Local artist Rudy Flores' Army Man Project is back on display, this time at the Joel D. Valdez main library, 101 N. Stone Ave., downtown.
Flores spent months turning nearly 300 local Tucson movers and shakers, including the likes of restaurant owner Lindy Reilly and artist Danny Martin, into miniature army men.
The characters will be on display at the library through February 28.
From its humble, yet raucous beginnings at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1991, "Stomp" has become a global phenomenon with performance troupes putting on mesmerizing dance programs all over the world.
The show comes back to Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd on the University of Arizona campus, this Friday and Saturday.
Expect talented performers using every day objects, from brooms to cigar boxes, to create an energetic stage show that will have you tapping your feet long after it's over.
Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Ten Fifty-Five Brewing, 3810 E. 44th St.
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily StarTen Fifty-Five Brewing will celebrate five years on Saturday, in what might be the last big party at their current location, 3810 E. 44th St.
The brewery is expanding its operation and moving downtown, so feel free to wish them a happy transition after giving them high-fives for the fact that they've reached the five-year mark.
Owners Chris Squires and JP Vyborny have several featured beers up their sleeves for this weekend, including their Evergreen Holiday Ale infused with Koko Samoa Polynesian chocolate and the return of their Sugar Skull Sweet Stout, a favorite with the regulars.
The party runs from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. More information here.
Filipino-American comedian Jo Koy centers his comedy on his family, including his teenage son and mother. Sometimes she thinks she is the show.
Courtesy Jo Koy via FacebookThe folks at Netflix warned comedian Jo Koy: Once his “Live From Seattle” comedy special aired last spring, his career would take a dramatic turn.
But the Los Angeles-based comic had no idea the turn would come so fast and furious.
A month into 2018, he is seeing his shows sell out in record time — sometimes a matter of minutes. In most cities — including Tucson on Saturday, Feb. 3 — he’s adding shows; in Hawaii last October, he sold out 11 shows at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
“It was crazy,” Koy, 46, said during a phone call from home in Los Angeles last week. “We beat Mariah Carey. She had 22,000 tickets sold, we had 23,500.“
“Ever since the Netflix special, this tour has been on steroids. We’re sold out until May,” he added, sounding like he still couldn’t believe what was happening to him as he marks 28 years in standup. “We’re doing multiple shows in most cities. It’s just nuts what’s going on.”
- Cathalena E. Burch
Want to see him in person? Here are the details:
What: Jo Koy in concert.
When: 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3.
Where: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.
Tickets: $37 to $112 through foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com
Dan Enright, left, assists Tom Philabaum, who came to Tucson in 1974 with his mind set on opening a ceramics studio. But word spread he had studied glass-blowing, and he was persuaded to change course.
photos by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarTom Philabaum is about to do something he has rarely done in 50 years: turn off his blazing furnaces.
They are essential to making the glass art Philabaum has spent five decades creating. But come the end of April, visitors to the downtown gallery will no longer be able to peer through the window into his studio and find him shaping glass as he pulls it from the flames. He finishes up in the hot shop this month, preparing for an exhibit of his art that opens at the gallery Feb. 3.
The internationally known Philabaum, 70, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease last year. The illness thrives on stress, and Philabaum can’t escape it at work.
“The life cycle of a glass blower involves not just the working of the glass, but the maintaining of the furnace seven days a week,” he says while sitting in an office above the gallery and hot shop.
“Twenty-four hours a day I’m aware that that thing is running and I’m in charge and it’s always there. So I need to change that aspect of my life. I need to work less on stuff and work more on keeping my body together. This is a degenerative disease. I’m holding it at bay because I’m really good at working out. I do two to three hours a day. Running this business, there’s no time for anything else.”
- Kathleen Allen
You can see a retrospective of Philabaum's work in a show called "The Flame" at Philabaum Glass Gallery & Studio, 711 S. Sixth Ave., through February. An opening reception is this Saturday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Antique seekers will be out in force this Sunday as the Antique/Vintage Fair at Medella Vina Ranch gets underway.
The monthly event at 4450 S. Houghton Road is easily the biggest antique fair in town, with rows of vendors selling everything from milk bottles to Murano glass.
Official hours are from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., but dealers tend to get there early for the good deals.
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