Great weekend for outdoor events in Tucson

A lot of great events going on this weekend in Tucson. The weather's going to be perfect for these outdoor events...

Tonight and Saturday you can enjoy the region's largest outdoor wine tasting as well as food from some of Tucson's best restaurants at the Crush pARTY. Benefiting and held in the courtyard of the Tucson Museum of Art, learn about wines from around the world and join in the silent and live auction.

The 4th Avenue Street Fair begins today and continues through Sunday. I'll be checking it out Sunday afternoon so I'll add some pictures then. The street fair takes place in downtown Tucson twice a year; once in the Spring and once in Fall. There you'll find shopping, art and craft booths, live music, street performers and lots of food. 4th Avenue is kind of an artsy scene so it's really fun to go and people watch.

Sunday morning is the ninth annual Southern Arizona Race for the Cure in Tucson. This event raises over 1 million dollars a year and the proceeds go to breast cancer research. It was actually rated the "Best Spectacle Event" in Tucson by a local news publication. Unless you attend one of these races you really can't understand what that means, but I will say until my first race I'd never seen grown men in pink formal dresses run a 5K race. It's entertaining and exciting and uplifting to get involved with such a worthy cause, especially when you know so many women that affected by it.

I really look forward to participating in this race. I personally know five women who currently have or have had breast cancer, and that scares me. It's touching and emotional to wait with the thousands of race participants, many who have the names of women emblazed across the back of their shirts; a tribute to those who have survived or been lost to breast cancer. Better bring your tissues!