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She was born in September 1989, which makes her 30 in calendar years but it’s really the date of her rebirth that matters now. So much of what Christa Cairus once was ended in a moment, June 27, 2010 – the morning her then-boyfriend’s Ducati motorcycle crashed at more than 40 miles per hour into a parked fire engine along Route 66 near Albuquerque. The impact should have killed her. Instead it crushed Cairus’ spinal cord at the C-5 vertebrae. Her head denting the fire truck left Cairus an incomplete quadriplegic, unable to move her legs or her hands, though she can still move her arms. It’s tempting to describe Cairus as “confined to a wheelchair,” though little about the Goodyear resident suggests confinement. Cairus is lifting weights as we chat, working on her triceps and shoulders. Her workout will take two hours. Then she’ll drive to pick up her three young kids from daycare and spend the balance of Monday caring for them and her husband, Eric, a Phoenix police officer. It’s a light day because Cairus, a special education teacher and Special Olympics coach, has the day off from her full-time gig at La Joya High School in Avondale. Tonight, maybe she’ll find time to work on her second Master’s degree, this one in special education. One thing Cairus won’t find time for? Pity. “It’s obvious I have a disability, but I don’t refer to myself as disabled,” she explains. “I can essentially do everything I want to do. I just can’t do leg day with you at the gym.” If a day in Cairus’ life sounds exhausting, understand her whirlwind schedule is world’s better than life before the crash. She has recently published a memoir detailing the old Christa. Beautiful Survivor: Escaping the Statistics has little to do with her accident. Instead, it focuses on Cairus’ escape from an abusive relationship that included

her boyfriend forcing her to have sex with other men for money. His is a name she rarely speaks now, except as a profanity. The boyfriend escaped the motorcycle crash with road rash and one maimed finger. Cairus escaped him back home to Iowa in 2012. Two years later, Christa, at the time a single and paralyzed mother of one, met the Army soldier she would marry in November 2014. The two moved to Arizona in 2016. Despite her paralysis, she has had two children with Eric Cairus, though the pregnancies – like so much else she has faced – were anything but easy. Cohen, her second child, came five weeks early amid preeclampsia and life-threatening blood clots in Cairus’ legs. “I don’t know how pregnancy didn’t kill me,” she says. “Sitting in this position all the time was awful. It’s like sitting here having a watermelon in your lap. I had these pains in my legs, blood clots, urinary tract infections.” Carter, her firstborn, will be 10 in March. Son Cohen is 4. Cora, the couple’s daughter, turns two in a few weeks. Cairus is working on a second book. She has dreams of becoming a motivational speaker and one day playing wheelchair basketball. In between being a wife, a mother, a teacher, a coach, a weightlifter and a writer, she’s also found time to amass 13 tattoos. Some are self-explanatory, like “I Refuse To Sink” inked on her right shoulder. She has her kids’ footprints in tribute and a rollercoaster to symbolize her life. Then there’s a quote from Proverbs 31:25: “She is clothed in strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future.” Laugh Christa Cairus does. It is a joyful noise and the soundtrack to her new life. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

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Dear Gabby Gayle: I read in your column about these people who find themselves in retirement and become bored and you tell them to get busy and do stuff, even suggesting getting a job! My question is this: What’s wrong with doing nothing? I have been doing nothing for five years and I think it is great. I stay up late, I sleep in late. I lunch with friends. I thoroughly enjoy myself and I think I have earned it after all those years in the rat race. What do you think of that? Signed, Happy Girl

Dear Happy: I think that is perfectly fine! My answer was to a person who felt “doing nothing” was depressing them. Whatever floats your boat is OK with me! Enjoy yourself. P.S. Just remember sitting is the new smoking — bad for your health! Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Signed, GG

Dear Gabby Gayle: I am writing to you because I am so happy. I took your advice and joined a dating site. I kissed a few frogs, but then I met a guy with whom I clicked. We have been dating for about six months. Thank you and keep up the good advice. Signed, AB

Dear AB: Congratulations! Dating sites may not be for everyone, but glad it worked out for you. Signed, GG

Dear Gabby Gayle: I met a guy on a dating site and we had three dates. His profile said he was divorced. During a conversation, he indicated he was separated. Not even legally. They just weren’t living together. I asked him why and he said it was easier financially. I have a problem with that, but he doesn’t see why. What do you think? Signed, Worried

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Banner MD Anderson names new director Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center recently named Dr. Rogerio Lilenbaum, as its new director. He’ll begin the new role on February 3. He joins Banner after serving as chief medical integration officer for ambulatory services at Yale New Haven Health and Yale School of Medicine. Prior to that, Lilenbaum was chairman of the Cancer Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida. Lilenbaum earned his medical degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Medicine in Brazil and earned a Master of Science in clinical epidemiology and clinical investigation from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine and a clinical and research fellowship at the University of California San Diego. Lilenbaum is a board-certified medical oncologist with expertise in tho-

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Two specialists featured at Benevilla ‘Caregiver Connect’ Dr. Maribeth Gallagher, DNP, FAAN, from Hospice of the Valley will present “The Language of Distress” and how to use a “soft approach” to maximize comfort and connection. She’ll speak at Benevilla’s “Caregiver Connect” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, March 6, at Bellevue Heights Church, 9440 W. Hutton Drive, Sun City. This free educational event provides family caregivers with support and guidance to assist them in their caregiving journey. Call 623-584-4999 to register. Gallagher’s presentation will dig deep into distressed behaviors which often serve as a form of communication and indicate the person living with dementia

is experiencing discomfort in body, mind and/or spirit. As one’s ability to communicate verbally declines, emotional expression and physical behaviors signal unmet needs. Lori Nisson will present “Ambiguous Loss: Living with Uncertainty.” She is a licensed clinical social worker as well as the family and community services director at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Banner Sun Health Research Institute. Her presentation will discuss caregiver stress and burden, often mistaken for ambiguous loss. This program defines ambiguous loss and provides concrete strategies to infuse hope, meaning and promotes self-care.

