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December 8, 2022
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Featured on the December 8th, 2022 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Meet Malea Chavez, the newly appointed CEO of the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. She tells Tony Paniagua about the holiday challenges ahead, and the special things that make this food bank one of the most progressive in the nation. Contributions can be made at the Winterhaven Festival of Lights will take place from Dec. 10 through Dec. 26th.
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Courtesy of Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
- In 2010, Bianca Vivion, at age 14, became the youngest reporter in the history of NPR. Now, an accomplished journalist, author, and producer, Vivion tells Spotlight contributor Adiba Nelson about her new television series “Generational Anxiety”, where she pairs artists new and old to share their views on the world.
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- Mark journeys deep into the Hundred-Acre Wood to meet a group of old friends who call it their home, as they appear in “Pooh”, the new Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre production for all ages.
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The Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre's original adaption of "Pooh" by Betsy Labiner and Raulie Martinez features beloved characters in a fresh light. The show runs through Dec. 11, 2022, and will return in the spring, showing from May 12th - 21st, 2023. The adaptation features Tyler Gastelum as Winnie the Pooh, Robbie Voigt as Piglet, Samantha Severson as Eeyore, Carlisle Ellis as Rabbit, Tanisha Ray as Kanga, and Abigail Dunscomb as Owl.
Original Music by Kevin Hamilton of Southwest Soul Circuit
Photos by Leah Britton
For more show and ticketing information, visit https://scoundrelandscamp.org/pooh
Webpage by Leah Britton
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