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Step by Step
Artifact Dance Project is in love with story dances, and its season opener, Positions of Power, will tell two tales, both directed and choreographed by Claire Hancock.
Party On!
The fun starts this Saturday night, Sept. 1, at two small, feisty galleries at Sixth and Sixth.
Setting the Stage
For a city of its size, Tucson has a wealth of theaters doing interesting, entertaining, thoughtful and even sometimes flat-out jaw-dropping work.
Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Wednesday, Sept. 12
Whiskey Wednesday at Union Public House. If you need just a little extra oomph to get you through the week, Union Public House has your back by offering half-off all whiskey all day. They also claim to have Tucson’s largest whiskey collection, so you’ve got more options than you can try in one fateful Wednesday…
Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Tuesday, Sept. 11
First Responders Block Party. Mountain View Retirement Village is hosting their seventh annual First Responders Appreciation Block Party to honor those that put their lives at risk to save others. Guest speakers at the event will include Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath, Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier and Golder Ranch Fire Chief Randy Karrer. Also…
Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Monday, Sept. 10
Ohmme is a smart band penning real songs. Both partners in this Chicago-based female duo are classically trained pianists who opted to play guitars in Ohmme as a self-imposed creative limitation. Their fully ingested musical theory and its resulting command of the circle of fifths permeates the deceptively basic fabric of Ohmme’s music—percussive, often mono-note…
Laughing Stock: Now we can find Unscrewed Theater
Unscrewed Theater reopens with a month-long series of special events beginning the weekend of September 7 and 8. “After months of construction and hard work, we are beyond excited,” says the theater’s executive director Chris Seidman. “We have a door that faces the street, loads of parking and a giant sign to light the way.”…
Make Your Own Soap at the Fort Lowell Museum!
On Saturday, Sept. 8, Arizona Historical Society Fort Lowell Museum will be hosting a soap making event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event takes place every second Saturday of the month and will be available to attend until October, so get your butt over there and make some soap while you still can!…
25 Great Things to Do in Tucson This Weekend: Friday Sept. 7 – Sunday Sept. 9
Friday, Sept. 7 Summer Wine Tour. For this tour, head south of the border and enjoy some wines from Mexico. You might not think Mexico has a thriving wine scene, but if any of the other Wine Tours from Maynards Market & Kitchen prove true, there will be a pleasant surprise in every crafted sip.…
Three Great Things To Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, Sept. 6
Tucson Fall Gem Shows. During the winter here in Tucson, we have the biggest gem and mineral event of its kind. This event is like that event’s younger brother: not quite as big, but definitely catching up, and still very cool. There are a few events going on here. The Best Bead Show runs 10…
Any Questions?
Across the country, teachers give up some of their earning power when they decide to enter their noble profession. Arizona tops the list in earning losses: 36.4 percent. We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number . . . Oh wait, that’s not a good thing. According to an analysis in the Money section…
Tucson Man Indicted on Charges of Killing His Girlfriend Six Years Ago
Toni Solheid never stopped hoping the man who shot and killed her daughter would see his day in court. And now, more than six years later, he is. “For as much as I was never going to quit fighting, I wondered if it would ever happen in my lifetime,” she said. In 2012, the Tucson…
Three And Out: Arizona Heads to the University of Houston to Face Ed Oliver and the Cougars
Welcome to week two of the college football season, where the University of Arizona Wildcats already face a must-win game on the road in Houston on Saturday. The ‘Cats, like many of their most fervent supporters, looked rather sluggish in their season opener against Brigham Young University during Labor Day weekend. They were able to…
Claytoon of the Day: NocKKKing Nike
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Practice Space Needed for Tucson Musical Canine Freestyle Club
The Tucson Musical Canine Freestyle Club is looking for a practice space for three hours once a week. The club began in 2004 with about 12 people and their dogs. Behaviors, such as ‘sit’ and ‘jump’ are incorporated into 2-3 minute dance that emphasizes the bond between the canine and their handler. Janet Bain has…
In Which I Get FOXed, But Not OutFOXed, On the John C. Scott Show
Saturday I was a guest on the John C. Scott radio show. John and I were discussing the push to arm teachers, which I find abhorrent. A caller wanted to let me know how wrong I was. Here’s what she said. “There was a massacre in 1974 in Israel called Ma’alot. There were 31 children and…
Oro Valley Music Festival Adds Cassadee Pope, Announces Food Offerings
Coming next month to Naranja Park, the Oro Valley Music Festival has added Cassadee Pope to it’s exciting lineup. The first female singer of The Voice is riding high on her hit song, “Wasting Away All These Tears,” and joins Chris Young, Danielle Bradbery, High Valley and Matt Farris in the Saturday, Oct. 13 lineup.…
