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OPINION Tom Danehy 4 Irene Messina 6 The Comedy Playhouse has Jim Hightower 6 again revived FDR for the Guest Commentary 8 Fourth of July. Mailbag 8

CURRENTS The Skinny 9 By Jim Nintzel

Doctor’s Orders 9 By Jim Nintzel

U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona talks about women’s health, abortion and the DREAM Act Media Watch 10 By John Schuster

Core Concerns 11 By Tim Vanderpool

A new coalition hopes to bring power back to the neighborhoods Weekly Wide Web 12 Compiled by Dan Gibson

Police Dispatch 12

Willing to show our papers every single week.

By Anna Mirocha

The Holdouts 13 By Brian J. Pedersen

The owners of two homes refuse to sell to developers of a 22nd Street student-housing complex Attacking the Incumbent 15 By Mari Herreras

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva hadn’t faced Democratic challengers since he was elected to Congress. Well, he’s facing two this year.

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Music in the Air The Round One votes from our readers and our panel of critics have all been tallied, and it’s official: We have our 2012 slate of Tucson Area Music Awards (aka TAMMIES) finalists! However, we’re keeping the figurative cat in the bag until next week, when we’ll announce the finalists and launch the final round of voting. Of course, this is all part of the process leading up to the announcement of the winners at our annual TAMMIES show and ceremony, which is tentatively scheduled for early September. Thanks to all who voted in Round One … and thanks in advance for voting in the final round! • In related news: Around TAMMIES-show time, we’re planning on launching a music blog at TucsonWeekly. com. Yes, that’s right: After six-plus years of blogging, we’re finally giving The Range, our online daily dispatch, a sister music blog. (Or a brother music blog, perhaps. The gender of the thing has yet to be determined.) Anyway, we’re trying to come up with a name for the blog. If you have any ideas—of course, we’re looking for a name that’s music-related, and tied to Tucson somehow—email me at jboegle@tucsonweekly.com. If we wind up using your name, we’ll give you recognition, and maybe even a valuable prize, presuming we can find something valuable yet expendable sitting around the office somewhere. So … get thinkin’! • In other news, but still speaking of music: I have been getting an increasing number of questions about the date of our Club Crawl® in the fall. Well, mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 6! JIMMY BOEGLE, Editor jboegle@tucsonweekly.com COVER DESIGN BY ANDREW ARTHUR

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PERFORMING ARTS Historical Show 30 By Laura C.J. Owen

James Gooden embodies FDR in The Fireside Chats at Comedy Playhouse

VISUAL ARTS Scenes From a Marriage 34 By Margaret Regan

Five decades of James G. Davis’ paintings of his wife are on display at Oracle’s Rancho Linda Vista

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Lyle Lovett celebrates the end of what could be his final full record deal Soundbites 51 By Stephen Seigel

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How can a movie about Abraham Lincoln killing vampires be so devoid of fun? Now Showing at Home 41

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here is a strange and wonderful world out there, and I almost never see any of it. Like salsa left in the trunk of a car on a hot summer day, I don’t travel well. Quite frankly, I don’t know how anybody travels well, although I have friends who claim to be able to do so. It’s like that old Richard Pryor routine where he says that he has friends who claim to be able to have sex “six, seven times a night,” to which Pryor responds, “You a lyin’ mother—!” He then goes on to explain, “I’m good for about three minutes of serious (sex) a night, after which I need eight hours of sleep and a bowl of Wheaties.” When I have to fly somewhere, I’m out of sorts for days afterward. I’m not afraid of flying; I just know that I’m never going to “friend” flying on Facebook. (Of course, that would require my being on Facebook and knowing how to “friend” something.) Anyway, my daughter, Darlene, was playing in the USA Volleyball Open National Championships in Salt Lake City, so I flew to Utah. On the flight, I was reading a rather grim, warts-and-all biography of James Brown. The woman seated next to me was probably in her mid-60s. With a straight face, she said, “Excuse me, who is James Brown?” I thought the plane was going to fall from the sky. I went through a list of the charter members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her; she had heard of all of them except the Godfather of Soul. If she hadn’t been sitting next to me in an airplane, I would have had no choice but to conclude that she was Amish. As I’ve mentioned before, back when Darlene was playing volleyball in college, she and one of her teammates came up with a contest to see who could buy Starbucks coffee in the greatest number of states. The rules were simple: She has to be in that state; she must purchase the coffee; and she has to keep the receipt. (In the more-recent states, she has begun taking pictures with the people who served her the coffee.) When I visited Darlene at Cornell, she had a long weekend, so we hit Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire in two days. That got her out to a nice lead, which she has been holding on to ever since. She’s hyper-competitive (as am I); when she had to travel to the East Coast recently, she scheduled a sixhour layover in Washington, D.C., so that she could rent a car and get coffee in West Virginia. After the tournament was over, we got a rental car and drove to Pocatello, Idaho, which, for her, was state No. 42. On the way out of town, I noticed that Salt Lake City has streets named for Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez and Rosa Parks. Those Latter-day Saints folks have such a wicked

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sense of humor. Other highlights of the trip included: • In Idaho Falls, there is an all-you-can-eat place called Chuck-a-rama. Somebody had to have known what “chuck” means, but just kept quiet. • On the outskirts of Idaho Falls, right in front of an RV park, there is a 20-foot-high carved tiki that looks just like Ron Paul. • A couple of blocks down from the tiki is a roadside sign that reads: “Warning to Tourists: Don’t Laugh at the Natives.” Oh, sure, now you tell us. • I didn’t see any Circle K stores in Idaho, but they did have a string of convenience marts called Stinker Stores. I was thirsty, but not that thirsty. • Upon leaving Idaho, we headed for the place where we would spend the night—Jackson Hole, Wyo. Out in the middle of nowhere between Idaho Falls and Jackson Hole, there is a roadside sign that announces Jake’s Midnight Taxidermy. Those country people are even funnier than the big-city Mormons. • In Jackson Hole, we stayed in this really nice cabin, which computer-whiz Darlene got for the off-season rate of only half of a leg and one-third of an arm. The Starbucks in Jackson Hole is inside an Albertsons, which, in turn, is inside a giant ski chalet. They sell bear spray at Albertsons. • Across the street from the cabin was the visitors’ center for Yellowstone, where they have souvenirs and stuff. The first book on the shelf was entitled Don’t Get Eaten! I sure hope that wasn’t the only book that person ever wrote; that would suck. Of course, the sequel probably would have been Don’t Get Drunk!, but that would have been aimed at a totally different audience. We spent a day in the Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. I’ve never been a nature guy, but the parks are truly quite magnificent. The fact that some Republicans want to close national parks to save a few bucks disqualifies them from ever trying to run this country. Those parks are America. We spent the night in Bozeman, Mont., where Darlene got state No. 44. All she has left are the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Hawaii and Alaska. In Bozeman, it was 58 degrees with light showers … in June. When we got back to Tucson, it was 107 degrees, with heavy smoke from a fire in New Mexico. Home sweet home.

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A new center offers sex workers much-needed assistance HIGHTOWER BY JIM HIGHTOWER

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BY IRENE MESSINA, imessina@tucsonweekly.com

ocated down a sunlit corridor in the Historic Y on Fifth Avenue, there’s a small office suite that doesn’t feel like an office at all. The room has deep-brown wood doorways and flooring. A window supplies natural light, and a high ceiling adds character. There’s a desk, a bookcase, a storage dresser and a red chaise-lounge chair. It’s homey. The Robyn Few Sex Worker Resource Center is dedicated to Robyn Few, a sex-worker activist and founder of SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project). It’s a place where sex workers—dancers, webcam actors, escorts, adult-film actors and so on—can get together, receive assistance, be themselves and feel at home. “We want to be able to provide support and community to sex workers,” says Juliana Piccillo, a sex-worker-rights activist and former director of the Tucson Sex Worker Arts Festival. “With this space, we are a player in the social sphere. We are not going to hide in the background. We are a legitimate group, and we have rights.”

And now, some happy talk, about a noncorporate, little-d democratic and altogetherpleasurable economic development that’s spreading across our country. In a word: Beer. More specifically, craft breweries are flourishing from Maine to Arizona to Oregon, with happy hopheads in town after town now able to boast of their own local, unique, zesty and fun batch of suds. While Anheuser-Busch (now owned by a Belgian conglomerate) and MillerCoors (part of a multinational conglomerate) still dominate Piccillo says the purpose of the center is not political, and America’s beer market, sales of the nonthere is no “us versus them” mindset. “We act as a conduit descript national brands have soured in for services that are out there. We provide connections … recent years. But innovative, small-batch, and help (sex workers) get health services, mental-health hometown yeast-wranglers have tapped a services, (and) connect with clinicians, lawyers. … We are burgeoning market of brewski lovers reachinviting members of the community to come and oﬀer their ing for the real gusto. skill sets.” Since 2004, craft beers have doubled The center is an extension of work that has been done their share of the U.S. market. Some 250 informally. “We’ve worked with SACASA for years,” she says upstart breweries opened last year alone— about the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault. including several here in Tucson—bringing “We’ve trained hotline volunteers. We’ve worked with their total number to nearly 2,000. This sexual-assault nurses. We’ve worked with the sex-crimes has been a true populist economic phenomdepartment of (the Tucson Police Department) and the enon. Consumers and artisans have found County Attorney Oﬃce.” each other and spontaneously created an One of the motivating factors to create a physical center alternative, locally based economy that helps sustain themselves and their community, rather than having their money siphoned out by THIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow far-away profit-takers. Of course, the big boys are slyly trying to sink their own taps into the craft success of the small guys. Budweiser and Miller, for example, are now marketing pretend-craft beers, having bought such once-local brands as Chicago’s Goose Island and Wisconsin’s Leinenkugel. Unabashed by this consumer deception, a Miller spokesman sniffed: “We don’t concern ourselves with what (someone else) defines as a craft brewer.” Wow. Sounds like Miller’s man quaffed one too many mugs of a genuine local beer from San Diego called Arrogant Bastard! When in doubt about whether a local beer is really local, ask the locals.

was to help sex workers who want to leave the industry. “More recently, some sex workers have reported that they contacted anti-trafficking, anti-prostitution religious organizations. They were desperate and really wanted help. These people had no help for them. … One woman looking for resources called an agency, and they offered to sell her a book or video they published. This was a triggering incident. We thought: We could do better than that.” During an open house at the center on June 9, “We had at least 50 to 60 people here,” Piccillo says. “All different nonprofits came, and members of the sex-worker community came. … It was beyond what we expected. A lot of people want to have joint projects together, to volunteer and work out partnerships.” Piccillo says the center will be open three days a week this summer, and five days a week in the fall. It will be a nonprofit, non-tax-exempt organization on the state level, she reports. It will be funded by donations and grant money. Offerings will include a mobile health clinic, parenting classes and a yoga class. Volunteers will also help sex workers who want to leave the profession, offering assistance with college applications, financial-aid forms, résumés and more. “We want to provide connections. It’s far emotionally healthier to be amongst people where you can be honest about all the things that you are,” Piccillo says. As sex workers meet at the center, there is likely to be much discussion about what they face on the job. “It is an intense job. There are certain stigmas and risks, and it’s not for everyone,” Piccillo says. In the end, she says, the decision to become a sex worker is often a financial issue. “People do what they have to do to survive,” she says. “Some people would rather do a couple of appointments a week than be in front of a fryer 40 hours a week and still not making enough for rent. (Being a sex worker) is more palatable to that person.” In the end, it is about choice. A person carrying a large number of condoms is often at risk of arrest on suspicion of prostitution. Because of this, some sex workers do not carry condoms. Having to choose between physical health and arrest is a choice none of us should have to make, regardless of profession. At the Robyn Few Sex Worker Resource Center, sex workers won’t have to face such tough realities alone. Says Piccillo, “We want to know what they want, and what they need, to have the best life they can have.” For more information about the Robyn Few Sex Worker Resource Center, visit www.th-src.org, or call 477-8312.

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A Farewell to Jesse Kelly in Song Form To the tune of “Bye, Bye, Blackbird”: Pack up all your campaign signs Talking points Parroted lines Bye Bye Jesse When you have gone far away We will see a brighter day Bye Bye Jesse Many here in Tucson just can’t stand you A road map to Texas we will hand you Hit the road Off you go To live large off stimulus dough Jesse Bye Bye William C. Thornton

The Editor Needs Thicker Skin Though I never manage to get very far into the Tucson Weekly, I can reliably depend on Jimmy Boegle’s weekly fit of pique on Page 2, where he is seemingly obliged to respond to every miscreant who has ever maligned him or the paper. How necessary is it to call out the “twits” who mocked the front-page error while, on the other hand, offering a not very convincing justification on why it really wasn’t the editor’s fault? (“The Power of an ‘M,’” Editor’s Note, June 14.) How about: “I apologize. I’ll try not to let it happen again.” I don’t know how it’s possible to be so thin-skinned and defensive and remain in the newspaper business. After all this time, he might try just taking a deep breath and letting it roll off. There, isn’t that better? Steve Hahn

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Businesses, groups along the streetcar route are teaming up to make this a summer to remember BY MICHAEL KEITH

artha Retallick (“We Should View Streetcar Construction as a Unique Opportunity,” Mailbag, June 14) has some great ideas about events and unique activities that would dovetail nicely into what people have been doing and are planning for the upcoming months in downtown. As the fences were being erected on Congress Street, an ad hoc committee of some incredibly creative people, downtown business owners and the Downtown Tucson Partnership was formed to encourage Tucsonans to enjoy downtown during the construction for the modern streetcar. The committee brainstormed a wide range of ideas to deal with the fences, including rotating photo displays, using rope lights to create movable art, and putting up temporary screens and projecting movies on the fences. While there were initially concerns about putting anything on the fences, we’re hopeful that we’ll be able to overcome these challenges and carry out future projects, and we’re pleased to see that some independent “guerilla” artists have been brightening up the chain link. Other ideas included creating a Streetcar Promenade, “Olympic” games along the corridor, street mud-wrestling, a competition for the best or most creative art made with recycled construction materials, holding block parties using the buckets on front-end loaders as beer coolers, construction fashion shows and construction games. Of course, we don’t have the resources to carry out every event, but we are determined to make this an unforgettable summer downtown. So, the Downtown Tucson Partnership started a series of events—some on our own, some with partners such as the Living Streets Alliance, the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association and Main Gate Square—to take advantage of the unique opportunity described by Ms. Retallick. For example, the Bike-In Movie and Fashion Event on June 16 drew more than 150 people to the streetcar corridor, despite a monsoon storm threatening to drench the cyclists. It was a fun and interesting way to explore the bicycle as a part of everyday living. We also hosted weekly walking tours of the past and present of retail in downtown, and launched a monthly Antique Fair and Vintage Gala at the Old Pueblo Garage, 41 E. Congress St. Additionally, downtown merchants came together to start a construction treasure hunt, Diggin’ It Downtown. The Fourth Avenue Merchants Association came up with innovative promotions, such as contests to win an iPad and construction-worker discount cards to wacky events—all

encouraging people to support local businesses. Main Gate Square certainly isn’t taking the summer off, and is continuing its great jazz concerts. The Downtown Tucson Partnership is continuing to work with merchants, artists and others to create a series of events that will make this summer the most fun anybody has ever had along the streetcar route. We welcome all comments and suggestions from everybody who has a creative or fun idea. Please contact us if you have a concept or suggestion for a great way to celebrate summer downtown, or if you’re planning your own event! This is truly an unprecedented time in Tucson. Bring the family downtown this August for a children’s bike ride at the Children’s Museum Tucson. Join us for the great urban street party that is 2nd Saturdays. Follow @Downtown_Tucson on Twitter to be the first to hear about our plans for big parties on top of downtown’s tallest buildings. You can check out a full calendar of dozens of downtown events at downtowntucson.org. Please, support your local businesses downtown and across the streetcar corridor. It’s still easy to get downtown, and parking is plentiful, with more than 15,000 parking spots. Find out more about the world-class restaurants and unique retail downtown at downtowntucson.org. Michael Keith is the chief executive officer of the Downtown Tucson Partnership.

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U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona talks about women’s health, abortion and the DREAM Act

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Doctor’s Orders BY JIM NINTZEL, jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com emocrat Richard Carmona is seeking the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl. A decorated Vietnam veteran who went on to become a trauma surgeon, work on Pima County’s SWAT team and serve as surgeon general in the George W. Bush administration, Carmona will face the winner of the Republican primary between U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake and businessman Wil Cardon. Last week, the Carmona campaign touted a Public Policy Polling survey that showed him trailing Flake by just 2 percentage points. The Weekly spoke with Carmona around that time. For more on the poll and the entire interview with Carmona, visit The Range, the Weekly’s daily dispatch, at daily.tucsonweekly.com.

One of the things you’ve been talking about in your campaign is women’s health care. What are you seeing that you’re concerned about? What I’m seeing, in general, in a state that’s struggling with some of the highest foreclosures, that’s ranked among the worst educational systems in the country now, has significant immigration problems, is in a health crisis of its own for funding AHCCCS and health care—our Legislature chooses to legislate contraception. Is that not a breach of fiduciary responsibility? Is it not malfeasance? It just makes no sense to me. You’re politicizing health issues. Anytime you deny any person—in this case, we’re talking about women, but whether it’s children, whether it’s adults, whether it’s seniors—when you create a barrier to access to health care, the results are predictable. Your morbidity will go up; your mortality will go up; and ultimately the cost of that health care will go up, because you’ll just show up later at the emergency room with a problem that could have been taken care of much earlier. Federal law says that hospitals must see you when you come for an emergency, so the hospitals then absorb the cost, and physicians absorb the cost. So the cost is just redistributed. But the real issue to me, as (a former) surgeon general, is creating barriers to health care results in deleterious health outcomes, period. State lawmakers also came up with some new restrictions on abortion, such as how late in a pregnancy a woman could have an abortion, and new rules about whether doctors have to inform expecting women about birth defects. What is your general stance on abortion? It’s a decision that should be made between a woman and her physician. Period. We should not have elected officials, on either side of the aisle,

telling a woman how she should practice her reproductive health care. That just doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. The discussion should take place between the patient in need and the expert in the field, who is the physician or the nurse practitioner—a health professional who provides the care. … If you really want to solve the problem—which is unwanted pregnancies that result in abortions—if you increase access to health care for women, what happens? The amount of unwanted pregnancies goes down, and the question of abortion becomes moot. Shouldn’t we all be working for that endpoint? Each side looks at it differently, but, ultimately, no woman wants an unwanted pregnancy. And there’s a whole host of reasons why that happens. But if we ensure that everyone has access to unrestricted reproductive health care … over time, the expected outcome would be that unwanted pregnancies will drop, and, therefore, abortions will drop and ultimately become moot. Your experience growing up in New York City informed who you are today, and you’ve spoken a little bit about that. Can you touch on that? Being in a poor family, your parents struggling to make the rent every week, not always getting food at night, sleeping with your clothes on when it’s cold—it does sensitize you to the extraordinary challenges of lots of families in our society today. So we call that the social determinates of health today: Where you live, what your parents make, the level of education—all of those ultimately determine your health outcome. … My grandmother and my mother were very powerful people in my life, who helped me understand my place in society, and that I could achieve almost anything I wanted if I worked hard. I disappointed them, as did my brothers and sisters—we dropped out of school and all of that. But ultimately, the Army saved me. I got my GED; I got my GI Bill; I got into college only because of an open-enrollment program at a junior college. Otherwise, I couldn’t have gotten in. … So somebody had the forethought to see there are young men and women out there who deserve a second chance, who have the potential, who can contribute human capital to society, versus leaving them out there, and they become liabilities to the system. To me, again, as I look at the DREAM Act, as I look at some of these things, I think I had my own version of the DREAM Act. Somebody said, “We’ll give you a chance, kid. And if you pass, you can stay here. You can graduate, and you can go on to be anything you want to be.” And I did.

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U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona calls abortion “a decision that should be made between a woman and her physician. Period.” You said President Obama’s order not to prosecute some young people in the country without documentation was “long overdue.” I think it’s been politicized for too long. If you remember back a couple of years ago—four, five, six, I can’t remember—President Bush and Senator (Edward) Kennedy came together on this issue. They talked about a pathway to citizenship. And they introduced legislation in Congress. And, quite frankly, Sen. (John) McCain and Congressman Flake supported it. Now it’s not politically convenient to support it. But they got onboard, and they said, “Let’s do this.” Congress failed. You had two diametrically opposed politicians on almost every issue who came together in the spirit of democracy and said, “Let’s just solve the problem.” … So I thought that was really democracy in practice. And for those kids who are here and find out at age 18 that they don’t have papers? Why should we deport them and separate them from their families? Let them finish school. Help them go to college. Hope that they have the next great idea to add to a diversified workforce.

SB 1070 has had its day in court— and for supporters of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, it was a pretty bad day. In a 5-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court tossed three of the four major provisions that the federal government had challenged. It turns out that it’s not constitutional for the state of Arizona to arrest people for being in the country without proper documentation; to force legal immigrants to carry their papers at all times or face arrest; or to make it a state crime for undocumented immigrants to seek work. On the fourth contested point— whether police can be required to check the immigration status of people they reasonably suspect might be in the country illegally—the court was more nuanced. The court said the provision was OK—for now. But the justices put strict guidelines on how it could be implemented and warned it could be the basis of a future challenge to the law. In other words: Most of SB 1070 is unconstitutional—which should make those Tea Party types outraged that Arizona Republicans are trampling on the sacred founding document of the country. Republican supporters of the law were quick to call the ruling a big win. Gov. Jan Brewer called the Supreme Court decision a “victory for the rule of law,” and a bunch of Republican state lawmakers have said the ruling was a vindication of their fallen comrade, JAN Russell Pearce, the former Arizona state senator and SB 1070 godfather who was tossed out of office by voters in a recall election last year (but is attempting a comeback this year). Most of the legal experts who were writing about the bill had the opposite opinion, calling the ruling a big win for the federal government and the Obama administration. At any rate, the legal fight over RUSSELL SB 1070 has just begun, with the case now going back down to the lower courts for more finessing before parts of the law can be implemented. But this much is clear: The Supreme Court believes that the federal government has the responsibility to manage immigration policy. The important question at this point: Will lawmakers start dealing with the status of all those people who have entered the country illegally or overstayed their visas, or will we just have more grandstanding on the bordersecurity front?

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When it comes to celebrating the Fourth of July, radio stations usually love to get in the act—but it will be tough going in Tucson for this year’s holiday. After hosting nine Freedom Fest concerts, country station KIIM FM 99.5 had to nix its annual attempt to bring a live, well-known musical act to town for Independence Day. There’s a lot that goes into making a concert work, and KIIM couldn’t crunch the numbers this time to make it financially viable. “It’s hard to get good talent, because they’re spread out all over the country. Everybody wants to do a July Fourth show,” said Ken Kowalcek, market manager at Cumulus Tucson, which owns KIIM and four other radio stations in the cluster, including one that employs me seasonally for sports talk. “In order to get good talent, you have to pay a lot of money, and if you can’t get the numbers to work—the cost of talent versus the ticket prices—you don’t do the show. We couldn’t get good-enough talent for the July Fourth show to make it worth our while.” The talent at KIIM’s Freedom Fest has ranged from last year’s headliners, Tracy Lawrence and Steve Holy, to Jason Aldean, Dwight Yoakam, Jake Owen and Pat Green. “A lot of it is timing and the routing of the artist,” Kowalcek said. “Depending on what the route schedule is like, sometimes you can make it work with big artists, because sometimes you have that date, and they can make it work in this part of the country. Trying to get an artist for what they call a one-off, which means they’re flying into Tucson just to do your act, they’ll charge you a pretty penny for it.” Freedom Fest has been held at a number of locations over the years, including the Rillito Downs racetrack and the exterior fields at the Kino Sports Complex—although not in the stadium itself. “It’s all about concessions,” Kowalcek said. “You can’t make money just selling tickets. You have to have a large portion of the (revenue from) food and beverages sold to make it work, and if the contract is not feasible and solid for the promoter, you can’t make the numbers work and can’t bring an act in. The food and beverage contract for the stadium is not as favorable for most promoters.” Although Freedom Fest isn’t working out this year, KIIM has not abandoned the concert-promotion business. The station is looking at sponsoring a show in September or October that doesn’t interfere with a UA football game. And it still has its sights set on two major concerts a year, including future Freedom Fests. Another station that often attempts a concert tie-in with the Fourth of July and the anniversary of its launch is holding an event later in the month. The July 20 birthday bash sponsored by Lotus-owned classicrocker KLPX FM 96.1 will feature hair-metal acts Skid Row, Warrant and L.A. Guns. The show will be held at Casino del Sol’s Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater.

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Core Concerns atasha Winnik knows precisely when she first heard that her beloved old building would eventually come down, making way for a new road. “Jan. 10, 2008,” says the gregarious downtown business owner, standing in her sunlit shop amid eco-friendly building supplies, from nontoxic paints to reclaimed wood. “Yes, I know the exact day, because everything changes on the day you know your life will be switching phases.” The next phase will include earthmovers and concrete. Within a couple of years, or maybe three, a road project called Downtown Links will rumble through the spot now occupied by Winnik’s business, Originate Natural Building Materials Showroom, which fills a 1950s, triplebrick warehouse she bought nine years ago in the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood north of downtown. When she moved in, Downtown Links was slated to run farther south. But a change in those plans, supported by her city councilwoman, Regina Romero of Ward 1, thrust Winnik’s building into the crosshairs. The hard feelings linger. “Regina doesn’t really care about her ward,” Winnik says. “Even though we went in there to meet with her the day before the vote and laid everything out, she still voted for it. She could have voted against it and stuck with her ward.” But Romero says most issues coming before the council, such as the final route of Downtown Links, demand that she weigh the needs of her ward against those of the whole city. “When I came into office, Downtown Links already had a 30-year history. … After hundreds of meetings, a citizens’ advisory committee suggested the alignment, and I voted for it. That’s why Dunbar/ Spring is so upset about it. But I had to make sure I balanced the needs of the community. “In Ward 1, I’ve tried to sit down and have conversations and explain, ‘Hey, look, this is what I think,’” Romero says. “To tell you the truth, we’re not going to agree 100 percent.” Indeed, such agreement has never seemed more elusive between city leaders and the downtown neighborhoods they serve. A recent example can be found in the West University Neighborhood, where residents failed to block the approval of a 14-story student-apartment building to their east, and another gargantuan student housing project called The District on their southern flank. Those ugly fights have not gone unnoticed by residents of other downtown neighborhoods, who recently joined West University to form what they’re calling the Core Barrios and Neighborhoods Coalition, or CoreBANC. So far, the coalition includes 22 neighborhoods,

ranging from Menlo Park on the west and Santa Rita Park on the south, to Dunbar/Spring, Barrio Viejo and Feldman’s in the middle. It marks the latest effort by these communities to resurrect the scrappy clout they held in the 1970s and 1980s, when neighborhoods blocked a planned expressway that would have bulldozed 45 historic homes, and helped stop an earlier student high-rise near the UA. Their watershed moment occurred in 1985, when voters approved the Neighborhood Protection Amendment, mandating approval at the ballot box for major new roadways. In years following, however, without big battles to rally around, neighborhood activism began to ebb. Now that may be about to change. In the aftermath of massive, serial zoning overlays by the City Council, there’s a strong sense among neighborhoods that developers are again running City Hall. That perception only hardened when it was revealed that the student-housing builder, Chicago-based Campus Acquisitions, was intimately involved in helping city planners create an overlay zone in the West University Neighborhood. Now the neighborhoods want to take some of that power back. The first step was creating an organization that existed at arm’s length from the city and its various organs, including the Downtown Tucson Partnership, and a group called the Downtown Neighborhoods and Residents Council, or DNARC. Richard Mayers is vice president of the West University Neighborhood Association. If he already had doubts about participation in DNARC, watching construction of the 756-bedroom District apartment complex near Sixth Street and Fourth Avenue sealed the deal. West University had fiercely opposed the project, a stance that neighborhood reps like Mayers parlayed when they rubbed shoulders with developers and city officials at DNARC. “But at the end of the day, it didn’t get you anywhere,” he says. “By the time it gets to mayor and council, we get The District in our neighborhood. I don’t think they were aware of us at all.” Others defend DNARC, and its mission of reaching across boundaries. Among them is Michael Keith, CEO of the Downtown Tucson Partnership, and a leading partner in the group. “I think the effectiveness of organizations is always based on the strength and passion of their members,” he says, “and we’re proud of the group at DNARC. We talk about neighborhood issues and how that might interface with downtown-development efforts. We try to provide a forum—like we do for all the groups at the partnership—to express their views.”

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Natasha Winnik: “(City leaders) just don’t seem to appreciate the fabric of their city.” Still, it sometimes appears that certain views are expressed more equally than others. At least that’s one conviction behind the formation of CoreBANC. Another is that neighborhoods must offer mutual support when facing off against powerful, moneyed interests or overly ambitious bureaucrats. Not coincidentally, nearly all of the issues bringing them together involve transportation. The issues, of course, include the modern streetcar, which will run from the university area across Interstate 10, connecting with the Menlo Park Neighborhood. While Menlo Park supports that project, “there are concerns related to the development that will result as the streetcar goes in,” says neighborhood association president Gene Einfrank. Another member of the fledgling CoreBANC is the Santa Rita Park Neighborhood, which has tussled with the city and the Regional Transportation Authority over a voter-approved widening of 22nd Street between Interstate 10 and Park Avenue—a project that threatens several homes and businesses. That construction is currently on hold, after a citizens’ advisory group raised environmental concerns and other worries. When reached by phone, association president Angie Quiroz declined to comment on her neighborhood’s involvement in CoreBANC. Over in the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood, meanwhile, Natasha Winnik contemplates shutting down her business sooner rather than later, as buildings are demolished all around. To her, each swing of the wrecking ball is an indictment of Tucson’s leaders. “They just don’t seem to appreciate the fabric of their city,” she says, wiping light dust from a rich brown tile, before turning to walk away.

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enraged lefty Democrats. Then he came home and held his first Congress on Your Corner in a Safeway parking lot. On the afternoon of Saturday, June 23, hundreds of constituents braved triple-degree temperatures to meet with Barber. (The event was originally planned for Saturday morning, but a travel delay from Washington forced Team Barber to reschedule.) Seeing the long line told us that Tucsonans put great value on the ability to meet their elected officials, face to face, in a peaceful setting. Also symbolic was Barber’s vote for the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, which would allow the Department of Homeland Security to waive environmental laws within 100 miles of the border. Congressman Raúl Grijalva is a fierce critic of the bill, calling it “theater of the absurd. “It is cynical to use the tragedy of the border as a reason to undo decades of laws that have served the American people very, very well,” Grijalva said last week. “This is not about immigration. This is not about border security. This is about getting at a set of laws and protections that extremist Republicans have wanted to rid themselves of for years.” Barber supported the bill, he said in a press release, because “border security is the No. 1 priority for the people who live and work along our nation’s southern border. There is no doubt that this bill will make our borders more secure. But this legislation is far from perfect, and I will work to make changes as it moves through the process.” State Rep. Matt Heinz, who is challenging Barber in the Aug. 28 Democratic primary, found Barber’s vote for the bill “troubling.” “On Barber’s first day in Congress, he simultaneously invoked Mo Udall and voted to waive one of Udall’s signature pieces of legislation, the Arizona Wilderness Act,” Heinz told The Skinny via email. “He did so in the name of border security, yet 22 of 26 Border Patrol agents-in-charge testified that federal land-management laws had no impact on overall border security. The National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act is a solution searching for a problem designed to score political points, not address real world challenges.”

PAPERWORK PROBLEMS Organizers of an petition drive to ask voters to extend the state’s one-cent sales tax turned in more than 290,000 signatures earlier this week—but whether voters will get a chance to approve the proposition on the November ballot remains to be seen. There’s a wrinkle with the Quality

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A man who said his wife gave him enough money for a soda, but not a beer, took his frustration out on a couple of Circle K clerks, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. Dispatch received a call from the Circle K at 3102 E. Benson Highway about a man in the store, possibly on “shrooms,” who was slamming beer-cooler doors, talking to himself and “pretending to shoot people with his fingers.” When deputies arrived at the scene, the man had just exited the store. Asked what was going on, he replied, “Nothing.” He then said his wife had given him money for a soda, but not enough for a beer. Asked if he had been taking any substances that might alter his behavior, the man said “K2”—a type of synthetic cannabis— and that he smoked it “all the time.” A clerk told deputies that the subject had entered the store pointing his finger like a pistol and yelling, “Pow, pow, pow!” He slammed the cooler doors, she said, and yelled things to no one in particular, like, “Fucking bitch, all I wanted was a beer!” Another clerk described the man as “obviously delusional.” When the clerks asked him to not slam the cooler doors, he allegedly told them, “Shut up. You’re gonna get your ass kicked.” After handcuffing the subject, deputies searched him and found a container labeled “Potpourri” and a smoking instrument. They also found two switchblades. The man was jailed on suspicion of disorderly conduct.

