With run-down schools and museums few and far between, rural Colombia can be a cultural wasteland. Beer and eight ball is about as high-brow as it gets. So what’s Andy Warhol doing out here?... Read more»
Horrific abuse, mass layoffs, emotional isolation, the crumbling economy, and foreclosures – this week’s new release DVDs center around the country’s ills, past and present.... Read more»6
Tucson has much more in the way of St. Patrick’s day celebration than the official parade and festivities on Sunday, as local musicians offer many Irish musical options throughout the week.... Read more»
With a state program offering movie productions tax credits set to expire at year’s end, a lawmaker wants to not only renew the program but offer incentives similar to those in New Mexico.... Read more»
Readers attending the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend can meet Sentinel staff — and each other — at our booth.... Read more»1
Larry McMurtry, writer of Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Lonesome Dove” and “The Last Picture Show” has suffered a “cardiac event.” His appearance at this weekend’s Tucson Festival of Books has been canceled.... Read more»1
UApresents announced their 2010-11 season’s offerings Wednesday evening on their website. The slate of acts coming to Centennial Hall is formidable, including Liza Minnelli, Joshua Bell, Blue Man Group and Savion Glover.... Read more»
It would be a sin to miss this weekend’s events in Tucson. Below find seven promising options.... Read more»1
The Tucson Festival of Books is one of our city’s more unique events, featuring a panoply of children’s events, author interviews, writing workshops and panels.... Read more»1
The Tucson Book Festival, in cooperation with the UA’s Poetry Center and American Indian Language Development Institute, will be hosting some of America’s best living poets this weekend. These are the Sentinel’s selections of the best of the festival’s poetry roster.... Read more»
The Tucson Chamber Music Festival offers free open rehearsals on the mornings of concerts. It’s an opportunity to watch seasoned professionals practice their craft in ways that are not always obvious in concerts alone.... Read more»
Hugo (or Hugh) O’Conor is considered by many to be the Old Pueblo’s founding father. He is especially embraced by members of the large Irish community who dwell in Tucson today.... Read more»2
With all the hype surrounding Tim Burton’s new film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, I felt that I should get in on the game. Perhaps TucsonSentinel.com will gross more than the movie.... Read more»
Rising out of tidal terrain reclaimed from generations of pollutant industries, the outer structure of the Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Center promises a brighter future for those living in this secluded land of Spain’s north.... Read more»
Fledgling organization Boycott Anti-Gunners, or BAG, has started a database of gun-friendly and anti-gun establishments in Tucson.... Read more»1
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