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Dillinger Days

Saturday, January 19

Locations: (Directions & parking)
Toole Avenue between 4th Avenue & Pennington Street
Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St.
Historic Train Depot, 400 N. Toole Ave.
Southern AZ Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave.
AHS Museum Downtown, 140 N. Stone Ave.

Time: 10:30am-5pm. Admission: FREE!

Download and print a schedule of activities here (1.3MB, jpg.)

A look back at the 1930s with live music, tours, lectures, exhibits and action-packed re-enactments of the events leading up to the Dillinger gang’s Tucson capture in 1934.

The all-ages event also includes arts and crafts, antique cars, educational flourishes and food vendors.

The public is encouraged to dress in 1930s garb to be “extras” in the re-enactments.

Re-enactments

The cornerstone of the event firmly rests on the live portrayals of Dillinger and his gang.
(Two acts, with the combination of them performed at 4pm.)
11:30am (Part 1)
1:30pm (Part 2)
4pm (Parts 1 and 2)
Hot Shot Performer

Music

Saturday, January 19, 10:30am - 4pm.

Starting at 10:30am, DJ & Emcee Carl from the Scratchy Record Show spins tunes of the era on the outdoor stage and hosts guests:

The Dusty Buskers - 11am-11:30am
"Unique arrangements of traditional Americana and Irish tunes full of hobos, heartbreak, trains, and spirits." www.MySpace.com/TheDustyBuskers

Tom Walbank & The Ambassadors - Noon-1:15pm
"His raw blues places him sonically somewhere between the Delta and Chicago." - Tom Hyslop, Blues Revue Magazine
Emilie Marchand accompanies on a couple of tunes.
www.MySpace.com/TomWalbank

Cadillac Mountain - 2pm-2:50pm
Old-timey Bluegrass
www.MySpace.com/CadillacMountain

TF & The Stomp Time Trio - 3pm-4pm
Jazz from the 20s and 30s.

Lectures

Take place at Hotel Congress’ Copper Hall.
All run 1 hour.

10:30 am - A Nine Ring Legal Circus - Ten Eventful Days in Tucson History by Andy Dowdle.

1 pm - Three Women of Dillinger’s Days: Love, Loyalty & Loss by Ellen Poulsen

Author of "Don’t Call Us Molls: Women of the John Dillinger Gang"
www.DillingersWomen.com

3 pm - How the Tucson Fire Department Burned the Dillinger Gang by James Bleess

Historic Hotel Congress Tours

Learn more about the Hotel Congress with these 20-minute educational tours.
The Historic Hotel Congress Tours meet at the base of the stairs in the lobby at 10:30am, 1pm & 3pm.

Walking Tours

The hour-long tours take place at noon & 2:30 pm.
Meet in the Hotel Congress lobby.
Hit the Pavement with the Dillinger Gang in Downtown Tucson, led by Tom Stefanski and Andy Dowdle.

Exhibits

Arizona Historical Society Museum Downtown, 140 N. Stone Ave., features the gang’s confiscated arsenal, mug shots, articles and photos in an interpretive exhibit about the gang’s Tucson capture.

The Postal History Foundation showcases stamps of the 1930s. This pictorial history of the ’30’s includes the Depression, Dust Bowl, Prohibition, New Deal and more. A free take-home educational activity for children will be available in the Historic Train Depot lobby, 400 N. Toole Ave.

The Southern AZ Transportation Museum, 414 N. Toole Ave., shows the transportation aspects of the Dillinger gang’s Tucson "experience," from their arrival via automobile on a new national highway system to their extradition.