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Why a Phoenix councilmember voted against $1M in arts grants

Nearly a hundred arts and cultural groups will share close to $1.3 million, thanks to grants approved by Phoenix leaders last week. But one city council member voted against the awards and criticized the process.“Our support for the arts should not be reserved for our downtown or central city,” said Councilwoman Betty Guardado. “All Phoenix communities should be given access ....

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Tucson Weekly: The Fat Lady Sings (May 14


Arizona Opera Company Director Glynn Ross Is Set To Retire After A Long And Illustrious Career.
By Emil Franzi
THIS YEAR, WHEN Glynn Ross retires as general director
of the Arizona Opera Company, the community and the state will
lose the service of a man who has become an institution.
Ross came here in 1983 after 20 years of brilliant, if sometimes
controversial, management of the Seattle Opera Company, where
he staged the first outdoor production of Wagner s
Ring
cycle in North America.
When Ross arrived in Tucson, opera here was a struggling operation.
There were some fine people trying hard, but it was a badly managed ....

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