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07. Events 10. All Souls Procession 23. Arts 27. Poetry 29. Film 30. Open Studio Tour 52. Sports 57. Photo Feature 58. Tunes 68. Look Back On the Cover:

Tucson Museum of Art’s exhibit, Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction: Dime Novel to Pop Culture, happening through February 2016. Learn more on page 45. Cover image: R.G. Harris, Sonny Tabor’s Trail Drive, 1935 Cover illustration for “Sonny Tabor’s Trail Drive,” Wild West Weekly, Vol. 97 #2, Oct. 19, 1935 oil on linen, 23.375 x 21 in. Private Collection.

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Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Desert Wilderness Act by Diana Rhoades “We need wilderness whether or not we ever set foot in it. We need a refuge even though we may never need to set foot into it. We need the possibility of escape as surely as we need hope.” – Edward Abbey It has been nearly 50 years since Edward Abbey, a long-time Tucson resident and wilderness lover, first published his critically-acclaimed Desert Solitaire, which describes his experiences in the desert southwest. His book came four years after advocates first convinced Congress to save special areas as federally-designated Wilderness. Public land managers and advocates celebrated the anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act last year, and many are gathering again this month to celebrate a more local but no less historic achievement – the 25th anniversary of the Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 – which added more than 2 million acres of Arizona’s public land to the National Wilderness Preservation System. The system contains protected places under the stewardship of four federal agencies: the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the National Park Service (NPS) and US Forest Service (USFS). The event is being organized and moderated by Adam Milnor, public affairs specialist for BLM’s Gila District and a former wilderness specialist. The District (which includes offices in Tucson, Safford and Sierra Vista ) covers much of Arizona’s famous and beautiful Sky Island region, including wilderness areas like the lush and vibrant Aravaipa Canyon, a perennial stream northeast of Tucson where rare native fish species thrive under the shade of cottonwood and willow. The 1990 act also charged BLM with protection of places like the scenic Dos Cabezas Mountains near Willcox and the gorgeous Eagletail Mountains west of Phoenix. An outdoor enthusiast, Milnor says federal land managers, including the BLM, have the responsibility to let neighbors know how incredible their public lands are, and also plug them into decision-making that directly affects them.

He says management of federal lands can be conflicted because it’s important - all sides are passionate and the issues are complex. “When it comes to conservation, passion we can deal with, but apathy is what we need to watch out for,” says Milnor. “It will be fun to bring these topics into the thriving heart of Tucson.” Ray O’Neil is Chief Ranger at Saguaro National Park and Vice Chair of the National Park Service Wilderness Leadership Council. He started working at Saguaro in June and made the 9-mile, 7.5 hour hiking trek to Manning Camp Wilderness in September. “We are so fortunate in Tucson to be surrounded on all four sides with Wilderness,” he said. “Our grandkids will have the opportunity to see it just as we do – permanently protected in its natural state.” O’Neil will be one of the federal panelists at a November 17 evening event, which will be held at Hotel Congress and includes a happy hour and slide show of Arizona’s magnificent wild landscapes. Having worked for 15 years in Utah’s Zion National Park, where overcrowding has led to permits and quotas, he’s excited to be in Saguaro where they are introducing new ways to get more diverse, urban users to the park. More shade and family-accessible camping have been suggested by a recent focus group. His leadership in wilderness management resulted in earning the coveted Wes Henry Wilderness Stewardship Award from the NPS in 2015. The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs defenders. – Edward Abbey Barbara Hawke and Mike Quigley know about wilderness defense and offense. As Executive Director of the Arizona Wilderness Coalition and Arizona State Director for The Wilderness Society, respectively, their organizations are responsible for citizen-led inventories of public lands eligible for federal designation- and for lobbying Congress to make the designations become law. uu

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“I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.” Congressman Morris K. Udall

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Using the guidelines of the Wilderness Act of 1964, and additional regulations and policies specific to particular agencies, citizen advocates have surveyed areas to document their roadless conditions and wilderness qualities throughout Arizona. Along with the original Wilderness Act, legislation in 1984 and 1990 resulted in Arizona’s current 90 designated wilderness areas. “We have been here in the past, and we will continue to be here for the future of our great state,” said Hawke. “Humans need the peace and tranquility of nature and the outdoors to restore ourselves in the midst of the tumult of the modern age.”

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Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall was one of the country’s most colorful and successful champions for wild places, getting support from both Democrats and Republicans to make federal protection a bipartisan reality. From 1979 until 1992, Mark Trautwein was Udall’s senior legislative staff, helping pass numerous bills that vastly expanded the national parks and wilderness system. “Mo is responsible for the largest single stroke of conservation in human history -- the Alaska Lands Act,” said Trautwein, who will be the keynote speaker at the event. “But protecting Arizona’s wild places was as important and more personal. The Arizona Desert Wilderness Act was his final legislative achievement and he was very proud of it.” To honor the Udall family’s contributions to public service, Congress established The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona, The Morris K. Udall Foundation in Tucson and the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. “Preserving America’s special places takes a lot of work, and Mo Udall stepped up and did that work,” said Quigley, “We benefit from his determination and success every time we enjoy a special place like Mt. Wrightson, Kofa, Hummingbird Springs, or any of the several dozen other Wilderness areas he preserved.” The USFWS Cabeza Prieta Wilderness is the largest in Arizona, located five hours west of Tucson on Highway 86 near Ajo – home to the Sonoran pronghorn, the fastest land mammal in North America. USFSW wildlife managers will also be in Tucson for the November 17 event. If we’re lucky, we may be able to learn more about Ed Abbey’s adventures in that vast place – which is where he is believed to be buried. One last bit of advice from Mr. Abbey: “Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast….a parttime crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can…So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, climb the mountains, bag the peaks, run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, the lovely, mysterious, and awesome space. Enjoy yourselves, keep your brain in your head and your head firmly attached to the body, the body active and alive, and I promise you this much; I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this; You will outlive the bastards.” n

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Remembering Together The 2015 All Souls Procession Weekend With thousands of more participants, a finale performance of grand proportions and epic new art and music installments, the All Souls Procession of 2015 is bigger and more impactful than ever before. by Jon D’Auria

What began in 1990 as a small gathering to celebrate the memories of deceased loved ones through performance art has now grown into the biggest celebration of its kind in the US, as the 26th annual All Souls Procession prepares to host over 150,000 participants to the storied festival. The highly edifying and cathartic event, organized by local non-profit organization Many Mouths One Stomach, will be taking place this year on Sunday, November 8th in Downtown Tucson. The All Souls Procession is a celebration of death and life that coincides with Mexico’s Dia De Los Muertos in honoring and remembering loved ones who have passed on. Masses of Tucsonans and people from all over the world will gather to march in the streets with painted faces, masks and festive garb to honor the lost souls by bearing blown up photographs, posters and letters commemorating them. The finale that will be taking place next door to Mercado San Agustin, where live music, fire dancers, and performance artists will entertain the crowd before the urn that is filled with letters and messages to deceased loved ones will be raised and ignited high above the crowd in a moment of exulting release. “The one thing I see lacking in our society is how we honor our dead, at least in Western civilization. Most people don’t take the time or put the intention forth into slowing down and honoring our lost loved ones and celebrating their lives,” says event organizer and Director of Flam Chen Paul Weir. “The goal is that this experience is authentic and real and taken seriously. We want people to let go and feel supported and connected. Everyone is a participant in this. Everyone is invited into the streets to be a part of this and to feel part of something much bigger as a collective. Especially in today’s society, this is a very visceral and authentic experience and there’s a lot of value on each and every person involved.” This year procession route is the same as last year’s event, as it starts downtown on 6th Ave and 6th street near the underpass. There will be a DJ playing there and sending out dedications and the Hungry Ghosts busking crew will be roaming around to collect donations. People will start culminating at 4:00pm and then procession will begin around 6:30pm. The march is a two-mile route from the underpass to Alameda to Congress Street and then underneath I-10 to the finale location at San Agustin. This year’s event carries a specific theme to honor those who are “unmournable” due to unfortunate circumstances before they passed. “The theme this year that we’re working with is UnMournable Bodies, which includes everyone from criminals to drug addicts to people who were enemies of the state and people who are caught in the crossfire of war. A lot of people die nameless when families get decimated. A lot of people are forgotten because of one or two poor choices or actions they made while living. So our finale ceremony this year pays homage to those people,” says Weir. As the event continues to grow to mass proportions, it increasingly gains attention from such outlets as The New York Times, Huffington Post, CNN and

many other news organizations. Because of this, the number of people who travel from all over the world to be a part of it has also steadily been increasing, which is great for the event itself, and for the city of Tucson as a whole. Those attending the event for the first time will undoubtedly be in awe, but it’s important to remember the sole purpose at the heart of the festival. “People coming for the first time should definitely put something in the urn for someone they’re trying to remember to really make that walk and experience meaningful to them,” says Weir. “It is beautiful and it is a spectacle, but everyone walking in that parade is walking for somebody. Hold that in your heart and understand that it’s a public ritual and you’re here to participate in it. It’s really that memory and that intention that is the most valuable part of the experience. The show at the finale is beautiful and we really try to push ourselves in creating something from an authentic place of expression. But in the end, it’s about the urn burning and the flames consuming those memories and sending them out to the universe.” To prepare for an event of this magnitude, MMOS has to fundraise and plan ahead accordingly to accommodate for the annual growth. The board has already started planning for 2016 and 2017’s events in order to stay within their tight budget. While the city recently gave them a grant for $10,000 a year, the event typically costs more than $150,000 to put on, so donations and support is greatly appreciated and essential for the livelihood of future year’s processions. “Donations are so meaningful to us because it’s a free event to attend and you can come participate at the deepest of levels for absolutely nothing. We don’t pollute the space with advertising or endorsers at all, because we take it very seriously that this is to honor our loved ones, so we turn down that kind of thing. We’re a non-profit and mostly artists created every year. Our board and staff are primarily volunteers and the directors of the parade that do the long, hard work get paid just a few cents per hour. So when you see the Hungry Ghosts busking crew out during the event, please remember that even a dollar or two per person goes an extremely long way for us.” For those who are unable to make it to the event this year, or if you don’t like big crowds, fear not, because the final ceremony will be live streaming at www.VisitTucson.org. Check the website up to 48-hours before the event to find the link, which will include video, audio and a commentator from 6:30pm to 9:30pm on November 8th. And if you do make it to the procession, make sure to get there early, bring the whole family, and get ready for one of the greatest experiences of your lives, and all in celebrating and honoring the spirits of the dead. n For more information visit allsoulsprocession.org. To donate to the event visit manymouths.org.

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8th Annual Tucson Comic Con Art, Entertainment, and Influence, Nerd-Style. by Craig Baker By his own reports, Mike Olivarez isn’t so much a creator as a “big fan” of comic book culture. He’s been known to dabble as an artist, sure, but while growing up in Tucson, Olivarez’s real forte was haunting the local comic shops—every comic book shop in town, again, by his own reports. His nerd-minded fandom made him a regular at conventions around the southwest like the well-attended cons in Phoenix and San Diego, but since he was so plugged into the local scene, Olivarez started to wonder about the potential for building a small convention within his hometown. “I knew a couple of artists at the time,” he says, “and I said, ‘Hey—if I was to put on a comic book convention, would you guys come?” And they said they would. Thus, in 2008 Olivarez bootstrapped the first Tucson Comic Con by lining up about thirty vendors for a single day at the Four Points Sheraton at Speedway and Campbell (now Aloft Tucson University Hotel). Admission to the show was free and, says Olivarez, he attracted about 400-500 visitors that first year mostly via word-of-mouth advertising. “It was hot,” Olivarez says of the first show, “it was packed.” And though the turnout at that first Con came as something of a surprise, each year that followed saw still accelerated growth and, by 2012, Olivarez’s humble Con was moved to the Tucson Convention Center. Last year’s Tucson Comic Con—the seventh annual iteration of the event—saw a record 15,000plus attendees over the course of three days and, this month, with a Con that boasts more than 250 vendors and artists, upwards of fifteen costuming groups, and the first annual Pop Culture Cosplay Fashion Show at the Leo Rich Theatre, Olivarez thinks he has a good chance of hitting the 20k mark. And even though attendance to Tucson Comic Con is increasing (Sorry—I’m gonna go there) faster than a speeding bullet, Olivarez insists that he intends to make sure that the atmosphere at the local event is more intimate than at the bigger Cons, which can draw more than 100k people through their doors during a three-day run. And, says Olivarez, not only does that translate to smaller crowds to navigate and more opportunities to speak one-on-one with the artists and vendors on site, but it has also helped to keep prices low; he says that the Tucson Con is still the most affordable convention of its kind in the region.

