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events Saturday, December 1 Historic Temple of Music and Art Tours Arizona Theatre Company, 330 S. Scott Ave., www.ArizonaTheatre.org. Time: 11:30am. Admission: Free. Docents will discuss the history of the building, its restoration and renovation, and take visitors on a backstage tour for a behind-the-scenes look at the theatre. 791-4101, www.TucsonConventionCenter.org. Time: 10am. Admission: Free. Indian Arts presents an arts and crafts event in the Tucson Convention Center Meeting Rooms. See over 80 artists and dealers from throughout the United States, selling the finest in antique and contemporary American Indian art. featuring Dan Leach, Tucson collector; Mike Dominguez, co-owner of Davis Dominguez Gallery; Marilyn and Bob Joyce, Tucson collectors; and moderated by chief curator Julie Sasse. an upscale environment set to the beats of DJ Corbin Dooley. With food, drink, music and the arts this monthly event will become a tradition, offering exposure to the Tucson Museum of Art and the downtown vicinity. Sunday, December 2 Dance Gallery: Wine Tasting, Silent Auction and Dance Performance Art Book Club: Southern Arizona Folk Arts by James Griffith Friday, December 7Saturday, December 8 University of Arizona Icecats vs. Arizona State University Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.UAIcecats.com. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $6.75-$9.75. University of Arizona Ice Cats compete as a D-1 team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. World Aids Day University of Arizona Mall, 628-7223, www.WorldAidsDayTucson.org. Community Resource Fair and Student Organizations. Time: 11am-4pm. Admission: Free. Speakers living with HIV/AIDS tell their stories. Live entertainment including Flam Chen, Ballet Folklorio Amor de Baile, Namoli. University of Arizona Icecats vs. Weber State Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.UAIcecats.com. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $6.75-$9.75. University of Arizona Ice Cats compete as a D-1 team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Temple of Music and Art Cabaret, 330 S. Scott Ave., 882-0318, www.NewArticulations.org. Time: 6pm. Admission: $20 student, $25 general. NEW ARTiculations Dance Theatre celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a retrospective of vignettes from the past 10 years, sampling of hors d’eouvres, wine and a silent auction. Funds are being raised to support the company’s special project this year “We Are What We Eat,” a collaboration with the Community Food Bank. Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 6242333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 4pm. Admission: Free. This month’s selection is “Southern Arizona Folk Arts” by James S. Griffith. “This book is an eminently readable catalog of fascinating information about colorful Arizona life-styles, that are at the same time familiar and exotic.” —The Clarion Friday, December 7 First Friday Family Night Tucson Children’s Museum, 200 S. 6th Ave., 792-9985, www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org. Time: 5pm to 8pm. Admission: $1. Enjoy a visit to the Museum with your family. Friday, December 7 – Sunday, December 9 The 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair Thursday, December 6 Legacy: Developing a Collection of Contemporary Art Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 5:30 pm. Admission: Members: Free. Discover what it takes to build an art collection with this panel discussion First Fridays Saturday, December 1 – Sunday, December 2 35th Annual Tucson American Indian Arts & Crafts Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 829-4677, www.TYPFirstFridays.com. Time: 9 pm. Admission: $20 door; $10 for Tucson Museum of Art Members. Tucson’s Young Professionals, Inc. presents First Fridays - an evening of music, food, drinks and art.For First Fridays, the Tucson Museum of Art galleries will open to provide a unique opportunity for Tucson locals to mingle in 4th Avenue Merchants Association, 624-5933, www.FourthAvenue.org. Time: 10am – dusk. Admission: Free. Rated as one of the top 100 festivals in the country, this event hosts over 400 Arts and Crafts Artisans, 40+ Food Vendors, 2 Big Music Stages, jugglers, street performers and “Van Grow,” the Kids Hands On Art Pavillion. Saturday, December 8 Culture Craft Saturday Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-2976, www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu. 24 downtown tucsonan.december.07 http://www.TucsonConventionCenter.org http://www.ArizonaTheatre.org http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.UAIcecats.com http://www.WorldAidsDayTucson.org http://www.NewArticulations.org http://www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org http://www.UAIcecats.com http://www.FourthAvenue.org http://www.TYPFirstFridays.com http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu

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