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Peggy Johnson, left, executive director of the Loft Cinema, and Debi Chess Mabie, development and education director, inside the new cineplex that’s under construction.

NOVEMBER 8-14, 2012 VOL. 29, NO. 38

OPINION OP O P INION Tom Danehy 4 The Rogue Theatre’s The Night Heron is imperfect, but undeniably intriguing.

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Renée Downing 6 Jim Hightower 6 Guest Commentary 8

CURRENTS The Skinny 9

By Jim Nintzel

Election Coverage! 9

By Weekly staff and contributors

News, results and reactions regarding local races Media Watch 10

By John Schuster

More Election Coverage! 11

By Weekly staff and contributors

What happened with the ballot propositions? We have results and reactions Weekly Wide Web 12 Compiled by David Mendez

Police Dispatch 12

By Mariana Dale

Sonoran Squeeze 13

By Tim Vanderpool

Is it too late to turn in an early ballot?

Border security and bad press continue to squeeze Mexico’s Nogales Lofty Visions 14

By Jim Nintzel

The Loft Cinema celebrates its 40th birthday with a dynamic film festival and a brand-new screen. Also: The Loft Film Festival will feature more than 40 films. Here are some highlights!

One Last ‘Get Out!’ Now that the election is over (at least I hope it’s over by the time you read this), we can safely look toward the (gulp!) holiday season.

Next week, we’ll offer you our holiday Gift Guide, featuring all sorts of locally produced gift ideas, available at independently owned stores. We’ll also share some tips on fun books from independent publishers, and some music/ box-set possibilities.

On Dec. 6, we’ll return with more local-gift ideas, as well as tips on techie/video-game presents and DVDs/Blu-rays in our GASP! last-minute gift guide.

And the week following that, we’ll kick off our year-end triple-header with our 10th annual Get Out of Town! issue, followed on Dec. 20 by our annual Local Heroes package.

We’ll conclude 2012 on Dec. 27 with our annual year in review, as well as our special New Year’s Guide.

As for that Get Out of Town! issue: We’ve decided to retire the popular issue after this year. To mark the occasion, we’re asking you, our brilliant and creative readers, to help us out.

In case you’re unfamiliar: Every year since 2003, we’ve kicked people, places, organizations, etc. that somehow annoy or perturb us out of town. (Not that they ever leave … but, hey, the process makes us feel better.) This year, we’re asking you to join us by writing up your own Get Out of Town! submissions—and we’ll run the best of the bunch in the Get Out of Town! issue.

If you want to give something or someone the boot, email your write-up to mailbag@tucsonweekly.com no later than Tuesday, Dec. 4. Be sure to include contact info, so we can verify authorship.

Questions? Use that same email, or the one listed below, to contact me.

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CULTURE

CHOW

City Week 20 Our picks for the week

No Fries, No Problem 40

TQ&A 22 Stephanie Koskinen, Tucson’s Finnish-American Club

ChickeNuevo’s tasty Mexican food and friendly service put national fast-food chains to shame

PERFORMING ARTS

Noshing Around 40

Hard Times Come Again 28

MUSIC

By Laura C.J. Owen

Glengarry Glen Ross addresses economic woes Evoke Rather Than Explain 29

By Sherilyn Forrester

The Night Heron is enigmatic and imperfect—but it’s also undeniably intriguing

VISUAL ARTS Everything Old Is New 31

By Margaret Regan

Tucson’s modern architecture is celebrated during a threeday series of tours and events

BOOKS

By Jacqueline Kuder

By Adam Borowitz

Keeping It Fresh 47

By Gene Armstrong

Outside gigs, including an indie soundtrack, boost a long-awaited full-length from The Sea and Cake Soundbites 47

By Stephen Seigel

Club Listings 49 Nine Questions 52 Live 53 Rhythm & Views 54

New Points of View 35

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By Nick DePascal

By the Numbers 55

King of the Dead offers a quick, well-plotted read

CINEMA The Price of Polio 36

By Colin Boyd

John Hawkes’ work in The Sessions is simply stunning Film Times 37 Turbulent ‘Flight’ 38

By Bob Grimm

Denzel Washington and the plane-crash scene are highlights in a so-so film Now Showing at Home 39

By J.M. Smith

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DANEHY OPINION

Tom is celebrating the end of the election season by trying a taste of Finland

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ack in the early days of the Tucson Weekly, I wrote a first-person thing as I sat on the couch and watched election results come in. As always, the election was held on a Tuesday, but through the further bending of some (back-then) often-bent rules, the piece made that week’s paper and was, therefore, relatively timely. But that was back in the days of, “Hey, gang, let’s put out a newspaper!” These days, this publication is a business, with deadlines and stuff, and has to take seriously its position as the Voice of Tucson.

What I’m saying is that I’m writing this on Friday, four days before the election, so any attempt on my part to offer timely analysis on how the campaigns were run would sound stilted, like the journalistic equivalent of running around one’s backhand in tennis so as to smash a powerful forehand. That tennis maneuver, I’ve done many times, but as for the “journalistic” stuff, that really doesn’t apply to me, a fact to which any trained journalist will attest.

Obviously, I hope that by the time this appears in print, I will be celebrating the re-election of President Barack Obama, if for no other reason than to show the Republicans (and all other political parties) that standing in the corner for four years, holding their collective breath and shaking their heads “No!” is not a viable strategy.

Oh yeah, before I forget: Don’t you think that Microsoft could send through an update or a patch or something so that spell-check doesn’t put squiggly red lines under the proper spelling of the name of the president of the United States?!

There will be plenty of time for reflection on the election and for letting those who emerged victorious in their various races know what will be expected of them in the coming year(s). But right now, I believe my focus needs to be elsewhere, because this coming weekend is FinnFest. You heard me right—FinnFest.

From Thursday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 11, FinnFest 2012 will be rocking the Doubletree Hotel-Reid Park, and I’m going. (For more on FinnFest, see TQ&A on page 22.)

I have an especially good reason for wanting to go, because this year on my girls basketball team at Green Fields Country Day School is a foreign-exchange student from Finland! She’s the first foreign-exchange student I’ve ever had on a team, and she just happens to show up the same year that the traveling FinnFest hits Tucson. It’s eerie.

The kid’s name is Sofia, and she’s absolutely delightful.

She’s told me her last name about 15 times; I think it starts with an L. Her English is actually pretty good, but whenever I ask her what town she’s from, it sounds like she’s gargling a mouthful of jacks.

RANDOM SHOTS By Rand Carlson

She’s never played basketball before—and it shows—but she’s a hard worker and a quick learner. I think she might help, which is good, because we’ve only got seven kids in our entire program. (Last year, we went 26-4, so quantity wasn’t a factor; I’m hoping for a repeat of last year, or, at least, a reasonable facsimile thereof.)

The kid is always smiling, and I mean always. I believe she would smile at a bus accident.

As a good American, I try to mess with her whenever possible. When she let slip that she had eaten dog meat, I piled on (in an ethnically insensitive manner) by asking if it tasted like reindeer.

In response, she deadpanned, “No, not really.”

I was going to make fun of her country’s government, but I figure that anybody from a country that has a popular vote and an Electoral College probably shouldn’t throw stones. There is one weird thing: One of the major parties in her country is the Swedish People’s Party of Finland. I mean, just imagine if we had … no, never mind. You should never give Tea Party people the opportunity to make a joke.

It never ends well.

I get a special kick out of bugging Sofia about the fact that Finland isn’t part of Scandinavia. Almost every source says that Scandinavia consists of Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

I always tell Sofia that Finland is like North Latvia. In strictly correct geographical terms, North Latvia would be Estonia, but “North Latvia” is much funnier than “North Estonia.”

Anyway, I’m going to FinnFest, and I assume that Sofia’s host family will be taking her as well. And no, I’m not trying any of the food. My rule is simple: If it’s not Mexican or Italian or fried chicken or something you can buy at a baseball game, I’m not eating it.

One of the cool attractions is a field trip to Bisbee to honor the 76 Finns who were part of the hundreds of miners rounded up by company goons and taken by rail cars to New Mexico after a coppermine strike in 1917.

There will be exhibits, discussion groups and lots of music, including classical recitals and folk music. In the ballroom, there will be dancing to the music of Finn Hall, and Gertie and the T.O. Boys.

You know what they say: Ain’t no party like a FinnFest party, ’cause a FinnFest party don’t stop.

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DOWNING OPINION

High heels, and the price women pay for towering above the competition HIGHTOWER

BY JIM HIGHTOWER

WHY THE CHICKEN CROSSED THE ROAD

BY RENÉE DOWNING, rdowning@tucsonweekly.com

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hy do women wear high heels?

I am female, and yet I’ve always been baffled by the way so many women out and out fetishize shoes that hurt, are hard to walk in and over time actually cause injury. (Ever seen a photo of Posh Spice’s bunions? Oh. My. God.) I always found the only really tedious aspect of Sex and the City—otherwise a funny and often moving show—to be Carrie Bradshaw mooning over another pair of Manolos. Her character was lazily written and slightly stupid— and excuse me, not believable as a columnist—but the shoe mania made her look like a downright moron.

I mean, shoes are things you put on your feet. They keep them from getting too cold or hot, and from being hurt by sharp, rough objects. They are mostly made from wood, rubber and dead animals, and after you wear them for very long, they smell. They are very far from being art objects, with heels or without.

Thanks to the industrializers of American agriculture, we finally know why the chicken crossed the road: to run away from the factory farm!

These meat and egg factories are encased in thousands of sprawling, low-slung, metal buildings that now litter much of our nation’s rural landscapes. Rarely seen by consumers, much less entered by them, the prison-like factories are called “confined animal feeding operations”—and they are as The damage that high heels do is hard to reverse—bunion far from pastoral as that name suggests. surgery is followed by one of the longest and the most Typically, a factory operation has many painful recoveries of any operation, and it often fails. Heels thousands of chickens, cows, hogs, turkeys, aren’t so great for your lower back, either. I’ve known several or other animals jammed together in tiny women with persistent back pain who kept right on wearing cages and crates that permit little moveheels every day. Your choice, sweetie. ment beyond eating and defecating. An What is the attraction? In the most prominent example Ohio egg factory, for example, was found to of an end-of-recession trend among upscale retailers, Macy’s have 4 million birds “living” six to a cage. flagship store in New York has been relentlessly advertising The cages were no bigger than an open that after a recent remodel, it has “the largest shoe floor on newspaper, giving each one a space of Earth,” with 280,000 pairs of shoes, most of them for roughly 8 inches by 8 inches. For life. women. Many of them are, of course, very expensive, and This isn’t a farm; it’s an animal concenmost of them are heels. Oh my goodness, it’s just girl tration camp! And unbeknownst to the vast majority of consumers, 97 percent of the nirvana. eggs we buy come from such factories. Even Yes, high heels make your legs look good, if you’re less known is the nasty fact that those cages wearing a skirt. But there’s more to it than that. Apart from are not only crammed with hens, but also the young women swaying around out there around in with salmonella and other pathogens. Indeed, while corporate agribusiness rationalTHIS MODERN WORLD By Tom Tomorrow izes its assembly-line treatment of animals on the grounds that it produces cheap eggs and meat, that “low-price” is only achieved by passing on to the public the high health costs of food poisonings, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, cancers and contaminated water created by this factory model.

Factory food production is so gross that, (1) the president’s cancer panel urges consumers to avoid it altogether by buying organic food, and (2) the industry itself is trying to make it a crime to take pictures or make videos of their confined feeding operations.

Out of sight, out of mind—right?

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serious competition for mates, women who wear mostly heels to work are the ones climbing the ladder. There’s an unofficial dress code in most companies that women who are ambitious show up in heels: Nothing says self-discipline and willingness to endure pain like high heels (while nothing says “drone” like unsexy flats). This is what is known in feminist circles as “being complicit in your own subjugation.” In this case, the feminist circles are not wrong.

The heel rule does not apply, though, to really powerful women—Hillary Clinton doesn’t have to please men any more, and the length of her legs and shape of her calves is immaterial to who she is. Clinton rarely wears a heel that’s more than an inch—her status is high enough without sacrificing comfort to fashion.

Status, specifically naked declaration of status, has always been one of the main drivers of fashion. Whatever indicates leisure, rarity and power is fashionable, a principle that obtains throughout history. Chinese families that could afford to cripple their daughters by binding their feet drew an unmistakable line between themselves and peasants, who needed all family members to move around and get stuff done.

But the connection between women’s drive for power and high heels in the business world, I’ve decided, is even more embarrassingly primitive than status-seeking. It’s fundamentally, literally about height—about, so to speak, stature-seeking. I once worked with a woman, a middle manager, who was more than 6 feet tall and who always wore slacks to work. She still invariably wore heels, and, she once explained, wore her highest heels on the days she had “power meetings.” She felt that looming over everyone else in the room gave her an advantage.

It undoubtedly did. Every study ever done shows that height is an advantage in life, and not just on the basketball court.

Why should this be? The plain truth is that we all started out on the floor, looking way, way up at giants who fed and sheltered and cuddled us. It’s hard to resist metaphorically looking up to people we literally look up to.

Once again, people who have really gotten to the top— there’s an altitude metaphor creeping in again—in spite of their unimpressive stature are free to be as short as they are.

Clinton towers over the people around her by force of personality and achievement.

Which is really the only way to loom without paying the price of pain.

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ur reliance on plastic bags is both good and bad. They are simultaneously a boon because they’re convenient, and an anathema because they degrade the environment.

The options to reduce plastic-bag usage that the Tucson City Council is considering are (a) to try to educate Tucsonans over the next two years and thus reduce bag use by 50 percent (an unfunded mandate), and (b) if the effort fails after two years, the mayor and council members would then implement other measures to reduce or ban bag use.

The City Council is tentatively scheduled for an afternoon study session on the plasticbag issue on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson, which has a mandate to help communities learn what they can do “at the individual and household levels to save energy and reduce our carbon footprint,” is monitoring the City Council’s actions, said league president Phylis Carnahan.

Single-use plastic bags, or SUPBs, are made from high-density polyethylene, a petroleumbased plastic. Introduced in the 1970s as an alternative to paper bags, they now make up 80 percent of bags distributed at grocery stores.

Let’s discuss why a plastic-bags study is in order: • The American Chemistry Council estimates Americans use more than 93 billion plastic bags per year, or about 300 bags per person.

• The Pima Association of Governments estimates the Tucson region consumes more than 182 million disposable plastic bags per year. (City Councilman Paul Cunningham’s Jan. 23 memo brought the issue to the council’s attention.)

• Single-use plastic carry-out bags have an average use time of 12 minutes and are made from petrochemicals that require significant environmental resources to manufacture, transport, recycle and dispose of.

But plastic bags are light, strong and convenient—why not use them?

Cunningham says the impact of plastic bags presents a growing threat to our environment on multiple levels. “Every square mile of ocean has about 46,000 pieces of plastic floating in it,” Cunningham’s memo said. “Plastic does not bio-degrade, but rather photo-degrades, meaning plastic breaks down into smaller fragments which soak up toxins, contaminating soil and waterways and killing sea animals who digest them. Plastic bag ‘birds’ can be seen blowing through the air or caught on cactus, trees or shrubs.”

Plastic bags were the third-largest entangling debris for marine animals found in the 2009 International Coastal Cleanup. (First and second were fishing lines and nets, respectively.) The World Wildlife Fund says that 100,000 whales, seals and turtles die

every year as a result of eating or being trapped by plastic bags.

In 2009, the city of Tucson adopted Ordinance 10642 to establish plastic-bag recycling requirements for major retail establishments such as Safeway, Bashas’, Walmart, Target and others that provide carry-out plastic bags for their customers. The rate of recycling was 45 percent for Tucson in its second year (ending in September 2011), according to the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance and the Arizona Retailers Association.

But SUPBs are hard to recycle, because they are not biodegradable in landfills. Only 4.5 percent are recycled nationally because they are also hard to sort, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Both Tim McCabe, CEO of the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, and Mike Varney, president of the Tucson Metro Chamber, are against any bag ban that would include fees.

Both want to promote awareness and education of the voluntary program Bag Central.

“There is no need for government to mandate or implement bag fees or taxes,” McCabe said, adding they would “create hardships on consumers struggling in today’s tough economy.”

Varney said the chamber’s concern grows when “the heavy hand of government is raised” and removes consumer choice, adding to a company’s operating expenses.

Katherine Kent is head of the city’s Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Commission and a member of the city’s Single Use Plastic Bag Committee, established in March 2012 to recommend options to reduce the consumption of plastic bags and increase recycling. Kent said her commission voted Oct. 25 to recommend banning the bags and send “a strong message” that plastics should be used in medicine, such as for pacemakers, and to make lighter cars, but not to make plastic bags.

Get the facts, then decide for yourself whether plastic bags are worth it.

Maxine Goodman is the media and community relations representative for the League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson.

CURRENTS

THE SKINNY

As Barack Obama wins a second term, Dems and Republicans split various local, state and federal races

DARK MONEY, PART 1

Mixed Mandate

BY TUCSON WEEKLY STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com ongressman Jeff Flake was heading to victory over Democrat Richard Carmona on Election Day, ensuring the retiring U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl’s seat would remain in the GOP column for another six years—even though Democrats kept control of the U.S. Senate and the presidency.

With the bulk of the vote counted, at 10 p.m., Flake had captured about 51 percent, while Carmona had only 44.7 percent.

The news was better for Congressman Ron Barber, although he was locked in a closer-thanexpected battle with Republican Martha McSally, an Air Force veteran. He was trying to hold the seat he won in a special election to determine who would finish the term of Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned in January to focus on her recovery from a failed January 2011 assassination attempt.

As of 10 p.m., Barber led by about 2 percent, or about 3,500 votes.

McSally said she was humbled by the support she received.

“We can get up in the morning and look in the mirror,” she said at the Republican gathering at the Sheraton Tucson. “We ran with integrity, honor and authenticity.”

In Congressional District 1, Republican Jonathan Paton held an edge against Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick. As of 10 p.m., Paton was leading, 47.9 percent to 45.9 percent—a margin of about 3,500 votes Early in the night, as the first results started coming in and showing him with a lead, Paton said he felt good about the race.

“When we started out, we were the underdogs, and now we are coming out on top. I feel really good about it,” he said.

In Southern Arizona’s other congressional race, Congressman Raúl Grijalva easily dispatched his Republican opponent, Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, capturing more than 57 percent of the vote.

“We worked really hard to establish the fact that you cannot win in this district with antiimmigration rhetoric and right-wing craziness,” Grijalva said. “The people in the district I represent are looking for solutions.”

Saucedo Mercer spoke at the GOP gathering at 8 p.m. and called on the audience to stay involved and hold officials accountable.

“Don’t just get happy and celebrate and disappear,” Mercer said. “We need you.”

In the competitive campaigns for central Tucson legislative districts, it appeared as though Democrats did well.

Big cheers erupted at the Democratic gathering at the Marriott University Park as Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers

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Democrat Raúl Grijalva, who was elected to another congressional term: “We worked really hard to establish the fact that you cannot win in this district with anti-immigration rhetoric and right-wing craziness.” read off some early results. Rogers reminded the crowd that he had promised on last week’s Political Roundtable on Arizona Illustrated to shave off his mustache if Republican Frank Antenori beat Democrat Dave Bradley in the Arizona Senate race in Legislative District 10.

He then announced the first vote count from that race: Bradley 25,631; Antenori 20,076.

Bradley would hold the lead throughout the night and was heading toward a resounding victory against Antenori, an outspoken Republican conservative who was redistricted into the Democratic-leaning area. As of 10 p.m., Bradley had 56.9 percent of the vote.

“It’s good to win,” said Bradley, who stopped short of declaring victory. “It’s easy to gloat, but I won’t do it. We have more work to do.”

Early in the evening, Antenori seemed oblivious to the realities of what was happening to him and other prominent Republicans, including Mitt Romney.

“This is a great night to be a Republican. I can’t wait to wake up tomorrow morning knowing my kids have a brighter future with Mitt Romney as president,” he said.

In the LD 10 House race, Democrats Bruce Wheeler and Stefanie Mach were headed toward victory over Republicans Ted Vogt and Todd Clodfelter. Wheeler had 28.5 percent of the vote, while Mach had 26.9 percent; Vogt was in third place with 23.3 percent, and Clodfelter had 21.2 percent as of 10 p.m.

“It feels terrific,” Wheeler said about his lead.

“I worked my ass off.”

In neighboring Legislative District 9, which is

also a competitive district, State Rep. Steve Farley was headed to an easy victory over Republican Tyler Mott in the state Senate race. Farley received about 56 percent of the vote.

“Because I’ve been going around knocking on doors in my district since April, I expected my race, personally, to look like it does,” Farley said.

In the LD 9 House races, Democrat Victoria Steele had a lead over Republican Ethan Orr and Democrat Mohur Sarah Sidhwa. As of 10 p.m., the race between Orr and Sidhwa for the district’s second seat was too close to call, although Orr led Sidhwa by almost 900 votes.

When asked what she would do if she won, Steele replied that she would “take a break and be with my family—and actually clean my house.”

In Pima County races: The Democrats hung on to their majority on the Pima County Board of Supervisors, as District 3 incumbent Democrat Sharon Bronson beat back a challenge from Republican Tanner Bell. As of 10 p.m., Bronson was leading, 53.6 percent to 46.3 percent.

“Sharon withstood the wrath of Arizonans for a Brighter Future,” said fellow Democratic Supervisor Richard Elías, in reference to the independent campaign committee that hammered away at Bronson in the final weeks of the campaign. (Elías cruised to victory in his race, as did fellow incumbent Ramón Valadez.)

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As election 2012 reached the end of the campaign trail, the California Supreme Court took a major step toward untangling the flow of some “dark money” through independent committees.

Dark money is the name for big-dollar contributions that don’t show up on campaign-finance reports. There’s always been some degree of it in American elections, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision opened a floodgate with its ruling that corporations and nonprofits couldn’t be barred from spending on political activity.

As a result, we’ve seen a lot more money from anonymous sources, leading to more TV ads, mailers, robo-calls and other efforts to persuade voters one way or another.

A California Supreme Court decision earlier this week, however, has forced one Arizona-based nonprofit group to reveal where its funding came from.

Americans for Responsible Leadership, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, dropped $11 million into campaigns against two California propositions: a tax-hike measure, and a proposition that would hamstring labor unions from raising money through paycheck deductions.

California’s Fair Political Practices Commission filed suit to find out where that money was coming from. The California Supreme Court said Americans for Responsible Leadership had to turn over the records, so the Arizona nonprofit revealed that it had gotten the cash from the Center to Protect Patient Rights, which in turn had gotten the money from Americans for Job Security.

In a press release, the Fair Political Practices Commission said that the “failure to disclose this initially was campaign money-laundering. At $11 million, this is the largest contribution ever disclosed as campaign moneylaundering in California history.”

So who is behind Americans for Responsible Leadership? It describes itself as a group that “seeks to promote the general welfare by educating the public on concepts that advance government accountability, transparency, ethics and related public-policy issues.”

Just a thought: If they’re going to be laundering money for other dark-money committees, and they’re refusing to reveal who is providing the money that keeps them in business, they might want to drop that whole part about “ethics” and “transparency.”

Anyway: Among those behind Americans for Responsible Leadership, according to records from the Arizona Corporation Commission: You’ve got Kirk Adams, the former speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives who lost a congressional primary earlier this year, as the president of the group.

Directors include Eric Wnuck, who lost a 2010 congressional run, and Robert Graham, a one-time gubernatorial

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Milwaukee-based Journal Broadcasting created some significant upheaval last Friday, Nov. 2, when it parted ways with Julie Brinks, its popular Tucson general manager.

Jim Thomas, the company’s vice president for marketing, confirmed that Jim Prather is taking over the GM role in an interim capacity.

Journal is the most-versatile media cluster in the market. In addition to owning and operating television stations KGUN Channel 9 and KWBA Channel 58, it oversees four radio stations: KMXZ FM 94.9, KTGV FM 106.3, KQTH FM 104.1 and KFFN AM 1490/FM 104.9.

While no reason was given for replacing Brinks, who held the position for five years—since the cluster ousted Diane Frisch—concerns about the dreaded “R&R” combination (ratings and revenues) seem like a safe bet. KGUN has struggled to gain consistent traction in the market and generally lags in key ratings demos behind KVOA Channel 4 and KOLD Channel 13.

While KMXZ, known as MIXfm, remains one of the three top-rated radio stations in the market, it has more often been third, behind Cumulus’ country format KIIM FM 99.5 and Clear Channel’s Top 40 KRQQ FM 93.7. Further down the dial, conservativetalker KQTH at one point briefly supplanted Clear Channel news/talker KNST AM 790.

But KNST, which made a simulcast move to the FM dial at 97.1, has built upon its advantage in recent ratings books.

Although the numbers for MIXfm and KQTH improved in the most-recent Arbitron ratings book, it’s entirely possible the decision to make a change at Journal Broadcasting was already in motion before the numbers came out. That kind of coincidence occurs with painful frequency in the media business.

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Some in radio may view this as a double win for Cumulus, which owns KIIM and flipped formats at KSZR 97.5 FM to create a direct Top 40 competitor for Clear Channel’s linchpin. I am not a subscriber to that philosophy, but nonetheless, the relatively modest 2.0 share generated by i97.5 could be viewed as enough to erode a bit of KRQ’s listenership, and thus distance the station from its place near the top of the pecking order. The i97.5 format is not much different from the format when the station operated as Bob, then dedicated to hits from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s. But Cumulus is hoping that those who are tuning in now are from a different demographic, and therefore cutting in directly to the limited market share available to any specific format—in this instance, Top 40.

Historically in Tucson, that approach has bombed, but Clear Channel certainly seems

concerned. It launched some counterprogramming last week, moving syndicated afternoon host Ryan Seacrest to KMIY FM 92.9 (aka My 92.9) in favor of a KRQQ DJ lineup that features Selena in midday and Chris P. in afternoon drive. In other words, Clear Channel banked on Tucson accepting the concept of a nationally syndicated afternoon entertainment/gossip-driven show for its Top 40 entity—and the move did not pay off.

KRQ might be able to get away with that in morning drive, since a number of folks in Tucson remember Johnjay and Rich as a local show, even though they’ve been based out of Phoenix for a number of years. But Seacrest clearly has no ties to the market.

And whether that worked against Clear Channel, or whether this is a Hail Mary to try to boost flailing numbers on a trendy adultcontemporary station it switched from The Mountain at 92.9 remains to be determined.

Often, banishing a show to another format or another time slot is an indication that a company just wants to run out the string on the contract. Seacrest’s fit with KMIY’s “hot AC” music structure seems tenuous, at best.

Elsewhere, Cumulus got more good news as classic-hits format KHYT FM 107.5 continued to gain traction in the ratings. Lotusowned classic-rocker KLPX FM 96.1 also did well.

Spanish-language stations struggled in the latest ratings book.

MY EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT HAS ARRIVED KWFM AM 1330 is the gift that keeps on giving.

I had concerns about the little station that next to nobody listens to on that static-laden frequency. And things were really looking bleak after it flipped formats from progressive talk to all Michael Jackson, all the time, in early October, with nary a sponsor to be found.

But over the weekend, 1330 made me happier than the kid who knows he’s been nice and will be rewarded for it on Dec. 25.

That’s right: KWFM went from all-Jackson to all-Christmas music.

This is a move 94.9 MIXfm makes every year around Thanksgiving, and it’s been a successful approach. Apparently recognizing that the buildup to Christmas seems to start earlier every year, 1330 decided on a preemptive strike—to get the festivities rolling shortly after Halloween.

It’s also possible, given the history of that radio signal, that the Jackson thing was just the result of confusion. Maybe station execs remembered that Thriller video with all of those dancing zombies and figured Jackson was just an artist known for Halloween classics. And now that Halloween is over, it’s time to lighten our spirits with some Christmas cheer.

Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, I hope 1330 plays nothing but “Auld Lang Syne,” maybe interspersed with “Same Old Lang Syne” by Dan Fogelberg. I’m getting my requests in now.

Thank you, 1330. You’re the best gift a media watcher could ever want.

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Voters soundly reject the extension of a one-cent sales tax for education

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candidate who is seeking the chairmanship of the Arizona Republican Party.

And who did they get the $11 million from? The Center to Protect Patient Rights is a 501(c)(4) run by Sean Noble, a former congressional aide and a GOP political strategist who aided Adams in his congressional campaign. The Center for Patient Rights, according Bloomberg.com, moved more than $30 million to other Republicanleaning nonprofits and political groups in the 2010 election cycle.

The Center to Protect Patient Rights originally got the $11 million from Americans for Job Security, a 501(c) (6) nonprofit that—of course—does not disclose its donors.

It’s a tangled web, indeed—and there’s another Arizona connection: Americans for Responsible Leadership also dropped $900,000-plus into the campaign against Proposition 204, the sales-tax proposition that was on this week’s ballot. Amusingly enough, that money went to complaining that the proposition was the work of “special interests.”

We may never know the source of those funds, which just tells us that Arizona needs to work on developing stronger disclosure laws.

BY TUCSON WEEKLY STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com rizonans will be paying less in sales taxes next year, as a bid to extend the one-cent sales tax passed by voters in 2010 overwhelmingly failed at the ballot.

Proposition 204, the Quality Education and Jobs Act, was rejected by 65 percent of the voters as of 10 p.m. on election night.

State Sen.-elect Steve Farley said that voters sent a message on Tuesday—and that he and his fellow legislators now have a lot of work to do.

“Voters are clear that they don’t want education to be funded through sales tax,” Farley said.

“But because they support candidates who support $2 billion in education cuts, it’s clear we need to keep our kids from falling off the cliff next May.” The only other voter initiative on the ballot, Proposition 121, was also soundly rejected by voters. A full two-thirds of voters said no to the proposition, which would have scrapped the current system of electing partisan candidates in primaries in favor of a new system that would have all candidates run in single primary, with the top two advancing to the general election.

Pima County Democratic Party chairman Jeff Rogers was glad to see Prop 121 lose—and he said he was thankful for help from outside committees who campaigned against the initiative.

“Thank God,” said Rogers, who had been among the politicos who had urged Arizonans to vote against the measure. “That dirty, dark money helped us—although it wasn’t our dark, dirty money.”

Former lawmaker Pete Hershberger, a supporter of Prop 121, refused to rule out a return of the open-primaries initiative.

“There was just too much organized opposition from the political parties,” said Hershberger.

“We’ll see how it works out in California, and it might be back.”

As of press time, Tucson Proposition 409, which would allow the city of Tucson to sell

GOP Congressional District 3 candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer speaks at the Pima County Republican Party election-night celebration at the Sheraton Tucson. bonds to do street repairs, was too close to call.

• More than 57 percent of voters approved As of 10 p.m., “yes” was ahead of “no” by less Proposition 117, which simplifies Arizona’s than 700 votes. property-tax system and caps property values for “It looks like it’s going to be close,” Tucson taxation purposes.

Mayor Jonathan Rothschild said. “I hope that the • Proposition 118, which would provide people of Tucson will support fixing our roads.” more-consistent funding for schools through In other proposition news: investment trusts that help with the state’s edu• In the most-lopsided ballot decision of the cation funding, was too close to call. “Yes” had night, more than 80 percent of voters approved 50.03 percent of the vote as of press time, leading Proposition 114, which amends the Arizona “no” by less than 800 votes—out of well more Constitution to prevent criminals from seeking than 1.2 million counted. financial restitution in court from victims of • Some 62.4 percent of voters approved crime.

Proposition 119, which allows swaps of state • Voters overwhelmingly shot down land with voter approval.

Proposition 115, which would have given the • More than two-thirds of voters rejected governor more power over judicial appointProposition 120, which would have allowed the ments. More than 72 percent voted no. state to claim ownership of federal land within “That’s really great news,” said Rogers. “We the state. have a wonderful system that’s a model for the country.”

Jimmy Boegle, Mariana Dale, Mari Herreras, Jim • Voters also said no to Proposition 116, Nintzel, Brian J. Pedersen, Inés Taracena and variwhich would have provided a property-tax break ous UA journalism students contributed to this for businesses, by about 13 percentage points. story.

MIXED MANDATE continued from Page 9 Young Wright, 52.9 percent to 47 percent.

“It’s going to be close,” Wright said, refusing to immediately concede.

When asked if she’d run for something again in the future if she didn’t prevail, Wright said that campaigning had its upside.

“It’s a good way to lose weight,” she said. “I lost 18 pounds.”

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik was headed for another term, leading Republican challenger Mark Napier by more than 5 percentage points—although Napier gave Dupnik one of his closest races ever.

“We certainly ran a competitive campaign.

We stayed positive. That’s how I’ve wanted it

to be since I began this in March,” Napier said.

“We didn’t want to go negative. I was not going to sling mud, because I think the voters are tired of that.”

Still, Napier did get a dig in at the eight-term sheriff.

“I just can’t wrap my brain around the thought of 50 percent plus one of the voters wanting Clarence Dupnik for another four years,” he said.

In the race for three seats on the board of the troubled Tucson Unified School District, the top vote-getters in a crowded field of 12 were Kristel Ann Foster and incumbent Mark Stegeman.

Cam Juarez had a tenuous grasp on third place

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as of our press deadline.

“They’ve counted some votes; some still need to be counted,” Stegeman said. “I’m in second.

They take the top three, so that’s promising. But we don’t really know. The other two have been endorsed by the teachers’ union, and that usually carries a lot of weight.”

Said Juarez about his hold on the third and final seat: “It’s too early to tell. I’m not going to count my chickens before they hatch.”

Jimmy Boegle, Mariana Dale, Mari Herreras, Jim Nintzel, Brian J. Pedersen, Inés Taracena and various UA journalism students contributed to this story.

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On the local level, Pima County has its own dark-money game afoot, with Arizonans for a Brighter Future, the nonprofit “business league” that hammered away at Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson and supported her GOP challenger, Tanner Bell.

As we’ve noted before, Arizonans for a Brighter Future is the brainchild of Mike Farley, a Tucson business investor who got crosswise with the county over plans for an intersection-improvement project at Kolb and Valencia roads, where Farley would like to build a shopping center.

We’re filing this particular column too early on Election Day to say whether Arizonans for a Brighter Future’s efforts managed to unseat Bronson.

But Farley has steadfastly refused to reveal the names of the donors to Arizonans for a Brighter Future, saying that they are members of the business community who fear retaliation from the Board of Supervisors and county officials should their names become public.

We can tell you a little bit more about who was involved in the campaign in recent weeks, however, based on campaign-finance reports that were filed last week.

(As an aside, we’d like to point out that having the Friday before the election as the final deadline for disclosing campaign-finance reports is a terrible date that does little to allow the press to inform the public about who is

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BY MARIANA DALE mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

LOST AT THE HOSPITAL UA AREA OCT. 26, 2 A.M.

A pair of intoxicated college students wandering through the ambulance bay at the University of Arizona Medical Center had no idea where they were, according to a report by UA police.

An officer responding to a call from the medical center found security personnel speaking with two males. The officer noticed both men had slurred speech and watery eyes, and smelled like alcohol.

The men surrendered California driver’s licenses, which indicated they weren’t old enough to drink legally. They said they were UA students and admitted to drinking vodka in their dorm before attending a sorority date dash.

The officer said neither man had any idea where they were or in what direction they were headed.

