Tucson Weekly 10/25/2012

OCTOBER 25-31, 2012 VOL. 29, NO. 36

OPINION Tom Danehy 4 Randy Serraglio 6 Jim Hightower 6 Guest Commentary 8 If you can’t find something to do within our Halloween and All Souls’ listings, you should seek professional help.

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Mailbag 8

CURRENTS The Skinny 9

By Jim Nintzel

Barely Functional 9

By Tim Vanderpool

The RTA’s control over its Broadway-widening project begins to slip away Media Watch 10

By John Schuster

Common Ground or Battleground? 11

By Jim Nintzel

State Sen. Frank Antenori faces former Democratic lawmaker Dave Bradley Weekly Wide Web 12 Compiled by David Mendez

Arizona Dreaming 13

Charging forward with our horses and bayonets each and every week.

By Mari Herreras

Undocumented youths visit Jeff Flake’s headquarters Coverage Kerfuffle 14

By Brian J. Pedersen

Golder Ranch Fire faces an uphill battle to annex a large chunk of the foothills Tucson Haunts 15

Young’uns I spent a good chunk of last Friday at the University of Arizona School of Journalism’s fall-semester internship fair.

I originally signed up for eight 20-minute interview slots on the Tucson Weekly’s behalf. However, Lisa Button, the school’s fabulous internship coordinator, emailed me a couple of weeks before the fair to let me know that all eight of those slots were full, and that the waitlist was getting rather long.

I agreed to add four more slots. With the addition of two walk-ins, I wound up doing brief interviews with 14 students over about four hours.

Some observations: • The future of journalism is bright, at least as far as the newbies are concerned. This was an impressive, talented, motivated group.

• The future of journalism is female. Over the years, an increasing female skew has hit the UA Journalism School, as well as other j-schools around the country. Of the 14 kids I talked to, 12 are female. All four of our current interns are women, too.

• The future of journalism is multi-talented. Journalists these days can’t just focus on writing or taking pictures.

They have to be able to do both. And do video. And be Internet-savvy. And be proficient in other media, too.

• I have no idea where all of these kids are going to get jobs. A third of all newspaper jobs vanished between 2000 and 2010, and even more have gone away since 2010.

I am honored that so many young, bright students are interested in the Weekly. (I am also cognizant of the fact that there aren’t a whole lot of media orgs left for kids interested in newspapers.) And I am proud to show off the work of former photo intern Joie Horwitz in this week’s cover package, on haunted Tucson locales. Enjoy.

By Joie Horwitz

Some of our city’s mosthistoric places are reportedly occupied by the ghosts and spirits of former occupants

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City Week 20 Our picks for the week

Taqueria Tastiness 45

Halloween and All Souls 22

This big, purple building pumps out great yet inexpensive Mexican food

TQ&A 26 Carlos Ibarra, artist

PERFORMING ARTS

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Noshing Around 45

By Adam Borowitz

MUSIC

Wherefore Art Thou? 32

The Fun of Music 52

By Sherilyn Forrester

By Eric Swedlund

The Tucson Symphony and Arizona Opera each take on the tale of Romeo and Juliet

Red Fang—featuring a former Tucsonan—finds fame and a big following on YouTube

The Horror, The Horror 33

Soundbites 52

By Laura C.J. Owen

By Stephen Seigel

Comedy Playhouse’s Poe is insufficiently spooky

Club Listings 54

VISUAL ARTS

Nine Questions 58

Nowhere Else in the World 36

Live 60

By Margaret Regan

Photog Toshi Ueshina documents All Souls

BOOKS Power and Vertigo 39

By Tim Hull

Rhythm & Views 62

MEDICAL MJ Cancer in the Family 63

By J.M. Smith

This collection of scholarly essays proves Arizona’s antiLatino fervor won’t last long

Thank goodness Mr. Smith’s grandma has access to medical marijuana should she need it

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Cloud Atlas is ambitious, but the end result is a debacle Film Times 41 Profitable Piece o’ Crap 42

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DANEHY OPINION

California’s recent primaries prove the ‘top two’ elections system is a bust

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overnment by ballot initiative is, at best, a mixed bag, with the occasional modest success temporarily deflecting attention from a steady stream of badly written, poorly focused and mostly unnecessary propositions.

Many passed propositions do relatively minor damage, but every now and then, a proposition comes along that is so obviously flawed, so fully capable of doing serious damage—both in the short term and the long run—that it is difficult to imagine who could possibly be in favor of it.

The current disaster-in-waiting is Proposition 121, which would destroy the way Arizonans conduct elections (with party primaries) and replace it with a ridiculous top-two system where everybody (including people from all parties and those from no party) is thrown into a big pile, with the top two finishers moving on to the general election. The most generous assessment of it is that it is a solution in search of a problem.

I could give you three mathematical scenarios where the system could be subverted, but the people behind this monstrosity probably aren’t moved by the logic of math … or reality, for that matter.

Prop 121 is being backed by something called the Open Elections/Open Government campaign. This, by itself, should send you screaming into the street. Open Elections/ Open Government sure sounds purty, don’t it? Then again, so did Clean Elections, and what has that gotten us other than the worst TV commercials of all time? It’s like someone channeled the spirit of Ed Wood and then gave him a bunch of taxpayer money to play with.

Have you seen the latest Clean Elections commercial? It has the mere mention of the word “politics,” turning Granny into a Mexican wrestler, complete with luchador mask and cape. Then there’s a narrator who, for some unknown reason, is dressed up like Barry Manilow. He says that Clean Elections will help us watch debates. I didn’t know we needed help with that.

Anyway, just because something has a good-sounding name doesn’t make it good for us.

One of the few redeeming qualities of California—the place where good ideas go to die, and bad ideas become part of the state’s Constitution—is that the people in that state tend to try out crackpot notions before everybody else, and the rest of the country can observe and take notes.

California is currently operating under a law that is the model for Prop 121. Let’s see how it did.

In the recent California (“top-two”) primary, only 14 of the 80 races for the State Assembly resulted in the top two finishers coming from the same party. In the state Senate

RANDOM SHOTS By Rand Carlson

races, it was even more stark: Ninety percent of the races resulted in one person from each party making up the top two. And, oh yeah, voter participation was down, with only about 5 million of a possible 23 million eligible voters (22 percent) bothering to vote. Not exactly a smashing success.

The main problem with the proposal is that it’s based on two false premises. The first is that it would somehow be better if partisanship were removed from the political process. While we are certainly in a bad place in American politics—with shortsighted and selfish people on both sides refusing to act like adults—it hasn’t always been that way, nor should we automatically expect it to stay that way.

America has a history of producing visionary leaders when we really need them.

Then there is the truly cockeyed idea that moderates are somehow wiser, more politically astute and better able to get things done. This sounds like something that should be right, but it isn’t.

Let’s look at the great presidents we’ve had in this country. I assume that most of us agree that Abraham Lincoln was our greatest president. If you think about it, Lincoln was probably the least moderate president in U.S. history.

He was willing to squoosh half the country like a bug just to prove his point that it wasn’t OK for some people to own other people.

Teddy Roosevelt took on people who were rich enough to buy the country because he knew that too-big business wasn’t good for the country. He also created the national parks to help keep the fat cats from raping the land for short-term gain.

Teddy was no moderate, and neither was Franklin Roosevelt, who steered the country out of the Great Depression and then successfully waged a world war on two fronts.

(Despite his flaws, I also consider Lyndon Johnson to have been a great president because of what he did for civil rights.)

Some may even consider Ronald Reagan to have been great. Whatever the case, these men were not moderates. They couldn’t have been even if they had wanted to; the times in which they served required a clarity of vision and a stiffness of backbone.

This does not mean that moderates don’t have the right to run for office and to serve. But this quest for a homogeneity of elected officials, all moderates squeezing toward the middle, is not a recipe for success. It’s a capitulation of ideals.

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SERRAGLIO OPINION

Despite the deceptive campaigns and mediocre candidates, it’s important to vote HIGHTOWER

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

AT LAST, THE GOP FINDS AN ACTUAL CASE OF VOTER FRAUD!

BY RANDY SERRAGLIO, rserraglio@tucsonweekly.com

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he airwaves are awash in ominous voiceovers. The scent of prevarication is in the air. And my mailbox and inbox are chock-full of claims, counterclaims and febrile fantasies of an America that’s never existed.

It must be election time.

You can’t tell the candidates without a scorecard, so let me check my notes and see if I have their bios straight. U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona is a potentially homicidal maniac who terrorizes women and children by attempting to break into their homes in the middle of the night.

Tempe congressional candidate Kyrsten Sinema is a pagan, hippie, socialist, anarchist, radical left-wing activist who hates America, stay-at-home moms, the armed forces, families and apple pie. (OK, that last part is speculation—her pie preference is a private matter.)

At my age, I thought I’d seen pretty much everything. I’ve even been to the carny sideshow at the State Fair of Texas. Twice.

But now comes a Houston-based Tea Party outfit calling itself True The Vote. It claims to be dedicated to sniffing out ineligible voters—in particular, your darkerskinned Democrat types. TTV claims that hordes of these undesirables are swarming Mitt Romney is a spoiled, selfish, trust-fund cult member America’s polling places to vote illegally. who wants to fire you and put stadium lights and a traffic Sadly, though, these self-appointed guardsignal in your daughter’s uterus, while Barack Obama is a ians of ballot integrity have not had much Muslim, socialist, terrorist, illegal-alien dictator. Check. luck in sniffing out, you know, actual docuPolitics, like gardening, is an exercise in shoveling shit mented cases of such fraud. and reaping harvests. Unfortunately, most politicians aren’t But, whew, what’s that smell? Why, it’s interested in metaphorical flowers, food or anything that Bruce Fleming, a Republican running for might enhance the lives of the regular folks they’re supcounty commissioner in Sugar Land, Texas, posed to represent. It’s more about the money that grows on which happens to be the home of True The trees in the gated estates of the wealthy and powerful.

Vote’s founder, Catherine Engelbrecht. Bruce For the rest of us, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell turns out to be a blatant, serial violator of the shit from the Shinola. There are many reasons for this, our nation’s laws to protect—you got it!— but prominent among them is the absolute abdication by the voter integrity. In 2006, 2008 and 2010, Bruce voted in person in Sugar Land, and mainstream media of their sacred role as truth-tellers. also by mail in Yardley, Pa., where he and Oh, sure, “fact-checking” is all the rage, but it’s a hollow his wife own a home. In 2010, she also exercise that rarely rises above such meaningless mumbles voted in both Texas and Pennsylvania—a as “both candidates stumbled” or “he reached a little on that gross double-dipping felony. one” or, my favorite, the candidates “misspoke.”

While Ms. Engelbrecht and her cadre of vote-sniffers have been challenging the eligibility of voters THIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow all over America, she had a real fraud case right under her nose!

While Bruce and his spouse are said to have no formal role with True The Vote, he is an advocate of its witch hunt for illegal Democratic voters. As for his own recidivist fraudulence, Fleming says: “The less said, the better.

Until we can determine the situation, I can’t really comment.”

Hey, Bruce: I think you just did comment by saying “no comment.”

Did I mention that Fleming was named the county’s Republican Precinct Chairman of the Year in 2010? Now that’s a powerful comment on the GOP’s real concern about voter fraud.

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Truth be told, the fact-checkers often get the facts wrong, too. And the talking heads long ago traded in the concept of holding candidates accountable for a role that more aptly fits their vacuous perspectives: They’re merely horse-race announcers who value the appearance of impartiality more than the integrity of democracy.

Regardless, the show must go on. Democratic horses are sticking with their usual Beltway jujitsu of embracing kinder, gentler versions of Republicanism, while the Republican strategy is more straightforward: 1) lie, and 2) cheat.

When you’ve got billions of dirty dollars at your disposal, it’s a relatively easy thing to lie so often and so loudly that people come to believe you.

And when you control the levers of the electoral process, as Republicans do in many battlegrounds, it’s relatively easy to zero in on people who are most likely to vote for your opponents and prevent many of them from doing so. Republican officials in several swing states—including Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, a partisan hack if there ever was one— are raising voter suppression to a high art.

In such an atmosphere, it’s hard to muster any enthusiasm for participating in our democratic process. But if you’re looking for inspiration, try Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez was just handily re-elected for the umpteenth time despite ongoing U.S. interference and a relentless smear campaign by hostile corporate media.

The talking heads say he’s an evil dictator, so he must be cheating, right? Not according to the highly respected Carter Center, led by Nobel Prize winner and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who made this pronouncement: “Of the 92 elections that we’ve monitored, I would say that the election process in Venezuela is the best in the world.”

So, how does Chavez win? It’s rather simple, as laid out by Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Chavez nationalized Venezuela’s lucrative oil industry, took the huge profits that were once hoarded by corporate executives, and used them to provide access to health care, cut poverty in half, double the number of people going to college, and generally make people’s lives a whole heck of a lot better.

No wonder democratic participation there is nearly double what it is here—people actually get something out of it.

Watching the two-headed Obamneysaur trip over itself in its rush to demonstrate obeisance to the fossil-fuel industry during the second debate was enough to crush any Hope for such Change here, but there is the tiny chance that I’m wrong. Despite my cynicism, I’m a compulsive voter—for spite, if nothing else—and Obama is my default choice. (Hey, once you vote black, you never go back.)

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A Self-Proclaimed Barbecue Expert Has Her Say This isn’t the first time I have commented on the Tucson Weekly’s barbecue reviews (“A Special Sauce,” Chow, Oct. 18). I grew up both in Texas (brisket) and Georgia (pork, not always pulled), and I can tell you with certainty several things.

Brisket should be fatty, moist and very tender. Pork does not have to be pulled, as long as it is tender.

Georgians order their pork “outside,” meaning they get a part of the flavorful outside of the pork butt.

Finally, cornbread is never supposed to be sweet. My grandma lived in a log cabin (really), and her cornbread was always cooked in a round cast-iron skillet and was NOT sweet. I love sweet cornbread, but it was invented to satisfy the appetites of non-Southerners.

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Clarifying a Comment on Renewable Resources Thanks for the article “Volts and Revolt” regarding the proposed Sun Zia transmission line (Currents, Oct. 18). It shows how difficult de-carbonizing our electricity system is. We have the renewable resources to do the job, but developing and getting them to market is challenging. Unfortunately, the author implied that comments I made about the hard choices we face were made in support of this specific project. My comment was an overarching comment about the difficulty of bringing renewables to load centers not relating specifically to Sun Zia. Carl Zichella Director of Western Transmission, Natural Resources Defense Council

Comments From Readers at Tucson Weekly.com Regarding “Extreme Politics” (Oct. 18): How does one say “hatchet job”? The county taxpayers might be better served with someone willing to challenge the status quo. (Nancy Young) Wright was a dud in the Legislature. … (Ally) Miller may have things to learn, but she will watch out for the people.

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Ron Barber: We need to work together on the issues that matter to Southern Arizona

BY RON BARBER

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y wife, Nancy, and I have been reading this paper every week since it first started hitting Tucson’s newsstands in 1984. A lot has changed since then. My hair isn’t red anymore, and there’s less of it; our daughters are grown; and we have four beautiful grandchildren, with one more on the way.

Twenty-eight years later, our community has grown, and we have new problems to solve, but we still have strong connections to each other—some would say we have only one degree of separation here. Nancy and I still read this paper faithfully. Its investigative reporting and political columns provide valuable insights on critical issues in this community—from the economy to border security to education to veterans issues.

Working to understand and address the needs of this community has been the focus of my life’s work—including three decades as a director with the Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities, six years as U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ district director, and 22 years as a small-business owner along with my wife.

Now I’m fortunate to have the chance to continue my public service as Southern Arizona’s voice in Congress. I take that responsibility seriously, and have held Congress on Your Corner events to listen to the people I represent so I can focus on the issues that are important to them: Keeping taxes low for middle-class families. I voted to extend tax cuts for middle-class families and small businesses. I also voted against more tax cuts for the richest Americans, because we need to address our deficit in a balanced, responsible way. We cannot have a thriving economy without a thriving middle class. We must not balance our budget on the backs of middle-class families, seniors, students or veterans. Keeping taxes low for middle-class families is not just the right thing to do; it’s smart economic policy.

Helping our veterans and military families. As the son of an airman, and representing nearly 100,000 veterans who call Southern Arizona home, standing up for our veterans and military families has been one of my top priorities. I am a founding member of the Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, and I introduced amendments to provide housing for our country’s 70,000 homeless veterans and to protect service-members’ pay. I also worked with my colleagues across the aisle to introduce bills to protect veterans from financial scams and improve their access to health care. Our veterans have served this great country, and we all must do our part to make sure they get the benefits they have earned.

Protecting Medicare. I voted against the budget plan,

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which my opponent supports, that would turn Medicare into a voucher system and could force seniors to pay thousands of dollars more each year for their benefits in order to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy. Medicare is not an “entitlement” program. Seniors have paid into Medicare through a lifetime of hard work, and they have a right to the benefits that it provides. I will oppose any attempt to voucherize it.

Standing up for women. I have worked in Congress to protect the advances that women have made in this country. That includes protecting a woman’s right to make her own health-care decisions, and ensuring that women have full access to the health-care services they need, including contraception. My opponent’s policies are the opposite.

One reason I voted against a repeal of the Affordable Care Act is that a repeal would mean allowing employers to deny women contraception coverage in their health-insurance plans, and return us to the days when insurance companies could charge women more for insurance simply because of their gender. I’m a proud co-sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act and will continue to push for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Those are some issues I’ve been fighting for since being elected to Congress. There’s a lot more work to do to rebuild our middle class, get our economy going again, care for our veterans, safeguard a woman’s right to make her own health-care decisions and protect our seniors.

One thing I’ve learned as a member of this community over the past 50 years is that we can’t address these challenges with partisan talking points. We need bipartisan solutions— solutions that make sense for Southern Arizona.

Rep. Ron Barber is the Democratic candidate for Arizona’s Congressional District 2.

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CURRENTS

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The RTA’s control over its Broadwaywidening project begins to slip away

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Barely Functional t could not have been more obvious last week just how much—despite their best efforts—the bureaucrats are losing control of their plans to turn Broadway Boulevard into a mini-freeway.

Into that breach has stepped the citizens’ task force. Originally convened as an adornment meant to rubber-stamp this $74 million project, the group is increasingly questioning the need for an eight-lane, auto-centric thoroughfare that may be based on suspect traffic projections.

Thus, the cement-heads pushing to widen Broadway instead found themselves chatting about rapid-transit buses, pedestrian problems, bicycle safety and land consumption. And members of the citizens’ group began asking questions that hardly fit neatly into the little box carefully crafted for them.

In truth, that box was ripped open on Sept.

18, when Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik—whose Ward 6 encompasses the project, slated for Broadway from Euclid Avenue to Country Club Road—pushed the council to clarify exactly what could be considered as Broadway improvements. This is crucial, considering the project’s vague guidelines dating from 2006, when voters approved a 20-year, $2.1 billion transportation plan overseen by the Regional Transportation Authority and funded with a half-cent increase in the sales tax.

Back then, the RTA board had pledged “not to diminish functionality” as Broadway project plans were updated. But since functionality was in the eye of the beholder, that stance only seemed to enhance the RTA’s power, given that it could threaten to withhold funding if changes to the plan were seen as straying too far from the fuzzy original mandate.

By contrast, Kozachik’s council motion brought that power back to the city—the designated lead agency for this project—by demanding that functionality be defined through objective, sustainable transportation-performance measures created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, rather than by some whim of the RTA. As a result, outdated, car-focused notions of “functionality” gave way to holistic roadway considerations such as carbon intensity, land consumption, transit productivity and transportation affordability.

Given this new reality, veiled threats then gave way to a conciliatory tone as Jim DeGrood, the RTA transportation-services director, addressed the Oct. 18 task-force gathering. “In our discussions with the various communities of the RTA,” he said, “we’ve stressed that there needs to be dialogue between the groups so … as decisions start to be made, we’re all participating in the discus-

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sion so that everybody is in line.”

Jennifer Toothaker Burdick, the city’s project manager, agreed, saying: “I do feel it’s incumbent on us to get that conversation going” so that “the red flags come up earlier, and we can talk through those things.”

That night’s meeting subsequently included a lengthy analysis of those EPA standards by Phil Erickson, president of the Oakland, Calif.-based firm Community Design + Architecture.

Erickson is among a small army of consultants for whom taxpayers are paying $330,000 over the next few months to help design this project.

Standing outside of the conference room, Kozachik mused over the project team’s newfound intimacy with those federal standards. “I think it’s very coincidental that the EPA guidelines all of a sudden became part of the conversation,” he said, noting ironically that Erickson and crew now acted like they “were thinking of those all along. But the only thing anybody else ever heard before was ‘level of service’ and the time it takes you to drive through an intersection.”

Contacted later by email, Erickson pointed to the City Council’s decision that the citizens’ task force “conduct their work under a definition of functionality that allows for consideration of performance measures detailed in the U.S. EPA’s ‘Guide to Sustainable Transportation Performance Measures.’”

That leaves one more question in the gray zone: Just how much traffic is Broadway Boulevard expected to handle in coming years, and does it justify plowing down endless properties—and blowing through huge amounts of money—to widen the road? “Even the (consultants’) own data shows that traffic isn’t increasing substantially,” Kozachik said. The procement group is saying, “They’ve got to widen; they’ve got to widen,” he said. “And yet that is not what they’re hearing from anybody else.”

According to an analysis conducted this year by another of the consultants, Kittelson and Associates, Broadway traffic levels are projected to rise from the current 40,000 trips per day to as many as 56,000 per day by 2040. But critics call those projections screwy. Speaking to the group, widening opponent Laura Tabili argued that the majority of traffic measurements were taken east of the proposed construction area, while in the project zone, between Euclid and Country Club, traffic volumes remain “between 30,000 and 40,000. This is about the same as in the 1980s.”

Back outside, Kozachik said he was against widening Broadway at all. Instead, he would like to see the project completed within its current boundaries, and using only the $42 million in bond money approved by voters. He’d also prefer

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Jim DeGrood: “We’re all participating in the discussion so that everybody is in line.” that the county’s promised $25 million contribution be steered toward more-needed projects.

“There’s $43 million just in right-of-way acquisition for this project,” he said. “We can find another place to spend it that will probably make more sense.”

Of course, that’s contingent on whether the money ever comes through at all. Responding to several claims that Kozachik made in his popular online Ward 6 newsletter, county Transportation Director Priscilla Cornelio dispatched a note to the councilman outlining details of paying for the Broadway project, including the fact that the county’s share of funding amounts to $25 million. About $1.3 million of that has already been given to the city for right-of-way acquisition.

Then again, times are hard. In her July 31 missive, Cornelio wrote that the county “is committed to providing the remaining $23.5 million for construction once the project has been bid and awarded.” However, she added that while Pima County “has been experiencing challenges” after a drop in shared federal roadway funds, “at this time, we are optimistic that we will be able to sell the remaining $23.5 million in bonds to cover the city after (fiscal year) 2014.”

With less than two weeks until Election Day, Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick and Republican Jonathan Paton are locked in a fierce struggle for Congressional District 1.

In the last week, national pundits have started to zero in on the sprawling district, which includes Oro Valley, Marana, most of rural Eastern Arizona, Flagstaff and the northern Native American reservaJONATHAN tions. It’s a district with a Democratic voter-registration edge, but a tendency to support Republican candidates.

The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza moved the district into the “toss-up” category, noting: “Former Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (D), who is trying to win a district with a slight GOP lean, just got passed over for The Arizona Republic’s endorsement. ‘We have seen more complete meltdowns in our board meetings, but never one so unexpected,’ the paper said of Kirkpatrick. Republican Jonathan Paton has a good shot here.”

The Rothenberg Political Report also shifted the race from “Leans Democrat” to “Tossup/Tilts Dem,” with Stu Rothenberg also noting the Republic editorial-board interview.

“Republicans now believe they have a lot of ammunition against the former congresswoman, which will remind voters why they fired her two years ago.

GOP polling has been encouraging, and while Democrats aren’t hitting the panic button just yet, this isn’t as much in their column as it once was and is attracting renewed outside interest from both sides—something Paton desperately needs, given his considerable cash disparity with Kirkpatrick,” Rothenberg wrote.

Meanwhile, Team Kirkpatrick is highlighting its strength on the reservations, which remain a big “x” factor, because turnout can vary widely, and it’s a difficult area to poll. CD 1 is home to the largest number of Native Americans in the state; they account for almost 22 percent of the district.

Kirkpatrick has collected several endorsements from two Native American groups: the Navajo Agencies and the White Mountain Apache Tribe.

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly also endorsed Kirkpatrick.

“We’ve launched a massive get-outthe-vote effort across the district,” said Kirkpatrick spokeswoman Jennifer Johnson. “The effort and organization is unprecedented, particularly in our district’s tribal communities. And we will use every opportunity to share Ann’s message about standing up for the middle class, creating jobs and protecting Medicare.”

The television-ad war has been fierce, with outside groups pouring in about $3.5 million. That’s the highest of any congressional district in the state.

The big spenders include: • The National Republican Congressional Committee, which has spent $1.38 million in favor of Paton.

• The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has spent

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The controversy started last week when D.C. Parsons, a cartoonist for the student newspaper, put together what he admits in retrospect was a tasteless strip that featured a child and a parent talking about homosexuality. Panels prior to the punch line feature the parent threatening violent measures if the child ever said he was gay. (I won’t go into specifics here. Feel free to track down screen shots of the comic strip should you be interested.)

What followed after the strip went to print was a significant protest from offended members of the community. And from that came a litany of apologies and regrets, and changes in policy.

“This whole thing has taught me how much my words can hurt others,” said Parsons, who was fired because of the incident, via email. “In the past, I believed jokes to be all in good fun. I am now aware that they can really hurt people, and I have to be conscientious of that. I will absolutely rethink all of my work, my jokes, my comics, my cartoons and my videos. I feel that the backlash was warranted, and this whole situation was a huge mistake that should have never happened.”

Meanwhile, the incident has been a wakeup call for the Wildcat, which has taken steps to improve its editing processes as a result.

“I was really careless; I was rushing to get pages finalized before deadline, and I did not pay attention,” Wildcat editor Kristina Bui said in an email. “And having just one person responsible for the comics page meant there was no one else to pick up the slack. This was my mistake, and it’s one I regret more than I can explain.

“The Wildcat staff and I began discussing on Wednesday night (the strip ran in the Tuesday, Oct. 16, edition) what enabled me to make my mistake, and by Thursday had established a policy that requires that the comics page not wait until the last moment.

It also requires the approval of three editors before it is sent to the presses.

“Satire has to be offensive, but it also has to contribute to a truly meaningful discussion. When it doesn’t, it’s just hurtful, and I should have recognized this, no matter how much of a rush I was in or how distracted I was.”

The parties involved have been up-front about taking responsibility for the process that led to the controversy. However, Parsons said the Wildcat treated him as the lone scapegoat.

“It was a mistake,” said Parsons, a senior.

“This is a student paper. This is the time and place where we make mistakes, and then learn from them. Even though the Wildcat has systematically thrown me under the bus, for their mistake, repeatedly slandering my name and my strip, they made a mistake, just like anyone else could have. I

do take exception to their blaming the entirety of this on me.”

Aside from Parsons, Wildcat personnel remain in their respective positions with the publication.

“I can’t take everything that happened back, and my resignation or termination would not un-publish the comic strip,” Bui said. “But I’m learning from it every day.”

It marks the second time a strip penned

by Parsons generated controversy.

“I repeatedly told the editor, ‘Censor me,’ because I don’t know where I can and cannot draw the line. I’m an adamant believer in the idea (that) if it’s not OK to make fun of everyone, then it’s not OK to make fun of anyone,” said Parsons, who said he still hopes to pursue the craft of cartooning. “Last semester, my editor received a complaint on a strip I won’t repeat. Afterward, he edited me down to doing a pseudo-edgy “Family Circus.” After that experience, I warned this year’s editor to be careful, but I believe the editors were trying to be some sort of ultraedgy student paper. At the beginning of the semester, they wrote an article advocating our rights as students and using the F-word twice. Unfortunately, the only thing they told me not to satire was anything regarding taboo racial subject matter, to which I readily adhered. I had a feeling we were going to have trouble, and now here we are, even though I warned them.

“This wasn’t an expression of my opinion,” Parsons said. “It was just a crude joke. I don’t even feel it was an oversensitive reaction (from the public). It was a bad joke from my childhood that should have never been printed.”

MCCOMBS LEAVES ‘STAR’ FOR THE AP Arizona Daily Star border and political reporter Brady McCombs has accepted a position as supervisory correspondent for The Associated Press in Salt Lake City.

“I am sad to leave the Arizona Daily Star, but this is a great opportunity for me and my family,” McCombs said via email. “I am grateful to the Star for the opportunity they gave me and to my editors and colleagues for the support and guidance they have provided me since I arrived in February 2006. I have enjoyed my time in the desert immensely, learned a ton, and I will always have very fond memories of my time in Tucson.”

It’s just the latest big-name departure for the Star in recent months. Reporter Rob O’Dell, managing editor Teri Hayt and columnist Josh Brodesky preceded McCombs out the door.

The Arizona Newspaper Association named McCombs Journalist of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2011. He won the Arizona Press Club’s Virg Hill Arizona Journalist of the Year award in 2007.

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Republican State Sen. Frank Antenori faces former Democratic state lawmaker Dave Bradley

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BY JIM NINTZEL, jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com here’s no shortage of differences between Republican Frank Antenori and Democrat Dave Bradley, the candidates seeking a state Senate seat in central Tucson.

They disagree about what kind of tax system works best: Antenori favors a flat income tax that would provide breaks to higher earners while raising taxes on the majority of Arizonans, in the name of “fairness”; Bradley prefers a progressive income tax.

They disagree on health-care issues, with Antenori favoring a private-market system in which the government has little to no role, and Bradley believing that the government should help low-income Arizonans with coverage. (See The Skinny for details.)

They disagree on abortion, with Antenori favoring a ban even in cases of rape or incest, and Bradley wanting to allow women to be able to terminate pregnancies under the general framework set out under Roe v. Wade.

And they differ in temperament: Antenori is a former Green Beret who possesses a legendary bluntness that has brought him into conflict with his political opponents on a regular basis (as well as his political allies from time to time), while Bradley is a mild-mannered former lawmaker with a background in counseling who believes in a collaborative approach to politics.

Antenori’s no-nonsense attitude has been an asset in the past, allowing him to win a House of Representatives seat in the conservative Legislative District 30 in 2008 and rise to the Arizona Senate in 2010. But now it may prove to be a liability, as he attempts to hold a Senate seat after redistricting put him in midtown Tucson’s competitive Legislative District 10, where Democrats have a slight registration edge.

Despite his new political battlefield, Antenori has run an aggressive campaign against Bradley, a former state lawmaker who served in the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2010.

“Bradley bankrupted the state,” Antenori says.

“I saved it from bankruptcy.”

Bradley says Antenori is distorting the record.

While state spending did grow while he was in the Legislature, and Arizona eventually faced a massive budget crisis when the economy cratered in 2007-2008, Bradley argues that much of the spending had to do with infrastructure, such as schools and highways, that had been neglected in previous years. In addition, voters had mandated an expansion of the health-care system to cover anyone below the federal poverty level.

Bradley argues that the budget might be technically balanced now, but that’s only because in 2010, voters approved a temporary sales-tax increase that Antenori opposed. In addition, the

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GOP majority has cut programs that are vital to the future of the state.

Bradley offers a metaphor: “I say to my wife, ‘Gee honey, we have money in the bank this year.

I paid off the credit cards, but the irrigation system is broken, so all the plants died six months ago, and there’s a hole in the roof I didn’t fix, so when that storm came through, we lost some of the furniture. And I haven’t changed the oil in the car in a year and a half, so we don’t have a car, either, but we have money in the bank.’ Well, no you don’t, because we didn’t do prevention, so now we’re going to have to pay the piper.”

The candidates are just as split on social issues.

Antenori says he believes in banning abortion even in cases of rape or incest because he’s met the children of women who became pregnant as a result of rape and did not get abortions. They were later happy to have had the child.

“It’s a life,” Antenori says. “Everybody plays politics, but the Constitution clearly states the government’s role is to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, or quote, unquote, property. And that, to me, is the justification.”

Antenori voted, in the last session, to ban abortion past 20 weeks in a pregnancy; to allow “religiously affiliated” employers to decline to provide contraception coverage in health-insurance policies; and to cut off federal health-care funds for Planned Parenthood for services to low-income women—services that have nothing to do with abortion. (A federal judge put that law on hold last week.)

Bradley opposes those measures.

“I’m pro-choice,” says Bradley, who adds that abortion is an issue that people will continue to disagree on, so it’s important to seek common ground, such as finding ways to reduce unwanted pregnancies. He says that cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood will lead to more unwanted pregnancies.

“Cutting off that kind of service is just foolish,” Bradley says. “It doesn’t make an ounce of sense.”

The race is also riding on the question of temperament. Antenori makes no apologies for his approach to politics, which has cost him some of his natural allies. Antenori’s frequent clashes with Gov. Jan Brewer have kept her from endorsing him; two of her top advisers, Chuck Coughlin and Doug Cole, have given money to Antenori. (He says they oppose him because he wouldn’t support a boost in funding for prisons, and Coughlin is a lobbyist for the private-prison industry.)

He also doesn’t have the support of Senate President Steve Pierce, which has cost him some potential financial support. Antenori says he wouldn’t support Pierce for Senate president, so

$1.17 million in favor of Kirkpatrick.

• The America Future Fund added $442,000 in favor of Paton.

• The House Majority PAC chipped in $406,000 to oppose Paton.

• Women Vote!, a group that supports Democratic pro-choice women, contributed $108,000 to oppose Paton.

Paton has continued to lag behind Kirkpatrick in the fundraising race.

