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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260418T100000
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SUMMARY:Native Nations Day
DESCRIPTION:This family friendly event celebrates 4000+ years of indigenous culture in Tucson through art\, food\, and performances.\n\nPresentation:Brandon Varela\, Director of the Old Pascua Museum and Yaqui Culture Center\, will discuss the significance of the Deer Dance to the Yaqui (Yoeme) people.\n\nPerformances:Yaqui Deer Dancers from the Old Pascua community\n\nDemonstrations/vendors may include:Pottery\, silversmithing\, gourd making\, basket making\, digital arts\, flintknapping\, and much more!\n\nFood:Sherri’s Frybread with sweet and savory toppings.\n\nIncluded in regular admissionFor more information visit:http://www.tucsonpresidio.com/living-history-days…/\n\nPresidio Museum196 N. Court AveTucson\, Az85701
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/native-nations-day/
CATEGORIES:Arts,Food Experience,History,Other
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260611T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260611T100000
DTSTAMP:20260530T140934
CREATED:20260520T225547Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Journaling at Feliz Paseos Park
DESCRIPTION:Join Pima County Conservation Lands & Resources for our Spring & Summer Nature Journaling Series. Each session will explore a different location. \nJournaling is a great way to focus the mind\, build creativity\, deepen curiosity\, and learn more about the plants and animals around us. Join us to explore how we can slow our pace and connect with the natural world by capturing words\, images\, and numbers on the page. \nNature Journaling at Feliz Paseos Park \nThe interconnected web of arroyos that wend their way through wild and urban spaces serve as animal superhighways linking together now-fragmented resource-rich areas. Put on your detective’s hat to discover just who has been traveling to and through this park. \n\nDate: Thursday\, June 11\nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.\nLocation: Feliz Paseos Park\, 1600 N. Camino De Oeste\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85745\nCost: $5. All materials are provided\, including a new journal to take home.\nAll experience levels welcome.\nExplore and register for upcoming CLR programming in the Environmental Education section of: www.explore.pima.gov\nFor more information: www.pima.gov/CLR\, EEducation@pima.gov or 520-724-5375
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/nature-journaling-at-feliz-paseos-park/
LOCATION:Feliz Paseos Trails Park\, 1600 N Camino De Oeste\, Tucson\, Arizona\, 85745
CATEGORIES:Arts
ORGANIZER;CN="Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources":MAILTO:EEducation@pima.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260613T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260613T203000
DTSTAMP:20260530T140934
CREATED:20260526T212849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T212849Z
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SUMMARY:Naren Palomino Pardo Concert
DESCRIPTION:Bolivian pianist Naren Palomino Pardo will perform a thrilling recital program featuring works by Latin American composers Villa-Lobos\, Golijov\, Caba\, Monje\, Roncal\, and Ginastera. Naren recently gave his New York City recital debut at Merkin Hall after being selected as the winner of the Foundation for Bolivian Artists’ Kantuta Concert Op. 3 auditions. The evening will begin with a pre-recital talk at 6:30pm with Naren Palomino Pardo\, Foundation for Bolivian Artists President Walter Aparicio\, and Evan Kory.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/naren-palomino-pardo-concert/
LOCATION:The Wittner Museum\, 204 N. Morley Ave.\, Nogales\, Arizona
CATEGORIES:Arts,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="La Linea Art Studio":MAILTO:somoslalinea@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260625T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260625T100000
DTSTAMP:20260530T140934
CREATED:20260520T230015Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T230015Z
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SUMMARY:Nature Journaling at Colossal Cave