UA police dropped the students off at a residence hall and referred them to the Dean of Students Office.

UNZIPPED NORTH PARK AVENUE OCT. 27, 6 P.M.

An officer caught a man with his fly open after observing him urinating in public, according to a UAPD report.

The officer observed the man urinating near a four-way crosswalk. The officer pulled up with his lights on, and the man attempted to run away, but he was staggering from side to side and stopped after the officer twice asked him to do so. The officer noted that the man was pink-faced and slurred his speech.

The officer asked the man to zip up his shorts and informed him that he was lucky there were no children around. The subject apologized and said something about flushing his system.

The officer cited the man and released him.

BITING MAD WEST ORANGE GROVE ROAD OCT. 21, 11:30 P.M.

A woman told deputies that her boyfriend bit her hand during a dispute, according to a report by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

The woman led deputies to her apartment, where her boyfriend was inside.

When deputies asked what happened, the man said that he had no idea what she was talking about. The man reportedly smelled strongly of alcohol and showed several signs of impairment.

The woman said her boyfriend bit her on the cheek and threw her to the ground.

Deputies saw no marks or any signs of injury.

When the deputy told the man of his girlfriend’s accusations, he said they both had been drinking heavily, but did not fight.

Deputies determined there was no cause to charge either party. The woman left the apartment.

Election (Red and) Blues his time of year always tends to bring about mixed emotions for me.

My birthday falls during the first week of November, leading to a celebration that includes both fantastic whiskey and discount Halloween candy. However, the party is often followed by a tinge of emptiness— both because the Halloween candy is gone, and because there’s a strange silence in the air following the close of election season.

But this year, considering that this is my first year as part of a well-known publication, I’m not going to be missing the nonstop political blitz in which I’ve been enveloped. Even when I’ve been looking to relax from the nonstop grind of blogging about how uninformed voters will swing the election, I can’t escape the election. It’s been a constant barrage of banner ads, pop-ups and emails, all telling me that the candidates from every political race ever are minions of Satan himself.

Even browsing sites that one could imagine would be safe—such as anything on the I Can Has Cheezburger? network (a depository of ridiculous images from all over the World Wide Web)—has brought me pictures of “Smear Campaign Poop Bags,” for cleaning up pet waste. CollegeHumor and its sister sites such as Jest weren’t safe havens, either. Worse, they fell flat with terribly executed “comedy” videos. I mean, c’mon: How can you screw up joking about infants being behind instant polling results?

While I’ll be missing the ease that political blogging brings to my job (“Wait, another Republican is making comments about rape? And that Democrat just compared who to Stalin? Hell, I’ll have the blog set by lunch today!”), I’m looking forward to not staring at Smilin’ Jeff Flake’s mug telling me every time I check my email that Richard Carmona hates women.

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“Martha McSally, madam, you are NO Gabrielle Giffords. You might have championed women’s rights on the flight line, but you can just stay the hell out of my vagina.”

—TucsonWeekly.com user “SonoranWinds” offers an opinion of Martha McSally’s self-comparison to Gabrielle Giffords (“CD2: Gabby Pushes Back Against McSally’s Claims to Be Her True Heir,” The Range, Nov. 3.)

BEST OF WWW While Martha McSally’s claims to be Gabby’s successor (see The Skinny, Nov. 1, and Gabby’s refutation of her claims at “CD2: Gabby Pushes Back Against McSally’s Claims to Be Her True Heir,” The Range, Nov. 3) brought some interesting back and forth from our readers, my favorite exchange came from Jim Nintzel’s post “Political Roundtable: Eve of Election Edition” (The Range, Nov. 2), when TucsonWeekly.com user “FoMo Bret Linden” asked: “So why no discussion of the Saucedo-Mercer/Grijalva race?” The question was swiftly handled by TucsonWeekly.com user “DRW” and his response: “’cause it’s not a race about which there is any reasonable doubt.”

Saucedo-Mercer’s legacy, until future notice, is that of a bad punch line to a worse joke. Sorry, Bret, but that’s the reality of things.

NEW ONLINE THIS WEEK THE WEEK ON OUR BLOGS On The Range, we checked out Joss Whedon’s “endorsement” of Mitt Romney; discussed the potential horror of an Arizona State University student winning the World Series of Poker; offered concerned coverage of Hurricane/ Superstorm/Dr. Frankenstorm Sandy; took a look at a math geek’s variation on burritos; checked out the odds in the Jeff Flake/Richard Carmona race; looked at Robert Redford’s Carmona endorsement; looked at terrible Halloween costumes (including “sexy” Osama bin Laden outfits); reported the sad retirement of the Buffet Bar’s Miss Peggy; stared in awe at the largest T-shirt cannon in the world; wished Beyond Bread the best of luck at the World Food Championships, in which their reuben placed second in the sandwich competition; looked forward to the coming end of the Tucson Unified School District desegregation proceedings; and so much more!

On We Got Cactus, we pondered a few nonslutty Halloween-costume suggestions; gave out tickets to Devil Makes Three; asked Sean Fitzpatrick a few questions; celebrated Halloween with a selection of spooky songs; warned folks about the move of the Divine Fits show; watched the Black Keys and RZA battle over being the baddest men on the planet; allowed the Web guy to continue pimping a Canadian rapper; gave you one hell of a reason to check out Old Man Markley with Larry and his Flask; and more!

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Sonoran Squeeze coring drugs in Mexico just isn’t what it used to be.

At least that’s the word from Javier Navarro, who’s passing this unusually warm afternoon at the counter of the Diamond Farmacia. His tiny store sits on the hushed Plaza Pesqueira, across from a dentist’s office and just south of the Mexico line in Nogales, Sonora.

Navarro once filled prescriptions for armies of Americans eager to buy Viagra or Allegra at a fraction of the cost back home. “In the winters, they used to come down on big buses,” he says.

“But not anymore. This year has been very slow here in Nogales.”

Instead, he now serves a trickle of visitors willing to ignore the bad press and bordercrossing hassles that have made travels to his scruffy town an exercise in trepidation.

Like others here, Navarro downplays the effects of the narco-violence that has plagued much of northern Mexico, including Sonora.

Rather, he points to U.S. financial troubles as a major drag on the tourist trade. He also believes that increased security at the border—including the recent requirement that all Americans possess passports to return home—are daunting to visitors. “When people are coming back from Mexico,” he says, “Customs checks your pockets, your bags, your passports, everything.”

Hard numbers behind the economic decline in Nogales are slippery. But glance around these languid streets, once teeming with American, Canadian and European tourists, and the decline is obvious. Today, the sidewalks are filled mostly with hungry-eyed curio-hawkers, desperate to get a warm body inside their stores.

Merchants I spoke with repeatedly argued that the grisly, narcotics-related murders in Nogales and other border towns have been overhyped by the media. Whether that’s true or not, the worst of the bloodletting does seem to have passed. According to Sonora state security officials, the number of homicides in Nogales, Sonora, was 83 in 2011, down from 210 the year before. Still, violent crime persists. According to the U.S. State Department, no fewer than 21 American citizens were slain in Nogales between Jan. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2011.

However, it’s widely believed that the increasingly rigorous security at U.S. border crossings is equally to blame for tourism declines. That includes the requirement, implemented in 2009, that all U.S. and Canadian citizens must have a passport when entering the United States. The change grew out of proposals made by the 9/11 Commission, and was initiated under a policy called the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

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unlikely to trouble themselves with obtaining a passport just for visits to Nogales.

At the same time, an intimidating security apparatus—including massive Border Patrol buildups—has dispelled any notion of the borderland as a carefree travel destination.

Michael Foltz sees the effects of that buildup firsthand. As the owner of the Reisen Arizona tour company, he regularly squires European travelers throughout Southern Arizona. But these days, the Tucson native advises against crossing into Sonora, after having some of his entourage grilled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for hours at a time.

“My concern, if they go across and then come back from Mexico, is that there’s an extra focus on them for being foreign,” Foltz says. “That’s also been a major issue with my guests, in terms of them not feeling very comfortable over there.”

Other times, he says, passengers in his vans have received intensified scrutiny at U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints, such as the one on Interstate 19 between Tucson and Nogales.

He recalls another checkpoint north of Tombstone, where a Border Patrol agent grilled his vanload of elderly German women. The agent asked the women to read the addresses on their passports aloud, in German, “like they were somehow fictitious passports,” Foltz says.

“By the time he’d gotten through the second or third person, I asked him if he spoke German.

He said no. So I asked him how he even knew what they were saying was right.”

Border Patrol spokesman Omar Candelaria didn’t return several phone calls seeking comment. But according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Juan Osorio, everyone crossing the border into this country is treated equally.

That’s not always necessarily the case. For instance—despite the sweeping policy shifts— Americans are unlikely to find themselves stranded in Mexico just because they lack a passport. “We cannot deny entry to a United States citizen,” Osorio says. “That is the law.”

On the other hand, not having a passport can mean a long wait while agents authenticate a traveler’s citizenship. “A passport just makes it so much easier to travel, to facilitate your entry,” he says. “Because when you come into the United States, the burden of proof is upon you.”

Regardless of exactly where the burden lies, its fallout is obvious at Corucos Gift Shop, on Avenida Lopez Mateos in Nogales. Standing among metal yard ornaments and decorative folk art, salesman Israel Gutierrez blames slow times on overblown narco-trafficking worries and a weaker American economy. And slow,

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Israel Gutierrez and Efraim Llamas in Nogales, Sonora. they are: He estimates that sales have dropped by at least 60 percent in the last few years. To cope, his store has begun manufacturing its own merchandise rather than ordering pricier inventory from far-off Mexican states such as Oaxaca or Guerrero.

Gutierrez calls fears of violence unfounded, particularly in the border-hugging tourist zone that he says is now patrolled by bicycle cops.

“This triangle is touristy, and safe for you guys.

You never hear about a gringo being held at gunpoint or something like that. … The cartels are fighting, but that’s in the mountains, sir.”

A few minutes later, shop owner Efraim Llamas arrives and glances out at the quiet courtyard. He provides security, he says, and tries to make sure that all of the 27 shops in this sprawling complex remain open. Then someone calls from a distant passageway, and he sidles off.

As Gutierrez rearranges a cluster of metal sunflowers, he says that most problems involving tourists arise from situations they’ve created for themselves. He cites the fact that Americans are occasionally caught hauling guns into the country, or sneaking drugs out. Then there’s the occasional traveler who overdoses in some ratty hotel room.

Gutierrez emphasizes that crossing the line can be therapeutic. “We want you to get away from all the stress over there,” he says, pointing toward the United States. “We want people to come for their tequila, for getting their teeth pulled, and to buy a couple of little souvenirs, and go home happy.”

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funding these campaigns.)

Arizonans for a Brighter Future has been putting its money into another committee, Restoring Pride in Pima County. That committee, which is also headed up by Farley, has been targeting Bronson. We now know that between Sept. 18 and Oct. 25, Restoring Pride to Pima County spent more than $120,000 on its campaigns (although not all of that was focused on the Bronson-Bell race).

We also know a little bit more about the donors. Besides Arizonans for a Brighter Future, which put more than $97,000 into the campaign, the Restoring Pride committee also received dollars from auto-dealer Jim Click ($25,000), as well as $10,000 from a group of shopping centers owned by Republican National Committeeman Bruce Ash. How important was this advertising to Bell’s effort to unseat Bronson?

Well, he certainly needed the help, since he raised less than $35,000 for his campaign as of Oct. 25, while Bronson raised more than $96,000.

As we’ve also reported in recent weeks, Bronson filed a campaignfinance complaint against Bell and Arizonans for a Brighter Future, saying that Bell had failed to report several expenditures for his campaign, and that he had illegally coordinated with Restoring Pride in Pima County.

Without getting into all of the details, we’ll just mention that Bell had been using TagLine Media as a campaign consultant, but TagLine dumped him in order to work on the Arizonans for a Brighter Future campaign. In addition, there were no expenses listed on Bell’s campaign-finance reports for a fundraiser and tailgate parties that Bell had attended.

TagLine, Bell and Farley have denied any coordination.

Bronson’s complaint—as well as a similar complaint filed by Democrat Nancy Young Wright, who was facing Republican Ally Miller (who was mixed up in similar accusations involving TagLine and independent committees)—was sent back to Pima County last week by Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who said the county had proper jurisdiction over such matters.

Brad Nelson, who heads up Pima County’s Election Division, has forwarded the complaints to Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall.

We’ll see whether LaWall will actually investigate the claims. If she’s reluctant to do so because she has to work with the Board of Supervisors, she should—at the very least—send them off to another county attorney to review the charges.

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ONE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER, Peggy Johnson was standing in a dusty former auto-repair shop just east of the Loft Cinema that was in the process of being transformed into a new movie theater.

There was still plenty of work to be done, but the new screening room was definitely starting to take shape. The old garage doors had been plastered over on the inside of the theater. New walls surrounded an ascending set of risers where the rows that will hold 98 seats will be installed. A projection booth was under construction at the rear of the theater. “It looks like a real movie theater,� Johnson said. “Isn’t it great?�

Johnson was both excited about the new space and nervous about getting it done in time for the third annual Loft Film Festival, which begins Thursday, Nov. 8, and concludes on Thursday, Nov. 15. Seats needed to be installed.

An air conditioner needed to be put in.

Bathrooms were under construction. The inside and outside walls needed a paint job. A new 3-D digital projector had to be set up.

It was a stroke of luck to land the space next door to the Loft, according to Johnson. “It was luck that the guy was willing to sell it,� she said. “It was luck that it turned out to be the perfect building.�

The new theater—dubbed Screen 3—represents yet another leap forward for the Loft Cinema, an independent art house that’s celebrating four decades of showing alternative movies this week.

For its first 19 years, the Loft showed movies at Sixth Street and Fremont Avenue in a creaky

old building that had first served as a church and then as a space for live theater performance and porn-film screenings before it became the New Loft, where Tucsonans could see art films and other offbeat fare.

In 1991, after the UA purchased the New Loft’s building and slated it for demolition, then-owner Joe Esposito moved the theater to its current—and much larger—Speedway Boulevard home in the former Showcase Cinema. He dropped the “New� from the name, rechristened it the Loft Cinema and continued the tradition of screening alternative films.

Johnson, a former political reporter for KUAT Channel 6, left the journalism world after earning a master’s degree in cinema and led an effort to purchase the Loft 10 years ago.

She was fortunate enough to raise enough money for the purchase through a new nonprofit foundation before someone else snatched up the valuable Speedway property. A TucsonPhoenix shuttle company nearly bought it, but the sale fell through in the wake of Sept. 11.

Since taking over the Loft, Johnson has created a film lover’s wonderland. With the help of programming director Jeff Yanc and the rest of her team, the theater now shows about 250 new movies a year. “And there are the Cult Classics every week, so that’s another 52 a year,� Johnson said. “And there’s Essential Cinema every month, so that’s 12 more. And then there’s the One-Hit Wonders and the Showcases. Sometimes, we’ll have four or five things a day. It’s crazy.�

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Along with the movies, Johnson has brought a parade of filmmakers, movie stars and speakers through the theater, starting with journalist Christopher Hitchens just six weeks after opening. Other guests have included actors Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette and Bobcat Goldthwait, and filmmakers Alex Cox, Kirby Dick and the Zellner brothers. “I couldn’t name my favorites,� Johnson

said. “But John Waters wasn’t bad. And John Cameron Mitchell was one of the best weekends of my life. And the film festivals have been really cool. There have just been so many.�

Three years ago, the team launched the Loft Film Festival “because we didn’t have enough to do,� Johnson said with a laugh.

The festivals have celebrated the cutting edge of modern cinema with a wide range of award-winning and notable films, along with special guests such as Donnie Darko director

Richard Kelly and German film star Udo Kier, who was the recipient of the first-ever “Lofty�

Achievement Award last year.

This year, the Loft is honoring legendary B-movie director and producer Roger Corman, who is the subject of a new biopic, Corman’s World, that will screen on Saturday, Nov. 10.

The festival will also feature two of Corman’s classic films, Death Race 2000 and The Masque of the Red Death, an Edgar Allan Poe adaptation with Vincent Price. In addition, the festival

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The festival is also honoring Mexican director Carlos Reygadas, whose Post Tenebras Lux recently won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival. Reygadas will be at the Loft on Friday, Nov. 9.

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Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, comedies, horror, sci-fi, shorts from UA filmmakers, a wide range of documentaries and more. (For a list of highlights, see “Coming Attractions,� Page 18.)

Johnson said the idea behind the annual festival “was to do what we do all year long, but in a compressed, eight-day period, and show films that we are passionate about—films that are more festival-type films. We take a few more chances and give the audience a chance to be a little more adventurous. Although, really, we do that all year long, too.�

THIS YEAR, THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO celebrate the opening of Screen 3 with the ribbon-cutting on Friday evening, Nov. 9. The additional screen has been one of Johnson’s dreams for years. It will mean the Loft can add more programming and make itself available for more rentals.

The new building will include the Back Lot, a patio where movies can be projected against the back wall.

The Loft is picking up a cable television package as well, “so we’ll be able to show Mad Men and sports and Breaking Bad and Walking Dead and stuff like that,� Johnson said. “I’ve been using the term ‘diversified portfolio,’ because the more diversified your portfolio when you’re making investments, the more likely you are to succeed, because you’re not relying on one thing,� she said. “We’re just diversifying the heck out of our portfolio.�

Although the new theater is opening this week, the plans for expansion don’t end there.

Johnson has an elaborate vision for the future of the Loft: She’s had plans drawn up that include using a collection of shipping containers as connective tissue between the existing Loft Cinema and the new theater. The shipping containers will include a new box office and concessions stand as well an upstairs gallery, new bathrooms and extra office and storage space.

The current concession stand will become a bar. The seats in the upstairs theater will be replaced with couches and easy chairs. And an extended patio will stretch across the front of the entire complex.

In all, the price tag will hit $2.5 million, but Johnson has already raised $1 million of that.

She’s optimistic that she can get the rest and promises that she won’t be asking for more down the road. “Once we get this built, we’ll have enough revenue to be able to keep up with the technology without doing another capital campaign,�

Johnson said. “This is a one-time thing. We’re not coming back in five years and saying, ‘And now we want to add on this.’ This is it. This is the final plan.�

Having the extra screens will make it possible to rent the theater out for community events. “Making it available to the community is one of our core values,� Johnson said. “That, and more film, more film, more film.�

There are days, especially with the construction of the new space, when the work is “hard, hard, hard,� Johnson said. “But I love it,� she quickly added. “It’s going to be really successful. I absolutely love it. I’m so happy.�

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BY JIM NINTZEL, jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com Jeff Yanc, program director at the Loft Cinema, talked with the Weekly about some of the highlights of the third annual Loft Film Festival, which features 40-plus films and appearances by filmmakers Carlos Reygadas, Roger Corman and Don Coscarelli. Here are Yanc’s comments, slightly edited for clarity: POST TENEBRAS LUX Director Carlos Reygadas won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Fest this year, which is a big deal. It’s very exciting that we have him in person the same year that happened. Post Tenebras Lux is a really fantastic movie. It’s almost the definition of an art film. It’s really beautiful. It’s kind of avant-garde. It’s a hard film to describe, because it’s nonlinear and a little hallucinatory, but it’s basically about a young couple in Mexico and their daily routine. It’s the kind of film that doesn’t really benefit from a plot description. It’s all about the details and the way it’s filmed.

I think the reason it won the Best Director award is because it’s so gorgeous and smart and interesting, but not really narrative.

CORMAN’S WORLD This documentary is an homage to Roger Corman’s 60-year career. It looks at his importance in the independent film world. He gave breaks to so many big directors: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich. They call it the School of Corman, the Corman Academy. And Corman’s World shows how he was able to make movies that made a lot of money on virtually no budget, so he’s a great model on how to do that. It’s a really fun movie, but it shows how important he was to independent film history. And he’ll be here in person, which is kind of a dream for me, because I love those kinds of B-movies that he does. I grew up on them, and I watch them all the time now.

THE MASQUE OF F THE RED DEATH H This is Corman’s favorite of the films that he directed. He did a whole series of Edgar Allan Poe films—he brought Edgar Allan Poe to the drive-ins.

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Corman’s whole aesthetic, because it’s kind of fast and violent, and there’s nudity, but it’s also funny and kind of light-hearted. The plot is really gruesome, where there’s this cross-country road race, and they have to run over pedestrians to get points to win the thing.

In different hands, it could have been really dark, but it’s really more of a comedy. It’s very influential.

LIAR’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Y This is one of the new biographies about Graham Chapman of Monty Python. They call him “the dead one.” I believe this is the first time they’ve all been reunited for a film in 23 years. It’s very exciting if you’re a Monty Python fan. It’s them reminiscing about Graham Chapman, and it’s based on his autobiography.

It’s all animated, in about 17 different styles. And there are clips from Monty Python’s Flying Circus in it, so it’s sort of a tribute to Monty Python, too.

A ROYAL AFFAIR This is the Danish Oscar submission this year. It’s an 18th-century historical film, very juicy. It looks at love and politics. It’s a love triangle with an insane king and a queen and a German physician, and trouble ensues, of course.

ALL TOGETHER R This is a French comedy about a group of older, retired folks in France who, rather than going to retirement homes, decide to move in together and become roommates. Hijinks ensue. Jane Fonda is in it, and it’s her first time speaking French in a film since 1972.

JOHN DIES AT THE END This is one that we here have not seen. It’s a total matter of faith, but I totally trust director Don Coscarelli, who will be here for

the premiere. He has been here before, when we showed Bubba Ho-Tep at a sold-out screening. John Dies at the End just looks bananas. It’s got that sci-fi/horror/comedy mix that he does so well.

THE DOORS LIVE AT THE BOWL ’68 It’s a Doors concert film from 1968 at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. It’s the whole live performance, and they’ve added a new documentary to it, with surviving members of the Doors talking about the concert and Jim Morrison and all that.

IT’S A DISASTER R This is the lighter side of the apocalypse—and with the apocalypse coming in December, it’s kind of good timing. It’s got a lot of great comedy stars in it, like David Cross and Julia Stiles. It’s a very absurdist take on disaster films. It’s almost a spoof of disaster movies.

WRONG This is by the director of Rubber, a film about a killer tire. This is not quite as bizarre as Rubber. It’s a little more rooted in reality.

But it’s still really weird and offbeat. It’s about a guy who loses his dog and has to hire a pet detective to help him find the dog. And, of course, everything goes wrong, hence the title. Really, really funny—kind of like a David Lynch comedy.

HOLY MOTORS This is more offbeat fare, for sure. It’s a French film that also won an award at Cannes. It’s kind of like a dream film— it’s about one guy who changes identities throughout the film. He drives around in a limousine and meets a lot of interesting people and changes his identity based on who he’s with. Definitely a mind-expander.

ZARAFA A This is a French animated film for kids. We want to include art films for kids in the festival. It’s from the people who animated The Triplets of Belleville. It’s about this young African slave boy in the 1800s who has a pet giraffe and their adventures. It’s really good for kids.

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A chef is to a kitchen as an artist is to a studio, and buying a piece of art from a gallery is equivalent to ordering a meal at a restaurant—the recipient only sees the finished product.

However, the Tucson Pima Arts Council’s Fall Open Studio Tour opens the door to the creative kitchen.

“It’s looking at how we are cooking our work,” said participating artist Beata Wehr.

TPAC has organized the tour intermittently since 1987—at times, other organizations took the reins, said Emily Düwel, the council’s communications manager. Participation was once limited to artists in downtown Tucson, but in recent years, TPAC has invited artists from all over Pima County to participate.

This year, more than 200 painters, sculptors, jewelry-makers and mixed-media artists will be featured. As many as 6,000 people have attended in past years, Düwel said.

The tour brochure shows participants how to chart their own course based on curiosity and geographic location.

For each featured artist, there is an example of their work and their studio address.

I) allow the public to see,” Campoy “It’s one thing to see artwork on said. nice, clean walls in a gallery,” Düwel She’s already hung her works for said. “It’s another thing to go into a this year’s tour. The display shows space and get a sense of the artistic off several brightly colored abstract process.” paintings that Campoy said are Artists can discuss their works inspired by the colors in nature. with the public, and will have the “I find inspiration just about opportunity to sell their art. All of anywhere,” Campoy said. the artists the Tucson Weekly talked Wehr’s roots lie in Poland, but to agree there is only one problem she graduated with a master’s with participating in the studio tour: degree in painting and combined They can’t visit their friends at other media from the University of studios.

Arizona in 1999. The annual tour is Painter Betina Fink participated a chance for her to transform her in the first Open Studio Tour, and messy home studio into an intimate has returned ever since, with a few gallery that still shows the process exceptions. of her work.

“Tucson has a strong community “I feel really rewarded after talking of artists, and I wanted to particito people about my work,” Wehr said. pate, because I feel bonded with She currently has a show at the that community,” Fink said while University of Arizona Poetry perched on a stool at the 9th Street Center that includes a series of Studios cooperative. She is one of mixed-media art books, but she about 14 artists in the space, most plans to feature a series of gouache of whom will participate in the Beata Wehr’s in-home studio, where she will display a collec- paintings during the Open Studio Open Studio Tour.

Tour. The style is similar to waterIn her studio, a beach cruiser sits tion of gouache paintings during the Open Studio Tour. colors, but uses a different process. in a corner near an empty easel. The adjacent wall above her desk Aside from showcasing her own work, Wehr sees the event as a features an assortment of paintings and mixed-media pieces—the art way to participate in the larger community. of friends and mentors. Paintbrushes are clustered in jars on a desk “Artists are not valued as they should be in society,” Wehr said, along with several jars full of seashells for a painting class she teaches “This is a very good idea to show to the public who we are, and what at The Drawing Studio. Her students often pop in to visit during the we are doing.” tour.

The Fall Open Studio Tour is a free, self-guided tour that runs “Most of these paintings are not finished,” Fink said, gesturing to from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11. A the wall full of landscapes in progress. “For students, they can really guidebook that lists the participating artists and their studios can understand how you got from one point to another.” be picked up at all Bookmans locations and the Loft Cinema. The Artists Glory Tacheenie-Campoy and Beata Wehr are inviting people information is also available online at www.tucsonpimaarts not only to their studios, but also their homes. Campoy’s studio is near council.org/programs/open-studio, or by calling 624-0595, ext. 14. her home, on the westside near Feliz Paseos Park. The native Arizonan, Mariana Dale a painter and printmaker, enjoys the independent environment. mailbag@tucsonweekly.com “I have more control over what I put on a wall and create, and (what

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THEATER 10 Years of Making Stuff Up Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed’s 10th Anniversary Show 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10 Proscenium Theatre Pima Community College West Campus 2202 W. Anklam Road 861-2986; www.unscrewedcomedy.com

The local comedy-improv group Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed is inspired by the idea that laughter re-energizes people. For the past 10 years, members have been getting onstage to recharge their Tucson audiences.

NBOJU started as an experiment. It was a mix of experienced and beginning comedians of all ages who got together for improv. Today, NBOJU has grown into a nonprofit theater group that hosts workshops to teach locals the art of improv. The 10th-anniversary show is a fundraiser to help the group open its own theater.

The anniversary show will rely on audience participation. Attendees will be encouraged to yell out suggestions that will then be shaped into comedic sketches.

“Our mission as an improv group is to make the audience have the best time of their lives,” said Michael Pierce, NBOJU’s creative director.

Pierce joined the group in 2003. He has seen countless members come and go while experiencing the group’s evolution firsthand. Pierce said that the more time group members spend together, the better the comedy gets.

Over the years, the members have learned to understand each other, and the camaraderie reflects on the improv.

“We have become a tighter group,” Pierce said. “There is a longevity that obviously wasn’t there in the beginning.”

Pierce said he can’t think of a better way to share the positive energy of laughter than through improv comedy.

“With the group, I have had the greatest chapters of my life,” Pierce said. “It is so fascinating to be a part of this, and I hope that people will come out and see the value of what we do, and help us move into the next chapter.”

Admission is $20. —I.T.

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The fetish community is not clandestine anymore: Thanks to books such as Fifty Shades of Grey, BDSM (bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism) is infiltrating the mainstream.

Arizona is often seen as an uptight, conservative state. Politically, yes.

Sexually, no.

“This state has about 20 fetish events every year,” said Mitch Palmer, of Devious Minds, a production group that organizes erotic events. “Tucson, a blue dot in a big, red state, is a place that is very sexually liberated. People are into these events. They just don’t know where to find them.”

He and others at Devious Minds wanted to create an intimate atmosphere where like-minded people can get to know each other, and participate in different BDSM activities.

“Participation is what makes the show exciting,” Palmer said. “If they want to be tied up, they will be tied up. If they want to do whips and chains, there will be a crew there happy to help them.”

Onstage, there will be fire-spinning and fire-breathing performances, as well as a performance by Scandalesque, a Phoenix-based burlesque group.

Palmer wants people who have been afraid to explore their fetishes to come to Exotica. Devious Minds’ goal is to have Exotica be a sexually liberating experience.

Palmer said there are lots of misconceptions about fetishes. Many people automatically associate them with perversion. But with more information, and with exposure to fetish events, people will realize that fetishes are not as taboo as they’re portrayed, Palmer said.

“We created an event that will be very rewarding to the erotic community, and Exotica will also be the perfect setting for those who are new to the fetish world,” Palmer said.

Admission to the 21-and-older event is $20. —I.T.

Puppets Amongus’ Hatter’s Hollow 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, and Sunday, Nov. 11 Puppets Amongus Playhouse 657 W. St. Mary’s Road 444-5538; puppetsamongus.com

Lewis Carroll was way ahead of his time.

When Alice in Wonderland was published, it introduced some of the most-outrageous characters ever to emerge from an author’s psyche, with the Mad Hatter topping the list.

Hatter’s Hollow is a puppet play based on the trippy novel—told from the point of view of the infamous Mad Hatter. “It is a deeper exploration of who he is,” said Matt Cotten, one of the owners of the Puppets Amongus Playhouse and artistic director of Puppets Amongus. “He is a very interesting character, and over the years, people have been very intrigued by him.”

Cotton took parts of the novel and blended them with his own elements and dialogue.

Cotten has been part of the local puppetry scene for years. But it wasn’t until last summer that he and his wife, Sarah, started preparing their own play space. After months of renovations, they are eager to present Hatter’s Hollow as the Playhouse’s grand-opening show.

“Going to someone else’s space, and having a couple of hours to prepare, was just too limiting,” Cotten said. “With our own space, we can plan months ahead and have more-elaborate productions.”

The play will be presented with strong elements of shadow puppetry. “It requires more imagination from the audience,” Cotten said. “Children, and everyone, will enjoy that level of mystery.”

The Cottens are passionate about puppet theater. They see it as a reemerging art form that both adults and children can enjoy. The two plan to present a total of seven shows in the Playhouse’s first season.

“This type of live theater is very exciting,” Cotten said. “We are very excited to share this with people.”

Admission is $8 for adults, and $6 for children. —I.T.

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0; 9 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, Nov. 10; to 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11 Hotel Tucson City Center 475 N. Granada Ave. 296-4706; tusconscificon.com

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

The main stage on Scott Avenue just south of Congress Street features The Assumptions, Belly Dance Tucson, Neil McCallion and the Mighty Mighty Maxwells and the Kristen Chandler Band. A kids’ area in the south parking lot of the Chase Bank building at 2 E. Congress St. features a jumping castle and a family-friendly film.

The Southwest Soul Circuit features jazz fusion, African, hip-hop and soul music in La Placita Village, 110 S. Church Ave. Street activities include mimes, buskers, stilt-walkers, living statues, car clubs, food trucks and vendors. Visit 2ndsaturdays.com.

Stephanie Koskinen and other members of Tucson’s Finnish-American Club will finally see their hard work planning FinnFest USA 2012 pay off. For more than 30 years, the annual festival has been held in different states, although mostly in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, where there are large Finnish-American populations. This year’s festival runs from Thursday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 11, at the DoubleTree Hotel-Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way. The festival includes lectures on a variety of topics, including health and education, as well as free activities for kids, and—of course— food. Some activities require registration. For more info, go to www.2012finnfestusa.org.

How old is the festival?

They’ve been going on since 1982, and they tend to be in the northern United States, like Minneapolis, Wisconsin, Canada and Alaska, where a lot of Finnish Americans live, areas that are part of the traditional immigration patterns in the United States.

Last year, it was in San Diego, so we’re getting warmer.

How many people do you expect?

It’s hard to say … but it does attract large numbers of people. We have hundreds of guests coming from all over the United States—hardcore attendees. We expect lots of local people to drop in just for the different programs, the vendors and free performances and kids activities, and, of course, the food. In places like Minneapolis, it attracts up to 10,000 people. We may not get that, but we still expect a good crowd.

Why is the festival held in different states?

Just to have different Finnish-American communities be able to host it and not have to travel so far, and also because it is very much a part of the United States’ immigration experience. …

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museum there, we saw a copy of a Finnish newspaper and realized some of the miners had been Finnish.

They worked alongside many people from many different countries.

Where will the activities be held?

There’s a Bisbee history trip you can register for on Sunday, but the rest of the activities will be at the hotel.

There will be lectures on the Northern Lights, on journalism, on contemporary issues (for) women, and health issues facing Finnish men and also Native American men. A professor will be speaking on both those issues. One of the things the FinnFest likes to do is engage with the host community and host cultures.

How else is that happening during the festival?

It’s just one of several types of programs that attempts to make links with local cultures. One of the bands from the northern United States, Finn Hall, will be playing alongside Gertie and the T.O. (Tohono O’odham) Boyz because they have some similarities—that’s another connection. Then we have the Bisbee connection, and there will also be a lecture on architecture in the Southwest and connections to Finland.

It sounds like it was fun planning the festival.

It was kind of a novelty, to

MARI HERRERAS

Mari Herreras, mherreras@tucsonweekly.com

ART AND MUSIC FESTIVALS Musical performances, kids’ activities, food vendors and dozens of art and craft vendors are featured on selected Saturdays and Sundays; free. Visit fineartfest.org for more information. Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: La Encantada, 2905 E. Skyline Drive. Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Oro Valley Marketplace, corner of Tangerine Road and Oracle roads.

start off, for those involved.

But now it’s becoming real as we get close, so it’s exciting. In the process, we discovered a lot of hidden Finns or Finnophiles who have come out of the woodwork. When we were out at Tucson Meet Yourself, tons of people came up to us to tell us that they studied Finnish, studied in Finland, had Finnish friends or a Finnish pen pal. That also goes to show you how international Tucson is, and that’s something I want to show people who come here for the festival from other states or come here from Finland.

I love Tucson. I’ve only been here for three years, but I think it’s my role to help people make that connection as part of the festival.

Will there be many people here from Finland?

About 20, but the ambassador will be here briefly. She’s going to open a session on Saturday for a workshop on the success of the Finnish education system by Pasi Sahlberg. He’s been written about in The New York Times and other international press. The workshop is in conjunction with the UA, so teachers can get professional credit, but you don’t have to be a teacher. You just have to sign up for it on our website.

This is going to be a unique opportunity for all of Tucson.

