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Art for peace

Posted on: March 20, 2012 by Stage Mom 1 Comment

The United Nations is calling artists ages five to 17 to submit work on the theme of nuclear disarmament. Lynn Trimble shares details and a link to the online gallery featuring works already submitted — plus news of a peace posters contest run by Lions Clubs International.

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Tags: Arizona Commission on the Arts, Arizona Young Artists' Competition, art and peace, art contests, art on stamps, call for youth art, Chapman Elementary, Harmony for Peace Foundation, Imagine Peace, library art, Lions clubs, New York Public Library, nuclear disarmament, Peace posters, Stephen A. Schwarzman, student art, U.N., U.N. stamps, UN calendar, United Nations

From Phoenix to Broadway

Posted on: March 19, 2012 by Stage Mom No Comments

Lynn Trimble interviews Nick Cartell, a Phoenix-trained actor who landed the role of swing in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar opening March 22 on Broadway. Cartell shares audition tips and a bit about how he nailed the gig.

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Tags: acting classes, Andrew Lloyd Webber, ASU theatre degree, Broadway auditions, Broadway revivals, Disney in Tokyo, Jesus Christ Superstar, Judas, Mary Magdalene, Neil Simon Theatre, Nick Cartell, performing arts classes, Phoenix Boys Choir, Phoenix Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Valley Youth Theatre, VYT

Once upon a makeover

Posted on: March 18, 2012 by Stage Mom No Comments

Anticipating renovations to the Scottsdale Civic Center Library, Lynn Trimble shares “before” pictures taken in January — eager to share “after” photos once work is completed.

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Tags: 100 + Journals Project, art at libraries, culture pass, free art exhibits, library areas for kids, library decor, library parenting resources, library renovations, library trends, Sarah Hurwitz, Scottsdale Civic Center Library, Scottsdale libraries, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

Quilting for literacy

Posted on: March 18, 2012 by Stage Mom 1 Comment

Quilts featuring squares by famous children’s authors line the walls of a library inside the Brooklyn’s Children’s Museum, reminding Scottsdale writer Lynn Trimble that Arizona families can celebrate literacy together at a March 24 event in Phoenix.

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Tags: Bookmans, books for kids, brooklyn's children's museum, Burton Barr Central Library, children's book illustrators, children's literature, Curious George, family reading, Great Arizona Puppet Theater, literacy, Love to Read, Make reading fun, Muriel Feldshuh, Phoenix Public Library, puppets, quilt art, quilts for kids, school readiness, touring exhibits

From Shakespeare to slam

Posted on: March 17, 2012 by Stage Mom 1 Comment

Lynn Trimble returns from NYC to find a much anticipated piece of mail, then shares it with readers equally excited about summer camp offerings with a theater twist.

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Tags: Aladdin, Alice in Wonderland, Childsplay, Fancy Nancy, Footloose, Glee, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Lion King, literacy development, literature for children, Mary Poppins, Mitchell Park, parenting magazines, performing arts camps, Pinkalicious, poetry for kids, poetry slam, Rob Ashford, Sound of Music, summer camp directory, Summer Camps, Sybil B. Harrington, The Tempest, theater camps, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tomas and the Library Lady, Wizard of Oz

One block in Brooklyn

Posted on: March 17, 2012 by Stage Mom No Comments

After setting out to explore just one block in Brooklyn, Lynn Trimble discovers that a short walk or simple ride on the subway gets you to all sorts of arts and humanities fare.

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Tags: art museums, Auguste Rodin, Blue Apron Foods, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Museum, Desert Botanical Garden, Grand Army Plaza, Heard Museum, Keith Harding, New York, New York museums, Phoenix Art Museum, Quilters' Guild of Brooklyn, St. Patrick's Day

Get creative!

Posted on: March 16, 2012 by Stage Mom No Comments

The Mesa Festival of Creativity runs through March 18 at the Mesa Arts Center. Lynn Trimble share photos of a Saturday visit to the festival with her son Christopher, which got off to an amazing start with a lovely bit of LEGO art.

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Tags: Arizona SCITECH Festival, art and science, art and technology, art classes, Bookmans, Boyd Branch, Building Bonanza, chalk art, Daniel Roth, Dave Shaddix, free activities, James Reid, jugglers, LEGO art, MAC, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa for kids, mimes, MIRAZOZO, museum gift shops, origami, Summer Camps, Taylor Family Troupe

The swing and I

Posted on: March 15, 2012 by Stage Mom No Comments

Lynn Trimble and her daughter Lizabeth enjoy a preview of “Jesus Christ Superstar” after dining with cast member Nick Cartell and his wife Christie. Seems Lizabeth and Nick were both in “The King and I” more than a decade ago in Scottsdale, and he’s happy to share details about the journey from barrel cactus to the bright lights of Broadway.

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Tags: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bobb Cooper, Broadway revivals, Ded McAnuff, Greasepaint, Jesus Christ Superstar, Michael Barnard, musical theater, Neil Simon, Nick Cartell, Phoenix Theatre, rock musical, rock opera, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The King and I, Tim Rice, Valley Youth Theatre, VYT

Brooklyn meets Japan

Posted on: March 14, 2012 by Stage Mom 1 Comment

Lynn Trimble heads to an origami studio in Brooklyn that offers birthday parties, private shindigs, open studio time and oodles of creative ideas for making and displaying art. Read, set, fold…

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Tags: Bookmans, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Festival of Creativity, Google doodle, Japanese art, Japanese Friendship Garden, origami, origami in Arizona, paper art, Ro Ho En, Taro's

Gaga for dance

Posted on: March 14, 2012 by Stage Mom No Comments

Lynn Trimble has a treat for folks who go “gaga” for dance — a roundup of more than a dozen dance performances coming soon to Valley stages from Israel, Australia, California and Arizona’s many talented dance companies.

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Tags: A Ludwig Dance, Aftrican dance, American Voices, Arizona Centennial, Australian dance, Balanchine, ballet, Ballet Arizona, belly dance, Brazilian Dance, Center Dance Ensemble, contemporary dance, dance and poetry, dance films, David Barker, Del E. Webb, Desert Botanical Garden, Herberger Theater Center, Israeli dance, Jungle Book, Mesa Arts Center, MIM, modern dance, Queen Creek Performing Arts Center, samba, Scorpius, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, State Street Ballet, Tempe Center for the Performing Arts, Topia, Wickenburg

About Stage Mom

Stage Mom is written by Lynn Trimble, a Scottsdale arts enthusiast and mother of three who writes and blogs for RAISING ARIZONA KIDS magazine. She also has her own freelance writing/editing business called The Poised Pen.