Kirkpatrick had raised nearly $1.9 million through the end of September, while Paton raked in about $951,000.

Both candidates received about 75 percent of their contributions from individuals, according to the latest campaign-finance reports.

HEALTHY DEBATE Dave Bradley

Frank Antenori Pierce does not want him back at the Legislature.

And the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Bradley. (For more on that, see The Skinny.)

Antenori says his blunt approach is the best way to get things done in politics.

“If you want Barney the Dinosaur, that’s not me,” Antenori says. “Dave Bradley may be. He’s a little closer to Barney the Dinosaur than I am. … Do you want a Teletubbie or a Barney the Dinosaur, or do you want a guy who is maybe a little rough around the edges, but is a guy who gets the job done? … I think it’s time the voters started realizing that the nice, touchy-feely, bipartisan, civility, all this baloney that everybody is looking for, really hasn’t brought us anything.”

Bradley, no surprise, disagrees with Antenori’s perspective.

“With Frank, almost everything seems to get to a battleground rather than common ground,” says Bradley, who believes Antenori views everything through a militaristic prism of protecting his allies and destroying his enemies.

“Not everything fits into that metaphor,” Bradley says. “… Barry Goldwater and Mo Udall were people who felt strongly about many things, but knew that if we wanted to move the state forward, there had to be some way of getting to common ground.”

As we note in “Common Ground or Battleground?” (Page 11, aka to your left), the state Senate race between Republican Frank Antenori and Democrat Dave Bradley in central Tucson’s competitive Legislative District 10 is one of the liveliest in Southern Arizona.

Antenori and Bradley have a big disagreement about the future of healthcare coverage in Arizona. Antenori was among the Republicans who voted to cut back the state’s AHCCCS program, a version of Medicaid that provides health insurance for low-income Arizonans. Childless adults below the federal poverty level can no longer sign up, nor can individuals who suddenly find themselves impoverished by large and unexpected medical emergencies.

But the state now faces a question of whether to extend AHCCCS coverage to people earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level under the national Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare. If the state goes forward with the expansion, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee estimates it will cost the state an average of roughly $144 million per year between 2014 and 2020.

In return, the state will receive an average of $2.1 billion per year from the federal government.

Bradley says it’s a good deal, because the funds will help keep hospitals and clinics in business, which in turn will help any Arizonan who needs to go to the hospital.

“Rural medical facilities are in serious jeopardy, because they are providing uncompensated care,” Bradley says. “Those people don’t go away.

They hold off on seeking help and then show up with bigger problems in emergency rooms.”

If rural hospitals close, residents in those areas will have to travel to urban hospitals, jamming up those facilities, according to Bradley.

Antenori acknowledges that there are financial problems for rural hospitals, but says there are “other ways” to deal with that besides a program that will require the federal government to spend so much money.

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Anger, Outrage, Etc. ucson made national headlines again last week—and once again, it wasn’t for a great reason.

In case you missed it, the Arizona Daily Wildcat ran a more-thanslightly homophobic comic last week, causing an uproar that hasn’t been seen since the Wildcat ran a syndicated comic that referred to Barack Obama as a “nigger” immediately following his election in 2008.

University of Arizona student D.C. Parsons’ joke in his comic, “etc.” last week made reference to a man telling his young son that if he ever came out as gay, he’d shoot the boy, roll the body into a carpet, and fling it into the river. In the next panel, the son called the act a “fruit roll-up,” and the last panel showed the pair laughing over the joke. (You can read more in this week’s Media Watch.)

It was dumb; it was offensive; and worse than that, it just wasn’t funny. Calling it a misguided attempt at satire would be a bit too kind.

The outrage has been palpable, with a number of people calling for Parsons to be fired, which he was; and for Wildcat editor-in-chief Kristina Bui to resign, which she hasn’t. And she shouldn’t.

I get the outrage. She screwed up, and she’s acknowledged as such. But the Internet’s culture of stirring up uninhibited rage over a mistake made by what is, at best, a semi-professional news outlet is, at the very least, tiring.

As Tucson Weekly editor Jimmy Boegle put it, the Wildcat is a tool for students to learn the ins and outs of what may be their future profession. Thankfully, the Wildcat appears to have a person who recognizes that at its helm.

In Bui’s published take on the matter, she wrote that “the mistake of printing the comic strip belongs to me, and it will continue to be something I regret—but I cannot take it back. What I can do is learn from it, and hope other Daily Wildcat editors learn from it, too. Inhibiting free speech detracts from that learning experience.”

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“I’m against government-run health care, so I’m against anything that enables it in any way, shape or form,” says Antenori, who worries that the feds won’t continue to provide matching funds in the future. “The federal government hangs you out to dry in the out years.”

BY MARI HERRERAS, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com he crowd outside of Jeff Flake’s Tucson campaign headquarters resembled a job fair, with people telling the woman who stood in the doorway their GPAs, class standing and other academic achievements.

The 13 young women and men from Undocumented Youth in Action showed up at Flake’s headquarters, near Grant and Craycroft roads, on Saturday, Oct. 20, to invite him to a town hall in Phoenix being organized by undocumented youths in Arizona.

They had just finished protesting along Grant, holding up signs that said “Flip Flop Flake” and “Shame on You Jeff Flake for Killing Dreams.”

Carlos Martinez, 30, perhaps the oldest in the group, told Julie Katsel, Flake’s Southern Arizona director, that he went to school at the UA, was recognized as one of the school’s top Hispanic engineering graduates, and went on to get a master’s degree in computer engineering. But because he came to Tucson when he was a 9-year-old without documentation, he’s worked cleaning yards the past seven years.

However, Martinez said he expects his line of work to soon change, because he was one of the first people in the country to apply for and receive the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals work permit, the program enacted by President Barack Obama after Congress failed to pass the DREAM Act, which would have allowed students like Martinez a path to citizenship. Deferred-action permits allow the holder to work for two years without facing deportation, although there is no path to citizenship with the permits.

Martinez said response to the program from undocumented youths has been overwhelming.

According to a recent New York Times report, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has received 180,000 deferred-action applications, and so far, more than 4,500 have been approved.

As Martinez and others shared these statistics, Katsel told the group she wanted to write down all of their comments and names for the congressman.

Dario Andrade was next, explaining that he graduated from high school in May with a 4.0 GPA and is a founder of Undocumented Youth in Action. But he can’t get into college, he said, because he’s undocumented. “I’m stuck,” he said.

Katsel noted that the invitation to the Phoenix town hall handed to her didn’t have a date.

Organizers explained that they want to hear back from Flake with a date that works for him.

“We want him to know we are not a political football you can play with,” Andrade said. “We want him to come to the town hall in Phoenix

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DREAMer Josue Saldivar protests at Jeff Flake’s Tucson campaign office.

ESPN and Yahoo. and speak and let us know why the Latino com“Education was my way out of being poor,” he munity should vote for him.” said, explaining that he grew up watching his Flake is running for retiring U.S. Sen. Jon dad work three jobs to provide for his family.

Kyl’s seat. His Democratic opponent is Richard Martinez said having the permit is great, but Carmona, who has said he supports comprehenit’s still not enough, which is why he and others sive immigration reform as well as the DREAM Act and the president’s deferred-action program. showed up at Flake’s office—to remind the congressman that people like him also have parents It is Flake’s record on immigration that the who could be deported any day. “We still need a students said they want the six-term congressDREAM Act. We still need comprehensive immiman to clarify. In the past, Flake was perceived gration reform,” Martinez said. “I want to talk to by many as a moderate who supported comprehim personally and tell him my story. This is the hensive immigration reform. But two years ago, only country we know. I haven’t been back to he voted against the DREAM Act. And in 2011, Mexico since my parents brought me here.”

Flake changed how he discussed immigration, Lupita Alcaraz was at the protest, too. The with him focusing more on U.S.-Mexico border 19-year-old said she came to Tucson at the age security. Critics said the change came about of 12. She’s currently attending Pima because his campaign needed to appeal to hardCommunity College. After paying out-of-state liners on the right. tuition this semester, because PCC has yet to In a press release explaining his December 2010 vote against the DREAM Act, Flake said, “I pass a policy that allows undocumented residents to pay in-state tuition, Alcaraz hasn’t been continue to support comprehensive immigraable to afford the $460 fee for the deferredtion reform—the country, particularly Arizona, action permit. is in desperate need of it. However, legalization “That’s something we are working on, too,” measures need to be coupled with increased Alcaraz said about Pima’s tuition policy. “But I enforcement and a temporary-worker program. hope Flake joins us. I hope he agrees to meet By moving ahead with legalization alone, with us. I want him to understand who we are, Democrats have little incentive to support and I want him to be honest with us.” increased enforcement and a temporary-worker The Tucson Weekly asked Katsel for comment program, and without those components, we’ve on the invitation, but she referred us to Andrew not truly addressed the problem.”

Martinez took out his deferred-action permit, Wilder, Flake’s communications director. As of our press deadline, Wilder had yet to respond to an identification card he expects to provide him our question asking if the congressman plans to with a new life. He’s sent out more than a dozen meet with the Arizona DREAMers. résumés to companies like Google, Microsoft,

Speaking of the race between Republican Frank Antenori and Democrat Dave Bradley: The Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Bradley, leading Antenori to denounce the organization.

Antenori lashed out at the chamber for failing to support him after he let them know what he thought of them in the endorsement interview.

“They don’t like the truth,” Antenori says. “I had a blunt discussion with them. I wasn’t going to sit there … and place my lips on their you-knowwhat. That’s not why I was there.”

Chamber executive director Mike Varney took Antenori’s criticism in stride.

“If you don’t see life through Frank’s level, you’re just not quite at his level,” Varney says.

Antenori’s attitude cost him the endorsement, according to Varney.

“He does have a lot of very sound business policies and fiscal policies, but it’s not the ‘what’ so much as the ‘how’ sometimes,” Varney says.

Antenori, adds Varney, “behaved badly. He did not follow any instructions; he sent clear messages that he was not prepared to represent all of Southern Arizona, and above everything else, whether there’s an R or an I or a D behind somebody’s name, we need to have somebody in office we can work with. And Frank clearly sent us signals that he didn’t really care what we thought.”

Antenori says the Metro Chamber doesn’t represent the real business community.

“Most of the guys who sit there are not really business people,” Antenori says. “It’s about the cocktail circuit and not the business climate.”

GABBY SPINS Gabrielle Giffords will be a guest DJ at this weekend’s Get Out the Vote BBQ and Concert at Hotel Congress.

The free event, sponsored by Congressman Ron Barber’s campaign, will feature appearances by Barber, U.S. Senate candidate Richard Carmona and various GABRIELLE state and county Democrats.

In addition to the speeches, there will be live music, and meat on the grill.

It all goes down from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, on the patio of Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.

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The automatic-aid and regional-effort claims irk annexation resident Amy Hernandez, an attorney who is opposed to the push. She says money is the only real issue, and wishes Golder Ranch would be honest about that.

“They cloak it in a public-safety issue, when it’s not,” Hernandez said. “It’s a money issue. It’s just like my kids, who try to lie to me: Just tell me the truth, and we can just talk mano y mano.”

Hernandez said the automatic-aid issue is as much about ego as it is about the fact that Rural/ Metro and Golder Ranch use different dispatch systems, and she points to the mass shooting at the Safeway in January 2011 as a prime example.

“My best friend got shot in that,” Hernandez said, noting that Northwest Fire turned down assistance from Mountain Vista and Rural/ Metro in favor of Golder Ranch, possibly delaying response.

For recent foothills arrivals Christy and Dray Sterling, money isn’t the main concern. They just want to know they’re getting good service.

Though residents of the annexation area only since February, so far they’ve had no issues with Rural/Metro.

“We would pay more if they (Golder Ranch) could prove their service was better,” Dray Sterling said. “We’ve had very good service from Rural/Metro.”

Golder Ranch got the ball rolling on annexation of the central part of the proposed area, about seven square miles, last December, but never formally circulated petitions. The district had one year to acquire signatures from a majority of property owners and a majority of assessed value, per state law, but Sullivan said friction from many homeowners’ associations prevented the district from going further.

Evidence of such opposition can be seen on a website, www.foothillscitizensforfiresafety.com,

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vider that charges an annual subscription for landowners based on a home’s square footage.

Golder Ranch, like other fire districts, is funded via property taxes based on a home’s secondary assessed value.

Land in the annexation area has a 2012 valuation of more than $196 million, which could generate the district more than $3.4 million in annual revenue. Golder Ranch currently charges $1.75 per $100 of assessed value, which on an average foothills home would come to about $670 per year.

That same homeowner pays about $525 per year for coverage from Rural/Metro.

Golder Ranch officials say the annexation is not a money issue, despite the large revenue windfall that would come with it.

“I don’t want to ground this conversation on price; we’re not here about price,” Golder assistant chief John Sullivan told the crowd.

Instead, they say, the move is part of a further effort to regionalize fire protection under the umbrella of multiple entities working together.

Sullivan said nearly all of the Phoenix metro area is on a regional network of fire coverage, all tax-funded, with automatic-aid agreements between the numerous entities to provide assistance when needed.

“All those tax-paid organizations … have a common thread,” Sullivan said. “Here in Pima County, we don’t have that yet.”

Golder has automatic-aid agreements with the Northwest Fire District and the Tucson Fire Department, as well as others, but doesn’t with Rural/Metro or the Mountain Vista Fire District, which covers an area west of the proposed annexation area, but contracts with Rural/Metro for firefighters.

“Unfortunately, I can’t say we’d (currently) come automatically into the foothills,” Sullivan said.

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Are you here? If so, Golder Ranch Fire wants you. formed by five foothills homeowners’ associations representing nearly 1,100 land parcels.

Golder’s governing board scrapped the first plan, but not because of dissent, district spokesman Josh Hurguy said. The district instead chose to pursue a larger area after hearing concerns from foothills residents who said the first acquisition would mean forcing Rural/Metro to need to cover the southern area from a fire station other than the one it currently operates on Skyline Drive, he said.

That station and coverage issue was brought up at the start of the first annexation effort, but was not addressed by Golder Ranch until 10 months later, said Michael Racy, a lobbyist who represents Rural/Metro.

Racy said he believes the original annexation would have been overwhelmingly shot down, and is surprised Golder Ranch continues to push for the area, considering the reputation the foothills has for fighting off annexation efforts.

“They’ve got the fallout from all of those city of Tucson annexation tries to deal with, and I don’t think they realized that,” Racy said.

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Eleven months after setting its sights on annexing a chunk of the Catalina Foothills—a move that was met with nearly unanimous dissent (see “Competing Protectors,” Dec. 8, 2011)—Golder Ranch has scrapped that plan, and instead is pursuing an area nearly twice as large.

Judging by the reactions of those in attendance at a public meeting on Monday night, Oct. 22, more than twice as many people are unhappy with the new plan.

Golder Ranch wants to annex roughly 4,400 properties between First Avenue and Campbell Avenue, extending from the southeast edge of its existing boundary down to the Tucson city limits along River Road. More than 5,000 people live in the proposed area, which also includes the La Encantada shopping center and the Westward Look Resort.

More than 200 prospective future district members spent several hours in a ballroom at the Westward Look voicing their displeasure with the annexation; some did not even wait until the question-and-answer period to speak up.

Some speakers even questioned the date and time of the meeting, which coincided with the final presidential debate, as an attempt by Golder Ranch to manipulate the makeup of the crowd.

After nearly three hours of mostly negative response from the audience, Golder Ranch’s governing board voted 4-0 to pursue the annexation.

“I do think that as part of the democratic process here, we, as elected officials, need to make sure everyone is fully informed,” board member Mark Clark said. “I don’t think what we heard … is a representation of the entire body.”

The area in question is currently served by the Rural/Metro Fire Department, a private pro-

Ghosts are unaware that they have passed on, while spirits are conscious of their freedom from their physical body.

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. When she looked into ing her face in the restroom g nning children was starin the mirror, one of the Ma straight into her eyes. current owner of the Colleen Concannon, the , says she once had an use Ho ing now-closed Mann a hazy figure drinking employee quit after seeing ’s bar. ent whiskey at the establishm g of all Tucson haunts nin hte frig Perhaps the most r ilding, formerly the Pionee is downtown’s Pioneer Bu a ing dur 0, 197 20, c.

De Hotel. On the evening of yees of Hughes Aircraft Christmas party for emplo broke out and claimed the Co. (now Raytheon), a fire , 6-year-old hotel employee lives of 29 people. A then-1 ally ion victed of intent Louis Cuen Taylor, was con g a life sentence at the vin ser is and starting the fire state prison in Florence. ted Pioneer Building People working in renova en they are working late, offices today say that wh as tsteps and music playing, they sometimes hear foo have ere Th ss. gre pro in l stil if the holiday party were ple smelling smoke when also been accounts of peo a small girl looking for her nothing is burning, and of who perished in the fire. el mother, a maid at the hot less-well-known resiThere are also numerous, e said to harbor spirits. On dences in Tucson that are and she t tha se hou a in s of my closest friends live d by a former occupant her family swear is haunte n has been seen walking who died there. The woma e . My friend says they hav the halls as if she never left . her of are not afraid accepted her presence and e may be connected to som she if r nde wo They also ny Ma se. hou the ing olv inv unexpected good fortune s parents purchased the years ago, when my friend’ the walls fell out as they home, a brick from one of ck age. Behind where the bri were cleaning out the gar t oun h—the exact am had been was $3,000 in cas nt on the house. Ever me pay n dow needed for the ed that the building was since, the family has believ e. meant to be their hom me, “Sometimes, we As the UA’s Schwartz told to see the light.” Maybe we need to go into the dark to nds and look a little closer just need to open our mi us. und ll be all aro truly see what may very we PAGE CONTINUED ON NEXT

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Centennial Hall at the University of Arizon Arizona is said to be the home of many ghosts and

spirits. i it Students enter the projection room at Centennial Hall. The ghost of a projectionist named Peter is said to haunt the room.

Jo’Ann Ruhl, a Tucson medium and astrologer, considers the spirits and ghosts at Centennial Hall.

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A hallway at Hotel Congress.

Spirits are said to walk the hallways at all hours of the night.

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Inside Room 220. Hotel employees have reported finding butter knives there like the ones Vince used as screwdrivers to fix things around the hotel.

The image of a guest in Room 242 is reflected in a painting of the Virgin Mary that hangs on the wall.

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Colleen Concannon, the owner of the Ma Manning House, enters the basement.

Concannon looks out at the front lawn of the property.

The driveway leading to the Manning House.

This door leads to roof access at the Manning House. The only way to enter the door would be with a ladder—or to have ghostly superiority.

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Looking down on the theater from the catwalk.

Skip McElfresh, a projectionist at the Fox Theatre, works on film reels in the supposedly haunted projection room.

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have been numerous sightings of ghostly figures throughout the Pioneer Building. One of them is said to be a young girl looking for her mother mother, a maid who perished the night of the fire.

The locked door to the top floor of the Pioneer building, where a Hughes Aircraft Co. Christmas party was held on the night of the fire.

There have been numerous reports of strange activity in the Pioneer Building. A former coffee-shop manager said he once entered the elevator to go to the basement and was instead taken to the top floor. He said he felt a presence enter the elevator, and that it stayed in the elevator on the way down to the basement.

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OCTOBER 25-31, 2012 OUR TOP PICKS OF WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO DO IT

BY MARIANA DALE AND INÉS TARACENA

The People’s Garden

PICK OF THE WEEK

For more than a decade, the Tucson Botanical Gardens’ Nuestro Jardín served as a prime example of a classic barrio garden.

But through the years, some plants grew too much; others died; and the nopales that made up a wall in the garden were hit by a hard freeze.

It was time for a makeover.

“All gardens need renovation over time,” said Juliet Niehaus, TBG’s director of horticultural therapy. “It’s just part of gardening.”

After almost a year of dedicated gardening and input from focus groups, Nuestro Jardín is ready, with fresh new growth and décor. The nopales have been replaced with an ocotillo fence, and a new fountain burbles at the entrance. Now, TBG is drawing from Nuestro Jardín’s Hispanic roots and hosting a Day of the Dead event to celebrate the makeover.

“I think it’s going to be a really great community-building, family event,” said Darlene Buhrow, the gardens’ director of communications.

The Feast With the Dearly Departed will start with a presentation on the history of the barrio garden in Tucson.

Nuestro Jardín has two reliIn preparation for a 6 p.m. gious figures. A shrine to the procession, there will be lumiVirgin of Guadalupe was one naria-making and face-paintof the original features of the ing. The procession will move garden. It’s now joined by a through the gardens and finish statue of St. Francis of Assisi in back at the reception garden. the herb garden. TBG visitors The living will be able to are encouraged to record their enjoy post-procession tamawishes and leave an offering. les, Sonoran hot dogs and While the gardening was beer; meanwhile, attendees mostly the handiwork of TBG can decorate sugar skulls gardeners, the planning was a while listening to the sounds cooperative effort with memof Mariachi Tesoro de Tucson, bers of the El Rio and El a youth mariachi band.

Pueblo senior centers.

Several workshops featuring At the suggestion of the Mexican-American artists who Latino seniors, gardeners share traditional crafts like added a garden of succulents shrine-building and paperThe public shrine in the Nuestro Jardín garden at the Tucson next to the Virgin of flower-making were held in Botanical Gardens.

Guadalupe shrine. The eccentricity of the garden is also seen in the the weeks leading up the main event. myriad found objects adorning the garden, from a porcelain-sink “If you’re still in the land of being alive, you want to be here and planter to a wall-hanging made of rusty horseshoes and railroad enjoying it, but also remembering your family and people who have spikes. died,” said artist Quetzally Hernandez Coronado. “It’s a very good A loquat tree is festooned with mementos from participants in the opportunity. “ revitalization. Items from Barbie dolls to baby shoes to Oaxacan folkCoronado taught a class in making papier-mâché masks at the art carvings swing from the tree branches. On the day of the dedicagardens, and some of her students will be returning to participate in tion, everyone is invited to add personal items. the procession.

“It is really now a garden that the people own,” Niehaus said. “It’s A grant helped to make the garden makeover possible, but it not just a garden that we created.” wasn’t just a matter of buying new plants.

The Feast With the Dearly Departed starts at 5 p.m., Saturday, “There’s a constellation of elements that underlies the Tucson Oct. 27, at the Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. style,” Niehaus said. The traditional barrio garden is known for the Admission is $8 for adults; $7 for students, seniors and military creative use of found objects and a variety of plants, herbs and vegemembers; $4 for children ages 4 to 12; and free for TBG members tables. Often, the plants are gifts from friends and family, and are and children 3 and younger. For more information, call 326-9686, chosen for their function and beauty. Herbs like mint, tarragon and ext. 10, or visit tucsonbotanical.org. rosemary are essential.

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FILM Movies to Persuade Tucson Progressive Film Festival Friday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Oct. 28 The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204; pdatucson.blogspot.com

Phil Lopes was in the Arizona House of Representatives for eight years. Over time, Lopes became disenchanted with his position, because as a progressive, he was unable to push any bills relevant to his political ideals.

When he left the House, Lopes searched for a place where he could push those progressive issues. “The Progressive Democrats of America were thinking about opening a chapter here in Tucson,” Lopes said. “They asked me to be the coordinator, and I said, ‘Of course.’”

With the help of the PDA, Lopes focuses on the issues he is most passionate about: health care for all; public financing of political campaigns; economic and social justice; and finding ways to help the environment.

A couple of months ago, the PDA, the Screening Room, and Tucson MoveOn began preparations for Tucson’s first Progressive Film Festival.

“The purpose is to bring people together and ignite good conversations about the progressive issues that are most important to us,” Lopes said.

The festival features six films over three days that tackle issues ranging from climate change to gay rights.

Opening night kicks off with Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?, a documentary about the economic crisis.

Another highlight is the documentary Koch Brothers Exposed, which shines a light on Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers who allegedly manipulate the political process with their wealth. Filmmakers and other special guests will lead discussions after each film.

“We invite progressives and nonprogressives to come,” Lopes said.

“Hopefully, everyone will leave feeling strongly about the issues we will present, become involved and participate.”

Admission is $8 per film; $10 for a one-day pass; or $15 for a weekend pass. —I.T.

Far left: Dmitri Matheny.

Left: The 2012 El Grupo Youth Cycling team.

Below: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, a documentary about the famous 1960s editor of Vogue, opens Friday, Oct. 26, at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Call 795-0844, or visit www.loftcinema.com for more information.

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As a teenager living in Tucson in the late 1970s, it was hard to nurture dreams of becoming a jazz musician.

“Back then, living in the Sonoran Desert and being 13 or 14 years old and wanting to be a jazz musician was sort of like, you know, being on a desert island,” said Dmitri Matheny, who is now an acclaimed flugelhornist.

But when he attended his first Tucson Jazz Society concert in Reid Park as a youngster, Matheny was transfixed by drummer Akira Tana.

“I loved his playing so much that I went to the record store and tried to find as many records with him on it as I could,” Matheny said.

Now, after many years of practicing and performing, Matheny is returning to Tucson to headline his own Tucson Jazz Society concert at Tohono Chul Park— and his former idol, Tana, will join him onstage.

“It feels sort of full circle for me,” Matheny said. “The Tucson Jazz Society is really special in my heart in the fact that they encouraged me to pursue my dreams as a kid.”

Crime Scenes will be the Tucson Jazz Society’s last show in its fall series, Jazz Under the Stars. Matheny said that he is enamored with the music of oldschool detective shows, crime dramas and spy thrillers.

The show is inspired by the film-noir genre and will feature themes from movies such as Taxi Driver and Chinatown. It also includes original numbers.

“It’s real saxophone-under-a-streetlight, in the fog, femme fatale,” Matheny said. “That’s the vibe.”

Tickets are $25 at tucsonjazz.org, or $30 at the door; $20 for military members and Jazz Society members; and $15 for students with ID. —M.D.

Lance Armstrong once called Tucson a “cycling mecca.” The well-established cycling scene in the Old Pueblo includes organizations such as El Grupo Youth Cycling, a nonprofit team that promotes healthy lifestyles and youth empowerment through the use of bicycles.

Members reach out to at-risk youths of all ages who otherwise wouldn’t have access to positive, team-building hobbies.

“Our aim is to reach out to kids who come from low-income families and usually wouldn’t have access to a program like ours,” said Daniela Diamente, El Grupo’s executive director.

“Aside from the cycling team, we have after-school biking programs, leadership programs and summer biking programs to keep kids occupied in a positive way.”

Shortly after Diamente and her husband founded El Grupo, they began brainstorming ideas on raising money to fund the services they provide. They came up with the concept of a bicycle scavenger hunt.

The Headless Hunt starts and ends at downtown’s Playground Bar and Lounge.

After teams sign up, they will be given a map with 10 objects to find within a 3-mile radius of downtown. When teams find the required object at a spot, they will find more clues to help them reach the next location. Teams must find all 10 objects before racing back to the finish line.

After the scavenger hunt, a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses will be held.

“Those who participate should know that they will be helping kids become healthier and have the opportunity to be involved in positive activities,” Diamente said. “It is a fun, family-friendly event.”

Tickets are $30 for individuals, and $45 for families of up to four. —I.T.

7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27 Southside Presbyterian Church 317 W. 23rd St. (208) 241-2641

On this side of the border, not many people understand the reasons behind a migrant’s decision to leave his home atin country. Every day, natives of Latin ecome America embark on what can become neys a one of the most dangerous journeys e United human can face: coming to the States. ng field Murphy Woodhouse was doing work for his master’s thesis in Xela, Guatemala, when he met the members ater of Artzénico, a small, local theater rking group. The group had been working te to with migrants who were en route een El Norte or who had recently been deported from the U.S. “After talking to a lot of the migrants … we finally molded those stories into a play,” said Bonifaz Canelo Fino, co. “Irse one of the members of Artzénico. lism, Hacia el Norte is about nationalism, onal cultural identity and the emotional baggage migrants bring.” ed with Woodhouse became infatuated ed to the play, and he was determined bring it to Tucson. otests, art “Aside from marches and protests, can very much recharge us and make a difference,” Woodhouse said For the past couple of weeks,, Canelo Fino and two other members off Artzénico, Jordi Möllering and Guillermo king their Santillana, have been backpacking way north, stopping at migrant shelters nd U.S.along the Guatemala-Mexico and d the play Mexico borders. They presented grants to at these shelters, asking the migrants act out their own experiences. In rporated Tucson, the play will have incorporated the stories of those migrants.

The play is in Spanish, but Woodhouse said that audience members e able to who don’t speak Spanish will be understand the main themes. th an “People have received us with open heart, and I hope they do the same nelo Fino when we arrive in Tucson,” Canelo said.

Admission is $5. —I.T.

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ALL SOULS PROCESSION PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION COMPETITION Studio 455. 455 N. Ferro Ave. An exhibit of images representing death as interpreted by many photographers continues through Saturday, Nov. 3. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; and 7 to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3; free.

OBON DANCE WORKSHOPS FOR THE ALL SOULS PROCESSION Rhythm Industry Performance Factory. 1013 S. Tyndall Ave. 481-8003. Odaiko Sonora welcomes anyone to join them in performing the bon odori dance of the Japanese-ancestor festival in the All Souls Procession, at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4. The dance is taught in a workshop from 2 to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; free. Call 481-8003, or email karen@tucsontaiko.org for more information.

ALL SOULS PROCESSION POSTER ART Solar Culture. 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874. An exhibit of poster art submitted to a competition to become the designer for the 2013 All Souls Procession opens with a reception and award ceremony from 7 to 10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; free.

JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. A display created by Many Mouths One Stomach for the All Souls Procession continues through Wednesday, Oct. 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 7914010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov for more info.

RITA WATTERS ART GALLERY AND CRAFTERS GIFT SHOP Rita Watters Art Gallery and Crafters Gift Shop. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road, No. 27. 777-7034. Fine Art and Photography for the Halloween Season, an exhibit of work by Rita Watters and Wendy DeAsis, closes Wednesday, Oct. 31. Demonstrations of the Bob Ross wet-on-wet technique take place throughout the day, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27. Hours are 3:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 12:30 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Life-sized and dancing skeletons created and decorated by Tucson artists are displayed along the gardens’ pathways through Sunday, Nov. 4, to celebrate the Day of the Dead. Bellos Adornos, a photographic exhibit celebrating decorative traditions in MexicanAmerican homes and gardens throughout Tucson, continues through Tuesday, Nov. 6, in the Education Building. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; $13, $4 age 4 through 12, free younger child, $12 student, senior and military personnel. Visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

BULLETIN BOARD ALL SOULS PROCESSION WORKSHOPS Dinnerware Artspace. 425 W. Sixth St. 869-3166.

Artists Mykl Wells and Joe Marshall lead workshops for making lanterns, floats, masks and costumes from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 27 and 28; free. Papier mâché, cardboard and other materials are available, but donations of materials are welcome.

Donations are tax-deductible gifts to Many Mouths One Stomach; visit manymouths.org for more information.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS PILGRIMAGE St. John’s Church. 12th Avenue and Ajo Way. Organizations and individuals are invited to make a pilgrimage to the San Xavier Mission in memory of men, women and children who lost their lives on the U.S.México border, at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free.

Organizations already participating are the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, the Alliance for Global Justice, the Nonviolence Legacy Project/Culture of Peace Alliance and the Tucson Samaritans. Call 770-1373 for more information.

PIT N’ PROUD AT ALL SOULS PROCESSION Meet to celebrate, honor and remember bully breeds, and walk for a future without abuse or neglect, at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4; free. Costumes, photos, banners, signs, poems, stories and prayers are encouraged.

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FILM FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. The Exorcist screens for Halloween at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30; $5 to $7. Visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information.

LOFT CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Visit loftcinema.com for a complete list of forthcoming films and to reserve tickets. Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.: Flor de Muertos, a documentary about Día de los Muertos, the All Souls Procession and Calexico; $8, $6 member. Sunday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m.; and Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m.: Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby; $5 suggested donation.

PARKING-LOT MOVIE Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. Bring a chair to the parking lot for a screening of the Gene Wilder comedy Young Frankenstein following an educational trivia game for prizes, at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free.

‘ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ HALLOWEEN BASH Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. The 34th annual Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Bash starts at 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, with the Heavy Petting shadow cast hosting pre-show games, a virgin sacrifice and prize giveaways, including a $100 grand prize for the best costume. The film screens at midnight; $10, $8 member. Its mature subject matter is not recommended for the easily offended. No one under 17 is admitted; ID is required; no alcohol is served.

STARS UNDER THE STARS MOVIE NIGHT Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive.

299-2020. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) is featured at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Food and beverages are available for purchase.

KIDS & FAMILIES FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 882-3304. Pumpkin-decorating, face-painting, a student mariachi band, seasonal cooking demonstrations and fresh, local produce are featured from 3 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; free.

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL Lohse Family YMCA. 60 W. Alameda St. 623-5200.

Food, games, climbing walls, jumping castles, haunted houses, dance performances, face-painting and special guests are featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free.

HALLOWEEN DRESS-UP PET FAIR Cat Mountain Station. 2740 S. Kinney Road. 5788795. Pet adoptions, a petting zoo, a costume contest for pets and their people, and an expo of related vendors are featured from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; free.

HALLOWEEN IN THE WILD International Wildlife Museum. 4800 W. Gates Pass Road. 629-0100. Celebrate Halloween with ghoulish games, creepy crafts, a haunted house and tricky treats from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $8 adults, $3 children ages 4 to 12, free members and children 3 and younger.

HALLOWEEN PARTY AND MAGIC SHOW Bookmans. 3733 W. Ina Road. 579-0303. Guests wear costumes for pictures, crafts, snacks, cookie-decorating and Halloween surprises from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. A scary magic show takes place at 3 p.m.

THE HAUNTED RUINS HALLOWEEN SHOW Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road. 323-1331.

