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ANGELA JOHNSON FASHION SHOW AT
CLARENDON HOTEL’S NEWLY REMODELED POOL CATWALK
Local Fashion
Designer, Angela Johnson, will be Arizona’s first designer
to have a fashion show on the Clarendon Hotel’s newly
renovated pool catwalk with her Fall 2008 “Menagerie” line
Angela Johnson, Arizona’s most prominent fashion designer,
will unveil her Fall 2008 line entitled “Angela Johnson’s
Vaudeville Style Mystery Menagerie” Saturday, May 10, 2008
at 8:00 pm at the Clarendon Hotel’s pool catwalk at 401 W.
Clarendon in Phoenix. The event is free to store buyers and
press and is also open to the public at $10 a ticket which
can be pre-purchased or reserved on
www.angelajohnsondesigns.com .
Voted Best Boutique Hotel by the Travel Channel, the
Clarendon Hotel will open its pool area to fashion show
attendees at 8:00 pm. Hors d’oeuvres, desserts, cash bar
and music by DJ William F-ing Reed and DJ Jas will be
provided. Hosted by Carey Pena of 3TV, the highly
anticipated fashion show and Vaudeville style performances
including pyrotechnic burlesque show by Pyra Sutra, will
begin promptly at 9:00pm. The Menagerie line will be worn by
models from Arizona’s most reputable agencies with hair
styled by E’s Urban Hair and make up by Ginger Champagne.
As co-founder of the now dissolved Arizona Fashion
Foundation / LabelHorde Fashion, Angela has coordinated and
shown work in countless multi-designer fashion shows
including an annual 60-designer fashion show entitled
Fashion Ball and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts
quarterly “SMoCA Nights” shows. This exciting event will be
Angela’s first solo fashion show since “Sideshow Freak in
the Padded Room” which was held at Loft 19 Studios in 2005
and attracted over 300 spectators. “I’m excited to have my
own solo show at the Clarendon Hotel” says, Angela. “I’m
always so busy coordinating multi-designer shows that I
don’t get a chance to focus solely on my own line as much as
I would like to. I’ve put a lot of work into this new
collection and the Clarendon Hotel, with the built in pool
runway, will make the type of impact that I’m hoping will
highlight my hard work and create a memorable show.”
Angela Johnson is an award winning clothing designer with
over 13 years in the fashion industry. Angela handcrafts
cutting edge, avant-garde apparel under her name. Angela's
clothing is sold online, in boutiques nationwide, and at her
fashion and trunk shows. She got her start working in
design and production for X-Large Clothing, the line
owned by Mike Diamond of the Beastie Boys and
X-Girl, the line owned by Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth.
Today, she designs under her own line and has been honored
as Fashion Group International of Arizona’s Rising Star in
2004, Artist of the Year by the Scottsdale Cultural
Council’s Chairman’s Committee, Chicest Local Designer by
944 Magazine in 2007 was a finalist in the Scottsdale
Fashion Week’s Designer of the Year contest in 2007. She
coordinates and exhibits her own line in the fashion show
portion of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts SMoCA
Nights quarterly event and co-founded Arizona Fashion
Foundation / LabelHorde Fashion.
Sponsored by: The Clarendon Hotel, 3TV’s Carey Pena, Eric
Hendrix, Pyra Sutra of Scandalesque, DJ William F-ing Reed,
DJ Jas, E’s Urban Hair, Ginger Champagne, Bunky Boutique,
Drama Queen Productions – Jen Deveroux, Humble
Entertainment, Rebecca Devaney, Bigger Pictures Images, Tony
Zeh, Ally Burnham, Lesley Oliver, Kristin Dinnis.
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Learn tips and techniques
at Outdoor Expo workshops
Is
Arizona really going to experience its best fishing in 25 years?
What should you do if you meet up with a rattlesnake while hiking?
How do Arizona's hawks and other birds of prey survive in our desert
environment? Come out to the Arizona Game and Fish Department
Outdoor Expo on March 29-30 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility and
find out.
The Expo offers a series of entertaining and educational workshops
on a variety of topics. For example, Fisheries Chief Kirk Young and
Fishing Report Editor Rory Aikens will talk about how anglers can
take advantage of what is shaping up to be a terrific year for
fishing.
"Thanks to the historic filling of Roosevelt Lake this year and the
fantastic runoff and nutrient loading into most Arizona fisheries,
we are looking at some of the best fishing opportunities in a couple
of decades or so," said Young.
Aikens pointed out that the fishing this year will vie with the
tremendous fishing opportunities of the 1970s after Lake Powell
filled and Lees Ferry was astounding anglers with stringers of giant
rainbow trout that drew fishermen from around the world.
"While those fishing opportunities in the '70s were spectacular,
they were fairly localized. This year, and perhaps in subsequent
years as well, we are looking at tremendous fishing opportunities
across most of Arizona for all types of sport fish," Aikens said.
The schedule of free outdoor workshops at the Expo is:
Saturday, March 29
10 a.m. - Majestic hunting partners:
Falconry in Arizona.
11 a.m. - Quail hunting and bird dog tips.
Noon - Sky masters: Arizona's birds of prey.
12:45 p.m. - Arizona's best fishing in 25 years?
1:30 p.m. - Mother Earth and magic.
2:15 p.m. - Arizona's venomous reptiles.
3 p.m. - Traditional bowhunting in a modern world.
Sunday, March 30
10 a.m. - Basic dog training.
11 a.m. - Watchable wildlife: Tools, tips, techniques.
Noon - Sky masters: Arizona's birds of prey.
12:45 p.m. - Arizona's best fishing in 25 years?
1:15 p.m. - Arizona's venomous reptiles.
2 p.m. - Ever skin a grizz, pilgrim?
2:45 p.m. - River running.
The workshops will be held at the Family Fun Area near the archery
range.
The department's Outdoor Expo has become the largest hands-on
outdoor show in the state.
Visitors can try out the latest firearms, learn specialty shooting,
try their hand at archery, view live wildlife, learn about
off-highway vehicle and boating recreation, and visit with more than
150 exhibitors.
Expo hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 and 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Sunday, March 30. Admission and parking are free.
The Ben Avery Shooting Facility is located at the northwest corner
of I-17 and Carefree Highway in Phoenix. For more information, visit
www.azgfd.gov/expo .
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April 27th
Desert
Foothills Culinary Fare:
Savor the Flavor
to raise funds for Desert Foothills
YMCA & Community Center
Inaugural event features taste
samples from more than a dozen restaurants, 30
original wine and beer vendors, live music and a
kid's zone
Sunday
afternoon fundraiser takes place at Harold's Cave
Creek Corral
A dedicated group of community
advocates are coordinating the first Desert
Foothills Culinary Fare: Savor the Flavor
fund-raising event, set for Sunday, April 27
from noon to 5 p.m. at Harold's Cave Creek Corral,
6895 E. Cave Creek Road, in the heart of Cave Creek.
Tickets cost $30 per person and $10 for children 12
and under. Tickets for adults 21 and over include
food, wine and beer samples. All other guests under
21 can sample food and non-alcoholic beverages. Net
proceeds benefit the Desert Foothills YMCA &
Community Center (DFYCC), which recently kicked off
its $10 million capital development campaign. Robin
Kilbane, DFYCC committee member, said excitement is
already building about the culinary fare. "Not only
will guests have an opportunity to sample a variety
of cuisine, crafted beer and wine, we're also lining
up several bands to perform throughout the
afternoon. In addition, our Kid's Zone will include
a climbing wall, bouncers, and other fun
activities," Kilbane said.
Local restaurants lending their
support to the event include: Harold's Cave Creek
Corral, Carefree Station, The Satisfied Frog, Indian
Village, Tonto Bar & Grill, Cartwrights, The Buffalo
Chip, Carefree Resort and Villas, the Horny Toad, El
Encanto, Cave Creek Coffee Company, The Wild Bunch
Catering, and Wild Horse West. In addition, the
culinary fare will feature some 30 crafted beer and
wine vendors.
Los Dos Dons, popular rock band
EastonAshe, and Young Country will perform on two
stages. All three bands are donating their services
to help DFYCC.
John Youngberg, Valley of the Sun
YMCA vice president of financial development, said
he hopes the new culinary fare will grow to be one
of the Desert Foothills community's premier events.
"This event is truly about building
community connections," Youngberg said. "Your
support will assist the Valley of the Sun YMCA, the
Foothills Community Foundation, and Paradise Valley
Community College in working together to create a
seven-acre Desert Foothills YMCA campus that will
provide a multiplicity of activities and programs
for all age groups."
Tickets can be purchased in advance
or at the door. Advance tickets are available at
Harold's Cave Creek Corral, Carefree Dentists, the
Foothills Community Foundation office and the
Carefree –Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce.
For more information about the Desert
Foothills YMCA and Community Center, call (602)
257-5130 or visit
www.ymcadesertfoothills.org
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Desert
Dance Theatre has canceled its performance "Metamorphosis" on
April 17-20, 2008 at Tempe Center for the Arts. |
NEW
RIVER
/ DESERT HILLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TO HOST INFORMATIONAL
SESSION WITH DISTRICT 6 STATE REPRESENTATIVE,
SAM CRUMP
The New River/Desert Hills Community Association (NR/DHCA) will
host a public informational session with Rep. Sam Crump on
Tuesday, March 11
from
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
at Crossroads Christian Fellowship at 42425 N. New River Road.
