Tucson January Calendar

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1

UA Osher Life Long Institute, various dates, times, places and prices, limited scholarships available, find class catalogue and register here: olli.arizona.edu/page/olli-ua-class-catalogs

MONDAY, JANUARY 2

Tucson Holiday Ice Rink Final Day, various hours, 260 S. Church Avenue, $8, ticketmaster.com, in front of the convention center, skate rental available.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3

Broadway in Tucson Presents “Annie: (Touring), various times, through Sunday, January 8, Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard, tickets start at $30, ticketmaster.com

Ballroom Dance, 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Udall Center, Carol West Senior Addition, 7200 E. Tanque Road, $1.50 per activity or $25 per year for all activities at Pima County senior centers.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4

Cactus Sunset Paint Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, Roadhouse Cinemas Tucson, 4811 E. Grant Road, Suite 150, $40, eventbrite.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5

Tucson Art District First Thursday Art Walk, 4 to 7 p.m., Wilde Meyer Gallery, 2890 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 170, free, wildemeyer.com

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

“The Ballad of Two-Gun McGraw: A Wacky Western Adventure,” 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6 and various times and dates through March 26, The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard, tickets start at $25, thegaslighttheatre.com

Green Valley: Free COVID-19 Shots, Flu Shots and At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Valley Assistance Services, 3950 S. Camino del Heroe, free, 520-625-5966

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

Senior Olympic Festival, times vary, through Saturday, January 28, Morris K. Udall Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, tucsonaz.gov/parks/senior-olympic-festival, registration ended Monday, Dec. 30, but some events accept walk-ups.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

Zoppé: An Old-World Italian Family Circus, various times through January 23, Mercado District, 125 S. Avenida del Convento, tickets start at $35, $25 for kids, zoppe.net

MONDAY, JANUARY 9

SAACA Online Concerts: All day, any day, wherever you are in the world you can watch and listen to 25 concerts and storytelling events professionally produced in the SAACA’s Catalyst Art Space in Tucson Mall, tinyurl.com/SAACAYouTubeConcerts

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10

Tucson Baroque Festival, times vary, continues January 11 and January 13, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams Street, azearlymusic.org/festival, $72.10 festival pass. $30.90 each performance

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

Tucson Roadrunners vs. Milwaukee Admirals, 6:30 p.m., Tucson Arena, 260 S. Church Street, tickets start at $16, tucsonroadrunners.com/

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12

Arizona Long-Term Care for Seniors (ALTS) Online Workshop, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Zoom Meeting, https://bit.ly/PCOAALTCS23, Meeting ID: 897 2167 3847, Passcode: 700090, pcoa.org/calendar

SAACA Second Thursdays Concert Series Featuring the band OnesAll, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, saaca.org/ovconcertseries.html

FRIDAY JANUARY 13  

Art & Crafts Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., continues January 14 and January 16, Big Lots parking lot, 7025 E. Tanque Verde Road, free. 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

Lunar New Year’s Celebration: Year of the Rabbit, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road, tucsonchinese.org/calendar, $5, Chinese performances, food and beverages for sale. 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

Sons of the Pioneers, 3 p.m. Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Suite 165, tickets start at $35, gaslightmusichall.com/

Dillinger Days, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, free, re-enactments, vintage car show, live music, walking tours, food and beverages for sale, dice.fm

MONDAY, JANUARY 16

Downtown Jazz Fiesta, 11 a.m., Hotel Congress Plaza, 311 E. Congress Street, free, presented in partnership with Tucson Jazz Festival, schedules and ticketing are at tucsonjazzfestival.org 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” various times, continues through January 22, Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard, tickets start at $40, ticketmaster.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

Tucson Jewish Film Festival: “The Levys of Monticello” and Discussion, 7 p.m., Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Boulevard, tickets start at $12, festival passes are $60 and $125. tucsonjcc.org/film-festival-2023. The festival runs from Thursday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 22. Films are available in person or virtually, closed captioning is available.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

MOCA Free Day, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., every third Thursday, Museum of Contemporary Art, 265 S. Church Avenue, free, moca-tucson.org

Hip Historian: Virtual Happy Hour Tour, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, AARP Arizona, azaarp.org, free, live at facebook.com/aarparizona

FRIDAY JANUARY 20

Tucson Desert Song Festival: Wagner’s Lieder and Beethoven’s Ninth, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S. Church Avenue, tucsondesertsongfestival.org, tickets start at $30

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

Arizona Theater Company: ‘The Glass Menagerie’, various times, through February 11, Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue, tickets start at $25, arizonatheatre.secure.force.com

Salute to Glen Campbell, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, tickets start at $27, gaslightmusichall.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22

Ars Lyrica Houston, Crossing Borders, 3 p.m., Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams Street, $72.10 festival pass, $30.90 individual tickets, azearlymusic.org/festival

MONDAY, JANUARY 23

“Technical Difficulties,” noon, Armory Park Senior Center, 220 S. Fifth Avenue, $1.50 or free with $25 senior annual pass, tucsonaz.gov/parks/ArmoryCenter#schedule

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

Curious Conversations Inspired by Taiko, 1 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, free in person and on Zoom, register online at foxtucson.com/event/conversations-taiko

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Presents Takács Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Street, $32, arizonachambermusic.org/concerts

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

Forever Young Senior Thursday Activities, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road, $15 per day or $180 per year, tucsonchinese.org, activities include Chinese fan dance, tai chi, Mahjong lessons and senior chair yoga.

FRIDAY JANUARY 27

‘Always Patsy Cline’, various times, through January 29, Park Mall, Arts Express Theater, 5870 E. Broadway Boulevard, tickets start at $35, arts-express.org/

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

Michael Cavanaugh: Music of Billy Joel and Elton John, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, Tucson, tickets start at $40, foxtucson.com

Tucson Opera Presents “Tosca,” 7:30 p.m., continues 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 29, Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S. Church Avenue, tickets start at $30, azopera.org

Savor Food and Wine Festival, noon to 3 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $100, $150 VIP, saaca.org/savor.html

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29

Tucson Desert Song Festival and True Concord Voices and Orchestra Present the World Premiere of “Here I Am,” 3 p.m., Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive, tickets start at $27, trueconcord.org/performances, also featuring the advanced choir of the Tucson Girls Chorus.

MONDAY, JANUARY 30

22nd Street Mineral, Fossil, Gem and Jewelry Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily through Sunday, Feb. 12, 600 W. 22nd Street, free, 22ndstreet.show, $10 onsite parking, $5 offsite parking

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

White Elephant Bingo, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Morris K. Udall Center, Carol West Addition, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, Room 102, $1.50 per activity or $25 per year for all activities at Pima County senior centers tucsonaz.gov/parks/MorrisKUdallCenter#senioraddition

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