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58 FEATURES 46 IN STEP WITH GENIUS
52 B EAUTIFUL—INSIDE AND OUT
58 FASHION’S NEW NORM
Stuart Graff, president and
The Valley and state have become
Arizona fashion activists are
CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright
leaders in brick-and-mortar
taking sustainability to stylish
Foundation, is steering the
sustainability. From residential
new levels. They are producing
organization toward community
masterpieces to public buildings,
eco-friendly collections,
engagement—and financial
green architecture reduces waste,
shopping secondhand and
stability. Celebrating its 80th
maximizes energy efficiency and
vintage, and repurposing
anniversary this year, the
saves water, all with no sacrifice
textiles. All are driven toward
Foundation preserves Wright’s
to outward beauty. It makes
positive social change to
work and inspires society through
sense for the planet, and it makes
promote a more conscious and
his ideas, architecture and design.
economic sense.
ethical fashion industry.
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CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS DISCOVERY 11 12
A New Boutique A Hotel Amidst the Red Rocks and A Refreshed Restaurant
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A Redevelopment Project
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A New Exhibition
STYLE 19
Carry Love Around
20 Valentine Gifts for Her 22 Valentine Gifts for Him 24 Red-Carpet Ready 26 Chalet Entertaining SOCIETY 29 Nonprofit Fundraising Events PERSONALITY 42 J ean Marie Clarke’s splashy prints and striking block-print designs have their origins in home-furnishings fabrics. Fashion, unlike textiles in the home, the designer says, is “art in motion.” 46 A SU fashion design student Patrick St. Clair landed an enviable internship with fashion designer Zang Toi, which eventually led to a full-time position as Toi’s assistant on New York’s Upper East Side. CALENDAR 66 Social Events 70 Cultural Events THIS IS ‘ME’ 72 Vincent Guerithault, award-winning
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“B
eautiful inside and out” is an expression we hear often these days, especially in reference to people. Even though the sentiment dims a bit with overuse, the thought is a good one. We all understand
that being beautiful on the outside—whether we speak of people or things—is not enough. All shiny things are not pure gold, and all sparkly things are not diamonds. When we place value on things simply for their outward appearance, we are frequently disappointed. In this Design issue, we apply this idea another way—to architecture and fashion. To be of ultimate value, the designed world must be good as well as look good. As we prepared the content for this issue, I thought about a word I don’t use often: conscionable. Today, a wave of conscious buying, and consequently, conscious design is gaining traction. On these pages we highlight local fashion designers whose values elevate their work by doing no harm. They use sustainable products. They recycle goods. They buy fewer items and make them last. They try to avoid filling our landfills with textiles. And they prove that all of this inner “good” can go hand-in-hand with a stylish exterior. See “Fashion’s New Norm,” p. 58. The same is true for architecture that is built to reduce our carbon footprint, reduce water waste and complement the natural world. Architect Marlene Imirzian calls this effort simply “part of doing good architecture.” The inner beauty helps sustain the earth and creates conscientious functionality. The outer beauty is aesthetically pleasing. In “Beautiful—Inside and Out,” p. 52, read how the Valley is becoming a leader in the green architecture movement. Arguably the greatest architect of the 20th century and the greatest American architect of all time, Frank Lloyd Wright perfected a distinctly American style of architecture that emphasized simplicity and natural beauty. Today, Stuart Graff, president and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, seeks to preserve his works and share Wright’s vision of architecture and design. Read “In Step With Genius,” p. 46, to learn how Graff considers his role as one of stewardship over Wright’s work and ideas. Cindy Miller Managing Editor cmiller@azredbook.com
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his spring, a 3,131 square-foot Versace store will open adjacent to Michael Kors in the luxury wing at Scottsdale Fashion Square. It will be the first Versace store in Arizona.
Versace is the latest luxury brand to open in Scottsdale Fashion Square. Additional marquee names include
St. Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Cartier, Bottega Veneta, Bvlgari, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jimmy Choo, Burberry and others. In addition, new, experience-forward dining concepts Ocean 44 and Toca Madera have opened.
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DISCOVERY SEDONA BOUTIQUE HOTEL
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ky Rock Inn of Sedona, a new boutique hotel, has opened atop the West Sedona hilltop along Verde
Valley’s main thoroughfare. Point Hospitality Group of San Francisco opened the property, which is personal for Point founder and Sky Rock owner Stephen Yang: He first experienced the magnetism of Sedona in his 20s, only to visit and feel instantly renewed again years later. “Sedona is a pure window into the earth’s soul, a place
Wagyu and Kobe
where the earth has opened itself up to us,” Yang says. “We built Sky Rock to capture and transfer its deep, transformative spirit to our guests.” The property straddles two of Sedona’s vortexes to empower self-reflection and healing throughout. The interior palette of burnished copper hues and starry night blues reflects Sedona’s mountain-brushed skies.
STEAKHOUSE REFRESH
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astro’s City Hall, on Camelback Road in downtown Scottsdale,
Hand-drawn dreamcatchers and indigenous textures
completed a four-month, floor-to-
extend a hand of welcome from neighboring Native
ceiling renovation in late 2019. After
American tribes.
being in business for more than 15
Sky Rock’s grounds encourage meditation, community
years, the steakhouse now sports
and adventure through wellness workshops, Jeep tours,
a more modern look and feel. The
and hiking or biking through Sedona’s world-class trails.
refresh includes new lighting, art,
Customized trail maps, a bike repair station and storage
paint, mirrors, furniture, décor,
aid guests in exploration. Each guest receives a yoga mat
flooring and signage, along with an
to use at the fully equipped fitness center or outside in
updated wine wall and live music
the celestial mountain air. A year-round heated pool and
area. The bar within the restaurant
spa provide a restorative respite.
features a new bottle display
Sky Rock is within walking distance to shops, best-in-
that wraps around the top of the
class restaurants, breweries, art galleries, abundant trail
entire bar with new lighting. The
heads and Posse Grounds park.
restaurant also added a tableside wine service and new uniforms, and a new Mastro’s logo was added to the patio fireplace. The menu was enhanced with new items, including Sliced Japanese A5 Wagyu and True Kobe Beef served on a Hot Stone, Wagyu Beef Sushi Roll, Spinalis Ribeye Gold Cap, Heart of the Ribeye, A5 Kobe Beef and Dover Sole. Mastro’s City Hall is one of three Mastro’s restaurants in Scottsdale.