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A man who was asked not to fill an enormous mug at a McDonald’s soft-drink station went into an F-word frenzy, according to a PCSD report. Deputies responded to a call from the McDonald’s at 5225 S. Palo Verde Road, where the manager and a hostess told them an apparent transient tried to fill his mug without paying for the soda. The hostess informed the subject that the sodas were only for customers, although he could get free water at the counter. He then reportedly told her to “go sit her fucking ass down” and called her several names that “start with the word fuck.” The manager said that when he confronted the man, the subject retorted, “Fuck you; call the police,” and let loose a string of vulgarities and profanities before leaving. The subject and another person who had been seen asking people for change near the drive-through window were arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace.

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THE WEEK ON THE RANGE We shared Jim Nintzel’s extended interview with U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona; shared the news that those proposing an extension to the one-cent sales-tax increase are filing paperwork to put it to a vote; tried to make sense of the U.S. Supreme Court’s SB 1070 ruling, and kept up with the reactions of local politicians; made an effort to see what state Sen. Al Melvin thinks of our publication (still waiting for that response, Cap’n!); braced ourselves for a parade of ugly PAC-funded political ads; followed the fallout from Sam Stone’s apparent cross-party assist to the Barber campaign; and discussed the highlights of the week’s political events with Carolyn Cox and Jeff Rogers on Arizona Illustrated’s Political Roundtable, with your host, Jim Nintzel. We tried to understand why Facebook feels the need to fix problems no one actually has; let you know that another national burger chain is coming to town; wondered why someone would need a Christian version of the iPad; noted that V Fine Thai downtown added a bunch of options for vegetarians and vegans; looked forward to two forthcoming local pizza joints; made an effort to resolve our complex feelings regarding LeBron James; experienced something close to pure joy while watching a YouTube video featuring a magic whale; shared photos from Sky Bar’s summer-solstice celebration; relived our youth by previewing a Hot Wheels-themed stunt; cringed at one tale of homemade sushi gone wrong; revealed that a local author’s book will become a movie in 2014; bought our tickets to see Wilco; watched a new episode of a local-beer-celebrator’s YouTube series, Hopped Up; and celebrated the run of Matt Groening’s “Life in Hell,” which will disappear from print in a few weeks.

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The Holdouts BY BRIAN J. PEDERSEN, bpedersen@tucsonweekly.com he mini-dorm issue has plagued neighborhoods around the University of Arizona, most notably to the north and west. Lawsuits and community outrage have become the norm as residents and developers battle over land use. Avoiding those problems was the goal of a Georgia developer when it set out to build a large-scale student complex about two miles south of the UA. Known as the Retreat at Tucson, the 21-acre project at 22nd Street and Park Avenue will house more than 770 students when it opens in the fall of 2013. “It’s going to be a great development,” said George Kalil, owner of Kalil Bottling Co. and president of the Millville Neighborhood Association, where the Retreat is being built. “It’s going to be the best-run student thing in town.” Kalil, representatives from the South Park neighborhood on the project’s south end, the Tucson Urban League—which owned land needed for the development—and Tucson City Councilman Richard Fimbres had numerous meetings with Landmark Properties and project co-owner Harrison Street Real Estate Capital before ground was broken. “When we started negotiating with (Landmark) on this, I told them they needed to talk to everybody,” Fimbres said. “This is not a minidorm concept. Those have been controversial. We have to be good neighbors.” Acquiring enough space to build the Retreat required buying land from numerous parties, including individual and even nonprofit groups such as the Urban League. All told, 28 parcels were purchased from 15 different property owners in order for Landmark to get the land it needed. While those acquisitions were mostly a slam dunk—real estate records indicate most properties sold for between $100,000 and $200,000— two homeowners have chosen to turn down escalating offers to sell their homes. “They want a million each,” said Joaquin “Kino” Abrams, whose relatives own side-byside homes on 23rd Street, which stand as bulldozers and earthmovers rumble on all four sides. “They just don’t want to sell.” Abrams, a Realtor who grew up in one of the homes, said he’s negotiated with Landmark and Harrison Street to secure offers exceeding $500,000, total, for the parcels, which combine to make up one-third of an acre and had 2012 assessed values of $83,000 and $98,000, respectively. The homes were built in the 1970s. Kalil said, “I talked to (the holdouts) three times myself, just to make sure they understood (that with) what they were being offered, they could buy a really nice house anywhere else in

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The holdouts on 23rd Street. Tucson and put the rest in the bank. But they wanted more money. I said, ‘Are you sure?’ I begged them, begged them, begged them. They’re a lovely family. I made sure they heard it from my lips that, once (the developers) close down the planning, they can’t just come back.” Abrams, who said his family did not wish to be interviewed for this story, hopes he may eventually get his parents, who live in one house, and his aunt, who lives in the other, to come around. But time for that to happen is running out. The Tucson City Council approved the Retreat’s final plan in January, and 23rd Street has been officially abandoned. A tiny sliver of that road still exists where it intersects with Highland Avenue on the development’s east side, leading to the still-standing homes that are now surrounded by chain-link fences. David Rivera, a principal planner with the city of Tucson, said the progress made on construction could eventually make adding the land where those houses sit impossible. “We would have to go back to the original approved development plan to see if (adding more land affects) the density ratio,” Rivera said. “I haven’t seen something like this in quite a while.” Landmark plans to move forward as if the island of unsecured land will remain unsecured. “We’ve designed around it,” Landmark

spokesman Jason Doornbos said. “There’s a public road that runs through the middle of the site, and they’ll still have access off (of what’s left of 23rd Street). It’s actually laid out very well, considering those people wanted to stay there.” Doornbos said his company never considered trying to force the landowners to sell through means such as eminent domain. “We’re big believers in property rights,” he said. “You just build a wall around the perimeter (of the remaining homes). We were going to do it anyway. Hopefully, the plan is you won’t even know we’re there when the property is done.” Noted Kalil: “They’re going to be tactfully surrounded.” The Retreat at Tucson is slated to be a gated community with 183 casita-style residences that have between two and six bedrooms apiece. The facility will include a 10,000-square foot clubhouse, an enormous swimming pool and, rumor has it, a watering hole of a different variety. “There are a bunch of amenities that are for college students,” said Doornbos, adding that bedrooms will rent for an average of $625 per month. “Our projects have actually drawn students away from projects in single-family neighborhoods.” Landmark has similar developments near 11 colleges in nine states, mostly in the South. It has 12 projects surrounding the University of Georgia.

Education and Jobs campaign effort: Official paperwork filed with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office at the launch of the initiative’s campaign left off seven lines of text from the 774-line document, or a total of 152 words out of the 8,967-word law. “We have a paperwork snafu,” says Ann-Eve Pedersen, the chair of Quality Education and Jobs. That’s led Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett to warn the campaign’s backers that he might reject the petitions. Even if he doesn’t, there’s likely to be a court challenge filed by opponents of the proposed sales tax. Pedersen says she anticipates that the Arizona Supreme Court will have the final say on whether voters get a chance to decide on the tax—and she’d like to get the question in front of the court as soon as possible. The Quality Education and Jobs campaign has retained Stanley Feldman, a former chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, to defend the proposition if needed. Pederson says the group turned in the proper language on a disc and had the full proposition on the petitions that were passed, so she believes the effort has met the “substantial compliance” threshold required by law. If voters pass the initiative, 80 percent of the fund would be dedicated to education (including K-12 and higher education), and the remainder would be dedicated to restoring funding for KidsCare, a health-insurance program for low-income and middle-class Arizonans; and transportation programs, including road repair and construction. Pedersen says it’s vital to fund schools, not only for the sake of the kids who are in them, but also to help seal the deal with businesses that want to relocate to Arizona. “Right now, our schools are below bare bones in terms of what they have to operate,” says Pedersen. “At the same time that we’ve been underfunding our schools, we’ve been adding additional reforms, so there are a slew of new reforms coming online in the next two years that are pretty dramatic. So we’re raising the bar for educators and students, and we have to give them resources so they can get up and over that bar.” 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 Channel 6. The program repeats on 12:30 a.m., Saturday. Nintzel also talks politics with radio talk-show host John C. Scott on Thursday afternoons. Scott’s show airs from 4 to 5 p.m., weekdays, on KVOI AM 1030. Follow the Skinny scribe on Twitter: @nintzel.

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BY MARI HERRERAS, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com

n the 2010 general election, Democrat Raúl Grijalva faced Tea Party Republican Ruth McClung—a newcomer to the political scene—and he came surprisingly close to losing the congressional seat he’s held since first being elected in 2002. The Tea Party battle cry is a bit muffled these days, but in the new Congressional District 3, Grijalva is now seeing opposition from within his own party. This year, for the first time since becoming a congressman, he’s facing Democratic challengers in the congressional primary: Amanda Aguirre and Juan Manuel Arreguin. Aguirre, a longtime Yuma Democrat who spent seven years in the state Legislature, remembers her last state Senate campaign, which she lost to a Tea Party challenger in what she describes as a post-SB 1070 fight. The state Republican Party poured more than $200,000 into the campaign to defeat her, she said—and it worked. Then there’s Arreguin, an OB-GYN who works for El Rio Community Health Center. He is a political newcomer who has lived in Tucson

for 20 years. He doesn’t even live in the district whose seat he is running for, and he was, until recently, a Republican. Some pundits claim that Grijalva has nothing to worry about in the primary or the general election, where he will likely face Republican Gabriela Saucedo Mercer. However, when the Tucson Weekly interviewed Arreguin and Aguirre, both candidates said Grijalva should be worried, citing U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes’ defeat in Texas as an example of what can happen to a longtime congressional incumbent if the right challenger comes along. Reyes lost his bid for a ninth term when he was defeated in a May primary by fellow Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 6 percentage points. O’Rourke cast Reyes as someone who had been in office too long, didn’t care about his constituents and had ethical issues. But are Arreguin and Aguirre the right challengers? I talked with all of the Democratic candidates, and while the congressman anticipates a fight, he’s better prepared than he was in previous election seasons, and has raised far, far more money than his challengers at the start of the race. As of the March 31 campaign-finance reports, Grijalva had raised almost $426,000, while Aguirre had raised about $31,000, and

Arreguin had not even broke the $12,000 barrier. If the other candidates have a unique strategy in their pockets, they aren’t revealing it. Instead, their strategy is more of the same: Call out Grijalva for his ill-advised post-SB 1070 boycott of the state, and attempt to paint him as someone incapable of compromise with the Republican majority.

uan Manuel Arreguin does not currently live in the new Congressional District 3. Because of a weird quirk in the law, however, congressional candidates don’t need to live in the district they seek to represent. Arreguin explained that he used to live on the westside, and that he and his family have spent more time living in the district than outside of it. He said that when his kids reached high school and became involved in sports, he and his wife decided a move would give them more opportunities, and that’s how he ended up with a Catalina foothills address. “But over a year ago, or even before, we had made a decision, with kids (now) out of the house, that we were interested in moving back to the westside, he said, adding that his foothills continued on next page

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U.S. Congressman Raúl Grijalva

‘All You Have to Do Is Fight’ U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva and his two Democratic primary challengers, Amanda Aguirre and Juan Manuel Arreguin, all said that reaching Latino voters is an important part of their campaigns—but they don’t give specifics on how they plan to do that, beyond canvassing neighborhoods. Latino voters are characterized as a sleeping giant. Every election season, capturing the Latino vote is treated like a mystery or a science. So if this group—which tends to vote at a lower rate than others—is so important, what is being done to increase Latino voter turnout for the August primary and the November general election in Arizona? Arizona Democratic Party executive director Luis Heredia said the party is working at the county level through volunteer development and communications specifically aimed at Latino families. In a May essay at LAProgressive.com by Rudy Acuña, the Chicano-studies teacher and author delivered a critique of the Arizona Democratic Party, as well as its leaders and elected officials. Looking at the number of Latinos in Arizona and the number of Latinos elected, “You would think that there would be concern on the part of the national Democratic Party, and that it would spearhead a restructuring of the Arizona Democratic Party to reflect its presumed progressive agenda versus that of Tea Party Republicans.” Acuña wrote that the state party’s strategy is to attract a conservative base, which contributes to the state’s climate of racism and political apathy, and ignores the interests of Mexican-American voters. Acuña followed up with another editorial regarding an email from Heredia defending the party. The writer went on to accuse Heredia and other Democrats of being delusional. Heredia said he has read Acuña’s critiques, and added that as a former student of the Chicano-studies teacher, Heredia understands what is going on statewide. “Yes, Dr. Acuña called me delusional,” Heredia said. “All I can say is that I hope history will show a different outcome, and that this is where I contributed to the change I thought was necessary.” Heredia said the effectiveness of the party’s outreach to Latino voters depends on continued on Page 17 JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 2012 TuCsON WEEKLY 15

CD 3 continued from Page 15 house is now on the market. Arreguin also confirmed that when he became eligible to vote at age 18, he registered as a Republican. It wasn’t until last year that he changed his registration to Democrat. “I grew up in a Democratic household and would go to political rallies with my parents, but when I was a senior in high school and student-body president, there was group of Republicans that went to schools in Los Angeles and went after student-body presidents. They rounded up about 10 of us and told us the Republican Party is about family, community, education and being responsible,” Arreguin recalled. “… They asked me if I’d like to register, and I did.” But when Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law, Arreguin said he told some of his friends and other doctors he worked with that he could no longer consider himself a Republican. “I told them, ‘I can no longer align myself with a party that is attacking our patients, people we are giving our lives for in this community.’” Arreguin’s voting record as a Republican is spotty. He missed most of the primaries, the 2006 Regional Transportation Authority vote and other special elections. Arreguin said he doesn’t have an excuse. “I think probably like a lot of folks, you either miss it because you can’t get out of the office, or you just wonder, ‘Does your voice really count?’” In an interview at his campaign director’s office, Arreguin said he came to Tucson in 1991. He estimated that he’s delivered about 10,000 babies during his career, and credited his job as a physician with motivating him to get involved in politics. He’s heard plenty of stories from his patients about the broken immigration system and families torn apart, and about those struggling to find jobs to provide for their families. Arreguin said he’s traveled the district (much of which was formerly Congressional District 7) to learn more about residents’ needs. The district includes Santa Cruz County, 16 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

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most of Pima County heading west, a significant chunk of southwestern Maricopa County, a part of southwestern Pinal County, and the southern part of Yuma County. In Nogales, where the unemployment rate is nearly 18 percent, “it struck an important chord that we are not doing enough to provide jobs in this district,” Arreguin said. Arreguin supports stationing the Air Force’s new F-35 fighter at the National Guard facilities at Tucson International Airport; so does Aguirre. Both candidates also support the proposed Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains, something that Grijalva has staunchly opposed. “The F-35—those are real jobs,” Arreguin said. “People will bring in their families, buy cars here, visit our neighborhoods and theaters.” While Arreguin had raised $11,939 as of the March 31 report, he promised the next report would show money in the bank. “As a physician, it is difficult for me to raise money, and it does not come natural,” Arreguin said. “But I’ll tell you, we are anticipating by our next filing, we will have had 10 major fundraisers, and we’ve projected $100,000 to $200,000 in new money.” The next filing date is July 15. Arreguin is trying to paint himself as a much-needed moderate voice to counter Grijalva’s progressive views, while at the same time casting Grijalva as a typical inside-the-beltway politician. “When you look at his voting record … he’s so far to the left, there is no one left of him. He’s part of the extremists who cause the paralysis in Washington. I don’t think that helps those of us in the middle who are looking for a politician able to work with both sides. Is he effective in D.C.? I’d venture to say he’s not being invited to the table for too many discussions.” Both Arreguin and Aguirre plan to make Grijalva’s 2010 call for a boycott of Arizona to protest SB 1070—also known as the “papers, please,” law, because it required law-enforcement offi-

cers in many cases to verify the citizenship of people they stop—a part of their campaign strategy. They want to remind voters that it caused economic damage to the state during a down economy. “It came down to hurting the working class—cleaners, cooks, painters, electricians—folks who rely on our tourism to maintain a living,” he said. Arreguin said he passes the Democratic Party’s litmus test on abortion, although in a roundabout way: He is pro-choice, as is Aguirre. “Abortion is a tough issue,” he said. “We recognize that it is one of those symptoms that demonstrate where, as a society, we fail.” However, “when mothers find themselves with a baby with a lethal anomaly or their water bag is broken, we know, left untreated, it will lead to the death of the mother and child. This creates difficult choices. If you choose to take a life to save another, you are labeled. But there’s not room in that hospital room for politics.” The elimination of the Mexican-American studies program in the Tucson Unified School District has become a divisive issue in Tucson, and even Grijalva has faced criticism for not reacting fast enough with statements of support for the program. Arreguin and Aguirre both said they support it. “I think it is a shame that at the end of the day, we lost a program that was impacting students’ lives,” Arreguin said. As for his support of the Rosemont mine, “I don’t think I’ll be considered a Rosemont candidate, simply because I think our message is clear. I don’t ask the patient, ‘Are you a Democrat or Republican?’ and base my treatment on what the response is. I think if you’re going to represent this community, then it can’t be about representing one aspect.” Arreguin acknowledges that Aguirre has better name recognition because of her time in the Legislature. But he points to Reyes’ loss in Texas as evidence that a lack of name recognition can be overcome by an unconventional candidate. “There’s something interesting happening right now; there’s a frustration,” he said.

n Monday, June 18, Aguirre opened her Tucson campaign office on South 12th Avenue. In an interview there, the former state senator outlined her campaign talking points: Southern Arizona’s struggling economy; unemployment rates that reach as high as 29 percent in some parts of the district; and, of course, Grijalva’s call for a boycott over SB 1070. Asked if her loss in the 2010 state Senate race hurts her chances this time, Aguirre said no. “I was certainly targeted by Russell Pearce for my stand against SB 1070. I know that the Republican Party put $200,000 against my campaign, and it took an even bigger spin when Grijalva called for the boycott.” Aguirre, like Arreguin, pointed to Reyes’ loss in Texas as an example of why she is a viable candidate. “It was a surprise. I would never have thought he could lose an election. … I would not be wasting my time and the voters’ time and your time to do this if I didn’t have the support. I have met with so many people continued on Page 18

All You Have to Do Is Fight continued from Page 15 how much money it raises. He said the party is prepared to make a significant investment to reach Latino voters. When asked specifically how much, he would only say “significant.” The state party is focused on President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and Richard Carmona’s U.S. Senate race, but a third priority is to “maximize Latino support in congressional districts and state legislative races,” Heredia said. Acuña isn’t the party’s only critic. When the party decided not to give Aguirre and Arreguin access to a database of detailed information about voters, known as VAN, because Grijalva is an incumbent, the challengers accused Heredia of keeping voters from having a choice. Heredia said that decision and others like it are based on the party looking at exactly “who is supporting their campaigns.” There is concern that Arreguin and Aguirre are supported by the Republican Party and corporate influences, he said. Heredia said it will take a lot of work to reach the estimated 500,000 Latino voters in the state. More volunteers who speak Spanish to knock on doors are especially needed, he said. On Oct. 11, early ballots for the November general election go out. One local effort, from Mi Familia Vota (a project affiliated with the Service Employees International Union), is aimed at getting Latinos who are eligible to vote to register and sign up for the permanent early-ballot list. Deyanira Martinez, the Southern Arizona program director, said she has five teams that canvass Latino-heavy precincts six days a week. “In Pima County, there are 100,390 registered Latino voters, and there are estimated 45,000 unregistered,” Martinez said. The group also targets the nearly 78,000 Latino voters who don’t regularly vote. From that list, Mi Familia Vota has signed up 39,759 for the permanent early-ballot list. One example of successfully getting Latino voters to the polls was Danny Valenzuela’s 2011 run for the Phoenix City Council. Valenzuela was considered the underdog, and his team went after Latinos who normally don’t vote. Campaign volunteers knocked on 72,000 doors, and the Latino turnout in Phoenix increased by 480 percent. Randy Parraz, who organized the successful effort to recall former state Senator Russell Pearce and is now targeting Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (who is running for reelection this year), said part of the problem is that there are not enough Latinos in Arizona involved in the state Democratic Party’s leadership. They’re not going to party meetings and pushing for more resources. “It is a very complicated issue, and there isn’t one group to blame, but, look, I think what we did in Mesa (to recall Pearce) showed that all you have to do is fight,” Parraz said. “Perhaps the other problem is that the state party has a lack of creativity. No one looked at Mesa and saw promise.” Vince Rabago, a former candidate for state attorney general, started the Pima County Democratic Party Latino Caucus in 2008. The current election season has created a perfect storm for sparking Latino turnout, he said. Long-held anti-Mexican views by many in the state have been made worse by anti-immigrant legislation such as SB 1070 and rhetoric from the state’s Republican leadership, he said. Days after President Barack Obama’s announcement that his administration was ending the deportations of immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, a new poll released by Latino Decisions and the pro-immigration reform group America’s Voice showed the president had widened the lead over Mitt Romney among Latino registered voters in five key states, including Arizona. “Can the parties do better at all levels? Sure,” Rabago said. “This is also the time for Latinos to show they have a voice across this state.” —Mari Herreras

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and families and folks who are tired of what is going on in Washington, D.C.” To Aguirre, Grijalva is part of the problem. The way to fix gridlock, she said, is to elect someone like her who has figured out how to work with Republicans. As an example, she cites a bill she drafted to force insurance companies in Arizona to provide coverage for children with autism. “In the Senate, it had my name and passed, but when it moved forward (to the House), the speaker said (there was) no way was he going to have a Democrat name on this huge bill. I compromised because … I knew how important it was. A moderate Republican copied my bill, put his name on it and moved it forward. I allowed a Republican name on my bill to get this done,” she said. When asked for an example of an issue that Grijalva should have compromised on, Aguirre said, “It takes more than just a bill to say you will compromise. We also need to elect the right people and stop electing extremists on both sides.” Asked if she was calling Grijalva an extremist, Aguirre cited his opposition to the Rosemont mine. “Have you toured the mine? So you know they are using high technology and are conscious about the water. Would you rather see a community living in poverty?” As for basing F-35s at Tucson International Airport, she showed her support by placing a hand over an Air Force pin she wears. “I’m an Air Force mom,” she said.

When SB 1070 was brought to the state Senate floor for a final vote, Aguirre wasn’t there. She faced her share of criticism from immigrant-rights groups, although the bill would have passed anyway. When asked about that criticism, Aguirre became agitated. “I was on the floor when it was first generated, and I was there when we discussed it in committee, and a year before in a special hearing when Russell Pearce brought in (Maricopa County Sheriff Joe) Arpaio and (Pinal County Sheriff Paul) Babeu. I was the only Democrat who attended that hearing to listen to these folks,” she said. “All the final vote means is it went to the House, got changed and came back for the sponsors to agree and the body to agree with that particular change. I have always been against SB 1070. I was not on the floor because someone in my family had to have surgery out of state. We forwarded my vote.” When queried about concerns voiced by Luis Heredia, executive director of the state Democratic Party, that Aguirre is backed by Republicans and those with ties to the Republican National Committee and their interests, Aguirre said, “That’s just gossip.” Aguirre’s request for the state party’s voter file, a database with detailed information on registered voters and their preferences, became an issue when the state party denied Aguirre and Arreguin access to the voter file. “That was their excuse—that I am not Democrat enough. But couldn’t they say the

Grijalva said it doesn’t surprise him that his opponents are big supporters of Rosemont. He suspects the company will contribute to their campaigns through super-PACs and through mining associations, both because of his criticism of a mine in Superior and his opposition to Rosemont. same thing to (Democratic U.S. Senate candidate) Dr. Carmona? He changed parties two years ago. Grijalva has people running against him, and they are trying to suppress the ability for voters to choose who to vote for. I have not seen anything like this before,” she said. Her first requests for the database, known as the VAN database, were in writing, twice, with no success. So when she traveled to Phoenix in March to pick up an award from Phoenix College, she stopped by the state party’s office to cut a check and get access to the VAN database for her campaign. “I know (Heredia) said publicly that I wasn’t willing to pay for the VAN system, which is totally not true,” Aguirre said. “I was there ready to write a check like we always did in the past.”

or the past two years, Raul Grijalva’s Tucson congressional office has been based at the Historic Y on Fifth Avenue. Around the corner is the Epic Café, where Grijalva has become a fixture when he’s in town. As he sat outside of Epic on a recent day, drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes (yes, he’s tried to quit), folks stopped to say hello or shouted a greeting as they passed by. Grijalva has a wealth of stories about people he has known in his career, and swears that the book he’ll write when he retires isn’t going to be about his life, but about the characters he’s met along the way. Our interview with him was peppered with people stories as he reflected on his last election, and he considered the challenges he expects this campaign season. “I think the last election, we were doing our normal door-to-door stuff we’ve always done, not anticipating the (ad) air war that was going to hit us. We had to scramble and had four weeks to push back through the media. Our opponent was new and had no record, and I

was reluctant to hit her real hard, because I didn’t want to be perceived as some misogynist beating up on a young lady,” Grijalva said. This time, Grijalva said, he’s become more aggressive about fundraising. The primary is on Aug. 28. “So far, it’s not venomous, but it’s going to be different because it is inside the party,” he said about his competition. Speaking of Aguirre’s difficulties in obtaining the VAN, Grijalva recalled his first congressional race in 2002. One of his challengers was state Sen. Elaine Richardson, who had the backing of the state party, because she had name recognition. “She got access to the VAN, and we didn’t,” he said. “Not that we accepted it, but we didn’t think we were going to get anywhere fighting about this issue. When this occurred, it didn’t feel like a big deal to me. Aguirre has run before. The state party backed her tremendously.” Grijalva said he doesn’t think his call for a boycott over SB 1070 will be a big issue. “I’m not going to spend the campaign apologizing about it. If the issue is that, I don’t believe it is going to have traction. … It is not the intense issue it was two years ago.” Grijalva said it doesn’t surprise him that his opponents are big supporters of Rosemont. He suspects the company will contribute to their campaigns through super-PACs and through mining associations, both because of his criticism of a mine in Superior and his opposition to Rosemont. “Amanda is an opponent, and we will deal with her seriously, and we will take the good doctor seriously. But, really, our opponents are just an empty vessel to just put things in,” he said. Grijalva acknowledged that he has critics within the Latino community. Some have accused him of not getting involved with issues such as the dispute over Mexican-American studies. They say he reacted only when pressured to do so. Grijalva noted that there’s a perception that

he’s somehow not Chicano enough, but he said it is important to remember that the Latino community is not monolithic. “I speak to the Latino community like I do everyone else,” he said. “I made that conscious choice that I wasn’t going to talk down, that I wasn’t going to use the last name as a reason you should vote for me. And in the process, I’ve made it clear that I care about the environment and other kinds of stuff. As an elected official, I think you have to be talking about the breadth of the issues.” Grijalva cited a statistic that 47 percent of Latinos in the state are younger than 18. “I pray that wave is really strong, and that the wave is holistic in how they see issues in the world, and are very prideful in who they are as a people, but that they also care about gay marriage; they care about AIDS; they care about those issues. I hope we’ve kept up, but you never know.” Grijalva said some personal relationships have become strained because of the MexicanAmerican studies controversy. Tucson attorney Richard Martinez, who is representing MAS teachers in a lawsuit against the state, was Grijalva’s first campaign manager, when he ran for the Tucson Unified School District school board and became the first Latino board member. “He is mi compadre. We go way back,” Grijalva said. “When this started, we talked, and I was arguing that it should be more of a class-action, parent-student lawsuit,” which eventually happened to help the lawsuit move in the courts. “I thought it was just having a strategy talk, but somehow, that questioning became disloyalty.” He said he believes that some in the Mexican-American studies camp took cheap shots at his daughter, TUSD school-board member Adelita Grijalva, because they didn’t always agree with her voting record, or felt that she supported Superintendent John Pedicone. “I didn’t appreciate that at all. I’m a dad,” he said. “And she was busting her gut on this issue—and continues to—and never gets credit

for her work. There’s never a mention that she’s the dissenting vote. But then, somehow, they say she’s part of this machine.” His way of endorsing certain candidates upsets his critics the most, Grijalva claimed. He said he was harshly criticized for endorsing Rodney Glassman in the 2010 U.S. Senate race rather than Randy Parraz. To understand that decision, Grijalva said, people need to know that loyalty is important to him. It goes back to 1981, long before Glassman and most of Tucson’s current politicos were on the scene, when he was arrested for driving under the influence, while he was still on the school board. “When I endorsed Glassman, they said I turned my back on the Latinos, but those are choices that are … based on history and loyalty and returning a favor,” he said. “I don’t forget the people who were there for me when no one else was. I don’t forget the people who helped me resurrect my career after my DUI.” Grijalva said that at the time, people were “throwing dirt on my grave before the body was cold. We had to do our penance and start over, and we did, thanks to my family and a core group of friends who didn’t leave me. And it’s hard to come back, believe me, but we did.” Could this be his last run for Congress, as some have speculated? Grijalva said no, because he wants to make sure the seat is secure for a Southern Arizona candidate. “Twenty-seven percent of this new district is now in Maricopa County, and we will see more and more people in Phoenix checking it out and trying to build a base here,” he said. Grijalva said he’s proud of his work in Washington, D.C., including standing up to the Tea Party, and he wonders how challengers who tout their ability to work across the aisle would handle someone as rabidly partisan as Michele Bachmann. After all, compromise, he said, sounds like a good thing, but recently, the give-and-take in Congress has been all about the Republicans taking. JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 2012 TuCsON WEEKLY 19

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JUNE 28-JULY 4, 2012 OUR TOP PICKS OF WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO DO IT BY RACHEL CABAKOFF, HOPE MILLER AND SERENA VALDEZ

Soundtrack to Our History

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Fourth of July is a time for barbecues and fireworks—and, of course, celebrating our nation’s independence. And what better way to get at the true meaning of the holiday than by listening to the music that’s been the soundtrack to our history? This year’s marks the 28th annual Let Freedom Sing concert, presented by the Arts Express Choir and Orchestra. The free concerts began in 1985 when Joan Ashcraft, co-artistic director of Arts Express, and her husband were inspired to honor those who have fought for our freedom. Among them is Ashcraft’s son, Tim, who serves as a helicopter pilot in the military. “We not only wanted to recognize our military families and to celebrate America, but give young people the chance to hear music and feel the sense of pride,” Joan Ashcraft said. “We have so much to be grateful for living here in the U.S. We are passing on America’s legacy to young people and making them realize how fortunate we are.” Ashcraft said the event started with 60 volunteers, but participation has grown steadily. “Now, we have almost 200 people involved in the concert. Whether they are backstage or in front playing instruments and narrating, the total focus is providing our youth with the opportunity for the arts,” she said. A new addition this year is a performance by Alexander Levi, who competed against 23 other contestants and won the Arts Express vocal competition on June 2. Levi will sing the Eagles’ “Desperado” with the Arts Express Choir. “I am honoring the nation and honoring the people who have done so much for our nation,” Levi said. “I look forward to entertaining them and their families. ‘Desperado’ is a great American song by a great American band, and sharing the stage with the Arts Express Choir is a great honor.” A Tucson native, Levi has been singing for six years and has been in several shows at Pima Community College. He’s also auditioned for American Idol three times. Levi is studying journalism at PCC West and plans to transfer to the University of Arizona. Shaunna Kowalewski, community-relations director for Arts ing a lot of wonderful patriotic music. We have a choir of 90 singers Express, said, “We change it every year, and we try to update it and and an orchestra with 20 members,” Ashcraft said. “It is just a lot of make sure it’s not the fun and a great way to same old stuff. What is celebrate the Fourth.” great about the show is Let Freedom Sing it is not just patriotic. begins at 3 p.m., It’s a variety show, Wednesday, July 4, at showcasing Levi along UA Centennial Hall, with the choir.” 1020 E. University Blvd. Ashcraft said Let Admission is free, but Freedom Sing will suggested donations of include the Arts at least $10 are welExpress Choir and come. All donations will Orchestra performing go toward scholarships works by John Philip for the Fine Arts Youth Sousa and Irving Academy and other Berlin. This year’s youth programs such as event will also look the Arizona Youth back to the war years Chamber Ensemble, of the 1940s, with periwhich aids young singod songs such as ers in the Tucson com“Boogie Woogie Bugle munity with music and Boy” on the bill. Cars drama education. A from the era will be ticket is required for Delores Maddox singing “God Bless America” with the Arts Express Choir, displayed in front of guaranteed seating. To directed by Joan Ashcraft. Centennial Hall. obtain up to four tickets, call 319-0400, or visit arts-express.org. “We will show the audience … a little about our history and the Rachel Cabakoff great inventions that have come out of America. We will be streammailbag@tucsonweekly.com

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LITERATURE How the News Ends Up in Novels “Snatched From the Headlines: How Current Events Inspire Arizona Mystery Writers” 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 30 Clues Unlimited 3146 E. Fort Lowell Road 326-8533; www.cluesunlimited.com

Join local mystery writers at a booksigning as they discuss the inspirations behind their news-themed novels. At Clues Unlimited, owner Chris Burke holds book-signings throughout the year. In cases such as “Snatched From the Headlines,” when several writers have novels that follow the same theme, she brings them together for a signing that also includes a discussion of their novels and how they relate to that theme. “So many of the local mystery writers use what is happening here in Tucson,” Burke said. “So I got together some of the people who do have books here and decided we should show that mysteries are good to read, but also very timely.” News that inspired the writers to create their novels includes stories about young Mexican immigrants who grew up in America, but were unknowingly in the country illegally and deported to Mexico—for example, see author Elizabeth Gunn’s 2010 novel, Kissing Arizona. “The young woman I speak of in the book came here as a young child, and when she was 15 or so, her mother gets picked up at work, and they both get deported. Her younger sister, who was born here, got to stay,” Gunn said. “Because all of this is an interesting conundrum that’s hard to figure out on which side justice fits on, I thought it was perfect for a novel. It describes a situation that’s happening around us in real life.” Other authors slated to speak at “Snatched From the Headlines” include J. Carson Black and J.M. Hayes. The event is free. —S.V.

