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On Cele Peterson's Passing

The Tucson Children’s Museum mourns the death of one of its founders Cele Peterson, who died earlier May 6, 2010. Since the early 1980’s, Cele and other leaders in the Tucson...

Memorial Day Concert

László Veres Music Director/Conductor Memorial Day Concert – John Philip Sousa in the Park Rodney Glassman, Vocal “Hands Across the Sea” – March -- Sousa Morning, Noon...

How You Can Help with the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Cleanup

At this point it's still going to be weeks (and maybe months) before the oil spewing into the ocean can be stopped in what the Natural Resources Defense Council is...

Museum Closed May 1, 2010

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

We were informed earlier this week that a rally focused on the recent passing of SB 1070 will be taking place across the street and in front of the Museum on May 1st. Given...

Museum Of Contemporary Art News - April 28, 2010

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

Featured Event: MOCA Shoptalk Art/Work talk and booksigning by Heather Darcy Bhandari Saturday 1 May 6pm $5 members, $10 non members In celebration of International Worker's...

Don't forget to show her that you love her, Mother's Day events in Tucson AZ

Mother's Day approaches again and with it the puzzle of what to do. Not yet a century old, this American tradition is still young. So while more antique holidays have their...

9th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon

A fundraiser and silent auction for Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse A great gift idea! Honor a mother or courageous woman with a 25-word tribute in the event program for...

Mother's Day Fiesta!

from:Reid Park Zoo

Join the Reid Park Zoological Society for a special Mother’s Day evening featuring a Mexican Buffet, Mariachi Music and up close visits with our animal ambassadors. There will...

Museum Of Contemporary Art News - April 19, 2010

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

The Future of Food: King Corn Screening and Director Q&A 10 April 2010 (Tucson, Arizona): Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson (MOCA) is pleased to announce a special screening...

Small Things Considered - 18th Small Works Invitational

from:Davis Dominguez Gallery

This popular summer event features small paintings, 12” x 12”, and sculpture, 18” in height, and other media such as watercolors, original prints, drawings, photography,...

A Wealth Of Health Fun Exploration For Families

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Tucson, AZ – Families will enjoy a fun-filled exploration of A Wealth of Health, Family Health and Wellness Fair at the Tucson Children’s Museum. Visitors will enjoy...

Divorced? You Need The Divorce Recovery Kit From OakStreetMan.com

Tucson, AZ - Actor James Caan once said that to get over his divorce, he got a "prescription" to live at the Playboy Mansion. Regrettably, most newly divorced men don't...

Batucaxe News and Programs Update - April 8, 2010

Batucaxé is thrilled to welcome Rosangela Silvestre, world class choreographer, instructor, and dancer! Ms. Silvestre will be presenting a series of unforgettable master classes...

Museum Of Contemporary Art News - April 5, 2010

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

Featured Event: Defining Music Series Thursday 8 April 7pm Glen Weyant, Noise Where Prohibited $5 members $10 non members Partake in an immersive sonic meditation as MOCA is...

Tucson Earth Day Festival

The Tucson Earth Day Festival promotes Southern Arizona's unique environment and features activities, displays, music, dance and food. It is great fun for children of all ages! ...

Museum Of Contemporary Art News - March 29, 2010

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

Featured event: MOCA Salon Saturday 3 April 6pm Alexander Provan, Internet as Material: The post-American Landscape in the Digital Age or We Came, We Ruined: New American...

D-Backs To Offer Pima County Residents 50% Discount When ...

D-Backs To Offer Pima County Residents 50% Discount When Purchasing Tickets At New Facility In 2011. TEP Season-Ticket Holders to Receive Top Priority When Purchasing Season...

Museum Of Contemporary Art News - March 22, 2010

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

Featured event: The Elly Kay Fund for Emerging Artists Lecture Postcommodity artist talk $5 members, $10 non-members Postcommodity is an interdisciplinary Indigenous artist...

Earth Day Celebration At Tucson Children’s Museum

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Tucson, AZ – Celebrate the Earth at the Tucson Children’s Museum. Families will enjoy an event filled with children’s hands-on activities, recycled art, animal visits,...

Spring Into Bunny Fun

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Tucson, AZ - Spring into lots of bunny fun as the Tucson Children’s Museum celebrates Easter . Families will enjoy an event filled with children’s hands-on activities,...

MOCA Grand Opening

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

Don't miss the grand opening celebration of MOCA's new home and the inaugural exhibition Made in Tucson/Born in Tucson/Live in Tucson. Special surprise musical guest If you are...

MOCA Lecture Series: Art Now!

from:Museum Of Contemporary Art

Wonder how a town meeting becomes a work of art? How a turn of phrase can sell for nearly a million dollars? Why walking around a studio is considered an act of genius? Welcome...

Exhibition - Redefining Space: Abstract Paintings by Josh Goldberg and David Pennington

from:Davis Dominguez Gallery

Artisits: Josh Goldberg, David Pennington (both Tucson) Artworks: Goldberg: oil and acrylic paintings on canvas, drawings on paper Pennington: acrylic enamel paintings on panel,...

D-backs Salute 13 Years Of Spring Training In Southern Arizona With...

D-backs Salute 13 Years Of Spring Training In Southern Arizona With 'Tucson Fan Appreciation Day' At TEP. TUCSON, AZ---The Arizona Diamondbacks announced February 24,...

We Sing, We Read and 'Wee Play' at Children’s Museum

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

TUCSON, AZ – The Tucson Children’s Museum will expand their Early Childhood Education program with Wee Play! This school readiness program, for children four years and...

