A handy guide for Music, Art + Culture this week in Bisbee, Arizona
Sidepony Express Music Festival Weekend
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It’s also SIDEPONY EXPRESS MUSIC FESTIVAL WEEKEND! Sidepony Express Music Festival is a three-day showcase of emerging independent musical artists in one of the most quirky, colorful and inspiring places on earth…none other than Bisbee, AZ. We began 12 years ago with a handful of acts, and at our pre-pandemic peak in 2019 featured over 140 different acts in one weekend. This will be our 10th official Sidepony!!!! ) The event runs Nov 10 – 12 and the listings will be sent in a separate email as soon as it’s available. You can also visit www.sideponyexpressmusicfestival.com for more info.
UPDATE: SIDEPONY SCHEDULE added! Printable version here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/3jbb661jd25s2dbatesbf/h?rlkey=08iq5gziwdow8wbd7u3wb1yxf&dl=
This Week in Bisbee Sponsored By:
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 Nov 7
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
The Bisbee Community Chorus rehearses at the Presbyterian annex, 24 Howell Ave 6-8pm Come and sing with us no audition required bisbeechorus.org
POOL TOURNAMENT every Tuesday at St. Elmo 7:30 pm $5 double elimination – winner takes all!
Weds Nov 8
OPEN STUDIO ART at the Senior Center every Weds 9 am – 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 15-minute/3 song slot. Full drum kit, keyboard, and amp backline (usually a guitar and bass you can borrow, too).
Catskill songwriter FAITH KELLY 6 pm. https://sptfy.com/faithkelly POOL TOURNAMENT every Weds 7 pm Hitching Post.
SPANISH LANGUAGE GROUP meets at Electric Brewing 4 – 6 pm
“Who Sang That?” with Darcy and Dash at St Elmo 7 pm. Guess the artist on the jukebox, win a prize.
Thursday Nov 9
SIDEPONY KICKOFF EVENT with SWEET ‘N JUICY (funky party band that dresses as fruit) and BIG DEMONS (old school Sidepony veterans featuring Derek Dodd, Sam Panther, Harley D Rudell) https://sptfy.com/sweetnjuicy Copper Queen 8 pm
FAITH KELLY Bisbee Grand 8 pm
PARAM’S VETERAN’S DAY COMEDY SPECIAL Hitching Post 8 pm $10 admission, $5 for veterans featuring local comics as well as a few from Phoenix
BOWLING FOR DILDOS St Elmo 9-11 pm – a Bisbee tradition
MIKE MONTOYA Copper Queen 3 – 6 pm
Friday Nov 10 Sidepony 3 pm – 2 am
Stand-up comic REENA CALM at Chuckleheads 8 pm. Check out her book “Once A Pun A Time…Legend of a Sighs Queen” on Amazon. Reena’s been called “a one-woman punk band of a comedian” by Jeff Bailey, “everything comedy should be” by Sam Tallent, one of “the best independent comics in the country” by Clearwater Comedy, and “terrific!” by the Chicago Tribune. She hopes to see you at a show in your town soon, and would love to sleep in your finest parking lot. Follow her on Instagram to ride along on her travels @ReenaCalm. Tickets $15 https://www.chuckleheadsaz.com/event-details/comedian-reene-calm
KARAOKE WITH JOE at Electric Brewing 6 pm
Lantern-led EVERGREEN CEMETERY TOURS – 6, 7, 8 pm $10 for tickets and info https://www.purplepass.com/#mm=allevents/Bisbee%20Evergreen%20Cemetery%20Tour
Saturday Nov 11 Sidepony 10 am – 2 am
KBRP is having another online concert Saturday 11:15 – 3 pm MST featuring all Sidepony bands.
1115-1145 – Tara Lynn Walrus
1200-1230 – The Quiet Smiles
1245-115 – Pride Through Strife
130-1400 – Field Tripp
215-245 – The Lolly Bombs (featuring an original member of the Flaming Lips)
Tune in at www.kbrpradio.com worldwide or 96.1 FM in Bisbee
Bisbee Saturday Market 9-1 pm in Warren Vista Park live music from UNCOMMON CROSSROADS while you shop and chitchat with Bisbee locals. Cochise Harm Reduction is hosting a coat/blanket/sleeping bag drive happening until December 23 so bring your warmth items to the park!
