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Entertainment

'The Rocky Horror Show' coming to U of A's Marroney Theatre

'The Rocky Horror Show' coming to U of A's Marroney Theatre

  • Cathalena E. Burch

The UA School of Theatre, Film & Television opens its performance season with the rock musical 'The Rocky Horror Show' Oct. 16-25; previews Oct. 11 and 15. 

Photos: Moviemaking at Old Tucson Studios

Photos: Moviemaking at Old Tucson Studios

  • Rick Wiley

Since 1939's "Arizona," Old Tucson Studios west of the Tucson Mountains has hosted nearly 300 productions. Nearly 40-percent of the historic wooden buildings burned to the ground in a devastating fire in 1995.

6 stormy cocktails that define Tucson's monsoons

6 stormy cocktails that define Tucson's monsoons

  • Cathalena E. Burch

From mocktails inspired by Tucson's dry riverbeds to the Monsoon, made with jalapeño-infused tequila, Tucson restaurants and bars are pouring up a storm. 

The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit is finally making its way to the Tucson-area

The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit is finally making its way to the Tucson-area

  • Cathalena E. Burch

Colors swirl around you and the images of landscapes and self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh will suck you into a 360-degree virtual world in this exhibition coming to Oro Valley.

Groundbreaking pop-country band Alabama bringing tour to Tucson

Groundbreaking pop-country band Alabama bringing tour to Tucson

  • Cathalena E. Burch

After losing a founding members, pop-country band Alabama is carrying on with its "Roll On II North America Tour" with a stop in Tucson.

Former Tucsonans bring Sonoran hot dog magic to Austin, Texas

Former Tucsonans bring Sonoran hot dog magic to Austin, Texas

  • Cathalena E. Burch

When a pair of former Tucsonans opened their Sonoran hot dog truck in Austin, few people there knew what the Old Pueblo delicacy was. Today, it's an award-winning business. 

Meet the woman behind Tucson's Make Way for Books program

Meet the woman behind Tucson's Make Way for Books program

  • Bill Finley Special to the Arizona Daily Star

New to Tucson, Mary Jan Bancroft launched Make Way for Books 25 years ago to help children in need learn to read and have access to books at home. 

Party in the Park makes Tucson debut Saturday

Party in the Park makes Tucson debut Saturday

    Activated Events added Tucson to its hip-hop/rap festival Party in the Park, coming to Rillito Park on Saturday.

    Boots in the Park returns to Tucson's Rillito Park

    Boots in the Park returns to Tucson's Rillito Park

      Jon Pardi headlines second Tucson Boots in the Park event on Sunday

      Tucson country singer loses the battle, wins the day with steal

      Tucson country singer loses the battle, wins the day with steal

      • Cathalena E. Burch

      Tucson country singer Kayleigh Mathews lost her battle on "The Voice" Monday, but won the day after two judges put in to steal her from Team Queen Latifah.

      The day Collin Matthew Flanagan landed the role of Tommy

      The day Collin Matthew Flanagan landed the role of Tommy

      • Cathalena E. Burch

      Collin Matthew Flanagan captured his parents reaction when he told them he had landed his first Broadway tour. Flanagan’s father had introduced Collin to The Who’s music when he was a kid.

      Take a look at the fantastical creatures that have arrived at Tucson Botanical Gardens

      Take a look at the fantastical creatures that have arrived at Tucson Botanical Gardens

      • Jamie Donnelly

      “Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures,” is a new outdoor exhibit featuring eight brightly colored sculptures from the workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles in San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico. Inspired by Zapotec astrology, the sculptures combine different animals to represent spirit guid…

      Maayan Licht previews this weekend's Southern Arizona Symphony concert

      Maayan Licht previews this weekend's Southern Arizona Symphony concert

      • Cathalena E. Burch

      Some people who reach the top of the challenging Pontatoc Ridge Trail in the Tucson foothills might post an Insta of their feat. Israeli male soprano Maayan Licht scaled the heights of his impressive vocal range that were on full display this weekend when he made his North American debut wit…

      'The Rocky Horror Show' coming to U of A's Marroney Theatre

      'The Rocky Horror Show' coming to U of A's Marroney Theatre

      • Cathalena E. Burch

      The UA School of Theatre, Film & Television opens its performance season with the rock musical 'The Rocky Horror Show' Oct. 16-25; previews Oct. 11 and 15. 

      Tucson Meet Yourself goes big for 52nd year

      Tucson Meet Yourself goes big for 52nd year

        Tucson Meet Yourself is undergoing its biggest transformation this year, but don't worry, food is still central to the three-day festival.

        Disney on Ice 'Jump In!' coming to Tucson Arena

        Disney on Ice 'Jump In!' coming to Tucson Arena

          The latest installation of Disney on Ice brings new characters from "Moana 2," "Zootopia" to Tucson Arena Oct. 8-11.

          Saguaro City Music Theatre bringing "Sister Act" to the Berger

          Saguaro City Music Theatre bringing "Sister Act" to the Berger

            Crystal Stark and the cast of Saguaro City Music Theatre's "Sister Act" rehearse "Take Me To Heaven."

            Tucson Symphony opens season with violin rising star

            Tucson Symphony opens season with violin rising star

              Violinist Amaryn Olmeda played Tchaikovsky's devilishly difficult Violin Concerto with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jose Luis Gomez. The concert at Linda Ronstadt Music Hall was Olmeda's Arizona debut and the opening of Gomez's 10th season in Tucson.

              Violin prodigy Amaryn Olmeda to make Arizona debut with TSO

              Violin prodigy Amaryn Olmeda to make Arizona debut with TSO

                Amaryn Olmeda is performing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto to open the Tucson Symphony Orchestra season on Friday, the first of two concerts she will perform as the orchestra' artist-in-residence.

                Fifth annual Pueblos del Maiz is this weekend

                Fifth annual Pueblos del Maiz is this weekend

                  Tucson celebrates all things corn with this weekend's fifth annual Pueblos del Maiz. Events include a special dinner at the new Tucson GastroPark.

                  Tucson Symphony Orchestra 2026-27 season preview

                  Tucson Symphony Orchestra 2026-27 season preview

                    Tucson Symphony Orchestra Music Director José Luis Gomez previews the 2026-27 season.

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                    The best Halloween movies for scaredy-cats who hate horror

                    John Malkovich says his success in ‘Wild Horse Nine’ starts with a great script

                    John Malkovich says his success in ‘Wild Horse Nine’ starts with a great script

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                    Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' and 'X-Men' star, dies at 86

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                    Documentary takes unique way to tell Elizabeth Holmes’ story

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