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Resource: Using Social Media for Job Hunting. Culled from Career Development lecture conducted for Art Institute of Tucson students.
View my Tucson Social Media Leadership Resources List. Culled from "Spheres of Social Media Influence" presentation, made at the YWCA 12th Annual Women's Leadership Conference.
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Author Archives: Monica Spigelman
Cultural Tradition: One Reason to Love Tucson
There are many stories written in Tucson, and one of my favorites focuses on the cultural traditions rooted here. In the nooks and crannies of Tucson’s diverse communities are artisans who share (through festival, cultural entrepreneurship or demonstration) their traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, local food, Tucson
Tagged arts, culture, ethnic foods, festival, folklife, tradition, Tucson
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Finding our own way, connecting our heritage
Reading opens so many doors, yes? Letters tell family stories; books reflect cultural experiences that hit home. These days I search for writings that open doors into my Italian heritage and mysterious family roots. My childhood, although rich with gatherings … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Books, Family, Tucson
Tagged culture, earthquakes, heritage, Italy, Reggio Calabria, Writing
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Tucson Writer Ramble Through Paris
I went walking recently to explore place-making in Paris. There were discoveries of neighborhood markets, locavore foods, artisans involved in beautiful traditions, old books, brasseries with hearty red wines and profound nooks of history. Just returning to Tucson, where I’ll … Continue reading
Tucson Thrift Stores & Sewing Secrets
Staring at me, on a sundries table of a Tucson thrift store, were several of these perfectly packaged sewing and needle kits, circa 1950s Japan. I also scored some beautiful glass beads from “West” Germany and needle kits from England. … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Crafts, Sewing, Tucson
Tagged 1950s, crafts, sewing, thrift stores, Tucson
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Tucson Ad Fed Lunch Learning: Social Media Stories Shared
It was the week of SXSW, a perfect backdrop to this social media session in Tucson. The local chapter of the American Advertising Federation conducts these free meet-ups for members. Is Social Media growing up? Is it listening well, entertaining … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Tucson
Tagged American Advertising Federation Tucson Chapter, Social Media, SXSW, technology
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Book Love in Tucson
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine Books are everywhere this weekend in Tucson – e-versions, used, just published, collectible, manga, anime, digitized and paper. It’s all because of a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Social Media, Tucson, Writing Resources
Tagged authors, books, marketing, Social Media, Tucson, writers
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Tucson Boneyard Project, Scene & Heard Last Night
Art is interactive space. It stirred appreciation, music, style and community, as well as discussion, last night at the Pima Air and Space Museum. The artful exhibit is on through May and is curated/created by Eric Firestone. More images are … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Tucson
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Arizona Centennial Celebration & Tucson Gem Show Fever
It’s the Arizona Centennial – what better way to celebrate then through the 2012 Tucson Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Rock and Bead shows’ madness underway now through February. This great event has been around since the mid-1950s, when two rockhounds from … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Culture, Nature, Tucson
Tagged Arizona, Arizona Centennial, minerals, nature, rocks, Tucson
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Tucson, Arizona sunset: January 8, 2012
Just wanted to post a pix of an incredible sunset. It’s from last night, one year after the terrible tragedy in that Tucson Safeway shopping center where six people died and so many other lives were forever changed. Mark Kelly, … Continue reading
Posted in Desert Environment, Tucson
Tagged 2011 shooting, Gabby Giffords, January 8
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Tucson Road Trips: Fodder for 2012 Inspiration
Are you ready to pause, listen and look around as you scurry through 2012? For me, trekking through Arizona has been a way to help me slow down, enrich and clarify my personal as well as professional life. Whether looking … Continue reading
Posted in Desert Environment, Tucson, Writing Resources
Tagged Media resources, nature travel, road trips, Tucson, Writing
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