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UA Museum of Art celebrates 90 with ‘An Unfolding Legacy’ When the Museum's first art exhibit opened 90 years ago, fine art had little public presence in the southwest. Today, the UA Museum of Art is part of “the Museum Neighborhood,” a cluster of four museums within walking distance from each other. “An Unfolding Legacy,” which will conclude in March 2015, provides museum visitors with the opportunity to experience more than a dozen different exhibitions, showcasing many museum holdings

that have not left the museum’s vaults in decades. The collection sheds light on culturally relevant moments in history. UAMA’s permanent collection has been built entirely by gifts of art and generous financial support from donors. C. Leonard Pfeiffer, the UAMA’s first major donor, said “I wish that all men with the love of art in their souls would take these words to heart: Help build collections in every corner of our land.” www.artmuseum.arizona.edu

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Books, books, books / 37

The UA's Biosphere 2, north of Tucson, is a lab like no other.

The Sixth Annual Tucson Festival of Books takes over campus in March.

Arizona Health Sciences 52 Campus Map

Confluencenter 44 Film 31 Galleries

Choral students bound for Europe / 18 School of Music choirs earn invitation to Vienna and Prague.

Art al fresco / 32 Take a walking tour of the UA's public art collection.

Libraries 43

Curtis Reframed / 37

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Poetry 41 Science Lectures 48

Reinventing commencement / 46 Graduation ceremony goes big in return to Arizona Stadium.

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UA Visitor Guide The University of Arizona Visitor Guide is published twice a year by Arizona Student Media in the Division of Student Affairs. Its purpose is to provide useful information about the UA for visitors to our dynamic community.

Copies of the UA Visitor Guide are available at many locations on and off campus, including the UA Visitor Center, the Information Desk in the Student Union Memorial Center and the UA Main Library.

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UA Tours Arizona Ambassador Tours are led by UA students and offered to prospective students and their parents by the Office of Admissions. The tours showcase Old Main, Student Union Memorial Center, Student Recreation Center and Main Library. Tours are offered weekday mornings and afternoons, and Saturday mornings during the fall and spring semesters. Call 520-621-3641 for more information. Prospective students can register online at admissions. arizona.edu/visit UA Visitor Center Tours: During the fall and spring semesters, a variety of free, guided tours are available to the public through the UA Visitor Center. Reservations are recommended. For information about tours or for a current tour schedule, visit universityrelations. arizona.edu/presidential-events-visitorservices, call 520-621-5130 or email visitor@email.arizona.edu The Visitor Center also offers free

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Middle School tours to 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes. Information about the tours and scheduling can be found at externalrelations.arizona.edu/community_visitor.cfm Join the Campus Arboretum tree tours and find out what we’ve learned from more than 125 years of growing in the desert. Explore the living heritage of the University of Arizona and discover some of the oldest, largest and most rare tree and cactus species in the state. Learn how the campus has fulfilled the UA Land Grant’s Mission with the Arboretum History tour, see Trees from Around the World or learn about Sonoran Native Trees suited to your own backyard! You’re sure to find something educational and inspiring with each visit! See our website to view the schedule of expert-guided tree tours. http://arboretum.arizona. edu/tree_tours Self-guided tour booklets are also available online, or

Arizona State Museum Group Tours Visitors can explore the museum on their own or participate in guided tours. Docent-led tours through the museum’s exhibits highlight the indigenous cultures of Arizona and northern Mexico (afternoons OctoberApril, or by special appointment, free with admission). Curator guided tours give small adult groups a behind-thescenes look into labs and collections areas (advanced reservations required, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $20 per person). For more information, contact Darlene Lizarraga at dfl@email.arizona. edu or 626-8381. Steward Observatory Mirror Lab Tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at the cutting-edge technology and revolutionary processes involved in making the next generation of premier giant telescope mirrors — from constructing the mold, to casting, to polishing, to delivering the finished product on a mountaintop, to viewing the universe. Tours to this world-renowned facility are conducted throughout the week, with advanced reservations required. Participants must be 7 or older. Admission is $15 per person, $8 for students. Call 520-626-8792 or visit mirrorlab. as.arizona.edu

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Make the UA Visitor Center your first stop when exploring campus and learn about the UAâ€™s attractions, top-ranked programs and talented community of scholars and students. The Visitor Center offers UA and community publications, public Wi-Fi, information about campus performances, tour information, parking, and more. The UA Visitor Center is located at the northwest corner of Euclid Avenue and University Boulevard and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed weekends and UA holidays. For more information, call 520-621-5130, or visit universityrelations.arizona.edu/presidential-events-visitor-services

Getting To and Around Campus From Tucson International Airport Exit airport northbound on Tucson Boulevard. Turn left at Valencia Road, the first traffic signal. Take Valencia one block to the light at Campbell Avenue. Turn right onto Campbell, following the street through a midway name change to Kino Parkway. At Sixth Street, Kino will become Campbell again. You will see UA at the northwest corner of the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Sixth Street. From Interstate 10 Visitors approaching Tucson on I-10 should exit at Speedway Boulevard (Exit 257). Turn east onto Speedway. The university will be on the right after Euclid Avenue. Parking on Campus See the campus map (p. 26-27) for visitor parking garages. Parking in the Highland Avenue, Main Gate, Second Street, Park Avenue, Sixth Street, Cherry Avenue and Tyndall Avenue garages is on

a space-available basis, 7 a.m.-12 a.m. For more information, visit parking.arizona.edu/visitors Visitor Garage Daily Rates Second Street garage: before 5 p.m. $2 per hr.; $10 maximum. After 5 p.m. $2 first hour, $1 each additional hour; maximum $5. All other campus garages: before 5 p.m. $1 per half hour for the first two hours; $1 each additional hour, maximum $8. After 5 p.m. $1 per hour; maximum $4. Garages are free on weekends, pending special event parking restrictions. CatTran Shuttle A free campus shuttle. For maps and schedules, visit parking.arizona.edu Download Cat Tran app from arizona.transloc.com Tucson Modern Streetcar Scheduled to open summer 2014. See campus map (p. 26-27). www. tucsonstreetcar.info Interactive Campus Map iiewww.ccit.arizona.edu/uamap

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The UAMA launches “Unfolding Legacy,” a celebration of 90 years of art exhibitions on the UA campus. A showcase of the Museum’s world class permanent collection is scheduled in honor of the generous supporters that brought about the founding of the Museum and built its collection. The Museum of Art (UAMA) collects and exhibits artworks representing many of the principal cultures and periods of world history. The largest portion of the more than 6,000 artworks in the permanent collection comprises European and American artworks from the 14th century through the present day and includes works by master artists of universal renown such as Rembrandt, Renoir, Picasso, Kollwitz, Warhol and Hopper. The magnificent 15th century Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo (Spain) and Late Medieval and Renaissance paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection as well as sketches and models by sculptor Jacques Lipchitz are always on view. Current Exhibits: American Visions: Selections from the C. Leonard Pfeiffer Collection Through March 24, 2014 Artworks in the exhibition were donated by UA alum C. Leonard Pfeiffer, the first major donor to the UA Museum of Art, whose visionary gift set high standards for the museum by championing art focused on creative and intellectual inquiry. The Modern Spirit: Selections from the Edward J. Gallagher III Memorial

The Samuel H. Kress Gallery Collection Through March 24, 2014 A donation of 20th century artworks by Edward Gallagher, Jr. includes works by artists Jackson Pollack and Mark Rothko, among others. Modern Master Prints Through March 10, 2014 The exhibition showcases prints, including etchings and lithographs, by artists such as Jean Miro, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Francisco Zuñiga and Rufino Tamayo. The Photography of Ansel Adams Through April 14, 2014 Special exhibition presented in partnership with the Center for Creative Photography Luminous Moments: Selections from the George Gregson Gift Through April 14, 2014 An exhibition of impressionist oil paintings from the dawn of the 20th century features works by European masters

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including Renoir, Vuillard and FantinLatour. Master of Fine Arts Exhibition April 10 – May 16 Annual exhibition showcasing artworks created in a variety of media by UA School of Art candidates for the Master of fine Arts degree. Hours Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., weekends noon–4 p.m. Admission $5; free for UAMA members, students, children under 18. Location SE corner of Park Avenue and Speedway, facing into campus MUSEUM ART OF ART Parking Park DRAMA Avenue Garage; free parking on weekends MUSIC Contact 520-6217567, artmuseum. arizona.edu

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Center for Creative Photography The Center for Creative Photography is the largest institution in the world devoted to documenting the history of North American photography. Here, one can survey the complete archives of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, W. Eugene Smith, Louise DahlWolfe, Garry Winogrand, and other great photographers of the modern era. The Center’s 5,000 square-foot gallery hosts an ongoing stream of original exhibitions that travel to venues around the world (see gallery listings, page 34). To accompany its exhibitions and share knowledge about the medium of photography, The Center offers lectures, tours, and many other educational opportunities. It also publishes exhibition catalogues and books on the history of photography, its theory, criticism, and practice. Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Gallery open Saturday-Sunday 1-4 p.m. during exhibitions. Closed major holidays. Admission Free Location UA Fine Arts Complex, 1030 N. Olive Road Parking Park Avenue Garage, pedestrian underpass gives direct access. Parking directly behind center (off Second Street) is free on weekends, and weekdays after 5 p.m. Contact 520-621-7968, www.creativephotography.org

Ongoing: The Pottery Project. Approx. 400 examples illustrate 2000 years of pottery making in the Southwest. Paths of Life: American Indians of the Southwest. Explore the origins, histories, and contemporary lifeways of ten Native culture groups.

