THE ENTERTAINER! MAGAZINE JUNE 2020
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RECESS AT HOME
Coloring book gives a peek into renovated shopping center Annika Tomlin >> The Entertainer!
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ummer is knocking on the door, and people are still stuck at home trying to figure out how to pass the time. Downtown Phoenix’s Arizona Center staff created an activity book for all ages to enjoy at home. “We wanted to connect with our community and bring something special to them during this difficult time,” says Paola Cicuttini, vice president of marketing and corporate communications for Parallel Capital Partners.
“We just wanted to provide fun activities to do while at home, especially now that it’s starting to get a little bit warmer and unfortunately you can’t take breaks that you want to take.” The activity book, called “Recess at Home with Arizona Center,” is a free downloadable and printable book that includes coloring pages, trivia, word scramble, word search and recipes. As a way to showcase the shopping center and office complex, Cicuttini and her team reached out to Gensler. “Gensler is the architectural tech company that did the renovation at Arizona Center that we completed last year,” Cicuttini says. “They had these
beautiful renderings of the center, so we talked about it and decided that we really wanted to do coloring pages that were landmarks of Arizona Center.” Those landmarks include the Third Street and Van Buren corner, The Grotto, Taylor Street and Prickles. “Prickles is our 15-foot saguaro cactus that we bought last year,” Cicuttini says. “The community really loves Prickles, so we wanted to make sure that we had her in there as well.” Taylor Street as well as Third Street and Van Buren add hip geographical shapes to the mix. “I think this book is helpful even if we weren’t in the situation that we are
in today,” Cicuttini says. “It’s something that gives people the opportunity to do something while we’re avoiding the heat that we avoid all summer long.” The activity book includes recipes from the center’s restaurants, including the original buffalo chicken dip by Hooters, citrus tilapia by 1130 The Restaurant and adovo chicken pasta by Canyon Café. The book also has recipes for cream soda ice cream float, an iced mocha and a side of guacamole.
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