Tempe seniors celebrate longevity Picture 125 seniors—all 90 years old or above—in one room for an extraordinary party. That’s what happened at Friendship Village Tempe Retirement Village on January 30. The group of nonagenarians—with a few centenarians sprinkled in—toasted to their longevity and reflected on memories through the decades. Most of them were born during the Roaring Twenties. To ring in the beginning of the 2020s was cause for a major celebration. The special occasion is part of Friendship Village’s year-round lineup of events designed to promote socialization, as this has many health benefits for older adults. Staying socially active as you age promotes cognitive and psychological health, according to the National Institute on Aging.

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Entrepreneur trades supplements for fermented foods BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Suzette Smith leads the way through her small office and pushes apart the vinyl strips hanging from the door frame into the next room. The building, which she recalls was previously a yarn distributor for eBay, now operates as a commercial kitchen. It is here where Smith, the “Garden Goddess,” prepares her products: fermented foods. Despite being just five years in—only half of the time in this kitchen—Garden Goddess Ferments has quickly grown in reputation, upgrading from 40-liter fermenting crock pots to 500-liter ones along the way. Tucked snugly behind Rainbow Donuts, off McDowell Road and between 13th and 14th streets, Smith claims to run the Valley’s sole fermentation kitchen. Beet kvass and sauerkraut of various flavors comprise the bulk of what Smith prepares in these crocks. According to Smith, the Central Phoenix structure is a “raw kitchen,” so you won’t find proteins or fats, and no heat sources are used. She just “let(s) nature do its thing.” While fermented foods are not new, Smith feels many people are not familiar with the product. Many fermented foods are said to contain probiotics or the bacteria helping to regulate gut health. Because of poor dietary trends—she calls the standard American diet “sad”— Smith initially turned to supplement sales, but she realized “you can’t supplement your way out of a bad diet.” “What they’re finding is fermented foods, like a jar of homemade sauerkraut, have hundreds and hundreds of strains of bacteria—unique strains, some strains can only be found in fermented foods, and cannot be replicated in a probiotic pill. Your probiotic pills tend to carry up to 10 to 15 strains of bacteria. You don’t know how they’re processed, if they’re fed right, how they’re conditioned,” Smith says. “So, we’re finding more and more fermented foods are a far superior source of probiotics than a pill source, and it’s just because you get different bacteria from the vegetable itself—from the soil.” These probiotics are said to have many positive health impacts. According to a pamphlet, for example, Smith’s beet

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kvass—a fermented, vegan-friendly beet tonic—oxygenates and alkalizes the blood, promotes regularity, aids digestion, cleanses the liver, removes toxins, combats chronic fatigue, kills sugar cravings and more. Smith has even found herself crying tears of joy because customers have opened up about “intimate and personal body functions” they say Garden Goddess’ products have improved. “Ultimately, we want people to understand food is medicine and fermented foods are so cool,” Smith says. “I’ve got a microbiologist now working with me studying our bacteria under the microscope. “I’m a very passionate person, so being in the supplement industry and the food industry, (I’ve found) Americans are very misled by what they’re eating. And it just infuriates me. I mean, you’ve got sauerkrauts on the shelf that say they’re raw— like, fermented—but if you go into their website a couple of layers, they’re lightly pasteurized, so people aren’t getting the nutrients they think they are.” The businesswoman—who years back launched a kids’ swimwear line and then ran a home staging business, before struggling to make money in supplement sales—was first led down the fermented food’s pathway by an article she read online. When she tried her hand at making some at home and her friends loved the

taste, she decided to take it a step further. “I had a decision to make: Do I maybe see what this is like and go start a food business or keep banging my head selling supplements?” she admits. It’s proven an arduous journey. From finding synergy with the health department to losing plenty of money over the years, she has come far. And while there can still be obstacles, like educating unfamiliar consumers and getting products on store shelves, Smith has nevertheless built a brand for herself. “I thought, ‘This is so big. This is so much,’” she recalls of the accomplishment she felt after her first order, which required 80 pounds of cabbage. She says she now works with almost 700 pounds. Consumers can now find the beet kvass

on shelves at Whole Foods or listed on Amazon, while AJ’s Fine Foods stocks the beet kvass and the sauerkraut. Consumers looking to buy directly from the “garden” can hit up Garden Goddess online or find the company at local farmers markets. Products are available in various sizes and flavors, and subscriptions and packages are offered. While Smith would eventually like to open a “food apothecary” at her kitchen, she also wants to take the beet kvass to a national level. And although her focus is beet kvass and sauerkraut, she says she has in the past sold fermented “Better Beets” (jarred beets) as well as garlic. She would like to bring both back, as well as sell apple cider vinegar and honey. “We’ve got two other little, small businesses in here that share space with us, but for the most part we’re in here and we’re just ready to explode,” Smith says. She is often asked by people how they should consume her products, and she emphasizes all it takes a shot of the kvass a day. A little bit of kraut goes a long way, too, and can be added to dishes or eaten by itself. But aside from not cooking or heating fermented foods, she suggests not overthinking it. “Don’t make it complicated,” she says. “Just eat it.” For more information on fermented foods and probiotics, ingredients, benefits and servings, visit gardengoddessferments.com. www.LovinLife.com

