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FEATURES 40 C OSTUME COLLABORATORS
46 A RT IN THE FAMILY
54 THE NEW ‘BOURBONAIRES’
New-York based costume designer
One Scottsdale family makes a
It’s “not your granddad’s drink
Fabio Toblini is creating the
strong case that art might run in
anymore,” says a new generation of
costumes for Ballet Arizona’s The
their genes. Each grew up in an
craft bourbon enthusiasts. Is there
Firebird, debuting Valentine’s Day
artistically nourishing household.
room on Arizona’s barstools for
2019. Following the Nutcracker,
While they create in different
the new bourbon boom? A classic
Diversions and Eroica, this is
mediums – ceramics, sculpture/
old-school aficionado meets and
Toblini’s fourth collaboration with
painting and jewelry – they share
compares notes with members of
Ballet Arizona artistic director
common inspirations.
the younger set who are drawn to
Ib Andersen.
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DISCOVERY 11 Valley Native Peng Shepherd Publishes Debut Novel 12 A New Scent, A New Baby, A New Boutique STYLE 16 Nature-Inspired Earrings 18 Evening Wear For Her 20 Not-So-Black Tie 22 Reflected Style SOCIETY 25 Spring Arts Fundraisers PERSONALITY 34 Valley glass and metal artist Caleb Siegler plays with fire. The results are spectacular. 38 Lauren and Mark Teahen harness the power of community to eliminate domestic violence. CALENDAR 62 Fall Social Events CULTURE 70 E xhibits, Performances and Experiences You Shouldn’t Miss AFTER-PARTY 72 Electric Desert
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Fire + Passion + Grit
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reat art reflects the fire in the belly of its creator and his or her passion for perfection. Then the labor of love begins.
In this issue, we offer a glimpse into the creative process,
the vision of the artist and the development of the art. New York-based Fabio Toblini, costume designer for Ballet Arizona’s The Firebird, which will debut Valentine’s Day 2019, began conceptual work for Firebird in spring 2018. In a way, he has been preparing for this opportunity from the time he was growing up in Italy and began working in the fashion industry. We look at his journey and how his collaboration with Ballet Arizona artistic director Ib Andersen results in the magic we see on stage. Read more on p. 40. Ceramicist Nicholas Bernard shapes clay into perfection before he adds texture, pattern and color. His pots require heavy lifting and his world-renowned PHOTO BY MARK LIPCZYNSKI
work is the result of years of study, appreciation for both the natural world and cultural past, practice and evolving vision. Also artists, his wife, Linda Margaret Kilgore, and his daughter, Rosa Kilgore, share his artistic values. Their story begins on p. 46. Is distilling bourbon an art or a craft? We talk with bourbon lovers from two generations. Pretty sure they’d say distilling and enjoying bourbon is an art. See p. 54. And then there’s local metal and glass sculptor Caleb Siegler, who began honing his flameworking craft at age 16. He used the money in his piggy bank for entry-level equipment and practiced blowing glass in the laundry room every day after school. He now shows – and sells – his amazing work at high-level art shows. His hands hold the torch, above left.
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Correction: In the March 2018 issue, a portrait by William Miller in the story “Portrait Power” was incorrectly identified as Mickey Rufenacht. The correct name of the portrait is “Jim’s Dad.”
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DISCOVERY
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ave you ever thought about what would happen if you lost your shadow? Phoenix native Peng Shepherd has. She weaves a captivating tale in her debut novel, The Book of M, about a
dangerous near-future world where shadows disappear and, with them, a person’s memories. “I always knew I wanted to write something with shadows in it because they are so powerful, eerie and mysterious,” Shepherd explains. A graduate of North High School and Arizona State University, with graduate degrees from New York University and the University of London, the daughter of former local news anchor Lin Sue Cooney and David Shepherd has always been intrigued by the power of a story. “At just age 5, I was trying to write books of my own on paper,” she recalls. “My mom would take them to work and laminate them, and I thought I was published.” The Book of M shares the story of Ory and his wife, Max, who for a while escape the Forgetting. When Max finally loses her shadow, she runs away in an
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effort to avoid hurting Ory. A testament to the bond of love, Ory sets out after her, beginning a saga of survival, heartache, hope and friendship. “The book asks a lot of questions, such as, ‘What makes you, you?’ or ‘What are the things that are most important to you and what would you give up to keep them?’” Shepherd says. “How far would we go or what would we do for the people we love?” The Book of M, published by William Morrow, was released on June 5, 2018, and is available at bookstores nationwide. – Michelle Glicksman
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DISCOVERY
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and smell the Southwest desert with its first Eau
This fall, the designer brings her modern and
de Parfum. With an innovative floral note of white
optimistic collection to
cactus flower never before used in perfumery
Scottsdale. The store,
combined with a creamy orris note, Arizona is an
scheduled to open in
untraditional scent. A solar, mineral and feminine
November at Scottsdale
vibe pops out the debut fragrance. Inspired by founding designers Jack
Fashion Square, will include women’s ready-
McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s road trip
to-wear, swimwear and
to the American West, Arizona is a fragrance
accessories, as well as
born of the duo’s respect of nature and love of
the MR TURK menswear
blending contrasting elements. The Arizona bottle is a work of art in itself.
collection.
The glass design, a see-through crystal with abstract shapes and curves, is fashioned after the Sonoran Desert. Arizona Eau de Parfum is available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park. OH, BABY!
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Miguu came to Phoenix in 2010 from
measure at her first check-up. But the animal keeper estimates
the Los Angeles Zoo. Rafiki spent her first few weeks in
the female baby Masai giraffe
the giraffe barn, under the protection
who arrived June 26 weighed
of her mother. She can now be seen
approximately 250 pounds at birth
strolling the Savanna with Imara.
and was over 6 feet tall. Rafiki was born to Imara, a 7-year-old
Nearly 16,000 people cast votes to determine her name. Rafiki – a Swahili
Masai giraffe who arrived at Phoenix
name that means “friend” – won
Zoo to breed with the 9-year-old
almost 40 percent of the vote.
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Cactus de Cartier High Jewelry bracelet, 18k yellow gold, emeralds, diamonds, price upon request, at CARTIER, Scottsdale Fashion Square
EXQUISITELY PRICKLY Desert-inspired fashion trends have graced the runways for a few years. Parisian house Cartier turns its attention to the current plant du jour, the succulent. The Cactus de Cartier collection steals the spotlight.
