Fred and Jeff welcome Marcia Ring from Tohono Chul Park to the show.  She talks about the upcoming Bloom Night at the gardens.  Don’t know when it may happen, but we’ll let you know how to find out when it does (click here for a head start)!

Ken Tucker from the Boy Scouts of America, Catalina Council, is present an accounted for.  Along with scout moms Shari Lowell and Faith Schwartz he talks about all things scouting in the Old Pueblo.

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Fred and Jeff welcome the lovely Caitlin Jensen from the Downtown Tucson Partnership to the Big Show!  She talks about all the fun activities going on in our beloved Downtown this month.  Plus, she brought a friend…Jim Lipson, President of the Tucson Kitchen Musicians, talks about the 28th Annual Tucson Folk Festival going on THIS WEEKEND.  We listen to some of the music and hear about all the activity on five stages around the downtown.  Don’t wait for the show…the Festival begins Saturday!!!

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Fred and Jeff welcome Al Ring, the house historian of the Tucson Fire Department and the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation.  Al talks about the archive he’s creating, the stories he’s collected and doing a little outreach to the community for more.

Also joining the Brothers Ronstadt ~ Ben Buehler-Garcia educates us on Stand Up For Kids!

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Fred and Jeff welcome Dr. John Pollard from the University of Arizona College of Science.  Dr. Pollard talks about all the exciting programs going on within the chemistry department and how there is a lot of activity geared towards the children of Tucson to get them interested in pursuing careers in science.

Also joining the show are the kids from Israel 65 Festival, talking about all the fun going on at the Jewish Community Center right after the show!!!

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Fred and Jeff head back to Davis Monthan Air Force Base to talk with members of the 563rd Rescue Group to talk about their vital mission and the Angel Thunder training program.

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Fred and Jeff celebrate our community’s fabulous Downtown!!!

Daniela Siqueriros from the Children’s Museum Tucson talks about Curious George coming to town, as well as a great wellness program for kids.

Then, Mia Schnaible from the 22nd Arizona International Film Festival brings director Dan Kruse to the big show to talk about his documentary ZOOM and the fabulous festival coming up next week.

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Jeff flies solo this week as Fred and his boys enjoy Spring Break in the Magic Kingdom!

The folks from the Marana Bluegrass Festival liven up the studio this week, talking about the festival and playing some great music for your Easter Sunday!!!

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Fred and Jeff welcome Jean Baruch and Erika Colombi from Beads of Courage, an international program for children facing serious medical challenges, which was started right here in the Old Pueblo.  They’ll talk about the program and a fun event coming up next month to support their activities.

Also on the grand old program is Manish Shah, the proprietor of the Maya Tea Company and the Dean of Tucson’s Farmers Markets.  He’ll be talking about the history of our local markets, the latest trends and maybe a couple of words about tea!!!

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Fred and Jeff welcome Mary Peachin to the St. Patrick’s Day program this week!  Mary Peachin ~ writer, photographer, adventure traveler and collector of memories ~ will talk about her life  and times and a more recent project…collecting the memories of our community and inviting you to help grow her inventory of stories.

Also on the big show Michele Murphy from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Southern Arizona will talk about the strides being made for folks effected with this challenge.

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