Chinese Lantern Festival At The Tucson Children’s Museum

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Tucson, AZ – Families will enjoy the Chinese Lantern Festival at the Tucson Children’s Museum. Join the Tucson Chinese Association as they present the Lion Dance and a...

Baby T-Rex To Visit Tucson Children’s Museum

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Kids Can Get Up Close to “Littlest” Star of Walking with Dinosaurs. TUCSON, AZ---Kids, put on your paleontologist hats! A “live” Baby T-Rex from Walking with...

Make Colors Magically Appear!

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Tucson, AZ – Children will use a special wand to make colors appear on “magic paper” at the Tucson Children’s Museum. This activity is scheduled at 11:30am and is...

Come Celebrate ‘Read To Me’ Week

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

Tucson, AZ – Children will enjoy decorating a mini-bear or mini-butterfly storybook at the Tucson Children’s Museum. This activity is scheduled at 3:00pm and is included with...

2010 Art Safari to Be Held Saturday, February 6 at Various Gallery Locations Downtown

from:Davis Dominguez Gallery

The Central Tucson Gallery Association will host its annual mid-season art expo on the first Saturday in February. This popular Downtown/University area event is free to the...

Run Your Fingers Through Sand And Create

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

TUCSON, AZ---Children will enjoy using their hands to make sand art at the Tucson Children’s Museum. This activity is scheduled at 11:30am and is included with Museum...

Create A Valentine Heart For Someone Special

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

TUCSON, AZ---Children will enjoy making a tissue paper heart at the Tucson Children’s Museum. This activity is scheduled at 3:00pm and is included with Museum admission. ...

Valentine Adventures for Llittle Ones

from:Tucson Childrens Museum

TUCSON, AZ---Tykes will enjoy a Mouse’s First Valentine story time and then decorate their own special holiday gift during Tykes Time at the Tucson Children's Museum. ...

Batucaxe News and Programs Update - January 17, 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS Be sure to mark your calendar and join Batucaxé for these upcoming events! Friday, February 12, 2010 - Join the Batucaxé Performance Group, Key Ingredients...

Magic Realist Paintings By Susan Conaway And Abstract Sculpture By Barbara Jo Mclaughlin

from:Davis Dominguez Gallery

Susan Conaway makes still life paintings using images of organic objects and man-made artifacts in compositions to develop metaphors of the human predicament – feminist issues,...

DeGrazia's 'Way of the Cross' Exhibition

from:DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun

The annual showing of Ted DeGrazia's "Way of the Cross" oil paintings is paired this year with preliminary watercolor sketches the artist drew in preparation for his...

Tucson/DeGrazia Paintings from Diego Rivera Studio

from:DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun

Created in 1942, these oil paintings by DeGrazia were done while the young artist was studying and working at the Diego Rivera Studio in Mexico City as an intern to Rivera and...

Food for Thought: Tucson - Little Giant of Contemporary Art

from:Davis Dominguez Gallery

Tucson, AZ--- Little Giant of Contemporary Art presented by Mike Dominguez, partner, Davis Dominguez Gallery. An insider's look into the vibrant Tucson contemporary art scene,...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Team Winter Races to Fund Research for Prostate Cancer

After losing her father to prostate cancer, Winter Vinecki started Team Winter to help raise money for prostate cancer research. Winter is a young triathlete who inspires...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Dan Coyne Walks the Talk When It Comes to Giving

Dan Coyne wanted to help a women he knew only by smile, so he decided to donate an organ to help save her life. Dan knew the woman only by sight and to say hello, but when he...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Join Troy Yocum on a Hike for Our War Heroes

Hiking across the country with his dog and his drum, Troy has a goal to raise money for military families and establish a national day of the deployed. Troy set out with a...

EarthTalk: Non-animal tested household cleaners

from:EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: I am very interested in purchasing household cleaners whose ingredients and final product are not tested on animals. Where do I look? -- D.R. According to...

Mother’s Day Dilemma: More Senior Moms Alone and Facing the Threat of Hunger

The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) wants all Americans to remember senior moms who’ll be alone and facing the threat of hunger on Mother’s Day this Sunday, May...

EarthTalk: Smart Growth

from:EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: What is “smart growth” and how does it benefit the environment? And what are the downsides, if any? -- F.Q. Originating in the early 1970s when city planners...

Refinance Your Mortgage Locally, as Mortgage Rates Drop to 5% Level

With recent Fed action, interest rates on 30 year fixed rate mortgages have fallen across the country to 5% and, for the best credits, even lower. These are the lowest rates...

EarthTalk: Plastic bag bans - Will we just use more paper?

from:EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: How effective have plastic bag bans and restrictions been on reducing plastic litter and other problems associated with their proliferation? And is it really...

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EarthTalk: Raw food diets

from:EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: A friend with many minor health problems recently switched to a diet of only raw plant foods and reports feeling much better. She also insists her new eating...

EarthTalk: Finding healthy snacks for kids

from:EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: I see a lot of “healthy snacks” being marketed for kids that list “natural flavors” but don’t identify them. Should I use these products? --...

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EarthTalk: Green-friendly linoleum

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Dear EarthTalk: I have a new linoleum floor, which I chose partly for its eco-friendliness. How do I clean and maintain it without using harsh or toxic chemicals? -- A.J. ...

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EarthTalk: How much electricity will plug-in hybrids use?.

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Dear EarthTalk: When the plug-in Prius is released, how much electricity will it use? Will my electric bill double if my Prius is plugged in each night? Or will the increase be...

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