Laughing Stock: We need clones
CBCTAC presents Anna Valenzuela “Latinas make 54 cents to every white male dollar, which is why I have to take a roll of toilet paper from every business I enter for rest of my life.” So tweeted Anna Valenzuela recently, making us spew our coffee while holding up a mirror to the privilege in our…
Things to Do on Wednesday, Dec. 4
Cookie Exchange at 1912 Brewing. The “Cookie Exchange” returns! This means 1912 Brewing is teaming up with Tucson Girls Pint Out, a local group dedicated to building a community of women who love craft beer. For the event, bake whatever cookies you want, bring them into 1912, and share and mingle with the ladies of…
Things to Do on Monday and Tuesday in Tucson
Monday, Dec. 2 Reel Rock 14. The Reel Rock Film Tour, heralded as “one of climbing’s greatest celebrations” is coming to the Loft Cinema! This series showcases multiple new films all focusing on the world of rock climbing. Films include The High Road, about some of the most difficult bouldering courses; United States of Joe’s,…
XOXO: Where to Rock Monday
Drawing from traditional jazz, swing and the American songbook, Tucson Jazz Institute hosts JAZZ JAMbalaya. At Sheraton Tucson Hotel…
Things to Do This Weekend in Tucson
Friday, Nov. 29 Black Friday Cupcake & Stout Pairing. For one of the most intense holidays of the year, Caps & Corks is getting dark (and rich!). This Black Friday celebration allows you to take a break from the crazy shopping and relax with drinks and cupcakes. Caps & Corks is pairing with Daniela’s Cooking…
XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend
Friday, Nov. 29 Always wanted to sing in a group? Come kick the tires at this open participation event—turning the audience into a choir. The science shows the therapeutic benefits (neurotransmitters spark the right temporal lobe to life releasing endorphins that make us healthier and happier) and when we sing together this effect is amplified.…
XOXO: Where to Rock, Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Folk harp and viola delicately commingle to arrive at a mysterious landing. Mariah McCammond and Deanna Cross are The Hatpin Duo. They will pay a lovely instrumental set at Agustin Kitchen… Disco. Techno. House. The Optimist Club, Tucson’s longest running club night, welcomes H.R. Guerin and Lance Fairchild—co-founders of Project Atlas—as the newest…
Laughing Stock: Comedy for the Ages
Laughs for the Social Security Set “By my own estimation, I was the funniest lawyer in Illinois,” says Ira Leavitt, instigator of a new comedy show for old folks that features Dave Fitzsimmons. “Last year, I was looking through the course catalog for UArizona’s OLLI (Osher Life Long Learning Program for seniors) and I noticed…
Rep. Grijalva Responds to Report of Mistreatment in Eloy Detention Center
Rep. Raúl Grijalva weighed in on a recent report from two national human rights groups on the harsh conditions for individuals in the Eloy Detention Center. The report, “The Carceral State of Arizona” was released by the Advancement Project and Puente this October, and alleges degrading and inhumane treatment of migrant detainees in the Eloy facility. The report…
Claytoon of the Day: Who’s A Good Boy?
Find more Claytoonz here.
Tucson’s Holiday Ice Rink Opens This Friday
The City of Tucson is opening its inaugural outdoor ice skating rink on Friday, located at 45 N. 5th Ave., across the street from Hotel Congress. The rink, which will open at 4 p.m., will operate from Nov. 29 to Jan. 5, and will be open seven days a week, except for Christmas Day. The…
Ex-Education Superintendent John Huppenthal And I Have a Rare Moment Of Agreement, About State Grades
It’s the oddest thing. Ex-Superindent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal doesn’t appear to like A-F state school grades any more than I do. And, to raise the level of oddity a notch, he was superintendent in 2011 when the state grading system went into effect. I was a regular Huppenthal critic when he served as…
XOXO: Where to Rock, Wednesday Nov. 27
“I Like It.” At 25, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio’s ascent from supermarket bagger into who Rolling Stone calls “The Four-Billion-Stream Man” has been nothing short of meteoric. Bad Bunny leads the Latin trap explosion. At the Tucson Convention Center… Wrought of Caliche, local R&B/neo-soul/”Pisces poppers” Mesquite are preparing to travel south—along with devilish Mexican garage…
All Bets Are On, Volume 41: On a Terrible Territorial Cup, Kevin Sumlin’s Job Prospects and Pac-12 Basketball
Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak return for a Thanksgiving edition of All Bets Are On, handling the sports topics of the week. Tuesday’s episode begins with a breakdown of Saturday’s Territorial Cup showdown between Arizona and ASU. Both hosts give their favorite memories of the rivalry game and pick a winner for this year’s…
Aretha Franklin book release at Tucson Museum of Art
The Tucson Museum of Art is celebrating the local launch of The Queen Next Door: An Intimate Portrait of Aretha Franklin by photojournalist Linda Solomon. The event features Solomon in person, plus a pop-up photo installation, book signing and conversation with the author. Solomon wrote and photographed for The Queen Next Door over the course…
Claytoon of the Day: Devin Has A Cow Over Corruption
Find more Claytoonz here.
