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With all of the big developments to downtown that have brought a slew of shiny new restaurants, bars, stores and attractions, it’s nice to experience something with local charm and a bohemian feel that epitomizes the true es-sence of tucson. that was the exact impetus that drove tim hagyard to create the Nuevo Bazaar Downtown Flea Market back in 2010. With a strong desire to create a shabby-sheik market with a wide variety of items, hagyard set out to bring the indian marketplace aesthetic to life right here in our own backyard.

“in 2010 i started this out of feeling the need that tucson needed a bazaar in the downtown area,” says hagyard. “at that time, downtown was not what it is like today with the streetcar and all of the shops and restaurants. Rio Nuevo was still in the planning stages, and the area needed more events to bring people to it. So i thought that it would be great to have a flea market somewhat modeled after those in india that you can find in Brooklyn or San Francisco. it creates a little event of its own, even if it just pops up on a little street corner.”

Now in its 4th year, Nuevo Bazaar is back and bigger then ever. With a prime location at 126 E 7th Street, hagyard is bringing together over 20 ven-dors who will be selling a mix of everything from clothing, antiques, collectibles, art and accessories that range from vintage to mid-century to modern. the event is taking place on Saturday February 7th from 9:00am-5:00pm and wel-comes families and eager shoppers to peruse the booths to see what gems they can find from the assorted group of sellers.

“People can expect an eclectic grouping of things. Some people have vin-tage stuff, some have modern and some specialize in collectibles. Some are professional dealers, and some are just collectors who want a vehicle to sell their extra things through. there are arts and crafts and clothes and all sorts of things. this is a great time of year to have an outdoor event like this where families can come out and browse and enjoy the day buying some great things. Everyone likes hunting for items and doing some shopping.”

With a great location for foot traffic and bike commuters thanks to the two-way street improvements of 6th avenue, the bazaar will have more space this year than ever before. Situated next to tap and Bottle and the row of 6th avenue art galleries, hagyard’s goal of preserving the mellow, organic feel of the flea market has remained perfectly intact.

“My favorite part is to have created an event that people come out and enjoy and to help out the downtown scene with another local event. it’s not a big sponsored event; it’s a small little element that adds to the rich flavor of downtown. Not everything has to be a big, giant event. this is very organic. it is commercial in nature, but it is not “Budweiser Presents: the Bazaar.” it was created with a modest, casual feel and i think that it has kept that.”

Nuevo Bazaar takes places Saturday, February 7th, 9am-5pm at 126 E. 7th St. Learn by following the event on Facebook.

Vintage Finds at Nuevo Bazaarby Jon D’Auria

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Sonoran Glass School’s Flame Off event brings together 20 glass artists and hundreds of spectators for a night of fire, competition, food trucks, music, and glass art education. the event takes place at 633 W. 18th Street on Friday, Feb-ruary 6 from 7-11 p.m. admission is $15 and proceeds benefit the non-profit Sonoran Glass School (SGS) and its educational programs.

the glass artists have one and a half hours to complete a glass art piece using oxygen-propane powered torches and rods of clear and colored glass live in front of the audience. the event has been compared to iron Chef for glass artists and this year’s creative theme is myth. When the pieces have cooled down, they will be put on display and judged. First through fourth places will be announced and receive prizes, like glass art tools and supplies from Flame Off sponsors and donors.

Special guest hosts, like torchworker Matt Bain commentate on the action while Commotion Studios will shoot live footage and feed it to multiple hDtVs around the SGS campus, allowing visitors to explore SGS while not missing the action on stage.

the event is all ages and a cash bar will be on-site serving beer and wine for adults aged 21 and up. Confirmed food trucks include BBQ Rush, BurgerRito, Road Running Wood Fired Pizza, and Sonoran Mexican Cuisine.

Participating glass artists agreed to donate their finished Flame Off pieces to SGS for bidding. all pieces will be displayed for judging, public viewing and continued bidding—at SGS and on Facebook—on Saturday, February 7, 2015.

Founded here in tucson by pioneer glass artist tom Philabaum, the Flame Off has grown into a highly anticipated glass artistry event and gem show high-light.

Proceeds benefit SGS and its award-winning glass art programs, including those which serve the general public, veterans, senior groups and tucson-area schools with little to no budget for art. Visit www.sonoranglass.org/flameoff to purchase tickets, see a list of participating artists, and view other details.

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ing the eclectic variety of local artists along with some

digital-to-physical sculpture. 11am-6pm daily. the art

Gallery, 1122 N. Stone ave, and Sculpture Resource Center,

640 N. Stone ave. tucsonSculptureFestival.Blogspot.com

mon 3RUPaUL’s DRaG Race: BaTTLe of The seasons hosted by Michelle Visage, a head judge

on RuPaul’s Drag Race and featuring live performances

by popular drag queens from past seasons of the reality

tV show. $32-$68. 8pm.Rialto theatre, 318 E. Congress

St. 740-1000, Rialtotheatre.com

fRi 6fLame off! a flame working competition with a

cash bar, music and food. 7pm-11pm $15. Sonoran Glass

School, 633 W. 18th St. 884-7814, Sonoranglass.org

TUcson BUTTeRfLY GaLa integrative touch

for Kids will be launching it’s 7th annual tucson event,

the Butterfly Gala! the evening will include live music,

dancing, a top-flight auction, and the chance to win a

diamond necklace. 6pm. $135-$165. 303-4992, integra-

tivetouch.org

saT 7aRT safaRi eXPo Members of the Central tuc-

son Gallery association (CtGa) celebrate tucson’s cultur-

al diversity in the contemporary visual arts. Various media

from local artists at eleven different locations including

Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio, Contreras Gallery,

louis Carlos Bernal Gallery and more. 6pm. CtGatucson.org

The 62nD annUaL man anD Woman of The YeaR anD foUnDeRs aWaRD

a gala and celebration of community leadership. 6pm

cocktails, 7pm dinner. $150+. loews Ventana Canyon,

7000 N. Resort Drive. Greatertucsonleadership.org

saVoR fooD anD Wine fesTiVaL Pre-

sented by SaaCa, food and wine tastings from up to

40 local chefs and restaurants. $65-$75. 11am-3pm.

tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. alvernon Way. 326-

9686, tucsonBotanical.org

sUn 8fine VaLenTine coUPLe’s ReLaY the

Southern arizona Roadrunners will host this running/

walking event for sweethearts, friends or parent-child

categories. 8:30am. University avenue. $17+. 326-9383,

aZRoadrunners.org

sUn 8BeYonD 50 shaDes of GReY: an introduc-

tion to BDSM. this is a private and educational workshop

discussing safety, communication, myths, implements,

and proper techniques. Discussion based. 6pm-8pm.

FREE. 18 and older please. at Jellywink Boutique 418

E. 7th St. (off 4th ave), tucson. liMitED SPaCE - please

RSVP to [email protected] or at Facebook.com/

myJellywink.

ThU 12DoWnToWn heRiTaGe WaLKinG ToUR, PaRT i Covering the east downtown area

including hotel Congress, Rialto theatre and the Federal

Court house. Meet at 1907 Southern Pacific Railroad De-

pot on toole. 10am. $15. 625-8365, Krusearizona.com

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annual gem and mineral exhibition throughout tucson.

thu- Sat; 10am-6pm. Sun; 10am-5pm. $10 a day. tuc-

son Convention Center, 260 S. Church ave. 322-5773,

tucsonConventionCenter.org

fRi 13-sUn 16BooK saLe a benefit for tucson libraries. 9am-4pm.

2230 N. Country Club. 795-3763, PimaFriends.com

saT 142nD saTURDaYs a monthly downtown festival.

