Downtown Tucsonan - September 2008 - (Page 5)

D ow n tow n Low d ow n BIEN VENIDOS A TUCSON New city residents along with new students/faculty/staff at the UA and Pima College are invited to a Welcome to Tucson event, 8:30-12:30, September 6, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 400 East University. There’s a free lunch and free literature on a myriad of subjects from city resources to cultural and recreational events. Historian Jim Turner of the Arizona Historical Society is keynote speaker and will address stories of the old Old Pueblo. A variety of workshops will focus on Tucson’s history, culture, environment, politics and religious landscape, according to Dave Wasserman, co-pastor of Trinity Church, who acknowledges, “An event like this would not have happened without imaginative partnering.” The event is sponsored by Downtown Tucson Partnership, Trinity Presbyterian Church, University of Arizona, Pima Community College, Fourth Avenue Merchants Association, Marshall Foundation, and West University Neighborhood Association. “I’m delighted to see Downtown Tucson Partnership participate in this event,” says Glenn Lyons, CEO. “It’s a great opportunity for new residents in our community to learn about exciting developments taking place downtown.” Call 623.2579 for additional information. (Childcare will be provided if requested). STREETSCRAPE DESIGN FOR SCOTT, CONGRESS UNDERWAY City and Downtown Partnership officials are working with consultants and stakeholders to develop a space plan for the right-of-way along Scott Avenue from 14th St. to Pennington St., and along Congress St. from 5th Ave. west to the Veinte de Agosto Park. The space plan includes sidewalks, landscaping, on-street parking, travel lanes, and room for amenities such as street furniture, planters, public art, and lighting fixtures. The object is to design the new streetscape for Congress, Scott, and Arizona Avenues for construction beginning in November 2008 (on Scott) and Spring 2009 (for Congress). Underground utility work must be completed and then the above-ground improvements will be installed, all designed to get Downtown ready for the Modern Streetcar in 2011, and to create an inviting pedestrian experience along the streets that are the heart of Downtown’s arts and entertainment district. BEAD-A-THON Working in teams, 50 lampworking artisans will work for 24 hours at flaming torches to create one-of-a-kind glass art beads to benefit children coping with cancer and other serious illness. Sonoran Glass Art Academy (633 W. 18th St) is pairing up with Beads of Courage for the “First Annual Beadathon.” Each bead created over the two-day bead making marathon will go directly to children who receive the Beads of Courage Program nationwide. The event takes place on Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13. Admission is free. More information can be found at www.sonoranglass.org or by calling 884-7814. BEAUTY TREATMENTS Five buildings on Congress Street, two on 6th Avenue, and one with an East Broadway Boulevard address have been selected for first round funding in the Downtown Façade Improvement Program checks for up to $7,500 in design fees to put prettier faces on buildings built anywhere from 1905 to 1931. Nearly two dozen applications were received for the initial eight grants that are designated to upgrade street frontage appearance on such familiar facilities as the W.A.Julian Building, 111-121 E. Congress; Wig-O-Rama/Grill/Arts Incubator/Vaudeville Cabaret, 98-110 E. Congress; the Rialto Block, 300-320 E. Congress; The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress; the block section running from 256-278 E. Congress between Arizona Avenue and 5th Avenue; the Beowulf Alley Theatre/Johnny Gibson Building, 11 S. 6th Avenue; Art Fare at 51 N. 6th Avenue between the old Sears and Arizona Hotel, and the southwest corner of Scott Avenue at 64 E. Broadway. TENDER ROCK Hair rockers Foreigner can add philanthropic band to their cred. They will perform September 21 at TCC’s Tucson Music Hall as a benefit for La Paloma Family Services, a 28-year-old Tucson agency that provides shelter, counseling, guidance and assistance for at risk children. Opening the concert is Tender Strings, a chamber string ensemble comprised of nine violinists and violists ranging in ages 12-16. Director Shailagh Merrill said the “students have been preparing incredibly hard for their upcoming performance and are awaiting its arrival with great anticipation. They are thrilled to be a part of such an extraordinary event for a great cause.” Visit www.LaPalomaKids.org for concert information. FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVITIES The Tucson Film and Music Festival is gearing up for its fourth appearance in early October . Set aside the 10th to the 12th for a plethora of film and music events. Upstairs Film has begun its Call for Entries for this year’s schedule (filmfest@upstairsfilm.com). “Many entries will be Arizona premieres as TFMF celebrates the past, present and future of the Tucson music scene and filmmaking community,” says Festival Director Michael Toubassi, former Tucsonan-turned-Los Angeles-filmmaker. Log on to www.tucsonfilmandmusicfestival. com for more details. RIALTO THEATRE UPGRADES With an upgraded sound system and acoustical treatment, concertgoers to The Historic Rialto Theatre will enjoy an improved listening experience. The installation of two large arrays of speakers and changes to the acoustics has been in the planning stages for 18 months and comes at the end of the not-for-profit theatre’s third year in operation as part of the City of Tucson’s Rio Nuevo project to help revitalize Downtown Tucson. “The new sound system will help us provide better sound quality to both our audiences in the house and performers on stage,” said Executive Director Douglas Biggers. september.08. downtown tucsonan 5 http://www.azluxuryrealestate.com http://www.azluxuryrealestate.com http://www.perrijewelers.net http://www.sonoranglass.org http://www.LaPalomaKids.org http://www.tucsonfilmandmusicfestival.com http://www.tucsonfilmandmusicfestival.com http://www.perrijewelers.net

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