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        • Roche Lung Cancer Awareness Exhibition
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          • Active Moments - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
          • Frozen in Time - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
          • Up Close and Personal - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
          • Quiet Contentment - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
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      • Desert Ridge Music and Murals
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      • Oro Valley Concert Series
      • Riverfront Park Classical Concert Series
      • Steam Pump Concert Series
      • Lookout Tucson at Westward Look
      • Tucson Folk Festival
      • La Encantada Live
    • PUBLIC ART & MURAL INSTALLATIONS >
      • PUBLIC ART & MURAL INSTALLATIONS
      • Summer Youth Art Project 2022 >
        • Gila Monster
        • Glowing Scorpions
        • Prickly Pear Everywhere
      • Desert Ridge Mural Project
      • Sahuarita Public Art
    • DIGITAL ARTS PROGRAMS >
      • AARP Video Series
      • ORO VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
      • Local Food Heroes Virtual Classes
      • The Art of Food Cooking Classes
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ONLINE ARTS & CULTURE
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Southern Arizona is a place of great artistic diversity and creativity. During this time of social distancing, thousands of artists, creatives, makers, teachers, are making the switch to connect with their audiences online. We want to share and amplify all the great digital content that is being streamed and created.
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance has compiled a list of local online streaming and digital content that is being produced here in our community.  During this time of distancing, below are some inspiring ways to get involved in creative education programming, live music, business training online,  cultural dance experiences and art classes that are all being offered online. 
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  • LIVE MUSIC, THEATRE & DANCE
  • FILM & LITERARY ARTS
  • LIVE STREAMING RESOURCES
  • YOUTH EDUCATION
  • ONLINE ARTS & CRAFTS  CLASSES
  • COOKING CLASSES & RECIPE PLANNING
  • BUSINESS TRAINING & SUPPORT SERVICES
 
YOUTH EDUCATION
PERFORMING ARTS, DANCE & FILM
LIVE MUSIC
ONLINE EXPERIENCES
ARTS & CRAFTS
CULINARY ARTS
SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING

YOUTH EDUCATION

STEMazing
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At home educational resources, content and projects
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Mildred & Dildred Online Storytime
​Storytime, arts and crafts projects and more
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Pima County Library Read-Along
​Literary arts, at home reading and more
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Make Way for Books Online Storytime
​Free downloadable reading app, family story time, education resources and more
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Children's Museum
Daily story times, science demonstrations or wellness videos and more
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CoderDojo Tucson
International coding community meets online every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 4-6pm.   Ages 7 -17
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Arizona Arts in Schools - Online
Arizona Arts in Schools has taken its in-class and on-campus programs online, creating at-home learning modules for its four disciplines: Lead Guitar for aspiring guitarists, UpBeat for drummers, Step Up for dance, and a general music program, Music First, for students in kindergarten through second grade.  
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The Comic Bookmobile: Comic & Cartooning Classes 
A personalized kids show with a human cartoon character LIVE! Frank Powers teaches the simple shapes hidden in cartooning as well as the sequence of a good panel to panel stories for Comic Books and Comic Strips!  #TootTootTucson 
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Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Are you trying to find a way to teach music to your students at home? Look no further than your Tucson Symphony Orchestra for different tools to engage with them. We're sharing select lesson plans from our nationally recognized education programs!

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Fox Theatre Tucson
Combining high energy storytelling with theatre games, these video streaming opportunities provide families with highly effective tools
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PERFORMING ARTS, DANCE & FILM