Far left: Shannon Snapp, guest curator of Odyssey Storytelling’s “The Customer Is Always Right.” Left: Richard Gremel as the Mad Hatter, and Sophia Duclo as Alice.

THEATER

KIDS & FAMILIES

SPECIAL EVENTS

Tales From the Average Joe

Rabbit-Hole Redux

Cats and Vino

Odyssey Storytelling

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Fine Wine and Felines

7 p.m., Thursday, July 5, Aug. 2 and Sept. 6

1 p.m., Sunday, through Aug. 12; no performance on July 15

4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, July 1

Fluxx Studio and Gallery 414 E. Ninth St. 730-4112; www.odysseystorytelling.com

Odyssey Storytelling shows, now in their eighth year, have a new home at Fluxx Studio. The shows, produced by the nonprofit organization Story Arts Group, consist of six local storytellers who have 10 minutes each to tell a story that relates to the night’s theme. For July’s show, for instance, the theme is “The Customer Is Always Right.” Storytellers must relate their personal experiences, either from the customer’s perspective or from the employee’s perspective. Storytellers set for the July show are UA lab coordinator Ray Moody; artist and geologist John Wakefield; poet, writer and teacher Elizabeth Tilley; Realtor Pat Archie; Erin Russ, a pastor and past program coordinator for Wingspan’s Southern Arizona Gender Alliance; actor and construction-supervisor Jon Bromfield; and Shannon Snapp as guest curator. Adam Hostetter, associate producer of Odyssey, said he enjoys the atmosphere of the event and the fact that it promotes the tradition of storytelling. “Really, all of us are doing it because we believe in storytelling and that storytelling is an art we need to keep alive,” he said. “Every person on the street has a story to tell, and it connects the community. Connecting people is all we are about. That’s why people like listening to the shows. A lot end up wanting to be storytellers.” During intermission, audience members who are inspired to tell a story of their own that relates to the night’s theme can have their names entered into a drawing. Those selected will then go onstage to tell their stories. The themes for the August and September events, respectively, are “Happy Campers: The Great Outdoors” and “At the Movies.” Tickets are $8 online with a guaranteed seat, and $7 at the door. —S.V.

Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242; livetheatreworkshop.org

Fans of Lewis Carroll’s character Alice can follow her down the rabbit hole again in Live Theatre Workshop’s production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Presented by the workshop’s All Together Theatre, this version of the classic tale incorporates real-life situations into the performance. Amanda Gremel, director of All Together Theatre, said the show emphasizes the importance of the arts to a community. “As Alice goes on this journey, she learns that being creative through the arts can help you in your everyday life,” Gremel said. “The main theme in the play is how we get stuck in our day-today lives. … We miss looking outside of the box.” Leslie Miller, writer and director of the adaption, wanted to keep the basic idea of Carroll’s story, but put a different spin on it. “I created the idea of Alice being a very logical girl, who loves science and math, entering into a world where things don’t always make sense, and she would have to make sense of it in some way,” Miller said. Sophia Duclo, 11, will play Alice. She is a student at LTW. “We like to give our young, upcoming kids a chance to be onstage in front of a live audience and show their growth in the program. We have had actors anywhere from ages 8 and up,” Gremel said. Miller worked with Duclo last year when she played Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. “It is really fun to see her do a whole different part,” Miller said. “It was really amazing to put something down on paper and to give it to actors, and have them go beyond what I thought these characters would become.” Tickets are $5 to $8, with discounts available.—R.C.

CataVinos 3063 N. Alvernon Way 571-7839; info@hermitagecatshelter.org

Indulge a love for good wine while helping to save the lives of some of our feline friends at this special wine-tasting. Proceeds from the tasting will benefit Tucson’s Hermitage Cat Shelter. Six wines will be available for tasting, along with gourmet cheeses. A silent auction will include items such as a gift card for a car-detailing, and vouchers for cruises, said Jennifer Reeves, administrator at the shelter. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Reeves said. “There are a lot of prizes … and they’re all donated from local businesses. All the money from the silent auctions will go straight to helping rescue more cats and kittens.” Music will be performed by Craig Market. The Nashville-based singer and songwriter is a talented bluegrass artist as well as an avid cat-lover, Reeves said. “It’s a great way to go out and have fun with people,” Reeves said. “And because it’s a fundraiser, you’re out with the people who care about the same things you do.” The Hermitage Cat Shelter was founded in 1965 by Sister Theresa Seraphim, a Russian Orthodox nun. The shelter was the first no-kill, nocage cat sanctuary in Arizona. Even today, the no-cage, nokill shelter concept is atypical, Reeves said. She added that not using cages is a healthier option, because coopedup cats are more prone to getting depressed and sick. “When confined to cages, they get a little stircrazy,” Reeves said. The shelter usually houses 150 to 200 cats at a time, and about 30 are adopted each month, Reeves said. All of the cats have indoor and outdoor areas where they can roam. The event costs $20, and reservations are recommended. —H.M.

Doc Hudson and Frank Sanzo present a workshop for players, collectors, retailers, conservators and anyone else interested in caring for fretted instruments, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 30, at 17th Street Music, 810 E. 17th St.; free. Call 624-8821, ext. 7147, for info.

Submissions CityWeek includes events selected by Rachel Cabakoﬀ, Hope Miller and Serena Valdez and is accurate as of press time. Tucson Weekly recommends calling event organizers to check for last-minute changes in location, time, price, etc. To have material considered, please send complete information by Monday at noon 11 days prior to publication. Send to: Tucson Weekly, P.O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726, or fax information to 792-2096, or e-mail us at listings@tucsonweekly.com. JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 2012 TuCsON WEEKLY 21

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TQ&A

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wendy Erica Werden

FINE WINES AND FELINES CataVinos. 3063 N. Alvernon Way. 323-3063. A winetasting benefit for the Hermitage Cat Shelter takes place from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, July 1; $20 includes six wines and snacks. Nashville singer/songwrier Craig Market performs.

Wendy Erica Werden, director of marketing and strategic partnership for Arizona Public Media, is coordinating a local training eﬀort for Tucson educators and home-schoolers to use PBS LearningMedia, a new educational platform with a searchable database of videos, lesson plans and other resources. The material, from PBS archives, is organized by topic and grade level. Visit az.pbslearningmedia.org to get started. You can also call Werden at 621-1500, or email wwerden@azpm.org.

NATIONAL LATINO AIDS AWARENESS DAY BENEFIT AUCTION Playground Bar and Lounge. 278 E. Congress St. 3963691. An auction to raise funds for a Tucson event in support of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, June 29; free admission. Call 628-7223 for more information.

Mari Herreras, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com

Do you have a personal interest in this project? Well, both of my parents are retired teachers, and when I told my mom about this project, she was so jealous, telling me, “Oh, my God, there was nothing like that when I was teaching.” How did this project start? Nationally, it’s put together by PBS and WGBH in Boston. That’s the nucleus, and then KAET, the Phoenix affiliate, was one of the first stations that helped beta-test and roll out the program. Since we have a very healthy relationship with KAET, we decided to expand our partnership with them. How Arizona-specific is the project? The branding of it and the look of it, as far as the website is concerned, is going to be consistent in Washington or Florida (or anywhere), and the main content and search fields are going to be consistent. But what makes it different for Arizona is how we do our outreach and programing. We’re reaching out to teachers and homeschoolers—anyone involved in the educational process. We’re putting together training. … Hopefully, (we’ll) get many people trained over the summer and ready for the fall. Why was the Phoenix affiliate chosen? That station is an asset that has, through grant-funding, a full-time educational22 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

outreach program. Because they have an established educational-outreach program, it made sense. We consider this one of the newest state-of-the-art (PBS) resources for educators to draw on. How are you reaching teachers? AZPM and Tucson Values Teachers just participated in Teacher Day. We asked someone from Phoenix to come down to participate, and we used the computer lab at the UA and trained 80 teachers on how to use the system. We plan to be at other teacher fairs. We want them to know that we can come in or bring them in, and help them learn how to use the system. This offer is also for home-schoolers and their parents—anyone who might want to assist students. What about this requires training? If you’re a teacher and want to create your own class page on the site, we can show teachers how to set up those class pages and add their favorite videos or search topics. Let’s say you are a teacher who plans on doing something on volcanoes this year. You can search and find all information in the PBS database on volcanoes and add that to the page. It’s helpful to get teachers to set up their own class pages and assign their own video and lesson plans that are affiliated with what they plan to teach.

But if you’re a parent, you can use it, too, right? If you are a parent, and your child has a report due on alligators, you can go in and set up a page. There’s a search bar, and on top of the page, it will give you every result on alligators that is in the system. How is this resource relevant? I deﬁnitely think that PBS is trying to stay current with resources that teachers need to be eﬀective, especially for the computer minds of young people today. … So teachers have this as a free resource, and it is something new for us to use to reach out to teachers. Over the years, we have had very successful educationaloutreach programs that are grant-funded and help with literacy and traditional outreach. This is another program that goes further as a resource for teachers and students. What are some examples of what you’ve done locally? For traditional methods, we’ve done Ready to Learn, and First Book, which works with underprivileged students, and absolutely, it’s been successful based on the feedback we’ve gotten from teachers who’ve participated. We’ve also had great success with Between the Lions. Those programs are set up for a traditional type of classroom. But this new program is like Classroom Assistance 2.0.

SAMARITANS’ 10-YEAR COMMEMORATION: FLOOD THE DESERT Southside Presbyterian Church. 317 W. 23rd St. 6236857. Retired pastor John Fife helps launch a caravan of volunteers and vehicles that will spread across the desert to offer emergency assistance to anyone in need of food, water and medical care, starting at 6:30 a.m., Saturday, June 30. Anyone concerned about dangers to migrants crossing the desert is welcome to participate. The day winds up with a party featuring food and live music at 5:30 p.m.; free. Sunday, July 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, supporters are invited to drop gallon jugs of water at the church; and at 1:30 p.m., an orientation takes place for anyone interested in learning about the Samaritans. Email kathryn.ferguson1@gmail.com for more information.

BULLETIN BOARD EVENTS THIS WEEK BICAS BASIC MAINTENANCE WORKSHOPS BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. A three-hour class teaches how your bicycle works and how you can prolong its life, from 4 to 7 p.m., the first Wednesday of every month; $20. Topics include fixing a flat, diagnosing problems and regular maintenance techniques. Visit bicas.org for more information. CARE AND FEEDING OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS 17th Street Music. 810 E. 17th St. 624-8821, ext. 7147. Doc Hudson and Frank Sanzo present a workshop for players, collectors, retailers, conservators and anyone else interested in caring for fretted instruments, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 30; free. DIVORCE RECOVERY 1 Trained facilitators lead nonsectarian support groups from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday or Thursday; $60 requested donation, but no one is turned away. Each course is eight weeks and closes after the second week. Tuesday, July 3 through Sept. 4, St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Thursday, Aug. 2 through Oct. 4, St Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1431 W. Magee Road. Call 495-0704, or visit divorcerecovery.net for more information. 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. PSYCHIC FAIR Church of Mankind. 1231 S. Van Buren Ave. 7907374. Psychometry and readings of sea shells, Tarot cards, abstract art, tea leaves and a crystal ball are available from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 30; free admission, $20 per 15-minute reading. Call 461-2910 for more information. SHOOT LIKE A PRO Eckstrom-Columbus Branch, Pima County Public Library. 4350 E. 22nd St. 594-5285. Participants bring their cameras and learn practical tips and techniques for improving their photography from 1 to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 30. Taught by professional photographer Steve Renzi, the class covers nature, landscape and portrait photography, and includes critiques of participants’ photos. The workshop is open to all ages and experience levels; free. SOCKS FOR SOLDIERS Donations of black crew socks may be dropped off at all Tucson-area Brake Masters and Miller’s Surplus stores through Wednesday, July 4. The collection supports an ongoing drive by Tucson Area Marine Moms. Visit tucsonareamarinemoms.com for more information.

XEROCRAFT: PROGRAMMING BASICS Xerocraft. 1301 S. Sixth Ave. 906-0352. An introduction to controlling equipment by programming in Python takes place from noon to 4 p.m., Friday, June 29; $5 donation requested. Visit xerocraft.org for more info.

OUT OF TOWN 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.

UPCOMING WHITE TRASH HO’ DOWN Know Where II. 1308 W. Glenn St. 623-3999. Guests help fill a swimming pool with food for the Tucson Community Food Bank and participate in a raffle with all proceeds donated to the Food Bank, from 3 to 8 p.m., Saturday, July 7; free. Call 791-4010 for more information. Visit “Know Where II” 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 6240348 or (800) 553-9387. If it’s an emergency, please first call 911. All services are available in Spanish. 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. BINGO Water of Life MCC. 3269 N. Mountain Ave. 292-9151. Join in a game of bingo at 6:30 p.m., every Friday; free; $6 to $20. Call 207-9354 for more information. 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 for info. 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 for more information. COMMUNIST PARTY U.S.A CLUB MEETING Salt of the Earth Labor College. 1902 E. Irene Vista. 235-0694. A discussion of party activities takes place at 7 p.m., the first and third Monday of every month; free. Call 624-4789 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. CONQUISTADORS TOASTMASTERS CLUB Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 2993000. Anyone who wants to conquer fears of public speaking may practice in a supportive environment at 7 p.m., every Wednesday. Email davidmegaw@comcast.net 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. 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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ELDER CIRCLES: THE WISDOM JOURNEY Elders hear presentations and share stories each month on one of four topics intended to encourage pro-active aging: life review; life repair; legacy and mentoring; free. Meetings are the first Monday of every month, at 10:30 a.m., at The Forum, 2500 N. Rosemont Blvd.; and the second Friday of every month, at 10 a.m., at St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Road. Call 298-6542, or email deljonesaz@cox.net for more information. EXTREME COUPONING SAAF. 375 S. Euclid Ave. 628-7223. Cents-off coupons are collected from the Sunday newspaper and Tuesday home mailings to help support the food programs of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. Coupons need not be cut out. They may be delivered from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. FOOD TRUCK POD Civano Nursery. 5301 S. Houghton Road. 546-9200 ext. 9. Food trucks serving a variety of foods and beverages gather from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, through Friday, Aug. 31; free admission. Call 248-9218 for more information. 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. 694-0111. 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. 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. 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

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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.

TOASTMASTERS OF UNITY Risky Business Sunrise. 6866 E. Sunrise Drive. 5770021. 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. Call 326-0691, or visit toastmastersofunity.com for more information.

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.

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 for more information about the club’s many other activities.

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. NOOK EREADER CLASSES Barnes and Noble. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. Classes are held from 7 to 8 p.m., the first Tuesday of every month. An all-new Nook class (formerly the Nook eInk class) is held from 7 to 8 p.m., the third Tuesday of every month. All the classes are free. OUT AND PROUD AD PARTICIPATION UA students, staff, faculty and alumni are invited to include their names in a two-page ad in the Arizona Daily Wildcat on Thursday, Oct. 11, as part of National Coming-Out Week; free. The ad carries a positive message about the talent and contributions of out-and-proud individuals in the community. Details of the ad, and a short form to fill out, are available via the Facebook page, “Join the OUT and PROUD Ad.” 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. 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.

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 info. 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. 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. YARNIVORES: A CROCHET AND KNITTING MEET-UP GROUP Murphy-Wilmot Branch, Pima County Public Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road. 594-5420. A brown-bag dinner and socializing devoted to the yarn arts take place from 6 to 7 p.m., every Thursday; free. Bring dinner and a project.

BUSINESS & FINANCE EVENTS THIS WEEK CHANGE YOUR BUSINESS IN A MONTH Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. 465 W. St. Mary’s Road. 792-2250. Jernone Davis teaches a marketing and planning course from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, from July 10 through 31; $225, $125 member. The module includes lectures and hands-on applications. Registration is requested by Friday, June 29. Call or visit tucsonchamber.org to register. FORECLOSURE PREVENTION Hotel Tucson City Center. 475 N. Granada Ave. 6232000. Counselors from the Arizona Department of Housing hold one-one-one meetings with homeowners to discuss a variety of options for saving their homes that are available under the Save Our Home AZ program, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 28. Call (602) 771-1047, or email mickey.breen@azhousing.gov for an appointment. Visit housingaz.gov for more information. INDIVIDUAL JOB-COUNSELING AND COMPUTER HELP Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. A computer instructor is available to answer questions and offer help with resume-writing, online jobsearching, email accounts, Internet searching and more from noon to 3 p.m., every Monday; and from 9 a.m. to noon, every Thursday, in the second-floor Catalina Room; free. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 791-4010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov to register.

UPCOMING NAWBO SPIRIT AWARDS LUNCHEON Manning House. 450 W. Paseo Redondo. 770-0714. The National Association of Women Business Owners Tucson chapter meets for discussion, orientation, lunch and an awards program from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 10; $25 to $45. Guests are encouraged to dress for the ’50s. Reservations are requested by Thursday, July 5. Call 326-2926, or visit www.nawbotucson.org for reservations and more info.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 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.

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FILM EVENTS THIS WEEK CINEMA LA PLACITA Cinema La Placita. La Placita Village, Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue. 326-5282. Classic movies are shown outdoors at 7:30 p.m., every Thursday, through Oct. 25; $3 includes popcorn. June 28: Goldfinger (1962). Visit cinemalaplacita.com for a schedule and parking information. FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. American Grafitti screens at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30; $5 to $7. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.com for more information.

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UPCOMING FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Two Alfred Hitchcock films are featured in July; $5 to $7. Rear Window is screened at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 7; and 2 p.m., Sunday, July 8. Vertigo screens at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 13, and Sunday, July 15. Visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information.

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GARDENING EVENTS THIS WEEK GARDENS OPEN FOR DOGS, COOL NIGHTS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Dogs are admitted from 7 to 8:30 a.m., every Tuesday, through Aug. 28; $7 adult, $3 ages 4 to 12 and dogs, $2 members’ dogs, free member or child 3 and younger. Bring a leash, water and waste-disposal bags. The gardens are open in the evening, from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 27 and Aug. 24; $8, free member. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information. MESQUITE-HARVESTING WORKSHOP Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 882-3304. Amy Schwemm discusses how to identify, harvest and store mesquite pods to be milled into flour, from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, June 28; free. 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. TUCSON AQUAPONICS PROJECT UA Controlled Environment Agriculture Center. 1951 E. Roger Road. 621-3246. An introduction to aquaponics takes place from 6:30 to 7 p.m.; networking follows until 7:30 p.m.; and a program and meeting follow until 9 p.m., the first Tuesday of every month; free.

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VERMICULTURE DISPLAY Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. Gardens volunteer David Jester talks about pillbugs, redworms, grubs and mealworms, and how they help return nutrients to the earth, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the first Sunday of every month; free with admission. 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 for info.

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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. COMMUNITY GARDEN Volunteers are sought to help grow vegetables and herbs for Eon’s youth meals and other LGBT programs in a large bed in the UA Community Garden at Highland Avenue and Mabel Street; free. Call 626-1996 or 6263431 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.

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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ALL TOGETHER THEATRE Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland continues through Sunday, Aug. 12. Showtime is 1 p.m., every Sunday; $5 to $8. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for reservations and more information. ARTS EXPRESS FINE ARTS YOUTH ACADEMY Sahuaro High School Little Theater. 545 N. Camino Seco. 731-7100. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida is staged at 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, June 28 and 29; $10, $8 senior and student, free child younger than 6. The production features dancing and a pop-rock score. Call 319-0400, or visit arts-express.org for tickets and more information.

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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 YOGHA 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 Gita at 777-7544, or visit laughteryogawithgita.com for info. 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. GAY/LESBIAN AA MEETINGS Water of Life MCC. 3269 N. Mountain Ave. 292-9151. Groups for both men and women are Pink Triangle, which meets at noon, every day; Odds and Ends Group, which meets at 7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; and Wednesday Night Candlelight, which meets at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday. A women-only Pink Triangle group meets at 7 p.m., every Friday. Visit aatucson.org for more information. 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

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MATH MUNCHERS CLUB Quincie Douglas Branch, Pima Public Library. 1585 E. 36th St. 594-5335. Students in grades 4, 5 and 6 boost math skills with help from teachers and tutors, from 3 to 5 p.m., every Monday and Wednesday through Wednesday, July 11, except Wednesday, July 4; free. Registration is required; call or visit the library to register.

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UPCOMING ALZHEIMER’S EDUCATION SERIES TMC Senior Services. 1400 N. Wilmot Road. 3241960. A different topic related to Alzheimer’s disease is presented from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., the first Thursday of every month. July 5: Jesse Pergrin presents “Demystifying Alzheimer’s.”

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PICTURE THIS: ART FOR FAMILIES Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Families with kids ages 6 through 12 take a guided tour of a current exhibit at 1 p.m., the first Sunday of every month; free. An art project follows. July 1: Cowboy art influenced by the exhibit 100 Years 100 Ranchers. Aug. 5: art inspired by Native American arts and culture in Tucson Collects: Spirit of the West. REPTILE RAMBLE Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Docents present characteristics of snakes and lizards, the differences 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.

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21 learn to improve writing skills, from 4 to 6 p.m., every Thursday, through July 26; free. Participants also learn illustration and publish their writing in the library’s magazine. Call 750-9667, ext. 231, for more info. YOUTH JOB-DEVELOPMENT AND READINESS WORKSHOP Woods Memorial Branch, Pima County Public Library. 3455 N. First Ave. 594-5445. Activities for learning job skills, and presentations about a wide range of career options, are offered for youth ages 10 through 13 in a series of workshops from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, through July 28; free. Call 750-9667, ext. 231, for more information.

UPCOMING ADVANCED YOUTH NONVIOLENCE INSTITUTE Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. 770-3468. Middle school and high school students are prepared and certified as youth nonviolence trainers in a five-day workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 9 through 13; $20. Students may register on their own or be nominated by schools and other organizations serving youth in Tucson and Pima County. Call 991-6781, or email nvlp@cultureofpeacealliance.org to register and for more information. ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. The museum features its nocturnal plants and wildlife after sundown on Saturdays through Aug. 25, with special programming beginning at 6 p.m., and special rates after 4 p.m.; $7, $3 ages 6 through 12, free younger child. A different program is presented each Saturday. July 7: Musical Summer Night. July 14: Insect Insanity. July 21: Astronomy and Physics Night. July 28: Musical Summer Night. Visit desertmuseum.org for more information. DR. HORRIBLE’S SING-ALONG Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road. 323-1331. Families enjoy a night of music and fantastical melodrama with Dr. Horrible, Captain Hammer and the OnceMore-With-Feeling players at 8 p.m., Saturday, July 7; $5, free age 7 and younger. Admission includes snacks

and opportunities to explore the paths, statues and gardens. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Visit tucsonvalleyofthemoon.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 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.

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.

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THE CREATIVE SPACE Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Materials and activities are available in the lobby to encourage families to create museum-inspired artwork; free with admission. 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, free to all members of the military and their families through Monday, Sept. 3. Beginning Sunday, July 1, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; and closed Monday and Tuesday. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org.

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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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

STORIES IN THE GARDEN Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Kids and their parents listen to traditional and

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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.

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 for details. 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 7:30 to 9 a.m., every Thursday; free. Binoculars are available. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

SPIRITUALITY UPCOMING INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM Friends Meeting House. 931 N. Fifth Ave. 884-1776. A reading and discussion group for anyone interested in Buddhism meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m., every other Tuesday, from July 10 through Sept. 4; $45 includes the accompanying text. Scholarships are available. Call 696-9273, or email nbtucson@gmail.com. for reservations or more information.

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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 PRACTICAL TEACHINGS A discussion about Buddhist meditation and philosophy takes place at 10 a.m., Sunday, and 7 p.m., Thursday, at Kadampa Meditation Center, 1701 Miles St. A lesson also is given at 7 p.m., Tuesday, at A Rich Experience, 7435 N. Oracle Road, No. 101; and 7 p.m., Friday, at Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E. Wrightstown Road; freewill donation. Call 441-1617, 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. INTRODUCTION TO GNOSIS Library in Ada Pierce McCormick Building. 1401 E. First St. Guided study, teachings and meditation aimed at achieving a direct mystical experience take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m., every Monday; free. Call 4372779 for more information. LGBTQ 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 884-4691 or 306-4691 for more information. MEDITATION AND YOGA Yoga Connection. 3929 E. Pima St. 323-1222. Group meditation takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., every Monday; freewill donation. Meditation techniques alternate weekly among Mantra, Krya, Yoga Nidra and others. Yoga practice takes place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., every Tuesday; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., every Wednesday; and 8 to 8:30 a.m., every Thursday; freewill donation. Call for more information. 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. 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. 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.

SPORTS EVENTS THIS WEEK GABA BICYCLE DAY RIDE: FARMERS’ MARKET Udall Park. 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road. Wayne Cullop leads a ride to Old Spanish Trail and a farmers’ market at 6 a.m., Saturday, June 30; free. A C- ride at a conversational pace, the ride regroups as needed to keep everyone together. Visit bikegaba.org for more info.

HOLUALOA FIRECRACKER TRIATHLON University of Arizona. A triathlon including a 750-meter pool swim, a 12-mile bike ride around the UA area, and a 3-mile run through campus begins at 5:45 a.m., Sunday, July 1; $99 to $153 per relay team. A youth triathlon takes place simultaneously with a 4-mile bike ride and a 1-mile run; $30 or $40. Add $10 to all fees after Monday, June 18. Visit tritucson.com for more information and to register.

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JULY 4 5K FREEDOM RUN AND WALK Golf Links Sports Complex. 2400 S. Craycroft Road. This annual event benefits the Kick Cancer for Stephen Foundation, which supports research for a cure for childhood cancers. Onsite registration starts at 5:30 a.m., and the race starts at 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 4; $25, $15 age 17 and younger. Visit taggrun.com to register and for more information. JULY 4 FREEDOM RIDE Tucson Convention Center. 260 S. Church Ave. 7914101. El Grupo Youth Cycling benefits from a 28-mile funride that starts at 6 a.m., Wednesday, July 4; $20, $10 youth ages 10 to 18 and members of the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association, $1 child ages 1 through 9. Register at bikereg.com/Net/15325 by Sunday, July 1, or from 5 to 5:45 a.m. the day of the race for a $5 late fee plus the registration fee.

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UPCOMING RUN WITH THE ROOSTERS Old Tucson Studios. 201 S. Kinney Road. 883-0100. A 5-mile run and walk begins on a closed-to-traffic loop at 5 a.m., Sunday, July 8; $40. Participants get a free Mexican breakfast, massages and pre-race stretches; finishers get a tech shirt; and awards are given for best times for adults, and children, walkers and runners. Visit everyoneruns.net for more information

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.

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Historical Show BY LAURA C.J. OWEN, lowen@tucsonweekly.com m veryone has a tradition for celebrating the Fourth of July; barbecues, fireworks and other outdoor activities usually top the list. But the Comedy Playhouse celebrates with an annual play—The Fireside Chats With FDR. Performed by James Gooden, with his wife, Elizabeth Gooden, the show dramatizes some of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s iconic radio addresses to the nation. Gooden bears a striking resemblance to our 32nd president, and the show, now in its sixth year, is his brainchild. He’s long been fascinated by FDR, he says, and felt that the numerous public talks the progressive president left behind could be turned into a dramatic performance. FDR reached out directly to the American people in 30 “chats” delivered between 1933 and 1944, via the relatively new medium of radio. Roosevelt aimed to reassure a troubled populace during the Great Depression and World War II. Reaching the American people in their own homes, his radio addresses became a defining feature of his presidency. “When he started talking on the radio in the fireside chats, everyone was sitting around their living room, listening to the radio,” Gooden notes. It was this personal connection to the public that helped make FDR a beloved American figure. “There’s been discussion over whether FDR actually did anything to bring us out of the Great Depression,” Gooden says. “And I think you can make that case, but what he did do that was significant was that he let the American public know that he cared about them. And I think that was huge at the time. So successful or not in fiscal policy, he gave the country a sense of hope.” Indeed, that personal connection to the American people was evident from FDR’s very first fireside chat in 1933, when he explained to the nation why there had been an emergency bank closure. FDR addressed his listeners as “my friends” and said he considered the support of the American people key to solving the financial crisis. “After all,” the president said, “there is an element in the readjustment of our financial system more important than currency, more important than gold, and that is the confidence of the people themselves.” Gooden began to piece together a one-man show from the “wealth of material” that was available, and in 2007, he gave The Fireside Chats its first performance. Elizabeth joined the following year as FDR’s wife, Eleanor.

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James Gooden as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Preservation Society, for an audience that Gooden has performed the show every year included Nina Roosevelt Gibson, FDR’s grandsince, and he always adds and cuts different daughter. selections. In addition, he performs several Since then, he’s done the show several times other FDR speeches. a year in addition to the annual Fourth of July A highlight is FDR’s first inaugural address, performances. At Colossal Cave, he performed in which the president uttered the famous line, for the unveiling of a monument to the “First of all, let me assert my firm belief that Civilian Conservation Corps, a program FDR the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” created for unemployment relief. Members of Gooden also performs the president’s declathe original CCC were in attendance as ration of war, which opens chillingly: Gooden read a letter that FDR had written to “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which thank the men of the corps. will live in infamy—the United States of “It was a transcendent moment,” Gooden America was suddenly and deliberately attacked says. by naval and air forces of the empire of Japan.” At every performance, he relishes hearing These speeches about sacrifice, war and feedback from the audience, many of whom financial crisis seem far from historical in have their own FDR stories to tell. today’s climate. “I always try to take enough time to listen “Problems with the economy, problems with to the stories that I get after the show,” he says. war … those things haven’t changed,” notes “They’re always fascinating stories.” Comedy Playhouse’s proprietor, Bruce Bieszki, Eventually, Gooden began adding these perwho has collaborated with Gooden since the sonal anecdotes to the show. show’s inception. “I would get a little tidbit that I could make a The Fireside Chats is simple to produce; moment out of,” he says. “So the show became Gooden performs as FDR at his White House much more dramatic as the years went on.” desk for the chats, and at a lectern for the With the addition of Elizabeth Gooden as speeches. This means it’s been easy for Gooden Eleanor, The Fireside Chats evolved to include to take the show on the road, and he’s pera more-intimate perspective on FDR. It’s a formed as FDR around the Southwest. one-man, one-woman show, although the The touring element of the show was not focus remains on FDR and his public oratory. planned, but happened organically, Gooden The show is still “85 percent James,” Bieszki says. He was first asked to perform by the Vail

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says, but having Eleanor as a character makes FDR “more human. He wasn’t just a president. He was a man; he was a husband; he was a father; he was a nephew.” Bieszki and Gooden enjoy presenting the show annually—it gives them the opportunity to provide a tradition for audiences as well as a chance to tweak details. For instance, this year, Gooden is excited to have located a pair of pince-nez (earpiece-free glasses) to increase the historical accuracy of his costume. Gooden’s enthusiasm for portraying FDR has remained undimmed through years of performance. “It’s been a real privilege,” he says, “to be able to delve into this historical figure, this monumental historical figure, from a dramatic point of view.”

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EVENTS THIS WEEK FREE ZUMBA CLASS Bookmans. 3733 W. Ina Road. 579-0303. Instructor Leslie Lundquist leads a workout for all skill levels, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., every Thursday; free.

