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AZ Arts
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Arts, fl owers at Phoenix Art Museum
Flowers will be imitating art at the fourth annual Whiteman Hall. Interact with award-wining fl oral Tickets are $80.
Arts & Flowers exhibit March 6 to 9 at the Phoenix Art designers as they create and sculpt their arrangements. Desert Photography Workshop, 10:30 a.m. Sun.,
Museum. Luncheon included. Tickets are $75. March 9, Whiteman Auditorium. Jeff Kida, Arizona
Arts & Flowers features sculptural fl oral designs Container Gardening Workshop, 2 p.m.. Fri., March Highways Magazine directory of photography,
inspired by and partnered with works of art in the 7, Grossman Terrace. Master gardeners Betty Spagnola presents an interactive program focused on Desert
Museum’s collection. Arrangements by dozens of and Tammy Schwab offer an in-depth and educational photography. Tickets are $20.
Valley fl oral designers and garden clubs will be on view workshop on container gardening. Tickets are $40. Admittance to Arts & Flowers is included in general
throughout the Museum’s galleries to complement Botanical Painting Workshop, 9 a.m. Sat., March 8, museum admission. All proceeds benefi t Phoenix Art
and illuminate the Museum’s works of art. Administration Building. Marilyn Garber, botanical Museum. For information or tickets to these events,
In addition, several fundraising events are artist and educator, will demonstrate botanical call Phoenix Art Museum League at 602-307-2050, or
scheduled, including: illustration in watercolor. Beginners encouraged. visit
www.phxartmuseumleague.org.
Beauty Before Your Eyes, 11 a.m., Thu., March 6, All materials to be provided. Lunch included.
Barbershop singers Childsplay offers VYT holds auditions
take center stage summer academy for “Cinderella”
The Big Barbershop Show honors American history Childsplay announced its 2008 Summer Academy Valley Youth Theatre opens auditions to youth ages
with music from 1776 to 1945 at 7 p.m. Sat., March Class schedule at its new campus in Tempe. The 8 and older for roles in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
8 in Hamilton High School’s auditorium, 3700 S. academy offers a range of new classes for youth ages “Cinderella” starting at 4 p.m. March 17 and 18 at VYT
Arizona Ave. in Southern Chandler. Doors open at 3 to 18, as well as a new extended-care program for in Phoenix. “Cinderella” also takes the stage June 6
6:30 p.m. working parents. through 22 at the Herberger Theater Center.
The fi rst half of the show features a 20-man chorus Sessions range from one day to four weeks and Auditioners should be prepared with picture
known as the Desert Chordsmen, as well as two cover topics from Shakespeare to musical theatre ID with name, age and phone number on back;
quartets, Twilight Time and Four-Gone-Conclusions. to improvisation. Most classes run Monday through appropriate dress for dance; and one upbeat song
The second half of the show offers the OC Times, Friday in June and July. or ballad. A CD player and accompanist will be
a renowned Orange County quartet that took All programs take place at the new Sybil B. provided. Auditioners should also bring a list of prior
second place at the 2007 International Barbershop Harrington Campus for Imagination and Wonder performance experience or special skills with name,
Championships. at Mitchell Park, located at 900 E. Mitchell Dr. in address, phone number and age, and be ready for a
Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased from Jim Tempe. cold reading from the script.
Bohart at 480-588-5099, Ron Young at 480-895-3462 For more detailed info or to register, call VYT is located at 525 N. First St. in Phoenix at the
or Norm Noble at 480-802-3130. 480-350-8119 or visit
www.childsplayaz.org. corner of First and Fillmore streets. For more info, call
602-253-1888, ext. 4, or visit
www.VYT.com.
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2008 Season
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2 Bearfoot .......... 7:30pm
7 Ailey II............ 7:30pm
9 Leahy ...............8pm
23 Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney
“Let’s Put On A Show!”
with Jan Rooney
with Jan Rooney .......8pm
24 Golden Dragon Acrobats . 3pm
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2 Mark Russell ..........7pm
9 John Tesh ............7pm
15 Duke Ellington Orchestra . 8pm
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“A 1940’s Musical!” ....8pm
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