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Check out this summer’s line up of events! Mother’s Day Brunch, Under the Stars free outdoor film series, Pool Flicks—also no charge, and Father’s Day Brats and Beer poolside dance. Then, starting in July, GVRLive! presents Andy Hersey, Valley Players, No Sand Beach Band, and a poolside party with Jukebox Junqies!

Ticket sales begin April 5

Mother’s Day Brunch

A tribute to Mom via catered brunch, mimosas, and live entertainment. Juilliard-trained and award-winning harpist, Dr. Christine Vivona, will dazzle you with masterful elegance.

Saturday, May 13

11am–1pm

Las Campanas

Member/Guest $25

Under the Stars

A free film series in the West Center Courtyard. No reservations required: your GVR card is your ticket.

The Universe is a series offered by The History Channel. Yes, you can watch it at home, but we will project it on the big screen each week in May, under the stars featured in these visually stunning documentaries. The series will culminate with a full-length film: Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. All shows start at dusk (7pm–7:30pm). Concessions available.

Mercury and Venus: The Inner Planets

Tuesday, May 2

Mercury and Venus are hostile worlds, one gouged with craters and the other full of acid rain. 44 Minutes

Mars: The Red Planet

Thursday, May 11

Mars is the planet in our solar system most similar to Earth despite otherworldly features such as the largest volcano in the Solar System. Rumors of life on Mars may be substantiated as NASA orbiters and rovers discover new evidence of frozen water just beneath the rusty soil. 44 minutes

Life and Death of a Star

Tuesday, May 16

Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas. 44 minutes

Alien Galaxies

Thursday, May 25

To know our place in the universe take a look far, far away to the realm of Alien Galaxies. Our galaxy is one of hundreds of billions in the universe. The Milky Way consists of more than a billion stars, our sun being only one of them. Take a view of the universe through the Hubble Space telescope and go back almost all the way to the Big Bang. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets, and to imagine what life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres. 44 minutes

Gravity

Tuesday, May 30

Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first shuttle mission with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone— tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Rated PG-13. 1 hour 31 minutes. Warner Brothers Pictures. 2013.

June

Pool Flicks

Pool Flicks are shown poolside at West Center. Floaties and costumes are encouraged! Bring your own lawn chair to guarantee seating. No reservations required: your GVR card is your ticket. Free.

E.T.

Thursday, June 1

7:30pm (Time subject to change)

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world. Starring Henry Thomas and Drew Barrymore. Rated PG. 1 hour 55 minutes. Universal Pictures. 1982.

Weekend at Bernie’s

Thursday, June 8

7:35pm (Time subject to change)

Two losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, leading the hitman to attempt to track him down to finish him off. Starring Andrew McCarthy, Johnathan Silverman, and Terry Kiser. Rated PG-13. 1 hour 37 minutes. Twentieth Century Fox. 1989.

Luca (Kids Night!)

Thursday, June 13

7:40pm (Time subject to change)

On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human. Starring Jacob Tremblay and Emma Berman. Rated PG. 1 hour 35 minutes. Disney. 2021.

The Great Outdoors

Thursday, June 22

7:40pm (Time subject to change)

Chet Ripley takes his family to a lakeside resort for a quiet vacation away from it all. When his brother-in-law Roman shows up with his family, Mother Nature steps in to add her two cents. Cast John Candy, Dan Aykroyd. Rated PG. 1 hour 31 minutes. Universal Pictures. 1988.

Father’s Day Brats and Beer

Second annual Father’s Day poolside dance featuring classic hits by popular local band, Sonorous. Join us at East Center for live music, dancing, brats and beers! Ticket price includes two brats and three beverages—a variety will be offered. Poolside parties are reserved for GVR members and their card-carrying guests.

Friday, June 16 6pm–9pm

East Center pool deck

Member/Guest $20

No general public admission.

JULY Andy Hersey

Andy Hersey is an Arizona based singer/songwriter who released his third full-length album “Tell Me All About It” in 2016 on Reposado Recordings.

Songwriting has always been a part of Hersey’s life while working other trades: ranch hand, horseshoer, truck-driver, construction and raising a family on Southern Arizona ranches.

He now makes his living playing steady shows in Tucson area establishments and a road trip now and then.

“This set of songs is acoustic based and eclectic. Country rock, silly drinking songs, a love song or two, mix in a bit of broken ’spanglish’ and there you have it” says Hersey. “The goal is to have friends rather than fans and to make music a living without being in the music industry”.

Tuesday, July 11 7pm

West Center Auditorium

Member/Guest $20

General Public $25

Valley Players Presents Comedic Skits

In a series of three short pieces, residents of a retirement community navigate scandal and form a posse (Civilian Rules Administration Police) to enforce association covenants; a woman transforms from a harassed customer to a Telemarketer Therapist, and a couple explore pharmaceutical tools to enhance their love lives.

Join the Valley Players for loads of laughs, hysterical mayhem, and utterly relatable shenanigans. The GVR Valley Players is a readers theatre group, performing with minimal props and costumes, scripts in-hand.

Tuesday, July 25 2pm

West Center Auditorium

Member/Guest $10

General Public $15 1 hour 30 minutes

August

No Sand Beach Band (Dance)

Tucson and Southern Arizona’s Beach Party Band

Enjoy your favorite beach party tunes! No Sand Beach Band will bring you a beach party in the desert. You will love dancing to the music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Grab your “Two Tickets to Paradise” and join the fun!

Friday, August 18

7pm

West Center Auditorium

Member/Guest $14

General Public $18

September

Jukebox Junquies (Poolside dance)

The monsoon is over and the heat has returned: cool off with a poolside party! Dance on the deck or bring your floaty and bob in the pool. Tickets include three beverages and a light meal to be determined. Poolside parties are reserved for GVR members and their card-carrying guests.

Saturday, September 23 6pm–9pm

Las Campanas

Member/Guest $20

No general public admission

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