Josue Saldivar says the love he has for his father is what keeps him strong through these tough emotional and financial times. 

His dad, Saul, passed away on Valentine's Day after a months-long battle with cancer. Ever since Saul was admitted into a hospital in Albuquerque—where Josue's mom and younger sisters still live—Josue became the primary economic support for the family. 

This warm, 25-year-old Dreamer is an active member of immigration rights advocacy groups like Mariposas Sin Fronteras (Butterflies Without Frontiers), BorderLinks and Scholarships A-Z, an organization that helps undocumented students pay for college. He also works tutoring students living in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

The Saldivar's are originally from Agua Prieta, Sonora—a small town that borders Douglas, Arizona. They came to Tucson when Josue was 8. Josue and one of his sisters are DACA recipients—a program issued by President Barack Obama four years ago to grant young immigrants a work permit and relief from deportation. His mom is undocumented and the youngest sibling is a U.S. citizen.

“My dad sacrificed so much for me and my sisters,” Josue says. “He worked every week day, weekend, and I’d always see him come home with a smile on his face because he knew the reasons he was doing it.”

If you want to learn more the health impacts of climate change, head on down to Centennial Hall to see tonight's installment in the UA College of Science spring lecture series, Earth Transformed. Tonight's speaker is Kacey Ernst, associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics in the UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, who will discussing "Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts and Pathways to Resilience." The free talk is at 7 p.m.

The Weekly has a Q&A with Ernst here. And if you can't make it down there, you can see both Ernst and UA College of Science Dean Joaquin Ruiz talking about the lecture series on Zona Politics in the above video.

Tucsonans from the North to the South know the Rialto regularly hosts the best local and international performers, but on Saturday, Feb. 20, the historic venue will throw a colorful night of jazz, drinking, swing dancing and, most importantly, fundraising with their Stage Canteen: A Swingin' 1940s USO Party. 

Dressed as a '40s-wartime Bob Hope, MC Lynn "Win" Roberts will host the evening's festivities, which include live music from Big Band Express, a local jazz group; vaudeville entertainment from Cirque Roots, a "grassroots artist collective" specializing in all things circus. Expect appearances from a slew of special guests, auctions for original band art/memorabilia and raffles. The Rialto also promises attendees delicious culinary libations from local eateries including Elliot's, Hub, Proper, Cup Café, Maynard's and more. 

The Muslim Community Center (5100 N. Kevy Place) of Tucson is welcoming Dr. Shinkai Karokhail, a feminist and one of the few female members of the Afghan parliament. 

"Karokhail had to battle the prejudices of Afghan society to get where she is today, namely that women should not hold public office," said reporters Sylvain Lepetit and Miyuki Droz Aramaki in an article for France 24. "Every day, the lawmaker risks her life to help her fellow citizens and promote women’s rights."

Karokhail will be speaking about her experiences breaking into the Afghani political process, the challenges she has faced, and her successes fighting corruption and misogyny. The event is tonight (sorry, newsletter readers!) Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:35p.m.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

To learn more about Karokhail, click here.

The Innovate UA program is hosting the first ever TEDxUofALive event, a live-cast of the 2016 TED conference in Vancouver, Canada this week.

The University of Arizona has been issued a licence to broadcast the live talks on Wednesday Feb. 17 across the UA campus.

"What I have noticed about campus, and our culture in general, is that innovation is heavily dominated by technology," said Justin Williams of Innovate UA. "What TED does that is really great, is it's intentionally multidisciplinary so it pulls from fields, in our case, what would be all across campus."

Speakers at the TED conference are separated into sessions. The whole day of events is free but seating is limited so be sure to reserve your spot at the sessions that interest you!

This weekend is your last chance to check out the Tucson Museum of Art's Western Heroes of Pulp Fiction: Dime Novel to Pulp Fiction show. If you're someone who likes Western novels, pulp magazines or comic books, you'll be dazzled by this show. And who knew that those old Western mags commissioned oil paintings for their covers? 

The show ends its run on Sunday, Feb. 14. All the info you need to visit the museum is here.

Here's TMA's description of the show:

Bang! Bang! To children and adults alike, the imagined West of shoot outs and damsels in distress has been ingrained into the American psyche. This exhibition examines how dime novels, pulp fiction art, comic books, and other forms of visual art created these fictional, often sensational, versions of people, places, and historical events of the West.

Beginning with dime novel covers in the mid-19th century, the wild, fictional West served as the perfect backdrop for stories that captivated imaginations and built legends. Pulp fiction magazines and comic books, which emerged in the early-20th century, continued this trend. Illustrators created cover images of stories in Wild West Weekly, New Western Magazine, and Western Story, among hundreds of other publications available to mass audiences.

