Discouraged after uncovering a list of Arizona hate groups compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Lynn Trimble was delighted to learn that the South Mountain Community College theater department will soon present a play tackling issues of racism and classism in America.

Lynn Trimble reflects on anti-hate messaging in theater and film, an especially timely topic given tragic global events sparked by hate speech here at home.

When Lynn Trimble learned the new season for Starlight Community Theater in Anthem would open with Willy Wonka, she began imagining a Willy Wonka weekend complete with arts and crafts, games, movies and more. Too bad her kids are all young adults now...

After frogs started popping up in calendar listings, Lynn Trimble decided to go in search of frog-related fare. She found plenty -- including poetry, art and frog pond contests your children might enjoy entering to celebrate Save the Frogs Day on April 29, 2011.

After attending a community college performance featuring "Theatre of the Absurd," Lynn Trimble reflects on the many absurdities inherent in parenting and everyday life.

I was out of town most of the weekend, so I missed Saturday's cover shoot with our 2011 Mother's Day Cover Mom Contest winner....

Lynn Trimble says she was pleasantly surprised by the movie HOP -- even suggesting that a trio from our magazine family attempt a "Pink Berets" homage to the Easter flick come Halloween.

Lynn Trimble was feeling a bit envious of daughter Lizabeth, who'll be enjoying a theater performance in Chicago this weekend, until she spoke with playwright, actor and greeting card writer Tom Tidings. Seems the D.C.-based artist, a corporate lawyer by trade, has plenty of good things to say about theater right here in the Valley of the Sun.

Call the babysitter! Lynn Trimble previews the 2011 Phoenix Fringe Festival-- featuring unique works of theater, including a piece created and performed with homeless youth who share their "definition of a dream."

I picked up the dying art of sewing about four years ago, after finding out I was pregnant. My first project was a hooded...

Lynn Trimble shares details about this year's Annual Children's Festival presented by the Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix, a free event taking place this Saturday featuring plenty of hands-on activities and opportunities to support the people devastated by recent natural disasters in Japan.

Lynn Trimble share photos and reflections from a recent afternoon spent in Glendale -- where families can enjoy "Artwerks First Saturdays" April 2 from 10am to 4pm.

Lynn Trmble chats with a young actor performing in the Arizona Theatre Company production of Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers" -- which runs through April 10 at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix.

Lynn Trimble learns more about a play that tackles art and Jewish identity by attending a post-show talkback -- then shares a bit of what she discovered with our readers.

Lynn Trimble shares a parent's perspective on "Fiddler on the Roof," a family-friendly musical being performed through Sunday at ASU Gammage in Tempe.

An unexpected chain of events that started with an uncontrollable urge to do laundry leads "Stage Mom" Lynn Trimble to some unexpected finds in the realm of arts, culture and coffee.