Wednesday, April 7
Singer-songwriter Jonatha Brooke will be performing at The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. It is $20 for floor seats and $25 for seats in the gold section. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8. All ages. Visit www.rialtotheatre.com or call 740-1000 for information and tickets.
Crossing Sarnoff will be playing at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., with Abandoned Heroes and Happenstance. The show is 21+ with ID. 8 p.m. $6.
Thursday, April 8
The UA Opera Theater with the Arizona Symphony Orchestra presents “”Il Matrimonio Segreto,”” an Italian opera with supertitles for non-Italian speakers, at Crowder Hall. The show runs through April 11. April 8-10 show times at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. General admission is $15, seniors and UA employees $12, UA students $10. To order tickets visit http://arizona.tix.com/ or call the box office 621-1162.
Spring Fling, the nation’s largest student-run carnival starts and continues until April 11. The carnival is at Rillito Downs, 4502 N. First Ave., and promises something for everyone. Thursday and Friday hours are 4 p.m. to midnight, Saturday noon to midnight, and Sunday noon to 8 p.m. Get in free with a CatCard or military ID, or come Sunday with a Coke can to recycle. Otherwise, admission is $5. Visit http://springfling.arizona.edu/ or call 621-5610.
Friday, April 9
B.A.N.G. (Backlot Arts Night Gala), an arts, music and film festival, will be held at Club Congress. The gala is a benefit for Pan Left Productions, featuring various bands and short films. Doors open at 8 p.m.
The Vinyl Baron DJs every Friday night on the patio at Hotel Congress. He starts spinning at 7 p.m. Free admission.
Based on the international bestselling novel, “”The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”” will be screening at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Show times are at 12:30, 3:45 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $4.75-$8.75.
Saturday, April 10
Dominick DeCarlo, a UA alumnus, will be performing his exciting HYPNOVIDEO™ showcase at the Desert Diamond Casino, 7350 S. Nogales Hwy, in the Monsoon room at 8 p.m. The show is 21+, $5 for men, free for women.
The Rialto Theater presents Manslander Union. The show features Dan Rylander and Jamie Manser with Al Perry, Tryst, Fourkiller Flats, Greyhound Soul, Kate Becker Project, Cathy Rivers, Cheepness, Poi-Zen, The Shantowskis and Maggie Golston. The show is free with donations being accepted for the theater. The doors open at
7 p.m and the show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 11
Club Congress presents the “”Tequila ‘Matador’ 2010 Mix-off & Tasting Preview””
on the Congress Plaza from 6-9 p.m. Mixologists from all over Tucson will be submitting personal recipes using a variety of tequilas. The event is free, but obviously 21+.
Monday, April 12
Holly Golightly & the Broke-Offs will be performing at 10:30 p.m. with Tom Walbank and The Ambassadors at 9:30 p.m. The show is at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St. Tickets cost $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
Tuesday, April 13
The Chamber Music Showcase is being presented by the UA School of Music in Crowder Hall at 7:30 p.m. It will feature distinguished student musicians and KUAT-FM broadcasting host James Reel. The event is open to the public.