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THE EARTH COLLECTION From the grace of an animal to the delicacy of a flower, nature inspires jewelers to create bold earrings
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NATURAL WONDERS
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1. Water lily earrings by LELE SADOUGHI, $220, Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 2. Petunia earrings by OSCAR DE LA RENTA, $420, Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 3. Opal and diamonds drop earrings, $11,900, OLIVER SMITH JEWELER, The Shops Gainey Village 4. Q uartz geodes and diamonds earrings by ZAFFIRO, $4,785, French Designer Jeweler 5. Wild Pop collection High jewelry earrings, price upon request, BVLGARI, Scottsdale Fashion Square 6. P anthère de Cartier earrings, $24,700, CARTIER, Scottsdale Fashion Square
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The Valley of the Sun JCC invites you to an extraordinary evening, celebrating Sue and Bud Selig’s commitment to culture and community, as they receive the inaugural William S. Levine Family Community Excellence Award
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1. P avé chevron cuff links, $1,600, DAVID YURMAN, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 2. S lim-fit wool tuxedo, $2,700, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 3. Polished leather oxford shoes, $960, SALVATORE FERRAGAMO, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 4. S ilk bow tie by ETON, $145, Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 5. S ilk pocket square, $145, GUCCI, Scottsdale Fashion Square
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STYLE
ELONGATE THE ROOM
HANG ART
Quieter than a large
In a minimal decor, a mirror can serve as a
round and softer than
bold, central statement
a rectangle, the classic
that demands attention.
oval is a powerful
Set with more than
design element.
20,000 Swarovski crystal
Welcome a departure
stones, this mirror is a
from the standard
dazzling alternative for
square to exude pure elegance.
wall art.
Etched mirror with Alps marble, $2,000, ROCHE BOBOIS, Scottsdale
Handmade mirror with Swarovski crystals by MARQUETTE HOME, $17,995, Del Adora, La Mirada Shopping Center
THINK ROUND Round mirrors can anchor a room by creating a highimpact focal point. Go with a thin edge or frameless, or dramatic and glam with a jewellike surround. Brass mirror, $1,200, DESIGN WITHIN REACH, Scottsdale Quarter
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SOCIETY
PHOTO BY BILL TIMMERMAN, COURTESY PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
Spring 2018 Arts Fundraisers
The Bridge House by Allen + Philp Partners
ART + ARCHITECTURE Phoenix Art Museum and Contemporary Forum, one of its support groups, presented the second Art + Architecture Weekend from April 13 through April 15. Attendees visited custom Valley homes that celebrate the synergy between art and architecture. Proceeds benefited Contemporary Forum’s efforts to help build the contemporary art collection, support exhibitions of contemporary art, strengthen the Museum’s regional and national presence and enhance art education initiatives.
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SOCIET Y PHOTOS COURTESY ARIZONA OPERA
Spring Arts Fundraisers MARCH 17 LUNCHEON ON THE RHINE Arizona Opera More than 250 patrons attended Arizona Opera’s Gala Luncheon at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia. The Saturday afternoon party raised
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$220,000-plus for the company. Shoshana B. Tancer and Jo Kuchai Pulvermacher co-chaired the event, where Roma B. Wittcoff of Phoenix, Marlys A. Beiderr of Tucson and Opera America of New York were honored. Internationally acclaimed baritone Richard Paul Fink made a special guest appearance. 4
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1. Jean Cooper, Taylor Brewster and Tracy Brewster 2. Katrina Galka and Jarrett Porter 3. Floral centerpieces 4. Patricia Peterson, Ashton Bates and Kimberly Peterson 5. John Balding and Julie Swanson-Balding 6. Marilyn Kluge, Nils Lindfors and Jo Pulvermacher, gala co-chair
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SOCIET Y Spring Arts Fundraisers APRIL 7 ART FROM THE HEART ART AUCTION Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona The 15th Annual Art from the Heart Art Auction raised almost $100,000 to benefit Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona. The event at Saks Fifth Avenue in Biltmore Fashion Park included a silent auction with works of art from featured artist Fred Tieken of Tieken Studio and Gallery AZ, along with works from other prominent Arizona artists. Megan Nordquist Schwallie and Lisa Portigal co-chaired the evening.
1. Jace Ryden 2. Linda Nordquist and Megan Nordquist Schwallie 3. Monique Gilbert-Janowitz and Baine Janowitz 4. Alicia Sutton Campbell, Free Arts executive director, with Gail and Fred Tieken 5. Robb and Nicole Royse 6. Sydney Portigal, Blair Portigal and Lisa Portigal
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BARROW 3.0 Reinventing Excellence.
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einventing excellence is not easy. Especially when that excellence is based on the legacy of accepting challenges, rejecting norms and pushing the boundaries of the way things have traditionally been done. That legacy, 57 years in the making, through the leadership of Dr. John Green and Dr. Robert Spetzler, has forged an institute of icons. And, now, driven by the vision of Dr. Michael Lawton, which he calls Barrow 3.0, we are poised to become an iconic institution. Barrow 3.0 will reinvent excellence by pushing the boundaries of neuroscience in ways never thought possible. Through the use of artificial intelligence and mixed reality technology, deep data mining leading to personalized medicine, centers of excellence in the treatment and research of the most debilitating brain and spine afflictions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, brain tumors and aneurysms, and a new Neuroplex campus that will bring together Barrow’s leading clinicians to innovate and, ultimately, save patients’ lives, Barrow will establish itself as the world’s premier neuroscience center. And along the way, it will help to establish Phoenix and Arizona as a global innovation hub. Reinventing excellence is not easy. But that’s never stopped us before. Join us in supporting Barrow 3.0 and be part of a fundamental transformation in medicine. Because excellence is what our patients deserve.
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SOCIET Y Spring Arts Fundraisers APRIL 28 DINNER ON THE DESERT Desert Botanical Garden The 32nd Annual Dinner on the Desert raised $450,000 to support Sonoran Desert field trips for students, care for the facility’s plant collection and conservation efforts of the Garden’s field botanists. Guests enjoyed an extensive silent auction featuring garden art and unique experiences. Hyatt/Copper Square Kitchen catered an al fresco dinner, followed by dancing under the stars. Kathleen and Steve Taddie chaired the event.