Featuring: little house of Funk, hank topless, Santa

Pachita and more. Free. 3pm-7pm. Free. 2ndSaturday-

sDowntown.com

Woo aT The Zoo Join the Reid Park Zoological

Society for hors d’oeuvres, an open wine and beer bar,

live music from Ronstadt Generations and more. $40 per

person. 5pm-7pm. Reid Park Zoo, 1100 S. Randolph

Way. 881-4753, tucsonZoo.org

conseRVe2enhance BenefiT Featuring

local brews, the Griddler on the Roof food truck and a rau-

cous bluegrass band. Donations will be used to enhance

the vitality of our urban waterways and riparian wildlife

habitats through C2E projects. 4pm-10pm. Borderlands

Brewery, 119 E. toole ave. Conserve2Enhance.org/tucson

mon 23WaLKinG ToUR of The hisToRic mansions on main aVenUe Meet at the

NE corner of Main ave and Washington Street. hear sto-

ries of the movers and shakers of early tucson including

Sam hughes, albert Steinfeld, hiram Stevens, and Frank

hereford. 10am. $15. 625-8365, Krusearizona.com

saT 21- sUn, maRch 1La fiesTa De Los VaQUeRos TUcson RoDeo the event features competitions for adults &

children, the Rodeo Dance & the Rodeo Parade. See the

website for times and prices. tucson Rodeo Grounds,

4823 S. 6th ave. 741-2233, tucsonRodeo.com

sUn 22chicKs n chaPs RoDeo eVenT a benefit

for cancer research. learn rodeo skills from cowboys and

cowgirls followed by a live silent auction. 8am. $65. See

website for more details. ChicksNChaps.org

ThU 26TUcson RoDeo PaRaDe the largest non-

motorized parade begins at Park ave and ajo Way, goes

south on Park to irvington Rd., west on irvington to Sixth

avenue and north on Sixth avenue. 9am, Grandstand

entertainment begins at 8am. Free. 294-1280, tucson-

RodeoParade.org

saT 28annUaL Peace faiR an expression of feel-

ings on climate change; poetry, skits, essays, music, and

movement arts. 11am-4pm. Reid Park, DeMeester Pavil-

ion on 22nd St and tucson Blvd. PeaceCalendar.org

5Th annUaL RoDeo DaYs aRTs ceL-eBRaTion an art show featuring a beer garden and

food. Western attire. Free. 10am-6pm. Plaza Palomino,

2960 N. Swan Rd.

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Southern arizona Roadrunners’ Monday evening, non-

competitive, social 3-mile run/walk, that begins and ends

downtown at hotel Congress, rain/shine/holidays includ-

ed! 311 E. Congress St. 991-0733, MeetMeatMaynards.com

onGoinG - fRiDaYsanTiGone BooKs aUThoR meeT-n-GReeT 7pm. Free. 411 N. 4th ave. 792-3715, anti-

goneBooks.com. Fri 13: Meet ander Monson, author of

Letter to a Future Lover: Marginalia. Fri 20: Meet Chris

impey, author of Humble Before the Void: A Western As-

tronomer, His Journey East, and a Remarkable Encounter

Between Western Science and Tibetan Buddhism. Fri 27:

Meet local mystery writers Becky Masterman (Fear the

Darkness), Barbara Sattler (Anne Levy’s Last Case), and

Kenney hegland (Law Prof).

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in an era of increasing popularity of organic, local, hip and handmade cre-ations, craft beer has become the king of consumption for the liquor industry. and with all of the variety and unique qualities that small batch brews offer to avid beer aficionados and occasional drinkers, there’s good reason as to why craft beer is on such a rise at this time. tucson is home to many local brewer-ies that have perfected their process in achieving truly exceptional blends that range from stouts to blondes to iPa’s to lagers to ales, and all while generating attention on a regional and national level.

to celebrate tucson and arizona’s craft beer, Storyteller PR has organized the first ever tucson Craft Beer Crawl that will be taking place on Saturday, February 21 in downtown tucson from 12:00PM to 4:00PM. For the small price of $38 online or $45 at the door, attendees will receive a wristband, a map (see opposite page) and a 5 ounce sampling glass and will have the opportunity to explore 7 venues (all within walking distance) that will have an array of local craft beers on hand for tasting. the goal of the crawl is to connect beer fans to the brewers and establishments that create and serve the suds that are unique to tucson and arizona.

“the big motivation behind the event was we just thought it would be a lot of fun. it’s a little different from most beer festivals that take place in one location–bouncing around between bars seemed like a fun way to explore craft beer and downtown at the same time,” says event organizer laura Reese. “i love events that build community and have a strong sense of place. i’m a huge fan of events like Brew at the Zoo and art on tap because they support brew-ing and reflect tucson in such an awesome way. tucson Craft Beer Crawl lets people enjoy local brews while soaking in the vibe, history and architecture of downtown, all while supporting a great cause.”

the event caps off arizona Beer Week 2015 (Feb. 12-21, arizonaBeer-Week.com) and participating brewers include ten 55 Brewing, Borderlands Brewing, Pueblo Vida Brewing, Santan Brewing Company, Dragoon Brewing Company, thunder Canyon Brewery, the Grand Canyon Brewing Company, Barrio Brewing, Sonoran Brew & Co, Old Bisbee Brewing Company, huss Brew-ing, iron John’s Brewing Company, and O.h.S.O. with more to be announced.

Each company will be bringing their best beers to be sampled at hotel Con-gress, thunder Canyon Brewery, R Bar, Pueblo Vida, Playground, Borderlands Brewery and tap & Bottle. (Read more about a few of the breweries on page 15)

“attendees can expect to taste a huge variety of great arizona craft beer while having fun inside seven of downtown’s best beer bars. at registration, participants will get a sample glass, wristband, and map to plot out their crawl at their own pace, checking out the different brewers at each venue and explor-ing downtown tucson,” says Reese. “Our goals for this festival are community, community, community. i hope this event goes one step further than a normal beer festival, in that it connects people to the neighborhood of downtown in addition to connecting them to the brewing community.”

a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Watershed Management Group, which is an organization that offers an adaptive and collaborative ap-proach to developing sustainable solutions for the water and environmental is-sues in tucson. So if you didn’t already think that supporting local brewers was cause enough to turn out, then perhaps the overall reach of the philanthropy of the event will motivate you for a beautiful afternoon of day drinking in the Old Pueblo.

“at WMG, we love watering holes, so we’re thrilled to be partnering with some of tucson’s best downtown bars and local brewers for this event,” says WMG Executive Director lisa Shipek. “We invite everyone to get involved and learn more at watershedmg.org.”

“We’re really excited to be a part of the tucson Craft Beer Crawl because of the great sense of community that has grown in downtown tucson,” adds tristan White, General Manager at Dragoon. “Sharing beer with friends and the community is what we’re all about and we’re happy to help support Watershed Management Group, a non-profit we believe in.”

More information and tickets can be found at TucsonCraftBeerCrawl.com, and on Twitter @craftbeerTUC.

A Celebration of Arizona’s Craft Beerby Jon D’Auria

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IRON JOHN’s BRewINg CO. the folks at iron John’s think drinking a truly great beer is a transformative experience. they are a new kind of brewery in tucson, more artisa-nal than industrial, with a small batch focus on quality, variety and authenticity. they brew and

hand bottle different recipes weekly to deliver a constantly changing line up of great beers

for tucson beer lovers. they’re planning on bringing to the crawl the Diego (Session

iPa), Chalice d’Or (Patersbier), Publican (English Pale Mild), and Equinox which

is a unique beer flavored with Palo Santo wood from South america.

learn more at www.ironjohnsbrewing.com

HUss BRewINg CO.huss Brewing Company opened in 2013 by husband and wife team Jeff and leah huss. together they have over 25 years experi-ence in the Craft Beer in-dustry. Jeff “Ginger” huss graduated from the Siebel institute of Brewing tech-nology and was the head Brewer for BJ’s Brewery in Chandler arizona for over Seven years. leah huss graduated from Scottsdale Culinary institute with a degree in Culinary arts and has been the Managing Partner at the Papago Brew-ing Co. in Scottsdale since

2001. Both share a love and passion for american Craft beer

and it’s culture. huss Brewing will be showcasing it’s brand new

cans at the tucson Beer Crawl. Currently they are canning their

core beers, Magic in the ivy american Pale ale, Scottsdale Blonde Kolsch and

that’ll Do american iPa! learn more at www.hussbrewing.com

gRAND CANYON BRewINg CO.Grand Canyon Brewing Company located in Williams, aZ on Route 66 started in 2007 when John Pealsey bought a 15bbl copper brewhouse off eBay, and since then it has been nothing but growth. Originally only producing draft beer for the locals in Williams, they’ve now expanded to 9 full-time beers and 4 seasonal beers, with offerings available in cans, bottles, and bombers. 2015 marks the first time in over 3 years that GCB will

make a new beer outside of its long standing se-lections. this is also the first time GCB has made a collaboration beer with another brewery. Both of these beers will be featured, Deep in the Green and DiPa with Simcoe hops and Scotchy Scotch, Scotch ale a collaboration Wee heavy with Bor-derlands. learn more at www.grandcanyonbrewery.com

