[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF LOCAL NEWS ON ARIZONA PBS, ON "ARIZONA HORIZON," A NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE IS WORKING TO HELP BRING MORE HIGH-PAYING JOBS TO THE STATE, AND ON "CRONKITE NEWS," BACKYARD BIRD WATCHERS ARE HELPING SCIENTISTS TRACK BIRD POPULATIONS.

THAT'S ALL AHEAD ON THE NEXT HOUR ON ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

I'M TED SIMONS.

THE STATE SENATE TODAY PASSED A ONETIME WAIVER TO OVERRIDE A SPENDING LIMIT THAT WOULD HAVE DRASTICALLY CUT THE LIMIT OF SPENDING FOR ARIZONA SCHOOLS.

THE VOTE WAS 23-6 TO SUSPEND THE LIMIT, WHICH WOULD HAVE KEPT SCHOOLS FROM SPENDING $1.2 BILLION IN FUNDS APPROVED OF IN A VOTE OVER A YEAR AGO.

>>> NOT MUCH OF A COVID REPORT TODAY.

THE STATE ADDED JUST TWO NEW CASES WITH NO COVID-RELATED FATALITIES ON RECORD.

IT IS AN UNUSUAL REPORT DUE TO THE USUAL LAG OVER WEEKEND CASES.

>>> HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR COVID CONTINUE TO DECLINE WITH JUST OVER 1600 STATEWIDE.

AND 10% NOW OF THE STATE'S ICU BEDS ARE AVAILABLE, THAT TOO CONTINUES AN ENCOURAGING TREND.

AND STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THEY WILL SWITCH FROM DAILY COVID REPORTS TO WEEKLY REPORTS.

THE REPORTS WILL BE RELEASED ON WEDNESDAYS.

DR. RICHARD CARMONA SAID IT WAS THE RIGHT TIME FOR A CHANGE.

>>> ONE MORE COVID NOTE, CARNIVAL CRUISES ARE EASING THEIR MASK MANDATES STARTING NEXT MONTH.

COVID OUTBREAKS ON CRUZ SHIPS HAVE BEEN A CONCERN SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

>>> INTERNATIONAL NEWS, NOT GOOD.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TODAY OFFICIALLY CLAIMED THAT TWO REGIONS OF UKRAINE ARE PRO-RUSSIAN INDEPENDENT STATES, STATES,ESTENSTATES, ESSENTIALLY REDRAWING UKRAINIAN BOUNDARIES.

PRESIDENT BIDEN RESPONDED BY CLAIMING HE WOULD IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON THE REGIONS.

AS THE DRUM BEAT FOR WAR IN THE REGION BUILDS.

>>> AND THIS IS A BAT FALCONS.

IT HAS BEEN SPOTTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S.

IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED IN A WILDLIFE REFERENCE IN SOUTH TEXAS.

AND LATER CONFIRMED BY THE U.S.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE.

AT LEAST ONE BAT FALCONS APPARENTLY WINTERS IN THE U.S. >>> IT IS CALLED THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE, AND IT IS A PROJECT INVOLVING ARIZONA'S THREE MAJOR UNIVERSITIES TO HELP BRING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF NEW-HIGH-PAYING JOBS TO THE STATE.

WE LEARNED MORE FROM SALLY MORTON, THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF ASU'S KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISE.

DR. MORTON, GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE.

WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> LET'S DEFINE THESE TERMS.

>> THE -- THIS IS A FORWARD PLAN BY THE STATE TO BENEFIT ALL ARIZONANS.

>> AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE AS WELL.

TALK ABOUT UNIVERSITY INVOLVEMENT -- BECAUSE I KNOW ASU IN PARTICULAR LOVES CROSS DISMRIN THEIR THINGS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

EACH OF THE STATE UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN GIVEN A SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT IN THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE, ASSIGNMENTS THAT MAP TO THE UNIVERSITY'S STRENGTHS.

NOT SURPRISINGLY, EACH ASSIGNMENT IS CONNECTED TO ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, BUT IT ISN'T JUST ABOUT ENGINEERING, BECAUSE THE NEW ECONOMIC IS TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN.

IT ALSO INVOLVES SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS, SO I EXPECT TO SEE ALL PARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY INVOLVED.

>> AND THE GOAL IS WHAT, TO CREATE JOBS, CREATE CERTAIN JOBS, ARE THERE METRICS THAT NEED TO BE REACHED?

