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ARIZONA MUSICFEST Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Arizona Musicfest

COMMUNITY EVENTS Writer Amanda Christmann

VIOLINS OF HOPE Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Violins of Hope and Daniel Levin Photography

FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MOON PAUL CALLE Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Western Spirit: Scottsdaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of the West

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MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Christmann

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Joseph Airdo Amanda Christmann Sue Kern-Fleischer Kyndra Kelly Shoshana Leon Shannon Severson Fadi Sitto

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Each February for the last 10 years, our team at Images Arizona magazine has had the honor of featuring Arizona Musicfest. It’s been our pleasure. After all, Arizona Musicfest does a wonderful job of cultivating musical experiences that unite our community. Each year, their lineup of top artists, including some of the most well-respected names in classical, chamber, jazz, Broadway, country, blues, opera, bluegrass, and pop music brings joy to audiences regardless of who they are or where they come from. The arts have the power to cut through all that divides us and to find common ground we can all appreciate. That’s why it’s so important. Many wonderful organizations recognize the importance of promoting arts in the Valley. This month, we’re happy to add the heart-wrenching yet important work of Violins of Hope, which is bringing back voices of those who died in the Holocaust through the violins they played. I get goosebumps thinking about the gravity of their message, and I hope you find time to support their efforts. A little closer to home for me, my friend, the very talented Italian jewelry designer Laura Bicego, whose jewelry line, Nanis, is showcased in Carefree’s Grace Renee Gallery, heard about the work Arizona Musicfest is doing. She wanted to help, so we’ve set up a special showing of her private collection Feb. 8 and 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the gallery. You are invited to enjoy appetizers and refreshments as you browse her impressive offerings, and 10 percent of Nanis sales will support Arizona Musicfest.

Submission of news for community section should be in to shelly@imagesaz.com by the 5th of the month prior to publication. Images Arizona is published by ImagesAZ Inc. Copyright © 2019 by ImagesAZ, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction, in whole or part, without permission is prohibited. The publisher is not responsible for the return of unsolicited material.

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Thank you for, once again, sharing in our excitement for the arts and for life in our beautiful little corner of the world. For decades, I’ve maintained that there is no better place to live, and the thriving arts and support they receive here are a big part of what brings me joy. Your support is what makes us rich in the kind of inner rewards that really matter. Cheers! Shelly Spence Publisher, Images Arizona magazine shelly@imagesaz.com 623-341-8221

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Arizona Musicfest has played a vital role in the Valley for the past 28 years. The organization provides audiences with affordable and convenient access to a diverse lineup of culturally rich musical acts. It does so by making use of various North Scottsdale venues that provide Musicfest patrons with a special destination for their concert going experiences. But that is just the tip of the iceburg.

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Arizona Musicfest is one of our community’s most powerful promoters of the arts. The money Arizona Musicfest makes from the concerts it produces benefits a variety of music education programs in the Valley. It presents free classical music and jazz programs to more than 6,000 K-12 students each year, inspiring the community’s youth through the arts. The organization partners with local educators and administrators to supplement preexisting music education programs and enhance the resources available to them. It also offers unique performance opportunities and financial assistance to aspiring young musicians throughout the community. All of that is made possible by the performances it brings to the Valley—performances that continue this month as part of Arizona Musicfest’s Winter Festival.

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LONESOME TRAVELER: THE CONCERT with special guest PETER YARROW Monday, February 04, 2019 07:30 PM - Highlands Church

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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA/ ANDREW VON OEYEN Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 7:30 PM La Casa de Cristo Church

BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL Broadway's Leading Man Thursday, February 07, 2019 07:30 PM - Highlands Church

THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA Monday, March 11, 2019 7:30PM Highlands Church

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A SILENCED LEGACY Honoring the Music and the Musicians Tuesday, February 26, 2019 07:30 PM - Temple Chai

After a stellar fall lineup that included Wynonna and The Big Noise, Arizona Musicfest’s 2018-19 festival season advances through March 15, bringing several exciting and innovative musical artists to the Valley all winter long. Those hoping to see Arizona Musicfest’s Feb. 15 presentation of superstar Neil Sedaka at Highlands Church in Scottsdale may be out of luck, since tickets sold out shortly after they became available last summer, but there are plenty of other one-of-a-kind concerts from which to choose over the next two months. Swing ensemble Big Bad Voodoo Daddy arrives at Highlands Church Feb. 1, followed shortly behind by “Lonesome Traveler” Feb. 4. Originally an award-winning off-Broadway theatrical hit, “Lonesome Traveler” is an homage to iconic folk legends like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Peter, Paul & Mary’s Peter Yarrow will appear as a special guest during the show, making for an enormously memorable evening. Brian Stokes Mitchell brings Broadway to the Valley Feb. 7. Having won two Tony Awards and appearing in 10 Broadway shows over the course of his career—including “Ragtime,” “Man of La Mancha,” “Kiss Me Kate” and “Shuffle Along”—Mitchell’s performance at Highlands Church promises to be one of the biggest draws during this year’s Arizona Musicfest Winter Festival. Highlands Church will also play host to The Hit Men Feb. 9. The band is comprised of five legendary performers who sang, played or recorded with some of the biggest names in rock ‘n’ roll history—such as Elton John, Carole King, Cat Stevens,

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Jim Croce, Carly Simon and Frankie Valli. As if their music was not enough to exhilarate audiences, they will also share behind-the-scenes stories about their careers. This year’s Arizona Musicfest Winter Festival also sees performances by piano trio Trio Solisti Feb. 10 at Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, as well as The Ruth Moody Band Feb. 12 at Gathering Place at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Phoenix. One of the highlights of Arizona Musicfest every year is Festival Orchestra Week, a series of six concerts featuring Festival Orchestra—an ensemble comprised of all-star musicians from the finest orchestras across the country. This year’s slate, which takes place Feb. 17-24, includes programs that honor the history, musicians and music of the Holocaust. Coinciding with the Valley’s Violins of Hope events, the programs will feature musicians performing on a rare collection of recovered and restored violins.

NEIL SEDAKA Under the direction of Maestro Robert Moody, Festival Orchestra will also perform works by composers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Leopold Dvorák, Johann Sebastian Bach and Gustav Mahler over the course of the week. Special guests at the concerts will include award-winning pianist Andrew von Oeyen, string trio Simply Three, pop vocalist Susie Pepper and world-renowned violinist Gil Shaham.

