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DECEMBER 6-12, 2012 VOL. 29, NO. 42

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INSIDE

OPINION Tom Danehy 4 Renée Downing 6 Jim Hightower 6 Guest Commentary 8 Mailbag 8

CURRENTS The Skinny 9 By Jim Nintzel

Support Snafu 9 By Tim Vanderpool

Many of Rosemont’s “partners” say they’re no such thing Media Watch 10 By John Schuster

Blocked Exchange 11 By Jim Nintzel

Brewer to feds regarding a state-run health-insurance marketplace: drop dead Weekly Wide Web 12 Compiled by David Mendez

Police Dispatch 12 By Mariana Dale

Off this week hiking the Appalachian Trail with Gov. Jan Brewer.

More Manzo? 13 By Mari Herreras

One TUSD school listed for closure might survive because of a popular ecology program Killer at Large 14 By Brian J. Pedersen

The holidays remain tough for the family of Richard Vega Jr.

Stuff You Should Know Some pertinent news and, um, rants this week: • In our Dec. 27 issue, we’ll feature our annual Southern Arizona New Year’s Guide. We want to make the guide as comprehensive as possible—and in order to so do, we need your information. If you are involved in an event taking place on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day, send us your event info no later than noon on Monday, Dec. 17, to listings@ tucsonweekly.com. Be sure to include all of the pertinent details (date, time, location, cost, contact info and a brief description). Thanks! • Folks: If you read a review or an opinion piece in the Tucson Weekly, and you disagree with it, please don’t call me to argue about it. A gentleman called today to express his extreme displeasure with Ryn Gargulinski’s column last week, in which she criticized the county’s new ban on smoking everywhere on county property—even outdoors. Ryn’s stance was that banning smoking outdoors was not a good thing to do. This gentleman was appalled that I, as the editor, would allow such a column in the paper. He was even more stunned when I told him that, more or less, I disagreed with Ryn’s position as well. Just because an opinion piece or review runs in the Tucson Weekly, that does not mean that I (or anyone else at Weekly World Central) necessarily agree with it. We let our columnists and reviewers have their say, as long as they’re being factual and ethical. Period. And we let our readers have their say, too, in comments at TucsonWeekly.com, and in the Mailbag and Guest Commentary sections in the print version. So, if you disagree, please, write or login. But don’t call me to argue—because I may just agree with you.

Censored Stories 15 By Yael Chanoff

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CULTURE

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City Week 18 Our picks for the week

Missing Ingredients 38

TQ&A 20 Julie Gallego, Viva Performing Arts Center

PERFORMING ARTS

COVER DESIGN BY ANDREW ARTHUR

When it comes to macaroni and cheese, The Fix is not in Noshing Around 38 By Jerry Morgan

MUSIC

Let Them Eat Cake 27

Poetry Set to Music 44

By Laura Owen

By Eric Swedlund

Beowulf ’s Marie Antoinette feels timely due to today’s economic disparities

The Mountain Goats—plus a horn section—bring their longest live show so far to town

A Classic Recast 29 By Sherilyn Forrester

Flaws aside, LTW’s holiday show is truly Wonderful

VISUAL ARTS Scorched Earth 30 By Margaret Regan

Man’s inflictions upon the desert star at UAMA

Soundbites 44 By Stephen Seigel

Club Listings 46 Nine Questions 48 Live 49 Rhythm & Views 50

BOOKS

MEDICAL MJ

Paucity of Plot 33

Prison for Pot 51

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Despite strong characters, Hard to Have Heroes is woefully discombobulated

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Judges continue to hand down harsh sentences for marijuana-related crimes

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EDITORIAL Jimmy Boegle Editor Dan Gibson Editor in Training Jim Nintzel Senior Writer Irene Messina Assistant Editor Mari Herreras Staff Writer Linda Ray City Week Listings David Mendez Web Producer Margaret Regan Arts Editor Stephen Seigel Music Editor Bill Clemens Copy Editor Tom Danehy, Renée Downing, Ryn Gargulinski, Randy Serraglio, J.M. Smith Columnists Colin Boyd, Bob Grimm Cinema Writers Adam Borowitz, Rita Connelly, Jacqueline Kuder, Jerry Morgan Chow Writers Sherilyn Forrester, Laura C.J. Owen Theater Writers Mariana Dale, Inés Taracena Editorial Interns Noelle Haro-Gomez, Brooke Leigh Taffet Photography Interns Contributors Jacquie Allen, Gustavo Arellano, Gene Armstrong, Sean Bottai, Rob Brezsny, Max Cannon, Bobby Carlson, Rand Carlson, Yael Chanoff, Michael Grimm, Jim Hightower, David Kish, Keith Knight, Joshua Levine, Andy Mosier, Brian J. Pedersen, Dan Perkins, Ted Rall, Dan Savage, John Schuster, Chuck Shepherd, Eric Swedlund, Tim Vanderpool SALES AND BUSINESS Jill A’Hearn Advertising Director Monica Akyol Inside Sales Manager Laura Bohling, Michele LeCoumpte, Alan Schultz, David White Account Executives Jim Keyes Digital Sales Manager Beth Brouillette Business Manager Robin Taheri Business Office Florence Hijazi, Stephen Myers Inside Sales Representatives NATIONAL ADVERTISING VMG Advertising (888) 278-9866 or (212) 475-2529 PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION Andrew Arthur Art Director Laura Horvath Circulation Manager Duane Hollis Editorial Layout Kristen Beumeler, Kyle Bogan, Jodi Ceason, Shari Chase, Chris De La Fuente, Anne Koglin, Adam Kurtz, Matthew Langenheim, Kristy Lee, Daniel Singleton, Denise Utter, Greg Willhite, Yaron Yarden Production Staff

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et’s imagine there is a state government agency that, by definition, is operating on taxpayer money. The head of the department is Sam, who seems to be a decent-enough fellow, efficient and all. That is, until an investigation shows that when Sam’s department needs widgets, he sees to it that they’re only bought (at taxpayer expense) from a company that is owned by his brotherin-law, and is done so on a no-bid basis. One might think that red flags would be going up all over the place, causing concern among taxpayer groups, fiscal conservatives and the appropriate legislative body in charge of overseeing this spending. One might think that, but, alas, in this case, one would be wrong.

As it turns out, right here in Arizona, dozens of publicly funded charter schools are operating those types of operations, and the response, across the board, has been only the sound of crickets. What’s most troubling is that even if a group of legislators wanted to do something about financial irregularities among charter schools, they probably wouldn’t be able to because of the shoddy way the system was initially set up, and the stunning lack of accountability that was built in—all supposedly in the name of cutting down on bureaucracy. Charter schools were introduced in Arizona as a poorly disguised “screw you” to the public-school teachers’ unions that Republican legislators absolutely despise. (Charter-school teachers aren’t unionized, are paid considerably less and can be fired if they show up at school wearing the wrong color of blouse. Wow, where do I sign up for a gig like that?!) In the early days of the charter-school “movement,” it was open season for scammers and ne’er-do-wells. Somebody would take out a short-term lease on an abandoned Circle K; fill out some paperwork for the state, making sure to use the words “excellence” and/or “honors” in the name of the (ahem) school; and wait for the dollars to start rolling in. Many, many people took the initial outlay of cash and skipped town. What’s rather annoying is that nobody knows exactly how many people took advantage of that scheme, because when the legis-haters originally put the charter-school system in place, they conveniently forgot to include anything about oversight or enforcement. No one knows how much money the state lost to scammers and fly-by-night operations. It’s almost certainly in the tens of millions of dollars. Here’s another interesting tidbit: No one in state government can tell you exactly how many charter schools have come into existence since the law was passed.

RANDOM SHOTS By Rand Carlson

What should be the most troubling thing about this entire mess is that, after 20 years, the average charter school (both nationally and in Arizona) still significantly underperforms the nearest public school. Of this, there is no dispute, yet when confronted with this information, charterschool backers repeatedly cite the same handful of success stories. It’s like shoving the pretty girl out front when taking a group photo of knuckleheads. Now that the blatant scammers have been run off (or have run off voluntarily, with bagfuls of Arizona taxpayers’ loot), a new form of money-grabbing has become widespread in charter schools. It’s at the very least unethical and, in my opinion, should be illegal. According to a report in The Arizona Republic, “about 40 nonprofit charter schools paid $70 million to companies run by the schools’ board members, executives or their relatives.” It gave as one example the members of the Gaddie family who make up the board for the Happy Valley School in Peoria. In the past three years, Happy Valley has purchased nearly $1 million in books from a company owned by one of the board’s officers. Likewise, BASIS has somehow managed to set up a forprofit company on the side to handle a lot of the nuts-andbolts operations of the ostensibly nonprofit school, which effectively hides much of the school’s spending from public scrutiny. When asked about the shady system, BASIS founder Michael Block sniffed in response: “Judge us by our results,” he told The Republic. What is this, the CIA?! You don’t get to do that. You’re spending public money, and even if you’re doing so in a most-prudent manner, we still have the right to see where every penny is going. The best thing about this whole situation (for those of you who attended charter schools, that’s sarcasm; I really mean the worst thing about this situation) is that, so far, it appears to be legal. The law says that public and charter schools have to put out bids for purchases over a certain amount. However, the numbskulls in the Legislature put in a loophole for charters that says they can get an exemption as long as they “promise” that what they do will be “in the best interest of the school.” I’m not making this up. So far, 90 percent of Arizona’s charters have taken advantage of this exemption. For Arizona’s charter schools, the financial sleight-of-hand du jour is, “We’ll take your money, spend it as we wish, and not tell you where it went. You just have to trust us.” Sorry, but I don’t.

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DOWNING OPINION

Welcome to Renée’s 2012 election-in-review HIGHTOWER BY JIM HIGHTOWER

WHO REALLY KILLED THE TWINKIE?

BY RENÉE DOWNING, rdowning@tucsonweekly.com.

ust kidding. The last thing you or I or anyone else wants to think about is the $6 billion, three-year presidential election that seemed to start a decade ago and finally, dear god, staggered to an exhausted, exhausting and completely predictable end on Nov. 6. The night before the election, my quilting circle met at my house (we always meet the first Monday of the month) and agreed, to a woman, that we were so tired of it that all we wanted was for it to be over. Who cared who won? As long as the noise stopped. As it finally did. Not just the subsequent quiet—2012 was the year when millions of older people finally learned never to pick up their phones without checking who’s calling—but the shock on the right has been some recompense.

Remember the horrible murders in 1978 of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk? At the killer’s trial, his lawyer argued for leniency, saying that a steady diet of junk food was a sign of the depression that addled his client’s brain—a claim that entered the annals of jurisprudence as the “Twinkie defense.” Even less defensible is a recent claim by Ripplewood, a private-equity firm that Who would have guessed that Karl Rove was as deluded bought out Hostess Brands three years ago, as his astounding election-night performance on Fox News including Twinkies. Just before revealed him to be? Who knew that the right had talked Thanksgiving, the firm asserted that it had itself into thinking it could win with a candidate no one been forced by greedy labor unions to kill liked? off Hostess Brands. Far from greedy, howevAnother entertaining reaction has been that of John er, the 18,500 unionized workers are quite McCain, who, in the aftermath of election results that reasonable and very loyal—in fact, they had revealed his party to be ever more self-destructively out of previously given back $100 million in annual wages and benefits to help the comtouch with the nonwhite, nonmale majority, doubled down pany survive. on pinning Benghazi on a woman of color. (When someone The true greed in this drama is inside of gets killed at an undermanned post in an unstable Middle Ripplewood’s towering castle of high Eastern country, there must be White House skullduggery finance in Manhattan. Rather than modernto uncover. Obviously.) Way to wake up to a new era, John. izing Hostess’ factories and upgrading its But the most-surprising Republican reaction to the outproducts, as the unions had urged, the come, for me, was Jan Brewer saying that the Electoral equity hucksters plundered the company to College should be abolished. For a moment, I was startled. I feather their own nests. For example, they agreed about something with Jan Brewer?! siphoned millions of dollars out of Hostess But then she kept talking, and I relaxed. Because of all the directly into their corporate pockets by paying themselves “consulting and management fees,” THIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow which did nothing to strengthen the company. But it was this year when the rank managerial incompetence and raw ethical depravity of the vultures of Ripplewood fully surfaced. While demanding a new round of deep cuts in worker pay, health care and pensions, they quietly jacked up their own take—and by a lot! The CEO’s paycheck, for example, rocketed from $750,000 a year to $2.5 million. Like a character in a bad Agatha Christie whodunit, Ripplewood—the one so insistently pointing the finger of blame at others—turns out to be the one who killed the company responsible for the iconic Twinkie. Along with the livelihoods of 18,500 workers.

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many reasons that our antiquated, anti-democratic, creaking stagecoach of an electoral method ought to be done away with, Brewer offered the screwiest, most-childish rationale possible: The Electoral College should be abolished because it keeps Arizona from getting enough attention. Yep. We’re a state that, despite the best efforts of Jared Loughner and Joe Arpaio, suffers from a lack of national attention. (Brewer’s own contributions are also worthy of note. Losing her mind for the better part of a minute in a debate? Endorsing Obama by mistake at the GOP convention in front of a national TV audience? Shaking her finger in the president’s face? These are indelible additions to cementing our collective reputation as the cactus-studded land of mean craziness. Or of crazy meanness. It’s hard to tell which.) There is a light, though, in which Brewer’s complaint makes practical sense: Arizona is so solidly red that broadcasters here miss out, big-time, on the river of gold pouring through the airwaves every four years. Advertising time in the states that are really in play gets marked way, way up for months. The presidential campaigns (including their associated PACs) spent $173 million in Florida alone. Admittedly, Florida’s a big state. But little Nevada, right next door to us, reaped $38.2 million with less than half of our population. I couldn’t even find a final number for presidential-campaign spending in Arizona—we were that far down the list—but at the beginning of October, it was a paltry $536,000 for Obama, and $718,000 for Romney. The difference, of course, is that in Nevada, the election was actually up for grabs. In Arizona, it never was. How the chamber of commerce stands for it, I honestly do not know. So how’s this for a stunningly simple economic-development opportunity: Move Arizona toward the middle. Because the Electoral College will not be abolished before 2016—and it may never be—our state’s leaders need to get their act together now, and start planning to show a little electoral ankle to the country at large. Demographics will do the trick in the long run, but we’re looking at a big payday just four years away. And as long as cranky retirees keep moving here, they’ll partially counterbalance the broader population trends. This next time around, let’s see a little discipline and a reining in of our most-embarrassing politicians’ exhibitionism. Let’s show a bit of moderation, maybe even some undecidedness, in the Grand Canyon State. There’s money to be made.

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Serraglio Was Not the Only One to Encounter Voter-ID Problems Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m reading Randy Serraglioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column in reference to his voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;adventureâ&#x20AC;? (Nov. 22). It was like a mirror image of my poll experience on Nov. 6. I produced the exact ID Randy submitted (a voterregistration card and official voting/election mail, with current addresses on both pieces). The young lady to whom I submitted the ID said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to see a picture ID.â&#x20AC;? I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. I have two IDs from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;list 2,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and that is sufficient.â&#x20AC;? She still insisted I needed a current photo ID and referred me to another poll-worker who said they were â&#x20AC;&#x153;asking people for photo IDs.â&#x20AC;? Finally, I was referred to a third poll-worker. He agreed I had proper ID to be issued a regular ballot (as opposed to a provisional ballot). In case youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wondering, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived in the same apartment for 10 years, and my registration has never lapsed. I live on the eastside of town and have been registered since 1984. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it is asking too much that poll-workers know what is acceptable ID. Howard Smith

Comments From Readers at TucsonWeekly.com Regarding Gargulinski, Nov. 29: Nicotine addicts, like any other addict, are prisoners of their own making. Their disgusting habit goes far beyond their prolific littering, hacking in the quiet of the morning while smoking the first cigarette, and that annoying ritual of pounding a pack of cigarettes once handed to them over the counter. There is simply no sympathy for smokers. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get the peace of your own making â&#x20AC;Ś eventually. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Yes Bob @Yes Bob: Is self-righteousness also addictive? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Riorican

TUSD should embrace the demographic shift, not fear it BY SEAN ARCE

or the past five years, the Tucson Unified School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mirroring patterns at other urban public school districts throughout the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;has experienced a demographic shift in its student population. In that time frame, the majority Latina/Latino student population has increased by 6.7 percent, while the minority white student population has decreased by 6.5 percent. Unfortunately, many within TUSDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;namely Superintendent John Pedicone and governing-board members Mark Stegeman, Michael Hicks, Alexandre Sugiyama and Miguel Cuevasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;have interpreted this demographic shift as a threat.

Rather than embrace the inevitable shift and utilize the immense cultural wealth that Latino students bring with them into our classrooms to engage students and increase their academic achievementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as was done with the former Mexican American Studies Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the district has not only attempted to deny this shift, but has perpetuated TUSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ugly legacy of discrimination, according to the U.S. District Court. The recent recommendations in the unitary status plan drafted by the special master to the TUSD desegregation case, Willis Hawleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with the advocacy of the plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal representatives and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, along with the U.S. Department of Justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;include â&#x20AC;&#x153;culturally relevantâ&#x20AC;? core classes in social studies and language arts that reflect the history, culture and lives of Latinos in all TUSD high schools beginning in the 2013-2014 school year. Not surprisingly, TUSD immediately filed an objection. Mexican-American studies, the most-scrutinized K-12 public education program in the nation, has gone through two independent rigorous analyses and has demonstrated increases in academic achievement and graduation rates for students taking the classes. It is tragic that the district continues to object to the reinstatement of the classes. At major universities including Harvard, Stanford, Brown, Columbia, Wesleyan, Amherst College, UCLA, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Texas at Austin, I was invited to speak on the implementation of pedagogy and curriculum that effectively engages Latino/Latina youth, as well as on TUSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MexicanAmerican studies, which remains in the national spotlight. At all of these engagements, Pedicone and the TUSD Governing Board were viewed as bringing shame to TUSD through their enforcement of racist policies and practices. Pediconeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inability to effectively lead a majority Latino/

Latina urban district was solidified in his patronizing commentary about the student resistance to institutional racism and the elimination of the Mexican American Studies Department. He referred to students â&#x20AC;&#x153;being used as pawns to serve a political agenda that threatens our district and communityâ&#x20AC;? when they were simply standing up for their education. In the end, not only were the classes taken away from students; the books used in the classes are banned to this day in TUSD classrooms. The disparate treatment and discriminatory retaliation through the firing of former teacher Rene Martinez and me, for speaking out and contesting TUSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elimination of Mexican-American studies, illustrates Pediconeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence of moral character. Pediconeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure to view resistance as a cultural strength of the Latino community further shows he is threatened by Chicanos who speak out. I am optimistic, as are all of my former MAS colleagues, that justice in TUSD will prevail. The newly elected board, which will take over in January, is now a 3-2 majority in favor of Mexican-American studies. I am hopeful that the new board majorityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;specifically Adelita Grijalva, Cam Juarez and Kristel Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;will go down in history as correcting the grave injustices by immediately and fully reinstituting the highly effective MAS and all of its former staff. We in the TUSD community must remind ourselves that it was the personnel and students who made the MAS program effective. Undoing the racist resolution of Jan. 10, 2012, and returning the MAS program and personnel is the only way to allow healing within our community to begin. Sean Arce, the recipient of the 2012 Myles Horton Award for Teaching Peoples History from the Howard Zinn Education Project, is the co-founder and former director of TUSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexican American Studies Department.

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Many of Rosemont Copper’s ‘partners’ say they’re no such thing

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I can tell you that the Foster Care Review Board is a volunteer-based program, and we have over 500 volunteers across the state. I know that our Tucson office had a volunteer at one point who worked for Rosemont.” Lautt-Owens says that recipients such as her agency were initially noted more innocuously on Rosemont’s website. But after being contacted by the Weekly, she took another glance. “I saw how we were listed as more of a partner, and that concerned me, because that almost looked like there was a true partnership. … Is the perception that it’s more than volunteers? Is the perception that they’re somehow giving us money?” Even after a bit of research, an Arizona Opera staffer remains baffled about how her organization landed on Rosemont’s list. “We have no record at all of ever working with the Rosemont Copper mine,” says development and external affairs director Mindy Riesenberg. “We know nothing about it. I know nothing about the mine, and we are completely uninvolved with them.” But at least one organization, the Perimeter Bicycling Association of America—sponsor of El Tour de Tucson—embraces Rosemont’s support. Pointing to more than $20,000 in annual contributions, Perimeter president Richard DeBernardis calls the company “one of my top sponsors. … I don’t have a problem with Rosemont Copper. I wouldn’t be dealing with a sponsor I had a problem with.” And at the Tohono Chul Park nature preserve on Tucson’s northwest side, executive director Christine Conte tersely clarifies the connection. “We are not a partner with Rosemont Copper,” she says, noting that in 2008, the company donated $500 for a geology wall at the park. “They have not given anything since, and what they have done does not qualify as a partnership.” Still others, such as the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and Casa de los Niños, simply accept Rosemont’s money while claiming neutrality. “As an organization, we have no opinion and take no stand on that,” says Casa executive director Susie Huhn. “I’m not making an approval statement about whether they should be able to mine in Arizona or not.” When I contacted Rosemont Copper and requested to speak with a company official about these “partnerships,” I instead received a call back from Strongpoint, one of Rosemont’s hired PR firms. When I asked Strongpoint vice president Jan Howard how organizations such as the Arizona Opera became listed as partners despite no apparent Rosemont ties, she promised an answer. That answer never came. Nor has Howard explained why others such as Tohono Chul Park

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n Rosemont Copper’s alternate reality, a nature-adoring mine has already become fact, and big-money jobs lurk just over the hill—in this case, in the Santa Rita Mountains south of town. Within such mystical realms, appearance is everything. For instance, Canadian investment firm Augusta Resource Corp. must convince financial backers that its Rosemont Copper subsidiary is more than just a shiny website and a few suits. It must also persuade locals that a multitude of their fellow citizens likewise inhabit this magical world. Not surprisingly, Augusta employs a small army of inventive public-relations folks and, on occasion, more than a little skullduggery. Which brings us to the “partners.” On its website (rosemontcopper.com), Rosemont details its plans to pull copious amounts of copper from an open pit in the Santa Ritas when (not if) it gets a green light from the adjacent Coronado National Forest—upon which tailings would be dumped— and a slew of federal regulatory agencies. Meanwhile, the company’s public-relations posse doggedly spreads the notion that this mine is a fait accompli, and that Rosemont Copper has become a bona fide community member. One pillar of this strategy involves spreading small donations throughout town—or proffering the occasional volunteer—and then listing the recipients on Rosemont Copper’s website under “partnerships.” The message couldn’t be more explicit: These organizations, from Tohono Chul Park and Arizona Opera to the Casa de los Niños childabuse crisis center, symbolize Rosemont’s support across Tucson. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines partner as “a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, esp. in a business or company with shared risks and profits,” or, “either of two people dancing together or playing a game or sport on the same side.” In truth, Rosemont may just be gaming the term: Almost without exception, organizations listed under “partnerships” say they take no stance on the mine project. Some contend they know little about it, while others apparently have no connection to Rosemont whatsoever. Many organizations seemed unaware that their names were even listed as partnerships; several were less than pleased about being slipped into the online queue. At least one, the Arizona Foster Care Review Board, a government agency, wanted its name off the list posthaste. “We’ve asked them to remove us as a partner,” says the board’s Caroline LauttOwens. “I’m not exactly sure why we’re listed, but

Casa de los Niños is a Rosemont “partner”—at least according to Rosemont. and the Foster Care Review Board found themselves on the list, a designation they obviously opposed. Howard did say that donation recipients received “correspondence” explaining how their names would be used. Our request for a copy of that correspondence also went unanswered. Instead, we received a statement from Rosemont vice president Kathy Arnold, who described my inquiry into Rosemont’s so-called partners as “pathetic.” Critics might tap that very term to describe Rosemont’s string of misleading PR efforts, tracing back to when the company packed public hearings with mine supporters—who merely turned out to be hungry fellows lured by the promise of cheap T-shirts, a free meal and jobs that have not materialized. Or the “surveys” distributed by another Rosemont PR firm that touted the mine’s potential. The surveys asked readers to check the box supporting Rosemont, or another requesting more information. There was no box for opposing the project. Next came the alleged letters of support for Rosemont that blanketed Tucson in 2010. Although made to appear as if they came from various neighborhoods, the testimonials were actually concocted by company PR hacks, complete with fake signatures. The “partners” snafu only deepens Rosemont’s substantial credibility gap, and may prove selfdefeating, according to Tiffany Gallicano, an assistant professor of public relations at the University of Oregon. “One of the worst things you can do,” she says, “is alienate organized groups of people by pretending that you have their support without their permission.” She calls it green-washing “by pretending to have support that you don’t have. It’s also ‘astroturfing,’ which means fake grassroots.” Either way, Gallicano says, “It’s a huge abuse of trust.”

Gov. Jan Brewer wasn’t in the news only for her rejection of a state-run health-insurance exchange last week. (See “Blocked Exchange,” Page 11.) She also made headlines when she got sued on Thursday, Nov. 29, by the American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigration Law Center and Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. The groups are taking Brewer to court over her August executive order to keep driver’s licenses out of the hands of DREAM Act youths who qualify for the Obama administration’s deferred-enforcement program. Brewer laid down the executive order before the November election, in which more than 70 percent of Latino voters went with President Barack Obama after Mitt Romney’s Hispanic-outreach effort included promising to support more laws like Arizona’s SB 1070. Republicans are now starting to reconsider their previous strategy to win over Latinos while encouraging their friends and family to “self-deport.” Just last week, Sen. Jon Kyl introduced the ACHIEVE Act, a watereddown version of the DREAM Act that puts more bigger hurdles in the path of DREAM Act kids who would seek American citizenship. Of course, Kyl waited until a month before he retired and long after there was any chance his bill would go anywhere to introduce it. It’s not intended to be a factual solution. The DREAM Act would help children and young adults who were brought to the United States when they were children to get on a path to citizenship if they are attending college or joining the military, and they have stayed out of legal trouble. Because the DREAM Act has stalled in Congress, the Obama administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program earlier this year to allow young people to avoid deportation. Republican critics have said that Obama exceeded his legal authority and/or that he has only provided a Band-Aid solution to the problem facing the kids who are eligible for deferred enforcement. Brewer took it a step further, ordering that kids in the DACA program be banned from receiving driver’s licenses. The coalition of civil-rights groups that are suing Brewer say that her order violates the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause by interfering with immigration law, and violates the 14th Amendment because it discriminates against the DREAM Act kids, according to a MALDEF press release. “Federal immigration authorities have lifted the shadow of deportation from these bright and hardworking DREAMers, but Arizona insists on pursuing its own immigration policy aimed at keeping them in the dark,” said Jennifer Chang Newell, staff attorney with the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights

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YOUR MEDIA HOLIDAY DO-GOODER ROUNDUP Television and radio stations often sponsor fundraising drives during the holiday season. Here are some of the activities taking place on the television side: KVOA Channel 4 is in the midst of the Kristiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids Season 4 Hope. The campaign runs through Dec. 20.. The goal is to collect food for the Community Food Bank, new and gently used clothes for Gospel Rescue Mission, and toys for Toys for Tots. The KVOA studios at 209 W. Elm St. will act as a dropoff location on Dec. 6 and 20. The Rural Metro Fire Department location at Sunrise Drive and Campbell Avenue will serve as a drop-off location on Dec. 13. Donations can also be dropped off at Pyramid Federal Credit Union branches, Circus Furniture, Brake Masters locations, Rite Way Ventilating, Rainbow Jewelers and Southern Arizona Union Care, along with a variety of Tucson, Rural Metro and Corona de Tucson fire stations. KOLD Channel 13 has a tie-in with the Food Bank as well. On Wednesday, Dec. 12, KOLD, Wells Fargo and the Community Food Bank will be partnering for a holiday food drive. Donations of nonperishable food items will be accepted at the Wells Fargo at Oracle and Orange Grove roads. KMSB Channel 11 and KTTU Channel18 have been sponsoring the Fryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Drive since Nov. 15, and that campaign runs through Dec. 29. Food-donation bins are located at Fryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s locations throughout the greater Tucson area. KMSB and KTTU are involved in the Christmas Angel campaign as well. It runs through Dec. 23. The Salvation Army, Peter Piper Pizza and Tucson-area malls are participating in the toy-collection drive, and encouraging folks to pick up angel tags and make a donation. On the radio side: K-Love (KLTU FM 88.1) is teaming up with the Gospel Rescue Mission for the Hope for the Holidays campaign, which runs through Dec. 14. They seek sparechange donations for thousands of needy men, women and children in the Tucson community. A complete list of all the Hope for the Holidays collection locations is available on the events page at www.klove.com. The Cumulus radio cluster has two major drives on tap. At KIIM FM 99.5, the annual Penny Pitch takes place at Foothills Mall. The station will broadcast live from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 19, 20 and 21. The goal is to collect 1 million pennies for Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Children Association. Penny Pitch has been among the higher-profile holiday fundraisers in Tucson for quite some time. KHYT 107.5 FM is partnering with Team Up for Tucson and its annual Stuff the Hummers Toy Drive. Sparkle Cleaners is among the other major sponsors; teamupfortucson.com has plenty of info on specifics.

KXCI RAISES MONEY Community radio KXCI FM 91.3 is in the midst of its Winter Wonders online auction at KXCI.org. Among the items up for bid: restaurant and personal-services gift certificates, gourmet food, books, CDs, massages, spa treatments,

yoga classes, hotel and bed-and-breakfast visits, event tickets, art and something called a zombie apocalypse preparedness kit. The auction continues through Tuesday, Dec. 11. KXCI is also gearing up for its Sonic Solstice, a four-hour radio event with numerous live performances in the studio from 5 to 9 p.m., Monday, Dec. 17.

JOURNAL HIRES NEW CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR, REPORTER The Journal Broadcast Group has hired Andy Schwabe as manager of marketing and creative services for KGUN Channel 9 and KWBA Channel 58. Schwabe has TV experience in sports promotions in markets such as Richmond, Va., Oklahoma City and Philadelphia. He replaces Steve Harris, who accepted a similar position at a station in North Carolina. Meanwhile, Liz Kotalik is the newest member of KGUNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news team. Kotalik is a recent graduate of the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at ASU. Kotalik begins at KGUN after the first of the year.

THE WWE SHOULD BE ASHAMED That headline above could cover any of a number of things. Anyhow, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a big video-game player, but there was a time when I was a more-than-Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d-like-to-admit professional-wrestling fan. That time would be most of the last 30 years, with occasional breaks because the overall ridicule was just too great. As a result, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m something of a historian on the industry, so I noticed when the WWE, in its latest video game, did Tucson a huge disservice. It was 1999, the peak of the Monday Night Wars, and the then-WWF was turning the tide against WCW. Wrestling was a huge deal, with immense cable ratingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so big that the thenWWF tried something unique: It provided a championship-wrestling match as counterprogramming to the lengthy and generally uninteresting Super Bowl halftime show. The hook: It would be the first-ever match broadcast live inside of an empty arena. The setting was the Tucson Convention Center, and the match pitted Mick Foley as Mankind against The Rock. Mankind won the belt. Well, in the new video game, which allows wrestlers to play out historic matches from that period, the legendary Super Bowl match is featured. However, the video game lists the match as occurring in Phoenixâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not in Tucson. Does Vince McMahon not recognize thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a significant distinction between the two? By Old Pueblo standards, that glitch is pretty darn close to unforgivable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far more unforgivable than the time the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most-profitable traveling circus passed through Tucson and overcharged for T-shirts that capitalized on one of The Rockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catch phrases: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally, The Rock has come back to Tuscon.â&#x20AC;? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think a company that at one time or another has employed Tucson media personalities Sean Mooney and Todd Grisham, and former Tucson resident Justin Roberts, would treat us with more respect. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m watching you, WWE. Somebody still has to.

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Project. “Rather than deny these young people the ability to drive—an everyday necessity for most people—our leaders should come together to enact longterm solutions that would allow our talented immigrant youth to achieve the American dream.” But Brewer—whose name somehow got into the mix of potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders this week—is sticking with her strategy of alienating Latinos. In an interview with Fox News last week, she compared DREAM Act kids to drunk drivers. “The state is the one that licenses the people to be able to drive around the streets; it’s not the federal government,” Brewer said, “and we don’t license kids under 16; we don’t license DUI drivers; and our laws are very clear, and I took an oath to uphold that.”

BY JIM NINTZEL, jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com t appears that the federal government will be creating Arizona’s health-insurance exchange. Gov. Jan Brewer announced last week that she would not pursue a state-run exchange, an online marketplace where Arizona consumers could compare and purchase various healthinsurance plans. States have the option of creating exchanges, which are a key part of ensuring that people can compare benefits and purchase insurance policies as part of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act. If the states decline to create an exchange, the federal government will step in and create one for them. Brewer, who had spent millions of federalgrant dollars laying the framework for a staterun exchange, said she concluded that it would be costly to run a state exchange, and that too many questions about how it would work remained unanswered. “My opposition to the Affordable Care Act is unwavering, as is my belief that it should be repealed and replaced with legislation that achieves its stated goals: to improve access to quality, affordable health care in this country,” Brewer said in a statement announcing the decision last Wednesday, Nov. 28. “But I am also aware that the ACA remains the law of the land. Likewise, though I am a steady advocate of local control, I have come to the conclusion that the state of Arizona would wield little actual authority over its ‘state’ exchange. The federal government would maintain oversight and control over virtually every aspect of our exchange, limiting our ability to meet the unique needs of Arizonans and the Arizona insurance market.” Brewer joined GOP governors in Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and other states who have also turned the responsibility over to the federal government. By doing so, she avoided a fight with Republican members of the Legislature, who opposed creating an exchange. State Sen. Andy Biggs, who will serve as Senate president in the upcoming session, said he supported Brewer’s decision. “I appreciate her thoughtful deliberation and the research of the governor and her advisers on the concept of an exchange run by the state,” Biggs said in a press release. “I concur with her opinion on the drawbacks of a state-created but federally controlled exchange. Any exchange run by Arizona would still include an inappropriate imposition by the federal government on our state.” State Rep. Carl Seel, a Phoenix Republican, vowed to find a way for the state to nullify the federal law.

SCHOOL’S OUT, PERHAPS FOR GOOD

Gov. Jan Brewer: “My opposition to the Affordable Care Act is unwavering.” “I am proud of Gov. Brewer for having stood of Brewer. up for the taxpayers of Arizona,” Seel said in a “Gov. Brewer’s decision is a missed opportupress release. “In light of her position on this mat- nity to show some leadership on one of the ter, I look forward to introducing legislation that major public-policy issues of our time,” Grijalva will allow Arizona to ultimately opt out of said. “Fortunately, we have an administration Obamacare as well as deal with other salient and a federal government working tirelessly to issues associated with the largely unpopular plan.” provide the quality care Arizonans deserve. The Democratic state lawmakers called Brewer’s Department of Health and Human Services, in decision to opt out a missed opportunity for doing the work Gov. Brewer will not, is prepared them to work with Republicans to create a state- to meet the unique health needs of Arizona’s run exchange. changing population, and I look forward to State Rep. Bruce Wheeler of Tucson said he working with the appropriate officials to see it had mixed feelings about the exchange. He told happen in a fair, timely and cost-effective way.” the Tucson Weekly that he was concerned there While the status of the state-run insurance was still considerable uncertainty about how the exchange is settled for the foreseeable future, the exchanges would work. Legislature still needs to grapple with the ques“When the governor says we don’t know everytion of whether to expand AHCCCS (aka thing that’s going to be in there, I have to give her Medicaid) eligibility to people whose incomes are credit to some degree—we don’t know what’s as much as 133 percent of the federal poverty going to be in there,” said Wheeler, who will serve level, in order to receive federal matching funds. as minority whip next session. “But bottom line, I Expanding the eligibility would cost the state think the state should be doing it, anyway.” about $1 billion between now and 2020, but State Sen. Linda Lopez of Tucson, who will Arizona would receive more than $14.7 billion serve as assistant minority leader in the upcomin additional federal health-care funds, according session, said in a press release that she was ing to an estimate prepared by the Joint “puzzled that the governor is willing to defer to Legislative Budget Committee early this year. the federal government control of a job best State Sen.-elect Steve Farley, a Democrat from done by local groups and entities that have a midtown Tucson, said that he anticipated a fight better understanding of the health-care needs of in the Legislature over the expansion. our citizens. It is certainly disheartening that But Farley said turning down the federal dolRepublicans in the Legislature put partisanship lars would be foolish. first and vowed to derail any attempt to create a “It’s a bad idea to turn down money that you state-run exchange.” could use to strengthen your health-care system U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva joined in the criticism and add to your state’s economy,” Farley said.

The Skinny got out to last week’s Tucson Unified School District board meeting, which drew legions of upset parents, students and teachers from the various schools on the district’s hit list. It’s heartbreaking to hear these families fighting to keep their neighborhood schools open. (Read more on Page 13.) TUSD is facing a $17 million shortfall and must figure out a way to save some bucks. Superintendent John Pedicone says that one way to get there is closing schools: The more you close, the less you have to cut elsewhere in the budget. We’ve got a complete list of the 14 schools slated for closure on The Range, our daily dispatch, at daily. tucsonweekly.com. We have a feeling that if your kid goes to one of them, you’re already aware of what’s going down. The list is not yet final; at least a few of these schools will be able cheat death before the list is completed. If you want to have a say about the school closures, TUSD is having two meetings in the next few days to hear from you: The first is at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, and the second is at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10. Both meetings are at Catalina High School’s auditorium, 3645 E. Pima St.

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During an appearance on CNBC last week, Congressman Raúl Grijalva said he’d rather go over the dreaded “fiscal cliff” than make a deal that dramatically cuts back on Medicare and Social Security, which led to one of the most absurd questions The Skinny has ever heard from a TV journalist. Host Michelle Caruso-Cabrera

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USING YOUR HEAD NOV. 12, 2:37 P.M. FOOTHILLS AREA

A man caught shoplifting at a Walmart attempted to head-butt his way out of a patrol car, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report. A Walmart employee reportedly witnessed the man shove a gray beanie, gloves, a knife and a lantern into his clothing before purchasing a can of Chef Boyardee ravioli. When the man was detained at the store, he initially denied the employee’s claims but later surrendered the items, along with a pack of batteries, and said, “Well, here is your shit. Let me go.” The man told deputies he lived in the desert and that the items were for a little girl who was hungry. Deputies handcuffed the man, who smelled strongly of alcohol, and placed him in their patrol car. The man began kicking at the windows and stated that he was mad and was going to break them. A deputy then secured his legs, although the man said the restraints wouldn’t do any good, because he could get out of them. A few minutes later, a loud noise from the patrol car interrupted the deputies’ investigation: The man had begun slamming his head and shoulders against a window. He told deputies he had broken patrol-car windows on other occasions. Deputies then also restrained his arms. The man was booked into jail on suspicion of shoplifting. The total cost of the items was $54.79.

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A dispute over money sparked a scuffle between a man armed with a pipe, and another man who allegedly wielded a barbecue fork, according to a PCSD report. A woman who called authorities at first said that someone had been stabbed with a pitchfork, but deputies determined the tool she was referring to was actually a barbecue fork. According to the woman, she saw a man named “Bones” fighting in the dirt with another man. When she approached, they split up and headed in different directions. Deputies found a metal pipe in the front yard of a neighbor’s trailer. A man who emerged from the trailer had visible injuries to his left eye, and his right arm was in a cast. He told deputies a motorcycle had run over him the previous day. The man said the pipe appeared in his front yard after he heard two people arguing about $120 and then fighting. The man said he noticed the color of the fighters’ shirts—red and green—as they ran away, but could recall no other details. The deputies could find no other evidence.

Education and the Internet ast week, the principal of Mesa’s Westwood High School gave two students, in trouble for fighting, a difficult choice: They could either each accept a suspension, or they could face the public shame of being forced to hold hands with each other in the school’s courtyard. The students, not wanting to take suspensions, chose the latter punishment and faced the derision of their peers, including mocking laughter and questions of, “Are you gay?” according to a report from Phoenix’s ABC 15. Of course, Westwood’s first-year principal, Tim Richard, is in some hot water. The school district isn’t pleased, and has promised to “review district protocol regarding student discipline” with Richard; of course, the Internet has a number of loud voices out there, claiming that he shouldn’t have given out a punishment that allowed students to mock the perceived sexuality of these kids. This leads us to Michigan, where a music teacher was given a three-day suspension from work for allowing a student to play Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Same Love,” a song promoting gay rights and tolerance, in front of the class. According to a report by Detroit’s WJBK-TV, a student complained about the lyrics (which included a reference to the word “faggot” in the context of YouTube comments), which prompted the district to suspend the teacher on the grounds of not following district policy regarding the process of obtaining approval of media used in the classroom. I’m not seeing a problem with anything that these educators have done. Richard’s punishment for these students forced them to acknowledge that their altercation was ridiculous by placing them in a ridiculous situation. They’ve learned that what they did wasn’t worth the trouble they faced (as admitted by one of the students to Phoenix’s KPHO), and, humiliation aside, they’ll be better for it. The song played by the Michigan teacher stands to me as one of the better songs of the year. It confronts homophobia within society and within rap culture, and the struggle to learn who you are and how to cope with your life from a young age. Unfortunately, the teacher had to suffer the consequences. Maybe these educators didn’t exactly follow protocol, but they took a moral stance—and should be celebrated for their positions, not punished.

“My condolences to his zoo family and caretakers. I have fond memories of marveling at his colorful butt.” —Facebook commenter Patty Lease laments the loss of one of the Reid Park Zoo’s resident mandrills, DJ, who was euthanized by zoo staff on Nov. 26 (“Sad News Out of Reid Park Zoo: DJ the Mandrill Has Died,” The Range, Nov. 27).

BEST OF WWW I love it when people debate in the Tucson Weekly’s comment sections, and I love it more when there’s a 30-plus comment chain of people discussing, in this case, Tucson’s food scene. It’s worth a few minutes of your time to head over to Jacqueline Kuder’s review of Hibachi Super Buffet and take a peek (even if the instigator of the comments was awfully snotty). TW chief Jimmy Boegle even dropped in his two cents.

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More Manzo? f the 14 schools up for possible closure to help eliminate a projected $17 million deficit in the Tucson Unified School District, at least one school has hopes of surviving. That’s because Manzo Elementary School has chickens. The school, in the Barrio Hollywood neighborhood, has developed a nationally recognized ecology program that provides students with hands-on lessons in growing and raising their own food, while incorporating math and reading. Principal Mark Alvarez told the Tucson Weekly that when Manzo teachers and parents first heard the school was on the list of possible closures, they weren’t surprised; after all, the school has been on previous closure lists. “We recognize that we’ve had to do a lot of the marketing on our own, which we are doing,” he said. “This year, we’ve been recognized by the National Geographic and the British Journal of Medicine. … There are neat things happening with our kids, and the community recognized that.” When the TUSD board met Tuesday, Nov. 20, to discuss the closures, school-board members and staff discussed the idea that the ecology program could easily be moved to Tully Elementary, the school identified to accept Manzo students for the 2013-2014 school year. But Alvarez said that after administrators toured the school, they recognized it would be difficult to replicate the thousands of dollars in landscaping and infrastructure installed at Manzo in the last four years. Perhaps that’s why board member Michael Hicks, during a special board meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 27, asked if it was possible for Manzo to be developed into a district-run charter school. (The district has met with neighbors of Richey Elementary School, including the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, to create a district-run charter school to replace Richey, which was closed by TUSD two years ago. The district’s first charter is expected to open this fall.) The board was told that any effort to turn Manzo into a district-run charter school would have to be introduced on the agenda at the next board meeting. Alvarez said that discussion has brought hope to those who support keeping Manzo open. “If it means being able to keep this school open and the program alive, we support Manzo becoming a charter school,” he said. It would be impossible to transfer Manzo’s award-winning desert landscaping, which includes rain gutters and cisterns installed as part of an extensive rainwater-collection system.

But what seems to please people most is the fact that the kids are growing food at the school; recycling every scrap of paper and empty printer cartridge; and composting every scrap of uneaten food from the cafeteria. There’s also the chicken coop, the hydroponic system that uses tilapia to provide fertilizer for indoor crops, and a new greenhouse that is ready for more crops. The students are also involved in planning. They are currently building a bird sanctuary in the school’s courtyard, which houses the greenhouse, chicken coop and fenced-in garden. The work is funded by a grant from the Audubon Society. The tilapia pools, currently housed in a math classroom, will be relocated to the greenhouse as soon as the space is ready. As Alvarez pointed to the fish and the plants they help support during a tour, a student eagerly stepped forward to explain the series of tubes in the system, and the special soil used for a crop of lettuce and other greens. When she was done, she walked matterof-factly to her seat to finish her math work. Alvarez said that although the ecology program gets all the attention, within the walls of the school, it’s all about math. During the last two special board meetings to discuss school closures, Manzo was painted as a school that was near-failing, which was looked at as a reason to support Manzo’s closure. Alvarez, principal for the past three years, said the school’s students have scored high in reading and writing, but acknowledged that improvement in math scores is taking time. Part of the problem, he said, is that during his second year at the school, it changed to a new math curriculum. Alvarez said this is the first year everyone is on board with the program, and he expects scores to improve. The ecology project was started almost six years ago by school counselor Moses Thompson, who started working with students at a vacant lot next door to create a desert habitat. When the previous principal asked Thompson to help create an ecology program on the school grounds, it took off, with most of the projects receiving grants or getting funded through donations. Thompson, like Alvarez, hopes the governing board recognizes how hard the school has worked at improving academic performance. “We are about to blow the doors off,” he said. “In June, when our (AIMS) scores come in, they will recognize we’ve been laying groundwork right now, and we’ve been successful.” During the Nov. 27 special meeting, board member Adelita Grijalva pointed out a problem with closing Manzo.

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Manzo Elementary students prep a cistern to install for rainwater collection as part of the Barrio Hollywood school’s ecology program. “Now if we are closing Brichta and Menlo Park … I urge board members to reconsider, because it looks like we are wiping out a whole side of town there,” she said, referring to the three westside neighborhood schools. Tully, the school identified to take Manzo students if it is closed next year, is a considerable distance away, Grijalva added. The school-closure plan presented to the board has Brichta and Menlo Park moving to a new K-8 school at Maxwell Middle School. Some students could also go to Tolson Elementary. Manzo students would go to Tully, a magnet elementary. For the full list of schools up for possible closure, visit The Range, our daily dispatch, at daily. tucsonweekly.com. During the Nov. 20 special meeting, the board considered closing Hollinger, which was identified as having the state’s only dual-language program for gifted students, as well as Pueblo Gardens K-8 and Santa Rita High School. During the Nov. 27 meeting, however, the board did not vote to close those schools. Public hearings on the school closures are scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m., and Monday at 6 p.m., Dec. 8 and 10, at Catalina High Magnet School, 3645 E. Pima St. The board will also hold a special meeting on Dec. 20 to discuss the final plan.

informed Grijalva that “as we’re talking, the market is selling off once again. Every time members of Congress come on, and I’ve got to tell you sir, I think you’re contributing to the fears that we’re going off the fiscal cliff, because it doesn’t sound like there’s any compromise in what you’re saying. Do you care that markets are selling off dramatically when it looks like you guys can’t come to a deal?” Caruso-Cabrera perhaps overestimates her influence if she believes that traders are basing their decisions on her interviews. If she were pavement, would she assume that every time she got wet, she made it rain? More importantly: She is doing a terrible job of actually explaining what the fiscal cliff really is. While “fiscal cliff” sounds really super-scary, it really means that tax rates will return to Clinton-era rates, while some drastic cuts will occur in the federal budget. On the bright side, that will actually go a long way toward resolving the deficit that is the greatest threat to our liberty and freedom ever, according to certain GOP politicians. On the not-so-bright side, those tax hikes and spending cuts would eventually lead to a serious reduction in government services and a contraction in the economy, which would probably plunge the country back into a recession. Nobody wants that entire package to stay in place, no matter what their rhetoric is. But the important thing to realize is that those spending cuts and tax increases wouldn’t have an immediate impact, unless dopes like CarusoCabrera manage to panic the public and the markets. There are plenty of good explanations about this on the Internet, but we think New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait summed it up pretty well when he explained: “Going over the fiscal cliff and then doing nothing for another year would mean a huge tax hike and spending cut. But waiting until January would mean extremely gradual tax increases and spending cuts, ones that would not even begin to take place immediately, because Obama has the ability to delay their implementation. And even after they’re implemented, the effect would be gradual, and could subsequently be canceled out. It’s like saying if you go three weeks without food, you’ll die, so if dinner isn’t on the table at 6 o’clock sharp, terrible consequences will follow.” By Jim Nintzel Find early and late-breaking Skinny at The Range, our daily dispatch, at daily. tucsonweekly.com. Jim Nintzel hosts the Political Roundtable every Friday on Arizona Illustrated, airing at 6:30 p.m. on KUAT Channel 6. Follow the Skinny scribe on Twitter: @nintzel. DECEMBER 6 – 12, 2012 TuCsON WEEKLY 13

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BY BRIAN J. PEDERSEN, bpedersen@tucsonweekly.com he plans most people make for New Year’s Eve involve celebrating the year that was, and looking forward to a fresh start in the next one. Yesenia Campos and her family haven’t had an occasion to enjoy the turning of the calendar for some time. Instead, Dec. 31 has served as a reminder of a giant loss in all of their lives. The final day of 2012 will find Campos, her mother, her sisters and others paying tribute to Richard Vega Jr., the son/brother/uncle they lost eight years ago to a somewhat-solved-but-stillnot-closed homicide. Tucson police believe Vega, who was 25 at the time of his death in 2004, was stabbed by Damion Smith, who is wanted in connection with another homicide earlier that year and remains on the loose. Smith is believed to be in Jamaica, and a check with police indicated that no new leads have developed in the case. The fact Vega was someplace where he’d be put in harm’s way wasn’t surprising, says Campos, his sister. She said Richard was always looking out for others while at the same time trying to avoid violence. Campos, now 31, remembers a time years ago when an abusive boyfriend caused her to fear for her life, only to have Vega save her at the last minute and still somehow avoid a physical confrontation with the boyfriend. “My brother just walked in and just told my ex, ‘Hey, I don’t want any trouble,’” Campos recalled. Others would have beaten (my ex) up, but not Richard. I was literally seconds from being stabbed, and he saved me.” Similar stories, minus the life-or-death scenario, were shared by the droves of people who showed up for Richard’s wake, Campos said. “We had over 300 people there,” she said. “It touched me to see the people from his Little League or his elementary school there, his coworkers. He was loved by so many people. You just wanted to be around him. He was my

friend; he was my hero; he was my father figure. He was a big teddy bear. Meeting him, you’d see that Richard was a fun-loving, caring guy.” The details of Vega’s death are sketchy, though police are certain the stabbing stemmed from a drug deal gone wrong. Campos said Richard was coerced by their father, Richard Vega Sr., into accompanying him to a meeting at the Raintree Apartments, near Golf Links Road and Mann Avenue, on the morning of Dec. 31, 2004, not long after Richard Jr. had finished an overnight shift stocking shelves at Kmart. When Richard Jr. returned home later, he told his girlfriend he was very thirsty. The thirst came from massive blood loss after being stabbed in the stomach, Campos said. Richard Jr. was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m. that day, a time that has been commemorated each New Year’s Eve since with family members gathering at a memorial cross near Golf Links and Mann.

Damion Smith Campos said she doesn’t know if her brother’s murder will ever be solved. It’s a feeling she said she shares with the family members of Smith’s other alleged victim, Alex Grijalva, who was killed in June 2004 in possibly another drug deal.

“For me, I just want some type of closure. I want who did this to my brother to pay for what he did.” — Yesenia Campos, the sister of Richard Vega Jr. Campos said she doesn’t know the specifics regarding the incident that left her brother dead, though she’s certain their father—a known drug-user—had probably wanted the 6-foot-2 Richard Jr. there for protection. Richard Sr. died two years ago from heart failure, and shortly before his death, Campos said, he wanted to come clean about the events of that day. She wouldn’t let him. “Me knowing the details wasn’t going to help me,” said Campos, who instead chose to forgive her father. “Richard (Jr.) was the kind of person who would just forgive. And honestly, I didn’t believe whatever my dad was going to tell me would be the truth.”

Campos said she met Grijalva’s family through Homicide Survivors at one of many events the nonprofit outfit associated with the Pima County Attorney’s Office puts on each year. “It’s support for all of us, for my mom especially, and my little sister,” Campos said of Homicide Survivors. “It helps us, because he’s not forgotten, and knowing there’s an organization out there that’s fighting for us and with us. “For me, I just want some type of closure. I want who did this to my brother to pay for what he did.” Anyone with information connected to this case is encouraged to call 911 or 88-CRIME.

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PEOPLE WHO GET THEIR INFORMATION EXCLUSIVELY FROM MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES MAY HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY THE LACK OF ENTHUSIASM ON THE LEFT FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DURING THE ELECTION. BUT THAT’S PROBABLY BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE WEREN’T EXPOSED TO THE FULL ONLINE FUROR SPARKED BY OBAMA’S CONTINUATION OF HIS PREDECESSOR’S OVERREACHING APPROACH TO NATIONAL SECURITY, SUCH AS SIGNING THE 2012 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, WHICH ALLOWS THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF THOSE ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING TERRORISM, EVEN U.S. CITIZENS. We’ll never know how this year’s election would be different if the corporate media had adequately covered the NDAA’s indefinite-detention clause and many other recent attacks on civil liberties. What we can do is spread the word and support independent media sources that do cover these stories. That’s where Project Censored comes in. Project Censored has been documenting inadequate media coverage of crucial stories since it began in 1967 at Sonoma State University. Each year, the group considers hundreds of news stories submitted by readers, evaluating their merits. Students search LexisNexis and other databases to see if the stories were underreported, and if so, the stories are fact-checked by professors and experts in relevant fields. A panel of academics and journalists chooses the Top 25 stories and rates their significance. The project maintains a vast online database of underreported news stories that it has “validated” and publishes them in an annual book. Censored 2013: Dispatches From the Media Revolution was released Oct. 30. For the second year in row, Project Censored has grouped the Top 25 list into topical “clusters.” This year, categories include “Human Cost of War and Violence” and “Environment and Health.” Project Censored director Mickey Huff told us the idea was to show how various undercovered stories fit together into an alternative narrative, not to say that one story was more censored than another. “The problem when we had just the list was that it did imply a ranking,” Huff said. “It takes away from how there tends to be a pattern to the types of stories they don’t cover or underreport.” In May, while Project Censored was working on the list, another 2012 list was issued: the Fortune 500 list of the biggest corporations, whose influence peppers the Project Censored list in a variety of ways. Consider this year’s top Fortune 500 company: ExxonMobil. The oil company pollutes everywhere it goes, yet most stories about its environmental devastation go underreported. Weapons manufacturers Lockheed Martin (58 on the Fortune list), General Dynamics (92) and Tucson’s own Raytheon (117) are tied into stories about U.S. prisoners in slavery conditions manufacturing parts for their weapons and the underreported war crimes in Afghanistan and Libya. These powerful corporations work together more than most people think. In the chapter exploring the “Global 1 Percent,” writers Peter Philips and Kimberly Soeiro explain how a small number of well-connected people control the majority of the world’s wealth. In it, they use Censored story No. 6, “Small Network of Corporations Run the Global Economy,” to describe how a network of transnational corporations are deeply interconnected, with 147 of them controlling 40 percent of the global economy’s total wealth. For example, Philips and Soeiro write that in one such company, BlackRock Inc., “The 18 members of the board of directors are connected to a significant part of the world’s core financial assets. Their decisions can change empires, destroy currencies, and impoverish millions.” Another cluster of stories, “Women and Gender, Race and Ethnicity,” notes a pattern of

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underreporting stories that affect a range of marginalized groups. This broad category includes only three articles, and none are listed in the Top 10. The stories reveal the mistreatment of Palestinian women in Israeli prisons, including being denied medical care and getting shackled during childbirth, and the rape and sexual assault of women soldiers in the U.S. military. The third story in the category concerns an Alabama anti-immigration bill, HB 56, that caused immigrants to flee Alabama in such numbers that farmers felt a dire need to “help farms fill the gap and find sufficient labor.” So the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries approached the state’s Department of Corrections about making a deal where prisoners would replace the fleeing farm workers. But with revolutionary unrest around the world, and the rise of a mass movement that connects disparate issues together into a simple, powerful class analysis—the 99 percent versus the 1 percent paradigm popularized by Occupy Wall Street—this year’s Project Censored offers an element of hope. It’s not easy to succeed at projects that resist corporate dominance, and when it does happen, the corporate media is sometimes reluctant to cover it. No. 7 on the Top 25 list is the story of how the United Nations designated 2012 the International Year of the Cooperative, recognizing the rapid growth of co-op businesses, organizations that are part-owned by all members and whose revenue is shared equitably among members. One billion people worldwide now work in co-ops. The Year of the Cooperative is not the only good-news story discussed by Project Censored this year. In Chapter 4, Yes! Magazine’s Sarah Van Gelder lists “12 ways the Occupy movement and other major trends have offered a foundation for a transformative future.” They include a renewed sense of “political self-respect” and fervor to organize in the United States, debunking of economic myths such as the “American dream” and the blossoming of economic alternatives such as community land trusts, time banking and micro-energy installations. They also include results achieved from pressure on government, like the delay of the Keystone Pipeline project, widespread efforts to override the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, the removal of dams in Washington state after decades of campaigning by Native American and environmental activists, and the enactment of single-payer health care in Vermont. As Dr. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed writes in the book’s foreword, “The majority of people now hold views about Western governments and the nature of power that would have made them social pariahs 10 or 20 years ago.” Citing polls from the corporate media, Mosaddeq writes: “The majority are now skeptical of the Iraq War; the majority want an end to U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan; the majority resent the banks and financial sector, and blame them for the financial crisis; most people are now aware of environmental issues, more than ever before, and despite denialist confusion promulgated by fossil fuel industries, the majority in the United States and Britain are deeply concerned about global warming; most people are wary of conventional party politics and disillusioned with the mainstream parliamentary system. “In other words,” he writes, “there has been a massive popular shift in public opinion toward a progressive critique of the current political economic system.” And ultimately, it’s the public—not the president and not the corporations—who will determine the future. There may be hope after all. Here’s Project Censored’s Top 10 list for 2013.

1. SIGNS OF AN EMERGING POLICE STATE President George W. Bush is remembered for his role in curbing civil liberties in the name of his “war on terror.” But it’s President Obama who signed the 2012 NDAA, including its clause allowing for indefinite detention without trial for terrorism suspects. Obama promised that “my administration will interpret them to avoid the constitutional conflict”—leaving us adrift if and when the next administration chooses to interpret them otherwise. Another law of concern is the National Defense Resources Preparedness Executive Order that Obama issued in March 2012. That order authorizes the president, “in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States, to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements.” The president is to be advised on this course of action by “the National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, in conjunction with the National Economic Council.” Journalist Chris Hedges, along with co-plaintiffs including Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg, won a case challenging the NDAA’s indefinite detention clause on Sept. 1, when a federal judge blocked its enforcement, but her ruling was overturned on Oct. 3, so the clause returned. 2. OCEANS IN PERIL Big banks aren’t the only entities that our country has deemed “too big to fail.” But our oceans won’t be getting a bailout anytime soon, and their collapse could compromise life itself. In a haunting article highlighted by Project Censored, Mother Jones reporter Julia Whitty paints a tenuous seascape—overfished, acidified, warming—and describes how the destruction of the ocean’s complex ecosystems jeopardizes the entire planet, not just the 70 percent that is water. Whitty compares ocean acidification, caused by global warming, to acidification that was one of the causes of the “Great Dying,” a mass extinction 252 million years ago. Life on Earth took 30 million years to recover. In a more hopeful story, a study of 14 protected and 18 nonprotected ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea showed dangerous levels of biomass depletion. But it also showed that the marine reserves were well-enforced, with five to 10 times larger fish populations than in unprotected areas. This encourages establishment and maintenance of more reserves. 3. U.S. DEATHS FROM FUKUSHIMA A plume of toxic fallout floated from Japan after the tragic Fukushima nuclear disaster on March 11, 2011. Full information about what descended where has been hard to come by, and fears remain about the extent of health risks. Yet the Project Censored system shows its weaknesses in this Top 10 pick. Spread over more than 20 universities, researched by students and overseen by sometimes-overwhelmed academics, the system can be vulnerable to knee-jerk reactions and rushed edits. In retrospect, Project Censored director Huff told the North Coast Journal, the point he really wanted to make with this chapter was that more needs to be learned about Fukushima’s aftermath— but, sadly, that’s not all the chapter says. It

prominently summarizes a study that Huff now acknowledges is “squirrely, at best,” and then makes things even worse by exaggerating and misstating the study’s claims. Here’s what happened: A pair of researchers looked at deaths in 122 U.S. cities in the 14 weeks after Fukushima, the 14 weeks before, and the same time periods from the previous year. Then, without inquiring about what normal year-to-year variations might be, they extrapolated a death rate for the entire U.S.— nearly 14,000 more deaths post-Fukushima, including 822 infants—and pointedly asked if radiation might have caused them. The work is fraught with so many absurdities that Scientific American took it apart in a couple of devastating blogs, and most mainstream media didn’t cover it. By the time the study by Joseph Mangano and Janette Sherman made it into Project Censored’s book, it was dramatically recast—the link to Fukushima was no longer a question, but proven; and the dead were “mostly infants” in Washington state, not the study’s 822 infants nationwide. The Fukushima chapter goes on to document ways that Japanese and American officials downplayed or lied about Fukushima fallout, and Huff says he remains proud of that work. He said he plans to correct this chapter’s errors on the Project Censored website. 4. FBI AGENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR TERRORIST PLOTS We know that FBI agents go into communities such as mosques, both undercover and in the guise of building relationships, quietly gathering information about individuals. This is part of an approach to finding what the FBI now considers the most likely kind of terrorists, “lone wolves.” Its strategy: “Seeking to identify those disgruntled few who might participate in a plot given the means and the opportunity. And then, in case after case, the government provides the plot, the means and the opportunity,” writes Mother Jones journalist Trevor Aaronson. The publication, along with the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California at Berkeley, examined the results of this strategy—508 cases classified as terrorism-related that have come before the U.S. Department of Justice since Sept. 11. In 243 of these cases, an informant was involved; in 49 cases, an informant actually led the plot. And “with three exceptions, all of the high-profile domestic terror plots of the last decade were actually FBI stings.” 5. FEDERAL RESERVE LOANED TRILLIONS TO MAJOR BANKS The Federal Reserve, the U.S.’ quasi-private central bank, was audited for the first time in its history this year. The audit report states, “From late 2007 through mid-2010, Reserve banks provided more than a trillion dollars … in emergency loans to the financial sector to address strains in credit markets and to avert failures of individual institutions believed to be a threat to the stability of the financial system.” These loans had significantly less interest and fewer conditions than the high-profile TARP bailouts, and were rife with conflicts of internet. Some examples: the CEO of JP Morgan Chase served as a board member of the New York Federal Reserve at the same time when his bank

received more than $390 billion in financial assistance from the Fed. William Dudley, who is now the New York Federal Reserve president, was granted a conflict-of-interest waiver to let him keep investments in AIG and General Electric at the same time the companies were given bailout funds. The audit was restricted to Federal Reserve lending during the financial crisis. On July 25, 2012, a bill to audit the Fed again, with fewer limitations, authored by Rep. Ron Paul, passed the House of Representatives. HR 459 was expected to die in the Senate, but the movement behind Paul and his calls to hold the Fed accountable, or abolish it altogether, seem to be growing. 6. SMALL NETWORK OF CORPORATIONS RUN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Reporting on a study by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich didn’t make the rounds nearly enough, according to Censored 2013. They found that, of 43,060 transnational companies, 147 control 40 percent of total global wealth. The researchers also built a model visually demonstrating how the connections between companies—what it calls the “super entity”—works. Some have criticized the study, saying control of assets doesn’t equate to ownership. True, but as we clearly saw in the 2008 financial collapse, corporations are capable of mismanaging assets in their control to the detriment of their actual owners. And a largely unregulated super entity like this is vulnerable to global collapse. 7. THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF COOPERATIVE Can something really be censored when it’s straight from the United Nations? According to Project Censored evaluators, the corporate media underreported the U.N. declaring 2012 to be the International Year of the Cooperative, based on the coop business model’s stunning growth. The U.N. found that, in 2012, 1 billion people worldwide are coop member-owners, or one in five adults over the age of 15. The largest is Spain’s Mondragon Corporation, with more than 80,000 member-owners. The U.N. predicts that by 2025, worker-owned coops will be the world’s fastest-growing business model. Worker-owned cooperatives provide for equitable distribution of wealth, genuine connection to the workplace and, just maybe, a brighter future for our planet. 8. NATO WAR CRIMES IN LIBYA In January 2012, the BBC “revealed” how British Special Forces agents joined and “blended in” with rebels in Libya to help topple dictator Moammar Gadhafi, a story that alternative media sources had reported a year earlier. NATO admits to bombing a pipe factory in the Libyan city of Brega that was key to the water-supply system that brought tap water to 70 percent of Libyans, saying that Gadhafi was storing weapons in the factory. In Censored 2013, writer James F. Tracy makes the point that historical relations between the U.S. and Libya were left out of mainstream news coverage of the NATO campaign; “background knowledge and historical context confirming al-Qaida and Western involvement in the destabilization of the Gadhafi regime are also essential for making sense of corporate news narratives depicting the Libyan operation as a popular ‘uprising.’”

9. PRISON SLAVERY IN THE U.S. On its website, the UNICOR manufacturing corporation proudly proclaims that its products are “made in America.” That’s true, but they’re made in places in the U.S. where labor laws don’t apply, with workers often paid just 23 cents an hour to be exposed to toxic materials with no legal recourse—U.S. prisons. Slavery conditions in prisons aren’t exactly news. It’s literally written into the Constitution; the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, outlaws “slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” But the article highlighted by Project Censored this year reveals the current state of prison slavery industries, and its ties to war: The majority of products manufactured by inmates are contracted to the Department of Defense. Inmates make complex parts for missile systems, battleship anti-aircraft guns, and landmine sweepers, as well as night-vision goggles, body armor and camouflage uniforms. Of course, this is happening in the context of record high imprisonment in the U.S., where grossly disproportionate numbers of African Americans and Latinos are imprisoned, and can’t vote even after they’re freed. As psychologist Elliot D. Cohen puts it in this year’s book: “This system of slavery, like that which existed in this country before the Civil War, is also racist, as more than 60 percent of U.S. prisoners are people of color.” 10. HR 347 CRIMINALIZES PROTEST HR 347, sometimes called the “criminalizing protest” or “anti-Occupy” bill, made some headlines. But concerned lawyers and other citizens worry that it could have disastrous effects for the First Amendment right to protest. Officially called the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act, the law makes it a felony to “knowingly” enter a zone restricted under the law, or engage in “disorderly or disruptive” conduct in or near the zones. The restricted zones include anywhere the Secret Service may be—places such as the White House, areas hosting events deemed “National Special Security Events,” or anywhere visited by the president, vice president and their immediate families; former presidents, vice presidents, and certain family members; certain foreign dignitaries; major presidential and vice presidential candidates (within 120 days of an election); and other individuals as designated by a presidential executive order. These people could be anywhere, and NSSEs have notoriously included the Democratic and Republican national conventions, Super Bowls, and the Academy Awards. So far, it seems the only time HR 347 has kicked in is with George Clooney’s high-profile arrest outside the Sudanese embassy. Clooney ultimately was not detained without trial—information that would be almost impossible to censor—but what about the rest of us who exist outside of the mainstream media’s spotlight?

This piece originally appeared in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and features additional reporting by the North Coast Journal. DECEMBER 6 – 12, 2012

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Why do you go downtown? Are you a stranger among the masses, or an interconnected cog in the community? What does the word stranger even mean? 3 Degrees of Strangers hopes to reveal the answers through a series of interactive exhibits. Visitors are invited to pin their favorite places to a map of downtown Tucson, add a photograph of themselves to a connection board, and compare answers to various questions. “The more people that show someone you could meet, up to the exhibit, the more potentially.” interesting the board will be,” The idea stuck: For several said local architect and class hours, everyone brainUniversity of Arizona professor stormed how to transform the Bill Mackey. concept into an interactive You won’t find Mackey’s name exhibit. in the credits: Strangers One of their biggest inspiraAnonymous and Associates nurtions for the exhibition’s name tured the exhibition from proand concept was the theory of duction to promotion. Members the three degrees of influence, of the diverse group have a wide Greenberg said. It states that one range of aspirations; they want person’s actions or opinion to be engineers, public-health impact not only close friends, and business professionals, and but also their friends and artists. For all of them, it’s their friends of friends. first experience planning and After they determined the The logo created by Strangers Anonymous and Associates for their executing a public exhibition. main idea, the class split into exhibition, 3 Degrees of Strangers. Strangers Anonymous and Associates is the pseudonym for three groups: content, execution and marketing. The first group Mackey’s urban exhibition class in the UA Honors College. developed the main components of the exhibit; the execution group Mackey became involved in city master planning while working brought it to life; and the marketers got the word out. for a downtown architecture firm in the late 1990s. When people enter the exhibit, they’ll get nametags—but there’s a “I think downtown is an interesting place, because it’s really just twist. the community’s place,” Mackey said. “No one can stake claim to it.” “You don’t put your name on it—(but) you can put anything else,” His enthusiasm for urban space led to the class, which is a combisaid Greenberg, a member of the content team. The idea is to nation of lecture, discussion and production. encourage interaction among the people who visit. “Downtown Tucson is a kind of a place we use more or less as a After having their photo taken, visitors will affix them to a board lab,” Mackey said. and have an opportunity to connect ribbons to other photos on the For some students, it was their first prolonged exposure to downboard to illustrate their connections. town. Aerospace engineering junior Phillip Greenberg and public“If we get a good amount of people there, it will turn into science health sophomore Myra Pixler admitted visiting downtown only and art together,” Greenberg said. occasionally. There’s also a series of filmed man-on-the-street-style interviews “Downtown Tucson might be one of few places in town where you with downtown Tucsonans that visitors can watch. can be connected and a stranger,” Mackey said. People also will be able to indicate the areas downtown where they Sometimes, students learned about downtown through impromptu feel anonymous or connected by using various colored pins. The hope guest speakers. During a class discussion in front of the Bank of is to show the dual nature of space, because places where some seek America on Pennington Street, a homeless man named Steve came anonymity might be where others seek connection, Greenberg said. up and joined the conversation. The students are excited about the exhibition and hope they can “It was kind of awkward at first, because what we were talking share what they’ve learned with the community. about was strangers,” Pixler said. “I want people to have a better appreciation for other people they Initially, some of the students thought Mackey had paid someone don’t know,” Pixler said. “Maybe they’ll be more willing to not just to interrupt their class, but it was soon apparent that the man just ignore someone standing in line behind them.” wanted to share his own story. 3 Degrees of Strangers: Connections in Downtown takes place The experience and class discussion challenged the group’s ideas from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, at 245 E. Congress St., No. 171. about strangers. Many agreed that the word came with a negative The exhibition is free. For more information, call 664-8447, or connotation. visit www.facebook.com/events/113587635467739/?fref=ts. “For me, before, the term stranger, I kind of thought of someone Mariana Dale creepy,” Pixler said. “Now we kind of changed that around to mean mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

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LECTURES Cruising With Style “Lowriders in Chicano Culture: From Low to Slow to Show” 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12 Playground Bar and Lounge 278 E. Congress St. 621-5137

Go to a lowrider show, and you won’t just see classic muscle cars bouncing around on pricey hydraulics: A trickedout tricycle or a souped-up stroller might be rolling alongside a 1957 Chevy. Chuck Tatum, an expert on Chicano popular culture and a University of Arizona Spanish professor, explores the growth of lowrider history in his book, Lowriders in Chicano Culture: From Low to Slow to Show. He will lead a casual lecture at the Playground, pulling topics from his 2011 book. Along with a taste of Chicano culture, there will be free snacks and happy-hour drink specials. Tatum has studied Chicano culture since the mid-1970s and started specifically looking into lowriders in 2010. “I’ve always treated popular culture with great respect,” Tatum said, “I try to look for the meaning, the deeper meaning, of these very popular expressions.” Tatum found that the roots of lowrider culture lay not in gangs, a popular misconception, but in Chicano veterans of World War II. Lowriders were their answer to the speedy luxury cars of Anglo suburbanites. “It was a great source of pride, a great source of self-identity to those original lowriders,” Tatum said. Police often saw lowriders as a nuisance and a source of gang violence. In Los Angeles and other major cities, they were often banned from cruising popular thoroughfares and parks. Now, groups of lowriders organize in clubs and participate in elaborate showcases. These shows draw local car clubs as well as national big names such as Lowrider magazine. The lineups include fanciful trailers and lowriding trucks. Despite attending several shows, Tatum is loyal to the classics. “I like the clean lines myself,” he said. The lecture is free. —M.D.

Left: Keyanna Khatiblou, Ryan Kinseth, Rainey Hinrichs, Heather Meza and Paige Tamarkin in Ouroboros.

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THEATER

Toys for a Cause

Partying for History

The Cycle of Life Onstage

31st Annual Toy Parade

Arizona Historical Society’s Holiday Festival

Ouroboros

Noon, Sunday, Dec. 9

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8

Freedom Park 5000 E. 29th St.

Arizona History Museum 949 E. Second St.

10:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8; 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; 10:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 13 through 15

237-3965; avivatucson.org

628-5774; arizonahistoricalsociety.org

Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E. Speedway Blvd.