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entry on the Green, a mix of residential, neighborhood
Greenbelt. The Bike Pavilion is slated to feature a café,
retail, office and hospitality components, is in the works
retail, art exhibits, bike rentals and a tourism promotion.
for the southwest corner of Camelback Road and the Indian
It, along with other open spaces at the project, will propel
Bend Wash. The bike-centric, arts-focused sustainable
bicycle tourism in Scottsdale, an untapped tourism market
development has been approved by the Scottsdale City
that will take full advantage of Scottsdale’s 174 miles of bike
Council and will be named after Billie Gentry, who served
trails and another 129 miles of shared-use lanes. Cyclists
on the council for 16 years between 1970 and 1986. Gentry
will be able to ride north on the Greenbelt’s bike paths or
played a critical role in the creation of the internationally
south to Tempe Town Lake and beyond. The Pavilion will
recognized Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt. What started as a
be surrounded by The Grove and The Great Lawn, open
barren concrete-lined flood control project is now a popular
spaces ideal for community events, picnics and relaxation.
oasis of trails, bike paths and parks as well as America’s first green flood control solution. Redevelopment of 41-and-a half acres by ColRich, a
ColRich is making a voluntary commitment to public art at Gentry on the Green. Public art investments will equate to more than $1.2 million with permanent,
family-owned company, Gentry on the Green will build on
temporary and thematic art installations to be featured.
Councilwoman Gentry’s original vision for the Greenbelt by
Plans approved by the City Council include solar energy
better connecting Indian Bend Wash to Old Town Scottsdale.
panels on top of parking structures, shade canopies and
It will bring increases in open spaces for the property
rainwater harvesting to direct water to desert-friendly
compared to the existing older apartment complexes, which
plants and trees.
were built in the 1970s. More than 30 percent of the new project will be open, publicly accessible space. The evolution of the property will offer new housing
The redevelopment will also create a new large public open space called The Paseo. More than two football fields long, The Paseo opens into the Indian Bend Wash
options close to downtown Scottsdale. The development’s
and will feature art installations, shops and dining options,
centerpiece is “The Walton Bike Pavilion,” which will be a
a splash pad, an outdoor living room and potentially a
new tourist attraction connecting to the Indian Bend Wash
farmers market.
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DISCOVERY “Letting Go,” by Shachi Kale
LOVE ON DISPLAY
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n mid-January, Scottsdale Public Art opened a new
felt with the unfairness of this horrid disease taking one
exhibition, Huggernaut, Fiber Arts of Love, at the Civic
of the ‘good guys’ as I continued to seek for answers to
Center Public Gallery at Scottsdale Civic Center Library.
the questions, ‘Why him?’” Fagen says. “It progresses to
The exhibition of fiber arts explores the warmth and
more calming colors to represent the days when I could
comfort of love. The exhibiting artists present personal
finally embrace the memories with smiles instead of so
artworks that communicate the power of love and
many tears.”
celebrate faith in humanity in the face of heartache, pain and fear in the world. The artists include Jessica Dickinson, Laurie Fagen,
Prosser’s piece, “Life Cycle,” is a larger-than-life coral bean seed pod made from hand-felted wool roving. It shows a black pod at the stage where it has burst open
Claire Gimber, Maria Hattabaugh, Jane Herrick, Margit
to reveal brilliant red seeds. Prosser has suspended it
Kagerer, Shachi Kale, Alison Kocher, Brenda Mason,
from a “twig” made from a beautifully twisting manzanita
Amy Morton, Susan Allred Prosser, Christi Puetz, Lydia
branch, which was the favorite sleeping perch of the
Quinones, Martha Ross Raisanen, Keri Schneider and
artist’s “greatly missed” parrot.
Kay Wentworth. Each piece tells a story. Fagen’s piece, “Life After
“I’m inspired by the natural world,” Prosser says. “I love flowers for their cheerful color and mourn a little when
Death,” is an art quilt made from her own hand-dyed
the blooms have died. It helps me to remember that many
cotton fabrics and other materials. It was inspired by the
plants can’t make the seeds that promise a new life in a
death of her husband, Geoffrey, following almost 30 years
new season without the flower spending its bloom first.
of marriage. She says their love and commitment to each
This current season of division and conflict is like the
other gave her the strength to carry on after his death.
seeds created in the place of a dead flower—something
“The piece shows the initial stage of grief, anger, pain and tears after my husband died, with irregular sides, slashes in the fabric and red yard symbolizing the fury I 16 / THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE
beautiful must die for us to know that a new cycle of hope and life is beginning.” The exhibition will continue through March 31.
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OLD BAGS, NEW FASHIONS Homeward Bound delighted guests at the Old Bags Luncheon on Nov. 20 at the Arizona Biltmore with designer handbags, classic Arizona art pieces and custom-made jewelry during its traditional silent auction. Designer Nicole Miller was in attendance, presenting a vintage vignette-style fashion presentation with a nod to Japanese and French influences, funky patterns and layers of fun. The event raised $300,000 for the homeless families of Homeward Bound. CC Goldwater served as honorary luncheon chair.
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SOCIETY Nonprofit Fundraisers NOV. 2 IMAGINE: A BLACK AND WHITE AFFAIR Almost There Foster Care Almost There Foster Care celebrated its third annual gala at the Wrigley Mansion. The 400 guests raised $103,000 for the organization’s Community Canine Project. Geri Hormel, Annie Barlow and Kim French co-chaired the cocktail affair, which included black-andwhite portraits, live music and adorable puppies, plus a raffle, silent auction, wine pull and mystery gift station. ATFC provides care and a comfortable space to homeless large-breed pregnant dogs and their pups as they search for their forever homes. 2
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Grendel’s Mother Photo Credit & Make-up: Brandon McGill
Copperhead Kate Photo Credit: Stephen Goldstein
Grendel’s Mother Photo Credit: World of WearableArt, Ltd
Steampunk Clown Photo Credit: Stephen Goldstein
Victorian Wonder Woman Photo Credit: Stephen Goldstein
Grand Canyon University’s College of Fine Arts and Production (COFAP) is proud to congratulate faculty member Nola Yergen on her international honor! Along with her collaborator, Yergen was chosen as one of eight U.S. designers to compete in the World of WearableArt Awards Show. The beloved costume designer and assistant professor has played an instrumental part in COFAP’s success and we are delighted that she is getting the recognition she deserves!
