Press Releases Overview

Green Bay Packers quarterback and two-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers will play in the Jose Cuervo Pro-Am at the Cologuard Classic PGA TOUR Champions event on Wednesday, February 27th at Omni Tucson National. Rodgers, who also played in the tournament’s 2018 pro-am, is expected to tee off at approximately 11:30 a.m. and will play with close friend, fellow Wisconsin-resident, and Cologuard ambassador, PGA TOUR Champions professional Jerry Kelly.

The Tucson Conquistadores and title sponsor Cologuard have announced that former University of Arizona golfers David Berganio, Jr. and Robert Gamez will receive sponsor exemptions to play in the 2019 Cologuard Classic, to be played February 27-March 3, 2019 at Omni Tucson National’s Catalina Course.

Green Valley, AZ, has been selected as a top retirement destination by Where to Retire, the only magazine in America geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions. The city is profiled in the March/April 2019 issue, available nationwide now.

The Tucson Museum of Art (TMA) announces the appointment of Kristopher Driggers as TMA’s Assistant Curator, Bernard and Jeanette Schmidt Curator of Latin American Art.

Madaras Gallery will kick off a yearlong celebration of its 20th Anniversary, showcasing the work of award-winning artist Diana Madaras, and continuing the gallery’s longstanding tradition of philanthropy.

An immaculate 1928 Ford Tri-Motor will be touring the country offering an opportunity for passengers to experience flight aboard the world’s first mass-produced airliner. During the Ford Tri-Motor Tour hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), passengers will travel back to the early days of what was considered luxurious commercial air travel.

Tumamoc Hill is undergoing a transformation, this year. The University of Arizona will undertake a complete repaving of the 1 1/2-mile road up Tumamoc Hill, beginning in January 2019, to make it more passable for walkers and researchers and to preserve the ecological and historical elements of the property.

The sweeping new exhibition, curated by the Center’s Chief Curator Dr. Rebecca Senf, features eighty Avedon images from the collection, including many impressive large-scale prints. It is only the third exhibition of Avedon’s work and the first in over 10 years at the Center’s University of Arizona, Tucson gallery and a unique opportunity to see some of the photographer’s best-known work.

The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block (TMA) presents the first significant mid-career survey by artist Carlos Estévez in Carlos Estévez: Entelechy, Works from 1992 to 2018, January 26 – May 5, 2019 in the James J. and Louise R. Glasser Galleries. This personal and reflective exhibit explores 25 years of work, with more than 70 paintings, drawings, installations and sculptures by Estévez, considered one of the most prominent Cuban artists of the late 20th century.

For the 76th year, live Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred racing action returns to Rillito Park Racetrack, famous as the birthplace of modern-day Quarter Horse racing, every weekend, February 9-March 17, 2019.