Tuesday, August 7, 2018 / by Jenny Sulik
This Weekend in Tucson 8/10 - 8/12
Friday, August 10, 2018
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)
Wine Club 12:00PM - 6:00PM
Come join us for a complimentary tasting of our newest red wine release/Aridus Graciano Company 145 N Railview Ave-Willcox 766-2926
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)
Casting Call for Our Wonderful Upcoming Halloween Play 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Bring a kind, friendly attitude and a smile/Volunteers for costume, set and prop making needed, come to the casting call to explore options/Families volunteering together encouraged-No fees or prior experience needed/The show is Haunted Ruins: The Magic of Dawn! Valley of the Moon 2544 E Allen Rd. 323-1331
Trivia for Dummies Every Friday 6:30PM - 9:00PM
½ price beers awarded each round, $20 Grand Prize! Food Truck Here/Catalina Brewing Co. 6918 North Camino Martin 392-3622
Music by Giant Blue 7:00PM - 10:00PM
$5/Monterey Court 505 W Miracle Mile 207-2429
Music by Mark Miller 7:00PM - 10:00PM
LIVE Country music/Stillhouse Grill and Bar 9155 E Tanque Verde Rd. 749-2299
Friday Night Live! Free Jazz Concert Series 7:30PM
Music by Rezonators, New Orleans Brass Band/Entry is always free and we validate parking in Tyndall Ave Garage after 5PM/Main Gate Square-University Blvd. 814 E University Blvd. 622-8613
Music by Joe Peña & Release Show 8:00PM
$5, 21+/With Miss Olivia and the Interlopers/Club Congress 311 E Congress St. 622-8848
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, August 11, 2018
Tucson Cars & Coffee! 7:00AM - 9:30AM
Free/Features hundreds of cars, trucks and all are welcome-Young, old, fast or slow/La Encantada-in front of AJ's fine foods market 2805 E Skyline Dr. (Joseph 248-2876
Salsa Fiesta 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Come try free samples of our homemade salsas/Free Salsa Recipes! Take home free, delicious Salsa recipes and make your own at home/Apple Annie's Orchard 6405 Williams Rd-Willcox 384-4685
Tour of Historic Canoa Ranch 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Free/Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters/Visit the historic buildings and corrals and enjoy the special exhibits of the people of Canoa-All ages welcome/Historic Canoa Ranch 5375 S. I-19 Frontage Rd-Green Valley 724-5220 (For registration info)
Loft Jr. "The Jungle Book" (2016) (PG) 10:00AM
Free Admission (2105) Based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, The Jungle Book is a thrilling, live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves/Pre-show activities hosted by Mildred & Dildred Toy Store starting at 9:15AM! The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
Painting Class (Death Star OR Wildcat LOVE) 10:00AM - 12:00PM
$25/Bring a friend, bring the kids and follow our instructor's step by step instructions while you create your own beautiful masterpiece! Creative Juice 6530 E Tanque Verde Rd Ste. #160 (La Plaza Shoppes) 359-6675 www.creativejuiceartbar.com
Pet Safety and First Aid Class 11:00AM - 5:00PM
$50/Participants will learn how to conduct pet CPR, treat medical emergencies, prevent emergencies, learn how to assist their vet in treating their pet, keep animals safe from local environmental hazards, avoid poisonous plants and household dangers, and identify and react to cruelty and neglect issues/Humane Society of Southern Arizona Main Campus at 635 W. Roger Rd. 327-6088 ext. 125 for registration information (register by 8/8)
Eos Planetarium Theater Shows 12:00PM
$16/$12, Under 3 free/Perfect Little Planet Noon (Younger Audiences) Touring the Solar System 1PM/Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity 2PM/Tucson Sky & Beyond 3PM/We Are Stars 4PM (Younger Audiences) Laser Stranger Things 5PM/Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity 6PM/Tucson Sky & Beyond 7:30PM/Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon 9PM/UA Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium 1601 E University Blvd. 621-STAR
The Return of the Mermaids 12:00PM - Midnight
During Tucson’s summer monsoon rainy season, folks dress up like mermaids and mermen and gather downtown to sing and dance/Streets in the 4th Avenue & Downtown core areas are transformed into an undersea fantasy wonderland with all-ages events, live music, a parade, face-painting, dancing, and endless photo opportunities-Free, open to the public!
