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Put an unfamiliar wind instrument in the hands of twenty-year-old max Goldschmid and, an hour later, he can show you how to play it. He says it’s been like that since he was ten years old. Goldschmid, who will reprise his role as a multi-instrumentalist with the tucson Jazz institute’s award-winning Ellington Band at the tucson Jazz festival this month, says he was attracted to the genre because of the level of freedom it provided him, and he’s not the only one.

Co-owner of the tucson Jazz institute, Brice Winston, says that when you’re playing jazz music at the highest level, you are able to “rise above your tradi-tional roles of what it means to be a bass player or a drummer or a piano player or a horn player.” When you move past individual improvisation and begin “improvising as a group,” Winston says that the band is “communicating and playing music in a way that it can never be duplicated,” and those moments are what have kept him coming back for more after all these years.

like Goldschmid, Winston began his love-affair with jazz at a young age, picking up the flute in his elementary school band here in tucson at age ten, then transitioning to the saxophone in junior high. “and the rest was history, i guess,” he says. His chops on the sax took him from tucson to new Orleans, barring a single semester in 1989 at Cal State northridge. He stayed in nOla for sixteen years, returning to the Old Pueblo after Hurricane Katrina for the simple reason that he needed a place to live. and though the jazz scene here might not be quite what it is in the Big Easy, Winston insists that the local scene is growing and, as it grows, “it’s getting better all the time.” as such, there is no doubt in his mind that the first annual tucson Jazz festival will help to bolster that growth.

“i’m ecstatic,” says Winston of the addition of nearly two full weeks of live jazz to the tucson performance calendar, “and i have to say that i did not ex-pect the festival to be of this size and this scope…it’s way more than i would have ever expected.” the festival—which runs from January 16-28 at a num-ber of venues around the tucson area, most of which are downtown—boasts

big names like Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Cobb, and tony malaby and promises to draw plenty of tourists in a time when that particular economic sector is at an inexplicable low here in town.

Yvonne Ervin, Executive Director of the festival and a self-described “re-covering saxophonist,” says that she and her partners working to promote the shows “have really been hyping” the incredible weather here across national markets in an attempt to draw jazz fans in from colder climes. at the same time the festival would have run had it begun last year, for example, she says the average temperature here in tucson was a comfortable 74.5 degrees, com-pared to 20 degrees in Chicago. and it’s not just the opportunity to wear shorts and sandals that will bring the tourists to this event: says Ervin, “We’ve got jazz from all over the spectrum,” from her so-called “hometown kids done good” like Winston, malaby, and Goldschmid to last year’s Best r&B album Grammy award-winner and current repeat nominee, robert Glasper.

and though you might not be fully immersed yet in the jazz world yourself, Winston insists that the festival is your chance to dive in. “a lot of people may not know who some of these artists are,” he says, “but these are some of the hottest artists in jazz right now.” He says that, should you decide to go to the festival, you can expect that your “horizons are going to expand a little bit.”

You don’t need to be a connoisseur or a virtuoso to take something with you from the jazz festival either—especially when performances cover the gamut of accessibility from the free multi-performance show downtown on martin luther King Day to brunch at the posh la Paloma resort. “in order to appreciate jazz,” says Goldschmid, “you don’t have to know the theory—you just have to listen to the sounds and interpret them of your own accord.”

Can you dig that? Of course you can.

More information about the Tucson Jazz Festival and tickets are available at TucsonJazzFestival.org.

Attracts Big Names and (Hopefully) Tourists, too.by Craig Baker

First Annual Tucson Jazz Festival

Max Goldschmid on trombone, left, with Grammy-winning trumpet player Terell Stafford performing with the Pete Swan Jazz Ensemble in Tucson at Pastiche.

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mobs of history buffs, fans of the 1930s, pop culture enthusiasts, and more crowd the historic Hotel Congress annually to pay homage to the man that famously earned the title Public Enemy no. 1 and his nationally-renowned apprehension. Each year the Hotel Congress hosts a two-day spectacle in honor of the capture of america’s most notorious outlaw, John Dillinger, by the tucson Police Department and the tucson fire Department. the fes-tivities commence with a fundraising Speakeasy at 7 p.m. on friday, Janu-ary 23, continue with a free family-friendly, all-day event starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, and conclude with Whiskey Weekend at 7 p.m. festivities include: Dillinger’s capture reenactments, historical artifacts, histor-ical walking tours of downtown, vintage car show, a speakeasy, turn of the century

magic shows, whiskey weekend, award-winning food from the Cup Café, histori-cal lectures, art exhibit, arts and crafts fair, live music, fire truck rides for the kids. friday, January 23 kicks-off the spirited celebration with a Speakeasy. this slap-happy speako is every bootlegger’s paradise and happens to be for a good cause with proceeds benefiting the Greater tucson fire foundation. Guaranteed a good time with live music, whiskey tastings, turn of the century magic show, pop up memorabilia museum, photo booth, award-winning bites from the Cup Café, a “John Dillinger” gun show, and local craft beer by Borderlands Brewing Compa-ny. tickets to the ages 21 and older event are only $25 and limited to 250 guests. for tickets or more event information please call the Hotel Congress at 520-622-8848 or visit their website at http://hotelcongress.com/events/january.

fri 23 - SaT 24 John DillinGEr DayS aT hoTEl ConGrESS

Celebrate the icon and his downfall by the hands of tucson law enforcement, famously known for succeeding with Dillinger’s arrest when the fBi couldn’t.

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Thu 15 - SaT 24 24Th annual JEwiSh inTErnaTional filM fESTival

View award-winning films from around the world at one of the longest running

festivals of its kind in the america.

the tucson international Jewish film festival, now in its 24th year, is one of the longest running festivals in the country and has grown from a mere four films to 19 films spanning nine days. the festival, through the magic and power of cinema, promotes the preservation of Jewish culture and encourages cultural diversity.

“People often ask if there’s a theme to the festival,” says lynn Davis, direc-tor of arts & Culture for the tucson J. “We don’t start out with one in mind, but it’s fascinating to see what emerges organically over the course of our selection season. this year i would have to say it’s “identity.” We have several films, both narrative and documentary, whose protagonists are seeking their authen-tic selves. We really get a sense of how many disparate elements – religious, racial, cultural – are tied up in how we define ourselves and how we see the world around us.”

the opening night tradition continues at the loft Cinemas with filmmaker lacey Schwartz in attendance, in support of her deeply personal and fascinat-ing documentary little White lie. the film is both an intimate family portrait about secrets and denial, and a larger examination of race, religion, and iden-

tity. the show starts at 7 p.m. on thursday, Jan. 15. tickets are $10. the festival features 19 diverse films - feature-length and shorts, narrative

and documentary - from all over the world. free popcorn is provided at every screening.

Highlights of the 2015 festival include: a specially-curated series of Sep-hardic-themed films, exploring the journeys and histories of the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492; the return of argentinian-born filmmaker, Gabriela Bohm, with her latest film, raquel: a marked Woman. the evening is co-presented by Women’s Philanthropy of the Jewish federation of Southern arizona, as part of their current initiative to raise awareness of sex trafficking; tucson’s own lucinda Holliday hosts the brand-new biopic, the Outrageous Sophie tucker, on Saturday, Jan. 17. filmmakers Susan and lloyd Ecker will be on hand for a Q & a following the film.

ticket prices start at $9 with special discounts for students and seniors. they can be purchased online at tucsonJewishfilmfestival.org, or at the tuc-son JCC by calling 299-3000 x106. Season passes are available for $125, and sponsorship opportunities are still available.


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the third annual tucson Desert Song festival (tDSf), Jan. 15–feb. 1, 2015, will bring together tucson’s leading arts groups and internationally celebrated guest artists to explore the exquisite sorrow and defiant laughter of life and love, with tamara mumford and anthony Dean Griffey featured in the rarely performed chamber orchestration of mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Susan Graham singing the neglected Berlioz masterpiece La Mort d’Ophélie, and Ka-tie Van Kooten, Heidi Grant murphy and angela Brower presenting the final trio from Der Rosenkavalier. all this, as well as the new York festival of Song and ravinia’s Steans music institute on tour, Corinne Winters singing her first tatiana in arizona Opera’s Eugene Onegin, plus Carmina Burana and Poulenc’s Gloria!

