...CULTURAL LIFE in TUCSON... This list was compiled by the residents of Sunrise Mountain Ridge THEATER ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATRE University of Arizona (UA) School of Theater, Film and Television 520 621 1162 2 theaters on UA campus 1025 N Olive Road Marroney Theater Tornabene Theater next door SE corner of Park and Speedway Parking in Park avenue garage, some street parking Students studying at UA and many go onto professional careers in theater dramas, musicals, comedies Ticket prices vary ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY Temple of Art and Music 330 S Stone Avenue (downtown) parking on street or public garage 520 622 2823 professional theater company presents comedies, musicals, dramas tickets $20 to $70 (approximately) BROADWAY IN TUCSON Centennial Hall on UA campus 1020 E University Blvd (0n UA campus) just past the main gate park at Tyndall garage or Park Avenue further away some street parking after 5 pm presents musicals professional actors 520 903 2929 office tickets= call TICKETMASTER= 1 800 745 3000 ticket prices vary with the shows
CENTER FOR THE ARTS Pima Community College West Campus 2 miles west of I-10 at St Mary's Rd 520 206 6986 theater, music, dance student performers ticket prices vary with shows FOX THEATRE 17 W Congress Street (downtown) garage parking - some street parking 520 547 3040 variety of performance types and ticket prices GASLIGHT THEATRE 7010 E Broadway Blvd 520 886 9428 fun musical shows serving snacks before and during performances tickets around $20 INVISIBLE THEATRE 1400 N First Avenue near Drachman 520 882 9721 parking on the street presents musicals, comedies, and classics tickets around $25 flexible about changing dates LIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP 5317 E Speedway 520 327 4242 has free parking presents musicals, comedies and dramas tickets around $18 flexible about changing dates ROGUE THEATRE 300 E University Blvd 520 551 2053 has free parking lot usually presents dramas cast has discussion with audience after the show tickets priced mid $30 flexible about changing dates
UA PRESENTS Centennial Hall on UA campus and other venues 1020 E University Blvd (on UA campus) just inside the main gate park in Tyndall garage or Park avenue further away some street parking after 5 pm presentations in jazz, world music and dance new family series Sunday afternoons 520 621 3341 uapresents.org "OFF-BROADWAY" COMMUNITY THEATRE APCOT ALLIANCE PERFORMANCE CENTER allianceperformance center.org 8892 E Tanque Verde Road BORDERLANDS 520 882 8607 40 West Broadway Blvd borderlandstucson.org THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS 1881 Oracle Road 520 887 6239 communityplayerstucson.com SOMETHING SOMETHING THEATRE 520 468 6111 somethingsomethingtheatre.com ST. FRANCIS THEATRE St. Francis in the Foothills Church 4625 River Road (Northwest corner of River and Swan) free parking StFrancisTickets@gmail.com 520 775 2390 musicals, comedies tickets about $25
WINDING ROAD THEATRE 520 401 3626 738 North 5th Avenue windingroadtheatre.org MUSIC BERGER CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS located at Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind 1200 W Speedway Blvd free parking 520 770 3690 asdb.state.az.us concerts. plays, events tickets prices vary FRED FOX SCHOOL OF MUSIC AT UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 520 621 1655 1017 N Olive Road 2 concert halls on UA Campus Crowder Hall and Holsclaw Hall SE corner of Park and Speedway parking in Park Avenue garage and some street parking musicians are students, faculty, and professional guest artists varied programs from jazz, classical, chamber music tickets are usually $10 and $7 OR FREE (sometimes) ST ANDREW'S BACH SOCIETY SUMMER CONCERT SERIES 520 808 2122 TRUE CONCORD VOICES AND ORCHESTRA classical Grammy Award winning group 520 401 2651 PO Box 64912, Tucson 85728 tickets between $25 to $40 six programs a year given in small concert halls and acoustically excellent churches in Tucson TUCSON JAZZ SOCIETY 520 903 1265 tucsonjazzsociety@gmail.com
TUCSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tucson Music Hall 520 882 8585 260 S Church Street downtown= garage parking and some street professional musicians prices and programs vary tucsonsymphony.org Masterworks Series at Catalina Foothills High School different series: classical, childrens, pops tickets ordered through Tucson Symphony Orchestra (TSO) OUTDOOR CONCERTS FREE concerts Udall Park Saturday nights in May, June and September 7 pm to 9 pm (see schedule) on the lawn- free parking bring picnic supper and own chairs people gather before concert wine permitted Reid Park Sunday nights in May, June and September 7 pm to 9 pm (see schedule) on the lawn- free parking bring picnic supper and own chairs people gather before concert wine permitted DANCE UA SCHOOL OF DANCE Stevie Eller Dance Studio 1737 E University Blvd 520 621 1162 ticlets.arizona.edu on Mall UA campus near Cherry Street garage parking performers are students and faculty
