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Desert Runways & Rat Pack Estates
Modernism Week producer Delaney Henry on Burning Man art crews, Valley Fever at Lightning in a Bottle, and the zipper blowout that almost cancelled karaoke. Plus the crack in Frank Sinatra's bathroom sink that's still there.
From Ballparks to Pickleball
Jose Moreno on a 50-year sports career, the COVID Fiesta Bowl saved by 10,000 PlayStation cutouts, and the Suns Gorilla who broke ribs on a Southwest baggage cart and never broke character. Plus the Wishes for Teachers program now over $1.2M a year.
When Magic Leads You to Events
Stacey Bera, Miss Arizona producer and venue owner, on the citywide Mesa power outage that stopped a pageant 20 minutes from showtime, the missing sound operator, and the FedEx driver she made a VIP for actually doing his job.
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