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Most city, county, state, and federal governmental offices will be closed Monday, including post offices and courts. Most banks and credit unions will be closed. Read more»

The watercolor piece depicts sisters Elizabeth and Evelyn.

An animated documentary following the stories of children and their experiences as immigrants will screen at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Wednesday as part of Cinema Tucsón's monthly programming. Read more»

Hailing from the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, since their inception in 2017, Mexican-American darkwave/post-punk duo Twin Tribes’ dark star has been steadily on the rise. They'll hit the stage at 191 Toole in Tucson on Monday night. Read more»

Gertie and the T.O. Boyz will be one of the bands at the Waila Celebration.

The social dance music — a mix of polkas and waltzes with Mexican influences — developed by Southern Arizona's Tohono O'odham people will be featured at this year's Waila Celebration, set for Saturday. Read more»

The fifth annual "Eight 10s in Tucson" theatre festival is returning to the live stage for the first time since its inaugural run. The Winding Road Theatre Ensemble production opens Friday night. Read more»

Straight out of Poway, the lo-fi electronic buzz and thump of post-punk revivalists Crocodiles was cultured in San Diego — and spread around the world. The group will take to the Club Congress stage on Saturday, with "echoes of friends who are no longer with us." Read more»

Believe it or not, there are plenty of great activities to do with mom for Mother's Day, that don't involve lukewarm bacon and kids marveling at stacks of waffles. Here are a few other ways to show your appreciation. Read more»

George Howard died on April 14.

The Tucson Musicians Museum in collaboration with the Southern Arizona Blues Heritage Foundation and Hotel Congress will hold a celebration of life for George Howard. Read more»

What better place to celebrate this 'holiday' than Tucson.

Fun trivia fact: Cinco de Mayo commemorates Mexico's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, as European troops invaded the country. El Día de la Batalla de Puebla remembers that spirit of resistance. Read more»

UA students loading Polaroid cameras provided by the Center for Creative Photography at El Pueblo Neighborhood Center site visit.

Bringing life and activity back to the El Pueblo Neighborhood Center on Tucson's South Side is the goal of of a project supported by the Sunnyside Foundation and arts and humanities experts at the University of Arizona. Read more»

Greyhound Soul (L to R): bassist Duane Hollis, drummer Alan Anderson, frontman Joe Peña, keyboardist Glen Corey and guitarist Robin Michael Johnson.

"At our shows people know the words to our songs and are singing along. That still blows me away," said Greyhound Soul's stalwart leader Joe Peña ahead of this weekend's gigs marking the band's nearly three decades of music. Read more»

Seemingly “born a silver thorn on a Midwest rose,” in finding her angels Melissa Etheridge found her soul. ne of rock's great female performers and an LGBTQ activist, she spoke with the Sentinel ahead of a Tucson concert. Read more»

A sunny spring day in Sabino Canyon.

While preserving the planet should be a daily aspiration, Earth Day brings renewed inspiration to be a superhero for nature. There will be several community events taking place in Tucson; here are some of them. Read more»

Mariachi Azteca is the result of Don Fuentes' efforts to bring the course back to Pima Community College.

Pima Community College had not offered mariachi classes for more than a decade — until a former PCC student and music instructor Don Fuentes sent an email to Steven Higginbotham, who was the arts dean, in summer 2021. Read more»

Tim Butler

Four decades after the Psychedelic Furs' debut, co-founding member Tim Butler reflects on the road out of Middlesex, England. Most well-known in the U.S. for the the theme for "Pretty in Pink," the band is back after a long break, and has an upcoming stop in Tucson. Read more»

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