Such leading vocalists as mezzo-sopranos Susan Graham, tamara mum-ford, and angela Brower, sopranos Heidi Grant murphy and Corrine Winters, and tenor anthony Dean Griffey will perform with the tucson Symphony Or-chestra, uapresents, arizona Opera, tucson Chamber artists, arizona friends of Chamber music, tucson Guitar Society and more.

the festival includes bookend concerts by the tucson Symphony Orchestra of Poulenc’s Gloria and the final trio from Der Roenskavalier and Don Juan by richard Strauss, and ending with the lustrous voice of tamara mumford and the virtuosic singing of anthony Dean Griffey in mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg), preceded by mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony.

Highly acclaimed mezzo-soprano Susan Graham will give a recital of Ber-lioz, Schubert, Cole Porter and other composers under the auspices of uapre-sents, and in its festival debut arizona Opera will perform tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin with guest stars Corinne Winters and David adam moore.

rising young vocalists from the prestigious ravinia Steans music institute on tour will gather for a concert presented by the arizona friends of Chamber music with soprano Simone Osborne and world-renowned pianist and tucson Desert Song festival’s artistic Consultant, Kevin murphy.

in a festival exclusive, the tucson Guitar Society will bring together guitarist David leisner and tenor rufus müller to perform the works of Benjamin Britten, franz Schubert, David leisner’s own works and manuel de falla.

tDSf guest artists will join with the university of arizona School of music to conduct master classes. faculty and students will provide a series of lectures and recitals. all of these events are open to the public.

for the third year, the festival will include a songwriting competition for stu-dents in grades K–12. Students are invited to submit original songs with melody and lyrics. a panel of ua School of music educators will judge the submissions, and finalists will be invited to perform their compositions in a showcase recital at the ua School of music on January 17, 2015. Cash prizes are given to the top winners.

tickets to festival performances are available through the individual partici-pating organizations. more information about the 2015 festival is available at tucsonDesertSongfestival.org, and at 1-888-546-3305.

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Thu 15 - Sun (fEb) 1 ThE ThirD annual TuCSon DESErT SonG fESTival

three weeks of performances and events celebrating classical voice

anthony Dean Griffey



SaT 3JaPanESE inK bruSh PainTinG Cele-

brate the Year of the ram by joining Zen wellness instruc-

tor and calligraphy artist Yoshi nakano who will teach you

about Japanese ink brush painting. 1pm-4:30pm. all

activities are free with regular admission to the Gardens.

Yume Japanese Gardens of tucson, 2130 n. alvernon,

332-2928, tucsonJapaneseGardens.org

fri 9- SaT 10SouThErn ariZona CloGGinG fES-Tival two days of multi-level clog dancing workshops.

10am-9pm. $12 and up. 613 E Delano St. 290-2368,

Sardasa.com

SaT, Jan 102nD SaTurDayS a monthly downtown festival

with live music, performers, and vendors! free. 6pm-

10:30pm. free.

bEyonD Main EvEnT aT arMory ParK fun activities and entertainment to get your

body moving. 12pm-3pm. See website for more details.

armory Park, Downtown tucson, 220 S. 6th ave. 975-

8443, Beyond-tucson.org

bEyonD: buffElGraSS anD bur-riToS 4th annual event at “a” mountain sponsored

by Ward 1, friends of a mountain, Carrington College,

tucson Clean and Beautiful, and the Southern arizona

Buffelgrass Coordination Center. Buffelgrass pulling and

trash pickup. additional pick-up days take place mon,

Jan 19 and Sat, Jan 24. tools, gloves, water, snacks, and

burritos provided. free. 8am-12pm. Beyond-tucson.org

DESErT DwEllErS faMily EvEnT Host-

ed by Julie rustad and tucson Wildlife Center. 10am-

11am. free. Barnes & noble Eastside, 5130 E. Broad-

way. JulieOriginals.com

2nD annual MoChiTSKui a mochi rice

pounding celebration for Japanese new Year’s sponsored

by the Southern arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition.

11am-2:30pm. rhythm industry Performance factory,

1013 S. tyndall avenue. $5 adults, free for children 5

years and under. SouthernaZJapan.org

Thu 15iSKaShiTaa rEfuGEE nETworK: fooD for ThouGh PoTluCK Cross-cul-

tural community dinner with refugees sharing traditional

foods. 6pm-8pm. free. Bring a dish to pass. 3255 n.

Campbell ave. 440-0100, Harvesttucson.org

PaThfinDErS, brown baG a brown bag

with ron Bridgeman of the amerind foundation, present-

ing a program on native Edible Plants. Dessert and bev-

erage provided, please bring a brown bag for your meal.

arizona Historical museum, 949 E. 2nd St. 498-4737.

fri 16- Sun 19PiMa CounTy booK SalE used books and

DVD’s. 9am-4pm. Book Barn, 2230 n. Country Club.

795-3763, Pimafriends.com

fri 16- wED 28TuCSon JaZZ fESTival featured artists in-

clude robert Glasper, Dianne reeves, JD Souther and

more. includes free outdoor event on mon, Jan 19. See

website for times and locations. tucsonJazzfestival.org

fri 16- Sun, fEb 1TuCSon DESErT SonG fESTival the fes-

tival will bring together tucson’s performing arts groups

with world-class classical voice stars and feature art song

works by mahler, Strauss, Orff, Berlioz, Poulenc and

more. throughout the festival week, the university of ari-

zona’s School of music will host master classes, lectures

and recitals featuring festival guest stars, professors and

students. Visiting artists include Susan Graham, tamara

mumford, Heidi Grant murphy, anthony Dean Griffey and

more. Prices and locations vary. See website for deatils.

tucsonDesertSongfestival.org

TuE 20walKinG Tour of barrio viEJo meet

in front of la Pilita at 420 S. main ave. 10am. $15. 625-

8365, Krusearizona.com

fri 23- SaT 24DillinGEr DayS indoor and outdoor event cen-

tered around Hotel Congress, with toole avenue and 5th

avenue closed for outdoor stages. Downtown turns back

the clock to the 1930s with period music, costumes,

and re-enactments of the Dillinger Gang’s exploits in the

Old Pueblo; includes film screenings and tours. family-

friendly, includes children’s activities. free. 10am-5pm.

HotelCongress.com

SaT 24faMily banD the nap Skippers rock. 11am-12pm.

free. Barnes & noble Westside, 7325 n. la Cholla Blvd.

JulieOriginals.com

SaT 24- Sun 25la EnCanTaDa finE arTS fESTival

featuring fine art, performances, community displays and

handcrafted work. Sat; 10am-5pm. Sun; 11am-4pm. free.

la Encantada, corner of Campbell and Skyline. Saaca.org

Sun 25

worDS on ThE avEnuE an open mic dedi-

cated to all forms of writing. 6:30pm. free. Cafe Passé,

415 n 4th ave. WordsOnthe avenue.com

wED 28ua mediterranean nutrition Seminar reception Dinner a

kick off for the ua mediterrannean nutrition Conference.

6pm-8pm. $35. tucson museum of art, 140 n. main

ave. nutrition.Cals.arizona.Edu/nutrition-Education

booK SalE a benefit for tucson libraries. 1pm-

5pm. Valencia Branch library, 202 W. Valencia rd. 795-

3763, Pimafriends.com

wED 28PrESiDio wallS walKinG Tour meet at

the corner of Washington St and main ave 10am. $15.