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Entertainment Medieval Talent Performers show their unique skills at Renaissance Festival BY CONNOR DZIAWURA Renaissance fairs around the nation are breeding grounds for people with interesting talents. From unique skills to thrilling performances, these popular events tap the best they can find in medieval entertainment. The Arizona Renaissance Festival— open Saturdays and Sundays from February 8 to March 29, as well as on Presidents Day, Monday, February 17—is no exception. This year’s docket includes Adam “Crack” Winrich, who developed a skill working with flaming whips; The Angels, who fuse their vocal talents with the thrill of sword-fighting, all put through a comedic lens; Cirque du Sewer, the acrobat with rats and cats; The Danseries, a historical dance crew; and The Jousters. Quick thinking has been handy to performer Terry Foy, better known as Zilch the Torysteller, who will return for this year’s festivities. Known as a master of spoonerisms and storytelling, Foy has a knack for reconstructing words on the spot. “If you’re doing a whole story like ‘Little Red Riding Hood,’ it comes out, ‘Rittle Led Hiding Rood, the gittle lirl in the ced roat, went out for a falk in the worest, met a wig wad bolf,’ and so on and so on and so on,” he explains. The term “spoonerism,” he says, is named after 19th and 20th century Oxford don William Archibald Spooner, who was known for this “art of switching,” as Foy identifies it. Using his mastery of the skill, Foy tells other tales such as “Parunzel” and Spilliam Wakesheare’s “Jomeo & Ruliet.” He mixes in music, too, and is experienced with mandolin. He has also played viola, violin and guitar. “I found out when I was 12 years old I had a facility for this citching of swonsonants,” he says, adding with practice, “I’ve been able to put these stories together and use my rather odd sense of humor to present a comedy routine.” He credits elementary English for teaching him about spoonerisms, malapropisms and pig Latin, as does he his dad,

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On this year’s docket at the Arizona Renaissance Festival is Robby Sinkler, who serves as Lord Robert Chessman, the queen’s royal falconer. (Photo courtesy Arizona Renaissance Festival)

falconer remembers gaining an appreciation for animals from his father at a young age, before doing zoo work in college. There he learned about falconry and birds of prey. He first signed on to a Renaissance festival gig around 25 years ago, at the Georgia one. Wild Sky has also worked with theme parks and other attractions, with wildlife celebrities like Jack Hanna and Jim Fallor, and on music videos and movies. “It’s such a unique opportunity,” Sinkler says. “For me, it’s (the appeal) bringing the wilderness to a unique type of venue where we get up-close and meet a lot of people. We actually—at the end of every show—have a meet-and-greet and we take pictures with the guests, and it’s an opportunity to hear stories.” Just as he loves sharing his knowledge with audiences—he tries to make it a “positive experience” and even talks about conservation—he loves hearing from audience members about their own experiences with birds and other wildlife. “I think it’s (the appeal) about meeting the guests and really making a connection so they have a greater appreciation of the wildlife,” he says. For Foy, who is also a teacher, Renaissance festival work is a lifestyle. He says he has been performing in Arizona since 1989, but he got his start in Minnesota in 1975. “Like many kids who were interested in theater when in high school, my friends

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Julie Lee and Her White Rose Band Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, $8 in advance, $10 at the door, 480-832-3844.

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Cannabis for Seniors, 4 p.m., repeats 11 a.m. February 13, 2 p.m. February 17, and 2 p.m. February 26, Sol Flower of Sun City, 13650 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, free, livewithsol.com. Find out what to expect when you begin your journey with this healing plant.

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Duende Class, 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment, The Palazzo, 6250 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, free, reservations required, 602-943-2198, carol.goldstein@jfcsaz.org. Duende is a creative aging flamenco class for older adults. Drums, Rhythm & Relaxation, 6 to 7 p.m., first Tuesday of the month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Tai Chi, 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Pickleball Club’s Comedy Night with Dan St. Paul, 7 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $12.50, 480-832-9003. Bingo, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, price depends on number of cards purchased, 480-832-3844.

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Breast Cancer Support Group, 6 to 8 p.m., the first Wednesday of the month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Chair Yoga, 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Tai Chi, 1 to 2 p.m., repeats February 19, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Barefoot Becky Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $10, 480-832-9003. Painting Van Gogh, 4 to 6 p.m., Sol Flower of Sun City, 13650 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, $35, livewithsol.com. This creative and meditative class includes a brief history of the painting styles, artists and masterpieces from different periods and art movements.

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Heartfulness Meditation, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Bingo, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, charge depends on number of cards purchased, 480-832-9003. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group (Spanish), 9 to 11 a.m., the first Thursday of the month, Pendergast Head Start Campus, 3802 N. 91st Avenue, Phoenix, free, 602-274-5022, reservations required. A Gem in the Valley Program, 1 p.m., Maricopa County Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, free, publicitychair@ azwvgs.org. This genealogy program is presented by the West Valley Genealogical Society.

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Spirituality Group with Circle of Hope Cancer Ministry, 10 to 11:30 a.m., the first Friday of the month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, free, 480314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com.

Arizona Archaeology Society-Desert Foothills Chapter, 7 p.m., The Good Shepard of the Hills Episcopal Church’s Community Room, 6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, free, azarchsoc.wildapricot.org/desertfoothills. Dr. John Welch will present “Building a Model for Community-Based Archaeological Resource Protection: The White Mountain Apache Experiment.”

Minneapolis Roosevelt High School All-Class Arizona Reunion, 10 a.m. social hour, 11:30 a.m. lunch, Phoenix Shrine Auditorium, 552 N. 40th Street, Phoenix, visit website for charge, rhs-az.com. Reservations required.

Chair Yoga, 1 to 2 p.m., the first and third Friday of the month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com.

Valley Engineering, Science and Technology Club Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Briarwood Country Club, 20800 N. 135th Avenue, Sun City West, $24, 623-748-8222, engineersaz.com, reservations required at least three days prior to event. The meeting features lunch and a technical presentation on the future of energy production at APS.

