6th Annual Tucson Musicians Museum Celebration of Music & Culture

What: The 6th Annual Tucson Musicians Museum Music and Cultural Event
There will be live music and a Silent Auction with appetizers and drinks available.
The Tucson Junior Strings will be playing in the lobby pre-event.

Where: The Tucson Convention Center’s Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church, Tucson 85701.

When: September 30th, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.

Who: The Inductees are:
Brian Bromberg – jazz
David Bromberg – jazz
Bobbie Kimmel – rock
Black Man Clay – world-beat percussion
Domingo DeGrazia – Spanish guitar
Ned Sutton – folk
Rev. Amos Lewis – gospel
David Rife – violinist
Sidney George – blues/zydeco
Rosemary Koshmider – country
Carlos Bedoya Saldivar – Mariachi Guitarist-Music Director
Posthumous Inductees:
Howard Bromberg – Drummer
Norman Douglas Sholin – Guitarist

Special comedic performances by Suzie Sexton, David Fitzsimmons, Elliot Glicksman. I heard all three on stage recently at the Fox Tucson Theatre, and they are very funny.

Cost: $40, Tickets available at:
www.TucsonMusiciansMuseum.org
17TH Street Market: 830 E 17th St, (520) 792-2588,
& The Chicago Store: 130 East Congress, (520) 622-3341
& 5646 E Speedway, Tucson, AZ 85712 (520) 886-1516

Tucson Musicians Museum Mentorship Program

This program is a critical component of the TMM mission – to perpetuate Tucson’s unique musical heritage and culture. By partnering with public and charter schools, established music-related organizations and youth-oriented clubs and associations, TMM shall assist in the preservation of Tucson’s sound by matching qualified professional musicians with qualified young musicians, who might otherwise be unable to afford such guidance. TMM’s Mentorship Program will undoubtedly benefit interested and underserved youth in Tucson, but will also benefit deserving musicians who have so graciously given of their time and talents for so many years.
Funds raised for the TMM Mentorship Program will assist in the purchase of instruments and books for the students, and will also go toward financially compensating professional musicians, as mentors, for their time and contribution to youths’ education.

2nd Saturdays Downtown schedule for November 13

Entertainment Schedule for 2nd Saturdays Downtown, www.http://www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com/ on Saturday, November 13, 2010 (mostly between Hotel Congress and the Fox Theater on Congress Street). Parking is on the street or in the Pennington Street Garage.

Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.
7pm-9pm: Nils Lofgren, guitarist with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band
Acoustic show. $15 – $75. “Prior to Springsteen, Nils recorded with Steven Stills, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Ringo Starr, Grin, Dr. John, Los Lobos, Kathy Mattea, and has also released twelve solo albums.”

Scott Avenue Main Stage @ Broadway Blvd. —
6:00pm-7:00pm: Silverbell

7:15pm-8:30pm: the RAiLBiRDz (funky, soulful blues, R&B)

8:45pm-10:00pm: Michael P’s Big Band (soul, funk, honkey-tonk and rock)

Street Performances along Congress St.:
6pm-10pm: Living Statues, presented by Parasol Project

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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave & Congress St
6pm-6:15pm: Preview performance of “An evening with Shel Silverstein”
6:15-8pm: The Bike-A-Stra
8pm-10pm: Five Way Street – Classic rock and expert harmonies

7pm-9pm: Magician John Coppin

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Indian Village Lot – Kid’s Corner! Between Stone & Scott on Congress

West wall: Cinema La Placita – “Alice In Wonderland” (animated version).
East Wall: Ultimate Electronics hosts Rock Band video competitions. Plus art activities for the kids, and more!

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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress St.
6pm-8pm: (-J.)™ (ukelele, guitar, folk)
8pm-10pm: Cruz Billy – Delta blues

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NW Corner Congress St/Stone Ave
6pm-8pm: The Fourth Street Stringband – (Americana/folk/bluegrass)

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SW Corner Congress St/Stone Ave
7:30pm-10pm: Les Avenge – beat boy acrobatics
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Chicago Store, 130 E. Congress St.
6pm-10pm: Toby Chivers with Deceptively Innocent
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Flanagan’s Celtic Corner, 222 E. Congress St.
7pm-9pm: Tucson Fire Department Pipes and Drums
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Plus an art opening reception of “Small Wonders” at the Drawing Studio, 33 S. 6th Avenue –their annual holiday fundraiser featuring a large variety of “small works priced for holiday giving”, 6 to 9 p.m.

I’ve only missed one 2nd Saturdays Downtown since their inaugural event on May 8, 2010. Come on downtown & enjoy the musical performances and all the fun! Bring the kids.

