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The School of Musical Fish
Jubilate Conservatory of Music, supported by Kiwanis, held their annual Summer Intensive this year at Spirit in the Desert Retreat in the Town of Carefree. The musical, written by Richard and Laya Field, took place at the bottom of the sea. Narrated by a lobster, the musical focused on the pitfalls of selfish thinking while illuminating the benefits of working together and showing kindness to others.
Art can make us immortal
When I read this article in the New York Times by David Marchese several months ago as I was preparing to write my “You Gotta Have Art” columns, I was blown away. Joyce Carol Oates, an author I admire, stated that even though she had many discussions with her husband, a professor, about books all the time, talking and talking for years, she didn’t remember the dialogue. She doesn’t remember the students she taught and loved. All she has left of all of that happiness is her writing. She feels that that is a profound but rather depressing fact. Everything you think is solid is actually fleeting and ephemeral. The only thing quasi-permanent would be a book or a work of art. Anything you create, she says, that transcends time is in some ways more real than the actual reality of your life.
Cave Creek Museum local history expert Kraig Nelson named legacy volunteer
Cave Creek – Kraig R. Nelson, accomplished writer, speaker, volunteer and community participant, understands the power of volunteerism and giving back. After all, he has given his time and talent to Cave Creek Museum for more than 16 years. Nelson got involved with the museum as a docent (volunteer)...
Things to do: Fountain Hills Theater showcases “Oliver!” through July 28
Fountain Hills Theater (FHT) presents the award-winning musical adaptation of the classic Dickens’ novel, “Oliver!.”. In this musical masterpiece, based on the Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist,” the streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a workhouse orphan, escapes and finds himself amongst a group of child pickpockets led by the cunning Fagin.
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