Arizona State Museum

Experience the enduring cultures of Arizona, the American Southwest, and northern Mexico at Arizona State Museum through dynamic exhibits, engaging programs, and an educational museum store. ASM is the region’s oldest and largest anthropology museum (est. in 1893), home of the world’s largest collections of Southwest Indian pottery and American Indian basketry, and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Current Exhibitions Curtis Reframed: The Arizona Portfolios This exhibit explores Edward S. Curtis’s work in Arizona from 1903 to 1928, featuring photogravures and narratives from his life’s work, The North American Indian. Now through July 31, 2015 Shonto’s Words This intimate exhibit of eleven paintings by internationally known Diné artist Shonto Begay is accompanied by poetic text, also by the artist, explaining the stories behind each piece.  Now through May 6, 2014 Basketry Treasured. Approx. 500 examples celebrate the ancient and abiding traditions of Native basketry in Arizona. Now through Jan. 4, 2014

Hours Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.– 5 p.m. Closed Sundays and federal and state holidays. Admission $5; free for members, CatCard holders, students and youth under 18. ARIZONA Location 1013 E. STATE MUSEUM University Blvd., east of Park Avenue and northeast of ARIZONA UA’s main gate. STATE MUSEUM CENTENNIAL Parking Covered HALL SOUTH parking for a small fee at the Main Gate and Tyndall Avenue garages; free parking on Saturdays. Contact 520-621-6302, statemuseum.arizona.edu

Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium and UA Mineral Museum

This science center explores our universe from earth to space and everything in-between, bringing science alive for young and life-long learners alike. Changing exhibits through the year focus on biology, energy, geology, astronomy and more, weaving in groundbreaking UA research and revealing the world of science careers for budding scientists. Flandrau Science Center also Continued on page 9

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offers southern Arizona’s only planetarium theater and free stargazing through its 16-inch telescope. Flandrau Science Center’s star projector can project more than 8,000 stars, perfectly recreating the visible objects of the night sky hour by hour. On the lower level, The UA Mineral Museum houses one of the top-five gem and mineral collections of the world. With a core collection dating back to 1892, the Mineral Museum now holds more than 26,000 specimens. Hours Science Center, Planetarium and Mineral Museum: Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Thursday–Friday 10 a.m.–3 p.m., 6–9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sunday 1–4 p.m. Observatory stargazing Thursday–Saturday, weather permitting. STEWARD OBSERVATORY Admission $7 adults, $5 children 4–15, children FLANDRAU under 4 free; $6 senior/miltary; $4 UA MALL UA MALL with University ID. Planetarium and Laser shows $5. Observatory stargazing free. Location Corner of Cherry Avenue and University Boulevard Parking Cherry Avenue Garage. Free street and surface lot parking on weekends (game days excluded). Contact 520-621-4516; flandrau.org; facebook.com/FlandrauScienceCenter; twitter.com/FlandrauAZ

Jim Click Hall of Champions Discover the heritage and traditions of Arizona Athletics. Visitors can learn about their favorite Wildcats, view the men’s basketball national championship trophy, see which Wildcats were Olympians and more. Hours Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday noon–5 p.m. Pac-12 basketball game days: Hall closes two hours before game, reopens 15 minutes into start of first half and closes at start of second half. Football game days: Hall opens six hours before kick-off; closes one hour before kick. Admission Free Location North side of McKale Memorial Center, 1721 McKALE E. Enke Drive MEMORIAL CENTER Parking Cherry Avenue Garage is free on weekends, except during special events. Contact 520-621-2331, arizonawildcats.com

The Arizona History Museum

Discover Southern Arizona’s rich history with vibrant exhibits depicting events from Spanish Colonial times through territorial days. Explore the life of Geronimo, an underground copper mine, the Arizona Centennial Quilt, and much more! Plan your next event including banquets and weddings at

our museum through our facility rental program. Visit our website to learn about upcoming community events and public programs hosted by the Arizona Historical Society. Hours Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed major holidays. Admission $5 adults; $4 seniors 60+ and students 12–18; free for members and children 11 ARIZONA and younger. 2 HISTORICAL for 1 Tuesdays: SOCIETY Two admissions for the price of one on every first Tuesday of the month. Location 949 E. Second St., between Park and Tyndall avenues Parking Main Gate Parking Garage. Free with museum validation in the Arizona Historical Society section. Contact 520-628-5774, ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org

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Biosphere 2, a lab like no By M. Scot Skinner

isitors from around the world are drawn to Biosphere 2, the massive glass-enclosed facility that first captured our imagination in the early 1990s. Now owned and operated by the University of Arizona, Biosphere 2

is situated on a 40-acre campus north of Tucson near the town of Oracle. But where precisely is Biosphere 1? You’re living on it. The mammoth B2 is modeled on Earth, the first biosphere. Biosphere 2 is now the world’s largest laboratory for the study of earth science. More than 150 papers have been published, the result of ongoing ef-

The massive enclosure, home to five ecosystems, is proving to be fertile ground for UA scientists

forts to better understand hydrology and erosion and other forces at work on the planet. Although its beginning 25 years ago was shaky, scientifically speaking, Biosphere 2 has earned widespread respect as a research site unlike any other. According to a report in the New Yorker, “Much of what is known about coral reefs and ocean acidification was originally discovered, improbably enough in Arizona, in the self-enclosed, supposedly self-sufficient world known as Biosphere 2.” Biosphere 2, which is 91 feet tall at its highest point and sealed from the ground below by a 500-ton stainless steel liner, was originally

other intended to explore the feasibility of space colonization. Edward P. Bass and his Space Biospheres Ventures bought the property in 1984 and started building the current facility two years later. During two separate missions in 1991 and 1994, teams were sealed inside as part of a grand experiment. The first team drew international attention as they struggled to overcome suffocation and starvation. It proved to be a riveting human drama. The Biospherians became stars of reality TV before the entertainment genre even had a name. Several first-hand accounts have since been published, each filled with tantalizing details about the experiment. Bass gave up control of Biosphere 2 in 1994, and Columbia University assumed management from 1996 to 2003. The UA took over in 2007 and was gifted the facility in 2011. Visitors can take a self-guided tour that includes the original command center and living quarters. Visitors can also go under the glass for a guided tour that includes the infrastructure, a fascinating feat

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■ What: UA Biosphere 2 ■ Where: 30-minute drive from Tucson. North on Oracle Road to milepost 96.5. ■ When: Daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Guided tours are offered at regular intervals. No reservations required. ■ Admission: $20; $13 ages 6-12. Free for children ages five and younger. ■ Information: 838-6200; B2science.org

of engineering, and a walk-though of the five ecosystems: mangrove wetlands; tropical ocean; tropical rainforest; savannah grassland, and fog desert. The tour guide will give you details about the Landscape Evolution Observatory research project, which started about a year ago and is scheduled to run for 10 years. The LEO project is the B2’s primary area of research, our guide explained during a recent tour. “The LEO is designed to learn about the essence of hydrology,” he said. “We are trying to build a fundamental theory of water.” Visitors also learned about some of the creatures still living at B2. The million-gallon ocean is home to about 10 species of fish, all descendents from more than 20 years ago. In the rainforest, the only insects are sewer roaches and ants. Perhaps it’s appropriate that the state bird of Arizona is also in residence. Our guide pointed out a pair of cactus wrens who had found their way into the desert ecosystem. “Both are males waiting for females,” he said. “They’ve been waiting for years.” See related story, page 13

Researchers at work (above) and the B2’s million-gallon ocean (below). Photos courtesy UA Biosphere 2

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LEO reveals big system interaction LEO, a half-acre laboratory of three huge landscapes constructed inside an environmentally controlled greenhouse facility at Biosphere 2, features arched glass ceilings in an enclosure the size of an aircraft hanger. Measurements recorded at LEO allow scientists to see how big systems interact. Curved structures were built to mimic large natural hill slopes. Scientists can better understand how water moves through different soil types and learn about the impact of the atmosphere changes to 650 tons of crushed Northern Arizona volcanic rocks, material used to build three man-made landscapes. Rain systems varying from light winter rain to a fairly heavy monsoon storm are simulated at LEO. Scientists experiment with drought conditions, too. Visitors have the

LEO laboratory by night Photo courtesy UA Biosphere 2

opportunity to view the model mountainsides through a twostory glass wall and talk with LEO researchers and technicians in an informal way about their evolving experiments. With the help of UA School of Geography and Development

master’s student and NASA Space Grant recipient Michelle Coe, elementary students have established a small-scale miniature version of the LEO project at the greenhouse of Tucson Unified School District’s Manzo Elementary. leo.b2science.org/

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Ticket Office Hours Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday noon–5 p.m., Sunday noon–4 p.m. and two hours before every performance. Admission Varies Location Centennial Hall, unless otherwise noted. Other locations: CENTENNIAL HALL Crowder Hall, (UA campus, Music Bldg. See Campus Map, p. 28–29); Fox Tucson Theatre (17 W. Congress St.); Reid Park (between Country Club and Alvernon Ave., Broadway and 22nd St.); Parking (UA) Tyndall Avenue Garage Contact 520-621-3341, uapresents.org

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Thursday, Feb. 6 Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet 7:30 p.m. Violet Kid, Choreography: Hofesh Shechter; Tuplet, Choreography: Alexander Ekman; Grace Engine, Choreography: Krystal Pite Making its much-anticipated UApresents debut, New York’s Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet is renowned for dancers who combine powerful physicality with classical technique. As its reputation has gone from strength to strength, the company has delivered brilliantly on its mission to integrate ballet with contemporary and popular forms. Tickets: $50, $45, $40, $35, $30 Friday, Feb. 7 Bahia Orchestra Project 8 p.m. Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Ravel, Piano Concerto in G Major; Wellington Gomes (Bahia), Percussion Dreams (with carnival drums); Revueltas, Semsemayá; Villa-Lobos, Trenzinho do Caipira (from Bachianas); Marquez, Danzon 2 One hundred musicians strong, the Bahia Orchestra Project has been storm-

ing Europe in recent years, bringing sold-out houses to their feet in London, Berlin and Geneva. It was founded in 2007 by Brazilian pianist and conductor Ricardo Castro, who remains its director. In their U.S. debut tour, they perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major with internationally acclaimed pianist, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, along with music of their native Brazil. Tickets: $50, $45, $40, $35, $30 Saturday, Feb. 8 Chris Thile 8 p.m., Crowder Hall Thile, of Punch Brothers, is a mandolin virtuoso, composer and vocalist. With his broad outlook that encompasses progressive bluegrass, classical, rock and jazz, Thile transcends the borders of conventionally circumscribed genres, creating a distinctly American canon and a new musical aesthetic for performers and audiences alike. Recently awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, in Feb. 2013 Thile also won a Grammy for his work on “The Goat Rodeo Sessions,” collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan. In this program, he will draw from his “Bach Sonatas & Partitas Vol. 1” release on Nonesuch Records, while also exploring his own compositions and contemporary music. Tickets: $40, $30 Thursday, Feb. 13 Christine Goerke, soprano 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall Performing songs and arias of Gluck, Poulenc, Berg, Wagner and Brahms. Goerke began her career in the Metropolitan Opera’s Young Artist Program, singing her first major role for that company in 1997. She has gone on to

