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OPINION Like sandwiches? Then check out Mad Mario’s Italian Deli!

Tom Danehy 4 Renée Downing 6 Jim Hightower 6

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Guest Commentary 8 Mailbag 8

CURRENTS The Skinny 9

By Jim Nintzel

Emails and B.S. 9

By Mari Herreras

We get the runaround—and impossible answers—from the UA regarding a TUSD-related records request Media Watch 10

By John Schuster

Pools vs. Pachyderms 11

By Tim Vanderpool

In the face of budget woes, the city spends big on its new elephant exhibit Weekly Wide Web 12 Compiled by Dan Gibson

Police Dispatch 12

Awaiting our own tense encounter with the governor.

By Anna Mirocha

Branding Matters 13

By Brian J. Pedersen

Several Tucson businesses are accused of infringing on bigbusiness trademarks Project White House 2012 15

By Jim Nintzel

Introducing the stable of dark-horse candidates who want your vote in Arizona’s presidential primary!

GOP! The decision by the Arizona Democratic Party to skip the Arizona presidential primary this year—while understandable and quite fiscally responsible—sure isn’t helping the party’s registration numbers.

Earlier this week, I, Jimmy Boegle, became a registered Republican, so I can vote in the presidential primary later this month. The same goes for most of the rest of the Tucson Weekly editorial staff. God help us.

I still don’t know who will get my vote—but you can read all about the contenders in our very special Project White House 2012 package, which starts on Page 15.

When I posted the news of my new party affiliation on Facebook, the reaction to the news that I—a fairly liberalminded dude—was now a member of the GOP was varied.

“I don’t even know you anymore,” said a good college friend. “You’re dead to me. :)” said a colleague.

Meanwhile, James DiGiovanna—the former and futureif-I-can-ever-talk-him-back-in-to-it Weekly film reviewer—may have best summed up the matter.

“Well, like most Republicans, you’re a gay, white man. So there’s that,” James noted.

Ha! We kid, we kid, my Republican comrades.

In genuine seriousness, several commenters took me to task for joining the Republican ranks, saying that what I was doing was truly wrong—that I was consorting with the enemy, if you will.

A couple of responses to those people: First, it’s true that there are good Republicans out there. They’re drowned out these days by the xenophobes and homophobes and classwarfare proponents, yes, but they’re out there.

Second, not all Democrats or independents are all that great—far from it. I could name names if you’d like.

The moral of this story: It’s almost never a good idea to paint with an overbroad brush.

JIMMY BOEGLE, Editor jboegle@tucsonweekly.com

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Madly Magnificent 38

TQ&A 22 Arlan Colton, Imagine Greater Tucson

PERFORMING ARTS Laughably Long 28

By Laura C.J. Owen

With We Won’t Pay, Beowulf Alley gives the audience too much of a good thing

VISUAL ARTS Welcome Receptions 32

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At Mad Mario’s Italian Deli, the sandwiches and the service shine Noshing Around 38

By Adam Borowitz

MUSIC Genre Benders 43

By Eric Swedlund

For the Electric Blankets, every new song is like a beloved new child Soundbites 43

By Stephen Seigel

Downtown-area arts galleries open their doors for another exciting Art Safari

Club Listings 46

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Invaders or Neighbors? 33

By Marge Pellegrino

In A Common Humanity, Lane Van Ham examines three organizations that support migrants

CINEMA Overlooked Gem 34

By Colin Boyd

Tyrannosaur offers the best recent performance by an actress—no matter what the Oscars and other awards say Film Times 35 Bounty Blahs 36

By Bob Grimm

One for the Money is another stinker starring Katherine Heigl Now Showing at Home 37

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Nine Questions 48

Rhythm & Views 51

MEDICAL MJ J.M. on J.M. 54

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Remembering Etta James and her mentor, Johnny Otis

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’ve been asked a lot of dumb questions over the years, and that’s fine, because I’ve asked my share, and they serve to balance out the universe. One of the dumbest came when, as a high school kid, I walked into the gym at Granada Hills (Calif.) High School along with my basketball teammates, who all happened to be of the African-American persuasion. A Granada Hills student who was in the gym looked at me and asked, “You’d like to be black, huh?”

I wasn’t sure whether he was a racist or part of that emerging mass of wide-eyed white liberals that sprang forth in the late-1960s. It didn’t really matter; the response would have been the same. I said something to the effect of, “Dude, have you seen the way black people are treated? Why would anybody who isn’t black want to be black?”

To which one of my teammates interjected, “Yeah, what about Johnny Otis?”

He had me there.

Legendary singer/songwriter/bandleader/drummer/discjockey/TV-host Johnny Otis died a couple of weeks ago at the age of 90. Otis was a pioneer in the world of rhythm and blues that I love so much.

He was born Ioannis Alexandros Veliotes in Vallejo, Calif., and grew up in a rough part of Berkeley. Over his lifetime, he said in numerous interviews that, pretty early on in his childhood, he decided that he wanted to be black.

That must have thrilled his Greek-immigrant parents.

(Here’s an odd fact: His younger brother, Nicholas, who decided to stay white, served as U.S. ambassador to Jordan in the 1970s and Egypt in the 1980s.)

When I was growing up in Los Angeles, the argument raged in my projects neighborhood as to whether Otis was black or white. He had a Mediterranean complexion, and he wore his close-cropped hair slicked back, bringing up the inevitable discussion of “good hair.” It was one of those arguments where, even if you could prove that you were right, it wouldn’t end things. Kinda like the birther thing with the hard-core Tea Party morons.

Actually, the is-he-white-or-is-he-black thing morphed into a game I used to play with my college teammates. On those long bus rides, we’d read the newspaper or The Sporting News and try to guess what color an athlete was by his name. (It was a lot harder back in the 1970s.) My trump card was that there was a white running back named Tucker Frederickson.

The only way you could rig that game today is if you could find a white guy with an apostrophe in his name.

Back in the day, Johnny Otis was everywhere in Southern

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California. He was a popular R&B DJ (on the radio), was a bandleader and singer famous for his song “Willie and the Hand Jive” (later covered by Eric Clapton), and had his own American Bandstand-like show on a local TV station. He also put on these big R&B extravaganzas, like the kind the Blues Brothers staged in the movie. A pickup truck would drive through the projects, with a big speaker in the bed of the truck blaring details of the upcoming show to be held at the El Monte Auditorium. It’s probably my mind just playing tricks on me, but I seem to remember that every single one of his shows featured Rosie and the Originals singing “Angel Baby,” the classic song in which the backup band basically grinds to a halt midway through the song, then struggles to find the 2/4 beat so the members can finish strong.

Otis is credited with helping discover future R&B stars Jackie Wilson (the singer of “Lonely Teardrops” and “Higher and Higher,” whose career was cut short by a heart attack on stage at the age of 41), Little Richard and Hank Ballard (who wrote and recorded “The Twist,” which later became a sensation when covered by Chubby Checker). He wrote the Gladys Knight and the Pips hit “Every Beat of My Heart” and produced Big Mama Thornton’s legendary recording of “Hound Dog.” Perhaps Otis’ greatest discovery was Etta James, whose single “At Last” is in the Grammy Hall of Fame. (Both James and Otis are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1993 and 1994, respectively.) Otis wrote James’ first hit, the mildly suggestive “The Wallflower,” better known by its refrain, “Roll with me, Henry.” It was a response song to Ballard’s wildly suggestive “Work With Me, Annie.”

She was born Jamesetta Hawkins to a 14-year-old unwed mother. She never knew her father, but swore to her dying day that it was legendary pool shark Minnesota Fats, on whom Jackie Gleason based his character in the movie The Hustler.

I got to see Etta James a couple of times, including in Tucson when she opened for the Rolling Stones on their 1978 Some Girls tour. (That concert is best known for a surprise appearance by then-megastar Linda Ronstadt, who joined the Stones onstage for a rousing rendition of “Tumbling Dice.”)

James battled all sorts of demons throughout her life and had several rounds of rehab. Her weight once got higher than 400 pounds, forcing her to perform onstage in a wheelchair.

She also died a couple of weeks ago, just three days after her beloved mentor, Johnny Otis. Ah, but what they left behind.

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Rosemont Copper: a terrible idea that will not die HIGHTOWER

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NEWT GINGRICH: THE SPAWN OF CITIZENS UNITED

BY RENÉE DOWNING, rdowning@tucsonweekly.com

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: Why do so many of us who live in Southern Arizona ignore local news? A: Because it’s so infuriating.

Whether it’s a state legislator proposing SaddleBrooke as the perfect spot for a national nuclear waste dump, or state schools superintendent John Huppenthal banning books, or Humberto Lopez asking us to pay to fix up his dilapidated hotel, or the new Rio Nuevo board squandering nearly a million dollars on lawyers, the news you’re likely to hear when you take your fingers out of your ears is so often the psychic equivalent of stubbing a toe.

Not long ago, I reluctantly cracked open my local-news intake valve only to learn that the Rosemont Copper project had somehow lurched back to unholy life. (Insert swearing and hopping around here.) In spite of the fact that Pima County denied the project an air-quality permit in September, the Forest Service has been busy holding hearings—at one of which mine supporters tried to shout down Ron Barber, who was there to read a statement from Gabrielle Giffords’ office. (So much for the new SoAZ civility.)

In its Citizens United decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upended our democratic elections by decreeing that corporations and über-wealthy individuals can dump unlimited sums of cash into campaigns to elect their favored candidates. Astonishingly, Justice Anthony Kennedy declared in his majority opinion that such a gusher of special-interest money would not “give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.”

Who knew so much political naiveté could be cloaked in a single judicial robe?

Justice Kennedy, meet Sheldon Adelson, a product of your cluelessness about how Honestly, what will it take to put a stake through this real politics work. For years, this casino thing’s heart? An open pit mine, about 30 miles southeast of baron has spent lavishly on right-wing Tucson, with no rail access, developed by a Canadian comfront groups to advance his personal pany with no track record, that wants to take, for free, 6,400 agenda, including pouring money into Newt acres of scenic desert and use it as a tailings dump, with sigGingrich. nificant environmental impacts on at least another 100,000 The billionaire and The Newt became surrounding acres. With, in the Forest Service’s own words, symbiotic buddies in the mid-’90s, bondeffects on a fragile, overtaxed aquifer “expected to take many ing over their shared fondness for crushing years, even centuries, to be fully realized.” (The toxic pit lake labor unions. Adelson was bitterly fightwill develop right away, though.) Oh, yeah, and 24-hour ing Nevada unions, pushing a state law to light, noise and air pollution, plus the right to pump all the crimp workers’ rights. Gingrich, then the water it needs. “Irretrievable and irreversible commitment of U.S. House speaker, endorsed Adelson’s bio resources”—once again, this is the spineless Forest Nevada legislation and also backed a tax Service talking—with the upside being a few hundred dirty, break in Congress for casinos. In turn, dangerous jobs with a lifespan of 20 years.

Gingrich got campaign cash, funding to support him after being drummed out of office THIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow in disgrace in 1998, free rides on Adelson’s corporate jet, and backing for his current run for the presidency.

In the past, the biggest personal check he could’ve taken from his casino sugar daddy was $5,000. After the Supreme’s Citizens United edict, however, Adelson can go all-in to push his willing servant into the White House.

Newt got $5 million from Adelson to buy his recent South Carolina victory, and another $5 million from Sheldon’s wife, Miriam, to advance Gingrich in Florida. And next … well, there’s no telling, Justice Kennedy, since you’ve legalized unlimited funds for the blatant corruption of America’s elections.

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(BTW, for anyone who wants work in the heavy-construction or extractive industries, I have two words for you: North Dakota.)

Have the people who support this ever visited Mammoth, or Winkelman, or Globe, or Superior? Take a ride, I dare you, out to the Superfund site that is Hayden, where, just last fall, the EPA found that Asarco still hasn’t cleaned up the lead and arsenic that’s poisoning the locals—and that the state of Arizona does not care.

And those fabulous mine jobs? I used to know a woman whose brother had worked for the mines in Morenci, driving giant ore trucks until he had to go on disability: The vibration had destroyed the connective tissue in his abdomen. A surgeon had to wrap his belly in artificial mesh to hold his guts in place. Talk about career opportunity.

Back when I was in high school in Phoenix, we were zealously fed the “three C’s” legend of the state economy— “Copper, Cotton and Cattle”—but it was obvious even then that it was obsolete. A fourth C, Climate, has fueled Southern Arizona’s growth for at least the last half-century.

It’s all about the weather, folks, and the pretty views.

Look, for example, at the website of a spectacular local success, Ventana Medical Systems. This high-tech medical diagnostics outfit, founded by a UA faculty member, was acquired by the giant Roche Group of Switzerland in 2008 for $3.4 billion. (Yes, with a “B.”) It currently employs 1,300 people at a reported average salary of $88,000, and is hiring aggressively. If you go to the “careers” section on the company’s website—which some people I know do quite often— you’ll find a page titled “Tucson.” There, you’ll see a photo of saguaros and ocotillo in bloom, with hills and lavender mountains in the distance. No earthmovers; no sterile, slowly eroding tailings terraces; no deadly ponds. The accompanying text mentions Tucson’s scientific community, the landscape and weather, Mount Lemmon, the recreation areas and the city’s quirky charms. (Nothing about great school systems or sane public policy, though. That would be lying.)

This, in other words, is what Southern Arizona has to offer: Talented people. Sunny winters. Hiking trails. Singing birds. Clean air and water. In short, quality of life.

There’s a story in the Old Testament about a fool who sells his birthright for a mess of pottage. Rosemont Copper is that kind of mess.

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OPINION

Serraglio Lumps Anglos Together The headline of Randy Serraglio’s essay looked interesting (“All politics Is No Longer Local—and Locals Are Paying the Price as a Result,� Jan. 19). I was expecting an intelligent discussion about how politics affects the local level.

It wasn’t long before I started seeing loaded words like “vitriol,� “Republibots,� “Christo-fascists� and “John Huppenthal’s ruthless witch hunt.� Near the end, he gets downright vituperative by talking about the oppression of the Mexicans by the “gringos� who “seized this land by violent force,� “and treated its Mexican inhabitants as second-class citizens for the next 150 years.�

The gringos who seized this land are becoming fossils, and there are very few descendents living here in present-day Arizona. So Mr. Serraglio wants to lump all anglos together into the undesirable class of oppressors. He then speaks of this as justification of racial resentment. That kind of pleading makes a strong case for getting rid of Mexican-American studies instantly.

Please, can we bring William Buckley back to life, together with his emphasis on reasoned and courteous debate?

William Winkelman

And Now, Some Insane Partisan Economic Analysis One reality that Tom Danehy (Jan. 19), the Occupy Whatever detritus, and cockamamie lefties in general refuse to accept is that the middle class exists only because there are rich folks. We all work for them (even those in government work for them since most taxes come from the 1 percent). Rich folks don’t bury their money in a can. They put it to work to make more money.

Tom excoriated investors who make money by trading financial instruments. George Soros, John Kerry, the Kennedy clan and many other ultra-rich Democrat elites never worked a day in their lives, and fall squarely into the group Tom hates so passionately. I wonder if Tom holds the rest of the ultrarich Democrat elites to the same standard of hatred as everyone else.

Tom Danehy is the completely irrational, hate-filled, envy-filled and delusional Democrat so typical today.

Rick Cunnington

Keep Tucson cool by paying for a tree

BY MELANIE LENART

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teven Haas might be on to something. After the Catalina State Park manager announced in late December that people could honor their loved ones by paying $350 or so to plant a tree, some 20 people called to lay their money down. As he mentioned during a phone call, the enthusiastic response is almost more than the park can handle.

Tucson residents, take note: Donations might be a way to get the cloak of greenery so desperately needed to keep our pavement, sidewalks and red-rocked xeriscapes from heating the city beyond bearable. It turns out that the Tucson Parks Foundation can accept donations for planting city trees, with memorial trees running $100 each.

The city has room for another couple of hundred trees just in the square mile centered on downtown, according to a 2011 analysis by Alison Meadow while she was a landscape architect intern for the city. Some 237 spaces are ready and waiting. It’s a matter of finding the funding to fill them with trees.

Planting 20 donated trees every few months could help the core of the Old Pueblo reach a more-sustainable state.

Everybody with skin knows that shade cools things off.

Meteorologists regularly put numbers on the extra heat we feel from the humidity factor, or the extra kick of cool from wind chill. But you won’t find a systematic reporting of the shade-chill factor.

We measure the temperature of air, while the shading effect occurs on a surface. Air doesn’t have a surface—but people do. So do streets, buildings, sidewalks and other heat-radiating structures that cover the cityscape. For another thing, it’s tough to pinpoint the temperature difference of shaded versus sun-soaked surfaces. It changes with the color and density of the surface, time of day and season.

To get a feel for how it works, I borrowed an infrared thermometer from UA climatologist Michael Crimmins and wandered around town pointing it at the ground. At about 4 p.m. on a May day, the surface temperature of unshaded soil was running about 90 degrees, some 30 degrees hotter than shaded soil. The difference was even more extreme for rock, which was reaching 130 degrees.

My informal findings echo the results of more-refined studies by others.

Of course, the benefit of a cooler city comes with a cost.

The $100 for a city tree or $350-plus for planting a bigger one in the state park goes beyond the price of the tree, because it considers factors such as the amount of water it will take to keep the tree alive.

The cost in water might raise more eyebrows among desert dwellers than the price tag; we obviously have limited local supplies. Spending water on cooling, though, is one of the better uses for it in a town where temperatures can run dangerously high.

Much of the water that trees use goes to take the edge off the heat in the same way that our swamp coolers do. When water evaporates, whether from leaves or cooler pads, it takes heat with it. This evaporative cooling can chill the air in an enclosed house by some 30 degrees. It can cool the air around trees and grass by several degrees—perhaps dropping the air temperature in the immediate environment from 104 degrees to 98 degrees on a good day.

For heat-sensitive people, every degree closer to body temperature makes a difference. It’s especially crucial in the city, where pavement, concrete and buildings crank up the heat. So it was nice to hear that Peg Weber, who calls herself a “happy public servant� for Tucson Parks and Recreation, is willing to act as the point person between the parks foundation and the various city departments. People can contact her to donate trees, whether they’d like to see them in city parks or along city streets. A $100 donation covers a memorial tree and its maintenance, including irrigation.

Trading greenbacks for greenery yields benefits that far outweigh the costs. A lot of residents evidently already get this, based on the number of people ready to pay for trees in Catalina State Park. Let’s hope city-dwellers will put their money where their house is.

To arrange to plant a tree within city boundaries, contact Peg Weber at 837-8050 or peg.weber@tucsonaz.gov. Donate to the Tucson Parks Foundation at www.tucsonparksfoundation.org.

Melanie Lenart is an environmental scientist and writer who has lived in Tucson since 1996.

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We get the runaround—and impossible answers— from the UA regarding a TUSD-related records request

THE CD 8 SCRAMBLE BEGINS

Emails and B.S. early six months after filing a publicrecords request for emails to and from Tucson Unified School Board president Mark Stegeman, the Tucson Weekly has received only a fraction of what was requested.

On Aug. 10, 2011, the Weekly sent a records request to the University of Arizona asking for TUSD-related emails sent to and from Stegeman’s UA email address. The request asked for e-mail messages to and from Stegeman between his fellow school-board members and Superintendent John Pedicone, among others, going back to Stegeman’s election in 2008.

Topics for the search also included MexicanAmerican studies and ethnic studies.

Jennifer Fitzenberger, the UA director of external communications, confirmed the request and later confirmed the presence of the emails on the UA server. On Nov. 15, Fitzenberger wrote in an email to the Weekly that the legal department decided the records request needed to be made through TUSD, even though the emails are on the UA server.

“The records you requested reflect the official activities of the TUSD board, and as such, TUSD should review and respond to the request. Please ask TUSD to request the documents from the UA (they can contact Teri Moore). From there, TUSD can respond to your request,” Fitzenberger wrote.

Nancy Woll of TUSD’s legal department asked the Weekly to send a records request to TUSD, and the Weekly complied on Nov. 22.

Woll then confirmed that the district was in contact with the UA and would review the request.

TUSD’s public-records clerk, Imelda Cardenas, forwarded a letter to the Weekly that was sent to Stegeman on Nov. 28 from TUSD legal counsel Martha Durkin. A copy went to Teri Moore, identified in the letter as a UA public-info records officer. Stegeman was provided a copy of the public-records request with the letter, and was told that, according to state law, the records requested were considered public and “are therefore subject to disclosure.”

“Please make these records available to us as soon as possible in order for TUSD to comply with this request in the required timely manner,” Durkin wrote. “It is my understanding that the records requested are available to you through Teri Moore at the University of Arizona.”

The Weekly later emailed Stegeman, asking what he was doing about the TUSD request.

On Monday, Dec. 12, Stegeman responded by email: “Mari, I just found out a few days ago that you had never received a response to the public records request concerning email. I had assumed that you had received that a long time

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ago. As soon as finals finish I will try to ensure that you get it ASAP.” After not hearing back from Stegeman, the Weekly contacted the UA’s Fitzenberger on Jan. 3 for an update—and was reminded that TUSD was in charge of the request. “TUSD will be processing your request, as the records you requested have been determined to be TUSD records. TUSD is in touch with Dr. Stegeman,” she wrote.

After a follow-up with TUSD, the school district’s Cardenas replied to the Weekly in an email on Jan. 5: “It is my understanding that the documents will be sent directly to Mr. Stegeman, who in turn will make them available to you. Since the UofA is the owner of said documents, (the) TUSD public records department will not view them.”

On Jan. 5, the Weekly wrote Stegeman asking about the request, along with this question: “Who will do a final review of this request?”

On Jan. 6, Cardenas called the Weekly and said that the records were at her office and would be ready as soon as personal contact information was redacted. Later that same day, Stegeman wrote: “UA pulled the stuff together and Martha Durkin has it, and I think you should get it almost immediately from this point.”

The emails provided to the Weekly included emails from May, June, July and August of 2011—many of which are duplicates of governing-board communications, with attachments.

On Monday, Jan. 9, the Weekly contacted Stegeman to let him know that only records from part of 2011 were provided. When asked to explain, Stegeman replied: “UA compiled the emails from their system. I can ask them if you want. Was it the late part of 2011 or the early part?”

The Weekly replied that the request sought records going back three years, and asked him to complete the request as soon as possible. On Friday, Jan. 13, Stegeman replied, “I will convey this to UA legal. I try to keep TUSD business off of UA email as much as possible, since that is not what UA email is intended for.”

Starting last year, the TUSD website included a contact email under the photograph of each school-board member. The first email address Stegeman listed was his UA address. The email was changed halfway through the year to a Gmail address. In 2009, Stegeman also used the UA email address at the end of a guest editorial that ran in the morning daily.

In a follow-up, the Weekly contacted Stegeman, as well as the UA’s Fitzenberger and TUSD’s Cardenas. Fitzenberger asked for a copy of the UA public-records request. The Weekly

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BY MARI HERRERAS, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com

TUSD board president Mark Stegeman. sent Fitzenberger an email with the original request and attached a copy of the letter that TUSD sent to Stegeman in November.

The letter states: “Pursuant to the state open records law, Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. Secs. 39-121 to 39-122, I write to request access to and a copy of all e-mail correspondence the past three years to and from Associate Professor of Economics Mark Stegeman using his UA e-mail address stegeman@eller.arizona.edu on topics regarding Tucson Unified School District in his capacity as a member of and now president of the Tucson Unified School District governing board.”

The Weekly also asked the UA and TUSD legal departments to explain why Stegeman himself, sans oversight, was directed to pick up the emails from the UA’s legal department and deliver them to TUSD. While the Weekly is still waiting for a reply from TUSD, Stegeman emailed that he provided everything he received. “I did not remove anything myself. I don’t know whether Martha removed or redacted anything. I never saw her output.”

Fitzenberger confirmed how the emails were provided to Stegeman by the UA legal department. “Stegeman was provided a CD with the records responsive to your request. He was then to give the CD to TUSD for review. … We can confirm that the (searches) conducted were for responsive records covered the three-year span you requested.”

The UA is implying there were no emails found to or from Stegeman’s UA account regarding the TUSD business in question before May 2011—which seems impossible.

Fitzenberger wrote, “I can confirm the only emails responsive to your request were those provided on the disc to TUSD. There were no records matching your request in 2009 or 2010.”

With Gabrielle Giffords making her resignation official in a graceful exit from the House of Representatives last Wednesday, Jan. 25, Gov. Jan Brewer has set the schedule for the special election to fill out the remainder of Gabby’s term: Voters in Congressional District 8 will go to the polls on Tuesday, JAN April 17, for the partisan primary election, and on Tuesday, June 12, for the special general election.

Candidates for the special congressional election have until Feb. 27 to deliver their nominating petitions.

Republican Frank Antenori was the first one into the pool, announcing last Friday, Jan. 27, that he was running in both the special election to replace Giffords and the normal election to fill the seat in the new Congressional District 2, a tossup district which is slightly more Democratic than the current CD 8.

Antenori launched his campaign for CD 8 in Green Valley, delivering the standard Obama-bashing, base-riling campaign speech to a packed house of Green Valley Republicans. Antenori said the election would be decided by economic issues, and he’s got a record of balancing budgets in tough times.

“We have got to do at a federal level what we did here in Arizona: We’ve got to get the adults back in charge, cut up the credit cards that they’ve been running wild with, and get the country back on the same sound financial footing that we have here in Arizona,” Antenori said.

Antenori confirmed he is “110 percent” in the race for the newly drawn CD 2 in the regular November election.

“It’s going to be a long haul,” he said. “This is an unprecedented situation, running for two congressional seats at the same time. We’re going to have four elections in less than a year.

It’s going to be tiring; it’s going to be tough, but I’m there, and I’m going to fight.”

Antenori, who plans to keep his state Senate seat at least until the budget is settled, wanted to get out ahead of Jesse Kelly, the Republican candidate who came within a few thousand votes of JESSE beating Giffords in 2010.

Kelly, who had relocated to Texas with his family after losing the congressional seat, raced back to Tucson last week with the intention of leaping into the special election.

Team Kelly released a poll last week that showed him in the front of the pack of probable Republican specialelection candidates. The survey showed that Kelly had a combined 35 percent of definite and leaning voters. Antenori pulled 15 percent of definite and leaning voters, and local sports broadcaster Dave Sitton—a potential candidate who has not yet announced his plans— got 7 percent.

The poll, conducted on Jan. 24 and 25, sampled 300 likely primary voters from the current CD 8.

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Lee Enterprises stock jolted significantly higher following news that the struggling publishing company, which owns the Arizona Daily Star, received approval for its bankruptcy plan, which took effect Jan. 30.

Lee hopes the new arrangement—which involves a series of loans that stretch into 2017 and interest rates from just less than 7 percent to more than 15 percent—will give the company what CEO Mary Junck refers to as “a runway� to transition into a new business plan led by technological options that have otherwise gutted the traditional newspaper industry.

Lee has a debt-service load of about $112 million in 2012 alone, but most analysts believe the company has enough cash on hand to make the required payments.

Lee stock sold in the neighborhood of 75 cents on Jan. 19, continuing a long string below the New York Stock Exchange’s required $1 threshold, but since the announcement, the stock has doubled into the $1.50 neighborhood.

If, for some reason, Lee is more cashstrapped than it anticipates, perhaps it can borrow some more time by getting a sweet price for its Tucson.com domain, which for the last few months has shown viewers this Mission Impossible-inspired message: “Much of Tucson.com is going on hiatus. You will be redirected to Southern Arizona’s largest news site, azstarnet.com, in 5 seconds.�

As it stands, it’s a shame that a Web address as potentially beneficial as Tucson. com transfers readers to what is not only Southern Arizona’s largest news site, but also its most cumbersome and confusing.

LOCALS LIKELY TO ESCAPE GANNETT FURLOUGHS Toward the end of 2011, the powers-that-be at Gannett announced that company minions would be forced to take another unpaid furlough week before March 31, 2012.

However, it appears that local Gannett employees—the few who remain after Gannett’s closure of the Tucson Citizen newspaper—will not have to participate.

Mark Evans, who oversees tucsoncitizen. com, says he didn’t have to take last year’s furlough. Evans is one of three people who are Gannett-only employees. Non-news employees at the Star are technically halfLee and half-Gannett.

John Humenik, the president and publisher of the Arizona Daily Star, himself a halfLee, half-Gannett employee, said via email that decisions such as who is furloughed “are made locally under my direction.�

THE STATION AT 1330 TAKES NEW CALL LETTERS Remember KJLL, aka The Jolt, the bizarre little radio station with studios on Broadway Boulevard that jettisoned most of its staff when Dawn Avalon took the reins a few months back? Well, that bizarre little radio station has ditched its longtime moniker in 10 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

favor of KWFM AM 1330, aka The Star.

What is KWFM, The Star? So far, it’s The Jolt with new call letters. The syndicated lineup—with a fraction of the local programming the station once had—remains the same. Even the website is the same.

However, it took the skeleton crew at Hudson Communications little time to apparently update the KWFM page on Wikipedia.

The KWFM call letters are familiar to longtime Tucson radiophiles. That used to be the station at 92.9 FM, which experienced its best days as a rock format before transitioning to oldies. In 2001, management of what is now Clear Channel made a fateful strategic error by flipping the format to KOYT, the so-called Coyote Country. The hope was that Coyote Country would take enough of KIIM FM 99.5’s country audience away to give Top 40 station KRQQ FM 93.7 the best ratings in the market.

This is bonehead, but pervasive, radio logic.

(Citadel, which owned KIIM, attempted the same strategy with a Top 40 go on 97.5 FM.) Coyote Country lasted about a year and a half.

Even with its 100,000-watt signal, the station at 92.9 has never delivered the numbers it enjoyed during the KWFM days. It flipped to The Mountain and recently KMIY—with a format of hits of the ’80s, ’90s and today— late last year.

KWFM languished at 97.1 FM, and then was banished to 1450 AM, until Clear Channel decided to abandon the oldies format in favor of a comedy experiment that lasted all of seven months. The station at 1450 currently has a Spanish-music format. As a result, Clear Channel no longer needed the call letters—and Hudson snagged them last week.

R.I.P., OLD BELO STUDIOS I sat in with tucsoncitizen.com sports editor (and apparent Gannett-furlough-avoider) Anthony Gimino and host David Kelly last Sunday, Jan. 29, on KMSB Channel 11’s final Sunday Sports Force broadcast from the Belo facility.

KOLD Channel 13 was slated to start broadcasting Fox 11’s news product— including a new local morning show and the continuation of KMSB’s 9 p.m. nightly newscast—from KOLD on Feb. 1.

It should not take long for viewers to see a dramatic improvement in overall production quality and clarity, but the switch means the end of an era at the Belo studio. It was little more than a dilapidated warehouse that seemed more suited for one of those children’s shows from the ’60s and ’70s, like Bozo or Wallace and Ladmo, than for a newscast that an under-resourced news crew attempted to put together for an hour every night.

Given the tools with which they had to work—combined with the frustration and morale drain of going to work every day and looking at a studio center with modernized equipment that was off-limits to personnel for the better part of the last two years—it’s remarkable that KMSB staffers got anything coherent accomplished.

KOLD, meanwhile, is experiencing a slight snag. Its master-control facility is not entirely functional. As a result, it is microwaving a signal to Belo for a few weeks, which has put a damper on the high-definition launch.

KOLD is broadcasting in 16-by-9-inch standard-definition for the first couple of weeks, but expects to be up to speed and ready to go in high-definition on KMSB by Feb. 16.

CURRENTS In the face of budget woes, the city spends big on its new elephant exhibit

Pools vs. Pachyderms

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BY TIM VANDERPOOL, tvanderpool@tucsonweekly.com fternoon breezes whip trash across an empty parking lot and into the Quincie Douglas Pool’s firmly locked gates.

Completed in 2006 at a cost topping $3 million, the 11,000-square-foot pool at 36th Street and Kino Parkway now sits idle nearly half the year. Even when Quincie is open from April through November, the calendar is dotted with employee-furlough days, when the gates remain closed, and lifeguards go unpaid.

Tucson’s municipal pools are remarkably popular, welcoming an estimated 300,000 visitors each summer. But like Quincie, six of those fullsize pools are shuttered through much of the winter. That’s in addition to the 17 neighborhood pools that have been closed year-round, saving the city Parks and Recreation Department roughly $550,000 a year.

Billy Sassi is the city’s longtime aquatics program manager. Speaking to the Tucson Weekly’s Mari Herreras in 2010, he called the closures “very disheartening.”

Two years later, various schemes are being floated to keep more of those pools open. For instance, Ward 5 City Councilman Richard Fimbres spearheaded a recent policy shift that allows Parks and Recreation to solicit private money for pool-funding. The jury is still out on whether the city will have to go begging.

Either way, Fimbres contends that the concept simply gives Parks and Recreation another revenue tool. “Although we’re still in an economic downturn here, we do see a light at the end of the tunnel,” he says. “But we’re still trying to find new ways to get those pools open for the summer.”

Until then, the pools enduring year-round closure include one at Reid Park. But unlike Quincie, you won’t find silence at that midtown swimming hole. Instead, you’re likely to hear the nearby grind of construction, as Parks and Recreation nears completion of its $9.7 million elephant exhibit at the Reid Park Zoo. Roughly half of the money came from taxpayers. The remainder was provided through an ambitious fundraising effort, premised on enlarging the exhibit to keep the zoo’s two longtime companion elephants together. Current plans, however, are to send both animals to the San Diego Zoo, where officials concede they’ll likely be separated.

Meanwhile, operating Reid Park’s new exhibit is expected to cost $400,000 annually. To many, that seems extravagant, particularly for a cashstrapped city department already faltering in its core services, such as keeping municipal pools open to the public.

But to Parks and Recreation director Fred Gray, the sum simply represents a commitment

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The Reid Park Zoo’s promotional materials for the elephant expansion promise that “something big is coming.” Meanwhile many city-pool users are out of luck. made by the City Council in 2005, when it approved the exhibit’s expansion.

According to Gray, the vote carried a proviso that no additional day-to-day expenses would come from the city’s general fund. Instead, the zoo planned to boost its entrance fees for the second time in a decade, by about 50 cents for kids, and $1 for adults. “We project that the new additional revenue will offset the (exhibit’s) operating costs,” he says.

Whether the new exhibit will really bump visitor revenues that significantly remains to be seen. In an earlier interview with the Tucson Weekly, zoo administrator Susan Basford seemed to dismiss exhibits as big money-makers. “We bring in through revenue about half of what it costs the city to operate the zoo,” she said. “It’s not a cash cow.”

While Gray says the zoo’s current $2.5 million budget was never meant to be self-sustaining, he notes that revenues have climbed to more than 50 percent, up from just 40 percent of operating costs a few years ago. “It’s increased with time, because we’ve done some new exhibits. And one of the things that’s driving attendance right now is new lion cubs.”

