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Saturday, November 17, 10AM-2PM at the Desert Botanical Garden The Garden has gone to the dogs! Take advantage of this special opportunity to bring the whole family, dogs included, to the Garden. Entrance to the Dogs’ Day in the Garden is included with paid Garden admission. All dogs $1.00. Proceeds benefiting Arizona Humane Society. SIT Sit and listen to special presentations ranging from making treats to keeping dogs safe in the desert environment. PLAY Spend time in the “doghouse” with vendors sampling the best dog food and treats. Go for a walk on Garden trails and heel for family photo opportunities, pet-friendly landscaping tips, and craft activities for both children and dogs.
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Friday - Sunday, November 16 -18 at the Farm at WestWorld of Scottsdale The Goodguys Southwest Nationals turns North Scottsdale into Hot Rod Mecca as the country’s top rods, customs, muscle cars and tricked out trucks gather at WestWorld. Over 2,500 Rods, Customs, Classics and Muscle Cars thru ‘72, Free Kids Entertainment 16601 North Pima Rd., Scottsdale www.good-guys.com
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Saturday, November 17 at the Farm at South Mountain Shake hands and drink the wine of Arizona’s own grape farmers and wine producers in the picturesque setting of Phoenix’s historic The Farm at South Mountain this fall. 30 of the state’s top wine growers will gather to showcase their finest wines at this interactive event. Learn about wine production, participate in fun and educational wine seminars and tastings. www.azwinefestivalatthefarm.com
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With the holidays in full swing, the city of Phoenix is in store for what is truly the rarest of entertainment productions indeed. Bundles and bundles of dazzling, high-flying, larger than life cheer are just around the bend, as Dralion™ a signature of Cirque du Soleil® soars into US Airways Center November 28th – December 2nd 2012.
Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion™ draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature. The show’s name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West. In Dralion™ the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative color: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion™, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved. Directed by Guy Caron, Dralion™ is a signature Cirque du Soleil® production acclaimed by more than seven million people worldwide since it premiered in 1999 in Montreal, Canada. After many years performing under the big top, Dralion™ will now be presented in arenas throughout the
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Pas de deux is a languorous aerial dance. An intertwined couple flies over the stage in a long band of blue cloth. Within the cloth, they perform various acrobatic figures that demand great feats of strength and flexibility.
United States and Canada with the same quality performance. Bearing the unmistakable signature of Cirque du Soleil and featuring 50 international acrobats, gymnasts, musicians and singers, Dralion™ soars to new heights as it defies the laws of nature. Just a few of the jawdropping, hair-raising acts you’ll enjoy include: Aerial Hoop An awe-inspiring creation of strength and agility, this exotic aerial ballet captures the passion and energy of its signature element, fire. Suspended from a hoop high above the stage, the artist presents an evocative choreography in which the hoop and body become one in a dance of acrobatic precision.
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Bamboo Poles In Bamboo Poles, six men balance long decorative poles symbolizing fire. A traditional act of the Chinese acrobatic arts, the performers keep the poles ‘in flight’ overhead while performing acrobatic feats on the ground. Dralions A blend of the traditional Chinese dragon and lion dances takes on new scope when re-imagined by Cirque du Soleil. In a dynamic and energetic tumbling sequence, the artists perform acrobatic moves while balancing on large wooden balls as the Dralion™ characters surround them with a spirited dance.
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Hand Balancing This act requires great strength and flexibility. Displaying impressive control, the artist balances on canes of various heights, slowly executing a series of astounding figures while maintaining a delicate equilibrium. Hoop Diving Derived from Chinese acrobatic tradition, the Hoop Diving act takes on a tribal flavor from the Africaninfluenced music to which it is performed. Ten male artists dive and throw themselves like arrows through small wooden hoops. The hoops are stacked on top of each other; some are stationary while others rotate. Juggling, Medusa, Skipping Ropes, Trampoline, Chairs, Diablo… the list goes on and on! Alongside astonishing music and set design, dazzling costumes and larger than life characters,
Dralion™ soars to new heights in live entertainment. A must-see production in more ways than one, mark your calendars big and bold to bare witness one of the rarest of spectacles your mind could ever imagine. Tickets starting at $40 are available now at www.cirquedusoleil.com. Tickets are also on sale at the box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.
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Photo : Daniel Demarais Costume : François Barbeau © 2011 Cirque du Soleil
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2012 LIFE TIME TURKEY DAY 5K
Warm up your Thanksgiving appetite with the 2012 Life Time Turkey Day 5K! Since 1989, the TD5k has brought family and friends together to start the day in a healthy way. Join runners, joggers and walkers for a morning of fun. Start time is 8am. Registration is only available online until November 20th at midnight. Course Description Enjoy a scenic, flat 5K course with your family and friends! The course was designed to let runners experience downtown Phoenix in a unique, unhurried way. The TD5K starts at Wesley Bolin Plaza on Jefferson heading east to 3rd Avenue, north to McKinley, then south back
to Washington via 4th Avenue. The spectacular stretch into the finish line offers a picturesque backdrop highlighted with the state capitol building. Join us and prepare your appetite for Thanksgiving dinner! Strollers are allowed, but must line up behind individual runners and walkers. Music players with headphones are allowed. Venue The race day venue will be in the south parking lot of the Wesley Bolin Plaza. Here you will find race day registration, bib pick up for preregistered athletes, our official food bank taking donation, awards tent and post race food. Parking Event parking is located behind the Capitol between 18th and 19th Avenue and Washington and Jefferson. Visit www.redrockco.com today for further details and registration information.