BORDeRLANDs BRewINg CO.Borderlands Brewing Company was started in 2010 with a five gallon tamale kettle in an abandoned warehouse downtown. the brewery is focused on showcasing the flavors of the desert southwest, and incorporates many local ingredi-ents into its beers. Malted barley and whole hops are complimented by roasted pecans, prickly pear fruit, and Mexican vanilla beans to produce deli-cious, unique, and memorable craft beers. Borderlands Brewing Company is located in tucson’s Warehouse arts District, and produces about 400 kegs of beer a month. Cans of Noche Dulce vanilla porter are also now available. the beers can be found in the brewery’s tap room and at restaurants and bars throughout arizona. tours given every Wednesday through Saturday. learn more at www.borderlandsbrewing.com

sANTAN BRewINg CO.Open since 2007 under the leadership of Founder and Brewmaster, anthony Canecchia, Santan Brewing Company has established a strong repu-tation as one of arizona’s favorite craft breweries. in 2009, Santan Brewing began distribut-ing their Southwestern Style ales throughout the state of arizona, operating with a mission to pair craft beer with craft food that would inspire great conversation and good times. 2014 marked the beginning of taking this journey into the Southwest including texas and California. Our belief is that Great Craft Beer and Great Craft Food can be the inspiration for the conversations that can change the world. all Santan Brewing Company craft beers are specifically brewed and designed for hotter cli-mates aka Southwestern Style ales. Santan brews are fermented to completion and carbonated higher than traditional american beers for a more effervescent, crisp and refreshing hand crafted beer. learn more at www.santanbrewing.com

sONORAN BRewINg CO.Sonoran apologies if you were looking for some heart wrenching story about hops and how they have been doing this for 100 years or how they started brewing in their dad’s basement blah, blah, blah. their delicious brews don’t need some long drawn out explanation as to why they’re so

good, they just are. they encourage you to find out for yourself at the tucson Craft Beer Crawl. they’ll be pouring their White Chocolate ale and Different iPa. learn more at: www.sonoranbrewing.com

OLD BIsBee BRewINg CO.Seven years ago, Vic, Winquist, owner and brew master of what became Old Bisbee Brewing Company, set out to create a brewery to pro-duce quality beers not commonly found in the market place. While his education in brewing is European based, his love of the Southwest lead to development of beers particularly suited to our environment. the brewery is located in Brewery Gulch, in Old Bisbee, encompassing two build-ings and an elevated patio. From the brewhouse building, the finished beer passes under the street to the “tap Room” building, where the custom bar and tables adjoin uniquely designed holding tanks. Old Bisbee is excited to announce of the availability of “holy Grail indigenous iPa” in early January. Wild hops were picked from a unique area in the mountains close to the brewery. an ideal for iPas, our brewmaster had dubbed this the “holy Grail” of hops. taste it for yourself at the crawl on 2/21. learn more at www.oldbis-beebrewingcompany.com

PUeBLO VIDA BRewINg CO.Pueblo Vida Brewing Company is the newest to the craft beer scene here in tucson. Kyle Jef-ferson and linette antillon met at the University of arizona where they both graduated from Eller. after discovering their mutual love of craft beer, the idea was born to open up their own micro-brewery. Kyle took an internship in Seattle to learn the craft and is now bringing great beer to the Old Pueblo. his mainstay offerings are a Northwest iPa, a Bavarian hefeweizen, and an american Stout. During this year’s beer week he will be re-leasing a Belgian Strong ale, a Double iPa, and a Nelson iPa. as their website states, “Our passion is brewing. We strive for quality, uniqueness, and repeatability.” Expect to see more from them this year with a current expansion into the space next door under-way. they plan to expand the brewery production space, bring in more seating, a private room for parties, and an urban beer garden out front to tie both spaces together. Pueblo Vida Brewing Company is located at 115 E. Broadway Blvd. Follow them on Face-book, twitter, and instagram (@PuebloVida) or visit their website, www.pueblovidabrewing.com.

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Presented by SaaCa, food and wine tastings from up to 40 local chefs and restaurants.

$65-$75. 11am-3pm. tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. alvernon Way. 326-9686,

tucsonBotanical.org

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Members of the Central tucson Gallery association (CtGa) celebrate tucson’s cultural

diversity in the contemporary visual arts. Various media from local artists at eleven differ-

ent locations including Philabaum Glass Gallery and Studio, Contreras Gallery, louis Carlos

Bernal Gallery and more. 6pm. CtGatucson.org

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Central Tucson Galleries Art Walk

in its sixth year, the tucson Sculpture Festival 2015 will play host to new works by local sculptors, in addition to pieces by artists from texas, New York, Ger-many and China. Participating local galleries include: the Moen Mason Gallery (moenmasongallery.com), the Granada Gallery (granada-gallery.com), and the Sculpture Resource Center (sculptureresourcecenter.com).

tSF’s Opening Reception will be held January 31st at the art Gallery (northeast corner of Stone and Speedway) from 6-9 followed by two weeks of open doors to the Gallery.

More information at tucsonsculpturefestival2015.blogspot.com

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arizona Beer Week, inarguably one of the best weeks of the year for the state’s craft beer lovers happens every February celebrating with over 200 events on tap from Flagstaff to tucson and every brew-lovin’ burg in between.

the official arizona Beer Week is brought to you by the arizona Craft Brew-ers Guild which was created in 1998 by a group of craft brewers interested in forming an organization that could represent and promote the state’s craft beer industry. For more information on the arizona Craft Brewers Guild and other beer events throughout the year, visit www.craftbeeraz.com.

arizona Beer Week started in 2011 and is a celebration of arizona Craft Beer across the state. the thirst grows for the fourth year of festivities, follow-ing what’s proved to be a particularly lucrative time for the state’s craft beer industry. More information, including a schedule of events can be found at arizonaBeerWeek.com

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Hosting more than 200 events statewide

Two University of Arizona units are partnering to launch a new public film series to showcase exceptional documentary films. The UA Hanson Film Institute and the newly forming UA Center for Documentary will launch DocScapes on February 17, 2015; 6:30pm at The Screening Room lo-cated at 127 E. Congress Street. The inaugural film in the series is Cesar’s Last Fast. The film’s producer/director, Richard Ray Perez, will be present to introduce his film and conduct a Q&A with the audience after the screening. Admission is $5 for the public and free for University of Arizona students with a Catcard. Advance tickets are available at screeningroom-tucson.com.

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Presented by AIGA and Tucson AdFed, Pamela Slim, the acclaimed author of Escape from Cubicle Nation, will talk about the framework and tools to lead and manage meaningful careers in the new world of work. She will show how to identify the connections among diverse accomplishments, tell your story, and continually reinvent and re-launch your personal brand. Thursday, February 26, 2015, 6 - 8pm at Hotel Congress. Contact: Jenni-fer Mead, 520-222-8048. Advance tickets: $25 members & affiliates $30 non-members (cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres.)

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TUcson RoDeo PaRaDethe largest non-motorized parade begins at Park ave and ajo Way, goes south on Park

to irvington Rd., west on irvington to Sixth avenue and north on Sixth avenue. 9am,

Grandstand entertainment begins at 8am. Free. 294-1280, tucsonRodeoParade.org

Tucson’s first rodeo parade, in 1925. image courtesy Tucson Rodeo

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY KIRSTEN BRANDT

FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 21, 2015

JEALOUSY. PREJUDICE. BETRAYAL. AND THE CHANCE THATTRUE LOVE COULD ACTUALLY CONQUER ALL.

PERFORMING AT THE TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ARTARIZONATHEATRE.ORG | 520-622-2823


“there’s a song for everything, for every issue – a piece of music,” imparts pia-nist, Professor Emerita and the Ua Confluencenter for Creative inquiry Senior Fellow Paula Fan.

Fan is referring to the premise behind the event series she coordinates, Creative Collaborations, in conjunction with the Confluencenter. the monthly Saturday morning events are mini-concerts, with Fan on piano, and include dialogue with a distinguished guest – generally a Ua scholar – on a theme that is explored through music and discussion.

On Saturday, Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to noon, Fan is hosting “What’s love Got to Do with it?” for the Valentine’s Day Creative Collaborations presentation. Joining her for the discussion at the campus bookstore is Ua associate Profes-sor of Psychology David Sbarra.

“the irony – and i think this is a delicious irony – is he does a lot of research on divorce,” Fan shares with a laugh. “and he has come up with a program that he calls ‘Seasons of love.’ Basically, it is the stages. it is attraction, falling in love, maintaining the relationship and – we shall call it, for want of a better term – transitions or we can call it change. and that can take many different forms. Of course there is divorce, but there is also widowhood.

