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World’s largest animated holiday light show, inflatable obstacle course opens in North Phoenix

BY TARA ALATORRE

Pictured: The world's largest animated holiday light show Illumination: Symphony of Lights, is a drive-thru experience and Holiday Marketplace that opened in North Phoenix near Jomax Road and the I-17.

Photo by Tara Alatorre/Staff

NORTH PHOENIX – Illumination: Symphony of Light, the world's biggest drivethru animated holiday light show has returned to North Phoenix, bringing a new recordsetting attraction this year, which is the world's largest Christmas-themed inflatable obstacle course.

Illumination has flipped the American pastime of driving around to see the best Christmas light displays in neighborhoods on its head, by making the spectacular high-tech LED light display a drive-thru experience.

The exclusive attraction is located off the Interstate 17

and Jomax Road.

There are nearly 2 million dazzling programmed lights that are customized to display 16 million different shades of color per bulb. The lights are all synched to everyone's favorite holiday songs that are played through the FM radio.

It is about a 25 minute light show showcasing the latest cutting edge technology.

Dancing candy canes, twirling gingerbread men, giant fluttering snowflakes, glittering saguaros and a 100-foot-wide nativity scene are just a few of

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Photographers: It’s your chance to get noticed by Arizona Highways The deadline to enter is December 15 PHOENIX – For the past 93 years, some of the best professional photographers have provided stunning images to Arizona Highways magazine, produced by the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Those photographs of landscapes, wildlife and more have helped win the magazine international acclaim.

Now, it’s your turn to share this state’s beauty.

Amateur and professional photographers are invited to participate in the magazine’s annual photography contest.

The deadline for submissions is Dec. 15.

Photos will be judged in three categories: landscape photography, macro (closeup) photography and wildlife photography. All photos must show Arizona.

"The photo contest is a wonderful way for photographers to celebrate Arizona," said Arizona Highways Photo Editor Jeff Kida. "From the macro submissions to the sweeping landscape images we receive, it's clear that these shooters have a passion for exploring our beautiful state."

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Pictured: Wild Burros traveling on the roadside in Northern Arizona.

(Photo by Tara Alatorre)

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Annual Christmas Tree, Menorah lighting kicks off holidays in Carefree

CAREFREE – Christmas in Carefree returns to the Carefree Desert Gardens, with a full weekend of holiday-themed events, as well as special celebrations to welcome in the spirit of the season.

“Every year the ‘Christmas in Carefree’ programs are strengthened through new activities to better meet the desires of our residents,” Carefree Mayor Les Peterson said. “We believe that the program scheduled for this holiday season will be particularly well received and

enjoyed by all.”

This year’s official tree lighting will take place on November 30, at 6 p.m. at the iconic Carefree Sundial. The giant 25foot Christmas tree and the Gardens will be illuminated for the first time during this holiday season with thousands of twinkling lights sparking throughout the desert landscape.

The ceremony will include performers from local churches and student choirs.

The tree lighting will be followed by a

host a Chanukah Menorah Lighting every evening beginning Sunday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 9, from 5–6 p.m. in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion.

Local families will be invited to light the menorah each evening, with a special ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 9 that will include the Temple Chai Cantor and Choir. Each evening’s service is open to attendees of all denominations and faiths.

A full weekend of holiday-themed events begins on December 7, at 10 a.m., with Christmas in Carefree returning to transform the Carefree Desert Garden into a weekend-long “winter” wonderland, featuring an open-air Holiday Market, live music daily.

Family fun will include jolly bounce houses, family-themed activities and Santa’s Carefree Workshop.

On December 8, Breakfast with Santa will be held at 9 a.m. in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion.

The Carefree Community Holiday Parade will kick off around the town at 3 p.m., and a Holiday Fireworks display will launch beginning at 8:30 p.m. The festivities continue through December 10, with a holiday pet parade and blessing, a Christmas cookie contest and more seasonal fun.

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special screening of the beloved holiday film, “The Polar Express,” in the Sanderson Lincoln Pavilion.

Free hot chocolate and holiday treats will be available, along with snacks for purchase, and a keepsake Carefree Holiday Bell will be gifted to each child/ family in attendance.

Congregants from Temple Chai, as well as members of the Jewish Social Group of Cave Creek and Carefree will

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New River Community Potluck NEW RIVER – The New River Community is holding a community potluck on December 8, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The purpose is to meet neighbors and have some family fun. They will also be a collecting toys for Daisy Mountain’s Toy Drive (toys must be new and, in the package,) and gift cards are also accepted. The potluck will be held at the Wranglers Roost, 2500 W. New River Toad.

For more information or questions visit savenewriver.com.

No to incorporation meeting NEW RIVER – Come and meet your neighbors and discuss incorporation with folks on November 29, from 5-8 p.m. at Crossroads Fellowship Church, 42425 N New River Road. We will be having a toy and food drive that will be going to local charities. If you wish to donate you will be entered into a raffle to win a prize. We will also be having a potluck if you like to bring a dish to share with your neighbors.

If you have questions email DONTINCME@gmail.com.

