Things to Do on Tuesday, Nov. 12
Southern Arizona Senior Pride Speaker Series. Senior Pride is a local organization that supports and unites the local LGBTQ+ community. This speaker series is designed to be informative and to act as an opportunity for networking and discussion. This month, Abby Jensen, legal director of the Southern Arizona Gender Alliance and an attorney with the…
Things to Do on Veterans Day in Tucson
Veterans Day Half Marathon & 5K at Tucson Mountain Park. Everyone Runs, Everyone Walks is a local group that puts on races for people of all fitness levels, from those who are brand-new to exercise to the most seasoned runners. This event, now in its 14th year, features gorgeous views of the Tucson mountains and…
Things to Do This Weekend in Tucson
Friday, Nov. 8 Viva La Verde. Every drop of natural water counts. Arizonans knows this better than most. The Screening Room is showing a locally made documentary about the Verde River, one of the last free flowing desert rivers surviving in Arizona. Not only does this film show the importance rivers play, but offers how…
Laughing Stock: New! New! New!
The Screening Room hosts the first Second Saturday comedy show. With earlier sunsets on the way, Tucson’s most popular monthly downtown event, Second Saturdays, opens up to comedy in the cozy indoors of The Screening Room. Chris Quinn, host of the weekly Wednesday open mic at the venue, will host The Second Saturday Comedy Showcase…
XOXO: Where to Rock, Thursday, Nov. 7
This comedy duo scored a Top 10 hit with Earache My Eye (Ode Records, 1974), a Glam-rock-era scorcher in which Cheech Marin becomes the orange-haired character Alice Bowie. The song is a teenage fantasy eschewing his father Tommy Chong’s authority—becoming a narcissistic rock star, being disowned for wearing his sister’s pantyhose and kicked off the…
Things to Do on Thursday, Nov. 7
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Pairing Dinner. Sullivan’s Steakhouse is ranging from white to red at this specialty four-course wine dinner, perfect to warm you up on a November evening. The dishes begin with shrimp and butternut risotto paired with Aveta Sauvignon Blanc; then moves onto an avocado salad with crab, shallots and crème fraiche paired…
Claytoon of the Day: Cross Hairs For The Whistleblower
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XOXO: Where to Rock, Wednesday, Nov. 6
In step with the dark mystics of the 1970s who opened The Doors of Perception, using rock ‘n’ coll as a means of elevating the fringes of society, L.A.’s Death Valley Girls transport the uninitiated to altered planes. At 191 Toole. While noise poppers Crocodiles proclaim that Love Is Here (The End Is Near) and…
Scenes From Election Night
Hundreds of Tucsonans filled the patio of Hotel Congress on Tuesday evening to watch Democratic Regina Romero claim victory in Tucson’s mayoral race. After a high-energy performance from local band Santa Pachita, the results showed Romero with a commanding lead over independent candidate Ed Ackerley and Green Party nominee Mike Cease. Romero, who had represented…
Romero Wins Mayor’s Race, Dem Sweep Council, Sanctuary City Prop Defeated
Tucson City Council member Regina Romero is out way ahead of independent candidate Ed Ackerley and Green Party candidate Mike Cease, according to the first release of ballots in today’s city election. Romero, who will make history as the city’s first Latina mayor, has 56 percent of the vote, compared to Ackerley’s 40 percent and…
Supervisors Approve Plan to Fix All County Roads in 10 Years
The Pima County Board of Supervisors have approved a new policy which will repair all of the county’s roads in 10 years and fund other infrastructure projects. On Nov. 5, the board unanimously approved the policy which will use the General Fund to pay for capital infrastructure projects in the county, including roads in unincorporated…
“Let Them Eat Choice” And Other Takeaways From the National NAEP Test Results
The 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results are out. The standardized tests, given to a national sample of 4th and 8th grade students, are considered by people across the educational spectrum to be the most accurate assessment we have of student achievement in reading and math. That doesn’t mean they should be taken as gospel,…
Summer Walker Heats Up A Cool Fall Night
The instant the house lights dimmed at the Rialto Theatre the near capacity audience—largely young and female—began to chant with zeal, “Summer, Summer,” before the R&B it girl even took to the stage this past Saturday, Nov 2. Unequivocally, they were there to hear Summer Walker—who many of her devotees consider to be “the hottest…
Dolemite Is My Name
Very Good This movie stands side by side with the best of Eddie Murphy’s Golden Age. A consistently funny biopic honoring comedian-actor Rudy Ray Moore, it’s clear that Murphy’s heart is in this project full force. It’s the best performance he’s ever delivered in a movie … period. The film takes us on a tour…
Claytoon of the Day: Nats Play Ball
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XOXO: Where to Rock, Tuesday, Nov. 5
Raised on a cock-eyed mishmash of punk rock, Irish ballads and old-time string bands, this Appalachian storyteller sharpened a distinctive sound on banjo and fiddle the hard way—busking on gritty streets for coins and dollar bills. After The Flood, Matt Heckler awash with the light of the “Midnight Sun” is at 191 Toole. Lo-fi country…
PACC Celebrating PetSmart National Adoption Weekend
Pima Animal Care Center announced it is waiving adoption fees on any animal four months of age or older between Nov. 8-10 at two PetsMart locations in Tucson. The adoption events, which will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the PetSmart on Oracle and Wetmore (4374 N. Oracle Road) and at El Con Mall…
Claytoon of the Day: Brains Don’t Burn On The Girl
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Adoptable Pet: Kaito Needs a Home
“Hi friends! My name is Kaito and I am a 5-month-old boy! I am a playful kitten who loves to run and chase toy feathers. I have Feline Herpes that has caused some scarring to my right eye. I am not currently on medication but my new family will need to be familiar with the…
The King
Very Good Part inspired by real events and the plays of William Shakespeare, Timothee Chalamet plays Hal, King Henry V of England, and it’s a barnburner of an acting turn. Chalamet has made a name for himself playing complicated, quiet characters before, but this one gives him a chance to rage on occasion, and he’s…
The Lighthouse
Excellent Robert Eggers, the man who gave us The Witch, a gesture for which I’m eternally grateful, returns with this trippy, gothic sailor’s yarn about two very strange men (Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe) working a difficult shift in a lighthouse in the late nineteenth century. It’s close quarters for the two, with every fart…
Claytoon of the Day: Go Nats!