“We’re putting a scholarly slant on things we’ve always wondered about, and an explanation,” Fan says. “We talk about the whole idea of getting to-gether, what draws people together and also when it is one-sided, when it is unrequited, which of course is the theme of so many romantic songs. We talk about the chemistry of love, the biological aspects – the reward biology. David also mentions how you maintain a relationship through forgiveness and sexual satisfaction, talking about all the things we experience as human beings in a scholarly fashion.

“and of course with transitions, the idea of when it is over – through either loss through death or whether it is through a break up. and so he’s actually addressing everything that someone has experienced, and something that most

of the cohort of music has addressed too. it is a universal experience addressed in scholarly and musical terms with a lot of fun thrown in. a good humored examination of a universal human emotion.”

While, as of press time, Fan was still working on what songs will be per-formed, she was certain of a few. “We’re going to do ‘love in the Dictionary,’ we’re going to do ‘the last, lousy Moments of love,’ by William Bolcom. We might do ‘i Never Knew’ which we did at the aiDS (Creative Collaborations on Dec. 14, 2013), because the whole business of love nowadays is not hetero-sexual love, it is just love. and so there are some composers who have written about love from the gay standpoint and i’m exploring that repertoire too.”

Bemused by the title, “love in the Dictionary,” i ask Fan to tell me more about that particular song.

“in the first half of the last century and maybe through the 1960s, there were a number of songs written for concert performance that were not popular but they had popular overtones and they were novelty songs and ‘love in the Dictionary,’ is one because it is a dictionary entry that’s been set to music. and so what better thing to start Valentine’s Day with? So that’s fun. it was done by Celius Dougherty and he wrote a lot of novelty songs in that period. these songs are very, very charming. and it’s just a great kick off and it is literally a dictionary entry!”

Creative Collaborations’ “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” is from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 14 at the UA Bookstore, first floor – located next to the student union at 1209 E. University Blvd. There is free parking in the Second Street Garage at Mountain Avenue. More information is at Confluen-center.arizona.edu or by calling 621-4587.

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Dr. Paula fan, pianist and powerhouse behind confluencenter for creative inquiry’s

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PerformancesaRiZona fRienDs of chamBeR mUsic Stefan Jackiw play violin

on Sun, Feb 1. auryn Quartet performs Wed, Feb 25. tCC’s leo Rich theatre, 260 S.

Church ave. 577-3769, arizonaChamberMusic.org

aRiZona oPeRa Eugene Onegin shows Sat, Jan 31- Sun, Feb 1. tCC’s Music

hall, 260 S. Church ave. 293-4336, aZOpera.com

aRiZona TheaTRe comPanY Romeo and Juliet opens Sun, Feb 28. temple

of Music and art, 330 S. Scott ave. 884-8210, arizonatheatre.org

BLacK cheRRY BURLesQUe tantalizing burlesque performance on Fri, Feb

6. Surly Wench Pub, 424 N. 4th ave. 882-0009, tucsonBurlesque.com

BoRDeRLanDs TheaTeR Absence/ El Ausente shows thu, Feb 12- Sun, Feb

28. Zuzi’s theater, 738 N. 5th ave. 882-7406, Borderlandstheater.org

BRoaDWaY in TUcson Guys and Dolls opens tue, Feb 24. tCC’s Music hall,

260 S. Church ave. 903-2929, Broadwayintucson.com

Don’T BLinK BURLesQUe The Tuesday Night Tease takes place every tues-

day night throughout February. 9pm. the hut, 305 N. 4th ave. 245-0532, DontBlink-

Burlesque.com

foX TheaTRe the Wailers perform Wed, Feb 4. Steep Canyon Rangers perform

Wed, Feb 11. Roger McGuinn performs Fri, Feb 13. December ’63: a Frankie Valli trib-

ute Show takes place Sat, Feb 14. Gladys Knight performs Sun, Feb 15. Roseanne Cash

performs thu, Feb 19. trailer Park Boys perform Fri, Feb 20. little River Band 30th an-

niversary tour takes place Sat, Feb 21. Suzanne Vega performs Sun, Feb 22. Zap Mama

& antibalas performs Wed, Feb 25. Buster Keaton the General performs Sat, Feb 28.

Prices Vary. 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515, Foxtucsontheatre.org

The GasLiGhT TheaTRe The Secret Santa continues through Sun, Jan 4.

The Ballad of Two Gun McGraw continues through March. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-

9428, theGaslighttheatre.com

inVisiBLe TheaTRe Stella and Lou continues through Sun, Feb 1. 1200 W.

Speedway Blvd. 882-9721, invisibletheatre.com

LiVe TheaTRe WoRKshoP The Savannah Disputation continues through

Sat, Feb 14. Move Over Mrs. Markham opens thu, Feb 19. The Snow Queen continues

through March. These Watches Can’t Tell Time continues through Sat, Feb 7. See website

for prices and times. 5317 E. Speedway Blvd. 327-4242, livetheatreWorkshop.org

noT BURnT oUT JUsT UnscReWeD Shows every Friday and Satur-

day throughout February. Unscrewed theater, 3244 E. Speedway Blvd. 861-2986, Un-

screwedComedy.com

oDYsseY sToRYTeLLinG seRies Lonely takes place thu, Feb 5. 7:00pm;

Free. the Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. 730-4112, OdysseyStorytelling.com

Pcc TheaTRe aRTs Monty Python’s Spamalot opens thu, Feb 26. 2202 W.

anklam Rd. 206-6670, Pima.edu/cfa

The RoGUe TheaTRe The Lady in the Looking Glass opens thu, Feb 26. 738

N. 5th ave. 551-2053, theRoguetheatre.org

sT fRancis TheaTRe Working, The Musical shows Friday, February 20 through

Sunday, March 7. $17-$25. St. Francis theatre, 4625 E. BrownPapertickets.com.

TUcson sYmPhonY oRchesTRa Cat with a Fiddle shows Sat, Feb 7.

tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 takes place Fri, Feb 13 & Sun, Feb 15. Michael Becker

performs Sat, Feb 21. Colors of Sound takes place Sun, Feb 22. See website for times

and prices. tCC’s Music hall, 260 S. Church ave. 882-8585, tucsonSymphony.org

TUcson chamBeR aRTisTs Journey With Bach takes place Fri, Feb 20-

Sun, Feb 22. See website for times and locations. $25-$40. 401-2651, tucsonCham-

berartists.org

Ua’s aRiZona RePeRToRY TheaTRe Blu opens thu, Feb 26. torn-

abene theatre, 1025 N. Olive Rd. 621-1162, web.cfa.arizona.edu/theatre

Ua PResenTs A Far Cry: Chamber Music for the 21st Century shows thu, Feb

5. Ray Chen performs Wed, Feb 11. Flamenco Vivo School Matinee takes place Fri, Feb

13. Suzanne Vega performs Sun, Feb 22. Centennial hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-

3341, UaPresents.org

WinDinG RoaD TheaTRe ensemBLe United opens Fri, Feb 6. temple

of Music and art, 330 S. Scott avenue. 749-3800, WindingRoadtheater.org

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"Guys and Dolls" shows at Ua centennial hall as part of Broadway in Tucson starting Tue, feb 24.

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Borderlands Theater pres-ents "absence/el ausente," feb. 12-march 1.


art Galleries/exhibitsaRT hoUse cenTRo Chaos Controlled: The Fiber Arts of Mary Vaneecke con-

tinues through thu, Feb 5. Old town artisans Complex, 201 N. Court ave. 620-1725,

Oldtownartisans.com

BaKeR + hesseLDenZ fine aRT Portrait Show, Rich Salcido, titus

Castanza, Ken Keirns and many more. tucson Warehouse and transfer Building, 100 E.