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. LET’S DANCE CLUB Tucson Women’s Club. 6245 E. Bellevue Road. 2963142. A group meets for ballroom dancing at 7 p.m., every Wednesday; $10, $8 members. No partner necessary. Call 623-2384 for more information. T-SQUARES DANCE CLUB Cornerstone Fellowship Social Hall. 2909 N. Geronimo Ave. 622-4626. A primarily straight modern squaredance club that welcomes lesbians, gays and allies to dance in the position of their choice meets from 4

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MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK 17TH STREET MUSIC 17th Street Music. 810 E. 17th St. 624-8821, ext. 7147. Stefan George performs blues, folk and country music from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 30; free. Visit seventeenthstreetmarket.com for more information. FINDING SOLACE Bookmans. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. A new young band performs uplifting music at noon, Saturday, June 30; free. Visit “Finding Solace” on Facebook for more information. FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Sunday, July 1, at 7:30 p.m.: Lyle Lovett; $39 to $98. Wednesday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m.: Willie Nelson and Family; $49 to $138. Wednesday, July 18, at 7:30 p.m.: Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo; $50 and $60. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information. LET FREEDOM SING UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 6213364. A large-scale patriotic variety show includes inspirational music by the Arts Express choir and orchestra at 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 4; $10 suggested donation. Historic flags are displayed, and the audience sings along to well-known patriotic songs. Proceeds go to the Arts Express scholarship fund. NATIONAL KARAOKE SINGING AND PERFORMANCE CONTEST F.O.E. Eagles No. 180 Lounge. 1530 N. Stone Ave. 624-2461. A karaoke singing and performance elimination competition takes place at 5 p.m., every Sunday, through July 29; $7. One male and one female are chosen each week to compete in a final round at 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 5. Winners advance to the Talent Quest 2012 National Finals in September in Laughlin, Nev., with all expenses paid. Participants must be at least age 21 by Sunday, Sept. 16, and not signed to any professional contract. No burned discs, downloaded CDs or original songs are permitted. Call 301-7709 for more information. SIZZLING SUMMER SOUNDS Arizona Inn. 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. Showtime is 8 p.m.; $35 benefits Invisible Theatre. Call 882-9721, or visit invisibletheatre.com for tickets and more information. Thursday, June 28: Boys Night Out—A Rat Pack Tribute with Walter Belcher, Jack Neubeck and Mike Padilla. Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30: Soup to Nuts with Sharon McNight.

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DESERTVIEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. Visit tickets. saddlebrooketwo.com for tickets and more information. Friday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m.: Yesterday Once More, a tribute to Karen Carpenter with Andy Davies; $24. Saturday, June 30, at 6 p.m.: Tucson Jazz Institute, Ellington Band Dinner; $30.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. The classic comedy Harvey continues through Saturday, July 14. Showtimes are 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 information.

UPCOMING 17TH STREET MUSIC 17th Street Music. 810 E. 17th St. 624-8821, ext. 7147. Singer-songwriter Sabra Faulk performs from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 7. Visit seventeenthstreetmarket.com for more information. ARIZONA YOUTH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Foothills Mall. 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-7191. Broadway-musical favorites from 1948 to the present are performed at 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 10; free. SIZZLING SUMMER SOUNDS Arizona Inn. 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. Showtime is 8 p.m.; $35 benefits Invisible Theatre. Call 882-9721, or visit invisibletheatre.com for tickets and more information. Thursday, July 5, and Saturday, July 7: Songs of the Silver Screen with Amanda McBroom. Friday, July 6, and Sunday, July 8: Puttin’ on the Ritz with Steve Ross. ST. PHILIP’S IN THE HILLS FRIENDS OF MUSIC St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Concerts take place at 2 p.m., Sunday; freewill donation. July 8: Desert Mountain Brass. Call or visit stphilipstucson.org for more info. TUCSON JAZZ SOCIETY Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive. 299-2020. Brass and Ivory, a duo featuring Jeff Lorber on keyboard and Gabriel Mark Hasselbach on trumpet, performs at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 7; $35, $25 member, $20 military and student with ID, $140 VIP table seats for two with two-drink minimum, $100 VIP table member. Call (800) 234-5117 for VIP reservations; visit tucsonjazz.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BLUEGRASS MUSIC JAM SESSIONS The Desert Bluegrass Association hosts free public jam sessions monthly. The first Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m.: Udall Recreation Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, 2961231. The first Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m.: Rincon Market, 2315 E. Sixth St., 296-1231. The third Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m.: Music and Arts Center, 8320 N. Thornydale Road, No. 150-170, 579-2299. The third Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m.: Pinnacle Peak Restaurant, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road, 296-0911. The fourth Sunday, 4 to 6 p.m.: Thirsty’s Neighborhood Grill, 2422 N. Pantano Road, 885-6585. Call the phone number provided for each venue for more information. REVEILLE MEN’S CHORUS Rincon Congregational Church. 122 N. Craycroft Road. 745-6237. The chorus rehearses from 7 to 10 p.m., every Monday, and performs at community events throughout the year in addition to its own major concerts in May and December. Auditions take place year-round during rehearsals or by appointment. Call 304-1758, or email director@reveillechorus.org for an appointment. Visit reveillemenschorus.org for more information. TUCSON WOMEN’S CHORUS Enrollment for new members is ongoing; no auditions, sight-reading or experience are required; $75 adults, free for girls with a singing adult, free for first-time guests, scholarships are available. Rehearsals are at 7 p.m., every Monday, at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third Street; and every Thursday, at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Northwest Tucson, 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. Call 743-0991, or visit tucsonwomenschorus.org for more information.

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THE GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Back to the Past, a time-traveling musicalcomedy, continues through Sunday, Aug. 26. 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.

LAST CHANCE BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE COMPANY Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. Joan Is Burning, a new play devised by The Next Theatre, is staged at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 29; $18, $8 student, $15 senior, military and teacher. Visit beowulfalley.org for reservations and more information.

UPCOMING COMEDY PLAYHOUSE Comedy Playhouse. 3620 N. First Ave. 260-6442. The Golden Age of Radio, a series of radio-script readings in a range of genres, debuts on Sunday, July 8, and continues on the second Sunday of every month. Showtime is 12:30 p.m.; $12, $10 student or senior. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets or 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; $7. July 5: The Customer Is Always Right. Aug. 2: Happy Campers: The Great Outdoors. Sept. 6: At the Movies. 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. RED BARN THEATRE Red Barn Theatre. 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973. I Hate Hamlet! opens Friday, July 6, and runs through Sunday, July 22. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $16, $13 senior, student or military, $10 Friday. Call or visit theredbarntheater.com for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR SCRIPTS The Tucson Alliance of Dramatic Artists seeks original, never-produced scripts for staged readings leading to development and possible production. The scripts must be of social, human, political or historical relevance. Chosen scripts may be eligible for cash prizes. Call (310) 367-5640, or email thedrektor@gmail.com to submit scripts or get more information. 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.

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VISUAL ARTS Five decades of James G. Davis’ paintings of his wife are on display at Oracle’s Rancho Linda Vista

Scenes From a Marriage BY MARGARET REGAN, mregan@tucsonweekly.com ames G. Davis first painted Mary Anne Davis 50 years ago, when she was a girl of 20. In that early painting, she’s in classic model pose. She sits on a couch amid the disorder of Davis’ grad-student studio, with sketches and random objects crowded in behind her. But there’s no mistaking the painting’s central focus, or the object of the painter’s rapt attention: the nude young woman front and center. Her skin is so white, it glows, and her thick brown hair cascades down around her breasts. Her eyes gleam in an unearthly blue-green. Davis would paint Mary Anne over and over again over the next five decades, looking at her with a “loving and complicated gaze,” says Turner Davis, their only child and a painter himself. Over the years, Davis painted Mary Anne with the delight of the lover, with the fondness of the husband and, occasionally, with the cool detachment of the artist. After 50 years, he accumulated enough works for an exhibition solely of paintings of his wife. Mary Anne Paintings, at the Rancho Linda Vista Gallery, consists of 19 large oil paintings and 10 small oil sketches. A tribute to their long marriage, the unusual show is on view for just a few more days at RLV, the artists’ colony where they have lived for 42 years. “He’s used me as a model for a long time,” Mary Anne Davis told me last week when I visited the ranch gallery and then stopped by to see the couple at their house nearby. “Some paintings I sat for; some he just painted (from memory).” Davis said he has never before exhibited the Mary Anne Paintings as a group, and he wants them to stay together “as a unit. Nothing is for sale.” “I did the little paintings for her birthday,” he added. Ten of these small birthday works are lined up together. One of the loveliest (nearly all of the paintings in the show are simply called “Mary Anne”) has her sleeping on her side, her back to the viewer, her now-gray hair tumbling down her back. An open window looks out onto a view of the Catalinas. (And this being a Davis painting, a mysterious monkey sits on a chair.) The Davises met a half-century ago at Wichita State University, when Mary Anne was an art student, and James was working toward his MFA. Before arriving at the UA in 1970, James taught at Wichita, then at the University of Missouri. He was a UA professor of art for 21 years before retiring in 1991 to devote him-

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self to painting. (Mary Anne taught art at San Manuel High School for 27 years.) Now in his early 80s and in frail health, Davis has exhibited widely. He had two major retrospectives in Tucson, one at the University of Arizona Museum of Art in 2004 and 2005 (“Journey Within a Gallery,” Dec. 30, 2004), and the other at the Tucson Museum of Art, in 1988. But he’s also shown elsewhere in the U.S. and in Europe, particularly in Berlin, where he spent large chunks of time. Davis’ style has always been distinctive. He typically makes large paintings, vigorously brushed, but he contours his figures with strong, sharp-edged lines. Most of his works suggest an elusive narrative: exotic animals float in and out of the picture plane; women are glimpsed sideways in mirrors; landscapes shift into streets. He creates a palpable sense of place, evoking bars in Berlin and bodegas in Barcelona, while occasionally interrupting these cool urban scenes with glimpses of the Sonoran Desert. He often replicated the view of the Catalinas that looms over Oracle and the ranch. From their house, “We can see the ski slope,” Mary Anne said, gesturing toward the north face of Mount Lemmon from their front door. The Davises’ old adobe is crowded with art, and an odd collection of real animals stuffed and preserved by a taxidermist—a vulture, a falcon, a duck. Nearly all of them have made their way into Davis’ art. “When Jim was teaching at University of Missouri, a zoologist was cleaning out stuffed animals and wondered if anyone in the art department wanted them,” Mary Anne recounted. “Jim said, ‘Yes, I want them.’ He painted all of them to bring them back to life.” Animals “absolutely played a big part in my art,” Davis agreed. In the current show, three large paintings of Mary Anne as a hunter are meant to be an indictment of the slaughter of animals, he said. In one, nicely painted in the whites and grays of the Arctic north, Mary Anne sits alongside a fallen polar bear. In another, she has felled a lion. In a third, an anteater from Davis’ collection is her prey. But the animals have triumphed over death, the artist said, and despite their wounds, their eyes still glow with life. Mary Anne, he said, is “exactly the opposite of a hunter.” As the hunter paintings demonstrate, not all of the Mary Anne works are personal. “Berlin Blumen (Berlin Flowers)” is a quintessentially cool Davis painting. Mary Anne is in it, but she seems anonymous, like one of the other mod-

“Profile” (cropped), oil on canvas, by James G. Davis. els Davis has used over the years. Painted in the early ’90s, it pictures her in middle age. Her hair is still lush, but steel gray and cut short. Seen in profile, her face is severe, and her body is taut—rigid, even. She stands in the yellow light of nighttime, dressed in a black bra and underpants, underscoring that Weimar decadence that seems to permeate our ideas of Berlin. But she holds a bouquet of white flowers in the crook of one arm, and a cascade of blooms tumbles down behind her. At upper right, a tiny inset painting pictures the hills of Oracle, a reminder of home. Mostly, the Mary Anne Paintings are affectionate, deeply personal portraits; taken together, they’re scenes from a marriage. The early paintings—of the provocative young beauty lying fully clothed on a couch, of a young nude wrapped in a translucent cloth, of the disheveled lover with eyes half-closed in desire—were clearly made by a young man in the throes of heart-stopping erotic love. The paintings move on through time, and the ecstatic love mellows into something steadier. That young woman in love turns into a serene 30-something mother with her hair neatly pinned up; she’s pictured in a domestic space that’s replaced the earlier disorder of the

James G. Davis: Mary Anne Paintings 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, through Saturday, June 30 Rancho Linda Vista Gallery Linda Vista Road, Oracle Free For directions from Oracle Road (State Route 77), visit www.interstice.us/rlvweb/find.htm

studio and its trysts. (But Davis is still Davis— the baby in the painting is just a head, and it’s set on a circle of real lace.) Later, there’s the sophisticated woman in an upswept hairdo striding down a European street, and later still, there’s the contented woman in late middle age. In one of the last portraits, Mary Anne is seated, her gray sun dress matching her gray hair. She seems oblivious to the gaze of her painter husband. Instead, she’s lost in thought, a self-possessed figure confident in herself and secure in the abiding love of a long marriage. Arts editor Margaret Regan reports on the arts twice monthly on the Buckmaster show, which airs noon to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, on KVOI AM 1030. Her next radio report will be broadcast live on Tuesday, July 3.

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OPENING THIS WEEK JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. An exhibit of diverse works submitted by staff from the 27 Pima County Library branches opens Sunday, July 1, and continues through Tuesday, July 31. 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. KIRK-BEAR CANYON BRANCH, PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch, Pima County Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. An eclectic exhibit of oil and watercolor paintings and three-dimensional work by Pamela D. Howe opens Sunday, July 1, and continues through Tuesday, July 31. An artist’s reception takes place from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 14. 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. PORTER HALL GALLERY Porter Hall Gallery. Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. An exhibit of paintings and photography by Valerie Galloway opens Sunday, July 1, and continues through Sunday, July 29. An artist’s recepton takes place from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 19, as part of the gardens’ Twilight Third Thursday event. 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, includes admission to the gardens. Twilight Third Thursday admission is $9, $5 member, $4 child, $3 child member. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org 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 Tuesday, July 31. The exhibit also features pinhole images made with the Giant Holga by Swiss photographer Francois Robert. 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 info. BLUE RAVEN GALLERY AND GIFTS Many Hands Courtyard. 3054 N. First Ave. 419-7191. Express Yourself ... Anything Goes!, an exhibit of paintings, photographs, ceramics, gourds, mixed-media works and more by local artists, continues through Saturday, Aug. 18. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; or by appointment. Visit blueravengalleryandgifts.com for more information. CONRAD WILDE GALLERY Conrad Wilde Gallery. 439 N. Sixth Ave., Suite 195. 622-8997. Addition/Subtraction, an exhibition of eight artists’ multimedia work, paintings and sculpture on the theme of positive versus negative space, continues through Saturday, July 28. Hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; free. Visit conradwildegallery.com for more information. DESERT ARTISANS’ GALLERY Desert Artisans’ Gallery. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Summer Shades, an exhibit of works by several local artists, continues through Sunday, Sept. 9. 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.

JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY Joseph Gross Gallery. 1031 N. Olive Road, No. 108. 626-4215. Above and Below, an exhibition of work by Josh Keyes, continues through Thursday, Aug. 30. A closing reception takes place from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; $5. Visit cfa.arizona.edu/galleries for more information.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. The Members and Friends Photography Show continues through Sunday, Sept. 2. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and Sunday.

LONG GALLERY, ACADEMY VILLAGE Academy Village. 13701 E. Langtry Lane. 647-7777. Sparking the Imagination: Abstract Impressions by Marti White continues through Friday, Aug. 24, in the community center. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Arizona Health Sciences Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 626-7301. Early Hospitals in Arizona With Diploma Schools of Nursing, a display of artifacts, historical photographs and ephemera, is in the Java City coffeebar area through Saturday, June 30. Hours are 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; free. Call 626-2933, or email hannah@ahsl.arizona.edu 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. Summer hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and Monday by appointment; free. QUANTUM ART GALLERY Quantum Art Gallery. 505 W. Miracle Mile, No. 2. 907-7644. Never Again, featuring the contemporary art of Mychal Trujillo and Micheline Johnoff, continues through Monday, Aug. 27. Hours are by appointment. RAICES TALLER 222 ART GALLERY AND WORKSHOP Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop. 218 E. Sixth St. 881-5335. ¡Chubasco!, an exhibit of works featuring monsoon and water themes, continues through Saturday, July 21. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and by appointment; free. Call or visit raicestaller222.webs.com for more information. RONALD ZACK PLC Ronald Zack PLC. 177 N. Church Ave., No. 1015. 6643420. Artistic Reflections: Truth and Beauty in Creation, an exhibit of oil paintings and graphite drawings by TurningBear Mason, continues through Friday, Aug. 3. Hours are by appointment. TEMPLE GALLERY Temple Gallery. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Desert Dreams, an invitational exhibit organized by VSA Arizona, a state organization concerned with arts and disability, continues through Friday, July 27. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Mesquite, an exhibit of photography and art representing mesquite trees in a range of media, continues through Sunday, July 22. Pollinators: The Art of Interdependence, an exhibit focusing on bees, butterflies, birds, bats and other actors in spreading pollen, runs through Sunday, Aug. 12. Zoom In! A Photographic Exploration of Pollinators runs through Saturday, Sept. 1. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, through Saturday, June 30; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily, from Sunday, July 1, through Friday, Aug. 31; $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. TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. Flights of Fancy, a garden-wide display of decorated bird houses of all shapes and sizes, continues through Sunday, Sept. 30. Many of the bird houses are for sale and may be picked up at the end of the exhibit. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; $8, $4 child age 4 to 12, free younger child or member, includes admission to the gardens. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information about the exhibit and the many bird-related classes and activity taking place. TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Tucson International Airport. 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. 573-8100. Flight, Sight and Watermelons, an exhibit of watercolor paintings on paper by Kim Woodin, continues through Saturday, Sept. 8, in the Main Gallery. Inner Landscapes, an exhibit of laser prints on aluminum by Lynn Rae Lowe, is on display in the Upper Link Gallery through Saturday, Sept. 15. TIA galleries are open 24 hours, daily; free. Visit flytucsonairport.com for more information. UA MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH CAMPUS UA Medical Center South Campus. 2800 E. Ajo Way. 874-2000. An exhibit featuring photography by faculty members of Pima Community College continues through Tuesday, Aug. 28, in the Behavioral Health Pavilion Gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1:30 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

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CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. Radiance, an exhibit of Carmen R. Sonnes’ mixed-media paintings, including a series depicting the suffering of undocumented families, closes Saturday, June 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Visit contrerashousefineart.com for more info. 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, closes Saturday, June 30. Summer hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com for more info. EPIC CAFÉ Epic Café. 745 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6844. Lost Time, an exhibit of Polaroid-based, staged and processed photography by Chris Kelly, continues from 6 a.m. to midnight, daily, through Saturday, June 30. Visit chriskelleyart. com for more information. JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Artwork of Pete Arriola, an exhibit of painting and digital art; Artwork of George Penaloza, an exhibit of sculpture; and an exhibit of photography from the Tucson Community Food Bank’s Youth Farm Project close Saturday, June 30. 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. KIRK-BEAR CANYON BRANCH, PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch, Pima County Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. Kaleidoscope of Art, showcasing the work of M. Diane Bonaparte, Sharlene Bennett, Sharon Hass and Jennifer Hillman, closes Saturday, June 30. 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. Margarita Sunsets, a collection of Diana Madaras’ work inspired by summer, closes Saturday, June 30. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, and Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit madaras.com for more information. PORTER HALL GALLERY Porter Hall Gallery. Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. Susanna Castro’s Desert Visions, a collection of desert impressions in photography, closes Thursday, June 28. 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, includes admission to the gardens. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information WORKER TRANSIT AUTHORITY EXHIBIT Ward 6 City Council Office. 3202 E. First St. 7914601. An innovative public-transportation-planning project incorporating, art, humor, parody, graphics, data, interactive maps, sculpture, videos and text is on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, closing Friday, June 29; free. The project is intended 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. Visit workerincorporated.com for more information.

OUT OF TOWN ART AWAKENINGS-OLD BISBEE GALLERY Art Awakenings-Old Bisbee Gallery. 50 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-3765. Ted Breault: Male Nudes closes Saturday, June 30. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday

through Thursday, and Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; free. Visit artawakenings.org/ bisbee-gallery for more information. RANCHO LINDA VISTA BARN GALLERY Rancho Linda Vista Barn Gallery. 1955 W. Linda Vista Road. Oracle. 603-9077. Mary Anne Paintings, an exhibit of portraits by James G. Davis, closes Saturday, June 30. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; free. 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. 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, closes Saturday, June 30. Gallery hours are 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.

UPCOMING CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. When Sight Speaks, an exhibit by Green Fields Country Day School art teacher Jane Buckman, opens with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, July 7, and continues through Saturday, July 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Davis Dominguez Gallery. 154 E. Sixth St. 6299759. The Works: Painting and Sculpture by All Davis Dominguez Artists and Small Things Reconsidered: Selections From the 20th Small Works Invitational open Thursday, July 5, and run through Saturday, Sept. 15. Summer hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com for more information. MADARAS GALLERY Madaras Gallery. 3001 E. Skyline Road, Suite 101. 615-3001. A brunch takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, July 8; free. RSVP to 623-4000. The gallery features the work of Diana Madaras. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, and Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit madaras.com for more information. WOMANKRAFT ART CENTER WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Picture the Words, an exhibit that combines words and images in a wide variety of media, opens with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, July 7, and continues through Saturday, Aug. 25. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; 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 search for “Bicas Underground Art” on Facebook for information about each week’s project. BRIDGE GALLERY Bridge Gallery. 5425 N. Kolb Road, No. 113. 5774537. Southwest contemporary art is featured. Summer hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment; free. Visit bridgegallery.net for more information. CALL FOR ARTISTS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Artists are sought for individual monthlong exhibits in the Porter Hall Gallery. Work should be two-dimensional with desert themes. Email low-res digital images or a website link, an artist’s statement and a resume, and put “Porter Hall Gallery” in the subject line to communications@tucsonbotanical.org. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Aug. 31; selected artists are notified by Sunday, Sept. 30. Call 326-9686, ext. 35, for more information. CALL FOR ARTISTS Natural Way Wellness Spa. 329 E. Seventh St. 8828828. A new spa seeks art on consignment. Themes are mind, body and spirit. Call for more information.

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CALL FOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Mexican-American artists are sought to submit life-sized dancing skeletons to display along the gardens’ pathways from Tuesday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 4, as part of celebration of Tucson’s Mexican-American traditions. Interested artists must submit notification by Monday, July 2; the entry deadline is Friday, Aug. 17; and artists receive acceptance notices on Friday, Aug. 24. Call 326-9686, ext. 35, or email communications@tucsonbotanical.org to give notification and get entry details. CALL TO ARTISTS Campus Christian Center Art Gallery. 715 N. Park Ave. 623-7575. Artwork suitable for wall display is sought for a series of eight-week exhibits from Wednesday, Aug. 15, through Monday, May 13, 2013. Artists submit a description of the work to be submitted, a resume and samples in the form of photos, slides or a website. The deadline is Tuesday, July 10. Submissions are accepted by email to juniper@email.arizona.edu, or may be mailed to the attention of the Fine Arts Committee. GALLERY ROW ARTWALK Fine art, live music and wine-tastings take place at several art galleries at the corner of Skyline Drive and Campbell Avenue, from 5 to 7 p.m., every Thursday. Call 615-3001, or visit tucsongalleryrow.com for more information. GEORGE STRASBURGER GALLERY AND STUDIO George Strasburger Gallery and Studio. 172 E. Toole St. 882-2160. An exhibit of new paintings by George Strasburger and photographs by Alfonso Elia is featured from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. Visit georgestrasburger.com and alfonsoelia.com for more information. OPEN STUDIO TOUR APPLICATIONS The Tucson Pima Arts Council invites artists to participate in the Fall Open Studio Tour on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11. TPAC must receive all registration materials by 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 20. Call 6240595, ext. 16, or visit tucsonpimaartscouncil.org for registration materials 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. The quilts, created for the state’s 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. An exhibit of 20 Hopi quilts continues through Monday, Aug. 20. Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera continues through Friday, Nov. 30. 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 Saturday, June 1, 2013. 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. 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 for more information. FORT LOWELL MUSEUM Fort Lowell Museum. 2900 N. Craycroft Road. 8853832. An exhibit of artifacts from the centennial celebration at Bunker Hill Monument continues through Friday, Aug. 31. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday

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and Saturday; $3, $2 senior or student, free member, child younger than 12 or military family with ID. Bette Bunker Richards, historian of the Bunker Family Association, is curator of the Fort Lowell Museum. MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Joan Sandin reads from her Arizona centennial book, Celebrate Arizona!, at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 1; free with admission. 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. Subcontracted Installation, work that artists-in-residence Hunter Jonakin and Jordan Vinyard created collaboratively with museum visitors throughout the month of June, opens with a public reception featuring music by Sleepdriver from 8 to 9 p.m., Saturday, June 30, and continues through Sunday, Sept. 16. A performance-art panel with Arizona Between Nosotros takes place at 6 p.m., Saturday, July 21; $5, free member. Works by previous participants in the MOCA artist-residency program are featured in Air Show, which runs through Sunday, Sept. 16. 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. Arizona Doodle 4 Google, an exhibit of Arizona students’ entries in a Google doodle competition, runs through Friday, Aug. 31. Tucson Collects: Spirit of the West, an exhibit of Western art from private collections, and 100 Years: 100 Ranchers, a collection of photographs by Scott T. Baxter for the Arizona centennial, continue through Sunday, Sept. 23. 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; $10, $8 senior, $5 college student with ID, free child or student age 18 or younger, free active military, veterans and TMA members. Beginning Sunday, July 1, hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; and closed Monday and Tuesday. Visit tucsonmuseumofart. org for more information. UA MUSEUM OF ART UA Museum of Art. 1031 N. Olive Road. 621-7567. Joshua Olivera’s Palimpsest: An Image of What Once Was continues through Sunday, Sept. 2. Exhibitions featuring Sol LeWitt, who is among the founders of both Minimal and Conceptual art, and David Headly, who specializes in large-scale triptychs, continue through Sunday, Oct. 21. As part of the exhibition, six teams construct works according to LeWitt’s specifications; call for a work schedule. Visit artmuseum.arizona.edu for details of related activities. The Samuel H. Kress Collection and the altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo are on display until further notice. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $5, free member, student, child, faculty and staff with ID. Visit artmuseum.arizona.edu for more information.

OUT OF TOWN AMERIND MUSEUM Amerind Museum. 2100 N. Amerind Road, Exit 318 off Interstate 10. Dragoon. (520) 586-3666. A Journey: The Art of Glory Tacheenie-Campoy, an exhibit of paintings, sculpture, mixed-media works and prints, continues through Wednesday, Oct. 31. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; $8, $7 senior, $5 ages 12 through 18, free younger child. Visit amerind. org 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 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 30; $4, $2 age 7 to 13, free younger child, includes admission. TUBAC PRESIDIO STATE HISTORIC PARK Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac. 398-2252. Games for kids, free hot dogs and watermelon, and a “squirt down” courtesy of the Tubac Fire Department are featured at an old-fashioned family celebration from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, July 4; free, including admission to the park. Exhibits including a press and printed matter from the mid-20th-century Tubac business Gunpowder Press, and a collection of vintage photographs depicting Nogales on both sides of the border, close Saturday, June 30. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $4, $2 youth ages 7 through 13, free younger child.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ACADIA RANCH MUSEUM AND ORACLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Oracle Historical Society and Acadia Ranch Museum. 825 Mount Lemmon Road. Oracle. 896-9609. The Oracle Historical Society preserves artifacts and properties to educate and to encourage appreciation of the unique cultural-historical heritage of the community of Oracle and surrounding areas. Collections include the Huggett Family collection of ranching artifacts, a documents archive and many books on local history. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., each Saturday, with extended hours for special exhibits; free, donations welcome. 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-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. A world-renowned botanical garden, zoo and natural-history museum that features a vast collection of native plants and wildlife. Walk into the lush hummingbird and mixed-species aviaries, or learn about the statuesque saguaro and other desert denizens via daily tours and bird walks. Activities for kids include a simulated fossil dig. Open every day, but hours vary by month; free child younger than 6; $13, $4.25 ages 6 to 12 from September to May; $9.50, $2.25 age 6 to 12 from June to August. Visit desertmuseum.org for more information. CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road. 621-7968. Focusing on preservation, access and education, the center actively collects, preserves and makes available materials to foster the understanding and appreciation of photography and its history. Featuring archives, collections, education programs, exhibitions and publications, the museum holds the archives of more than 50 great 20th-century photographers, including Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan, Edward Weston and Garry Winograd. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, except Christmas and New Year’s Day; free. Visit creativephotography.org for more information. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM TUCSON Children’s Museum Tucson. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 7929985. Ongoing exhibits include Bodyology, a healthand-wellness exhibit, and Investigation Station, a playful, participatory exhibit about science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Unique events for kids take place monthly, and daily programs enrich early-childhood education. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $8, $6 ages 2 through 18, free younger child, $2 the second Saturday of every month. Closed Easter, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Visit childrensmuseumtucson.org for more information. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM International Wildlife Museum. 4800 W. Gates Pass Road. 629-0100. The museum highlights more than 400 species of insects, mammals and birds from around the globe. Dioramas depict wild animals in their natural settings. Videos, interactive computers and hands-on exhibits promote wildlife appreciation and conservation. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $8, $3 ages 4 to 12, free younger child or member, $6 senior, student or military. Visit thewildlifemuseum.org. 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. KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY Located atop the 6,875-foot summit of Kitt Peak, the observatory offers nightly viewing and an advanced overnight program that lets visitors stay on site, use advanced equipment and “explore some of North America’s most spectacular night skies.” (Stargazing by reservation only.) Open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily. Guided tours are at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; a single tour is $5.75, $3 age 7 to 12, free younger child, June through October; $7.75, $4 age 7 to 12, free younger child, November through May. Special rates for three tours are available. Night tours feature four hours of guided observing time and a box dinner; $48, $44 student, military or senior. Call 3188726, or visit noao.edu/kpno 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. MISSION SAN XAVIER DEL BAC San Xavier del Bac Mission. 1950 W. San Xavier Road. 294-2624. Founded in 1692 by Padre Eusebio Kino, the “White Dove of the Desert” continues to serve the religious life of the surrounding Tohono O’odham community. It is open to the public from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; free. Free tours are on the half-hour from 9:30 a.m., through 12:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except during special religious observances. Traditional O’odham food and crafts are available year-round. Call or visit sanxaviermission.org for more information. PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM Pima Air and Space Museum. 6000 E. Valencia Road. 574-0462. The museum is one of the largest aviation museums in the world and is the largest non-government funded aviation museum in the United States. The museum maintains a collection of more than 300 aircraft and spacecraft from around the globe and more than 125,000 artifacts. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admittance, 4 p.m.), daily; free child younger than 7; $15.50, $9 ages 7 to 12, $12.75 senior, military, Pima County resident and AAA from November through May; $13.75, $8 ages 7 to 12, $11.50 Pima County resident, $11.75 senior, military and AAA from June through October. Visit pimaair.org for more information. PRESIDIO SAN AGUSTÍN 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. TITAN MISSILE MUSEUM Titan Missile Museum. 1580 W. Duval Mine Road. Sahuarita. 625-7736. The only one of 54 missile silos preserved as a National Historic Landmark, at seven stories underground. Tour includes the launch-control center and missile silo. Displays include an actual Titan II ICBM. Visitors can experience a simulated launch. Open daily from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving and Christmas; $9.50, $8.50 senior or military, $6 ages 7 to 12, free younger child. Visit titanmissilemuseum. org for more information. TUCSON GAY MUSEUM A website tracks the history of how the gay community has responded to the political and social environment of Southern Arizona, and welcomes contributions of stories and artifacts. Visit tucsongaymuseum.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. UA SCIENCE: FLANDRAU UA Science: Flandrau. 1601 E. University Blvd. 6217827. The museum features a planetarium theater that shows live sky shows and galaxy tours, hands-on exhibits, science demonstrations and viewing through a 16-inch telescope, the largest public telescope in Southern Arizona. 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, except Sunday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1; $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 info.