The Dark Lord is coming, and only Van Helsing can save the world from being overrun by monsters. See the adventure every 30 minutes from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26 through 28; and Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 29 and 30; $8, $5 ages 8 to 13, free age 7 and younger. Admission is half-price on Sundays with a donation of two cans of food for the Interfaith Community Services Food Bank. All proceeds support the nonprofit Valley of the Moon. Visit tucsonvalleyofthemoon.com for more information.

KIDS’ COSTUMING WORKSHOPS FOR ALL SOULS PROCESSION Mercado San Agustín. 100 S. Avenida del Convento.

461-1110, ext. 8. Kids and families use cardboard, paint and cutting tools for making wings, from 6 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, and from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28. The wings are to wear in the the Procession of Little Angels at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, the day before the All Souls Procession. Materials are free, but donations of cardboard and paint are welcome, and it’s helpful if families can bring their own cutting tools.

Seamstresses are available to help children create original costumes from their own imaginations for role-play as part of the procession. Reservations are requested for costume creation. Call 834-3151, or email littleangelsart@gmail.com for reservations.

Flor de Muertos, a documentary featuring Dia de los Muertos, the All Souls Procession and Calexico, is screened at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

Tickets are $8, or $6 for Loft members.

KIDS’ HOOPING WORKSHOPS Cirque Roots Studio. 17 E. Toole Ave. 261-4667. Kids learn hoop tricks and dance with the hoop from 1 to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $5 suggested donation. A professional kids’ hoop is required; they are available for $15. Children are encouraged to participate with the group in the Procession of Little Angels, at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, in Armory Park, 219 S. Fifth Ave. Register for the hoop workshop by phone or at info@ orbitalevolution.com; include the child’s name, age and whether a hoop is needed.

PROCESSION OF LITTLE ANGELS Armory Park. 220 S. Sixth Ave. 791-4865. The Procession of Little Angels and its finale with Stories that Soar get under way at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free. Children are encouraged to participate in the altarand site-construction that begins at noon, and workshops that begin at 3 p.m. Workshops include wingmaking, makeup, hooping with Orbital Evolution, and circus skills with Tucson Circus Arts. Following the parade and finale, a soul-poetry spoken-word event takes place from 7:30 to 11 p.m. An altars vigil continues until 10 p.m. Visit allsoulsprocession.org for more info.

PUMPKIN FESTIVAL Hope United Methodist Church. 6740 S. Santa Clara Ave. 294-1824. Pumpkins are for sale through Wednesday, Oct. 31; free admission. Pies, cakes, cookies, juice and seeds prepared from pumpkins also are for sale, as is a book of pumpkin recipes. Festival day on Saturday, Oct. 27, features games, contests, storyreading and photo ops. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday; noon to 7 p.m., Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.

PUMPKIN PATCH El Con Mall. 3601 E. Broadway Blvd. 795-9958. The Tucson Girls’ Chorus annual pumpkin patch continues from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., daily, through Wednesday, Oct. 31; free admission, photo ops and live choral music by the TGC choirs that rehearse throughout each week at the patch. Proceeds help provide scholarships for chorus members.

SAFE HALLOWEEN, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AND ALL SOULS Dunbar Cultural Center. 325 W. Second St. 791-7795.

Safer than masks, especially for children, professional face-painting, body-art, glitter tattoos and henna are provided by Barbea Williams and members of her Performing Arts Company, by appointment, daily, through Sunday, Nov. 11; by donation. Costume rental also is available. Call 628-7785 for an appointment.

Proceeds benefit the company.

TRUNK OR TREAT St. Ambrose School. 300 S. Tucson Blvd. 622-6749.

Parishioners decorate the trunks of their cars and pass out candy to trick-or-treaters from 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31; free. Prizes are awarded for the scariest, most creative and best religious-themed car trunk.

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ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.

Meet people from Tucson’s past as you walk through the museum’s exhibits at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; $10, $5 child ages 11 and younger. Light refreshments are provided. Parking is free at the garage on the corner of Euclid Avenue and Second Street. Call 886-3363, or email cbetty@cox.net for reservations. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, $4 senior or age 12 through 18, free younger child. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org for more information.

ALL SOULS PROCESSION The All Souls procession begins at 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4, at Toole Avenue and Congress Street; free. The route follows Toole to Alameda Street to Congress, then continues west on Congress under Interstate 10 to El Mercado, 100 S. Avenida del Convento. The finale features Flam Chen, the Community Spirit Group, Magpie Collective, Paul Bagley Soriah, Richard Noel from Sticks and Fingers, David Galleher and Danza Azteca Calpulli Tonantzin. The event concludes with the burning of the urn filled with notes and mementos. A prayer form for the urn is available at allsoulsprocession.org, but any paper or other material may also be used. Downtown has more than 30,000 parking spaces. Visit parkwise. tucsonaz.gov/parkwise for locations.

TRUNK OR TREAT DANCE FESTIVAL ShowBiz Academy of Dance. 6906 N. Camino Martin, No. 110. 744-7700. Dress in costume; learn the Thriller dance, the Monster Mash and more; and watch dance performances, from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Games, face-painting, a cake walk, bobbing for apples, food and prizes also are featured.

MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. The museum is decorated for Halloween through Wednesday, Oct. 31. Kids create Halloween-themed miniatures from 1 to 4 p.m., and a spooky flashlight tour takes place at 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28. 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 Thursday, free younger child. Visit theminitimemachine.org for info.

WINGS ON THE MOON Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road. 323-1331. A wing-making party takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, for the Procession of Little Angels at 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3. Call 323-1331 for more information.

NIGHT OF FRIGHT Pima Air and Space Museum. 6000 E. Valencia Road.

574-0462. Games, planes, prizes and more are featured from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $12, free member or child age 12 and younger. Costumes are encouraged.

Visit pimaair.org for more information.

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EL DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS UA Student Union Memorial Center. 1303 E. University Blvd. 621-7755. Luis Alberto Urrea, a member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, reads from his latest work at 5 p.m., and traditional Mexican food, entertainment and UA students’ altars for Day of the Dead are featured starting at 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, in the lower level; free. Call 621-5137 for more information.

THE PHANTOM’S GALA DINNER Catalina United Methodist Church. 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4296. A dinner and a performance by the advanced choir of the Tucson Girls Chorus precedes a screening of the silent film Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Cheney, with contemporaneous organ accompaniment by Dorothy Papadakos, at 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $25 to $75. Costumes are encouraged. Visit eventbrite.com for reservations and more information.

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS/DAY OF THE DEAD Pima Community College, Amethyst Room. 1255 N. Stone Ave. Live music, a puppet theater, paper-art workshops, sugar-skull workshops, a Day of the Dead exhibit, presentations about Day of the Dead customs and more are featured from 3 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1; free.

DOGTOBERFEST St. Gregory College Preparatory School. 3231 N. Craycroft Road. 327-6395. People and their dogs enjoy games, food, a beer garden, music and vendors from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $5, free dogs and children ages 12 and younger. Activities for dogs include painting, an obstacle course, a race against a radar gun and a seeking game with treats. All proceeds benefit Handi-Dogs, which trains dogs to help people with disabilities. Visit dogtoberfestaz.org for more information.

FEAST WITH THE DEARLY DEPARTED Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. A feast of remembrance follows a procession along a path lined with decorated skeletons from 5 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $13, $4 age 4 through 12, free younger child, $12 student, senior and military personnel. Mummer painting and mariachi music are featured along with classes and workshops. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

FIRST SATURDAY IN ARIVACA: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Downtown Arivaca. 17000 W. Arivaca Rd. Arivaca. 5945239. A tour of one of Arizona’s historic cemeteries, folklorico dancers, Mexican-food specialties, a farmers’ market and a swap meet take place in the historic village from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free.

Village tours begin at 10 a.m. at the cemetery.

GREAT TUCSON PUMPKIN TOSS UA Mall. 1303 E. University Drive. More than a dozen teams from high schools, colleges and non-academic organizations compete to throw 4-pound pumpkins the length of the UA Mall, or to knock down a 4-by-8-foot single-sheet plywood wall at a distance of their choosing, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, at University Boulevard and Cherry Avenue; free. Prizes include trophies, awards and bragging rights.

HAUNTED HOUSE NIGHT TERRORZ Bum Steer. 1910 N. Stone Ave. 884-7377. A haunted house featuring a haunted maze based on a nightmarish story about early 20th-century twins is open from 7 p.m. to midnight, Thursday through Sunday, through Sunday, Oct. 28; Wednesday, Oct. 31; and Friday through Sunday, Nov. 2 through 4; $15. Search for “Scared Stiff Entertainment” on Facebook for discounts and more information.

NIGHTFALL Old Tucson Studios. 201 S. Kinney Road. 883-0100.

Three live shows, pyrotechnics, stunts, effects, a laserlight show, live music by the Mission Creeps, and spontaneous appearances by hideous live characters take place throughout three streets and 12 buildings through Sunday, Oct. 28. Hours are 6 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday; and 6 to 10 p.m., Sunday and Thursday; $25, $20 child. Visit nightfallaz.com for complete info.

SANTA MUERTE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Sacred Machine. 245 E. Congress St., Suite 123. 7777403. A festival featuring international artists and musical performances continues through Wednesday, Nov. 7.

Hours are 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday through Friday; and 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday; free. Visit sacredmachine.com for a complete schedule.

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SPIRITS UNFOLDING: ALL SOULS PROCESSION FUNDRAISER Solar Culture. 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874. Solo and group performances portray the sacred feminine; explore the polarities of death, mourning and acceptance in loss; and interpret rebirth, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $5. All proceeds benefit the Procession of Little Angels.

Live ambient and electronic music is provided by D[foRm] of the Sacred Machine Gallery and Odaiko Sonora Orbital Evolution. Performers include Jodi Netzer and Alanna Lunna. Art work is contributed by Kati Astraeir.

THE HEADLESS HUNT: BICYCLE SCAVENGER HUNT Playground Bar and Lounge. 278 E. Congress St. 3963691. A scavenger hunt with 10 riddles to solve and 10 objects to find begins at 9 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $30 individual, $45 family, which must include at least one member younger than 12. Families can expect to ride 5 to 8 miles in 1.5 to 2 hours, and others can expect to ride 15 to 25 miles in 1.5 to 2.5 hours, depending on street smarts, speed, determination or distractions. Visit elgrupocycling.org to register and for more information.

TUBAC’S DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION Tubac. Exit 34 on Interstate 19 South. Tubac. A 10 a.m. mariachi procession between St. Ann’s Church and the Tubac Cemetery launches a celebration including an 11 a.m. screening of a video of Tubac’s 1998 Day of the Dead celebration, performances by Tucson mariachis and a Hermosillo-based performance group, and 2 p.m. interviews with Tubac residents and Tucson scholars, on

Friday, Nov. 2; $7.50, $4.50 child age 7 through 13, free younger child.

THEATER COMEDY PLAYHOUSE Comedy Playhouse. 3620 N. First Ave. 260-6442.

Chilling Mysteries of Edgar Allan Poe II closes Sunday, Oct. 28. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $12, $10 senior or student, unless otherwise noted. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets or more info.

PINNACLE PEAK PISTOLEROS’ WILD WEST STUNT SHOW Trail Dust Town. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 2964551. The Pistoleros present Sam and Latch’s Hairy Halloween every night through Wednesday, Oct. 31.

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SPIRIT AT CONGRESS Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. A costume contest, raffle and music by DJ Terror take place from 9 p.m to 1 a.m., Friday, Oct. 26, in the Copper Room. $5 advance, $10 at the door. 21-and-older event. All proceeds go to Spirit of Children/Diamond Children’s Hospital Child Life Department.

SPOOKY KIDS HALLOWEEN CONTEST Fourth Avenue. From University Boulevard to Congress Street. A costume contest with goodies for all entrants, and prizes for the best costumes, plus scary movies, a DJ and trick-or-treating all along the avenue take place from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free.

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Carlos Ibarra Carlos Ibarra is an artist with a deadline—he had 30 days to complete a 5-by-9-foot painting representing Arizona as part of a national competition sponsored by tequila-maker Jose Cuervo. From a small studio space at the Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café, Ibarra worked virtually around the clock to complete his painting and ship it off for an official unveiling. After Nov. 8, images of all the paintings will be placed on the company’s Facebook page for an online competition. For more info, go to that Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/LosAmigosDeJose.

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Are you from Tucson?

Originally, I’m from Nogales, but I’ve lived in Tucson on and off the past 18 years or so. About six years ago, I came back to finish school at the UA. How did you find out about this competition?

I saw this announcement in the TPAC (Tucson Pima Arts Council) newsletter that Jose Cuervo was sponsoring a national competition. It was a call for …

Hispanic artists, and they would select 10 artists from across the country to represent their regions, their states. If selected for that part of the competition, the prize was $5,000. And then we were sent to Los Angeles for that event in September.

Next, we’re going to Chicago and then someplace else, where they will announce the final winner. Chicago is for the unveiling. I was selected to represent Arizona, and all 10 of us created a large painting. A transportable mural is what they are calling it.

What is the size of the canvas you’re working on?

We had the option of 4 by 8 feet or 5 by 10 feet, or somewhere in between. The piece I am working on is 5 by 9 feet. And then these 10 paintings will become part of an online voting campaign on the Jose Cuervo Facebook page.

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What’s the grand prize?

The grand prize is $15,000.

This is sponsored in conjunction with the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, along with Jose Cuervo and its distributor, Diageo North America.

What they are trying to do is recall the art of the muralpainting. This isn’t really a mural, but a large painting.

But they picked artists they felt were able to touch on this traditional mural painting that’s especially important in Mexico because of the three famous muralists: Orozco, Rivera, Siqueiros.

Was it challenging?

The challenge is, we have to create this painting in 30 days, which is a huge challenge and why I’ve slept very little in 30 days. What you don’t factor in is all the miscellaneous stuff that happens. I dropped one of my lamps, and the light bulb burned out, so I had to stop and go out and buy light bulbs and then come back and keep working.

Do you feel that 30 days is enough time?

I’ve spent everything from two hours on a painting to six years on a painting. It’s very easy to get sidetracked or think, “Well, what if I do this a little bit differently, or change the color here?” That stuff takes so much time.

You’ll never be completely happy, but you don’t have time to do that stuff. I have to go with my initial gut, let it be, get it done and move

on. It’s been a huge challenge, but very, very interesting and exciting.

Did you get direction on what to paint?

The theme is how Hispanics are shaping the new face of America. That’s the way it was worded, and the only requirement was that somewhere in the painting, there has to be a Jose Cuervo Tradicional bottle. They were quick to say it was not about the bottle, but: “We’d like to see that somewhere in there.” It’s a bit of a challenge to figure out where I can put it in, but not feel like it’s just a product placement.

But I think my painting focuses mainly on people, the power of people—Hispanics in the United States and the importance of purchasing power, voting. So it’s becoming a very important group of people.

When did you start working on the painting?

The 18th of September was my start day, so that means I (had) to finish this on Oct. 18, and it (had) to be shipped out on the 19th. …

From there, we go to Chicago on Nov. 8 for the unveiling of the 10 paintings. And then after that is when online voting begins.

The final winner will be selected based on the number of online votes, plus a panel of judges.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS HOME TOUR The American Society of Interior Designers Arizona South Chapter presents a self-guided “Designing Inside Out” home tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $35, $30 advance. Visit www.asidtucson.org for tickets. Call 312-8355 for information.

THE BEST LITTLE CATHOUSE IN TUCSON Savoy Opera House. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 6238182. Allison Alexander and Jeff Beamish of KVOA Channel 4 act as hosts, and Way Out West performs country classics, at a benefit for Hermitage Cat Shelter from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $100 includes dinner and $50 “Kitty Cash” for the gaming tables and slot machines. Awards are given for the best period Western wear. Visit hermitagecatshelter.givezooks. com for tickets and more information.

FANTASY KINK GOTH BALL Tucson Expo Center. 3750 E. Irvington Road. 7508000. A fetish and kink ball with a gothic theme features vendors, fetish performances, demonstrations, live music, refreshments, a photographer, tattoos, piercings, a spanking station and more, starting at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $25. Visit heartlandeventsaz.com.

SCHEHERAZADE: ROMANCE AND REALITY UA Student Union Bookstore. 1209 E. University Blvd.

621-2426. American composer Richard Danielpour, and Anne Betteridge, a scholar of Middle Eastern studies, present musical and historical commentary about the inventiveness and resilience of Persian women, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Danielpour presents excerpts from a symphonic tribute to long-suffering Iranians, and another work honoring Neda Agha-Soltan.

TUCSON CULINARY FESTIVAL Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333.

The World Margarita Championship takes place from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; $30 to $60. Margarita tastings and special dishes prepared by Tucson Originals chefs are included. Visit tucsonculinaryfestival.com for reservations and more information.

WIN, LOSE OR DRAW: CARTOON HUMOR IN CAMPAIGNS Tucson Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road.

299-3000, ext. 106. David Fitzsimmons, a syndicated liberal cartoonist with the Arizona Daily Star, and Steve Kelley, a nationally syndicated conservative cartoonist, battle it out using their pencils and wit, as part of the “Voices and Choices of the 2012 Election” series by the UA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. UA professor Kate Kenski moderates. Free. Call 621-1112, or visit web.sbs.arizona. edu/college/democracy for information.

WOODBURY ESTATE SALE AND SILENT AUCTION Arizona State Museum. 1013 E. University Blvd. 6216302. An estimated 5,000 volumes of books and more than 150 pieces of native pottery, jewelry, paintings, rugs and baskets are sold to benefit the museum per the instructions of the benefactor. A reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, features a sale and silent auction of rare and high-end books and objects; free.

The sale continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27.

OUT OF TOWN FALL FESTIVAL Agua Linda Farm. Interstate 19 to Agua Linda Farm, Exit 42. Amado. 398-3218. A petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides and a bounce house are free with admission through Sunday, Oct. 28; $5. Pony rides, food and pumpkin-picking are available at extra charge. Hours are

5 to 9 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Visit agualindafarm.net for more information.

UPCOMING AN EVENING OF PLAY: BENEFIT FOR THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM TUCSON Children’s Museum Tucson. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 7929985. Live music and artistic performances take place among the museum’s transformed exhibits, and creative chefs give adult twists to traditional childhood cuisine and beverages, starting at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2; $125. Visit eveningofplay.org for tickets and more info.

TROT FAMILY CARNIVAL AND COWBOY DINNER FUNDRAISER Trail Dust Town. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 2964551. Therapeutic Riding of Tucson hosts a carnival for families of special-needs children, from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2; free admission, tickets are sold for rides, games and food. A fundraising dinner featuring a silent auction, a raffle and entertainment by the Tucson Boys Chorus takes place from 6 to 9 p.m.; $60, $30 age 12 or younger. Call 749-2360, ext. 601, for reservations; visit www.trotarizona.org for info.

BULLETIN BOARD EVENTS THIS WEEK DIGITAL DOWNLOADS HELP Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Get one-on-one help in understanding free digital downloads, and download eBooks, audiobooks and videos to your device from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. Bring your device and your library card or PIN. Call to register; registration is required.

FRIENDS OF THE KIRK-BEAR CANYON LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. A sale of gently used library books takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; and from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28. All items are two-for-one on Sunday.

FRIENDS OF THE ORO VALLEY LIBRARY BOOK SALE Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. More than 20,000 books in a wide range of fiction and nonfiction genres for adults, youth and children are for sale through Saturday, Oct. 27. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; free admission. Book prices range from 50 cents to $4. CDs, DVDs and audio books also are for sale. Books are half-price all day Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday. A $5 bag sale takes place from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday. Call 229-5326, or visit friendsovpl.org for more information.

HOLIDAY-SHOPPING SHOWCASE AND BOOK-SIGNING CRIZMAC Art and Cultural Marketplace. 1642 N. Alvernon Way. 323-8555. Sherry Pope signs and discusses her large-print cookbook, Easy See Easy Cook, and adaptive kitchen and household products for people with low vision are available for sale, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free admission.

INDOOR SWAP MEET Tu-Swap Indoor Swap Meet. 1301 E. Apache Park Place. 222-7927. An indoor swap meet is open daily for vendors, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday to the public; free.

JUSTICE: WHAT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO? Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. A DVD featuring Harvard professor Michael Sandel is screened, and discussion follows about thinking critically about moral decisions in our everyday lives, from 6 to 8 p.m., every Thursday, through Nov. 15; free.

KNOW WHERE TO THROW Plastic bags are recycled into composite lumber; old jeans are made into building insulation; bicycle tires and tubes are recycled into a wide range of items; and garden hoses are used as soaker hoses in an event intended to increase awareness of recyclables, daily through Friday, Nov. 2. Items may be taken to any city council member’s office. Visit “Do More Blue Tucson” on Facebook for collection locations and more info.

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER OF TUCSON Kino Veterans Memorial Sports Complex. 2500 E. Ajo Way. A walk to raise awareness and raise money for the American Cancer Society’s breast-cancer research, widespread access to mammograms and a 24-hour help line, takes place at 8 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $20. Call 3206382, or visit makingstrideswalk.org/tucsonaz.

NEW ORLEANS MUSIC AND CULTURE Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Learn about the origins of jazz, the unique history of Congo Square, the notorious red-light district of Storyville, Mardi Gras Indians, the second line, early rock ’n’ roll history and more from 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free.

WALK FOR VICTIMS OF PIT BULLS AND OTHER DANGEROUS DOGS Groves-Lincoln Park. 4325 S. Pantano Road. 7915930. Guest speakers, live music by two bands, and food and beverage vendors are featured at a walk to raise awareness of victims of mauling, from noon to 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Call 261-9913, or search “Walk for Victims of Pit Bulls and Other Dangerous Dogs� on Facebook.

WEDDING AND QUINCE FAIR Casino del Sol Event Center. 5655 W. Valencia Road.

(800) 344-9435. Flowers, photography, videography, cakes, music, DJs, limousines, attendants’ gifts, venues, invitations, favors and more are exhibited from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; free admission and parking.

OUT OF TOWN COUNTRY FAIR Green Valley Village. 101 S. La CaĂąada Drive. Green Valley. 625-6551. Arts and crafts booths set up throughout the village offer hand-dyed textiles, handmade jewelry, metal work and natural beauty products, while church groups, community-service groups, animalrescue and political groups distribute information and raise funds, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27; free admission. The American Legion Madera Post 131 hosts an Oktoberfest Barbecue and Beer Garden; the Optimist Club operates a sausage wagon, and other food options include Sonoran hot dogs and kettle korn. Free entertainment, a white-elephant sale, a parade and a fashion show also are featured. Call for more information.

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.

STEAM PUMP VILLAGE ARTS FESTIVAL Steam Pump Village. 11000 N. Oracle Road. Oro Valley.

More than 50 artisans from the Oro Valley area and beyond, live music by Diane Davis and others, food and activities for kids are featured from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; free. Visit bowmanproductionsaz.com for info.

UPCOMING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TUCSON CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, INC. Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. 8814200. Shella Gillus, author of The Loom, a novel about a slave woman in the 1800s, keynotes a luncheon celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tucson chapter of a nationwide women’s leadership group, at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; $50. Call 790-3745 for tickets and more information.

GREEN LIVING FAIR Habitat for Humanity Habistore. 3840 S. Palo Verde Road. Experts on “green� building, alternate fuels, bicycling, water conservation, rainwater-harvesting, gardening, landscaping and solar power are available to discuss ways to save money with a more “green� home and lifestyle, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free.

WRITERS UNITE TO FIGHT CANCER Mostly Books. 6208 E. Speedway Blvd. 571-0110.

Authors read from and sign their books, and therapists provide reflexology and shiatzu treatments for $10 for 10 minutes to raise money for a friend who has a brain tumor, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free.

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 English and 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.

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; free. Candidates from all political parties are invited to speak. Call 878-0256 for more information and to arrange a time to speak.

COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE Himmel Park. 1000 N. Tucson Blvd. 791-3276. A community drum circle takes place from 3:30 to 6 p.m., every Sunday; free. All are welcome. Call 743-4901, or e-mail cactuscarrie10@gmail.com 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.

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 Ward 6 City Council Office. 3202 E. First St. 7914601. An open support group for anyone ending a relationship takes place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., every Tuesday; free.

DRINKING LIBERALLY The Shanty. 401 E. Ninth St. 623-2664. Liberal and progressive Democrats meet every Wednesday at 6 p.m.; free. The meeting often features special guests. Search for “Drinking Liberally Tucson� on Facebook.

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.

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.

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JIGSAW PUZZLE EXCHANGE Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Exchange your jigsaw puzzle for a different one at the Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange display. Parking is free on Saturday, Sunday, evenings or for less than an hour.

Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Call 791-4010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov for more information.

MAHJONG Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Play Mahjong from 1 to 3:30 p.m., each Saturday; free. Call for more information.

PIMA COUNCIL ON AGING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE A volunteer for the Pima Council on Aging provides information and answers questions about support available to seniors for caregiving, meals, housing, legal services and transportation; free: from 10 a.m. to noon, the second Tuesday of every month, at Sahuarita Branch Library, 725 W. Via Rancho Sahuarita; from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, at Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive; from 10 a.m. to noon, the second and fourth Wednesday, at Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road; from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the second and last Wednesday, at Quincie Douglas Senior Center, 1575 E. 36th St.; and from 10 a.m. to noon, the third and fourth Wednesday, at Freedom Park Recreation Center, 5000 E. 29th St. Visit pcoa.org.

RECYCLING CENTERS Neighborhood drop-off centers are located at Himmel Park, Joaquin Murrieta Park, Mansfield Park, Morris K. Udall Park, Miller-Golf Links Library, Golf Links Sports Park, Kennedy Park, Booth-Fickett Magnet School, Jacobs Park, Tucson Convention Center, Ward 5 Council Office, Patrick K. Hardesty Midtown Multi-Service Center, Himmel Park and the Los Reales Landfill. Visit tucsonrecycles.org, or call 791-5000 for more info.

THE ROADRUNNERS TOASTMASTERS Atria Bell Court Garden. 6653 E. Carondelet Drive. 8863600. The Roadrunners Toastmasters meet weekly from

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PROPPR Pragmatic, Randomized, Optimal Platelet & Plasma Ratios The University of Arizona Medical Center Study on Blood Transfusions The University of Arizona Medical Center has received the community’s support to start enrolling patients in the PROPPR clinical trial in October, researching how two of the most common combinations of red blood cells, plasma, and platelet transfusions used today affect survival. With traumatic injuries, you may not be able to give consent, but could still be enrolled in the study.

To learn how to opt out of this research or for more information call (520) 626-5297 or visit http://surgery.arizona.edu/proppr.

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Brainstormers Needed Pima Community College is holding brainstorming sessions to discuss the 2013-2015 College Plan. What should PCC’s priorities be during the next two years? We want your insights and ideas.

Friday, October 26, 2012, 3:30-5 p.m.

Sam Lena Branch Library, 1607 S. Sixth Ave. Monday, November 5, 2012, 6-7:30 p.m.

Wilmot-Murphy Branch Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 8-9:30 a.m.

Santa Rita High School, 3951 S. Pantano Road Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 10-11:30 a.m.

San Miguel High School, 6601 S. San Fernando Road FOR MORE INFORMATION : www.pima.edu/about-pima/college-plan For public accommodation requests, contact PCC’s ADA Coordinator at (520) 206-4539.

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SCRABBLE CLUB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Play Scrabble from 1 to 5 p.m., each Monday; free. Call for more information.

WOMEN IMPACTING TUCSON Arizona Inn. 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. George Hanson, music director and conductor of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, discusses the coming season and the orchestra’s role in the community at a luncheon from 11:20 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 5; $30, $20 with a reservation made by Thursday, Nov. 1.

Reservations are requested. Call 323-3100, or visit arizonainn.com/witlunch for reservations or more info.

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 info.

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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.

ST. PHILIP’S PHIXERS HOMEMAINTENANCE WORKSHOP SERIES St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Home-maintenance presentations take place at 12:30 p.m., the fourth Sunday of every month; free. Participants should dress comfortably. Email greg.foraker@stphilipstucson.org, or call 299-6421, ext. 44, for information.

SUNDAY FEAST AND FESTIVAL Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. A ceremony consisting of music, chanting and dancing takes place 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 info.

TOASTMASTERS OF UNITY Risky Business Sunrise. 6866 E. Sunrise Drive. 5770021. Participants learn the art of public speaking, listening, thinking and leadership in a relaxed, informal and supportive atmosphere, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., every Saturday; free. Call 861-7039, or visit toastmastersofunity.com for more information.

TUCSON SINGLETARIANS A social club for singles age 50 and older meets for a variety of weekly activities, a hosted monthly social hour, and happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday. Call 326-9174, or visit tucsonsingletarians. tripod.com for more information.

TUCSON SOCIAL SINGLES Singles meet from 5 to 7 p.m., every Friday, at a different location; free. Call 219-4332, or visit tucsonsocialsingles.org for locations and more 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 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 AGENTS AND MANAGERS: WHAT THEY DO AND HOW TO GET ONE Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road.

621-7968. Four agents and managers who represent major actors and other talent in the film and television industries discuss their work and what they look for in prospective clients, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; $10 cash only, free student.

INFORMATION POWER FOR SMALL BUSINESS Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Discover sources for locating suppliers and competitors, identifying potential customers and tracking industry trends from 10:15 to 11:45 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Registration is required. Call 791-4010 to register and for more information.

TUCSON PRESIDIO ROTARY CLUB Hotel Tucson City Center. 475 N. Granada Ave. 6232000. Lunch is open to the public at noon every Wednesday; $15. Call 909-9375 for reservations and more information.

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. Oct. 25: The Thing From Another World (1951). Visit cinemalaplacita.com for a schedule and parking info.

FILM JUDGES SOUGHT Judges are sought to help determine which films will be included in the Out in the Desert Film Festival, set for Jan. 24 through 27, 2013. Email the times and dates you are available to programming.outinthedesert@gmail. com.

TUCSON PROGRESSIVE FILM FESTIVAL The Screening Room. 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204.

Films featuring issues of importance to progressives are featured from Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26 through 28; $15, $10 day pass, $8 film. Visit pdatucson. blogspot.com to use PayPal and for more information.

Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.: Heist: Who Stole the American Dream, including a discussion with filmmaker Frances Causey. Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m.: Urban Roots (The Greening of Detroit); and at 7 p.m.: Koch Brothers Exposed. Sunday, Oct. 28, at 1:30 p.m.: Cyanide Beach, including a discussion with filmmaker John Dougherty; at 2:45 p.m.: Vote, including a discussion with State Sen. Paula Aboud; and at 4 p.m.: Laramie Inside Out, including a discussion with filmmaker Beverly Seckinger.

WONDER WOMEN: THE UNTOLD STORY OF AMERICAN SUPERHEROINES Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777.

Wonder Women! screens at 3 p.m., and a Q&A with director Kristy Guevara-Flanagan follows, on Saturday, Oct. 27; $8, $6 member. The film traces the evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman from the comic-book superheroine’s debut in the 1940s, and discusses how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about them. Visit loftcinema.com for tickets and more information.

OUT OF TOWN THE ANZA EXHIBITION Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. A documentary about Juan Bautista de Anza’s trek with 240 settlers and soldiers from Tubac to establish San Francisco screens at 2 p.m., daily, through Wednesday, Oct. 31; $5, $2 child 7 through 12, free younger child, includes admission to the park.

UPCOMING A TASTE FOR NOURISH: ‘FRIED GREEN TOMATOES’ Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. A fundraiser for Nourish, a nonprofit organization supporting children with feeding challenges, begins at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; $25. Following refreshments and a silent auction, the film Fried Green Tomatoes screens at 8 p.m. Visit foxtucsontheatre.org for tickets and more information.

UA SCHOOL OF THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Play It Again: Greatest Hits From the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television screens at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1; free.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR LGBT FESTIVAL FILMS Out in the Desert is now accepting submissions for the international LGBT film festival, taking place Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 24 through 27, 2013. Films and videos may be any length, but should be of interest to the LGBT community. For deadlines, guidelines and more information visit outinthedesertff.org.

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BUTTERFLY MAGIC Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Walk through a greenhouse full of beautiful and rare butterflies from 11 countries, through April 30, 2013. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily; $13, $7.50 ages 4 through 12, $12 student, senior or military, includes admission to the gardens.

HONORING AUTHORS AND EDITORS FROM THE ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Arizona Health Sciences Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 626-7301. An exhibit of the 135 books published by current and former AHSC staff since 2005 continues through Friday, Nov. 30, in the Java City coffee bar, Room 2102, of the Arizona Health Sciences Library. Hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday through Thursday; free admission, $1.50 per hour parking. Visit ahsl.arizona.edu.

MASTER GARDENERS PLANT SALE Pima County Cooperative Extension Center. 4210 N. Campbell Ave. 626-5161. A variety of cacti, succulents, herbs, ground-covers, shrubs, vines, and fruiting and landscape trees are among plants for sale from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free admission. Proceeds support expansion of the public demonstration gardens.

NUESTRO JARDÍN HUMANITIES SERIES Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Workshops are included in the price of admission to the gardens; $13, $4 age 4 through 12, free younger child, $12 student, senior and military personnel. Visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

Saturday, Oct. 27, from 3 to 4:30 p.m.: Stories of Life in Nuestro Jardín, featuring local barrio gardeners leading a tour of the re-visioned Nuestro Jardín and sharing stories about their own gardens.

ANNOUNCEMENTS GREEN BAG LUNCH Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store. 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 622-5561. A dutch-treat lunch-and-learn gathering takes place from noon to 1 p.m., the last Tuesday of every month; free. A different speaker is featured each month. Visit nativeseeds.org for more information.

MASTER GARDENERS LIBRARY TALKS Master Gardeners present workshops on a range of topics for the home gardener at 1 p.m., on selected Wednesdays, at the Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road, 594-5420; and selected Fridays at the Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive, 229-5300; and at 10:30 a.m., selected Saturdays, at the Mission Library, 594-5325. Call the libraries for dates and topics.

