Calendar of Events
June 1, 2012
Art Exhibit — Youth Farm Project
A photography exhibit of the Youth Farm Project, part of the Tucson Community Food Bank.
This event is free. Every day June 1-30, 2012 — Mon-Wed 9-8, Thu 9-6, Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov
Art Exhibit — Artwork of Pete Arriola – painting and digital art
Artist’s Statement:
I work as an illustrator for a company where all day i design tattoos and illustrate kids paint books.
This event is free. Every day June 1-30, 2012 — Mon-Wed 9-8, Thu 9-6, Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov
Art Exhibit — A Collection of Sleeping Mexicans
Artist’s Statement:
The project aims to educate the public about the history of this image and to inspire dialogue about the varied interpretations of the iconic symbol of the Sleeping Mexican.
This event is free. Every day June 1-30, 2012 — Mon-Wed 9-8, Thu 9-6, Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov
Puzzle Exchange
Got Puzzles??? Check out the Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange at the Main Library. Bring puzzles to trade for puzzles from the display. Parking is free on Saturdays, Sundays, evenings, or less than one hour.
This event is free. June 1-30, 2012 — Mon-Wed 9-8, Thu 9-6, Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov.
Art Exhibit — Artwork of George Penaloza – sculpture
Artist’s Statement:
Sculptures expressing iconic American issues, ideals and popular figures in a surrealistic manner.
This event is free. Every day June 1-30, 2012 — Mon-Wed 9-8, Thu 9-6, Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov
Urban Yarns @ the Library
Calling all downtown knitters and crocheters! Bring your hooks, needles, and lunches to Urban Yarns, an informal weekly gathering. Meet fellow fiber fanatics, peruse the library’s latest fiber-themed books, and find inspiration for your next project.
This event is free. Fridays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2012 — 11:00-1:00pm. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov
Catalyst Café: Where Tech meets Tucson
Catalyst Café is where technology and fresh ideas meet Tucson and Pima County small business and non-profits. Every month we will have an informal introduction to something new and useful. Future topics include gamestorming (brainstorming+games), social media for nonprofits, and how to find and interview web designers and programmers.
Let the sparks fly!
This event is free. For more information, call Info Line at 791-4010 or email askalibrarian@pima.gov
The Greg Morton Band
Greg Morton was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He began to play the guitar when he was around 12 years of age. His brother, Randal Morton, began to play the banjo at about the same time. Greg and Randal were headliners at various bluegrass festivals around the country. Greg’s natural musical ability allowed him to quickly develop a mastery of the guitar. While living in Memphis, Greg won the Midsouth Championship in guitar and mandolin. After sharpening his skills playing traditional bluegrass music, Greg began to apply his talents to other musical styles, including country and jazz.
Renee Angle: The New Dream Anatomy
As part of the museum’s summer-long celebration of performance art, MOCA Tucson cordially invites you to a special artist talk and performance with former MOCA Poet in Residence Renee Angle. At this event, Angle will discuss and perform the collaborative on-line dream journal she began developing during her residency, entitled The New Dream Anatomy.
The New Dream Anatomy attempts to illustrate the dream life of the citizens of Tucson and beyond by collecting dreams for storage, cataloging, and consideration from any dreamer who wishes to donate. What do the dreams of Tucsonans look like during monsoon season? What are the residents of Barrio Viejo dreaming? What does Tucson dream in October? After firecrackers? The New Dream Anatomy attempts to answer questions like these and many, many others. Dreams are a most basic creative fact, yet most illusive. By diagramming a collective dream experience, we might get closer to learning about those aspects of dreams that elude all of us, tapping into a more primal, substantive dream source than what is currently available to the single self.
The New Dream Anatomy’s online public dream journal will launch this summer. Learn more about the project and prepare yourself for dream donation by attending Angle’s dream incubation session at MOCA. This session will be informed by the online survey which you can participate in by following this link – http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XHFTJXC. The survey takes five minutes to complete and Angle will incorporate your answers into the text of her reading.
FREE for MOCA members, Non-members $5
For more information go to www.moca-tucson.org
Jazz Alley
Every Friday the Jazz alley at V Modern Thai will present local up and coming enthusiast from 7 to 10pm on our beautiful patio.