WHAT IS GOING ON?

>> ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THE NEW ECONOMY IS SWEEPING THE WORLD, AND WE NEED ARIZONA TO RIGHT AT THE FOREFRONT OF THAT.

IT'S A TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN ECONOMY.

IT'S KNOWLEDGE-BASED.

IT'S VIRTUAL, DIGITAL HEALTH, AND OUR GOAL, YES, IS TO CREATE JOBS, AND NOT JUST ANY JOBS, BUT HIGH-PAYING JOBS THAT ARE RESILIENT TO DOWNTURNS IN THE ECONOMY.

>> I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT.

NOT JUST RECESSIONS AND THE MORE TRADITIONAL DOWNTURNS, BUT WE JUST GOT THROUGH WITH THE PANDEMIC THAT TURNED EVERYTHING UPSIDEDOWN AS WELL.

>> YES, DURING THE PANDEMIC, CLOSE TO 50% OF FAMILIES IN ARIZONA EXPERIENCED A DECREASE IN FAMILY INCOME.

AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MOVE TO JOBS AND INDUSTRIES THAT ARE RESISTANT TO THAT TYPE OF DISRUPTION, AND THAT'S WHAT THE NEW ECONOMIC INITIATIVE WILL DO.

>> WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ECONOMY OUTPUT BY A CERTAIN DEGREE?

>> YES, GOING BACK TO YOUR PREVIOUS QUESTIONS.

IN TERMS OF METRICS, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT NUMBERS OF JOBS, AND THE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS THAT WE PRODUCE, THE NUMBER OF NEW INDUSTRIES THAT WE ATTRACT TO ARIZONA, THE NUMBER OF STARTUPS, AND FRANKLY, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE AFTER A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS.

>> I READ THAT ONE OF THE GOALS TO DOUBLE THE STATEMENT INVESTMENT BY 2032.

EXPLAIN HOW THAT WOULD WORK?

>> THEY HAVE PREDICTED THAT THROUGH ECONOMIC MODELS.

THE STATE IS PUTTING IN INITIATIVE.

AND AT ARIZONA WE JUST OPENED A NEW SCHOOL OF MANUFACTURING IN OUR SCHOOLS OF ENGINEERING.

WE OPENED THAT IN THE FALL, AND THAT CONNECTS RIGHT TO THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE.

>> AND I GUESS THE NEW ECONOMY WOULD ALSO SUGGEST MAYBE PIVOTING AWAY A LITTLE BIT FROM TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN ARIZONA?

>> I THINK THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT PART, BUT THE ECONOMY IS MOVING SO FAST, THAT ARIZONA REALLY NEEDS TO BE PART OF THAT.

THERE ARE NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT USE WATER MORE EFFICIENTLY AT THE PLANT LEVEL.

THOSE TECHNOLOGIES BEING DEVELOPED, I THINK ARIZONA ASKS ITSELF THE QUESTION SHOULD WE BUY THAT FROM ANOTHER STATE, OR SHOULD WE BE THE STATE THAT INVENTS THE JOBS AND SELLS THAT TECHNOLOGY TO OTHER STATES.

>> WAS IT DIFFICULT TO GET THE STATE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION?

>> NO, I THINK THIS WAS A BIPARTISAN ISSUE.

CIVICS GROUPS AND CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE ALL CAME TOGETHER COLLECTIVELY AND SAID THIS IS IMPORTANT TO DO FOR OUR STATE.

>> ARE THERE OTHER MODELS OUT THERE?

>> I THINK SOME OTHER STATES ARE DOING THIS, BUT I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IN ARIZONA.

ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING PARTS FOR ME ARE THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS WE ARE DEVELOPING.

THESE ARE THE HUBS OF THE INDUSTRY.

ONE IS IN ENERGY MATERIALS AND DEVICES, SO THINGS LIKE CAR BATTERIES THAT WILL HOLD CHARGE FOR LONGER.

THESE ARE PLACES WHY OUR FACULTY WILL COME TOGETHER, THE WORLD-CLASS FACULTY THAT WE HAVE AT ASU, THE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS WILL BRING TOGETHER INDUSTRY PARTNERS WHO HAVE THE ANSWERS, AND THE SECRET SAUCE, WE'LL BRING IN THE STUDENTS, SO THEY CAN REALLY BE PART OF SOLVING REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.