All of which doesn’t necessarily explain why Parks and Recreation appears to give priority to a few elephants, while thousands of swimmers remain locked out. “It’s hard to rationalize a lot of things,” Gray says. “But this master plan for the park expansion was done back in 2001, so it’s been on the books for awhile.

“The thing I would say was that a commitment was made back in 2005. …We’re going to honor that commitment, but we still don’t want general-fund money going toward that.”

Of course, if the zoo hadn’t expanded its exhibit, there would be no need to hike fees to pay for the expanded exhibit.

It doesn’t help that said exhibit has been mired in controversy. The latest dust-up began when Reid Park officials pulled a grand flipflop: After raising millions to enlarge the space with the goal of keeping longtime companion elephants Shaba and Connie together, they announced plans to instead fill the new exhibit

with an African herd imported from the San Diego Zoo. In turn, the aging Asian Connie would be dispatched to San Diego.

Local activists undertook an effort to have both elephants relocated to a lush California wildlife sanctuary. They even persuaded former gameshow impresario and animal-rights crusader Bob Barker to pledge $500,000 toward the move.

That option was immediately opposed by the Reid Park Zoo, which once again trotted out education curator Vivian VanPeenen. VanPeenen routinely labels detractors as “animal extremists.”

This time, she lashed out at Barker, claiming that his “only interest is his anti-zoo agenda.”

In January, the zoo suddenly announced that both Connie and Shaba would be heading for San Diego. Not surprisingly, the timing of this latest about-face has proved curious indeed.

Asked to explain, director Basford says, “We do constantly look at our decisions, and take into account the concerns of the citizens of Tucson.

And we found a solution that wasn’t really obvious to us early on, in consultation with the San Diego Zoo and the (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and (a special) advisory group for African elephants.”

Not obvious earlier?

“We’ve always let Reid Park know that we had space for two elephants,” says Christina Simmons, a spokeswoman for the San Diego Zoo. “We have had the space for Shaba and Connie.”

The San Diego Zoo is likely to have space, considering that one of its elephants killed another elephant in November; critics blame the tragedy on poor animal management. And in early January, two of the zoo’s elephants were euthanized, one purportedly because of the complications of old age, the other because of an undetermined esophagus issue.

Not exactly an encouraging note for Connie and Shaba to exit on. Nor is the fact that they’ll likely be separated soon after arrival in San Diego. “They’ll be sent out together,” says Basford. “We all collectively believe very strongly that Connie will gravitate to the Asian elephants, and Shaba will gravitate to the Africans.”

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Antenori, who dismissed Kelly’s poll as a “snapshot in time,” said he had done his own polling for the seat, but he didn’t ask whether voters supported Kelly, because he didn’t think Kelly would run.

“What’s really astonishing is that he had no intentions of running in the normal election, and he had already started cutting staff away, and all of a sudden, Mr. Opportunity is back in town. We went through a period of time in the state when there were a lot of political battles,” Antenori said, citing tussles with the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission and the Tucson City Council. “Some of us stayed to fight those battles and work for the conservative cause in the party, and some of us didn’t. When the going gets tough, Jesse Kelly gets going.”

While that slugfest is shaping up, the picture is a lot murkier on the Democratic side, where most of the potential candidates are waiting to see if Giffords herself will endorse a candidate.

The Skinny hears persistent rumors that Ron Barber, the district director for CD 8, may get into the race later this week or early next week.

But Barber, who was shot twice on Jan. 8, 2011, is still dealing with a damaged left leg that remains numb below the knee. If he were to get into the race, he may only want to serve out the remainder of Giffords’ CD 8 term.

So if Barber gets into the race, he’ll probably clear the field of other Democrats, who will refocus on the race for CD 2.

Democrat Matt Heinz told The Skinny earlier this week that he hopes to run in the special election for CD 8 and the regular election for CD 2.

MATT “Southern Arizona needs representation, and we have a very short timeframe to get somebody like Gabby back in there to represent us in D.C.,” said Heinz, who has no plans to resign from his seat in the Arizona House of Representatives.

“I think with my record of moderate, bipartisan consensus-building, and my background as a physician, I’m the best candidate to do it.”

But Heinz said that if Barber did get into the race for the special election, he’d reset his sights on the new Congressional District 2.

“I can think of no better person than Ron Barber to complete Gabby’s term,” Heinz said. “I’d start circulating petitions for him.”

Meanwhile, other potential candidates are still waiting to see what Team Giffords decides to do. Among the potential candidates: State Sen. Paula Aboud; state Rep. Steve Farley; Nan Stockholm Walden, a former D.C. operative and attorney who owns pecan groves near Sahuarita; and Lisa Lovallo, vice president and system manager for Cox Communications’

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BY ANNA MIROCHA mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

KNOCK, KNOCK! HE’S STILL THERE! SOUTHWEST SIDE JAN. 14, 11:20 P.M.

An apparently drunken man demanded leniency after ceasing to harass a family, according to a Pima County Sherriff’s Department report.

Deputies responding to a call regarding a prowler met with the homeowners, who said a man they didn’t know had been ringing their doorbell over and over, for as long as 15 minutes, while also banging on the door, yelling and singing. The noise was especially troublesome, they said, because it had riled up their six Chihuahuas.

Deputies found the subject stumbling around near the front door of the home; one deputy recognized him from previous arrests for trespassing and disorderly conduct.

The man, who smelled of alcohol, refused to answer deputies’ questions, including the question of why he was at the house. Instead, he rambled on about national security and satellites watching him from outer space The homeowners told deputies they had asked the subject to leave multiple times, although the subject claimed it had been only once.

The man was booked into jail, where he kept insisting that he be charged with only one count instead of the four counts against him—three for disorderly conduct, and one for criminal trespassing.

GIVE HER SHELTER SOUTH CRAYCROFT ROAD JAN. 9, 7:32 P.M.

A woman who said she kicked herself out of her own house and had nowhere else to go got a place to stay for the night—jail— after drinking in public, a PCSD report stated.

A deputy was dispatched to a southside Circle K in response to a call that a woman was harassing customers in the parking lot. When the deputy asked for her name, she mumbled something unintelligible and fumbled around in her purse. The woman, who smelled of alcohol, had an open can of Milwaukee’s Best beer sitting next to her in plain sight, as well as several unopened beer cans.

When the deputy told her that she wasn’t wanted in the lot, she said she lived down the road but couldn’t go home, because she “she kicked (herself) out of (her) own house.”

Asked if she had a place to stay for the night, the woman said that she was all alone and that all of her possessions were with her. All she had were the beer cans and a purse that contained a large amount of change, but little else.

She was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Center for consuming alcohol in a public place.

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Interactivity! spent last weekend in San Francisco at the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s Web Conference, and over the three days of seminars, panels, etc., there was a lot of discussion about how best to interact on the Web with readers, both old and new.

When altweeklies like ours jumped on the Web (and we were one of the first, way back in 1995), it was mostly to provide another place for people to read the stuff that also went in the printed product. Over time, the mission of most of our websites has evolved—in terms of breaking news, but also in terms of providing all sorts of expanded coverage and services.

The challenge is coming up with the best way to utilize our limited resources.

Yes, maybe we could, as one speaker suggested, become a home for well-produced multimedia pieces, but that’s hard to justify for us, regarding the time and what we get back from that sort of thing in readership.

One thing I did come away with from the conference was the idea of expanding our online offerings to include more community voices. Now, that’s a dangerous idea, since we could just open things up to anyone with an opinion and have a resulting flood of information of dubious value. Instead, I want to look for experts who have something to share on topics that we don’t cover extensively—and would give something interesting to people who come to our site.

We do this a little with the weekly Talking Comics video and This Week in Tucson Bicycling column, but I will be on the lookout for more.

If you think you fit these criteria, let me know.

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—Dan Gibson, Web Producer dgibson@tucsonweekly.com

“Administrate’ is not a word. ‘Administer’ is. The rest of the piece is merely silly.”

—TucsonWeekly.com commenter DRW might want to consult a dictionary before making proclamations about what is and isn’t a word (“Guest Opinion: Is Jeff Rogers Abusing His Office?” The Range, Jan. 27).

BEST OF WWW Let’s take a moment to appreciate the man behind This Week in Tucson Bicycling, Mike McKisson. The guy works a full-time job at the University of Arizona, is getting a master’s degree at night, has a family at home, keeps up with everything happening in the world of Tucson bicycling for his own site (TucsonVelo.com), and then recaps the week’s news for us. Obviously, we’re thankful for the content he provides, but we’re also thankful that he’s out there in general, collecting information about something he cares about deeply and sharing it with others. His site is the sort of thing that the Internet made possible, and the city’s a better place for his contribution.

THE WEEK ON THE RANGE We watched with a tear as Gabrielle Giffords resigned on the House floor; kept up with the aftermath, including Frank Antenori’s attempt to replace her, and Jesse Kelly’s alleged poll showing that he has an early lead in that race; shared Pima Community College Chancellor Roy Flores’ retirement; kept up with the latest in the ethnic-studies controversy, including one publisher’s offer of free books to affected students; asked if Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers is abusing his office; let you know that Jonathan Paton is running in the new Congressional District 1; reminded you of the deadline to register for the Arizona Presidential Preference Primary (and, sadly, it’s too late now to get in on the fun); started making plans to move to the moon (if Newt Gingrich gets into the White House); and announced the first-ever Project White House Beer Summit.

We let you know about a new “gastropub” of sorts; alerted you to the latest food-truck roundup; watched a short film about an acclaimed maker of pork products; and let you know that 47 Scott is now serving brunch.

We went to the Pima Air and Space Museum to look at some artistically decorated planes; followed one local poker player’s chase to win nearly $200,000; suggested you consider seeing A Lull, Silverbell and Citizen Cope; marveled at some stunts done aflame; cringed at a video by Cloud Nothings; wished KGUN meteorologist Erin Christiansen well; gave you the opportunity to win tickets to see Brad Garrett at Casino del Sol; shared a new song by Fun.; squealed with glee over a few concerts coming to town; and witnessed an impromptu hip-hop battle.

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Branding Matters

Southern Arizona operation.

Lovallo, who did not return a phone call from The Skinny, appears to be one of the most-unlikely candidates in a Democratic primary—because when we checked earlier this week, she was still registered as a Republican.

BY BRIAN J. PEDERSEN, bpedersen@tucsonweekly.com mong the many priceless things about the classic Eddie Murphy film Coming to America is its unintended lesson on the ins and outs of U.S. trademark law.

You remember: Murphy, as Prince Akeem, gets a job as a lowly worker at McDowell’s, a fast-food restaurant that is eerily similar to McDonald’s, all the way down to its “golden arcs” and its signature sandwich, the “Big Mick.”

Such similarities can be considered trademark infringement, and can lead to a lawsuit.

It’s the kind of situation at least three Tucson businesses find themselves in, as each is named in federal trademark suits filed in the past two months in U.S. District Court.

The owners of a cellphone store, a gas station and an auto-repair shop are accused—in separate cases—of using trademarked logos and other items on signage, websites and other promotional materials.

The first suit, filed in November by Swedish automaker Volvo, claims the Revolvstore Service Center at 802 N. Fourth Ave. and an affiliated parts office at 5275 E. Drexel Road have caused the “dilution of Volvo’s world famous trademarks” by using a variation of Volvo in the business names and websites.

The suit claims Revolvstore, which according to the suit and state business records is owned

by Andrew Aragon, has also made its company logo look similar to Volvo’s without permission.

Such trademark infringements often lead to what is called initial interest confusion, says Gregory Phillips, a Salt Lake City-based attorney representing Volvo in the suit.

“If someone named their hamburger stand ReMcDonald’s and put a bastardized version of the golden arches on their sign, McDonald’s would sue them, too,” Phillips said. “It doesn’t have to say ‘Volvo’; it just has to be confusingly similar. We’re not trying to put (Revolvstore) out of business. Volvo’s not trying to say they can’t service Volvo vehicles or say they service Volvo vehicles; we just don’t want a disgruntled customer, for example, to think if they do a shoddy job … that Volvo’s to blame.”

Neither Revolvstore owner Aragon nor his attorney returned calls seeking comment.

While the Volvo-Revolvstore dispute involves similar logos and names, suits filed by cellular provider Boost Mobile and gasoline-company Valero claim outright unauthorized use of their trademarked material.

The Jan. 16 suit filed by Boost against Comtek Paging and Cellular LLC includes photos of the outside of Comtek’s store at 442 W. Valencia Road, where Boost’s name and logo are displayed alongside logos for Cricket and other

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The recently altered (covered-up) sign at Comtek Paging and Cellular. cellular providers.

The suit claims Comtek isn’t an authorized Boost dealer, but is using the logo to “confuse or to deceive the public into believing that defendant’s goods and services … are offered under Boost’s supervision and control.” The suit says that Boost employees visited the store and asked for the logos to be removed, but that owner Fabricio Rivera “refused and, instead, demanded that Boost’s employees leave the store.”

Rivera did not return calls for comment.

What Boost alleges is not an uncommon business practice, says Barak Orbach, a professor specializing in trademark law at the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law. “It’s basically stealing,” Orbach said. “A business will sometimes do this to get people in the door. They’ll say, ‘No, we don’t sell Boost, but we do sell (this). Most people don’t understand that this is stealing.”

Valero’s complaint against Novus Fuels also alleges that a proprietor isn’t authorized to use a logo. But in this case, Valero claims that is because a longstanding agreement between the entities was severed due to breaches on Novus’ part.

According to the suit, filed Jan. 18, Novus and Valero had a distribution agreement since 2005

for two gas stations—one at 4811 E. Sunrise Drive, and another in Nogales. That agreement, the suit says, allowed Valero to extend credit to Novus in order to purchase gas for its station.

But in November, Valero cut off Novus’ credit due to more than $400,000 in unpaid orders, the suit says.

The suit claims Valero hasn’t sold or delivered any gas to Novus since Oct. 26, and that since then, Novus’ stations have sold gas purchased from a third party while still using Valero’s signage.

Novus owner Samuel Rodriguez declined to go into detail about the suit, but claimed that much of what is alleged is not true.

“There’s a whole lot more to what’s on that document,” Rodriguez said of the suit, which he characterized as a reaction to an ongoing dispute between Novus and Valero. “There’s so much more depth to this. This is just a fraction of the pie.”

While Valero’s suit seeks to collect on what it says Novus owes, the main objective of most trademark-infringement complaints is to get the alleged infringement stopped, Orbach said.

“It’s not costing them a lot of money, but it is annoying to them,” he said. “Companies develop their image for certain reasons, and because of those reasons they want to control that image.”

Republican Bob Westerman, the former chairman of the Pima County Republican Party, is considering a run for the Arizona House of Representatives in the new Legislative District 11.

LD 11, which includes Oro Valley, SaddleBrooke, the town of Maricopa and part of Casa Grande, is fairly safe GOP territory; the GOP holds an 11-point voter-registration advantage over Democrats.

LD 26 Sen. Al Melvin of SaddleBrooke and LD 23 Sen. Steve Smith of Maricopa both got drawn into the district. Earlier this week, Smith announced that he would sideAL step a potential primary with Melvin and instead seek a House seat as part of a GOP slate with Melvin and Adam Kwasman, who managed Jesse Kelly’s unsuccessful 2010 congressional campaign.

Meanwhile, it looks like a Democratic slate may be forming in the new LD 10, which includes much of central and eastern Tucson south of Speedway Boulevard. LD 10 is a competitive district where Democrats hold a 4-percentage-point voter-registration advantage.

Former state lawmaker Dave Bradley is looking at the Senate seat, while current LD 28 Rep. Bruce Wheeler may be joined in the district by Brandon Patrick, a political strategist who is now working for Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham.

“Tucson deserves another voice like Bruce Wheeler and Dave Bradley to reflect Tucson values,” Patrick said.

On the other side of Speedway, in the new LD 9, it appears that state Rep. Steve Farley is angling for the Senate seat. On the House side, a primary battle is shaping up between Democrats Victoria Steele, Mohur Sidhwa and Dustin Cox.

By Jim Nintzel and Hank Stephenson Find early and late-breaking Skinny at The Range, our daily dispatch, at daily. tucsonweekly.com.

Jim Nintzel hosts the Political Roundtable every Friday on Arizona Illustrated, airing at 6:30 p.m. on KUAT Channel 6. The program repeats on 12:30 a.m., Saturday. Nintzel also talks politics with radio talk-show host John C. Scott on Wednesday afternoons. Scott’s show airs from 4 to 5 p.m., weekdays, on KVOI AM 1030.

Follow the Skinny scribe on Twitter: @nintzel.

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one thing that we’ve concluded from watching the Republican presidential contests play out in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, it’s this: Republicans aren’t very happy with their options this year.

They certainly should love Mitt Romney. He’s done all he can to pander to their every desire, eagerly abandoning any position he might have held in the past that might conflict with the current GOP id.

And yet, in South Carolina, they picked Newt Gingrich, despite the fact that Newt is, well, Newt Gingrich. This is a sign that they really, really don’t like Mitt.

But they don’t seem to like Rick Santorum, either. What’s the evidence of this? Well, the big Iowa mix-up notwithstanding, voters appear to prefer Newt over Rick, despite Newt’s Newtness.

And Ron Paul? Despite his willingness to lead America into the 19th century, Paul can’t seem to expand his appeal beyond those hard-core supporters who will stick by him no matter what.

And this is the final four. Bachmann has dropped out. Cain has dropped out. Perry has dropped out.

Huntsman has dropped out. Pawlenty was barely even in.

With voters rejecting all these big names, it’s clear to us that Republicans are hungry for new choices— and that’s where Project White House 2012 comes in.

The Tucson Weekly felt it was time for more voices to be heard—so we have assembled a stable of dark-horse candidates for the presidency of the United States.

Perhaps you haven’t yet heard of Kip Dean or Peter “Simon” Bollander or Charles Skelley or Al “Dick” Perry—but they are actual candidates on the Feb. 28 Arizona presidential-primary ballot.

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continued from Page 15 With a few brave and notable exceptions, the mainstream media haven’t rushed to give these candidates the microphone. They don’t have name ID. They don’t have experience in running a government. They don’t have super PACs trying to seek out and destroy their opponents.

All they have is a dream—a dream of making America a better place. And we were there to help by encouraging them to fill out a two-page form and get their name on the presidential primary ballot.

We’re certainly disappointed that Secretary of State Ken Bennett’s staff knocked a number of would-be candidates off the ballot for a variety of technicalities.

As a result, there are many candidates who you won’t get a chance to vote for in February.

You won’t be seeing Jimmy “The Rent Is Too Damn High” McMillan on the ballot. We had a couple of conversations with McMillan, but he was disqualified because he didn’t have an Arizona committee. The hurdles, alas, are too damn high.

It also appears that this year (unlike in 2008), you actually have to be a Republican to seek the Republican nomination. Some of our potential contestants simply couldn’t bring themselves to change their party registration. Legendary local adman Earl Wettstein, for example, hammered together a solid platform, but he stopped short of registering as a Republican. “I just couldn’t do it,” says Wettstein, who is on the verge of publishing his new book, 43 Reasons to Be a Democrat.

When a guy like that is kept off the GOP ballot, what is the world coming to?

Despite all that, we’re happy to say that a full dozen of the 23 Republicans on the ballot are participating in Project White House—and our door is always open to more. (We’re looking your way, Buddy Roemer.)

On top of that, we’ve got half of the Green Party candidates, and we’re hoping for more.

As part of Project White House, these candidates will compete in a variety of campaign challenges over the next few weeks in an effort to win the hearts and minds of Arizona voters—as well as the coveted Tucson Weekly endorsement.

You’ll find brief bios of our candidates this week, as well as a few charts and graphs to give you a better idea of what they stand for.

If you want to know even more about these courageous men and women, roll over to ProjectWhiteHouse2012.com to learn about their platforms. Watch in the days and weeks to come as they compete to win your vote.

A final note before you dig in: In order to vote in this year’s presidential primaries, you’ve got to be a registered Republican or a registered Green Party member.

Without further ado, we present the men and women of Project White House 2012!

THE REPUBLICANS (In Ballot Order) Donald Benjamin Donald Benjamin, an academic adviser at Phoenix College and a freelance cartoonist, is Donald Benjamin

Occupation Pets

Favorite Food 99% or 1% How Many Houses Do You Own? Who is Your First Choice For a Running Mate?

Name Two People You’d Bring Together in a Beer Summit

Jim Terr

Academic advisor/ freelance author and cartoonist

Video producer/ satirist/songwriter

the very first name on the GOP ballot, thanks to a random drawing that put him at the top of the list. He has an ambitious agenda that begins with replacing Congress with a junta of sixth-graders. He also promises to simplify government forms and improve the organization of grocery stores.

Bollander, who describes himself as a “one-in-a-billion-type person who comes up with ideas, concepts and programming,” has developed a 10-star program, which includes a plan to balance the federal budget with an international sweepstakes, free health care and a penal system that involves placing all currently incarcerated convicts on an island with social workers in the place of guards.

Jim Terr Jim Terr, a New Mexico singer, songwriter, satirist and actor, promises to “take America Back from the Obamas, from the Lockheeds, from the Wall Streets, from the Bushes, the Rockefellers, the Illuminati and the Bilderbergs. Let’s return it to the Garcias, the Terrs, the Joneses.” He says he’s running for a simple reason: “I have nothing better to do between now and November.”

Al “Dick” Perry Texas Gov. Rick Perry has dropped out of the race, but Tucson singer-songwriter Al “Dick” Perry is in it to win it.

He’s already beaten Rick Perry in the lottery to determine ballot order in the Feb. 28 primary, triggering a number of national news stories about how “Dick” will be No. 4 on the ballot, while the “Oops” candidate is way down at No. 17.

Perry is fed up with politicians of every stripe—“I don’t agree with them on even one thing, hardly—Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, whatever”—and he promises big reforms, starting with campaign-finance reform and bringing jobs back to America through corporate-law reform. Just promise us a Telecaster in every pot, Al, and you have our vote.

Peter “Simon” Bollander Peter “Simon” Bollander, who captured 154 votes as a Democratic candidate in 2008, is running this year as a Republican. Since he wrapped up his campaign four years ago, Bollander has formed a new group, the World Masterminds.

(Full disclosure: Tucson Weekly senior writer Jim Nintzel was offered the position of World Mastermind of Media, but he declined to accept.)

Peter Bollander

The Creator

Al Perry

Teen activist

Ronald Zack Tucson attorney Ronald Zack has kept his platform simple: “My main purpose in running is to enrich myself and some of my friends, legally through collateral benefits of the office, and to have the opportunity for unlimited travel Ronald Zack

Mark Callahan

International man of mystery

Unemployed

None

Young ladies w/ brown hair

Gerbil (now deceased)

None

1 dog, 2 cats

Green drinks made with spinach, peppermint and pineapple juice in blender

None

Italian cooking

Eggs Benedict at Mother Hubbard’s

Pat’s Chili Dogs

Taco Pizza

1%

99%

Cat (“Poco”)

One condo

My cat, Poco

Jon Stewart and Ann Coulter?

0

Jesse Ventura

Myself and Rosario Dawson

99%

None, thank God

Charles Skelley

Jesus Christ and Mohammed

Is this a trick question?

I don’t know how to answer that, what with all the credit default swap derivatives and things I’m involved in.

Rejects this paradigm

Might release later in campaign.

Alvin Green or Bristol Palin

Barack Obama, and someone … anyone … who has the guts to tell the truth.

1

Too soon to say

Might release later in campaign.

Unknown

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LIVE They Might Be Giants

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, JONATHAN COULTON RIALTO THEATRE Monday, Jan. 30 Thirty years into an alternative-rock career that has blazed a trail for humorous, offbeat and nerdy bands, They Might Be Giants is hardly stuck playing warmed-over hits.

Last year’s Join Us is every bit as strong as 1990’s Flood; that becomes clear when you hear the new “When Will You Die” a few songs after the classic “Particle Man.” Beyond simple staying power, what’s remarkable about the band is that the inspiration and core sentiment behind the songs of John Flansburgh and John Linnell remain unchanged. The wittiness has neither dulled nor cycled into reruns.

Despite joking that they’re “burnt up husks of (their) former selves,” the duo has no trouble writing a shiny song with darkly comic lyrics like, “I know how / I know why / I can picture every part of your comeuppance except / For the one remaining / Piece of the puzzle / Which is when you’ll die.”

Onstage, the Johns—along with guitarist Dan Miller, bassist Danny Weinkauf and drummer Marty Beller—are equally adept at energizing the crowd with sing-along choruses (2007’s “The Mesopotamians” and 1988’s “Cowtown” are just two examples) and going way leftfield with the children’s song “Alphabet of Nations” and a late-night TV-style interlude with sock-puppet avatars.

The crowd participation took the form of a people-vs.-apes shout-off, splitting the theater’s left and right sides with each fist pump and chant. The (left side) people won, but Flansburgh warned that the apes would simply begin infiltrating the general population.

The 100-minute show featured two encores.

The first was just the Johns, with Linnell on accordion, singing 1996’s “How Can I Sing Like a Girl?” and then the band rejoining them for 1998’s “Dr. Worm.” They Might Be Giants closed with “The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight),” but not before assigning random crowd members with nicknames like Butternut and The Apostle.

Opener Jonathan Coulton led his threepiece band through a jaunty set of geek-rock, perfectly matched to TMBG. He had the crowd shouting along to a zombie chorus at the end, while “Sucker Punch” and “Good Morning Tucson,” from 2011’s Flansburghproduced Artificial Heart, showed a clever songwriting hand.

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Solar Culture Indian Jewelry, Not Breathing Stadium Grill The Cobras Blues Rockin’ Band featuring James Hunt Suite 147 at Plaza Palomino Fred Eaglesmith, The Ginn Sisters Sullivan’s Steak House Live music Surly Wench Pub Last Call Brawlers, Sunny Italy Tanque Verde Ranch Live music Whiskey Tango Live music ELLIOTT

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KARAOKE/OPEN MIC Best Western Royal Sun Inn and Suites Karaoke with DJ Richard Brats The Depot Sports Bar Elbow Room Famous Sam’s Silverbell Amazing Star karaoke Famous Sam’s W. Ruthrauff Famous Sam’s Oracle Chubb Rock with Ray Brennan Famous Sam’s Pima The Grill at Quail Creek Hangover’s Bar and Grill IBT’s Amazing Star Entertainment Jeff’s Pub Kustom Karaoke The Loop Taste of Chicago Karaoke, dance music and videos with DJ Juliana Margarita Bay Midtown Bar and Grill Nevada Smith’s Old Father Inn Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y Not Karaoke Stockmen’s Lounge Terry and Zeke’s

DANCE/DJ The Auld Dubliner DJ spins music Bedroxx DJ spins music Brodie’s Tavern Latino Night Cactus Moon Line-dance lesson Casa Vicente Restaurante Español Flamenco guitar and dance show Club Congress Bang! Bang! dance party La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar DJ Herm Diablos Sports Bar and Grill XLevel DJs El Charro Café on Broadway DJ Soo Latin mix El Parador Salsa dance lessons with Jeannie Tucker Famous Sam’s Valencia DJ spins music Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company DJ spins music IBT’s DJ spins music Music Box ’80s and more On a Roll DJ Aspen RJ’s Replays Sports Pub and Grub DJ Sway and DJ Aussie Rusty’s Family Restaurant and Sports Grille DJ Obi Wan Kenobi Sam Hughes Place Championship Dining DJ spins music Sapphire Lounge DJ 64, DJ Phil Sharks DJ Chucky Chingon Sinbad’s Fine Mediterranean Cuisine Belly dancing with Emma Jeffries and friends Sky Bar Hot Era party Wildcat House Tejano dance mix Wooden Nickel DJ spins music Zen Rock DJ Kidd Kutz

SUPER GAME PARTY

COMEDY Laffs Comedy Caffé Lisa Landry

SUN FEB 5 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Dennis Reed Armitage Wine Lounge and Café Ryanhood The Auld Dubliner Irish jam session The Bashful Bandit Sunday Jam with the Deacon Beau Brummel Club R&B jam session Boondocks Lounge Heather Hardy and the Lil’ Mama Band Chicago Bar Larry Diehl Band Driftwood Restaurant and Lounge Live music Eddies Cocktails Dust Devils La Fuente Mariachi Estrellas de la Fuente The Grill at Quail Creek Paul McGuffin Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live Latin music Las Cazuelitas Live music Li’l Abner’s Steakhouse Titan Valley Warheads McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse David Prouty Old Pueblo Grille Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer Plush Samrean Raging Sage Coffee Roasters Paul Oman

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with members of my extended family.” He also promises to run his campaign and his administration “with total honesty, openness and transparency.”

Mark Callahan Mark Callahan of Oregon says he’s just an “average American” who realized, with the birth of his daughter, that he would “make the world, and our great nation, a better place for her to grow up in.” He worries that the nation’s current path “will continue to lead us to the precipice of tyranny, of despair, as well as to the economic and moral collapse of our great nation,” and he hopes to prevent that by winning the White House. He promises to deliver accountability, campaign-finance transparency, an open mind and the same leadership skills that made him an Eagle Scout.

Cesar Cisneros Truck-driver Cesar Cisneros started running for president a year ago, long before he had heard about Project White House 2012. But when we caught up with him in Iowa (where he didn’t do so well) and told him how he could get on the ballot in Arizona, Cisneros got his paperwork in order and delivered it to the Arizona secretary of state—which is more than we can say for Jon Huntsman.

Cisneros promises to secure the borders, lower income taxes, eliminate waste in government jobs and, in order to reduce gas prices, “drill for oil in all 49 states and the Gulf of Mexico.”

Cesar Cisneros

Charles Skelley

Truck driver

Semi-retired engineer

Charles Skelley Charles Skelley, who got 50 votes in his GOP presidential bid in 2008, is back again with an economic plan that he says will solve the nation’s problems. The semi-retired engineer promises to sharply reduce federal spending and restore manufacturing in America through his “Won-2-3 Plan,” which he says is based on the writings of economist Adam Smith.

Matt Welch Matt Welch describes his job as “making other people’s dreams come true.” He’s on assignment in an undisclosed location with limited Internet access, so we don’t know how much of him we’ll see during the campaign season. But he has set up a Facebook page and filled out his questionnaire, and he remains a part of Project White House.

Sarah Gonzales The only woman on the GOP ballot, Sarah Gonzales is a writer who is, shall we say, between gigs. While looking for a new job, she noticed the advertisement for Project White House and “figured I better not pass up the opportunity. … After seeing who else applied from the Republican Party, I think I have a shot.”

Gonzales promises to end all wars, transfer money now spent on the military to health care and education, crack down on white-collar crime, end the death penalty, and tear down the border wall. She tells Project White House: “These ideas might be too specific, and some of them might be under state/local government control, but I’m pretty sure it makes more sense than 9-9-9.”

Gonzales can “sing, dance and slam poetry, so if there is a talent portion to the POTUS process, I will be super-excited. I think there is room for at least some karaoke or Just Dance with the Kinect.”

Kip Dean A budget manager for a Phoenix nonprofit hospital system, Kip Dean made the decision to run for president in just one day, so he’s still assembling his campaign machinery. He says he was inspired to run by the failures of our current political system.

“I could have left this election alone, and then the next election, and the ones that follow—each time hoping someone will dig us out of this mess or do the work for me,” Dean tells Project White House. “The billions of dollars spent on your vote in 2012 by mainstream candidates means a small man like me with a platform that speaks out against lobbying and corporations has no chance. What I am hoping to do, though, is to inspire you to vote and get involved.”

Squeaker

Stray cat (“Chunk Dirty”)

Chicken tacos

Chinese cuisine

Cat tacos

Might release later in campaign.

99%

1

Peter “Simon” Bollander

Might release later in campaign.

Chris O’Brien and Julia Herz

99%

1 and 1 small country. But it’s really small.

Amy Goodman. She knows what’s up.

Beiber and Wilfred, the dog from Wilfred

Kip Dean

Making other people’s dreams come true

Radical

Dog (“Maggie”)

99%

Matt Welch

Sarah Gonzales

Michael Levinson Michael Levinson says he’s running for president in the hopes of making a speech on television. As he explains it: “I bring to our political table The Book ov Lev It a Kiss, a magnum-opus

Financial analyst

2 dogs, 1 cat

1 Dog (“Dockett”), 2 cats (“Tiger” and “Turasi”)

Anything Mexican from Tucson

Middle Eastern Deli’s lemonade

99%

1

99%

1

Colleen Mathis

Little early, but leaning toward Al “Dick” Perry

Barry Goldwater and John Denver

Might release later in campaign.

Gary Swing

Cultural events promoter

Invisible pink unicorn

Cinnamon rolls

Global 5%: The U.S. has 5% of the world’s population, but it consumes 22% of the fossil fuels.

No houses, 3 tents

Sarah Gonzales

Carrie Nation and Al Capone

112-page double-column Television Scripture lettered in 1969, to be spoken live whirled wide, on all TV channels, for all the world’s peoples to participate in together, all at once. My art from the heart, inspired ahead of its time, is to change the course of human history on our water planet. I only held the pen. That is why I am a candidate for president, to set the stage for a whirled wide cultural event that will kick off World Peace.”

He’s been pressing a legal case based on federal law that he believes gives him the right to TV airtime, although he has not had much success in persuading the federal courts that he’s right about that. (He declined to respond to our survey for the chart below.)

THE GREENS (In Ballot Order) Gary Swing Gary Swing has previously run for Congress on the Green Party ticket in Colorado. He talks a lot about proportionate voting, campaign-finance reform and other stuff you can read about online. He’s an avid outdoorsman and has a thing for cinnamon rolls.

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Richard Grayson

Writer/college prof/lawyer

Webmaster

Cockroach (“Squeaky”)

Fish

Baked ziti or pizza

There will always be a 99% and 1%

Kimchi

99%

3

None

Cynthia Ann McKinney

Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman

Janelle Monae

Tin Lao (pianist) and Tin Lao (writer)

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continued from Page 17 Michael Oatman IT guy Michael Oatman, who won 192 votes in the 2008 Democratic primary, is running as a Green Party candidate this year. He hopes to dig deeply into policy matters as his campaign unfolds, but here’s a key point: The American people “ought to truly and finally set aside their differences and do come together in order to be completely themselves. It would be a marvelous day when we can all say that we fully know who we are, and who each other are, and have understanding and show respect for this; this which is not exactly the current state of affairs.”

Richard Grayson Richard Grayson, a college professor, writer and attorney, first ran for president in 1984 in an unsuccessful bid to unseat President Ronald Reagan. He’s since run for Congress in Florida—keeping a diary of his campaign at the McSweeney’s website—and in Arizona, where he was the Green Party challenger to U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake in 2010.

“Like most presidential candidates, I am a megalomaniac who is greedy for power,” he told Phoenix TV station KNXV Channel 15 when he launched his campaign.

