Arizona Spotlight | Interviews, Music, And Headlines From Southern Arizona

This week: Students at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind work together to put on a play; comedian Martin Short shares the laughter; Julie Newmar still loves being recognized as Catwoman.

This week: Attend a meeting for Nigerian immigrants living in Arizona; find out how Prom-o-Rama is helping make girls' prom dreams come true; meet linguist, poet, and MacArthur Fellow Ofelia Zepeda; and Interpol's drummer talks about keeping the music fresh.

This week: A couple copes with a cancer diagnosis; MacArthur Fellow and UA professor Brackette Williams; touring the treasures of the Kasser family's art collection; two classic Hollywood westerns with an Arizona twist.

This week: Upcoming space experiment has a local connection; UA Science lecture series explores "Life in the Universe"; fitness as the front line against Parkinson's; "A Book I Love" from the 2015 Tucson Festival of Books.

This week: Meet a local man who overcame his illiteracy while in his 50s; all-around entertainer Ben Vereen reflects on a stellar career; author Elizabeth Evans explores friendship and betrayal in her novel "As Good as Dead"; National Pi Day gets a closer look.

This week: Humorist Dave Barry shares enlightened wisdom a life of writing jokes; A Book I Love returns; Aurelie Sheehan reads from "Demigods on Speedway"; Leonard Nimoy remembered for his poetry.

This week: A day at one of Tucson’s largest RV parks; tour Tucson with crime novelist Elizabeth Gunn; what do solar powered cars and zombies have to do with STEM courses? We'll explain; and a visit to one of the Frenchest places in Tucson.

This week: Musician Suzanne Vega talks about tide and time; transgender woman held in male immigration detention; Peace Corps volunteers share life changing experiences; Chris Dashiell on 2015 Academy Awards.

This week: A student learns to balance family, education, and work with limited income; translating Murakami's stories into English; repose as a way to deal with stress; a bull rider's quest for the Gold Buckle.

This week: Music and memories with songwriter and performer Dan Hicks; a trip to the Tohono O'odham Nation to learn how recycling can also be redemption; author Johanna Skibsrud discusses her novel "Quartet for the End of Time".

This week: Members of Congress tour the U.S. / Mexico border; scientist Chris Impey ponders the human need to explore "Beyond"; UA students learn about life in Cuba; traditional Chinese music welcomes "The Year of the Goat".

This week: Burt Bacharach headlines the Tucson Jazz Festival; a visit to The Flying Leap Vineyards in Southern Arizona; and from Tierney to Depp, a look at three films about John Dillinger.