Tears at a Day of the Dead altar
For years I photographed the Dia de los Muertos altars in Grand Park in Los Angeles and Pasadena. You can see some of them here …
Category: Festivals in Tucson
Cycling the mean streets of Tucson
The car-free route for Cyclovia this year went right through some neighborhoods where streets are lined with light industry and vacant lots. The housing in …
Too many inflatables? Not for Halloween
In Los Angeles people celebrate Dia de los Muertos for most of the month of October. In Tucson Halloween with tales of a headless horseman …
A Tucson Folk Festival thrives again
49 years ago Jim Griffith, folklorist extraordinaire, founded the Tucson Meet Yourself folk festival. Sadly, he passed away in 2020, the year TMY was cancelled …
Demonstration against horse abuse–a bust
It was listed on Facebook. On Saturday, March 19, 2022 there was to be a demonstration at Rillito Park race track about abuse of the …
Sculpture festival in Fenton Park
Let it never be said that Tucson is proud only of the city’s muralists. Sculptors also have their place in the sun. Tucson has set …
St. Philip’s Plaza instead of Ukraine support
I mistakenly thought that the downtown Tucson demonstration in support of Ukraine was on Saturday. Instead, it was scheduled for Sunday when I had a …
Kids ride at the Sheriff posse’s gymkhana
It was a first-time ride for this four-year old boy and he clearly enjoyed it. After a short ride outside the ring at the Equestrian …
Horses cantering in the park
The notice on Facebook read “Horse Schooling” at Brandi Fenton Park. Well, I know very little about horses and horse shows but guessed that the …
The Tour de Murals Art Ride in Tour de Tucson
I was going to write a post about the Tour de Murals Art Ride for the annual El Tour de Tucson cycling event, but there …