Creative City Tucson

The “Get Right Rounders” will open the show at an earlier, now 6 PM start time on Friday. Please adjust your schedules!!!

Winsett Park is the small stage off 4th Avenue, on the East side between 7th and 8th streets. See you there!

Many thanks to Jodi for busting these out! May they travel far and wide…

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Winsett Park and Rialto Theatre

See below….

FOR  IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Michael Schwartz, 520-791-9359, mbsarts@aol.com

Jacqueline Pollard, 520-762-4947, contact@4thand4th.com

Create Your City Art Party August 21!

Creative City and Parasol Project present the Create Your City Art Party on Friday, August 21, 2009 to celebrate and advocate creativity in Tucson and welcome the re-opening of the 4th Ave. Underpass.  Events begin with the “Re-Connection Pre-Show” on the Winsett Park Stage at 6:30pm (free) featuring puppets, clowns, stilt-walkers and dancers.  At 7:30 pm a festive parade extravaganza with performers from Winsett Park will lead people to the Rialto Theater. The Art Party at the Rialto will start at 7 pm with eight bands, performance installations, interactive arts, vending and so much more!  “Be art, bring art” is the motto. Join in this family-friendly, all ages event- bring instruments and colorful costumes.

Schedule:

6:30 – 7:30 pm – Re-Connection Pre-Show at Winsett Park (North 4th Ave. & 8th St.), FREE

7:00 pm – Doors open at Rialto Theatre (318 E. Congress), $10-$25 suggested donation

7:30 pm – Re-Connection Procession from Winsett Park to the Rialto Theater

Create Your City Art Party at the Rialto Theater featuring local bands:

Mata Leau * Combo Westside * Michelle Blades * BATUCAXÉ * Tom Walbank & the Ambassadors * Ensphere * PLOY * Flagrante Delicto * Mr. Free & the Satellite Freakout

Advance tickets ($10) available at Rialto Theatre (www.rialtotheatre.com). Tickets night of show: $10-25 sliding scale.

For more information, visit:  www.creativecity.org or contact Michael Schwartz, 520-791-9359, mbsarts@aol.com or Jacqueline Pollard, 520-762-4947, contact@4thand4th.com

About the organizers: Creative City, “Creativity, Community, Renewability,” is a new consortium of creative individuals and organizations in all fields. We collaborate to match unique, creative ideas that build self-sustaining community with opportunities toward a unique, healthy and vibrant community. We seek to promote awareness of the integral nature of creative work, and as a force for problem solving and policy development, to strengthen and promote creative ways of being, to model a creative green economy and increase awareness of the role creativity plays in our everyday lives.

Founded in 2009, Parasol Project is a community-based arts and performance organization that engages and builds unity through avenues of expression including participatory and spectacular arts. Parasol in the Lost Barrio is a new venue for classes, workshops, exhibitions, performances, affordable rehearsal hours, and community gatherings. Through outreach and partnerships we are connecting to Tucson’s people, culture, and vitality, contributing to a strong and sustainable city.

Other coalition members include National Campaign to Hire Artists, 4th and 4th, The Drawing Studio, Opening Minds through the Arts, TuScene.com, Tucson Artists and Musicians Healthcare Alliance, Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, Tucson Arts Brigade, Tucson Puppet Works, Many Mouths One Stomach, Arts Marketplace, Odaiko Sonora, Development Center for Appropriate Technology, Casa Libre, Dinnerware Artspace, Play, Thom Lewis Dance, local artists and many others.

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