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High school students working in a community garden.

Pueblo High Builds Community Strength Through Gardening

High school students build relationships through intergenerational project in South Tucson.
40,000 took part in the annual All Souls Procession in downtown Tucson.

All Souls Procession: Celebrating Cycle of Life

Annual rite unites participants, spectators in commemoration of lost loved ones; 40,000 take part.
The streets of downtown Tucson are packed with people during the annual All souls Procession.

All Souls Attracts Participants Beyond Local Community

One-time intimate expression of loss becomes collective cultural tradition in Tucson; All Souls weekend kicks off Nov. 2.

Tucson Fashion Week Welcomes Betsey Johnson

Organizers hope the annual event will raise Tucson's "style profile", attract new business.
A drum group performs at the 2013 Tucson Meet Yourself.

Tucson Meet Yourself Turns 40

First TMY took place at El Presidio Park in 1974; since then, it's grown into a showcase for the cultural pluralism of the region.

Acclaimed Fusion Percussion Band Red Baraat Coming to Tucson

A Q&A with Sunny Jain, who DownBeat magazine describes as a rising star of the percussion world.
The practitioners of the art of flamenco are maintaining a cultural legacy.

Flamenco Culture Takes Center Stage in Tucson Fest

Fifth annual festival kicks off Thursday with guest artists from around the world, Spanish wine, food.
The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, featuring Eliades Ochoa on guitar and vocals

Critically Acclaimed Musicians Share Cuban Sounds with Tucson

Buena Vista Social Club founder shows no sign of slowing down after decades of playing Cuban music worldwide
Art can create a sense of cultural and civic belonging, and can animate and engage community spaces like nothing else can.

Creativity Can Unify Communities

A look into 'placemaking," a concept that believes art can create a sense of belonging in a community.
Steampunk enthusiasts visit Old Tucson Studios during a statewide gathering.

Steampunks' Invasion of Old Tucson

A three-day event for enthusiasts of the sci-fi culture genre.
Arts Brigade mural projects are designed to mitigate blight such as graffiti and gang activity in communities.

Tucson Arts Brigade Seeks to Engage Communities Through Art

Murals tell history of neighborhood, provide catalyst for overcoming difficulties.
The Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Band, which took top honors at New York's Lincoln Center May 12, 2013.

Tucson Jazz Band Wins Top Honors

Local institute's high school musicians win 'Essentially Ellington'
"Creatures of Light and Darkness," painted photographs by Kate Breakey

Kate Breakey's 'Creatures of Light and Darkness'

Dream-like images uncover secluded lives of desert fauna
Vocalist Solvei and band ZumaSol perform 'Te Recuerdo'.

Singer Blends Latin, World Traditions

Solvei, band of veteran Tucson musicians explore sounds from global crossroads

Inmate Writing Allows Freedom of Expression

Author & UA professor Erec Toso discusses the special writing workshops that he leads at a Tucson prison, and shares some of the truth and beauty that is the result
On display at The Drawing Studio: "Jimmy" by artist Stephen Romaniello.

Drawing Studio: 'Skills of Visual Thinking'

Downtown art collective marks 21 years of innovative education

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