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Brazilian-born brothers Sergio and Odair Assad have set the benchmark for all other guitarists by creating a new standard of guitar innovation, ingenuity, and expression. Their exceptional artistry and uncanny ensemble playing come both from a family rich in Brazilian musical tradition and from studies with the best guitarists in South America. Their virtuosity has inspired a wide range of composers to write for them, from Astor Piazzolla and Terry Riley to Marlos Nobre and Edino Krieger. The brothers have also worked extensively with such renowned artists as YoYo Ma, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Paquito D’Rivera, Gidon Kremer, and Dawn Upshaw.
They have been touted as “the best two-guitar team in existence, maybe even in history” by the Washington Post, while the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had this to say. “The Assads’ virtuosity left the many guitarists in the crowd, simply awe-struck. Their speed, gorgeous tone, ease reaching over the body of the guitar to its extreme high range, uncanny musical memories (not a page of music appeared on the stage), and their ability to play thousands of notes without a single clinker, click or buzz are the stuff of guitar gods.” Learn more about the talented pair at www.assadbrothers.com. Tickets: $42.50–$52.50. Please visit www. themim.org for more information.
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Dorado Schmitt & the Django All-Stars
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Wednesday, Nov. 28 | 10:30 a.m. Tickets: Free with museum admission or $7 performance only (Free for Circle of Friends Members) Music for small and large ensembles featuring an eclectic collection of pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments
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Manhattan Transfer Holiday Show
Thursday, Nov. 29 | 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 | 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. Tickets: $52.50, 62.50, $77.50 Four-part harmonies combining doo wop, pop, and jazz Sponsored by
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Randy Montgomery, AZ Weekly Film Critic Listen to Joseph J. Airdo’s movie review segment every Friday morning during “The Daily Blender with Jeffry O’Brien”, 6am9am, on NBC 1260 AM and 96.1 FM and read his full reviews and interviews exclusively online at Examiner. com.
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taking the viewer on a journey back through time. (Grade: B+) Joseph: Even those who were disappointed with director Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin” last year will be taken completely by surprise at the absolute atrocity that is “Lincoln.” At times, the new drama – which focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office – is drier than the Sahara Desert. Other times, it is massively melodramatic, resembling an amateur stage production. Either way, it is beyond boring, consisting of copious, long-winded conversations spoken with such monotony that they make the idea of reading your old high school history text book seem like a trip to Disney World by comparison. (Grade: F)
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‘Lincoln’ Daniel Day-Lewis plays President Abraham Lincoln who, in a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. (PG-13 – 160 minutes) Stan: When an actor’s persona is lost and the character he or she is portraying comes to life, one is immersed in the story. Steven Spielberg directs Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln to deliver an award-caliber winning performance of a historical figure that is one the most quoted persons in American history. Most intriguing for me are exchanges on the ‘floor’ by representatives from the various states as they state their pro and con views on the now law of the 13th Amendment. With a stellar cast of veteran actors, standouts include Sally Fields, David Strathairn, James Spader, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Bruce McGill, Tim Blake Nelson, and Joseph Cross, who together are an ensemble wonder portraying notable historical persons with conviction and passion,
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its Jews and put them on trains for the extermination camps in the East. The collaborators start to put the plan into effect and, within a short time, 13,000 of Paris’s Jews – among them 4,000 children – are rounded up and sent on a road with no return. (NR – 119 minutes) Joseph: Writer/director Rose Bosch must have done an awful lot of research into the Holocaust for her movie “La Rafle.” She should have also done some research into narrative filmmaking, though, as the new French-language flick plays out more like a straightforward history lesson than it does a motion picture with any entertainment value whatsoever. That is to say that Bosch wastes the talent of stars Jean Reno and Mélanie Laurent by failing to develop her characters and instead using a prosaic paint-by-numbers approach to the story. Moreover, one can get the same sort of sentimentality by reading a non-fiction novel on the topic. (Grade: F)
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‘La Rafle’ On July 16, 1942, Adolf Hitler demands that the French government round up
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Alicia Vikander plays a young queen who, married to mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard), falls secretly in love with her physician (Mads Mikkelsen). Together, they start a revolution that changes a nation forever. (R – 137 minutes) Stan: With drama and intrigue at its finest, director/writerNikolaj Arcelpresents the 18th century story
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In one afternoon of filming ‘Casino Royale’(2006), three Aston Martin DBS cars valued at $300,000 each were totaled for the car roll sequence. that changed the course of history of Denmark. Capturing the essence of the period, it’s like being transported back in time to experience history first hand. With English subtitles, don’t let that deter you from viewing the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar® at the 85th Academy Awards® on February 24, 2013 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and hosted by Seth MacFarlane.(Grade: B)
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‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2’* The Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect Edward (Robert Pattinson) and Bella’s (Kristen Stewart) newborn child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. (PG13 – 115 minutes) *Screened after deadline.