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SOCIET Y Spring Arts Fundraisers MAY 5 GO, DOG. GO! GALA Childsplay The Childsplay Go, Dog. Go! Gala put fun into fundraising. The theater company for young audiences hosted 230 guests at Events on Jackson in downtown Phoenix and netted $85,000 to support its arts-ineducation programs. Guests enjoyed dinner catered by Fabulous Food and performances from the company’s national tour of Go, Dog. Go! Lost Our Home Pet Rescue brought in adoptable puppies and dogs for photos and snuggling. 1
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1. David Saar, center, with cast members Micheal Thompson, Caitlin Dhuse, Jennie Rhiner, Jon Gentry, Brynn Lewallen and Adam Sowards 2. Mark Mettes, Judd and Billie Jo Herberger, Shirley Hawley and Bill Blair 3. Jon Gentry, Debra K. Stevens, John Back and Diane Haas 4. Tim and Revan Rottach 5. Candice Clarida, Rogelio Mendiola, Ryan Torain and Silvia FrancoVargas 6. Shelley Cohn with Andrea and Tim Whitset
PERSONALITY
PASSIONATE PEOPLE Light the Way Chandelier by CALEB SIEGLER ❖ Photo by MARK LIPCZYNSKI
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Flame Thrower Fire fuels artist’s imagination
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Text by LISA VAN LOO ❖ Photo by MARK LIPCZYNSKI
f all the things Caleb Siegler could have predicted he would need the night before his first time showing at Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale, it’s safe to say a headlamp was probably at the bottom of the list. But, at 4 a.m., it was the only light he had.
With dawn looming, Siegler spent the waning darkness inside
a frigid tent assembling the largest and most complicated piece he had made to date, using those last precious hours before opening day in 2017 to will it all together. “If I had broken something, it would have been game over,” Siegler says, remembering the intensity of the situation from his workshop in Tempe. “Everything was going wrong. It was crazy. It just all came together.”
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THIS PAGE: Glass sculpture featured at Celebration of Fine Art in spring 2018 NEXT PAGE: This dramatic chandelier, created by Caleb Siegler, is made of blown glass tubes and can be controlled from either a smart-home system or a wall switch. With a smart-home system, an app on the smart phone allows the owner to turn it on, dim the lights and change the color. The colors can cycle through various hues or remain stationary. The photo on p. 33 was shot looking up from directly under the chandelier. In that image, the colors were manipulated to show a range of possibilities.
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PERSONALIT Y
Siegler, an artist who marries steel and blown glass,
“I was coming home from school and blowing glass in the
needed to mount 36 pieces of glass onto an 18-square-
laundry room,” Siegler says, underscoring the support he
foot metal frame. The 150-pound piece sold to a well-
received from his parents. “I didn’t want to have to get a day job.”
known collector, confirming that Siegler had made the right decision to enter the show, despite having no inventory at the time and despite the fact that he needed to learn to weld and to create a patina on the steel before getting there. “It was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life,” he says
What began as a hobby grew into a respectable business, and by his early 20s he was supporting himself with his craft. “If, when I turned 18, my parents had made me move out, I would have had to get a day job,” he says. Now, he’s branching out. Having learned how to weld,
of the piece. “I had never done anything that big. It almost
he’s continuing to experiment with the medium and finding
killed me.”
new ways to integrate it into glass pieces. He’s also learning
Fine art was a new venue for him at the time.
more about “furnace working,” which is a different type of
Siegler’s gateway into this new world of artistry came
glass-blowing technique that requires a willing partner and
when a professor at a local community college encouraged him to participate in the 10-week art show after seeing
unspeakable heat. “It’s like honey,” Siegler says of the glass when its blown
his work and understanding his potential as a student in a
with a “furnace working” technique. “It’s a completely
chandelier class. By then, Siegler had been honing his “flame
different skill set.”
working” craft for a few years, after learning about it during a class at age 16, and then using all the money in his piggy bank to purchase the entry-level equipment he needed to start making pieces from blown glass.
Since that first show, Siegler has seen his business go from “5 miles per hour to 100 miles per hour.” “I don’t feel like I’ve arrived,” he says. “I have ginormous dreams.” ❖
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PERSONALIT Y
“The event started from our backyard, but the community has really gotten behind it.” – Mark Teahen
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GOLF for
GOOD Lauren and Mark Teahen are on a personal quest to help domestic violence victims
M
Text by LEIGH FARR ❖ Photo by TINA CELLE
ore than 50 celebrity athletes gathered at the 7th Annual Driving Out Domestic Violence Celebrity Golf Tournament to benefit Chrysalis, a Valley nonprofit that provides solutions for families whose lives have been affected by domestic violence. Held at Talking Stick Resort on Nov. 2 and 3, 2017, the tournament, followed by a gala hosted by
Jet Linx Scottsdale, netted close to half a million dollars. “The event started from our backyard, but the community has really gotten
behind it. It’s continued to grow every year,” says Mark Teahen, a retired professional baseball player and event co-chair with his wife, Lauren. “It’s nice to have so many professional athletes involved. We’re fortunate to have so many friends in the baseball community as well as in the PGA, NFL and NBA, and it’s been really cool to see the support. It makes it a pretty unique event.” For the Teahens, founding an annual golf and gala charity event was a personal quest. When Lauren was in elementary school, she and her mother escaped a domestic violence situation. She wanted to honor her late mother, Shelley, and to help families going through similar experiences. “Lauren has been the backbone of the event from day one,” Teahen says. “Her passion has become my passion, but she’s the driving force.” With funds raised by the golf tournament and gala since 2011, Chrysalis has upgraded its facilities and expanded its scope of services for families affected by domestic abuse. The Teahens will host the 8th Annual Driving Out Domestic Violence Celebrity Golf & Gala on Nov. 2 and 3, 2018. The Nov. 2 golf invitational is at Talking Stick Golf Club, and the gala, on Nov. 3, will be held at Ross Aviation. Dr. Anthony Admire and his wife, Victoria, will serve as honorary co-chairs. ❖ For more information, visit noabuse.org. Fall 2018 / 39
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How Ib Andersen and Fabio Toblini conjure costume magic for Ballet Arizona
COSTUME
Collaborators Text by DEBORAH SUSSMAN ❖ Photos by TIM FULLER ❖ Sketches by FABIO TOBLINI
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W
hen Ib Andersen,
said, ‘Even better, we’ll do this together.’
in Milan and worked in the fashion
artistic director of
He said for something that is so popular,
industry there for several years before
Ballet Arizona, first
like Nutcracker, if you use a ballet
having what he calls “a big existential
reached out to New
designer you get the usual. He wanted
crisis.”
York-based costume designer Fabio Toblini to work on costumes for a production of The Nutcracker, Toblini thought it was a prank.
an outsider.”
He realized that fashion was, as he
A great partnership was born.
puts it, “creating these vapid images
“I had a lot of wacky ideas, and
for insecure people like myself. …
together we made it work,” Toblini says.
Everything I was doing was about
Andersen had left a phone message
That first collaboration led to three
creating masks for people to hide behind
for Toblini – “this was the early 2000s;
more, including 2013’s Diversions, 2018’s
– and that’s what I wanted to stop doing
I still had an answering machine,”
Eroica and The Firebird, which will debut
myself.”
