Notebook

The journey is the destination. These are things that happen along the way.

 
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Bordernote at Museo Arte Patrimonio in Agua Prieta

The Museo Arte Patrimonio in Agua Prieta will host an exhibit of selections from Bordernote, beginning with an opening reception on Thursday, October 8 at 6:00 p.m. Admission is free and the museum is open The exhibit is open to the public and runs through February 6, 2027.
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Thank You, Consul

Many thanks to the Mexican Consulate in Tucson for welcoming and exhibiting selections from Bordernote these past four weeks.
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Fernando Sánchez Román plays a red tuba in front of a bandshell mural

Bordernote at the Mexican Consulate in Tucson

The Mexican Consulate in Tucson will host an exhibit of selections from Bordernote, beginning with an opening reception on Friday, August 21 at 5:30 PM. The exhibit is open to the public and runs through September 25, 2026.
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Bordernote article in JSchool News

Jesse Tellez wrote this article about the Bordernote project that appears in the University of Arizona’s Journalism School News.
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JIREH Collective Exhibit

JIREH Collective in Tucson will be exhibiting selections from the Bordernote project during the month of April.
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Breathing The sound inside the wood

Lilian Calleja Ansástiga says that If she could inhale music, she would.
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St. Stephen’s Episcopal

Sunday mass at St. Stephen's includes singing by the congregation and performers invited from the Douglas and Agua Prieta communities.
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Detail of fingers plucking at a guitarrón strings

That big guitar is a guitarrón

Tucson summers linger well into October, and on Hispanic Heritage Day, the University of Arizona’s grassy mall is baked in sunshine and smells like beer and gasoline.
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Man with sousaphone stands against a teal wall

Origin Story

When I envisioned 2023, I imagined my future self doing familiar, predictable things. I didn't do any of those things
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Group of musicians in cowboy hats and red shirts

Proof of concept

In which I learn that no one goes to the beach to help with my homework.
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