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‘This Must Be the Place’* Sean Penn plays a former rock star that discovers that his recently deceased father had been seeking revenge for a humiliation he had suffered. He then
In “A Late Quartet,” which opened last weekend, Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener and Mark Ivanir play four musicians who are bound together by their passion for music and long years of working together. But when one
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“It was such a short period of time. We all had to really knuckle down and get as good as possible with the instruments. Because of the schedule, it was moving quite fast and there was quite a steep learning curve. But it was still very enjoyable – and essential, really, in terms of the foundation of the characters. I wanted the instrument to be an innate quality within [my character] – like an extension of herself, an extra limb or something. But it was a real gift and a very rewarding process to have the opportunity to learn that. “[My character] is a pretty insatiable character. She is not afraid of her own actions and her own opinions, which is a slight sense of her immaturity. She is kind of seeking sophistication but shooting herself in the foot in many ways by worsening the situation for everybody else. She is seeking fulfillment and contracting that by throwing it away again. I think her position is very interesting because of how remarkable her parents are in terms of their talent and their ability with the instruments. It must be kind of wild when you are going down the same path of the professions that your parents are in because you question whether you are doing it to please them or for your own identity. I think that is one of the questions that [my character] is asking herself.” – Imogen Poots
of them is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the repercussions hit the group deeper than they could imagine. Imogen Poots plays a talented violinist who decides to act on her desires. “The company on this was just extraordinary and it was a gift to take part in it. The film’s rehearsal process was so organic. I observed and was being as much of a human sponge as possible because just watching these guys at play and the generosity they just give up to you as actors was something very special. I really look to it as one of the greatest experiences that I have ever had making a film because it was rich with so many different elements. And those actors in general just really blew my mind.
physical means). Maggie: “It certainly depends on the film if I stay in character throughout a shoot day. This film was a lot of fun to make; everyone around the set was enjoying the different types of character personalities there. I play an incredibly stylized, larger than life vampire, and this character is so compelling with a lot of signature nuances and plenty of room to explore. “I think that whole thing [Method and in-character all day] got blown out of proportion and was never method acting! I think it got the wrong reputation; I’ve never met an actor that demanded such an extreme to deliver a character.” Mía: “If you’re doing a movie like ‘Twilight’, the type of preparation is very different. It was 25 new actors so part of our job was getting along with everyone… Maggie cuts in with: “Summer camp on steroids [with a chuckle], and its like a big family because that’s what usually ends up happening in the movie when the vampires come together to help Bella and Edward save their daughter’s life! Mía: The ‘Twilight’ films are pretty loyal to the books, there’s one change that the screenwriter and the author of the novels, Stephanie Meyers, collaborated on which I think will really surprise and delight the fans! Its one diversion from the book but the films are very loyal to the material because obviously there’s a very loyal fan base there and they (fans) want to see that the books that they love come to life in a way that they recognize!”
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Maggie: “Yes, and I think that every time you are doing a novel or a short story, especially something that has been so well read all over the world, you just want to be as faithful as you can. Bill Condon being such a wonderful director has done such a beautiful job to Stephanie’s material and his own esthetics as a director, and has such a wonderful way with actors! We had a screening the other day for the actors and to me, it’s ‘The Best’ film of the ‘Twilight’ saga!”
