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Arizona Spotlight
Hosted by AZPM · ENGLISH
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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Dreams Examined in Widescreen
1w ago00:29:00Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: The curious history of ostrich farming in Arizona; and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel on letting memory guide her art.
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An unexpected visitor spotted in the Tohono O'odham Nation
2w ago00:30:35Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Theatre Company presents "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors"; and the public reaction to the decision to move The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
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The monsters and myths of Ray Harryhausen visit Tucson!
3w ago00:27:42Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Looking back fifty years to the tragic wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald; and a tiny hummingbid who acts like a mighty eagle.
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Choir! Choir! Choir! promises that they will choir you at the Rialto Theatre
4w ago00:29:26Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: PCC's "Fairview" offers a Pulitzer-prize winning play like no other; and comedian Omar Tarango tells a story about laughter and failure from the high seas.
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Colin Hay at Work
Apr 900:23:46Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: A night of contemporary Indigenous comedy comes to Club Congress, courtesy of The Arizona State Museum.
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Arizona Spotlight brings you "A Moment to Cope"
Apr 200:26:39Tap to summarizeLearners in Tibetan Buddhism at the Bodhisattva Institute in Tucson share stories of overcoming negativity through positive coping skills.
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Lucy Darling has Tucson in the palm of their hand
Mar 2600:30:43Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Bisbee Bikeways is trying to build better communities; and "Truth be Told" asks important questions that won't go away.
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Fighting Hate With Love: Remembering Bernard Lafayette Jr.
Mar 1900:27:36Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: invisible Theater previews new show "Inside Out: Men Behind Bars"; and storyteller Ana Montanez shares how Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was a unifying moment for her multi-generational immigrant family.
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Famed actress and director Marsha Mason returns to Tucson.
Mar 1200:29:37Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Author Jacquelyn L. Jackson talks about "The Female Rouge: A Memoir of Living Fiercely"; and historian Janelle Molony on the fascinating history of Ostrich ranching in Arizona.
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The first signs of spring time in the Sonoran Desert
Mar 500:31:32Tap to summarizeAlso on Arizona Spotlight: Jeanine Cummins on her novel "Speak to Me of Home"; Indigenous artist Tim Farris talks about "Tricksters and Truthtellers"; and you and your pet are invited to join a parade.
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