CULTURE, SYMBOLISM AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN Arizona Inn. 2200 E. Elm St. 325-1541. The UA Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry hosts UA regents professors Paula Fan and John Olson, of music and of anthropology, respectively, for an interdisciplinary dialogue about what it means to be “human,” at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13; $275. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with the professors are included; the evening concludes with a gourmet dinner of wild seabass and beef tenderloin. Call 621-4587, or email ervin@email.arizona.edu for tickets or more information.

FINNFEST 2012 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel. 445 S. Alvernon Way. 8814200. Home-cooked Finnish foods, art and design, chamber music, theater, educational seminars and more take place from Thursday through Monday, Nov. 8 through 12; free expo. Registration for the related conference and educational sessions is $60, $30 youth. Single-day passes are $22.50, $18 youth. Music concerts, dance and theater events and workshops are $5 to $20. To commemorate the deportation by boxcar of striking Finnish miners in Bisbee in 1917, a field trip departs the Doubletree Hotel for Bisbee at 8 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $70. Registration and advance tickets are at 2012finnfestusa.org.

GROUND/WATER: AN ODE TO A DRY RIVER BOOK LAUNCH Playground Bar and Lounge. 278 E. Congress St. 396-3691. The confluencenter presents a multimedia learning experience to launch a large-format publication created by students and professors after trips to the Rillito River with the Rillito River Project, at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14; free. The book’s creation engaged the UA’s School of Art, creative-writing faculty and the College of Architecture.

HAYLEY’S ANGELS FUNDRAISING EXPO AND DINNER Desert Diamond Entertainment Center. 1100 W. Pima Mine Road. 294-7777. An organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty and providing emergency veterinary care hosts a free public expo of rescue groups; a talent show; a silent auction; and a presentation by veterinarian, trainer and author Joanne Lefebvre, from 1:30 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; free. A fundraising dinner dance and buffet, featuring an all-vegan menu, starts at 4:30 p.m.; $25. Visit hayleysangels.com, or call 870-6431 for tickets and more info. Please do not bring pets.

JERÔME BEILLARD FESTIVAL FOR LIFE Chinese Cultural Center. 1288 W. River Road. 2926900. More than 500 art works, holiday items, gift baskets, gift certificates, celebrity collectibles, trips, one-of-a-kind experiences and paper prayers are up for bid from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, to benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation; $45, $35 advance.

Call 628-7223, or visit festivalforlife.org for details.

PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS FESTIVAL La Encantada. 2905 E. Skyline Drive. 299-3566. Art

by Lynnette Moody, metalwork, locally designed fashion, jewelry, kids’ activities, and live music are featured from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; free. Highlights are performances by the Canyon del Oro Youth String Quartet at 4 p.m., Friday; and the Ballet Rincon Performance Ensemble at 1 p.m., Saturday. Call 797-3959, or visit laencantadafestival.org for more information.

‘STAND UP! FOR EDUCATION’ CELEBRITY SPELLING BEE Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875.

A celebrity spelling bee to benefit Voices for Education features Pima County Supervisor Richard Elias, Pima County Schools Superintendent Linda Arzoumanian, Arizona Representative Steve Farley, syndicated cartoonist David Fitzsimmons and Cox Communications executive Lisa Lovallo, from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14; $10. Former spelling-bee champions from several schools serve as judges. Call 576-3453.

TRANS AWARENESS WEEK Activities taking place from Tuesday, Nov. 13, through Tuesday, Nov. 20, include a resource fair; poetry readings and performance art; workshops about supporting transgender kids, and about medical and legal professionals’ responses to trans issues; opportunities to ask a transgender person anything; film screenings; and a day of remembrance, including a vigil and procession.

The program is a collaboration of the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance and the ASUA Pride Alliance. The week celebrates people who identify as transsexual, transgender, gender queer, masculine-of-center, feminine-ofcenter, two-spirit, butch, femme, gender-fluid and other trans identities. Email rstrozzo@wingspan.org, or visit sagatucson.org for more information TUCSON MODERNISM WEEK Films, lectures, entertainment, modern yoga, automotive designs, mid-century furniture, parties, pop-up shops, a classic-car display and home tours highlight the culture of the mid-Twentieth Century, from Friday through Sunday, Nov. 9 through 11. Most events are free and located in modernist buildings along Broadway Boulevard between Country Club Road and Tucson Boulevard. Highlights are a free opening-night party in the mid-century architecture of Chase bank at Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road; a free talk featuring Anne Rysdale, the only registered practicing female architect in Arizona from 1949 into the early 1960s.

Charles Phoenix’s Big Retro Slide Show, featuring comic commentary on the kitschy Eisenhower era, takes place at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $25. Visit tucsonmod.com.

TUSCON 39: SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR CONVENTION Hotel Tucson City Center. 475 N. Granada Ave. 6232000. S.M. Sterling, author of the New York Times best selling Change series, is the guest of honor at a convention that includes panels, readings, an anime room, LAN gaming, a dealers’ room, film-screenings, a costume contest and more, from Friday through Sunday, Nov. 9 through 11; $50 pass; $15 to $35 each day. Visit tusconscificon.com for reservations and more info.

VETERANS CELEBRATION DAY Southern Arizona VA Health Care System. 3601 S. Sixth Ave. 792-1450. Family activities and entertainment throughout the day are featured at an event celebrating the U.S. military, with a particular focus on active-duty military, reservists and National Guard personnel and their families, starting at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free. Representatives of several resource groups for military families are present. Staff of the Southern Arizona Veterans Health Care System provide information about eligibility and enrollment, post-deployment care, primary care, women’s health, substance-abuse treatment, programs for homeless veterans, polytrauma care, blindness rehabilitation, spinal cord injury care and transitional programs for those leaving active duty. Call 792-1450, ext. 4050, or email lorraine.conn@va.gov for more info.

WINGSPAN CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT Omni Tucson National Golf Resort and Spa. 2727 W. Club Drive. 297-2271. The Wingspan Classic Golf Tournament gets under way with registration at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, Nov. 9; $125 entry fee. The format is four-player scramble with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

Registration includes 18 holes of golf, a cart, drivingrange access, a goody bag, a pasta dinner, prizes for women and men, and more. Call 624-2779, ext. 125, or visit wingspan.org to register or for more information.

OUT OF TOWN SAHUARITA PECAN FESTIVAL AND RUN-WALK Green Valley Pecan Farm. 1625 E. Sahuarita Road.

Sahuarita. (800) 327-3226. A 5k run and walk through the pecan orchards take place at 6:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $25, $20 age 17 and younger. Visit sahuaritapecanfestival.com to register and for more information. The event kicks off the Sahuarita Pecan Festival, which celebrates the culture, cuisine and music of the Santa Cruz River Valley, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; free. Many family-oriented activities are included.

Visit sahuaritapecanfestival.com for details.

UPCOMING BREATH OF LIFE GALA Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive.

299-2020. “Bollywood Bash” is the theme of a formal

gala to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17; $150. Visit CFF.org for more info.

CHASING RAINBOWS GALA WITH STEVE WINWOOD Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. A gala evening recreates the glamor and excitement of opening night at the Fox in 1930, when guests enjoyed the MGM musical Chasing Rainbows starring Jack Benny and introducing the song “Happy Days Are Here Again,” at 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18; $75 to $150.

Proceeds benefit the Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation.

Visit foxtucsontheatre.com for tickets and more info.

BULLETIN BOARD EVENTS THIS WEEK AUTOMOTIVE SWAP MEET Tucson Greyhound Park. 2601 S. Third Ave. 884-7576.

The Tucson Street Rod Association hosts a swap meet for automotive parts, motorcycle parts, antiques, toys and collectibles, from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $1 donation for the Community Food Bank.

Food and beverages are sold. Call 807-9393.

BARK: BENEFIT FOR HOMELESS PUPPIES AND DOGS Southwest Furniture Design. 212 S. Park Ave. 4611341. Food, beverages, live music and puppies and dogs for adoption are featured at a benefit for the Baby Animal Rescue Koalition, at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

Visit BARKtucson on Facebook for more information.

BUILD-A-BIKE FIVE-DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Participants learn to build their own bikes in a workshop from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, Nov. 13 through 17; $80, $40 deposit and advance registration are required. Call for a reservation.

CAN ARIZONA BECOME SOLAR-POWERED? UA James E. Rogers College of Law. 1201 E. Speedway Blvd. 621-1413. A continuing legal-education seminar about environmental law takes place from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 10; $25. Speakers are Peter Culp of Squire Sanders, Ardeth Barnhart of the UA’s Institute for the Environment and Robert Glennon, the UA’s Morris K. Udall Professor of Public Policy. Email events@ajelp.com, or visit ajelp.org for reservations.

CANNON-DOUGLASS OPEN HOUSE The Cannon-Douglass House, on Speedway Boulevard between Mountain and Park avenues, consecutive home to longtime UA professors of agricultural engineering and landscape architecture, is open to visitors from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free. The structure will serve as the new UA Institute for Place and Well-Being.

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS HELP Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive.

229-5300. Get one-on-one help in understanding free digital downloads, and download eBooks, audiobooks and videos to your device from 2 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, through Nov. 28; and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15 and 29; free. Bring your device and your library card or PIN. Call to register; registration is required.

DIVORCE RECOVERY 1 Trained facilitators lead nonsectarian support groups from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday or Thursday; $60 requested donation, but no one is turned away. Each course is eight weeks and closes after the second week.

New classes start Tuesday, Nov. 6, at St. Phillip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave., Room 6; and Thursday, Dec. 6, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1431 W. Magee Road. Call 495-0704, or visit divorcerecovery.net for more information.

EMPTY BOWLS LUNCHEON Mulcahy YMCA. 5085 S. Nogales Hwy. 294-1449.

The Southern Arizona Clay Artists donate handcrafted bowls for a luncheon featuring bread and soups donated by local restaurants, including Acacia, Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails and Pastiche, for the benefit of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $15 includes the bowl to take home. Call 289-1129 for more information.

MUSLIM-JEWISH PEACE WALK Community members walk and build relationships based on mutual understanding and respect from 1:15 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11. A gathering and welcoming ceremony takes place at 1:15 p.m., at the Islamic Center of Tucson, 901 E. First St. The walk begins at 2:15 p.m., and arrives at 4:45 p.m., at Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road, where dinner is served at 6:30 p.m.

Call 577-6990, or visit peacewalktucson.org.

NAACP ELECTION NOTICE Donna Liggins Recreation Center. 2160 N. Sixth Ave. 791-3247. Election of officers for 2013 through 2015 takes place Monday, Nov. 12; free. Any paid member in good standing can run for the office of president, secretary, treasurer, first or second vice president or board member at large. Call 622-8277 for more information.

PDEQ MEETING FOR AIR-QUALITY PERMIT RENEWAL FOR ASARCO MISSION COMPLEX MINE Staff of the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality hosts an open house from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Joyner Green Valley Library, 601 N. La Cañada Drive, Green Valley. Staff is available to answer questions about the proposed air-quality permit renewal, including requirements and enforcement.

A formal public hearing takes place from 5 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Rancho Resort Clubhouse. The hearing offers an opportunity for the public to speak, or to drop off written comments concerning the permit.

Call 243-7400 for more information.

SOUTHERN ARIZONA COMMUNITY IMPACT FORUM YWCA Frances McClelland Leadership Center. 525 N. Bonita Ave. 884-7810. Nonprofit professionals, localgovernment employees, students, board members and others are invited to attend a forum covering grant opportunities, online contributions and free marketing, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13; $60, $30 member of the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits. Call (602) 279-2966, or visit arizonanonprofits.org.

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WARD 3 CYCLOVIA INFORMATION NIGHT Ward 3 Council Office. 1510 E. Grant Road. 791-4711.

Learn about Cyclovia Tucson, including dates for two events and a new route, and find volunteer opportunities, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Visit cycloviatucson.org for more information.

MEET-THE-ARTISTS NIGHTS Old Town Artisans. 201 N. Court Ave. 623-6024.

Guests tour the eclectic shops and galleries, meet local artists and enjoy live music in the historic courtyard from 6 to 8 p.m., the second Saturday of every month through December; free.

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TAKE A HIKE FOR BAG IT Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. 7000 N. Resort Drive.

299-2020. A hike and brunch from 7 a.m. to noon, Sunday, Nov. 18 benefits benefit Bag It, an organization that provides useful information and support for cancer patients; $80. The event also includes an auction and raffle. Visit bagit4u.org/hike-2012 for info.

JUSTICE: WHAT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO? Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Discussion about critically considering moral decisions in our everyday lives follows a DVD screening featuring Harvard professor Michael Sandel, from 6 to 8 p.m., every Thursday, through Nov. 15; free.

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TUCSON VILLAGE FARM HARVEST FESTIVAL Tucson Village Farm. 4210 N. Campbell Ave. 6265161. Cooking demonstrations, farm-fresh food samples, kids’ gardening and nutrition activities, music, a master-gardener plant clinic, and a raffle are featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free. Local produce and plant starters are available for sale.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 7481551. Quilts by the UU Quilters opens with a reception at 11:45 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, and continues through Sunday, Dec. 2. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday through Friday; and 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday; free.

VETERANS DAY BREAKFAST Pima Air and Space Museum. 6000 E. Valencia Road.

574-0462. An open house featuring free breakfast for veterans and their guests takes place in the 390th Memorial Museum at the Pima Air and Space Museum from 9 to 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; free, including admission to the museum. Reservations are requested via 574-0287 or email to member@390th.org.

WALK TO DEFEAT ALS Reid Park. Broadway Boulevard and Alvernon Way. The Arizona Chapter of the ALS Association provides direct support to Tucson patients of Lou Gehrig’s disease and their families with funds raised on a 3-mile walk at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

Visit webaz.alsa.org to donate or to register in advance.

WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC MAIN AVENUE MANSIONS A tour of the mansions along Main Avenue features the stories of such influential early Tucsonans as Sam Hughes, Albert Steinfeld, Hiram Stevens and Frank Hereford, at 10 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; $15. The tour meets at the northwest corner of Main Street and Alameda Street. Call 625-8365 for reservations.

UPCOMING DESERT HARVESTERS MESQUITE MILLING Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market. 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 882-3304. Desert Harvesters mill your mesquite beans on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 3 to 6 p.m.; $2

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per gallon of whole pods, $5 minimum. Free samples are offered from a demonstration using Barbara Rose’s Cooking With Mesquite cookbook. desertharvesters.org for more information.

PUBLIC INPUT NEEDED ON THE STATEWIDE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE PROGRAM Arizona Game and Fish Building. 555 N. Greasewood Road. 628-5376. A workshop is designed to gather information, identify key issues and consider all stakeholder perspectives related to managing off-highwayvehicle recreation in state parks, at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; free.

BUSINESS & FINANCE EVENTS THIS WEEK

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Keller Williams Realty. 1745 E. River Road. 615-8400.

A home-ownership workshop takes place from 6 to 7 p.m., the second Thursday of every month; free. Call 909-9375 for more information.

UPCOMING UPDATE ON TUCSON-MEXICO TRADE INITIATIVES Viscount Suite Hotel. 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. 7456500. Mayor Jonathan Rothschild gives an update on Tucson-Mexico trade initiatives at a joint dinner meeting of the Sunbelt World Trade Association and the Southern Arizona Logistics Education Organization, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; $30, $25 member and first-time visitor. Reservations are requested by noon, Wednesday, Nov. 14; Call 977-3626.

FILM EVENTS THIS WEEK

AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION CataVinos. 3063 N. Alvernon Way. 323-3063. Winetasting, socializing and a holiday boutique are featured at a fundraiser for the ABWA’s education fund, from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; free, $12 wine-tasting. Call 977-3267 for more information.

GRANTS DATABASES OPEN LAB Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Volunteers, staff and board members of nonprofit and community organizations research private grantmakers with the help of a librarian from 2 to 4 p.m., the second Friday of every month; free. Seating is firstcome, first-served. Call 791-4010 for more information.

JOB SEARCH STRAGEGIES FOR TODAY’S ECONOMY Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Learn how to identify a prospective employer’s needs and to highlight ways you exceed a position’s requirements in a workshop facilitated by John Shattuck, from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 and 20; free. The workshop also covers how to identify weaknesses and take action to correct them. Call to register.

LOFT CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777.

David Lynch’s controversial Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me screens at 10 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, through Thursday, Nov. 15; $6, $5 member. Visit loftcinema. com for details.

LOFT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Loft Cinema. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777. A showcase of one-time screenings of festival favorites from Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Telluride and others; Q&A sessions with filmmakers and actors; retrospective screenings; international films; edgy late-night movies; and provocative shorts takes place from Thursday, Nov. 8, through Thursday, Nov. 15. Highlights include a career tribute to director and producer Roger Corman; an appearance by 2012 Cannes best-director award winner Carlos Reygadas with his newest film, Post Tenebras Lux; the Monty Python documentary Liar’s Autobiography in 3D; the new Gallic comedy, All Together, featuring Jane Fonda speaking French; Andrea Arnold’s new adaptation of Wuthering Heights; and Oscar winner Melissa Leo in the new drama Francine.

Visit loftcinema.com for tickets, schedules and more information.

OUTDOOR MOVIE: ‘THE MUPPETS’ Bookmans. 3733 W. Ina Road. 579-0303. The Muppets is screened in the parking lot at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free. Bring chairs. A puppet-making workshop follows.

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QUEER FILM SERIES UA Modern Languages Building. UA mall west of Cherry Avenue. Screenings in the Queer Film Series take place at 7 p.m., on selected Wednesdays, in Room 350. Each screening is followed by a guest speaker; free. Nov. 14: Genderfucknation, a documentary about six different individuals and their experiences in a social, religious and political landscape that struggles to understand gender variations. Visit deanofstudents.arizona.edu/ lgbtqaffairs for more information.

UPCOMING FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Pee Wee undertakes a nationwide quest for his stolen bike in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, which is screened twice for Tour de Tucson, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, and Sunday, Nov. 17; $5 to $7. Visit foxtucsontheatre.org for tickets and more information.

GARDENING EVENTS THIS WEEK CARING FOR YOUR WINTER POTTED GARDEN Pottery Blowout. 3840 E. Grant Road. 981-5995. Learn the care needed for potted plants to thrive through Tucson’s winter climate extremes, from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free with advance registration. Call 579-9411 to register and for more information.

FALL GARDEN TOURS Extension Garden Center. 4210 N. Campbell Ave. Pima County Master Gardeners lead tours of the demonstration gardens at 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, and Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 28; free.

GARDENING IN TUCSON FOR 4,000 YEARS Ward 6 City Council Office. 3202 E. First St. 7914601. Ron Bridgemon, curator of public programs for the Amerind Foundation, discusses the history of agri-

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STROKE UPDATE: CARING FOR THE SURVIVOR AND CAREGIVER Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Leslie Ritter presents the latest information on care for stroke survivors and caregivers, and when and how to apply the CPR method invented at the UA Sarver Center, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14; free. Call 791-4010 for more information.

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ALL TOGETHER THEATRE Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Delia and the Mud People, in which Delia’s world travels to save her grandmother teach her that bravery and kindness are powerful magic, opens Sunday, Nov. 11, and continues through Feb. 3, 2013. Showtime is 1 p.m., every Sunday; $5 to $8. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for reservations and more info.

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HONORING AUTHORS AND EDITORS FROM THE ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER Arizona Health Sciences Center. 1501 N. Campbell Ave. 626-7301. An exhibit of the 135 books published by current and former AHSC staff since 2005 continues through Friday, Nov. 30, in the Java City coffee bar, Room 2102, of the Arizona Health Sciences Library.

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GOLDEN ARCHES MASTER BUILD EVENT McDonald’s. 2130 W. River Road. 887-5587. The community is invited to help build a 5-foot tall replica of McDonald’s Golden Arches with 20,000 LEGO bricks, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free. Music performances, face-painting, folklorico dancers and balloon artistry are also featured, and participants enter to win travel packages to LEGOLAND attractions.

JUMPING FOR A CURE Pima County Fairgrounds. 11500 S. Houghton Road.

762-3247. The Tucson Fall Classic Horse Show promotes the UA Steele Children’s Research Center with displays and information on the show grounds, and jumping events honoring the center’s work, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily, through Sunday, Nov. 11, free.

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FALL FAMILY FUN FEST Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 3269686, ext. 10. Families celebrate the harvest season with games, activities, storytime and trying out modern homesteading skills, from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $13, $4 age 4 through 12, free younger child, $12 student, senior and military personnel includes admission to the gardens. Visit tucsonbotanical.org for more information.

KIDS CREATE Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Kids Create, an ongoing series of workshops for children, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m., the second Saturday of every month. Each workshop produces a different project. Nov. 7, the group creates miniature dioramas for bookends that may be used as gifts. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday; $9, $8 senior or military, $6 age 4 to 17, $6 adults on Thursday through Dec. 27, free younger child. Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information.

MOCA NEXT LOUNGE MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. High school students with valid ID can hang out, draw, watch art videos or get help with homework from artists and mentors with a wide range of expertise, from 2 to 5 p.m., Wednesdays, Nov. 14 and 28; free.

MOCA NEXT/PLAYTIME MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Kids of all ages learn through play in an inter-generational, interactive environment at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $10, free member or child age 17 or younger. Adults learn about art and art history; kids experience art as participants and practitioners.

MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL Mountain View High School. 3901 W. Linda Vista Road.

579-4400. Curiosity Cat, a play about a stray cat and two young children, is staged at 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Nov. 8 and 9; $5, $3 children age 10 and younger. Call 579-4449 for reservations and more info.

PUPPETS AMONGUS Puppets Amongus Playhouse. 657 W. St. Mary’s Road.

444-5538. Puppets Amongus Playhouse celebrates its grand opening with Hatters Hollow, an adventure down the rabbit hole with the Mad Hatter and friends, at 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11; $8, $6 kids. Puppet crafts and a family dance party follow the show. Ticket sales start at 3:30 p.m. Visit puppetsamongus.com for more information.

RAPTOR FREE FLIGHT Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road.

883-2702. Harris’ hawks, great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, gray hawks, prairie falcons, red-tailed hawks, Chihuahuan ravens and peregrine falcons fly completely untethered, often close to visitors, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., daily, through Sunday, April 14, 2013; $14.50, $5 ages 4 through 12, free younger child. Visit desertmuseum.org for more information.

SAFE HALLOWEEN, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS AND ALL SOULS Dunbar Cultural Center. 325 W. Second St. 791-7795.

Safer than masks, especially for children, professional face-painting, body-art, glitter tattoos and henna are provided by Barbea Williams and members of her Performing Arts Company, by appointment, daily, through Sunday, Nov. 11; by donation. Costume rental also is available. Call 628-7785 for an appointment.

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SAHUARO HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT Sahuaro High School Little Theater. 545 N. Camino Seco. 731-7100. Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy, closes Friday, Nov. 9. Showtime is 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday; $8.

SIERRA CLUB INNER CITY OUTINGS SEIU Meeting Room. 1600 N. Tucson Blvd., No. 100.

884-8100. Inner City Outings chair Judy Rubin discusses how an outreach program provides outdoor opportunities to those who would not otherwise have them; from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; free.

SONORAN DESERT KIDS CLUB: NATURE DISCOVERY TOOLS Agua Caliente Regional Park. 12325 E. Roger Road.

877-6000. Families with children ages 8 through 12 explore nature and learn about the diversity of wildlife at the park through self-guided activities and tools included in the park’s nature packs, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 10; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17; free. The packs are available to families and youth groups. Reservations are not required.

Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for more information.

TUCSON HIGH MAGNET SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS Tucson High Little Theater. 400 N. Second Ave. 9 to 5: The Musical continues at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; Sunday, Nov. 11; and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15 through 17; $10. Call 225-5326, or email arthur. almquist@tusd1.org for reservations and more info.

TUCSON’S RIVER OF WORDS YOUTH POETRY AND ART TRAVELING EXHIBIT Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. An exhibit of children’s poetry and art expressing their understanding of watersheds continues through Thursday, Nov. 29; free. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima.gov for info.

YOUTH ULTIMATE FRISBEE LEAGUE Vista del Prado Park. 6800 E. Stella Road. 791-5930.

Tucson Ultimate launches the city’s first youth league, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14; free. Email mickelsp@gmail.com, or visit tucsonultimate.com to register and for more information.

UPCOMING DESERT CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA Leo Rich Theater. 260 S. Church Ave. 791-4101. Guys and Dolls opens Thursday, Nov. 15, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 18. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $20 and $25. Visit desertchristian.org for tickets.

OUTDOORS EVENTS THIS WEEK BICYCLE CAMPING 101 BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Experienced bicycle campers are invited to share their experiences and tips with beginners, and BICAS staff provide information about a bike-camping opportunity being organized for the spring of 2013, from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; $10 suggested donation, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Email bicas@bicas.org with “Bike Camping” in the subject line for reservations and more information.

FEE-FREE DAYS AT SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST AND WEST Admission to all national parks is free Saturday through Monday, Nov. 10 through 12. Included are Saguaro National Park East, 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail; and Saguaro National Park West, 2700 N. Kinney Road. Call 733-5153, or visit nps.gov for more information.

HIKE TO ROMERO POOLS Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists lead a strenuous hike from the trailhead at the east end of the main paved road into Catalina State Park to Romero Pools, at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 9. The hike is 6 miles and between three and four hours with a 1,000-foot elevation gain. Children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Meet in the parking lot of Home Depot, 10855 N. Oracle Road. Call 429-4492 for reservations and more information. Visit sabinonaturalists.org for information about other, regularly scheduled Sabino Canyon hikes.

TUCSON AUDUBON’S REID PARK RAMBLE Reid Park. Broadway Boulevard and Alvernon Way. Look for migrating waterfowl, raptors, warblers, woodpeckers and bluebirds on an easy two-hour walk at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13; free. Meet at the bus-stop kiosk in front of the Edith Ball Adaptive Pool, which is the large white structure across from the zoo entrance. Call 5781830 for more information.

TWILIGHT NATURE WALK Feliz Paseos Park. 1600 W. Camino de Oeste. 8776000. A naturalist guides a leisurely stroll to see how seasonal changes affect local plants and animals, from 5 to 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free. Reservations are required; call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations and more information.

WILD CONNECTIONS Catalina State Park. Oracle Road, 5 miles north of Ina Road. 628-5798. Local exhibitors, children’s activities, presentations, workshops on monitoring wildlife with remote cameras, track and scat identification, hikes, birding walks and wildlife demonstrations are featured from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $7 vehicle, $3 bike. Visit sonorandesert.org/wildconnections to register and for more information.

“Heavenly Happenings,” at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $15, $10 member. A workshop titled “Venus: The Planetary Essence of the Feminine” takes place from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $25, $20 member. Call 625-5762 for reservations and more information.

TUCSON IANDS EXPERIENCE SHARING (TIES) Unity of Tucson. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300.

Author, family physician and hospice doctor Pam Kircher discusses the near-death experience she had at age 6, at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; $5. Call 3952365 for more information.

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SPIRITUALITY EVENTS THIS WEEK BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. All types of animals are welcome to a blessing service focused on humans’ responsibility to be good stewards of God’s creation, at 9 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, in the church plaza; freewill donation.

CLEARING AND ENHANCING SPACES WITH LOCAL FLOWER ESSENCES Desert Rose Homeopatics and Herbals. 3065 N. Campbell Ave. 881-2534. Learn about spiritual and healing properties attributed to a wide range of flower essences, from 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; free.

DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Govinda’s Natural Foods Buffet and Boutique. 711 E. Blacklidge Drive. 792-0630. Diwali is celebrated with live music, Indian dancing, fire-jugglers, temple ceremonies and kids’ activities from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12; free. A free vegetarian feast is served to all guests at 9 p.m.

KIRTAN CHANT FEST Tucson Osteopathic Medical Foundation. 3182 N. Swan Road. 299-4545. Cynthia Scherer plays harmonium and Steve Bross plays tabla for an evening of kirtan chanting, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $12. Call 390-9161 for more information.

PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN BOOK GROUP Rincon United Church of Christ. 122 N. Craycroft Road.

Pastor Steve Van Kuiken leads an open book club at 4 p.m., the second and fourth Wednesday of every month; free.

RADICAL CHRISTIAN LIVING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. 2331 E. Adams St. 327-6857. Sister Joan Chittister conducts a webcast about linking the spiritual life with social action, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; and at 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $25 for one session.

AZ BLISTER WAKA KICKBALL Joaquin Murrieta Park. 1400 N. Silverbell Road. 7914752. The fall season continues every Thursday through Nov. 29. Three games take place each week, starting at 6:30 p.m. A playoff tournament and end-of-season party take place Saturday, Dec. 8. Visit kickball.com for more information.

EVERYONE RUNS TMC HALF MARATHON, 5K AND KIDS’ FUN RUN Sabino High School. 5000 N. Bowes Road. 584-7700.

A half marathon, a 5k and a kids’ fun run start at 7:15 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $30 to $65. Registrants get a Mexican breakfast, Robeks Smoothies, photos, a postrace massage and on-site child care. Call 797-7867, or visit everyoneruns.net for more information.

Outdoor stage Food Trucks Beer Carts $1 Carnival Rides and more!

GABA BIKE SWAP MEET An open market features everything by, for and about bikes, including clothing, gear, bicycles of every description, parts for sale or trade, and experts on every aspect of cycling, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, on Seventh Street between Fourth and Sixth avenues; free.

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Vice Squad meets Northern Arizona Roller Derby; and the Copper Queens skate against a team to be announced, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $10.

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UA MEN’S BASKETBALL UA McKale Memorial Center. 1721 E. Enke Drive. The UA meets Charleston Southern at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $20 to $115. Visit arizonawildcats.com/sports for tickets and more information.

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Vail resident Robert LeBlank discusses the sinful human condition and hope in the Lord from a Biblical perspective, and signs his book The Lawless Ones, from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

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PERFORMING ARTS Modern classic ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at Beowulf addresses today’s economic woes

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BY LAURA C.J. OWEN, lowen@tucsonweekly.com avid Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross has a timely focus: Its real estate salesmen, squeezed by tight finances and demanding bosses, turn to ever-more dubious tactics in an effort to keep their jobs.

The increasingly desperate characters in this ensemble play are foul-mouthed racists—but you feel for them as they anxiously try to unload property in a dismal economic climate.

The subject feels particularly resonant against the backdrop of 2012 America. Yet Glengarry was written years before our most recent bust: It won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1984 and became a critically acclaimed film in 1992.

Maybe America’s current economic woes are good business for Mamet’s decades-old drama.

Al Pacino, a cast member in the movie, recently opened a Broadway revival of Glengarry to packed audiences. Cynicism and desperation sell well right now.

Unlike the Broadway show, the new production at Beowulf Alley, directed by Susan Arnold, did not exactly open to a packed house. Still, it’s a solid if not flawless production, and it deserves an audience.

Keep in mind that Mamet’s challenging script is not for everyone. The structure can be confusing, and the dialogue is written in Mamet’s signature style: His characters give long, ranting speeches, often peppered with obscenities, and they frequently stop and start, interrupting themselves in an effort to make themselves understood.

Jim Ambrosek takes on the small role of sad-sack potential client James Lingk, who is briefly dazzled by top salesman Richard Roma (Clark Ray). Ambrosek gives Lingk an appropriately defeated posture and gait. But his major contributions are behind the scenes: Ambrosek is also responsible for the set design

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Stage left is a Chinese restaurant (called by the salesmen, with their marked cultural sensitivity, “the Chink”), where Act 1 takes place.

Combined with lighting by Chris Kent, who uses a red Chinese-style lamp to partially illuminate the stage, Ambrosek’s set gives a sense of a greasy Chinese eatery.

Stage right is the center of the action for Act 2. It’s a busy sales office, made claustrophobic by four large desks crammed together. While the salesmen are stuck in this grim space, authority figures Williamson (Michael “Miko” Gifford) and Baylen (Mark Klugheit) can retreat at any time behind the closed door of an unseen inner sanctum.

The cast mostly does well with the demanding script, though the way Mamet structures Act 1 is hard on the actors as well as on the audience. We are privy to a trio of scenes in the Chinese restaurant, each with two characters.

All three scenes are great showcases for one character—and, consequently, one actor—while the other character does little more than listen.

This lopsided setup makes Act 1 feel a bit like a tennis match in which only one player at a time is allowed a racket.

Still, the actors who get the chance to swing that racket shine in Act 1. Bill Epstein, as oldtimer Shelly, cajoles manager Williamson into giving him better customer leads. Michael Fenlason, playing embittered salesman Dave Moss, floats a potentially criminal plot. Ray, as hot-shot salesman Roma, dazzles poor Lingk.

All three are great fun to watch.

Their counterparts have little to do, and are consequently less effective. Gifford, who has previously acted with ease and charm on the Beowulf stage, is stiff and awkward as Williamson. Despite having less dialogue, he

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PERFORMING ARTS ‘The Night Heron’ is enigmatic and imperfect—but it’s also undeniably intriguing

Evoke Rather Than Explain

BY SHERILYN FORRESTER, sforrester@tucsonweekly.com his is a very intriguing play.

The Night Heron, by English playwright Jez Butterworth, is now onstage at the Rogue Theatre. The troupe has invested its talents and resources in the strange tale, and its efforts result in an enigmatic but compelling piece of theater.

It’s not an easy piece, and it would be a waste of energy to apply endless speculation about the “meaning” of Butterworth’s odd story, although it’s far from meaningless. The mostcaptivating aspect of the production is that it is an experience. And it’s one that resonates with impressions and questions and feelings—from humor to menace, sympathy to repulsion.

Although Butterworth does indeed create a curious story, sketchy and ambiguous, he revels in his enigmatic characters and their unspoken stories, the subtext which undergirds the words we actually hear. He uses imagery and metaphor to create a literal world and, rather oxymoronically, a spiritual world—or at least mysterious one.

The literal world is a run-down cabin in the fens of Cambridgeshire, abutting a marsh in which it is reported that a night heron has been spotted. This is causing quite a frenzy, because this is not the heron’s natural habitat.

Visitors, even from other countries, have descended on the small town to try to get a glimpse. There’s even a prize being offered for a photo of the wayward bird.

This world is also home to two late-middleage men, Wattmore (David Greenwood) and Griffin (Joseph McGrath), the nature of whose relationship is never really made clear. We do learn they were both gardeners at Cambridge’s Corpus Christi College until an unsavory incident involving a child got Wattmore fired.

When Griffin came to his defense, he was fired as well.

We meet Wattmore first, alone in the cabin.

He’s in his pajamas and robe, apparently having been in a fight—there’s a huge bruise on his face, and he’s very uncomfortable when he moves about. He is listening to a boombox playing a tape of a voice reading a lengthy passage from the Bible’s Book of Genesis: “And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden.

And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”

The passage continues with God warning that the fruit of that tree should not be eaten, and should it be eaten, death would be the consequence. Of course, the fruit is eaten, and

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David Greenwood and Zachary Karon in The God expels Adam and Eve from the garden, proclaiming that they will return to the ground in death: “For out of dust wast thou taken; and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Wattmore turns the boombox off, replaces the tape and begins speaking, recording a description of the nature and uses of mulch, after which he begins the process of trying to hang himself from the rafters. He hears Griffin returning, reclaims the noose from the rafters, and waits for Griffin to enter.

And away we go. Just to make things a bit more interesting, on the wall of this rundown cabin is a huge reproduction of a Byzantine iconoclast, a painting depicting the Last Judgment.

