DeGrazia Gallery
ONGOING
DeGrazia Paints the Seri Indians and Ted DeGrazia’s “Unseen Landscapes” bring rare works out of storage and into public view for a limited time. It features paintings, watercolors and drawings from the museum’s collection. These exhibitions include pieces shown publicly for the first time as well as works unseen for decades. Visitors will wander through the ethereal adobe architecture and verdant desert garden of the historic foothills property. Hand built by DeGrazia, the 10-acre site stands as a testament to his legacy of artistic brilliance and his genuine connection to the region’s history, culture and scenery.
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun Museum, 6300 N Swan, Tucson, various prices, various times, degrazia.org
Mini Time Machine Museum
ONGOING
Explore a unique collection of 11 hand-painted die-cast model cars and miniature vehicles featured in the Arizona State Museum’s “Traditions in Motion” exhibition. Created by Native artists, the pieces showcase how Indigenous communities blend heritage and contemporary culture through customized vehicles and other forms of transportation. The exhibit highlights a dynamic artistic tradition that transforms everyday objects into expressions of identity, creativity and cultural pride.
The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, 4455 E Camp Lowell Drive, Tucson, museum admission, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., theminitimemachine.org
Historical Film Tours
JULY 11
Step into Hollywood’s Old West at the historic Mescal Movie Set, featured in films including “Tombstone,” “The Quick and the Dead” and “The Outlaw Josey Wales.” Visitors can enjoy a 60- to 70-minute guided walking tour of the iconic set. Admission is $20 with advance reservations required. Children 17 and younger are admitted free.
Mescal Movie Set, 1538 N Mescal Road, Benson, $20, advance reservations required and Children 17 & under are free, tours run at 6:30 & 7:00 p.m., mescalmovieset.com
Cool Summer Nights
JULY 11
Attendees are asked to join the Desert Museum and experience bats performing aerial acrobatics, beavers splashing around in their pond and scorpions glowing green under black lights. Attendees are asked to bring flashlights, grab water and wander through the experience of a live animal encounter. Every night will have a theme, live music, special events and a signature drink. The first weekly theme is Radical Reptiles.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N Kinney Road, Tucson, general admission for ages 13+ is $29.95 and youth (ages 3-12) is $24.95, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., desertmuseum.org
Old Tucson ‘Summer
Night Markets’
JULY 11
Attendees are asked to join Old Tucson for its Summer Night Markets. The Summer Night Market will have an array of arts, crafts and food events for a summer evening of strolling the historic Main Street and Town Square, supporting local artists and enjoying live music, tasty food and drinks.
Old Tucson, 201 S Kinney Road, Tucson, free admission, 6:30 to 10:00 p.m., oldtucson.com
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
JULY 10 to JULY 12
BAFTA Award winner Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner star in a new National Theatre staging of Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Filmed live on stage, the production follows two aristocrats who use seduction as a weapon until their dangerous rivalry spirals into betrayal, deception and destruction.
ATC at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue, Tucson, $15 admission, various times, register at atc.org
Wine & Glaze
JULY 12
Unwind with an afternoon of wine and creativity at Los Milics’ Tucson Restaurant & Tasting Room. Guests will create a custom hand-painted 6-inch tile during a guided workshop led by Carly Quinn Designs while enjoying a tasting of five Los Milics wines. No experience is required, and participants receive 15% off food and drinks in the tasting room the day of the event.
Los Milics Restaurant & Tasting Room, 98 E. Congress Street, Tucson, $95 admission, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., register at visittucson.org
Tween Filmmaking Camp
JULY 13 through JULY 17
Young filmmakers can explore the magic of silent cinema during this hands-on camp focused on visual storytelling, expressive acting and classic movie-making techniques. Campers will experiment with green screen effects and create their own silent film scene. The week concludes with a red-carpet premiere featuring their films accompanied live by a Wurlitzer theatre organ.
Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W Congress Street, Tucson and The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre, 738 N. 5th Avenue, Tucson, $350 admission, 9:00 a.m., to 4:00 p.m., register at foxtucson.com
Happy Together Tour
JULY 16
Relive the soundtrack of the 1960s and ‘70s as the Happy Together Tour returns for its 17th year. The nostalgia concert features more than 60 Billboard hits performed by original artists, including The Association, The Troggs, Jason Scheff of Chicago, Gary Puckett, The Fortunes, Ron Dante, The Vogues and The Cowsills.
Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W Congress Street, Tucson, various prices, 7:30 p.m. start time, foxtucson.com
