Events
E-mail your event listings to Jamie Manser by the 15th of each month, jamie@downtowntucson.org
Sunday, November 2
El Presidio Historic 1900 Festival & Neighborhood Open House
Granada from Alameda to St. Mary’s
Time: 11:00am-5:00pm. Admission: $15. Journey back in time and discover Tucson as it was in 1900 with horse drawn carriages and live music from the time. With the purchase of a ticket, guests will be able to visit 14 significant properties within the El Presidio historic neighborhood. Five cafés will be set up in the neighborhood and will feature unique cuisine from locally owned restaurants. El Presidio Historic Preservation Commission, Inc (EPHPC) sponsors this annual Festival. The proceeds earned from this event will be used to construct and sponsor a community wide not-for-profit web site, www.TucsonHistory.com, designed to capture all of Tucson’s colorful history including its pioneers, architecture, culture, oral histories, community links, and neighborhood events.
Idointucson.com Monthly Bridal Fair
Historic Manning House, 450 W. Paseo Redondo, 770-0714
Time: Noon-3:00pm. Admission: Call. This monthly event features all you need to know when planning your wedding. Due to the El Presidio 1900 Festival, Granada will be closed. To attend the bridal fair, take Congress Street to Manning House Way, the first street on the north side of I-10. Call for additional information or email lisa@manninghouse.com.
Ponies del Pueblo Auction
Westin La Paloma Resort, 3800 East Sunrise Dr., www.poniesdelpueblo.org. Time: 2:30pm-6:00pm. Admission: Free. This gala auction will benefit non-profit organizations, artists, the Tucson Pima Arts Council, and the Tucson Children’s Museum.
Wednesday, November 5
Tucson Playback Theatre Jams
MUSE, 516 N. 5th Ave., Room 227, 490-8262, www.communityspark.org
Time:7:00pm-9:00pm. Admission: Suggested donation: $5-$10 (all admitted). Teens 14 to 18 are invited to try out Playback Theatre in an open jam setting. Improv theatre based on your real life stories!
Wednesday, November 5-Sunday, November 9
Tucson Cowboy Music Roundup
Inn Suites Resort, 475 N. Granada, 743-9328, www.homeranchhands.org.
Time: Starts at 6:00pm on Friday. Admission: Varies.
The second annual roundup, presented by The Home Ranch Hands Chapter, will feature over 80 performers, western wear vendors, western memorabilia, free daytime stages, a cowboy church and more.
Thursday, November 6
Readers From the Sex Workers Film & Art Festival
Biblio, 222 E. Congress St., 624-8222
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free.
Thursday, November 6- Saturday, November 8
Sex Worker Arts Festival
Various Downtown Locations, www.sexworkerartsfestival.com.
The third annual event will include readings, book signings, workshops, films, parties and performances. Venues include Biblio, Antigone Books, The Screening Room, The Kitty Klub, Rialto Theatre and Heart Five.
Saturday, November 8
Create Day of the Dead Ornaments
Tucson Children’s Museum, 200 S. 6th Ave., 792-9985.
Time: 11:30am-1:00pm. Admission: Call.
Create ornaments based on characters from Jose Guadalupe Posada’s prints.
Cultural Craft Saturday
Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-8381, www.statemuseum.arizona.edu.
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm. Admission: Free. The whole family can participate in creating and decorating coil and pinch pottery with multi-media artist Sam Casados. Watch demonstrations of wheel-thrown pottery by Steve Aitchison. Learn to reveal the secrets of ceramics through a special presentation, “Electronic Detectives of the Future and Past.”
Sex Workers Festival
Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 798-3333
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12. This 18 and over event will feature an intimate show & tell with Annie Sprinkle.
Sunday, November 9
1st Annual Toys for Tots 5K Benefit Run
Armory Park, Between 12th & 13th Street on S. 6th Avenue, 349-3962 or 245-0242. Time: Registration begins at 6:00am, the run begins at 7:30am. Admission: $5 plus one new unwrapped toy.
Trace Your Lineage
Tucson Children’s Museum, 200 S. 6th Ave., 792-9985.
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm. Admission: Call. Celebrate your family with TCM’s sculpture family tree.
Arts, Crafts and Farmers Market
St. Augustine Cathedral, 192 S. Stone Ave., 770-1245.
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm. Admission: Free. This fundraiser to benefit the church will also include free tours of the historic structure. Food will be sold in the dining room.
Friday, November 14
Other Voices Reading Series
Biblio, 222 E. Congress St., 624-8222.
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. The one-year anniversary will feature Frances Sjoberg. Open mic follows.
Saturday, November 15
GABA Bicycle Swap Meet
4th Avenue between 6th and 9th Streets, 323-9020.
Time: 8:00am-2:00pm. Admission: Free. If it is for or about bikes this is the best place to find it! Get everything you need for the Tour de Tucson!
Bicycle Art Auction
BICAS, 44 W. 6th St., 791-7035, www.bicas.org
Time: Sunset-10:00pm. Admission: Free. Come bid on jewelry made of bike chains, chairs made of inner tubes, paintings of bicycles in action, intricate toys are much more made from bicycle parts and home-grown creativity. Donate bicycle related parts during shop hours (Tuesday-Friday, 10:00am to 5:00pm) before November 14.
Saturday, November 15-Sunday, November 16
Open Studio Tour
Central Tucson Gallery Association, 4 E. Congress St., 629-9759, www.tucsonartsdistrict.org.
Time: Noon- 5:00pm. Admission: $5. Artists’ studios, not normally available to the public, are open during this exceptional downtown tour, which takes place only twice a year, traditionally November and March. Over 250 artists display work at more than 30 locations in and around downtown, attracting visitors from around the state and region.
