http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts Arts & Entertainment news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-18T01:32:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051713_downtownlowdown/downtown-heats-up-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051713_downtownlowdown/downtown-heats-up-weekend/ 01:32:00Z Caitlin Jensen As summer heat increases, so does downtown activity. Here’s a lineup of weekend events. 2013-05-18T01:32:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051613_coffee_production/need-caffeine-fix-central-am-coffee-threatened/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051613_coffee_production/need-caffeine-fix-central-am-coffee-threatened/ 01:03:00Z Samantha Stainburn An outbreak of coffee leaf rust is threatening the coffee crop – and the livelihood of the farmers who produce it – in Central America. 2013-05-17T01:03:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051013_downtownlowdown/whats-cookin-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/051013_downtownlowdown/whats-cookin-downtown/ 00:40:00Z Caitlin Jensen Two new restaurants open Downtown with more on the way, plus 2nd Saturdays and many other events this weekend. Plus, Downtown’s population is also poised to increase with new housing projects. 2013-05-11T00:40:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050613_sky_harbor_restaurants/more-local-fare-landing-sky-harbor-eateries/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050613_sky_harbor_restaurants/more-local-fare-landing-sky-harbor-eateries/ 20:52:00Z Lauren Saria Travelers accustomed to chain eateries like Chili’s and Paradise Bakery now have a chance to experience local offerings such as Cowboy Ciao, La Grande Orange and Barrio Cafe at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The new options at Terminal Four are part of an initiative to bring more local flavor to one of the nation’s busiest airports. 2013-05-06T20:52:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050313_downtownlowdown/downtown-lowdown-folk-fest-cinco-de-mayo-and-more/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/050313_downtownlowdown/downtown-lowdown-folk-fest-cinco-de-mayo-and-more/ 21:06:00Z Caitlin Jensen Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, check out the The Tucson Folk Festival and enjoy some of the many family-friendly (and some not so family-friendly) events in downtown this weekend. 2013-05-03T21:06:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042913_mex_mummies/mexico-gets-its-mummies-back/ 18:47:00Z Dudley Althaus Mexico’s spooky migrating mummies have made it home at last. After a hapless and perhaps unprofitable four-year sojourn in the United States, the desiccated corpses of 36 humans have returned to Guanajuato, the central highlands city where their hearts last beat. 2013-04-29T18:47:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042613_george_jones/george-jones-admired-country-music-superstar-dies-81/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042613_george_jones/george-jones-admired-country-music-superstar-dies-81/ 20:03:00Z Jill Langlois Country music superstar George Jones, who was best known for his hit classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” died Friday. He was 81. 2013-04-26T20:03:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042513_blue_man_group/check-out-postmodern-shades-blue-man-group/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042513_blue_man_group/check-out-postmodern-shades-blue-man-group/ 15:19:00Z Dave Irwin There’s something funny about Blue Man Group – both funny ha-ha and funny peculiar. Created as performance art by Chris Wink, Phil Stanton and Matt Goldman in New York City in 1987, their concept literally has taken on a life of its own. Yes, there’s plenty to laugh about and enjoy, but there’s also something deeper, something primal and surreal. 2013-04-25T15:19:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042113_spillers_records/worlds-oldest-record-store-rocks-on/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/042113_spillers_records/worlds-oldest-record-store-rocks-on/ 18:10:00Z Corinne Purtill Founded in 1894 as a purveyor of gramophones and wax cylinders, Spillers has been selling music for nearly 120 years. It’s the world’s oldest record store, a feat of longevity listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and celebrated by no small number of devoted customers who have come here to thumb the racks. 2013-04-21T18:10:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041213_downtown/weekend-events-new-restaurants-cookin-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041213_downtown/weekend-events-new-restaurants-cookin-downtown/ 18:47:00Z Caitlin Jensen New restaurants moving in - and a weekend roundup of Downtown events. In the new Downtown Lowdown column, the Downtown Tucson Partnership’s Caitlin Jensen keeps you up to date with the latest business moves and things to do in Tucson’s city center. 2013-04-20T18:47:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041613_hayes_carll/only-label-hayes-carll-wants-songwriter/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/041613_hayes_carll/only-label-hayes-carll-wants-songwriter/ 01:36:00Z Ted Prezelski When Hayes Carll plays Club Congress next week, it will be a more formal affair than his last appearance, even by the t-shirt and jeans standard of both his brand of music and that historic music venue. Carll’s website describes him as “wildly literate, utterly slackerly, impossibly romantic.” He admits that his music is “outside the box for mainstream country.” 2013-04-17T01:36:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040813_neruda/chile-plans-exhume-famed-poet-pablo-neruda/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/040813_neruda/chile-plans-exhume-famed-poet-pablo-neruda/ 16:57:00Z Faine Greenwood Authorities hope to determine if the literary figure died of prostate cancer, or was killed by the Pinochet regime. 