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Arizona Musicfest comes full circle March 3 when the Valley’s young classical musicians who benefit from the organization’s programs perform their winter concert at Musical Instrument Museum, illustrating with sheer magnificence all of the good that the event—and the arts—does for our community. This year’s Arizona Musicfest Winter Festival concludes with four more concerts in March that include performances by gyspy-jazz ensemble The Hot Club of San Fransisco, the Grammy Award-winning Count Basie Orchestra, Jimmy Buffett tribute band Changes in Latitude, and Tony Awardnominated cabaret singer-songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway, who will be celebrating the music of Barbra Steisand. Arizona Musicfest has grown exponentially in recent years— from about 7,300 attendees and 17 concerts per season during its earlier events to about 25,000 attendees and 28 concerts per season now. That is great news for audiences and students throughout the Valley, whose exposure to the arts will continue to expand and diversify as a result. azmusicfest.org

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2019 FEBRUARY

Writer Amanda Christmann

Feb. 7

ARTIST MICHAEL SWEARNGIN Meet Michael Swearngin and fall in love with this nationally acclaimed artist's contemporary take on classic Western subjects. Appetizers and refreshments served. Free. Grace Renee Gallery, 7212 E. Ho Hum Rd. #7, Carefree. 4–7 p.m. gracereneegallery.com

Feb. 4

HISTORY OF SAN XAVIER DURING THE MISSION PERIOD

its water resources? Elisa Klein, the

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Users Association, will discuss this extremely important topic. Free. Donations appreciated. Holland

Patronato San Xavier will talk

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Adelante Gallery at Carefree’s

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ARIZONA MUSICFEST BENEFIT Italian jewelry designer Laura Bicego brings her private collection of elegant, handmade, 18 karat gold jewelry along with her signature Nanis collection to Grace Renee Gallery. Ten percent of Nanis sales will be donated to Arizona Musicfest. Free. 7212 E. Ho Hum Rd. #7, Carefree. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. gracereneegallery.com

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THE FIREBIRD The past and future collide in one spectacular production for Ballet Arizona’s performances of The Firebird, a completely new production from artistic director Ib Andersen, and La Sylphide, one of the world’s oldest ballets. Live music by The Phoenix Symphony. $25 and up; discounts for seniors, college students, military, individuals aged 18-29, and groups of 10 or more. 2835 Washington St., Phoenix. See website for schedule. 602-381-1096; balletaz.org

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CAREFREE CLASSIC CAR RALLY Forty rare, vintage classic autos will be featured at this inaugural, soonto-be annual event. Proceeds benefit ALS Association, Wounded Warrior Literacy Program and the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation. Free.

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production based on Meredith Willson's six-time Tony Awardwinning musical comedy about a fasttalking salesman who gets his heart stolen by the town librarian. $13–$19.

March 9

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March 1–3

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GLENDALE AWARDS $10,000 FOR FREE PROMUSICA PERFORMANCE ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra (PMAZ) is pleased to announce it has received a $10,000 grant from the City of Glendale for the Arizona Premiere of Mountain Days: The John Muir Musical in Concert. Free. Murphy Park Amphitheater, 58th Ave. and Glendale Ave. 7 p.m. Additional paid performances are available March 23 and 24. Tickets are on sale now for those performances. 623-326-5172; pmaz.org

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Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Violins of Hope and Daniel Levin Photography

A simple sound can bring about a wave of emotions. That wave becomes a storm when said sound is being made by a musical instrument that has been silent for decades—a storm powerful enough to bring history back to life. Such is the case with violins whose soulful notes were once coaxed from them by owners who perished during the Holocaust. “Not only are these the musical instruments being played, but these are the voices of the people who owned them and witnessed these tragedies,” said Julee Landau Shahon, vice chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. “The violins stand as witnesses as well to what their owners experienced, saw and went through. The actual voices of the individuals have been silenced, but here is an opportunity for their voices to, symbolically, be heard again.” Shahon is co-chair of Violins of Hope, a series of exhibits, lectures, concerts and educational programs that tell the remarkable stories of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix partnered with more than 30 organizations to bring the event to the Valley.

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“The violin was always very important in Jewish life,” Shahon explained. “It was an instrument that the Jews could pick up and easily take with them as they moved from location to location. “During the Holocaust, specifically, these violins gave a sense of humanity when they were played—to the musician as well as to those people who were hearing them. They gave hope, they calmed people and, in many cases, these violins enabled people to survive.”

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has roots right here in the Valley, as a family contacted Shahon with a very valuable violin owned by one of their relatives who, in 1939, fled Hamburg, Germany. Shahon connected the family with Weinstein and his son Avshi, who restored the instrument for inclusion in Violins of Hope. Weinstein’s restored violins can not only be seen but heard during the Valley’s Violins of Hope activities. A highlight of the two-month-long event is a pair of concerts 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church in Scottsdale. The concerts are part of Arizona Musicfest’s Festival Orchestra Week, which kicks off Feb. 17. For Arizona Musicfest’s Violins of Hope concerts, Maestro Robert Moody will lead the Festival Orchestra, comprised of musicians from America’s top orchestras, in performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Leonore Overture,” Gustav Mahler’s “Totenfeier” and Allan Naplan’s “Schlof Main Kind, A Yiddish Lullaby.” World-renowned violinist Gil Shaham will be featured as a guest soloist for performances of Johannes Brahms’ “Violin Concerto” and John Williams’ theme from “Schindler’s List.” “I think that there is an emotional connection when you hear a violin from someone who perished, was murdered or witnessed these tragic events,” Shahon said. “To hear their music is a little bit different than just hearing a violin being played. It's a deeper, personal connection that the audience member experiences. It's more enriched. It connects to your soul.” Levin agreed, noting that every violin sounds different to an aficionado. “The fact that these people had held them, scratched them and left fingerprints on them, and that so much joy or even sadness through somber music came through them kind of still comes through, even though the people are gone,” Levin said. “It's very magical.”