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perform at most of the world’s major opera houses, including Royal Opera House Covent Garden, New York City Opera and La Scala. Tickets: $40, $30 Thursday, Feb. 20 Inon Barnatan, piano 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall Bach Toccata in C minor; Beethoven Sonata, opus 110; Franck Prelude, Choral and Fugue; Barber Sonata, opus 26 Tucson audiences already love Barnatan, having given him a mid-concert standing ovation when he appeared in Centennial Hall with Academy of St. Martin in the Fields last season. Back for a solo recital in the intimacy of Crowder Hall, this Israeliborn pianist’s broadly diverse repertoire will be on full display. As the San Francisco Chronicle recently noted, “the audience cheered the performance to the rafters.” Tickets: $40, $30 Thursday, Feb. 27 Quartet for the End of Time David Krakauer, Matt Haimovitz & Friends 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall Brahms Clarinet Trio; Schiff, Gimpel the Fool Suite; Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time “The most ethereally beautiful music of the twentieth century was first heard on a brutally cold January night in 1941, at the Stalag VIIIA prisoner-of-war Haimovitz camp, in Görlitz, Matt Photos courtesy UApresents Germany.” This is how musicologist Alex Ross introduces Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time,” written while the composer was imprisoned in an internment camp. Premiered with the camp’s German officers sitting in the first row, the quartet’s

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and five-time Grammy Award-nominated, pianist/vocalist Feinstein is considered one of the premier interpreters of American standards. Feinstein was Ira Gershwin’s assistant for six years, earning him access to numerous unpublished Gershwin songs. Performing with a big band, the evening will celebrate the music and legacy of George and Ira Gershwin and Feinstein will share personal stories and recollections from his book, The Gershwins and Me. “Who Could Ask for Anything More?” Tickets: $100, $75, $60, $45, $30

Sunday, March 23 The Joffrey Ballet 7 p.m. Interplay, choreography by Jerome Robbins, music by Morton Gould; Son of Chamber Symphony, choreography by Stanton Welch, music by John Adams Nine Sinatra, songs choreography by Twyla Tharp, music by Frank Sinatra The Joffrey is a company of firsts. It was the first dance company to perform at the White House at Jacqueline Kennedy’s invitation, first to appear on television, first American company to visit Russia, first classical dance company to go multi-media, first to commission a rock ‘n roll ballet and the only dance company to appear on the cover of TIME Magazine. Tickets: $90, $75, $60, $45, $30

Sunday, April 6 Diana Krall 7 p.m. With an instantly identifiable voice and broad crossover appeal, jazz pianist, singer and songwriter Diana Krall has sold more than 15 million albums and is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart. A multiple Grammy-winner with over 20 international awards, her high musical standards and audience appeal continue to win fans worldwide. Friday, April 11 Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Nat King Cole Tribute Featuring Ramsey Lewis & John Pizzarelli 8 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master pianist Lewis and guitarist/ vocalist Pizzarelli pay homage to Nat

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Friday, April 18 Soweto Gospel Choir 8 p.m. Dramatic rhythms, harmonies and voices that will seep into your soul

forever. The awe-inspiring ensemble, performing poignant tribal, traditional and popular African and Western gospel music, tells the powerfully honest and deeply uplifting story of South Africa’s past, present and future. Under the direction of choirmaster David Mulovhedzi and South African Director and Executive Producer Beverly Bryer, the Choir includes the brightest talent from churches and communities in and around Soweto. Tickets: $45, $40, $35, $30, $25 Sunday, April 27 Bobby McFerrin “spirityouall” 7 p.m. Ten-time Grammy Award-winner McFerrin’s legendary solo vocal performances are spontaneous invention, dazzling audiences and sending them home singing. In “spirityouall,” which pays homage to his father, Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert McFerrin, Sr., McFerrin invites us to sit on the stoop awhile and listen as he throws some unexpected new

ingredients into the melting pot and reinvents Americana, the folk tradition of lifting our voices to sing together. Accompanied by his band, “spirityouall” raises the roof with joyful grooves in an evening of pure fun. Tickets: $70, $60, $40, $30 Sunday, May 4 Renée Fleming 7 p.m. Songs and arias by Handel, Strauss, Puccini and Verdi, plus a few Broadway standards. America’s reigning diva for more than 10 years, Fleming has all the majesty of the great singers of the past, yet she is accessible and quintessentially American. Reaching ever wider audiences through her “Live in HD” broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera, her appearances on “Live from Lincoln Center” and her Grammy Award-winning recordings, she also performed as part of the Obama inaugural celebration in 2012 and on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s jubilee. Tickets: $125, $100, $70, $50, $30

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School of Music students earn prestigious invitation to sing in Vienna and Prague UA School of Music’s Arizona Choir (above), Symphonic Choir (facing, below); and one of their destinations, Vienna's Musikverein (facing, top) Photos courtesy UA School of Music

By M. Scot Skinner

f hearing live classical, choral or jazz music is your jam, you should know about Crowder Hall and Holsclaw Hall, two of the busiest venues on campus. The 534-seat Crowder and the 204-seat Holsclaw, both within the School of Music building, host more than 300 concerts and recitals each year. On any given night, a performance by students, faculty and/ or guest artists is likely scheduled (see listings on p. 20). The two concert halls host everything from solo instrumental and vocal recitals to opera scenes to full-on symphony orchestra concerts. But another concert hall looms large this spring. In May, about 80 of the school’s 500 students will travel to Vienna to sing at the Musikverein, a his18

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toric concert hall with exquisite acoustics. The students are members of the Arizona Choir (graduate stu-

Season highlights See listings page 20 for complete schedule JANUARY “Fantasy” —an exploration of the musical world of fantasy with music by Schumann, Debussy, Britten, Popper and more FEBRUARY Lincoln’s Birthday Concert – UA President Ann Weaver Hart will narrate Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait” MARCH 36th Annual AzJazz Week — Performances, master classes and lectures at Crowder Hall and other locations. APRIL “The Magic Flute” — UA Opera Theatre with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra present the Mozart opera. MAY UA Wind Ensemble with the Arizona Wind Quintet

dents) and the Symphonic Choir (undergraduates). The choirs accepted a rare and prestigious invitation to perform as one on May 6 at the renowned Austrian hall. “This is huge, not just for the program, but for the university and all the individuals participating,” UA Provost Andrew Comrie said. The invitation to perform a featured concert with orchestra at the Musikverein is believed to be the first extended to a collegiate choir. “It’s the finest concert hall on the planet,” says Bruce Chamberlain, the UA’s director of choral activities since 2000. He’s one of four faculty members heading to Europe with the students. “Built in the mid 19th century, it’s a storied hall. The first conductor to stand on the podium was Johannes Brahms.” The Musikverein is home of the Vienna Philharmonic and the globally competitive Varna International Music Festival tour, which

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extended the invitation to perform in Europe. The UA is home to the nation’s largest graduate choral studies program. The best measure of the program’s success, according to Chamberlain, is the students’ showing at the national conducting competition sponsored biennially by the American Choral Directors Association. Says Chamberlain: “Our students have been finalists in seven consecutive ACDA conducting competitions, which is roughly equivalent to reaching the NCAA Final Four in basketball seven times in a row.” In 2013, an unprecedented three of eight semi-finalists were UA students, and a UA student won the competition in 2005 and 2011. “The competition is held in odd-number years and at every competition since 2001 at least one of the finalists have been from our program,” said Chamberlain, who also serves as the director of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus. “The Varna International Festival saw this and recognized it as a singular achievement, and they wanted to put the UA’s choral programs

on the world stage,” he said. “The planets have aligned to make this a special opportunity for our students. It’s such a good thing for the School of Music because if in fact you have an outstanding program, you want it to be recognized.” Chamberlin said that there’s university-wide support for the upcoming trip. “The UA committed to paying for everything during the trip, from Continued on page 20

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■ What: Vienna or bust! — A send-off concert for the European tour by the UA’s Arizona Choir, Symphonic Choir and the Arizona Symphony Orchestra, performing Dvoˇrák’s ”Stabat Mater.“ ■ Where: Crowder Hall, School of Music building ■ When: April 27, 3 p.m. ■ Admission: $10, $7, $5 ■ More information: 520-621-2998

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the time they get off the plane until they return 10 days later,” he said. “The student’s commitment is to buy the airfare.” The European trip will include a visit to Prague, where, under the same invitation, the UA students will perform May 9 at Dvorˇák Hall, home of the Czech Philharmonic. The students will perform the “Stabat Mater,” one of the major works by the hall’s namesake, Czech composer Antonín Dvorˇák. The piece premiered at the hall in 1880, with Dvorˇák conducting. The UA’s choral program rose to national prominence under former faculty members John Bloom and Maurice Skones and has now achieved international recognition under the guidance of Chamberlain and Elizabeth Schauer, associate director of choral activities. The Arizona Choir will also join