You’d probably never hear him take credit for it, but the consensus around the local comic community seems to be that Mike Olivarez is not only more-orless responsible for the fact that Tucson is now on the map at all for pop culture nerds from outside of Southern Arizona, he’s also the reason for a great deal of expansion within that local creator community, as well. Ross Demma is a local artist, creator of a friendly purple dragon named Asbestos, and a regular at the Tucson Comic Convention, both as a vendor and a fan. Says Demma of Olivarez’s effect on the local scene, “We have a fantastic stable of, not just artists, but also writers, cosplayers, prop-makers—the community of creators has grown exponentially and a lot of that is thanks to the work of Mike Olivarez.” Local full-time creator Jenn Corella does it all—writing, inking drawing, lettering—and she similarly insists that Tucson Comic Con has been instrumental in helping the local scene to flourish since it began. With respect to finding a way into the industry as a working professional, Corella says that “the biggest thing right now is networking… and in Tucson,” she adds, “it’s gotten so much easier with Tucson Comic Con.” She says the problem before Tucson had its own Con wasn’t so much that local artists weren’t producing, but rather that they didn’t have anywhere to showcase what they were doing. And as more and more of those artists began putting up tables of their own at the event each year, that’s meant quality exposure for those local creators to thousands of new fans over the years. And that, says Olivarez, is the best part of running the convention. “Promoting local creators has always been my drive behind (Tucson Comic Con),” Olivarez says. And the payoff is even more one of influence than of finance; Olivarez says he’s just starting to see young artists coming up in the scene who cite his convention as their inspiration to start creating, and “That,” says Olivarez, “really hits home for me.” n Tucson Comic Con will take place at the Tucson Convention Center the weekend of Nov. 6-8. Tickets for a single day of attendance start at $10 for Sunday and $15 for Saturday; weekend passes are $20 or $25 including admission to the Friday night preview; admission to the costuming section of the convention alone is free. More info online at TucsonComic-Con.com. November 2015 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 17

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Tibetan film director Choklay will visit Tucson for a screening of Bringing Tibet Home and a Q&A session at The Loft Cinema. When a Tibetan exiled in New York dies from a terminal illness, his last wish - to set foot on his native soil – remains unfulfilled. His son, New York-based artist Tenzing Rigdol, realizes that his father’s dream to return home is shared by many Tibetan exiles. So Tenzing embarks on an unthinkable mission: to bring Tibet to them, by smuggling 20 tonnes (20,000 kilos) of Tibetan soil into India for a public art exhibition like no other. Tibetan director Tenzin Tsetan Choklay charts this journey of a lifetime in Bringing Tibet Home, winner of three film festival awards and recently nominated for a Passion for Freedom Award. Described as “heartfelt” (Empire) and “quietly impassioned” (Total Film), the documentary subtly captures the plight of Tibetans living in exile while also having a wider appeal: to those missing their homeland, and art lovers everywhere. When: November 11, 2015 at 7:00 pm Where: The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson Tickets: $12, $8 for students. Buy tickets on the door or online at LoftCinema.com

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Tucson Guitar Society International Festival Experience the musical talents

Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games Celebrate the culture of the

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of Thomas Viloteau of France, Duo Assad from Brazil, along with the Beeston Competition. Ticket prices and times vary. Visit TucsonGuitarSociety.org. Holsclaw Hall, 1017 N Olive Road,

Celtic nations through traditions, music, dancing, athletic events, food & drink. Admission is $12 in advance or $15 at the entrance. 9am to 10pm. For a listing of events and to buy tickets visit TucsonCelticFestival.org. Rillito Regional Park, 4502 N. First Ave.

Mon 2 ‘Many Bones, One Heart’ Screening Watch a film that won , the “Best of Arizona” award in Arizona’s 2015 International Film Festival. The film, which is about the behind the scene of the All Souls Procession, will screen at the Loft Cinema. The screening is $9.25 and begins at 7pm. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

Tues 3 Viva Dia de Los Muertos: Remember Honor & Celebrate Learn about the Day of the Dead through music and dance performances. Visit the Pima Community College Center for the Arts Website. Starts at 7pm. 2202 W. Anklam Rd.

Thurs 5-Sun 8 American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall See the Vietnam Memorial Wall withough going to Washington DC. The 360 foot replica is free to the public. For more information visit CasinoDelSolResort.com/Events. Casino Del Sol Resort Spa and Conference Center, 5655 W Valencia Rd

Fri 6 Telluride Mountainfilm On Tour Watch films from the annual film Festival in Telluride. Ticket prices vary. For ticket purchases and a list of films visit FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Screenings start at 7:30 pm at the Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 West Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701

Sat 7 Night of the Living Fest

An all day festival organized by local musicians and artists, is the official pre-party for the All Souls Procession. $30 prior to event. 4pm to 12am. For a list of bands and ticket purchase visit NightOfTheLivingFest.com. La Cocina, 201 N. Court Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701

Procession of Little Angels

The All Souls Procession for kids. The event has activities from facepainting, sugar-skull decorating, and storytelling. Admission is free. 12pm till 10pm. For more information visit AllSoulsProcession.org. Armory Park, 221 S. 6th Ave.,

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with music, events, and a procession. See website for the specific events, times, and maps. AllSoulsProcession.org

Sat 7- Sun 8 Tucson Comic Con

A comic convention in Tucson! Admission and time varies. For information visit TucsonConventionCenter.com. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave.

Sun 8 Mercado San Agustin All Souls Party Before and after the All Souls Procession listen to some music put on by DJs and admire the Community Altar.$5 admission, all proceeds benefit the procession. 4pm to 1am. Mercado San Agustin,100 South Avenida Del Convento Ste. 150

Wed 11 Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony Watch the Veterans Day Parade. Free. Starts at 11am in Downtown Tucson. For route details visit TucsonVeteransDayParade.org. Event Location: 330 W Franklin St,

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National Parks Fee-Free Day

Spend the day at the Saguara National Park, for Free! Enjoy a hike or explore the area on Veterans Day. Nps.Gov/FindAPark/FeeFreeParks.htm. 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail

Thu 12- Sun 15 Celebration of Basketry and Native Foods Symposium and Festival Enjoy a day trying food prepared by Native American Chefs, and learning about basket weaving, maybe even make a basket of your own. This is the first year the event is open to the public. The price is $100 for entrance to all activities, tastings, and presentations. 10am to 4pm. For more details visit the desertmuseum.org. The festival is located at the Warden Oasis Theater at the ArizonaSonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Rd.

Fri 13-Sun 15 Ballet Tucson Fall Concert

Tucson’s professional Ballet Company hosts an evening gala and different performances such as an adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde. Ticket prices and times vary. Proceeds benefit Ballet Tucson. For information visit BalletTucson.org. Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave

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A monthly downtown festival with live music, performers, and vendors! 2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com

The Breathe Deep Tucson 5k Walk & Fun Run or Walk a 5k while raising money that benefits lung cancer research. Start time is 8am . Register online at Lungevity.DonorDrive.com. 900 S Randolph Way (Pavillion on the corner of E 22nd & Country Club).

Living History Days

Go back in time to see Tucson life in 1775-1856. Enjoy spinning, cooking, and candle making re created by the Tucson Presidio Museum. Free to the public. 10am to 3pm. For a list of activities visit TucsonPresidio.com. 133 W. Washington St.

Sat 14-Sun 15 Fall Tucson Open Studio Tour

Over 200 artists open their studios to expose their work via a seld-guided tour. Free. 11am to 5pm. To learn more visit TucsonPimaOpenStudioTour.org

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Sun 15 GABA Fall Bike Swap

Vendors come down with everything for the casual & serious bike enthusiasts, to create the largest bicycle swap in the southwest. Free to the public. 7am to 2pm. Gaba.ClubExpress.com. 6th Avenue and 7th Street.

Tucson Museum of Art Crush Wine, Food, Art Festival Try food and wine from around the world. The day is also paired with a silent auction. 12pm to 3pm. Must be at least 21 or older. Tickets are $80. To purchase tickets and learn more visit TucsonMuseumOfArt.org. Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, 140 N. Main Ave.

Urban Assault Ride

Compete in the biggest bike obstacle race in the USA, conquering obstacles all over the city. After the race enjoy music, beer, and a raffle prize. Ticket prices range from $50-$65. 9am to 2pm. For details and to purchase a ticket, visit UrbanAssaultRide. com. Jacobs Park and Dog Park, 3300 N. Fairview Ave.

Tues 17 Meteor Mania at Kitt Peak

Take the evening to watch meteor showers, the moon, and learn a little about meteors and comets, even touch an actual piece of an asteroid! Reservations are required. $45 for adults and $25 for kids. 10 pm to 3am. To book a spot visit noao.edu/kpvc. Kitt Peak National Observatory, S. R. 86 (Ajo Way)/Junction 386.

Fri 20- Sun 22 Holiday Artisans Market

Find the perfect holiday gifts for friends and family while looking at artist and artisans work. Free admission. 10am to 5pm. Located at the courtyard of Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave.

Sat 21 El Tour de Tucson

Join the largest perimeter bicycling event in the US! Compete in 104-mile ride, 75, 55, 40 or a short fun ride. Or come watch and cheer on competitors from across the country and even from around the world. Riders, excluding the fun ride, must register online before the event. For pricing, time and location visit PerimeterBicycling.com

CCOBRA Barrel Racing, Old Tucson Get up and close and watch and meet barrel racers. 10am till 2pm. Admssion is $17.95 for adults and $10.95 for children. Old Tucson, 201 S. Kinney Rd.

Family Festival in the Park

See animals at Reid Park Zoo, participate in carnival games, and enjoy local food. Free admission. 10am to 2pm. For details visit TucsonAz.Gov/Parks. Reid Park, 1100 S. Randolph Way.

Trading Places: Artists Inspiring Each Other Purchase a piece of glass art, enjoy music, eat food, at the annual Glass Art fundraiser while Tucson artists demonstrate glass art making. The event tickets cost $50. For full details on the event and pricing visit SonoranGlass.org. 633 W. 18th St.

Sat 21 Vail Country Fair

Carnival, food, festivities, music and raffles. Free admission. 9am to 5pm. For more details visit VailCountryFair.com. Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S Houghton Rd.

Sun 22 The 46th Annual Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show & Sale Featuring Western Art from over 200 local and national artists. 3pm to 5:30pm. $50 per ticket, must be purchased in advance. Tickets can be purchased at MountainOysterClub.com. Mountain Oyster Club, 6400 E. El Dorado Circle.

Fri 27- Sun 29 Native American Heritage Social & Indian Craft Market Learn about the heritage of different American Indians tribal nations by looking at artisan’s work, food tastings, and performances. Free Admission. 12pm-5pm. Sheraton Tucson Hotel &Suites, 5151 E. Grant Rd.