To learn more about COFAP, visit gcu.edu/COFAP
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SOCIETY Nonprofit Fundraisers NOV. 2 PARTY Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix Art Museum honored Ellen and Howard Katz at pARTy in the Garden. More than 400 attended the Museum’s 60th anniversary celebration, which also premiered the exhibition Legends of Speed, its first to explore the artistry and design of race cars. The evening generated more than $775,000 to support exhibitions and art-education programs at the Museum. Susan Emerson and Laurie Florkiewicz co-chaired the event. They were joined by Margot Knight and Meredith von Arentschildt in planning the annual affair. 1 2 3
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SOCIETY Nonprofit Fundraisers NOV. 9 PROMISE BALL JDRF The 19th annual Promise Ball at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa generated $1.4 million to help fund a cure for type 1 diabetes. The 585 guests at the “Unstoppable Now”-themed fundraiser enjoyed a cocktail reception, live and silent auctions, dinner and dancing. Kim and David Roberts and their family were honored for their commitment to JDRF’s vision of a world without type 1 diabetes. Hank Arens of Hank Arens Designs chaired the event. 1 4
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SOCIETY Nonprofit Fundraisers NOV. 23 PHOENIX HEART BALL American Heart Association More than 900 guests attended the 60th Annual Heart Ball at the Phoenician. Bluemedia and Marx Productions created the stunning dĂŠcor of cream and charcoal with hints of silver and rose gold. Phat Strads Duo, West Coast Music of Beverly Hills and DJ Mr. P-Body provided the entertainment. Following dinner, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hosted the After the Ball Party. Kristine Thompson chaired the elegant evening, raising more than $2.5 million to benefit the American Heart Association.
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Jean Marie Clarke bases fashion fabrics on homefurnishings textiles, allowing for bigger patterns and bolder colors
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ome décor often follows fashion. For the splashy prints and striking blockprint designs of Pax Philomena’s kaftan dresses
and tunics, however, the opposite is true. Their home-furnishings provenance allows for bigger patterns not often seen in fashion and bolder colors not often seen in décor. The unique design perspective comes from Jean Marie Clarke’s 28 years’ experience working with Italian and Indian textile mills, curating, editing and coloring fabric collections for presentation to the American home-furnishings market. She applies a similar approach to Pax Philomena, finessing the designs and coloring of the silk crepes and cottons used in the garments. Clothing offers a wider lens for the beauty and quality of home-furnishings textiles, says Clarke, who started the Phoenix-based company three years ago and still works in the home-furnishings textile industry. “What I like about fashion is it’s art in motion,” she says. “Home textiles sit in the home and don’t get seen unless someone is invited over.” The silk crepe used in many of the company’s maxi, midi and short kaftans is printed at an Italian mill with a long history of fashion textiles. One such print, Dolce Vita, is derived from an archival design; it is a vivid red, blue 38 / THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE
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in Motion
and black silk ikat print with white and gold highlights. Ikat designs are common in home décor, but not typically used in fashion, Clarke says. The hand-done block-printed fabric of Pax Philomena’s cotton kaftans, tunics and loungewear comes from Jaipur and capitalizes on the Indian city’s 12 centuries of history with the craft, which is often used for bedding. The designs, which include traditional as well as more stylized patterns like a whimsical cactus, feature as many as nine colors, each of which has been meticulously printed onto the fabric using a separate block. Other cotton prints, like the Isadora maxi-dress with its floral and leaf design, are created by using the ancient dabu—or mud-resist—process, where patterned blocks are dipped into mud and stamped onto a white fabric, which is then dyed in indigo. Because some of the dye seeps through the mud resist, the result looks like batik. Due to the hand-crafted nature, each cotton garment is unique, Clarke notes. “I consider every single piece a piece of art,” she says. Exquisite embellishments, like beaded trim, tassels and gold-printed borders, lend additional artsy detailing to many of the garments. Translating patterns from home furnishings to fashion is not an automatic process: It requires an understanding of textiles, design and aesthetics, Clarke says. For example, when choosing a pattern for a kaftan, she must ensure that the repeat pattern of the design looks flattering. It also comes with a challenge. Some garments, like the boiled-wool jackets, a recent addition, are dependent on the availability of the blankets from India from which they are fashioned. For Clarke, the transition to fashion was natural. Pax Philomena is fulfilling her desire to bring exquisite Italian and Indian décor fabric designs into the mainstream. ❖
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Patrick St. Clair
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PERSONALITY
Foray into
Fashion
Patrick St. Clair takes on the New York design world while completing a degree in fashion Text by MIGNON A. GOULD
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atrick St. Clair is cultivating a
professor of practice in fashion at ASU. “We hit it off and I decided it was the
burgeoning fashion
direction I wanted to go,” St. Clair says. “It
career while still a
was kind of serendipitous, where I came
Herberger Institute
to ASU for something else and found out
for Design and
they were starting a fashion program.”
the Arts student at Arizona State
GRADE-A DESIGNER
University. The 29-year-old landed an
Growing up in Layton, Utah, St. Clair
enviable position with world-renowned
often went skiing and snowboarding.
fashion designer Zang Toi, who has
While searching for outerwear, he was
dressed notable figures such as Melinda
inspired out of curiosity to take a sewing
Gates, Eva Longoria and Patti LaBelle.
class at BYU. “I immediately fell in love
A transfer industrial design student
with it and realized I was good. There
from Brigham Young University, St.
was something alluring about fashion
Clair did not initially pursue fashion, but
and creating things that people would
when he discovered ASU had a fashion
use and wear every day,” he explains. St.
design program, he set out to learn more.
Clair also preferred working with fabric
That’s when he met Dennita Sewell,
and softer textiles than with traditional FEBRUARY 2020 / 43
Patrick St. Clair with Zang Toi in Toi’s New York City Lexington Avenue boutique
hard materials in industrial design. A meaningful project for him was
character instead, but he refused. He
a collaboration between ASU and
wanted an all-black costume with wings,”
Phoenix Children’s Hospital called
St. Clair says. “I decided to give them the
Power Play. Students were paired with
best of both worlds by making a reversible
patients to design superhero costumes.
costume so he could be a superhero by day
St. Clair’s client was Kendrick Taylor, a
and a villain by night.”
three-year-old boy battling cancer. “Taylor was adamant that he wanted to be a super villain named Bat-Ninja. His 44 / THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE
mother wanted him to choose a superhero
His dedication and attention to detail made an indelible impression on Sewell. “Patrick is one of those students
ORLANDO PELAGIO
PERSONALITY
that was doing great work. He had the
school counselor, St. Clair devised a
professionalism, the work ethic and the
plan to take his remaining two classes
talent,” she says.
online. In April 2019 he began his fashion career as Toi’s assistant and
FASHION NEOPHYTE
boutique manager at his Lexington
St. Clair’s big break came when Sewell
Avenue store on the Upper East Side.
