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Summer: It’s hot but still plenty to do
Summer is incredibly hot here — we all know that. The kids are home from school and now the question is how will they stay happy and engaged. There’s the annual Loft Kids’ Fest (it’s free!), Summer Safari Nights at Reid Park Zoo and Cool Summer Nights at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. What follows is…
Whiskey del Bac: Getting paid by the bottle
Tucked back on Forbes Street is an innocuous warehouse with a giant, covered vat. It’s the home of a beloved Tucson product, Whiskey del Bac. Recently, volunteers and employees stood assembly-line fashion around a few stainless steel tables and a “cow,” the machine that gets the whiskey from the barrels into the bottles. Neatly lined…
Give kids the royal treatment
As the owner of Pam’s Fizzy Factory, Pam Fiske knows how to pamper children. In Tucson Mall’s lower level, she offers services that most parents receive at spas. Stressed by school? A mani/pedi could be in order. Skin feeling dry because of time spent in the sun? There’s a facial with kids’ names on it.…
Top Deck Towers: By gamers, for gamers
Top Deck Towers Cards & Games is an exercise in passion for owner Michael Eakin. He opened the business — located at 3805 W. River Road — in 2017 after deciding to turn his love of tabletop card and miniature games into a career. “This is me 24/7, 365,” Eakin said. “My mission statement’s been…
Gaslight Theatre stages super hero show
Building a reputation on musical melodramas, Gaslight Theatre is continuing that mission with “Spider-Guy.” Last produced in 2017, “Spider-Guy” hits the stage from Thursday, June 6, to Sunday, Aug. 25. Heather Stricker, general manager, booking and PR for Gaslight, said like other summer offerings, “Spider-Guy” was designed to be family friendly. Actor Jake Chapman will…
A Taste of Everything: Presidio Historic Museum celebrates the summer
Tucson might have slowed down but at Tucson Presidio Historic Museum, things are as busy as ever but with one proviso. Activities happen in the morning or late afternoon, when it’s a bit cooler. The best part is that activities include both children and adults. For adults, there are the wine and margarita art and…
Fox offers a traditional silver screen evening
Movies are popular destinations in the summer. Sometimes, however, film fans want more than the typical experience. As part of the “Movies at the Fox” series, guests can watch films on a big screen at the Fox Tucson Theatre, a vaudeville/movie house constructed in 1930. The series will run from Saturday, June 29, to Saturday,…
Hot Picks: Week of May 23, 2024
Tortolita Preserve Nature Trek MAY 23 Join a Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation naturalist for a guided trek in the Tortolita Preserve. Wander among the saguaros, watch birds and inspect native desert vegetation. Tortolita Preserve, 6250 W. Moore Road, Marana, $5 residents, $6.25 for nonresidents, 7:30 to 10 a.m., discovermarana.org Sugaray Rayford MAY…
An Ode to Street Art: Bello Rodeo exhibition opens at Artemizia Foundation
Beginning this month, the Artemizia Foundation Museum of Contemporary, Graffiti and Street Art (AF) will be displaying a new exhibition by pseudonymous street artist Stikki Peaches titled “Bello Rodeo.” The exhibit is an ode to pop culture, nostalgia and street art, where muses from iconic films and music are transported to the dusty, dry plains…
