Saturday, June 12 is the second installment of a new downtown Tucson entertainment event-- 2nd Saturdays.Fashioned after the successful Downtown Saturday Nights from the late 1980s (but with more business influence), 2nd Saturdays is a collection of free arts and music opportunities scattered around downtown. The inaugural event in May 2010 drew an estimated 10,000 people to downtown, and the organizers hope the June event will be just as popular.
From 5:30-10 p.m., 16 musical acts will perform on multiple stages around downtown, and five popular Congress Street clubs also will feature live bands. In addition, the renovated Fox Theatre will offer free admission to Creedence Again, a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band.
Pop-up retail vendors like KXCI's CD store also will be located throughout downtown.
Who says there's nothing to do in Tucson in the summer? Bring the family and come downtown for some fun tomorrow.
This article originally appeared in my Baby Boomer Examiner column.
