Tuesday, July 17, 2018
The adored animated characters will make their comeback with 26 new episodes of Rugrats and a live-action film that will feature CGI versions of the classic characters such as Chuckie Finster, Tommy and Angelica Pickles, and Lillian DeVille.
Nickelodeon has yet to announce the official airdate for the 26 episodes of the Emmy award-winning show but says that the movie will debut sometime in November of 2020.
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Local authorities were called to some of the store's locations as the crowds became unruly in response to the excessive wait times. The Washington Post reported that some wait times extended seven hours in some locations.
The company said that it would have been impossible for them to predict such a large response to the event, and sent some waiting customers home with $15 vouchers for future visits to make up for the un-bear-able wait times.
Customers fought back arguing that Build-A-Bear should not have been so blind sided by the large consumer response, as the event featured significant price drops on the furry friends.
Build-A-Bear later announced that they would still honor the pay-your-age deal, but only on birthdays as a part of their "Count Your Candles" program.
To take advantage of the pay-your-age deal, a Build-a-Bear Bonus Club membership is required, and it is is only good for children 14 years of age or younger.
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Right now, go into your emoji keyboard, scroll through to the calendar emojis and voila! They show July 17.
Here at the Tucson Weekly we celebrated by finding everyone in the office with different types of phones, and guess what? It works on all of them! (at least on the ones we tried.)
Do you embrace the power of emojis? Or are you a stark and serious no-smiley kind of person?
What is your favorite emoji? The avocado, the tiny fire fighter, one of the 12 different options for a train? There are so many to choose from, and there are ever more being added. Happy emoji day everyone, get out there and spread the emoji love.
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Jerry Maguire. Harken back to the ’90s! A carefree time when all we were concerned about was Tom Cruise’s sweet, unctuous bangs. Harkins Theatres invites you to one of the most iconic rom-com-drams of them all. There are pre-millennium ties, fat cell phones, and enough one-liners to get just about anybody wrapped up in the melodrama. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 17. 5455 S. Calle Santa Cruz. Details here.
Arizona Biennial 2018 at the Tucson Museum of Art. Artwork from all over the state was juried into this exhibition by guest juror Rebecca R. Hart, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Denver Art Museum. Works by dozens of artists, in dozens of mediums, will be on display in the James J. and Louse R. Glasser Galleries, the Chann Gallery and the Green Gallery. After all, you can’t spell “Tucson, Arizona” without “art.” On display through Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. $12 adults, $10 seniors 65+, $7 college students with ID and youth 13-17, free for kids 12 and under, veterans and museum members. Details here.
Dog Days of Summer menu. Bring your four-legged friends to Café Botanica inside the Tucson Botanical Gardens from now until Sept. 30 for a chance to try out the café’s new menu. Your dog can enjoy an upgrade from their bone; the café is debuting three different options from a dog-friendly menu, such as a hamburger, chicken and rice or a handmade dog biscuit. For the humans, the café offers a menu including apricot-glazed chicken, sweet cornbread strata and more. To visit the café, pay the Tucson Botanical Gardens’ admission, which for non-members is $15 for adults and $8 for children over 3. Admission for dogs is $3 a day and $10 for additional dogs. 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Details here.
Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.
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Monday, July 16, 2018
Today, July 16 is:
-World Snake Day-Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
-National Corn Fritter Day
So, the question is, would the snake eat the guinea pig? And who would be left to eat the corn fritters?
Guinea Pigs, originally from Peru and the western coast of South America, belong to a family of rodents called Cavies. In the wild, Guinea Pigs live in herds, and that is the cutest thing you'll read all day.
Snakes, today's slithering second, also have some pretty interesting qualities. For example, snakes do not have eyelids, and they are found on every continent except Antarctica.
Are you a snake person or a guinea pig person? Which side of the pet store makes you say "aww"? Or are you the dad who just wants his kids to hurry up at the pet store so you can go to lunch? If so, then the third holiday of the day might be for you: National Corn Fritter Day.
Corn Fritters come in many varieties and have no definite origin. They are popular in the South , but also have varieties from Jamaica, Costa Rica and other corn-growing regions around the world. They are simple to make and require only a few ingredients that you might even have in your pantry already. Celebrate the day and make some for dinner!
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If you enjoy cheesy, low-tech sci-fi movies, and have $3 to spare, you should make your way over to The Loft Cinema this evening for a special screening of “The Time Travelers.”
