Several St. Philippians are involved in the upcoming production of Gaetano Donizetti's sentimental comedy The Elixir of Love at UA Fred Fox School of Music this Thursday through Sunday, April 7-10. Tom Cockrell, Director of the UA Opera Theatre, will conduct performances on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Staff singer Larry Alexander plays the role of the traveling medicine man and huckster, Dr. Dulcamara, for each performance, and staff singer Bryce Tomlin plays the romantic lead (he's a tenor after all), Nemorino, on Thursday and Saturday. Written in the bel canto style, this opera is all about showing off the beauty of the human voice, so every character has a beautiful tune to sing, including the moving tenor aria "Una furtiva lagrima," which is sung in the second act. More information is available here.

Interfaith Community Services presents "Faith Communities & Well-Being," a conference focusing on the integrative relationships among mind, body, spirit and community. Esther Sternberg, M.D., and Anne Borik, M.D., are the featured keynote speakers, with twelve breakout sessions offered on a variety of interesting, informative subjects. Registration of $45 ($35 for each group registrant) includes presentations, materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. The Conference will be on April 8, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, 500 W. Calle Concordia.  For more information, call 520-297-6049 X 233 or register online. Walk-up registration is welcome.

On Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. in the Church, Friends of Music presents a concert by the Rife family. David and Wynne have anchored Tucson's musical scene for more than 30 years and are often part of our First Sunday Music orchestra. Join violinists David and Wynne, cellist daughters Melissa and Molly, and family friends Ann Weaver and Mary Beth Tyndall for a rare collaboration whose program will include an afternoon of chamber music favorites comprising works of Haydn, Boccherini, Beethoven and Schubert. Suggested admission $20 / $10 students. Read more.



For over 26 years, Pima County Interfaith Council has brought diverse people and groups together in the pursuit of systemic change for the common good. Through our efforts, over $100 million dollars has been leveraged to benefit Pima County's working people and families. This year "The Beat Goes On" Celebration and Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, April 10, at 1:30 p.m., at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 1300 N Greasewood Rd. We will celebrate some of our key leaders and allies from the past and look ahead to the coming work of making a better Pima County for all. The honorees include Bishop Gerald Kicanas, St. Philippian Julie Johnson, Brad Stroup, Patty Flores, Mari Helen High, Msgr. Arsenio Carrillo, and Art Evans. Tickets are available for a tax-deductible donation of $20. Click here to buy tickets and learn more about Pima County Interfaith and our work.

Acts 9: 1-20 (during Eastertide, Acts replaces the Hebrew Scripture)
Psalm 30: 1-6
Revelation 5: 11-14
John 21: 1-19
9:00 a.m.: The Christian Scriptures--La Paz
The New Testament: A series of video lectures by Bart Ehrman, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, followed by discussion of the lecture. Topic for April 10: "The Jesus of History--Sources and Problems."  

10:15 a.m.: Art and Ideas--Chapel of the Nativity
When was the last time you visited with Jacopo di Cioni (b. 1308) or Francesco d' Antonio de Bartolomeo (b. 1475), both from Florence? Now's your chance. Please join Dr. Harry Caldwell in the Chapel of the Nativity for interaction with these gifted artists who have come to St. Philip's to enrich a worshipful sense of the divine and to foster an appreciation of medieval and early Renaissance painting. The Forum views also the other art pieces in the Chapel and the wonderful marble reliefs in the Baptistry.