BEST Things To Do In Tucson
The Event Oracle knows ALL the fun things to do in the land of the Tucson sun. Select your date above then scroll down for all the Arts, Entertainment, and Events in my crystal ball...
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Carnival of Illusion
Scottish Rite Grand Parlour
160 S Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
Carnival of Illusion is an evening of Old-World Magic in the style of classic entertainers such as Buster Keaton, Mae West, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Harry Houdini. The hosts have performed as house entertainers at the world's top resorts, Fortune 100 CEOs, to the 200 Most Powerful Women in America and operate the longest-running Arizona theater show. Carnival of Illusion is “Magic, Mystery, and OOOH La La.”
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Dog Days
Tucson Botanical Gardens
2150 N. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85712
From June 1st through September 30th, your 4-legged friends will be allowed to enjoy the Gardens just as much as you.
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Birds of Tohono Chul Walking Tour
Tohono Chul Park
7366 Paseo del Norte
Tucson, AZ 85704
Tohono Chul hosts several docent-led and self-guided walking tours of its grounds. Learn to identify birds that are local residents and those just passing through, plus information on habits and habitat during the Birds of Tohono Chul tour. Tours are included in the admission price; reservations are not necessary.
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The Retablo of Ciudad Rodrigo
University of Arizona Art Museum
University of Arizona, 1031 Olive Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85721
The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo is a jewel of the University of Arizona Museum of Art's collection and one of the most important works produced in 15th-century Spain. This altarpiece, also called a retablo, was made for the cathedral of the city (Ciudad) Rodrigo in the province of Salamanca, Spain, between the years 1480 and 1488, and after 1493. This exhibit is on permanent display, Tuesday-Sunday, at the University of Arizona Museum of Art.
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Woven Through Time: American Treasures of Native Basketry & Fiber Art
University of Arizona
1013 E. University Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85721
Arizona State Museum's new permanent exhibit features a sampling of the more than 35,000 specimens of basketry and other fiber art in the museum's extensive collection, ranging from millennia-old objects to modern-day masterpieces that celebrate the Southwestern U.S. region's ancient and abiding fiber-weaving traditions. ASMs total assemblage of basketry and fiber art specimens dating back some 8,000 years represents the major indigenous basket-making cultures from across North America. The museum's unparalleled collection of basketry and pottery has been designated an American Treasure by the National Endowment for the Humanities Save Americas Treasures Program.
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The Resiliency of Hopi Agriculture: 2000 Years of Planting
The University of Arizona
1013 E. University Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85721
Arizona State Museum presents this photographic exhibit--guest curated by Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Hopi farmer, photographer, and UA Ph.D. candidate in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment--which illustrates traditional Hopi farming practices, which are based on spiritual beliefs, community values, and ancient, time-tested techniques. Arizona State Museum is closed on Sundays and federal and state holidays.
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Exhibition: Charmed I'm Sure
Wilde Meyer Gallery
2890 E Skyline Dr, Suite 170
Tucson, AZ 85718
Wilde Meyer Gallery kicks off summertime with a group show of painters and sculptors - including Jaime Ellsworth, Kari Rives, Trevor Mikula, Sarah Webber, Barbara Duzan and more - daily, throughout June. Wilde Meyer Tucson specializes in original fine art paintings and sculpture. We also have a great selection of fine crafts, handcrafted one of a kind jewelry, Silver Taxco jewelry, ladies accessories and fashion pieces that are truly art to wear.
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A Portrait of Poetry: Photographs and Video by B. A. Van Sise
Center for Creative Photography
1030 N Olive Rd
Tucson, AZ 85719
The Center for Creative Photography and the Poetry Center at the University of Arizona are delighted to collaborate to exhibit a captivating project by B.A. Van Sise in a celebration of the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth. Van Sise is a New York–based photographer with a lifelong love of poetry and a family lineage that traces back to seminal American poet Walt Whitman. Van Sise has undertaken an expansive and inventive poetry portraiture project. Beginning in 2015, he embarked on a quest to make portraits of American poets that reflect the diversity and vitality of today’s poetry scene. Each portrait is a creative endeavor in which the poet becomes more an actor than a model, performing a concept Van Sise has created based upon one of the author’s poems. These narratives sometimes relate closely to the text (which is presented alongside the photograph), while at other times the connection is more abstract. The resulting “portraits” are at once a likeness of the poet, an evocation of the poem, and a presentation of a visual narrative fashioned by the photographer.
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Exhibit: Gate Scenes
3035 N. Swan Rd
Tucson, AZ 85712
"Gate Scenes," presented during the month of June as part of the "12 Months of Madaras" series of gallery exhibits by Tucson painter Diana Madaras, which explore a variety of subjects, will focus on paintings inspired by the best of Southwestern architecture, from ranch-style entrances to rustic hacienda archways.
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Free Form Friday
Unscrewed Theater
4500 E. Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85716
All kinds of Improv Comedy. Long form, short form, and musical. Unscripted and different every show. Second Friday of every month. *May contain adult language and subject matter. 17+ encouraged.