MUSEUMS AMERIND FOUNDATION AND MUSEUM 2100 N Amerind Road Dragoon AZ 85609 520 586 3666 amerind.org western themed exhibits and collections ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM 2021 N Kinney Rd 520 883 2702 botanical garden,- desert plants, zoo, aquarium, natural history, hummingbirds cafe and restaurant after admission admission $20 BIOSPHERE2 (University of Arizona) Science Museum 32540 S Biosphere Road mile marker 96.5 Oracle AZ 520 825 1289 b2science.org center for learning and research about the Earth tickets $20 for tour INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM 4800 Gates Pass Road 520 629 0100 thewildlifemuseum.org collections highlight 400 species of insects, mammals, and birds from around the world and birds MINI TIME MACHINE MUSEUM OF MINIATURES 520 881 0606 4455 E Camp Lowell Drive theminitimemachine.org
MUSEUMS ON THE UA CAMPUS Center for Creative Photography UA Museum of Art Mineral Museum Pharmacy Museum Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium Arizona State Museum OLD TUCSON STUDIOS 201 S Kinney Rd 520 883 0100 "Spirit of the West Comes Alive" Hollywood in the desert where western movies were filmed tickets $20 TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORIC BLOCK 140 N Main Street free parking extension collection from primitive to contemporary excellent cafe separate from museum next door GARDENS and CAVES COLOSSAL CAVE MOUNTAIN PARK 520 647 7275 16721 E Old Spanish Trail colossalcave.com 2,400 acre park with Colossal Cave and La Posta Quemada Ranch cave tours = need reservation hiking trails in the park KARTCHNER CAVERNS STATE PARK 520 586 2283 reservations@azstateparks.gov located 9 miles south of Benson caves with 2.4 miles of passages 2 different caves: Rotunda/Throne and Big Room need separate reservations
TOHONO CHUL PARK 7366 N Paseo del Norte (just past Oracle Road on Ina Road) 520 742 6455 gardens, classes, green house, gift shop excellent cafe separate from the gardens TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS 2150 N Alvernon Way 520 326 9686 collections of cactus and desert wildflowers, classes butterfly collection cafe on grounds after admission CLASSES HUMANITIES SEMINARS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HUMANITIES SEMINARS 1508 Helen Street parking in garage across the street 520 626 7845 humansem@email.arizona.edu classes fall, spring, summer taught by university professors literature, history, science, art, music separate fee for each class range $120 to $200 for each course OLLI-UA OSHER LIFE LONG LEARNING INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Central Tucson campus 520 626 9039 1955 E 6th Street olli.arizona.edu classes held at University Service Annex Building B (2 blocks south of intersection of Speedway and Oracle Rd fee $250 for membership entire year- $200 single semester no fee for separate classes- no limit on course registration classes offered Monday to Friday (9am, 11 am, 1 pm) classes and study groups taught by professors and OLLI group scholars parking free with university permit included in registration from 50 to 70 classes offered each semester sponsors social events
LEARNING CURVE classes held at different locations 520 777 5817 thelearningcurvetucson.com courses in the arts, humanities music, literature, history (vary with the semester) taught by local scholars separate fee for each class about $150 to $200 LECTURES and PROGRAMS KITT PEAK NATIONAL OBSERVATORY VISITOR CENTER noao.edu located off I-19 56 miles southwest of downtown Tucson 520 318 8726 daytime tours 9 am to 3:35 nighttime program starts at 4:30 pm educational presentation and then stargazing when dark box supper provided reservations necessaryfor nighttime program tickets evening program $55 free parking MT LEMMON SKYCENTER 9800 Ski Run Road near ski area on Mt Lemmon skycenter.arizona.edu 520 626 8122 evening stargazing program box supper included participants meet about 3:30 pm at center reservations necessary tickets $65 free parking PIMA COUNTY LIBRARIES books discussions and lectures no membership - drop in see libraries for their scheduled events
POETRY CENTER 1508 E Helen Street poetry.arizona.edu 520 626 3765 parking in Helen Street garage across the street some street parking after 5 pm poetry readings, classes, lectures STEWARD OBSERVATORY MIRROR LAB mirrorlab.as.arizona.edu 520 626 8792 527 National Champion Drive located at east side of UA football stadium parking Cherry Avenue garage 90 minute tour mirror lab makes HUGE mirrors mirrors used in telescopes around the world reservations necessary= tickets $20 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING LECTURE SERIES held since 1922 520 621 5049 933 N Cherry Avenue room N210 at Steward Observatory on UA campus lectures held on Monday evenings 7:30 to 8:30 (see schedule) lectures presented by faculty and visiting scholars Steward telescope open free of charge after lecture parking street only or walk to garage as.arizona.edu/public-evening-lecture-series DON'T MISS... THE TUCSON FESTIVAL OF BOOKS held on the second weekend of March on UA mall and campus 4th largest book festival in the country famous authors, writing workshops, exhibits, book sales, food court NO admission charge tucsonfestivalofbooks.org