XOXO: Where to Rock, Tuesday, Nov. 26
Musician/comedian Steven Yanez Romo hosts, what is rumored to be an “extreme” experience, “the best in town” and “buttloads of fun.” Karaoke with Romo. At Thunder Canyon Brewstillery…
Reid Park Zoo welcomes Bella the jaguar
There’s a new furry face at the Reid Park Zoo, one with an intense stare and a caramel-tan coat featuring black rosettes. Bella, a 10-year-old jaguar from the Akron Zoo in Ohio, recently took up residence in Tucson. “Bella is a curious cat and has investigated everything in her surroundings. She has become comfortable quickly,…
The Great Cover Up 2019 Lineup Announced!
The Great Cover Up recently announced their 2019 lineup, featuring 26 Tucson-based bands performing over the course of three nights at 191 Toole and Club Congress. While it’s always a secret which local bands are covering which international acts, we do know each list: The artists being covered: The Pixies, Stevie Wonder, Dolly Parton, Sex…
Minimum Custody Inmate Escapes in Tucson
A minimum custody inmate is on the loose in Tucson after escaping authorities Sunday night. Inmate Kevin A. Purdon, ADC #309804, escaped the Catalina unit and was last accounted for at 7:40 p.m. Purdon was admitted to prison in 2016 after being convicted out of Pima County to serve four and a half years for…
Adoptable Pets: Monty Needs a Home
“Hi there! My name is Monty and I am a fun-loving 3-year-old boy. I love water and enjoy splashing in the kiddie pool at HSSA. When I’m not by the pool I like relaxing inside and will never turn down a snack.” Monty (872453). Bring your family to meet Monty at HSSA Main Campus at…
Claytoon of the Day: Trump Photo Bombs
Find more Claytoonz here.
Calexico Receive Not One But Two Grammy Nods
“We’re here in Manchester and just got news that Years to Burn (Sub Pop, 2019) has received two Grammy nominations,” Calexico proudly announced via Facebook, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after having received the fortuitous news. “Thank you to all at The Recording Academy and everyone who has supported this collaboration. Thanks also to Sub Pop…
All Bets Are On, Volume 40: Why Arizona Should Fire Kevin Sumlin, Is Arizona Basketball in Trouble and Pac-12 Superlatives
Co-hosts Christopher Boan and Tyler Vondrak return to break down the future of Arizona football, as well as analyzing the future for Arizona’s mens basketball team. Boan and Vondrak hand out their verdict on football coach Kevin Sumlin, who has won nine out of 22 games as the team’s coach. The duo hand out their…
Devonaire Doutrive Kicked Off Arizona Basketball Team
Sophomore guard Devonaire Doutrive has been dismissed from the University of Arizona’s mens basketball program, according to a University release. The reason for the school’s dismissal was not given in the release, which included a quote from 11th year coach Sean Miller. “Effective immediately, Devonaire Doutrive has been dismissed from our men’s basketball program for…
Festival of the Arts returns to Oro Valley next month
The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance and the Town of Oro Valley are once again partnering to bring the largest celebration of the arts and culture in the region back to town in the form of the Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts & Tree Lighting Celebration. The creative place making event returns…
Arizona Survives Scare Against South Dakota State, 71-64
The Arizona Wildcats fought through their first real adversity of the young college basketball season on Thursday night, holding off the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, 71-64. The Wildcats (5-0), trailed for much of Thursday’s contest, before scoring seven unanswered points midway through the second half to take control of the game. The team’s victory didn’t…
Claytoon of the Day: What’s Your Crazy?
