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Entertainment Magazine: Arizona What's happening today in Tucson?The Tucson Entertainment Magazine 2015 Events Calendar has hundreds of local Tucson kid and family-friendly listings. See what entertainment is happening in Tucson today. The hour by hour calendar shows dates and times, things to do, and links to more information about what is going on in Tucson. Submit your event for the entertainment calendar. Celebrating 20 Years Online!
Post Tucson Events Free: January 2015 Tucson EventsThe following are some of the highlighted Tucson events for the month. See all January 2015 listings. Heirloom Farmers Markets 9am to 1pm October through March, and 8am to 12pm April through September 2015. Friday Market – Trail Dust Town-Home of Pinnacle Peak, 6541 East Tanque Verde. Saturday Market – Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ. Saturday and Sunday Market – Rillito Park, 4502 N. 1st Ave. Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Shows begins in late January (wholesalers) and runs through mid-February (public). Dozens of vendors and displays throughout the city. Public and dealer shows in the upcoming Tucson Gem Shows calendars for January 2015 and February 2015. Indian America New Year’s Competition Pow Wow & Indian Craft Market is a collection of American Indian Art, arts and crafts, and food. 40 featured artists changing throughout the 14 days. The Pow Wow and Indian Craft Market is held the last Sunday of January through the Second Sunday of February each year. www.usaindianinfo.org Saturdays, January 10, 2015: The many legends and lost history of the Tucson Santa Catalina Mountains will be explored from the new book the "Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains" by author Robert Zucker and William "Flint" Carter at the historic Oracle Inn, 305 E. American Avenue in Oracle at 1:00 p.m. Read sample chapters. Thursday, January 8: A Day of Kindness and Reflection; Remembering. Four years ago the Tucson community and the entire country were stunned by the events that unfolded on the corner just across the street. In the days that followed, Tohono Chul became a refuge and a place of healing for many. On this anniversary, join us in a day of reflection and remembrance and shared kindness. Several city-wide events held. Friday, January 9: Heirloom Farmers Markets Moves It’s Friday Market from Jesse Owens Park to Trail Dust Town, Grand Opening day. Friday, January 16 through Wednesday, Jauary 28, 2015. Tucson Jazz Festival 13-days of jazz music, food, and festival fun.Artists performances include musical showcases in downtown Tucson hotspots including the historic venues Club Congress, the Rialto and The Fox Tucson theatres with live music throughout the city every day of the week. A daylong free festival, the Downtown Jazz Fiesta will feature the best of Tucson in two outdoor stages all day on Martin Luther King Day. Saturday, January 17: The Fab Four is elevated far above every other Beatles Tribute performing at the Tucson Fox Theatre. Friday, January 23-Sunday, January 25: 3rd Annual Desert Song Festival: Tucson Chamber Artists. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015: Gary Lewis & The Playboys in a special concert at the Diamond Center. Saturday, January 31, 2015: The Official Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase 2015 opens through February 15. More Tucson January 2015 events.
February 2015 EventsSee all February 2015 events in Tucson. Tucson Gem and Mineral Shows attract the world's best minerals, jewelry, lapidary and dealers from across the world to Tucson, Arizona. The Gem Shows runs through mid February 2015. February 7-March 29, 2015: The Arizona Renaissance Festival returns with another year of entertainment. The 2015 5th Annual Rodeo Days Arts Celebration is held on Saturday, February 28th with Susan French with Mayor Bob Walkup; NAI Horizons, Tucson Musicians Museum. Tucson Rodeo, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros - the Celebration of the Cowboys, and the Tucson Rodeo Parade is held the last week in February 2015.The Tucson Rodeo Museum opens in preparation for the annual Tucson Rodeo in February. El Charro Salsa PicanteAuthentic salsa from Tucson, Arizona's own El Charro Café. Have a piece of Tucson mailed to you. More products from El Charro Café. March 2015 Tucson EventsThe annual Tucson Festival of Books attracts hundreds of local authors and thousands of people to the UA from March 13-15, 2015. More March 2015 Tucson happenings. April 2015 EventsTucson in April is ideal for outdoor activities, including runs and walks. The 2015 Relay For Life, draws thousands of Tucsonans. April also begins the Oro Valley Arts in the Park entertainment and music series and the Tucson International Mariachi Conference. 