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You Are the Revolution You’ve Been Waiting For by Craig Baker If you follow the news, you know that things aren’t exactly looking good for Mother Nature. Just a couple of decades ago, we were tossing coins into coffers that promised to “Save the Rain Forests” by purchasing parcels of virgin Amazon and setting it aside for preservation. We happily contributed to campaigns pledging to “Save the Whales” (or any number of other species) by funding the fight for international protective legislation. But today we know that slash-and-burn agriculture indiscriminately swallows up thousands of square miles of pristine jungle each year. And, though we might fight tooth-and-nail for legal protections for whales, the ocean’s creatures will likely continue to gorge themselves to death on jaw-dropping amounts of plastic so long as we continue pumping it into their habitat at a rate of 8 million tons per year. Scientific projections seem to paint an increasingly bleak picture for the living world as we know it, and for human kind along with it, if those projections hold true. And it often seems like the most horrifying predictions may have even been underestimates of the true picture. For example: · Where the 2013 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projected
sea level rises of between 52 and 98 cm (or roughly 20-39 inches) by 2100 due primarily to the expansion of warming oceans and glacial melt, new science suggests that the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets are melting much more rapidly than previously thought, and that the loss of those ice sheets could each contribute to as much as 23 and 187 feet of sea level rise, respectively. · Then there are the bees. As you may have heard, bees have been dying off at a rate of between 33 and 40 percent per year for roughly a decade. And though the mysterious and devastating epidemic of Colony Collapse Disorder seems to be abating slightly, factors like erratic weather, the use of pesticides, and the prevalence of parasitic mites continue to present serious threats to bee populations, and to the incredible number of crops and flowering plants that rely on them for pollination. · Recent studies also show that as much as 40 percent of all insect species are currently in decline, including one study that recorded a 75 percent drop in insect biomass across 63 protected areas in Germany over a 27-year period, and another that reported a 10-to-60-fold decrease in insect and arthropod biomass in Puerto Rico since the 1970s. The planet and those that live on it are facing other threats, too: dying coral reefs, monocultured food production, the accelerated loss of wild habitat,
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sustainability Z increased recreational traffic to wilderness areas, the proliferation of invasive species, unchecked plastic production, the unchecked burning of fossil fuels, lax enforcement, and a bureaucratic response to the subject of sustainability that seems to range from apathy to downright hostility, to name a few. All of this adds up to the sixth observable mass extinction of species in earth’s history. Where the historic extinction rate hovers at between one and five species per year, scientists estimate current extinction rates at between 1,000 and 10,000 times the normal historic rate. And the vast majority of that destruction – to the tune of about 99 percent – is caused by human beings. In a vacuum, figures like these are startling and, at the very least, unsettling. But current news cycles are dominated, not by the threat to our global existence as a species, but by stories of government corruption, political outrage and upheaval, the threat of nuclear weapons (again), and varying minutiae and trivia in the lives of celebrities of sport and screen (the popular kids?). So, if we can’t count on our elected leaders to lead us, let alone protect us – or even to accept that a problem exists – what can we do? The only thing that I can come up with is for each of us to lean hard on our own sense of personal accountability. Of course, no one person should try to single-handedly shoulder the entire burden of human impact on the environment. That would be unreasonable. But, if you are among the nearly three-quarters of Americans who believe that global warming is real and that human beings are to blame for it, then it’s time to admit that it’s no longer okay to continue living as if the crisis weren’t already underway. When 15-year-old Greta Thunberg began skipping school last August to spend every Friday on the steps of the Swedish Parliament, it was in hopes that her “School Strike for the Climate” would help convince lawmakers to start treating climate change like the crisis that it is. The protest resulted in a TedX Talk that has now been viewed more than a million times in which she asks, “Why should I be studying for a future that soon will be no more when no one is doing anything whatsoever to save that future?” Since then, Thunberg has gone on to address the United Nations and the European Union as an advocate for climate justice, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, and her actions have motivated upwards of a million students across the globe to take part in a growing movement of student-based climate demonstrations. Of course, we can’t all start our own global climate movements. But what we can do is make an effort to be conscious of the choices we make on a daily basis and consider how those choices impact the environment, as well as how they might affect the perceptions and actions of others around us. I’m not saying any of this from a soapbox, by any means. And I won’t pretend that my carbon footprint or waste output are as small as I’d like them to be. But that doesn’t mean I can’t constantly strive to make improvements, either. I may not be able to trade in my SUV for a Tesla tomorrow, or to convert my house to solar power within the year, but I can certainly afford to ride my bicycle a heck of a lot more and to run the AC a little bit less. Without making it into an exercise in self-loathing, I’d be willing to bet that you could think of a few easy ways to reduce or offset your own environmental impact if you just put your mind to it. If you want to take a few minutes to do so, I’ll be here when you’re ready. But, in case you’re struggling to come up with anything, here are a few ideas: Cut back on, or eliminate, single-use plastics from your life. Successful plastic bag bans across the globe prove that it’s possible. Get some reusable grocery bags, and/or make an effort to remember to carry and use the ones you already have (go ahead – put them in your car now if you’re feeling motivated!). Take it a step further by picking up some reusable produce bags. Consider carrying a refillable water bottle rather than buying individually packaged drinks, and try carrying reusable straws and utensils to cut back on your use of disposable items.
Buy used. You can help reduce the demand for products that would otherwise find their way into landfills by getting thrifty with it. Shop local. Local products don’t have to travel as far to get to you, so that means fewer carbon emissions from transport, and more money that stays in your community! Go vegan (or at least more vegan). A recent study published in the journal Nature concludes that the production of animal products (meat and dairy) is responsible for as much as 78 percent of total agricultural emissions. Plus, fruits, seeds, and vegetables are delicious – and good for you! Fall in love with native plants. Plants that have developed and thrived in the desert require less water than imported species and can also support local wildlife. Try landscaping with more native species, plant indigenous wild flowers favored by local pollinators, and take the joyful dive into native cuisine. I suggest starting with the book Eat Mesquite and More, published by local nonprofit Desert Harvesters, as well as John Slattery’s Southwest Foraging. Use more rainwater. If you are able to make modifications to where you live and work, look into curb cutting and terraforming to make better use of rainwater. Consider installing an active rainwater harvesting system. Volunteering with Watershed Management Group’s Green Living Coop is a great way to learn rainwater harvesting skills first-hand, to meet others who are interested in sustainability issues, and to save money on your own water harvesting installations. Keep doing the little things. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth, take shorter showers, turn the TV off when you leave the house, unplug “vampire devices” – all that stuff is still great. And, when you’re concentrating on being mindful, the little things start to become second nature pretty quickly. Leave no trace. In fact, leave less than no trace. When reveling in the natural wonders of this beautiful desert and beyond, stay on trails, respect local plants and animals, and carry your garbage out with you. Even better, bring an extra garbage bag and carry other people’s garbage out with you, too! Speak up! Nobody wants to be scolded or preached at, but positive, constructive dialog can go a long way in changing the shape of a conversation. If a person or entity does something for the climate that you appreciate, tell them so. If you’d like to see someone make more of an effort, say that, too (but do it nicely – e.g., instead of “You know straws kill sea turtles, right?“ try, “I noticed that a lot of restaurants are switching over to paper straws or are getting rid of straws altogether. I’d happily spend an extra buck or two to know I’m supporting a business that cares about the environment.” Consider sharing your sustainability goals and victories on social media and supporting others who do the same. And vote. Seriously. Vote like you think it counts. Listen! This might be the most important part of the entire equation. If threefourths of the people in the US now believe in human-caused climate change, that means that one-fourth of the population still does not. And my money says that they’re not going to be convinced otherwise through condescension, eyerolling, or insults. Engage with people that don’t agree with you and listen to what they have to say. Calmly offer facts, insights, and advice where you can, and get comfortable admitting where you can’t. Be proud of your efforts to live a more sustainable life, but resist the impulse to criticize anyone else for not understanding or appreciating your motivations. Right now, the alarms are going off. Or, at least, they should be. The effects of climate change are real, and we are watching them unfold in real time. The reality that it may never be possible to undo the harm we have already done is starting to set in, and hope often seems to be retreating toward the horizon. But, as the carbon emissions responsible for climate change continue to increase despite countless warnings from scientists and public cries to see them reduced, perhaps hope is no longer enough. Says Thunberg, “…we do need hope. Of course we do. But the one thing we need more than hope is action.” So what are you going to do about it? n
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may THROUGH MAY 5 AGAVE HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Celebrating the cultural, commercial, and culinary significance of the agave plant through educational experiences, garden tours, diners, and exhibits. Presented by The Hotel Congress. See website for more information. 520-622-8848. AgaveHeritageFestival.com
SATURDAYS IN MAY BLACK RENAISSANCE
Showcasing Arts in the Black Community centering around a different theme every Saturday in May. Free admission. 8pm to 10pm. Hotel McCoy, 720 West Silverlake Rd. BlackRenaissance.Online. May 4th: Hip-Hop with Jaca Zulu, Cash Lansky, Chakara Blu, Kaizer. May 11: Spoken Word with Stevie Rose, Teré Fowler-Chapman, Freddy Jay Walker, Stephanie Lyonga, P. Savant, Lance Guzman, Mario Guzman, Andres A Portela. May 18: Black Museum with Troy Miller-Perry, Roland Brooks, Elizabeth Denneau, Allison Miller, Flawless Victory, Sandra Taylor, Carl Euegene, Fiona Cadet. May 25: Black Renaissance Concert with Seanloui, Street Blues, Family, Black, Caesar.
