Arizona Illustrated October 4, 2012

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WELCOME TO "ARIZONA ILLUSTRATED."
ILLUSTRATED." FOR THURSDAY, THE 4th OF
FOR THURSDAY, THE 4th OF OCTOBER, 2012.
OCTOBER, 2012. I'M TONY PANIAGUA.
I'M TONY PANIAGUA. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE
IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE OCCUPY MOVEMENTS MADE HEADLINES
OCCUPY MOVEMENTS MADE HEADLINES AROUND THE WORLD.
AROUND THE WORLD. HERE IN TUCSON SUPPORTERS ARE
HERE IN TUCSON SUPPORTERS ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR
GETTING READY FOR THEIR ANNIVERSARY ON THE WEEKEND OF
ANNIVERSARY ON THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 13th AND 14th.
OCTOBER 13th AND 14th. EVEN THOUGH THE EFFORT IS OUT OF
EVEN THOUGH THE EFFORT IS OUT OF SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND FOR MANY
SIGHT AND OUT OF MIND FOR MANY PEOPLE, OCCUPY PEOPLE ARE
PEOPLE, OCCUPY PEOPLE ARE MEETING IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON WHERE
MEETING IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON WHERE THEY TACKLE MULTIPLE TOPICS
THEY TACKLE MULTIPLE TOPICS DURING THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLIES.
DURING THEIR GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. A WEEK DAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN
A WEEK DAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN TUCSON, AND WELL-LIT OFFICE
TUCSON, AND WELL-LIT OFFICE BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, OUTSIDE
BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES, OUTSIDE MOST PEOPLE ARE IN TRANSITION,
MOST PEOPLE ARE IN TRANSITION, TRAVELING FROM ONE POINT TO
TRAVELING FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR
ANOTHER IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR CARS.
CARS. HOWEVER, WITH LITTLE MORE THAN
HOWEVER, WITH LITTLE MORE THAN THE LIGHT FROM A FEW COMPUTERS,
THE LIGHT FROM A FEW COMPUTERS, CELL PHONES OR MOTHER NATURE
CELL PHONES OR MOTHER NATURE ABOVE, A GROUP OF ACTIVISTS IS
ABOVE, A GROUP OF ACTIVISTS IS EMBARKING ON A VERY DIFFERENT
EMBARKING ON A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE OF JOURNEY.
TYPE OF JOURNEY. THIS ONE REQUIRES YOU TO BE
THIS ONE REQUIRES YOU TO BE STATIONARY FOR A WHILE.
STATIONARY FOR A WHILE. EVEN THOUGH IT'S PART OF A
EVEN THOUGH IT'S PART OF A MOVEMENT THAT HAS ATTRACTED
MOVEMENT THAT HAS ATTRACTED LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE AROUND THE
LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.
WORLD. >> I POSTED SOMETHING ON
>> I POSTED SOMETHING ON YOUTUBE --
YOUTUBE -- >> Reporter: THEY ARE SUPPORTERS
>> Reporter: THEY ARE SUPPORTERS OF OCCUPY TUCSON.
OF OCCUPY TUCSON. BUT INSTEAD OF COLONIZING PARKS
BUT INSTEAD OF COLONIZING PARKS WITH TENTS AND SLEEPING BAGS,
WITH TENTS AND SLEEPING BAGS, MANY ARRIVE ON BICYCLES AND JUST
MANY ARRIVE ON BICYCLES AND JUST TAKE A SEAT FOR A WHILE.
TAKE A SEAT FOR A WHILE. PUTTING DEMOCRACY TO WORK.
PUTTING DEMOCRACY TO WORK. >> WAS THERE ANY OTHER WORKING
>> WAS THERE ANY OTHER WORKING GROUP REPORTS?
GROUP REPORTS? >> Reporter: THE PARTICIPANTS
>> Reporter: THE PARTICIPANTS COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS
COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES, BUT THEY SHARE
AND EXPERIENCES, BUT THEY SHARE SOME COMMON CONCERNS.
SOME COMMON CONCERNS. >> I THINK THE THING THAT WE'RE
>> I THINK THE THING THAT WE'RE LEARNING, AND THE THING THAT --
LEARNING, AND THE THING THAT -- THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEEN TRYING
THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEEN TRYING TO GET THROUGH TO THE COUNTRY AS
TO GET THROUGH TO THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE FOR THE LONGEST TIME IS,
A WHOLE FOR THE LONGEST TIME IS, IT'S NOT WHAT OFFICIALS YOU
IT'S NOT WHAT OFFICIALS YOU ELECT THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE
ELECT THAT ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD AROUND YOU, IT'S THE
THE WORLD AROUND YOU, IT'S THE ACTIONS THAT YOU MAKE IN YOUR
ACTIONS THAT YOU MAKE IN YOUR OWN WORLD.
OWN WORLD. >> I'VE BEEN GONE FOR QUITE A
>> I'VE BEEN GONE FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.
WHILE NOW. I'VE BEEN TO OCCUPY SAN DIEGO,
I'VE BEEN TO OCCUPY SAN DIEGO, OCCUPY L.A., OCCUPY CHICAGO,
OCCUPY L.A., OCCUPY CHICAGO, OCCUPY MEMPHIS, WALL STREET.
OCCUPY MEMPHIS, WALL STREET. THE MOVEMENT ISN'T DEAD.
THE MOVEMENT ISN'T DEAD. I'VE BEEN ALL ACROSS THE
I'VE BEEN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IT'S JUST AS MUCH HAPPENING
IT'S JUST AS MUCH HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AS IT WAS A YEAR AGO.
RIGHT NOW AS IT WAS A YEAR AGO. >> AND THEIR WORRIES ARE TO THE
>> AND THEIR WORRIES ARE TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND MILITARY
FINANCIAL CRISIS AND MILITARY INTERVENTIONS OVERSEAS.
INTERVENTIONS OVERSEAS. >> IN MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE, IF
>> IN MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE, IF I WERE A KING OR CZAR OR
I WERE A KING OR CZAR OR SOMETHING, IS THAT WE WOULD SHUT
SOMETHING, IS THAT WE WOULD SHUT DOWN EVERY MILITARY BASE THAT IS
DOWN EVERY MILITARY BASE THAT IS NOT WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL
NOT WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, AND BRING ALL OF
UNITED STATES, AND BRING ALL OF OUR PEOPLE, NOT ALL OF OUR
OUR PEOPLE, NOT ALL OF OUR SOLDIERS, BUT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE
SOLDIERS, BUT ALL OF OUR PEOPLE HOME, THAT WE WOULD SHUT DOWN
HOME, THAT WE WOULD SHUT DOWN EVERY FOREIGN CORPORATION THAT
EVERY FOREIGN CORPORATION THAT HAS ANY INVOLVEMENT, JUST PULL
HAS ANY INVOLVEMENT, JUST PULL OUT.
OUT. JUST PULL OUT.
JUST PULL OUT. AND BRING OUR RESOURCES HOME AND
AND BRING OUR RESOURCES HOME AND STOP ALL THIS OVERSEAS MEDDLING.
STOP ALL THIS OVERSEAS MEDDLING. BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR MONEY
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR MONEY IS GOING.
IS GOING. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. >> WITH THE CITIZENS UNITED,
>> WITH THE CITIZENS UNITED, DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT
DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT AND THE BAILOUT OF THE BANKS,
AND THE BAILOUT OF THE BANKS, AND THE ECONOMIC CRASH, IT'S
AND THE ECONOMIC CRASH, IT'S BEEN A CORPORATE COUP DI TA.
