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Performance ua present “af r i c a n footprint” on october 26. Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Beowulf Alley Theatre Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 577-3769, www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org. Trio Solisti has earned a national reputation for passionate, committed, and adventurous performances marked by exquisite individuality of expression and seamless ensemble playing. Wednesday, October 1 at 8pm. Prazak String Quartet with Volkan Orhon on bass, October 29, 8pm. 11 S. 6th Ave., 882-0555, www.BeowulfAlley.org. Wait Until Dark: A classic thriller and a story of empowerment and discovery, with performances through October 12. The October 9 performance benefits Sun Sounds of Arizona. New ARTiculations Borderlands Theater Arizona Onstage Productions Zuzi’s Little Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., 270-3332, www.ArizonaOnStage.org. LOST – A Pop Chamber Opera is the story of Hanlon and Gabby, two teenage siblings abandoned by their father in the Great Smokey Mountains. Stumbling upon a cabin, they are whisked into the world of Mamba, a witch who harvests the organs of children to keep herself alive and young. October 30November 1, 8pm; November 2, 2pm, 6pm. Zuzi’s Little Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., 882-7406, www.BorderlandsTheater.org. Blind Date is a story of passions hatching in an intricate labyrinth of chance encounters. October 9-19. Various locations in Downtown Tucson, 882-0318, www.NewArticulations.org. Invisible City: For four weekends, beginning in mid-October, New ART dancers will join a collection of women writers to create texts and dances within the downtown urban environment in response to constraints, prompts, or thematic ideas put forth by the project directors and fellow artists. Open labs: October 19, 2-6 pm; October 24, 5-7 pm; October 25, 7-9 pm; October 26, 2-6 pm; October 31, 5-7 pm. Tucson Symphony Orchestra Music Hall at Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 882-8585, www.TucsonSymphony.org. Mendelssohn & Stravinsky’s Firebird are performed at 8pm on October 23 and 24. Big Band Blast salutes the pianists of the big band era with shows October 31-November 1 at 7:30pm; November 2 at 2pm. UA’s Arizona Repertory Theatre Chamber Music Southwest Not Burnt Out, Just Unscrewed Arizona Opera Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 293-4336, www.AZOpera.com. Verdi ‘s Rigoletto unveils a world where court jesters openly mock courtiers, thoughtless taunts lead to a deadly curse and comedy is the first act to tragedy. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Saturday, October 11 at 7:30pm; Sunday October 12, 2pm. Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 4005439, www.CMPSouthwest.org. Go Ask the Little Horned Toad: A theatrical portrait in words and visuals to music inspired by Maynard Dixon’ s Arizona, starring Conrad John Schuck, composed and performed by Brad Richeter, guitar and Harry Clark, cellist and playwright. Gala Opening Event for Rhythms of LIFE 20082009 Season. Saturday, October 25. Vaudeville Cabaret, 110 E. Congress St., 440-4436, www.UnscrewedComedy.com. The “Thinking Man’s Comedy Troupe” has improv shows on October 3 and October 17 at 8:30pm. Tornabene Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Rd., 621-1162, web.cfa.arizona.edu/theatre. Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost: A seemingly endless summer abounds in this romantic comedy with a contemporary twist, as a King and his three lords reject temptation and pursue a scholarly and celibate existence for three years. ctober 12, 1:30pm; October 13, 7:30pm; October 15 - 18, 23 - 25, 30-31, 7:30pm. Odyssey Storytelling Series Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., 884-8210, www.ArizonaTheatre.org. Enchanted April: A heartwarming comedy about the romantic rediscovery of life’s enchantments, continues through October 4. The Lady With All The Answers: An intimate evening with Ann Landers as she shares secrets, personal revelations and some juicy tidbits. Playing October 18-November 8. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.disney.go.com/disneylive/ highschoolmusical. The one and only live fusion of songs, dance and team-spirited fun inspired by the smash hit movie “High School Musical.” Thursday, October 16-Friday, October 17, 7:30pm; Saturday, October 18, 11:30am, 3:30pm, 7:30pm; Sunday, October 19, 1:30pm, 5:30pm. 730-4112, www.OdysseyStorytelling.com. Coming Out, All Ages, All Stages: Intergenerational stories to celebrate 10 years of National Coming Out Day. LGBT folks and their friends and families share tales of their remarkable journeys from the closet to being out and proud. Two free shows. Tuesday, October 7, 7pm at Gallagher Theater @ Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 E. University Dr.; Saturday, October 11, 2pm at Wingspan, 425 E. 7th St. Words and Music features fascinating personal stories on the theme at Hotel Congress 311 E. Congress St. on Thursday, October 30, 7pm. UA Presents The Rogue Theatre Fox Theatre Ballet Tucson Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, University of Arizona, 1737 E. Univeristy Blvd., 903-1445, www.BalletTucson.org. Gala performance on opening night of Ballet Tucson’s 23rd Season on Friday, October 17 at 6:30pm will include a special performance by ballet superstars and New York City Ballet principal dancers Maria Kowroski and Albert Evans. Ballet Tucson’s 2008-2009 season opens with revival of Dracula on Sunday, October 19 at 1pm. Program also includes Raymonda Variations and premiere of Red, White & Blue! - an exuberant, patriotic ballet set to music by Sousa. 17 W. Congress St., 624-1515, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Hapa perform contemporary Hawaiian music on Friday, October 3 at 8pm. Gordon Lightfoot, the legend that penned songs including “Sundown,” “For Lovin’ Me,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald” performing Thursday, October 23 at 7:30pm. Strunz & Farah bridge Afro-Latin, flamenco and Middle Eastern traditions with a show Saturday, October 25 at 8pm. Zuzi’s Little Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., 551-2053, www.TheRogueTheatre.org. Six Characters in Search of an Author: Mysterious characters arrive in an empty theater and persuade a group of actors to perform their story. Reality blurs as actors and characters bring to light the truth about a tragic event. October 2-4, 7:30pm; October 5, 2pm. Cigarettes and Chocolate: A woman named Gemma one day suddenly gives up speaking. Her confused friends find themselves ripped from their everyday routine to confront their own culpability, seeing themselves for the first time. A late night show in association with The Now Theatre. October 2-4, 10pm. Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., 621-3341, www.UAPresents.org. A Motown Celebration: Mary Wilson of The Supremes and The Funk Brothers on October 3 at 8pm. Behind The Scenes at Mythbusters with Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage October 18, 8pm. Legends of Jazz, the popular PBS program that returned jazz to weekly network television, now hits the stage with Ramsey Lewis, Paquito D’Rivera and Fourplay on October 19 at 7pm. Lar Lubovitch Dance Company takes the stage on October 21 at 7:30pm. Fiery fiddler Natalie MacMaster plays with a ferocious energy on October 23 at 7:30pm. African Footprint catapults the excitement and drama of Africa’s cultural evolution onto the world stage on October 26 at 7pm. ZUZI! Dance Company Zuzi’s Little Theater, 738 N. 5th Ave., 629-0237, www.ZUZIMoveIt.org. No Frills, Cheap Thrills is likened to an “open mic for movement and dance,” and is a Zuzi tradition designed to give artists working on choreography a chance to see their ideas and visions on stage. October 25 at 7:30pm. 20 downtown tucsonan.october.08 http://www.BeowulfAlley.org http://www.NewArticulations.org http://www.TucsonSymphony.org http://www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org http://www.BorderlandsTheater.org http://web.cfa.arizona.edu/theatre http://www.ArizonaOnStage.org http://www.UnscrewedComedy.com http://www.CMPSouthwest.org http://www.OdysseyStorytelling.com http://www.UAPresents.org http://www.AZOpera.com http://www.disney.go.com/disneylive/ http://www.ArizonaTheatre.org http://www.TheRogueTheatre.org http://www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org http://www.ZUZIMoveIt.org http://www.BalletTucson.org

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