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Quilts show life in paradox

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Artists are needed to fill three vacant storefront spaces, including the former Blue Peacock shop on Boston Street, the former ICAN youth center on Washington and one other located in Chandler’s historic downtown as the City joins the IN FLUX temporary public art

program for the first time. The deadline for submission is Fri., Oct. 26, and two remaining “coffee talk” sessions for artists are slated for 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tue., Oct. 23 at Orange Table Scottsdale, 7373 E. Scottsdale Mall, Scottsdale; and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 24 at Songbird in monOrchid Phoenix, 214 E. Roosevelt.

The Chandler Arts Commission joins six other Valley cities including Tempe, Mesa and Scottsdale, where a total of 17 artist opportunities are available to “showcase Arizona artists creating original site-specific artworks presented within the context of viewing the Valley as one community while providing artists with a unique opportunity to expand their skill-sets, showcase their creativity and garner public recognition for their work.”

According to the call for artists, Scottsdale Public Art launched the IN FLUX initiative in October 2010 to “connect with and support local artists, merchants, and property owners – bringing renewed vitality to downtown Scottsdale through a series of multi-disciplinary temporary art installations in vacant storefronts.”

Selected artists receive a “variable range” of $4,000 to $7,000 per temporary project that remains on view for a maximum of 10 months starting in December. Budgets are all-inclusive of labor, transportation, equipment rental, shipping and material costs, as well as artist fees for installation and de-installation. A selection panel representing all seven cities assigns artists to specific project opportunities.

Eric Faulhaber, visual arts coordinator for the Vision Gallery and staff liaison to the Arts Commission, is the Chandler contact and can be reached at [email protected].

The details of the call are available at INFLUXAZ.com or via email at [email protected].

Oldies but goodies like “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “Tuxedo Junction” will be showcased during Chandler Center for the Arts’ season opener “Jukebox Junction” concert featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra and The Diamonds 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28.

The show will feature more than 40 jukebox classics spanning four decades of America’s favorite music, from big-band hits to doo-wop and rock and roll.

The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, playing about 300 live concerts a year all over the world and continuing the recognizable music style that set the

original band apart from the rest in the 1930s and ‘40s.

The Diamonds has been performing since the late 1950s and prides itself on its diverse group of performers, including tenor Sean Sooter, lead singer Jerry Siggins, bass singer Jeff Dolan and baritone Gary Owens.

Tickets range from $28 to $38 and can be purchased by visiting www.chandlercenter.org or by calling 480-782-2680.

A Meet the Artists Reception for the exhibit “Art Quilts Year XVII – Integrating a Paradox” takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 2 at Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA), 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. The exhibit runs Nov. 2 through Jan. 19, 2013.

All quilts are accompanied by a story and artist biography. The “paradox” theme encouraged textile artists to explore duality, according to curator Adriene Buffington. She says a paradox “can express the tension between ideas that are contradictory,

and yet both are true.”In addition to the exhibit, there will

be an Art Quilt Invitational Exhibit of 25 selections by national art quilters. This portion of the exhibit is held at the Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler. For more information, call 480-782-2695.

Admission to all visual arts events is free to public. CCA’s Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call 480-782-2680 or visit chandlercenter.org.

Musical entertainment, food, activities for children and fireworks are part of SRP’s “Fall Rhythm Fest” at 5:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 at Tumbleweed Park, 2250 S. McQueen Rd., Chandler.

Admission and parking for the family-friendly event is free, though there is a nominal fee for food and children’s games. Music begins at 5:45 p.m. with Smokestack Lightning, which performs a mix of rhythm and blues and rock and roll, followed by the soulful sounds of Outside the Line at 7:30 p.m. The evening concludes with a fireworks grand finale at 9 p.m.

The fest is presented by SRP and City of Chandler, with the support of the Chandler Lions Club, Honey Bear’s BBQ and Venezia’s Pizzeria.

For more information on city events, visit chandleraz.gov/special-events, or call 480-782-2735.

RHYTHM AND BLUES: Smokestack Lightning performs a mix of musical genres, including rock and roll, at “Fall Rhythm Fest.” Submitted photo

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Rwandan refugee shares story at CCA Show sparkles with holiday ‘spirit’

A survivor of the genocide in Rwanda, Immaculee Ilibagiza, shares her story of faith, hope and forgiveness at 11 a.m. Tue., Oct. 30 at the Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA), 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. The event is presented by Seton Catholic Preparatory High School, in collaboration with the City of Chandler and the Chandler Unified School District.

