Calendar of Events

May 20, 2019 - September 9, 2019

Transiting 2

Organized by Lawrence Gipe & Brooke Grucella (in association with Kio Griffith and John David O’Brien) Transiting 2 is a sequel to Transiting, an exhibition of artists addressing time, travel, dislocation or any definition of “being in transit” in their work. May 20, 2019 to September 9, 2019 VENUE: Joseph Gross Gallery

June 9, 2019 - August 18, 2019

Rooftop Sunset Yoga North at the Westward Look Resort and Spa

June 9th, July 21st and August 18th. Join YogaOasis at Westward Look Resort and Spa, a Wyndham Grand resort in the Catalina Foothills for Sunday rooftop yoga at sunset 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Enjoy panoramic mountain views from the mat. Please bring your own mat or towel.

June 13, 2019 - July 31, 2019

SAWG Gallery Shy Artists' Show

The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild presents 'The Shy Artists’ Debut Show"" June 13– July 21, 2019 at the SAWG Gallery 5420 E. Broadway, #240, Open Tuesday – Sunday, 11:00AM – 4:00PM. Frank Rose will show his Catalina Mountain paintings along with his new book.

June 22, 2019 - September 7, 2019

Jack Dykinga: The Grand Canyon National Park (1919-2019)

Etherton Gallery celebrates the 100th anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park with stunning images by Pulitizer Prize winner photographer Jack Dykinga, and vintage images by Ansel Adams and many others. Reception and Booksigning, 7-10pm Sat. June 22nd. Runs through Sept 7. For info: (520) 624-7370

July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019

Capcom Go! The Apollo Story

This fulldome planetarium show about the Apollo missions will run through the month of July (Moon Month) at Flandrau. Each show will end with a live presentation about UA’s important role in the “Space Race” to land a man on the moon. Generously funded by Galileo Circle.

July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019

Small to Medium

Small to Medium” Opening: July 1st, 2019, Closing: July 31st, 2019. Wilde Meyer always features a lot of large impressive art. This month we will place the emphasis on midsize paintings and sculpture. Wilde Meyer Gallery, 2890 East Skyline Drive, Suite 170, Tucson, AZ

July 20, 2019

One Giant Leap Day! - Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium

AZPM will be part of the family-friendly festivities at Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium from 1-4 p.m. on July 20 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

July 20, 2019

Tucson Fringe Festival - B/l/ending Forms

Visual artists and performing artists partner to devise a unique multimedia performance for an exciting new project that blends art and expression. Presented in an art-gallery style opening, Saturday, July 20, 2019, from 5 pm - 9 pm at Steinfeld Warehouse.

July 20, 2019

Sizzling Summer Saturday Night!

Jane Hamilton Fine Art and Plaza Colonial neighbors, Wilde Meyer Gallery, Karimi Rugs and Elements are celebrating another SIZZLING SUMMER SATURDAY NIGHT- JULY 20TH FROM 5-8PM. Enjoy an evening of art, music, food, wine and art prizes. Located at the SW corner of Skyline / Campbell in the foothills.

July 24, 2019

The Buzz LIVE: Gentrification and Changing Neighborhoods

Join Arizona Public Media and The Buzz at the Dunbar Auditorium on July 24 at 6 p.m. for a special live show about gentrification and changing neighborhoods as part of AZPM’s series on affordable housing called “Finding Home.” RSVP at azpm.org/gentrification

July 25, 2019 - August 25, 2019

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Veterans' Art Show

SAWG offers the first annual Veterans’ Art Show this summer of 2019. We offer our gallery walls to highlight the artistic talents of our Arizona Veterans, active duty personnel, Guard and Reservists. www.southernazwatercolorguild.com.

July 25, 2019

Humanitarian Aid at the Border w/Rev. John Fife

Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) invites you to an evening with Reverend John Fife, founder of the Sanctuary Movement and co-founder of No More Deaths/No Más Muertes. Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM, Tin Shed Theatre, Patagonia, AZ. Free and open to the public.

July 27, 2019

In From the Heat Luncheon & Recital

Luncheon in Fellowship at 1200 noon followed by recital in Sanctuary. June guests will be Maxine Thevenot and Edmund Connolly from Albuquerque present organ and vocal recital. Cost is $10.00

July 27, 2019

Tucson's First Body Positive Pool Party! (and Throwback Sleepover)

Join Brunch Babes Tucson in celebrating that ALL bodies are swimsuit bodies on July 27th from 3-7 PM, for Tucson's first EVER Body Positive Pool Party! DJ Mother Tierra, Pop's Chicken, drinks and more. Oh wait, that's not it! A sleepover event to follow, who says kids should have all the fun?

July 27, 2019

National Day of the Cowboy

National Day of the Cowboy, Empire Ranch Historic Ranch in Sonoita, July 27th from 9 am to 1 pm.

July 31, 2019

Community Connectors hosted by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

Get a broad perspective of the Community Food Bank and the work that we do. Learn how to represent the Community Food Bank at upcoming events! This is a fantastic way to get involved. For more information and to RSVP, please contact us at 520-449-8336 or at engage@communityfoodbank.org.

August 7, 2019 - August 11, 2019

Southeast Arizona Birding Festival

We invite you to join us and experience Tucson Audubon’s Southeast Arizona Birding Festival this year with professionally led half- and full-day field trips, programs, photography workshops, extensive Nature Expo. Keynote Speakers Laura Erickson and Kevin Karlson.

September 10, 2019

Day for Night – Deconstructing the Documentary

Deconstructing the Documentary: Creating Meaning in Documentary Film, presented Jacob Bricca. 7-8pm, in Harvill 104, followed by a reception. FREE. In this eye-opening session featuring a variety of film clips, award-winning documentary editor and UA Film & Television professor Jacob Bricca breaks down the hidden conventions of documentary storytelling and lays them bare.

September 21, 2019 - October 6, 2019

Arizona Repertory Theatre: The Legend of Georgia McBride

Tornabene Theatre. $15-$32. Casey works as an Elvis impersonator at a local bar and life is good. He even has a new sequin jumpsuit for his act. But in one evening he loses his job, his landlord demands the rent and his wife announces that a baby is on the way. So when a drag show moves into his old place of employment “The King” transforms himself into a queen and with the help of his new friends, he finds a family he never expected.

September 22, 2019

Thin Mint Sprint

Our annual family-friendly fun run, where every racer gets a Girl Scout Cookie at the finish line! Join us Sunday, September 22nd at 7:30am at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park for our 5K Thin Mint Sprint, 1-mile Do-si-do Dash, and 100-meter Trefoil Trot.

September 24, 2019

Thet Art of Films On Art: Producer Erin Wright and Director Lisanne Skyler

6pm-9pm. $10 admission, FREE for MOCA Members, UA Film & Television students and guests Reception to follow in MOCA’s Great Hall. Presented in collaboration with the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film and Television lecture series Day for Night: Conversations on Film and Television. Commissioning Editor and Producer of LACMA Productions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Erin Wright and writer/director and UA Film & Television professor Lisanne Skyler (HBO’s Brillo Box (3¢ Off )) take you behind the scenes on the making of their acclaimed short film A Few Things About Robert Irwin, originally produced for the 2016 LACMA Art + Film Gala.

October 19, 2019 - November 3, 2019

Arizona Repertory Theatre: Pippin

Marroney Theatre. $15-$35. With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin tells the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the temptations of the flesh and the intrigues of political power but none of them supply him with the treasure he seeks. In the end, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the simple, ordinary moments that happen every day.

November 15, 2019

David Sedaris in Tucson

Presenting David Sedaris on Friday, November 15th at Centennial Hall with new stories and observations. There will be a Q & A and a book signing.