I Dream in Widescreen 2010

This weekend, come to Fox Theatre to check out what Media Arts seniors in the Film and Video Production degree program have made this year at “I Dream in Widescreen,” a screening of 17 films produced by graduating seniors in the program.
I have known artists featured in the screening or who just went to support [...]

Coffee with the Curator: Miniatures

The Arizona State Museum has started up a lovely event, or actually a series of events. From time to time you can enjoy coffee with a curator at the museum, hear about the daily duties of curators, and sometimes catch a glimpse into their special world. On Wednesday, Diane Dittemore, curator of ethnological collections, will [...]

Earth Day at UA

The University of Arizona will celebrate Earth Day this Thursday in Fine Fettle. The Students for Sustainability, as part of “Carbon Down Arizona” will set up five tent “villages,” each with a different theme. There will be booths and educational tables as well as speakers. Last year’s Earth Day event drew 2,000 people, and they [...]

Tucson Green Streets Bike Tour

Enjoy the Watershed Management Group’s Tucson Green Streets Bike Tour in time for Earth Day! The Watershed Management Group is a “registered non-profit dedicated to developing to developing community-based solutions to ensure the long-term prosperity of people and health of the environment through providing people with the knowledge, skills and resources for sustainable livelihoods.”This event [...]

Free Screening of “David & Layla”

David and Layla has won all sorts of awards. It’s billed as a “romantic comedy,” and you can see it free this Wednesday evening.
One reviewer (whose name I could not find or I would give him/her credit) writes: “The road to formulaic romantic-comedy complications and ethic clichés is paved with good intentions in first-time filmmaker [...]