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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Posts Tagged ‘Scottsdale museums’

Families gather for Native Trails

NAME, artistic director for Native Trails, spends time with audience members. Photo courtesy of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

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 [...]

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Scottsdale exhibit features teen artwork

SMOCA-Dress-for-a-Better-World by Amara Spizzirri

Parents who bemoan the impact of technology on their 21st century teens can take comfort in knowing that concerns about the dehumanizing influence of technology were already taking shape 50 years ago. The young@art gallery in Scottsdale is holding an opening night celebration tonight to spotlight the work of teen artists inspired by The Whole Earth Catalog, which is [...]

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Summer Sunday at the Heard Museum

Summer Sunday at Heard Museum. Photo by Lynn Trimble.

The Heard Museum in Phoenix is offering free admission this Sunday, July 29, as part of its Summer Sunday program — which features guided tours, hands-on activities for children and more. The Heard Museum, which also has a location in North Scottsdale, features a large collection of works by Native American artists. Think baskets, blankets, [...]

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Elvis is in the buildings

Explore Elvis sightings from Tempe to Las Vegas as Lynn Trimble shares news of places you can enjoy Elvis music and memorabelia.

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Get out, get art!

Art and sun become one as the Valley presents a host of outdoor concerts, art festivals and kid-friendly activities this weekend and beyond.

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Native trails

Still entertaining visiting family or friends? Lynn Trimble suggests inexpensive options with a Native American twist, and shares ways to enjoy American Indian art, music and dance in the New Year.

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One small act

Stage Mom Lynn Trimble shares a recent film discovery about the ripple effect when paths of a Swedish Holocaust survivor and a Kenyan student cross — then shares a variety of Arizona resources for learning more about Jewish arts and culture, including art that grew out of the Holocaust.

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  • A summer birthday party at Kiwanis Wave Pool

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    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 [...]

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  • Tickets to “Despicable Me 2″ sneak preview

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    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 [...]

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