Get up off the couch, get your shoes on and get out the door this weekend as there are lots of art and music happening in Tucson and YOU should be there!

A new show opens at one of Tucson’s favorite art shops BOHEMIA. The new original paintings by Liz Vaughn  (http://www.lizvaughn.com) will be featured in her Heart of Dangerous Obscurity opening reception Saturday, February 13^th, 7:00-10 PM. Music will be provided by Hans Hutchison. The exhibition runs until March 17^th. Address: 2920 E. Broadway,Tucson, AZ  85716  Phone: 520-882-o8oo. Website: http://bohemiatucson.com/

Liz Vaughn uses dramatic use of color and purposefully disregards perspectives on her canvasses. She starts by redefining the image with use of elongation and free form lines. Her brilliant color fields come into play next, separating the figure from worldliness, floating in a space of light and timelessness. Her images often reflect the nuances of daily life and humor that catch us unaware.  Early 20th Century artists such as Egon Schiele, Amedeo Modigliani and Gustaf Klimt have influenced her figure studies.

AND at the University of Arizona

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EVENT: FOUR SEASONS, a Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Works by Women Artists sponsored by the Female Art Club/Education of the University of Arizona (“FACE”) will have an opening reception this Saturday, February 13. Hours are 5:00-6:00 PM at the Kachina Gallery, University of Arizona, Student Union Memorial Center, Level 3. Their website: http://www.face-uofa.com

Right after the opening reception there will be a Panel Discussion featuring Barbara Rogers, Julie Sasse, and Bailey Doogan from 6:00-8:00 PM at Union Kiva on Level 2 of the same Student Union building.

AND in the Historic Arts District

The TUCSON SCULPTURE FEST 2010 ends this weekend February 13 at 6:00 PM.

This is the first year of the event offering many nice sculptures  on exhibition to view and to buy. The sculptors participating are Gonzalo Espinosa (multi-media, public art), Jorge Gonzalez (traditional metal work sculptures), Joshua Woodhall (multi-media, metal sculpture), Heather West (pottery), Paul Whitby (multi-media 3-D sculptor), Mike Encinas (Metal & ceramic work, public art), Paul right (Bronze casts, acrylic paintings), Andy Thurlow (creator of sculptural musical instruments), Troy Neiman (ceramics, bicycle part sculptures), Matt Bevel (Museum of Kinetic Art), Jake Reno (blown glass), Jerry Hall (ceramics and found metal), Moises Orozco (metal sculptures), Mathew Woodhall, and Daniel McQuestion (mixed media wildlife sculptures)

AND in the Dunbar Springs area

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Forget the flowers and chocolate – get your Valentine something different and special this year, something that will last.

Gallery 801 will celebrate Valentine’s Day by offering one-of-a-kind gifts and artwork created by local artists including: Steven Derks, Carolyn Anne Anderson, Bryan Crow, Peter Eisner, Dan Lehman, Ian Houghton, Don Gerard, Ed Muren, and Dana Smith.

See a wide selection of unique sculptures, paintings, ceramics, prints, photography and original artwork in all price ranges, starting as low as $35 for a signed Anderson print and $200-400 for an original Steven Derks sculpture.  Can’t decide? The Gallery also offers gift certificates.

Gallery opens Saturday, February 13, from 10 pm to 5 PM and Sunday, February 14, from 10 pm to 5 pm. Derks will be offering many heart inspired sculpture pieces and Anderson will debut new paintings in her popular “Pollos del Pueblo Series” featuring chickens en route to iconic Tucson locations. Several of the artists will be on hand to answer questions while you browse the artwork.

The gallery is located at the north west corner of Main and University at 801 North Main. Website: www.artinarizona.com

AND at La Paloma Resort

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My favorite Jazz Vocalist in the world, Diane Schuur, is performing a Valentine’s Day performance this Saturday with the Jeff Daniel Band, February 13 at the Westin La Paloma Resort beginning at 7:30 PM.

Multi-talented pianist, keyboardist, composer, producer, bandleader and vocalist J D Daniel has been blessed with a rich and colorful life in music. Raised in Seattle he was classically trained, starting at the early age of six. At 19 he began leading his own popular group in Tucson, which featured winner bassist Brian Bromberg and leading vocalist Diane Schuur. Following years touring the globe with dozens of well-known artists, Daniel returns to Tucson in a much-anticipated appearance with longtime friends to celebrate the release of his latest CD project.

The All-Star lineup of veteran musical talents accompanying Schuur and Daniel are: Craig Faltin (bass), Fred Hayes (drums), Howard Wooten (guitar) and Gary Love (saxophones). Daniel and company will also debut his red-hot new contemporary jazz CD – “Back To The Groove,” which features David Sanborn, Brandon Fields and more along with performing vintage crowd favorites.

Vocalist/pianist Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Acclaimed worldwide for her vocal versatility and incredible 3½ octave range, Schuur was “discovered” by Dizzy Gillespie, who brought her on stage at the 1979 Monterey Jazz Festival. A longtime disciple of Dinah Washington and other legendary jazz singers of the ‘40s and ‘50s, Schuur has built a stellar career by embracing not only the jazz of her parents’ generation, but also the pop music of her own youth during the late 1950s and ‘60s.

In a recording career that spans nearly three decades – and includes two Grammy Awards and three Grammy nominations – Schuur’s music has explored nearly every corner of the 20th century American musical landscape. Blinded at birth due to a hospital accident, Schuur, nicknamed “Deedles,” has headlined many of the world’s most prestigious music venues, including Carnegie Hall and The White House and has toured the world performing with such greats as Stan Getz, B. B. King, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and Quincy Jones

VALENTINE’S HOMECOMING CONCERT TO BE BROADCAST WORLD WIDE!

The highly anticipated Tucson performance by award winning jazz vocalist Diane Schuur and the Jeff Daniel band will be heard live around the globe with Westin La Paloma Resort serving as command central for the exciting remote broadcast.  The special broadcast will be heard on the world wide web via Internet jazz radio station AZJAZZ.NET.   “If you have friends or family in other parts of the country, now they can join you on Valentine’s weekend by logging on to www.azjazz.net at 6:30 PM local time (8:30 PM Eastern and 5:30 PM Pacific Time), says Michael Bradford host of the Mike B show heard weekday afternoons on www.azjazz.net ;The station is dedicated to all things jazz ranging from contemporary to classics and will include blues, soft rock and smooth jazz music.

Call for availability of seats for performance! A sell-out is expected.

Az Entertainment & Events

February  12 – 14, 2010   • Event Venue:  The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa

VALENTINE’S HOMECOMING CONCERT

Saturday, February 13, 2010 — 7:30 PM

Concert Tickets: $35/$75 VIP Passes available at

www.azentertainmentandevents.com / Tel: 520-429-9803

Concert attendees enjoy discounted resort stay rate of $149 available at www.starwoodmeeting.com

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