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In fact, those scratches and fingerprints are perhaps the most important qualities of the violins. Weinstein told Levin during his visit to his workshop that he restores the violins to their best playability but keeps their history intact. “To this day, he makes them the best playable violin they could be—likely better than they sounded when they were new because Amnon is very good at what he does and the violins had not necessarily been stored very well—but he leaves the dirt,” Levin said. “He lets the marks remain. In art, we use a term called index. Those marks are indexed. They are a signature of the user, and those remain whenever possible.” Levin’s photographs of Weinstein as he lovingly restores and gives new voice to the stringed instruments will be on display Feb. 3–March 26 at the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, 122 E. Culver St. in Phoenix. The photographer felt a responsibility to present an honest and intimate portrayal that is also very beautiful despite the subject’s weight.

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“The restoration of the violins is very beautiful,” Levin said. “I wanted to take photographs that not only share that beauty but share the craft of what Amnon does. The violins are gorgeous, but these photographs are backstory in a way that words alone can't necessarily convey.

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“People think a photograph only represents a moment in time. But it often suggests what was, and even suggests the future.” Levin added that even marks on a violin case are beautiful things that are very tactile—a quality that comes through despite being captured in twodimensional photographs. He, Shahon and everyone else that has worked together to bring Violins of Hope to the Valley want the event to touch the lives of everyone in the community. “This is an incredible opportunity to see and hear the violins played and to hear the stories of the individuals who owned them, most of whom perished in the Holocaust,” Shahon said. “It is an opportunity for students as well as adults in the state of Arizona to witness these events, experience the concert and be part of educational programs that I personally feel are desperately needed at this point in time.” Since starting her involvement with Violins of Hope, Shahon has become even more passionate and motivated to help her community understand what happened during the Holocaust—and why it happened—in an effort to bring about a better present and a better future.

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PAUL CALLE (1928-2010), THE GREAT MOMENT, C. 1969, OIL ON MASONITE; COLLECTION OF THE ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART, GIFT OF DR. AND MRS. JOHN J. MCMULLEN. COPYRIGHT THE PAUL CALLE ESTATE.

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If I had to state a goal, a hope, pertaining to my work, my aim would be to help keep alive that huge reservoir of our past to draw strength and sustenance from, to build upon it in ways that are new and different, but not to reject it. Paul Calle

Exploration has always been at the heart of the American spirit. We are a culture that reveres those who dream, dare and do. Artist Paul Calle’s talent and passion for portraying in vivid detail the events and people responsible for shaping our history will be on display at Smithsonian affiliate Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West in a retrospective exhibition, “Paul Calle’s Life of Exploration: From the Mountains to the Moon,” Feb. 19 through Oct. 20. The late Calle had a two-fold career, specializing in Western art and space art. The two subjects might seem incongruous at first, but he didn’t see it that way. “I have always likened the image of mountain man John Colter, his moccasinclad foot first stepping on the newly fallen snow of the Yellowstone valley, to the moon boot of Neil Armstrong, stepping in the dust of the moon’s surface at the Sea of Tranquility—two worlds apart, yet each at the edge of a new frontier,” Calle is quoted as saying in “Celebrating Apollo 11, The Artwork of Paul Calle,” a book written by his son, Chris Calle, and published in 2009. The concept for the exhibition came from Western and Native American art and artifacts collector, Tim Peterson, who regularly collaborates with and loans his artwork to the museum. Coincidentally, his very first art acquisition as a young boy was a Calle print, “Something for the Pot.”

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PAUL CALLE (1928-2010), SOMETHING FOR THE POT II, OIL ON CANVAS; COURTESY THE PETERSON FAMILY COLLECTION. PAUL CALLE (1928-2010), A BREATH OF FRIENDSHIP, OIL ON CANVAS; COURTESY THE PETERSON FAMILY COLLECTION.

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The Minnesota native has always been drawn to Calle’s love of the outdoors. Peterson worked closely with Calle’s son, Chris, and Dr. Tricia Loscher, assistant museum director of collections, exhibitions and research, to gather and curate the wealth of Calle’s work and personal items. “Paul Calle was an important realist and his artworks feature rare, intricate details that interpret—as well as document—the United States’ great technological achievements, such as NASA, while aiding viewers in the enjoyment of his work,” says Loscher. “With this exhibition's breadth of exquisite work, we are enabling our members, locals here in the Phoenix metro area and visitors from across the globe to have an in-depth experience of this important American artist and illustrator who was a unique part of history in the making. “We’re confident our guests will be awed by this exhibition, and Calle’s legacy will be remembered by generations yet to come.”

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“I want to give people a sense of the diversity and variety of art that he worked on, as well as a perspective that he was truly an American icon in terms of history, his work with NASA, his illustration days and work with postage stamps and Western art,” says Peterson. “I thought it would be an interesting opportunity for the museum to showcase not just his work, but to create an atmosphere where people realize that these Western artists weren’t just Western artists, and hopefully that brings in a new audience. It will appeal to a wide swath of people.”

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Particularly important is the timing of this exhibition: 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon mission. Calle, who was an official artist of

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I find my inspiration in all the life that surrounds and envelops me, from the evolution of man and his works to the timelessness of the rocks, the trees, of man and his land, the way and the sea. This is my world and I relish it with great affection. Paul Calle

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PAUL CALLE (1928-2010), KNIGHTS ARMOR-END OF THE BEGINNING, 1964, OIL ON PANEL; THE CHRIS CALLE COLLECTION.

NASA, was present on the morning of that launch. As Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins ate breakfast, discussed the mission, suited up and walked out to board the spacecraft, Paul Calle sketched history as the only artist allowed to record the moment, having earned the trust of the NASA program during previous missions dating back to 1963. Calle went on to create the iconic 1969 first man on the moon artwork and postage stamp, the most popular first day cover in history, and sold over 152 million copies. Chris was asked to create a commemorative version in 1989 and, for the 25th anniversary of the moon landing in 1994, father and son worked together to create an express mail and a 29-cent stamp. “If there’s something he’s going to be remembered for, it’s the first man on the moon stamp,” says Chris. “It’s an iconic image and you don’t need to be a stamp collector to appreciate it.” “Our museum is proud to honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the legacy of artist Paul Calle by sharing this landmark retrospective exhibition with our regional, national and international audiences,” said Mike Fox, CEO and director of SMoW. Chris, an artist who does quite a bit of stamp design himself, recently had the honor of playing his father in the breakfast scene of Universal Pictures’ movie, “First Man.” It was an experience he will never forget, and an opportunity to continue his father’s legacy. “It was amazing being in the movie and portraying my father, doing exactly what he did,” says Chris. “I used his exact sketchbook and pens and was there in the same moment my dad had been there. The director, Damien Chazelle, really cares about these moments of authenticity as a filmmaker and an artist.” Chris notes that his father dedicated the final 30-plus years of his career to the West and painting Western

