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” …
$5 tree is waiting for you
As I have posted before, Tucson Electric Power provides a selection of trees for their customers to plant in their home gardens. The good news …
Rambling through Arizona history
Like most historical museums the Arizona Historical Society‘s museum near the University campus is a treasury of this and that from people who lived here …
A Dragon and Kraken feeding the hungry
This year the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona has turned to four clever “monsters” to support their summertime food drive at Park Place Mall. …
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: …
Ocean debris turned into sculpture
At the Tucson Botanical Garden yesterday I found three of my passions combined: gardening in hot dry climates, art in gardens, and picking up trash …
Art: Huge metal animals and shotgun casings?
The annual 2024Tucson Sculpture Festival at Brandi Fenton park was broken in two. One show at the permanent exhibition space, the Sculpture Park, and a …
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. …
Orchids, Frida and a dragon
The Tucson Orchid Society held their annual show way out at the Mesquite Valley Growers Nursery. It was quite a drive but I decided to …