On the question of ‘Method Acting’ (which can include drawing on their own emotions and memories to bring about life-like performances) vs. ‘Classical Acting’ (the emotions of a character are often times simulated through more
Mía: ‘By far, he (director Bill Condon) did such a beautiful job, it’s so exciting with so much action and such a different mood to ‘Breaking Dawn’ and really a fun film to watch!” –Maggie Grace and Mía Maestro
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Writer/Director Nikolaj Arcel (‘A Royal Affair’) By Stan Robinson “’A Royal Affair’ had been ‘cooking’ for a long time because for Danish people it’s a very famous story! It’s one of the big ‘Holy Grails’ of films that has never been done. It’s obviously a true story, and a very important piece of Danish history. I had always thought about why nobody had done a film about it, and then at one point I simply had the time to sit down and start reading all the books about the subject, and doing the research became so fascinated I was hooked and couldn’t let go! There was no turning back and I spent about year writing the script. “Good point Stan, as a writer it is very liberating to just deliver a script to another director, especially if you trust that director. I like that and still do that, and often I write for other directors. But there’s something special about directing something that you’ve also written because you at least get to visualize, you get to actually go out and actually experience all those things that you have written down which is nice, and its not even so much a question of control as it is to try to follow through, we got this on page, now let me see if I can honor the script. “The key challenge with telling the story is to balance the budget with the ambition! We had a great deal of ambition, and we planned every single
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“‘A Royal Affair’ is a beautiful love story, forbidden love, and a queen who falls in love with the king’s doctor which was lethal, and at the same time its about a doctor who gains power at the court and tries to change the entire nation for the better, which was also a big thing back then so it has a little bit of everything. It has politics, it has drama, it’s a love story, and it even has a crazy king as the ‘joker’ of the film and these elements make it quite universal!” – Nikolaj Arcel Ten Pins Down is the newest and most technologically advanced
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This obsession to protect against Blackjack card counters costs far more than card counters will ever win. The methods casinos use to protect against blackjack card counters are among the most costly managerial decisions many casinos make. Contrary to popular belief, there is not an army of card counters waiting to pounce at the first opportunity. In this day of multiple table game options and hundreds of casinos, the few skilled advantage players (APs) who do target blackjack are highly unlikely to harm a specific casino’s bottom line. The poorly understood policies put in place cost far more than the casino stands to lose to the few counters who do stop by. One of the most wasteful procedures is the placement of the cut card in shoe games. There are several variables that go in to determining the cost associated with the cut card. Among these are shuffle time, game pace, number of players and house edge. The deeper the cut card is placed towards the end of the shoe, the more rounds will be dealt per shoe. The effect of this will be to reduce the number of time-consuming shuffles. Even if a batch shuffler is used, there can be significant time savings.
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Wine and.. . Football? By Jennifer Manly, ArizonaVinesAndWines.com You read it correctly. I didn’t mean football and beer, which is what most people would say is the perfect pairing; I did indeed mean wine and football. I know it doesn’t quite sound accurate, but wine is becoming the new drink of choice on those Sunday game days. (As well as Monday, Thursday, and Saturday if you’re a huge football fan) I admit, over the last few years I have become a big football fan, maybe even too much.. if there is a such thing. I believe Sunday is meant for watching games all day long, while screaming at the television. I think it’s a day of friends, tailgating, food, drinking, jerseys and fun. However, I may be a football fan, but I am definitely not a beer fan. Not only am I not a fan of the flavor of beer, but I also can’t drink it because of the
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There are numerous ways to experiment with different wines and to build your wine collection and wine clubs are one of the most over-looked, yet highly enjoyable avenues available. Wine clubs come in many different varieties. For example, a winery-direct club is one where they periodically send you selections from their winery. Wine retailer clubs are usually national wine retailers who have deep wine inventories. In these clubs, you may be able join a club with a theme such as Italian wines, white wines only, or big styled wines like cabernets. In other wine clubs, an expert staff member hand-selects an assortment for your monthly shipment as a member in their club.
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How do wine clubs work? Simply put, you sign up for a subscription and the club agrees to ship to you wine at regular intervals, usually monthly. A quick internet search will yield a wide-range of wine clubs and surely you will find one that meets your needs in the areas of quality, variety and budget. The most critical traits in choosing a wine club are customer service and the quality of the wine selections that you end up with. You are putting your wine choices into their hands – so they’d better be talented! I’ve been a member of many wine clubs over the years. One of the most gratifying was through a California winery. I always admired whoever the staff member was that made the choices for the monthly shipment. They were so creative and had a nice “wow” factor that pleasantly surprised me. I never knew what I was going to get, but it was always distinctive. One month itwould be magnums, the next month an assortment of half bottles, after that, older vintages, and on and on. I loved hosting dinner parties around these wines and sharing them with friends. As I write this, I can’t even remember why I’m not a member anymore. Some might think it is a big financial commitment to join a wine club, but they exist in many price ranges. The benefit is convenience, high quality and something interesting. If it’s not, you won’t be signing up again. Just look for proven customer service, outstanding selections, excellent prices and discounts for members, I think you’ll be pleased!
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Celebration of the Arizona Wine Growers By Tim Hilcove, www.weeklywinejournal.com
By now everyone has heard of the big wine festival being held in Phoenix on November 17 (Festival at the Farm) but have you heard of the “Celebration of the Arizona Wine Growers”? This is the Arizona wine event of the year as far as I’m concerned. I’ve attended the last two years in a row and they’ve been nothing short of completely amazing. Here’s what you can expect: Meet and mingle with the top wine maker’s from across the state. Experience each award-winning wine, paired with 5 Star dining by Quiessence Executive Chef, Greg LaPrad. (Take a look online at the awards Quiessence has won over the years and Chef LaPrad’s credentials).
Let’s also not forget to add the opportunity to hang with arock star wine maker like Eric Glomski from Page Spring Cellars and a legend like Kent Callaghan from Callaghan Vineyards. This alone is easily worth the $75 ticket price. There is only enough room for 150 people, and many of them will be the actual wine makers so if you haven’t already, and it isn’t already sold out get your tickets online at www.arizonawine.org. Trust me, you won’t want to miss out on this event!