MEMORY-SCREENING DAY Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. 8814200. The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation hosts 15-minute memory screenings in both English and Spanish from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27. Reservations are required. Call (888) 908-5766 for reservations; visit alzheimersprevention.org.

TMC SENIOR SERVICES TMC Senior Services. 1400 N. Wilmot Road. 3241960. Classes and events are free, but advance registration is required; call 324-4345 to register. Thursday, Oct. 25, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.: Meditation for Health; 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Living With Atrial Fibrillation; 5 to 6:30 p.m.: Bladder Health for Women. Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Having Surgery? Things to Know Before You Go. Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 9 to 10 a.m.: Staying in One’s Home; 1 to 3 p.m.: Fit at 50 and Beyond; and 2 to 3:30 p.m.: Surgical Weight-Loss Update.

OUT OF TOWN NAMIBIKES: ARIZONA Veterans Memorial Park SV. 3105 E. Fry Blvd. Sierra Vista. (520) 417-6980. The state organization of the National Alliance on Mental Illness holds a bike-riding event to raise awareness and help remove the stigma of mental illness, starting with a continental breakfast at check-in at 6 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; freewill donation.

Start times vary for courses set up for all abilities, including a 64-mile Metric Century, a 35-mile ride to Tombstone and back, and a bike rodeo course where kids can learn safety skills. A picnic lunch takes place following the ride. Visit fightstigmaandride.org.

UA ARTHRITIS CENTER FALL LUNCHEON Skyline Country Club. 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. 2990464. Dr. Eric Gall presents “Research at the UA Arthritis Center” at a luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 1; $35. Reservations are requested by Friday, Oct. 26.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS Radiant Research. 7840 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 140.

885-6793. Free screenings for cholesterol, blood sugar, gout and BMI are offered from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m., every Wednesday. Call to schedule a screening.

HIV TESTING The Centers for Disease Control recommend HIV testing for all people ages 13 through 64. Visit napwa.org for more information on AIDS testing and its benefits.

Testing hours at SAAF, 375 S. Euclid Ave., are from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Monday and Wednesday; and 1 to 8 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Walk-in testing is also available at COPE, 101 S. Stone Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All testing is confidential; results are available in about 15 minutes; and counseling is available. Call for an appointment.

PCAP: AFFORDABLE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PIMA COUNTY RESIDENTS A representative from the Pima Community Access Program, a service that links uninsured Pima County residents with an affordable and comprehensive network of health-care providers, is available by appointment to enroll members of the community and give a free assessment. Call 309-2923, or email cynthia@mypcap.org.

KIDS & FAMILIES EVENTS THIS WEEK ALL TOGETHER THEATRE Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Mother Goose Unplucked!, a musical play exploring what might happen if Mother Goose went missing,

continues through Sunday, Nov. 4. Showtime is 1 p.m., every Sunday; $5 to $8. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for reservations and more info.

APPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE ACADEMIES Applications from high school students are being taken for the four U.S. military academies through Friday, Nov. 2. Application forms, instructions, answers to commonly asked questions and a list of required documents are available at barber.house.gov. Call 459-3115, or email shay.saucedo@mail.house.gov for more information.

CHRISTIAN YOUTH THEATER PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. Snoopy, the musical sequel to You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, is staged from Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26 through 28. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Friday; 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $10. Visit cyttucson.org for tickets and more information.

KIDICAL MASS BIKE RIDE Children’s Museum Tucson. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 7929985. A ride begins at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, and returns after a ride along Eighth Avenue and through Barrio Historico, stopping for a break and a chance to play at Santa Rosa Park; freewill donation. Email info@ livingstreetsalliance.org for reservations and more info.

OUTDOOR FAMILY DAYS: POTTERY OF THE SOUTHWEST Brandi Fenton Memorial Park. 3482 E. River Road.

877-6154. Families with children ages 5 through 12 learn about materials and techniques historically used by desert dwellers to make and decorate pottery, then make simple pots, from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations and more information.

RAPTOR FREE FLIGHT Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road.

883-2702. Harris’ hawks, great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, gray hawks, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, Chihuahuan ravens and Peregrine falcons fly completely untethered, often close to visitors, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., daily, through April 14, 2013; $14.50, $5 ages 4 through 12, free younger child. Visit desertmuseum.org for more information.

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ROCKET LAUNCH Tucson International Modelplex Association Complex.

3250 N. Reservation Road. Spectators watch and learn about model rocketry from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $5 launch, free spectator and younger than 18.

Rental rockets with motors are available for $2 per launch. The club has a waiver for rockets to fly up to 4,500 feet. Visit sararocketry.org for more information.

SALPOINTE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER ARTS Salpointe High School. 1545 E. Copper St. 327-6581.

The Mouse That Roared closes Sunday, Oct. 28.

Showtimes are 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $10, $8 student. Call 547-4328, or email dmilne@salpointe.org for more information.

TUCSON’S RIVER OF WORDS YOUTH POETRY AND ART TRAVELING EXHIBIT Quincie Douglas Branch Library. 1585 E. 36th St. 5945335. An exhibit of children’s poetry and art expressing their understanding of watersheds continues through Tuesday, Oct. 30; free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 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.

Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

WEEKEND MATH TUTORING Math tutoring for TUSD students in grades 3 through 12 takes place from 10 a.m. to noon, most Saturdays, through May 11, at Roberts-Naylor K-8 School, 1701 S. Columbus Blvd.; free. Visit tusd1.org/math to register and for more information.

UPCOMING RUNAWAY CHILDREN’S CANDLELIGHT WALK Christ Presbyterian Church. 6565 E. Broadway Blvd.

886-5535. In recognition of Runaway Children Awareness Month, family and friends are invited to walk a length of Broadway Boulevard in remembrance of missing children, at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free.

Participants have an opportunity to share stories following the walk.

SAHUARO HIGH SCHOOL’S THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT Sahuaro High School Little Theater. 545 N. Camino Seco. 731-7100. Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy, opens Thursday, Nov. 1, and continues through Friday, Nov. 9. Showtime is 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday; $8.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CRAFT-A-PALOOZA 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.

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 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; $8, $6 senior and veteran, $3 student with ID, free younger than 13, free the first Sunday of every month. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org for more information.

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.

RAILROAD DAYS Southern Arizona Transportation Museum. 414 N. Toole Ave. 623-2223. Docents guide visitors through the history and mechanics of the refurbished steam locomotive No. 1673, featured in the movie Oklahoma, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., every Saturday; free. A Gadsden scale railroad is featured inside the museum. Visit tucsonhistoricdepot.org for more information.

READ TO A DOG Murphy-Wilmot Branch 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.

STORIES IN THE GARDEN Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Kids and their parents listen to traditional and original stories about the desert and its creatures in the Garden for Children at 10 a.m., every Tuesday. A onehour 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.

OUTDOORS EVENTS THIS WEEK ATTURBURY WASH WORKDAY Atturbury Bird and Animal Sanctuary. Lower Lincoln Park, 8280 E. Escalante Road. Tucson Audubon and Conserve to Enhance collaborate with volunteers to restore Atturbury Wash as a demonstration site for habitat restoration, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Call 326-3266 to register.

BICYCLE CAMPING 101 BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Experienced bicycle campers are invited to share their experiences and tips with beginners, and BICAS staff provide information about a bike-camping opportunity being organized for the spring of 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, and Nov. 1 and 8; $10 suggested donation, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Email bicas@bicas. org with “Bike Camping” in the subject line for reservations and more information.

BROWN CANYON EDUCATION PROGRAM Caviglia-Arivaca Branch Library. 17050 W. Arivaca Road. Arivaca. 594-5235. Historian, author and manager of the Caviglia-Arivaca branch library Mary Kasulaitis discusses the history of the Altar Valley and the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in a day-long program from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $50, $35 BANWR member, includes a catered, gourmet lunch and an afternoon tour of the Buenos Aires National Monument.

CLEAN UP BONITA PARK FOR MAKE-A-DIFFERENCE DAY Bonita Park. 16 N. Bonita Ave. 791-4873. Trimming trees, weeding, lifting tree canopies and general park cleanup take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, for Make-a-Difference-Day; free. Call 8845550, ext. 7, to volunteer. Visit usaweekend.com.

SABINO CANYON FALL HIKE Meet at the Pima Canyon-Iris Dewhirst Trail trailhead at the east end of Magee Road at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 26, for a three-to-four-hour, 6-mile walk with a 700-foot elevation gain; free. Bring sunscreen, water, a hat, good walking shoes, a walking stick, a snack, binoculars and a camera. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 429-4492 for more information. Visit sabinonaturalists.org for information about other, regularly scheduled Sabino Canyon hikes.

SWEETWATER PRESERVE DESERT ECOLOGY HIKE A Pima County naturalist leads ages 12 and older on a moderately paced, 3-to-4-mile hike to learn about how plants and animals adapt to their environment, from 8 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations and more information.

OUT OF TOWN HIKE TO LOOKOUT HILL, PATAGONIA LAKE Patagonia Lake State Park. 400 Patagonia Lake Road.

Patagonia. (520) 287-6965. A park guide leads a 1.5mile hike to the top of Lookout Hill above Patagonia Lake to watch the sunset and the full moon rise at 4:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29; $10 per car with four adults includes park admission. Meet at the Visitor Center; wear sturdy shoes; and bring a flashlight.

ORACLE STATE PARK Oracle State Park. 3820 Wildlife Drive. Oracle. 8962425. Oracle State Park offers an array of programs, lectures, workshops and special events on Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Nov. 24; $7 per vehicle.

Activities include bird walks, plant walks, guided hikes and tours of the historic Kannally ranch house. The Kannally Ranch hike begins at 7:15 a.m.; call 9091529 for reservations and more information. Workshops teach basket-making with native grass, paper-making with local plants and nature-journal making. Most activities are fee with park admission. The park is open Wednesday through Friday to school groups with reservations. Visit friendsosp.org for a schedule of activities and workshops.

PATAGONIA LAKE STATE PARK Patagonia Lake State Park. 400 Patagonia Lake Road.

Patagonia. (520) 287-6965. Visitor center hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Avian tours take place on the pontoon boats at 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., daily. Pontoon boats depart for the Lake Discovery Tour to the west end of the lake at 11:30 a.m., daily. A twilight pontoon tour takes place just before dark on Saturdays. Each boat trip is $5. Bird walks are held every Monday and Friday at 9 a.m.; walks are about three hours long; free. Park entrance fees are $10 vehicle, $17 non-electric camping sites, $25 electric sites.

Visit azstateparks.com for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ART IN THE PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. 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 age 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information.

SPIRITUALITY EVENTS THIS WEEK BRUNO GROENING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS University of Arizona Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 694-0111. The community meets to discuss teachings of Bruno Groening from 3 to 4:30 p.m., selected Saturdays, in Room E of the cafeteria; freewill donation.

Dates are Oct. 27, Nov. 17, Dec. 8 and 29. Call 9044801, or visit www.bruno-groening.org/english for more information.

DIVINE TEACHINGS OF LIGHT AND SOUND Pima Community College, Amethyst Room. 1255 N. Stone Ave. A free introductory talk and video on the “Divine Teachings of Light and Sound� is presented at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27. Visit www.masterpath.org for info.

FULL MOON LABYRINTH WALK St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Moonlight walks of a new

nine-circuit octagonal labyrinth, built around a fountain and in the style of the labyrinth at CathÊdrale NotreDame d’Amiens, take place at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, and Wednesday, Nov. 28; free. The event begins with a brief introduction to labyrinths and how to get the most out of walking them. A soup supper and discussion follows the walk; bring a mug for soup. The labyrinth is available at all times.

JESUS FOR PRESIDENT Southside Presbyterian Church. 317 W. 23rd St. 6236857. Brandon Wert leads a series of discussions based on the book Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals, at 6:30 p.m., every Monday, through Nov. 5.

Bring a copy of the book. Call 623-6857 for more info

UPCOMING SECULAR HUMANIST JEWISH CIRCLE Murphy-Wilmot Branch Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road.

594-5420. Gil Shapiro presents “Faith: The Great Imposter,� a discussion about the dangers of mixing politics with religion, and the tensions between secularism and religion, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; free.

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SPORTS EVENTS THIS WEEK AZ BLISTER WAKA KICKBALL Joaquin Murrieta Park. 1400 N. Silverbell Road. 7914752. The fall season continues every Thursday through Nov. 29. Three games take place each week, starting at 6:30 p.m. A playoff tournament and end-of-season party take place Saturday, Dec. 8. Visit kickball.com.

SILVERBELL CENTURY Wednesday, Oct. 31, is the last day to register in advance for the Sunday, Nov. 4, Silverbell Century, offering three rides of 30 to 100 miles along a portion of the route designated for El Tour de Tucson; $35, $25 members of the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association, $5 discount for early registration. Check-in and onsite registration are from 7 to 9 a.m., in the Walgreens parking lot on the northeast corner of River and Craycroft roads. Riders start as soon as they check in. Visit bikegaba.com to register and for more information.

TUCSON ROLLER DERBY TRD Wreckhouse. 1145 E. Valencia Road. 390-1454.

The Furious Truckstop Waitresses skate against the Dirty Verde Roller Derby at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $10. A Halloween party follows.

UA FOOTBALL UA Stadium. University of Arizona. Home games are at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, unless otherwise noted. Oct. 27, at 12:30 p.m.: USC. Nov. 10, Homecoming, time TBA: Colorado. Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m.: Arizona State. Visit primesport.com/d/arizonafootball for tickets; $15 to $60.50. Visit arizonawildcats.com for more information.

UA MEN’S BASKETBALL UA McKale Memorial Center. 1721 E. Enke Drive. The UA plays Humboldt State at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31; and Chico State at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6; $20 to $25. Visit arizonawildcats.com/sports for tickets and more info.

UA WOMEN’S SOCCER UA Murphey Stadium. 15th Street and Plumer Avenue.

The UA women meet Colorado at 3 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; and Utah at 11 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $5 to $8.

Visit arizonawildcats.com for more information.

OUT OF TOWN ORACLE 10K RUN Oracle Historical Society and Acadia Ranch Museum.

825 Mount Lemmon Road. Oracle. 896-9609. A run on a challenging, all-paved 10k loop with hills begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $35. Visit active.com/running to register, and for more information about awards, T-shirts and raffle prizes.

PINK RIBBON 7K RUN/WALK Empire High School. 10701 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way. Vail. 879-3000. A 4.3-mile walk and run to benefit breast-cancer research take place at 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27. $30. Visit taggrun.com to register.

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PERFORMING ARTS The Tucson Symphony and Arizona Opera each take on the classic tale of ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Wherefore Art Thou?

BY SHERILYN FORRESTER, sforrester@tucsonweekly.com n perhaps William Shakespeare’s mostfamous play, the young lover Juliet muses aloud from her balcony, “Oh Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?”

We can help her out.

(Yes, we know the line is more a question about her would-be boyfriend’s lineage than his physical whereabouts, but please allow a little interpretive leeway.)

In the next couple of weeks, Tucson audiences will be able to hear a bounty of works representing the artistic responses of some of the world’s most-revered composers to Shakespeare’s story.

This weekend, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra is presenting a program that includes selections from Prokofiev’s popular ballet Romeo and Juliet, teamed with Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from his groundbreaking Broadway marvel West Side Story, which, of course, is a modern, urban reworking of the R&J story. In addition, contemporary composer Richard Danielpour’s Toward the Splendid City will be presented.

Of Prokofiev and Bernstein, TSO conductor George Hanson says, “There’s one big thing going on, and that’s two great retellings of the most-famous love story of all time. I’m fascinated at how connected the two pieces of music are, how the composers are inspired in similar ways.

“When you hear the composers’ reactions to when the lovers meet and dance together, you’ll hear a number of parallels, although they are telling the same story in two different musical styles. They are two of the most popular and appealing works in the entire repertoire, so I thought it would be fun to put them together.”

Hanson actually had a long relationship with Bernstein, as both a student and an assistant, and his respect for the composer is obvious.

“He first invited me to study with him at a new music festival in Los Angeles. The following year, I joined him at Tanglewood as a student. Then, in 1984, I went to Vienna as a student; he was in Vienna to premiere what turned out to be his last work for the stage, an opera called A Quiet Place. I worked with him until his death in 1990 as an assistant on various projects, particularly recording.

“He was enormously personable and extraordinarily giving. But I would say the most-inspiring thing that a musician got from Leonard Bernstein was his total passion and complete immersion and commitment to the music he was conducting. That could be someone else’s music, or it could be his own. But

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when you saw him work, you saw someone so completely consumed that it inspired all of us young musicians who had a chance to work with him to emulate at least that aspect of his music-making—total commitment.”

Hanson also speaks with admiration about Bernstein’s revolutionary contributions to the musical world.

“He succeeded in doing what George Gershwin tried and failed to do: to bridge the gap between what used to be called ‘legit’—in other words, classical—music, and jazz, and he did it by force of will.”

Hanson says that it’s hard to imagine what it must have been like for the staid subscribers of the famed orchestra when Bernstein introduced the jazzy flavors of his music and also included the work of his American friends, including Aaron Copland.

“From that time on,” Hanson says, “we American musicians have had the freedom to be involved in any kind of music. It used to be that if you were working on Broadway, you could never dream of being highly regarded as a classical musician, and vice versa, frankly.

Leonard Bernstein is the one who really opened that door.

“He used to say there are only two kinds of music—good and bad—and this was the creed he lived by.”

Hanson remembers being with Bernstein in Los Angeles in 1986 when, during the intermission of a performance, Michael Jackson came to the dressing room to praise Bernstein.

“Bernstein embraced him and told him how

much he loved his music, and he loved the Thriller album, especially. He had great respect for Jackson and the creativity of Quincy Jones.

And then he could go out and conduct a Tchaikovsky symphony that would have you on your knees, weeping.”

Hanson points out that Danielpour’s Toward the Splendid City is a great fit for the program, because his piece and West Side Story “are focused on a patch of ground in Manhattan upon which today stand Julliard and Lincoln Center. You could play Richard’s piece and segue directly into Bernstein’s work with no stop, and it would make perfect sense to everyone.

“Anyone who comes to the program loving Prokofiev and Bernstein will leave loving the music of Richard Danielpour as well.”

George Hanson conducting.

Romeo and Juliet/ West Side Story!

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Roméo et Juliette Presented by Arizona Opera 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11 Tucson Convention Center Music Hall 260 S. Church Ave. $20 to $110

f you want a further fix of the haunting story of the young lovers, Arizona Opera will present Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette on Nov. 10 and 11. Candace Evans will direct.

Although Evans has directed the opera twice, and also the play, she says she is always discovering new dimensions to the story, because with each telling, “I am new. We mature and have experiences that allow us to recognize things that may have been right in front of us, but we weren’t able to understand.

And every new company brings new energy and personal experiences as well as their innate abilities.”

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Shakespeare’s text as “sort of a Greek chorus.

Gounod’s opera is a distillation,” and there are some important omissions from the story most of us know so well, she says. “It provides a different sort of connectivity with the audience.”

The story itself is “about the one constant— love versus hate,” Evans says. “We have to be taught to hate. There’s that wonderful song from South Pacific—‘You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.’ Why do we use labels? Why can’t love prevail? We learn and then we forget, and we need to be reminded again and again.”

PERFORMING ARTS Comedy Playhouse’s ‘Poe’ is insufficiently spooky

The Horror, The Horror

BY LAURA C.J. OWEN, lowen@tucsonweekly.com ith Halloween on the horizon, The Comedy Playhouse has stepped away from its usual fare of genteel comedy to produce a night of horror, The Chilling Mysteries of Edgar Allan Poe II. The evening has the company’s usual oddball charm and a few creepy moments, but it’s disjointed—neither particularly scary nor particularly fun. The playhouse really ought to stick to what it does best: comedy.

This is the second year that the company has produced a Halloween show of gothic poems and stories by Poe (1809-1849). Both productions have featured two of his bestknown works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Pit and Pendulum,” along with a few lesserknown tales and poems. This year adds “The Oval Portrait,” wherein a painting turns out to have a tragic back story, and “Berenice,” about a young madman’s obsession with his beloved’s teeth, along with a couple of other works.

The set is an interior decorated with oldfashioned landscape paintings and portraits, and a profusion of props—including a skeleton and a box of teeth. It has the feeling of a cabinet of curiosities, crammed with the creepy detritus that might have graced the rooms of Poe’s madmen.

The presentations vary. Some stories and poems are simply recited to the audience, while others mix narration and action. When the show attempts more complex action and special effects, it struggles. Ultimately, it’s the straightforward narration of one of the mostfamous of Poe’s pieces that works best.

Actor Paul Hammack provides a fine recital of the short story “The Pit and the Pendulum,” which details the narrator’s travails in a fiendishly designed torture chamber. No props are used, and a few selected sound effects punctuate the story. These sounds—especially the squeals of chattering rats—are quite effective and scary. The vivid details of the gory tale still resonate today and provoke a shiver.

Bruce Bieszki, the playhouse’s founder and director, recites another of Poe’s most-famous works, the iconic poem “The Raven.” He does a good job, relying only on the help of one small prop raven. Instead of emphasizing the singsong rhymes and repetitions of lines such as, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,” he stresses the unhinged nature of the speaker. This poem is so famous that most audience members can be expected to know its premise (a mysterious raven appears before the distraught speaker) and can simply enjoy the performance.

However, when Bieszki recites two short

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EVENTS THIS WEEK ZUZI! DANCE COMPANY ZUZI! Theater. 738 N. Fifth Ave. 629-0237. No Frills Dance Happenin’ features new and evolving choreography from a range of Southern Arizona performers in a youth showcase at 7 p.m., and an adult showcase at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; $10. Call 629-0237, or email zuzisphere@gmail.com to reserve tickets. Visit zuzimoveit.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE TANGO LESSONS AND DANCE Casa Vicente Restaurante Español. 375 S. Stone Ave. 884-5253. A free class for beginners (no partner necessary) takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., each Wednesday; and tango-dancing continues from 8 to 10 p.m.; free.

Call 245-6158 for information.

TUCSON LINDY HOP Armory Park Center. 220 S. Fifth Ave. 791-4865.

Lindy-hop lessons take place at 7 p.m., and dancing to a live band follows at 8 p.m., the fourth Saturday of every month; $15. No partner required. Call 990-0834, or visit tucsonlindyhop.org for information.

Bruce Bieszki and Cristin Phibbs in The Chilling Mysteries of Edgar Allan Poe II. poems that are lesser known, “The Conqueror The Chilling Mysteries Worm” and “The City Beneath the Sea,” no of Edgar Allan Poe II context is provided, and the audience is stuck Presented by the Comedy Playhouse playing catch-up. Unless your ear is attuned to 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 rhyming poetry, or you have a great deal of and 27; 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28 knowledge of 19th-century terminology, you 3620 N. First Ave. may find yourself confused. $18 regular; $16 seniors Bieszki is responsible for most of the Runs one hour and 50 behind-the-scenes elements, with assistance minutes, with one intermission from technical directors Sean O’Connell and 260-6442; Callie Hutchison. The company specializes in www.thecomedyplayhouse.com community theater, performed by mostly amateur actors, and it’s not known for its technical prowess. Unfortunately, the attempt to use ridden protagonist. But we alternate between more complicated effects in The Chilling his onstage narration and his recorded voice.

Mysteries falls flat.

Why the need for both? The recording slows In the very first piece, the short story “The down the pace and undercuts his performance.

Cask of Amontillado,” Bieszki and actor Colin One technical element does work well: For Roberts try a fairly complex special effect— “The Oval Portrait,” a painting of actor Cristin manipulating the backdrop to simulate a man Phibbs is hung onstage. Not only is the artwork being walled in, alive, inside of a vault. The impressively executed; it blends in seamlessly result is awkward; the pieces of the set are with the rest of the set. audibly shuffled during transitions, and the The Comedy Playhouse is a passion project entire process takes too long to be chilling. It’s for Bieszki. (He previously worked with Live a relief that the rest of the performance does Theatre Workshop and Top Hat Theatre.) not call for this kind of stage work.

Typically, he produces bare-bones versions of Other technical elements are similarly older farces and sketches from such authors as clunky. The lighting transitions between pieces Mark Twain and G.K. Chesterton. The plays take far too long. A recorded voiceover is used are usually amusing and endearing, and the occasionally, and the sound is so low that one playhouse fills a unique niche. has to strain to catch it.

Although “The Pit and Pendulum” and a few The voiceover also feels pointless sometimes. other segments work well, this string of Poe In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” actor Drew Kallen pieces never comes together in a coherently gives a chilling characterization of the guiltexecuted whole. Back to the laughs, please.

MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK 17TH STREET MUSIC 17th Street Music. 810 E. 17th St. 624-8821, ext.

7147. The Wayward Saints perform country and Americana music from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. Call 624-8821, ext. 7147, for more information.

ARIZONA CHOIR AND UA SYMPHONIC CHOIR St. Augustine Cathedral. 192 S. Stone Ave. 623-6351.

The choirs present Sacred and Profane at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; free.

CARLOS BONELL Holsclaw Hall. UA School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. 621-1162. Carlos Bonell of the Royal College of Music performs his original arrangements of Beatles songs, at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; $25, $20 member of the Tucson Guitar Society, $15 student with ID. Call 342-0022 for more information.

DESERT BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AVA: Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater. Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435. Sierra Hull and Highway 111 head a bill that includes Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Mark Phillips and IIIrd Generation, and many others, from Friday through Sunday, Oct. 26 through 28. A family-band contest and $1,000 in prizes are featured from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday; free with a nonperishable food item for the Community Food Bank. Saturday performances take place from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; $20, $15 after 7 p.m. Sunday performances are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $15. A weekend pass is $30, free younger than 16. Visit desertbluegrass. org for more information.

FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515.

Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m.: Jukebox Junction: The Glen Miller Orchestra with the Diamonds; $20 to $44.

Sunday, Oct. 28, at 7:30 p.m.: Gilberto Gil; $25 to $62. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more info.

GASLIGHT THEATRE FAMILY CONCERTS The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Unless otherwise indicated, all shows take place

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at 7 p.m., Monday; $12 to $22. Oct. 29: Big Band Express. Nov. 5, at 3 and 7 p.m.: The Manhattan Dolls.

Call or visit thegaslighttheatre.com for tickets and info.

LAVA MUSIC Abounding Grace Church. 2450 S. Kolb Road. 7473745. Shows are from 7 to 9 p.m. on selected Saturdays; $20, $15 advance. Visit lavamusic.org for tickets and more information. Oct. 27: The Moonstruck Coyotes.

MUSICAL POTPOURRI Lutheran Church of the Foothills. 5102 N. Craycroft Road. 299-5631. The Reveille Men’s Chorus, Crystal Stark and other special guests perform a concert to raise funds for the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network to provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS, at 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $15 includes a reception following, free child younger than 10. Call 299-6647 for reservations and more information.

Cabaret! That’s Entertainment!, a gala evening of catered hors d’oeuvres, libations and popular music performed by St. Philip’s adult choirs and soloists in the Bloom Music Center; $30 benefits St. Philip’s Friends of Music.

TSO CLASSIC Tucson Music Hall. 210 S. Church Ave. 791-4101.

Romeo and Juliet is presented with West Side Story at 8 p.m., Friday; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 26 and 28; $26 to $79. Call 882-8585, or visit tucsonsymphonyorchestra.org for tickets and more info.

TUCSON JAZZ SOCIETY Unless otherwise noted, concerts are at 7 p.m., Friday at Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte; $30, $25 advance, $20 member and military personnel with ID, $15 student with ID. Visit tucsonjazz.org for tickets and more information. Oct. 26: Crime Scenes: Jazz Noir With the Dmitri Matheny Group.

RHYTHM AND ROOTS CONCERT SERIES Plaza Palomino. 2960 N. Swan Road. 320-6344.

Incendio, a band featuring Latin fusion and world rhythms, performs at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $20, $18 advance, $12 student with ID. Call (800) 5948499, or visit rhythmandroots.org for tickets. Call 3199966 for more information.

UA MUSIC UA School of Music. 1017 N. Olive Road. 621-1655.

Saturday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m., the UA High School Honor Choir, Crowder Hall; free. Monday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m.: the UA Percussion Group with guest artists Frédéric Macarez, principal timpanist of the Orchestre de Paris, Crowder Hall; $5. Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m.: Faculty member John Millbauer presents I have nothing to say, and I’m saying it, and that is poetry: An Evening of John Cage; $5. Visit music.arizona.edu, or call 621-1162 for reservations or more information.

ROBYN LANDIS HOUSE CONCERT Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission. 240 N. Court Ave. 624-8318. Robyn Landis performs at the historic site of the Women’s Commission at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $5 donation. Visit robynlandis.com for more information.

UAPRESENTS Unless otherwise indicated, performances are in Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. Call 6213341, or visit uapresents.org for tickets and more information. Sunday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.: Lang Lang; $15 to $180.

SAY HELLO TO OPERA Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. The Opera Guild of Southern Arizona presents a preview of Arizona Opera’s upcoming production of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31; free, $5 reserved seat. Call 661-3483 for reservations and more information.

WILL CLIPMAN’S PLANET OF PERCUSSION Guitar Center. 4720 E. Broadway Blvd. Percussionist Will Clipman presents Planet of Percussion at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; free.

ST. PHILIP’S FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERTS St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Visit stphilipstucson.org for more information. Friday, Oct. 26, at 6:15 p.m.:

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OUT OF TOWN SCHOOLHOUSE CONCERTS Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. Artist-in-residence Ted Ramirez presents

national flat-picking champion Peter McLaughlin at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; $18, free younger than 14.

Reservations are advised.

THEATER

TUCSON JAZZ INSTITUTE DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. The Ellington Band performs at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $23, $21 advance. Visit tickets.saddlebrooketwo.com for tickets.

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UPCOMING BROWN-BAG OPERA Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams St. 327-6857. The Opera Guild of Southern Arizona presents a preview of Arizona Opera’s upcoming production of Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet at noon, Friday, Nov. 2; free. Local singers perform the preview. Guests are encouraged to bring a sandwich; complimentary refreshments are served.

DAN FRANKLIN SMITH Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-2371. Piano recitalist Dan Franklin Smith performs La Vida Iberiana featuring works by Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla and Albeniz, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2; $20. Visit tubacarts.org for more information.

THREE INTERNATIONAL GUITARISTS DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. The UA School of Music presents guitarists Renato Serrano of Spain and Misael Barraza-Diaz of Hermosillo with Thomas Viloteau at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1; $24, $22 advance. Call 825-2818 or visit tickets.saddlebrooke2.com for tickets and more information.

UA MUSIC UA School of Music. 1017 N. Olive Road. 621-1655.

Concerts are free unless otherwise noted. Visit music.arizona.edu, or call 621-1162 for reservations or more information. Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m.: UA Concert Jazz Band and Combo, Crowder Hall. Saturday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m.: Marguerite Ough Graduate Vocal Competition, Room 232. Sunday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m.: University Community Chorus and Orchestra present Baroque Festival; $$6 to $12. Sunday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m.: Collegium Musicum early music ensemble, Hoslclaw Hall. Monday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m.: Arizona Wind Quintet with Tannis Gibson, piano; $5.

ANGEL CHARITY’S COMEDY FOR A CAUSE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515.

Comedians from the Chelsea Lately show on E! Network present Broken Halos, a night of comedy to benefit Angel Charity, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $20 to $180. Jeff “Jiffy” Wild, Sarah Colonna, Fortune Feimster and Chris Franjola donate their time and talents to the cause. VIP tickets include appetizers created and donated by Tavolino Ristorante. Visit foxtucsontheatre.org for tickets and more information.

IRSE HACIA EL NORTE Southside Presbyterian Church. 317 W. 23rd St. 6236857. Members of the Guatemalan theater collective Artzenico perform a Spanish-language play on the themes of undocumented immigration, national identity and belonging, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; $5. Call (208) 241-2641 for more information.

LAUGHING LIBERALLY: THE BIG SHOW El Con Club at Randolph Golf Course. 600 S. Alvernon Way. 547-0956. Cartoonist and social critic Dave “Fitz” Fitzsimmons and comedy bluesman Tom Potter ply political humor at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; freewill donation benefits the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Call (847) 471-3314 for information about participating in future Laughing Liberally comedy shows.

RED BARN THEATRE Red Barn Theatre. 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973. The Fabulous Fifties Revue is staged at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $10.

CONTINUING ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875.

Lombardi, about a week in the life of coach Vince Lombardi, continues through Saturday, Nov. 10; $31.50 to $72.50. Showtimes vary. Call or visit arizonatheatre. org for tickets or more information.

GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. The ensemble’s goofy take on The Phantom of the Opera continues through Sunday, Nov. 11.

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. Showtimes are subject to change. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels continues through Sunday, Nov. 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, $16 senior, military or student. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org.

LAST CHANCE ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE UA Marroney Theatre. 1025 N. Olive Road. 621-1162.

Avenue Q, a satire about young adulthood, closes Sunday, Oct. 28. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., weeknights and Saturday; and 1:30 p.m., Sunday; dates vary; $20 to $31. Proceeds benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. Call 621-1162, or visit arizona.tix.com for tickets; see cfa.arizona.edu for more information.

HOKEY POKEY Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Gavin Kayner’s play Hokey Pokey, produced in association with Old Pueblo Playwrights, closes Sunday, Oct. 28. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; $20, $15 for groups of four or more.

SACRED CHICKEN PRODUCTIONS Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. Becky’s New Car, a comedy about life choices, closes Sunday, Oct. 28. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday; $20, $18 senior or student. Call 400-1424, or visit sacredchickenproductions.com for more information.

OUT OF TOWN SANTA CRUZ SHOESTRING PLAYERS Community Performing Arts Center. 1250 W. Continental Road. Green Valley. 399-1750. Moliére’s

The Miser, directed by Susan Voorhees, opens with a preview on Thursday, Oct. 25, and continues through Saturday, Nov. 3. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Thursday preview, Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1; $15, $12 advance. Call for tickets or more info.