Ilibagiza is the author of “Left to Tell,” an account of her survival during the genocide in Rwanda. In 1994, Rwanda’s population of 7 million was composed of predominantly two ethnic groups: approximately 85% Hutu, and 15% Tutsi. In the early 1990s, Hutu extremists within Rwanda’s political elite blamed the entire Tutsi minority population for the country’s increasing social, economic and political pressures.

On April 6, 1994, a plane carrying President Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down. Violence began almost immediately after that. In the weeks after the plane crash, 800,000 men, women and children perished in the Rwandan genocide, perhaps as many as three quarters of the Tutsi population, including Ilibagiza’s entire family. A local pastor and family friend hid Ilibagiza, along with seven other women, in a bathroom for 90 days

until they were rescued by French forces.Members of the community are invited

to attend a light luncheon followed by an opportunity to hear firsthand Ilibagiza’s inspirational story. Tickets can be purchased for $35 through the CCA’s website at chandlercenter.org, or sponsors can purchase tables for 10 at $500 through Seton Catholic Prep at 480-963-1900, ext. 2006.

holiday ‘spirit’A variety show featuring a cast of more

than 100 dancers and singers takes the stage Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

The “Spirit of Christmas” is presented by The Christian Dance Company and Tempe Dance Academy. The show features a horse and carriage, a living Nativity with a flying angel and a champion hoop dancer. In addition, dancers perform original Radio City Music Hall Rockettes choreography including the world-famous “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” along with other excerpts from “The Nutcracker.”

Performers from Chandler include Ella Gunkel, Carly and Delaney Hudson, Arica Ares, Allison Doak, Gabby Otis, Jessica Thomas, Olivia Kramb, Judy Alcala, Claire and Anna Cortabitarte, Elan Morriis, Georgia

McCook, Michael Richards, Chloe Roskos, Maizie Baker, Erin Broas, Danielle Bowen, Irelan Inoshita, Bethany Haskin, Anthony and Phillip Giandiletti, Tatum Graham, Katelyn Reiland, Tatum Rooney, Isabelle Peyton, Aimee Paredes, Emily Lenz, Erina Ueda, Ashley Wellik, Hannah Burns.

Matinees are at 2:30 p.m. and evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 to $28 and a portion of the proceeds benefits the Child Crisis Center. Buy tickets at the CCA Box Office at 480-782-2680 or at chandlercenter.org or ticketmaster.com.

SOUL SURVIVOR: Immaculee Ilibagiza, author of “Left to Tell,” an account of her survival during the genocide in Rwanda, shares her story Tue., Oct. 30 at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Submitted photo

Luncheon aids uninsured cancer patients

Help families dealing with cancer by purchasing raffle tickets for a handmade quilt, buying Brighton cancer bracelets and attending the 15th annual Learning, Loving and Living with Cancer Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thu., Oct. 25 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort, 1 N. San Marcos Pl., Chandler. The reservations deadline is Oct. 21.

Desert Cancer Foundation of Arizona (DCFA) sponsors the educational event which enables it to carry out its mission of providing treatment resources for uninsured men and women of Arizona.

Chandler Police Chief Sherry Kiyler will emcee the luncheon, which honors two deserving members of the community who have shown dedication and commitment in bringing information and awareness for cancer patients with the Linda Rainford Award and the Edgar H. Hernandez Humanitarian Award. Guest speakers include Dr. Edgar Hernandez, breast surgeon; Dr. Ajay Bhatnagar, radiation oncologist; and attorney Helen Davis, a cancer survivor.

Raffle tickets for Judy Androsky’s large donated quilt, “Through Darkness Comes Light,” are available online and at the event for $5 each or three for $10. Raffle ticket holders do not need to be present to win.

Brighton cancer bracelets are also on sale at the luncheon or online for $50, and the Brighton Store at Chandler Fashion Center gives DCFA 10% of all proceeds received from cancer bracelets they sell.

Reserve luncheon tickets for $35 per person or $350 for a table of 10 can be made online at desertcanceraz.org.

