Arizona Spotlight

A sea turtle heads back to the ocean after the tortugueros have finished gathering data on it.

Providing a future for sea turtles in Kino Bay.

Jun 29, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A roundtable with Young Muslims about maintaining their faith in a secular culture; and the difficult reality of living with aphasia.

A collage of images representing 50+ years of "Star Trek" on television.

Has "Star Trek" changed the world? Author Ryan Britt examines a legacy lasting 50 years... and beyond.

Jun 23, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How A Tucson woman made a life-changing transformation through art.

Tucson baker extraordinaire, Don Guerra.

A grassroots Tucson baker wins a national award for excellence.

Jun 16, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Renowned author Tom Miller reads from "Where Was I? A Travel Writer's Memoir"; Adiba Nelson shares truth about her first day on the job as a new mother; and remembering cowboy poet & philosopher Baxter Black.

One Tucsonan’s journey to becoming emotionally accountable -- and taking a stand against oppression.

Jun 13, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: What the Pima County Library’s “#READBLACK” initiative wants to share with the world, and decoding "The FBI Way" with author Frank Figliuzzi.

Praising the earned beauty of "The Crone Body".

Jun 2, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Therapist Susan Miner on building the foundation for inner peace; and the history behind Ormsby Park in Tucson's Barrio Santa Cruz.

"A Man's Man", a short film featured in "I Dream in Widescreen 2022".

"I Dream in Widescreen 2022" is a feast for the mind's eye.

May 24, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How a lone graduate student provides top-notch COVID date from Sonora; Live Theatre Workshop's "Body Awareness" initiates some challenging conversations; and Wiley Ray and his Big O Band spread the legacy of Roy Orbison.

Cynthia Jeffery and Bryn Booth in The Rogue Theatre production of "Mrs. Dalloway".

Virgina Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" at The Rogue Theatre.

Apr 28, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Susan Cummins Miller on "Making Silent Stones Sing"; Adiba Nelson tells how her journey to "Ain't That a Mother" began; and what Naya Arbiter built in our community.

"...love you like you've never known you're worth." The songs of Gabrielle Pietrangelo.

Apr 14, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: An American hero gets some overdue recognition at Davis Monthan Air Force Base; and learn about the help - and hope - in Tucson for those living with aphasia.

The cover art for Oceanography's latest album, "Thirteen Songs About Driving Nowhere in Alphabetical Order."

"We Are Prone To Accidents Close to Home..." The songs of Oceanography.

Apr 7, 2022 Also on ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT: How UA recipients of the Mellon Foundation's "Fronteridades" grant are exploring the border experience; and author Jodie Hollander talks about leading a free series of "Poetry in the Parks" workshops.

Taylor dressed as Strawberry Poundcake at Tucson erotica Arts Show 2022 opening night.

Take a Peep at The Tucson Erotica Art Show.

Apr 2, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: The history of Rukin Jelks and the Rillito Park Racetrack; memories of being a Tucson teen in the 1970s; and a teenager in Hermosillo who is an emerging film composer.

W Series drivers race in Brands Hatch, England 2019.

The drivers of the Women's Formula 1 racing circuit test their speed & skill in the Sonoran Desert.

Mar 18, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Reigning Miss Tucson Abby Charles talks food insecurity in Southern Arizona, and Michelle Ross creates literary experiences in miniature for her book "Shapeshifting".

Bill Kugelman, 97, views an exhibit at the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center. Kugelman is a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Local Holocaust survivors share their message for the next generation

Mar 9, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A conversation with the director of Arizona Theatre Company's "Nina Simone: 4 Women"; and conversations with Pam Fessler and Henry Barajas, who will be featured at the Tucson Festival of Books.

Students during a dress rehearsal for Arizona Repertory Theatre's adaptation of Qui Nguyen's "Living Dead in Denmark"

"Living Dead in Denmark" - a zombie sequel to "Hamlet"?

Mar 3, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Author Craig Johnson and actor A Martinez talk about "Longmire" at the Tucson Festival of Books; and Bisbee celebrates "The Return of the Turkey Vultures".

Cary Elwes was 24-years-old when he was cast in his first leading role, as Westley in the 1987 adaptation of William Goldman's novel "The Princess Bride".

Return to "The Princess Bride" 35 years later, with actor Cary Elwes.

Feb 23, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson leads a roundtable discussion with three Black women artists, and "Stories That Soar!" tells of a boy's difficult journey to see his father.

A special agent overlooks the Shiprock land formation on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. The reservation, the largest in the country, is one of about 200 federally recognized Indian reservations where the FBI has investigative responsibilities.

Decoding "The FBI Way" with author Frank Figliuzzi.

Feb 16, 2022 Also on Arizona Spotlight: What the library’s “#READBLACK” initiative wants to share with the world, and True Concord Voices & Orchestra present a new composition called "Earth Symphony", a song for our planet.