the Stooges (with the exception of Larry David, doing fine work as a grouchy nun) has nothing to do. The slapstick hits are often quite good, but there’s no story worth watching, and things get tedious by the time the credits roll. As performers, the three new guys do the original proud, even if their movie falls short. Grimm

THE LUCKY ONE

THE RAID: REDEMPTION

Film adaptations of Nicholas Sparks novels almost always have several things in common—like attractive lead actors, the Carolinas, and death. Oh, and every movie poster features a passionate embrace. The Lucky One sticks with that formula, but doesn’t offer enough substance to overcome it. The attractive leads are Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling, who was last seen as powerful magnate Dagny Taggart in that bad Atlas Shrugged adaptation last year. Logan (Efron) walks from Colorado to Louisiana—it’s North Carolina in the book, keeping with Sparks’ tradition—to find a woman in a picture that he unearthed while serving in Iraq, believing her to be some kind of guardian angel. Maybe she isn’t, but Beth (Schilling) is easy on the eyes, so Logan hangs around and love blooms … because the movie poster wouldn’t have it any other way. Boyd

Buckle up: Over the course of its breathless 100 minutes, the Indonesian action film The Raid: Redemption never stops. Probably 60 percent of the movie is a fight of some kind—a blitzkrieg of gunfire, machetes and martial arts. It’s not the kind of poetic kung fu you might see in a Jackie Chan film or even the more raw Bruce Lee flick: This is concussive stuff. The story is pretty bite-sized: Cops raid an apartment building to go after a drug lord and his thugs. That’s it. There’s no subplot, no character development and no asides. Director Gareth Evans is to be applauded for making it so simple and keeping the focus on the orgy of video-game violence. Quite a rush, really. Boyd

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extremely stubborn father? This is one of the better father-son movies I’ve seen in a long time, with Ashkenazi and Bar-Aba creating a very real dynamic. Ashkenazi is especially good as an honorable man who has been seeking fatherly approval his whole life, while Bar-Aba scores high marks for playing an unrepentant, arrogant jerk for whom you can’t help but feel sorry. The movie, written and directed by Joseph Cedar, is often funny, but is quite serious and appropriately painful. Grimm GOON

For a blockbuster based on a popular novel, director Gary Ross’ film looks mighty cheap. Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, a girl forced to represent her district in a televised contest in which young people battle to the death. While Lawrence is a great actress, she doesn’t look like a starving teen. Josh Hutcherson plays her fellow district rep, Peeta, and he fits the role just fine. I couldn’t get past the drab look of the movie, and the horrible shaky cam that manages to destroy the action visuals. Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson are all saddled with silly getups for their roles. The movie is a strange clash of tones, never has a consistent feel, and is surprisingly boring, considering the subject matter. Grimm JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI

Jiro Ono has been called the best sushi chef in the world. He’s certainly had enough practice: Jiro’s career began 75 years ago, and he only takes a day off when it’s a Japanese national holiday. Even at

85, he continues to work all day, every day. Jiro Dreams of Sushi, from documentarian David Gelb, not only presents some of Jiro’s masterworks, but also chronicles his perfectionist bent, which extends far beyond fish and rice. His apprentices serve for 10 years before graduating beyond the simplest preparations, and his own son is still second in command at the age of 50, 31 years into his career. Jiro Dreams of Sushi shows us the importance of tradition and honor in Japanese culture, while at the same time elevating food to an art form. Boyd THE KID WITH A BIKE

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WRATH OF THE TITANS

Bad beards, an especially drab actor and a whole lot of messed-up Greek-mythology nonsense return in Wrath of the Titans, a bad film that is nonetheless a marked improvement over 2010’s inexcusable Clash of the Titans. There are enjoyable—and even exciting—stretches in this film, when the action and pyrotechnics overwhelm the fact that the film is anchored with Sam Worthington. As Perseus, the son of Zeus who aspires to be nothing but a human fisherman with awesome flip hair, Worthington registers zero on the charisma meter. Since he’s onscreen more than anybody else in these Titans pics, it’s hard to endorse them. I did enjoy this a little more than The Hunger Games. This has some pretty decent explosions and a couple of neat creatures, while all I really remember from The Hunger Games is Stanley Tucci’s stupid teeth. The 3-D, while not extraordinary, is better than it was in the first chapter of this franchise. Grimm

CHOW China Pasta House is just what Tucson’s Asian-food scene needs: The food is inexpensive, tasty and different

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BY JIMMY BOEGLE, jboegle@tucsonweekly.com om ucson has never had its fair share of good Chinese restaurants. Consider that P.F. Chang’s has finished first or second in the Best Chinese category of our Best of Tucson® readers’ poll every year within the last decade or so. Not that there’s anything wrong with P.F. Chang’s. Of course, there’s nothing really right with P.F. Chang’s, either. Thankfully, in recent years, entrepreneurs have started opening local Chinese-food restaurants that offer something different than, say, the ubiquitous Americanized sesame chicken. One notable example is Impress Hot Pot, which has been delighting locals— including one of our reviewers, Jacqueline Kuder—with hot-pot food and other tasty treats for about a year now. Now comes another Chinese restaurant offering something different: China Pasta House, which opened a while back in the university-adjacent Park Avenue space that once housed Nam-Son Restaurant. It offers up “traditional Chinese pasta,” specifically from Dandong, a city in the northeastern part of China on the border with North Korea. While I can’t say whether the food at China Pasta House is authentic, seeing as I have never been to Dandong, I can say that the cuisine is indeed pretty tasty. If you’re looking for décor, go elsewhere: The small dining room, while clean and not uncomfortable, is meant to offer people a nofrills place to eat, period. There’s no music in the background, just cooking sounds from the kitchen and the hum of the Pepsi machine and several coolers. A few scattered buns and dumplings are on display in various heating cases, and on one recent visit, there was a solitary tea-marinated egg sitting in what I believe was a cooler. As for wall art, there are a few mirrors, a small cloth wall-hanging, a sign with parking-space rental rates (the small restaurant is adjacent to a decent-sized lot) and various workplace labor-law posters. On our first visit, for a Saturday lunch, Garrett and I had the restaurant to ourselves. A young woman was working the front of the house, taking our orders, delivering food, and scrubbing—hunched over, with two hands— the tabletops when she wasn’t helping us. China Pasta House’s offerings include various “gruel” dishes, dumplings, steamed buns, wonton soups, noodle dishes and a few other specialties. We decided to try the cabbage and pork dumplings ($12 for 30 pieces; we got a half-order for $6), the triangle brown-sugar buns ($1.50), and—I am not making this

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The fried dumplings from China Pasta House. name up—the “hot and sour noodles with three China Pasta House shredded stuff” ($6.75). 430 N. Park Ave. All of the food had two things in common: It 623-3334; was tasty, and it was mushy. www.chinapastahouse.com The cabbage and pork dumplings—some of Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; us would call them potstickers—had a delicious 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday flavor (and were a nice deal at 15 of them for Pluses: Delicious noodle dishes; flavor of $6), but the pasta surrounding the filling had no “three shredded stuff”; inexpensive food firmness whatsoever. It was as if they were Minuses: Mushy pasta at times; utter lack of décor cooked for too long—or maybe, I thought, that’s just how they do things in Dandong. es); the tomato-and-egg noodles ($6.49) for The spaghetti-like noodles in the “hot and sour noodles with three shredded stuff” suffered me; and the braised-beef noodles ($7.24) for Garrett. The food was ready in 20 to 25 minthe same, mushy fate—although the rest of the utes, as promised; when I picked up the food, “stuff” was downright delicious. The noodles two groups of Asian UA students were enjoying were in a peppery orange broth with cilantro, their meals. pork, mushrooms and spices. (We asked the I learned something when I got home: The young woman what the “three shredded stuff” cuisine of Dandong—at least as represented by were before we ordered; she replied: pork and China Pasta House—is not always mushy. All mushrooms. I am still not sure what the third of the pasta we ordered was cooked just right. “stuff” is.) I would order this again in a heartThe pork steamed buns were packed with beat, even though the noodles themselves were flavorful, delicious meat; they were Garrett’s an overly soft mess. favorite dish from China Pasta House. The seaThe brown-sugar buns were OK. Dough was food dumplings were also wonderful; shrimp filled with piping-hot sugar syrup (but it didn’t dominated the flavor. seem like what I know as brown sugar). They The “cabbage and pork wonton,” eight piecwere rather simple, but good enough—until the es—as described on the menu—that we sugar cooled and became rock-hard. received was actually a soup containing the We decided to get one of the specials, the aforementioned wontons. The broth, featuring Chinese sauerkraut pork rice ($7.99), to go— out-of-place-looking greens, was rather bland. and the rice, too, suffered from mushiness. (We It was the one dish that eventually went unfintried it immediately after the seven-minute trip ished. from the restaurant to my home, so the travel Both noodle dishes were lovely—especially time didn’t contribute much, if at all, to the softwhen spiced up with a squirt or two of sriraness.) This was our least-favorite of the dishes cha. (Yeah, I know sriracha is Thai, not we tried at China Pasta House; the sauerkraut Chinese. Whatever.) The only flaw was that the tasted just like the German-ish stuff you’d get in beef in Garrett’s dish was a bit tough. a jar at the grocery store, and it overwhelmed Despite the mushiness-laden first visit, the the surprisingly mild flavor of the pork. second visit made me a fan of the food at I returned to China Pasta House to get some to-go food for a weeknight dinner: The “cabbage China Pasta House. It’s tasty; it’s different; and it’s inexpensive. and pork wonton” ($4.75 for “eight pieces”); the The Tucson Chinese-food scene is slowly pork steamed buns ($5.25 for eight pieces); the getting better. Hallelujah! shredded seafood dumplings ($7.50 for 15 piec-

Local chef Jerry Morgan wants to change the way people think about mead through a new company he’s starting called Morgan’s Mead. “When most people hear ‘mead,’ they think super-sweet, or Beowulf or Chaucer,” says Morgan, who currently works as a chef at Janos, 3770 E. Sunrise Drive. “But there’s mead from sweet all the way to dry, like a good chardonnay.” Morgan says the mead will be made with local honey, which varies in flavor from batch to batch, and other ingredients native to this region. He’s not sure when Morgan’s Mead will get off the ground, but we’ll keep you posted.

Closing: Janos and J-BAR Janos Wilder is closing the restaurants he operates on the grounds of the Westin La Paloma Resort, 3770 E. Sunrise Drive. If you want a final taste of this inspired cuisine, make reservations before Janos and J-BAR serve their final meals on Saturday, May 26. The closures will not affect Wilder’s other restaurant, Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails, at 135 S. Sixth Ave.

Agave Fest Hotel Congress, at 311 E. Congress St., holds its fourth annual Agave Fest at 6 p.m., Friday, May 4. The event offers a chance to sample liquors made from the mighty agave plant— sotol, mescal, tequila and bacanora—and numerous cocktails created using those spirits. This year’s event features more than 40 types of liquor, $2 tacos and live music by the Latin Funk Project. The evening also includes an Iron Chef-style bartending competition with only one rule: No margaritas. Tickets are $25. Call 622-8848, or visit www.hotelcongress.com.

Big Juan’s Is Open Big Juan’s Tacos y Burros has opened at 4532 E. Speedway Blvd. Expect an enormous menu, with burritos, tortas, tacos and combination plates priced from $3 to $10. A second location is expected to open later this year at 4470 N. First Ave.

Coming Soon A new restaurant called Buddha’s Dog House is going in at 425 N. Fourth Ave. There’s little information available, but we’ll be back when we learn more. Another Paradise Bakery and Café is shaping up in what used to be Buddy’s Grill at 4821 E. Grant Road. The opening date hasn’t been announced, but judging from the gutted interior, it could be a while.

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CHOW SCAN Chow Scan is the Weekly’s selective guide to Tucson restaurants. Only restaurants that our reviewers recommend are included. Complete reviews are online at www.tucsonweekly.com. Dates of reviews from August 1999 to the present are included in Chow Scan. Send comments and updates to: Chow, P.O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726. These listings have no connection with Weekly advertising.

KEY PRICE RANGES $ $8 or less $ $ $8-$15 $ $ $ $15-$25 $ $ $ $ $25 and up. Prices are based on menu entrée selections, and exclude alcoholic beverages.

BOCA C 828 E. Speedway Blvd. 777-8134. Open MondayWednesday 10:30 a.m.-midnight; Thursday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sunday noon-midnight. Counter/ Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Boca offers upscale indoor versions of Tucson’s street food, and is doing tacos the right way, with lots of flavor and high-quality ingredients. Generous portions and playfully presented food are just the beginning. With a few dozen tequilas at the bar and reasonable prices, Boca is the perfect addition to the university-area restaurant scene. (10-7-10) $-$$ LA BOTANA TACO GRILL AND CANTINA C 3200 N. First Ave. 777-8801. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-9 p.m. Café. Beer and Margaritas. MC, V. This little “cantina” offers big flavors and lots of fun. Build your own burrito or quesadilla by mixing and matching grilled meats, seafood and an assortment of other goodies. Seafood dishes are done well here, and dining on the patio is reminiscent of Mexican beachside spots. On weekends, margaritas are 2-for-1 all day long. They’re the perfect counter to the heat and smoke from many dishes. (1-21-10) $ LAS BRASAS TAQUERÍA C 2928 E. 22nd St. 881-6077. Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Counter/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Watch your own steak, chicken or tripas de leche sputter on the brazier grill and be deftly placed in a tortilla, taco or torta roll. The sides are fresh and zippy, and the meal’s a deal! $

FORMS OF PAYMENT V Visa MC Mastercard AMEX American Express DIS Discover DC Diner’s Club checks local checks with guarantee card and ID only debit debit cards CatCard University of Arizona CatCard. TYPE OF SERVICE Counter Quick or fast-food service, usually includes take-out. Diner Minimal table service. Café Your server is most likely working solo. Bistro Professional servers, with assistants bussing tables. Full Cover Multiple servers, with the table likely well set. Full Bar Separate bar space for drinks before and after dinner. RESTAURANT LOCATION C Central North to River Road, east to Alvernon Way, west to

Granada Avenue downtown, and south to 22nd Street. NW Northwest North of River Road, west of Campbell

Avenue. NE Northeast North of River Road, east of Campbell Avenue. E East East of Alvernon Way, south of River Road. S South South of 22nd Street. W West West of Granada Avenue, south of River Road.

