Calendar of Events
AZPM Events
April 1, 2024 - June 26, 2024
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
April 24, 2024
April 27, 2024
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April 1, 2024 - June 26, 2024
AZPM Station Tours
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AZPM is proud to offer free public tours of your local PBS and NPR station. Discover how television and radio are made and learn more about how we serve our community. 'From the Basement to the Bridges' Studio Tours include information and updates on the new facility and community campus project, The Paul & Alice Baker Center for Public Media.
April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024
AZPM Celebrates Earth Month
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AZPM celebrates Earth Month throughout April with special programs and resources focused on climate, nature and our planet.
April 6, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Center for Creative Photography: The Place Where Clouds Are Formed
‘Amai Mo ‘Am Ṣo:ṣon G Cewagĭ I El lugar donde se forman las nubes I The Place Where Clouds Are Formed is a collaborative project initiated in 2018 by Ofelia Zepeda (Tohono O’odham), Gareth Smit, and Martín Zícari will open its fifth installment on April 6, 2024, simultaneously at the University of Arizona Poetry Center and the Center for Creative Photography’s Alice Chaiten Baker Interdisciplinary Gallery.
April 14, 2024 - April 28, 2024
UA SCHOOL OF THEATRE, FILM & TELEVISION presents Much Ado About Nothing
UA SCHOOL OF THEATRE, FILM & TELEVISION presents Much Ado About Nothing. One of Shakespeare’s most beloved romantic comedies, Much Ado About Nothing tells the story of two very different couples fighting for love while battling matchmaking and manipulation. This production will include matinee performances for high-school groups. Select dates, April 14-28, 2024.
April 17, 2024 - April 28, 2024
32nd Arizona International Film Festival
Staying true to its mission of showcasing independent film, the Arizona International Film Festival has exhibited over 3,300 films representing 100 countries to over 176,000 patrons in southern Arizona. And now, the 32nd edition will select more exciting and innovative films from around the world for Arizona audiences.
April 18, 2024 - April 21, 2024
Agave Heritage Festival: Food, History, and Spirits
Tucson is a premier destination for all things agave. Discover and celebrate the cultural, commercial, and culinary significance of the versatile and, to many, vital agave plant at the exceptional Agave Heritage Festival.
April 19, 2024
PBS BOOKS Presents: CAALS 35th Bauder Lecture with Tracy K. Smith
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The 35th Contemporary American Authors Lecture features Tracy K. Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, former poet laureate of the United States, and professor of English and African and African American Studies at Harvard. Stream live on Facebook or YouTube, Wednesday, April 19 at 5 p.m.
April 24, 2024
PBS BOOKS Readers Club presents Scott Alexander Howard
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Join the PBS Books Readers Club as we plumb the depths of Scott Alexander Howard’s debut novel, "The Other Valley". The Other Valley is a Simon & Schuster Top Shelf Pick, a Goodreads Most Anticipated Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Book of 2024, and is soon to be a TV series. So don’t miss this chance to join the PBS Books Readers Club in conversation with Scott Alexander Howard about this pick that Booklist calls “Beautifully written… a triumph.” Stream live on Facebook or YouTube, Wednesday, April 24 at 5 p.m.
April 27, 2024
ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED Screening and Panel Discussion
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Join AZPM for "The Best of Arizona Illustrated". Host Tom McNamara will be joined by Arizona Illustrated producers and guests as we take a deeper dive into the stories and meet the people who make Arizona unique and vibrant. This in-person event will take place at the Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building, 6-8pm. Free parking is available in the 6th Street garage. Registration is required.
April 28, 2024
Desert Gala 2024 | Colors of the Desert
Please join us, in-person, on the grounds of the Desert Museum for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum’s 31st annual signature event, the Desert Gala. This special event will offer local culinary delicacies, craft libations, and up-close visits with some famous animal residents. Sunday, April 28th, 5— 9 p.m.
May 1, 2024 - May 5, 2024
Tucson International Mariachi Conference
A model for other mariachi festivals, the Tucson International Mariachi Conference was founded in 1982 and nurtured by such legends as Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán, Mariachi Cobre, the late Lola Beltrán, and Tucson native Linda Ronstadt. La Frontera Tucson International Mariachi Conference is planning its return to the Tucson Convention Center Arena area in downtown Tucson.
May 2, 2024
WILDE MEYER GALLERY May 2nd ArtWalk
You are invited to an ArtWalk on May 2nd, 4:00 – 7:00 PM. WILDE MEYER GALLERY Tucson will be highlighting a stunning group of artists throughout the month of May. On the May 2nd ArtWalk, we invite you to join us for great art, light refreshments, and live music by harpist VANESSA MYERS.
May 4, 2024
I DREAM IN WIDESCREEN 2024
Join us for the 19th edition of I DREAM IN WIDESCREEN, the annual showcase of thesis films created by seniors at The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television. May 4, 2024 at the Fox Tucson Theatre.
June 6, 2024
WILDE MEYER GALLERY June 6th ArtWalk
You are invited to ArtWalk on June 6th, 4:00 – 7:00 PM. WILDE MEYER GALLERY Tucson will be highlighting a stunning group of artists throughout the month of June. On the June 6th ArtWalk, we invite you to join us for great art, light refreshments, and live music by harpist VANESSA MYERS.
