By Dylan McKinley
Arizona Summer Wildcat
Wednesday June 19, 2002
Did you know that people in the United States fear public speaking more than anything else, even death? If you didnât know that, stop by the communication department and ask a professor. Whether you did or didnât know, though, you can do something about that fear. Stop by Cocoâs Restaurant, 345 W. Drachman St., from 6:15 to 7:30 a.m. to check out Eyeopeners Toastmasters, a group dedicated to squelching that fear and building a good repertoire for talking in front of others. Guests are free to come and watch. Membership costs $10 a month. For more information, contact Selena Barlow at 322-9607, e-mail her at selenabarlow@att.net or visit the Web site at http://www.toastmasters.org.
Theater is always a great way to unwind near the end of a long week. Let someone else do the work, and you can fork over a couple of bucks for entertainment. The Invisible Theatre, 1400 N. First Ave., has just the ticket this week with ãI love you, youâre perfect, now change,ä a romantic musical about modern love and relationships. Thursdayâs show starts at 8 p.m. and costs either $20 or $22, depending on seating. After Thursdayâs show, only three remain. For more information, call 882-9721.
For those of you staying at UA for the first time in the summer, Tucson does have a water park. Yes, the employees and staff at Breakers Water Park, 8555 W. Tangerine Road, know how to keep the pools full and the people cool and wet. The park features two new inner-tube rafting slides, a kiddie beach aptly named Munchkin Marsh, wave and wading pools, five large slides and a snack bar. The park is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For people ages 12-60, entry is $13.95. For children ages 4-11, entry is $8.95. For seniors age 61 or older, entry is $5.95. Small children 3 or younger get in free.
If art calls you on Friday, the place to go is Tucson Childrenâs Museum, 200 S. Sixth Ave., where you can check out the ãFresh AIRä Art in Reality Aerosol Mural Exhibit. Local students ages 14-21 collaborated on a large-scale mural filled with color and featuring some hip-hop themes. Admission to the museum is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $3.50 for children 2-12. For more information, call Christina Hiett at 792-9985, ext. 106, e-mail her at tcm@tucsonchildrensmuseum.org or visit the Web site at http://www.tucsonchildrensmuseum.org.
OK. So the art wasnât enough for you to get a kick-start on the weekend. Maybe ãCounting Blue Carsä will get you hopping. Dishwalla, touring to promote its third album, Opaline, will be at Alice Cooperstown, 101 E. Jackson St., in Phoenix Friday evening. The band starts rocking at 8 p.m. and ends when it ends. Tickets cost $16.50. For more information and tickets, call 602-252-7337.
David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar together? Thatâs correct. Itâs time to hearken back to your younger days and get into some classic Van Halen. Hagar and Roth will perform at the Cricket Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., at 8 p.m., and both will perform full sets of Van Halen material. Bring $55, $40 or $25 to get in, and donât forget your portable fallout shelter, as the chemistry between these two rockers is about as stable as Three Mile Island. For more information and tickets, call 602 254-7200.
Itâs finally Saturday, and you have nothing to do. Itâs 450,000 degrees outside, and you donât feel like moving one atom. The Third Nebellen, Emilio Caruso, his drum group and the dance group Anya donât mind moving. They perform together at the Pima Community College Proscenium Theater, 2202 W. Anklam Road, at 7:30 p.m. The sun will have gone down enough to give those in the long shade some respite, and the energy provided by the combined efforts of the group should provide a more comforting type of heat. Tickets cost $12. For more information, call 206-6986.
UAâs own Opera Theater and School of Music and Dance worked hard the past few weeks perfecting their arts, and the end result is ãA Little Night Music,ä a Steven Sondheim opera. The show goes on at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Crowder Hall in the Music building in the Fine Arts complex. Tickets are $12, but discounts may still be available. Call 621-2998 for more information.
Sunday is the day to relax and recharge for the next week of school and work. Roger Kraft, singer and songwriter, will be performing at Borders, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd., at 6 p.m. This concert costs nothing, and Borders also offers plenty of joe and reading material. For more information, call 584-0111.
Mary Timony is back, and sheâs in Tucson to promote her new solo release due out June 23. Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., is the venue, and tickets cost just $5. Timony takes the stage with her melancholy notes at 9 p.m. and plays until sheâs done.
Take a journey through the mysterious desert night with the Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, presentation of ãDesert After Dark.ä Sculptures, paintings, quilts and other pieces of art give viewers a look into the vast wonders of night in Arizona. The park is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. There is no fee, but $2 is suggested as a donation. For more information, call 742-6455.