LITERATURE

BOOKS Three new collections by Southwest poets shine

TOP TEN

Women of Verse BY JARRET KEENE, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com ’ve long considered the American Southwest to be rife with ridiculously talented writers. However, as smallpress poetry publishers continue to inundate me with verse collections, I feel the need to update: The Southwest teems with wonderful women poets. The first of three books to arrive last month and blow the top of my head off? Pamela Uschuk’s rowdily rendered Wild in the Plaza of Memory (WingsPress, $16). Uschuk, who won the 2001 Literature Award from the Tucson Pima Arts Council as well as the 2010 American Book Award, is one of those poets who can literally write about anything and find a new twist. Case in point: Her poem “Learning Subtraction,” a recollection of that moment in her childhood when she began to consider mortality and loss in the face of nature: Michigan was flat as my chest, the Looking Glass River so lucid that even at seven I could read its slow titanic thoughts. Even at seven, I knew that I’d fallen into the upside-down heart of a world always saying goodbye. Some of these works are intensely autobiographical, yes. But others are deeply philosophical, like the haunting list poem “Who Today Needs Poetry,” in which Uschuk cites a vast array of natural flora and fauna that care not a whit for man’s clever and artful scribblings: “not the hollow howl of peacocks / caged across the dry wash nor the banshee screams / of coyotes hunching after cottontails.” Ultimately, the poem brings the reader to the realization that only poetry can capture and crystallize such images, seen or imagined, and remind us of our speck-sized importance in the grand scheme of things. In other words, the answer to the poem’s question is everyone. In sum, Wild is a perfectly controlled work of art. Demonstrating less-superficial (or traditional) control and more-experimental sensibilities is Tucson resident Melissa Buckheit’s extraordinary Noctilucent (Shearsman Books, $15). Published in England but easily available via Amazon, this debut collection is clearly informed by post-modernism and, to a vague degree, feminist theory. The real goal, however, isn’t academicism, but dazzling language, and Buckheit is a tireless inventor. Here, for example, is the quiet yet powerful

opening of “The Future,” a meditation on time’s crushing momentum: This is what is meant by stars in the universe— they brush away the dust of my face completely. Orange Mars, blue Venus, we sleep as the dust of the mountain. Buckheit’s poems also possess a startling erotic bent, as in “End of Summer”: “You are the beautiful / lip / against my nipple / but the red cup, a raspberry / is yours.” And on the flip side, there is the poet’s dark, aggressive imagery, which comes in sudden, powerful bursts, as in “Neva”: “I am the coathanger twisted for abortion.” Yikes! There are plenty of talented Tucson poets, of course, but in Noctilucent, Buckheit wields the purest lyricism and the widest range of technical skill. Stepping into a Buckheit poem is akin to entering a distant yet familiar world in which everything is rendered on a cosmic scale, yet also somehow incredibly intimate. I’m eagerly anticipating Buckheit’s next book. Finally, Arizona bard Karen Rigby’s debut Chinoiserie (Ahsahta Press, $17.50), winner of the 2011 Sawtooth Poetry Prize, is another stunner. I don’t normally go in for much ekphrasis, the description of visual works of art in poetic form. But Rigby does it so well, it’s impossible to complain. Take, for instance, “Design for a Flying Machine,” after Leonardo Da Vinci’s fantastic and famous concept, into which Rigby articulates the artist’s infinite genius: Nothing but a bridge between that other life and here, where the stomach of a plane casts shadows before it burns the acre. The sketch contains a faceless man, an X across his chest, the parachute dreamed centuries too soon, too late. But Rigby isn’t a yawn-risking classicist. Her cool and contemporary poem “Lovers in Anime” is a gorgeous post-haiku cycle that pays tribute to Japanese cartoons and offers zingers like: “Sakuras splice with birds alighting; a montage / of petals and a roundmouthed O.” And: “The person you loved will lead you / to Hamada City or the bamboo / whitened by snow.” The poet simply doesn’t miss a thing; she’s a visual omnivore, a gluttonous devourer and translator of images. Rigby—like Uschuk and Buckheit—has fashioned a remarkable book of poems at a time when a survivable audience for poetry seems tenuous in our ADD-addled Era of Distraction. I’ll take these three Southwest poets’ imagery and imagination over wasted Facebook hours any day.

Antigone Books’ best-sellers for the week ending June 22, 2012 1. State of Wonder: A Novel Ann Patchett, Harper ($15.99)

2. Agaves: Living Sculptures for Landscapes and Containers

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Greg Starr, Timber ($39.95)

EVENTS THIS WEEK

3. Tucson Oddities, Too

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR TUCSON POET LAUREATE The Tucson Pima Arts Council seeks nominations for Tucson’s next poet laureate. Guidelines and nomination forms are at tucsonpimaartscouncil.org. For a printed form and more information, call 624-0595, ext. 10. The deadline for nominations is Friday, June 29. Previous poet laureates included William Pitt Root and Ofelia Zepeda.

Arizona Daily Star ($14.99)

4. Everybody Needs a Rock Byrd Baylor, Aladdin ($6.99)

5. The Dog Who Knew Too Much: A Chet and Bernie Mystery Spencer Quinn, Atria ($15)

6. Caleb’s Crossing: A Novel Geraldine Brooks, Penguin ($16)

7. A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life

SNATCHED FROM THE HEADLINES Clues Unlimited. 3146 E. Fort Lowell Road. 326-8533. Local mystery writers including Elizabeth Gunn and J. Carson Black discuss how current events inspire them, at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, June 30; free.

OUT OF TOWN

Julie Hunt and Sue Moss, Allen and Unwin ($16.99)

FRIENDS OF THE PATAGONIA LIBRARY BOOK SALE Patagonia Public Library. 342 Duquesne Ave. Patagonia. Gently used books, including fiction, mysteries and a wide variety of nonfiction, are for sale from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 4; and from 9 to 11 a.m., and 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday, July 5. Call 394-2010, or search for “Friends of Patagonia Library” on Facebook.

9. Train Dreams: A Novella

UPCOMING

Lama Marut, Atria/Beyond Words ($16)

8. Precious Little

Denis Johnson, Picador ($12)

10. The Beetle Book Steve Jenkins, Houghton Miﬄin ($16.99)

Lama Marut

CLUES UNLIMITED BOOK CLUB Clues Unlimited. 3146 E. Fort Lowell Road. 3268533. A discussion of A Trace of Smoke takes place at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 8; free. The book is the first in Rebecca Cantrell’s series featuring a journalist in 1930s Germany.

ANNOUNCEMENTS I LOVE BOOKS GROUP TMC Senior Services. 1400 N. Wilmot Road. 3241960. Books with aging as a central theme are discussed from 2 to 4 p.m., the fourth Thursday of every month; free. Elizabeth Strout’s Oliver Kitteridge is the topic for Thursday, June 28.

LECTURES UPCOMING ARTS AND CULTURE OF THE HOHOKAM Colossal Cave Mountain Park. 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail. Vail. 647-7275. The Hohokam culture flourished in Southern Arizona from the sixth through the 15th centuries. Archaeologist Allen Dart illustrates the Hohokam way of life and what might have led to its demise, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 7; free, $5 per car entrance fee includes admission to the park. UA HUMANITIES SUMMER SEMINARS UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. University professors explore the works of Dante and the evolution of vaudeville, in four-week classes through Tuesday, July 31, in the Dorothy Rubel Room; $85 to $100. Regents professor and former vaudevillian David Soren teaches the evolution of American vaudeville, from 9 to 11 a.m., Monday, July 9 through 30. Fabian Alfie discusses Dante’s ideas about transcending human nature, from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, July 10 through 31. Call 626-7845, or visit hsp.arizona.edu to register and for more information.

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CINEMA ‘Lola Versus’ is silly, stupid and tragically shallow

Boo Hoo!

TOP TEN Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending June 24, 2012

BY COLIN BOYD, cboyd@tucsonweekly.com here are two kinds of people in the world. The first kind would hear Lola ask, “What if I like my life the way it is? What if I don’t want it to change?” and feel sorry for the rough time she’s going through as a pretty, 29-year-old doctoral student living in Manhattan. Then there are the rest of us. For simplicity’s sake, we’ll call the rest of us “realists.” By the way, Lola asks her question at the beginning of the movie, so you’re going to pick sides on this pretty quickly. So, boohoo: Her fiancé has decided to back out of their wedding at the last minute. It really is not the end of the world. After all, she’s young, on a fast track for a high-level degree, and she’s living in a city with several million men. Could be worse. That’s the fatal flaw in Lola Versus, a movie that has many flaws vying for that title: How in the world is this character’s pity party worth so much focus? Can’t she just—I don’t know—grow up? Why does the movie coddle her and think we should, too? It takes Lola (Greta Gerwig) weeks before she can see someone else’s engagement ring without crying. She tells an interested prospect that she’s going through a really rough time and can’t date anybody, and then sleeps with him less than two weeks later, while she’s already sleeping with somebody else who isn’t her ex-fiancé … although she also beds him at one point. It’s not that Lola’s a slut; she genuinely is emotionally confused. Just ask her: Following every bad decision Lola makes, her reasoning is, “I’m so confused right now,” or, “I’m so depressed,” or, “I don’t know what to do.” She leans on her nontraditional parents (Bill Pullman and Debra Winger) and her sarcastic best friend (Zoe Lister Jones) for advice, but they’re no better equipped for the real world than she is. Lola also moves closer to Henry (Hamish Linklater), who already resembled a young Lou Reed in this movie before his band played a gig to reinforce the impression. Of course, since Henry’s a man, Lola’s wounded heart makes way for open legs in short order. Maybe Lola would have still had sex with Henry, or anybody else, if she were a betterdrawn character, but the script seems to indicate it’s her lone option. Can Lola only cope with being in some guy’s apartment by jumping in the sack? There’s no reflection, no lingering doubt, just sex—always played for comedy, too, as if the only way we can relate to this sad woman is to laugh at her poor decisions over and over.

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1. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Warner Bros.

2. Safe House Universal

3. Wanderlust Universal

4. Project X Warner Bros.

5. John Carter Disney

6. Jeﬀ Who Lives at Home Paramount

7. Act of Valor Relativity

8. Breaking Bad: The Complete Fourth Season Sony/AMC

9. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Sony

Greta Gerwig in Lola Versus. Greta Gerwig is the of-the-moment Indie Queen. She toiled away in some films from the blink-and-you-missed-it mumblecore movement before getting a break opposite Ben Stiller in Greenberg a couple of years ago. Perhaps there’s real talent behind her personality, but to this point, Gerwig hasn’t done anything particularly challenging. It’s hard to judge whether she’ll be a standard-bearer for independent films, or if she’s just the latest winsome ingénue for whom writers and directors craft well-meaning but predominantly empty movie projects. So far, it’s the latter. The filmmakers behind Lola Versus, Daryl Wein and the sarcastic best friend, Zoe Lister Jones, have issued a statement about the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction to their collaboration. “The male critics are attacking the film,” they charge. “We think this has a lot to do with it being a female-driven comedy about a single woman, and the older male critics don’t like messy unapologetic stories with women at the center.” Nailed it. Why else would A Separation be the best-reviewed movie of 2011, and why else would critics fawn over Martha Marcy May Marlene, Bridesmaids and The Help last year? Clearly, male critics hate women, regardless of the cinematic circumstances. Of course, there’s no way these filmmakers could have just made a silly, stupid movie, is there? It appears that Lola’s immunity to reality is genetic—she gets it from

Lola Versus Rated R

10. Man on a Ledge Summit

Starring Greta Gerwig, Zoe Lister Jones and Hamish Linklater Directed by Daryl Wein Fox Searchlight, 87 minutes Opens Friday, June 29, at Century El Con 20 (800-326-3264, ext. 902).

her creators. There are several complaints that could be lobbied about the dull, drippy script. There are definite causes for alarm about how this “independent” film resembles every damn thing Kate Hudson’s ever done. And there are several charges that could be issued about the film’s lack of perspective about what real women are like. On that point, every prominent character in Lola Versus is nothing but an archetype, with no distinguishable trait that would set them apart from a pencil sketch of the same person—blond Ph.D. student, Kathy Griffinchanneling rom-com best friend, hipster musician and so on. Critics don’t mind messy, unapologetic stories with women at the center; most people, regardless of their job description, just don’t like messy movies grasping desperately to redefine modern womanhood in such shallow, thoughtless and unentertaining ways.

Jennifer Aniston in Wanderlust.

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. Call for Tue and Wed film times Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu 3, 7, 10:30; Fri-Mon 10, 3, 8 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D (R) Thu 10, 12:30, 5:30, 8; Fri-Mon 12:30, 5:30, 10:30 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m.; Tue-Wed 9:45, 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 The Amazing Spider-Man: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m.; Tue-Wed 10:30, 1:35, 4:40, 7:45, 10:50 Brave (PG) Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35; Fri-Mon 10, 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:15 Brave 3D (PG) Thu 10:15, 10:45, 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45; FriMon 11:15, 1:55, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25 The Hunger Games (PG13) ends Thu 11:20, 5:10 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 10:05, 11:15, 12:30, 2:55, 4:15, 5:20, 7:50, 9:15; Fri-Mon 11:10, 4:10, 9:20 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu 1:45, 6:50; Fri-Mon 1:35, 6:45 Magic Mike (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Mon 11:35, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:25 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu 10:10, 1:15, 4:50, 7:55, 11; Fri-Mon 10:05, 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:35 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu 11:10, 1:45, 4:25, 7:05, 9:35; Fri-Mon 2:05, 7:05 People Like Us (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Mon 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Prometheus (R) Thu 11:30, 5:25, 11:15; FriMon 2:45, 8:15 Prometheus 3D (R) ends Thu 2:30, 8:25 Prometheus: An IMAX 3D Experience (R) Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; Fri-Sun 10:40, 1:40, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25; Mon 11:15, 2:05 Rock of Ages (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:10, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9:30; Fri-Mon 10:10, 1, 4 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R) Thu 10, 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Fri-Sun 11:30, 4:35, 9:40; Mon 11:30, 4:35 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) Thu 10:35, 1:35, 4:35, 7:40; Fri-Mon 10:50, 1:50,

4:50, 7:55, 10:55 Ted (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Mon 10:15, 11:50, 12:45, 2:20, 3:15, 4:55, 5:55, 7, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10, 11 That’s My Boy (R) Thu 10:40, 1:20, 2:25, 4:20, 7:10, 8:15, 9:50; Fri 11:55, 5:35, 11:05; Sat 12:05, 5:35, 11:05; SunMon 11:55, 5:35, 11:05 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; FriMon 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7, 9:45

Century El Con 20 3601 E. Broadway Blvd. 800-326-3264, ext. 902. Call for Fri-Wed film times Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu 12, 5:20, 10:40 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D (R) Thu 10:55, 1:40, 2:40, 4:05, 6:40, 8, 9:15 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m. The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m.; Tue-Wed 11:40, 1:20, 2:50, 4:30, 6, 7:40, 9:10, 10:45 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) ends Thu 11:10, 5, 10:20 Brave (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:55, 4:40, 5:30, 8, 10, 10:35 Brave 3D (PG) Thu 10:45, 11:30, 1:30, 2:05, 4:15, 6:50, 7:20, 9:25 The Dictator (R) ends Thu 9:20 The Intouchables (R) Thu 11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:15, 10:05 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 10:45, 1:15, 2:40, 3:45, 6:15, 7:55, 8:45 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7 Magic Mike (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Mon 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu 12:15, 3:35, 6:50 Marvel’s the Avengers 3D (PG-13) Thu 10:10 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu 10:50, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Moonrise Kingdom (PG13) Thu 11:45, 1, 2:10, 3:25, 4:35, 5:50, 6:55, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30 People Like Us (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m. Prometheus (R) Thu 11, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:45 Prometheus 3D (R) Thu 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:50 Rock of Ages (PG-13) Thu 11:10, 12:30, 2, 4:50, 6:25, 7:45, 10:40 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R) Thu 11:20, 2, 4:45, 7:25, 10:15 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) Thu 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 Ted (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Mon 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:40 That’s Entertainment! (G) Wed 2, 7 That’s My Boy (R) Thu 11:15, 2:05, 3:35, 4:55, 7:50, 9:20, 10:45 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) Fri 12:01 a.m.

Century Gateway 12 770 N. Kolb Road. 800-326-3264, ext. 962. Call for Fri-Wed film times 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 12:40, 3, 5:25, 7:55, 10:10 Chernobyl Diaries (R) ends Thu 12:05, 4:50, 9:45 Crooked Arrows (PG-13) ends Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Dark Shadows (PG-13) opens Fri The Dictator (R) opens Fri Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax (PG) Thu 12:05, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10, 9:35 John Carter (PG-13) ends Thu 12:35, 3:40, 6:55, 9:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Thu 12:15, 2:35, 5, 7:20, 9:40 The Hunger Games (PG13) opens Fri The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45, 10:20 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 10 The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) opens Fri The Raven (R) ends Thu 2:15, 7:15 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu 12:50, 3:45, 7, 9:55 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG13) Thu 12, 2:30, 5:05, 7:35, 10:10 Wrath of the Titans (PG13) Thu 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 10:05

Century Park Place 20 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 800-326-3264, ext. 903. Call for Fri-Wed film times Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu 10:05, 3:25, 8:50 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D (R) Thu 12, 12:45, 2:40, 4:40, 6:15, 7:20, 10 The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m.; Tue-Wed 9:40, 11, 1, 4:20, 5:40, 7:40 The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m.; Tue-Wed 9, 10:20, 11:40, 12:20, 1:40, 2:20, 3, 3:40, 5, 6:20, 7, 8:20, 9, 9:40, 10:20 Battleship (PG-13) ends Thu 1:15, 7:40 Brave (PG) Thu 10, 10:45, 1:20, 3:20, 4, 6:45, 8:40, 9:25 Brave 3D (PG) Thu 11:20, 12:40, 2, 5:20, 6, 7:55, 10:30 Despicable Me (PG) Wed 10 a.m. The Hunger Games (PG13) Thu 10, 4:25 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 11:10, 11:55, 1:35, 2:25, 4:05, 4:50, 6:35, 9 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu 10:20, 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:05 Magic Mike (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu 12:20, 3:40, 6:55, 10:05

Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu 11:05, 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:20 Moonrise Kingdom (PG13) Thu 11:35, 2:10, 4:35, 7, 9:35 People Like Us (PG-13) opens Fri Prometheus (R) Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:35 Prometheus 3D (R) Thu 12:05, 3:05, 6, 9:05 Rock of Ages (PG-13) Thu 10:10, 11:45, 1:10, 2:45, 4:10, 5:45, 7:10, 8:45, 10:10 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R) Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) Thu 10:40, 1:50, 5, 7:15, 8:15, 10:15 Ted (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Mon 10:50, 12, 1:30, 2:40, 4:10, 5:20, 6:50, 8, 9:30, 10:35; Tue 12, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:35; Wed 10:50, 12, 1:30, 2:40, 4:10, 5:20, 6:50, 8, 9:30, 10:35 That’s Entertainment! (G) Wed 2, 7 That’s My Boy (R) Thu 10:55, 12:30, 1:55, 3:30, 4:55, 6:30, 7:50, 9:30 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) Fri 12:01 a.m.

MAGIC MIKE That’s Entertainment! (G) Wed 2, 7 That’s My Boy (R) ends Thu 10:50, 1:55, 4:55, 7:50, 10:35

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

Crossroads 6 Century Cinemas Theatres at the Grand 4811 E. Grant Road. Oro Valley 327-7067. Call for Fri-Wed film times Marketplace 21 Jump Street (R) Thu 12155 N. Oracle Road. 800-326-3264, ext. 899. Call for Fri-Wed film times Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu 11:40, 5:05, 10:30 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D (R) Thu 2:25, 7:45 The Amazing Spider-Man 3D (PG-13) Tue 12:01 a.m.; Tue-Wed 12:40, 3:50, 7, 10:10 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) Thu 10:30, 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:15 Brave (PG) Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Brave 3D (PG) Thu 12:20, 3, 5:40, 8:20 Despicable Me (PG) Wed 10 a.m. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 11:20, 4:10, 9:25 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu 1:50, 6:55 Magic Mike (R) opens Fri Men in Black 3 3D (PG13) ends Thu 11:10, 2, 4:35, 7:10, 10 Moonrise Kingdom (PG13) Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 People Like Us (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m. Prometheus 3D (R) Thu 10:40, 1:35, 4:30, 7:35, 10:25 Rock of Ages (PG-13) Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:25, 7:25, 10:20 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R) Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) ends Thu 10:35, 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35 Ted (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:20

7:25, 9:55 Bernie (PG-13) Thu 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20 The Cabin in the Woods (R) Thu 9:50 Chernobyl Diaries (R) Thu 9:45 The Decoy Bride (PG) Thu 10:40, 3:05 Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax (PG) Thu 10:35, 12:35 The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 1:35 The Kid With a Bike (PG13) Thu 5:10 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 2:25, 9:15 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 2:35, 4:55 Monsieur Lazhar (PG-13) Thu 12:15, 4:45, 7 Puss in Boots (PG) Thu 10 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) Thu 12:45, 7:15 The Smurfs (PG) Thu 10 Think Like a Man (PG-13) Thu 10:55, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35 What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40

Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. American Graffiti (PG) Fri-Sat 7:30

Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz. 806-4275. Call for Tue and Wed film times Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu 9:50, 11:40, 2:20, 3:10, 5, 7:40, 8:30, 10:20; Fri-Mon 11:10, 2, 4:50,

7:40, 10:30 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D (R) Thu 10:50, 12:30, 1:30, 4:10, 5:50, 6:50, 9:30, 11:10; Fri-Mon 10:10, 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Battleship (PG-13) Thu 6:05, 9:25 Brave (PG) Thu 10:30, 11:20, 1:10, 2, 3:50, 4:40, 6:30, 7:20, 9:10, 10; Fri-Mon 9:50, 10:40, 12:40, 1:30, 3:30, 4:20, 6:20, 7:10, 9:10, 10 Brave 3D (PG) Thu 9:30, 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50; Fri-Mon 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 8, 10:50 The Dictator (R) Thu 10:15 For Greater Glory (R) Thu 9:40 Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG) Thu-Fri 9:45 a.m. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 10, 12:40, 1:20, 3:20, 4, 6:40, 9:20; Fri-Mon 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30; Fri-Mon 10:15, 12:45, 3:15 Magic Mike (R) Fri-Mon 10, 11, 12:50, 1:50, 3:40, 4:40, 6:30, 7:30, 9:20, 10:20 Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu 2:40, 6:10, 9:35; Fri-Mon 3:55, 9:35 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu 12:50, 3:40, 6:20, 9; Fri-Mon 1:25, 7:05 People Like Us (PG-13) Fri-Mon 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10 Prometheus (R) Thu 10:10, 1, 4:05, 7:10, 10:10; Fri-Mon 12, 3, 6:05, 9:05 Prometheus 3D (R) Thu 9:50 Rock of Ages (PG-13) Thu 10:45, 12:45, 1:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6:45, 7:45, 9:45, 10:45; Fri 1:35, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45; SatMon 10:45, 1:35, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R) Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40; Fri-Mon 6:10, 9 Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) Thu 10:20, 1:25, 4:30, 7:50, 11; Fri 3:10, 6:15, 9:45; Sat-Mon 11:50, 3:10, 6:15, 9:45 Ted (R) Fri-Mon 10:20, 11:20, 1:10, 2:10, 4, 5, 6:50, 7:50, 9:40, 10:40

That’s My Boy (R) Thu 12:15, 1:15, 3:15, 4:15, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15; Fri-Mon 10:05, 1:15, 4:05, 7:15, 10:15 Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) Fri-Mon 10:30, 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50

The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Call 795-0844 to check handicap accessibility America, F... Yeah! The Team America: World Police Sing-along and Curse-a-Thon! (Not Rated) Wed 6 Beyond the Black Rainbow (R) Fri-Wed 10 Delicacy (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 2; Fri-Sat 12, 5; Sun 5; Mon 12, 5; Tue 1; Wed 5 First Position (Not Rated) Thu 5:15; Fri-Mon 12; Tue 11; Wed 12 God Bless America (R) Thu 4:30, 10; Fri-Sat 4:45; Sun 10; Mon 4:45, 10; Tue 5:30; Wed 3, 10 Last Call at the Oasis (PG-13) Fri-Mon 2:15, 7:15; Tue 3:15; Wed 2:15 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (Reverse Casting) (Not Rated) Sun 12 The Neverending Story (PG) Fri 10; Sat 10 a.m., 10 p.m. Peace, Love and Misunderstanding (R) Fri 2:45, 7:45; Sat 10, 2:45, 7:45; Sun 2:45, 7:45; Mon 2:45; Tue-Wed 7:45 The Raid: Redemption (R) Thu 10 Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview (Not Rated) Thu 7:30 Where Do We Go Now? (PG-13) Thu 12:30, 3, 7:30 The Wild, Wild Planet (Not Rated) Mon 8 Yankee Doodle Dandy (Not Rated) Wed 12

John Carter (PG-13) Thu 4, 6:50 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Thu 11:35, 1:45 The Lucky One (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7, 9:20 Mirror Mirror (PG) Thu 2, 6:40, 9:10 The Raven (R) Thu 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 The Three Stooges (PG) Thu 11, 1:05, 5:25, 7:40 Wrath of the Titans (PG13) Thu 3:10, 9:55

The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204. The Chinese Boxer (Not Rated) Sat 7

Tower Theatres at Arizona Pavilions

8031 N. Business Park Drive. 579-0500. Call for Fri-Wed film times Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) Thu 12:20, 10:05 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 3D (R) Thu 2:45, 5:15, 7:40 Brave (PG) Thu 10:30, 11:40, 2, 3:10, 4:20, 5:30, 6:40, 9, 10:10 Brave 3D (PG) Thu 12:50, 7:50 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 10:45, 11:50, 1, 2:10, 3:20, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted 3D (PG) Thu 10:10 Magic Mike (R) Fri 12:01 a.m. Marvel’s the Avengers (PG-13) Thu 10, 1, 4, 6:55, 9:55 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu 12:25, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 10:05 People Like Us (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m. Prometheus (R) Thu 11:10, 1:50, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Rock of Ages (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10 Seeking a Friend for the 4690 N. Oracle Road. End of the World (R) Thu 292-2430. Call for Fri-Wed film times 10:20, 12:40, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:50 21 Jump Street (R) Thu Snow White and the 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Huntsman (PG-13) Thu Diary of a Wimpy Kid: 10:15, 1:10, 3:55, 7:10, Rodrick Rules (PG) Thu 10 11 a.m. Ted (R) Fri 12:01 a.m. Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax (PG) That’s My Boy (R) Thu Thu 12:15, 4:30 12:30, 3:05, 4:25, 5:45, The Five-Year Engagement (R) Thu 9:40 7, 8:20, 9:35 JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 2012 WEEKLY 39

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FILM CLIPS Reviews by Jacquie Allen, Colin Boyd and Bob Grimm.

NEWLY REVIEWED: BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW

While visually awesome, Beyond the Black Rainbow is possibly one of the most-boring science-fiction movies ever made. Elena (Eva Allan) is being held captive in some weird, futuristic medical facility, where she seems to be the only patient. She is mentally tortured by the sadistic Dr. Barry Nyle (Michael Rogers). After being taunted by her nurse, Elena displays the reason for her imprisonment: She exhibits dangerous telekinetic abilities. Even though she is under heavy sedation, she is able to escape and is tracked by Nyle, who wants his “experiment” back in his control. This is one of the first modern films I’ve seen that is able to successfully re-create the appearance of a ’70s or ’80s sci-fi film. It looks great, and for this, I applaud the filmmakers. Unfortunately, the amazing visuals are not enough to help the flat script. Allen LAST CALL AT THE OASIS

Oscar-winning documentarian Jessica Yu brings us Last Call at the Oasis, a documentary on the water crisis that’s happening throughout the world. Lakes, rivers and reservoirs are drying up, and water is more polluted than ever. This, obviously, spells trouble for every living human being. Interviewees include scientists and activists; one notable speaker is famed advocate Erin Brockovich-Ellis, who is a wealth of information on the contamination of water and the disastrous effects it can have. Probably the mostinteresting topic is water-recycling. This has been done successfully, but the idea of drinking what was previously sewer water has been negatively received by those of us living in the U.S. This is an extremely in-depth, interesting and well-done documentary that deserves to be seen. Allen MAGIC MIKE

More Boogie Nights than Showgirls, Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike showcases the dark side of the high life, in this case, the nonstop party of a male strip club in Tampa, Fla. Taken (one assumes somewhat liberally) from star Channing Tatum’s own background as an exotic dancer, Magic Mike has a few stripping sequences, but Soderbergh always manages to make each dance less about strippers getting tips and more about the emotional content of the film in that moment. It’s a tricky way to go about showing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey in thongs, but by and large, the sequences in the club act in the service of a film that is a lot darker below the surface than its opening moments suggest. Tatum has found his mark; McConaughey is solid in what may or may not be self-parody; and Soderbergh again demonstrates his skill when he’s deeply invested in a project. Boyd PEACE, LOVE AND MISUNDERSTANDING

It’s as if Satan woke up one morning, scratched his balls and thought, “Hmm … I really want to screw with Bob Grimm today. I’m going to make a movie that has everything he hates, and he’ll have to watch my satanic cinematic brew, and I will laugh the whole time … HA HA HA HA!” Oh, Satan threw in a few things I like, mainly Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener and Elizabeth Olsen, but then he made the film about hippies, drum circles and the Grateful Dead. Keener stars as a woman on the verge of divorce who takes her kids, one of them played by Olsen, to the country to hang with their kooky hippie grandma (Fonda). I guess this is Fonda’s modern version of On Golden Pond (although I thought that was what Georgia Rule was). It makes me angry that we lost Fonda for all those years, and they can’t find a decent role for her other than “kooky grandma.” This is lazy, sorry filmmaking at its worst. Grimm PEOPLE LIKE US

People Like Us is one of those “inspired by true events” movies, which makes you wonder how you missed the story of the famous record producer who died and left $150,000 to a daughter his family didn’t know he had. It’s a nice setup for a movie, though, and this is a very earnest film—mostly in a good way. But when the dramatic family tension ratchets up, you kind of wish Chris Pine (Star Trek) and Elizabeth Banks (Zack and Miri Make a Porno) weren’t in the lead roles. They’re fine while the characters establish a relationship, but they’re just not cut out for the heavy stuff. J.J. Abrams acolyte Alex Kurtzman has chosen good warm-up material for his debut, and he attracted a nice cast— Michelle Pfeiffer and Olivia Wilde join Pine and Banks—but it lacks the oomph it needs to be truly memorable. Boyd

SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

I think it’s completely feasible that, if the end of the world was nigh, Steve Carell and Keira Knightley could hook up. Shit, I wouldn’t be surprised if they hooked up at this movie’s wrap party. All of the critics who are saying their pairing in this film is “unrealistic” need to shut up. As for the movie, it’s a good, silly and sometimes appropriately deep story about falling in love during the apocalypse. Carell plays Dodge, a lowly insurance salesman whose wife runs away when it’s announced that an asteroid will be ending the world in three weeks. Knightley is Penny, the neighbor he’s never really met who ends up coming along for the ride when Dodge decides to go find his former girlfriend. Writer-director Lorene Scafaria handles the extreme subject matter with surprising warmth—and it doesn’t hurt that Martin Sheen makes an awesome cameo. Grimm

How can a movie about Abraham Lincoln killing vampires be so devoid of fun?

Tedious Abe BY BOB GRIMM, bgrimm@tucsonweekly.com

CONTINUING: 21 JUMP STREET

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum team up as an unlikely comic duo in this twisted reboot of the famous late-’80s TV show that launched the career of Johnny Depp. The two play former high school enemies who develop a friendship after they become cops. After getting into trouble, they are put into the newly reactivated 21 Jump Street program (with an angry, hilarious Ice Cube as their captain), and must go undercover as high school students to infiltrate a drug ring. The two are very funny, and Tatum displays a surprising amount of comedic talent. This will stand as one of the year’s funniest—and nastiest—comedies. It also contains some memorable cameos. Grimm BATTLESHIP

When I heard they were making a movie based on the Battleship board game, two fat guys drinking milkshakes and crying, “You sunk my battleship!” was all I figured they might come up with; it’s not a board game that screams “narrative.” Instead, Peter Berg directs the likes of Taylor Kitsch (in his second domestic dud following John Carter), Liam Neeson and Alexander Skarsgård in this Transformers wannabe that doesn’t go anywhere. Subpar special effects and stupid-looking humanoid aliens don’t help matters. Grimm BERNIE

Jack Black reteamed with his School of Rock director Richard Linklater—and Linklater’s casting of Black was a masterstroke. As Bernie Tiede, the real convicted killer of Marjorie Nugent in the Texas town of Carthage, Black delivers a performance to be remembered. He’s an actor who has a tendency to overdo it sometimes, and it’s good to see him rein it in and do something with depth and nuance. Linklater comes at the story from a risky angle. It’s no secret that much of the town loved Bernie Tiede, and some people believed that he didn’t commit the murder, even though he confessed. The movie almost comes off as an argument that he wasn’t such a bad guy after all, even if he did shoot an old woman (played awesomely by Shirley MacLaine) in the back four times and then stuff her in a garage freezer. This is a triumph for Black and Linklater, proof that these guys should keep making movies together. Bernie also stars Matthew McConaughey as Danny Buck, the district attorney who would put Tiede behind bars. Grimm THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

It would be difficult for a movie with the cast of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel to suck, and while it’s a good film, director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) doesn’t lead his renowned ensemble to the heights they’re capable of reaching. Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy are the principal players, a group of disparate retirees recharging their lives at the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which is run by Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel. (He has, um, oversold the charm of his hotel.) It’s a dramedy that never really goes anywhere unexpected. That isn’t to say there aren’t some nice things about it; obviously, you’re going to get good performances, but it’s one of those Brit slice-of-lifers they should have hired Richard Curtis (Love, Actually; Four Weddings and a Funeral) to write. This is a movie about finding life that could use a little more life itself. Boyd BRAVE

Pixar, it appears, is resting on its laurels. An amazing run featuring some of the finest animation ever produced—Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Up and Toy Story 3, only interrupted by the average Cars—has started to slow down. First was the even blander Cars sequel, and now Pixar unfurls Brave, which lacks most of the traditions that had set Pixar apart. The story of a rebellious princess is not very aptly told; the anima-

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t some point in the development of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, somebody made the call to play it completely straight, as if Honest Abe was a serious enemy to the undead during his young adulthood and presidency—and there was nothing funny about it. Big mistake. This film has no sense of humor. None. It wants to be taken seriously, but that’s simply impossible, because it’s a movie about Abraham Lincoln killing vampires. It needs to be stupid and campy, and it plays like a bad Civil War movie, with the occasional bloodsucker thrown in for spice. I suppose this would be forgivable if director Timur Bekmambetov—who also helmed the interesting vampire flick Night Watch and the entertaining Wanted—had assembled some decent action scenes. However, the film is surprisingly lacking when it comes to the action. Abraham Lincoln (played by Benjamin Walker) looks cool the first couple of times he swings away with his ax, but it gets old fast. The fight scenes are edited so quickly and sloppily that it’s hard to follow any of the action. As for the vampires, they are just cartoons. CGI can be a great thing, but its overuse here takes viewers right out of the film, and the battles lose any sense of tension. CGI also mars the big action scenes, like the final battle aboard a train on a fiery bridge. You feel the protagonists are more in danger of death via an invasive computer virus than a rabid vampire. Walker makes a decent-enough Lincoln as far as appearances go, yet he isn’t given much to do other than look the part. Timothy Olyphant, Eric Bana and Adrien Brody were all considered for the role, and I can’t help but think any of those actors would’ve brought a little more pizazz to the film. Rufus Sewell and Marton Csokas play Lincoln’s main vampire adversaries, and they are dull, dull, dull. Sewell is an actor with zero charisma. This film actually manages to make Mary Elizabeth Winstead completely uninteresting (as opposed to her performance in The Thing, when she was only mildly uninteresting). As Mary Todd Lincoln, she’s forced to stand around in period hairdo and dress. When I read that Winstead was in this, I thought for sure she would swing into action along with Lincoln. How fun would a husband/wife vampire-killing crew have been? Nope. Winstead, who has action-movie chops, just stands around moping because Abe tells fibs about what he does with his nights. That’s a wasted opportunity.