SUN 12 TUCSON 5000 & MOTHERS DAY MILE A fast, flat course 5K and a one mile race open to parents/adults where the idea is for parents/adults and kids to run and cross the finish line together. All women will receive a special finisher’s prize that their children can give them! Children 10 and under are free. 5K starts at 7am. Mother’s Day mile begins at 8:15am. Benefits Pima Community College Track & Field and Cross Country. Reid Park Ramada in the southwest corner of the park along Country Club and 22nd St. AZRoadrunners.org
MON 13 – SUN 19 NATIONAL PUBLIC GARDENS WEEK
Throughout the week, many of our nation’s public gardens will emphasize their importance and impact as community resources and catalysts for change and resilience by encouraging the general public to visit, engage, donate, and/or volunteer. Visit Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tohono Chul, Tucson Botanical Gardens, Madera Canyon, Catalina State Park and more. See website for a full list of participating gardens. PublicGardens.org
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BRAIN FREEZE ICE CREAM FESTIVAL The coolest party ever! Unlimited
MT LEMMON HILL CLIMB Feel like doing one of the most difficult hill climbs
Blue Bell ice cream, foam parties throughout the event, over 20 free bounce houses and obstacle courses, and face painting. A fundraiser for the Southern Arizona Network for Down Syndrome. Tickets: $12, Kids 4 to 12 are $10, ages 3 and under are free. 12pm to 5pm. Rillito Park, 4502 N. 1st Ave. BrainFreezeFestival.com
in the U.S? Join other cyclists to climb up the 33rd toughest road bike climb in the US. GABA makes the ride bearable with SAG stops every 6 miles so you can load up on fluids, munchies, and healthy carbs and vehicular sweep support if needed. Riders are required to register online. 6am to 3pm. 4100 N. Harrison Rd. 520-261-4454. BikeGaba.org
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MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND Treat mom to a day in the Old West she’s sure to
COOL SUMMER NIGHTS Beat the heat and enjoy a science filled family friendly
remember! Specials such as free admission for women and girls, a raffle, a Mother’s Day meal at Big Jake’s BBQ (additional cost), and a free flower for mom (while supplies last) plus entertainment, Old Tucson style! 10am to 5pm. 201 S. Kinney Rd. OldTucson.com
evening under the stars. Weekly themes, check website for details. Bring a flashlight. Starting May 18 through August 31. 5pm-10pm. Regular admission rates apply. DesertMuseum.org
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Open Daily Bar + Bottleshop at the MSA Annex 267 S. AVENIDA DEL CONVENTO
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The River Run Network is a group of people working together to restore Tucson’s heritage of flowing creeks and rivers. When you join the River Run Network, you can discover Tucson’s hidden riparian gems with us at our creek walks and river cleanups. May 11: Creek Walk @ Atterbury Arroyo Register at Watershedmg.org/RRN-action
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MEET ME AT MAYNARDS Southern Arizona Roadrunners’ Monday evening, non-competitive, social 3-mile run/walk, that begins and ends downtown at Hotel Congress, rain/shine/holidays included! Free. 5:15pm. 400 N. Toole Ave. 520-991-0733. MeetMeAtMaynards.com
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Reveille Men’s Chorus presents uplifting and campy renditions of Broadway tunes about spirituality. May 18th at 7:30pm and May 19 at 2pm. $25. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 520-304-1758. ReveilleMensChorus.org
THIRD THURSDAYS Every Third Thursday of the month, MOCA is open for free to the public from 6pm to 8pm. These themed nights feature different performances, music, hands-on art making activities, as well as a cash bar and food trucks. Free admission. 265 S. Church Ave. 520-624.5019. Moca-Tucson.org
WILLCOX WINE COUNTRY SPRING FESTIVAL A festival featuring 16
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Arizona Farm Wineries, top acts from Phoenix and Tucson, food venues including Dante’s Fire and over 70 local artists and crafts. The inaugural Willcox Wine Country Awards Dinner, recognizing the best wines made with Willcox grapes will be held Friday evening. On Saturday enjoy the Art Show and Sale by the Art League of Willcox at Studio 128. See website for tickets and more information. Railroad Avenue Park, Willcox, Arizona. 520824-6972. WillcoxWineCountry.org
SUMMER NIGHT MARKET Shop under the stars, on the last Friday of the
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5 POINTS FARMERS MARKET Every Sunday at Cesar Chavez Park. 10am to
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Tombstone’s annual celebration of their most famous lawman. Action packed street entertainment, an 1880s fashion show, gunfights, and a chili cook-off. Sponsored by the Tombstone Lions. Historic Allen Street, Tombstone. TombstoneChamber.com
month, May through September. Local vendors and your favorite MSA Annex shops, will extend their hours for the market evening. 267 S. Avenida del Convento. MercadoDistrict. com
SUNDAYS 2pm. 756 S. Stone Ave.
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Every second Sunday, enjoy free admission and free family programming from 12-5pm. Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. TucsonMuseumorArt.org
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< EXIST: MESSENGERS OF THE COSMOS On Saturday, May 11th Tucson grassroots performance troupe Cirque Roots brings its latest production to The Edward B. Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W Speedway Blvd. 5 pm - FREE Public Lecture on Star Life by Dr. Aaron Farber. 6 pm - Astronomy Art Gallery. 7 pm - Performance - Doors open at 6:15 pm, show length 60 minutes. Exist: Messengers of the Cosmos is an astronomy-inspired theatrical circus infused with hard science, mythology, and universal questions. Audience goers will also have the opportunity to experience a free educational workshop by Aaron Farber on the Fate of Earth and a visual art gallery inspired by the stars. Exist is an artistic venture that integrates art and science. Projections, acrobatics, stilt dance, poetry, narrative, original music, and innovative circus props build a truly multimedia experience of the cosmos. Carl Sagan’s famous quote, “We are star stuff,” is the seed of Exist. It implies that we are composed of chemical elements that originated inside stars. Our planet, our bodies, and everything that we love and cherish are here because of the life cycle of stars. Exist explores the physical and emotional significance of what it means to be human in the Universe. Exist is a creative collaboration produced and directed by Stephanie Cortes, Natalie Brewster Nguyen, Zoë Anderson, and Nicole Curry. The official debut of Exist was made possible by the New Works Art Grant by the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona in 2018. Since May 2018, Exist was able to expand its production with funding from the City of Glendale’s Centerline Arts and Cultural Initiative to offer a free performance to the Downtown Glendale, AZ community.
