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A Family Legacy

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The City’s Living Room

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Studying the Skies

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‘Renaissance’ Man

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El Charro anticipates its 100th year in business Tubac organizations partner on exhibitions

Historic Hotel Congress defies turbulent history to anchor Downtown Tucson Seanloui spotlights Black artists through new project

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A Family Legacy

In honor of its upcoming birthday, the El Charro Café restaurants are featuring a 99th anniversary menu to highlight a blend of vintage and current classics. The menu will be available until May 2022. (Photos courtesy of El Charro Café)

El Charro anticipates its 100th year in business

BY VALERIE VINYARD Nearly 100 years ago, the Flores family began a legacy in an adobe restaurant downtown.

Today, El Charro Café still serves its famous carne seca and other favorites to hungry crowds at 311 N. Court Avenue, but the landmark restaurant also has spawned several other eateries in the years since.

“It is an incredible responsibility to be a steward of this legacy,” says Ray Flores, El Charro Restaurant Group’s president.

In honor of its upcoming birthday, the El Charro Café restaurants are featuring a 99th anniversary menu to highlight a blend of vintage and current classics, like the 99th Aniversario Rellenos, AZ Bowls and pollo pipian enchilada. The menu will be available until May 2022.

Plans are in the works for an anniversary commemorative book, an animated piece, and special monthly celebrations

at all locations on notable dates and holidays. The book will be a compilation of 100 stories from guests and former employees about their favorite memories of El Charro. Go to charro100.com to submit your story or read memories submitted by others.

“Not only do we want to hear about your date nights, birthdays, anniversaries and special celebrations, we also want to hear from those who worked with us or who feel a special bond to our family’s business,” the website states.

One of the anniversary menu’s featured dishes, Combo #99 ($19.99), is a collection of recipes from years past and present. It comes with a pollo pipian enchilada topped with mole pipian, queso casero, toasted pepitas and avocado, as well as a handmade corn tamal prepared quesabirria style with new slow-cooked Charro Birria Rojo, queso casero and pico salsa. The dish is served with sides of

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The 99th Aniversario Rellenos are whole roasted poblanos stuffed with a choice of chicken ($15.99) or carne seca ($18.99) and finished in a house recipe green chile “raja” crema. The meal is garnished with fresh avocado corn salsa and cilantro and comes with roasted corn esquites, rice and beans.

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Over the years, food tastes and beliefs have changed. Nowadays, the El Charro franchise continues to feature long-standing favorites on its menus but has evolved to also offer gluten-free and healthier options.

Flores notes that the pandemic has provided opportunities for El Charro to

donate food to first responders. To date, El Charro restaurants have donated over 8,000 tamales since the pandemic started.

Flores also is working to cultivate smallbatch entrepreneurs, such as a Tucson woman who makes vegan ice cream.

“We’ve been fortunate to get to this level in our world,” Flores says. “We want to help others, give people a leg up, a little boost.”

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Studying the Skies Tubac organizations partner on exhibitions

BY LAURA LATZKO The Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac Heritage Alliance and Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum are partnering to pay tribute to the night sky with events in April and May. The arts center will present three special exhibitions around the topic of the night skies.

Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow will display their own work as part of solo displays and part of a special exhibition called “An Inner Astronomy.” The married couple also juried “Starry Starry Night.”

In the arts center’s studio gallery, Beth Courtright-Detwiler will share masking tape art and engage the public in creating a public mural on Saturday, April 10.

The latter is called “Dark Skies: Are We Listening.”

Starting in April, the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum will present “Following the Stars: A Celebration of Southern Arizona’s Dark Sky,” an exhibition that highlights the work of artists from around the world, including local printmaker Andrew Rush.

At the arts center, guests will have a chance to see how different artists perceive the night sky.

The “Starry Starry Night” and “An Inner Astronomy” exhibitions, along with the solo displays, showcase scientific, historic and spiritual notion ideas connected to the night sky.

‘An Inner Astronomy’ Nash is bringing “An Inner Astronomy” to the arts center after previously presenting it in Oracle in 2018.

In the same Master Gallery space, Nash will also present six to seven additional pieces, and Renfrow will show a collection of 14 to 17 photographs called “Dwellers of the Thin Places.”

Renfrow and Nash have explored the night sky in their work throughout their careers. Nash is a multimedia artist who works in various mediums, and Renfrow is a photographer.

Renfrow began shooting night photography in the mid-1980s, and Nash has created night-themed work since the 1990s.

Although the two artists often focus on their own work, they have collaborated in the past on installations, artist books and www.LovinLife.com

sculptures. They also share ideas and look at each other’s work.