invited Toi to speak to students while
Toi attributes St. Clair’s intelligence,
he was in the Valley for a trunk show. “I
creativity and work ethic as motivation
liked how he talked about his customers
for hiring the college student. “It is very
and how he knew them intimately. He
important to groom the students as
was very fun, very outgoing and not
they are the future of our industry,” he
standoffish,” St. Clair says.
says. “I hope to inspire next-generation
The designer invited students to
student designers to dream big and
a meeting at Saks Fifth Avenue. St.
work hard and smart to turn their
Clair, realizing he had a once-in-a-
dreams into success.”
lifetime opportunity, asked Toi about
As for St. Clair’s fashion future, he
interning with his company. The aspiring
definitely wants to transition from the
designer’s tenacity paid off. Toi offered
business and retail side and start his
him an internship during New York
own label someday. “That’s where my
Fashion Week in fall 2018, which led to a
skill set is; it’s what I love the most. I
full-time position.
want to design so I can carry out the way
After working with Sewell and a
LEFT: Kendrick Taylor in his reversable superhero costume designed by Patrick St. Clair. RIGHT: Cream and black heavy satin taffeta seamless architectural bodice and skirt lined with brilliant pink satin by Patrick St. Clair. Originally shown at Uncertainy II: Hues, ASU’s second fashion show, March 30, 2019
I would like to see fashion go.” ❖ FEBRUARY 2020 / 45
Taliesin West is among eight Wright-designed properties inscribed in 2019 to the UNESCO World Heritage List
In Step with Text by BEVERLY MEDLYN
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Stuart Graff steers Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation toward community engagement and financial stability
JILL RICHARDS ANDREW PIELAGE
Stuart Graff, president and CEO, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Genius
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n 1887, Frank Lloyd Wright departed from his family in rural Wisconsin at age 20 to live large in the big city of Chicago, birthplace of the skyscraper. Without a college degree, the bootstraps creative genius ultimately became one of the premier FEBRUARY 2020 / 47
ANDREW PIELAGE
JILL RICHARDS
Taliesin West hosts public tours as part of its community education effort
architects of the 20th century, designing more
designed properties inscribed in 2019 to the
than a thousand architectural works.
UNESCO World Heritage List. In Arizona, the
Almost a century later, a curious eight-yearold named Stuart Graff toured one of Wright’s
only other World Heritage site is Grand Canyon National Park.
buildings in Chicago on a 1971 school field trip.
Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year,
Fascinated by the design, he went to the library
the Foundation preserves Wright’s work and
to learn more. “What interested me as much as
inspires society “through an understanding and
the architecture was Wright’s life story,” says
experience of Wright’s ideas, architecture and
Graff, who, like Wright, came from a middle-class
design,” according to its mission statement.
family. “Through him I realized it was up to me
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to make my place. I figured maybe I could do
EARNING COMMUNITY RESPECT
something. My future is in my own hands.”
Wearing trademark circular eyeglasses and
Today Graff is president and CEO of the
a colorful patterned shirt that project both a
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, a national
professorial and artistic look, the unassuming
nonprofit organization based in north Scottsdale
Graff freely offers, “I have no drawing talent.” But
at Taliesin West, which is among eight Wright-
his passion for Wright’s architecture, coupled with
two decades of experience in corporate law and
in decades, to hands-on school field trips at the
business turnarounds, prepared him to assume
500-acre site.
the Foundation leadership post four years ago. Graff, 56, studied engineering at
A LIVING MEMORIAL
Northwestern, earned a law degree from Loyola
Mary Way, executive director of Southwest
University and received a master of business
Shakespeare Company based in Mesa, recalls
administration from Emory University. His
meeting Graff three years ago at a reception
background gives him a keen appreciation of the
at Phoenix Art Museum. “He said: ‘You have a
nonprofit’s responsibility “to earn the respect
theater company, and I have a theater. Would you
and support of the community” in exchange for
be interested in having a look?’”
tax-exempt status. To that end, Graff has opened the Foundation
Taliesin West’s intimate theater hosts occasional Southwest Shakespeare Company performances
Not long afterward, Southwest Shakespeare staged a production at Taliesin West’s intimate,
to diverse viewpoints, new audiences and
acoustically perfect theater that Way calls “the
community partnerships, ranging from dramatic
red upholstered jewel box.” The venue has been a
and musical productions at Taliesin West’s
sold-out success for the company’s patrons, who
theater, which hadn’t been used for that purpose
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The Foundation brings K-12 school children to Taliesin West, using the principles of organic architecture to create STEAM education programming
on the terrace outside the pavilion. “It’s a rarefied
I walked around I kept thinking of what the
experience to look out at the panoramic view of
tour guide said about Wright’s desire to create
the Valley and up at the night sky,” she says. “It
‘organic’ environments, in harmony with nature,”
feels like heaven.”
he says. “I had to ask myself: ‘What do all these
Way admires Graff’s efforts. “He is activating
straight lines and sharp angles have to do with
spaces so they are used in the way they were
nature and an organic design?’ As we were
intended,” she says. “It is a living memorial that
completing the tour, I stood back to take a last
should be part of our daily lives.”
look, and realized that what Wright had created was a space of calm, contemplation and inward
‘WOWING’ THE KIDS
harmony—organic not in the sense that the
Education is a key component of the Foundation.
building mirrors the environment, but that those
Tours are offered to the public. The Foundation
who occupy the space find themselves a part of
also continues to support the training of
the environment.”
architects at Taliesin through the learning-bydoing methods developed by Wright. On a recent sunny day, Albuquerque artist Ralph Whiteaker toured Taliesin West. “As 50 / THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE
The Foundation’s community education program brings K-12 school children to Wright’s sites, and it takes Wright’s teachings to classrooms. The principles of organic
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architecture are used to create dynamic STEAM
time funders, such as Virginia G. Piper Charitable
(science, technology, engineering, arts, math)
Trust, which awarded more than $300,000 in
education programming.
2018 to improve core information technology
“It takes a lot these days to ‘wow’ a kid,” says
operations. Soon the Foundation will undertake
Michael Linn, curriculum producer for the
a feasibility study to consider a proposed capital
Paradise Valley School District. “The activities
campaign to raise more than $50 million. “We
are complex, complete, fun and engaging.”
have $5 million in urgent need for our Arizona
A pilot Wright Design program is underway
properties alone,” Graff says. Other notable
at 22 classrooms at the district’s Title 1 schools,
Wright-designed buildings in metro Phoenix
serving children from low-income areas. The
include ASU’s Grady Gammage Auditorium in
classroom kit of videos and other teaching tools
Tempe, and the David and Gladys Wright house
will be made available nationally if the pilot is
and First Christian Church in Phoenix.
successful.