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PAUL CALLE (1928-2010), POWER TO GO, 1969, OIL ON PANEL; SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, WASHINGTON, DC. COPYRIGHT THE PAUL CALLE ESTATE. PAUL CALLE (1928-2010), NEIL ARMSTRONG SUITING UP, 1969, PEN AND INK; THE CHRIS CALLE COLLECTION.

scenes, as he was an integral part of the National Park Service’s “Artists in the Park” program. He traveled extensively, observing and sketching mountain men, Native Americans and the landscapes of the Western region, beginning with a sketch and creating full-sized pencil drawings of every one of his paintings, none of which he threw away. To create the fine details of his paintings, he used a very small paintbrush in the same manner as a pencil. “It’s really important to see the originals of my dad’s paintings,” says Chris. “There’s so much vibrancy in the details of his originals. The texture comes through in all the tiny lines. There’s a textural quality and visceral feeling.” Chris vividly remembers the many trips to national parks they took as a family, where his father’s love for nature and history was instilled in his children. He also remembers the studio he shared with his dad for

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15 years, a converted Connecticut barn that sat over a stable full of horses and had no heat. “The back steps were made from an old submarine staircase,” Chris recalls. “For the show, they’re recreating a portion of his studio, his paintbrushes and easel. It’s very realistic. There are even some pallets that I didn’t clean, and many of the furs and Western material he used in his paintings. The studio aspect is a brilliant way of showing the environment of the artist.” Calle, who grew up during the Great Depression, never threw away a pencil stub. Instead, he tossed them into a large glass bowl that became a fixture in his studio and will be part of the exhibit. Those pencils are testament to the time he spent planning and sketching every detail of his work, often spending 10-hour days in his studio. He would “solve problems” in the sketch phase of his work, before committing to paint. It’s the work ethic of an artisan, taking the time to refine his craft, line by line.” “What dad taught me about pencil drawing is that it’s unforgiving. Once you have a mark on the paper, it’s in the paper, even if you try to erase,” says Chris. “He was a master of the use of negative space.” Chris has enjoyed working with Peterson and Loscher, delving into all the work his father produced over the years, confident that audiences will learn and appreciate the broad scope of Calle’s art. “He had these really interesting parts of his career and, for people who don’t know that, it’s going to be an eye-opening experience,” Chris points out. “He was who he was: his unabashed self.” scottsdalemuseumwest.org

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Writer Shoshana Leon Photography Courtesy of Devour Culinary Classic

Arizona is home to many amazing food and wine festivals, and more are added every year. The Devour Culinary Classic is one of the Valley’s most celebrated and most popular, highlighting local culinary talent, cuisine and suppliers. Devour celebrates its tenth anniversary this year with a week of foodie fun in February, culminating in its award-winning weekend tasting extravaganza, showcasing the best bites and libations from across the state.

LOCAL FOCUS The idea for Devour was created by Kimber Lanning, founder of Local First Arizona, and Craig Demarco, cofounder of Upward Projects, which owns several Valley restaurants, including Postino, Windsor and Joyride Taco House. “National media was focused on Scottsdale at the time, and we wanted to create an event that paid more attention to the Phoenix culinary scene. We wanted an event that was focused on building support and momentum for Phoenix pride,” said Lanning.

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The objective of Devour is to support and promote Arizona’s food community and culture. “I think we're special because we are so focused on Arizona talent,” said Lanning. “That was our goal 10 years ago, and that's still what we do. We work to bring in judges and food writers from around the country to showcase all that we have here. “Our focus is on shining the spotlight on Arizona's vibrant culinary talent, which is nationally competitive but often overlooked. Devour is putting Phoenix on the map of the best dining destinations in the country.”

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“People coming to Devour feel like they're part of the food scene and are helping to grow it. They know the chefs and cheer them on. Devour is where the chefs can take chances and interact with the people who support them year-round,” said Lanning. In addition to supporting local culinary talent, Devour supports the community with proceeds benefitting the efforts of three local non-profit organizations: Local First Arizona, which promotes and supports a sustainable Arizona economy and local businesses; Desert Botanical Garden, advancing excellence in education, research, exhibition and conservation of desert plants; and the Arizona Business Committee for the Arts, which helps expand artistic and cultural opportunities, and promote cultural awareness through festivals and educational events.

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The fun kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 17 at the Devour Bartending Competition. Top Arizona mixologists showcase their talents and attendees can cheer for their favorite bartenders. Experts judge the creative libations to select Arizona's Star Bartender. Also Feb. 17 is Devour’s Seven Chefs Dinner featuring some of Arizona’s most celebrated chefs serving a multi-course menu highlighting Arizona flavors. The Seven Chefs, also known as the Arizona Seven, is a group of local chefs and friends who have cooked at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City. Bernie Kantak, chef/co-owner of The Gladly and Citizen Public House hosts the event at The Gladly. Talent for the 2019 Seven Chefs Dinner includes Justin Beckett of Beckett's Table and Southern Rail, Scott Holmes of Little Miss BBQ, Stephen Jones of The Larder + The Delta, Doug Robson of Gallo Blanco and Otro Café, Jacob Cutino of the Cutino Sauce Company, and Courtney Velador of Super Chunk Sweets and Treats and New Wave Market. This second annual Devour the World event celebrates the international flavors of Phoenix with food and beverage samples from restaurants showcasing cuisine from around the world. Devour the World

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takes place Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Japanese Friendship Garden in downtown Phoenix. Participating restaurants include Hana Japanese Eatery, El Chullo Peruvian Restaurant and Bar, Andreoli Italian Grocer and many more Arizona restaurants specializing in international cuisine. The week culminates with the Devour Culinary Classic Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23 and 24 at the Desert Botanical Garden, where guests can sample cuisine, wine, beer and spirits from a variety of local chefs, restaurants and suppliers. Individual tickets are available for each of these events. Tickets must be purchased for each day of the Devour Culinary Classic’s weekend tastings. Guests can purchase the Tasting Package which includes oneday admission with access to tastings, beverage garden and demos, and a commemorative wine glass. The VIP Package offers the opportunity to meet the event’s VIP chefs, exclusive access to the VIP lounge, swag bag and early admission to the event.