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Pancake Breakfast, 7 to 9 a.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $5, 480-832-9003. The public is welcome. Night Flight Dance, 7 to 10 p.m., Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, $10 in advance, $12 at the door, 480-8323844. Florence Historic Home Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., throughout Florence, $15 in advance, $20 day of event, 520-868-7589, brownpapertickets.com, florenceaz.gov. The tour features six homes and 13 other historic buildings. The tour begins at Jaques Square, 291 N. Main Street. Getting Started in Genealogy 101, 1 p.m., Maricopa County Library, 101 W. Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, free, publicitychair@azwvgs.org. This genealogy program is presented by the West Valley Genealogical Society.

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John Denver Tribute Concert, 7 p.m., Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, $10 in advance, $12 at the door, 480-832-3844.

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Prostate Support Group, 7 to 9 p.m., the second Monday of the month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 700 W. Warner Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. The Songs of Elton John by Showtune Productions, 7 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $12-$18, 480-832-9003. Cannabis for Neurological Conditions, 2 p.m., repeats 2 p.m. February 21, and February 24, Sol Flower of Sun City, 13650 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, free, livewithsol.com. Find out how cannabis can alleviate symptoms of MS, Parkinson’s and ALS. The West Valley Genealogical Society & Library Meeting, 1 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 12225 N. 103rd Avenue, Sun City, free, 623-933-4945, azwvgs.org. Kathleen Ackerman will be the featured speaker and her topic will be “The Mysterious Love Letter.” Sun Lakes Democratic Club Meeting, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Navajo Room, 25601 E. Sun Lakes Boulevard North, Sun Lakes, free, craftidoll1@gmail.com. The speakers are Tamika Wood, Democratic candidate for Maricopa County attorney; Christine Ellis, who’s running for Chandler City Council; and Rep. Jennifer Pawlik, LD-17.

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League of Women Voters-Northwest Maricopa County Meeting, noon, Unitarian Universalist Church, 17540 N. Avenue of the Arts, Surprise, free, 623-875-8406. The program is “Women’s Suffrage: The West Led the Way,” following a noon brown bag lunch and social period. Sun Lakes Republican Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Arizona Room, 26501 S. Sun Lakes Boulevard, Sun Lakes, free, 480-802-0178, slgop.org. The topic is Election Integrity Project with guest speakers Executive Director of Election Integrity Project Arizona Vera Anderson, Officer Lynn Breyer and State Sen. Michele Ugenti-Rita.

General Cancer Support Group, 4 to 6 p.m., 5810 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com.

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Hidden Secrets-An Exploration on Race, 6 p.m. potluck, 7 to 8:30 p.m. program, Apache Welles Community Center, Maricopa Room, 2215 N. 56th Street, Mesa, free, 508-662-6348, mjs. ontheroad@gmail.com. Come to a new understanding about yourself and others during Black History Month to build the “beloved community.” Beverly McCormick will walk the group through interactive exercises to enable self-reflection, empathy and connection. A Gem in the Valley, 1 p.m., Maricopa County Library, 14455 W. Van Buren Street, Goodyear, free, publicitychair@azwvgs.org. This genealogy program is hosted by West Valley Genealogical Society.

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Broadway Babies, 1 to 2 p.m., JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment, The Palazzo, 6250 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, free, reservations required, 602-943-2198, carol.goldstein@jfcsaz.org. Broadway Babies is a group of talented, older adults who sing and dance to Broadway tunes. Nat King Cole Tribute, 7 p.m., Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, 480-8323844. A Gem in the Valley, 1 p.m., Avondale Public Library, 11350 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, free, publicitychair@azwvgs.org. This program is hosted by the West Valley Genealogical Society.

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Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, the third Saturday of each month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com. Easy Sounds Dance, 7 p.m., Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, $8 in advance, $10 at the door, 480-832-3844. CBD and Sound, 2 to 4 p.m., Sol Flower of Sun City, 13650 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, free, livewithsol.com. Take part in a thesis on sound healing. Participants will be invited to experience CBD, the nonpsychoactive hemp-derived cannabinoid via sound or sublingual drops while gathered in the classroom.

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Bobby Darin Tribute, 7 p.m., Greenfield Village RV Resort, 111 S. Greenfield Road, Mesa, $15 in advance, $20 at the door, 480832-3844. Painting Cezanne, 4 to 6 p.m., Sol Flower of Sun City, 13650 N. 99th Avenue, Sun City, $35, livewithsol.com. This creative and meditative class includes a brief history of the painting styles, artists and masterpieces from different periods and art movements.

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“The Science of Music, The Music of Science,” 1 to 2 p.m., JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment, The Palazzo, 6250 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix, free, reservations required, 602-943-2198, carol.goldstein@jfcsaz.org. M. Zimmerman’s All-Star Band Ballroom Dance, 6 to 9 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $ 7 in advance, $8 at the door, 480-832-9003. Brandeis National Committee, Phoenix Chapter’s Book and Author Luncheon, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Westin Kierland Resort and Spa, 6902 E. Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale, $135, 480-382-4494, bncphxba2019pr@gmail.com. The authors are Jamie Bernstein, Gabriel Bump, Jeanine Cummins, Tim Mason and Brad Taylor. AZ Family’s Stanley Roberts will be the moderator. Proceeds benefit the Sustaining the Mind Fund to advance neuroscience research at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.

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The Next Chapter, 1 to 4:30 p.m., Temple Chai, 4645 E. Marilyn Road, Phoenix, free, reservations required, 602-271-1234, mbeliak@ templechai.com. The program is designed to answer questions and offer suggestions on how to make the later years meaningful and how to share your legacy with generations to come.

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DeWitt Clinton High School (The Bronx) Alumni Brunch/Reunion, Chompie’s New York Deli, 3481 W. Frye Road, Chandler, call for time and cost, 310-497-5478, lewaaronson@ca.rr.com. Open to all Arizona alumni.

