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Wine With Everything: Food and wine lovers from around the world will gather in the Old Pueblo for the Tucson Culinary Festival, Thursday - Sunday, Nov. 3-6. Celebrity chefs, tastings, dinners, and cooking demonstrations are among the events leading up to the Grand Tasting at Westward Look Resort. A portion of festival proceeds supports the Tucson Community Food Bank. For event details: www.tucsonculinaryfestival.com.
Now Showing: The first and only U.S. festival devoted to the best in Mexican and Mexican-American films will make its debut in Tucson, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 4-6. The multi-cultural Puro Mexicano: Tucson Film Festival promises to bridge borders with U.S. premieres of award-winning movies, panel discussions with guest filmmakers, big-screen celebs, a Tucson-style fiesta and some cinematic surprises. For more information www.tucsonfilmfestival.org
Art Lovers - More than 100 Tucson artists will offer a behind-the-scenes peek at the creative process during the Fall 2005 Open Studio Tour, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12-13. On this free, self-directed drive tour, studios marked with bright purple banners will be open all over town, from the downtown warehouse district to central historic neighborhoods and into the northern foothills. Nearly every type of artist - sculptors, glass blowers, metal smiths, ceramic artists and all kinds of painters – will be involved. For a tour map, log on to www.tucsonpimaartscouncil.org.
Native Paths: For Southern Arizona's Desert People, all paths soon will lead to Topawa, a Tohono O'odham village 70 miles south of Tucson near Sells. Here, walls are going up on the Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum, expected to open in late 2006. A tribal dream since the 1950s, the 38,000-square-foot center will preserve and celebrate O'odham history, with places for archives, artifacts and ceremonial dances.
El Tour de Tucson: On the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 19) thousands of cyclists will tour all - or part - of the path around Tucson's 109-mile perimeter in the 22nd annual El Tour de Tucson.
Tucson's Lost Barrio: The Lost Barrio is an impressive collection of unique upscale interior design showrooms housed in a historic warehouse just east of downtown Tucson. Here you'll find everything from authentic historic ranch doorways to small one-of-a-kind garden ornaments. Imports span the globe from the Orient, Africa, Mexico, and South America. If you venture into the Lost Barrio we suggest comfortable walking shoes as the floors are uneven and many areas require stairs. The Lost Barrio doesn't have a website, but is located on Park Avenue just south of Broadway near Tucson's Rattlesnake bridge.
MTCVB's New Faces: Susan Kowalcek has been named National Sales Manager handling the Tucson Convention Center markets and Southeast territories. She takes the place of Kimberly Patterson, who has been promoted to Director of Convention Services. Roxanne Erickson has joined our staff as National Sales Manager handling Denver and the Midwest markets. In September, Kimberly Schmitz joined our team as Director of Communications & Public Relations.
More Information: If you need an updated Tucson media kit, or help with story ideas, contact information, or itineraries please contact Kimberly Schmitz, at (520) 770-2143 or toll-free at (800) 638-8350 or kschmitz@visitTucson.org.
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