Tickets - “Radical Hospitality” Sliding Scale: $0 – 25/person, pay what you can. (www.existlife.me) The concept of hospitality began in monasteries where people would come for care. The root of the words for hospice, hospital, and hospitality are all the same-from the Latin “hospes” meaning to welcome, to entertain. Ingrained in the word is a sense of goodwill and generosity. Radical hospitality goes beyond just welcoming, and has begun to be adopted in little pockets in the art world. Radical hospitality is revolutionary and addresses the social issues of unequal resources, lack of funding for the arts, and lack of access to the arts with an open door policy, and the trust that those who can provide, will provide. Cirque Roots experiments and employs a philosophy of radical hospitality in their approach to ticketing for their shows. Tickets will be completely sliding scale. No discount codes, no comps, no lists. Pay what you can. Cirque Roots Productions & Studio is a grassroots artist collective that was founded in 2011 with a vision to inspire the community to create and play through movement and dance. Based in a 1910s adobe warehouse in downtown Tucson located near Dunbar Springs and Barrio Anita, Cirque Roots created a space for the community to engage in circus-inspired arts and to co-create in the community through conscious events and workshops. The Cirque Roots performance crew has been performing collectively over the past six years and was nominated for a 2015 Lumies Award: Best Arts Organization. photo left: Exist by Pedro Romano
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Tucson Summer Camps! Keep the young ones active this summer with these fun and engaging Tucson kid camps.
ABBIE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP A literary inspired project based summer program with weekly themes such as Camping in the Outback and Crepes in France. For students entering 2nd – 11th grade. Cost: $225 per week. Hours & Dates: 8:30am to 12:30pm. June 3 – 28. 520-300-6103. AbbieSchool.org
ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY Two summer programs offer students an active, hands-on theatrical experience. Summer on Stage is a 5 week intensive program with a variety of acting, voice, and movement classes with rehearsals leading to fully produced performances – one play and one musical - on stage at the Temple of Art and Music. In the Summer Backstage program, participants will explore the wonders of technical theatre – costumes, set building, props, sound design and lighting. Classes led by professional teaching artists and ATC staff members.Cost: $860-$960. Hours & Dates: 9am to 5pm. June 24 – July 28. 520-884-8210. ArizonaTheatre.org
ARIZONA SONORA DESERT MUSEUM Open your eyes to the wonders of the Sonoran Desert Land and Sea. Campers will use science to make desert discoveries, observe live animals up close, create art, make tools from desert plants, hike and go behind the scenes with animal keepers. Scholarships available for members of the Tohono O’odham Nation and for other families. Ages: entering 1st-9th grades and a Junior Docent program for teens ages 13 to 18. Cost: $200-$375. Dates: various depending on program. 520-883-2702. DesertMuseum.org
ASTRONOMY CAMP Under the dark skies of Southern Arizona, students of all ages explore the skies above Mt. Lemmon and Kitt Peak with large telescopes and experience the excitement of scientific inquiry alongside real scientists as mentors. Available to teens and adults. See website for more information. AstronomyCamp.org
CAMP ARCHITECTURE A camp designed for middle school and high school students interested in the field of architecture and design. Participants learn to draw by hand or on the computer, construct models on the CAPLA Materials Lab, test structural models and learn about sustainability and careers in the design field. Led by
Registered Architect Valerie Lane with the support of student assistants. Cost: $375. Hours & Dates: 9am to 4pm. June 3-28. 520-626-4303. Capla.Arizona. edu/Events/Camp-Architecture
CAMP FUEGO Spark a creative fire with glassblowing, torchworking, and kiln-firing for students ages 12 to 17. Students will also attend chaperoned educational field trips to places such as Tucson Museum of Art and the UA Scientific Glassblowing Lab. Cost: $350-$400. Hours & Dates: 8:30am to 3:30pm. June 3-14. 520-8847814. SonoranGlass.org
CAMP INVENTION Unmask your child’s creativity this summer in the all-new Camp Invention® program, Supercharged™, where children build confidence, learn to collaborate and transform their wild imaginations into epic creations. Campers in grades K-6 will learn creative problem-solving skills while coding and programming futuristic robots, uncovering ancient fossils, designing high-tech superhero gadgets and exploring radio frequencies. Local educators will lead this actionpacked program featuring exhilarating, hands-on STEM activities teaching children to question, explore, break through obstacles and embrace failure! Cost: $230 - Use promo code PLAY15LISTING to save $15 (expires 5/10). Hours & Dates: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. June 3-7. Tanque Verde Elementary School. Invent.org
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM TUCSON Themed sessions such as Space Camp, Earth Explorers, Sonoran Glass Camp, and more for ages: 4-9. Cost: Prices range from $65-$150 for members, and from $85-$140 for non –members. Dates: June 3 – July 31. 520-792-9985. ChildrensMuseumTucson.org
EL GRUPO SUMMER BIKE CAMP Increase your child’s confidence, knowledge, and skills in a safe, fun and peer-inspired environment. Activities focus on developing safe-riding skills, mechanical knowledge, bike handling, and health and wellness. Designed for youth aged 7-13 years old. Cost: $175 per week. Hours & Dates: 8am to 12:30pm. June 3 - 21. 520-304-9682. ElGrupoCycling.org May 2019 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 17
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MINI TIME MUSEUM Week long sessions that incorporate hands-on STEAM concepts, with themese such as Frog Prince and Princess Pond, Steampunk Pirates and Alien Spaceship. Kids aged 5 to 12. Cost: $135, members receive a 10% discount. Dates: June 3 – 28. 520-881-0606. TheMiniTimeMuseum.org
MOCA TUCSON A place for youth to create, engage and explore. This camp focuses on developing critical thinking skills and problem solving. Youth are invited to explore new materials and space as they are challenged to create an installation with multimedia components. Youth Camp ages 8-13 and Teen Camp ages 1418. Register by May 15th. Cost: Free to $75 per week depending on household income. Hours & Dates: Noon to 4pm with optional aftercare until 5pm available. June 10 – 28. 520-624-5019. MOCA-Tucson.org
PACKS & POLES Explore beautiful Mount Lemmon on an overnight outdoor adventure for ages 9 to 11. Plan and prepare for a backpacking trip, practice essential survival skills, learn first aid, and let your inner outdoorswoman ROAR! Camp out on the summit of Mount Bigelow and visit Rose Canyon Lake to canoe—no backpacking experience or equipment required. Not a Girl Scout? Not a problem! At registration, you will be asked to pay an additional $25, which covers your camper under Girl Scout insurance, and gives her access to exciting, hands-on Girl Scout programming for the rest of the year! Cost: $365. Hours & Dates: 12 a.m. - 11:45 p.m. June 9 - 14. Camp Whispering Pines, Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona. 520-327-2288. GirlScoutsSOAZ.org
ROCKS & ROPES SUMMER CAMP Whether your child is new to the sport or an experienced rock scrambler from toddlerhood, this camp welcome climbers of all abilities from ages 5 to 15. Our instructors make sure that safety and responsibility set the groundwork for each and every camper before we dive into fun times at rock climbing camp! Cost: $250 per session for Rock 1 & 2, $325 per session for Rock 3. Hours & Dates: 8am – Noon for Rock 1 & 2, 9am – 2pm for Rock 3. May 27 – July 26. 520-882-5924. RocksandRopes.com
SONG, ART & YOGA CAMP Sing, paint, and explore yoga this summer! Taught by Gabrielle Pietrangelo, a musician and yoga teacher, and Gavin Troy, a professional visual artist at Tucson Yoga Studio. Space limited to 15 students per session. Ages 6 to 11, younger siblings considered if requested. Cost: $185; 10% discount for siblings. Hours & Dates: 8:45 am to 12pm. June 10-14. 520-370-5195. GabriellePietrangelo.com
STEAM CAMP AT IDEA SCHOOL This new summer camp offers exciting explorations in math and science such as, Circle and Circuits, 2-D to 3-D and Beyond, and Chemistry and the Kitchen, with an opportunity to make edible science experiments. Cost: Half Day: $140 per week, Full Day: $220 per week. Hours & Dates: Half day: 9am to 12:30pm, Full Day: 9am to 3pm. June 3 to 28. 520-589-4933. ExploreBuildLearn.org
PLAYFORMANCE Kids spend their day doing fun, active, age appropriate activities including games, sports, and creative play! For K – 8th grades. Cost: $65 per day, $300 per week. Hours & Dates: 9am to 3pm 10 weekly sessions, May 27 – Aug 9. 520-623-3904. PlayformanceTucson.com May 2019 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 19
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MAKE HISTORIC SILVER CITY YOUR MOTHERS DAY GET-AWAY !!! Join us for a “SPRING WALK-ABOUT” on May 11th 10:00 to 6:00. See our Historic District Calendar at SterlingNM.com for details. Businesses with asterisks (*) offer a discount if you mention this ad
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WILD WEST WEAVING
Contemporary,traditional,Navajo & Spanish textiles 211D N. Texas / www.wildwestweaving.com 575-313-1032 / wildwestweaving@gmail.com
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Something for every audience 211A N. Texas 575-388-2646 / facebook.com/mariahscqg
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BORDERLANDS GALLERY
Fine art & Stephan Hoglund Jewelry Design Studio 211 W. Yankee St. / stephanhoglund.com 218-370-1314 / sh@stephanhoglund.com
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Contemporary & abstract art, cigar box guitars 106 Yankee St. / www.creativeroadsart.com 303-916-5054 / creativehandsartstudio@comcast.net
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Contemporary fine craft and art 307 N. Texas St. / www.bluedomegallery.com 575-538-2538 / info@bearmountainlodge.com
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FINN’S GALLERY
Enchanted gallery and garden…a must see 300 N. Arizona St. / 844-645-4213
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Fine furnishings, jewelry, textiles, pottery 305/307 N. Bullard... Authentic everything 575-388-4426 / tmkgallery3@gmail.com
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Fine Art Galley and Teaching Space 209 West Broadway / www.lightartspace.com 520-240-7075 / karen@lightartspace.com
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Connecting collectors with fine works of art 306 N. Bullard St. 505-699-5005 / www.sterlingnm.com
WHY SILVER CITY?
