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Tucson, Arizona | Published: 02.01.2007
Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal' looks at a love affair to remember
Yes, we know that Barbara "I Dream of Jeannie" Eden is doing "Love Letters" with Hal "Barney Miller" Linden at the Fox Theatre next Thursday night. The A.R. Gurney play examines a loving relationship that lasts for decades.
The romantic thrills are more illicit and more complicated in Harold Pinter's 1978 play, "Betrayal," which opens in previews Sunday at the Tornabene Theatre in the UA Fine Arts Complex.
The Arizona Repertory Theatre production stars Elizabeth Keller and Nate Weisband (right) as the lovers in question. The story of marital infidelity begins at the end and moves back in time to the moment the affair ignited.
"Betrayal" continues through Feb. 25. Call 621-1162.
Benefit concert Friday night for ailing Tap Room bartender Larry Horvath
If the Hotel Congress Tap Room has been less lively of late, here's why: Bartender Larry Horvath was recently diagnosed with meningitis.
This from the Club Congress Web site:
"He has been out sick for over two weeks and is currently in the hospital. As we all know, two weeks without work can be a bit of a bitch on the ol' bank account so Club Congress, Chango Malo, Mankind, the P-Dubbers (the Provocative Whites) and the Year (of Acceleration) are throwing the For the Love of Larry benefit show."
Horvath, below, described by co-workers as an all-around good guy, is the father of one and the bassist for Great American Tragedy. His band and other acts may also take the stage on Friday, said entertainment director David Slutes.
"I saw him Monday night and he's fighting back," said Slutes. "But it's been really tough."
A donation of $5 or more will be collected at the door, and all of it will go to Horvath.
Doors open at 9 p.m.
And the Tubac arts fest goes on
Billed as Arizona's longest-running art festival, Tubac's Festival of the Arts begins Wednesday and continues through Feb. 11 in the historic village south of Tucson.
Horse-drawn trolleys will carry visitors around the town, the streets of which will be lined with booths featuring the work of more than 170 artists, craftsmakers and musicians.
A performer in the Danza Azteca Cuauhtemoc group is pictured above. The Nogales, Ariz., ensemble performed during the 2005 Festival of the Arts.
To get to the free festival, take Interstate 19 south to Exit 34. The hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and although there is no admission fee, you'll pay $5 for parking.
Be a friend of the library and buy a bagful of books
Some people really should be banned from buying any additional books, a suggestion that will be seconded by anyone who has ever helped me move.
But as of press time, there's no law to keep hopeless collectors from flocking to the 36th annual Friends of the Pima County Public Library book sale at 2230 N. Country Club Road. It starts Saturday and continues through Feb. 21. Hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends. Closed for restocking Feb. 7-8 and 13-15.
What's a five-letter word for queen of daytime talk?
O-P-R-A-H, of course, not that such an easy clue would ever be included in a crossword puzzle by Merl Reagle, a former Tucsonan whose work teases the mind every week in Caliente.
The puzzlemeister, a 1968 graduate of Catalina High School, will appear on "Oprah" today at 4 p.m., along with New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz. The segment was taped in Chicago on Dec. 13, Reagle said.
"They said it turned out so good they saved it for sweeps."