2013-04-08T16:57:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032813_14th_annual_eggstravaganza/hop-over-easter-fun-saturdays-eggstravaganza/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032813_14th_annual_eggstravaganza/hop-over-easter-fun-saturdays-eggstravaganza/ 16:24:00Z Maizie Simpson For the fourteenth consecutive year, the Eggstravaganza will be held at Mansfield Park on Saturday, with egg hunts, the Easter Bunny and other spring holiday happenings. 2013-03-29T16:24:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032213_wicked_review/something-wicked-y-this-way-comes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032213_wicked_review/something-wicked-y-this-way-comes/ 14:59:00Z Dave Irwin It doesn’t seem like two years since “Wicked” was in Tucson last. Yet so much has changed. It’s a great feel-good show, a sterling example of contemporary theatre arts. But In the process, it has become a bit more corporate: reliable, but less edgy; consistently entertaining, but a little less magical.  2013-03-23T14:59:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032013_community_garden/ua-growing-jobs-community-garden/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/032013_community_garden/ua-growing-jobs-community-garden/ 04:35:00Z Sean Peick A community garden taking root near downtown Phoenix gives homeless people receiving services from the Human Services Campus a chance to learn new skills. The University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension works with social service agencies to provide the instruction. 2013-03-21T04:35:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031813_bacon_death/deadly-breakfast-study-connects-bacon-premature-death/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031813_bacon_death/deadly-breakfast-study-connects-bacon-premature-death/ 17:59:00Z Nina Goldman Researchers found that those who consume processed meats are more likely to die early of cardiovascular diseases or cancer. 2013-03-18T17:59:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031713_st_pats/lift-glass-and-sing-along-st-patricks-day-playlist/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/031713_st_pats/lift-glass-and-sing-along-st-patricks-day-playlist/ 16:32:00Z Dylan Smith It’s not St. Patrick’s Day without a pint of Guinness, some soda bread, and amazing music. Here are a few of our favorites. Slainte! 2013-03-17T16:32:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022213_first_kisses_review/art-and-life-meet-first-kisses/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/022213_first_kisses_review/art-and-life-meet-first-kisses/ 18:04:00Z Dave Irwin Art imitates life in Invisible Theatre’s “First Kisses.” Playing the lifelong couple John and Mary in the play by Jay D. Hanagan are real-life couple Harold and Maedell Dixon. The results are sweet, though predictable, as we follow them from their first meeting as youngsters through the vicissitudes of a lifetime together. 2013-02-22T18:04:52+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021513_johnson_as_hedwig/christopher-johnson-hedwigs-anger-manager/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/021513_johnson_as_hedwig/christopher-johnson-hedwigs-anger-manager/ 18:11:00Z Dave Irwin Bastard (Theatre)‘s production is something of a reprise of Johnson’s wildly popular 2009 production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” for Live Theatre Workshop’s late night Etcetera series. 2013-02-16T18:11:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020913_love_song_review/ua-offers-crazy-little-thing-called-love-song/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020913_love_song_review/ua-offers-crazy-little-thing-called-love-song/ 15:53:00Z Dave Irwin “Love Song,” the latest University of Arizona theatre production, is one wacky work. The protagonist, Beane, is a soft-focus character and has only a passing relationship with reality. His sister, Joan, is a hard-edged career woman, who fires people for crying. 2013-02-10T15:53:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020213_freuds_last_session/review-freuds-last-session-imagining-things/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020213_freuds_last_session/review-freuds-last-session-imagining-things/ 02:04:00Z Dave Irwin The setting is London, Sept. 3, 1939, the day that England will officially enter World War II against Nazi Germany. Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, is dying of cancer. C. S. Lewis at the time is a largely unknown Oxford University English professor. 2013-02-03T02:04:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/013113_desert_rose_band/desert-rose-band-brings-acoustic-hits-town/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/013113_desert_rose_band/desert-rose-band-brings-acoustic-hits-town/ 21:13:00Z Dave Irwin Former Byrd and Flying Burrito Brother Chris Hillman, the featured headliner at the 2010 Tucson Folk Festival, will bring the Desert Rose Band in its acoustic quartet version to the Fox Theatre on Saturday. 2013-02-01T21:13:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/013013_latin_america_clubbing/latin-america-where-clubbing-can-deadly/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/013013_latin_america_clubbing/latin-america-where-clubbing-can-deadly/ 04:39:00Z Simeon Tegel Missing fire extinguishers and flouting other health and safety codes, Latin American nightclubs have been the scene of deadly blazes before. 2013-01-31T04:39:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012813_willis_catnip/tucson-filmmaker-nabs-sundance-audience-award/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/012813_willis_catnip/tucson-filmmaker-nabs-sundance-audience-award/ 17:47:00Z Dylan Smith A seven-minute short film warning of the perils of catnip has won the Short Film Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Tucson filmmaker Jason Willis captured the prize with “Catnip: Egress to Oblivion?,” a tongue-in-cheek take on drug education films. (with video) 2013-01-28T17:47:01+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011813_three_hotels_review/last-chance-check-and-check-out-three-hotels/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011813_three_hotels_review/last-chance-check-and-check-out-three-hotels/ 16:20:00Z Dave Irwin Beowulf Alley’s production of “Three Hotels,” penned by Jon Robin Baitz, is a love story of sorts, telling the story of Kenneth and Barbara Hoyle, two idealistic former Peace Corp volunteers, now older but not necessarily wiser. Fine acting overcomes structural deficiencies in this mature tale of innocence lost. 2013-01-19T16:20:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011713_dillinger_days_preview/dillinger-days-again-blaze-hotel-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011713_dillinger_days_preview/dillinger-days-again-blaze-hotel-congress/ 04:19:00Z Austin McEvoy Hotel Congress’ “Dillinger Days” returns this weekend, bringing back memories of bootleggers, bankrobbers and straight bourbon. 