Elected to the Arizona House of Representatives in 2006, Sam
represents District 6 (includes New River, Desert Hills, and
Anthem) and is the Vice-Chair of the Public Institutions &
Retirement committee. He also currently serves on the
Transportation, Education and Environment committees.
Sam is an attorney with Boates & Crump, a general practice law
firm located in the Anthem community where he also resides with
his family. He began his career as a US Army JAG officer
in Germany. After graduating with honors from the
University of San Francisco with a degree in Government, Sam
received his law degree from Santa Clara University; and he
holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration, also from the
University of San Francisco.
Sam has been a Rotarian since 1992, and was the charter
president of the Rotary Club of Anthem (2003-04). He is
also very involved with Sunrise House Orphanage in Uganda.
This is a Rotary Project that he first pursued in 2000.
The orphanage opened in 2004 with 50 children and Sam recently
visited the project in February, 2008. If you have questions for Rep. Crump, you may submit them in
advance by emailing NRDHCA at
nrdhca@gmail.com.
Everyone is encouraged to attend this timely and important
community meeting.
For more information, please call
623-587-7039 or visit
www.nrdhca.org
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I
Love a Piano Sings and Dances to life on Webb Center Stages
WICKENBURG, AZ – The new musical revue Irving Berlin’s I Love
a Piano comes to the Webb Center for two nights: Wednesday,
March 26 and Thursday, March 27 during its national tour. The
exciting show features over 60 of Berlin’s greatest songs with
spectacular new arrangements.
I Love a Piano
is a nostalgic journey spanning seven decades of American
history as seen through the eyes of Irving Berlin, arguably one
of America’s most iconic songwriters. The six member cast uses
Berlin’s music to tell the story of an upright piano as it
changes hands from generation to generation.
Featuring many of Berlin’s enduring and popular favorites, this
spectacular new show captures the spirit of America, from the
ragtime rhythms of the early 20th century through the swinging
sophistication of the 1920s and ‘30s; from the sentimental songs
that inspired a nation during two World Wars to the innocent
optimism of the 1950s. Timeless classics, such as “White
Christmas,” “God Bless America,” “Puttin’ On The Ritz” and
“There’s No Business Like Show Business,” do more than define
the music of a generation, they define the music of our
country.Tickets to Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano on
Wednesday, March 26 and Thursday, March 27 at 7:00pm are $40 for
adults and $5 for students 18 & under. Tickets may be reserved
through the Webb Center Box Office by calling (928)684-6624 or
visiting www.delewebbcenter.org . Video previews of the show are
available on the Webb Center’s website.The Del E. Webb Center for the Performing
Arts is a state-of-the-art 600 seat theatre dedicated to
enhancing the cultural richness of Wickenburg and all
surrounding communities by presenting a variety of the finest
performers. For more information or to receive a complimentary
season brochure, contact the Box Office during regular business
hours or by visiting their website.If
You Go:What:
Irving Berlin’s
I Love a PianoWhere:
Del
E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, 1090 S Vulture Mine Rd,
WickenburgWhen:
Wednesday, March 26 & Thursday, March 27; both shows at 7:00pmHow
to order tickets:
Call (928) 684-6624 or visit
www.delewebbcenter.org
Price:
$40 for adults, $5 for students 18 and under
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Tempe
Symphonic Wind Ensemble
a free band concert at the Tempe Center for the Arts
"Great Masterworks" by the Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
featuring guest soloist Dr. Robert Spring, professor of
clarinet at Arizona State University,
Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 pm ,
Tempe Center for the Arts Theater, 700 W Rio Salado Pkwy,
Tempe, free and open to the public www.tswe.org
The Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents its first performance
of 2008 with "Great Masterworks," a free community concert on
Tuesday, March 11 in the theater at the Tempe Center for the
Arts. The concert features challenging works of band literature
created last century and this, including very new works heard in
Tempe for the first time. In the solo spotlight for this program
is clarinet virtuoso Robert Spring, performing The Carnival
of Venice. Between his duties as professor of clarinet at
Arizona State, Dr. Spring is in demand as a concert and recital
soloist around the world. The program includes: Carnival of
Venice (featuring Robert Spring) ‹ by Antonio Salieri,
Variations on "America" ‹ Charles Ives, Armenian Dances, set 1 ‹
Alfred Reed , Symphony No. 3, third movement ‹ Vincent D'Indy,
Illyrian Dances ‹ Guy Wolfenden, Lux Arumque ‹ Eric Whitacre
Founded by Michael Willson in 1990, the 46-member Tempe
Symphonic Wind Ensemble is considered the finest
non-professional wind band in the area. The band was a guest
ensemble at the 1995 Midwest International Band and Orchestra
Clinic in Chicago, performing for 10,000 conductors and music
educators from around the world. In 2002 the TSWE was awarded
the Sudler Silver Scroll by the John Philip Sousa Foundation,
the highest award given to adult community bands in America.
Dr. Michael Willson retired as director of bands at McClintock
High School after 33-years in music education. A two-term
president of the Arizona Band and Orchestra Directors
Association, he is a frequent guest conductor and clinician for
ensembles across America. In 1992 he was named to the John
Philip Sousa Foundation Legion of Honor, an award given to only
ten school band directors nationwide each year.
Information about the Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Dr.
Michael Willson is available at
www.tswe.org
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Michael Cajero: "We Need to
Dream This All Again"
Eric
Firestone Gallery is please to announce the exhibit by Michael
Cajero: We Need to Dream This All Again. The exhibit will
survey the ceramics, drawings and papiermâché installations by
longtime Arizona artist Michael Cajero.
Michael Cajero was born in
Tucson, Arizona and remains one of Arizona's most unique,
prolific and critically acclaimed artists. For the past 30 years
Cajero has concentrated on furthering the Arte Povera and
Process Art movements. With unbridled energy he summons his
creations to life, directing them to act out universal dramas
drawn from current events as well as the Mexican folktales that
so impressed him in his youth.
Exotically patterned gift-wrap,
brown corrugated cardboard, and shredded computer and document
paper culled from waste receptacles are Cajero's primary medium.
These cast-off materials, heightened with acrylic paint, become
the flesh, hair and clothes that cover skeletons of thick, yet
easily bendable aluminum wire. For several years the figures
were ablaze in wild color and pattern when a concurrent and
ongoing exploration of ceramics made Cajero see that the carbon
produced in the raku process could also be manipulated in his
papier-mâché pieces.
Black produced depth, defined
breaks in color and movement, and emphasized mass; it helped
create silhouettes and connected to his drawings like never
before. Through color and papier-mâché, a time-tested craft
borrowed from traditional Mexican folk artists, Cajero is able
to imbue his figures with great realism; his sculptures take on
individual personas and are empowered by the artist to exhibit a
full range of emotions. A sculpture's personality, profession,
or social standing is described by its visage, posture and the
clothes they are given and how they wear them.
Cajero
always modeled the everyday person, tapping into the traditions
of artists who did the same, Bonnard, Degas and Rodin in
particular. Cajero gives a knowing nod to these artists in the
way he uses mass, broken color and fragmented pattern to define
shapes and set mood, and in how their almost autobiographical
work conveys the artists' intimate understanding of the frailty,
resilience and strength of their models and subjects. More
impressive, perhaps, is how Cajero's sensitivity to his subject
unveils his uneasiness concerning the world's current political,
economic, religious, and social frictions.
Cajero's ragged figures, feral
creatures and turbulent installations draw inspiration from
ancient history, art history, folklore, literature, music,
mythology, poetry and a concern for the human condition.
Cajero's works are powerful and magical performative creations,
simultaneously baroque and surreal they captivate and puzzle,
transporting all who enter his dark sculptural worlds into a
profound sense of wonder and hope. Michael Cajero was born in
Tucson, AZ in 1947, he holds a BFA from the University of
Arizona and an MFA in Painting, Sculpture and Art History from
Kent State University. Cajero has been the recipient of Visual
Arts Fellowshipsfrom the Tucson Pima Arts Council in 1994 and
2001and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in
1993-1994; his papier-mâché works are in the permanent
collection of the Tucson Museum of Art and the Phoenix Art
Museum. Eric Firestone Gallery 4142 North Marshall Way
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 phone: 480-990-1037,
www.ericfirestonegallery.com .
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CJ Hollenbach and the Glendale
Chocolate Affaire One of the country's top romance novel cover models
appeared to meet fans and pose for photographs at the Glendale
Chocolate Affaire on Feb. 1-2. CJ Hollenbach, who has modeled
for national catalogs and has appeared on such television shows
and networks as Entertainment Tonight, CNN, MTV and "American
Gladiators," was present for Friday and Saturday.
Hollenbach's appearance complements the event's romance
novelist symposium. The Glendale Chocolate Affaire has become
the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the
Southwest. Fans had the opportunity to get up close and personal
with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing
workshops given by the experts. The romance novelists were
located in the downtown plaza area, adjacent to the Glendale
Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Dr. To learn more about CJ
website at:
http://www.cjhollenbach.com/
Photo © Bette Sharpe
CouryGraph Productions
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DFL to hold
Author's Podium
Speakers Series 2008 In the tradition of holding book discussions that started many
years ago, The Desert Foothills Library will present best
selling authors who will speak about their latest published
books in the library's meeting room. All discussions are
free to the public, refreshments will be served and authors will
have books for sale and signing.
On
Tuesday, March 11 at 6 p.m.,
author Libby Hellmann will discuss her award-winning amateur
sleuth series which debuted in 2002 with "An Eye For Murder".
It was followed in 2003 by "A Picture of Guilt", "An Image of
Death" in 2004 and "A Shot to Die For" in 2005. Hellmann
is currently National President of Sisters in Crime and has
published over a dozen short stories and articles.