Children who are in foster care are not always immune to further abuse and neglect. Since opening its doors in 1978 after serious glitches in the state’s foster-care system came to light, Aviva Children’s Services has focused on providing these kids with a safer environment and services that help them through that hard process. Aviva has a long list of volunteers and social workers who ensure that foster children get proper care. Some are mentors who give the children emotional support. Others are tutors who help with school. Volunteers also help reunite some of the kids with their birth parents through visitation programs. “Our mission is to try to bring a little bit of happiness into these kids’ lives,” said Monica Durand, development and community relations manager at Aviva. One of the ways Aviva—with help from Tucson Electric Power Co.—does this is through a holiday toy parade. The 31st annual Toy Parade will attract hundreds of motorcyclists, who will be putting on holiday costumes to help collect toys for neglected and abused children. Some will even decorate their cycles. But owning a Harley isn’t a requirement to participate: Everyone is welcome to come, donate toys and partake in the parade and the reception that follows. This year, the number of children in foster care has increased dramatically. It’s important to Durand and the rest of Aviva’s staff and volunteers to collect enough toys to go around. Gift cards are also welcome for the teens under Aviva’s care. “We want all of these kids to have gifts to unwrap during the holidays,” Durand said. Admission is $20 per rider, $5 per passenger and $10 for parade spectators who participate in the post-parade reception. Registration for motorcyclists is from 10 a.m. to noon. —I.T.

The 100 Years, 100 Quilts exhibit at the Arizona History Museum has attracted thousands of visitors this year. The quilts were loaned to the museum for Arizona’s centennial celebration. But on Dec. 31, the quilts will be pulled off the walls and returned to their owners. Museum officials haven’t decided what should take the quilt exhibit’s place. “Although we’re sad the quilts are coming down, we’ll have something different for more people to come and appreciate,” said Eric Gonzales, operations manager of the museum. However, in order to mount another exhibit, the museum needs to raise cash. In the past, the museum has hosted various events to raise funds. This year, the Arizona Historical Society Holiday Festival fills the bill. Gonzales hopes at least 500 people will show up and help keep Southern Arizona history and art alive at the museum. “Their money will come back into the community in the form of educative art exhibits,” Gonzales said. “It is important to help showcase our Southern Arizona history.” The festival includes live music, children’s theater, storytelling, family games and raffles. During the event, visitors can browse through the museum and check out the exhibits. Gonzales said the holiday festival also is a great introduction to the museum for people who haven’t visited before. “We want everybody to come and wake up their holiday spirit, while also supporting the museum,” Gonzales said. “It will be a great atmosphere for the whole family. Come have some fun, and learn more about our history.” Admission is $5; $4 for seniors and kids age 12 to 18; and free to children younger than 11 and AHS members. —I.T.

327-4242; livetheatreworkshop.org/shows/etcetera

The ouroboros is an image of a snake eating its own tail. It is an ancient symbol that represents the infinite, circular nature of life and the self-reflection that takes place during each of life’s stages. Seven students from the University of Arizona’s School of Theatre, Film and Television have produced an original play inspired by the concept. Ouroboros explores the five stages of life and takes the audience, as well as the actors, through a journey of self-discovery. The students auditioned for Matt Walley, co-artistic director of Theatre 3, who presented the idea to create a play influenced by the ouroboros. Five actors and two stage managers from the UA’s theater school were chosen. Together, they came up with a play about their own interpretations of the stages of life, and the emotions experienced in each. They included some of the biggest emotions a person can experience: the innocence of childhood, the giddy excitement of adolescence, the melancholy of adulthood and the acceptance of death. When the students had a finished product, they presented the play to a small group. It turned out to be popular, and it didn’t take long for Angela Horchem, artistic director at Live Theatre Workshop’s Etcetera, to invite them to partner with the theater company. “We used miming, clowning, dancing, singing and very unconventional costumes and props to represent the different stages of life,” said Ryan Kinseth, who depicts death in the play. The students said they have incorporated elements that people won’t typically see in theater, and created a piece that everyone will be able to relate to. “We have created a new type of theatrical experience,” said Heather Meza, who portrays adulthood. Admission is $10. —I.T.

COURTESY ETHERTON GALLERY

MONICA DURAND

Below: Valerie Galloway: Mixed Media continues through Tuesday, Jan. 8. A reception takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, at Temple Gallery, 330 S. Scott Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Call 6222823, or e-mail info@ethertongallery.com

“Luscious” (cropped), by Valerie Galloway.

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Julie Gallego Although Julie Gallego graduated from the UA with a degree in interior design, she eventually deferred to her heart—and decided to teach folklórico dance. The director of the Viva Performing Arts Center started in the cafeteria of St. John the Evangelist Catholic School before a series of moves led to the permanent home. Over the years, she’s also introduced other dance forms to kids on Tucson’s southside. The dance school, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary, has a holiday show at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, at the Fox Tucson Theatre. Tickets are $13 to $20, with discounts. Salvador Duran is one of the guest performers, and dancers will reenact the posada traditions from various regions of Mexico. For more information, go to vivaperformingarts.com or chispafoundation.com.

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Mari Herreras, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com

What is Viva? Well, we started as a folklórico school, and now have about five different dance groups. And we also have a nonprofit called the Chispa Foundation that all performances fall under to help support the students in the dance groups. The arts center is our school where we teach … but if parents want their students to be involved in the dance groups, they join Chispa. Where are you from, and how did you get involved in folklórico? I’m a native Tucsonan. My father and all of my family are from here. I am a fourthor fifth-generation Tucsonan. My father was in the Air Force. He retired, and we came back home to Tucson when I was 7. A few years later, my parents put me in a ballet folklórico dance troupe, so I danced all through high school and college. When I went to the university, I graduated in interior design, but I still wanted to continue dancing. That’s when I started the school. The St. John’s school cafeteria was our dance studio, and that was 25 years ago. When did you get the space you are in now? I stayed at St. John’s for three years, but it was getting hard sharing it with bingo and the teen-youth groups. I rented 20 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

different spaces, but we stayed on the southside. One of the fathers who had his daughter in a dance group asked me if he could build me a dance studio so we didn’t have to keep moving. It was John Peabody. He built it at a low cost for me so I could take it back in a few years, and I could take over the mortgage. He said that even when his daughter grows up and leaves, he still wanted the school to continue. We’ve been here now for five years. Why has it been important for you to stay on the southside? I knew … what (folklórico) did for me in my self-esteem and what it did for me in my life, and I wanted to share that with my nieces and nephews and other kids. That was my first priority. I didn’t realize what a great response I’d have at St. John’s. I lived on the southside of town as well. It was home to me, and I always wanted to stay. You got to take a dance group to London for the Olympics. How did that happen? We were very blessed. We are friends with another Mexican folklórico group called La Paloma, an adult group. They originally wanted our all-female mariachi group, but they didn’t think they were going to raise enough funds. La Paloma

needed someone to help them perform while they did costume changes. How was the experience? London was amazing … to see all the flags and people and everything they did for the events. And when we performed, one (show) was by the Thames River, and right across it, we could see the equestrian event. It was really exciting. This organization that invited the groups to come is also going to be doing the Olympics in Brazil. We’re contemplating going, but we have to decide soon so we can start saving. What was it like for the school turning 25 this year? In July, we had the 25thanniversary banquet and invited all of my students. We had close to 500 people, families and children. Many of my students are now married with their children. It was unbelievable. I got to see many of these kids grow up and become adults, and went to many of their weddings. … I did get two great surprises: One student returned who is now a professional dancer. During one of our performances, he was discovered by a UA dance professor and given a full scholarship. Another student came all the way from Denver, where he runs a successful business.

2ND SATURDAY DOWNTOWN Free events take place throughout downtown from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. The main stage on Scott Avenue features Arizona Opera’s Gift of Music, Hey, Bucko, and Stuart Oliver and the Desert Angels. A kids’ area in the south parking lot of the Chase Bank building at 2 E. Congress St. features a fire-truck adventure zone, Santa Claus, the 7 Pipers Band (bagpipes), a sidewalk parade and a screening of It’s a Wonderful Life. FC Tucson and Street Soccer host pick-up soccer on the lot between Scott Street, Stone Avenue, Jackson Avenue and Broadway Boulevard. Gospel music by the Sacred Soul Choir and jazz fusion, African, hip-hop and soul music is featured in La Placita Village, 110 S. Church Ave. Street activities include mimes, buskers, stilt-walkers, living statues, car clubs, food trucks and vendors. Visit 2ndsaturdays.com for more information and entertainment schedule. FOURTH AVENUE WINTER STREET FAIR More than 400 vendors of arts and crafts; 35 food vendors; entertainment on two stages; kids’ activities and street entertainment, including musicians, jugglers and mimes, are featured on Fourth Avenue between Ninth Street and University Boulevard, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Dec. 7 through 9; free. Visit fourthavenue.org for more information. LUMINARIA NIGHTS Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Luminarias, decorated trees and wreaths, and music by a wide cross-section of Tucson musicians and choirs are featured from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Dec. 7 through 9; $11, $5 child, $2 discount member. Hot cider and cookies are free; other food is available from a number of local vendors, restaurants and food trucks. Festive music is provided each night by several groups representing a range of cultures and musical genres. They include choruses, a chamber ensemble, a flute choir, a klezmer band and an Irish dance music quartet as well as contemporary music groups. Parking is available at Emmanuel Baptist Church with a free shuttle to the gardens. Call 3269686, ext. 10, or visit tucsonbotanical.org. TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Skyline Country Club. 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive. 2990464. Fine dining, a silent auction of unique services, a gift drawing and music by the TSO Young Artist Competition and the TSO String Quartet are featured at a luncheon to support the Young Artists Competition, at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $65. Visit tsoleague.org, or call 299-8188 for reservations and more information.

OUT OF TOWN COL. GAIL S. HALVORSEN AND ANDREI CHERNY: THE CANDY BOMBERS Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac. 398-2252. The original “candy bomber,” Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, and author Andrei Cherny discuss and sign his book The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America’s Finest Hour at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $15, $12.50 age 7 through 13, free younger child. The event also features Halvorsen’s home movies of the 1948-49 airlift, a Q&A session, wine and chocolate pairings, hot chocolate, cookies and candies like those dropped by the Candy Bomber. Call for reservations. TUBAC LUMINARIA NIGHTS Tubac. Exit 34 on Interstate 19 South. Tubac. Streets are lined with luminarias at 5:30 p.m., and stores are open until 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8; free. Homemade food is for sale; Santa is available for photos; and Talias Van’s Bright and Morning Star Choir and Orchestra performs. Call 398-2704, or visit tubacaz.com for more information.

UPCOMING AVALON ORGANIC GARDENS Avalon Organic Gardens. 2074 Pendleton Drive. Tumacácori-Carmen. 603-9932. Live music, baked goods, hot cider, visits with Santa, music by the teen female band Israfel Awakened, a presentation of children’s songs and a screening of The God Child Came, an original Christmas musical by Global Change Theater Company, are featured at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14; $12, $9 advance, $9 ages 6 through 11, free younger child. Visit globalchangemedia.org/events for more information. AN IRISH CHRISTMAS PARTY Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 549. 1884 S. Craycroft Road. 790-4626. A holiday dinner menu, Christmas and Irish music, and Irish step-dancers are featured at an Irish American Gaelic Society of Tucson event from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; $25. Reservations are required; call 730-1800 or 747-0059 for reservations and more information. SOLSTICE PARTY AND MOCASHOP HOLIDAY SALE MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Mexican hot chocolate, tamales, live music and holiday cheer celebrate the solstice and the debut of holiday gift selections including jewelry, vintage-design items, housewares, artist-multiples and more, from 7 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; $20, $10 member. WINTERHAVEN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Winterhaven Neighborhood. Fort Lowell Road between Country Club Road and Tucson Boulevard. The Winterhaven Neighborhood’s massive holiday light display opens Saturday, Dec. 15, and continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. Hours are 5:30 to 10 p.m., daily; free. Donations of nonperishable food and money for the Tucson Community Food Bank are encouraged. Attendees can walk through any night. Drive-through nights are Dec. 18, 28 and 29. Visit winterhavenfestival.org for more information.

BULLETIN BOARD EVENTS THIS WEEK ACCESSORIES TRUNK SHOW Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. A trunk show featuring one-of-a-kind jewelry by Laurie Wetterschneider of Laurie and Lisa Designs, and handpainted silk scarves by Debra McDonnell, takes place from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6, in the museum lobby and store; free. ADULT SPELLING BEE Sky Bar. 536 N. Fourth Ave. 622-4300. An adult spelling bee takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., the second Tuesday of every month; free. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m. The winner receives a trophy and a $25 gift certificate for Brooklyn Pizza. Email tucsonspellingbee@gmail. com, or search for “Tucson Spelling Bee” on Facebook for more information. CRIZMAC ART AND CULTURAL MARKETPLACE CRIZMAC Art and Cultural Marketplace. 1642 N. Alvernon Way. 323-8555. An artisans’ market and trunk show takes place from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. Featured are local photography; locally made salsa, spice rubs and condiments; hand-crocheted scarves and wraps; handmade pottery; jewelry and more. DIVORCE RECOVERY 1 Trained facilitators lead nonsectarian support groups from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday or Thursday; $60 requested donation, but no one is turned away. Each course is eight weeks and closes after the second week. New classes start Thursday, Dec. 6, at St Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1431 W. Magee Road; and Tuesday, Jan. 8, at St. Phillip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Room 6. Call 495-0704, or visit divorcerecovery.net for more information. ELECTRIC HOLIDAY PARADE Tanque Verde Swap Meet. 4100 S. Palo Verde Road. 294-4252. A 110-foot long parade with Santa and his reindeer atop a light-covered choo-choo makes its way around the swap meet from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m., every Friday and Saturday, through Saturday, Dec. 22; free ride for children with two cans of food or a freewill donation for local charities. HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. An arts and crafts fair takes place around the Gaslight Theatre, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday, through Sunday, Dec. 23; free admission. MEET-THE-ARTISTS NIGHTS Old Town Artisans. 201 N. Court Ave. 623-6024. Guests tour the eclectic shops and galleries, meet local artists and enjoy live music in the historic courtyard

from 6 to 8 p.m., the second Saturday of every month through December; free. OCCUPY TUCSON TEACH-IN Historic YWCA. 738 N. Fifth Ave. 622-4700. A discussion about history that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taught in schools takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11; free. Call 399-6324 for more information. ORALIA LOPEZ: MATA ORTIZ POTTERY SALE Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Pottery made by Oralia Lopez of Mata Ortiz is displayed and sold from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9. John Bezy lectures on Mata Ortiz pottery at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. Both events are free. ST. CYRILâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CRAFT FAIR St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Parish and School. 4725 E. Pima St. 795-1633. Bead work, homemade stationery, baked goods, knitted and crocheted goods and other gift items are for sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; free admission. Call 795-1633, ext. 102, for more information and to reserve vendor space. TEDXTUCSON Gallagher Theater. UA Student Union, 1303 E. University Blvd. 626-0370. A local TED event, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tucson: City of Healing and Innovation,â&#x20AC;? features a series of inspiring talks and ideas worth sharing, from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $20. Featured presenters are Patricia Pearson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why Ghosts Are Good for Youâ&#x20AC;?; and Stuart Hameroff, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quantum Biology.â&#x20AC;? Visit tedxtucson. com for more information. TOY PARADE TO BENEFIT AVIVA CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SERVICES Freedom Park Center. 5000 E. 29th St. 791-4969. More than 100 motorcycle riders collect toys for abused and neglected children served by Aviva, then deliver them via a motorcycle parade that starts in Freedom Park at noon, Sunday, Dec. 9, and ends at the Morgan McDermott American Legion Post 7, 330 W. Franklin Road; $20 per rider, $5 passenger plus an unwrapped toy. Registration takes place from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, at Post 7; and from 9 a.m. to noon, Sunday, Dec. 9, at Freedom Park. Call 237-3965 for more info. WANT TO BE IN OUR SPRING ARTS PREVIEW? We want to tell the world everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing in fine art, theater, music, literature, performance and the humanities, from Thursday, Jan. 24, through Wednesday, Aug. 14. Email the basicsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;title, date, time, place, ticket prices, contact info and websiteâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to listings@tucsonweekly.com. Our deadline is Friday, Jan. 4. Email your info to listings@tucsonweekly.com, and put â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Artsâ&#x20AC;? in the subject line. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even need complete sentences! WHISKEY WEEKEND Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. Jack Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Distillery sponsors a four-course dinner with each dish prepared and paired with a different Jack Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whiskey product, at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; $75 includes a commemorative bottle of whiskey to take home. Meanwhile, guests on the plaza enjoy special cocktails at the whiskey bar and samples of Crown Royal Maple; free admission. On Saturday, Dec. 8, at 6 p.m., guests sample more than 50 whiskeys, scotches and bourbons at the Whiskey Grand Tasting; $45 for 12 different whiskeys. Outside, a free concert by Hank Topless, Tom Walbank and Whiskey Kiss starts at 8 p.m.. Also on Dec. 8, the hotel hosts three educational seminars: Scotch, Bourbon, and Whiskeys of the World; free. Call or visit hotelcongress.com for reservations and more information.

els or memoirs in a two-part class, from 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12 and 26.

UPCOMING 9 QUEENS AND KINGS HIMMEL ALL-AGES CHESS TOURNAMENT Himmel Branch Library. 1035 N. Treat Ave. 594-5305. Three rounds of chess are played from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free, including snacks. All ages and abilities are welcome. Email jhoffman@9queens.org for more information. CHRISTMAS JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW Bridge Gallery. 5425 N. Kolb Road, No. 113. 5774537. Jewelry by Laurence Baca is on display and for sale from 3 to 7 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Dec. 14 through 16; free admission. COUPLESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; GINGERBREADHOUSE DECORATING PARTY Westward Look Resort. 245 E. Ina Road. 297-1151. A gingerbread-house-decorating party starts at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Catalina Ballroom; $39 includes gingerbread house, decorations, light appetizers and a glass of wine. CRAFT SALE AT THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER FARMERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MARKET Santa Cruz River Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 882-3304. Craft-making and cooking demonstrations by members of the Iskashitaa Refugee Network highlight a market event that also features local honey, tortillas, jams and jellies, salsas, soaps and homemade pies, from 3 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; free. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSES Music, refreshments, thanks to volunteers and donors, and information about the work of Interfaith Community Services are featured at two open houses, one at each ICS location: Thursday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m to 1 p.m., at 8701 E. Old Spanish Trail; and Friday, Dec. 14, from 2 to 5 p.m., at 2820 W. Ina Road, including a performance by the Southern Arizona Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus. Visit icstucson.org, or call 297-2738, ext 222. MERCADO HOLIDAY BAZAAR Mercado San AgustĂn. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 461-1110, ext. 8. Artisan foods, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing and toys, jewelry, specialty gifts and more are for sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Dec. 14 through 16; free admission. Also featured are live music performances, and kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities including gingerbread cookie-decorating and photo ops with Santa Claus. Traditional holiday foods such as tamales, buĂąuelos and champurrado are available for purchase. Visit mercadosanagustin.com for more information. SUPER SUNDAYS AT TANQUE VERDE SWAP MEET Tanque Verde Swap Meet. 4100 S. Palo Verde Road. 294-4252. Tanque Verde Swap Meet features an openair market with entertainment, carnival rides, face-painting, cash drawings, popcorn, balloon hats, international food trucks, keg-beer golf carts and fresh churro stands, and food giveaways every hour, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the third Sunday of every month. The first carnival ride is free; the rest are $1. Visit tanqueverdeswapmeet.com 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. HIGH-DESERT ART AND GIFTS MARKET Studio Tour Welcome Center and Gallery. 1880 W. American Ave. Oracle. 896-2464. A holiday show and sale of original, affordably priced works by Oracle artists and artisans continues through Sunday, Dec. 23. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday; free. Call 896-2079 or 896-2234 for more information. WELLNESS ON THE WEB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. 229-5300. Learn about reliable, useful online resources for health-related topics in a two-part class, from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Dec. 12 and 19; free. Call to register. WRITERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; WORKSHOP Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. 229-5300. Discuss your project and discover creative writing techniques for essays, short stories, nov-

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GRAND OPENING OF THE LIFEGUARD CENTER The LifeGuard Center. 77 N. Park Ave. 861-5999. Light snacks and beverages are provided, and children are welcome, at an open house of a new organization serving at-risk youth, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. INDIVIDUAL JOB COUNSELING Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. A job counselor from Career Services Unlimited provides free, one-on-one counseling about choosing a career, resume-writing, interview skills, networking and job-search skills from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Dec. 6; and from noon to 3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10; free. No appointment is needed; sessions are limited to 30 minutes. Call 791-4010 for more information. NIGP REVERSE TRADESHOW Desert Diamond Entertainment Center. 1100 W. Pima Mine Road. 294-7777. Procurement professionals from

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public agencies and private businesses talk to local and regional businesses and chambers of commerce about how to do business with their organizations, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12; $125. Registration includes a copy of the National Institute of Government Purchasing Copper Chapter Procurement Professionals Directory. David Fitzsimmons is the keynote speaker. Visit copperchapter.com or call 837-4133 to register. REAL ESTATE INFORMATION NETWORK Village Inn. 6251 N. Oracle Road. 297-2180. Discussions about wealth formation take place over breakfast, from 7 to 8 a.m., the first Friday of every month; free program, no-host breakfast. Call 909-9375. TAKE THE FEAR OUT OF CALLING FOR DONATIONS Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Challenge your fears, and learn how to feel empowered to successfully secure in-kind donations for a nonprofit organization, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free. Reservations are required. Call 7914010 for reservations and more information. TAX-EDUCATION SEMINAR Raskob/Kambourian Financial Advisors. 4100 N. First Ave. 690-1999. A no-obligation tax education seminar about year-end opportunities for tax breaks under current laws takes place from 1 to 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free. Reservations are requested.

OUT OF TOWN SCORE BUSINESS COUNSELING Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. 229-5300. Experienced executives give individualized advice about starting or building a business, from 9 a.m. to noon, every Monday and Saturday; and 3 to 5 p.m., every Tuesday; free by appointment.

UPCOMING MINGLE BELLS MIXER Armitage Wine Lounge and Café. 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 168. 682-9740. Members of Tucson’s advertising, marketing and public-relations associations gather for wine-tasting and appetizers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 18; $30 to $45, includes two pours. Make reservations at aaftucson.org.

FILM EVENTS THIS WEEK BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING Himmel Branch Library. 1035 N. Treat Ave. 594-5305. Beauty Is Embarrassing, a film about commercial artist Wayne White’s efforts to find peace and balance between work and art, is screened from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10; free. FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Max Cannon hosts a contest among filmmakers to win prizes or be gonged at the discretion of the audience, starting at 9 p.m., the first Friday of every month; $6, $5 Loft member. The maximum film length is 15 minutes; aspiring auteurs sign in with a DVD or Blu-ray that can be played on a regular player. FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Warren Miller’s Flow State, a videographic art film about skiing the world’s most striking mountains, screens at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; $20. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre. org for tickets and more information. LOFT CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Thursday, Dec. 6, at noon: Exiting Another Factory: Artists’ Video Screening, featuring the artworks of 10 UA School of Art graduate students; free. Visit loftcinema.com for a complete list of forthcoming films and to reserve tickets. UA SCHOOL OF THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. What’s Up Docs?, documentary films by juniors in the BFA program of the UA School of Theatre, Film and Television, screens at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12.; free.

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GARDENING EVENTS THIS WEEK BUTTERFLY MAGIC Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, 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. FALL GARDEN TOURS Extension Garden Center. 4210 N. Campbell Ave. Pima County Master Gardeners lead tours of the demonstration gardens at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; and Wednesday, Dec. 12; free. STEEL CULVERT WATER-TANK INSTALLATION St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church. 3809 E. Third St. 3251001. Staff members of Watershed Management Group present best-practices for installing a steel culvert cistern at the site of a cistern the group is installing, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. Participants carpool from the St. Mark’s parking lot. They should be prepared to participate in the technical and manual aspects of plumbing and cistern installation, including lifting, digging and using power tools. RSVP is required; call 869-0802 to RSVP and for more information. TUCSON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY The East Side Night Meeting of the Tucson African Violet Society gathers from 7 to 9 p.m., the first Wednesday of every month, at The Cascades, 201 N. Jessica Ave. The East Side Day Meeting takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the second Wednesday of every month, at The Cascades. The Northwest Day Meeting takes place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the second Thursday of every month, at The Inn at the Fountains at La Cholla, 2001 W. Rudasill Road.

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UPCOMING GREAT BEAN-TASTING Native Seeds/SEARCH Retail Store. 3061 N. Campbell Ave. 622-5561. Visitors taste bean dishes prepared by Tucson chefs at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free. Visit nativeseeds.org for more information. PASSIVE WATER-HARVESTING WORKSHOP Participants learn how to make a stormwater problem into a plant-irrigation solution, and earn sweat-equity toward getting a project done at their own home, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free. Email co-op@ watershedmg.org, or visit watershedmg.org for more information.

HEALTH EVENTS THIS WEEK ADULT LOSS OF HEARING ASSOCIATION (ALOHA) Santa Catalina Roman Catholic Church. 14380 N. Oracle Road. 825-9611. ALOHA meets the first Thursday of every month through May 2, 2013. Call 795-9887 for more info. BARNES AND NOBLE Barnes and Noble. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. Dr. Andrew Weil signs his newest book, True Food: Seasonal, Sustainable, Simple, Pure, along with his his books Spontaneous Happiness and The Happiness Toolkit, at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11; free. GROCERY TOUR AND HEALTHY-RECIPE SWAP Quality Strength Fitness Studio. 3870 W. River Road, No. 108. 891-9488. Fitness professionals provide recipes and shopping tips, then guide a tour through a nearby supermarket to illustrate ways to eat well on a budget, at 11 a.m., every Wednesday. Call 891-9488 for more information. STROKE SUPPORT-GROUP MEETINGS University of Arizona Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 694-0111. Stroke survivors and caregivers learn more about strokes, share positive solutions and support each other from 10 to 11 a.m., the second Monday of every month, in the cafeteria, dining room C; free. ’TIS THE SEASON TO BE POISONED Arizona Health Sciences Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 626-7301. An exhibit of holiday hazards and

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ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM HOLIDAY FESTIVAL Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Fun activities, live performances, food trucks, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theater, storytelling, book sales and more are featured from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. Parking is free in the garage at Euclid Avenue and Second Street. $5, $4 senior or age 12 through 18, free younger child. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org for more information. BARNES AND NOBLE Barnes and Noble. 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. 512-1166. Polar Express Story Time and Pajama Night features hot chocolate, cookies, crafts, letters to Santa and readings of other holiday favorites at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free. Boarding tickets are issued at the door. Children are encouraged to wear pajamas and bring their favorite pillow.

TUCSON MARATHON FAMILY FITNESS FEST UA Mall. 1303 E. University Drive. A day of family fitness includes a 5k run for all skill levels, and a 1-mile run for all ages, at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $25 5k, $15 1-mile with advance registration. A wide range of other kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities take place from 8 a.m. to noon on the mall. Visit tucsonmarathon.com to register and for more information. TUCSON RIVER OF WORDS YOUTH POETRY AND ART TRAVELING EXHIBIT Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Branch Library. 7800 N. Schisler Drive. 594-5200. An exhibit of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poetry and art expressing their understanding of watersheds continues through Thursday, Jan. 31; 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. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@ pima.gov for more information. ZOOLIGHTS Reid Park Zoo. 1030 S. Randolph Way. 881-4753. Light displays, animal-themed light sculptures and thousands of sparkling bulbs are featured from 6 to 10 p.m., daily, through Sunday, Dec. 23; $6, $4 child, $1 member discount. Call or visit tucsonzoo.org for more information.

OUT OF TOWN FAMILY FUN FOR THE HOLIDAYS El Rancho Robles. 1170 N. Rancho Robles Road. Oracle. 896-7651. Ornament-decorating, candy-cane hunts, hayrides and more take place in a turn-of-thecentury setting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday, through Sunday, Dec. 30; free. Family photos or photos with Santa are $10 each. Email elranchorobles@gmail.com, or visit elranchorobles.com for more information. HOLIDAY TREE-LIGHTING Hilton El Conquistador Resort. 10000 N. Oracle Road. Oro Valley. 544-5000. Music by the Arizona Youth Chamber Ensemble and the Ironwood High School Encore! Show Choir begins at 4 p.m., and a tree-lighting takes place at 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive. 299-2020. A pancake breakfast, family activities and a storytime with Santa take place from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $20, $10 kids. Reservations are required.

JINGLE TRAIL 5K AND SANTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LITTLE HELPER 1K Cienega High School. 12775 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way. Vail. 879-2800. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to register at 8 a.m. for a 1k run starting at 8:45 a.m., and a 5k walk/run starting at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $20 5k, $10 1k. The event benefits the Shyann Kindness Project Toy Drive and the Cienega High School Link Crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adopt-A-Family project. Visit taggrun.com to register and for more information.

KIDS CREATE Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Kids Create, an ongoing series of workshops for children, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month. Each workshop produces a different project. Call for reservations. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday; $9, $8 senior or military, $6 age 4 to 17, $6 adults on Thursday through Dec. 27, free younger child. Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information.

JOAN SANDIN: CELEBRATE ARIZONA Western National Parks Association. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Joan Sandin uses illustrations and rhymes to tell the story of how Arizona became a state on Feb. 14, 1912, in her book Celebrate Arizona! She discusses and signs the book at noon and 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. Reservations are required, but must be made no earlier than one week in advance; call between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. Visit wnpa.org for a schedule of talks, directions or more information.

MANZO GREENHOUSE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Manzo Elementary School. 855 N Melrose Ave. 2251900. Performances by Manzo students sharing what they have learned about ecology through music, songs, dances and dramatic movement follow an opening ceremony and remarks by Deputy TUSD Superintendent Maria Menconi and Arizona Sonora Desert Museum education specialist Jesus Garcia from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free Call for more information.

TSO JUST FOR KIDS Sahuarita Municipal Complex. 375 W. Sahuarita Center Way. Sahuarita. 822-8800. The Flute Viola Harp Trio presents two performances of Pip and the Pirate, the story of graduation day at the pirate academy; one at 10 a.m., and the other at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $3. Visit tucsonsymphony.org for more information.

NATURE STORIES Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road. 877-6000. An art activity follows a story-reading from 11 a.m. to noon, Friday, Dec. 7 and 21; free. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

HOLIDAY EXPRESS AT THE DEPOT Historic Train Depot. 400 N. Toole Ave. 623-2223. Holiday singing, letters to the North Pole, a reading of the Polar Express, model trains, giveaways and photos with Santa in front of Locomotive No. 1673 are featured from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free. Visit tucsonhistoricdepot.org for more information.

NUTCRACKER TEA Hacienda del Sol. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. A tea and silent auction take place from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; $15 to $25. Proceeds help underwrite expenses of the Arizona Dance Theatre production of The Nutcracker. Visit creativedancearts.com for reservations and more information. OUTDOOR FAMILY DAY Brandi Fenton Memorial Park. 3482 E. River Road. 877-6154. Families create holiday wreaths using materials from nature and other colorful ornaments, from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 8; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations and more information.

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NATURE DISCOVERY PACKS Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road. 877-6000. Explore nature and learn about the diversity of wildlife at the park through self-guided activities and tools included in the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nature packs, from 8 to 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free. The packs are available to families and youth groups. Reservations are not required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@ pima.gov for more information. 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, Dec. 15; $5 launch, free for spectators and younger than 18. Rental rockets with motors are available for $2

SANTA CRUZ RIVER WALKS TumacĂĄcori National Historical Park. 1891 E. Frontage Road. TumacĂĄcori. 398-2341. Guided walks of a halfmile along a level, unpaved trail through rare habitat for birds and wildlife take place at 10:30 a.m., every Wednesday, through April 24; free.

GNEISS (GEOLOGY) WALK Sabino Canyon Visitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Center. 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 749-8700. Volunteer naturalist Peggy Wenrick guides an adult walk over moderately difficult trails to look at geologic formations in the canyon, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; $5 parking or $20 annual pass. Wear good walking shoes and bring water.

WIECK CHAMBER SINGERS AND ORCHESTRA Green Fields Country Day School. 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra. 297-2288. A performance of Gian Carlo Menottiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amahl and the Night Visitors features the Green Fields Mixed Chorus at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Green Fields Center for the Performing Arts; $15. Email elasansky@greenfields.org, or call for tickets and more information.

ROCK ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF VENTANA CAVE PCC Community Campus. 401 N. Bonita Ave. 2064528. Archaeologist Allen Dart leads a carpool tour of a cave on the Tohono Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;odham nation with petroglyphs, pictographs and other features of habitation from as long as 10,000 years ago, from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; $35, $28 member of Old Pueblo Archaeology, Pueblo or Grande Museum Auxiliary, free member or employee of the Tohono Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;odham Nation. Reservations are required. Call 798-1201, or email infor@oldpueblo.org for reservations and more info.

OUTDOORS EVENTS THIS WEEK GEOLOGY WALK Catalina State Park. Oracle Road, 5 miles north of Ina Road. 628-5798. Volunteer Karen Gray leads a hike of about 2.5 miles and 1.5 to two hours round-trip, at 9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 9 and 30; $7 park entrance fee. Meet at the ramada in the picnic area. The group looks at maps, rocks and mountains. SABINO CANYON FALL HIKE Meet at Douglas Springs trail head at the east end of Speedway Boulevard at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 7, for a medium-difficulty hike of four to five hours over 6 miles with an elevation gain of about 1,000 feet. An extra mile can be added to visit Ernieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Falls. Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 429-4492 for reservations and information about what to bring. Visit sabinonaturalists.org for information about other, regularly scheduled Sabino Canyon hikes.

VENTANA CANYON TO MAIDEN POOLS Ventana Canyon Trail. 7000 N. Resort Drive. Sabino Canyon naturalists lead a medium-difficulty hike of 5 miles over three to four hours with an elevation gain of 1,000 feet at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 14. Call 4294492 for more invormation. Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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. BEGINNER BIRD WALK Mason Audubon Center. 8751 N. Thornydale Road. 744-0004. The Tucson Audubon Society hosts an introduction to birdwatching for all ages with a casual, guided stroll through the saguaro-ironwood desert at 8 a.m., every Saturday; free. Call 629-0510, ext. 7011, for more information.

SUNDAY HIKES Catalina State Park. Oracle Road, 5 miles north of Ina Road. 628-5798. A moderately paced hike of 7 to 9 miles over 400- to 1,400-foot elevations takes place at 7:30 a.m., every Sunday in December, weather permitting; $7 park entrance fee. Call 638-5404 for reservations by 4 p.m. Saturday.

BIRD WALKS Catalina State Park. Oracle Road, 5 miles north of Ina Road. 628-5798. A 2.5-hour guided walk along mostly flat terrain begins at the picnic-area parking-lot ramada at 8:30 a.m., every Friday and Sunday, weather permitting; $7 park entrance fee. Birders of any age or skill level are welcome. Dogs are not allowed.

SWEETWATER WETLANDS BIRD WALK Sweetwater Wetlands. 2667 W. Sweetwater Drive. 7914331. Walk for two or three hours on an easy level path with volunteers from the Tucson Audubon Society to see most of the regular winter birds of the Tucson area, at 8 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; and Wednesday, Dec. 19 free. All ages and birding abilities are welcome. Call 6152285, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information. Bring water and wear a hat.

MASON CENTER MORNING BIRD WALKS Tucson Audubon Society Mason Center. 8751 N. Thornydale Road. 572-9881. Learn the basics of birdwatching and how to identify the backyard birds commonly seen in the Tucson area, at 8 a.m., every Saturday, through May 25, 2013. A brief presentation is followed by an easy walk on a half-mile trail. Advance registration is required; email volunteer@ tucsonaudubon.org for reservations.

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HONEY BEE CANYON PARK BIRDING WALK Honey Bee Canyon Park. 13880 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. Oro Valley. 877-6000. A guided bird walk for ages 12 and older leads to Gambelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quail, verdins, gnat-

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TUCSON JUNIOR CHAMBER STRINGS Tucson High Magnet School. 400 N. Second Ave. 2255000. The top three levels of the orchestra perform works by Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsacov, Haydn and others at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; freewill donation.

WINTERHAVEN RUN THROUGH THE LIGHTS St. Francis Cabrini Church. 3201 E. Presidio Road. 326-7670. A noncompetitive 5k fun-run over the flat paved streets of the Winterhaven neighborhood takes place at 5:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16; free. Festive holiday attire is encouraged. Gather afterward for a free slice of pizza. Call 326-9383, or visit azroadrunners.org.

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SUSAN LOWELL: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A VERY HAIRY CHRISTMASâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mostly Books. 6208 E. Speedway Blvd. 571-0110. Susan Lowell, author of The Three Javelinas, reads and signs her new childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book about javelinas and Christmas from 12:30 to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free.

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.

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STORIES THAT SOAR Blenman Elementary School. 1695 N. Country Club Road. Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; original stories come to life in a theatrical production by the Stories That Soar ensemble at 9 a.m., Friday, Dec. 14. Call 360-6709 to arrange admission to the school campus.