2013-01-18T04:19:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011713_indigo_girls/indigo-girls-seek-harmony-with-tucson-symphony/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/011713_indigo_girls/indigo-girls-seek-harmony-with-tucson-symphony/ 14:38:00Z Dave Irwin The Indigo Girls have been singing together since high school. Along the way, they’ve sold more than 12 million records, including 14 studio albums, three live albums and three greatest hits compilations. The folk duo will join with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for a performance Saturday. 2013-01-17T14:38:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010913_django_unchained/django-unchained-escapist-and-thought-provoking/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010913_django_unchained/django-unchained-escapist-and-thought-provoking/ 03:51:00Z Sam Fulwood III If it hadn’t have been for Spike Lee, I might have blissfully ignored “Django Unchained,” the much-talked-about Quentin Tarantino movie about a revenge-minded slave set in pre-Civil War America. There’s nothing like a race-based pop culture contretemps to provoke racial chatter. 2013-01-10T03:51:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010813_school_lunches/pass-carrots-pass-chips-americas-school-lunch-obsession/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010813_school_lunches/pass-carrots-pass-chips-americas-school-lunch-obsession/ 00:47:00Z Jackie Mader With the passage of first lady Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010 and new school lunch requirements from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 2011, America’s school menus are healthier than ever – even if kids aren’t always happy about it. 2013-01-09T00:47:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010413_john_cage/show-explores-composer-john-cages-life-and-silences/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/010413_john_cage/show-explores-composer-john-cages-life-and-silences/ 21:13:00Z Dave Irwin Chamber Plus Southwest this weekend celebrates the centennial of Cage’s birth with “John Cage @ the Cabaret,” an original work by Harry Clark that focuses on the life of the avant garde composer and the impact of 4’33’‘. 2013-01-04T21:13:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/123012_cheese_lovers/love-cheese-so-did-your-7500-year-old-ancestors/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/123012_cheese_lovers/love-cheese-so-did-your-7500-year-old-ancestors/ 00:41:00Z Kristen Deasy A recent discovery has many scientists throwing their weight behind a truly historic taste for cheese. 2012-12-31T00:41:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122212_mex_xmas_trees/christmas-inc-american-trees-take-over-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/122212_mex_xmas_trees/christmas-inc-american-trees-take-over-mexico/ 22:55:00Z Ioan Grillo U.S. and Canadian Christmas trees have flooded into Mexico in recent years, along with increased North American trade in everything from avocados to artisan liquor. This holiday season alone, more than a million trees have been imported over the Rio Grande, but not everyone sees the southward flow of pines as a welcome present. 2012-12-22T22:55:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/121112_emma_review/amiable-tunes-fine-performances-showcased-jane-austens-emma/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/121112_emma_review/amiable-tunes-fine-performances-showcased-jane-austens-emma/ 23:17:00Z Dave Irwin Arizona Theatre Company’s production of “Jane Austen’s Emma” is a pleasant confection, with excellent performances, especially by Disney TV’s Anneliese van der Pol in the title role. 2012-12-12T23:17:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120812_john_lennon/happy-christmas-from-john-lennon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120812_john_lennon/happy-christmas-from-john-lennon/ 07:01:00Z Dylan Smith Beatle John Lennon was shot to death Dec. 8, 1980. R.I.P. (with archival videos) 2012-12-08T07:01:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120112_marie_antoinette/marie-antoinette-offers-complex-multilayered-take-revolution/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/120112_marie_antoinette/marie-antoinette-offers-complex-multilayered-take-revolution/ 16:15:00Z Dave Irwin The play “‘Marie Antoinette” follows the historic timelines of French Revolution, but it is not an historical drama. Rather it is a post-modern translit amalgam of styles and truths. Director Teresa Simone has taken a small chamber work and given it symphonic strength and scope. 2012-12-02T16:15:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112812_mesa_review/poignant-comedy-mesa-celebrates-snowbirds-roadtrip/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112812_mesa_review/poignant-comedy-mesa-celebrates-snowbirds-roadtrip/ 00:35:00Z Dave Irwin This is the final week for the Invisible Theatre’s play, “MESA,” a gentle comedy that follows a Canadian odd couple on a road trip through the American West. The road trip trope is typically a young man’s journey, since the trek is really one of self-discovery. Here, playwright Doug Curtis gives the formula a nice twist. 