• Warm Spring days, cool starry nights • Walk from boutique hotels & lodging to dinner • Authentic “heirloom” (1800s) business district • Stroll the historic WNMU campus • Walk to the Boston Hill trail network from town • Shop at our Food Co-op (est. 1974) • Watch first-run and current films at the Silco • Tour Syzygy & see how clay art-tile is made • SilverCityFarmersMarket.info for locations • Find Arts & Culture info at VisitSilverCity.org • Check out our art scene at SilverCityArt.com
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Barbara Mettler, John Howe, and the Tucson Creative Dance Center by Gregory McNamee
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n June 1961, a dancer and teacher in her early 50s arrived in Tucson at the well-worked-out set of democratic ideals of which she said, “My lifelong goal is wheel of a well-traveled 1953 Ford sedan. Finding that an existing studio to make dance available to everyone.” had been using the instruction books that she had been writing, decided Just so, Mettler wasn’t quite sure, at first, of what to make of the spaces that to last out the summer and see how she liked the place, though she had were available to her in Tucson or the architects who were practicing in town. been planning the move for some time. As with so many Tucsonans who “She looked around for a building,” says Mary Ann Brehm, president of Mettler arrive in the sweltering summer, Barbara Mettler may have wondered about Studios, “and she didn’t find one that suited her particular vision, which had to her choice of the Old Pueblo as home, but now, after having taught in New do with expressing human nature and affinity with the nature outside.” Such a York and Boston and spent time in Europe, she decided that she was now a vision required room to move. It required windows, light, and overhead space Southwesterner and embraced her new home. “The silence and the emptiness to suggest the endless desert sky. of the desert have always attracted Barbara Mettler found me,” she recalled, and she threw all these things in the design herself into her artistic work with executed by John Howe, the renewed vigor, ablaze with energy. chief draftsman at Frank After having taught in Flagstaff Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West and Phoenix, Mettler found a in Scottsdale, whom she welcome home in a couple of commissioned later in 1961. dance studios in town. She wanted Called “the pencil in Frank a place of her own, however, one Lloyd Wright’s hand,” Howe had that spoke to her believe that long labored in Wright’s shadow rhythm existed in every rock, without much appreciation for every grain of sand. Accordingly, his work—but now, two years she bought a corner parcel in after Wright’s death, he had what was then the edge of the city, more freedom to move, even if now at the corner of bustling Fort he held closely to the master’s Lowell Road and Cherry Avenue, blend of prairie style and and there she made her home and midcentury modern. decided to build a studio that she Following a broad set of had already named the Tucson instructions from Mettler, Creative Dance Center. including her insistence The timing for Barbara that the studio be circular in Barbara Mettler teaching movement to young children. Photo by Bill Mettler’s arrival in Tucson was order to emphasize the threeSears, courtesy Barbara Mettler Foundation. just right. With a population of dimensional nature of the dance around 200,000, it was on the verge of transforming itself from quiet rail depot form, he went to work. She asked that steps around the perimeter of the dance and cowtown to major metropolis. The University was expanding, and the city space be built, for instance, as if in a Greek theater, to allow intimacy between was beginning to attract creative workers in many fields, including writing, audience and dancer, and she further specified an outdoor space, the “third filmmaking, and photography, all things in which she took a great interest. Yet, acre,” for use outdoors in clement weather. although Mettler trained a couple of generations of dance teachers, she kept a Howe plunged into the work, and he and his Taliesin associates set about quiet presence in town, so much so that today she is something of a well-kept learning the principles of Mettler’s teaching, reading her books and even taking secret except among students of creative movement. a few classes from her. The fit between architect and client was unusually She had long ago established a reputation for independence and sound, for Howe was a firm believer in Wright’s principle that form follows unconventionality. Mettler characterized her work as the quest for “free function, that successful design must be organic, or what Mettler described movement,” which, beginning in the 1940s, meant an emphasis on as “the creative relationship of the work of art to its environment and the use improvisation—later in her career, in large groups, with the dancers provided of available natural materials.” She added in another of her writings, “Dance themes but nothing else. “In some intellectual circles movement was a dirty involves the giving of form and order to space through the art of body movement; word,” she recalled, and she was criticized for allowing the “anonymity” of while architecture involves the giving of form and order to space through the improvisation to overshadow the customary hierarchies of choreographer, art of building.” director, and premiere danseuse. She found her new home of Tucson to be Appreciating his sympathetic client, Howe obliged by building Mettler just as puzzled when it came to her work, and she smilingly noted that the a circular studio 5,700 square feet in extent, built primarily of buff-colored people here didn’t quite know what to make of her work, behind which lay a standard concrete blocks. The main studio is slightly below ground level, with
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Mettlers Dance Studio a cushion-mounted wood floor; outside, the ground is banked up against the building to emphasize the connection between indoor and outdoor space. The total construction cost, Howe recorded in 1964, was $95,625—a bit more than $757,00 in today’s dollars. For the round room, Howe had already had long experience in the decadeand-a-half-long quest to build the famed Guggenheim Museum in New York, with its sweeping, spiraling staircase leading from floor to floor. The greater technical challenge came with the ceiling, which, as Howe described it, is “supported by a tripod of steel beams, connected by a steel ring at the center. . . . Three fan-shaped skylights penetrate the roof where the structural tripods join the center ring.” Additional support for the metal roof and stuccoed ceiling comes from steel cables with a turnbuckle hidden in the walls, distributing some of the tension from the roof’s weight horizontally. That solution is ingenious, but it took some doing for Howe and Mettler to convince a Tucson bank to finance the construction—and then to find a contractor willing to do what, all in all, is highly unusual work. Finally the firm of W.F. Connelly, known for building schools and other large structures, agreed to undertake the construction after the owner’s son mounted an argument that the project would reflect well not just on the firm but also on Tucson. Enter the Tucson Creative Dance Studio, and, if you are at all familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright’s principles, you will feel right at home. The structure sports plenty of built-ins, from lockers and shelves for the dancers’ use to furniture in alcoves and against the walls. The hallmark short entrance doors are there, too, but with a difference, for once you walk through them into the dance space, you are treated to a trompe l’oeil of vaulting movement, an upward sweep from the polished concrete floor to the windows offering views of the towering Santa 24 ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com | May 2019