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tour of the universe, from 5 to 10 p.m., nightly; $48 Monday through Thursday, $60 Friday through Sunday, $30 student. Reservations are required. Visit skycenter. arizona.edu for reservations. Search Facebook for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mt. Lemmon SkyCenterâ&#x20AC;? for daily photo updates about current events in the universe. RAMSEY CANYON PRESERVE WALKS Ramsey Canyon Preserve. 27 Ramsey Canyon Road. Miracle Valley. (520) 378-2785. Nature Conservancy docents give guided walks through the habitats of more than 170 bird species and a wide range of wildlife at 9 a.m., every Monday, Thursday and Saturday; $5, $3 member or Cochise County resident, free younger than 16, admission is good for a week. Pets are not allowed. SABINO CANYON WALKS Sabino Canyon. 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 7498700. Volunteer naturalists guide adults on a leisurely paced walk to identify plants and birds, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., every Tuesday, through Tuesday, April 23. Volunteer naturalist Bruce Kilpatrick helps visitors pan for garnets by Sabino Creek, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., every Wednesday, through Wednesday, April 30. Hikes are free with $5 daily, or $20 annual admission to the park. Call or visit scvntucson.org for more info. SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS Tucson Mountain Park. 2020 N. Kinney Road. 8776000. Volunteers age 12 and older help remove buffelgrass and fountain grass from 8 to 11 a.m., every second and fourth Wednesday; and every third Saturday; free. Work may require hiking and working on steep slopes. Meeting locations are in Tucson Mountain Park. Details are given with RSVP, which is required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov to RSVP or for more information. TOHONO CHUL GUIDED BIRD AND NATURE WALKS Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Birders at any level of expertise tour the nature trails and gardens of 49-acre Tohono Chul Park and learn to identify some of the 27 resident bird species at 8:30 a.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A one-hour walking tour of the nature trails takes place at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than

WAKE UP WITH THE BIRDS Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road. 877-6000. Spot wetland birds, hummingbirds, songbirds and raptors on a walk from 8:30 to 10 a.m., every Thursday; free. Binoculars are available. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov 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., Saturdays, Dec. 8 and 29, in Room E of the cafeteria; freewill donation. Call 904-4801, or visit www.bruno-groening. org/english for more information. THE COSMIC CHRIST IN THE HEART OF HUMANITY Tucson Museum of Art Education Center. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Puran Bair offers mystical insights based on the story of the nativity, from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6; free. Call 299-2170 for more information. DANCING WITH THE KNOWER AND THE UNKNOWABLE Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Heart-rhythm meditation teacher Puran Bair lectures on the nature of the self, self-knowledge and spiritual illumination in the modern world, from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6; and Jan. 17; $15 each lecture. Call 299-2170 for more information. IONS MONTHLY PRESENTATION Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300. IONS meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on the first Friday of every month, to hear a presentation about alternative healing methods and consciousness research. Dec. 7: Ellie Drew presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sacred Partnership: The Next Phase of Personal and Spiritual Evolution.â&#x20AC;? Call 2998285, or visit ionstucson.org for more information.

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PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN BOOK GROUP Rincon United Church of Christ. 122 N. Craycroft Road. Pastor Steve Van Kuiken leads an open book club at 4 p.m., the second and fourth Wednesday of every month; free.

UPCOMING MITZVAH 613 TORAH FAIR Congregation Anshei Israel. 5550 E. Fifth St. 7455550. The congregation celebrates its commissioning of a new Torah with a fair from 9 to 11 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 16. Attendees are encouraged to leave â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mazel Tovâ&#x20AC;? messages commemorating the congregationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 83rd anniversary. Breakfast, Torah cookies, a sing-along, learning stations and the staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help in finding particular Torah verse are featured at the fair. Call 745-5550, ext. 225, for more information. TUCSON IANDS EXPERIENCE SHARING (TIES) Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300. Jeff Olsen discusses the near-death experience he had in an accident that killed his wife and son, at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; $5. Call 395-2365 for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BHAGAVAD GITA STUDY Govindaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Shared reading and indepth study of the ancient Indian text takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., every Wednesday; free. A free light meal follows. Visit govindasoftucson.com for more info. EVOLVE TUCSON St. Francis in the Foothills Church. 4625 E. River Road. 299-9063. A discussion about how to create a healthy, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous community in Tucson takes place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., every Sunday; freewill donation. LGBTQ BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND PRACTICE Three Jewels. 314 E. Sixth St. 303-6648. Two 20-minute silent-sitting meditations, readings from Buddhist spiritual texts and discussion take place from 10 to 11:45 a.m., every Sunday; free-will donation. Bring a pillow or cushion. Call 884-4691 or 306-4691 for more information. WAKE UP TUCSON Hi Corbett Field. 3400 E. Camino Campestre. 3279467. Ajahn Sarayut of Wat Buddhametta leads a walk around Randolph Park to promote physical and mental-health awareness, from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., every Tuesday and Saturday; free. Visit tucsonbuddhistcenter. org for more information.

SPORTS EVENTS THIS WEEK ARIZONA WILDCAT HOCKEY TCC Arena. 260 S. Church Ave. Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m.: NAU. Tickets are $5 to $17. Visit arizonawildcathockey.org for tickets and more information. AZ BLISTER WAKA KICKBALL Joaquin Murrieta Park. 1400 N. Silverbell Road. 7914752. A playoff tournament and end-of-season party take place at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. Visit kickball. com for more information. DESERT DISC DUEL UA Jimenez Practice Facility. Campbell Avenue at Enke Drive, UA Campus. 621-2211. The UA and ASU Ultimate teams compete for the Territorial Cup in two matches starting at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free. Email apsmith@email.arizona.edu, or search for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Desert Disc Duel: Part IIâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook for more information, stats and video of a previous match.

TUCSON MARATHON, MARATHON RELAY AND HALF-MARATHON The Holualoa Tucson Marathon, Marathon Relay and the Damascus Bakeries Half-Marathon start at various points in Oracle at 7 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; $75 to $215. A portion of each entry fee benefits Better Than Ever, the Arizona Cancer Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiative to prevent and cure cancer. Visit tucsonmarathon.com to register.

UPCOMING TUCSON ROLLER DERBY TRD Wreckhouse. 1145 E. Valencia Road. 390-1454. The Saddletramps skate against Duke City, and the Bandoleras meet H.A.R.D., at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; $15, $10 advance. Search for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tucson Roller Derbyâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook for tickets and more information. UA WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BASKETBALL UA McKale Memorial Center. 1721 E. Enke Drive. The UA meets Weber State at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16; and Longwood at 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20; $3 to $8. Visit arizonawildcats.com for tickets and more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS POOL TOURNAMENTS Pockets Pool and Pub. 1062 S. Wilmot Road. 5719421. Nine-ball tournaments take place according to handicap at 5 p.m., Sunday, and 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, for 9 and under; and at 7:30 p.m., Monday, for 8 and under. Tournaments for handicaps 9 and under take place at noon, every Saturday: 14.1 straight pool the first Saturday; nine-ball the second and fourth Saturday; 10-ball the third Saturday; and eight-ball the fifth Saturday; $10, optional $5 side pot. Unrated players arrive 30 minutes early to get a rating. Chess and backgammon also are available. Call for more info. RAINBOW RIDERS CYCLING GROUP A group of LGBTQA cyclists dedicated to the enjoyment of all types of bicycling meets every Sunday, and other occasions at the suggestion of members; free. Times vary. All levels of riders are welcome. E-mail nursewratchet@yahoo.com, or visit health.groups.yahoo. com/group/wingspan_fun2bhealthy/messages for more information. TUCSON FRONTRUNNERS LGBT people and family, friends and straight allies of all ability levels run or walk at their own pace. At 5:30 p.m., every Monday, they participate in Meet Me at Maynards, 311 E. Congress St. At 5:30 p.m., each Wednesday, they climb Tumamoc Hill, just west of the intersection of Silverbell Road and Anklam Road. At 7:30 a.m., every Saturday, their main walk takes place at Reid Park, beginning from the parking lot of Hi Corbett Field, 3400 E. Camino Campestre. An hour after the run, they meet for brunch. Visit tucsonfrontrunners.org for more information. TUCSON INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY Tucson International Raceway. 4300 E. Los Reales Road. 574-8515. Wing sprint, x-mod, super stock, factory stock, hornet and other class races start at 6:45 p.m., every Saturday; $12, free age 11 and younger, $10 military, senior and youth age 12 through 17, add $5 for the enclosed VIP tower. Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities and fullservice concessions also are featured. Visit tucsoninternationalraceway.com for tickets and racing schedules. VOLLEYBALL Randolph Recreation Center. 200 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4870. Play volleyball every Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. $1.50 adult; $1 youth or senior. Call for more information.

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PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DANCE PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. The program Wonders of the World choreographically explores natural and manmade marvels at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8; $10, with discounts available. Call or visit pima.edu/cfa for tickets.

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TWILIGHT TANGO MILONGA A free Argentine tango class from 7 to 8 p.m. is followed by a milonga, or tango-dance party, the second Saturday of every month, at Café a la C’Art, 150 N. Main Ave.; and from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30, at the Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway Blvd.; $10 requested donation. Food and beverages are available for purchase, and visual artists showcase their work. Call 290-5699 for more information.

BY LAURA C.J. OWEN, lowen@tucsonweekly.com m he phrases “the 99 percent” and “the 1 percent” have recently been invoked as shorthand for the disparity in our country between the rich and the poor. But rarely has the gap between the haves and have-nots been so clearly evident as in late 18th-century France, right before the French Revolution. The bloody 1789 revolt led to the execution of monarch Louis XVI and his Austrian queen, Marie Antoinette. Perhaps because of its resonance to today, Beowulf Alley chose to perform Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh, a play with the historical backdrop of the French Revolution. “Why perform a play about Marie Antoinette,” director Teresa Simone asks in a note in the program, “without contemplating the question, who are the royalty of today?” Marie Antoinette has become a symbol of an out-of-touch ruling class—a spoiled aristocrat whose obliviousness to the plight of the poor led to her own downfall. Many artists have attempted to depict her by either condemning her or trying to rehabilitate her reputation. This 2007 play by Joel Gross puts Marie in a love triangle. The action begins in 1774. Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, a real-life painter in 18th-century France, aspires to paint portraits of the queen. Played by Hilary Metzger, Elisa has risen from poverty to paint pretty pictures of aristocrats. She is seduced by Count Alexis (Adrian Gomez), who spouts notions of democratic reform while enjoying the privileges afforded by his title. Alexis’ connections enable Elisabeth to secure the patronage of Marie (Rachel Santay), but difficulties arise when Marie herself falls for the count. Against the backdrop of these romantic affairs, we are made aware of the impact of politics. Alexis leaves to aid the Americans in fighting their own revolution, and pressure increases on the queen as her French subjects become ever more restive. Santay, Metzger and Gomez are all attractive, charismatic actors who are able to meet the demands of the script. They not only act out a passionate love triangle, but also must spout a lot of expository dialogue about the French Revolution. (At a few moments on opening night, each paused tellingly, indicating that the task of memorizing all of that dialogue might have been too much.) The actors must also grapple with the play’s weighty themes: What is required of artists during periods of social change? Is there such as thing as a true aristocracy? This energetic trio is enhanced by Virginia Miller in the nonspeaking role of Pierrot, the

OUT OF TOWN SAHUARITA DANCE CENTER Sahuarita Auditorium. 350 W. Sahuarita Road. Sahuarita. 625-3502. Oh Holy Night, the story of a girl’s search for the true meaning of Christmas, is performed by dancers from the Sahuarita Dance Center, at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8. Musicians, soloists, and guest performer Chris Compton will also appear. $8, $5 child. Call 232-3753 for reservations.

UPCOMING ARIZONA DANCE THEATRE PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. The Nutcracker is staged at 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16; $23 and $25. Call 206-6986 or 8875658 for reservations. Visit creativedancearts.com.

Hilary Metzger in Beowulf Alley Theatre’s Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh. traditional French sad clown. Pierrot is a visual reminder of the plight of the poor, serving as an entertainer and as a footstool to the queen. The silent clown also keeps us aware of the suffering masses outside of the insular love triangle. Ultimately, in any historical drama, it is the costume designers who do the most-important work. The events of long ago are so associated with dress that a failure in the costumes can prove devastatingly distracting. But without a massive budget, how can a theatrical production re-create the excesses of 18th-century French fashion? Costume-designer David Swisher arrives at a brilliant solution: His costumes are not strictly realistic. As Marie, Santay wears a ball gown that’s bedazzled with sequins—and at the same time, he makes reference to the queen’s documented fascination with rustic shepherdess dresses. The queen loved pretending to be a member of the working class, and she liked to be depicted in paintings as a humble shepherdess or milkmaid. So Swisher’s over-the-top number, with a full skirt that cuts off short at the ankles, simultaneously evokes the queen’s naiveté and excess. He also has her wearing the court’s de rigueur white wig. When, in her final scene, we see the queen in prison without her wig or gown, the change is a shock, highlighting how effectively the costuming and Santay’s performance have conveyed entitled privilege. The costumes help define the characters in subtle ways throughout the evening. In his early scenes, for instance, Alexis wears a noble’s shiny, satin shirt. Upon his return from newly democratic America, he enters in a fringed vest, denim jeans and cowboy boots, iconic

Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh Presented by Beowulf Alley Theatre 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday, Dec. 16 11 S. Sixth Ave. $20 regular; $18 seniors, teachers and military; $8 students Runs two hours, with one intermission 882.0555; www.beowulfalley.org

symbols of the American West. The get-up is not historically accurate—it belongs to the 19th century instead of the 18th—but the costume makes us aware of the character’s ideological changes. Designer Jim Ambrosek’s scenic design is an effective piece of minimalism. He swathes the stage in transparent drapery, through which we see silhouettes of the actors in passionate embrace. The gauzy cloth readily conveys the intrigue at the French court as well as the ambiguities of passion. Similarly, when Marie is imprisoned, her jail is indicated by piles of shredded paper on the floor. Perhaps these simple props refer to the ruling classes of today, whose corporations sometimes leave shredded paper trails of their misdeeds. Or maybe the paper piles are just a way to show a character being trapped. Either way, they work well. Beowulf ’s Marie Antoinette is an ambitious commentary on the excesses of the ruling class—and this commentary is executed via a restrained, minimal production.

FREE ZUMBA GOLD CLASS Danser Studio. 4340 N. Campbell Ave., No. 107. 3952073. Zumba Gold, a Zumba dance and fitness class with easy-to-follow steps designed for the active older adult, is offered from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free. MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. The 20th anniversary production of this classic work is staged at 7:30 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 17 and 18; $27.50 to $180. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information. A SOUTHWEST NUTCRACKER TCC Music Hall. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4101. The Tucson Regional Ballet performs A Southwest Nutcracker with accompaniment by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16. $28 to $38 includes $4 processing fee. This original, full-length ballet translates the traditional Nucracker to Tucson in the 1880s, including a battle between coyotes and the U.S. Cavalry. Call 885-0862, or visit tucsonregionalballet.org for tickets and more information.

MUSIC EVENTS THIS WEEK ARIZONA ROSE THEATRE COMPANY Suite 147 at Plaza Palomino. 2970 N. Swan Road, No. 147. 440-4455. Holiday Tunes in Tinseltown features holiday songs popularized in the movies, at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; 2 and 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; $12, $10 senior or military, $8 child. Visit arizonarose.cc for tickets and more info. BARBERSHOP HOLIDAY CONCERT Sahuaro High School Little Theater. 545 N. Camino Seco. 731-7100. The Tucson Barbershop Men’s Chorus, the Joint Venture Quartet and the Touch of Grey Quartet present a program of holiday music at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; $15, $10 student or child. Call 290-8844 for more information. DESERT MELODIES Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. The Desert Melodies sing holiday songs from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; free. ENDICOTT PLAYERS Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams St. 327-6857. The Endicott Players of Boston and Tucson feature pianist Michael Manning in a concert of works

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by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; free. Email mmanning@aya.yale.edu for more information. FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m.: the Romeros with Concerto Malaga; $25 to $62. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information. KINGFISHER STRING QUARTET Dove of Peace Lutheran Church. 665 W. Roller Coaster Road. 887-5127. An afternoon of chamber music includes works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Ravel, at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; freewill donation. Call (612) 237-3980 for more information. THE SONS OF ORPHEUS Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.: holiday concert at the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W. Continental Road, Green Valley; $18, $15 in advance at performingartscenter.org. Sunday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m.: holiday concert with the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, SaddleBrooke; $40, $30 advance at tickets. saddlebrooketwo.com. Tuesday through Thursday, Dec. 11 through 13, at 6 and 8 p.m.: Christmas concerts at San Xavier Mission with the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus to benefit the restoration of the mission, 1980 W. San Xavier Road; $90. Visit sonsoforpheus.org for more information. TSO CLASSIC Friday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m.: Tchaikovsky’s First Concerto, at Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Saturday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m.: Celebrate the Season: Messiah and Bach, at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. Tickets are $26 to $79. Call 882-8585, or visit tucsonsymphonyorchestra.org for tickets and more information. TUCSON CHAMBER ARTISTS Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., at St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley; and Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m., at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave.: Christmas Lessons and Carols by Candlelight, featuring the TCA chorus and soloists with organist Jeffrey Campbell. $25. Call 4012651, or visit tucsonchamberartists.org for tickets. TUCSON GUITAR SOCIETY A UA School of Music Guitar Area recital takes place at 11 a.m., every Friday, while school is in session, at the UA Museum of Art, 1031 N. Olive Road; free. In addition, the following events are held in Holsclaw Hall, in the UA School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road, on Sunday, Dec. 9; free: a commemorative concert in celebration of Michael Mensh, at 2:30 p.m.; and a master’s recital by Thomas Viloteau at 7 p.m. Visit guitar.arizona. edu for more information. ZZ TOP AVA: Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater. Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435. ZZ Top performs at 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; $25 to $75. Visit tickets.solcasinos.com for tickets and more information.

OUT OF TOWN ESPERANZA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE HOLIDAY CONCERT Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. 229-5300. An ensemble of musicians from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Tucson Chamber Artists perform a holiday concert from 1 to 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10; free.

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JAVARITA COFFEE HOUSE Javarita Coffee House (The Good Shepherd United Church of Christ). 17750 S. La Cañada Drive. Sahuarita. 625-1375. Live acoustic roots music is presented at 7 p.m., on selected Fridays, through April; $10 to $20, $90 for the season. Dec. 7: Mariachi Christmas with Azteca del Sol. Visit thegoodshepherducc.org for more information. SADDLEBROOKE SINGERS DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. Christmas Around the World is presented at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6; and 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; $20, $16 advance. Visit tickets.saddlebrooketwo.com for tickets.

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Holiday Harmony Salute to America and Its Music at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14; $23, $20 advance. Visit tickets. saddlebrooketwo.com for tickets and more information. COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Community Performing Arts Center. 1250 W. Continental Road. Green Valley. 399-1750. Thursday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.: Country Classics with Levon Sterner and the Strait Country Band; $20, $18 advance. Visit performingartscenter.org for tickets and more info. NOSSA BOSSA NOVA Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. The band performs traditional Christmas songs with a Brazilian beat and Portuguese lyrics, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16; free. OLD PUEBLO BRASS BAND A British-style band with 30 musicians, the Old Pueblo Brass Band performs at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, at Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd.; freewill donation. Email fuegal7@hotmail.com for more info. ORO VALLEY CONCERT SERIES Oro Valley Marketplace. Oracle and Tangerine roads. Oro Valley. The Coins of Catalina performs at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; free. Visit saaca.org for more info. SCHOOLHOUSE CONCERT Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac. 398-2252. Artist-in-residence Ted Ramirez presents a Christmas concert, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, featuring Arizona’s official balladeer, a former member of the New Christy Minstrels, Dolan Ellis; $20, free child age 14 or younger. Reservations are advised. Call or visit tubacpresidiopark.com for more information. SOUTHERN ARIZONA WOMEN’S CHORUS A Retro Christmas is the theme of a concert at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, at Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive; and 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, at Ascension Lutheran Church, 1220 W. Magee Road; $18. Visit southernarizonawomenschorus.org for tickets. TUCSON GIRLS CHORUS UA Crowder Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-1162. All six choirs of the 25-year-old Tucson Girls Chorus perform a Sounds of Winter Concert at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16: $15. The touring Advanced Choir performs its commissioned work. Call 577-6064 for reservations and more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BLUEGRASS MUSIC JAM SESSIONS The Desert Bluegrass Association hosts free public jam sessions monthly. The first Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m.: Udall Recreation Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, 2961231. The first Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m.: Rincon Market, 2315 E. Sixth St., 296-1231. The third Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m.: Music and Arts Center, 8320 N. Thornydale Road, No. 150-170, 579-2299. The third Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m.: Pinnacle Peak Restaurant, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road, 296-0911. The fourth Sunday, from 4 to 6 p.m.: Thirsty’s Neighborhood Grill, 2422 N. Pantano Road, 885-6585. Call the phone number provided for each venue for more information.

THEATER OPENING THIS WEEK ARIZONA ONSTAGE Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, featuring Tucson jazz singer Anna Anderson and pianist Collin Shook in a representation of a 1959 cabaret performance by Billie Holiday, opens Thursday, Dec. 6, and continues from Saturday, Dec. 8, through Sunday, Dec. 23. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday; $20 to $37.50. Call (800) 8383006, or visit arizonaonstage.org for tickets. DON RICKLES AVA: Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater. Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435. Comedian Don Rickles performs at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; $40 to $60. Visit tickets.solcasinos.com for tickets and 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. Dec. 6: The End of the World as We Know It. Jan. 10: Myths-Monsters Under the Bed. ASL interpretation is provided. Beverages are available for sale. To tell a story on a future topic, send a synopsis and a brief bio a month in advance. Call 730-4112, or visit storyartsgroup.org for more information.

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BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE COMPANY Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh continues through Sunday, Dec. 16. 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 and more information.

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COMEDY PLAYHOUSE Comedy Playhouse. 3620 N. First Ave. 260-6442. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol continues through Sunday, Dec. 30. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, discounts available. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets or more information.

BY SHERILYN FORRESTER, sforrester@tucsonweekly.com nweekly.com ometimes, we have to be reminded that we have it pretty good. Oh, sure, for most of us, things could be better; for some of us, things could be much better. Yes, it’s all relative. When Darkness hauls us somewhere unfamiliar and scary, we sometimes need rescuing. And sometimes, that means having some caring soul encourage us to look around—and inside—to take the measure of what we have and who we are. For many of us, we then discover that, all things considered, what we have is a pretty wonderful life. That’s what George Bailey discovers in Frank Capra’s 1946 movie It’s a Wonderful Life, which stars James Stewart, Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore. It’s the same story told in Live Theatre Workshop’s It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, by Joe Landry. Landry uses the convention of casting us—the theater audience—as the live studio audience for a group of famous actors of the day who are broadcasting the radio drama on Christmas Eve in Manhattan in 1946. We see the group gathered around microphones, manufacturing sound effects, and each creating several characters. The cast also delivers commercial skits and songs for the companies that sponsor the broadcast. This is a congenial and high-spirited production, and if you love the movie, you’ll likely enjoy the show. Director Sabian Trout has gathered some capable actors and makes sure they serve up the story with gusto. Capra’s personal saga is a feel-good story. An enterprising and energetic Italian immigrant, his first official career was as a chemical engineer, and he taught ballistics and mathematics to Army troops during World War I. He was a victim of the Spanish flu epidemic that killed millions worldwide, which led to Capra’s medical discharge from the Army. He directed dozens of movies, although he is now chiefly associated with his films of the 1930s and ’40s, which addressed social issues in comedic ways. His 1934 film It Happened One Night, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable, was the first film to win all five top Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Writing, Adaptation. In general, his work represents an idealistic, optimistic and sometimes sentimental approach to life. But when It’s a Wonderful Life premiered in 1946, the moviegoing public wasn’t impressed. It was considered a flop, because box-office proceeds didn’t come close to covering the film’s cost. Capra, however, believed it to be not only his best movie, but also “the greatest film anybody ever made. It wasn’t made for the oh-

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, $16 senior, military or student. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for tickets and more info.

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PINNACLE PEAK PISTOLEROS Trail Dust Town. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 2964551. A holiday-themed Wild West stunt show, Santa’s Little Outlaws, continues through through Monday, Dec. 31. Showtimes are 7 and 8 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $4, $2 child younger than 12. Visit wildweststuntshow.com, or call 398-5618 for more information.

Missie Scheffman and Stephen Frankenfield in It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. so-bored critics or the oh-so-jaded literati. It was my kind of film for my kind of people.” Based on the short story The Greatest Gift, written by Philip Van Doren Stern, It’s a Wonderful Life celebrates George Bailey, a truly good man whose dreams of travel and “building things” are undermined by life events that call for his attention, and for which he accepts responsibility, although sometimes reluctantly. The small town of Bedford Falls is close to succumbing to the greedy Mr. Potter’s financial power, but George, who believes that people are inherently good and trustworthy, counters Potter’s greed by giving folks a chance to reach for the American dream through the fairminded policies of the Building and Loan, founded by George’s father. But every man— and that would be the Everyman who Capra so characteristically celebrated—has a breaking point, and when George reaches his, feeling defeated and disillusioned, an angel trying to earn his wings intervenes and shows him what life in Bedford Falls, and beyond, would be like without his generous nature. George’s epiphany reunites him with his family and friends, and he embraces what he now sees is his great good fortune. Michael F. Woodson greets us as host Freddie Filmore, and he also reads several characters, including Mr. Potter, Uncle Billy and even one of George’s kids. He seems a bit uncomfortable as Filmore, or at least not as warm and genuine as one would hope a host to be. Missie Scheffman brings us Sally Applewhite, whose chief job is bringing to life Mary, George’s wife; Lori Hunt is actress Lana Sherwood, who makes us smile with her lighthearted characterizations of a half-dozen female folk. As Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood, Paul Matlock is quite charming, especially as Clarence, the angel in pursuit of his long-

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Presented by Live Theatre Workshop 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday, through Saturday, Dec. 29 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. $18, with discounts available Runs one hour and 40 minutes, with one intermission 327-4242; www.livetheatreworkshop.org

sought-after wings. Stephen Frankenfield as actor Jake Laurents has the task of personifying George Bailey, and he does so with great commitment and zeal. In fact, during George’s dark night of the soul, he acts his heart out, which isn’t always a good thing. Intensity and depth of character can often be better served by a less-is-more approach, which certainly seems possible with Frankenfield’s skills. Over-intensity tends to bring attention to the actor, not the character. But generally, Frankenfield delivers a winning George. There are a couple of things that would make this very good production even better. One of the delights of watching a radio broadcast is enjoying the way sound effects are produced. But here, a lot of the effects are, well, lame. Some were even indiscernible from where I sat—and LTW is a tiny theater. I know LTW is capable of delivering a more-creative and effective effort, including better period costuming, or at least making sure the costumes fit correctly. But no Grinch-iness is intended. It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is charming and spirited. Treat yourself to a well-told story for all seasons.

THE GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Scrooge: A Gaslight Musical continues through Sunday, Jan. 6; $17.95, $7.95 child age 12 and younger, $15.95 student, military and senior. Dates and times vary. A noon performance on Sunday, Dec. 9, benefits Salpointe Catholic High School; $25, $22, younger than 18. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for showtimes, reservations or more information.

LAST CHANCE WAYPOINT THEATRE COMPANY Academy Hall. Atria Bell Court Garden. 6653 E. Carondelet Drive. Dove Tale, a comic but reverent story about Mary, Joseph and the angel Gabriel, closes Sunday, Dec. 9. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Friday; and 2 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $11 to $18. A music show precedes the play. Visit waypoint-theatre.org for tickets and more information.

UPCOMING INVISIBLE THEATRE Invisible Theatre. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Hollywood Revisited, featuring pianist Greg Schreiner, is staged at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16.; $28. Call or visit invisibletheatre.com for tickets and more information. Rush tickets are available at half-price, one half-hour before each performance. ODYSSEY PARTY Everyone who has ever told a story for Odyssey Storytelling is invited to attend a celebration of each other and to say farewell to Odyssey founder Penelope Starr from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; freewill donation. Adam Hostetter, Sarah K. Smith, Roscoe Mutz and Shannon Snapp will be taking Odyssey Storytelling forward. Food and wine are served; guests are invited to bring snacks to share.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR A YOUNG MALE SOPRANO OR ALTO UA College of Fine Arts Drama Building. 1025 N. Olive Road. 621-7008. A young male soprano or alto between the ages of 8 and 10 is sought for the role of Young Guido in the musical NINE. Auditions take place from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, in Room 114. Candidates are asked to prepare a one-minute song that highlights gentle vocal quality and simple acting abilities. Please arrive by 3:30 p.m. to complete paperwork. Call 6262686 for more information. NOT BURNT OUT JUST UNSCREWED A comedy troupe performs family-friendly improv for freewill donations at 7:30 p.m., the first Friday of every month, at Revolutionary Grounds Coffee House, 616 N. Fourth Ave.; and the third Friday of every month, at Rock N Java, 7555 W. Twin Peaks Road, Marana. Call 861-2986, or visit unscrewedcomedy.com for more information.

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Scorched Earth BY MARGARET REGAN, mregan@tucsonweekly.com l Niño has been canceled, and the desert winter looms before us hot and dry. Forecasters had predicted a cool, wet winter, but a month ago, the National Weather Service gave up on El Niño. The drought will continue; Arizona’s December rains will not fall. To mourn this distressing development— and to meditate on climate change—you might want to pay a visit to the work of photographer Mary Mattingly, now on view at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Mattingly, a Brooklyn, N.Y., artist, starkly conjures up environmental Armageddon. In her “Dry Season,” a bleak photo colored in dun and gray, a flat sweep of sand stretches out toward a low sky. The sand is rough and tumbled—as though a thousand travelers had walked through it—and very, very dry. In the distance, a lone figure trudges toward the horizon, in search of water, perhaps. Draped in a biblical white veil and a long dress, she’s a woman who seems to hail from both a harsh past and a grim future. “Aqua 2000” shows Arizona in the here and now, and the sight is hardly encouraging. Mattingly found, then photographed, a water station in the remote desert. This “Aqua” station has nothing to do with the blue water tanks Humane Borders plants in Arizona’s arid backcountry to save the lives of thirsty migrants. No, Aqua is a commercial enterprise, a strictly pay-for-your-drink-of-water operation. It’s a slick metallic structure that looks like a gas station, with its coin-operated slots rising like a mirage in the dusty desert. In a drought-ridden dystopia, will only the wealthy get to wet their lips? Mattingly is one of four artists in a big UAMA show that ponders climate change, overdevelopment, toxic waste and other scourges inflicted by humans upon the Earth. Broken Desert—Land and Sea fills the downstairs galleries with paintings by Greg Lindquist and Chris McGinnis, along with Mattingly’s large-scale photos and a looping video by William Lamson. Broken Desert is UAMA’s contribution to the season-long Desert Initiative series. With its environmental focus, the UAMA takes a different tack from Pima Community College, which opened the series with a knockout photography show about migrants crossing Arizona. Interestingly, though Broken Desert is mostly about the West, three of its four artists live in Brooklyn. (The outlier is McGinnis, a recent MFA grad of the UA, who is now teaching in

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Pennsylvania.) The subtitle, Land and Sea, is a tad puzzling, since there’s little about the ocean, though Lindquist has painted some lovely nearabstractions that seem to hint at the water’s edge. He may have been painting New York’s shores—as Hurricane Sandy reminded us, the city’s boroughs are mostly low-lying islands. But Lindquist’s major painting in the show, the impressive “Lavender Pit Innerscape,” is an unmistakably Western work. Enlisting a team of UA students, he reproduced Bisbee’s Lavender Pit mine, a great gaping hole in the Earth, by painting its crevices and cliffs directly onto the walls of the museum. He used lovely Easter-egg colors, violet and gold and spring green, to mask its toxic impact, and he’s hinted at its mammoth size—300 acres wide, 900 feet high—by allowing his painting to cover one whole wall of the gallery, and to spill out onto two adjoining walls. Copper was once blasted and carved out of this open-pit mine, and though the Lavender closed in 1974 after just 24 years as an active mine, its scars are permanent. The hole is still there, and the dirt and rock that once filled it are piled up in artificial hills planted around town. And as a recent book by Bill Carter documented (Boom, Bust, Boom), the Lavender and other mines leached hidden poisons into Bisbee’s soil. Lindquist brings those unseen toxins to light in a large easel painting, “What Lies Beneath (The Galaxy of Space and Time),” that he’s tacked right on to the Lavender mural. In contrast to the prettily colored mine wall, this sickly underground is a coppery landscape infected by contaminants floating in darkness. Painter McGinnis goes back to the 19th century for inspiration, to the U.S. Geological Survey’s mapping of the West that paved the way for railroads and mines to be blasted into the once-untamed landscape. McGinnis takes the now-famed photos of the expedition photographers, Timothy O’Sullivan and J.K. Hillers, and uses them as the base for before-and-after mixed-media works. “Survey Studies,” for example, is an acrylic, oil and image transfer on wood panel. Underneath the paint is an old black-andwhite photo of an unnamed canyon. (It would have been nice if McGinnis had identified images and photographers.) Atop this pristine landscape, McGinnis has painted what that land would become: Railroad tracks curve through the canyon bottom, and buildings are painted against the cliffs. And as he does in most of the 15 or so similar works, McGinnis

“Lavender Pit Innerscape” (cropped), acrylic wall painting by Greg Lindquist, 2012. draws a surveyor’s marks on top, turning the tools of development into candy-colored kitelike triangles. “Survey 1 (Glen Canyon Dam)” is pure painting, an oil on canvas, that also joins past and present. An expedition photographer is poised on a cliff ledge, with tripod and camera aimed at the giant canyon. But the whole clanging apparatus of the modern dam is superimposed in paint on the ancient formation: ladders, platforms, walkways and sheets of concrete. McGinnis’ series is reminiscent of Arizona photographer Mark Klett’s re-photographic survey, if less elegant than Klett’s project. McGinnis’ work is serious, but it’s overly crowded, with those survey marks and some strange black-and-white swirls squeezed into canvases already picturing multiple epochs. The fourth artist, William Lamson, takes us back to the blazing deserts that photog Mattingly explored. For his double-screen video, “A Line Describing the Sun,” Lamson went to the Mojave, and taped what he describes as a day-long performance under the burning sun. Lamson put together a harum-scarum apparatus on wheels to carry his large Fresnel lens—a lens buggy not too different from the rolling darkrooms that O’Sullivan and Hillers

Broken Desert—Land and Sea: Greg Lindquist, Chris McGinnis, Mary Mattingly and William Lamson 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, through Sunday, March 3 University of Arizona Museum of Art 1031 N. Olive Road $5; free to students, faculty, staff, children, active military and museum members 621-7567; www.artmuseum.arizona.edu

once hauled into the wilderness. Lamson’s purpose was different, though: He aimed the sun’s rays through his lens in order to melt the cracked, dry soil below into mud. The lens, he tells us, achieved a temperature of 1,600 degrees and easily burned the soil. Thanks to the sun’s trajectory across the sky, the burn is traced out on the soil in a lovely giant arc. The lesson? Humans can indeed play with the heavens, change the weather, and even scorch the earth if they want. Sometimes, the havoc they create is pretty—like that ashy arc now carved into the Mojave, or the chemical pastels in the Lavender Pit—but as Yeats would have it, it’s a terrible beauty that’s born.

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ALTHOUGH MANY OF US would like to hide under a rock this time of year, the holidays are unavoidable. So make the best of them, shopping and all. We understand a lot of you find gift-shopping to be an annoyance. Retail hatred is understandable when you don’t have a clue about where to go and what to buy. But don’t worry: We took it upon ourselves to yet again hit the streets and scavenge for cool stuff for you to give to friends and relatives this holiday season. If you’re sick of the malls, take a different route this year: This town has an abundance of locally owned businesses selling interesting items (many of them made right here in Southern Arizona) for every person on your list. We hope this guide cuts down on the time you spend shopping—while also helping out small businesses in our community.

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Gourmet Olive Oils and Balsamics Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oils and Balsamics 4320 N. Campbell Ave., No. 40 441-9081; alfonsooliveoil.com This store is an up-and-coming local gem. It’s been open just a year, but it has already built an amazing reputation with its infused olive oils and balsamics. The store’s locale makes for a pleasant shopping experience. Oh, and you can try everything before you buy it: There are small plates with bite-sized pieces of bread for sampling the oils and balsamics. There are about 40 different infused olive oils and extra-virgin olive oils, as well as balsamic vinegars. The store imports the oils from various countries in the Southern Hemisphere, and the balsamics come from Modena, Italy. There truly is a choice for every palate. Some of the flavors available are blood-orange EVOO, wildmushroom-and-sage-infused olive oil, cilantroand-roasted-onion olive oil, cinnamon-pearaged balsamic, and dark-espresso-aged balsamic vinegar. The store has custom-made glass containers for the products you pick, in three sizes. The staff will help you pair an oil with a balsamic. There are also sample packs available. GASP!2 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

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Skin Care Gift Set From Outback Arizona Emu Oil Co. Available Saturdays at the Oro Valley farmers’ market and Sundays at St. Philip’s farmers’ market 721-1501; arizonaemuoil.com The emu is a bird—the second-largest bird in the world. About 15 years ago, Lance and Jackie Talley bought a pair of emus, which eventually evolved into a ranch packed with them. And it didn’t take long for them to take advantage of the various care products made with the bird’s fat. Emu oil comes from the fat on the bird’s back. It’s used to make lip conditioners, soaps and shampoos, among other things. Products with emu oil have better moisturizing properties than lotions you’d find at larger stores like Victoria’s Secret and Bath and Body Works. Plus, your mom, grandma or wife probably has enough stuff from those stores secluded in the closet. The Talleys have created moisturizing recipes for a variety of fragranced soaps and

Vinyl Records and Other Musical Gifts Toxic Ranch Records 424 E. Sixth St. 623-2008; toxicranchrecords.com It has been amazing to see Toxic Ranch Records survive the MP3 era. Through the years, it has attracted a loyal crowd of all ages, from varied musical backgrounds, allowing the store to maintain its popularity. It’s perhaps the only local record store that has stayed true to its punk influences and humble beginnings. TRR has an epic collection of music, ranging from local artists to classic groups like the Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth. The staffers know a lot about music, and they are always happy to share their recommendations. TRR also carries DVDs, T-shirts (one with Ronald Reagan about to eat a fetus, with the word “abortion” underneath, definitely stood out), posters and comic books. Instead of buying the same-old gift card from iTunes or a censored CD at Walmart, support this local record store. Get your music-junkie friends vinyl or a CD from one of their favorite bands, or from a local band they haven’t listened to before. Music is a valuable gift that never goes out of style.

