THURSDAY, JAN. 26
Old Tucson Studios, 201 S. Kinney Road, kicks off their new season with all new stunt shows and gunfights, starting at 10 a.m. In addition to the new shows, Old Tucson will be featuring new 30-minute trail rides and wagon rides, all included in the price of admission. For normal park operating hours, or ticket information, call Old Tucson Studios at 883-0100.
The Tucson Barbershop Singers present their annual show at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Tucson Community Center Music Hall. The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America's (SPEBSQSA) will be performing as part of their International Mid-Winter Convention this month. There will be additional performances on Friday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. All performances are in the TCC Music Hall. For ticket information, call 747-1215.
The Invisible Theater continues its Season of Connections with Peter Shaffer's sparkling comedy "Lettice and Lovage" opening at 8 p.m. in the Invisible Theater, 1400 N. First Ave. and continues through Feb. 12. The Sunday Express calls this play "One of the sharpest, wittiest, most passionate and elegant plays of the year." For more information, call the Invisible Theater at 882-9721.
FRIDAY, JAN. 27
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road, will be holding a special advance screening of their upcoming Mineral Madness Showcase and Sale today from 5-8 p.m. at the Museum's Ironwood Gallery. The event will feature many museum-quality gem pieces ranging in sources from Arizona to India. For reservation and ticket information, call the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum at 883-3019.
The People who Do THAT invite everyone to attend Feed Your Twisted Side at 11 p.m. at the A.K.A. Theater, 125 E. Congress St. with an all-new hour of violent and angst-ridden sketch comedy. There will be additional performances on Jan. 28, and Feb. 3,4,10, and 11. All shows start at 11 p.m. For more ticket information, call 623-7852.
World Famous Dick Dale plays at Club Congress. The Wildcat's own Noah Lopez says "the king of surf guitar" will melt your ears with Dale's blistering blend of guitar licks and philosophical railings. The show starts at 9 p.m. Call 622-8848 for more info.
SATURDAY, JAN. 28
The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St., continues its All About Noir film festival with two classic noir films: "The Where My Lovely," starring Robert Ryan as a schizoid, and "In a Lonely Place" starring Humphrey Bogart as the main suspect in a murder case. "The Where My Lovely" will show at 8 p.m. and on Sunday 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. "In a Lonely Place" will follow 9:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. For more information, call the Screening Room at 622-2262.
SUNDAY, JAN. 29
Tucson's own Black Moon Grafitti plays at Club Congress. The band is hot off of opening up for funk legends, the Ohio Players, in Phoenix and the band should deliver another high energy genre-crossing extravaganza. The show starts at 9 p.m. Call 622-8848 for more info.
MONDAY, JAN. 30
Natalie Resse, mezzo-soprano, will be performing in a DMA Qualifying Recital at St. Phillips in the Hills Episcopal Church, River Road and Campbell Ave.,at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information call the School of Music's information hotline, MusiCall, at 621-2998.
Randy Inman will be performing a senior recital on the double bass at Holsclaw Recital Hall, University of Arizona Fine Arts Complex, at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more info call MusiCall, at 621-2998.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1
The Arizona Repertory Theater presents "Mad Forest," a drama about a society in turmoil that focuses on two families to reveal the trials of life under a totalitarian regime, at the Marroney Theater at 8 p.m. The play will continue with daily performances through Feb. 12. For tickets and showtimes call the Fine Arts Box Office at 621-1152.
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