On
Tuesday, March 25 at 6 p.m.,
local Cave Creek author, David I Wagner will speak about his and
wife Flo's adventures on a backpack trip through Asia and the
resulting book, "Unpaved Roads". At age 28 David and his
family helped pioneer the U.S.Peace Corps program in Ghana, West
Africa. Later he traveled extensively as an executive for
international companies he has owned. "Unpaved Roads" is
David's debut book and he has two more in progress.
Elizabeth B. Lewis will appear on
Saturday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss her books
which are set in present day Arizona but are enriched with
history and personalities from the past. Elizabeth served
nine years on the Board of the Arizona Nature Conservancy and
she weaves challenges to the Arizona environment into her
novels.
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Chef Dillon's Corner By Mr. Rich Dillon, Owner of Dillon's Restaurants
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Grilled
Stuffed Peaches for four
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Four
large peaches
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One cup
fresh blackberries
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One
third cup brown sugar
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Three
tablespoons lime juice
Wash the
four peaches, cut them in half and remove the pits. Place peaches on
a double thick square of aluminum foil. Spoon two tablespoons of
berries into each peach half. Sprinkle brown sugar evenly over each
peach half and squeeze one teaspoon of limejuice on each.
Fold
aluminum foil over the peach halves and seal. Place on a hot grill
and cook for fifteen to twenty minutes, turning once. Remove from
heat. Slit open foil packets and serve. Great for dessert or as a
side dish, grilled fruits are interesting and refreshing.
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The
Special Slaw
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One medium head
green cabbage
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One quarter head
medium size red cabbage
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Three medium
carrots
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Finely chop both cabbage and carrots (or coarsely grate if
you prefer), place in a large bowl and refrigerate.
Dressing:
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One and one half
cups mayonnaise
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One half cup white
vinegar
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Two tablespoons
light corn syrup
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One tablespoon
sugar
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One teaspoon dry
mustard
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One teaspoon celery
salt
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One teaspoon white
pepper
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One half teaspoon
garlic powder
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One half teaspoon
Kosher salt
Mix
together all of the dressing ingredients and refrigerate before
serving. The trick to great cole slaw is to mix the cold cabbage
and carrot mixture with the cold dressing just before serving.
Pour dressing over cabbage/carrot mixture and toss. This will
serve six to seven people. Have fun with your cooking and I hope
to see you at Dillon's. Chef Dillon welcomes your questions.
Please e-mail him at azphm@earthlink.net . |
SOUTHWEST
AMBULANCE TO TEACH SPRING BREAK PREPAREDNESS TO U OF A GREEK COMMUNITY IN MEMORY OF DECEASED STUDENT
On February 24, 2008, 500-700
new University of Arizona students will receive contact cards
with important emergency services numbers in Mexico.
Additionally, these students will attend a course that is
customized by experienced Southwest Ambulance EMS instructors
and will aim to be as relevant and applicable as possible for
today's college students regarding emergency preparedness during
spring break.
Hunter White, a 2001 freshman at the University of Arizona was a
member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. With a group of about
15 close friends, Hunter headed to Rocky Point, Mexico for
Spring Break in 2001. In the early hours of March 14th, Hunter
was killed in a rollover accident on the sand packed roads of
this popular college destination in Mexico. His spring break
travel companions were left stunned and shattered in a foreign
country with limited knowledge about foreign policies and
emergency assistance.
Hunter’s Runners, a non-profit formed in Hunter’s memory, has
partnered with Southwest Ambulance to develop a spring break
preparedness and awareness course which will be held annually
prior to spring break for the University of Arizona Greek
Community.
This
completely customized program will incorporate hands-on
emergency medical training, a foreign travel informational
component and a situational Q and A forum. This program will
emphasize awareness and preparedness for commonly problematic
situations in today¹s college spring break scene.
Hunter’s Rocky Point story will be shared by his surviving
siblings and the course will be taught by representatives from
Southwest Ambulance. Students will gather in break out sessions
of 2 hours in duration throughout an entire day. Due to its
proximity and popularity, students will receive Rocky
Point/Mexico emergency contact and response information. The
ultimate goal of this program will be to equip these students
with ways to think and act right when things go wrong.
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Building or Remodeling? PARR Has Your Cabinets!
The Parr Company has announced the opening of its newest “Parr
Cabinet Outlet” in Peoria, Arizona. The Peoria location is
Parr’s 11th cabinet outlet and features more than 20,000 square
feet of warehouse and showroom and over two thousand cabinets to
choose from. This great new store is located at 9700 North 91st
Ave in Peoria and regular store hours are Tuesday through Friday
10am to 7pm and Saturday 9am to 4pm.
“We are thrilled to open our second location in the Phoenix
metropolitan area,” said Mike Harris, Peoria Cabinet Outlet
store manager. “Peoria and the surrounding communities are
growing rapidly and we are confident that the stores will serve
our customers well.” The Parr Cabinet Outlets have been very
popular due to their large selection and low warehouse pricing.
The inventory features Landmark Cabinets in stock and Kemper
Cabinets available as special order.
The stores allow customers to purchase fully assembled cabinets
along with the ancillary products necessary for complete one-day
installation. The outlets give homeowners, contractors, and
remodelers the opportunity to immediately begin their cabinet
projects by choosing from the thousands of cabinets in stock
without having to wait the four or more weeks for delivery that
is common with most cabinet orders.
The store offers cabinets, countertops, hardware and
appliances. Cabinets from Kemper and Landmark are available in
oak, maple, cherry and birch. In addition buyers can select from
a wide array of door styles and finishes along with a wide
selection of accessories. The stores also stock extended
pull-out cabinets which are popular for spices and canned goods,
assorted racks for plates, wine bottles and baking trays.
Ranges, dishwashers, microwaves hoods, refrigerators and washer
and dryers are available in stock from Frigidaire.
The new store is easy to get to from anywhere in the North
Valley including Anthem, Cave Creek, Carefree, North Scottsdale,
North Phoenix, Glendale, the Sun Cities, Youngtown, Surprise and
of course Peoria. If your coming from the Northeast or North
central part of the valley take the 101 to exit 10 and turn left
on Peoria Ave then take a right on 91st Ave. the store is just
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Chicago The Musical Comes to Northwest Phoenix’s Maricopa County Events Center The ‘20s come roaring back with a vengeance when the hit
musical CHICAGO comes to northwest Phoenix on
March 21st and 22nd at the
Maricopa County Events Center for three performances. Tickets
are $40, $50 and $60 and go on sale February 3rd at 10 am
through Ticketmaster by calling 480-784-4444 or online at
www.ticketmaster.com .
Tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Maricopa
County Events Center Box Office.
Based on the 1926 play by Maurine Dallas Watkins (which was
based on real events), CHICAGO is, as we are told in the show’s
opening lines, “a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence,
exploitation, adultery and treachery, all the things we hold
near and dear to our hearts." The story revolves around Roxie
Hart, a nightclub dancer who dreams of starring in vaudeville.
She kills her lover, nightclub regular Fred Casely, and
convinces her husband to front the money to hire Chicago's
shrewdest defense lawyer. The lawyer, Billy Flynn, turns her
crime of passion into celebrity headlines, and Roxie becomes the
toast of Chicago, until other crimes pull the limelight away
from her.
CHICAGO
was created by John Kander and Fred Ebb (known for their hit
musicals Cabaret and Kiss of the Spider Woman) and
Bob Fosse (famous for his innovative staging and choreography).
It first opened on Broadway on June 3rd, 1975 and ran 898
performances. Its current Broadway revival (on which this tour
is based) opened November 14th, 1996, and is still running.
In
2002 Miramax Films took the Tony Award winning musical to the
big screen, starring Renee Zellweger as Roxie Hart, Catherine
Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelley and Richard Gere as Billy Flynn. The
box office success and subsequent multiple Oscar wins including
Best Supporting Actress (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Best Picture
lead to the rebirth of the musical and touring success.
CHICAGO will be at the Maricopa County Events Center, 19403 RH
Johnson Blvd, Sun City, Friday March 21st at 8:00 pm and
Saturday March 22nd at 2:00 and 8:00 pm. Tickets are $40,
$50 and $60 and on sale Feb 3rd by calling 480-784-4444, on-line
at
www.ticketmaster.com
and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets will also be
available at the Maricopa County Events Center Box Office,
Tue-Sat. 10 am – 4 pm. For group sales, call 480-218-9332 |
Kerr Cultural Center’s 2008 Guest
Artists
The Afternoon SolutionKids,
grab your parents and grandparents, you are off to see a show!
This delightful family series features some of the Valley’s best
and most entertaining performing artists. Each program is
specially geared for audiences of all ages.
Cinco
De Moio
March 9th Cinco De
Moio is a Latin Jazz group made up of some of the premier
players in the Phoenix area. The music ranges from Cuban Danzon,
Cha Cah to Brazilian Samba’s and Bossa Nova’s. The group will
feature Dom Moio on drums and percussion joined by Joe Garcia on
Congas and percussion. Jerry Donato playing tenor sax,
soprano sax, flute and piccolo; Mike King on bass; and brother
Bill Moio on guitar. Rounding out the group on piano and
accordion will be Greece pianist Ioannis Goudelis. This will be
a very high energy and fun filled concert, so come and check out
the groove!
Annie
Moscow
April 6th
Annie Moscow is a storyteller who brings a fresh perspective to
universal subjects that everybody can relate to, but few ever
talk or sing about. With an explosive piano style and the voice
of an angel, her very visual songs take you right into the
picture. This will be an afternoon of original songs and
poetry - whimsical, daring, funny, poignant and powerful!