UPCOMING BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE COMPANY Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross opens with a preview at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday; $8 to $20. Call or visit beowulfalley.org for tickets.

FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515.

Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.: The Amazing Kreskin, comedian and mentalist; $15 to $35. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information.

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. Nov. 1: Religion: God, Allah, Yahweh, No Way. 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.

ART OPENING THIS WEEK ETHERTON GALLERY Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. An exhibit of photographs by John Loengard, Ralph Gibson and Harry Callahan opens Tuesday, Oct. 30, and continues through Saturday, Jan. 5. A reception takes place from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and by appointment; free. Visit ethertongallery.com for more information.

FLORENCE QUATER GALLERY Southwest University of Visual Arts Florence Quater Gallery. 2538 N. Country Club Road. 325-0123.

Michael Cajero: Black Sites, an exhibit of sculpture inspired by the treatment of prisoners detained at secret sites in foreign countries, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m, Friday, Oct. 26, and continues through Wednesday, Nov. 21. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Visit suva.edu for more information.

MADARAS GALLERY Madaras Gallery. 3001 E. Skyline Road, Suite 101.

615-3001. Color and Joy, an exhibit of 20 new paintings in watercolor and acrylic by Diana Madaras, is featured at a reception from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; free. An RSVP is requested by Thursday, Oct. 25.

PLAY-IN-A-DAY, CALL FOR ACTORS Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. A no-audition, open call for actors takes place at 9 a.m., sharp, on Saturday, Nov. 3.

Rehearsals begin immediately afterward, and performances take place that night in Old Pueblo Playwrights’ Play-in-a-Day. Adult actors of any age or type are encouraged. Pre-registration is also encouraged. Email dlynpoet@msn.com, or call 891-3400.

SKYLINE COUNTRY CLUB Skyline Country Club. 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. 2990464. A collection of more than 20 pieces by Diana Madaras debuts in a new gallery space at the club with a reception at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; free. Works are for sale. The event includes hors d’oeuvres, wine and ambient musical performances. Call 797-3959 for reservations

THE ROGUE THEATRE The Rogue Theatre. 300 E. University Blvd. 551-2053.

The Night Heron opens with a preview at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. the last Saturday of the run; and 2 p.m., Sunday. Tickets are $20 to $30. Visit theroguetheatre. org for tickets and more information.

TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest, depicting the role of horses in Southwestern history, opens Thursday, Oct. 25, with a reception for its artists and artists from the Water exhibit, and continues through Sunday, Jan. 20. The Children’s Artwork Exhibition closes Saturday, Nov. 3. Water: An Exploration in Prints, an

exhibition of works by members of the Arizona Print Group, closes Sunday, Nov. 11. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information.

CONTINUING AGUA CALIENTE PARK RANCH HOUSE GALLERY Agua Caliente Park Ranch House Gallery. 12325 E. Roger Road. 749-3718. Paint Out in the Parks, an exhibit of works by the Tucson Plein Air Painters, continues through Thursday, Nov. 8. Hours are 9 to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, until Thursday, Nov. 1; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, thereafter; free. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

AMITY FOUNDATION’S DRAGONFLY GALLERY Amity Foundation’s Dragonfly Gallery. 146 E. Broadway Blvd. 628-3164. A Retrospective of the Art of Pedro Restrepo-Palez, featuring the historian and diplomat’s paintings, continues through Thursday, Nov. 8. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Call 628-3164, ext. 210, for more information.

ATLAS FINE ART SERVICES Atlas Fine Art Services. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 622-2139.

THE ORIGIN OF VISION by means of naturally descriptive line and/or the preservation of the favoured mark within the creative process, VOLUME 1: DRAWING, an exhibit of works on paper by Karine Falleni, Jerry Jacobson and Andrew Polk, continues through Saturday, Nov. 24. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment Monday and Tuesday; free.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAVILION GALLERY UA Medical Center South Campus. 2800 E. Ajo Way. 874-2000. Meditations, a series of large-scale abstract photographic works by Tucsonan Pete Trexler, continues through Monday, Nov. 26. 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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VISUAL ARTS Reminded of a festival in his hometown of Kyoto, photog Toshi Ueshina documents the All Souls Procession

Nowhere Else in the World

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very August in Toshi Ueshina’s hometown of Kyoto, Japan, the people light bonfires on the surrounding moun-

tains.

The fuel is arranged in patterns that trace out particular shapes—of a shrine, or a boat, or Chinese characters—and these flame-drawings burn golden on the hills by night.

The fires, Ueshina says, “invite the souls of the dead to return. People can see the fires, and they know the souls are returning to where they came from.”

The fire ritual comes at the end of the Obon festival, when the beloved dead come back and mingle for a time with the living. During the sacred days of Obon, the Japanese visit the graves of their ancestors, and artists play music and dance in the streets.

When Ueshina first saw the All Souls Procession in Tucson, which ends with the burning of messages to the departed, he was reminded, naturally, of Obon. The next November, he decided to participate. Wearing a kimono, he joined up with Odaiko Sonora, Tucson’s Japanese-drumming group, and danced the Bon Odori, the special dance performed only at Obon. He was delighted at the response.

“People threw necklaces as I walked along,” he said. “I picked them up and saw that they were (offering) wishes of peace.”

The procession’s fire acts, dancers and costumed marchers were irresistible to the longtime photographer. He started shooting pictures of the procession in 2006, and has returned every year but one to make more. A collection of 15 black-and-white photographs, Toshi Ueshina: All Souls Procession, now on view at the Temple Gallery, uses overlapping imagery to capture the procession’s pageantry and mystery, and its lights in the darkness.

“Coatlicue,” just for example, frames the head of a woman with wild tendrils of hair and fabric ricocheting around her, white against the night. “Xochipilli,” is a longer view of a tangle of dancers, repeated multiple times, gyrating down the street.

While Obon is a long tradition from a particular culture (the Buddhist festival has endured at least 500 years), All Souls is a new, invented festival that’s a mélange of cultural expressions.

Started by local artist Susan Kay Johnson in 1990 as a way of grieving the death of her own father, it mixes elements of the Catholic feast of All Souls, the Mexican Día de los Muertos and even the Celtic Samhain, or Halloween.

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“Tezcatlipoca” (cropped), by Toshi Ueshina.

Muertos costumes—skeletal brides in white dresses and veils, and skull-faced gentlemen in 19th-century suits—he also saw Balinese dancers, stilt-walkers, flame-throwers and Scottish bagpipers.

He was a Japanese man dancing the “Bon Festival dance to the rhythm of the Japanese drum beats made by Americans,” he writes in an artist’s statement. “As I placed myself in this procession where various cultures, religions and rituals intertwine, suddenly I wondered who I was, and what exactly was I doing here.”

His layered photographs explore that question. Named for Aztec deities, in honor of the Aztec festival of the goddess of death, Mictecacihuatl (believed to be a source for Día de los Muertos), the pictures are dreamlike, even trancelike, with odd bursts of light illuminating the soft-edged human figures emerging out of the darkness.

In “Tezcatlipoca,” torches trail flames across the sky. On the street below, one man has his face painted like a Spanish conquistador, and another has a Tohono O’odham spiral painted on his clothing. A small woman is dwarfed by her Aztec headdress. A giant woman in whiteface towers over the others; her magical size is out of proportion to the other walkers.

That big woman is really the start of another picture, blended into the first.

“I use a toy plastic Chinese camera,” Ueshina explains, a Holga that allows him to advance the film so that different shots overlap.

The deliberate overlapping of imagery evokes the wild mix of cultures in the procession as well as the wildness of the night itself. Long and horizontal—like the procession itself—each of the pictures is an unexpected apparition.

“I want to discover new relationships and connections in my pictures,” he says. “All the images are connected.”

Ueshina goes out on festival night without expectations, relying instead on serendipity and randomness.

“I’m not looking for anything,” he says.

“Whatever comes to me, I get inspired.

Becoming blank is my process—it’s like meditation. I’m interested in images created by accident. I invite accidents when I create images.”

The photographer first made a connection with the American scene in 1994, when photographer Linda Connor came to Kyoto.

Connor is well known for her photographs of sacred places around the world, and Ueshina guided her around his city.

The following year, Arizona photographer Mark Klett arrived in Japan to shoot ruins from the devastating 1995 earthquake in Kobe.

Ueshina served as his guide, and “we took pictures together.”

The young Japanese man was already beginning to get attention for his work, and Klett encouraged him to come to Arizona State University to study. Ueshina got his master’s in photography at ASU in 1999, and worked with Klett on Third View Project, the acclaimed re-

Toshi Ueshina: All Souls Procession Artist’s reception: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26 On display 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and before Arizona Theatre Company performances, through Tuesday, Nov. 27 Temple Gallery Temple of Music and Art 330 S. Scott Ave. Free 624-7370; www.ethertongallery.com

photographic survey of the West. After teaching first at ASU and then at Clemson University in South Carolina, Ueshina moved to Tucson.

“I really love the Southwest,” he says. “It’s so different from my city.”

He’ll be back at the All Souls Procession this year, photographing angels and devils and Medusas and puppets.

The procession “doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world,” he says. “That’s the part that is amazing to me. That’s why I love the procession so much.”

Arts editor Margaret Regan reports on the arts twice monthly on the Buckmaster show, which airs from noon to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, on KVOI AM 1030. Her next radio report will be broadcast live on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

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Perdita Andrews, Karen Phillips and several others including sculptors from the Metal Arts Village continues through Friday, Nov. 16. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., daily. Visit contentsinteriors.com for more info.

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Davis Dominguez Gallery. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759.

Take Five, a group landscape-painting exhibit, continues through Saturday, Nov. 3. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com for more information.

DESERT ARTISANS’ GALLERY Desert Artisans’ Gallery. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road.

722-4412. Desert Hues of Autumn, an exhibit of work by local artists, continues through Sunday, Nov. 25.

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.

THE DRAWING STUDIO The Drawing Studio. 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947.

Sanctuary, an exhibit of works by the Drawing Studio’s teaching artists that represents the sanctuary our community provides to refugees, and Flight: Midcentury Masters Interpret the Escape for Survival, a collection of prints by 20th-century masters highlighting the struggle of refugees fleeing violence, continue through Saturday, Nov. 3. The exhibits are a collaboration with the International Rescue Committee in Tucson, the Tucson Jewish Community Center and the Tucson Museum of Art. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY Joseph Gross Gallery. 1031 N. Olive Road, No. 108.

626-4215. Cheryl Molnar’s Subdivision #3, an installation exploring the paradox of suburban living, continues through Wednesday, Jan. 9. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Visit cfa.arizona.edu/ galleries for more information.

LOUIS CARLOS BERNAL GALLERY Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. P.O.V.: Interpreting the Human Figure runs through Friday, Dec. 7. On Wednesday, Nov. 7, a gallery talk takes place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; a

reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m.; and exhibiting artist Bailey Doogan gives a lecture at 7 p.m. Ann Lane Hedlund, curator of ethnology at the Arizona State Museum, lectures at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Recital Hall. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday; and before most evening performances in the Center for the Arts, where the gallery is housed; free. Visit pima.edu/cfa.

MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. 6872 E. Sunrise Drive. 722-7798. Journeys Out of the West, an exhibit of paintings by P.A. Nisbet, continues through Friday, Nov. 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit medicinemangallery.com for more information.

METAL ARTS VILLAGE Metal Arts Village. 3230 N. Dodge Blvd. 326-5657.

Artists’ studios featuring hand-crafted furniture, sculpture, home decor, landscape design, metal, glass, wood and other art are open from 6 to 9 p.m., every month on the evening of the full moon; free. The event also features a cookout, live music and wine-tasting. Openstudio dates remaining in 2012 are Monday, Oct. 29; Wednesday, Nov. 28; and Friday, Dec. 28.

MONTEREY COURT CAFE GALLERY Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café. 505 W. Miracle Mile. 207-2429. Rustic Landscape, a collection of abstract photography by Mia Larocque, continues through Sunday, Nov. 11; free. Visit montereycourtaz. com for more information.

MURPHEY GALLERY Murphey Gallery. St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Collectively Independent: Fine Art of Virginia Carroll and Becky Neideffer, showcasing drawings with colored pencils and soft pastels, continues through Thursday, Nov. 8. Hours are from 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; free.

PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY AND STUDIO Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. The gallery celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement with Glass Pioneers, an exhibit of works by Micheal Nourot and Cynthia Miller, continuing through Friday, Nov. 30.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Call or visit philabaumglass.com for more info.

QUANTUM ART GALLERY Quantum Art Gallery. 505 W. Miracle Mile, No. 2. 9077644. In Finem in Principio, an exhibit of works exploring the past and future by Nicole Carter and Clayton Schwarder, continues through Thursday, Nov. 29. Hours are 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

SHERATON HOTEL AND SUITES Sheraton Hotel and Suites. 5151 E. Grant Road. 3236262. Fall/Winter Fine Art Exhibit, featuring works by members of the Southern Arizona Arts Guild, continues through Sunday, April 7, 2013. The exhibit is open 24 hours, daily, on the first and second floors; free.

UA POETRY CENTER UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. From Here and Far Away: Artist’s Books, Pages and Paintings, a one-woman show featuring the work of Beata Wehr, continues through Friday, Dec. 7. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit poetrycenter. arizona.edu for more information.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. Southwest Images by Deb Bagoy Skinner, a collection of multimedia work, continues through Sunday, Nov. 4. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday through Friday; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday; and by appointment on Tuesday; free.

LAST CHANCE BICAS ART ANNEX AND GALLERY BICAS Art Annex. 44 W. Sixth St., No. 1D. (503) 2015011. Foundlings, a selection of art, jewelry and functional objects referencing bicycles or cycling culture, or created from re-purposed bicycle parts and materials, closes Saturday, Oct. 27. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; 6 to 9 p.m., the first Saturday of every month; and by appointment; free. For more information, email art@bicas.org.

CONRAD WILDE GALLERY Conrad Wilde Gallery. 439 N. Sixth Ave., Suite 195.

622-8997. Strange Botany, including works by Barbara Rogers, John Randall Nelson and Mary Meyer, closes Saturday, Oct. 27. Hours are noon to 5 p.m.,

Wednesday through Saturday; free. Visit conradwildegallery.com for more information.

CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. Bestiario/ Bestiary, a collection of new works featuring real and fantastic creatures in cut paper by Marcy Miranda Janes and paintings by Martin Quintanilla, closes Saturday, Oct. 27. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Visit contrerashousefineart.com for more information.

ETHERTON GALLERY Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Danny Lyon: The Bikeriders, a collection of documentary photography, closes Saturday, Oct. 27. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and by appointment; free. Visit ethertongallery.com for more information.

THE GRADUATE GALLERY, VISUAL ARTS GRADUATE RESEARCH LAB Visual Arts Graduate Research Laboratory. 1231 N. Fremont Ave. Gone, a multimedia exhibition by Lisette Chavez and Nyla Hurley, closes Monday, Oct. 29. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

IRONWOOD GALLERY Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road.

883-2702. Fiesta Sonora, a group exhibit of paintings reflecting the varied aspects of the Sonoran Desert, closes Sunday, Oct. 28; free with admission. The exhibit is in partnership with the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; $14.50 ages 13 and older, $4.50 children 6 to 12, and free ages 5 and younger.

KIRK-BEAR CANYON BRANCH LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. Line+Color+Design+Whimsy=The Art of Deanna Thibault closes Tuesday, Oct. 30. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 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.

WOMANKRAFT WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Mosaics and Collage closes Saturday, Oct. 27. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; free.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 37 OUT OF TOWN FIBER ARTS FRIDAY Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. Fiber-art enthusiasts gather from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the last Friday of every month; $5, $2 ages 7 through 13, free younger child. Bring knitting, crocheting, spinning or quilting for uninterrupted project time hosted by members of the Southwest fiber Arts resource Group.

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-2371. Temporary Meditations and Mandalas: Patterns in Nature continues through Sunday, Nov. 11.

Buddhist monks paint sand mandalas daily, Monday through Saturday, Nov. 5 through 10. Dean Pielstick lectures on mandalas from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, in a partnership with the Tubac Buddhist Meditation Center; $20. Cathi Stillman gives a workshop, “Mandala-Making: Journey to the Center,” from 10 a.m to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $60, $50 member. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 4:30 p.m., Sunday; free.

VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS GALLERY Ventana Medical Systems Gallery. 1910 E. Innovation Park Drive, Building No. 2. Oro Valley. 887-2155. An exhibit of two-dimensional work in a range of media, representing artists who are, or are inspired by, cancer survivors, continues through Friday, Jan. 4. Hours are by appointment.

WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION KIVA GALLERY Western National Parks Association Kiva Gallery. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Arizona Skies, Arizona Light, an exhibit of paintings by Stephen Mack, closes Wednesday, Oct. 31. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except when lectures are being given; free. The gallery is closed for lectures from noon to 1 p.m., and from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday. Visit wnpa.org for more info.

WYATT EARP HOUSE AND GALLERY Wyatt Earp House and Gallery. 102 E. Fremont St. Tombstone. (520) 457-3111. Art Inspirations, a multimedia exhibit of several artists’ works inspired by Western photographs, closes Monday, Oct. 29. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Monday; free.

UPCOMING AN ART EXPERIENCE Tubac Village. Exit 34 on Interstate 19 south of Tucson.

Tubac. Local working-artist studios, fine-arts galleries and tents with artist’s demonstrations are featured from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3 and 4; free.

CALL TO ARTISTS The Drawing Studio. 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947. Artists may submit up to four original artworks in any non-photographic medium, ready to be hung salon-style, for inclusion in the Small Wonders Exhibit and Fundraiser.

Works may not exceed an 11-by-14-inch rectangle or a 12-by-12-inch square including frames. The value of each work must not exceed $200. Half the sale price benefits The Drawing Studio’s scholarship programs.

Works are accepted from noon to 4 p.m., Sunday and Monday, Nov. 4 and 5.

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA St. Francis in the Foothills. 4625 E. River Road. 2999063. A group of 130 artists who work in mixed media meet for a program from 9:30 a.m. to noon, the first Friday, every month; free. Nov. 2: Francheskaa Clark, painter and art teacher, discusses design and composition; a workshop follows. Email carolchambers@q.com.

CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. The End of Days?, an exhibit of works by artist and muralist David Tineo, opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, and continues through Saturday, Nov. 24. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

DOUGLAS ART GALLERY Douglas Art Gallery. 625 Tenth St. Douglas. (520) 3646410. Fiber works by members of the Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild are exhibited from Thursday, Nov. 1, through Friday, Nov. 30. A reception takes place from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. An exhibit of Thomas McDonnell’s mixed-media works opens Thursday, Nov. 1, and continues through

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Friday, Nov. 30. Models That Tell a Story: The Art of Dioramas and Vignettes, an exhibit of various types of models, runs through Thursday, May 31, 2013. 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.

MADARAS GALLERY Madaras Gallery. 3001 E. Skyline Road, Suite 101.

615-3001. Tucson Homes and Gardens, an exhibit of paintings by Diana Madaras, opens Thursday, Nov. 1, and continues through Friday, Nov. 30. A calendar show and signing takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 25. 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.

SOUTHWEST FIBER ARTS FESTIVAL Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. Fiber-artists and vendors offer wearable art, hand-dyed fibers, classes and demonstrations, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3; $5, $2 youth age 7 to 13, free younger child. Alpacas, angora goats and rabbits are also displayed. Call or visit tubacpresidiopark.com.

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS WORKSHOP Tubac Golf Resort and Spa. 1 Otero Road. Tubac. 3982211. Roberta Rogers leads a workshop, “Watercolor for Everyone,” from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, Nov. 2 and 16; free. Call 398-2371 for more information.

WOMANKRAFT WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. The Holiday Bazaar opens with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, and continues through Saturday, Dec. 22. A second reception takes place from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1. Regular hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; free.

exhibit of a midcentury movement in porcelain, runs through Sunday, Jan. 27. 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.

OUT OF TOWN TUBAC PRESIDIO STATE HISTORIC PARK Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. Sonoran Stories in Plants, an exhibit offering a Native American perspective on botanic art, continues through Friday, Nov. 30. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $5, $2 age 7 to 13, free younger child. Call or visit tubacpresidiopark.com for more information.

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.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

THE AMERIND FOUNDATION AND MUSEUM The Amerind Foundation and Museum. 2100 N. Amerind Road, Exit 318 off Interstate 10. Dragoon.

(520) 586-3666. A museum of Native American archaeology, art, history and culture. Interwoven Tradition, an exhibit of textiles that changes continually, is exhibited through Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Potters of Mata Ortiz: Inspired by the Past ... Creating Traditions for the Future and A Pottery Competition continue indefinitely. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; $8, $7 senior, $5 age 12 to 18 and college student, free younger child. Visit amerind.org.

CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road.

621-7968. An exhibit for the Arizona Centennial, Made in Arizona: Photographs From the Collection, which showcases 20th-century photographs, continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free. Visit centerforcreativephotography.org.

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.

DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. 6300 N. Swan Road. 2999191. 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.

ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.

The museum focuses on Southern Arizona history from the Spanish colonial through the territorial eras. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, $4 senior or age 12 to 18, free younger child, member, visitor to the library or the store, 2-for-1 admission the first Tuesday every month. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org.

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MOCA MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Vinjon Global Corp: Quietly Taking Over the World, featuring works by Hunter Jonakin and Jordan Vinyard, runs through Sunday, Dec. 2. Peter Young presents an artist’s talk at 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3. An exhibit of Young’s largescale abstract paintings from the 1960s to the present continues through Sunday, Jan. 13. Regular gallery 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.

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333.

The Shape of Things: Four Decades of Paintings and Sculpture continues through Sunday, Jan. 6. Barbara Rogers: The Imperative of Beauty, a 50-Year Retrospective continues through Sunday, Jan. 13.

Barbara Rogers lectures about her work and signs her books at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8. The event includes a raffle for a Barbara Rogers painting; tickets are $25 or 5 for $100. Henri Matisse: The Pasiphaé Series and Other Works on Paper runs through Sunday, Jan. 20. Art + the Machine runs through Sunday, July 14, 2013.

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; closed Monday and Tuesday; $10, $8 senior, $5 college student with ID, free age 18 or younger, active military or veteran with ID, and TMA members; free the first Sunday of every month. Unless noted, all events are free with admission. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.lorg UA MUSEUM OF ART UA Museum of Art. 1031 N. Olive Road. 621-7567. An exhibit of drawings and prints from the UA Museum of Art’s permanent collection continues through Sunday, Jan. 6. In Relief: German Op-Art Ceramics, a first-ever

ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM Arizona State Museum. 1013 E. University Blvd. 6216302. The museum features changing exhibitions and ongoing exhibits including Ancient Architecture of the Southwest, The Pottery Project and Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest. Online exhibitions are featured at statemuseum.arizona.edu/exhibits/online. shtml. 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.

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.

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.

LITERATURE EVENTS THIS WEEK ANTIGONE BOOKS Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715.

Mention Tucson Weekly’s Pride issue and get a free rainbow bumper sticker and 20 percent off any one GLBT book or DVD, through Thursday, Nov. 1. Storytellers Kaitlin Meadows and Penelope Starr tell their humorous, personal stories and read their poetry at Separate Identities/Shared Identities at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2; free.

ARIZONA 100: ESSENTIAL BOOKS FOR THE CENTENNIAL UA Library Special Collections. 1510 E. University Blvd.

621-6423. Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial, the showcase of 100 books that define the cultural, historical, environmental and political landscape of Arizona, from the Spanish Colonial era to the present, continues through Friday, Dec. 14. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

A CLOSER LOOK BOOK CLUB UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. All are welcome to discuss novels and other works of fiction at 6 p.m. on selected Thursdays; free. Oct. 25: Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way, translated by Lydia Davis. Nov. 29: Inferno by Dante Alighieri, translated by Mary Jo Bang. Visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information.

CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTHORS Amber Lights Assisted Living. 6231 N. Montebella Road. Elizabeth Gunn, J.M. Hayes and Susan Cummins Miller are featured in a program called “Home Sweet Homicide: Mysteries of the Old Pueblo,” at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free. An RSVP is requested by Friday, Oct. 26.

OCOTILLO POETRY Café Passé. 415 N. Fourth Ave. 624-4411. Readings by local poets, a poetry slam and spoken-word performances are presented at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; freewill donations. Sign up at 7 p.m. to participate.

PATRICIA BAREY, CO-AUTHOR: JULIA’S CATS Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Patricia Barey discusses her new book, Julia’s Cats, about Julia Child’s fondness for cats, which, like her cooking, began in Paris, at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; free. A Q&A and refreshments follow.

SHIRLEY GRAY: ROARING MOUNTAIN Mostly Books. 6208 E. Speedway Blvd. 571-0110.

Shirley Gray signs copies of her book Roaring Mountain, about recovering her son’s body from an avalanche, from 1 to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27; free.

UA POETRY CENTER SHOP TALK 1 UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765.

Colleen Burns presents “The Poetry of Carl Phillips,” at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30; free. Visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information.

OUT OF TOWN AUTHOR LUNCHEON: KRISTIE MILLER DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries host a luncheon featuring biographer Kristie Miller, at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 26; $26.

Miller has written about Eleanor Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson’s two wives, and Arizona’s first congresswoman and the founder of the Arizona Inn, Isabella Greenway.

HONOR BISBEE POETS Bisbee Central School Project. 43 Howell Ave. Bisbee.

(520) 432-5347. Dick Bakken hosts Ghost Poets Open, a celebration of Bisbee poets of the past, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26; freewill donation. Living Bisbee poets read the work of the deceased. A reception and sale of poetry books follows.

UPCOMING MOCA MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. The intersection of art and politics is the topic of the club’s 2012 book selections. Meetings are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., selected Thursdays; $10, $5 member, includes wine. Tucson Weekly’s Jim Nintzel moderates. Nov. 1: Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72, Hunter S. Thompson.

UA POETRY CENTER READING UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. Carl Phillips reads from his poetry and prose at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1; free. Visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information.

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This collection of scholarly essays proves Arizona’s anti-Latino fervor won’t last long

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. Oct. 25: E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India.

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Power and Vertigo

Mostly Books’ best-sellers for the week ending Oct. 18, 2012

BY TIM HULL, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

1. The Mark of Athena: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3 Rick Riordan, Hyperion ($19.99)

he last several years have seen Arizona’s national reputation plummet, a reality that is well-deserved and therefore all the more embarrassing.

At first, it seems so much worse when the disparate actions and social forces that created the current political climate here are gathered together under one cover, laid out with a bit of history and context, and revealed for what they really are: a sad, rather ridiculous and laughably ill-conceived power grab.

But there is some good news after all.

Reading Arizona Firestorm: Global Immigration Realities, National Media, and Provincial Politics, a scholarly compendium that explores in depth the fears, anxieties, myths and lies that resulted in SB 1070, Proposition 200 (the 2004 voter-ID law), the fight to kill ethnic studies in Tucson and the general anti-immigrant, racist atmosphere that still prevails in Jan Brewer’s Arizona, I was struck by one essential truth: They can’t win.

The good that will come from this dark period is that someday, not too long from now, we will likely elect a Latina governor. She is in high school right now, and she is angry. She has been accused by the power elite of plotting to overthrow her country simply because she wants to learn about her ethnic heritage. As is often the case when power is wielded stupidly and brutally, a fire has been lit in her belly and her mind. The future is hers, and it almost seems worth staying in a place that, for now, is only getting stupider, meaner, poorer and hotter, just to see what happens.

Not surprisingly, the move by the current powers-that-be to limit Latino students’ educational opportunities, based on nothing more substantial than a deep-seated fear of brown skin and ineluctable changes to the state’s demographics, has already backfired, in part because, according to the book’s chapter on the right’s assault on ethnic studies, “Latino students who report more knowledge of their ethnic history, traditions and culture … reported significantly less depression and higher self-esteem.

“Their commitment and engagement to their own education has deepened. These students and community members are more aware of the stakes involved in legislative activity, and have found a reason to express their civil rights in support for one of the few educational programs that they believed truly helped them succeed. They believe that HB 2281 (the law that made Mexican-American studies ille-

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Arizona Firestorm: Global Immigration Realities, National Media, and Provincial Politics

2. The Casual Vacancy

Edited by Otto Santa Ana and Celeste González de Bustamante

3. Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody

J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown ($35) Michael Rex, Putnam ($6.99)

MURPHY-WILMOT BRANCH LIBRARY BOOK CLUB Murphy-Wilmot Branch Library. 530 N. Wilmot Road.

594-5420. Readers share insights into a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction at 10 a.m., the fourth Saturday of every month; free.

POETRY CONTEST: THE ART OF COFFEE St. Philip’s Plaza. 4280 N. Campbell Ave. 529-2775.

All poets and aspiring poets are invited to submit original, unpublished poems related to coffee by Friday, Oct. 26. The work may be in any poetry form, but each entry has a 32-line limit. Submit one copy typed on 8 1/2-by11-inch paper to info@arts-express.org. Call 319-0400 for more information. Winning poems are displayed on the Arts Express website and read at the Arts Expresso event on Sunday, Nov. 4, at St. Philip’s Plaza. Prizes are awarded to winners.

Rowman and Littlefield 322 pages, $80

gal) is designed to thwart an education that gives them a better chance of educational success as it bolsters democratic activism.”

One wonders: Did Brewer and Tom Horne and John Huppenthal and all the other slowly dying dinosaurs really believe that these young Americans were going to lie down and give up? In 20 years or so, those of us still around will hopefully look back on the Brewer administration as a turning point in Arizona history, a clear and bright before-and-after line—the years when a glaring miscalculation inspired a generation.

Any such future leaders of the state who are looking to get a start on their campaigns would do well to pick up Arizona Firestorm.

Editors Otto Santa Ana and Celeste González de Bustamante, professors at UCLA and the UA, respectively, have done a great service by gathering an impressive array of history, interpretation and scholarship on the various antiimmigrant, anti-Latino legislative actions that have plagued Arizona for years. A large portion of the book is dedicated to a careful and comprehensive look at the media’s woeful role in the whole mess, and other essays reveal economic and social complexities that have been largely ignored by the right in favor of simplistic posturing and scapegoating.

One essay in particular, “Immigration in the Age of Global Vertigo,” takes the “long view,” delving into the “inherent duality” in Americans’ feelings about immigration and ethnic identity: “We celebrate it looking backward, but fear it in the here and now.

“In the current era, when immigration is closely bound with globalization, these twin forces activate feelings of vertigo—the dizziness that comes from a sense of losing control,” the essay says.

One problem with the book is the fault not of its editors, but of the vagaries of the publishing industry: The volume went to press before the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on SB 1070, making some portions of it seem already out of date. Nonetheless, Arizona Firestorm is an essential book for our times. I’d suggest that it should be read in our public schools, but I know that, for now, anyway, that’s a nonstarter.

But only for now.

4. NYPD Red James Patterson and Marshall Karp, Little, Brown ($27.99)

WOODS MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOOK CLUB Woods Memorial Branch Library. 3455 N. First Ave. 594-5445. Adults read and discuss fiction and nonfiction titles at 1 p.m., the fourth Saturday of every month; free.

5. Mousetronaunt Mark Kelly, Simon and Schuster ($16.99)

6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

LECTURES

Stephen Chbosky, MTV ($14)

EVENTS THIS WEEK

7. The Bone Bed

FORUM ON MENTAL ILLNESS St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Sharon Nielsen and the Rev. Greg Foraker lead a forum on addiction and depression at 1:15 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28; free.

Patricia Cornwell, Putnam ($28.95)

8. Winter of the World: Book Two of the Century Trilogy Ken Follett, Dutton ($36)

9. In the Garden of the Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Erik Larson, Broadway ($16)

10, Bruno, Chief of Police Martin Walker, Vintage ($14.95)

Mark Kelly

ILAN PAPPE: THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL AND PALESTINE UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Auditorium.

1130 N. Mountain Ave. A video features Jewish historian and author Ilan Pappe speaking about the history of Zionism and its implications for the future of the Middle East, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30; free.

MUSEUM STUDIES CLASSES MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Two case-studybased classes from the museum’s internship program are open to prospective docents, students, community members, artists and teens considering a museum career; $10 each, $5 member. Friday, Oct. 26, at 3:30 p.m.: “Ethics: Governance and Leadership.” Friday, Dec. 7, at 3:30 p.m., “Ethics: Collections and Stewardship.”

SUSAN MEISELAS: PHOTOGRAPHING INTERNATIONAL NEWS Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road.

621-7968. Susan Meiselas talks about her work photographing global strife since 1976 for Magnum Photos, at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; free. She is also a curator, filmmaker, teacher, historian and archivist, and has published a book documenting the history of the displaced Kurdish people of Iraq.

SYRIA: IN THE CRUCIBLE OF GEOPOLITICS UA Student Union. 1303 E. University Blvd. 621-7755.

A panel comprising Middle East experts in a range of disciplines discusses “In the Crucible of Geopolitics: Cutting Through the Fog of War in Syria” in the Rincon Room, from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25; free. Call 621-8013 for more information.

UPCOMING JACK LASSETER: APACHE TACTICS Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road.

877-6000. Jack Lasseter tells how outnumbered and outgunned Apaches managed raids against settlers, from 1 to 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations and more information.

PCC SPEAKERS’ SERIES PCC District Office. 4905 E. Broadway Blvd. 206-4500.

History-faculty member Kimlisa Salazar presents “We Roared Into the Twenties: Women, Advertising and Shifting Image in the 1920s” at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13; free.