McGrath as Griffin is the more spirited— and entrepreneurial—of the two, countering the depressed and fearful Wattmore that Greenwood embodies. Both actors portray Butterworth’s characters skillfully, resulting in evocative interpretations, which, in spite of their strangeness and the fact that we sometimes simply don’t know enough about them, allow us to relate to the characters enough to invest our sympathies with them. They provide compelling performances.

Into the weird world of Griffin and Wattmore comes Bolla, whom Griffin has

Night Heron. secured as a boarder, much to Wattmore’s dismay, at least initially. She contributes more curious characteristics to the household as she becomes part of their story. Cynthia Meier creates a wonderfully complicated Bolla, who sometimes likes to be called Fiona. She’s an exconvict who was subjected to solitary confinement (what this might be about is not clear) and who is trying “to turn over a new leaf ” (perhaps to continue the gardening imagery).

Meier’s Bolla is a strong, straight-ahead, nononsense sort of gal who also can be soft, even vulnerable. She’s also intelligent and, quite surprisingly, familiar with poetry of the 17th century. When she recites a section from Andrew Marvell’s 1681 poem The Garden, which refers to the paradise from which Adam and Eve were exiled, it’s a wonderfully mysterious conclusion to the first act.

The subject of poetry plays a major role in Butterworth’s tale. One of Griffin’s schemes to ease the financial woes of the household, which include an attempt to extort a substantial sum from Wattmore because of a perceived misdeed, is to write at least 12 lines of poetry to submit to a poetry contest for which first prize is 2,000 pounds. And what is Griffin’s idea for a subject for his poem? A garden.

The Night Heron Presented by the Rogue Theatre 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday, Nov. 18, with an extra 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Nov. 17 Inside the Historic YWCA 300 E. University Blvd. $30 Friday through Sunday; $20 Thursday; $15 student rush 15 minutes before curtain, if available Runs two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission; includes full frontal nudity 551-2053; www.theroguetheatre.org

Butterworth’s play itself is rather poetic, with intention to evoke rather than to explain. And director Bryan Rafael Falcón gets this, as does his actors. In their hands, the story and its characters are absolutely grounded in a literal way. And thanks to this approach, we can be engaged in an imaginative way.

The Night Heron is a curious piece, and it’s in no way a perfect one. We feel like Butterworth plays us a little too gamely at times. But the Rogue gives it a solid and thoughtful workout. It probes and it pokes. It makes us laugh; it disturbs.

It’s a very intriguing play.

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DANCE EVENTS THIS WEEK SALSA LESSONS FOR VETERANS Fluxx Studio and Gallery. 414 E. Ninth St. 882-0242.

Soulseros offers free salsa Latin-dance lessons to military veterans from 6 to 6:30 p.m., Mondays, Nov. 12 through 26.

TWILIGHT TANGO MILONGA A free Argentine tango class from 7 to 8 p.m. is followed by a milonga, or tango dance party, the second Saturday of every month, at Café a la C’Art, 150 N. Main Ave.; and from 4 to 7 p.m. on selected Sundays at the Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway Blvd.; $10 requested donation. Dates at the Viscount Suite are Nov. 18, Nov. 25 and Dec. 30. Food and beverages are available for purchase, and visual artists showcase their work. Call 290-5699 for more information.

UPCOMING UA DANCE UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre. 1737 E. University Blvd.

621-4698. Seasonal Treasures, a program featuring faculty and student choreography, and a new work in honor of John Cage and Merce Cunningham, opens Thursday, Nov. 15, and continues through Sunday, Dec. 2.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 1:30 p.m., Sunday; $25, $12 student, $23 senior, military and UA employee. Call 621-1162, or visit dance.arizona.edu for tickets and more information.

PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE MUSIC PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 2066986. Unless otherwise noted, performances are in the Proscenium Theatre; $6. Call or visit pima.edu/cfa for tickets and more information. Thursday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m.: faculty member Michael Keepe, saxophone, in the Recital Hall. Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m.: the Rodriguez and Keepe Duo, saxophone and piano. Monday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m.: Jazz Improv Combo. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7:30 p.m.: Jazz Ensemble. Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m.: Wind Ensemble. Saturday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m.: Orchestra Concert. Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m.: the Chorale and College Singers. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.: Musical Theatre Workshop in the Recital Hall.

RICK RECHT IN CONCERT Congregation Anshei Israel. 5550 E. Fifth St. 7455550. Rick Recht performs Jewish popular and traditional music at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12; $10 to $36; $45 family pass. Call 322-7006 for reservations and more information.

ST. PHILIP’S FRIENDS OF MUSIC CONCERT St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. The Ironwood Trio, composed of classical guitar, piano and double bass, performs an evening of eclectic music at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $15 suggested donation.

TSO MASTERWORKS The Tucson Symphony Orchestra presents Exquisite Fauré, featuring the TSO Chorus, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7575 N. Paseo del Norte; $49 via saaca.org; and at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; and 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, at Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive; $41 to $51 via tucsonsymphony.org.

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TUCSON JAZZ SOCIETY Skyline Country Club. 5200 E. St. Andrews Drive.

299-0464. Judy Roberts and Greg Fishman perform an eclectic jazz program at a dinner show at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $65. Call 299-1111 for reservations and more information.

FOX TUCSON THEATRE Fox Tucson Theatre. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515. Jim Brickman, pianist and vocalist, performs romantic songs at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; $25 to $75. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information.

TUCSON RECORD SHOW Las Cazuelitas Event Center. 1365 W. Grant Road.

206-0405. Dealers from throughout the Southwest sell vinyl, tapes, CDs and music memorabilia from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $4. Call 622-0104, or email cassidycollectibles@earthlink.net for more information.

MUSIC GREG STARR Lutheran Church of the Foothills. 5102 N. Craycroft Road. 299-5631. Tucson composer and pianist Greg Starr performs contemporary piano selections at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; freewill donation. A reception with the artist follows. All proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. Call 742-2882 for information.

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL Holsclaw Hall. UA School of Music, 1017 N. Olive Road. 621-1162. The festival opens with the Beeston Guitar Competition at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $5. Grammy-winning duo Gergio and Odair Assad of Brazil perform at 7 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 13 and 14; $30, $25 member of the Tucson Guitar Society, $20 student. Carlos Peréz of Chile, the 2006 winner of the Juaquin Rodrigo Competition, performs at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18; $25, $20 TGS member, $15 student. Call 342-0022, or visit tucsonguitarsociety.org for reservations and more info.

KELLI PARDI Bookmans. 6230 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-9555. Tucson acoustic musician Kelly Pardi performs original works and covers from noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free.

LAVA MUSIC Abounding Grace Church. 2450 S. Kolb Road.

747-3745. Shows are from 7 to 9 p.m. on selected Saturdays; $20, $15 advance. Visit lavamusic.org for tickets and more information. Nov. 10: Blame Sally.

Nov. 17: Ted Ramirez.

LISA OTEY’S BOOGIE WOOGIE BLOWOUT Lisa Otey’s Boogie Woogie Blowout features four pianists performing solo, in duets and finally with eight hands on one piano, at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at the Community Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Continental Road, Green Valley; $25, $20 advance, performingartscenter. org; 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, at The Bisbee Royale, 94 Main St., Bisbee; $15; and 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St; $18 to $40, foxtucsontheatre.org.

PCC MUSIC PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 2066986. An interdisciplinary faculty cello recital features Theodore Bucholz presenting Music With Art: Suites for Unaccompanied Cello at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, in the recital hall; $6. Photography by Kate Breakey and paintings by Charles E. Burchfield are shown during the concert.

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OUT OF TOWN ARIZONA CHORAL SOCIETY Valley Presbyterian Church. 2800 S. Camino del Sol. Green Valley. 625-5023. Selections from Broadway musicals and patriotic songs for Veterans Day are featured at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $15, $12 advance. Call 825-2818, or visit azchoral.org, or call 579-5331 for more information.

DESERTVIEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DesertView Performing Arts Center. 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. SaddleBrooke. 825-5318. Actress and solo singer-songwriter Jenn Grinels sings and plays guitar at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $24, $22 advance. The Best of Broadway features hit songs from Oklahoma, West Side Story, The King and I, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Wicked, among others, at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14; $30, $25 advance.

Visit tickets.saddlebrooketwo.com for tickets and more information.

FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC Bisbee Women’s Club. 7 Ledge Ave. Bisbee. (520) 4323204. The Mill Avenue Chamber Players, a piano quintet including French horn, clarinet, oboe and bassoon, performs at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; and 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $10; free student. Visit artentree.net/ loveofmusic.html for more information.

JAVARITA COFFEE HOUSE Javarita Coffee House (The Good Shepherd United Church of Christ). 17750 S. La Cañada Drive.

Sahuarita. 625-1375. The Silver Thread Trio performs at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $10 to $20. Visit thegoodshepherducc.org for more information.

ORO VALLEY CONCERT SERIES Oro Valley Marketplace. Oracle and Tangerine roads. Oro Valley. Concerts take place at 6 p.m., Thursday; free.

Visit saaca.org for more information. Nov. 8: Real Tears, traditional and smooth jazz and blues.

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

Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m.: Irish folk-singer and multi-platinum artist Mary Black; $25 to $60. Call or visit foxtucsontheatre.org for more information.

UA OPERA UA School of Music. 1017 N. Olive Road. 621-1655.

Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata is staged at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15 through 17; and 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18; $10 to $15. Visit music. arizona.edu, or call 621-1162 for reservations or more information.

THEATER OPENING THIS WEEK ARIZONA OPERA Tucson Music Hall. 210 S. Church Ave. 791-4101.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday. Visit azopera.com for tickets or more information. Nov. 10 and 11: Roméo et Juliette; $25 to $120.

BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE COMPANY Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 882-0555. A staged reading of 8, a new Dustin Lance Black play that interprets the federal trial to overturn California’s Proposition 8 prohibiting same-sex marriage, takes place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; $20.

Proceeds benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights and its federal lawsuit for marriage equality. Visit beowulfalley.org for tickets; visit 8theplay.com for more information about the play.

INVISIBLE THEATRE Invisible Theatre. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Mesa, a comedy about a road-trip to an Arizona retirement home, opens with a preview Tuesday, Nov. 13, and continues through Sunday, Dec. 2. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Tuesday preview; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $28, $18 preview. An additional 3 p.m. show takes place Saturday, Nov. 24. Call or visit invisibletheatre.com for tickets and more information.

Rush tickets are available at half price, one half-hour before each performance.

MURDER MAYHEM Hotel Congress. 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848. Who Killed Santa Claus?, an interactive holiday murder mystery, is staged at brunch at 11 a.m., and at dinner at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; $50 includes brunch or dinner by the Cup Café chefs. Menus feature seasonal specialties. Visit hotelcongress.com for reservations and menus.

NOT BURNT OUT JUST UNSCREWED PCC Proscenium Theatre. Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6986. To celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary, a reunion show featuring former cast members is staged at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $20. Proceeds benefit the formation of the Unscrewed Improv Theater and Training Center.

Call 861-2986, or visit unscrewedcomedy.com for tickets and more information.

PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS PCC Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 2066986. Wait Until Dark opens Thursday, Nov. 8, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Black Box Theatre. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $15. ASL interpreters are provided for the performance at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15. Discounts are available for all shows.

Call or visit pima.edu/cfa for tickets and more info.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS Berger Performing Arts Center. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd.

770-3762. Stories That Soar performs stories written by blind and deaf students at Arizona Schools for the Deaf and Blind, at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; $50. Advance registration is required; Call or visit azblinddeafchildren. org for more information.

CONTINUING ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE UA Tornabene Theatre. 1303 E. University Blvd. 6211162. Inspecting Carol, a farce about a production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, continues through Sunday, Dec. 2. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., weeknights and Saturday; and 1:30 p.m., Sunday; dates may vary; $20 to $31. Call or visit arizona.tix.com for tickets; see cfa.arizona.edu for more information.

BEOWULF ALLEY THEATRE COMPANY Beowulf Alley Theatre Company. 11 S. Sixth Ave. 8820555. David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross continues through Sunday, Nov. 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m., Sunday; $8 to $20. A complementary comedy, Hungry Hill Estates, about a pair of real-estate salesmen, is staged at 12:15 p.m., every Friday and Saturday, through Saturday, Nov. 17; $5, $14 includes lunch. Call or visit beowulfalley. org for tickets and more information.

COMEDY PLAYHOUSE Comedy Playhouse. 3620 N. First Ave. 260-6442. The Lighter Side of Chekov continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, discounts available. Call or visit thecomedyplayhouse.com for tickets or more info.

LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP Live Theatre Workshop. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 3274242. Noël Coward’s Fallen Angels continues through Sunday, Nov. 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 3 p.m., Sunday; $18, $16 senior, military or student. Call or visit livetheatreworkshop.org for tickets and more information.

RED BARN THEATRE Red Barn Theatre. 948 N. Main Ave. 622-6973. The Unsinkable Molly Brown continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m., Sunday; $10. Call 887-6239 for reservations.

THE ROGUE THEATRE The Rogue Theatre. 300 E. University Blvd. 551-2053.

The Night Heron continues through Sunday, Nov. 18.

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17; and 2 p.m., Sunday.

Tickets are $30. Visit theroguetheatre.org for tickets and more information.

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

Lombardi, about a week in the life of coach Vince Lombardi, closes Saturday, Nov. 10; $31.50 to $72.50.

Showtimes vary. Call or visit arizonatheatre.org for tickets or more information.

GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. The ensemble’s goofy take on The Phantom of the Opera closes Sunday, Nov. 11. Showtimes are 7 p.m., 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.

Showtimes are subject to change. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for reservations or more info.

UPCOMING BROADWAY IN TUCSON Tucson Music Hall. 210 S. Church Ave. 791-4101.

Anything Goes opens Tuesday, Nov. 20, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday; 8 p.m., Friday; 2 and 8 p.m., Saturday; and 1 and 6:30 p.m., Sunday; $20 to $65 plus fees. Visit broadwayintucson.com for tickets and more information.

THE GASLIGHT THEATRE The Gaslight Theatre. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 8869428. Scrooge: A Gaslight Musical opens Thursday, Nov. 15, and runs through Sunday, Jan. 6. 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. Showtimes are subject to change. Visit thegaslighttheatre.com for reservations or more information.

UA SCHOOL OF THEATRE, FILM AND TELEVISION UA College of Fine Arts Drama Building. 1025 N. Olive Road. 621-7008. Ouroboros, a collection of original student works, is staged at 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 15 through 17; and 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18; free. Expect adult themes and profanity. Visit tickets.arizona.edu for tickets and more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR ACTORS Male and female entertainers, with big voices and bigger personalities, are sought for semimonthly comedy shows by the under-rehearsed and over-dramatic Musical Mayhem troupe. Send email to musicalmayhem@yahoo. com with a head-shot and resume, if you have them, or information about your performance experience.

Familiarity with Broadway musicals is helpful. Prepare 32 bars of two contrasting songs; a CD player is available. Visit musicalmayhemtucson.weebly.com for more information.

CALL FOR ACTORS Community Performing Arts Center. 1250 W. Continental Road. Green Valley. 399-1750. The Santa Cruz Shoestring Players hold auditions for Arsenic and Old Lace, at 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, Nov. 13 and 15; free. The show requires 11 male and three female actors. Visit santacruzshoestringplayers.com, or call 625-7242 for more information.

VISUAL ARTS Tucson’s modern architecture is celebrated during a three-day series of tours and events

Everything Old Is New

BY MARGARET REGAN, mregan@tucsonweekly.com rchitect Anne Rysdale, 92, is on the phone from Bradenton, Fla. She’s patiently answering questions about her long career—until she’s asked if she’s enjoying her retirement.

“Who retired?” she exclaims indignantly.

“What is that ugly rumor?”

In fact, Rysdale, a prolific architect of Tucson’s postwar boom, has never stopped working.

“I still do small jobs in my studio at home,” she says, working with two partner architects.

“And I testify in court as an expert witness. I’m a forensic architect,” specializing in cases of “moisture intrusion”—a bane of buildings in humid Florida.

But Rysdale spent most of her career in Arizona’s dry desert. Working in Tucson from the late 1940s to 1980, the heyday of midcentury modern architecture, she favored flashes of color—shiny copper, painted metal—and local materials like concrete, stone and adobe, as well as plenty of glass.

She was playful, too. For the Rysdale brand of space-age giddiness, check out The Shelter cocktail lounge on Grant Road, the Tucson Inn on Drachman Street, and the Spanish Trail Motor Hotel on Benson Highway. Her Sun Building on Speedway Boulevard dazzles with a flash of copper.

Dozens of ranch houses in El Encanto, Winterhaven and Tucson Country Club Estates bear her signature, along with a slew of office buildings and shopping centers and even multiple McDonald’s.

“I was a midcentury architect,” she says. “If they gave me a job, I’d do it—shopping centers, public buildings. I did the courthouse in Globe from scratch. I remodeled the Tucson City Hall. I did lots of schools in Tucson.”

Rysdale will return to Tucson this week to talk about her career. Illustrated with slides of her work, her free lecture this Friday, Nov. 9, at Temple Emanu-El is the kickoff for a weekend of activities celebrating Tucson’s midcentury modern movement.

The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation is sponsoring the first Tucson Modernism Week, which, despite its name, will be three days of lectures, films and tours. The events will take place mostly along Broadway, many of whose modernist buildings—including a few by Rysdale—are threatened by the planned street-widening.

“Broadway was the spine of the expansion of the city,” says architect Chris Evans, who will lecture at noon Saturday on “Modernism of the Broadway Corridor.” “It had a different character from the other east-west corridors,” with ambitious architect-designed buildings.

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A Broadway map designed for a self-guided tour includes Rysdale’s Pima Plaza, a sturdy two-story office building at Broadway and Olsen Avenue. Made of concrete block and decorative local stone, the long rectangular structure is colored a rosy salmon. Brightgreen metal poles hold up the second-floor porches. Deep overhangs and limited windows on the east and west ward off the sun, and two open-air patios with brick walkways and lots of plants bring the outdoors in.

“Just look at that concrete block,” building manager Tom Unger says admiringly. “It’s on all the ceilings, laid end to end. You couldn’t knock it down if you tried. It’s a great building.”

When Rysdale arrived in Tucson with her parents in 1933, the Old Pueblo had yet to try out modernism. Its public buildings favored Spanish Colonial Revival.

Driving in from the north, “we were coming downhill from the Catalina Mountains when I saw Tucson for the first time,” Rysdale says. “I was expecting something that would look like Old Tucson. But it was a sophisticated town. It had a couple of stoplights. There were two tall buildings over 15 stories high—the Pioneer Hotel and Valley National Bank.”

The daughter of a Navy man, Rysdale was born Barbara Anne Nicholas in 1920 in Detroit, her mother’s hometown.

“My mother wanted to have her baby at her mother’s place,” she says. The family bounced around for a few years, ending up in Plainfield, N.J., before moving west for good.

Rysdale always liked to draw, and after graduating from Tucson Senior High, she doublemajored in art and engineering at the UA, which in those days had no architecture program.

“I wanted to do house plans,” she says. “I liked drawing with rulers.”

The dean took a dim view of Rysdale and another young woman studying engineering, she says. “At the engineering school, they used to apologize for me.” She persisted anyway, and graduated.

She married right out of college, to George “Rattlesnake” Jackson, a UA football player who, she explains with a belly laugh, became the first of her five husbands, and the father of her only child.

Jackson joined the military as an ROTC officer, and Rysdale signed on with the Navy after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.

“The Navy was glad to have me,” she says.

She was put to work in California, using her engineering prowess on wartime ships and bombers. Transferred to a Navy yard in Seattle, she studied architecture at the University of Washington in her off hours. Later, in

Anne Rysdale Washington, D.C., she directed the Long Range Navigation operation.

She and her husband rendezvoused long enough for her to get pregnant, but as an officer, she wasn’t required to resign. She merely changed uniforms, going from “a size 8 to a size 14. I went back to my mother in Tucson to have the baby.”

Her daughter was born in August 1945, during the week the U.S. dropped atom bombs on Japan and ended the war.

“I was discharged a year later, an honorable discharge,” Rysdale says.

She went to work in Tucson, coupling her engineering and architecture skills to help design a sewer system at Fort Huachuca for a big firm. But she soon switched to pure architecture, hiring on with the office of respected early modernist Art Brown.

By the time she left to set up her own office, she had a new name, courtesy of a second husband, Bertram Rysdale. The marriage was brief, she says, but the name stuck. She named her firm Rysdale Associates Architects Inc. And in 1949, as Anne J. Rysdale, she passed the test to become a registered architect in the state of Arizona. From 1949 to the 1960s, Rysdale was the only registered female architect practicing in Arizona.

“I opened offices in Tucson, Tempe, Globe and Albuquerque,” Rysdale says. “At the top of employment, I had 106 employees. More than half my work was in Tucson, but I did commercial work in New Mexico and Texas, and sororities in California.”

As a woman in business, “I put up with the

Tucson Modernism Week: A Conversation With Anne Rysdale 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9 Temple Emanu-El Auditorium 225 N. Country Club Road Free For a complete schedule of events, from Friday, Nov. 9, to Sunday, Nov. 11, visit www.tucsonmod.com; some events are free

usual crap and garbage—everything that women professionals run into.”

Rysdale’s daughter, Valerie Jackson, a UA-trained archaeologist, says that her mother “focused on how people used the buildings. In the commercial buildings, there was a plan for closets and storage. In the houses, she was early to include dishwashers and convection ovens.

“It’s a little bit of a stereotype, but she was a woman, and she thought about these things,” Jackson says. And when Rysdale was designing a home for a family, “She listened to the wives.”

As a result, “she was very influential in ranchhouse design.”

Rysdale says she’s “startled” at the renewed interest in her midcentury modern designs in her old hometown.

“But I’m glad,” she says with a chuckle.

“Everything old is new again.”

Arts editor Margaret Regan reports on the arts twice monthly on the Buckmaster show, which airs from noon to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, on KVOI AM 1030. Her next radio report will be broadcast live on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

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OPENING THIS WEEK AGUA CALIENTE PARK RANCH HOUSE GALLERY Agua Caliente Park Ranch House Gallery. 12325 E. Roger Road. 749-3718. Desert Visions, featuring impressionistic landscapes by Phyllis Magrane, opens Friday, Nov. 9, and continues through Wednesday, Dec. 5. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday; free. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@ pima.gov for more information.

ART INSTITUTE OF TUCSON Art Institute of Tucson. 5099 E. Grant Road. 3182700. Mostly Magic, an exhibit of paintings by Al Tucci, former director of the UA School of Theatre Arts, opens with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, and continues through Friday, Jan. 11. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday; free.

BRIDGE GALLERY Bridge Gallery. 5425 N. Kolb Road, No. 113. 5774537. A group show opens with artists’ receptions from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11, and continues through Friday, Nov. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit bridgegallery.net for more information.

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

An exhibit of Josh Goldberg’s abstract paintings and works on paper, and Sabino Canyon, a joint exhibit of paintings by James Cook and bronzes by Mark Rossi, open Thursday, Nov. 8, and continue through Saturday, Dec. 29. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit davisdominguez.com for more information.

THE DRAWING STUDIO The Drawing Studio. 33 S. Sixth Ave. 620-0947. Small Wonders, a collection of affordable, original 2- and 3-D works, including jewelry by faculty, associates, students and other artist friends, opens with a reception and presale from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; and a second reception from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, then continues through Saturday, Dec. 15. Hours are noon to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Sales proceeds benefit the studio’s youth, senior and scholarship programs.

FALL OPEN STUDIO TOUR Nearly 200 Tucson and Pima County artists in a wide range of media open their studios to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11; free. Brochures and studio maps are provided online at tucsonpimaartscouncil.org. Participants vote for their favorite artist. Call 624-0595, ext. 10, for more info.

KRIKAWA JEWELRY DESIGNS Krikawa Jewelry Designs. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., No. 107. 322-6090. A juried exhibition of one-of-a-kind jewelry by Tucson jewelry artists opens with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, and continues through Thursday, Jan. 31. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday; free.

MATA ORTIZ ART AND POTTERY SALE BorderLinks. 620 S. Sixth Ave. 628-8263. Potters Jorge Quintana and Aide Gonzalez of Mata Ortiz give demonstrations at noon and 2 p.m., and their work is for sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11; free.

MURPHEY GALLERY Murphey Gallery. St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Inspirations by the Abstract 5 opens with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, and continues through Wednesday, Dec. 5. Hours are 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday; free.

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TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. The Mayan Calendar opens Thursday, Nov. 8, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 9. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information.

VELOCIPRINTS: BICYCLE-INSPIRED FINE ART Borderlands Brewing Company. 119 E. Toole Ave. 2618773. The Velociprint Show, a showcase of work by 25 artists who love cycling and the cycling lifestyle, opens with a preview from noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, to coincide with the conclusion of the GABA Bike Swap, and continues through Friday, Nov. 30; free. Each print sells for $40. Also featured is Artheadz, an exhibit of artist-decorated bike helmets. A portion of all sales benefits nonprofit groups that promote cycling, including BICAS and El Grupo Youth Cycling. Regular hours are 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Friday; and noon to 7 p.m., Saturday. Visit borderlandsbrewing.com.

CONTINUING ATLAS FINE ART SERVICES Atlas Fine Art Services. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 622-2139.

THE ORIGIN OF VISION by means of naturally descriptive line and/or the preservation of the favoured mark within the creative process, VOLUME 1: DRAWING, an exhibit of works on paper by Karine Falleni, Jerry Jacobson and Andrew Polk, continues through Saturday, Nov. 24. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment Monday and Tuesday; free.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PAVILION GALLERY UA Medical Center South Campus. 2800 E. Ajo Way. 874-2000. Meditations, a series of large-scale abstract photographic works by Tucsonan Pete Trexler, continues through Monday, Nov. 26. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1:30 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

CONTENTS INTERIORS’ INVITATIONAL ART SHOW Contents Interiors. 3401 E. Fort Lowell Road. 8816900. An exhibit including work by Monte Surret, Perdita Andrews, Karen Phillips and several others including sculptors from the Metal Arts Village continues through Friday, Nov. 16. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., daily. Visit contentsinteriors.com.

CONTRERAS GALLERY Contreras Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 398-6557. The End of Days?, an exhibit of works by artist and muralist David Tineo, continues through Saturday, Nov. 24. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN LITTLE GALLERY DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Little Gallery. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Arizona: My Perspective, Contemporary and Vibrant, an exhibit of paintings by Tucson artist Alexandra Winslow, continues through Friday, Nov. 16. She will be painting onsite daily. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily; free. Visit degrazia.org.

Quilters’ Guild Quilt Show and Thomas McDonnell’s mixed-media works continue through Friday, Nov. 30.

Models That Tell a Story: The Art of Dioramas and Vignettes, an exhibit of various types of models, runs through Thursday, May 30, 2013. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Call 791-4010, or email askalibrarian@pima.gov.

TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Horse Country: Horses in the Southwest, depicting the role of horses in Southwestern history, continues through Sunday, Jan. 20. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park.

Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information.

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

626-4215. Cheryl Molnar’s Subdivision #3, an installation exploring the paradox of suburban living, continues through Wednesday, Jan. 9. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Visit cfa.arizona.edu/ galleries for more information.

TUCSON PIMA ARTS COUNCIL Pioneer Building. 100 N. Stone Ave. 207-5182.

Navigations, an exhibition of work that engages the eye in visual exploration, continues through Thursday, Jan. 10. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call 624-0595, ext. 10, for more information.

KIRK-BEAR CANYON BRANCH LIBRARY Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. My Beautiful World: The Art of Jennifer Carr continues through Friday, Nov. 30; free.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday.

LOUIS CARLOS BERNAL GALLERY Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery. PCC West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. P.O.V.: Interpreting the Human Figure continues through Friday, Dec. 7. Ann Lane Hedlund, curator of ethnology at the Arizona State Museum, lectures at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Recital Hall. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday; and before most evening performances in the Center for the Arts, where the gallery is housed; free. The gallery is closed Monday, Nov. 12, for Veterans Day; and Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23, for Thanksgiving. Visit pima. edu/cfa for more information.

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

615-3001. Tucson Homes and Gardens, an exhibit of paintings by Diana Madaras, continues through Friday, Nov. 30. A calendar show and signing takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 25. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit madaras.com.

OBSIDIAN GALLERY Obsidian Gallery. 410 N. Toole Ave., No. 120. 5773598. Faces Down the Tracks, an exhibit of works in a range of media by four artists from the Citizens Artists Collective, continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. Hours are 11 a.m to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

Call or visit obsidian-gallery.com for more information.

OLLI-UA FINE ART GALLERY University Services Annex Building. 220 W. Sixth St. 626-9039. Transforming Wilderness: Wildflower Portraiture by Roxanne Duke continues through Friday, Dec. 14. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

DESERT ARTISANS’ GALLERY Desert Artisans’ Gallery. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road.

722-4412. Desert Hues of Autumn, an exhibit of work by local artists, continues through Sunday, Nov. 25.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday. Visit desertartisansgallery.com for more information.

PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY AND STUDIO Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. The gallery celebrates the 50th anniversary of the American Studio Glass Movement with Glass Pioneers, an exhibit of works by Micheal Nourot and Cynthia Miller, continuing through Friday, Nov. 30.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free. Call or visit philabaumglass.com for more info.

ETHERTON GALLERY Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. An exhibit of photographs by John Loengard, Ralph Gibson and Harry Callahan continues through Saturday, Jan. 5.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and by appointment; free. Visit ethertongallery.com for more information.

QUANTUM ART GALLERY Quantum Art Gallery. 505 W. Miracle Mile, No. 2. 9077644. In Finem in Principio, an exhibit of works exploring the past and future by Nicole Carter and Clayton Schwarder, continues through Thursday, Nov. 29. Hours are 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free.

FLORENCE QUATER GALLERY Southwest University of Visual Arts Florence Quater Gallery. 2538 N. Country Club Road. 325-0123.

Michael Cajero: Black Sites, an exhibit of sculpture inspired by the treatment of prisoners detained at secret sites in foreign countries, continues through Wednesday, Nov. 21. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Visit suva.edu.

RAICES TALLER 222 ART GALLERY AND WORKSHOP Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery and Workshop. 218 E. Sixth St. 881-5335. Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, an exhibit of personal tributes inspired by tradition, continues through Saturday, Nov. 17. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and by appointment; free.

THE IMAGE COLLECTOR GALLERY The Image Collector Gallery. 417 N. Fourth Ave. 9770267. A Glimpse Of Cuba, a collection of images taken

by David Scott Moyer in four Cuban cities last April, opens with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, and continues from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily, through Dec. 31; free. The reception features Cuban music

by Aaron Gilmartin and his Trio Guaguajiro. Visit “A Glimpse of Cuba” on Facebook for more information.

JOEL D. VALDEZ MAIN LIBRARY Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Exhibits of Mel Dominguez’s paintings, the

SHERATON HOTEL AND SUITES Sheraton Hotel and Suites. 5151 E. Grant Road. 3236262. Fall/Winter Fine Art Exhibit, featuring works by members of the Southern Arizona Arts Guild, continues through Sunday, April 7, 2013. The exhibit is open 24 hours, daily, on the first and second floors; free.

TEMPLE GALLERY Temple Gallery. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Toshi Ueshina: Photographs of the All Souls Procession continues through Tuesday, Nov. 27.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Call 622-2823, or e-mail info@ethertongallery.com for more information.

UA POETRY CENTER UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. From Here and Far Away: Artist’s Books, Pages and Paintings, a one-woman show featuring the work of Beata Wehr, continues through Friday, Dec. 7. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday and Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday; free. Call or visit poetrycenter. arizona.edu for more information.

WEE GALLERY Wee Gallery. 439 N. Sixth Ave., No. 171. 360-6024.

Big Appetites, an exhibit of new work by Mykl Wells, continues through Saturday, Nov. 24. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; free.

WOMANKRAFT WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. The Holiday Bazaar continues through Saturday, Dec. 22. A reception takes place from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1.

Regular hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; free.

LAST CHANCE AMITY FOUNDATION’S DRAGONFLY GALLERY Amity Foundation’s Dragonfly Gallery. 146 E. Broadway Blvd. 628-3164. A Retrospective of the Art of Pedro Restrepo-Palez, featuring the historian and diplomat’s paintings, closes Thursday, Nov. 8. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; free. Call 6283164, ext. 210, for more information.

TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 7426455. Water: An Exploration in Prints, an exhibition of works by members of the Arizona Print Group, closes Sunday, Nov. 11. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information.

OUT OF TOWN BISBEE CENTRAL SCHOOL PROJECT Bisbee Central School Project. 43 Howell Ave. Bisbee.

(520) 432-5347. Parallel Visions 1980 to 2012, a joint retrospective of Boyd Nicholl’s silver prints and Laurie Kintzele’s drawings, continues through Sunday, Nov. 18.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday through Sunday; free.

DOUGLAS ART GALLERY Douglas Art Gallery. 625 10th St. Douglas. (520) 3646410. An exhibit of fiber works by members of the Bisbee Fiber Arts Guild continues through Friday, Nov. 30. A reception takes place from 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; free.

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-2371. Temporary Meditations and Mandalas: Patterns in Nature closes Sunday, Nov. 11. Buddhist monks paint sand mandalas daily, through Saturday, Nov. 10. Cathi Stillman gives a workshop, “MandalaMaking: Journey to the Center,” from 10 a.m to 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $60, $50 member. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 4:30 p.m., Sunday; free.

VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS GALLERY Ventana Medical Systems Gallery. 1910 E. Innovation Park Drive, Building No. 2. Oro Valley. 887-2155. An exhibit of two-dimensional work in a range of media, representing artists who are, or are inspired by, cancer survivors, continues through Friday, Jan. 4. Hours are by appointment.

WESTERN NATIONAL PARKS ASSOCIATION KIVA GALLERY Western National Parks Association Kiva Gallery.

12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014.

Southwestern-Flavored Art, an exhibit of prints of

original works by Christiana Morgan, Eric Jabloner and Linda Ahearn continues through Friday, Nov. 30. An artists’ reception takes place from 3:40 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, except when lectures are being given; free. The gallery is closed for lectures from noon to 1 p.m., and from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday and Saturday. Visit wnpa.org for more information.

UPCOMING BIOSPHERE 2 CENTER Biosphere 2 Center. 32540 S. Biosphere 2 Road.

Oracle. 838-6200. The Art of All Possibilities opens with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, and continues through Thursday, Feb. 28. Reservations are requested; email rrp.artlab@gmail.com and include the names of everyone in your party. The Art of All Possibilities is an interdisciplinary exhibition in which art relates to the scientific research, architecture and culture of Biosphere 2. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily, except for Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 22; and Christmas, Tuesday, Dec. 25; $10 to $20.

would be good collage material for use by mothers and children at Emerge, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

OPEN STUDIO ART CLASSES WomanKraft. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Anyone can make crafts for free from 1 to 4 p.m., every second Friday and Saturday. Visit womankraft.org.

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MUSEUMS EVENTS THIS WEEK ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.

100 Years: 100 Quilts continues through Saturday, Dec. 29. The quilts, created for the state’s centennial, depict Arizona landscapes, cultures, historical places and unique events. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday; $5, $4 senior or age 12 through 18, free younger child. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org.

HOLIDAY ARTISANS MARKET Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333.