For further information, call the ASU Kerr Cultural Center at
480-596-2660 or visit them on line at
www.asukerr.com
. You can also check out www.azphm.com . Kerr’s box office is open weekdays between
the hours of 10am-5pm, Saturday (NOW - April) 1-5pm and one hour
prior to all ticketed events. Student, senior and group rates
are available for most events. The Kerr Cultural Center, a
facility of ASU Public Events, is handicapped accessible.
Kerr’s intimate adobe studio is located at 6110 N Scottsdale
Rd., between Lincoln and McDonald off Rose Lane, just west of
Scottsdale Road, directly south of the Borgata of Scottsdale.
Tickets can also be purchased at ASU Gammage and any
Ticketmaster outlet. Partial funding for Kerr’s 2007-2008
Season of Guest Artists is provided by the Arizona Commission on
the Arts appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and
grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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Arizona Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
Snapshot Survey Highlights
Domestic Violence Advocacy Work in Arizona
Domestic violence programs
around the state helped 1,055 victims of domestic violence in
one 24-hour period last year, according to a national survey
that provides a snapshot of whether services meet demand.
They were among 53,203 people
who received services from 1,346 domestic violence agencies
nationwide in a 24-hour period starting on September 25th, 2007,
according to the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
Arizona agencies reporting
provided emergency shelter or transitional housing to 761
victims. These services help people escape acutely
life-threatening situations and offer options so victims do not
have to return to live with the abuser.
In addition, 294 victims
received non-residential services such as legal advocacy,
individual counseling, group counseling, and childcare.
Eighteen of the Coalition’s 32
domestic violence member agencies took part in the national
survey. Although many victims were connected with services, over
100 requests were denied for reasons such as staff shortages and
lack of emergency bed space at domestic violence organizations.
These unmet requests point to the continued need for increased
funding for agencies throughout the state.
Allie Bones, Executive Director
of the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence, says, “The
survey results remind us that advocates across the state
continue to work tirelessly to keep domestic violence victims
safe. They provide a wide range of services to a diverse group
of Arizonans. However, too often they do so under conditions
which are less than ideal. Empty staff positions and not enough
funding mean that some victims are turned away. We must do more
to ensure that all who seek help receive it.”
During those 24 hours, 182
calls were made to hotlines, which mean advocates answered
approximately eight calls per hour. Throughout the state, 181
people attended trainings to learn about ways to prevent
domestic violence.
“We know that, for various
reasons, not all victims contact shelters or hotlines for help.
It’s amazing that Arizona programs were able to help over 1,000
victims in one day, but we know that many more people were
victimized in that 24 hour period,” says Bones. |
THE
INTENSE PLAY "EXTREMITIES"
BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Marjorie
(Robin Austin) is attacked in her own home by Raul (Ryan Nelson)
in the intense play "Extremities" produced by Theater Works.
The show runs in the McMillin Black Box Theater at the Peoria
Center for the Performing Arts, Feb.
22-24, Feb. 28-March 2 and March 6-9. "William Mastrosimone wrote his play to fill in a blank," says
Theater Works Artistic Director Robyn Allen. In May 1978 the
playwright met a 55-year old woman he calls Mary. She was raped
the night before, and for some reason needed to tell someone,
even a stranger like Mastrosimone - about her ordeal. Mastrosimone
befriended Mary and followed her case through the trial, where
the 19-year-old rapist sat quietly in a three-piece suit, white
shirt and tie. When he was cross-examined he made amusing
remarks. The jury laughed.
While evidence was
presented that Mary was raped, there wasn't enough to convince
the jury the defendant was the rapist. Acquitted, the rapist
walked behind Mary on the courthouse steps and said, "If you
think that was bad, wait until next time."
Mary became consumed
with fear. She slept with the light on, next to the phone with
a butcher knife. But it was too much. She quit her job, lost
her pension and bought a one-way ticket to the opposite coast.
Mary stopped to thank Mastrosimone for his support before she
left. "Mary recounted something about the rape that had haunted her -
how there was a moment when she could have kicked the rapist in
the groin, but didn't," explains Allen. "She was brought up not
to hurt people or she feared if she didn't hurt him enough he
would kill her. With Mary not taking a stand the rapist lit a
cigarette and raped her again. Then beat her with a lamp."
Mary told Mastrosimone
she would think of that moment the rest of her life and
fantasize about hurting her attacker, of getting "real justice."
She told him, "If I had five minutes in a locked room with him
now_____" and never finished her sentence.
"The production you
will see at Theater Works, finished her sentence," proclaims
Allen.
Don't miss Theater
Works' extraordinary presentation of an intellectually
stimulating evening of theater. The cast includes Robin Austin,
Ryan Nelson, Chanel Bragg and Heather Cambanes. "Extremities"
is directed by Richard Hardt. Robyn Allen serves as the Theater
Works' Artistic Director and Levy Antal is Executive Director
and Producer.
Tickets are now on
sale at the Peoria Center for Performing Arts, 8355 W. Peoria,
or by calling 623-815-7930. They can also be purchased on line
at
www.theaterworks.org
. Tickets are $16.00. The
show will run February 22-24, Feb 28-March 2 and March 6-9.
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Donor list for Ron
Bergamo Television Scholarship continues to Grow
The donor list for the Ron Bergamo Television Scholarship Fund
(created with the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation)
continues to grow after the announcement of a fundraising
luncheon and auction event being held at
US Airways Center Pavilion, March 14,
2008, 11:30 am. The auction is expected to include
valuable items and radio, television, billboards, webspace and
newspaper-magazine ad space. The idea and event come from long
time friend of Bergamo, Gregg Ostro (founder and CEO of GO Media
Cos.), as a way to turn the loss of Bergamo into a tribute and
lasting legacy for the man so many knew as a friend, leader and
mentor.
Donation commitments have already come in from
Ostro, Jerry Colangelo, President of USA
Basketball and former Phoenix Suns CEO; Jimmy Walker,
founder and chairman of Celebrity Fight Night; Ron Cohen,
owner and CEO of KFNN radio; Rich Boals, CEO of Blue
Cross Blue Shield-Arizona; Ken Kendrick, philanthropist;
Jeff Moorad and Derrick Hall, Arizona
Diamondbacks; Steve Hammel, General Manager of KPHO TV5;
Jack Londen, Londen Insurance and owner of AZTV; William
V. Bidwill, owner of Arizona Cardinals; Marty Shultz,
Vice president of Pinnacle West; Glenn Pahnke, Vice
president of Robert W. Baird & Co; and promotional support from
Pat McMahon, KTAR and AZTV talk show host. The donor
list continues to grow, even though invitations have not been
sent out yet.
What:
Luncheon & Auction To Create Ron Bergamo Television
Scholarships-In memory of beloved TV executive Ron Bergamo (most
recently station manager and VP AZTV) Seats $200/each Platinum (4) tables at $10,000 for 10 seats in the front
row with 2 head table seats Gold (6) tables at
$5,000 for 10 seats in the second row with 1 head table seat Silver
(10) tables at $2,000 for 10 seats Accepting Cash Donations,
payable to Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation Accepting
Advertising Media and auction items with minimum retail value of
$1,000 All Monies payable and handled by Maricopa Community
Colleges Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit When:
Friday, March 14, 2008, 11:30am-1:30pm Where: EVENT: US
Airways Center, 201 East Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ TO DONATE:
The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, 2411 W. 14th Street,
Tempe, 84281, 480.731.8403
www.maricopa.edu/resdev/foundation
TO OBTAIN SEATS/TABLE AT THE EVENT: Contact Tawnia Nelson
at 602.955.5656 x 141 or
tawnia.nelson@gomediaco.com
Who: In memory of Ron Bergamo, station manager and
vice president of AZTV, previously GM of CBS and Fox station in
Phoenix. Gregg Ostro, founder & CEO GO Media Cos. / GOCO, Inc.
Created Ron Bergamo Television Scholarships program and
luncheon. Steve Helfgot, CEO, Maricopa Community Colleges
Foundation Why: To create scholarships for aspiring
television media students to attend the Maricopa Community
Colleges and keep alive the positive legacy of celebrated and
widely loved Arizona TV executive Ron Bergamo.
MCC
Foundation Overview: The Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation is a 501 (c) (3)
non-profit organization designated by the Maricopa Community
College District (MCCCD) to receive and manage gifts on behalf
of its 10 colleges, two skill centers and multiple satellite
centers. The Foundation actively seeks contributions from a
variety of public and private sources including individuals,
corporations and other foundations. It acts as a trustee for
donations to assure that gifts are distributed in the manner
specified by the donor. The Maricopa Community Colleges
Foundation, 2411 W. 14th Street, Tempe, 84281, 480.731.8403
www.maricopa.edu/resdev/foundation
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Consumers
Choose Wilhelm Automotive as West Valleys Best
Wilhelm
Automotive is proud to announce that they have received the
Reader’s Choice Award for the best oil/lube shop in the West
Valley. This is the third year of the Reader’s Choice Awards
program, which is presented by the West Valley View newspaper,
and the first time that Wilhelm’s has been chosen for the award.
