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PUBLISHER Shelly Spence

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Breathe. Feel-good February is here. The hustle and bustle of the holidays are left behind and many of us are getting our first breath of fresh air. By this time of year, the pressure of New Year’s resolutions has either transformed

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into healthy habits or dropped by the wayside.

There’s a change of pace this time of year, and we can see this change unfold through February’s quieter occasions. Before rushing into spring, let’s pause and resolve to take things at a slower pace, soaking up some of this month’s carefree and creative moments.

Grace Hill

This month’s Images Arizona brings you more of what matters, particularly

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that invoke the spirit of Arizona. Celebrate with us Arizona Musicfest’s

Tom Scanlon Beth Duckett Monica Longenbaker Kenneth LaFave Gregory Granillo Shannon Severson Katherine Braden Lara Piu

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from around the world to the Valley for its Winter Festival. Discover aweinspiring work at the Celebration of Fine Art, which gathers emerging and acclaimed artists together under a big white tent. And experience the breathtaking journeys undertaken by three Arizona wildlife photographers in this month’s photo essay, now a regular feature in our magazine.

While highlighting the creative stories, images and places of our vibrant photographers, editors and graphic designers. We especially want to thank our art director, Jenn Satterlee, for her ability to develop visual concepts, oversee the creation of layouts that accompany magazine stories, supervise design efforts and determine the overall look and feel of the finished

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Through an eye for detail and a love of storytelling, Barbara Rudolph skillfully creates paintings that bring forth a myriad of positive emotions — nostalgia, comfort and joy.

a-kind paintings, sculptures, photography, glass work and more. After opening on January 14, these artists will continue to showcase their work until March 26.

“When people look at one of my paintings, they are often moved by the fine detail and the beauty in nature,” says Rudolph. “They feel a sense of attachment to the piece because of the emotion it evokes.”

Rudolph, who currently enjoys her 12th straight year as a participant, can attest to the importance of an art show like this.

With careful planning and meticulous strokes of the brush, Rudolph’s artwork showcases mastery of high-quality realism. However, her paintings also reflect her fun and imaginative side. Whether she paints a baseball glove or a delicate teacup, she places a small bird in the image that transforms it into a sweet moment in time.

“The Celebration of Fine Art has become a family of artists where we can all work and create together,” she says. “This show is unique in so many ways. It is always a wonderful opportunity to gain new friends, clients and experience exhibiting and selling work to true art lovers. It is the highlight of my year.”

Those looking to admire Rudolph’s exquisite artwork in person currently have the opportunity at this year’s 27th annual Celebration of Fine Art. As Arizona's longest-running art show, the Celebration of Fine Art brings more than 50,000 people from around the country and the Valley to the big white tents in Scottsdale.

Artists do not simply display their work at the Celebration of Fine Art; they create art in working studios right before guests' eyes. Throughout the 40,000-square-foot area, attendees enjoy watching creative pieces come to life, ranging in styles from realistic to impressionistic, and abstract to contemporary. In addition to the indoor space, a spectacular outdoor sculpture garden showcases nearly 100 pieces of life-size sculptures.

This creative gathering allows 100 emerging and acclaimed artists, who have been selected through an invitation-only process, to display their one-of-

“The Celebration of Fine Art brings some of the finest artists from across the country all together under one roof,” says Rudolph. “It is definitely one

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of the most inspiring and enjoyable art events in the Southwest. Guests can expect to be dazzled by the entire event.”

A special aspect of the Celebration of Fine Art belongs in its Art Discovery Series, held each Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. The series allows guests to interact with artists through informal panel discussions, where they can learn about various topics and techniques, and also hear personal stories from the artists. Wine and cheese will accompany each panel discussion.

Experience Celebration of Fine Art 18400 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale Jan. 14 - Mar. 26 Mon. - Sun.: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Adults: $10 Seniors/military: $8 Children under 12: free 480-443-7695 celebrateart.com

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The first panel discussion for the month on February 3, titled “Creative Couples,” discusses the working dynamic of artistic couples. The February 10 discussion, “Palette Perfection,” examines the use of color in art and how it affects viewer perception. The panel discussion scheduled for February 17, “The Story of the Celebration,” takes a look at the history and impact of the Celebration of Fine Art. And on February 24, "Strength Through Diversity: A Synthesis of Abstraction and Realism,” focuses on the fusion of classical realism with contemporary abstraction by artists.

With children and adults both encouraged to be a part of this exciting experience, the Celebration of Fine Art creates a welcoming environment for all who are eager to be fully immersed in the world of fine art. Whether the purpose of attending is to acquire artwork for an extensive collection or to make a first-time art purchase, something special will be found. celebrateart.com

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COMMUNITY arts // announcements // culture Writer Grace Hill

FEB. 1-28

GALLERY ANDREA’S ROMANTIC LADIES AND FLOWERS SHOW During the month of February, Gallery Andrea showcases works

by Joanna Zjawinska and Andrea de Kerpely-Zak. Zjawinska, a Polish figurative artist with more than 40 years experience, will exhibit her “Romantic Ladies” artwork. De Kerpely-Zak, a Hungarian artist, has created a special series of romantic floral paintings. Gallery Andrea, 7019 E. Main St., 480-481-2530, artandrea.com.

FEB. 2

BEHIND THE LENS: LAURA WILSON Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West’s new series, “Behind the Lens: Photographers of the American West,” will feature photographer Laura Wilson, who will discuss her photography depicting the stark realism of small Western communities. Following the discussion, she will sign copies of her latest book, “That Day: Pictures in the American West.”

See website for admission prices.

6:30-7:30 p.m. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, 480-6869539, scottsdalemuseumwest.org.

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FEB. 3-5

MAGIC BIRD FESTIVALS SPRING TREASURE FEST This one-of-a-kind event will bring together 70 local artists and vendors for a shopping extravaganza! Included items are boutique apparel, jewelry designs, original art, Native American crafts and gourmet packaged edibles. Event attendees are also invited to relax at the Cave Creek Roadhouse, which offers classic American fare and a full-service bar in a casual dining environment. Free. Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cave Creek Roadhouse, 6900 E. Cave Creek Rd., 480-488-2014, carefreeazfestivals.com.

FEB. 4

ARIZONA FINE ART EXPO PRESENTS ROYAL ARABIAN HORSES The Arizona Fine Art EXPO invites the public to a special event, “Up Close with Royal Arabian Horses.” This event features Royal Arabian horses that guests can see up close.

During this two-hour event, artists will be drawing or painting pictures of the horses.

Season passes: $10; seniors/ military: $8; children under 12: free. 1-3 p.m. Arizona Fine Art EXPO, 26540 N. Scottsdale Rd., 480-837-7163, arizonafineartexpo.com Photo courtesy of Arizona Fine Art Expo

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FEB. 10-12

6TH ANNUAL WATERFRONT FINE ART AND WINE FESTIVAL

FEB. 3-12

DESERT FOOTHILLS THEATER PRESENTS UNNECESSARY FARCE The hilarious play “Unnecessary Farce” brings confusion to a whole new level.

Directed by Eric Schoen, the play follows an embezzling mayor, his female accountant, two undercover cops and a lot of confusion about who’s taking the money, who’s hired a hit man and who’s in which motel room. Don’t miss this play and all the confusing fun.

Adults: $26-$32.50; youth: $16-$21. See website for show times. Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center's Black Box Theater, 33606 N. 60th St., 480-488-1981, dftheater.org.

This exciting event, produced

by Thunderbird Artists, features the works of artists from around the world, as well as live musical entertainment featuring pianist Brandon Gaesser, Native World Flute player Peter Kendzia and Chapman Stick extraordinaire Michael Kollwitz. Attendees will also enjoy wine tasting from delicious wineries.

Adult admission: $3; wine tasting (includes a souvenir wine glass and six tasting tickets): $10; additional tasting tickets: $1. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Scottsdale Waterfront, 7135 E. Camelback Rd., 480-837-5637, thunderbirdartists.com.

FEB. 10-26

BLACK THEATRE TROUPE PRESENTS BROKE-OLOGY “Broke-ology,” the acclaimed play from Nathan Louis Jackson, deals with the struggle to break free from poverty and the impact that it has on family dynamics. This will be Black Theatre Troupe's first production of “Brokeology” and will be directed

by Anthony Runfola. This dynamic play is one not to be missed. $36. Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center, 1333 E. Washington St., 602-2588129, blacktheatretroupe.org.

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SCOTTSDALE PHILHARMONIC FEBRUARY CONCERT Enjoy an evening with the exquisite sounds of the Scottsdale Philharmonic. The program for the event will include Wagner’s “Overture to Tannhäuser;” Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G Minor and Respighi’s “Pines of Rome.” Scottsdale Philharmonic, a nonprofit founded in 2012, desires to provide the community with classical music performed by professional musicians through free concerts. General admission: free; VIP preferred seating: $18.

4-6 p.m. Scottsdale Bible Church, 7601 E. Shea Blvd., 480-951-6077, scottsdalephilharmonic.com.

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FEB. 18

HIDDEN IN THE HILLS RECEPTION The community is invited to the Hidden in the Hills reception at the Desert Foothills Gallery. For the past few months, the Desert Foothills Gallery has displayed the showcase works of Sonoran Arts League members who participated in the 2016 Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour. The reception will include refreshments for guests as they peruse the artwork. RSVP required. 4-5:30 p.m. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd., 480-488-2286, dfla.org.

FEB. 23-26

MUSICAL THEATRE OF ANTHEM PRESENTS WINNIE THE POOH KIDS Travel to the Hundred Acre Wood during Musical Theatre of Anthem’s production of Disney’s “Winnie the Pooh KIDS.” This wonderful performance, based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film, will be a hit with the whole family.

Adults: $19; students, seniors and children 12 and under: $16. See website for show times. Musical Theatre of Anthem, 42323 N. Vision Way, 623-336-6001, musicaltheatreofanthem.org.

FEB. 25-26

PMAZ PRESENTS MOONLIGHT JOURNEY: SONGS OF TWILIGHT, DREAMS AND AWAKENING ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra has created a magical concert performance unlike any other. Attendees will experience a party, falling asleep, dreaming and awakening — all aspects of an entire night in the life of a city. PMAZ makes this possible through a multimedia experience of timelapse photography accompanied by the music of Beethoven, Ola Gjello, Antonin Dvorak, Eric Whitacre and more. Adult/senior premium tickets: $22; general seating: $18; students (16-22): $12; children 15 and younger: free with paid adult. pmaz.org.

FEB. 25

CAVE CREEK MUSEUM ARTIST RECEPTION Talented wildlife artist and Cave Creek resident Linda Budge will be showcasing her awardwinning artwork for the rest of the season at Cave Creek Museum.

To celebrate Budge’s work, Cave Creek Museum invites everyone to her artist reception. Free. 5-7 p.m. Cave Creek Museum, 6140 E. Skyline Dr., 480-488-2764, cavecreekmuseum.org.

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MARCH 4

NVSO SPECIAL CONCERT Come see Philip Johnson, winner of North Valley Symphony Orchestra’s concerto competition, which was held last September. He will perform Franz Strauss’ “Horn Concerto Op. 8” on the French horn.

The concert will also feature a performance by the winner of the Summerford Violin Concerto Competition, as well as a beautiful performance by the NVSO Orchestra. $5.

7 p.m. North Canyon High School Auditorium, 1700 E. Union Hills Dr., 623-980-4628, northvalleysymphony.org.

FEB. 25-26

7 FINGERS: CUISINE AND CONFESSIONS For a truly remarkable sight, head to the latest creation by The 7 Fingers of the Hand. In their Cuisine and Confessions performance, attendees will be amazed by the acrobatic choreography that is skillfully performed in an iconic kitchen set. Cuisine and Confessions desires to bring about the joy of cooking in an unconventional way. Tickets: $29, $39, $49.