MEXICAN BIRRÍA GUADALAJARA C 304 E. 22nd St. 624-8020. Open daily 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. Cash only. One of the best quick-stop Mexican food venues in town. The carne asada and birría burros are standouts. $

CAFÉ POCA COSA C 110 E. Pennington St. 622-6400. Open TuesdayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. For years, owner Suzana Davila has delighted residents and visitors alike with her Like Water for Chocolate style of Mexican food. The sauces at Café Poca Cosa are extraordinary, reflecting an intricate blend of chiles and spicing as unusual as they are delicious. Pile on the incredible puréed salsa, and try not to miss the mole and pipian. (4-1300) $$-$$$ CASA MOLINA E 6225 E. Speedway Blvd. 886-5468. Open daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 3001 N. Campbell Ave. (795-7593) and 4240 E. Grant Road (326-6663). A family operation with roots tracing back over the last five decades, Casa Molina is one of the most consistent places in town to sample true Mexican food. With an extensive menu that includes tacos, tostadas, enchiladas and chimichangas—as well as fried shrimp and hamburgers for more timid palates—Casa Molina boasts something for every taste. Children are always welcome, and the margaritas are top-flight. (8-12-99) $-$$ CHACO’S CAFE S 2027 S. Craycroft Road. 790-1828. Open MondaySaturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Chaco’s Café feels like a small-town Arizona joint, with casual service, red checkered vinyl tablecloths and inexpensive, tasty eats. All of the Mexican standards you’d expect are offered, from green-corn tamales to shrimp fajitas. The salsa bar is a nice touch, and you can entertain yourself by reading all of the wise sayings handwritten on the walls. (7-15-10) $-$$ CLUB 21 C 2920 N. Oracle Road. 622-3092. Open Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. MC, V. Offering good Mexican food for more than 50 years, this neighborhood favorite should be considered when looking for a cool place to enjoy a margarita or a cold beer. Moderately priced meals make it a nice place for families, too. (4-22-04) $-$$

BK’S S 5118 S. 12th Ave. 295-0105. Open Sunday-Thursday 9 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.-2 a.m. Counter/No Alcohol. MC, V. Also at 2680 N. First Ave. (207-2245). Nothing fancy, nothing grand, just a boatload of some of the best carne asada you’re ever likely to sample. A scrumptious salsa bar with lots of goodies to complement your tacos, quesadillas or caramelos (quesadillas with carne asada) is a delightful bonus, and the Sonoran hot dogs put the usual ballpark fare to shame. $

LA COCINA DE GABBY C 4825 N. First Ave. 888-2490. Open Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Café/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. The food of Mexico City is the highlight at this little mom-and-pop joint; Gabby and Francisco Martinez are the mom and pop. The Mexican food here is a little different than the Sonoran food we’re used to. For example, the chile relleno plate has one stuffed with cheese, and another stuffed with ground beef. The street food of Mexico is represented by the bistec Milanese, which is tenderized, breaded beef. The house salsa stands out due to the hefty flavor of roasted chiles. There is a drive-thru menu, too, offering many of the expected Mexican-food items. (3-24-11) $-$$

BLANCO TACOS AND TEQUILA NW 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 246. 232-1007. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Another addition to the Fox restaurant empire—and the second Fox restaurant at La Encantada—is yet another winner. Excellent updated Sonoran food, crackling service, a spectacular view and a hip, young vibe make Blanco worth the foothills prices. (8-30-07) $$$-$$$$

CROSSROADS RESTAURANT DRIVE IN S 2602 S. Fourth Ave. 624-0395. Open SundayThursday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.noon. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Crossroads has been around for decades, and when you taste the restaurant’s food, you’ll know why. Traditional Mexican fare and seafood dishes primarily featuring shrimp and filet of sole highlight the menu. The service is friendly, and if you’re in a hurry, you can get anything

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on the menu to go; you can even get a six-pack to take home. (7-24-03) $-$$ EL CHARRO CAFÉ E 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-1922. Open SaturdayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Summer hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.9 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 311 N. Court Ave. (622-1922), 7725 N. Oracle Road, Suite 101 (229-1922), 6910 E. Sunrise Road (5141922) and 15920 S. Rancho Sahuarita (325-1922). A Tucson tradition since 1922, El Charro has taken its delectable show on the road with several satellite locations. The food is as fabulous as ever, no matter which establishment you happen to stumble into, especially the unparalleled carne seca and any of the giant chimichangas. $$-$$$ EL CORONADO FAMILY RESTAURANT S 9040 E. Valencia Road, No. 100. 574-7776. Open Monday-Saturday 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Good Mexican food has come to Rita Ranch! El Coronado serves up tasty stuffed quesadillas, and the chorizo and egg plate is a revelation. The menu includes both Mexican classics like menudo and gringo classics like chicken fried steak. In other words (cliché alert): There’s something for everyone! (4-8-10) $-$$

LA FUENTE C 1749 N. Oracle Road. 623-8659. Open SundayFriday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday noon-10 p.m. Bistro/ Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Take a fresh look at this Tucson classic. With tasty Mexican-food classics like chiles rellenos and unexpected surprises like fried red snapper, La Fuente is definitely worth a visit if you haven’t been in a while. A nice tequila and margarita selection is also offered. (5-27-10) $$-$$$ GUADALAJARA GRILL C 1220 E. Prince Road. 323-1022. Open daily 10

a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 750 N. Kolb Road (296-1122). Salsa is made tableside, and the customer is in charge of what goes into it. The chips are fresh, hot and endless, but leave room for what comes next. Every dish is redolent with distinct and finely tuned flavors. (10-21-04) $$-$$$ LA INDITA C 622 N. Fourth Ave. 792-0523. Open Monday-Friday

11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Diner/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. La Indita’s menu shows its Michoacan Tarascan Indian heritage. Menu items like the Tarascan tacos and Indian fry bread make La Indita a continued favorite. $ LEO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT E 5114 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-9180. Open Monday-

EL MEZÓN DEL COBRE C 2960 N. First Ave. 791-0977. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. If you think you’ve tried them all, check out El Mezón del Cobre’s special brand of Mexican food. The hot-and-spicy huichol shrimp will ignite the taste buds of hot fanatics, and the layered enchiladas bring new meaning and taste to the genre of south-of-the-border cuisine. Delightful cantina atmosphere. $$-$$$

Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Leo’s may be one of the city’s best-kept secrets. You’ll find such delicious standards as cheese enchiladas, flautas and burros, along with treats like mole and fish tacos. There are vegetarian specialties and a kids’ menu as well. The house margarita also is a winner. Finish off your meal with those airy puffs of fried dough: sopapillas. (11-22-07) $-$$ LUPITA’S CAFE NW 7077 N. Thornydale Road. 744-7505. Open

EL MINUTO CAFÉ C 354 S. Main Ave. 882-4145. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. El Minuto Café has been serving Tucson some of the best Mexican food around for more than 60 years. The chiles rellenos simply can’t be beat. $-$$ EL PARADOR C 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. 881-2744. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This longtime Tucson favorite continues to please with one of the city’s most unique dining areas—the main room is an old courtyard that’s now indoors, even though real trees and plants remain. The food’s worth noting, too— some dishes are hit-and-miss, but you’ll always win with the fantastic tableside guacamole. (1-1-04) $$-$$$ EL RIO BAKERY W 901 N. Grande Ave. 624-4996. Open MondaySaturday 6 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Counter/ No Alcohol. MC, V. El Rio Bakery’s been around for decades, and when you sample their delicious pastries (we particularly like the empanadas), you’ll know why. However, El Rio also offers up other tasty Mexican fare; the soups are especially good. We recommend a steaming-hot bowl of albondigas (meatball) soup. (2-18-10) $ EL SABROSO OAKWOOD GRILLE W 610 N. Grande Ave. 792-2282. Open MondayThursday 7:15 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday-Sunday 7:15 a.m.9:30 p.m. Café/Full Bar. MC, V. For a light and flavorful meal, El Sabroso is worth ferreting out. Its use of oak wood to grill meats and vegetables, fruits and fresh seafood puts an interesting twist on what it coins “Mexican Caribbean.” (7-26-01) $-$$ EL SUR E 5602 E. 22nd St. 748-1032. Open Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Café. Beer and Specialty Drinks. MC, V. This is one of those secret little places that you might not want to share with everybody. Old-fashioned, damn good Mexican fare is served up with a smile. The tortillas are made specially for El Sur and definitely add an extra touch. The décor is funky and down-home, and the servers treat you like family. With prices and flavors that remind of a simpler time, the place attracts a crowd. Try the flan if you have any room for dessert! (12-29-05) $ LA FRESITA W 1450 W. St. Mary’s Road. 622-4005. Open daily 6 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DC, DIS, MC, V. More than just a friendly neighborhood taqueria, La Fresita offers full plates of goodies such as steak ranchero, chiles, tacos, burros, quesadillas and more. The corn tortillas are homemade and served up fresh and hot every day. The fruit shakes are sweet and delicious. With breakfast, lunch and dinner on the menu, La Fresita has literally something for everybody, even gringos! Hamburgers are on the menu. (10-6-05) $

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Margaritas. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Lupita’s Cafe brings a little southside flavor to the northwest with authentic, affordable Mexican fare. Friendly service and a bright, colorful atmosphere make this cozy café a great dining experience, and the Sonoran hot dogs are among the best in town. Breakfast is served all day, and don’t miss out on the expertly cooked menudo on Saturdays and Sundays. (6-17-10) $-$$ MAICO C 835 E. 22nd St. 294-2836. Open Monday-Saturday

6 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. MC, V. One could easily miss Maico, situated along busy 22nd Street. We’re glad we didn’t. Tiny as it may be, Maico serves some excellent Mexican chow for diners to enjoy in its outside dining area. Maico has a way with beef, chicken, pork and fish. You’ll find all the usual taqueria items and friendly service. (11-13-08) $ MARIA’S CAFÉ S 3530 S. Sixth Ave. 620-1465. Open Tuesday-

Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/ Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, MC, V. Quality Mexican food and tableside pay television sets—what more is there to say? In operation for a quarter of a century, Maria’s satisfies on a variety of levels. $-$$ MARISCOS CHIHUAHUA S 3901 S. Sixth Ave. 741-0361. Open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Diner/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Cash and checks. Also at 1009 N. Grande Ave. (623-3563), 2902 E. 22nd St. (326-1529), 999 N. Swan Road (881-2372), 356 E. Grant Road (884-3457), 435 W. Irvington Road (294-3194) and 4185 W. Ina Road (572-2523). Alcohol served varies per location. A bit of the Mexican seaside has found its way north. At Mariscos Chihuahua, shellfish reigns supreme with fresh Guaymas shrimp being the specialty of the house. Don’t miss the shrimp ceviche, a Mariscos favorite that has regulars coming back for more. $-$$ MARTIN’S COMIDA CHINGONA C 555 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7909. Open MondaySaturday 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5:30-10:30 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Café/BYO. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V and checks. Martin’s fits the Fourth Avenue vibe perfectly: It’s fun; it’s casual; it’s independent; and the food’s pretty darned good. The huevos rancheros—with a surprising number of delicious vegetables—is excellent, and the carne asada has a rich, smoky flavor. Just don’t ask for guacamole or sour cream. (9-23-10) $-$$ MARY’S LUCKY DOLLAR MARKET S 1555 S. 10th Ave. 884-8720. Open Monday-Friday

6 a.m.-1 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. Cash. Mary’s is one of Tucson’s least-refined restaurants, but the insanely cheap, flavorful food keeps locals a-comin’. The chorizo is the house specialty; alongside some eggs, potatoes and refried beans, it’s pure deliciousness. (2-18-10) $

MI NIDITO S 1813 S. Fourth Ave. 622-5081. Open Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Diner. Beer, Wine and Margaritas. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Another of the perennial Tucson favorites, with consistently good food and service generally worth the wait—particularly if you’re looking for a great chile relleño. $ MICHA’S S 2908 S. Fourth Ave. 623-5307. Open Sunday 7 a.m.-

8 p.m.; Monday 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. One of the perennial favorites among local Mexican food aficionados. The chorizos are made on site, and the chimis are crisp and full. $-$$ LA OLLA NW 8553 N. Silverbell Road, No. 102. 579-0950.

