Entertainment Schedule
Scott Avenue Main Stage @ Broadway Blvd
6pm: Spirit Familia (Latin, reggae, funk)
**Special Fire Performance by Poi-Zen between sets!!**
7:30pm: Planet Jam (reggae, rock)
9pm: Kristen Chandler (blues, funk, soul)
Southwest Soul Circuit, 5th Ave. & Congress St.
6:30pm-10:30pm: Kevin & Tanishia Hamilton (9pm) hosting guests Brice Winston (7:30pm), Celena Santa Cruz (7pm) & Phil Davis/Mike Kuhn (6:30pm).
Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St.
7pm: Up With People, $10
Street Entertainment
Along Congress Street
5pm: 7 Pipers Band
6pm-10pm: Parasol Project Presents: Living Statues
- photo: Justin Haugen
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Patio Behind Mars & Beyond Exhibit (SE corner 5th Avenue & Congress Street)
7pm-9pm: Short Film Showcase – Local filmmakers screen their work in front of a live audience.
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Ronstadt Transit Center @ 6th Avenue & Congress Street
5:00pm: Beatnik Dream Vacation
6:30pm: Those Beatles Guys
8:45pm-10:30pm: Sticks & Fingers percussion ensemble featuring Richard Noel and Bill Martinez.
*7pm-9pm* Magician John Coppin
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Outside Rockin’ Queen 45 S. 6th Ave.
7pm-9pm: Mik Garrison (funky one-man band kicking killer beats)
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Chicago Store 130 E. Congress St.
6pm-10pm: Deceptively Innocent
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Indian Village Lot – Kid’s Corner!
Between Stone & Scott on Congress St.
Cinema La Placita Presents: Cars
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Outside Sapphire Lounge 61 E. Congress St.
6pm-8pm: Jake Garcia (flamenco guitar)
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SW Corner Congress St./Stone Ave.
6pm-10pm: Les Avenge (Beat Boy Acrobatics)
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Downtown Venues
Arizona Theatre Co. 330 S. Scott Ave.
8pm: God Of Carnage. $39-$56
Beowulf Alley Theatre 11 S. 6th Ave.
7:30pm: Lear ($20); 11pm: Late Night Theatre That Time of the Month ($8)
Children’s Museum Tucson 200 S. 6th Ave.
6:30pm-10pm: An Evening of Play – Adult only soiree/museum fundraiser. $125/person
Club Congress 311 E. Congress St.
TBA
Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails 135 S. 6th Ave.
10pm: Anna Anderson
La Cocina @ Old Town Artisans 201 N. Court Ave.
6pm: Kitchen on Fire CD Release; 8pm: Kate Becker and The Zodiacs
MEB Property Management 120 E. Congress St.
7pm: Alisha Peru
Red Room @ Grill 100 E. Congress St.
7pm-9pm: George Rosenberg, later Big Eyes, Lenguas Largas
The Screening Room 127 E. Congress St.
7pm, 8pm, 9pm: Illusionist Michael Howell ($2, under 12; $3, adults)
Southern AZ Green Chamber of Commerce, 9 N. Scott Ave.
5pm-9pm: The Green Market – indoor retail space for green companies and individuals. From food and electric bicycles to artwork, solar and more.
Exhibits
Arts Marketplace 403 N. 6th Ave. 882-3988. 6:30-8:00pm: Artist Reception for “Recollections,” a solo exhibit by Linda Chappel. “Recollections” is centered on the theme of how our relationships to the natural world led to our survival as a species.
Etherton Gallery 135 S. 6th Ave. 624-7370. 11am-9pm: Rockin’ The Desert closing date.
Mars & Beyond 300 E. Congress St. 622-8595. 
9am-9pm. 2 for 1 admission from 5pm-9pm. The wonders of our solar system, in stunning color and clarity, with an emphasis on Mars, including some of the latest cutting edge scientific work by UA teams on NASA’s HiRISE Mars high-resolution orbiting camera, the Phoenix Mars Mission science lab lander, the upcoming OSIRIS-REx, and more. 5pm-9pm: Activities with UA Science
Sacred Machine 245 E. Congress St. 5pm-11pm: Santa Muerte Music & Arts Festival; live music by Philip Shiozaki & Raul Lizarraga.
Tucson Pima Arts Council, 100 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. 6:00-9:00pm: Opening Reception for Vinyl to Canvas, an exhibition of artwork by artists whose primary occupation is music; the reception will feature musical performances by the exhibiting artists (Howe Gelb, Al Perry, Gabriel Sullivan, Chris Black, Dimitri Manos, Emilie Marchand and Tom Walbank). Vinyl to Canvas will continue through December 23rd 2011.
UA Downtown, Roy Place Building, 44 N. Stone Avenue, southeast corner of Stone Ave. and Pennington St. 6pm-9pm: Closing Reception for Parallel Play. 7:00 p.m: Reading by Ander Monson. Parallel Play is a collection of works of art, design, architecture and creative writing by students and faculty at the University of Arizona that respond to issues related to human uses of water.
The VelociPrint Show 2011 Borderlands Brewing Company, 119 E. Toole Ave. 4pm-10pm: Tucson’s bike/art collision with prints for sale, Food by Planet of the Crepes, Spin contests with O2 Fitness, Exclusive framing specials by Borealis Arts, and more!
Zocalo’s Pop Up Gallery 245 E. Congress St. #171. 6pm-11pm: Tucson Shot Rock & Roll