Feb. 25: 8 p.m.; Feb. 26: 2 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater, 7380 E. Second St., 480-499-8587, scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

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FEB. 4

3RD ANNUAL BREWERS BOWL The third annual Brewers Bowl celebrates at least 20 great local breweries of Arizona. Prior to the event, a competition will crown one of the breweries as the 2017 beer champion.

Included in this fun event will be live music and food trucks. The Brewers Bowl benefits the Paradise Valley Emergency Food Bank. General admission: $35 (20 sample tickets); VIP admission: $55 (25 sample tickets with gates opening at 4 p.m.). 5-10 p.m.

Old Town Scottsdale, 4216 N. Brown Ave., 602-730-6361, brewersbowl.com.

FEB. 5

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY AT ROARING FORK AND SALTY SOW Roaring Fork and Salty Sow’s annual Dinner on Us promotion is back with a buy one, get one free entrée. The mouthwatering food at Salty Sow includes crisp chicken thighs, rainbow trout almondine, Asiago-crusted halibut; Sunbru beer-battered fish and chips, and much more!

Roaring Fork’s delicious menu includes their “Big Ass” burger, grilled fish tacos, boneless buttermilk fried chicken and more. The special will begin at 4 p.m. at both locations. saltysow.com, roaringfork.com.

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FEB. 7

Celebrate Valentine’s Day early at Magic Bird Festivals’ sixth annual Carefree Artisan Gifts and Chocolate Festival.

This delicious event features some of the best chocolate and confection vendors in the Southwest, including fresh-dipped fruits by the San Francisco Chocolate Factory, handmade truffles

by Jason Wasser of Xocolatl and European-inspired sweets from It’s a Divine Bakery. The show also includes packaged culinary offerings, handcrafted gifts, original artwork and live music. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Carefree Desert Gardens, 101 Easy St., 480-488-2014, carefreeazfestivals.com.

Hosted by the Anthem Giving Circle, this fundraiser will auction off nearly 100 purses.

There will also be a raffle of two designer bags: the MCM “Medium Liz” Reversible Shopper ($590 value) and a Marc Jacobs Recruit Nomad Pebbled Leather Crossbody Bag ($375 value). The event will also include hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary drink.

Proceeds will be used for AGC’s charity work throughout the year. Event tickets: $40; raffle tickets: $5 each or $20 for 5.

5-8 p.m. Ironwood Country Club, 41551 N. Anthem Hills Dr., 623-551-2898 or 480-2290006, facebook.com/anthem. givingcircle.

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FEB. 7

DESERT FOOTHILLS WOMAN’S CLUB ANNUAL FUNDRAISER Mark your calendar for the Desert Foothills Woman’s Club’s fundraising event, The Big Easy. This fun Mardi Gras night will include live music, dancing, food, silent auction and a cash raffle. All proceeds will benefit student scholarships and local area nonprofit organizations. Seating is limited. $75. 5-9:30 p.m. The Speakeasy on Easy Street, 100 Easy St., Ste. 2, Barbara McKenney at 602-403-0698 or Vivian Florit at 602-432-8228.

FEB. 8

ARIZONA ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY MEETING Arizona Archaeology Society: Desert Foothills Chapter welcomes Dr. Jesse Ballenger, principal investigator and project manager at EcoPlan Associates in Tucson. Ballenger will present “Mammoth Hunters, Water Tables and the Demise of the Murray Springs National Historic Landmark as a Record of Human Colonization, Climate Change and Extinctions in the American Southwest” during the next meeting. The public is welcome at all meetings. Free.

7:30-9 p.m. Refreshments at 7 p.m. Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., azarchsoc.org/desertfoothills.

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BOURBON AND BEEF Enjoy some delicious food and drink at FCF-Holland Community Center. This special food presentation will serve three brands of bourbon from Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House bar manager Lance Carver and three types of beef from Cartwright’s executive chef, Brett Vibber. $30 registration fee. 3 p.m. Holland Community Center, 34250 N. 60th St., Bldg. B, azfcf.org.

FEB. 10-12

DESERT FOOTHILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH BOOK SALE Desert Foothills Lutheran Church invites the public to attend their 10th annual book sale. Proceeds from the sale will benefit DFLC’s outreach programs. To help support the book sale, DFLC is accepting print and audiobook donations, which can be dropped off at the church between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays. DFLC is also looking for local charities, nonprofit organizations and/ or area community groups that could benefit from book donations. Friday and Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Desert Foothills Lutheran Church, 29305 N. Scottsdale Rd., 480-473-0551, dflc.org.

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FEB. 11

DESERT FOOTHILLS LIBRARY 9TH ANNUAL GALA The community is invited to attend Desert Foothills Library’s ninth annual gala, All That Jazz. This event serves as the library’s largest fundraiser of the year and will include hosted cocktails, gourmet dinner, silent auction and a champagne and wine event. Jo Gemmill, library board member and owner of the English Rose Tea Room, will emcee the event.

A special performance from celebrated pianist Nicole Pesce and the Rhys Kelso Quartet will follow the festivities. All proceeds benefit Desert Foothills Library. Limited seating. $175 per person. 5:30 p.m. Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd., 480-4882286, dfla.org.

FEB.13MARCH 5

OUR LADY OF JOY CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL OPEN ENROLLMENT Our Lady of Joy Catholic Preschool open enrollment for the 2017-18 school year will be from February 13 to March 5.

The preschool, which is located in Carefree, will be accepting children between the ages of 3 and 5. Our Lady of Joy Catholic Preschool has been recognized as a leading early childhood learning program in a faith-filled environment. Space is limited, so call today to schedule a tour. Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church, 36811 N. Pima Rd., 480-595-6409, oloj.org/preschool.

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Need landscape tips and ideas?

A Carefree Desert Gardens Q-and-A session with Tom Gatz is the perfect opportunity.

Tom, a retired wildlife biologist and certified desert landscaper, will share his 20 years of landscaping experience.

Specifically, he will discuss improving smaller areas by planting with year-round color and contrast. Seating is limited. $5 or more donation. 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Speakeasy on Easy Street, 100 Easy St., Ste. 2, 480-488-3686.

FEB. 24

CAR CORRAL AND SWAP MEET The Car Corral and Swap Meet, sponsored by Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church, Hagerty Insurance and Core Fitness, makes for the perfect place to sell or buy a vehicle with no sales tax, an up-close vehicle inspection and a safe and friendly location. Registration proceeds go to the OLOJ preschool and other charities.

Free admission. To sell: $45 for single show space; $100 for the four remaining shows.

8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church, 36811 N. Pima Rd., 480-488-2229, carcorralscottsdale.com.

FEB. 28

HAROLD’S MARDI GRAS PARTY Come out to Harold’s Corral Cave Creek’s eighth annual Mardi Gras party, which will include an authentic Mardi Gras buffet of crawfish, fresh Gulf Coast oysters, jambalaya and much more. There will also be drink specials and live music by the 52nd Street Jazz Band.

Swing dance lessons begin at 7 p.m., a crawfish-eating contest begins at 8:30 p.m. and a Mardi Gras costume contest begins at 9 p.m. Admission: free; buffet: $18.99. 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Harold’s Corral Cave Creek, 6895 E. Cave Creek Rd. 480488-1906, haroldscorral.com.

MAR. 4

VICTORIAN TEA AT THE ENGLISH ROSE Enjoy an elegant Victorian tea during the English Tea Room’s “High Society Victorian Tea." This special afternoon tea celebrates the new Queen Victoria series on PBS and will include live music, free gifts, photo opportunities, clothing exhibit and carriage rides.

And, of course, guests are encouraged to wear Victorian attire. Reservations required. $50. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. English Rose Tea Room, 201 Easy St., Ste. 103, 480-488-4812, carefreetea.com.

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Announcements

SOROPTIMIST CELEBRATES A SEASON OF CHRISTMAS GIVING DAISY MOUNTAIN VETERANS PRESENT SLEEPING MATS TO VETERANS FIRST Daisy Mountain Veterans presented 25 plastic sleeping mats to Joan Sisco of Veterans First. These plastic sleeping mats will be distributed to homeless veterans to help them sleep more comfortably and stay warm. The sleeping mats could not have been completed without the help of many volunteers. Daisy Mountain Veterans is a nonprofit made up of four different organizations with the purpose of serving local veterans. For more information, visit daisymtnvets.org. *Daisy Mountain Veterans pictured.

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During the Adopt-a-Family event at Foothills Foodbank, Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills wrapped gifts for food bank families. They also collected and assembled personal care items to hand out at the food bank during the week of Christmas. Music for the event was performed

by Soroptimist member Jane Perkins, who played on the piano and sang Christmas carols. A big thanks goes to the Scottsdale Chapter of PEO International for their generous donations to Soroptimist and Cave Creek Unified School District’s Bobcat's Closet project. For more information about Soroptimist International of Saguaro Foothills, visit sisaguarofoothills.org.

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EASTWOOD COMMUNITY COMING TO CAREFREE A new luxury living gated community is being planned in beautiful Carefree. Eastwood, a home development by Keystone Homes, will feature impeccable craftsmanship, luxurious amenities, Energy Star certification and solarpowered net-zero homes. This community will have a total of 39 Arizona contemporary ranch single-level villas, as well as a heated community pool. Eastwood will be close to boutiques, restaurants, art festivals, golf courses, hiking trails, lakes and much more.

Keystone Homes is an Arizona family business and has been building excellent homes since 1989.

NSDAR OCOTILLO CHAPTER INVITED TO MARY ELLEN’S PLACE The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s Ocotillo Chapter has been invited to visit Mary Ellen’s Place on February 11.

Veterans First Ltd. created Mary Ellen’s Place in honor of Mary Ellen Piotrowski, who served in the United States Navy. Mary Ellen’s Place was created with the purpose of giving homeless and at-risk female veterans a comfortable, supportive and safe place to reintegrate into their family and social life.

For more information, visit veteransfirstltd.org or ocotillo. arizonadar.org.

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Mavis Staples :: March 6

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For the past 26 years, Arizona Musicfest’s annual Winter Festival has consistently delivered outstanding musical events.

Through this excellently developed series, attendees experience performances by both leading and promising musicians and singers from around the world. Whether that talent comes from bluegrass bands or Broadway stars, the Winter Festival only brings the very best artists to the Valley.

"Musicfest is proud to offer festival performances that showcase a broad range of musical genres, as well as a breadth of musical talent, from superstars of the industry to up-and-coming artists,” says Allan Naplan, producer and executive director of Arizona Musicfest. “From Chris Botti, The Manhattan Transfer, Mavis Staples, Midori and celebrations of beloved legends, to young musicians, to the stellar Festival Orchestra, Musicfest audiences will enjoy outstanding performances that are entertaining, accessible and affordable.”

This year’s Winter Festival features a compelling performance given by music legend Mavis Staples. With a voice that has

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brought joy to listeners for more than six decades, Arizona Musicfest proudly presents Staples on March 6. Through her successful music career with her family band, The Staples Singers, and as a solo artist, Staples has affected generations with her gospel, civil rights and empowerment anthems. For all who attend this entertaining performance by Staples, not one person leaves with a heavy heart — this concert uplifts the soul. Staples performs at 7:30 p.m. at Highlands Church in Scottsdale.

This concert is just one of the many performances during the 2017 Winter Festival. The opening concert began on January 27, when the Valley had the pleasure of enjoying excellent music from festival headliner Chris Botti. Additionally, the Young Musicians Winter Concert on January 29 and the Mirage: Visions of Fleetwood Mac concert on January 30 delighted all who attended.

While some performances have already come and gone, there are still a slew of concerts scheduled for the months of February and March.

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Nicole Pesce :: Feb. 1 February will begin with a concert by pianist Nicole Pesce, the Arizona Spotlight Artist of the festival. Pesce, who was born in Phoenix, can skillfully play more than 12,000 songs from memory. Although she has been a professional pianist for 20 years, this is the first time she has performed during Musicfest. The concert will be held February 1, at the Fairway House at Grayhawk.