Loft Cinema Streaming
​Virtual screenings of new movies online
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Live Theatre Workshop
​Games, excercises and lessons online, including digital talent shows and auditions
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Arizona Theatre Company Online Streaming
Online streaming digital classes for teens and adults!
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Tucson Clogging Connection Classes
Beginning Clogging Classes with Katie Popiel and Tucson Clogging Connection. All Ages Welcome!
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Floor Polish Dance Classes
From Cardio dance, Caribbean Beat, Bollywood, and Belly Dance, Burlesque Fitness, and Yoga.
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BreakOut Studios Dance Classes
Dance cardio, hip hop, jazz dance, musical theatre and more movement classes online
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FilmBar: Virtual Cinema
​Virtual film
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OnStage AZ Calendar of Performing Arts
Theatre, Live Music, Symphony, Film Festival and more
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Independent Film Arizona
Free online film school, filmmaker directory and more
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Axé Capoeira Tucson at Studio Axé
Online capoeira martial arts classes and resources so that our community can continue to train their capoeira, martial arts, and fitness training.
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Creative Writing with Genie Joseph
Keep your imagination lively and healthy with fun creative writing prompts and inspiration. Class meets online Thursdays at 3 PM.
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Carport Theater
Tucson community theater shares digital versions of performance events with live performers, performers on video, visual art and video art .
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Fox Theatre Tucson
Music and Movies - two things The Fox does right.  Until we meet again in person, we invite everyone to combine the best of both from the comfort of their homes with four award-winning music documentaries.  Each film is $3.99 for a 3-day rental. 
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Winding Road Theater Ensemble
"Eight 10s in Tucson Online" are eight original scripts chosen from hundreds of blind submissions from playwrights all over America, vetted and curated to assemble an eclectic collection of comedies and dramas on myriad themes pertinent to our lives. Watch them all! It's free! Eight 10s in Tucson will play until August 31, 2020
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Unscrewed Theater
Calling all couch-provisers! We’re offering an online Improv Drop-In class on ZOOM! Mondays from 6:30-8pm you can drop-in and connect with improvisers of all skill levels for a silly session that might turn into your favorite time of the week. Have some fun and see other people’s faces. 
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LIVE MUSIC

Mr. Nature's Music Garden
​Live music for all ages, Tuesdays at 10 AM on Instagram Live

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Tucson Country Music Online
​Tucson Country Music is a central location to find all your favorite Live Country Music. 
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P.D. Ronstadt Co. - Live Music
​Peter Dalton Ronstadt aims to explore the musical heritage of his family while presenting new and original material.  Live streams multiple times a week on various platforms. 
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Desert Southwest Open Mic
A community powered Facebook group where musicians present short live sets every Thursday - Saturday  in an Open Mic format. 
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Club Congress Nightly Live Broadcasting
9 PM nightly music sessions from Southern AZ local musicians 
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DJ Lahmar
Tucson DJ goes live on Instagram every Saturday night
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Tucson Helping Tucson
Variety Show featuring local music acts and artists every Saturday night at 7 PM, proceeds benefitting small business relief funds
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Tucson Takes Over Country Sway
Local Country Musicians host a virtual music festival on April 10
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Whiskey Treats Happy Hour Live Stream
Brett Dooley and Whiskey Treats live stream every other Tuesday at 5:30 PM
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Heather Lil Mama Hardy and Alvin Blaine
Blues musicians Heather Hardy and Alvin Blaine will stream a concert live every Thursday at 6 PM on Facebook.
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Kris Dodge Entertainment
​Streamed at home concerts and performances throughout the week by a variety of local musicians
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Mr. Boogie Woogie
Live Music from the boogie woogie master approximately once a week.
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Sophia Rankin
Folk Rock / Alternative musicians Sophia Rankin and her brother Connor live stream a  concert  on Saturdays at 6pm.

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Mamma Coal
Brunch hour live music broadcasts featuring country music and Loretta Lynn favorites, starting April 19. 
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University of Arizona
​Lead Guitar Virtual Showcase

Enjoy guest artists from around the world playing alongside students from the UArizona program across the nation. Viewers are encouraged to download the sheet music and play along. 
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Fresh Apples
New Americana and folk music performance and comedy videos being added regularly.

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Orchestral Music directed by Toru Tagawa
Enjoy a 65 minute collection of live orchestral music performed by the Tucson Repertory Orchestra, Canyond del Oro High School, and Sierra Vista Symphony, conducted by Toru Tagawa. 

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Naïm Amor - Live Backyard Jazz Concerts
Naïm Amor is joined by a host of rotating friends for a weekly live streamed jazz concert from his backyard. 