Sunday’s VIP chefs are Christopher Gross, James Beard award winner and celebrated Valley chef who recently joined Geordie's Restaurant at the Wrigley Mansion, and Lori Hashimoto of the award-winning, family-owned Hana Japanese Eatery. “This year for Devour’s tenth anniversary, there will be more chef demonstrations and more wine pairings thanks to the Arizona Vignerons Alliance who are bringing in several national critics for an amazing panel discussion on Arizona wines,” said Lanning. “There will also be an educational component focused on heritage foods, and a commemorative recipe book featuring 10 of Arizona's greatest chefs.” If you want to support local culinary talent and the community while sampling some truly amazing food and beverages with local flair, spend some time at Devour and learn what keeps people coming back year after year. classic.devourphoenix.com

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Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of the Barry and Peggy Goldwater Foundation

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In the 1960s, an Arizonan entered the national political scene and forever redefined conservative politics. Sometimes referred to as a “real life John Wayne,” Barry Morris Goldwater all but rode into Washington on his horse, taking on the ideology of East Coast Republicans and, despite his landslide loss in the 1964 Presidential race, paving the way for Ronald Reagan and a new direction for the Republican party. Love him or hate him, Barry Goldwater stood for what he believed in, even when he was the only one standing. Though his record appears at first glance to contradict itself (he was staunchly against the Civil Rights Act, but was a founding member of the Arizona NAACP and eliminated segregation in his family’s department stores, for example), his ultimate motivation was less federal regulation and more personal freedom—a decidedly libertarian slant to conservative politics. Through the years, personal freedom became Goldwater’s war cry, and he would go on to fight for separation of religion and government, gay service members and women’s choice on abortion. For Goldwater, less government regulation was more, and he ruffled feathers on both sides of political lines. Still, as a senator, he was widely respected. When evidence of scandal mounted against President Nixon, it was Goldwater who was sent to notify Nixon that, unless he resigned, he would be impeached by the House and removed by the Senate. Nixon resigned the next day, and a new term, “Goldwater moment,” was coined to describe times when an elected official is abandoned or openly opposed by his or her party. Though he is often memorialized for his political contributions, Goldwater was passionate about so much more. He and his first wife, Margaret, were married in 1934. On their first Christmas together, she lovingly presented him with a camera—a gift that would introduce him to a life-long love of photography. Over the years, he would snap tens of thousands of photographs, including 15,000 images that would later be donated to three Arizona institutions. He would go on to publish three coffee table photography books: “Delightful Journey” first published in 1940 and reprinted in 1970; “People and Places” in 1967; and “Barry Goldwater and the Southwest,” in 1976, in which Ansel Adams wrote the foreword. Goldwater was also a regular contributor to Arizona Highways magazine. f ebruary 2019

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DID YOU KNOW? At times, segments of Goldwater’s private and public lives intersected. In one oft-told story, Goldwater snapped a photograph of President John F. Kennedy. Though the two differed politically, they held deep respect for each other and counted themselves as friends. In a humorous gesture, Kennedy returned the photograph to his political rival, signing it, “For Barry Goldwater—Whom I urge to follow the career for which he has shown such talent—photography!— from his friend – John Kennedy." Goldwater prized the photograph for the rest of his life. It was later sold in a Heritage auction for $17,925. Portrait of the Artist as a Married Man, Taken at Coal Mine Canyon between Tuba City and Third Mesa, 1935 - Photo by Peggy Goldwater

In his 1964 acceptance speech as Republican nominee for the Presidential election, Goldwater gained both criticism and acclaim when he famously said, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!"

Peggy Goldwater Flying on American Airlines

Barry and Peggy Goldwater, 1947

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A SOLO VIEW Among his many interests, Goldwater learned to fly in the 1930s and loved his time spent thousands of feet above the Arizona desert. In his memoir, he wrote, “Perhaps it is the splendid isolation of being alone in the air which fascinates me, or it might be the perspective which comes from looking down on every part of the world.” That same solitary perspective is evident in his photography. Goldwater is known for snapping stunning landscapes and Native Americans, but Goldwater’s photographs seem to silently feature the photographer as much as they portray the subject. Instead of taking a picture “of” a person or land formation, Goldwater had the innate ability to depict his perception of each subject. Like the best of photographers, the angle of the camera and the focus of the lens became Goldwater’s language; the subjects, shadows and moments he captured became photographic poetry, each with the indelible imprint of their author. He also developed all his own photographs—an important part of the process of his artistry.

Big Country, 1953

Native American Child, 1956

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Barry and Peggy Goldwaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four children (L-R: Michael, Joanne, Peggy, Barry Jr.), 1947

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The angle of the camera and the focus of the lens became Goldwater’s language; the subjects, shadows and moments he captured became photographic poetry, each with the indelible imprint of their author.

SHARING THE VISION In an exclusive tribute to Senator Goldwater and to Barry M. Goldwater the man, the Barry and Peggy Goldwater Foundation, Arizona Highways magazine, and Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West (SMoW) present “Photographs by Barry M. Goldwater: The Arizona Highways Collection” through June 23. The collection, curated by Goldwater’s granddaughter Ali Goldwater Ross, includes never-before-shown photography, intimate family photos, and personal items such as Goldwater’s camera, cowboy hat and boots. Hundreds of Goldwater’s photographs have appeared in Arizona Highways magazine. The exhibition will feature 34 photographs as taken by Goldwater and dozens of photos of family and friends, including Clark Gable and other celebrities. It is the first time the museum, owned by the City of Scottsdale, will feature an all-photography exhibit. “My grandfather had a long history with Arizona Highways, as well as a passionate wish to share his photographs with the world,” said Goldwater Ross, who is now executive director of the Barry and Peggy Goldwater Foundation. “Establishing the foundation and being able to make this premier exhibition a reality has been an incredible labor of love. … I know Paka [as he was known by his grandchildren] is watching over and guiding me through this process every step of the way.”

