Labor Day this year is Monday, September 6, 2010.
Below are things to do on Labor Day in Tucson, Arizona.
Most are free.
1. TMC Saguaro National Park Labor Day Run
Where: Saguaro National Park East at 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail Road, east of S. Camino Seco.
Hours: 6:30 A.M.
Phone: 326-9383
Admission: $35.00 on race day
Website: www.azroadrunners.org
An 8 mile and 5K course loop for any runner – Fast or slow, beginners to advanced. New Balance technical shirts will be given out to the first 1,000 participants. After the race, free massages will be given by the Cortiva Institute and food is courtesy of Sunflower Markets. There will be plenty of ice cold Muscle Milk at the finish line, with Oasis/Culligan water and XOOD energy drink at the finish line and out on the course. There will be fun activities at the site. Registration can be done online at the website above.
2. Saguaro National Park Labor Day Run
Where: Saguaro National Park East at 3693 S. Old Spanish Trail, east of Houghton Road
Hours: 6:30 A.M.
Phone: 733-5153
Admission: Entry fee for the 8 mile race -$30.00. For the 2 mile run/walk – $15.00.
Enjoy this 8 mile race through Saguaro National Park East located at the base of the Rincon Mountains. For those wishing to participate in a shorter route, enjoy the 2 mile walk/run. Strollers are welcome. All participants receive a free t-shirt. At the site there will be games, music and refreshments. There is also a children’s hike and registration is also required.
3. Arizona AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic
Where: Reid Park at 100 Country Club Road, near 22nd Street
Hours: 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
Phone: 338-4139
Admission: Free
Website: www.azaflcio.org
Enjoy games, drinks and free food with others as you celebrate Labor Day.
4. DeGrazia’s Rodeo Collection
Where: DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun at 6300 N. Swan Road at E. Skyline Drive
Hours: 10:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M.
Phone: 299-9191
Admission: Free
Website: www.degrazia.org
The complete 1954 Rodeo Collection of 26 oil paintings by Arizona artist Ted DeGrazia are on display. They are based on the annual all-Indian rodeo on the Tohono O’odham reservation west of Tucson. Some of Ted DeGrazia’s other work is on display in the Gallery also. While you are there visit the gift shop too.
5. DeGrazia’s Tucson Story Exhibition
Where: DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun at 6300 N. Swan Road at E. Skyline Drive
Hours: 10:00 A.M.- 4:00 P.M.
Phone: 299-9191
Admission: Free
Website: www.degrazia.org
Celebrating Tucson’s birthday this exhibition features the original drawings and watercolors of Tucson artist, Ted DeGrazia, which depict Tucson’s history.
6. Monsoon Magic
Where: Desert Artisan’s Gallery in La Plaza Shoppes at 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road, near E. Grant Road.
Hours: 10:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.
Phone: 722-4412
Admission: Free
Website: www.DesertArtisans.com
This display is new artwork done by these local artists: Gretchen Huff, Karen Kos, David Brown, Paddie Flaherty, Tad Lamb, and Joan Fimbel DiGiovanni. They can be viewed until November 7, 2010.
7. A Class By Themselves
Where: TIA Lower Link Gallery at 7250 S. Tucson Blvd.
Hours: open 24 hours every day
Phone: 573-8187
Admission: Free
View watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil artwork done by Larry Wollam and his students from his Pima County Parks & Recreation classes.
8. A Journey South
Where: TIA Welcome Lounge A at 7250 S. Tucson Blvd.
Hours: open 24 hours every day
Phone: 573-8187
Admission: Free
An educational exhibit of ethnic costumes from Castaneda Museum is on display.
9. BA/BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition
Where: The Art Center Design College in the Florence Quater Gallery at 2538 N. Country Club Road, north of E. Grant Road
Hours: 10:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.
Phone: 325-0123
Admission: Free
Website: www.theartcenter.edu
This thesis exhibition consists of art work by Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts Photography students from the Art Center Design College. This exhibition runs until September 17, 2010.