Open Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, MC, V. While chains dominate in Marana, La Olla is a wonderful mom-and-pop place with a Mexican bent. You’ll find all the traditional stuff—enchiladas, tacos, chimis—along with some surprisingly creative items, from appetizers to desserts. For starters, try the empanadas: tiny pies filled with cilantro pesto, shrimp chile and manchego cheese. Entreés include a breaded pork tenderloin topped with garlic shrimp and chipotle crema. (5-28-09) $$ LA PARRILLA SUIZA C 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 5602 E. Speedway Blvd. (747-4838) and 4250 W. Ina Road (572-7200). Friendly service, delicious food and a large menu. What more could one ask for? Try the chimichanga; you will not regret it. (2-20-03) $$-$$$ PERFECTO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT S 5404 S. 12th Ave. 889-5651. Open Monday-

Wednesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. This homey little spot attracts a crowd. Perfecto’s serves all the usual stuff, and there is truly something for everybody. Kids will enjoy a burro and french fries; grown-ups will enjoy luscious soups, fresh seafood and homemade desserts. A Sunday buffet attracts a huge crowd, and the house-made choco flan is unique and tasty. (12-10-09) $-$$ LA PLACITA CAFÉ E 2950 N. Swan Road, No. 131. 881-1150. Open

Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Full Cover. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The official Mexican restaurant of the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood, La Placita Café, tucked away in Plaza Palomino, serves up consistently good, lard-free Sonoran and Oaxacan food in nearsecret. Divine chile rellenos, sopa de mariscos and delicious mole are among the standouts on the large menu. Nice folks, too. (4-26-07) $$-$$$ QUESADILLA’S GRILL C 110 S. Church Ave., Suite 7136. 798-3697. Open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DC, DIS, MC, V. The menu features standard tacos, enchiladas and tostadas. The breakfast burritos are especially worth checking out, featuring an “assemble-your-own” list of ingredients that makes breakfast worth getting up for. (3-1-01) $ SAN CARLOS MEXICAN GRILL W 1370 N. Silverbell Road, No. 180. 792-2075. Open

Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. Ample, reliable servings of shrimp and fish dishes inspired by Sea of Cortez cuisine, plus the usual Sonoran favorites, are as unpretentious but appealing as the restaurant’s nicely done storefront space. (11-15-07) $-$$

however: This is a place to go when you’re craving good Mexican food, and you don’t want to bust your budget. (2-21-08) $ TAQUERIA PICO DE GALLO S 2618 S. Sixth Ave. 623-8775. Open daily 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Although not as flashy as some of its competitors on the Tucson Mexican food scene, Pico de Gallo has nevertheless been serving up outstanding fare for years. Ceviche, birria, fresh fruit cocktail and a carne asada to die for are just a few of the treats to savor when visiting this gem of a restaurant. $ TEQUILA FACTORY S 5655 W. Valencia Road (800) 344-9435. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. An emphasis on presentation highlights the colorfully decorated Tequila Factory; each dish looks like a work of art. The food, featuring typical Mexican fare, usually tastes pretty good—but it always looks amazing. An all-you-can-eat brunch is offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Sunday. (11-20-03) $$-$$$ TERESA’S MOSAIC CAFÉ W 2456 N. Silverbell Road. 624-4512. Open MondaySaturday 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. With regional Mexican cuisine, featuring the cooking of Oaxaca, Teresa’s Mosaic Café has become one of the nicer places in town to suck down margaritas and nibble on fresh tortillas. A lofty view of the Catalinas and the rich complexity of Oaxacan molés can be sampled with equal pleasure. $-$$ ZENDEJAS #13 C 1628 E. Sixth St. 867-8001. Open daily 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, VISA. Legendary UA placekicker Max Zendejas is back, and instead of serving up last-second field goals, he’s serving up inexpensive Mexican fare. Burros are central, as is cold beer and the casual, comfy atmosphere. The red chili burro is a winner for red meat-lovers; seafood fans will find a grilled tilapia burro. Gringos can munch on wings and burgers. The place is tiny, so if you want to get a table on game day, get there early. (9-9-10) $ ZIVAZ MEXICAN BISTRO E 4590 E. Broadway Blvd. 325-1234. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.9 p.m. Café/Counter. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. While the look and layout of Zivaz feels familiar, the restaurant’s melding of tasty, nuanced Mexican food with a fast-casual format is quite unique. Most of the dishes—from standards like tacos, sopa de tortilla and enchiladas to somewhat unusual fast-casual fare like the pescado ajillo (a garlic/mushroom mahimahi)—are sure to please. (4-6-06) $-$$

MIDDLE EASTERN ALIBABA PERSIAN AND MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT C 2545 E. Speedway Blvd., No. 125. 319-2559. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This humble strip-mall restaurant serves a variety of delicious kabobs, pita sandwiches, lamb shank, gyro and more. Vegetarians have plenty of options. Catering services are available. $ FALAFEL KING C 1800 E. Fort Lowell Road, No. 168. 319-5554. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Café/No Alcohol.

AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Falafel King offers high-quality Lebanese fast food. The shawarma can sometimes be a tad dry, but the lamb kabobs are moist; the falafel is superb; and the baba ganoush—a pureed eggplant dip— is smokey, rich and irresistible. (2-7-08) $-$$ LUXOR CAFÉ C 3699 N. Campbell Ave. 325-3771. Open SundayWednesday 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; Thursday 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Friday and Saturday 5 p.m.-4 a.m. Café/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. A large and fascinating menu combined with excellent cooking makes this comfortably exotic, hospitable Middle Eastern joint a standout; fair prices make it a great value. The owner and chef are both from Egypt, which is reflected in the presence of homestyle vegetarian specialties like falafel, fool (spiced, mashed fava beans) and koshari (a homey mixture of rice, beans and pasta), plus a wide selection of chicken, beef, lamb and fish dishes. Don’t miss the superb baklava. (5-1707) $-$$ SHISH KEBAB HOUSE OF TUCSON E 5855 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 118. 745-5308. Open Monday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m. Café/Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Checks. Try the motabal, a sinuous purée of eggplant grilled over an open flame, completely unlike any baba ganoush we’ve ever had. Together with a deftly light and lemony version of hummos and the cracked-wheat dish tabouli, it makes a refreshing meal. The kafta is ground beef with a hint of ginger. Meals at Shish Kebab House are all available to go—and with seating for no more than 60, that seems like a good plan. $-$$ SINBAD’S FINE MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE C 810 E. University Ave. 623-4010. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-10 p.m.; Sunday 4-8 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. The atmosphere at this university-area restaurant is delightfully beautiful, and the food’s even better. Fresh, flavorful and often healthy—many selections are vegetarian—it’s no wonder Sinbad’s is a Tucson favorite. (5-8-03) $-$$ SULTAN PALACE C 943 E. University Blvd., No. 115. 622-2892. Open daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The décor may be kind of blah (although the low-level tables surrounded by curtains are nice, if your knees can handle them), and the service is a mixed bag, but the food at this Main Gate Square Afghani restaurant can rival any in town. Check out the myriad, nuanced flavors that all come together in the shish and the sambossas. For a special treat, try the mantu, a spiced meat ravioli/dumpling sort of thing. Yum. (7-308) $$-$$$ ZAYNA MEDITERRANEAN CAFE E 9105 E. Tanque Verde Road, No. 103. 749-4465. Open daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Counter/BYO. MC, V. Also at 4122 E. Speedway Blvd. (881-4348). Zayna’s serves up some of the best beef gyro you’ll find anywhere. The meats served here are all moist and perfectly cooked, and the vegetarian offerings are delightful and flavorful. Consider a piece of baklava for dessert. (11-12-09) $-$$

PAN-ASIAN ASIAN BISTRO C 3122 N. Campbell Ave., No. 100. 881-7800. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/No

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SIR VEZA’S TACO GARAGE E 4699 E. Speedway Blvd. 323-8226. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (bar open until midnight); Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight (bar open until 2 a.m.). Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 220 W. Wetmore Road (888-8226). Sir Veza’s is a cool concept, mixing cars (including occasional hot-rod-themed events), booze, sports, music and youthful energy. The food is cheap and largely tasty, with numerous taco offerings, salads, burgers and even “chicken and churros.” The patio is wonderful (even if the view is not), and there are numerous tequila choices. This is a great place to get just a little bit rowdy with friends. (6-3-10). $-$$ TACO GIRO MEXICAN GRILL E 5754 E. 22nd St. 514-2199. Open daily 8 a.m.-10

p.m. Café. Beer and Margaritas. AMEX, MC and V. It’s an undeniable formula for success: great food at seriously low prices. The salsa bar’s cool, and the service is quick and friendly. There’s no decor to speak of,

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Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Yes, you’ll find plenty of traditional Asian plates here, but this midtown “bistro” also offers an assortment of dishes from all over China, Thailand and other countries. While dining at the restaurant is a pleasant experience, Asian Bistro also delivers to a wide area of midtown. Beverages include fruity slushes, bubble teas and blended coffees. (5-29-08) $-$$ THE BAMBOO CLUB E 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 524. 514-9665. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. An upscale Pacific Rim palace of a place where generous portions of familiar food with exotic twists are grilled, woked, sizzled, steamed and noodled. (12-12-02) $$-$$$ BUSHI E 4689 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-6552. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9:30 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. At Bushi, not only is the sushi fresh and mouthwatering; all of the other dishes, from soup to dessert, are quite good. Starters are impressive; try the gyoza and the octopus salad. The entrées are well-prepared, especially the spicy shrimp, with its buttery, garlicky breadcrumb topping, and the spicy Korean-style pork. (9-29-11) $-$$$ CHOPSTIX ASIAN DINER S 3820 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 101. 889-7849.

Open Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This diner serves fresh, fast food done up Asian style. By day, it’s a buffet. And at night, it offers friendly table service with all types of Asian specialties. It’s a nice place to enjoy a quick lunch or meet with friends. Enjoy the tasty wor wonton soup and crab puffs. No sushi, though. (1-20-05) $-$$ DAO’S TAI PAN’S E 446 N. Wilmot Road. 722-0055. Open daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. A huge menu of delicious Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine makes Dao’s worth visiting. The restaurant may look like a fast-food joint, but the cuisine and the service prove that Dao’s is anything but. Be sure to try the multifaceted Vietnamese crepe. (2-17-05) $-$$ HOT WOK ASIAN BISTRO E 7755 E. Golf Links Road, No. 101. 751-6374. Open

Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC and V. At this small Asian fast-casual joint, the food is plentiful and fairly priced—and it comes out of the kitchen hot and fast. While most of the menu is Chinese-influenced, you can also find pho, pad Thai and wings. Hot Wok is not glamorous, but considering that most of the restaurants nearby are chains, this is a pleasant neighborhood spot. Don’t look for smiles from the staff—but do look for a great deal. (3-1-12) $

OM MODERN ASIAN KITCHEN NW 1765 E. River Road. 299-7815. Open SundayWednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The menu at this sleek “modern kitchen” reads like a culinary tour of Asia. There’s a sure hand and a creative mind in the kitchen, assuring that flavors and textures come together in wonderful ways. A potato salad laced with luscious duck confit was splendid, and the sushi is as pretty as it is tasty. Bento boxes are served at lunch. (5-20-10) $$-$$$ PEI WEI ASIAN DINER C 845 E. University Blvd. 884-7413. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Summer hours: daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 5285 E. Broadway Blvd. (514-7004) and 633 W. Ina Road (297-3238). The folks behind P.F. Chang’s have brought fast-casual Asian fare to Tucson with its Pei Wei chain, and the mini-Chang’s does the parent proud. Featuring delicious, freshly prepared Asian standards at fairly cheap prices, Pei Wei is a great place to grab some fine Asian food to go, or to sit down with the college kids and eat in a modern atmosphere. (11-27-03) $-$$ RICE HOUSE CHINA THAI C 54 W. Congress St. 622-9557. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/Counter/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The food at this downtown spot, which offers a full assortment of both Thai and Chinese standards, can be hit-and-miss—but when it’s good, it’s really good. The tom yum soup is incredible, and you should really try the pad prig king (a dry red curry). You can find some amazing deals as lunch specials, too. (1-12-12) $-$$ SERI MELAKA E 6133 E. Broadway Blvd. 747-7811. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. For a wonderful dip into the festive and aromatic cooking of Southeast Asia, a trip to Seri Melaka will leave your senses swimming. From the spicy, authentic sambals to the outstanding curries, Seri Melaka serves up authentic cuisine at reasonable prices. (10-18-01) $$ TAKAMATSU E 5532 E. Speedway Blvd. 512-0800. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. After a devastating fire, Takamatsu is back. If you like Japanese or Korean food, you’ll find plenty of tasty entrées here, although the emphasis is on Korean barbecue and sushi (including the tempting all-you-can-eat option for $19.95). For an interactive, do-it-yourself treat, try preparing the Korean barbecue yourself at your table. Just consider yourself warned: Pork belly, though delicious, will catch on fire if you’re not paying attention. (12-1-11) $$-$$$ WEI ASIAN CAFÉ E 9450 E. Golf Links Road. 722-1119. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-9 p.m. Café/ Beer and Wine. MC, V. The far eastside’s restaurant scene is looking a bit better thanks to Wei. The café aspires to be truly pan-Asian, featuring a huge menu of

dishes attributed to China, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The food is reasonably priced and consistently decent to excellent. Give the sesame chicken a shot if you’re unsure what to try. (10-20-05) $-$$

PIZZA 1702 C 1702 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-1702. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This little university-area pizza joint has friendly service and pizza slices bigger than your head. With an ever-changing 50-plus beers on tap, there’s something for everyone. If that’s not enough, generous salads and delicious wings will keep you coming back for more. (3-13-08) $$

Wrightstown Road (886-4461). Brought to you by the folks at the Gaslight Theatre, these are hand-tossed pies with a round edge and real mozzarella. The favorites are the ham and pineapple or the mushroom and sausage. For the same lowish price, you can also order any combination of toppings. $-$$ GRIMALDI’S C 446 N. Campbell Ave., No. 100. 882-6100. Open daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. One of New York City’s highest-rated pizza joints is serving some of the best pizza in Tucson. You’ll pay more here for your coal brick-oven pie, but it’s worth it. We recommend sitting in the bar area while you munch on your pizza or calzone, so you can watch the doughthrowing and pizza-baking show. All three sauces (red, white and pesto) are tasty; just be careful while selecting the often-pricey toppings. (9-25-08) $$-$$$ MAGPIES GOURMET PIZZA

BIANCHI’S W 1110 N. Silverbell Road. 882-8500. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Twice-cooked for crisp crust that tears well, their Meateater’s Supreme is packed at 13 inches. $-$$ BROOKLYN PIZZA COMPANY C 534 N. Fourth Ave. 622-6868. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday noon-10 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. There may be nothing gourmet or innovatively outrageous about Brooklyn Pizza, but if you like your pie with a crunchy, handtossed crust, a savory simmered tomato sauce, lots of gooey mozzarella cheese and the traditional toppings of your choice, you’ve come to the right place. Sandwiches also reflect attention to the “only best ingredients” philosophy. There’s nothing here that will disappoint. $ BZ’S PIZZA E 9431 E. 22nd St., No. 137. 546-1402. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. Eastsiders have a nifty little pizza joint that puts out some great gourmet pies. The crust is light and chewy; the sauce is smooth and rich; and if you can’t find a topping you like, you should just stay home. Nightly pasta specials, great salads and sandwiches are on the menu. The vibe is family-friendly, although BZ’s is also a great place to meet friends for a glass of wine and a couple of pizzas. (7-7-11) $-$$ EMPIRE PIZZA AND PUB C 137 E. Congress St. 882-7499. Open SundayWednesday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Empire Pizza and Pub has injected a new kind of life into downtown Tucson, serving up big New York-style pizza by the slice (or whole), along with some salads and Italian sandwiches. The small patio offers views of the craziness on Congress Street, while the back bar area offers a couple of TVs featuring whatever game happens to be on. (2-3-11) $ GRANDMA TONY’S E 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 885-7117. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Diner/No Alcohol. MC, V. Also at 7878 E.