Toblini recalls. But Toblini had never
Feb. 14, 2019. Andersen says of Toblini,
heard of Ballet Arizona. Nor had he
“We speak sort of the same language, in a
moved to England, where he attended a
designed costumes for the ballet; he was
funny way.”
college based on the holistic educational
primarily a theater designer. “I called back, and it was real,” Toblini says. He still sounds surprised. “I talked to Ib, and he said he liked my use of color. I said I never designed for ballet but I always wanted to, and he 42 / The Red Book Magazine
The two men come from very different backgrounds, but they share a deep appreciation of craft and of the creative process. Toblini grew up in a small town in northern Italy, then studied fashion
He quit the fashion business and
philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf education. “I did courses in weaving, drama, painting; I did voice, gardening, sculpture, bookbinding. I could really explore all of these different arts with an
approach that was not about professionality. That really helped me.” After two years in England, he spent a year in Germany focusing on music and singing. It was during a production of Henry Purcell’s A Fairy Queen, in which Toblini was performing, that someone asked him to handle the costumes. “I said no,” he recalls. But then when nobody else stepped in, he did. He describes the experience as “a revelation. All of a sudden here I am creating images for characters, trying to create their truth. It’s the performing arts, not fashion. But I could apply everything I’d learned. That was a big shift.” Andersen traveled a more linear path. Born in Copenhagen, he literally grew up in the Royal Danish Ballet, where he had costumes fitted on him from the time he was 7 years old. He started as a student in the school, then joined the ballet when he was 16 and went on, four years later, to become the youngest principal dancer in the company’s history. “They have the most amazing costume department there,” he says. “They do ballet, opera and theater. They had departments where they only did hats, where they only did artificial flowers. I saw all that.” Designing costumes for the ballet, he says, “is sort of in my kinetic memory.” Given budget constraints, Andersen often designs the costumes himself for the ballets he choreographs. But he relishes the opportunity to work with a partner like Toblini. His favorite part is “the ping pong, the back and forth.” That process starts with a conversation. In the case of The Firebird, Andersen knew two things at the outset: He wanted the ballet to take place in the future “in some kind of undefined space.” And he didn’t want it to look Russian, “because usually it looks very Russian folk/fairy tale.” The Firebird usually looks Russian because the story is rooted in Russian fairy tales, the music is by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes), and the original costumes were by legendary Russian scene and costume designer Leon Bakst. “I love Bakst and the Ballets Russes – it’s one of my great passions,” Toblini says, “but they are not the type of costumes we want to do.” For one thing, Toblini says, it’s “too much clothes. I want to see (the dancers’) bodies in contemporary
Fabio Toblini
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PHOTO BY TZU CHIA HUANG
Ib Andersen, Ballet Arizona artistic director, and Fabio Toblini
The FIREBIRD
T
he world premiere of The Firebird opens Feb. 14, 2019, at
Symphony Hall. It explores themes of love, fantasy and escapism. Ballet Arizona’s Dance With Me – A Ballet Gala is scheduled for Jan. 25, 2019, at Phoenix Art Museum. In addition to dinner and dancing with Ballet Arizona’s company members, guests will preview a short film documenting the making of Ib Andersen’s The Firebird. More information is available at balletaz.org.
ballet; I don’t want to see clothes hanging
they can see how the costumes move on the
on them. Basically I’m a costume designer
dancers.
who doesn’t want to see clothes on people. I
“Because I am not a ballet designer, I
really start from the human form and try to
might not be aware of everything that a
give it something to become the character.”
designer for costumes for ballet needs,”
After the conversation come sketches and then more conversation. “When I did a first draft (of The Firebird)
me is the ideas I have, and then we work to adapt those ideas to ballet and
I still did something that was some kind of a
choreography. It’s a pretty unusual way of
tutu and some kind of a bird,” Toblini says.
proceeding. It has to be really tailored to the
“And Ib responded, ‘I don’t really want it to
relationship that we have, which is great.”
look like a bird. Think more about an alien
Speaking several months in advance
warrior.’ And I thought, ‘This is going to be
of Ballet Arizona’s production of The
so much fun!’”
Firebird, Andersen describes the result of
Toblini also develops a color proposal. “I
his work with Toblini as “a combination
draw with a pencil, then I scan the pencil
of things. God knows if we will succeed or
drawing and I use Photoshop to paint it so I
not, but we have a vocabulary now. Will
can change color at any time. I try to really
it look futuristic? Yeah, somewhat. But I
commit as late as possible in the process. As
think we have a look in the design. It’s not
the process continues, you gather more info
so this or that. But it’s not Russian.”
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Toblini says. “What Ib really likes about
Looking ahead, do Andersen and Toblini plan to do another ballet? “Together?” Andersen says. “I hope so!” ❖
LIGHT UP YOUR NIGHT
DESERT, LIGHT AND SOUND UNITE IN A MESMERIZING DISPLAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
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Art in the
Family Three Arizona artists make a strong case for good genes Text by PERRINE ADAMS ❖ Photos by JILL RICHARDS
T
hroughout history, artistic talent has seemed to run through the genes of many families. Such is the case of Austrian master of symbolism Gustav
Klimt and his history-painter brother, or co-creator of cubism Pablo Picasso and his father, painter and art teacher. Sometimes marriage, too, has tied gifted soul mates together. Art enthusiasts don’t forget couples like New York painters Edward and Josephine Hopper or French-German artists Yves Klein and Rotraut Klein-Moquay. Is creativity hereditary? Working in different mediums, three Arizona artists make a strong case for good genes. The Bernard-Kilgore clan is one example of how family ties play out in the arts. While artistic prowess runs in the household, inspiration ties them together.
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The color, texture and shape of Nick Bernard’s pots relate to the natural world.
FORM IS EVERYTHING Studio potter Nicholas Bernard has been crafting ceramics for more than 30 years, living and working in Arizona for much of that time. His work has always been low-fire earthenware. Bernard wants to convey aesthetic knowledge and technical mastery. His artistic goal is “to make beautiful objects that have no pretention or contrivance.” Pushed by his archeologist mother, 10-year-old Bernard took ceramics classes at the Barnsdall Art Center in his native Los Angeles. After a few years of education on the East Coast, he transferred to Arizona State University in 1978. Not long after he earned his bachelor’s degree in ceramics, he established his studio in Tempe, then later on Cattle Track Road in Scottsdale, where he eventually settled in 1989. For Bernard, “form is everything.” A successful outcome begins with shaping the clay. “Texture, pattern and color are successful additions when the shapes are impeccable,” he says. Pottery is among the oldest art forms throughout the world, and undoubtedly, his mother passed on to him the love of the ancient. His influences are scattered from the classic vessel forms of antiquity, to the graceful Japanese raku ware, to the simple pots made by indigenous peoples of the American Southwest and also the work of modern studio potters. Italy, Turkey, Greece and many other destinations have also swayed Bernard’s artistic career. Visiting a museum full of 2,000-year-old pots in Rhodes, Greece, was an epiphany. He recalls that “simple forms with no contrivance or pretension filled room after room.” Seeing those pots 15 years ago triggered Fall 2018 / 49
Linda Margaret Kilgore surrounded by painted steel pieces from her Night Sky series, and Mountain Way, a mixed media piece with natural pigments, charcoal, Arizona mica, acrylic and rainwater
his current evolution, beginning with soft colors and
attend a kiln opening at the Cattle Track studio. The day
classic shapes, with a feel for the ancient. Today, hot
Bernard opens a fired kiln always feels like Christmas.
colors and simple closed forms with controlled and organized textures dominate. High-fire porcelain –
DESERT IS THE THING
with its many eccentricities – is now part of the mix.
