Wednesday, September 05, 2018 / by Traci Roberts Jones
This Weekend in Tucson 9/7 - 9/9

Friday, September 7, 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)
Gertie & T.O. Boys Concert 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Everyone is welcome to attend an acoustic performance of Tohono O'odham Waila, a traditional social music-Listen and dance to a variety of polkas, chotes, cumbias, mazurka, and kwalya/Joyner-Green Valley Library 601 N. La Canada Dr-Green Valley 594-5295
$3 After 3PM! 3:00PM
Adults & Kids enjoy $3 admission after 3pm, Monday-Friday during the month of September! Just mention the $3 after 3 special! International Wildlife Museum 4800 W. Gates Pass Rd. 629-0100 www.thewildlifemuseum.org
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)
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
Author Event 7:00PM
Join us for a reading and book discussion with Naomi Ortiz, author of Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice/In a unique self-care guidebook, highly acclaimed speaker Naomi Ortiz teaches readers how to navigate the physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion that comes with the work involved in being an activist/Antigone Books 411 N. 4th Ave. 792-3715
Arizona Soccer vs. Boise State 7:00PM
$5/$8 UofA Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium 2300 E 15th St. 621-CATS
Every Brilliant Thing 7:30PM
$15/You’re 6 years old; mum’s in hospital, and dad says she’s ‘done something stupid.’ So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world - everything that makes life worth living. 1. Ice Cream 2. Kung Fu Movies 3. Burning Things 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on mum’s pillow and you know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own/Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E Speedway Blvd. 327-4242
Grand Opening 2.0 Family-Friendly Super-Sized Show! 7:30PM - 9:00PM
$5/$10 Two nights of SUPER-SIZED shows with special guests, raffles, and all the improv you can handle! This is going to be a SPECTACULAR night with so many magical moments, including A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Rothschild and the Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce-Raffle Ticket sales featuring prizes from beloved Tucson businesses (Raffle to be held on Saturday, need not be present to win) Unscrewed Theater 4500 E Speedway Blvd. #39 (directly between Mama’s Pizza & Sushi Ten, and just two doors down from dedicated gluten-free bakery) 298-8076 www.unscrewedtheater.org
Saturday, September 8, 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
Apple Harvest Celebration & Tractor Pull and Antique Tractor Show 8:00AM - 5:00PM
Free wagon rides will take you to the orchards for picking/The Power from the Past Tractor Club will be at the orchard from 9 AM- 3PM with ongoing tractor pulls and a displays of antique tractors and engines-Great fun for all ages! Apple Annie’s Orchard 2081 W Hardy Rd-Willcox 384-4685
Second Saturdays at Steam Pump Ranch 9:00AM
Farmers Market/Free Crafts for children: Lace dreamcatchers to celebrate National Lacemaking Day, National Aunt's Day and National Grandparents Day/10901 N Oracle Rd-Oro Valley 229-4700
Mount Lemmon Poker Run 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Motorcycle Event/Proceeds to go to children's charities and wounded officers/Ride 9AM to Noon (Sign in to ride then ride as many times as you want) $25 for first five cards-$10 for each additional ride (This is a cash event) Win a motorcycyle (2018 Indian Scout 250 Tickets $100) and many more prizes/Various vendors, Multiple bands, T-Shirts for purchase $15 pre-order, $20 on day of run/Walmart (I-10 & Houghton) 940-4611
Teen Leaders Against Hunger Workshop 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Are you concerned about hunger in Tucson? Do you want to get involved? A day at the Community Food Bank will give you leadership experience that you can use in college and beyond/Open to all high school students~Lunch provided~Space is limited! Certificate of completion awarded to all attendees/Community Food Bank 3003 S. country Club Rd. 622-0525 x7341 to register
Tractor Pull and Antique Tractor Show 9:00AM - 3:00PM
The Power from the Past Tractor Club will be at the orchard with ongoing tractor pulls and a displays of antique tractors and engines-Great fun for all ages! Apple Annie’s Orchard 2081 W Hardy Rd-Willcox 384-4685
10th Annual 9/11 Memorial Run 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Presented by 9/11 Memorial Foundation~Benefits Memorial Building Fund/We are proud to represent the Arizona Heores by dedicating and building a Memorial honoring their memory/This is a porker run, high and low hand cash prizes, raffle prizes, 50-50, food and beverages offered along with entertainment at the final stop/The event heads South from Old Pueblo HD towards Benson, Tombstone, Bisbee and final stop in Sierra Vista/Route information will be available at registration tables/Tee shirts will also be available for purchase-Admission: $20/Old Pueblo Harley Davidson 7503 E 22nd St. 906-1748 www.911NeverForgetUs.org
