Tucson Events & News

by Margaret Regan on November 7, 2019 at 8:00 am

Marcus-Orlen, a long-time local painter, has always been a consummate colorist and a magical realist, making oils on canvas that dazzle the eye and the imagination. Who wouldn't want to live inside Gail Marcus-Orlen's […]

by China Young, Taming of the Review on November 7, 2019 at 8:00 am

TransFormations is framed as a trans support group. Whether they know it or not, the audience is full of new group members with varying levels of knowledge on this subject. Transgender. Transexual. […]

by Margaret Regan on October 31, 2019 at 8:00 am

This weekend kicks off the annual Open Studio Tour, as well as a swirl of activities related to Día de los Muertos, the Mexican—and southwestern—holiday honoring the dead. Here’s a quick list. […]

by Marguerite Saxton, Taming of the Review on October 31, 2019 at 8:00 am

Playwright Lauren Gunderson's prolific pen did not falter in writing Silent Sky, currently on stage at Arizona Theatre Company. Silent Sky is the story of 19th-century female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. Playwright […]

by Sean Daniels on October 24, 2019 at 8:00 am

For those of you who want to know more about Silent Sky: If you loved Hidden Figures, this is a similar story. I'm so thrilled for Tucson audiences to get to meet Lauren Gunderson and her moving and deeply smart Silent […]

by Margaret Regan on October 24, 2019 at 8:00 am

Five Movements will be a highlight of Ballet Tucson’s fall concert next week. The show also features In the Mood, a new big band work by choreographer Mark Schneider for the whole company, and a reprise of Jekyll & Hyde, created by the […]

by  Chloe Loos, Taming of the Review on October 24, 2019 at 8:00 am

The Scoundrel & Scamp’s adaptation of the novel The Little Prince, translated by Claire Marie Mannle, and adapted and directed by Holly Griffith, delivers everything I so love about this book. The Little […]

by Ambur Wilkerson on October 17, 2019 at 8:00 am

While Christopher Rodarte’s students at Sam Hughes Elementary know him as Mr. Rodarte, on paper he is simply “Rodarte,” a man with a love of spookiness who grew up with the story of La Llorona. Rodarte’s new collection of […]

by Gretchen Wirges on October 17, 2019 at 8:00 am

Accomplice, written by Rupert Holmes, is a whodunnit shell game that switches intended victims and motivated murderers at every turn. Just when you think you know who is doing what to whom, the tables turn and a new scenario and context are […]

by Logan Burtch-Buus on October 10, 2019 at 8:00 am

With sculpted eyebrows,a well-fitted suit and a Mid-Atlantic accent perfect for radio, The Gaslight Theatre’s David Fanning leads the way with a suave touch (and plenty of humor) in the company’s newest production, “009 Licence to […]

by Jeff Gardner on October 10, 2019 at 8:00 am

Two new exhibits, “DeGrazia Paints the Jungle” and “DeGrazia Downtown,” feature never-before-seen paintings by Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia. After Ted DeGrazia married his wife, Marion, in the […]

by Margaret Regan on October 3, 2019 at 8:00 am

Learn about all 45 of the cool events on modern architecture and design happening in town from Oct. 4 to 13. Be sure to buy your tickets—and RSVP for free events—ahead of time on the website. Some popular events are already sold out. […]

by Margaret Regan on October 3, 2019 at 8:00 am

The late Tucson architect Judith Chafee’s day of recognition has arrived. One of the best architects Tucson has ever had, Chafee made beautiful houses simultaneously filled with light and protected from the harsh desert sun. […]

by Margaret Regan on September 26, 2019 at 8:00 am

Artistic Benevolence, is a dazzling suite of 15 oversized paintings, mostly in colored ink on paper. Bold and stripped down—like brothers Gabriel and Isaac Fortoul's outdoor murals—the works picture simple figures, drawn in black lines […]

by Leticia Gonzalez on September 26, 2019 at 8:00 am

The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson, produced by Something Something Theatre, is a compelling story about the French revolution and sisterhood. They had me all up in my feelings.  I'm sitting in my chair […]