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Oro Valley Concerts ONLINE
Each Thursday at 5 PM from May 7 - June 4, enjoy online streamed concerts with performances ranging from Bluegrass, Bach, Bassoon ensembles, to Boogie Woogie.
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NoAudience.Live Online Concerts
Weekly concerts by local musicians streamed live on Youtube at 6 PM, with audio and video production by many of the top production companies serving the greater Tucson area. 
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TGS Stringing our Community Together
A Sunday  at 6 PM virtual concert series collaboration between the Tucson Guitar Societ​y, Cathedral Concert Series, with an extraordinary assist from the students of the University of Arizona Bolton Guitar Studies Program. 
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Inn at Civano Music Concerts
Weekly Zoom concert on Sundays at 3 PM, featuring some of the most talented songwriters, singers, and songwriters from all over the USA and even international. This event is Hosted by Annie English and Mare Pagel from the Inn at Civano, in Tucson, AZ
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Zoom Entertainment Network
Zoom Entertainment Network provides support for artists to perform live streamed shows using a variety of social media sources, as well as live streamed concerts weekly on Facebook and Zoom. 
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ARTS & CULTURE ONLINE EXPERIENCES

SAACA's Undercover Arts Live
A weekly live streamed video series featuring interviews and performances by Southern Arizona artists focusing on new techniques, artistic resources, and emerging projects. 
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Madaras Gallery Online Tour
A virtual tour of the Madaras Gallery and current exhibitions
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Virtual Tucson by Visit Tucson
Whether you live here or love to visit, you can enjoy these virtual Tucson experiences from home.
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Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
​Discover the desert online
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Reid Park Zoo
​Bringing the zoo to you!
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Tucson Museum of Art
​Virtual exhibitions and online collections
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Tucson Botanical Gardens Butterfly Cam
Watch a live-streamed camera available 24/7 of Tucson's beloved butterfly garden. 
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University of Arizona - 2020 BFA Exhibition
Peruse works from over 80 BFA students from the School of Art’s Illustration + Design, 2D, Photo, 3D Extended Media and art and Visual Culture Education programs. 
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Tucson Poetry Festival
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the annual Tucson Poetry Festival brings poets to Tucson for readings, writing workshops, and panel discussions. 
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University of Arizona Museum of Art
Explore the museums incredible collection and current exhibitions online, attend a virtual gallery lecture, or watch an art making demonstration with the family. 

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MOCA 5 Minute Film Festival
It’s time for MOCA Tucson's third annual 5 Minute Film Festival! The panel of jurors have selected 20 superb films, which will be released on MOCA’s YouTube channel on July 23rd at 6pm. MOCA welcomed all Arizona residents to submit their video art––clocking in at 5 minutes or under––to this juried, short-form, online festival. 
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Jane Hamilton Fine Art
Jane Hamilton Fine Art features 50 nationally and regionally acclaimed artists and sculptors.  Our website, Facebook Page and Instagram all provide social media content and streaming about these cherished creators at monthly events. 
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Center for Creative Photography
You can peruse the world famous photography exhibitions online as well as attend virtual lectures. 
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MOCA Tucson - Artist Takeovers
Artists 'takeover' the Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson’s Instagram page, sharing new work and projects. 
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Arizona State Museum - Online Exhibits
Enjoy virtual tours of Tucson's famed pottery, basket, mask, sculpture and painting collections. 
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AZ Museums From Home
Peruse online exhibits and collections; entertaining and educational videos; learning materials for teachers, students and families; and hands on activities from home. 

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 BorderLore Live
A series of live chats with 4 amazing artists & culture bearers who’ll share stories from their lives and practice on resilience. All artists and heritage practitioners are recipients of Southwest Folklife Alliance’s Master-Apprentice Artist Award.
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UA PRESENTS The Tucson Studio
Whether it’s our live on-location shoots, our in studio sessions, or our remote collaborations this is a great way to get to know us and our community. No ticket purchase necessary.
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Pima Community College
Join Pima Community College in a virtual celebration of its Sculpture-on-Campus 2020 artists. With seven new works installed on the East Campus, this is a great opportunity to see them firsthand and hear from their creators. Let’s keep our campus cultural life vital with this online opportunity to experience the exhibition and expand our minds.Pima Community College
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ARTS & CRAFTS CLASSES