This 1964 release is the second installment of July’s Mondo Movie Mondays series, with a common theme the staff have affectionately dubbed “Trashy Time Travel.”
According to The Loft Cinema website, “The Time Travelers” is about the journey of three scientists and their trusty simpleton, who travel to the future via portal and discover a devastating post-apocalyptic reality that resulted from an atomic war. Their mission is to find any surviving humans, while fighting off radiation mutants, and leave Earth in search of another planet to inhabit. The Loft Cinema staff gave it the following synopsis:
“A colorfully nutty trip into the future buoyed by an extravagantly ‘60s camp aesthetic (encompassing a pop art Android Factory, a futuristic Tanning Salon and Spa frequented by women with giant beehive hairdos and a Love Machine for those “very special times”), The Time Travelers also somehow finds room for a relevant environmental message and a twist ending that will make your future so bright, you’ll just HAVE to wear shades!”
The movie starts at 8 p.m. and costs $3 for regular admission, $2 for Loft members.
Also, don’t you hate when people ask “What did you do this summer?” as if you were supposed to have accomplished something out of the ordinary or gone on some mind-opening trip abroad? Well, if you attend each Mondo Movie Monday in August, you could win a free, exclusive, old-school VHS case complete with original Mondo Mondays cover art created by local artist Ben Mackey. There is new cover art every month, and each case includes a mystery VHS tape. Now that’s something to brag about to your friends! For more details about the prize, visit loftcinema.org/event/mondo-mondays/
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Mirror Lab Tours. You’ve probably heard of the UA’s mirror lab, but might not know exactly what it is, or at least haven’t seen it in person. But you can! They have tours all the time! If you haven’t checked it out yet, why not this week? You’ll have the chance to see LITERALLY the biggest and most advanced telescope mirrors in the world (like 27 feet across), because they’re made at the UA campus. The stuff that goes on in the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab make it possible for astronomers to look deep into the universe, and, technically, if you walk through the lab, you can say you’re a part of it, right? Monday through Friday at 1 p.m. 527 National Championship Drive. The lab is located on the east side of the UA Football stadium. Adults $20, seniors and military $18, students 10-20 years old with ID, $10. Details here.
Zoo Summer Camp. Do you have a future zoologist on your hands? Send ’em off to a summer camp that will make their dreams come true. There’s lots of games, crafts and behind-the scenes opportunities, but it’s also super educational. Kids get to see how the staff use science, technology, engineering and math every day to take care of the animals, and to learn about why wildlife preservation is so important. Each week of camp also includes swimming sessions at the Edith Ball Adaptive Recreation Center. Bring your own lunch, or order it at the Zoofari Market Café. Open to kids entering grades 1 through 6. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20. Other dates throughout the summer as well! Reid Park Zoo, 3400 E. Zoo Court. $275 for non-zoo member kids and $235 for zoo member kids. Details here.
Dog Days of Summer menu. Bring your four-legged friends to Café Botanica inside the Tucson Botanical Gardens from now until Sept. 30 for a chance to try out the café’s new menu. Your dog can enjoy an upgrade from their bone; the café is debuting three different options from a dog-friendly menu, such as a hamburger, chicken and rice or a handmade dog biscuit. For the humans, the café offers a menu including apricot-glazed chicken, sweet cornbread strata and more. To visit the café, pay the Tucson Botanical Gardens’ admission, which for non-members is $15 for adults and $8 for children over 3. Admission for dogs is $3 a day and $10 for additional dogs. 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. Details here.
The Resiliency of Hopi Culture: 500 Years of Planting. There’s something about photographs taken or curated by a member of a community, rather than from the outside looking in, that gives pictures a certain power. This exhibit at the Arizona State Museum, guest curated by Hopi farmer, photographer and UA PhD candidate in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment Michael Kotuwa Johnson, is a perfect example. This series of photographs illustrates traditional Hopi farming practices and the values they’re based on. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday through June 29, 2019. Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd. $5 adults and free for museum members, anyone 17 and under and UA faculty, staff and students with a Cat Card. Details here.
Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.
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Friday, July 13, 2018
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Here in Tucson we are lucky to have some truly delicious options when it comes to fried potatoes, from traditional fries and ketchup, British-style chips and malt vinegar, Eegee's style fries with ranch, and multitudes of carne asada fries, you can't go wrong.
In the 2017 Best of Tucson competition, three local spots won reader votes for Best French Fries:
1. Eegee's
2. Diablo Burger
3. Graze Premium Burgers
Agree or disagree with these top three? The final round of voting for this year's competition is open now. Cast your vote for 2018 Best of Tucson here.
