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 …
Korean lanterns without lights at the Tucson Botanical Garden
In some areas of the country holiday light shows have become a competitive sport with neighborhood challenging neighborhood, street outdoing street. And the local power …
Tucson ice skating cancelled by a “rain day”
Wouldn’t you just know it. The first year that outdoor ice skating comes to downtown Tucson has turned out to be an exceptionally rainy year. …
Learning how to make ornaments at the Sonoran Glass School
The Sonoran Glass School is bringing stained glass to the masses. Whether you want to make shimmering glass balls or translucent glass Christmas trees, this …
Artful robots, colorful pots, custom mailboxes and other stuff at the Museum of Art’s art fair
I had pretty much given up going to open air art fairs in Southern California. There, it was the same-old-same-old, so I had some reservations …
The Tucson Presidio reborn from a parking lot
Following the advice of a local newspaper I went to the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson in search of Dia del los Muertos altars. There …
The Saguaro Census is underway and the Park Service wants your help
It started in 1941 when park rangers spread out into what was then called the Saguaro National Monument and began counting and measuring the saguaros …
Which was odder? The stuff for sale? Or the people selling it at the Oddities Market?
The Oddities Market made its debut in Tucson in a jam-packed venue. The location was far too small for the crowds of people who were …
San Xavier Mission Church: warning or shelter?
Glancing off to the west from the 19 Freeway outside Tucson, I glimpsed what the San Xavier del Bac mission must have looked like in …
A pumpkin warning for all Tucson homeowners
Newcomers to Southern California are warned that wandering coyotes will eat your small dogs and cats and that in foothill communities brown bears will eat …