Downtown Tucsonan - February 2009 - (Page 18) fe bruary events Tuesday, February 3 Poetry Reading Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 6:30pm. Admission: Free. Richard Tavenner will read a selection of poems written by Maynard Dixon. Tavenner has directed the Tucson Poetry Festival’s high school poetry contest for 12 years. Girls Bike Out Time Market, 444 E. University Blvd., 622-0761, www.MySpace.com/girlsbikeout. Time: 6pm-7:30pm. Admission: Free. A ladies bicycle ride aimed to promote femme bonding, fashion and bicycle riding. Trust to kick off the season. Bring the kids, dress in period clothes and have your picture taken. Join the soldiers and learn to drill. Cannon fire throughout the day. Docent tours of the Presidio. Listen to a story teller spin yarns about the Spanish West. Le Petit Carnaval Friday, February 6 Painter Grace Calterone Art Opening Old Town Artisans, 201 N. Court Ave., 623-6024, www.OldTownArtisans.com. Time: 6pm. Admission: Free. Grace Calterone will show her latest paintings, figures and landscapes, in the La Cocina Restaurant House at Old Town Artisans. Complimentary wine and cheese will be served. Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 609-1355, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Time: 7pm. Admission: $22-$74. Experience a most exquisite French soireé. Spectacular street performers will dazzle the crowd outside the theater. Inside, a sensual fete awaits. Vendors fill the lobby with aromatic foods and fine art creations. Cabaret Boheme opens with vaudeville variety for Le Chat Lunatique, Marvelle, Marianne Dissard & Matt Mitchell & Le Big Band. Congress Street will be closed off to make room for the many activities. There will be fire eaters, clowns, buskers and fortune telling. Sunday, February 15 A Fine 5-Miler Valentine Main Gate Square, 814 E. University Blvd., 326-9383, www.AZRoadRunners.org. Time: 7am. Admission: Registration fees vary. The Southern Arizona Roadrunners will host the event that welcomes all ages and abilities in 5-mile run or 2.5 mile run or walk. Run alone or bring a sweetheart for the Couple’s Relay. Awards and raffle prizes courtesy of Main Gate Square. Sponsored by DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun, the concert is part of a yearlong centennial celebration honoring Ted DeGrazia. Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society. Tucson native Domingo DeGrazia will perform with his five-piece Spanish-guitar band in conjunction with the centennial of his father, acclaimed artist Ted DeGrazia, who was born in 1909 in the Morenci mining camp of Territorial Arizona. Saturday, February 21-Sunday, February 22 Southwest Indian Art Fair Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-8381, www.StateMuseum.arizona.edu. Time: 10am. Admission: Call. Southern Arizona’s Premier Indian Art Show and Market. Meet 200 of the most renowned Native artists. Shop for topquality artwork including pottery, Hopi kachina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets, and much more. Artist demonstrations, Native foods, music, and dance performances round out the two-day celebration. Wednesday, February 18 Edge Reading Casa Libre, 228 N. 4th Ave., 325-9145, www.CasaLibre.org. Time: 7:30pmm. Admission: $5. Edge is a series of local and national writers and cross-genre artists, emphasizing diversity of narrative, identity and literary source. This month features Simmons B. Buntin and Invisible City Artists. Benefit Fashion Show for Staples and Stitches Tuesday, February 10 Science Café Cushing Street Bar and Restaurant, 198 W. Cushing St., 622-7984, www.GotUAScienceCenter.org. Time: 6pm. Admission: Free. Dr. Michael Rosenzweig, Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; Director, Alliance for Reconciliation Ecology; Director, Tumamoc Hill will present a short talk entitled “Reconciliation Ecology: Yes we can!” Surly Wench Pub, 424 N. 4th Ave., www.SiobhanClothing.com. Time: 10pm. Admission: $5. The fashion of designer Elizabeth Albert, who rehabs unwanted clothes into new pieces, will be showcased by local models in a benefit for Skrappy’s D.I.Y. Fashion School. Sunday, February 22 Fords on Fourth North 4th Avenue, 465-0313, www.FourthAvenue.org. Time: 9am. Admission: Free. Ford Mustang Auto show featuring the Southern Arizona Mustang Club. Fords of all types and ages. Three blocks of the street will be closed to normal traffic. This year is the 45th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang. Saturday, February 7 Mad Science 17th Street Farmer’s Market, 840 E. 17th St., 792-2588, www.TreasuresHidden.com. Time: 10am. Admission: Free. Mad Science sparks the imagination and curiosity of children by providing them with fun, interactive and educational programs that instill a clear understanding of what science is really about and how it affects their world. Friday, February 20-Saturday, February 21 Uof A Icecats vs ASU Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.UAIcecats.com. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $6.75-$9.75. Thursday, February 12-Sunday, February 15 2009 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show-Mineral Oddities Saturday, February 21 Mad Science 17th Street Farmer’s Market, 840 E. 17th St., 792-2588, www.TreasuresHidden.com. Time: 10am. Admission: Free. Mad Science sparks the imagination and curiosity of children by providing them with fun, interactive and educational programs that instill a clear understanding of what science is really about and how it affects their world. Oscar® Night America 2009 Carnval Mask Making Workshops Tucson Children’s Museum, 200 S. 6th Ave., www.TucsonChildrensMuseum.org. Time: 10:30am. Admission: $5 Children (2-18), $7 Adults, $5 Seniors. Join Tucson Puppet Works as they facilitate two handson mask-making workshops for the upcoming Carnaval parade on February 21. This workshop is free with museum admission. Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.tgms.org. Times: Thursday-Saturday; 10am-6pm; Sunday; 10am-5pm. Admission: $9, children under 14 free. Saturday is “Military Appreciation Day” and all active and retired military and their dependents with military ID are admitted free of charge. This show is open to the public and presents retail dealers only. Proceeds from the show remain in the Tucson economy and are used to support mineral knowledge and appreciation. Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 624-1515, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Time: 5pm. Admission: $25, $125, $135, $160. A Red Carpet event to benefit Fox Tucson Theatre Foundation. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is pleased to sanction the Fox Tucson Theatre s participation in Oscar Night® America 2009. Girls Bike Out Thursday, February 26 From the Artist: Michael Najjar Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., 624-2333, www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org. Time: 6pm. Admission: Free with Museum admission. German born media artist Michael Najjar discusses his digital video and print imagery. Najjar is part of the new exhibition, Trouble in Paradise, opening to the public February 28. 2009 Art Safari & Gallery Walk Downtown Tucson, www.CTGATucson.org. Time: 6pm. Admission: Free. A great opportunity to go gallery hopping as many of the sites are within walking distance, especially on 6th Street and Congress Street. This is a family-friendly event. Refreshments will be served. Reception times vary but most will run from 6pm to 9pm. See the galleries page for specific reception times. Thursday, February 12 Food For Thought Joel D. Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., 791-4010, www.library.pima.gov. Time: Noon. Admission: Free. “Beyond the Cotton Fields: Black Migrant Women Building Communities,” presented by Geta LeSeur. This presentation is based on the stories of five women from the Casa Grande Valley towns (Eloy, Randolph, Coolidge, Casa Grande, the Gila Reservation), who despite their busy and oppressive lives of work, family, and poor housing managed to become politicized, self-educated activists. Time Market, 444 E. University Blvd., 622-0761, www.MySpace.com/girlsbikeout. Time: 6pm-7:30pm. Admission: Free. A ladies bicycle ride aimed to promote femme bonding, fashion and bicycle riding. Tucson Carnaval 2009-Many Voices, One Song Flame Off 2009 Barrio Brewing, 800 E. 16th St., 791-BREW, www.SonoranGlass.org. Time: 6pm. Admission: $15. Sonoran Glass Art Academy presents 24 Glass Artists competing against the clock to create the wildest, most innovative glass art creations in 3 categories: Wearable Art, Marbles, and Goblets/Vessels with live music by the Tryst. Saturday, February 14 Living History at the Presidio El Presidio San Agustin del Tucson, 133 W. Washington St., 884-4214, www.TucsonPresidioTrust.org. Time: 10am-3pm. Admission: Free. Join the Armory Park, 221 S. 6th Ave., 744-2037, www.Batucaxe.org. Time: 11am-5pm. Admission: Free. Tucson Carnaval 2009 will feature Batucaxé, Flam Chen Pyrotechnic Theater, Odaiko Sonora, Jovert, Capoeira Malendragem, Human Project, Key Ingredients of African Soul, Mariachi el Quinto Sol, Sticks and Fingers, the Zafiros Flamenco Ensemble and many other performers from all over southern Arizona. Friday, February 27Sunday, March 1 MONSTER JAM 2009 Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., 791-4101, www.TucsonConventionCenter.org. Time: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday,2pm & 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm. Admission: $12-$23. DeGrazia Centennial Concert with guitarist Domingo DeGrazia Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 299-9191, www.FoxTucsonTheatre.org. Time: 8pm. Admission: $25, $35, $50, Saturday, February 28 Inaugural Tucson SSBTR Walk-AThon1200 E. University Blvd., 1-888-772-8729, www.ssbtr.org. Time: 1pm-4pm. Admission: $10. 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