Thursday, July 26, 2018 / by Traci Jones
This Weekend in Tucson 7/27 - 7/29
Friday, July 27, 2018
Tucson Petting Zoo! 8:00AM
$8 a person/Open Hours Open 8AM-11AM OR 6PM-9PM/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
Loft Kids Fest-Looney Tunes on the Big Screen! (2002) 10:00AM
Free Admission! Free Popcorn! Free Fun! Pre-show activities hosted by the gang from Mildred & Dildred Toy Store, every day starting at 9:15AM! The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
Banner UMC Farmers’ Market 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Open to the public/Great lunchtime meals, produce, gluten-free and vegan cookies, art, massage/UAMC College of Medicine 1501 N Campbell Ave. 261-6982 www.foodinroot.com/farmersmarkets/umc-farmers-market (SEE MORE INFO-BANNER UMC)
Eos Planetarium Theater Shows 2:00PM
$16/$12, Under 3 free/Perfect Little Planet 2PM (Younger Audiences) Tucson Sky & Beyond 4PM/Laser Stranger Things 5PM/Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity 6PM/Touring the Solar System 7:30PM/Laser Stranger Things 9PM/UA Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E University Blvd. 621-STAR
Creating Saguaro National Park (Presentation) 3:00PM
Saguaro National Park has a unique and interesting history/This theater presentation will highlight the commitment, compromise, and decisions that created the Park-Wheelchair Accessible/Saguaro National Park (East) 3693 S Old Spanish Rd. 733-5153 (Park Entrance fee applies $15 per vehicle/weekly pass-both districts of the park)
Monsoon Madness Plant Sale 3:00PM - 7:00PM
Free admission during the sale/The annual sale is for more than just plant nerds, anyone can come on down to buy the weird and wondrous and learn plant care from the professionals/Tohono Chul 7366 Paseo del Norte 742-6455
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)
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
Reid Park Zoo Summer Safari Nights 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Enjoy the Zoo each Friday during cooler evening temperatures with the added benefits of live music & family-friendly animal features/Reid Park Zoo 3400 E Zoo Ct. 791-3204
Open Studios under the Full Moon 6:00PM - 9:00PM
12 artists open their studios and invite the public to come explore/Working in steel, bronze, glass, stone, wood, and more/Watch demonstrations, sign up for classes, enjoy entertainment, refreshments, food from the Mr. Cookman’s and Tucson Fat Noodle food trucks, sample a craft beer at the Award Winning Tucson Hop Shop/Enjoy a free concert in the sculpture garden by BENNU/Metal Arts Village 3230 N. Dodge Blvd. 975-9792
George Howard Band 9:00PM
Free Event, 21+/Rock, Jazz, Blues, Pop to R&B and Motown/Casino del Sol Tropico Lounge 5655 W Valencia Rd. 800-344-9435
Cult Classics-Mean Girls (PG-13) 10:00PM
$6/$5 (2004) Written by Tina Fey, Mean Girls brilliantly fuses pop culture comedy and smart satire to create a portrayal of teen politics so deadly accurate, it should be required viewing in every high school across America/Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady, an innocent, formerly home-schooled girl who gets dropped into the sneaky, vicious world of “The Plastics,” three rich, popular teen girls who rule their school’s social hierarchy like highly-fashionable fascists/The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Breeze in the Trees 5k 6:30AM
Day of Registration 5:30AM/Green Valley Pecan Farm www.taggrun.com
Tomato Basil & Garlic Festival 8:00AM - 12:00PM
Treat your taste buds and see how delicious eating locally can be! Music by blues guitarist Michael P. Nordberg/Oro Valley Farmers Market 10901 N. Oracle Rd. 882-2157
Loft Kids Fest-Spirited Away (2002) 10:00AM
Free Admission! Free Popcorn! Free Fun! Pre-show activities hosted by the gang from Mildred & Dildred Toy Store, every day starting at 9:15AM! The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
HarvestFest & Grape Stomp 2018 10:00AM - 4:00PM
$25 & up/Wine tasting with souvenir glass-Souvenir giveaway to first 100 attendees-Wine & food pairings 2:45PM/Vineyard tours by wagon throughout the day/Grape stomping, starting at 1PM (must sign up when you arrive) Sonoita Vineyards 290 Elgin-Canelo Rd. 455-5893
BBH + CBC Beer Fun Run 12:00PM
