I will always try to provide you with variety! Some will be well known classic events for the Phoenix area, others will be hidden surprises or other Arizona locations.
Suggestions chosen by Heather J. Kirk
Saturday and Sunday, February 11 & 12, 2012
NATIVE HOOP DANCERS VIE FOR 2012 WORLD CHAMPION TITLE
Heather's notes: If you've never attended before, this event is a must - Native American dance like you've never seen before - beautiful and amazing.
Phoenix’s Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona
www.heard.org/hoop
Saturday and Sunday, February 11 - 12, 2012
9:30 a.m. Grand Entry –
Competition will end at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday.
The Adult Division final round will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
$15 general admission, $13.50 seniors (65+), $10 American Indians and Heard Museum members, $7.50 children 4-12, free for children under 4. Cost is per day and includes the event and museum admission.
It’s easy to get to the Heard Museum via METRO Light Rail! Look for the Heard Museum parking signs along Central Avenue, or take the Light Rail to the Encanto Station and avoid having to locate a parking spot. Or use Park and Ride lots all along the Light Rail route.
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Lenny Kravitz Live at Comerica Theater (formerly Dodge Theater)
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm
400 West Washington Street in downtown Phoenix, AZ
Heather's Notes: Perhaps I'll write a blog soon on me and Lenny. Ha ha! Okay, how about a blog about me and my thoughts about Lenny.
Music by Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz with Special guest Raphael Saadiq-presented by Mix 96.9
http://www.livenation.com/event/190048249EF73D72?artistid=735469&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
Lenny Kravitz will also be performing in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand on February 19, 2012 http://www.mgmgrand.com/lennykravitz/
Proceeds from this concert go to support Keep Memory Alive and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health – for the treatment and prevention of ALS, Alzheimers, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and dementia.
One of the Clinic's projects is to identify predictors of Alzheimer's through blood, spinal fluid, MRIs and PET Scans. They will also evaluate the benefit of antioxidants in treating early Alzheimer’s patients. (Heather likes this as an alternative to or in addition to pharmaceutical drugs!) Find out more here: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/brain_health/clinical_trials.aspx
Bookmark KeepingMemoryAlive.org for future fundraising events: (http://www.keepmemoryalive.org/KMAEvents/Pages/default.aspx)
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Through February 19, 2012
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy
Herberger Theater, Stage West
The hit New York comedy was inspired by the author's hilariously dysfunctional family, and all the people in his life whose sole purpose was to drive him into therapy... and they succeeded!
One part lasagna, one part kreplach, and two parts prozac, you don't have to be Jewish or Italian to love this show. All you need is to know what it feels like to leave a family dinner with heartburn and a headache! The critics rave: "Hysterically Funny! Non-Stop Laughs All The Way! I Can't Recommend This Show Enough, It's Just Great!" - Regis Philbin, Live With Regis & Kelly.
For dates, times and ticket info:
http://www.herbergertheater.org/my_mothers_italian_my_fathers_jewish_im_therapy
Heather's Notes: I sat through the first half hour of this performance thinking, "This is just a stand up routine with a fancy backdrop." I kept waiting for plot. WAiting kept me from being able to enjoy this hilarious, very long stand up routine - which is exactly what it is. A very good one, that gets funnier as it goes. I tried to remember some of the jokes, so here are two - the extent of my memory!
1) "A summary of every Jewish religious celebration: they tried to kill us, God did a miracle, let's eat!"
2) "Why does it take 400 million sperm to fertilize one egg? They refuse to stop and ask for directions."
As many of you know I am a huge fan of Herberger Theater.
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Simply go to http://www.doozyofadeal.com/ to sign up for the free daily deal email and don’t forget to select the Herberger Theater Center to benefit from your purchase. It’s an easy way to feel good and help the Herberger Theater Center’s Arts Education and Outreach Programs for youth!
Friday, February 17, 2012
Toni Braxton in Concert at 8:00 pm
Salt River Grand Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort
9800 E. Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale (East of the 101 freeway)
Music by Toni Braxton
Join Six-time Grammy winner Toni Braxton when she brings her smooth R&B vocal stylings to Talking Stick Resort on Friday, February 17th. Having built an impeccable catalog of hits since bursting onto the contemporary music scene in 1991 with “Love Shoulda Brought You Home,” Toni Braxton has compiled an impressive array of hits, including “Another Sad Love Song,” “Breathe Again” and “Un-break My Heart.”
For tickets, call 480-850-7734 or click on the link below. http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/19004793B4C8431D?artistid=876743&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=202
And the final event for this blog entry.... Sunday, February 19th, 2012
SCOTTSDALE SOCIETY OF WOMEN WRITERS - WRITERS FAIRE
Three Speakers, Authors, Books, Refreshments: Betty Webb, Susan Pohlman, Patricia Brooks
Memoir Writing (non-fiction), Mystery Writing (fiction), Marketing for Publishing
WHAT: Writers Faire – a Sunday afternoon with award winning authors, plus a dozen additional authors of SSWW showing off their books and answering questions!
WHERE: Mustang Library, 90th St., and Shea Blvd., Scottsdale (behind the hospital)
WHEN: Sunday, February 19th, Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.
HOW: PLEASE - RSVP now to Patricia L. Brooks, president/founder of Scottsdale Society of Women Writers at patricia@plbrooks.com or Dana Braccia at the Scottsdale Library
WORKSHOPS:
Susan Pohlman, author, Memoir Writing (1:30 – 2:15): Her memoir, Halfway to Each Other, is her first book and winner of the Relationships category and runner-up in the Memoir category in the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.
Betty Webb, author, Fiction/Mystery Writing (2:30 – 3:15): Betty Webb is the author of two prize-winning mystery series -- the Lena Jones books and the Gunn Zoo series. Before beginning to write mysteries full time, Betty Webb worked as a journalist and interviewed everyone from U.S. presidents, astronauts who walked on the moon, and Nobel Prize-winners, as well as the homeless, the dying, and polygamy runaways*. Her mysteries are based on stories she covered as a reporter. Currently a creative writing teacher at Phoenix College, she is a member of National Federation of Press Women, Mystery Writers of America, and the Society of Southwest Authors. http://www.bettywebb-mystery.com/
*Just an aside from your blogger Heather Kirk – Betty also interviewed me about the inclusion of my Story titled Alma in Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul.
Workshop: Writing a marketable mystery is harder than it looks. I explain why, describe the mysterious "arc of action," and how to come up with believable plots and characters so interesting that they can carry you through an entire series.
Patricia L. Brooks, author, memoir, publishing/marketing consultant (3:30-4:15): Patricia is an inspirational speaker, and published author. With her book (and now eBook) “Gifts of Sisterhood” and its grief workshop “Journey from Grief to Gratitude” she is a favorite for Wellness Programs. Patricia earned a prestigious AZ Authors Association Literary Contest Non-fiction award for this book.
As founder of Brooks Goldmann Publishing Company, LLC http://www.brooksgoldmannpublishing.com/ she is the author’s partner for publishing consultation and offers workshops on writing memoir, self-help, non-fiction and self-publishing.
Workshop: Publish with Marketing in Mind
Find out how easy, as well as how difficult, it is to transform your work into book form and to bring it to market. Learn about the new trends in marketing as they relate to the publishing basics you should address before launching your book to market.
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