>> Itzhak Perlman will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. $50, $70 and $90. (480) 644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com.

March 2, 2005

TUCSON -- It's an oddly quiet and peaceful place for a warehouse of so much future noise - from awful to sublime.

At the next Friends of Music concert Feb. 20, Hutchins Consort will perform traditional, modern, and classical music on a set of acoustically engineered stringed instruments that have unfamiliar names, as well as unusual shapes and sizes. The concert begins at 2 p.m. at the Wickenburg Community Center, 160 N. Valentine St., Wickenburg. Admission is free. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and seating is first-come, first served.

Samantha Anderson won the Talent and Most Photogenic Jr. Teen division of National American Miss state pageant last July in Scottsdale. She received $600, a $500 Barbizon Modeling Scholarship, and the opportunity to compete in NAM All-American pageant in Anaheim, Calif. The final pageant will be Nov. 25.

Guest violinist Julieta Mihai and pianist Jasmin Arakawa perform Prokofiev’s Five Melodies, Debussy’s Sonate No. 3, Enescu’s Impressions d’Enfance, and Bartok’s Second Rhapsody.

He's garnered Grammy Awards, appeared on programs from "The Tonight Show" to "Sesame Street" and been heard on the soundtracks of the movies "For Colored Girls" and "Defiance." He's Joshua Bell, and he's one talented violinist. Named 2010's Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America, Bell is known for his daring, original musical choices.

After her father passed away, Tamara Becerra took an interest in preserving family heirlooms that had been passed down over many generations. Though the collectibles have always been a memory of her father and a trip down memory lane, Becerra concedes she’s never really understood the complete back story of where a Colonial Era-style blanket and several Dutch chargers in her possession originated.

Kevin Liao’s sneaker-clad foot taps in time with a song being played by his orchestra classmates in another room.

Experience the serenades and violins, trumpets and guitars of a Nuestro Mariachi contest 2-6 p.m. Saturday at Mesa's Fiesta Mall. At the conclusion of the musical event, judges will announce finalists to compete for the grand prize 2-6 p.m. Aug. 20. The winner will receive a one-year contract as the official Mariachi of Fiesta Mall to serenade guests each Sunday.