Taliesin West hosts public tours as part of its community education effort
“I see myself as a steward,” Graff says. “I’m here for a short period to do my part, then will
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
pass it on to others. It’s a privilege to have this
Financial stability is an ongoing Foundation goal.
opportunity and I don’t want to waste it. The
Graff successfully sought grants from new first-
work is too important.” ❖ FEBRUARY 2020 / 51
The Valley and state have become leaders in brick-and-mortar sustainability
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ustainability has been a hot topic in the last decade, made even hotter by dire predictions about the effects of climate change on our environment. But as Mark Hartman, the City of Phoenix’s first chief sustainability officer, points out, sustainability is an old practice, “in some ways, thousands of years old.” In the case of sustainable
architecture, humans have long considered how to provide heat
and shade for structures. It’s only with the advent of the industrial revolution, which brought new building materials (and contaminants) and mechanical heating and cooling systems that architects have had to think differently about the waste buildings produce. According to Architecture 2030, a nonprofit organization established in 2002, buildings contribute to nearly half of the CO2 emissions in the United States. Architecture 2030’s mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central part of the solution to the climate and energy crisis. Under Hartman, Phoenix is working toward similar goals, including an 80 to 90 percent reduction of carbon pollution from vehicles, buildings and waste by the year 2050. “Phoenix has a goal to be the most sustainable desert city on the planet,” Hartman says. “That means zero carbon, zero waste and a 100-year supply of water. And we’re on the pathway to get there.” Most American cities are struggling to become more sustainable, Hartman says, because they’re heavily reliant on fossil fuels. But in Phoenix, almost all of the buildings are heated and cooled by electricity. So even though summers in the Valley are legendarily hot, it takes far less energy to cool a room by 30 degrees than to heat a room by 70 or 80 degrees during, say, a Chicago winter. “We have an opportunity to be a leader,” Hartman says—and he’s taking it.
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One example of that leadership is HOME nz, a three-bedroom sustainable residence designed by the Phoenix architecture firm of Marlene Imirzian & Associates. The project won the Sustainable Home Design, a 2017 competition by the City of Phoenix and AIA Arizona that called on architects to develop a design for a “near net-zero energy” single family home that has the best potential for widespread adoption in the region. To encourage the construction of affordable ultra-low energy use homes, the City has made the plans for HOME nz available online for the public to download—for free, with no permit fees. “The City of Phoenix is quite visionary in its sustainability office,” says Marlene Imirzian, the architect behind HOME nz. “It’s been a privilege to work with them to implement this initiative.” For Imirzian, sustainability in design is simply “part of doing good architecture.” What’s changing she says, is that now sustainability can be measured in a quantifiable way. “Once LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) became acceptable and desirable, and in some cases mandated as a minimum performance measure, that was important, because it’s a third-party way to show performance for clients.” Imirzian says that at Gunner Birkerts, the Detroit firm where she got her start, she watched as team members “punched a big hole in the side of their wall and installed a prototype of this thing they were building for the IBM headquarters.” The thing was a slanted piece with a reflection element, designed to transmit daylight into a space; the team used the prototype to measure actual data through different seasons, to make sure their design was successful. “I was extremely fortunate that that was my initial training,” Imirzian says. “I thought all architects did that. For me, it’s part of what I think about with all my work: How can we do it better? How can we evaluate?” In designing the Life Sciences building at Paradise Valley Community College, Imirzian and her team devised innovative approaches to reducing waste and maximizing energy efficiency, including putting the mechanical equipment for the labs right above the lab area rather than on the building’s roof. “You have to have a really great team of curious team members around you who are interested in finding great solutions,” she says. “This is not sexy stuff, but to do responsible building. there has to be a depth of thinking involved. It’s not just what you see.” Imirzian points to Tucson’s Line and Space as an example of a firm that has long had a focus on finding environmentally responsible
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ABOVE: The Paradise Valley Community College Life Sciences Building includes sustainable strategies such as rainwater collection, xeriscaping, energy efficient design and the use of locally sourced materials. The big roof creates shaded public meeting areas
MARLENE IMIRZIAN & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS
LEFT: Shade screens on the exterior of the Paradise Valley Community College Life Sciences Building protect the building from the sun
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solutions. It was founded in 1978 “to facilitate the design and building of environmentally sensitive architecture that respects and responds to existing site conditions.” Line and Space is responsible for the Cesar Chavez Regional Library in South Phoenix, an elegant, airy building of concrete masonry, steel and aluminum—all selected for their clean appearance, durability, low maintenance, ability to be recycled and local availability. Ranging along the edge of the lake in a public park, the 25,000 square-foot library is designed to serve as the “living room” for surrounding neighborhoods. In just one example of how sustainability figures into the building’s design, the rainwater collected on the roof is stored in the lake and then reused for irrigating the park. The library has been designated as one of the Top Ten Green Projects in the country by the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment and honored as a New Landmark Library by the Library Journal. Other outstanding examples of sustainable architecture in the Phoenix area include Paradise Valley’s Ghost Wash House, designed by architect Darren Petrucci, Suncor Professor of Architecture and Urban Design in The Design School at Arizona State University. The home on the lower hillside on the north side of Camelback Mountain is flanked by two desert washes that move storm water from the top of the urban mountain into the valley below. Two long tumbled brick bars run parallel to the washes, framing a third topographic condition or “Ghost Wash” that runs down the center of the site. The home’s massive floating roof provides the infrastructure of storm water collection and solar power to the home and landscape. In explaining his vision for Ghost Wash House, which won a 2018 American Institute of Architects’ Housing Award, Petrucci said, “Most modernist houses in the Valley are beautifully tuned boxes standing in the landscape. I wanted to make a house that was more of the landscape.” In fact, according to Chief Sustainability Officer Hartman, Arizona has more Energy Star buildings than any other state in the country. (To be certified as Energy Star, a building must meet strict energy performance standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency.) Such structures not only help protect the environment by generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions than typical buildings, they also save energy and money. And that, Hartman says, is one of the key messages he hopes to help people understand about sustainable architecture: Not only is it better for the planet, but, in the final analysis, it also makes the most economic sense. ❖
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ABOVE: A massive floating roof provides the infrastructure of storm water collection and solar power to the 8,500 square foot Ghost Wash House and landscape.
