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High Noon 2 Midnight + Horses and Hippie Art
architecture in Tucson / Art in Tucson

High Noon 2 Midnight + Horses and Hippie Art

by carollightwoodJuly 3, 2022July 30, 2025

If author Tom Robbins (Still Life with Woodpecker, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues) was going to invent a place for one of his characters to …

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Thank Mark Cuban for cheap(er) prescriptions
Tucson

Thank Mark Cuban for cheap(er) prescriptions

by carollightwoodJune 20, 2022November 8, 2023

Ultra-billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are spending their money on rocket shots to the moon and Mars. (Yeah, yeah guys, we get it: mine …

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Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade
Arizona / Historical Tucson / Tucson

Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade

by carollightwoodMay 14, 2022July 30, 2025

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 …

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Is it Indian? German? Or Lower East Side?
Arizona / Art in Tucson / Tucson

Is it Indian? German? Or Lower East Side?

by carollightwoodMay 11, 2022July 30, 2025

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 …

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Should You See Puppets at the Mall?  Of course!
Art in Tucson / Theater in Tucson

Should You See Puppets at the Mall? Of course!

by carollightwoodMay 8, 2022July 30, 2025

North Carolina’s loss is Tucson’s gain. At least in the world of puppetry. Two and a half years ago award-winning puppeteer Lisa Sturz packed up …

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Mirror and tile mural good for selfies
Art in Tucson

Mirror and tile mural good for selfies

by carollightwoodApril 28, 2022July 30, 2025

Tucson is famous for its huge murals like the Goddess of the Agave, below, and the giant masked lady on the Hotel Lewis — both …

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Apaches, a card shark and a military band
Historical Tucson / Tucson

Apaches, a card shark and a military band

by carollightwoodApril 19, 2022July 30, 2025

It was announced as a “pop-up” event at the Ft. Lowell Park. Now under the guidance of the Presidio San Agustin, old Ft. Lowell including …

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Trashy Divas clean up the  Santa Cruz River
Nature in Tucson / Tucson

Trashy Divas clean up the Santa Cruz River

by carollightwoodMarch 27, 2022July 30, 2025

What better time to stage a clean-up of the Santa Cruz river banks and riverbed than after the winter rains are over and before the …

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Demonstration against horse abuse–a bust
Festivals in Tucson

Demonstration against horse abuse–a bust

by carollightwoodMarch 22, 2022November 8, 2023

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 …

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Sculpture festival in Fenton Park
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson

Sculpture festival in Fenton Park

by carollightwoodMarch 15, 2022July 30, 2025

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 …

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