Dave Maass contributed to this project.

Spaceships Appear Above Every Major U.S. City.

How Would You Handle It?

Sarah Gonzales (R) I’d send Gingrich to go check it out.

Jim Terr (R) Turn on CNN and watch what happens.

Ron Zack (R) Never give up. Never surrender.

Kip Dean (R) Make a call to Canada to get that trusted alien killer (and Star Whacker threat) Randy Quaid. “All right, you alien assholes! In the words of my generation, up yours!”

Al “Dick” Perry (R) As long as they are not texting while flying, I’m OK with it.

Simon Bollander (R) Find out how to speak their language. Create dialogue. Get Al Gore.

Matt Welch (R) Try to contact Will Smith or Tom Cruise.

Mark Callahan (R) Try to establish communication.

Learn about the 4 body shapes and the hormones that cause them.

Learn about the H-Factor and how to make hormones work for you.

Learn why exercise and dieting could be making you fat.

Learn about 4 hidden fat making “triggers ” that sabotage most diets.

Learn the one thing to do right now that no-one has ever told you.

Learn why you should never go on another diet.

All this information and much more

LIVER ( “BANANA” )

OVARY ( “PEAR” )

THYROID

ADRENAL

( “APPLE/PEAR” )

( “APPLE” )

Charles Skelley (R) 1) Invite the newcomers to watch old Star Trek episodes.

2) Request that some spaceship artifacts be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum.

3) Increase funding for Project Bluebook of the Air Force.

Gary Swing (G) Invite the aliens to Camp David for some delicious cinnamon rolls.

Michael Oatman (G) 1) Find out whether they are ours, and whether this is an exercise or a coup d’etat. If it is an exercise, deny it.

2) If they are ours (and not an exercise), quash the coup, and hang the treasonous bastards. If they are not ours, well, fucking negotiate.

3) If they are not ours and refuse to negotiate, and it is understood what they want, and that it is our annihilation, then nuke them.

Richard Grayson (G) Tax them: The U.S. will create spaceshiphovering fees.

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CITYWEEK

FEBRUARY 2-8, 2012 OUR TOP PICKS OF WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO DO IT

BY ALEXANDRA K. NEWMAN, RYAN KELLY AND DAVID MENDEZ

Fantastic Flame

A Critic’s View on Education

The Flame Off! began kiln-casting, mosaic and as a fairly intimate event, stained glass. when it was held at a The Sonoran Glass downtown studio. It Art Academy’s annual moved to the Sonoran Flame Off! starts at 6 Glass Art Academy for p.m., Friday, Feb. 3, at several years, and then was the Rialto Theatre, 318 held at various locations. It E. Congress St. Generalis at the Rialto Theatre— admission tickets are $15 inside and outside—this in advance, or $18 on the year for the first time. day of the show.

Berger said previous Reserved balcony seating Flame Off! events have is $22 in advance, or $25 attracted 500 to 600 peoon Friday. Tickets are ple. This year, organizers available at the Rialto are hoping for 1,000. “This box office, 318 E. is a really great event that Congress St.; at brings glass artists from all rialtotheatre.com; or by over the world to support Rashan Jones at the 2011 Sonoran Glass Flame Off. calling 740-1000. For the school,” Berger said. more information on the Sonoran Glass Art Academy, visit Proceeds from the event will help fund the nonprofit Sonoran sonoranglass.org.

Glass Art Academy, which offers classes for students as young as 5.

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The Sonoran Glass Art Academy is heating up for its 10th annual Flame Off!, on Friday, Feb. 3, at the Rialto Theatre.

The fiery event features local music, food and drink, dancers and two glass-making competitions featuring 24 artists.

“We time this every year with the Gem Show, because a lot of people are coming in (to Tucson) for that already,” said Alexandra Berger, associate director of the academy. “This year, we’re trying to appeal to the Tucson community a little bit more, rather than specifically people who know about glass.”

The Flame Off! catches fire with a performance by a troupe of hula-hoop dancers called Orbital Evolution. The first competition starts at 7 p.m., when 12 artists will have one hour to address the theme of “Fantasy of Fire.”

“Some people are doing dragons; some people are going more space-themed.” Berger said. “Ultimately, we’ll have three winners chosen by popular vote.”

Cabaret-dancing and a fire-dance group, Elemental Artistry, are on tap between the competitions. In the second contest, four teams of three artists will have two hours to fashion a work that fits the theme of “Light vs. Dark.” “(There’s a) cool range of projects that they’re planning on making, and some prep work is allowed,” Berger explained. “We’re hoping they’re going to make really large, impressive pieces.”

The night will end with a performance by a local band appropriately named 8 Minutes to Burn.

“We’re going to have videographers there who will be projecting what you’re watching on to a large projector screen so people can really see up-close,” Berger said. “A lot of (the competition) is detail-oriented, and we want people to see really well what’s going on.”

Some of the 24 competing artists are from Tucson; others are from across the United States; one is even from Japan. Many are veterans of past competitions who have supported the Flame Off! for years. This year, about 10 artists are new to the competition.

After the creations are made during the Flame Off!, bidding on the works of art will begin. Winning bids typically range from about $60 to $600. “All of these pieces are unique and never before seen,” Berger said.

Not all of the pieces will be completed at the competition; some will need to spend time in a kiln or be assembled on a base. Once the finishing touches are completed, the pieces will be displayed at the Best Bead Show, 2805 E. Ajo Way, one of the many gem-and-mineral shows being held in Tucson now.

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LECTURES “An Evening With Noam Chomsky: Education for Whom and for What?”

7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8 UA Centennial Hall 1020 E. University Blvd. web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/Chomsky

World-renowned linguist and socialcritic Noam Chomsky is scheduled to address issues involving education during a lecture at UA’s Centennial Hall.

Chomsky’s talk, “Education for Whom and for What?” kicks off the annual lecture series sponsored by the UA’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. His appearance is cosponsored by UA’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry.

Chomsky will address the quality of education in the United States, the dangers that public universities face in preparing graduates for the job market, and the role that activism plays in education.

Chomsky is a leading analyst of what is going on politically and socially in the United States, said Thomas Bever, a UA linguistics professor who was one of Chomsky’s students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where Chomsky taught for 50 years.

Chomsky, “arguably the most important intellectual alive” according to The New York Times, is interested in education, starting with kindergarten, Bever said.

“He has a very acute analytical ability to lay out the structure of things that are happening,” Bever said.

Chomsky is credited with revolutionizing the field of linguistics, and his work has influenced fields as diverse as philosophy and computer science.

“Why would anybody want to go hear him?” Bever asked rhetorically. “Well, because he is brilliant and a very good speaker. He has had influence among many people. He is a modern phenomenon.”

Doors open at 6 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public; no backpacks, signs or cameras will be allowed in Centennial Hall during the lecture.

—R.K.

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LECTURES

KIDS & FAMILIES

SPECIAL EVENTS

State of the State

Kitty Crooners?!

Get to Know Your Booze

“Does Arizona History Matter?”

The Amazing Acro-Cats

“The Science of Beer and Tequila”

6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, and Friday, Feb. 3; 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; 1 and 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5

7:30 to 11 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3

Hotel Congress 311 E. Congress St. zocalopublicsquare.org

Arizona’s centennial is fast approaching, and with it comes a new edition of University of Arizona anthropology professor Thomas Sheridan’s Arizona: A History, a 504-page tome chronicling the state’s history, from its indigenous roots to today.

In honor of its release, Zocalo Public Square, a project of the Center for Social Cohesion, will host a panel discussion featuring Sheridan; Eric Meeks, a history professor at Northern Arizona University; author Tom Zoellner; and Lattie Coor, chairman and CEO of the Center for the Future of Arizona. The program will be moderated by Jack B. Jewett, president and CEO of the Flinn Foundation.

The discussion will center on the question of whether the state’s history matters. So does it?

“That’s a good question,” Sheridan responded. “I think one of the problems over the last 30 or 40 years is we’ve been a very transient population. It’s hard to generate a sense of community or history, because people keep coming and going.”

The fact that more than 4 million Arizonans are transplants makes the discussion of the state’s history all the more important, Sheridan said. “People need to know where they’re living.”

Among the topics that will likely be discussed is what Sheridan calls the worst assault on Mexican-American culture since early statehood.

“About 100 years ago, there were a lot of attempts, primarily by labor unions and by the left, to keep Mexicans out of the mines,” he said.

“Now the assault’s coming from the right.”

Sheridan estimates that at least a third of the book will be new material.

Among that material is a chapter dedicated to Arizona in the 21st century, which covers issues such as border security and tribal sovereignty.

Admission is free. —D.M.

Red Barn Theatre Company 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973; circuscats.com

The Amazing Acro-Cats are the purr-fect performance troupe for cat-lovers of all ages.

These regular house cats were transformed into skateboarding, bell-ringing, hoop-jumping, rope-walking performers by trainer Samantha Martin, who started her career by training the family dog while growing up.

“There was no rats to riches,” Martin said, talking about her first performance group—a trained rat act. After all, there’s only so much that you can train rats to do, she said.

The idea for Amazing Acro-Cats started while Martin was training cats for TV shows—and the idea soon took on a life of its own.

“Cats are super-easy to train,” she said, “but if you change the environment, it’s a whole ’nother ball game.”

The feline leader of the troupe is Tuna. “She is a really brilliant cat. She is a workaholic and loves to learn,” Martin said. Tuna used to play guitar for the Rock Cats, which are featured in the show’s finale, and now plays the cowbell.

“She totally likes the cowbell more than the guitar, and when she is in the zone, she is fierce on that thing,” Martin said.

The band, which is Martin’s favorite part of the show, has recently changed styles, going from a jazzy sound to a more-Latin one, she said.

Personality differences among the cats really come out when they perform together, Martin said. While Pinky is a professional at heart, Dakota is more of a princess—and little catfights can break out when, for example, Dakota’s tail gets in Pinky’s face, Martin said.

“It’s just cats doing what they do,” Martin said. “You never get sick of it.”

Tickets are $16, or $10 for children 12 and younger. —R.K.

Far left: Tom Sheridan.

Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave. 310-0124; tucsonyoungprofessionals.com

The Tucson Young Professionals is bringing its monthly First Friday event back to the Tucson Museum of Art with “The Science of Beer and Tequila,” a look at the history and science behind some of the Southwest’s favorite alcoholic concoctions.

Local author and horticulturalist Scott Calhoun will give a presentation about the harvesting and distillation of agave.

“For years and years, I’ve kind of been obsessed with agave plants and how they’ve worked in gardens,” Calhoun said.

His talk will focus on the history of the cultivation of agave.

“Some of the plants that are typical landscape plants in Tucson that you might see on the medians, such as desert spoon, can also be made into fantastic beverages,” said Calhoun, who will have samples available.

Joining Calhoun will be Steve Tracy of Thunder Canyon Brewery, who will hold an informal question-and-answer session on the science behind brewing beer. Thunder Canyon will provide samples, as will SanTan Brewing Co. and Sonoran Brewing Co. The mescals and tequilas available will include selections such as Mezcal Los Amantes, Hacienda de Chihuahua stool, and bacanora.

Other attractions for the evening include music from local Tucson Latinrock band The Jons, and complimentary hot chocolate and Mexican pastries from Café a la C’Art. The Tucson Museum of Art will have staff on hand to discuss the gallery’s current exhibition, Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray.

“We’re about providing an atmosphere for young professionals to get together to organically get to know each other,” said TYP member Colleen LaFleur. “We try to stick to a simple recipe of entertainment, arts, food and drink.”

Tickets are $15 online, or $20 at the door. —D.M.

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environmental character to transportation to well-being and safety. The second thing we did was, given those values, ask people what some of those values might look like, and they created 105 different maps of the region.

We’ve distilled that down to three alternatives, with the fourth alternative being if we do nothing differently— a status-quo alternative.

Who is involved with this?

Imagine Greater Tucson is a very broad group of primarily volunteers from a variety of interests who share the common belief that we can either plan our future, or have our future plan us.

That ties into the survey that you’re doing now?

Yes. The survey provides a lot of information to people—as much or as little as they want—and they can determine whether they prefer one of the four alternatives, including the existing trend. The other three are derived from the public input. One focuses on existing suburbs and creating centers around them. The second identifies new, much-larger centers of urban populations. And the last one creates much more of an urban core for the city. So there are four very distinct choices on how we could conceivably grow.

What do you hope to have at the end of this process?

The process is a continuum, so we’re not necessarily going for an end state. But at the end of the first stage, we will have a vision and some guiding principles indicating what we want to be as a community as we grow up over the next century, and a path that helps us get there.

Tell me about the options people have to choose among.

The first thing we did was ask the community what their values were. We have reduced that to 66 values that cover nine different topics, ranging from economic development to the 22 WWW.TuCsON WEEKLY.COM

People have until the end of February to take the survey?

That’s correct. We need to have all the responses in by the end of February so we can begin to utilize the data and produce what’s likely to be a hybrid scenario based on what we hear from the public.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

ARIZONA 100: A CELEBRATION THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 6213364. Through anthropology, history, poetry, tree-ring research, music, natural history, visual imagery, archaeology, dance and astronomy, this multifaceted program hosted by the UA Colleges of Letters, Arts and Science reveals kaliedoscopic aspects of Arizona and its 100 years of statehood, from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11; free. A reception follows on the Arizona State Museum lawn, across the street from Centennial Hall. The concert is free, but tickets are required; call 621-1162, or visit cfa.arizona.edu for tickets or more information.

Visit az100.arizona.edu for more information about UA tributes to Arizona’s Centennial.

2012 TUCSON GEM, MINERAL AND FOSSIL SHOWCASE The 57th annual Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase, featuring 44 individual shows at 42 different venues, continues through through Sunday, Feb. 12.

Visit visittucson.org for a complete list of shows and locations.

Arlan Colton is Pima County’s planning director and a founding board member of Imagine Greater Tucson, a nonprofit that is developing a vision plan for the metro Tucson area. Colton says he got involved in Imagine Greater Tucson because he believed that “unless we took things under our wing, we were going to continue to grow under the path of least resistance, which is inefficient, ineffective and not good for the economy or the environment.” Imagine Greater Tucson is surveying Tucsonans to get an idea of how they’d like to see the community grow. Take the survey yourself at www.imaginegreatertucson.org, or call 209-2448 for a paper copy. The deadline to complete a survey is Feb. 29. Jim Nintzel, jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com What is Imagine Greater Tucson?

Imagine Greater Tucson is shaping how the future growth of the region is going to happen. We’re providing options to the public for how they might like to see that happen. We are hoping to get a measure of the community’s values and bring forward the vision that results.

SPECIAL EVENTS

building at 2 E. Congress St. features a jumping castle and a screening of a popular family film. Visit 2ndsaturdays.com for more information.

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GEM SHOW FESTIVAL Mercado San Agustín. 100 S. Avenida del Convento.

461-1110, ext. 8. Tucson’s best food trucks offer creative lunch and dinner selections; the new Agustín Brasserie serves happy-hour specials; Thursday features the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market; and brunch is served Saturday and Sunday, from Monday, Jan. 30, through Sunday, Feb. 12; free.

We’ve seen these kinds of planning efforts end up in reports that gather dust on a shelf somewhere. How do you avoid that?

The easy answer is: Don’t produce a final document.

The real answer is to recognize that Imagine Greater Tucson is not seeking an end state. It’s a process that’s on a continuum.

You don’t publish a report and expect, like the Ten Commandments, that (this is) what is supposed to happen. It’s a process of working over time to implement that, to explore in more depth things like transportation later on. For example, any one of the three alternative visions would result in re-examining how we address transportation in the region. The existing transportation plan is based on the existing trend. If you change the existing trend, you need to look at transportation differently. And that goes for virtually everything else, too.

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Just that we appreciate all of the involvement from the public we’ve had to date, and we look forward to more. We want to hear from everybody: older folks, younger folks, working folks, everybody.

THE SCIENCE OF BEER AND TEQUILA Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333.

Tucson Young Professionals host an evening of tequilaand beer-tasting, with border-rock music by The Jons and desserts from Café a la C’Art, from 7 to 11 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3; $20, $15 online by Thursday, Feb. 2.

Author and horticulturist Scott Calhoun discusses the science of harvesting agaves to produce distilled mescal and tequila. Finley Distributing illustrates the science of beer, and a showcase offers beer flights from six local breweries. Visit tucsonyoungprofessionals.com to register or for more information.

SONORAN GLASS FLAME-OFF Rialto Theatre. 318 E. Congress St. 740-1000. Two dozen glass artists from around the world compete against the clock to create the wildest works of glass art, solo or in teams of three, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., Friday, Feb. 3; $15. Spectators buy the works via auction.

Fire arts by Elemental Artistry, hula-hoop troupe Orbital Evolution and music by 8 Minutes to Burn provide entertainment. Call 884-7814, or visit sonoranglass.org.

TAPESTRY OF TUCSON Dunbar Cultural Center. 325 W. Second St. 791-7795.

Mariachis, performers of a variety of dance genres, DJ music and a puppet show provide entertainment; and speakers, historians and storytellers are featured at a multi-cultural event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; $5, $10 family, free child 12 and younger. A panel discussion about the impact of urban renewal on downtown Tucson features La Calle author Lydia Otero and residents of Barrio Viejo. Other activities include basket-weaving, and face and henna painting.

TASTE OF CHINA FESTIVAL Tucson Chinese Cultural Center. 1288 W. River Road.

292-6900. Chinese arts and crafts, performances and food are featured from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; $2. Visit tucsonchinese.org for more info.

TUCSON SCULPTURE FESTIVAL Sculpture Resource Center. 640 N. Stone Ave. 4039131. A large variety of Southern Arizona sculpture continues on display through Sunday, Feb. 12. Openingnight entertainment includes Flight School Acrobatics, Parasol Project, a puppet show by Maki Maki, Anarchestra interactive sculpture band, and a parading tour of galleries led by the Fiestacles Marching Band.

Food and beverages also are available. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; free.

OUT OF TOWN TUBAC FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Tubac. Exit 34 on Interstate 19 South. Tubac. Booths representing 175 juried visiting artists and artisans line the streets of Tubac from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, Wednesday, Feb. 8, through Sunday, Feb. 12; free admission, $6 donation requested for parking. A food court, free rides on a horse-drawn trolley and roving entertainers also are featured. Call 398-2704, or visit tubacaz.com for more information.

UPCOMING 2ND SATURDAY DOWNTOWN Free events take place throughout downtown from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., the second Saturday of every month.

Activities include street performers, music, stilt-walkers, living statues and vendors. A “Soul Celebration” in the patio area behind the Rialto Building features Kevin and Tanisha and special guests. Special admission packages are available at the Mars and Beyond exhibit. The main stage on Scott Street just south of Congress Street features local bands starting at 5:45 p.m. Special events that usually require paid admission take place at Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.; the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St.; and the Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. A kids’ area immediately east of the Chase Bank

ARIZONA CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Old Arivaca Schoolhouse. 17180 W. Fourth St. Arivaca.

398-0339. Musician and teacher Greg Scott presents “The (Sometimes Rocky) Road to Statehood in Poetry and Song” at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11; free. Visit arivaca.org for more information.

ART PANDEMONIUM Green Fields Country Day School. 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra. 297-2288. Wine and artisan cheeses are served, and original art is auctioned, including plein-air paintings created in a competition throughout the preceding week, starting at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; freewill donation. Email pbdarnell_512@msn.com.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AT TUBAC PRESIDIO Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. An open house with birthday cake and lemonade, live music, living-history programs and frontier printing-press demonstrations takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14; free. At 11 a.m., a cannon fires and the group sings “Happy Birthday.” Visit tubacpresidiopark.com for more information.

F.O.E. HEART BALL Eagles Lodge. 1530 N. Stone Ave. 571-8384.

Memories Big Band, a 16-piece swing band, provides music for dancing, and a dinner offers three entree options, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12: $23, $20 advance. Proceeds benefit the Max Baer Heart Fund. Call 790-6283 or 742-1718 for reservations.

FORT LOWELL DAY CELEBRATION San Pedro Chapel. 5230 E. Fort Lowell Road. 3180219. Cavalry drills, living-history tours, a vintage baseball game, a bus tour of historic structures at Tucson Medical Center, adobe-brick-making, Mexican traditional flower-making, an exhibit of an 1870s officers’ quarters, food booths, mariachi and Western music and more are featured at an event celebrating the history of the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Maps, schedules and shuttle service are available at San Pedro Chapel. Visit oldfortlowellneighborhood.org for a complete schedule of activities.

FOUR CORNERS FESTIVAL La Encantada. 2905 E. Skyline Drive. 299-3566. A festival takes place on all four corners of Skyline Drive and Campbell Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11 and 12; free. Arts and crafts booths, performing artists, restaurants, boutiques, wine-tastings and demonstrations are featured. Visit fourcornersfest. org for more information.

SALPOINTE CATHOLIC EDUCATION FUND GALA Salpointe High School. 1545 E. Copper St. 327-6581.

A gala dinner dance and auction takes place at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, in the gymnasium; $100.

Proceeds are used for scholarships. Call 547-9365, or email pgessner@salpointe.org for tickets or more info.

TUCSON MUSIC THEATRE GALA Steinway Piano Gallery. 3001 E. Skyline Drive. 3259797. Wine and hors d’oeuvres by Acacia, a silent auction, and music from classical to Broadway and R&B are featured at a gala fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10; $125. Call 461-6520 or visit tucsonmusictheatre.org for reservations or more info.

WOO AT THE ZOO Reid Park Zoo. 1030 S. Randolph Way. 881-4753. A Valentine’s Day event features a choice of two plated dinners and a light-hearted discussion on the mating behavior of wild animals. Seatings are at 5:30 and 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14; $50. Reservations are required

by Friday, Feb. 10. Call 881-4743, or visit tucsonzoo. org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AUCTION ITEMS SOUGHT TIHAN. 1011 N. Craycroft Road, No. 301. 299-6647.

Antiques; unique gifts; gift certificates; trips; jewelry; rugs; textiles; ceramics; event tickets; hotel, condo

or bed-and-breakfast stays; and other items that have auction-appeal are sought for the Treasures for TIHAN benefit auction, Saturday, May 5. Proceeds benefit the Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network. Call 299-6647 for more information.

EARTH DAY: CALL FOR EXHIBITORS AND PARADE ENTRANTS Reid Park. Broadway Boulevard and Alvernon Way. Exhibits related to environment-friendly products, household waste management, water conservation, water quality, air quality, alternative fuels, solar energy, sustainability and other eco-friendly products and services are solicited for the Earth Day Festival and Parade at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 21. The deadline for registration is Friday, March 30. Call 206-8814, or visit tucsonearthday.org to register or for more information.

THE WATER FESTIVAL Armory Park Center. 220 S. Fifth Ave. 791-4865.

Exhibitors, theater and dance performances, panel discussions, speakers, workshops, films, music, children’s entertainers and water-centered spiritual practices are sought for The Water Festival: Synergy of Art, Science and Community, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 18; free. Call 791-9359, or visit waterfestivaltucson. org to register as a volunteer, artist, performer, speaker, workshop leader or exhibitor, and for more information.

DIVORCE RECOVERY I Catalina United Methodist Church. 2700 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4296. Trained volunteers lead a nonsectarian support group from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7 through April 10. The group is closed after Feb. 14.

Call 495-0704, or visit divorcerecovery.net for more information.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA ARTS GUILD Miguel’s. 5900 N. Oracle Road. 887-3777. Local artists are invited to participate in meetings at 8:30 a.m., the first and third Saturday of every month; $13, $10 member. Meetings on the third Saturday include a casual critique session. Visit southernazartsguild.org to verify meeting location and for more information.

DIVORCE RECOVERY II Divorce Recovery. 924 N. Alvernon Way. 495-0704. A group meets for eight weeks to develop plans to complete the emotional and practical process of divorce, and move on to new roles in life, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8 through March 28; $60 suggested donation, scholarships are available. The class closes Wednesday, Feb. 15. Call or visit divorcerecovery. net for more information.

WHOLE BEAD SHOW Windmill Inn at St. Philip’s Plaza. 4250 N. Campbell Ave. 577-0007. An international cash-and-carry show for vintage through contemporary beads, findings, buttons, charms and beaded jewelry continues through Monday, Feb. 6. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday; free. Wholesale buyers must bring a copy of their resale license. Visit wholebead.com, or call (800) 292-2577 for more information.

FREE WINE-TASTINGS Wine Depot. 3844 E. Grant Road. 327-3794. Tastings of five organic, natural and traditionally made wines take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4 and 11; free.

GREAT EXCURSIONS: NEW YORK Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road.

299-3000. Al Beeker shares his experiences in New York, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, Feb. 7; free.

Refreshments are served.

MEET ME AT THE LIBRARY: MOLLY MCKASSON Himmel Branch, Pima County Public Library. 1035 N. Treat Ave. 594-5305. Meet and speak with author, teacher, writer, social-activist and former Tucson City Council member Molly McCasson from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7; free.

EVENTS THIS WEEK AMERICAN INDIAN EXPOSITION Quality Inn Flamingo. 1300 N. Stone Ave. 770-1910.

An exhibit of crafts and other items for sale is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, through Tuesday, Feb. 14; free.

Visit usaindianinfo.org for more information.

ARMCHAIR ADVENTURES Murphy-Wilmot Branch, Tucson-Pima Public Library.

530 N. Wilmot Road. 594-5420. World travelers show and discuss slides, DVDs and videos of their travels at 2 p.m., every Tuesday through Feb. 28; free. Feb. 7: the Amazon and Bolivia. Feb. 14: Grand Teton National Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. Feb. 21: the Pacific Rim. Feb. 28: Ireland, England, France, Holland and Germany by bicycle.

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SOCRATES SATURDAY FORUM Ward 6 City Council Office. 3202 E. First St. 7914601. All are welcome to join a philosophical discussion at 9 a.m., the first and third Saturday of every month; free. Email lanamorgan1@yahoo.com for more info.

WORLD HARMONY: CAN IT HAPPEN? Access Tucson. 124 E. Broadway Blvd. 624-9833. A live taping of World Harmony: Can It Happen? takes place from 6 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3. Mary DeCamp, Chet Gardiner, Nancy Cohen and host Stuart Thomas will preview the 30th annual Tucson Peace Fair and Music Festival. Arrive at Studio A by 5:45 p.m. to watch the taping. The program is rebroadcast on Cox Channel 99 and Comcast Channel 74. For more information, call 722-2837.

UPCOMING WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION BOOKSTORE Western National Parks Association Bookstore. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014.

Whimsical, colorful folk-art wood-carvings are displayed, and Jacobo Angeles demonstrates carving and painting from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11. Visit wnpa.org for directions or more info.

EVENTS THIS WEEK DOWNTOWN FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Applications are due by 1 p.m., Monday, March 5, for funding to restore and improve the façades of downtown buildings. Four finalists are announced Monday, March 12, and architects work with winners to present finalized designs from which one will be chosen. Visit downtowntucson.org/facade for an application; call 8376504 for more information.

YWORKS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN YWCA Frances McClelland Leadership Center. 525 N. Bonita Ave. 884-7810. Employment-training and development workshops for women who are unemployed, underemployed or transitioning in the workforce take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., the second and third Tuesday of each month. Computer-skills help is available from noon to 5 p.m., the second and third Wednesday of each month. Each workshop is $25; scholarships and internships are available. Call 884-7810, ext. 102, to register or for more information.

FILM EVENTS THIS WEEK FIRST FRIDAY SHORTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Max Cannon hosts a contest among filmmakers to win prizes or be gonged at the discretion of the audience, starting at 9 p.m., the first Friday of every month; $6, $5 Loft member. The maximum film length is 15 minutes; aspiring auteurs sign in with a DVD or Blu-ray that can be played on a regular player.

GREEN FIELDS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Green Fields Country Day School. 6000 N. Camino de la Tierra. 297-2288. Arctic Son: Fulfilling the Dream screens at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3; free. The film documents the story of a former Tucson family who lived for

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Former Phoenix Mayor Paul Johnson speaks about the Open Government Committee, which seeks to eliminate partisan primaries, from 11:20 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6; $25. Reservations are requested by Thursday, Feb. 2. Call for reservations or more information.

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THE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL: ALL FREE SCREENINGS Free film screenings, speakers, panels and audience dialogue are presented in a film festival that begins Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Tuesday, April 17. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m.: Introduction: Documentary Film Theory, followed by a discussion facilitated by Loft Cinema program director Jeff Yanc, at Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m.: If a Tree Falls, followed by a discussion with Paul Robbins, professor and director of the UA School of Geography and Development, at Loft Cinema.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.: Love Crimes of Kabul, followed by a discussion with Anissa Tanweer, graduate student and journalist in the UA School of Middle Eastern Studies, at Tubac Center of the Arts, 9 Plaza Road. Visit loftcinema.com for more information.

ALL TOGETHER THEATRE Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Original adaptations of popular children’s stories are presented at 1 p.m., Sunday; $5 to $8. Bringing Literature to Life! is staged one day only, Feb. 5.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears opens Feb. 12 and continues through April 1. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop. org for reservations and more information.

LOFT CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. Visit loftcinema.com for tickets and a complete list of all shows and special events. Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m.: Circumstance, presented by Lesbian Looks; $5 to $9. Friday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m.: The People v. the State of Illusion, featuring a Q&A with writer and producer Austin Vickers; $5 to $9. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 11 a.m.: opening event of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival; see separate listing. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m.: My Piece of the Pie, Loft Film Fest Showcase; $5 to $9.

Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m.: Ingenious; $8, $6 member; see separate listing. Saturday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m.: Happy, a special screening for World Happy Day; $5 to $9. Sunday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m.: Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride; $6, $5 member.

UPCOMING INGENIOUS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777.

Ingenious, a comedy starring Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) and Dallas Roberts, filmed locally and with a score by Howe Gelb, premiéres at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9; $8, $6 member. Visit loftcinerma.com for more information.

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Mattias Düwel, Citizen Zane, Emily Stern Düwel and Micheline Johnoff. www.thequantumartgallery.com

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GARDENING EVENTS THIS WEEK GARDENING CLASSES AT THE LIBRARY Master Gardeners from the Pima County Cooperative Extension Service conduct free classes the first Saturday of every month, at 10:30 a.m., Mission Branch, 3770 S. Mission Road; and every Friday through April 27, at 1 p.m., Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive.

Visit ag.arizona.edu for more information.

TUCSON AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY The East Side Night Meeting of the Tucson African Violet Society gathers from 7 to 9 p.m., the first Wednesday of every month, at The Cascades, 201 N. Jessica Ave. The East Side Day Meeting takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the second Wednesday of every month, at The Cascades. The Northwest Day Meeting takes place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the second Thursday of every month, at The Inn at the Fountains at La Cholla, 2001 W. Rudasill Road.

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HEALTH EVENTS THIS WEEK HEALTHY HEART CONFERENCE DuVal Auditorium, UA Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 694-0111. Dr. Gordon Ewy gives healthy heart tips, and Dr. Lorraine Mackstaller discusses important risk factors on a panel with five other UA Sarver Heart Center experts, from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 4; $15 includes refreshments, continental breakfast and materials. Health screenings are available for blood pressure, diabetes and asthma. Parking is free in the visitors’ garage. Visit heart.arizona.edu to register or for more information.

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CRAFTY READERS Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Children ages 6 to 8 listen to and discuss a picture book and then create a related craft from 4 to 5 p.m., the first Thursday of every month; free.

FREE GUITAR LESSONS 17th Street Music. 810 E. 17th St. 624-8821, ext.

7147. Free beginner guitar lessons are offered every Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. for ages 6 to 12, and from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. for age 13 and older. Visit seventeenthstreetmarket.com for more information.

JAGUARS AND LIGHTNING Valley of the Moon. 2544 E. Allen Road. 323-1331.

Help create a community art piece, Sewing Spots Together, about the jaguar, initiated by the Defenders of Wildlife and eventually to be shown throughout Arizona.

Visitors use the media of their choice for this environmental art project from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; freewill donation. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Electrice, the woman who laughs at 500,000 volts, stands on a large Tesla Coil while huge electrical discharges leap from her fingertips; freewill donation. Visit valleymoon. info or find Valley of the Moon on Facebook for info.

LOVE OF READING WEEK Volunteers are sought to read their favorite books to students in kindergarten through fifth-grade at La Paloma Academy, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., or 1 to 3 p.m, Monday through Friday, Feb. 6 through 10, or Feb. 13 through 17. Locations are 8140 E. Golf Links Road or 2050 N. Wilmot Road. Call 882-6262 to schedule a time to read or for more information.

MOTHERS AND MORE Rock’n Babies Upscale Resale. 3951 W. Ina Road, No. 123. 579-2300. Moms meet from 7 to 9 p.m., the first Thursday of every month. Call (850) 227-4120, or visit mothersandmore.org for more information.

NATURE STORIES AT AGUA CALIENTE PARK Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road.

877-6000. Pima County Natural Resources and Tucson Audubon Society co-sponsor a story-reading and craft activity about the natural world from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 3; free. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

SCHOOL DAYS OUT Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 2993000. Day care is provided for school-age children from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on days that school isn’t in session; $40 to $57 per day. The program includes field trips, sports, art, cooking and swimming in season. Lunch is provided except by request. Pre-care is offered from 7 to 9 a.m.; and post-care is from 4 to 6 p.m.; $5 each.

Advance registration is requested. Visit tucsonjcc.org for School Days Out dates and more information.

SONORAN SCIENCE ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE Sonoran Science Academies, tuition-free charter schools, host open-house events for prospective students at three locations, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free. Locations are 2325 W. Sunset Road, 6880 E. Broadway Blvd. and 5741 E. Ironwood St. Call 6653400, ext. 215, or visit sonoranacademy.org for more information.

STORIES THAT SOAR SEEKS STORIES Children’s stories about their reflections or their experiences related to the Jan. 8, 2011, shootings are sought for a production by Stories That Soar. Submit stories by Wednesday, Feb. 8, to sharon@storiesthatsoar.org, or deposit them at one of the locations listed at literacyconnects.org, where you can also find more information.

TEENZONE MOVIE AND POPCORN Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive.

229-5300. Teens enjoy eating popcorn and sitting in loungers to watch a movie from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., the first Saturday of every month; free. Beverages and other snacks are available in vending machines.

THE AMAZING ACRO-CATS Red Barn Theater. 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973. A troupe of performing house-cats push carts, ride skateboards, walk tight-ropes, jump through hoops, play

instruments and more at 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2 and 3; 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; and 1 and 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5; $16, $10 child.

Visit circuscats.com for tickets and more information.

TUCSON’S RIVER OF WORDS YOUTH POETRY AND TRAVELING EXHIBIT Valencia Branch, Tucson-Pima Public Library. 202 W. Valencia Road. 594-5390. This exhibit of art and writing expressing local children’s understanding of watersheds and the natural world continues through Sunday, March 18. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov.

