Downtown Tucsonan - July/August 2008 - (Page 27) Events The Loft at Cinema La Placita Outdoor Film Series Film Mariachi Sol De Mexico), Tejano, Guitar Trio, Classical Flamenco Guitar, Zumba and voice. Taught by professional artists of each performing arts discipline to students of all ages, from novice, intermediate, and advanced levels. Tuesday, August 12 Public Tour Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 547-3040, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org Time: noon. Admission: Suggested donation $2/person. Tour the beautifully restored historic Fox Tucson Theatre. Fridays Downtown Farmer’s Market El Presidio Park, SW corner of Church & Alameda, 326-7810. Time: 8am. Admission: Free. Fresh local produce and products. 110 S. Church Ave., 326-5282, www.CinemaLaPlacita.com. Time: Thursdays, 7:30pm. Admission: Suggested donation: $3. Thursday, July 3: Jaws (1975) Starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw. Thursday, July 10: Tootsie (1982) Starring Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange and Teri Garr. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Thursday, July 17: Double Indemnity (1944) Starring Barbra Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. Directed by Billy Wilder. Thursday, July 24: Lilies of the Field (1963) Starring Sidney Poitier. Part of the “Shot in Tucson” film series. Thursday, July 31: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Starring Gregory Peck. Part of the Tucson International Children’s Film Festival. Thursday, August 7, 14, 21, 28: Not available as of press time. Please see the website. Fox Theatre Saturday, August 2 Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 10am. Admission: Free, limited to 20 participants. Local author and humorist Gregory McNamee discusses “La Maravilla” by Alfredo Vea, Jr., a fictional account of a nine-year-old boy’s search for meaning amid the squatters and rusted cars of an impoverished Phoenix suburb in 1958. Community Book Discussion Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 11:30am. Admission: Free with museum admission. Take a gallery tour with curator Thomas Smith through the Goodman Pavilion of Art of the American West. New Perspectives in Art of the American West Thursdays Food for Thought: Change Your Life Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., www.Library.Pima.gov. Time: 12pm. Admission: Free. July 3: Explore Nature by Journaling. July 10: From Flying Fish to Giant Chairs, Men on Horseback to Magic Carpets: Public Art in Tucson. July 17: Dance, Sensuality, and Culture. July 24: Travel to China. July 31: Jazz and the American Identity. Viva Arizona Hispanic Performing Arts Conference Fiesta Friday, August 22 Suzanne Westenhoeffer Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 798-3333, www.RialtoTheatre.com. Time: 8pm. Admission: $31Gold/$26 Floor. Comedienne Suzanne Westenhoeffer performs live. Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., 544-9543, www.VivaAzWorkshops.com. Time: 3pm. Admission: Free. The fiesta includes a participant showcase where participants from the conference will demonstrate their accomplishments. Other Hispanic community artists will also be showcased. Arizona Historical Society will conduct a Storycorps program at the fiesta, modeled on National Public Radio’s oral history project of that name, where the attendees can reminisce about how music and dance has influenced them in their everyday lives. See the evolution of Hispanic music and dance in its social, cultural and historic context. Authentic Mexican and Spanish food and drink will also be available at the Fiesta. Saturdays and Sundays in July and August Segway Tours Various areas around 4th Ave., plus downtown Tucson, (800) 979-3370 or (212) 209-3370, www.TucsonSegway.com. Time: 6:30am. Admission: $55-$65, reservations required. Start with a training session and then head out into the city. During the glide, enjoy all the most famous landmarks, the historic Fourth Avenue shopping district, plus Geronimo Hotel and the West University District. Other tours include the Iron Horse district, the unforgettable Rattlesnake Bridge and Pie Allen which still boasts some of the oldest adobe architecture, eccentric Victorians, and artistic bungalows, the Historic Railroad Depot, unforgettable views of “A” Mountain, Presidio San Agustin de Tucson and the Barrio Viejo streetscape. Wednesday, August 27 Jobing.com Career Expo Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 326-9686, Tucson.Jobing.com. Time: noon-5pm. Admission: Free. Direct access to over 150 local companies who are ready to hire talented people. 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. Sunday, August 3 Picture This! Art for Families: Color Counts Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 1pm. Admission: Free. Consider color in contemporary art and look at various ways artists experiment with hues, shades, and tones. Thursdays Santa Cruz River Farmer’s Market 17 W. Congress St., 624-1515, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Saturday, July 12. Time: 11am. Admission: $1, $5. The Black Stallion (1979) Starring Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr. Saturday, July 12. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $8, $6 students/ seniors, active duty military. The Mummy (1932) Starring Boris Karloff. Saturday, July 26. Time: 11am. Admission: $5, $1. Babe (1995) The gallant little pig learns to herd sheep with the help of Farmer Hoggett. Saturday, July 26. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $8, $6 students/seniors, active duty military. The Wolf Man (1941) The classic horror tale set in Wales, involving strange happenings and werewolves. Starring Claude Rains and Ralph Bellamy. Saturday, August 9. Time: 11am. Admission: $5, $1. Free Willy (1993) A 12 year old street kid and a 3 ton orca whale. A friendship you could never imagine. Saturday, August 9. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $8, $6 students/seniors, active duty military. The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams and Richard Denning, a clawing monster from a lost age strikes from the Amazon’s forbidden depths! Saturday, August 16. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $8, $6 students/seniors, active duty military. The Blob (1958) with Steve McQueen, A mysterious life form from another planet creeps, leaps and glides along as it consumes everything in its path. Friday, August 22. Time: 7:30. Admission: $8, $6 students/seniors, active duty military. Across the Universe (2007) Music from the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper class American girl and a poor Englishman. Saturday, August 23. Time: 1pm. Admission: $8, $6 students/seniors, active duty military. A Kiss Before Dying (1956) Starring Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, and Joanne Woodward. Filmed in Tucson. MOCA on the Plaza Santa Cruz River Park, NE Corner of Speedway and Riverview. Time: 4pm-7pm. Admission: Free. Locally grown fruits and vegetables, plants, flowers, canned goods, honey, baked goods, eggs, gourds, herbal remedies, and more. 149 N. Stone Ave., 624-5019, www.MOCA-Tucson.org. Time: Fridays & Saturdays nightly after dark. Admission: Free. Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927) Sidewalk cinema screenings of Walther Ruttmann’s classic documentary. july/august.08. downtown tucsonan 27 http://www.CinemaLaPlacita.com http://www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org http://www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.Library.Pima.gov http://www.RialtoTheatre.com http://www.VivaAzWorkshops.com http://www.TucsonSegway.com http://Tucson.Jobing.com http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.MOCA-Tucson.org
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