These images portrayed stereotypes of Native Americans, cowboys, gunslingers, “delicate women”, and outlaws, but also perpetuated ideas of violence and prejudice. Along with original Western pulp art and illustrations, the exhibition includes works of today’s artists who look at these materials and incorporate them into their art.

Next up at TMA: Into the Night: Modern and Contemporary Art and the Nocturne Tradition opens on Saturday, Feb. 27.

Deep house yoga isn't a term you hear every day. Actually, you've probably never heard that term. But if you really love chillwave and stretching, every Wednesday night at Movement Culture Spiritual Gangster Yoga hosts a "Deep House" class.

The hour-long, high energy class mixes asana flows and the beats of DJ Elektra Tek to reduce stress and enhance one-ness between your mind, body and soul. The class' Facebook page encourages everyone to show up if they want to move and feel great. Oh, and it's free. Class starts at 8:45 p.m. at Movement Culture. Namaste. 

It's hard to imagine one election season encompassing the madness of pyramid conspiracy theories and reality TV stars turned viable candidates that this one has already, but here we are. Really, the whole thing has made a mockery of itself, so why not mock that mockery a little more and allow the pros to step in for some expert impersonations of the political persuasion.

If you haven't heard James Adomian and Anthony Atamanuik do their best Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump impressions, respectively, you clearly don't listen to enough Comedy Bang! Bang! (Heynong man, happy 400th episode!). As far as I can tell, you can reconcile that in two ways.

First, check out the episode of the podcast that features both Adomian (who also does a flawless Tom Leykis) and Atamanuik doing said impressions:


Then, grab tickets to their live debate at Rialto Theatre (318 E. Congress St.) on Thursday, March 3, which are available now through the Rialto Theatre's website for $15. The show starts at 8 p.m. and it is an all ages event (though, you should be warned that Atamanuik's Trump does talk about getting intimate with his daughter almost as much as the real Trump does).

Finally, be sure to register to vote. If you want to vote in the primaries, you have to sign up for whichever party you feel like getting down with by Feb. 22. That's less than two weeks away. Don't forget. 

Maybe you're a big fan of the Eagles, maybe you're looking for a way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your honey or maybe you're just all about events that benefit the Old Pueblo Rotary Foundation. Whatever the case, we're giving away five pairs of tickets to Eagles tribute band One of These Nights' Saturday performance.

One of These Nights promises exactly that…AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT!

Join One of These Nights as they take you on their version of a hit-filled show featuring the music of the Eagles, one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Our show takes the audience on a journey thru all Eagles’ “sounds,” from tasteful country rock, complete with full harmonies, to hard-rocking tunes that highlight the Eagles’ extraordinary catalogue.

The show of course features the band’s greatest hits, including ‘Hotel California,’ ‘Desperado,’ ‘Lyin’ Eyes,’ ‘Life in the Fast Lane,’ ‘Take it Easy,’ ‘Already Gone,’ ‘One of These Nights’ and many others; all presented in a highly entertaining production with uncanny accuracy. It was these and other EAGLES tracks that earned the band seven number-one singles, six Grammys, five American Music Awards and six number one albums.

John Waxman and JD Madrid have teamed up with fellow stellar musicians to create one of the best sounding Eagles tribute bands touring today. Recognized for their uncanny accuracy to the original, One of These Nights is a pure and simple tribute to the Eagles.

Co-Presented by Old Pueblo & Presidio Rotary

Proudly Sponsored by Beach Fleischman & Long Realty

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. 

Enter now and we'll call winners on Wednesday and Thursday. Not lucky enough to win? Pick up tickets online. 

This Valentine's Day, you'll probably be seeing metaphorical stars of love, but for those of us who aren't, Pima County Parks and Rec will host a night of actual stargazing with their "Night Under the Stars" event. 

There are two opportunities to learn about the stars from pros and semi-pros alike: one the night of Feb. 12 at the Historic Hacienda de la Canoa in Green Valley, and the other Feb. 13 at Agua Caliente Park here in Tucson. Volunteers from the Sonora Astronomical Society will help visitors learn about the night sky through telescopes at Canoa Ranch, and volunteers from the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will show event attendees how to use telescopes at Agua Caliente Park. Visitors can also take an optional self-guided tour at Canoa Ranch before the stargazing begins.  

Event organizers recommend visitors bring flashlights for after-dark walking and lawn chairs if they please. 

Both "Nights under the Stars" run from 6 to 8 p.m. For more information on the events, visit the Canoa Ranch website or email [email protected].