Bruce Chamberlain, UA director of choral activities

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bringing internationally known soloists and conductors to perform alongside many of Tucson’s leading arts organizations. The festival will be enriched by lectures, recitals and master classes hosted by the UA School of Music. Other participating organizations are the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Chamber Artists, UAPresents, Chamber Music Plus, Ballet Tucson, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and the Tucson Guitar Society. UA School of Music Events Highlights: Note: Additional master classes will be added. For updates please visit www. music.arizona.edu For a full schedule of festival concerts visit tucsondesertsongfestival.org Thursday, Jan. 30 “The Intimate and Fascinating Thing Called Song” A Discovery Talk: Paula Fan & Friends A Creative Collaboration co-sponsored by the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, Free From the pop-tinged stylings of today’s American songwriters to the subtle yearnings of the world famous composers of Lieder and mélodie, song is all about how you feel. One of America’s

foremost accompanists and a Tucson favorite, pianist Paula Fan, with her colleagues, will explore the collaboration of poet and composer, singer and instrumentalist, to bring to life this most visceral yet intimate form of communication. This presentation, part lecture, part performance, will be followed by a Q&A session and a meet and greet reception. Sunday, Feb. 9 “An Evening of French Mélodie” The voice studio of Kristin Dauphinais Music of Berlioz, Massenet, Fauré, Debussy, Duparc, Ravel and others 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, Free Thursday, Feb. 13 A pre-concert talk for Christine Goerke, soprano by Matthew Mugmon, musicologist 6:45 p.m., Room 146, Free Note: This UApresents recital begins at 8 p.m. in Crowder Hall What are art songs, and how should you listen to them? How do they differ from other kinds of vocal music, such as operas, oratorios, and popular songs? How do composers, poets, singers, pianists and audiences interact to define the art song experience? This overview of the captivating genre of art song — a genre with roots more than a thousand years

old — will introduce you to Christine Goerke’s program and will place a special emphasis on how to appreciate the songs both as works of art and as reflections of their historical contexts. Monday, Feb. 3 “Piano, The Other Piano, and Neither Piano” Michael Dauphinais, piano & clavichord Stephan Moore, composer & electronics Faculty, Guest 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 Dauphinais and Moore present 20th and 21st century works for keyboard including “Piano” by Morton Feldman, “The Other Piano” by Morton Subotnick, and the première of “Neither Piano” by Stephan Moore. Friday, Feb. 7 Roy A. Johnson Memorial Organ Series Robert Huw Morgan, organ Guest works by Bach, Buxtehude and Dupré 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 Sunday, Feb. 9 41st Annual President’s Concert Arizona Symphony Orchestra with Concerto Competition winners Humberto Borboa, tenor; Natalia Duarte,

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viola; Trevor Barroero, marimba; Jinny Huh, piano 3 p.m., Centennial Hall, $10, $7, $5 Post-concert reception hosted by the School of Music Advisory Board Monday, Feb. 10 “Harmoniemusik” Arizona Wind Quintet and Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet Faculty, Students 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 Wednesday, Feb. 12 “Lincoln’s Birthday Concert” – UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony UA President Ann Weaver Hart, narrator Tannis Gibson, piano 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 The School of Music is delighted to present UA President Ann Weaver Hart on Crowder Hall’s stage in Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” a beautiful musical tribute to an American president. This patriotic celebration will also feature pianist Tannis Gibson performing “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. Saturday, Feb. 15 “ars long, vita brevis” UA Symphonic Choir 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. Holsclaw Hall, $5 UA Symphonic Choir juxtaposes works on the ephemeral nature of life and the enduring power of art in this program that also will be presented for the 2014 western division conference of American Choral Directors Association. The choir was selected by audition for this singular honor, chosen from the five states that comprise the region. Sunday, Feb. 16 Philip Alejo, double bass; Claire Happel, harp. Faculty, Guest 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 Philip Alejo combines dazzling virtuosity, impeccable musicianship, and a spirit of adventure that make a compelling case for the double bass as a solo instrument par excellence. This is sure to be a recital that surprises and delights.

Monday, Feb. 24 Daniel Katzen, horn Michael Dauphinais, piano Faculty 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Tuesday, Feb. 25 Sixth Annual UA Brass Showcase Faculty, Students 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, Free Wednesday, Feb. 26 “Lincoln’s Birthday Concert” UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony Grayson Hirst, narrator Tannis Gibson, piano Special Series at Saddlebrooke 7:30 p.m. Desert View Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive $22 ($24 at the Door) Tickets & Information: 825-2818, www.dvpac.net Proceeds benefit the School of Music Saturday, March 1 & Sunday, March 2 David Russell, guitar 47th Annual Grammy Award Winner Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 2:30 p.m. Holsclaw Hall, $30, $25, $20 “Russell commands practically all means of expression possible on the guitar, but he handles it with an extraordinary discipline only at the service of the tone and interpretation. He belongs to the greatest in the art of guitar.” Bonner Rundsschau (Germany) Sunday, March 2 Graduate Choral Conductors Recital Honor Choir, Kantorei, Recital Choir & University Singers 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Monday, March 3 Lauren Rustad Roth, violin; Paula Fan, piano. Faculty 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 Lauren Rustad Roth is the newly appointed Adjunct Professor of Violin at the University of Arizona and begins her tenure as concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra in the 2013-2014 season. She is a graduate of the University of Washington and Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied with Ronald Patterson and William Preucil, respectively. Ms. Roth has held previous concertmaster positions with the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, Thalia Symphony and most recently, the Canton Symphony.

UA School of Music Radio Broadcasts Some UA School of Music concerts are recorded for future broadcast on Arizona Public Media's Classical 90.5 Community Concerts Series, airing Sundays at 3 p.m. and Thursdays at 9 p.m., 90.5/89.7 or streaming audio at www.azpm.org Thursday, March 6 “The Heart of a Music Teacher” Matthew Spieker, music education Faculty Lecture 6 p.m., Green Room, Free Dr. Spieker will explore the concept that it is the heart of a music teacher that motivates a person to teach music, causes one to strive to be a “Master Teacher,” and aids in building the staying power to persevere through the seasons of a teaching career. Thursday, March 6 UA Philharmonic Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Saturday, March 8 Arizona Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Sunday, March 9 Sholin Guitar Competition Student Competition 2:30 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $5 Sunday–Friday, March 9–14 36th Annual AzJazz Week Faculty, Guests, Ensembles Master Classes & Lectures Bask in the virtuosic and exhilarating performances and master classes as students, faculty and special guests grace the stage during AzJazz Week. This year’s exciting lineup promises to be invigorating and memorable for all. Sunday, March 9 Latin Jazz Night: Grupo Manteca led by Hiram Perez 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Monday, March 10 Faculty Jazz Night: Kelland Thomas, Moisés Paiewonsky, Jeff Haskell, Jay Rees, Robin Horn 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Continued on page 24 wc.arizona.edu/ads/visitorguide

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Tuesday, March 11 Quite a Night O’Dixie: The Original Wildcat Jass Band & The Olive Street Stompers 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Wednesday, March 12 UA Studio Jazz Ensemble with guest artist Jeff Beal 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Co-sponsored by the UA College of Medicine Emmy award winning composer Jeff Beal brings his trumpet and music to the School of Music for a special appearance with the UA Studio Jazz Ensemble. The composer of music for movies and TV (including the theme for “Monk”), he has written music for everything from string quartets to symphony orchestras. Mr. Beal’s residency is sponsored by the UA College of Medicine. Thursday, March 13 UA Concert Jazz Band 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5

Friday, March 14 The John Denman Memorial Concert 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5

lots for their favorites and to meet the singers during a lovely hors d’oeuvres reception.

Tuesday, March 25 UA Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5

Saturday, March 29 CrossTalk, electronic percussion 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 CrossTalk is the world’s foremost electronic percussion group. CrossTalk doesn’t just push the envelope; it shreds it into little pieces, producing contemporary music that sounds like nothing else you’ve ever heard or seen before.

Thursday, March 27 Malleus & Rosewood Marimba Band 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $5 Friday, March 28 Roy A. Johnson Memorial Organ Series – Stephen Keyl, organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 Saturday, March 29 “Quest for the Best” – Opera Guild of Southern Arizona UA student voice competition & reception 1 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $50, ($20 students) Info: 520-825-1563, www.azogsa.org The Opera Guild of Southern Arizona awards generous cash prizes to deserving UA students to enhance their vocal studies with valuable enrichment opportunities that will assist in launching their opera careers. This unique fundraising event allows the audience to cast bal-

Sunday, March 30 Fifth Annual Lois Trester Piano Competition Student Competition 3 p.m., Crowder Hall, Free The annual Lois Trester Competition is a showcase of the breadth and depth of the piano program at UA. As the only All-Steinway School in the Southwest, UA attracts top young talent from around the globe for its three degree programs in piano performance. Among this year’s competitors will be students who have already won prizes in national and international competitions. Come and hear the final round of this exciting event! Sunday, March 30 “Sketches and Songs” Sara Fraker, oboe; Paula Fan, piano

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William Dietz, bassoon; Mark Votapek, cello. Faculty 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $10, $7, $5 In her debut solo recital at the UA, newly appointed oboe professor Sara Fraker explores works from five national traditions: a colorful sonata by the Italian Baroque master Antonio Vivaldi; “Diaphonic Suite No. 4,” a 1930 gem by pioneering American composer Ruth Crawford Seeger; the Sonata for Oboe and Piano by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), in commemoration of his life and work; the nature-inspired “Summer Song”by Uruguayan composer Miguel del Aguila; and Peter Hope’s soulful “Four Sketches for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano.” Wednesday, April 2 Arizona Wind Quintet Faculty Brian Luce, flute; Sara Fraker, oboe; Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet; William

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Saturday, April 19 “Celebration of the Marimba” Students, Guests 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Following last year’s highly successful “Celebration of the Snare Drum,” the percussion studio presents “Celebration of the Marimba.” This performance will feature some of the most adventurous music ever written for this versatile instrument, from immense beauty to powerful aggression.

