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These Murals are a Monument to Tucson’s Renaissance
Intersectional is the best way to describe the work Adiba Nelson contributes to our community. As a public speaker/author/writer, her work often ties in with her life as a mother of a child with a disability, which directly relates to her work as a disability rights advocate, which in turn informs her writing, and the whole cycle goes around again...
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Felipe S. Molina
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We are “ready for a renaissance.”
Every year we throw a huge thank you party for all our UA Presents front of house volunteers. This year we couldn't because of COVID-19 and so House Manager Tadj Hodges wrote them a song instead.
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Resources for local musicians with The Tucson Studios
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Local heroes will be immortalized in Monuments

Arizona Arts Live is honoring local, unsung heroes with an innovative art installation near Centennial Hall in the Main Gate Square and Geronimo Square. Monuments will be on display nightly now through Nov. 29, beginning at sunset, in the trees of the University of Arizona, projecting the faces of three local heroes in an outdoor […]

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UA Presents changes its name, mission as part of its ‘renaissance’

Chad Herzog, executive director of Arizona Arts Live, rolled out Arts Arizona Live on Thursday to UA Presents’ nearly 100,000 patrons, outlining the organization’s inaugural season and artistic philosophy.

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Tucson Thrive in the 05 Resource Cafe

Chad Herzog joins Mike Edmonds to share all things Arizona Arts Live on Tucson Thrive in the 05 Resource Cafe!

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Brian Lopez plays UA Presents Tucson Studio concert

Brian Lopez is taking the UA Presents virtual stage on Thursday, Sept. 17, as part of the University of Arizona arts presenter’s Tucson Studio series spotlighting local musicians.

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Live from Centennial Hall: Latest Tucson Studios event features husband-wife Duo Chinoiserie

The last time we saw the husband-wife team of Jing Xia and Bin Hu perform on a Tucson stage was summer 2019 when the pair headlined a concert with St. Andrew’s Bach Society. On Thursday, Sept. 10, the pair, who perform as Duo Chinoiserie, is playing a much bigger stage at Centennial Hall as part of UA […]

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BRINGING THE SHOW TO YOU

With everyone spending more time indoors and online it occurred to some of our community members to generate fresh content. They decided to use the interwebs as a force for good to try and help local musicians. So presented here in a digital safe space you can catch the following concerts and maybe even drop […]

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UA Presents teams up with Tucson Botanical Gardens, Broadway in Tucson for concert series

When UA Presents called off the second half of its 2019-20 season in March, the folks at the University of Arizona arts presenting arm were at a loss of what to do next. It was their busiest time of year, with shows a couple of nights a week and the excitement of locking down the […]

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Local musicians bring virtual concerts to the Gardens

With COVID-19 putting a stop to live music, the community is figuring out ways to keep the show going. University of Arizona, Broadway in Tucson and Tucson Botanical Gardens are bringing virtual concerts to the Gardens.

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