Brooklyn artist Luster Kaboom put the finishing touches on a new exhibit in Scottsdale Friday with plenty of help from his two children, who kept busy testing two trios of cranks on a giant face graced with moveable parts. Lily, 9, sent an eyeball spinning at top speed while brother Lando, 6, slowly churned a [...]
A lawn adjacent to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts was filled with families during last Thursday’s Native Trails performance — which coupled native arts, dance, music and storytelling with rich lessons in Arizona history and culture. It’s the 11th year Native Trails has entertained and educated both Valley visitors and residents with a series [...]
Tasmania’s Terrapin Puppet Theatre presents a theater work called “Boats” later this month at Tempe Center for the Arts, which sits adjacent to Tempe Town Lake – where folks can experience real life boat-based adventures include rowing, kayaking, sailing, outrigger paddling and more. “Boats” is being presented as part of Childsplay’s 2012/13 season, and they’ve [...]
When a five-day festival called ”Spark! Mesa’s Festival of Creativity” opened on Wednesday, the Mesa Arts Center campus — home to several spaces for creating and sharing visual and performing arts – looked like a blank canvas. Several technical types hoisted a giant balloon over the stage dedicated to performances by Squonk Opera, a Pittsburgh performing arts group that blends [...]
As an eager father pushed his toddler’s stroller through the Scottsdale Arts Festival entrance yesterday, he encouraged the sleepy-eyed lad to wake up and take it all in. “Are you ready,” he said, “to wake up your imagination?” It was an especially fitting question for a festival featuring a special children’s area called ImagiNation. While walking through ImagiNation on [...]
It was in the high 30s Saturday morning at Scottsdale’s Waterfront area when some dancers and musicians came out to accompany the SRP round up and relocate white amur fish during the canal’s scheduled maintenance dry-up. There were a few bundled-up spectators, but they were outnumbered by the occasional jogger and cyclist. Flam Chen’s dancers [...]
After running into folks enjoying the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix with friends visiting from Iowa this week, I was reminded that plenty of families are still entertaining holiday visitors or looking for places to take the kids over winter break. Too often we take the treasures in our own hometowns for granted, and this [...]
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 [...]
What started as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson became Hispanic Heritage Month under President Ronald Reagan. The month-long celebration, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, recognizes “the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.” If you’ve never explored the riches [...]
Next time you hit the library to gather those summer reading program prizes or check out a new stack of books, allow a little extra time for exploring works of art you normally rush right by without taking notice. Many of the Valley’s libraries display paintings, sculpture, quilts and other types of art — and [...]
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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