BEEN A CORPORATE COUP DI TA. THE COUNTRY IS UP FOR SALE.
THE COUNTRY IS UP FOR SALE. IT'S GOT TO STOP.
IT'S GOT TO STOP. >> WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE VERY
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE VERY LONG WITHOUT WATER.
LONG WITHOUT WATER. THE RICH PEOPLE MAY HAVE IT
THE RICH PEOPLE MAY HAVE IT LONGER THAN WE DO, BUT THEY'RE
LONGER THAN WE DO, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED IT, TOO.
GOING TO NEED IT, TOO. IT'S CRAZY.
IT'S CRAZY. IT'S SUICIDE WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT'S SUICIDE WHAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S SACRED.
IT'S SACRED. >> WHAT CAN BE DONE?
>> WHAT CAN BE DONE? >> WE DO HAVE TO CHANGE OUR
>> WE DO HAVE TO CHANGE OUR ENERGY POLICY.
ENERGY POLICY. WE'VE ALREADY KNOWN THAT WE'RE
WE'VE ALREADY KNOWN THAT WE'RE PAST THE TIPPING POINT, THAT
PAST THE TIPPING POINT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE
WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE CLIMATE CHANGE FOR QUITE A
CLIMATE CHANGE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
WHILE. >> IT'S NOT JUST OCCUPY TUCSON,
>> IT'S NOT JUST OCCUPY TUCSON, WE'RE OCCUPYING A PLANET.
WE'RE OCCUPYING A PLANET. WE'RE SHARING IT WITH EVERY
WE'RE SHARING IT WITH EVERY OTHER LIVING BEING.
OTHER LIVING BEING. EQUALITY FOR ALL AND JUSTICE.
EQUALITY FOR ALL AND JUSTICE. WHEN YOU HAVE THE ECOLOGICAL
WHEN YOU HAVE THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, WE LIVE IN HARMONY AND
BALANCE, WE LIVE IN HARMONY AND NOT GO EXTINCT.
NOT GO EXTINCT. BIG THING FOR ME.
BIG THING FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE US TO LIVE.
I WOULD LIKE US TO LIVE. >> THE SCENE LOOKS VERY
>> THE SCENE LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE MOVEMENT IN
DIFFERENT FROM THE MOVEMENT IN 2011 WHEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
2011 WHEN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO DIFFERENT
PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO DIFFERENT PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE WORLD.
PUBLIC SPACES AROUND THE WORLD. TUCSON WAS NO EXCEPTION.
TUCSON WAS NO EXCEPTION. AND POLICE ARRESTED MANY OF THE
AND POLICE ARRESTED MANY OF THE ACTIVISTS FOR TRESS
ACTIVISTS FOR TRESS PRACTICESING.
PRACTICESING. STILL, GROUPS SUCH AS THIS ONE
STILL, GROUPS SUCH AS THIS ONE REMAIN COMMITTED ONE YEAR LATER.
REMAIN COMMITTED ONE YEAR LATER. >> I DO IT BY COMING INTO THE
>> I DO IT BY COMING INTO THE OFFICE DURING THE WEEK, AND
OFFICE DURING THE WEEK, AND COMING TO GA, AND GOING TO
COMING TO GA, AND GOING TO MEETINGS WHERE WE DISCUSS
MEETINGS WHERE WE DISCUSS THINGS.
THINGS. AND WHERE WE PLAN THINGS.
AND WHERE WE PLAN THINGS. THAT'S HOW WE DO IT.
THAT'S HOW WE DO IT. AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG
AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME.
TIME. >> SO, ARE YOU FINDING ENOUGH
>> SO, ARE YOU FINDING ENOUGH PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES?
PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THESE ISSUES? >> OH, YEAH, BECAUSE I'M ON
>> OH, YEAH, BECAUSE I'M ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER DAILY.
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER DAILY. MY READERSHIP BASE IS GROWING ON
MY READERSHIP BASE IS GROWING ON A DAILY BASIS.
A DAILY BASIS. AND IT ISN'T JUST PEOPLE HERE,
AND IT ISN'T JUST PEOPLE HERE, IT'S PEOPLE WORLDWIDE.
IT'S PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. >> HERE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA,
>> HERE IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, THEY ARE DOING THEIR PART.
THEY ARE DOING THEIR PART. WHILE MOST OTHER PEOPLE ARE BUSY
WHILE MOST OTHER PEOPLE ARE BUSY AND OBLIVIOUS TO THESE
AND OBLIVIOUS TO THESE GATHERINGS NEARBY, THESE
GATHERINGS NEARBY, THESE ACTIVISTS OCCUPY THEIR MINDS
ACTIVISTS OCCUPY THEIR MINDS WITH SERIOUS ISSUES, AND A
WITH SERIOUS ISSUES, AND A FERVENT DESIRE TO EFFECT CHANGE.
>> AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING
DEDICATED TO INCREASING AWARENESS, CONSERVATION,
AWARENESS, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH ABOUT
EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH ABOUT THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE
THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT IS
AMERICAN CONTINENT IS CELEBRATING ITS 75th
CELEBRATING ITS 75th ANNIVERSARY.
ANNIVERSARY. THE AMERIND FOUNDATION IS
THE AMERIND FOUNDATION IS HOLDING SEMINARS THIS MONTH TO
HOLDING SEMINARS THIS MONTH TO COMMEMORATE THE MILESTONE.
COMMEMORATE THE MILESTONE. HERE IS MORE ABOUT THE
HERE IS MORE ABOUT THE FOUNDATION.
FOUNDATION. >> IT WAS TO HOUSE MR. FULTON'S
>> IT WAS TO HOUSE MR. FULTON'S COLLECTION AND MAKE THEM OPEN TO
COLLECTION AND MAKE THEM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THE PUBLIC. THE MUSEUM ITSELF WASN'T OPEN TO
THE MUSEUM ITSELF WASN'T OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNTIL THE
THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNTIL THE MIDDLE '80s.
MIDDLE '80s. BEFORE THAT WAS, IT WAS OPEN
BEFORE THAT WAS, IT WAS OPEN ONLY BY APPOINTMENT.
ONLY BY APPOINTMENT. HE CAME OUT HERE FROM
HE CAME OUT HERE FROM CONNECTICUT.
CONNECTICUT. ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, WAS A
ANTHROPOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, WAS A BIG HOBBY OF HIS.
BIG HOBBY OF HIS. HE WAS NOT A TRAINED
HE WAS NOT A TRAINED ARCHAEOLOGIST.
ARCHAEOLOGIST. THAT WAS A FASCINATION OF HIS,
THAT WAS A FASCINATION OF HIS, EVER SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG MAN
EVER SINCE HE WAS A YOUNG MAN TRAVELING OUT TO THE WEST, AND
TRAVELING OUT TO THE WEST, AND FINDING INTERESTING ARTIFACTS.
FINDING INTERESTING ARTIFACTS. HE WAS OUT HERE WITH THE FAMILY,
HE WAS OUT HERE WITH THE FAMILY, BUILT THIS WONDERFUL MUSEUM, AND
BUILT THIS WONDERFUL MUSEUM, AND HOUSE THAT'S UP ON THE HILL
HOUSE THAT'S UP ON THE HILL HERE.
HERE. STARTED THE MUSEUM ITSELF,
STARTED THE MUSEUM ITSELF, STARTED WITH JUST HIS PRIVATE
STARTED WITH JUST HIS PRIVATE COLLECTION.
COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM ITSELF, THE
THE MUSEUM ITSELF, THE FOUNDATION UNDERTOOK A LOT OF
FOUNDATION UNDERTOOK A LOT OF EXCAVATIONS AROUND THE REGION
EXCAVATIONS AROUND THE REGION HERE.
HERE. AND ALL OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA,
AND ALL OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA, AND INTO NORTHERN MEXICO.
AND INTO NORTHERN MEXICO. THE SIGNATURE PROJECT THE
THE SIGNATURE PROJECT THE AMERIND FOUNDATION A PROJECT IN
AMERIND FOUNDATION A PROJECT IN CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO.
CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO. JUST ABOUT A FOUR-HOUR DRIVE
JUST ABOUT A FOUR-HOUR DRIVE SOUTHEAST OF HERE.
SOUTHEAST OF HERE. THAT WAS A 13th CENTURY
THAT WAS A 13th CENTURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AND COMPLEX,
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AND COMPLEX, THAT WAS A THREE-YEAR PROJECT.
THAT WAS A THREE-YEAR PROJECT. IT'S MOSTLY AS A RESOURCE, AND
IT'S MOSTLY AS A RESOURCE, AND TO HELP FOSTER RESEARCH IN THE
TO HELP FOSTER RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND
FIELD OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE SOUTHWEST
ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS
UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS NORTHWEST MEXICO.
NORTHWEST MEXICO. AND IT'S NOT JUST CONFINED TO
AND IT'S NOT JUST CONFINED TO THAT REGION EITHER.
THAT REGION EITHER. THE FOCUS OF THE MUSEUM HERE IS
THE FOCUS OF THE MUSEUM HERE IS ACTUALLY HEMISPHERIC, THE
ACTUALLY HEMISPHERIC, THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE. YOU'LL SEE IN THIS ROOM HERE
YOU'LL SEE IN THIS ROOM HERE SOME OF THE ARTIFACTS, YOU'LL
SOME OF THE ARTIFACTS, YOU'LL SEE FROM ALASKA, ALL THE WAY
SEE FROM ALASKA, ALL THE WAY INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. I'M RATHER FOND OF THE CERAMICS.
I'M RATHER FOND OF THE CERAMICS. THE CERAMICS REALLY WERE ONE OF
THE CERAMICS REALLY WERE ONE OF THE GREAT PIECES OF ART FROM
THE GREAT PIECES OF ART FROM THAT CULTURE.
THAT CULTURE. AND ACTUALLY INFLUENCED SOME
AND ACTUALLY INFLUENCED SOME CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS IN
CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS IN CHIHUAHUA DOWN THERE.
CHIHUAHUA DOWN THERE. THE BUILDINGS HERE WERE BUILT
THE BUILDINGS HERE WERE BUILT NOT LONG AFTER THE FOUNDATION
NOT LONG AFTER THE FOUNDATION WAS STARTED.
WAS STARTED. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MIDDLE
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MIDDLE TO LATE '30s.
TO LATE '30s. THESE BUILDINGS WERE DESIGNED BY
THESE BUILDINGS WERE DESIGNED BY A TUCSON ARC I TECT.
A TUCSON ARC I TECT. THE MUSEUM ITSELF WAS AS A
THE MUSEUM ITSELF WAS AS A MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. A LOT OF FOLKS COME HERE ON
A LOT OF FOLKS COME HERE ON THEIR FIRST VISIT AND SAY, OH,
THEIR FIRST VISIT AND SAY, OH, WOW, WHAT A WONDERFUL HOME THIS
WOW, WHAT A WONDERFUL HOME THIS WAS.
WAS. THE HOME IS ACTUALLY UP ON THE
THE HOME IS ACTUALLY UP ON THE HILL.
HILL. BUT THE MUSEUM ITSELF WAS BUILT
BUT THE MUSEUM ITSELF WAS BUILT AS A MUSEUM.
AS A MUSEUM. IT'S JUST A PLACE THAT'S FULL OF
IT'S JUST A PLACE THAT'S FULL OF WONDEROUS TREASURES FROM AROUND
WONDEROUS TREASURES FROM AROUND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. EVERYTHING IS JUST SO
EVERYTHING IS JUST SO FASCINATING.
FASCINATING. AND THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL
AND THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL OBJECTS THAT ARE ON DISPLAY, AND
OBJECTS THAT ARE ON DISPLAY, AND THAT ARE IN OUR STORAGE, THAT I
THAT ARE IN OUR STORAGE, THAT I DISCOVER SOMETHING WONDERFUL
DISCOVER SOMETHING WONDERFUL EVERY DAY THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE
EVERY DAY THAT I DIDN'T NOTICE BEFORE, THAT, OH, WOW, HOW DID I
BEFORE, THAT, OH, WOW, HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT WONDERFUL PIECE
NOT NOTICE THAT WONDERFUL PIECE BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> IN CELEBRATION OF ECO LIVING
>> IN CELEBRATION OF ECO LIVING AND SUSTAINABILITY, THE THREE
AND SUSTAINABILITY, THE THREE EARTH HARMONY FESTIVAL IS TAKING
EARTH HARMONY FESTIVAL IS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND IN ARIZONA,
PLACE THIS WEEKEND IN ARIZONA, WHICH IS NORTH OF NOGALES.
WHICH IS NORTH OF NOGALES. CAITLIN HARRINGTON HAS AN
CAITLIN HARRINGTON HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH TWO COORDINATORS.
INTERVIEW WITH TWO COORDINATORS. >> HERE WITH ME IS THE
>> HERE WITH ME IS THE COORDINATORS FOR THE EARTH
COORDINATORS FOR THE EARTH HARMONY FESTIVAL.
HARMONY FESTIVAL. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US. >> BEGIN WITH TELLING US WHAT
>> BEGIN WITH TELLING US WHAT THIS FESTIVAL IS ALL ABOUT, AND
THIS FESTIVAL IS ALL ABOUT, AND WHEN AND WHERE IT WILL TAKE
WHEN AND WHERE IT WILL TAKE PLACE SCHR SURE.
PLACE SCHR SURE. IT'S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND,
IT'S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6th AND 7th.
AND 7th. IT'S THE EARTH HARMONY FESTIVAL
IT'S THE EARTH HARMONY FESTIVAL THAT IS REALLY ABOUT HELPING
THAT IS REALLY ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO
PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO CREATE HORMONE WITH THE EARTH AS
CREATE HORMONE WITH THE EARTH AS WELL AS WITH EACH OTHER.
WELL AS WITH EACH OTHER. IT'S SET IN ECO VILLAGE.
IT'S SET IN ECO VILLAGE. THAT IS A WORKING ECO VILLAGE
THAT IS A WORKING ECO VILLAGE FARM AND GARDEN.
FARM AND GARDEN. SO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS THERE
SO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS THERE IS ABOUT CREATING
IS ABOUT CREATING SUSTAINABILITY, AND HARMONY WITH
SUSTAINABILITY, AND HARMONY WITH THE EARTH, AND IT'S THE WAY TO
THE EARTH, AND IT'S THE WAY TO REALLY SHARE WHAT ALL THAT IS
REALLY SHARE WHAT ALL THAT IS WITH PEOPLE.
WITH PEOPLE. BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT THAT'S
BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT THAT'S REALLY NEEDED AND WHAT'S
REALLY NEEDED AND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE WORLD TODAY
HAPPENING WITH THE WORLD TODAY AND THE ECONOMIC TIMES WE'RE IN,
AND THE ECONOMIC TIMES WE'RE IN, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GROW THEIR
ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD AND HAVE LESS IMPACT ON
OWN FOOD AND HAVE LESS IMPACT ON THE EARTH.
