Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade
The protest at Armory Park in downtown Tucson drew thousands of people: women, men and children. But the only person I saw wearing a “Pussy …
Category: Arizona
Is it Indian? German? Or Lower East Side?
Visual artist Brad Kalhamer credits his multi-cultural background for inspiration for his works. He was born of native American parents in Tucson at 11:59–that’s why …
African art in Tucson — who knew?
The biggest attractions in Tucson this month are the 20+ mineral and gem shows around town. There are 65,000 rock-hounds–both sellers and buyers–at these events …
(Almost) picnic perfect at Agua Caliente Park
It seemed to be the perfect escape. The online photos of Agua Caliente Regional Park showed towering, old palm trees surrounding a lake/hot springs — …
Can’t believe we’re having to do it again!
The first political march I went to was against the war in Vietnam back in the 1960s in San Francisco. Since then I’ve marched and …
Politics heating up in the parking lot
On my way to the Chile Festival I dodged 2 young men with #ACTNOW t-shirts who were seeking my signature for something or the other. …
Visiting a cool historic train on a hot June day
This was the plan on a very hot June day: 1) Visit the Tucson Train Depot Museum because museums are air conditioned, cool and interesting. …
Chromed bumpers become front yard sculptures
At least as far back as the early 1900s Tucson was (and continues to be) a haven for artists. So it is not entirely unexpected …
Gunshots? Rocks? What broke the windows?
Sometime after the election last November I noticed that the Pima County Republican headquarters had broken windows. I was on my way to the Trek …
A WWI Vet sculpts Garden of Gethsemane in Tucson
As he lay gravely wounded in a trench in France during World War I, Felix Lucero, a native of Trinidad, CO had a vision of …