Sweet Music!

Ok, maybe a bit melodramatic. A few weeks ago I was invited to audition for a community orchestra here in Tucson. I slaughtered some of my favorite Mozart, and attempted the first few bars of Gordon Jacob's Concerto for Horn and Strings. The sight reading got me a gig with the Arizona Symphonic Winds, and I showed up for rehearsal, where they asked me somewhat informally what my schedule for the rest of the season looked like. That's a good sign, right? I'm glad to be playing again. Now I just need to get my hands on a clarinet repair kit and Sofia can start playing again too. I think my playing is improving considerably since I've been in the group, and I think this is because there are two types of playing that we need to maintain our chops; personal practice and ensemble practice.

In any case, I'm playing at the Catalina Foothills High School on Sunday, November 8th at 2PM. The event will be in honor of our veterans.

You change your mind like a girl changes clothes...

I know it's been a while since I rapped at ya (Jim Anchower reference) but I have been cataloguing like a thousand books at the NEW ArtCulture Partnership LIBRARY! I am totally relieved that my sister Mitch has taken Little Pink Dress Project over for me. It is her brain child and I was swamped, but don't worry, she and James Handis are pulling it together.

I am shaking money trees and I just signed a contract with the Fox Tucson Theatre to hold the date for Le Petit Carnaval! February 7th 2009. Tickets will go on sale in December and you better be ready. On top of the performers mentioned in the previous post of Eric's, we have lots of outdoor entertainment as well. Ned Schaper of the Museum of Kinetic Art, formerly called Mat Bevel institute, is totally going to create an awesome display of kinetic sculpture that will give the event the sound, light, and motion of a carnival. Whiskey Breath Burlesque has volunteered their services as buskers. If you don't know what a busker is, ask Eric. I'm going to be using that word everyday for the rest of my life. Get used to it.

On another note, Prescott College (one proud sponsor of Le Petit Carnaval) is going to interview me for their catalog. I believe this is because I am putting my cultural studies degree to work on a cultural festival. Le Petit Carnaval!

I am now going over to Teatro Paloma to break the news about my veganism.

workworkworkwork. and work. and FUN!

Aside from my house manager gig at the Fox Theatre, I have 2 head shot gigs and a wedding! Aaaaand, 2 new strobes! They're not very powerful, but they have all the bells and whistles. Also, I'm now designing posters at the theater, and Sofia has a new project in the works called Le Petit Carnaval that I'm helping with. It's going to be a good show, and I hope to get my brother's band Marvelle to play for us. We also have Marianne Dissard and Le Chat Lunatique and of course, Cabaret Bohème. More to follow...

Working again!

This month has been wonderful for me. I had an acting student for head shots, and he's going to refer me to all his friends. I'm thinking "budget head shots" salon style, since they're students and unwilling to pay alot of money. I can do maybe 6 a day, and still come out with some quality stuff.

I was able to work with Robert Bella Hernandez last weekend! It was a fashion shoot out at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. It was hot and one hell of a hike, but very nice to work with people who know what they're doing. We had some fun in the desert.

Now on to bigger things. Sofia and I are talking with some bands and businesses in town to put on a French festival at the Fox Theatre. Hopefully this will make some money for all those involved...we'll have the street roped off (hopefully) with dancers and fire spinners and food! Good Cajun and French cuisine, and maybe some bonnefide Champaigne and French wines. So if you want to get in on the action or want to be a sponsor, let Sofia know at quetzazul@gmail.com

Youth Acting Class will be on the TV!

That's right! We had a film crew here to tape us in Sofia's Youth Acting Class, and let me tell you, the youths were very excited to be filmed. We will be on KUAT channel 6 on Thursday, June 26th at 6:30PM. So check us out!

Kino Weed & Seed

In an attempt to spread the word about the Video Documentary Academy, we attended the Kino Weed and Seed meetings last night and this afternoon. I cannot tell you how nice it is for Eric and I to work with other people who care about the neighborhood and community. I sort of volunteered Eric to do chalk art at National Night Out in August and we found out that the historical society has a collection of South Park memorabilia .
About Little Pink Dress. I am diligently working at it. I would love to have an accountant or attorney volunteer for this project. Preferably both. I am so excited to get this thing up and running. So if you know anyone who likes the idea of helping street prostitutes walk off the street and into a better life, please let me know.

Eric's artwork is...

hanging up at Prescott College Tucson Center right now. Several b&w prints are on display and on sale throughout the building. Eric is also working with Angela Soto of Pan Left on a documentary project and doing freelance photography and graphic design work. Just check out the website if you feel like escaping to a cooler place for a while. Lots of snow and stark landscapes.