Downtown’s AZ Centennial Indoor Events
UA Downtown 44 N. Stone Ave.
10am-7pm: Open house of the newly renovated Roy Place Building, now the home of UA Downtown; UA Bookstores special merchandise; exhibits of student work focused on Downtown Tucson
Main Library Downtown 101 N. Stone Ave.
11am-5pm: Joel D. Valdez Library’s Centennial Celebrations—Family story time, craft fair and Happy Birthday Arizona Cake, games available for teens in the teen room.
Fox Theatre 17 W. Congress St.
1:30pm-3:30pm: “A Special Chat with Noted Tucsonans of the Past,” presented by the Downtown Centennial Committee. This historic event will present reenacted interviews with a few of the famous men and women who helped create the State of Arizona and build The Old Pueblo, from 1912 to present. After the historic re-enactments the audience will enjoy films of Southern Arizona life in the early part of the twentieth century. This film is a composite of several travel logs gathered from 1920-30 by the “The Sunshine Climate Club,” an early Tucson tourist promotion group.
Centennial Hall 1020 E. University Blvd.
3pm-5pm: Mayor Rothschild to introduce “Through the Lens of Time – Arizona 100: A Celebration,” a program of spoken word, video, corridos, dance, music, and more.
The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St.
6pm-9pm: AZ 100 INDIE FILMS – Celebrate the Arizona Centennial by paying tribute to Arizona’s independent filmmakers. Titles selected for the AZ 100 INDIE FILM collection will be announced in February and state-wide screenings scheduled during 2012. This is the 1st opportunity to view the diverse work by Arizona independent filmmakers
Fox Theatre 17 W. Congress St.
7pm: Planet Jam – rippin’ rock solos, poppin’ reggae rhythms and fresh Gypsy licks, dubby and tight, modern with ancient tap roots. 8pm: SambaDá – Brazilian, Samba, Surf Rock and Funk band, this smoldering and soldering band is a magnet of unexpected particles shaved from Brazilian and American sources. Huge on the west coast, experience a Brazilian carnival, beach party
Rialto Theatre 318 E. Congress St.
6pm-2am: Powhaus Productions Presents Arizona GEM – celebrating Arizona history, the gem show and a variety of local performances with DJs, video artists, bands, hosts, dancing and other acts. All ages, 6pm-9pm; 18 and over & $5 after 9pm.
Club Congress 311 E. Congress St.
7pm: Chris Black CD Release
DOWNTOWN MUSEUMS – Free unless otherwise noted
La Pilita Museum 420 S. Main Ave., 11am-2pm also offering Barrio walking guide books
Presidio San Agustin del Tucson 133 W. Washington, 10am-4pm
Southern Arizona Transportation Museum 414 N. Toole, 10am-5pm
Tucson Museum of Art 140 N. Main Ave., 10am-6pm
Science Downtown: “Mars & Beyond” 300 E. Congress St., 9am-9pm
Sacred Machine 245 E. Congress St., 4pm-11pm
Jewish History Museum 564 S. Stone Ave., 1pm-5pm
Children’s Museum Tucson 200 S. Sixth Ave., 10am-5pm
MOCA 265 S. Church Ave., 12pm-5pm
- Event:
- Downtown’s AZ Centennial Indoor Events
- Start:
- February 11, 2012 10:00 am
- End:
- February 11, 2012 10:00 pm
- Category:
- Organizer:
- Updated:
- January 22, 2012
- Venue:
- Downtown
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Address:
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Scott Avenue and Congress Street, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States

