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Events spotlight events Saturday, January 26 Historic Downtown Walking Tours – Armory Park Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 623-2223, www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org. Time: 9am. Admission: $5. RSVP needed. Explore the beautiful architecture of Armory Park while learning of this historic downtown neighborhood’s exciting relationship to the railroad. Conducted by Dave Devine. speakers include Michael Brescia, ASM assistant curator of ethnohistorical research and R. Brooks Jeffrey, associate dean, preservation studies, UA College of Architecture. Thursday, January 31Friday, February 1 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. Free Library Business Workshop: Information Power for Small Business Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N.Stone Ave., www.Library.Pima.Gov/research/business/ #upcoming. Time: 9:30am. Admission: Free. Learn how to use market analysis for developing a winning business strategy. Discover sources you can use for locating suppliers and competitors, identifying potential customers and tracking industry trends. Presented by Pima Community College Small Business Development Center and the Pima County Public Library. Ongoing Wednesdays Downtown Farmer’s Market Jacome (Main Library) Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave., 326-7810. Time: 8am. Admission: Free. Fresh local produce and products. Di llinger Days Saturday, January 19 Downtown Tucson, www.DowntownTucson.com Time: 10:30am-5pm. Admission: Free. A look back at the 1930s with music, tours, lectures, exhibits and action-packed reenactments of the events leading up to the Dillinger gang’s Tucson capture in 1934. Locations: Toole Avenue between 4th Avenue & Pennington Street, Hotel Congress, Historic Train Depot, Southern AZ Transportation Museum, AHS Museum Downtown. The all-ages event also includes arts and crafts, antique cars, educational flourishes and food vendors. The public is encouraged to dress in 1930s garb to be “extras” in the re-enactments. Reenactments: Live portrayals of Dillinger and his gang in Hotel Congress’ parking lot at 11:30am - (Part 1); 1:30pm - (Part 2); 4pm - (Parts 1 and 2). Music: Starting at 10:30am, DJ & Emcee Carl from the Scratchy Record Show spins tunes of the era from the Toole Avenue stage and hosts guests: 11am-11:30am: The Dusty Buskers Noon-1:15pm: Tom Walbank & The Ambassadors 2pm-2:50pm: Al Perry & The Cattle 3pm-4pm: TF & The Stomp Time Trio Jazz. Lectures: (At Hotel Congress’ Copper Hall) All run 1 hour. 10:30 am – “A Nine Ring Legal Circus - Ten Eventful Days in Tucson History” by Andy Dowdle. 1 pm – “3 Women of Dillinger’s Days: Love, Loyalty & Loss” by Ellen Poulsen 3 pm – “How the Tucson Fire Department Burned the Dillinger Gang” by James Bleess Historic Hotel Congress Tours: Learn about the Hotel in 20 minute tours, at 10:30am, 1pm & 3pm. Walking Tours: The hour-long tours take place at noon & 2:30 pm. Meet in the Hotel Congress lobby. “Hit the Pavement with the Dillinger Gang in Downtown Tucson,” led by Tom Stefanski and Andy Dowdle. Exhibits: Arizona Historical Society Museum Downtown, 140 N. Stone Ave., features the gang ‘s arsenal, their mug shots, articles and photos in an interpretive exhibit about the gang’s Tucson capture. The Postal History Foundation showcases stamps of the 1930s in the Historic Train Depot lobby, 400 N. Toole Ave. A free take-home educational activity for children will be available. The Southern AZ Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave., shows the transportation aspects of the Dillinger gang’s Tucson “experience,” from their arrival via automobile on a new national highway system to their extradition. Film: Documentaries on John Dillinger and gang will run continuously in the Historic Train Depot lobby. Historic Temple of Music and Art Tours Art Talks Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 1:30pm. Admission: Members: Free, Non-Members: Free with museum admission. January 9: Someday My Prints Will Come. January 16: Mark Tobey Influences Emily Carr. January 23: Art Talk - Rembrandt: The Dutch Master. January 30: Magnificent Obsession: Beads in Art. Arizona Theatre Company, 330 S. Scott Ave., 884-8210, 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. Sunday, January 27 Film Festival Fundraiser Rummage Sale Fridays Downtown Farmer’s Market El Presidio Park, southwest corner of Church & Alameda, 326-7810. Time: 8am. Admission: Free. Fresh local produce and products. Art Gallery parking lot, 1122 N. Stone Ave., www.FilmFestivalArizona.com. (Item Drop Site/ Date: Saturday January 26, 10am-4pm.) Time: 7am. Admission: Free. Clean out your garage and cupboards. Bring down your donated items and receive a 2 for 1 coupon to the Arizona International Film Festival, April 18-27, 2008. Saturdays Living History at the Presidio Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Garrison, Corner Church Avenue and Washington Street, 884-4214, www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org. Time: 9am–3pm. Admission: Free. A chance to watch Spanish Colonial period soldiers practicing drilling and demonstrating a variety of military activities, along with other special Territorial period demonstrations. See the website for more information. January 5: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Garrison. January 12: New Year Kickoff. January 19: Baking and Cooking Presidio. January 26: Food and Medicine in the Presidio. Tuesday, January 29 Jobing.com Career Fair Tucson Convention Center, 260 S Church Ave, 791-4101, www.Jobing.com. Time: Noon. Admission: Free. Find great local jobs. Recruiters from dozens of Tucson’s top employers in Arizona will be at the Convention Center. Thursday, January 31 Speaking Volumes: A series of discussions in honor of the ASM Library’s 50th Anniversary Arizona State Museum, UA Campus, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-8381, www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu. Time: 3:30pm. Admission: Free. Guest january.08. downtown tucsonan 25 http://www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org http://www.UAIcecats.com http://www.library.pima.gov/research/business/#upcoming http://www.library.pima.gov/research/business/#upcoming http://www.DowntownTucson.com http://www.ArizonaTheatre.org http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.FilmFestivalArizona.com http://Jobing.com http://www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org http://www.Jobing.com http://www.StateMuseum.Arizona.edu

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