A crafty Night Market at the MSA Annex
I had hoped that the MSA Annex Night Market would be a smaller version of the 626 Night Market, but it is not. Held in …
Category: Festivals in Tucson
Wild, pink and fuzzy at the HD motorcycle show
Shiny black and chrome motorcycles were lined up side by side for more than a block at the Harley Davidson showroom in Marana. And those …
Hot Rods and the Men Who Love Them
Going to car shows is, for me, like a fun and colorful trip down Memory Lane. And I’m sure the same held true for the …
Art, books and a “wait-a-minute” women artists controversy
The Tucson Museum of Art Fair in November, 2019 was jam packed with artisans and crafts people, including some astonishing art works inspired by robots …
Macrame and custom socks at St. Phillip’s weekend market
On weekends St. Phillip’s Plaza at River and Campbell holds a market that is sorta like a crafts fair. Lots of jewelry makers and –you …
Stolen Yoda restored along with Darth Vader
Since the 1960s the neighborhood of Winterhaven in Tucson has done a Christmas decoration Festival of Lights. Block after block of over-the-top decorated homes and …
The Tucson Festival of Books and libraries in the time of CoVid-19–what’s next?
The annual Tucson Festival of Books is the third largest book fair in America and it was cancelled a couple of weeks ago because over …
A Day at the Rillito Horse Races
According to a notice on the Rillito Horse Races website, Quarter horse racing originated in at the Rillito Racetrack. As someone who has only been …
Javelina Madness at the Tubac art festival
The slogan for the tiny village (pop.1190) of Tubac, Arizona is “Where Art and History Meet”. Maybe a better slogan would be where art and …
Tintypes, glass cactus and garden towers at the Agustin Mercado Street Fair
It’s rainy today–Christmas Eve–in Tucson, but last weekend at the open air fair at the Agustin Mercado the weather was lovely. Sunny and crisp enough …