Bernard’s wife, metal sculptor and painter Linda
Sometimes, the color, texture and shape of the pots
Track home, grew up in Sedona. At a very young age,
from the surrounding desert like my garden filled with
Kilgore started her artistic journey, surrounded by
cacti and succulents,” says Bernard. The Phoenician
countless influential artists and fine art connoisseurs
Resort recently commissioned 12 earthenware vessels
who frequented her mother’s art gallery. Showing
abstractly referencing cacti and desert plants to
primarily Navajo and Hopi art, her mother sold Hopi
display in their main lobby.
Kachinas to German sculptor and painter Max Ernst,
Bernard’s work appears worldwide in public, private and corporate collections and in museums including the ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center. The best way to discover his work, however, might be to
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Margaret Kilgore, who also has a studio in their Cattle
relate to the natural world. “I take lots of inspiration
a key figure in Dada and Surrealist movements, and his wife, surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning. Multi-lingual, Kilgore has lived and traveled extensively abroad. After college, she moved to Rome,
Nick’s Favorites
COLOR: Black and white SHAPE: Round TEXTURE: Organized SMELL: Basil FLOWER: Cactus CITY: Paris ARTIST: Franz Kline ALTERNATE CAREER: A professional surfer ARTISTIC DREAM: To keep working and evolving, to keep getting better
Linda’s Favorites
COLOR: Black and white (right now) SHAPE: Circles and squiggles TEXTURE: Crusty and dusty SMELL: Cedar FLOWER: Peony roses Partially painted steel flowers Kilgore created in memory of the poppies along the river Tiber in Rome
CITY: Rome and Paris ARTIST: Marisa Merz, Meret Oppenheim and Mark Bradford ALTERNATE CAREER: A poet, a mystic or a musician ARTISTIC DREAM: To keep working
where she remembers feeling “completely inspired by the love of art that surrounds one there.” At that time, she started working on collage and pastel painting. Later, in London, she spent many afternoons in the studio of English pop artist Peter Blake, who mentored her about the art of collage. In addition to studying anthropology, ethnology and art, Kilgore found great inspiration from her pilgrimages to ancient and prehistoric sites. Cultivating a spiritual freedom from her travels, she now works in multiple mediums and her interests are diverse. The artist defines success on her own terms. Her work, she says, “varies greatly, and it flows along on its own trajectory. It isn’t constrained by materials, methods or techniques.” Kilgore sees art as a means of communication, with
Rosa’s Favorites COLOR: Black
SHAPE: Round TEXTURE: Anything but smooth SMELL: Petrichor FLOWER: Proteus CITY: Somewhere I haven’t been yet ARTIST: Brâncuși ALTERNATE CAREER: A personal stylist ARTISTIC DREAM: To open stores
sculpture and painting being their own languages.
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Rosa Kilgore filing a cuff bracelet to remove rough spots before sanding
“Art is an emotional bridge with the world that opens
EVERYTHING BUT SMOOTH
cultural doors,” she says.
In a sense, jewelry artist Rosa Kilgore, Linda’s
After years of a semi-nomadic lifestyle across
entire life. Her mother certainly influenced her, but
9/11. “The desert is always a huge influence for me,”
she also fondly remembers watching her uncle Jesse
she says, “the low desert, the lean harshness of the hot
Monongye, a Navajo jeweler, create masterpieces in his
windswept places, the pale soft colors of the ironwood
home studio.
trees and dusty creosote colors.” Meteorite powder,
During her childhood in London, she visited the
flower petals, charcoal from forest fires, Sedona’s red
jewelry-making studio of David Courts, the artist
earth and Navajo colors pigments are just a few of
who made the original skull ring still worn by Keith
the unconventional components Kilgore turns into
Richards of the Rolling Stones. She recalls being
sculptures and paintings. Fittingly many of her nature-
impressed by “his small messy studio filled with grit
incorporated artworks land outside.
and determination.”
The Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and
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daughter, has been preparing for her artistic career her
Europe, Kilgore fully returned to her native desert after
Focusing on form and texture, Kilgore creates
Spa tabbed Kilgore as the curator for its fall 2018 –
jewelry for stylish and confident women. Recycled
winter 2019 Artist in Residence program. Kicking off
sterling silver, ancient bronze, freshwater pearls, pyrite,
in November, the series exhibits artworks of Arizona
amethyst, American turquoise, semi-precious stones
artists, and holds workshops and sunset receptions.
and shells are among the raw materials the artist turns
Sterling silver and ancient bronze bracelets handcrafted by Rosa Kilgore
into unique, yet classic and timeless, accessories. Kilgore says her mother didn’t push her to pursue
classic shapes and combines them with unusual textures. To her, the mix of form and surface creates
art as a career, but she gravitated to it after earning a
“an irresistible combination that brings a form of
bachelor’s degree in sociology when she realized she
magic in everyday life.”
longed to “work with her hands.” In 2006, she enrolled
Another significant source of inspiration for the
in metalsmithing classes at a community college in the
jeweler is her home state. A fifth generation Arizona
Los Angeles area.
native, she has been steeped in the culture, landscape
A year later, she learned how to master the
and romance of Arizona her entire life. The rugged
traditional tufa casting – pouring melted silver or gold
textures of the red rocks of Sedona, the volcanic
into molds created out of tufa stone – directly from
remnants of northern Arizona, and Native American
Navajo jeweler Dorothy Jeffrey. Native tribes in the
artifacts and people influence her work daily.
