May 15, 2015: In This Issue
UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
June 6 - World Oceans Night 
June 13 - Living in Harmony with the Sun

DESERT DELECTABLES NIGHT
Live Music & Great Food

Bring your friends or enjoy a great date night under the stars at Desert Delectables Night May 30 from 6-9 pm! Tucson Originals chefs will tickle your taste buds with savory and sweet treats made with native Sonoran ingredients. Sit back and relax, tap your toes to terrific music including flamenco, spanish guitar, blues, bebop, and gypsy fusion. Buy online now before the price goes up! Recommended for adults only. 
PROTECTING & CONSERVING WILDLIFE
Today is Endangered Species Day   

As part of Endangered Species Day, the Desert Museum is participating in a national event called SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction. The goal of SAFE is to work to save the most vulnerable wildlife. The Desert Museum exhibits 22 endangered species of plants and animals. Look for the red tags that mark them--then learn more at Saving Species Night on June 20.
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COOL SUMMER NIGHTS START JUNE 6!
Make It A Family Tradition 
Photo courtesy Mike Nolan
Kick off the summer and celebrate World Oceans Night! Learn about the most endangered mammal in the world-the Vaquita porpoise of the Gulf of California. Sample sustainable seafood by Fini's Landing & Starr Pass Primo. Every Saturday has "cool" themes and special activities! 
FIND YOUR INNER ARTIST
Art Institute Summer & Fall Classes
Art by Andrew Denman

Explore a multitude of media such as scratchboard, painting on silk, print-making, watercolor and acrylic painting. Classes include illustration and how to use your digital camera. Your live model may be one of the Museum's animals! Find these and other remarkable classes in the the Art Institute's Summer and Fall Class schedules online.