E 105 S. Houghton Road. 751-9949. Open Monday-

Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 4654 E. Speedway Blvd. (795-5977), 605 N. Fourth Ave. (628-1661) and 7315 N. Oracle Road (2972712). Only the Fourth Avenue location serves beer and wine. This local chain brags about serving the best pizza in town—and to a large extent, they back up that brag. Fresh ingredients and lots of them highlight their diverse selection of pies. (6-12-03) $-$$ MARCO’S PIZZA S 6330 E. Golf Links Road, Suite 142. 747-3898.

Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 10550 N. La Cañada Drive (2976500) and 5650 S. 12th Ave., Suite 180 (300-4449). This Ohio-based franchise offers some of the better chain-joint pizza in Tucson. The chicken fresco pie— featuring moist grilled chicken, tangy red sauce and delicious bacon—left our mouths watering and wanting more. Some of the employees weren’t as knowledgeable as they could have been, but there’s no denying that Marco’s makes exceptionally tasty, moderately priced pizzas. (12-18-08) $$-$$$ NEW YORK PIZZA DEPARTMENT E 1521 N. Wilmot Road. 207-7667. Open Sunday-Friday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. New York Pizza Department offers some of Tucson’s best thin-crust pies, both whole and by the slice. The ingredients make the pizzas so great—yes, that’s real ham, not lunchmeat, on your meat-lover pizza. Calzones, panini, stromboli, subs both hot and cold, Italian bombers, wings, salads and several entrées round out the sizable menu. (12-22-11) $-$$ NO ANCHOVIES C 870 E. University Blvd. 623-3333. Open daily 11 a.m.-midnight or later. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Gourmet pizzas find dizzying combinations of fresh and unusual ingredients. Catering to signature creations or simply celebrating pizza, No Anchovies puts a new spin on the old pie. (8-2-01) $-$$ OREGANO’S E 4900 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-8955. Open daily 11

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AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. A 1950s-style pizza joint, Oregano’s is sure to please on every level. From handmade stuffed pizzas and enormous bowls of pastas to salads and Italian favorites (lasagna, sausage sandwiches, ravioli), Oregano’s has it all. Be sure to call ahead to see how long the line is, since the wait can easily be an hour. (1-3-02) $-$$ PICAZZO’S ORGANIC ITALIAN KITCHEN NW 7850 N. Oracle Road. 544-7970. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. In a sea of pizza restaurants, Picazzo’s is a standout. With a huge gluten-free selection and a menu that focuses on “natural” and organic ingredients, this is pizza that is not only incredibly tasty; it might just be a little better for you. Don’t miss out on the garlic-butter crust, which gently pushes that sinfully delicious pizza toward the brink of flavor insanity. (6-23-11) $$ RENEE’S ORGANIC OVEN E 7065 E. Tanque Verde Road. 886-0484. Open daily

11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Folks on the eastside have reason to celebrate. This little gem of a pizzeria offers up pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and salads using fresh and often organic ingredients. A nice little wine list is available. This is a familyfriendly place that rivals other upscale pizza joints in town. (3-23-06) $-$$ ROCCO’S LITTLE CHICAGO C 2707 E. Broadway Blvd. 321-1860. Open Monday-

Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Diner/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This Windy City-style pizzeria has made a big splash in the Old Pueblo with its tasty square-cut, thin-crust and oversized stuffed pizza. Mushroom mania (the Fungus Humongous) and hot-and-spicy chiles and sausage (the Great Chicago Fire) are just two of the specialty pizzas that await your pleasure, or you can mix and match ingredients to create something uniquely your own. Little touches like ripe, red, sliced roma tomatoes and a blend of four cheeses make Rocco’s pizza a hit in any form. $-$$ SAUCE NW 7117 N. Oracle Road. 297-8575. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.10 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 5285 E. Broadway Blvd. (514-1122) and 2990

N. Campbell Ave. (795-0344). Whippet-thin specialty pizzas and tasty salads dominate the menu at Sauce, a fast-casual restaurant owned by the folks behind Wildflower and NoRTH. A trendy, bright atmosphere and a large outdoor dining area provide ample reasons for you to eat out, although to-go orders for those who want to dine at home are welcomed. (12-25-03) $-$$ TINO’S PIZZA E 6610 E. Tanque Verde Road. 296-9656. Open Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 3-9 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. You can’t argue with the success of Tino’s; the place has been around since the mid-’80s. The pies here will satisfy any pizza craving; they’re hot, cheesy and just plain good! Sandwiches, salads, calzones and sides round out the menu. This is an all-American pizzeria. (2-4-10) $-$$ VERO AMORE E 3305 N. Swan Road, No. 105. 325-4122. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 12130 N. Dove Mountain Blvd., No. 104 (579-2292). The Dove Mountain location has a full bar. The only pizza joint in town that’s certified as following the rigid guidelines of pizza from the old country, Vero Amore serves great pies. A couple of pasta dishes and salads round out the menu. The atmosphere is warm and cozy, and the service is sincere. The wine list is just right. This little pizza joint is a nice addition to the myriad restaurants in the Swan/Fort Lowell roads area. (8-24-06) $$ VITO’S PIZZA KITCHEN C 2921 E. Fort Lowell Road. 867-8008. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.10 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. The claim to fame here is New York-style pizza. Diners have their choice of several house specialties, or they can build their own pie using plenty of toppings, including turkey and avocado. Sandwiches, salads and stuffed pasta dishes called torpedoes round out the menu. The antipasto salad is a meal unto itself, and you can watch your pie being made in the open kitchen. This is the ideal spot for a quick slice and a cold beer. (7-7-11) $-$$ ZACHARY’S C 1028 E. Sixth St. 623-6323. Open Sunday 12-10 p.m.; Monday 4-10 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday 12-11

p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. MC, V. For a full-on, classic deep-dish pizza, you can’t beat Zachary’s. Specializing in made-to-order pizzas (give yourself time), Zachary’s delivers pizzas so large and deep, we dare you to finish more than one slice. (8-2-01) $-$$

Fresh Amoroso rolls are flown in, and the meats come from Italy via Philadelphia. The Philly wings will give Buffalo-style a run for the money. Prices are more than fair. Service is upfront and friendly. A great place to eat in, take out or call for delivery. (3-24-05) $

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LUKE’S ITALIAN BEEF C 1615 S. Alvernon Way. 747-8399. Open MondaySaturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Counter/Beer Only. DIS, MC, V. Also at 101 E. Fort Lowell Road (888-8066), 4444 E. Grant Road (3219236), 6741 N. Thornydale Road (877-7897) and 2645 E. Speedway Blvd. (795-6060). These sandwiches are big and beefy, and the dogs snap when you bite. They come in wrappers filled with crisp, hot, crinkle-cut fries. Italian sausage and pizza are also first-rate. $

BEYOND BREAD C 3026 N. Campbell Ave. 322-9965. Open MondayFriday 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, MC, V. Also at 6260 E. Speedway Blvd. (747-7477) and 421 W. Ina Road (461-1111). Voted best bread in Tucson ever since it opened, Beyond Bread specializes in reviving the art of artisan bread, with its small batches and hand-formed loaves. Monstrous sandwiches, excellent pastries and swift service have earned this venue its status as one of the best places in Tucson to grab a quick bite to eat. (2-5-01) $ THE DAGGWOOD CAFÉ C 736 E. Fort Lowell Road. 903-9663. Open MondayFriday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. The Daggwood Café offers belly-busting sandwiches that run from the usual offerings to a few house specialties. All are big, of course; what else would you expect from a place with such a name? Everything is fresh and tasty. Cold sandwiches can be served as salads for $1 more. Catering and space for parties are available. (10-27-05) $-$$ EAST COAST SUPER SUBS C 187 N. Park Ave. 882-4005. Open daily 11 a.m.8 p.m. Counter/Diner/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. A slice of the turnpike right here in our own back yard, East Coast Super Subs will make transplanted Easterners weep with joy. The cheesesteaks are unparalleled—great rolls, tender sliced beef, sautéed sweet onions, melted provolone and a red-pepper relish to die for. Super Subs come in sizes up to 16 inches. Without a doubt, a complete meal in a bun. (9-9-99) $-$$ FRANKIE’S SOUTH PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS C 2574 N. Campbell Ave. 795-2665. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. If you’re looking for an authentic Philly cheesesteak or a hoagie made from fresh ingredients, Frankie’s is the place to go.

MELT E 5056 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-6358. Open Monday-

Saturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. It’s a sandwich shop! It’s a cupcake store! It’s two eateries in one! At Melt, all of the sandwiches are named after American cities. Whether you prefer your sandwiches hot or cold, you’re bound to find something you’ll like. Salads and sides are available, and if you’re craving a fried-egg sandwich on your way to work in the morning, stop by. Of course, then there are all those cupcakes from 2 Cupcakes, which shares the building (www.2cupcakes.com). They are as tasty as they are pretty. (9-8-11) $ PJ SUBS T6 FILLING STATION C 2500 E. Sixth St. 326-9500. Open Sunday-Thursday

11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Want a tasty sandwich, some well-prepared fries and wings, and a cocktail, all while watching the game? PJ/T6 may just be the place for you. There’s nothing here on the menu that’s particularly noteworthy, but they do what they do well. (9-24-09) $-$$ WHICH WICH? C 943 E. University Blvd., Suite 125. 884-0081. Open

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Within about a dozen broad categories (various kinds of flesh, seafood, vegetarian, Italian, comforts, classics, etc.), you can customize your sandwich down to the type of mustard. The results can be terrific, if you choose wisely. Don’t pass up the thick shakes and warm, soft cookies. (6-4-09) $

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SEAFOOD BLUEFIN SEAFOOD BISTRO NW 7053 N. Oracle Road. 531-8500. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Kingfisher’s sister restaurant is making a name for itself on the northwest side. Delicious seafood dishes for both lunch and dinner are the star attractions, but you’ll also be wowed by the comfortable, industrial-chic décor, the quaint outside patio and the large, welcoming bar. (1013-05) $$$-$$$$ LA COSTA BRAVA S 3541 S. 12th Ave. 623-1931. Open Monday-

Wednesday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Café/Full Bar. MC, V. A well-kept secret, La Costa Brava offers up a down-and-dirty deal on some of the freshest fish in town. Local distributor Rodriguez Seafood serves fresh catches in a simple yet satisfying fashion. The real deal. (1-31-02) $-$$ KINGFISHER BAR AND GRILL C 2564 E. Grant Road. 323-7739. Open Monday-Friday

11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday and Sunday 5 p.m.-midnight. Bar is open Monday-Saturday to 1 a.m.; Sunday to midnight. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This venue’s strength is the creative talent of its kitchen and innovative renditions from the American regional repertoire. The late-night bar menu is deservedly popular. Award-winning wine selections. (3-27-03) $$-$$$ RESTAURANT SINALOA W 1020 W. Prince Road. 887-1161. Open Sunday-

Thursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.11 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMES, DIS, MC, V. Restaurant Sinaloa should be Tucson’s new hotspot for freshly prepared, affordable seafood of every sort. Shrimp is the specialty, and with more than 20 different shrimp preparations on the menu, there is something for every palate. Service is quick and friendly. Be sure to branch out and try the smoked-marlin taco. (10-6-11) $-$$$ SALUD OYSTER BAR AND GRILL S 1825 W. Valencia Road. 308-6625 or 889-2800.

Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/ Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC and V. Located along busy Valencia Road, this joint offers treasures from the deep blue sea. Some entrées are as simple as oysters on the half-shell, Baja fish tacos or a bowl of shrimp ceviche. Other times, the food is more complicated, like Salud’s savory, tasty take on scallops swimming in a buttery broth. There’s occasional karaoke, big-screen TVs and a disc jockey on occasion, but families will also feel at home. (12-30-10) $$-$$$

SOUTHWEST AGAVE S 1100 W. Pima Mine Road. 342-2328. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Off Interstate 19 on the way to Green Valley, Agave is a gem in the desert, well worth the drive. Featuring a menu heavy on steak and seafood, along with delightful service and an upscale, earth-tones decor, it’s easy to forget you’re dining on the grounds of a casino. The prices are reasonable, too. (2-5-04) $$-$$$ FIRE + SPICE E Sheraton Hotel and Suites, 5151 E. Grant Road 323-6262. Open daily 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC and V. Hidden next to the pool at the Sheraton is Fire + Spice, a restaurant that shows a ton of potential. Southwest-inspired appetizers like nachos, quesadillas and jalapeño snake bites are a delight, and the service and décor are friendly and welcoming. The kitchen occasionally skimps on ingredients or otherwise loses focus, but the quality of the menu is undeniable. (6-11-09) $$ FLYING V BAR AND GRILL NE Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort

Drive. 299-2020. Open Sunday-Thursday 5:30-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 5:30-10 p.m. Full Cover/ Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V, Checks. Overlooking a golf course and Tucson’s city lights, Ventana Canyon’s Flying V has one of the nicest atmospheres of any local restaurant. Featuring salads, fish and meats, the restaurant’s fare is consistently delicious. The prices are a bit steep, but the view is worth the extra money. Sit on the wooden deck next to the large fountain if you can. (7-22-04) $$$-$$$$ HIFALUTIN RAPID FIRE WESTERN GRILL NW 6780 N. Oracle Road. 297-0518. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Servers are dressed in Western wear and topped with cowboy

hats at this warm and cozy restaurant. The open kitchen gives you the opportunity to see the cooks in action. The general’s favorite chicken and margaritas are standouts. (11-28-02) $-$$ JANOS J-BAR NE Westin La Paloma, 3770 E. Sunrise Drive. 6156100. Open Monday-Saturday 5-9:30 p.m. Bistro/ Full Bar. AMEX, DC, MC, V, Checks. Local gastronomic genius Janos Wilder offers Tucson a lively and festive addition to the dining scene. The earthy, rowdier cousin to the more sedate and well-heeled Janos, J-Bar celebrates the flavors of Latin-American cuisine, providing a sparky and delightful family-style dining experience for kids of all ages. (4-18-02) $$

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LODGE ON THE DESERT C 306 N. Alvernon Way. 320-2000. Open Sunday-

Thursday 7-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This classic Tucson restaurant is in the process of reinventing itself after a major renovation, followed by a devastating kitchen fire. The entrées are executed well, with attention to detail. The flavors lean toward Southwestern, with a few oddities thrown in. It’s definitely worth a visit. (12-16-10) $$-$$$$ OCOTILLO CAFÉ W At the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-5705. Open December-April daily 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Open June-August Saturday 5-9 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. As if there weren’t enough good reasons to visit the Desert Museum, there’s also the excuse of an outstanding meal served with the beautiful backdrop of the Sonoran landscape. Fresh, seasonal ingredients abound in the cuisine. Admission to the museum is required to dine at the Ocotillo Cafe. $$-$$$ OLD PUEBLO GRILLE C 60 N. Alvernon Way. 326-6000. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Another installment in the successful and popular Metro Restaurant empire, Old Pueblo Grille specializes in quality food with a decisively desert flair. Chiles show up in everything from mashed potatoes to ice cream, and a menu of specialty margaritas and 101 tequilas dominates the list of libations. A lovely patio and a charming Southwestern motif add ambiance. (4-27-00) $$ SIGNATURE GRILL W 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd. inside the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa. 792-3500. Open daily 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Some of the town’s best views can be found at the Signature Grill—and you can enjoy them for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Southwestern favorites such as tableside guacamole and rock-shrimp ceviche are always enjoyable. Weather permitting, the outdoor patio may just be the perfect place for a date. (4-2-09) $$$-$$$$

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Lambchop BeauSoleil

BY GENE ARMSTRONG, garmstrong@tucsonweekly.com or more than 40 years, BeauSoleil bandleader Michael Doucet has been carrying on a musical tradition that once was in danger of extinction. When he started studying and playing Cajun music in the early 1970s, it had all but faded away, relegated to artifact status and played by a few old-timers in southwestern Louisiana. Doucet grew up playing rock ’n’ roll and New Orleans-style music, but as he looked more deeply at the roots of his culture, he discovered the beauty of traditional Cajun music. Music was always played around the Doucet home when he was a kid, especially when uncles, aunts and cousins would stop by. “Music of all kinds was just part of getting together,” he said recently via phone from his home in Lafayette, La. “There’d be accordion songs, jazz, fiddle tunes, swing and lots of singing.” But Doucet also became aware that not many young people were listening to Cajun music. “When I graduated from high school in 1969, I noticed that when people died, the culture did, too. … Without documentation, history dies, and no one was writing this stuff down or playing it.” Doucet said he wanted to keep Cajun music and culture alive for future generations. “We knew people all around who played one style of music, and then 20 miles away, they played a different style. I realized I wanted to put this all together and present it somehow; I was so captivated with it.” After college, Doucet took his early band, the Bayou Drifters, to France, intending to stay for two weeks. He stayed for six months. When he returned home, it was clear his duty was to bring the music back to a younger generation. He was eventually awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Library of Congress to compile and document Cajun music. He studied and played with—and learned from—some of the masters then still alive, including Dennis McGee, Canray Fontenot, Varise Connor, Wade Frugé and Dewey Balfa, among others. “For instance, I try to include a Dennis McGee song on every album we do,” he said. “You have to know where you come from in order to know where you’re going.” And although he had played guitar, drums and piano in his youth, Doucet ultimately was drawn to the fiddle, especially because of its connections to the traditional folk music of France that eventually found its way to the Louisiana bayou over hundreds of years. In 1975, Doucet formed BeauSoleil, which

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has become known as a premier Cajun band, and which will headline this year’s Tucson Folk Festival. Presented for the 27th year in row by the Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association (with the help of a small army of volunteers), the free two-day festival includes more than 130 acts and five separate stages, all within a short walk of each other downtown in and around El Presidio Park. The festival also will include a children’s show, a young artists’ showcase, a songwriting contest, a ballad tree and a variety of workshops for singing, songwriting, arranging, recording and production techniques, music law, journalism and numerous instruments. As usual, food and beverage vendors will be well represented throughout the festival. See www.tkma.org for a full schedule. By the TKMA’s definition, folk music can mean a lot of things, from rock, blues, bluegrass and country to jazz, doo-wop, Latin, gospel and medieval styles, as well as music from Brazilian, Caribbean, African, Russian, Polynesian, Celtic and Native American cultures. BeauSoleil’s highly danceable brand of Cajun music—sung in both English and French— includes traditional tunes and originals crafted in the old style, as well as some cross-pollination from Creole and zydeco. It also shows the influence of rock, jazz, country, blues and Caribbean music. “Cajun music is always changing and responding to the world around it, and that is part of what is going to keep it alive in the future,” Doucet said. Doucet is reluctant to toot his own horn, but he noted that there was no other organized Cajun group playing concert tours when BeauSoleil began. “We were the first group to play all around the country, and then when we decided we wanted to get the music out there

The 27th Annual Tucson Folk Festival Noon to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 5 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, May 6 El Presidio Park 160 W. Alameda St. Free www.tkma.org Also: BeauSoleil plays at 9 p.m., Saturday, on the Plaza Stage in El Presidio Park.

further in 1986, we started releasing records.” At first, touring was difficult. Non-Cajun audiences in other parts of the country didn’t quite get it. But over the years, listeners came around. The group has gone on to release more than 20 albums, is a regular on A Prairie Home Companion, has received 11 Grammy Award nominations, and in 1998 became the first Cajun band to win the Grammy for Traditional Folk Album. “I think we have proven that you can be American and be different, too. And music is one of the best ways to communicate that,” Doucet said. He’s confident that Cajun music and culture is no longer in danger of fading away. During the last few decades, Doucet has seen Cajun people becoming proud of their Cajun heritage, and others becoming interested in the culture. “We thought it was gone back then. People were embarrassed to be Cajun, as if we were second-class citizens,” he said “… I mean, Paul Prudhomme started a movement of Cajun cooking, and now you have blackened chicken in McDonald’s. Of course, in the process, something is gained, and something is lost. But that happens because people are exposed to the culture through the experience of living. Now it becomes something else, but we try to give attention to where it came from, too.”

It takes some balls for a band from Nashville, a traditionally traditional country town that has come to love its pop-country in the last few decades (it makes money, see), to proclaim itself “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band.” But that’s exactly how the members of Lambchop described their band upon its inception. It probably hasn’t exactly helped the band gain fans over the years. Add to that some provocative song titles—early singles were called “Moody Fucker,” “Soaky in the Pooper” (about an acid trip gone wrong), “Playboy, the Shit,” and “Your Fucking Sunny Day”—and you can understand why they didn’t fit the mold of either traditional country or pop-country. Nashville’s most fucked-up country band, indeed. Still, even if the Nashville bigwigs or the general public didn’t quite get it, attentive critics and fans did: Their entry in Allmusic.com calls them “arguably the most consistently brilliant and unique American group to emerge during the 1990s.” While there’s certainly no shortage of competition for that title, Lambchop’s brilliance is undeniable. The band is rooted in country, sure, but mixes in elements of soul and jazz and lounge music for a sound that is usually quite understated, despite the fact that there have been points where they became a dozen members deep (including Calexico’s Paul Niehaus). They use an awful lot of players to achieve a beguiling minimalism, and if there’s any music that can be called chamber country, Lambchop is it. Leading the group is singer Kurt Wagner, one of its only consistent members over the 20-year-old band’s history (they started out as Posterchild), whose lyrics fall squarely in the literary camp, and whose voice is a deep croon, somewhere between Lou Reed and Dean Martin. Even when a song is headed into maudlin territory, Wagner has a way of pulling you back in with a single, often funny line. Check out what you’ve been missing over the last 20 years when Lambchop headlines a show at Club Congress, 311 N. Congress St., on Monday, May 6. Howe Gelb opens the show. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets are $13 in advance, $15 on the day of the show. For more information call 622-8848 or head to hotelcongress.com/club.

BURGER FEST AT LA COCINA Fullerton, Calif.-based cassette, CD and record label Burger Records has taken a shine to Tucson, it would seem. The label has released material by Tucson and Tucson-associated acts such as Nobunny, Harlem and Lenguas Largas (a cassette version of their debut album with a pair of bonus tracks), as well as national acts like King Tuff, the Black Lips and Thee Makeout Party, which includes Burger Records founders Sean Bohrman and Lee Noise.

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In March, La Cocina was the site of a jampacked two-night Burger Records Showcase of bands headed to Austin on their way to SXSW. And last week, three Burger Bands—Lenguas Largas, Cosmonauts, and Feeding People—did a show at The District, the latter two bands playing for gas money on their way back to Texas for the Austin Psych Fest, which took place last weekend. This week, those same two bands, plus The Night Beats and Tucson’s own Resonars, Matt Rendon’s recently revived ’60s guitar-pop band, which recently began playing live shows again after a 16-year absence (and which is currently recording an album, Crummy Desert Sound, for Burger), will all perform at La Cocina for a show being billed as “Yet Another Tucson Burger Explosion.” If you like rock ’n’ roll, do yourself a favor and show up at this gig. Cosmonauts, Feeding People, The Night Beats, and The Resonars perform at 9:30 p.m. tonight, Thursday, May 3, at La Cocina, 201 N. Court Ave. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Questions? Ring ’em up at 622-0351.

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Two shows this week show off what Midwestern rock of the past sounded like. For starters, AVA at Casino del Sol will host a double bill of some of Illinois’ most enduring bands from the 1970s and ’80s (if they added Cheap Trick to the bill, it would be the holy trinity of Illinois rawk). Styx, whose music straddled the line between middle-of-the-road rock and a more prog-influenced take on it, scored oodles of hits including “Too Much Time on My Hands,” “Lady,” “Come Sail Away,” “Renegade,” “Babe” and, yes, “Mr. Roboto.” REO Speedwagon’s career followed a similar trajectory, with the band starting out as a harddriving paragon of the Midwestern rock of the day before toning things down, releasing more ballads, and selling more albums by doing so. Their hits have included “Ridin’ the Storm Out,” “Roll With the Changes” and, from their 1980 breakthrough album Hi Infidelity, “Keep on Loving You,” “Take It on the Run,” and “Don’t Let Him Go.” REO Speedwagon and Styx co-headline a show billed as the “Midwest Rock N’ Roll Express Tour” at AVA at Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road, on Friday, May 4. Tickets are $32, $50, $65 and $85. For tickets or more info, head to casinodelsol.com or call 800-344-9435. Playing a far rootsier brand of Midwestern rock, Wisconsin’s the BoDeans made a splash in 1986, when they released their critically lauded debut LP Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams (Slash/Warner Bros.), which was produced by T Bone Burnett. On their follow-up, 1987’s Outside Looking In, produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, the band seemed like they rushed things a bit and lost a lot of the songwriting chops and grit established by the debut along the way. They were clearly courting the mainstream. Still, they ended up opening for U2 on their Joshua Tree tour, gaining new fans along the way, and Rolling Stone magazine named them Best New Band. The ensuing years—when they weren’t on an eight-year hiatus that ended in 2004, that is— have seen them steer ever closer to the middle of the road, and they scored their biggest commercial success when the band’s 1993 song “Closer to Free” became the theme song to the

TOP TEN TV show Party of Five. Most of the post-hiatus albums have returned them to the good graces of critics and fans alike, and on June 12 the band will release its 11th album, American Made (Megaforce). Catch the BoDeans playing an all-ages show at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., next Thursday, May 10. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 on the day of the show. Call 740-1000 or point your browser to rialtotheatre.com for more info.

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LOCAL NOTES Ph8, one of the most successful hard rock/ metal bands to emerge from the Old Pueblo in the last couple of decades, is reuniting for a one-night-only show, though the members are leaving the door open to more music and shows in the future. For now, you can check out their return to the stage on Saturday, May 5, at The Rock, 136 N. Park Ave. Opening the all-ages show are Scorned Embrace and Powered Wig Machine. Doors open at 6 p.m., and admission is five bucks. For more info, call 629-9211 or head to rocktucson.com. Because they clearly don’t have their hands full between respective solo careers and several different bands between them (Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, Taraf de Tucson, Giant Giant Sand, Marianne Dissard, etc.), Brian Lopez and Gabriel Sullivan have begun a new project called Chicha Dust, which performs “’60s psychedelic Peruvian cumbia music.” They’ll play first on a bill that also includes the Holy Rolling Empire and Scrilla Gorilla at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St., on Saturday, May 5. The show begins at 9:30 p.m., and admission is $6. The previous night, also at Plush, a new band called Secret Meetings, a dark post-punk trio that includes HAIRSPRAYFIREANDGIRLS’s Josh Levine, will make its debut as part of another three-band bill that includes the Early Black and Caught on Film. This one goes down at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4, and admission is $5. Finally, Dylan Charles and the Border Crossers (Charles is also a member of the Dusty Buskers) will celebrate the release of a new album, Scorpions, Sickles and Skyscrapers, with a pair of performances this week. He’ll perform at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, at the Plaza Stage at the Tucson Folk Festival, and again at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, May 7, at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St. For more details, head to tkma.org or plushtucson.com, respectively.

