Tucson Events & News

by Jeff Gardner on March 26, 2020 at 8:00 am

One doesn’t need to see the Rialto Theatre’s “F U Coronavirus” marquee to know the artistic heart of Tucson has gone silent. One doesn't need to see the Rialto Theatre's "F U Coronavirus" marquee […]

by Margaret Regan on March 26, 2020 at 8:00 am

Over the last two weeks, Tucson’s art museums have closed down one by one, their grim announcements syncing with the worsening national news about the coronavirus pandemic. Some galleries have closed as well (see accompanying box for […]

by Margaret Regan on March 19, 2020 at 8:00 am

The impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir is famed for painting women in general and bare-bottomed women in particular. The impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir is famed for painting women in general and bare-bottomed women […]

by Cybele Knowles on March 12, 2020 at 8:00 am

In her new adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma, director Autumn de Wilde goes for broke, aiming to achieve it all: historical realism and a contemporary spirit, comedy and emotional depth, style and substance, romantic fantasy and social […]

by Leo W. Banks on March 12, 2020 at 8:00 am

An excerpt from Champagne Cowboys, the new thriller from Tucson author Leo W. Banks I drove through the neon kingdom of Speedway Boulevard blowing smoke from my six-dollar cigar and listening to the wail of cop sirens. […]

by Margaret Regan on March 12, 2020 at 8:00 am

There's almost too much going on this weekend in the Busy Pueblo. There's almost too much going on this weekend in the Busy Pueblo. There are two important art events—a reception at 6 p.m.…

by Margaret Regan on March 5, 2020 at 8:00 am

Irish season is upon us! There are plenty of ways to celebrate Erin go Bragh. Here are just a few. Irish season is upon us! There are plenty of ways to celebrate Erin go Bragh.…

by China Young, Taming of the Review on February 20, 2020 at 8:00 am

A finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe is currently one of the hottest plays making the circuit right now. With a story that is modern and fiercely female, it is no surprise that Arizona Repertory Theatre […]

by Margaret Regan on February 13, 2020 at 8:00 am

Artist Papay Solomon was still in his mother’s womb when she fled her native Liberia. Artist Papay Solomon was still in his mother's womb when she fled her native Liberia. The year was 1993 and a war was raging; […]

by Margaret Regan on February 13, 2020 at 8:00 am

The students of UA Dance have a busy schedule this spring. Three concerts are in the works, all of them to be performed at Stevie Eller Dance Theatre on the UA campus. For details and tickets see dance.arizona.edu. The […]

by Leigh Moyer on February 13, 2020 at 8:00 am

With the vast majority of plays this spring written after 1980 and many within the last 20 years, the theme is very clearly modern. While it can be a risk to produce newer works, there is also so much to gain. Modern pieces are, well, modern. […]

by Tucson Weekly Staff on February 13, 2020 at 8:00 am

Here in Southern Arizona, we are blessed with an abundance of art, as our Spring Arts Preview reveals. Margaret Regan fills us in on what we’ll find in museums and galleries, as well as previewing what local dance troupes will be bringing to […]

by Emily Dieckman on February 13, 2020 at 8:00 am

Baroque, Bach and Beyond Baroque, Bach and Beyond The spring is jam-packed with classical performances celebrating some of history's best music.…

by Margaret Regan on February 6, 2020 at 8:00 am

With the winter art season in full swing in Tucson, arts lovers have plenty of events and exhibitions. With the winter art season in full swing in Tucson, arts lovers have plenty of events and exhibitions. The scene this […]

by Betsy Labiner, Taming of the Review on February 6, 2020 at 8:00 am

The Norwegians, by C. Denby Swanson, is more like a Tucson winter than the Minnesota winter in which it’s set; it’s brisk without being cold, bright but not quite sunny, with moments of warmth chased by a sudden chill. […]