6th St. 760-0037, Bakerhesseldenz.com

cenTeR foR cReaTiVe PhoToGRaPhY Astronomical: Photographs of

Our Solar System and Beyond show through May. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm; Sat & Sun, 1pm-

4pm. 1030 N. Olive Rd. 621-7968, CreativePhotography.org

conRaD WiLDe GaLLeRY Tipping Point by Laura Moriarty runs Sat, Feb 7-

Sat, Feb 28. Reception opening night from 6pm-9pm. tue-Sat, 11am-5pm. 439 N. 6th

ave. #171. 622-8997, ConradWildeGallery.com

conTReRas GaLLeRY Inspirations On Canvas And Paper by various women

artists shows Sat, Feb 7- Sat, Feb 28. Reception from 6pm-9pm. tues-Fri, 11am-5pm;

Sat, 11am-4pm. 110 E. 6th St. 398-6557, ContrerashouseFineart.com

DaVis DominGUeZ GaLLeRY Paintings, works on paper by Josh Goldberg

and sculpture by Ben Goo continues through March. Reception Sat, Feb 7. tue-Fri,

11am-5pm; Sat, 11am-4pm. 154 E. 6th St. 629-9759, DavisDominguez.com

DeGRaZia GaLLeRY in The sUn Enamel on Copper Paintings of Ted De-

grazia continues through March. Way of the Cross continues through May. little Gallery:

Pat Doughty, Mixed Media and Lauren Hillquist, Digital Photography continues through

Fri, Feb 6. Native American Art by Chris andrews shows Sun, Feb 8- Fri, Feb 20. Degra-

zia’s Nuns opens Wed, Feb 4. Daily, 10am-4pm. 6300 N. Swan Rd. 299-9191, DeGrazia.org

DeseRT aRTisans GaLLeRY Sonoran Sparkle continues through Fri, Feb

20. Local Color opens Mon, Feb 9 with a reception Fri, Feb 13 from 5pm-7pm. Mon-Sat,

10am-5pm; Sun, 10am-1:30pm. 6536 E. tanque Verde Rd. 722-4412, Desertartisans-

Gallery.com

DRaGonfLY GaLLeRY Paper, Papier, Papel continues through Fri, Mar 6. 146

E. Broadway. DragonFlyVillage.org

eTheRTon GaLLeRY Then and Now by Mark Klett continues through March.

tue-Sat, 11am-5pm. 135 S. 6th ave. 624-7370, EthertonGallery.com

JosePh GRoss GaLLeRY art by angela Elsworth opens tue, Feb 3. Mon-Fri,

8am-5pm. 1031 N. Olive Rd. 626-4215, CFa.arizona.edu/galleries

LoUis caRLos BeRnaL GaLLeRY Breaking Down Surface Tension opens

Mon, Feb 2. Mon-thu, 10am-5pm. Fri, 10am-3pm. 2202 W. anklam Rd. 206-6942,

Pima.Edu/cfa

moen mason GaLLeRY See website for details. 222 E. 6th St, 262-3806.

MoenMasonGallery.com

mUseUm of conTemPoRaRY aRT Robert Barber: A Retrospective con-

tinues through May. General admission: $8, adults; free, children under 12, members,

military; free to all last Sunday of the month. Wed-Sun, 12pm-5pm. 265 S. Church ave.

624-5019, MOCa-tucson.org

PhiLaBaUm GLass GaLLeRY & sTUDio Glass Reimagined opens Sat,

Feb 7 with a reception from 5pm-8pm. tue-Sat;10am-5pm. 711 S. 6th ave. 884-7404,

PhilabaumGlass.com

soUTheRn aRiZona WaTeRcoLoR GUiLD 47th Annual Show: Let

The Light Shine opens tue, Feb 10. tue-Sun, 11am-4pm. Free. SaWG Gallery, 5605 E.

River Rd. 299-7294, SouthernazWatercolorGuild.com

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“Lady Pink” by Rand carlson opens at Wee Gallery on sat,

feb 7 as part of his exhibit “Recycled souls.”

“Popular” by Bill colt shows at Wilde meyer Gallery starting Thu, feb 5 as part of the exhibit “small Works- Big impressions.”

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"Tipping Point" by Laura moriarty shows at conrad Wilde Gal-lery from sat, feb 7- sat, feb 28.

“enamel on copper Paintings” by Ted Degrazia will be featured at Degrazia Gallery in the sun through march.

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opening sat, feb 7.

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TUcson mUseUm of aRT Various art talks take place at the museum. See

website for details. tue-Wed & Fri-Sat, 10am-5pm; thu, 10am-8pm; Sun, noon-5pm.

$10, adults; $8, seniors; $5, college students w/iD; Free youth 18 and under, members,

veterans and active military. Free to all the first Sunday of the month. 140 N. Main ave.

624-2333, tucsonMuseumofart.org

Ua mUseUm of aRT Salvador Dalí: Our Historical Heritage opens Sat, Feb 14.

Beauties: the Photography of andy Warhol opens Sat, Feb 14. tue- Fri, 9am-5pm. Sat-

Sun, 12pm-4pm. 1031 N. Olive Rd. 621-7567, artMuseum.arizona.Edu

UniTaRian UniVeRsaLisT chURch of TUcson tracings From

Love Letters by Bernadita Retiz continues through Sun, Feb 1. Ceramics, Paintings, and

Such by Maureen Mackey opens Sun, Feb 8- Sun, Mar 1. Reception Sun, Feb 8 from

11:45am- 1pm. tue-Fri, 9am-1pm; Sun, 11:45am-1pm. 4831 E. 22nd St, 748-1551.

UniTY of TUcson art exhibit by Patricia C. Bischof takes place Sun, Feb 1- Sun,

Feb 22. 3617 N. Camino Blanco. 577-3300. NOtPCB.Wordpress.com

Wee GaLLeRY Recycled Souls, the tin collage artworks of Rand Carlson opens Sat,

Feb 7. thu-Sat; 11am-6pm, Sun; 11am-5pm. 439 N. 6th ave Suite #171. 360-6024,

GalleryWee.com

WiLDe meYeR GaLLeRY Small Works–Big Impressions opens thu, Feb 5.

Mon-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; thu, 10am-7pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun, 12pm-5pm. Wilde Mey-

er Gallery, 3001 E. Skyline Dr. WildeMeyer.com

WomanKRafT aRT GaLLeRY Here Comes The Sun opens Sat, Feb 7. Wed-

Sat; 1pm-5pm. 388 S. Stone ave. 629-9976, WomanKraft.org

YiKes ToYs anD GifT-o-Rama A Hundred Hearts opens Mon, Feb 2. Re-

ception Sat, Feb 7 from 6pm-8pm. Mon- Sat, 10am-5:30pm; Sun, 10am-3pm. Yikes

toys and Gift O-Rama, 2930 E. Broadway Blvd. 320-5669, Yikestoys.com

Justin Williams


iNNOVatiON. it’s one of the web’s top 10 words of 2014, and it’s part of a five-part plan

to revolutionize arizona’s new local economy. idea. innovation. incubation. in-vestment. impact.

Since the 1950s, arizonans were taught that Copper, Cattle, Cotton, Citrus and Climate represented the diversity of economic resources needed for pros-perity. a new generation of U of a students, graduates, professors and leaders are changing the economic alphabet: education is the key, and the Five i’s are the path to success.

Justin Williams knows innovation. he is the founder and CEO of Startup tucson, a non-profit network for entrepreneurs and innovators growing an “idea to impact” pipeline that started in 2011 and has thrived in Downtown tucson’s revitalized innovation District. armed with a B.S. in Systems Engineer-ing, an M.B.a. in Marketing and Finance, a degree from the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship and 10 years working for technology companies, Williams, the former tucson Director for the arizona technology Council, is ready to put tucson on the map as the best new city for startups.

“We are creating an entrepreneur-led movement where the community looks and says, “thiS is our future. We need to own this as our approach.”

Cities like Portland and austin have a young, educated workforce where more than 50 percent of workers in the 25-34 year-old age range have a col-lege degree. tucson’s is 25 percent. Students with college degrees earn, on average, $16,000 more, so when we have fewer educated workers, we see less spending and investing and innovating, resulting in lost economic impact between $2 billion to $4 billion each year.

“Economic development in tucson is a catch 22,” says Williams. “When we have an undereducated community, employers don’t move here. With no jobs available, college students with degrees can’t stay here. We have to create an opportunity to keep those students in tucson. it’s called idea to impact. We grow our own economy.”

Startup tucson has worked with more than 250 entrepreneurs and have helped create 50 to 100 new ventures. investors include the City of tucson, the Diane and Bruce halle Foundation, holualoa Properties, and the Desert angels. Grants fund programs like the downtown Colab Workspace, Monsoon Fund Crowdfunding, Startup Weekend, Code For tucson hackathon, thryve incubator, and the tucson Job Crawl - different events with different purposes for new-venture creation or talent retention.

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Ryan Flanagan is an entrepreneur who has worked with Startup tucson since May of 2013, with an office at the Colab workspace located in the Pio-neer Building downtown. his company, Nuanced Media, has grown from 3 to 20 employees just since Co-lab opened.

audrey De la Rosa participated in the first thryve incubator program to help develop her business -amor intimates. She appreciated the 10-week “challenging” program and encourages everyone with ideas to apply. in addi-tion to moving her business forward, she works full-time and helps nurture and promote other entrepreneurs through Startup tucson networking events and as the sponsorship coordinator of tEDxtucson.

