Wednesday, July 25, 2018
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Cocktail Classic. Calling all cocktail connoisseurs! This is the event for you, so mark your calendars. Sullivan’s Steakhouse will host a dinner that pairs four cocktails with a four-course meal. Enjoy a Venetian Spritz, Sparkling Lemon Cooler, Summertime Cocktail and Spiced Old Fashioned with menu items ranging from chicken and waffles to wagyu sirloin sliders. $65 per person. 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 25. 1785 E. River Road. Make your reservations online at sullivanssteakhouse.com/menu/cocktail-classic/. Details here.
Watermelon Wednesdays: What better way to cool off than with some watermelon? It's the perfect summer snack, at least the animals think so. Hang out with the lions and tigers and bears and say oh my as they chow down on watermelon treats at the Reid Park Zoo. The zoo doesn't make it easy for the animals to get to their sweet treat, so watch them figure out puzzle feeders filled with watermelon slices. Wednesday, July 25, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. This event is included in general zoo admission. Watermelon Eegee's and fresh watermelon slices will be for sale throughout the zoo if you want to join the animals indulging in their sweet and thirst-quenching snacks. Details here.
Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.
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Andy Goldsworthy’s Rivers and Tides
This event spotlights the documentary about one artist’s integration of nature and human change. It chronicles the work of artist Andy Goldsworthy, who uses natural media, like ice and rock, to create works of art in nature. A panel discussion organized by the UA Water Resources Research Center and the Sky Island Alliance will follow the film. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 31. Regular admission prices; general admission $9.75.
First Friday Shorts
Now’s your chance to show off your talents as a filmmaker. Each month, the Loft Cinema holds a short film contest, where any film under 15 minutes long has a shot at making it to the big screen. It’s up to the audience to decide which film wins the monthly grand prize of $200. Limit to show the first 15 films brought in each month. Films must be brought in prior to the start of the show. Some material may not be suitable for all audiences. For more complete rules and terms, visit the Loft's website. 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. $5 for Loft Cinema members, $6 general admission.
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Avengers: Infinity War
If you missed out on this hero-packed adventure when it first came out or simply want to fill the void until the next Marvel movie release, head over to the UA Mall on the University of Arizona campus for an outdoor screening. The movie will be projected on the Loft’s inflatable Solar Cinema screen. Open to the general public. 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. Free admission. UA Mall.
The Greatest Showman Sing-A-Long
Belt out your favorite hits from The Greatest Showman with this Sing-A-Long. The lyrics to songs such as “This is Me” and “The Other Side” will be onscreen and ready for the crowd to join in. Don your best circus-inspired outfit for a chance to win a prize. 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. $10 Loft members and children 12 and under, $12 general admission.
All events, except the Avengers
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Similar to Cops, the show follows the night shifts of emergency responders as they deal with car crashes, drug overdoses, and other medical emergencies.
“By capturing the heroic work of EMTs in cities like Austin, Yonkers, Baton Rouge and Tucson, viewers get a glimpse into the extent of what they do for their communities.” Says Producer Rasha Drachkovitch.
The first season has 10 episodes, all of which feature Tucson. Filming was done with local EMTs in multiple locations and situations across Tucson, including when “paramedics face an Internal Defibrillator that unexpectedly malfunctions”. Other filming locations include Yonkers, Austin, and Baton Rouge.
“Nightwatch Nation” premieres Thursday, August 16 at 10pm ET/PT.
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The debate was sponsored by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission, an organization that enacts voter education, clean funding for candidate campaigns and campaign finance enforcement. Complete video of the event can be viewed on YouTube.
In the first question after opening statements, candidates were asked to state their top priorities and the first piece of legislation they would submit if elected.
Villegas said she would address public education funding first. Cajero Bedford said she hopes to continue serving on the appropriations committee, where she has experience setting the state budget. Cano said he would take a look at special tax breaks for the upper class on the first day of the legislature. Hernandez would address health care first, hoping to put money from the budget towards prevention programs. Gonzales, a former school teacher, said education is her top priority.
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The young men of the Arizona Wildcats will take center stage at this year's event in Hawaii, playing with fellow heavyweights Duke, Xavier, San Diego State and Gonzaga at this year's Maui Invitational.