“It is nice to have someone you can get a quick critique from, not to mention how we share ideas. I don’t think it’s an accident that we are both dealing with night in our work,” Nash says.

In his recent work, Renfrow photographed models and exposures of moths at night. His exhibition looks deeper into the Celtic concept of “Thin Places,” or places where deities and people from the spirit and everyday worlds can cross over and interact.

“Night is a time of darkness, a time of dreaming and a time of silence where humans can cross over into the otherworld and entities from the otherworld can come into our world,” Renfrow says.

“If you happen to be at one of the locations where the thin places are at night, you have a much better chance of crossing over between these worlds or running into one of these elementals beings who cross over.”

In his work, Renfrow often presents his version of mythical figures and deities.

He says because Celtic druids have been subject to persecution and ethnic cleansing, much of their culture and history has been lost.

For this reason, for his representations, he relied on his own imagination when creating these spiritual beings.

“I don’t make any attempt at historical accuracy of what these particular gods, goddesses or entities might look like,” Renfrow says. “I’m using just my artistic license to imagine what these beings could look like.”

The artist often takes photos of backgrounds in one place and models in another and composites them. He photographs in locations like the mountains of Arizona and his home in the Ozarks, bringing lighting kits.

In her pieces, Nash explores the sky and universe from different perspectives, taking a multifaceted approach similar to people in the Renaissance.

“My goal in this work is to create a sensation where that is recreated, where spirituality, art and science are melded together,” Nash says.

Several of Nash’s pieces are tongue-incheek, and they try to bottle the uncon-

Mixed-media artist Catherine Nash uses different mediums in her installation “An Inner Astronomy.” (Photo courtesy of Catherine Nash)

tainable night sky.

Ultimately, her work is centered around the feeling of wonder that the night sky inspires in her.

“My work about the night sky and space has to do with how awestruck I am by the immensity of it,” Nash says.

Her “An Inner Astronomy” installation highlights the artist’s various skills, including papermaking, painting and encaustic techniques.

The installation presents an artist-astronomer’s lab, complete with scrolls, artist books, sculptures, globes, measuring tools and artist supplies.

Its 28 panels, made from handmade Japanese paper, present different reactions to the universe, the sky and the constellations.

“It is all about the universe and our place in it,” Nash says of the exhibit. The center of it invites viewers to imagine themselves as astronomers.

“My intention is that the viewer takes on the role of the artist-astronomer,” Nash says.

Working with a variety of techniques comes naturally to Nash, who tries to use the media that best corresponds to the concept.

“I feel like the idea comes first, and I have a plethora of media to explain those ideas, to create those ideas with,” Nash says.

‘Starry Starry Night’ The national juried exhibition “Starry Starry Night” will present 53 works from artists throughout the country exploring the night sky.

These pieces, which were chosen out of over 190 entries, approach the topic of the night sky in whimsical, mythical, ab-

stract and nature-focused ways through paintings, sculptures, glass art, photography, printmaking and other mediums.

Renfrow says that as a juror, he looked at how well the artwork fit with the show’s topic as well their presentations.

“If you had an image that showed a dif-

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What: “Starry Starry Night” When: Various times Friday, April 9, to Sunday, May 23 What: Catherine Nash: “An Inner Astronomy and Dwellers of the Thin Places” When: Varous times Friday, April 9, to Sunday, May 23 What: Beth Courtright-Detwiler’s Community Mural of “Dark SkiesAre We Listening” When: Saturday, April 10; tapemaking exhibition on display Friday, April 9, to Sunday, May 23 Where: Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road, Tubac Cost: Free admission Info: 398-2371, tubacarts.org What: “Following the Stars: A Celebration of Southern Arizona’s Dark Sky” When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 4, to Thursday, September 30; open Wednesdays to Sundays Where: Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum, 1 Burruel Street, Tubac Cost: $7 for adults 14 and older, $2 for children 7 to 13, free for children up to 6 Info: 398-2252, tubacpresidio.org APRIL 2021

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The City’s Living Room Historic Hotel Congress defies turbulent history to anchor Downtown Tucson

BY ALEX GALLAGHER Hotel Congress is not just a landmark of Downtown Tucson but has provided a quiet space for tourists and residents alike to enjoy a cocktail or listen to live music for over a century.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hotel Congress played home to a variety of events and a diverse audience of guests.

“The best description of Hotel Congress is it is what a lot of people call the ‘living room of Tucson,’” says Todd Hanley, Hotel Congress general manager and proprietor. “Some days we were doing all-ages shows in the club for 16-year-olds all the way up to 75-year-olds; our core graphic demographic is mid-to-late 20s to midto-late 30s.

“We are such an inclusive and diverse business because of the types of entertainment we provide and the staff we have,” Hanley says.

