This weekend is packed with classical music and theater, but if your idea of a night out includes head-banging hometown metal, amazing feats of cirque du excellence, or a little 1960s groove rock, check out these three events.
Danica Gagnon-Plamondon practices on the trapeze as performers with Cirque du Soleil Crystal rehearse for their show at the Tucson Convention Center. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal — A Breakthrough Ice Experience”
Bundle up for Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal — A Breakthrough Ice Experience” at the Tucson Arena. Crystal takes us on an exhilarating exploration of self-discovery conjured from her wonderful imagination. This is Cirque du Soleil’s first ice show, and from early reviews, it’s a gem. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, and Friday, March 16; 4 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17; and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the arena, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets are $32 to $75 through ticketmaster.com
Rock n' Roll
Rialto Theatre and Local Love are teaming up for a night of homegrown metal rock on Friday, March 16. The lineup includes Drop D, AC/CD tribute band The Jack, Scare Card, Motley Crüe tribute band Wild Side and Harlette. Doors open at 6:30 and the first band goes on at 7. Admission to the all-ages show is $5 in advance at ticketfly.com or $8 at the door. Details: rialtotheatre.com
Down on the Corner
Gaslight Theater regular Mike Yarema is bringing his Credence Clearwater Revival tribute act Down on the Corner — with Mike Hebert, Adam Ackermann, Gene Torres and Mike Blommer — to Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. They will do two shows — 2 and 6 p.m. — on Saturday, March 17. Tickets are $25 for adults, $13 for kids online at gaslightmusichall.com Details: 529-1000.
Photos: Cirque du Soleil Crystal in Tucson
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Jerome Sordillon hangs from aerial straps as he rehearses with Madeline Stammon as performers with Cirque du Soleil Crystal rehearse for their show at the Tucson Convention Center on Mar. 14, 2018. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
Cirque du Soleil Crystal
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Mary Siegel takes to the ice as performers with Cirque du Soleil Crystal rehearse for their show at the Tucson Convention Center. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
Cirque du Soleil Crystal
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Danica Gagnon-Plamondon practices on the trapeze as performers with Cirque du Soleil Crystal rehearse for their show at the Tucson Convention Center. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
Cirque du Soleil Crystal
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Juggler Jorge Petit, with Cirque du Soleil Crystal, rehearses his craft for the show at the Tucson Convention Center. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
Cirque du Soleil Crystal
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Jerome Sordillon hangs from aerial straps as he rehearses with Madeline Stammon as performers with Cirque du Soleil Crystal rehearse for their show at the Tucson Convention Center. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
Cirque du Soleil Crystal
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Hanging from the ceiling, Emily McCarthy with Cirque du Soleil Crystal, rehearses for the show at the Tucson Convention Center. World class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity in the group's latest show. Performers spent the afternoon preparing for their show on ice which goes from March 14-18.