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During the exhibition, the SMoW museum store will offer some of Goldwater’s favorites, including Goldwater’s Foods of Arizona gourmet salsas, his chili mix and jalapeno jelly and more. Also available is a Special Edition Exhibition Poster featuring one of Goldwater’s images – a 1976 photograph of Totem Pole, an area on the Navajo Nation referred to as Yeibe-chai, where, in the distance, two Navajo sisters ride double bareback to their home across this stark landscape. f ebruary 2019

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Valley of the Monuments, 1967

My photography has taken me over, literally, every mile of the Southwest, over both poles and every major country on the globe. But it is to Arizona that I turn for my inspiration and what I think has been my best work. Barry Goldwater

CAPTURING HIS HEART In his book, “The Face of Arizona,” which was sold in 1964 as a Republican fundraiser for a minimum of $1,500 per copy, Goldwater waxed eloquent in his captions.

Westward Ho, 1938

Of the deep sandstone gorges that formed Glen Canyon before the formation of Lake Powell, Goldwater wrote: “The walls of Glen Canyon. Gone forever, with the completion of Glen Canyon Dam, is man's ability to enjoy the massiveness of these sandstone walls.” Of a now-famed land formation on Navajo land near White Mesa, Goldwater wrote: “Margaret Arch. A natural arch in White Mesa that my oldest son, Barry, discovered on one of our camping trips in that region when he was but a child. It must have been seen before by human eyes, but I have named it Margaret in honor of my wife.” The name remains today.

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Writer Fadi Sitto Photography Courtesy of Phoenix Airport Museum

Flight delays, TSA lines and a $20 cheeseburger. The airport experience and traveling in general can be difficult at times, but sometimes you find hidden gems in places where you might not have thought possible. Oftentimes, it’s these amazing and impactful hidden gems that make you forget all about your airport’s annoyances and inconveniences. Get ready to experience the distinctive Phoenix Airport Museum at Phoenix Sky Harbor international Airport. This world class art museum rivals any museum in the state and is widely recognized as a leader in the airport museum realm. You may be surprised to learn that Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport has a long history of art and art exhibits in the airport. Sky Harbor’s museum origins began to take shape in 1962 when a mural created by

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Paul Coze known as “The Phoenix” was commissioned for the opening of Terminal 2. As the City of Phoenix grew and grew some more, its quaint but now bustling international airport needed to expand. The ongoing construction of Sky Harbor was intentionally designed with functionality, of course, but also with art in mind. The architects and planners of the airport wanted to be sure that all guests who come through the airport have the best possible experience. In 1988, the comprehensive version of the airport museum you see today was officially established. The Phoenix Airport Museum proudly boasts one of the largest airport art programs in the entire country and just celebrated its 30-year anniversary. The museum and its art galleria are not just located inside of Sky Harbor itself. The airport’s primary public art pieces are exhibited at Sky Harbor, though there are also many extraordinarily curated collections at various related locations. “When people ask us, ‘Where is the museum?’ we usually say, ‘Inside, outside, above and below.’ In addition to our gallery-style spaces, we have artist-designed ceilings, terrazzo floors and an outdoor sculpture garden,” says Haley Hinds, Phoenix Airport Museum’s art specialist. “In fact, our collection extends out into the Rental Car Center, Goodyear Airport and Deer Valley Airport,” she explains.

At Sky Harbor, current art exhibitions can be found in each of the airport terminals. The vast majority of the exhibited art works and commissioned installations are displayed in the pre-screening areas of the airport. Most of the art at Sky Harbor International Airport is available to the public 24 hours a day. “We have a unique platform as an airport art program because of Sky Harbor’s urban location. Most of our exhibitions are pre-security, so the Phoenix Airport Museum is accessible to visit even without a boarding pass,” Haley says. The Phoenix Airport Museum’s core permanent collection includes approximately 900 works of art in varied artistic genres. The museum also has an extensive aviation history archive that is very popular with visitors, and is expanding each year. Renowned artists from all over the world, including Arizona, display their paintings, fine art prints and sculptures here at the airport museum. The museum’s cultural scope shows in its exhibits, and the museum strives to present Arizona’s individual creators in a variety of different artistic styles and disciplines. Along with an array of fine art prints and paintings, there are portable works like ceramics and a wide range of amazing photographic prints and mixed media art.

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Celia Álvarez Muñoz, Sentimental Journey (detail), 1993, mixed-media mural

Andy Chuka, Untitled, 1930s - 40s, linocut print

museums to bring popular existing exhibitions into the airport. This small, yet incredible and creative team who smoothly runs the museum projects and day-to-day operations are world-class. Always thinking outside-the-box, the dynamic staff at the airport museum curate new spaces and create pop-up exhibitions on construction walls. Their skill to adapt is a vital talent because of the constant new construction of the airport. Gary Martelli, curator and program manager at the museum, is the overall brains of the platform and has been with the Phoenix Airport Museum for over 20 years. From Brad Konick, who is the installer, fabricator and problem-solver, to Stephen Reichardt, the museum’s archivist and aviation buff, the overall museum operation is in exceptional hands. One of the more popular exhibitions is the aviation history collection. The aviation master collection collects, preserves and has shared artifacts and memorabilia pertaining to Phoenix and Sky Harbor

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Bajé Whitethorne, Food Yei, 1997, acrylic on canvas

Airport. It’s interesting to take note and experience the important achievements when it comes to the transportation industry in Arizona. Exhibits are not limited to air travel, however. You will find a wonderful variety of works inspired by all sorts of life experiences. The Phoenix Airport Museum prides itself on understanding the importance of promoting the unique artists who call Arizona home. Notable artists featured in the airport museum include Anne Coe, Frank Ybarra, Ed Mell and Merrill Mahaffey. We all know that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. That holds true, even when it comes to a city. The museum achieves in creating and enhancing the overall airport environment by breeding a sense of warmth and humanity for all its 43 million airport visitors each year. The art collections serve to welcome everyone and be a point of pride for Arizona residents, reflecting the art and culture of Phoenix and continuing to go above and beyond through the expression of art and its genuine friendliness. “We often joke that Sky Harbor is a museum, where planes just happen to land and take-off,” Haley says with a laugh. The next time you have to catch a flight out of town, head over to Sky Harbor an hour early. The marvelous art housed within the most unique of venues is worth your time. The Phoenix Airport Museum is a cultural, historical, and educational mainstay within the city of Phoenix and is not to be missed. skyharbor.com/museum

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Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of the Fite Family Collection and the John Dixon Photo Collection

Nowadays, Arizona residents seeking some social fun and dancing have a long list of venues from which to choose. Some get their groove on to the sound of DJs spinning pop tunes in Old Town Scottsdale’s nightclubs like INTL, Maya and The Mint. Others get footloose to old-time rock-and-roll music at Phoenix’s grownup playgrounds like The Duce and The Yard. Meanwhile, others still sprawl out to the Valley’s various bars and lounges that feature live bands performing nightly. That was not always the case though. From the early- to mid-1900s, people traveled from the farthest reaches of the state to a single destination with aspirations to dance the night away.