THE EARTH. AND MOTHER NATURE.
AND MOTHER NATURE. >> AND CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE
>> AND CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON AVALON GARDENS
BIT OF HISTORY ON AVALON GARDENS AND WHAT AN ECO VILLAGE IS?
AND WHAT AN ECO VILLAGE IS? >> SURE.
>> SURE. IT WAS STARTED ABOUT 23 YEARS
IT WAS STARTED ABOUT 23 YEARS AGO IN SE DOANA, ARIZONA, BUT MY
AGO IN SE DOANA, ARIZONA, BUT MY PARENTS IN EMERSON CHASE.
PARENTS IN EMERSON CHASE. WE STARTED THIS GARDEN TO
WE STARTED THIS GARDEN TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO START
ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO START LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO LIVE IN
LEARNING ABOUT HOW TO LIVE IN HARMONY WITH NATURE AND HAVE A
HARMONY WITH NATURE AND HAVE A LESS IMPACT ON THIS EARTH.
LESS IMPACT ON THIS EARTH. AND TODAY, AS YOU'VE ALL BEEN TO
AND TODAY, AS YOU'VE ALL BEEN TO THE FESTIVAL, IT ENCOURAGES
THE FESTIVAL, IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO DO ALL THESE THINGS,
PEOPLE TO DO ALL THESE THINGS, BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THE ECONOMY
BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THE ECONOMY IS GETTING ROUGH.
IS GETTING ROUGH. AND AMERICAN SOCIETY REALLY
AND AMERICAN SOCIETY REALLY BREEDS A LOT OF COMPETITION.
BREEDS A LOT OF COMPETITION. WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH YOU TO
WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH YOU TO COME OUT OF THE AGE OF
COME OUT OF THE AGE OF COMPETITION INTO THE AGE OF
COMPETITION INTO THE AGE OF COOPERATION.
COOPERATION. AND WE NEED TO LIVE WITH LESS
AND WE NEED TO LIVE WITH LESS IMPACT.
IMPACT. SO IN ECO VILLAGE, IT'S REALLY
SO IN ECO VILLAGE, IT'S REALLY AN ENVIRONMENT TO COME TOGETHER
AN ENVIRONMENT TO COME TOGETHER AND DO THAT.
AND DO THAT. AND SO WE ARE BUILDING, DOING A
AND SO WE ARE BUILDING, DOING A LOT OF GREEN BUILDING,
LOT OF GREEN BUILDING, ALTERNATIVE BUILDING, AND WE'RE
ALTERNATIVE BUILDING, AND WE'RE ON LAND WHERE WE CAN DO THAT.
ON LAND WHERE WE CAN DO THAT. WE HAVE -- WE DO CAR POOLING,
WE HAVE -- WE DO CAR POOLING, RAINWATER HARVESTING, GRAY WATER
RAINWATER HARVESTING, GRAY WATER HARVESTING, WE GROW A LOT OF OUR
HARVESTING, WE GROW A LOT OF OUR ORGANIC VEGETABLES.
ORGANIC VEGETABLES. WE HAVE DAIRY PRODUCTS, WE HAVE
WE HAVE DAIRY PRODUCTS, WE HAVE OUR OWN ANIMALS.
OUR OWN ANIMALS. WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE AN
WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE'RE CREATING
ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE'RE CREATING OUR OWN LITTLE MICROECOSYSTEM.
OUR OWN LITTLE MICROECOSYSTEM. IT WAS STARTED IN SEDONA, AND
IT WAS STARTED IN SEDONA, AND EVOLVED, LIKE I SAID, OVER THE
EVOLVED, LIKE I SAID, OVER THE YEARS INTO THIS FESTIVAL, WHICH
YEARS INTO THIS FESTIVAL, WHICH IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE DONE IT
IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'VE DONE IT HERE ON OUR LAND, AND IT'S
HERE ON OUR LAND, AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.
LOOKING REALLY GOOD. WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPERS COMING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CAMPERS COMING. WE REALLY WANT TO TEACH PEOPLE
WE REALLY WANT TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO LIVE IN
ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO LIVE IN HARMONY.
HARMONY. ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS YOU NEED
ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS YOU NEED LEADERSHIP TO START AN
LEADERSHIP TO START AN ECOVILLAGE, TO START A
ECOVILLAGE, TO START A COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. YOU CAN KEEP ONE GOING FOR ONE
YOU CAN KEEP ONE GOING FOR ONE LIKE WE HAVE FOR 23 YEARS TAKES
LIKE WE HAVE FOR 23 YEARS TAKES A LOT OF LEADERSHIP.
A LOT OF LEADERSHIP. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR
WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR ECOVILLAGE, BE IMMERSED IN THE
ECOVILLAGE, BE IMMERSED IN THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN LEARN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT THAT AND SEE FOR
ABOUT THAT AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT,
>> WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT, BUT CAN YOU TELL US IN ADDITION
BUT CAN YOU TELL US IN ADDITION TO BEING AN EDUCATIONAL FESTIVAL
TO BEING AN EDUCATIONAL FESTIVAL WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT ECO
WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT ECO LIVING, THERE'S A COUPLE OF
LIVING, THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER EVENTS GOING ON.
OTHER EVENTS GOING ON. CAN YOU TELL US SOME OF THOSE?
CAN YOU TELL US SOME OF THOSE? >> SURE.
>> SURE. THE FESTIVAL ITSELF WILL BE VERY
THE FESTIVAL ITSELF WILL BE VERY FUN.
FUN. ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE SET
ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO BE SET IN A REALLY FUN ENVIRONMENT.
IN A REALLY FUN ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE A CHILDREN'S VILLAGE,
WE HAVE A CHILDREN'S VILLAGE, DEFINITELY CHILDREN ARE PART OF
DEFINITELY CHILDREN ARE PART OF THE FUTURE AND WE RAISE THEM TO
THE FUTURE AND WE RAISE THEM TO LEARN TO BE IN HARMONY WITH THE
LEARN TO BE IN HARMONY WITH THE EARTH.
EARTH. THERE'S A LOT OF ANIMALS ON THE
THERE'S A LOT OF ANIMALS ON THE FARM.
FARM. THERE WILL BE PONY RIDES.
THERE WILL BE PONY RIDES. THERE WILL BE BUNNIES AND
THERE WILL BE BUNNIES AND TALKING PARROTS AND HANDS-ON
TALKING PARROTS AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.
ACTIVITIES. THERE WILL ALSO BE LIVE MUSIC BY
THERE WILL ALSO BE LIVE MUSIC BY BANDS THAT SING UPLIFTING SONGS
BANDS THAT SING UPLIFTING SONGS ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE'RE
ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. OUR ECO TOURS AND HAY RIDE TOURS
OUR ECO TOURS AND HAY RIDE TOURS WILL BE TAKING PEOPLE AROUND THE
WILL BE TAKING PEOPLE AROUND THE VILLAGE TO LEARN ALL THE
VILLAGE TO LEARN ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. AND WE ALSO HAVE THROUGHOUT THE
AND WE ALSO HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EARTH HARMONY
YEAR, EARTH HARMONY SUSTAINABILITY SEMINARS.
SUSTAINABILITY SEMINARS. SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT THIS
SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT THIS WEEKEND, YOU CAN COME THROUGHOUT
WEEKEND, YOU CAN COME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO THESE SEMINARS AND
THE YEAR TO THESE SEMINARS AND LEARN THE PRINCIPLES.
LEARN THE PRINCIPLES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
HERE TODAY. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS FOR HAVING US.