This annual program asks consumers/readers to vote for their
favorite places to go for different goods, services and
entertainment in the West Valley. All of the employees at our
five Wilhelm locations appreciate your continued patronage and
thank you, the public, for your confidence in the quality
service we provide and the community support that we
offer. “This award lets us know that we are providing a quality
service for our customers” said Thom Gyder, President of Wilhelm
Automotive. “For 80 years, we have always put our customers
first. Trust, quality, experience and peace of mind are terms
that our staff lives by everyday. We thank those who took the
time to voice their opinion and we look forward to providing the
high quality service that our customers have come to expect.” |
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
PERFORMANCES & EVENTS
Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard
Conversations
Austria-Hungary: Captivating Continentals
March 18, 2008, Tuesday @ 7:30 p.m. Scottsdale Center for
the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts will present Austria-Hungary: Captivating
Continentals as part of Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard
Conversations on March 18, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets are
available for $38 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing
Arts' Web site at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).
Now in its 28th season at
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Jeffrey Siegel's
Keyboard Conversations explore the theme of A Musical
Travelogue in 2007 - 08. Austria-Hungary: Captivating
Continentals will feature Schubert's Scherzo in B-flat and
Sonata in A minor, D. 784, Opus 143; Bartók's Rondo No. 1 as
well as Bagatelle No. 8, Opus 6, and From the Diary of a Fly;
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13; Dvorák's Humoresque;
Suk's Love Song; and J. Strauss, Jr.'s Blue Danube
Waltz, arranged for the piano by Schulz-Evler. A
question-and-answer session will follow.
The performance also will
feature Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' innovative
Keyboard in the Sky, a large-screen projection over the stage
that enables the audience to watch Siegel's hands on the
keyboard in real time.
Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard
Conversations are a unique, concert-plus-commentary format in
which he speaks to the audience about the music before
performing each work. New listeners have greeted these programs
with enormous enthusiasm because they present an informal,
accessible and highly entertaining introduction to the vast
repertoire of the piano and to classical music in general.
Seasoned music-lovers have been enriched by Siegel's erudition
and delighted by his wit. Ongoing series flourish in numerous
American cities, among them New York, Chicago, Los Angeles,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Phoenix/Scottsdale, San Francisco,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Dallas, Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and
Denver Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has been
presenting Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations since 1979, a
testament to Siegel's superb artistry, innovative format and
loyal following.
JEFFREY SIEGEL
The distinguished American
pianist Jeffrey Siegel has been a soloist with the world's great
orchestras. Abroad, these include the Berlin Philharmonic,
London Symphony, Philharmonic and Philharmonia, Moscow State
Symphony, Bayerischer Rundfunk, The Hague Residentie Orkest,
Oslo Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestra of La Scala
and NHK Symphony of Japan. In the United States, engagements
include the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The
Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony
Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Siegel has
collaborated with many of the pre-eminent conductors of our
time: Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Neeme Järvi,
James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin,
Michael Tilson Thomas and David Zinman, as well as legendary
maestros of the past, including Eugene Ormandy, Sir George
Solti, William Steinberg, Klaus Tennstedt and Yevgeny Svetlanov.
As a conductor, Siegel has
appeared with the Pittsburgh, Milwaukee and Saint Louis Symphony
Orchestras, The Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber
Orchestra, as well as orchestras in France, Scandinavia and
South America. He is equally at home in the dual role of
conductor/pianist, directing the orchestra from the keyboard.
For 13 years, Siegel served as music director and conductor of
the Mainly Mozart Festival in Arizona.
In 2006, Random House Audio
Publishing Group released an audiobook series of four CDs of
Keyboard Conversations: Mozart and Friends, The Power
and Passion of Beethoven, The Romanticism of the Russian
Soul and The Romance of the Piano. They are available
at
www.randomhouse.com/audio,
for download at iTunes and Audible and at booksellers across the
country. Twin Cities Public Television, in conjunction with The
Schubert Club, recently produced and broadcast two half-hour
Keyboard Conversations - Mozart & Chopin - available on
DVD exclusively at Siegel's concerts. His recording of
Gershwin's complete works for piano and orchestra with Leonard
Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony continues to be a
best-seller and is available as a VoxBox, 2-CD set (CDX 5007).
Born into a musical family,
Jeffrey Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago,
with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and,
as a Fulbright Scholar, with Ilona Kabos in London. Siegel and
his wife live in New York City and are the parents of two grown
children.
Jeffrey Siegel is a Steinway
artist.
LATIN JAZZ PIANIST EDDIE
PALMIERI TO PERFORM
Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz
Band
April 3, 2008, Thursday @
7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts will present the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band
on April 3, 2008, at 7:30 p.m.
The performance is part of the Journeys in Jazz Series sponsored
by Infiniti and is presented with support from Alice and David
Olsan with additional support provided by the National Endowment
for the Arts.
Single tickets are available
for $42 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Web
site at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).
One of the greatest Latin
pianists of the last half century, Eddie Palmieri merges the
rhythms of his Puerto Rican heritage with the seminal jazz of
Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. His extraordinary career spans
50 years as a leader of salsa and Latin jazz orchestras and
includes nine Grammy Awards and more than 30 albums. Born in
Spanish Harlem in 1936, Palmieri began piano studies at an early
age, as did his celebrated older brother, the late salsa legend
and pianist Charlie Palmieri. He began his professional career
as a pianist in the early 1950s with Eddie Forrester's Orchestra
and later performed with Johnny Segui's band and the Tito
Rodriguez Orchestra. In 1961, Palmieri formed his own band, the
legendary Conjunto La Perfecta, which featured a trombone
section (led by the late Barry Rogers) in place of trumpets,
something that had been rarely done in Latin music,
demonstrating the early stages of Palmieri's unconventional
orchestration. The group was known as "the band with the crazy
roaring elephants" for its unique configuration of two
trombones, flute, percussion, bass and vocals. With an
infectious and soaring sound, Palmieri's band soon joined the
ranks of Machito, Tito Rodriguez and the other major Latin
orchestras of the day.
Palmieri's influences include
not only his older brother Charlie but Jesus Lopez, Chapotin,
Lili Martinez and other Cuban players of the 1940s, as well as
jazz luminaries Art Tatum, Bobby Timmons, Bill Evans, Horace
Silver, Bud Powell, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis.
Equally important were influences derived from Palmieri's
curiosity and incessant search to unearth his family's roots and
to seek out the origins of the music that profoundly inspired
him. Palmieri's solid interpretation of Afro-Caribbean music and
its confluence with jazz are evident in his astute arranging
skills, which assemble those components in dramatic and
compelling compositions. Palmieri's accomplishments have taken
him throughout Europe, Japan and Latin America, showcasing his
assemblage of seasoned musicians and kaleidoscope of musical
styles.
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Laurie Anderson's
Homeland, originally scheduled for April 6 in the Scottsdale
Civic Center Mall Amphitheater
Has been canceled due
to unforeseen technical difficulties
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts regrets to announce that the performance of Laurie
Anderson's Homeland, originally scheduled for April 6 in the
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Amphitheater, has been canceled due to
unforeseen technical difficulties adapting the multi-media show to
an outdoor venue.
"Laurie Anderson is a longtime favorite of our audiences, and we're
sorry that it's not possible to present her Homeland
performance as planned," remarked Kathy Hotchner, vice president and
director of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. "We look
forward to bringing Laurie back to our stage for another performance
in the near future."
The Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office at (480)
994-ARTS (2787) is in the process of notifying ticket buyers. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PARSONS
DANCE TO SHOWCASE ITS GREATEST HITS David Parsons, Artistic Director
April 5-6, 2008, Saturday @ 8 p.m.,
Sunday @ 7:30 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper
Theater SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
will present the exhilarating Parsons Dance on April 5-6, 2008.
The performances are part of the Soaring Inspirations Series
sponsored by the Daron and Ron Barness Family Foundation and are
presented with support from Clara Lovett and Benjamin F. Brown
IV.
Single tickets are available for $42 from the Scottsdale Center
for the Performing Arts' Web site at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480)
994-ARTS (2787).
Led by acclaimed dancer and choreographer David Parsons, Parsons
Dance is renowned for its sexy athleticism, dynamic movements
and ground-breaking choreography scored to everything from
classical music to disco and rock. The company will perform
fresh, new re-stagings of six of its greatest hits from the past
20 years, including In the End, set to the popular music of the
Dave Matthews Band; Shining Star, an upbeat, high-energy romp
based on the disco-era hits of Earth, Wind & Fire; and Caught,
Parsons' unforgettable signature stroboscopic tour-de-force,
featuring a solo dancer defying gravity and flying above the
stage.
Parsons Dance is comprised of 10 full-time dancers and maintains
an impressive repertoire of original works created by David
Parsons. The company has enabled Parsons to create as many new
works as possible, to commission original musical scores and
theatrical designs from leading artists and to introduce new
dances created by the company's members. Parsons Dance has
performed to critical acclaim throughout the world and is widely
recognized for its community-based residencies, master classes,
lecture-demonstrations and workshops, benefiting thousands of
people of every age.
David Parsons has enjoyed a remarkable career as a performer,
choreographer, teacher, director and producer of dance. Born in
Chicago and raised in Kansas City, Parsons was a leading dancer
with the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1978-87, where Taylor
created many roles for him in works such as Arden Court, Last
Look and Roses. In 1985, Parsons founded Parsons Dance with
lighting designer Howell Binkley. As artistic director, Parsons
has created more than 70 works for the company and received
commissions over the years from the American Ballet Theatre, New
York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paul
Taylor Dance Company, the American Dance Festival, Jacob's
Pillow Dance Festival and the Spoleto Festival, among many
others. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CHAMBER-MUSIC RECITAL EXPLORES MYSTICISM AND TIMELESSNESS IN
MUSIC
Close Encounters With
Music: Transcendental Night
Featuring Walter Ponce,
piano; Yehonatan Berick, violin; Yehuda Hanani, cello
April 12,
2008, Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Theater 4301, Galleria
Corporate Centre
Close Encounters With Music
will present Transcendental Night on April 12, 2008, at 8
p.m. at Theater 4301 in downtown Scottsdale. The series is
underwritten by The Richard and Deborah Felder Foundation.
