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ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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Special Events

  • Odyssey Storytelling
    520-730-4112
    The Storytelling Series features a variety of storytellers sharing stories on different themes. The performing arts series takes place at a variety of venues throughout Tucson, such as at the the Bevel Institute, ArtSpace, and the University of Arizona's Gallagher Theater. Join in by participating as a story teller, an audience member, or take a workshop to discover more on the art itself.

  • SWAT Adventure Boot Camp
    Locations are North, Southwest, and East Tuscon
    520-886-SWAT
    Four week fitness boot camp for women providing personal training, nutrition and weight loss coaching. Beginners welcome.

Night Life

  • 58º & Holding Co.
    5340 East Broadway Boulevard • Tucson, AZ 85711
    Williams Centre at Broadway and Claycroft
    520-747-5858
    Sip up to 58 wines by the glass, refreshing beers, and sample tempting treats in the chic, contemporary Bar 58. Offers wine storage, a bistro, and store.

Concerts & Performances

  • Arizona Friends of Chamber Music
    P.O. Box 40805 • Tucson, AZ 85717
    Events are held at the Leo Rich Theater
    520-577-3769
    The Friends of Chamber music present fine Chamber Music through evening concerts, piano and friends matinee concerts, as well as a Winter Music Festival. The ensembles also provide community outreach and educatin opportunities, which include master classes, discounted student tickets, and free concerts for children. They are also very well known for their commissioning program that premieres new pieces and composers.

  • Arizona Opera
    330 South Scott Avenue • Tucson, AZ 85701
    Temple of Music And Art
    520-884-8210
    Arizona's leading professional theater company with full seasons presented in both Tucson and Phoenix.

  • Tucson Symphony Orchestra
    2175 North Sixth Avenue • Tucson, AZ 85705-5606
    Tucson Symphony Center
    520-882-8585 (Box Office)
    The Tucson Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 80th anniversary with a season of Pops, classic series, recitals, and a new Fiesta event that honors the music of Latin America. Children will learn to appreciate the art through the Just for Kids series, and the Moveable Musical Feast series combines music with culinary delights.

Plays & Productions

  • Mystery Dinner Theater
    480-994-1520, 800-266-4800
    Call for tickets and information for the interactive myster theatre events.

  • Fox Tucson Theatre
    17 West Congress Street • Tucson, AZ 85701
    520-624-1515
    The Fox Tucson Theatre was restored by the Fox Tucson theatre Foundation. It is a movie palace, a design that saw its heyday between 1920 and 1945. It has been designated as a Nationally significant building on the National Register of Historic Places and hosts a variety of theatre, music, and special events.

  • Arizona Theatre Company
    330 South Scott Avenue • Tucson, AZ 85701
    Temple of Music And Art
    520-884-8210
    Arizona's leading professional theater company with full seasons presented in both Tucson and Phoenix.

  • Borderlands Theater
    40 West Broadway Boulevard • Tucson, AZ 85701
    El Centro Cultural de las Americanas
    520-882-8607
    Borderlands Theater is a professional theater company recognized nationally and internationally for the development and production of theater and educational program that reflects the diversity of the voices of the Southwest border region.

  • Beowulf Alley Theatre Company
    11 South Sixth Avenue • Tucson, AZ 85705
    Downtown Tucson
    520-622-4460
    Founded in the year 2001, the Beowulf Alley Theatre Company provides a full season of theatre and invites participants to rent the venue for workshops and experimental theatre. The Company also has classes for adults and children.

Festivals & Fairs

  • Western Navajo Fair
    Western Navajo Fairgrounds in Tuba
    928-283-3284

  • Tucson Film And Music Festival
    100 S Church • Tucson, AZ 85701
    520-770-2151
    In the heart of the Southwest resides a dusty old pueblo full of musicians, filmmakers and bars. For the past 100 years, Tucson, Arizona has long been the backdrop and stage for the likes of John Dillinger, Lalo Guerrero, Pete Martinez, Linda Ronstadt , the Dusty Chaps, Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia, Green On Red, R. Carlos Nakai, Al Perry, Max Cannon, Howe Gelb and more. To celebrate the artistic talent that has emerged from Tucson, Upstairs Film hosts a festival that celebrates the great independent film and music in the Southwest.

  • Tucson Celtic Festival
    4502 N. First Ave • Tucson, AZ 85704
    Rillito Raceway Park
    520-807-9509
    The Annual Tucson Celtic Festival & Scottish Highland Games! The Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games have been actively promoting and preserving Celtic Culture and Heritage for over 22 years.

  • Annual Tucson Bluegrass Festival
    Desert Diamond Casino Plaza
    520-885-2229

  • Annual Tucson Tamale & Heritage Festival
    5655 West Valencia Road • Tucson, AZ 85757
    Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
    520-838-6719
    Hosted by the Casino del Sol, the annual Tucson Tamale & Heritage Festival showcases the little tamale in grand style. Try the gourmet, green corn, traditional tamales. Arts and Crafts show.

  • Arizona Animal Fair [Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009]
    Reid Park
    520-275-0445
    The Arizona Animal Fair is a festival celebrating animals! It is the largest of its kind in Arizona and one of the largest in the Southwest. The fair features non-stop demonstrations and entertainment such as professional Frisbee teams, miniature horses, canine flyball & agility, search and rescue dogs, training demos, police K-9s and therapy dogs and more. Come Party with your PETS.

  • Great Tuscon Beer Festival [Saturday, Sep. 26, 2009]
    7290 E Broadway, Ste 166 • Tucson, AZ 85710
    Hi Corbett Field
    520-296-2400
    This is not just an an evening of beer tasting with breweries from all over the Southwest. It's also an evening of great entertainment with a silent auction, VIP section, appetizers, non alcoholic beverages and live music.

  • Tuscon Meet Yourself Festival [Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009]
    349 West 31st Street • Tucson, AZ 85713
    520-792-4806
    Tucson Meet Yourself celebrates the richness and diversity of the living traditional art of Southern Arizona's folk & ethnic communities. Tucson Meet Yourself has celebrated the richness and diversity of Tucson's traditional arts since 1974 - as one generation shares with the next; "Passing It On". The FREE event takes place in downtown El Presidio Park, between the Old County Courthouse and City Hall. The festival has four basic aspects: Food, Performances, Folk Art and Special Events.

  • Blues Heritage Festival [Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009]
    Reid Park, 22nd and Country Club
    520-325-3893
    Home of Tucson and Southern Arizona's most up-to-date non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and enjoying the Blues. Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation. Promoting and enjoying the blues in AZ.

Sporting Events

  • Arizona Diamondbacks & Chicago White Sox Baseball
    2500 East Ajo Way • Tucson, AZ 85713
    Tucson Electric Park
    520-434-1367
    Tucson's spring training stadium hosts these Major League Baseball teams.

  • Kino Sports Complex/Tucson Electric Park
    2500 East Ajo Way • Tucson, AZ 85713
    520-434-1000
    The complex is known as "The Jewel of the Desert," and is the home of major league baseball spring training for the Chicago Whitesox. Kino can also host your special event - soccer, baseball, festivals, outdoor concerts, and much more.

  • Tucson Sidewinders Baseball
    2500 E. Ajo Way • Tucson, AZ 85713
    Tucson Electric Park
    520-434-1021
    AAA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. This minor league team was the 2006 AAA Champions. Children can have their birthday parties at the stadium with Sandy Sidewinder making a special guest appearance.

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