Sat 28 22nd Waila Festival at Old Tucson A celebration of southern Arizona culture that includes dancing and performances by O’odham and the Walia Festival Band. Enjoy native desert food and a barbeque. $10 per person.6pm to 10pm for more information visit. Event Location: 201 S. Kinney Rd.

Sat 28- Sun 29 Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair Reid Park Get your holiday gifts from local artists. With a variety of crafters, jewelsers, painters, etc. it will be easy to find the perfect gift for everyone. 9am to 4pm. Visit TucsonAz.Gov/Parks for more information. 900 S. Randolph Way.

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hether it’s adults getting painted for Tucson All Souls Procession, or kids getting painted like tigers, when you see yourself transformed into something, it brings out different emotions. You are someone else for that tiny moment,” explains Adela Antoinette. Adela is sometimes referred to as a makeup artist or face painter but she prefers to be called an artist. Her canvas is not paper, it is humans where she brings painted faces and bodies to life through elaborate designs, vibrant colors, and the stories behind them. Adela first got her interest in painting while working at Disneyworld, Florida. There she noticed extreme face painting – intricate designs ranging from animals, Nordic Vikings, and animated characters, that were quickly painted on visitors. “I was trained for two weeks and learned 15 designs. People are impressed by the quality of work I do now and how quick I am, but I have a lot of prior experience. At Disney I only had five minutes to paint each face.” Although Adela enjoyed her time at Disney she couldn’t help but feel like she was missing something, so in 2011 she returned to her hometown of Tucson to earn her Bachelors Degree at the University of Arizona, pursuing a degree in illustration. Before leaving Florida she sold her computer and instead returned with a box of face painting supplies. “My boss (from Disney) told me, ‘If you do this as a side project I’m sure you could make money for school’ and it clicked. I was going to create this business in Tucson. Bring Disney home. Brining home that fun vibrant wonderful medium to Tucson.” Her business, since 2011, has taken off with Adela booking birthday parties, events, and clubs. Some of her more notable events are Tucson Meet Yourself and the annual Tucson All Souls Procession. “I am probably most known for my Day of the Dead make-up. I get a lot of comments on how crisp and clean it is,” said Adela, who works at the All Souls Procession painting a lot of skull faces. For Adela the day of All Souls starts at 8a.m. doing house calls and private painting appointments before the real work begins. At 11a.m. she sets up a booth, along the procession route, and paints faces till about 10p.m. “I know I have to paint people all day and in the morning I have this mindset of I’m on this, lets do this, lets go. And once I start painting I relax and just do what I do,” said Adela explaining the stress and chaos of the day.

Adela customizes her face paint designs to fit what people want and what she feels fits them best according to their their facial features and what they are wearing. The designs range from a simple skull face to vibrant colors, spider webs, crosses and roses. “I look at their face, and it sounds funny, but sometimes I’ll think, a rose will look best on this person. Everyone’s face is a new and fun challenge.” At this year’s All Souls Procession, Adela’s goal is to complete four faces each hour, spending 15 minutes on the design. However, with all of her previous training she can sometimes paint up to eight faces in an hour. She charges anywhere from $10 to $30, a price that she feels is affordable so people will enjoy the experience. And while the money has proven to be substantial it is not Adela’s favorite part of the event. “I get to know people while they are in my chair. They talk to me and let me know their stories, why they are there and who they lost. I really get to connect with people on another sort of level and it’s crazy because this is just face painting, this is just makeup, yet I get to be there for this wonderful experience that means a lot to them.” People have told Adela stories that she says have brought her close to tears as they sat in her chair. The memories of people she never met are sometimes humurous and it’s been a joy for her to learn all about strangers who have passed away. “We are celebrating people’s lives, which is this huge important emotional factor. It is a positive light on things and it makes people happier even though it is sad they have lost someone.” It has been a longstanding tradition at the All Souls Procession that people have their faces painted as skulls. Some people do a simple black and white skull, others add color and design. The skull faces are not meant to scare people but instead bring light and positivity to a situation. By adding artistic designs, Adela brings joy and beauty to an event which is about loss. “Along with promoting my own work I want to bring awareness to the event. This event is like no other. Tucson is such a quirky place, and this is one of the events that makes Tucson Tucson. Adela herself volunteers and donates to the All Souls Procession because of the impact it has had on her. She admits that when she first decided to return to Tucson she was going through a lot and not sure what to expect, but through these events she has made many new friends and has become close with the community that she never really knew the last time she lived in Tucson.

Along with school, a job, and running the face painting business, Adela has taken up a project to challenge herself and educate herself about other artists. What she has dubbed the Historic Artist Self Portrait Face Painting Project, is something she came up with after having done a research paper. “I decided to take makeup and my school knowledge and combine the two worlds. I did my paper on Chuck Close,” referring to the famed Amercian painter and photographer, “and painted myself as him in a self-portrait. It inspired me to start this project where each month I mimic and paint myself as a different artist.” With the use of facepaint, bodypaint, a steady hand, and a camera, Adela is able to transform artists renditions of themselves, such as Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh, into a human canvas on herself. She intends to complete and photograph the project by December and put all 12 pieces in a gallery. Adela graduates from school in May and wants to pursue her dream job in animation and character development which she feels will take her out of Tucson and onto a new adventure. As for the future of the business Adela is unsure what will happen. “As for the business, I am not sure what will happen maybe train someone to take it over, bring it with me or say goodbye to it.” But as an artist, face painting has opened new doors for Adela, saying she sees more photoshoots and collaborations in the future. But the most important thing face painting has given her is an appreciation and love for Tucson and the community. “I think that coming back to Tucson was one of the best things for me. And starting a business here made me humble and open to so many things. I was able to be happy with the direction I was headed.” Adela credits face painting for many of the people and friends she has met as well as many interesting, happy, and emotional memories. She hopes that if she does leave after graduation that she will be able to return for the All Souls Procession and Tucson Meet Yourself to paint faces and make more memories. “What I do is not necessarily balloons on a cheek. It is a combination of face painting and artistry. When I first started I never thought it would bring me to this place as an artist and a person but it has and that’s really exciting. It has showed me that the future has so many different opportunities.” n

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City of Rocks State Park

Your inner child will thank you for this vacation.

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Danny Lyonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dominoes; Cell block table, The Walls

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Danny Lyon: Conversations with the Dead opens Nov 7th at Etherton Gallery, with reception Nov 14th and book signing Nov. 15th.

ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM See website for details. Hours: Mon & Fri 9am-

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Tucson Print Invitational closes Nov 7th. Con-

6pm; Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm; Sat & Sun 11am-4pm. 949 E. 2nd Street. 520-628-5774. ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org

struction: New Work by Susan Conaway, Albert Kogel and Joy Fox opens Nov 15th. Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-5pm; Sat 11am-4pm. 154 E. 6th St. 520-629-9759. DavisDominguez.com

ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM 1519 Rebellion: Itom Luturia (Our Truth) on view

DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN

through Jan 2016. Intimacy of Faith, featuring retables and ex-votos from the Gloria Fraser Giffords and the Giffords family on view through May 2016. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am5pm. 520-621-6302. 1013 E. University Blvd. StateMuseum.Arizona.Edu

DESERT ARTISANS GALLERY Trunk Show: Kathy Robbins & Alexandria Win-

ARTFUL LIVING Artful Holiday Open House on Sat, Nov 7th from 11am-5pm. The Tapestries of Maximo Laura runs Oct 10th to Nov 28th. Opening reception on Oct 10th from 6-9pm. Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-5:30pm, Sat 11am-4pm. 1 E. Broadway. 520-2037004. ArtfulLivingByJeffFerst.com

ARTIST STUDIO COOP See website for details. Hours: Sat 12-4pm. 439 N. 6th Ave. Suite 179. ArtistStudioCoop.com

ART HOUSE CENTRO See website for details. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sun 11am-4pm. 201 N. Court Ave. 520-620-1725. OldTownArtisans.com

BAKER + HESSELDENZ FINE ART 2nd Annual New Contemporary Group Show open from Sept 28th to Nov 28th. Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm or by appointment. 100 E. 6th St. 520-760-0037. BakerHesseldenz.com

CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY The Lives of Pictures: Forty Years of Collecting at the Center for Creative Photography open to Mar 20th, 2016. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat-Sun 1-4pm. 1030 N. Olive Rd. 520-621-7968. CreativePhotography.org

CONTRERAS GALLERY Martin Quintanilla New Works runs Nov 7th to 28th. Opening reception on Nov 7th from 6-9pm. Hours: Weds-Sat 10am-4pm. 110 E. 6th St. 520-398-6557. ContrerasHouseFineArt.com

CONRAD WILDE GALLERY

See website for details. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am5pm. 439 N. 6th Ave., #171. 520-622-8997. ConradWildeGallery.com

The Rose and The Robe continues through Jan 27th. Hours: 10am-4pm daily. 6300 N. Swan Rd. 520-299-9191. DeGrazia.org

slow on Nov 7th from 10am-1pm. Desert Schemes opens Nov 10th with an opening reception on Nov 13th from 5-7pm. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-1:30pm. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Rd. 520-722-4412. DesertArtisansGallery.com

DRAGONFLY GALLERY

Check website for details. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. 146 E. Broadway. 520-628-3164. DragonFlyVillage.org

DRAWING STUDIO Sand and Stone: Southwest Images closes Nov 7th. 2760 N. Tucson Blvd. 520-620-0947. TheDrawingStudiotds.org

ETHERTON GALLERY Light Motifs, photographs by Ralph Gibson and Andy Summers is on view until Nov 7th. Danny Lyon: Conversations with the Dead opens Nov 7th, with reception Nov 14th and book signing Nov. 15th. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm. 135 S. 6th Ave. 520-624-7370. EthertonGallery.com HOTEL CONGRESS LOBBY Beautiful Dark, a collaboration between Patricia Katchur and Joni Wallace runs to Nov 11th. 311 East Congress St., HotelCongress.com

IRONWOOD GALLERY Andrew Denman: The Modern Wild, A David J. Wagner Traveling Exhibition, runs to Jan 3rd, 2016. Hours: Daily 10am-4pm. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. 520-883-3024. DesertMuseum.org

JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY See website for details. Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. 1031 N. Olive Rd. 520-626-4215. CFA.arizona.edu/galleries

KRIKAWA JEWELRY ART GALLERY Miracles & Milagros, featuring art and jewelry inspired by the spirituality of the Southwest is on view until Nov 14th. Hours: TuesFri 9am-5pm; Sat 10am-4pm. 21 E. Congress St. 520-322-6090. Krikawa.com

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Z galleries/exhibits LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY See website for details. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am4pm. 1031 N. Olive Rd. 520-624-4215. CFA.Arizona.Edu/galleries

MINI TIME MACHINE Mending the Soul with Miniature Stitches: The Needlework of Ray Materson on view to Jan 10th, 2016. Wee Winter Wonderland runs Nov 24th to Jan 3rd, 2016. Hours: Tues-Sat 9am-4pm and Sun 12-4pm. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Dr., 520-881-0606. TheMiniTimeMachine.org

MOEN MASON GALLERY See website for details. Hours: Thurs-Sun 12-5pm. 222 E. 6th St. 520-262-3806. MoenMasonGallery.com

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART Alex Von Bergen: Next Time and Alex Streeter: Best Dressed Pirate on view to Jan 31st, 2016. Hours: Weds-Sun 12-5pm. 265 S. Church Ave. 520-624-5019. MOCA-Tucson.org

PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY & STUDIO See website for details. Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. 711 S. 6th Ave. 520-884-7404. PhilabaumGlass.com PORTER HALL GALLERY See website for details. Hours: Daily 8:30am-4:30pm. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 520-326-9686. TucsonBotanical.org

