Oh, help! Elves are falling down
Santa and his busy and mischievious elves are acceptable to almost everyone’s mid-winter holiday — whether it is Christmas, Solstice, Kwanza or Chunakuh. They represent …
Category: Festivals in Tucson
Clever and Made in Tucson
Yes, I know I said that I would only go to one holiday faire this year, but then Sunday came and I changed my mind. …
And so, the holiday faire season begins
Last weekend there were 14 craft and art faires in Tucson and, deciding I would only do one this year, I went to the Community …
2 versions of Dia de los Muertos
While Halloween is a holiday where the dead come back to scare us, Dia de los Muertos is a festive occasion where the living take …
Tucson Cyclovia rides again!
For a while it seemed as if riding bicycles along the streets of Tucson, sans cars, aka Cyclovia, was not going to happen, but it …
Hot Dog! The Dogtoberfest was fun
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 …
Traffic nightmare at the Vegan Night Market
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” …
Vegan Night Market – Bravo! But parking…
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: …
Books, music, books, circus, more books…
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. …
1 goat, 2 cats, 4 ponies and a gazillion dogs
It’s called the Tucson Pet Parade, but mostly it is a dog parade and this year it seemed a little blah. The last time I …