Aztec Calendar

Compiled by Chris Coco, Liza Porter and Conrad Pursley

Thursday, Sept 2

 

Deadstring Brothers at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St, 9:30 p.m., $7. Details: 798-1298.

 

Thirsty Thursday with Tucson Toros, Hi Corbett Field, 3400 E. Camino Campestre, 6-7 p.m.

Odyssey Storytelling Presents: Crazy for You, Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 7 p.m., $7. Details: hotelcongress.com, 622-8848.

Friday, Sept 3

First Friday Shorts, Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., 9 p.m., $5. Details: loftcinema.com/firstfridayshorts.

Through Sept. 5: Club Congress 25^th Anniversary Party, Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 7 p.m. $10 per day, $25 for the weekend. Details: hotelcongress.com, 622-8848 or www.hotelcongress.com.

La Encantada Summer Concert Series, 2905 E. Skyline Drive, 7 p.m. $10 in advance, $11 day of show.

Saturday, Sept 4

Through Sept. 25: Abnormal Formal at Lulubell Toy Bodega, September Gallery Exhibit, 439 N. Sixth Ave., Suite 187, 6-9 p.m. Live art, graffiti, music by Josh Flood, Zackey Force Funk, DJ Milkcrate, Isaiah Toothtaker and more.

 

Vinyl Revival 2010, Fourth Annual Record Fair, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., free. Details: 622-8848, www.hotelcongress.com.

Sunday, Sept 5

Tucson Farmers Market at St. Philip’s Plaza, 4180 N. Campbell Ave., 8 a.m., free. Details: 529-2775.

 

Jam Out With Your Clam Out record show, every Sunday at Red Room/Grill, 100 E. Congress St., free. Details: 623-7621.

Furry Pollinators, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail, 2-3:30 p.m., $5. Details: 647-7121 or colossalcave.com.

Monday, Sept 6

Meet Me At Maynards Social Run/Walk, 400 N. Toole St., 5:50 p.m. with check-in at 5:15 p.m., free. Details: 991-0733.

 

Chk Chk Chk at Club Congress, 100 E. Congress St., 8 p.m., $17. Details: 622-8848 or www.hotelcongress.com.

Saguaro National Park Labor Day Run, 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail Road. Registration 5-6 a.m., race start 6:30 a.m. Fees vary. Details: azroadrunners.org/races/detail/saguaro.

Tuesday, Sept 7

Through Nov. 6: “Ojos bien abiertos (Eyes Wide Open),” Etherton Gallery, 135 S. Sixth Ave. Tuesday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., free. Details: 624-7370.

Necromentia premiere, Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, 7 p.m., free. Details: loftcinema.com.

The Anchor, Breaker Breaker 19ner, Red Room/Grill, 100 E. Congress St., 10 p.m., free. Details: 623-7621.

Batucaxe Rehearsals, Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, 1013 S. Tyndall Ave., 6:30-8:30 p.m. free. Details: www.batucaxe.org.

Wednesday, Sept 8

2010 TAMMIES, annual Tucson area music awards, Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 6:30 p.m., free. Details: 740-1000.

 

Imperial Can, Dr. Dinosaur, Nervous Steps, Skrappy’s, 191 E. Toole Ave., 7 p.m. $5. Details: 358-4287.

 

Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass, 7 a.m. Ages 12 and older. RSVP required. Details: 615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov.

Thursday, Sept 9

Happy Hour at Cup Café, Mon-Fri, 4-7 p.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Details: 798-1618.

D.R.I. at The Rock, 136 N. Park Ave. 5:30 p.m. $16.

N9NE Fest with Girl Talk, Far East Movement, Silver Medallion, Tucson Electric Park, 2500 E. Ajo Way. Foam party, water slides, light show. $8-$50. Details: 344-2224.

Friday, Sept 10

Sept. 10-11: “Coming in Hot,” play by Kore Press, PCC Center for the Arts Recital Hall, West Campus, 2 p.m. Details: 327-2127.

Necronauts, Garboski, Minibosses, at Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 8 p.m. 21+, free. Details: 798-1618.

Electric Blanket at Red Room/Grill, 100 E. Congress St.,10 p.m., free. Details: 623-7621.

