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Fall Arts Preview: Theatre
So far you’ve outlasted the crazy events of the past year and have landed at the precipice-of a new theater season.
Fall Arts Preview: Visual Arts
Visual arts exhibits, tours and experiences offer plenty to see and do this fall.
Fall Arts Preview
Tucson’s art season began not with a flash but a shadow, when the full moon crossed the blazing Arizona sun one dazzling morning last week.
Cinema Clips: Birth of the Dragon
This is a fictitious take on the real-life fight between Wong Jack Man and martial arts legend Bruce Lee, has a couple of good fight scenes in it. In fact, they could be called very good. And, yet, I’m forced to give this movie my lowest mark because those fight scenes are surrounded by crap.…
Cinema Clips: Goon: Last of the Enforcers
Six years ago, Goon, a funny-as-hell hockey comedy based on a real sports figure who played shitty hockey but fought like a madman, came out and seemed to give new life to the acting career of one Seann William Scott. This sequel, directed by Goon costar Jay Baruchel, is an embarrassment from all angles. For…
Laughing Stock: Ron Reid Teaches Comedy, Jokes Aside.
“Every teacher that’s taken this class has felt like they’re now a better teacher,” says Ron Reid, a professional comedian who’s been teaching his craft for 30 years. He’s just moved his family, and his comedy classes, from Seattle to Tucson. His business, Artists West Management, remains in Los Angeles, booking comedy professionals into clubs…
Quick Bites: Pasta, Pizza, Pancakes & Primavera Cooks
Italy Meets AZ. There’s a lot of partnerships going on in this event. Italian chef Simona Fabrizio and Maynards executive chef Brian Smith are coming together to create a six course dinner. Italian and Tucsonan culture will be coming together, as the six courses will use local Sonoran ingredients to make authentic Italian food. Lastly,…
The Weekly List: 25 Things To Do In Tucson In The Next 10 Days
Your Weekly guide to keeping busy in the Old Pueblo. Shop Local Mercado Flea Market. There’s something for everyone at these second Sunday flea markets, which begin this month. Antiques treasures, collectible tchotchkes, vintage pieces, artwork—it’s fun for the whole family. Bring the kids, bring the grandparents. You can bring your own booth if you…
Vouchers On Steroids: Let the Voters Decide
Voucher supporters don’t believe in a fair fight. Pro-voucher legislators don’t trust the voters they work for. They’re trying to quash a referendum on the vouchers-on-steroids-for-everyone law passed last session, using any means necessary. If that effort fails, expect them to repeal and replace their own voucher law next session, rendering the referendum null and void.…
DACA Demonstration in D.C. (“Up, Up with Education! Down, Down with Deportation!”)
Coincidence once again placed me in D.C. at a historic moment. A little more than two years ago, I stood in front of the Supreme Court and witnessed the joyous moment when the Court moved the country forward, deciding gay marriage is legal everywhere in the U.S. Today I stood in front of Trump’s White House protesting…
Tucson’s DACA Kids and Allies Are Marching Today
In the wake of Trump’s latest sledgehammer, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival recipients and their many allies gathered on Tucson’s City Hall to demand action from Mayor Jonathan Rothschild, Tucson City Council, local school boards and universities. They told the hundred or so gathered that they have nothing left to lose, and they’re not going…
County Board Has No Authority To Censure Ally Miller for Her White Pride Celebration in Wake of Nazi March in Charlottesville
Supervisor Ally Miller didn’t violate county policy with her controversial Facebook comments announcing her white pride while neo-Nazis marched in Charlottesville on Saturday, Aug. 12. The Pima County Board has no recourse to discipline or censure her, advised the Chief Civil Deputy County Attorney Andrew Flagg. County policy states that “County employees are expected to…
Trump Ends DACA Program, Leaves DREAMers Facing Deportation
The Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed Fernando Najera’s world. For starters, he’s no longer afraid of being deported to a country he left when he was 3 years old. “That in itself is a real big blessing for a community of people who have had to live in the shadows because…
Lola Needs a Home
Hi, I’m Lola! I am an affectionate 5-year-old cat looking for the purr-fect home! I was too stressed in the kennel environment, so the nice people at HSSA sent me to the Almost Home program where I can stay in a foster’s home until I get adopted. I am very affectionate and love giving head…
3…2…1… Lyft Off
Ridesharing service Lyft announced yesterday that it has expanded to offer statewide services to a total of 40 states, including Arizona. Before today, there were only eight states that had full coverage from Lyft, but this gives them the largest coverage area of any ride sharing company in the U.S. (we’re looking at you, Uber),…
Know Your Product
The Melvins have always been one of the most consistently admired niche bands in the underground.
Vintage Vinyl
The Human Beings, November 1965
Huffed and Puffed
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has run into some problems in his crusade against the marijuana industry.
Storm Warnings
Last week, a group of Tucsonans took aim at Sen. Jeff Flake, calling on the freshman senator to start taking climate change seriously.
Police Dispatch
A man on meth embarrassingly failed to even start a car while trying to steal it.
Editor’s Note
Our Fall Arts Preview is here, yay! But we say goodbye to arts and music editor Brian Smith, sniff.
Danehy
In the past I have said that I don’t gamble because I understand mathematics.
Kung Phooey
Despite excellent fight scenes, this movie is crap.
Fall Arts Preview: Books
Get your written word on. Where to find readings, author events, workshops and more this fall.
Reel Indie
An abundance of Catherines, a very expensive popcorn gun and the iconic execution of complimenting a cute girl’s sleeves.
Cool to Be Kind
Jeannette Maré gathered on Aug. 24, with local faith, government and community leaders to unveil a “Be Kind” mosaic in City Hall.
Left of the Dial
Sure, it’s a state-of-the-art broadcast studio, but the folks behind KXCI’s new digs at Hotel Congress want people to think of it as a musical clubhouse.
Fall Arts Preview: Dance
All the dance events you need to know this fall.
Big Bang
In a quiet, well-lit Dunbar home studio, a tiny new universe is about to make itself known.
Ask a Mexican!
SPECIAL MUJERES EDITION
Blame It On Gordon
For Rebecca Wicker, celiac disease hits a little too close to home.
Fall Arts Preview: Classical Music
Fall musical performances you won’t want to miss