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Located off Central Avenue and the Salt River, Riverside Park Ballroom was Phoenix's premier concert hall and social event space, playing host to some of America’s best bands and making celebrities out of local talent in an era during which dancing was a big part of everyone’s life. Beve Cole, who wrote the book “Ray Odom: A Lifetime of Radio, Records and Racehorses,” says Riverside Park Ballroom was one of the Valley’s foremost gathering places for anyone seeking dancing and entertainment. “It was so popular,” says Cole, noting Ray Odom—a pioneer in country music radio and concert promotions— often produced shows featuring Grand Ole Opry stars at Riverside Park Ballroom. “It would just be wallto-wall [with people] every night, as many as the fire department would allow.” Built about 1914, Riverside was an amusement park of sorts, featuring volleyball courts and boxing rings as well as a large swimming pool with a sand bottom, river rock sides and a 30-foot slide. Arizona’s official state historian Marshall Trimble even recounts stories of an on-site zoo from which alligators escaped during a flood of the Salt River. But the venue’s most popular attraction by far was its open-air dance pavilion which was later converted into a round, wooden ballroom. Trimble refers to Riverside Park Ballroom as the “honky-tonk amusement park of Arizona” and recalls dancing there on several occasions. Of course, there was no such thing as air-conditioning back then, so Riverside Park Ballroom featured flaps on its sides that could be opened up during the summer months allowing patrons to keep moving their feet without breaking too much of a sweat. Most people may not see Arizona as being synonymous with the big band sound but Riverside Park Ballroom is evidence that the state was a major player during the swing era. Thousands of people gathered there each night to see bandleaders like Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman perform. “There were some rough times going on back then when they were playing all that wonderful music” Cole says. “People had a chance to kind of escape from some of the doldrums and problems that were plaguing the country at that time. Entertainment, dancing and music was a great way to get a little laughter and fun in your life.” f ebruary 2019

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Over the years, the ballroom has become a mere memory of our state’s grand past—a past that is so much larger than life that it sometimes sounds more like a tall tale than a page out of the history books.

Local bandleader Bob Fite purchased the venue from Harry Nace Sr. in the 1940s and became a regular there with his orchestra called The Western Playboys. His son Bobby, who still lives in Phoenix, says one of his favorite memories of Riverside Park Ballroom is when he met actress and singer Dorris Day in the 1950s. “When you’re 7 or 8 years old and you meet Dorris Day, you just melt,” Fite’s son says, adding that his father also introduced him to Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Freddie Hart, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings—all of whom performed at Riverside Park Ballroom over the years. Glen Campbell, Marty Robbins, Jimmy Dean and Jerry Lewis were among the many other entertainers who brought the ballroom to life and solidified its status in American history. Riverside transformed into a venue for the Valley’s diverse populations on different nights of the week. Thursday nights were typically devoted to Phoenix’s black

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community—complete with national headliners like Fats Domino, Count Basie and Duke Ellington. Meanwhile, Friday nights were considered collegiate nights as Riverside served soft drinks to kids from Arizona’s high schools and junior colleges. Trimble knew to stay away from Riverside Park Ballroom on Saturday nights, though, as that is when fights tended to break out. “I was actually in a barroom fight there in 1938 before I was ever even born,” says Trimble, recalling a story his parents used to tell him about the night his father pushed his pregnant mother under a table in order to protect her from a brewing brawl. “I'd like to think he probably crawled under the table too because he was more of a lover than a fighter.” There was far more dancing than fighting at Riverside Park Ballroom, though, with many long-time Phoenix residents able to recall falling in love at the venue. Late bandleader Pete Bugarin, who was responsible for its Latin sound on Sunday nights, recounts during a PBS special about the ballroom that he performed at a number of weddings between people who met their significant others at Riverside. Dancing stopped briefly in 1957 when Fite received a call from the sheriff’s office. The bandleader tells the story of that morning during the PBS special, noting he was told that Riverside was on fire and that thousands of people had gathered around it to mourn the place as it burned to the ground. Fite and his brother Buster rebuilt the ballroom— albeit on a smaller scale with more modern dancehall amenities—and the music continued in various forms well into the 1980s. However, like many other pieces of Arizona’s heyday, Riverside Park Ballroom eventually closed its doors permanently and a commercial complex was built in its place. Over the years, the ballroom has become a mere memory of our state’s grand past—a past that is so much larger than life that it sometimes sounds more like a tall tale than a page out of the history books.

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Writer Fadi Sitto Photography Courtesy of Zak’s Chocolate

“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it,” Willy Wonka said. For anyone who loves the art of authentic chocolate making and detailed craftsmanship of award-winning chocolatiers, Zak's Chocolate in Scottsdale is your paradise within view. Zak’s Chocolate, founded and run by Jim and Maureen Elitzak is a premium small-batch craft chocolate experience uniquely local and refreshingly ethical in its practices. Since 2015, this quaint production space and retail shop has created original chocolate from cacao beans from all over Central America, South America, Madagascar and other top producers. “This was a hobby that literally got out of control over time,” Jim says. The first thing I noticed as I walk in is the heavenly aroma. I sat on a stool at the chocolate bar, relaxing while I enjoyed freshly roasted coffee and some of the finest chocolate I’ve ever had.

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Beverly Barnes, who’s been coming to Zak’s for the past two years says, “I come here every time I have an opportunity, whenever I need a gift or whenever I go to lunch with a friend. We come here for dessert. I walk in and smell this wonderful smell and I think, wow!” Local gems like Zak’s Chocolate are few and far between when it comes to the world of chocolate. The chocolate here is made on premises—something rare among chocolatiers. A chocolatier is a person who works passionately with chocolate to design, create and sculpt masterpieces. They are able to impart their own distinctiveness to each and every chocolate delight; it often takes them years to perfect the craft. The chocolate maker on the other hand, is one who grinds the cacao beans and actually creates chocolate, much like a wine maker would create wine from scratch. They buy the cacao beans, roast them, and use other equipment to make the chocolate that chocolatiers need. A rare breed these days, Jim and Maureen are both chocolate makers and highly trained chocolatiers. The process is more scientific than you can imagine, though here at Zak’s, they make it seem like second nature. Until about 20 years ago, there were only a handful of people making craft, or small-batch chocolate. Today, there are a few hundred in the world. Zak’s is at the forefront of this small batch choco-revolution.