10. BODIES The Exhibition
Where: Rialto Building downtown at 300 E. Congress Street, near E. Toole Avenue
Hours: 10:00 A.M.
Phone: (888) 263-4379
Admission: $14.00-$22.00. Adult matinee admission from 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. is $15.00. If you ride your bike there you can save 20% off regular admission. City and County employees can save 20% off Adult admission when showing their ID badge.
The worldwide tour exhibit’s the inside of our bodies through authentic, preserved human whole-body specimens. It also includes real organs and partial body specimens. It provides the viewer with a very close look at the skeletal, muscular, respiratory and other systems in the human body and the exhibition encourages healthy lifestyle choices.
11. Monumental Ideas in Miniature books
Where: Union Gallery Student Union Memorial Center, 3rd floor, NE in The University of Arizona at 1303 E. University Drive.
Hours: 12:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M.
Phone: 621-6142
Admission: Free
The exhibit features many miniature items. It runs until September 27, 2010.
12. The Edge of Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary Photography
Where: Center for Creative Photography at 1030 N. Olive Road, near E. Prince Road
Hours: 9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.
Phone: 621-7968
Admission: Free
Website: www.creativephotography.org
This exhibition features the work of more than twenty contemporary photographers who base their practice in some form of abstraction.
13. Tucson’s River of Words 2009 Youth Poetry and Art Traveling Exhibit
Where: Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center at 1660 West Ruthrauff Road, east of N. La Cholla Blvd.
Hours: 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
Phone: 615-7855
Admission: Free
Website: www.pima.gov/nrpr
Local children express their views of the natural world through this exhibition of their award winning poetry and mixed media art.
14. Western Art Exhibit
Where: Glass Illusions Studio at 150 S. Camino Seco, Suite 119, south of E. Broadway Blvd.
Hours: 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
Phone: 296-5752
Admission: Free
Website: www.illusionsgallerytucson.com
This is the western art collection of paintings by Mary Ahls and Danuta Jakubowski, with Leather works by Adam Tanner. It runs until September 17, 2010.
15. Who Do You Think We Are? – Tohono Chul Park Staff Profiles
Where: Tohono Chul Park at 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, north of W. Ina Road
Hours: 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Phone: 742-6455 Ext. 0
Admission: adults-$7.00 adults, seniors-$5.00, active military & children (ages 5-12). Free to members and children under 5.
Website: www.tohonochulpark.org
Meet many of the park’s staff and see their profiles in our exhibit. Some are animal lovers, gardeners, gifted artists, quilters, woodworkers, photographers, writers, and poets while others have athletic talents and unique hobbies.
16. Sun Power: A Fun in the Sun Family Event
Where: Tucson Children’s Museum at 200 S. Sixth Avenue, south of E. Congress Street.
Hours: 10:00 A.M.- 2:00 P.M.
Phone: 792-9985
Admission: Free. All children must be accompanied and supervised by an adult when visiting the Museum.
Website: www.tucsonchildrensmuseum.org
Learn about the importance of alternative energy resources from local solar energy organizations and businesses. There will be kids fun-in-the sun activities.
17. Monsoon Monday Nights For Children
Where: Tucson Children’s Museum at 200 S. Sixth Avenue, south of E. Congress Street.
Hours: 4:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.
Phone: 792-9985
Admission: $2.00 for children ages 10 and under
Website: www.tucsonchildrensmuseum.org
There will be children’s activities with featured guests from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Vaisala, Reid Park Zoo, Pima County Natural Resources, Physics Factory and more.
18. Senior Cardio Mix
Where: The Training Zone at 7020 E. Broadway Blvd. & N. Kolb Road
Hours: 10:00 A.M.
Phone: 991-5622
Admission: $10.00 per class or 12 for $100.00. Geared towards ages 70 and up, but everyone is welcome.
Website: www.maggierappaport.com
This fun and motivating workout is geared to improve balance, strength, stamina, and flexibility. Accommodations are made for any fitness level. Classes are instructed by Maggie Rappaport.