Thursday–Sunday, April 10–13 UA Opera Theatre with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., Crowder Hall, $20, $15, $10 Sunday, April 13 Schaeffer Memorial Guitar Competition Student Competition 2:30 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, $5

Tuesday, April 22 “Austrian Treasures” – University Community Chorus and Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $12, $6 Bruckner’s “Te Deum” was widely performed and well received during his lifetime. In enthusiastic praise of the work, Gustav Mahler declared it was composed “for the tongues of angels, heaven-blest, chastened hearts, and souls purified in the fire!” Mozart’s charming and virtuosic “Regina Coeli” provides fitting contrast to Bruckner’s devotional and majestic opus.

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Wednesday, April 23 UA Studio Jazz Ensemble with UA Steel and guest Andy Narell, steelpan 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 With his first solo album in 1979 Andy Narell took the steelpan out of the steelband and brought it into the jazz band, and with every recording and concert since, he has explored the possibilities and expanded the role of the pan in contemporary music. Wednesday, April 23 “Trilogy: Award Winning Guitarists” Misael Barraza, Renato Serrano & Grace Sheppard Special Series at Saddlebrooke 7:30 p.m., Desert View Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive $22 ($24 at the door) Information: 825-2818, www.dvpac.net Proceeds benefit the School of Music UA graduate students Misael Barraza and Renato Serrano have earned top prizes in prestigious international competitions. Fourteen-year-old Grace Sheppard was the junior division winner in the Guitar Foundation of America International Youth Competition. This recital will delight the audience with an exquisite selection of works performed by these talented young guitarists. Thursday, April 24 UA Concert Jazz Band and Combo 7:30 p.m. , Crowder Hall, $5 Graduate Choral Conductors Recital Honor Choir, Kantorei, Recital Choir and University Singers Friday, April 25 Mildred Flood Mahoney Memorial Organ Recital 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Sunday, April 27 Douglas Leightenheimer, organ 7 p.m., Holsclaw Hall, Free Sunday, April 27 Arizona Choir, UA Symphonic Choir, Arizona Symphony Orchestra Vienna/Prague Tour send-off: Dvorˇák: Stabat Mater 3 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Vienna or bust! The Arizona Choir and UA Symphonic Choir will perform Dvorˇák’s hauntingly beautiful “Stabat Mater” in preparation for performances on their May tour to Vienna’s Musikverein and Prague’s Dvorˇák Hall. This

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Fred Fox Graduate Wind Quintet: Elsa Kate Nichols, flute; Rachel Kamradt, oboe; Natalie Groom, clarinet; Michael Mesner, horn; Matthew Kowalczyk, bassoon once-in-a-lifetime experience will feature the UA’s choral program on the world stage in two of classical music’s most prestigious venues. Don’t miss the sendoff for these talented students and their conductor, Bruce Chamberlain. Tuesday, April 29 An Evening of Opera Scenes 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, 7, 5 Wednesday, April 30 10th Annual Chamber Music Showcase Featuring Classical 90.5 radio host James Reel. Reception, 6:30 p.m., hosted by the School of Music Advisory Board 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, Free Thursday, May 1 UA Philharmonic Orchestra 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Friday, May 2 UA Wind Ensemble with the Arizona Wind Quintet 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $10, $7, $5 Saturday, May 3 “The Hits” – UA Percussion Group 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Wednesday, May 7 UA Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band 7:30 p.m., Crowder Hall, $5 Saturday, May 10 Outreach Band Youth Ensemble 1 p.m., Crowder Hall, Free

Saturday, May 10 Outreach Choir Youth Ensemble 4 p.m., Crowder Hall, Free

Arizona Repertory Theatre Box Office Hours Monday–Friday 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and one hour before showtime, Marroney Theatre, 1025 N. Olive Road Admission Varies ART Location Tornabene, DRAMA MARRONEY Marroney Theatres, Tornabene THEATRE Theatre southeast corner of Park and Speedway MUSIC Parking Park Avenue Garage, northeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard Contact 621-1162, tftv.arizona.edu Feb. 9–March 2 The Glass Menagerie Tornabene Theatre by Tennessee Williams In this timeless memory play, Tom Wingfield struggles to escape both his present and his past, but his love for his wounded sister, Laura, keeps him bound...forever compelled to tell the story of the night she met her gentleman caller.

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Wednesday-Sunday, Feb. 12-16 Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 20–23 Friday-Sunday, Feb. 28–March 2 Previews: Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. March 9–April 6 Oklahoma! Marroney Theatre music by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical celebrates America’s vigorous pioneering spirit circa 1906 with athletic dance numbers and boot-stomping energy as Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Wednesday-Saturday, March 12–15 Thursday-Sunday, March 27–30 Friday-Sunday, April 4–6 Previews: Sunday, March 9, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. April 13–May 4 A Midsummer Night's Dream Tornabene Theatre by William Shakespeare Filled with lovers, fairies, rustics, a misapplied love potion, mistaken identities and the most famous play-within-a play ever written, A Midsummer Night’s Dream offers the perfect comedic recipe for mirth. Wednesday-Sunday, April 16-20 Thursday-Sunday, April 24-27 Friday-Sunday, May 2–4 Previews: Sunday, April 13, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.

Studio Series Admission Free Location Harold ART Dixon Directing StuDRAMA dio, Drama Bldg., Harold Marroney Theatre Dixon Rm. #116 Directing Studio Parking Park AvMUSIC enue Garage, on the northeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard Contact 621-1162, tftv.arizona.edu The Studio Series is dedicated to supporting original and contemporary pieces of performance through a ‘bare essentials’ production format that draws primary focus to the artistic and intellectual labor of BA Theatre students. Its community-centered, people-generated approach to performance provides creative learning opportunities for student artists, thought-provoking experiences for audiences, and occasions for productive dialogue about topics Continued on page 31

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UAMC Employee Health/ Human Resources

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CAMPUS AGRICULTURAL CENTER Campbell Ave. & Roger Road (3 miles N)

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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER (UAMC)

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UAMC Security

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Abrams (UAHSC)............................................ F-2 Administration...............................................D-5 Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering............D-3 Apache......................................................D, E-7 Arbol de la Vida..............................................A-7 Architecture & Landscape Architecture..........C-4 Arizona Cancer Center...................................G-1 Arizona..........................................................A-7 Arizona Stadium........................................ E-6, 7 Arizona State Museum...................................B-5 Art and Museum of Art...................................B-4 Babcock........................................................G-3 Bear Down Gym......................................... E-5, 6 Bio. Sciences East.........................................D-6 Bio. Sciences West.....................................B, C-6 Bioresearch, Thomas W. Keating.................... F-3 BookStores, UA Student Union (SUMC).............................D-5 Medical (AHSC)................................... F, G-2 Gift Shop, Flandrau................................. F-5 A-Store at McKale...................................G-6 A-Store at Main Gate..............................B-5 Wildcat Threads..................................D, E-7 Bryan Bannister Tree Ring..............................D-7

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Campus Health .............................................D-7 Centennial Hall (and Ticket Office)..............B-5, 6 Center for English as a Second Language......C-5 Chávez, César ............................................E.C-5 Chemical Science..........................................D-6 Chemistry......................................................D-6 Civil Engineering........................................C-4, 5 Cochise ........................................................B-6 Coconino ......................................................B-4 Colonia de la Paz ......................................D, E-6 Communication.............................................C-5 Computer Center (UITS).................................D-4 Coronado ......................................................A-7 DeConcini Env. & Natural Resources..............B-7 Dermatology (UAHSC)....................................G-1 Disability Resource Center.............................D-7 Douglass...................................................C-5, 6 Drachman Hall............................................... F-3 Drachman Institute........................................A-4 DuVal Auditorium (UAHSC).............................G-1 Education, College of.....................................E-5 El Portal.........................................................D-7 Electrical & Computer Engineering.................C-4 Eller Dance Theatre................................... F, G-5

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relevant to student populations and the broader Tucson community. Feb. 27–March 1 Three One Acts by Anton Chekhov These three one-acts all begin with seemingly normal situations that lead to complete, comedic chaos. Situational irony is what binds these fun tales together and makes them relevant event today. April 24–27 Mr. Marmalade April 24–26 8 p.m.; April 27 2 p.m. by Noah Haidle Mr. Marmalade is 4-year-old Lucy’s imaginary friend—an amalgamation of her mother’s boyfriends and TV actors she has watched—but this is not a story for children. Billed as a dark comedy that’s also shocking at times, this story possesses a humorous and biting commentary on how children are raised nowadays, unwittingly subjected to topics like cocaine addiction, personal assistant abuse and child pregnancy.

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Box Office Hours Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and one hour prior to performance ELLER Admission GITTINGS DANCE THEATRE varies Location UA Mall Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd. Parking Cherry Avenue Garage Contact 621-1162 (box office), 626-4106 www.arizona.tix.com

Over spring break, UA’s Stevie Eller Dance Theatre will transform into the Big Apple of the adventurous Prohibition Era as “Speak Easy” comes to the stage. This Artifact Dance Project concert offers a glimpse into the speak easy culture of illicit liquor sales in NYC nightclubs through the eyes of Lois Long (pen name “Lipstick”), a “flapper” and writer for The New Yorker magazine during the 1920s. The stage scenes showcase Lipstick’s nightly escapades and her encounters with agents, bootleggers and flappers.

