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• Claytoon of the Day: Snitty Redactions

  02-05-2019 21:16
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• Three Great Things to Do in Tucson Today: Thursday, May 2

  02-05-2019 10:30
  Odyssey Storytelling Presents: Heroes and Villains. Everyone loves a good hero and villain story—especially when the identities of the two are so obvious, like in Moses and the Pharaoh, or with SpongeBob and Plankton.…
  
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• Still They Persisted

  02-05-2019 10:00
  Arizona History Museum honors resilience in tales of Jan. 8 and the Bisbee DeportationShortly after the Tucson massacre of January 8, 2011, an unknown mourner planted six crosses across the street from the Safeway parking where 19 people were shot. Each of the small white crosses bore the name of one of the six who died: Christina-Taylor Green, age 8; Gabriel Zimmerman, 30; Judge John Roll, 63; Dorothy Morris, age 76; Dorwan Stoddard, 76; and Phyllis Schneck, 79.…
  
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• Rhythm Methods: Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

  02-05-2019 10:00
  Nearly six decades later, the influence of Kuti can still be heard in the music of a number of different bands, including the Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra here in Arizona.The term "afrobeat" first came into common usage in the 1960s thanks to Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti. A huge James Brown fan as well as a renowned human rights activist, Kuti blended West African musical styles such as fuji (Nigeria) and highlife (Ghana) with American funk and jazz in a way that had never been done before.&helli
  
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• Police Dispatch: Poop on the Stoop

  02-05-2019 10:00
  It seems likely that both sides of a north-side neighbor feud were guilty of shitty deeds, an Oro Valley Police Department report said.Oro Valley Mar. 21, 9:45 a.m.…
  
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• Police Dispatch: A Weights Lift

  02-05-2019 10:00
  Cops got a really good workout while working on a case of a bunch of stolen dumbbells.Foothills Area Mar. 12, 2:19 a.m.…
  
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• Pie in the Sky

  02-05-2019 10:00
  Throwing dough, breakdancing and spinning multiple pizzas at once all while simultaneously running a successful pizzeria is all in a day's work for local chef and pizza acrobat Scott Volpe.Throwing dough, breakdancing and spinning multiple pizzas at once all while simultaneously running a successful pizzeria is all in a day's work for local chef and pizza acrobat Scott Volpe. Volpe, owner of Fiamme Pizza on Sunrise and Swan, recently claimed the title of World Champion of Pizza Acrobatics for th
  
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• Novel Approach

  02-05-2019 10:00
  Switzerland delves into the complicated life and legacy of author Patricia HighsmithSwitzerland, by Joanna Murray-Smith, is a dark comedy with razor sharp commentary on literature, creativity and society—and it isn't shy about pressing that razor to the audience's throat. With this play, Something Something Theatre and director Whitney Morton Woodcock delve into the complicated life and legacy of author Patricia Highsmith, who penned psychological thrillers such as The Talented Mr. Ripley&
  
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• MMJ: Troubling Truths

  02-05-2019 10:00
  On one hand, we have cannabis hailed as a miracle drug; on the other, an almost certain precursor to schizophrenia.As Arizona draws closer to recreational legalization, which could arrive in 2021 if voters were to approve a proposed ballot initiative next year, arguments on both sides are coming to a head. On one hand, we have cannabis hailed as a miracle drug; on the other, an almost certain precursor to schizophrenia.…
  
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• Family Ties: Things I Know to be True

  02-05-2019 10:00
  In this heartbreakingly funny play by Andrew Bovell, we watch as members of the Price family struggle to make room for their true selves within their predetermined family roles.It can be a difficult thing, to introduce your true self to the people who should know you best. In this heartbreakingly funny play by Andrew Bovell, we watch as members of the Price family struggle to make room for their true selves within their predetermined family roles.…
  
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• Excelsior! Avengers

  02-05-2019 10:00
  The Marvel universe gets its most grandiose chapter with Avengers: Endgame, a fitting successor to last year's Infinity War and a generous gift to those of us who like our movies with superheroes in them.The Marvel universe gets its most grandiose chapter with Avengers: Endgame, a fitting successor to last year's Infinity War and a generous gift to those of us who like our movies with superheroes in them. When last we saw Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.), he was a survivor of the dreaded Thanos (
  
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