Events, Employment & Performances
151 S. Granada Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 • borderlandstheater.org
THE CRIMSON READING — POETRY OPEN MIC
Come for the poetry, stay for the pupusas and live Son Jarocho.
Sunday, September 13, 2026 • Open Mic 6:00–7:30 PM • Music 7:30 PM
El Pueblo Center Courtyard, 101 W. Irvington Rd. • Free • All Ages • ADA Access
Curated and hosted by Eva Sierra, featuring DJ Q, poet José-Maria Tonalli Crespo, an open mic, and Son Jarocho music by SEMILLAS.
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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES & COMMUNITY EVENTS
The Crimson Reading — Poetry Open Mic
Sunday, September 13 • Open mic 6:00–7:30 PM, music at 7:30 PM • El Pueblo Center Courtyard, 101 W. Irvington Rd.
A free, all-ages evening of poetry, community, and food, featuring Son Jarocho group SEMILLAS (Estevan Ascona, Adrian Perez, and Marc Pinate). Open mic sign-ups begin at 5:30 PM.
SEMILLAS performing Son Jarocho music
40th Season Gala — Boots & Bacanora
Saturday, September 26 • Doors 6:30 PM, program at 7:00 PM • Sosa Carillo House, 151 S. Granada Ave.
Celebrate 40 seasons of Borderlands Theater with live Tejano music by Suerte, dinner from Little Mexico, mezcal tastings and Bacanora cocktails from Borderlands Spirits, raffle prizes, and dancing. Wear your best gown with your cowboy boots.
Individual tickets: $120 (includes dinner, a drink ticket, and two raffle tickets) • Table of 8: $900
40th Season Gala — Boots & Bacanora, September 26
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez — At The Loft Cinema
One-week run opening September 4 • The Loft Cinema, Tucson
This Sundance audience-favorite documentary tells the story of Luis Valdez, who built El Teatro Campesino out of the California fields and turned the pachuco and the Zoot Suit Riots into influential American stage art. The premiere screening includes a post-show Q&A with director David Alvarado and producer Everett Katigbak, moderated by Carlos A. Gutiérrez of Cinema Tropical.
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, at The Loft Cinema
Social Media & Marketing Associate
Borderlands Theater is seeking a creative, organized Social Media & Marketing Associate to help grow audiences and promote productions, events, education programs, and fundraising initiatives.
The ideal candidate enjoys social media, photography and video, visual storytelling, community engagement, and the day-to-day marketing work that keeps campaigns moving. Responsibilities include social media management and content creation, digital marketing support, Constant Contact layout, event calendar listings, and staffing promotional booths at festivals and community events.
Experience in arts, culture, nonprofit, or community-based marketing is a plus.
Apply — email: milta@borderlandstheater.org
We're hiring a Social Media & Marketing Associate
Boots & Bacanora Gala Volunteers
Help make the 40th Anniversary Gala a success. Volunteers enjoy dinner, live music, and the gala program while supporting an important fundraiser for Borderlands Theater. Roles include:
• Welcome Table, Guest Check-In & ID Verification — 3 volunteers
• Table and Chair Setup & Breakdown — 2 volunteers
• Bar Service — 4 volunteers
• Dinner Servers — 4 volunteers
• Merchandise & Information Table/Cleanup — 3 volunteers
Sign up or ask questions — email: katharine@borderlandstheater.org
Guests at a previous Borderlands Theater season gala
CELEBRATE OUR 40TH SEASON
Save 20% with a season pass to Barrio Stories: 10-Year Celebration, Blame of Thrones, and American Mariachi.
• 3-Show Season Pass — $143 (Barrio Stories + Blame of Thrones + American Mariachi)
• 2-Show Season Pass — $80 (Barrio Stories + American Mariachi)
40 for 40
Help sustain the next 40 years of Borderlands Theater by becoming one of the 40 for 40 monthly donors, giving Borderlands support it can count on all year long.
Connect with Borderlands Theater on Facebook and Instagram, or visit www.borderlandstheater.org for tickets and details.
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