SETTLERS WEST GALLERY

The Great American West featuring works by Stephanie Campos, Charles Fritz, Brett Smith, Howard Terpning, and many more, opens on Nov 21st. Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. 6420 N. Campbell Ave. 520-299-2607. SettlersWest.com.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATERCOLOR GUILD Signature Members Show runs Nov 3rd to Nov 29th with an opening reception on Nov 12th from 5-7pm. Hours: Tues-Sun 11am-4pm. 5605 E. River Rd. 520-299-7294. SouthernAzWatercolorGuild.com

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction: Dime Novel to Pop Culture runs to Feb 14th, 2016. Museum As Sanctuary: Perspectives of Resilience runs until Jan 3rd. Hours: Tues-Wed & Fri-Sat 10am-5pm; Thurs 10am-8pm; Sun 125pm. 140 N. Main Ave. 520-624-2333. TucsonMuseumofArt.org

TUCSON PASTEL SOCIETY See website for details. 1760 E. River Rd. 520615-5365. TucsonPastelSociety.org

TEMPLE OF MUSIC & ART NOVEMBER 13, 14 & 15 Gala–Friday Nov.13

Gala Reception – 6:30 pm Performance – 8:00 pm Mary Beth Cabana – Founding Artistic Director $10 0 per person • Pre-performance wine & buffet reception • Silent auction • Live musical entertainment by Hot Club of Tucson • Special Guests from the Tucson Steampunk Society • Post-performance champagne and dessert Other Performances reception with company artists Saturday, November 14 All proceeds benefit Ballet Tucson 7:30 pm Sunday, November 15 2:00 pm

Tickets

(Orchestra) $38 (Balcony)

UA POETRY CENTER From Here: Eight Baja Arizona Writers on view to Nov 21st. Hours: Mon & Thurs 9am-8pm; Tues, Weds, Fri 9am-5pm. 1508 E. Helen St. 520-6263765. Poetry.Arizona.Edu

WEE GALLERY Misshapen - Jesse Berlin runs Nov 7th to 29th with an opening reception on Nov 7th at 6pm. Hours: Thurs-Sat 11am-6pm; Sun 11am-5pm. 439 N. 6th Ave, Suite #171. 520-360-6024. GalleryWee.com

WILDE MEYER GALLERY Modern West runs Nov 5th to 28th with an opening reception on Nov 5th from 5-7pm. Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5:30pm; Thurs 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12-5pm. 3001 E. Skyline Dr. 520-615-5222, WildeMeyer.com

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Groups $28

WOMANKRAFT ART GALLERY Holiday Bazaar runs from Nov 7th to Dec 19th

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with receptions on Nov 7th and Dec 5th from 7-10pm. Hours: Weds-Sat 1-5pm. 388 S. Stone Ave. 520-629-9976. WomanKraft.org

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Photography by Ed Flores

2016. Selections From Art Sprouts on view to Dec 5th. Wavelength: The Art of Light featuring James Turrell’s Deep Sky Portfolio on view until Dec 6th. Hours: Tues-Fri 9am5pm; Sat-Sun 12-4pm. 1031 N. Olive Rd. 520-621-7567. ArtMuseum.Arizona.Edu

WOOD & PULP Open the first Saturday of each month at 6pm. 439 N. 6th Ave,

General $48

JoAnn Cowgill

UA MUSEUM OF ART Rome – Legacy Of An Eternal City on view to Jan 24th,

YIKES TOYS AND GIFT-O-RAMA See website for details. Hours: Mon-Sat Phone: 800.838.3006 Online:brownpapertickets.com

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10am-5:30pm; Sun 10am-3pm. 2930 E. Broadway Blvd. 520-320-5669. YikesToys.com

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Alison Hawthorne Deming has lived in Tucson since 1990 when she became Director of the UA Poetry Center. She has walked in the Dia de los Muertos Parade for the jaguar Macho B, as well as for poet friend Steve Orlen, and her mother and brother. She is currently Agnese Nelms Haury Chair of Environment and Social Justice at the University of Arizona.

Zócalo invites poets with Tucson connections to submit up to three original, previously unpublished (including online) poems, any style, 40 line limit per poem. Our only criterion is excellence. No digital submissions, please. Simultaneous submissions ok if you notify ASAP of acceptance elsewhere. Please include the following contact information on each page of your manuscript: mailing address, phone number, and email address. Ms won’t be returned. Notification of acceptance or rejection by email. Zócalo has first North American rights; author may re-publish with acknowledgment to Zócalo. Payment is a one year subscription. Address submissions to Zócalo, Poetry, P.O. Box 1171, Tucson, AZ 85702. The poetry editor is Jefferson Carter.

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It’s a Feast of Films at the Loft Cinema This Month

photo: Scott Everett White

by Herb Stratford

Bone Tomahawk

Having wrapped up their 6th annual Loft Film Festival late last month, the Loft Cinema roars into November with an eclectic mix of cinema treats for Southern Arizona. Here are my thoughts on some of the best films scheduled to hit the screen, but be sure to go to the Loft’s website for the latest film schedule and more information at LoftCinema.com.

Opening 11/6: I hope that Bone Tomahawk is the first film in a new genre from Hollywood, the horror/western mashup. This film is a delight with an excellent cast including; Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson and Michael Fox, who end up battling cave-dwelling cannibal mutant Indians—what’s not to like? Also opening this week is the powerful drama Labyrinth of Lies about the German cover-up of Nazi crimes and the acclaimed art-house nudie flick Love, presented in 3D.

Opening 11/13: There’s no shortage of bad movies, but it takes a special talent to make a film so cheesy that you’ll develop lactose intolerance while watching. Dangerous Men is that film. The combination of an overpowering soundtrack, horrific acting and abundant nudity in this 70s era cop drama that features a female lead as a Dirty Harry wannabe seeking revenge. It really has to be seen to be believed. Also opening this week is the acclaimed film Taxi, from Iranian director Jafar Panahi.

Opening 11/20: Animated short films have to be the most underappreciated and rarely seen film formats in modern cinema. While powerhouse studios like Pixar, Disney and Illumination crank out feature-length films annually, animated shorts almost never get any public love. But here’s your chance to see 11 animated shorts by directors from around the globe all in one sitting. The 17th annual Animation Show of Shows has some real gems in the lineup this time around, including the hauntingly beautiful The Ballad of Holland Island House, the bittersweet cosmonaut story We Can’t Live Without Cosmos and the laugh out loud irony of World of Tomorrow. This is a real treat for anyone who loves art and storytelling. n

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TPAC’s Fall Open Studio Tour Returns!

t’s no secret that Tucson is home to an amazing array of artists working in nearly every genre imaginable. For the most part these artists work behind closed doors day after day. However, since the late 80s, there has been one chance every fall to peer into these artists’ spaces during the annual Fall Open Studio Tour. Due to budget cuts, this year’s tour was in jeopardy until a pair of Tucson donors rescued the event, which will go on as scheduled November 14 and 15 from 11am – 5pm. Browsing the list of participating artists in this year’s tour is quite a treat. Not only are there familiar names such as sculptor Curt Brill, tin collage/painter/cartoonist Rand Carlson, encaustic painter Miles Conrad, sculptor Elizabeth Frank and photographers Jeff Smith and A.T. Willett, but there are also 174 other participants this year as of press time. Several of the stops on the self-guided tour are also multi-artist locations, so the potential exists to experience a great deal of art in one place. In addition to perusing the listings and map on the following pages, a way to tackle this unique artistic safari is to browse the studio tour’s website TPACOST.org, which not only has the names of each participating artists by alphabetical order and location, but also images of their work, a more detailed map to each studio address, a link to their individual websites and contact information. If you spend a little time finding what you like online or on these subsequent pages you can then map out your itinerary. Tucson Pima Arts Council has also made finding art spaces easier as there will be banners at each studio location. Artist Alec Laughlin, who is working with TPAC, is coordinating this year’s Open Studio Tour. He’s positive that no matter your taste in art that “you’ll find something that you love at one of the studios this year,” and that it will be affordable. Laughlin was involved with the tour last year and returns this year as a central coordinating force. He said he has seen a 60%-70% increase this year in new faces, which is a testament to growing number of artists who want to be involved in showing their work to the public, and a reason for jaded tour veterans to hit the trail again this year. “The impact of the arts on the community is profound“ says Laughlin, and “this is one way to support and celebrate what amazing talent we have here in Tucson.” So, take a moment to look over the listings for the Fall Open Studio Tour here, do a little internet research and mark up your map for a great art excursion on November 14 and 15. – Herb Stratford

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Saturday, Nov. 14th & Sunday, Nov. 15th • 11 AM – 5 PM TPACOST.org

Saturday, Nov. 14th & Sunday, Nov. 15th • 11 AM – 5 PM

Central Lee Ackerman

1946 E Prince, Tucson

Emilia Arana

Sandra Arce

809 N. Irving Circle, Tucson

1918 E. Prince Rd., Tucson

Linda Chappel

2315 E Blacklidge Dr., Tucson

Janet K. Burner

Bryan Crow

2202 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Tucson

Dreams in Motion Studio and Gift Shop 1918 E Prince Rd, Tucson

Nina Duckett

Norma Galindo

2701 E Croyden St, Tucson

Jacqueline Chanda 2030 E Elm St, Tucson

M. Diane Dale

2506 N. Stone Ave., Tucson

Valerie Galloway

Barclay Dick

1703 E. Ft. Lowell Rd., Tucson

Ned Egen

2233 E Hawthorne St., Tucson

Su Egen

2233 E Hawthorne St, Tucson

2930 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson

Allie Chandler

2627 N Geronimo, Tucson

2030 E. Elm Street, Tucson

Dora Brockie

1946 E Prince, Tucson

Penny Batelli

2701 E Croyden, Tucson

1019 N. Jacobus Avenue, Tucson

3615 N. Prince Village Place Suite 161, Tucson

Maureen Brusa Zappellini

2609 E Mabel st backyard studio, Tucson

Jim Altenstadter

Alan Adler

1601 E. Waverly Street, Tucson

Kira Geddes

4866 E. Calle Pequena, Tucson

Carolyn Gibbs

809 N. Irving Circle, Tucson

Numbers correspond with map on center spread. More detailed information can be found online at TPACOST.org

M Jane Gilbreath

2627 N Geronimo, Tucson

Jerry W. Harris

2967 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson

Wendy Holloway

1703 E, Fort Lowell Rd., Tucson

Tom Kerrigan

2009 E Sprint St., Tucson

Joni Kisro

Line and Space Architects

Roy Lizama

1703 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Tucson

Judith Mariner

809 N. Irving Circle, Tucson

Southern AZ Alchemist 3054 N 1st Ave, Tucson

Susan Morse

1946 E. Prince Rd. Rear, Tucson

Virginia Stonebarger

1946 E. Prince (rear), Tucson

Lisa Kanouse

2030 E. Elm, Tucson

Ron Kovatch

2810 E. Arroyo Chico, Tucson

Maxine Krasnow

3326 North Dodge Boulevard, Tucson

Lynn Rae Lowe

3230 N. Dodge Blvd., Tucson

James Huffer

2891 N. Beverly Ave, Tucson

627 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson

245 S Plumer Ave Ste. 26, Tucson

Joy Holdread

2627 N. Geronimo Ave., Tucson

Many Hands Artist Cooperative 3054 N 1st Avenue, Tucson

Barbara Peabody

924 E Desert Parkway, Tucson

Fred Ruth

3620 East Hardy Drive, Tucson

Marika Szabo

2701 E. Croyden St., Tucson

Betsy Tanzer

1703 E Fort Lowell, Tucson

Numbers correspond with map on center spread. More detailed information can be found online at TPACOST.org