Southwest have been creating ornamental jewelry for
Rosa embraces her family’s strong interest in art,
hundreds of years using this labor-intensive process.
archeology and cultures of the world. “While we all
In her Flagstaff studio, Kilgore uses the ancient
work in different mediums,” she says, “our work is
technique of lost-wax casting. Unlike tufa casting,
textural and based in a love of the ancient.” All three
this process allows her to produce the same cast
artists are inspired by what was made in the past,
piece multiple times. Inspired by ancient designs,
yet it is the splendor of the surrounding desert that
contemporary art and current trends, she creates
nourishes their creativity. ❖
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It’s “not your granddad’s drink anymore,” says a new generation of craft bourbon enthusiasts. Is there room on Arizona’s barstools for the new bourbon boom?
Text by JIMMY MAGAHERN ❖ Photos by MARK LIPCZYNSKI
efore visitors get to see Larry Winget’s personal bourbon collection, they must first pass by his bookshelf holding more than 125 pairs of custom-made cowboy boots. The shelving lines an entire wall in the guest house of the sprawling ranch-style Paradise Valley home the professional motivational speaker and author shares with his wife of 35 years, Rose Mary.
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“ It sounds really cliché, but there’s something manly about having a good shot of whiskey and smoking a cigar.”
~ Larry Winget
Larry Winget and Jason Grossmiller, Arizona Distilling Company founder and distiller, sample their favorites
cape – one of about 20 limited-edition
daiquiri. “It just ties it all together.”
says Rose Mary, with a laugh. Larry, a
“He’s got way more shoes than me,”
Elvis decanters produced for Jim Beam
Winget even has his own Ocean’s
former Okie (and telephone operator)
that Winget proudly displays atop the
Eleven rat pack of old drinking buddies
from Muskogee, Okla., who made his
wraparound shelves. “That’s what my
he assembles each year in different
fortune advising business conference
ashes are going to be buried in,” Winget
party destinations. They jokingly call
audiences to Shut Up, Stop Whining &
says, in all seriousness. “My sons will pop
themselves the “Bourbonaires.”
Get A Life, to quote the title of his first
the lid on that one, have a drink out of it
New York Times best seller, adds, “I’ve
and then they’ll fill it.” Rose Mary winces.
slowly disappearing – and the 65-year-
also got over 400 cowboy shirts and
“What can I say? I’m a big Elvis guy.”
old man’s man knows it. “I’ve only been to
about 20 cowboy hats. If you know me, one of anything is never enough!”
Though he’s certainly on the extreme
But his kind of bourbon drinker is
one meeting with the Arizona Bourbon
end, Winget, with a grey handlebar
Society,” Winget says, referring to the
That certainly applies to Winget’s
moustache now topping his trademark
invitation-only Facebook group of local
bourbon collection, a walk-in closet full
goatee, embodies the classic image of
bourbon enthusiasts that now boasts
of 250-plus varieties of the barrel-aged
the good ol’ boy bourbon drinker. It
1,300-plus members. “They’re all half my
brown liquor in addition to some 60 to
spills out into the aggressively Western
age, first of all. And they get a little snooty
70 Scotch and Irish whiskies. He hides
décor of his guest house/home office
about the stuff: ‘This is about a 94.5
his most valuable Pappy Van Winkle,
(complete with decidedly non-PC
proof.’ ‘No, I had it at 94.7.’ I just shake
a ridiculously sought-after 15-year-old
cigar store Indians), and seeps through
my head and say, ‘You guys have made
blend purchased on the “brown market”
Winget’s high-testosterone world view,
drinking work!’”
for somewhere between $7,500 and
parlayed into the weekly How to Be a
$15,000 (he won’t specifically quote the
Real Man podcasts he records in the
bourbon drinking a popular hipster
price in front of Rose Mary), behind a
guest house with fellow motivational
pastime, fueled by the foodies’ drive for
$65 bottle of Breaker Wheated Bourbon.
macho man Chris Widener. “It sounds
all things authentic and the scenemaker’s
But his pride and joy is the 1982 Elvis
really cliché, but there’s something manly
thirst for something beyond craft
Presley porcelain decanter depicting
about having a good shot of whiskey and
beer. Fully a third of today’s bourbon
the king of rock ’n’ roll with outstretched
smoking a cigar,” says Winget, who won’t
consumers are younger than 35. Women
arms forming an angelic figure with his
go anywhere near an umbrella-topped
comprise 33 percent. Together, this new
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Indeed, younger drinkers have made
generation of artisan bourbonaires is
think the younger generations are drawn
propelling a major boom. In 2016, U.S.
to that now.”
bourbon sales topped 20 million cases
Of course, they’re also Instagraming
“I started with Jack Daniels, then I went to Maker’s, and then I found High West, which is a non-mass-produced
for the first time in more than three
each storied bottle and engaging in the
craft whiskey,” says Maggie Flores,
decades, raking in over $3 billion.
inevitable social media one-upsmanship,
a 31-year-old former model who
in the process willingly paying more for
blogs about whiskey and bourbon on
drink anymore,” says John Amann, the
“super-premium” brands like Maker’s
Instagram, where she has nearly 7,600
40-year-old president of the Arizona
Mark, Knob Creek and beyond (what
followers, and Facebook, where she
Bourbon Society who works by day as
delighted marketing executives call
has another 300. “I call High West my
a senior district manager at Bed Bath
“graduating within the segment”). As
Aladdin, because it showed me there was
& Beyond and taste-tests by night with
a result, higher-priced bourbons rose
way more out there than I knew before.”
fellow Generation X-ers. “Authentic is
in sales by 10.5 percent last year to 5
Snapping selfies while holding bottles
trendy, and bourbon is authentic. It takes
million cases, buoying a new golden
of her latest finds (“For a while I paired a
patience to make, and there’s always a
era for the distillery industry – and
look with the bottle, changing my makeup
story behind it. Every step of American
new opportunities for social media
and hair to go with how the bottle made
history is littered with bourbon. And I
“influencers.”