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By: Nathan Brugnone, @NathanBrugnone, Nathan@AZWineMakers.com
“Wine is sunlight held together by water.” – Galileo Galilei “Beer is made by men, wine by God.” – Martin Luther “Wines are liquid landscapes.” – Eric Glomski “Is that really the blood of Christ? Man, that guy must have been wasted 24 hours a day.” – Peter Griffin “I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.” – W. C. Fields There are hundreds of quotes such as these, all of seemingly equal gravity, passion, and occasionally, comedy. Wine is the exalted beverage. Humanity has ogled over wine since its dawning. It’s gotten more press time than Lindsay Lohan on a Kombucha bender. It’s inspired countless…eh, you get the idea. But really, ask any winemaker or serious wine drinker about the properties of wine and you will get anything from poetic waxing to farout metaphors. And maybe that is a property of wine: it has the effect of affecting. We all know archetypal
belligerence—overly affectionate, totally depressed, bat-stuff crazy. But turn this down a few notches, and it’s not hard to understand why some become so enraptured while under its spell. Its subtleties speak loudly when given a forum. Wine becomes the poem and you the painter. Opinions begin as color-by-number and then infinitely move toward the abstract. Responsible wine use brings out the inner artist, amplifying innate potentials. It’s our job to take that message from the bottle and integrate it.
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BEER! PRIVATE LABEL BEERS Have you ever wandered into Joe’s Bar and said, “Hey, look! There’s a handle that says Joe’s on it. How cool, Joe is making his own beer?” Of course Joe really isn’t making his own beer, Joe is buying a keg of beer from somebody that has allowed them to private label it as exclusive for Joe’s. This is a trend that cycles around every once in a while and it
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pale ale as Joe. Because Joe still has to buy his pale ale it is the same price as ABC Brewery Pale is everywhere else.
The basic idea is that a bar owner, either through vanity or some belief that it will create brand loyalty, decides to go to a brewery and allow them to put his name on one of their beers and sell it under a private label. Now on the surface this seems like a good idea because if you can get them hooked on Joe’s Pale Ale then they will have to come to Joe’s to get the pale ale. The problem is that it isn’t Joe’s Pale Ale, its ABC Brewery’s pale ale and they sell their pale ale in a bunch of other places. Given that the law requires the brewery to be listed on the tap handle, it doesn’t take too much time to figure out that the bar down the street is serving the same
There are also private label bottles and cans although you mostly see them at the larger chain stores since minimum purchase commitments are very high. The idea behind these brands is somewhat the same as Joe’s except they have the added advantage of being able to keep the price lower than the competition. This is because they are able to buy in such large quantity and cut their own deals with large breweries. In theory, once again, this makes sense since many grocery shopper buyers are price driven. Except when it comes to items that have a good bit of brand loyalty…like beer. A Coors or Corona drinker will drink that brand
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almost every time, and are willing to pay a couple of bucks more for doing so. Studies have shown that 41% of people that purchase beer feel that it is a must have brand for them. The highest ranking category for brand loyalty is pet food at 49%. The interesting thing is that craft drinkers have it both ways, and either way hurts our friend Joe from the first two paragraphs. Many craft drinkers are loyal to a handful of breweries and if they don’t immediately realize that Joe’s is made by one of their faves, they may never even try it. And they certainly won’t be able to order it at another bar. The other side of that coin is that craft drinkers tend to be experimental and show more style loyalty than individual brand loyalty. Continued On Page 38
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A great place for Craft Beer and Food! Hello again friends and fellow craft beer drinkers, this month let’s take a break from beer reviews to take a look at some of the best new places in town to enjoy our favorite frosty beverages and a bite to eat as well. Let’s begin with Lucky Break in Tempe. Opened now for about a year on the South East corner of McClintock and Baseline, Lucky Break features twenty four beers ON TAP including many locals and a lot of craft options. As you might have guessed by the name, there are also six tournament size pool tables and twenty four huge flat screen tele’s making this a great place to catch your favorite football game on the weekend.
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On my last visit, there were eight local brews available including Kiltlifter, Oak Creek Nut Brown Ale, Papago Orange Blossom, Lumberyard Raspberry, Apache Trout Stout, Red Rover Irish Red and a seasonal selection. Craft options included selections from Firestone Walker, Odell, Sierra Nevada, Lagunitas and Deschutes. Not too shabby! There are food specials every day including Burger Monday, Taco Tuesday and Wing Wednesday and all for just $5. Fish Fry Friday is a nice option as well at only $7.95. My favorite part of the menu was the Slider Board with eight different choices including Jerk Chicken, Green Chili Chicken, Spam and Chicken Salad to name just a few. I was also surprised to see a few old favorites, including the classic club sandwich, a huge molten grilled cheese sandwich and a burger with bacon, brie cheese and mushrooms. Anyone hungry? This isn’t your everyday pub fare!
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about the experimental craft drinker is that they love to find something unique that is not available everywhere.
