Summer months give parents extra opportunities to help kids explore favorite activities or try new things, including various types of visual arts from painting to sculpting. Families eager to find art classes for children and teens have plenty of options — including local art studios, libraries, museums, art schools, parks and recreation programs, art centers, [...]
From Irish writing to Middle Eastern music, there’s plenty of multicultural fare for Valley families to enjoy together in coming days and weeks. Exploring arts and culture from other countries helps children appreciate the diversity of American society and respect those whose heritage is different than their own. It’s also a great way to enhance [...]
It’s crunch week for dance students at Metropolitan Arts Institute in Phoenix, according to dance department director Nicole Olson, who notes that 70 students in grades 8-12 have been working since December on pieces they’ll perform during this Sunday’s Spring Dance Concert at the Herberger Theater Center. Metro Arts junior Gabrielle Battaglini recalls dancing on the Herberger Theater Center stage [...]
Today’s youth experience plenty of competition. Reality shows hype competition between singers, chefs and fashion designers. Schools fuel competition between students. Peers heighten competition between cliques. And parents foster competition between siblings. It’ll be ready, set, recite for Arizona teens competing this month in state finals for this year’s Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest for students [...]
Last Friday students at Washington High School in Phoenix saw “Romeo and Juliet” performed by a touring educational company from the Utah Shakespeare Festival, which has ties to several Valley Shakespeare experts — including actress and teacher Maren Maclean. Maclean has performed with the festival, taught tour workshops and taken students to compete in the festival’s annual Shakespeare [...]
Though it’s been more than a decade since world-renowned dancer David Hallberg trained with Kee Juan Han at The School of Ballet Arizona in Phoenix, Hallberg hasn’t forgetten his Arizona roots. Recently Ballet Arizona, which performs “Romeo and Juliet” at Symphony Hall in Phoenix through Sunday, announced the creation of The David Hallberg Scholarship Program for Boys. Applications for the [...]
Now that the Valley is filled with freeways, it’s easy to explore areas outside your own hometown. As you’re looking for ways to spend time with family and friends during the holiday season, consider offerings at the Valley’s many arts centers. Many venues – including Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Tempe Center for the Arts [...]
Do you know an arts teacher who deserves special recognition? Has an Arizona arts organization made a difference in your child’s life? You can recognize their efforts by nominating them for a 2013 Governor’s Arts Award. Awards will be presented in six categories to “individuals and businesses who have made substantial and outstanding contributions to [...]
Rosie’s House was founded in 1996 to give children from low-income families the opportunity to enjoy enriching experiences with music. The Phoenix academy, which provides free music instruction and loaned instruments to underserved Phoenix-area students, recently announced that it’s starting the city’s largest tuition-free mariachi training program. Rosie’s House currently teaches music to 358 students each [...]
The Phoenix Symphony has partnered with ASU Preparatory Academy to launch a program called Mind Over Music, designed to integrate music with something Arizona educators call STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Teachers will be working side by side with symphony musicians to design curricula and team-teach integrated music lessons so students have creative ways to [...]
MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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