A kaleidoscope of visually striking sights will light up the night at the Splash, summer charity event benefiting the arts.  

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"June is Bustin' Out All Over," so the cast lustily sang in the musical Carousel.

Letters to the editor for June 18, 2008

Saturday, June 12, 2010, was like a diamond in a sea of rhinestone knockoffs.

The Oro Valley Town Council will hold a special meeting June 29 to consider the passage of an emergency ordinance to prohibit the use of consumer fireworks, and appoint a sub-committee to answer questions on the city’s transit system.

Information about a proposed commercial landfill and its related impacts is being presented to the Marana Town Council in a special meeting next Tuesday, June 22.

The Nordic Singers, a quintet of classically trained vocalists accompanied by piano from northern Europe, present an evening of classic arias and duets on Friday, June 18.

Conventional wisdom has it that the three things spouses argue about most are money, childrearing and division of labor. Disputes about money may erupt with greater force as the feeble economy and its unfortunate consequences – lost investments, home foreclosures, college-age kids left in the lurch – test “for richer or poorer” vows to the max.

The Oro Valley Town Council will hold a public hearing to see what residents have to say about the proposed closure of the Coyote Run Transit System, Wednesday, June 1, at 6 p.m.

People interested in learning more about Tucson’s desert landscape and the plants and animals that live here, are invited to participate in events hosted by Pima County. They are:

M&I Bank hosts a monthly membership mixer for the Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce this Thursday, June 17.

All are invited to attend an annual Flag Day ceremony this Monday, June 14, at 9 a.m. in front of the SaddleBrooke Clubhouse, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd.

The Wesley Bell Ringers, a group of 27 high school students from Christ United Methodist Church in Salt Lake City, play their nearly 200 precision-tuned handbells in a concert at St. Mark's United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 17.

Tickets remain available for "Passion for Fashion," the annual Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance fundraiser on Saturday, June 5, in the lush lower courtyard of La Encantada shopping center.

An open house for people over age 50 who are looking for work has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, in the Northwest.

M&I Bank branches in the Northwest and the Tucson Police Foundation are recognizing and thanking greater Tucson law enforcement officers with events on Tuesday, June 2, the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of Tucson police officer Erik Hite.

Sen. Al Melvin is planning "town hall" meetings throughout the Northwest during the first three Saturdays of June.

A Northwest church is hosting a June 27 event intended to help people create "advance directives" in the event of medical emergency.

Saguaro National Park is conducting Junior Ranger Camps at the Rincon Mountain District, Saguaro East, throughout June.

In the past three months, fires have ravaged two homes in SaddleBrooke.