Functional Art Fathead Glass 513 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3711 Fathead is a sanctuary for funky, glass-blowing artists. A gift from here will support Tucson’s art scene—and provide a friend or loved one with an interesting-looking pipe. There is a large variety of psychedelic designs, all of which have emerged from the minds of the local talents who work there. While you make up your mind on what to buy, you can watch them transform inspirations into trippy smoking apparatus. Even if the gift recipient doesn’t smoke, one of these elaborate, colorful pipes would look great on a coffee table or a nightstand. They play the part of edgy art quite well. If you plan ahead, you can bounce ideas back and forth with the artists and create a one-of-a-kind gift. But if you run out of time, there are glass pipes ready to be purchased and wrapped. Smoke up, Johnny! Goat Milk Soap From Ironwood Ranch Available Saturdays at Maynards farmers’ market, 400 N. Toole Ave. ironwoodranchsoap.weebly.com Most everyone is a fan of great-smelling, moisturizing soap—and if it’s made from locally bred Nigerian dwarf goats, even better! Ironwood Ranch is near Saguaro National Park and is run by the Carpenter family. This is a true family-owned business, where parents, brothers, sisters and cousins work side by side handcrafting these soaps. They have a lot of love for their goats and a great passion for their craft. In a world where almost everything is made in a CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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lotions (rosemary, oatmeal/honey, grapefruit, patchouli, lavender, spearmint) using emu oil, and sometimes adding jojoba oil, cocoa butter and other ingredients that take care of your skin. They also have a line of moisturizing face creams, cuticle removers and lip conditioners. Think of all the people on your list who have never heard of emu oil. You can be the first in your crowd to expose loved ones to emu-oil goodness.

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The soaps are scented with essential oils, and there are more than 20 fragrances from which to choose, including vanilla bean, rosemary, mint, almond, eucalyptus, peppermint and clove bud. We use soap every day of our lives, so you know this will be a gift that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get shoved in a drawer and forgotten.

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factory, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s refreshing to hear of a business that makes its products outdoors, without a pinch of artificiality. For the past five years, Ironwood Ranch has made some of the best soaps in town. The

Carpenters use the creamy milk produced by their own goats, as well as all-natural ingredients such as almond oil, olive oil and coconut oil. Goat-milk soaps are very gentle, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come with all that chemical baggage that ends up doing your skin more harm than good.

Gourmet Mini Cupcakes Miniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cupcakes 4695 N. Oracle Road 624-4504; miniscupcakes.com If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re heading for a holiday party, let them know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing dessertâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not just any ordinary, stale cake from a box, but gourmet mini cupcakes freshly baked right here in Tucson. Jaynie Rossi, owner of Miniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cupcakes, has been baking for more than 40 years, with the last five in the Old Pueblo. And Miniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cupcakes has evolved into one of the most innovative cupcakeries in town. Rossi complements her delicious flavors with fun decorations, making these miniature treats amazing on the outside as well as on the inside. The types of mini cupcakes rotate, but there is always a selection of classic flavors such as vanilla, red velvet and chocolate, as well as outof-the-ordinary flavors such as coconut rum, pistachio raspberry and pineapple upside down. Ideally, you should order the cupcakes in advance. But if you were invited to a last-minute office holiday party and ran out of time to shop, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry: Rossi bakes minis every day, so be assured that whenever you stop by, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a variety from which to choose. Be a dessert hero,

and bring these to your next gathering instead of the typical holiday fruitcakes and sugar cookies. Growler(s) of Tasty Beer Dragoon Brewing Co. 1859 W. Grant Road, No. 111 329-3606; dragoonbrewing.com Bring a jug or growler into your favorite local brewery; fill it up with an Arizona-brewed craft beer; and give it as a gift (or take it home and drink it yourself). Arizona law allows breweries as well as bars and liquor stores to sell and refill growlers (up to a gallon) with beer from taps. The new law has been revolutionary for local breweries such as Dragoon Brewing Co., because people can now take home their favorite brews, many of which are definitely not available in cans at grocery stores. Buy a growler; have fun decorating it; and head out to DBC. Beers include Dragoon IPA, Stronghold Session Ale, Monsooner and B.A.D Amber Ale. Indulge your beer-loving friends and family members with locally brewed suds. â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Tis the season to drink up! Mole From Mano y Metate Available at various markets 904-5327; manoymetate.com This gift is perfect for the cooking-challenged person on your list. Mano y Metate mole blends are sold across Arizona and in select places in New Mexico and Montana, but they are prepared in a Tucson kitchen. Amy ValdĂŠs Schwemm, the brains and hands behind Mano y Metate, grinds and blends fresh spices, nuts

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and different types of chiles (many of which are grown in Arizona) into easy-to-prepare mole sauces. And when she says “easy,” she means it: All you need to do is add two tablespoons of oil (you choose the type); mix; let the blend simmer; and pour it on chicken, enchiladas or even veggies. Be sure to check out the special recipes Schwemm has posted on the website: She has paired specific foods with each of her mole blends. There are four types, all influenced by her grandmother’s cooking. We suggest you buy all four of them and make a gift set. After the holidays, when the leftover ham and turkey are gone, your gift will keep on giving. A Modern Take on the Family Tree Steam and Leaf Paper Goods Available online at stemandleaf.etsy.com We hope this groovy take on the family tree by local graphic-designer Wendy Larson will get your gift-seeking attention. Larson, 21, started the business about a year ago, and her designs have already gained popularity locally and around the world. The only way to get your hands on one of these trees is by going online—and a lot of you are probably happy to hear that you can buy this gift while lounging in bed or sitting in your living room. But you wonder, “What the hell is so special about these family trees?” What’s interesting about them is that Larson takes the names of family members, along with their birthdates, and organizes them to create the shape of a tree, with branches of different sizes. From a distance, it looks like a tree. But when you step closer, you realize that what is creating the shape of the tree are the names and dates. There are different colors from which to choose, and you have to have at least seven names—but no more than 45. Also, you can have Larson print it for you and mail it, or have her send you a PDF file for you to print in different sizes. One of Larson’s family trees would be a great gift for any of your family members. None of them will have seen this gift coming.

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray) Universal, $19.96 This is the old-school version of the movie, without the damned walkie-talkies replacing the shotguns.

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IT’S THE HOLIDAYS, a time for giving people movies, because you love movies, and you want them to love movies, too. You are bullish and pushy by nature, and this needs to stop. This guide assembles some of the best releases from the past year. Let it assist you in the art of handing over a film to a friend to cherish and enjoy, rather than having him use it as a coaster or squirrel-decapitator. And if you have a friend who would indeed ferociously fling a Blu-ray at a squirrel with the intent of taking the poor thing’s head off … perhaps you should reconsider this friendship. The prices listed are for Blu-ray, unless otherwise noted. These were Amazon.com prices at press time, and they change frequently. There are bargains all over right now, so shop carefully.

Tarantino XX 8-Film Collection (Blu-ray) Lionsgate/Miramax, $89.98 This contains all of the films directed by Tarantino these past 20 years, plus True Romance, which he wrote. For less than $100, you can give that Tarantino fan every movie he has made, or piss off the Tarantino-hater for that same amount. You can’t lose! Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection (Limited Edition) (Blu-ray) Universal, $207.99 This has 15 discs loaded with 15 Hitchcock movies and special features. You get Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, North by Northwest and many others. This was my holiday present to myself.

TELEVISION: RETRO AND NEW SPIELBERG!!! Oh … the Spielberg fans had a good Blu-ray year. Oh, yes, they did. If I have a movie-lover on my list, and that movie-lover isn’t one of those lousy snobs who think Spielberg is a hack, I’ll just buy him two or three of these selections, and call it a day. Jaws (Blu-ray) Universal, $19.96 The greatest movie of all time is on Blu-ray,

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and it’s a winner winner. The transfer will bring tears to the eyes of those who were fortunate enough to see the film on the big screen in its heyday. It has some great documentaries on it, including The Shark Is Still Working. Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Blu-ray) Paramount, $64.96 This has all of the Indiana Jones movies on Blu-ray for the first time in one affordable package. It’s a perfect gift for that friend you sort of like, but not so much that you would fork over more than $100 for them. Not recommended for Secret Santa office parties. Way too extravagant.

Steve Martin: The Television Stuff (DVD) Shout! Factory, $34.93 This gathers many of Steve’s TV specials from the early days, along with music videos and more-recent awards-show appearances. This is bliss for any Steve Martin fan. It also includes new interviews, with the man addressing each special and appearance. This is one of my favorite DVDs of the year. Get a Life: The Complete Series (DVD) Shout! Factory, $30.49 The great Chris Elliott TV show features him as a grown-up paperboy living in his dad’s house and putting huge toy submarines in his bathtub. This show was really weird and always funny.

Louie: Season 2 (Blu-ray) 20th Century Fox, $21.99 Louis C.K.’s creation is the best thing on television, and the second season was as good as the first. The third season has aired, but doesn’t have a DVD or Blu-ray version yet (although you can watch it on iTunes). Give the gift of laughing so hard that socks go through one’s nose. Metalocalypse: Season 4 (Blu-ray) Cartoon Network, $21.83 You don’t have to be a fan of death metal to like this hilarious animated series (although the music is actually quite good). One of the year’s greatest special features has Dethklok’s lead singer reading Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors for 90 minutes or so. This continues the Metalocalypse home video tradition of Nathan sharing the Bard.

SUPERHEROES Marvel’s The Avengers (Blu-ray) Walt Disney, $24.96 The Dark Knight Rises (Blu-ray) Warner, $18.99 The Amazing Spider-Man (Blu-ray) Sony, $18.96 For my money, The Avengers offered the best superhero ride this year, with The Dark Knight Rises coming in a distant but solid second. The Amazing Spider-Man was stupid, but I’m in the minority on that one, so I’m sure lots of folks would appreciate seeing it under the tree.

THE BEATLES!!! Yellow Submarine (Blu-ray) Capitol, $22.78 Magical Mystery Tour (Blu-ray) Capitol, $24.99 George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Blu-ray) UMe, $17.99 Chances are, you have a Beatles-lover on your list who would find great value in the titles listed above. Chances are, you also have a Beatles-hater on your list. If, deep down, you actually hate that person, give her these discs, and enjoy her “WTF?” face. Beatles-haters suck, so make them really angry.

SHIPS DON’T SINK Titanic (Blu-ray) Paramount, $21.49 A Night to Remember (Blu-ray) Criterion, $17.81 Here are two awesome films about the same thing, coming to Blu-ray for the first time. One has Leonardo DiCaprio getting really cold in glorious color, while the other has a bunch of English actors going down with the ship. Both are pieces of incredible moviemaking, and worthy of your average stocking.

THE SINGLE COOLEST BLU-RAY THIS YEAR Little Shop of Horrors: Director’s Cut (Blu-ray) Warner, $17.99 For the real collector, this Blu-ray has the best special feature of any disc this year: You get the original ending of this twisted musical, in color—a huge change. Instead of Rick Moranis triumphing over his evil plant, he is devoured by Audrey II, who then proceeds to eat New York City and hump the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Safety Not Guaranteed (Blu-ray) Sony, $24.99 Ruby Sparks (Blu-ray) 20th Century Fox, $11.93 These two gems didn’t light up the box office, but they have the capacity of lighting up the various holiday things people put gifts under or around. Lovers of independent, intelligent cinema will see two of the year’s best performances by actresses (Zoe Kazan in Ruby and Aubrey Plaza in Safety).

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Prometheus (Blu-ray 3-D/Blu-ray) 20th Century Fox, $29.49 Ridley Scott’s return to his Alien universe was a stunner, and the Blu-ray is packed. Make sure to get 3-D Blu-ray, even if you don’t have 3-D capacity yet. That’s because there are many more bonus features on this disc, and they don’t require the glasses.

A REMINDER THAT LIAM NEESON ACTUALLY MADE A GOOD MOVIE THIS YEAR The Grey (Blu-ray) Open Road, $26.99 This one came out early in the year, and I’m afraid the great Liam Neeson performance will get ignored come awards time. Oh well … it does have lots of snow, which is sort of holiday-like. It also has lots of wolves eating people, which might put a damper on somebody’s holiday joy. Give this one to the person who doesn’t mind seeing people getting eaten by wolves while drinking his eggnog.

WES ANDERSON RULES Moonrise Kingdom (Blu-ray) Universal, $19.99 While the Blu-ray itself doesn’t have nearly enough supplements, the movie is one of the year’s best, and is currently at the top of my list. It’s gift-worthy.

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THIS YEAR FEATURED a presidential challenger portrayed as an animatronic Ward Cleaver with robber-baron tendencies—an anachronism offering outdated ideas. You may have disagreed with or even ignored this narrative, one of many during the campaign, but I noticed it so much that it got me thinking about throwbacks more generally. And suddenly, like the Star of Bethlehem, a theme for the Tucson Weekly’s 2012 GASP! last-minute gift guide lit up my mind: All the games and gizmos listed here have at least one throwback quality, a little something that makes them seem as if they came from another time.

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Let me start by saying that wood is so old timey; ancient things are made of it. A keyboard, meanwhile, is an umbilical cord connecting you to the Information Age. Making a keyboard out of wood seems like a rather unusual pairing, doesn’t it? Fortunately,

the Orée Board wireless wooden keyboard, available in maple and cherry, manages to meld the two with aplomb. Handcrafted in France and going for about $161, people say it’s luxurious for typing. And it’s bound to make an industrious individual an object of attention at the coffee shop, because it’s a keyboard made out of wood. XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2K Games/Firaxis Games, Rated: M) was designed by the able developers of the Civilization series, and is a reimagining of the beloved 1994 video game UFO:

Enemy Unknown, the first in a chain of tactical, turn-based roleplaying games. Like its forebears, this title features customizable anti-alien strike squads, which makes it especially poignant when an extraterrestrial disembowels an agent named and modeled after your significant other. You also can’t go wrong with its addictive, back-to-roots game play. Available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC; $59.99. You could just use the presets on a camera app or even import your smartphone’s images to Photoshop so you can spiff them up with various filters, but you wouldn’t find suggestions to do that here, duh. Do you remember a time when you had to snap a filter onto your camera lens to achieve certain effects? I do, and I also remember putting something called “film” into said cameras. They were strange days that can be re-experienced by slipping the Holga iPhone Lens Filter, with its rotaryphone-style array of lenses, over your precious smartphone just like a case; $24.99. Marketed as “pajamas for your ears,” SleepPhones made this list because they harken back to a time when headbands were all the rage. Essentially, they’re tiny speakers fitted into the aforementioned headband so you can block out noise and sleep comfortably without cramming uncomfortable buds into your delicate ears. The headband itself is super-soft and available in lavender, black and gray; $39.95. The original Star Trek premiered more than 46 years ago. Instill someone’s baby with the knowledge that this beloved TV series had a lengthy and fascinating life, often overlooked these days, before J.J. Abrams and company made the franchise solely about explosions and sexy young people frenching on transporter pads. The Star Trek Enterprise Light-Up Feeding System features the period-specific NCC-1701 attached to a spoon, and comes bundled with a light-up bib displaying a D7 battle cruiser and the K-7 space station; $19.99. There used to be a time when butterfly knives were the province of street thugs looking to cut a bitch, but then the design was apparently appropriated by street nerds. Now, when you’re confronted by something resembling a butterfly knife, perhaps during a mugging, you might have to ask yourself whether the person wielding it is gonna stick you, or transfer some PDFs using one of these handy Bali-USB Drives, a 2 gigabyte flash drive that “swings, flips” and intimidates little brothers the world over; $30. CONTINUED ON GASP!11

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OPENING THIS WEEK ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATES Arthritis Associates. 2101 N. Country Club Road, No. 3. 792-1265. An exhibit of oil paintings of horses and donkeys at work in the 19th century opens Thursday, Dec. 6, and continues through Thursday, Feb. 7. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Wednesday and Friday; and 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday; free. ASUA ART CLAYWORKS END-OFSEMESTER CERAMIC ART SALE Ceramics Lab and Studio. Esquire Apartments Building, 1230 N. Park Ave., Suite 113 and 114. 621-2211. The ASUA Student Art Clayworks Club holds a ceramic art sale from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, in Suite 114; free admission. Call 621-3136, or e-mail aurorec@email.arizona.edu for more information.

CONTINUING AGUA CALIENTE PARK RANCH HOUSE GALLERY Agua Caliente Park Ranch House Gallery. 12325 E. Roger Road. 749-3718. Saguaros on Fire, featuring photography by Greg McCown, runs through Wednesday, Jan. 2. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; free. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information. ART INSTITUTE OF TUCSON Art Institute of Tucson. 5099 E. Grant Road. 3182700. Mostly Magic, an exhibit of paintings by Al Tucci, former director of the UA School of Theatre Arts, continues through Friday, Jan. 11. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday; free. ARTSEYE GALLERY ArtsEye Gallery. 3550 E. Grant Road. 325-0260. Landings, an exhibit of work by Stephen Strom and Stu Jenks, continues through Thursday, Feb. 14. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; free. Visit artseye.com for more information. ATLAS FINE ART SERVICES Atlas Fine Art Services. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 622-2139. A group exhibition of works created on a small scale, smallWORKS, continues through Saturday, Jan. 19. 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. CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. Reflections of the Sonoran Desert, an exhibit of works by six artists inspired by the Sonoran Desert and its history, continues until Saturday, Dec. 29. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

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 of every month; free. Dec. 7: LynnRae Lowe, metal artist, discusses the concept of creativity. Email carolchambers@q.com for more information.

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Davis Dominguez Gallery. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. An exhibit of Josh Goldberg’s abstract paintings and works on paper, and Sabino Canyon, a joint exhibit of paintings by James Cook and bronzes by Mark Rossi, continue through Saturday, Dec. 29. 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.

MURPHEY GALLERY Murphey Gallery. St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. The Tucson Pastel Society Holiday Charity Show opens Sunday, Dec. 9, and continues through Thursday, Jan. 10. Sales proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Southern Arizona. An artists’ reception takes place from 12:30 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16. Hours are 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

DESERT ARTISANS’ GALLERY Desert Artisans’ Gallery. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Art Gala continues through Sunday, Feb. 3. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday. Visit desertartisansgallery.com for more information.

PORTER HALL GALLERY Porter Hall Gallery. Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. Sonoran Inspired!, an exhibit of fiber art by Nancy Polster, opens Wednesday Dec. 12, and continues through Monday, Jan. 14. An artist’s reception takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13. Regular 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, includes admission to the park. Visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information. SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF VISUAL ARTS Florence Quater Gallery. 2538 N. Country Club Road. 325-0123. David A. Clark: Persistence, an exhibition of monotype prints, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, and continues through Friday, Feb. 8. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through Saturday, Dec. 15; and Tuesday, Jan. 22, through Friday, Feb. 8; free. STRANGERS ANONYMOUS AND ASSOCIATES Pop-Up Gallery. 245 E. Congress St., No. 171. 940-1229. As part of 2nd Saturdays in downtown, passers-by interact with a pop-up exhibit, 3 Degrees of Strangers: Connections in Downtown Tucson, to see how they are connected with people and influences in downtown. Hours are 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free, includes free snacks. UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. Paintings of Frances Dorr opens with a reception at 11:45 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, and continues through Sunday, Jan. 6. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday through Friday; and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday; free. YOU, THE CURATOR Steinfeld Warehouse. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595, ext. 26. A reception takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, to reveal the artists chosen as favorites by visitors to the Tucson Pima Arts Council’s 2012 Open Studio Tour, which took place on Nov. 10 and 11. The top five are featured in an exhibition from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., the same day. Call 624-0595, ext. 10.

DRAGONFLY GALLERY Amity Foundation’s Dragonfly Gallery. 146 E. Broadway Blvd. 628-3164. The Divine Feminine: A Three-Woman Exhibition continues through Thursday, Jan. 10. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday; free. THE DRAWING STUDIO The Drawing Studio. 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947. The Jewel Box, an invitational art-jewelry show, takes place from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, in conjunction with 2nd Saturdays Downtown. Small Wonders, a collection of affordable original jewelry and other works by faculty, students and other artist friends, continues through Saturday, Dec. 15. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m., and 6 to 9 p.m., for the First Saturday Art Walk. Proceeds benefit the studio’s youth, senior and scholarship programs. ETHERTON GALLERY Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. An exhibit of photographs by John Loengard, Ralph Gibson and Harry Callahan continues through Saturday, Jan. 5. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and by appointment; free. Visit ethertongallery.com for more information. THE IMAGE COLLECTOR GALLERY The Image Collector Gallery. 417 N. Fourth Ave. 9770267. A Glimpse of Cuba, a collection of images taken by David Scott Moyer in four Cuban cities last April, continues from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily, through Monday, Dec. 31; free. Visit “A Glimpse of Cuba” on Facebook for more information. JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. A display featuring a snowy miniature village complete with a moving train continues through Sunday, Dec. 30. An exhibit of paintings by Serena Tang and photography by Chris Brozek runs through Monday, Dec. 31. Models That Tell a Story: The Art of Dioramas and Vignettes, an exhibit of various types of models, runs through Thursday, May 30, 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 for more information.

Betina Fink, Katya Micklewight, Barbara Strelke and Dee Transu continues through Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Lower Link Gallery; free. The gallery is open 24 hours every day.

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.

TUCSON PIMA ARTS COUNCIL Pioneer Building. 100 N. Stone Ave. 207-5182. Navigations, an exhibition of work that engages the eye in visual exploration, continues through Thursday, Jan. 10. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Call 624-0595, ext. 10, for more info.

KIRK-BEAR CANYON BRANCH LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. All Over Everywhere: The Art of Joan LaRue and Jane Barton continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. 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.

VILLAGE BLACKSMITH SCULPTURE GARDEN The Village Blacksmith. 2967 N. Alvernon Way. 3257650. An artists’ reception for one-of-a-kind forgedsteel and stainless-steel sculptures, including wildlife, contemporary, abstract and kinetic, takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8 and 15; free. Refreshments are available.

KRIKAWA JEWELRY DESIGNS Krikawa Jewelry Designs. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., No. 107. 322-6090. A juried exhibition of one-of-a-kind jewelry by Tucson jewelry artists continues through Thursday, Jan. 31. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free.

WEE GALLERY Wee Gallery. 439 N. Sixth Ave., No. 171. 360-6024. Marcy Miranda Janes: New Works in Cut Paper continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; free.

MADARAS GALLERY Madaras Gallery. 3001 E. Skyline Road, Suite 101. 615-3001. Desert Holiday, an exhibit of snow scenes and other Southwest holiday paintings by Diana Madaras, continues through Monday, Dec. 31. A reception featuring a 12-foot tree decorated with Madaras’ Southwestern ornaments takes place from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6; free, but an RSVP is requested. The reception is part of a holiday Art Walk among nearby galleries. Carolers and refreshments are included. MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. 6872 E. Sunrise Drive. 722-7798. Mell Modern, an exhibit of modernist work by painter and sculptor Ed Mell, continues through Friday, Dec. 14. 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. MONTEREY COURT STUDIO GALLERIES AND CAFÉ Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café. 505 W. Miracle Mile. 207-2429. Watercolor Images of an Impermanent World, an exhibit of work by Julia Graf, continues through Monday, Jan. 14; free. Visit montereycourtaz.com for more information. OLLI-UA FINE ART GALLERY University Services Annex Building. 220 W. Sixth St. 626-9039. Transforming Wilderness: Wildflower Portraiture by Roxanne Duke continues through Friday, Dec. 14. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY AND STUDIO Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. The Ins and Outs, featuring work by Wes Hunting and Bob and Laurie Kliss, continues through Saturday, Jan. 26. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Call or visit philabaumglass.com for more information. RAICES TALLER 222 ART GALLERY AND WORKSHOP Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop. 218 E. Sixth St. 881-5335. Tesoros Pequeños (Little Treasures), an exhibit of affordable small works, continues from 1 to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, through Saturday, Dec. 29; free. 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. A collection of works suitable for gift-giving continues through Thursday, Jan. 3. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m., Tuesday through 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. TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest, depicting the role of horses in Southwestern history, and an exhibit of work by Tucsonan Wil Taylor run through Sunday, Jan. 20. The Mayan Calendar runs through Saturday, Feb. 9. 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. TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Tucson International Airport. 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. 573-8100. An exhibit of works by Cima Bozorgmehr,

WOMANKRAFT WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. The Holiday Bazaar continues through Saturday, Dec. 22. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; free. ZOË BOUTIQUE Zoë Boutique. 735 N. Fourth Ave. 740-1201. Works for sale include new art and ornaments by a dozen Tucson artists. The works are exhibited for sale through Thursday, Jan. 31.

LAST CHANCE CAMPUS CHRISTIAN CENTER ART GALLERY Campus Christian Center Art Gallery. 715 N. Park Ave. 623-7575. An exhibit of two-dimensional works by 21 members of the Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona closes Saturday, Dec. 8, when a reception takes place from noon to 2 p.m. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. LOUIS CARLOS BERNAL GALLERY Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. P.O.V.: Interpreting the Human Figure closes Friday, Dec. 7. 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 for more information. PORTER HALL GALLERY Porter Hall Gallery. Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686, ext. 10. An exhibit of work by Dee Bates featuring desert forms and colors closes Sunday, Dec. 9; free with admission. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; $13, $7.50 ages 4 through 12, $12 student, senior or military. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information. TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Holiday for the Park, a fundraiser featuring ornaments created by local artists, closes Tuesday, Dec. 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. 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, closes 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.

OUT OF TOWN ART AWAKENINGS-OLD BISBEE GALLERY Art Awakenings-Old Bisbee Gallery. 50 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-3765. An exhibit of Yanaba Paladin’s work interpreting Southwestern Indian designs opens with an artist’s reception from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, and continues through Friday, Jan. 11. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, and Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; free. Visit artawakenings.org/bisbee-gallery for more information. BIOSPHERE 2 CENTER Biosphere 2 Center. 32540 S. Biosphere 2 Road. Oracle. 838-6200. The Art of All Possibilities, an interdisciplinary exhibition that relates art to the scientific

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research, architecture and culture of Biosphere 2, continues through Thursday, Feb. 28. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; $10 to $20. SAM POE GALLERY Sam Poe Gallery. 24 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-5338. The Inside Outside Home and Garden Show continues through Saturday, Dec. 15. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; free.

11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Visit toscanastudiosandgallery. com for more information. TUCSON CLAY CO-OP Tucson Clay Co-op. 3326 N. Dodge Blvd. 792-6263. An exhibit and sale of works by co-op members opens with a reception including music and refreshments from 6 to 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, and continues from 11 a.m to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16; free admission.

ANNOUNCEMENTS SPIRIT GALLERY Spirit Gallery. 516 Tombstone Canyon Road. Bisbee. (520) 249-7856. An exhibit of work by Sharon Lee is celebrated with mulled wine, live music and a cookie exchange from 1 to 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9. A reception including food, wine and music by the Tin Can Tourists takes place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15. Both events are free. SUBWAY GALLERY Subway Gallery. 30 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-9143. Prints and Watercolor Landscapes, an exhibit of works by Pamela Blunt and Monte Surratt, closes Thursday, Dec. 6. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday; free. Visit subwaygallerybisbee.com for more information. TUBAC PRESIDIO STATE HISTORIC PARK Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac. 398-2252. Southwestern Vistas, an exhibit of landscape paintings by Tubac artist Walter Blakelock Wilson, continues through Tuesday, April 30. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $5, $2 ages 7 through 13, free younger child. 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 with 48 hours notice. WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION KIVA GALLERY Western National Parks Association Kiva Gallery. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Scenes From the West, an exhibit of paintings by Dick Myers, opens with a reception from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, and continues through Saturday, Dec. 22; and from Wednesday, Dec. 26, through Saturday, Dec. 29. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; 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 information.

UPCOMING ALTERNATE HISTORIES POP-UP Pop-Cycle. 422 N. Fourth Ave. 622-3297. A pop-up show and sale of Matthew Buchholz images of a fantastic past that never was, e.g. flying saucers in the Grand Canyon and Godzilla taking down a tower at San Xavier, takes place at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; free. Call 622-3297 for more information. BRIDGE GALLERY Bridge Gallery. 5425 N. Kolb Road, No. 113. 5774537. A group show, Christmas in the Desert, opens with an artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, and continues through Monday, Dec. 31. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday. Visit bridgegallery.net for more information. OAXACAN WOODCARVING DEMONSTRATION Western National Parks Association. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Agustín Cruz Tinoco, a woodcarver from the village of San Agustín de las Juntas near Oaxaca, demonstrates his craft from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; free. Reservations are not required. TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Art of the Cosmos, works by regional artists inspired by the night sky, opens Friday, Dec 14, and continues through Sunday, March 24. Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest, Depicting the Role of Horses in Southwestern History runs through Sunday, Jan. 20. The Mayan Calendar runs through Saturday, Feb. 9. 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. TOSCANA STUDIO AND GALLERY Toscana Studio and Gallery. 9040 N. Oracle Road. Oro Valley. 575-1445. A holiday gathering takes place from 4 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; free. Regular hours are

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CALL FOR ARTISTS Tucson Arts Brigade seeks artists to create work on 22-by-30-inch high-quality paper that will be provided. The finished works will be included in a traveling artshow fundraiser, and auctioned sometime in 2013. Artists receive promotion, plus 30 percent of the auction amount for their work. The deadline for submissions is Monday, Dec. 31. Email curator@tucsonartsbrigade.org, or visit tucsonartsbrigade.org for more guidelines and information. CALL FOR ARTISTS WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Submissions are sought for several upcoming exhibits. Deadlines are Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, for Scenes From the Trails We Travel, Saturday, Feb. 2, through Saturday, March 30, 2013; Saturday, March 23, 2013, for Drawing Down the Muse, works by women, Saturday, April 6, through Saturday, May 25, 2013; and Saturday, June 22, 2013, for It’s All About the Buildings, Saturday, July 6, through Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Call for more info. CALL FOR ARTISTS Agua Caliente Park Ranch House Gallery. 12325 E. Roger Road. 749-3718. Artists are sought to show their work for one of a series of four-week exhibitions planned for the calendar year 2014. Work must reflect nature, wildlife, landscapes, Southwestern themes or local cultures that are in keeping with the park’s setting. Thursday, Jan. 10, is the application deadline. Email aguacalientepark@pima.gov, or call 749-3718 for details. CALL FOR CLOTHING DESIGNERS The deadline is Monday, Feb. 11, for applications to participate in Tucson Fashion Week in October. Visit tucsonfashionweek.com for an application; email tucsonfashionweek@gmail.com for more information. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominees are sought for the 2013 Governor’s Arts Awards. Categories are artist; arts in education, individual; arts in education, organization; business; community; and individual. For nomination forms and more information, visit governorsartsawards.org. The deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14. DONATE ART SUPPLIES TO EMERGE! CENTER AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. In collaboration with Paperworks, BICAS collects card stock, plain and decorative papers, strong glue, markers, paints, brushes, rubber stamps and ink, stencils, scissors, embellishments, ribbons, buttons, stickers and anything else that would be good collage material for use by mothers and children at Emerge!, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. THE FIBER SHOP Bisbee Community Y. 26 Howell St. Bisbee. Works by members of the Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild are displayed for sale every Friday and Saturday through Friday, March 1. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; free admission.

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photographs and paintings of Ted DeGrazia, including works by Louise Serpa and Thomas Hart Benton, runs through Sunday, Jan. 20. Ted DeGrazia Depicts the Life of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino: 20 Oil Paintings is on permanent display. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; free. Call or visit degrazia.org for more information. MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Holiday decorations throughout the museum continue through Sunday, Jan. 6. Decor includes more than a dozen miniatures depicting holiday traditions, through history and around the world. Holiday musical performances and craft projects are also featured. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, except Christmas Day; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday; $9, $8 senior or military, $6 age 4 to 17, $6 adults Thursday through Dec. 27, free younger child. Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information. 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 runs through Sunday, Jan. 13. Henri Matisse: The Pasiphaé Series and Other Works on Paper runs through Sunday, Jan. 20. The traditional holiday exhibit, El Nacimiento, continues through Saturday, June 1, 2013, in the Casa Cordova. Art + the Machine runs through Sunday, July 14. 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. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org. 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 continues through Sunday, Jan. 27. Broken Desert: Land and Sea, work by Heather Green, Greg Lindquist and Chris McGinnis that explores human impact on nature, runs through Sunday, March 3. 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.

UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM International Wildlife Museum. 4800 W. Gates Pass Road. 629-0100. “Winter Wildlife” decorations throughout the museum are revealed from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15; $8, $6 senior and military with ID, $3 child age 4 through 12, free younger child. The event features scavenger hunts, games and crafts focused on winter-loving animals and their habitats, and the Tucson Food Truck Roundup. Santa Claus stops in for picture-taking from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit thewildlifemuseum.org 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.

ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. 100 Years: 100 Quilts continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. The quilts, created for the state’s centennial, depict Arizona landscapes, cultures, historical places and unique events. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, $4 senior or age 12 through 18, free younger child. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org for more information.

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 for more information.

DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. La Fiesta de Guadalupe, a festival of food, music and dance, takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11. The exhibit DeGrazia’s Unseen Treasures, a selection of paintings from a vault holding thousands of works by Ted DeGrazia, continues through Tuesday, Jan. 15. Portraits of DeGrazia, an exhibit of

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.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

LITERATURE EVENTS THIS WEEK ARIZONA 100: ESSENTIAL BOOKS FOR THE CENTENNIAL UA Library Special Collections. 1510 E. University Blvd. 621-6423. Inspired by the state’s centennial, Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial showcases 100 books that define the cultural, historical, environmental and political landscape of Arizona, from the Spanish Colonial era to the present, through Friday, Dec. 14. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. JIM TURNER: ARIZONA: A CELEBRATION OF THE GRAND CANYON STATE Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road. 877-6000. Jim Turner discusses and signs his tribute to the Arizona Centennial at a social gathering for booklovers at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov. LILY ALVAREZ DOLAN: FIRE IN THE BIBLE Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. Lily Alvarez Dolan signs and sells her Fire in the Bible: A Burning Message for Our Time from 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. LITERATI St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. The St. Philip’s book-discussion group meets at 7:30 p.m., the second Monday of every month, through May; free. The Dec. 10 selection is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. LOWRIDERS IN CHICANO CULTURE: FROM LOW TO SLOW TO SHOW Playground Bar and Lounge. 278 E. Congress St. 3963691. Professor of Spanish Chuck Tatum, author of the 2011 book Lowriders in Chicano Culture: From Low to Slow to Show, discusses Chicano low-rider culture and how it reflects the social, artistic and political dimensions of America’s fastest-growning ethnic group, at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12; free admission. MARK SUBLETTE: PAINT BY NUMBERS Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. 6872 E. Sunrise Drive. 722-7798. Mark Sublette reads and signs his Charles Bloom murder mystery, Paint by Numbers, from noon to 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. SOUTHWEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. The library’s guide to fiction and nonfiction books published during the year, with a Southwestern setting or subject, is featured through Monday, Dec. 31, in the art gallery. A display celebrates the release of the guide, Southwest Books of the Year: Best Reading. 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. UA POETRY CENTER UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. Selections From the Permanent Collection: Big Books opens Wednesday, Dec. 12, and continues through Wednesday, Jan. 30. 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. Visit poetrycenter.arizona.edu.

OUT OF TOWN LEADING LADIES OF LITERATURE Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. 229-5300. Marion Doane presents a reading series, “Leading Ladies of Literature: Standing Up, Speaking Out, Making Their Voices Heard,” from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the first Thursday of every month.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BOOKWORMS Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. This book club meets from 7 to 8 p.m., on the second Wednesday of every month; free. The selection for Wednesday, Nov. 14, is John Updike’s Rabbit Redux. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE BOOK CLUB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. Oro Valley. 229-5300. Current literary fiction is the topic from 10 a.m. to noon, on the second Thursday of every month; free. Call or visit orovalleyaz.gov for more info. ON-A-MISSION BOOK CLUB Mission Branch Library. 3770 S. Mission Road. 5945325. Discover new authors and enjoy conversation at 1 p.m., the second Wednesday of every month; free.

