Everybody's looking for a great bargain during the holiday shopping season. But what about tracking down a li'l somethin' - somethin' for yourself?
The Blue Light Special of the Fourth Avenue Street Fair doesn't have anything to do with Kokopelli earrings or terra cotta pots, but it does have a whole lot to do with local culture in the form of music, dance and comedy. Performances, which occur all three days of the fair - tomorrow through Sunday - offer variety, and all are F to the R to the double E.
All are by locals, from Tucson High's Jovert Steel Drum Band to the a cappella crooning to the oldies of Catacoustic Groove; popular rock band Nowhere Man to the most fabulous AARP-card carriers, the Sophisticated Dancers; the talented students of the Arizona Jazz Academy to the blues of favorite Nancy McCallion.
So as you wander with your Tri Tip beef sandwich and fresh-squeezed lemonade, trying to balance the shopping bags, take a breather at these locations:
- Winsett Outdoor Performance Center, 316 N. Fourth Ave.
- North Stage, East Fifth Street and North Hoff Avenue
- FAMA Main Stage, East Seventh Street and North Hoff Avenue
Hours for the 34th annual Winter Street Fair are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. In addition, some 400 vendors will have their wares - jewelry, pottery, clothing, paintings and much more - intermingled with booths offering a wide variety of eats.
For more information, call 624-5004 or go online to www.fourthavenue.org.
Here's ho-ho-hoping you have a great time.
The Schedule
TOMORROW
Winsett OPC
10 a.m. - Jovert Steel Drum Band (Tucson Unified High School)
2 p.m. - TG Express (acoustic duo)
3 - Invesia & Primavera Dancers (Rincon High School)
4 - Groupo Folklorico de Roskruge
North Stage
noon - Juke Joint (jazz)
1 - Amber Norgaard (acoustic folk)
2 - Fiveplay Brass
3 - Nowhere Man (rock)
4 - Procell (neo soul)
FAMA Stage
noon - La Cerca (rock)
1 - Central Park West (fusion jazz)
3 - Nancy McCallion and friends (contemporary blues)
SATURDAY
Winsett OPC
10 a.m. - Jovert Steel Drum Band
1 p.m. - "A" Tucson Dance Company
2 - Catacoustic Groove (a cappella oldies)
3:30 - Old Arizona Brass Band
North Stage
noon-5 p.m. - Arizona Jazz Academy (big band combos)
FAMA Stage
noon - Spirit Familia (reggae)
2 - Cathy Rivers (roots rock)
3 - Molehill Orkestrah (world/gypsy)
SUNDAY
Winsett OPC
10 a.m. - Vocal Ease (a cappella contemporary)
11 - Hadia Sahara (ethno-modern dance)
noon - Kodenka Yudan Shakan (martial arts dance)
1 - Sophisticated Dancers (senior dance troupe)
2 - Robins Elementary Folklorico
3 - Prime School of Music
4 - Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed (comedy improv)
North Stage
noon-5 - Arizona Jazz Academy (big band combos)
FAMA Stage
noon - Jane Crowe Band (blues)
2 - Batucaxe (Brazilian drums)
3 - Greyhound Soul (rock)