December 11 is the next 2nd Saturdays Downtown.

Teenager Toby Chivers opening at the Fox for 2nd Saturdays Downtown

13 year old Toby Chivers (rock guitarist) will be the opening performer at the historic Fox Tucson Theatre, before Latin jazz musical group “Descarga”, on Saturday October 9 for the monthly 2nd Saturdays Downtown urban street fest. Concert is free, from 7 to 9 p.m., 17 W. Congress Street. Chivers plays with a teen band called “Deceptively Innocent.”

Toby Chivers

Event schedule to date from website, www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.org.

Scott Avenue Stage (between Congress St. and Broadway Blvd.):

6:00pm-7:00pm: A Son y Sol (Latin American music with a twist)
7:15pm-8:30pm: Banana Gun (upbeat acoustic)
8:45pm-10:00pm: Jumper (power-pop)

Along Congress Street:

Art Car Exhibit: 10+ vehicles presented by Automorphosis
Odyssey Storytelling: Look for the StoryArts Cart on the topic – “Masks: Hidden Identities”
5:30 pm-6:15pm: 7 Pipers Band – bagpipers
7pm-9pm: Critical Stilts – Stilt walking & dancing
6pm-10pm: Living Statues, presented by Parasol Project (see photo below courtesy of Donovan Durband)

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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave & Congress Street:
5:30pm-7pm: Les Avenge – beat boy acrobatics
7:00pm-8:00pm: Desert Melodies
8:00pm-9:00pm: The Technophobes – candy folk music
9:00pm-10:00pm: Honey Pistol – folk rock/indie/acoustic
7pm-9pm: Magician John Coppin
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Indian Village Lot – Kid’s Corner! Between Stone & Scott on Congress:
West wall: Cinema La Placita screens “Alice in Wonderland” & an encore presentation of a compilation of music videos from the Tucson Film & Music Festival.
East Wall: Ultimate Electronics hosts Rock Band video competitions.

Plus art activities for the kids, an anti-gravity jumping device and more!
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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress Street:
6pm-8pm: Blanco Cliff & John White – blues

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NW Corner – Congress St./Stone Ave:
6pm-8pm: The Missing Parts – Folk music from an undiscovered country

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SW Corner – Congress St./Stone Ave:
7:30pm-10pm: Les Avenge – Beat boy acrobatics
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Chicago Store, 130 E. Congress Street:
6pm-10pm: One Phat DJ
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June’s Corner Store, 10 E. Broadway Blvd.
6:30pm-8pm: TBA
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Flanagan’s Celtic Corner, 222 E. Congress Street:
Annual Celtic Pumpkin and Gourd Carving Contest. Gift Certificates to Flanagan’s Celtic Corner will be awarded.

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And over at El Presidio Park and the Jacome Library Plaza of the Joel D. Valdez Main library is Tucson Meet Yourself, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., also on Saturday! Read my blog on that annual event (click here).

Upcoming 2nd Saturdays Downtown: Saturday, November 13, 2010 and Saturday, December 11, 2010.

Go downtown for second “2nd Saturdays Downtown”

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It’s that time of month again, time for the second 2nd Saturdays Downtown “Urban Street Fest” on June 12.

Last month the inaugural event attracted about ten thousand partiers to “eat, drink, be merry” & explore, listen to varieties of music, watch performers & circus acts, purchase goodies and clothes, etc. etc. on E. Congress Street between the infamous Hotel Congress and Church Avenue. Last month there was even a guy giving out “free advice for 5 cents.”

Here’s a photo gallery (click here) of the some of the happenings on May 8, but the upcoming schedule for Saturday June 12 sounds fantastic as well.

Time: 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Be there.

The outdoor stage will again be located on Scott Avenue at Broadway and will feature local bands.

* 6:30 p.m. – Drama Club, a 60’s soul and funk band
* 7:45 p.m. – Leila Lopez, a folk/fusion guitarist and vocalist and
* 9:15 p.m. – The Sand Rubies, a Tucson Weekly Hall of Fame band known for straight on rock and roll.

The Fox Theatre (17 W. Congress) will again be offering FREE admission and will feature Creedence Again, the country’s premier Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band from Chicago. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., with the first set at 7:00 p.m.

Human statues at Chicago Store on May 8, courtesy of Donovan Durband

Street musicians from a cappella performers, a pipe and drum corps, country artists to jazz musicians will line Congress and Sixth Avenue along with food vendors and local craftsmen.

See photo on left of human statues on E. Congress St. at the 1st “2nd Saturdays Downtown” on May 8th.

There’s no better reason to go downtown. For more info, log onto www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com.

Update: photos of this second fest click here.