New $5 Food Festival in Tucson

The 2016 Awesome & Delicious Tour is coming to Tucson, AZ!!!  Saturday March 26, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kino Sports Complex, Tucson, AZ. “We are bringing the most Amazing Restaurants, Food Entrepreneurs, Renowned Chefs, Food Trucks, Trailers, Booths, Carts, and more together to offer Awesome & Delicious Food for only $5 per dish. … Read more

Clever, futuristic “Creative Control” opened at the Loft Theater

creative-control-poster01-270x400This futuristic movie just opened on March 18 at the Loft theater (3233 E. Speedway in Tucson), and here’s the official description:

“Creative Control is a smart, stylish sci-fi comedy that redefines meaningful human interaction in the 21st century.  The setting is New York, five minutes in the future. The glorious technological advances and communication devices of the near future meant to increase connectivity and alleviate boredom are only increasing the anxiety level of the insecure New Yorkers who’ve inherited them.  David (writer/director Benjamin Dickinson) is an overworked, tech-addled advertising executive developing a high-profile marketing campaign, featuring musician/comedian Reggie Watts, for a new generation of Augmented Reality glasses.   Feeling stuck in his relationship with yoga teacher Juliette (Nora Zehetner, “Maron”), he envies the charmed life of his best friend, fashion photographer Wim (Dan Gill, The Wedding Ringer), and his entrancing girlfriend Sophie (Alexia Ramussen, California Solo) – so he uses the glasses to develop a real-life avatar of her.   Unwittingly, fantasy and reality begin to blur. As passions escalate and things get increasingly out of hand, the friends are forced to deal with the impending collision between their public, private and imaginary lives. (Dir. by Benjamin Dickinson, 2015, USA, 97 mins., Rated R)”.

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International Day of Happiness in Tucson

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Sunday, March 20, 2016, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., hosted by Do Happy Today.Dohappytoday

Limberlost Family Park (aka Don Hummel Park) is at 4255 N. 4th Ave./400 E. Limberlost Drive, between Stone Ave. and 1st Ave.

“Enjoy free fun for all ages, food and celebrate happiness, health and well-being for our 2nd year as part of the International Day of Happiness. Vice Mayor Karin Uhlich will read the City’s Proclamation at 2:00 p.m. and, throughout the event, you will experience the future vision (new Fengshui-designed walking path and Little Free Library) of an improved family and neighborhood park.”

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International Women’s Day Celebration on March 20

“Join us for our 3rd Annual International Women’s Day Celebration! Together we will celebrate the achievements, resilience, and potential of women. Our 2016 theme is ‘Empowered Voices’ This FREE festive event will include Danza Azteca, music, poetry, children’s activities, local artisan sales as well as fun workshops & community demonstrations. Everyone welcome – all genders, … Read more

Asian Pacific American Smithsonian exhibit: “I Want the Wide American Earth” coming to Tucson

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“I Want the Wide American Earth: An Asian Pacific American Story” was created by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The exhibition is supported by a grant from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation and is a set of large panels about Asian Pacific American history. It will be at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center through May 29, 2016.

Desert Leaf magazine (March 2016, pages 42-47)  had a good article about what Asian Pacific Americans have endured in America:  http://trendmag2.trendoffset.com/publication/?m=12024&l=1. As a former Legislative Aide to the late U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) I know this story well.

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