THANKS FOR HAVING US. >>> THE BROODWAY HIT AVENUE Q, A
>>> THE BROODWAY HIT AVENUE Q, A PRODUCTION THAT USES HUMAN AND
PRODUCTION THAT USES HUMAN AND PUPPET ACTORS SIDE BY SIDE TO
PUPPET ACTORS SIDE BY SIDE TO DELIVER DRAMA, SATIRE AND SONGS.
DELIVER DRAMA, SATIRE AND SONGS. WE'LL MEET SOME OF THOSE PUPPETS
WE'LL MEET SOME OF THOSE PUPPETS NEXT, ALONG WITH TWO OF THE
NEXT, ALONG WITH TWO OF THE TALENTED YOUNG PERFORMERS WHO
TALENTED YOUNG PERFORMERS WHO WILL BRING THEM TO LIFE FOR A
WILL BRING THEM TO LIFE FOR A NEW ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATER
NEW ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATER PRODUCTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
PRODUCTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
ARIZONA. HERE IS MARK McLEMORE.
HERE IS MARK McLEMORE. >> AVENUE Q IS COMING TO THE
>> AVENUE Q IS COMING TO THE ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATER.
ARIZONA REPERTORY THEATER. YOU BROUGHT PRINCETON, THE LEAD
YOU BROUGHT PRINCETON, THE LEAD FROM AVENUE Q WITH YOU.
FROM AVENUE Q WITH YOU. WE ALSO HAVE MICHELLE LANE,
WE ALSO HAVE MICHELLE LANE, WHO'S A DIRECTOR OF PUPPETRY WHO
WHO'S A DIRECTOR OF PUPPETRY WHO DID SOME INSTRUCTION AND TAUGHT
DID SOME INSTRUCTION AND TAUGHT THEM HOW TO MANIPULATE THEIR
THEM HOW TO MANIPULATE THEIR PUPPETS.
PUPPETS. AND SHE BROUGHT A SPECIAL PUPPET
AND SHE BROUGHT A SPECIAL PUPPET OF HERS.
OF HERS. SO NICE TO HAVE ALL FOUR OF YOU
SO NICE TO HAVE ALL FOUR OF YOU HERE WITH US.
HERE WITH US. MICHELLE, TELL US A LITTLE BIT
MICHELLE, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY PUPPETS ARE SO
ABOUT WHY PUPPETS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. >> IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
>> IT'S SO IMPORTANT. IN PARTICULAR WITH THIS SHOW.
IN PARTICULAR WITH THIS SHOW. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO "SOUTH PARK."
SIMILAR TO "SOUTH PARK." "SOUTH PARK" USES THE ELEMENT OF
"SOUTH PARK" USES THE ELEMENT OF CHILDREN, OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF
CHILDREN, OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES, AND ANIMATION.
BABES, AND ANIMATION. SO WITH THIS PARTICULAR BROADWAY
SO WITH THIS PARTICULAR BROADWAY SHOW, THEY ADDED THE ELEMENT OF
SHOW, THEY ADDED THE ELEMENT OF PUPPETRY SO WE CAN BRING A
PUPPETRY SO WE CAN BRING A LIGHT-HEARTED, FUNNY WAY OF
LIGHT-HEARTED, FUNNY WAY OF LOOKING AT OUR LIFE AND OUR
LOOKING AT OUR LIFE AND OUR SOCIETY, AND POKING FUN A LITTLE
SOCIETY, AND POKING FUN A LITTLE BIT, SHOWING A MIRROR EVER SO
BIT, SHOWING A MIRROR EVER SO SLIGHTLY JUST TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO
SLIGHTLY JUST TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO LET THEIR GUARD DOWN, AND RELAX,
LET THEIR GUARD DOWN, AND RELAX, AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND. AND REALLY LAUGH AT OURSELVES.
AND REALLY LAUGH AT OURSELVES. >> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FIRST
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT YOU TRY TO ESTABLISH
THINGS THAT YOU TRY TO ESTABLISH WITH YOUR STUDENTS WHEN YOU'RE
WITH YOUR STUDENTS WHEN YOU'RE TEACHING THEM ABOUT PUPPETRY?
TEACHING THEM ABOUT PUPPETRY? YOU ACTUALLY BROUGHT US A LITTLE
YOU ACTUALLY BROUGHT US A LITTLE TOOL THAT YOU USE TO INSTRUCT
TOOL THAT YOU USE TO INSTRUCT THAT KIND OF HELPS THEM GET THE
THAT KIND OF HELPS THEM GET THE IDEA OF WHAT MANIPULATES A
IDEA OF WHAT MANIPULATES A PUPPET.
PUPPET. WHAT'S PRIMARY?
WHAT'S PRIMARY? >> THERE ARE A FEW VERY BASIC
>> THERE ARE A FEW VERY BASIC THINGS THAT WE REALLY HONE IN
THINGS THAT WE REALLY HONE IN ON.
ON. ONE OF WHICH IS FOCUS.
ONE OF WHICH IS FOCUS. YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, WITH
YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE, WITH MISH MONSTER, SHE'S LOOKING
MISH MONSTER, SHE'S LOOKING DIRECTLY AT YOU.
DIRECTLY AT YOU. THE TENDENCY IS TO RELAX YOUR
THE TENDENCY IS TO RELAX YOUR HAND AND KIND OF LET IT BE WHERE
HAND AND KIND OF LET IT BE WHERE IT IS.
IT IS. SO THEY HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD
SO THEY HAVE TO WORK VERY HARD TO REALLY KEEP FOCUSED.
TO REALLY KEEP FOCUSED. AND MAINTAIN CONTACT.
AND MAINTAIN CONTACT. BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE NOT
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE NOT COMPLETELY FOCUSED IN, YOU LOSE
COMPLETELY FOCUSED IN, YOU LOSE THAT CONNECTION.
THAT CONNECTION. SO FOCUS IS HUGE.
SO FOCUS IS HUGE. BREATHING.
BREATHING. BRINGING THESE CHARACTERS TO
BRINGING THESE CHARACTERS TO LIFE.
LIFE. LAUGHING.
LAUGHING. YOU KNOW, CRYING, EVERYTHING,
YOU KNOW, CRYING, EVERYTHING, ALL THESE EMOTIONS ARE
ALL THESE EMOTIONS ARE REACTIONS.
REACTIONS. SO WE REALLY TOUCH ON ALL THAT
SO WE REALLY TOUCH ON ALL THAT STUFF.
STUFF. GRAVITY, HOW TO WALK WITH A
GRAVITY, HOW TO WALK WITH A PUPPET.
PUPPET. THERE ARE SO MANY ELEMENTS AND
THERE ARE SO MANY ELEMENTS AND SPECIFICS.
SPECIFICS. SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS SHOW, WE
SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS SHOW, WE WORK REALLY HARD ON SYNCING
WORK REALLY HARD ON SYNCING EVERY MOMENT.
EVERY MOMENT. WHEN YOU LOOK OVER, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU LOOK OVER, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THIS
YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THIS STUFF.
STUFF. WHEN YOU GO TO GRAB A GLASS OF
WHEN YOU GO TO GRAB A GLASS OF WATER, YOU DON'T JUST LOOK AT
WATER, YOU DON'T JUST LOOK AT THE PERSON YOU'RE GOING TO AND
THE PERSON YOU'RE GOING TO AND FIND A GLASS.
FIND A GLASS. YOU LOOK AT IT.
YOU LOOK AT IT. WE LEARN TO LOOK WHERE WE'RE
WE LEARN TO LOOK WHERE WE'RE GRABBING.