Hanley vividly remembers the night he had to close his hotel’s doors when the pandemic hit in March 2020.

“We were following COVID at the end of February and beginning of March. Really the pivotal moment was St. Patrick’s Day 2020; that evening we laid off 220 employees,” Hanley says. “The reality was, as of 8 p.m. on March 17, 2020, we were laying off 92% of our entire staff.”

Shocked, Hanley did not even have time to react to the stay-at-home orders.

However, he describes reopening as being the real challenge, as there were more hurdles he had to jump over.

“From the economics to the safety to the community responsibility, there was such a roller coaster of emotions, because we wanted to be in business but we also didn’t know if it was the right time or the right thing to do,” Hanley says.

“We were just trying to be ready, trying to have the correct number of staff, trying to have the correct amount of food, trying to have the hotel

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rooms ready. It was just completely wild,” Hanley says.

The biggest impact the pandemic has had on Hotel Congress’ business has been best seen outside its rooms.

“You can sit down and have breakfast, lunch or dinner or have a cocktail, but you can’t interact as much, you can’t move around and engage the entire experience of the Hotel Congress,” Hanley says.

“It’s not quite the same experience, even though we’re open and busier than we’ve

ever been since the pandemic.”

Another way the pandemic has affected Hotel Congress has been through the minimization to the once elaborate Agave Heritage Festival.

“We have a shell of our Agave Heritage Festival, which has become an internationally acclaimed festival celebrating the culture, traditions and history of the agave plant,” Hanley says.

The festival usually draws large crowds to Tucson, but this year Hanley is pre-

pared for the decrease in crowds.

“That’s usually such a big part of Tucson’s tourism, and it’s a big blow for the Hotel Congress,” Hanley says. “It’s usually 12 days with 30-plus events that we squeezed into a day or two, and a couple of events that we can squeeze in around late May or early April.

“We’re going to be doing some tiny, COVID-safe events around small tastings and small concerts similar to how we’re currently executing our business day to day at the Hotel Congress.”

Hanley has, however, tried to do as much as he can to keep the human spirit alive in Tucson while also keeping his guests safe and acting responsibly.

“We allow 75 to 100 people on our plaza. Typically, a normal Friday or Saturday we would have 500 to 600 people packed into the plaza, but we feel

Hotel Congress is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel of what has been a difficult year. (Photos courtesy of Hotel Congress)

comfortable that we can execute small, intimate, private and safe food and beverage events, but nothing like what we’ve hosted in the past,” he explains.

“We have no true ‘big events.’ We just have events that keep the human spirit alive, keeping that human interaction alive, and it’s all to bolster the restaurants and the Hotel Congress rooms.”

One way Hotel Congress has done so has been by bringing some food and music events to its stages.

“On Friday and Saturday we host live music on our stage; on Sundays we consistently offer a ‘Blues and Barbecue’; and then once a month on Wednesdays we offer a ‘Soul food Wednesday,’ which is a wonderful collaboration with Blackowned businesses, DJs, live music and food trucks,” Hanley explains.

Though there has been an ease on restrictions, Hanley is still relying on his gut to make the best decisions for his hotel.

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Hotel...continued from page 6 ally or civically ready to open up and go back to business as usual. That just seems extremely shortsighted.”

However, he is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel of what has been a difficult year.

“I believe really it’s going to boil down to where we are in the vaccine. If we can be to the point where we have the vast majority, if not all of our staff, vaccinated and the majority of the community vaccinated, then we will be ready, which we anticipate will be in fall of this year,” Hanley predicts.

When times get tough, Hanley and his crew have a mantra that they live by at Hotel Congress.

“We say every guest, every time,” Hanley says. “That just is a mantra around what we are in this business for. We’re in this business because of hospitality and for every guest that comes in this building,” Hanley says.

“It’s something we hold on to, because it’s hard when you are so busy to realize what’s most important is the guests are here to have the simplest of experiences,” Hanley says.

Hanley hopes to have normalcy re-

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sumed this fall and is excited to have no vacancies within his hotel.

“In our mind, our strategy is we will be beyond capacity when fall of this year comes about,” Hanley says.

Skies...continued from page 5 ferent take on the sky, something besides just a straightforward painting of a moon, if it had a different approach or treatment to that subject matter that made it more unique, that was interesting to me,” Renfrow says.

Nash says she, too, was looking for fresh perspectives as well as the quality of the artwork.

“I like to be surprised. I don’t want it to be something that I’ve seen before, and professionally speaking, it had to show mastery of media. It had to be professionally presented, but I think it’s about the content and the inspiration that they were springboarding from,” Nash says.