Daisy Mountain Breakfast with Santa ANTHEM – Who doesn’t love breakfast with Jolly Old Saint Nick? This annual event provides plenty of ho-ho-holiday fun at the Cafes at Anthem Food Court including free kid’s activities, live entertainment, Santa story time, goody bags and a pancake breakfast. Kick off the holiday season with us!

Tickets are $5 each and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit the Daisy Mountain Firefighters Charities. Tickets will be available at The Outlets at Anthem’s Customer Service desk starting November 1. Tickets are limited so get yours early!

Daisy Mountain Firefighter Charities holding annual toy drive ANTHEM – No child should have to experience a holiday season without presents. We work hard to make sure that our

most vulnerable children have presents to open on Christmas.

We collect 10,000 toys each year and donate them to children at the pediatric emergency departments at the Arizona Children’s Center and Honor Health.

The Toy Drive will be held at Anthem Walmart on Black Friday and then on Saturdays and Sundays starting November 24 (times vary) until Wednesday, Dec. 19. New and unwrapped toys can also be dropped off at any of our Daisy Mountain Fire stations.

For more information or questions visit firefightercharities. org. For fire station locations visit daisymountainfire.org.

Diamond Canyon Kindergarten Roundup ANTHEM – Calling all future 2019-2020 kindergarten coyote pups of Diamond Canyon School, join us for a kindergarten roundup on November 29, from 6-7 p.m. Come meet the kindergarten team and learn about the curriculum. RSVP by emailing: gayle@dvusd.org.

Diamond Canyon School is located at 40004 N. liberty Bell Way in the Deer Valley Unified School District (DVUSD).

For more information or questions visit dvusd.org or call 623-445-8000.

Daisy Mountain Veterans toy and food drive ANTHEM – Daisy Mountain Veterans, Doody Defense and Youth for Troops are organizing a community-wide holiday giving event. Holiday Helpers will provide holiday meals, decorations and gifts for local families. The groups will provide the community with specific wish lists completed by families that will cover toys, holiday meals, decorations and additional needs.

Any individual or business interested in helping with this project can email holidays@daisymtnvets. org to be given access to the gift registry. Items will need to be placed on an online gift registry and delivery and pickup items will be handled discreetly in order to protect families identities.

For more information, questions or to contribute toys or other

donations contact daisymtnvets.org.

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Anthem Salvation Army needs volunteer bell ringers ANTHEM – The Anthem Salvation Army Unit assisted 72 Anthem area families with a little over $25,200 in utility assistance and also sent 6 children to summer camp this past year. We are in need of volunteer bell ringers (singles, couples, families, or groups) from Thanksgiving to Christmas on Fridays and Saturdays for two hour blocks at four locations (Walmart-Anthem; Frys-Anthem and Dove Valley; Safeway-Anthem).

If interested in specific times, places, or dates please email anthemsalvationarmy@ gmail.com and someone with contact you shortly.

Merrill Gardens Holiday Boutique Sale ANTHEM – The second annual Holiday Boutique Sale at Merrill Gardens on December 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be vendors, prizes, food and music so stop on by. Merrill Gardens is located at 2800 W. Rose Canyon Circle in Anthem.

For more information visit merrillgardens.com or call 602-457-6990.

MTA presents ‘The Giver’ ANTHEM – Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces their upcoming production of “The Giver,” with performances November 29 through December 2, 2018. the location: MTA's new theatre space, located at 42201 N. 41st Drive, Suite B100 in Anthem. Ticket prices range from $13-$19.

Tickets may be purchased online at musicaltheatreofanthem.org/ tickets or at will-call beginning one hour before start of show.

BCHS Marching Band presents Motors for Music ANTHEM – The Boulder Creek High School (BCHS) Marching Band Booster Club is holding a car show on December 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. at

the high school campus, 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway. The pre-registration fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt, it is $30 to register the day of the event and it also includes a T-shirt.

Registration and check-in is from noon to 1 p.m. and awards are at 4:30 p.m. There will be raffles, music, fun awards and much more. There will also be a Toys for Tots toy drive in memore of Trevor Crouse.

BCHS is looking for sponsors for the event too.

For more information or to register email bchscarshow @gmail.com.

Upcoming concerts at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) NORTH PHOENIX – A Special Holiday Concert with Gypsy Soul: Authentic and excellence are the words most often used to describe Gypsy Soul and its music. The duo’s multicultural heritage helps inform both their message and sound, attracting audiences with their soulful blend of roots, pop, blues, and jazz. Their wistful story began in Scotland when Roman Morykit (UK) and Cilette Swann (Canada/USA) made a promise to each other to make both their living and their lives from their art.

The concert takes place on December 1 at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $38.50 to $48.50.

The Devon Allman Project with Special Guest Duane Betts: When you are part of a musical dynasty, it is only natural that the personal and professional aspects of your life should intersect. It was no different for Devon Allman, whose late father Gregg Allman helped helm one of the most important and influential American bands of the past fifty years. It is also little wonder that the younger Allman, an accomplished singer, songwriter, and guitarist in his own right, should feel the tug of family responsibility and the desire to honor his father’s fabled legacy.