GRABBING. SO, OH, YOU KNOW, IS THAT A
SO, OH, YOU KNOW, IS THAT A BUTTON ON YOUR SHIRT?
BUTTON ON YOUR SHIRT? AND YOU KIND OF LOOK DOWN AND
AND YOU KIND OF LOOK DOWN AND EVERYTHING IS VERY, VERY
EVERYTHING IS VERY, VERY SPECIFIC.
SPECIFIC. >> MICHAEL, HOW HAS THIS
>> MICHAEL, HOW HAS THIS EXPERIENCE BEEN FOR YOU AS AN
EXPERIENCE BEEN FOR YOU AS AN ACTOR?
ACTOR? ARE YOU AND PRINCETON GETTING
ARE YOU AND PRINCETON GETTING ALONG?
ALONG? >> WE ARE.
>> WE ARE. YEAH.
YEAH. IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A VERY
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A VERY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER DONE
SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
BEFORE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN INTENSE
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN INTENSE REHEARSAL PROCESS EVEN BEFORE
REHEARSAL PROCESS EVEN BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COME IN
THAT, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO COME IN BEFORE MICHELLE COMES, WE HAVE
BEFORE MICHELLE COMES, WE HAVE TO LEARN OUR MUSIC, WE HAVE TO
TO LEARN OUR MUSIC, WE HAVE TO LEARN OUR SCRIPT, WE HAVE TO
LEARN OUR SCRIPT, WE HAVE TO LEARN EVERYTHING.
LEARN EVERYTHING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HE TAKES
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HE TAKES MOST OF MY ATTENTION.
MOST OF MY ATTENTION. I CAN'T HOLD MY PENCIL AND SCORE
I CAN'T HOLD MY PENCIL AND SCORE AND SCRIPT AND EVERYTHING.
AND SCRIPT AND EVERYTHING. IT'S BEEN UNIQUE.
IT'S BEEN UNIQUE. THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT, AS
THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT, AS SHE'S JUST EXPLAINING, THAT'S A
SHE'S JUST EXPLAINING, THAT'S A SMALL PART OF IT.
SMALL PART OF IT. WE GO INTO SO MUCH DETAIL.
WE GO INTO SO MUCH DETAIL. >> SHOW US A DEMONSTRATION OF A
>> SHOW US A DEMONSTRATION OF A COM COUPLE OF MOVES THAT YOU
COM COUPLE OF MOVES THAT YOU LIKE TO DO WITH PRINCETON.
LIKE TO DO WITH PRINCETON. >> SO IF I ROLL MY EYES, AND I
>> SO IF I ROLL MY EYES, AND I WOULD JUST TILT HIS HEAD BACK.
WOULD JUST TILT HIS HEAD BACK. SO IF I ROLL MY EYES AND DID
SO IF I ROLL MY EYES AND DID THAT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE
THAT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE THAT, YOU WOULD GET THE
THAT, YOU WOULD GET THE IMPRESSION THAT PRINCETON IS
IMPRESSION THAT PRINCETON IS ROLLING HIS EYES.
ROLLING HIS EYES. I ALSO LIKE TO DANCE WITH HIM.
I ALSO LIKE TO DANCE WITH HIM. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? DO JUST A LITTLE PUPPET DANCE.
DO JUST A LITTLE PUPPET DANCE. WHICH I DO IN THE SHOW.
WHICH I DO IN THE SHOW. AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN -- YOU CAN
AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN -- YOU CAN CHECK HIS BREATH OR COMB HIS
CHECK HIS BREATH OR COMB HIS HAIR.
HAIR. DO MANY THINGS THAT WE DO.
DO MANY THINGS THAT WE DO. >> PRINCETON, I UNDERSTAND YOU
>> PRINCETON, I UNDERSTAND YOU DO A LOT OF SINGING IN THE SHOW.
DO A LOT OF SINGING IN THE SHOW. DOES THAT COME NATURALLY TO YOU?
DOES THAT COME NATURALLY TO YOU? >> IT DOES.
>> IT DOES. I LOVE SINGING IN FRONT OF AN
I LOVE SINGING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.
AUDIENCE. SOMETHING I LIKE TO DO IS, WHEN
SOMETHING I LIKE TO DO IS, WHEN I DO VI BRATO, I LIKE TO JUST DO
I DO VI BRATO, I LIKE TO JUST DO THAT A LITTLE BIT.
THAT A LITTLE BIT. LIKE AH, JUST LIKE THAT.
LIKE AH, JUST LIKE THAT. SORRY.
SORRY. BUT YEAH, I LOVE SINGING IN
BUT YEAH, I LOVE SINGING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.
FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE. >> MICHELLE, YOU SAID MISH
>> MICHELLE, YOU SAID MISH MONSTER WAS SPECIAL TO YOU.
MONSTER WAS SPECIAL TO YOU. CAN YOU TELL WHERE SHE COMES
CAN YOU TELL WHERE SHE COMES FROM?
FROM? >> THIS PUPPET COMES FROM
>> THIS PUPPET COMES FROM AUSTRALIA.
AUSTRALIA. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A HYBRID
IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A HYBRID OF KATE MONSTER AND ME.
OF KATE MONSTER AND ME. SO WHEN I DID THE SHOW, I FELL
SO WHEN I DID THE SHOW, I FELL IN LOVE WITH PUPPETRY SO MUCH,
IN LOVE WITH PUPPETRY SO MUCH, THAT I WANTED A SIMILAR PUPPET.
THAT I WANTED A SIMILAR PUPPET. >> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
>> WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BY.
COMING BY. AND SPENDING TIME WITH US.
AND SPENDING TIME WITH US. I THINK IT'S FUN TO REMEMBER
I THINK IT'S FUN TO REMEMBER THAT WE ALL HAD PUPPET FRIENDS
THAT WE ALL HAD PUPPET FRIENDS WHEN WE WERE KIDS.
WHEN WE WERE KIDS. SO MISH AND PRINCETON, IT WAS
SO MISH AND PRINCETON, IT WAS GOOD TO MEET YOU.
GOOD TO MEET YOU. >> GREAT TO MEET YOU, TOO.
>> GREAT TO MEET YOU, TOO. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> BREAK A LEG.
>> BREAK A LEG. >> OH, THANK YOU.
>> OH, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >>> GARDENING IS ONE OF THE MOST
>>> GARDENING IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ACTIVITIES, AND THE
POPULAR ACTIVITIES, AND THE WEATHER IS FINALLY COOLING OFF
WEATHER IS FINALLY COOLING OFF IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AFTER A LONG
IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AFTER A LONG HOT SUMMER, WHICH MEANS MORE
HOT SUMMER, WHICH MEANS MORE PEOPLE WILL BE HEADING OUTDOORS.
PEOPLE WILL BE HEADING OUTDOORS. NEXT SATURDAY OCTOBER 13th,
NEXT SATURDAY OCTOBER 13th, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME EXEMPLARY PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING
EXEMPLARY PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING DESIGNS THANKS TO A TOUR FROM A
DESIGNS THANKS TO A TOUR FROM A MASTER GARDENER.
MASTER GARDENER. JOINING US WITH THE DETAILS ARE
JOINING US WITH THE DETAILS ARE JOYCE AND ANNETTE.
JOYCE AND ANNETTE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU, TONY.
>> THANK YOU, TONY. >> WHAT IS THE MASTER GARDEN
>> WHAT IS THE MASTER GARDEN PROGRAM ALL ABOUT?
PROGRAM ALL ABOUT? HOW DOES IT WORK?
HOW DOES IT WORK? >> THE MASTER GARDENERS ARE A
>> THE MASTER GARDENERS ARE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE
GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA EXTENSION
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA EXTENSION SERVICE.
