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The 2024 Summer Reading Challenge
September 19, 2024 • 6pm–8pm • Annex
The 2024 Summer Reading Challenge with Why I Love Where I Live & This Is Tucson comes to a close with a celebratory book-ish happy hour complete with author meet-and-greets, and a book scavenger hunt, and fun, themed cocktails raising money for Make Way For Books.
Join us 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 19 at the MSA Annex, 267 S. Avenida del Convento at Westbound.
Not only could you win prizes for the books you read (and you still can!), but we’re inviting book lovers to celebrate their love of reading in person.
Here’s what to expect at our bookish happy hour on Sept. 19:
Book signings and meet-and-greets with four local authors: Kathleen Glasgow of “Girl In Pieces” and “The Agathas”; Jen DeLuca of “Well Met” and “Haunted Ever After”; Sarah T. Dubb of “Birding with Benefits”; and Carolyn Niethammer of “A Desert Feast” and “The Prickly Pear Cookbook.”
 Tucson Tome Gnome, a book-loving group of friends, will hide 10 free books around the MSA Annex. All 10 of the books were featured on our Summer Reading Challenge!
Order a drink from Westbound’s menu and ask for The Bookworm. Bartenders will garnish your drink with book-themed decor. 🐛 Westbound will donate 10% of all bar and bottleshop sales to Make Way For Books all day Thursday.
Why I Love Where I Live will be offering 15% discounts in the whole store. Shop stickers, books, greeting cards, apparel and more Tucson-themed gear.
This Is Tucson will be giving away free stickers. We’ll also have free goodies from the Pima County Public Library!
Independent bookstore Mostly Books will be set up to sell books.
You’ll have one last chance to enter our raffle to win tickets to local attractions and signed books. To enter, stop by the #ThisIsTucson & Why I Love Where I Live table with a copy of a book you read from our reading list. E-books are fine!
See ya there!

Drum UP for Peace!
September 28, 2024 • 4pm–8pm • Annex

9/28/24  Drum UP for Peace! (in Conjunction with the United Nations International Day of Peace)  Join us for the 5th Annual Drum UP for Peace!  With creator and drum master Richard Noel of Jam 2 Grow.  The Drum Up for Peace Festival celebrates unity, peace, and diversity through the power of music and artistic expression. Featuring a diverse lineup of local and regional musicians, poets and performers, the event promises an unforgettable experience for attendees of all ages. Highlights include grooving to exhilarating beats, exploring the Visionary House Market, and participating in engaging cultural activities.

This family-friendly event is Free and open to the public, with donations warmly welcomed.

Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Culture of Peace Alliance (COPA), a nonprofit

organization dedicated to promoting peace through education, arts, and cultural events.

4PM-10PM Free to Attend

Cultura & Chicano Vibez Festival
October 26, 2024 • 2pm–8pm • Mercado District

Cultura & Chicano Vibez Festival 2024

A Celebration of Community, Culture, and Creativity!

Join us for our 3rd Annual, FREE, family-friendly festival dedicated to bringing the community together through the vibrant expressions of Chicano culture, Tucson Culture and the five elements of Hip-Hop.

Save the Date: October 26-27, 2024, 2-8pm

Location: MSA Annex, Tucson

Admission: FREE for all ages Sunday

(Saturday Night Concert; Tickets needed to enter Stage Area, Free in Annex)

Cultura Festival: (Saturday)

A celebration of Hip-Hop culture with live music, B-Boy dance competition, live graffiti art, local vendors, and a concert.

Chicano Vibez Sunday:

A Tribute to Tucson’s Chicano heritage with live performances, a car show, fashion show, spoken word, local vendors and delicious food.

Bringing the Tucson community together while embracing Chicano Culture.

Fall Equinox Cacao Ceremony and Sound Bath
September 14, 2024 • 6pm–8pm • Annex

Join Ricky Abud & Sonoran Sound Journey for a Cacao Ceremony + Sound Journey this Saturday, 9/14 from 6-8PM at the MSA Annex to honor the Fall Equinox!

An introspective evening combining the heart opening experience of sharing ceremonial cacao with meditation, intention setting & an immersive sound bath.

Secure your spot today and prepare to embrace the Season of Harvest with an open heart & mind.

For more Info & to RSVP:
www.CeremonywithRicky.com

Night Song ~ A Compline Experience
September 13, 2024 • 7:30pm–9:30pm • Annex

9/13/24 Night Song-Compline ceremony with St. Philips in the Hills
Share a beautiful Tucson evening with us for a presentation of the Compline archaic song line that has endured centuries.