me feel”), the Tempe beauty has become
“Look, it’s not your granddad’s
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“We want to show the world that you can make good bourbon outside of Kentucky.” ~ Jason Grossmiller
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an in-demand endorser in the suddenly lucrative field of influencer marketing, although her end game is more ambitious. “I’d like to get into distilling here in the Valley,” she says, citing Marianne Barnes, Kentucky’s first female master bourbon distiller, as inspiration. “I want to create something magical of my own.” Her friend Brittni Koski is already there, working as an assistant distiller at Adventurous Stills in Tempe, where the 30-year-old helps mash the grains, adjust the pH during fermentation and handle other key parts of the process. “In Arizona, we actually have four distilleries with women in ownership roles, and three distilleries with female assistant distillers, including myself,” says Koski, who started out brewing craft beer in Denver. “So women are already in the industry a little bit more than people realize.” For Arizona Distilling Company founder and distiller Jason Grossmiller, who got into home beer brewing while working as a blackjack dealer at a Valley casino but decided there were already too many craft beer brewers in town, making bourbon is a way to reclaim some of Arizona’s rich frontier history while forging new frontiers himself. “That’s the whole reason we came out with a bourbon first, because that’s what they were drinking back in the olden days: bourbon and rye,” he says, admitting that he first sourced the juice from a mega distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ind., that actually supplies most of the bourbon many so-called craft distilleries merely finish in their own barrels. The Tempe company now distills six different spirits using almost exclusively Arizona ingredients, most notably a unique grain harvested in Casa Grande primarily used in pasta. Its Desert Durum Wheat Whiskey recently took home a silver award in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. “Truthfully, I’m surprised it took Arizona so long to get back into distilling,” says Grossmiller, noting that his company’s Copper City Bourbon, when introduced in 2013, was the first legally distilled spirit made in Arizona since Prohibition. Grossmiller estimates there are now about 20 micro-distillers in the state, up from only three when Arizona Distilling Company started. “We want to show the world that you can make Larry Winget
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good bourbon outside of Kentucky,” he says. “But it’s hard disrupting an industry that loves tradition.” ❖
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SEPT. 23 KidsROCK Fundraiser Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Arizona El Casino Ballroom, 12 p.m. devereuxazevents.org
OCT. 5 Smiles for Success Gala Smiles Beyond the Bars Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, 5:30 p.m. smilesbeyondthebars.org
Night of Hope Gala Amanda Hope Rainbow Angels JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 6 p.m. amandahope.org
SEPT. 25 6th Annual Community Luncheon Feeding Matters Arizona Biltmore, 11 a.m. feedingmatters.org
Enchanted Trail Audubon Arizona Downtown Phoenix, 5:30 p.m. riosalado.audubon.org
SEPT. 26 Lunch for Love Child Crisis Arizona Arizona Biltmore, 11:30 a.m. childcrisisaz.org
Zoofari: An Island Soiree Phoenix Zoo/Arizona Center for Nature Conservation Phoenix Zoo, 7 p.m. phoenixzoo.org
OCT. 11 12th Annual Taste of the Biltmore United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona National Bank of Arizona Corporate Office, 6 p.m. nbazcharities.org 7th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards Phoenix Center for the Arts Margaret T. Hance Park, 6:30 p.m. phoenixcenterforthearts.org OCT. 12 Connections of Hope Teen Lifeline Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 6 p.m. teenlifeline.org
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CALENDAR
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20 Applause! Gala OCT. 14 Taste of Brunch Arthritis Foundation, Arizona Arizona Heritage Museum, 10 a.m. arthritis.org OCT. 16 Celebrity Catwalk Debbie Gaby Charities Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 11 a.m. debbiegabycharities.org OCT. 17 Cronkite Award Luncheon Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Sheraton Grand Phoenix, 11:30 a.m. cronkite.asu.edu Fountain of Friends Cocktail Party Help in Healing Home Campus, 5:30 p.m. helpinhealinghome.org OCT. 18 Reception ArtWins Arizona Molina Fine Jewelers, 5 p.m. artwins.org
Gala 20 NiteFlite Night of Gold
OCT. 19 Project Pink Fashion Show & Luncheon Arizona Assistance in Healthcare The Wigwam, 11 a.m. goodyear.aih.org OCT. 20 11th Annual Anam Cara Gala Irish Cultural Center and McClelland Library, 5 p.m. azirish.org Applause! Gala Phoenix Theatre, 5:30 p.m. phoenixtheatre.com 25th Anniversary Gala – Art Heals Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 5:30 p.m. freeartsaz.org Dinner for Dignity Central Arizona Shelter Services Phoenix Country Club, 6 p.m. cassaz.org Desert Sky Gala Care Fund Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, 8 p.m. thecarefund.org
Heritage Award Arizona Jewish Historical Society The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 6 p.m. azjhs.org Wishes for Wildlife Liberty Wildlife Rob and Melani Walton Campus of Liberty Wildlife, 6 p.m. libertywildlife.org Night of Gold HonorHealth Foundation Arizona Biltmore, 6:30 p.m. give.honorhealth.com NiteFlite Gala Scottsdale Active 20-30 Club W Scottsdale, 6:30 p.m. scottsdale2030.org Casino Chorale Gala Phoenix Boys Choir Headquarters 6:30 p.m. boyschoir.org OCT. 21 Dish It Out Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix High Street, 5 p.m. dishitoutaz.org
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OCT. 26 9th Annual Buckles & Bangles Gala UMOM New Day Centers JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 6 p.m. umom.org
NOV. 1 Leaders & Legends Celebration Luncheon College Success Arizona Arizona Biltmore, 11:30 a.m. collegesuccessarizona.org
OCT. 27 Herberger Festival of the Arts Herberger Theater Center, 11:30 a.m. herbergertheater.org
Arizona Sports Hall of Fame Arizona Sports & Entertainment Commission The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 5:30 p.m. azsportshof.com
The Pulse of the City Soiree Banner Health Foundation Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 6 p.m. give.bannerhealth.com
Signature Event St. Joseph’s Foundation St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, 6 p.m. supportstjosephs.org
CopaBall Maricopa Health Foundation JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 5:30 p.m. maricopahealthfoundation.org
NOV. 2 Discovery Through the Eyes of a Child Celebration Children’s Action Alliance Phoenix Zoo, 4 p.m. azchildren.org
Champions Banquet OCJ Kids Cave Creek Outfitters, 6 p.m. ocjkids.org Moondance Heard Museum, 6 p.m. heard.org
10th Annual Suit for the Stars Gala Dress for Success, Phoenix Affiliate The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 5:30 p.m. phoenix.dressforsuccess.org
Badge Bash Girls Scouts – Arizona CactusPine Council Inc. The Bob and Renee Parsons Leadership Center for Girls and Women, 6 p.m. girlscoutsaz.org 45h Annual Holiday Dinner and Auction Xavier College Preparatory, 6 p.m. xcpmg.org NOV. 3 The pARTy in the Garden Phoenix Art Museum, 6:30 p.m. phxart.org Salud! Gabriel’s Angels Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 6 p.m. gabrielsangels.org Knuckle Ball The Joe Niekro Foundation Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, 6 p.m. joeniekrofoundation.com Driving Out Domestic Violence Gala Chrysalis Talking Stick Resort, 7 p.m. noabuse.org