Creative Juice Bar Online Classes
​Online arts classes, arts challenges daily and more
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Arte Bella Art to Go
​Delivered art kits, curbside pick up and more
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Creative Kind Online Classes
​Online journaling, calligraphy, tie dye, embroidery and more
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Color Me Mine Takeaway Art
Shop online. Pick your piece. Choose your paint and we will pack your custom kit for curbside pickup, delivery or to ship!
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Art with Jenny K's Tucson Art Lab
Arts and crafts classes online that teach children how to do an art lesson with minimal art supplies from home.​​
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Lucky Cat Social Art
DIY and interactive art projects online
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The Drawing Studio - Online Classes
Abstract Painting, Colored Pencil Workshop, Watercolor, Charcoal Basics and more
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Cactus Clouds Art - Online Classes
60 minute Watercolor classes, with more being added regularly.
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Art Mixer with Angela Burton
Art Mixer step-by-step painting classes are now on Facebook Live! Classes are also available for purchase after the live is over.
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Young Rembrandts of Tucson
Join Bette Fetter for Online Drawing and Cartooning Classes! She engages children with unique step-by-step drawing method and challenges students to SPRING right into drawing 
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Raebird Creations
Daily online art classes delivered through Zoom on topics ranging from creative writing to sketchbooking. For Youth and Adult. Taught by Saraiya Kanning. 
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Flamingo Flow Art Studio
Online workshops on creating acrylic pourings. Instructors will let you know what supplies you need and walk you through the step-by-step process.
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Tucson Clay Co-Op
Maxine Krosnow hosts virtual classes on wheel throwing, hand building, mask making for the entire family, glaze chemistry, and how to set up a home studio. 
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Angie Hitt Designs
Online summer art classes for children. This is in lieu of the in person Young Artist Summer Workshops I had scheduled at CATALYST. I will continually be adding more classes.
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​ReFashioned Art
Artist and sustainable fashion advocate Laura Madden regularly broadcasts on Instagram LIVE, doing Art demos in her studio and art tours from home, as well as occasional on-location broadcasts from galleries and art installations.

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Desert Rose Baha'i Institute - The Write Life
Fellow writers and skilled course leaders Anne Perry and Joyce Litoff. Each 2-hour interactive workshop will include a 20 to 30-minute presentation on a specific topic, and writing time based on a prompt related to the 
topic and sharing of outcomes.
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Desert Rose Baha'i Institute - The Art and Soul Series
In this class, discover the aspects of life for which we are grateful and lean deeply into them through drawing! Then we'll branch out and apply our learning while creating a guided drawing related to something in our lives for which we are appreciative.
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CULINARY ARTS

Food My Muse Cooking Tutorials & Recipes
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How-to tutorials, interviews and more
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Making Bread at Home with Don Guerra
Self-paced, online courses
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Sand Reckoner Vineyards - Happy Hour Live
Sand Reckoner Tasting Room hosts live streamed music, supporting their regularly performing artists. 
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Westward Look Resort - Chef Todd Sicolo
Join Chef Todd Sicolo live on Instagram from Westward Look's gardens and kitchens for brief conversations, tours, and tutorials.
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Casino Del Sol- Chef Ryan Clark
Get cooking with Chef Ryan Clark as he demonstrates how to break down a whole chicken and use all parts in different recipes 
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Prep & Pastry- Free Cooking Class
Every other week, Chef Kyle Nottingham is teaching an online class and providing all of the ingredients to make your dish! 
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - Agave Classes
Join Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Research Associate Jesus Garcia for a Friday evening Happy Hour with your own shot glass, while hearing/seeing him spin a yarn of a story, from agave fiber.​
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Happy Vegan Couple
Online cooking videos to help people learn how to cook healthy food created just from plants.  
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Tucson Village Farm
Join Tucson Village Farm, an urban non-profit teaching garden, on their You Tube Channel for gardening and healthy eating tips.