I THINK THAT IS TERRIBLY EXCITING.

>> LAST QUESTION, WHAT IS NEXT?

HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE IS DOING ITS WORK, AND RESULTS ARE -- AT LEAST RESULTS ARE BEING SHOWN?

>> WELL, A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK.

WE'RE NOT ONLY EDUCATING THE REGULAR COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE, BUT WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING COURSES FOR EMPLOYERS TO GIVE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS SEASON WHO MIGHT SAY TO HIS OR HERSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A JOB IN MICROELECTRONICS, IT WOULD BE BETTER PAY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, SO ANYBODY CAN BE A PART OF THE NEW ECONOMY.

>> IS BUSINESS ALSO BUYING INTO THIS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

I GO OUT AND GIVE TALKS, AS I SAID TO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND OTHER GROUPS, AND AFTER THE TALKS, PEOPLE COME UP AND ASK HOW TO GET INVOLVED.

>> GREAT.

DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU VERY HORIZON," IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THOSE ON MEDICARE DEALING WITH ESCALATING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES.

>>> PRICES FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS CONTINUE TO INCREASE, MAKING IT'S SPECIALLY HARD FOR SENIORS TO AFFORD THEIR MEDICATIONS.

AND WHILE SOME SENIORS QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE, MANY ARE NOT AWARE THAT THAT IS AN OPTION.

WE LEARNED MORE FROM MEDICARE BROKER JOYCE SEIDE.

WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

WE'RE TAKING MEDICARE PRICES, DRUG PRICES IN PARTICULAR, HOW MUCH ARE THOSE SHOOTING UP?

>> WELL, OUT OF THE LAST TWO YEARS, THEY HAVE REALLY GONE OUT OF SITE, BUT A LOT OF THE DRUG PLANS HAVE WORKED TOWARDS PUSHING MORE GENERIC DRUGS, WHICH HAS HELPED TOWARDS THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?

>> HAS IT BEEN TRENDING THAT WAY ALL THE TIME?

>> IT HAS BEEN TRENDING THAT WAY ALL THE TIME.

AND I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW DRUGS OUT THERE THAT COST A WHOLE LOT MORE, AND THEY HAVEN'T COME OUT WITH A GENERIC ALTERNATIVE AT THIS POINT, SO THOSE ARE THE DRUGS THAT IN PARTICULAR REALLY CAN EFFECT PEOPLE.

>> FOR THOSE ON MEDICARE, IS THERE ASSISTANCE AS FAR AS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES ARE CONCERNED?

>> THERE MOST CERTAINLY IS.

THERE IS A STATE-RUN PROGRAM, WHICH IS MEDICAID IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA.

AND THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MEDICAID, AND THAT HELP THEM -- HELPS THEM WITH THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUG CLASS, AND KEEPS THEM OUT OF THE DOUGHNUT HOLE, AND ALSO THERE IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS AVAILABLE TO THEM, AND IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THAT FEDERAL PROGRAM, THAT GETS YOU OUT OF THE DOUGHNUT HOLE AND DECREASES THE COST OF YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

SO THOSE ARE BOTH AVAILABLE AS FAR AS THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE CONCERNED.

>> YOU MENTIONED DOUGHNUT HOLE.

GIVE US A DEFINITION OF WHAT THAT IS, AND HOW IT EFFECTS PRICES?

>> WHAT THE DOUGHNUT HOLE IS, IS ON A STAND-ALONE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN, OR A DRUG THAT IS ON A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN, ONCE YOUR TOTAL COST -- AND THAT MEANS WHAT YOU PAY, AND THE PLAN PAYS REACHES $4,000430, THEN YOU FALL INTO WHAT IS CALLED THE COVERAGE GAP OR THE DOUGHNUT HOLE.

AND THERE ARE WAYS YOU CAN GET AROUND THAT, BUT ONCE YOU REACH THAT, THEN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 25%, UNTIL YOUR OUT OF POCKET COSTS ARE REACHED.

>> SO THAT IS THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE, RIGHT?

WHERE THINGS GET UP THERE AND THEN COVERAGE CONTINUES, CORRECT?

>> CORRECT.

AND IT STARTS ALL OVER EFFECTIVE JANUARY OF EVERY YEAR.

>> ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE EFFECTED BY THAT, JOYCE?

>> NOT AS MANY AS USED TO.

BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE LEARNING DIFFERENT WAYS THAT THEY CAN GET AROUND FALL GOING THE COVERAGE GAP OR THE DOUGHNUT HOLE.

SO THEY GET VERY CREATIVE.

A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN GO TO A PHARMACY, AND INSTEAD OF TURNING THE COST OF THE DRUG INTO THE PLAN, THEY CAN ACTUALLY GET THE $4 PRESCRIPTION, AND THAT EFFECTS YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN.

>> YEAH.

YEAH.

NOW HELP OUT HERE WITH MEDICARE PART D. WHAT IS THAT, HOW DOES THAT -- OR DOES IT FIT INTO WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT?

>> OH, MOST DEFINITELY.

WHEN YOU ARE FIRST ELIGIBLE, YOU NEED PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.

SO IF YOU GO LONGER THAN 63 DAYS OF HAVING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE, YOU ARE PENALIZED.

AND YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT COVERAGE.

>> AND THAT'S MEDICARE PART D >> CORRECT.

PRETTY SIMPLE.

A LOT OF PLANS DON'T HAVE ANY DEDUCTIBLES DEDUCTIBLES, SO THE PLAN KICKS IN FROM DAY ONE.

ONCE THE EFFECTIVE DATE COMES IN, THE DEDUCTIBLE KICKS IN RIGHT AWAY, SOME STAND ALONE PLANS, A LOT OF THEM HAVE DEDUCTIBLES OR HIGHER TIERS.

SO THE LOWER THE TIER, THE LESS COSTLY YOUR DRUGS ARE GOING TO BE.

SO GENERIC, AND PREPARED GENERIC ARE ALWAYS GOING TO COST YOU LESS.

>> SO THE COVERAGE IS IN TIERS, NOT THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THEMSELVES.

>> WELL, THE DRUG FALLS INTO A TIER.

>> OKAY.

>> LET'S SAY YOU ARE TAKING A TIER 1 DRUG, THAT IS GOING TO BE A LESS EXPENSIVE DRUG.

>> I GOT YOU THERE.

I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED EXTRA HELP.

WHAT IS THAT?

>> THAT WOULD BE A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME SUBSIDY.

WHICH IS EXTRA HELP.

SO IF YOUR INCOME IS BELOW A CERTAIN LEVEL, THEN YOU WOULD QUALIFY FOR EXTRA HELP.

AND THAT'S A FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROGRAM, AND THAT HELPS YOU PAY FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTION DRUG, AND HELPS KEEP YOU OUT OF THE DOUGHNUT HOLE.

>> AND THE QUESTIONS YOU GET THE MOST, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING?

>> I HEAR PEOPLE SAY I'M ON A REALLY EXPENSIVE DRUG, WHAT CAN I DO?

SO I ASK THEM IS THERE A GENERIC YOU CAN TAKE THAT WILL COVER YOU JUST AS WELL.

AND ALSO PEOPLE SAY, I CAN'T PAY FOR THIS, IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE, SO YOU GO TO YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN, OR THE DOCTOR WHO HAS GIVEN YOU THE PRESCRIPTION AND ASK IF THEY HAVE SAMPLES.

YOU CAN ALSO WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME THEY ARE WILL HAVE REBATE PROGRAMS TO HELP YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT.

LAST QUESTION, HERE, JOYCE.

I'M WONDERING ABOUT NEGOTIATING PRICES FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT?

>> WELL, THAT IS ALL THROUGH THE ACTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND THE PLAN, SO I THINK THAT THEY -- THE PLANS HAVE ACTUALLY DONE A REASON JOB OF BRINGS IN LOWER TIERS TO HELP PEOPLE PAY LOWER PRICES FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

JOYCE SEIDE, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS SO MUCH, AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

>>> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS 84-YEAR HISTORY, TALIESIN WEST, THE ARIZONA HOME OF THE FRAMED ARCHITECT, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT IS THE BACKDROP FOR AN ART EXHIBITION.

PRODUCER SHANA FISCHER, AND PHOTOGRAPHER JUAN MAGANA GIVE US A LOOK INTO THIS PARTNERSHIP.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE PERHAPS NO TWO GREATER MINDS IN THEIR RESPECTFUL FIELDS THAN THESE TWO.

