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Performing-Arts Centers & Concert Halls

Tucson's largest performance venue is the Tucson Convention Center (TCC)
Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave. ( & 520/791-4101; www.cityoftucson.org/tcc).
It's the home of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and where the Arizona Opera
Company usually performs when it's in town.
The centerpiece of the Tucson theater scene is the Temple of Music and
Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. ( & 520/622-2823 ), a restored historic theater dating
from 1927. The 605-seat Alice Holsclaw Theatre is the Temple's main stage, but
there's also the 90-seat Cabaret Theatre.
University of Arizona Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. at Park
Avenue ( & 520/621-3341; www.uapresents.org), on the UA campus, is Tuc-
son's other main performance hall. It stages performances by touring national
musical acts, international companies, and Broadway shows.
Originally opened in 1930, downtown Tucson's Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress
St. ( & 520/624-1515 or 520/547-3040; www.foxtucsontheatre.org), is a
restored 1930s movie palace that is now the city's most beautiful place to catch
live music, a play, or even a classic or independent film.
The Center for the Arts Proscenium Theatre, Pima Community College
(West Campus), 2202 W. Anklam Rd. ( & 520/206-6986 ), is another good place
to check for classical music performances. It offers a wide variety of shows.

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fun for kids and adults, with plenty of pop-culture references. Tickets are $18 for adults,
$16 for students and seniors, and $8 for kids 12 and under. Performances are held Tues-
day through Sunday, with two shows nightly Friday and Saturday, plus a Sunday mati-
nee. Tickets often sell out a month in advance.