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2016 Master-Apprentice Awardee:
Carmen Baron, Costume Maker
Tucson, Arizona
The 2017 Master-Apprentice Award applications EXTENDED DEADLINE: New deadline is MAY 22. Click here for more information.
TUCSON MEET YOURSELF 2017
June 1-4: Field School in Tucson
Join us June 1 - 4 to explore contemporary culture and heritage traditions in Tucson, Arizona! Culture and heritage lies within every nook and cranny of Tucson's ... [Continue Reading]
June 9: Nogales Tour
SFA's monthly Culture and Society Learning Exchange presents: A walking & eating tour in Nogales with Stephanie Bermudez Friday, June 9, ... [Continue Reading]
The latest from BorderLore
Guest post by Jim Griffith Since the mid-1990s I have been photographing local decorated food trucks and carts, which I thought to be visually interesting. Many of the ... [Continue Reading]
SFA Field Notes
We are excited to share notes from the field. As folklorists we are always exploring, observing, asking questions, synthesizing, and delighting in culture and heritage. We’ll be sharing our observations and discoveries on occasion in SFA Field Notes.
An Ordinary Act: Bicycles as Vehicles for Change
When Tucson native Vanessa Cascio was living in Chicago working long, odd hours as a social worker, she couldn’t always rely on public transit. So she bought a cheap, beat-up cruiser bicycle. The only problem was, she didn’t know how to ride a bike. “It’s not that I wasn’t allowed to ride growing up, but […]
Low & Slow: The Duke’s Car Club Preserves a Lowrider Culture
It’s a late April afternoon on Tucson’s Southside and the sun glints off the Kelly green paint job of a 1939 Chevrolet. Alfred Teran, Jr. gets in and plugs his phone into a portable set of speakers. Barry White sings his 1974 “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love” and a pair of plush dice sways […]