Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
October 23, 1997

What to Do, When to Do It

There's something about cooler weather that makes Tucson seem like an entirely different and infinitely more livable place. And sweaters just make you feel all artsy, don't they? Go be cultural and communal at "On the Road with Public Art: Contemporary Art in Europe" a lecture by local artist Karen Piovaty sponsored by the Tucson/Pima Arts Council. Piovaty has traveled to Switzerland, France, the Czech Republic and other European destinations and has slides of some rockin' public art; we're talkin' stuff that'll give the lumberjack on Stone and Glenn a run for his money. Discussion is included with the price of admission (free), and it all goes down at 240 N. Stone Ave. at 7 tonight; call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, extension 21 for more information.

Friday, Oct. 24

You got dance in my history! You got history in my dance! Two great disciplines that go great together! It's "Something we lost . . . 1230 A.C.E." presented by the Barbea Williams Performing Company. The dance cultures of the ancient Malian Empire are chronicled in this dance interpretation of the ethnic groups that laid the foundation for one of the Western Sudan's greatest nations. The show goes on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 and 7:30 p.m., (as well as Nov. 1 and 2), at the Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance, with discounts for seniors, students and young 'uns under 12. Call 628-7785 for more information.

Saturday, Oct. 25

What are you doing inside? In case you didn't take your parents to the premiere Tucson tourist attraction during Family Weekend, go now. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is more than a tradition, it's a mini-sabbatical. Watch the animals, ponder the harsh but delicate foliage, find peace in the complex simplicity of the desert. Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, the museum offers all kinds of tours and "interpretations," where docents introduce and explain various flora, fauna and even fossils. Admission is $8.95 for adults; call 883-2702 for more information.

Sunday, Oct. 26

Enough with the culture; bring on the kitsch. ABBALANCHE tumbles into Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., for "a night of ABBA galore." There's something about those sweet-singing Swedes that continues to inspire nightclub giddiness. Indulge your "Dancing Queen" yearnings for only $2, free if you go over the top with your '70s apparel. Live music is promised along with the "ABBA-syncing" of Al Perry (as Benny) and Darren Clark (as Frida). C'mon, you know you want to go.

Monday, Oct. 27

Borders Books & Music, 4235 N. Oracle Road, got bored this month and decided to have 100 authors into their store for signings and readings in one week. Monday ends the marathon of literary personalities with N. Scott Momaday, a UA English professor and noted author. He'll be reading from his book, Man Made of Words, from 7 to 8 Monday night. There are plenty of other author-centric activities going on as well; call 292-1331 for more information. Oh, and Borders makes enough money from their enormous corporate sales, so the readings and other activities are free.