On November 10th from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m, there will be a campus-wide Block Party to celebrate the Tucson Museum of Art’s centennial year. The event will be filled with hands-on activities and experiences for all ages along with food vendors, music, and community partners including This is Tucson, the Chinese Chorizo Project, Mexican American Heritage and History Museum, the Tucson Presidio Museum, and FUGA Tucson.
Join FUGA Tucson for Westside Rides on Nov 10th, the ride starts at the Ward 1 office (940 W Alameda St) at 9am and will lead to TMA where you can join in on the block party festivities! Biking helps our cities have cleaner air, experience less car traffic, and increase visibility for bicycle riders, walkers, and rollers for safer streets.
Be sure to check-out a temporary ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos by artist-author Melani Martinez as well as a Chinese grocery store installation by chef-artist Feng-Feng Yeh, in the restored and reopened Casa Cordova from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. At 1:00 p.m. Melani Martinez will read an excerpt from her book The Molino: A Memoir in La Casa Cordova. And stop by Romero House’s Mudroom Gallery to view its new exhibition Women and Stories featuring works by Cristina Cárdenas and Lauren Garlovsky from 9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Museum admission will be pay-what-you-wish all day! Check out November’s Second SundAZe line-up below.
· DJ Tito Suavecito: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
with community remarks at 11 a.m.
· Food Vendors: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Purchase from Herculean Chicken, Ensenada Street Food*, Lumbre Pizza A La Leña*, Dirty T Tamarindo, Carbs & Coffee Co * & Hebrews Coffee
*will be offering a chorizo dish as part of The Chinese Chorizo Festival
· Caricatures by Todd: 11 a.m. – 1p.m.
· Flores de Papel Popup with the Mexican American Heritage and History Museum (Paper Flowers): 11 a.m. –3 p.m. and with a demo by Josefina at 11:30 am in the Patricia Morgan & Peter Salomon Sculpture Garden
· Live Screen Printing: 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
· Temporary Tattoo Station: 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
· Reading by artist-author Melani Martinez: 1 p.m. in La Casa Cordova
· Face painting: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
· Art-making Stations: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Art activities will include sculptures with model magic and mask making
· Coloring Sheet Station in the Creative Space: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
· Vendor popup by Aileen Martinez, illustrator of TMA’s coloring book: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Second SundAZe is presented by The Stonewall Foundation Fund held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.
Parking Info
Plan ahead with multiple road closures due to the DUSK Music Festival. The festival occupies 3 city blocks and Jacomé Plaza, in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
