Carolyn Classen

Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, a life long Democrat, was born & raised in the State of Hawaii, was a Legislative Aide for U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye on Capitol Hill, and practiced law for a while. In Tucson she worked as a tribal staff attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and later was the Interim Executive Director of the now defunct Domestic Violence Commission. In 2008 she became a “My Tucson” guest columnist for the Tucson Citizen newspaper, then continued blogging for Tucsoncitizen.com for over four and a half years. Her blogsite was entitled “Carolyn’s Community” about community events and some political news, until Gannett Publishing shut down the site on January 31, 2014. She started with Blog for Arizona on Feb. 11, 2014. Part time she sat as a Hearing Officer in Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts Small Claims Division since April, 2005 for 15 years. She is married to University of Arizona Distinguished Professor Albrecht Classen, a native of Germany. They have one son, who lives in Seattle, WA with his wife and daughter. She is also the Editor of the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition website, www.southernazjapan.org (since Jan. 2013).

Activate Your Commute!

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“Work in downtown Tucson and want to know more about getting to and from your job using bus, bike, carpool or other alternative modes? Drop by the Activate Your Commute lunch-and-learn on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The event will include lots of door … Read more

YWCA’s Operation Haboob Initial Report

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The YWCA of Southern Arizona’s Stand Together Arizona & Training Advocacy (STAT) Center conducted a statewide survey and held 14 town halls from Nogales to Kingman (including Bisbee, Tucson, Casa Grande, Tempe, Glendale, Globe, Show Low, Wickenburg, Prescott, Yuma, Lake Havasu City,  Flagstaff), in the Fall of 2017. Here’s their initial report, which was released … Read more

Unscrewed Theater to celebrate 4th Anniversary

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UNSCREWED THEATER’S 4th ANNIVERSARY!

January 25, 26, & 27, 2018

 “On January 30, 2014, Unscrewed Theater opened at 3244 E Speedway Blvd, becoming Tucson’s first theater devoted exclusively to the art of improvisation and improv comedy. NOW, to celebrate its 4th Anniversary Weekend, Unscrewed Theater is preparing to give Tucson a sample of EVERYTHING it has to offer!

 Advance Tickets at: https://www.unscrewedtheater.org/events/

 Thursday, January 25th – 7:30pm

From The Top – Unscrewed Theater’s Musical House Team

From The Top creates a full-length improvised musical from ONE audience suggestion! It’s an amazingly addictive combination that will keep you coming back for more!

 Friday, January 26th

7:30pm – Family-Friendly Improv Show with Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed

Since 2002, Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed has been entertaining children of ALL AGES in Tucson with its fast-paced improv games and scenes. Similar to Whose Line Is It Anyway? NBOJU incorporates audience suggestions and participation to create a different improv experience at every show!

 9:15pm- 4th Friday Free Form Fight Night

Four improv teams compete against each other in hilarious head-to-head battles with the winners facing off to be crowned the monthly improv victor! The audience decides who moves on to the next round, and chooses the champion.

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Photo gallery of 2018 Tucson Japanese Festival

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Yesterday Jan. 20, 2018 our Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition  (SAJCC) sponsored another New Year celebration, for the 5th year, now calling it Tucson Japanese Festival (instead of Tucson Mochitsuki — named for the mochi (rice) pounding, which is demonstrated every year).

The festival was held once again for 3rd year at Pima Community College downtown (1125 N. Stone Ave.), with musical & dance performances on the stage in the Amethyst Room and activities outside on the patio, and Japanese games/origami upstairs in the Campus Center.  Japanese food was for sale, and samples of green tea and mochi were provided to the 1000 plus attendees.

Here’s some photos of the festival, courtesy of various photographers.

Traditional Japanese New Year’s display of mochi (white rice cakes) with an orange fruit on top, photo courtesy M Craig
Mochi pounding demonstration outside of PCC Downtown campus center, photo courtesy Teena Werley
More mochi pounding, photo courtesy James Tokishi
PCC Chancellor Lee Lambert giving welcome remarks, courtesy of James Tokishi
Soulful Sumi Calligraphy by Akiko Victorson, with Master of Ceremonies Louis Rivera, photo courtesy of Louis

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2018 UA Science lectures: “Humans, Data & Machines”

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UA Science _ 2018 Lecture Series Humans, Data and Machines  Lectures will be held at Centennial Hall on the campus of the University of Arizona.  Mondays, 7 pm  (Jan. 22 to Feb. 26, 2018), 1020 E. University Blvd. Tucson “In our automated lives, we generate and interact with unprecedented amounts of data. This sea of … Read more