Saturday's final Theater in the Park summer show in Marana explores "the relationship between Hollywood cinema and the Broadway stage," a release said.

Presented by Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance and sponsored by Park Place, the Guitar Festival will include live music, Air Guitar Competition, giveaways, guitar show and swap, an improvisation jam, kids' activities, guitar orchestra and mariachi performances by local school groups, GuitART, vendors and exhibitors.

The Greater Oro Valley Arts Council is venturing farther east than usual to the La Encantada shopping center for its summer concert series this year.

Tucson's second annual celebration of National Tap Dance Day is Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23, on the West Campus of Pima Community College.

From jazz inspired by the Rat Pack and Ella Fitzgerald to gypsy, flamenco, tango and western swing, Foothills Music and Art Series is giving audiences a talented mix of musicians this month.

Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, SAACA, will host La Encantada Performing and Fine Arts Festival with Westcor on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a unique, one-day event, presenting displays from local art, music and theater groups.

SPLASH!

A new partnership between the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance and General Growth Properties is bringing the sounds of local bands to Park Place Mall every Thursday through October.

This spring, Oracle State Park is opening for three days for a special event and fund-raiser presented by Friends of Oracle State Park.

Two days of family-friendly fun are planned Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, when the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance presents its third annual cultural fair at the Northwest Campus of Pima Community College.

For many people, New Year’s Eve parties provide the finale each year for three months of holiday celebrations that start with Thanksgiving dinner.

Eduardo Minozzi Costa and Gabriel Navia will join with maestro Linus Lerner and the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (SASO) in two performances of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s “Concerto for Two Guitars.”

Free bird and nature walks

If you plan to attend a Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra concert this coming season, you may want to bring a passport.

Domingo DeGrazia blends Spanish guitar passion with the flair of flamenco music. His music couples dynamic rhythms with vibrant Latin, salsa and rock drum beats.

MOVIES

This weekend November 10th & 11th is the La Encantada Fine Art Festival featuring 45 fine art exhibitors as well as performing arts presentations from local art, music and theatre groups.

Oro Valley's annual Arts in the Park festival has garnered national recognition over the years for the quality and variety of its artisans and entertainment.

Before waxy, tasteless tomatoes, wilted greens and rock-hard peaches became standard supermarket fare, small farms across the country turned out fresh, seasonal produce, ripe with the taste of the sun and the earth.