OUT OF TOWN MY HEART CHANGES: YOUTH ART EXHIBIT The Amerind Foundation. 2100 N. Amerind Road, Exit 318 off Interstate 10. Dragoon. (520) 586-3666. An exhibit of art created by students from rural schools in Cochise and Graham counties continues through Thursday, March 1. The works include animal masks, drawings, nature photographs and portraits of Apache community members and elders. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; $8, $7 senior, $5 age 12 to 18 and college student, free younger child includes admission to all Amerind exhibits. Visit amerind.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS PICTURE THIS: ART FOR FAMILIES Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333.

An art-education program for kids ages 6 through 12 and their family members takes place at 1 p.m., the first Sunday of every month; free, including admission to the museum. Sunday, Feb. 5, following a gallery activity, families make paper dolls inspired by the exhibit Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray.

STORIES IN THE GARDEN Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Kids and their parents listen to traditional and original stories about the desert and its creatures in the Garden for Children at 10 a.m., every Tuesday; $7, $5 senior or active military, $3 student with ID, $2 child ages 5 through 12, free member or child age 5 or younger, includes admission to the park.

TOGETHER WE THRIVE MURAL PROJECT Peter Howell Elementary School. 401 N. Irving Ave. 232-7200. Kids are invited to work on a mural with a “Together We Thrive” theme from 3 to 5 p.m., every Tuesday, through April 17. Visit tucsonartsbrigade.org.

THE CREATIVE SPACE Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333.

An interactive space in the lobby provides materials and activities to encourage families to create museuminspired artwork; free with admission. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; $8, $6 senior or veteran, $3 student with ID, free younger than 13 and everyone the first Sunday of every month.

OUTDOORS EVENTS THIS WEEK SABINO CANYON STAR PARTY Sabino Canyon. 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 7498700. The UA Astronomy Club operates several telescopes at the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center from 5:30 to about 9:30 p.m., the first Saturday each month, weather permitting; free. The organization also typically has scale models to illustrate relative sizes in the universe.

Email kevinkhu@email.arizona.edu to confirm.

SONORAN DESERT WEEDWACKERS Tucson Mountain Park. 2020 N. Kinney Road. 8776000. Volunteers age 12 and older help remove buffelgrass and fountain grass from 8 to 11 a.m., every second and fourth Wednesday; and every third Saturday; free. Work may require hiking and working on steep slopes. Meeting locations are in Tucson Mountain Park.

Details are given with RSVP, which is required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov to RSVP. TUCSON MOUNTAIN BIRDING WALK Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area. 1548 S. Kinney Road. Canyon towhees, rufous-winged sparrows, Gila woodpeckers and other birds of the desert Southwest may be found on this guided walk for ages 12 and older from 8 to 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free.

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BOYCE THOMPSON ARBORETUM MAIN TRAIL TOURS Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Highway 60. Superior.

(520) 689-2811. Guided tours of the main trail take place at 11 a.m., daily, through Monday, April 30; free with admission. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; $9, $4.50 ages 5 through 12, free younger child. Visit azstateparks.com for a video tour and more information.

Lower Sabino Canyon every Monday through Thursday, through Thursday, April 26; free. Parking is $5 per day or $20 per year. Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Monday, 2 to 4 p.m.: Secrets of Sabino Revealed. Tuesday, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.: plant and bird walk with photography tips. Wednesday, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.: nature walk with photography tips for insects and rock formations. Thursday, 8:30 to 11 a.m.: Gneiss Walk, a 2.5 hour walk looking at geology. Call or visit scvntucson.org for more information.

MOUNT LEMMON SKYCENTER SKYNIGHTS PROGRAM Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. 9800 Ski Run Road. 6268122. A peek through the largest public viewing telescope in the Southwest is just part of a five-hour tour of the universe from 3 to 8 p.m., nightly; $48 Monday through Thursday, $60 Friday through Sunday, $30 student. Reservations are required. Visit skycenter.arizona. edu for reservations. Search Facebook for “Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter” for daily photo updates about current events in the universe.

TOHONO CHUL GUIDED BIRD AND NATURE WALKS Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Birders at any level of expertise tour the nature trails and gardens of 49-acre Tohono Chul Park and learn to identify some of the 27 resident bird species at 8:30 a.m., every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. A one-hour walking tour of the nature trails takes place at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Walks are free with admission; $7, $5 senior and active military, $3 student with ID, $2 child age 5 to 12, free child younger than 5. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more info.

SABINO CANYON HIKES Sabino Canyon Visitors’ Center. 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Road. 749-8700. Hikes led by Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists start at 8:30 a.m., every Friday. Hikes range from easy to medium-difficulty and last from two to four hours. Most are free and depart from the visitor center.

Some require an $8 tram ride. Visit scvntucson.org.

WAKE UP WITH THE BIRDS Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road.

877-6000. Spot wetland birds, hummingbirds, songbirds and raptors on a walk from 8:30 to 10 a.m., every Thursday; free. Binoculars are available. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

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YETMAN TRAIL HIKE Camino de Oeste Trailhead. 400 N. Camino de Oeste.

615-7855. This 2- to 3-mile, easy-to-moderate hike for ages 12 and older focuses on finding signs of wildlife and stone ruins, from 9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Feb. 8; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

OUT OF TOWN ORACLE STATE PARK GRAND RE-OPENING Oracle State Park. 3820 Wildlife Drive. Oracle. 8962425. After two years closed, the park is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., every Saturday beginning Feb. 4. A guided bird-walk, interactive educational booths, baked goods, children’s activities, and a tour of the historic Kannally Ranch House with presentations in its living room are featured at a celebration of the park’s re-opening from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free.

Call or visit azstateparks.gov for more information.

TOURS OF MISSIONS AROUND TUMACÁCORI Tumacácori National Historical Park. 1891 E. Frontage Road. Tumacácori. 398-2341. Guided tours to the fragile ruins of the historic mission sites of Los Santos Ángeles de Guevavi and San Cayetano de Calabazas take place at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, through March 27; $20 includes transportation and admission to the Tumacácori mission and national park. Visit nps.gov/tuma, or call (520) 398-2341, ext. 0, for reservations or more info.

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SPIRITUALITY EVENTS THIS WEEK CELEBRATING THE KING JAMES VERSION OF THE BIBLE St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, presentations are given from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 5 through 19; free. Feb. 5: Susan Karant-Nunn, director of the UA Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies. Feb. 12: Terry Schram, Bible translator working among the Mazatec people in Mexico. Feb. 19: the Rev. Blake Hutson discusses Anglican perspectives on scripture. Call 299-6421, ext. 44, for more information.

CRYSTAL BOWLS AND HARMONIC VOICES San Pedro Chapel. 5230 E. Fort Lowell Road. 3180219. Tryshe Dhevney presents a concert of crystal singing bowls from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; $15.

Seating is festival-style; refreshments are available. Visit soundshifting.com for more information.

IONS TUCSON MONTHLY PRESENTATION Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300.

Gary Schwartz presents “The Sacred Promise,” a discussion about spirits, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3; $5. Call 399-8285, or visit ionstucson.net.

REDUCING STRESS THROUGH MEDITATION Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Retired Army Col. William Smith discusses how meditation can reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration and build harmonious relationships, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2 and 9; free. A brief meditation follows.

TEA READINGS AND TEA PARTY Church of Mankind. 1231 S. Van Buren Ave. 7907374. Music, singing, food, tea, a door prize and a 10-minute tea-reading for each guest takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11; $35. RSVP is required. Call 461-2910 or 790-7374 for more info.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BHAGAVAD GITA STUDY Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Shared reading and indepth study of the ancient Indian text takes place from 6:30 to 8 p.m., every Wednesday; free. A free light meal follows. Visit govindasoftucson.com for more info.

BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND PHILOSOPHY Tara Mahayana Buddhist Center. 1701 E. Miles St. 296-8626. Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Lingpur teaches about Buddhist meditation and philosophy at 10 a.m., Sunday, and repeats the lesson at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at A Rich Experience, 7435 N. Oracle Road, No. 101; and 6:30 p.m., Friday, at Sunrise Chapel, 8421 E. Wrightstown Road; freewill donation. Call or visit meditationintucson.org for more information.

DESERT RAIN ZEN MEDITATION Little Chapel of All Nations. 1052 N. Highland Ave. 623-1692. Weekly sits aim to bring traditional forms inherited from China and Japan into the contemporary world from 4:30 to 6 p.m., every Saturday; free. Those who haven’t sat with the group are asked to arrive by 4:15 p.m. Visit desertrainzen.org for more information.

LGBT BUDDHIST MEDITATION AND PRACTICE Three Jewels. 314 E. Sixth St. 303-6648. Two 20-minute silent sitting meditations, readings from Buddhist spiritual texts, and discussion take place from 10 to 11:45 a.m., every Sunday; free-will donation. Bring a pillow or cushion. Call 287-3127 for more information.

MEDITATION AND YOGA BY DONATION Yoga Connection. 3929 E. Pima St. 323-1222. Group meditation takes place from 7 to 8 p.m., every Monday.

Meditation techniques alternate weekly among Mantra, Krya, Yoga Nidra and others. Yoga practice takes place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., every Tuesday; 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., every Wednesday; and 8 to 8:30 a.m., every Thursday. Call for more information.

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Tucson Buddhist Meditation Center. 1133 S. Swan Road. 745-4624. A Theravada Buddhist monk guides exploration of mindfulness and peacefulness for all levels at 3 p.m., every Sunday. A silent sitting meditation takes place at 6 p.m., every Sunday. Both are free. Visit tucsonbuddhistcenter.org for more information.

SINGING BIRD SANGHA Zen Desert Sangha. 3226 N. Martin Ave. 319-6260.

Meditation and teachings in the Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh take place at 4:45 p.m., every Sunday; free. Call 299-1903 for more information.

STILLNESS MEDITATION GROUP Kiewit Auditorium, UA Medical Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. Stillness meditation for patients, families, staff and the community takes place from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., every Monday; free. Call 694-4605 or 6944786 for more information.

SUNDAY FEAST AND FESTIVAL Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Mantra chanting takes place at 5:30 p.m., every Sunday, followed by a spiritual discourse at 6 p.m., and a ceremony consisting of music, chanting and dancing at 6:30 p.m.; free. An eight-course vegetarian feast is served at 7 p.m.; $3.

Call or visit govindasoftucson.com for more information.

WISE WOMEN DRUMMING Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. Mature women meet to drum and sing from 1 to 3 p.m., the first and third Saturday every month; free.

Drums are available. Call 797-9323 for information.

SPORTS EVENTS THIS WEEK GABA DAY RIDES For complete information about these and future rides, and special cycling events, visit the Greater Arizona

Bicycling Association website at bikegaba.org. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8:30 a.m.: Meet at the Roadrunner Grill, 16121 S. Houghton Road at Sahuarita Road, and ride approximately 55 miles to Sonoita; free. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 9 a.m.: Meet at the Safeway parking lot at Ina and Oracle roads, then ride to Catalina State Park and Biosphere II; free. Sunday, Feb. 5, at 9:30 a.m.: Meet on the Rillito River bike path just west of La CaĂąada Drive and ride to Via Entrada and East River Road; free.

TUCSON ULTIMATE Ochoa Park. 3450 N. Fairview Ave. 791-4873. League play takes place from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday yearround; free spectator. Visit tucsonultimate.com for more information and a schedule for 2012.

UA MEN’S TENNIS LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. 900 N. Martin Ave. 6219902. Matches are free to spectators. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m.: Cal Poly. Visit arizonawildcats.com for more information.

UA WOMEN’S GOLF Golf Club at Vistoso. 955 W. Vistoso Highlands Drive.

The UA hosts the Arizona Wildcat Invitational from Sunday, Feb. 5, through Tuesday, Feb. 7; free spectator.

Visit arizonawildcats.com for more information.

UA WOMEN’S TENNIS LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. 900 N. Martin Ave. 621-9902. Matches are free to spectators. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m.: San Diego. Saturday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m.: San Diego State. Friday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m.: North Texas. Saturday, Feb. 18, at noon: Cal Poly. Visit arizonawildcats.com for more information.

UA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UA McKale Memorial Center. 1721 E. Enke Drive.

Tickets are $5 to $10. Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m.: California. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m.: Stanford.

Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m.: Washington State.

Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m.: Washington. Visit arizonawildcats.com for tickets and more information.

WINTER CIRCUIT HUNTER/JUMPER HORSE SHOWS Pima County Fairgrounds. 11500 S. Houghton Road.

762-3247. Hunting, jumping and equitation events take place in five show rings and several schooling rings from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, Feb. 8 through March 11; free spectator. Winners of Sunday events compete to participate in a $1 million Grand Prix in New York in September. Visit www. hitsshows.com for more information.

UPCOMING $1 MILLION HOLE-IN-ONE CONTEST Randolph Golf Course Clubhouse. 600 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4161. Participants buy a $10 ticket for 10 chances to hit a hole in one; proceeds support shade structures at city of Tucson parks. Qualifying rounds take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 9 through 12; and Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 16 through 18. Tickets also are entered in a drawing for a flat-screen TV and restaurant gift certificates. Email arizonadiana@cox.net, or visit tucsonholeinone.com for tickets or more information.

FINE VALENTINE COUPLES’ RELAY Geronimo Plaza. University Boulevard and Euclid Avenue. A celebration of Valentine’s Day at 8 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, includes a 4-mile relay race for couples, an individual 4-mile run and a 2-mile walk/jog; $12 to $20. Email raccetta2@cox.net, or visit azroadrunners.org for more information.

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PERFORMING ARTS With ‘We Won’t Pay,’ Beowulf Alley gives the audience too much of a good thing

Laughably Long

BY LAURA C.J. OWEN, lowen@tucsonweekly.com he mustachioed man sitting next to me on opening night of Beowulf Alley’s production of Dario Fo’s We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! was dressed in short overalls and enormous glasses. He carried a bag of groceries, from which stuck out a baguette.

Then the show began, and this man leapt to his feet, waving the bread violently in the air.

He was, of course, an actor—one of the two ensemble members (Kyle Dignoti and SaraLynn Cano) in Beowulf’s production of Fo’s 1974 farce.

Beowulf’s show begins with an elaborate piece of slapstick, as the entire cast chases each other through the audience, waving groceries, while fast-paced music plays. It’s unclear what’s happening, other than that there’s a shopping cart and a policeman involved.

All is explained when the main action of the play begins, and a woman, Antonia (Teresa Simone, who also choreographed the physical comedy of the play), walks onstage with several bags of groceries. She proceeds to tell her friend Margherita (Samantha Cormier) how she acquired them.

It seems that the grocery near their apartment building recently raised its prices. Most of the women who shop there, including Antonia, are the wives of factory workers, unable to pay the bills on their husbands’ limited incomes. Antonia recounts how the angry women refused to pay the increased prices and instead began ransacking the shelves.

Now, Antonia has groceries galore, but she’s got other problems. She’s worried that her rulefollowing husband, Giovanni (Michael Giffords), won’t approve of her theft. When Giovanni arrives home unexpectedly, loyal friend Margherita shoves some of Antonia’s

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pilfered groceries under her dress, mimicking pregnancy.

This ruse becomes even more vital when police officers arrive and begin searching the apartment building. (Several police officers— and a few other supporting characters—are all played by actor Steve McKee. An amusing running gag is that the main cast continuously remarks on how familiar each new supporting character looks.)

Of course, when Margherita’s husband, Luigi (Alan Crombie), comes home, his wife’s pregnancy is a big surprise to him. And things only get more complicated from there.

Italian playwright Fo won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1997; before that, he spent nearly a half-century producing satirical theater. His shows, the most famous of which is the oft-performed Mistero Buffo, have gotten him in trouble with everyone from Italian fascist groups to the Mafia to the American government for their subversive, Communistthemed tales about working-class characters.

Fo works in the Italian commedia dell’arte tradition of physical theater that relies heavily on improvisation. Thus, he apparently encourages his translators to alter his text and his actors to improvise. Beowulf is working with a translation of We Won’t Pay! by Ron Jenkins that was published in 2001, but the show is peppered with contemporary allusions regarding everything to Beowulf Alley itself to Arizona’s recent cutbacks in the AHCCCS health-care program. In fact, the times when the fourth wall is broken, and the actors address the audience or make contemporary jokes, are often the best moments. One wishes there were more of them.

Director Susan Arnold and choreographer Simone lead the cast to lively, physical perfor-

Samantha Cormier in We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! mances. Simone is a graduate of the Dell’Arte International School for Physical Theatre, and this background is obvious in the confidently executed slapstick scenes that pepper the show.

Her Antonia is quite delightful, fully committed to each lie she tells, even as her stories grow more and more outrageous. Simone and Cormier work well together, creating a surreal, Lucy-and-Ethel-style duo—and they do so while keeping bags of rice and pasta under their clothes.

However, though the setup is extremely funny, the show is nearly 2 1/2 hours long, which is a brutal stretch of time to keep up such an over-the-top pace and maintain an audience’s interest. Given how free the company was allowed to be with the source material, one wonders why it wasn’t cut more radically.

Do we really need every elaborate sight gag and misunderstanding?

Another odd choice: The four main actors talk in exaggeratedly comic Italian accents. If the characters are Italian, why do they even have accents? Italian doesn’t sound like accented English to other Italians. And the world of the play is never specified as Italian by the dialogue of the play itself—no mention is ever made of a specific place or time, other than deliberately anachronistic contemporary references. The world of Fo’s play is too broadly drawn to be rooted in one time or place, making the accents particularly unnecessary.

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We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! Presented by Beowulf Alley Theatre Company 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday, Feb. 19 11 S. Sixth Ave. $23 at the door; $21 online; $19 seniors; $15 students Runs two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission 882-0555; www.beowulfalley.org

The set (designed by Sheldon Metz) is a one-room working-class apartment done up in realistic detail. Then, in a nice touch, the apartment complex beyond the stage is suggested by chalk sketches on the wall, a neat visual metaphor for the “sketched-in” feeling of the world beyond Antonia and Giovanni’s apartment.

These outlines remind us that we are in an abstract world—a world that might be amusing, but is designed to make a point.

This is confirmed at the play’s end, when the four main cast members drop their accents to announce to the audience the moral of the play: Desperation is a potent force that can be harnessed for political change.

It’s a worthy and timely point, certainly, but I found myself begrudging the lengthy amount of time it took to get there.

DANCE EVENTS THIS WEEK CONTRA DANCING First United Methodist Church. 915 E. Fourth St. 6226481. Live music, callers and an alcohol- and smokefree environment are provided for contra dancing at 7 p.m., the first, third and fourth Saturday each month; $8. An introductory lesson takes place at 6:30 p.m.; dancing begins at 7 p.m. Call 325-1902, or visit tftm. org for more information.

UAPRESENTS UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 6213364. Performances are at 8 p.m., Saturday. Feb. 4: Folklórico de Antioquía, the National Dance Company of Columbia; $20 to $42. Feb. 18: Trisha Brown Dance Company; $22 to $46. Call or visit uapresents.org for tickets or more information.

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

7147. Kevin Pakulis and Amy Langley perform original Southwest Americana from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free. Visit seventeenthstreetmarket.com.

ARIZONA EARLY MUSIC SOCIETY St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Cançonièr presents The Black Dragon: Music From the Time of Vlad Dracula (ca. 1451-76) at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 4; $25, $22 senior, $5 student. A talk precedes the concert at 2:30 p.m. Call 690-1361, visit azearlymusic.org for tickets or more information.

RHYTHM AND ROOTS CONCERTS Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.: Fred Eaglesmith Band with the Fabulous Ginn Sisters, Suite 147 at Plaza Palomino, 2970 N. Swan Road; $25, $22 advance.

Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m.: Sons of the Pioneers, Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd; $35, $32 advance. Call (800) 594-8499, or visit rhythmandroots.org for tickets. Call 319-9966 for more information.

TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT CATALINA FOOTHILLS HIGH SCHOOL Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium. 4300 E. Sunrise Drive. 577-5090. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2 p.m.: American Portraits, featuring Stephen Seifert, mountain dulcimer; $33 to $78.

Call 882-8585, or visit tucsonsymphony.org for tickets or more information.

OUT OF TOWN SIROCCAN WINDS Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. 1 Burruel St. Tubac.

398-2252. A woodwind quintet performs music from around the world in the 1885 territorial schoolhouse on the presidio grounds at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5; $15 includes admission to the park. Visit TubacPresidioPark. com for more information.

UPCOMING LEO KOTTKE Temple Gallery. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Leo Kottke’s concert highlights his humor and songwriting at 8 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9 and 10; $24 to $26. Visit inconcerttucson.com for tickets or more information. Tickets are available with no service fee at The Folk Shop, 2525 N. Campbell Ave.

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DESERT VOICES Tucson Scottish Rite Cathedral. 160 S. Scott Ave. 6228364. Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 5, at 3 p.m., the chorus presents Love Is ... ; $20, $18 advance, $15 student. New singers are welcome at 7 p.m., every Monday, at Water of Life MCC Church, 3269 N. Mountain Ave. Call 791-9662, or visit desertvoices.org for more information.

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EL CON CLUB: BIG BAND MUSIC Randolph Golf Course Clubhouse. 600 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4161. A dinner-dance and show featuring the Tucson jazz big-band Tucson Swings takes place in the new El Con Club and Grill at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; $15, $25 includes preferred seating and a buffet dinner. Call 624-8821, ext. 7147, or visit elconclub. com for reservations or more information.

CIRQUE ROOTS STUDIO Cirque Roots Studio. 17 E. Toole Ave. 261-4667. A new creative space opens with Crystal Circus from 8:30 to midnight, Saturday, Feb. 4; $5 suggested donation. The event features music by the Bennu at 9:30 p.m., and performances throughout the night by hula-hoop troupe Orbital Evolution and fire artists Elemental Artistry. Visit cirqueroots.com for more info.

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

Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m., Starting Over: The John Lennon Experience; $15 to $30. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for tickets or more information.

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

“A Pair of Plays by J.M. Barrie,” The Old Lady Shows Her Medals and A Well-Remembered Voice, open Friday, Feb. 3, and continue through Sunday, March 4.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, $16 senior or student. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets or more info.

GASLIGHT THEATRE FAMILY CONCERTS The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Concerts are at 7 p.m., Monday; $12 to $22.

Feb. 6: Blues and Soul Explosion: A Salute to the Blues Brothers. Feb. 13: Strait Country Tribute to George Strait. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for tickets and more information.

LAVA MUSIC Abounding Grace Church. 2450 S. Kolb Road. 7473745. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; shows are 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday; $20, $15 advance unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 4: BiG WiDE GRiN. Email bonnie@lavamusic.org, or visit lavamusic.org for tickets or more information.

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

Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.: The President’s Concert, featuring the Arizona Symphony, with concerto-competition winners as soloists, Crowder Hall; $5 to $9.

PHILIP HEMMO: THE 20TH-CENTURY GUITAR St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Classical guitarist Philip Hemmo, who has served on both the UA and PCC music faculties, performs at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3; $15 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit the St. Philip’s AfterSchool Music and Homework Program. Visit stphilipstucson.org for more information.

PIANO AND FRIENDS CONCERT Leo Rich Theater. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4101.

Violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Michael Brown perform at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5; $25, $10 student. A reception follows in the lobby. Call 577-3769, or visit arizonachambermusic.org for tickets or more info.

ARIZONA OPERA Tucson Music Hall. 210 S. Church Ave. 791-4101.

Madama Butterfly is staged at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5; $30 to $118. Visit azopera.com for tickets or more information.

THE INVISIBLE THEATRE Invisible Theatre. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. The world premiere of Look Ma, We’re Dancing opens Wednesday, Feb. 8, and continues through Sunday, Feb. 26. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $25. Call or visit invisibletheatre.com for more information.

UA THEATRE UA Marroney Theater. 1025 N. Olive Road. 6211162. Necessary Targets, based on interviews with Bosnian women in the Yugoslavian Civil War, opens Sunday, Feb. 5, and continues through Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Tornabene Theatre at the Marroney Theatre.

Performance dates vary; showtime is 7:30 p.m., except Sunday, when showtime is 1:30 p.m.; $17 to $28. Visit arizona.tix.com for tickets; see cfa.arizona.edu for more information about the plays.

CONTINUING BEOWULF ALLEY’S OLD TIME RADIO THEATRE Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. A reading of radio scripts from the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s takes place at 7 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of every month; $10, $5 ages 4 through 12.

Call or visit beowulfalley.org for more information.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Arthur Miller’s All My Sons continues through Sunday, Feb. 12. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday

and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, $16 student, senior or military. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for tickets and more information.

THE GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Two Amigos, the comic adventures of circus performers Reynaldo and Paco, continues through Sunday, March 25. Showtimes are 7 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 6 and 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m., Sunday; $17.95, $7.95 child age 12 and younger, $15.95 student, military and senior. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for reservations or more info.

LAST CHANCE ARIZONA ONSTAGE PRODUCTIONS Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. The Marvelous Wonderettes, a familyfriendly story of a 1958 senior prom, closes Sunday, Feb. 5. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $25 to $32.50. Call 882-6574, or visit brownpapertickets.com for tickets or more info.

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

Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, a comedy thriller in which four cast members play more than 150 characters, closes Saturday, Feb. 4. Showtimes vary; $31 to $56 plus fees, $10 student with ID. Call or visit arizonatheatre.org for tickets or more information.

ESCAPE REALITY PRODUCTIONS AND TUCSON MUSIC THEATRE The Hungry Fox Restaurant and Country Store. 4637 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-2835. Hats: The Musical, a 90-minute show based on the stories, experiences and mission of the Red Hat Society, is staged at 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5; and 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 4; $25 includes tea, coffee, dessert and a $5 donation to Tucson Music Theatre. Call 909-4913, or email escaperealityproductions@aol.com.

UPCOMING BORDERLANDS THEATER COMPANY ZUZI’s Theater. 738 N. Fifth Ave. 629-0237. Agnes Under the Big Top: A Tall Tale opens with a preview on Thursday, Feb. 9, and continues through Sunday, Feb. 26. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $7 to $16 preview, $22 opening-night celebration, $19.95, $17.75 senior, $10.75 student. Panel discussions take place at the 2 p.m. matinees on Sunday. Feb. 12 features Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Network; Feb. 19 features the Black Chamber of Commerce; and Feb. 26 features the performers and director Barclay Goldsmith. Call 882-7406, or visit borderlandstheater.org for tickets.

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Elaine Romero reads her play-in-progress Wetback, a story of intra-cultural conflict, in a workshop in the lounge at 10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11; $5.

CALL FOR ACTORS Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theater. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Auditions for the Old Pueblo Playwrights’ New Play Festival take place at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13. Actors bring a one-minute monologue; preregistration is encouraged. Call 297-3317, or email brit4@mindspring.com to register or for more info.

FREDDY CHARLES: BENEFIT AT LAFFS Laffs Comedy Caffé. 2900 E. Broadway Blvd. 3238669. Freddy Charles of the Hollywood Laugh Factory performs a Valentine’s Day-themed show to help pay therapy bills for an 18-year-old brain-injury victim, at 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12; $10 to $15, $25 couple.

Charles has appeared in and written for numerous TV shows and is known for the physicality of his comedy.

Jessyka T. Murray suffered a brain injury when hit by a car in November 2010. Aggressive therapy has been effective, but insurance has run out. Call for reservations or more information.

RED BARN THEATER Red Barn Theater. 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973. The musical comedy How to Talk to a Minnesotan is staged Friday through Sunday, Feb. 10 through 12. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $16, $10 Friday, $13 senior, student or military. Call or visit theredbarntheater.com.

SECOND CITY’S LAUGH OUT LOUD TOUR Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875.

An evening of sketch comedy and timely improvisation begins at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12; $29 to $50. Call or visit arizonatheatre.org for tickets or more information.

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AGUA CALIENTE RANCH HOUSE GALLERY Agua Caliente Park Ranch House Gallery. 12325 E. Roger Road. 749-3718. Our Arizona, an exhibit of 15 small quilts celebrating Arizona’s centennial, opens Friday, Feb. 3, and continues through Wednesday, Feb. 29. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; free. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@ pima.gov for more information.

ART FOR WORLD BICYCLE RELIEF Casa Libre en la Solana. 228 N. Fourth Ave. 3259145. Students of BASIS Tucson organize and provide art for an auction to benefit World Bicycle Relief, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free. The event also includes a student-poetry reading. Email nicholas. zhu.0@gmail.com for more information.

ART GALLERY Art Gallery. 1122 N. Stone Ave. 624-7099, 405-5800.

The Valentine Show, representing artists’ interpretations of love in jewelry and art, opens Thursday, Feb. 2, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and by appointment; free.

ART SAFARI: FIRST SATURDAY ART WALKS Member galleries of the Central Tucson Gallery Association and related venues are open from 6 to 9 p.m., the first Saturday of every month; free. Visit ctgatucson.org for a map of participating galleries and more information.

ATLAS FINE ART SERVICES Atlas Fine Art Services. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 622-2139. An exhibit of works on paper opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, as part of the Central Tucson Gallery Association Art Safari, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; free.

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

622-8997. The Seventh Annual Encaustic Invitational opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Saturday, March 31. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Visit conradwildegallery.com for more information.

CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. A fatherand-son exhibit, Art in Clouds by Frank Rose and Art in Construction by Owen Rose, opens with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Visit contrerashousefineart.com for more information.

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

Into a Large Place: Paintings of the National Parks, an exhibit of plein-air paintings by Duncan Martin; and The Beauty of Imperfection, abstract sculpture by Barbara Jo McLaughlin, open Thursday, Feb. 2, and continues through Saturday, March 17. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com.

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Capturing Syncretism: An Artist’s Dialogue With Nature, featuring photographs of the Appalachian Trail by Rachel Julia Chapman, opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Tuesday, Feb. 28; free. Hours are 7 a.m. to midnight, daily.

KIRK-BEAR CANYON LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. Under Western Skies: The Art of K.L. Tafoya, an exhibit of paintings focusing on horses and landscapes, opens with an artist’s reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2, and continues through Wednesday, Feb. 29. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday.

LA PILITA MUSEUM La Pilita Museum. 420 S. Main Ave. 882-7454. An exhibit of landscape paintings by Martha Phinney opens with a reception featuring music by Babamarimba from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Friday, Feb. 17; free. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Visit lapilita.com for more information.

PAINTING PLANTS WITH MANABU SAITO Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Manabu Saito demonstrates techniques for painting plants from 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8 and 22; free with admission. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; $8, $4 child age 4 to 12, free younger child or member. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY AND STUDIO Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Glass: “30-40-50,” an exhibit celebrating the 30th anniversary of Philabaum Glass Gallery, the 40 years the gallery’s exhibiting artists have worked in glass, and the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement, opens with a reception and demonstration from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Saturday, April 28. During the reception, Fritz Dreisback builds a vintage ’60s camper from molten glass. Related lectures take place at the Tucson Museum of Art Education Center Auditorium; free.

Saturday, Feb. 4, at 1 p.m., Driesbach presents “Where Were You in ’62?” Saturday, March 3, at 1 p.m., Henry Halem presents “From the Ground Up.” Call or visit philabaumglass.com for more information.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATERCOLOR GUILD GALLERY Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Gallery. 5605 E. River Road, Suite 131. Experimental and Innovative Works in Water Media opens Wednesday, Feb. 8, and continues through Sunday, March 4. An awards reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; free.

STONE DRAGON STUDIO Stone Dragon Studio. 1122 N. Stone Ave. 405-5800.

Avian Personae: Part 2, an exhibit of oil paintings on board by Moira Geoffrion, opens Thursday, Feb. 2, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and by appointment.

TUCSON CONTEMPORARY ARTS Tucson Contemporary Arts. 439 N. Sixth Ave, No. 171.

622-8997. David A. Clark: Inside Out, an exhibit of encaustic monoprint T-shirts, opens with an artist’s talk at 5 p.m., and a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 25; free.

Visit tucsoncontemporaryarts.org for more information.

UA GRADUATE AND ALUMNI GALLERY UA Graduate and Alumni Gallery. 1031 N. Olive Road, No. 108. 626-4215. Invisible Voice: Yukari Eda opens Saturday, Feb. 4, and continues through Wednesday, Feb. 22; free. An artist’s reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9. The exhibit compares the spiritual function of the Japanese dry garden with that of the Native American kiva. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free. Visit web.cfa.edu.

CONTINUING BEMINE: WRITERS AND ARTISTS COLLABORATE UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765.

Curated pairs of Tucson writers, visual artists and musicians collaborate to re-invent the valentine in BeMine, an exhibit that continues through Friday, March 30. A reception is held from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13.

Visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; free.

BLUE RAVEN GALLERY AND GIFTS Blue Raven Gallery and Gifts. 3054 N. First Ave., No. 4. 623-1003. Crazy for Color, an exhibit of works in a range of media by local artists, continues through Saturday, March 10. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; or by appointment; free. Visit blueravengalleryandgifts.com for more information.

CAMPUS CHRISTIAN CENTER ART GALLERY Campus Christian Center Art Gallery. 715 N. Park Ave. 623-7575. A Shared Passion for Color, an exhibit

of mixed-media works by Santy Brittain and Carol Chambers, continues through Friday, March 9; free.

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

299-9191. Portraits of DeGrazia, an exhibit of photographs and paintings of Ted DeGrazia, including works

by Louise Serpa and Thomas Hart Benton, continues through Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. Ted DeGrazia Depicts the Life of Padre Eusebio Francisco Kino: 20 Oil Paintings is on permanent display. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; free. Call or visit degrazia.org for more information.

DIOVANTI DESIGNS GALLERY Diovanti Designs Gallery. 174 E. Toole Ave. 305-7957.

Raíces Profundas/The Depth of Our Roots, a collection of work by Yovannah Diovanti, is displayed for sale through Saturday, Feb. 25. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

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

Bridges II: An Artist Exchange Exhibition, featuring works by 16 artists from the U.K. and the U.S., continues through Saturday, Feb. 25. An artists’ reception takes place from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Call or visit thedrawingstudio.com for more information.

ETHERTON GALLERY Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Don’t Look Now: Craig Cully, Chris Rush and James Reed, an exhibit of painting and mixed media highlighting the way the ordinary is made exotic, continues through Tuesday, March 27. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and by appointment; free.

Visit ethertongallery.com for more information.

THE FRONT ROOM GALLERY The Front Room Gallery. 105 W. Fifth St. (406) 624-9792. Paula Wittner: 9 Paintings, an exhibit of vignettes and portraits both humorous and serious, continues through Tuesday, Feb. 28. Hours are by appointment; free. Visit frontroom105.wordpress.com for more information.

GEORGE STRASBURGER ART GALLERY George Strasburger Art Gallery. 172 N. Toole Ave. 8822160. People and Places, an exhibit of paintings by George Strasburger and photographs by Alfonso Elia, continues through Saturday, March 31. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. Visit georgestrasburger.com for more information.

