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Christy Delehanty Arts Editor 520•621•3106 arts@wildcat.arizona.edu
Your guide to the Tucson arts and entertainment scene
Beyond the tip of the iceberg Faculty plays Haydn’s lovers By Kellie Mejdrich ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
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A patron to the Royal Mail Steamer “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” views a leather bag that is on display at the Rialto Building on Sunday. This garment is still intact because the tanned leather from which it was made gives it the ability to resist decomposition by microorganisms on the ocean floor.
Artifacts, replicas illuminate Titanic’s story By Miranda Butler ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT I’ll come right out and admit it: I’m one of the very few people who never saw “Titanic.” After all, I was a kid when it came out — so my parents forbade me because of that oh-so-raunchy sex scene with the steamy handprint. But this weekend I got the chance to see something
IF YOU GO “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” The Rialto Building 300 E. Congress St. Now until February 2011 $18 for college students Sunday - Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. MuseumTix.com
even better. Premier Exhibitions, Inc., the company that brought us “BODIES…The Exhibition” this summer, is offering another exceptional experience at the Rialto Building. “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” opened on Oct. 23 and will be on display until February. This unique collection takes visitors on a journey back to the Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage in 1912. It offers 127 authentic artifacts that have been recovered from the shipwreck. According to Shawndon Beavers, the Education Coordinator for the exhibition, five of these pieces have never been displayed in public before. But the excitement doesn’t end there. “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” is not only an exhibit, but an experience. The exhibition focuses on the stories of the people on board the Titanic that fateful April 14. Many of the personal triumphs and losses of the Titanic’s passengers are often forgotten in the bigger TITANIC, page B4
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A replica of a first-class cabin in the Titanic sits on display at the Rialto Building on Sunday. The furniture had to be replicated because the original wood furniture was destroyed.
Did you know?
• Though the story goes that the Titanic was said to be “unsinkable,”people of the time were well aware that it wasn’t completely invincible. However, newspapers called the ship “practically unsinkable,”which is where this modern day story comes from. • The most expensive cabin on the Titanic cost the equivalent of $103,000 today.
A third class ticket would cost the equivalent of $900. • The plotline of Jack and Rose in the movie “Titanic” is fictional, but other than that, the film stays true to the facts and utilizes many true characters and stories. • The last living survivor of Titanic, Millvina Dean, passed away in 2009. “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” is dedicated to her.
Geeks unite over pub trivia By Kristina Remy ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT When John Dicker played pub quizzes in New York City in 2000 and 2001, he had no way of knowing he would soon become the co-founder and owner of one of the most wellknown pub trivia companies in the United States. “I liked the social aspect of it. It’s sort of unique,” Dicker said. After playing pub trivia, he decided to try being a quizmaster, and the rest is history. Dicker co-founded Geeks Who Drink in Denver, Colo. in 2006, and since then has brought pub trivia to bars all over the U.S. including New Mexico, Washington, Texas and Tucson. So what makes a night with Geeks Who Drink different from other pub trivia events?
Generally speaking, pub trivia consists of pop culture questions thrown intermittently between club music. Dicker, however, became unsatisfied with this method since the rate of play is about six questions per hour. As a result, pub trivia by Geeks Who Drink is a lot more methodical and diverse. Each quiz is made up of eight rounds including visual and musical rounds. Every question is conversation-based, so the entire experience is very social and engaging. Dicker explains the company has “pioneered using the web to reinforce/glorify what happened in the pub.” Every quiz gets blogged the next day with photos, a narrative recap of the night’s events and even the final scores. “It really brings all of the
Sometimes, classical music is sexy. A group of performers from Tucson and beyond will be performing famous pieces from composer Franz Joseph Haydn, along with an impromptu theatrical performance to enhance the story of Haydn, his friends and his lovers. The performance, titled “A Musical Evening at the Home of Eminent Surgeon Mr. John Hunter, and Mrs. Anne Hunter,“ will provide listeners with a unique experience of both performance art and traditional classical music. “It’s going to be the equivalent of stopping in and being a guest at a party in 1792,” said Paula Fan, a professor of piano at the UA School of Music. Fan will be playing Ann Home Hunter, the wife of a doctor and friend Haydn frequented in London, where the performance will take place. Fan’s character is a musician and poet whose work was put to music by Haydn, which will be performed at the event. Additionally, pieces will be played on a replica of a Shantz fortepiano, a smaller different It’s going to be style of the the equivalent of stopping piano we in and being know today a guest at a and one of party in 1792. Haydn’s favorite — Paula Fan instruments. Professor of piano There are multiple dramatic threads in the performance, with another notable character being pianist Dian Baker as Rebecca Shroeter who, through letters written by Haydn, is thought to have been a student and lover of the famous composer. “This is sort of like ‘Masterpiece Theatre’-meets-apiano-recital,” Fan said. The performers also include Eckart Sellheim, who performs often as a duo with Baker and is a classically trained pianist originally from what is now Gda sk, Poland and received her training in Germany and Switzerland. He currently serves as director and professor of classic piano at Arizona State University, in addition to many master classes and guest lectures both in the U.S. and abroad. UA Professor Susan Hardy Aiken will also comment on women poets during the 18th century, like Fan’s character, Ann Home Hunter. The performance will be on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at Holsclaw Hall in the UA School of Music building. For $5, it’s sure to be a dramatic thrill. “They were real people,” Fan said. “They were three-dimensional — this (performance) is a function of the way people felt. That makes music more interesting, I think.”
different bars together,” Dicker said. If you head to geekswhodrink. com and check out the section with the best team names of the week. There are two local bars that host weekly pub trivia events, Hotel Congress and The Auld Dubliner; Congress’ pub quiz night is Tuesdays at 8 p.m., and the Dubliner ’s is on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Trivia topics vary, but every month or two Geeks Who Drink host a themed quiz night. Past events have included Harry Potter and The Simpsons-based trivia. For November, the themed quiz is South Park, and the event has been named “Screw Your Quiz, I’m Going Home!”
James Jefferies, a media arts senior and quizmasterin-training, grades game cards as Joe Montoya, the official quizmaster, enters the scores into the computer at Club Congress on Tuesday. Pub trivia by Geeks Who Drink began in Denver and is now nationwide. Ginny Polin/ Arizona Daily Wildcat
The event is pay-to-play, and the winning team will take a cash prize. Anything else you should know about pub trivia before you head down and try it? “Don’t think you have to be good at trivia to enjoy the quiz,” Dicker said. “It’s a good way to hang out socially.” Oh and remember, don’t ever shout the answers … ever.
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IF YOU GO “A Musical Evening at the Home of Eminent Surgeon Mr. John Hunter, and Mrs. Anne Hunter “ Holsclaw Hall Wednesday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m. $5
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does Halloween weekend bring out the worst in people? The holiday does not equal an excuse to be offensive.
to see “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” until it comes out in IMAX 3-D if you want the full experience.
be cautious when walking to class — a number of pedestrians have been involved in accidents in the past month on campus.
stock up on discount Halloween candy now that the weekend is over!
to finalize your spring 2011 schedule. Registration will be open to all students on Nov. 15.