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Tucson Meet Yourself 35 Years and Still Cookin’ Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12 Events Thursday, October 2 First Thursday Art Event: Night of the Insects Sunday, October 5 Picture This! Art for Families: Contemporary Connections Friday, October 10 Sunday, October 12 SAHBA Home and Garden Show Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.sahba.org. Times: Friday-Saturday, 10am- 8pm; Sunday 10am-6pm. Admission: $7. Discover exciting ideas for your home with over 350,000 square feet of exhibit space and 450 merchants. Sculpture Resource Center, 640 N. Stone Ave., 305-3520, www.SculptureResourceCenter.com. Time: 6:30pm-11:30pm. Admission: $5. The art opening event includes paintings by Teresa Catalano, Gavin Troy and the kinetic sculptures of Matt Bevel. Performances from The All Insect Grub Springs String Band, Calle Debauche, Will Elliott, The Infernal Racket, and Bob Barker the Clowns’ Fabulous Flea Circus. Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 1pm. Admission: Free. Experience hands-on art making as a family, for kids 612 years and their adult companions. Join art instructors and celebrate creativity through interpreting artworks with gallery games, art projects, and engaging tours. Bring a paint shirt. Saturday, October 11 Historic Hauntings of Tucson: Lecture & Walking Tour Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5 Pumpkin Fiesta at Sonoran Glass Art Academy Sonoran Glass Art Academy, 633 W. 18th St., 8847814, www.SonoranGlass.org. Time: 10am-5pm. Admission: Free. SGAA will be filled with hundreds of one-of-a kind, hand-blown glass pumpkins, gourds, and acorns, just in time for Halloween. The Lamplight Reading Series Casa Libre en la Solana, 228 N. 4th Ave., 4902002, www.CasaLibre.org. Time: 4pm. Admission: Free. A professional series that has been continuously meeting the needs of the Fine Arts community in the Old Pueblo for thirty-nine years, which includes excellent poets, writers, and performance artists. Monday, October 6 7 UP Performance Art Night Dinnerware ArtSpace, 264 E. Congress St., 7924503, www.DinnerwareArts.com. Time: 7pm-9pm. Admission: $3 donation. Seven unjuried performance artists get up to 7 minutes to perform in front of an audience. Photo: Steven Meckler Friday, October 3 Bear Down Fridays Main Gate Square, 814 E. University Blvd., 622-8613, www.MainGateSquare.com. Time: 5pm-7pm. Admission: Free. A Spirit and Pep Rally pre-UA football game with the Pride of Arizona Marching Band, Wilbur and Wilma, UA cheerleaders, pom squad, twirlers and flags. Stand By Your Band, a fund-raiser for UA Marching Band, will feature a silent auction and raffle for a season tickets to UA Men’s Basketball. Special guest hosts will include Men’s Basketball Coach Lute Olson and Women’s Basketball Coach Niya Butts. Also includes games, prizes and giveaways. Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave. , 623-2223, www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org. Time: 6:30pm. Admission: $15. Paranormal author Kathleen Dobson-Hunt discusses paranormal phenomonon pertaining to the Downtown area. Rebecca Petithory Hayes presents ghostly images taken in the Downtown area and will conduct a walking tour to several locations believed to have a history of haunted happenings. It is suggested to wear comfortable shoes, bring water, a flashlight and camera. Club Crawl Locations: El Presidio Park (160 W. Alameda St.), Pima County Courthouse (115 N. Church Ave.), Jacome Library Plaza (101 N. Stone Ave). 792-4806, www.TucsonMeetYourself.org. Times: Friday- Saturday, 11am-10pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm. Admission: Free. Over 100 ethnic performances, 40 master folk artists, 30 ethnic food booths offering delicacies, and new special interactive theme areas for Tucsonans to “meet themselves” like never before. Thursday, October 9 Sunday, October 12 Tucson Film & Music Festival (TFMF) Main Events: Saturday, October 4 Stitch ‘n’ Bitch Group Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Ave., 792-3715, www.AntigoneBooks.com. Time: 3pm. Admission: Free. Bring your knitting, crocheting, stitching or other project and hang out with likeminded crafty types. • Performances