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

626-4215. The Current Past, an invitational exhibition for past tenured UA teaching art faculty, continues through Friday, Feb. 24. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

LOUIS CARLOS BERNAL GALLERY Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. East/Pacific/West: Confluence, featuring works by Claire Campbell Park, Nancy Tokar Miller and Mary Babcock, continues through Friday, March 9. A gallery talk from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, is followed by a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., and a lecture at 7 p.m.; all free.

Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday; and before most evening performances in the Center for the Arts. Call 206-6942, or visit pima.edu/cfa for more information.

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

615-3001. Diana Madaras’ “Flowers for Susan” and other floral paintings are featured through Thursday, March 15. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Visit madaras.com for more information.

MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-7798. An exhibit of paintings by Dean Mitchell continues through Wednesday, Feb. 15. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit medicinemangallery.com for more information.

PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM Pima Air and Space Museum. 6000 E. Valencia Road.

574-0462. Round Trip: Art From the Boneyard, an exhibit of military airplanes and parts recycled into art works, continues through Thursday, May 31. Round Trip features works by more than 30 artists from around the world, including popular graffiti and street artists, and Tucsonan Daniel Martin Diaz. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admittance, 4 p.m.), daily; $15.50, $9 ages 7 to 12, free younger child, $12.75 senior, military, Pima County resident and AAA member. Visit pimaair. org for more information.

PORTER HALL GALLERY Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Tracy Ledbetter: Bugs and Blooms continues through Tuesday, Feb. 28. Gallery admission is free with paid admission to the gardens. Regular hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily; $8, $4 child age 4 to 12, free younger child or member. Call or visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

QUANTUM ART GALLERY Quantum Art Gallery. 505 W. Miracle Mile, No. 2. 9077644. A Taste of Things to Come, an exhibit of work by Matthias and Emily Stern Düwel, Micheline Johnoff and Citizen Zane, continues through Wednesday, Feb. 29.

Hours are 2:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit thequantumartgallery.com for more info.

RAICES TALLER 222 GALLERY Raices Taller 222 Gallery. 218 E. Sixth St. 881-5335.

Vicios y Virtudes (Vices and Virtues), an exhibit of paintings, sculpture and multimedia work interpreting artists’ personal values, continues through Saturday, Feb. 25. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, or by appointment; free. Call or visit raicestaller222.webs.com for more information.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA ARTS GUILD Sheraton Hotel and Suites. 5151 E. Grant Road. 3236262. An art show juried by SAAG members continues through Monday, April 30. The exhibit is always open; free. Visit southernazartsguild.org for more information.

TEMPLE GALLERY Temple Gallery. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Jeff Smith: Drivescapes, a travelogue of work by the Tucson photographer, continues through Tuesday, Feb. 21. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and before Arizona Theatre Company performances on Saturday and Sunday; free. Call 6222823, or e-mail info@ethertongallery.com for more information.

TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Exhibit Hall. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Arizona Centennial Exhibit continues through Sunday, April 22. The exhibit features works highlighting the landscapes, historic locations, culture and wildlife of our region. The exhibit Art of the Guitar runs through Sunday, March 4. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with ID, $2 child age 5 to 12, free member and child younger than 5. Visit tohonochulpark.org for info.

TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Tucson International Airport Gallery. 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. Spirit of the Rodeo Shared in Images, an exhibit of photographs by Louise Serpa and her daughter Mia Larocque, continues through Saturday, March 3, in the Lower Link Gallery. Tom Kiefer’s Journey West, an exhibit of black-and-white photographs taken between Phoenix and Ajo, continues through Saturday, March 31, in the TIA Center Gallery between the Southwest and Delta Airlines ticket counters. TIA galleries are open 24 hours, daily; free. Visit flytucsonairport.com for more information.

TUCSON PIMA ARTS COUNCIL Tucson Pima Arts Council. 100 N. Stone Ave., No. 303.

624-0595. An exhibition of mixed-media paintings by Barbara Brandel and Lorrie Parsell continues through Wednesday, March 28, in the lobby. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

TUCSON TAMALE COMPANY Tucson Tamale Company. 2545 E. Broadway Blvd. 3054760. Guideposts and Anchors, an exhibit of mixedmedia works with Asian and Middle Eastern influences, continues through Saturday, March 3. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday; free.

UA MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH CAMPUS UA Medical Center South Campus. 2800 E. Ajo Way. 874-2000. Healing in Tucson: The Healing Response to the Violence of January 8, 2011 continues through Sunday, Feb. 26, in the Behavioral Health Pavilion Gallery. Hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1:30 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

UA STUDENT UNION KACHINA LOUNGE AND GALLERY Kachina Lounge and Gallery. UA Student Union Memorial Center, Third Floor. 621-6142. Soul Art: Mishcka O’Connor continues through Friday, Feb. 17.

Hours are noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday; free.

LAST CHANCE TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER Tucson Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000, ext. 106. Synagogues of Mexico: Photographs by Moy Volkovich closes Thursday, Feb. 2.

Except for Jewish holidays, gallery hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday; 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday; and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday; free. Visit tucsonjcc.org for a schedule of holidays.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. A Wave of Dreams, an exhibit of watercolors by Bernardita Reitz, closes Sunday, Feb. 5. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and noon to 1 p.m., Sunday; free.

OUT OF TOWN GREEN VALLEY VILLAGE Green Valley Village. 101 S. La Cañada Drive. Green Valley. 625-6551. An exhibit of paintings by members of Tucson Plein Air Painters continues through Friday, March 2, in meeting room No. 13. Except when meetings are in progress, hours are 8 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 5 p.m., daily; free.

UA BIOSPHERE 2 GALLERY Biosphere 2 Center. 32540 S. Biosphere 2 Road.

Oracle. 838-6200. Earth and Mars: Stephen Strom, a collection of diptychs that juxtapose abstract desert landscape images with photos of Mars from the NASA archives, continues through Friday, March 30; free with admission. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; $10 to $20. Visit b2science.org for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS Raices Taller 222 Gallery. 218 E. Sixth St. 881-5335.

Submissions of traditional and contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography, mixed media and non-traditional media are sought for an upcoming exhibit, Indian Born, American Made. Email images to raicestaller222@aol. com by Saturday, Feb. 18; or deliver pieces for review from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18. Call for submission guidelines.

RODEO PARADE MUSEUM Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum. 4823 S. Sixth Ave. 294-3636. A large collection of coaches, carriages, wagons and other vehicles, as well artifacts from Tucson’s aviation history, are exhibited from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, through Saturday, April 7; $10, $8 senior, $2 child, 50 percent off for military personnel and their family with military ID. Call or visit tucsonrodeoparade.org for more info.

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

Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray, photographs by Kahlo’s longtime lover and friend; and Tesoros del Pueblo: Latin American Folk Art, featuring many items from the museum’s permanent collection, continue through Sunday, June 3. Also on display are textiles and garments similar to those Kahlo frequently wore, on loan from the Castañeda Museum of Ethnic Costume. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; $8, $6 senior and veteran, $3 student with ID, free younger than 13, free the first Sunday every month.

UA MUSEUM OF ART UA Museum of Art. 1031 N. Olive Road. 621-7567.

The Border Project: Soundscapes, Landscapes and Lifescapes continues through Sunday, March 11. This exhibit is the centerpiece of many events, symposia and related exhibits. The closing event features tours, contests and discussions at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 8; free. Visit artmuseum.arizona.edu for details of related activities. Paseo de Humanidad, a 13-piece installation of life-size migrant figures and Mayan and Aztec codices, is displayed through Sunday, March 11, as a backdrop for The Border Project. The Samuel H. Kress Collection and the altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo are on display until further notice. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $5, free member, student, child, faculty and staff with ID. Call or visit artmuseum. arizona.edu for more information.

TINY TOOLE GALLERY Tiny Toole Gallery. 19 E. Toole Ave. 319-8477.

Sculpture, painting and contemporary bronze works are displayed from 8 p.m. to midnight, the first Saturday of every month; free.

UA SCIENCE: FLANDRAU UA Science: Flandrau. 1601 E. University Blvd. 6217827. Biters, Hiders, Stinkers and Stingers, an exhibit about poisonous animals and the good they do, continues through Thursday, May 31. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday; 6 to 9 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday; $7.50, $5 age 4 to 15, free younger child, $2 Arizona college student with ID, $2 discount to CatCard holders.

Visit flandrau.org for more information.

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EVENTS THIS WEEK ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM Arizona State Museum. 1013 E. University Blvd. 6216302. An exhibit of 20 Hopi quilts and continues through Monday, Aug. 20. Many Mexicos: Vistas de la Frontera is exhibited through Friday, Nov. 30. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, free youth younger than 18, active-duty military and their families, people with business in the building and everyone for public events. Visit statemuseum.arizona.edu for more information.

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

621-7968. Ansel Adams: The View From Here, featuring 40 photographs of the Yosemite wilderness taken in the 1910s and ’20s, closes Sunday, Feb. 5. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free. Visit creativephotography.org for more information.

MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Shaping Arizona Statehood: The George Stuart Historical Figures of the Movement West, an exhibit celebrating the state’s centennial, continues through Saturday, April 14. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; $7, $6 senior or military, $5 age 4 to 17, free younger child.

Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information.

MOCA MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Legislate Crazy, an exhibit of work by MOCA artist-in-residence Armando Miguelez, continues through Friday, March 30. As part of the exhibit, museum visitors of all ages are invited to interact and have their photo taken with a sign from Miguelez’ Legislate Crazy series. The photos will be installed as part of the exhibit. Camp Bosworth’s Plata o Plomo, which interprets the Marfa artist’s perceptions of gangster culture in the Americas, also runs through Friday, March 30. Hours are noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; $8, free member, child younger than 17, veteran, active military and public-safety officers, and everyone the first Sunday of each month. Call or visit moca-tucson.org for more information.

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

398-2252. Unless otherwise noted, events are free with admission to the park; $4, $2 youth age 7 to 13, free child. Friday, Feb. 3, 17 and 24, at 10:30 p.m.: a walking tour of Old Town Tubac. Tuesday, Feb. 14 and 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: James Pagels demonstrates a frontier printing press. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10:30 a.m.: a guided tour of the Barrio de Tubac archaeological site. Encounters: A Native American Ethnic Costume Exhibit, a glimpse into the lives of the Yaqui, Seri, Tohono O’odham and Yuma people via costumes from the Castañeda Museum of Ethnic Costume of Tucson, continues through Sunday, Feb. 26. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. Visit TubacPresidioPark.com for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS ACADIA RANCH MUSEUM AND ORACLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Acadia Ranch Museum. 825 Mount Lemmon Road.

Oracle. 896-9609. The Oracle Historical Society preserves artifacts and properties to educate and to encourage appreciation of the unique cultural-historical heritage of the community of Oracle and surrounding areas. Collections include the Huggett Family collection of ranching artifacts, a documents archive and many books on local history. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., each Saturday, with extended hours for special exhibits; free, donations welcome.

THE AMERIND FOUNDATION The Amerind Foundation. 2100 N. Amerind Road, Exit 318 off Interstate 10. Dragoon. (520) 586-3666. A museum of Native American archaeology, art, history and culture. Potters of Mata Ortiz: Inspired by the Past ... Creating Traditions for the Future and A Pottery Competition continue indefinitely. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday; $8, $7 senior, $5 age 12 to 18 and college student, free younger child. Visit amerind.org for more information.

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VISUAL ARTS Downtown-area arts galleries open their doors for another exciting Art Safari

Welcome Receptions

BY MARGARET REGAN, mregan@tucsonweekly.com ritz Dreisbach is an elder statesman of the American glass-art movement—if you can call a guy who regularly manipulates hot glass in a fiery furnace a statesman.

Dreisbach comes to town this Saturday, Feb. 4, as part of the Art Safari gallery openings.

He’ll kick off an exhibition at the Philabaum Glass Studio and Gallery, Glass 30-40-50, which marks not only the 50th anniversary of American fine-art glass, but also the 30th anniversary of the gallery.

“Kick off” may be another poor choice of words, considering that Dreisbach works in nearly every possible configuration of a mostbreakable medium. He’ll start off the day talking about the history of his art form in a free public lecture at 1 p.m. at the Tucson Museum of Art Education Center auditorium. His title: “Where Were You in ’62?”

That’s the year Harvey Littleton began teaching glass-blowing classes at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, giving birth to the American studio-glass movement. Now known as the father of glass art, Littleton taught many of today’s leading glass artists, including Dale Chihuly, perhaps the best-known glass artist working in America today, as well as Tucson’s Tom Philabaum. Along with nine other artists, Chihuly, Philabaum, Littleton and Dreisbach have pieces in the exhibition at Philabaum.

Dreisbach crafts everything from delicate glass goblets to sturdy glass miniatures of trucks. During the Saturday-night opening, in the glass studio adjoining the gallery, Dreisbach will build a glass camper truck, ’60s-style, in honor of the anniversary. All of the seats for the demo are spoken for, but people attending the gallery opening may get a few glimpses through the studio window.

Dreisbach’s 1 p.m. lecture at TMA, 140 N. Main Ave., is the earliest event in an arts-packed day. The gallery reception at Philabaum, 711 S. Sixth Ave., 884-7404, www.philabaumglass.com, is from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday.

Unless otherwise noted below, the openings at the other galleries on the Art Safari tour will also take place from 6 to 9 p.m. The Central Tucson Gallery Association sponsors the evening, but other galleries also join in on the fun.

All the events are free; some galleries ramp things up with live music, wine or food.

Conrad Wilde has lined up a food truck with goodies for purchase.

Philabaum is at the southern tip of the downtown-arts habitat, but arts hunters in the safari don’t have far to go to find more specimens. The Drawing Studio, 33 S. Sixth Ave.,

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620-0947, www.thedrawingstudio.org, is just a few blocks north. Its exhibition, Bridges II: An Exchange Exhibition, ponders what happens when artists in the dry desert cross-fertilize ideas with artists in a rainy isle.

The show mixes up 16 artists, Yanks or Brits, and displays their sculptures, prints, drawings, paintings and photographs. Bridges debuted in Northampton, England, last August. Among the Tucson artists is Kathleen Velo, a photographer who helped initiate the exchange when she taught at Northampton University as a Fulbright scholar.

One block north, you can find Atlas Fine Art Services, 41 S. Sixth Ave., 622-2139, the newest downtown gallery and the newest member of the CTGA. Atlas has a group show of works on paper by assorted artists. Owned and operated by two longtime hands on the local gallery scene, James Schaub and Albert Chamillard, Atlas favors contemporary abstraction.

Sacred Machine Gallery, 245 E. Congress St., 777-7403, www.sacredmachine.com, calls itself both a curiosity shop and museum. It is mostly devoted to the strangely religious and mythic paintings by Tucson artist Daniel Martin Diaz.

Stroll on over to the northwest end of the restored train station to see what’s up at the fine-crafts gallery Obsidian, 410 N. Toole Ave., 577-3598, www.obsidian-gallery.com. The new show has three ceramics artists all working the theme of Storytelling. Debra Fritts prides herself on naturalistic human figures; Cheryl Tall makes figurative ceramics in color; and George Peñaloza makes wild stoneware fantasies. A couple of years ago in Obsidian’s old space, he exhibited a ceramic Egyptian pharaoh flying along on a billiard-ball train.

North of downtown, around Sixth Street and Sixth Avenue, old warehouses are rapidly being colonized by art galleries. Conrad Wilde Gallery, 439 N. Sixth Ave., Suite 195, 622-8997, www.conradwildegallery.com, is in a new, smaller space in the historic Firestone building, around the corner from its old storefront. The Seventh Annual Encaustic Invitational exhibits the work of a dozen national and local artists, including gallery regulars Margaret Suchland and Willow Bader. The encaustic artists create sensuous works in wax, blending in paint and pigments to ramp up the color.

During the opening, French chanteuse Elisabeth Blin sings and plays keyboard and guitar. The Foodie Fleet food truck will be parked on the pavement outside, selling gourmet sandwiches and waffles with jam.

Occupying Wilde’s old space is Tucson

“Canyonland National Park,” by Duncan Martin at Davis Dominguez Gallery.

Contemporary Arts, 439 N. Sixth Ave., No. 171, 622-8997, www.tucsoncontemporaryarts.org.

The newest venue in this art-dense neighborhood, TCA is a nonprofit members-only gallery.

David Clark: Inside Out exhibits one-of-a-kind encaustic paintings on T-shirts. Clark gives a free talk at 5 p.m.; a reception follows from 6 to 9 p.m.

Landscape-painter Duncan Martin showed sumptuous paintings of Baboquivari Peak a few years back at Davis Dominguez Gallery, 154 E. Sixth St., 629-9759, www. davisdominguez.com. This time, he’s roamed farther afield for his series Into a Large Place— Paintings of the National Parks. Another gallery artist, sculptor Barbara Jo McLaughlin, also tackles a big theme: The End of Time.

Reception is 6 to 8 p.m.

The Western landscape also turns up in traditional watercolors by Frank S. Rose in Frank and Owen Rose: Father and Son at Contreras Gallery, 110 E. Sixth St., 398-6557, www. contrerashousefineart.com. Frank is an author and illustrator (Mountain Wildflowers of Southern Arizona) and a retired pastor. Son Owen has shown traditional Western art in cowboy art galleries in Tucson and Tubac, but for this show, he’s deployed his brushes in the service of abstraction, exhibiting giclée reproductions. Reception is 6 to 10 p.m.

One block east, the always-adventurous Raices Taller 222 Gallery, 218 E. Sixth St., 881-5335, raicestaller222.webs.com, has hung a group show, Vicios y Virtudes (Vices and Virtues). Members of the Latino co-op gallery, along with guest artists, use a wide variety of media to examine—and challenge—the vaunted mantra of “personal values.”

Behind Raices Taller, Santa Theresa Tile Works, 440 N. Sixth Ave., 623-8640, www. santatheresatileworks.com, showcases colorful tiles designed by public artist Susan Gamble and made in the adjoining workshop. Gamble

promises plenty o’ tiles in a Valentine’s Day theme.

Two college galleries are members of the CTGA. Joseph Gross Gallery at the UA is closed Saturday night, but a gallery at Pima Community College is sometimes open for CTGA events, depending on the availability of student workers. Be sure to call first before heading to the Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery at the Pima Community College West Center for the Arts, 2202 W. Anklam Road, 206-6942, www.pima.edu/cfa. A trio of artists exhibit in the current show, East/Pacific/West: Confluence, using Hawaii as a point of reference.

Tucson painter Nancy Tokar Miller’s new Hawaiian paintings were inspired by the island of Molokai, which she saw from a helicopter. Claire Campbell Park, a fiber artist and professor at Pima, took a sabbatical in Hawaii in 2010 and incorporated elements of the islands’ rich ecology into her newest weavings.

The third artist, Mary Babcock, also works in fiber, and lives in Hawaii, where she teaches at the University of Hawaii. Formal opening events, all free, are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9: a gallery talk at 1:30 p.m.; a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.; and a lecture at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Recital Hall.

Over at the University of Arizona, member gallery Joseph Gross, UA Fine Arts Complex, 626-4215; www.cfa.arizona.edu/galleries, is definitely closed Saturday night. The gallery is staging a show of work by former UA professors, intriguingly named The Current Past.

Curated by current visual-communications professor Jackson Boelts, the exhibition brings together art by fondly remembered teachers including Bailey Doogan, Harold Jones, Barbara Rogers, Harmony Hammond, Keith McElroy and Judith Golden. You can visit during regular hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through Feb. 24.

BOOKS

LITERATURE

In ‘A Common Humanity,’ Lane Van Ham examines three organizations that support migrants

AMORE AND MORE: WRITING ROMANCE WORKSHOP Mission Branch, Tucson-Pima Public Library. 3770 S. Mission Road. 594-5325. Join published writers to discuss writing about romance, from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free.

Invaders vs. Neighbors

BY MARGE PELLEGRINO, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com rudencia Martin Gomez, 18, died in the desert. “By the time they found her body … it had already been ravaged by scavengers and the elements.”

In A Common Humanity: Ritual, Religion, and Immigrant Advocacy in Tucson, Arizona, Lane Van Ham opens with an account of Gomez’s memorial ceremony at the site of her death. Death, after all, prompted the advocacy work Van Ham examines.

Economic and political forces swept Mexican farmers from their land and spurred the United States’ immigration crackdown in the 1990s. U.S. policies funneled desperate migrants through a desert corridor where more than 1,400 bodies were recovered between 1998 and 2009.

For three years, Van Ham studied the efforts of three organizations—Samaritans, Humane Borders and Derechos Humanos—that formed in response to the dying and now work on behalf of undocumented immigrants.

These groups’ advocates provide water for immigrants, search for those in distress, commemorate those who have died, educate the community and/or push for immigration reform. While the missions and approaches vary, they all work in a time and place where undocumented immigrants are considered “invaders” by some, and “neighbors” by others. Van Ham writes that “immigrant advocacy has become a controversy in and of itself, in which the participants are pilloried as traitors or criminals and praised as ethical visionaries.”

The book examines the response on Tucson’s doorstep, while reminding us that the complicated debate over immigrants is a worldwide issue exacerbated by the shifting dynamics caused by globalization. Communities as close as Georgia and as far away as the Canary Islands and Yemen deal with conflicts surrounding displaced people. Various political views are acknowledged, but A Common Humanity focuses on the impulses of those who view our border as both a reflection and symptom of the worldwide divide between rich and poor.

Van Ham says most of the immigrant advocates he interviewed embrace their U.S. citizenship and believe “that the problems they are trying to address can be fixed through government action.” At the same time, they are skeptical “about the government’s ability to act justly” without public prodding.

Van Ham’s work lays out the relationship of religion to patriotism and advocacy. Through his fieldwork, he documents how some advo-

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cates are inspired by religious, spiritual or moral imperatives to address the divide. The players have varying beliefs and approaches, but they appear united in hearts and minds by having reached the same answer to the question inspired by both the Old Testament and the New Testament: “Who is our neighbor?”

He explores the “moral paradigms by which participants identify border and immigration policies in need of redress, how they represent those and how they understand their identities as citizens,” and asks: “What are our responsibilities as human beings to other human beings? Do these responsibilities apply to all humans, or only particular ones? … To what social collectivity are we bound and accountable? And what standards do we use to decide the answers to these questions?”

The advocates sustain themselves in part through rituals like the one held on Thursdays at El Tiradito. The gathering serves a variety of purposes. It’s a place to share information, recognize those who have perished and offer others a chance to unburden themselves. A volunteer for Derechos put it this way: “I spend my days documenting abuses, and talking to people about and listening to how horrible people can be to each other, and if it weren’t for the vigil, where I can just leave that there and pray for it and acknowledge it, I don’t know what I’d do.”

While Van Ham participated in, as well as observed, these groups, his narrative voice remains unemotional and authoritative.

Background concepts and organizations profiled are taken apart like words in a diagrammed sentence, giving readers a chance to see how each segment works toward creating the whole. With its meticulously researched material thoughtfully presented, A Common Humanity would be an ideal textbook. The scholarly language might put some off, but those who push on will be better for having read it.

Van Ham describes his book as “a blurry action shot of a work—or a world—in progress.” Some believe that how history looks back on the progress yet to be made will be shaped in part by those who drove out into the desert, gathered in a circle, built the cairn shrine and sang “Peace Is Flowing Like a River” for their neighbor, Prudencia Martin Gomez.

TOP TEN Mostly Books’ best-sellers for the week ending Jan. 27, 2012 1. The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($8.99)

2. Death Comes to Pemberley P.D. James, Knopf ($25.95)

3. One for the Money Janet Evanovich, St. Martin’s ($8.99)

4. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99)

5. Smokin’ Seventeen Janet Evanovich, Bantam ($8.99)

6. A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1 George R.R. Martin, Bantam ($8.99)

7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Vintage ($9.99)

8. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins, Scholastic ($17.99)

9. Spontaneous Happiness Andrew Weil, Little, Brown ($27.99)

10. In the Garden of the Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin Erik Larson, Crown ($20.80, sale)

J.A. JANCE SPEAKING AND SIGNING EVENTS J.A. Jance discusses and signs her new book, Left for Dead, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 2 and 3:30 p.m., at JoynerGreen Valley Branch Library, 601 N. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley; and at 7 p.m., at Barnes and Noble, 5130 E. Broadway Blvd. On Wednesday, Feb. 8, she appears at noon at Nanini Branch Library, 7300 N. Shannon Road; at 5 p.m. at Costco, 6255 E. Grant Road; and at 7:30 p.m., at Mostly Books, 6208 E. Speedway Blvd. On Thursday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m., she visits Voyager RV Resort, 8701 S. Kolb Road. See jajance.com for info.

ODYSSEY STORYTELLING Fluxx Studio and Gallery. 414 E. Ninth St. 882-0242.

Six storytellers share tales from their lives based on the theme Pets: See Spot Run at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 2; $7. Call 730-4112, or visit storyartsgroup.org to sign up.

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

Presentations are at 7 p.m.; free. Thursday, Feb. 2: Jeffrey Yang and Katherine Larson, reading. Call or visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information.

VOICES FROM ARIZONA’S PAST UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. In tribute to Arizona’s centennial, Voices From Arizona’s Past: Sharlot Hall and Hattie Lockett continues through Saturday, March 31. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; free. Visit az100.arizona.edu for more info.

YOLANDA BROYLES-GONZALEZ: EARTH WISDOM Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Yolanda Broyles-Gonzalez discusses Earth Wisdom: A California Chumash Woman, at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3. A Q&A and refreshments follow.

LECTURES DEBBIE MCCULLOUGH: ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE DESERT St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Border activist and Samaritan Debbie McCullough discuses her multimedia artworks from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 5; free. Call 299-6421, ext. 44, for info.

DOES ARIZONA HISTORY MATTER? Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. A panel discussion featuring Tom Sheridan, author Eric Meeks, author Tom Zoellner, and the founder of the Center for the Future of Arizona, Lattie Coor, focuses on the topic of Sheridan’s book, Arizona: A History, Revised Edition, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7. Visit zocalopublicsquare.org for more information.

JONATHAN OVERPECK: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR ARIZONA Pima County Parks and Recreation Natural Resources.

3500 W. River Road. 877-6000. Climate scientist Jonathan Overpeck presents the latest scientific assessment from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3; free. Call 6157855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations.

LIVING BEYOND 100 UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3364.

UA Science presents a lecture series on the effects of long life, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, through Feb. 28; free. Call 838-6136, or visit cos.arizona.edu/beyond for info.

MEET BONNIE HENRY Nanini Branch, Tucson-Pima Public Library. 7300 N. Shannon Road. 594-5365. Arizona Daily Star columnist Bonnie Henry gives her perspective on everyday life in our community, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4; free.

NOAM CHOMSKY: EDUCATION FOR WHOM AND WHAT UA Centennial Hall. 1020 E. University Blvd. 6213364. World-renowned linguist Noam Chomsky discusses the state of higher education at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8; free. A Q&A follows. Call 626-3846, or visit web.sbs.arizona.edu for more information.

Janet Evanovich

OLD FORT LOWELL LECTURE SERIES San Pedro Chapel. 5230 E. Fort Lowell Road. 3180219. Lectures are at 3 p.m., Sunday; free. Feb. 5: Ken Scoville, “Fort Lowell: The History of Arizona,” Visit oldfortlowellneighborhood.org for more information.

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CINEMA ‘Tyrannosaur’ offers the best recent performance by an actress—no matter what the Oscars and other awards say

Overlooked Gem

TOP TEN Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending Jan. 29, 2012

BY COLIN BOYD, cboyd@tucsonweekly.com et’s talk about Olivia Colman.

She’s a British actress who made her mark across the pond in sitcoms, primarily. But when she did not receive a BAFTA nomination for her performance in the decidedly serious Tyrannosaur, Colman became a trending topic worldwide on Twitter. The reason? This is one of the best, most gut-wrenching portrayals in a long while.

Film distribution is a funny thing.

Apparently, no significant American studio wanted to throw Tyrannosaur in theaters, even though it won three awards at Sundance last year and was nominated for that festival’s grand jury prize. Instead of winding up at Weinstein or Fox Searchlight, companies that play the awards season for all it’s worth, Tyrannosaur was picked up by Strand Releasing. Nothing against them, but the people at Strand Releasing don’t have the resources the more-celebrated indies have.

So, you’re hearing about Olivia Colman—and what is the year’s most-exceptional work by an actress—now instead of two months ago.

And it’s why this may, in fact, be the first you’ve heard of Tyrannosaur at all.

What’s all the commotion about? Colman plays Hannah, a thrift-store owner whose door is flung open by Joseph (Peter Mullan, very nearly Colman’s equal). Clearly agitated and with nowhere else to turn, Joseph hides behind a rack of clothes, and Hannah does her best to calm him down. She asks the stranger if she can pray for him. The prayer is ultimately not what matters to Joseph; he is taken with Hannah’s kindness and decency.

Joseph is damaged goods. His wife died five years earlier, and there is every reason to suspect that he has whiled away those years bouncing from bottle to bookie to bar fight.

A combination of the first two brought him into Hannah’s thrift store. He accidentally killed his dog in a drunken rage, has no job and has very few friends. In other words, Joseph is adrift, and that’s a dangerous place for a violent alcoholic to be.

Despite her optimism and faith, Hannah doesn’t have it much better. Her husband (Eddie Marsan) is abusive and tyrannical.

She is, for lack of a better term, emotionally, sexually and physically imprisoned.

There are predictable ways in which these characters could come together, and these circumstances could resolve, but by and large, Tyrannosaur avoids them. Another element that is never too far removed from the foreground is the working-class environment of Leeds, England, so this story—while assured-

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1. Contagion Warner Bros.

2. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Sony

3. The Guard Sony

4. Dolphin Tale Warner Bros.

5. I Don’t Know How She Does It Anchor Bay

6. Puncture Millennium

7. Shark Night 20th Century Fox

8. Rapt Lorber

9. The Last Lions National Geographic

10. Assassination Games Sony

Peter Mullan in Tyrannosaur. ly not typical of Leeds—is appropriately rough around the edges. It would be a disappointment if we were fed a happy ending.

The actor Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum) wrote and directed Tyrannosaur, which is a feature-length extension of an awardwinning short film he made several years ago.

Unlike that of Colman, his work here has been recognized by BAFTA; he’s in the running for the award honoring first-time directors. What he brings to the movie primarily is, not surprisingly, an actor’s feel. This is a highlight reel for Mullan and Colman, so Considine doesn’t work overtime setting up camera angles for the sake of getting interesting camera angles. There are no slow-motion sequences or artistic crane shots. He uses a very naturalistic approach; anything else would work to the film’s detriment.

Peter Mullan is a more-well-known quantity than his co-star, even if his name is not one you recognize. He most recently played the father in Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, but odds are you saw him before that. His Joseph is a real chicken-or-the-egg kind of character: Is this his situation because his temper and other problems keep him from something better, or does his situation cause the rage and anger? When Joseph tells Hannah he used to speak to his late wife like she was a dog because “I am not a nice human being,” there really is nothing left to say.

Tyrannosaur Not rated Starring Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Eddie Marsan Directed by Paddy Considine Strand, 91 minutes Opens Friday, Feb. 3, at Reel Arts 6, in the Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas (327-7067).

As devastating as Mullan is, though, Colman is just otherworldly. While Joseph has the advantage of coming onscreen showing most of his colors, Hannah must reveal herself and her struggles in stages, slowly and ever more sadly. It’s a daring, remarkable portrayal.

That brings us back to where we started: The Oscar nominations are always followed up with lists of who got snubbed, and who didn’t. David Fincher acolytes are still complaining that he didn’t get nominated for a movie they hated, because nobody should have remade The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Because of the economics of Hollywood, Tyrannosaur had zero chance to earn nominations. There was just no way enough people would see it. But you should see it all the same, and when you do—no matter who wins Best Actress—you’ll probably believe Olivia Colman deserved it.

Kate Winslet in Contagion.

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

AMC Loews Foothills 15 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd.

888-262-4386.

Beauty and the Beast 3D (G) Thu 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35; FriSun 10:15, 12:20, 2:25, 4:30, 6:45; Mon-Wed 12:20, 2:25, 4:30, 6:45 Big Miracle (PG) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:45 Chronicle (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Sun 10:45, 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10; Mon-Wed 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10 Contraband (R) Thu 11:55, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:35; Fri-Sun 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8:05, 10:35; Mon-Wed 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8:05, 10:35 The Descendants (R) Thu 11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:45; Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:50 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13) Thu 1:10, 4:15, 7, 7:15, 10:10; Fri-Sun 10:05, 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15; Mon-Wed 1, 4, 7:10, 10:15 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) ends Thu 12:45 The Grey (R) Thu 11:10, 1:55, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20; Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10 Haywire (R) ends Thu 11:45, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:50 Hugo (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:15; Fri-Wed 11:25, 2:15 The Iron Lady (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:30; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:30 Joyful Noise (PG-13) ends Thu 5, 7:40 Man on a Ledge (PG-13) Thu 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Fri-Wed 11:55, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu 5:10, 8:05, 11; FriWed 5, 7:55, 10:50 One for the Money (PG13) Thu 11, 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:25; Fri-Wed 11:15, 1:30, 3:45, 6, 8:15, 10:30 Red Tails (PG-13) ThuWed 11, 1:50, 4:45, 7:35, 10:30 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu 11:20, 2:10, 5:05, 7:55, 10:45; Fri-Wed 11:20, 2:15, 5:05, 7:55, 10:45 Underworld: Awakening— An IMAX 3D Experience (R) Thu 11:05, 1:20, 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:20; Fri-Wed 11:05, 1:20, 3:35, 5:50, 8:05, 10:30 Underworld: Awakening 3D (R) ends Thu 4:05 War Horse (PG-13) Thu 11, 2:05; Fri-Wed 9:15 The Woman in Black (PG13) Thu 12:01; Fri-Sun 10:25, 12:45, 3:10, 5:35,

8, 10:20; Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8, 10:20

Century El Con 20 3601 E. Broadway Blvd.

800-326-3264, ext. 902.