Catalina Mountains and thence to that high ceiling. The effect is stunning, and not for nothing does Brehm remark that “the ceiling dances with the floor.” So “Wrightian” is the building, in fact, that it has sometimes been attributed to the architect himself rather than to his chief lieutenant. That said, given Wright’s influence at the time and the proximity to the Phoenix area, where many Wright buildings went up over the years, the Mettler Studio is the closest Tucson has to a Frank Lloyd Wright building. Mettler died in 2002, after a long illness, and willed her property to the Nature Conservancy. The well-known environmental advocacy group built its headquarters on the lot a few years later, adding a two-story structure that complements the original studio by squaring the circle but allowing some elements of the original design to carry through. Mettler’s home, next to the studio, houses other environmental organizations, while the dance studio remains in use, housing the Tucson Movement Center and other creative groups in Tucson. “There’s something going on there every week,” says Brehm. Soon after building the Tucson Creative Dance Studio, John Howe moved from Arizona, after 32 years of working at Taliesin, first to San Francisco and then to Minneapolis, and there he built a thriving career as a modernist architect with his own practice. He built more than 80 homes in Minnesota, but he always ranked the Mettler commission high among his favorite projects. He died in 1997. A recent surge of interest in his work, coupled with a rising appreciation for the modernist tradition, has meant newfound appreciation for his legacy. So it is with Barbara Mettler, who advocated dance as a vehicle for liberating the creativity that lies tucked away inside all of us. n
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ANDREW SMITH GALLERY
Lee Friedlander: Dog’s Best Friend is on view through June 15. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am to 4pm. 439 N. 6th Ave. Suite 179. 505-9841234. AndrewSmithGallery.com
ARIZONA HISTORY MUSEUM Current exhibits include: Stories of Resilience; John Slaughter’s Changing West: Tombstone, Bullets, and Longhorns is on view to August 2019. Permanent Exhibits include: History Lab, Mining Hall, and Treasures of the Arizona History Museum. Hours: Mon & Fri 9am-6pm; Tues-Thurs 9am-4pm; Sat & Sun 11am4pm. 949 E. 2nd Street. 520-628-5774. ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org
ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM One World, Many Voices is open through June 1. Hopi Katsina Dolls: Changing Styles, Enduring Meanings closes July 27. Long term exhibitions include, The Resiliency of Hopi Agriculture: 2000 Years of Planting; Life Along the River: Ancestral Hopi at Homol’ovi; Woven Through Time; The Pottery Project; Paths of Life. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. 520-621-6302. 1013 E. University Blvd. StateMuseum.Arizona.Edu
CACTUS WREN GALLERY
May Flowers Art Show is May 11 from 9am to 2pm. Gallery hours: Everyday from 9am to 4pm. 2740 S. Kinney Rd. 520-437-9103. CactusWrenArtisans.net
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY Ansel Adams: Examples is on view through May 4 and Richard Avedon: Relationships is on view through May 11. A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise opens May 31 and continues through November 23. Hours: Tue-Fri 9am-4pm; Sat 1-4pm. 1030 N. Olive Rd. 520-6217968. CreativePhotography.org
CONTRERAS GALLERY Tucson opens May 4 with a reception from 6 pm to 9pm and continues through May 25. Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-3:30pm. 110 E. 6th St. 520-3986557. ContrerasHouseFineArt.com
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY Small Things Considered – 27th Small Works Invitational is on view through June 22. Hours: Tues-Fri 11am-5pm; Sat 11am-4pm. 154 E. 6th St. 520-629-9759. DavisDominguez.com
DEGRAZIA GALLERY IN THE SUN Arizona Highways and Ted DeGrazia will be on display May 24 through January 29, 2020. An opening reception will be held May 24 from 5 to 7pm. The Way of the Cross continues through May 22 and Desert Blooms continues through September 4. In the Little Gallery, Julie Rose & Mary Ann Rolfe will be on view to April 5. Hours: Daily 10am-4pm. 6300 N. Swan Rd. 520-299-9191. DeGrazia.org
DESERT ARTISANS GALLERY
Sonoran Sunshine and Beguiling Miniatures closes May 5. For the Birds and Under a Spell Miniatures opens May 7 with a reception May 10 from 5pm to 7pm. Birds! Birds! Birds! Pop Up Show with Pamela Howe and Friends opens May 11 from 10am to 2pm. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am1:30pm. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Rd. 520-722-4412. DesertArtisansGallery.com
Small Things Considered – 27th Small Works Invitational is on view at Davis Dominquez Gallery. Image: Buck Fever by Juan Enriquez.
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Image: Lyn Hart, timepieces, handwoven cotton, hemp, linen, nettle and rayon tapestries altered with rust, tea, wine, agua de Jamaica, stitching mounted on reversed artist panel.
ETHERTON GALLERY A Patterned Language: Matt Magee, Albert Chamillard, New Guinea Tribal Story Boards continues through June 22. Hours: Tues-Sat 11am-5pm or by appointment. 135 S. 6th Ave. 520-624-7370. EthertonGallery.com
IRONWOOD GALLERY
Feathers: Solo Exhibition by Chris Maynard continues through July 7. In the Baldwin Gallery, Spring Art Institute Exhibition continues through April 28. Hours: Daily 10am-4pm. 2021 N. Kinney Rd. 520-883-3024. DesertMuseum.org
JEWISH HISTORY MUSEUM Call Me Rohingya is on view through May 31. Gallery Chat, From Political Cartoons to Social Justice Comics with Lin Lucas is April 5 at 11am. Hours: Weds, Thurs, Sat & Sun 1-5pm; Fri 1-3pm. 564 S. Stone Ave. 520-6709073. JewishHistoryMuseum.org
LOUIS CARLOS BERNAL GALLERY Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition opens April 8 and is on view through May 3. Reception and Awards Ceremony is April 11 from 3pm to 5pm. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-5pm and Fri 10am-3pm. Pima Community College, 2202 West Anklam Rd. 520-206-6942. Pima.Edu
MINI TIME MACHINE
Evolution of a Modelmaker: John A. Acker is on view through August 18. Borrowed Time / Borrowed Books opens June 4 and will be on display through September 16. Tues-Sat 9am-4pm and Sun 12-4pm. 4455 E. Camp Lowell Dr. 520-881-0606. TheMiniTimeMachine.org
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Selections from the University of Arizona School of Art, Groping in the Dark, and New Histories is on view through June 30. Hours: Weds-Sun 12-5pm. 265 S. Church Ave. 520-624-5019. MOCA-Tucson.org
PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY Philabaum & Phriends, featuring glass artists of Arizona, is on view through September 30. Summer Hours: Tues-Sat, 11am-4pm. 711 S. 6th Ave. 520-884-7404. philabaumglass.com
PORTER HALL GALLERY
Quilts in the Gardens opens May 5 in the Friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Gallery and continues through September 29. Hours: Daily 8:30am-4:30pm. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 520-326-9686. TucsonBotanical.org
TOHONO CHUL PARK
On the Desert: An Exploration of Fibers is on view in the Main Gallery through July 31. Permanent Collection | New Perspectives V is on view through July 31 in the Welcome Gallery. Hours: Daily 9am-5pm. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 520-742-6455. TohonoChulPark.org
TRIANGLE L RANCH
Flower Power: 10 Artists Celebrate Flowers & Nature continues through May 18. Adobe Barn Gallery, Triangle L Ranch, 2805 N. Triangle L Ranch Rd. 520-623-6732. TriangleLRanch.com
TUCSON DESERT ART MUSEUM
Snap! Snapshots of History through Vintage Advertising is on view to November 30. Ongoing exhibitions include: Desert Hollywood, The Dawn of American Landscape, and The Weavings of the Dine. Hours: Weds-Sun 10am-4pm. 7000 E Tanque Verde Rd. 520-202-3888. TucsonDArt.Org
