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).

“Tucson, Meet Yourself” for 41st time

October 7, 2014 by Carolyn Classen

Coming up Friday, Saturday, Sunday October 10, 11 and 12, the very popular 3 day folklife festival called Tucson Meet Yourself in downtown Tucson. Performance Schedule and other information online at: www.tucsonmeetyourself.org.

Daily schedule is 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Most of the festivities will be at Jacome Plaza outside the Joel D. Valdez main library, and across the street at the Pima County Courthouse courtyard and El Presidio Park.

Christmas market tour in Switzerland & Germany

October 6, 2014 by Carolyn Classen

Join my husband and me on Dec. 17 to 27, 2014, to see Christmas markets and other historic sites in the following cities, plus day tours to Rothenburg and Freiburg in Germany.

• Zurich – 1 night (Switzerland)
• Heidelberg – 1 night (Germany)
• Nuremberg – 2 nights (Germany)
• Erfurt – 1 night (Germany)
• Dresden – 1 night (Germany)
• Berlin – 3 nights (Germany)

Inclusions
• 4 star accommodations (9 nights)
• Breakfasts (9 days)
• Dinner (9 nights)
• Coach Transportation
• Entrance Fees to these attractions:

• Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg

• St. Jacob’s Church, Rothenburg

• Semper Opera House, Dresden

• Holocaust Memorial, Berlin

and Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Warehouse Arts Management Organization (WAMO) Art Walk

October 3, 2014 by Carolyn Classen

Walk/stroll along E. Toole St. in Downtown Tucson to visit various artist activities and galleries on Saturday Oct. 4, 2014 from 5 to 10 p.m. Here’s the map of the art walk, between 6th Avenue on the east and the Steinfeld Warehouse (west of Stone Avenue).

WAMO Walk Central: 174 E. Toole
We’re turning this parking lot into a fun venue of Music, beer/wine, art installations, arts presentations, and Food Truck Court.
`Artists studio visits!
`Projector Festival.
`Borderlands Brewery beer garden open with live music.

Plus PCOA Art Auction / at Artifact Dance Studio, 17 E. Toole St. (see flyer below)

Tucson Modernism Week 2014

October 2, 2014 by Carolyn Classen

Lots to do during this week as usual. See full schedule here (some events require tickets): http://www.tucsonmod.com/schedule. The Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation presents Tucson Modernism Week 2014, beginning Friday, October 3rd through Saturday, October 11th. The celebration will feature a series of programs, film, lectures and events highlighting Tucson’s Mid-century Modern design and architecture throughout the … Read more

Monty Python films at the Loft on every Wednesday in October

October 1, 2014 by Carolyn Classen

And now for something completely Python…

Always look on the bright side of life and prepare for a massive month of Monty Python on the big screen as The Loft Cinema presents a moving tribute to killer rabbits, silly walks and dead parrots – it’s guaranteed to be more fun than the Spanish Inquisition! Monty Python’s Flying Circus started as a television show in 1969, growing exponentially in popularity with each passing year until finally, in 1971, the first Monty Python movie appeared,And Now For Something Completely Different. British comedy would never be the same again. Drawing on the crackpot genius of its members (including Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, to name only the proverbial few), the Python troupe combined brainy satire with utterly ridiculous nonsense to create a new brand of surreal comedy that inspired generations of performers. Following the success of their first film, more (and increasingly hilarious) Monty Python movies arrived at intervals of every few years, even after the original, legendary television series went off the air in 1973. From the outrageous satire of The Life of Brian to the quotable insanity of The Holy Grail to the warped fantasy of Gilliam’sTime Bandits and beyond, the films of Monty Python prove that comedy may be nice, but a shrubbery is ever nicer.