on three stages • Folk Arts demonstrations and workshops • Ethnic Food booths Downtown Tucson, 798-1298, www.TucsonFilmand MusicFestival.com. Time: Varies. Admission: Single tickets: $5-$10. $40 wristbands provide entrance to all events. In its 4th year of showcasing both music & music-related film content with an emphasis on Arizona and the Southwest, this year features Arizona, national and world premieres culled from hundreds of entries, as well as live music. Headquarters is at Plush, 340 E. 6th St. See the Film section on page 21 for schedule of events. Downtown Tucson and 4th Avenue, www.ClubCrawl.net. Time: 8pm-2am. Admission: $10 advance, $12 gate. Tucson’s largest music festival has 25 stages of entertainment and six outdoor stages with local, national and international performers. Venues include the Rialto Theatre, Hotel Congress, The District, Sharks, Vaudeville, O’Malley’s, The Hut, The Red Room, Enoteca, Cushing Street, Twelve Tribes, Café Passe, Delectables, Martin’s, Magpies and more. Club Crawl gates open at 7pm. Tuesday, October 14 Public Tour of Historic Fox Theatre Friday, October 10 Other Voices Women’s Reading Series Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Ave., 792-3715, www.AntigoneBooks.com. Time: 7pm. Admission: Free. Featured performer is Regina Grande - writer, bassist, painter, printmaker and landscape demolition expert. Open microphone afterwards. Special Events: • Meet the Street & Youth Culture • Low Riders Car & Bike Show • Iron Chef goes Ethnic Cooking Contest • Corrido Contest The Big Picture Art Tour New in 2008: • Global Village/Global Rhythms – drum & dance workshops, world games, cultural displays • Meet the Martial Arts – demos and workshops • International Fashion Show – clothes from around the world • Farming traditions – Sustainable, local produce marketplace with Community Food Bank Downtown Tucson, 629-9759, www.CTGATucson.org. Time: 6pm. Admission: Free. Central Tucson Gallery Association (of 13 Downtown/ University area galleries) celebrates its 9th season opener. Most galleries will be hosting receptions. Member galleries include: Conrad Wilde Gallery, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Dinnerware Artspace, Joseph Gross Gallery, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery, Philabaum Glass Gallery, Raices Taller 222 Gallery, Drawing Studio Gallery, Gallery at 6th & 6th, Central Arts Gallery, Contreras Gallery, Rocket Gallery, Platform Gallery. See the Arts section on page 16 for addresses. Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 624-1515, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Time: Noon. Admission: $2 suggested donation. Learn about the history, renovation, and current programming at this Tucson landmark. Wednesday, October 15 Grantseeking for Non-Profits Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., 791-4010, www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us. Time: 9:15am. Admission: Free. Learn how to research grants opportunities for nonprofits and community organizations. Learn about the Grants databases, Foundation Directory Online and Arizona Guide to Grants. Dub Crawl Downtown Tucson, 248-7428, www.hellaphat.com. Time: 8pm-2am. Admission: $12 in advance; door $15 before 9:30pm, $20 after. Tucson’s electronic music festival features indoor and outdoor stages at Hotel Congress, the Rialto Theatre, Sports on Congress, and the soonto-be unveiled Centro. Dub Crawl spotlights a nationally renowned lineup of diverse electronica artists. 22 downtown tucsonan.october.08 http://www.sahba.org http://www.SculptureResourceCenter.com http://www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org http://www.CasaLibre.org http://www.TucsonHistoricDepot.org http://www.SonoranGlass.org http://www.DinnerwareArts.com http://www.MainGateSquare.com http://www.ClubCrawl.net http://www.TucsonMeetYourself.org http://www.tucsonfilmandMusicFestival.com http://www.tucsonfilmandMusicFestival.com http://www.AntigoneBooks.com http://www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org http://www.CTGATucson.org http://www.AntigoneBooks.com http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us http://www.hellaphat.com

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