Cultivate Tucson Spring Market 2018 located at Chicago Music Store in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

Cultivate is Tucson's local vendor market place held in various locations twice a year. According to their website, the mission of Cultivate is "Our goal is to foster collective empowerment, creative initiative, and community growth.". Along with this mission, they also give back a portion of all proceeds to local Tucson non-profits. This year the spring market was held in a building in downtown Tucson that most recently housed The Chicago Music Store from 1967 to 2016. The building, built in 1903, has been the home of occupants such as Los Angeles Furniture Store(1903), J.C. Penney(1927-1957), and Aaronson Brothers(until 1967). I believe the location and spaces they choose for the markets each time really adds to the atmosphere of the event, and this year was no exception. I had a great time at the event and continue to be inspired by the people in Tucson.