Twilight Thursdays at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Bring beer or wine to enjoy with dinner. 326-9686.
- Snoop Dogg raps it up at Casino Del Sol’s AVA.
Night of comedy with Lisa Lampanelli at Fox Tucson Theatre.
•Mike Epps at Casino Del Sol’s AVA
•Bill Engvall at Desert Diamond Casino.
Friday Night Festival of Miles: Eight different one-mile races along a loop starting and ending at the Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave. Part of TMC Meet Me Downtown Night Run/Walk night run weekend. Registration and information at azroadrunners.org
TMC Meet Me Downtown Night Run/Walk, aka Meet Me Downtown 5K.
Cool Summer Nights at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, every Saturday from 5-10 p.m. through Sept. 3. This Saturday is Creatures of the Night. Included with regular admission.
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•Opening day at Breakers Water Park, 8555 W. Tangerine Road, 682-2530.
•Pima County pools open. Find locations and schedules at webcms.pima.gov under Recreation: Parks and Pools.
Music Under the Stars with the Tucson Pops Orchestra through June 5 at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. 722-5853.
Get in to the Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. Sixth Ave., for just $3. 792-9985.
Jazz Night at Sky Bar, 536 N. Fourth Ave., with Tom Walbank. 622-4300.
Tucson city pools open. tucsonaz.gov/parks/aquatics-programs
Get your geek and drink on at Geeks Who Drink Pub Quiz at Playground, 278 E. Congress St. 396-3691.
Take the kids to Thursday Thing: Movie Night at Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Public Library, 7800 N. Schisler Drive. They’ll make cool stuff, win prizes and meet new people. 594-5200.
•Explore Hispanic culture and architecture at a twilight walking tour of Barrio Viejo. Meet in front of La Pilita, 420 S. Main Ave. 625-8365.
First Friday Family Fundays at the Farmers Market at Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 296-4551.
•Summer Safari Friday Nights are from 6-8 p.m. at Reid Park Zoo Fridays through July 8.
The battle for best BBQ is on at Hotel Congress’ Smokin’ Showdown.
•Opening of ‘Living River of Words’ children’s exhibit of poetry and mixed media art at Roy P. Drachman Agua Caliente Park. 615-7855.
•Last chance to see Arizona Symphonic Winds at Udall Park, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road.
•It’s National Trails Day; take a hike!
•Cool Summer Nights at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: World Ocean Night.
Last chance to catch Live Theatre Workshop’s family-friendly “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
St. Andrew’s Bach Society kicks off its 28th season with a celebration of Schubert. Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St. standrewsbach.org or 808-2122.
Former Moody Blues singer/songwriter Justin Hayward performs at Fox Tucson Theatre.
Test out your latest song at Sky Bar, 536 N. Fourth Ave., for open-mic night, every Wednesday. 622-4300.
Get out your dancing shoes for free ballroom dancing and live music at Let’s Dance Club, 6245 E. Bellevue St. Have two left feet? No worries. It’s for all ages and abilities. 979-9500.
Get into the spirit of summer with the annual Yacht Rock Party at La Cocina Cantina, 201 N. Court Ave. Music and white wine spritzers team up with a Joe Pagac painted boat mural, which will serve as a photo backdrop. If you really want to immerse yourself in the experience, organizers suggest you “dress up in nautically inspired, sleazy ’70s, slick early ’80s attire.” How can you resist? Here’s a taste of what to expect: vimeo.com/167595072
•Pack up the kids and check out Movies in the Park, on rotating Fridays through Aug. 19, beginning at dusk. “Finding Nemo” is first up at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center. 797-3959.
•Sammy Hagar & The Circle perform at AVA at Casino del Sol.
Second Saturdays in downtown Tucson are especially fun in the summer, when the nights are cool and the music is too. Activities run along Congress Street, main stage on Scott Ave., just south of Congress.
•Take the kids to Loft Jr. to see “Batteries Not Included.” It’s free and includes activities before the film.
FC Tucson’s men’s semi-pro soccer team takes on the Orange County Blues at the Kino Sports Complex. 334-1115.
•Glorious sounds will float out of the Temple of Music and Art when Desert Voices presents its summer concert. 791-9662.
Well-behaved pooches and their people are welcome at the Tucson Botanical Gardens for the Dog Days of Summer. During regular garden hours, through September.
