The house was filled with children donning headbands topped with green or furry ears last weekend, as Valley Youth Theatre opened its production of “Shrek The Musical“ at the Herberger Theater Center. It’s their 30th production at the downtown Phoenix venue that’s also home to several stages, an art gallery and a café. Other VYT productions at [...]
Banner opens medical center in Apache Junction, care expands for East Valley
Residents of Apache Junction and Gold Canyon can add another resource for health care to the list as the East Valley population grows. Banner Goldfield Medical Center, located on Ironwood and Southern roads in Apache Junction, re-opened the facility formerly known as Arizona Regional Medical Center (as it still shows on Google maps) on Friday, June [...]
“Man of Steel” sacrifices story for special effects
Behind every Superman, there’s a supermom. Sometimes two. The new film “Man of Steel” opens with the sound, then sight, of a woman giving birth. Her husband frets nearby, but not for the usual reasons. They’re living on the planet Krypton, but Superman’s father senses its imminent demise. Barely born, the child named Kal-El is whisked [...]
Create a your own baby rattlesnake as you learn desert safety this week(June 18-23) at The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Art Studio Manager John Bomhoff shares instructions. Ages: preschool and above. Materials: 6” x 6” piece of brown construction paper Scissors Markers, crayons, or oil pastels Glitter Instructions: Take a square of construction paper and [...]
World's Largest Swimming Lesson. All ages. Venues around the world hold a swim lesson at the same exact time, trying to break last year's record. 8am. Free. Preregister. SWIMkids USA, 2725 W Guadalupe, Mesa. 480-820-9109 or wlsl.org.
Make your next birthday party a real splash by holding it at Kiwanis Recreation Center’s indoor wave pool and water slide! What could be better than three-foot waves and a double-spiral water slide? We’re giving away a Splash Bash Birthday Party valued at $175. It includes: 16 people, birthday child is free two-hour hosted public [...]
This summer, those lovable yellow minions assemble and return to theaters when “Despicable Me 2″ opens July 3. We are sending five families (four tickets each) to a special, reserved-seating advance screening at 7pm on Thursday, June 27 at the AMC Deer Valley 30. The screening will be in Real D 3D. The film features [...]