The next concert in the lineup on February 3 will feature the Grammy Award-winning group The Manhattan Transfer. Held at Highlands Church at 7:30 p.m., the group will entertain with performances of many beloved songs, including “The Boy from New York City,” “Birdland,” “Operator” and “Java Jive,” all songs they have been singing since their formation in 1972.

The Manhattan Transfer :: Feb. 3

A Band Called Honalee :: Feb. 10

Cantus :: Feb. 7

Following The Manhattan Transfer is the vocal ensemble Cantus, which performs on February 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Musical Instrument Museum. Cantus, comprised of eight male singers, will dazzle the crowd with a cappella ranging from classical to contemporary. Without the guidance of a music director, each of these talented men take part in creating their innovative music that always brings people to their feet.

Next, A Band Called Honalee: The ‘60s Music of Peter, Paul and Mary will take the stage on February 10. This folk group made up of eight revolving members take the songs from 1960s folk-rock bands and make them their own. Thanks to Barbara H. Breeden, who generously sponsors this energetic and fun concert, they will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Highlands Church.

In mid-February, the amazing performances continue with the Kruger Brothers and Kontras Quartet, a concert sponsored by Paul and Merle Marcus. The Kruger Brothers, with their folk and bluegrass music, mixed with the classical chamber music of the Kontras Quartet, is an experience unlike any other. The concert is at Highlands Church at 7:30 p.m. on February 13.

Kruger Brothers bluegrass trio & Kontras Quartet classical string ensemble :: Feb. 13

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The next concert, A Broadway Romance, will make for a special Valentine’s Day. On February 14, this concert features two leading artists from the Great White Way section of Broadway in New York City. They will perform love songs from “My Fair Lady,” “West Side Story,” “South Pacific,” “Guys and Dolls” and much more.

This concert is at Highlands Church at 7:30 p.m. and is sponsored by Arch and Laree Rambeau.

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Following the Valentine’s Day concert, guests can see Arizona Musicfest’s maestro, Robert Moody, up close and personal during the Bob Moody and Friends concert. This concert also features Broadway’s Telly Leung, singing many popular cabaret songs. Sponsored by Bill McManus and David Nelson, this concert is on February 16 at the Fairway House at Grayhawk, with a 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. showing.

Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” and SaintSaens’ “Organ Symphony” :: Feb. 21

On February 19, the Festival Orchestra will take center stage.

During the Festival Orchestra Chamber Players: Bach, Mozart and Stravinsky concert held at 3 p.m. at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, guests will enjoy classical masterpieces created by three of the greatest composers of all time. The evening also includes the talent of pianist Bryan Wallick.

Continuing the sounds of the orchestra is Beethoven’s “Triple Concerto” and Saint-Saens’ “Organ Symphony” on February 21. For this concert, brothers Christoph (violinist) and Stephan (cellist) Koncz have traveled from Europe to perform with pianist Bryan Wallick. The second portion of the concert showcases the beautiful music of the Festival Orchestra and the largest pipe organ in Arizona. This concert, sponsored by John and Hope Furth, takes place at 7:30 p.m. at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church.

Bob Moody & Friends with Broadway’s Telly Leung :: Feb. 16

Midori with the Festival Orchestra :: Feb. 23

We’ve Only Just Begun: The Carpenters Remembered :: March 2

Elegant music from the Festival Orchestra comes on February 23 during the Midori with the Festival Orchestra concert.

This concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at La Casa De Cristo Lutheran Church and is sponsored by Paul and Merle Marcus and John and Joan D’Addario. Midori, one of America’s greatest violinists, joins the Festival Orchestra in performing Tchaikovsky’s “Violin Concerto.”

Next in the lineup is an entertaining concert honoring one of America's most iconic singers, Ella Fitzgerald. This concert will celebrate the 100th birthday of Fitzgerald and her incredible career in music. With the help of Patti Austin and the Festival Orchestra, Fitzgerald’s songs will be performed as beautiful symphonic renditions. This concert is on February 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Highlands Church.

The final concert with the Festival Orchestra is the Italian Symphony and Opera: “Pagliacci” in Concert. “Pagliacci,” one of the most famous Italian operas, features stars from the Metropolitan Opera. This concert is sponsored by Robert Swanson and Cynthia Shevlin and is held on February 26 at 3 p.m. at La Casa de Christo Lutheran Church.

Decades of Divas: From Billie and Aretha to Celine and Barbra :: March 10

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Midori with the Festival Orchestra :: Feb. 23

After the beautiful orchestral music, the Winter Festival switches gears with some songs that defined the 1970s during the We've Only Just Begun: Carpenters Remembered concert. Celebrating the career of Richard and Karen Carpenter, this concert brings back hits from the duo and is performed by Michelle Berting Brett and a seven-piece band. Sponsored by Bob and Marcia Wolff, the performance will be held on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Highlands Church.

The Winter Festival comes to a spectacular end with Decades of Divas: From Billie and Aretha to Celine and Barbra. The concert is on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Highlands Church. In the Winter Festival finale, audience members will be entertained with songs performed by award-winning entertainers who bring down the house with songs from some of the most famous women in music.

From the voices of great singers to the sounds of skilled musicians, the high-quality music of various genres makes the 2017 Arizona Musicfest Winter Festival an event not to be missed. It is truly an experience that is specifically created with the community in mind.

“For 26 years, Arizona Musicfest has been committed to enhancing the quality of life for area residents through its annual festival performances, as well as through our extensive music education

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programs, youth performance opportunities and lifelong learning initiatives,” Naplan says. “We are fortunate to serve a vibrant community that enjoys great culture and is eager to engage in quality activities. With the tremendous growth that Musicfest has seen in the last few years, it’s both clear and rewarding that we’re filling a need by providing this valuable asset to our community.”

The growth of Arizona Musicfest can only be accomplished through the support of those who attend these wonderful concerts.

"While we're thrilled for patrons to enjoy our concerts, as a nonprofit charity, we also want people to know that their attendance is helping Musicfest give back to the community through our education and youth programs,” he says. “Between ticket sales and generous contributions, Musicfest can provide great opportunities for the North Scottsdale community and beyond."

Of course, with amazing concerts scheduled for this season, tickets sell out fast.

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Writer Beth Duckett Photographer Terry Bollinger of the Zane Grey Historical Society and Zane Grey, Inc.

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In setting out to compose the score for America’s first Western opera, Craig Bohmler wanted to create a familiar sound the audience could relate to. Inspired by Western movie soundtracks, a popular reference point for the genre, the Phoenix-based composer incorporated big tunes and thrilling climaxes in the music for Arizona Opera’s upcoming production of “Riders of the Purple Sage,” based on the novel

by Zane Grey.

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Experience

Riders of the Purple Sage February 25-26 at Tucson Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave., Tucson, 85701 March 4-6 at Phoenix Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second St., Phoenix

Accompanied by a 54-piece orchestra, the opera performs before a backdrop of vivid desert scenes brought to life by scenic artist and renowned Southwestern painter, Ed Mell. Like musical theater, the performance features clear leading and secondary players as well as complex antagonists, whose appearances often belie their true natures.

The scenes are set in a town near the Arizona-Utah border in the late 1800s. While Grey wrote the novel more than 100 years ago, contemporary themes of religious fundamentalism, vigilante justice and women's rights abound, adding to the show's relevancy.

“I was attracted by the strong characters and the way the scenes in the book were constructed,” says Bohmler, who studied under famed composer-librettist Carlisle Floyd. “Also, I knew I could write music that could reflect the landscape depicted therein. Because the emotions and the stakes are high, there is a kind of melodramatic quality to the work that lends itself well to opera.”

Part of what makes Grey’s “Riders” poignant today is its comparison between Jane, the show’s protagonist, and the religious undertones pushed by members of a fundamentalist church, who attempt to manipulate and take away Jane’s land, says Kathleen Trott, Arizona Opera’s costume shop manager.

“There are religions across the world today who do exactly what's happening in this story," says Trott, now in her fourth season at the Phoenix-based opera.

“They are interpreting their written dogma and doctrine in ways that seem very contrary to the intent behind their faith.”

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Trott, a 13-year veteran of the industry, oversaw the production of the show's more than 55 costumes. Through suggestive visuals, which focus largely on the show’s female silhouettes, the costumes indicate to audiences when and where the narrative takes place.

"The silhouette on the women tells us we're in the Victorian era of the West,” Trott says. “One of the things the director and I are trying to do with the costumes in this show is to help tell the story of Jane, who is the main character. She is the ideal person; she's loving and kind, and she loves her desert home."

Jane’s costumes of sage greens, browns and wildflower colors reflect her natural spirit, contrasting with the industrial grays, blues and blacks of men who live in the town, Trott says.

The show features a “man in black,” with hidden undertones that suggest to the audience that nothing is what it seems.

“We wanted to draw that comparison,” Trott says. “That’s another part of this story that is interesting and poignant: not judging a book by its cover. Just because someone looks one way doesn’t mean it’s the truth of the situation. You have to look past the surface layer to understand what’s happening.”

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Living in the city can make us oblivious to the wild world in which we live, and the wildlife that also calls it home.

Even those who live on the outskirts of the city, where wild animal appearances occur more frequently, don’t always get a chance to observe them long enough to get a good look. So for the general public, viewing wild animals in their natural habitat becomes an uncommon experience.

Thankfully, dedicated and skillful photographers wait patiently — and sometimes in harsh conditions — in order to capture amazing images of the diverse wildlife that surrounds us. Images Arizona proudly presents three Arizona photographers who showcase our state’s wildlife in the most spectacular way.

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Fun Facts • Desert tortoises empty their bladders as a defense mechanism.

While this may protect them, it also puts them in subsequent danger. If they don’t find water shortly after urinating, they could die of dehydration.

• After it has been beheaded, a rattlesnake can still bite should an unwitting victim go near its head. This startling feat can occur up to an hour or more after its death.

• Gila monsters lazily stay underground about 90-95 percent of the time. They only emerge for food or to bathe in the warmth of the sun.

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Arizona Reptiles Arizona reptiles epitomize our unique desert environment.

While they may neither be colorful and cute nor the favorite animal at the zoo, these animals thrive in harsh desert conditions and boast incredible features. From the desert tortoise and chuckwallas to the Gila monsters and rattlesnakes, the Arizona reptile world deserves the spotlight.

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Bruce Taubert Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Current: Phoenix

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Photography experience: “My mother was a wedding photographer and forced me to help her on occasion.

After leaving home and working on advanced degrees in wildlife science, I turned from photographing people to wildlife (one of the best decisions of my photographic life). I was passively involved in photography until about 20 years ago, when I became obsessed. I threw other hobbies out the window and devoted all my time to learning how to be a better wildlife photographer. Now I teach wildlife photo workshops around the world, take images for many publications and websites, and spend my spare time crawling around the wilds of Arizona.”

Most memorable wildlife photo: “For 13 years (I must be a slow learner) I worked on taking an image of an elf owl (the smallest owl in the world and a summer resident of Arizona) flying into its nest. The nest holes are found between 16 and 25 feet up the sides of saguaro cacti. To take the image, I needed infrared trips, high-speed flashes, remote camera releases and a mechanism to get all my equipment high over the desert floor, all in the dark of night. After years of trial and error (there are no books written on this type of photography), I finally managed to put it all together and reached my goal.”

Current projects: “I am in the process of honing my macrophotography skills so I can record images of beautiful patterns in the wings of butterflies and moths, eyes of bees, details of spiders and other small and underappreciated species. I am also driven to taking images of Arizona’s wildlife at night. Many of Arizona’s resident species are more active at night than during the day, and I want to record this nocturnal activity.” brucetaubert.com

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Arizona Mammals From the small Harris's antelope squirrels to the large desert bighorn sheep, Arizona brags of a varied population of mammals. These mammals can make you smile, like the cliff chipmunk, or they can make you run, like the formidable mountain lion. Some mammals may be more familiar, like the javelina, while others are relatively unknown, like the white-nosed coati.