The Adventures of Tintin 3D (PG) ends Thu 11:25, 2, 4:35 Albert Nobbs (R) Thu-Wed 11:30, 2:15, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 The Artist (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:55 Beauty and the Beast 3D (G) Thu 12:45, 3:15, 5:40, 8, 10:20; Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:45 Ben-Hur (G) Thu-Wed 2, 7 Big Miracle (PG) Fri-Wed 11:35, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Chronicle (PG-13) FriWed 11:20, 12:30, 1:30, 2:45, 3:45, 5, 6, 7:15, 8:15, 9:30, 10:30 Contraband (R) Thu 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:55, 10:45; Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:30, 5:05, 7:55, 10:35 A Dangerous Method (R) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50; Fri-Tue 11:50, 5:20, 10:45; Wed 11:50 The Descendants (R) ThuWed 11:25, 2:05, 4:45, 7:35, 10:15 The Devil Inside (R) ends Thu 10:30 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13) Thu-Tue 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; Wed 1:10 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu 6:40, 10:05; Fri-Wed 10:05 The Grey (R) Thu 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:50, 10:40; FriWed 11:30, 2:20, 5:05, 7:55, 10:40 Haywire (R) Thu 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:25; FriWed 3:10, 5:30, 8:05, 10:25 Hugo (PG) Thu 12:40, 3:40; Fri-Tue 2:25, 7:50; Wed 2:25 The Iron Lady (PG-13) Thu-Wed 11:35, 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:50 Joyful Noise (PG-13) ends Thu 11:20, 2:10, 4:55, 7:45 Kevin Smith: Live From Behind (Not Rated) Thu 7:30 Man on a Ledge (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 2:25, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 The Metropolitan Opera: The Enchanted Island Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) ends Thu 7:15, 10:15 One for the Money (PG13) Thu-Wed 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30 Red Tails (PG-13) ThuWed 11:20, 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:40 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R) Thu-Fri 1, 4, 7, 10; Sat 1, 4; Sun-Wed 1, 4, 7, 10 UFC 143 Live in 3D: Carlos Condit vs. Nick Diaz (Not Rated) Sat 8 Underworld: Awakening (R) ends Thu 1:15, 3:35 Underworld: Awakening 3D (R) Thu 5:55, 8:15, 10:35; Fri-Wed 12:25,

2:40, 5:10, 7:25, 9:45 War Horse (PG-13) Thu 12:50, 4:10; Fri-Wed 11:55 The Woman in Black (PG13) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30

Century Gateway 12 770 N. Kolb Road.

800-326-3264, ext. 962.

Call for Fri-Wed film times Anonymous (PG-13) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 7:05 Happy Feet Two (PG) Thu 11:55, 2:25, 7:15 Happy Feet Two 3D (PG) Thu 4:45 The Help (PG-13) Thu 12:05 The Ides of March (R) Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 Immortals (R) Thu 12, 2:30, 5:10, 7:40 J. Edgar (R) Thu 12:35, 3:35, 6:40 Jack and Jill (PG) Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:05, 7:30 Moneyball (PG-13) Thu 12:40, 3:45, 6:50 New Year’s Eve (PG-13) Thu 12:30, 3:15, 3:40, 6, 7:20 Puss in Boots (PG) Thu 2:40, 7:10 Puss in Boots 3D (PG) Thu 12:25, 4:50 Real Steel (PG-13) Thu 12:45, 4, 7 Tower Heist (PG-13) Thu 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:35

Century Park Place 20 5870 E. Broadway Blvd.

800-326-3264, ext. 903.

Call for Fri-Wed film times Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu 11:05, 4:25, 9:50 The Artist (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 2:15, 5, 7:30, 10:15 Beauty and the Beast 3D (G) Thu 11:10, 1:40, 4:15, 6:40, 9:15 Ben-Hur (G) Thu 2, 7 Contraband (R) Thu 11:20, 2:05, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13) Thu 11, 12:35, 2:15, 3:45, 5:20, 7, 8:25, 10:05 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu 11:35, 3:15, 7 The Grey (R) Thu 11:40, 1:10, 2:40, 4:10, 5:35, 7:05, 8:40, 10:10 Haywire (R) Thu 12, 2:35, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15 Hugo (PG) Thu 12:15 The Iron Lady (PG-13) Thu 11:25, 2, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Joyful Noise (PG-13) Thu 11:15, 2:05, 4:55, 7:45, 10:30 Kevin Smith: Live From Behind (Not Rated) Thu 7:30 Man on a Ledge (PG-13) Thu 11:05, 12:25, 1:50, 3:10, 4:35, 5:50, 7:15, 8:30, 9:55 The Metropolitan Opera: The Enchanted Island Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu 3:30 One for the Money (PG13) Thu 11:45, 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 10

Red Tails (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:35 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu 1:05, 4:05, 7:10, 10:20 Underworld: Awakening (R) Thu 11:50 Underworld: Awakening 3D (R) Thu 11:20, 2:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 War Horse (PG-13) Thu 10:05 We Bought a Zoo (PG) Thu 1:30, 6:55

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Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace 12155 N. Oracle Road.

800-326-3264, ext. 899.

Call for Fri-Wed film times The Artist (PG-13) Thu 11:35, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:45 Big Miracle (PG) Fri 12:01 a.m.

Chronicle (PG-13) Fri 12:05 a.m.

Contraband (R) Thu 10:40, 1:25, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 A Dangerous Method (R) Thu 11:05, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:30 The Descendants (R) Thu 11:10, 2 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13) Thu 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:30 The Grey (R) Thu 11, 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20 Haywire (R) Thu 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:45, 10:05 The Iron Lady (PG-13) Thu 10:50, 1:40, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35 Kevin Smith: Live From Behind (Not Rated) Thu 7:30 Man on a Ledge (PG-13) Thu 11:55, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 The Metropolitan Opera: The Enchanted Island Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 One for the Money (PG13) Thu 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Red Tails (PG-13) Thu 10:25, 1:20, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15 Underworld: Awakening (R) Thu 12:25 Underworld: Awakening 3D (R) Thu 2:50, 5:10, 7:40, 10 The Woman in Black (PG13) Thu 12:01

Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas 4811 E. Grant Road.

327-7067.

Call for Fri-Wed film times *Reel Arts 6 film Anonymous (PG-13) Thu 10:45, 1:30, 4:20, 7:05 *Blackthorn (R) Thu 11 a.m.

Happy Feet Two (PG) Thu 10:50, 3:05 The Help (PG-13) Thu 4:10 The Ides of March (R) Thu 11:15, 4:30 Immortals (R) Thu 9:55 J. Edgar (R) Thu 1:05, 4, 6:55 Jack and Jill (PG) Thu 7:30, 9:35 *Machine Gun Preacher (R) Thu 1:10, 6:40, 9:20; Fri 11, 3:50; Sat-Wed 11:30, 4:25

Martha Marcy May Marlene (R) Thu 9:50 Melancholia (R) Thu 3:45 Moneyball (PG-13) Thu 1:35, 6:50, 9:40 My Afternoons with Margueritte (Not Rated) Thu 11:10 New Year’s Eve (PG-13) Thu 11:05, 1:40, 7:10, 9:45 Puss in Boots (PG) Thu 1, 5:20 *Tyrannosaur (R) Fri 1:40, 7, 9:45; Sat-Wed 2:10, 7:10, 9:30

Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515.

No films this week

Gallagher Theater UA Student Union, 1303 E. University Blvd.

626-0370.

Let’s Talk About Sex (R) Tue 6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (PG-13) Thu 10; Fri-Sat 7, 10

Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz.

806-4275.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (G) Thu 11:05, 1:45, 4:25, 6:45; Fri-Sun 9:45, 12:05, 2:40, 5:15; Mon-Wed 12:05, 2:40, 5:15 Beauty and the Beast (G) Thu 3:45; Fri-Wed 2:50 Beauty and the Beast 3D (G) Thu 11, 1:20, 6:20, 8:50; Fri-Sun 10, 12:40, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10; MonWed 12:40, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 Big Miracle (PG) Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 Chronicle (PG-13) Fri-Sat 10:15, 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 6:50, 7:50, 9:15, 10:15; Sun 10:15, 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 6:50, 7:50, 9:15, 10:05; MonWed 11:30, 12:30, 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 6:50, 7:50, 9:15, 10:05 Contraband (R) Thu 11:15, 2:20, 5:10, 8, 10:40; Fri-Sun 10:25, 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20; MonWed 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20 The Descendants (R) Thu 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10; FriSat 11:10, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:45; Sun-Wed

11:10, 1:50, 4:45, 7:40, 10:25 The Devil Inside (R) ends Thu 8:15, 10:25 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13) Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7:20, 10:15; Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:20, 6:20, 9:10 The Grey (R) Thu 12, 1, 3, 4, 6:05, 7, 9, 9:50; FriSun 9:35, 10:30, 12:20, 1:20, 3:10, 4:10, 6:05, 7, 8:50, 9:50; Mon-Wed 12:20, 1:20, 3:10, 4:10, 6:05, 7, 8:50, 9:50 Haywire (R) Thu 12:30, 3:10, 5:30, 8:10, 10:30; Fri-Sat 8:05, 10:40; SunWed 8:05, 10:30 Hugo (PG) ends Thu 12:10 Hugo 3D (PG) Thu 3:20; Fri-Wed 11:45, 6:10 The Iron Lady (PG-13) ends Thu 11:40, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:20 Joyful Noise (PG-13) Thu 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15; Fri-Wed 11, 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 Man on a Ledge (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Fri-Sun 10:10, 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Mon-Wed 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu 6:30, 9:45; Fri-Wed 2:55, 9:05 One for the Money (PG13) Thu 11:10, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40; Fri-Sun 9:40, 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30; Mon-Wed 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:30 Red Tails (PG-13) Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:35; Fri-Sun 10:20, 1:10, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; MonWed 1:10, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:45, 6:10, 9:10; Fri-Wed 12:35, 3:25, 6:15, 9:25 The Sitter (R) ends Thu 9:05 Underworld: Awakening (R) Thu 12:20, 5:20; FriWed 12:50, 5:40 Underworld: Awakening 3D (R) Thu 11:20, 2, 2:50, 4:20, 6:50, 7:50, 9:20, 10:05; Fri-Sat 10:40, 3:15, 8, 10:30; Sun 10:40, 3:15, 8, 10:15; Mon-Wed 3:15, 8, 10:15 War Horse (PG-13) ends Thu 1:10, 4:45 The Woman in Black (PG-13) Fri-Sun 9:30, 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10; Mon-Wed 12, 2:30, 5,

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Call 795-0844 to check handicap accessibility Circumstance (R) Thu 7:30 Dune (PG-13) Fri-Sat 10 First Friday Shorts (Not Rated) Fri 9 The Human Rights Watch Film Festival (Not Rated) Sat 11 a.m.

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (Not Rated) Tue 7 In the Land of Blood and Honey (R) ends Thu 4:15, 9:30 The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (Not Rated) Mon 8 My Piece of the Pie (Not Rated) Wed 7:30 People vs. the State of Illusion (Not Rated) Fri 1, 6; Sat 12:15, 2:15, 7; Sun-Mon 2:15, 7; Tue 2:15, 5; Wed 2:15, 7 Shame (NC-17) Thu 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10; Fri 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10; Mon 12:30, 3, 5:15, 10; Tue 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 10; Wed 12:30, 3, 5:15, 10 The Way (PG-13) Thu 11:30; Fri 3; Sat 4:15; Sun 11, 4:15, 9; Mon 11:30, 5:15; Tue 11:30, 10; Wed 11:30, 4:15, 9 The Women on the 6th Floor (Not Rated) Thu 2

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Drive (R) Thu 9:20; FriWed 9:10 Happy Feet Two (PG) Thu 12, 2:15, 4:40, 7; Fri 12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50; Sat 12, 4:30, 6:50; Sun-Wed 12, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50 Immortals (R) Thu 2:20, 4:50, 10; Fri-Wed 9:35 In Time (PG-13) ends Thu 4:45 Jack and Jill (PG) Thu 11:50, 1:50, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50, 9:50; Fri-Wed 11:40, 1:40, 3:40, 5:40 Moneyball (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:45, 7:10; Fri-Wed 11, 1:45, 7 New Year’s Eve (PG-13) Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:50, 7:20, 9:50 Paranormal Activity 4 (Not Rated) ends Thu

11:20, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40, 9:45 Puss in Boots (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:10, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:35; Fri-Wed 11:10, 1:10, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 Real Steel (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 7:20; Fri-Wed 4:20 Tower Heist (PG-13) Thu 1:20, 9:55; Fri-Wed 4:35, 9:45 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I (PG-13) Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40

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Call for Fri-Wed film times Beauty and the Beast 3D (G) Thu 12, 2:10, 4:20, 6:35 Big Miracle (PG) Fri 12:01 a.m.

Chronicle (PG-13) Fri 12:01 a.m.

Contraband (R) Thu 11:35, 2, 4:25, 6:50, 9:15, 11:50 The Descendants (R) Thu 11, 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (PG-13) Thu 12, 2:45, 5:35, 8:25, 11:15 The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) Thu 8:45 The Grey (R) Thu 11:25, 1:55, 4:30, 7, 9:30, 12 Haywire (R) Thu 11:10, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 7:50, 10 Joyful Noise (PG-13) Thu 11:15, 1:50 Man on a Ledge (PG-13) Thu 12:25, 2:40, 4:55, 7:10, 9:25, 11:45 Mission: Impossible— Ghost Protocol (PG-13) Thu 5:55, 8:50 One for the Money (PG13) Thu 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:15, 9:20, 11:30 Red Tails (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (PG-13) Thu 4:40, 7:25, 10:15 Underworld: Awakening (R) Thu 11:30, 1:30 Underworld: Awakening 3D (R) Thu 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30, 11:40 War Horse (PG-13) Thu 11:50, 2:50 The Woman in Black (PG13) Fri 12:01 a.m.

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Reviews by Jacquie Allen, Colin Boyd and Bob Grimm.

hundreds of New Yorkers. He’s searching for the missing lock to a key he believes has specific significance to him. Max von Sydow steals the show, but overall, Extremely Loud comes off as extremely forced. Boyd

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Stressed out? Depressed? Heal thyself! The docudrama People v. the State of Illusion, which hopes to prescribe an ultimate answer to happiness, begins as a “court case” involving a father convicted of DUI and manslaughter. From there, scientists lay out the case for how he got there in the first place: Prison walls are a metaphor for being trapped behind our own perceptions of the world and our place in it. We see the mending of one’s mind through the prisoner’s rehabilitation as he puts into action the methods described by scientists. People v. the State of Illusion is at its core a self-help book with a truly awful music score and a repetitive, simplistic message. Boyd

CONTINUING: CONTRABAND

Mark Wahlberg can be cool in a movie. In fact, he’s cool in most of his movies, and the right director can make the man look like a pro. But when Mark Wahlberg stinks, he stinks. Wahlberg looks clueless and tired in Contraband, and who can blame him?

Director Baltasar Kormákur packs this silly action film full of so many garbage subplots and locales that most actors would grow weary. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) has gone legit after a career as a smuggler. Life is good due to his beautiful wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and his alarm-system business.

But when his brother-in-law gets into trouble, Chris goes back into the criminal world, while his wife is terrorized back home by a drug dealer (Giovanni Ribisi). This is an overstuffed mess. Grimm

Liam Neeson battles nature and puts up a damn good fight in director Joe Carnahan’s absorbing and devastating survival pic. The film tells the scary and surprisingly emotional tale of Alaskan oil drillers who find themselves stranded in the middle of frozen tundra after their plane crashes. There’s scant chance of survival due to a lack of food, shelter and time before people freeze to death. There’s also the little matter of nasty, evil wolves trying to dismember them. The animals in The Grey have very little in common with White Fang. Actually, they make the werewolf from An American Werewolf in London look like an elderly pug. Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney and Joe Anderson shine in supporting roles, but this is Neeson’s movie, containing some of his best work.

This one was a lot deeper than I expected. Grimm IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY

Emotions are laid bare in the war-struck love story In the Land of Blood and Honey. Not only does writerdirector Angelina Jolie explore the Bosnian civil war of the 1990s in a frank and occasionally brutal fashion; she has cast Bosnians to play characters on both sides of the battle lines. It’s a potent formula for her feature-directing debut, and Jolie brings a sober, spare directorial style that fits her surroundings. The story, though, is fairly unremarkable: A ´ finds an old lover Serbian soldier (Goran Kostic) being held in his prison camp, and against all sound judgment and the wishes of his father—the Serbian military commander—he rekindles his relationship with the Muslim prisoner (Zana Marjanovic). ´ This does personalize a war we don’t often see in films, but there’s so much else to tell that would be more powerful. Boyd

EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE

It may say Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock on the movie poster, but they’re just window dressing in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The star of our show is Thomas Horn, a child actor making his debut in auspicious fashion. Impressive? Well, his performance is wordy, and at times, it’s … extremely loud and incredibly close. He plays a gifted child who tries to gain closure on a sudden, tragic loss by beginning a great adventure that connects him with

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Michael Fassbender lets it all hang out, literally, in director Steve McQueen’s naughty, grueling, NC-17 movie about sex addiction. Fassbender plays Brandon, a New York City resident who can’t get enough sex. He masturbates at work; he screws in public; and he loves his porn a lot. This makes things awkward when his sister (Carey Mulligan) drops by unexpectedly. While the actors are giving it their all, there’s no real story here. It’s a character study, and that’s about it. It’s worth watching to see Fassbender and Mulligan acting up a storm, but there’s no real payoff. McQueen employs a mournful soundtrack that fortifies the mood, but a little more plot would’ve made it a great film. Grimm THE WAY

What a strange year for the family Estevez. Although Charlie Sheen dominated the headlines with his talk of “winning” and tiger’s blood (and his appropriate termination from Two and a Half Men), older-brother Emilio Estevez offers up the best work of his career, behind the camera (and a little onscreen) with The Way. Directing the brothers’ more-esteemed father, Martin Sheen, Estevez delivers a moving, inspirational surprise. The title refers to the famed trek of self-revelation that Camino de Santiago and its 500mile walk has offered over the centuries, which Sheen does to honor the memory of his son. Most movies covering this ground would schmaltz it up, but Estevez plays it as straight as possible. It’s a story. About people. Who want to accomplish something. And the biggest accomplishment here is reserved for Emilio Estevez. Boyd

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BY BOB GRIMM, bgrimm@tucsonweekly.com hate Katherine Heigl a lot less than most critics do. In fact, I don’t hate her at all; I kind of like her.

I enjoyed her stupid baby movie (Life as We Know It) a little bit, and I loved her in Knocked Up. Granted, all of her other starring vehicles blew ass, but she’s routinely better than her material—and such is the case with her latest bottom-feeder, One for the Money.

Heigl is slightly bad, yet still somewhat charming, as Stephanie Plum, a former Macy’s employee who goes into the bail-bond business. Her first gig is to go after a cop in trouble, Joe Morelli (Jason O’Mara), the guy to whom she lost her virginity. Later, she tried to run over him with a car.

Heigl, of course, didn’t have a hand in the writing of this crap. The film is based on the first in a popular string of novels by Janet Evanovich, and my guess is that director Julie Anne Robinson missed something in the translation from book to film. The movie is a dull dud.

Much of the blame can go to Robinson, who directs with all the finesse of a drunken three-legged polar bear on ice skates. Almost nothing in this film works. All attempts at humor fall flat, with Heigl and O’Mara generating zero onscreen chemistry.

O’Mara is an actor who can irritate with the reading of every line. He’s just so intense.

This is a guy who must visit the catering table for coffee a lot during the shoot.

They got Debbie Reynolds out of mothballs to play the crazy grandma who shoots turkeys at the kitchen table. (I guess Betty White wasn’t available—or perhaps she thought the script was a piece of shit.) Fisher Stevens shows up late in the film as a sweaty bounty hunter. If that isn’t a harbinger of a bad film, what is?

The movie is populated with your standard bounty-hunter movie clichés. There’s the hooker with a heart of gold (Sherri Shepherd) from whom Stephanie gets all of her information in exchange for hoagies. There’s the doting, paranoid mother (Debra Monk) who worries when her daughter is five minutes late for dinner. There’s the appliance-store guy (Adam Paul) her mama is trying to fix her up with, even though he’s a total dick.

OK, so most of those roles don’t show up in your average bounty-hunter movie. I guess One for the Money just has a way of making everything feel tired and clichéd. The hooker with a heart of gold who eats hoagies is in just about every romantic comedy with guns

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ever made, though. I won’t back off that argument.

As Ranger, the stud who shows Stephanie the ropes and saves her ass multiple times, Daniel Sunjata is the film’s one bright spot. He’s funny and has an actual rapport with Heigl; he needed more screen time. The film goes dark whenever he leaves the screen; perhaps he should’ve been cast as the lead over O’Mara.

The whole thing is set in New Jersey (although much of it was shot in Pittsburgh), which means one thing: Bad Jersey accents.

Everybody’s got one, and Jersey should be pissed.

Heigl’s string of bad luck continues, and it’s no surprise she recently said she’d like to return to do a guest spot on Grey’s Anatomy. The big screen hasn’t been kind to her.

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They sure did manage to assemble a respectable cast for this mess. Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Martin Sheen and Stephen Moyer (True Blood) all participate in this espionage thriller that embarrasses each and every one of them.

Grace plays an FBI agent obsessed with the case of a disappeared assassin, and Gere plays a retired guy who gets off his porch to help him investigate the possible re-emergence of the longinactive killer. Sheen plays a grizzled old-timer who just looks grouchy about everything.

It’s hard watching Gere play his way through the ridiculous plot twists. You get a sense that he knows he’s working in a complete turd, and it shows on his exhausted face. Grace has become accustomed to mediocre fare below his talents, so he seems a little more at home.

The final twist is so laughable that it almost turns the film into a comedy. Make a solid effort to avoid this one.

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For a long time, I knew this as the stupid movie that beat out Star Wars for the Best Picture Oscar in 1978. I was 10; I felt this movie was stupid and yucky, and Darth Vader should’ve prevailed.

I’ve grown up a lot since those days. I still think Star Wars should’ve smoked its ass, but I admit that Woody Allen struck gold. Diane

Keaton, who won an Oscar for the title role, proved to be the perfect counterpart to Allen’s already-patented neurotic shtick.

This has the very best of Allen. I find a lot of his recent attempts at humor quite tired (Midnight in Paris is overrated), but he was at his peak as comic Alvy Singer. Whether he is fighting lobsters, clubbing spiders with a tennis racket or sneezing into a pile of cocaine, Allen is a physical and verbal genius here. Keaton anchors the whole thing with an endearing goofiness that still feels fresh—and you have to love that wardrobe.

Allen followed this one up with Manhattan in 1979, another good if slightly overrated rom-com shot in black and white. It’s also newly available on Blu-ray.

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I am quite late to the Timothy Olyphant party. I started watching Season 1 a couple of weeks ago, got hooked, and just finished Season 2. Next to Breaking Bad, this is my favorite current TV drama.

Olyphant kicks ass as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a guy who means it when he says he’s going to shoot you if you don’t comply. Walton Goggins is equally good as Boyd Crowder, a former buddy who goes through some seriously strange personal changes from episode to episode. He has some major issues, especially after the events of the Season 1 finale.

This season introduces a great character in Mags Bennett (Margo Martindale), a moonshiner who sells a little weed every now and then. It’s simply terrific what

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the writers of this show give Martindale to do.

Supporting players include Jacob Pitts as a sharpshooter and general wise guy, and the ever-reliable Jeremy Davies as Mags’ son, Dickie. Raymond J. Barry is as reprehensible as it gets as Raylan’s awful father.

The main reason to get on this show right now if you haven’t is Olyphant, who finally has a role that is perfect for him. Justified is currently in its third season, airing Tuesdays on FX. SPECIAL FEATURES: You get some outtakes, some deleted scenes and a couple of making-of featurettes. Not bad, but nothing too fancy.

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When I first saw this, I figured Joseph GordonLevitt would certainly get an Oscar nomination. I thought Seth Rogen could get some Oscar consideration for his great supporting performance, too. Heck, screenwriter Will Reiser would at least get a nod for the script, right?

Nope. Everybody got snubbed. Reiser’s script was better than the nominated Midnight in Paris and Margin Call, and Rogen just doesn’t get any respect. As for Gordon-Levitt—so good here as a young cancer patient trying to keep things together— he got edged out by other equally good performers.

Oscar snubs aside, this is a good movie with great work across the board, including Rogen as the best friend trying to cheer up GordonLevitt, and Anna Kendrick as the counselor we all wish we could have in life.

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CHOW At Mad Mario’s Italian Deli, the sandwiches and the service shine

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BY JIMMY BOEGLE, jboegle@tucsonweekly.com t’s a Saturday afternoon around lunchtime, and Mad Mario is holding court.

Garrett and I are sitting at one of eight tables at his university-area restaurant and deli, enjoying our chicken Parmigiana ($10.95), lasagna with meatballs ($9.45) and various deli salads. Mario hands sandwiches packaged to-go to a group of four college dudes—he knows the students by name—and then gently chides them when they sit down to eat at the restaurant instead.

A short time later, a young woman comes in with a male companion. She’s clearly another regular, and she’s effusive in her praise for Mad Mario and his offerings.

“Your food is sooooo good!” she says.

After a couple of visits to Mad Mario’s, a couple of things become clear: The restaurant, in the old Asian Sandwich Deli spot several doors down from Bentley’s House of Coffee and Tea, is gaining a following, including a lot of UA students. (Mario later tells me he gets some serious business from the UA hockey team, which often recommends the place to opposing teams.) They appreciate the food and are willing to pay a buck or two more for a (vastly superior) sandwich here than at, say, Subway. It’s also clear that they appreciate Mario himself.

Far too many eatery owners give short shrift to service, which is a really dumb thing to do. You can’t just hand a pad of order tickets to some barely trained teenager making the restaurant minimum wage and expect great things. Good service takes work—but it definitely pays off.

On my first visit to Mad Mario’s, I dropped in to get a submarine sandwich ($6.95 small or $8.95 large; comes with a side of deli salad) and a bowl of the minestrone soup ($3.95; served with a roll) to-go. After ordering, I decided it would be nice to call Garrett and see if he wanted something, and he said he’d take a corned-beef reuben ($7.95). I ordered the reuben as Mario was bringing me my sandwich, and since I had a wait, I decided to try the soup.

It was decidedly OK. The minestrone had a nice tomato flavor amidst the pasta, beans and vegetables, but it was a bit watery.

However, its biggest problem was the fact that it was lukewarm.

Mario saw me eating the soup and asked how it was. I replied that it was decent, but not hot enough. He apologized, directed the person working in the kitchen to turn up the heat, and then brought me a bowl of the soup of the day, Italian wedding soup, on the house.

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The submarine sandwich from Mad Mario’s Italian Deli.

“Here, try this,” he said.

It was delicious—and hot—highlighted by a nice chicken flavor and bunch of tasty little meatballs. I appreciated it—as well as the efforts of Mad Mario to make sure that I, the customer, was happy.

When I got those sandwiches home, the food happiness continued. My sub, on a French roll, was packed with meats, provolone, tomato and lettuce, and enhanced with olive oil, vinegar and mayonnaise. Simple, yet delicious.

Garrett’s reuben was a bit more complex, but equally fantastic. Corned beef, Russian dressing, sauerkraut and sweet horseradish pickles were placed on rye bread—and boy, was it yummy.

For my deli-salad side, I tried the potato salad. It was good enough, although I was surprised to find what tasted like curry in the concoction. Garrett enjoyed his pasta salad, highlighted by an Italian dressing.

A variety of hot and cold sandwiches are on the menu, ranging from a simple roast-beef sandwich or albacore-tuna sandwich (each $6.50 or $8.50) to a Tuscan panino ($7.45) or a sizzling steak-and-cheese sandwich ($7.45 or $9.45).

I’d recommend the sandwiches first and foremost at Mad Mario’s. However, the aforementioned Italian entrées that we tried were pretty good, too. Garrett’s chicken parm wasn’t quite as delectable as the version we frequently enjoy at Mama Louisa’s—it was missing the crispiness on the top, and Mario’s meat sauce wasn’t as savory as Mama’s marinara—but it was tender, juicy and an overall winner. My lasagna was also nice, thanks to the presence of a lot of top-notch ricotta; however, the meatballs were only OK. They were nice and tender, but I prefer meatballs to have more of a meaty heft.

My accompanying salad was no-frills but

Mad Mario’s Italian Deli 1710 E. Speedway Blvd.

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Pluses: Mario’s service; splendid sandwiches Minuses: Watery minestrone; meatballs could have more heft

fine. Garrett asked to try two of the half-dozen or so deli salads instead of getting the usual soup or salad. The pesto pasta salad was a hit, highlighted by pine nuts, while the macaroni salad was peppery and delicious.

In addition to chicken parm and lasagna, Mad Mario’s offers a variety of ravioli and spaghetti combinations, as well as more than a dozen Italian-themed dishes, including a couple of veal dishes, mac-and-cheese and shrimp diablo.

While Mad Mario’s features a handful of desserts—cannoli ($2.50), chocolate cake ($3.95), ricotta cheesecake ($3.95), carrot cake ($3.95) and spumoni ($2.95)—we decided to skip them, since Mario told us they generally aren’t made in-house. “But I get the very best that I can,” he added.

Mad Mario’s offers free delivery in the UA/ midtown area for orders of more than $20.

The delivery driver, Mario tells me, is generally Mario himself. Also, consider yourself warned that this is a small operation—Mario was joined by just one person in the kitchen on both of my visits—so there may be a bit of a wait when things are busy. But it’s worth it.

If you like sandwiches and Italian fare, try Mario’s. Chances are you’ll like the food and the smiling man serving it up.

We love the concept behind the new sushi restaurant under construction in half of the space at 914 E. Speedway Blvd., where Pizza Plus #1 used to be. How Do You Roll?, a chain eatery with locations in Texas and Florida, lets you pick ingredients from a large selection of meat and veggies, and employees roll up your choices in either a seaweed or soy wrap. There’s also a selection of sides, salads, soups and toppings to choose from. Head over to howdoyouroll.com for a closer look.

In the other half of the building, new frozen-yogurt joint Josie’s Yogurt is setting up shop. The scoop on this place, which is the first Tucson location of the chain, is self-serve frozen yogurt that’s supposed to be easier on the waistline because of a special sweetener that reduces the calories. The menu has more rotating flavors than we can list, including sugar-free and extra-creamy varieties. Check it out at www.josiesyogurt.com.

Classic Cocktails Aaron DeFeo, property mixologist for Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road, is busting out his bar tools for a new series of cocktail classes. The first one, on Saturday, Feb. 18, covers excellent classic cocktails with homemade ingredients. To do it right, you have to shake a jigger high in the air with utmost confidence, a technique DeFeo will walk you through while explaining the history of each drink. If you like the class—which costs $25 and includes a free bar tool—stay tuned for others in the coming months. Email Aaron.DeFeo@ solcasinos.com to save your spot.

New: China Pasta House If you’re tired of the same old Chinese food, check out the new China Pasta House at 430 N. Park Ave. It’s run by a family from Dandong, in northeast China, and specializes in the dumplings, noodles and soups of that region. Sources tell us the food is some of the best Asian fare they’ve had in years. The restaurant’s website, chinapastahouse.com, tells us the food is all-natural and MSG-free. Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

Call 623-3334 for more information.

Closed: Tako Burger The small but awesome restaurant Tako Burger, at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 35th Street, has closed.

CHOW SCAN Chow Scan is the Weekly’s selective guide to Tucson restaurants. Only restaurants that our reviewers recommend are included. Complete reviews are online at www.tucsonweekly.com. Dates of reviews from August 1999 to the present are included in Chow Scan. Send comments and updates to: Chow, P.O. Box 27087, Tucson, AZ 85726. These listings have no connection with Weekly advertising.

KEY PRICE RANGES $ $8 or less $ $ $8-$15 $ $ $ $15-$25 $ $ $ $ $25 and up.

Prices are based on menu entrée selections, and exclude alcoholic beverages.

FORMS OF PAYMENT V Visa MC Mastercard AMEX American Express DIS Discover DC Diner’s Club checks local checks with guarantee card and ID only debit debit cards CatCard University of Arizona CatCard.

TYPE OF SERVICE Counter Quick or fast-food service, usually includes take-out.

Diner Minimal table service.

Café Your server is most likely working solo.

Bistro Professional servers, with assistants bussing tables.

Full Cover Multiple servers, with the table likely well set.

Full Bar Separate bar space for drinks before and after dinner.

entrées here, although the emphasis is on Korean barbecue and sushi (including the tempting all-you-can-eat option for $19.95). For an interactive, do-it-yourself treat, try preparing the Korean barbecue yourself at your table. Just consider yourself warned: Pork belly, though delicious, will catch on fire if you’re not paying attention. (12-1-11) $$-$$$ WEI ASIAN CAFÉ E 9450 E. Golf Links Road. 722-1119. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-9 p.m. Café/ Beer and Wine. MC, V. The far eastside’s restaurant scene is looking a bit better thanks to Wei. The café aspires to be truly pan-Asian, featuring a huge menu of dishes attributed to China, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The food is reasonably priced and consistently decent to excellent. Give the sesame chicken a shot if you’re unsure what to try.

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PIZZA 1702 C 1702 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-1702. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This little university-area pizza joint has friendly service and pizza slices bigger than your head.

With an ever-changing 50-plus beers on tap, there’s something for everyone. If that’s not enough, generous salads and delicious wings will keep you coming back for more. (3-13-08) $$ BIANCHI’S W 1110 N. Silverbell Road. 882-8500. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Twice-cooked for crisp crust that tears well, their Meateater’s Supreme is packed at 13 inches. $-$$ BROOKLYN PIZZA COMPANY C 534 N. Fourth Ave. 622-6868. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2:30 a.m.; Sunday noon-10 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. There may be nothing gourmet or innovatively outrageous about Brooklyn Pizza, but if you like your pie with a crunchy, handtossed crust, a savory simmered tomato sauce, lots of gooey mozzarella cheese and the traditional toppings of your choice, you’ve come to the right place. Sandwiches

also reflect attention to the “only best ingredients” philosophy. There’s nothing here that will disappoint. $ BZ’S PIZZA E 9431 E. 22nd St., No. 137. 546-1402. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. Eastsiders have a nifty little pizza joint that puts out some great gourmet pies. The crust is light and chewy; the sauce is smooth and rich; and if you can’t find a topping you like, you should just stay home. Nightly pasta specials, great salads and sandwiches are on the menu. The vibe is family-friendly, although BZ’s is also a great place to meet friends for a glass of wine and a couple of pizzas. (7-7-11) $-$$ EMPIRE PIZZA AND PUB C 137 E. Congress St. 882-7499. Open SundayWednesday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Empire Pizza and Pub has injected a new kind of life into downtown Tucson, serving up big New York-style pizza by the slice (or whole), along with some salads and Italian sandwiches. The small patio offers views of the craziness on Congress Street, while the back bar area offers a couple of TVs featuring whatever game happens to be on. (2-3-11) $ GRANDMA TONY’S E 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 885-7117. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Diner/No Alcohol. MC, V. Also at 7878 E. Wrightstown Road (886-4461). Brought to you by the folks at the Gaslight Theatre, these are hand-tossed pies with a round edge and real mozzarella. The favorites are the ham and pineapple or the mushroom and sausage.

For the same lowish price, you can also order any combination of toppings. $-$$ GRIMALDI’S C 446 N. Campbell Ave., No. 100. 882-6100. Open daily 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. One of New York City’s highest-rated pizza joints is serving some of the best pizza in Tucson. You’ll pay more here for your coal brick-oven pie, but it’s worth it.

