Where to Rock, Thursday, Jan. 9
This installment of Ladytowne: A Tucson feminist talk/variety show features the comedy of Molly McCloy. The music of Flor de Nopal. Interviews with Nirantha Balagopal & Sophie McTear (from Groundworks) and Nelene Deguzman (of The Rifle). Plus, Darío Andrade Mendoza will speak about a recent workshop regarding the epidemic of loneliness. At Club Congress… Eek.…
Things to Do, Thursday, Jan. 9
Zoppé Family Circus. Way back in 1842, Napoleone and Ermengilda Zoppé launched a circus in Venice, Italy full of acrobats, jugglers, dancing dogs, clowns and aerialists. Nearly 200 years later, their descendants are still going strong on tour with their one-ring, 500-seat tent. Giovanni Zoppé, the sixth-generation circus artist who stars as Nino the Clown,…
Laughing Stock: Fringy, sketchy and forward-looking
Funny at the Fringe By definition, Fringe Fest performers don’t fit any category, but many of them are comedy acts, and this year’s Tucson Fringe Festival, January 9 through 11, features more than most. “There’s so much comedy!!!” fest honcho Maryann Green texted us. “’<=2’, (less than or equal to two) is sketch comedy from…
Remembering Those Lost in Tucson’s Jan. 8 Mass Shooting
Dozens gathered on the Pima County Courthouse lawn in remembrance of the six people who were killed and 13 others wounded during the Tucson shooting at then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ Congress on Your Corner event nine years ago Wednesday morning. At 10:10 a.m., to coincide with the time the shooting started, a silver bell rang as…
Davis Dominguez Gallery Closing After 43 Years, Lerua’s Mexican Restaurant Eyeing Move into Downtown Space
Davis Dominguez, a long-running gallery of contemporary art and a respected venue that shows many local artists, will close its doors at the end of June. After that, the gallery’s elegant warehouse space at 154 E. Sixth St. may house the popular Mexican restaurant Lerua’s, which lost its own longtime space to the Broadway widening,…
Claytoon of the Day: Reasonable Radicals
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A new year, a new Rainbow Reads lineup!
Make friends and talk books at the Library’s monthly Rainbow Reads! Alternating between book chats and book clubs, this reading circle is held on the 3rd Sunday of the month at Woods Memorial Library at 3455 N. First Avenue (map). There will not be a program in March, but you can still get your…
Picks of the Dragon: NFL Playoffs Predictions!
With a hypothetical $100 and a dream, join Weekly betting guru Tyler Vondrak (aka The Dragon) as he takes his fictional dough and places bets on the big games of the week. This time around, The Dragon places his bets on the NFL playoff picture. Game 1: Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans (Texans -2.5) The…
Things to Do This Weekend, Jan. 3 – 5
Beginning Beading: Young Artist Series. Do you have a kid in your life who loves to be creative? This imaginative jewelry making workshop is a great activity for his or her winter break. They’ll learn some key skills, like how to organize beads and attach clasps, and then they’ll create a charm necklace or bracelet…
XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend, Jan. 3 – 5
Friday, Jan. 3 Not for the faint of heart: Sonoran Violence is a hardcore punk festival. This year features performances by Infest (one of the pioneers of the extremely dissonant/fast powerviolence subgenre), Iron Lung (purveyors in destructive hardcore), Sex Prisoner (Tucson hardcore/powerviolence punks) and more. At Club Congress… Succeeded by a dust-up at Owls Clubs.…
Claytoon of the Day: Pope Slap
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Anna’s Song
It is Christmas day, and I have dressed all in white to write it. It is my way of considering Anna’s spirit, as joyous as it was.
Be There Now
Psychedelic guru and author Baba Ram Dass slipped into Nirvana at his Maui home on Dec. 22, according to his official Instagram account. He was 88.
Know Your Product
Dr. Mark Beef, guitarist for local garage-rock heroes Lenguas Largas and downtown Tucson music historian, is here to fill your ears with the best of the best of the best music you can possibly hear to get this year started off on the right note.
XOXO
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Jazz Hands, Everyone!
The new year brings the sweet notes of bebop, swing and soul to our town with the Tucson Jazz Festival, now in its sixth year.
We have a cover package all about this year’s jazz fest, plus, plenty of other stories to get you started on this new year.
Danehy
Let’s just call this 2020 foresight:
Police Dispatch
Two people were caught in the middle of a blow job late one night in the University of Arizona’s Main Library, according to a UA Police Department report.
Good for the Soul
Mama Carey’s Kitchen happens to be housed in the Metro Wildcat Convenience store just off the UA campus. It is soul food. Not barbecue, but authentic down-home, old-school American soul food.
Construction Zones
As a new year dawns, a number of long-awaited road construction projects are on the horizon. The City of Tucson will be widening Broadway Boulevard east of downtown and starting work on the long-planned Downtown Links project designed to connect the Barraza-Aviation Highway to I-10. The state of Arizona will be repaving Oracle Road from…
Quick Bites
Culinary adventures to fill your week.
Negative Reaction
Federal and state officials have denied Pima County Supervisors’ request to use Operation Stonegarden grant funding towards reimbursement costs related to humanitarian aid, according to a Dec. 26 memo from County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry.
City Week
Events to fill out your week!
Beaten and Busted
Rodriguez, also known as Dr. Cintli, is a professor at the University of Arizona’s Mexican American Studies department. He is an award-winning journalist, columnist and author. In 2014, he released Our Sacred Maiz Is Our Mother: Indigeneity and Belonging in the Americas, a book where he reports on the long history of corn and its…
Little Wonder
Now comes the umpteenth adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel and it’s safe to say this one is in the running for best adaptation of the story, ever.
Reel Indie
The best films in your favorite indie venues.
Grimm TIdings
We asked movie critic Bob Grimm to share his favorite movies from 2019—and to balance things out, he also shared notes on the worst movies he saw. (Why Avengers: Endgame didn’t end up in the No. 1 spot is mystifying, but he’s entitled to his opinion, even if he’s wrong.)
All This Jazz
The sixth annual Tucson Jazz Festival will be the first without the guidance of festival artistic director Yvonne Ervin, who passed away Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. But rather than ending on a sour note, the Jazz Fest is honoring her legacy by staying strong as ever, featuring international artists, Grammy-winners, and some of the most…
Whiz Kid
Veronica Swift is the daughter of two world-renowned jazz musicians: Stephanie Nakasian and Hod O’Brien, so it’s unsurprising to learn that she’s been involved in music for as long as she can remember.
Testing the Boundaries
“Jazz to me,” says David Sanborn, “is the spirit of adventure.” And for Sanborn, it’s been one hell of an adventure.