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Celebrate 100: Women’s Right to Vote Dinner, 5 to 8 p.m., Cottonwood Country Club’s San Tan Ballroom, 25630 S. Brentwood Drive, Sun Lakes, $45, celebratevote@gmail.com, southeastvalley-az.aauw.net. This college scholarship fundraising dinner will celebrate the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote in the United States, and will feature Dr. Melanie Sturgeon, president of the Arizona Women’s History Alliance, sharing the stories of the Arizona women who helped make it happen. The event also supports fundraising for college scholarship awards for high school senior girls in the Chandler Unified School District. Since 2010, the Southeast Valley Branch of AAUW has funded annual scholarships based on need, leadership and extracurricular activities.

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Cancer Survivors Support Group, 6 to 7:30 p.m., the fourth Monday of the month, Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Road, Chandler, free, 480-314-6660, ironwoodcrc.com.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Masquerade Ball, 7 p.m., Sunland Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Avenue, Mesa, $15 reserved, includes free dance lessons, 480-8329003. The Utah Ballroom Dance Company is hosting the event.

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James Drury remembers ‘The Virginian’ co-stars BY NICK THOMAS The enduring popularity of the “The Virginian” doesn’t surprise 85-year-old James Drury, who starred throughout the series in the title role. The show originally aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971, and is rerunning on several cable networks (INSP and Starz). “It still holds up,” says Drury from his

Houston home. “The old westerns were morality plays showing the triumph of good over evil and I think it’s important for young people to see on screen these days because it will inspire them to live their lives that way.” As foreman of the show’s Shiloh Ranch set in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, Drury’s character answered to the ranch’s owner, played by several actors throughout the series beginning with Lee J. Cobb. “He was making a ton of money from the series, then just quit,” Drury recalls. “He did an interview saying he thought the show was terrible and wished he could buy up all the film and turn it into banjo Doug McClure and James Drury in “The Virginian.” (NBC publicity photo)

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picks!” Cobb was replaced by veteran film actor Charles Bickford. “We had John Dehner for a short time then Charles came along and he did just a wonderful job,” Drury says. “He loved the show and told me he wished he had been on from the beginning. But he died unexpectedly (during season six). We finished the show on a Friday night about midnight and it was a bitterly cold evening. He wasn’t well and everybody wanted him to go home but he insisted on finishing his part and staying around. It turned into pneumonia and he died Sunday morning.” Well-admired character actor John McIntire was hired to complete the sixth season. “John was perfect in every scene I ever saw him do.” The final (ninth) season saw major overhauls including a new name and theme with Stewart Granger being brought in. “He was a disaster and I couldn’t stand him,” Drury admits. “He wanted everything changed to make him the star of the show. But guess what—the name of the show is ‘The Virginian’!” And then there was Doug McClure, playing fellow ranch hand Trampas, a villain in the original 1902 Owen Wister nove, which the show was based on, the writers trans-

formed him into a high-spirited and often comedic character in the series. “Off-screen Doug was quite like his character and you couldn’t help but smile when he walked into a room because he was full of good humor and good spirits all the time,” Drury recalls. “He became my best friend and I still miss him terribly.” Drury says he especially enjoys hearing from fans and their love for the series. “People now tell me about their grandkids who discover the show on cable and start watching it,” he says. “It’s a wonderful feeling to know the show is still viable after all these years.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery and has written features, columns and interviews for over 750 newspapers and magazines.

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Original Foreigner lead singer Lou Gramm is promising a different kind of show when he shares a bill with Asia on Saturday, February 29, at the Celebrity Theatre. Gramm will perform Foreigner songs like “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Cold as Ice” and “Urgent,” and solo tracks such as “Midnight Blue” and “Lost in the Shadows.” Fans can expect more than that. “I’m Asia’s special guest,” Gramm says. “I’ll do my songs and then Asia will do a selection of their hits. I may come up and sing background and trade-off on lead vocals. It makes it fun.” Since 1992, Asia was led by John Payne, at the invitation of keyboardist Geoff Downes. With Payne fronting the band, Asia released eight studio albums and several live recordings. Gramm is looking forward to the tour after postponing last year’s dates due to illness. “It struck me down,” he says. “I felt really horrible. I really wanted to go do it, but I was talked into going into the hospital and letting them do exploratory work on me. I’m glad I did. I ended up being there two to three days. It was a lot more serious than I thought.” Now that he’s back, he’s up for the tour’s challenges, like singing “Jukebox Hero.” “The vocal range is way up there,” Gramm says. “You have to be in your voice. I enjoy the work Foreigner’s done over the years. I can rearrange the songs a little bit or change a few

parts to keep them interesting. “The songs don’t have to sound exactly like the record. The audience is hoping you apply yourself and do something to them to update them.” Gramm is working on new material, writing more songs than necessary for an album so he can choose the best tracks. “The ones that don’t make it, they aren’t bad songs,” he adds. “More than likely they’re just not finished. I’ve been going back and listening to the ideas from my solo albums. They sound good. I might let those extra songs see the light of day.” Gramm says he’s happy performing occasional gigs and not serving as Foreigner’s full-time singer. “The band Mick has now is full-time Foreigner,” he says. “He has the singer. When the original band comes out, just for an occasional show, it’s a lot of fun. I still get a little chill out of Foreigner’s songs. When you hear those guitars chugging for ‘Hot Blooded,’ it’s amazing.”

