Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
February 19, 1998

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Arizona Daily Wildcat

Thursday, Feb. 19

For your dining pleasure, Eat to the Beats Concerts presents the February concert series starting today with Joe Rush. Where else can you get serenaded between classes? The menu for the rest of the week is as follows: Monday, Kamp Hip Hop; Tuesday, Paul Summer Jr.; Wednesday, Peel. Once again, that's free dining entertainment, so grab your grub and jam in The Cellar on any or all of these days from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Phone 621-1111 for more.

Friday, Feb. 20

The Committee for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Studies is presenting the Lesbian Looks Film and Video Series. Tonight's film is "Tender Fictions," a memoir spanning award-winning artist Barbara Hammer's journey from 1950s child star to '60s earth mother, to 1990s lesbian artist. The film is a collage of photos, home movies and news footage. Two film shorts follow: "Mommie Queerest" is a chaotic, emotion-laden adventure catalyzed by a birthday gift from mom; Diane Bonder's "Dear Mom" is a demented fantasy of matricide accomplished with the help of movies and nosy aunts. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in the Modern Language Auditorium on campus. Admission is free. Phone 621-1239.

Great news - you will not have to walk any farther than La Paz residence hall to hear Poot and Veering Ever Red. What, you may ask, is a Poot? Poot and Veering Ever Red are two of Tucson's up-and-coming bands featuring UA students. In a style that can best be described as ska-like, these bands will be entertaining the crowd at 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Photo courtesy of IMG Artists. Arizona Daily Wildcat Pianist André Watts.

World-renowned classical pianist Andr Watts will perform a solo recital tonight at Centennial Hall at 8 which will include works of Chopin, Mozart and Schubert. To further expand your musical repertoire, attend the "Arts Encounters" discussion of classical music at 7:15 p.m. in Room 101 of the Douglass Building. Tickets for the recital range from $23-$36; UA faculty and staff receive a 15 percent discount, students with ID half-price. Tickets can be purchased at the Centennial Hall box office, 1020 E. University Blvd.

The Wintertime Blues Festival with Big Jack Johnson, Johnny Rawls and Sistah Blue is happening tonight at 9 the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Phone 740-0126.

The Desert Players Theatre presents "Widows and Children First," Part Three of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy, beginning tonight at the Tucson Center of Performing Arts, 408 South Sixth Ave. (at 14th St.) The show is set in New York City and focuses on the relationship between a man and his mother, when the mother comes to visit from Florida. Love, laughs and lunacy rule in this engaging comedy. The show starts tonight at 8 pm, and continues through March 1. Phone 579-3201 for more information.

Saturday, Feb. 21

Hungry for fun? Try Lick the Victor and Taste of Peter, both flying into the Airport Lounge tonight at 20 E. Pennington St. Admission is $3 - a paltry amount for this virtual smorgasbord of fun. Phone 882-0400 for times.

Fishbone (remember them?) will be at the Rialto Theatre with The Blazers and Cousins of the Rose tonight. Be at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St., for all the excitement. Tickets are $13.50; $15 at the door. All ages welcome, bar with ID. Phone 740-0126 for showtimes.

Arizona Daily Wildcat Fishbone.

If you planned on spending Saturday evening slack-jawed and drooling over a bag of Doritos while enlightening your mind with Nick at Nite, then think again. This week's Downtown Saturday Night events will feature films, storytelling and artwork in honor of African American History Month. Begin the night with a 4:30 showing of "Bopha!" at The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. Stick around for storyteller Rachel Sharp, a UA graduate, who will share stories, poems and legends to the beat of Pulse's drummer Mike Olson; Eno Washington will dance. Phoenix artist Fatimah Halim spins urban tales at 7:30 p.m., and the evening will conclude with an 8 p.m. screening of "Freedom on My Mind," a film depicting the tumultuous history of Mississippi voter legislation. Other events related to tonight's downtown theme are jazz vocalist Mary Baker's performance in the Hotel Congress lobby, 311 E. Congress St., 6:30-8:30, and Elise Grecco, as part of the Tucson Musicians' Showcase, at Winsett Park, 316 N. Fourth Ave., 7-10. Phone 624-9977.

Arizona Daily Wildcat Storyteller Rachel Sharp.

Sunday, February 22

Six-time Grammy winners Asleep at the Wheel bring Tucson's Rodeo Weekend to a close with a performance/dance party at The New West, 4385 W. Ina Rd. Bringing their unique version of Americana to Tucson, the modern country heroes kick things off at 8:30 p.m. tonight. Tickets are $10 general, $8 for KCXI members and are available at Hear's Music, the KCXI station, Dillard's, The New West and the Rodeo Box Office. Buy 'em now, cause they're $2 more at the door. Phone 623-1000 for more information.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Tenney Nathanson, University of Arizona associate professor of English, will be reading from his own works at 8 p.m. in the Modern Languages Auditorium. Nathanson, a practitioner of Zen Buddhism, is widely hailed as a poet not to be missed. This is a continuation of the UA Poetry Center's free public reading series. Phone 321-7760.

Ongoing

The seventy-third annual "La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros" Tucson Rodeo and Parade kicks into full swing this weekend at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. 6th Ave. One of Tucson's most popular events, the rodeo continues through Sunday with entertainment beginning at 1:15 p.m. each day. Professional Rodeo competitions take place at 2 p.m. The parade begins at 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Tickets are available at the Tucson Rodeo Office and all Dillard's and TCC locations. Phone 741-2233 for more info. Yee-haw!