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BOOKS

LECTURES

Despite strong characters, the journey in ‘Hard to Have Heroes’ is woefully discombobulated

Paucity of Plot BY BOBBY CARLSON, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com ard to Have Heroes is a novel with little literary merit. None of the characters have arcs, and the small amount of plot that seeps through doesn’t occur until the final third of the book. Even at that late juncture, tension is never bothered with, and the reader never feels any fear for our protagonist or his family. The first chapter of Hard to Have Heroes takes place a good century before the rest of the novel. It’s completely unnecessary, but as the novel unfolds, it does explain author Buddy Mays’ inclination to constantly travel down side roads and detours while he recounts Noah’s adventures from rainy Oregon by way of bus to

Hard To Have Heroes By Buddy Mays University of New Mexico Press 248 pages, $19.95

Boggs, aka Uncle Bud, you’re a solid third of the way through the novel. The misery and pain of Greyhound bus travel is treated with perfect righteous fury, and it’s through these details that Mays is at his sharpest. However, the novel could have easily begun when Noah and his mother arrive in Tularosa. In Uncle Bud, Mays has created a char-

Mays creates strong characters, even if the discombobulated narrative structure grows tiresome well before what little plot there is starts to peek out. dry and surreal Tularosa, N.M. Noah’s going to be a cowboy when he grows up. He can’t wait. Mays never hurries. He’d rather stop and describe, and just tell stories. Almost every chapter begins with a long aside, such as a biology lecture about rattlesnakes and Gila monsters. After a couple of these, the reader begins to understand that he or she is being set up for another oneliner: Mays comes off as your educated, but slightly pickled, uncle. It’s as if Neil Hamburger decided to write a novel with Garrison Keillor as the narrator. Mays’ long anecdotes, on topics such as the size and speed of the jackalope, do help create a sense of the Great Southwest’s weirdness (for tourists, anyway), making Heroes the literary equivalent of folk art. The author is only interested in painting a landscape of New Mexico’s southern desert in Sunday comic-strip colors. By the time Noah and his mother arrive in Tularosa and are greeted by the semiliterate, ever-mysterious Clarence William

acter as big and likable as a Thomas Hart Benton mural. In fact, when Uncle Bud finally lets his nephew in on the origin of his ranch (a “kettle wrench,” as Uncle Bud calls it), I couldn’t help but wish the novel was told from his perspective. Mays creates strong characters, even if the discombobulated narrative structure grows tiresome well before what little plot there is starts to peek out. The plot is simple: Right after World War II, the U.S. Army is in town and handing out checks for property for a top-secret rocket project at the nearby White Sands missile range. Although Mays’ novel highlights the struggles of poor Americans displaced by the Cold War arms race, it makes light of them at the same time. The reader simply waits and waits and waits for ol’ Uncle Sam to knock on Uncle Bud’s door with a generous offer for his land. An Apache named Two Knives Anna Fork shows up well before the reader feels any peril. And if the name smacks of political incorrectness, it’s not the only example. Mays’ crude rendering of Native Americans and Mexican Americans is perhaps saved by the less-than-complex nature of every character, not just those who happen to have brown skin. Still, it left a bad taste in my mouth, especially after the wonderful descriptions of food throughout the novel. Mays need not worry about his book being banned by the Tucson Unified School District. Its Anglo perspective on the Southwest is firmly in place.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

TOP TEN Mostly Books’ best-sellers for the week ending Nov. 30, 2012 1. Flight Behavior: A Novel Barbara Kingsolver, HarperCollins ($28.99)

2. Mousetronaut Mark Kelly, Simon and Schuster/Paula Wiseman ($16.99)

3. Life of Pi Yann Martel, Mariner ($15.95)

4. The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) Jeff Kinney, Harry N. Abrams ($13.95)

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

6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, MTV ($14)

7. Santa Is Coming to Arizona Steve Smallman, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky ($9.99)

8. Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy, Vintage ($12.95)

9. The Light Between Oceans: A Novel M.L. Stedman, Scribner ($25)

10. The Forgotten David Baldacci, Grand Central ($27.99)

Barbara Kingsolver

ART LECTURES AT DUSENBERRY LIBRARY Dusenberry River Branch Library. 5605 E. River Road. 594-5345. Docents from the UA Museum of Art and the Tucson Museum of Art give talks from 2 to 3 p.m., the second and fourth Tuesday of every month; free. BROWN BAG LUNCH: AFGHANISTAN UN Center/UNICEF Store. 6242 E. Speedway Blvd. 881-7060. Anna Hacker, who built an education center for children and women in Kabul, gives an update on issues affecting women and children in Afghanistan, at noon, Thursday, Dec. 6; free. Coffee, tea and snacks are provided; guests bring their own lunches. CAROLYN RASHTI: THE WONDER OF WATER St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Carolyn Rashti discusses the benefits of immersion and mild movements in water without swimming, at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; free. COLLABORATIVE REDESIGN OF THE SONORAN DESERT FOODSHED AND LOCALIZING OUR FOOD SUPPLY Pima Community College, Amethyst Room. 1255 N. Stone Ave. Gary Nabham presents “Collaborative Redesign of the Sonoran Desert Foodshed: Imagining Next Steps for Tucson”; and Michael Brownlee presents “Thinking Like a Foodshed: Localizing our Food Supply,” at an educational event sponsored by several local organizations concerned with food security and sustainability, from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10; free. Call 795-3413 for more information. ETHICS: ART COLLECTIONS AND STEWARDSHIP MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. A case-studybased class from the museum’s internship program is open to prospective docents, students, community members, artists and teens considering a museum career, at 3:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7; $10, $5 member. GREGORY MCNAMEE: THE LIFE OF MIKE BURNS Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Gregory McNamee, editor of Mike Burns’ The Only One Living to Tell: The Autobiography of a Yavapai Indian, discusses Burns’ life in the context of 19thcentury Arizona, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8; free. Call 791-4010 for more information. ‘KNOWLEDGE IS POWER’ SEMINARS Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission. 240 N. Court Ave. 624-8318. The Tucson Women’s Commission hosts free workshops from 7 to 8 p.m., selected Thursdays. Dec. 6: “How to Start Your Own Small Business,” Lucinda Hughes-Juan, specialist in business development and cultural dynamics. Call 881-0917 to register. TMA BREAKFAST CLUB Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. A series of art talks take place over brunch from 10 a.m. to noon, on selected Tuesdays; $35. Dec. 11: Julie Sasse, chief curator and curator of modern and contemporary art, discusses the historical shifts in modern and contemporary art that resulted in shaped paintings. A tour of the exhibit The Shape of Things follows. TRANSLATION AND MULTILINGUALISM UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. Three international specialists in translation and interpretation discuss issues around translation and multilingualism in Arizona and throughout the world, from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6; free. Call 822-6251 for more info. VETERANS FOR PEACE Ward 3 Council Office. 1510 E. Grant Road. 791-4711. Connie Sadler-Nelson, president of the Tucson Area Local, American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO, discusses the latest labor developments in the U.S. Postal Service, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10; free. Call 747-3138 or 298-7498 for more information.

UPCOMING JACK LASSETER: THE SPANISH HISTORY OF ARIZONA DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. Jack Lasseter presents “The Spanish History of Arizona” at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13; $20. Visit tickets.saddlebrooktwo.com for tickets and more information. SUNZILLA: THE POWER LINE THAT WILL EAT THE SAN PEDRO VALLEY SEIU Meeting Room. 1600 N. Tucson Blvd., No. 100. 884-8100. A panel discussion about the proposed SunZia Transmission Project takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13; free. Call 623-0269 for info.

DECEMBER 6 – 12, 2012

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CINEMA Fine acting and wonderful music can only take ‘A Late Quartet’ so far

Stringing Along

TOP TEN Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending Dec. 2, 2012

BY COLIN BOYD, cboyd@tucsonweekly.com t could be about any profession— construction, the law, advertising; a story about a leader retiring offers wide-open avenues for exploration. There are the emotions of the outgoing boss, others on the team looking to rise, members of that same team who will feel lost without their captain, and so on. A Late Quartet brings music to the retirement watch, which certainly makes our experience better—but the story burns through its interesting characters and circumstances quickly, and devolves into a high-rent soap opera. There are still potent highlights, but like any retirement party, a lot of this is just windbagging. Pleading no mas is Peter Mitchell (Christopher Walken), who 25 years ago formed the Fugue, a string quartet. As they prepare for their silver anniversary, Peter informs the group that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. His work on the cello is not as precise, and in this line of work, it has to be. But having just endured the death of his wife, Peter seems to be leaving more because he’s tired of fighting and less because of his impact on the quartet. Robert and Juliette (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener) are the married members of the Fugue, and within hours of hearing the news, they suffer a slight breakup of their own: Robert tells his wife that after a quarter-century as second violin, he’d like to be first. Or at least he’d take some first violin parts from time to time. Juliette, strictly professionally, disagrees. That’s gotta sting. She may have a point, though, because Daniel (Mark Ivanir) is a remarkable musician and displays all of the confidence, knowledge and even elitism you might expect from a man who can afford a massive Manhattan loft based only on playing the same pieces of classical music over and over again for a lifetime. He’s also (cue the soap-opera organ) having an affair with Alexandra (Imogen Poots), his student and Robert and Juliette’s daughter. Director and co-writer Yaron Zilberman is a confessed chamber-music fan, and his attention to detail in that regard makes the working-musician component of A Late Quartet utterly believable. In fact, if there were three actors as unheralded as Mark Ivanir in the other principal roles, you might accept that you were watching trained musicians act instead of really good actors engaged in musical mimicry. But the lives Zilberman builds around the music are minuscule by comparison; it’s doubtful watching this same setup in a law firm or

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1. Savages Universal

2. Men in Black 3 Sony

3. Lawless Starz/Anchor Bay

4. Brave Disney/Pixar

5. The Watch 20th Century Fox

6. ParaNorman Universal

7. The Expendables 2 Lionsgate

8. The Amazing Spider-Man Sony

9. Step Up Revolution Summit

10. 360 Imogen Poots in A Late Quartet. ad agency would prove worthwhile. If you saw Seven Psychopaths earlier this fall—and unfortunately, you’d be one of the few—then you saw Christopher Walken on overdrive. It’s the sort of role written just for him, because nobody does weird in exactly the same way. And he’s spectacular in it, even if that side of Walken has been drastically overexposed in the past few years. A Late Quartet takes Walken out of that realm entirely. Peter Mitchell is erudite and sad, and he’s obviously the glue that holds the Fugue together. For a guy whose late career has been marked by unpredictability, this relaxed, low-key performance is refreshing. Hoffman and Keener are true professionals, and you rarely get anything worse than a very good performance out of either of them. That’s what is so disappointing about the nature of their conflict: After their spat about playing second violin to Daniel, Robert deals with it by having a onenight stand. Pretty pathetic. Worse is the dialogue that follows Robert and Juliette around for the rest of the picture, stuff like, “You never thought I was good enough,” and other nincompoopery. It’s as if an Ashley Judd movie suddenly broke out in the middle of this. But as true professionals, Hoffman and Keener plow through it. In fact, the performances are keepers all the way around. There’s just enough of what these musicians do for a living to keep things interesting, and to make up for

Magnolia

A Late Quartet Rated R Starring Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener Directed by Yaron Zilberman Entertainment One, 105 minutes Opens Friday, Dec. 7, at the Loft Cinema (795-7777).

the silly business about affairs. One added benefit of immersing this story in the world of classical music is the ready-made dramatic score. There are hundreds of years of music to choose from, but A Late Quartet features Beethoven’s Opus 131 string quartet. The piece contains seven movements performed without a break. As Peter explains, the instruments will all go out of tune, forcing each member of the quartet to adjust to the other instruments on the fly. As our story develops, that explanation is a metaphor for the film, of course, with Opus 131 fitting the moods and actions of the characters quite well. (Music for the film is performed by the Brentano String Quartet, and it’s worth seeking out.) It’s a complex composition, and conceptually, it makes a great backbone for the plot of a film. Now they just need the rest of the movie.

Cleopatra Coleman in Step Up Revolution.

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

AMC Loews Foothills 15 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. 888-262-4386. Call for Tu-Wed times Argo (R) Thu 5:30, 8:15, 11; Fri 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 10:05; Sat 4:25, 7:20; Sun-Mon 10:55, 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 10:05 The Collection (R) Thu-Fri 11:30, 1:45, 4, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45; Sat 11:30, 1:45, 10:05; Sun 10, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45; Mon 11:30, 1:45, 4, 6:15, 8:30, 10:45 End of Watch (R) Fri-Mon 11:10, 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Flight (R) Thu 1:30, 4:35, 7:40, 10:45; FriSun 10:20, 1:30, 4:35, 7:40, 10:45; Mon 1:30, 4:35, 7:40, 10:45 Killing Them Softly (R) Thu 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Fri-Sun 10:05, 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Mon 12:30, 2:55, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 Life of Pi (PG) Thu 1:05, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10; FriSun 10:15, 1:05, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10; Mon 1:05, 4:15, 7:15, 10:10 Life of Pi 3D (PG) Thu 11:15, 2:10, 5:10, 8:15, 11:05; Fri-Mon 11:15, 2:10, 5:10, 8:05, 10:55 Lincoln (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:15, 2:15, 4:35, 7:50, 11:05; Fri-Sun 10, 1:15, 4:35, 7:50, 11:05; Mon 1:15, 4:35, 7:50, 11:05 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Not Rated) Sat 10 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) ends Thu 11:45, 5, 10:10 Playing for Keeps (PG-13) Fri-Mon 11:45, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 Red Dawn (PG-13) Thu 12:40, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:25; Fri 10:10, 12:40, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:25; Sat 12:40, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:25; Sun 10:10, 12:40, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:25; Mon 12:40, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:25 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Thu 12:45, 3:05, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20; Fri 10:25, 12:45, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20; Sat 10, 10:25, 12:45, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20; Sun 10:25, 12:45, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20; Mon 12:45, 5:35, 7:55, 10:20 Rise of the Guardians 3D (PG) Thu 11:25, 1:45, 4:05, 6:30, 9; Fri-Mon 3:05 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu-Mon 11, 2:15, 5:30, 8:45 Skyfall: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) Thu 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:45; Fri-Sun 10, 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:40; Mon 1:10,

4:20, 7:30, 10:40 Taken 2 (PG-13) ends Thu 2:30, 7:55 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (PG-13) Thu 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:45; Fri-Sun 10:40, 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:45; Mon 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:45 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:05, 4:50, 7:40, 10:15; Fri-Mon 11:30, 2:05, 4:50, 7:35, 10:10

Century El Con 20 3601 E. Broadway Blvd. 800-326-3264, ext. 902. Anna Karenina (R) ThuWed 11:30, 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30, 10 Argo (R) Thu-Wed 11:15, 2, 4:50, 7:35, 10:25 The Collection (R) Thu-Fri 11:15, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 8, 10:15; Sat 5:45, 8, 10:15; Sun-Wed 11:15, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 8, 10:15 Flight (R) Thu-Wed 12:10, 3:35, 7:05, 10:10 Hitchcock (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Home Alone (PG) Wed 2, 7 Killing Them Softly (R) Thu-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Life of Pi (PG) Thu 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40, 11:40; Fri 11:20, 5:30; Sat 11:20, 5:30, 7:45; Sun-Tue 11:20, 5:30 Life of Pi 3D (PG) Thu 11:45, 2:45, 5:45, 8:45; Fri-Tue 2:25, 8:35 Lincoln (PG-13) Thu-Wed 11:15, 12:20, 2:35, 3:40, 5:55, 7:10, 9:20, 10:30 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Not Rated) SatSun 11 The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera Live (Not Rated) Sat 10:55 Playing for Keeps (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:40, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30 Red Dawn (PG-13) ThuWed 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:45, 10:40 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Fri-Tue 11:45, 2:15, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Rise of the Guardians 3D (PG) ends Thu 1, 3:30, 6, 8:30 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu 11:20, 12:30, 2:45, 3:45, 6, 7, 9:15, 10:15; Fri-Wed 11:20, 12:55, 2:35, 4:10, 5:50, 7:25, 9:05, 10:40 Smashed (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:35, 10 Tarantino XX: Pulp Fiction Event (Not Rated) Thu 2, 7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 1:20, 2:20, 4:10, 5:10, 8, 10:45; Fri 11:30, 1:20, 2:20, 4:10, 5:10, 7, 8, 9:50, 10:45; Sat 11:30, 1:20, 2:20, 4:10, 5:05, 7, 9:50, 10:45; Sun-Tue 11:30, 1:20, 2:20, 4:10, 5:10, 7, 8, 9:50, 10:45; Wed 1:20, 4:10, 7, 9:50, 10:45 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:25, 12:20, 2:10, 3, 4:50, 5:50, 8:25; Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:05, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05

Century Gateway 12 770 N. Kolb Road. 800-326-3264, ext. 962. Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45; Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20; SunMon 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50; Tue 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:20; Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50 Brave (PG) ends Thu 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25 Chasing Mavericks (PG) ends Thu 12:30, 3:10, 7:10 Cloud Atlas (R) Fri-Wed 11:55, 3:30, 7:05 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu-Wed 12:10, 3:35, 7 End of Watch (R) Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40; Fri-Sat 12, 5:05, 10:10; Sun-Mon 12, 5:05; Tue 12, 5:05, 10:10; Wed 12, 5:05 Finding Nemo (G) ends Thu 12 Finding Nemo 3D (G) Thu 2:30, 5, 7:30; Fri-Wed 12, 2:30, 5 Frankenweenie (PG) Thu 12:35, 2:45, 7:10; FriWed 12:35, 2:55, 7:30 Frankenweenie 3D (PG) Thu 4:55; Fri-Sat 5:20, 9:55; Sun-Mon 5:20; Tue 5:20, 9:55; Wed 5:20 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:15; Fri-Sat 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:35; Sun-Mon 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:15; Tue 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:35; Wed 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:15 Looper (R) Thu 12:40, 3:55, 7:20; Fri-Sat 12:40, 3:55, 7:20, 10; Sun-Mon 12:40, 3:55, 7:20; Tue 12:40, 3:55, 7:20, 10; Wed 12:40, 3:55, 7:20 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Fri-Wed 12:50, 7:55 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) FriSat 12:45, 3:20, 7:10, 9:45; Sun-Mon 12:45, 3:20, 7:10; Tue 12:45, 3:20, 7:10, 9:45; Wed 12:45, 3:20, 7:10 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35; Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; SunMon 12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40; Tue 12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Wed 12:05, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40 Sinister (R) Thu 12:15, 2:55, 7:40; Fri-Sat 7:45, 10:15; Sun-Mon 7:45; Tue 7:45, 10:15; Wed 7:45 Taken 2 (PG-13) Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:40, 3:45, 4:55, 7:25, 9:40, 10:25; SunMon 12:15, 2:40, 3:45, 4:55, 7:25; Tue 12:15, 2:40, 3:45, 4:55, 7:25, 9:40, 10:25; Wed 12:15, 2:40, 3:45, 4:55, 7:25 Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) Thu 12:45, 3:50, 7:05; Fri-Wed 2:30, 7:35

Century Park Place 20 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 800-326-3264, ext. 903. Argo (R) Thu 3:40, 9:20; Fri-Sat 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10; Mon 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10; Wed 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 10 The Collection (R) ThuSat 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45,

8:05, 10:20; Mon 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:20; Wed 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:20 Flight (R) Thu-Sat 12:15, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05; Mon 12:15, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05; Wed 12:15, 3:25, 6:45, 10:05 Home Alone (PG) Wed 2, 7 Killing Them Softly (R) Thu-Sat 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; Mon 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10; Wed 11:55, 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:10 Life of Pi (PG) Thu-Sat 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30; Mon 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30; Wed 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Life of Pi 3D (PG) Thu-Fri 11, 1, 2:10, 4:10, 5:20, 7:20, 8:30, 10:30; Sat 11, 2:10, 5:20, 8:30; Mon 11, 1, 2:10, 4:10, 5:20, 7:20, 8:30, 10:30; Wed 11, 1, 2:10, 4:10, 5:20, 7:20, 8:30, 10:30 Lincoln (PG-13) Thu-Sat 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20; Mon 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20; Wed 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:20 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Not Rated) SatSun 11 The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera Live (Not Rated) Sat 10:55 Playing for Keeps (PG13) Fri-Sat 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05; Mon 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05; Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05 Red Dawn (PG-13) Thu 11:25, 12:25, 2, 2:55, 4:25, 5:30, 6:55, 7:55, 9:25, 10:25; Fri 11:25, 12:25, 2, 2:55, 4:25, 5:30, 6:55, 7:55, 9:20, 10:25; Sat 11:25, 2, 4:25, 5:30, 6:55, 7:55, 9:20, 10:25; Mon 11:25, 12:25, 2, 2:55, 4:25, 5:30, 6:55, 7:55, 9:20, 10:25; Wed 11:25, 2, 4:25, 6:55, 9:20, 10:25 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Thu 12:05, 1:55, 2:45, 5:25, 7:15, 8:05; Fri-Sat 11:15, 12:05, 1:55, 2:45, 4:35, 5:25, 7:15, 8:05, 9:55; Mon 11:15, 12:05, 1:55, 2:45, 4:35, 5:25, 7:15, 8:05, 9:55 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu-Sat 11:10, 12:45, 2:30, 4:05, 5:55, 7:25, 9:15; Mon 11:10, 12:45, 2:30, 4:05, 5:55, 7:25, 9:15; Wed 11:10, 12:45, 2:30, 4:05, 5:55, 7:25, 9:15 Tarantino XX: Pulp Fiction Event (Not Rated) Thu 2, 7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 12:10, 12:50, 1:30, 2:20, 3, 4:20, 5:10, 5:50, 6:30, 7:10, 8, 8:40, 10; Fri-Sat 11:30, 12:10, 1:30, 2:20, 3, 4:20, 5:10, 5:50, 7:10, 8, 8:40, 10; Mon 11:30, 12:10, 1:30, 2:20, 3, 4:20, 5:10, 5:50, 7:10, 8, 8:40, 10; Wed 11:30, 12:10, 1:30, 2:20, 3, 4:20, 5:10, 5:50, 7:10, 8, 8:40, 10 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:15, 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:40; Fri-Sat 11:45, 1:10, 2:35, 4, 5:25, 6:50, 8:15, 9:40; Mon 11:45, 1:10, 2:35, 4,

5:25, 6:50, 8:15, 9:40; Wed 11:45, 1:10, 2:35, 4, 5:25, 6:50, 8:15, 9:40

Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace 12155 N. Oracle Road. 800-326-3264, ext. 899. Anna Karenina (R) FriWed 10:25, 1:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25 End of Watch (R) Fri 11:30, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30; Sat 7:45; Sun 2:15, 7:45; Mon-Tue 11:30, 2:15, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30; Wed 10:30 Flight (R) Thu 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:30; FriWed 7:15, 10:25 Home Alone (PG) Wed 2, 7 Killing Them Softly (R) Thu-Wed 11:50, 2:25, 5, 7:35, 10:05 Life of Pi (PG) Thu 1:25, 7:25; Fri-Wed 1:35, 7:25 Life of Pi 3D (PG) Thu 10:30, 4:25, 10:25; FriWed 10:35, 4:30, 10:30 Lincoln (PG-13) Thu-Wed 12:05, 3:30, 6:50, 10:15 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Not Rated) SatSun 11 The Metropolitan Opera: Un Ballo in Maschera Live (Not Rated) Sat 10:55, 10:55 Playing for Keeps (PG13) Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 7:05, 9:45 Red Dawn (PG-13) ThuFri 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, 9:55; Sat 4:55, 10:30; Sun 11:30, 5:05, 10:30; Mon-Wed 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, 9:55 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:45, 4:20; Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:45, 4:15, 6:55, 9:25 Rise of the Guardians 3D (PG) ends Thu 6:55, 9:25 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu 10:40, 12:20, 2, 3:40, 5:20, 7, 8:40, 10:10; Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:40, 7, 10:10 Smashed (R) Fri-Wed 10:45, 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50, 10 Tarantino XX: Pulp Fiction Event (Not Rated) Thu 2, 7 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (PG-13) Thu 10:30, 1:20, 4:30, 7:30, 10:20; FriWed 10:30, 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 10:20 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:05, 1:55, 4:40, 7:15, 10; Fri 11:05, 1:55, 4:40; Sat 4:40; Sun-Wed 11:05, 1:55, 4:40

Cinema La Placita La Placita Village, Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue 326-5282. It’s a Wonderful Life (Not Rated) Sat 7:30

Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas 4811 E. Grant Road. 327-7067. Call for Fri-Wed film times Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 11 Arbitrage (R) Thu 2:10, 4:30, 6:50

Brave (PG) Thu 11:50 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 9:10 End of Watch (R) Thu 5, 9:45 The Flat (Not Rated) Thu 12:20, 2:40, 7:30 Frankenweenie (PG) Thu 11, 1, 3:05, 5:10, 7:10, 9:20 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu 12:10 The Intouchables (R) Thu 4:50 Looper (R) Thu 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:35 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 2:25, 7:20, 9:50 Sinister (R) Thu 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45, 9:55 Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) Thu 11:10

17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. It’s a Wonderful Life (Not Rated) Sun 2, 6:30 Warren Miller’s Flow State (Not Rated) Fri 8

8:50, 9:50 Rise of the Guardians 3D (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:50, 5:25, 8:10, 10:35; FriWed 11:50, 2:40, 5:30, 8:10, 10:40 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu 11:50, 3:50, 7:30, 10:40; Fri-Wed 11:20, 2:50, 6:30, 9:40 Taken 2 (PG-13) ends Thu 2:30, 7:50, 10:20 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:20, 12:20, 1:20, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20, 5:20, 6:20, 7:20, 8:20, 9:20, 10:05; FriSun 10, 11:05, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6:05, 7, 8, 9, 10; Mon-Wed 11:15, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6:05, 7, 8, 9, 10 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:15, 1:10, 4, 5, 6:45, 9:40; Fri-Sun 10:15, 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; Mon-Wed 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu 2:10, 7:45, 10:25; Fri-Wed 12:15, 3:15

Gallagher Theater

The Loft Cinema

Fox Tucson Theatre

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

Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz. 806-4275. Argo (R) Fri-Wed 12:50, 6:45 The Collection (R) Thu 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30; Fri 10:05, 12:30, 2:45, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35; Sat 12:30, 2:45, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35; Sun 10:05, 12:30, 2:45, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35; Mon-Wed 12:30, 2:45, 5:40, 8:05, 10:35 End of Watch (R) Fri-Sun 9:55, 3:50, 9:55; MonWed 3:50, 9:55 Flight (R) Thu 11:45, 3:05, 6:30, 9:45; Fri-Wed 11:10, 2:15, 6:15, 9:45 Here Comes the Boom (PG) ends Thu 11:35, 5:15 Killing Them Softly (R) Thu 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30; Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 Life of Pi (PG) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15; FriSun 10:10, 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25; Mon 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25; Tue 1:10, 4:10, 10:25; Wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:25 Life of Pi 3D (PG) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15; Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30 Lincoln (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 3:10, 6:50, 10:10; Fri-Wed 11:40, 3:20, 6:50, 10:10 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG13) Tue 7 Playing for Keeps (PG-13) Fri-Wed 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:50, 3:45, 4:25, 6:10, 7:10, 8:50, 9:50; Fri-Sun 9:50, 10:50, 12:40, 1:40, 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10, 8:50, 9:50; Mon-Wed 11:05, 12:40, 1:40, 3:30, 4:30, 6:10, 7:10,

3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Call 795-0844 to check handicap accessibility All Together (Not Rated) Thu 2:15, 4:45 Brooklyn Castle (PG) Thu 3 Christmas in Acidland (Not Rated) Tue 7 The Comedy (Not Rated) Fri-Wed 9:45 Exiting Another Factory: Artists’ Video Screening (Not Rated) Thu 12 First Friday Shorts (Not Rated) Fri 9 The Gold Rush (Not Rated) Thu 7 Hendrix 70: Live at Woodstock (Not Rated) Sat 12 Holy Motors (Not Rated) Fri 1:30, 7; Sat 7, 10:15; Sun 1:30, 7, 10:15; MonWed 1:30, 10:15 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (R) Thu 9 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (R) Thu 11:15 A Late Quartet (R) Fri 2, 6:30; Sat 2:30, 7:30; Sun 11, 2:30, 7:30; MonWed 12, 2:30, 7:30 The Loneliest Planet (Not Rated) Thu 12:30, 5:15 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu 10:15 Middle of Nowhere (R) Fri 5:30; Sat-Wed 5 The Other Son (PG-13) Thu 1:45, 7:45 Outlaw of Gor (PG-13) Mon 8 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13) Thu 4:30, 9:45; Fri 4:15; Sat-Sun 5:20; Mon-Wed 5:20, 10 The Princess Bride (PG) Fri-Sun 12, 10 A Royal Affair (R) Thu 7; Fri-Wed 4

Searching for Sugar Man (PG-13) Thu 11:30 The Sessions (R) FriSat 1, 3:15, 7:45; Sun 10:45, 1, 3:15, 7:45; Mon-Wed 1, 3:15, 7:45 What’s Up Docs? Short Documentaries From UA Film Students (Not Rated) Wed 7

Oracle View 4690 N. Oracle Road. 292-2430. Call for Fri-Wed film times The Bourne Legacy (PG13) Thu 4:15, 9:20 Brave (PG) Thu 11:50, 2:05, 7:30 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 4:20, 7:45 Fun Size (PG-13) Thu 12, 7:10 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu 2 House at the End of the Street (PG-13) Thu 7, 9:30 Looper (R) Thu 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:40 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5 ParaNorman (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:30, 4:40 Resident Evil: Retribution (R) Thu 9:55 Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) Thu 11:50

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

Tower Theatres at Arizona Pavilions 8031 N. Business Park Drive. 579-0500. Call for Fri-Wed film times Flight (R) Thu 11:50, 3, 6:50, 9:50 Killing Them Softly (R) Thu 11:15, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55, 10:05 Life of Pi (PG) Thu 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30 Life of Pi 3D (PG) Thu 11:40, 2:30, 5:20, 8:10 Lincoln (PG-13) Thu 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40 Red Dawn (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:55 Rise of the Guardians (PG) Thu 11:20, 12:30, 1:40, 4, 6:20, 7:30, 8:40, 9:50 Rise of the Guardians 3D (PG) Thu 2:50, 5:10 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 12:45, 2:05, 3:20, 4:40, 6, 7:20, 8:45, 10 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35

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deserves all of the praise and accolades she has garnered for her amazing performance. Allen

Reviews by Jacquie Allen, Colin Boyd and Bob Grimm.

NEWLY REVIEWED: THE COLLECTION

The piss-poor Saw rip-off had me missing the Saw movies … and I hate the Saw movies. After an interesting opening during which a young girl (Emma Fitzpatrick) survives a dance-club massacre, things go relentlessly downhill. This features yet another serial killer that has the time and resources to create huge Rube Goldberg killing machines and traps. This guy, who wears an oily black mask, actually turns an entire building into a deathtrap full of trip wires, swinging blades and squishing elevators. It’s extremely tedious. For lovers of a good gore movie, the bloodletting is highly unimaginative. It’s strange that a studio would release total garbage like this in the middle of the holiday season. It’s a bummer. I totally don’t want to have any eggnog now. Grimm THE COMEDY

Tim Heidecker, of the strange and funny TV series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, plays Swanson, an odd man who is set to inherit his dying father’s estate. However, a life of privilege doesn’t seem to suit him, aside from spending a lot of time on his rather nice boat. He takes a scummy job washing dishes, and finds himself hanging around lazy people and strange women. Heidecker takes an organic approach to the role, giving us a real guy, as opposed to the goofballs he’s been portraying (quite terrifically) on TV. It’s an interesting transformation, and he makes Swanson an intriguing sort. His usual partner in crime, Eric Wareheim, plays one of Swanson’s sloppy buddies, and he also delivers the goods. The film is light on dialogue, requiring Heidecker to employ his physical skills. He also does a mean Nick Nolte impersonation. Grimm HOLY MOTORS

If you’ve been waiting for a film to come along in which the main character licks another woman’s blood onto Eva Mendes’ armpit, and then carries her into the sewer and eats her hair, you’re in luck! (They also throw in a marching accordion chorus for free.) The movie is Holy Motors, safely one of 2012’s most unique experiences. Director Leos Carax spent years developing the story—a one-day journey through the life of Monsieur Oscar (Denis Lavant), who shuttles from one appointment to the next in his stretch limousine. He’s an old female beggar, a high-priced assassin, a motion-capture model for a visual artist, some kind of leprechaun who kidnaps a model (that’s where Eva Mendes comes in) and a worried father. It’s a strange way of pointing out that we all wear different masks in our lives, but it’s an arresting, daring film all the same. Boyd THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi) is a hard-working nurse who is trying to be become a doctor. Her world begins to crumble when her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison; she gives up med school in order to see him every weekend, and her life begins to revolve around him and his situation. When he’s put up for parole, there’s a glimmer of hope—but things take a dreadful turn, and she begins a journey of self-discovery. Middle of Nowhere is one bummer of a movie. It is, however, fantastically acted and photographed, and is one of the more effective dramas in quite some time. Corinealdi is excellent as the put-upon and beaten-down lead character; she

Warren Miller’s Flow State is the latest in this longrunning series of skiing- and snowboard-related documentary films. A bevy of people—from professional skiers to a wide variety of regular folks who love to go play in the snow—are featured in a series of locales around the world. The people involved with the production are obviously very into what they do. The film not only looks good; it covers its topic thoroughly, and the cinematography is absolutely stunning. The interviews are interesting, and although there are some gags that are poorly acted and corny, it doesn’t really detract from the film overall. In fact, everything looks so good that you could put the film on mute and stare in awe at some of the insane things the skiers do with beautiful scenery as a backdrop. Allen

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While it’s extremely colorful, this update of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel tries way too hard to reinvent a perfectly good wheel. Director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice) gives Anna Karenina a much-unneeded facelift, soaking the story in more style than it knows what to do with. The performances by Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (as Anna and Count Vronsky, respectively) are forced to extreme ends of the spectrum thanks to Wright’s fussing, which places more of an emphasis on how he envisions the world in which the story takes place, and less of an emphasis on the story itself. All in all, this is just a handsome mistake. There’s not enough that’s new, and Wright’s gimmicks generally subtract from what makes Anna Karenina such a great story to begin with. Boyd LIFE OF PI

This is an amazing achievement in filmmaking. It’s one of the year’s best movies, and easily one of the best uses of the 3-D medium. Director Ang Lee is a creative force who cannot be deterred or stopped, and Life of Pi is his most splendorous and enchanting film to date—and he’s the guy who gave us Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Suraj Sharma plays Pi, a young man who winds up on a lifeboat with a tiger after a storm sinks a ship carrying his family and its zoo animals. Pi must learn to appease the tiger; the tiger must accept or eat him—and that’s the plot of the movie. The story is told in flashback with an older Pi (Irrfan Khan) being interviewed by a writer (Rafe Spall). This is a great screen adventure full of countless magical moments and a sure contender for Best Picture. Grimm THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

Writer Stephen Chbosky makes an impressive feature-directing debut with this adaptation of his semi-autobiographical novel about high school kids in the early ’90s. Logan Lerman plays Charlie, a shy freshman who eventually winds up hanging out with a fringe group of students including Patrick (Ezra Miller) and Sam (Emma Watson). The new friends help Charlie come out of his shell, and he ultimately realizes things about himself that need to be examined. Lerman is especially good as the film’s anchor, while Miller continues to exhibit the great talents he showed in We Need to Talk About Kevin. Watson gets to step away from Hermione, and she does so successfully, making Sam a complex, real kid. This is one of the better films about high school to come along in quite some time. Grimm

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having trouble making a buck, it results in less money for stealing and paying hit men. Ray Liotta endures what has to be one of cinema’s all-time-worst beatings, full of blood, broken bones and vomit. I’ve read comments about how Dominik romanticizes or glorifies violence with some of his more-poetic killing sequences. Hey, the scene involving Liotta getting his clock cleaned more than balances things out. It’s brutal. Pitt is a movie star of the highest order, and every moment he spends onscreen in this film amplifies that point. Jackie is a despicable character, and while Pitt doesn’t necessarily make him all that likable, he does make Jackie funny in a sinister way; he’s always engaging. I really liked the use of Gandolfini. I pictured his Tony Soprano all washed up, relegated to taking killing assignments and drinking himself to oblivion. No, he’s not Tony in this movie, but I’m sure the connection wasn’t lost on him or Dominik. Critics like Killing Them Softly, while audiences are giving it an “F” (according to Entertainment Weekly’s moviegoer polling). I guess that qualifies Dominik as a “critical darling”—and somebody who is going to have a hard time procuring big budgets for movie ideas in the future.

N O W S H O W I N G AT H O M E ParaNorman (Blu-ray) UNIVERSAL MOVIE B+ SPECIAL FEATURES B+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 7.75 (OUT OF 10)

As of right now, this is my pick for Best Animated Film of the Year, over Pixar’s Brave. I’m not a Brave hater … I actually find that film quite enchanting. But this one feels like a greater achievement. For starters, the stopmotion animation is topnotch, better than the stuff in this year’s Frankenweenie, from Tim Burton. Watching this movie, I felt like the people who were manipulating those little figures moved the art form ahead with their accomplishments. They managed to pull off some visual tricks that I hadn’t seen before, including human faces that are surprisingly fluid. For example, I was quite pleased with the way the title character looked when he was doing something as simple as brushing his teeth. It’s a simple detail that most filmmakers might overlook, but here, it is something that makes the film feel authentic. I also loved the shiny lip gloss on a character’s lips, and the exaggerated butt of Norman’s mom. There’s an attention to weird detail that I appreciate. Plus, I love the story. It’s dark; it’s funny; and it’s solid. I think this may have alienated some of the younger kids, but adults and kids older than 10 probably loved its scary tendencies. In short, I felt like I was watching something totally new with this movie, and that’s quite an accomplishment, considering stopmotion animation has been around for a very long time. This movie is a great achievement in storytelling, on top of being visually fantastic. SPECIAL FEATURES: A fun commentary with co-directors Chris Butler and Sam Fell, who also participate in some behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the movie. (There is a bunch of

cool stuff about how they made this movie look and feel so different.) You also get some storyboards for a few scenes.