The Tucson Museum of Art hosts an artisans’ market with food trucks, family activities, crafts, face-painting, live entertainment and unique gifts from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Nov. 16 through 18; free admission. A beer garden is available Saturday and Sunday. Call or visit tucsonmuseumofart.org for more information.

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

621-7968. An exhibit for the Arizona Centennial, Made in Arizona: Photographs From the Collection, which showcases 20th-century photographs, continues through Sunday, Nov. 25. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; free. Visit centerforcreativephotography.org for more information.

MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. 6872 E. Sunrise Drive. 722-7798. Mell Modern, an exhibit of modernist work by painter and sculptor Ed Mell, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, and continues through Friday, Dec. 14. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday; free. Visit medicinemangallery.com for more information.

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. 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.

PAINT OUT IN THE PARK Cienega Creek Natural Preserve. 16000 E. Marsh Station Road. Vail. Russ Recchion of the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society shares techniques for painting landscape scenes with artists age 12 and older, from 8 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17; free. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or e-mail eeducation@pima. gov for reservations and more information.

MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. The exhibit No Small Parts: The Role of Scale Models in Theater Set Design closes Sunday, Nov. 11. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday; $9, $8 senior or military, $6 age 4 to 17, $6 adults Thursday through Dec. 27, free younger child. Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information.

TOHONO CHUL PARK Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455.

Holiday for the Park, a fundraiser featuring ornaments created by local artists, opens Thursday, Nov. 15, and continues through Tuesday, Dec. 11. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $8, $6 senior, $5 active military, $4 student with valid ID, $2 ages 5 through 12, free member or child younger than 5, includes admission to the park. Visit tohonochulpark.org for more information.

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-2371. A juried exhibit of work by members of the center, and a holiday art market, open with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, and continue through Sunday, Jan. 6. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 4:30 p.m., Sunday; free.

ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL FOR ARTISTS BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. Submissions of art, jewelry or functional objects referencing bicycle-related topics or created from recycled bicycle parts and cycling gear are sought for ongoing commission-sales in the BICAS gallery. Work received by Monday, Nov. 26, is included in a benefit art auction Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 and 2. Art should be ready to install, and may be dropped off at BICAS during business hours, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

CALL FOR ARTISTS Tucson Arts Brigade seeks artists to create work on 22-by-30-inch high-quality paper that will be provided.

The finished works will be included in a traveling artshow fundraiser, and auctioned sometime in 2013.

Artists receive promotion, plus 30 percent of the auction amount for their work. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Nov. 30. Email curator@tucsonartsbrigade.org, or visit tucsonartsbrigade.org for more guidelines and information.

DONATE ART SUPPLIES TO EMERGE CENTER AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE BICAS. 44 W. Sixth St. 628-7950. In collaboration with Paperworks, BICAS collects card stock, plain and decorative papers, strong glue, markers, paints, brushes, rubber stamps and ink, stencils, scissors, embellishments, ribbons, buttons, stickers and anything else that

MOCA MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Vinjon Global Corp: Quietly Taking Over the World, featuring works

by Hunter Jonakin and Jordan Vinyard, runs through Sunday, Dec. 2. An exhibit of Peter Young’s large-scale abstract paintings from the 1960s to the present continues through Sunday, Jan. 13. Regular gallery 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.

TRIP TO TOHONO O’ODHAM MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER Mission Branch Library. 3770 S. Mission Road. 5945325. Ages 14 and older learn about the culture and history of the Tohono O’odham at the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center and Museum near Sells from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14; $10. No host lunch follows at the Desert Rain CafÊ. The trip begins and ends at the Mission Branch Library. Reservations are required. Call 615-7855, or email eeducation@pima.gov for reservations and more information.

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

Barbara Rogers lectures about her work and signs her books at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8. The event includes a raffle for a Barbara Rogers painting; tickets are $25 or five for $100. The Shape of Things: Four Decades of Paintings and Sculpture continues through Sunday, Jan. 6. Barbara Rogers: The Imperative of Beauty, a 50-Year Retrospective continues through Sunday, Jan. 13. Henri Matisse: The PasiphaĂŠ Series and Other Works on Paper runs through Sunday, Jan. 20. Art + the Machine runs through Sunday, July 14, 2013. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday; $10, $8 senior, $5 college student with ID, free age 18 or younger, active military or veteran with ID, and TMA members; free the first Sunday of every month. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free with admission. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org for more information.

UA MUSEUM OF ART UA Museum of Art. 1031 N. Olive Road. 621-7567. In Relief: German Op-Art Ceramics opens Thursday, Nov. 8, and continues through Sunday, Jan. 27. Broken Desert:

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Land and Sea, work by Heather Green, Greg Lindquist and Chris McGinnis that explores human impact on nature, opens Thursday, Nov. 8, and continues through Sunday, March 3. An exhibit of drawings and prints from the UA Museum of Art’s permanent collection runs through Sunday, Jan. 6. The Samuel H. Kress Collection and the altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo are on display until further notice. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; $5, free member, student, child, faculty and staff with ID. Visit artmuseum.arizona.edu.

OUT OF TOWN DRAGOON BUTTERFIELD STATE STATION AND COCHISE STRONGHOLD TOUR Western National Parks Association. 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Oro Valley. 622-6014. Popular lecturer Jack Lasseter conducts a tour of key sites in the history of Apaches under Cochise, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; $150, $135 member of the Western National Parks Association. Call 622-6014 to reserve a space. Prior to the trip, participants should try to attend Jack Lasseter’s presentation, The Chiricahua Apaches, Warrior People of the Southwest, at noon or 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, free. Reservations are required, but must be made no earlier than one week in advance; call between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; or from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday. Visit wnpa. org for a schedule of talks, directions or more info.

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

398-2252. Sonoran Stories in Plants, an exhibit offering a Native American perspective on botanic art, continues through Friday, Nov. 30. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily; $5, $2 age 7 to 13, free younger child. Call or visit tubacpresidiopark.com for more information.

MINI-TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 881-0606. Holiday decorations throughout the museum are unveiled on Tuesday, Nov. 20, and continue through Sunday, Jan. 6. Decor includes more than a dozen miniatures depicting holiday traditions, through history and around the world. Holiday musical performances and craft projects are also featured. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, except Christmas Day; and noon to 4 p.m., Sunday; $9, $8 senior or military, $6 age 4 to 17, $6 adults Thursday through Dec. 27, free younger child.

Visit theminitimemachine.org for more information.

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

The traditional holiday exhibit, El Nacimiento, opens Saturday, Nov. 17, and runs through Saturday, June 1, 2013, in the Casa Cordova. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday; $10, $8 senior, $5 college student with ID, free age 18 or younger, active military or veteran with ID, and TMA members; free the first Sunday of every month. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org for more information.Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday; $10, $8 senior, $5 college student with ID, free age 18 or younger, active military or veteran with ID, and TMA members; free the first Sunday of every month. Visit tucsonmuseumofart.org for more info.

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ARIZONA 100: ESSENTIAL BOOKS FOR THE CENTENNIAL UA Library Special Collections. 1510 E. University Blvd.

621-6423. Inspired by the state’s centennial, Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial showcases 100 books that define the cultural, historical, environmental and political landscape of Arizona, from the Spanish Colonial era to the present, through Friday, Dec. 14.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; free.

ANN HEDLUND: WHERE’S THAT TEXTILE FROM, AND WHEN WAS IT MADE? Arizona State Museum. 1013 E. University Blvd. 6216302. Textile expert Ann L. Hedlund gives an illustrated talk about textiles from Mexico and the Southwest using examples from the museum’s collection, from 6:45 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; free.

KEN LAMBERTON: DRY RIVER Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. Ken Lamberton reads and discusses his book Dry River: Stories of Life, Death and Redemption on the Santa Cruz, from 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free.

LITERATI St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. The St. Philip’s book discussion group meets at 7:30 p.m., the second Monday of every month, through May; free. The Nov. 12 selection is Walter Masse’s Catherine the Great.

MARK DE YOUNG: THE FRUIT OF TEACHING Mostly Books. 6208 E. Speedway Blvd. 571-0110.

Mark De Young signs his book, The Fruit of Teaching, from 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free.

OTHER VOICES WOMEN’S READING SERIES Antigone Books. 411 N. Fourth Ave. 792-3715. Laila Hallaby and Arpine Konyalian Grenier read from their work at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free. Refreshments and an open mic follow. Writers should arrive by 6:45 to sign up for the open mic.

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POET LAUREATE NOMINATIONS DUE Nominations for Arizona Poet Laureate are due on Friday, Nov. 9. Visit azarts.gov/azpoetlaureate to download nomination guidelines and submit a nomination.

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GLORIA MCMILLAN: THE BLUE MAROON MURDER Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center. 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. 887-9786. Gloria McMillan, who teaches at Pima Community College, discusses her novel from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; free.

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UA POETRY CENTER READING UA Poetry Center. 1508 E. Helen St. 626-3765. G.C. Waldrep reads poetry at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; free.

Visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BOOKLINKS: A BOOK CLUB FOR ADULTS Miller-Golf Links Branch Library. 9640 E. Golf Links Road. 594-5355. Men and women share insights about a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction books at 12:30 p.m., the second Friday of every month; free.

BOOKWORMS Bookmans. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-5767. This book club meets from 7 to 8 p.m., on the second Wednesday of every month; free. The selection for Wednesday, Nov. 14, is John Updike’s Rabbit Redux.

CALL FOR WRITERS Submissions are sought for the 2013 Short Fiction Award offered by Kore Press. The winner receives a $1,000 cash prize and publication by Kore Press.

Friday, Nov. 30, is the deadline for submission. Call 327-2127, or visit korepress.org for more guidelines.

CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE BOOK CLUB Oro Valley Public Library. 1305 W. Naranja Drive. 2295300. Current literary fiction is the topic from 10 a.m. to noon, on the second Thursday of every month; free.

Call or visit orovalleyaz.gov for more information.

ECLECTIC WRITERS’ GROUP The Eclectic Writers’ Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m., every Monday, at a residence at 2060 N. Painted Hills Road; free. Call 797-6614 for more information.

ON-A-MISSION BOOK CLUB Mission Branch Library. 3770 S. Mission Road. 5945325. Discover new authors and enjoy conversation at 1 p.m., the second Wednesday of every month; free.

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ARIZONA SENATOR LINDA LOPEZ: THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT Joel D. Valdez Main Library. 101 N. Stone Ave. 5945500. The League of Women voters of Greater Tucson hosts a post-election discussion about the local implications of the Affordable Health Care Act, led by Arizona Senator Linda Lopez, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; free. A meet and greet takes place at 9:30 a.m. Parking is free in the library’s underground lot.

ART LECTURES AT DUSENBERRY LIBRARY Dusenberry River Branch Library. 5605 E. River Road.

594-5345. Docents from the UA Museum of Art and the Tucson Museum of Art give talks from 2 to 3 p.m., the second and fourth Tuesday of every month; free.

ART NOW! CONTEMPORARY ART SINCE 1980 MOCA. 265 S. Church Ave. 624-5019. Art historians offer differing, and occasionally opposing, perspectives on iconic works, and invite the audience to join the debate in a salon setting, at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 28; $15, $10 member. Wine and snacks are served. Call or visit moca-tucson.org for topics.

CATHY HUFAULT: RESCUE PHOTOS Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. 594-5275. The author of Death Clouds on Mount Baldy: Tucson’s Lost Tragedy presents dramatic historic photos from the rescue, at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

DR. ESTHER STERNBERG: HEALING SPACES Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road.

621-7968. Dr. Esther Sternberg presents “Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being,” a lecture on the relationships between health, stress and surroundings, from 1 to 1:45 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

GEODESIGN PRESENTATION UA College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

1040 N. Olive Road. 621-6751. Assistant professor Ryan Perkl and his students demonstrate their recent work with the Arizona Department of Game and Fish involving geospatial modeling, development of a tool for designing wildlife corridors and ongoing wildlife connectivity analysis, from 3 to 3:45 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

Call 621-0806 for more information.

J.C. MUTCHLER: A SHORT VERSION OF A LONG HISTORY OF THE SOUTHWEST UA Student Union Bookstore. 1209 E. University Blvd.

621-2426. J.C. Mutchler, associate research historian with the UA Southwest Center, gives a whirlwind tour through the cultural and environmental history of the Southwest, at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

JEANNE CLARK: HUMAN TRAFFICKING Old Pueblo Grille. 60 N. Alvernon Way. 326-6000.

Jeanne Clark, past president of the American Association of University Women, addresses its Tucson chapter at a luncheon meeting from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $24. Call 795-3952 for reservations.

‘KNOWLEDGE IS POWER’ SEMINARS Pima County Tucson Women’s Commission. 240 N. Court Ave. 624-8318. The Tucson Women’s Commission hosts free workshops from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8: “Intellectual Property for Women Artists and Entrepreneurs,” Kathleen Williamson, intellectual property attorney; Nov. 15: “Know Your U.S. Constitution: Our Founding Documents, Our First Words,” Bunny Davis, attorney, and Women’s Commission chair Alison Hughes; and Dec. 6: “How to Start Your Own Small Business,” Lucinda Hughes-Juan, specialist in business development and cultural dynamics. Call 881-0917 to register.

MARK KLETT AND BYRON WOLFE Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road.

621-7968. Norton Family Curator Rebecca Senf leads collaborative artists Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe in a discussion of their working process, their recent Grand Canyon project and book, and their future plans, at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14. The book is available for purchase and signing.

MCCORMICK SOCIETY LECTURE UA James E. Rogers College of Law. 1201 E. Speedway Blvd. 621-1413. Morris Dees, founder and chief trial

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BOOKS Supernatural thriller ‘King of the Dead’ offers a quick, well-plotted read

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Mostly Books’ best-sellers for the week ending Nov. 2, 2012

BY NICK DEPASCAL, mailbag@tucsonweekly.com

1. Judgment Call: A Brady Novel of Suspense J.A. Jance, HarperCollins ($25.99)

ing of the Dead, Joseph Nassise’s second novel in the Jeremiah Hunt series, is a fun and fast-paced read that never lacks plot or action. Instead of creating a separate world, Nassise instead uses the familiarity of our own world and imposes the supernatural on that familiarity. What results is an imaginative and gripping work of fiction that may just keep you up at night.

Broadly, the action follows Jeremiah Hunt, who is on the run from law enforcement for murders he didn’t commit. Along for the ride are friends Denise Clearwater, a witch, and Dmitri Alexandrov, a man who can shape-shift into a huge polar bear in dicey situations.

Despite being comfortably holed up at a beach house in New Jersey under assumed identities—where Jeremiah, or Hunt, as he’s called, is learning to use and control his “ghostsight,” which allows him to see the dead—Denise’s visions of New Orleans being destroyed forces the trio out of hiding and on the road to prevent a catastrophe in the Big Easy. What the three, along with a variety of magical comrades, will discover upon arrival and investigation will end up testing their emotional and magical connection.

I had not read the first book in the series, so I was concerned that I would be at a total loss as to the characters, the world and the action.

But Nassise successfully, and not too intrusively, references and summarizes the basics of what occurs in the first book. For example, when summing up his situation, Hunt says: “We’d left Boston in early September, just a half-step ahead of an FBI agent named Robertson. Mr. FBI is convinced I was the serial killer known as the Reaper, a particularly vicious monster he’d been hunting for more than a decade.” And in discussing the main plot of the first book, Hunt tells us: “It all started with the kidnapping of my daughter, Elizabeth, five years before. I didn’t know it then, but she’d been snatched by the supernatural equivalent

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of the man with a thousand faces: a doppelganger, or fetch, as they were sometimes called, that could take the form of any creature it came into contact with.”

Because the book is mostly written in the first person, from Hunt’s point of view, Nassise solves the problem of how to educate the reader about how the magical world functions by making a neophyte such as Hunt the narrator. Thus, the reader is just as in the dark as Hunt, and it’s through Hunt’s questions to others that the reader learns along with Hunt. The explanations of the magical phenomena remain rather simple and terse, and in the context of the dialogue of the novel, the explanations feel unforced and believable; they never stray into overly arcane and boring lectures. Hunt’s voice throughout is sardonic and humorous, and although at times the book feels like many other things I’ve read, Hunt overall serves as a pleasant guide through this strange world. He also has the admirable trait of never taking himself too seriously.

What’s problematic, or at least slows down the pace of the novel, are the interludes during which the narrative focus shifts to either Denise or Agent Robertson. While Robertson’s point of view is also in the first person, he comes off as a stereotypical, gung-ho, asshole law-enforcement officer, and a foe not really up to taking on Hunt and his friends. His sections do form another strand of the plot, though, and help to build tension. It’s just a shame his character isn’t more original or deeply drawn.

On the other hand, Denise’s character—and what we learn about her connections to New Orleans throughout—are interesting and help make her feel like a real, flesh-and-blood person. Yet the choice to put her sections in the third person instead of the first person is jolting and unconvincing. Perhaps the author wasn’t comfortable writing from the female POV. It’s clear that these sorts of sections are needed when Hunt goes off-screen, but their execution was rather inelegant and off-putting, and slowed the breakneck pace of the narrative.

Overall, the novel is sleek and contemporary, and readers of all stripes, not just fans of supernatural thrillers, will probably find something to like about it. In any case, it’s a quick and well-plotted read.

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attorney of the Southern Poverty Law Center, presents “With Justice for All,” at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; free, but space is limited. For more information and to RSVP, call 621-8430, or visit www.law.arizona.edu.

3. As I Lay Dying William Faulkner, Vintage ($14)

4. Finale (Hush, Hush) Becca Fitzpatrick, Simon and Schuster ($19.99)

5. A Discovery of Witches: A Novel Deborah Harkness, Penguin ($16)

6. Beautiful Redemption Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Little, Brown ($18.99)

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

8. The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little, Brown ($35)

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

10. An Irish Country Wedding Patrick Taylor, Forge ($24.99) William Faulkner

PANEL: AN AGE FOR JUSTICE St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-6421. Stewart Grabel of the Pima Council on Aging presents a video featuring a panel of specialists on elder abuse, at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 11; free.

PCC SPEAKERS’ SERIES PCC District Office. 4905 E. Broadway Blvd. 2064500. History-faculty member Kimlisa Salazar presents “We Roared Into the Twenties: Women, Advertising and Shifting Image in the 1920s,” at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13; free.

PICTURING ARIZONA Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center. 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road. 887-9786. The Arizona Humanities Council sponsors a presentation of photography covering Arizona’s geographical wonders, prehistory, historic sites, cultural diversity, biotech industries, mining and history of water use, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; free.

QUILTING SERIES Arizona History Museum. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.

Karen Fisher, who contributed to the centennial exhibit 100 Years, 100 Quilts, gives an informal talk about the work at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10; $5, $4 senior and ages 12 through 18, free younger child, includes admission. Visit arizonahistoricalsociety.org.

REAL OR FAKE: AN EGYPTIAN AUTOMATON UA Student Union Bookstore. 1209 E. University Blvd.

621-2426. Nicholas Reeves discusses how to determine if an archaeological object is real or fake, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8; free.

RICK JOY: LIFE IN ARCHITECTURE Center for Creative Photography. 1030 N. Olive Road.

621-7968. Rick Joy, 2012 UA College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Alumnus of the Year, discusses his design responses to climate, culture, traditions and place, from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 9; free.

SAL TIRRITO: BETTER LIVING THROUGH PLANT-BASED EATING Tucson Association of Realtors. 2445 N. Tucson Blvd.

327-4218. Sal Tirrito leads a seminar on plant-based eating and how to manage blood sugars, at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12; $20. Call 297-9060, ext. 1333, or visit therawcardiologist.com/register to register.

TMA BREAKFAST CLUB Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Art talks take place over brunch from 10 a.m. to noon, on selected Tuesdays; $35. Nov. 13: Julie Sasse, chief curator and curator of modern and contemporary art, discusses the historical fascination of the machine as a subject of art. A tour of the exhibit Art + the Machine follows.

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

G.C. Waldrep presents “On the Unveiling: Parable, Apocalypse and Spiritual Practice in Contemporary Poetry,” Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m.; free. Visit poetry.arizona.edu for more information.

UPCOMING DR. JOHN COBB: AUDITORY DEPRIVATION The Olive Bistro. 514 E. Madera Canyon Drive, No. 100.

Green Valley. 393-3431. Dr. John Cobb discusses how hearing loss erodes quality of life and undermines family relations, and he offers suggestions to help prevent gradual loss of the brain’s ability to process auditory information, from 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; free.

Call 648-3277 for more information.

STEVE HAYDEN: DIGGING KEET SEEL La Parilla Suiza. 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300.

Steve Hayden presents “Digging Keet Seel: Julian Hayden’s 1934 Diary,” about the excavation of an Anasazi cliff village, at a no-host dinner from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; free presentation. The event is part of the lecture series Third Thursday Food for Thought hosted by Old Pueblo Archaeology Center.

TERRIL SHORB: HEALING THE WHOLE WORLD Prescott College/Tucson Center. 2233 E. Speedway Blvd. 319-9868. Terril Shorb, founder of Prescott College’s Sustainable Community Development Program, and research partner Yvette Schnoeker-Shorb discuss apparent healing effects of even small doses of nature in urban settings, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15; free. RSVP requested by Wednesday, Nov. 14.

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CINEMA John Hawkes’ work as a paralyzed poet in ‘The Sessions’ is simply stunning

The Price of Polio

TOP TEN Casa Video’s top rentals for the week ending Nov. 4, 2012

BY COLIN BOYD, cboyd@tucsonweekly.com t was probably the departed HBO series Deadwood that garnered him the first steady attention of his career, but John Hawkes has been in show business since the mid-’80s, mostly with oneoff TV appearances and the kind of indie films that make other indie films look like blockbusters. Out of nowhere, his impressive work in Winter’s Bone garnered Hawkes an Oscar nomination, and he gained more steam playing another creepy villain in last year’s Martha Marcy May Marlene.

And now there is The Sessions, which showcases for anyone relatively new to the John Hawkes party—which would be the vast majority of us—an entirely different tool kit.

Put simply, this guy is an actor’s actor, and it’s a genuine pleasure to watch him work.

Hawkes portrays Mark O’Brien, a poet who can’t get laid. There is more to it than that, of course, but sexual frustration is the character’s existential dilemma. In reality, the actual Mark O’Brien suffered from polio as a child and had to spend most of his time in an iron lung. He got an English degree at the University of California at Berkeley, and freelanced the occasional odd writing job. But at age 38, Mark confides in his priest (William H. Macy) that he’s reached his “use-by date,” and is considering hiring a sex therapist.

This poses problems on multiple fronts.

There is the moral consequence (for a Catholic, at least) of pre-marital sex and hiring a sex worker … so long as you don’t reach all the way back to the Old Testament, where prostitution was more of a gray area. That vexes the priest. There are also Mark’s physical limitations: He’s confined to a gurney and only able to move his head.

Mark’s polio is, if not exactly played for laughs, the subject of some of the film’s consistent levity. Mark wants to be normal in every way he can, and neither he nor the film uses his disability to wring extra sympathy out of the audience. He’s come to terms with the person he is and what he has to offer, and after a few minutes, viewers do, too.

It’s always a delicate balance in these situations, but writer-director Ben Lewin—who based his screenplay on Mark O’Brien’s own article on this subject—never presents Mark as a doomed character or one defined by his polio. Perhaps that’s because Lewin is himself a polio survivor, and has achieved a 35-year career behind the camera in spite of it; he knows firsthand that contracting a disease doesn’t make someone a permanent victim.

Mark’s quest leads him to Cheryl (Helen

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1. The Campaign Warner Bros.

2. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter 20th Century Fox

3. Moonrise Kingdom Universal

4. Prometheus 20th Century Fox

5. Magic Mike Warner Bros.

6. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Universal

7. The Raven 20th Century Fox

8. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted Paramount

9. Safety Not Guaranteed Sony

10. Take This Waltz Magnolia Helen Hunt in The Sessions.

Hunt), a sex surrogate who will work with him, not just to have sex, but to find emotional and physical comfort through it, which she believes will give him more self-esteem. The handful of sex scenes go from hilariously brief to more delicate and heartfelt. They’re also not shy scenes, if you catch the drift. And they need to show as much as possible, less because of Mark’s sexual naïveté and more because of his issues with intimacy, which are different animals.

Because Lewin doesn’t see Mark O’Brien as a protected species, The Sessions is allowed to be as funny and absurd as any other movie about virginity. That really is what’s on the table here; it’s just not viewed through the eyes of a pimply high school kid or Steve Carell. But the ups and downs are remarkably similar, even if The Sessions has a more mature way of processing them.

You can find a documentary online called Breathing Lessons. It was produced in 1996 and won an Oscar; it details Mark O’Brien’s life and work. It is probably best to see The Sessions first and then compare, if you wish, the performance

by Hawkes with the real thing. Hawkes’ portrayal is remarkable on its own, but seeing it side by side with the actual Mark O’Brien not only instructs you about how close he came to the

The Sessions Rated R Starring John Hawkes, Helen Hunt and William H. Macy Directed by Ben Lewin Fox Searchlight, 95 minutes Opens Friday, Nov. 9, at Century El Con 20 (800-326-3264, ext. 902).

target—but how difficult of a target that was to hit.

Although Mark (who died in 1999) couldn’t move his limbs, he wasn’t just lying comfortably; in fact, his spine was wildly contorted.

That meant John Hawkes couldn’t rest comfortably, either. He and the props department developed a device to push his spine in one direction during scenes, and the actor now reports that he may have unwittingly migrated organs during the process, pushing things where they’re not meant to be. Hawkes has said during the press rounds for the film that he may carry some pain with him for the rest of his life. And once you see The Sessions, it’s likely that you’ll carry some of that with you for a while yourself.

Aubrey Plaza in Safety Not Guaranteed.

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AMC Loews Foothills 15 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd.

888-262-4386.

Alex Cross (PG-13) ends Thu 9:40 Argo (R) Thu-Wed 11:05, 1:50, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Thu 2, 7:15; Fri-Wed 1:30, 7:05 Cloud Atlas (R) Thu 11:55, 3:45, 7:35; FriWed 12:35, 4:15, 7:55 Flight (R) Thu 10:10, 11:10, 1:15, 2:15, 4:25, 5:25, 7:30, 8:30, 9:45, 10:35; Fri-Mon 10:15, 11:15, 1:30, 2:30, 4:35, 5:35, 7:55, 8:45, 11; TueWed 11:15, 1:30, 2:30, 4:35, 5:35, 7:55, 8:45, 11 Fun Size (PG-13) ends Thu 11:35, 5, 9:55 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 6:05, 8:30; FriWed 2:30 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 3:15, 7:50; Fri-Mon 10:30, 3:15, 7:50; TueWed 3:15, 7:50 Hotel Transylvania 3D (PG) Thu 10:30, 1, 5:30, 10:05; Fri-Wed 1, 5:30 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30, 8, 10:30; Fri-Mon 10:40, 1, 3:25, 5:45, 8:15, 10:30; Tue-Wed 1, 3:25, 5:45, 8:15, 10:30 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Fri-Mon 10:20, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55; Tue-Wed 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7; Fri-Wed 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7, 9:40 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) ends Thu 10, 2:40, 7:20 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu 12:20, 5; Fri-Wed 10:05 Sinister (R) Thu 11:15, 1:55, 4:50, 7:25, 10; FriMon 10:50, 4:25, 9:50; Tue-Wed 4:25, 9:50 Skyfall (PG-13) Fri 12:07 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11, 11:45, 3:15, 5:15, 6:45, 8:30, 10 Skyfall: The IMAX Experience (PG-13) ThuMon 10, 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11; Tue-Wed 1:15, 4:30, 7:45, 11 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 10:20, 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:40, 9:55; Fri-Mon 10:45, 1:05, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:20; Tue-Wed 1:05, 3:20, 5:40, 8, 10:20 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 10, 10:45, 11:45, 12:45, 2:30, 3:30, 4:05, 5:05, 7:45, 9:25, 10:25; FriMon 10, 10:35, 11:35, 2:10, 3:45, 4:45, 7:25, 9:15, 10:15; Tue-Wed 11:35, 2:10, 3:45, 4:45, 7:25, 9:15, 10:15 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu 1:30, 6:45; Fri-Wed 1:10, 6:30

Century El Con 20 3601 E. Broadway Blvd.

800-326-3264, ext. 902.

Alex Cross (PG-13) ends Thu 2:15, 7:15 Argo (R) Thu 12, 1:45, 4:35, 5:50, 7:20, 10:10; Fri-Wed 11:15, 2, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Thu 11:20, 2:05, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25; Fri 11:20; Sun-Wed 11:20 Cloud Atlas (R) Thu 11:35, 3:15, 7, 9:30; Fri-Wed 11:35, 3:15, 6:55, 9:30 Flight (R) Thu-Wed 11:20, 12:30, 2:30, 3:45, 5:45, 7, 9, 10:15 Frankenweenie (PG) ends Thu 11:40, 4:50, 9:50 Fun Size (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 3:25, 10:30; FriWed 11:30 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:45, 7:05, 9:40; Fri-Tue 11:50, 2:20, 4:45 Led Zeppelin “Celebration’’ Day Encore (Not Rated) Tue 7:30 Looper (R) Thu-Wed 11:25, 2:15, 5, 7:45, 10:30 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu-Wed 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10 The Metropolitan Opera: Otello Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest Live (Not Rated) Sat 10:55 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 1:15, 3:30, 5:45, 8, 10:15; Fri-Mon 3:30, 5:45, 8:05, 10:20; Tue-Wed 3:30 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (PG-13) ThuWed 11:55, 2:35, 5:05, 7:35, 10:05 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 2:25, 7:50; Fri-Wed 11:50, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30 The Sessions (R) Fri 12:01 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11:20, 1:50, 4:20, 7:15, 9:45 Seven Psychopaths (R) Thu 11:50, 5:10, 10:30; Fri-Mon 7:40, 10:25 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) ends Thu 12:45, 3:10, 5:35, 8, 10:20 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu-Wed 11:40, 2, 4:30, 6:55, 9:25 Sinister (R) Thu 11:45, 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25; Fri-Wed 2:25, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 Skyfall (PG-13) Fri 12:07 a.m., 12:15 a.m.; FriWed 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45, 6, 7, 8, 9:15, 10:15 The Sting (PG) Wed 2, 7 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:35; Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 10:30 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:30, 12:20, 2:10, 4:50, 5:40, 7:30, 10:10; FriWed 11:30, 12:20, 1:20, 2:10, 4, 4:50, 5:40, 6:40, 7:25, 9:20, 10:10 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu 1:20, 3, 4, 6:40, 8:20, 9:20; Fri-Wed 3, 8:20

Century Gateway 12 770 N. Kolb Road.

800-326-3264, ext. 962.

The Bourne Legacy (PG13) Thu 12:50, 6:45; FriSat 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40; Sun-Mon 12:50, 3:45, 6:45; Tue 12:50, 3:45, 6:45, 9:40; Wed

12:50, 3:45, 6:45 Brave (PG) Thu 12, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25; Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 7:25, 10; Sun-Mon 12, 2:30, 7:25; Tue 12, 2:30, 7:25, 10; Wed 12, 2:30, 7:25 Brave 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 4:55 The Dark Knight (PG-13) ends Thu 12:10, 3:35, 7 The Dark Knight Rises (PG13) Fri-Wed 12:10, 3:35, 7 End of Watch (R) Fri-Sat 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Sun-Mon 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45; Tue 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Wed 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu 12:30, 2:55, 5:20, 7:45; Fri-Sat 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; Sun-Mon 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:50; Tue 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; Wed 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:50 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30; Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 10:05; Sun-Mon 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30; Tue 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30, 10:05; Wed 12:15, 2:35, 5:05, 7:30 House at the End of the Street (PG-13) Thu 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40; Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10; Sun-Mon 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:45; Tue 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10; Wed 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:45 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu 12:25, 2:40, 5, 7:15; Fri-Sat 12:25, 2:40, 7:15, 9:30; Sun-Mon 12:25, 2:40, 7:15; Tue 12:25, 2:40, 7:15, 9:30; Wed 12:25, 2:40, 7:15 Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (PG) Fri-Wed 5 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20; Fri-Sat 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45; Sun-Mon 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20; Tue 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45; Wed 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 ParaNorman (PG) Thu 12:05, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10; Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:20, 7:10, 9:35; Sun-Mon 12:05, 2:20, 7:10; Tue 12:05, 2:20, 7:10, 9:35; Wed 12:05, 2:20, 7:10 ParaNorman 3D (PG) FriWed 4:45 The Possession (PG-13) Thu 12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35; Fri-Sat 2:55, 9:55; Sun-Mon 2:55; Tue 2:55, 9:55; Wed 2:55 Resident Evil: Retribution (R) Thu 4; Fri-Wed 12:35, 7:35 Resident Evil: Retribution 3D (R) Fri-Wed 5:10 Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) Thu 12:45, 3:45, 7:05; Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:50, 7:05, 9:50; Sun-Mon 12:45, 3:50, 7:05; Tue 12:45, 3:50, 7:05, 9:50; Wed 12:45, 3:50, 7:05 Won’t Back Down (PG) ends Thu 12:40, 3:50, 6:50

Century Park Place 20 5870 E. Broadway Blvd.

800-326-3264, ext. 903.

Alex Cross (PG-13) ends Thu 11:15, 4:25, 9:30 Argo (R) Thu 11, 1:50, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30; FriWed 11:05, 1:55, 4:50, 7:40, 10:30 Chasing Mavericks (PG) Thu 11:05, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25; Fri-Tue 12:05 Cloud Atlas (R) Thu 11:25, 1:20, 3:15, 5:15,

7:05, 9:05; Fri-Wed 12, 3:50, 7:45 Flight (R) Thu 11:30, 1:05, 2:45, 4:20, 6, 7:35, 9:25, 10:45; FriWed 11:25, 1, 2:40, 4:20, 5:55, 7:35, 9:10 Frankenweenie (PG) ends Thu 2, 7:05 Fun Size (PG-13) Thu 12:05, 2:35, 5:05; Fri-Wed 12:25 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Fri-Wed 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 11:35, 2:05, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40; Fri-Wed 11:30, 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:35 Led Zeppelin “Celebration’’ Day Encore (Not Rated) Tue 7:30 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu 11:10, 12:25, 1:40, 2:55, 4:10, 5:25, 6:40, 8, 9:10, 10:30; Fri-Wed 11:35, 12:50, 2:10, 3:25, 4:45, 5:55, 7:20, 8:35, 10 The Metropolitan Opera: Otello Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30 The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest Live (Not Rated) Sat 10:55 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50, 10:20; Fri-Wed 2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:15 Pitch Perfect (PG-13) Thu 1:15, 6:35; Fri 1:50, 7:30; Sat 7:30; Sun-Mon 1:50, 7:30; Tue-Wed 1:50 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) ends Thu 12, 5, 10:10 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu 2:30, 4:05, 7:30, 9:30; Fri-Tue 3, 5:35, 8, 10:25 Sinister (R) Thu 7:25, 10:05; Fri 11:10, 4:40, 10:20; Sat 4:40, 10:20; Sun-Mon 11:10, 4:40, 10:20; Tue 11:10, 4:40; Wed 11:10 Skyfall (PG-13) Thu 12:30, 3:45, 7, 10:20; Fri 12:07 a.m.; Fri-Wed 11, 11:50, 12:40, 1:30, 2:25, 3:15, 4:05, 4:55, 5:50, 6:40, 7:30, 8:20, 9:15, 10:05 The Sting (PG) Wed 2, 7 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:20, 1:50, 4:25, 7, 9:35; Fri-Wed 11:40, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11, 11:40, 1, 1:45, 2:25, 3:45, 4:30, 5:10, 6:30, 7:15, 7:55, 9:15, 10, 10:35; Fri-Wed 11:15, 12:35, 1:55, 3:20, 4:35, 6, 7:15, 8:40, 9:55 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu 12:20, 3:05, 5:50, 8:35; Fri-Wed 11:55, 1:25, 2:35, 4:15, 5:15, 7, 7:55, 9:40

Hotel Transylvania (PG) ThuFri 11:25, 1:50, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25; Sat 4:25, 6:55, 9:25; Sun-Tue 11:25, 1:50, 4:25, 6:55, 9:25; Wed 11:25 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:15; Fri-Wed 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:10 The Metropolitan Opera: Otello Encore (Not Rated) Wed 6:30, 6:30 The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest Live (Not Rated) Sat 10:55, 10:55 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 12:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:05; Fri 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10; Sat 5:15, 7:40, 10; Sun-Tue 12:25, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10; Wed 12:25, 2:45 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) ends Thu 12:10, 5:10, 10 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) ends Thu 2:40, 7:40 Skyfall (PG-13) Fri 12:07 a.m.; Fri-Wed 10:40, 12:20, 2, 3:40, 5:20, 7, 8:40, 10:20 The Sting (PG) Wed 2, 7 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu-Wed 11:55, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:50 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 11:05, 4:40, 10:10; FriWed 11:05, 4:40, 10:05 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu-Wed 1:55, 7:30

Crossroads 6 Grand Cinemas 4811 E. Grant Road.