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For example, an IPA drinker is going to try whatever IPA he sees, if it looks interesting, but is also not going to order that IPA exclusively. The style drinker will cycle through various beers of his or her favorite styles at several bars; and while Joe’s may get a shot on a visit to Joe’s bar, it may never pop back up in the rotation since this drinker tends to rotate through bars as well. There are some bars that do well with private labeling. For the most part these are bars that have really gone out of their way to promote their label and make it truly identifiable with the overall brand of their establishment. However, most bar owners, like Joe, tend to slap up a custom made handle, which is frequently just a plain paddle that somebody has crafted a label for, tap the beer and wait for people to try it. They have no real financial interest in the brand over and above the other brands on tap since they pay the same for every keg. These are the ones that fail and if the beer is still on tap six months later it has become more of a vanity issue than anything else. There are a handful of brewers out there that make special beers just for private labeling. This seems to be a little more successful as they will only have 10 or so handles of this in a given market, all under private labels. There is no ABC Brewery reference point so people are willing to give it a try and when it is unique become return customers. This is especially helpful if the style is an interesting variation on a basic beer flavor. For example, an unfiltered amber still has that nice middle of the road amber flavor that the middle of the road drinker will enjoy, but the unfiltered aspect provides an interesting change of pace and may even hook in the experimental craft drinker. One thing
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As a rule, however, private labeling isn’t necessarily good for the breweries. Some brewers will say that a dollar is a dollar and as long as they are selling beer, it’s all good. What they are missing is the same thing as Joe. If you remember Joe had a beer that he paid the same price for as if it wasn’t a private label and in doing so may have sacrificed the luster of the brand. For the brewery, they are getting the same dollar return on that keg and putting in the same amount of effort to sell that keg. Perhaps more, if they are involved in creating the tap handle for the bar. However, they lose most of the possibility of gaining any additional ABC Brewery customers from selling that keg as most people that try it won’t take the time to learn who makes it, and if they do, they tend to not remember the next time. Most people get used to a brewery’s general style of tap handles, and, if the private label doesn’t have the same style, they won’t recognize it on subsequent visits. So the brewery has made a few bucks on the keg, but lost any buildup of goodwill. So there you have it, private labels can do okay, but historically do not. Private labels, except in a few instances are not typically brand builders for the account serving them. Private labels don’t usually bring in any extra money to the bar or brewery. Finally, most consumers don’t have an interest in private labels. So go ahead, try Joe’s Pale Ale and try it again if you think you like it, but, for me, the most fun about the private labels is trying to guess what beer it actually is, so I know exactly what I am drinking. That’s a fun game to play. Until next time…
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In October, Sandbar Mexican Grill in Chandler provided new flavors for Valley mugs. In November, Sandbar will be putting these beers to good use with a philanthropic event: Beachside Brewfest for Charity. Benefitting Suns Nite Hoops www.sunsnitehoops.org, the Brewfest will be a “hopping” weekend extravaganza taking place Friday, November 16th to Sunday, November 18th. All weekend, those looking to sample the best of the craft can purchase eight tasting tickets for $10, which can be redeemed for 14oz drafts at tasting tents on Sandbar’s patio. Tasting tents include local microbreweries Four Peaks
Brewery and SanTan Brewing Co., who will be providing samples of their newest beers and giving out craft beer swag. Guests can also enjoy Surfboard Samplers for $4 (normally priced at $8). The samplers offer four 4.5oz glasses served on a custom surfboard plank. Beer specials will also be available throughout the evening with $3 domestic drafts, $3 Dos XX drafts, and $5 craft drafts. On Saturday, there will be a Beer Cocktail and Beer Mixing Competition between local mixologists. Judged by the Sandbar crew, the winner will receive $400 in cash and prizes.