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Lisa Langell Hometown: Marine City, Michigan Current: Scottsdale

Photography experience: “I have passionately enjoyed both nature and photography from age 8 through college, as well as my career as both a psychologist and corporate director in the education technology and research field. As the audience for my photography swelled, it compelled me to launch Langell Photography in 2010, where I combined two things I adore: nature photography and teaching adults. I am largely self-taught and joyfully work hard to push photographic boundaries, host unique and fun workshops for anyone with a camera, and create emotionally evocative images of our natural world. I am truly honored to have my work hung in galleries and published in numerous local and national publications. I’ve taught photography for many wonderful organizations and have received multiple prestigious awards and distinctions as the result of my commitment to my passion.”

Most memorable wildlife photo: “Light is everything in photography. In fact, the word photography literally means ‘writing with light.’ My most memorable moment was photographing a tri-colored heron in a swamp where the most exquisite beam of late-day light poked through a nearly black canopy of trees above. ” Current projects: “I have two main projects I’m currently working on. One is a book series filled with moving imagery and inspirational writings. The other is a unique retreat-style workshop for creatives, including photographers, painters, musicians, etc., designed to foster personal growth, creativity, collaborative works of art and the art of seeing.”

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Fun Facts • The black-tailed jackrabbit can see almost 360 degrees around and all at once, due to its large eyes that are located high and on the sides of its slightly flat head.

• Mule deer do not have an upper set of teeth. Instead, they have a hard palate that helps them in eating a wide variety of vegetation.

• Most Arizonans may not know that the ringtail, a mammal of the raccoon family, became the state mammal of Arizona in 1986.

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Paul Gill Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Current: Phoenix

Photography experience: “I started shooting, processing and printing 35 mm black-and-white film at Scottsdale High School at age 16. Then I moved to medium format at Arizona State University, with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design. After 17 years working and photographing in the graphic design business, I started shooting nature with a large format wood field camera and, finally, with digital cameras a decade ago in 2007. You can see my work in Arizona Highways magazine, National Geographic calendars and in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection of nature photography.”

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Most memorable wildlife photo: “One of them is the shot of two male desert bighorn sheep on the cliffs of Fish Creek Canyon in the Superstition Mountains — right place at the right time.”

Current projects: “I am presently finishing my second book with Colleen MiniukSperry on photographing Arizona fall color.

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Fun Facts • Hummingbirds are unique because they are the only birds with the ability to fly backward.

• Turkey vultures have a higher chance of finding food because they can smell it from up to a mile away.

• Owls cannot move their eyes, so they rely on their extra neck vertebrae. Their special neck structure allows them to turn their head about 270 degrees around.

Arizona Birds Arizona features many interesting sights in the sky. On an average day, a hummingbird, a white-winged dove or the Gila woodpecker can be spotted. However, more elusive birds also call Arizona home, birds like the flammulated owl, the buff-collared nightjar or more intimidating types, like black vultures or golden eagles.

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While it can be easy to gloss over images of animals that you have seen before, take a moment to look closely at these photographs capturing the diversity of animals found in Arizona. These photographs give us the opportunity to pause and see an animal’s intricate details — details that make Arizona, and this world, wildly beautiful.

Share your favorite Arizona wildlife photographs with our Images Arizona Facebook or Instagram pages using the hashtags #iamAZproud and #imagesAZ. facebook.com/imagesaz instagram.com/imagesaz

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Writer Lara Piu

10 Valentine’s Day gift ideas that support local businesses Love on your sweetie with a Valentine’s Day gift from a local business. Not sure where to start? Here are 10 ideas to make the creative juices flow.

CUP OF LOVE Forget breakfast — let your sweetie sleep in while you get brunch. First, fill the house with the scent of brewing coffee like Carefree Coffee Roastery’s Brazil Daterra Sweet Blue. Named after the farmer who grew its beans, this medium-roast, Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee gives off chocolate and hazelnut aromas. It was handselected by roast master Lars Hesse, who is certified by the Specialty Coffee Association of Europe and the International Barista and Coffee Academy. carefreecoffeeroastery.com

Sweet somethings Budding bake-tress Melissa Barbakoff has a delightful selection of homemade sugar Valentine’s Day cookies that any sweetie will swoon for. She uses real bourbon vanilla and locally-sourced, organic ingredients whenever possible and when requested — the best of all things gluten-free. thebakedequation.com

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Heart on her sleeve She’ll show her love for you in style with this adorable All You Need is Love t-shirt. It’s just one of the many items handpicked by the Lucas family for their boutique, Sherre’s. Husband and wife duo Tom and Sherre worked in the fashion industry before moving to Arizona and opening their first

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shop in 1974. Their store is currently located in Scottsdale Fashion Square.

The family regularly travels to New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas to spot new fashion collections with luxurious but effortless style. Find the t-shirt online or at their North Scottsdale store. shopsherres.com

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Aromatherapy Spoil her with a warm bath of essential oil bath salts surrounded by candles. Steve and Roxanne Vise’s candles have been hand-poured onsite with their proprietary formula since 1997. They have heart-shaped, votive and pillar candles that come in yummy scents like chocolate, lemongrass, lavender, wine and rose. Throw in one of their luxurious French soaps to extend the sentiment for many soaks to come. cavecreekcandles.com

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Pure love Real love deserves all things pure. The Bourbon Cellar in Scottsdale is the Valley’s only true farm-to-table experience, according to its executive chef, Doug Smith. He supplies market fresh fish every other day, as well as hand selects and hand trims cuts to serve your love the freshest USDA prime quality steaks and wild game. His menu also includes an American fare selection of appetizers, soups, salads, chicken, desserts, cocktails, craft beer and fine wine. thebourboncellar.com

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Help improve your sweetheart’s golf game or better yet, take lessons together at Boccieri Golf. This Scottsdale golf club manufacturer and golf center is the only one of its kind in Arizona, and among 15 in the world with the Robo Golf Swing Trainer, a new robotic swing trainer designed to help golfers master the ideal golf swing. It mechanically guides you through your perfect golf swing plane, then helps you swing — the correct way — repeatedly to let the magic of muscle memory kick in. boccierigolf.com

Rose-colored purses Brighten her wardrobe and make her day with a fresh new purse.

Located in the heart of Carefree’s downtown shopping district, Bags and Rags just stocked a new selection of accessories, clothing and purses like dual-strap short and shoulder/cross-body rose purses, perfect for the spring. A veteran in retail fashion, owner Rose Toon curates stylish, yet hard-tofind items for her store, and enjoys working one-on-one with her customers. facebook.com/bagsrags-185596678168295

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Say you love me The Say Your Love Me mini dress by Free People tells her everything she needs to know.

The flattering babydoll silhouette is made with a silky retro print that features V-neck pleat detailing around the waist and full, long sleeves. The easy-towear, easy-to-wash dress comes with a rayon removable slip and adjustable straps. swankys-fashion-boutique. myshopify.com

Love nest Even the best of us needs a space to call our own. This mesquite desk, hand-carved by local artist Skye, gives your love a little space of his own while adding a warm touch to your home. We found it at locally-owned Big Bronco, which focuses on Earth-conscious furniture and home decor made from reclaimed materials, including 100-year-old reclaimed lumber from Brazil, natural mesquite wood with turquoise inlay from Arizona, hand-carved teak from Indonesia and distressed alder with hand-tooled leather from Mexico. bigbroncocavecreek.com

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At the heart of every man is a boy, and what better boy than a cowboy. The Roy cowboy hat was designed for Jack O’Connell’s character in the upcoming Netflix series, “Godless,” by Watson’s Hat Shop, the official hat maker for the main characters in this new Western series. The Roy is made of pure black beaver in a telescopic crown with a special hand shape created for the movie, and its 12 ligne black rim ribbon and nine ligne black crown ribbon is periodtrue to the show. watsonshatshop.com

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Taos: where art meets beer.

These days, you can visit a variety of brew pubs and tap houses before or after gallery hopping in this quaint little town (population: 5,176) with a huge art culture and history.

The beer connection was the primary focus for one of the Taos art scene's founders. Oscar E. Berninghaus was a St. Louis native who tapped — so to speak — into his native city’s famous industry to fund a move from one of America’s Industrial Revolution cities to a place where he would lead a modest cultural revolution.

According to oeberninghaus.net, Berninghaus was lucky to have a major account with Anheuser-Busch, whose steady patronage was “a great help to him economically, allowing him to rent space in two different cities and, eventually, to move out of St. Louis entirely.”

For beer titan Anheuser-Busch, Berninghaus’ paintings turned into billboard illustrations, says Barbara Brandenburg Brenner, Berninghaus’ granddaughter.

Her grandfather was also a social friend of Adolphus Busch, who founded what would become one of America's biggest breweries.

Eanger Irving Couse, "The Pottery Decorator," 1924, oil on canvas; Courtesy the Peterson Family Collection.

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"My mother used to talk about going with her dad to the Busch farm,” she says. “My brother and she would run around and play while my grandfather and Mr. Busch would visit."

The relationship “was a lucky thing for him,” she adds. “Most artists had to do commercial work. He couldn’t make a living as a studio artist then.” That would change when Berninghaus, working in a quiet town far from the glitzy galleries of New York and Chicago, finally became a sought-after artist.

Indeed, Berninghaus and his Taos troupe took the early 20th century American art world by storm with their vivid, sun-drenched depictions of New Mexico, then little known to the rest of the country. Berninghaus discovered Taos at age 25 when he received his first big commission, a railroad assignment that led him to Colorado and New Mexico. His granddaughter relates that Berninghaus was sketching from a chair secured to the top of a railroad car.

"The conductor pointed out Taos to him," Brenner says, which led the artist to visit, fascinated with the town's Native American culture and vistas.

This happened in 1899. The year before, painters Bert Geer Phillips and Ernest Blumenschein broke a wagon wheel just north of Taos while headed for Mexico. While repairing the wheel, they painted Pueblo tribe members and their culture, and ultimately fell in artistic love with the place just as Berninghaus did. Berninghaus, meanwhile, continued to visit Taos before leaving gritty, crowded St. Louis (then the fourth largest American city) to move there for good.

In 1915, after years of talking about starting an art colony in New Mexico, Phillips and Blumenschein became founding members of the Taos Society of Artists. The original members included Berninghaus, Buck Dunton, Eanger Irving Couse and Joseph Henry Sharp. Commerce was a big part of this association; initially, there were no galleries in Taos or anywhere nearby. Thus, the Taos Society of Artists put on traveling exhibits, which quickly became a critical and commercial success. But artists would rather create art than sell it, and the organization of and participation in the road shows soon became tiresome.

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Top: William Herbert Dunton, "Philosopher of the Hills," c. 1929, oil on canvas; Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas.

Bottom: Joseph Henry Sharp, "The Governor’s Son," c. 1927, oil on canvas; Courtesy the Peterson Family Collection.

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Top: Oscar Berninghaus, "The Long Wait," 1930s, oil on canvas; Berninghaus Family Collection.

Middle left to right: Oscar Berninghaus, "Glorieta," 1927, oil on canvas; Berninghaus Family Collection.

Ernest Blumenschein, "Church at Ranchos," 1921, oil on panel; Courtesy of Taos Historic Museums: The Blumenschein Home.

William Herbert Dunton, "Tapestry of Autumn," 1927, oil on canvas; JKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Bottom left to right: Ernest Martin Hennings, "Homeward Bound," 1933-1934, oil on canvas; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Julius Rolshoven, "The Town Council," ca. 1916-17, oil on paper, mounted on board; Courtesy the Peterson Family Collection.

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Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale The Taos Society of Artists Exhibition January 10 through April 30 Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat.: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tues., Feb.14: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Adults: $13; seniors/active military: $11; Students (full-time with ID) and children (6-17): $8; Members and children 5 and under: Free

“As the secretary of the group,” Brenner says of Berninghaus, “it was his job to put the show together each year. It was a hated job — my grandfather did it more years than anyone else.”