Saturday, Nov. 14th & Sunday, Nov. 15th • 11 AM – 5 PM

Sheryl Holland

3025 E Second Street, Tucson

Suzanne Hodges

2914 E. Hawthorne Street, Tucson

Wil Taylor

2930 East Broadway Blvd, Tucson

Andrew Thomas

3954 E. Fort Lowell Road, Tucson

Robert Wilson

2305 N Madelyn Circle, Tucson

Summer Kitchen Studios Timothy Schirack and Rael Slick 2437 N.Goyette Ave, Tucson

Christine Zabramny

2914 E. Hawthorne, Tucson

A.T. Willett

1320 E 16th. Street #1, Tucson

Richard Zelens

Joe Zeller

3250 E. Kleindale Rd., Tucson

1703 E Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson

Central

Saturday, Nov. 14th & Sunday, Nov. 15th • 11 AM – 5 PM

North u Susan Adler

11053 N. Eagle Crest Dr, Oro Valley

Curt Brill

1465 W Prince Rd, Tucson

Sheila Fox-Sanford

5918 N Paseo Ventoso, Tucson

Ron Gilson

5140 N Placita Del Lazo, Tucson

Rita Hartman

341 E Burrows St, Tucson

Ben Johnson

Kathryn Gastelum

5085 N. Valley View Rd., Tucson

Judith D Johnson

Bonnie Gibson

5930 N Camino Arizpe, Tucson

Katie Iverson

341 E Burrows St, Tucson

John Jefferies

5918 N. Paseo Ventoso, Tucson

5220 N Valley View Rd, Tucson

Cactus Wren Artisans

505 W Miracle Mile, Tucson

1465 W Prince Rd, Tucson

Kurt Anderson

5321 N Post Trail, Tucson

Denise Mathot

5918 N Paseo Ventoso, Tucson

Alejandra Platt-Torres

7050 East Sunrise Drive Unit 19203, Tucson

Numbers correspond with map on center spread. More detailed information can be found online at TPACOST.org

Donna Sisley

5930 N Camino Arizpe, Tucson

Dragana Skrepnik

6234 E Placita Lozana, Tucson

Leigh Stanton

341 E. Burrows Street, Tucson

Norma Wall

1918 E. Prince Rd., Tucson

David Windsor

4200 N Oxbow Road, Tucson

Elizabeth von Isser

6650 N. Montezuma Drive, Tucson

Janet Windsor

4200 N. Oxbow Road, Tucson

North

Downtown u Ava Young

Nicki Adler

5918 N. Paseo Ventoso, Tucson

Artists Studio Cooperative 439 N. Sixth Ave, Ste 179 SW, Tucson

Tom Baumgartner

551 S Meyer Ave, Tucson

Black Artists Showcase Barbea Williams Performing Company 325-1 W. 2nd Street, Tucson

Barbara Brandel

101 W 6th Street, Tucson

Cristina Cardenas

Bonnie Behan

704 West 18th St., Tucson

Rand Carlson

BICAS Art

44 W 6th St BICAS, Tucson

stephanie brunson

Marsden Burnell

704 west 18th street, Tucson

325-1 W 2nd St, Tucson

44 W 6th Street, Tucson

226 E 5th Street, Tucson

44 W. 6th Street Studio-12, Tucson

Lisa Agababian

860 South Meyer Avenue, Tucson

Neil Collins

101 W 6th Street, Tucson

Bianca Comer

325 W. 2nd Street, Tucson

Numbers correspond with map on center spread. More detailed information can be found online at TPACOST.org

Saturday, Nov. 14th & Sunday, Nov. 15th • 11 AM – 5 PM

Josie Wagner

1918 E Prince #1, Tucson

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Saturday, Nov. 14th & Sunday, Nov. 15th 11 AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 PM Now in its 28th year, the Open Studio Tour draws around 10,000 visitors each year to over 200 artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; studios throughout Tucson and Pima County. This free signature Tucson event gives artists the chance to expose their work to a large public and visitors the chance to view an amazing spectrum of artistic media and styles.

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Miles Conrad

101 W. 6th St. #121, Tucson

Crane Day

549 N 7th Ave, Tucson

Steven Derks

801 N Main Ave, Tucson

Nancy Drigotas

33 E Toole Ave. #33, Tucson

Peter Eisner

106

105

Jeff Ferst

1 E Broadway Blvd. Unit 120, Tucson

109

Michael Giscombe

101 w sixth st, Tucson

113

Loisanne Keller Trinity Presbyterian Church 400 E University, Tucson

Mary Theresa Dietz 101 W 6th St, Tucson

103

801 North Main, Tucson

Elizabeth Frank

Mel Etherton

101 W 6th Street, Tucson

Tony Guzman

551 S Meyer Ave, Tucson

114

Natalie Fruciano

439 N. 6th Ave., Tucson

Patti McNulty

sylvia garland

33 East Toole Ave, Tucson

112

Laurel Hansen

44 W 6th Street #9, Tucson

Margaret Joplin

403 N. 6th Ave Suite 157, Tucson

116

115

44 W 6th Street, Tucson

Catherine Eyde

801 S. Meyer Ave, Tucson

108

111

110

Yovannah Diovanti

901 N 13th Avenue Studio 109A, Tucson

104

107

267 S. Stone Ave, Studio B, Tucson

K Loren Dawn

549 N 7th Ave., Tucson

100

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101

Ami Dalal

439 N 6th Avenue, Tucson

Lizzie Mead

330 N 4th Ave, Tucson

Lisa Mele

483 S. Convent Ave., Tucson

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Karen Morse

901 N 13th Ave. Studio 151B, Tucson

Ron Nelson

524 N. Ferro Ave, Tucson

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Willie Ray Parish

821 N. Main Avenue, Tucson

Linda Rosenfield

197 E Toole Ave, Tucson

Santa Theresa Tile Works 440 N 6th Avenue, Tucson

Michael B. Schwartz

44 W 6th Street Studio 13, Tucson

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133

Perla Segovia

137

549 7th Ave, Tucson

Jessie Shinn

William Skiles

220 E. Congress, Tucson

Shannon Russell

400 E University Blvd, Tucson

132

Cita Scott

549 N 7th Ave NW, Tucson

Sculpture Resource Center 640 N Stone, Tucson

136

Jo Shea

1101 E 10th St, Tucson

139

138

101 W. Sixth Street, Tucson

RAEchel Running

267 S Stone Studio A + Library, Tucson

135

Maurice Sevigny

101 West 6th Street, Tucson

Christina Plange

439 N 6th Avenue, Tucson

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Angela Pittenger

101 W. Sixth Street, Tucson

127

Gabriel Ruiz Villegas

Leslie Cho Newman

801 South Meyer Ave., Tucson

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126

619 South Fifth Avenue, Tucson

Sharon R. Nemirov

738 N 5th Avenue Suite #43, Tucson

james shelago

201 N. Court Ave, Tucson

140

Jamie Smead

101 W. 6th Street, Tucson

Jeff Smith

455 N. Ferro Ave, Tucson

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Gary Nusinow

901 North 13th Avenue Studio 115A, Tucson

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Alex Streeter

551 S Meyer Ave, Tucson

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ArtFare Studio

325 East 12th Street, Tucson

Sandy Walker Trinity Presbyterian Church

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Kathryn M. Wilde

549 N 7th Avenue, Tucson

Laura Tanzer

410 N Toole Ave., Tucson

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Arjen van den Eerenbeemt

144

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901 N 13th Ave studio 151B, Tucson

400 E. University Blvd., Tucson

Barbea Williams

325-1 W. 2nd Street, Tucson

Gavin Hugh Troy

44 west 6th street, Tucson

148

Liz Weibler

533 N 4th Ave, Tucson

151

Mykl Wells

551 S Meyer Ave, Tucson

152

Lorraine Williams

101 W. 6th St., Tucson

Phyllis Woods

267 S. Stone Ave. Studio F, Tucson

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Downtown West u Jo Andersen

3791 N. Camino De Oeste, Tucson

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Brian and Betsy Banks 4705 W Jojoba Dr., Tucson

Martha Ames Burgess

4530 West Speedway Blvd, Tucson

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Alvaro Enciso

219 N. Silverbell Road, Tucson

Candace Greenburg

12255 W Sunset Rd, Tucson

Roni Bader-Tables

4200 N Oxbow Road, Tucson

158

bill baker

2813 W Carnation Pl, Tucson

159

Greg Corman

4200 N. Oxbow Road, Tucson

Kara Doran

1776 N. Placita La Zarca, Tucson

163

162

sharen harris

6380 W Belmont Rd, Tucson

Carolyn Leigh

4530 West Speedway Blvd, Tucson

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Joe Orr

Curt Pradelt

1776 N. Placita La Zarca, Tucson

167

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4200 N. Oxbow Rd, Tucson

The Sketchbook Artistry Guild 9156 N Palm Brook Dr, Tucson

169

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Glory Tacheenie-Campoy

1970 N Calle del Suerte, Tucson

170

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Merry Arttoones, M.F.A.

4200 N Oxbow Rd, Tucson

171

2871 N Lone Dove Trail, Tucson

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Dan Hickman

4360 N. Bear Claw Way, Tucson

Illene Hurley

174

Robert Jackson

6249 E. Hawthorne Street, Tucson

5502 E Silver St, Tucson

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175

Tom Bergin

1725 N. Wentworth Rd., Tucson

Emily Mann

11745 East Summer Trail, Tucson

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9233 E Helen St, Tucson

Joe Rebholz

8000 South Kolb Road at Interstate 10, Tucson

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Michael Cajero

Owen Rose

9233 E. Helen St., Tucson

Otto Rigan

20 West 35th Street, Tucson

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Myth Makers TMA's “Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction: Dime Novel to Pop Culture” by Herb Stratford

he Tucson Museum of Art has done a curious thing with their new exhibition Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction, they’ve deconstructed several traditional archetypes of western culture and pop history, and also presented an amazing array of beautiful artwork that has been lost to time. The exhibition is on its surface a celebration of the history of the American West’s presentation in Pulp Fiction, and more specifically the representation of the male hero in that genre, but when this history is all laid out, we begin to see that there is much more here. The history of the American west was largely shaped by the way it was presented to the population on the east coast. Everything from dime novels to nickelodeon shorts presented a new world, where the rules were still being written and there was an element of the unknown at play from the early 1900s through the 1950s. The stark contrast from the uptight and civilized modern times, allowed the west to be a true escape, and given the mechanical reproduction of the early days, there was often just one image on book covers to set the stage for the entire story. These images, while straddling the line between illustration and fine art are riveting, especially when presented as a pairing with the original artwork and the finished, printed book cover in one frame. The tone of the exhibition is set right from the start with “Sheriff” by R.G. Harris. In the piece, an iconic sheriff figure with guns drawn pushes past a pair of traditional saloon doors with guns blazing. The image graced the cover of an edition of Thrilling Western, a bargain at 10 cents a copy in 1934. Who wouldn’t want to escape their life and drop into this world.? What follows is quite honestly a remarkable collection of similar artwork and actual cover pairings that are both daring in their execution, and remarkable for their artistic decisions like a bright yellow or black sky, red walls and swirling ponds. While the artists seem to be drawing from a stock selection of tropes, i.e. rough and tumble men, damsels in distress and villains around every corner, the execution is flawless every time. Moving forward in time we see western iconography further absorbed into pop culture in such works as Roy Lichtenstein’s Pistol from 1964 and Andy Warhol’s John Wayne and Elvis works. These images seem to further cement the genre’s masculine focus thanks to the bias of the times. And finally, the comic platform is also represented here with stylistic mash-ups of western iconography, along with sci-fi and horror, showing that there’s still gas in the tank for the western moving forward thanks to artists like Aaron Riley and Gerald Brom. But this show is not just a survey of interesting and important works drawn from private collections. When viewed in total the exhibition begins to tell a story of changing ideas about masculinity in western art, at least in pop culture. As a truly American institution, the western has long been considered a curi-

