Arizona Spotlight for August 29, 2014
An analysis of this week's primary election results; Maria Bamford talks about comedy without jokes and returning to standup; Green Valley resident Artt Frank's 5 decade career in jazz; The Movie Studio System Part II.
Salvador Duran: I Sing My Paintings, I Paint My Music
The exuberant art, music of this Mexican troubadour draw upon diverse traditions and lingering tragedy.
The Mariachi Miracle
Find out how Los Changuitos Feos became Arizona's musical ambassadors, helped transform the city of Tucson.
Legacy of Educator Inspires Mariachi Aztlán
Mariachi director of Pueblo High Magnet School inspires students to embrace culture of music.
Arizona Spotlight for August 22, 2014
Mariachi Los Changuitos Feos turns 50; exploring Tucson's mariachi legacy today; Tucson Native American Flute Circle; inside the mind of musician and artist Salvador Duran.
Farmers' Market Taps Bounty of Back Yard Gardeners
Consignment program at Community Food Bank allows growers to share and sell "their extra."
Randy Newman: 'Going to Arizona, Like a Rider in the Rain'
Legendary composer revisits a lifetime of music, alone at the piano, for a performance at The Fox Tucson Theatre.
Tales of Tucson: Legends of the Lost Loot
Colossal Cave is rumored to be the hiding place of a loot that was never recovered from a train robbery back in 1887.
Arizona Spotlight for August 15, 2014
Composer Randy Newman talks about revisiting his classic songs; local organic farmers ally with Community Food Bank; long-time Colossal Cave director shares her experience at park; Tales of Tucson explores Colossal Cave's mysteries.
Long-Time Colossal Cave Director Uncertain About Her Future at Park
Pima County Supervisor Carroll called for performance audit last summer to assess management of park amid mountain lion shooting.
Arizona Spotlight for August 8, 2014
How clean election laws could affect Pima County votes; survey Arizona's most unusual cemeteries; finding room for empathy in a war zone as a 35-year old army recruit; Stairwell Session with music by Cyril Barrett.
The Art in Healing
Community partners build arts therapy program for veterans that caters to emotional and creative needs.
Tucson Streetcar Voices
AZPM's Vanessa Barchfield joined thousands of riders on its first day for a portrait of the city welcoming this new mode of transportation.
The Movie Studio System, Part 1
Film writer Chris Dashiell explores the origin of film industry practices that still hold sway a century later.
Arizona Spotlight for August 1, 2014
Tucson Streetcar's debut weekend; a mezcal brand's clandestine origins, migration to Tucson; art therapy's impact at VA hospital; the origin of the Hollywood movie studio system.
