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Author: carollightwood

Go for the beauty. Get politics, too.
Art / Art in Tucson

Go for the beauty. Get politics, too.

by carollightwoodOctober 25, 2024October 29, 2025

The lounging lizards and playful tortoise are three images everyone familiar with Joe Pagac‘s murals around town know. On this mural on the Himmel Park …

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Hot Dog! The Dogtoberfest was fun
Festivals in Tucson

Hot Dog! The Dogtoberfest was fun

by carollightwoodOctober 8, 2024October 29, 2025

It was hot on Sunday. So hot that I decided to skip Tucson Meet Yourself, the usual kick-off to the winter season of festivals and …

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Traffic nightmare at the Vegan Night Market
Festivals in Tucson / Food in Tucson

Traffic nightmare at the Vegan Night Market

by carollightwoodSeptember 30, 2024July 30, 2025

If I go to the Vegan Night Market at Rillito race track again, I won’t arrive until after 7 p.m. That’s when the “first sitting” …

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$5 tree is waiting for you
gardens in Tucson / Nature in Tucson / Tucson

$5 tree is waiting for you

by carollightwoodSeptember 9, 2024October 29, 2025

As I have posted before, Tucson Electric Power provides a selection of trees for their customers to plant in their home gardens. The good news …

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Rambling through Arizona history
Art / Historical Tucson

Rambling through Arizona history

by carollightwoodAugust 20, 2024July 30, 2025

Like most historical museums the Arizona Historical Society‘s museum near the University campus is a treasury of this and that from people who lived here …

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A Dragon and Kraken feeding the hungry
Art / Food in Tucson

A Dragon and Kraken feeding the hungry

by carollightwoodJuly 6, 2024July 30, 2025

This year the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona has turned to four clever “monsters” to support their summertime food drive at Park Place Mall. …

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Vegan Night Market – Bravo! But parking…
Festivals in Tucson / Food in Tucson

Vegan Night Market – Bravo! But parking…

by carollightwoodJune 3, 2024July 22, 2025

Someone must have been inspired by the famous 626 Night Market in Los Angeles when it came to planning the Tucson Vegan Night Market. (Note: …

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Ocean debris turned into sculpture
Art / Art in Tucson / gardens in Tucson

Ocean debris turned into sculpture

by carollightwoodApril 5, 2024July 22, 2025

At the Tucson Botanical Garden yesterday I found three of my passions combined: gardening in hot dry climates, art in gardens, and picking up trash …

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Art: Huge metal animals and shotgun casings?
Art / Art in Tucson

Art: Huge metal animals and shotgun casings?

by carollightwoodMarch 19, 2024July 30, 2025

The annual 2024Tucson Sculpture Festival at Brandi Fenton park was broken in two. One show at the permanent exhibition space, the Sculpture Park, and a …

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Books, music, books, circus, more books…
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson

Books, music, books, circus, more books…

by carollightwoodMarch 12, 2024July 22, 2025

Over the weekend, the Tucson Festival of Books brought big name authors as well as hundreds of lesser-known ones to the U. of A. campus. …

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