The concert will take place at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) on December

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community events 2, with showings at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets range from $43.50 to $53.50.

The Mike Stern and Dave Weckl Band: One of the most esteemed electric guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has distinguished himself over a four-decade career that has encompassed musical partnerships with Blood Sweat & Tears, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, the Brecker Brothers, and Joe Henderson, as well as sixteen recordings as a leader (six of which were nominated for Grammy Awards). An electrifying soloist whose blistering chops combine rock-fusion firepower with sophisticated jazz harmonies and his inherently bluesy stringbending prowess. Stern has the ability to instantly elevate the proceedings on any gig or session he plays by channeling the spirits of his own personal guitar heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, and Albert King.

The concert will take place on December 6, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets range from $33.50 to $43.50.

To purchase tickets or for more information visit mim.org.

Starlight Community Theater presents ‘It's A Wonderful Life’ PHOENIX – Performances are from November 30 to December 16, at the Starlight Theater Venue, 1611 W. Whispering Wind Drive #9, Phoenix (1 block SW of Happy Valley & 16th Ave. west of I-17).

Adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers. Based on the film

by Frank Capra and the story by Peter Van Doren Stern. Presented through special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing and directed by Barbara L. Surloff. This fine drama not only celebrates the faith of the season, it also celebrates the American philosophy of life: hard work, fair play and the love and support of one's family and community will be rewarded.

For more information go to StarlightCommunityTheater.com.

Adult casting call for ‘The Pajama Game’ PHOENIX – The Starlight Community Theater is announcing and adult casting call at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, for the “The Pajama Game.” Adults (16+) be prepared to sing 32 bars of a musical theater show tune with recorded accompaniment (bring CD or mp3 player) and to do some reading and movement/ choreography.

Please bring your personal calendar, audition form, theater resume (optional) and headshot (optional). Audition Entrance is through Stage Door in back.

Performances will be: February 22 - March 10, 2019 Theater Venue Location: 1611 W. Whispering Wind Drive #9, Phoenix (1 block SW of Happy Valley & 16th Avenue, west of I-17).

For more information go to StarlightCommunityTheater.com.

Holiday Fine Art Show CAVE CREEK – The Sonoran Arts League will be kicking off the Sonoran Small Works Holiday Fine Art Show with an opening reception on December 1, from – to 8 p.m.

It will take place at the Sonoran Arts League Center fo the Arts at Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road. Admission is free and the show runs from December 1 to January 6, 2019.

For more information visit SmallWorksShow.com.

Santa, a Toad Christmas CAVE CREEK – The Horny Toad invites kids and their parents to enjoy Christmas:

A Toad Story on Saturday, December 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the Christmas event, bring your child to Cave Creek Christmas Company inside the Toad. For lunch, kids can enjoy a corn dog and French fries for only $4. In addition, The Horny Toad special will be two pieces of The Horny Toad’s famous fried chicken, a 1/4 rack of pork ribs, coleslaw and fries for just $14.99 between 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Just as important is the opportunity to help your neighbors in need. Bring an unwrapped new toy for a child 4-12 years old. The toys will be donated to Foothills Food Bank for its Adopt-a-Family program.

The Toad also will accept canned food and cash donations for the food bank.

The Horny Toad, which has earned numerous awards for its food including Best Fried Chicken, Best Steakhouse, Best BBQ ribs and Best Dessert (strawberry shortcake).

The Toad is located at 6738 E. Cave Creek Road. Call 480-488-9542 for reservations or more information.

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The Cave Creek Museum is open now through May 31, 2019. Hours are Weds/Thurs/Sat/Sun: 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $7 Adults; $5 Seniors; $5 Students; Children under five are free. Stay up to date on all events at Cave Creek Museum by visiting cavecreekmuseum.org.

Pinnacle Concert Series: ‘Celebration of Christmas’ SCOTTSDALE – Pinnacle Concert Series is holding a free concert (a donation is requested) on Sunday, December 9, at 4 and 7 p.m. One of the most beloved concerts of the season, “Celebration of Christmas” offers a wonderfully varied program of inspirational and joyous holiday music. Already a favorite tradition among many,

this event features music to usher in the Christmas spirit.

Join the Pinnacle Chancel Choir, Pinnacle Pealers, and special instrumental guests as they combine forces to create a magical experience!

The concert takes place at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Road in Scottsdale. Tickets are free, but a donation is requested to further the fine arts program of the church. Tickets will also be available at the door.

For more information visit PinnacleConcerts.com or call 480-303-2474.

Watch High School Choirs Caroling at Old Town Festival PEORIA – For the first time, the Old Town Holiday Festival will have strolling groups of carolers singing throughout the evening. The Old Town Festival will be held Friday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 10 p.m. in Old Town, located at the corner of Grand and Peoria Avenues.

For more information, visit peoriaaz.gov/specialevents.

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How was your Black Friday?

If you were one of the brave souls who headed out to shop, I hope you survived the ordeal. It may be the season of giving, but the spending happens first.

