May 3, 2023 / Modified may 9, 2023 4:24 p.m.

Pati Jinich explores the food - and stories - of the borderlands.

Also on Arizona Spotlight: The 6th annual Arizona Palooza is a free event supporting better mental health; Student directors discuss their short films for "I Dream in Widescreen 2023"; and "Stories That Soar!" features our youngest author yet.

Art of leaving home hero "The Art of Leaving Home" directed by UA School of Theatre, Film and Television Senior Hadas Bar.
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Arizona Spotlight

May 4, 2023

NPR
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Featured on the May 4th, 2023 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:

Arizonapalooza unsized VIEW LARGER Promotional poster for Arizonapalooza 2023.
Kathryn Villaverde unsized VIEW LARGER Kathryn Villaverde in the AZPM studio.
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  • Popular Mexican food chef, author and PBS television host Pati Jinich is working on a cross country border trip for her new PBS show, “La Frontera”. Jinich recently visited Tucson, and spoke to Tony Paniagua about topics including her European Jewish background in Mexico, the challenge she faced getting started on television, and what it takes to write a best-selling cookbook.

la frontera s2 pati jinich hero Pati Jinich makes frontier food with Leslie Case, the caretaker of the ghostown in Ruby, Arizona
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Pati Jinich Treasures of the Mexican Table
Pati Jinch Obamas spot Pati was invited to cook for the Obama's Cinco De Mayo dinner in 2014.
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Hadas Bar spotlight Hadas Bar is the director behind "The Art of Leaving Home" - her senior thesis film showing in The School of Theatre, Film & Television's I Dream in Widescreen 2023 event.
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rematch spotlight "The Rematch" directed by Myles Gordon.
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Myles Gordon spotlight Myles Gordon is the director behind "The Rematch"- his senior thesis film showing in The School of Theatre, Film & Television's I Dream in Widescreen 2023 event.
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deserted spot "Deserted" directed by Ryan Ramsey.
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Ryan Ramsey Spotlight Ryan Ramsey is the director behind "Deserted" - his senior thesis film showing in The School of Theatre, Film & Television's I Dream in Widescreen 2023 event.
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  • And, the first Spotlight of the month always brings with it a new tale from “Stories That Soar!”. This time, a kindergartner named Milo uses his big imagination to tell you a story called Don’t Go Swimming at 3 AM. It was produced by the Stories that Soar! creative team, and performed by 10-year old actor Corbin Balangna, who is part of the Youth Center Program at Literacy Connects. This Tucson non-profit sponsors a group of performers and musicians called “Stories That Soar!”. They help young writers realize the power and potential of bringing their stories to life, for the stage, video, and radio. Aspiring student-age writers can submit their stories to The Magic Box Story Portal now!

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