Events This Weekend: Dig In, Stargaze, Ooh & Ahh, & Taste a Slice

Disclaimer: You will be in the know regarding all things local — from Sonoran dessert flavors to over-the-top light show gawking— fact.

The following events will take place this weekend. For more information regarding event details, times, and ticket purchases, click the links below each event.

Friday, Nov. 16

“Grange Within Range” hosts “Soil to Soul” dinner at Tohono Chul Garden Bistro (MENU)

Grange Within Range Dinner Series (Credit: Tohono Chul Garden Bistro)

"Grange within Range" Tohono Chul Garden Bistro 7366 N Paseo Del Norte

16nov5:30 pm8:30 pm"Grange within Range"Five-course "Soil to Soul" dinner5:30 pm - 8:30 pm AZ Tohono Chul Garden Bistro

Event Details

This dinner will feature flavor profiles from local purveyors within a 50-mile radius, which is paired with beer from Button Brew House. Last month's "Chiles, Chocolate & Chemistry" dinner was a hit and

Event Details

This dinner will feature flavor profiles from local purveyors within a 50-mile radius, which is paired with beer from Button Brew House.

Last month’s “Chiles, Chocolate & Chemistry” dinner was a hit and drew in a crowd to the bistro and 49-acre park. This is also your last time to enjoy the three-part dinner series — for now — as it comes to a conclusion for the season.

Tickets are $75 per person, which includes tax and service. The cocktail hour begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Time

(Friday) 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm AZ

Location

Tohono Chul Garden Bistro

7366 N Paseo Del Norte

Organizer

Tohono Chul Garden Bistro https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tohono+Chul+Garden+Bistro/@32.3392589,-110.9817301,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xb06e93a6c4c42332!8m2!3d32.3392589!4d-110.9817301

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“Dishes are plated to look and taste like the gardens surrounding the bistro.

This dinner will feature flavor profiles from local purveyors within a 50-mile radius, which are paired with beer from Button Brew House. Other local purveyors joining the dinner are Arevalos Farms, Forbes Meat Co., Green Valley Pecan Company, Malcons Honey, and Peace Love and Smoked Cheese.” More…

Ceviche Festival Brings Fresh Flavors to Villa Peru

(Photo courtesy of Villa Peru on Facebook)

“Seafood so good it’ll make you forget you’re miles from the ocean.

The time has come for another Ceviche Festival, and Villa Peru Modern Peruvian Cuisine is ready to deliver it on Thursday, November 15 – Saturday, November 17.

There are going to be a total of 14 different options to try on the menu, and one of the newest additions allows your internal indecisiveness to pick three of the ceviches.” More…

Saturday, Nov. 17

Taste Local Flavors & Brews at “Sonoran Harvest: Taste the Desert”

Event Image (Image courtesy of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum)

"Sonoran Harvest" Food & Drink Festival Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 2021 N. Kinney Rd.

17nov6:30 pm9:30 pm"Sonoran Harvest" Food & Drink Festivalprickly pear & mesquite bites6:30 pm - 9:30 pm AZ Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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Stand among the saguaros and sample Southwest delights while sipping on your favorite local brews. Chefs are required to use prickly pear and/or mesquite. Attendees will vote for their favorite.

Event Details

Stand among the saguaros and sample Southwest delights while sipping on your favorite local brews.

Chefs are required to use prickly pear and/or mesquite. Attendees will vote for their favorite.

Time

(Saturday) 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm AZ

Location

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

2021 N. Kinney Rd.

Organizer

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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Sample Southwestern delights made with prickly pear and/or mesquite at an activity-filled evening.

Activities include boogieing to the blues, stargazing, lawn games, photo booths, tequila tastings, and more. More…

Diwali Festival Lights Up St. Philip’s Plaza

Paneer empanada, dahl, and rice at Bombolé Eatery (Credit: Jackie Tran)

Diwali Festival 2018 St. Philip's Plaza 4280 N. Campbell Avenue

17nov5:00 pm10:00 pmDiwali Festival 20185:00 pm - 10:00 pm AZ St. Philip's Plaza

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The evening of delectable food and drinks is part of the weeks-long multicultural celebration for the Festival of Lights, and will feature food from locals Bombole, Curry Pot, and Indian Twist. Tickets range from $10

Event Details

The evening of delectable food and drinks is part of the weeks-long multicultural celebration for the Festival of Lights, and will feature food from locals Bombole, Curry Pot, and Indian Twist.

Tickets range from $10 to $20 per person — depending on your age and/or ISSA member status.

Each ticket includes a “Dessert Box,” entry to Indian-themed plaza, and access to specialty Union Public House’s drinks, and all the space you need to dance along to the live DJ specializing in the Indian and Bollywood mixes.

Additional food can be purchased from the food trucks.

Time

(Saturday) 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm AZ

Location

St. Philip's Plaza

4280 N. Campbell Avenue

Organizer

India Society of Southern Arizona

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An evening of Indian-themed cuisine and entertainment to brighten the holiday season.

“The evening of delectable food and drinks is part of the week-long multicultural celebration for the Festival of Lights, and will feature food from locals Bombole, Curry Pot, and Indian Twist.

Before or after you check out the Diwali Festival, The Festival of Lights will be on display in Tucson for the first time ever at the Kino Sports Complex from November 8 – January 2.” More…

Sunday, Nov. 18
Bake-off Fundraiser “Pies for Paws” Takes Place at Trident Grill III

Warm Pie (Credit: PEXELS)

Pie for Paws Trident Grill III 250 S. Craycroft Rd.

18nov1:00 pm5:00 pmPie for PawsBaking contest & fundraiser1:00 pm - 5:00 pm AZ Trident Grill III

Event Details

The winning baker will win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, a $100 cash prize, and a trophy (for bragging rights, of course). The runner-up won’t go home empty-handed with a $50

Event Details

The winning baker will win a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, a $100 cash prize, and a trophy (for bragging rights, of course). The runner-up won’t go home empty-handed with a $50 Trident Grill gift card.

If you’d like to compete with your best pie, make sure you get registered by calling (520) 647-4557. If you’d like to observe, taste, and cheer on your favorite baker instead, tickets are $20 per person at the door.

The event was created to benefit the Arizona Greyhound Rescue and the building of the new Sol Dog Lodge and Training Center.

Time

(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm AZ

Location

Trident Grill III

250 S. Craycroft Rd.

Organizer

Arizona Greyhound Rescue

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“Just in time for the holidays, local bakers compete and dish out their best pies.

This is the first time the Arizona Greyhound Rescue has thrown a bake-off like this, and everyone that’s already involved is ready to take off with the grand prize.

If you’d like to compete with your best pie, make sure you get registered by calling (520) 647-4557. If you’d like to observe, taste, and cheer on your favorite baker instead, tickets are $20 per person at the door. Tasting begins at 1 p.m. and judging at 1:30 p.m.” More…

Happening All Week

Exclusive Bellhop Bar Opens at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

Bellhop Bar (Photo courtesy of Loews Hotels & Co.)

“For a limited time, grab a cocktail served out of a luggage trunk.

Once you’ve heard the daily ritual of the opening bell, travel back in time as you step towards the bar in the Cascade Lounge. On the outside, it’s clearly a vintage retrofitted steamer trunk, but behind its doors, you’ll be embraced with aged apothecary-style bottles — waiting to pour a locally handcrafted drink.” More…

While you work your way through the list, we’ll be tearing through these. Food-envy?

Pork bun, gruel, pork steamed buns (soup dumplings), and tea egg at China Past House (Credit: Kate Severino)