Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

A full day of activities including 5 hours of continuous live music will take place on the desert grounds of the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun.  Catacoustic Groove, a local a cappella singing group; Mariachi Milagro Juvenil, a Tucson youth Mariachi bank and Domingo DeGrazia, the artist's son with his "new flamenco guitar" band, will be the featured entertainers. 

The Yoeme Tekia Foundation will operate a food booth. 

Two new exhibits will be introduced in conjunction with the celebration.  The first is "DeGrazia's Musicians," oils on canvas from the permanent collection painted from 1932 to 1968.  This exhibit signifies the importance of music to DeGrazia.  He was a musician himself - a trumpet player and a band leader during his college days at the University of Arizona.  In addition, music was the theme of his Master's thesis.

The second exhibit is "DeGrazia's Studio."  The artist's original easel, palettes and palette knives, as well as personal memorabilia will be displayed along with a series of self-portraits and photos of the artist at work.

Piñatas for the children will help make the day a true DeGrazia Birthday Celebration!