Rise and shine and get a run in. Well not an official race but a fun run/Start at Button Brew House ... run to Catalina Brewing Company have a 5oz beer ... run back to BBH have a 5 oz beer ... run back to CBC have a 5oz ... finish at BBH and have your last 5oz beer. *WHEW* /Button Brew House 6800 N Camino Martin Suite 160 268-8543/Catalina Brewing Co. 6918 #120/North Camino Martin 392-3622
“Help End Systemic Domestic Violence” 4:00PM - 6:00PM
$18 per person/$30 couple-includes drink ticket/Music by Al Perry, Raffle and more/Systemic domestic violence is the cycle of domestic violence that continues because of "gaps", including implicit bias and policies, that prevent community members from being able to use services. Victims, survivors, and witnesses don't speak up due to fear - fear of shame, blame, guilt. The Tucson Quilt Project "Create A Square" project helps our community build habits in "speaking up" by empowering our community to express ourselves, without shame, blame, or guilt/Ghini’s Caffe 1803 E Prince Rd. (corner of E Prince & Campbell) www.feliciachew.com/register
Night Wings 5:00PM - 9:00PM
Explore the museum during the cool summer evenings! Entire grounds open until sundown/Hand-on kids educational activities in all hangars-Flight Grill open for dinner/Discounted admission $10 for adults/children 12 & under Free! Pima Air & Space Museum 6000 E. Valencia Rd. 574-0462
Teen Dive-in Movie Night 7:30PM
Free "Jumanji" Fun, safe and secure event for Oro Valley teens, ages 13-19/Join us for fun pool games and a movie! Oro Valley Aquatic Center 23 W. Calle Concordia-Oro Valley 297-SWIM
Cult Classics-Mean Girls (PG-13) 10:00PM
$6/$5 (2004) Written by Tina Fey, Mean Girls brilliantly fuses pop culture comedy and smart satire to create a portrayal of teen politics so deadly accurate, it should be required viewing in every high school across America/Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady, an innocent, formerly home-schooled girl who gets dropped into the sneaky, vicious world of “The Plastics,” three rich, popular teen girls who rule their school’s social hierarchy like highly-fashionable fascists/The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Loft Kids Fest-Beauty and the Beast (2017) 10:00AM
Free Admission! Free Popcorn! Free Fun! Pre-show activities hosted by the gang from Mildred & Dildred Toy Store, every day starting at 9:15AM! The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
Rockin Cinderella 12:30PM
$10, $7 for kids/It’s the 1950’s, a time of malt shops, poodle skirts, and sock hops/Now throw in the classic story of Cinderella, and you’re bound to have a rockin’ good time-When the Burger Palace King decides to throw a sock hop, in hopes of finding a girl for his lonely son, everyone in town is getting excited for the event, including Cinderella and her two step-sisters/Live Theatre Workshop Family Theatre 5317 E Speedway Blvd. 327-4242
Sunday Jam 3:00PM - 6:00PM
Come out and enjoy the incredible diversity of music and delicious food/All ages, family friendly, air-conditioned relaxed setting/No cover charge-Sponsored by the Tucson Jazz Society/Brother John’s 1801 N Stone (Magic Mikey 444-0439)
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)
Eagles Wings of Grace Fundraiser 6:00PM - 8:00PM
$35/We are painting wine glasses tonight! Price includes one wine glass, all art supplies to create your glass masterpiece and a drink/Part of tonight's proceeds will be donated to Eagles Wings of Grace/Creative Juice 6530 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste. #160 (La Plaza Shoppes) 359-6675 www.creativejuiceartbar.com
Retro Futura 80's Concert Tour 2018 7:00PM - 10:00PM
$25 & up/Featuring Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Modern English, Tony Lewis from The Outfield, KajaGooGoo's Limahl & Bow Wow Wow's Annabella… six of the best artists from that cool, slick, new wave pop/rock radio era-Get out your dark sunglasses, tease your hair, put on your spandex and headbands…it’s the 80’s! All of your favorite hits…all night long/Casino del Sol AVA Amphitheater 5655 W Valencia Rd. 800-344-9435 (Doors Open 7PM)
Ynot Late Night Karaoke 10:00PM
Free, 21+/Cap off your weekend the right way, singing with your friends! The Hotel Congress 311 E. Congress St. 792-6366