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART Carlos Estevez: Entelechy, Works from 1992 to 2018 is on view through May 5. Learning to See: Josef Albers opens May 2 and is on view through July 7. Ongoing exhibits include Selections from the Kasser Mochary Art Foundation; Asian Art; Native American Culture and Arts; European Art; Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art, Art of the American West; Art of the American Southwest; J. Knox Corbett House, and the La Casa Cordova. Hours: Tues-Wed & Fri-Sat 10am-5pm; Thurs 10am-8pm; Sun 12-5pm. 140 N. Main Ave. 520-624-2333. TucsonMuseumofArt.org
UA MUSEUM OF ART
Current exhibitions include: Our Stories: High School Artists on view to August 18; Wander Around on view to June 16; the Master of Fine Arts Theses Exhibition on view to May 10; 5 Minutes on view to June 16 and F***NISM on view to May 26. Ongoing exhibitions include, The Altarpiece From Ciudad Rodrigo. Hours: Tues-Fri 9am-5pm; Sat-Sun 12-4pm. 1031 N. Olive Rd. 520-621-7567. ArtMuseum. Arizona.Edu
UA POETRY CENTER Celebrating New Additions to the Rare Book Room is on display May 2 to May 24. Hours: Mon & Thurs 9am-8pm; Tues, Weds, Fri 9am-5pm. 1508 E. Helen St. 520-626-3765. Poetry.Arizona.Edu
WILDE MEYER GALLERY Gatos & Galleries, with adoptable cats, art, raffles,
Diner is currently on display featuring original china and silver service from the named first class Pullman trains. 414 N. Toole Ave. 520-623-2223. TucsonHistoricDepot.org
refreshments and a cat mask contest is May 4 from 1pm to 4pm. Expressive Figurative opens May 1 and is on view through May 31. Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5:30pm; Thurs 10am-7pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 12-5pm. 2890 E. Skyline Dr. Suite 170. 520-615-5222, WildeMeyer.com
SOUTHERN ARIZONA WATERCOLOR GUILD Young at Art opens May
WOMANKRAFT ART GALLERY Drawing Down the Muse is on view through
SOUTHERN ARIZONA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM Dinner in the
9 with a reception May 11 from 2pm to 4pm and is on view to June 8. Hours: TuesSun 11am-4pm. Williams Centre 5420 East Broadway Blvd #240. 520-299-7294. SouthernAzWatercolorGuild.com
SUNSHINE SHOP
Mid Mod Ceramics - Arizona pt. 1 - Rose Cabat, Maurice Grossman, DeGrazia and more, continues through May 5. 2934 E. Broadway Blvd. SunshineShopTucson.com
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May 4 with a reception May 25 from 7pm to 9pm. Hours: Weds-Sat 1-5pm. 388 S. Stone Ave. 520-629-9976. WomanKraft.org
YUME GARDENS Sakura: Photography by Mark Taylor is on view through May 4. Garden hours: Tues-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun Noon-5pm. 2130 North Alvernon Way. 520-303-3945. YumeGardens.org n
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Dateland A Desert Oasis Beckons by Gregory McNamee
DATES, the fruit of the date palm tree, have been grown in Arizona since the days of the first Spanish missions along the Santa Cruz River. It’s been only in recent decades, though, that growing dates has become a big business here, mostly in the dry, hot desert near Yuma. There something like 5,000 acres have been given over to the cultivation of Phoenix dactylifera (the Greek name for the palm tree being the same as that of the mythical fire-born bird, just to confuse things), with a production of about 10,000 pounds of dates per acre. At $10–$12 a pound retail—well, you do the math. Dateland, about 70 miles west of the Colorado River and all those other dates, is the site of a particularly lucrative grove of date palms, its origins lying in an entrepreneurial glimmer on the part of a landowner who watched George S. Patton’s troops training for warfare in North Africa in the desert outside his ranch. There had been North African camels in the desert, and Middle Eastern camel drivers, and plenty of Moorish-inspired architecture, and commercial date production along the Colorado since the 1920s, so why not a place in the desert interior with a medjool date as its beating heart? Thus was Dateland born, and although the original ranch and environs became a ghost town in the years after the war, when a nearby military airfield was decommissioned, it seemed to a later generation of entrepreneur that there was something in the proposition of growing dates. And more, the buyers of what would become the new and improved Dateland had only to drive over to the Salton Sea and the Coachella Valley to see that roadside date stands were a popular thing. Voilà: Thus was Dateland reborn, three heatstruck decades ago,
with a small grove of trees shading a travel center that signaled succor to the weary pilgrim with a tantalizing offering: a date milkshake. Now, dates can be used in many different ways. Our word “syrup” comes from the Arabic word for the juice of the sugar-rich date, which can be fermented to a lightly alcoholic drink or made into a vinegar, the fruit eaten as a fruit, the terminal bud of the palm tree eaten as a vegetable. The iron-hard logs of date palms can be made into sturdy beams for construction or fence poles, while an enterprising builder can turn the palm leafs into a handsome hut and the thorns into a needle fit to mend a sail. It’s a tree of many uses, in other words, but as for a milkshake—well, that was roadside ingenuity at work, in the same spirit that brought us the fast-food milkshake. Dateland can’t take credit for the invention, which probably traces back to a diner in Palm Springs back in the 1930s, in turn borrowing from timeless treats from the old country, but it’s done more than its part to press the sticky sweet thing into the consciousness of the desert rat. To early followers of biblical tradition, following beliefs shared by Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans alike, the date palm was a symbol of immortality. You may not feel entirely deathless when you first catch sight of Dateland, shimmering out on the mirage-thick horizon, but at this time of year, when the mercury is climbing, you can certainly make yourself feel as if risen from the hellfire if, while out that way, you pop in to enjoy one of the concoctions in air-conditioned splendor. n May 2019 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 29
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Not Me: Tucson Chanteuse Marianne Dissard’s New Memoir by Gregory McNamee, excerpt by Marianne Dissard
BORN in the French Pyrenees, Marianne Dissard lived in Paris until her father took a job in the faraway, exotic land of Phoenix. She went to high school there, then moved to Tucson, where she distinguished herself as a filmmaker, singer, and songwriter. Add writer to that list with the publication of her memoir Not Me, in which she describes the battles she fought with various demons while growing into herself. The book available at Antigone Books or directly from the author by ordering online via Paypal ($13.50, including shipping) at marianne. dissard@gmail.com. Here is an excerpt from her book: I was under the gun to grow up. Year after year, night after wasteful night in that Tucson bathroom, I took refuge under the sink to heave tearless sobs and, post-deflating, spasmodic, disembodied and hollow, I found it harder and harder to stand back up and breathe. Things were not looking good. By 2013, desperation had become the loose, stained pajamas I wore 24/7 around the house. When, on the evening of my brush with blindness, it occurred to me I hadn’t even been conscious of losing my sight, I glimpsed how much danger I was in, living in a baffling state of complete deflection between my head and my body. At last, blinded, I understood it might be terminal. Having entered the final stage in the escalation of a Cold War between me and myself—and knowing it—I got more careful. For a few days, anyway.
