Tucson's 2nd Saturdays Downtown Celebrates Latin Music Month

Tucson's 2nd Saturdays Downtown Celebrates Latin Music Month

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- September's 2nd Saturdays Downtown will help celebrate Calle Congresso, an entire month of Latin music and festivities that was created by a number of downtown Tucson event organizers. On September 10, the stages and streets of downtown Tucson will be full of Latin music. Descarga, Tucson's own 10-piece Latin jazz and salsa band, will fill the Fox Theatre with Latin rhythms, with a free performance at 7:00pm.

Featured on the Scott Avenue Stage:

-- 6:30-7:30pm: Ted Ramirez
Teodoro "Ted" Ramirez is a premier Southwestern folk
musician, singer/songwriter, and storyteller
intensely committed to presenting the beautiful and
powerful stories of his homeland using original and
traditional Southwestern music and stories.

-- 7:45-9:00pm: A Son y Sol
Latin American Music with a Twist -From the streets
of Tucson, A Son y Sol became one of the most
acclaimed bands to dance and shout to. Recently
performing in some of the biggest venues here in
Tucson: 2nd Saturdays, Club Crawl, Hotel Congress, to
name only a few.

-- 9:15-10:30pm: Suerte
Suerte will take you back to yesteryear with the Old
School Tejano classics. Suerte offers a wide range
of classics as well as new, original material!

ALL PERFORMANCES AT THE SCOTT AVENUE STAGE ARE FREE!

Featured at The Rialto Theatre:

-- 11:00pm: Jefferson Starship (Doors open at 10:30pm)
Jefferson Starship with Jefferson Airplane founder
Paul Kantner will perform for all ages; cost is $30
for general admission advance purchase.

-- 8:00pm: Comedian Doug Benson (Doors open at 7:00pm)
All ages show, cost is $21/$26.

Featured at the Congress Hotel:

-- 7:00pm: James McMurtry
Texas rock and Americana singer and songwriter. Cost
is $15.
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As usual, the Cricket Kids' Area will be full of fun with the Cricket jumping castle and other activities. The FREE movie is "Cars," rated G. The movie begins at approximately 7:30 pm. Congress Street will also be lined with music, stilt-walkers, break dancers, living statues, and vendors. Downtown Merchants will offer discounts and specials.

2nd Saturdays Downtown runs from 5:30pm to 10:30pm. Sponsors are: Click Automotive Team, Cricket, Carondelet Health Network, KOLD TV Channel 13, KXCI 91.3FM Community Radio, MEB Property Management, Bank of Tucson and Providence Service Corp.

For a full schedule and parking info visit www.2ndSaturdays.com.

For images and information on performers, contact: Program Director, Jamie Manser at 520-270-3213 jamie@zocalotucson.com.

SOURCE 2nd Saturdays Downtown

2nd Saturdays Downtown

CONTACT: Sandy Mellor for 2nd Saturdays Downtown, +1-520-339-1744, smellor@provcorp.com

Web Site: http://www.2ndSaturdays.com

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