After the middle of March, Tucson’s event calendar imploded. Iconic local events cancelled right and left.
Will they be back in the fall? Or next spring? No one knows. I’ll repeat what has been said elsewhere and say that the Coronavirus is in charge.
Let’s take a moment to look back on events that happened right before everything changed. Starting with the winter 2019 edition of the Fourth Avenue Street Fair …
Street Fair Browsing. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved. Kiko Jacome Concert. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved. Bike Parking at the Street Fair. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved.
Then came the New Year. Time for the fifth annual Tucson Jazz Festival. While most of its events are ticketed, there’s a free Tucson Downtown Jazz Fiesta that’s open to all …
Downtown Tucson Jazz Fiesta. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved. Tucson High School Mariachi Band. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved. Percussionist Tom Beech plays with Tongs. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved.
In mid-February, I went out to dinner with an old friend. For the first time, I had a conversation with that mysterious illness that hadn’t ravaged the United States. Yet.
I told my friend that it couldn’t be that bad. That it probably wasn’t any worse than the seasonal flu. She glared at me and said, “It’s shutting down entire towns in China.”
Turns out that my friend was right.
And, sorry to say, the 2020 Gem Show may be the last we see for a while …
Treasure Hunters. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved. Supersized Crystal Formation. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved. More Treasure Hunters. Photo © Martha Retallick. All rights reserved.
Tip: Enjoy photos from these and other events on my Tucson Event Photography site.