Lynn Trimble takes readers down the yellow brick road with several versions of L. Frank Baum's classic "The Wizard of Oz" coming to Valley stages during the 2011/12 theater season. The first opens this month at Desert Stages Theatre in Scottsdale.

Back from her trip to Cedar City, Utah with daughter Lizabeth, Lynn Trimble shares reflections about Utah Shakespeare Festival offerings, including three works not written by the Bard -- a family drama, a British farce and a classic American musical.

As her trip to the Utah Shakespeare Festival with daughter Lizabeth draws to a close, Lynn Trimble shares photos of a Greenshow performance featuring song, dance, comedy and a very young trivia contestant. She'll have more reviews of Utah Shakespeare Festival productions (and return to local coverage) in coming days.

Lynn Trimble and her daughter Lizabeth share reflections on the Utah Shakespeare Festival production of "Romeo and Juliet" -- one of six works they're seeing while in Cedar City for a summer getaway that Lynn hopes will be a longtime mother/daughter tradition.

While attending the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Lynn Trimble and her daughter Lizabeth spend some time enjoying local arts and culture along Main Street in Cedar City. It's their last chance for a bit of mother/daughter time before Lizabeth leaves early next month to start college theater studies in New York City.

Lynn Trimble and her daughter Lizabeth spent a day on the campus of Southern Utah University while visiting Cedar City, Utah for the Utah Shakespeare Festival -- and took photos to share with those of you considering college options or a trip to this lovely vacation venue.

Before leaving for Cedar City, Utah, Lynn Trimble and her daugher Lizabeth attended a screening of the new "Glee 3D" movie. Check out Lynn's review, written during the brief flight from Phoenix to Las Vegas. Then feel free to share your own thoughts about the film or television series.

Before traveling on Wednesday to the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Lynn Trimble got the scoop on a local production of "Romeo and Juliet" -- plus opportunities to enjoy "West Side Story," a modern twist on the classic story of love amidst rivalry. She'll be blogging the rest of this week from Cedar CIty, where she's seeing six productions, including "Romeo and Juliet," with her daughter Lizabeth.

Lynn Trimble explores upcoming events designed to raise much needed funds for arts education, outreach and performance. Whether Marvin Hamlisch or Merle Haggard is more your style, you'll surely find something here that you'll enjoy -- all while supporting arts and culture as it grows increasingly underappreciated and underfunded.

It's easy to find popular movies at your local theater, but Lynn Trimbles knows of several Valley venues offering more unexpected fare. It's okay to leave the kids behind now and then to enjoy a film with no talking animals or flying nannies.

Eager to try your hand at writing? Scottsdale writer Lynn Trimble, whose work has earned both national and state awards, shares local resources for writers of all experience levels -- plus one of her favorite works of scultpure with a writing twist.

Lynn Trimble and daughter Lizabeth are preparing for their annual pilgrimage to the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, where they've got plans to see six plays and take in all sorts of fun activities. Lynn offers a sneak peek of their adventures, hoping others will feel inspired to spend a bit of their summertime with the works of William Shakespeare.

Know a child, teen or adult who'd enjoy having a place to learn music, dance or theater in the West Valley? Lynn Trimble shares news of a new facility in the community of Verrado that promises everything from ukelele and clogging to songwriting and sight-reading.

A new work by a Tony Award winning playwright and lyricist is being performed Saturday night at Space 55 in Phoenix, which inspired Lynn Trimble to share news of other theater offerings with a numerical twist.

As young dancers prepare to audition next month for "The Nutcracker" with Ballet Arizona, Lynn Trimble recalls time spent consoling dancers from previous years who didn't get the part they were hoping for. Too often young performers (or their parents) think the only good parts are those for lead characters. But Lynn Trimble and three teens she chatted with recently find plenty of value in ensemble roles.

When my daughter hit the Scottsdale Civic Center Library in search of summer reading material, I headed back to an exhibit area near the youth section, where I discovered a pint-size Batmobile, a glowing piece of "Kryptonite" and other evidence that superheros are alive and well in Scottsdale.