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WOMAN’S BEST FRIEND: A chihuahua leads two women on the brink of life back home. Submitted photo

Fox Crossing resident star of ‘Lunch Time’ play

Formal review of CCA sought

Music, weavers, more at fair

Fox Crossing resident Karen Burns writes and stars in “...and the chihuahua,” an Herberger Theater lunchtime play featuring two women overcome by the possibilities of life, who find themselves dangling perilously close to the edge of the world with only each other, their laptops and a lost chihuahua to

guide them back home. The heartfelt monologues, which preview

at 7 p.m. Mon., Nov. 5, portray a dynamic Jewish businesswoman who meets a hippie Christian ex-Rockette in a most unlikely locale. The Lunch Time Theater runs at 12:10 p.m. Tue., Wed. and Thu., Nov. 6 through 8 and Nov. 13 through 15. Tickets are $6 per person for the play. Lunches can be preordered by 5 p.m. the day before the show for $6 to $8 each. Patrons may also bring their own lunch.

Tickets can be purchased online at HerbergerTheater.org or by phone at 602-252-8497. For more information, visit herbergertheater.org/lunch_time_theater.

Proposals from qualified consulting firms to conduct a formal review of the organizational framework of the Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA) and create a long-range blueprint for the organization are sought by the nonprofit Chandler Cultural Foundation.

The mission of the project is to distinguish the organizational capacities and adjustments needed to accomplish the CCA’s vision and adapt to a changing community.

For a full description of qualifications, scope of work and how to respond, visit chandlercenter.org/about/rfp.html.

Shop more than 75 vendors while enjoying live music and Navajo weaver demonstrations during Springfield Adult Community’s Arts & Craft Fair.

It all takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 inside Springfield’s San Tan Ballroom and surrounding activity rooms at 6495 S. St. Andrews Blvd., at Riggs and McQueen roads, Chandler.

The event also offers a men’s cave of collectibles, handmade crafts and decorative holiday items. Coffee and doughnuts, hot dogs, chips and soda will be for sale.

For details, call Donna McCollum at 480-883-1291 or Ann Myers at 664-7456.

Jazz fest boasts 12-plus performers

Holiday boutique held at Solera

More than a dozen jazz and swing bands from around the country kick off the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival Thu., Nov. 1 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort, 1 N. San Marcos Pl. in Chandler. The event continues through Sun., Nov. 4.

Now in its 23rd year, the festival opens with The Pieter Meijers Quintet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, followed by Wally’s Warehouse Waifs and the All Stars.

Leading off Friday evening’s events is an umbrella parade headed by 52nd Street Jazz Band and Original Wildcat Jass Band. The

parade begins on patio at 5 p.m. Bring an umbrella and join in on the fun.

Other bands performing on Friday include the Sun City Stomperz, Ray Skjelbred & The Cubs, Rhythm & Rhyme, High Sierra, Ivory & Gold, Titan Hot Seven, Tom Rigney & Flambeau, Blue Street, Louis Ford and the New Orleans Flairs, Nicki Parrott and Her Jazz Pirates and the Dave Bennett Quartet.

The schedule for Saturday and Sunday has many of the bands returning. In addition, Sherri Colby presents a lecture on her Ph.D. dissertation conclusions at 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

An all-event badge is $95 per person. Day-only badges are $45 Friday, $50 Saturday and $35 Sunday. Note that Thursday evening’s concert is open to any badge holder.

To purchase badges in advance, send a check payable to ACJF 2012 to: ACJF 2012, 10918 E. Michigan Ave., Sun Lakes, AZ, 85248. Include the number of badges being purchased, which days the purchase is for, names and contact information. Only day badges will be sold at the door.

For more information, including the full schedule of performances, go to azclassicjazz.org or call Helen Daley at 480-620-3941.

Find unique handmade crafts and decorative items while supporting a local food pantry as Solera Chandler, an active adult community, presents its fifth annual Marketplace, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at 6360 S. Mountain Rd., Chandler.

Solera’s Marketplace features more than 50 vendors selling items ranging from quilts,

paintings and ceramics to candles, crystal jewelry and treats. Door prizes are awarded throughout the event. Bring a nonperishable item for the Chandler Care Center and receive an extra raffle ticket.

For more information, contact Shannon Johnson at 480-802-6996, ext. 227, or [email protected].

JAZZ IT UP: The 52nd Street Jazz Band, based in Mesa, plays “Chicago Style” jazz which is often attributed to the sound of Chicagoans Eddie Condon, Muggsy Spanier and Bud Freeman. Photo courtesy of Joe Hopkins. Submitted photo

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Help support the feature film, “Women in Love,” written and directed by Chandler resident and award-winning director Gita Farid of Gita Farid Productions, at a Fun”-raiser at 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 27 at The Original Hamburger Works, 2801 N. 15 Ave., Phoenix.

Music, a comedian, food, beverages, a raffle and a silent auction are part of the free event for those interested in supporting local businesses and/or the film.

“Women in Love” is a historically based drama about the failed loves of three different women in three different times.

Farid is also the writer, director and producer of “Duchess” and “It’s Over.”

An interactive mystery dinner show, “Murder at Café Noir,” awaits eager sleuths when the Sun Lakes Community Theatre presents it Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 in the Oakwood Ballroom of the Oakwood Country Club, 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd. in Sun Lakes.

This Casablanca-style whodunit includes laughs, suspense, murder, music and romance. To get in the “noir” mood, audience members are encouraged to dress in black, white, gray or a combination thereof.

Show tickets are $35 and include dinner. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the show starts at 6 p.m. Arrive early for cocktails and music. For tickets, call 480-895-1026.

More than 20 artists are scheduled to show and sell their works during The Artists of the Superstitions Art Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 21 at the Olive Mill, 35062 S. Meridian Rd., off Combs Road in Queen Creek.

Visitors can enjoy a picnic lunch on the shaded grounds, experience wine tastings and examine works from a diverse group of artists representing all types of media, including painting, photography, wood, jewelry, pottery, glass, clay and more.

For details about the event, visit artistsofthesuperstitions.com. To contact the mill, call 480-888-9290 or visit queencreekolivemill.com.

Combining the natural beauty of classic cars and vibrant art, the Islands Annual “Art in the Park” adds “Cars in the Park” to its event Nov. 3 and 4 in the waterfront park in the Islands Community on Warner Road east of McQueen Road in Gilbert. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, featuring the art show and classic car show, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, showcasing the art only.

The “Cars in the Park” is a classic car show with awards presented for Best of Show, Best Pre-’50s, Best ’50s, Best ’60s and Best ’70s / ’80s. The cost is $10 per entry.

Complimentary registration is provided to any club registering eight or more cars.

The art festival features a large selection of fine arts and crafts chosen through a jury process, with awards for both art and cars being presented on Saturday evening. In addition, there will be a wine and beer garden, gourmet food vendors and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit the East Valley Boys & Girls Clubs.

Additional information can be found at islandscommunity.org, or by calling Larry Hanken at 480-926-0550.

Try out for a part in “The Hit” on Wed., Oct. 24 at Hale Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert. Auditions are by appointment with call backs on Sat., Oct. 27.

“The Hit” plays Dec. 29 through Feb. 9, 2013. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, with Saturday

Matinees and select Monday or Wednesday performances.

Actors receive $25 per performance, with at least 32 scheduled performances each adult actor receives at least $800.

For an appointment, call 480-497-1181. Info: [email protected].

Decorate your home in fall colors with handmade items created by the Sun Lakes United Methodist Church Krafters, who host their annual bazaar from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Nov. 3 at Lindsay Hall, 9248 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes.

All items are handmade, many in fall and winter colors, including floral wreaths and arrangements, large exterior home wooden candles and wooden pumpkins. In addition, shoppers will find doll clothing and doll beds to fit American Dolls, carriers for any

electronic reader, table linens and more.There also will be a Simple Treasures

Boutique, with crystal, china and silver items and other household pieces, as well as a jewelry section with an assortment of trinkets for personal use or as gifts.

After working up an appetite shopping, purchase some homemade baked goods and other assorted food gift items.

Admission to the sale is free. Complimentary refreshments will be available.

NEW FLICK: A scene from the independent film “Women in Love” features the character Ophelia, “drifting peacefully down the river, hiding the anguish within.” Submitted photo

Oct. 20 – Nov. 2, 2012 67www.SanTanSun.com Arts‘Four Seasons’ at DBG

Four 15-foot fiberglass sculptures by American artist and filmmaker Philip Haas will be on display Oct. 26 through April 28, 2013 in the Desert Botanical Garden’s Stardust Foundation Plaza, 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix, inside Papago Park.

The large-scale sculptures, inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s renaissance paintings of the four seasons, comprise Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter.

“The colossal size of Haas’s sculpture accentuates the visual puzzle of natural forms – flowers, ivy, moss, fungi, vegetables, fruit, trees, bark, branches, twigs – as they are recycled to form four human portraits, each representing an individual season,” according to a DBG news release. “The result is at once grotesque, earthy and exuberant.”

