Grooving & Giving Back
With a songbook covering decades of America’s greatest music, Kurt Elling will take the stage Monday, Nov. 21 at Highlands Church in Scottsdale as part of Arizona Musicfest’s 32nd season.
Cassidy Jo Jacks: From Girl Next Door to Miss Arizona USA
Although the Miss Arizona USA crown implies a particular prestige, Cassidy Jo Jacks does not consider herself to be anything other than the girl next door.
ProMusica Arizona: Celebrating 20 Years of Building Community Through Music
Proudly celebrating its 20th season, ProMusica Arizona — comprised of nearly 100 singers and instrumentalists ranging in age from mid-teens to early-80s — has performed more than 275 times for more than 134,000 people in venues across Arizona.
Miss Anthem: Changing Charities for the Better
Twenty-four-year-old North Phoenix resident Nicole Rowe is the very first young woman to ever hold the title of Miss Anthem.
Miss Cave Creek: Preparing Her Peers for Prosperity
Nineteen-year-old North Phoenix resident Celine Enke is the very first young woman to ever hold the title of Miss Cave Creek.
Miss Scottsdale: For a Brighter Day
Tempe resident Stephanie Deleon, 22, has dedicated her pageant platforms to educating others about suicide and mental illness. That is especially true of her reign as the current Miss Scottsdale.
Theater Without Limits
At Detour Company Theatre, the performers just happen to be adults with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities who are dedicated to their craft and to sharing the joy of theater with the community.
Setting the Scene for Success
Despite the obstacles of masks and COVID-19 testing, Musical Theatre of Anthem’s producing artistic director Jackie Hammond wholeheartedly believes that the nonprofit performing arts organization’s 2021–2022 season was by far the best in its 14 years of educating and entertaining the community.
It Takes a Village… of Vegetables
Established in 1976 by former Scottsdale resident Mark Miller, the Scottsdale Community Garden Club occupies about seven acres at the northeast corner of the Scottsdale Community College campus. More than 200 garden members and co-gardeners bring 186 plots to life with green lettuce, red tomatoes, yellow squash, white cauliflower and everything in between.
Wading Through Worldly Waters
Boulder Creek High School seniors Abby Maxwell-Todd and Norah Lindsay are raising funds to drill a deepwater borehole to give children and their families in the Ugandan village of Nainala A. access to clean, life-saving water.