Metropia, inc., is a company that grew out of Startup tucson’s “Code for tucson” civic hackathon – an effort to solve local problems through innovation. the problem? traffic congestion and the high cost of building out new roads. the solution? Use advanced traffic prediction and vehicle routing technology – combined with user rewards – to give drivers the best way to avoid traffic. Ua civil engineering associate professor Yi Chang Chiu further developed his idea with support from Ua’s new tech launch program, to capitalize on the $600 million in federal research dollars invested in the Ua. the mobile app became available January 2014 for free download and the patent is complete.

Steve Delgado, Marketing and Communications Manager for Metropia, says Startup tucson’s job fairs were also critical for connecting his company to the specialized talent they need. “Startup tucson was a key springboard to getting us where we are right now. Downtown, startup and innovation synergy… we need everybody. Startup tucson forces you to think about the real world impli-cations of your technology. it forces you to be smart.”

ideaFunding brings funders and ideas together. More than 280 members of Southern arizona’s entrepreneurial community attended the annual Fall event, from young startups to experienced investors. Focused on best practices, the event offers panels, presentations, a keynote speaker, award ceremony, and two competitions.

Earlier this year, Startup tucson leveraged a $52,000 City of tucson grant to land a $1.4 million contract with the US Small Business administration’s Scale up america Program to expand its business incubator. Calling it thryve Next –the program will help existing companies with strong and visionary founders -generating up to $3 million in revenue – move to the next stage.

Jansen azarias and his successful higher Ground Resource Center out-of-school program qualifies for the next phase. he was part of the first thryve So-cial impact incubator this summer – increasing his capacity to provide services that will invest in the mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and physical health of each individual to build a better tomorrow. he has successfully partnered with the tucson Unified School District and is showing results: 93 percent of his students improved their grades and 60 percent were on the honor roll for the first time.

One of the models for Startup tucson is Washington DC’s 1776 – just blocks away from the White house. it has succeeded in being a resource for business-es and individuals beyond the startup phase – focusing on regulated indus-tries: education, energy, health care and government. Williams is working on highlighting and enhancing industries that focus on tucson’s unique strengths. aerospace and defense. Biomedical and health Care. logistics. Environment. Water management. Companies that deal with regulatory issues need mentors that understand that space, and tucson’s academic and business community are working closely with Startup tucson to get prepared for the next phase.

if tucson’s home-grown startup community takes off like expected, there will be six words in the top 10 for 2015: idea + innovation + incubation + in-vestment + impact = tucson.

Visit www.startuptucson.com for more information.

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Zocalo invites poets with Tucson connections to submit up to three original, previously unpublished (including online) poems, any style, 40 line limit per poem. Our only criterion is excellence. No online submissions. Simultaneous submissions ok if you notify ASAP of acceptance elsewhere. Please include the following contact information on each page of your manuscript: mailing address, phone number, and email address. All manuscripts must be typed and accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE). Ms won’t be returned. Zocalo has first North American rights; author may re-publish with acknowl-edgment to Zocalo. Payment is a one year subscription. Address submissions to Zocalo, Poetry, P.O. Box 1171, Tucson, AZ 85702. The poetry editor is Jefferson Carter.

Peggy shumaker grew up in Tucson, attending Winnie e. Wheeler elementary, fred W. fickett Jr. high, Palo Verde high school, and the University of arizona. about half her writing is set in the sonoran desert.


the tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is one of the largest events of its kind in the world, and has enjoyed international acclaim since the 1970s. the show was started in 1954 by a group of 28 founders, who were commonly referred to as “rock hounds.” a free exhibition was held at a tucson elementary school and the event grew from there.

Unfortunately, some of the most influential people of the era -who were the main characters when the gem show was mutating and proliferating into a collage of enthusiasts, educators, curators, high-end dealers, and the general public- are no longer alive to tell the tales of what really made this event grow to become so huge. One such curator and character made an impression on many, and may have been, in part, responsible for the transition from small event to world-renowned gem show.

University of arizona professor of geosciences & curator of the Mineralogi-cal Museum, John W. anthony, PhD., was one of the leading characters in the geology scene from the 1950s on. anthony hit the tucson Gem & Mineral Show as an educator, but his mere presence brought with it the mystique of a magician and the humor of a comedian. he was awarded the tucson Gem & Mineral Society lifetime award in 1985, and his contributions to the world of geosciences and mineralogy include the Handbook of Mineralogy and the second edition of Mineralogy of Arizona.

anthony’s students were some of the original rock hounds who organized and hosted the first gem shows. as the tucson Gem and Mineral Show grew in popularity, Dr. anthony’s students begged him to bring his black curtain tent and display museum items. anthony was there to lend support and humorously mock his students and any other rock hounds or spectators who were around.

anthony inspired the academic gravitas for the event – the museum and educational aspect – where beer and good company replaced buying and sell-ing. according to his children, Dorrie anthony Bastiampillai and Ryan anthony, Dr. anthony was there to double and triple check his students’ displays, making

sure each and every mineral, stone, fossil or other piece of Earth was labeled properly while cracking jokes and perhaps once in a while entertaining those around him with his portable keyboard or guitar.

Dr. anthony is no longer with us, having passed November 9, 1992. his children, Dorrie and Ryan, live in tucson and fondly recount memories of their father. they are full of energy and life as they talk about John W. anthony, and once finished, a tear rolls down Dorrie’s cheek as she says, “Other than that, we really love our father.”

those who have written about anthony have done so with an air of fascina-tion with this uninhibited, passionate character whose artist nature had him experimenting in realms of music and painting that were ahead of their time. his fellow colleague, geologist Kenneth W. Bladh, wrote about anthony’s explo-ration with teaching himself many musical instruments, “…and admittedly tried the patience of several orchestra leaders with his free form style.”

anthony’s own autobiography, From My Early Days, reflects his humorous candor:

All of this by way of explanation of a certain amount of confusion which must already be apparent and which will probably get no better. As you will also see, I can’t spell (even with assistance from WordPerfect’s spell-checker), punctuate intuitively, hyphenate randomly, and am addicted to ineffable al-literation…(p.26)

Dr. anthony was a good friend to many of his students and it is said that he highly influenced many of their careers. Spence titley, who also became a Ua professor of geology, was one of those students. titley had the pleasure of studying under anthony and even becoming a close personal friend. titley speaks fondly of his late friend and expresses the sentiment of gratitude that anthony is getting the mention he deserves for being gracious, humorous and willing to share his knowledge. anthony was highly respected and well liked.

“John had a poetic sense of humor. he always had to eat a peanut-butter

John W. Anthony By Cristina Manos

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museums/exhibitsaRiZona-sonoRa DeseRT mUseUm Artists for Conservations: A Ju-

ried International Exhibit of Nature in Art continues through March. Regularly: Desert

flora and fauna, animal presentations, Raptor Free Flights, more. $19.50 adults; $15.50,

youth 13-17; $6, children 4-12. Sun-Fri, 7:30am-5pm. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. 883-1380,

DesertMuseum.org

aRiZona sTaTe mUseUm Neoglyphix: All Indigenous Aerosol Art Exhibition

continues through Sun, Feb 15. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Ua Campus, 1013 E. University

Blvd. 626-8381, StateMuseum.arizona.edu

JeWish hisToRY mUseUm Helene Berr, A Stolen Life continues through

Sun, Feb 1. Wed-thu; Fri, 12pm-3pm; Sat-Sun, 1pm-4pm $5 non-members. Free for

members. 564 S. Stone ave. 670-9073, JewishhistoryMuseum.org

mini-Time machine mUseUm Diamonds Are Forever: The Incredible

Journeys of World-Famous Diamonds and The People Who Owned Them continues

through april. tue-Sat; 9am-4pm. Sun; 12pm-4pm. adults; $9. Seniors or Military; $8.

