Tucson playwright Elaine Romero being celebrated on the national stage

Tucson playwright Elaine Romero being celebrated on the national stage

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"Tucson is listening..." Part 2

In part 2, more highlights from the event, including an essay from nature writer Rebekah Doyle, a poem fromindigenous creative Mariana Rivera, and an interview with acclaimed fiction author Linda D. Addison.

"Tucson is listening..."

Highlights from Arizona Spotlight Live, recorded with an audience at The Baker Center for Public Media.

Meet a marine biologist who explores our desert's ocean

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A New Ten Minute Drama, "Welcome to Vesuvius"

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