Now their visionary work is on display as part of the Pima Air and Space Museum's Technology Fair. Other exhibits of man's scientific juggernaut will be provided by groups including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Universal Avionics, UA Imager For Mars Pathfinder Team, and NASA's Space Engineering Research Center, among others. Proceeds go towards the Museum's planned Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education. Geared towards school kids, the center will encourage the study of math, science and technology. The Civic Orchestra of Tucson presents a Kid's Classical Afternoon , preceded by the ever-popular Musical Instrument Petting Zoo.
Admission is free.
For information, call 791-9246. Picking up the horn at the ripe old age of 20, he studied under World Saxophone Quartet co-founder Julius Hemphill after becoming transfixed by a single recording, Dogon, A.D . By the late '70s, Berne was recording on his own Empire label. A string of acclaimed releases eventually landed him a contract with Columbia Records, where he won further praise with a pair of brilliant recordings, Fulton Street Maul and Sanctified Dreams . Formanek also has charted a distinguished path, working with famed saxophonist Art Pepper at age 19, and later recording with musical legends including Freddie Hubbard, Chet Baker and Stan Getz.