Benjamin Walker in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Rated R Starring Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper Directed by Timur Bekmambetov 20th Century Fox, 105 minutes Now playing at AMC Loews Foothills 15 (888262-4386), Century El Con 20 (800-326-3264, ext. 902), Century Park Place 20 (800-326-3264, 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).

Doesn’t the title alone suggest campy, goofy fun? Wouldn’t you expect to laugh a few times at the sight of the iconic stovepipehat-wearing Lincoln blasting bloodsuckers? Unfortunately, you are more likely to yawn than chortle. The movie desperately needs a solid star. They should’ve paid somebody like Civil War movie vet Kevin Costner to play the head vampire, what with his Dances With Wolves pedigree. That would’ve been weird fun. As for the tone, I was expecting something more like Evil Dead 2 than the stupid Underworld movies. The film does suggest that the Confederacy consisted of many vampires, and the tide of the war didn’t turn until Lincoln realized he had to use silver on them. Again, the Confederacy being made up of a bunch of vampires could be funny, but nothing is done with the premise other than the occasional Confederate soldier’s face sprouting fangs via shitty special effects. If you are going to see this despite my warning, don’t shell out the extra for 3-D. This is some of worst 3-D since 2010’s Clash of the Titans. How can you make a movie called Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter boring? Well, Bekmambetov has most certainly found a way.

N O W S H O W I N G AT H O M E Louie: Season 2 (Blu-ray) 20TH CENTURY FOX SHOW A SPECIAL FEATURES B BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 9 (OUT OF 10)

For the last couple of years, this has been the best comedy on television. Louis C.K. took the show up a notch in Season 2, with each episode getting more adventurous and crazy. In this season, C.K. got more into his relationship with his two daughters as a single dad. During an episode in which he takes his kids to meet their almost-100-yearold aunt, he spends much of the running time driving in a car, trying to entertain and reason with his “bored” kids. This leads to an amazing sequence where he sings along to The Who’s “Who Are You” while his daughters give him confused looks. Huge props to child actors Hadley Delany and Ursula Parker for the glares they come up with during C.K.’s car karaoke. If there were an Emmy for child performances, they would share it. Other gems include the episode in which C.K. tries to buy a new house for the kids that costs $17 million (even though he only has $7,000 in the bank), and a funny story arc with Pamela Adlon as a platonic friend whom he wants to bed. There’s also a classic hourlong episode where C.K. goes to entertain the military overseas—and winds up with a baby duck in his luggage. Louis C.K. got an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy nomination last year. It’s good to see that Emmy picked up on the fact that this guy is brilliant, and his acting is actually one of his greatest assets. Yes, he can write and direct comedy that is consistently hilarious, but he’s also the guy delivering most of it, and he does it with a natural style that rivals that of Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. The episodes in this season

highlighted a lot of great standup comedy tapings by C.K., too. The third season of Louie kicks off on Thursday, June 28, on FX. SPECIAL FEATURES: C.K. offers up some great commentaries at the beginning of the season, but stops after a few episodes. Still, his commentaries on the few episodes are awesome; each one is like getting a new Louis C.K. comedy performance. I especially liked his story about obtaining the rights to “Who Are You” at a cut rate.

Shallow Grave (Blu-ray) CRITERION MOVIE B SPECIAL FEATURES B+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 7.75 (OUT OF 10)

Jesus, this movie is almost 20 years old! With this, the careers of director Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor started rolling in 1994. Shot on a minibudget in 30 days, Shallow Grave stars McGregor as one of three roommates in an apartment (the other two are played by Kerry Fox and Christopher Eccleston) who bring in a fourth (Keith Allen). The new roommate’s tenure in the flat turns out to be short—and very bad things start to happen among friends. Looking back, this still stands as one of McGregor’s greatest performances. I remember being more impressed with Eccleston’s downward spiral two decades ago; his deterioration seems a bit sudden and outrageous now. This movie shows that Boyle had his own electric style, which would really show itself in his follow-up, Trainspotting. Shallow Grave is relentlessly dark, showing a sick, greedy side of human nature. I just happen to appreciate a film willing to honestly explore such things. It should be noted that this film came out the same year as Pulp Fiction. Boyle and Quentin Tarantino made big BY BOB GRIMM, bgrimm@tucsonweekly.com

splashes that year, which was also the year of Forrest Gump. SPECIAL FEATURES: Some new interviews with McGregor, Eccleston and Fox, all in one feature and presented as a nice segment. You also get two commentary tracks (one of them with Boyle), a booklet and a making-of documentary.

21 Jump Street (Blu-ray) SONY MOVIE ASPECIAL FEATURES B+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 8.5 (OUT OF 10)

This one about a couple of cops going undercover in a high school is even funnier upon a second viewing. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, with some help from Ice Cube, do a fine job of rebooting the TV show that made Johnny Depp famous. I used to complain a lot about Tatum’s presence in films, but here, he shows a tremendous aptitude for humor. The guy has great timing, and proves to be a nice match for the solid comedic chops of Mr. Hill. This is a lot dirtier than the TV show, something that is quite evident during Ice Cube’s extremely obscene first speech. Actually, I’m pretty sure all of Cube’s moments in this movie are laced with wonderfully delivered profanity. SPECIAL FEATURES: There are a lot of features, including a director’s commentary that also features Tatum and Hill, a gag reel, and a feature about Depp’s cameo in the film. You also get deleted scenes that are as funny or funnier than what made it into the movie.

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tion is nothing special; the songs are awful; and there aren’t many memorable things about the subplots or supporting characters. This could be anybody’s animated movie. Brave is OK, and it definitely provides a powerful message for young girls (an audience often overlooked by animation), but just because its heart is in the right place doesn’t make Brave anything to write home about. 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 CHERNOBYL DIARIES

The best thing I can say about this shoddy horror film is that it isn’t a found-footage movie. I’m sure the temptation to make it a found-footage film was there, considering the plot—American tourists dare to tread in the land of Chernobyl (with cameras aplenty)—and considering the fact that this movie was co-written by Oren Peli, the director of the first Paranormal Activity. What you basically get here is a found-footage film without the found-footage part, meaning the movie is cheap-looking, gimmicky and utterly lacking in originality. A bunch of young adults pay some Russian guy to take them to an abandoned city next to Chernobyl, where they get frightened by monster fish, bears, crazy dogs and some sort of radioactive mutant humans, although we never really get to see those. A bunch of stupid characters act dumber than spit and get killed one by one in an extremely boring fashion. Grimm

Crooked Arrows stars Brandon Routh in the story of a group of Native American teens trying to get their lacrosse team into the playoffs, and it’s just another humdrum sports movie with a cliché-riddled plot. When these clichés are done correctly, they can become decent films—but due to poor acting and message-shoved-in-your-face dialogue, this film drags heavier than a dead body. While I like Routh, his post-Superman Returns work has been lacking, and he could really use a good script. It’s pretty sad seeing him in stuff like this; he is actually a competent and handsome-enough actor. Allen DELICACY

The always-enchanting Audrey Tautou stars as Nathalie, a hard-working woman with a beloved husband (Pio Marmaï) and what seems like a comfortable future. But big life changes ensue, and Nathalie finds herself alone, and eventually in an unlikely relationship with a co-worker from Sweden, Markus (François Damiens). Their relationship proves to be funny and charming to watch. Tautou is always effortlessly wonderful in this sort of thing, and Damiens’ portrayal of a man who can’t believe his luck—yet also fears the responsibility of being in love—is one for the time capsule. The movie is great because it doesn’t follow any obvious paths. I was struck by all of its surprises, and won over by the love stories. Prepare to be charmed. Grimm THE DICTATOR

It’s a shame Sacha Baron Cohen can’t stop telling the same kind of infantile jokes over and over and over in his films. Clearly, the guy has a wild imagination and plenty of talent. But The Dictator is a largescale rehash of Borat and Bruno, and it’s not even as good as Bruno, which should say all you need to know. The stranger-in-a-strange-land motif seems to be Baron Cohen’s only storytelling device. Instead of a naive Kazakh reporter or an oblivious gay reporter, the character thrust upon the world is Admiral General Aladeen (Baron Cohen), who rules the African country of Wadiya with an iron fist. He’s the victim of a coup on a trip to address the United Nations in New York; this leads to an endless stream of sexist and racist jokes. It’s time for Baron Cohen to find a new gimmick. Boyd

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It’s not exactly a revelation, but the documentary First Position lets us in on such hush-hush information as, “Ballet takes a lot of work,” and, “Ballet is hard on your body.” Oh, and, “Not everyone makes it in ballet.” First Position is no more accomplished than a 60 Minutes piece on aspiring dancers might be; rudimentary is the name of the game. There are interviews, and a couple of the ballerinas have incredible stories to tell, but that’s not an achievement the movie can really claim. The dancing is seen as almost secondary to the competition, and so the beauty of the art form is often difficult to find. Boyd 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, peppered with the 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 FOR GREATER GLORY

For Greater Glory is a docudrama on the Cristeros War that took place in Mexico from 1926 to 1929. It features some recognizable stars, such as Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria and Nestor Carbonell, as different people affected by the war. At times, the film is quite thought-provoking; however, it is too long and drawn out, with a befuddling ending. In fact, the movie just sort of stops. Also, the dialogue leaves something to be desired, in part due to Garcia’s James Cameron-style hero speeches that are spliced into the film at random intervals. On the bright side, the film looks spectacular, with amazing settings and outfits. They’re so good, in fact, that this movie should get nominations for costuming and set design at the Oscars. Allen GOD BLESS AMERICA

Written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, this bit of satire is at times brutally funny. Joel Murray plays Frank, a man who is so disgusted by society that when he is diagnosed with a brain tumor, he goes on a killing spree to rid the world of the Paris Hiltontypes and American Idol nuts. He takes along a high school student, Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr), as an accomplice—and the whole thing is sick in the head. The film falters a little bit when Goldthwait tries for real sentiment. Nothing in this film should be portrayed as real and genuine; it should all be fantasy—and if you see it, you will know what I mean. Murray is good here, as is Barr. This is about as cynical as moviemaking can get, and its central message is very interesting. Grimm THE HUNGER GAMES

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 THE INTOUCHABLES

Despite their different lots in life, Philippe (François Cluzet) sees much that he admires in Driss (Omar Sy). Philippe is too rich to even know what he’s worth, while Driss has never had a peaceful day in his life, probably—he’s dirt-poor, a refugee from Northern Africa. The elder Frenchman is confined to a wheelchair as a result of an accident, so even though Driss has no experience as a caregiver, Philippe is magnetized by his very presence, and the two become great friends. The Intouchables is about as surprising as cake at a birthday party, but the slice-of-life humor that writers-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano infuse their film with makes just about every scene interesting and 42 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

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Josh Hutcherson returns as Sean for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, a sequel to 2008’s Journey to the Center of the Earth. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson takes over yet another franchise from Brendan Fraser, this time playing Sean’s new stepfather, Hank. Sean and Hank figure out that three classic books—The Mysterious Island, Treasure Island and Gulliver’s Travels—are all about the same place, and that Sean’s grandfather (Michael Caine) has found it. They set off to locate the island, and in doing so team up with tourist pilot Gabato (Luis Guzmán) and his daughter, Kailani (Vanessa Hudgens). This is moderately entertaining kiddie fare, with some decent chuckles, mostly provided by Johnson and Guzmán. Why Michael Caine decided to give it a go is beyond me; I can only guess it was to get the cash to build an extension on the house he constructed with the money he got from Jaws: The Revenge. Either way, this film is decent throw-away material for a February matinee with the kids. Allen

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 MOONRISE KINGDOM

especially in the way he creates dwarves out of actors like Nick Frost, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins and Toby Jones. The movie is quite good when it features Snow White running around in various enchanted forests—but it’s not all that good in the final act, when it becomes a weird Joan of Arc movie. Still, Stewart is great here, and Theron is a bona fide scene-stealer. Grimm

Writer-director Wes Anderson’s return to live action after his animated gem Fantastic Mr. Fox is probably the most “Wes Anderson” of his movies—and that’s a good thing if you love the guy. The story here is set in 1965, and Sam the Khaki Scout (newcomer Jared Gilman) has flown the coop during a camping expedition, much to the worry of Scout Master Ward (Edward Norton, in his funniest performance yet). Sam runs away with Suzy (Kara Hayward, also a newcomer), and they have themselves a romantic journey while parents and authority figures frantically search for them. The puppy-love story is treated with the sort of storybook grace one would expect from Anderson. Every shot is a thing of beauty. Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Jason Schwartzman all contribute to one of the year’s best films. Grimm

When the best you can say about a movie is, “At least it’s better than Jack and Jill,” there’s a problem. Adam Sandler’s latest, That’s My Boy, does have one or two unexpected laughs—so that’s an uptick—but it’s still the kind of garbage he’s always made, because, apparently, Darwin was wrong about species evolving. This R-rated comedy might be Sandler’s raunchiest. It’s also a very desperate comedy, willing to do anything for a laugh (except for being genuinely amusing). Sandler plays a teenage dad, grown up (but not matured) and reunited with his successful son (Andy Samberg) on the eve of the son’s wedding. Yeah, the law of averages says you’ll be caught off-guard once or twice, but That’s My Boy is still pretty dire stuff. Boyd

PROMETHEUS

THINK LIKE A MAN

In this prequel to Alien, director Ridley Scott explores new angles in his monster universe via eyepopping 3-D visuals and intense storytelling. After scientists discover cave-drawings that appear to show superior alien intelligence inviting us for a visit, an exploratory space mission travels to a distant galaxy in search of our origins. What they find involves tentacles, slime, self-administered gnarly operations and general despair. Noomi Rapace takes over as the female heroine, with Charlize Theron along for the ride as a mysterious mission commander. Best of all is Michael Fassbender as David, a strange android who models himself after Peter O’Toole. Scott proves that he is still a master of the sci-fi genre, which he hadn’t visited since his 1982 Blade Runner. (He’s reportedly working on a sequel to that classic as well.) The ending paves the way for another possible chapter—a chapter I sincerely hope Scott is involved in. Grimm

Comedian Steve Harvey became something of a relationship guru several years ago when he released the book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. The book is designed to help women get what they want out of relationships by out-guying guys. Of course, Harvey’s 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

THAT’S MY BOY

THE KID WITH A BIKE

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 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED

Ingenuity is tough to find in the third film of a series. Recently, though, Toy Story and the Jason Bourne franchise hit pay dirt in their third chapters, and now Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted marks a step up. The principals return (Ben Stiller and Chris Rock have a lot more to do than Jada Pinkett Smith and David Schwimmer this time around), and newcomers Martin Short, Jessica Chastain and Bryan Cranston contribute quite a lot. The stars, though, are Frances McDormand as a French animal- control agent, the dizzying visual landscape, and the sublimely strange touches in the screenplay that change the familiar surroundings. Boyd MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS

Everything good about the last bunch of Marvel superhero movies comes together for one massive, excessively entertaining party. Director Joss Whedon hits all of the right notes as Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the Hulk (newbie Mark Ruffalo) get equal time in this well-balanced, funny and completely satisfying cinematic experience. I wasn’t sure if they would pull this off, but they did, with Loki (Tom Hiddleston) bringing the fun as the villain. Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) contribute mightily to the process, as does Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Good luck to the rest of the summer movies in trying to top this one’s fun factor. Grimm MEN IN BLACK 3

It’s been nearly a decade since the last chapter in the Men in Black series, something I find a little shocking. Men in Black III is a return to form in some ways; for example, the effects are much better. Tommy Lee Jones, as Agent K, mentally checked out of this series after the first film, and he has a reduced role in this chapter. Most of the heavy lifting in this installment is handled by that capable, talented egomaniac, Will Smith. His Agent J is still wisecracking with the best of them, and must travel back in time to stop a hideous alien monster (Jemaine Clement) from killing K and erasing him from history. The younger K is played hilariously by a deadpan Josh Brolin, who totally captures the essence of Tommy Lee Jones. Things go a little crazy toward the end, but the film is an overall good time. Grimm MONSIEUR LAZHAR

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 THREE STOOGES

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

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

ROCK OF AGES

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

The hit Broadway play featuring ’80s hair rock comes to the big screen courtesy of director Adam Shankman (Hairspray), and the results are a mixed bag. Tom Cruise is amazing as jaded rock-star Stacee Jaxx, a role that affords Cruise the opportunity to sing—and sing well. He belts out songs like “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Wanted Dead or Alive” with such authority, it’s a wonder we haven’t heard this guy singing sooner. Julianne Hough is so-so in the typical girl-moves-to-big-city-to-make-itbig role. The other members of the cast, including Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand and Catherine ZetaJones, all have fun singing crap songs. The movie is overlong, and not too bright, yet it’s enjoyable whenever Cruise takes over. Grimm

What to Expect When You’re Expecting is probably the first interconnected romcom in the vein of Love Actually to actually get it somewhat right since the previously mentioned title did almost 10 years ago. That might be because there are actually some respectable actors here. The only real issue with the film is that the plot features all of these women, who all somehow know each other, who all got pregnant and/or started adopting at the same time. Maybe the apocalypse really is coming, and these children were all brought into Atlanta, in order to facilitate it? I’m probably reading too much into things, but whatever. Anyway, aside from this seemingly menacing little fact, the film is decent. It has fine performances, a few good jokes and enough “Aww!” moments to make it decent matinee fodder. Allen

THE RAID: REDEMPTION

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

More than being really good or really bad, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is really unusual—in the sense that there’s nothing cinematic about the story, and no obvious reason it needs to exist. Ewan McGregor plays a fishing expert for the British government whose services are acquired by a Yemeni sheik; he wants to, as the title suggests, fish for salmon in the desert. Impossible! McGregor’s bureaucrat strikes up a relationship with the sheik’s emissary, played by Emily Blunt, even though on the surface, that seems like a bigger upstream swim than exporting Atlantic salmon. This film was written by Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and directed by Lasse Hallström, neither of whom, despite their impressive résumés, apparently had better stories to tell. Boyd SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

The 347th Snow White movie this year is fairly decent, with Kristen Stewart doing a fine job as the title character, and Chris Hemsworth contributing nicely as the axe-wielding Hunstman. Best of all is Charlize Theron as Ravenna, a loony queen hell-bent on staying young and eating Snow White’s heart. Director Rupert Sanders puts together swell visuals,

WHERE DO WE GO NOW?

It’s worth wondering: Should a film that tackles an issue as important as the role of women in the Middle East be more realistic than Where Do We Go Now? This Lebanese film doesn’t feel as authentic as director Nadine Labaki must want it to be; then again, why does the impression of American audiences mean much, if she’s making it for audiences in the Middle East? It’s a warm-enough movie, and there are certainly slices of real life here, but light moments mixed in with sectarian violence might send a mixed message. It’s an interesting find, and Labaki certainly isn’t avoiding conflict—but she isn’t meeting it head-on, either. That’s what helped make Iran’s Oscar-winning A Separation so unique. Boyd

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Sushi Lounge offers the southside an intriguing, if overlarge, menu of Asian fare

BY ADAM BOROWITZ noshing@tucsonweekly.com

Cyclopsicles!

Beyond Mexican

Know what this summer heat calls for? One of the amazing frozen treats sold out of the cargo bike Gus Coliadis converted into the quirky mobile-food operation Cyclopsicle. Coliadis’ adventurous flavors—including incredible chocolate-dipped varieties—have made him a hit at numerous food-truck events around town, and the menu is always changing. Cyclopsicle now has regular hours at a semipermanent location at the corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday.

BY JACQUELINE KUDER, jkuder@tucsonweekly.com ucson’s southside has plenty of wellknown restaurants, but for the most part, they are Mexican/Sonoran joints. The only longstanding sushi restaurant on the southside is Sachiko Sushi, right across the street from us here at Weekly World Central. However, there’s an intriguing new joint (sort of) in the neighborhood: Sushi Lounge, at Sixth Avenue and Irvington Road. Sushi Lounge is a clean, open restaurant that is deceptively spacious—although we were the only people in the restaurant on both of our visits. The service was quick and friendly, and the food comes out quickly. Portions are generous without being ridiculous, and the food was generally tasty. The menu at Sushi Lounge leans toward excess, with six or seven pages of options, including sushi, soups, salads, tempura, various fried appetizers, chow mein, lo mein, donburi (rice bowls), teppan yaki, fried rice, yaki soba and other Japanese and Chinese options featuring chicken, seafood, beef and pork. There is something for every palate— but having so many options makes it difficult to choose. The sushi is where Sushi Lounge really shines. The roll prices vary widely, and the majority of the rolls are uramaki (rice on the outside), rather than futomaki (rice on the inside). The sashimi stole the show, and was reasonably priced—our 10-piece order was $9.95. You can upgrade to the 18-piece for $17.95. The slices were all large, but not too thick, and tasted fresh. It’s chef’s choice, but ours included salmon, tuna, yellow tail and white tuna. A little more variety (outside of tuna) would have been nice, but the fish was tasty. Of the rolls, the S.O.S. roll ($6.25), the red dragon roll ($10.95) and the Tucson roll ($9.95) were my favorites. The S.O.S. featured “spicy fresh fish” finely chopped with cucumber. It was just spicy enough, and the cucumber was nice and crisp. The red dragon roll was a spicy tuna roll topped with unagi (eel) and sauce; the sweetness of the eel sauce and the spiciness of the tuna were a great combination. The Tucson roll was the best: Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, cucumber and avocado were topped with unagi. I’m not usually a fan of shrimp in sushi rolls, because it often seems rubbery and overcooked, but that wasn’t the case here. Definitely tasty. The Hawaiian roll ($10.95), the squid-salad roll ($5.75) and the spider roll ($6.95) didn’t make the list of favorites, but they weren’t bad. Some pieces of the Hawaiian roll (blue crab topped with a variety of fish) were good,

More Frozen Custard Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, which opened in Marana early this year, is opening another outlet at Broadway Boulevard and Kolb Road. Sarah Selmon, who handles public relations for the company, says the new location is expected to open in November.

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The red dragon roll at Sushi Lounge. but on some pieces, the sweetness of the crab didn’t match with whatever fish happened to be on top. The squid-salad roll was kind of boring—I should have just ordered a squid salad instead—and the spider roll was good, but fairly standard. Generally speaking, the sushi is good, fresh and a good value; it’s a welcome change of pace for those of us who work or live on the southside. The non-sushi dishes were, for the most part, quite good, with a few exceptions. The BBQ squid appetizer ($7.25) was fantastic. Sliced squid body and tentacles were basted in Chinese-style barbecue sauce and lightly charred, leaving the outside crispy and the inside tender without being rubbery. The “poki” salad ($6.75) was also awesome: Large pieces of rough-chopped sashimi (again, salmon and tuna only) were mixed with julienned radish and cucumber, seaweed and a handful of squid salad. The flavor combination was great, and the different textures meshed well. The shrimp fried rice ($7.95) was also tasty, with a generous portion of large crispy shrimp, and it wasn’t too salty—something that plagues many fried-rice dishes. We also tried the Sushi Lounge appetizer ($10.95) and the scallop dynamite ($9.75), but they weren’t all that exciting. The Sushi Lounge appetizer had four each of mini egg rolls, crab puffs, shrimp tempura and gyoza, and was served with dipping sauce. The gyoza and crab puffs were good, but the shrimp tempura and

Sushi Lounge 4802 S. Sixth Ave. 294-4408; www.sushiloungeaz.com Open daily, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Pluses: Fresh, tasty sushi rolls and sashimi; friendly service; reasonable prices Minuses: Too many menu options; non-sushi items are hit-or-miss

egg rolls were fairly boring, with the overwhelming flavor that of being deep-fried. Meanwhile, the scallop dynamite (one of my usual favorites) was downright disappointing. It wasn’t spicy at all, and it wasn’t cooked long enough to get that nice caramelization on the scallops from the mayonnaise. The scallops were at least fresh, though. Sushi Lounge does sushi best, and fewer options on the menu would likely be a boon to the restaurant, giving the chefs time to concentrate on making better the non-sushi dishes that would remain. Hopefully, more customers will turn out to check out the place. I love tacos, but I’m glad to have some fresh and tasty new options in the neighborhood—though I hear that you can order your rolls “Mexican style” (add jalapeños and onions) at Sushi Lounge if you find yourself missing those tacos.

Firehouse Subs has opened its first Tucson location at 3844 W. River Road. We hear the focal point of the interior design is a mural depicting the scene when Old Tucson Studios went up in flames some years back, with special attention paid to details of the various fire departments that fought the blaze. This eatery serves the hot and cold sandwiches, salads and side dishes that one expects to find at an American sandwich shop, and has a CocaCola Freestyle machine that dispenses more than 120 kinds of carbonated beverages. There’s more—including information about the awesome Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation—at firehousesubs.com.

Whisky Wednesdays Union Public House, at 4340 N. Campbell Ave., in St. Philip’s Plaza, now offers halfpriced bourbon, whiskey and scotch all day on Wednesdays. The special includes everything from the cheaper stuff like Canadian Club, to serious top-shelf pours like aged The Glenlivet and Macallan. If you want something a little lower-octane, Union Public House offers halfpriced bottles of wine on Mondays. Visit www.uniontucson.com.

Vegetarian Options at V V Fine Thai Dining, at Stone Avenue and Congress Street, has added more vegetarian options to the menu. Expect items such as portabella mushrooms served alongside curried corn on the cob; avocado curry with eggplant and green beans; and artichoke hearts with basil and tofu. The restaurant has also added some delicious summer items to the menu, including Thai-style fish and chips; and barbecued pork ribs served with sweet-potato fries. There’s more at www.tucsonthai.com. JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 2012 TuCsON WEEKLY 43

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S South South of 22nd Street. W West West of Granada Avenue, south of River Road.

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

SANDWICHES 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. 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) $ 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. $ MELT E 5056 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-6358. Open MondaySaturday 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

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C 2500 E. Sixth St. 326-9500. Open Sunday-Thursday

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

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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) $ WORLD WIDE WRAPPERS

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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) $-$$ KINGFISHER BAR AND GRILL C 2564 E. Grant Road. 323-7739. Open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-midnight; Saturday and Sunday 5 p.m.-midnight. Bar is open Monday-Saturday to 1 a.m.; Sunday to midnight. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This venue’s strength is the creative talent of its kitchen and innovative renditions from the American regional repertoire. The late-night bar menu is deservedly popular. Award-winning wine selections. (3-27-03) $$-$$$ RESTAURANT SINALOA W 1020 W. Prince Road. 887-1161. Open SundayThursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.11 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMES, DIS, MC, V. Restaurant Sinaloa should be Tucson’s new hotspot for freshly prepared, affordable seafood of every sort. Shrimp is the specialty, and with more than 20 different shrimp preparations on the menu, there is something for every palate. Service is quick and friendly. Be sure to branch out and try the smoked-marlin taco. (10-6-11) $-$$$

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) $$-$$$

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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) $-$$ 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) $$

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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) $$

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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) $$$-$$$$

SPANISH CASA VICENTE RESTAURANTE ESPAÑOL C 375 S. Stone Ave. 884-5253. Open Tuesday and Wednesday 4-10:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-10:30 p.m.; Saturday 4-10:30 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC and V. Tucson is again home to a good Spanish restaurant, thanks to Casa Vicente. While the entrées are worth noting, the numerous tapas are the real standouts. You can get paella, too--but only if you order for at least four people, or if you go for the Thursday night special. (9-8-05) $-$$$

SPORTS BAR DIABLOS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL S 2545 S. Craycroft Road. 514-9202. Open daily 11 a.m.-2 a.m. (Full menu served until 10 p.m.) Café/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. Diablos takes standard bar fare and kicks it up a notch with spicy, well-prepared appetizers, burgers, sandwiches and salads. With more than 20 TVs, you won’t miss a minute of the game while enjoying tall, cold beers and really hot wings, served with a smile. (7-29-10) $-$$ GRUMPY’S GRILL NW 2960 W. Ina Road. 297-5452. Open Monday-

Saturday 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. “Burgers, baskets and beer,” the catchphrase for this bar and grill, says it all. Add a friendly atmosphere and big-screen TVs, and you’ve got a great neighborhood eatery. The baskets are big, and dinners range from steak to spaghetti and meatballs. Happy-hour prices attract a nice crowd. (9-27-07) $-$$ MIDTOWN BAR AND GRILL E 4915 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-2011. Bar is open daily 10 a.m.-2 a.m.; Food is served daily 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Visit this place for the abundant TV screens on game days, and very good burgers; the rest of the menu is not bad, but rather undistinguished. (2-12-09) $-$$ RUSTY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT AND SPORTS GRILLE W 2075 W. Grant Road. 623-3363. Open daily 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. Atmospherewise, this is actually two restaurants in one--a sports bar and a trendy family restaurant. With decent prices, a hip decor and tasty sandwiches, burgers and dinner entrées, Rusty’s is one of the cooler places to eat or drink on the westside. (6-26-03) $$-$$$ TRIDENT GRILL C 2033 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-5755. Open daily 11

a.m.-2 a.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. While Trident Grill is a popular UA-area sports bar, its menu takes diners above and beyond the usual sports-bar fare. All the requisite appetizers, sandwiches and burgers are joined by an impressive menu of seafood offerings. The comfortable décor shows management’s love of the Navy SEALS and the Washington Redskins, and the service is friendly and efficient. A place to kick back, watch the game and eat some shellfish. (9-28-06) $$-$$$ WORLD SPORTS GRILLE NW 2290 W. Ina Road. 229-0011. Open daily 11 a.m.-

2 a.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Consider this the Super Bowl of sports bars, with big TVs everywhere, a large menu, cold beer and enough video games to keep the kiddies busy for hours. The food includes the usual sports-bar fare—like burgers, sandwiches and salads—but then goes beyond with pizza, tagine noodle bowls and more. Prices are reasonable. (1-15-09) $$

STEAKHOUSE COLT’S TASTE OF TEXAS STEAKHOUSE NW 8310 N. Thornydale Road. 572-5968. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Right out of a Larry McMurtry novel, the hoe-down atmosphere at Colt’s is a perfect backdrop for some of the tastiest steak dinners in town. Although chicken and fish are also offered, stick with the restaurant’s namesake, and you’ll never be disappointed. $$-$$$

DAISY MAE’S STEAK HOUSE W 2735 W. Anklam Road. 792-8888. Open daily 3-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Calling all you cowboys and cowgals: Gather around the table for some mighty fine vittles, including steaks, ribs, chicken and chops, all cooked to order on an outdoor mesquite grill! Smiling servers will bring you all the beans you care to eat. This is a little piece of Old Pueblo dining history and a great place to bring out-of-towners. (10-26-06) $$-$$$ EL CORRAL

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Thursday 5-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 4:30-10 p.m.; Sunday 4:30-9 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V, Checks. For a serious no-frills steak dinner, you can’t beat the ambiance of this older ranch houseturned-steakhouse. Featuring the house specialty of prime rib, this is a Tucson favorite for all sorts of family affairs. Large servings, low prices, big fun. (2-28-02) $-$$ FLEMING’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE AND WINE BAR

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Open Sunday-Thursday 5-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 5-10:30 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Featuring more than 100 wines by the glass and some of the best cuts of meat you’ll find anywhere, the Tucson location of the Fleming’s chain is a great place for an upscale dinner—if money is no object. The steaks are prepared exactly how you order them, and the atmosphere is elegant, if a bit noisy. Just make sure you bring a lot of cash (or credit)—Fleming’s à la carte-style menu is far from cheap. (12-16-04) $$$$

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Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V and checks. Little Mexico Steakhouse is great for steaks and shrimp entrées. The steaks have an interesting, smoky flavor, and portions are huge. The Mexican fare tends to be unimaginative, though. (9-1709) $$-$$$ $$-$$$ PINNACLE PEAK E 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 296-0911. Open Monday-Friday 5-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 4:3010 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Located in Trail Dust Town, Pinnacle Peak serves up some of the biggest, most flavorful steaks in Southern Arizona. The Old West atmosphere provides a fun time for all. Just don’t go there if you’re a vegetarian or if you’re wearing a tie. (7-3-03) $-$$