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CINEMA ‘Cloud Atlas’ is ambitious and beautiful, but the end result is a debacle

Magnificent Mess

TOP TEN Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending Oct. 21, 2012

BY COLIN BOYD, cboyd@tucsonweekly.com ome books, they say, aren’t cut out to be movies. Maybe they’re too long, like Atlas Shrugged. Sure, that’s been made into a limp two-parter over the past couple of years, but its existence more or less proves the point.

Maybe some of these unfilmable books are simply not cinematic. Or, as is the case with Cloud Atlas, perhaps they’re simply too cinematic.

Come again?

Yes, Cloud Atlas, based on David Mitchell’s 2004 novel that combines six separate but connected narratives, is far too cumbersome and throws too many ideas and elements at the screen, all of them struggling for air in the dog pile of details. Even spread over more than 2 1/2 hours, the film is difficult to process, but still somehow feels incomplete.

It is, no doubt, a fascinating experiment.

Driven by Lana and Andy Wachowski, the siblings behind The Matrix, and German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run), Cloud Atlas is broken into parts, with the Wachowskis and Tykwer each taking three chapters. To ground the stories and—because there is so much going on—to ground the audience, the filmmakers have cast a handful of actors appearing in multiple roles. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Susan Sarandon and Keith David all play many characters; Wachowski favorite Hugo Weaving has smaller roles in all six episodes.

There is another, more-thematic reason to recycle the players: Cloud Atlas pushes the idea that everything that was, is and will be is fundamentally connected. Therefore, a story with Tom Hanks and Halle Berry that takes place in the Watergate era reverberates hundreds of years into the future, when Hanks and Berry cross paths again. It’s easy to go along with that premise, made easier through efficient casting, but there’s a shocking reliance by the filmmakers on fake noses, and that ruins the experience. They’re dreadful.

Laughable. If you have Tom Hanks popping up across centuries as different characters, but you still want to drive home the point that it’s Tom Hanks, why even bother with such amateurish prosthetics?

Even stranger is how magnificent every other aspect of the film looks. It’s pristine. A Victorian-era merchant ship and its crew look right at home, as does San Francisco in the 1970s. Just as believable are the landscapes invented for the film—a dystopian Seoul, South Korea, now the automated Neo Seoul, and a post-apocalyptic Hawaii.

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1. Prometheus 20th Century Fox

2. Moonrise Kingdom Universal

3. Dark Shadows Warner Bros.

4. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Paramount

5. That’s My Boy Sony

6. The Raven 20th Century Fox

7. Chernobyl Diaries Warner Bros.

Doona Bae in Cloud Atlas.

The hook in most of the stories is that love is timeless, which is why reincarnated characters have a connection to each other hundreds of years after a previous story. The circumstances are different, but each story reinforces the others. In Mitchell’s book, the chapters are also linked chronologically, so a character in a later story knows about the story that just happened.

The film thinly attempts that, but it’s not handled well.

Two of these episodes don’t find any traction.

Sadly, they’re the ones in which Jim Broadbent has his most-central roles, and he’s still great in them. The first involves a brilliant but struggling musician in the 1930s who, due to the traditions of the day, can’t be with the man he loves. The second is about a publisher whose brother has him involuntarily committed; it’s played for laughs, which is not a strength of the Wachowskis or Tykwer. Had either story been allowed more time to breathe, the results likely would have been better. But they stand out by not fitting in structurally.

Two other episodes are just OK. In the 1850s, a young notary (Sturgess) is traveling back to San Francisco from the South Pacific. He encounters a shady doctor (Hanks) who, under the guise of treating him for an intestinal illness, is actually poisoning the notary for his gold. The most-futuristic of these chapters takes place in Hawaii after, we imagine, a nuclear war. It has real potential, but because it shares the stage with everything else, the highly affected Pidgin English spoken by Hanks and Halle Berry is impossible to consistently decipher, making the story a major obstacle.

8. Rock of Ages

Cloud Atlas Rated R Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and Hugh Grant Directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski

Warner Bros.

9. People Like Us DreamWorks

10. Werewolf: The Beast Among Us Universal

Warner Bros., 172 minutes Opens Friday, Oct. 26, at AMC Loews Foothills 15 (888-262-4386), Century El Con 20 (800-3263264, ext. 902), Century Park Place 20 (800326-3264, ext. 903), Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace (800-326-3264, ext. 899), Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 (806-4275) and Tower Theaters at Arizona Pavilions (579-0500).

The shining lights are the 1970s arc with Berry as a journalist investigating a rising nuclear-power company, and Neo Seoul, the film’s only complete vision. It’s right up the Wachowskis’ alley, and has the most atmosphere and activity. Of the stories presented, it is likely the only one that could be a milestone film on its own. Too much like The Matrix?

Perhaps, but it’s better to repeat a good effort (well, considering the first Matrix, anyway) than cook up a muddled would-be epic.

Defenders of this film will argue that you need to read the book to truly understand Cloud Atlas, and it probably couldn’t hurt to watch the film multiple times. Either or both might be true, but that also speaks to how flawed the film really is. Great movies don’t require that you read source material, and you only watch them again because they were so inescapable the first time.

Cloud Atlas may be a magnificent mess, but it’s still a mess.

Michelle Pfeiffer in People Like Us.

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800-326-3264, ext. 903.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (G) Thu 2, 7 Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:55; Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:55, 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 Argo (R) Thu 11:35, 1:05, 2:35, 4:05, 5:35, 7:05, 8:35, 10:05; Fri 11:35, 1:05, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10; Sat 11:35, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10; Sun 11:35, 1:05, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10; Mon-Tue 11:35, 1:05, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 8:30; Wed 1:05, 4, 7, 10 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Cloud Atlas (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:30, 1:25, 3:15, 5:10, 7, 8:55 End of Watch (R) ends Thu 11, 1:45, 4:25 Frankenweenie (PG) Thu 11:50, 4:30; Fri-Wed 11:20, 4:05, 9:05 Frankenweenie 3D (PG) Thu 2:10, 6:50; Fri-Wed 1:40, 6:40 Fun Size (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Halloween (R) Thu 7, 9:30; Tue 7, 9:30 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 11, 12:35, 1:40, 3:15, 4:20, 5:55, 6:55, 8:30, 9:40; Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 11:20, 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15; Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:35, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 Hotel Transylvania 3D (PG) ends Thu 12:30, 3 Jesus Christ Superstar UK Spectacular (Not Rated) Mon 7:30 Looper (R) Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; FriWed 2, 7:20 The Metropolitan Opera: Otello Live (Not Rated) Sat 9:55 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 12, 1:10, 2:20, 3:30, 4:40, 5:50, 7, 8:10, 9:20, 10:30; Fri-Wed 11:50, 1, 2:05, 3:20, 4:20, 5:35, 6:35, 7:50, 8:50, 10:05 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:40, 5:20, 8 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 1, 3:55, 6:45, 9:35; Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Rifftrax Live: Birdemic (Not Rated) Thu 8 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 11:25, 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25; Fri-Mon 11:05, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:15; Tue 11:05, 7:35, 10:15; Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:15 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) Fri-Wed 2:35, 7:45 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu 10; Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 12, 1:15, 3:50, 5:15, 6:25, 9, 10:25 Sinister (R) Thu 11:10, 1:50, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 5, 7:40, 10:30 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:05, 11:55, 1:35, 2:25, 4:05, 4:55, 6:35, 7:25, 9:05, 10; Fri-Wed 11:25, 12:40, 3:05, 4:55, 5:40, 8:05, 10:10

Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) ends Thu 11:30, 2:15, 5:05, 7:55 Young Frankenstein (PG) Wed 2, 7

Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace 12155 N. Oracle Road.

800-326-3264, ext. 899.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (G) Thu 2, 7 Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 10; Fri-Sun 11:20, 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 10; Mon-Tue 11:20, 2:05; Wed 11:20, 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 10 Argo (R) Thu-Wed 10:40, 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 10:50, 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25 Cloud Atlas (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:10, 3, 6:50, 10:30 Frankenweenie (PG) ends Thu 11:45, 4:20 Frankenweenie 3D (PG) ends Thu 2 Fun Size (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Halloween (R) Thu 7, 9:30, 12:01; Tue 7 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:45, 4:25, 7:10, 9:50; Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 11:30, 4:35; Fri-Wed 11:25, 1:50, 4:25, 6:55, 9:30 Hotel Transylvania 3D (PG) ends Thu 1:55, 7 Jesus Christ Superstar UK Spectacular (Not Rated) Mon 7:30 Looper (R) ends Thu 10:55 The Metropolitan Opera: Otello Live (Not Rated) Sat 9:55, 9:55 The Paperboy (R) Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:20 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 12:35, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:10; Fri-Wed 12:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:05 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 10:05; Fri 10:45, 4:10, 9:45; Sat 9:45; Sun-Tue 10:45, 4:10, 9:45 Rifftrax Live: Birdemic (Not Rated) Thu 8 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:20; Fri 1:30, 7; Sat 7; Sun-Tue 1:30, 7 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) Fri-Wed 12:10, 5:10, 10:10 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu 10; Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 2:40, 7:40 Sinister (R) Thu 11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 10:50, 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30; Fri 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55; Sat 4:55, 7:30, 9:55; Sun-Wed 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:30, 9:55 Young Frankenstein (PG) Wed 2, 7

Cinema La Placita La Placita Village, Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue.

326-5282.

The Thing From Another World (Not Rated) Thu 7:30

Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas 4811 E. Grant Road.

327-7067.

Call for Fri-Wed film times Beasts of the Southern Wild (PG-13) Thu 5:30 The Bourne Legacy (PG13) Thu 1:30, 6:50, 9:40 Brave (PG) Thu 11:30, 1:50, 4:10, 6:30 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 8:45 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu 11:40 The Intouchables (R) Thu 11:05, 4:20 Lawless (R) Thu 2, 4:30, 7, 9:35 Liberal Arts (PG-13) Thu 3:10, 9:45 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu 12:20, 7:10 ParaNorman (PG) Thu 11, 1:10, 3:20, 7:40 Premium Rush (PG-13) Thu 2:50, 5, 9:30 Robot & Frank (PG-13) Thu 11, 1, 5:20, 7:30 Ted (R) Thu 9:50

Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515.

The Exorcist (R) Tue 7:30

Gallagher Theater UA Student Union, 1303 E. University Blvd.

626-0370.

The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 6, 9; Sun 2, 5

Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz.

806-4275.

Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 1, 2:10, 3:50, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 9:10, 10:10; Fri-Sat 10:15, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 10:15; Sun 10:15, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 9:55; Mon 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 9:55; Tue 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:15, 10:25; Wed 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 7:15, 9:15, 9:55 Argo (R) Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:20, 4:20, 6:20, 7:20, 9:15, 10:05; Fri-Sat 9:50, 10:50, 12:50, 1:45, 3:50, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50, 10:45; Sun 9:50, 12:50, 1:45, 3:50, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50; Mon 11, 12:50, 1:45, 3:50, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50; Tue 11, 12:50, 1:45, 3:50, 4:45, 7:50, 10:15; Wed 11, 12:50, 1:45, 3:50, 4:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:50 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Fri-Sat 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; Sun 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15; Mon-Wed 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:15 Cloud Atlas (R) Fri-Wed 11:10, 2:50, 6:30, 10:10 End of Watch (R) ends Thu 11, 4:10, 9:50 Frankenweenie (PG) Thu 10:55, 3:45, 6:15; Fri-Sun 9:55, 12:20, 5:20, 7:45; Mon-Wed 12:20, 5:20, 7:45 Frankenweenie 3D (PG) Thu 1:15, 9; Fri-Wed 2:40, 10:05 Fun Size (PG-13) Fri-Wed 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 11:20, 1:20, 2:20, 4, 5, 6:40, 7:40, 10:30; Fri-

Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 11:50, 4:40, 7:10; Fri-Sun 10:40, 4:10, 6:40; MonWed 11:20, 4:10, 6:40 Hotel Transylvania 3D (PG) Thu 2:15, 9:40; FriWed 1:40, 9:10 Looper (R) Thu 12:50, 4:15, 7:15, 10; Fri-Wed 12:10, 6:10 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 10:50, 11:30, 12:20, 1:10, 2, 2:50, 3:40, 4:30, 5:20, 6:10, 7, 7:50, 8:40, 9:30, 10:20; Fri-Sat 10, 11:40, 12:30, 1:10, 2:10, 3, 4:40, 5:30, 6:20, 7:10, 8, 9:40, 10:30; Sun 10, 11:40, 12:30, 1:10, 2:10, 3, 4:40, 5:30, 6:20, 7:10, 8, 9:40, 10:20; Mon-Wed 11:40, 12:30, 1:10, 2:10, 3, 4:40, 5:30, 6:20, 7:10, 8, 9:40, 10:20 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13) Thu 12, 2:45, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35; Fri-Sun 10:30, 3:40, 9; Mon-Wed 3:40, 9 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 12:15, 3:10, 6:05, 9:05; Fri-Sun 10:25, 1:15, 4:15; Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:15 Screening 2012 (Not Rated) Tue-Wed 7 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 12:40, 4:05, 6:50, 9:45; Fri-Sat 3:15, 9:45; Sun-Wed 3:15, 9:05 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) Thu 10; Fri-Sun 10:10, 12:40; Mon-Wed 12:40, 3:10 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu 10; Fri-Sat 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40; Sun 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30; MonWed 5:40, 8:10, 10:30 Sinister (R) Thu 11:45, 2:30, 5:15, 8; Fri-Sat 11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:50; Sun 11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25; Mon-Wed 11:15, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:25 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 12:10, 1:40, 2:40, 5:10, 6:45, 7:45, 10:15; FriSun 10:45, 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:20; Mon-Wed 11:05, 1:30, 4, 6:45, 9:20

The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

795-7777.

Call 795-0844 to check handicap accessibility Arbitrage (R) Thu 12, 4:40, 7; Fri 2:30; Sat 10; Sun-Wed 2:30 Detropia (Not Rated) Fri 7:30; Sat-Wed 5 Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (PG-13) Fri 12:30, 5; Sat-Mon 12:30, 7:15; Tue 12:30; Wed 12:30, 7:15 Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (R) Fri-Wed 10 Flor de Muertos (Not Rated) Thu 7:30 Killer Joe (NC-17) Thu 5, 10 Night of the Demons (R) Mon 8 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Not Rated) Sat 10 Rosemary’s Baby (R) Sun 11; Tue 7 Samsara (PG-13) Thu 2:20 Searching for Sugar Man (PG-13) Fri-Sun 3, 7:45; Mon 3; Tue-Wed 3, 7:45 V/H/S (R) Thu 10; Fri 9:45; Sat 11:45; SunWed 9:45 The Well Digger’s Daughter (Not Rated) Thu 12, 2:30; Fri-Sat 12:30, 5:15; Sun 5:15; Mon-Wed 12:30, 5:15

Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines (Not Rated) Sat 3

Oracle View 4690 N. Oracle Road.

292-2430.

Call for Fri-Wed film times The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu 3:50, 6:45, 9:40 Brave (PG) Thu 11:45, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 1:05, 4:30, 7:55 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) Thu 12:30, 2:45 Dredd (R) Thu 5, 7:20, 9:45 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu 11:05, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40 Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) Thu 11 Men in Black 3 (PG-13) Thu 11:10, 1:30 Ruby Sparks (R) Thu 12:15, 2:35, 5:10 Ted (R) Thu 7:30, 10 Total Recall (PG-13) Thu 9:55

The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204.

Tucson Progressive Film Festival: Cyanide Beach (Not Rated) Sun 1:30 Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? (Not Rated) Fri 7 Koch Brothers Exposed With Jim Miller (Not Rated) Sat 7 Laramie Inside Out (Not Rated) Sun 4 Urban Roots (Not Rated) Sat 3 Vote (Not Rated) Sun 2:45

Tower Theatres at Arizona Pavilions 8031 N. Business Park Drive. 579-0500.

Call for Fri-Wed film times Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 12, 2:30, 5, 7:20, 9:45 Argo (R) Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Frankenweenie (PG) Thu 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 10:50, 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:40 Looper (R) Thu 4, 6:40, 9:20 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 11:25, 1:30, 3:35, 5:40, 7:45, 10 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 2, 4:25, 6:45, 9:10 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:50 Sinister (R) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:10, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10 Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) Thu 11:05, 1:35

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vides some interesting background, but doesn’t offer light at the end of the tunnel. Boyd

Reviews by Colin Boyd and Bob Grimm.

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ALEX CROSS

Tyler Perry stars as detective Alex Cross, a role Morgan Freeman occupied in Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Perry is not terrible, but everybody and everything surrounding him is. Director Rob Cohen employs sloppy editing, a maudlin soundtrack and bad supporting performances in this hackneyed story of an assassin (poorly played by Matthew Fox) and his inexplicable vendetta against Cross. Fox got really skinny for the role, and the effort shows in his physicality. Unfortunately, the film also reveals that Lost may’ve represented his acting peak, because he’s ridiculously overwrought and amateurish. Perry handles a couple of heavy emotional scenes with palpable strength, although he doesn’t quite cut it as an action star. Edward Burns shows up as Cross’ partner, and it turns out he’s a pretty bad actor, too. Horribly edited fight scenes and silly dialogue kill this movie. Grimm DETROPIA

Less a documentary than a meditation on Detroit’s slow descent, Detropia looks at how the fastest-growing city in the world 80 years ago became America’s fastest-shrinking metropolis today. The primary culprit is obvious: The auto industry has largely moved its production where labor is cheaper. Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (the team behind the fantastic Jesus Camp) are observational filmmakers who, unlike a Michael Moore or an Errol Morris, don’t actively engage with their subjects in the final edit. That gives Detropia many perspectives other than those of the filmmakers, which makes the documentary feel a little too unplanned at times; it never establishes a true finish line. Detropia pro-

“A VERY TOUCHING, true-to-life drama with COMPELLING performances.”

-Jeffrey Lyons/LYONS DEN RADIO

Obviously timely in the wake of attacks on American embassies throughout the Muslim world, Ben Affleck’s Argo recounts one of those formerly lost stories of history—lost, because it was never fully told until recently. When six Americans escaped the U.S. embassy in Tehran as it was being raided in 1979, the CIA had to act quietly to remove them from the home of the Canadian ambassador, where they fled. The official story about these refugees was not the real one. The real story, apparently, is that the CIA feigned a film production and attempted to smuggle out our six diplomats—out in the open—as members of a movie crew. Ben Affleck’s skills as a director now match his ascension: While Gone Baby Gone and The Town are quality, Argo is well-paced, focused, taut and absolutely terrific. Boyd HERE COMES THE BOOM

Kevin James is a likable oaf of an actor. He’s not the funniest guy in the room, but he’s good-natured, doesn’t take himself too seriously and has a charming, goofy personality. It worked on TV; it’s worked in a couple of movies before; and it works again in Here Comes the Boom. He plays a high school teacher who, in an effort to save the school’s struggling music program (run by the nicest actor in show business, Henry Winkler), begins a side career as a mixed-martial-arts fighter. You could, in fact, buy the public Kevin James doing something like that.

Here Comes the Boom provides James with a role that fits his personality and build; he plays it for laughs, and makes a minor social point. Though far from great, Boom jumps over a low bar with relative ease. Boyd SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS

This is an ingenious, wildly engaging movie from Martin McDonagh, the man who brought us the brilliant In Bruges (my pick for the best movie in 2008). Colin Farrell stars as Marty, a character obviously modeled after the director. Marty is trying to write a screenplay called Seven Psychopaths, and he’s racking his brain for seven characters with distinctive killing methods. The way these characters appear to him is part of this film’s unending fun.

Sam Rockwell plays Billy, Martin’s best bud, a struggling actor who makes money on the side by kidnapping dogs with Hans (a scene-stealing Christopher Walken). When they kidnap the beloved dog of a psychopath (Woody Harrelson), funny and violent things happen. Marty is trying for depth and beauty with his screenplay, while Billy screams for shootouts. Both characters get their wishes in hugely entertaining ways. Grimm SINISTER

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Ethan Hawke, who did a fine job of looking scared in movies like Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead and Training Day, gets to put his awesome hyperventilating on display in this sometimes-spooky demonin-the-house yarn. Hawke plays a writer long past his last hit who moves his family into a house where the prior family met their death by hanging from their necks in the backyard. He finds some home movies in the attic, which turn out to be snuff films; rather than calling the cops, he watches them as research.

He soon discovers an evil force is after his family’s children, and like most horror-movie idiots, he sticks around while very bad things happen. The movie has some poor performances from supporting players,

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BY BOB GRIMM, bgrimm@tucsonweekly.com hile watching Paranormal Activity 4, the latest in a series of bland foundfootage films trying to squeeze scares out of home-security and cell-phone videos, I compiled a list in my head to keep from falling asleep.

I listed the reasons why I would rather watch the grainy, live black-and-white security footage on the monitor behind the counter at a convenience store than watch the wannabe-scary security video in Paranormal Activity 4.

No. 1: The convenience-store video doesn’t feature an actress (like Kathryn Newton in PA4) who looks like she is always going to laugh while delivering a line, even if that line requires her to be serious or scared out of her fancy pajama bottoms.

No. 2: I strike a rather impressive figure on black-and-white security video while waiting in line to buy my Altoids. I really do.

No. 3: It’s fun to wonder whether the guy standing next to me in the convenience-store video plans to use his Ben and Jerry’s Cherry Garcia as a snack or as a weapon. Have you ever been hit in the head by a pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream? That shit is like a mini-cinder block. A sweet, awesome cinder block that is tasty in many glorious ways, but a cinder block all the same.

No. 4: I wonder whether the angry Russian guy in line will start a fight with one of the attendants about cigarettes, followed by the other ex-con male attendant picking a physical fight with the Russian guy, with me stuck in the middle trying to keep them apart, thus creating an action scene better than anything in Paranormal Activity 4. (This actually happened to me one Christmas Eve at a convenience store. It was awesome!)

I guess the overriding reason I would want to watch the convenience-store security video rather than the PA4 video is because the convenience-store video has Twinkies in it. That’s better than anything in PA4.

In my humble opinion, the Paranormal Activity franchise peaked in the final two minutes of the first installment. That would be when a rather boring movie about bedsheets moving by themselves actually became recommendable based on a startling ending that left me legitimately shaken and wanting to hold someone’s—anyone’s—hand.

Since that moment, the series has been one scene after another of rooms where something—a sound, a shadowy figure strolling through, a basketball coming down the stairs by itself—is going to happen. Or sometimes it

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Kathryn Newton in Paranormal Activity 4.

Paranormal Activity 4 Rated R Starring Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton and Sprague Grayden Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman Paramount, 88 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 happen, and the director fakes you out.

(The directors of this installment are big fans of the open-refrigerator-door fake-out.)

This is a film that wants you to think the “Front Door Open” voice on some people’s home-security systems is creepy. While that voice is bland and sad, it’s far from creepy, yet we hear it MANY TIMES in Paranormal Activity 4.

The film also fails in the scary-child department. The movie I reviewed last week, Sinister, had a bunch of decent scary kids in it. I give it a B+ for scary kids, and place it in a league with The Shining and Pet Sematary when it comes to spooky children. The kids in this movie are supposed to be creepy and perhaps possessed by demons, but they just look depressed, as if somebody took their video games and juice boxes away.

I have officially graduated from dreading the next horrid Saw flick to dreading the next Paranormal Activity flick every October.

Halloween used to be fun at the movies, with stories about werewolves and gargoyles and masked serial killers and whatnot. Now it’s about watching a couple of jerky kids Skype each other.

N O W S H O W I N G AT H O M E The Campaign: Extended Cut (Blu-ray) WARNER MOVIE BSPECIAL FEATURES C+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 5.75 (OUT OF 10)

If all of those political ads on TV are sticking in your craw, the release of this to home video might provide you with some humorous relief.

Granted, the political-comedy movie I want to see most would feature Will Ferrell playing George W. Bush and Darrell Hammond playing Al Gore in a re-enactment of the 2000 election debacle. That would be epic. That’s not the movie we get here, but it does have Ferrell playing a politician slightly reminiscent of a certain former president. He plays a slimy congressman who finds himself in an unexpected race with a hapless stooge (Zach Galifianakis) as his challenger.

If you haven’t seen it yet, this is a good one to watch before the upcoming elections. It takes some nice stabs at dirty politics and shameless political advertising. At its most basic level, it’s a good showcase for Ferrell and Galifianakis to face off. They score plenty of laughs, even with things as simple as Ferrell’s character’s inability to recite the Lord’s Prayer, or Galifianakis fretting about his character’s pugs.

Good supporting turns come from Jason Sudeikis, Brian Cox and Dan Aykroyd.

Among Will Ferrell comedies, this one falls somewhere in the middle, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But, remember, that’s coming from a guy who liked Land of the Lost, so proceed with caution.

SPECIAL FEATURES: This is pretty slim when it comes to the features. You do get an “extended cut” that boasts a couple of extra scenes, including an extension of the film’s rattlesnake-bite incident.

While gag reels are usually pretty stupid, this one features moments with Ferrell and Galifianakis cracking each

other up, and it’s quite endearing. You also get some deleted scenes, including an alternate ending that had the congressional district changing into a new Chinatown.

This sequence needed to be left on the cutting-room floor.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Blu-ray) UNIVERSAL MOVIE BSPECIAL FEATURES C+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 5.75 (OUT OF 10)

This movie is basically Deep Impact minus Morgan Freeman and product placement for Ensure drinks. It’s also a lot funnier, and quite sweet in its strange, apocalyptic ways.

Steve Carell plays Dodge, a sad sack who learns that the world will end soon. He promptly loses his wife, who basically wants to spend the end times with somebody other than Steve Carell.

Dodge eventually winds up on a road trip with Penny (Keira Knightley), who wants to see Dodge reunite with his first love.

Yes, it’s a road-trip movie with impending-death-foreverybody flavor. Carell and Knightley make a surprisingly interesting duo, all things considered. I liked their visit to an anything-goes restaurant where blow jobs seem as likely to be on the menu as chicken wings. And I really liked Adam Brody as Penny’s moody, soonto-be-ex-boyfriend. Actually, I would’ve liked it if they had found a way to keep him around longer.

The apocalypse is all the rage right now. Stay tuned for The End of the World, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg directing a cast of their friends (playing themselves) who find out the world is going to end while partying at James Franco’s house. Something tells me that movie is going to be a little crazier than this one.

SPECIAL FEATURES: There’s a cast-and-crew commentary that actually doesn’t feature

Carell or Knightley, but it does have Patton Oswalt and Brody, so that’s kind of cool.

You also get some outtakes.

It’s not much, but the stuff you do get is OK.

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Warner Bros. has rolled out another Bluray edition of its classic cartoon characters, with an emphasis on Bugs Bunny and obscure classics like Private Snafu.

It’s quite surreal to watch the Private Snafu shorts, with Mel Blanc providing the voice of a goofy military man making all sorts of mistakes during World War II. These black-and-white cartoon shorts were used for training during the war. They contain many stereotypes (their depiction of the Japanese is not pretty) and often feature Hitler as a main character. In one particular episode, Private Snafu gets killed for having “loose lips” and winds up in hell with a Hitler devil.

Yeah, Porky Pig doesn’t show up at the end of that one saying, “That’s all, folks!”

As for Bugs, you get the complete trilogy of his races with the turtle, one of my favorite cartoon-short series when I was a kid. (Bugs was a real asshole in that trilogy; I always pulled for the turtle.)

You also get a lot of those pre-Bugs Bunny rabbit characters (before the character had become fully formed).

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but Hawke anchors it well. This is much, much scarier than any Paranormal Activity movie. Grimm TAKEN 2

After the huge success of Taken, a sequel was a given. Liam Neeson returns as retired CIA agent Bryan, still somber yet very involved in the lives of his ex-wife (Famke Janssen) and his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace, a 29-year-old playing somebody who I’m guessing is supposed to be in their late teens).

They all wind up overseas in another kidnap drama perpetrated by the father (Rade Serbedzija) of one of the last film’s victims. This is copycat moviemaking at its lamest, and Neeson looks embarrassed to be in it. I loved Neeson this year in The Grey, featuring career-best work, but this is terrible. I’d love it if these films stopped with this installment, but it’s making a lot of money, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Bryan and his family got “taken” again in the near future. Grimm THE WELL DIGGER’S DAUGHTER

The rural France in Daniel Auteuil’s The Well Digger’s Daughter looks and feels much older than the 1940 it projects. Auteuil plays a single father of six whose eldest—the titular daughter—could hold the key to better fortunes for the family. He would like to marry his daughter off to a financially stable, middle-aged co-worker, but Patricia (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) has fallen in love with a pilot who has been called into active duty … and left her behind with his unborn child. The look inside the cultural mores sets the boundaries, and Auteuil’s performance and script (based on a book and film by French icon Marcel Pagnol) are the touchstones for a story and movie that would be pretty disposable without them. Boyd

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The Twisted Tandoor A new food truck is gearing up to lay some mean Indian cuisine on Tucson. The Twisted Tandoor will specialize in skewered lamb and other meats, Punjabi-style fish dishes, wraps, curries and more when it hits the streets later this year. The truck is also working up a selection of vegan and gluten-free items, which are hard to find out there in mobile-food world.

Look for the truck at upcoming Tucson Food Truck Roundup events, or find it on Facebook for more information.

BY RITA CONNELLY, rconnelly@tucsonweekly.com f you can’t find Taqueria Juanitos, you’d better turn in your driver’s license.

The building sits squarely along busy Grant Road and is painted a deep purple. (I’d love to make a reference to the band Deep Purple here, but I can’t come up with anything that wouldn’t sound like an insult to both the band and the restaurant.) Anyhow, you can see the building for blocks. The paint job was done, no doubt, to attract attention. And it apparently has, if the long line at lunch is any indication.

Suits, young couples with kids, old couples without kids, construction workers and office workers all lined up to order at the counter.

The menu, with brightly colored pictures of the food, hangs above the counter, and three to four women work in a rather large kitchen.

The interior is also painted in shades of purple, with a huge mural of an Aztec hero, a shaman and a beautiful maiden; there’s also a variety of framed artwork all over the place.

The place virtually screams Mexican kitsch.

But is the food any good? In a word, yes.

Our lunches consisted of the No. 1 combo plate (carne asada, beans and rice, $6.50), the No. 6 carnitas taco combo ($4.75) and a ceviche tostada ($2.85). For breakfast, we had a breakfast burro filled with bacon, eggs and rice—we opted out of the beans that come with all breakfast burros ($4.25)—and huevos rancheros ($3.85).

The carnitas tacos are served street-style: Two soft corn tortillas are wrapped around shredded pork. The meat was tender and moist, but a little bland. A bit of the house green salsa—and a bit of the red, for good measure—added just what was needed.

However, the carne asada was perfect, with crispy edges and an undertone of marinade and seasonings. The plate was pretty, with avocado slices, circles of sliced jalapeños, a bit of radish, lettuce, refried beans and rice.

The menu says that the restaurant doesn’t use lard or fat, but the beans were still delicious. The texture was perfect, and the flavor of beans stood out. The rice was adequate.

The ceviche tostada was topped with a huge portion of citrusy mixed fish and slices of avocado. Baby shrimp, a white fish and surimi (imitation crab) had been chopped into fine pieces. It certainly would satisfy a craving for ceviche. My only complaint with the dish involved the fake crab: Yes, it added color and helped with the texture, but this really shouldn’t be considered ceviche, because fake crab comes already prepared.

The breakfast burro was good, but we

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Tucson Coffee Crawl Coming You’ll have a chance to check out the evergrowing number of local coffee roasters and cafés early next month. The Tucson Coffee Crawl, on Saturday, Nov. 10, promises classes, tastings and other events at venues across the city. The folks down at eXo Roast Co., 403 N. Sixth Ave., say they’ll be offering tastings that will show how various brewing techniques can affect the flavor of coffee. Cartel Coffee Lab, Sparkroot, Caffe Luce, Yellow Brick Coffee, Adventure Coffee Roasting and Brewd Coffee Lounge have signed up, too. We hear that many of the participants will also offer deals on select coffees. Oh, and it’s free. Watch the event’s under-construction website, tucsoncoffeecrawl.com, for updates.

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Taqueria Juanitos’ No. 1 combo plate. decided that we prefer potatoes over rice. There was nothing really special about the burro, but the fillings were nicely prepared and made the burro work.

The huevos rancheros plate was very pretty, with many of the same garnishes that were on the combo plates. Every time I’ve had this dish lately, the beans have been served on the side; Taqueria Juanitos did that, too. I prefer to have the beans schmeared on the tostada, followed by the egg, the salsa and whatever else. In any case, the eggs were prepared just right—a little bit oozy, but cooked through. Too bad for me that I had to do a little work to get all the elements together in one bite.

The service was excellent on both visits. For example, when we asked for a cup of coffee, the

Oink, oink! If that sound makes you salivate, you’ll probably want to clear your schedule for Tucson’s first Porktober event. It features porky creations from food trucks MaFooCo, Planet of the Crepes, Mexico City Kitchen and Jones St. Bistro. Chefs from Agustín Brasserie and Taqueria El Pueblito will also be on hand, turning out whatever comes to mind. Live music will be provided by local band El Camino Royales. It all takes place from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, at Mercado San Agustín, 100 S. Avenida del Convento. Prices are $3 per plate, or $21 for an inclusive “pork pass.”

Taqueria Juanitos

Mazage Café on the Move

708 W. Grant Road

It appears that Mazage Café and Hookah Lounge, which was at 1545 N. Stone Ave., is moving into the former Molly G’s spot at 903 E. Fort Lowell Road. I say “appears,” because the Mazage Café sign is already affixed to the outside of the building, and renovations are under way. The restaurant serves a decent take on Middle Eastern food—falafel, hummus, sandwiches and salads—and it has an enormous selection of flavored tobaccos.

623-2222 Open Sunday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Pluses: Fast food full of flavor, with “no fat, no lard.”

Minuses: No potatoes in the breakfast burros

woman at the counter went out of her way to make a fresh pot.

