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Wednesday, October 26 • 4:30pm - 7:30pm
TENWEST Keynote + Mixer: Explorations in Food - Tucson as a UNESCO World City of Gastronomy

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A discussion on the Tucson Food Culture with Chef Janos Wilder of Downtown Kitchen & Cocktails, Jonathan Mabry of City of Tucson Historic Preservation, Megan Kimble of Edible Baja, and more.

5:00PM Keynote
6:00PM Mixer

Live music by Hey Bucko and Dirt Friends.

Community Partners Include:
Tucson Hispanic Chamber

Moderators
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Visit Tucson

Visit Tucson
Visit Tucson's mission is to drive economic development by connecting visitors with their ideal travel & meetings experiences in Tucson and Southern Arizona.
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Tucson Meet Yourself

Tucson Meet Yourself is an annual celebration of the living traditional arts of Southern Arizona's and Northern Mexico's diverse ethnic and folk communities.Our Mission: To research, document, interpret and present the living traditional arts and expressions of everyday life of the... Read More →

Speakers
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Dena Cowan

Self-employed
Dena Cowan is from Tucson. She earned a BFA from New York University in writing and film and worked as a film editor in New York before moving to Spain, where she went to study Spanish and photography and stayed for 23 years, working as a writer, photographer, editor and translator... Read More →
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Dan Gibson

Director of Communications, Visit Tucson
Visit Tucson aims to drive economic development by connecting visitors with their ideal travel and meetings experiences in Tucson and Southern Arizona. My job is a) to get people to talk about the experiences to be had in Tucson; b) to develop content about Tucson on all platforms... Read More →
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Megan Kimble

Editor, Edible Baja Arizona
I’m a writer living in Tucson, Arizona, where I work as the editor of Edible Baja Arizona, a local food magazine serving Tucson and the borderlands. I’m also the author of Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food (William Morrow/HarperCollins 2015) a memoir of... Read More →
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Jonathan Mabry

Historic Preservation Officer and City Archaeologist, City of Tucson
Dr. Jonathan Mabry is the Historic Preservation Officer and City Archaeologist for the City of Tucson. He manages historic preservation, archaeological compliance, and heritage-based economic development for the City. His archaeological investigations have documented new information... Read More →
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Chef Janos Wilder

Chef, Downtown Kitchen + Cocktails
While several new chefs in town are stepping up to make a name for Tucson in the culinary scene, you'd be crazy not to recognize the city's original celebrity chef: Janos Wilder. His work in defining Sonoran and Southwestern food is inspirational, which is why he was recognized as... Read More →

Artists
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Dirt Friends

Members:Josh Cruce - DrumsEmery Mott - BassNick Livak - Piano/VocalsNick Scala - Guitar/VocalsScott Sims - Guitar/Vocals
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Hey Bucko

Influences:Hugo Montenegro, Los Straitjackets, The Growlers

Sponsors
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Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The mission of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber and our affiliate chambers in Sierra Vista, Douglas and Nogales is to advocate for and provide services that help grow our member's businesses in our bilingual and bicultural region. We provide resources and services to help grow your business... Read More →



Wednesday October 26, 2016 4:30pm - 7:30pm MST
Pennington Street 17 E Pennington St, Tucson, AZ 85701