>> THIS IS A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO ARTISTS WHO TOOK DEEP INSPIRATION FROM THE FORMS AND PROCESSES OF NATURE, WHO EXPLORED THE INTRINSIC CHARACTER OF THE MATERIALS THEY WORKED WITH, WHETHER IT IS WRIGHT AS HE BEGAN TO BUILD TALIESIN WEST JR. OR DALE CHIHULY LOOKING AT HOW GLASS CAN BE FORMED AND CONSTRUCTED IN A WAY THAT USES ITS INTRINSIC PROPERTIES TO SHOW US THINGS THAT WE OTHERWISE WON'T SEE.

>> DALE CHIHULY HAS SPENT DECADES, CREATING STAGGERS SCULPTURES THAT ALMOST SEEM TO DEFY GRAVITY.

>> HE PUSHES THE ENVELOPE OF WHAT GLASS CAN DO, IN VERY MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT WAS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF ARCHITECTURE.

>> THIS WAS AS MUCH AS WORK OF ART, AS FUNCTIONAL.

HE OFTEN USED STAINED GLASS IN HIS PROJECTS.

SO IT IS ONLY SERENDIPITOUS, THAT DALE CHIHULY'S WORK WOULD FIND HIS WORK HERE.

>> THEY CAME AND VISITED THE CAMPUS SEVERAL TIMES, TOOK A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THEN STARTED TO PLAY WITH DIFFERENT FORMS OF HOW THEY MIGHT LOOK.

WE IN TURN GAVE THEM FEEDBACK.

>> THAT LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF SIX SCULPTURES ON THE GROUNDS THAT IS NOW A TOURIST DESTINATION.

>> WHEN YOU FIRST COME ON TO THE PROPERTY, YOU'LL SEE THE ALABASTER AND AMBER-INSPIRED TOWERS, AND THEY ARE THIS BREATH-TAKING SCULPTURE THAT IS REALLY, REALLY LOVELY.

AND THEY RESPOND TO THE BUILDINGS IN A UNIQUE WAY.

WRIGHT HAS THESE SUNSHADES ON HIS BUILDING, SOME GOLD AND WHITE, AND THERE IS SOME CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE BETWEEN THE SCULPTURE AND THE BUILDINGS USING COLOR, AND THE CONNECTION TO THE DESERT PLANTS BECAUSE OF THE FORM OF THE SPIRE THEMSELVES.

IT'S REALLY QUITE STRIKING.

>> THEY SPEND DAYS POSITIONING THE SCULPTURES.

TAKE FOR INSTANCE, THESE RED WREATHS AND SPHERES THAT SEEM TO ALMOST FLOAT ACROSS THE TRIANGULAR POOL AND GROW FROM THE GRASS.

OTHER PIECES LIKE THESE, TRANSFORM IN THE SPACE HAS LIGHT PASSES THROUGH THE ROOM.

>> AS WE SEE IT IN THE MORNINGS WHEN LIGHT IS COMING FROM THE EAST, AND YOU GET THE GREEN FROM THE GARDEN OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM ADDING COLOR, AND THEN IN THE EVENING WHEN IT'S THAT ORANGE AND GOLD LIGHT COMING IN AT LIGHT.

>> A CASH CRASH LEFT HIM BLIND HIS LEFT EYE, YET HE CONTINUED WORKING.

A SURFING ACCIDENT YEARS AGO, MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO HOLD THE GLASS-BLOWING PROCESS.

NOW 80 YEARS OLD, DALE CHIHULY CONTINUES TO EXPERIMENT WITH NEW WAYS TO CHALLENGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT GLASS.

AS TO WHAT WRIGHT WOULD THINK?

>> I THINK THAT WRIGHT WAS ALWAYS PLEASED BY THE INSPIRATION THAT OTHERS FOUND IN NATURE, AND SO I THINK HE WOULD ENJOY THIS VERY MUCH, AND HE LOVED CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY OF THE ARTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD HAVE A SMILE ON HIS FACE.

>>> THE EXHIBITION RUNS UNTIL JUNE 19TH.

TALIESIN WEST OFFERS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TOURS.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.

♪♪ >>> AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

♪♪ >>> COMING UP IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR ON ARIZONA PBS, ON CRONKITE NEWS, A RALLY OUTSIDE OF THE STATE CAPITOL CALLS FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO FUND SCHOOLS.

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