“I think depth comes across in your work if it is already there. If you have depth in your concepts and ideas and works you have done over years and years of time, it just naturally surfaces,” Renfrow adds.

Nash says that for her, this type of depth of perspective, unique viewpoint and ability to connect with viewers comes from years of creating art, as she and her husband have.

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merged. They have to be integrated with other ideas. There has to be a richness of ideas within the work that is multilayered, that can be interpreted by various people in different ways. It is how the viewer reacts viscerally to the work that is in front of them that is the life of the art.”

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‘Renaissance’ Man Seanloui spotlights Black artists through new project

BY LAURA LATZKO Although the COVID-19 pandemic has limited opportunities for artists, many have continued to create new work.

R&B/pop artist and multi-instrumentalist Seanloui Dumas, who goes by Seanloui, is seeking to bring attention to other African American creatives in Arizona through Black Renaissance.

In March, Dumas released his newest EP, “Noir,” which features the songs “It Means Nothing,” “Did You Know,” “I Got What I Need” and “IDKW.” The EP is part one of a three-part series that explores his experience of being bedridden because of a pinched nerve.

“It’s about (being) paralyzed and all of the thoughts that went through my head during that time,” Dumas says. “It was so traumatic for me. It was definitely an inspiration for a lot of the art that I have been creating.”

During this difficult time in his life, he turned to music.

“I feel like music actually helped me

process it,” Dumas said. “What else am I going to do besides lay there? It definitely helped out a lot.”

The EP, the follow-up to April 2020’s “Beauty in the Chaos,” has more of an alternative R&B sound than his previous work, but he still has rock and pop influences.

“I think it’s not so much a new direction as much as more of a new maturity,” Dumas says.

He produced the EP in his home studio to prove to himself that he could do it.

“I just wanted to level up,” Dumas says.

“I really wanted to push myself and do something I see myself inside my head doing. During that time that I was bedridden, I just imagined myself producing an album. I’m just manifesting that. This whole year of music will more or less be produced by me.”

Influenced by Quincy Jones, Darkchild, Dr. Dre and Paul Meaney, Dumas is focused on finding something beautiful in darkness. From California, the artist has

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Dumas grew up in a musical family, performing in churches at a young age and listening to contemporary groups like Boyz II Men. He began his professional music career at age 20.

“It wasn’t so much if I was going to play music. It was when I was going to play music,” says Dumas, who formerly worked with the band Signals.

Along with his music, Dumas has tried to uplift Black creatives through an organization active during the month of February called Black Renaissance.

Instead of in-person events as in years past, Black Renaissance highlighted African American creatives through a podcast, text message interviews and an album.

The podcast and text interviews included singer, producer and guitar and piano player Truvonne; hip-hop artist and producer Rozotadi; fashion model, dancer, photographer and choreographer Shannon Love; fashion model, designer and stylist Franchela Ulises; dancer, educator and former gymnast Alicia-Lynn Nascimento Castro; teacher and dancer Marquez Johnson; producer Ayie Biie; hip-hop artist Chrisso; designer Laurel Symone and illustrator Liam Wallace.

The digital compilation album, entitled “Black Renaissance the Album: Volume 1,” features Arizona artists in different genres. The track list includes Mattea, Tora Woloshin, Mo-T, Cash Lansky, Marbelite, Black Caesar and Toure Masters.

“We tried to get as many new people as we could while reminding people of the others who are still doing stuff, that have

Tucson artist Seanloui blends R&B, pop and rock sounds into his music. (Photo courtesy of Seanloui)

put out really cool stuff,” Dumas says.

The text message interviews and podcast got personal with the artists, asking them about their current projects and inspirations.

Dumas says he used text messaging because it is a more accessible format for people of different generations.

“That is something we all read all the time. It is a great way to bring a conversation on a platform that people automatically recognize,” Dumas says.

Dumas says the podcasts and text messaging allowed him to witness the diversity of the state’s Black artist community.

“I really believe in the Black artist community. We have some stellar artists here.

Black Renaissance is my time to zero in on the scene,” Dumas says.

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News Briefs

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI “Little Prowler” by Diana Madaras will be on display during “Painting & Photography” at the Madaras Gallery. (Photo courtesy of Madaras Gallery)

Madaras Gallery shows in bloom Celebrate the arrival of spring during “Art in Bloom,” Madaras Gallery’s floral paintings show, which runs Tuesday, April 6, to Friday, April 30. Experience color and joy through the vibrant florals of acclaimed Tucson artist Diana Madaras.

“Painting & Photography” runs Saturday, May 1, to Saturday, May 15, featuring the works of Madaras and fine art photographer Rob Boone. Boone’s wildlife, bird and landscape photographs will be next to Madaras’ paintings that were inspired by his work.

Masks must be worn, and social distancing must be practiced. The gallery is located at 3035 N. Swan Road. For more information, call 615-3001 or visit madaras.com.

Carondelet Emergency Center opens for southeast Tucson Carondelet Health Network’s St. Raphael’s Emergency Center, which serves the southeast Tucson area, opened recently. Located near I-10 and Wilmot Road at 7401 S. Wilmot Road, the full-service center provides around-the-clock emergency care for the nearby residential and commercial areas.

St. Raphael’s Emergency Center includes 13 exam rooms; a procedure room; and an imaging suite with X-ray, ultrasound and a CT scanner. Patients with abdominal or joint pain, fractures, lacerations, shortness of breath or chest pain are examples of the types of emergencies that can be treated and stabilized at the center.

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Carondelet’s hospitals for patients who may require more complex care.

Carondelet officials noted their facilities are safe for emergency and elective care, with rigorous COVID-19 safety standards including enhanced cleaning protocols and screenings for community safety. Patients may have a greater risk of complications or lengthier recovery by delaying care.

“Carondelet Health Network is investing in the Tucson area to create a health system with services in appropriate locations with quality, value and customer service among our priorities. Our goal is providing an integrated system of services for those who choose Carondelet for their care,” says Carondelet Health

Network CEO Doug Luckett.

“St. Raphael’s Emergency Center will be open around the clock, offering convenient access for the nearby growing residential area and major employment centers. The facility’s 13-bed emergency department will be open around the clock,” adds Chris Tweedy, administrator

St. Raphael’s Emergency Center includes 13 exam rooms; a procedure room; and an imaging suite with X-ray, ultrasound and a CT scanner. (Photo courtesy of Carondelet)

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—Executive Editor Christina Fuoco-Karasinski can be reached at christina@ timespublications.com.

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But, Ms. Withrow added, “The Gold Vault Bricks are only available as inventory permits during the special 48 hour release so there’s no time to waste.” The emeritus Treasurer added, “Remember this, these Gold Vault Bricks contain a full 20 ounces of high demand bullion copper layered in valuable 24 Karat Gold and we have no power to stop dealers, resellers, collectors and the like from buying up all the Gold Vault Bricks they can get their hands on and reselling them for a big profit,” Withrow said.

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Arts

“Rough Terrain,” the inaugural exhibition of SculptureTucson’s new sculpture park, features 20 large-scale works on exhibit.

SculptureTucson is dedicated to enhancing Arizona’s cultural landscape through the placement of sculptures in public spaces. (Photos courtesy of Knife & Fork Media Group)

‘Rough Terrain’ Artist Hector Ortega featured in inaugural SculptureTucson exhibition

BY SUSIE TIMM Through his art — whether it be a small piece of custom jewelry or a towering metal sculpture — Hector Ortega aims to enrich people’s lives. And as part of SculptureTucson’s inaugural exhibition, “Rough Terrain,” on display at the Brandi Fenton Memorial Park in Southern Arizona, Ortega is doing just that.

Ortega’s “Constrained Geometries #2” is a part of a series that started simply with a piece of paper and the idea to use elemental shapes to produce something as highly dynamic as possible with as much simplicity as possible. The artist says as soon as he began to put the concept together with paper, he knew he needed to make it on a large scale. Today, it stands as a positively imposing fixture in the exhibition with a floor area of 9 feet by 9 feet.

To be included in SculptureTucson’s exhibition is “priceless,” according to Ortega, who adds, “I’m super happy to participate in their exhibitions and shows, because SculptureTucson really takes the

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lead and creates opportunities for largescale sculpture artists to bring our visions to fruition for the public. Our state needs it, and SculptureTucson is doing it.”

Ortega’s artistic destiny came calling at a young age. As a child, he loved to draw and create, but it wasn’t until early in his corporate-style career — what he admits would have been a very good, easy life — that Ortega knew he had to do what he was placed here to do. And he wants to create as much as possible and impact people as positively as he can during his time here.

“Life is uncertain, and I don’t want to squander my time. I want to share what I have,” Ortega says of his calling.

A quiet person, he relies on his art to express himself, changing space and providing influence through massive sculptures and small custom pieces. And despite the challenges that an artist’s lifestyle, and life in general, sometimes presents, he is committed to just keep going — and staying positive all the way.

For example, Ortega even finds a

way to pull the good out of the difficulties of COVID-19.

“I think the greatest lesson we can take from it is to stick with our principles, our intent, and look to the future to make an impact not just for today but for tomorrow,” he says. “I’ve seen the world slow down, and if we could all just do the things that we were placed here to do and to treat each other kindly, this place will be better … and it will be no matter how long it takes.”