So many presents to buy and so little money. Hmm, what are we to do? Evidently keep spending, because the average American will spend over $1,000 bucks on Christmas presents!

Hey, the approaching Holidays don’t have to be so stressful. We should be happy to give (and receive) a basket of homemade cookies. Well, that’s if we baked cookies. Actually, I do bake cookies, but with four grandsons there will never be any hope of me giving a basket to anyone.

My grandmother used to bake

fruitcakes and give them to family and friends. A proper English woman, plus a teetotaler, she put enough rum in those cakes to get a family of four tipsy. One bite of Grandma’s cake (which was hard as a brick) and it could make your head spin.

I recently read that a fruitcake (one that is well-fermented) can last in a tin for more than forty years and still be edible! For the gift that might last a lifetime, perhaps I’ll start my own little tradition of baking fruitcakes.

Oh, if you get one from me, please don’t eat and drive.

So, back to shopping.

Sometimes Black Friday enhances bad behavior. A woman in Los Angeles was arrested for going to a crowded mall with a large pin. Evidently, she was jabbing other shoppers in a department store with a two-inch long hatpin when she wanted them to move out of her way. People were screaming in pain, running for their lives.

Yikes!

Hopefully, that outrageous behavior will never happen in our little corner of the world.

Getting past the shopping, the Season of Magic is here. There is so much more to the Holidays

than simply packages under a tree. Of course, those packages do matter, especially if you have children or grandkids who are busy making their wish lists.

I used to get little handwritten requests from the grandboys with items like, “truck, ball, power ranger” scrawled on festive note paper. Now I et a text that says things like, “camping and fishing gear, or iPad.” I used to love getting their lists.

Now I just run (with my wallet) and hide when I see their texts.

Dear Readers, shop wisely and calmly. Bake a fruitcake.

Perhaps I will dig up my grandmother’s fruitcake recipe and rekindle an old tradition.

Like my grandma, I’ll taste test everything (a few times) before I mix in the ingredients. Only the best for my friends.

So, if you get a little loaf wrapped carefully in brown paper, please do not confuse this heavy object with a brick.

I promise, just one little bite and you’ll discover the “happy” in Holidays.

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Dear Cave Creek Unified School District (CCUSD) Community,

Thank you for your strong support of the November 6, ballot initiative that will allow CCUSD and Cactus Shadows High School to join the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) to provide career and technical courses for our high school juniors and seniors.

So many of you helped in this effort: You wrote pro-statements and letters to the editors, you sent out social media posts, explained the benefits to your friends and colleagues, put signs in your car windows and front yards, and, most of all, you voted YES! We will be surveying our secondary students again for their interests in EVIT courses to eventually be provided at the CTED Center at the former

Desert Arroyo Middle School.

Our 2019-2020 juniors and seniors are looking forward to enrolling in additional EVIT courses in the next school year.

Thank you for supporting this effort for all students in the CCUSD boundaries.

With gratitude, Dr. Burdick.

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ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra presents ‘It’s Christmas!’ concert never heard it before. Traditional, classical, contemporary and even whimsical pieces provide something for everyone in the family.

Included are “And the Glory of the Lord,” from Handel’s Messiah; movements from Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto”; a rollicking arrangement of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”; and classic holiday sing-alongs.

Come for a memorable performance sure to instill joy and cheer in your holidays.

Dates and Venues include:

Pictured: PMAZ's chorale singers at last year's holiday concert.

ANTHEM – “It’s Christmas!,” a holiday concert presented by ProMusica Arizona Chorale

and Orchestra, will give you an exciting kick-off for your holiday season.

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Friday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church, Sun City

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Saturday, Dec. 8, 4 p.m. at the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Anthem

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Experience A musicological journey through the “Twelve Days of Christmas” like you’ve

Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church, Phoenix Ticket Prices are: Adults, $22; Seniors (65+)/Military, $20; Students (16-26),

$12; and children 15 and younger are free with a paid adult. Free student rush tickets are available 15 minutes before each performance, based on seating availability. Groups of 10 or more will receive a 10% discount.

About ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra Since its founding 16 years ago, PMAZ has become a leader in bringing live music to audiences primarily in the North Phoenix area. With almost 100 multigenerational singers and instrumentalists, the group has performed more than 150 times for over 125,000 people.

PMAZ is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and is supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pmaz.org or call 623-326-5172.

ProMusica Arizona receives grant from Scottsdale League for the Arts ANTHEM –ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra (PMAZ) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant for $1,000 from the Scottsdale League for the Arts.

This grant will help support PMAZ’s objective to expose young people to live music performances by providing free tickets for those 15 and under accompanied by an adult. Also, free rush tickets for students ages 16 to 22 years old that are available 15 minutes prior to concerts based on seating availability.

The Scottsdale League for

the Arts raises funds to support the arts and arts education programs through its annual signature event, the Scottsdale Culinary Festival, among others.

One hundred percent of the net proceeds of these activities support the League’s grants program for a wide range of non-profit arts organizations in Maricopa County. These grants are awarded on a competitive basis for arts education and outreach including opportunities for children to experience the visual and performing arts.

