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20 Can’t-Miss Happy Hours around Tucson
In an economy that can turn on a dime, everyone wants to drink on one, too. Tucson bars and breweries have a reputation for providing cool cocktails, craft brews and great atmosphere, but not everyone wants to break the bank for a good time. Here are 20 bars, restaurants and breweries with happy hour specials…
Review: Romantic drama ‘Past Lives’ considers life’s choices
The concept of In-Yun is one that’s threaded throughout the new film “Past Lives,” which has been receiving rave reviews since it screened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. The term is defined in the film as the Korean word for “providence” or “fate” and represents an idea that when two people encounter…
Auggie Smith is back at Laff’s
Auggie Smith, a perennially popular headliner at Laff’s Comedy Caffe returns there this weekend. He’s missed us, he said, but it’s not like he’s been idle. He’s been mastering Zoom. “Boy, do I love Zoom comedy,” he said. “I got really, really good at it. I would set up in my backyard, so my background…
Southwest provides fodder for Tina & Her Pony songs
Indie folk artist Tina & Her Pony never had much interest in horses. “Really it’s a play on the fact that they say that every little girl wants a pony when they’re younger,” said Tina Collins, the singer and multi-instrumentalist behind the project. “And I never wanted that. All I wanted to do was sing…
Live Music Calendar June 15 to June 30
JUNE 15 Slothrust 191 Toole, 8 p.m., $20 sundiver ca Club Congress, 7 p.m., $15-$18 JUNE 16 Greg Morton and Jim Stanley LaCo Tucson, 5:30 p.m., free Insound Club Congress, 8:30 p.m., $10-$12 Midnight The Rock, 7 p.m., $23 Orchadia 191 Toole, 8 p.m., $5 T3R Elemento Rialto Theatre, 8 p.m., $39.50-$54.50 JUNE 17 Al…
Big problems, local solutions, diverse benefits
The solutions to our most common human problems require individual responsibility and thinking locally. Our modern world is fast-paced and high-tech and has seen an age of vast globalization and the rise of technology. This has come with no shortage of interesting and complex puzzles to solve. My late father called it the “perils of…
A stoner gift guide for dads on Father’s Day
New CBD and cannabis products are always fun to try, but especially relaxing for dads spending stressful summer days at home with the kids. Here are a few cannabis-friendly products by Blazy Susan that families can buy dear old dad for Father’s Day. Blazy Susan This forward-thinking and consumer-focused brand makes some of the best…
Maynards freshens up with new personnel, menu items
After closing for two weeks for a refresh, Maynards has reopened with a new chef and new manager, ready to offer happy hours and Sunday brunch again, according to owner Richard Oseran. Richard and his wife, Shana, are introducing other changes as well. “In the restaurant, we used to have mussels and frites, now we…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Al Jardine and His Endless Summer Band This writer earned a second-degree sunburn lying on her stomach all day on a surfboard at San Onofre, failing utterly to catch a wave. “Surfer Girl” fail. But we loved some Beach Boys on the beach. Their songs are ageless, and although he is not, founding member Al…
Tucson gay happy hour to throw anniversary party
When a group of friends in Tucson’s gay community met up for a drink, selfies were sweeping the nation, and Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” was on every radio station. “We decided to start a monthly happy hour, and the idea was, instead of going to the gay bars that existed in town, we’d go to…
Sonoran Institute hosts Summer Solstice Party
The Sonoran Institute will take a hipper approach to fundraising with its Summer Solstice Party on Wednesday, June 21. “I didn’t want this to be a night of announcements and people making speeches and auctioning things off,” said Melissa Cordero, marketing manager. “It’ll be a nice night where people come and relax and know they…