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XOXO: Where to Rock this Weekend, Nov. 1 – 3
Friday, Nov. 1 It’s back. Night of the Living Fest 2019 is three nights of music. Featuring The Melvins, Kikagaku Moyo, Steve Roach, Good Morning, Red Cross, Minami Deutsch, Toshi Kasai, PPL MVR, Tsushimamire y un chingo mas. At Hotel Congress and Mercado San Agustin Annex. All proceeds to benefit All Souls Procession. See nightofthelivingfest.com…
Tucson Botanical Gardens Announces Luminaria Nights Dates
The Tucson Botanical Gardens will transform into a winter wonderland in early December. The garden’s popular Luminaria Nights, sponsored by Tucson Electric Power, returns on Friday, Dec.6 through 8 and will continue the following weekend, Friday, Dec.13 through 15. This year, they will release over 3,500 luminaries and will also feature over 20 Korean lanterns.…
Danehy
Now that the temperature is finally in the 70s, we Tucsonans are undergoing the Transition. All it takes is three consecutive days where the daytime highs are in the 70s and the nights are cool and crisp and we forget all about how hot and nasty the preceding six months were (although this past May…
Keep Guam and Carry On
Welcome back, Hungry Kepuha. We’ve missed you and your delicious food.
Quick Bites
Culinary adventures for your week.
City Week
Events to fill out your week!
Season of Ghosts
This weekend kicks off the annual Open Studio Tour, as well as a swirl of activities related to Día de los Muertos, the Mexican—and southwestern—holiday honoring the dead. Here’s a quick list.
Screen Savors
For its tenth anniversary, the Loft Film Fest is bringing Tucsonans films from Hungary, Sweden, Guatemala, South Korea and more. As with previous Loft Film Fests, this year’s event does not stick to a core theme, but rather celebrates all forms of film, from classic to cutting-edge, and even some that push the boundaries of…
Ad Astra
Playwright Lauren Gunderson’s prolific pen did not falter in writing Silent Sky, currently on stage at Arizona Theatre Company. Silent Sky is the story of 19th-century female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt.
Represent!
Loft Cinema Executive Director Peggy Johnson says that film festivals “give you a sense of the world.”
“Film is such a dynamic medium,” Johnson says. “It’s now so easy for people to make films; you don’t need a big budget or big camera. So you get films like The Cave, one of our fest…
Popes, Dreamers and Parasites
Ahead of the Loft Film Fest, we asked Loft Cinema program director Jeff Yanc which films he was most excited about this year.
Reel Indie
Movies in your local indie theaters.
Dancing at Dusk
This year sees the fourth Dusk Fest taking place at Armory Park, and the lineup is typically eclectic and outstanding, highlighting some of the best talent in contemporary hip-hop, pop and alternative rock.
XOXO
Music to fill out your week
Know Your Product: Melvins
Ahead of their show in Tucson, Melvins’ drummer and vocalist Dale Crover told us about five albums they’re spinning on this tour.
7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3. On the final day of Night of the Living Fest! 311 E. Congress St. $30. 21+
Growth Industry
The 2018 Farm Bill legalized production of industrial hemp and some early birds were waiting to jump on that opportunity.
Silver Screen Spectacular
If you like movies—I mean, if you really like movies—then you might as well request a few days off from work for the Loft Film Fest.
Police Dispatch
A man wearing pants on his head purposefully unzipped the ones on his bottom half and nearly exposed himself to a school bus full of kids, according to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department report.
At the Finish Line
With less than a week before the Nov. 5 Election Day, it looks like the contest for an open Ward 1 City Council seat is Democrat Lane Santa Cruz’s race to lose.
