Dear Supporters and Donors–   2011 was the largest and grandest All Souls Procession yet, and we have you to thank! As I crunch the numbers, I am heartened by everyone’s generosity and also dismayed at how expensive this little event has become. I think we all agree this year’s route and expansive finale [...]

A talk with Amber Dorko Stopper and Janet Finegar of the Philadelphia Krampuslauf!

An essay from the instigator of the Portland Krampuslauf, Arun Once Was ZyGoat.

  It’s summertime in the Old Pueblo again, the time of year in the Sonoran desert when the influence of the elements over our lives is at its peak, and that influence is surely being felt by many here now; along with the scorching heat that we are all accustomed to enduring, we also have [...]

Spring salutations to everyone from Many Mouths One Stomach! The seasonal changes may not be as dramatic throughout the yearly cycle for those of us here in the desert southwest as they are for other locales, but the signs are there if we keep a look-out for them; budding ocotillos and mesquites, nest-building birds, wildflowers. [...]

And here we are again friends, at the end of another year on ye olde Gregorian calendar, in the wake of the 21st annual All Souls Procession, and at the start of what may well be a rather warm and dry winter for those of us here in Southern Arizona! With the new year approaching, [...]

An interview with Randall Swindell of Ensphere and Karen Falkenstrom of Odaiko Sonora, musical directors for this year’s All Souls Procession Grand Finale ceremony. Plus, Gerry Loew’s short promotional video for All Souls Procession 2010.

The yearly cycle has returned us once again to Fall in Southern Arizona, when we begin looking forward to cooler temperatures and the coming of the All Souls Procession Weekend. There’s lots to tell you about, many new and exciting changes, so I’ll get right to it!

Summer’s here, friends! Many peoples of the northern hemisphere have for centuries observed the summer solstice and Midsummer’s Day by lighting raging bonfires, and at this time of year the heat of the raging bonfire is something we in the Sonoran Desert can relate to. Since folk-culture is a reflection of the soul of a [...]

Our Community, our Procession, our Love. We make it happen together. Thank you for your support, Friends. Special thanks to Gerry Loew who shot and edited this video.

The Mouth talks with Dwight Metzger, founder of Tucson’s grassroots print shop The Gloo Factory.

Spring greetings, y’all! I’ll be posting quarterly news updates at the solstices and equinoxes from now on, to keep everyone up to speed with what’s in the works in the present and for the future on the MMOS front.

Talking with Jodi Netzer about a new community-based Water Festival here in Tucson!

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

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

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 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.

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.

A talk about the Remembering Dinners with Stephanie Chace.