The Taos Society of Artists disbanded in 1927. In just over a decade, the association created financial success for the individual artists and put Taos on the map as a mecca for American art lovers, paving the way for Taos’ now thriving art scene.

Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is paying tribute to the short-lived but influential Taos Society of Artists. Through April 30, the museum will show 80 works from Berninghaus and his associates.

Brenner will speak about her grandfather’s wonderful life as part of the Taos Society of Artists symposium, a two-day lecture scheduled for April 6-7 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the downtown Scottsdale museum. Scholars will discuss the society's members, artistic technique and the birth of tourism in Taos, which is about art patronage and its unique artistic association.

Additionally, "Taos Tuesdays" programs will be held at 11 a.m. and noon in the Virginia G. Piper Theater. Topics include Taos associate member John Sloan's advocacy of Native American art (March 14), and a screening of "Awakening in Taos," a documentary about Mabel Dodge Luhan and her role in making Taos a haven of inspiration and creativity for writers and artists (April 11).

Brenner's memories of Taos' past are scheduled to be shared on April 7 at 2:15 p.m. After hearing her and seeing some of her grandfather's work, it might be fitting to toast her with a Budweiser, Busch, Michelob or other Anheuser-Busch product. After all, were it not for Adolphus Busch’s patronage, Oscar E. Berninghaus might have been stuck in St. Louis, pining for New Mexico and missing out on the whole Taos movement.

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“I didn't know I’d like lamb, but I like your lamb.” Comments like this one are music to the ears of Lance Smith, co-owner of the Grilled Addiction food truck.

Lance doesn’t let an “I don’t like lamb” remark go without yelling to his staff, “Get me a lamb chop out here!” He gets a kick out of converting people.

The high-tech corporate executive turned food trucker estimates he’s handed out at least 100 samples of chops since he and his wife, Beth, entered the food truck business four years ago. They focus on grilled American fare, with items like tri-tip and glazed pork sandwiches, and a signature grilled lollipop lamb chop that's blazing a trail for new lamb lovers.

“Food trucks need something unique that puts them on the map,” advises Lance.

For Grilled Addiction, it's the lamb chops.

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The couple also runs The Wandering Donkey, which Lance likens to a Chipotle on wheels. The 2015 Arizona Taco Festival Grand Champion, this truck has gourmet burros, bowls, tacos, nachos, carne asada fries and the like.

South American lamb barbacoa is deliciously true to form.

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These two trucks are among the approximately 70 slated to spread their food love at the Street Eats Food Truck Festival at Salt River Fields on February 11 and 12.

The Smiths spend about 50 working hours preparing for the event.

They meticulously organize their culinary-trained chefs to marinate meat, chop veggies and trim and prep the many racks of lamb

that yield several thousand chops. Their chefs also make salsas from scratch: habanero hot, roasted tomato and garlic, and mild tomatillo.

“Street Eats is one of the biggest events we’ll do throughout the year,” says Lance. “It gives us the opportunity to have a presence and for people to try our food and see how we operate.”

Brides-to-be and event planners come out to this event, shopping for potential caterers. The Smiths now cater for the Arizona Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs, Charles Schwab, American Express and many others — thanks to exposure at events like this.

"Name a company and chances are we've done something for them," he adds. "We never dreamed when we first came up with this vision that we would be where we are today.”

The food truck rave has allowed people to get into the business without risking hundreds of thousands of dollars, he says.

"It also allows people to make a name for themselves through a natural progression that can eventually become brick and mortar," says Lance, who plans to open their first restaurant, The Thirsty Donkey Gourmet Tequila and Taco Bar, in 2017.

Most importantly, eaters enjoy the ride.

“It’s kind of like the adult carnival of food comes to town — the ride is the food and it takes you on a journey,” jests Lance. “It allows chefs to showcase their food, and people to try something they never thought of trying. It’s a lot of fun and gives people the opportunity to explore their palate.”

Besides the food, the festival will also have cooking demonstrations, music, interesting beverages and food eating contests. Admission also includes entry to two new events on-site that weekend: UnCommon Markets, which brings in new and interesting artisans; and Food in Root farmers market, which sells fresh, local produce; salsas; sauces; jellies; baked items; and other local groceries. streeteatsaz.com February 2017

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Will Bruder is full of stories.

Like that story of him and his newlywed wife tracking down famous architect Bruce Goff’s private residence on their honeymoon. They rang the doorbell and the legend invited them in, chatting with them until 3 a.m.

Or the one where he apprenticed with Paolo Soleri at his Cosanti Studio in the late ‘60s, running summer workshops, learning about architecture and making 50 cents an hour.

Then there’s that one time when he was 11 and riding his bike in the Milwaukee suburbs, and he crashed the construction site of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Greek Orthodox church. Bruder credits that discovery as one of the earliest reasons he became interested in architecture.

“I’m a storyteller,” he says. “I get to do what I do because I can create an engaging narrative.”

Bruder enjoys telling stories, but he does what few can: makes those stories come alive with both words and architecture.

Before he tells a story, however, Bruder is insistent on one thing: It is imperative to listen to what the client wants, or at least thinks they want. The secret, he says, is not to preconceive anything.

“You’re cheating yourself and your client if you predesign before you’ve even talked to the client,” he says. “You want to be ready to analyze and respond to the clients’ proposition, needs, wants and dreams.”

Before he even starts to design, Bruder will ask clients, “When you have friends come to your house, how do you want them to feel? How do you want to feel when you come home? And when a stranger drives by your house, what do you want them to think?”

“You work because of your client, not in spite of them,” Bruder explains.

Take for instance his newest project, Eldorado on 1st. When North American Development Group's Chris Chamberlain first approached

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“With Eldorado, we are having a conversation with what’s around us,” says Bruder. “Good architecture becomes part of the context, but you must stand on the context’s shoulders in order to stand out. Not in a snooty way, but in a sophisticated way.”

him in 2013, the request was simple: create a new urban house of verticality and density in metropolitan Phoenix. Chamberlain had seen Bruder's work on the sophisticated Loloma 5 complex and was hoping to replicate a similar feel in the heart of downtown Scottsdale’s art district.

“So how do you organize a house in the sky?” Bruder asks. The seven contiguous homes needed to be practical, comfortable and luxurious. And in the end, they needed to tell a story.

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The first level offers a secured and dramatic entry door into a linear gallery, day lit at both ends. Off this is the entry to each unit’s private foyer with its elevator and carefully sculpted staircase. Each unit also has a secure two-car garage.

Residents will sleep on the second level, and live on the third. On the fourth level patio, they will celebrate the sky and the seasons.

“Eldorado is about the sensuality of materials, the idea that an ordinary concrete block can become something extraordinary,” Bruder says. “The homes have a simple

verticality that feels geologic. You are living in a geologic form.”

For Bruder, every detail counts. The architecture sculpts shadows and sun in each unit, offering large window views; elegant steel railings; floor and wall tiles that fold into each other, creating origami-like patterns; and the warmth of wood flooring. Not to mention, it also has 10-foot ceilings and the finest quality European contemporary kitchens possible.

“Creating architecture is really about balancing the idea of function and pragmatics with the poetry of space,

proportion and detail," Bruder says. “It’s about trying to create a functional poem with space, materials and light.”

Design work on the units started in 2014, and construction will be complete in early spring 2017.

“The walls are up, and the roofs are going on,” he says. “It’s at the point where people are slowing down and stopping. You look at the renderings and then at the real thing, and that’s what it’s about: building an idea, a vision, a dream.”

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resident will not be a servant of the house, but that the house will serve them. He also hopes the building will be a touchstone project for the community.

“I want it to be sold out, happy, romantic, beautiful, functional, well-designed and timeless,” he says. “I hope it becomes the model for an urban elegance that is an alternative from rush to growth.”

He’s frustrated with the lack of design and sophistication most apartments and condos these days display: “In Eldorado, people can live elegantly, occupy a street and be a part of the city. They can live generously in elegance that involves views, light and air — all in the climate this place is known for.”

The name for the project came after Bruder's examination of a map of Phoenix.

“The building was on East First Street and North 69th Street — not too sexy,” he says, laughing. But after studying a map, he realized that North 69th Street had been called Eldorado years before. With his love for storytelling and the legend of the city of Eldorado, the name Eldorado on 1st seemed obvious.

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Bruder has been practicing architecture since he was 19. His studio, consisting of four other architects besides him, is in its 43rd year. Their portfolio contains more than 800 projects that stretch from coast to coast, and many have won awards.

Bruder has taught at Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Southern California, University of Oregon and Portland State University, to name a few.

But when it all comes down to it, it’s about “managing reality,” he says. It’s about “always keeping a positive attitude, being optimistic, staying close to the work.” And it’s about being “an architect of the place who builds functional, poetic buildings; listens to clients and budgets; and creates memorable, joyous and appropriate buildings for clients and communities.”

Even though Bruder works in physical reality, he also works in stories, creating memories. And the memories that happen in the life he has created will showcase time truly well spent. willbruderarchitects.com eldoradoon1st.com

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Peru is the cradle of South America's ancient civilizations. A land wrapped in 10,000 years of history, Peru was the heart of the Inca Empire.

This diverse and compact country packs a punch for the senses, from breathtaking scenery, ancient ruins and rich culture, heritage and folklore to dazzling local crafts and markets with mouthwatering flavors.

Be mesmerized by ancient sites like Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines.

Discover the depths of the Colca Canyon or the heights of Lake Titicaca and the natural diversity of Manu National Park. Sink your teeth into the culinary delights that have made Peruvian tables famous throughout the globe. Rest your head at some of the world’s most exclusive and luxurious hotels and resorts. Explore Peru’s ancient mysticism and healing traditions, or indulge in more modern and cosmopolitan retail therapy.

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Peru continues to rise as one of the world’s most popular travel destinations, and its culinary scene has had foodies buzzing in the last few years. From traditional local food to gourmet haute fusion, Peru's tables are turning the heads of international chefs and lovers of cuisine. You can't leave Peru without having tasted a beautiful bowl of fresh ceviche, or a hearty plate of lomo saltado with a cold and potent pisco sour. Exploring the country's cuisine may turn out to be one of the most memorable parts of your trip!

Peru can be visited all year round, and the country experiences two main seasons. The dry season between May and October sees sunny days, bright blue skies and chilly nights. It is an excellent time to be in Peru, but being the peak season, early booking is crucial. Between November and mid-April, visitors will notice more rain, with January and February being the wettest months to visit. Travel at this time does offer the advantage of fewer visitors, greener scenery and some lower rates for flights and hotels. Although the Amazon also experiences more rain between November and March, this should not deter you from visiting — flora and fauna will still be abundant, and there are always breaks in the showers.

A Land of Hidden Treasures Here are just a few of the amazing destinations in Peru that draw travelers from around the world.

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Lima, formerly known as the "City of Kings," is a major South American capital bustling with living history and modern activity. It’s an ethnic melting pot featuring a blend of European, Asian and indigenous cultures. Set on the Pacific coast, Lima is surrounded by sea, islands, mountains and desert. Lima delights visitors with a vibrant nightlife, outstanding cuisine, elegant hotels, world-class museums, fine art galleries, boutiques, artsy laid-back neighborhoods and the inviting shores of the Pacific Ocean.

Paracas, a four-hour drive south of Lima, is a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site and a base for exploration of the fascinating Nazca culture. Here you will see enormous ancient geoglyphs scratched out on the desert sand. These Nazca Lines, scratched on the surface of the desert sand between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, are among archaeology’s greatest mystery because of their quality, nature, size and continuity, covering an area measuring 37 miles long and one mile wide. Because of their size, these images are best appreciated from the sky.

