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Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter, and Kris Kristofferson in a scene from "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Film reviewer Chris Dashiell looks back at a 1975 film that was shot locally, and which still stands out as an oddity in the career of one of America's most acclaimed directors.
Isaiah Unruh, Sarah Sanderson and Emily Garcia, all students from the Fine Arts Youth Academy, perform in classic play, "Aida."

Youth Bring Fresh Approach to Classic Love Story

Meet stars of Fine Arts Youth Academy's production of Elton John's Aida adaptation
New film footage has emerged of the Temple of Music and Art, an anchor of Tucson's performing arts community since 1927.

Long-Lost Film Footage Reveals Temple of Music and Art's Genesis

Groundbreaking for Tucson institution captured in 1920s footage.
Phoenix based photographer Scott Baxter traveled across Arizona for more than 10 years to complete this project, which includes 100 striking black-and-white photos of families who have been ranching since, or before, Arizona became a state in 1912.

Photographer Strives to Capture Vanishing Culture

Scott Baxter travels the state to record the ranching tradition
From Gershwin to Garland

Broadway to Hollywood

Pianist & cultural historian Richard Glazier shares stories about some of the great American popular composers of the 20th century, including the Gershwins and Irving Berlin.
(L to R): Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt starring in the 1948 film classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Film reviewer Chris Dashiell looks at the 1948 movie and explains why it was actually a risky gamble for its studio, director, and star.

Ray Bradbury's Tucson Chronicles

Pima College professor shows impact Old Pueblo had on him when he lived here as a boy
Roll Acosta is (L to R) Jacob Acosta, Andre Gressieux, and Kevin Frederick

Roll Acosta

Listen to music from "This Dreamt Existence", the first full-length album from the Tucson acoustic trio, who tell how the experience made them both better musicians and better friends.
A still from director John Sturges' 1967 film "Hour of the Gun"

Shootout at the O.K. Corral

Film reviewer Chris Dashiell looks at some of the different interpretations this historic event has received in film, from "Tombstone" to "Hour of the Gun"

Poetry Off The Page

The U of A Poetry Center's spring symposium brings together cutting edge literary talent for a celebration of the creative freedom of poetry.

U.S. Muslim Teens Facing Identity Questions

Psychologist works with them to build comfort, confidence in themselves
Luis Carrión brings us a look at this unique interactive exhibit that is sure to get you thinking about how you choose to navigate our urban environment.

Exhibit Asks: 'How Do You Choose to Move?'

'Worker Transit Authority' proposes ways to wean society from auto dependence
Adrienne Capone (L) is an 8th grade student at Baboquivari Middle School, where Kevin Lopez (R) teaches language arts

Teachers' Voices with Adrienne Capone and Kevin Lopez

Meet a Baboquivari Middle School student who decided that since her school couldn't provide a poetry club, she'd start one herself
Local residents will be able to attend a lecture Cuba's political isolation from the United States on the UA campus on Wed 18 April with Speaker Rosa Lowinger. Director of the Drachman Institute at UA, R. Brooks Jeffery, discusses the upcoming lecture.

Cuban Conference Reveals New Side of Isolated Nation

University of Arizona lecture series explores Caribbean country's often overlooked modern architecture
Colossal Cave Mountain Park about the park's 75th anniversary since the Civilian Conservation Corps completed the project.

A Colossal Celebration for a Colossal Cave

Popular Tucson tourist destination marks historic milestone

Web Feature: Finding Sanctuary

A dancer seeking solace in the desert finds a home in Sanctuary Cove

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