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Celebrate around Tucson this New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve and Day can be a time of celebration, reflection and resolutions. These events in and around Tucson were designed to bring merriment, laughter, music, exercise and joy. Consider one of these events to ring in the New Year. Rick Braun’s New Year’s Eve Each year, jazz trumpeter Rick Braun holds a star-studded…
Alex Elkin: Sometimes success is enough
Alex Elkin looks just like Hagrid. He says he’s heard that before. He reminds us, though, that Hagrid is Warner Brothers. His aspect is more Disney. His first job out of high school was as a Disneyland cruise skipper. He had that job for two years until he, and they, agreed it was time to…
UA Compost Cats invites Tucson to mediate food waste
The UA’s Office of Sustainability Compost Cats invites the public to help combat food waste this holiday season and join its Bucket Program. Each year, millions of tons of waste enter Tucson’s landfills. About 40% of that waste is compostable organic materials, including produce scraps, plant trimmings and coffee grounds and other common household items.…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Reid Park Zoo: ‘Zoo Lights’ Encore The animals are asleep, and Santa needs to get back to the North Pole after Dec. 23, but the zoo is still alive with lights and magic. Kids love jumping through a game of rings lit over the ground, and walking through the falling snow on the way for…
Fans feel free during Zona Libre’s shows
Music is Hiram Perez’s life. As the saxophonist/music director of the Zona Libre Band, he brings joy to fans with music that crisscrosses genres. The Zona Libre Band will ring in the New Year at Brother John’s Beer, Bourbon and Barbecue, performing Latin dance music — salsa, merengue, bachata — and American pop and country.…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendar
Mark your calendars… Thursday, Dec. 22 Born in Miami, David Archuleta grew up in Salt Lake City, spending his childhood home-schooled. A devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — an organization which recently stated that LGBTQ+ individuals are entitled to rights while at the same time affirming its belief that…
Cannabis sales soar, but don’t threaten Arizona’s 5 Cs yet
Sales of marijuana in Arizona soared to $1.6 billion in 2021, just one year after recreational pot was legalized in the state, making Arizona second only to California for retail sales that year, according to an industry research group. But while retail sales of cannabis are strong, the crop is far from being added to…
Miss Olivia is throwing a party — with a purpose
Miss Olivia & the Interlopers are throwing a party, but they’re thinking of others through it. Dubbed “Love is Love,” the New Year’s Eve celebration is set for 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Sea of Glass Center for the Arts. It will feature five food courses, champagne toast, candy table, tarot readings, photo booth,…
24 reasons to go out for Christmas dinner
Christmas dinner! Moms, dads, aunts, uncles and kids of all ages gather around a table covered with everyone’s favorite holiday dishes—green beans, two kinds of potatoes, pickled beets, stuffing. Try both the pumpkin and pecan pie. Everyone’s filled with the spirit of Christmas! Or not. Many’s the Christmas that my tiny family has gathered joyfully…
These are a few of my favorite things
In Anno Domini 2022, these were a few of my favorite things. Remember, I’m not saying that these are the best. Seriously, who is to say that something was the best? They’re just my favorites. Favorite books: Man, I read some grim books this year. They were good, but grim! First, there was “Facing The…