625-8365, Krusearizona.com

Thu 29- fri 30ua MEDiTErranEan nuTriTion 2015 ConfErEnCE Join the university of arizona nutri-

tional Sciences Department, local chefs, and the arizona

Wine Growers association for mediterranean-themed

tapas and drinks (with a Southwest twist), and learn how

to incorporate aspects of the mediterranean lifestyle with

our Southwest culture. local celebrity chefs will teach

how to make mediterranean-style tapas with at South-

west twist. thu; 8am-5pm. fri; 8am-4:30pm. $150 for

public, $75 for students. Student union memorial Cen-

ter the university of arizona. nutrition.Cals.arizona.Edu/

nutrition-Education

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MonDaySMEET ME aT MaynarDS (@Hotel Con-

gress) Southern arizona roadrunners’ monday eve-

ning, non-competitive, social 3-mile run/walk, that

begins and ends downtown at Hotel Congress, rain/

shine/holidays included! 311 E. Congress St. 991-0733,

meetmeatmaynards.com

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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, Germany 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

SaT 31 - SaT (fEb) 14 ThE 6Th annual TuCSon SCulPTurE fESTival

Showcasing more than 75 sculptors


Troy neiman’s “half Empty”

u.S. Marine Corps Sgt. a.C. wilson uses a retina scanner to positively identify a member of the baghdaddi city council prior to a meeting with local tribal figureheads, sheiks, com-munity leaders and u.S. service members deployed with regi-mental Combat Team-7 in baghdaddi, iraq, on Jan. 10, 2007. wilson is attached to the 4th Civil affairs Group. DoD photo by Gunnery Sgt. Michael Q. retana, u.S. Marine Corps.


“Google Predator drone.”Professor Benjamin J. muller is standing to my left, graphic designer thom-

as Kafka mcCarthy is standing behind me and the three of us are staring at my computer monitor. this image search is work, turning out to be a bit harder than we originally thought.

“See if you can find one in flight, one with the u.S. CBP logo.”i look at muller blankly. “CBP?” i’m still getting used to the acronym world

of academia.the professor grins. “Sorry,” he says with his slight Canadian intonation.

“u.S. Customs and Border Protection.”We’re at the ua Confluencenter for Creative inquiry’s headquarters on East

Helen Street, just north of the Eller College of management. muller is Conflu-encenter’s Visiting Scholar – its first – who was invited here due to his distin-guished multidisciplinary research on the intersection of borders, borderlands, security, identity, surveillance and biometric technology; issues of deep current relevance to our society. We’re gathering materials in conjunction with muller’s Show & tell talk on Wednesday, Jan. 14, titled iBorders: Drones & Designs.

“Here we go,” i say, as the screen populates with a mosaic of square pictures of unmanned aerial vehicles. muller immediately nixes the drones equipped with Hellfire missiles, weapons developed for precision strikes against people.

“the border drones aren’t armed,” he says. “Yet.”that small, three-letter word sends a chill down my spine. the facts muller

rattles off, about how local and international borders are monitored and the state sanctioned surveillance to track people’s movements, are creepy. We’re in fu-ture world, beyond Orwellian and hurtling toward realizing the 2002 tom Cruise movie “minority report” style pre-crime police enforcement. the botched case of maher arar is a prime example. We’ll get to him in a minute.

Our next Google image search is on biometrics. Eye scans, fingerprint ac-cess machines and soldiers scanning civilian irises fill the monitor. mcCarthy

iBorders: Drones & Designsby Jamie Manser

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and i stare at these images, while muller – in his affable, easy-going manner – nonchalantly informs us about the amount of data being collected by the government, how it is collected and how the collective information comprises each individual’s data double. We look at him, appalled.

“How do you not become super paranoid, knowing all of this?” i ask.muller laughs, “Yeah, you know, i have students ask me all the time if i want

to go hide in a cabin in the woods. Sometimes the answer is yes.”muller is on sabbatical from King’s university College in london, Ontario,

where he is an associate Professor with the Department of Political Science. the 40-something’s career path was shaped by the mid-and late-90s political environmental struggles in the Pacific northwest during his undergrad and graduate years at the university of Victoria, in Victoria, British Colombia.

“at the end of the 1990s, the ‘Battle in Seattle,’ an infamous protest at the World trade Organization meetings in Seattle, marked the beginning of the amorphous ‘anti-globalization movement,’” muller wrote via email when he first landed in tucson. “these all played an important role in my intellectual development, and my particular interest in borders in a broad sense, and the challenges to notions of inside and outside, us and them, friend and enemy, and inclusion and exclusion. these motivated my decision to pursue my doc-toral studies in an interdisciplinary institute at Queen’s university in Belfast,

northern ireland to explore questions about security, borders, and mobility in the European union.

“as a doctoral student in Belfast, my interests in borders, broadly defined, began to flourish. Belfast is a city of borders and even walls. One can, with some understanding of local politics and culture, almost immediately identify different neighbourhoods, their respective political allegiances, religious affili-ations and socio-economic status. in some cases, physical walls and barriers create the differentiations, but in other cases, painted curbs, flags, and murals, provide accounts, or the absence of such signs and symbols, provide the nec-essary cues.”

muller would later be influenced by 9/11, researching how security, identity, borders and surveillance technologies changed post 9/11 – especially with the passing of the uSa PatriOt (uniting and Strengthening america by Providing appropriate tools required to intercept and Obstruct terrorism) act of 2001.

as Wikileaks and Edward Snowden have informed us, people’s actions are being monitored and digital lives are under scrutiny. Our digital actions com-prise our data double.

“We all have data doubles. all sorts of them,” muller explains. “and they may or may not be reasonable approximations of us. We all know what part of our data double looks like because we get those emails that say, ‘You bought

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this book from amazon, you might also like this and this book.’ and the com-pany that produces that algorithm also helps produce the algorithm for the terror Watchlist.

“it’s all about algorithms, it’s all about these little bits – ‘You bought that book, you traveled to that place, you keep phoning these two countries, these are the three places you’ve been in the last five years, this is the city you live in, this is your zip code.’ and all these things get interlinked. in some cases, it’s all the stuff that means it is easier for you to get a job in a certain place or not, or you get certain deals at certain stores more than others or you are more likely to get a credit card over someone else. those are all our data double too, but, the grander aspects of it are the ways in which these get interlinked with law enforcement and the kind of assumptions. and this whole move in law enforce-ment about precaution. ‘Precautionary risk,’ they call it. Which is arguably like it’s a pre-crime.”

Which brings us to the case of Canadian citizen maher arar. in September 2002, arar was on a stopover in new York on the way back to Canada from tunisia. He was detained by the u.S. immigration and naturalization Service, ended up being shipped to Syria – where he was originally from (but left in 1987 at 17-years-old) – and tortured for over a year in an attempt to ascertain terrorist connections. He was later exonerated by a Canadian commission and awarded over $10 million (Canadian) by the Canadian government.

“Basically, his data double looked suspicious,” says muller. “in other words, his travel patterns, what he did for a living, who he seemed to contact, his long distance phone call records. these sorts of things all made arar look sinister. it’s a good example where his data and the way in which it traveled caused him to look a certain way and had very negative consequences for him in the end. it was the virtual border that captured arar, but his punishment was anything but virtual.”

more and more, drones are being utilized to target terrorists based on the collection of people’s digital data. “in the past and particularly under Obama, what’s increased are ‘signature strikes,’” muller explains. “Which again, those are striking data. Because they don’t know that they hit Joe, they can’t maintain the statistics about who’ve they’ve killed. they just know that what they hit was a data point that collectively looks suspicious. and if you are near that person, then you must also be suspicious.

“all those little data points and that’s a signature strike – of a certain data, a signature. it’s very different when we say, ‘We know that Sally’s bad for sure, here’s why. and, so we’re going to get Sally.’ and then they might say, ‘Oh,

there were other people driving Sally around, but who would drive Sally around but people who are bad?’ We’re not even at that point, we’re talking about, ‘We know that you bought this and traveled to these four places and contacted these people and had this kind of cell phone network that you were using, then, you’re bad.’”

What is also fascinating about the drone technology and the removal of humanizing the people being killed is the fact that “drones view things in a kind of sinister manner. Everything starts to look a bit suspicious when it is looked at through the eyes of a drone. We’ve seen the footage; we know what that looks like – the little people cruising between the buildings. But it turns out everything looks like that from a drone,” muller explicates.

as i mull over our conversation, i think about Stephen Colbert saying: “facts matter not at all. Perception is everything.” Perceptions of justice and fairness are certainly erroneous when reflecting on the actions of a rabid, para-noid government. they may be paranoid, but sometimes they know how to play the perception game.

at the u.S./Canadian border crossing in Blaine, Washington, the u.S. com-missioned apple Store architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson to design the border facility.

“the way they describe secondary inspections,” muller says, “it’s more like a comfortable business transaction. So for me it is interesting because what i’m going to talk about (at Show & tell) is how we envision borders through the drones and designs. So the design in this case, this place has enhanced in-carceration capacity, they have more cells – but from the outside, it’s all about a green roof and looking welcoming and there’s Dale Chihuly glass hanging in there. So it’s all really aesthetically pleasing and it conceals all the things that conventionally borders have been about and, in fact, they have enhanced it. and there are other facilities where they have done this as well, concealing the cameras and so on. all the things where there’s more surveillance going on, there’s more ability to capture you, but what they’ve done is made it look nicer, so you feel really comfortable.”

Learn about how drones, biometric technologies, artificial intelligence, surveil-lance and architectural designs reformulate borders and the bodies that cross them during Muller’s Show & Tell presentation “iBorders: Drones & Designs.” It takes place at Playground Bar & Lounge, 278 E. Congress St., on Wednes-day, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. More at Confluencenter.Arizona.edu.

and World Premiere of Rick Cleveland’s Five Presidents at ATC

Director Mark Clements Talks Politics

by Craig Baker

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ccording to Director mark Cle-ments, Emmy-winning writer rick Cleve-land’s new play Five Presidents intimately examines “what it means to be in the most exclusive club in the world.” the play is a 90-minute piece acted out in real time as the five living ex-Presidents of the united States—Gerald ford, ronald reagan, Jimmy Carter, George Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton—gather in Yorba linda, California on april 27, 1994 for the funeral of fellow former P.O.t.u.S., richard nixon.

Cleveland, who is best known for his work on the nBC hit drama The West Wing, as well as for his work on shows like Mad Men, Six Feet Under, and the recent netf-lix smash hit House of Cards, made waves on the stage with his one man production titled My Buddy Bill, which was based on his own fictionalized friendship with Presi-dent Clinton and was subsequently made into a 2008 special for Comedy Central.

Clements says that, as a well-known writer with a political bent, Cleveland has been to the White House “many, many times” and, as such, has “hung out” with many of the presidents char-acterized in the play. the show will see its world premiere at tucson’s own arizona theater Company starting January 10 in a run that will continue on through January 31 here in town. the cast and crew will then take the show to the Herberger theater in Phoenix for the entire month of february before going to Clement’s home turf at the milwaukee repertory theater, and then onto a tour of the rest of the united States.

Clements—who previously worked with Cleveland when he directed the 2001 British Premiere of the playwright’s comedic look at the life of an unem-ployed writer battling testicular cancer in Danny Bouncing—says he is “excit-ed” to be involved with Cleveland’s newest bit of political satire. “it’s really fas-cinating to imagine what these guys would have said to each other in a room,” says Clements. He also says that Cleveland’s sometimes-personal insights into

the lives and rumors surrounding some of the world’s most powerful people makes him uniquely quali-fied to offer the sort of “fly-on-the-wall” perspective cast by Five Presidents.

“Everything in the play, down to the drinks they like, the suits they wore, everything is authentic as it would have been at that time,” says Clements of the production, adding that, despite its innately political subject matter, the play is “lighter-hearted” than, say, robert Schenkkan’s 2014 tony-winning show about l.B.J., called All the Way. Five Presidents, Clements says, is “not a seriously heavy night in the theater…it’s actually a relatively fun ninety minutes, espe-cially to anyone of an age who has kind of lived through most of those administrations.”

as the Presidents examine their lives and what it was that lead them to the most powerful—and perhaps the most stressful—position on Earth, Clements says that it’s natural to assume that they might take a few pot shots at one another, and so they do just that in the play. “it’s got a very humorous lilt to it,” says Clements, but he insists that this is not the driving plot device. rather, Cle-ments explains that the play is “very unfiltered” and that it is “primarily driven by what it means to have held that office and how you don’t really know what it would have been like unless you’ve done that job.” add to that about twenty years of retrospective hindsight, shake, and serve, and you’ve got a recipe that promises to please any politico with an affinity for rapid-fire wit.

More information on the World Premiere of Five Presidents, including tickets, may be found at ArizonaTheatre.org.

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art GallerIes/exhIbItsarT houSE CEnTro Sacred Love: Sculptures and Paintings by Elizabeth

Frank, Valerie Galloway, Patricia Kathur and Vicki Lazaro continues through thu, Jan 8.

Old town artisans Complex, 201 n. Court ave. 620-1725, Oldtownartisans.com

baKEr + hESSElDEnZ presents the first american solo exhibition of

emerging artist Ole marius Jorgensen, through January 23. 100 E 6th St, 760-0037,

www.bakerhesseldenz.com

CEnTEr for CrEaTivE PhoToGraPhy Performance: Contemporary

Photography from the Douglas Nielsen Collection continues through Sun, Jan 4. mon-fri,

9am-5pm; Sat & Sun, 1pm-4pm. 1030 n. Olive rd. 621-7968, CreativePhotography.org

ConraD wilDE GallEry Extra Ordinary continues through Sat, Jan 17. tue-

Sat, 11am-5pm. 439 n. 6th ave. #171. 622-8997, ConradWildeGallery.com

ConTrEraS GallEry The Dream by Mary Theresa Dietz opens Sat, Jan 3.

reception from 6pm-9pm. tues-fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, 11am-4pm. 110 E. 6th St. 398-

6557, ContrerasHousefineart.com

DaviS DoMinGuEZ GallEry 3 Women, Figuratively Speaking by Charlotte

Bender, paintings and works on paper by Jan Olsson and sculpture by Judith Stewart

continues through Sat, Jan 24. Paintings, works on paper by Josh Goldberg and sculp-

ture by Ben Goo opens thu, Jan 29. tue-fri, 11am-5pm; Sat, 11am-4pm. 154 E. 6th St.

629-9759, DavisDominguez.com

DECo arT TuCSon Ignite: Neon and Light Show continues through January.

tue, Wed, Sat, 11am-4pm; thu, fri; 11am-5pm. 2612 E. Broadway. 319-0888, Decoart-

tucson.com

DEGraZia GallEry in ThE Sun Degrazia Paints the Signs of the Zodiac

continues through January 2015. Degrazia’s Greatest Hits continues through January

2015. Little Gallery: Gay Thorson, painted Terra Cotta Clay shows Sun, Jan 11- fri, Jan

23. Pat Doughty, Mixed Media and Lauren Hillquist, Digital Photography opens Sun, Jan

25. Daily, 10am-4pm. 6300 n. Swan rd. 299-9191, DeGrazia.org

DESErT arTiSanS GallEry Sonoran Sparkle continues through february.

local clay artist, Gail Brynildsen, will be creating a Doggie-Head Birdhouse at Desert

artisans’ Gallery on Saturday, Jan 17th. 11am. rSVP needed. mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun,

10am-1:30pm. 6536 E. tanque Verde rd. 722-4412, DesertartisansGallery.com

DraGonfly GallEry Paper, Papier, Papel opens Sat, Jan 10 with a reception

from 5:30pm-7:30pm. 146 E. Broadway. DragonflyVillage.org

EThErTon GallEry Land Exposures continues through Sat, Jan 3. tue-Sat,

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

JoSEPh GroSS GallEry Something’s Dripping by Mark Mulroney continues

through mon, Jan 29. mon-fri, 8am-5pm. 1031 n. Olive rd. 626-4215, Cfa.arizona.

edu/galleries

lionEl roMbaCh GallEry Pushing Through Layers by Leanne Miller

shows through thu, Jan 15. mon-fri, 9am-4pm. 1031 n. Olive rd. 624-4215, Cfa.

arizona.edu/galleries

MoEn MaSon GallEry Domestic Bliss, select works from Susan Copich. 222

E. 6th St. 262-3806, moenmasonGallery.com

MuSEuM of ConTEMPorary arT See website for details. General ad-

mission: $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

SouThErn ariZona waTErColor GuilD Signature Show opens

tue, Jan 6. tue-Sun, 11am-4pm. free. SaWG Gallery, 5605 E. river rd. 299-7294,

SouthernazWatercolorGuild.com

TuCSon MuSEuM of arT Rodin Inspired- Dancers from Safos Dance The-

atre will perform two works choreographed by Yvonne montaya, inspired by the poses of

auguste rodin’s sculptures on view in the exhibition The Figure Examined. tue-Wed &

fri-Sat, 10am-5pm; thu, 10am-8pm; Sun, noon-5pm. $10, adults; $8, seniors; $5, col-

lege 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 Prism and Perspective: Landscapes, Compositions, And

Bodies opens Sat, Jan 17. The Pfieffer Collection: Figures and Expressions in 20th Cen-

tury America opens Sat, Jan 17. tue- fri, 9am-5pm. Sat-Sun, 12pm-4pm. 1031 n. Olive

rd. 621-7567, artmuseum.arizona.Edu

uniTarian univErSaliST ChurCh of TuCSon Talk to the Ani-

mals continues through Sun, Jan 1. Tracings From Love Letters by Bernadita Retiz opens

Sun, Jan 11- Sun, feb 1. reception Sun, Jan 11; 11:45am- 1pm. tue-fri, 9am-1pm;

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

univErSiTy of ariZona DownTown Recycled Landscapes: Card-

board Sculpture by David Kish continues through thu, Jan 15. 44 n. Stone ave.

wEE GallEry Land of Ozma by Patricia Katchur shows Sat, Jan 3- Sun, Jan 25.

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

Wee.com

wilDE MEyEr GallEry Small Works- Big Impressions continues through Sat,

Jan 10. Art for the Holidays continues through Sat, Jan 3. Mise en Scéne continues

through Sat, Jan 10. Artistic Arrangement shows thu, Jan 8- Sat, Jan 31. Art for Collec-

tors opens thu, Jan 15. mon-fri, 10am-5:30pm; thu, 10am-7pm; Sat, 10am-6pm; Sun,

12pm-5pm. Wilde meyer Gallery, 3001 E. Skyline Dr. Wildemeyer.com

“To and fro” a 2013 pastel by

Carol bender shows through Sat, Jan 24 as part of the ex-

hibit “3 women, figuratively

Speaking” at Davis Dominguez

Gallery.

“The Dream” by Mary

Theresa Dietz opens at Con-treras Gallery

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“interplanetary Picnic” by David Kish shows as part of the exhibit “recycled landscapes: Cardboard Sculptures by David Kish” at ua Downtown, through Thu, Jan 15.

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avid Kish.

"Ghost Shirt" by Jim nelson shows at wilde Meyer Gallery as part of the exhibit "artistic arrange-

ments," which opens Thu, Jan 8.

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“ozma” by Patricia Katchur shows at the wee Gallery through Sun, Jan 25 as part of her exhibit “land of ozma.”

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PerfOrmaNcesarTifaCT DanCE ProJECT An Artist’s Proof shows fri, Jan 9- Sun, Jan 11.

Stevie Eller Dance theatre, 1737 E. university Blvd. 780-6879, artifactDanceProject.org

ariZona friEnDS of ChaMbEr MuSiC Ravinia Stean’s Music Insti-

tute on Tour performs Sun, Jan 18; 3pm. Hermitage Piano Trio performs Wed, Jan 21;

7:30pm. 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 Five Presidents runs Sat, Jan 10- Sat, Jan 31.

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

blaCK ChErry burlESQuE tantalizing burlesque performance on fri, Jan

2. Surly Wench Pub, 424 n. 4th ave. 882-0009, tucsonBurlesque.com

broaDway in TuCSon Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

shows Wed, Jan 7- Sun, Jan 11. tCC’s music Hall, 260 S. Church ave. 903-2929,

Broadwayintucson.com

CiviC orChESTra of TuCSon Special Concert to Benefit the COt’s 31st

annual Young artists’ Competition takes place tue, Jan 27. See website for venues and

prices. 730-3371, COtmusic.org

Don’T blinK burlESQuE The Tuesday Night Tease takes place every tuesday

night throughout January. 9pm. the Hut, 305 n. 4th ave. 245-0532, DontBlinkBurlesque.com

foX ThEaTrE mark russell performs fri, Jan 9. Jeff Bridges and the abiders per-

form Sat, Jan 10. new Christmas minstrels perform Wed, Jan 14. the Joey Defrancesco

Quartet performs fri, Jan 16. the fab four: ultimate Beatles takes place Sat, Jan 17.

Dianne reeves performs Sun, Jan 18. the Hot Sardines perform fri, Jan 23. JD Souther

featuring Billy Childs performs Sat, Jan 24. allan Harris performs Sun, Jan 25. Burt

Bacharach performs Wed, Jan 28. Cirque d’Or performs fri, Jan 30- Sat, Jan 31. 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 opens thu, Jan 8. 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. 886-9428,

theGaslighttheatre.com

inviSiblE ThEaTrE Teddy Tonight! shows at the Berger Performing arts Center

Sat, Jan 10- Sun, Jan 11. 1200 W. Speedway Blvd. 882-9721, invisibletheatre.com

livE ThEaTrE worKShoP The Savannah Disputation opens thu, Jan 8. The

Snow Queen opens Sun, Jan 11. 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 January. unscrewed theater, 3244 E. Speedway Blvd. 861-2986,

unscrewedComedy.com

oDySSEy SToryTEllinG SEriES Risk takes place thu, Jan 8. 7:00pm;

free. the Screening room, 127 E. Congress St. 730-4112, OdysseyStorytelling.com

ThE roGuE ThEaTrE Waiting for Godot shows thu, Jan 8- thu, Jan 25. 738

n. 5th ave. 551-2053, theroguetheatre.org

TuCSon allianCE of DraMaTiC arTiSTS Women and Guns Wed,

Jan 10- thu, Jan 25. Cabaret theatre, 330 S. Scott. alliancePerformanceCenter.org

TuCSon SyMPhony orChESTra Juanita the adventurous Chicken per-

forms Sat, Jan 3. Brahms and mozart takes place Sat, Jan 10- Sun, Jan 11. Stars of Der

rosenkavalier perform Sat, Jan 17. they Symphony and Song takes place fri, Jan 16

and Sun, Jan 18. Beethoven and Beyond takes place Sun, Jan 25. tamara mumford

and anthony Dean Griffey perform thu, Jan 29. See website for times and prices. tCC’s

music Hall, 260 S. Church ave. 882-8585, tucsonSymphony.org

TuCSon ChaMbEr arTiSTS Carmina Burana Por Deux Pianos et Percus-

sion takes place fri, Jan 23- Sun, Jan 24. See website for times and locations. $25-$40.

401-2651, tucsonChamberartists.org

ua PrESEnTS Zoppé Family Circus performs tue, Jan 9- thu, Jan 11. Centennial

Hall, 1020 E. university Blvd. 621-3341, uaPresents.org

Photo courtesy of Invisible Theatre.

laurence luckinbill performs at berger Performing arts Center on Sat, Jan 10 and Sun, Jan 11 as part of the invisible Theatre.

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GET ouT. We are lucky to live in the Sonoran Desert. While many oth-ers around the country are limited to indoor activities this time of year, we can enjoy hiking, rock climbing, horseback riding or jogging through our spectacular desert scenery. Sun-rise at Old tucson is a 4-mile trail run and a 1-mile walk/run through the western studio town of Old tucson

Studios. Perks of registering include a shirt and free admis-sion to the Old town Studios and Wildlife museum with race proceeds benefiting the Southern arizona roadrunners and the fitKidz program. Sunrise at Old Tucson, January 25, 2014 ,4-mile run is $35 per person until 600 person cap is reached and the 1-mile walk/run is $22 until the 100 per-son cap is reached. azroadrunners.org/races/detail/sunrise

a new year and a new you? Probably not. But, why not take this time to escape your comfort zone and experience something new? rediscover a long lost activity or get out and explore this amazing city of ours. Here are ten things we have our mind set on in the new year.

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SiGn uP for a tucson Community Sup-ported agriculture share. Support your health and local farms by subscribing to a produce share at the CSa. locally baked Barrio Bread and goat cheese shares are also available for an addi-tional cost. Produce share subscrip-tions are pre-paid for 6 weeks ($120) or 12 weeks ($240). Pickups are on tuesdays or Wednesdays, 4:00 to 7:00 pm, in the courtyard of the His-toric Y (East university Blvd and 5th avenue). Tucson Community Sup-ported Agriculture, tucsoncsa.org


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3TaKE a daytrip to scenic Sonoita and Elgin, arizona’s wine country. Enjoy the drive, but stay for the wine. Sip award winning wines in tasting rooms situated in tranquil high desert grass-lands located 45 minutes from tucson. and don’t just drink the wine, stomp it! mark your calendar for the Grape Crush festival, a sensational grape stomping experience traditionally host-ed in September. Arizona Hops and Vines, Azhopsandvines.com, 3450 Highway 82, Sonoita, Arizona 85637. 888.569.1642

EXPEriEnCE live jazz. the tuc-son Jazz festival explodes on the local scene January 16-28 featur-ing world class musicians such as Burt Bacharach, Dianne reeves, and Jimmy Cobb. tickets and event listings can be found at: tuc-sonjazzfestival.org

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waTCh the flame Off in february. Held an-nually during the gem show, flame Off is a torch working competition with local and international glass artists. artists compete in solo and team timed competitions and watching their creations turn from glass into elaborate creations is a not to be missed ex-perience! attendees have a chance to meet the artists and see the spontaneously cre-ated artworks up close. Event proceeds ben-efit the Sonoran Glass School and its Youth Development Program. Flame Off, February 6, 2015, Sonoran Glass School, 633 West 18th Street, 520-884-7814. sonoranglass.org/flameoff2015


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DiSCovEr a new hobby or a new friend. at the maker House, located downtown on Stone avenue in the old Bates man-sion, class topics range from martial arts to quilling to watercoloring. new work-shops and events for 2015 and more in-formation can be found at: makerhouse.org. Maker House, 283 North Stone, 520-318-5738

Pay iT forwarD. Spread some kindness into our community by doing a good deed for someone else. as simple as holding a door open, donating old clothes, food or household items, letting some-one cut you in line at the grocery store, adding coins to a parking meter or volunteering your time at a local organization. looking for a way to be inspired? Check out these websites for kind ideas. Ben’s Bells, bensbells.org and United Way of Tucson and Southern Ari-zona Volunteer Center, volunteer.unitedwaytucson.org.

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PurSuE or practice an artistic passion outside of your studio. the Drawing Studio downtown offers an Open figure Studio class where you can drop in for a $10 fee without a reservation. the Desert museum art institute offers a full catalog of art classes, such as the live animal Studio featuring live animals posing as your subject matter! the movement Shala is a dance studio guaranteed to make you smile and sweat. Every friday night the Shala gets grooving with Jade Beal’s rockin Dance class from 6:30 - 8:00 pm set to live drumming by the Swami’s n’Goma drum crew. Or if

you would rather watch someone else dance, the incredible artists of the alvin ailey american Dance theater will perform at ua Presents in april. The Arizo-na-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute, desertmuseum.org/arts. The Drawing Studio, thedrawingstudiotds.org. The Movement Shala, themovementshala.org. UA Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, uapresents.org/alvin-ailey

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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.

This poem first appeared in Sonora Review, Number 3 (Spring 1982).

Michael bowden, past winner of the Tucson Poetry festival statewide

contest and recipient of a Pushcart Prize, commuted from Cochise County to the university of arizona as an Mfa

student in the Eighties. beer-fueled nights two-stepping at El Casino

ballroom figure prominently, and poi-gnantly, in his imaginary memoirs.

TUCSON CLASSICBecause Tucson today is a veritable hotbed of working poets, we sometimes forget our city’s remarkable poetic heritage. Occasionally, to pay tribute to this heritage, Zocalo Poetry will feature a previously published poem, one we consider a Tucson Classic.

What do you wish for in 2015?Z 2015

“my wish for the West in 2015 is that our volunteer organization continue to lead a successful retail store so grants can be awarded to qualified tucson charities assisting those in need.”

Judy Bois - merchandise Chair, the WESt, inc.

Barbara Radziemski asks...

“i wish: a world overflowing with kindness; we humans would be mindful and honor the past, it has a lot to teach us; peace for all; good health.” Barry a. friedman, m.D., Board President, Jewish History museum

“my wish for 2015:my first thought for a new year is that my family remains healthy and happy. the next thought is that peace on earth, though a very far-reaching thought, become a reality, at least in the parts of the world that are struggling. Since i am an immigrant to this country, my hope is that others somehow will have an opportunity to live and enjoy life in a free world as much as i did here in the united States of america. i also hope that i be able to continue doing what i have been doing for many, many years and that is to keep bringing the joy and beauty of music to as many as i can possibly do. Happy new Year!”

lászló Veres - music Director/Conductor, arizona Symphonic Winds, foothills Phil Orchestra,tucson Pops Orchestra

“my hopes for 2015 focus upon the people i love and care about. my wish is that they find health and happiness and well-being, maintain the strength to move through life’s inevitable chal-lenges, and shine the light from within so they may see the beauty and joy and color in every moment of every day. and if i can help them along their paths, in some little way, well, that’s all i need.”

Dave Perry, President and CEO, Greater Oro Val-ley Chamber of Commerce


Z museums/exhibits


ariZona hiSToriCal SoCiETy El Día De Los Muertos: Remembering

January 8th continues through January. $5, adults; $4 seniors & students, 12-18; free,

children under 12. mon-Sat, 10am to 4pm. 949 E. 2nd St. 628-5694, arizonaHistorical-

Society.org

ariZona-Sonora DESErT MuSEuM Portraits by rhonda Spencer con-

tinues through Sun, Jan 4. Artists for Conservations: A Juried International Exhibit of

Nature in Art opens Wed, Jan 10. Mineral Madness takes place Sat, Jan 17- Sun, Jan

18. 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

JEwiSh hiSTory MuSEuM Helene Berr, A Stolen Life continues through

february. Wed-thu; fri, 12pm-3pm; Sat-Sun, 1pm-4pm $5 non-members. free for

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

KriKawa JEwElry local flavors art and Jewelry Exhibition continues through

Sun, Jan 31. tue- fri, 9am-5pm. 21 E. Congress St, Krikawa.com

Mini-TiME MaChinE MuSEuM Miniatures of the Southwest continues

through Sun, Jan 25. Diamonds Are Forever: The Incredible Journeys of World-Famous

Diamonds and The People Who Owned Them opens tue, Jan 27. 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, theminitimemachine.org

Tohono Chul ParK The Tree: Myth, Symbol and Metaphor continues through

february. 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 Gifts From the HeART continues through

Sun, Jan 4. 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 february. 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

“The Tree: Myth, Symbol and Metaphor” at Tohono Chul Park. image: Stu Jenks, abajo Mountain hoop Dance, fuji crystal print.

