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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

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University of Arizona student Aidan Wright, who performs under the name WRIGHT, DJs at The Blind Pig on East University Boulevard in Tucson.

No longer just a hobby

Alexander Bronkala, Reporter May 7, 2026

On a Friday night just off University Boulevard, the crowd spilling out of a packed Gentle Bens doesn’t look much different from any other college party. But inside, the DJ booth tells a different...

Isaac Sullivan (foreground) and Tate Owles (background) in “Where the Birds Still Sing” by Donovan Heaney, premiering at I Dream in Widescreen at the Fox Tucson Theatre in Tucson, Ariz. on May 9, 2026.

From the classroom to the big screen

TJ Gribble May 5, 2026

The University of Arizona’s 21st edition of I Dream in Widescreen will host world premieres of 11 senior thesis films on Saturday, May 9 at Fox Tucson Theatre. The films include mystery, comedy, drama...

Guitarist Rich Hopkins, second from left, and frontman David Slutes, second from right, were the leading force behind the Sidewinders’ national attention in the 1980s and ’90s. (Courtesy of David Slutes)

One last night at La Rosa. Maybe.

Spencer Kyte, Reporter May 5, 2026

The sounds of banging rock ‘n’ roll and familiar voices will fill the walls of La Rosa on Friday, May 22, as four legendary Tucson acts take the stage at The First Annual Last Reunion Ever. The...

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