LINE AND SPACE
LEFT: Rainwater collected from the roof of the Cesar Chavez Regional Library is captured and stored in an existing adjacent lake where it can be used for landscape irrigation within the 40-acre Cesar Chavez Park. The amount of water collected during a typical Phoenix rainfall offsets the amount of water used in the library’s restrooms
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Model wearing a Hong Kong 1970s lurex dress, available at Fashion by Robert Black
Fashion’s
New
Norm Arizona activists take sustainability to stylish new levels
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n the simplest terms, sustainable fashion means fashion that does not harm people or the planet. This begins with awareness. What is the source of our clothing? What are the morals and values of the designer and brands? Sustainable fashion is about caring that the pieces we’re purchasing are
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ethically made and sustainably produced. Twenty-year Vogue fashion director veteran
and author of Point of View Tonne Goodman delighted fashionistas at the Arizona Costume Institute Holiday Luncheon this past December. A true advocate of sustainable fashion, she sees
how the concept is fast becoming global. “We work in an industry that has a heart and understands the urgency to protect our planet by employing environmentally friendly textiles and committing to FEBRUARY 2020 / 59
minimizing waste and conserving water,” she says. “As overwhelming as the commitment might seem today, I am confident that tomorrow it will become the new normal, embraced with optimism and pride of achievement. Even the smallest effort contributes significantly to the collective movement.” Textiles and clothing are a fundamental part of everyday life and an important sector in the global economy. Beginning in the 20th century, clothing increasingly has been considered disposable. This trend has been further accentuated over the past 15 years with the emergence of the fast fashion phenomenon, leading to a doubling in production over the same period. Congressman Greg Stanton, former mayor of Phoenix, addressed the role textiles play in our environment in a 2017 report produced by Ellen MacArthur Foundation. “Each year more than 18,000 tons of textiles find their way into the City of Phoenix waste and recycling streams. Our city is working on creative solutions to redirect textiles from the waste stream and back into the circular economy as a valuable resource, to ultimately stimulate the local economy.” Sustainable fashion practices have caught the attention of scientists, tailors, researchers and citizens, who are engaging locally, nationally and globally to promote a more conscious and ethical fashion industry. They are building the future of fashion, here in Arizona.
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Model wearing one of Laura Tanzer’s Frammento garments—a vest in red 4-ply silk. The fabric remnants are from a gown she designed
creates well-made clothing that expresses
Frammenti Collection of wearable art.
ustainable shouldn’t be a word
personal style. She pays close attention
The company also makes fun accessories,
that immediately evokes images
to sourcing—buying only natural fiber
some of which she donates to K-12 schools
of oatmeal-colored fashion or
textiles, using vintage textiles, “dead stock”
for art classes.
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MIKE SIMONS
oversized, shapeless garments. Of course,
The concept of sustainability extends
any stereotype can
similar ideal. “Natural fibers will breathe
beyond clothing collections. The
be hard to banish.
on the body. Natural fibers will eventually
company’s employees receive respectable
return to the earth from whence they came,”
wages and have flexible work schedules.
Tanzer says.
Finally, Tanzer’s studio was painted
Fashion brand Laura Tanzer produces
Laura Tanzer
and small runs from companies sharing a
Consequently, Tanzer’s collections are
using zero VOC paints, the lighting is all
high-quality,
limited editions. “When the textile stock
LED, and it is located in a centenarian
eco-friendly
is used up, the collection is sold out,” she
building with thick walls that maintain a
collections. The
says. All remnant pieces of every textile
temperate environment and second-hand
Tucson designer
are utilized, as demonstrated in her
furniture.
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Arizona designers, retailers, consumers, buyers, influencers,
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THE SECONDHAND-GLAM LEADER hopping secondhand is another expression of sustainability, and it has become more
FROM TOP: Hermès necklace, Chanel ring, Chanel bag
mainstream than previously, helping to
decrease the demand on the fashion industry to produce more clothing. The fashion resale market is exploding, growing 21 times faster than the retail market over the past three years, according to research from retail analytics firm GlobalData. In 2014, Paradise Valley residents Chrissy and Mitch Sayare founded luxury consignment store To Be Continued. Inspired by the well-heeled women of Scottsdale, the boutique located in Hilton Village specializes in the resale of the most coveted designer clothing, handbags, shoes and accessories at discounted prices. By being part of the circular economy, their business positively impacts the environment as fewer natural resources are used. “We are prolonging the life of every piece by finding new buyers for things that are already in existence,” Chrissy says. The positive social impact is noticeable as well: More and more fashion lovers are embracing the virtues of buying pre-owned designer fashion. “It is becoming cooler to buy pre-owned
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than ever before,” says Chrissy.
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Design and the Arts to create a sustainable fashion show. Students are tasked to repurpose and redesign garments from the donation center using items that couldn’t be used for clients. The students create new garments
better than today’s fast fashion that many times
from these materials
items can be repaired, redesigned and repurposed.
and present them at the
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annual Designer Sale and
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they have the ability to adapt to their new owners,”
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showcases a collection ranging from the 1960s to Saved Chats
2000s. All of the carefully curated pieces have been
previously owned and hold aNotes history. “You won’t find
continue thru March 21. Misty Guerriero
“Our Designer Sale is another form of being responsible and offering
a fast fashion brand in our shop. Our focus is all about
used clothing to others
minimizing our environmental footprint and seeking
who can wear them instead
out unique vintage pieces that can continue their life
of having them end up in a
outside of a landfill. You will not find one piece made in
landfill,” says Mark Teetor,
China in our shop,” says owner Misty Guerriero.
Dress for Success Phoenix
Guerriero encourages consumers to abandon the
director of operations.
fast fashion retailers and shop vintage. “Not only is it
“Having the design
sustainable, but the pieces are one of a kind and can’t
students turn these items
be bought from your local mall,” she says. Vintage is
into fashion pieces shows
more than a style; it’s a lifestyle.
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Ecologically responsible bag by Threads of Evolution, created by Tracey Martin
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THE RESPONSIBLE EDUCATOR certified Transformational Life Coach by trade, Tracey Martin is a true advocate of fashion
helping others in any way she can. Frustrated with the lack of
shifting to a more ethical and
transparency in the current low impact
mindful way of
sustainability. Her mission is simple—to
dye process, Martin partnered with
living.
protect our natural resources, the planet
leaders in the organic dye world to create
and humankind. “I was born and raised on
De La Terre Colours, a Global Organic
public speaker
an organic farm long before it was trendy.
Textile Standard certified and 100 percent
on the subject
I was taught early on the importance of
organic plant-based dye solution.
of responsible
stewarding our world,” Martin says. Martin founded Threads of
After two decades in the apparel
A renowned
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manufacturing,
industry, Martin wants to educate
Martin has
Evolution, her own line of ecologically
consumers so they can make completely
spoken across the country to fashion
responsible bags. Using local
informed buying decisions. Through her
students about the dangers of toxins
artisans, plant-based dyes and a
book, Sustainable in Stilettos, she offers
currently used by today’s apparel
completely cruelty-free process from
a conscious conversation about fashion,
manufacturers. “The message needs to be
production to the sourcing of materials,
beauty, art, food and life. It’s an invitation
one of an overall industry transformation,
Martin has maintained her mission of
to step into sustainability and to start
not a trend,” she says.
