Students of folklore know that some things we call “traditional” are nothing but inventions that “try to establish links with a suitable historic past but their connection with this past is tenuous at best.”(1) Folklorists are trained to identify these patterns, dissect them, and expose them. But how does one explain and dissect this phenomenon …
Archives for September 2013
Culinary Conversations
As time draws closer for the 40th anniversary TMY festival, Cultural Kitchen Coordinator Priscilla Mendenhall gives us her teaser about what’s cooking: It is pretty clear why we have a hard time deciding what to call the Kitchen – Culture, Heritage, Foodways or Food Traditions? This year’s 25 food demonstrators and six moderators represent all …
Start the Music
TMY music and dance revelers can expect an eclectic cultural vibe on four performance stages, where talented everyday people will flavor our musical programs with traditional conviviality. Education also is in the entertainment mix, as coordinators this year have made special efforts to organize performances into meaningful groupings that reflect …
Artistic, Everyday Souls
You enter the Tucson Meet Yourself Courtyard because of all the colorful, diverse folk arts, but also to be surrounded by the comforting yet powerful force of so many busy, creative hands practing their traditions. You look at the Mexican cascarone or the Ukranian woodcarving and the Western braids of horsehair rope, and you find joy in watching …
More About Tucson Meet Yourself 2013
Volunteers -- We Need You Volunteers are the lifeblood of Tucson Meet Yourself. We can’t run the festival without the support of Tucsonans who generously share their time and their interest. If you have several hours to spare and want to immerse yourself in folklife, TMY welcomes volunteers to assist in a variety of assignments, from set up, …
News Notes
Best of Tucson Thank you, Tucson, for voting TMY as Best Annual Festival in Tucson Weekly’s annual reader’s choice awards. And thank you Tucson Weekly for the lead-in blurb you eloquently crafted in announcing the TMY win. Your words were heartening, as they perfectly captured the vision that sits behind all the festival fun. We liked the Tucson …