CHESS CLUB meets every Saturday 10 am – noon at Copper Queen Library. All levels welcome, boards and pieces provided.
Join us as Tim James Wilson, the author of “Spirits Among the Saguaros,” takes you on an extraordinary journey through paranormal and haunted road trips. Copper Queen Hotel is featured!!! Don’t miss his exclusive author signing event here at the historic Copper Queen Hotel. Tim will be in our lobby signing and selling his books!! All day Saturday at the Copper Queen
Bisbee After 5 ARTWALK happens every 2nd Saturday in Downtown 5 – 8 pm. Over 30 galleries and shops open late with special sales, drawings, refreshments, performances, and poetry. The Gallery at 40 Main features music from SIMON SPENCER.
Lantern-led EVERGREEN CEMETERY TOURS – 6, 7, 8 pm $10 for tickets and info https://www.purplepass.com/#mm=allevents/Bisbee%20Evergreen%20Cemetery%20Tour
BUCKY MILLS at Electric Brewing 2 – 5 pm
MOTOBILLY feat. DAMMIT DAN AND MISS ANNA perform country classics on guitar and fiddle Thirsty Lizard 1 – 4 pm
Sunday Nov 12 Sidepony 10 am – 1 am
ECSTATIC DANCE 10:30am warm up 11am start. It’s movement for your soul!
In Bisbee, we dance like no one is watching… cuz no one is! All ages welcome! Kilimanjahro Arts Center aka Club K (2nd and 4th Sunday)
Kafka Coffeehouse 10 am – noon live world music often featuring members of Juniper Djinn and/or Mahavia
Bisbee Hall-of-famer and member of The Flock TS HENRY WEBB plays Thirsty Lizard 1 – 4 pm https://www.reverbnation.com/tshenrywebb
SCOTT MUHLEMAN AND BECA REYES play an eclectic mix of acoustic favorites at Electric Brewing 2 – 4 pm
Monday Nov 13
OPEN MIC AND PIZZA/POTUCK at St. John’s Church 19 Sowles Ave 6 – 9 pm
NO PLACE LIKE HOME – Movie, trivia, music and community gathering at St Elmo 7 pm
Half-Price Burgers & Salads at The Thirsty Lizard EVERY MONDAY through the end of the year! If you haven’t tried The Lizard yet or haven’t been in a while Monday is for the locals. Come out and enjoy the food, booze n’ views!
Wing Mondays – 50 cent wings at the Bisbee Grand!
The Quarry Presents gothic shoegaze from MØAA w/ special guests TBA 8 pm https://sptfy.com/moaa
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). Drink specials. Locals night Thursday, discount with Bisbee ID.
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Coming Soon:
Bisbee Home Tour and Chair Auction Nov 24 & 25 https://www.bisbeewomansclub.com/home-tour-chair-auction
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/
ETC
Central School Project has an opening for a member! We have a small studio available and encourage practicing artists in the Bisbee area to apply. Please go to our membership page for the application and all the materials and details you need. https://www.centralschoolproject.org/ The application deadline is November 30, 2023
The Bisbee Woman’s Club is holding its 22nd Art Chairs & More, a silent, in person auction, on November 24 & 25, 2023. Paintings, photos, collages, textiles, ceramics, hand-made jewelry, artistically altered furniture etc. are all welcome. Collection of artworks will take place Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at the Greenway School Cafeteria, 98 Cole Ave., in Warren. Work will be accepted from 10 AM to 4 PM. We look forward to the opportunity to display your beautiful work and thank you in advance for helping us with our scholarship fund!
A Reminder that Central School is holding the annual ReMake Art Show Nov 17. This show calls for our creative community to work in the art of assemblage, harnessing the power of discarded junk, manufactured items, shiny things, scraps, ephemera, and bereft materials. We ask that the art is made entirely, or in part, of things not intended as art materials. More info: https://www.centralschoolproject.org/remake2023
Lonie 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
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 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
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
Wiggle Room 65 Brewery Ave
This Week in Bisbee Person of the Week!
Nick Mueller is the founder and coach of Cochise Chess, the only bilingual nonprofit in the US that teaches chess to an entire county. You can learn and/or play chess with him and his students (like Ryan Pepper, pictured here) at the Copper Queen library every Saturday at 10 am. If you’d like to know more and perhaps make a donation check out his GoFundMe page – and tell him you saw him in TWIB!