Concert in Your Backyard
Presented by Marana and the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance. Monthly concerts held at 7 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month through September at Crossroads at Silverbell Park, 7548 N. Silverbell Road. Admission free. www.saaca.org or 797-3959.
• The Railbirdz - June 11.
• Cross Cut Saw - July 9.
• Last Call Girls - Aug. 13.
Foothills Mall Live Music & Art Series
Presented by the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance. Concerts are alternating Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. Admission free. www.saaca.org or 797-3959.
• Railbirdz - June 7.
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• Bill Ganz - June 21.
• Street Minstrels - July 5.
• The Eleonor Winston Trio - July 19.
• Bunny Kirby - Aug. 2.
• Reno del Mar - Aug. 16.
• Heather O'Day - Aug. 30.
Friday Night Live at St. Philip's Plaza
Presented by the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance. Concerts are the first Friday of each month through the end of the year at 4280 N. Campbell Ave. Free admission. www.saaca.org or 797-3959.
• The Eleonor Winston Trio - June 3.
• River Road Ramblers - July 1.
• Bryan Dean and KoKo - Aug. 5.
• Jim Howell Band - Sept. 2.
La Encantada Summer Concert Series
Presented by the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance and Tucson Federal Credit Union. Starts June 4, alternating Fridays at 7 p.m. at 2905 E. Skyline Drive. Admission is free.
www.saaca.org or 797-3959.
• Nick Stanley - June 4.
• Mark Willis - June 18.
• The Jay Rees Quartet - July 2.
• River Road Ramblers - July 16.
• Raw Material with Glenn Gross - July 30.
• Larry Redhouse - Aug. 13.
• Tesoro - Aug. 27.
Music on the Mountain
Presented by Live Acoustic Venue Association (LAVA), every Sunday afternoon from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend in Summerhaven on Mount Lemmon. Admission is free. www.lavamusic.org
Chuck Wagon and the Wheelchairs with Gary Alan Durrenberger - Sunday.
• Grind - June 5.
• Bad News Blues Band - June 12.
• Five Way Street - June 19.
• Bryan Dean Trio - June 26.
• Kevin Pakulis Band - July 3.
• Last Call Girls - July 10.
• The Van Dykes - July 17.
• Cochise County All Stars featuring Sabra Faulk - July 24.
• Anna Warr and Giant Blue - July 31.
• Stefan George and the Fellow Travelers - Aug. 7.
• The Dreadnutts - Aug. 14.
• Top Dead Center - Aug. 21.
• Marnie Chastain Band - Aug. 28.
Sizzling Summer Sounds
Presented by Invisible Theatre. The cabaret series is held at the Arizona Inn, 2200 E. Elm St. Ticket prices vary by performance. www.invisibletheatre.com or 882-9721.
• "High Standards" with Jeffrey Haskell, Jack Neubeck and Katherine Byrnes - June 21-22.
• Ann Hampton Callaway - June 23-25.
• "Remembering Lou Rawls" with Joe Bourne and friends - June 28.
• "Wild Women featuring Divas" Lisa Otey, Diane Van Deurzen and Heather Hardy - June 29.
• "My Romance" with Rob Boone, Christine Vivona and Julie Anne - June 30.
• "Unforgettable" with Lisa Otey, Mary Baker and Walter Belcher - July 1-2.
• "Dream Lover: A Salute to Bobby Darin" featuring Robert Shaw - July 5-7.
• "Together Again" with Nancy Davis Booth and Jeffrey Haskell - July 8-9.
• "Let's All Go to the Movies" with Lisa Otey, Betsy Kruse Craig, Jack Neubeck and Stuart Moulton - July 12-13.
• Amanda McBroom and George Ball - July 14-16.
Twilight Third Thursdays
Presented by the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Visuals and performing arts, 5 to 8 p.m. June 16, July 21, Aug. 18. Admission $8, also cash bar and food for sale. www.tucsonbotanical.org or 326-9686.
• Leila Lopez Band - June 16.
• Domingo DeGrazia and Beth Daunis - July 21.
• Audacia - Aug. 18.
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