SculptureTucson is a Tucson-based nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing Arizona’s cultural landscape through the placement of sculptures in public

spaces, establishing a public sculpture park, and becoming a resource for diverse artists and art collectors.

“Rough Terrain,” the inaugural exhibition of its new sculpture park, features 20 large-scale works on exhibit throughout the park’s sprawling two acres adjacent to the organization’s headquarters at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park.

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What: “Rough Terrain” Where: SculptureTucson’s sculpture park at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, 3420 E. River Road, or online Info: sculpturetucson.org

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Love is in the Air Invisible Theatre celebrates golden anniversary

BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN The Invisible Theatre is celebrating its 50th anniversary season by doing what it does best: creating that invisible connection between performers and a live audience.

Cut down to only 25 people or fewer per performance, Invisible Theatre made the New York Times for its ability to safely bring people live performances throughout 2020. Now it is continuing its anniversary celebration with a month full of three performances, dubbed “April Love.”

“We’ve done 47 live performances without any COVID outbreaks,” says Susan Claassen, the company’s managing artistic director. “The appreciation from the community is amazingly gratifying.”

The upcoming shows include: • “A Wolf by Any Other Name,” 7 p.m.

April 16, 2 p.m. April 17 • “April in Paris,” 2 p.m. April 24-25 • “Lucy and Ricky Live,” 7 p.m. April 30, 2 p.m. May 1 All three shows are being held indoors as a musical cabaret, with only 25 people allowed per night — which represents 30% of the venue’s capacity. The shows were chosen to celebrate the anniversary as a part of continuing the theater’s tradition of doing intimate musical events featuring artists from Tucson.

“We’ve always been about showcasing Tucson talent,” Claassen says. “They are able to be together because they are couples, so it really fit in with our whole idea of promoting Tucson talent with intimate theater and doing cabaret types of musical shows.”

Because it is part of its anniversary celebration, the theater is bringing back performers who have thrilled audiences in the past.

“We’ve produced all of these people before,” Claassen says. “Over the 50 years, they’ve all graced our stage and are all valuable members of the IT family and the Tucson performing arts community.”

Giving a ‘Wolf’ the stage The first show features the company’s artistic associate, To-Ree-Nee Wolf, in concert. It will be an evening of storytelling, love and music, especially original music from her newly released CD. www.LovinLife.com

“She is an amazing Renaissance woman,” Claassen says.

“She is a songwriter, a singer, a wonderful actor and a muralist.

This is the second in a series of shows we’ve produced of hers that really showcases all of the above. We’ll be able to see some of her art work through projections.”

This past summer, two of her murals were displayed in Tucson as part of a Black Lives Matter Mural Project. She was in Invisible Theatre’s recent “Gloria: A Life,” playing Flo Kennedy.

Part of the magical journey that she will share is from her own inspirational life story.

Making love in Paris The second show features harpist Christine Vivona and pianist/ trombonist Rob Boone during an evening that will pay tribute to Paris with music from the “City of Lights.” They’ll showcase French composers with music that is classical, contemporary pop and jazz.

“Rob and Christine are the first family of music in Tucson,” Claassen says. “Both are extremely accomplished musicians. Their concerts just provide a wonderful afternoon filled with love.”

Someone has some ’splainin to do The final show of the month takes audiences back in time to the classic sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Samantha Cormier and Nick Gallardo will do a live performance of music, laughter and love featuring some of the most famous sketches in “I Love Lucy” history.

Cormier and Gallardo are able to perform together on stage, as they are an off-stage couple and in each other’s pandemic bubble. Joining the couple — in masks — will be musical accompaniment on piano and drum.

“Samantha and Nick are both Tucson treasures,” Claassen says. “Each one is a musical talent and a theater talent. (The show) is a tribute to one of the greatest couples to ever be a part of the entertainment industry. It’s a timeless comedy. We all need to laugh. Laughter is the greatest

medicine there is.”

Keeping it safe Claassen wants to assure audiences that Invisible Theatre has their safety in mind.

“We have done everything humanly possible to make it safe and have approval from the Arizona Department of Health Services,” Claassen says. “We went through inspections, and we exceeded what their guidelines have outlined.”

To keep things safe, the theater will require reservations; there will be no sales at the box office. When patrons arrive, they will be seated directly into their assigned seats. No one will be allowed to congregate in the lobby. Check-in will be electronic, with no tickets used.

Rather than a full program, each seat will have an information sheet with show information. The concerts run 75 minutes without an intermission (though there will be a sanitized restroom available for emergency use).

Audience members must wear a mask the entire time they are in the theater.