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15 Old Bags Luncheon NOV. 3 Tom Lehman Celebrity Gala Elevate Phoenix Phoenix Country Club, 5 p.m. elevatephoenix.org NOV. 9 Fashion Show and Luncheon Brophy College Preparatory JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 10:30 a.m. brophyprep.org Dinner with Kennedy “An Evening in Camelot” Sandra Day O’Connor Institute The Phoenician, 6 p.m. oconnorinstitute.org 2nd Annual Wine and Food Pairing Charity Auction St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital The Clayton House, 6 p.m. stjude.org NOV. 10 Beaux Arts Gala Scottsdale Artists’ School, 5:30 p.m. scottsdaleartschool.org
Heart Ball
A McNight to Remember Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central and Northern Arizona JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, 6 p.m. rmhccnaz.org Promise Ball JDRF Desert Southwest Chapter The Phoenician, 6 p.m. jdrfpromiseballphoenix.org NOV. 11 Signature Chefs Auction March of Dimes Talking Stick Resort, 4 p.m. signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org Live & Local Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Desert Ridge, 6 p.m. bgcs.org NOV. 13 16th Annual Heroes Patriotic Luncheon Veterans Medical Leadership Council Arizona Biltmore, 11 a.m. arizonavmlc.org
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NOV. 14 5th Annual Champions in Education Night Arizona Council on Economic Education Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 6 p.m. azecon.org NOV. 15 Old Bags Luncheon Homeward Bound Arizona Biltmore, 11 a.m. homewardboundaz.org NOV. 17 Heart Ball American Heart Association/American Stroke Association The Phoenician, 6:30 p.m. heart.org NOV. 27 Women’s Empowerment Luncheon Arizona YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 11 a.m. ywcaaz.org NOV. 30 dreamBIG ICAN: Positive Programs for Youth Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, 6 p.m. icanaz.org
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ARIZONA’S LE ADE R IN MUS IC AL THE ATRE
SEASON 14
titanic oct 12 - nov 10, 2018
miracle on 34th street
mamMa mia
Guys & dolls
Mar 15 - apr 14, 2019
apr 26 - may 26, 2019
nov 23 - dec 29, 2018
ADDITIONAL SE A SON 14 SHOWS INCLUDE: an american in paris
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Jan 23 - mar 1, 2019
JUne 7 - july 6, 2019
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LEARN ABOUT THE ELECTRIC GUITAR’S INFLUENCE Based on the extraordinary private collection of guitar historian Lynn Wheelwright, this exhibit examines how popular culture was transformed by the never-been-heard-before sounds of the electrically amplified guitar. EXPERIENCE LARGER-THAN-LIFE ANIMATRONIC BUGS The “Bugs. Big Bugs!” exhibit showcases 21 gigantic animatronic bugs, as well as encounters with live bugs and other activities. “Bugs. Big Bugs!” Oct. 27 - April 28, 2019 Phoenix Zoo
“The Electric Guitar: Inventing an American Icon” Opens Nov. 9 Musical Instrument Museum
Things This fall the Valley brims with exhibits exploring renowned artists and their inspiration, musical instruments, illuminating canal art, archaeological artifacts, bold dance moves and animatronic bugs Text by MICHELLE GLICKSMAN
Tomanik (wind-maker) dance mask, c. 1900 Wood, feathers, pigment Collection of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
VIEW THE MASKS THAT INSPIRED HENRI MATISSE Get a rare look into the artistic and spiritual connection between the indigenous people of the Arctic and the 20th century French modern master, Henri Matisse, with paintings by Matisse, Yup’ik masks, cultural objects, archival photos and film. “Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit” Oct. 29 through January 2019 Heard Museum
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Ballet Arizona dancers in Ib Andersen’s “Rio”
BE ENTHRALLED AS UNEXPECTED MOVES FILL A STAGE Ballet Arizona kicks off its season with a show of daring works by Ib Andersen, Justin Peck, Nayon Iovino and more. “New Moves 2018” Sept. 27 - 30 Orpheum Theatre
PHOTOS COURTESY: PHOENIX ZOO, LYNN WHEELWRIGHT, ALEXANDER IZILIAEV, NMAI PHOTO SERVICES
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Circular relief, 300–450. Stone. Museo Nacional de Antropología
CULTURE
EXPLORE THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF TEOTIHUACAN More than 250 objects from the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City are on display, providing insight into the art, everyday life, religion and influence of Teotihuacan, the first and most influential metropolis on the American continent. “Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire” Oct. 6 - Jan. 27, 2019 Phoenix Art Museum
A rendering of “ARIZONA!” by Choi + Shine Architects
INAH, SCOTTSDALE ARTS, LOREN ANDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY
FIND TRADITIONAL ITEMS WITH A CONTEMPORARY EDGE Award-winning and renowned Hopi artists, including 28 ceramicists and nine katsina doll carvers, show how contemporary artists push the boundaries of their work, yet also stay true to time-honored methods. “A Spotlight on Contemporary Hopi Ceramicists and Katsina Doll Carvers” Through Nov. 25 Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West
Elmer Adams (Hopi, life dates unknown), Koshare Clown, Cottonwood root, paint.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE EXPERIENCE OF WATER, ART AND LIGHT The Arizona Canal at the Scottsdale Waterfront is transformed with 10 temporary, large-scale art installations. Events include artist talks, live music, dance and spoken word performances. Canal Convergence Nov. 9 - 18 Scottsdale Waterfront
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PHOTO BY KLIP COLLECTIVE
AFTER-PARTY
E
ELECTRIC DESERT specially in the cool of the evening as the sun
on an immersive journey. “I look at the plants, the
lowers over Papago Park, there’s no prettier
geography and the topography. I look at the cacti and
or more serene place to unwind than the
figure out how I’m going to light it,” Rivera says.
paths of Desert Botanical Garden. Special events
throughout the garden, each with its own look and
longest running tradition, draw thousands to enjoy
feel. To accomplish the installation, production,
music, sip hot chocolate or a glass of wine, and enjoy
lighting, sound and support teams worked
holiday camaraderie.
throughout the evenings for several weeks in late
Over the years, Desert Botanical Garden has magnified the experience with special exhibitions – Chihuly in the Garden, Big Bugs, Bruce Munro Sonoran
summer. Computers and projectors “talk with each other” to create a magical, seamless journey. While Rivera and his team have been formulating
Light and more. This season’s unique installation
the concept for the Garden for the better part of a year,
promises the same. From Oct. 12, 2018, to May 12, 2019,
sometimes, things “just happen,” Rivera says. “The
the Garden will host Klip Collective’s Electric Desert.
best pieces make themselves. There is no narrative,
Cacti and other desert vegetation will become a living canvas for the work of Ricardo Rivera of Klip Collective, an experiential video shop based in Philadelphia. Rivera uses projected light and original music to take guests
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Electric Desert comprises seven locations
such as Las Noches de las Luminarias, the garden’s
just an experience.” Klip Collective’s first garden installation was at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Electric Desert is its first in a desert environment. ❖
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