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SUSHI AND JAPANESE AN DEL SOL S 5655 W. Valencia Road, inside Casino del Sol. 8387177. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Mr. An’s dining ventures seem to get better and better. The menu is gigantic, so it can be hard to choose. We were knocked out by the tuna tartare and completely surprised by the sweet-and-sour fish. The sushi rolls have clever names; the Big Birtha comes to mind. While the prices are a little high, the portion sizes more than make up for it. (5-5-11) $$-$$$$

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FUKU SUSHI C 940 E. University Blvd. 798-3858. Open daily 11 a.m.-midnight. Café. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. A welcome addition to the Main Gate mix. The sushi offerings are many, with a full slate of both traditional and house rolls. The honor roll is a definite winner. This is one of the few places around that’s truly doing fusion food; the Japanese fish tacos are a prime example. Fuku has a youthful vibe—and prices that fit into a student budget. (2-5-09) $-$$ FUSION WASABI E 250 W. Craycroft Road, Suite 100. 747-0228. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-11 p.m.; Saturday 1-11 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. Fusion Wasabi offers two things—teppan yaki and sushi— and you can’t go wrong with either one. The teppan yaki makes for a nice, tasty show, much like you’d get anywhere else. But the sushi is where Fusion Wasabi excels. It’s some of the best Tucson has to offer— especially the strawberry-topped Fusion Wasabi roll and the 24-karat-gold-topped Fusion Wasabi ultimate roll. (1-5-06) $$$-$$$$ GINZA NE 5425 N. Kolb Road, No. 115. 529-8877. Open Tuesday-Saturday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Sunday 5-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Ginza offers a unique Japanese dining experience called izakaya, similar to tapas-style dining. The list of izakaya offerings is long and varied, including chicken, shrimp, smelt, squid, mountain potato, yam and much more. But it’s the sushi side of the house that’ll bring us back. The boats offer generous combinations of traditional sushi and house specialties, and at lunch, you’ll find bento bowls. (7-31-08) $$$-$$$$ HANA TOKYO S 5435 S. Calle Santa Cruz, No. 185. 807-2212. Open Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; ThursdaySaturday 11 a.m.-midnight; Sunday noon-11 p.m. Café/ Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The second Hana Tokyo— the first one is in Sierra Vista—offers a huge selection of Japanese offerings, including teppan yaki. However, it’s the sushi artistry that makes Hana Tokyo stand out; the enormous scorpion roll is actually shaped like a scorpion, for example. Not only do the sushi rolls look cool; they taste great, too. (7-21-11) $$-$$$$ IKKYU NW 2040 W. Orange Grove Road. No. 180. 297-9011. Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. MC, V. Ikkyu offers downhome Japanese food in a fast-casual style. Rice bowls, noodles, ramen and sushi are at the ready, making for a perfect quick dinner or some fine takeout. Prices fit any budget. Word is the ramen shouldn’t be missed. $-$$ (11-19-09) $-$$ KAMPAI NW 6486 N. Oracle Road. 219-6550. Open Tuesday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9:30 p.m. Bistro/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. The food, both from the sushi bar and regular menu, is delicious. The spicy garlic shrimp is worth a try. And the gingerintensive dressing on the house salad’s good enough to bottle. (2-12-04) $$-$$$ KAZOKU SUSHI AND JAPANESE CUISINE E 4210 E. Speedway Blvd. 777-6249. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The sushi and other offerings at Kazoku will delight your taste buds, and the décor is beautiful. The lack of an all-you-can-eat option means you should bring a loaded wallet. (1-14-10) $-$$$

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ON A ROLL C 63 E. Congress St. 622-7655. Open MondayWednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursday and Friday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Asian food has arrived in downtown with On a Roll. You’re likely to find a young, hip crowd here, along with a bright, urban décor and lots of tasty, fresh sushi offerings. The rest of the menu has some gems, too, like the kobe beef burger. However, bring a fat wallet; you’ll pay more here than you will at other sushi joints around Tucson. (1-8-09) $$-$$$ RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT NW 2905 E. Skyline Drive. 615-3970. Open daily 11

a.m.-11 p.m.; bar open until midnight. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Ra Sushi, a Benihana-owned chain that got its start in the Phoenix area, is a little pricier than other area sushi joints. For those extra few bucks, you’ll get a hip, trendy atmosphere and quick service. You’ll also find tasty food, some occasional nifty specials and a wide variety of appetizers. Think what it would be like if P.F. Chang’s did a sushi place. (3-1804) $$-$$$ SACHIKO SUSHI E 1101 N. Wilmot Road. 886-7000. Open Monday-

Friday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 3200 E. Valencia Road (741-1000). Sushi is prepared here with innovative skill. A bowl of udon arrives with attentive art and detail. Good Korean grill as well. $$-$$$ SAGA C 2955 E. Speedway Blvd. 320-0535. Open Monday-

Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday noon10 p.m.; Sunday 4-9 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Sake. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Chiles, shrimp cocktails and unfamiliar names for sushi rolls like San Carlos, Yaqui and jalapeño make Saga a standout among local sushi venues. Where else can you indulge a craving for don buri and shrimp tostadas at the same time? Consummately fresh seafood is the key to Saga’s phenomenal success. Serves great fish and shrimp tacos. (6-22-00) $$ SAKURA E 6534 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-7777. Open

Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-11 p.m.; Saturday 5-11 p.m.; Sunday noon-10 p.m. Bistro/Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This venue is devoted to the open flame and teppan. For some of the best sushi in town and an entertaining evening at the teppan table, Sakura is a solid win. (3-14-02) $$-$$$ SHOGUN JAPANESE RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR NW 5036 N. Oracle Road. 888-6646. Open Monday-

Friday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon-9 p.m. Café/Sushi Bar. Beer, Wine and Sake. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Traditional Japanese cuisine is served up by kimono-clad waitresses in an atmosphere right out of the miniseries by the same name. You get decent sushi and fine renditions of other Japanese specialties $-$$ SUSHI GARDEN C 3048 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-4700. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon-10 p.m. Café/Sushi Bar/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., Suite 312 (877-8744). An unpretentious neighborhood sushi restaurant satisfying beginner and honed sushi appetites. All-you-can-eat sushi for $19.95. Ample portions of combination plates and rice bowls. (12-5-02) $-$$ SUSHI KING C 1800 E. Fort Lowell Road, No. 116. 321-4000. Open

Monday 5-10 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-10 p.m.; Sunday 4-10 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. MC, V. Located in a midtown strip mall, this small joint could become a neighborhood favorite—even if you’re not a sushi fan. There are plenty of options, good-sized portions and reasonable prices. The roll assortment is interesting and covers the full gamut. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and you’ll be one of the gang after only a few visits. (3-2207) $-$$ SUSHI ON ORACLE NW 6449 N. Oracle Road. 297-3615. Open Tuesday-

Thursday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Friday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Café/ Sushi Bar. Beer, Wine and Sake. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. The folks here don’t mess around. They offer large portions of food, delicious sushi and a gracious staff. The Sushi on Oracle salad is a fine example of their exquisite presentations. Get there early: There are 10 tables and only 12 seats at the sushi bar. (10-31-02) $$

SUSHI TEN E 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 1. 324-0010. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Café/Sushi Bar. Beer, Wine and Sake. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. After several years of turbulent ownership changes, it appears this onetime Tucson favorite has made a nice comeback. The sushi and nigiri is fresh and tasty; the all-you-can-eat ($19.95) and happy-hour/ lunch deals (with much of the menu offered for halfprice) are amazing. (8-5-10) $-$$$ SUSHI TRAN NW 9725 N. Thornydale Road, No. 49. 579-6604. Open Sunday-Thursday 5 to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 5 to 9:30 p.m. Bistro/Beer and Wine. MC, V. Sushi Tran, tucked away in a northwest-side strip mall, boasts friendly service and good sushi rolls and nigiri, with a wide range of non-sushi Asian and Pacific Rim dishes, too. Skip the sashimi, but don’t miss out on the greenmussel appetizer. Expect to spend at least $25 per person in a family-friendly environment that is quiet and clean. (1-28-10) $$-$$$ SUSHI YUKARI E 5655 E. River Road, No. 151. 232-1393. Open Monday 5-9:30 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Sake. MC, V. Divine sushi and sashimi star at this strip-mall restaurant. Service is top-notch, and the prices are among the most reasonable in town. Try a combo plate for one or two, and you’ll walk away full, but craving more. Karaoke fills the place on Saturday nights—so reservations are a must! (5-24-07) $$$-$$$$ SUSHI-CHO C 1830 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 148. 628-8800.

Open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday 5-10 p.m. Café/Sushi Bar/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Small, tasty and enormously popular, Sushi-Cho wows with its complete attention to all the fine details, especially at the sushi bar, where the large portions exceed finger-food expectations. $-$$ YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT C 857 E. Grant Road. 624-3377. Open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-2:15 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Saturday 5-9:30 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Sake. AMEX, MC, V. The fresh fish makes the sushi at this tiny midtown spot a real treat. The rest of the menu offers up all sorts of traditional Japanese goodies that prove to be tasty as well. The low-key atmosphere is another plus. And while Yamato may not be easy to find the first time, you’ll probably find yourself returning again and again. (1117-05) $-$$ YOSHIMATSU HEALTHY JAPANESE FOOD AND CAFÉ C 2660 N. Campbell Ave. 320-1574. Open Monday-

Thursday 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Diner/Beer and Wine. MC, V. One of the more unique restaurants you’ll ever find, Yoshimatsu features a decor combining weird Japanese TV, action figures and eclectic music. The food is fast, inexpensive and tasty. Try the Japanese pizzas; they’re amazing. You can get takeout, but we recommend dining in. It’s such a cool place. (2-27-03) $-$$ YUKI’S SUSHI C 2962 N. Campbell Ave. 326-7727. Open Monday-

Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 3-10 p.m. Sushi Bar/ Full Bar. MC, V. For an excellent indulgence in properly prepared and inventive sushi, Yuki’s serves up some of the freshest and most inviting sushi around, with an extensive selection of sakes. Service can be harried, though. $$-$$$

THAI BAI THONG E 4853 E. Speedway Blvd. 881-5068. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. MC, V. Bai Thong is a modest, quiet, affordable family Thai joint with some standouts, including papaya salad and fiery fried rice. Wash it down with icy Singha beer, and be happy. Note: They’re willing to make any dish vegetarian. (7-19-07) $-$$ BANGKOK CAFÉ C 2511 E. Speedway Blvd. 323-6555. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. Featuring fine service and a calming atmosphere, Bangkok Café features delicious soups, appetizers and salads, as well as a number of curry, rice, noodle and other dishes. While some of the entrées tend to be a bit bland, the ingredients are always fresh. (10-14-04) $-$$

CHAR’S THAI E 5039 E. Fifth St. 795-1715. Open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-9:30 p.m.; Saturday 5-10 p.m. Café/ Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. Lunch and dinner plates come mild to palate-searing hot in true Thai style. Try the soups. $-$$ KARUNA’S THAI PLATE C 1917 E. Grant Road. 325-4129. Open TuesdayThursday noon-3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday noon-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. MC, V. Karuna’s offers all the traditional dishes you’ve come to expect on Tucson’s small Thai scene, as well as an awesome and affordable daily lunch buffet. Some of the fire of Thai cooking may be absent, but all the other ingredients are flavorfully present. $ MINA’S THAI NE 5575 E. River Road, No. 141. 299-0453. Open Monday-Saturday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. After bouncing around town, Mina’s Thai is now entrenched in a cozy little space at River and Craycroft roads. Here, you’ll find all of your Thai favorites, served to you graciously by Mina and her family. While some of the dishes aren’t as nuanced as they could be, offerings such as the yum neau (Thai beef salad) are sure to please. If you’re looking for a quick, inexpensive lunch, check out Mina’s weekday lunch specials. (9-7-06) $-$$ V FINE THAI C 9 E. Congress St. 882-8143. Open Thursday-Monday 5-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. V Fine Thai Dining is adding a little spice to downtown Tucson, with traditional Thai dishes and some less-traditional twists, too. The patio offers a nice break from the growing bustle of downtown, and it’s a great place for appetizers and house-infused drink creations with friends. (8-1811) $$-$$$

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2930, ext. 474. Open Tuesday-Saturday 7 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5:30-10 p.m.; Sunday and Monday 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Gold serves up intriguing dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The short stack—with a seared yellow fin tuna, a small filet mignon and a grilled day boat scallop—is the star of the dinner menu. Sit outside or near the window, and enjoy a fantastic view of the city. (9-3-09) $$-$$$$ GRILL AT HACIENDA DEL SOL NE 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 529-3500. Open

daily 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. For pure restoration and sheer indulgence, the Grill at Hacienda del Sol leads the pack. One of Tucson’s best-restored historic properties, the Grill delivers a deeply satisfying menu; impeccable, gracious service; and a priceless sense of sanctuary. It’s worth every penny and the lovely drive. (12-7-00) $$$ HARVEST RESTAURANT NW 10355 N. La Cañada Drive, No. 141. 731-1100. Open Sunday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Inventive but not pretentious upscale preparations emphasize locally harvested and organic ingredients served in peak season. It isn’t just trendy; it’s tremendously tasty, too. (3-5-09) $$$ JONATHAN’S TUCSON CORK E 6320 E. Tanque Verde Road. 296-1631. Open daily

5-9 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, MC, V. Serving the best of a surf-and-turf menu, Jonathan’s Tucson Cork offers outstanding cuts of beef, expertly aged and cooked, as well as a daily assortment of fresh-fish specials prepared in new and creative ways. (11-4-99) $$$-$$$$

PRIMO W 3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., inside the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa. 792-3500. Open TuesdaySunday 6-9 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Tucsonans should thank our lucky stars that Melissa Kelly decided to open one of her wonderful restaurants in the Old Pueblo. With a clever menu that makes the most of artisanal foods, Primo offers delicious, creative choices from soup to nuts. Desserts are especially delightful. This would be the perfect place for that special occasion. (2-9-06) $$$$ PY STEAKHOUSE S 5655 W. Valencia Road, inside Casino del Sol. (800)

344-9435. Open Tuesday-Thursday 4 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 4-11 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC and V. True fine dining has come to Casino del Sol with PY Steakhouse. Offering impeccable service, amazing cocktails and some fine steak and seafood offerings, PY is a great place for a special occasion. Don’t miss the corn and lobster chowder. (2-23-11) $$$-$$$$

VEGETARIAN FRIENDLY CHOICE GREENS C 2829 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-2467. Open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 4205 N. Campbell Ave. (319-2467). While Choice Greens offers a handful of soups, sandwiches and paninis, salads are undeniably the main attraction at this fast-casual joint. The concept is simple: You pick a lettuce; you choose which of the almost four-dozen ingredients you want in your salad; you choose a protein (meat, tuna or tofu), if you want one; and then you pick your dressing. You pay; you sit down; your salad is delivered shortly. Simple, uncomplicated and delicious. (9-29-05) $ THE GARLAND BISTRO C 119 E. Speedway Blvd. 882-3999. Open WednesdayMonday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Checks. This midtown spot specializes in vegetarian and ethnic cuisine, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with equal verve. Breakfast is especially satisfying, with thick-sliced homemade bread and the best home fries in town. The Garland is truly an oasis in this desert, with a menu that vegetarians and meat-eaters will find mutually satisfying. $$

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VIETNAMESE HA LONG BAY E 6304 E. Broadway Blvd. 571-1338. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. MC, V. Tasty Vietnamese cuisine in an unpretentious, comfortable atmosphere pretty much sums up this eastside restaurant. All the ingredients that give Vietnamese food its unique, wonderful flavors (lemongrass, fish sauce, lime, mint, etc.) are used expertly. If you’ve never tried diamond shrimp paste, it’s a must-have. (6-8-06) $-$$ MISS SAIGON C 1072 N. Campbell Ave. 320-9511. Open MondaySaturday 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.9:30 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. Friendly, inexpensive Miss Saigon serves up the fresh, authentic, complex flavors of Vietnam, including some of the best pho in town. (2-1-07) $

SAIGON PHO C 943 E. University Blvd., Suite 107. 624-0999. Open

Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-7 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. MC, V. Comforting, generous, healthful Vietnamese food, quite distinct from Chinese and Thai flavors, should please the palate as long as you keep in mind that individual ingredients need spicing up with the provided sauces. (10-9-08) $

WINE BARS ARMITAGE WINE LOUNGE AND CAFÉ NW 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 168. 682-9740. Open Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. A chic décor, an impressive (if pricey) wine selection and tasty food await diners at Armitage, yet another impressive La Encantada restaurant. Our brunch experience revealed uniformly bland victuals, but the dishes at dinner ranged from decent to spectacular. If you’re an ahi fan, you must try the splendid seared yellowtail with orange soy syrup and wasabi cream. (8-1408) $$$-$$$$ CATAVINOS E 3063 N. Alvernon Way. 323-3063. Open Tuesday

PHO 88 C 2746 N. Campbell Ave. 881-8883. Open ThursdayTuesday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. MC, V. The food at Pho 88 is consistently good, if not mindblowing, and the service is always friendly and efficient. The large menu features all the Vietnamese favorites you’d expect, plus a few pan-Asian entrées, too—but, as you’d expect based on the name, the pho is the star here. (7-23-09) $-$$

and Wednesday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Wine Only. MC, V. Discover one of Tucson’s most friendly places for wine. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and every other Wednesday, the folks here pour well-thought-out flights of wine. Conversation is warm, comfortable and certainly not intimidating. There’s no food (other than cheese, crackers and chocolate to pair with the wine), but it’s still a lot of fun. Most bottles are $15 or less. (2-26-09) $-$$

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LOVIN’ SPOONFULS VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT C 2990 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 120. 325-7766. Open Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Counter. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks.

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THE TASTEFUL KITCHEN C 722 N. Stone Ave. 250-9600. Open WednesdaySaturday 5-9 p.m.; Sunday 4-8:30 p.m. Café/BYO. MC, V. The Tasteful Kitchen is trying to bring vegan, vegetarian and raw food into the mainstream. The bright and colorful entrées and delicious desserts will appeal to even the most dedicated carnivore. (4-26-12) $$

PHO 1 C 2226 N. Stone Ave. 670-1705. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. MC and V. With a long list of pho variations, other soups, enticing appetizers and rice dishes featuring a full array of proteins, this little Vietnamese joint offers great food across the board. Pho is the draw, of course, but we would have been happy with a couple of appetizers and the house fried chicken. The address says Stone Avenue, but the restaurant is really located on the south side of Sahuaro Street. (2-9-12) $-$$

GOVINDA’S NATURAL FOODS BUFFET AND BOUTIQUE C 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Open Tuesday 5-9 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Counter/ No Alcohol. MC, V, Checks. Govinda’s blends great Bengali vegetarian food and spiritual philosophy in a relaxing environment. The buffet menu changes daily and includes salad, breads, rice, soups, pasta, veggies and entrées. Tuesday is “India Night” and Thursday is “Vegan Day.” The courtyard has waterfalls, peacocks and parrots. A koi pond adds to the ambiance. $

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AMERICANA THE ABBEY EAT + DRINK NE 6960 E. Sunrise Drive. 299-3132. Open TuesdaySaturday 4-10 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The Abbey, the “sister” restaurant to Jax Kitchen, is continuing the trend of dishing up comfort foods with a gourmet twist. With inventive cocktails, a well-balanced wine list and friendly service, it’s a spot not to be missed. The Abbey burger re-imagines a true American classic in a delightful and delicious way, and desserts are to die for. Reservations are strongly recommended. (1-17-11) $$-$$$ BILL’S GRILL NE Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort

Drive. 299-2020. Open daily 11 a.m. to dusk. Bistro/ Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Great cacti and mountain views make this one of the most memorable spots in town. Take a hike before or after. $$ BLUE WILLOW C 2616 N. Campbell Ave. 327-7577. Open MondayFriday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. A Tucson institution, Blue Willow set the standard for wholesome fare à la the 1970s: omelets, quiche, crépes, homemade soups and tofu scrambles. Today, the restaurant continues to shine due to a joyful dedication to quality and a chocolate du jour dessert dish that hits the spot every time. Great outdoor patio and nifty gift shop. (12-16-99) $-$$ BOBO’S RESTAURANT C 2938 E. Grant Road. 326-6163. Open daily 5:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Diner/No Alcohol. MC, V. Long a favorite breakfast spot, Bobo’s serves up enough ham, eggs and pancakes to feed all of Tucson. Lunch specials are iffy, but breakfast—especially the omelets—is outstanding. $ BREAD AND BUTTER CAFÉ E 4231 E. 22nd St., No. 101. 327-0004. Open

Monday-Saturday 5 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Café/Diner/No Alcohol. MC, V. For a cheap, fast breakfast or lunch, the Bread and Butter Café is a longtime Tucson favorite (although the joint doesn’t serve butter; go figure). The coffee cup is bottomless and constantly refilled; the eggs are cooked perfectly to order. Be sure

to save room for a “wedge” of homemade pie; dessert is where this café really excels. Expect a wait during peak weekend hours. (4-9-09) $ BUDDY’S GRILL E 7385 S. Houghton Road. 881-2226. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight Bistro/Full Bar. DC, DIS, MC, V, Checks. Everything from burgers to sophisticated hickory-grilled seafood entrées are well-prepared and served with panache. $$ BUFFET AT THE DESERT DIAMOND CASINO AND HOTEL S 7350 S. Nogales Highway. 342-1327. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (champagne brunch) and 4-9 p.m. Counter/ Specialty Drinks. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. A lot of the food here is buffet-bland, yet hardly anything is less-thanaverage in quality in a surprisingly restful setting. It’s a decent respite from your casino exertions. (1-7-09) $$ CAFE TREMOLO NW 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., No. 152. 742-2999. Open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Cafe Tremolo is like a Tucson version of the Hard Rock Café—except with better food. Beautifully presented entrées, sandwiches and desserts make this an ideal lunch or dinner spot, and if you know anything about classic rock or jazz, you can geek out at the awesome collection of music memorabilia. Friendly service and a full bar make the experience complete—and don’t miss out on the live music and the open-mic nights. (9-16-10) $$ CHAFFIN’S FAMILY RESTAURANT C 902 E. Broadway Blvd. 882-7707. Open daily 6 a.m.2 p.m. Diner/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Homemade mashed potatoes. Good chicken-fried steak. Homemade desserts. This is what greasy-spoon dining is supposed to be like. Don’t let the ugly, aged decor deter you! (5-22-03) $-$$ CLAIM JUMPER C 3761 E. Broadway Blvd. 795-2900. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. At Claim Jumper, you can expect several things: a wait to be seated, terrific service and portion sizes large enough to feed entire small villages. The décor at this Californiabased chain reminds one of an oversized ski lodge,

including lots of wood and a chandelier made of antlers. The food is decent—you can’t go wrong with the salads and the ribs—and be prepared to take a ton of leftovers home. (6-2-05) $$$-$$$$ CODY’S BEEF ’N’ BEANS C 2708 E. Fort Lowell Road. 322-9475. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Grab your cowboy hat, boots and best gal or guy, and head on down to this down-home cowboy heaven. Great cuts of beef and pork done up just right are served with some mighty-fine spicy cowboy beans. Casual to the core, Cody’s is the place to get quality steaks at moderate prices. (10-28-04) $-$$ COYOTE PAUSE CAFÉ W Cat Mountain Station, 2740 S. Kinney Road. 8837297. Open Sunday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. It’s out of the way for most folks, but if you’re on your way to or from Old Tucson or the Desert Museum, Coyote Pause dishes up reliable breakfast and lunch café standards with a subtle individual touch. (6-5-08) $

FIREBIRDS WOOD FIRED GRILL NW 2985 E. Skyline Drive. 577-0747. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This Rocky Mountain-themed restaurant chain’s headquarters are in North Carolina—go figure—but regardless of their geographical confusion, the Firebirds folks know how to grill up a top-notch steak. The service is friendly and efficient, too. At the midprice level in Tucson, restaurants don’t get much better than this. (8-11-05) $$$-$$$$ FRANK’S RESTAURANT C 3843 E. Pima St. 881-2710. Open Monday-Friday 6

a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.2 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. MC, V. There’s nothing fancy or extravagant in the way Frank’s does business, but if you like a hearty, homestyle meal served with lots of hot, strong coffee, real honest-to-goodness mashed potatoes and hash browns and eggs cooked the way you like them, you’ll love this place. Ample portions, brisk service and affordable prices ensure constant popularity. (1-6-00) $ THE GOOD EGG

CUSHING STREET RESTAURANT AND BAR C 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984. Open TuesdayThursday 4:30-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 4:30-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. This long-time bar and restaurant offers a pleasant way to enjoy uptown, down-home food while soaking up some local history. Spring nights on the patio can be quite romantic. While it’s a bit off the beaten path, once you’ve been there, you’ll want to go back, even for a few drinks after a night at the Convention Center. Plenty of free parking. (3-11-04) $$-$$$

E 7189 E. Speedway Blvd. 885-4838. Open daily 6:30

a.m.-2:30 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, MC, V. Also at 4775 E. Grant Road (795-7879), 5350 E. Broadway Blvd. (512-0280) and 5055 N. Oracle Road (2936139). The Good Egg works with several variations on a theme to provide an outstanding menu of breakfast and lunch fare. Even people on a restricted diet can find something to eat here, while those who envision a stack of pancakes will be astounded at the platter-sized monsters that come to their table begging for a maplesyrup bath. $ GUS BALON’S RESTAURANT

DEB’S CONEY CAFÉ C 110 S. Church Ave. 624-5027. Open Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. MC, V. Serving nine different types of hot dogs, Deb’s Coney Café dogs the Old Pueblo in grand style. (3-1-01) $

E 6027 E. 22nd St. 748-9731. Open Monday-Saturday

DOWNTOWN KITCHEN + COCKTAILS C 135 S. Sixth Ave. 623-7700. Open SundayWednesday 11 a.m.-9:30 a.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. There is much to like about Janos Wilder’s return to downtown. He’s taken American cuisine and infused it with foreign influences in a delightfully urban setting. The service is top-notch, and don’t miss the “at the bar” menu. (3-10-11) $$-$$$$ DRY RIVER COMPANY E 800 N. Kolb Road. 298-5555. Open Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m.-1 a.m.; Saturday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This is a nifty little place that offers everything from light breakfasts to delicious pizzas to happy hour and beyond. Baked goods include scones, cupcakes, cookies, brownies cheesecake and more; enjoy these with one of the specialty coffees. Pizzas are baked in a wood-fired oven; toppings include all the old standbys as well as twists like potatoes. Sandwiches, salads and pastas round out the menu. (11-18-10) $-$$ EAT-A-BURGER C 100 N. Stone Ave. 445-4700. Open MondayThursday 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. Eat-a-Burger, the food truck, is now Eat-a-Burger, the restaurant. Located in the Pioneer Building, it’s an easy stop-in for a quick, simple and tasty downtown lunch or breakfast. The menu is small but well-executed, and the service comes with a smile. Limited breakfast hours (8-10:30 a.m.) are difficult for the downtown crowd, but the breakfast sandwiches offer a definite bang for your buck (or two). (11-24-11) $

7 a.m.-3 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. Cash and checks. Enjoy a hearty breakfast in the grand tradition of eggs fried in butter and french toast made with large slices of white bread. The prices are beyond economical, the service warm and friendly and the coffee cups bottomless. Be sure to try the pies and cinnamon rolls. $ HOT ROD CAFÉ C 2831 N. Stone Ave. 903-2233. Open Monday-Friday

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. Simple but tasty sandwiches, salads and breakfast items make the Hot Rod Café a worthwhile place to stop in and grab a quick bite to eat. There is a bright, racing-themed décor, lots of cool automotive memorabilia and service with a smile. The sandwiches are reminiscent of the food you might have found in your lunchbox once upon a time. Don’t pass up the opportunity to order a root-beer float or an old-fashioned milkshake. (1-27-11) $ THE HUNGRY FOX RESTAURANT AND COUNTRY STORE E 4637 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-2835. Open MondayFriday 6 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Diner/No Alcohol. MC, V. Great breakfasts are served all day with double-yolk eggs, golden hash browns and fluffy bread made from scratch. The lunches are for those who miss Mom’s cooking, and the waitresses are all professional mama-surrogates. $ JALOPY’S GRILLVILLE C 4230 N. Oracle Road, No. 100. 888-0111. Open

Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, DC, MC, V. Despite its location right next to a microbrewery chain, Jalopy’s Grillville is standing its ground as a great local alternative. With tasty pizzas, a large selection of burgers and friendly service, it’s an ideal place to catch a game and a bite to eat. Jalopy’s is also moving into the local-brews business. (6-7-12) $$

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Lyle Lovett celebrates the end of what could be his final full record deal

By Stephen Seigel, musiced@tucsonweekly.com

Boutique Country

Lyle Lovett

BY GENE ARMSTRONG, garmstrong@tucsonweekly.com ack in the late 1980s, I was chatting with some middle-age fans during intermission at a mainstream country concert at the Tucson Convention Center Arena. These die-hard country fans were discussing the then-new bunch of “weird” country acts, such as Dwight Yoakam, k.d. lang, Lucinda Williams and, especially, Lyle Lovett. These exasperated folks just didn’t get these new acts challenging the country-pop hegemony of the era. Lovett, whose first album came out in 1986, chuckles at my story and remembers that time as he speaks via cell phone from his home in Texas. “When I went to Nashville to be a songwriter in 1984 … what I heard all the publishers talking about was how things had ground to a halt after the Urban Cowboy phase, that it was a new low in the business, and that Nashville was looking for the next big thing. There are a lot of new artists around who didn’t fit that mold, and it looked like it was going to go in our direction, along with people like Steve Earle and Nanci Griffith,” he says. “What turned out was the rise of Randy Travis, Keith Whitley, Clint Black and, of course, Garth Brooks. I have nothing against any of them, but they became the trend. But that’s OK, because those of us who followed the path of experimentalism in country music, we kind of slipped through the door with them.” It didn’t hurt that Lovett’s A&R man at Curb Records was producer Tony Brown, who played piano for such artists as Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash before becoming a music executive. “In my case, I was lucky to be working with Tony Brown, who was as open-minded and caring as an A&R person can be, and he had great instincts and radar.” Lovett’s adventurous combination of folk, country, bluegrass, swing, jazz, R&B, blues and gospel may not have fit well into the Top 40 at the time, but he’s had staying power. You could argue that the 54-year-old Lovett is now one of the established leaders in boutique country for adventurous listeners. Lovett will return to Tucson for a concert on Sunday, July 1, at the Fox Tucson Theatre. His recently released 13th album marks the end of his 26 years with Curb. Cleverly titled Release Me, its cover photo depicts Lovett bound from neck to feet in rope, waiting to be untied. But he shows no bitterness toward his now-former record label. In fact, he attests to having fond memories of the period and to being proud of the fact that he remained at one label until now. It’s not often you hear about such an amicable breakup.

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SLOW AND SLOWER A few weeks ago, I warned you that this summer was going to be slow, live-music-wise. Well, it would appear that touring musicians are either (1) getting paid a lot of money to play Fourth of July bashes in bigger cities, or (2) enjoying the holiday with family and friends. At any rate, consider this one of the slowest weeks of an already-slow summer. Still, as always, there are some worthwhile options this week.

“I’m really proud of what I was able to accomplish during that time, and I really appreciate the opportunities I had there,” Lovett says. “I think it’s something unusual these days to hear about an artist who sticks around until the actual end of their contract.” Lovett isn’t sure where his career is headed after the current tour, and he’s OK with that. “I’m curious about what the future will hold, especially because of how the music business, and the ways in which music is delivered to the listener, have changed a great deal. “I expect that it’s likely that I will produce my own records, and become affiliated with another label for distribution, but not for an actual record deal. I sort of like the flexibility that implies.” Release Me is hardly your typical obligatory, contract-ending album. Although it features mostly covers (and two originals), there’s no such thing as a throwaway Lyle Lovett album. The quality of the recording and playing is high. And he indulges in all of the musical genres that have established him as one of the most stylistically diverse artists in country and beyond. And, typical for a Lovett recording, it sounds great. “Actually, I was thrilled with how this record came together, sonically and in the performances on these tracks,” he says “… It was a record that felt pretty effortless to make. We just went into the studio and played, and that was kind of it.” The album is in many ways a tribute to some of Lovett’s favorite songwriters, from Chuck Berry (“Brown Eyed Handsome Man”) to Michael Franks (“White Boy Lost in the Blues”); from Jesse Winchester (“Isn’t That So”) to Townes Van Zandt (“White Freightliner Blues”). Lovett said he primarily chose tunes that he already knew, loved and, in many cases, had performed. “Some of the songs I’ve performed live over the course of my career. I didn’t have to learn a single song before we started recording. Some of them, I learned as long ago as 1976.” He also shares the microphone with some

Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group 7:30 p.m., Sunday, July 1 Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress St. $39 to $98 547-3040; foxtucsontheatre.org

talented guests. There’s a duet with Kat Edmonson on the Frank Loesser classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” and Sara Watkins joins him on the heartbreaking “Dress of Laces,” by John Grimaudo and Saylor White. Aside from being a pun on being released from his record deal, the title track is a marvelous duet with k.d. lang. Lovett has been familiar with the country standard, made famous by Ray Price, even longer than he has most of the others. “I’ve always liked that song. It’s one that I heard with my mom and dad at the local dances when I was a kid. I chose the song for the pun in it, but it got really exciting when k.d. agreed to sing it with me.” Lovett, who became known for his swinging, horn-infused Large Band, is playing the current tour with his Acoustic Group, which includes two longtime collaborators—drummer Russ Kunkel and bassist Viktor Krauss—both of whom have played with him since the early 1990s. Also in the band are fiddler Luke Bulla, cellist John Hagen and Keith Sewell on guitar and mandolin. He says playing with such revered sidemen is great, but the experience is also enhanced by the fact that they’ve been working together for so long. “It really does become like a family.” On the current tour, that family will play some new material, and lots of older stuff, reinterpreted in refreshing fashion for the acoustic format. “I’m really fond of these smaller arrangements,” Lovett says. “They leave more space and make for a different sound and feel than what you might be used to.”

