Tucson Carnaval 2010  is in the works, and Batucaxé and friends are working hard to create an experience to bestow the blessing of the beat for you and me! Go to tucsoncarnaval.org to learn about this event and how you can help to make it happen. Be sure to visit batucaxe.org to find out more [...]

Read about the outreach efforts of MMOS, Flam Chen and Tucson Circus Arts!

Tucson Puppet Works presents the “Puppet Potboiler”: a series of benefits for All Souls Procession Mask and Puppet-Making Workshops.

Thank You Thank You Thank You! to EVERYONE who worked and played so hard with us at last year’s All Souls Procession Weekend.
This is Tucson’s largest, most inclusive grass roots Festival, and this year, your individual donations surpassed small business donations and both State and County grants combined! In this time, we are seeing our [...]

In recent years, Flam Chen, MMOS and Tucson Circus Arts have been helping our friends in Bisbee to bring in the New Year with a special infusion of festal flair, including workshops, parades and a midnight spectacular. For those of us who haven’t yet made it down for this unique celebration, here is a taste [...]

Check out an amazing short film by Gerry Loew taken from this year’s grand finale ritual performance.

a poem for All Souls, and every day.

The totem for All Souls Procession’s 20th anniversary is The Moth.

Youngest member of Spirit Group and up-and-coming stilter!

Two great kids do their part to make All Souls Procession happen!

A good time had by all at last Satuday’s Puppet Potboiler benefit for the All Souls Procession Mask and Puppet-Making workshops. More to come in the near future!

Bear Fullerton talks with this year’s All Souls grand finale musicians, The Seven Pipers Society Pipes and Drums Band.

Kristin Peterson Hedges shares with us the story of her experiences with the Children’s Altar Project, and the process of creating a memorial to the spirit and living memory of her first-born son, Nathaniel Lewis Hedges.

Changing the world one neighborhood at a time; The Mouth talks with Mark Lakeman of the truly incredible City Repair Project.

MANY MOUTHS, ONE STOMACH
by Nadia Hagen
Once upon a time, a very long time ago…there was a lovely place where there were three lovely villages. The villagers were happy and healthy. Unfortunately, they had one heavy burden to bear and that was, that in each village there was a forest and in each forest lived [...]

Video of the Fine Stream Gamelan performing “Kembang Wuluh” on the eve of May 8th at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church.

by Jhon Sanders

Seasonal rites of renewal in Bulgaria.

Creative action manifests at local arts incubation space!

A few more words on the celebratory life from Batucaxe’s Cliff Berrien and Yarrow King.

by Jhon Sanders

A brief look into the history and traditions of Carnival celebration around the world

Matt Cotten and Angela Walker from Tucson Puppet Works hosting a kids mask-making workshop at the Tucson Children’s Museum for the upcoming Carnaval; Saturday, February 21st at Armory Park.

Have you heard? We’re starting a new festival tradition here in Tucson, a tradition rooted in one that’s rather old: the Carnaval. Read on to learn more about our upcoming local Carnaval, Carnaval as celebrated in other locales, and communal festivity in general as we talk with Cliff Berrien and Yarrow King from Tucson’s own samba troupe, Batucaxe.

by Molly Ross

I am sitting behind a tree, half in and half out of a giant Paul Bunyan puppet…..

by Julie Ferreira

Talking over art, collaboration, festival and renewal with the fabulous Molly Ross of Baltimore’s Nana Projects!

By Paul Weir

Greetings, friends! As we enter the 20th year of the All Souls Procession, we would like to respond to your inquiries and share with you how much the Procession costs and how it all happens. First off, please know that we are and have always been a transparent organization-as well with the official non-profit status that we attained in July of 2006, we are also IRS compliant.

“What would you like to see happening in and around Tucson that could help to create stronger community bonds, a greater sense of investment in what goes on locally, and more participation in that process?”

Matt Cotten and Charles Swanson from Tucson Puppet Works tell us the story of the collective, talk about their process, and discuss the folk-art of puppetry and the joy of home-grown entertainment!

An interview with this year’s All Souls Finale musicians, the Fine Stream Gamelan.

by Bear Fullerton

Dani and I met for the first time last October, just before All Souls Procession at a Halloween Party….

A talk about the Remembering Dinners with Stephanie Chace.

by Krishna Bright
 
Now is the time to get involved with the All Souls Procession Weekend activities.  With the Procession on the horizon, falling on November 9 this year, we at Many Mouths One Stomach and in the community are gearing up with the various events, workshops and gatherings in preparation for the Procession.
This year’s activities [...]

by Krishna Bright
 
  What does it mean to volunteer with Many Mouths One Stomach?  Who can volunteer? How many volunteers are needed? These are significant questions you might ask when deciding to offer your support for MMOS and All Souls Procession. Being the Volunteer Buckstopper for the All Souls Procession Weekend, I am able to see [...]

by Paul Weir

By Matt Finstrom
 
Composer: Matt Finstrom, director, the Fine Stream Gamelan
Dedication: It’s for Rolf. Rolf Jordahl. Rolf was one of the founding members of the Fine Stream Gamelan back in 1988 and for 18 years was my musical partner exploring unlikely corners of the musical universe. He was an experimental guitarist extraordinaire, a conservator of fine art, [...]

by Jhon Sanders

Having moved here just five years ago, I’ve only known of Tucson Puppet Works a short while, but they’ve been on the scene under various names and with a fluid line-up of collaborators for well over a decade now.

by Nadia Hagen

I am pleased and excited to announce the official launch of the MMOS weblog, The Mouth. The Mouth is a forum that will provide an opportunity for us all to participate in an open-ended conversation about creativity, festivity and community, as well as keep you updated on our plans, special events, workshops and share some of the not-so-secret inner workings of our wonderful All Souls Procession festival.

by Jhon Sanders

Greetings, friends. My name’s Jhon. I’m a buckstopper for Many Mouths One Stomach, and I’m happy and honored to be able to present to you a preview edition of our forthcoming weblog, “The Mouth”. If you’ve ever wondered what MMOS is all about, this is the place to find out. We’ll be talking over our favorite subjects here –creativity, festivity, and community– and hopefully, you’ll get involved in that conversation, too!