Former Arizona Senator Jon Kyl to Replace McCain
Gov. Doug Ducey named former U.S. senator Jon Kyl to succeed the late Sen. John McCain. Kyl said at a press conference that he would serve until the 2020 special election and not seek re-election. There were rumors Ducey might appoint Cindy McCain to take the late senator’s place. But Cindy McCain tweeted Tuesday morning that Kyl…
Claytoon of the Day: Enemy of the People
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Visit the Mercado Flea Market
For the second year in a row, the Mercado Flea Market located near Mercado San Agustin and the Mercado Annex, will be vending a wide variety of vintage and antique items. Check out a sizable selection of vintage items up for grabs including furniture, collectibles, clothing and more. The Mercado Flea market will be running…
Popeye Needs a Home
Popeye is a 1-year-old boy who didn’t like spending time in his kennel so he gets to wait for his forever family while enjoying time in a foster home. His foster family says he is very sweet and smart. He loves to cuddle on the couch and play fetch with his tennis ball. Popeye would…
Six Great Things to Do Today: Labor Day, Monday Sept. 3
22nd Annual Labor Day Picnic. Celebrate Labor Day with the Pima Area Labor Federation at Reid Park. This year’s themes are “#UnionsChangeLives & #UnionsProtectOurFamlies”. There will also be a classic car and motorcycle show with vehicles provided by Door Slammers Car club and union members. Both the picnic and car show are free. Details here. Green Chili…
Primary Vote Numbers Don’t Look Good For Arizona Democrats
Depending on the day, the hour, the minute, I’m either riding a political merry-go-round or a roller coaster. Sometimes it’s the regular emotional ups, downs, around and arounds of a horsey ride with insipid calliope music playing in the background. Other times it’s a slow ascent to exhilarating heights followed by a stomach-dropping plummet into the depths of…
Claytoon of the Day: Puerto Rico Death Toll
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Don’t Get Sad. Get Mad!
Supporters of education should be seeing Red right now. We need to be Red-hot angry over the decision by Ducey’s Supreme Court, backed by the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, to take the Invest in Education initiative off the ballot. We need to be more #RedforEd than ever. We need to rid Arizona of Red/Republican politicians who…
Which Luis Gonzales Is Running for the Pima Community College Board?
Luis Gonzales is running for the Pima Community College Board of Governors District 5. But contrary to what some voters might think, this is not a re-election campaign. Although that seat is currently held by a Luis Gonzales, he’s the former state lawmaker who handily won his 2016 campaign over the establishment-favorite attorney Martha Durkin. The…
Claytoon of the Day: Google Gestapo
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Baffling Bacteria
Mold has been a contentious topic in the Arizona cannabis industry for some time, but the one thing people can’t seem to figure out is how big of a problem it really is.
XOXO
All the top shows and gigs to see around Tucson this week.
Know Your Product
Catch Cement Shoes performing with Badflower at The Rock. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. All ages.
Editor’s Note
McCain, who died Saturday, Aug. 25, after battling brain cancer for year, was a political legend in Arizona.
Reel Indie
Films to see at indie theaters in Tucson this week.
RIP, Senator
Heartfelt tribute from a former U.S. Representative
Eyes on the Prize
After traveling over a billion miles through the heart of space, the robotic explorer has only a million more to go.
Royal Ruckus
Marcus King and his quintet bring their outsized wall of slashing guitars, cutting organs and crashing drums to Tucson just in time for Labor Day.
Tight Corner
A committee approved the design for the controversial Union on 6th
Concert Haul
All the best in music coming up throughout the season
The Skinny
In 2010, I was sitting across from Sen. John McCain on the old Arizona Illustrated Friday roundtable as our panel of reporters peppered him with questions.
City Week
All of the best events to keep you busy in the city this week
Danehy
When news hit the other day that, almost simultaneously, Paul Manafort had been convicted of eight felonies and that Michael Cohen had pleaded guilty to eight felonies, I immediately switched over to Fox News.
Quick Bites
Great places to eat around Tucson this week.
Spirited Away
Owned and operated by Matthew Montgomery and Chris Dudding, who also run the Tucson distillery Three Wells, Series 19 is a unique opportunity for locals and visitors to taste Arizona spirits.
The Year that Rocked the World
A few weeks before the 1968 Democratic National Convention erupted in Chicago, a young journalist by the name of Tom Miller learned two important things.
Police Dispatch
A random man decided to host a disorderly daytime shindig for himself (and a stuffed animal) out of a car parked in the middle of the University of Arizona campus
City of Refuge
One of the most exciting aspects of the project, according to Ortiz, is that it will be performed here at Southside Presbyterian Church. The small church will become a theater with multiple stages and with professional lighting and sound equipment.
Meathead Puppets
It’s tough being a puppet these days.
Nightcrawler
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