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).

Celebrate 4th of July in Downtown Tucson

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“Celebrate our nation’s independence Downtown this year! Check out the businesses that will be open along with their specials! Street parking is free on holidays!

-Batch Cafe & Bar: open 4pm – midnight
-Chidren’s Museum Tucson: open 9am-5pm *4th of July crafts and activities for kids!
-Crescent Tobacco Shop & Newstand: 10am-8pm *Big Cigar Sale!
-Danny’s Downtown Barbershop: 8:30am-3:30pm
-Even Stevens Sandwhiches: open 7am-10pm *kids activities, BBQ brisket and sandwich specials!
-Fired Pie: open 11am-8pm *20% off food & $3 beer and wine!
-Fox Theatre: 1pm and 4pm *Free showing of classic cartoons!
-Fox Theatre: 2pm and 5pm *Free showing of Disney’s animated The Jungle Book!
-Hotel Congress: open until 2am *drink specials all night plus $3 Otter Pop drinks!
-Hub Restaurant and Ice Creamery: open 11am – midnight
-Johnny Gibson’s Downtown Market: open 7am – midnight
-Pueblo Vida Brewing Company: open 12-10pm *Keg-tapping of our Barrel-Aged Stout infused with local Coffee, Coconut, Vanilla!
-The Screamery: open 12-10pm *Red, White & Blue ice cream!
-The UPS Store: open 10am-3:30pm *20% off all UPS shipping!
-Tucson Convention Center: 7-10pm *Food trucks & family entertainment in west parking lots

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4 more donation parking meters installed to aid homeless

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On  May 15, 2017 I posted about the first parking meter installed outside the Joel D. Valdez main library in downtown Tucson, for people to donate their extra change (or donate via credit/debit card) to help aid homeless people.  This project is sponsored by the Tucson Change Movement. More info and photos on the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/TucsonChange/.

Recently four other such green/blue parking meters were installed —  1) outside Public Works Center at 201 N. Stone Avenue 2) at Mercado San Agustin at 100 S. Avenida del Convento 3) at Tucson Children’s Museum at 200 S. 6th Avenue and 4) TCC Arena, 260 S. Church Ave.  Photos courtesy of Tucson Change Movement below.

 

 

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J Pride “Love Wins Party”

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“JPride will sponsor a Celebration of Love, Family, and Community at the Jewish History Museum on Sunday, June 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is the group’s second annual event commemorating the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage on June 26, 2015.

Weather permitting, the event will be held in the museum’s garden.

JPride, then known as the LGBT Inclusion Project, began in 2005 when the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona became one of the first federations in the country to actively reach out to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of the Jewish community. JPride is a joint project of the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona and the Tucson Jewish Community Center.

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El Dia de San Juan Celebration

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More info on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/617959695068691/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D “Join us for the traditional El Dia De San Juan Fiesta! Saturday June 24 at the wonderful Mercado San Agustin! The Procession and Blessing of The Santo will open the event with many of our longtime partners sharing their performances with us, Details TBA. Come participate and invite the rain … Read more

Fundraiser for new Something Something Theater at Delectables restaurant

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“Delectables is closing the end of June.
Join us to celebrate this iconic 4th Avenue restaurant.

While there, enter a drawing for two free tickets
to all five of our 2017-18 season plays!

Commit to support local theatre,
while wishing a bittersweet bon voyage
to Delectables Restaurant,
one of Tucson’s all-time primary eateries.

Click link for Info and/or reservations:
https://www.groupraise.com/events/32743

We need at least 25 commitments to make this an event.
Thank you.

Something Something Theatre is proud to partner with this fine restaurant on Wednesday, June 21 from 4-9 p.m. to celebrate its many years of offering great food and ambiance to Tucsonans and visitors alike!

Representatives from Something Something will be on hand with information about our upcoming season…
PLUS you can sign up for a drawing for two free tickets to all five of our 2017-18 plays: all critically-acclaimed, all new to Tucson! A package worth up to $220.”

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