Lynn Trimble and daughter Lizabeth recently traveled to New Jersey, where they found all sorts of arts and culture -- but lost a little something too.

Lynn Trimble reflects on boys in ballet -- and share opportunities to see the best of boys in ballet during the week ahead.

ASU in Tempe serves up a heaping helping of hip hop this weekend in a collection of events blending art, dance, music, poetry, theater and social commentary. Lynn Trimble spoke with one of the organizers only to learn that there's more to hip hop than meets the eye.

Actors play games just like everybody else. But do theater games really make for better actors? Lynn Trimbles suggests a book and a play that'll help acting pros, and the rest of us, consider the question with humor and insight.

You might think of "borrowers" as the folks you only see when they need a lawn mower or hedge clippers. But Lynn Trimble previews something better by far -- the Childsplay production of "The Borrowers" opening April 30 at Tempe Center for the Arts.

A sampling of art created by Arizona youth working with Young Arts Arizona, one of many outstanding arts organizations recently nominated for a 2011 Arizona Governor's Arts Award.

As Lynn Trimble recalls her own early experiences with art, as well as those of her children, she suggests fun and affordable ways Valley parents can experience art with their own young children.

After learning that the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix has been named a Smithsonian Affiliate, Lynn Trimble shares photos of the MIM -- plus a list of other Smithsonian Affiliates in Arizona.

Lynn Trimble previews the 2011 Governor's Arts Awards, taking place April 12 at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix.

Lynn Trimble chats with Washington, D.C. writer and actor Tom Tiding, who'll be performing in this weekend's "Phoenix Fringe Festival," about possible funding cuts to NPR and PBS.

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.

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.

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."

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.