Tucson's 2nd Saturdays Downtown Celebrates Latin Music Month
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- September's 2nd Saturdays Downtown will help celebrate Calle Congresso, an entire month of Latin music and festivities that was created by a number of downtown Tucson event organizers. On September 10, the stages and streets of downtown Tucson will be full of Latin music. Descarga, Tucson's own 10-piece Latin jazz and salsa band, will fill the Fox Theatre with Latin rhythms, with a free performance at 7:00pm.
Featured on the Scott Avenue Stage: | ||
| | 6:30-7:30pm: Ted Ramirez | |
Teodoro "Ted" Ramirez is a premier Southwestern folk musician, singer/songwriter, and storyteller intensely committed to presenting the beautiful and powerful stories of his homeland using original and traditional Southwestern music and stories. | ||
| | 7:45-9:00pm: A Son y Sol | |
Latin American Music with a Twist - From the streets of Tucson, A Son y Sol became one of the most acclaimed bands to dance and shout to. Recently performing in some of the biggest venues here in Tucson: 2nd Saturdays, Club Crawl, Hotel Congress, to name only a few. | ||
| | 9:15-10:30pm: Suerte | |
Suerte will take you back to yesteryear with the Old School Tejano classics. Suerte offers a wide range of classics as well as new, original material! | ||
ALL PERFORMANCES AT THE SCOTT AVENUE STAGE ARE FREE! | ||
Featured at The Rialto Theatre: | ||
| | 11:00pm: Jefferson Starship (Doors open at 10:30pm) | |
Jefferson Starship with Jefferson Airplane founder Paul Kantner will perform for all ages; cost is $30 for general admission advance purchase. | ||
| | 8:00pm: Comedian Doug Benson (Doors open at 7:00pm) | |
All ages show, cost is $21/$26. | ||
Featured at the Congress Hotel: | ||
| | 7:00pm: James McMurtry | |
Texas rock and Americana singer and songwriter. Cost is $15. | ||
As usual, the Cricket Kids' Area will be full of fun with the Cricket jumping castle and other activities. The FREE movie is "Cars," rated G. The movie begins at approximately 7:30 pm. Congress Street will also be lined with music, stilt-walkers, break dancers, living statues, and vendors. Downtown Merchants will offer discounts and specials.
2nd Saturdays Downtown runs from 5:30pm to 10:30pm. Sponsors are: Click Automotive Team, Cricket, Carondelet Health Network, KOLD TV Channel 13, KXCI 91.3FM Community Radio, MEB Property Management, Bank of Tucson and Providence Service Corp.
For a full schedule and parking info visit www.2ndSaturdays.com.
For images and information on performers, contact: Program Director, Jamie Manser at 520-270-3213 jamie@zocalotucson.com.
SOURCE 2nd Saturdays Downtown
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