ous genre in film and art. Along with Jazz, one might argue that the “Western” defines us as a modern civilization, and the depiction of the American west says as much about us as a culture as it does about the artists working in the genre. The representation of the central male figure in many of the works in this show, tells us exactly where men placed themselves in the big picture, and as time moves forward we see a different type of representation of the male hero figure. When artists such as Frederick Remington began depicting the American west, it was very often the result of overlaying a standardized artistic dogma with the color and characters found in the dime novels and touring wild west shows such as Buffalo Bill Cody. Cody’s world tours put western life in the heart of the civilized world with actual Indians and “war parties” who were beaten back at each show by the hero. While this version of the taming of the west persisted for decades, it was not meant to last once other histories and voices gained an audience. Certainly it’s not a great leap to say that these traditional ideas about American colonization of the western portion of the United States have changed over the years. For example actor Johnny Depp recently went to great depths to try to honor native Americans accurately in his film “The Lone Ranger,” and is in fact attempting to purchase the historic Wounded Knee battleground to turn back over to the affected tribes. What’s fascinating here is that unlike the larger history of civilized art making that stretches back thousands of years, we’re able to track changing attitudes towards a largely fictionalized history through its iconography in pop culture. The method and style of representation may change over time from dime novels to comic books, but the central hero figure remains. He may have morphed into an anti-hero, or a singing cowboy or even a villain, but the allure and mystery of the west remains somewhat unattainable and desirable as a subject matter. While it’s possible to glean a small subtext here about the representation of women and minorities in the genre, the show’s main focus is squarely on the male hero figure and its treatment in mass culture offerings of the day, which it does with style and grace. Tucson Museum of Art Curator Christine Brindza does an admirable job of gathering and presenting a compelling collection for interpretation and the museum has also compiled an excellent catalog for the show that features not only the work on display, but wraps it all together with extended essays and in-depth notes on specific imagery. n Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction is on display through February 14, 2016 at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 North Main Avenue. TucsonMuseumofArt.org.

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LEGO artist Sean Kenney’s sculptures at the Tucson Botanical Gardens

LEGO Bricks Connect With Nature by Sara Cline There have been certain toys that have been deemed classics among society; Beanie Babies, Barbie, marbles, and LEGO Bricks. Young and old, many can remember connecting LEGO Bricks together one piece at a time. Some are gifted builders, while others struggle to construct anything recognizable. For Sean Kenney, creating award-winning sculptures out of LEGO Bricks has become a profession. His exhibit Nature Connects which consist of 13 natureinspired sculptures constructed using over half a million LEGO Bricks, has been breaking attendance records around the word and is now on display at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. “Nature Connects started at a botanical garden, called the Reiman Gardens (Iowa, 2012). They were struggling and really wanted to come up with an exhibit so they contacted Kenney an artist out of Brooklyn, who created the show,” says Melissa D’Auria, director of marketing and communications at the Tucson Botanical Gardens (TBG). The LEGO Brick exhibit displayed at TBG has been shipped and rented by zoos and gardens across the country. The different exhibits contain animals, insects, and plants that pertain to different regions and environments. Considering that most gardens that rent the exhibit see a 100 percent increase in admissions, TBG’s goal was to see at least a 30 percent increase, according to D’Auria. They have seen a 220 percent increase thus far. “On average, with this exhibit, we are seeing about 500 people per day,” she says. The 13 sculptures of the exhibit can be found throughout the garden. Next to each piece is a sign explaining the sculpture, how many LEGO Bricks and how many hours it took to construct. “My favorite is the peacock,” D’Auria said, pointing out the peacock LEGO Brick sculpture, with its tail open revealing vibrant greens and blues. The peacock consists of 68,827 LEGO Bricks, it took over 625 hours to design and build, and it stands at about 5-feet-tall. One of the most popular sculptures according to D’Auria is the 8-foot-tall hummingbird sculpture, which depicts a colorful Ruby-Throated Hummingbird swooping down to giant orange trumpet flowers. Amazingly, all of the hummingbird’s weight seems to be held up by its thin black beak that is connected to the flower. The exhibit arrived at the gardens in August 2015 already complete. Originally assembled in New York in 2011, the display pieces weigh up to 500 pounds each. On the inside of each sculpture is a wire support frame, with LEGO Bricks constructed on top. Once finished the piece is coated in a glue like paste that acts as cement that keeps things together. While LEGO Bricks tend to be associated with toys for children, TGB has embraced them as something familiar to all generations, which has helped to make the exhibit a success.

“There are a lot of families visiting but the audience really is all over the board. A cool thing about the exhibit is that every generation knows LEGOs, we have a lot of grandparents bringing their families, we have people in their 20s coming to see the exhibit, even people on dates,” said D’Auria. While attracting people to the gardens the other purpose of the exhibit is simply to educate people on the environment they live in. This exhibit was specifically picked out of four exhibits Kenny created because the sculptures represent the Southwest environment. “Not only is this cool to see but it really is an educational exhibit, we really are trying to show the connectivity between nature and art. We still have the educational component even if it hides in LEGOs,” said D’Auria. One sculpture which shows the connections in the environment is the Galapagos Turtle. The friendly turtle stands on the hard desert ground amongst tall cactuses. On top of his green shell is a small Darwin Finch. “This sculpture shows a symbiotic relationship in nature, the Darwin Finch will eat the pests off the back of the tortoise, giving the tortoise relief as the finch gets a meal” explained D’Auria. Another educational piece is the butterfly sculpture, located outside of the seasonal butterfly garden exhibit. The 60,549 LEGO Brick sculpture is a giant orange, yellow, and black butterfly feeding on a pink milkweed plant. The Monarch butterfly needs milkweed to survive, it feeds on the plant and uses it to lay eggs. With the decline in milkweed there is loss in the Monarch population. Environmentalists ask people to plant more milkweed to help support the population. As the exhibit launched, TBG also marked the opening of their new visitor center which includes the giftshop, restrooms, exhibit space, conference room, and an area that explains the history of the gardens. “We wanted to make sure this was all ready in time for the LEGO Brick exhibit, because we knew there would be a lot of visitors,” explains D’Auria. The LEGO Brick exhibit will be open until early January, after which it will be packed up and shipped out to the next location. Before it moves on, other events TBG is hosting includes a showing of the LEGO movie each month during the evening and a build-it-yourself day where guests have a chance to build their own LEGO Brick creations. “We are really hoping that having a successful exhibit like this will allow us to open our doors to other unique projects at the gardens,” says D’Auria. In the future, TGB hopes to bring a Freida Khalo exhibit, featuring a collection of aspects from her personal garden as well as her art. “When you visit you can expect to be amazed by the LEGO Brick sculptures but you will also be surprised by the lush environment we have to offer.” n Learn more at TucsonBotanical.org November 2015 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 49

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Shredding the Way by Sara Cline

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ndrea Scheck’s favorite time to skateboard down Mount Lemmon Highway is when the sun sets over the west side of the peaks and the temperature cools. The sky is shades of orange, yellow, and red. The lines on the road morph into one as she speeds down the highway, the wind chasing and whipping her longboard around. The view is breathtaking but the feeling of doing what she loves is even better. Scheck, a chemistry major at the University of Arizona, began her skateboarding journey on campus where it’s common to see people riding longboards around as a mode of transportation. Unlike typical skateboards, longboards used for transportation and cruising allow for a smoother ride and offer more flexible maneuvering around corners. Not long after she began pushing herself around on her board, she became entranced while watching videos of downhill longboarding, particularly of female longboarders rushing down mountainsides. She then realized longboarding wasn’t just a mode of transportation. “Even before I was taken out to skate hills, when I was still solely pushing on flat ground, I would always try to go faster and test my limits by going down any slopes on campus.” As Scheck took her enjoyment for riding a step further, she transitioned into a downhill longboarder, a hobby that doesn’t see a lot of female participation. She became friends with a group of skaters who began to teach her the skills of riding downhill. She would wake up before sunrise, head to Mount Lemmon with her friends and drive the car behind them watching them as they sped down the mountain highway. “Watching them skate I remember thinking that in a year I wanted to be skating with them and not driving the car. And a year later I was doing just that.” Scheck started by skating individual sections of the mountain with guidance from her experienced friends. As time went on she worked to become faster, more balanced, and more experienced until she gained the confidence. At speeds that get her going up to 80 mph down mountainsides, she focuses on keeping her balance on a three-foot board, a proposition that can be extremely exciting, but also a dangerous exercise. “Authorities generally aren’t sure how to treat us (longboarders) – as a pedestrian, a biker, or normal traffic. Reception from authorities varies a lot across different places. There are a few cities that have imposed bans, and there are cities, like Portland, who have erected traffic signs forewarning vehicles that skaters may be on the road,” she says. Another obstacle downhill boarders face are the crashes. One of crashes that has affected Scheck both mentally and physically was during the Washington Maryhill Freeride. While going downhill Scheck saw a crash ahead of her, in attempt to avoid it she veered out of the way and slid across the road, hitting hay bales and crashing into rocks. The end result was a roadrash covering her back, cuts, bruises, and a sprained foot. “You have to pay your dues every now and then, so I’ve accepted the fact that there will be road rash and eventually something worse. If your not falling, you’re not progressing,” she says. “Longboarding has done so much for me. It’s my stress relief. It’s given me so much confidence in myself, and has taught me patience and self love despite failure,” said Scheck on why she loves the sport and how she approaches its obstacles. One of the biggest obstacles she deals with is that it is a gender dominated sport, and when she does downhill runs, she is more than aware that those surrounding her are mostly males. In fact, Scheck could very well be one of only a few female downhill longboarders in all of Arizona.

“It’s a very small and close knit community, so girls stand out. I know of three girls who used to skate downhill in AZ. One moved I think, never met her, and the other two quit. If there is another girl currently in AZ wanting or trying to go downhill, then she’s either alone and doesn’t know anybody, or she’s trying to do it by herself,” said Scheck. The lack of female longboarders does not slow her down, she is not afraid to ride with the guys. However, she wouldn’t mind seeing more girls tearing up the road beside her. “I want to see more girls getting the courage to skate with the guys because I’ve heard so many times ‘no I don’t want to skate I’m the only girl.’ I want more girls overcoming their fears and pushing their skating further,” said Scheck. With this in mind, Scheck along with other girls from across the U.S., put together a group called Girls Gone Fast, a group of female downhill longboarders. “Girls Gone Fast is a downhill longboarding media group. Our main goal is to create more media of girls skating,” explained Scheck. The idea of the group came after Scheck decided she wanted to road trip to the west coast to do the Maryhill She-Ride, a gathering of female longboarders for a girls-only ride in Washington. She reached out to other girls, and not too long after ten girls from across the country became committed to making the trip happen. Besides the commitment of passionate female longboarders the other factor that spurred the group was the Medici scholarship from the College of Art, at the UA, that Scheck earned. “This scholarship is awarded to students, typically grad students, who want to work on a summer project completely separate from their school work. My project was creating a photo documentary series about girls in longboarding and the Maryhill She-Ride,” said Scheck. With the help of funding from sponsors as well as family and friends, over the summer the group went on a skating tour. They met in Los Angeles and together took a van to skate parts of the West Coast, while taking lots of video and pictures of the girls shredding the hills. “We’ve had girls come up to us and say wow what you are doing is so cool. Wow, I’ve never seen this before. Guys have come up to us and said, ‘I can’t believe how organized you girls are, we’ve never seen 11 girls get in a van and take a skate tour together,’” said Scheck. Members from the group just recently completed another skate tour in the Northwest where they went to the event For Us By Us (FUBU), an all girls event, as well as to Ohio for the event Soldiers of Downhill. While for some downhill skating is a hobby, there is the International Downhill Federation which hosts competitions for downhill boarding and luging, for people across the world. Scheck herself hopes to compete in four competitions this coming year. She remains focused on continuing to develop the Girls Gone Fast brand and producing high quality videos, with the hope of fueling recognition of females in the sport. She is unsure what her future has in store for her after graduating but she is sure that longboarding will continue to be a part of it. “Nothing else matters when I’m skating,” said Scheck. “After skating I see things in a new perspective. If I can skate down a mountain and make it down unscathed, I can do anything. “ To learn more about Girls Gone Fast group, the members, and their media, visit GirlsGoneFast.com. To learn more about downhill skating and the competitions taking place go to InternationalDownhillFederation.org. n

