Wednesday, June 20, 2018 / by Tami Sauerman
This Weekend in Tucson 6/22- 6/24
FRIDAY JUNE 22, 2018
Ace of Escape
Enjoy a new, fun & challenging experience at Tucson’s Ace of Escape Our 7 escape rooms offer a live experience where groups of two or more are locked in a keenly decorated room or series of rooms/Participants are challenged to use their knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving skills in a collaborative setting/Race against the clock to find all the clues, solve all the puzzles and unlock the final key to escape-Whether you escape or fail, your group will leave smiling and wanting to do more! Ace of Escape 406 N. Church Ave. 222-7395 www.AceOfEscape.com Promo code: "SUMMER" for 20% off (By appointment only)
Meet a Sheriff 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Hey kids, come learn about how to become a sheriff! Find out what you do on an average day as a sheriff/Then we will take a field trip to the parking lot to see police vehicles and across the way to the sheriff's office/Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd. 594-5275
2 for 1 Admission Night 4:00PM - 8:00PM
$5 for all Southern AZ Residents age 7 & up/Arizona History Museum 949 E. 2nd St. 628-5774 (Free Parking: AZ Historical Society garage at the NE corner of E. 2nd St. & N. Euclid Ave)
Free Movies in the Park-Jumanji 6:00PM
Communications Cox invites area residents to bring a blanket or lawn chair and enjoy a free movie on a 40-foot tall screen under the stars/Food vendors, live music, jumping castles, and arts and crafts exhibits will be set up for guests to enjoy/Unique activities will be highlighted and will rotate at each movie, including community demonstrations, special guest appearances and fun activities for children (Movie starts at Dusk approx. 7:45PM) Reid Park-Demeester Performing Arts Pavilion (SAACA 797-3959)
Learn Self Defense 6:00PM - 7:15PM
Free self-defense class for mature teens and older! Oro Valley ATA Martial Arts 11133 N. La Canada Drive #109 877-7767
Tucson Petting Zoo 1 Year Anniversary Party! 6:00PM - 10:00PM
We will be serving free hot dogs at the farm! Come help us celebrate and see how far the farm has come in one year/Price is the normal admission of $8 a person that includes food for all the animals and a full tour! Come down and meet capybaras, tortoise, goats, chickens, porcupines and lots more! Funny Foot Farms 2405 W. Wetmore Rd. 399-6555 www.tucsonpettingzoo.com OR www.facebook.com/FunnyFootFarm
Arizona Theatre Company presents Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961 Film) 7:00PM
$10/Based on Truman Capote’s best-selling novella and starring the incomparable Audrey Hepburn in perhaps her most iconic role/Temple of Music and Art 330 S. Scott Ave. (ATC 622-2823)
Who's Bad - The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience 8:00PM
$20/$18, All Ages/The Rialto Theatre 318 E Congress St. 740-1000
Free Dance Class 8:30PM
The Latin Band Zona Libre will be playing every Friday/Free Dance Lesson with entry 8:30PM to 9:30PM/Dancing from 9:30PM till midnight/All Ages-Singles & Couples (Cover $5) Zona Libare 1801 N Stone (Magic Mikey 444-0439)
SATURDAY JUNE 21, 2018
Picture Rocks Community Farmers Market 9:00AM - 10:00AM
Find locally grown and harvested produce, hot foods such as tamales, tacos, and burritos and spicy BBQ, fresh-baked breads, Moringa products, desert succulent plants and trees, skin care products, artwork, woodcraft, LIVE music to get your feet moving and so much more! 6780 N Sandario Rd. (SE corner of Picture Rocks Rd & Sandario)
Tucson Kidsfest 11:00AM - 4:00PM
June 23rd & 24th/Admission $15 for children/$12 for adults/Under two Free/A full-day of entertainment hosted by Funergy will include games, dancing and an interactive show with celebrity guests Karan Brar from Disney Channel’s “Jessie” and “Bunk’d” on Saturday; and Sofia Wylie from Disney Channel’s “Andi Mak” on Sunday/Activities for kids of all ages, including skateboard/BMX half pipe shows, game trucks, jumping castles, carnival rides, laser tag, a Bookman’s Entertainment Area and more/Tucson Convention Center 260 S. Church Ave. 800-745-3000 (Free Parking)
Baby Back Rib Night! 5:00PM - 9:00PM
$12 served with Corn on the Cob, Baked Beans, Salad Bar & Roll/ Nevada Smith’s Saloon 1175 W. Miracle Mile 622-9064 www.NevadaSmithsSaloon.com
Sun Belt College League Baseball-Knights vs. Team Tucson 7:00PM