Lou Gramm circa 1980. (Submitted photo)

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From Bullhead City to Broadway Hometown boy making ‘Beautiful’ music at Gammage BY BRIDGETTE M. REDMAN When the “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” pulls into ASU Gammage this month, it will feature an actor from Bullhead City. James D. Gish plays the role of Gerry Goffin, Carole King’s husband and musical partner who created lyrics for some of the best-known music of the 1960s and 1970s. Gish got his start at Mojave High School in Bullhead City. He figured out he wasn’t good at sports and needed something else to do. His friend suggested choir, which he resisted until his mother insisted. Then, when the actor playing the Beast in the school’s production of “Beauty and Beast” dropped out, Gish suddenly found himself on stage. “We put everything together with cardboard and plastic, but we had a great time doing it,” Gish says. “There is an addiction to it.” From there, his path was set and musical theater became his passion. His more than 400 performances paid for his schooling at ASU’s Barrett, The Honors College. He’s played such roles as Tony in “West Side Story,” Jack Kelly in “Newsies” and Bob Gaudio in “Jersey Boys” at the Phoenix Theatre and Lord Farquaad in “Shrek: the Musical” at Desert Stages Theatre. He also released the album “So in Love,” with DW Music in Nashville with a full orchestra and supporting choir. This past September, he joined the touring company of “Beautiful.” While he had been unfamiliar with Goffin’s story, he was very in tune with Carole King’s music. “In my household growing up, you could hear oldies blasting through the stereo,” Gish says. “That meant Carole King and her music. My patrons say, ‘This is my music,’ and I say it’s mine, too. I was raised on it and it is really wonderful to share it.” Gish became fascinated with Goffin’s story. Goffin, who died in 2014, wrote such No. 1 hits as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” “Take Good Care of My Baby,” “The Loco-Motion,” “Go Away Little Girl,” “Theme from Mahogany” and “Saving All My Love for You. He wrote 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including eight chart-top-

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Bullhead City’s, James D. Gish plays Gerry Goffin in Carole King’s “Beautiful” at Gamage. (Submitted Photos.)

pers. However, he struggled with mental illness, something that would rock his marriage to King. The musical portrays his breakdowns and what he did to get help. “The musical sheds light on mental illness,” Gish says. “That isn’t usually touched on in musical theater and especially wasn’t talked about in that time period. “His arc is he received the proper treatment he needed. He went through electroshock therapy until he died.” Goffin struggled with manic depression and bipolar disorder, two terms not commonplace during the time period. It’s a subject the musical handles with all of its challenges and heartbreak. “It is very fascinating and challenging for me to play him,” Gish says. “There is just so much in him and it’s how people are. It is very cool to play someone who is written as deeply as the people in ‘Beautiful’ are.” The musical shows the relationship between King and Goffin and their competition with Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil at 1650 Broadway recording studio. While the story is filled with drama and heartbreak, it is also uplifting and moving. “It has a bright, powerful ending,” Gish says. “Gerry is sort of the supplier of the drama and those moments that make you cry and those are instrumental to the concoction that makes a good musical.”

Gish points out the King’s music is timeless. It’s what makes the musical appealing to so many people. “The music has beauty and simplicity,” Gish says. “Their ability to say so much is what really speaks to people. Often, we have either very simple pop music for clubbing and dancing, or we have really sophisticated music is more like show tunes. Gerry and Carole found a happy place in between. It’s appealing to a wide audience, but there is a sophisticated message.” “Beautiful” also breaks one of the traditions of musical theater. In most musicals, the lyrics of the songs are part of the storytelling. Characters break out into song to sing about their feelings or to advance

their character. As a jukebox musical and biopic, “Beautiful” includes songs as part of the history. “No one sings unless they would have actually been singing in real life,” Gish says. “There is a ton of music, but you only see the Drifters perform if the story is showing you when they performed on ‘American Bandstand’ or something similar. It makes it more live and cinematic. People are on the edge of their seat the entire show. It’s more believable.” Gish praises the talent level and skill of the entire cast, saying he has grown as an actor and a storyteller on this tour because of his interactions with them. “It is incredible to really connect with other actors on stage,” Gish says. “Not just to say lines, but to truly look into their eyes and know what they are feeling. The level of talent in this cast lets me explore every night what it does as an actor and a storyteller.” As someone who used to see shows at ASU Gammage, he says it is exciting for him to perform on the stage. “It’s a performer’s dream to get to come back to their roots,” Gish says. His hometown shares his excitement and is rallying to come out to see him. Several of his friends are planning to come out and he says there is a group of seniors who are taking a bus for the fourhour drive to come see the show. As a self-described proud Phoenician and Bullheadian, he hopes he might inspire other young people who are considering doing something artistic. “I’m living proof you can come from anywhere,” Gish says. “They think you have to come from L.A. or New York or Chicago. I came from Bullhead and I was in Phoenix for four years. I had a taste—if you want it badly enough, you can make it happen anywhere.”

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Travel Switzerland Charlie Chaplin was happy at Corsier-sur-Vevey BY ED BOITANO A warm wind blows across Lake Geneva, which I find both soothing and invigorating. Soon I’m amidst the steeply terraced vineyards in the UNESCO region of Lavaux, the largest contiguous vineyard area in Switzerland. Terrace after terrace of vines surrounds me. It has been said the vineyards in Switzerland’s Lake Geneva region are blessed with three forms of sun: direct sunlight, second-hand sunlight bouncing off Lake Geneva, and the warmth of the sun contained in ancient Roman walls that terrace many of the vineyards. The Romans introduced winegrowing on the shores of Lake Geneva, with Benedictine and Cistercian monks continuing the tradition, dating back to the 11th century. My senses kicked up a notch higher, with magnificent views of the deep blue lake below and the snowcapped Alps in the distance above. Who wouldn’t want to live here? I was in the Lake Geneva region to explore its seemingly endless wonders. But the centerpiece of my time would be a journey to the neoclassical mansion, Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, and the final resting place of Sir Charles Chaplin and his wife Oona in a nearby simple grave. I once had the pleasure of meeting Chaplin’s middle son, the most gracious Eugene Chaplin. He informed me Manoir de Ban was repurposed as Chaplin’s World by Grévin and expanded as a museum showcasing Chaplin’s work and life as a family man. I was already champing at the bit to see it. Vevey has long been popular for its sublime tranquility, not to mention its position in a nation serving as a tax haven for wealthy expats. This is where Chaplin spent his last 25 years, which were his happiest, according to the Chaplin family. I recall a scratchy home movie, where Oona, his wife of 36 years and daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill, pushed the elderly wheelchair-bound Chaplin along Vevey’s lakefront path, stopping to gaze at the bronze statue of the diminutive Little Tramp. Despite their differences in age, you could tell they were still happily