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Banda De Los Muertos by Carl Hanni

“Jacob and I want to dedicate this album to all of the immigrants, like my parents, who came to the United States from Mexico to start a new life, but who held on to their memories and to the music that they loved.” - Oscar Noriega

Tanto,” a song written and originally sung by Noriega’s grandmother Susana Dominguez Ruiz. Perhaps best of all is the rousing the lead-off track, “Cumbia de Jacobo,” a slippery, party-ready shuffle written by Noriega and Garchik. And their first video, for “El Paso,” features classic footage of the brothers and la Oscar Noriega may live in New York, but he’s old school Tucson at heart. familia in Tucson in the 70s. Born in California of Mexican immigrant parents, before moving to Tucson when Noriega’s life in Tucson was saturated with music, both with Hermanos JOhe was eight, the forty-seven year-old Brooklyn resident and Sunnyside High VEL and in the culture at large. “From the 7th grade till my senior year of high graduate spent a good part of the 1970s playing in Hermanos JOVEL with his school I was gigging almost every weekend. We played a lot of Mexican parties four brothers, playing rancheras, boleros, cumbias and other traditional Mexiand weddings, quinceañeras, we played at the El Casino Ballroom a bunch. We can music all over the Tucson area. Eventually leaving Tucson for California did a lot of church functions, and you know Arizona, everybody had parties in then the east coast, he studied jazz at Berklee in Boston before landing in New their backyard. We also did gigs in Bisbee, Wilcox, Green Valley, wherever they York City, where he’s called home for the last 25 years. Noriega has made a called us from.” living as a jazz musician in NY for most “My father always had Mexican muof that time, no mean feat, playing alto sic going, constantly, a lot of banda musax, clarinet and drums with the likes of sic, a lot of norteña. He had the house Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Dewy Redman fully wired, there was speakers everyand Tim Berne. where, outside, inside, every room had Well, you can take the musician out it. And we went to church every week (at of Tucson, but you can’t take Tucson Santa Monica), and there was always a out of the musician. Somewhere along mariachi band playing there every week. the way Noriega rekindled his interest There was always some kind of music in traditional Mexican music, especially going on.” the brass driven genre banda, which has What did playing music at such a also been popular in the barrios of Los young age bring to his career as a musiAngeles and Southern California in recian, especially one in the high stakes cent years. Along with fellow jazz/world game of jazz, with its improvisation? “I music traveller Jacob Garchik (they think it was good just have experience played together in the Balkan hybrid at a young age. Nothing beats perforcombo Slavic Soul Party) they founded mance, in front of people...it gave me Banda De Los Muertos five years ago to confidence, to improvise. In the end I replay at a Dia de los Muertos celebration alized that it’s all the same, you just use in Brooklyn. They have been playing your ears and play, and try and expand ever since to crowds equal parts New on the song your performing.” York hipsters and Mexican and other “We played in front of the Trump Latino immigrants. They have just rebuilding a month ago, after the debate. Banda album cover illustrated by Valerie Trucchia. leased their debut CD on New York’s Where I grew up, it was 45 kilometers Barbés Records, home to many fine internationally-flavored releases, and, incifrom the Mexican border, and a lot of Mexican’s would pass on our street asking dentally, the new label for Tucson’s own XIXA, formerly known as Chicha Dust. for water or food, and we would feed them. As a kid...it took me awhile to realize The CD has gained considerable traction in the national media, including a rewhat was happening. When I left Tucson and moved to the east coast, I didn’t view on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” One of their recent live shows was warmly reviewed really think about it for awhile, until I came back as an adult and realized what in the New York Times. They are putting a national spotlight on banda in much it was. And then playing this music brought me back to remembering what was the same way that the game-changing Barbés release Roots of Chicha did for going on at that time and seeing a lot of what was happening to immigrants that the Peruvian psychedelic cumbia hybrid chicha several years earlier. were coming to Tucson, seeing how they were treated. What I loved when I was Banda De Los Muertos’ self-titled CD sticks fairly close to traditional bana kid, and playing for all kinds of people...it was always a festive moment, some da, with barely a hint of modernity around the edges. The rest of the band is kind of happiness was going on there, amongst all the chaos going on.” rounded out with several other NY-based jazz players, and topped off with the With offers coming in to play around the country, it seems inevitable that occasional vocals of Mireya Ramos, of New York’s popular all female mariachi Banda De Los Muertos will eventually make it to Tucson, which would be only ensemble Mariachi Flor de Toloache. The album mixes up traditional banda fitting. Noriega says “Ironically, when I was high school, I was like ‘I’m never and other Mexican tunes (including “Tragos Amargos,” a hit for Ramon Ayala) playing this music again, I just want to play jazz or classical music.’ I’ve come with a cover of Marty Robbins’ hit “El Paso” and a lovely cover of “Te Quiero full circle to this music again.” n 58 ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com | November 2015

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A party in the south side of Tucson

Hermanos Jovel (Victor with guitar, Oscar with saxophone, Indio, Elias, our teacher Uchi Hernandez and Jaime with trumpet) playing a gig at the senior citizen center down town Tucson in the early 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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Jimmy Carr and The Awkward Moments

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Funky Vintage Instruments by Craig Baker We’ve all been there before: you’re playing a gig on Fourth Avenue and you break a string, or you snap your only guitar pick trying to fish a quarter out of the Buck Hunter machine at Che’s, or some terribly attractive person coaxes your last pair of drumsticks out of your back pocket during a brief intermission. The damage done, it used to be that you had only two options; make due with something you find in the bar, or run—literally run—downtown for a quick replacement from the music shop. Or, at least, you used to have only two options; that is, until Chamber of Sounds Vintage Music Emporium (COS) opened two doors down from the Food Conspiracy Coop on the first of this month. Okay, so maybe we haven’t all been there before exactly, but COS Coowners Jamie Laboz (pronounced La-bohz) and Brian Green (like the color) say that things like that happen more often than you might think. Both have worked around town as musicians for a number of years—Laboz as a member of The Modeens and Green as a bass player for groups like Eight Minutes to Burn, Saint Maybe, and backing for local singer/songwriter Leila Lopez—and both guys felt like the time was right to stock a shop on the Ave. with strange musical instruments, if only temporarily. “We’re both kind of gearheads and we just kept buying stuff, but then we both ran out of room at home to store it and it was just like, ‘Let’s put it up!’” says Laboz laughing. Laboz says that he and Green have been talking about setting up a shop in order to begin unloading their eclectic, old school instrument collection for the last three years, but it wasn’t until the space opened up on 4th that they knew that the time to act was now. As it stands, COS is only opening on a “pop-up” capacity for what Green calls a “proof of concept” run to test the market during the holiday shopping season. But, should things go well for them during this initial phase, there’s a chance that Laboz and Green will extend their retail residence in the space indefinitely. For now, they’re painting, putting up inventory, and setting up a lounge complete with vintage white plush couches on which potential customers can post up to test the wares before buying. “We wanted to make it a place where people could come and hang out and try out instruments in a setting where they would normally play them,” says Green, “like their living room.” So, he says, they’re basically moving their collection from their own living rooms into a much more publicly accessible one. And it makes sense. Laboz points out that selling guitars, amplifiers, effects pedals and synthesizers—many of which were handmade here in town,

including a handful that were made by Laboz himself through his one-man manufacturing company that shares the same name (and website) as his new shop—isn’t exactly something that can be done efficiently over the internet. “It’s hard for people to try out a guitar if they buy it on Ebay,” he says. But with an array of unique imports and rare items priced to sell, Laboz and Green are excited to see how the public responds to what they’re offering. “Everything’s going to be really affordable, but funky also,” Laboz says, adding that “It’s going to be stuff you couldn’t get at the other stores in town.” Laboz’s life partner, fellow Modeen, and primary champion behind the new store, Cristina Williams, says she’s been in favor of her significant other and his buddy Green setting up shop on the Avenue ever since it became regular barbecue conversation between the two. She’ll have a few of her own instruments there as well, but says she’s more excited to see the array of out-there sound machines made available to other local musicians. “We need a really cool music store for (working musicians) on the Ave.,” says Williams, “…for people who are just looking for something cool and playable.” And that, she says, is exactly what they can expect to find at COS. The shop hours are a bit unorthodox for the time being (3pm-7pm Wednesday-Friday; 1pm-6pm Saturday-Sunday) as a result of the fact that both owners will Jamie and Brian still need to keep their day jobs (by day, Green is a solar technician and Laboz composes music for television shows), but both also say that they are happy to make themselves available by appointment. And for locals and touring musicians who aren’t sure whether or not it would be worth their while to stop in, Laboz says that they will be posting photos of the inventory on their Facebook account before it finds its way onto the walls. COS promises to be the perfect place for the musician in your life who’s looking for an oddball Japanese guitar, a face-shredding bass shaped like an axe, or that perfect space-aged synth sound to add to their arrangements. And for those of us who are perhaps less musically inclined, the shop will certainly prove to be one more nifty, one-of-a-kind spot worth at least a looksee the next time you’re in the neighborhood, and we know you’ll be in the neighborhood. Heck, you’re probably there right now… n COS will be open at 413 N. 4th Ave. Nov. 1—Dec. 24. More info online at ChamberOfSounds.com. November 2015 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 63

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Here Comes The Music by Niccole Radhe “If music is truly something you want to succeed in, you have to make it your EVERYTHING.” This is the advice that young singer/songwriter Adara Rae would give to any aspiring musician and it is exactly what she is doing. Since hitting the Tucson scene a few years ago Adara has gone from being a solo country artist to fronting a full rock/pop band called ‘Adara Rae and The Homewreckers’. If you have ever had the pleasure of being in the audience of an ‘Adara Rae and The Homewreckers’ show, you may have a hard time classifying their sound and fitting their music into a specific genre. Like many of Tucson’s musicians, this is probably exactly how Adara likes it. A mix of country, rock and bluesy pop is what gives Adara and her Homewreckers a different edge. When Adara graduated high school she was working part time at a bowling alley, attending PCC classes, and only shared her music with the four walls of her bedroom. Adara explains a particular day and song that changed her life forever; “I drove home from work one day with my Bruce Springsteen cassette blaring. I had just gotten dumped, I hated my job and the average Joe path I was currently riding on. Through my tears I heard the line ‘you can’t start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart’. It hit me! I turned the car around, marched into my boss’s office and quit my day job. I have not put on a name tag since.” Adara Rae has played in nearly every favorite Tucson venue, KXCI’s Locals Only show and the nationally famous SXSW music festival. Her profoundly sultry voice and vivacious guitar rhythms are the forefront, while the multi-talented all-male Homewreckers complement and enhance her sound. Listening to Seth Murzyn playing the viola, saxophone and guitar while David Velaso plays bass and Casey Hadland beating the drums, it sounds like they’ve been playing together for ages. The band is excited to be releasing their first album Here Comes The Music. The CD release party at The Flycatcher will kick off a month long southwest tour. Adara talks about her dreams and plans for the future with a bright-eyed smile and is quite proud of her accomplishments so far, “The plan is to be

successful enough to survive on music alone, and to get my music heard by as many people as possible. As for how long that will take, who knows? I’m willing to try for as long as my soul can take it.” Adara prides herself on writing all of her own original music; she also will play covers now and then and has the musical taste of an old soul. Her cassette tape collection includes; George Michael, Morrisey, The Smiths, Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mack, Depeche Mode and the Doors just to name a few. Adara said she would give anything to see The Doors play just once and has always been a die-hard Morrisey Fan. Adara always wants more when it comes her to artistic and professional goals; “Never settling has been a blessing and curse so far in my career, on the one hand it keeps me reaching for the stars but sometimes it keeps me humble and proud of what has been accomplished so far.” It is safe to say you will be seeing a lot more of Adara around town and eventually around the southwest. If you have not heard Adara Rae and The Homewreckers perform live, check out their social media accounts to stay up to date on the latest news and upcoming shows. They are on Reverbnation, Facebook and Instagram. Here Comes The Music CD Release Party will be held on November 19th at The Flycatcher, doors open at 9pm. n Upcoming Local Shows: 11/6, UAMC Farmers market at 10am; 11/6, Delectable’s Restaurant, 7pm; 11/8, St. Phillips Plaza, 8am; 11/10 KGUN 9 Morning blend, 10am Tour Dates: 11/19, The Flycatcher, Tucson; 11/20, The Quarry, Bisbee; 11/21, Tubac Jack’s Saloon, Tubac; 11/22, Yucca Tap Room, Tempe; 11/23 Pho Cao, Scottsdale; 11/24, The Mint, Los Angeles; 11/25, The Merrow, San Diego; 11/27, The Dive Bar, Las Vegas; 11/28, Spook Hall, Jerome; 11/28, Cultured Café, Flagstaff;11/29 Black Hole Brewery in Prescott . November 2015 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 65

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Ben Vereen at Fox Theatre, Saturday, November 28.

