A handy guide for Music, Art + Culture this week in Bisbee, Arizona
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ARTEMIZIA FOUNDATION: Museum / Gallery of contemporary, graffiti & street art. Open Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun 11am – 4pm. Experience works by Banksy, Warhol, Swoon, Kusama, Shepard Fairey, Judy Chicago. Collection of 700 works by 100 artists from 40 countries. Featuring a 50-50 ratio female to male artists: www.ArtemiziaFoundation.org
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Tuesday Jan 23
Come Sing With Us! 6-8 pm, at the Presbyterian Annex, 24 Howell Ave., Old Bisbee. Complete rehearsal schedule is on the BCC website. BCC is a non-auditioned chorus with friendly weekly rehearsals leading up to a spring concert April 20 and 21. Artistic Director is Nathan Darus, and our Accompanist is Timothy Dick.
FRANK TORNOE ambient music soundscapes at Club K 33 Subway St. 7 pm with art from MICHAEL TORNOE and refreshments from the sober bar. Free admission but donations graciously accepted.
A CRAFT GROUP is at Electric Brewing Co. Bring knitting, crocheting, quilting, beading, etc. 1 pm weekly
LIT TUESDAYS with MIKE MONTOYA at Hitching Post 6:30-ish – 9:30-ish pm – show up to play a song or just relax and listen
Free pool at St Elmo
Weds Jan 24
OPEN STUDIO ART at the Senior Center every Weds 9 am – noon all mediums. BYO supplies and easel
LEATHER TOOLING at the Senior Center every Weds 12:30 – 2 pm
JAM NIGHT Bisbee Grand 6-10ish – bring your ax, sticks, and picks, and play with a gaggle of Bisbee’s best musicians but players of all levels are welcome and encouraged to sign up for a 20 minute slot. Full drum kit, keyboard, and amp backline (usually a guitar and bass you can borrow, too).
POOL TOURNAMENT every Weds 7 pm Hitching Post.
SPANISH LANGUAGE GROUP meets at Electric Brewing 4 – 6 pm
Thursday Jan 25
BECA REYES and SCOTT MUHLEMAN play an eclectic selection of acoustic tunes every Thursday at Gene’s Place 3 – 6 pm
OPEN MIC POETRY with Brad Harmon 7 – 9 pm Room 4 Bar Silver King Hotel plus Local’s Night $3 beers, half-price house liquor w/Bisbee ID
MAHAVIA play Flamenco and Spanish music https://www.mahavia.com/ Bisbee Grand 7 – 10 pm
CRAZY PONY KARAOKE Hitching Post 7 pm
BOWLING FOR DILDOS St Elmo 9-11 pm – a Bisbee tradition
LOS AMIGOS play their “friend”-ly mix of classic rock and Latin covers at Copper Queen 4 – 7 pm
Friday Jan 26
Singer/songwriters Obo Martin, Nate porter, & Jack Lorang Gene’s Place 3 – 6 pm https://sptfy.com/nateporter https://sptfy.com/jacklorang https://sptfy.com/obomartin
JOSH HAMPTON solo at Gene’s Place 7 – 10 pm
THE STEVE MORAMARCO CONSPIRACY play original music with memorable lyrics and catchy tunes. Songwriter of “Satan, Lend Me a Dollar” featured on Showtime series Weeds https://sptfy.com/NcVS Bisbee Social Club (BSC) 9 – midnight
Former cave-dwelling comedian MAGGHIE O’SHEA hosts her monthly comedy show at Room 4 Bar in Silver King Hotel 8 – 10 pm
Singer/songwriter AMELIA DOLL with CHRISTA LEIGH Hitching Post 8 pm https://sptfy.com/ameliadoll
Country/folk from FRANCESCA BROWN Bisbee Grand 8 pm https://sptfy.com/francescabrown
KARAOKE WITH MIKE at Electric Brewing 6 pm
Saturday Jan 27
Bisbee Saturday Market 9-1 pm in Warren Vista Park live music from THE WHISKEY LICKERS while you shop and chitchat with Bisbee locals. Goar Park Lunches will be on hand- collecting non perishables for their foods pantry, and donations for the soup kitchen. They are also looking for some community minded folks who would like to serve the Bisbee community by becoming members of their Board of Directors, there will be board members at the table, as well as applications for consideration for the board! Get involved- it’s a great cause!! The Bisbee Arts Commission will have a table, and will be selling tickets to their “We Love Our Artists” event at Cafe Roka on February 11- be sure to get your tickets- as there will be a very limited ability to purchase tickets at the door.
Please join us as Bisbee Books & Music welcomes local author and veteran Elvis Bray to our Bisbee Artist Series. Elvis has five published books; “The Presence of Justice” and “The Presence of Conflict,” are a series. “Dual Therapy” and “The Raven and the Dove” are also a series. These books are fiction, and all are murder mysteries/crime thrillers except “The Presence of Conflict,” which is an Afghanistan war novel. 11 am – 4 pm
CHESS CLUB meets every Saturday 10 am – noon at Copper Queen Library. All levels welcome, boards and pieces provided.
OUT OF THE BLUE perform jazz, funk, psychedelic, and blues every Saturday at Bisbee Social Club 2 – 5 pm
Songwriters NATE PORTER & JACK LORANG Bisbee Grand 3 – 6 pm https://sptfy.com/nateporter https://sptfy.com/jacklorang
“Dream Country Disco” from chanteuse MEGAN DIANA Bisbee Grand 8-11 pm https://sptfy.com/megandiana
St Elmo 9 – 2 am band TBA
Acoustic blues, and country from CATDADDY, LEGGS, AND SCOTT 7 pm Gene’s Place
BIG DEMONS conjure up some indie rock at Hitching Post 8 pm
COUNTER CLOCKWISE turn back the hands of time playing classic rock cover with the big voice of Miguel Carillo BSC 9 – midnight
Crazy world music from LOCOMUNDI at Bisbee Coffee Company Stage 1 – 4 pm https://www.mahavia.com/locomundi
BUCKY MILLS plays country 2 -4 pm 2nd & 4th Saturdays Electric Brewing
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Sunday Jan 28
Ecstatic Dance 2nd and 4th Sundays 10:30 warm-up 11:00 am start. Dance like no one is watching because no one is! Club Kilimanjahro aka Club K $10 suggested donation
Singer/songwriter AMELIA DOLL with CHRISTA LEIGH https://sptfy.com/ameliadoll Kafka Coffeehouse 10 am – noon
ALEX WILKERSON performs his last show in town before moving 11 am – 1 pm Bisbee Coffee Company Stage googlemysoul.bandcamp.com
Please join us as Bisbee Books & Music welcomes Arizona author John P. Langellier to our Bisbee Artist Series. He has written scores of articles and dozens of books for a variety of US and UK publishers. His most recent title, “More Work Than Glory: Buffalo Soldiers in the United States Army, 1866-1916” represents the culmination of over a half century of fascination with this topic. 11 am – 1 pm. John will also be appearing 2 – 4 pm at Camp Naco 2118 W. Newell Street (at the corner with S. Willson Road) in Naco Arizona.
“Jam Left Open” with Mike Montoya every Sunday at Gene’s Place 12:30ish – 4ish
Brian Mullin’s FOOLALOOF is Spontaneous Sonic Exotica featuring Lisle Ellis, T.S. Henry Webb, John Cordes, and Evan Hubbard at Hitching Post 6 pm
BECA REYES AND SCOTT MUHLEMAN play an eclectic selection of acoustic tunes Electric Brewing 2 – 4 pm
DAMMIT DAN and MISS ANNA conduct “Church” at St Elmo 2:30 pm plus a celebration of life for Lee Causer starting at 2 pm
GERRY BUTTERWICK brings his 12-string and Americana set list to Bisbee Grand 3 – 6 pm www.gerrybutterwick.bandcamp.com
COMEDY OPEN MIC Chuckleheads 8 pm – make us laugh, won’t you? Winner of audience award gets $10 prize
Monday Jan 29
GRATITUDE DRUM CIRCLE every Monday until Feb 12 at the Gallery at 40 Main st 4:30 – 5:30 Come and join us – Everyone welcome! Chairs provided; extra drums and percussion available
OPEN JAM AND PIZZA/POTUCK at St. John’s Church 19 Sowles Ave 6 – 9 pm
OPEN MIC at St Elmo. 7 pm Hosted by Shantih Nicechops, one lucky performer wins what’s in the tip jar!
This Week in Bisbee Additional Sponsors:
THE COPPER PIG … a neighborhood eatery
Sunday thru Wednesday 5 pm – 8 pm reservations required | 520-432-9970 | 412 Arizona St. Visit www.thecopperpigbisbee.com for menu
Room 4 Bar 43 Brewery Ave, “Arizona’s smallest bar” up the steep staircase in The Silver King Hotel (520) 432-3723 Live music on the patio (or indoors if raining/too cold). Drink specials. Locals night Thursday, discount with Bisbee ID.
Bitchin’ Pickins’ Bisbee located in the historic Brewery Gulch is your one-stop shop for vintage and antique clothes, gifts and home goods! Open Thursday through Sunday 10-4 and by appointment, you’ll always find something surprising at Bitchin’ Pickins’! 63 BC Brewery Ave, 360-904-3843
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Coming Soon:
KBRP “A Taste of Mardi Gras” Feb 17
Return of the Turkey Vultures March 8 & 9
The Prowl Motorcycle Show March 16
Alice in Bisbeeland April 19 – 21
Mile High Music Festival 4/20
TWIBFest June 22 This Week in BIsbee 2-Year Anniversary Party!
This Week in Bisbee Useful Links
More City Events including Copper Queen Library education and wellness events for adults and kids: https://www.bisbeeaz.gov/2351/Events
For a complete list of Senior Center activities email activities@bisbeeseniors.org
For science-related events and activities visit www.bisbeesciencelab.org
Discover Bisbee Arizona – the official website of Bisbee with Queen Mine tour and reservations: https://www.discoverbisbee.com/
Bisbee Enclave: Online directory of businesses in Bisbee: https://bisbeeenclave.com/
Forever Bisbee Blog: https://foreverbisbee.com/
Bisbee Wire – Bisbee financials, left-leaning politics http://bisbeewire.com/
Health & Wellness
Visit the website for all things related to mind, body, and spirit: https://thisweekinbisbee.com/health-wellness-listings/
ETC
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
Free Online Lecture
Warren Ballpark with Mike Anderson
Saturday, January 27, 2024, 11:00 am MST
Sponsored by the Arizona Historical Society
If there is a place where the ghosts of baseball players come at night to relive their glory days, it is Warren Ballpark in the old copper-mining town of Bisbee, Arizona. Warren Ballpark has been in use as a sports facility since 1909–longer than any other ballpark in the United States. Some of the most colorful and notable figures in baseball history have stepped onto its field as barnstorming big leaguers or as minor-league players hoping to make their way up to the “Big Show.” Several players implicated in the infamous 1919 “Black Sox” scandal played in an “outlaw” league at Warren Ballpark during the 1920s. In 1917, it was the holding facility for 1,500 striking copper miners rounded up during the Bisbee Deportation. It is also the site of one of the longest-running and most bitterly contested high school football rivalries in America, between the Bisbee Pumas and the Douglas Bulldogs.
Mike Anderson is the author of “Warren Ballpark,” a work that delves into the rich history of the playing field. He is also the historian and founding member of the Friends of Warren Ballpark in Bisbee.
This online program is free, but space is limited. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/BisbeeOnline012724
Hey friends! The Bisbee Arts commission is having a party! Get your tickets now! Join us at Cafe Roka on Sunday, February 11th for a delightful early evening of art and celebration! The Bisbee Arts Commission is hosting this in-person event from 4 to 7 to express our appreciation for the artists who make work for the Cig-Art Machine, a redesigned vintage cigarette machine that sells local art and raises funds for the Bisbee Arts Commission. Each ticket purchase includes delicious appetizers from Roka, live music, and a mini-work of art from the Cig-Art Machine! A cash bar will be available for those who want a drink. Get your tickets on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/we-love-our-artists
From today till Valentine’s Day Karen Schumacher has set up a heart-shaped mailbox in Peddler’s Alley next to Poco Market.(The address is 15 Main Street in Old Bisbee.) Reach through the gate and get a blank heart and write someone a few sweet words. Send an anonymous love letter or compliment a local business or simply express your love to Bisbee as a whole. You are welcome to bring your own home-made Valentines as well! When you are done, pop it in the mailbox and we’ll put them all up in the windows at Poco!(Write big enough so it’s legible behind the glass. Mean or obscene valentines will not be posted obvs, but I will giggle before I throw them away.)And make you sure you wander by periodically to see if someone has sent you a valentine!Thank you to the lovely folks at Poco for collaborating with me. (P.S. Please don’t steal my pen.)
Lonnie Mitchell’s dance lessons have moved to the Covenant Presbyterian Church Annex. We will have social dancing after the lessons in West Coast Swing and Salsa. Only $5 per person. More info: 480 586 5961.