“Since PMAZ’s beginnings 16 years ago, one of our missions

has been to give children and young adults a way to develop an appreciation for musical performances from an early age.

This generous grant from the Scottsdale League for the Arts helps us fulfill that mission,” PMAZ Board Chair, Jan Sandoz said.

PMAZ Chorale and Orchestra’s 2018-19 season includes three concerts including the Arizona Premiere of “Mountain Days: The John Muir Musical” in Concert in March of 2019.

Visit pmaz.org for more information and for concert tickets.

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CREED II Director: Steven Caple Jr. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Dolph Lundgren, and Florian Munteanu Monte’s Rating 3.00 out of 5.00

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There is a quality in the sport and spectacle of boxing that is captivating. The way boxing promoters shape and mold the tale of the tape, composing gladiators that have reached the peak of their physical prowess, where the only place left for these athletic gods to venture is into the arena of battle. Proving with their hardened fists that they are the greater fighter.

The battle itself is a circus, with pulsating entrance music,

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It’s exciting, it’s barbaric…it’s entertainment.

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displays when he struggles to connect Adonis to the past, present and future.

If for nothing else, these two characters are the reason “Creed II” succeeds even with the missteps found in the narrative.

“Creed II” becomes overly familiar at times, making steps and pushing choices in the same ways we’ve seen from films like this in the past; it fits the “hero’s journey” too completely.

Where “Creed,” directed in 2015 by Ryan Coogler, also took a familiar path, it felt less obvious because the history it was revisiting was simply a background fragment. There Adonis was his own person trying to break free of the past that would define him.

Because “Creed II” revisits so much, the momentum and build up to the final fight against the seemingly superhuman foe just doesn’t have the same quality.

The stakes just don’t feel as high or dangerous because it’s already been done so many times.

Still, there are moments in “Creed II” that are complete crowd pleasers. The big fight against Drago is filled with the back and forth combat that makes the sport of boxing so much fun.

“Creed II” is a predictable journey, and while it may not ruin the film it doesn’t help it in establishing itself apart from the past. Still, the performances from Mr. Jordan and Mr. Stallone are excellent and the film builds towards the kind of “feel good” sports moments that make this genre of films so endearing.

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where the predominant odds from every possible angle came hurtling into the squared circle to bombard Balboa with their fists.

Still, even though Rocky single handedly ended Cold War conflicts with Russia in “Rocky IV,” the hardest fight for this character was always the one he fought with himself.

While Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has since retired his boxing gloves, the son of his former foe/best friend Apollo Creed has picked up the boxing legacy and paved his own path to success. Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has fought his way up the boxing ranks, with Rocky as his corner man, and into the championship glory achieved by his father.

Adonis, now famous in the boxing world and making plans for the future with his girlfriend Bianca (Tessa Thompson), is still struggling to understand his place amidst the daunting heritage of his father that has defined every aspect of his life.

Just as the past has influenced Adonis’ path, it has also influenced the path of another fighter who is trying to bring pride back to his family name. Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu) arrives in the United States with his

father (Dolph Lundgren) to reclaim the past that was stolen from his family.

“Creed II”, directed by Steven Caple Jr., further explores the complicated past of both the Creed and Balboa storylines.

Specifically, the events that transpired in “Rocky IV.” It’s a narrative balancing act handled with varying degrees of success.

It’s a difficult task trying to blend stories, separated by more than 30 years into something that feels new and fresh, while also honoring the well-regarded films from the past.

“Rocky IV”, regardless of how silly the story may seem now, took the Balboa story and turned it into something of epic caliber; both within the fight in the ring and the state of affairs in the world in 1985.

“Creed II” doesn’t quite achieve the mythical prowess/silliness achieved in “Rocky IV,” but it does craft in its small moments an interesting take on family, responsibility and lineage.

Adonis is growing and still immature, trying to live a life honoring the father that was stolen from him in the ring and create his own path and legacy.

Michael B. Jordan is a fantastic actor and imbues Adonis with conflict and confusion.

Sylvester Stallone is the reason why Rocky Balboa connects so well, and more than 40 years later the actor still composes the character with undeniable charm that is seen through fortune cookie mantras he dispels to Adonis. Also, by his well-worn integrity he

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Department of Forestry cuts down Capitol's Christmas tree PHOENIX – A 26-foot White Fir tree was recently cut down by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, which will be displayed at the Arizona State Capitol.

On November 15, crews with the department’s northern district selected and cut down the Christmas tree in the Coconino National Forest.

The decorated tree will be on public display for the holiday season, and tree lighting ceremony will take place at the Capitol Rotunda.

“We are honored to be able to select and cut down Arizona’s Christmas tree,” The Deparment of Forestry and Fire Management’s Northern District Manager, Aaron Green, said. “We must also thank our partners at the Coconino National Forest for allowing us to harvest a tree off of federal land.”

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“The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe in the possible,” Alice in “Through The Looking Glass.”

