A foundation with Tucson ties pledged $2 million for the expansion project at the historic Fox Tucson Theatre. Two Tucson couples also pledged six-figure gifts.

Cathalena E. Burch
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Cathalena has covered music for the Star for more than 20 years. She's a graduate of Arizona State University has worked at Sedona Red Rock News, Niagara Gazette in Niagara Falls, New York; and USA Today.
Tony Kishman is doing a benefit concert for two organizations that support animals. Chris Isaac and Los Lonely Boys also heading to the Fox for concerts.
The Sidewinders were living their rock 'n' roll fantasy — major label record deal, national tours, songs on the radio. And then it came crashing down.
Tucson Symphony Orchestra's 2024-25 Young Composers Project premieres new works in four concerts.
The youthful Chicago-based Mariachi Herencia de Mexico comes to Tucson on the same day the city opens the 2025 Tucson International Mariachi Conference.
Youth mariachi and ballet folklorico ensembles and professional groups will fill downtown with the unmistakable melodies of trumpets, vihuelas and guitarróns.
Arizona Repertory Singers closes its 41st season with "Sun, Moon and Stars" while Civic Orchestra of Tucson ends its 49th season with "Water in the Desert."
Tucson Jazz Music Foundation teams up with Tucson's lone jazz club The Century Room to celebrate international dance and jazz days with special big band dance.
A blues guitarist from Tucson and another who grew up in Tucson are among the artists inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame.