2nd Saturday Downtown on Feb. 12 (most events have been re-scheduled due to mass shooting on January 8)
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011Most of us were glued to our TV sets, radios, computers or other electronic devices due to the horrific news on the last 2nd Saturdays Downtown on January 8. Most of the street events were canceled, due to the shock and grief over the 6 innocent dead victims and 13 others wounded (including CD 8 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords) shot by suspect Jared Lee Loughner. And many families & friends were at the various hospitals that were treating the wounded, especially University Medical Center.
So, coming up Feb. 12, TNT (AC/DC Tribute) will now be re-scheduled at the Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St., 7 to 9 p.m.
Listed below is the event schedule from 2nd Saturdays Downtown website, with a message of sympathy:
We are regrouping for Feb 12th to celebrate Tucson’s community,
to honor those who were lost on Jan 8th and to offer healing to those recovering. Mucho amor a Tucson!
Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress
7pm: Tucson’s Christian Youth Theater presents Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy man “Willy Wonka.” ($10 to $15)
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Scott Avenue Stage (between Congress and Broadway):
5:45pm-7:00pm: Tammy West & The Culprits (Soulful Americana)
7:15pm-8:30pm: Five Way Street (Classic Rock)
8:45pm-10:00pm: Kevin Pakulis Band (On the rock side of Americana)
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Congress Street @ 4th Avenue
6pm-9pm: Les Avenge (beat boy acrobatics)
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Along Congress Street
4:45pm-5:15pm: 7 Pipers Band
5:30pm-7:30pm: Odyssey Story Arts Cart
6pm-10pm: Living Statues by Parasol Project
Live mural paintings by Joe Pagac, SW corner of Congress & 5th Ave.
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Scott Avenue @ Congress Street
6pm-9pm: Odaiko Sonora (Taiko Drumming, demos & hands-on workshops)
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Along 6th Ave.
5pm-10pm: Cristales Car Club
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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave. & Congress St.
*7pm-9pm: Magician John Coppin performs a non-stop show*
5pm-6pm: The Wonderfools (family variety show)
Wonderfools taken by Shanda Romans, courtesy of 2nd Saturdays Downtown
6pm-7pm: Avatara (ethno psychedelic fusion)
7pm-7:30pm: Batucaxe (Brazilian drum & dance)
7:30-8pm:The Wonderfools (family variety show)
8pm-9pm: Lykiska (tribal fusion bellydance)
9pm-10pm: Mik Garrison (eclectic one-man band)
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Indian Village Lot – Kid’s Corner! Between Stone & Scott on Congress St.
West Wall: Cinema La Placita – 6pm – Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971, with Gene Wilder)
7:45pm – City High Short Films Festival: “As We See It – Digital Narratives” on the topic of Unconditional Love
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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress St.
5pm-7pm: Jacob Garcia
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NW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.
5pm-7pm: Mik Garrison (eclectic one-man band)
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Chicago Store, 130 E. Congress St.
6pm-9pm: Deceptively Innocent (Rock/Pop/Alternative)
Log onto 2nd Saturdays Downtown website (click here) for more info on the entertainment schedule (plus more photos). If you haven’t been downtown for this 2nd Saturdays monthly event yet, you’re in for a real urban treat, just prior to Valentine’s Day!
