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Travel the world through Tucson cuisine
Ever since Tucson began receiving international honors for its rich culinary heritage and agricultural history (in 2015, it became the first U.S. city officially designated a UNESCO City of Gastronomy), the world has been taking notice. In February, London’s Daily Telegraph highlighted Tucson in an article touting Arizona as “the surprising U.S. state that’s a…
Lamb Bed brings twin connection to Tucson
Twin brothers Kevin and Patrick Brown grew up learning instruments and playing together. They started Lamb Bed 20 years ago and are continuing to make music together, along with their drummer Dillon Defelice. Lamb Bed will perform Saturday, April 1, during the “Jokes on You” April Fool’s Day show at House of Bards. The lineup…
ERRL Cup Award winning Chronic Health THC Tincture
Award winning Chronic Health THC Tincture has won yet another award this month for “Best THC Tincture” at the widely popular ERRL Cup 2023. Other big wins for Chronic Health products were “Best Topical” and “Best CBD Tincture.” It’s obvious that Chronic Health really cares about their patients and the quality in their products. They…
Meow Meow Purrs her way to a happy place
Performer Meow Meow loves life and does not want theater to die. “I want people to keep coming back and have the spontaneity within theater that is that genuine flexibility of emotion,” she said. Such is the passion of Meow Meow. In the wake of the pandemic and related theater closings, she would rescue live…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Arizona Theatre Company: “Pru Payne” ATC stages a world premiere of a thoughtful, often witty and ultimately life-affirming look at how a vibrant intellectual life devolves when its foundation, memory, begins to decay. Written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Steven Drukman, the play received an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. ATC calls it “a remarkable, funny,…
BICAS pairs cycling with art in third art mart
To Tony Zepeda, bikes have a deep connection with artists and their work. The cheap and easy nature of transport allows creators like Zepeda, an art program coordinator, to pour more resources into their passion. “The bicycle is such a widely used tool of transportation for people,” Zepeda said. “As an artist, it’s nice for…
New poetry reading series comes to Tucson
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, poets have had few places to share their work. Katie Zale is fixing that problem with the Tucson Arts Poetry Series, which starts at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. When they meet the fourth Saturday of each month, two poets…
Live Music Calendar March 23 to March 31
MARCH 23 Hank Topless LaCo Tucson, 6:30 p.m., free Hemlock The Rock, 6 p.m., $15-$20 Hermanos Gutiérrez 191 Toole, 8 p.m., $25 Mr. Ho’s Orchestrotica The Century Room, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., $25-$40 Stayin’ Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees Rialto Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $27.50-$64.50 MARCH 24 Carvin Jones The Rock, 8 p.m.,…
Blazy Susan founder talks new papers, process
Immediately recognizable by its pink rolling papers and friendly retro appeal, Blazy Susan is a cannabis company known for its quality and inventiveness. Beside their natural, often vegan ingredients and loyal fanbase, Blazy Susan’s success can be chalked up to “collaboration,” according to founder and CEO William Breakell. There are not many better examples than…
Calle Tepa recalls grandmother’s Mexican heritage
Jordan Fuller knew he was taking a chance when he opened Calle Tepa Mexican Street Grill 10 years ago. The journey has been a rollercoaster ride, but Fuller stuck to his mission of serving quality food and drinks in the festive restaurant. “We just said the best thing we can do is create the best…
Tucson Salvage: The kid behind the counter at the bagel place
There is a politeness about this kid Tyler Kebo that at first makes me uneasy. It feels like a put-on, the huckster jive of an annoying future politician already well-coached in PR. Timed grins punctuating softball query responses, saying only what he wants to say, rare to elaborate — an exercise in patient indulgence. We…
Fourth Avenue fair mirrors Tucson’s melting pot
Tucson’s Fourth Avenue is a hallmark of the region, where history and the contemporary mingle. The district’s street fairs show locals and tourists Tucson’s personality, according to Casey Anderson, Fourth Avenue Merchants Association’s chief operating officer and marketing director. “Fourth Avenue is still one of the most unique, eclectic areas of our town,” Anderson said.…