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Arequipa, just a one-hour flight from Lima, is the gateway to the magnificent Colca Canyon, the second deepest canyon on Earth and more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. Travelers will fall in love with its regal architecture, fine shopping, culinary scene, museums and the remarkable Santa Catalina Convent, a miniature city within a city. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arequipa, founded in 1540, is known as the “White City” because of its particularly beautiful downtown, with buildings finished in white volcanic stone. This bustling city is also blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful backdrops: an arc of snow-capped volcanoes stretching more than 19,000 feet. Among the sports activities enjoyed in the area are trekking, rafting, climbing and mountain biking.

Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, was voted a favorite city in Latin America by Travel + Leisure readers for the past three years. It is considered the architectural capital of the Americas due to its incredible mix of colonial and ancient Incan architecture full of magnificent stone palaces and temples decorated with gold. The conquering Spanish were impressed, and so instead of destroying Cusco, they built their colonial city atop these solid foundations. Cusco was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 1983, and it is without a doubt one of the most important destinations in Peru with a dynamic history.

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and is known for its Spanish colonial villages like Pisac and Ollantaytambo. Among the attractions here are Inca citadels, artisan workshops and the colorful markets where their works are sold.

Machu Picchu, the legendary and magical “Lost City of the Inca” or citadel, is without a doubt one of the world’s most impressive archaeological sites. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a Nature Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, it rises high above green-covered Andes mountains, 7,972 feet above sea level in the steamy cloud forest some 50 miles northwest of Cusco. Its beauty touches visitors' senses and is considered one of the most extraordinary examples of spectacular architecture in the world, while mystery surrounds it.

The terrain in the Cusco region is steep — the city stands at about 11,000 feet. For this reason, after arrival at Cusco Airport (a onehour flight from Lima), most tours continue straight to the nearby Sacred Valley, followed

by Machu Picchu and back to Cusco, providing extra time for altitude acclimatization.

Puno lies on the shores of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world at 12,421 feet above sea level. The lake provides the natural separation between Peru and Bolivia and has a surface area exceeding 3,100 square miles, not counting its more than 40 islands.

The best-known of the islands are the Uros, “floating islands” named after the people who inhabit them, who continue to follow the ways of their ancestors established hundreds of years ago: fishing, hunting, farming and craft-making. The city of Puno, on the other hand, keeps pace with today while celebrating its origins with festivals, music and dance.

Another great place to experience the rich culture of the area is the city market, a colorful collection of people, goods and foods. There are daily flights from Lima to Puno. In May 2017, look for the Belmond Andean Explorer’s launch of a luxury sleeper train journey from Cusco to Lake Titicaca for a unique way to experience Peru’s natural wonders.

Anyone making their way to Machu Picchu must first traverse the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The Sacred Valley is a beautiful region in Peru’s Andean highlands. Along with the nearby town of Cusco and the ancient city of Machu Picchu, it formed the spiritual and commercial heart of the Inca Empire. It stretches roughly 37 miles of fertile farmland

Puerto Maldonado, the capital town in the Southern Amazon rainforest, is linked by short daily flights from Cusco and Lima. This is the launching point for land-based exploration of the Amazon jungle. The town’s proximity makes it one of the most easily accessible animal jungles in the entire Amazon Basin.

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of eco-lodges, national reserves and thriving wildlife on the nearby rivers. Puerto Maldonado offers travelers more chances to see, feel and hear the Amazonian jungle than anywhere else in Peru.

Iquitos is an important port city and the gateway to the Amazon River, the longest river on Earth. It is also the starting point for wildlife trips into the northern part of the Peruvian jungle. The largest city in the Peruvian jungle, Iquitos is the epitome of a steamy Amazon city. Hemmed in by lakes, rivers and green forest on all sides, the only way in or out is by boat or plane, so once you are there, the Amazon is very accessible.

This part of the rainforest is home to some ancient Amazonian tribes, as well as an immense variety of wildlife and aquatic life.

A great way to savor the rainforest is to take an intimate, three-to-seven-day Amazon River cruise on one of the luxury river boats that depart from Iquitos. Your days will be spent meandering along the mighty Ucayali, Marañon and Huallaga Rivers and their tributaries, and exploring the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve with its rich array of flora and fauna with your guides.

Whatever your pleasure or passion, you are sure to find it in the cities, highlands, valleys, rivers, lakes and jungles of Peru. Most famous for Machu Picchu, which is a trip of a lifetime, Peru should be on everybody's bucket list if it is not already. You won't regret taking the trip!

Margie Boutté, owner/ luxury travel consultant of Elite Travel of Scottsdale and Grayhawk resident, has been designing unforgettable travel experiences for clients nationally for over 20 years. Her motto is, “If you can imagine the dream, I can create the reality.” Margie, an affiliate of Montecito Village Travel - A Virtuoso Member,

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The best way to describe Ryan McCallister as an artist?

“I’m brand-spanking new,” he says, “but I know I’m talented enough to show everyone my work and be proud of it.”

Even though Ryan received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from the University of Tampa in 2010, he’s just now working his way onto the sculpture scene. After college, he took a break for a bit, working odd jobs. He started McCallister Sculpture a few years ago in New Jersey, working in his basement.

But because of limited resources and space, Ryan felt his art wasn’t flourishing in Jersey City.

“The stuff I wanted to do was too big,” Ryan says. “People [in Jersey] didn't have space to put my stuff in their yards. Everything had to be tiny!”

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Ryan can do tiny (half of what he creates are table-sized), but he also wanted the option of making things big and bold. His larger, more recent sculptures are around 5 to 6 feet long, 3 to 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall.

“I thought moving west would be great because everyone has space, plus the type of metal work I do would sell better,” Ryan says.

As for how he ended up living and working in North Scottsdale?

It all just “sort of happened,” he says. Ryan lived in Arizona when he was a child and remembered it fondly. When his parents retired, he came to visit them in the “stunning weather time” and was blown away.

“You’re telling me I can work outside?!” he says. He made the move.

Ryan worked briefly with the Cosanti Foundation in Paradise Valley and discovered he loved foundry work. He then converted a two-car garage into a one-man shop and has been working there for the past year. His main focus at this point is building enough inventory to start a gallery. He’s also just trying to meet other local artists, as he still feels rather new to the Phoenix art scene.

“One of the biggest challenges has been networking,” he says.

With a new baby and a recent divorce, he hasn’t felt like he’s been able to immerse himself fully in Phoenix or its art scene.

“I’ve been locked into my own world of creating a shop, building a house, building a shop, making inventory … I’ve been pretty isolated.”

Ryan works 9 to 5, six days a week, even in 120 degrees.

“I’m deep in a routine groove,” he tells me.

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As for inspiration?

“I draw inspiration from things that interest me — like horror movies,” he says. “I like things that scare you.”

But he also realizes he has to make compromises for his audiences: “I know a horse will sell better than a minotaur. I’ll do something that I want, like a dragon, and then do something that will appeal to a wide range of people, like a moose. You have to have income, so you compromise in a lot of places.”

His sculptures might start with a chalk drawing, or at least a stepby-step process in his head. He works mostly with steel, both scrap and pristine, welding with a torch. For the table-sized pieces, work can be tedious. Sometimes it takes him two weeks to complete. For the larger pieces? Usually a month each.

I always ask artists why they picked the medium they did. Ryan simply says, “I lacked talent in other areas. I loved drawing and painting, and I was OK at it. But everyone else around me [in college] was excelling! They were so good, I thought, ‘I don’t want to compete with this!’”

But he found his niche in the ceramics department, where he discovered bronze casting.

“It’s one of the coolest forms of art just because the process is amazing,” Ryan says. “You can achieve lifelike realism!”

“I’m becoming more efficient,” he says. “What once took a month only takes three weeks. It’s exciting to tackle!” His prediction for next year? Fifteen to 20 pieces.

He started working with bronze, welding and using an oxyacetylene torch.

His genre is difficult to pin down.

“I thought, ‘This is something I don’t see often — I can push the limits!’”

“I’d start off calling it ‘fantasy,’” he says. Think mythical creatures

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It’s true Ryan’s work is something you don’t see often. And that’s a good thing.

“My favorite part [about being an artist] is when people look at my art and they’re stunned,” he says. “That makes me really happy.”

It’s the kind of motivation he loves, and the sooner he can get his work viewed in person, the better. Pictures are great, he says, and they can make the sculpture look good, but you really need to see it in person to appreciate the amount of time put in.

“I want to make people happy with my art,” he says. “The biggest reward is all the support!” Ryan references a video of his “Swimming Dragon” sculpture, the first large sculpture he made. He posted it on social media and it went viral, garnering more than 30,000 likes and shares.

“People really loved it,” he says. “I went from having 100 people who cared about my work to 8,000. It was really cool to watch.”

To view his art, purchase a piece or order a commission, head to his Facebook page or website. He’s not limited to sculpture; he also does metalwork for private residences.

Another major goal is to get his work in public places like parks. He’s hoping for a public commission in the future.

“I’m at that stage right before I can actually bloom and promote everything,” Ryan says.

He’s not in any shows or galleries because he’s got to build his inventory and portfolio first, but he feels like he’s finally coming into his own.

“I just now have enough stuff to start rotating things in galleries. I’m excited for the future, but so far it’s just been keep your head down and work hard.”

If you’re looking for an up-and-coming artist, take note. Ryan McCallister is worth your time. mccallistersculpture.com February 2017

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Rob Haenszel was introduced to ceramics during his freshman year of high school — and was instantly hooked.

“It was just one of those things I had an aptitude for,” he says. “It was my thing. I loved it.”

Rob went on to take ceramics class every semester in high school. It was a safe place, a way for him to escape life’s issues.

“You go in and start working with something like that, you get into a zone and distract yourself from everyday stuff,”

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he says. “The creativity kind of flows.”

After high school, Rob joined the Navy during the Gulf War, working on electronics, radar and earning his private pilot's license. After the Navy, his career consisted of construction, electrical repair and working in the IT field. In 2008, he moved from Ohio to Arizona for his job and continued working in construction.

“I think I just like to make, build and fix things,” he says, laughing.

Rob didn’t gain any further education in

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ceramics during his adult life. So how did he learn everything he does now?

Besides ceramics classes in high school, Rob is completely selftaught. His pieces have a crackle-like texture, and to achieve this look is a complicated process. It involves throwing the clay on the wheel, putting sodium silicate on it, letting it dry and hand-stretching it from the inside.

I asked Rob how he learned such an intricate technique.

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“Not a lot of artists use it because it’s difficult to work with,” Rob explains. “Most [artists] use stoneware that has sand and chemical additives to make it easier to work with.”

Working with porcelain is complicated because it’s not as malleable as other clays, but Rob maintains it’s worth the extra effort.

“The benefit of using porcelain is that it produces a smooth, creamy finished project,” Rob says.

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I do a lot of experimenting. If you were an experienced ceramic artist who went to college, you’d probably learn that technique.”

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Becoming an artist can be very frustrating at times,” he says. “You try hard, and nothing happens, then things suddenly occur that open doors and new opportunity, so you take them and keep moving.

Even though porcelain is hard to work with, Rob doesn’t believe in charging extra for it.

“I try to make my stuff affordable,” he says. “I base it on how much time it takes me to make the piece.” He doesn’t understand how some artists come up with their outrageous prices or price a few pieces extremely high.

“I’d rather just make a lot of stuff and keep things moving,” he tells me.

Even though Rob built his studio in 2014, he only started creating ceramics as a full-time profession in February 2016. Before deciding to focus on his art full time, he made his ceramics for friends and family until they told him: “This is great, stop giving it away!”

Selling his work is new to Rob, and he’s still trying to get a grasp on the business aspects of social media and marketing.

“It would be nice if I just sat and made things, with people knocking at my door and giving me money for them,” he chuckles. For now, he’s taking it one day at a time. “It’s one of those things that if I market myself too hard, I might not be able to meet demands.”

Rob works with wood and ceramics, both mediums that require extreme patience— something he’s still learning to master.

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“Becoming an artist can be very frustrating at times,” he says.

“You try hard, and nothing happens, then things suddenly occur that open doors and new opportunity, so you take them and keep moving.”

