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Lauren Monroe, Rick Allen bring healing to 191 Toole
After spending the summer on the Stadium Tour with his band Def Leppard, drummer Rick Allen is stepping back into clubs to support his wife, Lauren Monroe. Monroe is celebrating the release of “Messages from Aphrodite” at 191 Toole on Thursday, Oct. 6. Allen will be part of her band. “We’ll be playing for the…
Portrait gallery gala honors women over 50
Local women older than 50 will be honored by the unveiling of an empowering project celebrating their stories and wisdom. The first Wise Women: 50 Over 50 Experience is coming to Tucson, thanks to Michelle Beaumont Owens, owner of Artifact Photography Studio. As the project’s photographer, stylist and interviewer, her vision is to spotlight 50…
Tucson, UA get first screening of film ‘Lute’
“Lute,” a documentary by Podium Pictures honoring the legacy of legendary UA men’s basketball coach, Lute Olson, will hold its world premiere at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Centennial Hall. Shown ahead of the annual UA Red-Blue Game, the film is a definitive documentary by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker/producer Brett Rapkin, a UA alum, that…
Tucson’s first branded dispensary has a mission
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. held a grand opening of its third, but first Truileve-branded dispensary in Tucson, on Sept. 17. Last October, Trulieve Cannabis Corp. acquired Harvest Health & Recreation, Arizona’s largest cannabis retailer. Trulieve opened its first Trulieve-branded dispensary in Tucson, located at 4659 E. 22nd Street at Swan. It is open from 7 a.m.…
Night and day at Speedy Mart
On some nights there is theater here. Tonight, it is the harmonica man. He pulls in behind the wheel of a Jeep compact SUV and The Who’s “Magic Bus” thunders from his car stereo. He parks, lifts a harmonic to his mouth and with a startling, kick-out-the-jams passion, involving his upper body, lungs, head and…
DJ Jose Mangin just wants to do good
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford calls himself the “Metal God,” but Jose Mangin is the “Metal Ambassador.” Born in Phoenix and raised in Douglas, the UA graduate shares his love of the genre on SiriusXM Octane, by hosting metal festivals and attending shows. Nothing is just for fun. He’s always working the room, pushing the genre…
Hunger lessened when campus pantry is open
What used to be a social room is now serving a higher calling. Located in the Sonora Room is evidently a needed service: The Campus Pantry. Anyone with a catcard can use the free service in the lowest level of the Student Union Memorial Center across from the Esports Arena. Student co-director RJ Reliford II…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Fall Artisan Market in Oro Valley A curated selection of artists and artisans offer unique fine arts, fashions, home goods, jewelry and food items, amid pop-up musical performances and craft activities for all ages. Food trucks round out the experience. The website shows examples of every artist’s work and lists food vendors, details of workshop…
Casey Bynum: That nice young man behind the desk
Casey Bynum grew up a comedy-club kid. “Back then it was a lot more of a party atmosphere,” he said. “Anybody that was in town that week, it was a foregone conclusion that everybody was going to be partying with them.” The party spot was often the family home. Bynum’s dad, Gary Bynum, had moved…
XOXO: Mark Your Calendars
Thursday, Sept. 29 Since Hed PE’s inception in Southern California circa 1994 mashing together gangsta-rap and punk rock, the act has spanned many subjects in its lyrics, including social justice, extraterrestrial life, criticism of organized religion, the 9/11 Truth movement, cannabis and sex, of course. Founding member Jared Gomes reflected on “Califas Worldwide,” the band’s…
Manchester Orchestra face the angel of death
The members of Manchester Orchestra were barely out of high school when they debuted with 2006’s “I’m Like a Virgin Losing a Child.” With inky songs centered around deeply personal, Southern gothic-style lyrics silhouetted against a compelling post-hardcore rock sound — the brain trust of childhood friends and primary songwriters, singer/guitarist Andy Hull and guitarist/keyboardist…
Savage Love: Fair Shares
There is more to this week’s Savage Love. To read the entire column, go to Savage.Love. 42-year-old dad here. I’ve been married for 12 years, and my marriage has been somewhat turbulent. But after some affairs—one where my wife screwed my best friend—and therapy, we reconnected, righted ourselves, and started a wonderful family. We both…