Now, it's lunchtime and time to celebrate in style, get out there and get some French Fries!
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Summer Safari Nights. Mosey on over to the Reid Park Zoo for their summer program, where this week’s theme is “Fighting for the Underdogs,” and your chance to checkout some of the world’s lesser-known and more mysterious animals. We’re talking capybara, tapir, rhea, tortoise, chuckwalla, trans pesos, black & white ruffed lemur and flamingos (seriously, what is the deal with flamingos? How do they even stand?) As always, there will be plenty of local vendors, wildlife activities and food and drink specials. The Freddy Parish Band provides the live music. Get to exploring! 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 13. Reid Park Zoo, 3400 Zoo Court. $10.50 adults, $8.50 seniors, $6.50 children ages 2 to 14. Half off for zoo members. Details here.
Make & Sip: Pick Your Craft! Grab all of your best craft-lovin’ friends and head down to Scott Avenue for a night that’s going to be just as full of class as it is fun! Creative Tribe is celebrating one year of hosting Make & Sip events, and they’re celebrating with a craft jamboree, where participants can choose from a number of crafts the group has hosted over the past year. Choose from options that include terracotta pot painting, watercolors, friendship bracelets, stemless wine glass painting, wood bead keychains and Perler beads. Materials are first come, first serve, so get there early if you’re dead set on one in particular. Food is welcome, and so are drinks, but a reasonable amount—40 oz. of beer, 750 ml of wine or four ounces of distilled spirits. Let’s get crafty! 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 13. Creative Tribe, 236 S. Scott Ave. $7. Details here.
Ren Coffeehouse Grand Opening. There’s a new coffeehouse opening in town. Here’s the chance to try it out before all the college kids come back and make it their new study spot. Ren Coffeehouse is celebrating its opening with complimentary yoga and kombucha on its patio, drink specials and prizes. There will also be a frozen T-shirt contest, and the winner gets a bag of coffee every month for a year. 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 14. 4300 N. Campbell Ave. Details here.
Second Saturdays at Steam Pump Ranch. There’s nothing like spending a weekend morning at the farmer’s market, especially if you can get there early enough to beat the worst of the heat. Plus, if you walk or ride your bike on the shared use path to get there, you get a $1 coupon to use at one of the vendors. (Offer limited to the first 20 people, and be sure to drink plenty of water!) This week, there’s a free teddy bear picnic basket craft for kids. Due to weather, there will be no Pusch Ranch House tours (it’s hot in there), gardening activities (it’s hot out there) or live music (too hot to sing/instruments might melt/the sound waves could risk making the air hotter). 8 a.m. to noon. Saturday, July 14. Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road. Free entry. Details here.
Vegan Brownie Sundaes Free Class. Is there such a thing as healthy brownies? Head on over to Natural Grocers in Tucson Broadway Village to find out. The store is holding a class, led by Chef James Ray, that will lead you through a recipe to make brownie sundaes the vegan way. So what’s the secret? Black-bean brownies and coconut milk-based ice cream. At the end of the class, you can try it for yourself. Free and open to all ages. 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 14. 3016 E. Broadway Blvd. Details here.
Mini Cupcake and Beer Pairing. Have your cake, and drink beer, too. Beer and cupcakes come together for a sweet tooth’s dream pairing at Dillinger Brewing Company, which will host an event serving up flights of the pairing in partnership with Tucson Roller Derby. Check out pairings such as pretzel cupcake and Hunny Porter, pineapple upside-down cupcake and Tiki Party Gose and strawberries and cream cupcake with Boat Shoes IPA. If you’re just here for the sweet stuff, no worries: you can purchase cupcakes individually, too. Pairings cost $12 each. 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 14. 3895 N. Oracle Road. Details here.
Art After Dark at the Children’s Museum. Second Saturdays at the Tucson Children’s Museum always feature local art groups coming together for some hands-on fun. This week, we have Tucson’s resident tot idol, Mr. Nature, bringing his favorite instruments and singing songs with the kids. There’s sure to be plenty of dancing as well, especially during numbers like “I Like Bees,” and “Mac and Cheese.” As usual, kids must be accompanied by adults, and vice versa, for this event. The first 400 people to attend get a pass for one free visit to the museum. Start your vocal warmups now! 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave. Free. Details here.
