TNT at the Rialto (for free) on 2nd Saturday Downtown

Over at the Rialto Theatre (318 E. Congress) 7pm-9pm: TNT (AC/DC tribute band), free for 2nd Saturdays Downtown on January 8, 2011.

TNT rock band

Grind to play at the Fox Tucson Theatre

Another FREE concert, 7 to 9 p.m over at the Fox Tucson Theatre (17 W. Congress). Grind is advertised as a Tucson-based variety band, playing “modern country.”

Entertainment schedule below for the Scott Avenue Stage (between Congress and Broadway):

5:30pm-6:30pm: Deceptively Innocent (Rock/Pop/Alternative)

6:45pm-7:45pm: Mirror Image (The acoustic, jazzy duo was Arizona Daily Star’s 2008 Battle of the Bands winner)

8:00pm-10:00pm: Five Way Street (Classic Rock)

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

West Wall: Cinema La Placita – 6pm – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

7:45pm – City High Short Film Fest: “As We See It – Digital Narratives:” on the topic of Unconditional Love

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Along Congress Street

6:30pm-9:30pm: Critical Stilts – Stilt walking & dancing
by Tucson Circus Arts

Live mural paintings by Joe Pagac, SW corner of Congress & 5th Ave.

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Scott Avenue @ Congress Street

6pm-10pm: Odaiko Sonora (Taiko drumming & workshops)
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Along 6th Ave.

5pm-10pm: Cristales Car Club

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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave. & Congress St.

5pm-6pm: The Wonderfools (family variety show)
6pm-7:30pm: Mik Garrison (eclectic one-man band)
7:30-8pm:The Wonderfools (family variety show)
8pm-9pm: Lykiska (tribal fusion bellydance troupe)
9pm-10pm: Avatara (ethno psychedelic fusion)

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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress St.

5pm-7pm: Jake Garcia (guitarist)

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NW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.

6pm-8pm: A Son y Sol (Latin American music with a twist)

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For more information, www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com. Check out the photos of the winners of last month’s Holiday Windows Decorations Contest, and the Horrible Holiday Sweater Contest. Some of those sweaters were honestly pretty ugly.

1/8/11 UPDATE: due to the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords and 18 others at the Safeway in NW Tucson, most of these events will be cancelled tonight.

Horrible Holiday Sweater Contest and other fun events at 2nd Saturday Downtown

Join thousands of other Tucsonans on December 11, 2010 for the monthly 2nd Saturdays Downtown for: Special Holiday Activities!

–Santa Claus at the Downtown North Pole (120 E. Congress)
–Holiday Window Decorations Contest
–“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Screening
–Horrible Holiday Sweater Contest (45 S. 6th Ave.,at Rockin’ Queen)
–Wintery-Weather Event
–Free Concert by Five Way Street at the Fox Tucson Theatre

I’m one of the lucky people on Earth who has NEVER received a horrible holiday sweater or sweatshirt. What a relief, so I don’t have any chance of entering this contest, unless one of my loyal readers wants to donate just one of their horrible sweaters to me, by leaving it at the Tucson Newspapers Inc. front desk. (Hint: my size is medium).*

Five Way Street will be performing a musical tribute to Crosby, Stills and Nash at the Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., 7 to 9 p.m.

On Scott Avenue stage:
5pm-6pm: Lunar Light Collectors
6:45pm-8pm: Jazz Telephone
7:45pm-9pm: Kristen Chandler

Along Congress Street

5pm-9pm: Critical Stilts
5pm-9pm: Living Statues presented by Parasol Project
5:30pm-7:30pm: Odyssey Story Arts Cart

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Along 6th Ave.

4pm-9pm: Old Pueblo Vintage Fire Brigade’s Vintage Fire Trucks

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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave. & Congress St.

4pm-5pm: The Dusty Buskers
5pm-5:30pm: House of Dance
5:30pm-7pm: Les Avenge
6:30pm-8:30pm: Magician John Coppin
7pm-8pm: The Dusty Buskers
8pm-9pm: Technophobes

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

West Wall: Cinema La Placita – “How The Grinch Stole Christmas”
East Wall: Wintery-weather event, Zero Gravity Jumping, Art activities & more

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MEB Management/North Pole 120 E. Congress St.

5:30pm-8:30pm: Santa & Elves

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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress St.

5pm-7pm: Mitzi Cowell & Rebecca Horton

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NW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.

5pm-7pm: 4th Street String Band

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SW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.

7pm-10pm: Les Avenge
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Chicago Store, 130 E. Congress St.

5pm-9pm: Toby Chivers

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* Side note: Noticed an ad in Zocalo magazine (December issue, page 33) that the Tucson Thrift Shop has tons of recycled Christmas sweaters (“for your Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties”). They are at 319 N. 4th Avenue, phone 520-623-8736. Check them out today or tomorrow during the 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair. You’ll have plenty of time to acquire one before the Saturday night horrible holiday sweater contest.