Yes, all things are possible in the world of local stylist Rosie Anderson, owner of Tame Studio and Boutique in Cave Creek. Growing up in Warwick, New York, Rosie was fascinated with the creative people around her.

Seamstresses that could make any conceivable fashion imagined, or turn your ordinary jacket into a spectacular piece of wearable art. Another, a carpenter and furniture maker

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Peoria Celebrating 30th Annual Old Town Holiday Festival PEORIA – The city of Peoria is celebrating its 30th annual Old Town Holiday Festival on Friday, November 30, from 5 to 10 p.m.

Located at Osuna Park in Old Town Peoria, near 83rd and Grand Avenues, attendees can stroll through the historic streets and enjoy all the holiday activities.

The event will feature live entertainment, a visit from Santa, a snow slide with 20 tons of snow, kid zone, roaming high school choir groups, a crafters market and more.

The tree lighting and council ceremony will take place at 7:15 p.m. Activities and performances will be happening throughout the evening.

The Community Center will host a series of dance performances starting at 5 p.m. The Osuna Park stage will feature performances by Ballet Folklorico, Class Act, Red Dragon Kenpo and others.

The Peoria Center for the Performing Arts will have a free concert by Tres Tenores at 8 p.m.

Parking and admission are free; some activities have a nominal fee. purchase.

For more information visit, peoriaaz.gov/ specialevents.

Pictured: A tractor decorated with holiday lights at last year's Old Town Holiday Festival.

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NRDHIC holding community potluck at Wrangler's Roost

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Conducted by Patti Graetz

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NEW RIVER – The New River Incorporation Committee (NRDHIC) is holding a community potluck, which is a family fun event for all ages that will take place on December 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Wrangler's Roost, 2500 West New River Road.

The purpose of the potluck is for the rural community to have the opportunity to meet their neighbors, and to meet core members of NRDHIC, who are researching the feasibility of incorporating the area into an official town.

NRDHIC will also be collecting toys at the potluck for the Daisy Mountain Firefighter Charities’ annual Christmas Toy Drive. Toys must be new and unwrapped. Gift cards will also be accepted, and will be used by the charity

to provide for local families in need.

NRDHIC held a potluck in August with a great turnout from the community, so don’t miss out on this fun opportunity to meet and get to know your neighbors.

The Foothills Focus made an error in our November 21, issue in the community events section and stated that the community potluck was being facilitated by the New River Desert Hills Community Association (NRDHCA), which is incorrect. The New River Desert Hills Incorporation Committee (NRDHIC) and the NRDHCA are not affiliated. The Focus apologizes for any confusion this may have caused its readers.

For more information about the potluck or NRDHIC visit savenewriver.com or NRDHIC.org.

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the displays attendees will be mesmerized by. Not to mention two giant drive-thru light tunnels that make you feel like you hit hyper-drive in a space ship.

If you experienced Illumination last year, this year is a whole new experience with lots of upgrades to the light show and the Holiday Boulevard Marketplace. Illumination also opened a second location in Tempe this year.

“Visitors to the North Phoenix site last year will be blown away by the changes we’ve made not only to the attraction itself but to the Holiday Boulevard Marketplace,” Yakir Urman, cofounder of Illumination said.

The holiday marketplace, which is located at the end of the light show, is a free immersive winter wonderland for all ages, which is open to the public and offers free parking. It includes large walk-thru ornaments, “elfie selfie" stations, giant chess and connect four games, and a post office to write letter to American deployed troops.

The holiday marketplace also features the world’s largest Christmas-themed inflatable obstacle course that is U-shaped and accommodates four racers at one time. Children will traverse 19-feet of pillars, tunnels, slides, climbing walls, a maze and a carousel all the way to the finish line.

There are also three bounce houses for children under

Pictured: A giant LED light-up Christmas ornament at the Illumination's Holiday Boulevard Marketplace, which is open to the public and free to attend including free parking.

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the age of five. The cost is $10 per person for unlimited play in the bounce houses and/ or obstacle course.

“We can’t wait for the community to be as excited as we are about this awesomely fun addition!” Urman said.

There will also be vendors selling food, beverages and holiday-themed gifts at the marketplace.

The North Phoenix Illumination will open nightly at 6 p.m. from now until January 5, 2019. It is recommended that attendees purchase tickets in advance online at worldofillumination.com to reduce wait times and to save money. Advance tickets are $29 per vehicle and tickets at the gate cost $35 per car.

Expect to wait in line when

you arrive to the attraction if you are driving through the light show. Attendees may want to bring water or snacks in their vehicles while they wait to enter, or entertainment for smaller children. There is a large 220foot screen with some video footage of Santa displayed while you wait in line, and portable restrooms are available at the entrance for the waiting cars. But The Foothills Focus waited over 30 minutes when it attended Illumination, so be prepared for lines and crowds.

Be sure to connect with Illumination on social media for updates, ticket giveaways and additional information.

Illumination is located at 27701 N. Black Canyon Highway.

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Thunderbird Artists Gallery opens in Carefree

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CAREFREE – After 37 years of producing award-winning, juried fine art and wine festivals, Thunderbird Artists is expanding to open its first fine art gallery, the Thunderbird Artists Gallery, in Carefree on Thursday, December 6.

