Kyra Kennedy and Harry Bouvy as Corie Bratter and Victor Valasco in Arizona Theatre Company's production of Barefoot In The Park directed by Micheal Berresse.
Photo by Tim Fuller
September 28, 2023
Featured on the September 28th, 2023 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Meet award-winning director and Broadway performer Micheal Berresse, the director of Arizona Theater Company’s “Barefoot in the Park” showing in Tucson through Oct. 13 at the Temple of Music and Art. Click here to visit ATC webpage for showtimes and ticketing information
Michael Berresse with Leah Britton in the AZPM Studio. Photo by Bitty Rosenberg
Director Michael Berresse and the cast examining the set model for “Barefoot in the Park”Photo by Tim Fuller
- The bugs are officially back. It’s time for the return of the Arizona Insect Festival at the U of A! The Department of Entomology will host the 11th Annual Arizona Insect Festival at the ENR2 building on campus on Sunday, October 1st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit the festival website here
Todd Schlenke brought extra guests to the AZPM Studio, an aquarium of Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches.
Mark holds Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches with Todd Schlenke.
Maija Hildebrand says holding a tarantula helped her overcome her fear of picking up a cockroach.Vanessa Barchfield, AZPM
- Go court side with middle school students who are building skill and character as they learn to play wheelchair basketball. The innovative program called Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports teaches able-bodied students the meaning of sportsmanship. For more, check out the story by Paola Rodriguez for AZPM's new sports podcast "More than a Game."
The Gridley Middle School basketball team plays against the Junior Wildcats during a wheelchair basketball game on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Tucson.
Paola Rodriguez/AZPM News
A student athlete from the Gridley Middle School basketball team attempts to get the ball on Thursday, May 11, 2023 in Tucson.
Paola Rodriguez/AZPM News
The crowd cheers after the Gridley Grizzlies made a basket on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
Paola Rodriguez/AZPM News
- And, a postcard from the 12th annual Arizona Youth & Peace Conference, where empathy was on everyone’s mind.
the 12th Annual Youth and Peace Conference was held at Pima Community College. Leah Britton / AZPM
Tucson Youth and Peace attendees participating in a circle activity. Leah Britton / AZPM
Webpage by Leah Britton.
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