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in love. Upon my arrival at Vevey I, too, gazed admiringly at the Little Tramp statue. Chaplin’s work as a film director and actor had an immense effect on the world, including my life as well. Now I would walk in his tracks, breathe the same fresh air and experience the same enchanting beauty as I reflected on his life. The magical name of Charlie Chaplin is known throughout the far corners of the globe. Just saying “Charlie” or “Charlo” (popular in France and Spain) is bound to elicit a smile. The positive act of smiling is something for which Chaplin strove, and the world really did smile along with the most famous actor. Despite a horrific childhood right out of Dickens’ bleakest novels, it was his embrace of life that kept him marching onward, taking the world along with him. His situation, according to his authorized biographer David Robinson, was “the most dramatic of all the rags to riches stories ever told.” Charles Spencer Chaplin was born into immense poverty in the slums of Victorian London. His father (who abandoned the family when Charlie was still an infant) was a successful music-hall artist. He died at age 38 from alcoholism when Charlie was 12. His mother, Hannah, was also a professional musical-hall entertainer, whose career was plagued by ill health. She was a loving mother who performed

“The clothes and the makeup made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the set he was fully born.” - Charles Chaplin (Photo courtesy Roy Export Company Limited)

Sir Charles Chaplin spent the happiest 25 years of his life at the neoclassical Manoir de Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Chaplin’s World, Bubbles Incorporated, by C. Recourat)

humorist bits for Charlie and his older half-brother Sydney. Charlie and Sydney’s younger half-brother, Wheeler Dryden, was taken away from Hannah by his father, Leo Dryden, when he was a baby. Hannah instilled confidence in Charlie, frequently telling him he possessed remarkable talent. She was also overtly sensitive with a very fragile grip on life. Her health continued to decline, and she found herself making a poor living as a seamstress and eventually placed in a mental hospital. His mother’s tenure in asylums was a frequent occurrence throughout her life, and the children had no choice but to be placed in a series of bleak workhouses and residential schools during her bouts of ill health and psychosis, believed to stem from syphilis and malnutrition. “There was nothing we could do but accept poor mother’s fate,” Chaplin later wrote, and

“she remained in my care until her death in 1928.” Critics noted many of Chaplin’s waif-like leading ladies and wives often bore a strong resemblance to her. The 7-year-old Chaplin took to the streets, performing ingenious comedic routines. Little Charlie’s talent was widespread throughout his neighborhood, eventually leading to stints in the theater and on the vaudeville circuit, where, despite his young years, he rose through the ranks to become a lead performer. Thanks to Sydney, also working on the stage, he was recruited by the British music hall’s preeminent impresario, Fred Karno. His success with the Karno troupe led to two U.S. tours. Six months into the second American tour, early movie pioneer Mack Sennett of Keystone Film Company was in the audience. Impressed with Chaplin’s performance, he turned to his business partner sitting beside him, and purportedly said, “If I ever make it in this town, I’m going to hire that guy.” And Sennett’s success was achieved shortly after with the advent of his slapstick Keystone Cops, often spelled “Keystone Kops.” Sennett’s comment became a self-fulfilling prophesy, and Chaplin was signed by Keystone Film Company in 1914.

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existing in Britain’s The Little Tramp statue on class system today. the banks of Lake Geneva. “All I need to (Photo by Deb Roskamp) The usual bittersweet make a comedy is endings in the Little a park, Tramp films are where a policeman the character waddles and a pretty girl.” down a dusty road alone; at first deject- Charles Chaplin edly and then with a familiar spring in his waddled steps. He created comedies with a deep undercurrent of pathos. At the time of Chaplin’s arrival, Hollywood movies portrayed tramps as villains: housebreakers, street muggers and train robbers. It was a remarkable move to present a vagrant as a hero, or even a romantic lead. According to Chaplin’s much-quoted recollection, he was hanging around the Keystone lot after having finished his first short film for the stu- employees noted when Chaplin returned dio. Mack Sennett complained the film back to the set in his Little Tramp costhey were shooting was lacking in big tume, he started fooling around, swinglaughs, so he ordered Chaplin to go to ing his cane and ad-libbing gags. To cinephiles, Chaplin is more than the wardrobe department and get into comedy make-up, stressing anything will the man who created the iconic Little do. He then returned to the set with new Tramp, but one of the greatest filmmakgags. The image of Little Tramp came ers. Famed film critic Andrew Sarris placto him after only a moment’s thought: es Chaplin in his pantheon of the great“On the way to the wardrobe, I thought I est American film directors in his still would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a groundbreaking book, “The American cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything Cinema: Directors and Directions,” which a contradiction.” A toothbrush mustache changed the course of film criticism. was added to age his 24-year-old face Info: chaplinsworld.com/en; myswitwithout masking his expressions, according to Chaplin’s autobiography. Keystone zerland.com/en-us, travelingboy.com.