SERVICE. WE RECEIVE EXTENSIVE UNIVERSITY
WE RECEIVE EXTENSIVE UNIVERSITY PROVIDED TRAINING.
PROVIDED TRAINING. AND AFTER OUR TRAINING, WE ARE
AND AFTER OUR TRAINING, WE ARE LET LOOSE ON THE COMMUNITY AS AN
LET LOOSE ON THE COMMUNITY AS AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND RESOURCE TO SUCH THINGS AS
RESOURCE TO SUCH THINGS AS SCHOOLS, WE PROVIDE ONGOING
SCHOOLS, WE PROVIDE ONGOING PERIODIC TALKS AT SEVERAL OF THE
PERIODIC TALKS AT SEVERAL OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES. WE MAN INFORMATION BOOTHS AT
WE MAN INFORMATION BOOTHS AT VARIOUS FARMERS' MARKETS.
VARIOUS FARMERS' MARKETS. AND PERHAPS ONE OF OUR MOST
AND PERHAPS ONE OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT AND CERTAINLY
SIGNIFICANT AND CERTAINLY POPULAR SERVICES IS WE RUN A
POPULAR SERVICES IS WE RUN A PLANT CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY
PLANT CLINIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA EXTENSION SERVICES
OF ARIZONA EXTENSION SERVICES OFFICES ON NORTH CAMPBELL JUST
OFFICES ON NORTH CAMPBELL JUST SOUTH OF RIVER ROAD, WHERE
SOUTH OF RIVER ROAD, WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK IN WITH THEIR
PEOPLE CAN WALK IN WITH THEIR PLANT, OR THEY CAN CALL.
PLANT, OR THEY CAN CALL. THEY CAN ALSO CALL OUR SATELLITE
THEY CAN ALSO CALL OUR SATELLITE OFFICE IN GREEN VALLEY.
OFFICE IN GREEN VALLEY. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT SERVICE
OF HOW IMPORTANT THAT SERVICE IS, YOU CAN CALL ABOUT ANY
IS, YOU CAN CALL ABOUT ANY GARDENING QUESTIONS, PLANT
GARDENING QUESTIONS, PLANT HEALTH, PESTS, DISEASE, YOU NAME
HEALTH, PESTS, DISEASE, YOU NAME IT.
IT. LAST YEAR, 2011, WE HAD 7,800
LAST YEAR, 2011, WE HAD 7,800 INQUIRIES ON A WALK-IN BASIS, OR
INQUIRIES ON A WALK-IN BASIS, OR CALL-IN BASIS.
CALL-IN BASIS. WE ALSO MAINTAIN SEVERAL
WE ALSO MAINTAIN SEVERAL DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AT THE
DEMONSTRATION GARDENS AT THE EXTENSION OFFICES CAMPUS.
EXTENSION OFFICES CAMPUS. AND THOSE ARE OPEN TO THE
AND THOSE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. YOU CAN COME BY DURING BUSINESS
YOU CAN COME BY DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
HOURS. THURSDAY MORNING ARE OUR WORK
THURSDAY MORNING ARE OUR WORK DAYS, SO IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE
DAYS, SO IF YOU WANT TO COME SEE THE MASTER GARDENERS IN ACTION,
THE MASTER GARDENERS IN ACTION, THURSDAY MIKE IS LIKE A HIVE OF
THURSDAY MIKE IS LIKE A HIVE OF BEES GONE LOOSE.
BEES GONE LOOSE. AND WE ALSO HAVE A PLANT SALE,
AND WE ALSO HAVE A PLANT SALE, AND WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK
AND WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT, OR ANNUAL HOME TOUR.
ABOUT, OR ANNUAL HOME TOUR. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT HOME
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT HOME TOUR, JOYCE.
TOUR, JOYCE. THERE ARE GOING TO BE FOUR
THERE ARE GOING TO BE FOUR GARDENS AND EACH ONE WILL FOCUS
GARDENS AND EACH ONE WILL FOCUS ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC.
ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC. LET'S BEGIN WITH THE TINGER
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE TINGER GARDENS.
GARDENS. >> WE HAVE FOUR PROPERTIES, EACH
>> WE HAVE FOUR PROPERTIES, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT FOCUS.
WITH A DIFFERENT FOCUS. AND OUR FOCUS IS ON ONE OF THE
AND OUR FOCUS IS ON ONE OF THE GARDENS, IS A CONTAINER GARDEN.
GARDENS, IS A CONTAINER GARDEN. AND IT'S A REMARKABLE GARDEN.
AND IT'S A REMARKABLE GARDEN. SHE HAS CONTAINERS CONTAINING
SHE HAS CONTAINERS CONTAINING CACTUS, SUCCULENTS, ANNUALS,
CACTUS, SUCCULENTS, ANNUALS, PERENNIALS.
PERENNIALS. SHE CHANGES SOME OF THESE OUT
SHE CHANGES SOME OF THESE OUT YEARLY.
YEARLY. SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO
SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FERTILIZING TIPS,
PROVIDE FERTILIZING TIPS, PLANTING TIPS.
PLANTING TIPS. SHE ALSO HAS HANGING BASKETS,
SHE ALSO HAS HANGING BASKETS, WHICH USUALLY DO NOT PERFORM
WHICH USUALLY DO NOT PERFORM VERY WELL HERE IN TUCSON, BUT
VERY WELL HERE IN TUCSON, BUT THIS PARTICULAR HOMEOWNER HAS
THIS PARTICULAR HOMEOWNER HAS BEEN A REALLY FABULOUS JOB IN
BEEN A REALLY FABULOUS JOB IN HER BACKYARD.
HER BACKYARD. >> YOU HAVE FRUITS, VEGETABLES
>> YOU HAVE FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND IRRIGATION.
AND IRRIGATION. LET'S TALK ABOUT EACH OF THOSE,
LET'S TALK ABOUT EACH OF THOSE, PLEASE.
PLEASE. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN IS GOING TO
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN IS GOING TO BE ALSO VERY INTERESTING.
BE ALSO VERY INTERESTING. THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES
THIS IS FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES THAT THEY COULD GROW VEGETABLES
THAT THEY COULD GROW VEGETABLES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, OR PERHAPS
IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, OR PERHAPS HAS HAD A FAILURE.
HAS HAD A FAILURE. IT'S ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN
IT'S ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN CONDOS, OR TOWNHOMES.
CONDOS, OR TOWNHOMES. AND ALL THEY CAN DO IS USE A
AND ALL THEY CAN DO IS USE A CONTAINER TO PLANT PERHAPS
CONTAINER TO PLANT PERHAPS LETTUCE OR RADISHES ON THEIR
LETTUCE OR RADISHES ON THEIR PATIO.
PATIO. BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SITE
BUT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SITE SELECTION, IRRIGATION,
SELECTION, IRRIGATION, COMPOSTING, INSECTS, EVERYTHING
COMPOSTING, INSECTS, EVERYTHING AT THAT PARTICULAR GARDEN.
AT THAT PARTICULAR GARDEN. THE NEXT GARDEN WOULD BE A
THE NEXT GARDEN WOULD BE A GARDEN THAT HAS TREES.
GARDEN THAT HAS TREES. AND THEY'RE FRUIT TREES, BUT
AND THEY'RE FRUIT TREES, BUT THEY ARE APRICOTS AND PEACHES
THEY ARE APRICOTS AND PEACHES AND ALSO POMEGRANATES AND FIGS
AND ALSO POMEGRANATES AND FIGS AS WELL AS CITRUS.