DESCRIPTION:Join Pima County Conservation Lands & Resources for our Spring & Summer Nature Journaling Series. Each session will explore a different location. \nJournaling is a great way to focus the mind\, build creativity\, deepen curiosity\, and learn more about the plants and animals around us. Join us to explore how we can slow our pace and connect with the natural world by capturing words\, images\, and numbers on the page. \nNature Journaling at Colossal Cave \nCaves are cool features – literally- in our Sonoran Desert landscape. Perched at the mouth of the cave\, we’ll use our senses to explore this transition zone of contrasts in light\, temperature\, humidity\, and sound. We’ll record observations\, develop questions\, make discoveries\, and deepen our own connection to the natural world. \n\nDate: Thursday\, June 25\nTime: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.\nLocation: Colossal Cave\, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail\, Vail 85641\nCost: $5. All materials are provided\, including a new journal to take home.\nAll experience levels welcome.\nExplore and register for upcoming CLR programming in the Environmental Education section of: www.explore.pima.gov\nFor more information: www.pima.gov/CLR\, EEducation@pima.gov or 520-724-5375
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/nature-journaling-at-colossal-cave/
LOCATION:Colossal Cave\, 16721 E. Old Spanish Trail\, Vail\, 85641\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts
ORGANIZER;CN="Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources":MAILTO:EEducation@pima.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260713T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260713T193000
DTSTAMP:20260530T140934
CREATED:20260529T180612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T180612Z
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SUMMARY:Sunset Summer Family Poetry - Barrio Kroger Lane 105th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:“The Peoples House – La Casa de la Gente – Hemajkam ha ki” in the Tohono O’odham Language. A twilight presentation of poems with the theme “Care is a Cure” quote dedicated to Family\, History\, Tradition\, Culture\, adjacent Waters and surrounding Lands\, Barrios\, Rancherias\, Wildlife and Nature. Facilitated by City of Tucson Poet Laureate Sr. Logan Philips. For more information call or text: 520-248-5691.
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/sunset-summer-family-poetry-barrio-kroger-lane-105th-anniversary/
LOCATION:Gallery Studio\, 935 W. Ochoa Lane\, Tucson\, 85745\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts,Presentations
ORGANIZER;CN="Favor Celestial":MAILTO:favor.Celestial@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260725T220000
DTSTAMP:20260530T140934
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SUMMARY:Taste the Desert
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night celebrating the hardy plants and deep-rooted traditions that nourish the Sonoran Desert. From mesquite to chiltepín\, learn how desert plants sustain resilient communities and landscapes through a blend of flavor\, culture\, and hands-on discovery. \nSignature Drink — Great Horned Owl: Spiced ôum;um\, Butterscotch Schnapps\, Peach Brandy\, Ginger Schnapps \nActivities\n\n6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Music by Unified Field Theory\nGroove to the Jazz sounds of this local band.\nWebsite\n6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Educational Activities\nExplore the biocultural heritage of our foodways through interactive stations from:\nNative Seeds/SEARCH\, San Xavier Cooperative Farm\, Las Milpitas Community Farm\, Tucson Village Farm\n6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Desert Food Tasting\, Baldwin Educational Building\nSample chef-crafted bites featuring local ingredients. Meet the chefs and get inspired by the flavors of the desert! Presented in partnership with Tucson City of Gastronomy. \nMeet the Tucson City of Gastronomy Chef Ambassadors\n\nAdolfo Cabrera is Executive Chef at Quail Creek Country Club in Green Valley\, Arizona. An ACF Certified Executive Chef\, he began as a dishwasher\, advanced through various culinary roles\, and won multiple awards in American Culinary Federation cooking competitions. He is active in culinary education and community outreach and has served as president and in other leadership positions in the Southern Arizona chapter of the American Culinary Federation.\nWebsite \n\n\nChef Mateo Cancio\, a Tucson native\, fell in love with the desert and cooking while gathering ingredients from his grandmother’s garden and learning her traditional recipes. His culinary journey took off after winning the 2015 Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs regional competition as a Pima culinary student. Trained in Mexican\, Italian\, and French cuisines\, he served as Chef de Cuisine at The Grill at Hacienda del Sol and is now Executive Chef at Nex Tucson and a Tucson UNESCO City of Gastronomy Chef Ambassador.\nWebsite \n\n\nSusan Fulton\, chef and co-owner of Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery/Bistro\, has worked in Tucson’s food industry since 1997. She champions local producers\, serves on the boards of Tucson Originals and Heirloom Farmers’ Markets\, and specializes in creative\, gluten-free cuisine. She actively engages in cooking demonstrations and community events to promote Southern Arizona’s culinary heritage.