Seeds of memory: How a Navajo student is planting culture and community at ASU / ASU News
When Chandlee Begay sits down to eat the foods of his tribe, he isn’t simply satisfying hunger. Each bite becomes a quiet act of remembrance, a thread connecting him to generations who walked the same mesas, gathered the same herbs and shared stories over similar meals.
New Tucson play gives voice to incarcerated men / Tucson Spotlight
“Inside Out: Men Behind Bars,” on stage through March 29 at The Invisible Theatre, brings the real stories of incarcerated men to the stage through research conducted inside Arizona’s prison system.
Phoenix Symphony brings local youth composers’ works to life / Phoenix New Times
When he interviews and auditions for Northern Arizona University’s Kitt School of Music this month, Logan Phares, 18, of Anthem, can say a leading symphony has already performed one of his works.
Heard Museum awards top honors at one of the world’s largest Indigenous art markets / City Sun Times
The Heard Museum has announced the winners of the 2026 Heard Guild Indian Fair & Market juried competition, with Jacqueline Rickard (Walker River Paiute) earning the event’s top honor, Best of Show, for her basket It Is Pure Joy, Basket Creation.
Reid Park Zoo invites Tucsonans to name baby giraffe / Arizona Daily Star
Reid Park Zoo is asking Tucsonans to help name its new baby giraffe. The male calf, born on Feb. 23, is the second born to the zoo’s resident giraffes, Penelope (Penny) and Jasiri. Voting is open until noon March 31 on the Reid Park Zoo website.
Cara Romero named Indigenous Artist of the Year at Scottsdale event / Arizona Republic
Cara Romero, acclaimed for her monumental fine art photography and keen insight into contemporary Native life, received the first-ever Indigenous Artist of the Year award at the second-annual Scottsdale Art Week.
ASU alum takes short film ‘The Singers’ to the Oscars / ASU News
The film had no script. Its inspiration was a 175-year-old Russian short story. The “actors,” playing drunks in a dive bar, weren’t actors at all, but were found on YouTube, Instagramand TikTok. It’s an unlikely venue for a soul-affirming singing competition to break out, and an unlikely film to find its audience.
The border is what defines Tucson for new MOCA director Gabriela Rangel / Arizona Luminaria
Venezuelan curator Gabriela Rangel has taken the helm of Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson with a vision that sees art as a space for dialogue in a city shaped by life along the border.
Upcoming Events
March 31: 2026 Youth Arts Month Festival, Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza, Phoenix
March 31: Arizona Creative Economy Day at the Capitol, Arizona State Capitol, Phoenix
April 4-11: Scottsdale Jazz Festival, Scottsdale
April 11: Katsina Marketplace, Heard Museum, Phoenix
April 17: bit·ter·sweet Poetry and Art Exhibition, UA Health Sciences Building, Tucson
April 17–19: Ballet in Bloom, Proscenium Theatre, Tucson
Through May 10: Garden: After Dark, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
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