Saturday, Sept 11

 

Second Saturdays Downtown, free music by Anna Warr and Giant Blue, street performers, arts/crafts vendors, downtown business specials, starts at noon. Details: 2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com.

 

A Concert in Your Backyard, free concert series, Crossroads at Silverbell Park, 7548 N. Silverbell Road, 6 p.m. Details: 797-3959. 

 

Repo! The Genetic Opera and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog featuring the Vampire Bunny Slayers, Oracle View Theater, 4690 N. Oracle Road, 11 p.m. Tickets $8 at door. Details: 292-2430.

 

Sunday, Sept 12

 

YogHA Club, yoga and laughter, Curves Studio, 2816 N. Campbell, 5:30 p.m., free. Details: 777-7544.

 

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Details: 622-8848, hotelcongress.com.

 

Books and More Entertainment Sale, 9 a.m., Humane Society, 3465 E. Kleindale Road. Details: 327-6088.

 

Monday, Sept 13

 

Yoga for Beginners, Tucson Yoga, 150 S. Fourth Ave., 7 a.m., $5. Details: 1-877-TUC-YOGA.

 

Sabertooth Snatch, I Fail, Magical Power Record Show with Matt & Dan, Red Room/Grill, 100 E. Congress St., 10 p.m., free. Details: 623-7621.

Sept. 13-19: Free acupuncture for students and teachers, Tucson Community Acupuncture, 2900 E. Broadway, Suite 170. Details: 881-1887.

Tuesday, Sept 14

 

Johnny Cashew at Red Room/Grill, 100 E. Congress, St., 10 p.m., free. Details: 623-7621.

 

Euchre Tournament at Nimbus Brewery, 3850 E. 44th St. Cash prize and Nimbus gift certificates. Sign up by 6:45 p.m, play starts promptly at 7 p.m. Details: 795-2388.

 

Dead Confederate, Alberta Cross at Plush, 340 E. Sixth St., 8 p.m., $8. Details: plushtucson.com.

 

Wed, Sept 15

 

9/11 Truth Tucson, a screening of 9/11 Revisited, Ward 6 City Council Office, 3202 E. First St., 6:30 p.m. Details: 791-4601.

 

“Coming in Hot,” play by Kore Press, Gallagher Theater, UA campus, 7 p.m. Details: 327-2127.

 

Every Wednesday in September: Billy Sedlmayr at Red Room/Grill, 10 p.m., free. Details: 623-7621.

Aztec Calendar

Thursday, May 6:

Women’s tennis @ NJCAA championships, Randolph Tennis Center, 50 S. Alvernon Way, opponents and times TBA.

Through May 8: PCC Dance: A Celebration of Nations, Proscenium Theater, West Campus. Admission $6, discounts available. Details: 206-6986.

Odyssey Storytelling presents Borders: Cross-Cultural Stories, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 6:30 p.m., $7. Details: 730-4112.

Friday, May 7:

First Friday Shorts, The Golden Gongs year-end showdown, Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, 9 p.m., $5. Details: loftcinema.com/firstfridayshorts.

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (World) with Spirit Familia, Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 7 p.m., $21 adv/ $24 at door. Details: rialtotheatre.com.

Saturday, May 8:

Stephan George, free patio show, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 7 p.m. Details: 622-8848.

Boys R Us, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 7 p.m., $8. Details: 622-8848

2nd Saturdays presents The Portland Cello Project, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 7-10 p.m., free. Details: www.portlandcelloproject.com, foxtucsontheatre.org.

Sunday, May 9:

Mother’s Day

PCC Music: Chorale and College Singers, CFA Proscenium Theater, West Campus, 3 p.m., gadmission $6. discounts available. Details: 206-6986.

Movies with Mom: A special mother’s day screening of “His Girl Friday,” The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., 1 p.m., $8. Details: http://www.loftcinema.com/node/1577.

Monday, May 10:

Fight Fair, Kill Paradise, Honor Bright Concert, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 6 p.m., $10 adv / $12 day of show. Details: 206-6986

A killer workout, “Aerobicide,” The Loft Cinema, 3233 E Speedway Blvd, 8 p.m., $2. Details: loftcinema.com.