The new gallery, located at 99 Easy Street, Suite 235, in Carefree and it will showcase and sell the works of renowned artists, including David Bennett, Guilloume, Jacinthe Dugal-Lacroix, Sandy and Dave Daniel, Valentine, Dan Hale and others.

“We’ve been partnering with the Town of Carefree and the Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce on our Carefree festivals for 26 years. It only makes sense that we would consider Carefree as our home base for an art gallery,” Thunderbird Artists President Denise Colter said.

A special ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at noon on December 6, with town and chamber officials present. Guests to gallery will also enjoy refreshments throughout the afternoon.

One of the highlights of the new gallery will be a stunning, LED-illuminated, glass and metal chandelier that depicts figures in motion. The captivating piece was created by glass artist David Bennett, of Carefree.

Bennett spent 25 years working as a trial lawyer before finding his passion for sculpting glass. A native of Oregon, he

was vacationing in Florida celebrating his 50th birthday when he met a glass blower who inspired him to learn more. Within two weeks, he was making paperweights and within the next year, he began studying with Robert Carlson and Petr Novotny at the Pilchuck Glass School.

He continued to study with talented glass artists in the south of France, Murano, Italy and Pilchuck. By 1997, he left his career in law to work full-time in his studio. He is best known for his metal and glass animal and human figures in motion, including modern dancers and trapeze artists. Each piece includes 10 or more glass and metal pieces welded together.

Bennett uses a proprietary method that protects the glass during the welding process. While artisans have been blowing glass into metal forms for 2,000 years, Bennett said he and others are pushing the technique.

“We can make complex forms in glass and bronze that we could not do in either medium alone. As we’ve stretched the technical processes of blowing glass into metal, I’ve had more and more artistic freedom,” Bennett said, adding that the LED lights inside his glass sculptures often glow like embers in a fireplace, resulting in a warm, comforting feeling.

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Drought, heat and urbanization putting the squeeze on Arizona lemons

BY HEATHER VAN BLOKLAND KJZZ

PHOENIX – Citrus production, one of Arizona’s founding “Five Cs,” predates statehood. But today, the industry is stuck – and for lemons, the market no longer can grow, thanks to drought and urbanization.

Harold Payne is manager of the 2,000-acre Fort McDowell Tribal Farm, which grows lemon trees on just one-tenth of the land, even though prices have been steadily rising.

“So lemons, they are actually the most profitable because a lemon tree will produce three times as much fruit as a navel (orange) tree,” Payne said.

“And the prices are higher. So it doesn’t take a lot of math to figure out, if you have a choice, you’d be growing lemons.”

In addition, people are using more lemons in cooking, seasonings, flavorings and beverages. Worldwide demand for lemons is at an all-time high, but growers in Arizona are not producing more lemons to meet the rising demand.

“The problem is there is no more water,” Payne said. “All of the water is allocated, that is, in the rivers in Arizona. It’s actually overallocated.”

Cities and tribes have the highest priority in water rights.

Farmers are last in line, which means a smaller lemon crop on limited land with limited water. Add drought, high heat and natural disasters and prices fluctuate even more, said Harold Edwards, CEO of Limoneira,

one of the oldest and largest citrus growers in the U.S. “And so that’s why you saw the price of lemons rise to very, very high prices toward the end of the summer,” he said, “because of the early season and the early harvest of lemons.

Combined with the extreme heat in the latter part of the summer, there just wasn’t enough supply to meet the demand.”

Edwards’ groves in Southern California were damaged this year by high temperatures.

“And the lemons on the tree really had a hard time with that, and the trees had a hard time with that,” he said. “And so you had a lot of fruit that was not able to make it through that heat event and fell onto the ground.”

In early June, the average price of a lemon box was $36. By July, it was $55. By midSeptember, $70.

Edwards said consumers “tend to be somewhat inelastic from the standpoint of, if you go to the grocery store and that lemon costs 30 cents or you go that same grocery store and it costs 90 cents, consumers typically buy lemons and don’t typically let that price differential influence their decision.”

There is no alternative for lemons when making things like lemonade or lemon meringue pie. Which prompts some people to take matters into their own hands, said Pamela Hamilton, publisher and editor of Edible Phoenix magazine.

“There are actually some people who go and see a

Lemon trees are the most profitable because they can produce up to three times more fruit than other citrus trees, but drought and urbanization have depressed the Arizona market.

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tree that isn’t being used and go knock on a door and ask if it can be foraged,” she said, but other people don’t bother to ask for permission.

“I say (that) as someone whose lemon tree was stripped of lemons while she was on vacation last year,” said Hamilton, who bemoans the decline of agriculture in metro Phoenix.

“In the time that I’ve been here, the amount of farmland that’s been paved over and turned into housing developments is astonishing,” she said. “Any farm that’s still a farm, I’m happy to see that continuing.”

Urban encroachment is another reason the Arizona citrus industry is in decline.