327-7067.

Call for Fri-Wed film times Arbitrage (R) Thu 2:50, 7:20, 9:35 Beasts of the Southern Wild (PG-13) Thu 5:10 The Bourne Legacy (PG13) Thu 1:40, 6:50, 9:40 Brave (PG) Thu 12:30 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 3:20, 9 Hope Springs (PG-13) Thu 12:10, 2:30, 5, 7:30 House at the End of the Street (PG-13) Thu 9:45 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu 11:20 The Intouchables (R) Thu 2:20, 4:50 The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) Thu 12, 7:15 ParaNorman (PG) Thu 1:15 Resident Evil: Retribution (R) Thu 9:55 Robot and Frank (PG-13) Thu 4:40 Samsara (PG-13) Thu 11:10, 6:40 Trouble With the Curve (PG-13) Thu 11:30, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30

Century Theatres at the Fox Tucson Oro Valley Theatre 17 W. Congress St. Marketplace 12155 N. Oracle Road.

800-326-3264, ext. 899.

Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 11:20, 2:05, 4:45, 7:20, 9:55; Fri-Wed 11:20, 2:05, 4:45, 7:15, 9:55 Argo (R) Thu 10:40, 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20; Fri-Wed 10:45, 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:15 Chasing Mavericks (PG) ends Thu 10:50, 4:10, 9:30 Cloud Atlas (R) Thu-Wed 11:10, 3, 6:50, 10:30 Flight (R) Thu-Wed 12:40, 3:55, 7:10, 10:25 Fun Size (PG-13) ends Thu 1:45, 7 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu-Tue 11, 1:40, 4:20, 7:05, 9:45; Wed 11, 1:40

624-1515.

No films this week

Gallagher Theater UA Student Union, 1303 E. University Blvd.

626-0370.

Call for films and times

Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz.

806-4275.

Alex Cross (PG-13) ends Thu 4:10, 6:40 Argo (R) Thu 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25; Fri-Sat 10:05, 1, 4:20, 7:10,

10:20; Sun-Mon 10:05, 1, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05; TueWed 1, 4:20, 7:10, 10:05 Chasing Mavericks (PG) ends Thu 1:20, 9:10 Cloud Atlas (R) Thu 2:10, 6:10, 9:45; Fri-Mon 10:20, 2:20, 6:05, 9:45; Tue-Wed 2:20, 6:05, 9:45 Flight (R) Thu 11:20, 12:20, 2:40, 3:40, 6:05, 7, 9:15, 10:15; Fri-Sat 10, 12:10, 1:10, 3:30, 4:30, 6:40, 7:40, 10, 10:50; Sun-Mon 10, 12:10, 1:10, 3:30, 4:30, 6:40, 7:40, 10; Tue-Wed 12:10, 1:10, 3:30, 4:30, 6:40, 7:40, 10 Frankenweenie (PG) Thu 10:55, 3:45, 6:15; FriWed 11, 3:50 Frankenweenie 3D (PG) ends Thu 1:15, 8:45 Fun Size (PG-13) Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:05; FriWed 1:30, 6:30, 8:50 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:30, 9:20; Fri-Sat 10:50, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30; Sun-Mon 10:50, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; Tue 11:10, 1:40, 4:15, 9:35; Wed 11:10, 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 11:15, 4:15, 6:45; Fri-Sat 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Sun-Wed 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:30, 9:55 Hotel Transylvania 3D (PG) ends Thu 1:45, 9:05 Little Red Wagon (Not Rated) Thu 11:25, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10; Fri-Mon 10:40, 1:15, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20; TueWed 1:15, 3:45, 6:45, 9:20 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu 12, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:20; Fri-Sat 11:50, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:45; Sun-Wed 11:50, 2:40, 5:20, 8, 10:30 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30; Fri-Sat 12:50, 3:15, 5:50, 8:10, 10:30; Sun-Wed 12:50, 3:15, 5:50, 8:10, 10:20 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) ends Thu 12:30, 2:50 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D (R) Thu 5:20, 7:50, 10:10; Fri-Sat 9:45, 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; Sun-Mon 9:45, 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10; Tue-Wed 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:10 Sinister (R) Thu 1:10, 4, 6:50; Fri-Mon 10:10, 12:45, 3:40, 6:15, 9:10; Tue-Wed 12:45, 3:40, 6:15, 9:10 Skyfall (PG-13) Fri 12:07 a.m.; Fri-Sat 9:50, 11:40, 12:40, 3, 4, 6:20, 7:20, 9:40, 10:40; Sun-Mon 9:50, 11:40, 12:40, 3, 4, 6:20, 7:20, 9:30, 10:30; Tue-Wed 11:40, 12:40, 3, 4, 6:20, 7:20, 9:30, 10:30 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40; Fri-Sat 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:55; Sun-Wed 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:40 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 10:45, 12:40, 1:30, 3:30, 4:20, 6:20, 7:10, 9, 9:50; Fri-Mon 9:40, 10:30, 12:30, 1:20, 3:20, 4:10, 6:10, 7, 9, 9:50; Tue-Wed 12:30, 1:20, 3:20, 4:10, 6:10, 7, 9, 9:50 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu 11:30, 2:20, 5:10, 8, 10:40; Fri-Sat 11:20, 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:35; Sun-Wed 11:20, 2:10, 5, 7:50, 10:25

The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.

795-7777.

Call 795-0844 to check handicap accessibility 17 Girls (Not Rated) Mon 12:30 All Together (Not Rated) Sat 1 Be Like an Ant (Not Rated) Mon 2:15 The Big Picture (Not Rated) Mon 5 Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (R) Sat 7 Death Race 2000 (R) Sat 10 Decoding Deepak (Not Rated) Fri-Sun 1:30, 7:45; Mon 1:30; Tue-Wed 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15 Diana Vreeland:The Eye Has to Travel (PG-13) Thu 5:45 The Doors—Live at the Bowl ’68 (Not Rated) Tue 7 Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal (Not Rated) Fri 10 Fame High (Not Rated) Sun 2:45 Fat Kid Rules the World (R) Tue 7:30 Francine (Not Rated) Mon 2:45 The Girls in the Band (Not Rated) Sun 1:15 Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters (Not Rated) Sun 7:45 Here and There (Not Rated) Mon 12 Holy Motors (Not Rated) Sun 4 The House I Live In (Not Rated) Thu 1:15 In Another Country (Not Rated) Sat 7:30 International Shorts Showcase (Not Rated) Sun 5 It’s a Disaster (Not Rated) Mon 7:30 Jobriath A.D. (Not Rated) Sat 5 John Dies at the End (R) Sun 7 Keep the Lights On (Not Rated) Fri 12, 5:30; SatSun 5:30; Mon 5:30, 9:30; Tue-Wed 12:15, 4:45, 9:30 Kid-Thing (Not Rated) Fri 9:30 A Liar’s Autobiography— The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman (R) Fri 7:30 The Masque of the Red Death (Not Rated) Sun 11 a.m.

Nobody Walks (R) Thu 3:45 Off the Grid Shorts (Not Rated) Sat 8 Oma and Bella (Not Rated) Mon 7 Orbit (Not Rated) Fri 8 Paradise: Love (Not Rated) Sat 2:30 Photographic Memory (Not Rated) Mon 4:30 Play it Again: Greatest Hits by University of Arizona Filmmakers (Not Rated) Wed 7 Post Tenebras Lux (Not Rated) Fri 7 The Roger Corman Trailer Extravaganza (Not Rated) Fri 6 A Royal Affair (R) Thu 7 Searching for Sugar Man (PG-13) Thu 7:45; Fri-Sat 11:30; Sun-Mon 11:30, 9:45; Tue-Wed 2:30, 4:30, 9:45 The Sheik and I (Not Rated) Sat 12 Sister (Not Rated) Sat 4 South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (R) Thu 10

Step Up to the Plate (Not Rated) Fri-Mon 3:30; TueWed 12:30, 2:45 Teddy Bear (Not Rated) Wed 7:30 Toys in the Attic (PG) Sun 10 a.m.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (R) Fri-Wed 10 Two Horses of Genghis Khan (Not Rated) Fri 5 The Well Digger’s Daughter (Not Rated) Thu 11 Wrinkles (Not Rated) Sat 10 a.m.

Wrong (Not Rated) Sat 9:30 Wuthering Heights (Not Rated) Sun 12 Zarafa (Not Rated) Sat 11 a.m.

Zontar, the Thing From Venus (Not Rated) Mon 8

Oracle View 4690 N. Oracle Road.

292-2430.

Call for Fri-Wed film times The Amazing Spider-Man (PG-13) Thu 4:20 The Bourne Legacy (PG13) Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30 Brave (PG) Thu 11:40, 2:20, 4:40, 7 The Campaign (R) Thu 9:20 The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) Thu 1:05, 4:30, 7:55 The Expendables 2 (R) Thu 2:45, 7:40, 10 Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) Thu 11 Lawless (R) Thu 11:20, 1:50, 7:30, 9:55 ParaNorman (PG) Thu 11:10, 1:15, 3:25, 5:35 Premium Rush (PG-13) Thu 12:30, 5:10, 7:20, 9:40

The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St. 882-0204.

Call for films and times

Tower Theatres at Arizona Pavilions 8031 N. Business Park Drive. 579-0500.

Call for Fri-Wed film times Alex Cross (PG-13) Thu 11:40, 2:15 Argo (R) Thu 11:10, 1:45, 4:20, 7, 9:45 Cloud Atlas (R) Thu 11, 2:30, 6, 9:30 Flight (R) Thu 10:30, 1:25, 4:15, 7:10, 10:05 Fun Size (PG-13) Thu 11:15, 1:20, 5:35 Here Comes the Boom (PG) Thu 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40 Hotel Transylvania (PG) Thu 10:35, 12:45, 3, 5:10, 7:20, 9:35 The Man With the Iron Fists (R) Thu 10:50, 1, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10 Paranormal Activity 4 (R) Thu 3:25, 7:40, 9:50 Silent Hill: Revelation (R) Thu 11:30, 1:35, 3:40, 5:45, 7:50, 9:55 Sinister (R) Thu 4:45, 7:25, 9:55 Taken 2 (PG-13) Thu 10:55, 1:05, 3:10, 5:25, 7:35, 9:50 Wreck-It Ralph (PG) Thu 10:45, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45, 10 Wreck-It Ralph 3D (PG) Thu 12, 5

NOVEMBER 8 - 14, 2012

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FILM CLIPS

CLOUD ATLAS

Reviews by Colin Boyd and Bob Grimm.

NEWLY REVIEWED: THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS

Hip-hop star RZA co-writes (with Eli Roth), directs and stars in this total waste of time. This is some sort of martial-arts/spaghetti-Western mash-up that features a whole lot of people chopping each other up. Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu and others star along with RZA, who plays the blacksmith who eventually winds up with the weapons named in the movie’s title. There’s some sort of war going on, but I had a hard time determining who was fighting whom. I do know that a bunch of lethal hookers came on the scene near the film’s end and started kicking ass; I have no idea why. There are lots of bad wigs, plus gushing blood and dismembered limbs, along with disgusting scenes of Russell Crowe licking people.

Trust me when I tell you this: You do not want to see lots of scenes featuring Russell Crowe licking people.

It’s traumatizing. This is a “Quentin Tarantino Presents” feature, meaning they put his name on it, so people will shell out dough because they think he directed it (he didn’t)—and they wind up witnessing a complete piece of shit. Grimm

CONTINUING: CHASING MAVERICKS

Sports movies by and large are metaphors. Their function is to tell you to go for your dreams—after all, this guy didn’t give up on his. They’re formulaic, but the good ones rise above that. Chasing Mavericks does not rise above it, although there is something rather unrefined and great about Gerard Butler’s portrayal of Frosty, kind of Mr. Miyagi of big-wave surfing. His neighbor Jay (Jonny Weston) wants to surf Mavericks, a point along the coast in Northern California that is unlike any other surfing area in the world: bigger and more dangerous—you get the picture. And so Frosty teaches the kid and dispenses life lessons along the way. The surfing is pretty tame, matching the script. But, again, Butler is worth watching. Hard to believe this movie required two award-winning directors (Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted) and still washed ashore so average. Boyd

Apparently, we’re all connected. Not just now, but for (and through) all time. That’s the premise of David Mitchell’s award-winning novel, Cloud Atlas, and of the movie it inspired. However, the film lacks cohesion, despite the fact that the same actors—including Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess and Hugo Weaving—appear in many of the movie’s six distinct stories. A couple of these interconnected chapters have a lot of potential, but the finished product is a mess. A dystopian Neo Seoul of the near future plays the best, which is not surprising given that the film was co-directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run). That should have been the whole movie, frankly. Juggling all of it at once, even over nearly three hours, is too cumbersome to enjoy or fully appreciate. Boyd Divorce yourself from the knowledge that this is a Tim Burton film, and the fact that the eminently likable Martin Short and Catherine O’Hara provide voices, and you might discover that Frankenweenie isn’t anything special. Updated from Burton’s 1984 lo-hi live-action short film as a stop-motion 3-D cartoon, Frankenweenie is a retelling of the Frankenstein story with cuddlier characters—a boy scientist and his dog. But the stop-motion is really subpar; there isn’t much style to speak of; and the story doesn’t need the animated treatment to be effective. In fact, it could be argued that this would be a far more relatable movie if Burton had just made it as a live-action film, living somewhere between his original and the Addams Family movies, maybe. Boyd NOBODY WALKS

A Los Angeles family lets a really pretty girl into their house for an elongated visit, and infidelity and other troubles ensue. This is the latest from co-writer Lena Dunham, who penned and directed the very good Tiny Furniture. While the movie has some tasty visuals and a dreamy soundtrack, the story doesn’t quite cut it. In fact, it’s quite predictable and boring. The pretty girl is Martine (Olivia Thirlby), a supposed artist who is looking to finish her art film with the help of freelance sound-engineer Peter (John Krasinski).

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As airline-pilot Whip Whitaker—who likes vodka, beer, cocaine, cough syrup and flight attendants to excess—Denzel Washington delivers a typically great performance. The movie is excellent in the first half-hour, but just OK after that. Even though the film drags and gets a bit melodramatic or trite in spots, Washington always manages to hold it up.

That’s a tough task, seeing as this one clocks in at nearly 2 1/2 hours.

The film opens with Whip, hung over to the point of still being intoxicated, waking up in a hotel room. A beautiful naked woman prances around while Whip has a tense phone conversation with his ex-wife. Washington plays this scene with a wicked finesse, especially when he leers at the nude woman while arguing with the ex. It’s one of those great Denzel moments. Whip then snorts a line of cocaine, dons some sexy sunglasses and a pilot’s suit, and heads off to fly a jetliner with more than 100 people aboard. (Viewers will probably do a little extra scrutinizing of their pilot the next time they get on a plane.)

The flight itself is a wonder of filmmaking.

Zemeckis produced a shocking plane crash before—Tom Hanks going down in Cast Away—but this sequence is among the best he has ever directed. It’s amazing enough when Whip pilots the jet through a storm during takeoff. When that plane takes a dramatic plunge later in its flight, and Whip eventually flies it upside down before gliding it to a crash-landing in an open field, it’s a true pulse-racer.

The crash results in minimal casualties, and Whip is initially praised as a hero. Then people start seeing the toxicology reports.

Watching Whip deal with his alcoholism and the eventual legal proceedings gets a little tedious and, at times, ridiculous. The movie hits a real low when Whip visits his co-pilot in the hospital, who happens to be pumped up on painkillers—and far too much religion.

It’s a scene the movie didn’t need.

I’m also not a fan of how Whip conveniently picks up on an angelic heroin addict during his hospital stay. The film chickens out here, refusing to allow Washington to simply portray a man in a downward spiral. The screenwriter just had to throw in the addict with a heart of gold to make Whip more of a romantic character.

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Flight Rated R Starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle and Melissa Leo Directed by Robert Zemeckis Paramount, 138 minutes Now playing at AMC Loews Foothills 15 (888262-4386), Century El Con 20 (800-326-3264, ext. 902), Century Park Place 20 (800-326-3264, ext. 903), Century Theatres at the Oro Valley Marketplace (800-326-3264, ext. 899), Harkins Tucson Spectrum 18 (806-4275) and Tower Theaters at Arizona Pavilions (579-0500).

With Flight, Zemeckis and Washington have to make a somewhat despicable man worth rooting for over the course of two-plus hours. In the end, they achieve that feat, but only because Washington is almost incapable of being totally unlikable onscreen. Heck, you still liked him when his character’s evil ass was getting riddled with much-needed bullets in Training Day, right?

Bruce Greenwood and Don Cheadle do good work as the union representative and the lawyer trying to save Whip’s career, respectively. John Goodman gets some uncomfortable laughs as Whip’s buddy and drug-supplier, while Melissa Leo makes a good impression in a short time as a crash investigator.

Flight is ultimately an OK but inconsistent movie about a man’s struggle with alcoholism, with a stunning plane crash thrown in. Stay tuned for Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul in Smashed, a much-better movie on the subject of substance abuse coming soon to a theater near you.

N O W S H O W I N G AT H O M E Safety Not Guaranteed (Blu-ray) SONY MOVIE A SPECIAL FEATURES D BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 8 (OUT OF 10)

This gem of a movie stands out as one of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best.

(Colin Boyd, our other critic, shared that sentiment.)

When a newspaper investigates an advertisement seeking a time-travel partner, everyone figures the person who placed it will be a real kook. Such is the case when journalism-intern Darius (Aubrey Plaza) meets wannabe time-traveler Kenneth (Mark Duplass). Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an obsessive sort who wants to travel back in time to save an ex-girlfriend, and Darius canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but find his scheme endearing.

There are wonderful side stories involving Dariusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boss (Jake Johnson), who uses the investigative-journalism trip to hook up with an old flame.

And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-worker Arnau (Karan Soni), a shy virgin who happens to look really good when he puts on sunglasses.

Johnson (funny as the principal in this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 21 Jump Street) is a real standout, delivering hilarious and heartfelt work as an aging playboy who has a strange way of trying to help others. This guy has monster comic timing. Duplass is also great as the crazy love interest who thinks heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being followedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let that deter his training.

However, this is Plazaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie. She is a genius of deadpan humor on TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parks and Recreation, and she puts that to work here. She also shows that she can handle dramatic and heartfelt moments with the best of them. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a good career in front of her.

This is, in many ways, a little movie with grand ideas, and those ideas are played out perfectly. No movie this year has left me smiling like this one did. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those movies that come out of nowhere to charm you.

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ray is a bust when it comes to special features: You only get a short about the original ad on which the film is based, and a quick look behind the scenes. A Plaza and Johnson commentary shouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a must, but is nowhere to be found. Boo!

Ruby Sparks (Blu-ray) 20TH CENTURY FOX MOVIE A SPECIAL FEATURES D+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 8.25 (OUT OF 10)

Lo and behold, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best films.

(Incidentally, I missed both this and Safety Not Guaranteed when they played in theaters.)

Paul Dano stars as Calvin, a downtrodden writer whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to follow up his hit novel, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuck in neutral.

Meanwhile, he has vibrant dreams about a red-haired girl who seems perfect (Zoe Kazan). Then, under very strange circumstances, he meets his dream girl, a wonderful woman named Ruby.

To give away the true origins of Ruby would be a crime. I will tell you that Kazan plays her beautifullyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Kazan is also a damn fine writer. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the granddaughter of famed director Elia Kazan (of A Streetcar Named Desire), and the author of this filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s screenplay. Considering how good the story is, and how terrific she is in the part she penned, hers is one of the more significant 2012 film accomplishments.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to downplay Danoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contributions; he delivers his usual reliable performance. I also enjoyed Chris Messina as Calvinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s down-toearth brother, and Elliott Gould as his earnest therapist.

This film is a testament to the power of writing, and it manages to be a great example of writing in and of itself. This is one of the movie yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great, underrated pleasures.

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a trend.) There are a few behind-the-scenes shorts, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all. A commentary from Kazan and Dano, who are a real-life couple, wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve upgraded this package.

Brave (Blu-ray) DISNEY/PIXAR MOVIE B+ SPECIAL FEATURES B+ BLU-RAY GEEK FACTOR 8.75 (OUT OF 10)

After the severe misstep that was Cars 2, Pixar gets back to goodness with this, the tale of Merida (the voice of Boardwalk Empireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kelly Macdonald).

Merida is a princess who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to conform to tradition. She shoots arrows better than any of the boys in or around her kingdom, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really too keen about marrying any of them under arranged circumstances.

When a spell is cast on her family members, she must search for a way to restore normalcy while convincing her mom (Emma Thompson) that she has the right to choose her own destiny.

Merida is a fun character, and Macdonald gives her the perfect voice. As for the look of this movie, it is beautiful throughout its running time.

While Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve liked many Pixar films more than this one, that is not meant to be an insult to this movie. It might not be one of the best the studio has offered, but it is still a highly entertaining piece of work.

SPECIAL FEATURES: This one has plenty of stuff. A directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commentary, extended scenes, galleries, an alternate opening and nearly an hour of behind-the-scenes docs make this a good, full-bodied Blu-ray.

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In my humble opinion, the Paranormal Activity franchise peaked in the final two minutes of the first installment. That would be when a rather boring movie about bedsheets moving by themselves actually became recommendable based on its startling ending. Since that moment, the series has been one scene after another of rooms where something, be it a sound, a shadowy figure strolling through or a basketball coming down the stairs by itself, is going to happen. Or sometimes it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, and the director fakes you out (The directors of this installment are big fans of the open refrigerator door fakeout). Kathryn Newton plays a teenager living in a house where a mysterious kid moves across the street. Lots of strange things start happening when she Skypes her boyfriend and â&#x20AC;Ś you know the drill.

There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t one legitimate scare this time around.

This franchise is played out, yet a fifth chapter is already in the works. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to stop anytime soon. Grimm

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Colin Farrell stars as Marty, a character obviously modeled after the director. Marty is trying to write a screenplay called Seven Psychopaths, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racking his brain for seven characters with distinctive killing methods. The way these characters appear to him is part of this filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unending fun. Sam Rockwell plays Billy, Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best bud, a struggling actor who makes money on the side by kidnapping dogs with Hans (a scene-stealing Christopher Walken). When they kidnap the beloved dog of a psychopath (Woody Harrelson), funny and violent things happen. Marty is trying for depth and beauty with his screenplay, while Billy screams for shootouts. Both characters get their wishes in hugely entertaining ways. Grimm WRECK-IT RALPH

In 2006, Disney acquired Pixar and rebranded its own cobwebbed animation house as the Walt Disney Animation Co. Toy Story creator John Lasseter runs both. But Disney Animation hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done muchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Meet the Robinsons, Bolt, Tangledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;before Wreck-It Ralph, which is a beautiful synthesis of Disney storytelling and Pixar imagination. Chronicling one videogame villainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey to change his stripes and become a good guy, Wreck-It Ralph stars John C. Reilly as an oafish bad guy who just wants to be loved. To really find himself, he jumps from his video-game, Fix-It Felix Jr., to Sugar Rush, a Japanese race-cart game. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the real fun, both in the story and in the animation, truly begins. Meshing looks from 30 years of video games, playing it for big laughs and succeeding, and pushing the envelope like its younger corporate cousin, Disney has really accomplished something here. Boyd

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Lunch in the Foothills If enjoying a midday meal in one of the swankiest restaurants in town is your idea of a good time, there’s a new lunch deal you’ll want to check out. Anthony’s in the Catalinas, 6440 N. Campbell Ave., is offering lunch service for the first time in 15 years. Expect sandwiches filled with chicken-and-pesto and other delicious things, all done up with various additions that elevate each item beyond the runof-the-mill lunch special. Looking for something a tad more substantial? There’s chicken Milanese, salmon, shrimp and scallops, too.

Prices range from $6 to $15. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. More info is at www.anthonyscatalinas.com.

BY JACQUELINE KUDER, jkuder@tucsonwekely.com own by Weekly World Central, off East Valencia Road near the Tucson International Airport, the quicklunch restaurant selection is a bit dismal. Sure, there are a handful of national fast-food joints that all pretty much taste the same, and a few local sandwich joints. But really, how many burgers and sandwiches can one person eat?

Enter ChickeNuevo, a small, locally owned chain of fast-food Mexican restaurants serving asadero-style chicken. The menu is limited, and mostly has chicken offerings (not surprising for a chicken-themed restaurant, after all), but you can opt for beef in some of the burritos, quesadillas and the like. We stuck with the chicken for both of our visits, and visited only the East Valencia Road location. (There are four more ChickeNuevos in Tucson.)

I met Ted for a midweek lunch date and was first struck by how large the interior of the restaurant was. There is plenty of seating for both small and large groups, and though the décor is dated, it’s bright, clean and comfortable enough for a quick lunch or dinner. Ted was running a little late, so I ordered for both of us, thinking that the food would be ready about the time he arrived. By the time I had filled my water glass, picked a few of the different salsas from the salsa bar and grabbed a table, my order number was being called.

The five crispy chicken tacos ($1.50 for one; $4.49 for three; $5.49 for five) were piled high with shredded lettuce, crumbled queso fresco and pickled red onions. They were messy and a bit difficult to eat, but pretty tasty. Made with moist, shredded chicken stuffed into a corn tortilla and deep-fried, they were sort of a hybrid between a taco and a taquito. Stack your lettuce, onions, queso fresco, salsa and guacamole onto the top/outside part of the shell, and dip it all into the accompanying sauce and deliciousness ensues. But it’s definitely not recommended for drivethrough eating, unless you’re looking for your lap and car to be covered in taco toppings.

I also ordered the traditional style ChickeNuevo burrito ($5.49, also comes with plain beef or plain chicken), which includes beans inside. It was a deceptively dense burrito, though not quite as large as those at some other local chains—but who really needs 2 pounds of burrito? The chicken was again very moist, and seemed to be mostly dark meat, with good flavor. The tortilla was super-thin, fresh and chewy—yum. With a little fresh lime, some salsa and pickled jalapeños from the salsa bar, our order made for tasty lunchtime eats, for less than $15 for

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A new pizza joint called Pie Zanno’s Pizzaria is setting up shop at 2921 E. Fort Lowell Road, where Vito’s Pizza Kitchen used to be. There is a small chain of pizza joints on the East Coast called Pie Zanno’s, but we’re not sure if it has anything to do with the Tucson location.

The ChickeNuevo burrito. two people.

Halloween seemed the perfect evening to put ChickeNuevo to the test again. I needed some filling and relatively healthy food before going home and gearing up for an evening of sugar and neighborhood goblins. The menu at ChickeNuevo is dominated by “Grilled Combos” in several individual and family sizes. On Wednesdays, there’s a special: $14.99 gets you a whole chicken and half chicken, two sides, salsa and tortillas ($20.99 on other days). And because Halloween fell on a Wednesday, it seemed a reasonable option. I also ordered some chicken enchiladas with green sauce ($4.29; there’s also a red-sauce option), a flan and a rice pudding ($2.29 each). I picked refried beans and macaroni salad for my sides, but ChickeNuevo also offers regular beans, rice and garden salad as options.

Everything survived the drive home—the chicken, enchiladas and beans were still hot, and the macaroni salad and desserts were still cool— and we immediately dug into dinner. The enchiladas were OK, though next time I would try the red sauce, because the green was devoid of much flavor or spice. The chicken was good, although the breasts and thighs were much, much better than the legs, which were a bit over-grilled, making them dry and too crispy. The refried

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Taco Giro No. 2 Coming There’s a sign outside El Sabroso Oakwood Grille, 610 N. Grande Ave., that says a Taco Giro is opening there. That stretch of Grande Avenue is the stuff of legend when it comes to authentic Mexican fare, and the addition of Taco Giro will make it that much better. Taco Giro has another location at 5754 E. 22nd St.

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889-2224; chickenuevo.com

A new restaurant called Plaza Bonita Mexican Restaurant is coming to the Madera Village Shopping Center, 9165 E. Tanque Verde Road.

The chain opened in Flagstaff more than a decade ago and now has spots in Sedona, Cottonwood, Prescott, Lake Havasu City, Kingman and Carefree. The Tucson location is expected to open early next year.

Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Pluses: Inexpensive, tasty grilled chicken; friendly and fast service Minuses: Side dishes and sauces could use more flavor

beans were pretty standard, but the macaroni salad was a disappointment, with overcooked pasta and little-to-no flavor or seasoning.

The desserts were quite good, with one exception. The rice pudding had large shards of sharp cinnamon stick that hadn’t been removed—ouch. Otherwise, it wasn’t too sweet, and the rice wasn’t too soggy or mushy—the biggest downfall for most rice puddings. The flan was excellent, with a firm consistency, delicious caramelization and rich flavor.

All in all, ChickeNuevo is a superquick and tasty lunch or dinner option that doesn’t come with french fries, which is a welcome addition to the Weekly’s neighborhood.

Buffet’s Miss Peggy Retires Will the Buffet Bar and Crockpot, 538 E. Ninth St., ever be the same now that daytime bartender Miss Peggy Barclay is retiring? She’s been working at the rugged little bar for more than 30 years, keeping daytime drinkers in check with her mix of seasoned sensibility and motherly sweetness. A retirement party is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 11. Thanks for the memories and for the drinks all these years, Peggy. Here’s wishing you health and happiness in whatever life brings next.

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

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LA INDITA C 622 N. Fourth Ave. 792-0523. Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Tuesday 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.; Saturday 6-9 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Diner/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. La Indita’s menu shows its Michoacan Tarascan Indian heritage. Menu items like the Tarascan tacos and Indian fry bread make La Indita a continued favorite. $ LEO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT E 5114 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-9180. Open MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Café/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Leo’s may be one of the city’s best-kept secrets.

You’ll find such delicious standards as cheese enchiladas, flautas and burros, along with treats like mole and fish tacos. There are vegetarian specialties and a kids’ menu as well. The house margarita also is a winner.

Finish off your meal with those airy puffs of fried dough: sopapillas. (11-22-07) $-$$ LUPITA’S CAFE NW 7077 N. Thornydale Road. 744-7505. Open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Café. Beer, Wine and Margaritas.

AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Lupita’s Cafe brings a little southside flavor to the northwest with authentic, affordable Mexican fare. Friendly service and a bright, colorful atmosphere make this cozy café a great dining experience, and the Sonoran hot dogs are among the best in town. Breakfast is served all day, and don’t miss out on the expertly cooked menudo on Saturdays and Sundays.

(6-17-10) $-$$

PRICE RANGES $ $8 or less $ $ $8-$15 $ $ $ $15-$25 $ $ $ $ $25 and up.

Prices are based on menu entrée selections, and exclude alcoholic beverages.

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C 835 E. 22nd St. 294-2836. Open Monday-Saturday

6 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. MC, V. One could easily miss Maico, situated along busy 22nd Street. We’re glad we didn’t. Tiny as it may be, Maico serves some excellent Mexican chow for diners to enjoy in its outside dining area. Maico has a way with beef, chicken, pork and fish. You’ll find all the usual taqueria items and friendly service. (11-13-08) $

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.

RESTAURANT LOCATION C Central North to River Road, east to Alvernon Way, west to

Granada Avenue downtown, and south to 22nd Street.

NW Northwest North of River Road, west of Campbell

MARIA’S CAFÉ S 3530 S. Sixth Ave. 620-1465. Open TuesdaySaturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/ Beer and Wine. AMEX, MC, V. Quality Mexican food and tableside pay television sets—what more is there to say?

In operation for a quarter of a century, Maria’s satisfies on a variety of levels. $-$$ MARISCOS CHIHUAHUA S 3901 S. Sixth Ave. 741-0361. Open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Diner/Beer Only. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Cash and checks. Also at 1009 N. Grande Ave. (623-3563), 2902 E. 22nd St. (326-1529), 999 N. Swan Road (881-2372), 356 E. Grant Road (884-3457), 435 W. Irvington Road (294-3194) and 4185 W. Ina Road (572-2523). Alcohol served varies per location. A bit of the Mexican seaside has found its way north. At Mariscos Chihuahua, shellfish reigns supreme with fresh Guaymas shrimp being the specialty of the house. Don’t miss the shrimp ceviche, a Mariscos favorite that has regulars coming back for more. $-$$

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MARTIN’S COMIDA CHINGONA C 555 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7909. Open MondaySaturday 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5:30-10:30 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Café/BYO. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V and checks. Martin’s fits the Fourth Avenue vibe perfectly: It’s fun; it’s casual; it’s independent; and the food’s pretty darned good. The huevos rancheros—with a surprising number of delicious vegetables—is excellent, and the carne asada has a rich, smoky flavor. Just don’t ask for guacamole or sour cream. (9-23-10) $-$$

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MEXICAN GUADALAJARA GRILL C 1220 E. Prince Road. 323-1022. Open daily 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Salsa is made tableside, and the customer is in charge of what goes into it. The chips are fresh, hot and endless, but leave room for what comes next. Every dish is redolent with distinct and finely tuned flavors. (10-21-04) $$-$$$

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PERFECTOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MEXICAN RESTAURANT S 5404 S. 12th Ave. 889-5651. Open Monday-

MICHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S S 2908 S. Fourth Ave. 623-5307. Open Sunday 7 a.m.8 p.m.; Monday 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. One of the perennial favorites among local Mexican food aficionados. The chorizos are made on site, and the chimis are crisp and full. $-$$

Wednesday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. CafĂŠ/No Alcohol. DIS, MC, V. This homey little spot attracts a crowd. Perfectoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serves all the usual stuff, and there is truly something for everybody. Kids will enjoy a burro and french fries; grown-ups will enjoy luscious soups, fresh seafood and homemade desserts. A Sunday buffet attracts a huge crowd, and the house-made choco flan is unique and tasty. (12-10-09) $-$$

LA OLLA NW 8553 N. Silverbell Road, No. 102. 579-0950.

