http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/entertainment entertainment news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T03:21:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-filmmaker-facing-funding-deadline-mariachi-documentary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-filmmaker-facing-funding-deadline-mariachi-documentary/ 00:00:00Z John C. Scott Show Bankruptcy attorney Jesse R. Callahan, Middle East expert Prof. Stephen Zunes, documentary filmmaker Daniel Buckley, and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry head Glenn Hamer 2013-06-19T00:00:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061513_buckley_mariachi/dan-buckley-wants-kickstart-mariachi-documentary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/061513_buckley_mariachi/dan-buckley-wants-kickstart-mariachi-documentary/ 00:01:00Z Molly Baker After more than 30 years of reporting on the mariachis of Tucson, Daniel Buckley has seen the traditional music revive a culture that was nearly forgotten and lift a population that was in danger of losing its voice. With his next film he hopes to share the story of how the mariachi movement saved Tucson. 2013-06-17T00:01:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061413_downtownlowdown/the-dl-chow-downtown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061413_downtownlowdown/the-dl-chow-downtown/ 00:30:00Z Caitlin Jensen Many people visit Downtown for the dining delights at any of the more than 50 locally owned restaurants, to see a show, or enjoy a night on the town. Increasingly, retail plays a role in a trip downtown, with options to browse and buy clothing, jewelery, gift and more. But Downtown also offers plentiful opportunities to expand horizons, learn about aspects of our culture, examine the unexamined, and gain a different perspective. 2013-06-15T00:30:33+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061213_american_antihero/the-rise-american-antihero/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/061213_american_antihero/the-rise-american-antihero/ 17:15:00Z Jean MacKenzie Edward Snowden’s decision to come forward as the über-leaker behind the latest government abuse scandal has made him into a modern antihero. He and Bradley Manning are shattering traditional concepts of patriotism, loyalty, even legality. A TV series can’t be far behind. 2013-06-12T17:15:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060313_german_words/germany-drops-its-longest-word/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/060313_german_words/germany-drops-its-longest-word/ 18:26:00Z Katrine Dermody The German language isn’t for the faint of heart, with words that can seem infinitely long. In what may be considered a major win for the diction-impaired, Germans have officially removed their longest word from the national lexicon. 2013-06-03T18:26:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/053013_downtownlowdown/dl-dont-brood-if-youre-looking-kid-friendly-fun/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/053013_downtownlowdown/dl-dont-brood-if-youre-looking-kid-friendly-fun/ 02:30:00Z Caitlin Jensen With school out of session, it’s the perfect time to bring the kids Downtown to enjoy the many restaurants, shops, and family-friendly activities — many are inexpensive or even free. 2013-06-01T02:30:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052113_chamberlab/chamberlab-concert-celebrates-series-anniversary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/052113_chamberlab/chamberlab-concert-celebrates-series-anniversary/ 22:21:00Z Scott Coleman ChamberLab — Tucson’s alt-classical DIY chamber music project — will celebrate the first anniversary of its quarterly concert series Saturday night with a performance at Cafe Detsa. 2013-05-24T22:21:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_downtownlowdown/the-dl-downtown-home-creative-class/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052413_downtownlowdown/the-dl-downtown-home-creative-class/ 17:47:00Z Caitlin Jensen Downtown is creating a home for the creative class. Co-working spaces such as Gangplank, Connect, Xerocraft and Maker House are popping up across the city center, laying the groundwork for a high-tech hub in the heart of the city, helping to retain those educated young people that were so eager to flee Tucson a few years ago. 2013-05-24T17:47:39+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. 2013-05-18T01:32:10+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_buckmaster/buckmaster-wheeler-reports-budget-showdown/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051413_buckmaster/buckmaster-wheeler-reports-budget-showdown/ 22:40:00Z Buckmaster Show State Rep. Bruce Wheeler (D-LD10), minority whip for the Arizona House of Representatives, plus financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and Justin Debolt, finance director for the new Tucson hotel project known as Aloft. Plus, Linda Ray of the Tucson Weekly with the Buckmaster bi-monthly arts report. 2013-05-14T22:40:02+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/local/report/050913_buckmaster/buckmaster-rebranding-tucson-tourism/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050913_buckmaster/buckmaster-rebranding-tucson-tourism/ 22:27:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews with Allison Cooper, vice president of marketing at the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau, plus Councilwoman Karin Uhlich and historian Ken Scoville on the 6th Annual Historic Miracle Mile Open House, and a preview of this Saturday’s “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive with Community Food Bank President/CEO Bill Carnegie and Dan Turrentine of the National Association of Letter Carriers. 