The Expendables 2 (Blu-ray) LIONSGATE MOVIE B SPECIAL FEATURES B BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 6 (OUT OF 10)

The first installment in this franchise was somewhat of a creative bust. They didn’t have enough money behind their ideas; Sylvester Stallone perhaps took on a bit too much by writing, directing and starring in the film; and something was just a bit off. It wasn’t nearly as fun as it should’ve been. Chapter 2 is a different story. It’s a big, goofy, fun movie—what you’d expect with Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Willis and Norris onboard. It helps that Stallone handed directing duties over to Simon West, the man who gave us Con Air. Stallone can do a decent job of directing (Rocky Balboa) but gets in over his head sometimes (The Expendables, Rambo). I like it when he’s freed up to just be Sly. This film feels like a companion piece to Con Air, in that it is equally insane, and full of great fiery explosions and good humor. It also helps that Schwarzenegger and Willis get bigger roles this time out that require them to pick up some really big guns. I wanted to see Terry Crews shooting his really big gun a little more, but seeing the old greats is a good trade. And I love the way they threw in a good Chuck Norris joke. Big names like Nicolas Cage and Harrison Ford are being pursued for the third installment. I’d love to see H.I. McDunnough and Indiana Jones mixing it up with these bad boys. SPECIAL FEATURES: A director’s commentary, deleted scenes and a gag reel are the

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Beasts of the Southern Wild (Blu-ray) 20TH CENTURY FOX MOVIE A SPECIAL FEATURES B BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 7 (OUT OF 10)

I concur with fellow Weekly critic Colin Boyd: This is an amazing movie. It’s unlike anything you have seen before. It’s the story of Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis), a 6-year-old girl living with her father (Dwight Henry) in a place called the Bathtub, a makeshift Southern community built near a levee that’s dangerously susceptible to storms. As directed by Benh Zeitlin, the film is shown through Hushpuppy’s eyes, with the movie alternating between reality and the fantastical. The results are enchanting, sometimes scary and ultimately breathtaking. Wallis is nothing short of incredible; she’s a child actress with astonishing power. There’s some buzz regarding her getting an Oscar nomination, and I second that motion. This young actress knows what she is doing as far as commanding a moment onscreen. The movie would be far less powerful without her. Henry, as her father Wink, also delivers the fireworks. The whole thing plays like a fairy tale updated for modern times—but the modern times here feature very few modern amenities. It will draw many an emotion out of you. It’s one of the year’s best films. SPECIAL FEATURES: Some of Zeitlin’s short films, deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes are included.

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A ROYAL AFFAIR

Remember that creepy villain from Daniel Craig’s first James Bond flick, Casino Royale? He was played by a Danish actor named Mads Mikkelsen, and it’s the sort of work that could box an actor in if he doesn’t get a lot of play in the U.S. What’s that? He’s playing Hannibal Lecter on TV next spring? Yeesh … lighten the mood, Mads. Fortunately for Mikkelsen, there’s A Royal Affair, which casts him as an Enlightenment-era doctor who becomes the personal physician of Denmark’s King Christian VII (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), has an affair (the royal kind) with the queen (Alicia Vikander), and eventually grabs power over the entire nation when the king’s mental illness renders him largely incompetent. It’s a fascinating story that is apparently mostly true; it’s well-assembled from beginning to end; and it gives a great actor like Mikkelsen a chance to showcase a couple of new angles. Boyd SKYFALL

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NOSHING AROUND BY JERRY MORGAN noshing@tucsonweekly.com

Missing Ingredients

More Beer Hey, brewski fans: More suds are on the way. We mentioned earlier that Borderlands Brewing, 119 E. Toole Ave., is temporarily closed while more equipment is installed to increase volume—but the expansion is taking a bit longer than planned, and the owners are now shooting for a reopening around New Year’s. Dragoon Brewing Co., 1859 W. Grant Road, No. 111, also is getting an upgrade. New tanks on order are supposed to boost production by 40 percent; www.dragoonbrewing.com.

BY JIMMY BOEGLE, jboegle@tucsonweekly.com nce primarily existing in a realm of blue boxes and neon-orange “cheese” powder, macaroni and cheese today is ubiquitous on restaurant menus. And far too often, for some reason, that restaurant mac and cheese is mediocre. In order to elevate this dish, it takes proper quantities of high-quality ingredients, appropriate seasoning and competent preparation—and more often than not, at least one of those elements is missing. Despite this fact, I had high hopes for The Fix, a new restaurant in the Main Gate Square spot that previously housed the late, lamented Sultan Palace. The Fix’s tagline is “Arizona’s Mac n Chz Headquarters,” and variations on the dish dominate the menu, so I thought perhaps we’d be in for a treat. Sadly, I instead found more mediocrity. The menu consists of 10 different types of mac and cheese (or you can combine whatever ingredients you want into your own concoction), as well as four cold sandwiches, four grilled-cheese sandwiches, four salads, cookies and “The BIG Fix,” touted as “AllAmerican mac n chz sandwiched and baked between two pieces of bread.” The non mac-and-cheese offerings we tried were fine, if unspectacular. The club salad featured fresh greens and an adequate mix of turkey, bacon, ham, cucumber, avocado, cheddar and tomato ($7.49; we were disappointed that the restaurant was out of our first choice of dressing). The “bacon bacon” grilled cheese ($6.99, with a bag of chips and a tasty little chocolate-chip cookie) was exactly what one would expect: bacon and cheese on white or wheat bread that is then pressed and grilled. The flavor was good, but the sandwich was a wee bit dry. Now, for the stars of the show, the macand-cheese concoctions: They ranged from pretty good to downright disappointing. The taco mac and cheese ($7.99 for a “minor mac,” and $10.99 for a “major mac”) was, by far, the best mac and cheese we had. It was packed with enough ingredients with varied and complementary favors to make it enjoyable: beef, cheddar cheese, (a bit too much) onion, tomato, green chile, jalapeño and salsa. The mix worked, even though some of the ingredients promised on the menu were mysteriously missing—avocado, cilantro and tortilla chips. They could have made it even better. Unfortunately, things went downhill from there. Our friend John made his own mixture ($7.49 for a “minor,” or $10.49 for a “major”;

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Acacia Real Food and Cocktails, and Feast are saying goodbye to the Tucson Originals restaurant group. Both cited the Originals’ loyalty-card program as a major factor in their decision. With recent new additions Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery/Bistro and Tanque Verde Ranch, the Originals’ roster remains at 47 restaurants.

Pluses: Tasty enough taco mac and cheese

The new Garden Kitchen, housed in a former Mexican restaurant at 2205 S. Fourth Ave., shows promise as a teaching tool. It’s an educational center for what the owners call “seed-totable” dining, or as I like to refer to it, “Where did my food come from besides the frozen section or the drive-through?” Its Facebook page says: “The Garden Kitchen offers seed-to-table, gardening and cooking education, empowering families with the skills and knowledge to make nutritious meals on any budget.” A slew of organizations are involved, including the UA Cooperative Extension, which will supervise the gardening. Find the Garden Kitchen on Facebook, or call 626-5161.

Minuses: I could do better mac and cheese at home, so why bother?

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The garden mac and cheese from The Fix. includes a cheese, a meat and three fixin’s; add $1 for gluten-free macaroni), picking tomato, spinach and bacon in alfredo sauce; it was tasty enough thanks to the ingredients, though the top was a bit too burned. On the flip side, the bratwurst, jalapeño and cheddar ($6.99 or $9.99) did not have enough caramelization. That’s a bummer, because this mac and cheese needed more flavor: Some bites with ample bratwurst were OK; bites without were startlingly plain. Speaking of startlingly plain: The lobster mac with Swiss cheese ($8.49 or $11.49) was devoid of lobster. OK, that’s not entirely true: I could see a fleck of orange here and there, and I presume it was lobster, but there was so little of it that it did not announce its presence at all. I understand lobster is expensive, so one can’t expect all that much for nine bucks … but why have lobster mac and cheese on the menu if there’s going to be such little lobster that the lobster is virtually undetectable? That brings us to the aforementioned BIG fix ($12.99). I’ll describe it thusly: If the thought of a heap of bland cheddar mac and cheese placed between two completely unnecessary pieces of bread sounds like it’s worth $12.99 to you, have at it. On both of our visits (a weekday night during a UA basketball home game, and a Saturday at

Lessons to be Learned

The Fix 943 E. University Blvd., No. 115 305-4493; fixmeaz.com Open Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

lunchtime), the restaurant was either empty, or had just one or two other customers. The atmosphere is pleasant enough; pop music plays while two TVs show either sports or news. The walls are painted in orange and cream—the color of normal macaroni and cheese. Cute. Also cute are the little sayings hand-painted on the walls (“Everyday Is Mac N Chz Day”). The fast-casual service is friendly enough, if not exactly swift: It took well more than 20 minutes for us to get our dinner order, even though only one other person was in the restaurant at the time. While we enjoyed the taco mac and cheese at The Fix, other dishes were too plain (and, in some cases, too expensive), too lacking in ingredients and too unsophisticated. Sadly, The Fix is decidedly not in.

You may have noticed that veteran Noshing correspondent and all-around good guy Adam Borowitz is no longer listed at the top of this column. So you may be thinking, “Who is this new clown, and what does he know about food?” Well, I make food for a living and have had the pleasure of working with some great chefs. I’ve also spent time working with/for the folks at Native Seeds/SEARCH, so local foods have a warm place in my heart. (Mesquite cookies, anyone?) Also, “fermentation” is my middle name. OK, not really, but that’s how I feel: I brew beer and mead; I make cheese; and I’ve just started my first batch of miso. Thanks for taking the time to read my inaugural column. Hopefully, I’ll grow on you.

CHOW SCAN Chow Scan is the Weekly’s selective guide to Tucson restaurants. Only restaurants that our reviewers recommend are included. Complete reviews are online at tucsonweekly.com. Chow Scan includes reviews from August 1999 to the present. Send comments and updates to: mailbag@tucsonweekly.com; fax to 792-2096; or mail to Tucson Weekly/Chow, P.O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726. These listings have no connection with Weekly advertising.

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MAYS COUNTER CHICKEN AND WAFFLES C 2945 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-2421. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Mays Counter offers Southern-style eats in a spot that could be described as collegiate sports-bar chic. The fried chicken is juicy, fresh and about 1,000 times better than the stuff youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get at a chain joint. The service is friendly; the prices are reasonable; and the waffle skins starter is one of the tastiest appetizers around. (12-23-10) $-$$$ THE MELTING POT NW 7395 N. La Cholla Blvd., No. 109 (Foothills Mall). 575-6358. Open Sunday-Thursday 4:30-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 4:30-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Fondue is in style again at The Melting Pot, a national chain. An upscale atmosphere and an expansive wine list combine with the cheese fondues, salads and cook-it-yourself meats and seafoods for a delicious, if high-priced, dinner. Save room for the delightful chocolate fondue for dessert. (1-29-04) $$$-$$$$ MONKEY BURGER E 5350 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 128. 514-9797.

Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m. Counter/ Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 47 N. Sixth Ave. (624-4416). This joint nicely fills the burger niche between low (fast food) and high (ZinBurger), offering up delicious, cooked-to-order burgers with a variety of tasty toppings. The employees are friendly, and the whimsical mural is worth checking out at the Broadway Boulevard location. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss waffle-cut sweet-potato fries, either. (3-11-10) $-$$ MOTHER HUBBARDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAFE C 14 W. Grant Road. 623-7976. Open daily 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Summer hours: Open Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Diner/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. This old-school Tucson joint is still serving inexpensive and tasty breakfasts and lunchesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;now with a few new twists, including a series of dishes centered on chiles. The tasty corned beef on the reuben is brined in-house, and the corn bread waffle is a treat you should not miss. (6-30-11) $ MULLIGANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SPORTS GRILL E 9403 E. Golf Links Road. 733-5661. Open daily 11 a.m.-2 a.m. CafĂŠ/Full Cover. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This eastside sports bar is doing some pretty good stuff in its kitchen. The steak sandwich is delicious, and the burgers feature big slabs oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Angus beef. The patio is lovely (if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind the view of Golf Links Road), and the Irish/ golf-themed dĂŠcor is very, very green. (11-10-11) $$ NATIVE NEW YORKER NW 8225 N. Courtney Page Way, No. 115. 744-7200.

Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-midnight; Friday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.midnight. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 3100 E. Speedway Blvd. (325-3489). With wings, pizza, hoagies, spaghetti, calzones, stromboli, hot dogs and burgers, Native New Yorker seemingly has it all. This chain sits right in the heart of all thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in Marana, yet it stands out from the other chain joints nearby. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great place to meet friends, watch a game or bring the family. The wings come in flavors from the traditional buffalo-style to strawberry to asiago-parmesan. (10-2-08) $-$$ NOBLE HOPS GASTROPUB NW 1335 W. Lambert Lane. 797-4677. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Noble Hops Gastropub is bringing beer to Oro Valley with class. A plethora of gourmet entrĂŠes, presented without pretention, will entice your palate, and the selection of more than 100 beers will keep you coming back to try something new. The view from the patio is spectacular, and the chic, modern dĂŠcor makes Noble Hops a perfect place for a cozy romantic evening, or a fun spot to meet up with friends. (9-1-11) $$-$$$ OMARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HIGHWAY CHEF S Triple T Truck Stop, 5451 E. Benson Highway. 574-

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made on the premises, with exceptional soups and pies. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served around the clock, and the portions are generous. Omarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breaks the typical truck-stop mold. $-$$ PASTICHE MODERN EATERY C 3025 N. Campbell Ave. 325-3333. Open TuesdayFriday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 4:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. If you are looking for a lovely, spacious dining room, quirky art and an experimental and adventuresome menu, try Pastiche. (10-5-00) $-$$ PATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DRIVE-IN C 1202 W. Niagra St. 624-0891. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Drive-in/No Alcohol. Cash and debit only. A Tucson tradition for more than 40 years, Patâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has won a devoted following with its tasty chili dogs (served in both mild and extra-spicy variations) and hand-diced, french-fried potatoes. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the pink lemonade to wash it all down. $ RISKY BUSINESS NE 6866 E. Sunrise Drive. 577-0021. Open daily 11

a.m.-2 a.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 8848 E. Tanque Verde Road (749-8555) and 250 S. Craycroft Road (584-1610). (Hours vary per location.) Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to devise a restaurant scheme that will keep everyone in the family happy, but somehow, Risky Business has managed to pull this feat off admirably. Lots of goodies for the kids are in this spacious, colorful spot, and parents will enjoy a menu that caters to their palates with food that has real taste and character. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt that numerous premium beers are on tap, either. $$-$$$ ROBERTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESTAURANT C 3301 E. Grant Road. 795-1436. Open Monday-

Saturday 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed mid-July to mid-August. Diner/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V, checks. A friendly, neighborhood diner with outstanding homemade breads and pies. The staff is genuinely glad you came. The prices canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be beat, especially if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re watching the old budget. (6-24-04) $ SAWMILL RUN NE 12976 N. Sabino Canyon Parkway. 576-9147. Open

Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. MC, V. Sawmill Run is a welcome addition to Summerhavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s limited culinary scene. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wide array of smoked and barbecued meats. The food is tasty, and the service is friendly. Oh, and the pie? Divine. (7-19-12) $$-$$$ SOUTHWEST DESERT DOGS E 5214 E. Pima St. Open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5

p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. This tiny place is one of Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better hot dog joints, offering wieners with fixings in the styles of Chicago, Coney Island, New York, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas BBQâ&#x20AC;? and, of course, Sonora. The bratwurst is delicious, and the odd charm of the placeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; with three indoor tables and a patio just off of busy Pima Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;is undeniable. (5-19-11) $ T.G.I. FRIDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S E 4901 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-3743. Open Sunday-

Thursday 10 a.m.-midnight; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Some chains do it right. An appealing menu and buoyant, speedy service make TGIFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good choice when a quick family lunch or dinnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the plan. $-$$ TANQUE VERDE RANCH E 14301 E. Speedway Blvd. 296-6275. Open daily

7:30 a.m.-9 a.m., noon-1:30 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. CafĂŠ/Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Breakfast and lunch are a combination of a full buffet and table service for the main course. The dinner menu changes throughout the week and features four rotating entrĂŠes. The signature prime rib is available every evening. $$-$$$ TUCSON MCGRAWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ORIGINAL CANTINA E 4110 S. Houghton Road. 885-3088. Open Tuesday-

Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday and Monday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fancy or the least bit nouvelle, but if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a hankering for red meat and ice-cold beer, you could do worse than this nifty cantina set on a hill overlooking the Santa Rita Mountains. The Tuesday-night steak special (a 10-ounce sirloin, ranch beans, white roll and salad) could brighten up your weekday outlook considerably. (6-8-00) $$ UNION PUBLIC HOUSE C 4340 N. Campbell Ave., No. 103. 329-8575. Open

daily 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Union Public House offers a fun, hip atmosphere, with lots of TVs turned to sports and patio views of lovely St. Philipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plaza. Some of the food is brilliant, particularly the pub chips (with pork belly!) and the oh-so-good pot pie. (4-12-12) $$-$$$$

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BRUSHFIRE BBQ CO. C 2745 N. Campbell Ave. 624-3223. Open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Counter/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 7080 E. 22nd St. (867-6050). Walking into this little midtown joint, the smoky, sweet smell of barbecued meat will hit you, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll think: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way BrushFireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meats can taste as good as they smell. Well, they can, and do. The brisket is a revelation, and the rib meat is literally falling off of the bones. Finish off the meal with the baked beans and some corn on the cob, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be fat and happy. (11-29-07) $-$$ CATALINA BARBEQUE CO. AND SPORTS BAR W 3645 W. Starr Pass Blvd. 670-0444. Open daily 10

a.m.-9 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This is dressed-up, competition-style barbecue, with plenty of tender pork, ribs and beef, prepared in a number of ways. The pulled-pork sandwich is fabulous, and the brisket burnt ends will please. The Catalina wings are smoked before being fried, and the sides are terrific. This restaurant isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t located in the main JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the clubhouse at the Starr Pass Golf Club. (4-15-10) $$$ FAMOUS DAVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LEGENDARY PIT BAR-B-QUE NW 4565 N. Oracle Road. 888-1512. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Better than most chain restaurants, Famous Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s years of research really have paid off. A family-friendly place offering authentic barbecue, no matter how you like it. The St. Louis-style ribs mean more meat and bigger bones. The Wilbur beans are good enough to write home about. And the desserts could make Mom jealous. (4-01-04) $$-$$$ MR. Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BARBEQUE

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BARRIO BREWING COMPANY C 800 E. 16th St. 791-2739. Open Sunday-Tuesday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Wednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; ThursdaySaturday 11 a.m.-midnight. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This brewery, operated by the same folks who own Gentle Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, is a down-home kind of joint. There are usually about 10 beers on tap, all of which are brewed right in the building. The food is pub fare done well, often using one of the house-made ales in the preparation. While burgers are the highlights, the other sandwiches are tasty and complement the beers. The service is friendly, as to be expected. (3-6-08) $-$$ FROG AND FIRKIN C 874 E. University Blvd. 623-7507. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.- 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.2 a.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. A Britishstyle pub with the heart of an outrĂŠ bohemian, Frog and Firkin is not only a great place to grab a tasty brew, but a fine place to sate your appetite as well. $$-$$$ GENTLE BENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BREWING COMPANY C 865 E. University Blvd. 624-4177. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday noon-10 p.m. CafĂŠ/ Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Better-than-decent food and a heavenly selection of 10 brews just ripe for the sampling make Gentle Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a welcome respite from your wearying day. $$ IRISH PUB NE 9155 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-2299. Open daily 11 a.m.-midnight. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This friendly, neighborhood pub is just what the doctor ordered for a bit oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fun and food. Daily specials range from an all-you-can-eat Friday-night fish fry to steak dinners on Saturday night. Burgers come with all the usual sides, but you can also find interesting toppingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;olive mayo, anyone? Dining on the patio is a pure pleasure. You may even make a new friend or two. (7-10-08) $-$$

NIMBUS BREWING COMPANY TAPROOM S 3850 E. 44th St. 745-9175. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Counter/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The microbrewed beer is tasty, cheap and plentiful; the food is quite satisfactory and likewise inexpensive; and the close-up look at a microbrew operation is as entertaining as the live music that can frequently be heard there. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to like? (2-17-00) $

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WILBURâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRILL E 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-6500 ext. 5043. Open daily 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Some of the best restaurants are located in hotelsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and ignored by locals. Wilburâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fits this description perfectly, and locals are missing out. Fantastic service, great happy-hour deals and delicious food make this a great place to grab a beer after work and watch whatever game happens to be on. (10-2-03) $$-$$$

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47 SCOTT C 47 N. Scott Ave. 624-4747. Monday-Friday 4-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Offering a variety of comfort food with a bistro twistâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;think macaroni and cheese, grilled-cheese sandwiches, burgers and moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and an affordable, diverse wine list, 47 Scott is a great place for a casual dinner before a show. The ingredients are fresh, and the food is expertly prepared. However, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going for lunch, be sure you have a little extra time. (10-14-10) $-$$ THE B LINE C 621 N. Fourth Ave. 882-7575. Open MondaySaturday 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Diner/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. A retro approach to urban food. The menu focuses on breakfast and lunch burritos, salads, pastas, soups, baked desserts and breakfast pastries. The affordable fare includes good salads, vegetarian soups, fresh burritos and pies like old family favorites. (12-19-02) $ CAFĂ&#x2030; Ă&#x20AC; LA Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ART C 150 N. Main Ave. 628-8533. Open Monday-Wed 7 a.m.-2 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This lunch venue located in the historic Stevens House adjacent to the Tucson Museum of Art is a small culinary masterpiece. With a limited menu, the focus is on quality and taste, both of which are outstanding. Ordering from the counter gives patrons ample time to ogle the mouthwatering desserts, which are best selected with the rest of your lunch; with patrons lining

CAFĂ&#x2030; MARCEL C 344 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3700. Open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The crepes at CafĂŠ Marcel are simply amazing. With both sweet and savory crepes on the menu, as well as croissants, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth trying as many as possible. The savory crepes, served with an herb cream sauce, are definitely not to be missed. Prices are reasonable, and the service is friendly. CafĂŠ Marcel also offers a variety of organic coffees and specialty teas. (8-2-12) $ CAFĂ&#x2030; PASSĂ&#x2030; C 415 N. Fourth Ave. 624-4411. Open Sunday-Tuesday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday-Saturday 8 a.m.-10 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. DIS, MC, V. CafĂŠ Passe is a quirky coffee house, sandwich shop and neighborhood hangout in the heart of Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quirkiest area. Offering sandwiches, panini, salads, baked goods, coffees, teas, smoothies and other refreshments in a relaxed atmosphere, this is a go-to place for a break while shopping on Fourth Avenue. (10-1-09) $-$$ LA COCINA RESTAURANT, CANTINA AND COFFEE BAR C 201 N. Court Ave. 622-0351. Open Monday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.10 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. With creative fare thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually good for you, a little history and some unique, nifty shopping, La Cocina offers a most wonderful experience. Vegans, vegetarians and those with gluten issues have a full array of goodies. The world is the inspiration here: Corn cakes with maple syrup, sweet potato and corn enchiladas, edamame hummus and pad Thai are just a few of the choices. The courtyard is lovely; the cantina is funky and fun. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brunch on weekends. (2-10-11) $-$$

THE CUP CAFĂ&#x2030; C 311 E. Congress St. 798-1618. Open SundayThursday 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.midnight. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Variety offered in an energetic environment. The Cup makes for one of the best reasons to eat downtown. (1-23-03) $-$$ DAKOTA CAFE AND CATERING CO. E 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-7188. Open

Monday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, MC, V. Fresh salads, hot grills and taste-pleasing combinations make this casual setting a continuing favorite. $$-$$$ DELECTABLES RESTAURANT AND CATERING C 533 N. Fourth Ave. 884-9289. Open Sunday 10

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The Mountain Goats—plus a horn section— bring their longest live show so far to town

By Stephen Seigel, musiced@tucsonweekly.com

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Poetry Set to Music BY ERIC SWEDLUND, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com he Mountain Goats’ 14th studio record began with one song about a man lost and helpless, fighting an urge to give up. And although John Darnielle could be recognized in that narrator’s voice, the song was describing themes he’d never really touched on in other songs. “Until I Am Whole” came to Darnielle out of the blue, while on tour for 2011’s All Eternals Deck. The song, about a man in the Pacific Northwest facing crippling depression, struck both Darnielle and his manager/producer as one of the strongest ones he’d written in years. And it opened the songwriting door into Transcendental Youth, an album that meditates on themes of death, darkness and struggle. “I’m not a goal-oriented person. I work from a vibe. (‘Until I Am Whole’) felt like it was in an area that seemed fertile, and that’s how I work,” Darnielle says. “When you write a certain song, it’ll feel like you’ve walked into a room, and there’s all sorts of other stuff when you look around, and it’s in this area where stuff will happen.” The death of Amy Winehouse inspired a song that shows up in two parts on Transcendental Youth. Taken together, “Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1” and “Spent Gladiator 2” focus on people who become victims of their own demons. While the famous ones are celebrated as tragic figures, they’re far from the only ones to share a fate like that of Winehouse. “If you have problems you came onto the field with, you wake up in battle, and you go to bed in battle. You don’t have a lot of choice in the matter,” Darnielle says. “I think people, we have this idea that if something is exciting or interesting, then it’s better, but I don’t think that’s necessarily true.” Elsewhere on the album (“Cry for Judas,” “In Memory of Satan”), Darnielle molds religious imagery into tales of reclusive oddballs and broken people on the edge of basic survival. “Satan on this record counts as a dark principle of embracing the things that the world calls evil,” he says. “For the most part, religious imagery and personified good and evil types, they’re not my entire home, but they’re a big part of my home. That sort of milieu is where my stuff rests a lot of the time.” Yet the album’s darkness and despair comes with at least a little optimism. On “Harlem Roulette,” a punchy song that examines loneliness, Darnielle sings, “Even awful dreams are good dreams if you’re doing it right.” On this album, the characters by no means have their shit together, but for the most part, they’re still doing what they can to navigate life.

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A just-keep-going spirit may not lead to the best places in life, but it’s still life. “I know one or two people who think in terms of whether they’ll find a solution to their problems or not, but I think most people are just doing,” he says. “Maybe I’m strange, but I feel that people don’t have plans. They just do, and sort it out later.” Darnielle, a natural-born storyteller, got into music accidentally, buying a $79 guitar in a Southern California strip mall in the late 1980s, just because he didn’t know what else to do. “I was making $1,200 a month, and it seemed like a mint to me. I started setting my poems to music, because poetry is sort of a lonely pursuit. I wanted to make something that was a little more sharable,” he says. “Poetry is really solitary, and with music, on the other hand, if you’re entertaining, people will hear what you’re saying.” He learned on the fly, at first setting his poems to “super-simple” chord progressions. “I’m fortunate in that my professor was very strict about understanding how rhythms work. My numbers, my lines scanned in a natural way so they’d fit into a song pretty easily. Verse is an area of infinite freedom within a set of restrictions, and in songs, you can demonstrate that. Lots of poetry tricks become easy to see,” he says. “My aesthetic priority with poetry was to do something that had a directness to it. I wanted something a little more visceral. “I try to write clearly so people don’t have to slow themselves down too much to get something out of it, but I don’t think about what the themes are going to mean to people. I always think that if you’re thinking too hard about what people will make of your songs, things are going to get stunted.” Darnielle started recording at home on a boombox, and his literate, rhythmic songs found their way to a growing audience through the 1990s. In 2002, the Mountain Goats released Tallahassee on 4AD, which would be

The Mountain Goats with Matthew E. White 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9 Club Congress 311 E. Congress St. $18 advance, $20 day of; 18 and older 622-8848; hotelcongress.com

the band’s home for six albums. With its current lineup of Darnielle on vocals, guitar and keyboard; bassist Peter Hughes; and drummer Jon Wurster (Superchunk), the band has released two albums—Transcendental Youth and All Eternals Deck—on Merge Records. Transcendental Youth, which was released in October, includes more prominent horn arrangements than the Mountain Goats have used in the past. Matthew E. White wrote the horn arrangements and is opening on this tour, with his three-piece horn section playing with the Mountain Goats as well. “I got the idea for horns when Matthew’s act played a show down here, and I thought those horns sounded really great. I just wrote the songs and started getting near studio time and called Mathew to talk about arrangements,” Darnielle says. “There’s a large amount of spontaneity in the way I work. I have to be going off ideas I have rather than sitting down and drawing up a plan. I tend to work on an if-the-spiritmoves-you model.” With White’s horn section, the Mountain Goats are performing their longest-ever live shows on this so-called “Nameless Dark Tour,” playing songs from Transcendental Youth as well as fan favorites from the past. “When I was first starting out, for me, there was value in the short set, but now, people pay a fair amount of money to get in, so I’m pleased we’re playing some pretty intense shows,” Darnielle says.

It’s a mega-action-packed week of music here in the Nekkid Pueblo, capped by the kickoff of a Tucson music institution. The 14th annual Great Cover-Up kicks off next Thursday, Dec. 13, at Plush (and will continue on Friday, Dec. 14, at Club Congress, and Congress and the Rialto Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 15—more on that next week). In case you’ve been living in an underground dwelling: The Great Cover-Up is an annual threeday charity event for which local acts cover the music of a well-known band or performer in brief, 20-minute sets. If you happen to dislike one of them (but you won’t, of course), you can go grab a drink and say hi to a couple of friends (all your friends will be there, natch), and by the time you get back, it’ll be a completely different show. A total of 50 local acts, many of which will be dressed in character, will perform over the course of three nights and one afternoon. No one knows which local band will be covering which national act until they hit the stage (except for the bands and the organizers, of which I’m one). It’s a little thing we like to call the element of surprise. Quick shout-out: The idea was stolen from an event in Champaign, Ill., which continues to this day. (Thank you, Ward Gollings!) So, without further ado, here is the schedule of the acts being covered on Night One, on Thursday, Dec. 13: The Temptations (7 p.m.), The Cars (7:30 p.m.), Amy Winehouse (8 p.m.), Echo and the Bunnymen (8:30 p.m.), David Bowie (9 p.m.), Talking Heads (9:30 p.m.), Spiritualized (10 p.m.), The Easybeats (10:30 p.m.), Sting (11 p.m.), TV Show Theme Songs (11:30 p.m.), Katy Perry (midnight) and Herbie Hancock (12:30 a.m.). In no particular order, here are the local acts doing the covering: Saint Maybe, Boreas, the Black Jackalope Ensemble, Michael P. and the Gullywashers, Silver Fox, The Monitors, Serene Dominic, Copper and Congress, Emergency Broadcast System, Slant 6 and Genevieve and the LPs. Please try to make it there early—all of these acts have put in good time practicing these sets, which they’ll likely never perform again, and none of them are making a penny. All of the proceeds from the event will be donated to TAMHA, the Tucson Artists and Musicians Healthcare Alliance, which provides informational and monetary health-care assistance to people in the local arts community. Tickets for the event are $8 for one night, $12 for two nights, or $15 for a weekend pass. Doors at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St., open at 6 p.m., next Thursday, Dec. 13. More info is available at GreatCoverUpTucson.com, or look for the Facebook event page. You can also call Plush at 798-1298. See you there!

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A FILM AND A FIESTA When filmmaker Daniel Buckley scheduled a screening of his documentary Tucson’s Heart and Soul: El Casino Ballroom for last July at the Fox Tucson Theatre, he was stoked to finally put the result of hours upon hours of work before an audience. But then technology got in the way: 36 hours before the film’s premiere, Buckley’s hard drive crashed, forcing him to screen a rough, unfinished version. This week, the final version will be not only screened, but celebrated in grand style at the titular venue. For 65 years, El Casino Ballroom has served as an epicenter of sorts for the South Tucson community and beyond, hosting everything from weddings and quinceañeras to concerts in every conceivable genre, with an emphasis on Mexican-American acts. In November 1991, a storm literally blew half the roof off the joint, shuttering the venue for the next nine years. But through the efforts of donors and volunteers, the half of the structure that still had a roof was reopened and has been serving the community ever since. (An effort is currently under way to restore the venue to its original size.) On Saturday, Dec. 8, at an event dubbed Fiesta El Casino, the final cut of Buckley’s documentary will be screened at El Casino Ballroom, and will be followed by a concert featuring performances by the 10-piece Tejano big-band Suerte; Relente, who will perform cumbias, corridos and rancheras along with a little bit of country and funk, and will serve as the backup band for Love LTD singer Joe Ahumada; and Los Nawdy Dawgs, who kick off the live-music portion with their pulp-fictioninspired Latin blues-rock. Fiesta El Casino begins at 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, at El Casino Ballroom, 437 E. 26th St. Admission is a suggested donation of $5 for the El Casino Restoration Fund. For more info about the ballroom, head to elcasinoballroom.com.

THE FEDERATION’S RE-ENTRY By my calculation, it’s been almost eight years since the Galactic Federation of Love performed a show. In the band’s heyday, they packed clubs with fun-lovin’ folks who came to dance to the group’s ’60s-inspired psychedelic pop, while getting schooled on the finer points of pretty much every conspiracy theory known to man. Comprising members Lemonman, Mystic Love, Fortress and Nnnnngghhh (who strongly resemble Dimitri Manos and Ryen Eggleston of Golden Boots; Justin Champlin, aka Nobunny; and singer-songwriter Bradford Trojan), GFL will return to the stage for a psych-pop extravaganza at Solar Culture Gallery. We posed the question “Why now?” to Lemonman, and here’s an excerpt from his response: “We are reuniting because we promised that we would for 2012. The stars and planets have finally aligned. “We never broke up; we were just busy rocking out between dimensions waiting for the right time to reveal the next phase. … We would love (for) people to dress up as their favorite conspiracy-themed character for the show. Expect new sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches. And a brand-new sixth sense. We’ll be debuting a new GFL song, ‘3rd Dimensional Box.’ Also, a real live alien abduction (will occur) at the show.” And who doesn’t want to see that? Put on your finest tinfoil hat, and head over to Solar Culture Gallery, 31 E. Toole Ave., on

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RADIO, RADIO Back in May, we told you about an effort to establish a low-power FM radio station (LPFM) in downtown Tucson. As I wrote then: “One of the group’s founders, Jason LeValley, says that the station is intended to be housed within the Access Tucson building, which will allow radio and TV simulcasts of live performances and such. This is all dependent on the Federal Communications Commission’s approval of a license for such a station, of course, but LeValley reports to us that ‘it’s safe to say that we are way ahead of the curve in terms of being able to submit an impressive application. With a little luck, we will be on the air in early 2013.’” Such an undertaking requires money, of course, not only to establish the station, but to keep it operational. Which brings us to Dreamtopia, a show this week to raise funds to get the LPFM station off the ground—so named, because, as LeValley says, “these bands all have a dreamlike quality to their sound.” Those bands are Blind Divine, Saint Maybe (who will be celebrating the release of their debut LP Things as They Are) and Some of Them Are Old. The night also includes an exhibition of new photos by artist Ali Scattergood, and the event will be filmed by Access Tucson for possible televising in the future. Dreamtopia begins at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7, at Plush, 340 E Sixth St. Admission is a $6 donation. For more info, head to plushtucson.com, or call 798-1298.

ON THE BANDWAGON Lots more great stuff is happening, so check out our listings section as well as our music blog, We Got Cactus. A few highlights: Kendrick Lamar at the Rialto Theatre on Friday, Dec. 7 (rescheduled from October); comedians Neil Hamburger, Tim Heidecker (of Tim and Eric) and Clownvis Presley at Club Congress on Saturday, Dec. 8; ZZ Top at AVA at Casino del Sol on Sunday, Dec. 9; MarchFourth Marching Band, Diego’s Umbrella and Vokab Kompany at the Rialto Theatre, next Thursday, Dec. 13; Don Rickles at the Casino del Sol Event Center on Friday, Dec. 7; Aaron Neville Christmas Show at the Rialto Theatre on Tuesday, Dec. 11; Generifus, Freak Heat Waves, Monster Pussy and Secret Highway Secrets at Topaz on Saturday, Dec. 8; Toys for Tots III featuring Angelic to Ashes, We Killed the Union, Headrust and many others at The Rock on Saturday, Dec. 8.

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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. APPLEBEE’S ON GRANT 4625 E. Grant Road. 319-0544. APPLEBEES ON WETMORE 565 E. Wetmore Road. 292-2600. ARIZONA INN 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. ARMITAGE WINE LOUNGE AND CAFÉ 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 168. 682-9740. THE AULD DUBLINER 800 E. University Blvd. 206-0323. AZUL RESTAURANT LOUNGE Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. 742-6000. THE BAMBOO CLUB 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 524. 514-9665. THE BASHFUL BANDIT 3686 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-8996. BEAU BRUMMEL CLUB 1148 N. Main Ave. 622-9673. BEDROXX 4385 W. Ina Road. 744-7655. BEST WESTERN ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871. BIG WILLY’S RESTAURANT AND SPORTS GRILL 1118 E. Sixth St. 882-2121. 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. CHE’S LOUNGE 350 N. Fourth Ave. 623-2088. 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. CIRQUE ROOTS STUDIO 17 E. Toole Ave. 261-4667. 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. 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. DELECTABLES RESTAURANT AND CATERING 533 N. Fourth Ave. 884-9289.