In my case, the more heartfelt the evening resolution to cease and desist from self-harm, the shorter it lasted. The next day, the hurling would start again, worse even, a howling backwash against my most sincere aspirations. Now doubting my very hinges, I began to think of the ways I could end it all. Yes, what could be the easiest way to terminate myself? Gas seemed the most practical, poetic, protracted, and painless. The kitchen whale, a restored 1950s classic white stove bought off Craigslist, had a large oven with a door flipping down long as a crib and pilot lights sputtering plenty of warmth into the room on those rare but bitter cold days in the desert. I loved that stove. Unpractical, temperamental, the antithesis of the microwave ovens I never owned, the venerable double-width O’Keefe & Merritt required as much careful monitoring as a patient on pill watch, lest a gas leak set the house on fire. In bed, knowing all pilots were churning blue, I’d fall asleep imagining they went out during the night and the seeping gas, first resting heavy on the bottom, then filling up the kitchen, then the whole house, silently reached the bedroom and slipped into bed with me. On those occasions when I left town for a few days, Cat, no canary, would of course know to steer clear of the kitchen until I had returned and rebooted the pilot jet, clearing the air by opening all the windows to the creosote-scented breeze. n
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The Cottonwood Arizona’s Tree
by Gregory McNamee A HOPI ARTIST sits on a woven chair, working away slowly at a footlong piece of white log with a knife. In a few days, he will free the form that lies locked within the soft white root: a representation of a storm-bringing katsina. Down near the Mexican border, a Tohono O’odham woman rests in the shade of a mighty tree, its leaves fluttering in the scorching breeze. The rattling leaves sing an ancient music, telling her that a monsoon storm will soon come to relieve the quivering heat. To them and to us, the cottonwood tree brings gifts. No tree is more important to so many Native American groups across so broad a territory. Along the watercourses of central Arizona, the Akimel O’odham people traditionally used it to make their prized baskets, as well as to construct cool, airy ramadas of wood and earth. Long ago, craftspeople found that the soft inner wood made a perfect vehicle for sculpting, producing work that now graces countless collections of Native American art around the world. Along the Colorado River, the Mojave and Quechan peoples built with cottonwood, but also made breeze-admitting skirts of the bark. Many peoples across the cottonwood’s range, from the Pacific coast to deep within the Great Plains, considered the rustling of the cottonwood’s leaves to be communication from other worlds, affording the cottonwood special powers; for that reason, councils and ceremonies were held within the tree’s shade. Many of those peoples, too, made use of the tree’s bark and gum for various medicines, particularly to treat ailments of the throat and lungs. Tall and stately, the Fremont cottonwood, Populus fremontii, is better representative of the whole of the Grand Canyon State than our official tree, the paloverde. Follow the watercourses that seldom see water along the Camino del Diablo in the stark deserts of southwestern Arizona, and here and there a cottonwood will offer its shade. Gaze a mile down into the deepest reaches of
the Grand Canyon, and you will find cottonwoods lining every draw, side canyon, and beach. Look at the old plazas of Tucson, Nogales, and other places with a Spanish past, and you’ll find them ringed with cottonwoods, an arcade that their planters called an alameda. Travel to the Four Corners, and great groves of cottonwoods will mark your passage to the state’s northeastern extreme; the name of the small town nearest the border, Tees Nos Pos, means “cottonwoods standing in a circle.” And where Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico meet stand a dense grove of cottonwoods, hugging the banks of a boulder-strewn stream below the Peloncillo Mountains. The cottonwood has triangular leaves that are longer than they are broad, with slender, flat stalks that allow the leaves to turn freely in the slightest breeze, like another Populus, the aspen. The cottonwood is thus a talkative tree. It is also a sheltering one. In the desert, cottonwoods cluster near water sources, along the banks of rivers and streams or near watering holes. They tend to fork out very near the ground, establishing multiple trunks, each of which can climb upwards of 100 feet into the sky, establishing a dense crown that provides ample shade for the sun-drenched animals, birds, and people who pass underneath them. This shade is a welcome bonus, but so is the signal that the cottonwoods provide by their very existence: where there is a cottonwood tree, in other words, there is a permanent source of water— essential information in a dry land. Come the hot, wet season, and the cottonwoods rustle in the wind to sing a song of water. Come the cold of winter, and their bare branches chatter in time with the passing gusts, waiting for the warmth to arrive again and the cycle to begin anew. So it is with Arizona’s tree, useful and elegant, feet firmly on the ground but its head in the heavens, a stance worth aspiring to. n May 2019 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 33
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The Science of Pottery in the American Southwest by Alyssa Ellsworth
THE CREATION of ceramic pottery requires three basic materials that are consumes a lot more oxygen than a low temperature fire. The temperature of a widely available around the world: earth, water, and fire. The final product’s fire indicates how much and how quickly the fire is using oxygen as fuel. Less appearance can differ because of the chemistry of the clay and methods of oxygen can be incorporated into the clay to form iron oxide compounds if it is decoration. The combination of physical and chemical processing techniques needed to fuel the fire. An iron compound with more oxygen such as Fe2O3 is can make an astounding variety of pottery. Subtle differences in ceramics of the less likely to form over an iron compound such as FeO when the fire is using archaeological and contemporary eras can inform researchers on the origin, the oxygen at a faster rate. The result of a higher temperature fire is a black techniques used and cultural changes over time. ceramic pot, while a lower temperature fire will form a red ceramic pot. Physical Properties In addition to various chemical forms of iron present in the clay, pottery Manipulating clay physically gives the ceramic pottery its size, shape and artists can use an iron-oxide glaze to decorate their pottery. This glaze texture. The most common way to form a ceramic pot in Pueblo culture is the can take on almost any color of the rainbow depending on the amount (or coil technique. The pot is formed layer-by-layer with ropes of wet clay until “concentration”) and type of iron present. the artist is content with the size and shape. The coils are smoothed together Impurities of other metal elements in the glaze can influence the color of with diluted clay called a “slip.” the pottery as well. “An early regional Traditionally, the slip is applied with a pottery that has remained popular is piece of soft buckskin. The changes the ‘Micaceous Variety,’” said Shannon in technique over time have primarily Schreiber, owner of Natural Stones in involved shape and form, but not Santa Fe, NM. The impurity of mica in materials until very recently. the clay creates a gold-flecked effect The physical techniques used all over the ceramic pot. to smooth the coils together haven’t All clays contain mostly two types changed over time. According to Sally of compounds: silica (SiO2) and Martinez, a Native American authentic alumina (Al2O3). These compounds art seller in Tucson, “corn husk or are like the iron compounds that color cobs are used to texture ceramics the clay because they are metals in and rubbing river bed pebbles on the combination with oxygen that are surface gives a polished look.” The chemically reactive. Unlike the iron technique using river bed pebbles to compounds, silica and alumina are make a smooth and polished surface colorless. The main function of silica that Martinez refers to is also called and alumina is to hold the structure “floating” the pot. of the ceramic pot. When the pot is Chemical Properties heated in a fire these compounds react Manipulating clay chemically gives in a way that is called “crosslinking” the ceramic pottery its resistance to that increases the strength of the Micaceous Pot with Loop Handle, by Francis Martinez, Bureau of Indian Affairs Museum Program crumbling, color and hardness. There ceramic pot. Crosslinking means that are two main ways to change the separate compounds form a bond chemical composition of clay. One is type of clay, which is determined by the between each other. The more crosslinking events occur, the harder the pot site from which the clay originates. The other is combustion conditions (the becomes. Crosslinking is a chemical reaction that is irreversible. temperature or technique used to fire the pot to a solid ceramic piece). Unlike Pueblo pottery has transitioned from functional materials used for physical manipulations to clay, chemical manipulations are often irreversible. everything from cooking to storage into collectable works of art. Collectors are The chemical compound, iron oxide (FeO), is the most common reactive usually not Native American. The name of the artist is necessary information chemical in clay that is responsible for color in ceramics. Since iron is the for the collector to assess the value of the piece. In traditional Pueblo culture fourth most common element in the earth’s crust, it is present in almost every it was taboo to seek personal recognition. Unlike collectors, researchers can type of clay around the world. The metal iron can link itself with oxygen or learn a lot of valuable information about Native American populations without other atoms in many ways to form compounds when conditions for a chemical ever knowing the name of these artists. reaction are present. One interesting chemical technique is to smother the fire at its peak Alyssa Ellsworth is a chemistry and science communication graduate student with powdered horse manure to give a reflective black surface. The manure at the University of Arizona, and is focusing on a career as a science writer. n drastically increases the temperature of the fire. A high temperature fire May 2019 | ZOCALOMAGAZINE.com 37
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Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, May 4, Hotel Congress WITH SO MANY GOOD and interesting shows coming up this month, and without anything of real substance or any pithy comments to share, I’m dedicating all of this month’s column inches to that for which they are intended - MUSIC. Go out and enjoy. May 4 – Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, Hotel Congress – This band is so cool it’s almost impossible to believe they are from Phoenix. A 12-16-piece outfit which includes up to four horns as well as singers and dancers, the group purports to carry the musical and social torch that was first lit by the powerful duo of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, original inventors of the Afrobeat sound. This show is part of the Congress’s weekend long Agave Festival and will be on the outdoor patio stage, which appears to be a permanent fixture of the hotel. May 7 – Ramsey-Roberson, Monterey Court – And speaking of Phoenix, Eric Ramsey and Robbie Roberson, two Phoenicians who represent the big valley as well as it can be represented, team up for an evening of storytelling and song. Last month they made their local debut as a duo at the Tucson Folk Festival where both are former winners of the Festival’s songwriting competition. Multi-instrumentalists who are superior tunesmiths. May 10 – Bad News Blues Band, Hotel Congress – The truth is you can see this band any week of the year at either the Viscount Suites on Tuesdays or the Chicago Bar on Wednesdays. But don’t let the relative availability of this band fool you. Made up of AZ Blues Hall of Famers Steve Grams, Mike Blommer and Hurricane Carla Brownlee, this band still kills it on stage. Seeing
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them outside under the stars will be a treat. Special guest Terry Hanck sits in on tenor sax. May 11 – Sweet Ghosts, Hotel Congress – This is a conceptual group that does not play out much, so when it does, notice should be taken. The last time Ryan Alfred and Katherine Byrnes played out they captivated a standing room only crowd at Exo Roast and were joined by violin, keyboards and drums. I expect this show, a part of the Rhythm and Roots Spring Concert Series collaboration with the Congress, to bear similar results. May 11 - Bluzi Zuzi, Zuzi Dance Theater, Historic Y, 738 N. Fifth Ave. – Every year the Zuzi Dance folks host a killer blues show, usually headlined by violinist extraordinaire Heather Hardy who always puts a bit of an all-star band together for the occasion. This year is no exception. She’ll be joined by longtime collaborator Ed Delucia on guitar, Hiro Suzki, a part of her New York posse, on guitar, Larry Cobb who plays with John Coinman and Kevin Costner’s Modern West on drums, and Nick Augustine on bass. While Nick does not play out as much as he used to, he is a true legend in this town having played bass with the great Rainer Ptacek in the 1980s and ‘90s. This is in the historic Y with food trucks available. May 13 – Tav Falco, 191 Toole – A so-called master of a raw fusion of rockabilly, blues, and fractured noise, Falco was, along with the Cramps, one of the earliest purveyors of what would come to be known as psychobilly.
