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Arizona Spotlight for December 12, 2014

Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto comes to Tucson; three "art dads" talk about staying true to their children and art; Camp Born This Way helps transgender youth find their identities; folklorist tells about telegrams sent from Old Pueblo to Vatican City.

Bebel Gilberto singing SPOT Bebel Gilberto.
Victor C. Melo

Featured on the Dec. 12, 2014 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

  • Internationally acclaimed singer Bebel Gilberto grew up as part of Brazil's musical royalty, singing Portuguese ballads and bossa nova classics. Her latest album Tudo finds her embracing the rhythms of her adopted home, New York City. Mark McLemore talks with Gilberto in advance of her upcoming concert in Tucson...

  • Meet three Tucson artists who are learning to balance their creative pursuits with the responsibility of being fathers. Andrew Brown spends time with Naim Amor, Tom Walbank, and Donovan White as each reflects on staying true to their children as "art dads"...

  • Inès Taracena reports on Camp Born This Way, a weekend retreat that is helping transgender children and their families to answer questions and build understanding...

  • And, hear folklorist & author Jane Eppinga share a story about the time Mayor Rufus Leatherwood tried to convince the Pope to visit Tucson...

Listen:

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.

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