Thursday-Friday, Feb. 13-14, Sunday, Feb. 16 & Thursday-Sunday Feb. 20-23 Three's a Crowd Thursdays-Saturdays 7:30 p.m. Sundays 1:30 p.m. Faculty and guest choreography featured in Three's a Crowd includes the UA Dance premiere of Evolution of a Dream by Sherry Zunker, who created this piece in 2009. Another work set originally for a professional company is James Clouse's Three Trios, first presented by Houston Ballet. This piece, in which three is definitely a crowd, will be newly crafted to the music of Chick Corea. Billy Joel's melancholy ballad And So It Goes, provides the musical inspiration for Amy Ernst's new choreography, a contemplative meditation on love for solo performer. Vocal artist Sara Gazarek's honest and reflective interpretation of the song anchors the piece. Finally, Melissa Lowe will stage Window in the Woods, a work that she and Anne Bunker co-created and danced in 1999. Projections of photos taken during the separate journeys through Scotland and Ireland lend a mystical backdrop. $29 adult, $26 senior, $12 student Thursdays & Saturdays, April 24 and 26 and May 1 & 3 Rainbow Bound: Student Spotlight Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays 1:30 p.m. A new era is about to begin, as the next generation of dance artists breaks from our stage and fans out across the country. The work of UA's young choreographers and dancers has been seen nationally and internationally. $25 adult, $23 senior, $12 student Fridays-Sundays, April 25-27 & May 2-4 Spring Collection Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:30 p.m. At center stage will be Sam Watson's full length work Tales and Rhymes. The project brings to life the often dark folk tales made famous by the Brothers Grimm and the sometimes more

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lighthearted offerings from the Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. As in all good tales, what seems hopelessly riddled with tragedy can sometimes turn cheerful, and what may seem outwardly innocent can have an ominous side that takes us into darkness. Rounding out the program will be faculty works by Amy Ernst, James Clouser, Melissa Lowe and Michael Williams. Tickets: Adult $27; Senior $25, Student $12

Film School of Theatre, Film & Television Feb. 19, March 26 & April 23 Widescreen Wednesdays UA Center for Creative Photography 7 p.m. Free Each Wednesday, one week after the opening of the Arizona Repertory Theatre production, join us for a screening of the film adaptation of the play, followed by a lively discussion led by members of the Film & Television faculty. From stage to screen, or screen to stage, experience & explore the same story across two different art forms. May 14 Magic Hour The Loft Cinema 7 p.m., Free UA Film & Television students Fiction films produced by BFA juniors and BA students at The UA May 18 I Dream in Widescreen Fox Tucson Theatre 3 p.m., Free UA Film & Television graduating seniors Senior thesis films produced by BFA graduating seniors at The UA

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Taking in campus art Highlights of the UA’s public art collection featured in free walking tours By M. Scot Skinner

rt lovers can’t go wrong visiting the first-rate collections at the UA Museum of Art and the Center for Creative Photography. But some of the UA’s most curious, beloved and controversial works of art don’t have a roof over their head. The main campus is home to a surprising amount of public art, including abstract and representational bronzes, intriguing tile mosaics and heartfelt memorials. Perhaps the most famous sculpture is “Curving Arcades” on the east end of the UA Mall. Athena Tacha’s piece, which brings to mind clothes pins or a giant, stretched paper-doll cutout, survived a long and angry controversy prior to its installation in 1981. Its merits were hotly debated in the local media. But “Curving Arcades” stood its ground and eventually found its way into Tucson’s heart. More than three decades after its rocky debut,

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■ What: Campus walking tours ■ Where: Most tours originate at the UA Visitor Center, 811 N. Euclid Ave. (Public Art tours begin at the UA Museum of Art) ■ When: Wednesdays, 10 a.m. ■ Duration: 90 minutes

detractors are much harder to find today. The repeated shapes and modulating red and blue colors were designed with its setting in mind. Motorists driving by or stalled in traffic on North Campbell Avenue experience shifts in form and color. Every 10 years or so, the UA Museum of Art has Tacha’s sculpture cleaned and touched up (birds are not kind to it). The biggest cluster of public art is on the other side of campus. The Fine Arts Complex, as you might expect, is the setting for several eye-catching sculptures, most with a performing-arts theme. Visitors need only take a leisurely springtime stroll to discover what the campus has to offer. No map or guide is needed, just clear eyes and some good shoes. But if you’d like to hear some of the stories associated with the art, you might want to take a guided tour. Free tours, lead by docents from UAMA, are offered on the third Wednesday of each month. “Our tours tend to last about 90 minutes, depending on the abilities of the group and the weather,” says Olivia Miller, UAMA’s curator of education. “Because of the enormous collection on campus, there is no way to see each of the pieces in a single tour.” Here are the top three works typically highlighted, with Miller’s descriptions of each:

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his studio, his art work and most of his personal art collection. Lipchitz made this modernist work to express hope, not anger. Atop the sculpture is a Phoenix, symbolically rising from the flame. The Phoenix looks down on baby birds, symbolizing emerging life. Destruction is depicted as a pillar that has been overcome. This sculpture, which shows the artist’s Cubist roots, combines realistic and abstract forms. A French sculptor of Russian birth, Lipchitz lived from 1891 to 1973. He came to the United States in 1941 after living and working in Paris. “Lesson of a Disaster” is one of 61 pieces in the Jacques and Yulla Lipchitz collection at UAMA.

concept had the figures leaning on the actual border fence, first on the Mexican side and then on the United States side. But concerns about border security caused the project to be scrapped on the U.S. side, and instead the installation traveled to the University of Arizona mall as a temporary exhibition. It was installed permanently at its current location in 2005. Today, “Border Dynamics” is one of the most significant works of public art in the UA collection. Created by an artist collective known as Taller Yonke, it speaks to the tension caused by fear, misunderstanding and resistance to change on both sides of the border.

Border Dynamics

USS Arizona Tile Piece

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Are the figures pushing down a wall or building one? Giant metal humans, their flesh painted to look like raw meat, push against a border fence. The original 2003

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Arizona, when it sunk following a sneak attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Each of the tags is imprinted with the name of a sailor. Together they act as a gigantic wind chime. The complete sculpture resembles a ship’s mast with U.S. and Arizona flags. The stenciled text thanks those who lost their lives and sacrificed in the war. Gamble is the daughter of a World War II veteran, and she attended the UA in the 1960s.

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Art Galleries Center for Creative Photography The Center’s gallery exhibits work by new photographers and renowned artists such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Garry Winogrand and Harry Callahan. Hours MonJOSEPH GROSS ARCHITECTURE ART GALLERY & LANDSCAPE day–Friday ARCHITECTURE DRAMA 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Gallery open Sat.–Sun. 1-4 p.m. during exhibitions. Closed major holidays. Admission Free Location Fine Arts Complex, 1030 N. Olive Road Parking Park Avenue Garage. Pedestrian underpass gives direct access. Parking directly behind center (off Second Street) is free on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays. Contact 520-621-7968, info@ccp.arizona.edu, creativephotography.org Through June 1 Charles Harbutt, Departures and Arrivals A celebration of Harbutt’s photographic work and its relationship to the printed page. The exhibition features a complete set of prints from Harbutt’s newest publication, “Departures and Arrivals,” sequenced as they appear in the book, along with a short video in which Harbutt and Joan Liftin describe the book’s creative process. In addition, work prints from Harbutt’s 1959 trip to Cuba, demonstrating how he chronicled the earliest days of Castro’s leadership, the romance of revolution and some American responses are paired with working materials for a planned—but never published—book. A third exploration of Harbutt’s concern for the relationship between the photographic image and the printed page relates to his long career as a photojournalist. A slide show of more than 150 photographs Harbutt made on assignment will be projected in sequence. Related clippings and tear sheets, showing how these commercial works appeared in their original magazine contexts, complement the slide show and demonstrate this photographer’s ability to work both sides of the divide between art and commerce to arrive at an original vision.

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Joseph Gross For 30 years, the gallery has exhibited the work of student, faculty and professional artists in a broad range of media and concepts. Hours Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission Free Location Corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard, between the Center for JOSEPH GROSS Creative PhoARCHITECTURE ART GALLERY & LANDSCAPE tography and ARCHITECTURE DRAMA the UA Museum of Art Parking Park Avenue Garage. Pedestrian underpass gives direct access. Parking directly behind center (off Second Street) is free on weekends and after 5 p.m. weekdays. Contact 520-626-4215, brookeg@email.arizona.edu Through Feb. 5 Culture Cache A group exhibition exploring re-appropriation of consumer

culture as a language about place within our cultural identity and collective consciousness. The work of Kim Beck, Erin Riley, Greg LaMarche, Kristen Ramirez and Ben Venom include a range of media that involves text, humor, and the refuse of productivity. Private and public spheres collide to form an identifiable language that demarcates the American Spirit. The work reinterprets consumption as a response to shared social experiences, despite our vast difference. Feb. 10–April 2 School of Art Visiting Professors, Adjuncts and Staff Exhibition April 10–May 16 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Reception April 17, 5–6:30 p.m. May 28–Aug. 28 Kristin Bauer and Emmett Potter

Lionel Rombach Established in 1977 as the first student gallery in the UA art department. Today, it is an exhibition space for students to realize their artistic visions and learn about gallery management. Hours Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission Free Location Corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard, between the Center for Creative Photography and the UA Museum of Art, inside the Joseph Gross Gallery building. Parking Park Avenue Garage. Pedestrian underpass gives direct access. Parking directly behind center (off Second Street) is free on weekends and weekdays after 5 p.m. Contact 520-626-4215, brookeg@email. arizona.edu

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Take 3: Discovering UA Returning authors include J.A. Jance, R.L. Stine, Merl Reagle, Bill Walsh and Christopher Reich. New for 2014 is a Mexican Author Pavilion, presented by the UA’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry. Food Court fare will range from BBQ to Mexican, organic to traditional sandwiches, snow cones to kettle corn. Admission is free, as is parking. Proceeds from sponsor support go to local literacy efforts. To date, the Tucson Festival of Books has donated $900,000. Tucsonfestivalofbooks.org

