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