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Pima students join local theater for shows

14Feb

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Pima students join local theater for shows

By AMARIS ENCINAS Live Theatre Workshop is a local theater organization nestled in the heart of Tucson and comes bearing gifts to the community. Live Theatre Workshop offers five programs: ETCETERA, The Family Theatre program, The Mainstage, LTW’s late-night program and Onstage Education program. The Mainstage produces nine shows each season, while ETCETERA and LTW’S late-night program puts on six shows each season. The Onstage Education program offers four 10-week terms and summer camps. The program covers theater, musical theater, acting and technical classes starting from ages 6 and up. The Family Theatre program does five original musical performances each season for families, schools and community organizations. Performances on the LTW stage for schools and various organiz...

15Nov

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Auditions for ‘Mamma Mia!’

By ERIK MEDINA “Mamma Mia!” is a musical about a mother, a daughter, three possible dads and a trip down the aisle. Pima Community College Center for the Arts will perform “Mamma Mia!” in the Proscenium Theatre in the spring, with tickets already on sale. The cast still needs to be determined, however. The Center for the Arts will hold auditions for the musical at 6 p.m. on Nov. 26, 27 and 28 at West Campus. All Pima students are encouraged to audition. You must be a registered student and be present at all three auditions to be considered for a part. “I am hoping that they can be the best that they can be,” said Mickey Nugent, choreographer of “Mamma Mia!”, about what he expects from students. “I want them to be well prepared and look as confident and professional as possible.”...

15Nov

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All that jazz

By ERIK MEDINA Under the direction of Mike Kuhn and presented by Pima Community College Music, the Jazz Ensemble concert will spotlight a variety of styles in an upcoming performance. Featured pieces will include “The Heat’s On” by Sammy Nestico and the Quincy Jones arrangement of “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” Trombonist Roger Wallace will arrange an original piece for the band called “Double-Wide Boogie” along with arranging “Too Close For Comfort” for vocalist Tom Galarneau, who also sings “Straighten Up And Fly Right.” Kuhn also will perform two original small group compositions, “Love And War,” which is dedicated to his wife, Anna, and the Dexter Gordon-inspired “Internal Affairs.” For more information, call the box office at 206-6986 or go to www.pima.edu/cfa. Box office hours: N...

1Nov

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Arts & Entertainment, Bernal Gallery, Pima Arts, Pima News

‘Sustained Visions’ features 5 artists

By AMARIS ENCINAS The Bernal Gallery chronicles the lives and works of: Fred Borcherdt, Bailey Doogan, Tom Philabaum, Barbara Rogers and Jim Waid in the new exhibit “Sustained Visions.” All five artists have taught at the college level while holding fast to their concepts and quality of craftsmanship. according to Andres. Sustained Visions was created behind the idea that Tucson and Southern Arizona have many successful artists that have an independent an independent vision, but few have sustained their conversion over the decades,” Andres said. Jim Waid taught painting at Pima Community College at West Campus in the 70’s and 80’s before the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City collected his work. Tom Philabaum founded the Sonoran Glass School and Pima students can take cla...

‘Tartuffe’: Love, lies and a pious disguise

1Nov

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‘Tartuffe’: Love, lies and a pious disguise

BY PARKER BROCK Pima Community College Theatre will present “Tartuffe,” a classic tale with romance and sardonic humor. The production, which will run Nov. 8-18, is directed by Pima’s new theater arts faculty, Chris Will. “Tartuffe” presents the tale set during the life of King Louis XVI with a modern message. The story is set in the home of the wealthy Orgon, where Tartuffe — a fraud and a pious imposter — has infiltrated the Orgon estate. He wins Orgon’s favor, then attempts to marry his daughter, seduce his wife and steal the deed to the property. “This production is different from others because its a classical story told in a modern way,” Will said. “What's great is the topics that were written hundreds of years ago still have relevance today.” The message of “Tartuffe” is ...

23Oct

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Wind Ensemble will blow you away

By ERIK MEDINA Pima Community College Music presents the Wind Ensemble, performing their first concert of the season and under the direction of Dr. Mark Nelson. The concert features selections with only single movement compositions. The newly formed woodwind ensemble class make s its first appearance at this concert. The program includes a medley of tunes from “The Incredibles” movie, “Symphonic Sketch” by Charles Carder, “Zeus” by Rob Romyn, “The Dam Busters” march by Eric Coates, “Rag-Time Dance” by Scott Joplin, and “Australian Up-Country Tune” by Percy Grainger.

18Oct

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Be sure to Shrek out this play

By ERIK MEDINA CYT Tucson will be bringing the Tony award-winning performance “Shrek the Musical” to the stage at Proscenium theater at Pima Community College Center for the Arts. The show will run from Oct. 26 to Oct. 28. Tickets cost $15 if purchased online at least one hour before curtain; $17 at the door; and $13 per person if bought as a group of at least 12. All ticketing information can be found on the CYT website (see FYI box). CYT Tucson is a non-profit youth theater based in Southern Arizona. The theater is a two-time winner of the Arizona Daily Star’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best Youth Theater. Since 2005, the volunteers at CYT Tucson have put on over 50 productions. Auditions were held, and any student ages 8 to 18 could audition. Fifty-plus students were cast for...

18Oct

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Groups perform in concert at Pima West

By ERIK MEDINA The Chorale and College Singers will perform its first concert of the Fall semester at 3 p.m. Oct. 21. The concert will be presented by Pima Community College Music and will be under the direction of Jonathan Ng and accompanied by Shuo Pan. The program will feature the Chorale singing “Stars Tonight” by Judith Herrington; “Flying Free” by Don Besig; and “Medley from Les Misérables” arranged by Ed Lojeski. After that, the a cappella choir College Singers will perform “Ubi caritas” by Ola Gjeilo; the motet “Ave Maria” by Josquin des Prez; and selections from “Zigeunerlieder” (Gypsy Songs) Op. 103 No. 6-9 by Johannes Brahms. The Chorale and the College Singers will come together for the final part of the concert to perform the English part song “The Blue Bird” by Charl...

4Oct

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A man without borders: David Andres

David Andres in the Bernal Art Gallery. (Photo Courtesy the Bernal Gallery) AMARIS ENCINASPima Post David Andres paints his own vision for what the art world would be like if the sky was as wide as it was high. The painter has been the curator of the Bernal Gallery for the last 11 years and the instructor of the Gallery Museum Studies class at Pima Community College. Over the course of 27 years, Andres has traveled throughout Mexico, and his love for the country inspires a lot of themes that arise in his exhibitions. “We might be separated by borders, but it doesn’t make any difference,” said Andres when discussing the concept of “Separated by Borders.” “These are incredible artists that are living just south of us and haven’t had the opportunity to show here in Tucson.” ...

4Oct

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Strum here to eternity

By ERIK MEDINA The Pima Community College Music Department will present a faculty recital with Michael Lich, a classical guitarist, banjo-player, arranger and composer. The performance will include pieces by Bach, Brouwer, Dyens, Lich and Piazzolla. Lich is also an instructor at PCC, where he teaches classroom and studio guitar. Along with performing solo classical guitar and chamber music concerts, Lich regularly performs on banjo with his jazz/bluegrass group Noctrane. Lich performs a wide variety of musical styles including classical, jazz and bluegrass. His performing career has taken him to such far-flung places as Skagway, Alaska; Rio de Janeiro; Seoul, South Korea; Frankfurt, Germany; and most recently Mexico. For ticket information, contact the box office at 206-6986 or c...