2012-11-29T00:35:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112612_holiday_spending/holiday-spending-expected-rise-az-retailers-optimistic/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112612_holiday_spending/holiday-spending-expected-rise-az-retailers-optimistic/ 19:01:00Z Khara Persad National retail groups predict holiday consumer spending will increase 3.5 percent to 4 percent this year, with the slowest growth in the West. But Arizona retailers and economists said they are confident that holiday spending in the state will increase by the national average or more. 2012-11-26T19:01:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112612_toy_hazards/seemingly-safe-toys-can-pose-dangers-small-children/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/112612_toy_hazards/seemingly-safe-toys-can-pose-dangers-small-children/ 17:56:00Z Melanie Yamaguchi A list of dangerous toys has been released as part of a national report by Arizona Public Interest Research Group . At a news conference last week a surgeon at Phoenix Children’s Hospital warned parents of young children that as the holidays approach, parents should keep in mind that toys appearing harmless at first glance can still pose hazards. 2012-11-26T17:56:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111912_film_tax_credits/tax-credits-sequel-film-incentives-ready-another-closeup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111912_film_tax_credits/tax-credits-sequel-film-incentives-ready-another-closeup/ 08:29:00Z Melanie Yamaguchi Reviving tax credits used to lure movie productions to Arizona – and expanding the program to include other forms of multimedia – would make Arizona more competitive with states such as New Mexico that offer such incentives, supporters say. 2012-11-19T08:29:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111612_glengarry_glen_ross/catch-mamets-classic-glengarry-glen-ross-this-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111612_glengarry_glen_ross/catch-mamets-classic-glengarry-glen-ross-this-weekend/ 19:14:00Z Dave Irwin “Glengarry Glen Ross” is a tight ensemble piece that requires precise timing and chemistry to work. The Beowulf production gets this just right with a well-chosen and well-honed cast. 2012-11-16T19:14:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111212_night_heron_review/rogues-play-the-night-heron-strange-bird/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/111212_night_heron_review/rogues-play-the-night-heron-strange-bird/ 16:55:00Z Dave Irwin “The playwright teases, torments and tantalizes the audience,” observed one audience member during the Rogue’s traditional post-show discussion with the cast and director. He added pensively, “And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.” 2012-11-12T16:55:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110512_all_souls_procession/photos-thousands-remember-loved-ones-all-souls-procession/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110512_all_souls_procession/photos-thousands-remember-loved-ones-all-souls-procession/ 15:49:00Z Bill Vaughn Tens of thousands of Tucsonans formed a blocks-long flood of painted faces, drumming groups, shimmying dancers, intricate shrines and hand-carried momentos as they honored the dead during Southern Arizona’s special take on the Day of the Dead on Sunday night. (with video) 2012-11-05T15:49:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110312_celtic_festival/photos-kilts-twirl-and-bagpipes-skirl-celtic-festival/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110312_celtic_festival/photos-kilts-twirl-and-bagpipes-skirl-celtic-festival/ 06:06:00Z Bill Vaughn They say everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but the organizers of Tucson’s Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games claim “Everyone is a Celt for the weekend” at the annual event. 2012-11-04T06:06:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110112_weekend_events/weekend-brings-bagpipers-all-souls-procession/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/110112_weekend_events/weekend-brings-bagpipers-all-souls-procession/ 22:44:00Z Rebecca Miller Tucson’s beautiful weather keeps outdoor festivals and events fun this weekend, including the annual Celtic Festival and Tucson’s take on All Souls with the 23rd annual procession. 2012-11-02T22:44:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/103112_lombardi_atc_review/lombardi-not-winner/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/103112_lombardi_atc_review/lombardi-not-winner/ 15:34:00Z Dave Irwin There are winners and losers in football, which is one of its appeals. Life and art are not so starkly black and white. The play “Lombardi,” Arizona Theatre Company’s production about legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi, has winning elements, but overall falls short of the usual high standard that ATC has set. 2012-11-01T15:34:44+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/103112_halloween_tales/the-malaysian-breast-ghost-and-other-scary-global-tales/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/103112_halloween_tales/the-malaysian-breast-ghost-and-other-scary-global-tales/ 20:39:00Z Faine Greenwood Just in time for Halloween, here’s a sampling of weird ghost legends from around the world. (with videos) 2012-10-31T20:39:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102512_halloween_madness/halloween-madness-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102512_halloween_madness/halloween-madness-tucson/ 18:15:00Z Rebecca Miller As Halloween draws near, ghosts, goblins and ghouls come out to play this weekend 2012-10-26T18:15:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102612_danielpour_composer/richard-danielpour-portrait-ever-changing-composer/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102612_danielpour_composer/richard-danielpour-portrait-ever-changing-composer/ 16:23:00Z Dave Irwin Danielpour is in Tucson this week to attend the Tucson Symphony’s Friday performance of “Toward the Splendid City,” his musical homage to New York City.  He is also performing at a free event at the UA on Saturday, conducting a composition seminar. 2012-10-26T16:23:26+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102412_beckys_new_car/beckys-new-car-zany-journey-discovery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102412_beckys_new_car/beckys-new-car-zany-journey-discovery/ 21:21:00Z Dave Irwin In the play by Steven Dietz, Becky stars in her own tale, which she also narrates, speaking directly to the audience. It starts off as a slice of life story, but quickly takes a left turn into strange new territory, a mix of farce and screwball comedy, in which actress Carrie Hill shows how a woman can be driven over the edge 2012-10-24T21:21:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102212_avenue_q/avenue-q-hilarious-raunchy-sesame-street-parody/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/102212_avenue_q/avenue-q-hilarious-raunchy-sesame-street-parody/ 17:47:00Z Dave Irwin By thrusting the imagined children’s society of Sesame Street into adult situations, “Avenue Q” creates a place where platitudes are perverted by harsh realities. The Broadway production in 2004 took home Tony awards for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score.  2012-10-23T17:47:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101712_weekend_events/out-town-events-entertain-all/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101712_weekend_events/out-town-events-entertain-all/ 01:53:00Z Rebecca Miller This weekends events feature festivals and performance that encourage the family to hop in the car and get out of town for a day to experience something new that’s not far outside of Tucson. 2012-10-19T01:53:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101612_tucson_fringe_festival/tucson-fringe-festival-accepting-performer-applications/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101612_tucson_fringe_festival/tucson-fringe-festival-accepting-performer-applications/ 23:06:00Z Rebecca Miller Tucson Fringe Festival is seeking playwrights, bands, actors, artists, jugglers, stage managers, directors and more to perform at the March event. 2012-10-17T23:06:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101112_weekend_events/butterflies-and-zombies-and-michael-oh-my/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101112_weekend_events/butterflies-and-zombies-and-michael-oh-my/ 22:36:00Z Rebecca Miller Festivals, silent auctions and haunted houses are all giving back a little something to the community this weekend. From the familiar setting of Tucson Eat, err, Meet Yourself, to the indie-focused Tucson Film and Music Festival, there’s plenty to put on your To-do List. 2012-10-12T22:36:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101212_amy_goodman/goodman-talk-benefit-kxci-access-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101212_amy_goodman/goodman-talk-benefit-kxci-access-tucson/ 19:52:00Z Dave Irwin Journalist Amy Goodman is on a 100-city tour in support of her book, “The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprising, Occupations, Resistance and Hope,” with co-author Denis Moynihan. The Tucson stop will support public access TV and community radio. 2012-10-12T19:52:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101012_festival_stravinsky/ua-festival-celebrates-genius-stravinsky/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/101012_festival_stravinsky/ua-festival-celebrates-genius-stravinsky/ 20:14:00Z Dave Irwin According to UA composer in residence Daniel Asia, “Stravinsky was the major force in music in the first half of the 20th century, and in many respects, set the agenda for the latter half as well.” 2012-10-10T20:14:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100412_weekend_events/pumpkins-beer-and-art-fill-weekend/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100412_weekend_events/pumpkins-beer-and-art-fill-weekend/ 16:04:00Z Rebecca Miller This weekend is filled with events that say hello to Halloween, goodbye to summer, and some that call for an acquired palate. 2012-10-05T16:04:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100312_mixtape_review/wordless-skits-deliver-comedy-ltws-mixtape/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100312_mixtape_review/wordless-skits-deliver-comedy-ltws-mixtape/ 04:26:00Z Dave Irwin “MixTape,” as its name implies, is an amalgamation of skits, rather than a traditional play. The show of mime, dance, vaudeville and commedia dell’arte was conceived, written and performed by Matt Walley and Angela Horchem, with original music by Michael Martinez. 2012-10-04T04:26:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100112_symphony_concerto/symphonys-season-opens-with-eroica-trio/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/100112_symphony_concerto/symphonys-season-opens-with-eroica-trio/ 22:26:00Z Dave Irwin Written in 1805, the Triple Concerto has a hint of the aristocratic salon, compared to Beethoven’s Third Symphony, Op. 55, the “Eroica” of a year earlier. Having a complete piano trio allowed Beethoven to explore the intimacy of a chamber ensemble within the larger context of the full orchestra. 2012-10-02T22:26:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092612_architecture_on_wheels/architecture-wheels-brings-you-tucsons-historic-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092612_architecture_on_wheels/architecture-wheels-brings-you-tucsons-historic-downtown/ 19:25:00Z Rebecca Miller Commemorating Arizona’s centennial as well as Architecture Week, Sunday morning’s Architecture on Wheels includes free guided bicycle and walking tours of Tucson buildings constructed before 1912. 2012-09-29T19:25:21+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092712_john_gorka/welcome-folk-singer-john-gorkas-quirky-world/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092712_john_gorka/welcome-folk-singer-john-gorkas-quirky-world/ 22:03:00Z Dave Irwin John Gorka woodshedded through college, emerging as a unique, highly skilled singer/songwriter whose lyrics held deep truths. His 11 studio albums supply him with plenty of material for concerts, including one in Tucson on Saturday. (with videos) 2012-09-28T22:03:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092612_speech_and_debate_review/teen-loners-form-loopy-alliance-speech-and-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092612_speech_and_debate_review/teen-loners-form-loopy-alliance-speech-and-debate/ 20:58:00Z Dave Irwin “Speech and Debate,” a play by Stephen Karam, unites a trio of high school students struggling against the limitations of life in Salem, Oregon. Directed by Christopher Johnson, the show channels its adolescent angst into very funny comedy without being condescending. 