Fred and Jeff welcome our favorite Downtown Maven ~ Ms. Caitlin Jensen ~ to the the big show.  Summer is here, but that’s not stopping the downtown kids from having a great time!  Lillian Lopez Grant talks about El Dia de San Juan, which is celebrated every June 24th since 1740, and we talk about all the new entertainment and shopping that’s come online in the Heart of the Old Pueblo.

Also on the Big Show, Mr. Mike Sterner talks about Happy Tuesdays at The Loft Cinema and the life of a comic in our beloved community.

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Fred and Jeff welcome Tony Penn from the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona.  Tony talks about all the changes during his three year tenure at the helm, along with the exciting programs currently helping our neighbors across the Old Pueblo.

Also joining the show, Jerry Peek from Tucson Art Information discusses his web project and how you ~ our great listeners ~ can participate in identifying community art and spreading the word about local art projects and artists!

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Fred and Jeff talk with two old timers from the Old Pueblo and other locals in our state.

Marty Ronstadt talks about the Tucson Westerners Corral, a local branch of Westerners International.  Marty just completed an extensive article in the magazine Smoke Signals and talks about the history of Tucson’s frontier days.

Ernie Gabrielson also joins the big show.  Ernie is a retired teacher, principal and active reading advocate who spends his time sharing the love of reading with children across the community.

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Fred and Jeff welcome Bridgitte Thum and David Leighton to the wonderfully crafted and executed program this week.

Bridgitte is hosting an event called the Lonely Hearts Club, part of the Happy Tuesdays program at The Loft Cinema.  Every Tuesday this summer local comedians take over the Mooney Backlot Bar & Lounge and present interactive programs ~ for FREE ~ to entertain, provoke and enlighten.  She also talks about The Loft’s Digital Conversion Project.

David Leighton is the man responsible for the wonderful Street Smarts articles in the Arizona Daily Star.  He has a lot of fun stories to share about how our streets were named!

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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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