The exhibit is included with admission to the Garden, and rates are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students with ID and $8 for children ages 3 to 12; Garden members and children 2 and younger are admitted free.

The Garden is open every day, except Thanksgiving, Dec. 25 and July 4, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Call 480-941-1225 or visit www.dbg.org for more information.

DWARFED: Artist Philip Haas stands with his sculptural creation, The Four Seasons, coming to Desert Botanical Gardens. Submitted photo

Learn of vanishing peoples at MAC Honor the dead Oct. 27-28

Witness the culture and traditions of African peoples rarely seen by the outside world as photographers and filmmakers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher share their images, videos and stories 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 24 at the Mesa Arts Center (MAC), 1 E. Main St., Mesa.

“African Ceremonies: Documenting a Vanishing World” is presented as part of the 2012-13 National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series. Fisher and Beckwith view Africa’s cultures as threatened, the ancient ways in danger of being lost in a vast melting pot of modernity. Their 30 years of work have taken them across 270,000 miles, through remote corners of 40 countries and in contact with more than 150 African cultures. The duo authored 15 books and created four films about traditional Africa.

Tickets are $26 to $38 and are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

honor the deadCelebrate the memory of departed loves ones during

the sixth annual Dia de los Muertos Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 27 and noon to 5 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28 at MAC.

The community celebration includes live entertainment, food, a Mercado with traditional and contemporary merchandise, jewelry, Mexican arts

and crafts from local artisans and vendors, children’s activities, five contemporary altars designed by artist Juan Olalde and more.

In the spirit of traditional Dia de los Muertos festivities, the community altar is the festival’s centerpiece, where attendees can leave mementos in honor of their loved ones who have passed. In addition, MAC asks the community to create paper flowers and deliver them to be used to embellish the final altar.

Admission and parking are free. Complete details, instructions on how to make paper flowers and the entertainment lineup can be found at MesaArtsCenter.com.

WORLDS APART: Photographer and filmmaker Angela Fisher visits with the Karo people in 2011 as part of her and partner Carol Beckwith’s travels in documenting African cultures rarely seen by the outside world. Submitted photo

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Travel the yellow brick road with CopperstarShow will go on following fire thanks to donations

Flying monkeys will take the stage when “The Wizard of Oz” runs through Oct. 27 by Copperstar Repertory Co. at the Higley Center for the Performing Arts, 4132 E. Pecos Rd., Gilbert.

Despite a devastating fire in early September which destroyed the scene shop, offices and costume shop in Chandler, Copperstar’s Artistic Producing Director Mary-Jo Okawa says she received many calls, emails and donations. She says Michael Pollack Real Estate Investments donated shop space to build their sets for the show.

“Mr. Pollack was gracious, kind and generous in his donation of shop space for ‘Oz’ and we are extremely grateful!” she says.

The show will go on with the efforts of dozens of crew members and scores of actors, with hundreds of costumes, sets and props, many of which were loaned to Copperstar by various Valley’s theatre companies including Arizona Broadway Theatre, Theater Works, Valley Youth Theatre, Themers Events Planning, Spotlight Youth Theatre and Queen Creek Community Theatre.

“We were contacted by the artistic directors of so many wonderful companies that simply opened their doors to us to help,” says Okawa. “I have been doing theatre

my whole life and I have never seen anything like it. It completely restored my faith in the kindness and generosity of the theatre community! We will be eternally grateful.”

When monkeys flyIt’s the theatre troupe’s first show with

actors who sail through the air, and Okawa says “it is amazing.”

“We have flying effects by ZFX and several characters fly throughout the show. There are also a number of special effects in the show making it the most complicated and fantastic show we have ever done.”

The cast includes Jamie Hixon as the evil Wicked Witch, Kylee Toon as Dorothy, Richard Jones as Tin Man, Rick Wilson as Lion and Tanino Privitera as Scarecrow with flying monkeys Myles Vann and Marcet Roberts.

help Copperstar, buy ticketsOkawa says the community can continue

to help Copperstar overcome “this horrible setback” by making tax deductible donations through PayPal, which allows for nonprofit organizations like Copperstar to raise funds online.

Tickets are $15 to $19 and are available at www.copperstarrep.org.

FLY, FLY, FLY: Flying Monkeys, played by Myles Vann and Marcet Roberts, soar above the Wicked Witch Jamie Hixon in Copperstar’s “The Wizard of Oz” opening this weekend at Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert.