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December 18, 2019 www.DesertMessenger.com 13 1001 Female entertainers coming to town Tonia Craig is now at Cactus Curlers Beauty Salon! Call 928-927-5400 for an appointment or visit the Salon at 735 W. Cowell St., Quartzsite, Az. Tonia is a color specialist and former educator for a large hair color company. Tonia has twenty-eight years experience in the hair care business! Welcome Back Snowbirds! QIA OFFICE NOW OPEN 9am-12 noon Mon-Fri Please come by and pick up a Calendar of Events! QIA IS QUARTZSITE'S OFF ROAD HEADQUARTERS! • BINGO FRIDAY NIGHTS Doors open at 5pm. Early Birds at 6:30pm • CRAFT FAIR 1 ST SATURDAY JAN. 4- 9am-1pm Yard Sale/ Swap Meet in parking lot. • OPEN MIC Dec. 19 Thursday 6:30pm Buy your tickets now before they run out for: • DEC. 21 QIA CAJUN CHRISTMAS DINNER $7 5PM • DEC. 28 BETHANY OWN Variety Show $10 • DEC. 31 NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY with Skyhawk $5 • JAN. 7 MICHAEL CULLIPHER ELVIS TRIBUTE $10 • JAN. 21 BERNIE & RED $10 • JAN. 25 NASHVILLE LEGACY $25-$45 Pick up a calendar and come join in the fun ! QIAarizona.org 928-927-6325 See QIA Facebook for updates Q I A By Jackie Deal Bethany Owens won't have time to do all 1001 impersonations but it's said she can do 50 in a 90 min- ute show. She is more than an imi- tator; she adopts the mannerisms, the persona, the voice and the looks of the singers she impersonates. While it's the singers we're looking forward to, she does other females as well. How about Dr. Ruth, Sarah Palin, Marth Stewart and her very fi rst impersonation Edith Bunker? Bethany says she listens to al- bums and watches movies to fi nd "the mountains and valleys" in each voice. She then records her interpre- tations over and over until she gets it right. She carries costumes and wigs with her. For country women she says, "I need a lot of hair. Big Hair." Her SUV is crammed with "stuff" including "lots of hair." She doesn't go off stage or behind a curtain to do her changes. She will change costumes and charac- ters right in front of us, sometimes within 10 seconds. She turns her back and when she turns around she's a new person. She says it takes a lot of practice and let's add a lot of talent. One Voice" Starring Bethany Owen is an intimate tribute show experience in which one extremely talented performer stunningly em- bodies some of the greatest female stars from the world of music, fi lm, television, and comedy. Owen's im- pressions are so vivid and true to their sources that you'll swear you're witnessing all of the real icons on stage in a loving yet hilarious hom- age to some of the most famous la- dies of all time. Bethany was born in Kansas. She says, "I think God intended that I be born smack in the middle of the USA so I could learn all the accents." Along the way she has lived in Seat- tle, Atlanta, Chicago, Texas and now in California. She has toured all over the US and the world, including In- dia. (I wonder what they thought of Marilyn Monroe and Cher?) While a teenager Bethany began as a classical ballet dancer, then a band singer and choreographer. Her very fi rst impression, Edith Bunker, sealed her fate as an impressionist. And she's won Best Female Impres- sionist in a fi eld usually dominated by men. Her husband, Jim Whir- low, director and producer of her show, has won numerous awards and accolades in his profession. Welcome them to Quartzsite; this is a show featuring many of our fa- vorite performers all rolled up into one exciting performance. Decem- ber 28 at 7 p.m.at the Quartzsite Improvement Center on Ironwood Street, only $10. Tickets can be pur- chased in advance. Offi ce is open Mon-Fri 9am-noon. 928-927-6325. DEADLINE : WED. DEC. 24 TH for the Jan. 1 st edition Desert Messenger News Email: editor@DesertMessenger.com 928-916-4235 www.DesertMessenger.com Bonnie & Joe The McInturffs SATURDAYS 7-9PM BY DONATION Sat Jan 11 th at Mt Quail Sat Jan 18 th at JR's Sat Feb 8 th at Mt Quail Sat Feb 15 th at JR's Sat Mar 14 th at Mt Quail Classic Country Old Time R&R Delta Blues Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club is open November through March. Operated com- pletely by volunteers, we offer full lapidary, silversmithing & faceting shops, plus classes in basket mak- ing, beading, wire wrapping, glass bead making, Viking knit, carving, fl int knapping, steel knife making, leather tooling, opal cutting, glass fusing, a mineral study group, & various specialty classes. We lead weekly rock hounding ex- cursions, as well as ATV/UTV trips. Throughout the season we host pot- lucks & cookouts. Stop by our offi ce at 65 Iron- wood (behind La Mesa RV) Mon,Tues,Wed, 9am-12pm & 1pm- 3pm for a tour & to see how you can join the fun! Check out our website QRGMC.org. Quartzsite Gem Club ROCKS! Read Desert Messenger online! Sign up for free email alerts when the Desert Messenger becomes available online! Join thousands reading the paper online at: www.DesertMessengerOnline.com "Knowledge will give you power, but character respect." ~Bruce Lee

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