Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
February 26, 1998

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Thursday, Feb. 26

Arizona Daily Wildcat Barbara Rodgers' "Her Garden: Objects and Sites Remembered #41"

"Her Garden: Objects and Sites Remembered": UA Professor Barbara Rogers incorporates abstract plant photos into her paintings to illustrate the themes of time, cycles and transformation. The works use square, box-like images to express a mood of surrealistic illusion. Come and stare at Etherton Gallery, 330 S. Scott Ave., Temple of Music and Art. Exhibition runs through April 8. Phone 624-7370 for gallery hours.

Open during remodeling, the future site of The Blue Room, a new haven for jazz and martini aficionados features live music this weekend. Tonight The Kings of Pleasure perform; Tomorrow, The Annie Hawkins Band, Groovebox, Sapphire, Crawdaddy-O and Greyhound Soul; Saturday, Chuck Barker's Heartbreak Blues Band. It's all at 536 N. Fourth Ave (formerly Jaime's). $3 cover. Phone 770-1377.

Friday, Feb. 27

The Carpetbag Brothers, a physical theater troupe, present "Of Kings, Crumbs, and Pearls" at the Zenith Center, 330 E. Seventh St. (at Fourth Ave.). The presentation consists of two performances: "Crumbdreams," an apocalyptic anachronism in which an acetic monk jumps from the seventh to the 20th century and "The Pearl," which examines the power of illusion through a father-son relationship. The shows are media-mixtures, containing multiple musical and theatrical elements; the mood is surrealistic and mystical. $5 admission, 8 p.m. show, tonight only. Phone 623-0913.

Club Congress features Howe Gelb and the rest of Tucson's Giant Sand tonight, with Calexico. The fun is at 311 E. Congress St. and admission is $5 for ages 21 and up. Phone 622-8848 for times.

You heard that wacky old lady sing "Rapper's Delight" in "The Wedding Singer"; now hear the originals: Rap fathers Sugar Hill Gang are back in style with The Know Question and DJ Grandmaster Melle Mel, tonight at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and at the door. Phone 740-0126.

Support fine literary efforts and go to the benefit concert for the Sonora Review, a biannual literary magazine run by UA grad students. Be at Airport Lounge, 20 E. Pennington St. Featured artists are James Dead, Al Perry and the Cattle, Agave Girls and Maggie Golston. $5 is the suggested donation. Phone 662-0400.

Saturday, Feb. 28

This is the last weekend for "Blood Brothers," Willy Russell's captivating musical, presented by Arizona Repertory Theatre. The show ends tomorrow night, so catch one of the final performances at the UA's own Laboratory Theater. Phone 621-1877 for showtimes. Tickets are available at the box office.

"Another Arizona: A Statewide Juried Exhibition" features 22 Arizona artists, two from the UA. The "lively, irreverent" paintings of Professor Alfred J. Quiroz depict political and pop culture commentaries; the steel sculptures of UA graduate student Megan DeArmond represent the first student artwork to be shown by ASU. The exhibition runs through May 10 at ASU Art Museum Nelson Pine Arts Center, 10th Street and Mill Avenue, Tempe. Take a little road trip and show some school spirit. (602) 965-2787.

Catch a preview of "Rocket Man" a world premiere play, presented tonight and specially commissioned by Arizona Theatre Company, 330 S. Scott Ave. "Rocketman," directed by David Ira Goldstein, and described paradoxically as a "serious comedy," focuses on Donny, who, during a nostalgic rummage through his attic, imagines re-inventing his life, traveling to a parallel dimension in the process. Tickets are available at the box office, phone 622-2823.

Continue to celebrate African American History Month tonight at 9 p.m., with Rigo Star's African Revue w/Pepe Kalle at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. The show features a 10 piece band and highlights some of Zaire's finest singers, dancers and musicians. A $5 cover will get you in; phone 622-8848 for more

The Mat Bevel Institute (see feature story) hosts a Dance Jam, 7 p.m.-midnight tonight. The night will feature tribal, techno, rock and improvisational percussion. Leave your stogies at home, as this is a smoke-free event. Admission is $5, all you can dance. The institute is located at 530 N. Stone Ave. Phone 622-0192.

If you weren't born in time to revel in the mud-soaked glory of Woodstock, it's not too late, because the Peace Fair is on again. Tucson's largest gathering of peace, social justice and environmental activists is at the Reid Park Bandshell, 22nd Street and Country Club Road, from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. today. Live music, munchies, information booths, dance and activities for the kiddies abound. Phone 888-3498 or 795-5470 for more.

Monday, March 2

Arizona Theatre Company's "Rocket Man" (see above) is such an intriguing show, they've put together a panel of experts to discuss the ideas and issues it raises, as part of the BY DESIGN program in coordination with the UA. The panel, entitled, "Worlds Growing New & Simple," features playwright Steven Dietz, Robert Houston, head of the UA Creative Writing Department, Associate Professor of Humanities Richard Poss, Donna Swain, Professor of Humanities and moderator Howard Allen. A reception follows the free event, which takes place tonight at 7 in the Alice Holsclaw Theatre at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. Phone 884-8210 for more.