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CRAFT BEER DIRECTORY PHOENIX Angel’s Trumpet Ale House - 810 N. Second Street, Phoenix - Rotates, look for Saison Dupont, Monk’s Café Flemish, Troubadour Magma Copper Blues 50 W. Jefferson Street Phoenix Ask for: Papago Orange Blossom, SanTan Hefeweizen, Leinenkugel Honey Weiss Delux 3146 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix 85016 Ask for: Papago Orange Blossom, Tripel Karmeliet, Moose Drool The Garage Restaurant and Bar, 1534 E. Bethany Home Rd. Phoenix 85014. Ask For: Stiegl Lager, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Thunder Canyon Deep Canyon Amber. George and Dragon 4240 North Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85012-1812 Ask For: Fat Tire, Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout, Grand Canyon Pilsner
Hazelwoods 1st Place 3226 East Indian School Phoenix, AZ 85018 Ask For: Moose Drool/Big Sky IPA / Trout Slayer
Four Peaks Brewery 1340 E. 8th St. Tempe 85281 Ask for: Kilt Lifter, 8th St. Ale, Hop Knot IPA
Stout, Bell’s Oberon, Left Hand Polestar Pils
Lost Leaf Gallery 914 N. 5th St. Phoenix 85004 Ask for: Fox Barrel Pear Cider, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Abita Purple Haze
Gordon Biersch 420 S. mill Ave. Tempe 85281 Ask for: Golden Export, Hefeweizen, Czech Pilsner
Gordon Biersch 6915 N. 95th Ave. Glendale 85305 Ask for: Golden Export, Hefeweizen, Czech Pilsner
HandleBar and Grill 680 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe – New Belgium Abbey Ale, Sonoran White Chocolate ale, Green Flash Hop Head Red
Ground Control 14140 W. Indian School Rd. Goodyear, 85338 Ask for: Schneider Weisse, Tripel Karmeliet, St. Bernardus ABT 12
Macayo’s Depot Cantina 300 South Ash Avenue Tempe, AZ 85281 Fat Tire, New Belgium Seasonals, SanTan Devils Ale
Mellow Mushroom 2490 W. Happy Valley Rd. Phoenix, 85085 Ask for: Abita Purple Haze, Grand Canyon Pilsner, Sonoran Inebriator
Mellow Mushroom 740 South Mill Avenue Tempe, AZ 85281-3629 Ask for: Papago Orange Blossom, Abita Purple Haze, Big Sky Moose Drool
Old Chicago 5695 W. Bell Rd. Glendale, 85308 Ask for: Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat, New Belgium 1554, SKA Pinstripe Red
Taste of Tops 403 W. University Dr. Tempe 85251 Ask for: Bell’s Oberon, Big Sky Moose Drool, Alaskan Amber
Original Wineburger 6027 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix 85015
Magnums 731 E. Union Hills Dr. Phoenix 85024 Ask for: Bell’s Oberon, Tripel Karmeliet, St. Bernardus ABT 12 Main Ingredient Ale House 2337 N. 7th St. Phoenix 85006 Ask for: Anderson Valley Boont Amber, Oskar Blues G’Knight, Sonoran Inebriator Moto 6845 N. 16th St. Phoenix 85016 Ask for: Left Hand Sawtooth Nitro, New Belgium Seasonals, SanTan Epicenter O.H.S.O 4900 E. Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ Ask for: Grand Canyon Raspberry Wheat, Thunder Canyon Good Vibrations IPA, Papago Coconut Joe Roosevelt Tavern 816 N. 3rd Street Phoenix, 85004 Ask for: North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber
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ZIPPS Sports Grill 3647 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix, 85018 Ask for: Blue Moon, Alaskan Amber, New Belgium 1554 TEMPE Bison Witches 21 E. 6th St. Tempe 85281 Ask for: Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout, Big Sky Moose Drool, Breckenridge Avalanche Amber Boulders on Broadway 530 W. Broadway Rd. Tempe 85282 Ask for: Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, New Belium Ranger IPA, Lost Coast Great White
Sun Up Brewery 322 E. Camelback Rd. Phoenix 85012 Ask for: Trooper IPA, Armadillo Red, Light Rail Cream Ale
Devil’s Advocate 955 E. University, Tempe – Blue Moon, Leinenkugel Seasonal, SanTan Devils Ale
The Yard House 21001 N. Tatum Blvd. Phoenix 85050 Ask for: Gulden Draak, Lost Coast Great White, Alaskan Amber
Flanny’s Bar & Grill 1805 E. Elliot Rd. Tempe, 85284 Ask For: Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout, Green Flash Hop Head Red, SanTan Seasonals
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Tavern on Mill 404 s Mill Ave Tempe, 85281 Ask for: Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout, Ballast Point Pale Ale, Green Flash West Coat IPA
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Thirsty Lion 2000 East Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe Marketplace Tempe, AZ 85281 Ask for: Fat Tire, Alaskan Amber, Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale World of Beer 526 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe - Left Hand Milk Stout, Wittekerke, St. Bernardus ABT 12 Yucca Tap Room 29 W. Southern Ave. Tempe 85282 Ask for: Left Hand Nitro Milk
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Cave Creek Tap Haus 6900 east cave Creek Road Cave Creek, AZ 85331 Ask for: Krombacher Pils, Lost Coast Great White, SunUp Trooper IPA Chop & Wok 7136 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale 85254 Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Lost Coast Great White, Papago Orange Blossom
