Posts Tagged ‘UA’

Doing poetry proud

Wondering whether there might be a bit of poet in us all, Lynn Trimble looks for common threads in the lives of nine youth competing Thursday night in this year’s Arizona Poetry Out Loud finals.

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Nine young poets

Lynn Trimble looks ahead to this week’s Arizona Poetry Out Loud finals, sharing the names and schools of the nine finalists who’ll compete for the chance to compete in the national finals come May.

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Family-friendly festivals

Families looking for outdoor fun have plenty of options in Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale and Tucson as festivals celebrate everything from indigenous cultures to creativity.

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Lynn Trimble samples upcoming offerings from the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, including on-campus events as well as performances at various Valley venues. Think film, music, dance, theater, visual arts and more.

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Starry nights up close

Photograph of galaxy through the Schulman 32-inch telescope photo: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

The Mt. Lemmon Skycenter located in the Steward Observatory on Mt. Lemmon offers a view of the night sky most people never see. The observatory is above 9,000 feet in elevation and visitors can look at the stars through the 32-inch Schulman Telescope available for public use. It isn’t a 32-inch long refracting telescope, like [...]

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What's new in Tucson?

Lynn Trimble describes two weekend options exploring the power of language, one for children and another for grown-ups.

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Tribble time!

What happens when a family named Trimble meets a creature called Tribble? It inspires a journey through the arts with a twist of Spock and Sulu.

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Harem tales

Sensing the harem vibe of both shows she enjoyed in Scottsdale this weekend, Lynn Trimble combines her reviews of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Scottsdale Community College and “Disney’s Aladdin Jr.” at Greasepaint Youtheatre — helping parents will find fresh inspiration for Halloween costumes ala veils and harem pants.

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A tale of teen angst

Lynn Trimble chats with a cast member performing in the touring production of “West Side Story” that opens the 2011-12 Broadway in Your Backyward series at ASU Gammage about why the show has such timeless appeal.

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9/11 on stage and screen

Lynn Trimble describes plays and films that explore issues at the heart of 9/11 — faith, identity, prejudice and more — and shares news of a community screening of a film that follows five people whose lives were forever changed by the events of that day.

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“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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