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Art Oasis

Artist David Andres has long traveled to the Sea of Cortez for recreation and inspiration. In a Fine Art Prints summer show of 17 artists at Contreras Gallery, he’s exhibiting three alluring prints that evoke the sands and wildlife of the sea’s teeming waters.

By Margaret Regan Aug 15, 2019

Portrait of Poets

At the Center for Creative Photography, 70 provocative images of 70 contemporary poets, from Pulitzer Prize winners to Instagram scribes, are filling the galleries. The poems that inspired the unconventional images hang on the walls next to the photos, by photographer B.A. Sise.

By Margaret Regan Aug 8, 2019

Force of Nature

Acclaimed photographer Jack Dykinga spotlights his photos of the Grand Canyon.

By Margaret Regan Aug 1, 2019

Bump in the Night

Tabitha Turnpike has a big imagination. But, for her parents, Tabitha’s imagination is nothing more than a big problem.

By Jess Herrera Jul 11, 2019

Author’s Note

While many locals may be surprised to know the Pima County Public Library hosts a “Writer in Residence” program, it is the writers in residence themselves who are surprised by the writing talent of those in their community.

By Jeff Gardner Jul 11, 2019

Another Odd Couple

Live Theatre Workshop’s production of Things Being What They Are gives you the feeling that you are drop dead in the middle of an early 2000s sitcom.

By Lena Quach Jul 4, 2019

Galactic Goofballs

Gaslight Theatre writer/director Peter Van Slyke found plenty of inspiration in the adventures of James Tiberius Kirk when he wrote Space Trek.

By Logan Burtch-Buus Jun 27, 2019

Hot Times in the City

“Oregon Coast,” a bracing painting in Contreras Gallery’s Small Works show, is just the antidote Tucson’s heat calls for.

By Margaret Regan Jun 20, 2019

Back to the Future

Artists at Etherton evoke past and present in their works of “visual language”

By Margaret Regan Jun 6, 2019

A Woman’s Place is in the Gallery

More than 80 artists from across the United States and from several other countries are exhibiting more than 90 pieces of art in the gallery's 15th annual Mujeres Mujeres Mujeres exhibit.

By Emily Dieckman May 30, 2019

The Sizeys Return: Small Things Considered

Some 81 artists made it into the invitational show, with petite paintings, wee weavings and small-scale sculptures and photos.

By Margaret Regan May 23, 2019

Hearing Distance: <i>Monologue of a Muted Man</i>

Hearing Distance: Monologue of a Muted Man

A new play told through language and dance and music opens with an homage to still another art form: the visual arts.

By Margaret Regan May 9, 2019

Trial Run

We are in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692. The scene opens with Reverend Paris carrying a limp Betty Paris (portrayed by Christopher Younggren and Flories Rush respectively), who's passed out after being discovered dancing in the middle of the forest.

By Leticia Gonzalez and Taming of the Review May 9, 2019

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