Herb Stratford is the co-founder of Stratford Art Works, a 29-year-old Tucson non-profit organization that connects audiences with the arts via projects as diverse as historic performance venues, film festivals, and other events. Herb was the driving force behind the restoration of the Fox Theatre (1999-2008). He has worked in twenty-four states on other historic theatre projects since 2008. Herb’s current project is the restoration of the 1915 Teatro Carmen, scheduled for reopening in 2027.
Herb is also a documentary filmmaker and is developing several scripted and unscripted television projects for various streaming platforms. His weekly film and TV reviews appear weekly on Tucson radio and TV stations. Herb is the director/programmer of Film Fest Tucson and several other film festivals around the U.S.
Herb has lived in Tucson since 1983 and is a two-time graduate of the UA.
Some scenes from our April 3 meeting.
1-Past-President Michael Troughton stands in for President Jeff
2-Maria Elena McElroy promotes service opportunities at the upcoming International Mariachi Conference
3-Dave Gallaher talks about the upcoming service day at the Triangle Y camp
4-M Craig describes the recent visit to Tucson by Japanese students
5-President-Elect Steve Pender provides details about the Change-of-Gavel dinner in June
6-Pat Watson talks about her experience hosting Japanese students
7-Frances Miller searches for the Queen of Hearts in the deck offered by Aleta Doroudian
8-Frances Miller picks the 3 of Hearts – the Queen still hides!
9-Today’s topic: The restoration of Teatro Carmen
10-Herb Stratford details the history of Teatro Carmen and the restoration effort
11-Herb Stratford enjoys his chance to speak to the Catalina Rotary Club
