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Tucson Family Arts Festival
Arizona Public Media™ is a regular participant in this city-wide event designed to promote art to people of all ages.
Habitat for HumanityMembers of the Arizona Public Media™ staff volunteered to paint a new house constructed by Habitat for Humanity. Staff members are encouraged to support the community through organized staff activities whenever possible.
Talk of the Nation
Broadcast Across the nation via radio broadcast by NPR stations, and across the globe via web streaming, the popular NPR program was introduced “Live from the Stevie Eller Dance Theater on the campus of the University of Arizona…” KUAZ hosted a live, two-hour broadcast of Talk of the Nation dealing with the issues of immigration, personal ethics and “horse sense” with Arizona-based humorist, Baxter Black. The Stevie Eller Dance Theater was standing room only with invited guests and the general public in attendance.
Antiques Road Show Premiere at the Rodeo Parade MuseumHosting a premiere event at the Rodeo Parade Museum gave Arizona Public Media™ an opportunity to introduce many local residents to this unique collection from Tucson’s past. The event was designed to promote the new season of Antiques Roadshow, which featured three episodes shot in Tucson.
Fiesta Fantastica
Arizona Public Media™ partnered with Tucson Lifestyle Magazine and the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, for the benefit of Niemann-Pick (NP-C) disease research. KUAT Public Advisory Board members met viewers and listeners in a festive, casual atmosphere in support of medical research.
Andre Rieu ConcertThe Dutch violinist, conductor and top-selling recording artist, known for bringing about an international revival of waltz music, brought his orchestra to Tucson for a holiday concert. KUAT Channel 6, the media partner for the event, offered advance tickets during membership appeals for those wishing to attend the concert and support Southern Arizona public broadcasting.
Tucson Lifestyle Magazine Performing Arts PremiereFor more than a dozen years Arizona Public Media™ has been the media partner for this annual celebration of the new performing arts season.
Green Valley Piano CompetitionClassical KUAT announcer James Reel was host and master of ceremonies for the annual Green Valley Piano Competition, featuring UA School of Music graduate students. The program will be broadcast as part of KUAT-FM’s Community Concert series.
Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest (since 1995)On May 6th 2007, the winners of KUAT’s annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators Contest came together with family members and other literary supporters at Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange on East Speedway.
The contest encouraged children in grades K-3 to write and illustrate an original story. Thirteen winners were chosen by volunteer judges from more than 350 entries, with the top winners at each grade level going on to the national contest.
Tucson Baby Fair
Arizona Public Media™ is commited to creating a safe, educational programming service for children. The station participates in this annual event held at the Tucson Convention Center, offering giveaways for children and information about KUAT’s services for parents, guardians and caregivers.
Literacy<
The Community foundation for Southern Arizona would like your feedback on how to solve illiteracy in our community. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey, so that the highest priorities can be evaluated and action steps can be taken to reach the goal of 100% literacy for all.
Educational Enrichment FoundationArizona Public Media™ assisted the EEF by producing a video presentation to honor Helaine Levy, Joan Diamond, The Tucson Conquistadores and Eileen and M. Lee Starr.
Be Safe Saturday at Tucson Medical CenterGabriela from PBS’s Danger Rangers joined staff and volunteers for “Be Safe Saturday” at TMC. The annual event drew families from all over Tucson to learn about bike safety, fire precautions and quality television programs.
