Stories about finding - and making - peace.
On Arizona Spotlight: Safos Dance Theatre premiers "Stories from Home"; harvesting citrus with the Iskashitaa Refugee Network; "What Peace Means to Me", an essay by Eri of Owl & Panther; and thoughts on making a peaceful place from Stories that Soar!
Children of the Holocaust: The story of a survivor from the former Soviet Union
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Marcus Doe and his organization WeReconcile are hoping to reconnect adult children with their estranged fathers.
Richard Thomas on what it means to be Atticus Finch.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Wiesenthal" brings a message of tolerance to the stage of the Invisible Theatre, and meet 2023 Tucson Jazz Festival star Matthew Whitaker.
Yamiche Alcindor receives the 2022 Zenger Award for Press Freedom from the UA School of Journalism.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson talks with the founders of the new African American Museum of Southern Arizona at the University of Arizona
Día de los Muertos: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Era
Historic celebration is gaining traction across borders and cultures
Director Ari Folman's "Where is Anne Frank" comes to Tucson.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson on ways that overturning Roe v. Wade endangers women's lives; Betsy Kruse Craig portrays Molly Ivins at Invisible Theater; and Colin Quinn takes a comedic look at United States history in his book “Overstated”.
The 14th Annual Haunted Halloween Arizona Spotlight!
Prepared to be thrilled and chilled by this year's collection of spooky seasonal stories!
Film Fest Tucson presents a weekend of cinematic treasures.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Legendary auteur John Waters brings his show "End of the World" to the Fox Theatre.
Praising the earned beauty of "The Crone Body".
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Author Susan Miner on building the foundation for inner peace; and the history behind Ormsby Park in Tucson's Barrio Santa Cruz.
Mariachi builds bridges between generations.
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.
"Painting In, Painting Out": The world as seen by the Sonoran Plein Air Painters.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Hey Y'all", Fortune Feimster is coming to the Fox Tucson Theatre; and a new book for young readers tells the story of a female pioneer in molecular science.
Arizona Spotlight for August 11th, 2022
Native plants return to Hermosillo's urban landscape; Tucsonan John Rhodes tells about his family's rodeo history; Meet the new CEO of The Western National Parks Association; and a short story by Aurelie Sheehan.
Artist Michael Moore and the natural world in charcoal.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Visit a nearly century-old bowling alley in a Mexican mining town; find out why an open mic night in Sierra Vista has a dedicated audience; and Nichelle Nichols remembered.
"Chasing the Ghost Bear: On the Trail of America’s Lost Super Beast" with author Mike Stark.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Rodeo champion Sherry Cervi honored with Marana street names; and actor Jon Proudstar talks about "Reservation Dogs" as season 2 arrives.
Travel Route 66 with "The Great Muslim American Road Trip."
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Archive Tucson features Cesar Aguirre; the Longfin dace's return to the Santa Cruz river; and the fantastical story of a "Mythical Creature of the Southwest."