Sunday, November 16
Strawbale Home Slide Show & Book Signing
Originate Natural Building Materials Showroom, 526 N. 9th Ave., 792-4207, www.StrawbaleCentral.com.
Time: 6:30pm. Admission: $5, suggested donation.
Pioneer builder in the strawbale movement, Catherine Wanek, will give a talk and slide show.
Friday, November 14-Sunday, November 16
Scooter Rally: 16th Annual Tucson-Nogales Fall Classic
Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St., 884-0211 or 591-6940, www.tucsonrally.com.
Time: Check into Congress at 6:00pm. Admission: Call or log on. Tucson’s only motor scooter rally anticipates to welcome over 100 participants in one of the biggest west coast rallies. Friday night is the welcome party with five bands, Saturday brings a ride to Calabascas Camp Ground and Sunday is the morning ride back to Tucson with a farewell barbeque and scooter raffle.
Friday, November 21-Sunday, November 23
Tucson Museum of Art Craft Market
TMA, 140 N. Main, 624-2333, www.tucsonarts.com.
This market offers a wide variety of handmade, unique gift items, as well as jewelry, glass art, sculptures, original clothing designs, and crafts. Over 130 artisans display their work and make this a popular market in southern Arizona.
Saturday, November 22
El Tour de Tucson
begins and ends at the Tucson Convention Center, 745-2033, www.pbaa.com.
The largest perimeter bicycle event in America features 109, 81, 66, 35 mile rides with a four mile and a quarter mile Kid’s Fun Rides. See the Downtown Lowdown or call or log on for more information.
Monday, November 24
Greywolf Press Visiting Poets
Biblio, 222 E. Congress St., 624-8222.
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Mark Bibbins and Monica Youn.
Sunday, November 30
Light Up the Holidays
Tucson Children’s Museum, 200 S. 6th Ave., 792-9985, www.tucsonchildrensmuseum.
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm. Admission: Call. Celebrate the end of Ramadan with the Islamic Festival of Lights, Eid al-Fitr, known as the Feast of the Fast Breaking. The festival will feature traditions, performers, and children’s activates.
Ongoing
Mondays
Art Talks
Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main, 624-2333, www.tucsonarts.com
Time: 1:30pm. Admission: Free. Docents give free art talks to the public in the auditorium of the Education Center just east of the Museum.
Wednesdays
Farmers Market, and Arts & Crafts Mercado
Main Library Plaza on Pennington St. between Stone Ave. and Church St.
Time: 8:00am-2:00pm. Admission: Free. Where else can you enjoy a selection of tantalizing salsa, garden fresh produce, fruit, fresh baked goods, nuts, kettle corn, specialty skin care items, live desert blooming plants, unique gifts, and hand-made jewelry. If you are interested in joining the market, please call Alan Ward at 326-7810.
Thursdays
ArtWalk
Different location each week.
Time: 5:30pm-7:30pm. Admission: $5. ArtWalk is a guided tour, offered twice a month, that teaches attendants about what is current in Tucson art. November 6 features David Dominguez, Raices Taller and Metroform. November 20 features the Downtown Scene: Etherton Gallery, Temple of Music & Art, Falk Gallery, Studio 220 and Hotel Congress. Interested participants may RSVP to 624-9977 for reservations.
Art Talks
Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main, 624-2333, www.tucsonarts.com
Time: 1:30pm. Admission: Free. Docents give free art talks to the public in the auditorium of the Education Center just east of the Museum.
Fridays
Students’ Works in Progress Series
Biblio Bookstore, 222 E. Congress, 624-8222
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Every other Friday starting November 7, UofA MFA Poets and Prose writing students will be featured.
Saturdays
Living History in La Casa Cordova Courtyard
Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main, 624-2333, www.tucsonarts.com.
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm. Admission: Free. Lectures and demonstrations covering many areas of the life of Tucsonans in the mid-ninetieth century including, the duties of the Jesuit Priest, life of Juan Bautista de Anza, cooking and food preparation demonstrations, textile making, agriculture, schooling, housing, blacksmithing and many other “life-ways” of the Spanish colonial period in the Tucson area.
Saturdays on Fourth Avenue
Time: Starting at 3:00pm. Admission: Free. Join the fun the first Saturday of each month on 4th Avenue from 9th Street to University Boulevard with free live music, sidewalk arts and crafts, trolley rides and various other activities. For more information, call 624-5004, or visit the website at www.fourthavenue.org.
Ceramic Making Demonstrations
Arizona State Museum, UA Campus, 1013 E. University Blvd., 626-8381
Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm. Admission: Free. Weekly demonstrations by ceramic artists in the Pottery Detectives exhibit gallery.
Historic Walking Tours
Different location each week, 624-9977.
Time: 8:45am-10:30am. Admission: $5. The walking tours provide participants with a history of Tucson, its buildings (that are often closed to the public), and its growth. On November 8, explore the Historic Warehouse District. On November 22, the walking tour will cover Armory Park and the Railroad District. RSVP is required by calling 624-9977.
Wine Tasting
Plush, 340 E. 6th St., 798-1298, www.plushtucson.com.
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm. Admission: Varies based on the featured wines.
Sundays
The Reggae Connection Presents A Family Affair!
Twelve Tribes Reggae Shop, 345 N. 5th Ave., 620-1810.
Time: Starting at 8:00pm. Admission: $5. Every Sunday, come down and enjoy the sounds of Level Vibes Reggae Band and Twelve Tribes All Stars with Jamaican food and soda on sale and a $5 raffle for a DVD player.
