t oday’s forecast calls for rainy skies and a high of 88. Although it won’t be the end of triple digits for a while, it’s time to say, “So long, summer,” and step outside the air-conditioning. Craving a change of scenery? Hit the road and you’ll be rewarded with views that get prettier with each mile. Richard Sanderson shares itineraries for fall drives on page 46. Want to kick back on a patio quaffing a cocktail? On page 72, Shoshana Leon offers the skinny on local rooftop bars. Maybe it’s time to meet up with a friend at a gem that should be on everyone’s must-visit list. Lisa Pagel makes the case for visiting Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Fall 2021 also means the return of the gala. If a black-tie event is on your itinerary, turn immediately to Perrine Adams’s collection of swoon-worthy fashions for her and him. Speaking of events, our cover subject, Mark Tarbell, is hosting the much more casual Harvest Moon Feast this month to benefit the Careers through Culinary Arts Program. Mark is as cool as they come — and as philanthropic — and you can read what he’s been up to since the pandemic on page 52. COVID-19 has made us all stick closer to home, and many of us are finding ourselves EDITOR’S NOTE { on the job } Karen Werner | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ‘ SO LONG, SUMMER’ It’s a great time to be here. So read what’s going on, fling a window open and welcome the brand-new season. ready for change. For publisher Andrea Tyler Evans that meant throwing open her closet doors to experience the life-changing magic of closet cleaning and reorganization. You can read about her adventure on page 40. Of course, being Frontdoors , we also celebrate community organizations doing extraordinary things. Whether it is Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona building its first 3D-printed house in the United States or Arizona Humane Society fundraising for an ambitious new medical complex to benefit Arizona’s animals, our nonprofits are thinking big and demanding attention on the national stage. It’s a great time to be here. So read what’s going on, fling a window open and welcome the brand-new season. OCTOBER 2021 | 10 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA
OCT - NOV 2021 OCT 8 6PM THE INNOVATORS: An Evening with Walter Isaacson LOCATION: Centennial Hall 1020 E University Blvd | Tucson Tickets $5/person Bestselling and critically acclaimed author Walter Isaacson has written about Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna. In The Innovators , he delivers a masterly saga of collaborative genius destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution—and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. Event sponsored by the Dorrance Scholarship Programs. OCT 14 7PM ANGELS & DEVILS: An Evening with Luis Alberto Urrea LOCATION: Health Sciences Innovation Building OCT 19 7PM ASIAN AMERICANS: A History of Identity, Contributions & Challenges with Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña LOCATION: Health Sciences Innovation Building OCT 4 5:30PM A LIFE IN STORIES: Visions & Journeys in the Land of Mystery LOCATION: Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel Room OCT 5 4PM INFLECTION POINTS: A Gallery Talk on Poetry in Translation LIVE ON ZOOM OCT 12 6PM BORDER MEDICINE: Origins of Mexican American Religious Healing LOCATION: Health Sciences Innovation Building NOV 5 2PM LUCI, TELECAMERA, AZIONE: An Acting Life From Broadway to Milan with Jessica Polsky LOCATION: Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel Room OCT 20 7PM TRANSFORMATION: Story, Character & Meaning Across Time & Space LOCATION: Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel Room OCT 26 7PM SEQUINS & STORIES: Drag Queens & Kids Learning From Each Other LOCATION: Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel Room OCT 27 7PM IN SEARCH OF FRIGHT: Tales of Monsters, Ghosts & the Undead LOCATION: Poetry Center, Dorothy Rubel Room NOV 2 7PM A FANTASTIC WOMAN Film Screening & Discussion LOCATION: The Loft Cinema Join us for the 2021 Tucson Humanities Festival: STORYTELLING a series of public lectures and events featuring scary stories, myths and fables, and real-life tales from special guests. Presented by the University of Arizona College of Humanities. For tickets, reservations and information on these and other Tucson Humanities Festival events, visit humanitiesfestival.arizona.edu FESTIVAL SPONSORS