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2nd Saturday Downtown on Feb. 12 (most events have been re-scheduled due to mass shooting on January 8)

Carolyn Classen — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:03:44 +0000

Most 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!

TNT at the Rialto (for free) on 2nd Saturday Downtown

Carolyn Classen — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:18:15 +0000

Over at the Rialto Theatre (318 E. Congress) 7pm-9pm: TNT (AC/DC tribute band), free for 2nd Saturdays Downtown on January 8, 2011.

TNT rock band

Grind to play at the Fox Tucson Theatre

Another FREE concert, 7 to 9 p.m over at the Fox Tucson Theatre (17 W. Congress). Grind is advertised as a Tucson-based variety band, playing “modern country.”

Entertainment schedule below for the Scott Avenue Stage (between Congress and Broadway):

5:30pm-6:30pm: Deceptively Innocent (Rock/Pop/Alternative)

6:45pm-7:45pm: Mirror Image (The acoustic, jazzy duo was Arizona Daily Star’s 2008 Battle of the Bands winner)

8:00pm-10:00pm: Five Way Street (Classic Rock)

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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)

7:45pm – City High Short Film Fest: “As We See It – Digital Narratives:” on the topic of Unconditional Love

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Along Congress Street

6:30pm-9:30pm: Critical Stilts – Stilt walking & dancing
by Tucson Circus Arts

Live mural paintings by Joe Pagac, SW corner of Congress & 5th Ave.

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Scott Avenue @ Congress Street

6pm-10pm: Odaiko Sonora (Taiko drumming & workshops)
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Along 6th Ave.

5pm-10pm: Cristales Car Club

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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Ave. & Congress St.

5pm-6pm: The Wonderfools (family variety show)
6pm-7:30pm: Mik Garrison (eclectic one-man band)
7:30-8pm:The Wonderfools (family variety show)
8pm-9pm: Lykiska (tribal fusion bellydance troupe)
9pm-10pm: Avatara (ethno psychedelic fusion)

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Old Pueblo Garage, 27 E. Congress St.

5pm-7pm: Jake Garcia (guitarist)

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NW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.

6pm-8pm: A Son y Sol (Latin American music with a twist)

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For more information, www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com. Check out the photos of the winners of last month’s Holiday Windows Decorations Contest, and the Horrible Holiday Sweater Contest. Some of those sweaters were honestly pretty ugly.

1/8/11 UPDATE: due to the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords and 18 others at the Safeway in NW Tucson, most of these events will be cancelled tonight.