Superior spellers, strut your stuff every second Tuesday at the Adult Spelling Bee at Tap & Bottle, 403 N. Sixth Ave. 344-8999.
•Celebrate Ted DeGrazia’s 107th birthday at the Gallery in the Sun, 6300 N. Swan Road, with free cake and ice cream. 299-9191.
Rogue Wave hits the Rialto Theatre with indie-pop from California. All ages.
•The high temperature this day last year was 107. Escape to Mount Lemmon to cool off in the pines.
Rock out with the Summer Cannibals and Billy Changer at Club Congress for a free show. 21 and up.
Jazz can make us cooler, so check out Pete Swan performing with Brice Winston as part of the Main Gate Square Summer Concert Series, Fridays through Aug. 23.
•All-Night-Scream-O-Rama at the Loft, 3233 E. Speedway.
•FC Tucson’s women’s pro soccer team plays a double header this weekend at Kino Sports Complex. 334-1115.
•Take a moonlit tram ride up Sabino Canyon. 749-2861.
Argentinian rockers Enanitos Verdes & Hombres G at the AVA at Casino del Sol.
•Cool Summer Nights at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Full Moon Festival.
•Sample Arizona craft beers at the Brew at the Zoo. 881-4753.
•Hold on! Classic rockers Kansas comes to the Diamond Center.
Mariachi Vargas plays AVA at Casino del Sol.
•Watch “Free Willy” while you float in the pool at Marana’s Dive-In Movie night at Ora Mae Harn Park, 13251 N. Lon Adams Road. 382-1950.
•Feel the fire and rain when James Taylor and his All-Star Band play the Tucson Arena.
•Practice yoga among the artworks at MOCA every Sunday.
It’s family day at Get Air Tucson, 330 S. Toole Ave. Groups of four or more get a special discount.
Cool off at Century Theatres at Park Place Mall, 5870 E. Broadway, at its Summer Movie Clubhouse. “The Peanuts Movie” is playing at 10 a.m. through June 23.
•WWE brings the Smackdown to Tucson Arena at 7 p.m.
Introduce the kids to aviation and aerospace at the Young Flyers Fun at Pima Air & Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia Road. There will be crafts, demonstrations and tours. 618-4819.
Take a trip back in time with Casino del Sol’s “I Love the ’90s” tour. Vanilla Ice, Kid-N-Play, Color Me Bad, Ton Loc, Rob Base and Young MC all perform at AVA.
“Minions” is on screen at the DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center as part of Movies in the Park. Starts at dusk.
•Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias brings the laughs to AVA.
•Celebrate the coming monsoons with the traditional Dia de San Juan Fiesta at Mercado San Agustin, 100 S. Avenida del Convento. 861-4504.
The Boots and Saddle Club — crafts, games, stories — at the Fort Lowell Museum, 2900 N. Craycroft Road, takes place every Saturday through Aug. 4. 885-3832.
•Dive & Dine at the Tucson J; Enjoy a movie, dinner, popcorn and night of swimming at the outdoor pool of the Tucson J, 3800 E. River Road. Open to all. Nonmembers $8, children under 3 free. Check tucsonjcc.org for movie title.
True Concord Voices & Orchestra and St. Andrew’s Bach Society honor Dorothy Dyer Vanek at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7650 N. Del Norte Paseo. 808-2112.
•All aboard! Ceelo Green’s Love Train Tour Part 2 rolls into the Rialto Theatre for an all-ages show.
“Pan” is on screen at Century Gateway 12, 770 N. Kolb Road, as part of the Summer Movie Clubhouse. 886-1000.
Dance the summertime blues away at Boondocks Lounge. There are lessons and open dance every Tuesday.
•Holy Wave rolls in from Austin to play a free show at Club Congress. 21 and up.
Swing into the Rialto Theatre for one of the Squirrel Nut Zippers’ first tour dates since 2009. All ages.
Santa Cruz Summer Winds and the Jazz Collective of Southern Arizona perform “Hymns for our Heroes” at Green Valley’s Community Performance and Art Center. 399-1750.
•Improve your tennis skills at adult tennis clinics at El Conquistador Tennis, 10000 N. Oracle Road. 544-1780.
•Catch a classic flick — “Out of the Past” — at The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress Street, as part of its Downtown Noir series. 882-0204.