Single tickets are available
for $25 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Web
site at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).
Close Encounters With Music
brings together sublime chamber music, distinguished performers
and musical commentary, all in the intimate setting of Theater
4301. Transcendental Night features acclaimed pianist
Walter Ponce, violinist Yehonatan Berick and cellist Yehuda
Hanani performing a program that explores mysticism and
timelessness in music. The recital includes Beethoven's Ghost
Trio, Rachmaninoff's Trio Elegiaque, piano works by
Franz Liszt and Alexander Scriabin and the world premiere of
Jorge Martin's Recuerda (To Remember) for solo
cello. A reception with the artists will follow the performance.
Internationally acclaimed
pianist Walter Ponce has been heard in the most important
concert halls of every major city of North and South America as
well as in Europe, Japan, Korea and Africa. He came to the
United States at age 17 on a Fulbright grant, receiving a
Master's and doctorate from The Juilliard School, where he was
one of three students chosen to study with Vladimir Horowitz.
Ponce is now professor and head of the piano area at UCLA.
A prize winner at the 1993
Naumburg Competition and a recipient of the 1996-97 Prix Opus,
violinst Yehonatan Berick is a soloist, recitalist, chamber
musician and pedagogue. He has performed with symphony
orchestras and at leading festivals world-wide. Currently
professor of violin at the University of Michigan, he can be
heard on recordings on the Summit, Gasparo and Helicon labels.
The founder and artistic
director of the Close Encounters With Music chamber series,
Yehuda Hanani has performed as a soloist with numerous symphony
orchestras, and he is a frequent guest at festivals in the
United States, Europe and Australia. He has collaborated with
music luminaries such as Aaron Copland, Leon Fleisher and Itzhak
Perlman, and he has commissioned, premiered and recorded
numerous works by leading contemporary composers. Professor of
cello at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Hanani has
released CDs of Vivaldi and Bach that have become best-selling
standard setters. Jorge Martin is the recipient of an American Academy of Arts and
Letters' Academy Award in Music and a Cintas Fellowship in Music
(for distinguished creative artists of Cuban descent). His works
have been performed across the United States and Europe, and he
has received numerous commissions, including two from Close
Encounters With Music.
CLOSE
ENCOUNTERS WITH MUSIC
Close Encounters With Music
stands at the intersection of music, art and the vast richness
of Western culture. Entertaining, erudite and lively commentary
from Artistic Director Yehuda Hanani puts the composers and
their times in perspective to enrich the concert experience. He
is joined by familiar musicians from the Close Encounters roster
of artists as well as brilliant newcomers.
For additional information
about Close Encounters With Music and featured artists please
visit
www.cewm.org.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Accommodations for the
artists are graciously provided by The Ritz Carlton, Phoenix.
The Steinway piano is available to the series through the
generosity of Steinway of Phoenix. Cookies for the reception are
generously provided by AJ's Fine Foods.
GRAMMY
AWARD-WINNING PIANIST GARRICK OHLSSON TO PERFORM RECITAL
Garrick Ohlsson
April
15, 2008, Tuesday @ 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts will present a recital by American pianist
Garrick Ohlsson on April 15, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. The performance
is part of the In the Spotlight Series sponsored by Scottsdale
League for the Arts and is presented with support from Dayton
and Laura Grafman.
Single tickets are available
for $65 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Web
site at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).
Garrick Ohlsson has
established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial
interpretive and technical prowess, with a vast repertoire
spanning the entire piano literature. He has earned widespread
critical acclaim throughout his distinguished career, from his
triumph at the prestigious Chopin International Piano
Competition in 1970 to his 2008 Grammy Award. Ohlsson's recital will feature Beethoven's Sonata in E-flat
major, Op. 31, No. 3; Liszt's Sonata in B minor; Rachmaninoff's
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42; and Scriabin's Etudes.
The recital also features
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' innovative Keyboard
in the Sky, a large-screen projection over the stage that
enables the audience to watch the pianist's hands on the
keyboard in real time.
A native of White Plains,
N.Y., Ohlsson began his piano studies at the age of 8. He
attended the Westchester Conservatory of Music and at 13 entered
The Juilliard School in New York. Although he won first prizes
at the 1966 Busoni Competition in Italy and 1968 Montréal Piano
Competition, it was his 1970 triumph at the Chopin Competition
in Warsaw, where he won the gold medal, that brought him
worldwide recognition as one of the finest pianists of his
generation. Since then he has made nearly a dozen tours of
Poland, where he retains immense personal popularity. Ohlsson
was awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in 1994 and received the 1998
University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award in Ann
Arbor, Mich. In February 2008, he won a Grammy Award for "Best
Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)" for his
Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3 (Bridge Records, Inc.).
Among the highlights of
Ohlsson's 2007-08 season are engagements with the symphony
orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Fort Worth, Houston,
Indianapolis, Minnesota, Nashville, San Francisco, Seattle and
Toronto; performances in Berkeley and Los Angeles with the Mark
Morris Dance Group and pianist Yoko Nozaki in the critically
acclaimed Mozart Dances; and performances with the
Russian National Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski in California
and at New York's Lincoln Center.
ROSANNE CASH'S
APRIL 18 CONCERT CANCELED
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts regrets to announce that Rosanne Cash's concert
originally scheduled for April 18, 2008,
in the Virginia G. Piper Theater has been canceled.
Ms. Cash, who underwent brain
surgery this past November for a rare but benign condition, recently
resumed her spring touring schedule, performing a short acoustic set
in Tampa, Fla. Upon returning home to New York City, it was decided
that further recuperation is necessary before undertaking the rigors
of a full performance schedule and travel. As a result, Ms. Cash's
tour dates in Arizona and California have been canceled. "I am
distressed and disappointed to cancel concerts. I fear I was far too
optimistic in evaluating the toll brain surgery would take on my
body, and the time required to heal," remarked Ms. Cash. "I am
deeply sorry not to honor my commitments at this time, but look
forward to making musical amends in the near future."
The Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787) is in the
process of notifying ticket buyers.
FOLK-MUSIC
LEGEND ARLO GUTHRIE RETURNS FOR A SPECIAL SOLO CONCERT
Arlo Guthrie: Solo Reunion
Tour - Together at Last
April 25,
2008, Friday @ 8 p.m.
SScottsdale
Center for the Performing Arts will present Arlo Guthrie: Solo
Reunion Tour - Together at Last on April 25, 2008 at 8 p.m.
The performance is part of the In the Spotlight Series sponsored by
Scottsdale League for the Arts.
Single tickets are available for
$65 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office at
(480) 994-ARTS (2787) or online at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org.
As the eldest son of legendary
folk singer Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie grew up surrounded by some
of the most important musicians of the era. Drawn to the music that
was shaping the 1960s, he developed his own style and became a
distinctive, expressive voice. His career exploded in 1967 with the
release of Alice's Restaurant, followed by classic hits such
as Coming into Los Angeles, a favorite at the 1969 Woodstock
Festival, and his unique rendition of Steve Goodman's City of New
Orleans.
Over the last four decades
Guthrie has toured throughout North America, Europe, Asia and
Australia, winning a broad and dedicated following. In addition to
being an accomplished musician - playing the piano, six- and
12-string guitar, harmonica and a dozen other instruments - Guthrie
is a natural-born storyteller whose hilarious tales and anecdotes
are woven seamlessly into his performances. He has rarely toured
solo since his Woodstock days.
DAILY SHOW
CORRESPONDENT JOHN OLIVER TO PERFORM
April 26,
2008, Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts will present comedian John Oliver on April 26, 2008,
at 8 p.m. The performance is part of the Satirical Edge Series
sponsored in laughing memory of Steve Simon by his family and is
presented with support from Beth and Sanford Hoffman.Single tickets
are available for $44 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing
Arts box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787) or online at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org.A
regular on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,
John Oliver was born and raised in England and has worked as a
comedian and actor around the United Kingdom "entertaining and
irritating audiences in equal measure for the last seven years." He
shares his global insights as The Daily Show's roving U.K.
correspondent.
This performance may include
mature language and themes.
Carrie
Fisher in Wishful Drinking
April 29 - May 11, 2008, Tuesday - Thursday @ 7:30
p.m., Friday and Saturday @ 8 p.m, Sunday @ 7:30 p.m., Saturday
and Sunday matinees @ 2 p.m. Theater 4301 @ Galleria Corporate
Centre
Single ticket: $56*/$52
*higher ticket price is for Friday and Saturday evening
performances
In this one-woman,
autobiographical journey, actress and writer Carrie Fisher
shares insights into her fascinating life and career with a wry
sense of humor. Starting with her childhood in Hollywood as the
daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she examines her
rise to stardom as plucky Princess Leia and her hit movie Postcards from the Edge, marriage to Paul Simon, drug
addiction, bipolar disorder, motherhood and her triumph over
life's challenges.
Contains mature language and
themes
This performance will
include an exclusive Ignite event. Ignite is a group for
young professionals and students with a passion for the
performing arts. Members enjoy exclusive social events before
and after selected performances as well as opportunities to meet
artists and to volunteer for the Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts. Membership in Ignite is free and open to anyone
between the ages of 21 - 39. To learn more and to join online
visit
www.ignitearts.org. Ignite lounges and special events are
presented with support from Orange Table.