We recommend sitting in the bar area while you munch on your pizza or calzone, so you can watch the doughthrowing and pizza-baking show. All three sauces (red, white and pesto) are tasty; just be careful while selecting the often-pricey toppings. (9-25-08) $$-$$$

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AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The food at this downtown spot, which offers a full assortment of both Thai and Chinese standards, can be hit-and-miss—but when it’s good, it’s really good. The tom yum soup is incredible, and you should really try the pad prig king (a dry red curry). You can find some amazing deals as lunch specials, too.

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Thursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. For a wonderful dip into the festive and aromatic cooking of Southeast Asia, a trip to Seri Melaka will leave your senses swimming. From the spicy, authentic sambals to the outstanding curries, Seri Melaka serves up authentic cuisine at reasonable prices. (10-18-01) $$ TAKAMATSU E 5532 E. Speedway Blvd. 512-0800. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. After a devastating fire, Takamatsu is back. If you like Japanese or Korean food, you’ll find plenty of tasty

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MAGPIES GOURMET PIZZA E 105 S. Houghton Road. 751-9949. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 4654 E. Speedway Blvd. (795-5977), 605 N. Fourth Ave. (628-1661) and 7315 N. Oracle Road (2972712). Only the Fourth Avenue location serves beer and wine. This local chain brags about serving the best pizza in townâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and to a large extent, they back up that brag.

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Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 10550 N. La CaĂąada Drive (2976500) and 5650 S. 12th Ave., Suite 180 (300-4449).

This Ohio-based franchise offers some of the better chain-joint pizza in Tucson. The chicken fresco pieâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; featuring moist grilled chicken, tangy red sauce and delicious baconâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;left our mouths watering and wanting more. Some of the employees werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as knowledgeable as they could have been, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no denying that Marcoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s makes exceptionally tasty, moderately priced pizzas. (12-18-08) $$-$$$ NEW YORK PIZZA DEPARTMENT E 1521 N. Wilmot Road. 207-7667. Open SundayFriday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. New York Pizza Department offers some of Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best thin-crust pies, both whole and by the slice. The ingredients make the pizzas so greatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;yes, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real ham, not lunchmeat, on your meat-lover pizza. Calzones, panini, stromboli, subs both hot and cold, Italian bombers, wings, salads and several entrĂŠes round out the sizable menu. (12-22-11) $-$$ NO ANCHOVIES C 870 E. University Blvd. 623-3333. Open daily 11 a.m.-midnight or later. Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Gourmet pizzas find dizzying combinations of fresh and unusual ingredients. Catering to signature creations or simply celebrating pizza, No Anchovies puts a new spin on the old pie. (8-2-01) $-$$ OREGANOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S E 4900 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-8955. Open daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Diner. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks.

AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. A 1950s-style pizza joint, Oreganoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is sure to please on every level. From handmade stuffed pizzas and enormous bowls of pastas to salads and Italian favorites (lasagna, sausage sandwiches, ravioli), Oreganoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has it all. Be sure to call ahead to see how long the line is, since the wait can easily be an hour. (1-3-02) $-$$ PICAZZOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ORGANIC ITALIAN KITCHEN NW 7850 N. Oracle Road. 544-7970. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. In a sea of pizza restaurants, Picazzoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a standout. With a huge gluten-free selection and a menu that focuses on â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;? and organic ingredients, this is pizza that is not only incredibly tasty; it might just be a little better for you. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on the garlic-butter crust, which gently pushes that sinfully delicious pizza toward the brink of flavor insanity. (6-23-11) $$ RENEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ORGANIC PIZZA KITCHEN E 7065 E. Tanque Verde Road. 886-0484. Open daily

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little gem of a pizzeria offers up pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and salads using fresh and often organic ingredients. A nice little wine list is available. This is a familyfriendly place that rivals other upscale pizza joints in town. (3-23-06) $-$$ ROCCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LITTLE CHICAGO C 2707 E. Broadway Blvd. 321-1860. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Diner/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This Windy City-style pizzeria has made a big splash in the Old Pueblo with its tasty square-cut, thin-crust and oversized stuffed pizza. Mushroom mania (the Fungus Humongous) and hot-and-spicy chiles and sausage (the Great Chicago Fire) are just two of the specialty pizzas that await your pleasure, or you can mix and match ingredients to create something uniquely your own. Little touches like ripe, red, sliced roma tomatoes and a blend of four cheeses make Roccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pizza a hit in any form. $-$$ SAUCE NW 7117 N. Oracle Road. 297-8575. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.10 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 5285 E. Broadway Blvd. (514-1122) and 2990 N. Campbell Ave. (795-0344). Whippet-thin specialty pizzas and tasty salads dominate the menu at Sauce, a fast-casual restaurant owned by the folks behind Wildflower and NoRTH. A trendy, bright atmosphere and a large outdoor dining area provide ample reasons for you to eat out, although to-go orders for those who want to dine at home are welcomed. (12-25-03) $-$$ TINOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIZZA E 6610 E. Tanque Verde Road. 296-9656. Open Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 3-9 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t argue with the success of Tinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s; the place has been around since the mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s. The pies here will satisfy any pizza craving; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hot, cheesy and just plain good! Sandwiches, salads, calzones and sides round out the menu. This is an all-American pizzeria.

(2-4-10) $-$$ VERO AMORE E 3305 N. Swan Road, No. 105. 325-4122. Open

Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. CafĂŠ/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 12130 N. Dove Mountain Blvd., No. 104 (579-2292). The Dove Mountain location has a full bar.

The only pizza joint in town thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certified as following the rigid guidelines of pizza from the old country, Vero Amore serves great pies. A couple of pasta dishes and salads round out the menu. The atmosphere is warm and cozy, and the service is sincere. The wine list is just right. This little pizza joint is a nice addition to the myriad restaurants in the Swan/Fort Lowell roads area.

(8-24-06) $$ VITOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIZZA KITCHEN C 2921 E. Fort Lowell Road. 867-8008. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. The claim to fame here is New York-style pizza. Diners have their choice of several house specialties, or they can build their own pie using plenty of toppings, including turkey and avocado. Sandwiches, salads and stuffed pasta dishes called torpedoes round out the menu. The antipasto salad is a meal unto itself, and you can watch your pie being made in the open kitchen. This is the ideal spot for a quick slice and a cold beer. (7-7-11) $-$$ ZACHARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S C 1028 E. Sixth St. 623-6323. Open Sunday 12-10

p.m.; Monday 4-10 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday 12-11 p.m. CafĂŠ/Beer and Wine. MC, V. For a full-on, classic

deep-dish pizza, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat Zacharyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Specializing in made-to-order pizzas (give yourself time), Zacharyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delivers pizzas so large and deep, we dare you to finish more than one slice. (8-2-01) $-$$

SANDWICHES BEYOND BREAD C 3026 N. Campbell Ave. 322-9965. Open MondayFriday 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, MC, V. Also at 6260 E. Speedway Blvd. (747-7477) and 421 W. Ina Road (461-1111). Voted best bread in Tucson ever since it opened, Beyond Bread specializes in reviving the art of artisan bread, with its small batches and hand-formed loaves. Monstrous sandwiches, excellent pastries and swift service have earned this venue its status as one of the best places in Tucson to grab a quick bite to eat. (2-5-01) $

FRANKIEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SOUTH PHILLY CHEESESTEAKS C 2574 N. Campbell Ave. 795-2665. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for an authentic Philly cheesesteak or a hoagie made from fresh ingredients, Frankieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is the place to go.

Fresh Amoroso rolls are flown in, and the meats come from Italy via Philadelphia. The Philly wings will give Buffalo-style a run for the money. Prices are more than fair. Service is upfront and friendly. A great place to eat in, take out or call for delivery. (3-24-05) $ LUKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ITALIAN BEEF C 1615 S. Alvernon Way. 747-8399. Open MondaySaturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Counter/Beer Only. DIS, MC, V. Also at 101 E. Fort Lowell Road (888-8066), 4444 E. Grant Road (3219236), 6741 N. Thornydale Road (877-7897) and 2645 E. Speedway Blvd. (795-6060). These sandwiches are big and beefy, and the dogs snap when you bite.

They come in wrappers filled with crisp, hot, crinkle-cut fries. Italian sausage and pizza are also first-rate. $

THE DAGGWOOD CAFĂ&#x2030; C 736 E. Fort Lowell Road. 903-9663. Open Monday-

Friday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. The Daggwood CafĂŠ offers belly-busting sandwiches that run from the usual offerings to a few house specialties. All are big, of course; what else would you expect from a place with such a name? Everything is fresh and tasty. Cold sandwiches can be served as salads for $1 more. Catering and space for parties are available. (10-27-05) $-$$ EAST COAST SUPER SUBS C 187 N. Park Ave. 882-4005. Open daily 11 a.m.8 p.m. Counter/Diner/Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. A slice of the turnpike right here in our own back yard, East Coast Super Subs will make transplanted Easterners weep with joy. The cheesesteaks are unparalleledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;great rolls, tender sliced beef, sautĂŠed sweet onions, melted provolone and a red-pepper relish to die for. Super Subs come in sizes up to 16 inches. Without a doubt, a complete meal in a bun. (9-9-99) $-$$

MELT E 5056 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-6358. Open MondaySaturday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sandwich shop! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cupcake store! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two eateries in one! At Melt, all of the sandwiches are named after American cities. Whether you prefer your sandwiches hot or cold, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bound to find something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll like. Salads and sides are available, and if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re craving a fried-egg sandwich on your way to work in the morning, stop by. Of course, then there are all those cupcakes from 2 Cupcakes, which shares the building (www.2cupcakes.com). They are as tasty as they are pretty. (9-8-11) $ PJ SUBS T6 FILLING STATION

place for you. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing here on the menu thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s particularly noteworthy, but they do what they do well.

(9-24-09) $-$$ WHICH WICH? C 943 E. University Blvd., Suite 125. 884-0081. Open Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Within about a dozen broad categories (various kinds of flesh, seafood, vegetarian, Italian, comforts, classics, etc.), you can customize your sandwich down to the type of mustard. The results can be terrific, if you choose wisely. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pass up the thick shakes and warm, soft cookies. (6-4-09) $

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Sunday to midnight. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. This venueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength is the creative talent of its kitchen and innovative renditions from the American regional repertoire. The late-night bar menu is deservedly popular. Award-winning wine selections. (3-27-03) $$-$$$ RESTAURANT SINALOA W 1020 W. Prince Road. 887-1161. Open SundayThursday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.11 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMES, DIS, MC, V. Restaurant Sinaloa should be Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new hotspot for freshly prepared, affordable seafood of every sort. Shrimp is the specialty, and with more than 20 different shrimp preparations on the menu, there is something for every palate. Service is quick and friendly. Be sure to branch out and try the smoked-marlin taco. (10-6-11) $-$$$ SALUD OYSTER BAR AND GRILL

BLUEFIN SEAFOOD BISTRO NW 7053 N. Oracle Road. 531-8500. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Kingfisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister restaurant is making a name for itself on the northwest side. Delicious seafood dishes for both lunch and dinner are the star attractions, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be wowed by the comfortable, industrial-chic dĂŠcor, the quaint outside patio and the large, welcoming bar. (1013-05) $$$-$$$$ LA COSTA BRAVA

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Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. CafĂŠ/ Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC and V. Located along busy Valencia Road, this joint offers treasures from the deep blue sea. Some entrĂŠes are as simple as oysters on the half-shell, Baja fish tacos or a bowl of shrimp ceviche.

Other times, the food is more complicated, like Saludâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s savory, tasty take on scallops swimming in a buttery broth. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occasional karaoke, big-screen TVs and a disc jockey on occasion, but families will also feel at home. (12-30-10) $$-$$$

S 3541 S. 12th Ave. 623-1931. Open Monday-

Wednesday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. MC, V. A well-kept secret, La Costa Brava offers up a down-and-dirty deal on some of the freshest fish in town. Local distributor Rodriguez Seafood serves fresh catches in a simple yet satisfying fashion. The real deal. (1-31-02) $-$$

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By Stephen Seigel, musiced@tucsonweekly.com

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BY ERIC SWEDLUND,mailbag@tucsonweekly.com orget about the album. For the Electric Blankets, the single is the thing.

The local foursome hop from one influence to the next, chasing infectious melodies and mashing together different elements of the bands they love, all in search of one great pop song.

“We don’t really have a concept of our band as a whole. We’re thinking song by song. We’re more of a singles band,” says singer Raul Michel. “Most people now appreciate all different kinds of styles of music. It’s not really segregated anymore. All of our influences have made us appreciate all different styles of music.

None of us have a very specific type of music we listen to. We’d get sick of it.”

Set to release their first 7-inch vinyl single this weekend at Plush, the Electric Blankets gathered at their practice space last week to talk about how to excite audiences one song at a time, how they blend influences and cover songs into their own style, and how fortunate (and free) pyrotechnics made for one hell of a music video.

The band began about a year and a half ago, when Michel and guitarist Erick Bornmann met through a mutual friend. A first-time singer, Michel swapped melodies with Bornmann, and the pair wrote a few songs right off the bat.

Bassist Tadj Roi was looking for a new project while his band The Provocative Whites went on a bit of a hiatus, and he caught wind of the new project.

Drummer Steven Yanez Romo was playing with Bornmann in The Ghost of 505 and wanted to try the new band on for size. When the first practice involved mostly drinking and later a run of karaoke at IBT’s, Romo decided he was in. “They just got me drunk and took me hostage. I thought, ‘Fuck yeah, this band is gonna kill.’”

At the outset, Michel and Bornmann envisioned the Electric Blankets as a baroque pop band along the order of Okkervil River. Then they wrote a song that sounded like Spoon.

And then they wanted to try something else— and never again bothered to sit still from song to song.

“After Raul and I started writing songs, I wanted to stray from any single style and just play for the song. We just try not to be contained in one genre,” Bornmann says.

It’s rock ’n’ roll as Venn diagram, with the Electric Blankets sitting right in the shape-shifting sliver of an overlap between garage, mod, British invasion, glam, psychedelic, new wave and goth, sliding this way and that every week.

“Instead of striving to be original, we’re striving for great songs we can be proud of,”

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Michel says. “We’re proud of our influences.

We’re all music geeks. Instead of being ashamed, we embrace it.”

On the A side, the 7-inch single features “Little Boots,” which blends jangle-pop melodies and a psychedelic instrumental jam. On the B side is the band’s newest song, the hyper, raw, dirty, garage-punk “Matching Jackets.” The bouncy, sing-along, indie-rock “Getting Younger” is included as an additional download.

“It feels so good to put so much care into two songs,” Bornmann says. “We wanted to make it a unique art object for people.”

The 7-inch features artwork from Danny Martin and was recorded with Tom Beach at Loveland Studio. As for releasing it on vinyl, the band says it’s a no-brainer.

“There’s a big vinyl craze. The only complaint I’ve gotten is people don’t have a record player.

But if you’re going out to shows, you should have a record player,” Romo says. “We care about our songs so much, it’s like a baby. You’re giving it a birthday party; you’re dressing it up.”

The first release is cause for celebration for the band, but also a test of how well making music the way they want will work.

“We’re definitely in a period of backlash (against) digital music, and people want to appreciate music again. Two songs on vinyl is as pure as possible, and you have to appreciate that for what it is—something that’s happening right now,” Roi says. “We have a lot of great friends who helped us out, but how much does it cost to do this on your own? Is this sustainable? We want to keep doing it—is two 7-inches and an EP a year possible?”

The band chose to focus on “Little Boots” for the first release after watching audiences react to it.

“We wrote it very spontaneously, all four of us together, and there’s no actual chorus, and it’s a long song,” Bornmann says. “But every time we’d play it, we’d get the feedback that this is a great song. We’d see people dancing and having fun.”

Adds Michel, “It’s almost become an anchor

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between the audience and us.”

The promotional music video for “Little Boots” was shot, edited and produced by the band’s videographer friend Andrew Brown, partly in the band’s practice space, and partly during a performance at the Buffet. While in the middle of a song, the band noticed performance artist Holly Danger running down Ninth Street—on fire. Though it was a planned stunt to highlight the bar’s 77th birthday, neither the band nor the audience knew ahead of time.

“It was really insane and very surreal. We’re playing, and Raul is singing and taps me, and I look over and see a fireball in the street,” Bornmann says.

Other top performances for the band include playing glam rock for Powhaus’ Glitter Ball 3000 and a set of early songs by The Who for the 2010 Great Cover-Up. “Covers are cool, because most of our covers are hints at where we’ve come from. We cover songs we all love,” Roi says. “It’s an instant connection and a reference point that everybody can have. The rest is what we do with that.”

Learning covers gave the band some useful versatility as well as a way to more effectively create their own songs.

“We’ve gotten better at the writing process,” Michel says. “We were so unconventional the way we were writing, and now when we write something, we love it so much that we just can’t stop playing it. The more we write, the more we get excited about things. Personally, we feel successful when we write a song we really like.

What happens outside of this room doesn’t matter so much.”

If it seems as though Tucson’s streets are as clogged as Rush Limbaugh’s arteries, you are not imagining things.

Traffic during the non-sweltering season in town is bad enough with just townies, UA students and snowbirds. But during the month of February, thousands of people from across the globe descend upon our fair burg for the purposes of buying, selling and trading gems and minerals and other stuff like that.

That’s right, it’s Tucson Gem and Mineral Show time, which means a special breed of, well, gemand-mineral types are in town getting a taste of what Tucson has to offer—and pumping millions of dollars into our economy while doing so. So it only makes sense that venues around town are catering to the visitors, which they do every year at this time.

While I try not to engage in stereotypes, the gem-and-mineral folks seem to prefer world and electronic music, very often of the danceable variety. Why, I don’t know, but trust me, they do.

So, here are some events that seem targetmarketed to our rock-lovin’ temporary denizens.

And if you’re not here for the gem show, well, you’re welcome, too.

On Friday, Feb. 3, Club Congress is hosting the Official Gem Show World Music Party, featuring Spirit Familia, a world-music troupe that incorporates everything from reggae to rap, gypsy to cumbia, in their repertoire, and Batucaxé, Tucson’s own Afro-Brazilian collective. In other words, prepare to groove.

The Official Gem Show World Music Party begins at 9 p.m. Club Congress is located at 311 E. Congress St. $6 gets you in the doors. For more info, check out hotelcongress.com/club, or call 622-8848.

The following night at Club Congress should also appeal to the gem-show attendees in all of us. Tesoro, the flamenco-fusion band that has recently emerged from an extended hibernation, will take to the stage for a show that is being recorded for possible future release.

The show begins at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Club Congress. This one will run you $7.

Meanwhile, it’s a busy week over at Solar Culture Gallery, at 31 E. Toole Ave., for shows geared toward gem-show attendees and others.

The action begins on Friday, Feb. 3, when Flagstaff’s Firefly Collective presents Illuminate, which will feature DJs and performers, live art and performance art. The show begins at 9 p.m., and admission is only $5.

A couple of nights later, on Sunday, Feb. 5 (following a show by Indian Jewelry and Not Breathing on Saturday, Feb. 4), Solar Culture will host a show by Ariana Saraha, whose sultry, ethereal singing draws on influences from Ireland, Spain, India and the Middle East.

Ariana Saraha begins at 9 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 5. Admission is $5.

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WHERE SUDS MEET SONGS Good news for local beer-lovers and music fans: Borderlands Brewing Company, downtown’s latest brewery, has started hosting live music. Even better news: One of their first events is the release party for the new 7-inch single issued by Fort Lowell Records by Andrew Collberg.

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock: Fort Lowell Records is the vinyl-only label run

by James Tritten, husband to and guitarist for singer-songwriter Tracy Shedd. The label’s first six releases were all singles featuring mostly local acts. Last year, the label took a detour to release its first LP, the Luz de Vida compilation, whose proceeds go to the Tucson Together Fund, the only officially sanctioned fund to assist victims, families and witnesses of the Jan. 8 tragedy. (Full disclosure: I was one of the people who assisted with that release.)

This week, Fort Lowell gets back to its usual game of releasing songs seven inches at a time, and Andrew Collberg’s single is a real gem.

It’s been fascinating to watch Collberg progress over the years from a teenage John Lennon worshiper too young to gain admittance to most of the clubs in which he played, to a fine singer-songwriter in his own right, as evidenced by his excellent 2010 album On the Wreath (Le Pop Musik). His new single only bolsters that argument. A-side “Dirty Wind” is just plain killer; it’s a burner that sounds a bit like Elvis Perkins backed by Crazy Horse, and that’s a very good thing, indeed. The B-side, “Back on the Shore,” is more pensive, a gorgeous ballad that gets better with every listen.

Andrew Collberg celebrates the release of his new single with a performance at Borderlands Brewing Company, 119 E. Toole Ave., on Friday, Feb. 3. Tracy Shedd and Young Mothers, both of which have released singles on Fort Lowell Records, will start this early

show off around 4:30 p.m. Admission is free, and you can call 261-8773 for more info.

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4. Stefan George and Tom Walbank

After releasing a few albums of tuneful punk rock on Taang! Records in the late-’80s, in 1992, Boston’s The Lemonheads put out one of the cornerstones of the golden age of indie rock. It’s a Shame About Ray (Atlantic) was a brief, nearly flawless collection of songs that sounded instantly familiar, showcasing all of bandleader Evan Dando’s strengths as a singer and songwriter. Its release catapulted The Lemonheads from punk-rock also-rans to the top of the 120 Minutes heap, and propelled Dando to teen-heartthrob status.

The band never came close to matching that album, largely due to Dando’s much-publicized battles with substance abuse. Frankly, in recent years, it’s been tough to know which Dando will show up onstage at any given show—the charming and thoughtful, if disheveled, singer-songwriter, or a messier, more-outof-control version of that.

But on the band’s current tour, they’re playing It’s a Shame About Ray in its entirety (and hopefully other songs, too, as that album clocks in at less 30 minutes), which is enticement enough to give the dude a chance.

The Lemonheads perform at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St., on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Opening at 9 p.m. is Meredith Sheldon. Admission is $15.

Questions? Head to plushtucson.com, or call 798-1298.

ON THE BANDWAGON Vine St. CD-release party with Shaun Harris with Full Release and Havarti Orchestra at Plush on Saturday, Feb. 4; Leo Kottke at the Temple of Music and Art next Thursday, Feb. 9, and Friday, Feb. 10; Jake Shimabukuro at the Rialto Theatre next Thursday, Feb. 9; Talkdemonic at Solar Culture Gallery on Tuesday, Feb. 7; Fred Eaglesmith at Suite 147 in Plaza Palomino on Saturday, Feb. 4; Big Wide Grin at Abounding Grace Sanctuary on Saturday, Feb. 4; Lisa Otey and the Desert Divas present Super Boa! XI: Are You Ready for Some Diva? at the Rialto Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 4; The Expendables at The Rock on Saturday, Feb. 4; Starting Over: The John Lennon Experience at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 4; Courtney Marie Andrews and Steff Koeppen and the Articles at Skrappy’s on Sunday, Feb. 5; Last Call Brawlers and Sunny Italy at Surly Wench Pub on Saturday, Feb. 4; Ed DeLucia Band on Thursday, Feb. 2, and every Thursday in February at Boondocks Lounge.

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CLUB LIST Here is a list of venues that offer live music, dancing, DJ music, karaoke or comedy in the Tucson area. We recommend that you call and confirm all events.

AMADO TERRITORY STEAKHOUSE 3001 E. Frontage Road. Amado.

398-2651.

ARIZONA INN 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541.

ARMITAGE WINE LOUNGE AND CAFÉ 2905 E. Skyline Drive, No. 168. 682-9740.

THE AULD DUBLINER 800 E. University Blvd. 206-0323.

AZUL RESTAURANT LOUNGE Westin La Paloma, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. 742-6000.

THE BAMBOO CLUB 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 524.

514-9665.

THE BASHFUL BANDIT 3686 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-8996.

BEAU BRUMMEL CLUB 1148 N. Main Ave. 622-9673.

BEDROXX 4385 W. Ina Road.

744-7655.

BEST WESTERN ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871.

BLUEFIN SEAFOOD BISTRO 7053 N. Oracle Road.

531-8500.

BOJANGLES SALOON 5244 S. Nogales Highway. 889-6161.

BOONDOCKS LOUNGE 3306 N. First Ave. 690-0991.

BORDERLANDS BREWING COMPANY 119 E. Toole Ave. 261-8773.

BRATS 5975 W. Western Way Circle. 578-0341.

BRODIE’S TAVERN 2449 N. Stone Ave. 622-0447.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS 68 N. Harrison Road. 296-8409.

CACTUS MOON 5470 E. Broadway Blvd. 748-0049.

CAFÉ PASSÉ 415 N. Fourth Ave. 624-4411.

CAFE TREMOLO 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., No. 152.

742-2999.

THE CANYON’S CROWN RESTAURANT AND PUB 6958 E. Tanque Verde Road.

885-8277.

CASA VICENTE RESTAURANTE ESPAÑOL 375 S. Stone Ave. 884-5253.

CASCADE LOUNGE Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive. 615-5495.

CHICAGO BAR 5954 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-8169.

CLUB CONGRESS 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848.

LA COCINA RESTAURANT, CANTINA AND COFFEE BAR 201 N. Court Ave. 622-0351.

COW PALACE 28802 S. Nogales Highway. Amado. (520) 398-1999.

COW PONY BAR AND GRILL 6510 E. Tanque Verde Road.

721-2781.

CUSHING STREET RESTAURANT AND BAR 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984.

DELECTABLES RESTAURANT AND CATERING 533 N. Fourth Ave. 884-9289.

THE DEPOT SPORTS BAR 3501 E. Fort Lowell Road.

795-8110.

DIABLOS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL 2545 S. Craycroft Road.

514-9202.

DRIFTWOOD RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE 2001 S. Craycroft Road. 790-4317.

DRY RIVER COMPANY 800 N. Kolb Road. 298-5555.

DV8 5851 E. Speedway Blvd.

885-3030.

ECLIPSE AT COLLEGE PLACE 1601 N. Oracle Road.

209-2121.

EDDIES COCKTAILS 8510 E. Broadway Blvd. 290-8750.

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EL CHARRO CAFÉ SAHUARITA 15920 S. Rancho Sahuarita. Sahuarita. 325-1922.

EL CHARRO CAFÉ ON BROADWAY 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-1922.

EL MEZÓN DEL COBRE 2960 N. First Ave. 791-0977.

EL PARADOR 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. 881-2744.

ELBOW ROOM 1145 W. Prince Road. 690-1011.

ENOTECA PIZZERIA WINE BAR 58 W. Congress St. 623-0744.

FAMOUS SAM’S BROADWAY 1830 E. Broadway Blvd.

884-0119.

FAMOUS SAM’S E. GOLF LINKS 7129 E. Golf Links Road. 296-1245.

FAMOUS SAM’S SILVERBELL 2320 N. Silverbell Road.

884-7267.

FAMOUS SAM’S VALENCIA 3010 W. Valencia Road.

883-8888.

FAMOUS SAM’S W. RUTHRAUFF 2480 W. Ruthrauff Road. 292-0492.

FAMOUS SAM’S IRVINGTON 2048 E. Irvington Road.

889-6007.

FAMOUS SAM’S ORACLE 8058 N. Oracle Road.

531-9464.

FAMOUS SAM’S PIMA 3933 E. Pima St. 323-1880.

FLYING V BAR AND GRILL Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive.

299-2020.

FOX AND HOUND SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN Foothills Mall, 7625 N. La Cholla Blvd. 575-1980.

FOX TUCSON THEATRE 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515.

FROG AND FIRKIN 874 E. University Blvd. 623-7507.

LA FUENTE 1749 N. Oracle Road. 623-8659.

FUKU SUSHI 940 E. University Blvd. 798-3858.

GENTLE BEN’S BREWING COMPANY 865 E. University Blvd. 624-4177.

GILLIGAN’S PUB 1308 W. Glenn St. 623-3999.

GLASS ONION CAFE 1990 W. River Road, Suite 100.

293-6050.

GOLD Westward Look Resort, 245 E. Ina Road. 917-2930, ext. 474.

GOLDEN PIN LANES 1010 W. Miracle Mile. 888-4272.

THE GRILL AT QUAIL CREEK 1490 Quail Range Loop. Green Valley. 393-5806.

GUADALAJARA GRILL EAST 750 N. Kolb Road. 296-1122.

GUADALAJARA GRILL WEST 1220 E. Prince Road.

323-1022.

HANGOVER’S BAR AND GRILL 1310 S. Alvernon Way. 326-2310.

HIDEOUT BAR AND GRILL 1110 S. Sherwood Village Drive.

751-2222.

THE HIDEOUT 3000 S. Mission Road. 791-0515.

HILDA’S SPORTS BAR 1120 Circulo Mercado. Rio Rico.

(520) 281-9440.

THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE BAR AND GRILL 6910 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4302.

THE HUT 305 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3200.

IBT’S 616 N. Fourth Ave. 882-3053.

IGUANA CAFE 210 E. Congress St. 882-5140.

IRISH PUB 9155 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-2299.

JASPER NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT AND BAR 6370 N. Campbell Ave., No. 160.

577-0326.

JAVELINA CANTINA 445 S. Alvernon Way. 881-4200, ext.

5373.

JEFF’S PUB 112 S. Camino Seco Road. 886-1001.

KINGFISHER BAR AND GRILL 2564 E. Grant Road. 323-7739.

KON TIKI 4625 E. Broadway Blvd. 323-7193.

LAFFS COMEDY CAFFÉ 2900 E. Broadway Blvd. 323-8669.

LANI’S LUAU HAWAIIAN RESTAURANT 2532 S. Harrison Road. 886-5828.

LAS CAZUELITAS 1365 W. Grant Road. 206-0405.

LEVEL BAR LOUNGE 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 37.

615-3835.

LI’L ABNER’S STEAKHOUSE 8500 N. Silverbell Road.

744-2800.

LINDY’S AT REDLINE SPORTS GRILL 445 W. Wetmore Road.

888-8084.

LOOKOUT BAR AND GRILLE AT WESTWARD LOOK RESORT 245 E. Ina Road. 297-1151.

THE LOOP TASTE OF CHICAGO 10180 N. Oracle Road. 878-0222.

LOVIN’ SPOONFULS VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT 2990 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 120. 325-7766.

LUNA BELLA ITALIAN CUISINE AND CATERING 2990 N. Swan Road, No. 145.

325-3895.

M&L AIRPORT INN BAR AND GRILL 2303 E. Valencia Road.

294-1612.

MALIBU YOGURT AND ICE CREAM 825 E. University Blvd.

903-2340.

MARGARITA BAY 7415 E. 22nd St. 290-8977.

MAVERICK 6622 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-0430.

MAYNARDS MARKET AND KITCHEN 400 N. Toole Ave. 545-0577.

MCMAHON’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE 2959 N. Swan Road. 327-7463.

MIDTOWN BAR AND GRILL 4915 E. Speedway Blvd.

327-2011.

MINT COCKTAILS 3540 E. Grant Road. 881-9169.

MOONEY’S PUB 1110 S. Sherwood Village Drive.

885-6443.

MR. AN’S TEPPAN STEAK AND SUSHI 6091 N. Oracle Road.

797-0888.

MR. HEAD’S ART GALLERY AND BAR 513 N. Fourth Ave. 792-2710.

MUSIC BOX 6951 E. 22nd St. 747-1421.

NEVADA SMITH’S 1175 W. Miracle Mile. 622-9064.

NORTH 2995 E. Skyline Drive.

299-1600.

O’MALLEY’S 247 N. Fourth Ave. 623-8600.

THE OFFICE BAR 6333 S. Sixth Ave. 746-9803.

OLD FATHER INN 4080 W. Ina Road. Marana. 744-1200.

OLD PUEBLO GRILLE 60 N. Alvernon Way. 326-6000.

ON A ROLL 63 E. Congress St. 622-7655.

THE ONYX ROOM 106 W. Drachman St. 620-6699.

ORACLE INN 305 E. American Ave. Oracle. 896-3333.

O’SHAUGHNESSY’S 2200 N. Camino Principal. 296-7464.

PARADISO BAR AND LOUNGE Casino Del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435.

LA PARRILLA SUIZA 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300.

PEARSON’S PUB 1120 S. Wilmot Road. 747-2181.

PLUSH 340 E. Sixth St. 798-1298.

PUTNEY’S 6090 N. Oracle Road. 575-1767.

RPM NIGHTCLUB 445 W. Wetmore Road. 869-6098.

RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT 2905 E. Skyline Drive.

615-3970.

RAGING SAGE COFFEE ROASTERS 2458 N. Campbell Ave. 320-5203.

RANDOLPH GOLF COURSE CLUBHOUSE 600 S. Alvernon Way. 791-4161.

LE RENDEZ-VOUS 3844 E. Fort Lowell Road. 323-7373.

REVOLUTIONARY GROUNDS 606 N. Fourth Ave. 620-1770.

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722-9663.

WISDOM’S CAFÉ 1931 E. Frontage Road. Tumacacori.

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WOODY’S 3710 N. Oracle Road.

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KARAOKE/OPEN MIC The Bamboo Club Karaoke with DJ Tony G Bedroxx Karaoke with DJ Chubbz Bojangles Saloon Buffalo Wild Wings Tucson’s Most Wanted Entertainment with KJ Sean The Depot Sports Bar El Charro Café Sahuarita Famous Sam’s Silverbell Amazing Star karaoke Famous Sam’s Valencia Gilligan’s Pub Glass Onion Cafe Open mic Golden Pin Lanes Karaoke and music videos with DJ Adonis Hilda’s Sports Bar The Hog Pit Smokehouse Bar and Grill Steve Morningwood acoustic open-mic night M&L Airport Inn Bar and Grill Margarita Bay Mooney’s Pub Open mic Mr. Head’s Art Gallery and Bar Cutthroat Karaoke Music Box Karaoke with AJ River’s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y Not Karaoke Stadium Grill Karaoke, dance music and music videos with DJ Tigger Voyager RV Resort Karaoke with the Tucson Twosome

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FRI FEB 3 LIVE MUSIC Amado Territory Steakhouse Becky Reyes featuring Scott Muhleman Arizona Inn Dennis Reed The Bamboo Club Live music The Bashful Bandit Live music Bluefin Seafood Bistro George Howard Duo Bojangles Saloon Live music Boondocks Lounge Neon Prophet Borderlands Brewing Company Young Mothers, Tracy Shedd, Andrew Collberg Cactus Moon Stephanie Eason Band Cafe Tremolo Kevin Pakulis The Canyon’s Crown Restaurant and Pub Live music Cascade Lounge Doug Martin Chicago Bar The AmoSphere Club Congress Spirit Familia, Batucaxé La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Greg Morton Delectables Restaurant and Catering Puca Dry River Company The Railbirdz Eclipse at College Place Live music Eddies Cocktails Dust Devils El Mezón del Cobre Mariachi Azteca El Parador Descarga, Salsarengue, Tito y Su Nuevo Son Famous Sam’s E. Golf Links Live music La Fuente Mariachi Estrellas de la Fuente Glass Onion Cafe Live music The Grill at Quail Creek Paul McGuffin Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live Latin music The Hideout Martin Baca and Solitario Norte The Hut The Tangelos, Broken Romeo Irish Pub Johnnie and the Rumblers Jasper Neighborhood Restaurant and Bar HolmesLevison Trio Las Cazuelitas Mariachis Li’l Abner’s Steakhouse Arizona Dance Hands Lindy’s at Redline Sports Grill East2West Lovin’ Spoonfuls Vegetarian Restaurant Amber Norgaard Luna Bella Italian Cuisine and Catering Joe Bourne Maverick Flipside McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Daniel “Sly” Slipetsky Mint Cocktails Live music Mooney’s Pub Roadrunner Gunner Mr. An’s Teppan Steak and Sushi Los Cubanos

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with members of my extended family.” He also promises to run his campaign and his administration “with total honesty, openness and transparency.”