There’s no denying that Tucson has its fair share of taquerias—some not so good, some good, and some really good. Taqueria Juanitos fits somewhere between good and really good; I’ll be back.

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Flavors are authentic, and the menu offers a wide range of options. A well-thought-out wine list and a beautifully decorated space complete the experience—but don’t expect a quick meal. (4-21-11) $$-$$$

CARUSO’S C 434 N. Fourth Ave. 624-5765. Open TuesdayThursday and Sunday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine.

AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Caruso’s has been around since 1938, and based on the crowds the restaurant draws on the weekends, it’ll be around beyond 2038. The service is warm and friendly while the food is inexpensive and satisfying. Caruso’s patio seating offers a special dining experience. (7-17-03) $-$$

J. MARINARA’S NW 8195 N. Oracle Road. 989-3654. Open TuesdaySaturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3:30-8:30 p.m.; Sunday 3:30-8:30 p.m. Café/Full Bar. MC, V. Brought to you by the folks who ran Ascolese’s, this East Coast Italian joint cooks up all of the usual Italian favorites. Steaks are also available, and on Sunday, you’ll find prime rib. At dinner, the atmosphere is warm and friendly, like a restaurant you’d find back in the old neighborhood. If you dig the marinara sauce, you can purchase a jar to take home. (5-26-11) $-$$$

DOLCE VITA E 7895 E. Broadway Blvd. 298-3700. Open Monday-

Friday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 4-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Spaghetti and meatballs is a surefire hit here, as are the pizza and eggplant parmigiana. $$-$$$ ENOTECA PIZZERIA WINE BAR C 58 W. Congress St. 623-0744. Open TuesdayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 4-10 p.m. Bistro/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. Enoteca is a busy restaurant with delicious pastas, salads, pizzas and dinner entrées and more. The food is consistently tasty and reasonably priced. (5-12-05) $-$$ GIACOMO’S NE 6878 E. Sunrise Drive. 529-7358. Open Tuesday-

Sunday 4:30-9:30 p.m. Summer hours: ThursdaySunday 5-9:30 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, MC, V. Pictures of Italy’s coastline adorn this Italian restaurant with a cozy authentic atmosphere.

Friendly service, delicious food and reasonable prices make Giacomo’s a place to find amore. (12-18-03) $$-$$$ GUSTO OSTERIA E 7153 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-9487. Open

Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. In this charming eastside spot, rustic Italian food is served in a most convivial atmosphere, and there’s a wine list with prices that can’t be beat. The tender manicotti is freshly made and stuffed with a delightful cheese mix; the eggplant sandwich is delicious.

Service is top-notch, and the patio is the kind of place you could easily spend a couple of hours. Remember that the initial recipes are courtesy of the master, Joe Scordato. (3-22-12) $$-$$$

MAD MARIO’S ITALIAN DELI C 1710 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-3258. Open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. While Mad Mario’s offers a wide variety of tasty Italian entrées, the sandwiches are the way to go here. The corned beef reuben is simply amazing—and so is the jovial service from Mario himself. The restaurant offers free delivery in the UA/midtown area for orders more than $20. (2-212) $-$$ MAMA LOUISA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT S 2041 S. Craycroft Road. 790-4702. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. It’s hard to find anything wrong with Mama Louisa’s, a Tucson treasure since 1956. The food’s amazing; the service is superb; the prices are reasonable. There’s a large menu for both lunch and dinner, with plenty of vegetarian options. Try Joe’s Special; it’s the signature dish for a reason. (3-20-03) $-$$ MICHELANGELO RISTORANTE ITALIANO NW 420 W. Magee Road. 297-5775. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. A popular northwest side venue, Michelangelo’s is sure to please if you temper your expectations with a note of realism--that note being this is Tucson, and good, authentic Italian fare is very hard to find. (5-2-02) $-$$

PIAZZA GAVI NE 5415 N. Kolb Road. 577-1099. Open SundayThursday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. For anyone who loved the small trattorias that were the hallmark of the Gavi empire, this place may seem cavernous.

But size doesn’t matter. Gavi brings all its wonderful touches to this roomy eatery: good food, giant portions and friendly service. The choices are plentiful; there are more than 20 types of pasta sauce alone. Pizza is on the menu. So is breakfast. Sandwiches are big enough for two (or three). The wine list leans toward the Italian side, but what else would you expect? Don’t miss the amazing happy-hour deals. (7-12-12) $$-$$$ ROMA IMPORTS

With more than four dozen entrées to choose from, there are options aplenty at Verona. The portion sizes are huge, too. And the taste? Our veal Florentine and chicken picatta were divine, as were the desserts. The far eastside has itself a winner. (11-6-03) $$-$$$ VIRO’S ITALIAN BAKERY AND CAFE E 8301 E. 22nd St. 885-4045. Open Tuesday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Checks.

This charming little Italian joint serves up meaty sandwiches, fresh breads and pastries, pizzas and a handful of pasta dishes, along with impressive daily specials—including a Sunday breakfast buffet that may be one of the best brunch deals in town. (10-25-07) $-$$

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9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/ No Alcohol. MC, V. Despite its odd location, Roma Imports manages to draw a crowd. Why? Its food rocks.

The sandwiches and pasta specials are almost perfect for a causal meal to eat at La Taverna, Roma’s in-house dining area. If you want some prepared goodies to take home, or are looking for the perfect ingredients to make your own Italian meal, you can’t fail. And the desserts are amazing, too. (3-8-07) $ TAVOLINO RISTORANTE ITALIANO NW 2890 E. Skyline Drive. 531-1913. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Tavolino is now a shiny, chic kind of place—and it didn’t miss a beat in the move.

The appetizers are fresh and fabulous. The pastas will delight. (Try the tagliatelle alla Bolognese; it’s killer.)

Other entrées, especially those coming off the grill, are great examples of how Italian food is supposed to be.

Service is most professional. (8-12-10) $$-$$$ TRATTORIA PINA

VITELLO’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO NW 15930 N. Oracle Road, No. 178. 825-0140. Open

Monday 4-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/ Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. What a pleasant surprise Vitello’s is. It’s cozy; the staff is friendly; and the menu has just about everything Italian you might crave. The sauces range from a house marinara to a creamy vodka to a rich gorgonzola to a briny white clam. The pizzas are also quite good; they’re simple and rustic. Panini, salads, veal, chicken, seafood and dishes are also available. The cannoli is like Nana used to make. (1-13-11) $-$$$ VIVACE C 4310 N. Campbell Ave. 795-7221. Open Monday-

Thursday 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. If there’s something Vivace doesn’t do well, we’ve never been able to discover what it is. Lots of innovative pasta dishes, grilled meats and fresh seafood distinguish the menu, along with salads, appetizers and desserts to die for. It’s a bustling bistro that deserves its ongoing popularity. (4-2601) $$-$$$

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Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. La Encantada has itself a gem in NoRTH, brought to you to the folks behind Wildflower and Zinburger. The pastas, fish and pizzas are all tasty, if a bit pricey, but the view pushes NoRTH over the top. (2-26-04) $$$-$$$$

Friday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Saturday 4:30-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, MC, V. Some individual dishes shine, but others would do well to be avoided. If you order carefully and bring the right company, the spectacular mountain views can seduce you into a moment of sheer well-being. (11-30-00) $-$$ VERONA ITALIAN RESTAURANT E 120 S. Houghton Road. 722-2722. Open Tuesday-

ZONA 78 NW 78 W. River Road. 888-7878. Open daily 11 a.m.-10

p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 7301 E. Tanque Verde Road (296-7878). It’s casual; it’s cool; and the food makes the most of many fine Italian items (goodies from Willcox and Australia are also a big part of the scene). The bar is a great place to hang out while you enjoy one of the many wines or house specialty drinks.

The pizzas are stone-fired with great combos, or you can

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CEEDEE JAMAICAN KITCHEN E 1070 N. Swan Road. 795-3400. Open TuesdaySunday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Counter/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. Yes, you’ll find jerk chicken here (and oh, what heavenly jerk it is), but there are plenty of other island specialties to choose from as well: curry chicken, oxtails, plantains and more. The side called festival is like a hush puppy, only bigger and better. Desserts are unusual but tasty; the cold drinks refresh. There’s Bob Marley music, and the staff is friendly. The only thing missing here is the beach. (10-21-10) $-$$

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KIMCHI TIME C 2900 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 186. 305-4900. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sunday 4-9 p.m. CafÊ. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. As you would expect from the restaurant’s name, kimchi is the star at Kimchi Time—and it’s good stuff. Adventurous diners will love the bibim bap and the kimchi chigae (kimchi soup with pork and tofu), while unadventurous types will love the katsu and the bulgogi. Go there; the five complimentary kimchi plates served with each meal are worth the trip in and of themselves. (9-27-12) $$ KOREA HOUSE E 4030 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-4377. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 5-9:30 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Bulgoki of fire and flavor, and mouth-watering grilled beef ribs, Korean-style. Good noodle soups, also. $-$$ SEOUL KITCHEN E 4951 E. Grant Road. 881-7777. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11

a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Bistro/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. Seoul Kitchen dishes up quick, affordable and authentic Korean food with a smile. The crab puffs are a can’t-miss item, and be prepared to be overwhelmed with tasty side dishes and banchan plates.

Portions are generous, and the food is delicious; you definitely won’t leave hungry. (2-11-10) $-$$

LATIN AMERICAN CONTIGO COCINA LATINA NW 1745 E. River Road. 299-1730. Open MondaySaturday 5-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Contigo adds a touch of class and chic to Tucson’s restaurant scene with delicious Spanish, South and Central American-inspired dishes and inventive cocktails.

Serving up twists on classics from these regions, Contigo puts a focus on sustainably sourced ingredients. With lots of seafood and vegetarian options, there’s something for every palate. (8-19-10) $$$ DON PEDRO’S PERUVIAN BISTRO S 3386 S. Sixth Ave. 209-1740. Open Monday-

Saturday 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Bistro. Beer and Specialty Drinks. DIS, MC, V. Don Pedro’s, a transplant from Rocky Point, Sonora, is a big part of the growing Peruvian-cuisine scene in Tucson.

With mild flavors and quick, friendly service, it’s a tasty vacation for your palate from the sea of southside Mexican-food restaurants. (3-3-11) $$ DOS LOCOS NW Hilton El Conquistador, 10000 N. Oracle Road.

544-5000. Open daily 5-11 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, MC, V. Dos Locos easily holds its own in the limited local nuevo Latino market. If its dishes lack the unusual imagination of those at, say, CafÊ Poca Cosa, it’s a restaurant that lets you feel a little daring, without really straying too far afield. (12-6-07) $$-$$$ INCA’S PERUVIAN CUISINE NE 6878 E. Sunrise Drive. 299-1405. Open Tuesday-

Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Bistro. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. DIS, MC, V and checks. Inca’s is the place to go for a twist on the usual meat and potatoes. Warmly decorated with friendly service and delicately spiced food, Inca’s offers dishes that are truly unique. The pollo entero (whole roasted chicken), the ceviche mixto and

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MAYA QUETZAL C 429 N. Fourth Ave. 622-8207. Open MondayThursday 11:30 a.m.-8:45 p.m.; Friday and Saturday noon-8:45 p.m. Summer hours: Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday noon-8:45 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. MC, V. Nearly magical yet simple taste combinations from the Yucatan and Central America are featured. You can almost taste the green of the tropics in Maya Quetzal’s vegetable and nut-meat combinations. $ MIGUEL’S NW 5900 N. Oracle Road. 887-3777. Open daily 11

a.m.-10 p.m. Summer hours: Monday-Thursday 3-10 p.m.; Friday-Sunday noon-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Enjoy regional Mexican dishes in a lovely setting. Plenty of seafood and other entrées are served up in unique and tasty sauces. A tequila lover’s heaven with choices aplenty. (10-7-04) $$-$$$ TUCSON TAMALE COMPANY C 2545 E. Broadway Blvd. 305-4760. Open Monday-

Friday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The Tucson Tamale Company offers a great origin story: Intuit executive decides to follow a dream by starting a tamale business in the middle of a heinous economy.

The Tucson Tamale Company also offers some delicious food: Try the Santa Fe tamale, with pork loin, green chiles, cheddar, tomatoes and garlic. Vegans and those with gluten allergies have plenty to eat here, as the masa is gluten-free. Get a dozen tamales to go; they reheat easily and quickly in the microwave. (3-12-09) $

MARKET EUROPEAN MARKET AND DELI E 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., No. 36. 512-0206. Open Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Bistro/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. A smattering of EasternEuropean beers, wines, sweets, liquors and other groceries makes this market/deli unique. Fast, friendly service and tasty classics round out the menu along with a wide selection of deli meats and cheeses. (1-29-09) $ LEE LEE ORIENTAL SUPERMARKET NW 1990 W. Orange Grove Road. 638-8328. Open

daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket is far more than an average grocery store. With thousands of products that span the globe, along with fresh produce, meats and seafood, you’re sure to discover some new favorites. Thuan Kieu Vietnamese restaurant (open daily, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., café) has an extensive selection with really fresh, tasty ingredients, and Nan Tian BBQ (open Wednesday through Monday, 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., counter) serves up all kinds of barbecued delicacies, from chicken and duck feet to whole roasted suckling pigs. (5-6-10)

Open as a neighborhood market since 1926, Rincon Market today is known for its wide variety of fresh, inexpensive foods. In the dining area, there are options aplenty: deli sandwiches, a large salad bar, a grill, baked goods, coffees, rotisserie chicken and more. It’s an iconic Tucson place to grab a quick, simple, delicious meal. (7-14-05) $ TIME MARKET C 444 E. University Blvd. 622-0761. Market open daily 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Deli open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. MC, V. Time Market is four things in one. It’s a top-notch deli; it’s a popular woodfire pizza joint; it’s a coffee bar; it’s a quirky market full of hard-to-find foods. With a friendly staff and reasonable prices, Time Market is a longtime Tucson favorite. We recommend the green gringo sandwich, mixing a green corn tamale with shredded chicken, cheddar, salsa and green olives on sourdough. Yum! (7-14-05) $-$$

MEXICAN BIRRÍA GUADALAJARA C 304 E. 22nd St. 624-8020. Open daily 7 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. Cash only. One of the best quick-stop Mexican food venues in town. The carne asada and birría burros are standouts. $ BK’S S 5118 S. 12th Ave. 295-0105. Open Sunday-Thursday 9 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.-2 a.m.

Counter/No Alcohol. MC, V. Also at 2680 N. First Ave. (207-2245). Nothing fancy, nothing grand, just a boatload of some of the best carne asada you’re ever likely to sample. A scrumptious salsa bar with lots of goodies to complement your tacos, quesadillas or caramelos (quesadillas with carne asada) is a delightful bonus, and the Sonoran hot dogs put the usual ballpark fare to shame. $

a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Checks.

tamales to shrimp fajitas. The salsa bar is a nice touch, and you can entertain yourself by reading all of the wise sayings handwritten on the walls. (7-15-10) $-$$

LAS BRASAS TAQUERÍA C 2928 E. 22nd St. 881-6077. Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Counter/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Watch your own steak, chicken or tripas de leche sputter on the brazier grill and be deftly placed in a tortilla, taco or torta roll.

The sides are fresh and zippy, and the meal’s a deal! $ CAFÉ POCA COSA C 110 E. Pennington St. 622-6400. Open TuesdayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. For years, owner Suzana Davila has delighted residents and visitors alike with her Like Water for Chocolate style of Mexican food.

The sauces at Café Poca Cosa are extraordinary, reflecting an intricate blend of chiles and spicing as unusual as they are delicious. Pile on the incredible puréed salsa, and try not to miss the mole and pipian. (4-1300) $$-$$$ CASA MOLINA E 6225 E. Speedway Blvd. 886-5468. Open daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 3001 N. Campbell Ave. (795-7593) and 4240 E. Grant Road (326-6663). A family operation with roots tracing back over the last five decades, Casa Molina is one of the most consistent places in town to sample true Mexican food. With an extensive menu that includes tacos, tostadas, enchiladas and chimichangas—as well as fried shrimp and hamburgers for more timid palates—Casa Molina boasts something for every taste. Children are always welcome, and the margaritas are top-flight. (8-12-99) $-$$

CLUB 21 C 2920 N. Oracle Road. 622-3092. Open Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Full Bar. MC, V. Offering good Mexican food for more than 50 years, this neighborhood favorite should be considered when looking for a cool place to enjoy a margarita or a cold beer. Moderately priced meals make it a nice place for families, too.

(4-22-04) $-$$ CROSSROADS RESTAURANT DRIVE IN S 2602 S. Fourth Ave. 624-0395. Open Sunday-

Thursday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.noon. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Crossroads has been around for decades, and when you taste the restaurant’s food, you’ll know why. Traditional Mexican fare and seafood dishes primarily featuring shrimp and filet of sole highlight the menu. The service is friendly, and if you’re in a hurry, you can get anything on the menu to go; you can even get a six-pack to take home. (7-24-03) $-$$ EL CHARRO CAFÉ E 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-1922. Open SaturdayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Summer hours: Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.9 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 311 N. Court Ave. (622-1922), 7725 N. Oracle Road, Suite 101 (229-1922), 6910 E. Sunrise Road (5141922) and 15920 S. Rancho Sahuarita (325-1922).

A Tucson tradition since 1922, El Charro has taken its delectable show on the road with several satellite locations. The food is as fabulous as ever, no matter which establishment you happen to stumble into, especially the unparalleled carne seca and any of the giant chimichangas. $$-$$$ EL CORONADO FAMILY RESTAURANT S 9040 E. Valencia Road, No. 100. 574-7776. Open

BLANCO TACOS AND TEQUILA NW 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 246. 232-1007. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Another addition to the Fox restaurant empire—and the second Fox restaurant at La Encantada—is yet another winner. Excellent updated Sonoran food, crackling service, a spectacular view and a hip, young vibe make Blanco worth the foothills prices. (8-30-07) $$$-$$$$ BOCA C 828 E. Speedway Blvd. 777-8134. Open MondaySaturday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m.

Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Boca offers upscale indoor versions of Tucson’s street food, and is doing tacos the right way, with lots of flavor and highquality ingredients. Generous portions and playfully presented food are just the beginning. With a few dozen tequilas at the bar and reasonable prices, Boca is the perfect addition to the university-area restaurant scene.

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RINCON MARKET C 2513 E. Sixth St. 327-6653. Open Monday-Friday 7

Café. Beer and Margaritas. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This little “cantina” offers big flavors and lots of fun. Build your own burrito or quesadilla by mixing and matching grilled meats, seafood and an assortment of other goodies. Seafood dishes are done well here, and dining on the patio is reminiscent of Mexican beachside spots. On weekends, margaritas are 2-for-1 all day long. They’re the perfect counter to the heat and smoke from many dishes. (1-21-10) $

LA BOTANA TACO GRILL AND CANTINA C 3200 N. First Ave. 777-8801. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

CHACO’S CAFE S 2027 S. Craycroft Road. 790-1828. Open MondaySaturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Chaco’s Café feels like a small-town Arizona joint, with casual service, red checkered vinyl tablecloths and inexpensive, tasty eats. All of the Mexican standards you’d expect are offered, from green-corn

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CafÊ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. El Minuto CafÊ has been serving Tucson some of the best Mexican food around for more than 60 years. The chiles rellenos simply can’t be beat. $-$$

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EL RIO BAKERY W 901 N. Grande Ave. 624-4996. Open MondaySaturday 6 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Counter/ No Alcohol. MC, V. El Rio Bakery’s been around for decades, and when you sample their delicious pastries (we particularly like the empanadas), you’ll know why.

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EL MEZĂ“N DEL COBRE C 2960 N. First Ave. 791-0977. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

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BY ERIC SWEDLUND, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com Red Fang ike some of the band’s songs, Red Fang started with a couple of riffs.

Living in San Diego after playing in Portland, Ore., hard-rock bands like Party Time, Bryan Giles heard from his former bandmates David Sullivan (guitar) and John Sherman (drums), who had started playing with bassist Aaron Beam. They sent Giles some riffs, and that was all he needed to pack his bags to return to Portland.

“We’ve all been playing in bands since we were teenagers. It’s something we do,” Giles says. “What ties us together is the type of music we all grew up on. That was the goal of the band, to make music that was the type of music that inspired us to become musicians. It’s about trying to capture the fun of music.”

Fun for Red Fang is loud, fast, hard and heavy.

The band draws comparisons to the Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age and early Metallica, sacrificing neither heaviness nor melody.

“We’ve been described as a lot of stuff, most often stoner rock, which is fine, although I don’t really think that describes what we do. That’s a popular genre now, so it’s good to be in a genre people are listening to,” he says. “We’re just a hard-rock band, and we could be described as a different band, depending on the song.”

Giles grew up in Tucson, playing house parties in bands that drew on influences like Iggy Pop, Devo and the Misfits. He also admits to joining a ska band “for about 45 seconds.” But it was always the heavier stuff that attracted Giles, who started Last of the Juanitas, moving from Tucson to San Diego and then Portland.

What sets Red Fang apart is not only the two decades of experience the musicians bring to the band, but also long friendships and a sense of humor that’s played right into a series of must-see music videos. Partnering with filmmaker Whitey McConnaughy, Red Fang first put out a video for “Prehistoric Dog,” from the band’s self-titled debut album on Sargent House Records.

Centering on live-action role players, the video’s concept and direction comes from McConnaughy, who built suits of beer-can armor for the band to wear in an ill-fated attack on the LARPers. The brilliant battle scene borrows more from Monty Python than from hard-rock conventions.

“Wires,” the lead video from Red Fang’s next record, 2011’s Murder the Mountains (Relapse Records), is a giddy celebration of pure destruction (with a Brian Posehn cameo), and “Hank Is Dead” is air-guitar glory. The videos have millions of views on YouTube, which is responsible for a good share of the band’s

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MASKING MY FEAR I’ll admit it: I have an unreasonable fear of people whose faces are obscured—like, with masks and face paint and stuff. Which means this time of year brings a lot of events that make me uncomfortable: the upcoming All Souls Procession, Halloween and so forth.

But for you brave souls who can bear that sort of thing, there’s plenty to keep you busy this week.

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“When (‘Prehistoric Dog’) hit 10,000, I was blown away. It’s pretty amazing. We’re just four dudes from Portland,” says Giles, giving all the credit to McConnaughy’s creativity. “We play characters in our videos that are very similar to ourselves. We’re not quite as zany as the people we portray, but we’re kind of zany.

“The videos, even if you’re not a fan of the music, they’re entertaining. Watching stuff get killed with a car, whether you like Tom Jones or Iron Maiden, is cool.”

“Wires” and Murder the Mountains also marked a bit of a departure for the band musically.

“The first one, I was doing a little more of the songwriting and the majority of the singing. Some of the songs on the second album were written before the songs on the first album,” Giles says. “The big difference between the first and second was we got more comfortable with each other and trying new ideas.

“There are some riffs or parts of songs I would’ve never imagined myself playing. The mellow breakdown in ‘Wires,’ we called the spaghetti-Western part, and I thought there’s no way I’m ever playing that. But it works, the calm-before-the-storm type of thing. We’re just more comfortable to try different ideas, and I’m happy with it. You don’t know if it’s going to be terrible until you try.”

Murder the Mountains also found the band working with an outside producer for the first time, the seemingly incongruous choice of Decemberists guitarist Chris Funk.

“Aaron was a friend of Chris’, but none of the rest of us had ever met him. He sent us an email a good year and a half before we started the record, saying that he wanted to produce us. It seemed pretty off the wall to me. I’d never even recorded an album with a producer, so I didn’t know what that entailed, never mind someone in an alternative folk band, so that didn’t make sense at all,” Giles says.

Red Fang with Black Tusk and Lord Dying 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31 Plush 340 E. Sixth St. $12 798-1298; plushtucson.com

“But closer to starting recording, we had a meeting at a bar in town, and it turns out he was really knowledgeable about hard rock and really understanding of where we were coming from. Plus, he shreds. He can really play hard rock and fast solos and stuff; it’s just not something he does in that band. It seems weird, but it wasn’t at all.”

Murder the Mountains found Red Fang playing in front of bigger and bigger crowds, as openers for Mastodon and as headliners themselves, both in Europe and the United States.

The steady touring—“It’s our job,” Giles says—hasn’t left much time to work on new songs, but the band just spent about two months at home, writing and recording demos for a new record.

“We’ve been in the studio several times to record rough versions so we can listen to them without having to play them,” Giles says. “It’s really difficult to find the time to write while on the road, so we really don’t do it. If we continue to tour like we are, we’re going to have to figure that out.”

For this tour—the band is coming to Plush on Halloween with Black Tusk and Lord Dying—Red Fang has a brand-new single, “Crows in Swine,” recorded this summer in Portland. There’s no video yet, but the band is eager to strike up another effort with McConnaughy.

“We’ll wait to see if Whitey’s got an idea,” Giles says. “I’d love to do another video with him.”

OPTIONS FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN WEDNESDAY Since Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, there aren’t a whole lot of options on Wednesday, Oct. 31—but there are a few worth looking at.

There is, of course, the Red Fang show at Plush, which you can read about in our feature article this week. (And watch out for a companion feature on Black Tusk, also on that bill, which will appear exclusively on our new music blog, We Got Cactus.)

There’s also The Hut’s Rise of the Zombie Party, which will feature two stages of live music. On the indoor stage, Clarice and the Lotion Baskets kick things off at 9:30 p.m., followed at 10:30 p.m. by Knock-Out, and the reggae-punk of Atlanta’s The Bastard Suns at 11:30 p.m. The outside stage gets rolling at 9 p.m. with Santa Pachita, followed

by Funky Bonz at 10 p.m., and San Diego-by-wayof-Flagstaff’s Brothers Gow at 11 p.m. The night features costume raffles and giveaways, too, so dress to impress your fellow zombies.

Doors at The Hut, 305 N. Fourth Ave., open at 8 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and cover is $10. For more info, head to huttucson.com, or call 623-3200.

If you prefer DJ’ed dance music, look no further than La Cocina, which will host its Halloween Dance Party featuring music spun by DJs Matt McCoy, Dewtron (aka Tucson Weekly contributor Casey Dewey) and E_Rupt. Dewtron will also be supplying the “Halloween horror video madness,” and there will be a costume contest with cash and prizes.

Doors for the Halloween Dance Party at La Cocina, 201 N. Court Ave., open at 10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, and cover is only $3.

Questions? Head to lacocinatucson.com, or call 622-0351.

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN A WEE BIT EARLY There are several Halloween-related events going down on the weekend prior.

Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., will be hosting its traditional Nightmare on Congress Street event on Saturday, Oct. 27. This year’s scarefest will feature two stages full of action, including five live bands—Portland’s Brainstorm, Los Angeles’ Voodoo Organist, 80’s and Gentlemen, RCougar and The Modeens—plus DJs, $500 in costumecontest prize money, face-painting courtesy of the

SOUNDBITES CONTINUED folks at the Slaughter House, and a haunted house. This is traditionally one of the biggest All Hallow’s Eve parties in town, so you’d be well advised to get your tickets in advance.

Doors for Nightmare on Congress Street open at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27. Advance tickets are $8; they’ll be $10 on the day of the event. For more info, head to hotelcongress. com, or call 622-8848.

The final Halloween event I’ll mention will also take place at Hotel Congress. On Friday, Oct. 26, the hotel’s Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., will be the site of A Hip-Hop Halloween Party, which will be hosted by Black One and will feature performances by Ca$h Lansky, The Aces, Roqy Tyraid, Johnny Redd, Ty Beats, Saer Uno and Table Manners. This one’s an early show, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Use the info above for more details.

A FRIDAY WITH CALEXICO That same night, Friday, Oct. 26, at the Rialto Theatre, hometown heroes Calexico will stop in town in the midst of the first leg of their U.S. tour in support of their latest album, the fantastic Algiers, their ANTI- Records debut. They recently returned from a hugely successful stint overseas, so they should be in fine form.

(When aren’t they?)

Also on the bill are San Francisco indie-rock duo The Dodos, whose hook-filled songs come off great in a live setting.

Calexico and The Dodos perform an all-ages show at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., at 8 p.m. on Friday. Advance tickets are $22 for general admission on the floor, and $32 for reserved seats in the balcony. They’ll be $2 more on the day of the show. For more info, head to rialtotheatre.com, or call 740-1000.

In case that’s not enough great live music for you, head across the street once the show’s over: Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., will feature a late show with performances by Chicha Dust, a new project spearheaded by Brian Lopez and Gabriel Sullivan, and Verbobala. This one should get started a little before midnight, and admission is free. That info again is hotelcongress.com and 622-8848.

NEW-STUDIO CELEBRATION The folks at Tanline Printing will be throwing a big ol’ bash to celebrate the grand opening of their new studio on Saturday, Oct. 27. The studio, located at 2610 N. Stone Ave., will be the site of the party.

An open house runs from 4 to 6 p.m., with DJs including Little Gems starting up afterward.

There will be live music from Golden Boots, The Wanda Junes, Happiness Machine and Treasure MammaL; also, Acorn Bcorn, hot off a megatour, will be performing in celebration of the release of a new 7-inch single. There will be lots of cool artwork by the likes of Donovan White, Danny Martin, Rich Rogowski, Joe Quarnberg, Jeff Collins and Peter Davidson; and beer from Dragoon Brewing will be available. And, from the event’s Facebook page: “Donations will be accepted for musicians, and things will be for sale, and things will be given away.�

Check that same Facebook page for more info.

LEAD-FOOT LIABILITY Speaking of local bands just getting back from tour: The psych-punk-rock band Lenguas Largas racked up 6,000 miles in three weeks,

Acorn Bcorn

TOP TEN which included an appearance at Memphis’ famed Gonerfest festival, and was, by all accounts, successful—that is, aside from the monetary account. On the way back to Tucson, their borrowed van conked out somewhere in Texas, and one member has two speeding tickets to pay off.

Hence Saturday’s show at The District Tavern: Get Lenguas Largas Out of Debt will feature performances by the titular band as well as Phoenix’s Man Hands and Man Bites Dog. The night will also feature some raffles to help the band pay off The Man. It all gets started around 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27. The District Tavern is located at 260 E. Congress St. Admission is free, but donations are obviously more than welcome. For more info, call 791-0082.

Toxic Ranch Records’ top sales for the week ending Oct. 20, 2012 1. Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club (DVD) French Fan Club

2. Calexico Algiers (ANTI-)

3. Fish Karma Halloween in America (Alternative Tentacles)

4. NOFX Self Entitled (Fat Wreck Chords)

5. Cadillac Steakhouse Cadillac Steakhouse (self-released)

TWO STELLAR SUNDAY OPTIONS I don’t have the space here to give you a full rundown of who Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist Gilberto Gil is, and why he’s important. But, please, do yourself a favor, and look him up. (A good place to start is a recent post on our We Got Cactus music blog.) His story is rather remarkable, and his music is even more remarkable.

It’s quite the coup, then, that he’ll be making an appearance at the Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28. Advance tickets range from $25 to $62. For more info, check out foxtucsontheatre.org, or call 547-3040.

Earlier on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 2 to 6 p.m., Hotel Congress will host a Get Out the Vote BBQ and Concert that will feature appearances by Rep. Ron Barber and Dr. Richard Carmona, as well as musical performances by The Dusty Chaps, Tesoro, The Cordials, Doug Johnson and—get this!—DJ Gabby Giffords. It all takes place on the patio of the hotel, at 311 E. Congress St., and admission is free.

For more info, head to hotelcongress.com, or call 622-8848.

ON THE BANDWAGON As usual, there’s too much going on to cover here, so be sure to check out our listings as well as our music blog, We Got Cactus. For now, a few highlights: SSION, Maus Haus and House of Ladosha at Club Congress on Tuesday, Oct. 30; Spindrift, Connor Gallaher and Louise Le Hir, and Sunny Italy at La Cocina, next Thursday, Nov. 1; Hellyeah and We Killed the Union at the Rialto Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 27; Mark Mallman, Maus Haus and Tropical Popsicle at Plush on Tuesday, Oct. 30; Lost in the Trees at Club Congress on Sunday, Oct. 28; Colt Ford at The Rock on Saturday, Oct. 27; Taking Back Sunday and Bayside at the Rialto Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 28; Incendio at Plaza Palomino on Saturday, Oct. 27; Dark Blue Dark Green, Vox Humana, Stacy Clark and Courtney Robbins at Tucson Live Music Space on Monday, Oct. 29; The Mission Creeps and Scorpion vs. Tarantula at Surly Wench Pub on Friday, Oct. 26.

6. Propagandhi Failed States (Epitaph)

7. The Frustrators Griller 7� EP (Adeline)

8. Extreme Noise Terror Phonophobia (TerrĂśtten)

9. The Pork Torta Casual Living (Bloat)

10. Al Foul Keep the Motor Running (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 INN 3001 E. Frontage Road. Amado.

398-8684.

APPLEBEE’S ON GRANT 4625 E. Grant Road. 319-0544.

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.

BELLA D’AURIA RESTAURANT AND BAR 4445 E. Broadway Blvd. 468-2447.

BEST WESTERN ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871.

BIG WILLY’S RESTAURANT AND SPORTS GRILL 1118 E. Sixth St. 882-2121.

THE BISBEE ROYALE 94 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-6750.

BLUEFIN SEAFOOD BISTRO 7053 N. Oracle Road.

531-8500.

THE BONE-IN STEAKHOUSE 5400 S. Old Spanish Trail.

885-4600.

BOONDOCKS LOUNGE 3306 N. First Ave. 690-0991.

BRATS 5975 W. Western Way Circle. 578-0341.

THE BREEZE PATIO BAR AND GRILL Radisson Suites. 6555 E. Speedway Blvd. 731-1414.

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.

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.

CHUY’S MESQUITE BROILER 22ND STREET 7101 E. 22nd St. 722-5117.

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.

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) 398-8000.

COW PONY BAR AND GRILL 6510 E. Tanque Verde Road.