An
Evening with Dave Brubeck and Sons - Chris and Dan Brubeck
May
1 - 2, 2008, Thursday @ 7:30 p.m., Friday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Single ticket: $70
Legendary jazz pianist Dave
Brubeck and his sons, Chris and Dan Brubeck, are back for an
encore performance! The combination of the elder Brubeck's
daring improvisations and the brothers' unique style blending
rock, classical, blues, funk, reggae and world music into the
color and texture of their arrangements promises to be another
outstanding evening for jazz fans.
This performance is part of
the In the Spotlight Series sponsored by Scottsdale League for
the Arts
Presented with support from
Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. and Alice and David Olsan
Night
Run for the Arts
May
3, 2008, Saturday @ 7 p.m. (8K race starts @ 8 p.m.)
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall
Amphitheater, 75th Street and Main Street
Registration fee: $18 (before
March 31); $20 (April 1 - May 2); $25 (day of the race)
The Valley's premier evening
race, the Night Run for the Arts is a fun, family-friendly event
that welcomes people of all ages and abilities. Highlights
include an 8K run through downtown Scottsdale, a 3-Mile Fun
Run/Walk and the Art Stroll, a docent-guided walking tour of the
sculptures on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. The event
culminates with an outdoor party featuring music, an awards
ceremony, food and beverages. This year's Night Run for the Arts
also features a green building exhibit and an eco-friendly
activity for kids.
The Night Run for the Arts is
presented by SRP Earthwise Energy and benefits youth education
programs at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
Information and advance registration are available online at
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org .
R.
Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe
Written and directed by D.W.
Jacobs
Starring Joe Spano
Produced by Rubicon Theatre
Company in association with The Z Space Studio
May
9, 2008, Friday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Single ticket: $58
Based on the writings of
engineer, philosopher and utopian thinker R. Buckminster Fuller,
this one-man show is a supercharged, inspiring tour de force.
It begins as one of Fuller's famous lectures and transforms into
a full-on effort to reunite the arts and sciences to create a
better world. Filled with stirring words (many drawn from
Fuller's lectures and writings) and stunning visual images, "The
Bucky Show" takes the audience on a journey (complete with
models, drawings and a little tai chi) through the mind and
matter of one of the 20th century's greatest intellectuals.
Presented with support from
Will Bruder and Louise Roman
R.
Carlos Nakai
May
10, 2008, Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Single ticket: $38 Arizonan R. Carlos Nakai is the world's premier Native American
flutist. Nakai has combined his classical training with his
mastery of the cedar flute to form a complex, sophisticated
sound that not only reveals the flute's uniqueness, but covers
the spectrum of musical genres from jazz, piano and guitar
collaborations to digital technology. Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
Concerts Under the Stars:
Pink Martini
May
13, 2008, Tuesday @ 7:30 p.m.
Amphitheater, Scottsdale
Civic Center Mall
Single ticket price: $36
The wildly entertaining and
eclectic Pink Martini has been described as a cross between a
1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble,
a Brazilian marching street band and Japanese film noir. This
12-piece 'little orchestra' from Portland, Oregon, is at home on
any stage performing its romantic, multi-lingual repertoire.
RENOWNED EVIDENCE DANCE
COMPANYEXPLORES AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE
Evidence, A Dance Company
March 14, 2008, Friday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts will present a one-night performance by Ronald
K. Brown's critically acclaimed dance company, Evidence, on
March 14, 2008, at 8 p.m. The performance is part of the Soaring
Inspirations Series sponsored by the Daron and Ron Barness
Family Foundation and is presented with support from Suzanne T.
and Irving D. Karpas Jr. with additional support provided by the
New England Foundation for the Arts, MetLife and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Concerts Under the Stars:
Don McLean
May
17, 2008, Saturday @ 7:30 p.m.
Amphitheater, Scottsdale
Civic Center Mall
Single ticket price: $36
Legendary singer-songwriter
Don McLean began his career during the tumultuous 1960s and
became a household name with his 1971 smash hit American Pie,
a nostalgic tribute to the late Buddy Holly. Rooted in American
folk, his classic songs and deeply personal lyrics have inspired
audiences for more than 40 years.
ONGOING PERFORMANCES
Late
Nite Catechism
By Vicki Quade & Maripat
Donovan
Ongoing, call for dates and
times
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Stage 2
Single ticket: $36
na's longest-running play is
still in a class by itself! Audience members are the students in
catechism class, and Patti Hannon stars as "Sister" in this
hilarious interactive comedy. Each performance of Late Nite
Catechism is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and
faiths. Students are advised to be on their best behavior,
however, or else Sister may put someone in her naughty chair -
on stage!
Late Nite Catechism II:
Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty
By Maripat Donovan
Ongoing, call for dates and
times
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Stage 2
Single ticket: $36
The fun continues in
Sister's second catechism class! It's not necessary to be a
graduate of Late Nite Catechism to enjoy this one -
Sister will give extra attention to her slower students. She has
felt banners, a filmstrip, handouts, historical facts and
hysterical insights to explain the goal of every nun: getting
into heaven and bringing along as many of the faithful as
possible. Using a special version of Chutes & Ladders to
demonstrate her point, Sister tells us where we have gone wrong,
and no one is excused from her firm belief that "sometimes we
feel guilty because we are guilty."
LOCATION AND PARKING
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts is located at 7380 East Second Street in
downtown Scottsdale, four blocks south of Indian School Road and
three blocks east of Scottsdale Road. The amphitheater is
located on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall at 75th Street and
Main Street. Free parking is available in the public parking
garage located to the west of Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts and directly behind Los Olivos restaurant on
Wells Fargo Avenue. Additional free parking is available at the
Old Town Parking Corral at East Second Street and Brown Avenue
and at the Civic Center Library parking garage located on
Drinkwater Boulevard at East Second Street. Theater 4301 is
located in the Galleria Corporate Centre at 4301 Scottsdale Road
on the corner of Drinkwater Boulevard and Fifth Avenue in
downtown Scottsdale, one block east of Scottsdale Road. Free
parking is available in the Galleria Corporate Centre parking
garage.
ACCESSIBILITY
Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts offers performance accommodations to enhance our
audience members' experience, including: American Sign Language
(ASL) interpretation or live audio description with two weeks
advance notice. Assisted listening devices and wheelchair
seating are always available. Visit our Web site
www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or contact the box
office at (480) 994-ARTS [TDD: (480) 874-4694] for further
details. Please inquire about services when ordering tickets.
GROUP
DISCOUNTS
A $3 discount per ticket is
available for groups of 15 or more (subject to restriction and
limitation). Call (480) 874-4657 for more information.
STUDENT
DISCOUNTS
Students with valid student
identification may purchase half-price tickets (subject to
availability; limit one per student) 72 hours before any
performance at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box
office. Tickets must be purchased in-person; phone orders are
not accepted.
SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS
Opened in 1975, Scottsdale
Center for the Performing Arts presents exceptional and
culturally diverse performances of contemporary dance, jazz,
classical and world music, theater and satire. More than 1,000
performances, educational programs, festivals and other events
are showcased annually serving more than 300,000 people.
Performances take place in the Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts' 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater and 136-seat
Stage 2, the 2,200-seat amphitheater on the grounds of the
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall and the 326-seat Theater 4301 @
Galleria Corporate Centre. In 2007-08, the City of Scottsdale
will begin a major renovation of the Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, part of the Scottsdale Civic Center complex
designed by Arizona architect Bennie Gonzales. Scottsdale Center
for the Performing Arts' educational programs reach more than
43,000 school children each year, and its free programs are
available to the entire public. Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts also produces the popular Scottsdale Arts
Festival every March; Sunday A'Fair, a series of free outdoor
music festivals held on Sunday afternoons from January to April;
and Native Trails, a collaboration with the Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation and the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
that features free demonstrations of Native American arts and
culture from January to April. Open daily and during
performances, The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing
Arts offers hand-crafted jewelry, accessories for the home, toys
for imaginative young minds, recordings, books, greeting cards
and more.
The
Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization, is contracted by the City of Scottsdale,
Arizona, to administer certain City arts and cultural projects
and to manage the City-owned Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and
Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale
Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by the support of
members and donors and grants received from the Arizona
Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona
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SCOTTSDALE
ARTS FESTIVAL SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
The Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts is seeking volunteers for the 38th annual
Scottsdale Arts Festival on March 7 - 9, 2008. Volunteers are
needed for day-long shifts to assist with a variety of tasks,
including admissions, artist hospitality, food and beverage
concessions, children's activities and the online art auction.
All volunteers are required
to attend a two-hour training session and will receive a
complimentary T-shirt, a return pass to the Scottsdale Arts
Festival and lunch. Volunteers may visit
www.scottsdaleartsfestival.org
for additional information and to register online or call (480)
874-4673 with any questions.
One of the premier arts
festivals in the country, the Scottsdale Arts Festival has been
a favorite of visitors and artists alike since 1971. During this
three-day event, nearly 200 jury-selected artists from
throughout North America display their work for sale on the
beautiful grounds of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. In
addition to the high-quality arts and crafts, visitors enjoy
live entertainment and music, delicious food and beverages, fun
art activities for children and families, an online art auction
and much more.
The 38th annual Scottsdale
Arts Festival is produced by Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts and is sponsored by CBS 5, 99.9 KEZ, 95.5 KYOT
and SRP. Proceeds benefit the programs of the Scottsdale Center
for the Performing Arts.