2015 Tucson International Mariachi Conference is Tucson's largest cultural event and a model for other mariachi conferences nationwide. The event includes a week of student workshops followed by several public concerts featuring the world's best and brightest mariachi musicians and talented folklorico dancers. The public concerts are performed at outdoor and indoor stages in April. Some events free. Follorico workshops. See all of the Tucson events happening in April 2015. May 2015 EventsThe month of May in Tucson spotlights the popular annual Tucson Folk Festival. The Annual Mt. Lemmon Hill Climb to the top of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Another mountain run is the Tucson Heart Group Cinco de Mayo 10K Fitness Fiesta, Tucson’s largest and most scenic 10K event that winds through Starr Pass in the Tucson Mountains foothills. See all of May 2015 Tucson events. Restaurant.com has special coupons offers for dozens of Tucson restaurants. June 2015June begins the hot summer season where temperatures are mainly over 100F. Late evening Meet Me Downtown 5K Night Run & Walk centers around Downtown. More things to do in June 2015. July 2015The Fourth of July fireworks shows at "A" See more upcoming events in July 2015. August 2015Tucson Birthday. Tucson celebrates its founding on August 23, 1775. La Fiesta de San Agustin is held downtown with community activities planned throughout August. Los Changuitos Feos de Tucson, the original youth mariachi group, marks its 51th Anniversary in 2015 with a concert during a three-day period August 21-23, 2014. All events will take place in Tucson. See more August 2015 Tucson daily events. Tucson October HighlightsAs the weather cools in October, the city celebrates the annual Desert Thunder Pro Rodeo, Anza Days in Tubac, AZ), La Fiesta de los Chiles, Annual Desert Blue Grass Festival. See more October Tucson events. Oracle State Park is open through October. Catalina State Park has special weekend ctivities and tours. Summerhaven is open with temperatures about 20 degrees cooler than Tucson. Tucson's Oktoberfest events happening through October, including in Green Valley with a brass band, or the Bouncing Czechs, or Trail Dust Town. Tucson has several popular community Halloween Events, including Old Tucson's NightFall and SlaughterHouse. Celebrate Halloween at Nightfall at Old Tucson Studios, Southern Arizona Food & Wine Festival, Halloween Trick-or-Treat parties and Tucson Meet Yourself (TMY). See more October Tucson events. Groupon for Tucson
November 2015Nutcracker: The popular Tucson performance of A Southwest Nutcracker is held in November. Ballet Rincon 12th Annual production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Other major annual events include the Celtic Festival Scottish Highland Games, Annual Holiday Craft Market, the Celebrity Chefs Dinner, NamJam Bike Show and Poker Run. November is Native American Month with a traditional Pow Wow. Tucson Holiday Doll Show & Sale is held in November at the Sabbar Shrine Center. Antique, Vintage, Modern & Art Dolls. El Tour de Tucson Bicycle Race is Tucson's largest perimeter cycling event for all ages and abilities. El Tour draws thousands of bicyclists to ride the perimeter of the city. The ArtsFest makes another run in November in northwest Tucson at La Encantada Shopping Mall. See more November Tucson events. December Tucson Events26th Annual Poinsettia Sale is partnering with Green Things to provide beautiful, locally-grown poinsettias. Tucson events in December include the Winter West Fest at Old Tucson Studios, Ferias Navidenas & Nacimiento Tour, Luminaria Nights, and Winterhaven. Thunder in the Desert is the New Millennium First People World Fair & Pow Wow starting December 30th. See all of the Tucson winter events, Hannukah and Christmas activities and more December Tucson events. Luminaria Nights at Tucson Botanical Gardens is a festive Tucson holiday tradition, now in its 29th year! New this year is an extra weekend of festivities. Arizona Repertory Singers (ARS), Tucson’s premier vocal choral group, celebrates 25 years under the leadership of Music Director Dr. Jeffry A. Jahn with a holiday concert season featuring his favorite songs in December. Welcome the 2016 New Year with these New Year's Eve parties hosted by businesses and resports throughout Tucson. Two of the most popular holiday events in Tucson include the Fourth Avenue Winter Street Fair, Luminaria Nights and Winterhaven Festival of Lights. See dozens of Christmas and Hanukkah Tucson events for the holidays. New Year's Eve parties and special events are held by several resorts and hotels to bring back the traditional feeling. See more December events and end of the year entertainment for 2015.
 Explore Tucson's historyTucson, Arizona is one of the oldest settlements in the United States, ranking in age next after San Augustine, Florida, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Santa Catalina mountains has been experiencing a gold rush for hundreds of years. A new book on the "Treasures of the Santa Catalina Mountains" reveals the legends and hidden history of the Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson. Discover how the Spanish, Mexican and American settlers became prospectors and then miners over hundreds of years. Spanish history in Tucson can be traced back to 1649, when a military station was established by the Spaniards to protect the Mission of San Xavier. The area was occupied by Native Americans for over 10,000 years before. Read and download several accounts about Tucson's early pioneer days and Tucson history. Just below Mt. Lemmon's backside lies one of the great stories of the search for gold in the mountains, the lost city and the lost Iron Door mine. Today, a quick drive to the Catalinas reveals that hidden treasures still do exist. Explore the historical records that account for that thousands of pounds of gold in quartz that has been extracted from the Catalina mountains. Read about Arizona's Gold Rush. NEW LOCAL TUCSON BOOKS
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