May 13 – Jenny Lewis, Rialto Theatre - Between headlining dates around the globe and stealing the show at Newport Folk Festival 2018, not to mention being a special guest of Beck at Madison Square Garden, Lewis has been recording brand new material with a who’s who of supporting players including Beck, Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) , Don Was (producer for Bonnie Raitt and others), Jim Keltner and Ringo Starr. May 14 - Tedeschi Trucks Band, TCC Music Hall – Susan Tedeschi had been a band leader and a bit of a thing for years before she met guitarist Derek Trucks, whose Uncle Butch just happened to be one of the two drummers in the Allman Brothers Band (ABB). It was several years into their marriage before they decided managing one band might be better than two and the results have been outstanding. Tedeschi is a powerful singer and guitarist in her own right while Trucks brings a pedigree that carries 15 years as a touring member of the ABB in one of its later incarnations. Touring in support of their fourth studio album, Signs, they front what they describe as a diverse 12-person collective. Moving this show from the Fox to the TCC was a good idea.
May 19, Roy Book Binder, Hotel Congress - Who can say they were friends with the Rev. Gary Davis, Pink Anderson and Robert Lockwood? And toured with Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Hot Tuna, JJ Cale & Bonnie Raitt? Roy can. Stories and licks, this guy is timeless. May 19, Johnny Rawls, Monterey Court - This will be the third time he and his band have been brought back to the Monty. Simply a great musician in the traditional Chicago Blues genre. May 20 – Coco Montoya, 191 Toole – A disciple of John Mayall and a member of his latter day Bluesbreakers, Montoya is everything you’d expect a top shelf blues guitarist to be. He seems to play here about once a year and this is his time. May 21 – Keb Mo, Fox Theatre – So many great things to write about this master of the blues who is still very much in his prime…I’ll just leave it at this… his solo show at the Fox will probably sell out. And for good reason.
May 16 – Allman-Betts Band, Fox Theatre – File this listing under the heading, and if you can’t get enough of the Allman Brothers Band nepotism thing… While their famous dads the late Gregg Allman and Dickie Betts may not have been able to get along, their kids, Devon Allman and Duane Betts are marking 2019 with a new Allman Betts Band album and a worldwide tour that will feature new music, songs from their solo projects and classic Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman tunes in honor of the 50th Anniversary of The Allman Brothers Band. The new band is also said to include Berry Oakley Jr. son of the original Allman Brothers bass player.
May 24 – Laurie Morvan Band – Blues Friday strikes again at the Congress with this high octane five-piece blues rock band that’s been nominated for all sorts of good things these last two years.
May 17 - The Amosphere, Hotel Congress - Fronted by Amochip Dabney, twice Grammy nominated, a superlative multi-instrumentalist, and a member of the R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, he leads this troupe through a variety of originals and New Orleans style funk and blues. Complimented by Clay Brown on sax, Tom Fetter, keys, Adam Frank, drums and Bryan Dean, guitar, this show is a part of the Hotel’s monthly Blue Friday promotion.
May 31 – HarpDog Brown & the Uptown Blues Band, Monterey Court - A gifted singer and an imaginative harmonica player that has been a strong force in Canada’s Blues scene since 1982, he is a bit of a blues legend in that part of the world. n
May 18 - Cadillac Mountain, Hotel Congress – The Rhythm and Roots outdoor concert series highlights another great example of local talent who will look and sound great on the big outdoor patio stage. While they are nominally billed as bluegrass, this group has a raw sound and feel all its own.
May 25 – Don Armstrong and the Whiskeypaliens, Hotel Congress – Armstrong’s unique take on Americana, seasoned by a lifetime of writing and performing. The Whiskeypaliens include Nic Coventry on virtuoso violin and Gary Mackender of the Carnivaleros on accordion. Do ot be surprised if other Whiskeypaliens are recruited to the stage.
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Bayonne performs at 191 Toole on Friday, May 10.
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17 W. Congress St. 624-1515, FoxTucsonTheatre.org Wed 8: Live From Laurel Canyon Sun 12: Shidara Tue 14: Tedeschi Trucks Band Thu 16: The Allman Betts Band Tue 21: Keb’ Mo’
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RIALTO THEATRE 318 E. Congress St. 740-1000, RialtoTheatre.com Fri 3: Tech N9ne Sat 4: GTA Sun 5: MGMT, Warpaint Mon 6: August Alsina Fri 10: Metal Mayhem: Sinphonics, Blacklidge, Stands With Fists, Memento, Waysted Youth, Dead Man Dom, S.L.U.T., Decenvir Sat 11: Lord Huron Mon 13: Jenny Lewis, Karl Blau Thu 16: Johnny Orlando, Hayden Summerall Fri 17: Lucius, Pure Bathing Culture Sat 18: La Semesienta Mon 20: Gary Clark Jr., The Peterson Brothers Tue 21: Hunter Hayes, Levi Hummon Wed 22: Good Charlotte Fri 24: Jenny & The Mexicats, Bang Data Sat 25: Insane Clown Posse Wed 29: Ghostmane Fri 31: Ilana Glazer
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SEA OF GLASS CENTER FOR THE ARTS 330 E. 7th St., 398-2542 TheSeaOfGlass.org Fri 10: Levi Platero Band
SKY BAR TUCSON 536 N. 4th Ave, 622-4300. SkyBarTucson.com Wed 1: Open Mic Thu 2: Birds & Arrows, SIRSY(NY), Amy Mendoza & the Strange Vacation Tue 7: Tom Walbank Wed 8: Open Mic Fri 10: Elyzian CD Release Sat 11: Sundressed and Hearts, Like Lions Tue 14: Songwriter Showcase, Steff Koeppen Wed 15: Open Mic Fri 17: Bryan Thomas Parker & Friends Album Release Tue 21: Tom Walbank Wed 22: Open Mic Fri 24: Cirque Roots Tue 28: Songwriter Showcase, Steff Koeppen Wed 29: Open Mic
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Mercado District of Menlo Park - Lots ranging 97k to 200k Call for more information!
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