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No short cuts are allowed. Everything is done by hand, from the initial hand-sorting of cacao beans to the finished mouthwatering products you’ll find in their shop. In 2017, Zak’s Chocolate won the prestigious International Chocolate Award. They followed that up in 2018 by winning a silver medal for their “Simply” chocolate truffle at the Academy of Chocolate Awards in London. The roaring roaster is the backbone of Zak’s chocolate kitchen. Jim roasts all their cacao beans light to medium roast. This process reduces the bitterness and not only keeps the original natural flavors of the bean, but it highlights the notes and flavors.

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The only three ingredients in their prized chocolate bars are cacao beans, organic cane sugar and cocoa butter drawn from the bean itself. Maureen hand-presses cocoa butter in-house from small batches of beans, making their dark chocolates creamier and smoother—another example of Zak’s being a cut above. Jim and Maureen do something that is somewhat revolutionary in the chocolate industry: they age, allowing the roasted beans to develop their flavor for a period of time before they are turned into chocolate and fashioned into each final chocolate masterpiece. Zak’s Chocolate is quickly gaining worldwide recognition within the small but growing number of chocolatiers who make 100 percent of their own chocolate. Their commitment to the entire process enables Zak’s to impress both chocolate connoisseurs and newbies alike.

SWEET BEGINNINGS Jim and Maureen grew up in the New England area, and both were working in corporate finance when sweet dreams of chocolate making began to surface. Who knew they would eventually spend their days in Scottsdale making chocolate together? “It’s just so rewarding,” says Maureen, who adds that she can’t imagine doing anything else. Some 20 years ago, she started making custom chocolates from scratch for friends and family for the holidays, and now she’s a certified award-winning master chocolatier. Her interest in the practice of crafting chocolate grew, eventually leading her to take advanced chocolate courses. In 2007, Maureen completed the Ecole Chocolat professional chocolatier program. Jim and Maureen describe their small business as an ethically sourced craft chocolate shop. They put the spotlight on ethical sourcing and farming. They personally travel and meet with several of the farmers they buy cacao from.

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“It’s the most important thing to us. It’s everything from how the cacao is farmed to what the farmers get paid and other fair practices. We meet a lot of the farmers,” Jim explains. Jim and Maureen have taken the time to develop long-lasting, personal relationships with the farmers and the co-ops they partner with. A small business ingrained in the community and using local ingredients, Zak’s gets their honey from a Scottsdale beekeeper, their specialty coffee from a local coffee roaster and their prickly pear from a cactus farm in Green Valley, Arizona. They even partner up with local breweries that use cocoa nibs to brew their stouts and porters. In addition to everything else, Jim and Maureen offer multiple hands-on, interactive methods for their chocolate loving customers to actively participate in all things chocolate, from classes, to tastings and demonstrations, to the full-on chocolate making experience. At the heart of it all, this husband and wife super team love to engage in the art of chocolate with their patrons, customers and anyone who’ll listen. “It’s wonderful when we open the doors every day and people walk in. They take two steps and stop, then they take a breath and smile. It’s awesome,” Jim says with a beaming smile. There was a time long ago when only royalty and the very lucky few elite could afford chocolate. Today you can simply head over to Scottsdale and taste some of the best chocolate in the world.

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Caprese Stuffed Chicken Breasts The perfect main dish for two on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, or any day of the week. Makes: 2 breasts | Time: 45 minutes Marinade time: 1 hour

Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, butterflied 2 slices provolone cheese 2 slices mozzarella cheese 3-ounce package sun-dried tomatoes (Trader Joe's) fresh basil fresh spinach or greens blend (spinach, chard, kale) 1/4 cup olive oil 2 lemons, zested and juiced salt and pepper, to taste red pepper flakes 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes (the smaller the better) 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth

Directions: Mix olive oil, lemon juice, zest, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Marinate chicken for about one hour. Preheat oven to 375. Drain marinade and open up each breast on a flat surface (butterfly). Salt and pepper the inside. Layer 1 slice provolone, some of the tomatoes, the greens and 1 slice mozzarella on each breast. Fold the other half of the breast over.

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Preheat a cast iron skillet on medium and add avocado oil. Lay each breast in skillet and sear on both sides till browned. Add cherry tomatoes and wine. Carefully place the skillet into the oven and cook for about 15â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20 minutes or until done (internal temperature should be 165 degrees).

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Homemade Brownie Truffles The easiest most delicious present you will ever give to a loved one on this special day! Happy Valentines Day! Makes: 24 truffles | Time: 1–2 hours

Ingredients:

Your favorite brownie recipe OR: My fudgy lava bars: 1/2 cup butter 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 tablespoon coconut oil Decorating sprinkles, chocolate, sea salt or cocoa powder

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 8x8 inch pan and line with parchment. Set aside. In a medium sized bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and coconut oil. Whisk for about a minute until sugar starts to dissolve. Add vanilla and eggs. Whisk for another minute. In separate bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder and salt. Add the dry into the wet and fold until just combined. Don’t overmix or it will affect the texture. Pour batter in prepared dish and bake for 20–25 minutes. The edges should begin to harden and the middle shouldn't jiggle. Allow to cool, then dig your hands in and break ’em all up into a large bowl. Prepare a sheet pan lined with parchment and begin scooping small balls out using a small cookie scoop, or about 2 teaspoons. Roll them around until smooth. Do this until all the brownies are gone. Freeze the sheet pan of balls while you prepare the melting chocolate. Melt semisweet chocolate chips with coconut oil and stir until smooth, about 30–60 seconds. Using a fork, dip each brownie ball into the chocolate and carefully use a knife to slide each one onto a cooling rack. At this point you can decorate them however you'd like. I used sea salt, sprinkles, chocolate jimmies, cocoa powder and colored chocolate. Writer and Photographer Kyndra Kelly

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