Join us for I DREAM IN WIDESCREEN, the annual showcase of thesis films created by seniors at the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV). Come see why TFTV filmmakers have been generating major film festival buzz! Thirteen brand new films will premiere, with prizes being awarded by a jury of industry professionals including […]
read moreConsidered one of today’s greatest showmen, Afro-Cuban Rockstar Cimafunk performs an electric live show with his 9-person band from Havana featuring Pjiama Piyama and Mariachi Nuevo Azteca de Tucson. Join Arizona Arts Live, and Best Life Presents for an evening that will make you move live at the Rialto Theatre! Cimafunk’s monumental second album, El […]
read moreJoin us for an unforgettable experience with MacArthur Fellow and two-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer and instrumentalist Rhiannon Giddens. Don’t miss a transformative journey at the Rialto Theatre as she crafts an extraordinary narrative, spotlighting marginalized voices and pushing artistic boundaries. Rhiannon Giddens has forged a remarkable and multifaceted career in folk music, marked by her […]
read more“Uniquely Angeleno mishmash of punk, hip-hop, beat music, cumbia and rock … live, they’re magnetic”– LA Times Rediscover the dynamic world of Las Cafeteras, East LA’s musical visionaries on their return to the Old Pueblo. Mixing Afro-Mexican beats and Son Jarocho instruments, they are redefining traditional music with inspiring English, Spanish, and Spanglish lyrics. Don’t […]
read more“Their music will keep classical music alive for the next generation”– NPR Two-time Grammy-nominated Black Violin Experience returns to Tucson in a musical fusion of classical sounds with exhilarating hip-hop beats. Join Arizona Arts Live and the Rialto Theatre for a performance that boldly merges centuries of music with a message of hope and possibility. The […]
read moreJoin the 3rd Annual Musical Murals. In collaboration with Beyond Tucson’s Meet Me at Maynards, live music and visual art come together for a night of musical murals. Student chamber ensembles from the School of Music will perform along a walking route that connects the colorful walls of art in downtown Tucson. Muralists include Joe […]
read moreGrammy-nominated American singer-songwriter Noah Gundersen has experimented with indie folk and acoustic rock for nearly two decades. His distinctive bold, genre-busting music has been featured in widely recognized shows including Sons of Anarchy and The Vampire Diaries. Don’t miss an electric and intimate evening taking center stage at 191 Toole! Born to a devoutly religious […]
read moreJoin Arizona Arts Live and TENWEST on a musical journey that shows that there are no borders when it comes to music. Don’t miss an evening of rockin’ folk, reggae, flamenco, and jazz fusion with Jenny and the Mexicats on the Hotel Congress stage. Jenny and the Mexicats, previously known as Pachucos y la Princesa, […]
read moreExplore the history of Chilean music under social regimes in a powerful performance by powerhouse artist Nano Stern who weaves together indigenous, African, and European elements into a groundbreaking sound entirely his own. Don’t miss an unforgettable evening of musical virtuosity and poetic advocacy for social justice coming to Hotel Congress. Hailed by folk legend […]
read moreCome together and recenter through the collective healing, love, and nutritional uplift embedded in Black roots music. Join Arizona Arts Live as we welcome jazz musician, creative producer, and racial justice advocate Michael Mwenso for a weeklong artistic residence this fall. Known for his work as bandleader of Mwenso & The Shakes and co-founder of […]
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