November 1, 2026

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The Tucson Community honors the legacy of Dr. Alfredo Valenzuela in Mariachi Education

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In front of a  loving community,  attended by friends, family, community leaders, and dignitaries, all of whom  came to celebrate Dr. V’s enduring legacy of  mariachi education, a bronze statue of Dr. Valenzuela, affectionately known as “Dr. V,” was recently unveiled at the northeast corner of Davis Bilingual School in Tucson, where he founded the […]
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Independence Day

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Independence Day (or The Fourth of July in English) is the national holiday celebrated on July 4 in the United States of America. This day marks the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 in which the country proclaimed its formal separation from the British Empire. It is usually celebrated with many outdoor activities […]
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Celebrated every year on the third Monday of January to honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a day that celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. Entrepreneur of a peaceful struggle against racial inequality, he fought to […]
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New Year: Origin, definition, and traditions

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The New Year is the festivity of the West in which the beginning of the year is celebrated, be it with family, friends, or in the main squares of important metropolises in the world. The celebration dates to 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII created the Gregorian Calendar, where January 1 was determined as the beginning […]
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VETERANS DAY

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Veterans day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on November 11, also called Armistice Day. American workers and students have Veterans Day off from work and school for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Veterans Day commemorates the service of all U.S. veterans, who were discharger under conditions other […]
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Special day to commemorate: Veterans Day

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Every year on November 11th, the United States celebrates Veterans Day and dresses its streets and buildings with American flags. But do you really know the origin of this celebration and what is commemorated? It is very common for this celebration to be confused with ‘Memorial Day’, however there is a key difference between these […]
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Jewish Federation Raises Nearly $60,000

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Thanks to community generosity between May 3-21, $35,000 has been donated to the Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona’s Migrant Relief Services Emergency Fund for Central American asylum seekers transiting Tucson. Combined with an initial anonymous $25,000 matching grant donation, that’s $60,000 to assist with emergency expenses.  Expenditures are managed by a

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