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THE GREEN INFLUENCER nfluencer Laura Madden celebrates and demonstrates that sustainability and style can coexist.
Madden is an advocate for fashion, art
and sustainability through her work as an influencer, stylist, writer, model and artist. She reports on the intersection of style, sustainability and self-esteem both on her blog, The ReFashion Report, and in various “green lifestyle” publications. Madden also serves as an advisory board member and a global ambassador for the nonprofit Remake, is a board member with San Francisco Fashion Community Week and is the founder of ReFashioned Art, her brand of upcycled art. In 2015, the fashion lover watched the documentary The True Cost, which reveals that the fashion industry is one of the biggest polluters of the planet. “I felt responsible for being a big part of the problem, as someone who definitely over-shopped and over-spent for much of my life. I knew I had to change the way I ‘did’ fashion and as a fashion influencer I knew I could create change if I committed to doing so,” Madden says. As a fashion influencer, she works exclusively with brands and designers that are considered responsible and conscionable. She shops almost exclusively for secondhand items. “I choose secondhand fashion as an Laura Madden wearing clothing from Goodwill
environmental stance, not because I have to, but because I choose to vote with my wallet,” she says. ❖
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FEB. 7 Savor the Symphony Women’s Luncheon The Phoenix Symphony Symphony Hall, 10:30 a.m. phoenixsymphony.org FEB. 8 Dine with Your Dog Phoenix Children’s Hospital Foundation Monterra at WestWorld, 10:30 a.m. phoenixchildrensfoundation.org Galaxy Gala Arizona Science Center, 6 p.m. azscience.org Save the Family Gala Save the Family Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 6 p.m. savethefamily.org Imagine Desert Foothills Library, 6 p.m. dfla.org Honor Ball HonorHealth Foundation JW Marriott Scottdale Camelback Inn 6:30 p.m. honorhealth.com FEB. 9 Fresh Brunch one-n-ten JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 11 a.m. onenten.org 66 / THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE
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FEB. 14 Go Red for Women Luncheon American Heart Association Arizona Biltmore, 10:30 a.m. heart.org FEB. 15 Drive the Dream Childhelp The Phoenician, 5:30 p.m. childhelp.org FEB. 20 Tribute to Leadership YWCA Metropolitan Phoenix Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch 10:30 a.m. ywcaaz.org FEB. 21 Big Night Out Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona Biltmore Fashion Park, 5:30 p.m. bbbsaz.org FEB. 22 Rummage Sale Junior League of Phoenix Arizona State Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. jlp.org Devour Culinary Classic Local First Arizona Desert Botanical Garden, 10 a.m. localfirstaz.com
FEB. 22 Today’s Kids, Tomorrow’s Stars Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, 5 p.m. bgcmp.org One Injustice is One Too Many Arizona Justice Project Heard Museum, 5:30 p.m. azjusticeproject.org Spring Gala East Valley Women’s League Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass, 6 p.m. evwl.org Swing into Spring: A Super Ball Arizona Assistance in Healthcare Private Residence, 6 p.m. goodyear.aih.org Bottles for BizTown Junior Achievement of Arizona JA BizTown, 7 p.m. jaaz.org FEB. 23 Oscars Viewing Party Valley Youth Theatre, 6 p.m. vyt.com FEB. 25 Annual Breakfast New Pathways for Youth Phoenix Art Museum, 8 a.m. npfy.org
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FEB. 27 An Intimate Portrait of Winston Churchill Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Arizona Biltmore, 11 a.m. oconnorinstitute.org Enrichment Evening Women’s Board of Barrow Neurological Foundation Barrow Neurological Institute Goldman Auditorium, 4 p.m. supportbarrow.org FEB. 28 – 29 Tempe Empty Bowls Tempe Community Action Agency Downtown Tempe, 11 a.m. tempeaction.org FEB. 28 Celebrate Youth at Blue Door Ball Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 5:30 p.m. bgcs.org I Believe I AM The Delia Foundation Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7 p.m. deliafoundation.org FEB. 29 Wine, Women & Horses United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona Turf Paradise, 11:30 a.m. ucpofcentralaz.org
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FEB. 29 A Night in Morocco Child Crisis Arizona JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn 6 p.m. childcrisis.org Annual Gala House of Refuge Wild Horse Pass Casino, 6 p.m. houseofrefuge.org The Hero Awards The Arizona Pet Project Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 6 p.m. azpetproject.org Dancing with the Stars Arizona National Kidney Foundation of Arizona JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 6 p.m. azkidney.org MARCH 2 Independent Woman Luncheon Phoenix Art Museum, 10 a.m. phxart.org MARCH 5 Celebration Dinner Teach for America Arizona Biltmore, 6 p.m. teachforamerica.org MARCH 6 Impacting Communities, Changing Lives Experience Matters JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn 11 a.m. experiencematters.org Runway to Success Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation The Clayton House, 5:30 p.m. mcccdfg.org
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Camaraderie Gala
MARCH 7 Garden Tea & Silent Auction Circle the City Franciscan Renewal Center, 9 a.m. circlethecity.org
MARCH 14 Golden Masquerade Gala Back to School Clothing Drive Phoenix Art Museum, 6 p.m. backtoschoolclothingdrive.com
First Press Fine Wine Dinner & Auction Friends of Public Radio Arizona Westin Kierland Resort & Spa 5:45 p.m. fpraz.org
MARCH 20 Swirl, Sip & Savor Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center Royal Palms Resort & Spa, 5:30 p.m. autismcenter.org
Paint the Town Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 6 p.m. childrensmuseumofphoenix.org Gala Phoenix Children’s Chorus The Croft, 6 p.m. phoenixchildrenschorus.org MARCH 13 Celebration of Caring Assistance League of Phoenix Chateau Luxe, 5:30 p.m. alphx.org MARCH 14 AAHA! An Auction of Heirlooms & Art Hospice of the Valley JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn 6 p.m. hov.org Hand-in-Hand We Can Kino Border Initiative Brophy College Preparatory, 5 p.m. kinoborderinitiative.org Rooftop Homeward Bound Mountain Shadows Resort, 6 p.m. homewardboundaz.org
MARCH 21 Scholarship Fashion Show Xavier College Preparatory JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 10:30 a.m. xcp.org Camaraderie Gala A New Leaf JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa 6 p.m. turnanewleaf.org Fresh Start Gala Fresh Start Women’s Foundation The Phoenician, 6 p.m. freshstartwomen.org Hope in the Face of AIDS Dinner International Alliance for the Prevention of AIDS The Secret Garden, 6 p.m. iapaids.org MARCH 22 S.T.A.R.S.: Survivors Tell A Real Story A 2nd Act Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 2 p.m. a2ndact.org
