Things To Do In Catalina Foothills

The very first ATA Martial Arts opened in 1987, its 25 years of existence encapsulating the training of multiple generations of martial artists. Students trained, grew, had children of their own, and enrolled their kids at the same martial arts school they enjoyed as youths. The program of classes grew and evolved as well, starting with a foundation in taekwondo and growing to incorporate other styles and mixed martial arts training. The teachers now tone bodies using renowned MMA fighter Matt Hughes? personal cage fitness regimen.

Like their San Diego Padres affiliates, the Triple-A Tucson Padres awe spectators with fast-flying balls and daring home-plate dives. From the Home Plate Reserved section of Kino Stadium, fans can watch every nuance of the game, from the first pitch to the seventh-inning belly dance. Choose from a schedule packed with great match-ups, including battles with the Tacoma Rainiers and Fresno Grizzlies. Grassy areas outside the stadium beckon picnickers, and Padres zealots can seek out players’ autographs until 15 minutes before the start of the game. Those looking for an extra dash of excitement can lie in wait for a foul ball, blending into the natural surroundings by wearing an included Padres T-shirt.

Family-friendly and fully loaded, Vantage Bowling Centers boasts lane after lane of well-maintained surfaces, modern scoring, and bumpers primed and ready to boost any youngster's score and attitude. To amp up the alley-based excitement, various alleys also host Cyber/Cosmic Bowling, an intergalactic amalgamation of flashy lights, fog machines, fresh pop beats, and occasional flying saucer sightings, often identified as piping-hot pizza from the food counter. Beyond pizza, most locations provide a range of eats and thirst quenchers, including burgers, fries, sodas, and a variety of adult beverages such as draft beer and milkshakes made entirely of Wall Street Journal clippings. Select locations keep the action rolling as late as 1 a.m. on weekends. Call ahead to check for lane availability.

The nonprofit University Dance Project channels the motion-oriented minds of The University of Arizona School of Dance by employing the school's students to instruct a new generation of dancers. This Groupon covers two classes each week for a month, encouraging seasoned softshoers or beginning balleteers ages 5–18 to build the swanlike skills of confidence, strength, balance, and victory. Different levels exist for most styles; check the schedule to determine the level of each class. Students unleash energy in hip-hop, learn stylized choreography in jazz, and gain the flexibility of a yogic rubber band in tumbling. University Dance Project urges all dancers to take at least one ballet or technique class to lay a strong foundation upon which to build future footwork knowledge.

Bowling is the great social equalizer—a common ground where grizzled undercover clowns, blue-collar English lords, LARPer librarians, big and tall lingerie models, hordes of hive-minded hipsters, and the other two social demographics that comprise America can unite in common cause and topple a gaggle of stuck-up, inanimate wooden pins. Brunswick has been a household name in this egalitarian pastime almost since the beginning, with a company history that dates back to the 19th century, providing classic American good times to all manner of patrons across the country. And with today's Groupon tying the room together, you'll get to play two games (up to a $10 value) in its hallowed halls wearing a pair of freshly disinfected bowling shoes (up to a $4.39 value).

This museum of pint-sized pieces showcases more than 275 miniature houses, room boxes, and other collectibles that are organized into three categories: Enchanted Realm, History and Antiques Gallery, and Exploring the World. Leave the girth of planet Earth and enter the whimsical fantasyland of a tiny-sized Enchanted Realm. Interactive exhibits allow you to search for an elusive fairy within the goblets of a sentient tree showpiece or unearth scattered woodland creatures, snow villages, fairy castles, and witch compounds. Teleport through the blue, arched rotunda to the History and Antiques Gallery, which chronicles the significance of miniature relics throughout history and displays one of the oldest mini houses in the United States, dating back to 1775. Travel the floor as a nephilim Magellan in the Exploring the World section, which surveys the cultural value of miniatures from other countries.