Papago Brewing Company 7107 E. McDowell Rd. Scottsdale 85251 Ask for: Orange Blossom, Hopago IPA, El Robusto Porter Rock Bottom Brewery 8668 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale 85260 Ask for: Dreamcatcher, Raptor Red, Desert Trail Pale Ale The Praying Monk – 7271 E. 1st Street, Scottsdale – New Belgium Belgo IPA, North Coast Old Rasputin, Lost Abbey Red Barn Saison The Yard House 7014 E. Camelback Rd. Scottsdale 85251 Ask for: Papago Orange Blossom, Abita Purple Haze, Bear Republic Racer 5
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Culinary Dropout 7135 E. Camelback Scottsdale, 85251 Ask for: SanTan Epicenter, Abita Purple Haze, Breckenridge Avalanche Amber
EAST VALLEY The Hungry Monk 1760 W. Chandler Blvd Chandler, 85224 Ask for: Bell’s Two Hearted, The Lost Abbey Judgment Day, Ballast Point Sculpin Gordon Biersch 2218 E. Williams Field Rd. Gilbert 85296 Ask for: Golden Export, Hefeweizen, Czech Pilsner Iguana Macks 1371 N. Alma School Rd. Chandler 85224 Ask for: San Tan Epicenter, Blue Moon, SanTan Devil’s Ale Irish Republic 58 S. San Marcos Pl. Chandler 85225 Ask for: Irish Republic Amber, Sleepy Dog Red Rover, KilKenny’s Irish Cream Ale BoomBozz Tap House 1026 E. Gilbert Road Gilbert AZ Ask for: SanTan Devil’s Ale, Bell’s Oberon, Pyramid Hefeweizen Old Chicago 1656 S. Alma School Rd. Mesa, 85210 Ask for: Lost Coast Great White, Moose Drool, Abita Turbodog
Dos Juevos Cantina 7633 E Indian School Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Blue Moon, PBR, Mudshark Scorpion & Desert Magic, Woodchuck
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Four Peaks Brewery 15730 N. Pima Rd. Scottsdale 85260 Ask for: Kilt Lifter, 8th St. Ale, Hop Knot IPA
TT Roadhouse 2915 N. 68th St. Scottsdale 85251 Ask for: Ska Modus Hoperandi IPA, Moose Drool, San Tan Devils Ale
Goldie’s Sports Cafe 10135 E. Via Linda Scottsdale, 85258 Ask for: Blue Moon, Alaskan Amber, New Belgium Seasonals, New Belgium 1554
ZIPPS Sports Grill 14148 N. 100th St. Scottsdale, 85259 Ask for: Blue Moon, Alaskan Amber, New Belgium 1554
Gordon Biersch 18545 N. Allied Way Scottsdale 85054 Ask for: Golden Export, Hefeweizen, Czech Pilsner
ZIPPS Sports Grill 6501 E. Greenway Pkwy Scottsdale 85254 Ask for: Blue Moon, Alaskan Amber
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Clothes do make the man when it comes to attracting women. Just look at James Bond, who is celebrating 50 years of successful wooing. Search for photos online, and most of the results show the character in an elegant black tux, regardless of who is playing him (currently Daniel Craig). Indeed, a study conducted by John M. Townsend and Gary D. Levy found that women consider the same man more or less attractive in relation to the status of his clothes. Few understand this better than Alan Au, co-designer at Jimmy Au’s in Beverly Hills, who has outfitted many of Hollywood’s leading men, including Tom Cruise, Al Pacino and Mark Wahlberg. The store specializes in men under 5 feet 8 inches, just like Sidney Reilly, the Russian spy who inspired 007.
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Dual Stage Live Music Club
THR 11/15 • 7 pm • 21+
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Jack Russell's GREAT WHITE: Jack plus Robby Lochner, Matthew Johnson, Dario Seixas & Derrick Pontier..
Phil Mogg, Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and Andy Parker formed the band, U.F.O. in August 1969.
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Hip-Hop • $18–$20 WED 12/5 • 7 pm • All Ages
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HICK HOP • $10–$12 WED 12/5 • 7 pm • 21+
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Roots Reggae • $12–$15 THR 11/8 Pato Banton FRI 11/9 ♦ The DICKIES SAT 11/10 JAB JAB SAT 11/10 Gold Pop THR 11/15 ♦ GREaT WHITE FRI 11/16 Creme De La Creme SAT 11/17 Nightlife Presents SUN 11/18 Showcase of the Arts WED 11/21 Westcott Ave CD Release WED 11/21 Calicoe G FRI 11/23 BLACKOUT SAT 11/24 Hurricane Sandy Benefit SAT 11/24 AFTON Showcase
MON 11/26 ♦ U.F.O. WED 11/28 GROUCH & ELIGH SAT 12/1 FREQUIS CD Release SAT 12/1 Futuristic WED 12/5 THE MEDITATIONS FRI 12/7 ♦ DON DOKKEN FRI 12/7 Omillio Sparks SAT 12/8 UNCLE SKATE SAT 12/8 Saranne DIRTY THIRTY SUN 12/9 ABSTRACT RUDE SUN 12/9 Gorilla Band Battle FRI 12/14 The SWORD FRI 12/14 All Hail the YETI
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ROCK • $10–$12 FRI 12/7 • 7 pm • 21+
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Special Acoustic set by Don Dokken playing all the great DOKKEN HITS. Don't miss!!
80s ROCK • $18–$22 FRI 12/14 • 7:30 pm • 16+
The Sword
Powerful METAL BAND out of Texas. You know them from Guitar Hero! Plus Gypsyhawk!
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Gorilla Battle Finals Nightlight Presents Astronautalis Snake City Playboys LAPED Xmas Gorilla Xmas Show STATELINE Gorilla Hip-Hop Allura Exposed Festival Madd Hatt'r Reunion Romantasy Cabaret DJ Abilities • Sadistik
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