As Arizonans prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday, Lynn Trimble looks at a global movement to bring peace through music and an upcoming performance that'll make politics fun in the Valley of the Sun.

Feeling frazzled by fright night preparations? Take a break from sewing costumes and carving pumpkins to attend a free night of family-friendly music at Arizona State University in Tempe. Even refreshments, raffle tickets and kids crafts are free!

A piano teacher named Judy has given Valley families many a gift through the years -- from good humor and perspective to musical training and moral support. Lynn Trimble shares another treasure she discovered thanks to teacher Judy's annual piano recital.

Stage Mom Lynn Trimble explores current events, the latest controversy to swirl around the television series "Glee" and the issue of minorities in Arizona.

There's no place like home. Click your heels three times, then head to Greasepaint Youtheatre in Scottsdale for a show Stage Mom Lynn Trimble says she no longer loves to hate.

Maybe you didn't make it to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix for the recent celebration of John Lennon's 70th birthday. No worries. Sunday will...

Stories don't just happen at bedtime. We hear, tell, experience and share them with every breath we take. Stage Mom Lynn Trimble hopes time with Twain, Lithgow and Harley will hone her storytelling instincts -- and yours as well. Learn when and where you can enjoy the finest in contemporary American storytelling right here in the Valley.

The diversity of the Musical Instrument Museum's collection is matched by the diversity of their film offerings. Join Lynn Trimble as she travels the globe via the MIM's first annual film series, and learn more about Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' "Talk Cinema" series starting Tuesday night.

I know, it’s just asking for embarrassment to go to a rock concert as a middle aged mother of two. But we really like Jack Johnson.

New dance works. A new Valley symphony. New theater works. Art activities for kids. Horror and sci-fi film for grown-ups. Explore Valley arts offerings for kids, adults and families with Stage Mom Lynn Trimble.

Imagine a world at once intimate and expansive. That's what Lynn Trimble found when she shadowed the first group of students to take an official school tour of the Valley's new Musical Instrument Museum.

Stage Mom Lynn Trimble enjoys a conversation with Scottsdale-born Nathaniel Hackmann, a graduate of Dobson High School now touring the country performing the role of Gaston in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" -- which opens a brief run at ASU Gammage in Tempe next week.

When Stage Mom Lynn Trimble learned that the national touring production of the Broadway musical "The Color Purple" was coming this week to the Valley, she took a little trip down "Memory Lane" in search of "purple power."

WWLD? I don't know how John Lennon would have celebrated his 70th birthday, but I can share a bit about Saturday's homage to Lennon at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. Think cupcakes, music and peace.

"Witchy Woman" meets "Dancing Queen." Nope. It's not Stage Mom Lynn Trimble shifting from caffeine withdrawal to caffeine overkill. It's her take on a trio of tribute concerts coming to the Valley -- inspired by time spent celebrating John Lennon at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix.

Stage Mom Lynn Trimble heads to the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix today to join others celebrating the 70th birthday of John Lennon with a special musical tribute.