When
Where
Come one, come all to our first-ever Block Party and Open House! This event will feature local vendors, activities, performances, music, and interactive activities throughout the Marshall Building. This event is open to students, families, alumni, and the Tucson community as a whole.
Visitors can browse local artisan vendors, enjoy live performances, connect with local organizations, and meet the School of Global Studies.
Throughout the event, guests are invited to explore the Marshall Building and learn more about the School of Global Studies and its programs: Arabic Special Programs, Gender & Women's Studies, Human Rights Practice, Judaic Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle Eastern & North African Studies, and the Southwest Center. Interactive activities, displays, and experiences throughout the building will showcase the people, ideas, and opportunities that make SGS unique.
Whether you are a student, family member, alumnus, prospective Wildcat, or community member, there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
The SGS Block Party and Open House is free and open to the public. We look forward to welcoming you for a celebration of learning and community.
Live Performances
Enjoy live music, dance, poetry, and performance throughout the morning on the Marshall Plaza stage.
9:10 am — Tarrynn Tino
Alternative R&B
9:40 am — Pan
Celtic music
9:50 am — Dabke and Darbake
Levantine dance and live drumming
10:10 am — Magizhmaaran Elayavilli Dasarathy
Carnatic (South Indian classical) vocal music, featuring compositions by Saint Tyagaraja
10:40 am — Leigh Beechwood Mileur
Poetry reading. Leigh is a Tucson writer and author of Liminal Ride and Between Curtains and Infinity.
10:55 am — Dia Clones
Dance performance
11:05 am — Punky-laura
Drag and lip-sync performance
11:30 am — Rouzbeh Tebyanian & Faraz Zein
Persian oud and tonbak
12:10 pm — The SoNOr Ensemble, University of Arizona Music Composition Department
Graduate and undergraduate composers performing original contemporary works, featuring Cole Nagada, Myely Martin, Clovis Glasner, and Justino Pérez.
12:40 pm — PÖWEZ
High-energy original electronic music from producer, composer, author, and UA Music Education Ph.D. student Justino Eustacio Pérez, including the premiere of new unreleased music.
Performance schedule is subject to change.
Global Crossroads Raffle
Pick up a Global Crossroads card at the School of Global Studies booth and visit SGS programs around Marshall Plaza to collect each unit’s sticker. Complete your card to enter our event raffle for prizes donated by participating vendors and community partners.
Getting Here
The Block Party takes place in Marshall Plaza at the University of Arizona.
Need directions? View Marshall Plaza on Google Maps.
The event is free and open to all, and guests are welcome to stop by at any point between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
For questions or concerns, please contact SGS-Ops@arizona.edu