2nd Saturday Downtown on October 8, including Tucson’s Pride on Parade
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
photo courtesy of Donovan Durband
From 2ndsaturdaysdowntown website for October 8:
At the Fox: The Tucson Symphony will make their encore appearance at the Fox Tucson Theatre and kick off the downtown-wide Who Shot Rock and Roll events and exhibits.
On the Scott Avenue Stage: In line with the celebrations of Tucson Rocks – featuring local exhibits of rock and roll photography at Tucson Museum of Art and Etherton Gallery, along with Zocalo’s pop-up gallery of local photographers, the outdoor stage hosts bands spanning the rock and roll gamut!
6pm-7:15pm: Combo Westside – “five member Tucson-based ensemble that blends more traditional latin genres such as bossa nova and bolero with contemporary music styles such as rhythm and blues, soul and funk”.
7:30pm-8:45pm: Cheepness “Sonoran Dirty Rock” – the kind of rock that recalls a time when cranking guitar extravaganzas were the highest order of the day and rock fans were damn glad of it.
9pm-10:15pm: The Mission Creeps “Surf-damaged-Rock-n-Roll” – a throwback to the dangerous edge of The Stooges and the serrated humour of The Cramps.
At the Rialto Arts & Antiquities Patio (SE corner of 5th Ave. & Congress St.): Kevin and Tanishia Hamilton present SW Soul Celebration. Starts at 6pm.
This year Tucson’s Pride on Parade will be held in conjunction with 2nd Saturdays Downtown. The theme is “People Representing Individuality, Diversity and Equality.” The parade will start at 6th Street and Pennington at 8:00 p.m. & go south, then west on Congress to Stone Ave. Grand Marshalls are Wendell Hicks (Executive Director, Southern AZ Aids Foundation), Dr. Heather Moroso (founder of Positively Beautiful), Scott Blades (Executive Director of Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network), & Jeffrey Scott Brown (creator of the AIDS Ribbon). Info: www.TucsonPride.org or call 520-622-3200.
