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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Tucson Happenings 2/10-2/12, 2012 Over 25 fun family events!!!



 FRIDAY 2/10/12
What:Story Time! Read all about our wonderful home ARIZONA! We will have a light snack and juice, so get your listening ears ready for some great hand selected stories for you to enjoy. Right after story time we will have a coloring activity to do.
Where:Bookmans Speedway
When:10am-11am
Cost:FREE

What: 2nd Saturdays Downtown Centennial Celebration.!  Ferris Wheel ...Kids Events.  This is not just Saturday Night it is Friday, Saturday and Sunday!!!!Poi Zen Fire troop looks so cool! Puppet Musik, Batucaxe and a car show too! The Tucson Children's Museum has free admission on Saturday for everyone. For more info. go HERE.  There are family-freindly activities-
When:4pm-10pm-Friday...12noon-10pm Saturday and
Where: Downtown
Cost: FREE unless noted
What:LaurLoons Balloon Artistry at the Park Place Mall
When:5-7pm
Where:Park Place Mall 5870 E Broadway Blvd
Cost:FREE
 SATURDAY 2/11/12
What:Slavic Heritage Festival Slavic arts, crafts, food and entertainment including Arizona Balalaika Orchestra at 4pm.
When:noon-10pm
Where:St. Cyril's Church-4725 E. Pima
Cost:$2

What:Four Corners Festival - Shopping Centers will host a Fine Arts Festival with fashion shows, restaurant participation and performances.

When:10am-5pm and Sunday too 11am-5pm

Where:The Shopping Centers at Skyline and Campbell Intersection

Cost:FREE except $20 culinary tasting

What:GapKids & babyGap Spring Fashion!-We're inviting our smallest customers to wear our new Spring 2012 collections and pose as live mannequins in our windows! To sign up call our GapKids location at Park Place. 520-790-1731- Make a valentine with Arizona Families while you are there!  If you haven't signed up just call and there would probably be some room. Plus when your son or daughter models some adorable Spring fashions you get 25% off regularly priced items!
When:12noon-3pm on Saturday February 11th, 2012
Where:GapKids and babyGap in the Park Place Mall 5870 E. Broadway Blvd.
Cost:FREE to participate in fashion show and make a Valentine!

What:Tucson Festival of Hearts - Thirty organizations providing education and resources for a strong and healthy lifestyle!
When:10am-3pm
Where:University of Arizona Mall
Cost:FREE

What:Delightful Diversions at Park Place Mall Face Flip Facepainting (12-2), Clown/face-painting by Miss Fanny of Fannys Funhouse and music by Balkan Spirit (2-4), Parasol Project silver statue character and acoustic guitar by David Rose (4-6)
When:12noon-6pm
Where:Park Place Mall 5870 E Broadway Blvd
Cost:FREE

What:Little Critters Workshop for preschoolers ages 2-5. The theme for this session is “Eyes on the Side.”  Pre-registration is required. For program details GO HERE
When:9am-10am
Where:Reid Park Zoo
Cost:$10 for Zoo Member Children $16 for Non-Zoo Member Children

What: 2nd Saturdays Downtown Centennial Celebration.!  Ferris Wheel ...Kids Events.  This is not just Saturday Night it is Friday, Saturday and Sunday!!!!Poi Zen Fire troop looks so cool! Puppet Musik, Batucaxe and a car show too! The Tucson Children's Museum has free admission on Saturday for everyone. For more info. go HERE.  There are family-freindly activities-
When:4pm-10pm-Friday...12noon-10pm Saturday and
Where: Downtown
Cost: FREE unless noted

What:Centennial Celebration Children will enjoy the family story time at 11am followed by a craft and Happy Birthday Arizona cake. Don’t forget to take the opportunity to check out books on Arizona’s history, famous people, sports teams, and so on!Teens will be interested in the games available in the teen room and in the display of the art, essays, letters and scrap book pages that teens have contributed to a time capsule to be sealed and not reopened again until 2062! refreshments provided by local barrio businesses such as El Charro
When:11am-5pm
Where:Joel D. Valdez Main Library  101 N Stone Ave
Cost:FREE plus free parking on streets and in the library garage
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What:Make Spirit Dolls Use fabric, twigs, polymer clay and junk jewelry to make your own dramatic spirit being. All supplies included. For women of all ages- Mommy-daughter date?
Where:Kaitlin's Creative Cottage 740 N. Main St., in the rear courtyard
When:10am-12:30
Cost:$20 (All supplies included)

What:Science Saturday: Forensics How do the police figure out who has committed a crime? Learn about Forensic Science from the people who do it everyday: The Pima County Sheriff's Department. Watch them dust for fingerprints and study your own unique prints.
An Arizona Scitech Festival's Science in the City happening.
When:11am-12noon
Where:Dusenberry-River Library
Cost:FREE

What: Punch and Judy's Valentine's Day puppet show with Gwen Ray. The show is for all ages, no registration required.
When:3-4pm
Where:Kirk Bear Canyon Library
Cost:FREE

