Update
Thanks to all who came out to our Downtown Scavenger Hunt Exhibit Reception on May 9. Special thank yous go out to John Wesley Miller, photographer Roy Chamberlin, Reproductions, Inc., sponsors who donated raffle prizes including Desert Blooms, Voices Community Stories, Fox Theatre, Dinnerware Artspace, Chris’ Cafe, Shot in the Dark Cafe, Cup Cafe, Maynard’s Market & Kitchen, Rockin’ Queen, Hydra, Preen, 6th Ave. Styles, and our wonderful volunteers Monica Surfaro Spiegelman, Therese Perrault, Prasenjit Ray and Cesar Diaz. You can view photos from the kick-off event by Roy Chamberlin here, and don’t forget to stop by and take a look at panels designed by Pop Up Spaces creators and graphic artists Rachelle Diaz and Julie Ray re-capping the Scavenger Hunt, located on the side of the McLellan building on the corner of Congress and Scott.
Since Pop Up Spaces’ Downtown Scavenger Hunt took place in March, there have already been some major changes to the locations on the route. Most noticeably, the Santa Rita Ballroom has since been demolished, and the hotel is slated to be torn down sometime in the near future. 6th Avenue Styles is a new clothing boutique that has moved into the former bakery (which has also been an art gallery and bicycle shop) at 41 N. 6th Ave. We’ve also heard that the restaurant space at 47 N. Scott, most recently occupied by Motzi, and the retail building at 73 E. Pennington, formerly Burt’s Classic Tattoo, may have tenants moving in.
Currently Pop Up Spaces is exploring projects with new collaborators. If you have a commercial space available to host a Pop Up Spaces event in Tucson, contact us at info@popupspaces.org, or call Rachelle at 203-8363 or Julie at 891-8098.