19. Desert Museum’s 58th Birthday
Where: Arizona Sonora Desert Museum at 2021 N. Kinney Road.
Hours: 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Phone: 883-2702
Admission: adults-$13.00 & $4.25 for kids ages 6-12.
Website: www.desertmuseum.org
Celebrate the Desert Museum’s 58th birthday. Exhibit animals will be receive special treats throughout the day. At 9:00 A.M. there will be a birthday toast and cake for visitors.
20. Hot Wings: Indoor Native Butterfly Exhibit
Where: Tucson Botanical Gardens at 2150 N. Alvernon Way, south of E. Grant Road
Hours: 8:30 A.M.- 4:30 P.M.
Phone: 326-9686, ext.10
Admission: adults-$7.00, children-$3.50. Includes garden admission.
Website: www.tucsonbotanical.org
This is an educational exhibit featuring caterpillars, live butterfly specimens and interactive displays about Southwestern butterfly species. There is also an outdoor butterfly garden to see Arizona’s native butterflies up close.
21. Salsa Latin Dance Class
Where: Arizona Ballet Theatre at 2512 E. Sixth Street, at Tucson Blvd.
Hours: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Phone: 396-4864
Admission: $7.00 for ages 18 and up
Website: www.soulseros.com
Take a salsa latin dance class. These are on-going drop in classes and no partner or previous training is necessary to attend.
22. Innovation at the Rhythm Circle
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church in the Awareness room at 4831 E. 22nd Street, east of S. Swan Road.
Hours: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Phone: 325-2212
Admission: donations
Website: www.RhythmForChangeAZ.com
Learn wellness through the world of rhythm. Drums are provided.
23. Play Trivia
Where: Sky Bar at 536 N. Fourth Avenue, south of E. 6th Street.
Hours: 7:00 P.M.
Admission: Free
Answer a very wide topic of questions. Play solo, or with a team with no limit to team size. The winning team gets $25.00 in gift certificates to the nearby Brooklyn Pizza Co. Happy hour is all day long on Mondays, so beer and mixed drinks are only $2.00.
24. Saguaro Toastmasters
Where: Ward 6 Council Office – Large Conference Room at 3202 East 1st Street, south of E. Speedway Blvd.
Hours: 6:30 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Admission: Free. For ages 18 and above.
Learn how to communicate by participating in the Toastmasters communication and leadership program.
25. The Loop’s Labor Day Bash
Where: The Loop Taste of Chicago Restaurant at 10180 N. Oracle Road, north of El Conquistador Way
Hours: 7:00 P.M.- 10:00 P.M.
Phone: 878-0222
Admission: $9.50
Website: www.thelooptasteofchicago.com
Dance to the tunes of the 1950s and 1960s with music by The Undercover Band. There will be a costume contest and a special menu will be available, including a kid’s menu.
26. See The Band: Chk Chk Chk
Where: Club Congress at 311 E. Congress Street, near E. Toole Avenue
Hours: 7:30 P.M.
Phone: 622-8848
Admission: $15.00 in advance; $17.00 the day of the show
Be prepared to dance along with the Indie music, party rock band Chk Chk Chk.
27. Monday Night Yoga with Guru Ravi
Where: Rx-Yoga at 5655 E. Grant Road, east of N. Craycroft Road
Hours: 6:30 P.M.-7:45 P.M.
Phone: 306-8720
Admission: $11.00 or punch pass
Website: www.Rx-Yoga.com
Participate in a night of yoga, meditation, live music and inspiration led by Guru Ravi Khalsa. All levels and ages are welcome.
28. College Night Jam session with Contriband
Where: Brat’s Bar & Grill at 5975 W. Western Way, in the Tucson Estates strip mall by Old Tucson, near S. Kinney Road
Hours: 9:30 P.M.- 2:00 A.M.
Phone: 578-0341
Admission: Free
Enjoy a night with this upcoming rock band, Contriband. There will be drink specials, dancing, free pool, darts and lots more fun.
Enjoy your Labor Day!