Open Monday-Saturday 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. CafĂŠ.

Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, MC, V. While chains dominate in Marana, La Olla is a wonderful mom-and-pop place with a Mexican bent. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find all the traditional stuffâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;enchiladas, tacos, chimisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;along with some surprisingly creative items, from appetizers to desserts. For starters, try the empanadas: tiny pies filled with cilantro pesto, shrimp chile and manchego cheese.

EntreĂŠs include a breaded pork tenderloin topped with garlic shrimp and chipotle crema. (5-28-09) $$

LA PLACITA CAFĂ&#x2030; E 2950 N. Swan Road, No. 131. 881-1150. Open Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.; Sunday 5-9 p.m. Full Cover. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks.

AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The official Mexican restaurant of the Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood, La Placita CafĂŠ, tucked away in Plaza Palomino, serves up consistently good, lard-free Sonoran and Oaxacan food in nearsecret. Divine chile rellenos, sopa de mariscos and delicious mole are among the standouts on the large menu.

Nice folks, too. (4-26-07) $$-$$$

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LA PARRILLA SUIZA C 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Diner/Full Bar. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Also at 5602 E. Speedway Blvd. (747-4838) and 4250 W. Ina Road (572-7200). Friendly service, delicious food and a large menu. What more could one ask for?

Try the chimichanga; you will not regret it. (2-20-03) $$-$$$

Saturday 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sunday 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Counter/No Alcohol. AMEX, MC, V. What a find! To compete in Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intense Mexican-food scene, a restaurant has to hit all of the marksâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;atmosphere, service and food. Papa Locos does that, and then some. The food is delicious and fresh, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s served in a friendly, upbeat way. The burgers are big and juicy; the onion rings are hot and crisp. But it is the Mexican side of the menu thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bring you back. Try the enchilocos, a curious fusion of taco and enchilada. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decide on red or green sauce? You can have both. The carnitas are amazingly rich and tasty. (10-4-12) $

QUESADILLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GRILL Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DC, DIS, MC, V. The menu features standard tacos, enchiladas and tostadas. The breakfast burritos are especially worth checking out, featuring an â&#x20AC;&#x153;assemble-your-ownâ&#x20AC;? list of ingredients that makes breakfast worth getting up for. (3-1-01) $ SAN CARLOS MEXICAN GRILL W 1370 N. Silverbell Road, No. 180. 792-2075. Open

Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

CafĂŠ/Beer Only. DIS, MC, V. Ample, reliable servings of shrimp and fish dishes inspired by Sea of Cortez cuisine, plus the usual Sonoran favorites, are as unpretentious but appealing as the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nicely done storefront space. (11-15-07) $-$$

TACO GIRO MEXICAN GRILL E 5754 E. 22nd St. 514-2199. Open daily 7 a.m.-10

p.m. CafĂŠ. Beer and Margaritas. AMEX, MC and V. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an undeniable formula for success: great food at seriously low prices. The salsa barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool, and the service is quick and friendly. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no decor to speak of, however: This is a place to go when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re craving good Mexican food, and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to bust your budget.

(2-21-08) $ TAQUERIA PICO DE GALLO S 2618 S. Sixth Ave. 623-8775. Open daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. AMEX, DC, DIS, MC, V. Although not as flashy as some of its competitors on the Tucson Mexican food scene, Pico de Gallo has nevertheless been serving up outstanding fare for years. Ceviche, birria, fresh fruit cocktail and a carne asada to die for are just a few of the treats to savor when visiting this gem of a restaurant. $ TEQUILA FACTORY S 5655 W. Valencia Road (800) 344-9435. Open

TERESAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOSAIC CAFĂ&#x2030; W 2456 N. Silverbell Road. 624-4512. Open Monday-

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ZENDEJAS #13 C 1628 E. Sixth St. 867-8001. Open MondayWednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.2 a.m. CafĂŠ/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, VISA. Legendary UA placekicker Max Zendejas is back, and instead of serving up last-second field goals, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s serving up inexpensive Mexican fare. Burros are central, as is cold beer and the casual, comfy atmosphere. The red chili burro is a winner for red meat-lovers; seafood fans will find a grilled tilapia burro. Gringos can munch on wings and burgers. The place is tiny, so if you want to get a table on game day, get there early. (9-9-10) $

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ZIVAZ MEXICAN BISTRO E 4590 E. Broadway Blvd. 325-1234. Open MondayThursday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.9 p.m. CafĂŠ/Counter. Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks.

AMEX, DIS, MC, V. While the look and layout of Zivaz feels familiar, the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s melding of tasty, nuanced Mexican food with a fast-casual format is quite unique.

Most of the dishesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from standards like tacos, sopa de tortilla and enchiladas to somewhat unusual fast-casual fare like the pescado ajillo (a garlic/mushroom mahimahi)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;are sure to please. (4-6-06) $-$$

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sine, featuring the cooking of Oaxaca, Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mosaic CafĂŠ has become one of the nicer places in town to suck down margaritas and nibble on fresh tortillas. A lofty view of the Catalinas and the rich complexity of Oaxacan molĂŠs can be sampled with equal pleasure. $-$$

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SIR VEZAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TACO GARAGE E 4699 E. Speedway Blvd. 323-8226. Open SundayThursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (bar open until midnight); Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight (bar open until 2 a.m.). Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 220 W. Wetmore Road (888-8226). Sir Vezaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a cool concept, mixing cars (including occasional hot-rod-themed events), booze, sports, music and youthful energy. The food is cheap and largely tasty, with numerous taco offerings, salads, burgers and even â&#x20AC;&#x153;chicken and churros.â&#x20AC;? The patio is wonderful (even if the view is not), and there are numerous tequila choices. This is a great place to get just a little bit rowdy with friends. (6-3-10). $-$$

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Lebanese fast food. The shawarma can sometimes be a tad dry, but the lamb kabobs are moist; the falafel is superb; and the baba ganoush—a pureed eggplant dip— is smokey, rich and irresistible. (2-7-08) $-$$ LUXOR CAFÉ C 3699 N. Campbell Ave. 325-3771. Open SundayWednesday 5 p.m.-1 a.m.; Thursday 5 p.m.-2 a.m.; Friday and Saturday 5 p.m.-4 a.m. Café/No Alcohol.

DIS, MC, V. A large and fascinating menu combined with excellent cooking makes this comfortably exotic, hospitable Middle Eastern joint a standout; fair prices make it a great value. The owner and chef are both from Egypt, which is reflected in the presence of homestyle vegetarian specialties like falafel, fool (spiced, mashed fava beans) and koshari (a homey mixture of rice, beans and pasta), plus a wide selection of chicken, beef, lamb and fish dishes. Don’t miss the superb baklava. (5-1707) $-$$ SHISH KEBAB HOUSE OF TUCSON E 5855 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 118. 745-5308. Open

Monday 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-8 p.m. Café/Counter/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V, Checks. Try the motabal, a sinuous purée of eggplant grilled over an open flame, completely unlike any baba ganoush we’ve ever had. Together with a deftly light and lemony version of hummos and the cracked-wheat dish tabouli, it makes a refreshing meal.

The kafta is ground beef with a hint of ginger. Meals at Shish Kebab House are all available to go—and with seating for no more than 60, that seems like a good plan. $-$$ SINBAD’S FINE MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE C 810 E. University Ave. 623-4010. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-10 p.m.; Sunday 4-9 p.m. Café/Beer and Wine. DIS, MC, V. The atmosphere at this university-area restaurant is delightfully beautiful, and the food’s even better. Fresh, flavorful and often healthy—many selections are vegetarian—it’s no wonder Sinbad’s is a Tucson favorite. (5-8-03) $-$$ ZAYNA MEDITERRANEAN CAFE E 4122 E. Speedway Blvd. 881-4348. Open daily 11

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a.m. to 8 p.m. Counter/BYO. MC, V. Zayna’s serves up some of the best beef gyro you’ll find anywhere. The meats served here are all moist and perfectly cooked, and the vegetarian offerings are delightful and flavorful. Consider a piece of baklava for dessert. (11-12-09) $-$$

PAN-ASIAN ASIAN BISTRO C 3122 N. Campbell Ave., No. 100. 881-7800. Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-midnight; Sunday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Yes, you’ll find plenty of traditional Asian plates here, but this midtown “bistro” also offers an assortment of dishes from all over China, Thailand and other countries. While dining at the restaurant is a pleasant experience, Asian Bistro also delivers to a wide area of midtown. Beverages include fruity slushes, bubble teas and blended coffees. (5-29-08) $-$$ AZIAN C 15 N. Alvernon Way. 777-8311. Open Monday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-midnight; Saturday 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-midnight; Sunday noon to 9:30 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. While Azian needs more-helpful sushi-roll menus, and the servers need to explain the do-it-yourself Korean barbecue a heck of a lot better, the results sure are tasty. The all-you-can-eat options come with a buffet at both lunch and dinner, and bento boxes are offered at lunch time.

(6-14-12) $-$$ THE BAMBOO CLUB E 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 524. 514-9665. Open

Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Bistro/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. An upscale Pacific Rim palace of a place where generous portions of familiar food with exotic twists are grilled, woked, sizzled, steamed and noodled. (12-12-02) $$-$$$ CHOPSTIX ASIAN DINER S 3820 S. Palo Verde Road, Suite 101. 889-7849.

Open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.9:30 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sunday 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Counter/Diner/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. This diner serves fresh, fast food done up Asian

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style. By day, it’s a buffet. And at night, it offers friendly table service with all types of Asian specialties. It’s a nice place to enjoy a quick lunch or meet with friends.

Enjoy the tasty wor wonton soup and crab puffs. No sushi, though. (1-20-05) $-$$ DAO’S TAI PAN’S E 446 N. Wilmot Road. 722-0055. Open daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Café/No Alcohol. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. A huge menu of delicious Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine makes Dao’s worth visiting. The restaurant may look like a fast-food joint, but the cuisine and the service prove that Dao’s is anything but. Be sure to try the multifaceted Vietnamese crepe. (2-17-05) $-$$ GRAIN RIVER ASIAN BISTRO NW 12985 N. Oracle Road. 818-1555. Open Tuesday-

Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday noon-9 p.m. Café.

Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. You’ll find a just about all kinds of Asian food here.

Korean? By all means, with a tasty bulgogi. Japanese?

Try the teppanyaki. Thai? Both curry and noodle dishes are available. Chinese? Check out house specialties such as the fall-apart-tender Grain River fish. Friendly service.

(9-13-12) $$ HOT WOK ASIAN BISTRO E 7755 E. Golf Links Road, No. 101. 751-6374. Open

Monday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Counter/No Alcohol. DIS, MC and V. At this small Asian fast-casual joint, the food is plentiful and fairly priced—and it comes out of the kitchen hot and fast.

While most of the menu is Chinese-influenced, you can also find pho, pad Thai and wings. Hot Wok is not glamorous, but considering that most of the restaurants nearby are chains, this is a pleasant neighborhood spot.

Don’t look for smiles from the staff—but do look for a great deal. (3-1-12) $ OM MODERN ASIAN KITCHEN NW 1765 E. River Road. 299-7815. Open Monday-

Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 3-10 p.m. Full Cover/Full Bar. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. The menu at this sleek “modern kitchen” reads like a culinary tour of Asia. There’s a sure hand and a creative mind in the kitchen, assuring that flavors and textures come together in wonderful ways. A potato salad laced with luscious duck confit was splendid, and the sushi is as pretty as it is tasty. Bento boxes are served at lunch. (5-20-10) $$-$$$ PEI WEI ASIAN DINER C 845 E. University Blvd. 884-7413. Open Sunday-

Thursday 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Summer hours: daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Counter/Beer and Wine. AMEX, DIS, MC, V. Also at 5285 E. Broadway Blvd. (514-7004) and 633 W. Ina Road (297-3238). The folks behind P.F. Chang’s have brought fast-casual Asian fare to Tucson with its Pei Wei chain, and the mini-Chang’s does the parent proud.

Featuring delicious, freshly prepared Asian standards at fairly cheap prices, Pei Wei is a great place to grab some fine Asian food to go, or to sit down with the college kids and eat in a modern atmosphere. (11-27-03) $-$$ RICE HOUSE CHINA THAI C 54 W. Congress St. 622-9557. Open Monday-Friday

11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday Noon-9 p.m. Café/Counter/ Beer Only. 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. (1-12-12) $-$$ SERI MELAKA E 6133 E. Broadway Blvd. 747-7811. Open Monday-

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 Sunday-

Thursday 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 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) $$-$$$

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The original synth tracks didn’t always make it to the final recordings of songs, but that’s how they began, he said in a recent interview.

Based in Chicago, the 18-year-old The Sea and Cake (which grew out of the art-school, alternative-rock band Shrimp Boat) combines muscular rock, breezy pop melodies, avantgarde sensibilities and electronics to make a pioneering and often-imitated style of music sometimes referred to as post-rock.

The band is touring to promote Runner, its ninth album. Like almost all of their recordings, this one was released by the independent label Thrill Jockey Records.

That tour will bring the band to Tucson for a concert on Nov. 12 at Club Congress. Matthew Friedberger, half of the brother-sister duo Fiery Furnaces, will open the show.

Frankly, it seems like forever since The Sea and Cake gave us a new album. Although it has been four years since the appearance of The Sea and Cake’s last full-length, Car Alarm, the band did make and release a six-song EP, The Moonlight Butterfly, last year.

Prekop considers Runner an extension of the work he began with that EP and continued with his composition of soundtrack music for the indie film Pavilion by first-time writerdirector Tim Sutton.

“These records are sort of on a continuum.

It feels like there was no gap between the making of them,” he said.

“Since I had no idea what I was actually doing, I was working pretty closely with the director, relying on what he wanted, what he had in his head. I wanted to make it as good and challenging as any album.”

Prekop said the movie is largely wordless, and that Sutton gave him room to expand his music palette.

“It was absolutely wonderful for a while not to know what I was doing, but working still, scrambling with purpose. I truly felt free to try almost anything. In completing a picture with sound, trying to record a nuance, the particulars became huge—to render a space, describe a time, follow a spell. Reaching in this direction has definitely informed the new record.”

Prekop said he brought some of that experimentation to Runner, and that when he started work on it in his home studio, more ideas began to flow. He eventually brought his synthesizer

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demos to the rest of The Sea and Cake: guitarist Archer Prewitt, drummer John McEntire and bassist Eric Claridge. With the whole band recording at Chicago’s Soma Studios, the songs were reworked and began to take shape.

The resulting album is hypnotic and invigorating at the same time—as have been most albums by The Sea and Cake over the years.

Many tunes are straight-ahead pop-rock with thorny guitar parts and subtle keyboard embellishment, such as “Harps” and “New Patterns.”

On some tunes, such as the fuzzed-out bliss of “The Invitations,” electronic textures dominate. Throughout most of the record, though, are two constants: Prekop’s unerring sense of melody, harking to 1970s pop-rock and the occasional tropical sway of Brazilian music; and a throbbing, propulsive beat, not unlike the so-called Krautrock of such bands as Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream.

For the record, Prekop acknowledged his affection for both classic pop-rock and electronic music. To some listeners, these influences might seem at cross purposes, but with one listen to The Sea and Cake, it all makes sense.

The album’s unexpected treat is the track “Harbor Bridges,” on which Prekop plays delicate acoustic guitar in almost an English folkmusic style while some synthesizer flourishes float in the background.

“That song was a real surprise for me. I couldn’t believe it was happening when I was working on it. I have never heard anything similar coming out of my body of work,” he said. “I was messing around with different tunings on guitars, and when I played that, it interested me. I wouldn’t consider myself technically a great guitarist, but I think I can come up with some nice chords and shapes.”

Getting the members of this busy band together can be challenging, Prekop said. He and Prewitt have recorded several solo albums each, and Claridge has played on albums by

The Sea and Cake with Matthew Friedberger 6:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12 Club Congress 311 E. Congress St. $12 advance, $13 day of; 18 and older 622-8848; hotelcongress.com/club

acts including Broken Social Scene and Brokeback.

McEntire plays with the mighty post-rock band Tortoise, and he’s an in-demand producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with such artists as Red Krayola, Stereolab, Richard Buckner, Tom Zé, the Ex, Smog, Trans Am, Mary Timony and Tucson’s Calexico.

“On a really pedestrian level, it can be a pain in the ass to schedule things and work it all out in a nuts-and-bolts sense. I lament that I have to go to sleep sometimes. But in my mind, if you know what you want to do, then the scheduling works out eventually.

“I see it all as part of the same occupation.

Sure, I differentiate between The Sea and Cake and the other stuff I do. And I think each of us recognizes, or is familiar enough with our work and each other’s, that we know what is right for The Sea and Cake and for each of those outlets.”

He said the longevity of the band and its artistic successes result from the opportunities for its members to pursue other muses.

Prekop also acknowledged he gets antsy when indie-rock listeners and many critics fall back on calling The Sea and Cake’s music jazzy, or jazz-influenced.

“One thing I’m always, especially at this point, nervous to hear is the jazzy part of the equation. I couldn’t play a jazz standard to save my life. For me, jazz is about improvisation, and we don’t really do that. I guess some of us have different definitions of what makes jazz.”

It’s a minor miracle that Daniel Johnston will be performing at Club Congress this week.

Diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Johnston began recording original songs using a chord organ, piano, guitar and boombox in the late ’70s. In the early 1980s, he moved to Austin, Texas, where he began handing out his crudely home-recorded tapes and gained a sizable cult following. In 1985, he was featured on an episode of MTV’s The Cutting Edge, which is where a lot of people—myself included—first became aware of him. That episode showed him singing the song “I Live My Broken Dreams,” which is about his decision to live free and roam the world instead of being locked up in a hospital for the umpteenth time: “The wildest summer that I ever knew / I had a flat tire down memory lane … And now I’m here / And here I stand / With a sweet angel holding my hand / I lived my broken dreams.”

As demonstrated on that episode, and in most of his music, Johnston is nothing if not a romantic.

He’s constantly pining for lost love, and for a better life than the one he was dealt. He does it in such a sweet, childlike manner that it almost makes you forget there’s a very dark side to his situation.

Johnston is able to tour these days due to modern medicine—the ability of his doctors to find a pharmaceutical cocktail that allows him to exist in the world with the assistance of a handler. But before that happened, he was a danger to himself and others. His fixation with comicbook characters—most notably Spider-Man and Casper the Friendly Ghost—and the devil says a lot about how he sees the world, and the struggle between good and evil, the light and the dark.

(These characters also figure prominently in his drawings, which have become sought-after over the years.)

When the dark side is winning, it leads to episodes like the time he was flying back from a music festival in 1990, in a two-seater plane, with his father, a former Air Force pilot, at the controls. Johnston, having a manic episode in which he believed he was Casper, took the key out of the ignition and threw it out of the plane.

Somehow, his father was able to crash-land the plane, destroying the plane but avoiding injury.

You wouldn’t be able to gather as much from his demeanor and the childlike simplicity of his songs. But listen closer, and you’ll realize that those songs aren’t quite as simple as they appear.

He may not be a very good guitarist or piano-player, and he may not use big words to get his point across, but the points he gets across are grownup, the result of someone who’s had his share of pain. To a novice listener, they may be difficult to get used to—and to be fair, there’s no one who fits the title of “outsider artist” better than Johnston. But those songs are truly beautiful to most of those who have the patience, and there are certainly lessons to be learned from them, and words of hope to hold onto: “True love will

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1. Kendrick Lamar Good Kid: M.A.A.D. City (Aftermath)

2. Neil Young and Crazy Horse Psychedelic Pill (Reprise)

3. Meek Mill find you in the end.”

The last time Johnston performed in Tucson was May 2003, at Club Congress. After turning in a gorgeously fragile set, I spoke to him for a while. When he told me he didn’t really like being on tour, I felt bad for the guy: He had to do it to make ends meet. We finished our conversation, and a few minutes later, a couple of female friends came back to me to report that he had gotten wildly inappropriate with them, using foul language and trying to coax them up to his hotel room. The light and the dark.

If you’re unfamiliar with Johnston, there are two great places to start: The 2005 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston will fill in a lot of the gaps of his life story, which is simultaneously inspiring and heartbreaking, much like his music. And the 2004 album The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered is a twodisc affair, with one disc featuring a greatesthits, of sorts, of Johnston’s songs, while the other features artists such as Beck, the Flaming Lips and Tom Waits covering his songs.

Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, you can dive right in and go see Daniel Johnston perform a return engagement at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., on Saturday, Nov. 10.

Phoenix’s Reubens Accomplice opens the show at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, or $22 on the day of the show. For more information, head to hotelcongress.com, or call 622-8848.

YA GOTTA BELIEVE Concert-promoters and club-bookers often get a bad reputation as being underhanded and unfair to the acts they book. And, let’s face it: Sometimes, that reputation is warranted. Then again, it’s often not.

Sometimes, a promoter will believe in an act so much that he keeps booking it, even though it doesn’t have much of a draw. Before they broke big, the Avett Brothers played at the Rialto Theatre a few times, with the venue offering a money-back guarantee to anyone who demanded it—so certain were the Rialto folks that the band would deliver.

Similarly, when he was booking acts at Plush, Kris Kerry kept bringing Cleveland co-ed power-rock duo Mr. Gnome back, even though the audience size didn’t really warrant it. But that audience grew each time, largely based on word of mouth—which is the best kind of advertising there is, really.

In fact, Kerry believed in the band so much that he, along with his wife, KXCI FM 91.3’s Cathy Rivers, and composer/music publisher Dan Coleman, formed an entity to manage the band. With the release of Mr. Gnome’s third full-length album, Madness in Miniature, released earlier this year on El Marko Records

(they’ve also recorded two EPs), that dedication seems to be paying off.

And for good reason: The band’s songs— anchored by drummer Sam Meister and the ferocious guitar-playing and lovely vocals of Nicole Barille—display a powerful grasp of soft-loud dynamics and pop hooks. Barille’s voice effortlessly swoops from an ethereal whisper to a scream, and their songs have only gotten better over the years.

When they began performing in town, no one knew who the hell they were, but no one who saw them forgot them, either. Now, it seems, the rest of the world is catching up: Mr. Gnome has been garnering praise from mainstream media outlets like Rolling Stone, and selling out venues on their current tour, which brings them back to town this week.

Mr. Gnome performs at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St., on Friday, Nov. 9. The Cordials and Algae and Tentacles, both great up-and-coming local bands, open the show at 9:30 p.m. Cover is $8. For more information, go to plushtucson. com, or call 798-1298.

Dreams and Nightmares (Warner Bros.)

4. All Time Low Don’t Panic (Hopeless)

5. Parkway Drive Atlas (Epitaph)

6. Black Country Communion Afterglow (J&R Adventures)

7. Cradle of Filth The Manticore and Other Horrors (Nuclear Blast America)

8. Stone Sour House of Gold and Bones: Part 1 (Roadrunner)

9. Kamelot Silverthorn (Steamhammer/SPV)

10. Mumford and Sons Babel (Glass Note)

ON THE BANDWAGON The 25th Anniversary Scooter Rally with Dave’s Big Deluxe, Buck-O-Nine and Liam and the Ladies at Club Congress on Friday, Nov. 9; Typhoon and Laura Gibson at Solar Culture Gallery on Tuesday, Nov. 13; Lisa Otey’s 8th Annual Boogie Woogie Blowout featuring Pugsley Buzzard, Bob Malone and Doña Oxford at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 11; the David Liebe Hart Band at Tanline Studio on Friday, Nov. 9; Aaron Gilmartin, The Possibles and the Clam Tostada at Club Congress on Wednesday, Nov. 14; Spanish Moss and Ocean Void at Tucson Live Music Space on Monday, Nov. 12; Boo Boo Kiss, Sad Horse and Chariots of Failure at the District Tavern, tonight, Thursday, Nov. 8; Ashes of Love at La Cocina on Friday, Nov. 9; Nite Jewel at Opti Club at Club Congress, tonight, Thursday, Nov. 8; Bricktop, The Insurgence and The Besmirchers at Surly Wench Pub on Friday, Nov. 9; Super Water Sympathy at Plush on Tuesday, Nov. 13; The Simpkin Project and Grite-Leon at The Hut on Saturday, Nov. 10; When the Broken Bow, The Modeens and others at La Cocina, tonight, Thursday, Nov. 8; Jim Brickman at the Fox Tucson Theatre, tonight, Thursday, Nov. 8; Blind Divine, Race You There and Tiger Face at Plush on Saturday, Nov. 10; Otherly Love at Sky Bar on Saturday, Nov. 10; Blame Sandy at Abounding Grace Sanctuary on Saturday, Nov. 10; Naim Amor at Plush on Wednesday, Nov. 14; Veterans Day Tejano Show featuring Chente Barrera at AVA at Casino del Sol on Sunday, Nov. 11.

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CLUB LIST Here is a list of venues that offer live music, dancing, DJ music, karaoke or comedy in the Tucson area. We recommend that you call and confirm all events.

APPLEBEE’S ON GRANT 4625 E. Grant Road. 319-0544.

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.

BELLA D’AURIA RESTAURANT AND BAR 4445 E. Broadway Blvd. 468-2447.

BEST WESTERN ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871.

BIG WILLY’S RESTAURANT AND SPORTS GRILL 1118 E. Sixth St. 882-2121.

THE BISBEE ROYALE 94 Main St. Bisbee. (520) 432-6750.

BLUEFIN SEAFOOD BISTRO 7053 N. Oracle Road.

531-8500.

THE BONE-IN STEAKHOUSE 5400 S. Old Spanish Trail.

885-4600.

BOONDOCKS LOUNGE 3306 N. First Ave. 690-0991.

BRATS 5975 W. Western Way Circle. 578-0341.

THE BREEZE PATIO BAR AND GRILL Radisson Suites. 6555 E. Speedway Blvd. 731-1414.

BRODIE’S TAVERN 2449 N. Stone Ave. 622-0447.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS 68 N. Harrison Road. 296-8409.

BUMSTED’S 500 N. Fourth Ave. 622-1413.

CAFÉ PASSÉ 415 N. Fourth Ave. 624-4411.

THE CANYON’S CROWN RESTAURANT AND PUB 6958 E. Tanque Verde Road.

885-8277.

CASA VICENTE RESTAURANTE ESPAÑOL 375 S. Stone Ave. 884-5253.

CASCADE LOUNGE Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive. 615-5495.

CHICAGO BAR 5954 E. Speedway Blvd. 748-8169.

CHUY’S MESQUITE BROILER 22ND STREET 7101 E. 22nd St. 722-5117.

CIRCLE S SALOON 16001 W. El Tiro Road. Marana. 682-5377.

CLUB CONGRESS 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848.

LA COCINA RESTAURANT, CANTINA AND COFFEE BAR 201 N. Court Ave. 622-0351.

COLT’S TASTE OF TEXAS STEAKHOUSE 8310 N. Thornydale Road. 572-5968.

COPPER QUEEN HOTEL 11 Howell Ave. Bisbee. (520) 432-2216.

COW PALACE 28802 S. Nogales Highway. Amado. (520) 398-8000.

COW PONY BAR AND GRILL 6510 E. Tanque Verde Road.

721-2781.

CREATE CAFE AND CATERING COMPANY 4660 E. Camp Lowell Drive. 298-3421.

CUSHING STREET RESTAURANT AND BAR 198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984.

DAKOTA CAFE AND CATERING CO. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road.

298-7188.

DELECTABLES RESTAURANT AND CATERING 533 N. Fourth Ave. 884-9289.

THE DEPOT SPORTS BAR 3501 E. Fort Lowell Road.

795-8110.

DESERT DIAMOND CASINO MONSOON NIGHTCLUB 7350 S. Nogales Highway. 294-7777.

DESERT DIAMOND CASINO SPORTS BAR Interstate 19 and Pima Mine Road. 294-7777.

DIABLOS SPORTS BAR AND GRILL 2545 S. Craycroft Road.

514-9202.

THE DISTRICT 260 E. Congress St. 792-0081.

DON’S BAYOU CAJUN COOKIN’ 8991 E. Tanque Verde Road.

749-4410.

DRIFTWOOD BAR 2001 S. Craycroft Road. 790-4317.

EAGLES LODGE 1530 N. Stone Ave. 571-8384.

EL CHARRO CAFÉ SAHUARITA 15920 S. Rancho Sahuarita.

Sahuarita. 325-1922.

EL CHARRO CAFÉ ON BROADWAY 6310 E. Broadway Blvd. 745-1922.

EL MEZÓN DEL COBRE 2960 N. First Ave. 791-0977.

EL PARADOR 2744 E. Broadway Blvd. 881-2744.

ELBOW ROOM 1145 W. Prince Road. 690-1011.

ELLIOTT’S ON CONGRESS 135 E. Congress St. 622-5500.

FAMOUS SAM’S BROADWAY 1830 E. Broadway Blvd.

884-0119.

FAMOUS SAM’S E. GOLF LINKS 7129 E. Golf Links Road.

296-1245.

FAMOUS SAM’S SILVERBELL 2320 N. Silverbell Road.

884-7267.

FAMOUS SAM’S VALENCIA 3010 W. Valencia Road.

883-8888.

FAMOUS SAM’S W. RUTHRAUFF 2480 W. Ruthrauff Road. 292-0492.

FAMOUS SAM’S IRVINGTON 2048 E. Irvington Road.

889-6007.

FAMOUS SAM’S ORACLE 8058 N. Oracle Road. 531-9464.

FAMOUS SAM’S PIMA 3933 E. Pima St. 323-1880.

FOX AND HOUND SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN Foothills Mall, 7625 N. La Cholla Blvd. 575-1980.

FROG AND FIRKIN 874 E. University Blvd. 623-7507.

LA FUENTE 1749 N. Oracle Road. 623-8659.

FUKU SUSHI 940 E. University Blvd. 798-3858.

GENTLE BEN’S BREWING COMPANY 865 E. University Blvd. 624-4177.

GJ’S COFFEEHOUSE 5950 N. La Canada Drive. .

GOLD Westward Look Resort, 245 E. Ina Road. 917-2930, ext. 474.

THE GRILL AT QUAIL CREEK 1490 Quail Range Loop. Green Valley. 393-5806.

GUADALAJARA GRILL EAST 750 N. Kolb Road. 296-1122.

GUADALAJARA GRILL WEST 1220 E. Prince Road.

323-1022.

HACIENDA DEL SOL 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road.

299-1501.

HIDEOUT BAR AND GRILL 1110 S. Sherwood Village Drive.

751-2222.

THE HIDEOUT 3000 S. Mission Road. 791-0515.

HILDA’S SPORTS BAR 1120 Circulo Mercado. Rio Rico. (520) 281-9440.

THE HOG PIT SMOKEHOUSE BAR AND GRILL 6910 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4302.

THE HUT 305 N. Fourth Ave. 623-3200.

IBT’S 616 N. Fourth Ave. 882-3053.

IGUANA CAFE 210 E. Congress St. 882-5140.

IRISH PUB 9155 E. Tanque Verde Road. 749-2299.

JASPER NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANT AND BAR 6370 N. Campbell Ave., No. 160.

577-0326.

JAVELINA CANTINA 445 S. Alvernon Way. 881-4200, ext.

5373.

JEFF’S PUB 112 S. Camino Seco Road. 886-1001.

KNOW WHERE II 1308 W. Glenn St. 623-3999.

KON TIKI 4625 E. Broadway Blvd. 323-7193.

LAFFS COMEDY CAFFÉ 2900 E. Broadway Blvd. 323-8669.

LAS CAZUELITAS EVENT CENTER 1365 W. Grant Road.

206-0405.

LI’L ABNER’S STEAKHOUSE 8500 N. Silverbell Road.

744-2800.

LB SALOON 6925 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-8118.

LOOKOUT BAR AND GRILLE AT WESTWARD LOOK RESORT 245 E. Ina Road. 297-1151.

LOTUS GARDEN RESTAURANT 5975 E. Speedway Blvd.

298-3351.

MARGARITA BAY 7415 E. 22nd St. 290-8977.

MAVERICK 6622 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-0430.

MAYNARDS MARKET AND KITCHEN 400 N. Toole Ave. 545-0577.

MCMAHON’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE 2959 N. Swan Road. 327-7463.

MIDTOWN BAR AND GRILL 4915 E. Speedway Blvd.

327-2011.

MINT COCKTAILS 3540 E. Grant Road. 881-9169.

MONTEREY COURT STUDIO GALLERIES AND CAFÉ 505 W. Miracle Mile. 207-2429.

MR. AN’S TEPPAN STEAK AND SUSHI 6091 N. Oracle Road.

797-0888.

MR. HEAD’S ART GALLERY AND BAR 513 N. Fourth Ave. 792-2710.

MUSIC BOX 6951 E. 22nd St. 747-1421.

NEVADA SMITH’S 1175 W. Miracle Mile. 622-9064.

NORTH 2995 E. Skyline Drive.

299-1600.

O’MALLEY’S 247 N. Fourth Ave. 623-8600.

OLD FATHER INN 4080 W. Ina Road. Marana. 744-1200.

OLD PUEBLO GRILLE 60 N. Alvernon Way. 326-6000.

OLD TUBAC INN RESTAURANT AND SALOON 7 Plaza Road.

Tubac. (520) 398-3161.

ON A ROLL 63 E. Congress St. 622-7655.

O’SHAUGHNESSY’S 2200 N. Camino Principal. 296-7464.

OUTLAW SALOON 1302 W. Roger Road. 888-3910.

PAPPY’S DINER 1300 W. Prince Road. 408-5262.

PARADISO BAR AND LOUNGE Casino Del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. (800) 344-9435.

THE PARISH 6453 N. Oracle Road. 797-1233.

LA PARRILLA SUIZA 2720 N. Oracle Road. 624-4300.

PEARSON’S PUB 1120 S. Wilmot Road. 747-2181.

PLAYGROUND BAR AND LOUNGE 278 E. Congress St. 396-3691.

PLUSH 340 E. Sixth St. 798-1298.

PURGATORY 1310 S. Alvernon Way. 795-1996.

PUTNEY’S 6090 N. Oracle Road. 575-1767.

RPM NIGHTCLUB 445 W. Wetmore Road. 869-6098.

RA SUSHI BAR RESTAURANT 2905 E. Skyline Drive.

615-3970.

RAGING SAGE COFFEE ROASTERS 2458 N. Campbell Ave. 320-5203.

REDLINE SPORTS GRILL 445 W. Wetmore Road. 888-8084.

RIC’S CAFE/RESTAURANT 5605 E. River Road. 577-7272.

RILEY’S IRISH TAVERN 5140 N. La Cholla Blvd. 408-0507.

RIVER’S EDGE LOUNGE 4635 N. Flowing Wells Road.

887-9027.

RJ’S REPLAYS SPORTS PUB AND GRUB 5769 E. Speedway Blvd. 495-5136.

THE ROCK 136 N. Park Ave. 629-9211.

ROYAL SUN INN AND SUITES 1015 N. Stone Ave. 622-8871.

RUNWAY BAR AND GRILL 2101 S. Alvernon Way. 790-6788.

RUSTY’S FAMILY RESTAURANT AND SPORTS GRILLE 2075 W. Grant Road.

623-3363.