Pottery lessons wheel throwing and hand building in Warren $120 3 Groups available Clay sculpture class $150 NO experience needed. Space is limited – scholarships available – email bisbeepotteryonthemountain@gmail.com
Nick Mueller offers private chess lessons for individuals and groups via Cascade Tutoring – cascadecochise@gmail.com for more info
Shuttle service call Leeza (520) 366 – 6909 serving all of Bisbee
Copper City Shuttle & Food Delivery in Old Bisbee 520 559 – 5304
The Bisbee Rotary Club is looking for new members! Feel free to join us at one of our meetings to get to know our club. The Bisbee Rotary Club meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 5:15pm at the VFW, 1326 Highway 92. Come learn about how the Bisbee Rotary Club works to improve our community, while having fun! For more info, contact sherrielmorgan@gmail.com
Cochise County Swap meet every Saturday 7 am – 3 pm Thirsty Lizard “bring your good old fashioned junk”
Have a tune in your head? Steve Moramarco will help you turn it into a song. One on one songwriting lessons email moremarkable67@gmail.com
Thanks for reading! Don’t forget to tune into the Bargain Bin Ballyhoo on KBRP radio 96.1 FM or kbrpradio.com Tuesdays from 12 – 2 pm and rebroadcast Saturdays 9 – 11 pm
Venues – all in Bisbee AZ 85603 unless noted
American Legion Post #16 1422 HWY 92 (520) 366-4558
Artemizia Foundation: Museum / Gallery of contemporary, graffiti & street art. Open Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun 11 to 4. Works by Banksy, Kusama etc. 818 Tombstone Canyon. www.ArtemiziaFoundation.org
Bisbee Books & Music 2 Main St. in the Civic Center building
(520) 353-4009
Bisbee Coffee Company 2 Copper Queen Plaza – music in the courtyard (520) 432-7879
Bisbee Grand Hotel 61 Main St 520-432-5900 Live music, full bar, and great food in a friendly, comfortable atmosphere. https://www.bisbeegrandhotel.com
Bisbee Hatchet House 34B Brewery Ave (520) 220-9462 https://bisbeehatchethouse.com/
Bisbee Senior Center 300 Collins Rd. (520) 432-2167 events not just for members or seniors
Bisbee Social Club (BSC) 67B Main St 520-366-3898 “Speakeasy” style bar with DJ, pool table, and live music 21 and up www.bisbeesocialclub.com
Bisbee Saturday Market Warren Vista Park https://bisbeesaturdaymarket.com/
Central School Project 43 Howell Ave (520) 432-4866 https://www.centralschoolproject.org/
Chuckleheads 41 Brewery Ave – Matt Becker’s bar featuring music, standup, and other random events. Ask him to show you a card trick. https://www.chuckleheadsaz.com/ 21 and up
Club Kilimanjahro aka Club K 33 Subway St unique event space at the top of a long flight of stairs
Copper Queen 11 Howell Ave (520) 432-2216 Arizona’s oldest hotel has full bar and food plus live music inside or on the patio https://www.copperqueen.com/
The Courtyard 18 Brewery Ave (917) 664-8353
Dot’s Diner 1 Old Douglas Road (520) 432-1112 retro diner at the Shady Dell Vintage Trailer park https://www.theshadydell.com/dotsevents
Electric Brewing 1326 W Hwy 92 (520) 800-4210 The first microbrew in Arizona, run by one of the original owner’s disciples. Also has non-alcoholic drinks on tap. www.electricbrewing.com
Gene’s Place 24 Brewery Ave – new bar in the Gulch
Hitching Post 316 Pirrung (520) 432-2836 Bakerville/Warren’s newest hotspot with music and events almost 7 days. a week. You can also get legally “hitched” by Shantih or Katie. www.hitchingpostbisbee.com
Kafka Coffee 31 Subway St.
Poco Market 15 Main St. (520) 314-5929
Room 4 Bar 43 Brewery Ave, “Arizona’s smallest bar” up the steep staircase in The Silver King Hotel (520) 432-3723
Screaming Banshee Pizza 200 Tombstone Canyon 520) 432-1300 https://www.facebook.com/ScreamingBansheePizza/
St. Elmo 36 Brewery ave (520) 432-5578 – since 1902 oldest bar in Arizona, locals’ favorite watering hole 21 and up
The Thirsty Lizard 5838 W. Double Adobe Road Bisbee, AZ 85617 (520) 221-7776
https://www.studiostargazer.org/lizard Roadhouse Food, Drinks & Atmosphere.
Event Venue-space
Quarry 40 Brewery Ave (520) 366-6868 Winner of many “Best of Bisbee” awards, locally sourced food with many vegan options https://www.facebook.com/the.quarry.bisbee
Vulcan Pottery 120-3 Naco Rd (760) 668-6609
This Week in Bisbee Person of the Week!
Amy Sullivan is the proprietor at the newly opened Feedlot Diner, located next to the Hitching Post! They are open Thursday – Sunday 5 – 8 pm and have a delicious menu with a variety of dishes (the lamb burger is the bomb!). Tell her you saw her in TWIB!