2013-05-09T22:27:55+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/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042513_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-real-estate-picture-brightens/ 01:52:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with Dr. Gary Auerbach, founding president of World Federation of Chiropractic. Also, Benson City Councilman Chris Moncada on this weekend’s 8th Annual Bluegrass in the Park Festival, and Tucson Association of Realtors CEO Philip Tedesco. Plus, Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs. 2013-04-26T01:52:09+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/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/local/report/040113_cyclovia/cyclovia-rolls-around-with-new-route/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/040113_cyclovia/cyclovia-rolls-around-with-new-route/ 14:34:00Z Austin McEvoy Cyclovia returns with not one, but two opportunities for bikers and pedestrians alike to get active and cruise the streets of Tucson.  2013-04-04T14:34:30+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_easter_pet_safety/tips-healthy-and-hoppy-easter-your-pets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032813_easter_pet_safety/tips-healthy-and-hoppy-easter-your-pets/ 16:51:00Z Maizie Simpson The Pima Animal Care Center offers some ideas on how to keep your pets safe and sound this Easter: keep candy baskets and flowers out of reach, and think about the commitment before you buy your child a bunny or chick. 2013-03-29T16:51:28+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/local/report/032113_murrieta_park/public-discussion-murrieta-park-continues-thursday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032113_murrieta_park/public-discussion-murrieta-park-continues-thursday/ 17:33:00Z Maizie Simpson A second open house public meeting will take place Thursday evening on the West Side as the city develops a master plan for Joaquín Murrieta Park. 2013-03-21T17:33:13+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/local/report/030413_buckmaster/buckmaster-best-selling-author-ja-jance/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/030413_buckmaster/buckmaster-best-selling-author-ja-jance/ 01:53:00Z Buckmaster Show The Monday Face-Off featured commentators John Munger and Vince Rabago. Then, New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance talks about her new book “Deadly Stakes,” and Barbara Stahura, author of “After Brain Injury: Telling Your Story.” 2013-03-05T01:53:36+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_film_tax_credit/proposed-sequel-film-tax-credits-faces-uncertain-future/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022713_film_tax_credit/proposed-sequel-film-tax-credits-faces-uncertain-future/ 19:27:00Z Julia Tylor A bill that would revive Arizona’s tax credits for film, TV and commercial production is stalled in the state Legislature. 2013-02-27T19:27:05+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/opinion/report/020213_groundhogday/groundhog-day-same-as-it-ever-was/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020213_groundhogday/groundhog-day-same-as-it-ever-was/#When: 12:25:000 Dylan Smith Updated: Every Feb. 2, it’s time for the obligatory Groundhog Day story. Here in the Sentinel newsroom, we’d rather watch the same old Youtube videos than check whether some rodent is having a bad hair day. Enjoy! 2012-02-02T12:25:00-07:00 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/local/report/013113_pacc_classical_music/soothing-sounds-sheltered-pets/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013113_pacc_classical_music/soothing-sounds-sheltered-pets/ 16:38:00Z Maizie Simpson The Pima Animal Care Center has collected $10,000 in donations to install a sound system to play relaxing classical music for the stray and unwanted animals awaiting adoption in the Pima County kennel. 2013-01-31T16:38:35+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/local/report/011413_deadly_medicine/deadly-medicine-exhibits-holocaust-experiments/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_deadly_medicine/deadly-medicine-exhibits-holocaust-experiments/ 18:57:00Z Austin McEvoy Never forget. Each year on Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, those murdered in the Holocaust are remembered on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. 2013-01-27T18:57:26+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/local/report/011513_gem_show_volunteers/volunteers-wanted-rep-downtown-during-gem-show/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011513_gem_show_volunteers/volunteers-wanted-rep-downtown-during-gem-show/ 03:33:00Z Maizie Simpson The Downtown Tucson Partnership is seeking volunteers to act as ambassadors for the city’s center during this year’s Gem and Mineral Show. 2013-01-16T03:33:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010913_zero_dark_thirty/zero-dark-thirty-right-torture-useless-finding-bin-laden/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/010913_zero_dark_thirty/zero-dark-thirty-right-torture-useless-finding-bin-laden/ 04:19:00Z Ken Sofer As “Zero Dark Thirty” rightly implies, the systematic use of enhanced interrogation techniques came at a steep moral cost while producing little to no valuable information in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. 2013-01-10T04:19:01+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/local/report/010813_buckmaster/buckmaster-uamc-neurosurgeon-reflects-jan-8-shootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010813_buckmaster/buckmaster-uamc-neurosurgeon-reflects-jan-8-shootings/ 22:33:00Z Buckmaster Show On the second anniversary of the Tucson shootings, we talk with Dr. Michael Lemole, head of UAMC’s neurosurgery department. Also, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, Pima Animal Care Shelter Manager Justin Gallick on efforts to make life better for animals awaiting adoption, and the Tucson Weekly’s Linda Ray with the Buckmaster Show Arts Report. 2013-01-08T22:33:10+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/local/report/123112_tipsy_tow/free-rides-home-tipsy-drivers-and-cars/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/123112_tipsy_tow/free-rides-home-tipsy-drivers-and-cars/ 20:59:00Z Maria Coxon-Smith If you are planning to celebrate New Year’s Eve and have a few too many, AAA will give you and your car a free ride home. 2012-12-31T20:59:34+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/local/report/121812_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-board-faces-big-decisions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121812_buckmaster/buckmaster-tusd-board-faces-big-decisions/ 22:52:00Z Buckmaster Show An interview with new TUSD Governing Board member Kristel Foster. Then, certified financial planner Shelly Fishman has the Tuesday Money Maker Report. plus an update from Bill Carnegie, head of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. 