Hey T-town! Come bring yr sweetheart to the Whistlestop Depot for
Love n Hate at the Chikn Sisters Ranch with Flam Chen and Chicha Dust

New Brian Lopez Project
Sat. Feb. 16th Doors Open at 8pm
$25 for Loners
$40 for Lovers
A rollicking Western themed romp-
take a little bit of El Topo and a little bit of Hee Haw, some Fire, Air and Stilts and Mix, Well.
Limited seating-One night only

127 W. 5th St
Tucson, AZ
85705

You can go online to their website for tickets (click here).

Found out about this event by dropping by the Whistle Stop Depot for the Tucson Sculpture Festival. Sounds like a unique, frollicking one night only event for all, two days past Valentine’s Day.

Festival opens at both locations on Feb. 1st
Whistle Stop Depot, 6 to 9 p.m. reception
127 W. 5th Street (north of E. 6th St.)

Sculpture Resource Center, 8 to 11 p.m. reception
640 N. Stone Avenue (north of E. 6th St.)

For more info (and photos) go to www.tucsonsculpturefestival2013.blogspot.com

The festival runs from Feb. 1 to 15, daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for you to view the large selection of sculptures.

I dropped by the opening last year at the Sculpture Resource Center, and was amazed at the variety and beauty of the sculptures.

My husband and I just attended the Full Moon reception on Saturday at Metal Arts Village (3230 N. Dodge Blvd). and especially enjoyed the sculptures of Jerry Harris aka “The Village Blacksmith” who has four sculptures there, including an imaginative deer bench. He’s a forged steel & bronze sculptor at 2967 N. Alvernon Way, and his blacksmith shop is definitely worth a visit.

Next Full Moon reception at Metal Arts Village is on Monday February 25, 5 to 8 p.m. Just watch for the Full Moon and visit that collective of metal artists, a cute coffee shop (The Coffee Loft), and also a bead store. Website: http://www.metalartsvillage.com/

Check out these fantastic sculptures at this festival and later at their studios.

Check out the terrific, creative bicycle art (paintings, sculptures, jewelry,etc.) at the annual Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage (BICAS) preview and art auction, at the Whistle Stop Depot, SE corner of 10th Avenue and W. 5th St. Refreshments, music and fun for all on both nights. This is their very popular annual fundraiser, and is usually standing room only. And I’ve seen the bidding go up into the hundreds of dollars for some of those artistic metal animals.

More info: www.bicas.org.