NASA Ambassador to Share Wonders of Tucson’s Night Sky

Published   Dec 19, 2024 08:05PM
Dr. Bryan Shumaker and his wife, Linda, were winter residents in Southern Arizona for six or seven years before becoming full-time residents in November. They sold their house in northern Michigan and settled into a home in Dove Mountain. Southern Arizona’s dark skies and its astronomy community are a huge part of the attraction for Shumaker, an avid amateur astronomer who is a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, doing outreach astronomy education. “It’s kind of astronomy heaven out here,” says Shumaker,… Read more » ... Read more

Post-Oct. 7 ‘Surge’ of Interest in Jewish Life Rings Tru

Chip Rosenfeld says Oct. 7, 2023, was “a watershed moment” that inspired him to get more involved in Tucson’s Jewish community. The retired physician was surprised by how deeply he felt “that was my people” under attack. Rosenfeld and his w ... Read more

Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center Announces New Initia

Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center is thrilled to announce a new initiative, the Rabbi Joseph H. Gumbiner Community Action Project. Inspired by the social activism of one of Tucson’s founding rabbis, the Gumbiner Project fulfills an integr ... Read more

Sharing Stories: Ryanhood pulls double duty






The holidays conjure fond memories for some, melancholy ones for others…

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The Tucson J International Film Festival is Back for its 34th Year this January

Published   Dec 17, 2024 07:26PM
Opening the curtain on its 34th year, the Tucson J International Film Festival starts on January 8, with in-person screenings and special events for select films through January 19, with most films streaming virtually from January 17 through January 31 for the Greater Tucson area. This year screenings will take place at various locations around Southern Arizona, including at the Tucson J, Unscrewed Theater, and the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust History Center. The multi-access model continues to provide a… Read more » ... Read more

‘I Thank God for Music: Mariachi Sol de Me






When Jose Hernandez sees Arizona on his tour itinerary the iconic mariachi musician conjures images of Linda Ronstadt…

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A Little Light – Hanukkah at Hillel

“I’d like to help you, because you helped me.” What a strange way to start a conversation. And even stranger was the fact that the woman who walked into my office and said that was a complete unknown to me. My mind did the panic-scan where I me ... Read more

Last-Minute Gift Guide This list is pop cult






Another year, another cornucopia of gift ideas for the music fan in your life…

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