Despite the challenges, Rob is quickly infiltrating the Phoenix art scene. He joined the Sonoran Arts League and just a few months later, became a juried member. His work is featured in multiple galleries in the Phoenix area, including The Gallery at el Pedregal, Unexpected Art Gallery and On the Edge Gallery in Scottsdale.

And if you’re heading to the Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society Show and Sale this April, be on the lookout for Rob’s porcelain flower pots.

Rob’s primary inspiration? The Sonoran Desert.

“I think nature is the perfect artist, and the desert is such a beautiful place,” he says. He tries to incorporate the Arizona desert into his work. The texturing on his ceramics looks like cracked desert sand, while the oxide used to stain creates a red reminiscent of Sedona.

Sometimes he throws black clay that reminds him of the cinder cones, black sand and lava rock found at Sunset Crater. Since he lives in Cave Creek, Rob also likes to drive his jeep into Tonto National Forest for inspiration.

Besides his hikes, volunteering for the Sonoran Arts League and the

taekwondo lessons he takes, Rob spends more than 40 hours a week working on his pieces. He makes around 30 pieces per week, taking requests and commissions, but mostly trying to determine what people are interested in.

These days, he’s “on sort of a flower pot kick,” given that his pots did well at Hidden in the Hills. Rob had also been creating artistic pieces such as vases, but decided to focus on more functional pieces like coffee tumblers.

Besides art, Rob is also passionate about supporting local charities in his community, such as St. Mary's Food Bank, Phoenix Children's Hospital and the Free Arts of Arizona. For Rob, these three charities help provide for the most helpless victims: children.

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“In high school,” he says, “ceramics class helped me understand how life works. I like to support [charities] and incorporate other things to help children who have been abused or abandoned, but at the core of it all is art. Food, shelter and being able to express your creativity in some way are the three requirements you need to survive.”

What sticks with me after this interview is that Rob Haenszel is a hardworking, passionate, kind person who also happens to be a talented, self-taught artist. We’re lucky he cares about his work just as much as he cares about the Phoenix community. haenszeldesigns.com

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Some couples fall in love holding hands at the movies. Some fall in love over candlelight dinners. Jillian Barrell and Nayon Iovino fell in love pretending to be one of the most famous couples in history: Romeo and Juliet.

Brazil-born Iovino began dancing at age 10 under the instruction of Gisela Vaz at Studio Dancarte Brazil. At age 17, he was awarded a full scholarship to begin training with Kee Juan Han and Carlos Valcárcel at the Washington School of Ballet.

In 2013, Barrell and Iovino, dancers for Ballet Arizona, were involved with other people. But when they were cast as Shakespeare’s lovers in choreographer Ib Andersen’s “Romeo and Juliet,” sparks began to fly.

In 2009, he joined Houston Ballet II and was featured in Stanton Welch’s “Fingerprints,” “Blue,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Red Earth” and “Tales of Texas.” In 2010, Iovino joined the Washington Ballet, where he performed soloist roles in Septime Webre’s “The Nutcracker” and “The Great Gatsby,” and in Twyla Tharp’s “Nine Sinatra Songs,” “Push Comes to Shove” and “Surfer at the River Rocks.”

“The situation was very complicated, but being lovers onstage definitely helped us fall in love for real,” Barrell says. Iovino echoes, with a smile: “It was the perfect recipe.”

Barrell and Iovino will duplicate their roles this month as Ballet Arizona reprises “Romeo and Juliet” in performances on February 9-12 at Phoenix Symphony Hall, with Prokofiev’s music performed by the Phoenix Symphony.

In the four years since they last danced the roles of star-crossed lovers, Barrell and Iovino have gone through relationship trials, though nothing as serious as those experienced by Mr. Montague and Ms. Capulet.

“We were together, and then we broke up, and now we’re back together,” Barrell explains. Altogether, a much happier ending than that of the characters whose story they will dance onstage.

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He began his Ballet Arizona tenure in 2012. Since joining the company, Iovino has performed in George Balanchine’s “Rubies” (from “Jewels”) at the Chicago Dancing Festival and Balanchine’s “Serenade” and “Stravinsky Violin Concerto” at Ballet Under the Stars.

Barrell, a proverbial All-American, began her training at Delaware Dance Company and later studied under Sherry Hiott. During the summer, she continued her training at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Orlando Ballet School, Princeton Ballet School, Virginia School of the Arts and the Rock School for Dance Education. She was a finalist in the 2004-05 and 2004-06 Kennedy Center Ballet Class Series, and a soloist for the 2006 Youth America Grand Prix finals in New York City.

Since joining Ballet Arizona in 2007, Barrell has performed soloist roles in Balanchine’s “The Four Temperaments,” “La Sonnambula” and “La Valse,” as well as principal roles in “Apollo,”“Divertimento No. 15” and “Rubies” (from “Jewels”).

She originated the title role in Ib Andersen’s “Cinderella” and danced the role of Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty.” She has appeared in Ib Andersen’s original ballet play, “Mosiak,” and the premiere of “Diversions” at the Kennedy Center.

For all their true romance offstage, the pretend romance they must evoke onstage requires technical mastery and artistic focus. It’s not enough for the two to be in love; they must convince an audience, through movement alone, of their every feeling. Each nuance of emotion depends on the sweep of an arm, or the lift of a leg.

“The hardest thing to do is to express with artistry so that no one notices the technique,” Iovino notes. “Sometimes it takes a lot of rehearsal to learn how to communicate certain things with your body, like how to be a 17-year-old in love.”

Barrell points out the need to grasp Juliet’s growth throughout the ballet: “There are technical challenges in Ib’s choreography, but at the same time, there is so much focus on the character that I’d be tempted to say what the character demands is more severe. Juliet goes through such a transformation, and she’s onstage almost the whole time.” The ballet’s tragic ending, she admits, is “draining” to perform night after night.

Did the real-life couple learn anything from the fictional couple’s tragedy?

“Communication” is Barrell’s one-word answer, alluding to Romeo’s fatal failure to learn that Juliet faked her death, which ultimately leads to the couple’s deadly denouement.

“Don’t get involved with family drama,” Iovino adds, prompting Barrell to laugh.

Ballet Arizona’s “Romeo and Juliet” is a visual spectacle with sweeping grand ballrooms, daring sword fights and romantic gardens serving as the backdrop for the classic tragedy you won’t want to miss. Three different pairs of dancers will perform the title roles in the company’s six scheduled performances. Specific details about Barrell and Iovino’s performances can be found on the Ballet Arizona website.

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It started with bells. Bells and a vision.

In 1965, Paolo Soleri, along with his wife, Colly, built a small studio in Paradise Valley. From the Italian word “cosa,” which means thing, and “anti,” which means against or before, Soleri named his studio Cosanti. There, he hoped he would build, create and challenge architectural exploration.

Soleri began by making and selling ceramic wind-bells. The income he gained from these allowed him to pursue architectural philosophy and start building things for himself, exploring an intellectual realm beyond his architectural peers’ interest.

Troubled by the massive consumerism of the modern world and aware that urbanization of the planet was rapidly increasing, Soleri set out to provide a solution and seek the correct balance between architecture and ecology.

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In 1970, he had his answer. He would build Arcosanti: an ideal urban environment, a sustainable city and an alternative to urban sprawl.

I travel an hour north of Phoenix, up Interstate 17, to see the city and meet with the executive assistant of the Cosanti Foundation, Sean-Paul von Ancken.

Arcosanti is a rural dream world set softly against a vast, remote desert. A set from Star Wars, a Dr. Seuss book, an ancient Aztec community — these are all things that come to mind when describing the whimsical cement buildings that twist and turn, the subterranean homes built into the side of a rock cliff, the apses where the bell-making studios are housed.

“Culture out your front door, nature out your back,” Sean-Paul tells me.

In the last 40 years, more than 7,000 volunteers have helped build the city.

Now, 80 people live there, many of them artisans who continue to follow in Soleri’s footsteps. They spend their days making his world-famous bells.

Those living in Arcosanti exist on a lifestyle of leanness and elegant frugality. Example: no air conditioning, just fans.

“You adapt yourself to the environment,” says SeanPaul, “not the environment to yourself.”

The goal? To discover some type of sustainable future and prove a city like Arcosanti, which balances nature and urbanization, is a viable alternative.

Sean-Paul gives me statistics: “We would need four earths if the developing world lived like Americans do.” Our resources are rapidly diminishing, he says, “but what if we were to change our paradigms and reorient our norms? Dissolve older norms, and let new ones flourish?”

Following Soleri’s idea of working with nature instead of around it, all of the bell-making is done outdoors.

There are two studios: Cosanti, the original studio in Paradise Valley, and Arcosanti, the studio housed in the rural urban community. At each studio, 10 artisans make bronze bells and four make ceramic.

Each studio produces 40 to 70 bells daily. The process takes time and careful attention. The ceramic bells are silt-casted — a negative indentation of the bells is made on beds of silt, then filled with slip clay. Once a thin crust forms, the interior is sucked out, and the is bell dried, carved, fired and finally assembled.

The bronze bells are made by pressurizing nickel slag sand in a box around an aluminum form. They are then either given a patina finish (artificially aging the bronze produces a red or bluish tint) or are burnished, resulting in dark blues and purples.

Inspired by Soleri, each bell follows his basic form work and molding. However, the artisans carve their own designs in the bells, creating an entirely new product each time.

Sean-Paul tells me this is a cosmic symbol, an abstract design coming from the artists themselves that “encourages dreaming, visioning and thinking outside the box.” The symbols are elegant and primal, in tune with the ideology of Arcosanti.

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Interested in making bells? Anyone can attend a workshop and learn the process.

In fact, most of the current artisans had no experience about bronze- or ceramicmaking prior to their workshop.

The workshops are one to five weeks.

Participants receive lectures, aid in the construction of Arcosanti and learn how to create bells. Afterward, those who catch the passion and fervor of Soleri’s vision can sign on to live and work there for as long as they’d like. According to Sean-Paul, the experience is for those who wish to “meditate on both the human and urban condition.”

Don’t feel like living in a rural urban hostel for five weeks? Both Arcosanti and Cosanti give tours seven days a week. Arcosanti also offers hotel-like accommodations for those choosing to stay the night.

If you don’t take a workshop, at least take a tour of the extraordinary city and purchase one of Soleri’s world-famous bells. The bells are only available at the two Arizona studios and online. They run from $30 to $400. They hang everywhere in the world, from hotels, to exhibitions, to the Paolo Soleri bridge in Scottsdale. If you're feeling extravagant, you can even snag a Soleri original for around $2,000.

Custom orders are also available.

Another option is to purchase a cause bell, in which a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a specific cause. Causes the Cosanti Foundation supports include the Phoenix Art Museum, Tuscon Cancer

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Soleri passed away three years ago, and the Cosanti Foundation has found themselves in a time of transition. But they haven’t sold out. Using the money made from tours, workshops and bells, the faithful are still building Arcosanti, still adhering to Soleri’s values and vision.

“We’re following his footsteps,” says Sean-Paul. “[Soleri] gave us a path forward. He handed [Arcosanti] off to future generations. We have an identity already, but how we will confront the 21st century will be a fascinating turn of events.”

Sean-Paul gazes into the desert canyon Arcosanti is built into, onto and over.

“The more dire environmental circumstances become, the more relevant radical sustainable theologies become,” he says. “The more relevant [Arcosanti] becomes.”

Somewhere, bells clink gently. Anywhere you go in Arcosanti, you can hear them, a reminder of both the past and the future.

Like Sean-Paul’s words, they ring full of hope and promise. I can hear them still as I drive away. paolosoleristudios.com cosanti.com arcosanti.org

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Christ the Lord Lutheran Church (CTL) proudly presents an extraordinary concert by the Desert Foothills Native American Flute Circle (DFNAFC) during CTL’s Patron Appreciation Event.