Tuesday, May 11:

Hello Dali! The Salvador Dali Super Surreal Birthday Bash!, The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., 7:30 p.m., $8. Details: http://www.loftcinema.com/HelloDali

Straight No Chaser, Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 7 p.m., $24 adv, $29 @ door. Details: rialtotheatre.com.

Wednesday, May 12:

FAFSA Frenzy Help Session, West Campus Computer Commons, 3 p.m. Details: farsvp@pima.edu.

Man from Magdalena, Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W. Continental Road, 7 p.m., $25. Details: http://www.performingartscenter.org.

Thursday, May 13:

Shearing Pinx with Nu Sensae Early Show, Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 7 p.m., $5. Details: hotelcongress.com.

The Optimist Club, Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 9 p.m., $3. Details: hotelcongress.com.

LAVA Music presents MJ Bishop, Nancy Lynn Bright and Claudia Nygaard in Concert,  Civano Neighborhood Center Courtyard, 10501 E. Seven Generations Way, 6:30 p.m., suggested donation of $5. Details: lavamusic.org.

Friday, May 14:

May 14-15, PCC Digital Arts: Digital Video & Film Screening, CFA Proscenium Theater, West Campus, 7 p.m., free. Details: 206-6986.

Mostly Bears, The Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 9 p.m., $5. Details: 206-6986.

Saturday, May 15:

“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., midnight $5. Details: http://www.loftcinema.com/rockyhorror.

Border Action Network Fundraiser, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 6 p.m., $5 donation suggested. Details: 622-8848

I Dream in Widescreen, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 7 p.m., free. Details: foxtucsontheatre.org.

Sunday, May 16:

May  16, 18: National Theatre Live presents “The Habit of Art,” The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., Sunday -1 p.m., Tuesday – 7 p.m., $15. Details: http://www.loftcinema.com/node/1499.

Brokencyde with Jeffree Starr + Blood on the Dance Floor + Stereos, Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 6 p.m., $13 adv / $15 day of show. Details: 622-8848.

Volunteer Fair, Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 1-4 p.m., free. Details: rialtotheatre.com.

Monday, May 17:

“Yeti, Giant of the 20^th Century,” The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., 8 p.m., $2. Details: loftcinema.com.

SoulTown Motown’s Greatest Hits, The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd., 7 p.m., $17.95. Details: 886-9428

Tuesday, May 18:

Poetry reading by West Campus poetry students, 7 p.m., Center for the Arts Recital Hall. Free. Refreshments available.

Int/Advanced Modern Dance Technique Class, The Dance Loft, 620 E. 19th St. #150, 6:40-8:10 p.m., $7-12. Details: thedanceloft.com

The Bickersons: Tax Refund, Beowulf Alley Theatre Company, 11 S. Sixth Ave., 7 p.m., $8. Details: beowulfalley.org.

Wednesday, May 19:

Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 8 p.m., $8. Details: hotelcongress.com.

Tucson Toros Summer Baseball, Hi Corbett Field, 3400 E. Camino Campestre Tucson, 7 p.m., $6. Details: 325-1010.

Graduation ceremony to be held May 20

By Manny Manriquez III

The 2010 ceremony for Pima Community College spring graduates will be held on Thursday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at the Tucson Convention Center Arena.

Graduates must arrive by 6 p.m. to check in at the Exhibition Hall. Graduates will receive an information card with their name and degree/certificate information.

For those who want to take graduation photos, Focus on Events will be in the Cochise/Apache Room on the ground level of the Convention Center between 4:30-6:30 p.m., and after the ceremony until 10 p.m.

Parking for the ceremony is free for graduates and their guests at designated lots. Parking on the east side of the convention center may be limited due to construction.

Graduates may bring as many guests as they wish. No tickets or reservations are needed.

Only graduates and dignitaries are allowed on the arena floor during the ceremony. Graduates will be seated in the order of line-up.

Caps and gowns are mandatory and can be purchased at all campus bookstores until Thursday, May 20, for $30.27. There will also be a limited selection of caps and gowns the day of graduation in the Exhibition Hall.

Graduates will receive a scroll in place of their degree/certificate, then return to their seats after receiving their scroll. The official document will be mailed within 12 weeks if all requirements are met.