 What: Learn some do-it-yourself  know (& ms. fix-it will even show us how to use tools!)  reserve your spot today: color@citronpaint.com or 520.886.5800
When:10-11am
Where:Citron Paint and Interiors 7041 e tanque verde rd
Cost:FREE

What:Sonoran Desert Kids Club: We will restore some wildlife habitat and remove invasive plants to give nature a chance to heal at Agua Caliente Park. Children ages 8-12. Reservations required. For more information call 615-7855 or eeducation@pima.gov.
Where:Roy P. Drachman Agua Caliente Park 12325 E. Roger Road Tucson
When:9am-12noon
Cost:FREE

What: Lowe's Build and Grow -Valentine's Day is right around the corner! Your child will love making their own personalized cards!Children get to make a cute wooden project and if this is your first time there get a free apron and goggles for each participating child.  Plus after each project child will receive a completion certificate and badge! Go HERE to pre-register! 
When: 10am-11am
Where:All Lowe's Locations
 Cost: FREE



What: Discovery Night: Unleash Your Imagination! Browse 90 science fair projects, gaze at the stars with Tucson Amateur Astronomy, cozy up to a hedgehog with visitors from Reid Park Zoo. A science extravaganza with robots, experiments, and demonstrations
When: 6:30-8:30pm
Where:Sonoran Science Academy 2325 W. Sunset Road.
Cost:FREE

What:Trail Dust Town Turns 50! Events at Trail Dust Town will include: Ballet Folklorico, Western Performers, Stunt Shows, Teddy Roosevelt Act and more!  Check out all of the festivities HERE.
When:11am-10PM Yep, almost all day!
Where:Trail Dust Town 6541 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Cost:FREE (usually a charge for train ride around the town)

What:Fort Lowell Day Celebration Vintage baseball games, tours and drill among the activities. 
When:10am-4pm
Where:Fort Lowell Park 2900 N Craycroft
Cost:FREE

What: Bashas' Cookie/Cake decorating! Visit any Bashas' bakery on Saturday, Feb. 11 from and you can decorate your own heart-shaped cookies or cakes for Valentine's Day.
When:10-2
Where:
Cost: $1 each, or your own 8" single-layer cake for $5 each

What:Arizona – 100 and Counting!Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Arizona’s statehood with a program as diverse as the landscape and the people that shape our state. Consider Arizona: past, present and future, through the multiple lenses of anthropology, history, poetry, tree-ring research, music, natural history, visual imagery, archaeology, dance, and astronomy. Reception follows immediately on the Arizona State Museum lawn directly across from Centennial Hall.
When:From 3 - 5 p.m.
Where:Centennial Hall
Cost: Obtain FREE general admission tickets in advance through the Fine Arts Box Office:  
• In Person at the Fine Arts Box Office in the lobby of the Marroney Theatre, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• By Phone: 520-621-1162
• By FAX: 520-626-8052
• By email: boxoffice@cfa.arizona.edu
More detailed ticket information can be found here.

What: Imagine RocketsFor children 8 years of age and older bring an adult to experience the power of rockets. This is a fun way to explore and learn the way rockets take flight. With hands on activities you can build your own experiments that you can take home. Our rocket experts will lead you through the laws of energy and motion and show you how they are used in the flight of rockets, the world around us, and much more.
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When: 1pm-2:30pm
Where:6000 E. Valencia Road
Cost:FREE with admission to museum

What:Join us for our very special Valentines Day Story Time, featuring Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree! Then join us for a special craft time, painting ceramic apple coin banks to remind you throughout the year what love is all about! When:1-2pm
Where:Bookma's Ina

Cost:FREE

What:Happy Valentines Day! Lets get crafty and make the ones we love an amazing Valentine! Join us as we turn our imaginations on high and craft the day away! Valentines day is around the corner and if you need to make a heartfelt card or sculpture, this is your event. We will have all sorts of supplies ready for you to make those or the one you love a beautiful Valentine!
When:11am-1pm
Where:Bookman's Speedway

Cost:FREE
SUNDAY 2/12/12
What: I Love Zoo Day Make a valentine like no other for your favorite animal at the Zoo. Throughout the morning animals will be presented with treats while you learn about the importance of animal enrichment. Work hand-in-hand with staff to make this Valentine’s Day a “love-ly” day for animals and visitors alike. All activities are FREE with regular admission to the Zoo.  No registration is required.When:11am-1pm
Where:Redi Park Zoo
Cost:FREE with Admission

What:Goldilocks & the Three Bears This classic story is “just right” for the whole family. Come meet the Three Bears and one curious little girl named Goldilocks. This interactive musical will be a delight to see as the bears try to find out who has been in their beautiful home.
When:1pm
Where:Live Theatre Workshop 5317 E. Speedway Blvd.
Cost:$5-$8

What:Secret Agent 23 Skidoo A very interesting show! Check the video above 
When:1pm
Where:Fox Theatre
Cost:FREE

What:Toy Train Museum Open House. Toy trains of different sizes and shapes will run, whistles blowing and bells ringing, on 16 different tracks. There are also exhibits of old toy trains, railroad memorabilia and a World War II vintage caboose
Where:Gadsden Pacific Toy Train Museum3975 Miller Ave.
When:12:30-4:30
Cost:FREE



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