CTL created this special event in honor of the great generosity of the donors who support the Living Music Performance Series. The unique concert will take place on February 18 at 4 p.m.

With the soothing sounds created by experienced flute players, audience members will find healing and comfort in the melodies and rhythms that beautifully flow from this ancient instrument.

“The Native American flute is believed to help restore balance both within our bodies and with our physical environment,” explains Dr. Ron Bonnstetter, a member of the DFNAFC and master of ceremony for the concert. “My own research in cognitive neurology supports the findings that the Native American flute, especially the lower-pitched flutes, create a meditative state by increasing slow brain activity and decreasing higher bandwidths, such as beta activity. The Native American flute shows promise

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as a music therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, anxiety, hypertension and different forms of depression.”

For those needing restoration, the collective sounds of the flute weaved together create a healing atmosphere. This concert will not just renew the soul; it will transport concertgoers back in time.

The Patron Appreciation Event features the exceptional sounds of old world flutes performed by accomplished French flutist Sylvie Berthod. Berthod, a professor of musicology at Sorbonne University in Paris who specializes in early medieval and Renaissance European flutes, will amaze guests with performance pieces from those early periods.

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” says Bonnstetter, “to compare and contrast old and new world ancient flutes and their timeless music.”

The DFNAFC rehearses monthly at CTL; however, the Patron Appreciation Event will be their premiere performance in the Living Music Performance Series. CTL gladly supports the DFNAFC and their steadfast work in bringing traditional and contemporary Native American flute music to the community.

“The arts, especially music, can unite people by creating common bonds,” Bonnstetter says. “The soothing sounds from these flutes made of wood is a magical experience that represents an opportunity to connect with those ancient desert dwellers who walked this land before us.”

CTL encourages the public to attend this free musical event, not only to hear masterful flute playing but also to applaud the many donors who continuously support CTL’s mission to bring exquisite music to the Valley. Those desiring to contribute to the Living Music Performance Series will have an opportunity through a voluntary offering at the event. Additionally, the Patron Appreciation Event will be dedicated to R. Carlos Nakai, recognized as the world’s leading Native American flutist. ctlcarefree.org February 2017

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With the advantage of cool but comfortable February weather, it’s time to head outdoors and go on a hunt — a hunt to find great architectural homes tucked away in the Valley of the Sun. With their smooth lines and massive arches, or their stone accents and exposed wood beams, these homes cry out to be admired. To the delight of all, treasures of a different nature can be found within these homes — treasures of extraordinary pieces of art.

Contemporary Forum Art + Architecture Weekend 2017 plans to make the hunt a little easier by providing attendees with access to custom homes not often open to the public.

This three-day inaugural event, from February 24-26, offers one-of-a-kind tours of masterfully-built homes while showcasing extensive contemporary art collections found indoors.

“This event represents a blending of art and architecture,

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which naturally go hand and hand,” says Debbie Jarson, member of the Contemporary Forum board of directors and co-chair for the Contemporary Forum Art + Architecture Weekend.

“The Contemporary Forum and the Phoenix Art Museum sees this as an opportunity to share how the art form of architecture paired with collected art can be more than complimentary; it can offer an exciting synergy of space and form,” says Jarson. “It is a showcase of diverse and remarkable collections and inspired spaces that are unique to the Valley.”

To see this fusion of art and architecture in person, attendees have the option of choosing from three different ticket levels. The $100 Silver Level option includes a self-guided public home tour on February 26, and features five exquisite homes filled with amazing artwork. Before the tour, guests

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will enjoy breakfast at AK Studio in Scottsdale, where they will pick up their tour maps.

In addition to the public home tour on February 26, the $300 Gold Level includes a VIP opening party at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West on February 24, which will feature delicious cocktails, a twilight tour and an in-depth architects’ talk. The Gold Level also includes an invitation to the closing party on February 26, at a modern Scottsdale residence.

The $500 Platinum Level includes everything that the Gold Level provides; however, it will also include a VIP home tour to four exclusive homes on February 25. Not only will Platinum ticketholders view the homes, but they will also be transported in a luxury motor coach throughout the tour and are invited to attend a private twilight reception afterward.

Normally the public doesn’t get an opportunity to admire the architectural beauty of private homes around the Valley, nor do they get a chance to appreciate the rare artwork that hides behind the walls.

For this reason, the Contemporary Forum Art + Architecture Weekend shouldn’t be missed. Seeing these masterpieces is an experience you’ll never forget.

“Guests will have a rare chance to go through private homes and view individual art collections displayed in an architectural context, as opposed to passive gallery or museum spaces,” says Jarson. “It's an extraordinary opportunity to see how inspired desert architecture and world-class art interact with each other in a personal setting.” contemporaryforum.org

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This month, Arizona craft beers will be foaming over with love at three different brew events. If you’re into all things local, as well as thoughtfully-crafted beer, here’s a chance to learn a thing or two while you sample the best of the best Arizona beer.

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Arizona Beer Week Arizona Beer Week is a statewide, nineday celebration of Arizona’s signature suds. It takes place from February 9-18 through special events at participating restaurants, breweries and other venues.

Both events are organized by the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild, which represents nearly 100 breweries, breweries in the planning stages, craft beer bars, partners and distributors across the state of Arizona. The guild promotes the craft brewing industry in Arizona by providing educational opportunities to brewers, distributors and consumers; promotes quality craft beers and, most importantly, responsible consumption.

Check out the website for events held all month throughout the state. arizonabeerweek.com Arizona Strong Beer Festival The Arizona Strong Beer Festival is among Arizona Beer Week’s main events. Now in its 17th year, the festival will feature the state’s most groundbreaking beers on February 11 at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix. Festival-goers can taste from the event’s largest selection to date of specialty brews, high alcohol by volume varieties and other one-of-a-kind craft beers. Local, regional and national brewers will feature innovative brewing techniques, barrel-aged beer varieties and collaborative offerings.

New this year are various game play zones, relaxation areas to kick back and enjoy the hops, and a super VIP area and brewer’s reception. arizonabeerweek.com Birds ‘n’ Beer Head to Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center on February 16 for an entertaining presentation on birds ‘n’ beer.

This monthly happy hour is a nature and beer lovers’ paradise. Audubon will serve up cold brews, wine, snacks and a chance to mingle, and then fill you to the brim with various topics on birds, wildlife and conservation education. riosalado.audubon.org

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Marina Matatov, owner of The Village Coffee Shop, has had an endless desire to lift people’s spirits — but there was a question of just how she’d do it. After some consideration, it became apparent to her that she would accomplish this goal by serving fresh crêpes using her grandmother’s secret recipe.

It’s a secret she gladly shares. Since opening the shop’s doors in October 2010 in a small space that her parents provided, she’s been preparing crêpes with love.

Because of her parent’s support, she eventually moved to her current place, a larger unit two doors down. At this coffee shop, you’ll find a considerable selection of exceptionally made sweet and savory crêpes.

For a sweet treat, try the peaches and cream crêpe deliciously prepared with sautéed peaches in brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon topped with sweet creme fraiche. You might also want to try the triple threat crêpe, featuring freshly sliced bananas and strawberries covered with Nutella spread.

For something savory, try the club crêpe filled with turkey, bacon, avocado, mozzarella, tomato, romaine lettuce and mayo. Whether you’re a vegetarian or not, you may want to try the veggie crêpe with tomatoes, sweet red peppers, fresh baby leaf spinach, mushrooms and melted mozzarella dressed with pesto sauce.

Other menu options, like fresh pastries, quiches and gluten-free crêpes, leave customers feeling just as satisfied, especially with a cup of Marina’s coffee. Using coffee beans from Roastery of Cave Creek, her coffee undeniably pairs perfectly with any selection. Each cup is prepared individually, taking a minute longer to process — but one minute that makes all the difference.

Customers may have noticed a difference at the shop, as well. When Marina’s twins were born prematurely, she spent less time at work to take care of them. Now that the twins are older, she’s back full-time with her other family — her customers — because that’s how she views them.

The Village Coffee Shop is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers catering for special events.

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Impress your loved ones this Valentine’s Day with this easy, yet elegant dessert.

Pears are slowly poached and infused with the flavors of white wine and cinnamon until incredibly soft and sweet. Once poached, the pears can be sliced and cored or left whole for a more dramatic presentation. Serve with ice cream and warm caramel sauce for the perfect finish to a romantic dinner.

Writer and photographer Monica Longenbaker

Poached Pears with Caramel Sauce Yield: 4 servings Ingredients: 3 cups fruity white wine (such as chardonnay or pinot grigio) 3 cups water 1½ cups granulated sugar 2 cinnamon sticks 1 piece of ginger, peeled and sliced vanilla bean pod, sliced in half (optional) 4 firm, medium pears (such as Bosc or Anjou), peeled with the stem intact caramel sauce (recipe below), warm vanilla bean ice cream Directions: In a medium saucepan, combine the white wine, water, sugar, cinnamon sticks, ginger and vanilla bean (if using).

Bring to a simmer over medium heat.

Carefully place the peeled pears into the liquid. Cover the pears with a plate or a

lid slightly smaller than the pot to keep the entire pears submerged. Simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until the pears are knife tender.

Gently remove the pears from the poaching liquid and set aside to cool to room temperature. (Note: If serving the next day, store the pears submerged in the poaching liquid in the refrigerator.

Bring to room temperature before serving).

To serve, place the pears onto a serving plate. Drizzle the warm caramel sauce over the top and serve with vanilla bean ice cream.

Caramel Sauce Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup water ½ cup heavy cream, warm

2 tablespoons butter pinch of salt Directions: Combine the sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat. Do not stir! If necessary, gently swirl the pan to ensure all the sugar has dissolved.

Allow the sugar to boil for 10-20 minutes, or until it begins to turn color.

Be careful not to let it burn. Once it becomes a deep golden color, whisk in the warmed heavy cream. For a softer caramel, add butter, as well. (Note: The sugar mixture will sputter a bit when liquid is added). Continue to simmer for 1-2 more minutes, whisking frequently until completely smooth.

Remove the pot from the heat and transfer to a heat-proof dish for further use.

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Authentic, Creole-style Jambalaya is a must for celebrating Mardi Gras this month. Shrimp, chicken and andouille sausage are combined with the Cajun holy trinity (onions, celery and bell peppers) and a spicy tomato sauce to create this crowd-pleasing New Orleans specialty. Closely related to paella, this hearty, onepot rice dish is influenced by both Spanish and French cuisines, yet has its own bold, distinctly Cajun kick.

Jambalaya Yield: 8-10 servings Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 12 ounces andouille sausage, sliced into coins 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts, diced 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning 1½ cups onion, diced 1 cup green bell pepper, diced 1 cup celery, diced 6 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup beer (optional)

15 ounces diced tomatoes ½ teaspoon dried thyme pinch of cayenne pepper (or to taste) 2 cups chicken stock 1½ cups white rice, uncooked 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined salt and pepper to taste hot sauce (optional) chopped parsley or sliced green onions for garnish

Directions: Heat half of the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

Add the andouille sausage and sauté until brown. Remove the sausage to a separate plate.

In the same pot, add the other half of the olive oil and the diced chicken. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning over the top of the chicken and sauté until the chicken is brown. (Note: The meat does not need to be cooked through at this point). Remove the chicken onto a separate plate.

Add the diced onions, green bell pepper, celery and garlic to the same pot and sauté over medium heat until softened, about 5-7 minutes. Deglaze the pot with beer (optional).

Add the diced tomatoes, dried thyme, cayenne pepper, chicken stock and the browned sausage and chicken to the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Stir in the uncooked rice. Bring the liquid back to a simmer.

Reduce the heat to low and cover the pot with a lid.

After about 12 minutes, stir in the shrimp. Place the lid back onto the pot and simmer for an additional 8-10 minutes, or until the shrimp is fully cooked and the rice is tender.

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Serve with hot sauce on the side. If desired, garnish with chopped parsley or sliced green onions.

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