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Here4You Health Coach 
Janet Neustedter, Functional Medicine Health Coach, teaches online cooking classes with healthy, gluten and dairy free topics. Available on Facebook and Youtube. 
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SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING & WEBINARS

StartUp Tucson Labs & Business Training
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Local First Arizona Webinars & Training
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StartUp Tucson - Innovation Economics
A monthly series from Startup Tucson focused on sharing why entrepreneurship is so critical for economic development presented by national thought-leaders .  
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Tucson First Time Homebuyers Workshops
Buying or selling a home is similar to playing a game, it’s easier and far more fun when you know the rules! The bi-monthly online class is led by industry experts, who are happy to simplify the steps involved with buying or selling your home in the Tucson Metro Area. Our goal is for families to have a home they can love, afford, and make their home.
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Virtual Choir Video Making Workshops
Free webinars on how to create virtual choir videos. TGC is proud to offer free virtual choir support for choir leaders across the globe. Virtual choirs in-depth sessions: Session 1: Creating Guide Tracks & Collecting Recordings​; Session 2: Editing Audio; Session 3: Editing Video.
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The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation, preservation and advancement of the Arts. SAACA strengthens the bonds between people, place and purpose through collaborative, arts-driven experiences.
  • WHO WE ARE
    • ABOUT
    • TEAM CONTACTS
    • PARTNERS, DONORS & SPONSORS
    • BOARD OF DIRECTORS
    • CULTURAL EQUITY
  • WHAT WE DO
    • BUSINESS & ARTS PARTNERSHIPS
    • ARTS & HEALTHCARE
    • OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS - CALL TO ARTIST
    • ARTS EDUCATION
    • PUBLIC ART & MURAL ADMINISTRATION
    • EVENTS, PROGRAMS & FESTIVALS
    • CATALYST ARTS & MAKER SPACE
    • CREATIVE PLACEMAKING
    • CREATIVE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
    • UNDERCOVER ARTS MAGAZINE
    • ONLINE ARTS & CULTURE >
      • CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCES
      • STREAMING & VIDEO RESOURCES
      • COVID-19 RESPONSE & RESOURCES
  • SUPPORT & DONATE
    • DONATE AND SUPPORT
    • VOLUNTEER
    • INTERN
  • EVENTS, PUBLIC ART & PROGRAMS
    • EVENT & EXHIBITOR APPLICATIONS
    • ART FESTIVALS >
      • FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS & HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
      • ART ON THE LAKE FESTIVAL
      • DOWNTOWN GLENDALE ARTS & CULTURE FEST
      • LA ENCANTADA FINE ART FESTIVAL
      • SKY ISLANDS FALL ARTISAN MARKET
      • FALL ARTISAN MARKET
      • SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
    • COMMUNITY ART GALLERIES >
      • VENTANA GALLERY AT ROCHE >
        • Roche Lung Cancer Awareness Exhibition
        • Roche Celebrating Moments >
          • Active Moments - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
          • Frozen in Time - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
          • Up Close and Personal - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
          • Quiet Contentment - Roche Community Photography Exhibition
    • ARTS & CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS >
      • Desert Ridge Music and Murals
      • Tempe World of Chalk
      • Cruise, BBQ & Blues
      • Oro Valley Candy Crawloween
    • CULINARY ARTS >
      • SAVOR FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
      • DEVOUR CULINARY CLASSIC
      • Devour Culinary Classic
      • WORLD MARGARITA CHAMPIONSHIP
    • LIVE MUSIC & CONCERTS >
      • Oro Valley Concert Series
      • Riverfront Park Classical Concert Series
      • Steam Pump Concert Series
      • Lookout Tucson at Westward Look
      • Tucson Folk Festival
      • La Encantada Live
    • PUBLIC ART & MURAL INSTALLATIONS >
      • PUBLIC ART & MURAL INSTALLATIONS
      • Summer Youth Art Project 2022 >
        • Gila Monster
        • Glowing Scorpions
        • Prickly Pear Everywhere
      • Desert Ridge Mural Project
      • Sahuarita Public Art
    • DIGITAL ARTS PROGRAMS >
      • AARP Video Series
      • ORO VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
      • Local Food Heroes Virtual Classes
      • The Art of Food Cooking Classes
  • CATALYST ART SPACE & VENUE
    • VENUE & SPECIAL EVENT RENTALS
    • UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS
    • ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM