http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com Find things to do in your city! Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:01:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Reid Park Zoo has been a Tucson staple for as long as I can remember. Located on 22nd Street, just west of Alvernon off Randolph Way, it is a place that evokes pleasant childhood memories for those of us who can remember field trips from our youth. I can ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/20/the-reid-park-zoo-a-tucson-must-see/ Opa! We attended our local Greek Festival again this year at the end of September. St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church hosts the event over the course of four days and there is terrific food, great music, and interesting cultural dancing. The delicious aroma of the food cooking over open fire ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/19/the-annual-greek-festival-in-tucson/ When a friend brought up going to a corn maze, I was startled to realize it was one of those things that I’ve heard talked about a lot, but had never actually been to myself. It just seemed like something I could swear I’ve been to before, you know, that ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/18/the-spooky-corn-maze-at-buckelew-farm/ Our family has the majority of our produce delivered on a bi-weekly basis from a local organic farming company. It is a delivery our children look forward to, as the produce that gets delivered is different every week. Since our three-year-old daughter has shown a recent interest in learning about ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/17/pick-your-own-produce-in-wilcox-near-tucson/ This past week my husband and I took our children to the La Encantada shopping center, located on Skyline just west of Campbell on the North side of the street, simply to enjoy some time outdoors with the weather being gorgeous. Both kids gravitated toward the many fountains throughout the outside ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/14/experience-the-great-outdoors-in-tucson%e2%80%99s-la-encantada/ Since the inaugural event in February, the Sculpture Resource Center’s First Thursday Art Event has become a regular on my schedule of things to do in Tucson. As the name implies, the First Thursday Art Event truly has something for everyone, from a craft table where the little artists can have a ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/10/05/firts-thursday-at-the-sculpture-resource-center/ I am not known for being the biggest fan of live theatre. But if I can be talked into it, it is usually performances with local cast and crew that can keep my attention. Recently, my friend Nikki insisted I go with her to see a late night performance of ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/29/late-night-series-at-the-live-theatre-workshop-tucson-arizona/ I have to say, it was just a series of little pink signs with clever rhymes, but seeing them day by day up and down Campbell Avenue definitely did a good job of intriguing me. I’d long seen bats flitting around at twilight in my neighborhood, and had wondered where ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/18/bat-country-under-tucson-bridges/ The nights are getting cool in the Old Pueblo and as a result, I can be more easily coaxed out of my house even before sunset these days. I heard that merchants and artists would be participating in a free event on 4th Avenue on a Saturday evening from ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/09/15/rendezvous-on-the-avenue-tucson-arizona/ Have you been interacting with OneThousandThingsTo-Do.com? Did you know that you can? OneThousandThingsTo-Do.com IS a community built by members of your community and is just waiting for you to join in on the fun! In the last year and a half, OneThousandThingsTo-Do.com and its city sites have grown ... http://tucson.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/08/20/stay-connected-to-onethousandthingstodo/