2012-09-28T20:58:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092512_fall_festivities/weekend-events-bid-goodbye-september/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092512_fall_festivities/weekend-events-bid-goodbye-september/ 19:11:00Z Rebecca Miller September appears to have gone by with the blink of an eye, but with one weekend left comes an array of fall festivities that usher in the new season. Here’s this weekend’s pick of the harvest-time crop. 2012-09-27T19:11:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092212_next_to_normal/next-normal-crazy-funny/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092212_next_to_normal/next-normal-crazy-funny/ 01:29:00Z Dave Irwin A “musical comedy” about a wife and mom who hallucinates and suffers chronic depression doesn’t sound entirely promising. Nonetheless, ATC’s “Next to Normal” is funny, perhaps surprisingly so. 2012-09-23T01:29:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091112_az_underground_film_festival/az-underground-film-festival-explores-cinemas-outre-limits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091112_az_underground_film_festival/az-underground-film-festival-explores-cinemas-outre-limits/ 17:30:00Z Dave Irwin The Arizona Underground Film Festival, the state’s only genre/cult film festival, features Arizona and North American premieres, cinematic rarities from around the world and cult favorites, plus after-show parties. 2012-09-22T17:30:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092112_how_i_learned_to_drive/ua-takes-challenging-how-i-learned-drive/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/092112_how_i_learned_to_drive/ua-takes-challenging-how-i-learned-drive/ 18:25:00Z Dave Irwin The play’s taboo subject matter – child molestation by a trusted uncle – is loathsome. Its words and subtext place big demands of its lead actor and actress. Fortunately, director Brent Gibbs has found a cast up to the challenges. 2012-09-21T18:25:23+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091912_chinese_festival/week-long-festival-showcase-chinese-culture/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091912_chinese_festival/week-long-festival-showcase-chinese-culture/ 23:38:00Z Marcella Corona A Chinese Culture Festival featuring everything from lectures on medicine and food to demonstrations of martial arts and music will be hosted by the UA beginning Saturday through Sept. 30. 2012-09-19T23:38:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091912_journey_to_the_west/last-chance-journey-west/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091912_journey_to_the_west/last-chance-journey-west/ 17:35:00Z Dave Irwin Rogue Theatre’s sprawling epic will please those with a taste for the exotic and for spectacle. 2012-09-19T17:35:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091812_beer_growlers/new-law-lets-beer-lovers-with-growlers-tap-into-bars-retailers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091812_beer_growlers/new-law-lets-beer-lovers-with-growlers-tap-into-bars-retailers/ 17:19:00Z Tian Chen For many beer aficionados, nothing beats the freshness and flavor of a microbrew straight from the tap. Many drive miles to brewpubs to fill up glass bottles with their favorites. Under a new law, they now can fill those growlers at bars or retailers that have microbrews on tap. 2012-09-18T17:19:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091512_az_wineries/az-wineries-toast-bill-allow-mailing-beer-wine/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091512_az_wineries/az-wineries-toast-bill-allow-mailing-beer-wine/ 18:48:00Z Melanie Yamaguchi A bill in Congress would reverse a 1909 law banning the U.S. Postal Service from delivering wine and beer. Arizona has more than 60 wineries and some owners are anxiously awaiting the decision that could benefit the state’s growing wine industry. 2012-09-15T18:48:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091212_ua_beethoven/ua-offers-5-beethoven/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/091212_ua_beethoven/ua-offers-5-beethoven/ 15:04:00Z Dave Irwin Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, premiered in 1808. It was his personal statement about the relationship between man and nature. The UA is offering a full orchestra performance of the popular Pastoral Symphony for only $5 on Saturday. 2012-09-13T15:04:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090812_no_wave_punk_party/80s-party-sat-previews-underground-film-festival/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090812_no_wave_punk_party/80s-party-sat-previews-underground-film-festival/ 00:26:00Z Dave Irwin The 5th annual Arizona Underground Film Festival kicks off Saturday with an free ‘80s No Wave Punk Block Party at LoveSmack Studios. Participants are invited to dress up as their favorite ‘80s nilihist, punk or other relevant character. Or not. It’s a party celebrating the 1980s, so, like, whatever. 2012-09-09T00:26:17+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090512_invisible_theatre/invisible-theatre-opens-42nd-season-with-motherhood-out-loud/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090512_invisible_theatre/invisible-theatre-opens-42nd-season-with-motherhood-out-loud/ 23:30:00Z Dave Irwin The show was created as a collaboration of more than a dozen writers from theatre, television, fiction and non-fiction to create a broad, diverse panorama of the motherhood experience.  2012-09-05T23:30:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090512_kalimba_masters/kalimba-masters-hold-musical-summit-tucson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090512_kalimba_masters/kalimba-masters-hold-musical-summit-tucson/ 22:22:00Z Dave Irwin Tucson’s Mark Holdaway, an impassioned advocate and highly skilled player of the kalimba, will host Kevin “KalimbaMan” Spears, acknowledged as one the world’s best players on the thumb piano, for a concert featuring virtuoso skills, improvisation and one-of-a-kind music.  