Another hot 2nd Saturday Downtown

Be there downtown for another hot 2nd Saturday Downtown. For updates to this event schedule, go to www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com.

Entertainment Schedule
2nd Saturday, August 10, 2013

(All events are free unless otherwise noted)
Scott Ave. Main Stage @ Congress St.

6:30pm-7:45pm: Michael P. and the Gully Washers (Surf)
Michael P. and the Gully Washers

7:45pm-8pm: Belly Dance Tucson

8pm-9:15pm: The Hot Action Healers (Instrumental Pop Favorites)

9:15pm-9:30pm: Belly Dance Tucson

9:30pm-10:30pm: The Vexmen (Ska)

T.O.P. Roof of Pennington Street Garage, 110 E. Pennington St.
6:30pm-9:30pm: The Bluerays
Classic Rock

Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.

7pm: Bob Malone (New Orleans R&B/rock)

Street Entertainment
Along Downtown’s Streets

6pm: Tucson Highlanders
7pm-10pm: Living Silver Statues
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Chicago Store, 130 E. Congress St.

6pm-10pm: Deceptively Innocent (rock)
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Kids’ Corner with Games & More!

5pm-8:30pm: Old Pueblo parking lot, 43 E. Congress St. between Scott & Stone Ave. on Congress St.
Cinema La Placita Presents: Wonder Woman (Starring Lynda Carter) – classic ‘70s episode!

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Café 54 54 E. Pennington St.
5pm-8pm: “Culturing Creativity” Art Reception

Café a la C’Art 150 N. Main Ave.
7pm: Saturday Twilight Milonga ($10 donation)

Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant 198 W. Cushing St.
7pm-10pm: Saturday Jazz Showcase

Hotel Congress 311 E. Congress St.
5pm: Summer Beer Series Beer Tastings
5pm: Summer Art & Music Fest (FREE — All Ages)

Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone Ave.
2-3:30pm: Dig In! Library Plaza Planter Project

La Fashionista 45 S. 6th Ave.
6pm-10pm: Illustrative Fashion Paintings by Cima, Artist Reception

RTC Bus Station Congress Street & 6th Avenue
6pm-8pm: Magician John Coppin

Sacred Machine 245 E. Congress St
7pm-11pm: “Soul of Science” Book Reception

The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St.
6pm-8:30pm: Downtown Info Booth!

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum 400 N. Toole Ave.
10am-4pm: Celebrating Tucson’s 238th birthday with exhibits, live music, Steam Engine #1673 & more! Free Admission and Parking

Temple of Music and Art Cabaret Theatre 330 S. Scott Ave.
4pm: Pinkalicious: The Musical ($15-$20)
8pm: Closer Than Ever ($20-$30)

Tierra Antigua Realty 216 E. Congress St.
5:30pm- 8:30pm: High Heels for Hope + Interactive Art Activities for kids of all ages!

Zen Rock 121 E. Congress St.
9pm: Power Saturdays w/Powermix ($10)

Although most of 2nd Saturday Downtown occurs on Congress St. check out the other locations at La Placita Village, MOCA, Temple of Museum & Art, Southern Arizona Transportation Museum at the historic train depot.

KXCI’s House Rockin’ Blues Review at El Casino Ballroom

KXCI’s House Rockin’ Blues Review

at El Casino Ballroom, 437 East 26th Street

on Friday August 10th, 8pm

El Casino dance floor, courtesy of KXCI radio

91.3 KXCI Community Radio returns to its roots with a “House Rockin'” party at historic El Casino Ballroom on Friday, August 10th at 8pm. KXCI’s popular concert series in the 1980’s helped get the station on the air beginning with the very first “Blues Review” benefit to raise scratch to buy the initial broadcast equipment.

On Friday, August 10th, KXCI pays tribute to this rich heritage with a “House Rockin’ Blues Review.” Confirmed artists include: Tom Walbank and Stefan George teaming up with a rocking rhythm section. Three members of Kings of Pleasure swing into blues with The Mike Hebert Band featuring vocalist Katherine Byrnes and saxophonist Jeff Grubic. (Mike Hebert first performed at El Casino with Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs.) The evening culminates with The Bad News Blues Band backing up Arizona Blues Hall of Fame members such as Hans Olson, Tony Uribe, Danny Krieger, Mike Blommer, Hurricane Carla, Steve Grams, Alex Flores, John Strasser, and Heather Hardy. Expect some smoking blues with tasty licks from an All Star line up.

The show starts at 8pm with doors at 7pm. $10 advance tickets are now on sale at KXCI, Antigone’s, The Folk Shop, The Parish Gastropub and www.kxci.org. $8 KXCI member discounted tickets are available at the KXCI Studios (Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm) $12 tickets will be available at the show. Local food trucks will have delicious cuisine available for purchase in the parking lot.