Eb Eberlein Eb Eberlein (named Mark when he was born) grew up in upstate New York and moved to Tucson in 1985. He’s done stints as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter and a Grand Canyon guide. These days, he teaches science at Safford K-8 Magnet School and regularly performs original folk music. Eberlein is also the host of the miniprogram Arizona Trails, a guide to outdoor adventure, on community radio station KXCI FM 91.3.

Gene Armstrong, garmstrong@tucsonweekly.com

What was the first concert you ever saw?

It was the late 1960s. There were chemicals involved. Could’ve been either the Byrds or Jethro Tull. It was probably at Madison Square Garden, and it was definitely pre-Woodstock.

What are you listening to these days?

I listen to jazz, and my kids have me listening to the current Top 40. I like country and singer-songwriter stuff, and everything from Frank Zappa to Mozart. I love Dixieland but also Miles Davis.

What was the first album you owned?

I bought two albums the same day: The Ventures’ Super Psychedelics, and Duane Eddy’s Have “Twangy” Guitar—Will Travel.

Mark Callahan Mark Callahan of Oregon says he’s just an “average American” who realized, with the birth of his daughter, that he would “make the world, and our great nation, a better place for her to grow up in.” He worries that the nation’s current path “will continue to lead us to the precipice of tyranny, of despair, as well as to the economic and moral collapse of our great nation,” and he hopes to prevent that by winning the White House. He promises to deliver accountability, campaign-finance transparency, an open mind and the same leadership skills that made him an Eagle Scout.

Cesar Cisneros Truck-driver Cesar Cisneros started running for president a year ago, long before he had heard about Project White House 2012. But when we caught up with him in Iowa (where he didn’t do so well) and told him how he could get on the ballot in Arizona, Cisneros got his paperwork in order and delivered it to the Arizona secretary of state—which is more than we can say for Jon Huntsman.

Cisneros promises to secure the borders, lower income taxes, eliminate waste in government jobs and, in order to reduce gas prices, “drill for oil in all 49 states and the Gulf of Mexico.”

Cesar Cisneros

Charles Skelley

Truck driver

Semi-retired engineer

Charles Skelley Charles Skelley, who got 50 votes in his GOP presidential bid in 2008, is back again with an economic plan that he says will solve the nation’s problems. The semi-retired engineer promises to sharply reduce federal spending and restore manufacturing in America through his “Won-2-3 Plan,” which he says is based on the writings of economist Adam Smith.

Matt Welch Matt Welch describes his job as “making other people’s dreams come true.” He’s on assignment in an undisclosed location with limited Internet access, so we don’t know how much of him we’ll see during the campaign season. But he has set up a Facebook page and filled out his questionnaire, and he remains a part of Project White House.

Sarah Gonzales The only woman on the GOP ballot, Sarah Gonzales is a writer who is, shall we say, between gigs. While looking for a new job, she noticed the advertisement for Project White House and “figured I better not pass up the opportunity. … After seeing who else applied from the Republican Party, I think I have a shot.”

Gonzales promises to end all wars, transfer money now spent on the military to health care and education, crack down on white-collar crime, end the death penalty, and tear down the border wall. She tells Project White House: “These ideas might be too specific, and some of them might be under state/local government control, but I’m pretty sure it makes more sense than 9-9-9.”

Gonzales can “sing, dance and slam poetry, so if there is a talent portion to the POTUS process, I will be super-excited. I think there is room for at least some karaoke or Just Dance with the Kinect.”

Kip Dean A budget manager for a Phoenix nonprofit hospital system, Kip Dean made the decision to run for president in just one day, so he’s still assembling his campaign machinery. He says he was inspired to run by the failures of our current political system.

“I could have left this election alone, and then the next election, and the ones that follow—each time hoping someone will dig us out of this mess or do the work for me,” Dean tells Project White House. “The billions of dollars spent on your vote in 2012 by mainstream candidates means a small man like me with a platform that speaks out against lobbying and corporations has no chance. What I am hoping to do, though, is to inspire you to vote and get involved.”

Dog (“Maggie”)

Squeaker

Stray cat (“Chunk Dirty”)

What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?

I’d like to see Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald do duets. That would blow me away.

Chicken tacos

Chinese cuisine

Cat tacos

What song would you like to have played at your funeral?

I got two: “Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good to Know Yuh)” by Woody Guthrie, and Enya’s “How Can I Keep From Singing?”

99%

Might release later in campaign.

What band or artist changed your life, and how?

J.J. Cale was a major influence, and when I got to open for him, he was a total jerk.

Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?

I have three: The Rolling Stones’ Let It Bleed, Miles Davis’ A Tribute to Jack Johnson and Enya’s Shepherd Moons.

99%

1

Peter “Simon” Bollander

Might release later in campaign.

Chris O’Brien and Julia Herz

99%

1 and 1 small country. But it’s really small.

Amy Goodman. She knows what’s up.

Beiber and Wilfred, the dog from Wilfred

Kip Dean

Making other people’s dreams come true

Radical

What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone seem to love, but you just don’t get?

Electronica. There’s a reason they don’t call it electronic music.

Musically speaking, what is your favorite guilty pleasure?

My iPod tells me this is my favorite artist: Enya. She’s my mellow-out, meditative music. I need that a lot.

Matt Welch

Sarah Gonzales

Michael Levinson Michael Levinson says he’s running for president in the hopes of making a speech on television. As he explains it: “I bring to our political table The Book ov Lev It a Kiss, a magnum-opus

Financial analyst

2 dogs, 1 cat

1 Dog (“Dockett”), 2 cats (“Tiger” and “Turasi”)

Anything Mexican from Tucson

Middle Eastern Deli’s lemonade

99%

1

99%

1

Colleen Mathis

Little early, but leaning toward Al “Dick” Perry

Barry Goldwater and John Denver

Might release later in campaign.

Gary Swing

Cultural events promoter

Invisible pink unicorn

Cinnamon rolls

Global 5%: The U.S. has 5% of the world’s population, but it consumes 22% of the fossil fuels.

No houses, 3 tents

Sarah Gonzales

Carrie Nation and Al Capone

112-page double-column Television Scripture lettered in 1969, to be spoken live whirled wide, on all TV channels, for all the world’s peoples to participate in together, all at once. My art from the heart, inspired ahead of its time, is to change the course of human history on our water planet. I only held the pen. That is why I am a candidate for president, to set the stage for a whirled wide cultural event that will kick off World Peace.”

He’s been pressing a legal case based on federal law that he believes gives him the right to TV airtime, although he has not had much success in persuading the federal courts that he’s right about that. (He declined to respond to our survey for the chart below.)

THE GREENS (In Ballot Order) Gary Swing Gary Swing has previously run for Congress on the Green Party ticket in Colorado. He talks a lot about proportionate voting, campaign-finance reform and other stuff you can read about online. He’s an avid outdoorsman and has a thing for cinnamon rolls.

Swing’s mother lives in Tucson, allowing him to claim the title of Arizona’s favorite son, and forcing fellow Green Party candidate Richard Grayson to settle for the title of Arizona’s favorite stepson. continued on next page Michael Oatman

Richard Grayson

Writer/college prof/lawyer

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Cockroach (“Squeaky”)

Fish

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99%

3

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Cynthia Ann McKinney

Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman

Janelle Monae

Tin Lao (pianist) and Tin Lao (writer)

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They Might Be Giants

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, JONATHAN COULTON RIALTO THEATRE Monday, Jan. 30 Thirty years into an alternative-rock career that has blazed a trail for humorous, offbeat and nerdy bands, They Might Be Giants is hardly stuck playing warmed-over hits.

Last year’s Join Us is every bit as strong as 1990’s Flood; that becomes clear when you hear the new “When Will You Die” a few songs after the classic “Particle Man.” Beyond simple staying power, what’s remarkable about the band is that the inspiration and core sentiment behind the songs of John Flansburgh and John Linnell remain unchanged. The wittiness has neither dulled nor cycled into reruns.

Despite joking that they’re “burnt up husks of (their) former selves,” the duo has no trouble writing a shiny song with darkly comic lyrics like, “I know how / I know why / I can picture every part of your comeuppance except / For the one remaining / Piece of the puzzle / Which is when you’ll die.”

Onstage, the Johns—along with guitarist Dan Miller, bassist Danny Weinkauf and drummer Marty Beller—are equally adept at energizing the crowd with sing-along choruses (2007’s “The Mesopotamians” and 1988’s “Cowtown” are just two examples) and going way leftfield with the children’s song “Alphabet of Nations” and a late-night TV-style interlude with sock-puppet avatars.

The crowd participation took the form of a people-vs.-apes shout-off, splitting the theater’s left and right sides with each fist pump and chant. The (left side) people won, but Flansburgh warned that the apes would simply begin infiltrating the general population.

The 100-minute show featured two encores.

The first was just the Johns, with Linnell on accordion, singing 1996’s “How Can I Sing Like a Girl?” and then the band rejoining them for 1998’s “Dr. Worm.” They Might Be Giants closed with “The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight),” but not before assigning random crowd members with nicknames like Butternut and The Apostle.

Opener Jonathan Coulton led his threepiece band through a jaunty set of geek-rock, perfectly matched to TMBG. He had the crowd shouting along to a zombie chorus at the end, while “Sucker Punch” and “Good Morning Tucson,” from 2011’s Flansburgh-produced Artificial Heart, showed a clever songwriting hand.

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RHYTHM & VIEWS Chuck Prophet

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Pop has always worshipped at the altar of female masochism, especially among our current crop of sexy â&#x20AC;&#x153;tough girls.â&#x20AC;? Gaga prostrates herself like a cybernetic rag doll in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paparazziâ&#x20AC;? video; Rihanna flirts openly with her own tabloid infamy in â&#x20AC;&#x153;S&M.â&#x20AC;?

So as a document of objectification and the enjoyment of pain, Lana Del Reyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Born to Die is downright fascinating. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dare foist the burden of â&#x20AC;&#x153;originalityâ&#x20AC;? on Del Rey. And if you do, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re missing the point of, like, the entire pop stratosphere. The only fault I can find with Ms. Del Rey is a seeming basic misunderstanding of kitsch, but even thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a quibble compared to the far greater joy of deciphering Born to Die as a pop artifact.

Born to Die poises her as a disaffected torch singer, singing against spider-webby ambience with counterintuitive pop hooks: The spectral chorus on â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Anthemâ&#x20AC;? is broken for a pause so that Del Rey can deliver one of her signature Betty Boopisms, an overly wry â&#x20AC;&#x153;kiss kissâ&#x20AC;? that, despite its self-awareness, is fun and playful.

In fact, this is an album of play in all senses: role-play, tickle attacks, snowball fights and, of course, pillow fights.

Del Rey is always describing herself being watched: On â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off to the Races,â&#x20AC;? she describes someone gazing at her â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the bathroom â&#x20AC;Ś slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup.â&#x20AC;? Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delighted to be observed in the act of self-creation. Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that so Gaga?

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Trading in wry wordplay and hard-won wisdom, singersongwriter Hank Topless uses his warm baritone voice to weave lovely songs of nostalgia, darkness and occasional joy. The nine classic honkytonk tracks on this new album explore a combination of humor and emotional tumult.

These tunes could survive in a solo-acoustic format, and live performances are a showcase for Toplessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agile sixstring playing. But he seasons many of the tunes here with subtle flavors of electric piano and organ, harmonica, moody fiddle, mandolin and booming electric-guitar leads.

Occasionally, he enlivens the arrangements with shards of guitar noise, providing moments of edgy atmosphere.

And heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hell of a songwriter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waitressâ&#x20AC;? is a disarmingly beautiful portrait of a decent person caught in the quiet desperation of her situation, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cry â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Em Allâ&#x20AC;? professes to a lifetime of tears while self-consciously reflecting on the nature of crying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Time Bluesâ&#x20AC;? reflects on the joy of overcast days, writing sad songs and the fantasy of associating with heroes such as George Jones, Hank Williams and Waylon Jennings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like It Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Matterâ&#x20AC;? opens with a paraphrase from the classic tune â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tennessee Waltzâ&#x20AC;? (â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was dancing with my cocaine â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?) and descends into a lurid account of addiction and hitting rock bottom.

His lyrics may be wrenching, but Toplessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; charming delivery and the fascinating arrangement make the song a miniature piece of art.

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Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than a twinge of nostalgia in the title song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Temple Beautiful,â&#x20AC;? an ode to the old Geary Boulevard club where Prophet saw so many influential bands. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hardly an album buried in the past.

What makes Temple Beautiful such a vibrant tribute to San Francisco is the raucous thrill that Prophet brings to the songwriting and performance. On the heels of 2009â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excellent ÂĄLet Freedom Ring!, an angry and disillusioned state-of-the-nation political album, Temple Beautiful bristles with the boisterous urgency of a Friday night.

As a listener, it helps to be someone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walked through the Castro, the Haight and the Mission and can identify with San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uniquely intoxicating effect. But Prophet and his band deliver the songs with the universal appeal of tight and swaggering rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of blues, a bit of psychedelic rock and some surging power pop.

Opener â&#x20AC;&#x153;Play That Song Againâ&#x20AC;? sets the tone with its churning guitar chords and â&#x20AC;&#x153;oh oh ohâ&#x20AC;? chorus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Willie Mays Is Up at Batâ&#x20AC;? celebrates the iconic centerfielder and how the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fans halted everything to watch Mays hit.

Prophet makes San Francisco come to life in all its enduring, freaky glory, a city of unhinged expression that holds in permanent thrall those lucky enough to get it.

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MEDICAL MJ Some thoughts on this column and stuďŹ&#x20AC;

J.M. on J.M.

BY J.M. SMITH, jsmith@tucsonweekly.com few months ago, I devoted this space to some of the positive feedback I have gotten since Mr. Smith was born back in September. It was kind of my you-like-meyou-really-like-me moment, if you will. It was pretty one-sided, all about the love.

Now that a few more months have passed, and I am getting into a Mr. Smith groove, I wanted to take a look at some criticisms.

There are a couple of reasons behind the introspection.

I am still trying to sort out what this column is and what it should be. I want to get your advice, so I urge you to let me know what you think I should be writing. Some of you apparently think I am an ignorant asshole, and that I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be writing. Maybe. But I actually do care what you think â&#x20AC;Ś if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasoned.

If you want to attack, I will repeat from my ďŹ rst column: Fuck you. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time for haters.

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Issue 1: The pseudonym J.M. Smith is not my real name, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken some heat for using a pseudonym, mostly from people using pseudonyms.

I am using the fake name because it allows honesty with less fear of retribution. Lest you think pseudonyms detract from our mutual Internet experience, check a recent analysis by DISQUS, a company that created the comment format used by CNN, Time and Fox News, among others. The company looked at almost 500 million comments from 60 million users and found that pseudonym usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comments are â&#x20AC;&#x153;likedâ&#x20AC;? and replied to more often than those of anonymous or named users.

Pseudonym usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comments are also less likely to be ďŹ&#x201A;agged as spam or removed.

So my pseudonym is not a block to the truth or hindering our interaction in any way. Said Mr. Smith ;) (Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: I wanted the writer of this column to use a pseudonym because at some point, one of the jobs of the columnist will be to review dispensariesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the columnist to get special treatment when he shows his Arizona medical marijuana card.

Thus â&#x20AC;Ś anonymity.)

Issue 2: WTF are we smoking?

What I should call marijuana keeps coming up.

I have called it pot, dope, marijuana, cannabis, weed and a few other things. Some of you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like calling it pot or weed, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind marijuana. Others donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like marijuana and want me to use cannabis. Some of you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care at all.

State Of Arizona Medical Marijuana Identification Card Patient: ID# 555-55-5555AZ Z Exp: 02-02-2055

Personally, I have begun to shift from using my preferred â&#x20AC;&#x153;weedâ&#x20AC;? in daily life. I still call it that, but with the advent of the legitimate medical paradigm, that word isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rolling oďŹ&#x20AC; my tongue the way it used to. I now sometimes call it â&#x20AC;&#x153;medsâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;MJ,â&#x20AC;? but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see MMJ as medicine in the traditional American sense.

It is much less controlled than traditional medicines, as it should be. I see MMJ as an herbal remedy. Maybe we should settle on calling it herb. Dunno.

Issue 3: Seriously?

The what-should-we-call-it discussion is linked to a deeper concern that my tone isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t serious enough. Yes, I talk about MMJ in the way I have for most of my lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the way most of you have and probably do at home. But when I write that way, some folks think I am leaning too far away from the medical world. Cannabis (see how I did that, using a new name and all? I can learn, dammit!) still has a lingering aura of recreation.

That will probably never change, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intend to ignore it. A lot of my terminology comes from the recreational paradigmâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;as do all of the MMJ strains you are smoking and eating and dribbling on your salad.

In the end â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not really sure where the Mr. Smith column will lead meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;professionally (yes, I am a professional, I promise), intellectually or emotionallyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;or where it will lead the guy who is my pseudonym. In any event, I plan to keep doing what I have been doing: looking around for interesting MMJ tidbits and weaving them into tales that you can enjoy, learn from and maybe oďŹ&#x20AC;er some feedback on.

Whether you use your real name is entirely up to you.

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sad but true: A lot of people seem to be perpetually in a state of wanting what they don’t have and not wanting what they actually do have.

I’m begging you not to be like that in the coming weeks, Aries. Please? I’ll tell you why: More than I’ve seen in a long time, you will have everything going for you if you want precisely what you do have—and are not full of longing for what’s unavailable.

Do you think you can manage that brilliant trick? If so, you will be amazed by the sublimity of the peace that will settle over you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all the signs of the zodiac, Tauruses are the least likely to be arrogant. Sadly, in a related development, they’re also among the most likely to have low self-esteem. But your tribe now has an excellent opportunity to address the latter problem. Current cosmic rhythms are inviting you rather loudly and dramatically to boost your confidence, even at the risk of you careening into the forbidden realm of arrogance. That’s why I recommend Taurus musician Trent Reznor as your role model.

He has no problem summoning feelings of self-worth. As evidence, here’s what he confessed when asked about whether he frequents music social networks: “I don’t care what my friends are listening to. Because I’m cooler than they are.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If Mark Twain had had Twitter,” says humorist Andy Borowitz, “he would have been amazing at it. But he probably wouldn’t have gotten around to writing Huckleberry Finn.” I think you’re facing a comparable choice, Gemini. You can either get a lot of little things done that will serve your shortterm aims, or you can at least partially withdraw from the day-to-day give-andtake so as to devote yourself with more focus to a long-range goal. I’m not here to tell you which way to go; I just want to make sure you know the nature of the decision before you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You now have a special talent for helping your allies tap into their dormant potentials and latent energy. If you choose to use it, you will also have a knack for snapping lost sheep and fallen angels out of their wasteful trances. There’s a third kind of magic you have in abundance right now, Cancerian, and that’s the ability to coax con-

cealed truths out of their hiding places.

Personally, I’m hopeful that you will make lavish use of these gifts. I should mention, however, that some people may resist you.

The transformations you could conceivably set in motion with your superpowers might seem alarming to them. So I suggest that you hang out as much as possible with change-lovers who like the strong medicine you have to offer.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Publishing a volume of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo,” said author Don Marquis, speaking from experience. Something you’re considering, Leo, may seem to fit that description, too. It’s a project or action or gift that you’d feel good about offering, but you also wonder whether it will generate the same buzz as that rose petal floating down into the Grand Canyon. Here’s what I think: To the degree that you shed your attachment to making an impact, you will make the exact impact that matters most. Give yourself without any expectations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Comedian Louis CK told a story about his young daughter. She had a fever, and he gave her some Tylenol that was bubblegumflavored. “Ewwww!” she complained.

Louis was exasperated. “You can’t say ‘ewwww,’” he told her. What he meant was that as a white kid in America, she’s among the most-privileged characters in the world—certainly far luckier than all the poor children who have no medicine at all, let alone medicine that tastes like candy. I’m going to present a similar argument to you, Virgo: In the large scheme of things, your suffering right now is small.

Try to keep your attention on your blessings rather than your discomfort.

shortcuts like that, Libra. For the sake of your emotional health and spiritual integrity, you can’t see or treat the world anything like what a technical writer would.

you usually ignore and situations that have bored you in the past. Act like an eager student who’s hungry for knowledge and curious to fill in the gaps in your education.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you ready to start playing in earnest with that riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma? Are you looking forward to the rough-and-tumble fun that will ensue after you leap into the middle of that sucker and start trying to decipher its impossibly interesting meaning? I hope you are primed and eager, Scorpio. I hope you can’t wait to try to answer the question that seems to have no answer. Be brave and adventurous, my friend—and be intent on having a blast.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person,” said British writer Quentin Crisp. If you harbor even a small tendency in that direction, Capricorn, I hope that in the coming days, you will make a concentrated effort to talk yourself out of it. In my astrological opinion, this is a critical moment in the long-term evolution of your healthy selfsufficiency. For both your own sake and the sake of the people you love, you must find a way to shrink your urge to make them responsible for your well-being.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Lessons could come to you from unforeseen sources and unanticipated directions during the next few weeks, Sagittarius. They will also come in expected forms from all the familiar influences, so the sum total of your learning could be pretty spectacular. To take maximum advantage of the opportunity, just assume that everyone and everything might have useful teachings for you—even people

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you go to California’s Yosemite National Park this month, you might get the chance to witness a reddish gold waterfall. Here’s how: At sunset, gaze up at the sheer east face of the rock formation known as El Capitan. There, you will see what seems to be a vertical river of fire, also known

as Horsetail Fall. I nominate this marvel to be your inspirational symbol for the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you will have the power to blend fire and water in novel ways. I encourage you to look at the photo here—bit.ly/fluidicfire—and imprint the image on your mind’s eye. It will help unleash the subconscious forces you’ll need to pull off your own natural wonder.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): After singer Amy Winehouse died, actor Russell Brand asked the public and media to scale back their derisive opinions about her struggle with intoxicants. Addiction isn’t a romantic affectation or glamorous self-indulgence that people are too lazy to overcome, he said. It’s a disease. Would you mock a schizophrenic for his “stupid” propensity for hearing voices? Would you ridicule a victim of multiple sclerosis for not being vigorous? I’m of the opinion that all of us have at least one addiction, although it may not be as disabling as Winehouse’s weakness for liquor and narcotics. What’s yours, Pisces? Porn? Sugar? Internet? Bad relationships? The coming weeks would be a very good time to seek help in healing it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I stumbled upon an engineering textbook for undergraduates. There was a section on how to do technical writing, as opposed to the literary kind. It quoted a poem by Edgar Allan Poe: “Helen, thy beauty is to me / Like those Nicean barks of yore / That gently, o’er a perfumed sea, / The weary way-worn wanderer bore / To his own native shore.” Then the book gave advice to the student: “To express these ideas in technical writing, we would simply say, ‘He thinks Helen is beautiful.’” Don’t take

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BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO, themexican@askamexican.net an.net Dear Mexican: My cousin put a picture on Facebook that said, “I will not be forced to learn a foreign language to accommodate illegals in my country.” He’s Mexican American. Our family is from La Luz, Zacatecas, and its surrounding villages. His dad (my uncle) was born here in El Paso, Texas. His mom jumped in the conversation and backed him up. His parents are divorced. How do I politely tell them they are wrong with their way of thinking?

Prepared to Punch a Pinche Pocho Primo Dear Wab: Sorry, cabrón, but you’re just not going to win this battle. As much as I and other Chicano yaktivists would love it if everyone of Mexican descent in this country were cardcarrying members of the Reconquista complete with Nahuatl names and Frida-filled houses, that’s just not going to happen.

As I’ve explained muchos times before, the great thing about this country is how it can turn the descendents of even the biggest wab into an anti-immigrant loon by the second generation (see: Marco Rubio), and even by the first (see: my parents). The best you can do with your cousin is remind him that your grandparents came to this country to find a better life, not to talk trash on those less fortunate than them—but, again, it’s a losing battle that goes contrary to the American immigrant experience, which sees the previous generation of immigrants spit on newcomers as if they were a spittoon.

So can I suggest something revolutionary instead? Leave your primo to his opinions. Let him be a prieto Know Nothing. You be the conscious cousin, and let him be the pocho one— trust me, you’ll get all the hot second cousins at the family pachangas, while he’ll be condemned to be the Tio Taco of El Paso.

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one’s chest”), but in Mexico, it denotes a dark hue, one veering on blackness. Moreno, on the other hand, comes from moro, the Spanish word for Moor, and usually signifies a dark brown— you know, like a Moor! (How we got prieto to mean “blackish” from its pressing roots escapes me.)

But these are general definitions, as their meaning shifts across the color prism depending on who’s talking and what century it is. In the present day, prieto is usually reserved as a term for parents to describe their darkest-skinned kid, a description as injurious to a young soul as calling them “tubby” or “Newt Gingrich.”

CONFIDENTIAL TO Vikki Carr. I’ve received autographed books by legendary playwright David Mamet, was able to interview Louie Perez and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos in front of a live audience in Oakland, have had Cheech Marin enthusiastically shake my hand and proclaim himself a fan—the celebrity readers of this columna and their generosity toward me knows no bounds. But to get an autographed glossy photo of you thanking me for my work?

You’ve made this hombre blush enough to last the year. Gracias for the kind words, and for being such a great role model for our community. ¡Eres chingona!

La Que le Gustan los Morenos Dear She Who Likes Brown-Skinned Men: Prieto is derived from apretar (“press”), from the Late Latin appectorāre (“to press against

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My husband is a very kinky submissive man.

When we were dating, I found out that he had been talking to multiple people online and that he had met up with a professional dom a couple of times. I felt betrayed that he had done this all behind my back, even though I had told him that I would be down with him seeing a dom. (I even offered to buy him a session for his birthday!)

We got through it, and now our sex life is amazing. I tie him up; I lock his dick up; I dress him up. All I ask in return is that he be honest with me about who he’s talking with online. Is that unreasonable? I know he chats with “women” online as a “woman,” and I’m OK with that so long as I’m made aware of it. But today, I found pictures on his phone of his cock in the chastity device I keep him in. He tried to lie, but he came clean: He was chatting with a woman; it came out that he was a man, and she wanted to see pictures of his cock in his chastity belt.

Why lie? Honest to God, if he would have just told me the day he sent the pictures that he sent someone pictures of his cock, I would be OK with it! I also found another e-mail account he never told me about that he’s using when he chats online as a woman. Again, no big deal! But I was under the impression that he used just this one chat program for chatting! Why hide it?

My vanilla friends will be no help in this matter, and I feel pretty heartbroken. So I’m asking you.

He Isn’t Telling Me Everything Before I can respond to your question, HITME, I’ve gotta sacrifice a goat to the snoopingis-always-wrong gods, or the snooping-isalways-wrong jihadists will cut my head off.

It’ll just take a sec: Snooping is always wrong!

You invaded your husband’s privacy! That was wrong! WRONG! Moving on …

Your husband hit the jackpot when he met you, HITME. There aren’t a lot of women out there who would embrace—much less marry— a man with his particular collection of kinks.

You’ve been GGG, and all you’ve asked in return is … total transparency, and the immediate, real-time disclosure of all outside flirtations and contacts as they happen. Why can’t the kinky ingrate honor this agreement? Only he knows the answer to that question, HITME, but I suspect one of two issues is at play …

Your husband may be ashamed—he may have been brutally shamed in past relationships— about the extent of his kinks and about just how much of his time and erotic energy his kinks consume. You may be completely sincere when you tell him you’re OK with everything, HITME, so long as there’s immediate and full disclosure. But he may fear that sharing the full extent of his online activities will leave you feeling either squicked out or threatened. So he downplays and minimizes, disclosing some but not all, because he doesn’t want to lose you. If this is the issue, impress upon your husband that hiding shit from you represents a bigger threat to his marriage than full disclosure ever could.

Or …

Having and keeping sexual secrets may turn your husband on, HITME, and having a secret life could be another one of his kinks. Even if this is the issue, HITME, I think you two should be able to come to mutually agreeable terms that accommodate both his desire to have a secret and your need for full disclosure.

Here’s a potential compromise: He doesn’t keep anything from you, HITME, but he doesn’t disclose in real time. So long as he’s not being unsafe or neglectful, so long as his online activities remain online-only, he can carry on flirting

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You get to sit him down and ask him questions, and he answers all your questions truthfully, and opens up about any current secrets that your questions didn’t uncover. This way, he can have all the erotic secrets he wants (he’ll just have to make new ones every few months), and you can have the transparency you need (you just won’t have it immediately). Good luck.

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Mom and Dad are now rightly embarrassed by their behavior, and they worship his husband. (It helps that my brother married a doctor—some stereotypes are true.)

Last year, my parents found out that my older brother—their straight son—is kinky. A vindictive ex hacked into his e-mail and sent a letter to everyone in his address book. Big bro has a dungeon; his current girlfriend is his slave; he’s made BDSM porn. The e-mail came with pictures no mother would want to see. Mom, completely distraught, called her gay son: “Why can’t Josh have a normal relationship!” she cried. “Like yours!”

So as far as Mom is concerned, her gay son is normal, and her straight son is a freak. Is that progress, Dan? Brothers Done Shocking Mom I don’t know if it’s progress, BDSM, but it’s hilarious. And I trust that you’re sticking up for your kinky straight brother now, just like you stuck up for your gay brother back in the day.

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Soap Under the Bridge Traditional bridge replacement on as prominent of a highway as Interstate 15 in Mesquite, Nev., has generally required rerouting traffic for as long as a year, but the new “accelerated” technology in January necessitated detours for less than a week. Excited engineers traveled in from around the country to watch the old bridge get demolished, and the new one (which had been built on a platform off to the side) be slid into place using hydraulic jacks and Teflon-coated metal beams— lubricated with Dawn dishwashing detergent to glide them smoothly into the old frame.

The Nevada Department of Transportation estimated that the accelerated process saved commuters about $12 million in time and fuel costs.

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• “(Our critics) are absolutely right. We are professional liars,” said Everett Davis, founder of the Internet-based Reference Store, which supplies pumped-up, but false, résumés for job-seekers having trouble landing work.

Davis and associates are, he told Houston’s KRIV-TV in November, ex-investigators schooled in deception and therefore good at fooling human resources personnel who follow up on the bogus work claims. Davis admitted he would even disguise a customer’s past criminal record—but not if the job is in public safety, health care or schools.

• Veterinary technician and food blogger Lauren Hicks recently inaugurated service on what is surely one of the few food trucks in the country catering exclusively to dogs. She parks her “Sit ’n Stay Pet Cafe”—a retrofitted mail truck—in downtown Winter Park, Fla., on Thursday nights (according to an October Orlando Sentinel report), serving gourmet organic snacks like the Poochi Sushi (jerky), “Ruff-in” muffins, and “Mutt-balls” and “Grrr-avy,” among other specialties.

• Western nations and foundations have tried for decades to build sewage-treatment plants in sub-Saharan Africa, with little success (since many countries lack stable governments to assess operating fees), and to this day, raw sewage is still merely collected and dumped, either in rivers or directly onto beaches, such as the notorious (and formerly beautiful) Lavender Hill in Ghana.

U.S. entrepreneurs recently established Waste Enterprises in Ghana to build the first-ever fecal-sludge-to-biodiesel plant (funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation).

Feces that has been undiluted by water, and then heated, is highly concentrated and more resembles coal than the goo that Americans associate with sewage.

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swallowed 25 years earlier. It was removed without complication, and, though the plastic was flaky, the pen still had an ink supply and was “usable.” (2) Twice during 2011, babies with two heads were born in Brazil. The first, in Paraiba state, died hours after birth, but the 9.9-pound “Emanoel” and “Jesus,” born in Para state in December, are apparently otherwise healthy. (The baby has two heads and two spines but shares one heart, liver, pelvis and pair of lungs.)

• Medical marvels (canine edition): The Dogs Trust in Kenilworth, England, was soliciting potential homes in December for “Bentley,” a Border Collie whose monophobia might make it what the Daily Mail calls the “most cowardly” dog in the country. While frisky around people, Bentley immediately goes into a frightened sulk when left alone, cowering from cats, holing up behind a couch and constantly biting his nails, even at the sound of a cat on television. (Bentley was recently outfitted with special lace-up booties to preserve the nails.)

• Ratnagiri, India, businessman Murad Mulla, 48, filed a complaint recently with the Maharashtra Medical Council after his surgeon used an outdated procedure to cure his urine-retention disorder. Previously, skin from the scrotum was routinely used for urethral repair, but current science recommends using skin from the mouth to avoid the worst-case risk, which Mulla apparently experienced.

Specifically, the scrotum contains both hairbearing tissue and non-hair-bearing tissue, and only the latter is usable. Evidently, Mulla’s surgeon used hair-bearing tissue, and as a result, Mulla’s urethra itches constantly, and he expels specks of pubic hair with his urine.

Leading Economic Indicators • Bernard Madoff ’s Ponzi scheme cost 16,500 investors a total of as much as $18 billion, according to the court-appointed trustee, but at least Madoff is not on death row. In Hangzhou, China, in November, Ji Wenhua and his brother and their father (who were managers of the Yintai Real Estate and Investment Group) were sentenced to death after their convictions for cheating 15,000 investors out of the equivalent of $1.1 billion.

Prosecutors said the men had continued to collect money by claiming profits while losses mounted.

• News of the privileged: Among the highend items catching consumers’ fancy last holiday season was premium firewood, for those who need to burn trees for reasons beyond merely warming the house. “Pretty white birch logs” were a best-selling item for Paul’s Fireplace Wood of Little Falls, Minn., and the owner of J.N. Firewood (Fort Ripley, Minn.) touted its “really cool blue flame and crackling noises,” according to a December Wall Street Journal report. (The wood itself goes for well more $1 a pound, even before adding the substantial shipping cost.)

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