Arizona Spotlight for January 22, 2016

10-year old Zoe and her dad, Daniel

Featured on the January 22, 2016 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

• From StoryCorps in Tucson, Daniel Benavidez interviews his 10-year old daughter Zoe about her growing political awareness on subjects like race, gay marriage, and truth in the media...

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• What is the new bilingual community radio project Dimelo - Stories of the Southwest all about? Radio producer Sophia Paliza-Carre tells us about exploring the identity and cultural geography of Tucson in a new way...

• Patricia Ward Kelly had no idea who actor & dancer Gene Kelly was when they met in 1985, but it was the start of a whirlwind romance and marriage that lasted until his death in 1996. Kelly talks with Mark McLemore about her husband's enduring popularity, and visiting The Invisible Theater in Tucson to present Gene Kelly: The Legacy, a show that celebrates his artistic achievements and unique personality...

• And, meet jazz, blues, and R&B vocalist Lizz Wright, who's garnering critical acclaim for blending those styles with a pop sensibility on her new album Freedom & Surrender. Wright performs Saturday at the Rialto Theatre as part of the Tucson Jazz Festival...

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AZPM presents the first-ever live recording of Arizona Spotlight, on Sunday, January 24th at 5 PM at the El Casino Ballroom in Tucson. Guests will include author Lydia R. Otero, storyteller and 3-time winner of The Moth story competition in NYC, Molly McCloy, poet Logan Phillips and film essayist Chris Dashiell, plus the debut of the new bilingual community micro-storytelling project Dimelo and music from Vox Urbana. The event is free and open to the public!

ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT airs every Friday at 8:30 am and 6:00 pm, and every Saturday at 5:00 pm, on NPR 89.1 FM / 1550 AM.