All aboard for a lively evening devoted to Tucson’s streetcars, old and new!

EVENT: Tucson’s Electric Streetcars—Then and Now

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ.

ADMISSION: Free and open to the community—all are welcome. Guests are encouraged to support our host, Casa Vicente, by buying their own food and drinks.

The Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente invite all to the next meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research.

The next Archaeology Café will convene on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Our presenter will be transit historian Gene Caywood, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Old Pueblo Trolley. Gene will present an overview of Tucson’s original trolley line, which started in June of 1906 and continued operation for almost 25 years. Fifty years later, Old Pueblo Trolley formed to “Bring Back the Trolley!” This effort, in turn, helped to spur the City of Tucson’s Modern Streetcar Project. The project centers on a four-mile modern streetcar line that will connect the University of Arizona to the Fourth Avenue commercial district, downtown, and the redevelopment area west of downtown.

Come settle in with a drink and a plate of delicious tapas at downtown Tucson’s own Casa Vicente. We meet the first Tuesday of each month from September through May at 6:00 p.m.; presentations begin at 6:15 p.m. Seating is open—be ready to make new acquaintances! Our forum opens with a brief, informal presentation on a timely or even controversial topic, followed by a question and answer period and a short break. Moderator Doug Gann then commences spirited but focused discussion.

The Center for Desert Archaeology videotapes these events and streams them on our website, www.cdarc.org, for the benefit of the community and our more distant supporters and friends. More information on the international science café movement that inspired us to host Archaeology Café is available at www.sciencecafes.org.