Downtown Tucsonan - July/August 2008 - (Page 28) Tucs on Birthday Events Tuesday, July 1 – Friday, August 1 Tucson’s Birthday Postage Stamp Design Contest Wednesday, August 15 TAMMIES & Taste of the TAMMIES Sunday, August 17 Tucson’s Best Birthday Cake Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 622-8848, www.HotelCongress.com. Time: noon. Admission: Free. Which of our fair city’s fabulous pastry chefs will create this year’s official Tucson’s Birthday cake? Whatever the theme of this year’s confection, it’ll be scrumptious. Reel Time: Premiere Events in Downtown’s History Postal History Foundation, 920 N. 1st Ave., 623-6652 x101, www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org. Create a unique postage stamp design to celebrate Tucson’s Birthday. Entries will be judged and winners selected in Youth, Adult and Professional categories. Friday, August 1 Tucson’s Birthday Kickoff! Presidio San Agustin de Tucson, 133 W. Washington St., 740-8126, www.TucsonsBirthday.org. Time: 10am. Admission: Free. Richard Elias, Chairman of the Pima County Board of Supervisors and President of Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson, will lead an all star cast to launch Tucson’s Birthday Month 2008 with readings of proclamations, flag presentations and hefty swings at the birthday piñata. The Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 740-0071. Time: 6:30pm. Admission: Free. The annual Tucson Area Music Awards honors winners of the Tammies Critics’ and Readers’ Choice Awards. A free buffet starting at 6:30 will feature specialties from downtown and Fourth Avenue restaurants and also celebrates Tucson’s Birthday with a free champagne toast! Wednesday, August 20 233rd Birthday Flag Ceremony Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Courtyard, 133 W. Washington St., 529-2675, 791-4213. Time: 8am. Admission: Free. The five flags that have flown over Tucson – American, Spanish, Mexican, Confederate, and the State of Arizona – will be presented in a ceremony to celebrate Tucson’s birthday, with an invocation, reading of proclamations by distinguished guests, the honor guard presentation, music and dance. Arizona Historical Society’s Downtown History Museum, 140 N. Stone Ave. (in the Wells Fargo Building), 617-1154, www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org. Time: 3pm. Admission: Free. Celebrate the opening of our Downtown History Museum. Enjoy exhibit tours, presentations, hands-on activities for kids of all ages, and light refreshments. Tucson’s Birthday Postage Stamp Design Contest Reception Friday, August 29 – Sunday, August 31 HoCo Festival – Tucson’s Music & Film Festival Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 31 Tucson’s Birthday Exhibit: Memorabilia of Southern Pacific Engineer Connie Weinzapfel Postal History Foundation, 920 N. 1st Ave., 623-6652 x101, www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org. Time: TBA. Admission: Free. Meet winners of the Tucson’s Birthday postage stamp design contest. Copies of the winning stamps will be available, along with a Tucson’s Birthday hand cancel at our post office for anyone wishing to send special greetings during the month of August. Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., & the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 622-8848, www. HotelCongress.com. Time: 5pm. Admission: Free. Tucson’s Birthday’s official after party offers days and nights of great music. Saturday, August 23 Tucson’s Birthday Prayer Walk A Mountain (Sentinel Peak), 243-6780. Time: 7am. Admission: Free. High atop A Mountain (Sentinel Peak), members of the community will gather for an interfaith service encouraging unity and prayer for resolution of the divisive problems affecting Tucson and Pima County. Saturday, August 2, 9, 23 Early Bird Walks Of El Presidio Historic District Saturday, August 16 Jewish History Museum 564 S. Stone Ave., 670-9073. Hours: Wednesday-Friday, 12pm to 4pm or by appointment. Featuring a new acquisition, a red, white and blue dress worn at Levin Park on July 4th, 1876 for the US Centennial as well as other Tucson region artifacts. The opening on August 16 at 7:30pm will include birthday cake and a living history lecture about the Jews of the early Tucson and the building of the first synagogue. Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, 114 N. Toole Ave., www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org. Time: Tuesday-Thursday, 11am to 3pm; FridaySaturday, 10am to 4pm; Sunday, 11am to 3pm. Admission: Free. The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum in Tucson’s historic train depot honors Tucson’s Birthday Celebration with new exhibits, featuring the Railroad Memorabilia of Southern Pacific Engineer Connie Weinzapfel. saturday, August 23 Reel Time: Screening of “A Kiss Before Dying” Tucson Museum of Art Plaza, 140 N. Main Ave., 358-8500. Time: 6:30am. Admission: $15. Discover why Tucson is the city it is today by exploring the history, architecture, personalities, and political decisions from the presidio era to Rio Nuevo. Each participant will receive a packet of photographs and maps and a bibliography. Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 624-1515, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Time: 1pm. Admission: $6, $8. Fox Theatre is celebrating Tucson’s film history with the screening of the 1956 classic, which was filmed in downtown Tucson. Saturday, August 30 La Fiesta de San Agustin Armory Park and Center, 792-4806, www.VisitTucson.org. Time: 5:30pm-11pm. Admission: Free. Celebrate the 1775 founding of “El Presidio de San Agustin de Tucson” with a festive celebration including live entertainment, speakers series and an art exhibits and food for sale. 28 downtown tucsonan.july/august.08 http://www.HotelCongress.com http://www.ArizonaHistoricalSociety.org http://www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org http://www.TucsonsBirthday.org http://www.PostalHistoryFoundation.org http://www.HotelCongress.com http://www.HotelCongress.com http://www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org http://www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org http://www.VisitTucson.org
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