The Wildcats' tropical getaway starts with a matchup against Iowa State in the 35th iterate of the tournament, with the game tipping off at 7:30 p.m. Arizona time on Monday, Nov. 19 in Lahaina.
From there, the Wildcats or Cyclones will face the winner of the Gonzaga-Illinois game, with the final pairing of either Auburn, Xavier, SDSU or Duke in the finals on Nov. 21.
The Wildcats are making their first appearance in the tournament since 2014, when they won their seventh Maui Invitational title.
Arizona Coach Sean Miller is thrilled to head back to the island, saying his team will learn a lot from the experience.
“Our program is honored to once again be a part of one of the storied events in college basketball.
Arizona Basketball and the Maui Jim Maui Invitational have a great history together that goes back
years. This season’s bracket is full of excellent programs and will prove to be one of the marquee events in our game yet again. Our players, staff and great fans are excited for another tremendous trip to Hawai’i.”
They are tied with the University of North Carolina for the most titles in the tournaments's history, which dates back to 1982.
Ticket packages to the November hardwood free-for-all are sold-out, but can still be found sparingly on the Invitational's website.
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An agenda item on TUSD's Tuesday night board meeting asks the question, Should TUSD provide education for the children living at a federal detention facility located in the district?
The agenda item "direct(s) staff to research what authority and responsibility our district has to provide educational support to school aged children held in federal detention at the Southwest Key Program Facility."
The building is located at 1601 N. Oracle Road between Grant and Speedway. The children are school aged. School districts are required to educate children within their boundaries without regard to their immigration status. Though staff say they are educating the students, the facility isn't affiliated with an educational institution, and staff members have been vague about what the "education" entails.
Does TUSD have the responsibility to seek out children in its district? Probably not. But these children have no parents or guardians to enroll them in school, and the Feds aren't interested in making a connection with a local educational institution. That makes this situation unique.
By raising the question, TUSD is spotlighting yet another issue which arises when children are detained by the federal government for an extended period. Some of them were separated from their parents by the Trump administration against the parents' wills. Others arrived in the U.S. unaccompanied. As children, all of them deserve the most comprehensive care and attention we can give them.
If you want more information, Hank Stephenson wrote a detailed article about the TUSD agenda item in the Friday Star. The Weekly's Danyelle Khmara wrote about a visit to the Southwest Key facility by 16 state legislators to the facility in the last issue.
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AZ Clean Elections Commission is holding a Legislative District 10 primary forum where the four Democratic candidates will get a chance to debate the issues.
Two of the candidates, out of incumbent Kirsten Engel and newcomers Domingo DeGrazia, Nicki Lee and Catherine Ripley, will go to the general election against Republican incumbent Todd Clodfelter.
LD10 includes mid-town Tucson east of Campbell Avenue between Speedway Boulevard and 22nd Street, Tucson's east side, the Foothills east of Bear Canyon, Davis Monthan area and Civano. Registered voters are 37 percent Democrat, 32 percent Republican and 30 percent other.
The forum is on Tuesday, July 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Saguaro High School, 545 N. Camino Seco.
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Space Camp. There’s a little bit of a space geek in all of us, but if you’re between the ages of 3 ½ and 12, and if you have an extra big dose of space geek in you, this camp might be the perfect way to spend a week—or just a day—of your summer. From space-themed games to imaginative crafts, from open playtime to lots of active learning, it’s the type of camp that’s going to keep your brain—and your muscles—moving all week. Don’t forget to bring a sack lunch if you’re staying all day. Just head over to the Heart and Soul Kids Activity Center, and from there, you’ll take off to infinity… and beyond. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 23 to Friday, July 27. Heart and Soul Kids Activity Center, 8363 N. Oracle Road. $215 for the full week, $60 for one day, $30 for a half day and $5 each for morning care from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. and after care from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Details here.
Coco Movie & Book Signing. Did you know that the wildly successful Disney/Pixar movie Coco was based off a book? "Miguel and the Amazing Alebrijes" author Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford will be at the Fox Theatre on Tuesday, July 24. You can really get into the spirit of the movie by painting your face for the Day of the Dead contest. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Roni will be signing books before and during the film, books are for sale at the event. Tickets are $5 at the door, or $25 for a family pack of four tickets, one book and two popcorns.
Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.
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