Find more Claytoonz here.
XOXO: Where to Rock This Weekend, Nov. 22-24
Friday, Nov. 22 “Sweet Jesus of Nazareth!” New Orleans rapper and Queen of Bounce—an up-tempo, bass heavy music designed to make “yo’ ass shake”—Big Freedia, with her legendary Shake Team, bring bounce dance moves like ”the twerk,” “the wiggle,” “the bend ova'” and the “hands on the ground” to the Rialto Theatre. South Korean boy…
Claytoon of the Day: A Trumpian Supper
Find more Claytoonz here.
Hot Spot
Given its slick design, televised menus, courteous staff and counter service, you could be forgiven for thinking that the eastside’s Salsa Verde is some kind of chain.
Quick Bites
The best in culinary adventures the Old Pueblo has to offer.
City Week
The best to do in town!
Witness to history
From the 1960s right up to this minute, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly has used his camera to capture a who’s who of political leaders.
Awkward Dance
The last night of Ballyhoo, by Alfred Uhry, takes place in 1939 in the Atlanta home of an assimilated Jewish family whose social-climbing matriarch, Boo (Eavan Clare Brunswick), directly rejects their heritage. Arizona Repertory Theatre’s production of Ballyhoo, while witty and sometimes charming, lays victim to a script filled with sappy sentimentality and conflict with…
Happy Birthday, Hotel Congress
You don’t turn 100 every day, so a big congrats to Hotel Congress for hitting the century mark. Home to landmarks like Club Congress and the Cup Café, Congress has become a cultural centerpiece in Tucson. You never know who you’re likely to see when you pop in for breakfast: Is that a U.S. senator?…
Off to the Races
For those of you who love cars, but are perhaps tiring a bit on the Fast and Furious franchise’s “vroom-vroom” formula, Ford v Ferrari constitutes a welcomed ode to fast-moving automobiles.
Police Dispatch
A soda-can recycler claimed a female bus driver assaulted and injured him using her bus’ door as a “weapon,” according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report.
Reel Indie
Movies in your local indie theaters!
A century in the making
For their centennial celebration, Hotel Congress is looking backward as well as looking forward, but they’re not the only ones doing so.
Let’s Bounce
The music had, for the most part, remained in the underground for years until Big Freedia took the bull by the horns and dragged it into the mainstream. Also an icon for the LGBTQ community, Freedia herself describes bounce as, “uptempo and heavy bass, call and response type music, and it has a lot to…
Know Your Product
Tucson’s own legendary Sidewinders have drifted out of the desert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their album Witchdoctor. Sidewinders (later the Sand Rubies) served as a major player in the late ’80s/early ’90s Tucson rock scene, formed via a mysterious combination of whatever else was drifting through the Sonoran Desert at the time. Ahead…
XOXO
Music for your week
Who Guards the Guardsmen?
WASHINGTON–Dozens of House Democrats renewed calls last week for the Defense Department to investigate the legality of President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy thousands of active-duty and National Guard troops to the U.S-Mexico border.
Natural Remedies
The inaugural AZ Plant Medicine Conference is coming to the Tucson Convention Center Dec. 6 through Dec. 8. The conference will feature discussions by alternative medicine professionals who treat issues ranging from anxiety and depression to glaucoma and arthritis with psychedelics, cannabis, CBD and more.
Supreme Showdown
The Supreme Court Grappled last Tuesday with the push to end the DACA program, with some justices suggesting that the Trump administration’s justification for the move was flimsy and did not take into account its full impact.
Presenting: Great Spots To Find the Perfect Gift!
Your ultimate list to shopping local this season
Danehy
For those of you who are relatively new to our fair community, it may come as a surprise that they used to make movies in Tucson.
Parades! Concerts! Gingerbread Houses! Light Shows! And, of course, Nutcrackers!
If what makes your holidays happy is nestling up on the couch every night with some hot chocolate and Netflix, then have a cozy holiday season! But if what gets your bells a’jinglin’ is attending festive events (or doing some combination of nestling and event-attending), then check out the list below.
Making History
It was a story that had to be told, Henry Barajas repeated to himself, year after year. The story he needed to tell was about a forgotten slice of Tucson’s history, a story about a proud but stepped-on community, a story about unlikely heroes who overcame insurmountable obstacles.