ON THE BANDWAGON Michael McDonald at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Sunday, May 6; Go Radio at Skrappy’s on Saturday, May 5; Devin the Dude at Club Congress on Wednesday, May 9; Briana Marela, Run-On Sunshine (solo), Wooly Mammoth, and Arthur Barnes Is Dead at Skrappy’s on Wednesday, May 9; Wizard Rifle at Solar Culture Gallery next Thursday, May 10; Allo Darlin’, The Wave Pictures and A House, A Home at Club Congress on Friday, May 4.

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5. Besmirchers If Loving You Is Wrong … (Puke in the Sink)

6. Boogie Nazis Boogie Nazis (self-released) 7. Al Foul Live at Tucson Roller Derby, Vol. 1 (self-released)

8. Hüsker Dü Zen Arcade (SST)

9. Glenn Branca Symphony No. 2: The Peak of the Sacred (Atavistic)

10. Man Bites Dog Man Bites Dog (self-released) Glenn Branca

CLUB LIST Here is a list of venues that offer live music, dancing, DJ music, karaoke or comedy in the Tucson area. We recommend that you call and confirm all events. AMADO TERRITORY STEAKHOUSE 3001 E. Frontage Road. Amado. 398-2651. ARIZONA INN 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. ARMITAGE WINE LOUNGE AND CAFÉ 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 168. 682-9740. THE AULD DUBLINER 800 E. University Blvd. 206-0323. AZUL RESTAURANT LOUNGE Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. 742-6000. THE BAMBOO CLUB 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 524. 514-9665. THE BASHFUL BANDIT 3686 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-8996. BEAU BRUMMEL CLUB 1148 N. Main Ave. 622-9673. BEDROXX 4385 W. Ina Road. 744-7655. BEST WESTERN ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871. BLUEFIN SEAFOOD BISTRO 7053 N. Oracle Road. 531-8500. BOJANGLES SALOON 5244 S. Nogales Highway. 889-6161. BOONDOCKS LOUNGE 3306 N. First Ave. 690-0991. THE BRANDING IRON RUTHRAUFF 2660 W. Ruthrauff Road. 888-9452. BRATS 5975 W. Western Way Circle. 578-0341. BRODIE’S TAVERN 2449 N. Stone Ave. 622-0447. BUFFALO WILD WINGS 68 N. Harrison Road. 296-8409. CACTUS MOON 5470 E. Broadway Blvd. 748-0049. CAFÉ PASSÉ 415 N. Fourth Ave. 624-4411. THE CANYON’S CROWN RESTAURANT AND PUB 6958 E. Tanque Verde Road. 885-8277. CASA VICENTE RESTAURANTE ESPAÑOL 375 S. Stone Ave. 884-5253. CASCADE LOUNGE Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive. 615-5495. CHICAGO BAR 5954 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-8169. CIRCLE S SALOON 16001 W. El Tiro Road. Marana. 682-5377. CLUB CONGRESS 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. LA COCINA RESTAURANT, CANTINA AND COFFEE BAR 201 N. Court Ave. 622-0351. COLORS FOOD AND SPIRITS 5305 E. Speedway Blvd. 323-1840. COMFORT SUITES 7007 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-2300. COPPER QUEEN HOTEL 11 Howell Ave. Bisbee. (520) 432-2216. COW PALACE 28802 S. Nogales Highway. Amado. (520) 3981999. COW PONY BAR AND GRILL 6510 E. Tanque Verde Road. 721-2781. CUSHING STREET RESTAURANT AND BAR 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984. DELECTABLES RESTAURANT AND CATERING 533 N. Fourth Ave. 884-9289. THE DEPOT SPORTS BAR 3501 E. Fort Lowell Road. 795-8110. DESERT DIAMOND CASINO MONSOON NIGHTCLUB 7350 S. Nogales Highway. 294-7777. DIABLOS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL 2545 S. Craycroft Road. 514-9202. DON’S BAYOU CAJUN COOKIN’ 8991 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-4410.

DRIFTWOOD RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE 2001 S. Craycroft Road. 790-4317. DRY RIVER COMPANY 800 N. Kolb Road. 298-5555. DV8 5851 E. Speedway Blvd. 885-3030. ECLIPSE AT COLLEGE PLACE 1601 N. Oracle Road. 209-2121. EDDIES COCKTAILS 8510 E. Broadway Blvd. 290-8750. EL CHARRO CAFÉ SAHUARITA 15920 S. Rancho Sahuarita. Sahuarita. 325-1922. EL CHARRO CAFÉ ON BROADWAY 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-1922. EL MEZÓN DEL COBRE 2960 N. First Ave. 791-0977. EL PARADOR 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. 881-2744. ELBOW ROOM 1145 W. Prince Road. 690-1011. ENOTECA PIZZERIA WINE BAR 58 W. Congress St. 623-0744. FAMOUS SAM’S BROADWAY 1830 E. Broadway Blvd. 884-0119. FAMOUS SAM’S E. GOLF LINKS 7129 E. Golf Links Road. 296-1245. FAMOUS SAM’S SILVERBELL 2320 N. Silverbell Road. 884-7267. FAMOUS SAM’S VALENCIA 3010 W. Valencia Road. 883-8888. FAMOUS SAM’S W. RUTHRAUFF 2480 W. Ruthrauff Road. 292-0492. FAMOUS SAM’S IRVINGTON 2048 E. Irvington Road. 889-6007. FAMOUS SAM’S ORACLE 8058 N. Oracle Road. 531-9464. FAMOUS SAM’S PIMA 3933 E. Pima St. 323-1880. FLYING V BAR AND GRILL Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive. 299-2020. FOX AND HOUND SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN Foothills Mall, 7625 N. La Cholla Blvd. 575-1980. FROG AND FIRKIN 874 E. University Blvd. 623-7507. LA FUENTE 1749 N. Oracle Road. 623-8659. FUKU SUSHI 940 E. University Blvd. 798-3858. GENTLE BEN’S BREWING COMPANY 865 E. University Blvd. 624-4177. GLASS ONION CAFE 1990 W. River Road, Suite 100. 293-6050. GOLD Westward Look Resort, 245 E. Ina Road. 917-2930, ext. 474. GOLDEN PIN LANES 1010 W. Miracle Mile. 888-4272. THE GRILL AT QUAIL CREEK 1490 Quail Range Loop. Green Valley. 393-5806. GUADALAJARA GRILL EAST 750 N. Kolb Road. 296-1122. GUADALAJARA GRILL WEST 1220 E. Prince Road. 323-1022. HACIENDA DEL SOL 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. HIDEOUT BAR AND GRILL 1110 S. Sherwood Village Drive. 751-2222. THE HIDEOUT 3000 S. Mission Road. 791-0515. HILDA’S SPORTS BAR 1120 Circulo Mercado. Rio Rico. (520) 281-9440. THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE BAR AND GRILL 6910 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4302. THE HUT 305 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3200. IBT’S 616 N. Fourth Ave. 882-3053. IGUANA CAFE 210 E. Congress St. 882-5140. IRISH PUB 9155 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-2299. JACKSON’S GASTROPUB 8235 N. Silverbell Road, No. 105. 638-7334. JAVELINA CANTINA 445 S. Alvernon Way. 881-4200, ext. 5373. JEFF’S PUB 112 S. Camino Seco Road. 886-1001.

KINGFISHER BAR AND GRILL 2564 E. Grant Road. 323-7739. KNOW WHERE 2 1308 W. Glenn St. 623-3999. KON TIKI 4625 E. Broadway Blvd. 323-7193. LAFFS COMEDY CAFFÉ 2900 E. Broadway Blvd. 323-8669. LAS CAZUELITAS 1365 W. Grant Road. 206-0405. LEVEL BAR LOUNGE 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 37. 615-3835. LI’L ABNER’S STEAKHOUSE 8500 N. Silverbell Road. 744-2800. LOOKOUT BAR AND GRILLE AT WESTWARD LOOK RESORT 245 E. Ina Road. 297-1151. THE LOOP TASTE OF CHICAGO 10180 N. Oracle Road. 8780222. LOTUS GARDEN RESTAURANT 5975 E. Speedway Blvd. 298-3351. LUNA BELLA ITALIAN CUISINE AND CATERING 2990 N. Swan Road, No. 145. 325-3895. MALIBU YOGURT AND ICE CREAM 825 E. University Blvd. 903-2340. MARGARITA BAY 7415 E. 22nd St. 290-8977. MAVERICK 6622 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-0430. MAYNARDS MARKET AND KITCHEN 400 N. Toole Ave. 545-0577. MCMAHON’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE 2959 N. Swan Road. 327-7463. MIDTOWN BAR AND GRILL 4915 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-2011. MINT COCKTAILS 3540 E. Grant Road. 881-9169. MONTEREY COURT STUDIO GALLERIES 505 W. Miracle Mile. 582-0514. MR. AN’S TEPPAN STEAK AND SUSHI 6091 N. Oracle Road. 797-0888. MR. HEAD’S ART GALLERY AND BAR 513 N. Fourth Ave. 792-2710. MUSIC BOX 6951 E. 22nd St. 747-1421. MY BIG FAT GREEK RESTAURANT 7131 E. Broadway Blvd. 722-6000. NEVADA SMITH’S 1175 W. Miracle Mile. 622-9064. NIMBUS BREWING COMPANY TAPROOM 3850 E. 44th St. 745-9175. NORTH 2995 E. Skyline Drive. 299-1600. O’MALLEY’S 247 N. Fourth Ave. 623-8600. THE OFFICE BAR 6333 S. Sixth Ave. 746-9803. OLD FATHER INN 4080 W. Ina Road. Marana. 744-1200. OLD PUEBLO GRILLE 60 N. Alvernon Way. 326-6000. OLD TUBAC INN RESTAURANT AND SALOON 7 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-3161. ON A ROLL 63 E. Congress St. 622-7655. O’SHAUGHNESSY’S 2200 N. Camino Principal. 296-7464. OUTLAW SALOON 1302 W. Roger Road. 888-3910. PAPPY’S DINER 1300 W. Prince Road. 408-5262. THE PARISH 6453 N. Oracle Road. 797-1233. LA PARRILLA SUIZA 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300. PEARSON’S PUB 1120 S. Wilmot Road. 747-2181. PLUSH 340 E. Sixth St. 798-1298. THE POUND 127-2 E. Navajo Road. . PUTNEY’S 6090 N. Oracle Road. 575-1767. RPM NIGHTCLUB 445 W. Wetmore Road. 869-6098. R PLACE BAR AND GRILL 3412 N. Dodge Blvd. 881-9048. RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT 2905 E. Skyline Drive. 615-3970.

RAGING SAGE COFFEE ROASTERS 2458 N. Campbell Ave. 320-5203. REDLINE SPORTS GRILL 445 W. Wetmore Road. 888-8084. LE RENDEZ-VOUS 3844 E. Fort Lowell Road. 323-7373. REVOLUTIONARY GROUNDS 606 N. Fourth Ave. 620-1770. RIC’S CAFE/RESTAURANT 5605 E. River Road. 577-7272. RILEY’S IRISH TAVERN 5140 N. La Cholla Blvd. 408-0507. RIVER’S EDGE LOUNGE 4635 N. Flowing Wells Road. 887-9027. RJ’S REPLAYS SPORTS PUB AND GRUB 5769 E. Speedway Blvd. 495-5136. THE ROCK 136 N. Park Ave. 629-9211. ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871. RUSTY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT AND SPORTS GRILLE 2075 W. Grant Road. 623-3363. SALTY DAWG II 6121 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 106. 790-3294. SAM HUGHES PLACE CHAMPIONSHIP DINING 446 N. Campbell Ave. 747-5223. SAPPHIRE LOUNGE 61 E. Congress St. 624-9100. SHARKS 256 E. Congress St. 791-9869. SHERATON HOTEL AND SUITES 5151 E. Grant Road. 323-6262. SHOOTERS STEAKHOUSE AND SALOON 3115 E. Prince Road. 322-0779. SHOT IN THE DARK CAFÉ 121 E. Broadway Blvd. 882-5544. SINBAD’S FINE MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE 810 E. University Ave. 623-4010. SKRAPPY’S 191 E. Toole Ave. 358-4287. SKY BAR 536 N. Fourth Ave. 622-4300. THE SKYBOX RESTAURANT AND SPORTS BAR 5605 E. River Road. 529-7180. SOLAR CULTURE 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874. STADIUM GRILL 3682 W. Orange Grove Road. Marana. 877-8100. STOCKMEN’S LOUNGE 1368 W. Roger Road. 887-2529. SULLIVAN’S STEAK HOUSE 1785 E. River Road. 299-4275. SURLY WENCH PUB 424 N. Fourth Ave. 882-0009. TANQUE VERDE RANCH 14301 E. Speedway Blvd. 296-6275. TANQUE VERDE SWAP MEET 4100 S. Palo Verde Road. 294-4252. TERRY AND ZEKE’S 4603 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-3555. UNICORN SPORTS LOUNGE 8060 E. 22nd St., No. 118. 722-6900. UNION PUBLIC HOUSE 4340 N. Campbell Ave., No. 103. 329-8575. V FINE THAI 9 E. Congress St. 882-8143. VAUDEVILLE 110 E. Congress St. 622-3535. WESTWARD LOOK RESORT 245 E. Ina Road. 297-1151. WHISKEY TANGO 140 S. Kolb Road. 344-8843. WILD BILL’S STEAKHOUSE AND SALOON 5910 N. Oracle Road. 887-6161. WILDCAT HOUSE 1801 N. Stone Ave. 622-1302. WINGS-PIZZA-N-THINGS 8838 E. Broadway Blvd. 722-9663. WOODEN NICKEL 1908 S. Country Club Road. 323-8830. WOODY’S 3710 N. Oracle Road. 292-6702. WORLD FAMOUS GOLDEN NUGGET 2617 N. First Ave. 622-9202. ZEN ROCK 121 E. Congress St. 624-9100.

