Arizona Spotlight

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Rich in the fundamental elements of creativity and freedom, Southern Arizona is home to an arts scene that defies expectation. Each week, Arizona Spotlight explores the local creative community, including interviews with visiting performers and people around the country who are making important connections through art. The goal is to seek out and celebrate our shared humanity. Produced and hosted by Emmy award-winner Mark McLemore.

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Arizona Spotlight

Episodios

The first signs of spring time in the Sonoran Desert

Tucsonans standing up for Iran

Legal observers stand ready to bear witness to injustice in our community

Dark skies over Tucson

"So easy, when you know how."" Ain't Misbehavin' at the Arizona Theatre Company

Drawing from Memory: A Conversation with Alison Bechdel.

"How dangerous ideas can be, when they turn us to hatred." The story of Andrew Schot.

Southern Arizona Arts Guild Offers More Space; More Art

"Gabrielle Giffords: Won't Back Down" tells the story of a survivor who doesn't look back, but who must still acknowledge the past.

Going the Distance, Part Two!

A conversation with NPR's best known voice: Terry Gross.

Frida's Garden at The Tucson Botanical Gardens is a place for inspiration to grow.

"Listening is an act of love."

The best of the greatest hits of the Wobo Show: physical theater meets child's play.

What role did the Southwest region play in The American Revolution?

"Stop putting us through this": The Tucson community copes with the food insecurity crisis.

Tucson Roller Derby might not be the safest sport, but it is a safe space

"Si Pudiera Quedarme" (If I Can Stay) tells the story of two women seeking asylum from deportation

The Steinfeld Gallery and Studios presents "A Gorgeous Excitement"

The myths and monsters of Ray Harryhausen arrive in Tucson

Arizona Theatre Company's "Deceived" takes gaslighting to a whole new level

Hidden Voices

How the trauma of living through the Holocaust is felt across generations.

Go below decks with "Ship" at Live Theater Workshop, a quirky new play about a young woman charting a course to adulthood.

Celebrating Sonoran beauty through both science and art

What it is to see, and be seen... ArtWorks explores the portrait in "Face 2 Face"

Atascosa Borderlands: Connecting the land, the wildlife, and the people

Explore the Secret History of Sleepovers

"Music is a healing force." Meet the host of Papa Ray's Vintage Vinyl Roadshow.

The 16th Annual Haunted Halloween Arizona Spotlight

"Gaudy Sorrow" is author Barbara Seyda's memoir of love and loss

The unspoken beauty of aging in "The Crone Body"

Political satire that has aged like wine: Mols and Suz - Together Again One Night Only!

"The Million Dollar Quartet": Meet four performers filling some very big blue suede shoes

For thrills and suspense, Arizona Theatre Company invites you to "Dial M for Murder"

Late Night Radio Hour offers a unique theatrical experience

A documentary on aging, caring and faith called "Final Vows"

Is "Monsoon Magic" on the horizon?

Discovering dynamic history in "Coronado: The New Evidence"

A tale of true love that began in Tucson in 1943 continues today...

The Holocaust and Beyond: From the Boy Who Escaped the Nazis

"A medium guy in general, across the board." Joe Pera talks to Tucson.

Women Storytellers: Sharing lived experience plus keen observations

Taking the camel to the drive-in: David Leighton's history of the Reid Park Zoo

Why "Breaking Bread" is a different approach to political discussion

Understanding men's mental health, and overcoming depression

Monument Valley's important role in the classic westerns of John Ford and John Wayne

Ten-Minute Dramas presents "Chemistry"

The 54th annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival: "It's a movement, not a moment."

Celebrating one of the Sonoran Desert's most popular visitors: the elegant trogon

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