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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. 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. EL CASINO BALLROOM 437 E. 26th St. 623-1865. 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. ON A ROLL 63 E. Congress St. 622-7655. ORACLE INN 305 E. American Ave. Oracle. 896-3333. O’SHAUGHNESSY’S 2200 N. Camino Principal. 296-7464. OUTLAW SALOON 1302 W. Roger Road. 888-3910. PAPPY’S DINER 1300 W. Prince Road. 408-5262. THE PARISH 6453 N. Oracle Road. 797-1233. LA PARRILLA SUIZA 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300. PEARSON’S PUB 1120 S. Wilmot Road. 747-2181. PLAYGROUND BAR AND LOUNGE 278 E. Congress St. 396-3691. PLUSH 340 E. Sixth St. 798-1298. PURGATORY 1310 S. Alvernon Way. 795-1996. PUTNEY’S 6090 N. Oracle Road. 575-1767. PY STEAKHOUSE 5655 W. Valencia Road, inside Casino del Sol. (800) 344-9435. RPM NIGHTCLUB 445 W. Wetmore Road. 869-6098. RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT 2905 E. Skyline Drive. 615-3970. RAGING SAGE COFFEE ROASTERS 2458 N. Campbell Ave. 320-5203. REDLINE SPORTS GRILL 445 W. Wetmore Road. 888-8084. 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. SKRAPPY’S 191 E. Toole Ave. 358-4287. SKY BAR 536 N. Fourth Ave. 622-4300. THE SKYBOX RESTAURANT AND SPORTS BAR 5605 E. River Road. 529-7180. SOLAR CULTURE 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874. SPACE SMOKE SHOP 125 E. Pennington St., Suite 420. 792-2713. STADIUM GRILL 3682 W. Orange Grove Road. Marana. 877-8100. THE STATION PUB AND GRILL 8235 N. Silverbell Road. 789-7040. STOCKMEN’S LOUNGE 1368 W. Roger Road. 887-2529. SULLIVAN’S STEAK HOUSE 1785 E. River Road. 299-4275. SURLY WENCH PUB 424 N. Fourth Ave. 882-0009. TANQUE VERDE RANCH 14301 E. Speedway Blvd. 296-6275. TANQUE VERDE SWAP MEET 4100 S. Palo Verde Road. 294-4252. TERRY AND ZEKE’S 4603 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-3555. THIRSTY’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL 2422 N. Pantano Road. 885-6585. TOPAZ 657 W. St. Mary’s Road, No. C1A. TRIDENT GRILL 2033 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-5755. 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 DEC 6 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Bob Linesch Boondocks Lounge The Queen Bees (Sabra Faulk, Mitzi Cowell and Heather Hardy) 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 La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Stefan George, The Black Jackalope Ensemble, Boreas, Union Pacific 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 The Hut Zion I Jasper Neighborhood Restaurant and Bar Sonus Brio Las Cazuelitas Event Center Live music Maverick Jack Bishop Band McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Lounge: Susan Artemis Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café Corey Spector and friends O’Malley’s Live music On a Roll Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer Plush Sleep Trigger, In Repair, Signals RPM Nightclub 80’s and Gentlemen Sheraton Hotel and Suites Prime Example Sky Bar Live music 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 Music Box 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 Unicorn Sports Lounge Y Not Entertainment V Fine Thai Foundation Thursdays: DJs spin music, art show, wine tasting Zen Rock DJ Kidd Kutz

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. Deadline to receive listings information is noon on Friday, seven days before the Thursday publication date. For display advertising information, call 294-1200.

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Ryan P. Christie Ryan P. Christie, 34, grew up in Tucson and graduated from the UA in 2001 with a degree in creative writing. Christie currently works as a rock-climbing instructor/guide at Rocks and Ropes and as a rigging specialist with Rhino Staging. From 2003 to 2005, he was a music writer for aznightbuzz. com. He also played guitar in Big Bottom with his brother Shayne in the late 1990s. Eric Swedlund, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

What was the first concert you ever saw? Alice in Chains in 1992 at the Tucson Convention Center. It was in the North Exhibition Hall, though, which was smaller, and mosh-y-er. What are you listening to these days? The new Dinosaur Jr., the Heartless Bastards, Superchunk, Yuck and lots of Dr. Dog. What was the first album you owned? Album was Prince, Purple Rain; tape was Aerosmith, Pump; on CD, I got Pearl Jam, Ten, and Blind Melon’s first one at once. What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone seem to love, but you just don’t get? Dubstep. Is it just the same annoying wahwahwah sound that defines it? I just don’t get it. What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live? AC/DC with Bon Scott, the Pogues with Shane MacGowan, or James Brown circa … whenever. Musically speaking, what is your favorite guilty pleasure? I am a closet Jay-Z fan. I don’t know about his new stuff, but I played the crap out of his earlier ones. What song would you like to have played at your funeral? “Exit Music (for a Film)” by Radiohead, but the creepy version of the little kids covering it, or “Back in Time” by Huey Lewis and the News (with accompanying magic trick where my body disappears). What band or artist changed your life, and how? Kermit the Frog’s “Rainbow Connection.” When I saw that singing frog, I knew anything was possible. Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time? Paul Simon, Graceland. Best road trip album of all time. And I remember my dad buying it when I was a kid, and that was the first time he let me sit on his lap and drive his Corvette around the parking lot.

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PACIFIC AIR, BLONDFIRE CLUB CONGRESS Sunday, Dec. 2 Pleasant, to bland, to boring, to annoying, to horrible, to surreal, to oh-my-God-is-this-really-happening? Oh, what a night. Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; current music scene was represented in a truly horrid way, starting with opening act Blondfire. Attempting some sort of fusion of early-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s pop shoegaze and the early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Madchesterâ&#x20AC;? sound (a short-lived Manchester, England-based phenomenon of indie-rock bands using rave beats), this quartet succeeded in a fusion of reunion-era Eagles and Fleetwood Macâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;soft-rock groups who represented the self-absorbed and self-congratulatory vibe of certain L.A. bands. Blondfire was rock Muzak: a forgettable, inoffensive, cheery, grocery-shopping soundtrack that unfortunately was played by an actual in-theflesh band. If they were trying to expand the boundaries of rock music with their electronic loops and such, they failed, badly. Sincerity, excitement, originality and energy are hallmarks of the genre, but Blondfire sailed by on clichĂŠd, unimaginative lyrics (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hide and seek,â&#x20AC;? repeated ad nauseam, was the refrain of one song) and insipid, yawn-inducing music. Hey, at least they had rad thrift-store instruments. Which is much, much more than can be said about Pacific Air. Two singing brothers and three other nonentities, Pacific Air describe themselves musically as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sounding like (their) name.â&#x20AC;? OK, deep breath: Pacific Air, what are you doing? Why did you hop onstage and promise great times when your music sounds as if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played on Fisher-Price toys? Did your keyboardist strategically play one-handed parts so he could fix his Flock of Seagulls hair every five seconds? Did his guitar-playing brother have the same idea? Why, after every song, did you declare the next song to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;way more uptempoâ&#x20AC;? when it was exactly the same speed? Why did your music strongly resemble the music a fictitious band would play in a bad â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s sitcom? Why did you let your guitarist make stupid jokes about playing death-metal Blondfire covers? Why did you have a cringeworthy whistling chorus in your song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Floatâ&#x20AC;?? Why was every other song the same as the last, minus the whistling? Why did you have some guy in a HOT DOG SUIT dance around onstage for your set-closing farce? And will you please never come to Tucson again? Joshua Levine mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

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The Bashful Bandit Y-Not Karaoke Club Congress Club Karaoke Cow Pony Bar and Grill Diablos Sports Bar and Grill Elbow Room Open mic Famous Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s W. Ruthrauff Family karaoke The Hideout IBTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Amazing Star Entertainment Margarita Bay Mint Cocktails Y Not Karaoke Pappyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Diner Putneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Karaoke with DJ Soup Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David RJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Replays Sports Pub and Grub YNot Productions Karaoke Salty Dawg II Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Wanted Entertainment with KJ Sean Shooters Steakhouse and Saloon The Skybox Restaurant and Sports Bar Stockmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lounge Whiskey Tango Wooden Nickel Woodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Famous Golden Nugget

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MON DEC 10 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Dennis Reed Boondocks Lounge The Bryan Dean Trio Chicago Bar The Ronstadts Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live Latin music Hacienda del Sol Aaron Gilmartin Las Cazuelitas Event Center Live music McMahonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prime Steakhouse Lounge: David Prouty Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steak House Live music

KARAOKE/OPEN MIC The Auld Dubliner Margarita Bay Mr. Headâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Gallery and Bar Cut-Throat Karaoke Music Box Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purgatory Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David Shooters Steakhouse and Saloon Whiskey Tango Wooden Nickel

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LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Dennis Reed Armitage Wine Lounge and CafĂŠ Ryanhood The Auld Dubliner Irish jam session Azul Restaurant Lounge Live piano music The Bashful Bandit Sunday Jam with the Deacon Chicago Bar Reggae Sundays Club Congress The Mountain Goats, Matthew E. White La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Catfish and Weezie Dakota Cafe and Catering Co. Howard Wooten Driftwood Bar Acoustic rock La Fuente Mariachi Estrellas de la Fuente Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music

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LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Bob Linesch Casa Vicente Restaurante EspaĂąol Live classical guitar Chicago Bar Jive Bombers Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live mariachi music Hacienda del Sol Aaron Gilmartin Las Cazuelitas Event Center Live music Maverick Jack Bishop Band McMahonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prime Steakhouse Lounge: Susan Artemis Monterey Court Studio Galleries and CafĂŠ Oscar Fuentes Mr. Headâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art Gallery and Bar The Jeff McKinney Band Plush Kaia Chesney, Yellow Red Sparks, ZZ Ward Rialto Theatre Aaron Neville Christmas show Sheraton Hotel and Suites Arizona Roadrunners Sky Bar Live jazz Stadium Grill Open jam Sullivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steak House Live music Topaz The Babies, Otherly Love, Womb Tomb Whiskey Tango Pozer

KARAOKE/OPEN MIC Beau Brummel Club Cactus Tune Entertainment with Fireman Bob Famous Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s W. Ruthrauff Jeffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub Kustom Karaoke Margarita Bay Music Box Old Father Inn Chubbrock Entertainment Outlaw Saloon Chubbrock Entertainment Purgatory Riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David RJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Replays Sports Pub and Grub YNot Productions Karaoke Salty Dawg II Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Wanted Entertainment with KJ Sean Terry and Zekeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Our House on the Hill is the crispest garage record this year. The Babies still have the market cornered on autumnal pop that eschews grit for grace. But all of the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warmth comes with a nice bratty edge. On â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mess Me Around,â&#x20AC;? the final verse consists of a string of insults. It has all the crass delight of the Descendentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Not a Loserâ&#x20AC;? without the homophobic slurs. In fact, the album is consistently aggressive in its lyrics while staying shimmery and honeyed in its guitar-work. On â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moonlight Mile,â&#x20AC;? singer Kevin Morby tells the addressee, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You better watch your step / You better show respect / You better watch your mouth!â&#x20AC;? On â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meanâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a song thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit too cutesyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; the chorus goes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mean, mean, mean, mean / And it hurts my feelinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.â&#x20AC;? With Morbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other band, Woods, putting out a mature record in Bend Beyond this year, Our House on the Hill feels like Morby blowing off steam. If so, co-conspirator Cassie Ramone is the perfect accomplice. (Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vivian Girls album was, after all, their cheekiest yet.) Our House is teenage kicks done right, a syrupy blast of sneering pop that will make you feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1963, and you just got grounded. This is the record you can blast defiantly in your bedroom. Sean Bottai

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a moron, I am an American,â&#x20AC;? goes the chorus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;American,â&#x20AC;? one of the finest examples of folk-punk satire that Fish Karma has ever created. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at the center of longtime Tucson singer-songwriter and provocateur Karmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album, and his third for Jello Biafraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alternative Tentacles. With its Red Bull-swigging, iPad-toting, Muslim-hating, football-loving and YouTubewatching anti-protagonist, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americanâ&#x20AC;? is a perfect, scattershot parody, enlivened by a spot-on re-creation of mid1980s punk rock. Karma and his ace backing band craft incredible arrangementsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; loving parodies in and of themselvesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as settings for his pointed sarcasm and famously nontuneful voice. Catchy garage rock is the vehicle for apocalyptic visions on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Future of Textiles.â&#x20AC;? Umlaut-metal gets sent up on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heavy Metal Jowls,â&#x20AC;? which explodes in un-ironic progrock splendor. Karma gets all topical on the mutant blues tune â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meanwhile, Back at the FEMA Campâ&#x20AC;?; he confronts corporate and religious hypocrisy on â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Toastâ&#x20AC;?; and he essays Neil Young-style psychedelicfolk with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shabbos Goy.â&#x20AC;? If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any question whether Karma is at his best here, more vintage punk thrives on the brilliant â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swimming to the Homeland,â&#x20AC;? in which neo-fascist brainwashing is likened to a sexy pop concert with a goose-stepping, femme fatale wet dream. Karmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legendary ill humor has gotten sharper and more insightful with age. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been a grouchy old manâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; even when he was young and prettyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but his latest songs are more complex and fascinating than ever. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to believe that, once upon a time, he opened up rock shows as a comedian telling jokes about Care Bears on crack. Gene Armstrong

Like an Adele, Aretha or Amy who had gravitated to rap MCs, this talented singer from rural Oregon (by way of Los Angeles) wails convincingly at the crossroads of vintage R&B and blues, with more than a dash of hip-hop for contemporary street cred. Although she roughens it up here and there, Ward still has a lovely voice, strident and soulful. The title track on Wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full-length debut might at first seem contrived, but it sets the tone for the rest of the album: polished arrangements coexisting with a down â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dirty edge, all framing her robust vocals. Many of Wardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tunes include lyrical symbolism borrowed from crime and violence, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a distraction. The explosive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Put the Gun Down,â&#x20AC;? for instance, works great as a metaphor or a realistic document of a dangerous situation. On the best track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cryinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wolf,â&#x20AC;? Ward mixes acoustic blues with dark synths and indulges in a rhythmic style of chanting that seems like a second cousin to rap; the effect is underscored by Compton rapper Kendrick Lamarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stiletto-sharp verse. Freddie Gibbs lends his vaguely menacing flow to the spooky â&#x20AC;&#x153;Criminal.â&#x20AC;? Most of this material is undeniably magnetic, such as the old-school soul of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlie Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Home,â&#x20AC;? with its modern sheen and bluesy guitar grit. Then, refreshingly, the bouncy groove of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Eyes Blindâ&#x20AC;? recalls a bit of the irresistible retro-dance mood of OutKastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now-classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey Ya.â&#x20AC;? Gene Armstrong

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The Babies

The Babies perform with Otherly Love, Womb Tomb (cassette release) and Algae and Tentacles at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Topaz, 657 W. St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road, Unit C1A; $5; all ages; topaz-tundra.com.

ZZ Ward plays with Yellow Red Sparks and Kaia Chesney at 9 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St., $10; $12 door; 798-1298.

MEDICAL MJ Judges continue to hand down harsh sentences for marijuana-related charges

Prison for Pot BY J.M. SMITH, jsmith@tucsonweekly.com ast winter, Kaleb Phillips stalked a man to a Maryland parking lot, then gunned him down for being in the wrong gang. Phillips and six of his friends plotted the murder of Arnold Fagans for several hours and abruptly ended his life outside of his apartment on Jan. 12. Last Thursday, Phillips, 20, took his medicine in the form of a 30-year sentence, half of which must be served, because gunning people down is a violent crime. Yes, he won’t be eligible for parole for 15 years. Violence, being so aggravating, is an aggravating factor when it comes to murder sentencing. Give worse, get worse. Or not. In 2011, Chris Williams tried to offer compassion and choice to hundreds of medicalmarijuana patients from a storefront in Helena, Mont. With some friends, he plotted the patients’ well-being and recovery, then brought it to them freely, openly and under no veil of deceit or misgiving. However, there was a gun in his dispensary when the feds crashed in.

Williams may have to take his medicine in the form of a minimum 90-year sentence in federal prison. He won’t be eligible for parole. Ever. Guns are bad, mmmkay? Even if they aren’t yours and don’t have any of your fingerprints on them. So the feds stacked up three consecutive, mandatory 25-year sentences (with another 15-plus years thanks to other charges) on Williams, who is appealing his September jury convictions on drug-trafficking with guns—a high-stakes version of running with scissors, if you will. Williams got the jackboot despite the Obama administration’s vow not to hassle folks who are operating within state laws. Another bit of ridiculousness came in the case when Judge Dana Christensen refused to

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allow Williams to even mention that he was meticulously following state law. Like the nefarious honey badger, federal judges don’t give a shit! They just take what they want! I understand the legalities. It’s a non sequitur to argue in federal court that you are following state law. But when the law unveils a disconnect from reality, um, maybe reality should win? There is a similar disconnect in Tucson, where local authorities jackbooted the Green Halo Caregiver Collective back in July. Four people were arrested for, as a Tucson Police spokeswoman put it, “essentially” selling marijuana. Bullshit. They were offering legal patient transactions in a secure place. No one was selling marijuana. The Counter Narcotics Alliance Task Force knew that. That’s why no one was charged with selling marijuana. That case is awaiting action, leaving four Tucsonans eyeing their individual swords of Damocles for the holidays. At some point in our current slide toward legalization, as more and more states OK cannabis for various reasons and uses, the disconnect between the law and reality gets ridiculous. Eventually, we will hit a critical mass on two things— people who want cannabis legal, and people who think fighting it is an absurd waste of money (not necessarily the same groups). When those two groups decide enough is enough, the federal government will have to end prohibition. You can fight City Hall, but you can’t fight the masses. Until then, we will exist in a surreal nether region where some folks go to jail forever for transparently trying to help their fellow man, and violent murderers might eventually get to go home after gunning down someone who is in the wrong gang. So, happy holidays, Chris. The same goes to the four people the authorities refused to name in the Green Halo bust. I’ll be thinking about you off and on over the next month, and also about the thousands of other everyday people tossed behind bars on cannabis charges for no good reason. Ho, ho, ho.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY HOROSCOPE 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700 $1.99 per minute. 18 and over. Touchtone phone required. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Spencer Silver was a co-inventor of Post-it notes, those small, colorful pieces of paper you can temporarily attach to things and then remove to use again and again. Speaking about the process he went through to develop this simple marvel, he said, “If I had thought about it, I wouldn’t have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said, ‘You can’t do this.’” I’d like to make him your patron saint for the next few weeks, Aries. Like him, you now have the chance to make practical breakthroughs that may have seemed impossible, or at least unlikely. Ignore conventional wisdom—including your own. Trust your mischievous intuition. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The axolotl is a kind of salamander that has an extraordinary capacity for regenerating itself. If it loses a leg in an accident, it will grow a new one in its place. It can even fix its damaged organs, including eyes, heart and brain. And get this: There’s never any scar tissue left behind when its work is done. Its power to heal itself is pretty much perfect. I nominate the axolotl to be your power animal in the coming weeks, Taurus. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you now have an extraordinary ability to restore any part of your soul that got hurt or stolen or lost. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming months, I hope that you will get sweet revenge. In fact, I predict that you will get sweet revenge. Keep in mind that I’m not talking about angry, roaring vindication. I don’t mean you will destroy the reputations of your adversaries or reduce them to humiliating poverty or laugh at them as they grovel for mercy while lying in a muddy gutter. No, Gemini. The kind of revenge I foresee is that you will achieve a ringing triumph by mastering a challenge they all believed would defeat you. And your ascent to victory starts now. CANCER (June 21-July 22): I would love to speak with you about your hesitancy to fully confront your difficulties. But I will not speak forthrightly, since I’m pretty sure that would irritate you. It might even motivate you to procrastinate even further. So instead, I will make a lame joke about how if you don’t stop avoiding the obvious, you will probably get bitten in the butt by

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a spider. I will try to subtly guilt-trip you into taking action by implying that I’ll be annoyed at you if you don’t. I will wax sarcastic and suggest that maybe just this once, ignorance is bliss. Hopefully, that will nudge you into dealing straightforwardly with the unrest that’s burbling. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Drama is life with all the boring parts cut out of it,” said Leo filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. By that criterion, I’m guessing that your experience in the coming week will have a high concentration of magic and stimulation. You should be free from having to slog through stale details and prosaic storylines. Your word of power will be succulence. For best results, I suggest you take active control of the unfolding adventures. Be the director and lead actor in your drama, not a passive participant who merely reacts to what the other actors are doing. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): One of my spiritual teachers once told me that a good spiritual teacher makes an effort not to seem too perfect. She said some teachers even cultivate odd quirks and harmless failings on purpose. Why? To get the best learning experience, students must be discouraged from over-idealizing the wise advisers they look up to. It’s crucial they understand that achieving utter purity is impossible and unrealistic. Being perceived as an infallible expert is dangerous for teachers, too; it makes them prone to egotistical grandiosity. I bring this up, Virgo, because it’s an excellent time to reduce the likelihood that you’ll be seduced by the illusion of perfection. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This would be a good week to talk to yourself far more than you usually do. If you’re the type of person who never talks to yourself, this is a perfect time to start. And I do mean that you should speak the words out loud. Actually address yourself with passionate, humorous, ironic, sincere, insightful comments, as you would any person you care about. Why am I suggesting this? Because according to my interpretation of the astrological omens, you would benefit from the shock of literally hearing how your mind works. Even more importantly: The cheerleading you do, the encouragement you deliver and the motivational speeches you give would have an unusually powerful impact if they were audibly articulated.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In the fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast,” a grotesque human-like creature hosts the heroine in his home, treating her like a queen. She accepts his hospitality but rejects his constant requests to marry him. Eventually, he collapses from heartache. Moved by the depth of his suffering, she breaks into tears and confesses her deep affection for him. This shatters the spell and magically transforms the Beast back into the handsome prince he originally was. Your life may have parallels to this story in the coming months, Scorpio. You might be tested. Can you discern the truth about a valuable resource that doesn’t look very sexy? Will you be able to see beauty embedded in a rough or shabby form? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you thoroughly shuffle a deck of cards, the novel arrangement you create is probably unique in all of human history; its specific order has never before occurred. I suspect the same principle applies to our lives: Each new day brings a singular set of circumstances that neither you nor anyone else in the last 10,000 years has ever had the pleasure of being challenged and

intrigued by. There is always some fresh opportunity, however small, that is being offered to you for the first time. I think it’s important for you to keep this perspective in mind during the coming week. Be alert for what you have never seen or experienced before. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I wish I could do more than just fantasize about helping you achieve greater freedom. In my dreams, I am obliterating delusions that keep you moored to false idols. I am setting fire to the unnecessary burdens you lug around. And I am tearing you away from the galling compromises you made once upon a time in order to please people who don’t deserve to have so much power over you. But it’s actually a good thing I can’t just wave a magic wand to make all this happen. Here’s a much-better solution: You will clarify your analysis of the binds you’re in; supercharge your willpower; and liberate yourself. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In his book Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Tom Robbins talks about a gourmet who “gave up everything, traveled thousands of miles

and spent his last dime to get to the highest lamasery in the Himalayas to taste the dish he’d longed for his whole life, Tibetan peach pie. When he got there … the lamas said they were all out of peach. ‘OK,’ said the gourmet, ‘make it apple.’” I suspect you’ll be having a comparable experience sometime soon, Aquarius. You may not get the exact treat you wanted, but what you’ll receive in its place is something that’s pretty damn good. I urge you to accept the gift as is! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Having ‘a sense of self’ means possessing a set of stories about who we are,” according to William Kittredge in his book The Nature of Generosity. He says there are two basic types of stories: The first is “cautionary tales, which warn us” and therefore protect us. The second consists of “celebratory” tales, which we use to heal and calm ourselves. I believe that you Pisceans are now in a phase when you primarily need celebratory stories. It’s time to define yourself with accounts of what you love, value and regard as precious.

¡ASK A MEXICAN! BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO, themexican@askamexican.net Dear Mexican: Why is it that many Mexican women hate on me for having an Asian (Korean, to be exact) novia? I notice this in a lot of places. We go to the store, and I get looks. We go to the movies, and people look or say things like, “Mira la chinita.” I get looks from Asian people as well, but many Mexican women look at me with the evil eye. When I asked my co-worker who is Latina, she basically said it makes her and other Latinas feel unwanted. I really do not see color lines. What does it matter? I don’t judge others, so why do they judge me? My novia is a good person, and we are doing great. Her family and my family have accepted us with open arms—but, sometimes, we have to avoid certain places. The funny thing is she speaks Spanish ﬂuently, and I am a novice with Korean. Many of the Latinas are hating, but they themselves can’t speak the language of the culture they hold so dearly. I’m a shaved-head rocker, and I don’t think people expect it when I say she is my novia. What’s your take on this? El Pocho Loco Del Burbank Dear Pocho: “P.S.,” you added at the end of your letter, “I love it when people talk smack about her, and she turns around and tells them, ‘Entiendo todo lo que dicen, babosas.’ It really freaks people out.” HA! I’m glad she understands everything that the babosas say about her, too. And I’m glad that your chinita’s parents accept you. Back when I was dating a chinita (a Vietnamese girl, but who’s keeping score?), her parents thought I was little better than a chologardener-illegal-bandito, even though I dressed like a Chicano nerd (guayaberas, Chucks, slacks) and was a graduate student. (The chologardener-bandito bit was only on weekends.) My parents, on the other hand, welcomed the chinita into our household. Then again, I’ve heard of situations like that ﬂipped, so I wouldn’t attribute Know Nothing relationship attitudes to any particular raza. Stats on intermarriage rates between chinitos and wabs are hard to come by, which I guess prove your point—even demographers don’t believe in the possibility of chinito-Mexi love— but I do know that Latinos and Asians are the two ethnic groups with the highest rates of

marrying outside of their group, so your beautiful relationship is the shape of cosas to come, not some crime against nature à la a Mexican Republican. Mexican women don’t like your chinita? They’re just upset no man is giving them the chile, period. Why do some Chicano activists hate the European Columbus, but get mad because this Mexican (me) is not ﬂuent in Spanish? Isn’t Spanish a European language that half of our ancestors forced on the other half of our ancestors? Apparently Slightly Pocho In San Anto Dear Pocho: Shh! Don’t introduce logic to a yaktivist! They might soil their maxtlatl! Why do Mexicans here in Chiapas think that, because I’m a gringo, I will or am able to pay more for stuﬀ? Nothing works, including, “No soy turista” or “¿Cuanto cuesta por los Mexicanos?” Now my pocho friend has to tell me to hide my skinny white ass around the corner while he negotiates the price for everything. ¿Qué paso? Do I have “tonto” stamped on my forehead, or what? Soy pobre maestro de inglés. No gano mucho. Chiapasgringo Dear Gabacho: You think that slumming it in southernmost Mexico teaching English to chiapanecos entitles you to everything Mexican, including easier haggling at the tianguis? Cry me a pinche river, Great White Padre. An American haggling Mexican vendors in Mexico is like a city bureaucrat demanding taxes from a kid’s lemonade stand. Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican. net; be his fan on Facebook; follow him on Twitter @gustavoarellano; or ask him a video question at youtube.com/askamexicano!

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Sometimes, I kick the proverbial hornetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nest intentionallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x153;bullshit in the Bible,â&#x20AC;? for instanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and sometimes, I kick the hornetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nest accidentally. I honestly didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect the outraged response I got after I wrote that poly wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a sexual identity in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;sexual orientationâ&#x20AC;? sense of the term. Some people identify as poly, of course, just as some people identify as, say, dominant or submissive. While I recognize that poly (or D/s) can be central to someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual identity, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never viewed it as a sexual orientation, and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think this was a controversial point of view. Many poly people disagree. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received a ton of impassioned e-mails from polyamorous readers, most of whom see themselves as poly-oriented, not just poly-identified. And while some seem confusedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never denied the existence of polyamorous people; I never said that people couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t or shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t identify as polyamorousâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m turning the rest of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column over to the polyoutraged.

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been poly all my life, since well before I knew there was such a possibility. As far back as grade school, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve generally had a crush on more than one boy/guy/man, and as an adult, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine a life where Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m limited to one man, even though I love my husband deeply. When I was with someone before I knew about polyamory, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d cheat. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to, but sooner or later, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d meet someone else and fall in love so hard that I had to be with the other person, too. I hated cheating. I hated dishonesty. I hated myself. Reading Dossie Easton and Janet Hardyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book The Ethical Slut changed my life. I finally understood the person I had been my whole life. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m poly. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not monogamous, and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose to be monogamous. I will always have the capacity to love more than one person and the incapacity to keep myself from falling in love with othersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the way you will always have the capacity to love men romantically, and no capacity to love women. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a choice whether I act on that capacity, just like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a choice whether you act on your attraction to men, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a choice whether I fall in love with more than one person at a time. Some people might just flirt with the lifestyle, but some of us are built to love more than one person at a time.

Hetero/poly guy here. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m part of a live-in quad, and we all raise our kids together, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty far down the polyamory rabbit hole. Figured Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d add my two cents to the discussion. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that polyamory can really be defined as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;orientation,â&#x20AC;? because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an improper way to describe what polyamory is. I can still be attracted to monogamous people, and being poly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change or alter that fact. I do, however, think that polyamoryâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or, by contrast, monogamyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;can be defined as a sexual identity, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I think your advice to PP went astray. Consider: A gay man can be attracted to a straight man, correct? Similarly, I can be attracted to people who identify as monogamous. But that attraction doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t separate individuals from their identity. Gay men tend to date other gay men and would generally be advised not to go chasing after straight men. In the same way, I try my best to stick to other people who identify as poly. Poly is very much an identity, Dan, and poly people form communities around that identity. We face some unique challenges (How do you raise kids in this environment? How do you balance time between partners?), while some other life challenges are made easier. (Four parents makes getting kids to soccer easier.) Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying that we need to add a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pâ&#x20AC;? to LGBTQQIA, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we can just be written off, either.

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To enshrine the homosexuality/heterosexuality spectrum as the one sexual motivator around which individuals can choose an identity seems strange to me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a hetero-identified man, but I could be in a homosexual relationship if a situation forced me to choose a partner from outside of my preferred sexual-gender orientation. (Jail, for example.) It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change how I identify, but it would change the relationship Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in. However, the fact that closeted homosexual men operate in hetero relationships and fuck their wives, or hetero guys fuck other hetero guys in jail or submarines, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the identities of gay and straight any less valid.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a bisexual, polyamorous 24-year-old woman. From the very first time I was faced with a cute boy who wanted to date me, I knew that I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be in a closed/exclusive relationship. I knew it as instinctively as I knew that I found women attractive as well as men. I had never heard of open relationships or polyamory. I was a virgin, so it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about sex. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anyone else on the horizon, and I really liked the boy, so it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about keeping my options open. And yet I knewâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I knewâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree to be his girlfriend without the freedom to date, flirt, sleep with and love other people. Six years later, I started dating someone I think might turn out to be the love of my life. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a match for me intellectually, sexually and emotionally. We make each other so happy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s silly. Even so, even in the best relationship I can possibly imagine, I know monogamy is not for me. Incredibly, he feels the same way. Maybe there are very few people like meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I think most people fall somewhere in the middle, with probably more oriented toward monogamy than notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but poly people like me exist.

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involved directly, and even then, it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really do much for him. (Believe me, our third was any straight guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream. The only reason he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t into that is because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really only into me.) When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in love with someone, all he wants is that person. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very one-person-and-one-person-only oriented. In contrast, although he satisfies me, and I love him, I want other partners. I feel that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m polyamorous innately. I feel I am wired to be like this. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose it. Likewise, my husband couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t choose to be polyamorous. He can practice polyamory, and he has for my sake, but naturally, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a monogamous person. I appreciate that you advocate nonmonogamy. I credit you with helping to save my marriage. We married as virgins and were clueless about sex. But my husband and I have a great sex lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m free to pursue people on the sideâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;because we read your column.

I believe sexuality exists on spectrums. Not just one spectrum, from gay to straight with bi in the middle, but several spectrums. One spectrum is how sexual you are, from those with little to no sex drive to people who have very active sex drives. There is also, perhaps, a spectrum from monogamous to polyamorous. You say that monogamy and polyamory are things people do, not things people are. However, I feel some people can be innately one or the other. My husband and I decided to have a three-way. My husband could barely keep his dick hard when fucking our third. He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get into it until I got

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Paint It Gone If an asteroid is ever on a collision course with Earth, it is feasible that the planet could be saved by firing paintballs at it, according to an MIT graduate student whose detailed plan won this year’s prize in a United Nations space council competition, announced in October. White paint powder, landing strategically on the asteroid, would initially bump it a bit, but in addition would facilitate the sun’s photons bouncing off the solid white surface. Over a period of years, the bounce energy would divert the body even farther off course. The already-identified asteroid Apophis, which measures 1,500 feet in diameter and is projected to approach Earth in 2029, would require five tons of paintball ammo. The Litigious Society • Samuel Cutrufelli, 31, filed a lawsuit in October in Sacramento County, Calif., claiming that Jay Leone, 90, “negligently” shot him. Cutrufelli had burglarized Leone’s home, unaware that Leone was home. When Leone reached for one of his stashed handguns, Cutrufelli shot him in the jaw and then pulled the trigger point-blank at Leone’s head, but was out of bullets. Leone then shot Cutrufelli several times, which Cutrufelli apparently felt was unnecessary. Ironies • Amateur!: In October, a federal appeals court overturned the bribery conviction of a city of Chicago zoning inspector—on the grounds that the bribes he was convicted of taking were too small to be covered by federal law. Dominick Owens, 46, was convicted of taking two bribes of $600 each to issue certificates of occupancy, but the law applies only to bribes of $5,000 or more. (Also in October, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel disbanded the city’s ethics board after a 25-year run in which it never found an alderman in violation—even though, during that time, 20 aldermen were convicted of felonies.) • The government’s Health Canada agency announced in October that Avmor Ltd. had agreed to recall one lot of its Antimicrobial Foaming Hand Soap—because it was contaminated with microbes. (The recall did not disclose whether the danger was due to too many microbes overwhelming the soap, or due to the inability of the antimicrobial soap to kill any microbes at all.) • Karma: (1) Tyller Myers, 19, was killed in a collision near Norwalk, Ohio, in September, when he ran a stop sign and was rammed by a tractor-trailer. Afterward, police found three stolen stop signs in Myers’ truck. (2) A 21-year-old man was killed crossing a highway at 5 a.m. in Athens, Ga., in September. Police said he had just dined-and-dashed out of a Waffle House restaurant and into the path of a pickup truck. • The will of God: Devoted Catholic David Jimenez, 45, had been praying regularly to a 58 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

large crucifix outside of the Church of St. Patrick in Newburgh, N.Y., having become convinced that it was responsible for eradicating his wife’s ovarian cancer. He even got permission from the church to spruce up the structure. Then, during a cleaning in May 2010, the 600-pound crucifix came loose and fell on Jimenez’s leg, which had to be amputated. From a holy object of worship to precipitator of a lawsuit: Jimenez’s $3 million litigation against the archdiocese goes to trial in January. Compelling Explanations Not mine! (1) James White, 30, was arrested in Grove City, Fla., after being stopped by police patrolling a high-burglary neighborhood, and in a consensual search of his pants, officers found a packet of Oxycodone pills for which White did not have a prescription. However, according to the police report, White suddenly exclaimed, “Oh, wait! These aren’t my pants!” (2) Ms. Vida Golac, 18, was arrested in Naples, Fla., in October, and charged with possessing marijuana, which police discovered in her genitals as she was being strip-searched. According to the police report, Golac denied that the drugs were hers and explained that she was just hiding them there for friends. Perspective As a service to taxpayers, the longtime IRS policy is to pay tax-refund claims promptly and only later to refer the refund files for possible audits and collection, in the event of overpayments or fraud. This policy, though, means that ordinary taxpayers are treated better than the nation’s wounded warriors who file disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA’s assumption seems to be that wounded veterans are cheating—and thus, most veterans receive at least five evaluations, and each one is reviewed over a several-year period, before full benefits can be awarded. (Even though some temporary financial relief is available before final determination, veterans complain that the amount is almost never enough for complicated rehabilitation programs and other support.) People Different From Us An articulate, functional “cave man” of El Paso, Texas, continues to roam his neighborhood, often naked—and he resists efforts to bring him back on to the grid, according to October coverage by El Paso’s KVIA-TV. His mountainside subterranean structure, described as “intricate,” might be on land owned by the local water utility, which, pending an investigation, could evict him. Some neighbors say they fear the man, who has allegedly swum in their pools and even swiped items from their laundry rooms, but nonetheless, he swears that he is harmless. “I’m a plasma donor … drug free” and “sin-free … baptized and saved.” Other neighbors have supported him, he said, and the complainers need to “help the community more.”

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