Youth; $6. Children 3 and under; free. 4455 E. Camp lowell. 881-0606, theMinitimeMa-

chine.org

Tohono chUL PaRK The Tree: Myth, Symbol and Metaphor continues through

Sun, Feb 15. Art by Caolee Asia continues through Sun, Feb 15. Daily, 9am-5pm. adults,

$8; Seniors,$6; Military, $5; Children (5-12), $2. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455,

tohonoChulPark.org

TUcson BoTanicaL GaRDens Butterfly Magic continues through Feb-

ruary. Regular prices: adults, $8; Student/Military, $7; Children 4-12, $4. Daily, 7am-

4:30pm (except holidays). 2150 N. alvernon Way. 326-9686, tucsonBotanical.org

Ua PoeTRY cenTeR Selections from the Permanent Collection: Binding Styles

continues through Wed, Feb 18. Shame Every Rose: images from afghanistan opens

Mon, Feb 23. Mon & thu; 9am- 8pm. tue & Wed; 9am-6pm. Fri; 9am-5pm. Sat; 10am-

2pm. Poetry Center, 1508 E. helen St. 626-3765, PoetryCenter.arizona.Edu

YUme JaPanese GaRDens of TUcson Katachi: The Essence of

Japanese Design continues through May. 9:30am-4:30pm daily. 2130 N. alvernon. 332-

2928, tucsonJapaneseGardens.org

and jelly sandwich right side up,” says titley as he chuckles and mentions that there are many ways in which anthony’s character uplifted those around him. “So many memories.”

it’s likely there were many characters involved in establishing the tucson Gem & Mineral Show. today the show is enjoyed by thousands of people who may not realize that there aren’t many original rock hounds left who can tell tales about the history and metamorphosis of this world-renowned event.

this year’s show will start on January 31, and last until February 15 for most exhibitors. the Main Show is held annually at the tucson Convention Cen-ter at 260 S. Church, and lasts for the last four days of the show. From February 12-15, the main show runs from 10am to 6pm thursday through Saturday, and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. attendance is expected to be around 50,000 with an estimated economic impact of $120 million for the city.

the experience of the gem show is diverse and aesthetically pleasing. Ex-hibits are spread all over tucson for two weeks, and every exhibit has a story with interesting characters behind it. Gem shows can take you down the rabbit hole as far as you want to go, into worlds where characters like Dr. anthony will fascinate you and entertain you. there is something for everyone as tucson provides the landscape for this colorful treasure hunt.



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thE liNE started to form around the bar at Flycatcher on the last Sunday in December. it was like a scene from the 1980’s sitcom Cheers because every-one knew your name. the excitement in the air was for “Romo tonight live!”. it was hard to tell if there was poor lighting or if there was a haze of smoke as if it were some sort of dream sequence. it was definitely a dream come true for third-generation tucson native and host Steven Yanez Romo. his opening comedian was a local filmmaker and improv actor, Michael Dean. Kenny Stew-art performed some magic and pimped his new wine. adela Navarrette — one of a few contributing November Zocalo cover artists — discussed her latest projects and presented a music video she created using stop motion animation along with music produced by Justin lugo Miller. Romo then decided to turn the show into his own private living room where he played an outdated copy of FiFa on the Playstation 3 with one of his childhood friends. it was only fit-ting that tucson favorite Prom Body closed the final show of the year at their Flycatcher debut performance. Romo commandeered a drum set and jammed along with them for a tune. it was almost criminal to end the show with such a high energy set and since the show changes from month to month, it’s almost nearly impossible to know what to expect.

You might recognize Romo from his musical performances throughout the last decade in tucson. “the very first band i was in was Seven Day Sun, and we were the worst,” Romo jokingly admitted. the host is currently the drummer for the local indie-pop-punk band — Electric Blankets. he’s also drumming for a side project called GhOStal and a lCD Soundsystem cover band. “i got my first snare drum (set) when i was 11,” Romo said. “there was a shed in the back where i would just go to play and figure things out. But i really started getting into it when i started playing in the high school marching band.” Romo cites John Bonham as the reason why he started drumming. “When i first discovered led Zeplin on my own, my initial reaction was this guy is just kill-ing it on the drums with his thunderous sounds,” he recalled. Romo has also been recognizable in the tucson service industry for over a decade. Formerly working at No anchovies on University Boulevard, he has since started slinging drinks at Flycatcher and craft cocktails at la Cocina’s Dusty Monk.

having dropped out of Cholla high School, the drummer decided to do what he always wanted to do, which was to host a tonight show. Romo tonight live! is a monthly variety show on every last Sunday at Flycatcher. “i never thought it was going to be this popular when it first started,” Romo confessed. “it was


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“i was a letterman guy,” Romo said. “Mainly because of his interaction with Paul Shaffer. i love how they bounce back and forth, and Paul has that stupid little laugh and plays a little tune. Paul Jenkins is my Paul Schafer.” Romo con-tributes a lot of his success to his interactions with his house band Dirty P and the thunder Chiefs. the ensemble is comprised of Jenkins on piano, Chris Pierce on bass, and Kalyn Stalinski plays drums. “My house band is everything i wanted,” he says.

Romo grew up on the South Side of tucson but claims one of tucson’s old-est Mexican barrios as his own. “Menlo Park always felt like home,” Romo said while eating a Pat’s Chili Dog at his Grandmother Pauline Romo’s house.

the family roots started growing in 1954 when World War ii Veteran Bernar-do Romo and his wife Pauline moved to Menlo Park. Pauline opened a chapel called El Señor De los Milagros in front of her house and welcomed visitors 7 days-a-week. thousands of people have come to see the lord of Miracles — it’s considered one of tucson’s most sacred Catholic sites. Everyone is welcomed to visit and Romo’s father, Bernie, still resides in the house. Romo is very close with his father, and it’s obvious that he inherited a lot of his traits like his sense of humor. “i found it hard to discipline him because he was so much like me,” his father says.

Romo recalls once practicing with his self proclaimed shitty high school band while Pauline asked him to stop because she had a special visitor. Un-knowingly Pauline blessed famous Chicago Cubs right fielder Sammy Sosa, according to Romo. “i remember asking her, ‘Why didn’t you tell us grandma? i would have had wanted him to sign a baseball bat, a ball, or something!”

“So many people come to visit,” Bernie said. “People claim to have seen apparitions and had visions. i don’t know if they’re real or not. Who am i to judge or deny it from happening.” Romo’s father inherited the responsibility as chapel caretaker when Pauline passed away on May 31, 2012, and Romo hasn’t even begun to think about the day when his father might ask him to maintain the shrine.

Romo has found a way to reinvent the old tonight show format and make it seem new again by appealing to every sense. Romo highlights local fashion designers, musicians, comedians, artist, photographers, and craft beer and wine makers that help articulate tucson’s current mind frame and trends. the show continues to become more visually appealing month after month with the help of Romo tonight live! producer, andrew Brown, who is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker for arizona Public Media and freelance Zocalo photographer by day and night. and just recently after this story was conceieved, Romo re-cruited this writer as his sidekick, like andy Richter is to Connan O’Brien as he affectionately puts it. Romo has plans to eventually film and stream his variety show live online while staying put at the same venue. “as much as my name’s all over the show, it’s not about me,” Romo says. “it’s about showcasing my super talented friends who are doing things in a town that i love uncondition-ally.”



iN thE early 1990’s, the tucson music scene was flourishing with budding rock groups, well-seasoned jazz performers and a latin and salsa scene that featured some of the best talent in the west. it was around this time that a young middle school student, barely breaking the 5-foot mark and skinny down to his bones, began appearing at seemingly every musical gig in town. What he lacked in size, he made up for in confidence, as he patiently waited near the drum riser for the rare opportunity to sit in. Most of the veteran players thought that he was merely a curious young fixture who had taken a shining to percus-sion in the infantile stages of learning music. Many even laughed at him when he boldly approached them to inquire about filling in for a song. that is, until they eventually gave him a chance to pick up the sticks.

Even at the age of twelve, Jeff Friedl turned heads with the virtuosity of his drum playing. landing paying gigs long before he could even drive himself to them, spectators and musicians alike would stand in awe of the unassuming, young prodigy with the long shaggy hair of a heavy metal rocker. But as Friedl hit a growth spurt, so did his playing, as he began to excel and gain attention in his high school bands, in the jazz and salsa scenes and eventually through his accomplishments in the University of arizona’s music department. Friedl’s future was clear to himself and everyone around him, but it was just a matter of figuring his next step.

“at the time, i didn’t know if i wanted to be a rock drummer, a funk drum-mer or a latin drummer, i just wanted to do everything and do it as well as possible. So i started playing in bands all over town and all while teaching students and making a living in the tucson scene. i was doing all of the things i’m doing now, just on a different scale,” says Friedl. “When i was in my early teens, i started attending a bunch of great shows at the Downtown Performance Center and that definitely changed my outlook on what i wanted to do in life. Even being so young, i knew what i wanted to do after seeing all of the amaz-ing bands that were coming through town and i knew that i wanted to do it at a high level.”

in 2004, Friedl decided to take a risk and move to los angeles in hopes of landing the gigs of his dreams, while making waves in a scene where the most common outcome for the brave and ambitious is to be spit out and sent pack-ing. But for a talent like Friedl, the waves that he had been working his whole life to create quickly turned into a tsunami of great magnitude.

