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Need a film fix?

Lynn Trimble offers a roundup of museums, colleges and other venues offering films and live broadcasts for folks who like a bit of arts and culture with their film fare.

A delightful detour

Get a sneak peek at one of two Detour Company Theatre productions opening this week, featuring adult performers with developmental and other challenges -- including autism, blindness and deafness.

From "Hunger Games" to "Origami Yoda"

Theater meets literacy as Childsplay in Tempe offers a dozen Saturday classes this spring, including several based on favorite children's book titles. Space is limited and registration is already underway.

Art, art resolution!

If you're keen on making New Year's resolutions, consider these options for supporting arts and culture in the New Year.

Once upon a circus

Sixth generation circus artist Giovanni Zoppe talks about his family's Italian circus, whose youngest performer sometimes chooses naptime over audience accolades.

Chanukah Wonderland!

Don't expect a winter wonderland in Phoenix this month. But check out all the free activities offered by Chabad of the East Valley during its Grand Chanukah Wonderland, which includes a menorah lighting at Arizona Mills mall at 5pm on Dec. 21.

Art meets New Year's Eve

Explore Valley New Year's Eve celebrations featuring an arts and culture twist with Stage Mom writer Lynn Trimble, who says the best celebrations are the ones you don't have to fuss over making or cleaning up after.

Celebrating Arizona women

Learn more about the rough and tumble existence of pioneering women, and their contemporary counterparts, as a fun mix of storytelling, song and dance titled "Celebrating Arizona Women" comes to Scottsdale Community College.

The land of sweets

After watching both daughters dance in The Nutcracker with Ballet Arizona, Valley parents compare notes while watching a PBS broadcast of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker performed by the New York City Ballet.

Tradition

In a month filled with Christmas, it was nice to find a weekend filled with Fiddler. Experience a shortened version of the classic musical as Arizona Jewish Theatre Company presents "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr." this weekend only at Phoenix College.

Irving Berlin's White Christmas

Lynn Trimble chats with Shannon O'Bryan, who'll be singing and tapping her little heart out at ASU Gammage through Sunday, about her role in Irving Berlin's White Christmas -- and the forecast for on-stage snow in Tempe.

There's no place like home

Lynn Trimble reviews a touring production of "The Wizard of Oz" being presented Dec. 8-11 at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix.

They're off to see the wizard…

When Theater League presents "The Wizard of Oz" in Mesa and Phoenix next week, ten Valley children ages 8-12 will be performing with the touring cast as "Munchkins." Lynn Trimble chatted with one of them, eager to find out how they're preparing for the gig.

Artists battle AIDS

Lynn Trimble shares ways local families can learn more about HIV/AIDS while helping to support AIDS-related research and community-based programs.

Small world, small artists

Lynn Trimble shares news of two art exhibit receptions taking place in Scottsdale Thursday night, proving that it's a small world -- and that even small artists have big imaginations.

Dance takes flight

Lynn Trimble has the scoop on two rare offerings in Mesa -- the chance to participate in a community dance celebrating the Arizona centennial and the chance to study with dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company.

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Party Etiquette

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Home pool party? Hire a lifeguard!

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Hiking birthday party

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Bike race birthday party

When there are lots of neighborhood friends who love to ride their bikes together, host a birthday party that feels like an official bike race.

Island birthday party

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