Tucson Girls Chorus Open House 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Looking for new singers! Girls in grades K-12 and their families are invited to an Open House to meet current members and learn more about what TGC has to offer/Tucson Girls Chorus 4020 E River Rd. 577-6064
Oral Surgeons Host Football-Themed Blood Drive 10:00AM - 2:00PM
Each donor will be entered to win Arizona Wildcats football tickets and receive a free t-shirt/Our goal is to collect 28 pints and save over 84 lives-We invite you to join us next weekend and witness the Tucson community come together to tackle the summer blood shortage/Arizona Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons 7455 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Sign up for a lifesaving appointment www.azoms.com/blood
Gather A Vintage Market (Theme: Fall Festival ) 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Gather is a once a month, 4-day shopping event/We will have 12 completely decorated trees and tons of cool vintage finds for your home and garden/As always free admission and parking! 657 W. St. Mary’s Rd (just east of I-10) 878-7215
Les Miserables-The Musical Phenomenon 2:00PM
2 Times: 2PM & 8PM/Presented by Broadway in Tucson/With its glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, this breathtaking new production has left both audiences and critics awestruck “Les Miz is born again!” (NY1) Centennial Hall 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3341
Rise of the Prospects 5: Rumble at the Rialto 5:00PM - 10:00PM
$31/Combat sports at the Rialto? Why not?!? Local athletes to showcase their skills on the Rialto stage/12 exciting "super fight" Brazilian Jiu Jitsu matches from kids to adults followed by 12 electric Muay Thai (kickboxing) fights in a traditional boxing ring/Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress St. 740-1000
Teen Dive-in Movie Night 7:30PM
Free "Coco" 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
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Back To Church Sunday and Pancake Breakfast 8:00AM
8AM, 9:30AM & 11AM, Sanctuary
You Belong! Pastor Andy Ross talks about “A Place to Belong”…are you looking for one? Free pancake breakfast served between services/Bring the whole family! Children's and Youth activities/Nursery care for children 0-3 years/Northminster Presbyterian Church 2450 E Fort Lowell Rd (at Tucson Blvd) 327-7121
St. Philip's Classic Farmers' Market 8:00AM - 12:00PM
St. Philips Plaza Voted Tucson's Best Farmers' Market 4280 N Campbell Ave 261-6982 (SEE MORE INFO-ST. PHILIPS CLASSIC) www.foodinroot.com/farmersmarkets/stphilipsplaza
Mercado Flea Market 8:00AM - 2:00PM
2nd Sundays-Featuring 40+ vendors selling vintage, antique and second hand collectibles/Mercado San Agustín 100 S Avenida Del Convento 461-1107
Apple Harvest Celebration 10:00AM - 5:00PM
Free wagon rides will take you to the orchards for picking/Apple Annie’s Orchard 2081 W Hardy Rd-Willcox 384-4685
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
Coffee With An Author 11:30AM - 12:30PM
John Abraham, author of How to Get the Death You Want: A Practical and Moral Guide shares insights on end-of-life decisions/Unity of Tucson Harmony Hall-Room A 3617 N. Camino Blanco 322-0832
Les Miserables-The Musical Phenomenon 1:00PM
2 Times: 1PM & 6:30PM/Presented by Broadway in Tucson/With its glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, this breathtaking new production has left both audiences and critics awestruck “Les Miz is born again!” (NY1) Centennial Hall 1020 E. University Blvd. 621-3341
Arizona Soccer vs. Baylor 2:00PM
$5/$8 UofA Murphey Field at Mulcahy Stadium 2300 E 15th St. 621-CATS
Every Brilliant Thing 3:00PM
$18/$20 You’re 6 years old; mum’s in hospital, and dad says she’s ‘done something stupid.’ So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world - everything that makes life worth living. 1. Ice Cream 2. Kung Fu Movies 3. Burning Things 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose 5. Construction cranes. 6. Me. You leave it on mum’s pillow and you know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling. Soon, the list will take on a life of its own/Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E Speedway Blvd. 327-4242
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)
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
Music by J.J. Grey & Mofro 8:00PM
$29/$31 With Dragondeer/Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress St. 740-1000
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