721-2781.

CUSHING STREET RESTAURANT AND BAR 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984.

DAKOTA CAFE AND CATERING CO. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road.

298-7188.

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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.

DESERT DIAMOND CASINO SPORTS BAR Interstate 19 and Pima Mine Road. 294-7777.

DIABLOS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL 2545 S. Craycroft Road.

514-9202.

THE DISTRICT 260 E. Congress St. 792-0081.

DON’S BAYOU CAJUN COOKIN’ 8991 E. Tanque Verde Road.

749-4410.

DRIFTWOOD BAR 2001 S. Craycroft Road. 790-4317.

DRY RIVER COMPANY 800 N. Kolb Road. 298-5555.

DV8 5851 E. Speedway Blvd.

885-3030.

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.

ELLIOTT’S ON CONGRESS 135 E. Congress St. 622-5500.

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.

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.

GOLD Westward Look Resort, 245 E. Ina Road. 917-2930, ext. 474.

THE GRILL AT QUAIL CREEK 1490 Quail Range Loop. Green Valley. 393-5806.

GUADALAJARA GRILL EAST 750 N. Kolb Road. 296-1122.

GUADALAJARA GRILL WEST 1220 E. Prince Road.

323-1022.

HACIENDA DEL SOL 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road.

299-1501.

HIDEOUT BAR AND GRILL 1110 S. Sherwood Village Drive.

751-2222.

THE HIDEOUT 3000 S. Mission Road. 791-0515.

HILDA’S SPORTS BAR 1120 Circulo Mercado. Rio Rico. (520) 281-9440.

THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE BAR AND GRILL 6910 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4302.

THE HUT 305 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3200.

IBT’S 616 N. Fourth Ave. 882-3053.

IGUANA CAFE 210 E. Congress St. 882-5140.

IRISH PUB 9155 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-2299.

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.

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 EVENT CENTER 1365 W. Grant Road.

206-0405.

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.

LOTUS GARDEN RESTAURANT 5975 E. Speedway Blvd.

298-3351.

MARGARITA BAY 7415 E. 22nd St. 290-8977.

MAVERICK 6622 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-0430.

MAYNARDS MARKET AND KITCHEN 400 N. Toole Ave. 545-0577.

MCMAHON’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE 2959 N. Swan Road. 327-7463.

MIDTOWN BAR AND GRILL 4915 E. Speedway Blvd.

327-2011.

MINT COCKTAILS 3540 E. Grant Road. 881-9169.

MONTEREY COURT STUDIO GALLERIES AND CAFÉ 505 W. Miracle Mile. 207-2429.

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.

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.

RPM NIGHTCLUB 445 W. Wetmore Road. 869-6098.

RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT 2905 E. Skyline Drive.

615-3970.

RAGING SAGE COFFEE ROASTERS 2458 N. Campbell Ave. 320-5203.

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.

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.

SIR VEZA’S TACO GARAGE WETMORE 220 W. Wetmore Road. 888-8226.

SKY BAR 536 N. Fourth Ave. 622-4300.

THE SKYBOX RESTAURANT AND SPORTS BAR 5605 E. River Road. 529-7180.

THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE 1102 W. Grant Road. 889-0441.

SOLAR CULTURE 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874.

STADIUM GRILL 3682 W. Orange Grove Road. Marana..

877-8100.

THE STATION PUB AND GRILL 8235 N. Silverbell Road.

789-7040.

THE STEAKOUT RESTAURANT AND SALOON 3620 W. Tangerine Road. Marana.

572-1300.

STOCKMEN’S LOUNGE 1368 W. Roger Road. 887-2529.

SUITE 147 AT PLAZA PALOMINO 2970 N. Swan Road, No. 147. 440-4455.

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.

THIRSTY’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL 2422 N. Pantano Road.

885-6585.

TRIDENT GRILL 2033 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-5755.

TUCSON LIVE MUSIC SPACE 125 W. Ventura St. UNICORN SPORTS LOUNGE 8060 E. 22nd St., No. 118.

722-6900.

V FINE THAI 9 E. Congress St. 882-8143.

WHISKEY TANGO 140 S. Kolb Road. 344-8843.

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 OCT 25 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Bob Linesch The Bisbee Royale El Tambo, Logan Phillips Boondocks Lounge Ned Sutton and Last Dance The Breeze Patio Bar and Grill Live music Café Passé The John Einweck Jazz Quartet Casa Vicente Restaurante Español Live classical guitar Chicago Bar Neon Prophet Club Congress Opti Club presents Daft Punk’d party La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Pork Torta, Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout, Algae and Tentacles, Stefan George Elliott’s on Congress The Kachina Speakeasy Review 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 Event Center Live music Maverick The Jack Bishop Band McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Lounge: Susan Artemis Mint Cocktails Hannah and Her Guitar Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café Noctrane O’Malley’s Live music On a Roll Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer Paradiso Bar and Lounge Alice in Cooperland (Alice Cooper tribute) Plush DJ Clackston RPM Nightclub 80’s and Gentlemen Sheraton Hotel and Suites Prime Example Sky Bar El Hanko Dinero, True Drew The Slaughter House Outside Verona Solar Culture Jealousy Mountain Duo, Boreas The Steakout Restaurant and Saloon Andrew Cooper Sullivan’s Steak House Live music Whiskey Tango Live music

KARAOKE/OPEN MIC The Bamboo Club Karaoke with DJ Tony G Best Western Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y-Not Karaoke Buffalo Wild Wings Y-Not Karaoke Driftwood Bar El Charro Café Sahuarita Famous Sam’s Silverbell Amazing Star karaoke Famous Sam’s Valencia 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 Bob Paluzzi Know Where II New Star Karaoke Margarita Bay Outlaw Saloon Chubbrock Entertainment Pappy’s Diner Open mic River’s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y Not Karaoke Stadium Grill Chubbrock Entertainment Thirsty’s Neighborhood Grill

DANCE/DJ Big Willy’s Restaurant and Sports Grill DJ Hurricane and Project Benny Blanco Diablos Sports Bar and Grill Bikini bash with DJ Mike Lopez Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company DJ spins music The Hideout Fiesta DJs The Hut DJ MGM IBT’s DJ spins music Javelina Cantina DJ M. Mr. Head’s Art Gallery and Bar DJ Bonus Pearson’s Pub DJ Wild Wes RJ’s Replays Sports Pub and Grub DJ M. Sam Hughes Place Championship Dining DJ spins music Sapphire Lounge Salsa night Sir Veza’s Taco Garage Wetmore DJ Riviera Surly Wench Pub Jump Jive Thursday with DJ Ribz If you would like your band, club or solo act to be listed, send all pertinent times, dates, prices and places to: Club Listings, Tucson Weekly, P.O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726. Fax listings to 792-2096. Or e-mail us at clubs@tucsonweekly.com.

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Unicorn Sports Lounge Y Not Entertainment V Fine Thai Foundation Thursdays: DJs spin music, art show, wine tasting Zen Rock DJ Kidd Kutz

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Heart and Firefall at the Tucson Convention Center, in 1977, I believe. Mom took me. It was awesome.

What are you listening to these days?

At this moment, nothing, but in general, I am listening to Psychedelic Soul by the Temptations a lot. That and the last Black Keys record.

What was the first album you owned?

Alice Cooper’s Welcome to My Nightmare. It was on 8-track.

What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone seem to love, but you just don’t get?

Anything with blatant Auto-Tuning in it. That crap hits my ears ugly!

What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?

I would love to have seen Jimi Hendrix when he first arrived in England—if only to see the look on Eric Clapton’s face.

Musically speaking, what is your favorite guilty pleasure?

I would say ABBA, but I don’t feel guilty about that anymore. “Toxic” by Britney Spears. I love that song.

What song would you like to have played at your funeral?

I do not want a funeral, but I suppose “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin would be appropriate.

What band or artist changed your life, and how?

The Replacements! I first heard them on Virgin Vinyl hosted by Jonathan L. I haven’t been the same since.

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While these songs remain timeless, for the mostly 50-something (and older) crowd, this show was a mixed bag, at best.

As the lights went down, and the first strains of “Almost Saturday Night” came through, it was more than a bit odd to note that this wasn’t Fogerty and his energetic six-piece band, but a recording from his first solo LP. Ditto at the end of the night when, after the final strains of “Proud Mary” faded into the night, a canned version of “Don’t You Wish It Was True,” the opening tune from his excellent 2007 release Revival, began playing. Why these tunes could not make it into Fogerty’s 90-minute set is a mystery.

Equally disappointing was the omission of anything from 2004’s politically juiced Deja Vu All Over Again, and Blue Moon Swamp, a 1997 comeback effort that won him a Grammy.

The other major issue was the sound. While it always takes a tune or three to dial in the mix, it was at least five songs in before the bass and drums became tolerable. Unfortunately, the level of Fogerty’s electric guitar was never fully resolved; it often drowned out the keyboards and the occasional backing acoustic guitars. And the lyrics, unless already committed to memory, were difficult to decipher.

Because of the over-amped sound, it was also challenging to fully appreciate Fogerty’s way with the guitar. Primarily known for his songs and his voice—and at 67, he still sounds damn good—Fogerty showed off guitar chops many may not have realized he possessed.

In the end, it was about the hits: “Who’ll Stop the Rain?,” “Fortunate Son,” “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Centerfield,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and a truly beautiful reading of “Long as I Can See the Light,” among others. It didn’t exactly suck, but this beautiful autumn evening could have been transcendent.

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While both have alter egos that anchor their countrified outfit, the Cochise County All-Stars, Holmes-Levinson is mostly about everything but country, with a heavy focus on jazz, and Latin jazz in particular. While this is primarily exemplified through Levinson’s two instrumental originals, “Good News/Bad News� and “Afuera de Langers,� his nylon-string guitar is all over this recording, adding Latin licks to “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas,� “Speak Low� and “My Heart Holds.� The latter is a true gem, given how the group has taken a relatively obscure Japanese folk tune and reinterpreted it as a smoothly arranged, Latinflavored instrumental.

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The music of Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes) has always been girded with a deep sense of weirdness. A few listens to the airy tribalism of tracks like “The Wizard� or “Trophy� on 2006’s Fur and Gold would be enough to convince you of that. But she’s also had a certain Lilith Fair side to her, as evidenced by that album’s catchy piece of baroque pop, “Prescilla.� You can easily fit her into the pantheon of weirdo pop-art chicks like Annie Lennox, Tori Amos and, more recently, Marina Diamandis on some distaff Mount Olympus, surrounded

by Louis XIV furniture, china figurines and dried bundles of wildflowers.

Khan’s stranger pop instincts have taken a back seat on The Haunted Man, her most-conventional album yet. Judging by the cover—on which Khan stands resolutely with an unconscious man slung over her shoulders, both of them naked—you might expect this album to be stripped down or darker.

Songs like “Laura� are spare and lovely, though on “Lilies,� we’re treated to a full string section accompanying the tra-la-la chorus of “All the lilies on the hill!�

Khan has had her weaknesses as an artist—she’s far too wordy and self-indulgent, and her songs tend to loop back in on themselves rather than going anywhere. Three albums in, these are still her weaknesses, but it’s hard to begrudge a woman so committed to positioning herself as both maenad and muse.

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While compilations of B-sides are not usually the ideal starting place to explore a new artist, if you haven’t yet discovered John Maus’ brand of artsy goth-pop, you should do yourself a favor, and pick this up.

Maus, like Stephin Merritt, maintains an unmistakable sound while working in a wide range of styles. A Collection runs from jagged 1970s British post-punk to psychedelic 1960s prog-folk to New Romantic ballads to Eno-esque ambient soundscapes. That eclecticism isn’t just a function of being a collection, since all of Maus’ albums are this diverse. But these songs, while disparate, work together in how they channel a certain kind of fuzzed-out malaise.

What’s most striking about A Collection (and Maus as an artist in general) is how comfortable he is switching back and forth between pop and experimentalist modes. A song like “My Hatred Is Magnificent� is a perfect slice of synth-pop, while “Angel of the Night� reads like a deconstruction of everything that made “My Hatred Is Magnificent� work: While one song follows melody through to inevitable pop hooks, with a dash of weird symphonic background noise for good measure, the other starts off promising a song structure that never coalesces; it dwindles and circles noisily around the idea of a song, but never delivers.

Maus is thrilling in these and all of his other modes. A Collection contains enough dark atmosphere to make it a perfect Halloween record.

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MEDICAL MJ Thank goodness Mr. Smith’s grandma has access to medical marijuana should she need it

Cancer in the Family

BY J.M. SMITH, jsmith@tucsonweekly.com t’s been a rough couple of weeks in Mr. Smithville. Financial delays and the familiar sting of foraminal spinal stenosis are mounting, and someone very, very close to me got the Bad News.

The news could have been worse. There hasn’t been a Take That Last Vacation Now conversation, nor has there been a gathering to discuss final plans. But there is surgery scheduled, and there are appointments to decide, among other things, which type of chemical brew will course through an aged loved one’s veins, and whether there will be isotopes involved as well. All in all, it’s a very scary thing that sucks in many, many ways.

In the context of chemo and radiation, medical marijuana came up. “Hell, yes, it’s an option,” was the word from a feisty grandmother. WTF? I know grandmothers are using medical cannabis all across the nation, for all of the same ailments young people use it. But it really hadn’t occurred to me that this grandma would even give it a second thought.

Welcome to a Brave New World.

In Arizona, there were roughly 32,000 medical-marijuana cardholders as of Sept. 19, according to the Department of Health Services.

If you look at age alone, there are far fewer patients among older people than the young.

About 48 percent of patients are younger than 40, and almost 90 percent are younger than 60.

The largest age group, with 21 percent of patients, is 51 to 60. I suspect that’s true because there are just more people with ailments in that group than in younger ones. Just more than 1.7 percent (600ish people) are older than 70, and only 95 patients (0.3 percent) are older than 80.

Interestingly, the older age groups have more women as a percentage than younger ones. Overall, just 27 percent of patients are women. But the two youngest age groups (18 to 30 and 31 to 40) are 19 percent and 23 percent women, respectively. The two oldest age groups (71 to 80 and 80-plus) are 34 percent and 49 percent women. So, according to my careful analysis, as women age, they get smarter and start choosing medical marijuana.

A very small percentage—about 3.8 percent—of patients register because of cancer, according to the DHS. The largest group is still chronic pain (90 percent), followed by muscle spasms (13 percent) and nausea (8 percent).

All of which means absolutely nothing.

When a loved one faces immeasurable suffering, measuring really becomes irrelevant. I

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haven’t spent a lot of time this week thinking about numbers or statistics or comparisons or even this column, really. None, in fact, until I looked them up to write this.

Instead, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the coming days, many of your important tasks will be best accomplished through caginess and craftiness. Are you willing to work behind the scenes and beneath the surface? I suspect you will have a knack for navigating your way skillfully and luckily through mazes and their metaphorical equivalents.

The mists may very well part at your command, revealing clues that no one else but you can get access to. You might also have a talent for helping people to understand elusive or difficult truths. Halloweencostume suggestions: spy, stage magician, ghost whisperer, exorcist.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The coming week could have resemblances to the holiday known as Opposite Day. Things people say may have meanings that are different or even contrary to what they supposedly mean. Qualities you usually regard as liabilities might temporarily serve as assets, and strengths could seem problematical or cause confusion. You should also be wary of the possibility that the advice you get from people you trust may be misleading.

For best results, make liberal use of reverse psychology, freaky logic and mirror magic. Halloween-costume suggestion: the opposite of who you really are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I don’t have a big problem with your tendency to contradict yourself. I’m rarely among the consistency freaks who would prefer you to stick with just one of your many selves instead of hopscotching among all nine. In fact, I find your multilevel multiplicity interesting and often alluring. I take it as a sign that you are in alignment with the fundamentally paradoxical nature of life. Having said all that, I want to alert you to an opportunity that the universe is currently offering you, which is to feel unified, steady and stable. Does that sound even vaguely enticing? Why not try it out for a few weeks? Halloween-costume suggestion: an assemblage or collage of several of your different personas.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An avocado tree may produce so much fruit that the sheer weight of its exuberant creation causes it to collapse. Don’t be like that in the coming weeks, Cancerian. Without curbing your luxuriant mood, monitor your outpouring of fertility so that it generates just the right amount of beautiful blooms.

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Be vibrant and bountiful and fluidic, but not unconstrained or overwrought or recklessly lavish. Halloween-costume suggestion: a bouquet, an apple tree, a rich artist, an exotic dancer with a bowl of fruit on your head.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I hope your father didn’t beat you or scream at you or molest you. If he did, I am so sorry for your suffering. I also hope that your father didn’t ignore you or withhold his best energy from you. I hope he didn’t disappear for weeks at a time and act oblivious to your beauty. If he did those things, I mourn for your loss. Now it’s quite possible that you were spared such mistreatment, Leo. Maybe your dad gave you conscientious care and loved you for who you really are.

But whatever the case might be, this is the right time to acknowledge it. If you’re one of the lucky ones, celebrate to the max. If you’re one of the wounded ones, begin or renew your quest for serious and intensive healing. Halloween-costume suggestion: your father.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do you know how to tell the difference between superstitious hunches and dependable intuitions? Are you good at distinguishing between mediocre gossip that’s only 10 percent accurate and reliable rumors that provide you with the real inside dope? I suspect that you will soon get abundant opportunities to test your skill in these tasks. To increase the likelihood of your success, ask yourself the following question on a regular basis: Is what you think you’re seeing really there, or is it mostly a projection of your expectations and theories? Halloween-costume suggestions: a lie detector, an interrogator with syringes full of truth serum, a superhero with X-ray vision, a lab scientist.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I am officially protesting you, Libra. I am staging a walkout and mounting a demonstration and launching a boycott unless you agree to my demand. Yes, I have just one demand: Take better care of the neglected, disempowered and underprivileged parts of your life. Not a year from now; not when you have more leisure time; NOW! If and when you do this, I predict the arrival of a flood of personal inspiration. Halloweencostume suggestion: a symbolic representation of a neglected, disempowered or

underprivileged part of your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas,” said French painter Paul Cézanne. Many writers make similar comments about the excruciating joy they feel when first sitting down in front of an empty page. For artists in any genre, in fact, getting started may seem painfully impossible. And yet there can also be a delicious anticipation as the ripe chaos begins to coalesce into coherent images or words or music. Even if you’re not an artist, Scorpio, you’re facing a comparable challenge in your own chosen field.

Halloween-costume suggestion: a painter with a blank canvas.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As you contemplate what you want to be for Halloween, don’t consider any of the following options: a thoroughbred racehorse wearing a blindfold; a mythic centaur clanking around in iron boots; a seahorse trying to dance on dry land. For that matter, Sagittarius, I hope you won’t come close to imitating any of those hapless creatures even in your non-Halloween life.

It’s true that the coming days will be an excellent time to explore, analyze and deal with your limitations. But that doesn’t mean you should be overwhelmed and overcome by them. Halloween-costume suggestions: Houdini, an escaped prisoner, a snake molting its skin.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Does anyone know where I can find dinosaur costumes for cats?” asked a Halloween shopper on Reddit.com. In the comments section, someone else said that he needed a broccoli costume for his Chihuahua. I bring this up, Capricorn, because if anyone could uncover the answers to these questions, it would be you. You’ve got a magic touch when it comes to hunting down solutions to unprecedented problems. Halloween-costume suggestion: a cat wearing a dinosaur costume.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Live Monarch Foundation made a video on how to fix a butterfly’s broken wing (tinyurl. com/FixWing). It ain’t easy. You need 10 items, including tweezers, talcum powder, toothpicks and glue. You’ve got to be patient and summon high levels of con-

centration. But it definitely can be done.

The same is true about the delicate healing project you’ve thought about attempting on your own wound, Aquarius. It will require you to be ingenious, precise and tender, but I suspect you’re primed to rise to the challenge. Halloween-costume suggestion: herbalist, acupuncturist, doctor, shaman or other healer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s not a good time to wear Super-Control HigherPower Spanx, or any other girdle, corset or restrictive garment. In fact, I advise you not to be a willing participant in any situation that pinches, hampers or confines you. You need to feel exceptionally expansive. In order to thrive, you’ve got to give yourself permission to spill over, think big and wander freely. As for those people who might prefer you to keep your unruly urges in check and your natural inclinations concealed: Tell them your astrologer authorized you to seize a massive dose of slack.

Halloween-costume suggestions: a wild man or wild woman; a mythical bird like the Garuda or Thunderbird; the god or goddess of abundance.

¡ASK A MEXICAN!

BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO, themexican@askamexican.net ican.net Dear Mexican: Why is it that every Mexican I know refuses to eat chocolate? My in-laws drink things I wouldn’t clean my carburetor in. They fill their piñatas with every kind of hard candy— but no chocolate! I bring out a bag of M&Ms, and everyone backs away to the far side of the bar. Mole doesn’t count. It has chocolate, sure, but chocolate held in check by the chelating effects of a boiled chicken. I mean real chocolate, the kind that my wife turns up her chato nose at.

I asked her about this on Valentine’s Day. (I had to give her some strawberry-something-or-other.)

I put it to her that chocolate comes from Mexico, yet no one in her family will go near it. Is there something you people haven’t been telling us?

And she does that whistling-at-the ceiling bit. She thinks she is being funny. She is messing with my mind, is what she is doing.

Have you noticed that Mexicans who refuse chocolate remain basically normal? They’re a little slow to pick up the check in restaurants, but they are not drooling, bat-shit crazy. Meanwhile, white people—who named the Hershey Bar after the site of the world’s first nuclear meltdown— are disintegrating into madness. Jan Brewer sightings are rampant in Arizona. Orly Taitz was on the ballot in California. All of this, as civilization hurtles toward the end of the Aztec calendar—the Aztecs, who invented chocolate and then vanished from the Earth! Is it paranoia to speak of a coming Chocolate Apocalypse?

Concerned in Colorado Dear Gabacho: Last week, while the Mexican spoke to a high school class, a student asked the following: “What would you rather confront—a horse-sized duck, or 100 duck-sized horses?” It was a silly question, but it was OK for the student to ask, it because he’s a high-schooler. (The answer I gave, by the way, was the horse-sized duck—you never want numbers to overwhelm you. Just ask the American Southwest, or those who defended the Alamo.)

Your query reminds me of that pregunta in its randomness, except without the charm, insight or any sense whatsoever. Ever think your in-laws might be diabetic? Ever think that they won’t eat American chocolate, which is essentially sugar colored in cacao? Do you

know that the Mayas were making chocolate when the Aztecs were still living in the swamps?

Chocolate is still huge in Mexico, but it’s markedly more bitter, better and largely made in artisanal batches that vary in taste from region to region; even the biggest seller, Nestlé-owned Carlos V, is far better than anything you can get in the Estados Jodidos. Kudos to you, though, for working “chelating” into your question, although the only part most Mexicans will get is the chela part.

I commute a lot in the Los Angeles area and see many Mexican gardeners with trucks filled to impossible heights with shrubbery, tree clippings and the like—but where are they taking all this refuse? I have several theories: They are either driving around all day, letting a branch drop one at a time until the truck bed is empty; they are scouting Dumpsters all over town so that they can illegally dump their refuse into them at night; or the piles of greenery are actually hiding a newly smuggled batch of illegals. Your feedback is most appreciated.

Mulch Man Dear Gabacho: No, we hide our illegals in fake trunks and scout Dumpsters to toss in concrete.

And those gardeners are taking their clippings to a place called the “municipal dump,” which I hear has the same address as your brain.

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But the alarming statistic Lauer cited—which was used to justify all sorts of proposed crackdowns on online porn—turned out to be total bullshit. Way, way back in 2005, Seth Lubove, a writer for Forbes, traced the stat back to its source. The Today show got it from the Boston Globe; the Boston Globe got it from Family Safe Media, “a small firm in Provo, Utah, (which) is in the business of scaring parents into buying software to protect their kids from Internet smut.�

Family Safe Media got it from Internet Filter Review, a website that markets content-blocking software. Internet Filter Review got it from The Drug of the New Millennium, a self-published book about the dangers of porn addiction.

Lubove tracked down the self-published author, and guess what? He couldn’t recall where he got that stat. Somewhere along the line, Third Way, “a Washington think tank that helps Democrats grab on to red-state issues� was seriously pimping the bogus stat to credulous conservative Dems.

Lubove reviewed actual research done by legit social scientists—a real study! A statistically significant population sample! A random-sample survey! And he reported that most kids don’t start actively seeking out online porn until age 14.

So you’re not too late, DAD. Now, here’s what I think you should tell your son about porn: There’s a lot of it out there; some of it’s pretty fucked up; and he can get in huge and potentially life-derailing trouble if he gets caught watching or downloading the wrong kind of porn, e.g., underage, kiddie, etc. You should tell your son that the sex in porn bears about as much resemblance to real-life sex as action movies bear to real-life life. Warn him that a lot of porn is made by and for guys who have no other sexual outlets, i.e., guys who have no wives, no girlfriends and no hope. Many of these guys— many, not most, but many—are angry and resentful, and their anger and resentment is a poison that creeps into a lot of porn; sometimes, the poison is obvious, and sometimes, it’s not. If you put it in your straight son’s head that the poisonously misogynist shit he’ll see in some porn is there to appeal to angry losers who can’t get laid, DAD, your son will be less likely to internalize it—because your son doesn’t want to see himself as an angry loser, right?

Finally, DAD, if your son is watching porn, he’s masturbating. Tell him to vary his routine: left hand, right hand, a little lube, a lot of lube, firm grip, loose grip. You don’t want your son to ruin himself for partnered sex by using the “death grip�—a fist clenched tighter than any human throat or pussy can clench—during solo sex. And send him to www.makelovenotporn.com for a brisk, sex-positive porn-versus-reality check.

A while ago, I broke up with my long-term boyfriend. A few months after the breakup, I met someone new, and we started sleeping together. It was the best sex of my life: wild, passionate and unpredictable. New Guy wasn’t looking for anything serious, and neither was I, so we kept things very casual.

After a couple of months of amazing sex with

New Guy, my long-term boyfriend came back into the picture. I told him I’d been seeing other people, but that I missed him and wanted to make things work between us. All good, right? Wrong! I love him so much, and I think we could have a very happy life together, but when we have sex, it just seems so dull and average compared to the volcanic sex that I was having during our time apart. Do I sacrifice an amazing sex life for a happy life of decidedly average sex with the man I love? Help!

Missing Amazing Sex You’re not going to be happy having safe, boring, predictable sex with Mr. Long Term for the long term, right? Not after all that wild, passionate, unpredictable sex with Mr. New Guy. So if things don’t improve, your relationship with Mr. Long Term is doomed. So you have nothing to lose by slapping your cards down on the table, MAS. Tell Mr. Long Term the truth: The sex has to get better. Now, maybe Mr. Long Term is the problem (he could be lousy at sex), or maybe it’s the combo of you and Mr. Long Term that’s the problem (maybe you two just don’t click sexually), and the relationship is doomed no matter what you do. But there’s a chance your problem is a relatively common hang-up, MAS. It’s possible that you, or Mr. Long Term, or you and Mr. Long Term feel inhibited during sex because you’re in love, and people who are in love are supposed to have sex one way. (You’re supposed to make safe, boring, predictable love.) But people who aren’t in love—people like you and Mr. New Guy—are free to have sex another way.

(They’re allowed to have wild, passionate and unpredictable fucks.)

Give Mr. Long Term permission to fuck you like he’s never going to see you again. You should fuck him the same way. Fuck each other like the stakes are low—fuck like it’s casual; fuck like it could end at any time. The “lovemaking� inhibition can be literally fucked to death, if it’s indeed the problem here, and once you’ve fucked it good and dead, you’ll see that you can have a happy life, a committed relationship, and wild, passionate, unpredictable sex—with the same person!

But you gotta want it bad enough to fuck for it.

I’m a straight woman in a monogamous, long-distance relationship with a straight man. Last weekend, I went out with my roommate (also a straight woman, also in a committed relationship). We went to a club, took some E and did way too many tequila shots. We stumbled home and ended up fingerbanging each other in my bed. I have never had sexual feelings for my roommate, and she says she doesn’t have them for me.

Do I have to tell my boyfriend about this indiscretion? I know he would be confused and upset. It was a strange, one-time thing that I plan on never doing again.

Not A Lesbian I Think If it was a one-time thing, if you learned your lesson, if you’re sure it won’t happen again, if you didn’t contract anything, and if there are no fetuses gestating (which, barring a miracle, is not an issue for you), you don’t need to disclose this indiscretion. Chalk it up to the E and the tequila; change your sheets; scrub under your fingernails; and spare your boyfriend the upsetting details.

Gay Republicans, Dan. Why? How? Confused Self-loathing, that’s why. Homophobia, that’s how.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

BY CHUCK SHEPHERD Send your Weird News to Chuck Shepherd, PO Box 18737, Tampa, Fla., 33679 weirdnews@earthlink.net or go to www.newsoftheweird.com

The Entrepreneurial Spirit • Jordan and Bryan Silverman’s start-up venture, Star Toilet Paper, distributes rolls to public restrooms in restaurants, stadiums and other locations absolutely free—because the brothers have sold ads on each sheet. (Company slogan: “Don’t rush. Look before you flush.â€?) Jordan, with 50 advertisers enlisted so far, told the Detroit Free Press in August that he came up with the idea, of course, while sitting on the can at the University of Michigan library. • First-World problems: After an international trade association reported that women bought 548 million pairs of shoes in 2011 (not even counting those used exclusively for sports), the manufacturer Nine West has decided to start its own cable TV channel with programming on “various aspects of footwear,â€? according to an August New York Times report. Programs will feature celebrities rhapsodizing about their favorite pair, women who hoard shoes (purchasing many more than they know they’ll ever wear even one time), tips on developing one’s stiletto-walking skills, and shoe-closet designs. It’s about a “conversation,â€? said a Nine West executive, “not about a shoe.â€? • Habersham Funding of Georgia and its competitors make their money by buying terminally ill clients’ life-insurance policies for lump sums, and then continuing to pay the policies’ premiums so that they collect as beneficiaries upon death. The companies’ business model therefore depends on those clients dying quickly; a client who outlives expectations turns the investment sour. Thus, according to an August report by the New York Times, the companies run extensive background checks on the illnesses and lifestyles of potential clients and employ sophisticated computer algorithms that predict, better than doctors can, how long a client will live.

Supposedly, according to the report, the companies are nonchalant about erroneous predictions. No company, they claim, has an official policy of hoping for early death.

Leading Economic Indicators • Scorpion antivenom made in Mexico sells in Mexico for about $100 a dose, but for a while in the last year, the going rate in the emergency room of the Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center was $39,652 a dose, charged to Marcie Edmonds, who was stung while opening a box of air-conditioner filters in June. She received two doses by IV and was released after three hours, to later find a co-pay bill of $25,537 awaiting her (with her Humana plan picking up $57,509), according to The Arizona Republic newspaper. The Republic found that Arizona hospitals retailed it for between $7,900 and $12,467 per dose—except for Chandler. Following the newspaper’s report, Chandler decided to re-price the venom at $8,000 a dose, thus eating a $31,652 “loss.â€? • Among the least-important effects of last summer’s drought in the Midwest: Officials overseeing the annual Wisconsin State Cow 70 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

Chip Throw said there would be fewer highquality cow patties. Said chairperson Ellen Paulson: “When it’s hot, the cows don’t eat as much. And what was produced, they just dried up too quick.� A few patties had been saved from the 2011 competition, but, she said, “It’s not like you can go out and buy them.�

The Animal Kingdom • The ongoing feud between two Warwick, R.I., households has intensified, according to an August complaint. Kathy Melker and Craig Fontaine charged that not only has neighbor Lynne Taylor been harassing them with verbal insults and threats; Taylor has now taught her cockatoo to call Melker, on sight, a nasty epithet (which rhymes with “clucking boreâ€?). • At least two teams of Swiss researchers are developing tools that can improve farmers’ efficiency and reduce the need for shepherds. The research group Kora has begun outfitting sheep with heart-rate monitors that, when predators approach, register blood-pressure spikes that are texted to the shepherd, summoning him to the scene. Another inefficiency is cow farmers’ frequent needs to locate and examine cows that might be in heat, but professors at a Bern technical college are testing placing thermometers in cows’ genitals, with text messages alerting the farmer that a specific cow is ready for mating.

(Since most insemination is done artificially, farmers can reduce the supply of bull semen they need to keep in inventory.) • Researchers writing in the journal Animal Behaviour in July hypothesized why male pandas have sometimes been seen performing handstands near trees. They are urinating, the scientists observed, and doing handstands streams the urine higher on the tree, presumably signaling their mating superiority. A San Diego Zoo researcher involved in the study noted that an accompanying gland secretion gives off even more “personalâ€? information to other pandas than the urine alone. • Spending on health care for pets is rising, of course, as companion animals are given almost equal status as family members. In Australia, veterinarians who provide dental services told Queensland’s Sunday Mail in August that they have even begun to see clients demanding cosmetic dental work—including orthodontic braces and other mouth work to give dogs “kissable breathâ€? and smiles improved by removing the gap-tooth look.

Questionable Judgments Endangering the “presumption of innocence�: (1) Roy Mullen, posing for his most-recent photo to be posted on the Tennessee sexoffender registry in September, showed up wearing a T-shirt reading “Love Sucks/True Love Swallows.� (2) Hubert Leverich, 40, was arrested in Danville, Va., in September and charged with sexual abuse of an underage girl.

Leverich’s permanently tattooed forehead reads “Felon Thoughts� and (in English gothic lettering) “Insane.�

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Acreage/Land For Sale LAND FOR SALE REPOSSESSED LAND Buying Opportunity. Saturday, Oct. 20, Eureka Springs Ranch. 36 acres, sold for $39,900, NOW $19,900; 36 acres, borders state land, NOW $24,900. Beautiful topography and views.

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