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

Spark the Conversation: Roll with this advic






Something almost everyone at the holiday dinner table can agree upon It’s time to stop arresting responsible cannabis consumers…

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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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‘Survived to Tell’: Freed from captivity






Ofir Engel refuses to be called a “hostage.” The 19-year-old Israeli instead sees himself as a “captivity survivor,” he said…

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Shalom Broadway: The Jewish Musical Legacy

Published   Dec 19, 2024 07:48PM
Wicked, the movie based on the Broadway musical, based on the book by Gregory Maguire, has brought the musical back to mainstream popularity. To date, the movie has grossed over $350 million domestically and is once again shining a spotlight on a stage that has been profoundly influenced over history by Jewish songwriters. The musical version of Wicked in fact was written by Jewish composer Stephen Schwartz. And from Gershwin to Sondheim to Bernstein, Jewish talent has defined musical theatre… Read more » ... Read more

The kettle’s on for the Salvation Army






Salvation Army bell ringers are ubiquitous this time of year…

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Sharing Stories: Ryanhood pulls double duty






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

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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