Schedules accurate as of press time. Visit the websites or call for current/ detailed information.

2ND SATURDAYS DOWNTOWN Congress Street, 2ndSaturdaysDowntown.com Sat 14: Jimmy Carr & The Awkward Moments, Heather Hardy & the Lil’ Mama Band, Southbound Pilot

BOONDOCKS LOUNGE 3306 N. 1st Ave. 690-0991, BoondocksLounge.com Sun 1: Heather Hardy & Lil’ Mama Band Mon 2: The Bryan Dean Trio Wed 4: Ed DeLucia & Michael P. Thu 5: Bufflegrass Bluegrass Band Fri 6: Festival Band Sat 7: Johnny Ain’t Right, Andy T. & Nick Nixon Sun 8: Johnny Strasser & The Deep Rollers Mon 9: The Bryan Dean Trio Wed 11: Ed DeLucia & Michael P. Thu 12: Titan Valley Warheads Fri 13: Anna Warr & Giant Blue Sat 14: Whole Lotta Zep Sun 15: Last Call Girls Mon 16: The Bryan Dean Trio Thu 19: Titan Valley Warheads Fri 20: FrankenSteel Sat 21: Heather Hardy & Li’l Mama Band Sun 22: Shari Puorto Mon 23: The Bryan Dean Trio

Wed 25: Bryan Dean’s Final Battle vs. Danny Krieger & Ed Delucia Fri 27: Heather Hardy & Li’l Mama Band Sat 28: Wayback Machine Sun 29: FrankenSteel Mon 30: The Bryan Dean Trio

BORDERLANDS BREWING 119 E. Toole Ave. 261-8773, BorderlandsBrewing.com Thu 5: U of A Jazz Jam Fri 6: Bufflegrass Sat 7: Mustang Corners Sat 14: Tortolita Gutpluckers Thu 19: U of A Jazz Jam Fri 20: Craig Green BanD Sat 28: Ice-9

CAFE PASSE 415 N. 4th Ave. 624-4411, CafePasse.com For information please visit the web site.

ches lounge 350 N. 4th Ave. 623-2088, ChesLounge.com See website.

CLUB CONGRESS 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848, HotelCongress.com/club Tue 3: Reptar, Holiday Mountain Wed 4: Fuzz, Katterwaul, Walter Thu 5: Kylesa Fri 6: North, Strange Wilds, Mute Swan, Ryan Chavira Mon 9: Mother Falcon and Ben Sollee

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The Arizona Balalaika Orchestra live at Monterey Court, Wednesday, November 4.

Tue 10: Prof, Nacho Picasso Thu 12: Modern Baseball, Pup, Jeff Rosenstock, Tiny Moving Parts Fri 13: Brian Lopez, Wildewood Wed 18: YOB, Black Cobra, Sorxe Thu 19: Mr. Little Jeans, Soren Bryce Fri 20: State Champion, Hermanitos, Mouth Reader, AZ 77 Sun 22: Murs, Red Pill, King Fantastic Sat 28: Don Cheek and the CheekTones

coronet 402 E. 9th St. 222-9889 CafeCoronet.com Wed 4: Naim Amor Tue 10: Gabrielle Pietranglo Marco Rosano and Ben Digan Wed 11: Naim Amor Thu 12: Jimmy Carr and the Coronets Tue 17: Mariah McCammond Wed 18: Naim Amor Thu 19: Kyklo Wed 25: Naim Amor Thu 26: Jimmy Carr and the Coronets

Ermanos 220 N 4th Ave ErmanosBrew.com Thur 5: Mik and Scott Sun 8: Naim Amor Thur 12: Tesoro Sun 15: Kevin Pakulis Thur 19: Hans Hutchison Sun 22: Michael P

LA COCINA 201 N. Court Ave. 622-0351, LaCocinaTucson.com Sun 1: Mik and The Funky Brunch Wed 4: Miss Lana Rebel & Kevin Michael Mayfield Thu 5: Freddy Parish Fri 6: Greg Morton Sat 7: Night of the Living Fest Sun 8: Mik and The Funky Brunch, All Souls Procession After Party Wed 11: Miss Lana Rebel & Kevin Michael Mayfield Thu 12: Louise Le Hir Fri 13: Greg Morton, Fluxx Night Sat 14: Harpist Vesna Zulsky, Holla Saturdays w/ E_RUPT Sun 15: Mik and The Funky Brunch Wed 18: Miss Lana Rebel & Kevin Michael Mayfield Thu 19: Mitzi Cowell Fri 20: Greg Morton, Cold Sweat Sat 21: Harpist Vesna Zulsky Sun 22: Mik and The Funky Brunch Wed 25: Miss Lana Rebel & Kevin Michael Mayfield Fri 27: Greg Morton, Coming OUT Queer Dance Party Sat 28: Harpist Vesna Zulsky, Hank Topless Sun 29: Mik and The Funky Brunch

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Ozomatli, Nov. 5th at The Rialto Theatre

CUSHING STREET BAR & RESTAURANT 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984, CushingStreet.com Saturdays: Cool Jazz

DELECTABLES RESTAURANT 533 N. 4th Ave. 884-9289, Delectables.com Sat 21: Julianna Bright

ELLIOT’S ON CONGRESS 135 E. Congress St. 622-5500, ElliotsOnCongress.com Monday: Jazz Guild Jam Tuesday: Tommy Tucker

FLYCATCHER 340 E. 6th St. 798-1298, TheFlycatcherTucson.com Mon 9: Brian Marquis, Onward Etc. Sun 22: We Were Promised Jet Packs

FOX TUCSON THEATRE 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515, FoxTucsonTheatre.org Sun 1: Craig Wayne Boyd Sat 7: ABBA Fab Tue 10: Melissa Etheridge Thu 12: Chubby Checker Sat 14: Ryanhood Fri 20: Jon Secada Sat 21: The Willis Clan Sat 28: Steppin Out Live with Ben Vereen

HACIENDA DEL SOL 5501 N. Hacienda Del Sol. HaciendaDelSol.com See website.

MONTEREY COURT 505 W. Miracle Mile, MontereyCourtAZ.com Sun 1: Transdimensional Jazz Quartet Tue 3: T. Greg & Andre Wed 4: AZ Balalaika Orchestra Fri 6: Kathy Davis & Co. plus Mr. Skynard Sat 7: Southbound Pilot plus Wayback Machine Sun 8: Youth Blues Fest Tue 10: Eb’s Camp Cookin Wed 11: Tucson Songwriters Showcase Thu 12: Arco the Trio Fri 13: Tesoro Flamenco w/ LoBros Tue 17: Jeremy Pinnell & the 55’s Sun 22: Ronstadt Generations

PLAYGROUND TUCSON 278 E. Congress. 396-3691, PlaygroundTucson.com See website.

RIALTO THEATRE 318 E. Congress St. 740-1000, RialtoTheatre.com Tue 3: Soja, J. Boog, Dustin Thomas Wed 4: Hopsin, Dissy Wright, Jarren Benton, DJ Hoppa Thu 5: Ozomatli Fri 6: Día De Los Luchas, Pork Torta Sat 7: Rappers & Rockers: Big Meridox, Raskal, Stands With Fists Sun 8: King Diamond Tue 10: Patty Griffin Thu 12: Iration, The Green

TriBeCaStan Sea of Glass Center For The Arts, Fri, Nov 6

Sat 14: Houndmouth, Howard Tue 17: Café Tacvba Wed 18: Dave & Phil Alvin w/The Guilty Ones, Dead Rock West Fri 20: Mac Miller, Tony Lanez, Michael Christmas, Njomza Sat 21: Gaelic Storm Fri 27: James Bray, Cloves Mon 30: Digitour Slaybells Fire

Tap & Bottle 403 N. 6th Ave. 344-8999 TheTapandBottle.com Thu 5: Hey, Bucko! Thu 12: Vannessa Lundon Thu 19: West Texas Intermediate Sun 29: Last Sunday Revival With Chris & Hadji

Sea Of Glass Center For The Arts 330 E. 7th St., 398-2542 TheSeaOfGlass.org Fri 6: TriBeCaStan Fri 20: William Eaton Ensemble Sat 21: Cody Blackbird Band

SKY BAR TUCSON 536 N. 4th Ave, 622-4300. SkyBarTucson.com Tue 3: Naim Amor, Tom Walbank Wed 4: Open Mic Tue 10: Tom Walbank, Beneath Oblivion, Samsara, Methra Wed 11: Open Mic Thu 12: Think No Think Tue 17: Naim Amor, Tom Walbank Wed 18: Open Mic Tue 24: Jazz Telephone, Tom Walbank Wed 25: Open Mic

SOLAR CULTURE 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874, SolarCulture.org Sat 14: Tatsuya Nakatani

The William Eaton Ensemble live at, Friday, November 20.

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1) Tucson Modernism Week, Alex Mastrangelo & Jim Pollack at closing party. Photo by Jude Ignacio and G. Vargas. 2) Tucson Modernism Week, Demion CLinco, Suzy Gershman, Andie Zelnio & Daren Clark at closing party. Photo by Jude Ignacio and G. Vargas. 3) Tucson Modernism Week closing party. Photo by Jude Ignacio and G. Vargas. 4) Tucson Modernism Week, Dolores Gonzoles Family. Photo by Photo by Jude Ignacio and G. Vargas. 5) Tucson Festival of Films 6) Tucson Festival of Films organizers. 7) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Neil Peters 8) Tucson Modernism Week, Lucia DeGrazia & Sydney Ballesteros and DeGrazia fabrics. Photo by Jude Ignacio and G. Vargas. 9) Tucson Festival of Films 10) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Jeff Weber 11) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Jeff Weber 12) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Jeff Weber 13) Tucson Fashion Week block party. Photo by Tucson John 14) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Neil Peters 15) Tucson Fashion Week. Photo Jackie Sterna 16) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Jeff Weber 17) Tucson Fashion Week runway. Photo by Neil Peters 18) Tucson Terror Fest. Photo by Jeff Weber 19) Tucson Terror Fest. Photo by Jeff Weber

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