Zfilm


ThE lofT CinEMa 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-7777 (show times recording), 322-lOft. loftCinema.com

Fri 2: first friday Shorts, terminator 2: Judgment Day, Six Dance lessons in Six Weeks,

apocalypse

Sat 3: terminator 2: Judgment Day

Sun 4: the Yes men are revolting

Tue 6: l’aventura

Wed 7: Breathless

Sat 10: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Sun 11: John, la Haine

Tue 13: the unbelievers

Wed 14: Band of Outsiders

Thu 15: little White lie

Fri 16: Boyhood

Sat 17: roger & me

Mon 19: through a lens Darkly

Wed 21: Contempt

Fri 23: Serenity, late Phases

Sat 24: Serenity

Wed 28: Weekend

Fri 30: mr. turner, Song of the Sea

ThE SCrEEninG rooM127 E Congress, 882-0204. screeningroomtucson.com

Thu 1: Casino royale, the Equalizer, Gone Girl

Sat 17: meet me there

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"harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" screens at The loft Cinema on Sat, Jan 10.

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“The interview” at The loft Cinema

through Jan 8.

Z food&drink


by D.O.

A conversation about food with Brian Haskins and Jasper LudwigTable Settings

A year ago on January 6, Brian Haskins and Jasper Ludwig opened 5 Points Market & Restaurant at 756 South Stone Avenue.

brian haskins and Jasper ludwig


On Opening 5 pOinTSOur goal from the start has been to uphold our moral and ethical standards through our business practice while providing a comfortable, community vibe in our space. this means being good employers and sourcing as much food as we can locally; from farms, businesses, and ranches that practice respon-sible agriculture, animal husbandry, etc. We get weekly deliveries from forever Yong, Sleeping frog, las milpitas Kids Garden Project, and have relationships with other smaller farms and neighborhood gardeners, as well. We pick up pork and beef from the university of arizona once a week and get our bacon from the folks at Sausage Shop on West Prince road. Our coffee, too, sets us apart. it’s roasted 5 blocks down the road by our friend Oliver at Cafe aqui. Since moving down here from the Pacific northwest 5 years ago, his coffee was the first in tucson that really knocked our socks off. Our kitchen core, led by Conor Jensen, has remained intact since the beginning. it’s obvious that they care about the food they put out. One of the biggest compliments we’ve received was from a snowbird who’d eaten at 5 Points last february, then returned last week to have the same dish and proclaim it to be as good if not better than last year.

On The inSpiraTiOn behind 5 pOinTSthroughout our relationship, we’ve fantasized about the perfect brunch spot (forever elusive, a work in progress, really...beer and wine coming soon). the meals we’ve cooked throughout the years were often part of a conversation that went, “if we had our own restaurant this would be on the menu.” those meals are cataloged somewhere in old cell phone photos and journals, and were al-ways documented to further the dream of owning a restaurant. Our previous employers are a huge inspiration. Sage Guilland, of Sage’s Brunch House in Olympia, Washington, tirelessly turned out consistently amazing food, in the kitchen by herself, day after day. Sabine Blaese, of Cafe Passe here in tucson, is one of the best friends we’ve found here, and one of the only people we’ve met who is as food obsessed. the Wilkes at time market are progressively introducing food and responsible sourcing to their business, staff, and custom-ers. Perhaps the most inspiring part of our whole endeavor is the opportunity to engage with folks that are growing food, to choose where we put our dollars, to promote a healthy food system, and participate in a more conscious capital-ism.

On WhaT They LOve TO COOkGenerally speaking we like to cook local and in season food. fresh from our garden and the farmer’s market always wins. lately it’s cold, so we like fat and whiskey. at our staff holiday party we roasted a huge pork belly and served it with persimmon-jalapeno chutney. On Christmas we made a beouf bourguignon with smoked paprika and chipotle chili and served it up with crusty baguettes.

On The FLavOrS They LOveGood flavor balance is key, obviously. We like to think our menu reflects that. the following is a list of our individual flavor brainstorm: perfectly ripe avoca-dos, tomatoes from the garden, chilies, dark chocolate, caramelized onions, fat, cumin, sharp southwest grown arugula, aged balsamic, roasted garlic, good olive oil, fresh seafood, sharp cheddar, and peanut butter and jelly. (Jasper is from maine, Brian is from the Seattle area.)

On FOOdS They Cravetacos. all of them. maine lobster. Shawarma. (Salt, salt, salt.)

On Their FOOd phiLOSOphy We’ve eaten a lot of food, at some pretty fantastic restaurants in many cities. the meals that have most greatly influenced our food philosophy were all food prepared with obvious love and diligence, but the meals left lasting impres-sions because of ambiance and hospitality. Places where the owners talked to us about their food (they were our servers, too) or this one restaurant in amsterdam that graciously fed us on Christmas Eve while their family had a party. (the place may have been closed...the family sent over shots of Ouzo, though, and we were all happy to be there.)

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This festive recipe will feed your family so scale down or up accordingly. Any extra vinaigrette will keep in the fridge for two weeks (or more). It is very important to get fresh parsnips -- as they sit on a shelf they acquire a bitter taste. This vinaigrette is wondrous on any sweet root vegetable -- from beets to celeriac to rutabagas.

ingredients

For the vegetables:4 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed, halved lengthwise and cut into 2” pieces 4 medium parsnips, scrubbed, halved lengthwise and cut into 2” pieces 1 large red onion, halved lengthwise and into 1/2” wedges 1/4 c olive oil 1 3/4 t sea salt

For the vinaigrette:4 cloves of garlic 1/3 c maple syrup 1/4 c capers, rinsed and chopped 3 t Dijon mustard 1/2 t sea salt (or more, to taste) 1 t black pepper 1/4 c olive oil the juice of 2 lemons

6 sprigs of fresh thyme or rosemary, with leaves removed and chopped

Process

Preheat the oven to 350f.

toss the parsnips, onions, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 3/4 t sea salt in a bowl. Place on a baking sheet, cover with foil and place in the oven.

meanwhile, toss the sweet potatoes, half of the thyme or rosemary, remaining olive oil and 1 teaspoon of sea salt in a bowl. Place on a baking sheet, cover with foil and place in the oven.

let both trays roast, shaking them occasionally until nearly tender but not at all mushy – anywhere from 25 to 35 minutes, depending on your oven.

While the vegetables are roasting, make the vinaigrette by blending all of the ingredients in a food processor and drizzling in the olive oil at the end.

Pour 3/4 c of the vinaigrette over the vegetables, shake the pan to coat (or use a spatula carefully) and return to the oven, increasing the temperature to 425f. allow the vegetables to get glazed by the higher heat for another 10 minutes before removing from the oven. Place in a warmed serving dish and garnish with the remaining chopped herbs.

yields: a side dish for 8, plus extra vinaigrette

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 45 minutes

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Parsnips

photo: Am

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Recipe by Adria Lee

with Maple, Caper and Lemon Vinaigrette


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by Andrew Brown / @aemerybrownlifeintucsonZ

Photos: Joel, baby west and Krysta at bon Tucson, 4th ave Street fair crowd, black lives Matter Protest, Sydney ballesteros at bon Tucson, 4th ave Street fair crowd.


Photos: black lives Matter Protest, 4th ave Street fair crowd, Q and Charolete.


