Posts Tagged ‘poetry slam’

Fun art options at Mesa Arts Center

Elizabeth Dichter has friend Nikki Filter do facepaint before taking her five grandchildren to MAC for Dia de los Muertos. Photo by Lynn Trimble.

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 [...]

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From Shakespeare to slam

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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A weekend to remember

Lynn Trimble previews weekend events with an arts and culture twist — including a play being performed as part of a “Holocaust Remembrance Day” service, a “Page to Stage” festival for young artists and more.

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"Poetry Out Loud" meets PBS

Lynn Trimble previews the 2011 Arizona Poetry Out Loud competition taking place this week (which is free and open to the public) — then shares a bit about the students and judges who’ll be participating, as well as the poems students plan to recite.

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RAK Giveaways

“After Earth” sneak preview

A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]

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