Free Doors 7 pm Song 7:30PM

Flow for the Soul
September 21, 2024 • 6pm–10pm • Annex

Flow for the Soul- Our Monthly Fundraiser for The 35th All Souls Procession with In Rave, Visionary House Market, and Flam Chen-Presenting 4 House Dj’s, Flow arts and more.

All Proceeds go directly to The All Souls General Fund.

$10 at the door

Park (ing) Day!
September 20, 2024 • MSA
Westside Tucson Park(ing) Day 2024
Friday, September 20th, 2024
9AM – 1PM 

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The Arizona Chapters of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the American Planning Association (APA), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), University of Arizona Student Chapter ASLA, and the Department of Transportation and Mobility are teaming up to make another successful Park(ing) Day in Tucson!
A block of 16 parking spots on W. Congress St. alongside the Mercado San Agustin will be reserved by Park Tucson. If you are interested in one of these spots please fill out the form below. This is a great chance to showcase your work, interface with the public, or build something fun and creative! 
Learn more about Park(ing) Day

“Park(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people.”

The focus of this year’s Park(ing) Day, now in its 18th year, is Parking Reform Activism.
In partnership with Parking Reform Network (PRN), we aim to address the urgent need for street reclamation in our post-pandemic world. The past few years have highlighted the importance of rethinking our urban spaces, with the rise of Parklets and the success of initiatives like Open Streets demonstrating the potential for transformative change. Join us as we build on this momentum and advocate for sustainable, community-focused urban planning that prioritizes people over cars.”
 
Because of the limited number of spaces consider collaborating with a partner organization on your install. Sign up for a spot HERE

El Be Goods and Hi Tiger Lingerie Event
August 30, 2024 • 6pm–9pm • Monier
Hey Friends ~ Please mark your calendars for a very special pop up with Hi Tiger Lingerie at El Be Goods during the Summer Night Market, Fri, the 30th, from 6-9pm! Emilie, designer/founder of Hi Tiger, will be here showcasing some of her beautiful pieces.  El Be Goods will offer an exclusive 10% off any purchase of Hi Tiger.
Come for tons of fun, fashion, + mingling!

Mercado Flea Market | October – April
Second Sundays from October to April • 9am–3pm • Annex
The Mercado Vintage Flea Market will enter its 9th season in October 2026. Featuring over 50 local Tucson vendors selling a mix of vintage, antique and collectible used goods.
The Flea runs on Second Sundays of each month, October through May along Avenida del Convento in the Mercado District.
The Flea is always free, and on the street car line with tons of local parking.
When the vendor application is live, it will be posted HERE.

MAST ~ Long Hot Summer Sale
August 18, 2024 • MSA

AUGUST 16TH, 17TH AND 18TH 

Tucson summers are beasts…but they do slow down and there is some joy in that pace.

However, we know that while the heat may persist, we still have a ways to go as things start to revive and speed back up.

And so we come to our annual end of the summer sale, and friends, we have made it good this year.

MAST has often hosted vintage pop-ups, but this is the first time we will be hosting our own!! From our overflowing closets to yours!!! There will be something for everyone and some real goodies.

In addition to VINTAGE DELIGHTS such as jumpsuits, silk blouses and dresses, western shirts and pants from:

NATALIE MARTIN•MATTA•DOEN•LEVIS•FRAME•INDIGO PROPHET•UNGARO•BATSHEVA•
STINE GOYA•SECOND•FEMALE•BODEN•MANGO•KARA THOMAS•YSL•SCOTCH & SODA•COSTOMAMADE•FOR RESTLESS SLEEPERS (FRS)

If that is not enough we will also have a PATSY JEAN EMBROIDERY will be available Saturday August 17th 2pm-6pm to chain stitch some lovely little initials or if you have something you want to say, she can say it for you.  Bring a denim coat, sweatshirt or maybe you want to make a pillow? This is your chance.We will also for the first time be doing a discount on GIFT CERTIFICATES….we shouldn’t have to tell you how great an opportunity that is!!  You can use these discounted gift certificates later for presents or to get discount on that certain something you’ve been saving up for.

You know if you’re gonna come down to shop you probably are gonna get something to eat or dink, too, cause you’re be at the Mercado, duh. Well our lovely neighbors have made that even cozier by offering a discount to you if you show them you have made a purchase at MAST during this oh-so-fabulous sale.

10% OFF AGUSTIN ALL THREE DAYS!
10% OFF SEIS ALL THREE DAYS!
10% OFF LA ESTRELLA FRIDAY!!
15% OFF PRESTA ALL THREE DAYS!

NOW!! We can’t leave out our out-of-state state friends, we will be applying a slash and dash discount online August 19th & 20th. So, get your engines ready and don’t miss out!!!!

You, too, will able to grab these discounted Gift Certificates….You need them the same as everyone!!