Victoria Pisano (left), Brad Biddlecome (middle), and Abby Love (right) stand in front of the "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" gallery. "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" features art work from different artists around Tucson including art from Victoria, Brad and Abby.
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December 12, 2024
Featured on the December 12, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- ArtWorks is an all-day program for adults with developmental disabilities. Their art is being displayed at the Joseph Gross Gallery in an exhibit called “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”, featuring a series of original house designs that combine imagination with the most important aspects of what makes a house a home.
Artists from ArtWorks showcased their house art at the "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" exhibit at the Joseph Gross Gallery. The "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" exhibit can be seen Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through December 20th.
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VIEW LARGER Abby Love shows the house she made for the "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" exhibit. The exhibit can be seen Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through December 20th. courtesy of ArtWorks
VIEW LARGER Victoria Pisano shows the house she made for the "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" exhibit. The exhibit can be seen Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through December 20th. courtesy of ArtWorks
- Hear about the Tucson Audubon Society’s decision to follow a movement that is taking hold in other parts of the country and change its name to the Tucson Bird Alliance. Tony Paniagua speaks with two leaders at the local organization, who talk about creating a more inclusive and welcoming group, and why the name change is an important part of the process.
VIEW LARGER The Tucson Audubon Society is changing its name to Tucson Bird Alliance come 2025. The logo will keep the vermillion flycatcher. courtesy of Tucson Bird Alliance
The Tucson Audubon Society uses this trailer for educational purposes, but the group will need to update the signage to and other materials to reflect the new name of Tucson Bird Alliance.
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Luke Safford, the director of engagement at Tucson Bird Alliance - formerly Tucson Audubon Society- hopes to attract new members and participants that better reflect the area’s diverse demographics.
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Melissa Fratello, the executive director at Tucson Bird Alliance - formerly Tucson Audubon Society- hopes to attract new members and participants that better reflect the area’s diverse demographics.
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- And meet performer and playwright Fred Pitts. He’s bringing his one-man show “Aren’t You…?” to the Invisible Theatre in Tucson. It tells how Pitts gets regularly mistaken for a range of black male celebrities including Richard Roundtree, Will Smith, Billy Dee Williams and even Barack Obama. Hear how this awkward situation links up with the seemingly unconnected story of his passion for history. Fred Pitts is on a quest to explore as many historic Southwestern missions and churches as possible.
Fred Pitts talking about his upcoming show "Aren't You...?" in AZPM's studio.
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VIEW LARGER Fred Pitts standing outside of the San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tucson, Arizona. Pitts mission is to visit all the missions in California. Betsy Kruse Craig
VIEW LARGER Fred Pitts standing inside the San Xavier del Bac Mission in Tucson, Arizona. Pitts made it his mission to visit all the missions in California. Betsy Kruse Craig
VIEW LARGER Betty Kruse Craig, the managing artistic director of Invisible Theater, and Fred Pitts (right) outside of the San Xavier del Bac mission in Tucson, Arizona. Betsy Kruse Craig
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