Monday, July 30, 2018 / by Traci Jones
This Weekend in Tucson 8/3 - 8/5
Friday, August 3, 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)
All You Can Eat Fish Fry $6! 5:00PM - 9:00PM
Also Specials on Shrimp Baskets, Steak Fingers, Chicken Tenders, Wings, Fries and Onion Rings. Prices ranging from $3.75-$6/Oysters On The Half Shell $10 per dozen/Nevada Smith's Saloon 1175 W. Miracle Mile 622-9064 www.NevadaSmithsSaloon.com
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
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
Footloose Dance Party! 7:00PM
$12.50 Retro 80’s themed dance party with 80’s and Gentlemen/Don’t miss your chance to see Tucson’s best musical era tribute to the eighties/Winners of the Tucson area music awards, the 2016 AZ daily star readers choice awards, and runner up “Best Musical act of 2016” Best of Tucson 80’s and Gentlemen are sure to have you up and dancing to all your favorite new wave, rock and pop hits from the 1980’s! *80s attire is encouraged* Ages 16+/The Gaslight Music Hall 13005 N Oracle Rd. at Rancho Vistoso Blvd-Oro Valley 529-1000 www.gaslightmusichall.com
#NextDoorTour! by Unscrewed Theater 7:00PM - 8:00PM
Family Friendly Improv Comedy! Our location at 3244 E Speedway is permanently closed, and we are in the process of building out a beautiful new shiny theater right down the street at 4500 E Speedway #39/We're working with Dedicated Bakery, right next door to our new location! We're putting on family friendly shows for FREE in their restaurant! Limited Seating-Tickets must be reserved online www.UnscrewedTheater.org
Be Kind Online Youth Voices Summer Celebration 7:00PM - 9:00PM
For the past year, high school students from Tucson and Japan have been working to develop a joint project to increase kindness online and to reduce cyberbullying/Please join us to welcome our friends from Japan and to hear from students about their partnership! We need your voices! At the event, we’ll be creating a video featuring ideas from youth about how to increase kindness and reduce cruelty online-All youth who participate in the short video interview will be entered into a drawing for amazing prizes! Live Music-Student Presentations-Be Kind Online Video Production-Games/Ben’s Bells Main Gate Studio 816 E. University Blvd. 622-1379 x1009
Saturday, August 4, 2018
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
The Garden Kitchen Fit First Saturday 9:00AM - 12:15PM
The Garden Kitchen offers seed-to-table gardening and cooking education,
which means families learn about every step of bringing a healthy meal to
the kitchen table-from growing and purchasing to preparing and storing/Join us the 1st Saturday of every month for free Physical activity, gardening and healthy food demos/9AM-9:45AM Fitness, 10AM-11AM Cooking Demo, 11:15AM-12:15AM Garden Class/The Garden Kitchen 2205 S. 4th Ave. 621-0476
Free Music In Marana: Caiden Brewer 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Country/Bring your dancing shoes for a night of free music in the park! Enjoy music while lounging in a chair or on a blanket (borrow one from us if you don't have one)Crossroads at Silverbell District Park
7548 N. Silverbell Rd.
Free 1st Saturday: Fairy LIghts 7:30PM - 9:00PM
Stroll through Valley of the Moon to see the historical structures up close/Loud voices and fast movements can scare the magical creatures but if you explore as quietly as a butterfly, you just might spot some of our fabulous folk with your very own eyes/Valley of the Moon 2544 E Allen Rd. 323-1331
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
2018 Cool Summer Nights: Creatures of the Night 5:00PM - 10:00PM
Want to know what creatures party in the nighttime? Here’s your chance to find out! Experience live animal interpretations on grounds, spend time with our animated animals, engage in hands-on art activities, and enjoy our popular Desert Survivors show/Regular Museum Admission/Arizona Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd 883-2702
Sunday, August 5, 2018
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
Sunday Tacos! 12:00PM
Noon-Midnight! Taco Bar with 50¢ Tacos/Taco Salads are available as well for $3/Nevada Smith's Saloon 1175 W. Miracle Mile 622-9064 www.NevadaSmithsSaloon.com
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)
Deconstructing Patriarchy 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Every first Sunday/We are a reading circle and talking group/We will begin with the first chapter of Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarrisa Pinkola Estes-Everyone welcomed/Kinetic Arts Center at 17 Toole Ave. 912-5447
Keith Sweat with Special Guest En Vogue 8:00PM - 11:00PM
$20 & up/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