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 / Modified apr 7, 2016 6:09 p.m.

Students Tell Elders' Stories; and UAMA Showcases Sincerity and Creativity

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tucson Mayor Responds to Pre-Emptive Legislation; and "Dímelo" asks about changes.
by Mark McLemore

jack and sculpture spotlight Jack McHugh and his fabric sculpture "Mama & Papa Gooch's House"
Megan Roxbury

Featured on the April 1st, 2016 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Tucson mayor Jonathan Rothschild talks with Steve Jess about his response to new bills from the state legislature, city budget and downtown development...

  • A group of Vail students are learning to tell the extraordinary stories of ordinary people. Mariana Dale introduces us to the "Through Our Eyes" Club, which has spent months getting to know elders in our community...

  • Mark McLemore visits an exhibition at the University of Arizona Museum of Art created by members of ArtWorks, a Tucson program that helps adults with developmental disabilities find their creative voices. ArtWorks is an outreach program housed in the Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Arizona, part of the Department of Family & Community Medicine.

  • And, what have you seen change in your neighborhood? This week on Dímelo, a slice of life from the Southwest side of Tucson...

Listen:

ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.

carol and painting spotlight Carol Lynch and her watercolor painting "My Father's Flowers"
Megan Roxbury
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