Tucson Bus Chronicles: February 2005

The west end of the Catalina Mountains as viewed from Tohono Chul Park looking north.

Here is a picture of someone getting off the back door of Bus 5 headed east.

Everyone was downtown tonight for the TUCSON ARTS PARTNERSHIP VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION. After the auction we all headed over to the CONGRESS HOTEL for drinks and dessert.

THE LOVE BOX is all you need for Valentine's Day. Designed by LUON ST. PIERRE, this art item was the HIT of the VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION. Ms. St. Pierre made the box from wood and painted it. When asked what comments she had to make about why she created a box for the Valentine Arts Auction, Ms. St. Pierre replied, "perhaps you're forgetting some of the more venacular meanings for BOX?" Thank you Ms. St. Pierre for being BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED AND A COMIC TOO!

Valentine's Day has been on LUON ST. PIERRE'S mind for a while now. Ms. ST. PIERRE designed and produced a wooden LOVE BOX for auction at the ARTS DISTRICT'S VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION.

"THE LOVE BOX" best piece at the VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION by the TUCSON ARTS PARTNERSHIP.

"THE LOVE BOX" by LUON ST. PIERRE was by far the best piece in the VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION on Friday, 11 Feb 04. As you can see, Ms. St. Pierre is a pretty as she is talented.

There were many great pieces in the Arts Partnership Gallery that were not in the auction, but were for sale like these two mosaics.

Here are some more paintings by LEE BEACH that are FOR SALE in the Arts Partnership Gallery on Arizona Street.

This is the RONDSTAT BUS CENTER the night of the auction and there aren't any buses because its so late.

Beautiful UA students JENNIFER HAZLETT & MONICA MATTINGLY came out to support the Arts District Partnership at the VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION. Ms. Hazlett is a grad student in the college of landscape archecture at the University of Arizona, while Ms. Mattingly is a senior in Studio Arts.

JULIA BUTLER joined COUNCILMAN STEVE LEAL for a drink after the VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION. Everyone headed over to the CONGRESS HOTEL after the auction.

"HEARTS," by KATHLEEN WALLACE was a sought after item at the TUCSON ARTS DISTRICT PARTNERSHIP VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION on FRIDAY, 11 FEB 05.

LEE BEACH donated this fine piece called, LOVE'S ILLUSION to the Varentine Arts Auction. Mr. Beach is the former assistant dean at the ELLER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, and started painting when he retired. Using the same paint that spray painters use gives Mr. Beach's paintings great color. I bought two of Mr. Beach's paintings at STUDIO 180 a couple months ago.

I wanted to buy HEART FLIGHT by ALAN HUERTA, but I was outbidded by a richer person, darn it.

"SCATTERED LOVE" by KATHLEEN WALLACE was one of the items i bought at the auction.

A very generous and talented KATHLEEN WALLACE donated four pieces to the valentine arts auction. this piece is entitled "LOVE HERE"

LISA STOTSKA donated HEART #5 to the Valentine Arts Auction.

"WAYNE" by GEORGE STRASBURGER, was one of the best paintings at the TUCSON ARTS PARTNERSHIP VALENTINE ARTS AUCTION.

COUNCILMAN STEVE LEAL was at the TUCSON ARTS DISTRICT VALENTINE ART AUCTION. Here he is with ARTIST, LUON ST. PIERRE and Ms. St. Pierre's LOVE BOX, which was the hit of the art auction.

JENNIFER HAZLETT, a UA GRAD STUDENT IN LANDSCAPE ARCHECTURE, poses with her friend, MONICA MATTINGLY, a UA SENIOR in STUDIO ARTS, at the CONGRESS HOTEL after some great buys at the TUCSON ARTS PARTNERSHIP VALENTINE ART AUCTION.

It was a cold and rainy night as you can see from this picture. This is a picture of Congress Street in front of the Chicago Store. That's me in the mirror in front of the store.

ANGELO MAHONEY, a third year UA MED STUDENT, poses with his mom, JULIA BUTLER, director of the SECOND STREET CHILDREN'S SCHOOL at the CONGRESS HOTEL Friday night. Good looks run in the family!

JULIA BUTLER, director of the SECOND STREET CHILDREN'S SCHOOL, poses with ANA HIMELICK, a third year UA law student Friday night at the CONGRESS HOTEL. Ms. Himelick spent the earlier part of the evening at the TUCSON ARTS PARTNERSHIP VALENTINE ART AUCTION, where she was outbidded by yours truly on a great piece of art.

Martha McGrath, author and photographer of the Tucson Bus Chronicles on Bus 5 headed East on Speedway Blvd.
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Old County Courthouse from the Westside.
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Martha McGrath & Mary Ellen Wooten take a quick picture on the stairs at 10 E. Broadway after the Feb TPAC meeting.
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IN A FUN HOUSE MIRROR! Mary Ellen Wooten, director of the Tucson Pima Arts Council, David Hoyt Johnson, Assistant Director TPAC, and Martha McGrath, editor of the Tucson Bus Chronicles.
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Luminaria in the park just north of symphony hall.
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Another luminaria downtown
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Luminaria on the corner of Broadway and Stone.
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Luminaria on Broadway and Congress.A
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Another view of the luminaria on Alameda.
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The view of the luminaria on Alameda Street looking southwest. A mountain in the background.
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Luminaria on Alameda, looking East towards the old courthouse
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Luminaria on Alameda in front of the City of Tucson building.
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AND THE WINNER IS........

Hummingbird Ice Sculpture that decorated the stage of the FACES OF CONSERVATION AWARDS, friday night.
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The hummingbird was projected on the walls of the dinner hall representing the Sonoran Institute.
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Ward 5 Councilman STEVE LEAL was onhand to support the FACES OF CONSERVATION AWARDS Friday night, 4 feb 2005.
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Governor Janet Napolitano was the guest of honor at the Sonoran Institute's Faces of Conservation Awards.
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The room was packed listening to Governor Janet Napolitano at the Sonoran Institutes Faces of Conservation Awards Friday night, 4 Feb 2005.
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Lalo Luzania and another member of Los Halcones, the Falcons, from Sonora, Mexico was honored by the Sonoran Institute for his work identifying birds, habitat conservation and dissemination of bird studies wth scientists in his community.
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MOLLY EGLIN winner of the Vibrant Economy Award for her work with the Rincon Valley Farmers Market.
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A happy Molly Eglin walks up to the stage to accept the award for a Vibrant Economy at the Sonoran Institute's Awards Friday night, 4 feb 2005.
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Molly Eglin wins the VIBRANT ECONOMY AWARD for the Rincon Valley Farmers Market.
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The winner of the Conservation Design is Dave Burns of Burns & Wald Hopkins Architects.
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Dave Burns of Burns & Wald Hopkins Architects accepts a congratulations on his way up to the stage. Dave Burns accepted the Faces of Conservation Award for his firm.
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Burns and Wald Hopkins Architects won the Conservation Design Award for the Plaza Building, Desert Campus, at Pima Community College.
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JOHN WESLEY MILLER is the winner of the Livable Community Award.
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JOHN WESLEY MILLER is the WINNER of the LIVABLE COMMUNITIES AWARD for the Armory Park del Sol development. He he receives his award from John L. Fendenheim of the Tohono O'odham Tribe.
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AND THE WINNER IS........

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