Sixth Annual Tucson Festival of Books

Presented by UA Medical Center March 15-16, UA Mall The Sixth Annual Tucson Festival of Books, a massive celebration of authors, reading and literacy, will take over much of the UA campus in March. The nonprofit event is the fourth largest book festival in the nation. It boasts more than 450 presenters (authors, illustrators, science experts, entertainers, etc.) and more than 250 exhibitors. Confirmed authors this year include Scott Turow (his newest book is “Identical”), the Pulitzer Prize-winning Richard Russo (“Elsewhere”), mystery master Craig Johnson (whose work spawned TV’s “Longmire”) and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (“Out of Order”).

nent collections of the Arizona State Museum and examples of the copper plates from the collections of the Center for Creative Photography explore his work in Arizona with 13 tribes. Arizona State Museum will exhibit 20 images at a time, rotating them after six months. A total of 60 will

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Monday, Feb. 10 7 p.m. UA Prose Series: Arianne Zwartjes and Aisha Sabatini Sloan Arianne Zwartjes is the author of an essay collection titled Detailing Trauma: A Poetic Anatomy (University of Iowa Press, 2012). Her previous works include Disem(body), The Surfacing of Excess, and (Stitched) A Surface Opens: Essays. She won the 2011 Gulf Coast Prize for nonfiction, and her poetry and prose have appeared in Ninth Letter, No Tell Motel, Terrain, Cue, and Front Porch. Zwartjes serves as the director of the wilderness program at the United World College in northern New Mexico. Aisha Sabatini Sloan is the author of an

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essay collection titled The Fluency of Light: Coming of Age in a Theater of Black and White (University of Iowa Press, 2013). Her essays have been published in Ninth Letter, Identity Theory, The Michigan Quarterly Review, Callaloo, and The Southern Review. She is a contributing editor for Guernica. She teaches writing at the University of Arizona. Wednesday, Feb. 19 7 p.m. UA Prose Series: D.T. Max D.T. Max is the author of the biography Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace (Penguin Books, 2013). Max is a staff writer for The New Yorker and has worked as a journalist and editor at publications ranging from The New York Observer to Elle. He is also the author of The Family That Couldn’t Sleep: A Medical Mystery (Random House, 2006). Max lives outside of New York City with his wife and two young children. Thursday, Feb. 20 7 p.m. Timothy Liu Timothy Liu is the author of eight books of poems, including Bending the Mind Around the Dream’s Blown Fuse, and Polytheogamy. Several of his books are award-winning collections, including Of Thee I Sing, which was selected by Pub-

lishers Weekly as a 2004 Book-of-the-Year in Poetry; Say Goodnight, which received the 1998 PEN Open Book Margins Award; and Vox Angelica, which won the 1992 Poetry Society of America’s Norma Farber First Book Award. He has also edited Word of Mouth: An Anthology of Gay American Poetry. Translated into ten languages, Liu’s poems have appeared in Best American Poetry, BOMB, Grand Street, Kenyon Review, The Nation, New American Writing, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, The Pushcart Prize, Virginia Quarterly Review, and The Yale Review, among other. Liu is a Professor of English at William Paterson University in New Jersey and lives in New York City and Woodstock, NY, with his husband. This event is supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. Saturday, Feb. 22 Family Day Thursday, March 6 7 p.m. UA Prose Series: Lucy Corin and Susan Steinberg Lucy Corin is the author of two short story collections: One Hundred Apocalypses and Other Apocalypses (McSweeney’s Books, 2013) and The Entire Predicament (Tin House Books, 2007). She also published a novel, Everyday Psychokillers: A History for Girls (FC2, 2004). Her stories have appeared in American Short Fiction, Conjunctions, Ploughshares, Tin House, New Stories From the South: The Year’s Best, and many other places. Susan Steinberg is the author of the story collections Spectacle (Graywolf, 2013), Hydroplane (FC2, 2006), and The End of Free Love (FC2, 2003). She has been the recipient of a United States Artist Fellowship, a National Magazine Award, and the Pushcart Prize. She is professor of English at the University of San Francisco. Continued on page 42 wc.arizona.edu/ads/visitorguide

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Saturday, March 8 1 p.m. Southern Arizona Poetry Out Loud Regional Finals Competition Don’t miss this chance to watch and listen to great poetry performed in a dramatic fashion by high school students throughout Southern Arizona as they compete for the chance to proceed to the State and National Finals competition. The National Poetry Out Loud Competition, created by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation, encourages the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation.

Thursday, April 10 7 p.m. Hannelore Quander Rattee Works-in-Translation Reading: Geoffrey Brock Geoffrey Brock is author of Weighing Light: Poems (New Criterion Series, 2005), editor of The FSG Book of 20thCentury Italian Poetry (FSG, 2012), and translator of several volumes of Italian poetry. His poems and translations have appeared in journals including Poetry, Paris Review, and The New Yorker, and in anthologies including Best American Poetry and the Pushcart Prize. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York

Thursday, March 13 7 p.m. CAConrad CAConrad is the author of five books including A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon (Wave Books, 2012) and The Book of Frank (Wave Books, 2010). A 2011 Pew Fellow, a 2013 MacDowell Fellow, and a 2014 Lannan Fellow, he also conducts workshops on (Soma)tic poetry and

Public Library’s Cullman Center, and the Guggenheim Foundation, and he was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford from 2002 to 2004. He teaches in the MFA program in Creative Writing and Translation at the University of Arkansas. Co-sponsored by the Department of French and Italian Thursday, April 17 7 p.m. Persona Reading Established in 1978, Persona is the University of Arizona’s undergraduate literary journal. Contributors to Persona read at this celebration of the new issue. Thursday, April 24 7 p.m. Lecture: “Finding the Poetry in History” by Margarita Engle Margarita Engle, Cuban-American poet and writer of books for young adults, takes us through a selection of her work, discussing her writing process, the origins of her writing style, her affinity for verse novels, the advantages of the form and experimentation, emphasizing her newest book, Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal (Harcourt, 2014). Engle’s novels-in-verse and her writing style are influenced by her bicultural background, childhood visits to Cuba, family ties, tropical nature, Cuban culture, and history. She is the author

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of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom (Square Fish, 2010), which received the first Newbery Honor ever awarded to a Latino. Saturday, April 26 10 a.m. Bilingual Corrido Concert and Awards Ceremony Join us in celebrating the 2013–2014 High School Bilingual Corrido Contest winners and semi-finalists, whose lyrics were selected by UA Creative Writing MFA alumnus and author, Matt Mendez. The concert will feature musical renditions of winning corridos by UA graduate student Edgar Ricaud. Wednesday, May 7 & Thursday, May 8 7 p.m. Creative Writing MFA Graduate Readings Students graduating from the University of Arizona MFA in Creative Writing program read from their work. Thursday, May 15 7 p.m. Poetry Center Classes & Workshops Reading Students and teachers who participated in the Poetry Center’s Classes & Workshops program read from their work. Up to twenty writers and artists share their original poetry and prose.

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Readings/Events Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry Confluencenter’s mission is to enrich the collaborative atmosphere for innovative research and interdisciplinary endeavors at the University of Arizona and beyond. Confluencenter supports research seminars and public engagement under several initiatives: Beyond Boundaries; Digital Inquiry, Creative Collaborations, Show & Tell and the I-19 project. Programs include

Show & Tell at Playground: Confluencenter’s Multimedia Learning Experience—UA faculty present their research in a multi-media setting Admission Free Day/Time 6 p.m. Location Playground Bar & Lounge, 278 E. Congress. Contact 520-621-4587; confluencenter. arizona.edu; ervin@email.arizona.edu

and Dr. Bryan Carter (Africana Studies) will present scenes from the life of “Everywoman” in the context of the African-American experience. Within the virtual reality created by Dr. Carter, Ms. Brown’s “striking spinto sound” (Opera UK) will illuminate settings by Margaret Bonds and Hale Smith of the poetry of Langston Hughes, as well as other partnerships of composers and writers. Creative Collaborations—pianist and Regents’ Professor Paula Fan (School of Music) and guest scholars and performers provide musical explorations addressing the great challenges facing the world Admission Free Time 11 a.m. Location UA BookStore, Student Union Memorial Center, lower level (unless otherwise noted) Parking Second Street Parking Garage. Free on Saturdays Saturday, Feb. 8 Creative Collaborations with Dr. Paula Fan: Every (Black) Woman— An Exploration of Identity In commemoration of African American History Month, soprano Shermayne Brown (winner, Harlem Opera Theater Voice Competition and UA alumna)

See what’s outside your dorm Car Sharing: A program designed to provide hourly car rentals to students and staff. This is a great program for our alternative transportation users that may have an off-campus appointment! Bike Sharing: Students and employees may enjoy the use of a free loaner bike by checking one out from our on-campus bike share stations. Biking: Take advantage of the over 11,000 free bicycle parking spaces or park your bike with added security at one of our secure lockers or enclosures. Biking is a joy for the mind and body – the perfect infusion of healthy energy to get you where you need to be. Disability Cart Service A free service provided to all UA faculty, staff, and students who have a temporary or permanent impairment. Carts operate M-F, 7:30 a.m. to 5 P.M.

Saturday, March 8 Creative Collaborations with Dr. Paula Fan: The “Choiceless Choice” and the Children of the Holocaust The traumatic events of the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of children are presented in musical settings from chamber music to musical theater. Dr. Susan Crane (History) examines the concept of options in an unsettled world and the options open to the “choiceless.” Music will include I Never Saw Another Butterfly, a song cycle based on poetry by Jewish children who lived in the Theresienstadt ghetto and I Remember, set to the writings of Anne Frank. Wednesday, March 12 Show & Tell @ Playground: Gregg Garfin Deputy director of the Institute for the Environment, Garfin works to HAMPTON INN TUCSON - NORTH 1375 West Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745 hampton-inn.com/hi/tucson-north

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March 15-16 Tucson Festival of Books Confluencenter is establishing an author pavilion at the Tucson Festival of Books with events and lectures at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre and Studio. The center will bring five women authors from the U.S. and Mexico to participate in readings and panel discussions Saturday and Sunday, March 15 and 16. Also planned is a “Tribute to Miguel Méndez” moderated by Arizona Poet Laureate Alberto Álvaro Ríos.