They are asked to take their temperature at home and to reschedule their tickets if they are feeling ill. All social distancing guidelines will be followed.

Between shows, Invisible Theatre staff will thoroughly clean and sanitize the

Invisible Theatre is celebrating its anniversary with “April Love,” a month full of three performances: “A Wolf by Any Other Name,” “April in Paris” and “Lucy and Ricky Live.”

(Photos courtesy of Invisible Theatre)

theater. The theater has also installed a GPS-FC24-AZ ionization system into the air conditioner unit and will run it to clean out the air.

Staff will also wear masks at all times, with as few as possible in the building — which also means no ushers. All performers are monitored daily.

“We respect what anyone feels,” Claassen says. “Even though most of my staff has been vaccinated, we will still be tested weekly and there is no congregating.

Our protocols are up on our website for anyone to see.”

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What: “April Love” Where: Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Avenue at Drachman Cost: $40 general admission, $20 students Info: 882-9721, invisbletheatre.com APRIL 2021

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Million Dollar Pasta Bake

BY JAN D’ATRI When a dish is named Million Dollar Pasta Bake, you can probably count on it being worth every penny in flavor.

So, it is with this recipe. The dish has been around for decades, but it’s making quite a revival on social media. It seems as though we’re all looking for a little extra comfort in our foods these days, and a cheesy, meaty lasagna-like casserole checks off that box quite nicely.

I’ve made a regular-size batch, and I’ve also doubled the recipe for great makeahead portion-sized meals that can be

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Million Dollar Pasta Bake Ingredients: • 8 ounces (1/2 pound) spaghetti noodles • 1 large sweet yellow onion, chopped fine • 4 cloves garlic, minced • 6 tablespoons butter, divided • 1 pound ground beef (or turkey) • 1 (26-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese • 1/2 cup sour cream • 1 (8-ounce) package cottage cheese or ricotta • 8 ounces mascarpone, optional • 2 cups shredded mozzarella • 1 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a skillet with 3 tablespoons of butter, sauté onion and garlic until softened. Add ground beef or turkey and cook until browned.

Add pasta sauce, stir to combine, and cook for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water with 2 teaspoons of salt to a boil. Cook noodles as directed on the package.

While your noodles are boiling, mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese or ricotta in a bowl until smooth. When the spaghetti is cooked, drain and return spaghetti to pot. Add cheese mixture and gently stir to fully combine.

Add 3 tablespoons of butter (in small pieces) to the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish. Add a light layer of meat sauce, and then spread the enrobed spaghetti over top in an even layer. Add the remaining meat sauce over the spaghetti.

Spread mozzarella evenly over spaghetti.

Sprinkle Parmesan over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese is golden and bubbly on top.

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A Look at David Cook

David Cook is scheduled to play three livestreams, something with which he’s become accustomed. (Photo by Bobby Quillard)

The ‘Idol’ winner sees a silver lining to the dark cloud

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI When David Cook won “American Idol” in 2008, he was saddled with the coronation song “Time of My Life.” For quite a while, Cook didn’t want to sing the track live.

“My relationship with that song has been historically conflicted,” Cook says via Zoom.

“I acknowledged what that song represented and always appreciated what that song represented. But, as far as being able to internalize it and feel like I truly had ownership of that song, that was where I struggled.”

Things changed, however, when he was asked to perform the song during the wedding of “Bachelor in Paradise” stars Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon.

“It opened up my view of it quite a bit,” he says. “I really enjoy the romanticism behind it.”

Cook will perform a slew of his songs during three upcoming livestream events — 9 p.m. Sunday, April 18; 9 p.m. Sunday, May 2, a fundraiser for the National Brain Tumor Society; and 9 p.m. Sunday, May 16, an extended set from his catalog.

The April 18 show is a release party for his new EP, “The Looking Glass,” which is set for release on April 16. “The Looking Glass” EP is a six-song set recorded in Nashville with producer Andy Skib. The most recent single from “The Looking Glass” is a song called “Fire.”

In 2020, Cook released two singles from the EP. The first, “Reds Turn Blue,” is a nod to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something with which has struggled to overcome since his sea-

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son seven win on “American Idol.”

And the second, “Strange World,” is an homage to 2020. He may call it “strange,” but he has positive feelings about the year, even though he planned to head out with fellow former “Idol” Kris Allen on a European acoustic tour.

“I’ve been able to enjoy some of the silver linings to this giant cloud,” he says. “I was able to be home more. My wife and I were talking the other day, this is the longest I’ve been home since we’ve known each other.

“Everything slowed down, and it was a little easier to focus on the creative pursuits associated with my job, which was nice.”

