May 9, 2012 • Vol. 10, No.20
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Chuck Hall kicks off Music in May STAFF REPORT
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Blues musician Chuck Hall performs at Anthem’s Music in May. The 7 p.m. concerts take place Fridays in the Anthem Community Park. To view more concert photos go to facebook.com/thefoothills.focus.
Anthem’s annual Music in May concert series got under way Friday at the Anthem Community Park’s Amphitheater with blues artists Chuck Hall taking the stage. Hall, a blues musician, has opened for Albert Collins, B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Gregg Allman and several other respected musical acts. He was named “Best Blues Guitarist” in Arizona two years in a row and inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 2000. The show was the first of four free concerts set for 7 p.m. each
Friday throughout the month. This week the series continues with musical composer and producer Thaddeus Rose performing a variety of musical genres with his three-piece show band, covering hits from the 40s through today. A regular performer at the Wigwam Resort, Rose was previously with the Isotopes, a popular Arizona band in the 90s that received radio airplay with their album “Separated by Shadows.” The series continues with The
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Youth spring into action at North Valley gym MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
When the Summer Olympics in London get under way in late July and on into August viewers may well see a sport that doesn’t quite register to them. Although this will mark the third Olympic Games for the sport of trampoline it’s still one that often requires an introduction according to Chelsea Burns, an instructor at North Valley Gymnastics. “Yeah, it’s safe to say it’s still not mainstream,” Burns said. “We now have six teams in Arizona. I’m one of the few coaches around that have been there since the first state championship competition.” Burns said that while
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there were approximately 30 competitors in the first state championship, just a couple years ago, this past year saw more than 200 compete. “The sport is growing in Arizona faster than any state in the country,” Burns said. From Friday – Sunday a host of athletes from the gym located at 20815 N. 28th St., just northeast of the 101 off of the Cave Creek exit, will be in Cleveland, Ohio for the USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling Stars and Stripes Cup. Hope Gibson, at 10-years-old is a five-year veteran in the sport who has high expectations for
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Theater:
Musical Theatre of Anthem offers pair of summer camps
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Beauty and the Beast comes to Cactus Shadows
MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
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Students in the trampoline class at North Valley Gymnastics go through their routines during a practice on Friday. Members of the team will be in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend for a national competition.
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It’s a show that reminds viewers that beauty runs more than skin deep. Desert Foothills Theater’s final show of the season, Beauty and the Beast, Jr., debuts at 7:30 p.m., May 18 on the Main Stage of Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center. It’s the third time Edgar Torrens has directed the show, but marks his directorial debut for Desert Foothills Theater. “There are a lot of talented kids out here,” he said. “We could have easily cast three different people for each of the lead roles. I like the mix we have.” Torrens has worked with both adult and youth
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OTHER :
Boulder Creek celebrates 7 scholarship athletes
Anthem staff seek public input on purchase of building
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