2012-09-05T22:22:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090312_labor_day_songs/songs-labor-day-union-tunes-working-man-blues/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/090312_labor_day_songs/songs-labor-day-union-tunes-working-man-blues/ 17:36:00Z Dylan Smith Here are our picks for the best songs about work, for your Labor Day listening. “If Woody Guthrie were alive today, he’d have a lot to write about….” (with videos) 2012-09-03T17:36:18+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082912_collected_stories/predictable-arcs-undercut-collected-stories/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082912_collected_stories/predictable-arcs-undercut-collected-stories/ 18:38:00Z Dave Irwin Live Theatre Workshop’s “Collected Stories” has two fine actresses who manage the drama’s balancing act of competing character arcs: one rising, one falling. The production features lots of intensity and and a script that circles long before reaching an unresolved conclusion. 2012-08-30T18:38:56+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082412_goats_movie/goats-movie-stoned-arrival/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082412_goats_movie/goats-movie-stoned-arrival/ 15:08:00Z Dave Irwin Directed and produced by Christopher Neil in his first feature film, the story of “Goats” is based on former Tucsonan Mark Poirier’s 2001 novel. The film features a guest appearance by the Sonoran Desert. 2012-08-24T15:08:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082112_pussy_riot/pussy-riot-punking-putin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/082112_pussy_riot/pussy-riot-punking-putin/ 07:43:00Z Jack Hamilton For all the august legacies of the Ramones, The Clash and even the Sex Pistols, they plied their trade in countries where they weren’t likely to do time for criticizing the government. Pussy Riot is inspiring and astoundingly great because they’re extending the tradition into a context that matters. (with video) 2012-08-21T07:43:57+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081012_body_in_the_bath/beowulf-whodunit-mixes-sweet-and-strange/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/081012_body_in_the_bath/beowulf-whodunit-mixes-sweet-and-strange/ 17:01:00Z Dave Irwin Adapted by local playwright and actress Joan O’Dwyer, “The Body In The Bath” nicely delineates Dorothy Sayer’s fictional detective, Lord Peter Wimsey. 2012-08-10T17:01:04+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080212_curry_diabetes/curry-ingredient-helps-cut-diabetes-risk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/080212_curry_diabetes/curry-ingredient-helps-cut-diabetes-risk/ 17:44:00Z Alexander Besant Curcumin, a component of curry, was found to cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in a new study. 2012-08-02T17:44:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/073012_olympic_medals/museum-gives-fans-up-close-look-olympic-medals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/073012_olympic_medals/museum-gives-fans-up-close-look-olympic-medals/ 18:46:00Z Kristin Couturier The British Museum is giving London residents and Olympic spectators a close-up look at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic medals. The “Mine to Medal” display is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. 2012-07-30T18:46:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072812_olympics_dance/tucson-dance-groups-bring-arizona-flair-olympics/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072812_olympics_dance/tucson-dance-groups-bring-arizona-flair-olympics/ 22:06:00Z Donyelle Kesler Echoes of traditional Mexican folk music filled the air of Island Gardens Park in East London on Saturday when the performers from Tucson’s Ballet Folklorico La Paloma and Viva Arizona dance groups took the stage at the park’s American Dance Festival. 2012-07-28T22:06:39+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072512_mauritius_review/mauritius-puts-theatrical-stamp-hot-philatelic-grift/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072512_mauritius_review/mauritius-puts-theatrical-stamp-hot-philatelic-grift/ 16:43:00Z Dave Irwin An exciting drama and wry comedy about a small group vying for a rare stamp worth millions. Along the way, we encounter greed, duplicity, old debts and a hint of violence. 2012-07-26T16:43:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072612_hope_review/play-hope-ponders-how-bad-bad/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072612_hope_review/play-hope-ponders-how-bad-bad/ 15:13:00Z Dave Irwin Beowulf Alley’s production of “Hope” is ostensibly about a man considering becoming his party’s nominee for Congress. Locked in a hotel room, the potential candidate reviews his life not to see if he is good enough, but to assure himself that he’s not irredeemably bad. 2012-07-26T15:13:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071712_biggers_royale/biggers-abdicates-from-bisbee-royale/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071712_biggers_royale/biggers-abdicates-from-bisbee-royale/ 22:38:00Z Dylan Smith Doug Biggers, former Rialto Theatre honcho and the driving force behind the ongoing transformation of the Bisbee Royale, has stepped down as managing director of that project. Biggers said the commute between Tucson and Bisbee made impossible his continuing involvement in the million-dollar renovation. 2012-07-17T22:38:46+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071112_oneill_exorcism_review/exorcism-offers-brief-frank-insight-into-eugene-oneill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/071112_oneill_exorcism_review/exorcism-offers-brief-frank-insight-into-eugene-oneill/ 23:51:00Z Dave Irwin The setting and circumstances of Beowulf Alley Theatre’s presentation of “Exorcism” reflect O’Neill’s own in a barren room a century ago. The play is short and straight forward, and you’ll have bragging rights for having seen an extremely rare work by one of the most important playwrights in American theatre. 2012-07-11T23:51:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070812_cruisecontrol/cruise-control-moving-on/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070812_cruisecontrol/cruise-control-moving-on/ 20:50:00Z Roberto De Vido If you’ve stood in a supermarket checkout line recently, you’ll have read the news: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting a divorce. 