Computers and Camcorders--Get a used but well maintained Sony PD-150 camcorder starting at $150 or you could get a refurbished Apple PowerMac G4 computer package for $200.

Entertainment--Really great deals on local entertainment: plays, films, music, museums and basketball tickets. Pick from Invisible Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Fox Theatre, Children's Museum Tucson, the Arizona International Film Festival, The Mini-Time Machine Museum of Miniatures, Old Tucson, Tucson Botanical Gardens, KXCI and The Loft Cinema.

Great Tucson Dining--Eat at an old favorite or try something new. Great to combine a dining item with an entertainment item for a fantastic evening. Choose from 47 Scott Eat & Drink, Beyond Bread, Brooklyn Pizza, Café a la C'art, El Charro Café, The Fix: Arizona's Mac n' Chz Headquarters), Fox Restaurant Concepts (Sauce, Wildflower, ZinBurger, etc.), La Cocina Cantina, Liv Café & Bistro, Metro Restaurants (McMahon's Steakhouse, Old Pueblo Grill, etc.), Pasco Kitchen & Lounge, Pastiche Modern Eatery, Reilly Craft Pizza & Drink, Raging Sage Coffee, Sky Bar, Vero Amore Authentic Neapolitan Pizza, Wilko Modern Gastropub, Zivaz Mexican Bistro. 

Fun, Fanciful, Functional and Decorative Gifts--Shop locally at Ooo!, Buffalo Exchange, Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oil, Yikes Toys, Pop-Cycle or the Chicago Music Store for your holiday gift giving. Bid on these gift certificates at our auction site. Check out all the pottery, super cool rickshaw folio, travel bags, purses, deputy dog yard art, wine samplers and even an Haitian folk art voodoo flag plus much, much more on our auction site. 

Take an Adventure or a Relaxing Break--Fly over Tucson with your camera in a four seat Piper Arrow III plane. Take an open water scuba diving class. Or relax with a watsu aqua massage or a very cherry mani/pedi. Maybe reiki or yoga is your thing. Another way to go would be a round of golf and one night stay at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa. And if you want to just slow down a bit, you'll want to stay in one of the beautiful vintage airstream trailers at the Shady Dell in Bisbee. So take an adventure and a relaxing break. You've earned it

Support the Arts--Invest in a one-of-a-kind set of trading cards from Elizabeth Burden's Banned by Idiots series. In 2011, the Arizona legislature passed a bill that outlawed TUSD Mexican American studies classes. In an attempt to comply with the law, TUSD officials banned several books. This set of eight hand-made, double-sided trading cards commemorating that act. Check out the Living Latino in Arizona comic book and posters by Arnie Bermudez. No house is complete with out a voodoo flag, dog yard art or a painted cross. Native American comic book, photography, drawings and pottery are also available. Bid on a piece of artwork that is just going to grow in value and pleasure.  

Stuff for the Kids--Don't forget the kids. Visit the Children's Museum Tucson. You and your kids will have a fun time learning. Check out the Monkey Presents Children's Educational DVDs. Monkey is riding into your town to present an amazing puppet show celebration of world literature classics. This four DVD set of kid smart classics by local filmmaker Robert Loomis includes Homer's Odyssey, Don Quixote de la Mancha, Romeo & Juliet and Moby-Dick. Cartoons on DVD are also available to watch. Or have a great time in the kitchen cooking with your kids and the monkey fryer. Support our Kids Summer Production Classes at Access Tucson by bidding.

A Reader's Delight--Children's book I Am Rosa Parks written and signed by Rosa Parks is a major find and necessary for any collector's bookshelf. Gift certificates available from local booksellers Antigone Books and Booksmans. Choose from cookbooks, children's books, gardening books from Rio Nuevo Publishers, self-published stories of faith and stories of politics and uprisings. Many of the books are signed by their authors. If you're a Democracy Now! Fan, be sure to bid on the DN! Bag filled with all of Amy Goodman's books. CDs and DVDs are also available.  

Local Services to Improve Your Life and the Life of Your Pet--Pick out an old family photo to be restored. Take a picture. Have your tarot cards read. Take a picture. Get your hair styled with Tony. Take a picture. Wash your dog at the self-serve pet salon. Take a picture. Then use the other services to process and print your photos at Photographic Works and frame them at Barb's Frame of Mind on Fourth Avenue.   

For the Sports Fan--Two tickets to the UA vs. University of Utah men's basketball game on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Enjoy the game knowing that you have an autographed 2012-2013 University of Arizona Men's Basketball at home. Under the head coach Sean Miller, the team is ranked 11th in the nation this year. Includes certificate of authenticity.

Any bid above the face value of the item is tax-deductible for the winning bidder. All proceeds from this auction benefit Access Tucson Community Media, which is:  

• localism
• youth media education
• independent media
• arts, music and cultural programming  
• promotional services for non-profit organizations
• the voice of you and your neighbors
• free speech and democracy

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