General Admission $5-Cash Only/Kids 12 and under Free/Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium 2500 E. Ajo Way 724-KINO (Gates Open 6PM-Free Parking)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) 7:30PM
$7/$5 (Bring a canned food item (or more!) for the Community Food Bank and get into the film for free!) Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California/Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone/What makes this film unique is that the soundtrack features songs of many of the eras quintessential rock artists-Both this movie and album soundtrack ushered in a heyday for such movie soundtracks through the early and mid 1980s/Fox Tucson Theatre 17 West Congress St. 547-3040
Red, White, and Tuna 7:30PM
$18/$20 They're back, Y'all! We are proud to present the third in this series of hilarious plays, set in the fictional town of Tuna, the "third smallest" town in the state of Texas/Keith Wick and Stephen Frankenfield play the entire cast of more than 20 eccentric male and female characters of various ages-This silly comedy is an affectionate and satirical commentary on small-town, Southern life and attitudes/Alongside Tuna's perennial favorite characters, new Tuna residents burst into the 4th of July Tuna High School Class Reunion, setting the stage for a show full of fireworks and fun/Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E Speedway Blvd. 327-4242
SUNDAY JUNE 24, 2018
Sunday Family Fun Day at OVAC 10:00AM - 2:00PM
$5 for Family up to six members/Held every Sunday all summer long! Oro Valley Aquatic Center 23 W Calle Concordia 209-2472
Tucson Kidsfest 11:00AM - 4:00PM
June 23rd & 24th/Admission $15 for children/$12 for adults/Under two Free/A full-day of entertainment hosted by Funergy will include games, dancing and an interactive show with celebrity guests Karan Brar from Disney Channel’s “Jessie” and “Bunk’d” on Saturday; and Sofia Wylie from Disney Channel’s “Andi Mak” on Sunday/Activities for kids of all ages, including skateboard/BMX half pipe shows, game trucks, jumping castles, carnival rides, laser tag, a Bookman’s Entertainment Area and more/Tucson Convention Center 260 S. Church Ave. 800-745-3000 (Free Parking)
Sunday Tacos! 12:00PM
Noon-Midnight! Taco Bar with 50¢ Tacos/Taco Salads are available as well for $3/ Nevada Smith’s Saloon W. Miracle Mile 622-9064 www.NevadaSmithsSaloon.com
Line Dancing Class (Beginner Class) 3:00PM - 4:30PM
$5/The House of Bards 4915 E Speedway Blvd. (Just east of Swan/Speedway intersection) (Art 609-1830)
Cooking With Prickly Pear (Talk: 30 minutes) 3:15PM
Learn how you can incorporate prickly pear into your diet/This program will show you how to collect and prepare prickly pear. Prepare for a sweet treat! Wheelchair accessible/Saguaro National Park (West) 2700 N. Kinney Rd. 733-5158 (Park Entrance fee applies $15 per vehicle/weekly pass-both districts of the park)
Oro Valley's Got Talent Semi-Finals #1! 6:00PM
$12.50/ Come watch as these talented hopefuls preform in the semi-finals of Oro valley’s Got Talent! The Gaslight Music Hall 13005 N Oracle Rd. at Rancho Vistoso Blvd-Oro Valley 529-1000 www.gaslightmusichall.com
Arte Bella Paint Night “Fireworks and Beer!” 6:00PM - 8:30PM
4th of July is coming so why not be patriotic and create your own painting with fireworks and beer? This would be a great Father’s Day gift that you can give Dad-What dad doesn’t want the gift of beer? Check Arte Bella for more information 449-4870/Catalina Brewing Co. 6918 North Camino Martin 392-3622
El Dia de San Juan Fiesta! 6:00PM - 10:00PM
Featuring a procession, live music and dance, food and arts & crafts vendors, games and activities for children, and free water/Fiesta is free and open to the public, Non-alcoholic and boasts a family-friendly atmosphere/Honoring St. John the Baptist, and has been celebrated by families in Tucson for over a century/Local tradition hails St. John the Baptist as the one who brings the rains, kicking off the monsoon season in the Old Pueblo/West Congress & South Avenida del Convento (Just west of I-10, behind the Mercado San Agustin)
Karaoke with DJ Sean 8:00PM
It's always a great time with the added entertainment of your bartender Nathan, and those 50¢ Sunday Tacos! Always open until 2AM/ Nevada Smith’s Saloon 1175 W. Miracle Mile 622-9064www.NevadaSmithsSaloon.com