Within a span of five years, Friedl had made a name for himself and caught the attention of musicians and producers, which led him to joining bands such as aShES diViDE, Filter, Carina Round, altitudes and attitude, CSS, Puscifer, Devo and a Perfect Circle (to name a few). in manifesting his lifelong dreams, Friedl was quickly found touring the world, playing festivals, recording albums and live DVDs and making television appearances with some of the biggest bands in music.

“i don’t take the success that i’ve had for granted. i’ve worked extremely hard and i truly feel like i’m just beginning at this point. i still want to push and thrive and be the best i can be, but it’s been an amazing journey and has been very difficult in facing a lot of adversity,” says Friedl. “the current state of the

music industry is such a tough climate. Even when you get to the upper ech-elon of it, it doesn’t get any easier and it’s difficult to sustain a career in it. i just have to keep my head down and work as hard as i have been for the entirety of my career. One thing leads to another thing and before you know it you build a nice resume for yourself.”

in Friedl’s tenures of playing in the popular bands aShES diViDE (Billy how-erdel), Carina Round, Puscifer and a Perfect Circle (Maynard James Keenan of tool, James iha of Smashing Pumpkins), he developed a close working rela-tionship and friendship with bass player Matt McJunkins, who he would share countless stages with as a rhythm section partner. in 2012, the duo decided to form a musical outlet of their own called the Beta Machine. their melodic and melancholic electro-rock music is powered by the skillful playing of Friedl and McJunkins and features a slew of collaborators and vocalists.

“the Beta Machine is different than anything i’ve done because Matt and i started it from scratch. it’s our baby; we’ve created every bit of the music and the vibe and the actual soul of the band. We write the music together and hand pick the line up together,” says Friedl. “it’s been somewhat slow going and very methodical, but that’s how we wanted to structure this. We’ve slowly but surely cultivated material for the band, but with our busy schedules of touring, recording and teaching, it’s been a long process, but we never wanted for it to feel like a side project.”

Friedl and the Beta Machine will be coming to tucson to perform at the Rock on thursday, February 19th at 8:00pm for the band’s inaugural tour. No matter what far reaches of the world Friedl is performing in, or what sold out stadium or headlining festival date he is featured on, returning to the place where he started it all is still one of the biggest thrills of his career. Whether it’s catching up with his family and close friends, visiting students and old profes-sors, or simply getting his fix of his beloved Eegees (he still sports Eegees shirts on some of his biggest gigs), returning home is always a love-filled, edifying necessity for Friedl.

“i love coming home to play shows and to spend some time here. First of all, i am definitely an arizonan at heart. i love it out in la and there are so many amazing elements to it, but it can be a little more hectic than i like. i’ve always had a laid back, tucsonan personality in my lifestyle. i have a lot of family here and a lot of my best friends are here and i love visiting my old college profes-sors,” says Friedl. “tucson is a beautiful place that is always dear to my heart that i can always come back to to recharge my batteries. i feel very passionate about playing here. it’s very surreal. Whether it’s a big, high-caliber show or a smaller one, it’s always a time for me to reflect upon my past and look back on the roots of where i came from.”

The Beta Machine will be performing on Thursday, February 19th at The Rock. For tickets visit: www.rocktucson.com. For more information on Jeff Friedl visit: www.jefffriedl.com and www.thebetamachine.com.

After a honing his skills in his musical upbringing in Tucson, drummer Jeff Friedl has gone on to play in some of the biggest bands in the rock world and is now returning to

perform with his own project, The Beta Machine.

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2ND sATURDAYs DOwNTOwN Congress Street,

2ndSaturdaysDowntown.com

sat 14: little house of Funk, hank

topless, Santa Pachita and more.

ARMITAge wINe LOUNge AND CAFe2905 E. Skyline Dr #168. 682-

9740, armitageWine.com

Tue 3: tommy tucker

BOONDOCKs LOUNge 3306 N. 1st ave. 690-0991,

Boondockslounge.com

sundays/ Tuesdays: lonny’s lucky

Poker

Mondays: the Bryan Dean trio

BORDeRLANDs BRewINg119 E. toole ave. 261-8773,

BorderlandsBrewing.com

Thu 5: louise le hir

Fri 6: Bryan thomas Parker w/

Sonoran Sound Society

sat 7: Mustang Corners

Fri 13: Southbound Pilot

sat 14: tortolita Gutpluckers

Thu 19: U of a Jazz Combo

Fri 20: Buffelgrass

sat 21: Guilty Bystanders

Thu 26: tommy tucker

Fri 27: the Determined luddites

sat 28: aztral Folk

CAFe PAsse415 N. 4th ave. 624-4411,

CafePasse.com

See website for details.

CLUB CONgRess 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848,

hotelCongress.com/club

sun 1: John Gorka

Tue 3: Gamma like Very Ultra

sat 7: Whole lotta Zep

Tue 10: Metalachi

wed 11: the Growlers

Thu 12: Weed

Fri 13: Mute Swan album Release

Mon 16: the Dodos

Thu 19: Pavlo

Fri 20: Decker

sat 28: Suzanne Westenhoefer

LA COCINA201 N. Court ave. 622-0351,

laCocinatucson.com

sundays: Mik and the Funky

Brunch

saturdays: DJ herm, harpist

wednesdays: Miss lana Rebel and

Kevin Michael Mayfield

Thursdays: Stefan George

Fridays: the Greg Morton Band

CUsHINg sTReeT BAR & ResTAURANT198 W. Cushing St. 622-7984,

CushingStreet.com

saturdays: Jazz

DeLeCTABLes ResTAURANT & CATeRINg533 N. 4th ave. 884-9289,

Delectables.com

Fridays and saturdays: live music

FLYCATCHeR340 E. 6th St. 798-1298,

theFlycatchertucson.com


FOX TUCsON THeATRe 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515,

Foxtucsontheatre.org

wed 4: the Wailers

wed 11: Steep Canyon Rangers

Fri 13: Roger McGuinn

sat 14: December ’63: a Frankie

Valli tribute

sun 15: Gladys Knight

Thu 19: Roseanne Cash

Fri 20: trailer Park Boys

sat 21: little River Band

sun 22: Suzanne Vega

wed 25: Zap Mama & antibalas

sat 28: Buster Keaton the General

HACIeNDA DeL sOL5501 N. hacienda Del Sol. 299-

1501, haciendaDelSol.com

sun 8: Michael P’s Blue Star Revue

sun 15: Blue Nite

sun 22: amosphere

MONTeReY COURT505 W. Miracle Mile,

MontereyCourtaZ.com

wed 4: Peter Mclaughlin, alvin

Blaine & Nick Coventry

Fri 6: Brian lopez w/ Carlos arzate

& the Kind Souls

wed 11: tucson Songwriters

Showcase

Thu 12: touch of Grey

sat 14: Valentines Dinner and

dance with the Muffulettas

Thu 19: Otter Creek

PLAYgROUND TUCsON278 E. Congress. 396-3691,

Playgroundtucson.com

Fri 13: tesoro

RIALTO THeATRe318 E. Congress St. 740-1000,

Rialtotheatre.com

Tue 3: Rupaul’s Drag Race

Thu 5: the avett Brothers

Fri 6: the Great Gig in the Sky

sun 8: Dan hicks & the hot licks

Tue 10: Rose of No Man’s land feat.

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott

wed 11: the Growlers

Fri 13: Rl Grime, Pinback

sat 14: Roger Clyne and the

Peacemakers

Mon 16: the Dodos

wed 18: Steve aoki

Thu 19: Pavlo

Fri 20: lucinda Williams

sat 21: inflames: Charming america

tour

wed 25: tig Notaro

seA OF gLAss330 E. 7th St. 603-9932,

theSeaOfGlass.org

wed 11: the B-Side Players

sKY BAR TUCsON536 N. 4th ave, 622-4300.

SkyBartucson.com


sOLAR CULTURe31 E. toole ave. 884-0874,

SolarCulture.org

sun 1: Sitar Music by troy tuggle &

Stfanos Kokranis

Mon 2: Savitur

Tue 3: Chaparral Kirtan Band

Thu 5: Kate Marks

Fri 13: Steve Roach

sURLY weNCH PUB424 N. 4th ave., 882-0009,

SurlyWenchPub.com

Fri 6: Black Cherry Burlesque

sat 7: Electro Boom

Fri 13: the Manly Manlesque

sat 14: Fineline Revisited

Fri 20: Eddie Spaghetti

Fri 27: the Great irish toast

sat 28: Fineline Revisited

"Roseanne cash" performs at fox Theatre on Thu, feb 19. “metalachi” performs at club congress on Tue, feb 10.

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