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Dining Detroit Proud David Najor brings the flavors of Michigan to Scottsdale BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

“It was all chain after chain after chain. Everyone thought I was going to fail because it’s a new business, new state, new industry, but I just kept it simple.” Najor and his family are in the Detroit Coney Grill recently opened in North Scottsdale with a cadre of Michigan products. (Photos by Pablo Robles) grocery store business, but by I love it when Detroit customers come in keeping it simple, he has found ice cream, two standards in Michigan. success with food. The menu wraps with pitas, salads, here. They’re the ones who are going to “I just treat people the way appetizers like pretzel bites and buffalo post about it on social media, ‘Hey, you I would want to be treated,” cauliflower, burger sliders and pub slid- got to go try Superman ice cream.’” He has a deal with Faygo to have the Najor says. “I offer good food ers. In Scottsdale, he serves breakfast of at a fair price. I have God on skillets/omelets, breakfast burritos and pop shipped to his store. “I get mine direct because I’m in the my side, so I can’t lose— sides like pancakes and turkey sausage. The chili is proprietary, but, Najor says, supermarket business,” Najor says. “I ever.” The extensive menu in- he starts with National Coney Island also know the CEO of Faygo very well. I cludes a Detroit Coney chili, and adds his own beef and spices. call him all the time. I was trying to get ($4.85); the Detroit loose He’s won awards from the Food Network Rock and Rye (a flavor of Faygo) pop slushies out here, but I had to buy a cerburger ($5.45), seasoned and Travel Channel. “Travel Channel thinks our burgers tain machine. I just wasn’t really willing ground beef with chili, musDetroit Coney Grill has Michigan products like Better Made Chips. tard and onions; and a “plain” are the ninth best in the country,” Najor to invest in it yet.” The Scottsdale restaurant is the proThe Detroit native lines his shelves Coney dog ($4.45) with mustard, ketch- says. “I beg to differ. We grind our own beef. The hot dogs are all made by hand. totype for Najor’s restaurants moving with Sanders hot fudge, Better Made up, relish, onions and kraut. There are other odes to Michigan, such We use the same dogs as Tiger Stadium forward. He’ll have beer, wine and liquor chips, Sanders trail mix and Vernors and like his new store. Faygo pop—not soda here—everything as the Big Mack “Inaw”—named after and Lafayette Coney Island.” “Customers really appreciate a great The new location at Hayden and InMichiganders have come to love. Coneys a village—it includes four hamburger are the top dog here, with chili, mustard patties, cheese, lettuce, pickles, onions, dian Bend roads is ideal, Najor says. He burger with a good beer,” Najor says. In terms of adding to the menu, NaThousand Island dressing on a tri-level recently added a covered patio, which and onions piled high. “I noticed Coneys out here were gar- bun ($7.95). Boneless Red Wings ($5.95) will be perfect for the Spring Training jor has been asked to introduce Debage and a lot of the restaurants here are boneless tenderloins with Frank’s crowds. More than 60,000 cars a day troit-style pizza, like Jet’s, but he’s were not mom-and-pop establish- Red Hot Sauce. Occasionally he carries pass by the free-standing building, ac- friends with the owner. He knows he still has the recipe for success. ments,” he says between guests’ hugs. Sanders “Bumpy Cake,” and Superman cording to Najor. “I say this and I mean this: I’ll never “I fell in love with the corner,” he says. “I fell in love with the traffic and the fact lose because I have God on my side,” I had a free-standing building. The fact Najor says. “What it means is I’m not I was able to build a patio in Arizona is scared. The fear is gone because when you know he’s behind you, you do the a plus because everyone eats outside.” Most of his memorabilia is donated, right thing. You bust your tail, you work but he’s careful about what he accepts. hard, you treat your people with respect no matter who it is. You follow God’s Michiganders love his restaurant. “I love that a lot of Detroiters come ways and you’ll be successful.” here,” Najor says. “There are more at this location than the other two locations Detroit Coney Grill combined. It used to be maybe 5% to 7% detroitconeygrill.com of my customer base was in Michigan. 6953 N. Hayden Road, Scottsdale Here, it’s double at least. 480-597-4300 “Most of them live out this way or 930 W. Broadway Road, Tempe they’re willing to come to this location. 480-219-7430 When David Najor moved to Arizona, he brought the feelings, the work ethic and the love he has for Michigan. His new Detroit Coney Grill restaurant in Scottsdale is peppered with Great Lakes State freeway signs and photos of famous Michiganders, but more importantly, there’s the food.

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3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake BY JAN D’ATRI

It has always been a favorite dessert in fine dining establishments. Flourless Chocolate Cake is that elegant finishing touch that makes a gourmet meal satisfying, sweet and complete. But can you really create a delicious chocolate cake with just three ingredients? Yes, you can, and that’s what makes this cake so delightful. You really don’t believe it until it comes out of the oven, cooled and ready to be cut. Before making this particular three-ingredient chocolate, I spent hours viewing flourless chocolate cake recipes and techniques online. Do you use eggs straight from the fridge or should they be room temperature? Do you melt the chocolate and butter over the stove in a double boiler or in the microwave? Do you bake the cake in a water bath or not? Does it take 20 minutes in a high-temperature oven

or one hour in a lower-temperature oven? So many questions! Finally, why would you put garbanzo beans, black beans or quinoa in the batter when all you really need to create chocolate decadence are three simple ingredients: chocolate, eggs and butter. (I did take liberties, however, and added a pinch of salt to sharpen up the flavors, but it’s still basically three ingredients.) Most of the videos had decent results, but I was set on keeping it simple so this cake could possibly be declared one of your new go-to treats. I think it will be because it’s decadently delicious and as easy as one, two, three!

3-Ingredient Flourless Chocolate Cake

Ingredients: - 8 eggs - 16 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips - 1 cup butter - Pinch of salt, optional - For garnish, add powdered sugar, whipped cream or fresh berries

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8- or 9-inch cake pan or springform pan. Select a baking sheet or roasting pan in which the cake pan will set. (You will add water to the bottom of the sheet or roasting pan.) In a microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips with the butter. Melt at 45-second intervals, and stir until the chocolate and butter are fully melted and combined. With an electric mixer, beat the eggs for 6 to 8 minutes or until double in size. The eggs should be foamy and light colored. Pour the melted chocolate into a large bowl. Spoon 1/3

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