Since the pandemic, Jim and I have been meaning to get back to downtown Tucson and enjoy the changes to the city center. Hotel Congress holds a weekly music venue Sundays on the patio between the Hotel Congress and Maynards Market and Kitchen, from 5 – 8. There is a cover … Continue reading
As the weather warms, it is time to start thinking about a camping trip or three. There are plenty of campgrounds in Southern Arizona, but very few of them are where we would like to spend a pleasant weekend. Most have been turned into barren wastelands, devoid of trees or … Continue reading
Children & Family Museums As schools wind down and the summer warms up, parents will be looking for cool things to do with their children. Here is a short list. This article is part of a series of lists of worthwhile museums in Southern Arizona. You will find the first … Continue reading
This past week, we went on an early morning tour of the Reid Park Zoo as a part of our membership to the Attractions Alliance. For those of you who don’t know, they are the organization that puts out the Attraction Alliance Passport, a booklet full of Discounts and Deals … Continue reading
Caving in Southern Arizona comes in two varieties. “Expert-led” tours and “self-guided” tours. The majority of the tours below require a guide. Even the ONYX tour, requires a guide with expert knowledge of the cave.
Continue readingTed DeGrazia was a world-renowned artist who, with his Native American friends, built one of the world’s most unique art galleries to showcase his work. However you describe his art, I’m sure your visit to the DeGrazia Gallery In The Sun in Northeast Tucson will be a most interesting and enjoyable outing.
Continue readingOur friend Sally was out and about in her neighborhood last week and discovered Sunset Ride Vineyards Tasting Room. Sally was helping a friend set up her pottery display for the Second Saturday event. It is now held at the tasting room every Second Saturday where you can sip wine … Continue reading
Ms. Karen and I had visited the museums at Fort Lowell several years ago, long before the onset of the recent pandemic where it was closed by the Arizona Historical Society. Now, in mid-March 2023, the museums were still closed and their contents are in storage, awaiting eventual reopening. But … Continue reading
As anyone who travels Interstate 10 near Picacho Peak would know, there is an Ostrich Farm, not a mile south of it. Many of you have probably been there with your children and remember it fondly. Our Canadian Snowbird friends can attest to the fact that Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch … Continue reading
Sign up for Summer Classes for Kids NOW! Some classes are already full. Updated 5/4/23 – Here is the advanced short list of groups reporting Summer Classes for Kids. Summer is not far off. And the time is upon us to find meaningful, yet fun, things for our children to … Continue reading