THE FOURTH! AND THE FIRST. THE THIRD, TOO. When the Fourth of July falls in the middle of the week, there’s no general consensus about when to hold an Independence Day bash. Here, then, are some music-oriented ways to celebrate the birth of Amurricah, in chronological order. The celebration starts early out at Desert Diamond Casino’s Sahuarita location, which will be holding its second annual Fourth of July AllAmerican Backyard BBQ on Sunday, July 1. The action takes place in the outdoor plaza, where the John Eric Band will provide country-rock tunes for dancin’, drinkin’ and general celebratin’. There will also, of course, be a barbecue, as well as eegee’s slushies and kettle corn from Prayerfully Popped (whose name always gives me a mental image of Jesus popping up some corn). The event runs from 5 to 8:30 p.m., and will be capped off by a fireworks display. Desert Diamond Casino’s Sahuarita location is at 1100 W. Pima Mine Road. Admission is free. Call 294-7777 for more information. The festivities continue on Tuesday, July 3, at Boondocks Lounge, where you can take in the Fourth of July Celebration Bash, which will feature live music from the Railbirdz, who will perform funk and blues covers from 7 to 8:45 p.m., and Crosscut Saw, whose set of blues tunes will run from 9:15 to 11 p.m. After that, expect a mega-jam in true Boondocks fashion. Boondocks Lounge is located at 3306 N. First Ave. (If you’re a newbie, look for the giant bottle out front.) Admission is $6, and if you have any questions, look ’em up at boondockslounge.com, or call 690-0991. And, finally, Fourth of July proper—that’s Wednesday, July 4—brings with it several promising events. If you’re looking to get your dance on, look no further than Playground Bar and Lounge’s Fourth of July Roof Deck Party, which will take place on Playground’s, um, rooftop. Dance tunes will be spun by two of Tucson’s finest DJs, Matt McCoy and DJ Herm, and the sponsor of the bash, American Harvest Vodkas, will be offering vodka drinks for $4 a pop. Plus, I would imagine that the rooftop will be one of the better places to catch the “A” Mountain fireworks display. Doors

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TOP TEN The 17th St. Guitar and World Music Store’s top sales for the week ending June 22, 2012 1. The Mollys Live at El Casino Ballroom (self-released)

2. Gabriel Sullivan and Taraf de Tucson open at 4 p.m.; music begins at 8 p.m.; and there is no cover charge. Playground is located at 278 E. Congress St. For more information, press these digits into your phone: 396-3691. The Hut, 305 N. Fourth Ave., will hold a Fourth of July BBQ on Wednesday featuring four musical acts that provide a little bit of something for everyone. The music begins at 7 p.m. with a set by Frankie Lopez. It continues with performances by Tommy Tucker, cover tunes from the ’60s onward courtesy of Something Borrowed, and reggae from San Antonio’s Sol Tribe. Chicken and carne asada tacos will be available for $2 each from 7 to 11 p.m. Unfortunately, we couldn’t determine the cover charge at press time (the venue’s voice mailbox was full), but if you need to know, try your luck at 623-3200. If you’re looking for something a bit mellower, a bit jazzier, check out La Cocina, 201 N. Court Ave., on Wednesday, July 4, where the jazz duo Elephant Head—Shawn Kebler on guitar, and Collin Shook on bass—will hold down the courtyard with a combo of originals and standards. They’ll be performing from 6 to 8 p.m., and admission is free, though donations are accepted. If you need more information, point your browser to lacocinatucson.com, or call 622-0351. And, although it’s not exactly a Fourth of July party, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that Chicago rap-veteran Twista, who once held the title of fastest rapper in the world by blazing through 598 syllables in 55 seconds, will be performing at the Rialto Theatre on Wednesday, July 4. Opening acts had not yet been announced at press time, but the all-ages show starts at 8 p.m., and tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 on the day of the show. The Rialto is located at 318 E. Congress St. For more information, head to rialtotheatre.com, or call 740-1000.

SETTING FREE MR. FREE Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout will be performing what they’re calling their last show tonight, Thursday, June 28. Combining complicated, Zappa-influenced music with the performance-art shenanigans of singer Dmitri Bartlett—whose version of a PG-rated show is to only strip down to his underwear, climb whatever happens to be in his line of vision, and inspire discomfort in audience members by getting all up in their grillz—Mr. Free was something of a flagship band for Bloat Records 2.0. It should be noted, however, that there’s a glimmer of hope for the future of Mr. Free. The Facebook event page may advertise it as “Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout’s Last Show,” but read further, and you’ll find this: “Yes, it is 52 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

sad to say after all these years of playing for all you pretty people, we are taking an undetermined break (as a band) from playing rock and roll.” When I asked drummer Ben Schneider if it really was going to be the band’s final show, he replied, “It is for now. We are trying to figure things out, but it seems like it is going to be, at least for a long time.” If the band doesn’t know if it’s the end, we sure as hell don’t—but if you want to see them play again, we wouldn’t advise missing it. The action starts at 10 p.m., tonight, at the Automat Arcade, 108 E. Congress St., and Bellingham, Wash.’s Tacos are also on the bill. Cover is $3. Automat has no contact info, so for more information, check out the event page on Facebook.

CONGRESS GOES COUNTRY Billed as Hotel Congress’ first Alt-Country Guitar Rock Festival, Rumble in the Tumbleweeds will round up a handful of Arizona’s best twang-centric acts on Friday, June 29. The night will feature performances by Greyhound Soul, Fourkiller Flats, Tramps and Thieves, The Persuaders (the latter two are both from the Phoenix area) and Hank Topless, who will get things cookin’ at 7 p.m. on the patio. Hotel Congress is located at 311 E. Congress St., and admission is only $5—a buck a band. If you need more info, check out hotelcongress.com/club, or call 622-8848.

ON THE BANDWAGON Blood on the Dance Floor and Blow Up the Sky at The Rock on Monday, July 2; Brian Lopez and Of the Painted Choir at Plush on Friday, June 29; Baby Dee and Catfish and Weezie (aka Louise Le Hir and Connor Gallaher) at Solar Culture Gallery on Sunday, July 1; Beyond Words and Tom Walbank at The Hut on Saturday, June 30; Mission Creeps, Scorpion vs. Tarantula and Brainspoon at Surly Wench Pub on Saturday, June 30; Lunar Light Collectors, Black Jackalope Ensemble and Leila Lopez at Plush on Saturday, June 30; Lights in the Sky and Summer in December at Skrappy’s on Saturday, June 30; Courtney Robbins at Plush next Thursday, July 5; Tom Walbank and the Ambassadors and Sunny Italy at RR Nites at La Cocina, tonight, Thursday, June 28; Al Perry at Plush on Monday, July 2; Chaos Ascending and others at The Rock on Friday, June 29; the Einweck Brothers at Plush on Sunday, July 1; Animus Divine and others at The Rock on Saturday, June 30. Also, please note that the Madi Diaz and Harper Blynn concert scheduled for Club Congress on Saturday, June 30, has been cancelled.

None of This Is Mine (Fell City)

3. Eric Holland American Inmigrante (self-released)

4. Last Call Brawlers The Pressures of Living, The Darkness of Dying (Los Muertos)

5. Pablo Peregrina Traveling Shoes (self-released)

6. Kevin Pakulis Band Shadesville (self-released)

7. Stefan George and Tom Walbank My Old Friend the Blues (self-released)

8. Nowhere Man and a Whiskey Girl Children of Fortune (self-released)

9. Mitzi Cowell Bardos (self-released)

10. The El Camino Royales Ladies and Gentlemen (self-released)

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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. BORDERLANDS BREWING COMPANY 119 E. Toole Ave. 261-8773. 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. BUMSTED’S 500 N. Fourth Ave. 622-1413. 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. COLT’S TASTE OF TEXAS STEAKHOUSE 8310 N. Thornydale Road. 572-5968. 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) 398-1999. 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. 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. 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. HOTEL TUCSON CITY CENTER 475 N. Granada Ave. 623-2000. THE HUT 305 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3200. IBT’S 616 N. Fourth Ave. 882-3053. IGUANA CAFE 210 E. Congress St. 882-5140.

JASPER NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT AND BAR 6370 N. Campbell Ave., No. 160. 577-0326. 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 II 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. LB SALOON 6925 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-8118. LOOKOUT BAR AND GRILLE AT WESTWARD LOOK RESORT 245 E. Ina Road. 297-1151. THE LOOP TASTE OF CHICAGO 10180 N. Oracle Road. 878-0222. LOTUS GARDEN RESTAURANT 5975 E. Speedway Blvd. 298-3351. 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. 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. NEVADA SMITH’S 1175 W. Miracle Mile. 622-9064. NORTH 2995 E. Skyline Drive. 299-1600. O’MALLEY’S 247 N. Fourth Ave. 623-8600. 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. ORACLE INN 305 E. American Ave. Oracle. 896-3333. 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. PARADISO BAR AND LOUNGE Casino Del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435. 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. PLAYGROUND BAR AND LOUNGE 278 E. Congress St. 396-3691. PLUSH 340 E. Sixth St. 798-1298. PURGATORY 1310 S. Alvernon Way. 795-1996. PUTNEY’S 6090 N. Oracle Road. 575-1767. PY STEAKHOUSE 5655 W. Valencia Road, inside Casino del Sol. (800) 344-9435. 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. LE RENDEZ-VOUS 3844 E. Fort Lowell Road. 323-7373. RIALTO THEATRE 318 E. Congress St. 740-1000. 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. SAKURA 6534 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-7777. 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. 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. 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. 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. WISDOM’S CAFÉ 1931 E. Frontage Road. Tumacacori. 398-2397. 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 JUN 28 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Bob Linesch The Auld Dubliner Live local music Boondocks Lounge The Jim Jams, Widow’s Hill Café Passé Jeff Grubic and Naim Amor Casa Vicente Restaurante Español Live classical guitar Chicago Bar Neon Prophet Club Congress Opti-Club presents Gigamesh, Punks Jump Up, Speakers La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Stefan George, Tom Walbank and the Ambassadors 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 Mint Cocktails Open mic with DJ Deacon O’Malley’s Live music On a Roll Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer Paradiso Bar and Lounge Heart Love Alive (Heart tribute) Plush RAW: National Born Artists of Tucson PY Steakhouse Gabriel Ayala RPM Nightclub 80’s and Gentlemen Sheraton Hotel and Suites Prime Example Sky Bar John Gimmler Sullivan’s Steak House Live music Union Public House George Howard and Larry Loud Wild Bill’s Steakhouse and Saloon Wild Oats

THURSDAY JUNE 28 - JOHN GIMMLER, SUCHA MC SATURDAY JUNE 30 - BARON BRONSON VON BRONSON, THE ADDICT ON TOP THE HOUSE TUESDAY JULY 3 - LIVE JAZZ WITH ALEX WEITZ THURSDAY JULY 5 - CATFISH AND WEEZIE SATURDAY JULY 7 - BOREAS, BLACK JACKALOPE ENSEMBLE

KARAOKE/OPEN MIC The Bamboo Club Karaoke with DJ Tony G Bedroxx Karaoke with DJ Chubbz Bojangles Saloon The Branding Iron Ruthrauff Chubbrock Entertainment Buffalo Wild Wings Tucson’s Most Wanted Entertainment with KJ Sean The Depot Sports Bar Karaoke with DJ Brandon El Charro Café Sahuarita Famous Sam’s Silverbell Amazing Star karaoke Famous Sam’s Valencia Gilligan’s Pub Glass Onion Cafe Open mic Golden Pin Lanes Karaoke and music videos with DJ Adonis Hilda’s Sports Bar The Hog Pit Smokehouse Bar and Grill Steve Morningwood acoustic open-mic night Jasper Neighborhood Restaurant and Bar Open mic with DJ Odious and Relic Know Where II New Star Karaoke Margarita Bay Mr. Head’s Art Gallery and Bar Cutthroat Karaoke Music Box Karaoke with AJ Outlaw Saloon Chubbrock Entertainment Purgatory River’s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y Not Karaoke Stadium Grill Chubbrock Entertainment Whiskey Tango

DANCE/DJ Azul Restaurant Lounge DJ spins music Diablos Sports Bar and Grill Bikini bash with DJ Han Solo Eclipse at College Place DJ spins music Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company DJ spins music The Hideout Fiesta DJs IBT’s DJ spins music Javelina Cantina DJ M. Level Bar Lounge DJ Apprentice Sam Hughes Place Championship Dining DJ spins music Sapphire Lounge Salsa night Surly Wench Pub Jump Jive Thursday with DJ Ribz Unicorn Sports Lounge Y Not Entertainment

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MON: TEAM TRIVIA @ 7pm: Compete for Gift Cards to Brooklyn Pizza Co! Game Night, Free Pool Open - Close Happy Hour TUES: Family evening w/$8.88 Cheese Pizzas Free Pool from 8pm - Close Live Jazz, Drink Specials! WED: Open Mic 6pm - Close. THURS: $2 Full Sail Drafts. $3 Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey Live Music - No Cover! FRI: Fire Dancers 7:30pm & 8:30pm O/W/L/S presents HOT ERA. DANCE. DRINK. FUN. $2 Well Vodka from 11pm-1am SAT: Live Music - No Cover! SUN: Open to Close Happy Hour!

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What was the first concert you ever saw? Billy Idol in Phoenix with my dad; I was 13, and he rushed the stage with me, fist-pumping and all. What are you listening to these days? First Aid Kit, Heartless Bastards, Nneka, Gillian Welch, The Roots, Poliça, Trevor Hall, Norah Jones, G. Love, Bronwin Rhodes, and The Green. What was the first album you owned? A lady I baby-sat for gave me an autographed Kiss album as trade. It opened as a trifold and had an application to join the Kiss Army inside. What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone seem to love, but you just don’t get? Reggaeton. I love reggae, and I love Latin music, so I thought that it would be a winning combo … but it just makes me feel agitated. What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live? Bob Marley, live at the Roxy. Musically speaking, what is your favorite guilty pleasure? “I Got Five on It” by Luniz, and “Hell Yeah” by Dead Prez. What song would you like to have played at your funeral? “Helpless” by Neil Young, and “Natural Mystic” by Bob Marley. What band or artist changed your life, and how? Bob Marley and the Wailers. I’ve interviewed several of his sons and traveled to Jamaica several times as a journalist to study his life, and in the process fell in love with the island and its people. … I returned to work in the orphanages in Kingston. Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time? Outside of Bob Marley, I have to say Tigerlily, by Natalie Merchant, because I put my sons to sleep to that album when they were little. When I hear it, I remember them as babies.

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LARIATS, ELECTRIC BLANKETS, YARDSALE HEART PLUSH Friday, June 22 Maybe it was the weather. Last Friday, three very different bands played at Plush with one thing in common: a serious sense of urgency. During these lazy days of summer, Yardsale Heart, the Electric Blankets and Lariats played a ferocious concert in three parts as though their lives depended on it. In one of their increasingly rare live appearances, Yardsale Heart took the stage and answered the question: What happens when you take away the droning Moogs and Farfisas from Stereolab? The answer: You’re left with retro-futuristic, electronically enhanced pop songs anchored by beautiful female harmonies. The band swept through material from their 2011 album, Watercolours, as well as some more-recent unrecorded material. Where Yardsale Heart broke the mold was playing up the latent, danceable disco beats in their experimental synth-pop. The highlight of the set was a cover of the song that gave them their name, Lenguas Largas’ “Yardsale Heart,” which took them down a very different musical road: Surprisingly rootsy, in the Tucson tradition of early-’80s desert rock, the song went from yearning to celebratory and joyous. Next were the Electric Blankets, Tucson’s resident garage-rock/mod group. However, the only mid-’60s influence was on the highheeled Cuban boots worn on singer Raul Michel’s feet. The Electric Blankets played an exciting mix of proto-metal (a Creation cover, not to mention drummer Steven Romo’s Bonham-esque beats), ’70s glam, and even a little post-punk from the late ’80s, in the tradition of the Pixies. The end result was a whirlwind of a party-ready set that continued the joyous mood of the evening. Lariats took the stage last, with lead singer Phillip Holman defiantly remarking, “We will ruin your night!” He was wrong, as the band filled the room with an excellent take on early2000s post-hardcore, not unlike At the DriveIn or Thursday. Each song was more explosive than the one before, leading to an aggressive climax of noisy beauty. Holman shouldn’t have second-guessed himself, because Lariats succeeded at all they attempted. Maybe it was the weather … Joshua Levine mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

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Rather than calming down— to any degree—Tucson’s longest-standing hard-core punk band, Bloodspasm, remains devoted to its roots and playing harder, faster and heavier than ever. Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a batch of songs recorded this year: 15 defiant tracks of buzz-saw guitars, pummeling drums and speed-shouted lyrics. “No Place to Play” is at once an homage to all those now-closed clubs that hosted Bloodspasm and their punk brethren over the years, and a mission statement for those who keep going. “They say Tucson punk is dead / Every day another eulogy read / But the music is too strong / You can beat it down but not for long,” sings Bob McKinley, listing the joints that have come and gone. It’s a rallying cry that promises the punks will always find another place to play. On “Whatever Happened to Rock and Roll,” McKinley’s lyrics express shock that punk fans these days are going for the look instead of the music. Calling out a party of mohawks that didn’t even play punk records, his reply is: “No way did Sid die for this!” “I know what happened to rock and roll / it was bought and sold as yuppie fare / and for the first time in fifty years / most of the kids just don’t care!” The record ends with two hidden tracks, recorded during a practice at the Spasm House in 1986 with the late guitarist Paul Young. The band would probably hate a paraphrase of Paul Simon, but Bloodspasm is still punk after all these years. Eric Swedlund

Tucson’s resident badass bluesman, Tom Walbank, has compiled a digital-only release of live, all-original material. Drawn from several years of live recordings, these 10 tracks represent some of the best of his songs, recorded raw, dirty and rocking. It’s just Walbank, his guitar, voice and harmonica, with Tasha Bundy sitting in on drums on two tracks. Walbank’s original material here is essentially indistinguishable from the covers that he performs live by masters like John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, etc. The man’s a natural bluesman, as anyone who has seen him tear it up around here for the last 12 years knows. His raw, less-is-more approach to playing the blues makes him unique among legions of flashy players. The rhythmic, hypnotic groove of the opening track, “Mississippi Dream,” shows off how completely Walbank has absorbed the brutally basic and mesmerizing music of John Lee Hooker. On “Howlin’ Tomcat” (with Bundy on drums), Walbank seems to channel Elmore James’ monster slide guitar. Elsewhere, he churns his way through “Bullwhip Boogie,” his guitar seemingly on fire, and “Just Can’t Seem to Track You Down” features loads of Walbank’s famous, fabulous harmonica-playing, as does “Tamp It Down Solid.” The slow and dirty “Sinkin’ Down Blues” showcases more of his slide guitar, and Walbank’s show-stopping, signature solo harp number, “Whoopin,’” is absurdly great. This satisfying collection is rounded out with three shorter numbers: “Junior,” “Whirlwind Mama” and “Blues for John Lee.” The album is available at tomwalbank.bandcamp.com. Carl Hanni

Stellar guitar heroes gather to celebrate a semi-obscure rock pioneer on this new release, which pairs decades-old recordings by the late Tommy Bolin with contemporary sixstring slingers such as Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, Nels Cline, Peter Frampton, Steve Morse and others. Bolin was a revered ’70sera rock-jazz-funk guitarist, singer and songwriter who toured and recorded with both Deep Purple and the James Gang, made two remarkable solo albums and played on influential fusion sessions for Billy Cobham and Alphonse Mouzon. This, he accomplished by the time he was 25, when he died of a drug overdose. Thirty-six years later, coproducers Haynes and Greg Hampton use some of Bolin’s working tapes and outtakes as the foundation over which some of today’s hottest ax men play. The mixes can be a little rough, and the graft doesn’t always bear fruit. But when it does, the results are explosive. Trucks especially tears it up on the fusion excursion “Smooth Fandango,” and Haynes adds some nice Bolin-style sonic touches to “Teaser.” The most delicious track is “Savannah Woman,” on which jazz maestro John Scofield’s elegant licks perfectly complement the number’s breezy tropical vibe. Bolin’s original vocals remain on most of the tracks. But former Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes howls convincingly on “Sugar Shack” and “Lotus.” One is tempted to wonder: Since Bolin’s original recordings hold up surprisingly well, why didn’t players of this caliber simply record an all-new tribute album? Gene Armstrong

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News, hell actually does freeze over. A rare storm brings a massive amount of snow and ice to the infernal regions, and even the Lake of Fire looks like a glacier. “Satan himself was seen wearing earmuffs and making a snowman,” the story says about the last time it happened. I foresee a hell-freezes-over type of event happening for you in the coming months, Cancerian—and I mean that in a good way. The seemingly impossible will become possible; what’s lost will be found, and what’s bent will be made straight; the lion will lie down not only with the lamb, but also with the sasquatch. For best results, be ready to shed your expectations at a moment’s notice.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you in possession of a talent or interest or inclination or desire that no one else has? Is there some unique way you express what it means to be human? According to my understanding of the long-term astrological omens, the coming months will be your time to cultivate this specialty with unprecedented intensity; it’ll be a window of opportunity to be more practical than ever before in making your signature mark on the world. Between now and your next birthday, I urge you to be persistent in celebrating the oneof-a-kind truth that is your individuality.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “In purely spiritual matters, God grants all desires,” said philosopher and activist Simone Weil. “Those who have less have asked for less.” I think this is a worthy hypothesis for you to try out in the next nine months, Leo. To be clear: It doesn’t necessarily mean you will get a dream job and perfect lover and $10 million. (Although I’m not ruling that out.) What it does suggest is this: You can have any relationship with the Divine Wow that you dare to imagine; you can get all the grace you need to understand why your life is the way it is; you can make tremendous progress as you do the lifelong work of liberating yourself from your suffering.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Message in a bottle” is not just a pirate-movie cliché. It’s a form of communication that has been used throughout history for serious purposes. England’s Queen Elizabeth I even appointed an official “Uncorker of Ocean Bottles.” And as recently as 2005, a message in a bottle saved the lives of 88 refugees adrift in the Caribbean Sea on a damaged boat. Glass, it turns out, is an excellent container for carrying dispatches. It lasts a long time and can even survive hurricanes. In accordance with the astrological omens, I nominate “message in a bottle” to be your metaphor for the rest of 2012. Here’s one way to apply this theme: Create a message you’d like to send to the person you will be in five years, perhaps a declaration of what your highest aspirations will be between now and then. Write it on paper, and stash it in a bottle. Store this time capsule in a place you won’t forget, and open it in 2017. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Every 10,000 years or so, reports the Weekly World

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A plain-old ordinary leap of faith might not be ambitious enough for you in the coming months, Virgo. I suspect your potential is more robust than that, more primed for audacity. How would you feel about attempting a quantum leap of faith? Here’s what I mean by that: a soaring pirouette that sends you flying over the nagging obstacle and up onto higher ground, where the views are breathtakingly vast instead of gruntingly half-vast. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “The dream which is not fed with dream disappears,” said writer Antonio Porchia. Ain’t that the truth! Especially for you right now. These last few months, you’ve been pretty good at attending to the details of your big dreams. You’ve taken the practical approach and done the hard work. But beginning any moment, it will be time for

you to refresh your big dreams with an infusion of fantasies and brainstorms. You need to return to the source of your excitement, and feed it and feed it and feed it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A Chinese businessman named Hu Xilin is the champion fly-killer of the world. Ever since one of the buzzing pests offended him at the dinner table back in 1997, he has made it his mission to fight back. He says he has exterminated more than 10 million of the enemy with his patented “Fly Slayer” machine. And, oh, by the way, his obsession has made him a millionaire. It’s possible, Scorpio, that your story during the second half of 2012 will have elements in common with Hu Xilin’s. Is there any bad influence you could work to minimize or undo in such a way that it might ultimately earn you perks and prizes—or at least deep satisfaction? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): From the 14th through the 18th centuries, many towns in England observed a curious custom: If a couple could prove that they had gone a year and a day without ever once being sorry they got married, the two of

them would receive an award: a side of cured pork, known as a flitch of bacon. Alas, the prize was rarely claimed. If this practice were still in effect, you Sagittarians would have an elevated chance of bringing home the bacon in the coming months. Your ability to create harmony and mutual respect in an intimate relationship will be much higher than usual. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “If I had my life to live over,” said Nadine Stair at age 85, “I would perhaps have more actual problems, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.” I suggest you write out that quote, Capricorn, and keep it close to you for the next six months. Your task, as I see it, will be to train yourself so you can expertly distinguish actual problems from imaginary ones. Part of your work, of course, will be to get in the habit of immediately ejecting any of the imaginary kind the moment you notice them creeping up on you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Astronomer Percival Lowell (1855-1916) was instrumental in laying the groundwork that led to the discovery of Pluto. He was a visionary pioneer who helped change our conception

of the solar system. But he also put forth a wacky notion or two. Among the most notable: He declared, against a great deal of contrary evidence, that the planet Mars was laced with canals. You have the potential be a bit like him in the coming months, Aquarius: mostly a wellspring of innovation, but sometimes a source of errant theories. What can you do to ensure that the errant theories have minimal effect? Be humble, and ask for feedback. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Throughout the 16th century and even beyond, European explorers trekked through the New World hunting for the mythical land of El Dorado: The Lost City of Gold. The precious metal was supposedly so abundant there that it was even used to make children’s toys. The quest was ultimately futile, although it led explorers to stumble upon lesser treasures of practical value— the potato, for example. After being brought over to Europe from South America, it became a staple food. I’m foreseeing a comparable progression in your own world during the coming months: You may not locate the gold, but you’ll find the equivalent of the potato.

¡ASK A MEXICAN! BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO, themexican@askamexican.net Dear Mexican: Barrack Hussein Obama, how you dare deprive Mexico of its young, educated people! These illegal aliens in the U.S. are the only hope for Mexico, and you want to keep them here in the United States. They could start businesses, create jobs and improve the standard of living for the people of Mexico. Yet you want to be selfish and deprive Mexico of these talented youth. SHAME ON YOU! Birther Babe Dear Gabacha: Wow, blaming Obama for Mexico’s woes? That’s a new one. But your argument—that undocumented youths belong in the country of their birth so they can contribute to its well-being instead of los Estados Unidos—is a Know Nothing trope as tired as a mariachi playing “Guantanamera.” Obama’s recent decision to exempt many undocumented youth from deportation is hardly perfect—it ain’t amnesty; it only covers some DREAMers; it still doesn’t address what’s going to happen to the rest of the country’s illegalimmigrant population; and it’s really just a ploy to ensure Mexis don’t rise up against him and vote for Alfred E. Neuman in the fall presidential election—but at least Obama acknowledges that these kids are Americans and deserve to stay in the country they know as home. Besides, your logic is laughably off-base: Ever think that those undocumented kids know what’s best for them? Has it dawned on you that they want to better their home country—the good ol’ U.S. de A? Anyone who can’t see these simple facts is a pinche puto pendejo baboso and probably thinks Taco Bell is delicious.

himself as a columnist writing on the burgeoning Chicano movement. He was killed by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy tear-gas canister on Aug. 29, 1970, while he covered a demonstration in East Los Angeles against the Vietnam War. Chicano activists usually place him on the same movimiento mantle as Zapata and Che Guevara, but Salazar wasn’t a Chicano radical by any means—he enjoyed fine dinners and bought a nice home in Orange County, which will probably come as a surprise to most, but not those who actually knew him. Most importantly, Salazar considered himself a reporter, period, not the mouthpiece for the Chicano movement. Check out Ruben Salazar, Border Correspondent: Selected Writings, 1955-1970, a great collection edited by Mario T. Garcia, and you’ll see he was hardly a fire-breather for La Causa and had his own skepticism about where Since the anniversary of his killing is coming up, Chicanos were going. That didn’t stop him from how about a look-back piece on Rubén Salazar? caring about the issue, though: Salazar was a I bet you a Canadian dollar a lot of the younger muckraker who cared for justice for all, and it folks don’t know that part of their history, and I’d just so happened that Chicanos at the time were like to read your take on Ruben. being screwed over royally. All reporters can learn from Salazar, and Laid Off and Latino everyone, Latino and not, should follow the mantra he lived by: Comfort the afflicted, and Dear Wab: “The younger folks”? Try most folks afflict the comfortable. who aren’t Latino reporters or Chicano-studies majors—and even they don’t get the essence Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican. and importance of the martyr. net; be his fan on Facebook; follow him on Twitter Salazar was at one time a reporter for the Los @gustavoarellano; or ask him a video question at Angeles Times who eventually made a name for youtube.com/askamexicano!

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My younger brother and I are close. He came out of the closet last year, although it wasn’t much of a surprise, because everyone knew he was gay since forever. Everyone is happy he’s out, because it kind of takes the elephant out of the room, and our immediate and extended family members are all really supportive. But for the last six to nine months or so, he’s been really depressed about not ever having had a boyfriend. He’s 21, and he’s always talking about how he wants to find a boy to be with in a relationship and not just for sex, but he says it’s impossible for him to meet said boy. Me being straight, the only advice I’ve ever been able to give him is to just try new things, and that way, you’ll meet new people, as, really, that’s the only advice you can give someone who’s looking to meet a potential partner. My brother, however, framed his issue to me in a way I’ve never really thought of—which is that only a small fraction of the population is gay, and an even smaller fraction of that may be compatible with him, so meeting new people for a gay guy is actually a lot harder than it is for straight people. He’s been doing the whole online-dating thing for a while, but said it’s really difficult to meet anyone who he feels a connection with. I’ve never done online dating, but I have heard the same points from others who’ve tried it. I asked him if he ever goes to gay bars, because that would obviously change the ratios around, but apparently it’s a little insensitive for a straight guy to say that, and he said he’s not really into that scene. Anyway, I just wish I could give him some good advice without being unintentionally offensive (the gay-bar suggestion). I’d still like to offer him any advice I can for him to meet a guy he feels strongly about. Seeking Advice For Family There are 3.5 billion men on the planet. Even if we accept the lowest educated guesstimate of the percentage of the population that’s gay—1.7 percent—that means your brother has nearly 60 million potential romantic partners to choose from worldwide; he has 2.5 million potential romantic partners in the United States alone. Other informed guesstimates of the percentage of the population that is gay are much, much higher—seven or eight times higher—so your brother’s odds of finding a partner are probably much better. But let’s put that 1.7 percent figure in perspective: Jews represent just 1.7 percent of the population of the United States. So even if the percentage of the population that’s gay is “just” 1.7 percent, your brother has the, um, same cross to bear—and the same odds of success—as an American Jew who wants to marry another American Jew. It sounds like your brother is going through a common, if rarely discussed, stage of the coming-out process: Wallow in Self Pity and Bite the Head Off Anyone Who Tries to Help. That’s why he was offended by your perfectly reasonable, not-at-all offensive suggestion that he get out there and hit some gay bars. Yes, the bars aren’t for everyone. But if you’re single and want to meet people—gay or straight—you need to be moving on all fronts: online dating, hitting bars and clubs, volunteering, and just generally getting out of the fucking house. Your brother is 21 years old, and he just came out, SAFF, and his frustration is understandable. He’s been watching his straight peers (and his straight brothers) hook up and fall in love since middle school, and he feels anxious to make up for lost time. But he won’t find that first boyfriend if he isn’t willing to put himself out there—and that means giving the guys he meets online a chance, giving the bars a chance, and 62 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

giving the people who are trying to help him out a break. My girlfriend of 2 1/2 years and I are ready to move in together. Finally! I am so excited to take this next step, and so is she. The problem is that I work the third shift, four to five nights a week, and she works a regular day job. I can’t help but feel that we aren’t going to get the full experience of living together with our work situations being what they are. I won’t be waking up every morning to her, saying, “Good morning, beautiful,” etc. What can we do to make this a better situation and take advantage of the next step? Thanks.

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