THU MAY 3 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Bob Linesch The Auld Dubliner Live local music Boondocks Lounge Phatback Diet Café Passé Jeff Grubic and Naim Amor Casa Vicente Restaurante Español Live classical guitar Cascade Lounge Doug Martin Chicago Bar Neon Prophet La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Cosmonauts, Feeding People, The Night Beats, The Resonators Colors Food and Spirits Melody Louise Eddies Cocktails Cass Preston and His Band La Fuente Mariachi Estrellas de la Fuente Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live mariachi music Hacienda del Sol Aaron Gilmartin Las Cazuelitas Live music McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Susan Artemis My Big Fat Greek Restaurant The Retro Rockets O’Malley’s Live music On a Roll Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer Plush Kyle Bronsdon RPM Nightclub 80’s and Gentlemen Sheraton Hotel and Suites Prime Example Sky Bar Retro Future Sullivan’s Steak House Live music Union Public House George Howard and Larry Loud Vaudeville Gila Bend, The Sterling 202s, The Reverend Parker Wild Bill’s Steakhouse and Saloon Wild Oats

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FRI MAY 4 LIVE MUSIC Amado Territory Steakhouse Becky Reyes featuring Scott Muhleman Arizona Inn Dennis Reed The Bamboo Club Live music The Bashful Bandit Live music Bluefin Seafood Bistro George Howard Duo Bojangles Saloon Live music Boondocks Lounge Neon Prophet Cactus Moon Sunset Route The Canyon’s Crown Restaurant and Pub Live music Cascade Lounge Doug Martin Chicago Bar The AmoSphere Club Congress Agave Fest, Allo Darlin’, The Wave Pictures, A House a Home La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Greg Morton Colors Food and Spirits Melody Louise Delectables Restaurant and Catering Jeff Grubic Dry River Company Tall Paul Band Eclipse at College Place Live music Eddies Cocktails Dust Devils El Mezón del Cobre Mariachi Azteca El Parador Descarga, Salsarengue, Tito y Su Nuevo Son Famous Sam’s E. Golf Links Live music La Fuente Mariachi Estrellas de la Fuente Glass Onion Cafe Live music The Grill at Quail Creek Paul McGuffin Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live Latin music Hacienda del Sol Freddy Vesely, Treehouse Fire The Hideout Martin Baca and Solitario Norte The Hut Arizona Reggae tour Irish Pub Johnnie and the Rumblers Las Cazuelitas Mariachis Li’l Abner’s Steakhouse Arizona Dance Hands Luna Bella Italian Cuisine and Catering Edna and Ely Maverick Flipside McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Daniel “Sly” Slipetsky, Patio: Still Cruisin’ Mint Cocktails Live music Monterey Court Studio Galleries Live music Mr. An’s Teppan Steak and Sushi Los Cubanos Mr. Head’s Art Gallery and Bar Collin Shook Trio Old Father Inn Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer The Parish Live music La Parrilla Suiza Mariachi music Plush Lounge: Ghost Cow. Main Stage: Secret Meetings, Caught on Film, Early Black Redline Sports Grill East2West Ric’s Cafe/Restaurant Live music Shot in the Dark Café Mark Bockel Sky Bar Elemental Artistry Fire-Dancing The Skybox Restaurant and Sports Bar 80’s and Gentlemen Stadium Grill Live music Sullivan’s Steak House Live music Surly Wench Pub Black Cherry Burlesque Tanque Verde Swap Meet Live music Westward Look Resort The Retro Rockets Whiskey Tango Vintage Sugar Wild Bill’s Steakhouse and Saloon Beau Renfro and Clear Country Woody’s Susan Artemis

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THE PROJECT, CHURCH KEY CLUB CONGRESS Friday, April 27 Live band hip-hop is a rarity in Tucson. So when the Project arrived on the local scene—fully formed, with an eclectic sound that takes in soulful grooves, jazzy detours and spacey funk—late last summer, the fresh sound created a huge buzz. Releasing their debut Child Support (produced by Ian Carstensen at Loveland Studios), the Project put on a tight show Friday, holding the full crowd from start to finish. Backing MC Rey Murphy and crooner Darielle Williams are saxophonist Yancey Wells, bassist Darren Simoes (Dead Western Plains, the Bled), and guitarist/keyboardist Ian Carstensen and drummer Orin Shochat (Holy Rolling Empire). The band opened with “Grindin’,� chill organ and a slightly mournful sax giving way to a sharp beat and verses from Murphy about street credibility, staring down long odds and coming out on top. “It’s Not a Game� is anchored by a Williams hook—“This is my life, it’s not a game. I grew up in the ghetto struggling through pain� —that echoes 1990s R&B and G-funk. Murphy picks up his pace on “Rolling Stone,� flowing quick on vivid verses about drug dealing and pursuing rhymes as an escape. The smooth and jazzy “Project Boys� is a showcase for Wells, putting the sax right up with Williams and Murphy’s laid back ode to determination: “The Project boys is in the fuckin’ house, we’re doing our thing and I know that we’re gonna make it.� The hard-edged instrumental funk of “Big Dipper� let the musicians show off, particularly Simoes, whose insistent bass line drives the song. “Music� is an appreciative shout-out to everything from Wu Tang to Miles Davis, a telling string of influences that explains much of what the Project is attempting. As Williams sings, music itself is the muse they’re chasing. Leading up to the Project—so named because it’s (somewhat unfortunately) a side project—was alternative guitar rock from the new-ish Church Key (with members of Garboski, Gentlemen of Monster Island and Blues) on the main stage and a side stage that hosted a packed showcase of MCs, led by Captain Antenna on the turntables. The talent and promise of local voices was impressive, especially Too Tall, WHSK and the Aces. Eric Swedlund mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

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HEY, LOCAL-MUSIC FANS! We need your help to determine Tucson music’s best bands and releases over the last year. The Tucson Area Music Awards (TAMMIES) honors those musicians, professional and amateur alike, who make our local music scene great. It’s a tough job at times, and we want to give credit where credit is due. Please fill out as many categories on the ballot as possible (if you have an informed opinion, that is)—but fill out only one ballot per person, please. The top vote-getters in each category will join the top critics’-choice votegetters in the final round of TAMMIES voting, which will take place this summer.

THE BIG STUFF: Band/Musician of the Year (2010 winners Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta and 2011 winners Calexico are ineligible) Up-and-Coming Artist(s) of the Year Best New Release (Since May 2011)

PERFORMANCE AWARDS Blues Bluegrass Country/Western Cover Band DJ Electronic Folk Funk/Soul Hip-Hop Jazz

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The Brawlers have been around since 1999, and their latest album shows the band’s meld of rockabilly, punk and surf music at its most seamless. The local quartet keeps things simple and direct, always opting for heart and guts rather than elaboration. Maybe that’s why songs that sound initially like gardenvariety punkabilly get better with repeated listens. The band throws in a few nice twists. Guitarist Justin Valdez plays a mandolin on “1/20,� lending the Celticpunk hybrid a rollicking, dizzy momentum. And there’s a little metal snarl in his guitar in “Wild at Heart.� The success depends on a great rhythm section, and they’ve got one in the rambunctious thump of Eric Eulogy’s double bass, and the balls-to-thewall propulsion of drummer Joel “Papa Bear� Dunst. Lead singer Marty Muerto seems most concerned with violence, the specter of death, adoration for the good girls and no small amount of distaste for the bad ones. Although the psychobilly of “One That Got Away� and the off-the-rails barnburner “Los Mineros� are both a blast, the best tune here is “Six String Rhythm,� in which Muerto testifies that music has led him (or his protagonist) away from a life of anger and hairtrigger violence. Pumped full of red-line rhythms and fat, twangy guitar leads, it’s rich and eminently catchy. Gene Armstrong

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The first album from Tennis arrived framed in its own narrative—husband and wife tour the Eastern Seaboard in a sailboat for seven months, then form a band to make a record about their experience. The band’s follow-up manages to carry the themes and sound of Cape Dory another step forward. Young and Old isn’t about sailing so much as it’s about wanting to sail again—stuck facing the real world with a too-adventurous spirit. The music from Denver’s Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley falls on the less-dreamy end of dream pop—think Beach House swapping the reverb for some bubblegum choruses. Patrick Carney of the Black Keys produced the album, upping the tempo and adding a bit of low-end muscle in comparison to Cape Dory. The lyrics—and song titles like “Dreaming� and “Traveling�—center around the battle between disillusionment and idealism, an introspective kind of searching as opposed to the literal exploring that shaped their first record. “Took a train to get to you,� Moore sings on albumopener “It All Feels the Same.� On “Never to Part,� he says: “Paradise is all around, but happiness is never found.� While it’s missing a standout track, Young and Old is a strong second effort and one that suggests Tennis will continue to make fine pop music that finds a good balance between hazy sounds and sugary vocals. Eric Swedlund

Too often, rock bands seem content to settle for cool genre tags instead of flying their freak flags high. Fortunately, one can always count on Royal Trux cofounder Jennifer Herrema to run something colorful, halfcrazy and completely pledgeworthy up a musical pole. Herrema’s latest project is Black Bananas, a hallucinatory blend of funk, ’80s synthpop and psychedelic rock. The band’s debut album, Rad Times Xpress IV, is unlike anything you’ve heard, and if there’s a “gateway� album to a spiraling-into-life’s-gutter drug trip, this is it. “TV Trouble,� with its goofy Plasticine bass line, sounds like it was liberated from Huey Lewis and the News’ Sports-era secret demo reel, and then run through a gantlet of fuzz guitars. “Hot Stupid,� a hilariously overdriven AC/DC-meetsFunkadelic celebration of American Neanderthalism you’ll never get sick of spinning, is novel and invigorating. The Recycler-grade ZZ Top pastiche “Foxy Playground� is so absolutely perfect for a driving-to-California iPod mix that the Golden State should license the song for tourist ads. I guess the best way to explain Rad is as a radical reexamination and aggressive recombination of commonly cast-off musical styles—blaxploitation scores, heavy-metal video-game themes, Quaalude-inspired cop-show soundtracks, etc. I have no idea if Black Bananas can pull off their dreamy studio clamor live, but now’s our chance to find out. Jarret Keene

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Pot and POTUS BY J.M. SMITH, jsmith@tucsonweekly.com he people close to me—and maybe some folks a few tables away at the bar—know what I think about politicians. I’ve spent a lot of time over the years following our esteemed leaders around with microphones, and some of the things I recorded disgusted me and pissed me off— and generally made me think less of politicians as a subset of humanity. I always start with the assumption that whatever a politician says into my recorder is carefully crafted bullshit aimed at deceiving. I don’t take it personally. They aren’t trying to deceive me. They’re deceiving you. Anyway, sometimes I agree with a politician, and that happened recently when President Barack Obama talked with Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone about medical marijuana. In an interview conducted the day after Easter, the president said his administration will crack down on large-scale operations, which it has done, but leave MMJ patients alone. “The only tension that’s come up—and this gets hyped up a lot—is a murky area where you have large-scale, commercial operations that may supply medical-marijuana users, but in some cases may also be supplying recreational users,” the leader of the free world told the icon of the free press. People have attacked the Obama administration for cracking down harder

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than the Bush Jr. administration on medical marijuana, for thrusting a Plexiglas shield between us and our meds—and closing the store. Threatening letters and raids have shut down hundreds of shops in California, Washington and Colorado. The MMJ activists and advocates have cried foul, squawking at length about the president denying patients of their right to God-given medication. Not so, IMHO. “What I specifically said was that we were not going to prioritize prosecutions of persons who are using medical marijuana,” The Man told Wenner. “I never made a commitment that somehow we were going to give carte blanche to large-scale producers and operators of marijuana.” So, before you freak out and wave your arms around and shout about the Obama administration stepping all up in your shit to keep you from your meds, consider the message very carefully: I don’t see any conflict between what the feds are doing to dispensaries and my access to meds. It seems to me the president is telling us he’s willing to let us eat the cake voters gave us in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act—he just wants it tightly controlled and not massproduced. If you don’t think large-scale grow operations are diverting MMJ to the gen pop, then you’re stupid or lying. It’s happening, especially in California, where they have

fewer dispensary regulations. Marijuana is leaking out of the medical system at the seams, and I don’t really see a problem with patching a few leaks. In the end, I think the president is doing the right thing. I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again and again and again: In a perfect world, my herbal remedy would be legal. Completely legal, and regulated à la alcohol. But the president and I live in this world, the real one. So we have to make do.