PCC’s Multicultural Convocation, an event that celebrates the academic achievement and cultural diversity of PCC graduates, will be held Friday, May 7, at the West Campus gymnasium. Graduates must register for the convocation.

For more information about the graduation ceremony or convocation, visit www.pima.edu or call 206-4888. For more information on Focus on Events, call 544-0210.

April 27 talk to discuss ‘scientific revolution’

By Gabi Piña

Pima Community College physics instructor Tony Pitucco will give a lecture April 27 at 6 p.m. in the Community Board Room at PCC’s District Office, 4905 E. Broadway Blvd.

The talk, “The Emerging Scientific Revolution,” will discuss the physical and philosophical consequences of theories such as quantum mechanics and general relativity.

Pitucco holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics, a M.S in mathematics and a master’s of education degree in Foundations of Education and Philosophy.

He has directed myriad research grants and has been honored as Arizona Professor of the Year. He has also been selected for a national Teaching Excellence Award – Top 50 Professors in the USA.

The lecture, part of PCC’s new Speakers’ Series, is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the provost/executive vice chancellor and the PCC Faculty Senate.

For further information, call the PCC information desk at 206-4500.

Jane Goodall to speak at Northwest Campus

By William Brown

World-renowned primatologist Jane Goodall will speak at Pima Community College’s Northwest Campus on April 28.

The free lecture will begin at 2 p.m. in the Northwest Campus second-floor amphitheater. Arrive early to ensure a good seat.

2010 marks the 50th anniversary of Goodall’s landmark chimpanzee behavioral research. Her lecture, Gombe and Beyond: The Next 50 Years, will focus on the work she has done, the changes she has seen and the role everyone must take to make a better future.

A book signing and sales of Jane Goodall Institute merchandise will take place after the talk.

For further details about the talk, contact the Northwest Campus Student Life office at 206-2121. For more information about Goodall, visit www.janegoodall.org or www.rootsandshoots.org.

Aztec Calendar – April 8-21

Compiled by Conrad Pursley

Thursday, April 8:

Men’s tennis vs. Scottsdale CC, 1:30 p.m., Tucson Racquet Club, 4001 N. Country Club.

April 8-11: Spring Fling, Rillito Downs, North First Avenue at River Road. Admission $5, parking $5. Times vary by day. Details: springfling.arizona.edu.

Through April 18: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Black Box Theater , West Campus CFA. Thurs-Sat, 7:30 p.m.; Sun, 2 p.m. Tickets: $15, with discounts available. Details: 206-6986.

Friday, April 9:

Through April 30: “Annual Student Juried Exhibition,” Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, West Campus CFA. Free. Details: 206-6942.

April 9-May 9: Tucson Audubon Society Birdathon 2010.  Details: 622-5622 or tucsonaudubon.org.

“Food, Inc.,” 4-6 p.m., Miller-Golf Links Branch Library, 9640 E. Golf Links Road. Free. Details: 594-5355 or library.pima.gov.

Saturday, April 10:

“The Wizard of Oz,” 7 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. Tickets: $8 general, $6 students. Details: foxtucsontheatre.org.

The Massive Movie Musical Sing-Along, 7 p.m., Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tickets: $8. Details: loftcinema.com.

Kick Ass-Midnight Movie Screening, Tower Theatres, Arizona Pavilions, 8031 N. Business Park Drive. Tickets: $9.21. Details: kfma.com/events.php.

Sunday, April 11:

12^th annual Race for the Cure, Reid Park. Events begin at 6 a.m. Details: komensaz.org/race.html.

KFMA Day, Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S. Houghton Road. Gates open at noon. Admission:  $35. Details: 407-4500 or kfma.com/concerts.php

Sons of Orpheus 19th Annual Spring Concert, 3 p.m., Proscenium Theater, West Campus CFA. Tickets: $15, students $12. Box office: 206-6986. Details: sonsoforpheus.org/perform.htm.

Monday, April 12:

Rock and Stroll, Meet Me at Maynards, 4-8 p.m., Maynards Market, 400 N. Toole Ave. Free. Bands at 15 locations along four-mile walk/run route. Details: meetmeatmaynards.com.