“Because of urbanization,

DVUSD announces free event with internationally recognized youth speaker PHOENIX – The Deer Valley School District (DVUSD) announced that Rick Miller, the founder of Kids at Hope will speak to the community on December 3, at 6 p.m. at the district office.

Miller is internationally recognized for delivering powerful messages about the importance of hope for

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His organization empowers organizations to transform their cultures through professional, personal and volunteer development workshops, seminars, institutes and classes, according to the Kids at Hope website.

The event is open to staff, parents and any community members who want to attend.

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primarily in the Phoenix area, and a number of years of poor returns, the industry has shrunk to about 12,000 acres,” said Glenn Wright, a University of Arizona Extension horticulturist.

“At one point in the ’70s, the Arizona citrus industry – which wasn’t just lemons, it included oranges – was about 80 thousand acres. Quite a lot of it, maybe 40 percent or so in the Phoenix area, and another 60 percent in the Yuma area.”

Arizona lemons now grow

on only 15 percent of the acreage they covered in the 1970s. Arizona’s lemon harvest for 2018 is expected to be its lowest in almost a decade, with production declining to less than half of what it was in 2011.

This story is part of Elemental: Covering Sustainability, a new multimedia collaboration between Cronkite News, Arizona PBS, KJZZ, KPCC, Rocky Mountain PBS and PBS SoCal, and part of ongoing Colorado River coverage in partnership with KUNC in Colorado.

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Cactus Shadows alumni wins photo journalism award from ASU PHOENIX – Nicole Neri, who graduated from Cactus Shadows High School in 2016, won the Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University (ASU).

Nicole was selected by a committee of professional photojournalists and ASU faculty for the award, which is given to one student each year.

According to the dean of the college, Nicole's photos stood out for their excellent composition and use of color, interesting angles, and most importantly, for the way they told a story. These photos are on exhibit for one year at the Cronkite building on the third floor in downtown Phoenix.

A lifelong Cave Creek resident, Nicole developed a passion for photography at the age of 13, when she started playing with her twin sister Natalie's pointand-shoot camera. Not long after, she was a winner in the Carefree Desert Gardens photo contest and her photos were part of the annual calendars.

Her photos also appeared regularly in the local newspaper, as well as in The Arizona Republic.

At Cactus Shadows, she was a lead photographer for the school newspaper and the yearbook.

Last summer, she completed an internship at the Lincoln Journal Star in Nebraska, where her photos appeared on a dozen front pages for the daily newspaper.

As photo editor and multimedia director at the student-run Downtown Devil online publication, Nicole has been on the front lines of major news stories such as President Donald Trump's explosive 2017 rally in downtown Phoenix and the local impact of DACA. A junior at ASU, Nicole also received a scholarship from the Arizona Press Club this year, and she placed 13th in the nation for news and feature photography at the 2017 Hearst Journalism Awards.

As a freelance photographer for Reuters, her photos of Sen. John McCain's memorial, as well as the Arizona primary election, recently appeared in The Wall Street Journal, MSN.com. and other worldwide publications.

In addition to being a full-time student and leader at the Downtown

Pictured: Nicole Neri, who is this year’s winner for the Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award from ASU, and is a lifelong resident of Cave Creek.

Photo courtesy of CCUSD

Devil, Nicole is working on the photo and video team for Cronkite News, as well as the ASU Enterprise Marketing Hub. Following graduation, Nicole plans to pursue a career in photojournalism as a staff photographer at a news organization.

In her rare spare time, she enjoys hanging out at hipster coffeehouses, watching Netflix, finding good new music, reading, origami and of course, taking pictures.

Holiday Lanterns at Lake Pleasant cancelled, refunds being issued

BY TARA ALATORRE

PEORIA – The Holiday Lantern event that was scheduled on December 1, at Lake Pleasant' s Harbor Marina has been cancelled due to a lack of lantern sales and interest in the event, according to its organizers.

“Numbers for the Christmas Lanterns event were not materializing, so the event was cancelled and operators will focus on a single lantern event in the

spring,” John Williams, an organizer of the event stated in an email to The Foothills Focus.

This event was going to be the first time in the greater Phoenix area that a lantern festival would have occurred during the holiday season before it was announced that it was cancelled this week.

Refunds are currently being processed for anyone who had already purchased a lantern for the event online, which were $30

each.

Tickets ordered online will be refunded to the same credit card used for the purchase.

Lanterns will return to Lake Pleasant this spring.

The initial lantern event held last April drew more than 10,000 attendees, but the event that was scheduled this December was not attracting as many patrons.

For more information, please visit pleasantharbor.com or call the Pleasant Harbor events line at 623-203-5173.

Second- and third-place winners will receive prize packages from Tempe Camera valued at $500 and $250, respectively.

The last grand prize winner, from Bernhard Michaelis of Flagstaff, captured long shadows on a cinder field near the San Francisco Peaks.

Tina Wright of Anthem won second place for a photo of Cathedral Rock

looming over a stormy panorama in the Sedona area.

For more information, please visit the contest website: ArizonaHighways.com/ photography/photo-contest.

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