2012-12-18T22:52:44+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/local/report/113012_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-bus-service-tucson-western-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/113012_buckmaster/buckmaster-new-bus-service-tucson-western-mexico/ 00:04:00Z Buckmaster Show The Friday Focus interview was with Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, followed by the Reporters’ Roundtable featuring Mark B. Evans, administrator of TucsonCitizen.com, and Jimmy Boegle, editor of the Tucson Weekly. Plus, Matt Russell, Tucson’s Culinary Cruiser, had the Weekend Watch. 2012-12-01T00:04:37+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_indian_identity/native-americans-preserve-identity-face-pop-culture/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112912_indian_identity/native-americans-preserve-identity-face-pop-culture/ 04:15:00Z Maryann Batlle A San Carlos Apache Tribe member joined others who testified to a Senate committee that popular images of Native Americans, often offensive, need to be challenged for the tribes to preserve their culture for future generations. 2012-11-30T04:15:38+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/local/report/112712_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-countys-newest-supervisor-lays-out-agenda/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/112712_buckmaster/buckmaster-pima-countys-newest-supervisor-lays-out-agenda/ 21:00:00Z Buckmaster Show Pima County Supervisor-elect Ally Miller, plus financial planner Shelly Fishman, Buckmaster Show Mexico contributor Keith Rosenblum, and Tucson Weekly Arts Editor Margaret Regan. 2012-11-27T21:00:23+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/opinion/report/112112_black_friday/shop-local-not-big-box-black-friday/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112112_black_friday/shop-local-not-big-box-black-friday/ 00:14:00Z Donna Gratehouse I’m asking you to consider forgoing Walmart (and other big box stores) on Black Friday. And I like the idea of patronizing local businesses so much that I may just venture out to do some shopping in them this Friday, at a reasonable hour. 2012-11-22T00:14:39+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/local/report/111312_buckmaster/buckmaster-americas-new-political-reality/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/111312_buckmaster/buckmaster-americas-new-political-reality/ 22:54:00Z Buckmaster Show Tuesday on Buckmaster - Washington D.C. contributor Terry Bracy reflects on efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff.  Plus, nutrition reporter Jack Challem, and Tucson Weekly Arts Editor Margaret Regan. 2012-11-13T22:54:57+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/nationworld/report/110612_celebrity_election_videos/funniest-celebrity-election-videos/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/110612_celebrity_election_videos/funniest-celebrity-election-videos/ 17:19:00Z Daniel DeFraia If you vote, Will Farrell will eat his toe nails. Joss Whedon thinks Romney will “put this country back on the path to the zombie apocalypse.” And Lena Dunham wants girls to “do it” with the right guy. 2012-11-06T17:19:00+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/local/report/103012_halloween_safety/keeping-kids-and-pets-safe-halloween/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103012_halloween_safety/keeping-kids-and-pets-safe-halloween/ 06:08:00Z Rebecca Miller Although Halloween is all about dressing up and eating candy for most people, those with kids and pets should keep safety in mind. 2012-10-31T06:08:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103012_buckmaster/buckmaster-coming-tsunami-latino-voters/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/103012_buckmaster/buckmaster-coming-tsunami-latino-voters/ 21:47:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews with Joseph Garcia, director of ASU’s Morrison Institute Latino Public Policy Center, financial planner Shelly Fishman, and historian Ken Scoville previewed the upcoming Tucson Modernism Week. 2012-10-30T21:47:48+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/local/report/102512_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-poet-laureate-aims-more-literacy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/102512_buckmaster/buckmaster-tucson-poet-laureate-aims-more-literacy/ 21:26:00Z Buckmaster Show Interviews with Joan Lionetti, Executive Director of Tucson Clean and Beautiful; Tucson’s new poet laureate Rebecca Seiferle; LD 10 state House candidate Stefanie Mach (D); and Tom Collier, Buckmaster contributor on consumer affairs. 2012-10-25T21:26:40+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/local/report/092612_buckmaster/buckmaster-county-treasurer-debate-beth-ford-vs-elaine-richardson/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092612_buckmaster/buckmaster-county-treasurer-debate-beth-ford-vs-elaine-richardson/ 20:36:00Z Buckmaster Show On Buckmaster: An update on the Pima County Sports and Tourism Authority from Linda McNulty, conductor Herschel Kreloff discusses the Civic Orchestra of Tucson’s 37th season, and a debate between Pima County Treasurer Beth Ford and challenger Elaine Richardson. 2012-09-26T20:36:20+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/opinion/report/092012_the_flying_mormon/the-flying-mormon/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092012_the_flying_mormon/the-flying-mormon/ 05:42:00Z Roberto De Vido Fox News will probably find a way to spin the news of Pawlenty’s departure as a “win” for Romney, but it sure does look like the rats are abandoning ship. 2012-09-21T05:42:50+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