2012-07-08T20:50:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070512_july4_band/az-band-marches-dc-parade-makes-time-serious-visits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070512_july4_band/az-band-marches-dc-parade-makes-time-serious-visits/ 04:39:00Z Christopher Leone It was a sweltering-hot day in the nation’s capital, but the only thing the members of the Gilbert High School marching band could talk about was how cool it was. Cool to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Cool to be in Washington to march in the National Independence Day Parade. 2012-07-05T04:39:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070312_odyssey_stories/odyssey-stories-the-customer-always-right/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070312_odyssey_stories/odyssey-stories-the-customer-always-right/ 14:37:00Z Dylan Smith Customers: are they really always right? Find out as amateur storytellers reveal their tales at Thursday’s Odyssey Storytelling event. (with videos) 2012-07-03T14:37:24+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070112_july4_bbq/green-grilling-means-tastier-food-less-pollution/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/070112_july4_bbq/green-grilling-means-tastier-food-less-pollution/ 14:49:00Z Dylan Smith Grilling without using lighter fluid means releasing into the air a lower amount of volatile organic compounds—key ingredients in smog. It can also mean better-tasting food. So how to get the blasted coals glowing without dousing them in lighter fluid? Use a charcoal chimney in your barbecue. 2012-07-01T14:49:00+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062212_ai_weiwei/china-threatens-ai-weiwei-with-bigamy-pornography-charges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062212_ai_weiwei/china-threatens-ai-weiwei-with-bigamy-pornography-charges/ 19:17:00Z Talia Ralph Ai Weiwei has been threatened with bigamy and pornography charges by Chinese officials, who have barred him from travel despite the expiration of his one-year bail condition. 2012-06-22T19:17:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062012_miro_painting_auction/joan-miro-painting-fetches-record-37m-auction/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/062012_miro_painting_auction/joan-miro-painting-fetches-record-37m-auction/ 23:15:00Z Jennifer Mattson A painting by the Surrealist Spanish artist Joan Miro sold for a record $36.9 million at a Sotheby’s auction in London. 2012-06-20T23:15:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061812_uk_austerity/austerity-uk-wheres-rage-music/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061812_uk_austerity/austerity-uk-wheres-rage-music/ 17:53:00Z Barry Neild Plan B fills Sid Vicious’ shoes, rapping for London’s underworld of drugs, prostitution, and murder. If only it were that simple. 2012-06-18T17:53:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061312_riders_sky_preview/riders-sky-true-old-west-only-better/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061312_riders_sky_preview/riders-sky-true-old-west-only-better/ 18:59:00Z Dave Irwin For 35 years, on radio, television, on Grammy-winning albums and more than 6,000 live performances, they have celebrated Western music, which embraces a jazzier swing feel, now largely absent from country music. 2012-06-13T18:59:42+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061212_mex_guatemala_tourism/its-end-world-as-we-know-it/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061212_mex_guatemala_tourism/its-end-world-as-we-know-it/ 22:43:00Z John Otis Mexico and Guatemala are expecting record tourism as Dec. 21, 2012, and the end of the world, approaches. 2012-06-12T22:43:29+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061112_napoleon_letter/napoleon-letter-english-fetches-410k-auction/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061112_napoleon_letter/napoleon-letter-english-fetches-410k-auction/ 14:49:00Z Helene Hofman A letter in English from the French military general Napoleon Bonaparte has sold for $410,000 at an auction in Fontainebleau, near the French capital Paris. 2012-06-11T14:49:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060712_roger_mcguinn_preview/original-byrd-mcguinn-returns-folk-roots/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060712_roger_mcguinn_preview/original-byrd-mcguinn-returns-folk-roots/ 15:01:00Z Dave Irwin In the seminal ‘60s rock band the Byrds, McGuinn broadened the range of pop music, and later, country music as well. Now he’s also making sure our folk music heritage is preserved. 2012-06-08T15:01:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060612_bradbury/celebrated-sci-fi-pioneer-ray-bradbury-dies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060612_bradbury/celebrated-sci-fi-pioneer-ray-bradbury-dies/ 15:49:00Z Dylan Smith Ray Bradbury, the author of “Fahrenheit 451,” “The Martian Chronicles” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” among many other works, died Wednesday morning at 91. Born in Waukegan, Ill., Bradbury lived in Tucson for two short periods as a boy. 2012-06-06T15:49:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060512_saguaro_free_admission/saguaro-natl-park-waive-entrance-fee-sat/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060512_saguaro_free_admission/saguaro-natl-park-waive-entrance-fee-sat/ 19:40:00Z Janet Rose Jackman Saturday could be a good day to enjoy the great outdoors when Saguaro National Park will waive its $10 entrance fee. 2012-06-05T19:40:09+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060412_english_food/brits-move-beyond-spotted-dick/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060412_english_food/brits-move-beyond-spotted-dick/ 14:44:00Z Paul Ames Northern Europe is enjoying a food renaissance. Once maligned British nosh is now hailed – even in France. 2012-06-04T14:44:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060212_awenrising_concert/choir-concert-features-world-music-folk-songs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060212_awenrising_concert/choir-concert-features-world-music-folk-songs/ 23:01:00Z Dave Irwin The group focuses on intricate mixed voice arrangements, both with instrumental accompaniment and a cappella. 2012-06-02T23:01:59+00:00