In March, the Fourth Avenue Street Fair didn鈥檛 grace the avenue.
Instead, it went virtual.
Posted on the Fourth Avenue Merchants Association website, featured a list of vendors that were set to bring their art, jewelry, clothing and food to the annual fair.
You couldn鈥檛 indulge in any funnel cake or frozen lemonade, but the clickable list gave street fair 鈥渁ttendees鈥 an opportunity to scan through vendors鈥 websites and take home anything that caught their eye.
The street fair isn鈥檛 the only activity that has gone virtual since coronavirus concerns shut down many events and businesses across the city.
To continue educating the public on the zoo鈥檚 animals, staff at Reid Park Zoo have started 鈥#BringingTheZooToYou鈥 across the zoo鈥檚 website, , and social media platforms.
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With the virtual initiative comes behind-the-scenes videos and photos, downloadable activity pages and animal facts.
鈥淎 big part of it is everyone is pretty stressed at the moment and struggling with not being able to go do things outside of their homes,鈥 says Reid Park Zoo marketing and communications supervisor Chelo Grubb. 鈥淏eing able to still connect people to nature even though they鈥檙e safe on their couch is really important to us 鈥 and continuing to remind people there are good things out there.鈥
The zoo posts on social media at least three times a day.
Animal lovers can also watch live cameras of five habitats 鈥 the elephants, giraffes, grizzly bears, lemurs and lions 鈥 from the comfort of their homes. The livestreams are available all day on the zoo鈥檚 website.
Beyond the zoo, here are a handful of other 蜜柚直播 spots that have gone virtual 鈥 for now, at least 鈥 to keep you connected while social distancing.
The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway, is streaming movies through their website while closed during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 蜜柚直播.
BRINGING THE MOVIE THEATER HOME
If you鈥檝e already binge-watched everything on Netflix, The Loft Cinema has made movies available for streaming.
Here鈥檚 how it works: Once you buy a virtual ticket for $12 at , you鈥檒l be sent a link and password to stream the film.
Half of the revenue will go toward The Loft鈥檚 operational costs and its employees, with the other half benefiting the film鈥檚 distributor.
Creative Juice Art Bar is packaging art supplies for pickup and livestreaming classes during the coronavirus pandemic. The livestreams are free to watch on Creative Juice鈥檚 Facebook page, facebook.com/creativejuiceartbar.
FOR YOUR ARTISTIC SIDE
Creative Juice Art Bar is packaging art supplies for pickup and livestreaming classes.
The livestreams are free to watch on Creative Juice鈥檚 Facebook page, .
If you鈥檙e in need of supplies, art kits cost $12 and include a canvas, brush and paints. It鈥檚 recommended to let them know ahead of time if you鈥檒l need a kit.
Art studio Arte Bella is creating YouTube painting tutorials and is selling art kits for families of four. Kits include canvases, paint, brushes, cups, plates and Kraft paper for $49. Additional kits are 10% off.
Pickup is available by appointment only, but if you live within 10 miles of their Park Place Mall location, they鈥檒l deliver the kits to your doorstep for free. Visit for more information.
Creative Kind is offering online workshops in beginners art journaling, embroidery, water color and macrame wall hangings for $15 each. For more information, go to
Marina Cornelius, owner of Floor Polish Dance + Fitness, talks to her students via Periscope before teaching her Cardio Party-O class on March 20, 2020. Cornelius says this is the first time she鈥檚 trying to livestream classes and is learning as she goes.
NO GYM? NO PROBLEM
Dance and fitness studio Floor Polish is streaming classes online 鈥 from cardio to ballet to belly dancing. The price of classes vary, but isn鈥檛 above $7. Classes can be streamed at .
If you鈥檙e more into yoga, Sumits Yoga is hosting free yoga classes on Instagram every day. Other classes require you to sign up 鈥 more information can be found at .
Natalie Comerford Dadey, local pilates instructor and exercise therapist, has started posting at-home fitness videos on YouTube:
Other local virtual fitness and yoga classes include Movement Culture, ; Yoga Oasis, ; Barefoot Studio, ; and The Yoga Connection,聽
At 32, Denver was the oldest giraffe ever at the Reid Park Zoo. The 鈥済entle and curious鈥 animal was euthanized Thursday.
OTHER TUCSON SPOTS TO CONNECT TO AT HOME
- 蜜柚直播 Botanical Gardens has a live cam of their butterfly exhibit. Visit 聽for more information.
- Toy store Mildred & Dildred is hosting virtual story times at聽
- Don Guerra of Barrio Bread fame is teaching bread-making lessons online. Learn to make sourdough bread from scratch for $30, or take a free pizza crust-making course. Go to for more information.
Star reporter Johanna Willett contributed to this story. Contact reporter Gloria Knott at gknott@tucson.com or 573-4235. On Twitter: @gloriaeknott.
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