“Sense of Style,” 7:30 p.m., Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Admission $10, students $5. Details: 318-2721 or TucsonMuseumofArt.org.

Magic Powers Record Show with Matt and Dan, Red Room at Grill, 100 E. Congress St. Details: 623-7621.

Tuesday, April 13:

Salon de Refuses’ art exhibit reception, noon-2 p.m., West Campus Student Gallery, Santa Rita building.

Baseball vs. Yavapai College, noon, West Campus baseball field.

Women’s tennis vs. Eastern Arizona College, 1:30 p.m., Tucson Racquet Club, 4001 N. Country Club.

Softball vs. Yavapai College, 2 p.m., West Campus softball field.

Wednesday, April 14:

April 13-18: “Chicago,” TCC Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. Tickets: $20+. Details: 903-2929 or broadwayintucson.com.

Through May 16: “New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-altered Landscape,” Center for Creative Photography, Park Avenue at Speedway Boulevard. Free. Details: 621-7968 or creativephotography.org.

Through June 12: “The Son of the Sheik,” 7 p.m., Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. Tickets:  $17.95, students $15.95. Details: 886-9428 or thegaslighttheatre.com.

Thursday, April 15:

Sports Tournament, 1-5 p.m., Desert Vista Campus. Sponsored by student government and the Intramural Club.

April 15-25: Pima County Fair, Pima County Fairgrounds, 11300 S. Houghton Road. Admission $7, parking $5. Details: 762-9100 or pimacountyfair.com.

Mark Nelson Tuba Recital, 7 p.m., Recital Hall, West Campus CFA. Tickets: $6, with discounts available. Details: 206-6986.

Friday, April 16:

April 15-25: Arizona International Film Festival. Most events at The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. Details: 882-0204 or filmfestivalarizona.org.

Through July 3: Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends, Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. 12-5 p.m., Admission: $8. Details: 624-2333 or TucsonMuseumofArt.org.

April 16-17: “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Universe,” 10 p.m., Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. Tickets: $5. Details: loftcinema.com.

Saturday, April 17:

Spring Club Crawl, 80 bands on 25 stages downtown and along Fourth Avenue. Venues open at 7 p.m. Wristband tickets $8 in advance at Zia Records, or $10 day of event. Details: clubcrawl.net.

16th Annual Tucson Earth Day Festival, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Reid Park on Country Club at 22^nd Street. Free. Details: tucsonearthday.org.

Ed Mell: Paintings of the New West, Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Admission: $8. Details: 624-2333 or TucsonMuseumofArt.org.

Sunday, April 18:

GABA Bicycle Swap Meet, 6 a.m. to noon, Fourth Avenue between Sixth Street and Ninth Street. Free. Details: 624-5004 or fourthavenue.org.

Cyclovia Tucson, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Streets near UA will be closed to cars for socializing and non-motorized transport. Details: cycloviatucson.com.

Keep on Truckin’ Family Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E. Fifth St. Admission: $2. Details: 745-5550 or caiaz.org.

Monday, April 19:

PCC Jazz Improv Combos, 7:30 p.m., Proscenium Theatre, West Campus CFA. Tickets: $6, with discounts available. Details: 206-6986.

Twilight Walking Tour of the Mansions of Main Avenue, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meet on northwest corner of Main Avenue and Alameda Street. Tickets: $15. Reservations recommended. Details: 881-1638 or krusearizona.com.

Yann Tierson, Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress. Details: 740-1000 or rialtotheatre.com.

Tuesday, April 20:

April 20-21: American Red Cross Blood drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Northwest Campus A-207. Details: 206-2121.

Softball vs. Eastern Arizona College, 2 p.m., West Campus softball field.

Local Natives, Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave. Details: 884-0874 or solarculture.org.

Wednesday, April 21:

Earth Day Celebration, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Northwest Campus, second level. Details: Denise Meeks, 206-2247 or dmeeks@pima.edu.

John C. Frémont, Pathfinder of the American West, noon, Western National Parks Association, 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive. Free. Details: 622-6014 or wnpa.org.

Murs, Club Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Details: 622-8848 or hotelcongress.com.