Wednesday, April 9 Show & Tell @ Playground Tales from the (Video Game) Archive II Ken McAllister (UA) & Judd Ruggill (ASU), co-curators of the Learning Games Initiative Research Archive, one of the largest video game collections in the world, will uncrate and highlight a few of the Archive’s more unusual artifacts. From arcade machines sponsored by the CIA to video game sex toys to a game controller with nearly fifty buttons, Ruggill and McAllister will traverse the perverse of gaming’s half-century history, putting some of it in context and leaving the rest for garbologists to sort out. 5:30–7 p.m.

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Wildcats… The UA’s commencement reinvented at Arizona Stadium, fireworks included By M. Scot Skinner

ost universities celebrate commencement by lining up a seriously accomplished guest speaker. In recent years, the UA has sent graduates into the world with words of advice from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, super-producer and UA alum Jerry Bruckheimer and former Tucsonan Savannah Guthrie of NBC News. Robert F. Moran, chairman and CEO of PetSmart, addressed the 5,728 undergraduate students and 908 graduate students gathered last spring. Moran’s speech was well received by the approximately 23,000 in attendance that night. But the 148th commencement earned widespread acclaim and plenty of national attention for an entirely different reason.

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Quite simply, the UA had reinvented commencement, an affair that’s often staid and solemn. The event, held at Arizona Stadium for the first time since 1972, drew raves because it felt rather like a rave. It was a thrilling celebration of student achievement, marked by booming hip-hop, fog machines, live social media and a spectacular light show, complete with fireworks. The video mash-up, displayed on the Jumbotron and other oversize screens, featured photos submitted by students via Instagram, along with scenes from movies, television and news events that captured student imaginations in the previous four years. The reviews started pouring in before the event had even ended. “Words cannot express how epic that ceremony was,” said a student on Facebook. Another student posted a photo

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… for life! on YouTube). “Watching video of the ceremony,” the HuffPost wrote, “sometimes it’s difficult to tell whether it’s a university commencement or the introduction to an NBA game.” UA moved commencement back

to Arizona Stadium because it had outgrown McKale Center, its home for the last four decades. “We had to think really differently and change our whole perspective,” said Kasey Urquidez, dean of admissions and associate vice president for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Urquidez, whose office recently took charge of commencement, said UA President Ann Weaver Hart wanted organizers to “go big.” “We knew we had to do something to fill the space,” Urquidez said. “This is a special time for students and guests, and we wanted to be respectful. But we also wanted to make it more of a celebration than in past years.” In the weeks leading up to commencement, organizers set up photo booths for students, with the understanding that their pics could become part of the show. “We built anticipation through social media as we thought through

so many things, like how do we keep graduates engaged while they assembled outside the stadium (food trucks!)?” From the beginning Urquidez was mindful of the recruiting opportunities. “We’re always out recruiting students, so we thought if they see what we do for our graduates, maybe they’ll be more likely to join the Wildcat nation,” she said. Hart, inaugurated as UA’s first woman president in November 2012, gave Urquidez a thumbs up as soon as she saw the stage and experienced the pre-show. “She said to me, ‘Our students deserve this.’ And that was before it had even started so we were really happy about that.” After the speeches and conferring of degrees, LED wristbands were quickly distributed to the graduates. Dignified music enveloped the stadium and proceeded with stately, majestic grace. Then the beat dropped and . . . wow. Urquidez realized right away that she had a new problem to solve. “Before I even left the podium, people were saying ‘How are you going to top this?”

Did you know? The University of Arizona’s spring commencement is set for 7:30 p.m. May 17 at Arizona Stadium. For more information, go to commencement.arizona.edu

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Lecture Series Steward Observatory Since 1922, Steward Observatory has been hosting public astronomy lectures. Following each lecture, participants can view the night sky (weather permitting) through the observatoryâ€™s 21-inch Raymond E. White Jr. Reflector telescope.

Friday, Feb. 28 Marc Aaronson Memorial Lecture: Decoding the Contents of Distant Galaxies Dr. Alice Shapley, University of California, Los Angeles Monday, March 10 Astronomy and the Muses Dr. Michael Chriss, Steward Observatory Monday, March 24 Galactic Cannibalism: the Growth of Massive Galaxies through Cosmic Time Dr. Rachel Bezanson, Steward Observatory Monday, April 7 Treatise on Invisibility Maj. James McGaha, M.S., F.R.A.S., Director, Grasslands Observatory

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The Evolving Brain The astonishingly complex human brain is the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolution. Layered upon its ancestral core, new structures have evolved that expand the capacity of the human brain to flexibly process information and to elaborate complex behaviors. Human brains are continuously remodeled by environmental forces and by the sum of information generated by human inventiveness. These new technologies further expand the power of our brain to manipulate information . Blvd and interact University with countless CENTENNIAL others in remote HALL environments that

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nologies will advance our understanding with less invasive but more meaningful impact. Monday, Feb. 17 The Literate Brain Pélagie M. Beeson, PhD, Professor and Head of Speech, Language and Hearing Science, University of Arizona Written language is a relatively recent cultural invention, and unlike the development of spoken language, literacy requires explicit and prolonged instruction. How is this accomplished? Do unique regions of the brain develop in support of reading and spelling, or are these skills dependent upon brain regions involved in other perceptual and cognitive processes? By studying disorders that arise following brain damage in previously literate adults, and by using brain imaging to examine neural activity as healthy individuals engage in reading and spelling, a new understanding of the brain is revealed. Monday, March 3 The Ancestors in Our Brains Katalin M. Gothard, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology, Neurobiology, and the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, The University of Arizona The human brain retains ancestral neural circuits that support behaviors geared toward satisfying basic biological needs. Superimposed on these core circuits are newly evolved structures that specialize in complex computations. These specializations convey flexibility to the brain and the ability to distill information into abstract thought. The ancient molecules and core circuits that make us social and emotional beings interface harmoniously with the newly evolved structures that make us thinkers and inventors of technology. Monday, March 10 More Perfect Than We Think William Bialek, PhD, John Archibald Wheeler/Battelle Professor in Physics, Princeton University From its ability to appreciate beauty, to the reassembly of distant childhood memories, to our almost unthinking ability to respond to the unexpected, is our brain really “doing a good job” at solving the problems we confront as we move through the world? Many other animals do equally remarkable things, but several examples will be presented to show how the human brain solves problems in an essentially perfect way — no machine operating under the same physical constraints could do better.

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Wednesday, Feb. 12 Marcos Ramirez ERRE—Origen, Camino, Trabajo (Origin, Road, Work) Marcos Ramírez ERRE was born in Tijuana, Baja California Mexico in 1961. He received a Law Degree in the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and immigrated to the United States where he worked for 17 years in the construction industry as a carpenter. In 1989 he became active in the field of visual arts; since then he has participated solo and group exhibitions throughout the world. Wednesday, March 5 Erika Doss Space, Place, and Commemoration: New Directions in Memorial Making Over the past few decades, thousands of newly dedicated memorials to the subjects of slavery, terrorism, war, religious persecution, natural disasters, and disease, among others, have materialized in various national landscapes. Collectively, they represent a larger commemorative project that art historian Erika Doss calls memorial mania: a pervasive preoccupation with issues of memory and history accompanied by urgent desires to express and claim those concerns in public

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March 15-16 Science City at the Tucson Festival of Books Ignite your senses with the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of Science City! Visit our neighborhoods and immerse yourself in the engaging hands-on activities, lab tours, science talks, exciting demonstrations and dynamic performances for all ages. Times: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Location: UA Mall More Information: http://sciencecity. arizona.edu Mondays Mindfulness & Meditation Free stress-relieving meditation training. Regular meditation has many preventative benefits and helps to cultivate a peaceful mind. If you arrive after 1:30 p.m., please enter the room quietly and turn off cell phones and electronic devices. Please note: no meeting Memorial Day, May 26. Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Location: Kiewit Auditorium, UAMCUniversity Campus First and Third Mondays Surgical Weight-Loss Seminar This seminar is for prospective patients, staff and the public. Carlos Galvani, MD, associate professor of surgery and director of Minimally Invasive, Bariatric and Robotic Surgery at UAMC, will discuss medical advancements in surgical weight loss. The seminar is required before scheduling a bariatric consultation.

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Time 5-6 p.m. Location: Cafeteria Dining Rooms E & F, UAMC-University Campus Register www.arizonasurgicalweightloss. com, 520-626-2635 Dates: Every first and third Monday Second Mondays Tucson Community Stroke Support Group Presented by the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center. Time: 10-11 a.m. Location: Cafeteria Dining Room C, UAMC-University Campus Cost: Free Register: http://heart.arizona.edu/newsevents/events, heart@u.arizona.edu, 520-626-4146 Dates: Feb. 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, Aug. 11 First Wednesdays Living Healthy With Arthritis monthly talks The talks, with time for questions and answers, are presented by the University of Arizona Arthritis Center at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson and supported through the Susan and Saul Tobin Endowment for Research and Education

in Rheumatology. Light refreshments provided. Seating is limited and prior registration is requested. Time: 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Dates: March–May; September–November Register: www.arthritis.arizona.edu, 520-626-5040, livinghealthy@arthritis. arizona.edu Fridays Farmer’s Market Dates: Fridays Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Location: College of Medicine Patio, UAMC-University Campus Ongoing Chest-Compression-Only CPR Program The University of Arizona Heart Center offers free training in Chest-Compression-Only CPR. Times and locations vary. Call for information. Cost: Free Register: http://heart.arizona.edu/newsevents/events, heart@u.arizona.edu, 520-626-4146 Diabetes Prevention and Education A variety of classes and groups to help

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