Little Anthony’s Diner Classic Car Shows. In the evenings, as it starts to cool down (however slightly), what better way to let the stress of the day roll off your back than by grabbing a meal at a local diner and then walking up and down rows of some of the most beautiful cars in town? Even if you’re not into cars, you gotta admit that the food and live music make this event perfect for the whole family. And you can go every other Saturday for the whole rest of the year, if you want! 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Little Anthony’s Diner, 7010 E. Broadway Blvd. Free. Details here.
MOCA at GLOW! Launch. Oh yeah, there’s another thing to look forward to in the summer: the return of GLOW, the annual multimedia event with visual and performance artists, a full moon and lots and lots of glow-in-the-dark stuff. Join the folks over at MOCA in celebrating the launch of this year’s event, which goes through September and October. GLOW! And MOCA artists are presenting a glow-in-the-dark treasure hunt, pop-up installations and live performances. Be sure to wear your most fashionable glowing outfit! (Dior has a great glow-in-the-dark line out this year, but if that’s out of your price range, the Dollar Tree is a great place to get lit quick). 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Triangle L Ranch, 2805 N. Triangle L Ranch Road, Oracle. $10 suggested donation. Details here.
Mamma Mia Sing-Along. If the aforementioned Audrey Hepburn screening isn’t quite scary enough, head on down to Casa Video for a real horror show. Before you race to the theater to see the upcoming Mamma Mia sequel, this is your opportunity to sing out the entire movie to your heart’s content. It’s really the only chance you have to do this in public and not get angry looks. 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 14. 2905 E. Speedway Blvd. Details here.
Cool Summer Nights. Night at the Desert Museum, and the stars are the star of the show, with folks from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) and the Tucson Amateur Astronomers here for a special astronomy night! You can check out interactive solar system activities that are perfect for families, marvel at faraway celestial bodies at one of the telescope stations and enjoy a special astronomy presentation by Kevin Hainline. As always, there’s the fine art exhibit “Becoming Animal,” plenty of docents full of fun facts, soothing live flute music, the stingray touch exhibit and the Packrat Playhouse for kids (parents, did you know you can skip the line by reserving time in the Packrat Playhouse in advance?) 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road. $22 GA, $20 seniors 65 and up, $9 kids 2 to 12, $18 military, $17 Arizona/Sonora resident. Details here.
Employee Ice Cream Competition. Take a break from the heat with a cold one—and a cone. 1912 Brewing Co. is hosting an Employee Ice Cream Competition to see who can create the best ice cream, using a 1912 beer, which will then also be paired with the beer. Though it’s a contest, with beer and ice cream, there can only be winners. Head over to try out the combos yourself. 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 15. 2045 N. Forbes Blvd., Suite 105. Details here.
The Estrogen Hour. Happy National Ice Cream Day! Today, the gals at the Estrogen Hour are celebrating ice cream secondarily—first and foremost, the show is in honor of their late friend and fellow comedian Jennifer Finley. While you’re enjoying comedy by the likes of Amber Frame, Bridgitte Thum and Cindell Hanson (plus special “Guestosterone Dominic DiTolla), you can feel good knowing that your ticket money is going straight to Jennifer’s family at their time of need. Doors open at 5:30, show starts at 6:30. Sunday, July 15. Laffs Comedy Caffe, 2900 E. Broadway Blvd, suite 154. $15, plus Laffs has a two-item minimum. 21+. Details here.
Nosferatu. How do you have a name like Max Schreck and not play as a horror icon? The Screening Room is having a little Halloween come early with a vampire film so comparatively archaic, its stills are part of our collective nightmares whether we’ve seen it or not. Nosferatu offers a chilling look at a forgotten castle devoid of all but cobwebs, an undead king, and any unlucky enough to wander inside. 7 p.m. Sunday, July 15. 127 E. Congress St. $7. Details here.
Arizona Biennial 2018 at the Tucson Museum of Art. Artwork from all over the state was juried into this exhibition by guest juror Rebecca R. Hart, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Denver Art Museum. Works by dozens of artists, in dozens of mediums, will be on display in the James J. and Louse R. Glasser Galleries, the Chann Gallery and the Green Gallery. After all, you can’t spell “Tucson, Arizona” without “art.” On display through Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. $12 adults, $10 seniors 65+, $7 college students with ID and youth 13-17, free for kids 12 and under, veterans and museum members. Details here.
Events compiled by Emily Dieckman, Dylan Reynolds, BS Eliot, Ava Garcia and Jeff Gardner.
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