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Wish Ball
MARCH 26 Teaming Up for Girls Florence Crittenton The Phoenician, 11:45 a.m. flocrit.org
MARCH 27 – 29 Cowgirl Up! Desert Caballeros Western Museum Times vary westernmuseum.org
Wish Ball Make-A-Wish Arizona JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn 6 p.m. arizona.wish.org
Governor’s Arts Awards Arizona Citizens for the Arts Mesa Arts Center, 6 p.m. arizonacitizensforthearts.org
MARCH 28 Children Helping Children Fashion Show and Luncheon PANDA – Steele Children’s Research Center The Phoenician, 10:30 a.m. azpanda.org
Plated & Staged Herberger Theater Center, 5 p.m. herbergertheater.org
VIEW WORKS THAT EXPLORE SURREALIST CONCEPTS Prolific artist Joseph Cornell once referred to his renowned glasspaneled shadow boxes as “poetic theaters.” He also creates collages, films and graphic designs. Twelve two-sided collages, two unlidded boxes and one shadow box are featured in this exhibit. Explore his works that utilized progressive art forms to explore surrealist concepts. Joseph Cornell: Things Unseen Phoenix Art Museum Jan. 25 – Aug. 16
Things Noted
Famous plays, music and Western history come to life this month
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WATCH AS A CLASSIC IS PERFORMED Shakespeare’s hilarious tale comes to life with Ballet Arizona, set amongst lavish new sets and featuring stunning costumes. The magical comedy features Artistic Director Ib Andersen’s take on a story filled with fairies, mistaken identities and love.
EXPLORE ART THAT MAKES A STATEMENT Works from 30 international designers and studios who use “extreme and inventive upcycling to address the current state of our depleted and polluted environment” will be showcased in this unique exhibit that transforms waste into useful products.
A Midsummer’s Night Dream Symphony Hall Feb. 13 – 16
Design Transfigured/Waste Reimagined Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Through May 15
CULTURE CELEBRATE THE OFTEN-OVERLOOKED WORKS OF WOMEN Within art history, the work of women artists is often overlooked. In fact, it comprises just a fraction of museum collections nationally. This exhibit takes an in-depth look at the works in SMoCA’s collection, celebrating the diverse women artists whose art explores topics such as identity, beauty, violence and equality. Unapologetic: All Women, All Year Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Feb. 15 – Dec. 6
CELEBRATE SCOTTSDALE’S WESTERN HISTORY Each year, Scottsdale’s Western history is celebrated with a series of events. The 2020 lineup includes the bio-drama Wyatt Earp: A Life on the Frontier Celebrating Western Week, starring Earp’s grandnephew; a Gold Palette Artwalk; the Hashknife Pony Express & Food Truck Round Up; an Arizona Native Experience; the 67th Annual Scottsdale Parada del Sol Parade and Trail’s End Festival; a Western Week Farmers Market; Arizona Indian Festival; and more.
BE ENTHRALLED BY AN EPIC STORY AND STUNNING SCENERY This adaption of Zane Grey’s classic of the same name returns to Arizona Opera, where it made its world-premiere to sold-out crowds in 2017. Catch it this time around and experience the story of strength and redemption through love, loss, conflict and adventure, set amongst stunning Southwest vistas brought to life by Arizona artist Ed Mell. Riders of the Purple Sage Symphony Hall Feb. 28 – March 1, Arizona Opera,
HAVE A GROOVY TIME LISTENING TO THE MUSIC OF ABBA Finnish pop sensation Rajaton joins with the Phoenix Symphony to create a show of sound, light and dance featuring the music of ABBA. Enjoy songs such as “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Mamma Mia” and more. Music of ABBA with Rajaton Symphony Hall Feb. 7 – 9
Scottsdale Western Week Various locations Feb. 5 – 10 For more cultural events, visit azredbook.com/calendar
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THIS IS ‘ME’ VINCENT GUERITHAULT Award-Winning Chef-Owner, Vincent’s on Camelback Text by MICHELLE JACOBY • Photo by ELLEN BARNES
HOMETOWN I grew up in the south of France. At 16, I became an apprentice in Les Baux-de-Provence. It’s a wonderful little place, and my family and I try to go back once a year to see where my career started 50 years ago. CHILDHOOD MEMORY I enjoyed cooking with my mom, prepping meals and helping her along with my brothers. When I left to become an apprentice, I thought it was going to be fun, just like cooking at home with my family. It’s very different in a professional kitchen. We worked long hours and were far away from our friends and family. I still believe, though, that it’s the best way to learn: starting young, practicing hard and working, working, working. RELAXATION After a very busy week, we enjoy staying at home. On Sunday nights, we cook something simple for dinner (mostly because I don’t like to clean up a big mess afterward) and have a nice bottle of wine. If we go out, it’s usually somewhere close by. We have wonderful restaurants all around us. COLLECTION I have at least 1,000 cookbooks of different cuisines. It’s interesting to see what new chefs are doing these days, but also interesting to look at older cookbooks from such chefs as Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. MUSIC When I was a kid, I listened to The Beatles. Today, I enjoy classical music, especially when I drive or when I’m at home in my little garden trimming roses. It’s amazing how such a small and simple thing can help ease your stress. FAVORITE FOOD Since I’m trained in classic French cooking, I’m a bit partial. But I do enjoy other cuisines. I particularly like Japanese, and when I’m downtown, I’ll go to Nobuo at Teeter House. IN THE KITCHEN I enjoy cooking seafood because there’s so much you can do with it. I also enjoy wild game, like elk and quail. I used to cook quail a lot, but not so much these days. It’s difficult because once you see a family of quail in your garden, the last thing you want to do is prepare them for dinner. INSPIRATION When I first started, I trained with another young chef, a kid just like me. His name was Wolfgang Puck. We’ve stayed friends all these years, and it’s been inspiring watching him grow, learn and become successful. He’s a good example of how, if you work very hard—and stay humble and down to earth— you can achieve many things. INDISPENSABLE Cream, butter, chocolate and wine . . . for cooking, of course. But if there’s a little bit left over, why not have it for yourself? ❖ 72 / THE RED BOOK MAGAZINE
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