AS WELL AS CITRUS. AND SHE'S GROWING DWARF AND
AND SHE'S GROWING DWARF AND SEMI-DWARF TREES WHICH ARE
SEMI-DWARF TREES WHICH ARE PERFECT FOR IN TOWN.
PERFECT FOR IN TOWN. SHE'S GROWING THEM IN POTS AND
SHE'S GROWING THEM IN POTS AND IN-GROUND.
IN-GROUND. SHE WILL GIVE CLASSES ON HOW TO
SHE WILL GIVE CLASSES ON HOW TO CARE FOR, WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND
CARE FOR, WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND HOW TO GET FRUIT OFF THOSE
HOW TO GET FRUIT OFF THOSE TREES.
TREES. AND THEN ANOTHER GARDEN WE HAVE
AND THEN ANOTHER GARDEN WE HAVE IS ALL ABOUT IRRIGATION.
IS ALL ABOUT IRRIGATION. AND THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE
AND THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, WHO MAY HAVE
AVERAGE HOMEOWNER, WHO MAY HAVE SOME STRUGGLES, MAY NOT KNOW
SOME STRUGGLES, MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHY THEY'RE HAVING
EXACTLY WHY THEY'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IRRIGATION
PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. THESE GUYS ARE GREAT.
THESE GUYS ARE GREAT. WE HAVE TWO GUYS WHO ARE GOING
WE HAVE TWO GUYS WHO ARE GOING TO BE CONDUCTING THAT CLASS.
TO BE CONDUCTING THAT CLASS. AND THEY'RE GOING TO -- IT'S ALL
AND THEY'RE GOING TO -- IT'S ALL ABOUT IRRIGATION, WHERE TO BUY,
ABOUT IRRIGATION, WHERE TO BUY, WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON
WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE, FOR PEOPLE TO FIND
OUR WEBSITE, FOR PEOPLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE TOUR THAT'S COMING
OUT ABOUT THE TOUR THAT'S COMING UP ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 13th.
UP ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 13th. GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >>> NOW WE GO TO OUR WEEKLY
>>> NOW WE GO TO OUR WEEKLY SEGMENT FROM DEMION CLINCO FROM
SEGMENT FROM DEMION CLINCO FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FOUNDATION.
FOUNDATION. CLINCO JOINS US WITH INTERESTING
CLINCO JOINS US WITH INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL AND
ABOUT SOME OF THE CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES IN THIS
ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
PART OF THE WORLD. >> TUCKED INTO A QUIET
>> TUCKED INTO A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE TUCSON
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE TUCSON BOULEVARD ENDS AT THE RIVER IS
BOULEVARD ENDS AT THE RIVER IS CALLED VALLEY OF THE MOON.
CALLED VALLEY OF THE MOON. THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND BUILT
CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND BUILT BETWEEN 1923 AND 1932, IS AN
BETWEEN 1923 AND 1932, IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE SURGE IN
EXPRESSION OF THE SURGE IN POPULARITY OF SPIRITUALISM
POPULARITY OF SPIRITUALISM FOLLOWING WORLD WAR I.
FOLLOWING WORLD WAR I. THE SENSATION SURROUNDING THE
THE SENSATION SURROUNDING THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF FERRIES IN THE
PHOTOGRAPHY OF FERRIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, POPULARITY OF
UNITED KINGDOM, POPULARITY OF FAIRY TALE AND PROMINENCE AND
FAIRY TALE AND PROMINENCE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THE
ACCEPTABILITY OF THE ARCHITECTURE.
ARCHITECTURE. THE TALE OF GEORGE SEEMS TO
THE TALE OF GEORGE SEEMS TO DERIVE FROM FAIRY TALES.
DERIVE FROM FAIRY TALES. HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD INVOLVED THE
HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD INVOLVED THE WICKED STEPMOTHER, STOWAWAYS AND
WICKED STEPMOTHER, STOWAWAYS AND INFLUENTIAL SHOEMAKER.
INFLUENTIAL SHOEMAKER. HE BECAME AN INSEPARABLE PART OF
HE BECAME AN INSEPARABLE PART OF HIS LANDSCAPE WHICH HE BEGAN TO
HIS LANDSCAPE WHICH HE BEGAN TO CREATE AT THE AGE OF 38.
CREATE AT THE AGE OF 38. A GUIDE, NARRATOR,
A GUIDE, NARRATOR, SELF-DESCRIBED MOUNTAIN NOME AND
SELF-DESCRIBED MOUNTAIN NOME AND RESIDENT OF THE ENCHANTED
RESIDENT OF THE ENCHANTED GARDEN, LEGLER TRANSFORMED
GARDEN, LEGLER TRANSFORMED HIMSELF OVER TIME INTO THE ROLES
HIMSELF OVER TIME INTO THE ROLES OF HIS OWN FABLE, A CLOAKED
OF HIS OWN FABLE, A CLOAKED FIGURE WHO FOR YEARS LIVED IN
FIGURE WHO FOR YEARS LIVED IN UNDERGROUND CAVES ON THE
UNDERGROUND CAVES ON THE PROPERTY, SURVIVING ON NOTHING
PROPERTY, SURVIVING ON NOTHING BUT MILK.
BUT MILK. DESPITE HIS RECLUSIVE LIFE, HE
DESPITE HIS RECLUSIVE LIFE, HE WAS CELEBRATED IN NEWSPAPERS AND
WAS CELEBRATED IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES INCLUDING "LIFE."
MAGAZINES INCLUDING "LIFE." AS THE 20th CENTURY ADVANCED,
AS THE 20th CENTURY ADVANCED, MYTHS AND FAIRY TALES FADED IN
MYTHS AND FAIRY TALES FADED IN THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II.
THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II. AND LEGLER RETREATED INTO THE
AND LEGLER RETREATED INTO THE CRUMBLING GARDEN.
CRUMBLING GARDEN. HE BECAME A HERMITT,
HE BECAME A HERMITT, DISAPPEARING INTO THE OVERGROWN
DISAPPEARING INTO THE OVERGROWN GROUNDS, UNHEARD OF FOR A
GROUNDS, UNHEARD OF FOR A DECADE.
DECADE. IN THE 1970s, A BAND OF HIGH
IN THE 1970s, A BAND OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH FADED
SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH FADED MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD EXCURSIONS
MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD EXCURSIONS INTO THE PARK CLIMBED THE FENCE
INTO THE PARK CLIMBED THE FENCE AND FOUND THE FRAIL LEGLER
AND FOUND THE FRAIL LEGLER BARELY ALIVE.
BARELY ALIVE. LIKE RIP VAN WINKLE, THE
LIKE RIP VAN WINKLE, THE STUDENTS EXTRACTED HIM FROM THE
STUDENTS EXTRACTED HIM FROM THE TERRAIN AND NURSED HIM BACK TO
TERRAIN AND NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH.
HEALTH. THE STUDENTS AND 90-YEAR-OLD
THE STUDENTS AND 90-YEAR-OLD NOME WORKED TOGETHER TO RESTORE
NOME WORKED TOGETHER TO RESTORE THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY. UPON LEGLER'S DEATH AT ALMOST
UPON LEGLER'S DEATH AT ALMOST 100, THE RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO
100, THE RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO GUARD IT IMPER TU TI.
GUARD IT IMPER TU TI. A NATIONAL REGISTRATION
A NATIONAL REGISTRATION NOMINATION WAS MADE WHICH WILL
NOMINATION WAS MADE WHICH WILL BE DECIDED SOMETIME THIS YEAR.
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