Safe Risks & Radical Aspirations
How to Re-think a Folklife Festival during a Pandemic by Dr. Maribel Alvarez By definition, festivals entail risk. Best known as “occasions for feasting, revelry, … Read more
Reinventing the Pour: A Love Letter to My Favorite Tucson Watering Holes
by Lisa M. O’Neill I cannot count the number of cups of coffee I have consumed at Exo Roast Co., a coffee shop just a … Read more
Mila’s Meditations: Finding New Rituals in Confusing Times
by Ruxandra Guidi Stay-at-home measures and school closings mean families and children are stuck at home, looking for ways to stay both active and calm … Read more
San Francisco and the Quemasantos
by James S. Griffith In his newest book, Saints, Statues, and Stories: A Folklorist Looks at the Religious Art of Sonora (University of Arizona Press, … Read more
Devotional Dates: Tales from the Holy Month of Ramadan
Ramadan is celebrated across the Muslim world during the ninth month of the lunar calendar. This year it falls May 5 through June 5. The … Read more