SALTY DAWG II 6121 E. Broadway Blvd., No. 106.

790-3294.

SAM HUGHES PLACE CHAMPIONSHIP DINING 446 N. Campbell Ave. 747-5223.

SAPPHIRE LOUNGE 61 E. Congress St. 624-9100.

SHERATON HOTEL AND SUITES 5151 E. Grant Road.

323-6262.

SHOOTERS STEAKHOUSE AND SALOON 3115 E. Prince Road.

322-0779.

SHOT IN THE DARK CAFÉ 121 E. Broadway Blvd. 882-5544.

SINBAD’S FINE MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE 810 E. University Ave. 623-4010.

SIR VEZA’S TACO GARAGE WETMORE 220 W. Wetmore Road. 888-8226.

SKRAPPY’S 191 E. Toole Ave. 358-4287.

SKY BAR 536 N. Fourth Ave. 622-4300.

THE SKYBOX RESTAURANT AND SPORTS BAR 5605 E. River Road. 529-7180.

SOLAR CULTURE 31 E. Toole Ave. 884-0874.

STADIUM GRILL 3682 W. Orange Grove Road. Marana.

877-8100.

THE STATION PUB AND GRILL 8235 N. Silverbell Road.

789-7040.

THE STEAKOUT RESTAURANT AND SALOON 3620 W. Tangerine Road. Marana.

572-1300.

STOCKMEN’S LOUNGE 1368 W. Roger Road. 887-2529.

SULLIVAN’S STEAK HOUSE 1785 E. River Road. 299-4275.

SURLY WENCH PUB 424 N. Fourth Ave. 882-0009.

TANQUE VERDE RANCH 14301 E. Speedway Blvd.

296-6275.

TANQUE VERDE SWAP MEET 4100 S. Palo Verde Road.

294-4252.

TERRY AND ZEKE’S 4603 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-3555.

THIRSTY’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL 2422 N. Pantano Road.

885-6585.

TRIDENT GRILL 2033 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-5755.

TUCSON LIVE MUSIC SPACE 125 W. Ventura St. UNICORN SPORTS LOUNGE 8060 E. 22nd St., No. 118.

722-6900.

V FINE THAI 9 E. Congress St. 882-8143.

WHISKEY TANGO 140 S. Kolb Road. 344-8843.

WILDCAT HOUSE 1801 N. Stone Ave. 622-1302.

WINGS-PIZZA-N-THINGS 8838 E. Broadway Blvd. 722-9663.

WISDOM’S CAFÉ 1931 E. Frontage Road. Tumacacori.

398-2397.

WOODEN NICKEL 1908 S. Country Club Road. 323-8830.

WOODY’S 3710 N. Oracle Road.

292-6702.

WORLD FAMOUS GOLDEN NUGGET 2617 N. First Ave. 622-9202.

ZEN ROCK 121 E. Congress St. 624-9100.

THU NOV 8 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Bob Linesch The Bisbee Royale John Doe Boondocks Lounge Ed DeLucia Trio The Breeze Patio Bar and Grill Live music Café Passé The John Einweck Jazz Quartet Casa Vicente Restaurante Español Live classical guitar Chicago Bar Neon Prophet Club Congress Opti Club: Nite Jewel La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Stefan George, When the Broken Bow, The Modeens The District Boo Boo Kiss, Sad Horse, Chariots of Fire Elliott’s on Congress The Kachina Speakeasy Review La Fuente Mariachi Estrellas de la Fuente Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live mariachi music Hacienda del Sol Aaron Gilmartin Las Cazuelitas Event Center Live music McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Lounge: Susan Artemis Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café Ice 9 O’Malley’s Live music On a Roll Live music O’Shaughnessy’s Live pianist and singer Paradiso Bar and Lounge Candy O (Cars tribute) RPM Nightclub 80’s and Gentlemen Sheraton Hotel and Suites Prime Example Skrappy’s The Insurgence, Bricktop, The Besmirchers, Slow Children, Wrong Idea Sky Bar Live music Sullivan’s Steak House Live music Tucson Live Music Space Sad Horse Whiskey Tango Live music

KARAOKE/OPEN MIC The Bamboo Club Karaoke with DJ Tony G Best Western Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y-Not Karaoke Buffalo Wild Wings Y-Not Karaoke Driftwood Bar El Charro Café Sahuarita Famous Sam’s Silverbell Amazing Star karaoke Famous Sam’s Valencia Hilda’s Sports Bar The Hog Pit Smokehouse Bar and Grill Steve Morningwood acoustic open-mic night Jasper Neighborhood Restaurant and Bar Open mic with Bob Paluzzi Know Where II New Star Karaoke Margarita Bay Outlaw Saloon Chubbrock Entertainment Pappy’s Diner Open mic River’s Edge Lounge Karaoke with KJ David Royal Sun Inn and Suites Y Not Karaoke Stadium Grill Chubbrock Entertainment Thirsty’s Neighborhood Grill

DANCE/DJ Big Willy’s Restaurant and Sports Grill DJ Hurricane and Project Benny Blanco Diablos Sports Bar and Grill Bikini bash with DJ Mike Lopez Gentle Ben’s Brewing Company DJ spins music The Hideout Fiesta DJs The Hut DJ MGM IBT’s DJ spins music Javelina Cantina DJ M. Mr. Head’s Art Gallery and Bar DJ Bonus Pearson’s Pub DJ Wild Wes RJ’s Replays Sports Pub and Grub DJ M. Sam Hughes Place Championship Dining DJ spins music Sapphire Lounge Salsa night Sir Veza’s Taco Garage Wetmore DJ Riviera Surly Wench Pub Jump Jive Thursday with DJ Ribz Unicorn Sports Lounge Y Not Entertainment V Fine Thai Foundation Thursdays: DJs spin music, art show, wine tasting Zen Rock DJ Kidd Kutz

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DANCE/DJ The Auld Dubliner DJ spins music Big Willy’s Restaurant and Sports Grill DJ Obi-Wan Kenobi Casa Vicente Restaurante Español Flamenco guitar and dance show Circle S Saloon DJ BarryB The Depot Sports Bar DJ and music videos Desert Diamond Casino Monsoon Nightclub Groovin’ Fridays Old School party Desert Diamond Casino Sports Bar Fiesta DJs: Latin/ Urban night Diablos Sports Bar and Grill DJ Mike Lopez El Charro Café Sahuarita DJ spins music El Charro Café on Broadway DJ spins R&B El Parador Salsa-dance lessons with Jeannie Tucker Famous Sam’s Valencia DJ spins music Fuku Sushi DJ spins music IBT’s CelloFame Javelina Cantina DJ M. Maynards Market and Kitchen DJ spins music Music Box ’80s and more NoRTH DJ Phatal O’Malley’s DJ Dibs Sam Hughes Place Championship Dining DJ spins music Sapphire Lounge Flashback Fridays with DJ Sid the Kid Sinbad’s Fine Mediterranean Cuisine DJ spins music Sky Bar Hot Era party, Elemental Artistry Fire-Dancing The Station Pub and Grill Chubbrock Entertainment Unicorn Sports Lounge Y Not Entertainment Wildcat House Top 40 dance mix Wooden Nickel DJ spins music Zen Rock DJ Kidd Kutz

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SAT NOV 10 LIVE MUSIC Arizona Inn Dennis Reed The Bashful Bandit Live music The Bisbee Royale The Kenneth Brian Band The Bone-In Steakhouse Bobby Wilson Boondocks Lounge Nancy McCallion and Her Wee Band Café Passé Country Saturdays Cascade Lounge George Howard Chicago Bar Neon Prophet Club Congress Daniel Johnston, Reubens Accomplice La Cocina Restaurant, Cantina and Coffee Bar Tesoro Colt’s Taste of Texas Steakhouse Live music Cow Pony Bar and Grill DJ spins music Cushing Street Restaurant and Bar Live jazz Dakota Cafe and Catering Co. Howard Wooten Delectables Restaurant and Catering Kaia Chesney Don’s Bayou Cajun Cookin’ Melody Louise El Charro Café Sahuarita Live salsa band 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 GJ’s Coffeehouse A La Mode, Come Thirsty Gold Live music Guadalajara Grill East Live mariachi music Guadalajara Grill West Live Latin music Hacienda del Sol Freddy Vesely, The Railbirdz The Hideout Los Bandidos The Hut The Simpkin Project, Grite-Leon Iguana Cafe The Benjamins Irish Pub The Cobras Las Cazuelitas Event Center Mariachis Li’l Abner’s Steakhouse Arizona Dance Hands Lookout Bar and Grille at Westward Look Resort Live acoustic Maverick Flipside McMahon’s Prime Steakhouse Lounge: Daniel “Sly” Slipetsky Mint Cocktails Live music with four bands Monterey Court Studio Galleries and Café Pueblo Boyz Mr. Head’s Art Gallery and Bar Live music O’Malley’s Live music Old Pueblo Grille Jazz Jam with Pete Swan Trio Old Tubac Inn Restaurant and Saloon Haywire

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What are you listening to these days?

Around the house, I listen to a lot of exotica and lounge music, like Martin Denny, Quiet Village. When I’m out working, I listen to an upbeat mix of bands like Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the Magic Numbers, Scissor Sisters, Coconut Records and MGMT. What was the first album you owned?

Weird Al, Even Worse, was the first album I remember buying. That piece of wax spun on the record player until I knew every word.

What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone seem to love, but you just don’t get?

The saxophone. The recent resurgence bothers me to no end.

What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?

Gogol Bordello put on the best show I have ever been to. The energy that they throw toward the crowd gives you goose bumps the entire time. I would love to see them live again.

Musically speaking, what is your favorite guilty pleasure?

I still listen to a good share of pop music, and I can sing along to all the new Justin Bieber stuff.

What song would you like to have played at your funeral?

“Rainbow Connection” by Kermit the Frog.

What band or artist changed your life, and how?

Sisqó’s “Thong Song” got me through some hard times.

Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?

Scissor Sisters, Night Work, or Darude, Before the Storm.

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As a whole, Acorn Bcorn, Orca Team, The Eeries and Bradford Trojan mostly played vintage miniature instruments that looked like toys; two of them had members playing multiple instruments at once. So â&#x20AC;Ś were they talentless charlatans? Not at all.

Bradford Trojan, a local singer/songwriter, managed to perform his quiet, catchy garagepop songs on electric guitar, drums, harmonica and a psychedelic guitar-echo device, while singing simultaneously. His demeanor and singing voice were warm and ingratiating; his songs were strong and brief; and he perfectly opened what was to be a great show. Gimmick: disregarded.

The Eeries, a pop/rock trio from Philadelphia, opened their set with a cover of the Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please Please Me.â&#x20AC;? Not a very promising decision. Immediately afterward, as they played one explosive original number after another, it became apparent that these young fellows had absolutely nothing to do with the Beatles: This was punk rock, in the vein of the Clash and the Jam, played as if the Eeriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives depended on it. The singer even looked like Joe Strummer, and the drummer most likely would not be accepted into Julliard, but in the best way possible. They concluded their performance, appropriately, when their equipment quit working. Gimmick: n/a.

Dressed like prep-school kids, Orca Teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gimmick was to be the quietest surf-rock band that ever climbed up on a stage. With tiny guitars and a T-shirt dampening the volume of the snare drum, the Seattle band sounded more like a dream you had about a surf-rock band than an actual surf-rock band. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t particularly rock; echoes of their music just leisurely floated away and dissipated. Orca Team were the highlight of the evening for many. Gimmick: Who cares?

Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acorn Bcorn, two sisters who in tandem play guitar, bass and drums, performed unclassifiable, incendiary songs in dresses unearthed from the Civil War. No-wave folk?

Avant-garde blues? Acorn Bcorn had great songs and great showmanship. They succeeded in making noisy roots music into audiencefriendly dance jams. Gimmick: What gimmick?

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When the pop charts are largely dominated by plasticine constructs like Katy Perry and bargain â&#x20AC;&#x153;street divasâ&#x20AC;? like Pink, Ellie Goulding is a true bright spot. Some pop connoisseurs want to spend their time listening to music thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more adult-minded than the perfectly adorable but juvenile songs of Carly Rae Jepsen or Taylor Swift (whose latest single, actually, is jarringly Perry-esque in its nasal staccato verses), so in between Robyn albums, we need people like Goulding putting out records. Gouldingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice has an earthy, warm sound that feels almost radical when put up against the sterile carping of people like Perry and Pink.

Halcyon, the full-length follow-up to 2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lights (whose title track is still lodged toward the top of the Billboard Hot 100), might never reach the great heights of music from someone like Robyn, but it does offer wellconstructed, danceable pop.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also eclectic, featuring songs that have a manic Broadway-inspired intensity, like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything Could Happenâ&#x20AC;? (a bit of an odd choice for the lead single); ethereal club-pop like the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only Youâ&#x20AC;?; and glumâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;practically apocalypticâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;barnburners like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Figure 8.â&#x20AC;? Goulding even channels her inner Joni Mitchell on the sublime ballad â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joy.â&#x20AC;?

Gouldingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who co-wrote and co-produced almost every track on Halcyonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; could be the person to open the door for off-chart pop up-and-comers like Ladyhawke, Lights and Florrie (none of whom have really broken through in the U.S. yet) and dethrone the franchise-pop creations taking up their spots.

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With this release, Black Cat Bones makes a strong case to be recognized as Tucsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quintessential blues-rock band.

Wearing influences like Johnny Winter, Savoy Brown and Stevie Ray Vaughan on its metaphorical sleeve, Too Far Gone evokes aural images of all these artists and more through nine originals.

Original band-member and vocalist Charles Pitts, who authored or co-authored all of these tunes, somehow stays out in front of a dualguitar assault that defines most of these songs. And while Jim Nashu and Ken Cosentino occasionally utilize a traditional approach to lead and rhythm guitar, respectively, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a whole lot of rhythmic strumming.

Instead, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re treated to an assortment of dual lead guitar with sharp, overlapping licks

by Cosentino often running counterpoint to Nashuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leads.

This approach not only allows these players to shine at what they do best; it also provides added dimension and depth. Cosentino also shows off great slide chops with his work on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Morning Light.â&#x20AC;?

Co-founder Jeff Daniels on bass and Adam Cournoyer on drums make for a solid rhythm section that is equal to the task of keeping up with the guitars. Credit here can be shared by engineer and coproducer Duncan Stitt for working so well outside his (perceived) comfort zone. As an added treat, he adds organ, with Bryan Dean on guitar, to the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closer and lone ballad, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Timeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sticky Web.â&#x20AC;?

Jim Lipson Black Cat Bones performs at 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at Borderlands Brewing Co., 119 E. Toole Ave. Free; 261-8773.

Burly, gruff and a lightningstruck freak on the slide guitar, Josh â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Reverendâ&#x20AC;?

Peyton is an adherent to the country-blues of yore. His barnstorming trio, The Reverend Peytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Damn Band, is electrifying onstageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rough-hewn recordings havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite matched the show.

However, the band nails it on Between the Ditches, a well-crafted album with punchy drums, sharply metallic washboard and Peytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-wire guitar.

Thematically, the songs hang together, wrapped up in a longing for days that were simpler, sturdier, more honest and fair. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shake â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Em Off Like Fleasâ&#x20AC;? that those are the qualities he seeks in a tomorrow, too.

Echoing Woody Guthrie, Peyton sings â&#x20AC;&#x153;The game is rigged / Then the rules are bent / They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rob us with a gun / They rob us with fine print,â&#x20AC;? before issuing his call to the multitudes: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A change is coming / A change in store / â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cause thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of us than them / And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve freed ourselves before.â&#x20AC;?

Other highlights are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Blue Chevy â&#x20AC;&#x2122;72,â&#x20AC;? Peytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ode to his old muscle car; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Easy Come Easy Go,â&#x20AC;? which has a good share of the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best slide-guitar licks; and the rollicking title song.

Between the Ditches shows Peyton, his wife â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washboardâ&#x20AC;?

Breezy and drummer Aaron â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cuzâ&#x20AC;? Persinger at their best.

Eric Swedlund The Reverend Peytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Damn Band performs with Trapper Schoepp and the Shades at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. $10; 18 and older; 622-8848.

MEDICAL MJ More than 3,600 Tucson-area residents have obtained marijuana cards

By the Numbers

BY J.M. SMITH, jsmith@tucsonweekly.com ’ve been thinking about a lot of numbers this week—heart rates, survival rates, ejection fractions, likelihoods of various disasters—so I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the Arizona medical marijuana numbers. I touched on some of the latest figures a couple of weeks ago, but it’s been a while since I’ve offered a detailed look, so …

As of Sept. 19, the last update from the state Department of Health Services, there were 32,110 cannabis patients statewide. Of those, 4,901 were renewals. About 16 percent of the cardholders applied for half-price cards under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), which sounds like a lot until you know that’s the percentage of Arizonans on SNAP. Actually, it is a lot, but that’s an issue for another columnist. There were just 824 caregivers statewide.

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Nationally, there are about 730,000 MMJ patients in 17 states, according to a report last year on the website of Cannabis Heath News Magazine. That would give Arizona 4 percent. States that register patients account for roughly half of that number, according to an Associated Press analysis in March, but California and Washington don’t require registration with the state. It seems clear that Cali alone has hundreds of thousands of MMJ cardholders, or they could never support thousands of dispensaries. Add Washington, and it seems the 730K estimate is reasonably accurate.

The state reported 3,651 patients in the Tucson metro area, if you include Green Valley (42 patients) and Catalina (65). There are a few more, but exact numbers aren’t reported for the Pascua Yaqui and San Xavier districts, because they have fewer than 20.

That gives us about 11 percent of patients (not counting rural Pima County), which seems to jibe with population estimates (which do include rural Pima County).

According to the Pima Association of Governments, Pima County has 15 percent of Arizona’s population. Statewide, Phoenix’s north valley has the most patients. Four Community Health Analysis Areas from Paradise Valley up through Deer Valley each have more than 900 patients.

In Tucson, the cardholder distribution continues to lean east. The Tanque Verde area (CHAA 108), which stretches from the far eastside of Tucson through Vail to the Cochise County line, has the most patients at 607. Northeast Tucson (CHAA 105) follows with 481, and the Tucson east-central area (CHAA 109) is next with 397.

I suspect a key reason for the swath of affluence on the Tucson and Phoenix CHAA maps is simply because the patients in those areas can afford MMJ cards. Maybe $200 doesn’t sound like much to some folks, but that’s way out of range for a lot of Americans these days.

Every qualifying illness is represented among Arizona patients, and many patients reported more than one condition.

Chronic pain, at 89.76 percent (28,850) of current cardholders, is still and will likely always be the top reason patients qualify. But 21 patients (0.07 percent) qualified with Alzheimer’s disease, and 24 with sclerosis. One percent of patients (335) qualified with Crohn’s disease, roughly the same number who qualified with HIV or AIDS (344).

I guess the good news in this statistical mishmash is that all of these numbers are rising. There are more patients in more states with more ailments than we have ever had before. I suspect it’s only a matter of time before all of this expensive medical-marijuana statistics tracking and parsing becomes moot. As a society, we don’t really spend much time tracking use of St. John’s wort or echinacea, and we are trending away from cannabis prohibition nationally. Eventually, we won’t need these statistics, and I might be out of a writing gig.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny. Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s EXPANDED WEEKLY HOROSCOPE 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700 $1.99 per minute. 18 and over. Touchtone phone required.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The data that’s stored and disseminated on the Internet is unimaginably voluminous. And yet the 540 billion trillion electrons that carry all this information weigh about the same as a strawberry. I’d like to use this fun fact as a metaphor for the work you’re doing these days—and the play, too. Your output is prodigious. Your intensity is on the verge of becoming legendary. The potency of your efforts is likely to set in motion effects that will last for a long time. And yet, to the naked eye or casual observer, it all might look as simple and light as a strawberry.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What if you have a twin sister or brother that your mother gave up for adoption right after you were born and never told you about?

Or what if you have a soul twin you’ve never met—a potential ally who understands life in much the same ways that you do? In either case, now is a time when the two of you might finally discover each other. At the very least, Taurus, I suspect you’ll be going deeper and deeper with a kindred spirit who will help you transform your stories about your origins and make you feel more at home on the planet.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I urged my readers to meditate on death not as the end of physical life, but as a metaphor for shedding what’s outworn. I then asked them to describe the best death they had ever experienced. I got a response that’s applicable to you right now. It’s from a reader named Judd: “My best death was getting chicken pox at age 13 while living in the Philippines. My mother banished me to the TV room. I was uncomfortable but hyperactive, lonely and driven to agony by the awful shows. But after six hours, something popped. My suffering turned inside out, and a miracle bloomed. I closed my eyes and my imagination opened up like a vortex. Images, ideas, places, dreams, people familiar and strange—all amazing, colorful, and vibrant—flowed through my head. I knew then and there that no material thing on this Earth could hook me up to the source of life like my own thoughts. I was free!”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Conservationists are surprised by what has been transpiring in and around Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The tigers that live

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there have changed their schedule.

Previously, they prowled around at all hours, day and night. But as more people have moved into the area, the creatures have increasingly become nocturnal. Researchers who have studied the situation believe the tigers are doing so in order to better coexist with humans. I suspect that a metaphorically similar development is possible for you, Cancerian. Meditate on how the wildest part of your life could adapt better to the most civilized part—and vice versa. (Read more: tinyurl.com/HumanTiger.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What is a dry waterfall? The term may refer to the location of an extinct waterfall where a river once fell over a cliff but has since stopped flowing. Döda Fallet in Sweden is such a place. “Dry waterfall” may also signify a waterfall that only exists for a while after a heavy rain and then disappears again. One example is on Brukkaros Mountain in Namibia. A third variant shows up in “Cliffs Beyond Abiquiu, Dry Waterfall,” a landscape painting by Georgia O’Keeffe.

It’s a lush rendering of a stark landscape near the New Mexico town where O’Keeffe lived. Soon you will have your own metaphorical version of a dry waterfall, Leo. It’s ready for you if you’re ready for it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are getting to where you need to be, but you’re still not there. You have a good share of the raw materials you will require to accomplish your goal, but as of yet you don’t have enough of the structure that will make everything work. The in-between state you’re inhabiting reminds me of a passage from the author Elias Canetti: “His head is made of stars, but not yet arranged into constellations.” Your next assignment, Virgo, is to see what you can do about coalescing a few constellations.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Doctors used to believe that ulcers were caused by stress and spicy foods. But in the 1980s, two researchers named Barry Marshall and Robin Warren began to promote an alternative theory. They believed the culprit was H. pylori, a type of bacteria. To test their hypothesis, Marshall drank a Petri dish full of H. pylori. Within days he got gastric symptoms and underwent an endoscopy. The evidence proved that he and his partner were correct. They won a

Nobel Prize for their work. (And Marshall recovered just fine.) I urge you to be inspired by their approach, Libra.

Formulate experiments that allow you to make practical tests of your ideas, and consider using yourself as a guinea pig.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is not prime time for you to rake in rewards, collect hard-earned goodies, and celebrate successes you’ve been building towards for a long time. It’s fine if you end up doing those things, but I suspect that what you’re best suited for right now is getting things started. You’ll attract help from unexpected sources if you lay the groundwork for projects you want to work on throughout 2013. You’ll be in alignment with cosmic rhythms, too. Your motto comes from your fellow Scorpio, writer Robert Louis Stevenson: “Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): On a beach, a man spied a pelican that was barely moving. Was it sick? He wanted to help. Drawing close, he discovered that ants were crawling all over it. He brushed them

off, then carried the bird to his car and drove it to a veterinarian. After a thorough examination, the doctor realized the pelican was suffering from a fungus that the ants had been eating away—and probably would have removed completely if the man hadn’t interfered. Moral of the story: Sometimes healing takes place in unexpected ways, and nature knows better than we do about how to make it happen. Keep that in mind during the coming weeks, Sagittarius.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A farmer in Japan found a 56-leaf clover. Well, actually, he bred it in his garden at home.

It took effort on his part. Presumably, it provided him with 14 times the luck of a mere four-leaf clover. I don’t think your good karma will be quite that extravagant in the coming week, Capricorn, but there’s a decent chance you’ll get into at least the 16-leaf realm. To raise your odds of approaching the 56-leaf level of favorable fortune, remember this: Luck tends to flow in the direction of those who work hard to prepare for it and earn it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The largest bell in the world is located in Moscow,

Russia. Called the Tsar Bell, it’s made of bronze, weighs 445,170 pounds, and is elaborately decorated with images of people, angels, and plants. It has never once been rung in its 275 years of existence. Is there anything comparable in your own life, Aquarius? Some huge presence that has never actually been used? The time is near when that stillness may finally come to an end. I suggest you decide how this will occur rather than allowing fate to choose for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Are you interested in experiencing a close brush with a holy anomaly or a rowdy blessing or a divine wild card? If not, that’s perfectly OK. Just say, “No, I’m not ready for a lyrical flurry of uncanny grace.” And the freaky splendor or convulsive beauty or mystical mutation will avoid making contact with you, no questions asked. But if you suspect you might enjoy communing with a subversive blast of illumination—if you think you could have fun coming to terms with a tricky epiphany that blows your mind—then go out under the night sky and whisper a message like this: “I’m ready for you, sweetness. Find me.”

¡ASK A MEXICAN!

BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO, themexican@askamexican.net Dear Mexican: When are the racial minorities going to give up la causa? We have a black man for el presidente, and as a white middle-aged male, I couldn’t be happier. I have been hearing all my life about how oppressed the racial minorities have been and what needs to be done with society to finally recognize Martin Luther King’s dream of people being judged by the content of their character, rather than by the color of their skin. I say that Barack Obama’s election has finally brought us to the place where all discrimination can end. Everyone needs to stop using what some people’s illiterate ancestors did to someone else’s illiterate ancestors as an excuse to justify further discrimination. No more excuses. Everyone, regardless of color, needs to pull together to make this a better place, and continuing to look for special dispensation through any mechanism that uses race as a deciding factor (e.g. any type of racial quota, or a Supreme Court justice being chosen based on race) is, in my opinion, the largest racial wrong that we are currently promoting.

What we can do is move forward in a way that does not favor or disfavor anyone based upon the color of their skin. Discrimination is always wrong, and there is no valid justification for it. Even when you are discriminating to try to help a particular group, you are still discriminating against another. Our society has been trying to undo discrimination by doing more of it, and it is time for that to end and for us all to move forward as Americans. E pluribus unum has been our motto from the beginning, and I think it is past time to embrace that motto completely. Comprende?

Color Blind in Katy Dear Gabacho: When will “racial minorities” give up la causa? When supposedly color-blind gabachos like yourself learn that the saying is ¿comprendes, Mendes? and stop with the bullshit Mock Spanish. Comprende-o?

Why do Mexicans put lard in their beans? I don’t know any fit᾽n’ trim Mexicans. Even the skinny ones have a lil’ belly. I just made some excellent refried beans with Goya extra virgin olive oil and butter. Just wondering.

Skinny Whiteboy Vegetarian From Dallas Who Loves Healthy Tex-Mex

Dear Gabacho: Because manteca is good, and they’re called “refried” because you fry them. Also?

Lard is healthier than butter, so while you may be skinny, I guarantee you won’t outlive our abuelitas, who love their lard late into their 90s.

I have been wondering if the women here in North Texas still hold on to most of the values from home, or has the Americanized lifestyle set in and they have premarital sex? Being white myself, I find it harder and harder to find white women who have the values and morals I’m looking for anymore. I have always been attracted to Mexican women, but have been ignorant to the exact culture. I’m Catholic, so I’ve talked to some Mexican Catholics about it, and it seems most (across the border, anyhow) follow church values better than our American counterparts. What is your opinion on Mexican-American women and the ratio of those who will wait until marriage and see that marriage through the way it is suppose to be done?

Devout in Dalhart Dear Gabacho: Hate to break it to you, but few women wait until marriage to have sex in this country—Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Surveillance Summaries in 2004 reported 43 percent of Latinas have sex during high school. Besides, few Mexicans who aren’t horny creeps even care anymore about a woman’s virginity: University of Texas at Austin professor Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez’s 2004 paper “Fathering Latina Sexualities: Mexican Men and the Virginity of Their Daughters” found even most Mexi dads don’t give a damn. If you’re looking for a Mexican Catholic virgin of marrying age, I’m sure you can find one—and get me the skull of Pancho Villa while you’re at it.

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DEAR READERS: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m writing this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column in a drug-induced coma. Well, not quite a coma, but close. I was fighting a cold for two weeks, and the cold won: It morphed into an insanely painful sinus infectionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad when your doctor urges you to err on the side of too much Vicodin, not too little. So a warning to everyone whose letter appears in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s column: My reliably sucky advice is probably going to be suckier than usual.

This probably falls into the category of a so-whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sthe-problem problem: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a bearish 44-year-old who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a hot Latin 18-year-old guy to stop sucking my dick. Craigslist was involved initially.

But now he comes by for weekly sessions of mutual head and leaves immediately afterward. His round trip on the subway lasts longer than his stays at my place. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sweet kid but deeply closeted; given what little I know of his Dominican family and group of friends, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s years away from coming out.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m under no illusion that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking for, but I am an available sexual outlet. The trouble for me is he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kiss and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything social with me, and the novelty of getting naked with an 18-year-old has worn oďŹ&#x20AC;. I could stop seeing him, I guess, but saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You give great head, but you bore meâ&#x20AC;? is rude. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m mindful of your rule about treating younger partners like campsites: Leave them in better shape than you found them. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing that, by treating him respectfully and showing him that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible to be openly gay and have support from family and friends, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to go next.

Not Wild About The Boy Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell yourself short, NWATB: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible that this 18-year-old is into you. He could be one of those younger guys who prefer older men, and bearish older guys could be his type. But the eatand-run routine makes it somewhat likelier that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not, in fact, what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking for, but all he feels he can safely get. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re far enough away geographically, and far enough removed socially, that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no risk of exposure. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to run into you on the street when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walking around with his friends, and the odds that you know someone in common are nonexistent.

Anyway, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you do: Tell him that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot; tell him that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good little cocksucker, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough for you to sustain your interest.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not asking to meet his friends or familyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not asking him to risk exposureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but if he wants to keep blowing you, well, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be some getting to know you. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to risk a conversation now and then, maybe even watching a movie together sometime at your apartment. Tell him you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be friends-with-benefits with someone who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a friend.

A lot of desperate-to-stay-closeted cases convince themselves that they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever have to come out if they can get their sexual needs met in one place, and their emotional needs met in another.

By showing him that a healthy gay person successfully integrates his sexual and emotional needsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; which youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have done whether he keeps coming over or notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be honoring the campsite rule.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a man who just got out of a two-year relationship with a great girl. She was always a little controlling, and I felt like I had to tiptoe around her all the time, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to be out of the relationship. But I was still providing her with a lot of emotional support. This was ďŹ ne until she started bothering me for advice on what to do about her rebound relationship. This seemed beyond the call of duty, and I suggested to her that we needed to re-evaluate our boundaries. She ďŹ&#x201A;ipped out and has threatened to force all our mutual friends to pick her over me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also worried that she will tell everyone we know about my pegging

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Kink-outing Is Not Kind Denying it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work if your vengeful ex has photos or video that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willing to deploy. So if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary evidence, KINK, prepare yourself to own your kink and laugh it off. Assholes and vengeful exes can only use the details of your turnons against you if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ashamed of them. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care who knows, KINK, or you can fake it, the people who know wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care that they know, you know? Shrug off the reveal; laugh along with any good-natured ribbing; and look on the bright side: You could have mutual female friends who are interested in pegging and, after they hear the news, interested in you.

I know you were raised Catholic but are now an atheist. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m curious if you might still believe in God if you took the time to expose yourself to other faith traditions that are more accepting of gay people. Have you looked at Buddhism or Hinduism? There is a great deal of evidence for reincarnation, and what better way to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;it gets betterâ&#x20AC;? than by saying you get to do it again and again until you get it right?

Born Again And Again The Catholic Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stance on homosexuality gave me a big sad when I was an adolescent, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true, but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to the conclusion that there is no God based solely on that big sad. My sexuality prompted me to question not just the faith in which I was raised, BAAA, but all faiths.

And none, in my semi-informed opinion, stood up to scrutiny. I simply donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how any reasonable person can look at all world religions, living and dead, and come to the conclusion that one particular tribe or prophet or science-fiction writer got it right, and every other tribe, prophet, and science-fiction writer got it wrong.

But if I was gonna pick a faith based on gayness alone, I would go with Antinous. He was the big gay lover of the big gay second-century Roman emperor Hadrian, the dude who built the wall that kept Mary Queen of Scots from sneaking into Roman Britain and stealing the scones of stones or something. Hadrian, a bearish guy in his 40s, was hopelessly in love with Antinous, a Bithynian teenager. Hadrianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bithynian, like the NWATBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dominican, must have given amazing head, because after Antinous diedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he drowned while swimming in the Nileâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hadrian had him declared a god. Take it away, Wikipedia: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The grief of the emperor knew no bounds, causing the most extravagant veneration to be paid to Antinousâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; memory. Cities were founded in his name, medals struck with his likeness, and cities throughout the east commissioned godlike images of the dead youth for their shrines and sanctuariesâ&#x20AC;Ś As a result, Antinous is one of the best-preserved faces from the ancient world.â&#x20AC;?

My husband, Terry, looks like Antinousâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so, yeah, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hit and/or worship that.

As for reincarnation, well, have you seen Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants? I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind coming back as that magical pair of pantsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;only, instead of being passed between best friends Lena, Tibby, Bridget and Carmen, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to be passed between Broadway stars Cheyenne, Andrew, Nick, and Kyle. And instead of being a pair of magical blue jeans, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to be a magical dance belt. If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a religion that could make that happen for me, BAAA, sign my ass up.

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Unclear on the Concept â&#x20AC;˘ Punishment must fit the crime: (1) In September, Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leeds Crown Court meted out â&#x20AC;&#x153;punishmentâ&#x20AC;? to a 25-year-old man convicted of sneaking into the changing room of Chinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s female swimmers during the Olympics: He was bannedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for five yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from entering any female toilet or changing room. (2) In September, the city of Simi Valley, Calif., adopted Halloween restrictions on the residences of its 119 registered sex offenders, forbidding enticing displays and requiring signs reading: â&#x20AC;&#x153;No candy or treats at this residence.â&#x20AC;? Shortly after that, several of the sex offenders sued the city for violating their rights, in that none of the offendersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; convictions were for molestations that occurred during Halloween. (The lawsuit is pending.) â&#x20AC;˘ In October, Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gravesham Borough Council, weary of neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; complaints about the noise and smell from Roy Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brood of 20 birds, ordered him to remove them and find them a new home. Day, a member of the National Pigeon Racing Association, told reporters of the futility of the order: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are homing pigeons.â&#x20AC;? Said a friend, wherever Day sends them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;(T)hey will just fly straight back to him. â&#x20AC;Ś He has never lost one.â&#x20AC;?

School of Soft Knocks (1) Richard Parker Jr., 36, was arrested in New London, Conn., in September after allegedly hitting a man several times with a pillow, then taking his car keys and driving off. (2) An 18-year-old college student who had moved to New York City only three weeks earlier was knocked briefly unconscious in September when a mattress fell 30 stories to the sidewalk from a building on Broad Street in Manhattan.

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