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Frida's Style: Traditional Women's Costumes from Mexico

01-28-2012 - 06-03-2012

Tucson Museum of Art

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Tucson Museum of Art - 140 North Main Avenue Tucson AZ 85701

Admission: $8/Adults, $6/Seniors (ages 60+), $3/Students (ages 13+), Free/Members and Children ages 12 and under

(520) 624-2333

Start Time(s): Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm-5:00pm

Featuring beautiful textiles from The Castaneda Museum of Ethnic Costume in Tucson, Arizona and objects from the permanent collection of the Tucson Museum of Art, this exhibition features examples of the jewelry and traditional costumes favored by Frida K

The Great Gatsby

02-25-2012 - 03-17-2012

Arizona Theatre Company - Tucson

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Temple of Music and Art - 330 South Scott Avenue Tucson AZ 85701

Admission: $28-$62

(520) 884-8210

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Start Time(s): Saturday 2:00pm, 4:00pm and 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm and 7:00pm, Tuesday and Friday 7:30pm, Wednesday and Thursday 2:00pm and 7:30pm

The Great Gatsby is at once titillating, fascinating and shocking in its portrayal of The Jazz Age that was soon to disappear from the American landscape. In this first authorized adaptation since 1926, Simon Levy brings the humor, irony, pathos and loveliness of F. Scott Fitzgerald's American classic to the stage. Navigate the languid atmosphere of wealth and privilege with Nick Carraway as he observes the glittering, elaborate parties of his neighbor, the infamous and illusive Jay Gatsby.

Alvin Ailey American Dance

03-23-2012 - 03-23-2012

UApresents

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UA Centennial Hall - 1020 East University Boulevard Tucson AZ 85721

Admission: $15-$79

(520) 621-8825

uapresents@arizona.edu

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Start Time(s): Friday 8:00pm

Join the millions worldwide who have experienced the Ailey company in person. Led by Artistic Director Judith Jamison, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has performed in 48 states and in 71 countries on six continents, including two historic residencies in South Africa. The company has earned a reputation as one of the most acclaimed international ambassadors of American culture, promoting the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage.

Roberta Flack

04-28-2012 - 04-28-2012

Fox Tucson Theatre

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Fox Tucson Theatre - 17 West Congress Street Tucson AZ 85701

Admission: $40-$80

(520) 547-3040

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Start Time(s): Saturday 7:30pm

Internationally hailed as one of the greatest songstresses of their time, GRrammy Award winning Roberta Flack remains unparalleled in her ability to tell a story through her music. Her songs bring insight into our lives, loves, culture and politics, while effortlessly traversing a broad musical landscape from pop to soul to folk to jazz.

Carnival of Illusion

09-30-2011 - 05-31-2015

Carnival of Illusion

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DoubleTree at Reid Park - 445 South Alvernon way Tucson AZ 85711

Admission:

$24-$39, Use promo code "ShowUp" for $5 off every ticket

(520) 881-4200

(520) 615-5299

thrills@carnivalofillusion.com

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Start Time(s):

Friday-Saturday, Times Vary by Show

Laugh, have fun and celebrate as you take a magical journey around the world. Carnival of Illusion is Vaudeville, Magic, and OOOH La La! The Carnival of Illusion Magical Parlour Show presents national quality magic in an old-world setting and is limited to just 35 guests!

Great for date nights, special celebrations and group events. Call for information and ask about the two-for-one dinner special.

Marana Bluegrass Music and Arts Festival

03-17-2012 - 03-18-2012

Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance

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Crossroads at Silverbell Park - 7548 North Silverbell Road Marana AZ 85653

Admission: To Be Announced

(520) 797-3959

chelsey@saaca.org

Start Time(s): Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm

The park will be filled with the sounds of bluegrass as the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance in partnership with the Desert Bluegrass Association, present the second annual Bluegrass Festival in conjunction with the 3rd annual Marana Arts and Crafts Festival at Marana's newest regional park, Crossroads - Silverbell Park. The festival will feature up to ten bands over the two days, regional food vendors as well as nearly 100 of the region's BEST visual artists in every medium and genre exhibiting original creations of jewelry, pottery, painting and more.

Missa Solemnis - Classic Series

03-09-2012 - 03-11-2012

Tucson Symphony Orchestra

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Tucson Music Hall - 260 South Church Avenue Tucson AZ 85701

Admission: $30-$83

(520) 791-4101

boxofficedistribution@tucsonsymphony.org

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Start Time(s): Friday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm

Compared in its form and greatness with Bach's Mass in B-minor, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis has inspired listeners for almost 200 years. Listen to one of today's foremost mezzo-sopranos, Susanne Mentzer, soprano Katie Van Kooten, tenor Roger Honeywell, bass Raymond Aceto and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra Chorus perform Beethoven's supreme achievement.

Alice in Wonderland Jr

03-15-2012 - 03-18-2012

CYT (Christian Youth Theater) - Tucson

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Pima Community College Proscenium Theatre - 2202 West Anklam Road Tucson AZ 85709

Admission: $10/General Admission

(520) 206-6986

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Start Time(s): Thursday and Friday 7:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 2:00pm and 7:00pm

Based on the classic children's story Through the Looking Glass, written in the late 1900s by eccentric author and mathematician, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Jr. is a fantasy filled with flowers, animals and objects that sing, dance, recite poetry and play croquet with a crabby Queen of Hearts.

Wild About Wildflowers at Tohono Chul!

03-13-2012 - 03-13-2012

Tohono Chul Park

Tohono Chul Park - 7366 North Paseo del Norte Tucson AZ 85704

Admission: $110-$135

(520) 742-6455

marciaring@tohonochulprk.org

Start Time(s): Tuesday 7:30pm

With above normal precipitation in November and December, the pundits are now forecasting that with just a little more rain they have a good chance for better than average desert wildflowers this spring so cross your fingers, they're off on a long-awaited wildflower trek! With Lynn Hassler along to help with flower identification, they're heading west through the Tohono O'odham reservation towards Why and Organ Pipe National Monument.

Rachmaninoff Vespers

03-23-2012 - 03-23-2012

Tucson Chamber Artists

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St Francis-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church - 600 South La Canada Drive Green Valley AZ 85614

Admission: $20-$35

(520) 625-1370

Start Time(s): Friday 7:00pm

Described as Rachmaninoff's finest accomplishment and the greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church, the All-Night Vigil often referred to as "Vespers" is a feast for your senses. Regarded by Rachmaninoff himself as one of his favorite works, his masterpiece is Russian Romanticism at its best. TCA welcomes guest conductor Michel Marc Gervais to lead the poignant Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae by one of Finland's leading contemporary composers, Jaakko Mantyjarvi. Written to commemorate the sinking of the MS Estonia in 1994, the piece utilizes texts from the traditional Requiem Mass and the report of the disaster from a Finnish news service.