Cook says without the “external stimuli” of performing and being out on the road, writing the album was a “unique exercise.”

“I had to put that puzzle together a little differently,” he adds. “It was fun for me, really. A song like ‘Strange World’ is a prime example. I was sitting at home watching TV and I happened to glance out a window.

“I was like, ‘Man, it’s been a while since I left the house.’ I think, at that point, it had been a week or something, which was rare up to that point. When I got into the songwriting, I realized it was a hopeful song.”

The simplicity of “Strange World” is effective. Cook agrees and says he wanted the music to inform the lyrics as much as possible. When he was sitting in his home studio, he just shared what he was feeling in that moment.

“A song like ‘Strange World’ was really

built around that — the pulsing synth pattern, which I found on accident,” Cook says. “I was just messing around. I love things like this little happy accident that sent me in a new direction.”

Cook has become a favorite of the Musical Instrument Museum in North Phoenix, having sold out numerous shows there. He recalls when he really understood the magnitude of a facility like this.

“I readily admit, the first time we played there, I wasn’t really up to snuff on what it was all about,” Cook says. “The name certainly implied what it was about. My favorite little piece there was this plexiglass case on a pedestal, and there was nothing in it.

“I thought it was a little odd until I saw the plaque next to it. It says it was the guitar from the winner of the air guitar contest. I died on that one. I was like, ‘OK, I appreciate this place on a whole new level.’”

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‘Now and Then’

Paul Stanley studies the past while exploring the present with Soul Station

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Long before Paul Stanley found success with Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Kiss, he was checking out the heavy hitters like Otis Redding in concert.

The experience was eye-opening, he says via Zoom.

“It really showed me that greatness has no color, has no ethnicity, has no shape, has no size,” Stanley says. “You are aware when you’re in the presence of greatness, and it’s not something that’s easily defined there.

“There have been moments like that in my life where I have been very lucky, and Otis was certainly one of them.”

Stanley took experiences like that and rolled it into the band Soul Station, which just released its first full-length album, “Now and Then,” which covers the Temptations, the Delfonics, and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Five original tracks fit snugly with the covers.

Soul Station, Stanley’s 15-piece ensemble group, has toured the United States and Japan, but it wasn’t until recently that it could enter the studio together and record “Now and Then.”

To help Stanley create the sound, he recruited the likes of Rafael “Hoffa” Moreira (guitar and backing vocals), Sean Hurley (bass), Alex Alessandroni (musical director, keyboards), Ely Rise (keyboards), Eric Singer (drums and backing vocals), Ray Yslas (percussion), Gavyn Rhone (backing vocals), Crystal Starr (backing vocals), Laurhan Beato (backing vocals) and Jon Pappenbrook (lead trumpet).

“We have such a ball,” he says. “We’ve been doing this for years now. We’re not a band that got together in the studio and wants to go play live. We’re a live band that’s gone into the studio, which comes across.

“We get along so great. We’re constantly texting each other or calling. It shows how exciting friendships can be when you’re not all bringing the same thing to

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the table. If you watch the videos, there is a lot of smiling because we have a ball.”

Stanley says the group found it satisfying to take on classic hits like “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” and “The Tracks of My Tears.”

“I’ve loved the songs since they came out,” he says. “I grew up with all this music, and I’ve always sung these songs at home.

“I’m not Eddie Kendricks, and I’m not Al Green. I’m not Levi Stubbs. I’m me. I believe that if you understand a song, if you can get into the intent of the song and the emotion behind it, you should be able to sing it — if you’re a singer.”

Stanley wanted to focus on and respect the melodies, so he didn’t change much when he recorded the songs.

“I also didn’t want to do paint by numbers,” Stanley says. “This wasn’t impersonations. This was me singing those songs, and from the response I’ve gotten from people who I look up to, mission accomplished.”

Songs like “Just My Imagination” proved to be challenging, but the mission was definitely accomplished, based on a conversation had with Otis Williams.

“Subtle songs can be like threading a needle,” he says. “There’s not a lot of leeway on either side. ‘Just My Imagination’ is a beautiful, beautiful song. It’s eloquent. Otis Williams is the keeper of the flame for the Temptations. He says to me, ‘I’ve listened to your version over and over and it’s as good as ours is.’

“You have to put that into perspective.

I certainly do. Our reverence, our respect and our dedication to performing these

Soul Station

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songs come across. If Otis says that, then I would say that the defense rests.”

He’s hoping Kiss fans will love the music as much as he does.

“I hope they can be shown that there’s only two types of music — that’s good

and bad,” he says. “If you only listen to one kind of music, it’s like eating one kind of food over and over and over.

“There’s a lot of great music out there, and it doesn’t necessarily all fall into the same category.”

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