Ozomatli Brings the Party to Fund for Civility’s Celebration of Life and Community

by Craig Baker

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hey say (whoever they are) that you never know how you might respond in a crisis until you are faced with one. and on January 8, 2011, tucsonans faced a crisis of unparal-leled magnitude—at least on the local scale—when a single deranged shooter killed six and wounded thirteen at a Gabby Giffords “Congress on Your Corner” event at a local grocery store. most of us remember the results of that day, immediately and in the long run, and for those that don’t, it’s all documented online.

as a result of this tragedy, though, tucson was thrust into the national spotlight for a few short weeks. the news cameras came in droves then seemed to leave suddenly all at the same time; the President visited the university of arizona; leadership in the local Democratic offices necessarily shifted and a few new local heroes made their way to the forefront. But, almost as quickly as the nation turned its eyes on us, it seemed to look away—on to the next bit of news—though many here in town were still reeling.

former Congressman ron Barber, who was himself wounded in the shooting, took ini-tiative along with his family to try and help tucson begin the healing process by founding the fund for Civility, respect, and understanding following the tragedy. as its first act, the fund called upon the music industry to lift tucsonans’ spirits. according to fund for Civility Executive Director Jennie Grabel (you probably remember her from her morning radio show when 92.9 fm was still called “the mountain”), it was Jackson Browne and his band who “took the lead” on the project, calling friends and friends of friends to come and play for the grieving city just two months after the shooting. the result was something that Grabel calls an “amazing extravaganza of artists.” Browne came, along with David Crosby and Graham nash, Sam Cooke, alice Cooper, Ozomatli, and more to help the city remember how to cel-ebrate life. “it was really healing,” says Grabel of the first concert in march 2011, adding that “it was the first time that people were really able to enjoy themselves in the months following the loss they had experienced.” and that day, for the first time in a long time, tucson was singing.

the money from the concert helped to secure the future for the fund for Civility and, each year since, the group has thrown an annual benefit concert to help remind tucsonans to “celebrate all of the good that can come out of really horrific times,” says Grabel. the point, she says, is not to forget the tragedy itself, but to focus on the joy a community can feel when it pulls together for a purpose.

this year’s Concert for Civility will continue that tradition not long after the fourth an-niversary of the tragedy (on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015) with a pair of family-friendly concerts; one by Calexico’s Joey Burns on the Club Congress patio in the afternoon, followed by a show later that evening at the rialto featuring Salvador Duran and repeat Civility performers, Ozomatli.

Ozo vocalist and lead guitarist, raul Pacheco, remembers the way that people from across the political spectrum came together to make the first concert happen. He says that it was “really important” to the band that so many performers were able to set aside whatever differences they may have had to play in the same place in support of a single cause. “i think that’s when some real growth, real learning takes place,” says Pacheco, adding that he also thinks that gathering people with differing opinions for a mutual benefit helps people “start to see each other as a bit more human.”

Ozomatli has long been a band closely associated with political action, though Pacheco insists that the music—and, for that matter, the upcoming concert at the rialto—is more about simply creating a “positive space where we can all just be happy…we don’t get a lot of space to just kind of release that worry about things for a few hours,” he says, “to just dance with people we love and meet some new friends.” this, he says, is Ozomatli’s goal with every performance, which makes them a perfect fit for the fund for Civility Show.

Grabel says that the driving purpose for the fund’s concerts are to serve as “remind-ers of the aftermath of January 8, as opposed to the horror and tragedy that took place.” She continues, “they’re really about how the community can come together following (a disaster).”

Can anyone think of a better reason to put on their dancing shoes? We didn’t think so.

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 - The Congress show with Joey Burns runs between 3:00-5:30pm (suggested donation $10); doors to the Ozomatli show at Rialto open at 6:30pm with the concert running until about 10pm (tickets $20 in advance; $25 ATD). More information on the upcoming Concert for Civility, including tickets, is available at FundForCivility.org.

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lIVe mUsIcSchedules accurate as of press

time. Visit the websites or call for

current/detailed information.

2nd SaTUrdayS dOWnTOWn Congress Street,

2ndSaturdaysDowntown.com

Sat 10: tBa

arMiTage Wine LOUnge and CaFe2905 E. Skyline Dr #168. 682-

9740, armitageWine.com

See website for details.

bOOndOCkS LOUnge 3306 n. 1st ave. 690-0991,

Boondockslounge.com

Sundays/ Tuesdays: lonny’s lucky

Poker

Mondays: the Bryan Dean trio

Sun 4: Heather Hardy & lil’ mama

Band

bOrderLandS breWing119 E. toole ave. 261-8773,

BorderlandsBrewing.com

Thu 1: tommy tucker

Fri 2: JmC & His Wooden Hearts

Sat 3: mustang Corners

Fri 9: tesoro

Sat 10: tortolita Gutpluckers

Thu 15: u of a Jazz Combo

Fri 16: Quarter royale

Sat 17: Sunduster

Thu 22: Stephanie meryl & Celeste

amadee

Fri 23: Hank topless

Fri 30: amy mendoza

Sat 31: leila lopez

CaFe paSSe415 n. 4th ave. 624-4411,

CafePasse.com


CaSa viCenTe375 S. Stone ave. 396-3691,

CasaVicente.com

Sat 3: tesoro

CLUb COngreSS 311 E. Congress St. 622-8848,

HotelCongress.com/club

Sat 3: tyler Scruggs

Wed 7: the Pesos & aZ77

Thu 8: South rail

Sun 11: Ozomatli

Wed 14: Hibou

Fri 16: midge ure

Fri 23: Sweet Ghosts

Sat 24: rob Zabrecky

Thu 29: todd Snider

Fri 30: fred Knipe

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

Wednesdays: miss lana rebel and

Kevin michael mayfield

Sat 3: Wall lawder and acoustic Sky

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,

theflycathertucson.com


FOX TUCSOn TheaTre 17 W. Congress St. 624-1515,

foxtucsontheatre.org

Fri 9: mark russell

Sat 10: Jeff Bridges and the

abiders

Wed 14: new Christy minstrels

Fri 16: the Joey Defrancesco

Quartet

Sat 17: the fab four: ultimate

Beatles tribute

Sun 18: Dianne reeves

Fri 23: the Hot Sardines

Sat 24: JD Souther featuring Billy

Childs

Sun 25: allan Harris

Wed 28: Burt Bacharach

Fri 30: Cirque d’Or

Sat 31: Cirque d’Or

haCienda deL SOL5501 n. Hacienda Del Sol. 299-

1501, HaciendaDelSol.com

Sun 4: angel Diamond & the Blues

Disciples

Sun 11: Kathy Davis & the

Groovetones

Sun 18: lisa Otey & Diane Van

Duerzen

Sun 25: Heather “lil mama” Hardy

MOnTerey COUrT505 W. miracle mile,

montereyCourtaZ.com

Fri 2: mustang Corners, Sidewinder

Sat 3: the Beatle Guys

Sun 4: the Hollands- touring family

Band

Wed 7: Peter mclaughlin, alvin

Blaine & nick Coventry

Sat 10: moot Davis- Honkytonk &

Country Blues

Wed 14: tucson Songwriters

Showcase

Thu 15: ashley raines & new West

revue

Sat 17: Heather “lil mama” Hardy

and her band

Thu 22: Holland Smith Band

Say 24: little House of funk

pLaygrOUnd TUCSOn278 E. Congress. 396-3691,

Playgroundtucson.com

See website for details

riaLTO TheaTre318 E. Congress St. 740-1000,

rialtotheatre.com

Fri 9: the English Beat

Sun 11: Ozomatli

Sat 17: robert Glasper Experiment

Sun 18: tyler farr

Tue 20: Eclectic Guitars feat. Eric

Johnson and mike Stern

Thu 22: Contemporary Jazz from

mexico with aguamala

Fri 23: lluvia flamenca 2015

Sat 24: marchfourth marching Band

Wed 28: aaron Watson

Thu 29: Dave and Phil alvin w/ the

Guilty Ones

Sat 31: the Green

Sky bar TUCSOn536 n. 4th ave, 622-4300.

SkyBartucson.com


SOLar CULTUre31 E. toole ave. 884-0874,

SolarCulture.org

Wed 7: matt Venuti

Sat 10: Sacred Journey into Bliss

and Joy

Tue 13: the Point

SUrLy WenCh pUb424 n. 4th ave., 882-0009,

SurlyWenchPub.com


Z tunes "Jeff bridges and The abiders" perform at fox Theatre on Sat,

Jan 10.

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“Sweet Ghosts” performs at Club Congress on fri, Jan 23.

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