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ST.
JEROME STUDENTS LEARN
VALUABLE LESSON IN LIFE FROM THE WAY BURMESE FAMILY
HANDLES TRAGEDY
Setting up memorial
fund at Bank of America A Burmese family that migrated to Phoenix in September 2007 is
turning the tragedy of its 13-year-old son into a life lesson
for the eighth-grade class at St. Jerome Catholic School in
Northwest Phoenix. Andrew Lin, was killed when he was hit by a car as he
was walking home from school on Friday, January 25. He was one
of seven children from a Burmese family that was adopted by St.
Jerome Catholic School, 10815 N. 35th Ave. Each year, the school
raises funds to finance the adoption of a refugee family and
working with Catholic Social Services has helped the Lin family
find housing, employment, food, clothing and other life
necessities. The Lin family response to the tragic death of their
son has been anything but bitter. Andrew's organs were donated
to help those who may need a transplant, and the family has
expressed no anger toward the driver of the car that hit Andrew.
The eighth-grade class at St. Jerome, under the
direction of teacher Rose Mischke, has been working to help
cover the expenses associated with Andrew's funeral and are
setting up a memorial fund at Bank of America. They view this
as a way of remembering a fallen friend who, despite his lack of
material possessions, was always seeking to help others. "He was also an extremely bright and hard-working
students," noted Ms. Mischke. "Andrew recently received an
award for being one of the smartest kids in his class. Our
children truly feel that they have lost a brother." Donations
can be made to the "Andrew Lin Memorial Fund" at any Bank of
America in the valley. For more information on St. Jerome's
effort to help the Lin family, contact Louise DeBusk at
602/312-4748. |
One
of the country's premier arts fairs, the 38th annual
Scottsdale Arts Festival
will be held on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall on March 7 - 9,
2008.
The event is sponsored by CBS
5, 99.9 KEZ and 95.5 KYOT and SRP. The Arizona Republic
is the 2007 - 08 season media sponsor. Proceeds benefit the
programs of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
Consistently ranked among
the top arts festivals in the country by the readers of American Style magazine, the Scottsdale Arts Festival has
been a favorite among visitors and artists alike since 1971.
During this three-day event, nearly 200 jury-selected artists
from throughout North America display their work for sale on the
beautiful grounds of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. Works of
art are available for purchase directly from the artists and
from the Scottsdale Art Festival's online art auction. Visitors
also enjoy continuous live music and entertainment, a unique
work of interactive performance art commissioned by the
Scottsdale Public Art Program, fun activities for children and
families at Imagine Nation, delicious food and beverages, free
admission to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
and free parking and shuttle service.
A complete listing of
events, directions, shuttle and parking information is available
online at
www.scottsdaleartsfestival.org.
HOURS
& ADMISSION
March 7, 2008, Friday, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m.
March 8, 2008, Saturday, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m.
March 9, 2008, Sunday, 10
a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: $7 for adults; $5
for students; free for children 12 and under and members of
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and SMoCA
Pets are not allowed, except
for assistance dogs
Exhibiting artists include:
Nicholas Bernard
(Scottsdale, Ariz.), Curly Vessel, earthenware, 12 x 10
x 10 inches
Julita Jones
(Laguna Beach, Calif.), The Hummingbird, viscosity
etching, 12 x 12 inches
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FREE TAX HELP
AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers will be at
the Desert Foothills Library
AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers will be at
the Desert Foothills Library (38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd., Cave Creek)
starting February 5th, to provide free tax assistance in
preparing and e-filing 2007 federal and AZ state tax returns.Tax-Aide
Volunteers will be available at this site on Tuesday afternoons from
12:30pm to 4:30pm throughout the tax season ending on April 15th.
Appointments Are Strongly Recommended
to minimize wait times. People with appointments will be serviced first.
To schedule an appointment for the Desert Foothills Library site only,
call (480) 488-2286.Taxpayers must bring all of their 2007 income
documents (W-2’s, 1099’s, etc.), and their 2006 tax return. For joint
returns, both spouses need to be present. Completed federal and AZ state
tax returns prepared at this site will be e-filed.The AARP Tax-Aide
program provides free tax assistance to low and middle income taxpayers
with emphasis on assisting those 60 years and older.
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20th Annual Great
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$40 in advance for general admission and $50 at the
gate. VIP tickets are $80 in advance and $90 at the gate. Designated
driver tickets will be $20 at the gate for general admission and $30 for
VIP. Entertainment is included in the price of admission. FOR TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION:
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_____hoenix Rotary 100 members, and also members from Metro Tech
Interact Club and Phoenix Rotaract. The Phoenix Rotary 100 was the 100th
Rotary Club chartered in the world and has been a Valley fixture since
1914. Membership includes many noted Arizonans of business, government,
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RETURN OF THE BISON
Recent Grand Opening Marks Return of Bison Museum to Scottsdale
The
recent grand opening of the Bison Museum in Scottsdale actually marks the
return of the museum to its city of origin. Several years ago the museum
basically started out as little more than a simple assortment of trinkets
and keepsakes gathered on a wall shelf behind an office desk.
It was
the late 1970’s, and Gemmie Baker had recently moved his family to
Scottsdale from South Dakota. An insurance salesman by trade, Baker soon
opened an office at the southeast corner of Scottsdale and Shea Roads.
Shortly thereafter a small collection of memorabilia, primarily bison and
Western oriented items, took shape on a wall shelf in Gemmie’s office. The
grouping served as a nice conversation starter with clients, and helped ease
occasional homesickness.
But
the items also served as a crude foundation for what would become a
full-fledged museum. Over the years the shelf display grew to occupy an
entire wall, then a room, then most of his offices. Eventually a separate
building sufficient to house the burgeoning collection was needed.
In
1992, it finally became official when Gemmie Baker opened the Buffalo Museum
of America at that same corner of Scottsdale and Shea where it all began
about 15 years earlier. Scottsdale artist, Dee Flagg, was a guest of honor
at the grand opening. During the 1980’s, Baker had purchased Flagg’s
life-sized wood carved figures of Buffalo Bill, Wyatt Earp, Jessie James and
others, along with several of Flagg’s wood relief carvings, all of which had
become a focal point of the museum. Coincidentally, the Flagg family
collection would figure prominently in the museum’s return to Scottsdale
years later.
The
museum flourished throughout the decade, but by the late 1990’s Gemmie Baker
was ready for other challenges. He had heard of a new Western themed
development called Bison Ranch about to open in the Heber/Overgaard area.
The Ranch was owned by a fellow Midwestern transplant named Gary Martinson,
a North Dakota native who had been building homes in Arizona since the early
1980’s. Gemmie felt the Ranch was the perfect setting for his unique
collection, so he contacted Martinson.
They
worked on a deal, and in 2000 Martinson purchased the Buffalo Museum of
America from Gemmie Baker. Gary then moved the museum to Bison Ranch and
added his own bison and western collection to the mix. There the museum
stayed for the next seven years, anchoring the Ranch’s Bisontown, a replica
1880’s western town front.
As
Martinson recollects, everything just seemed to fall into place. “The timing
couldn’t have been better” Gary says. “We were about to open Bison Ranch
when I first met Gemmie. “Coming from North Dakota I had always been
intrigued by the bison,” states Martinson. “With the Ranch being our first
Bison project, I thought what better way to tell someone who we are than to
surround ourselves with all things bison. What better way than the museum.
“Plus,
Gemmie really wanted the collection to remain intact,” Gary recalls. “He had
such a passion for the bison. What I really admired about Gemmie is that he
got such a thrill out of having an opportunity in his life to collect and
preserve so many things bison.”
And so
important did the bison image become to Martinson that he soon changed the
name of his company from Mirage Homes to Bison Homes.
When
Martinson relocated his company’s corporate offices from Fountain Hills to
Scottsdale this past June, he decided the time was right to bring the
Buffalo Museum of America back to its original home, and rename it the Bison
Museum. A major factor in that decision was the fact that Gary had recently
purchased the Flagg family’s personal collection that until 2003 had been
under wraps in a storage facility for many years. The Flaggs, considered by
many to be Scottsdale’s “First Family” of Western artists, had been an
integral part of Scottsdale and its art scene beginning in the early 1950’s.
Martinson added hundreds of Flagg family items to those Dee Flagg carvings
collected years earlier by Gemmie Baker. As for the overall inventory of the
museum, it now consists of thousands of pieces, and is touted as Arizona’s
premier bison and Western collection, as well as one of the finest such
gatherings in the country.
Gemmie
Baker passed away in 2006. But his legacy is carried on by his son, Kim
Baker. Kim has worked for Bison Homes as a consultant for the past few years
and was an integral part of the relocation of the museum to its new
Scottsdale home. In addition, he contributes his skills to the animatronics
exhibits and several other displays at the museum.
“What
started out as my father’s private collection has grown to something that
even he could not have imagined,” says Kim. “I only wish he was here today
to see the end results of everyone’s efforts in bringing the Bison Museum to
its present state. The Bison Museum is a work of love and devotion that
started with my father and has continued to be nurtured and grown by Gary
and others at Bison Homes. The end result is truly a collection that will
continue to grow and live on for many years to come.”
The Bison Museum is located at 16641 N. 91st Street in
Scottsdale, just north of West World, and is open to the public Tuesday
- Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm,
closed Mondays. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, and $5 for
children age 6 to 12, under age 6 free. The museum is presented by Bison
Homes, a premier builder of retreat homes in Northeast Arizona. For more
information, call the Bison Museum
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