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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): On one hand, you’re facing a sticky dilemma that you may never be able to change, no matter how hard you try. On the other hand, you are engaged with an interesting challenge that may very well be possible to resolve. Do you know which is which? Now would be an excellent time to make sure you do. It would be foolish to keep working on untying a hopelessly twisted knot when there is another puzzle that will respond to your love and intelligence. Go where you’re wanted. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): From an astrological perspective, it’s the New Year season; you’re beginning a fresh cycle. How would you like to celebrate? You could make a few resolutions—maybe pledge to wean yourself from a wasteful habit or self-sabotaging vice. You could also invite the universe to show you what you don’t even realize you need to know. What might also be interesting would be to compose a list of the good habits you will promise to cultivate, and the ingenious breakthroughs you will work toward, and the shiny yet gritty dreams you will court and woo. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “My fatherin-law was convinced that his sheepdogs picked up his thoughts telepathically,” writes Richard Webster in his article “Psychic Animals.” He needed only to think about what he wanted his dogs to do, and they would immediately do it. He had to be careful not to think too far ahead, as his dogs would act on the thought he was thinking at the time.” To this, I’d add that there is a wealth of other anecdotal evidence, as well as some scientific research, suggesting that dogs respond to unspoken commands. I happen to believe that the human animal is also capable of picking up thoughts that aren’t said aloud. And I suspect that you’re in a phase when it will be especially important to take that into account. Be discerning about what you imagine, because it could end up in the mind of someone you know! CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your right brain and left brain have rarely been on such close speaking terms as they are right now. Your genitals and your heart seem to be in a good collaborative groove as well. Even your past and your future are

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mostly in agreement about how you should proceed in the present. To what do we owe the pleasure of this rather dramatic movement toward integration? Here’s one theory: You’re being rewarded for the hard work you have done to take good care of yourself. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A South African biologist was intrigued to discover an interesting fact about the rodent known as the elephant shrew: It much prefers to slurp the nectar of pagoda lilies over nibbling on peanut butter mixed with apples and rolled oats. The biologist didn’t investigate whether mountain goats would rather eat grasses than ice cream sundaes, or whether lions like fresh-killed antelopes better than Caesar salad, but I’m pretty sure they do. In a related subject, Leo, I hope that in the coming weeks, you will seek to feed yourself exclusively with the images, sounds, stories and food that truly satisfy your primal hunger rather than the stuff that other people like or think you should like. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There are very few people whose ancestors were not immigrants. They live in Africa, where homo sapiens got its start. As for the rest of us, our forbears wandered away from their original home and spread out over the rest of the planet. We all came from somewhere else! This is true on many other levels as well. In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you Virgos to get in touch with your inner immigrant this week. It’s an excellent time to acknowledge and celebrate the fact that you are nowhere near where you started from, whether you gauge that psychologically, spiritually or literally. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “When I’m good, I’m very good,” said Hollywood’s original siren, Mae West, “but when I’m bad, I’m better.” I think that assertion might at times make sense coming out of your lips in the next two weeks. But I’d like to offer a variation that could also serve you well. It’s articulated by reader Sarah Edelman, who says, “When I’m good, I’m very good, but when I’m batty, I’m better.” Consider trying out both of these attitudes, Libra, as you navigate your way through the mysterious and sometimes unruly fun that’s headed your way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Weekly World News, my favorite source of fake news, reported on a major development in the art world: An archaeologist found the lost arms of the famous Venus de Milo statue. They were languishing in a cellar in Southern Croatia. Hallelujah! Since her discovery in 1820, the goddess of love and beauty has been incomplete. Will the Louvre in Paris, where she is displayed, allow her to be joined by her original appendages and made whole again? Let’s not concern ourselves now with that question. Instead, please turn your attention to a more-immediate concern: the strong possibility that you will soon experience a comparable development, the rediscovery of and reunification with a missing part of you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Seventeenth-century physicians sometimes advised their patients to consume tobacco as a way to alleviate a number of different maladies, from toothaches to arthritis. A few doctors continued recommending cigarettes as health aids into the 1950s. This bit of history may be useful to keep in mind, Sagittarius. You’re in a phase

when you’re likely to have success in hunting down remedies for complaints of both a physical and psychological nature. But you should be cautious about relying on conventional wisdom, just in case some of it resembles the idea that cigarettes are good for you. And always double-check to make sure that the cures aren’t worse than what they are supposed to fix. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Outer space isn’t really that far away. As astronomer Fred Hoyle used to say, you’d get there in an hour if you could drive a car straight up. I think there’s a comparable situation in your own life, Capricorn. You’ve got an inflated notion of how distant a certain goal is, and that’s inhibiting you from getting totally serious about achieving it. I’m not saying that the destination would be a breeze to get to. My point is that it’s closer than it seems. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When most Westerners hear the word “milk,” they surmise it has something to do with cows. But the fact is that humans drink milk collected from sheep, goats, camels, yaks, mares, llamas and reindeer. And many

grocery stores now stock milk made from soybeans, rice, almonds, coconut, hemp and oats. I’m wondering if maybe it’s a good time for you to initiate a comparable diversification, Aquarius. You shouldn’t necessarily give up the primal sources of nourishment you have been depending on. Just consider the possibility that it might be fun and healthy for you to seek sustenance from some unconventional or unexpected sources. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You wouldn’t want to play a game of darts with an inflatable dartboard, right? If you were a smoker, you’d have little interest in a fireproof cigarette. And while a mesh umbrella might look stylish, you wouldn’t be foolish enough to expect it to keep the rain out. In the spirit of these truisms, Pisces, I suggest you closely examine any strategy you’re considering to see if it has a built-in contradiction. Certain ideas being presented to you—perhaps even arising from your own subconscious mind—may be inherently impractical to use in the real world.

¡ASK A MEXICAN! BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO, themexican@askamexican.net can.net Dear Mexican: I am a 20-year-old tall, slender, blonde Jewish Russian-American. He is a 24-year-old, short, muscular Mexican. At face value, you would never think we would work well, but we do. I started to love him. He’s the most unique person I have ever met. He is never down, always smiling, and positive while I worry. However, I noticed he is the most prideful guy I have ever met. It’s good to be proud, I think. But here is the issue: Over New Year’s, he invited me to go to Tijuana with him to meet his friends. Everyone warned me against it, but I was still up for it. However, I got really sick and worried on top of it, so I backed out at the last minute. He thinks I didn’t want to hang out with his friends—as if I think I’m too good for them. He thinks I’m rejecting that entire part of him if I say I am scared to go to Tijuana to party, when, really, I’m not the party type. How do I win him back without hurting his pride? I want to get this off my chest. What is at the heart of a Mexican guy? How do I un-break it? Was I wrong to fear Tijuana? Rusa Ruca Dear Gabacha: If you were truly sick, then your Mexi has no reason to be angry at you—enferma is enferma, and you couldn’t help it. But if you don’t like to party, may I suggest dating an Amish guy? Mexicans and fiestas go like “brown” and “down,” so you need to prepare yourself for a lifetime of quinceañeras, funerals, bodas, baptisms and carne asada Sundays if you truly love the guy. And you were wrong to fear Tijuana—in the past couple of years, the city has exploded on the culinary map, with inventive chefs fishing the riches of the Sea of Cortez and combining them with homegrown wines, olive oils, cheese and the best street food this side of Mexico City. Yeah, areas of the city remain sketchy— just like any other big city. Stay away from them, but don’t let said threat of danger keep you away. Finally, how do you un-break a Mexi man’s heart? A nice, big meal, and a bout of the sexytimes. I think I may be Mexican—but I’m not sure. Can you help me decide? Ever since I was a child, both sides of my fam-

ily would say, “You are Spanish, NOT Mexican.” I’ve always wanted to get to the bottom of this issue, so I recently had my DNA tested. The report stated that I’m 53 percent Native American, 46 percent European, and 1 percent Sub-Saharan African. (All humans have a small portion of Sub-Saharan African DNA, because humans evolved on the African continent.) Just as I was getting comfortable with my Native American status, my brother said, “These results prove you are Mexican!” When I asked how he came to that conclusion, he claimed that a Mexican is just a Native American who got knocked up by a European. To make things even more confusing, some say I am Hispanic, Chicano or Latino. Señor, please tell me what I am: Native American, Hispanic, Chicano, Latino or Mexican? ¿Paella o Pintos? Dear Wabette: Does the lamestream media’s infatuation with a recent Pew Hispanic Center study showing the vast majority of Spanishspeaking cabrones don’t identify as either Hispanic or Latino, but rather as their national or ethnic origin, bug you as much as it does me? If your family wants to call themselves Spanish, even though they have a nopal en la frente, let them be self-hating. And call yourself whatever chingada term you want—may I suggest chica caliente? Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican. net; be his fan on Facebook; follow him on Twitter @gustavoarellano; or ask him a video question at youtube.com/askamexicano!

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I am a straight 29-year-old guy, and I’ve been into ball-busting—having my balls kicked and stomped—since I was 14. The fucked-up thing is this: I only enjoy getting my balls busted by other guys. I’ve been hit in the balls by girls, and it doesn’t do anything for me. I thought I might be bisexual, since I want guys to kick me in the balls, but I don’t get turned on by the idea of sucking cock or getting fucked by a guy. Only ball-busting with a guy turns me on. I’ve tried getting busted by girls, watching videos of girls kicking men in the balls, etc., but I never even get hard from it. Sometimes I can see a goodlooking guy on the street, and I’ll get hard just thinking about his feet kicking my balls. In fact, while sitting here writing this question to you, I’m hard, because you’re a good-looking guy, and I’d love to have you kick my balls. In my current relationship, I’ve snuck out and met with guys I’ve found online to have my balls busted. It feels like I’m leading a double life, but I don’t know what to do. I’ve thought of trying a relationship with a guy, but I don’t know how that would work since I’m really not into having any kind of sex with a guy—just ball-busting. I’ve tried to subdue my urges to get my balls busted, but I can’t. I seem to need to get it every couple of months, otherwise I get stir-crazy. I’m confused and really just don’t know what to do about it. I was hoping that you might have some advice or insight to explain why my brain is so messed up about all this, and what I can do. Balls Smashed To Death At the risk of my inbox filling with angry e-mails—a risk I run on a weekly basis—I’m gonna quote the late psychologist and sexologist John Money. He was wrong about a lot of things, from gender being socially constructed to “affectional pedophilia” being harmless, but Money was on to something when he wrote about paraphilias, aka kinks. “A wide range of sexuoerotic diversity has its counterpart in the diversity of languages historically manifested in the human species,” Money wrote in his book Lovemaps: Clinical Concepts of Sexual/Erotic Health and Pathology, Paraphilia and Gender Transposition in Childhood, Adolescence and Maturity. “(Sexual) diversity may be an inevitable evolutionary trade-off—the price paid for the freeing of the primate brain to develop its uniquely human genesis of syntactical speech and creative intelligence.” So why does having your balls busted by other dudes turn you on, when you’re not even remotely interested in other dudes romantically or sexually? No idea. We simply don’t know why a person has this, that or the other kink, BSTD, and almost everyone has at least one sexual interest that is seen as kinky by those who don’t share it. But it probably has something to do with your big, complex brain, and the way it makes big, abstract and sometimes seemingly random connections—the kind of connections that lead to syntactical speech, creative intelligence and crazy-ass kinks. So take comfort: The fact that you have this kink isn’t proof that there’s something wrong with you. It’s proof that you’re human. Which is not to say that a kink like yours is easily incorporated into a person’s sex life. As one sex researcher I shared your letter with put it, BSTD, your kink involves an “override” of your usual erotic “target interest,” i.e., women. While that kind of override is not unheard of, it’s not something that’s easily explained to a girlfriend. And as your encounters with other men pose no physical risk to your female partners (you’re not exactly gonna catch a disease getting kicked in the nuts), you can certainly justify getting your balls busted on the DL. But secret double-lives are stressful, and most people leading them eventually get found out. And when your girlfriend inevitably stumbles over—

read: snoops and finds—evidence that you’ve been sneaking around behind her back with other men, you won’t be explaining just your kink to her, BSTD, but your betrayal, too. So is there anything you can do about your kink? “These problems are often highly treatable,” said Dr. Paul Fedoroff, who is a neuropsychiatrist, a forensic psychiatrist and the director of the Sexual Behaviors Clinic at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. “Typically, a low-dose SSRI works magic.” SSRIs, or “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,” are a class of drugs that are usually prescribed as antidepressants. SSRIs can crater a person’s libido, as is commonly known, but they can also, according to Fedoroff, help a person overcome an unwanted sexual interest or compulsion. “I had one patient who used to tie his testes with rope and then hit them with a hammer,” said Fedoroff. “He was referred to me by a urologist when he asked for surgical castration. I prescribed an SSRI, and a month later, he told me, ‘That (was) the craziest idea I ever had.’ He had no further interest in ‘ball-busting’ and said his life would have been different if he had found this medication earlier.” Fedoroff also had some thoughts about why you want to do this with men. “The last time I saw a case like this was about four hours ago,” said Fedoroff. “This was a 50-yearold, highly successful businessman, a lifelong heterosexual who self-described as ‘dominant’ with women, (yet he was) advertising on the Internet to find men he could perform oral sex on.” For some straight men, “being dominated by another man provides more ‘humiliation’ than being dominated by a woman.” Fedoroff isn’t the only doctor out there medicating kinksters. In his absolutely terrific book The Other Side of Desire (which is where I first ran across that John Money quote), journalist Daniel Bergner profiles a foot-fetishist so paralyzed by shame that he seeks treatment from a shrink who prescribes him a drug that “cures” him. The drug? The “lust-obliterating” Lupron, an antiandrogen that is sometimes used to “chemically castrate” sex offenders. Now, I’m generally a fan of Western medicine— prescription drugs, invasive procedures, hospital cafeteria Jell-O—but I think taking SSRIs or chemically castrating yourself to suppress an urge to get kicked in the balls six times a year … well, BSTD, that’s even more extreme than your kink. You would be better advised, in my opinion, to accept both your kink and your contradictions. Yes, BSTD, your kink will probably shock even women who have a few kinks of their own. But if you present your kink to your girlfriends as just one fun, crazy, weird, hard-to-explain-but-endearinglyquirky aspect of your sexual expression, BSTD, they’re likelier to react to it positively. And if you look for women in the fetish/BDSM scene—where straight men are sometimes known to engage in S/M play with each other—your chances are better of finding an open-minded woman who isn’t threatened by your kinks. You might find a woman who wants to watch. Finally, BSTD, another sex researcher urged me to urge you to bank/freeze some of your sperm in case you wind up busting your balls, like, permanently. Your nuts can take only so much abuse— people have ruptured and even lost testicles when ball-busting, sack-tapping or CBT went too far. (It can even kill you: tinyurl.com/bustedballs.) As it doesn’t take a lot of force to make a guy feel like his balls have been “busted,” BSTD, ask your ballbusting buddies to pull those punches, kicks and stomps. Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage, and follow me on Twitter @fakedansavage.

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