KXCI’s early years were peppered with House Rockin’ shows at El Casino with artists such as Queen Ida, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, Lonnie Mack, Marcia Ball, Beausoleil, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and many more. El Casino’s renowned dance floor provided the perfect atmosphere for these adrenaline fueled and dance crazed shindigs.

Filmmaker Daniel Buckley approached KXCI about producing a “House Rockin” in conjunction with the release of “Tucson’s Heart and Soul – El Casino Ballroom.” The documentary is set to premiere on August 5 at 2 p.m., Fox Theatre, Tucson, 17 W Congress St. $3 suggested donation.

http://www.danielbuckleyarts.com/el-casino-ballroom-documentary/

Early KXCI Staff Member and concert promoter Jeb Schoonover teamed up with current KXCI Blues Review host Marty Kool to curate an evening of exceptional local blues music which celebrates the unique cultural crossroads of KXCI, Tucson and El Casino. Marty Kool’s Blues Review features 4 hours of blues music every Saturday from 5-9pm on 91.3 KXCI Tucson or http://www.kxci.org.

Daniel Buckley was a journalist/videographer at the Tucson Citizen newspaper before it shut down in May, 2009.

Contact Jeb Schoonover at 520-795-1420 or jebby137@yahoo.com or

Randy Peterson KXCI GM at 520-623-1000 ext. 12 or randy@kxci.org

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Amanda Shauger
Community Engagement Director
Producer 30 Minutes
KXCI Tucson
220 4th Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-623-1000 ext 17 office
520-990-3623 cell
amanda@kxci.org

3 days of celebration for Arizona’s 100th Birthday (Feb. 10, 11, 12)

3 days of weekend fun coming up in celebration of Arizona’s 100th birthday on 2/14/12.

Info from 2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com website. I’ve listed a few of the events below, but go to that website for the full schedule.

Friday, Feb. 10:

4pm: GRAND OPENING, hosted by KOLD Channel 13 and Chuck George. Mayor Jonathan Rothschild will open the festivities to an antique airplane fly-by and the raising of the 1912 American Flag originally flown over the Arizona Capitol. This event will take place at the main stage on 6th Ave., just south of Pennington.

Plus lots of musical entertainment on two stages (6th Ave x Pennington, and Scott Avenue Stage x Broadway), 4:15 pm. to 9:30 p.m.

…and more events along Congress Street including Cinema La Placita’s 6 p.m. showing of 1963 movie “McLintock!” (starring John Wayne) filmed at Old Tucson Studios.

Saturday Feb. 11:

2nd Saturdays Downtown usual excitement & events, plus music starting at 12 noon at 6th Ave. x Pennington stage. Scott Avenue/Broadway stage starts up at 1 p.m. with puppet shows for the kids, plus more exciting groups like Brazilian Batucaxe at 4 p.m. and Japanese Odaiko Sonora (taiko drums) at 5:15 p.m.

AND don’t miss the events over at the Joel D Valdez Main Library , 101 N Stone (11 to 5 p.m.), or at UA Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. for an “AZ 100 & Counting” free event (3 to 5 p.m.)

Over at the Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street:

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.

Cinema La Placita will be showing at 6 p.m. the classic 1940 movie “Arizona” (starring William Holden), also filmed at Old Tucson Studios.

Sunday Feb. 12:

Several events starting with an early 9 a.m. downtown bike ride, ending up with an 8 p.m. Dweezil Zappa (son of Frank) Concert at the Rialto Theatre (see below)

9 a.m.Celebrate the Centennial with a 1.5 hour bike ride, discovering Sonoran Desert street trees. Learn to identify different low water native trees in the Downtown streetscape, planted by volunteers, neighborhoods, the City of Tucson and the Downtown Tucson Partnership as part of the 1,000 Trees Please campaign. This easy bike ride through downtown and neighborhoods meets at the SE corner of Broadway Blvd. and Scott Ave

Scottish Rite Cathedral, 160 S. Scott Avenue:
2pm-4:30pm: ACLU presents “Arizona Civil Rights Memories”, a panel discussion moderated by former Tucson mayor, George Miller. Retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Stanley Feldman, retired UA Law School Dean, Professor Emeritus Charles Ares will be on the panel, as well as ACLU of Arizona Founding Board Member Cornelius Steelink.

Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress Street:

8pm: Zappa Plays Zappa All Ages. After taking more than three years off to study the physical performance and technical compositional techniques of his father, Frank Zappa, Dweezil Zappa began his search to create a combo that could, according to Dweezil, “accurately execute Frank’s music in the most authentic way humanly possible.” Rather than creating what he called a “circus” of Frank’s former bandmates, Dweezil’s focus was on providing an avenue for the elder Zappa’s music to new generations of listeners. (Tickets: $26-$56)

Enjoy the many festivities downtown and around town, all birthday celebrations for Arizona.