76. The Central Tucson Gallery Association
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: This is a member-based gallery association of several top Tucson galleries. The association organizes First Saturday Art Tours in and around downtown Tucson. An Art Safari is held in February, a Summer Art Cruise in June, and The Big Picture in October.
77. Tucson Arts Brigade
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Description: This nonprofit arts and education organization supports the love of art through murals, dance, theater, puppetry, events, special projects, and community action by working collaboratively with numerous local organizations. They sponsor workshops, hundreds of temporary and permanent public art projects all around town, and special events, including the annual Water Project, billed as Tucson’s synergistic water festival.
78. Tucson/Pima Arts Council
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 624-0595
Address: 100 N. Stone Ave., Ste. 303
Description: The council, a nonprofit organization, was established in 1984 and is recognized as the official arts agency of the city of Tucson and Pima County. Recipient of the 2003 Governor’s Arts Award for Service to the Community, the council provides arts and cultural development services through direct funding, technical assistance, commissions, and contracts to both individual artists and arts organizations. Numerous workshops are offered throughout the year.
79. Berger Performing Arts Center
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 770-3690
Address: 1200 W. Speedway Blvd.
Description: Known locally as “The Berger,” this auditorium offers cozy seating for 496 with an elevated stage. A state-of-the-art facility, it’s a favorite site for acoustic music and for Celtic, eclectic, folk, and traditional music concerts. Located on the campus of the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, the Berger is one of the city’s premier venues for smaller, yet popular events.
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1020 E. University Blvd.
81. Demeester Outdoor Performing Arts Center
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 791-4873
Description: The DeMeester is a most eclectic, and perhaps the most casual, performance venue in the area. Performances are year-round and include concerts, dramas, and special events. The natural amphitheater offers lawn seating, and patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Often food vendors will be on-site, but picnics are allowed.
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2202 W. Anklam Rd.
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 318 E. Congress St.
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 330 S. Scott Ave.
85. Tucson Convention Center
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 791-4104
Address: 260 S. Church St.
Description: The arena, which seats 9,000-plus people, hosts huge events, such as ice shows, conferences, circuses, and concerts by big-name stars who make a stop in the Old Pueblo. But there are 2 more artistic venues: the Music Hall and the Leo Rich Theatre. The Music Hall seats 2,200-plus and is the home of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Arizona Opera Company, and Broadway in Tucson. The much smaller Leo Rich seats 511, making it an ideal spot for chamber music recitals and concerts by contemporary and pop artists.
86. Arizona Repertory Theatre
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 621-1162
Description: Arizona Repertory Theatre is the professional training company of the University of Arizona’s Department of Theater Arts. One of the nation’s oldest theater departments, it has offered performances to the community for more than 60 years. Plays and musicals are produced August through April, with several productions a year.
87. Arizona Rose Theatre Company
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 888-0509
Description: Founded in 1986, this theater company offers productions throughout the year, at various venues around town. The company is committed to presenting high-spirited and upbeat productions that offer positive statements. It also performs at local schools throughout the year.
88. Arizona Theatre Company
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 884-8210, (520) 622-2823
Address: 330 S. Scott Ave.
Description: This group has been designated “The State Theatre of Arizona.” Founded in 1967 as the Arizona Civic Theater, the company staged its first productions in a small hotel in Tucson for a small number of theatergoers. In 1972 the company went professional and changed its name to the Arizona Theatre Company. Later in 1978 ATC began performing in both Tucson and Phoenix.Today ATC mounts several professional productions per year during the regular arts season, ranging from Shakespeare and classical and contemporary dramas to musicals and works by new artists.
89. Borderlands Theater
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 882-7406 (tickets)
Address: 40 W. Broadway Blvd.
Description: This professional company presents theater and educational programs that reflect the cultural and racial diversity of the Southwest border region. Through its work, Borderlands seeks to generate a better understanding of the multiethnic diversity of the border that contributes to this region’s unique character through play production and development with a focus on the Chicano/Latino voice. Education outreach programs include mentoring, school visits, and community collaborations.
90. Gaslight Theatre
City: Tucson, AZ
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (520) 886-9428
Address: 7010 E. Broadway Blvd.
Description: Tucson’s only live, old-fashioned musical melodrama theater, the Gaslight is well known in the area for its lighthearted, rip-roaring comedies. Audiences can enjoy hissing at the villains, cheering the heroes, and tapping their toes to the music. The majority of these year-round productions are written by local playwrights (including the song parodies) especially for Gaslight Theatre. It’s good family entertainment, where one can also dine on a wide variety of snack foods like pizza, hot dogs, and nachos, and enjoy fountain treats, beer, wine, and soft drinks. The food is provided by Little Anthony’s Diner, which is located at the back of the theater. It’s one of the best-run operations in town.