\nWebsite \n\n\nMary Steiger is Executive Chef and co-owner of Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery/Bistro in Tucson. A Scottsdale Culinary Institute valedictorian\, she has managed bakeries and fine dining kitchens\, specializing in gluten-free cuisine and heritage ingredients. Steiger is dedicated to inclusive dining and actively supports Tucson’s culinary community.\nWebsite \n\n\nJenna Grigalauski is a Personal Chef and Culinary Consultant based in Tucson\, Arizona. She has a degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition from The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Certificate of Professional Cookery from Kendall College in Chicago. Grigalauski’s goal as a Personal Chef is to bring healthy\, creative recipes to fellow Tucsonans.\nWebsite \n\n\nPablo Valencia\, Tucson-born chef and owner of Scratching the Plate\, champions heritage cooking and local food. Trained from childhood and in local kitchens\, he advocates for regional producers and traditions\, representing Tucson as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy Chef Ambassador at international culinary events.\nWebsite \n\n\n6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Cool off in the Warden Oasis Theater\n\n\n6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Family Program: Sonoran Supermarket\nThe Sonoran Desert is diverse and full of tasty foods if you know where to look. Join our Education Specialist Nick Powers as we search the desert for ingredients to celebrate a very special birthday!\n7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Speaker Panel: Traditions & Resilience\nHear from community voices and conservation leaders on desert agriculture\, seed saving\, and the power of cultural connections to land. \nRobert Stone is a member of the Akimel O’otham (Gila River Indian Community). He has dedicated his work to preserving the traditional cultural knowledge of the Akimel O’odham\, or River People. Mr. Stone has established his own farm to educate his community on growing traditional crops and has created a small seed bank to support the preservation of these important agricultural traditions. \n\nMaegan Lopez is Tohono O’odham and from a community called Wecij Oidag (New Fields). She has one son; his name is Maximus. Maegan works as a Museum Specialist in the Collections Department at the Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum\, also known as Himdag Ki:. In her role\, she leads the care of the museum’s outdoor spaces and shares her passion for understanding\, preserving\, and reviving traditional agricultural practices and knowledge. \n\nHelena Gonzales\, Hopi and Navajo (Diné)\, is the Seed Bank Manager at Native Seeds/SEARCH where she organizes and cares for the seeds in the seedbank. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Plant Science with a minor in Biochemistry from the University of Arizona\, focusing on genetics\, genomics\, and plant propagation. Helena is dedicated to the preservation of heirloom\, desert-adapted crops from the Southwest. \n\n\n6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Pop-up Chiltepin sale\n\n\nBring the desert home! Spice up your backyard with Museum-grown chiltepins\, plus a limited selection of heritage figs and pomegranates. Supporting desert biodiversity and resilient foodways starts in your own garden.\n\n\n\nTaste the Desert is funded in part by the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/taste-the-desert/
LOCATION:Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum\, 2021 N Kinney Rd\, Tucson\, 85743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Food Experience,Funded in Part by SCVNHA,Music,Youth Programming
ORGANIZER;CN="Arizona Sonora Desert Museum":MAILTO:ktyler@desertmuseum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260918T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260920T170000
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SUMMARY:111th Santa Cruz County Fair - Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo Association
DESCRIPTION:General Admission FRIDAY\, SEPTEMBER 18TH\nSchool Day: 15 and Under FREE entry until NOON\nAdmission $5\, Children 5 & Under FREE\nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 19TH\n9:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nAdmission $5\, Children 5 & Under FREE\n2:00 PM – CLOSE\nAdmission $15\, Children 5 & Under FREE\nSUNDAY\, SEPTEMBER 20TH\nAdmission $5\, Children 5 & Under FREE
URL:https://santacruzheritage.org/event/111th-santa-cruz-county-fair-santa-cruz-county-fair-and-rodeo-association/
LOCATION:Sonoita Fairgrounds\, 3142 AZ-83\, Sonoita\, 85637\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Food Experience,Music,Rodeo
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ORGANIZER;CN="Santa Cruz County Fair & Rodeo Association":MAILTO:info@sonoita-fairgrounds.com
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