2nd Saturdays Downtown Farmer's Market 5:00PM - 10:30PM
Scott Avenue Main Stage @ Congress Street www.foodinroot.com/2nd-saturdays-downtown
261-6982
Casting Call for Our Wonderful Upcoming Halloween Play 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Bring a kind, friendly attitude and a smile/Volunteers for costume, set and prop making needed, come to the casting call to explore options/Families volunteering together encouraged-No fees or prior experience needed/The show is Haunted Ruins: The Magic of Dawn! Valley of the Moon 2544 E Allen Rd. 323-1331
Magic up close 6:00PM - 8:30PM
$5/Hosted by Magician Michael Howell/The Screening Room 127 E Congress St. 882-0204
Heritage Party: Food, Drinks, Music! 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Celebrate Tucson's Cultures at Mission Garden/Spend an evening in the Garden with Friends, heritage foods, drinks, live music and delicious sweets! Homemade Margaritas, and other signature drinks. Music by Pedro y Los Liricos/Adults $45, Under 12 $15/Mission Gardens 946 W Mission Lane RSVP: Leave message at 955-5200
Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience 8:00PM
$15/$18, All Ages/The Rialto Theatre 318 E Congress St. 740-1000
Cult Classics-Big Trouble in Little China (PG-13) 10:00PM
$6/$5 (1986) John Carpenter’s colorful, kooky, ‘everything-but-the-kitchen-sink’ supernatural kung fu fantasy comedy action flick is an uproariously rampaging adventure in the grand tradition of 1930s cliffhanger serials-stars Kurt Russell/The Loft Cinema 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. 795-0844
Saturdaze Dance Party 10:00PM
$3, 21+/With DJ's Bob Really & Sid the Kid/Killer drink specials & all your favorite hits from yesterday and today on two stages-Bring your dancing shoes/Club Congress 311 E Congress St. 622-8848
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Annual Blooming Barrel Sale 7:00AM - 9:00AM
Presented by The Tucson Cactus & Succulent Society, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization/Gates open at 6AM with specialized cacti and succulent growers selling their plants beginning at 6:30AM/Rescue sales (plants that otherwise would be plowed under by developers or by the department of transportation when new roads are built) will begin at 7AM/Native barrels are in bloom so selection is from yellow to red-A numbered limited entry system will be used to expedite the sale, which is reasonably priced/Amphi Land Lab 4342 N. 4th Ave. (William Holcombe 256-2447)
Salsa Fiesta 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Come try free samples of our homemade salsas/Free Salsa Recipes! Take home free, delicious Salsa recipes and make your own at home/Apple Annie's Orchard 6405 Williams Rd-Willcox 384-4685
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
Second SundAZe 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Free admission for Arizona and Sonora, Mexico residents~Fun for all ages/Families can enjoy a free program with gallery activities, special performances, and hands-on art-making projects/Tucson Museum of Art 140 N Main Ave. 624-2333
Spaghetti Western Sundays: Requiescant (NR) 12:00PM
$8/$6 (1967) Directed by Carlo Lizzani (Wake Up and Kill) and featuring a superbly haunting soundtrack by Riz Ortolani (Day of Anger), Requiescant – Latin for “Rest in Peace” – ranks among the finest, most overtly allegorical of the non-Zapata Spaghetti Westerns/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)
Family Skate Night 6:00PM - 9:00PM
$6 Individual or $12 for up to 6 Skaters ($3 Skate Rental) Skate Country 7980 E. 22nd St 298-4409