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52 ‘ W HITE DOVE’ DEVOTION
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Supermodel, cover girl and
A band of tireless craftsmen
This season, enjoy performing
Scottsdale resident discusses
races to stop the elements from
arts staples like Ballet Arizona’s
her path from high school
reclaiming the ancient San Xavier
Nutcracker and Phoenix
swim team to charm school,
Mission del Bac in the Tohono
Symphony’s “Hallelujah” chorus,
the covers of Vogue, Glamour
O’odham Nation south of Tucson.
or take the family to the magical
and Mademoiselle and those
The state’s finest example of
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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 Society • Culture • Luxury
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DISCOVERY 13 Rebirth of Historic Castle Hot Springs 15 Salvation Army Celebrates 125 Years in Arizona 16 A New Cookbook, A New Bench, A New Boutique STYLE 19 A Stellar Holiday Gift Guide 20 For the Special Woman 22 For the Sophisticated Man 24 For the Preppy Bambino 26 For the Animal Lover SOCIETY 29 Fall Fundraisers PERSONALITY 39 Stunningly beautiful but devastatingly poor, Haiti captured the hearts of one Paradise Valley couple. They responded with tangible solutions CALENDAR
CULTURE 70 E xhibits, Performances and Experiences You Shouldn’t Miss AFTER-PARTY 72 Matisse at the Heard
ON THE COVER Kim Alexis, fashion and accessories from To Be Continued. Hair and makeup by Laura Flagler. Photographed by Mark Lipczynski at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa
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M
y husband, Jim, and I moved to Arizona with our three young daughters in 1988. The move was a
corporate one, and because we didn’t think we would live here for more than two or three years, we immediately made it our quest to see as much of the landscape and as many of the state’s landmarks as we could. High on our list of “must-sees” was San Xavier Mission del Bac, affectionately known as the “White Dove of the Desert.” The first glimpse of it in the desert south of Tucson took our breath away, and we spent the better part of the day absorbing its beauty. A National Historic Landmark, the White Dove is now undergoing restoration. Read about the tireless efforts of a band of workers who have dedicated themselves to saving the 230-year-old treasure on p. 52. Every issue is fun to put together, but this one was especially so. When I first met former
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supermodel Kim Alexis, I liked her immediately. The girl-next-door quality Bruce Farr describes in “‘Uncovering’ Kim Alexis” is genuine, and now she actually is the girl next door, as she lives in Scottsdale with her husband, Jeff Schwartz. We think you will enjoy getting to know her as well. Read the story on p. 44. We wish you a wonderful holiday season. Please carve time from your busy schedules to enjoy some of the 12 Arizona holiday traditions we’ve found for you in “A Classic Holiday,” p. 58. They are spread throughout the season and around the Valley and state. Cindy Miller Managing Editor cmiller@azredbook.com P.S. Thirty years have passed, Jim and I are still here, and we’re so glad. And, of course, we’re still working on “seeing” Arizona.
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DISCOVERY
View of the Historic Cottage from the Lodge patio
H
istoric Castle Hot Springs returns from 40 years as a ghost resort. After a multimillion-dollar renovation, the luxury property will reopen
Dec. 30, offering guests an all-inclusive experience nestled in the rugged and remote mountains north of Phoenix. In 1867, a colossal cistern of pure mineral water was discovered 50 miles northwest of Phoenix, deep within the Bradshaw Mountains. Two decades later, a prosperous
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including the Roosevelts, Rockefellers, Wrigleys and Vanderbilts flocked to the In December 1976, a tragic fire burned the main hotel building to the ground. The property changed hands several times before being purchased in 2014 by a group of local investors and managed by Westroc Hospitality. Committed to restoring Castle Hot Springs to its original grandeur, the alliance announced a reopening this fall. Not an exact replica of the original, the new incarnation of Castle Hot Springs ABOVE: The Historic Cottage at Castle Hot Springs, awarded the 2018 ASID Design Excellence Award for a historic space. INSET: Castle Hot Springs in 1968
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miner, Frank Morrill Murphy, spent $75,000
includes 32 luxury accommodations
to build a 23-mile road to access the
ranging from Lodge rooms and Sky-View
newly created healing resort. Offering
Cabins to Spring Bungalows and a three-
curative mineral waters and stunning
bedroom Historic Cottage. The Spring
surroundings, Castle Hot Springs began to
Bungalows will have piping directly from
attract affluent families and the country’s
the hot springs into oversized tubs and
elite. This past century, frequent guests
open roofs so guests can relax under
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lodge to enjoy the mild desert weather.
the stars. But no TV. This is a place to disconnect. Additional features include a spa, The Stone House encompassing a chapel and meeting rooms, and a helicopter pad. An organic farm will provide more than 150 varieties of rare fruits and vegetables to the restaurant run by Chris Brugman. The executive chef, who recently transitioned from Mountain Shadows’ Hearth 61, will present a fresh menu daily.
ABOUT THE HOT SPRINGS
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astle Hot Springs is fed by an enormous cistern that is estimated
to be 10,000 feet deep. The source produces more than 200,000 gallons a day of pure, odorless, crystal-clear 120-degree mineral water. Water from the springs will fill three swimming pools and the hot tubs of half the cottages. The stream will also be funneled into an old laundry building, revamped into the Castle Hot Springs Brewery. Castle Hot Springs
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Lithium Lager and other fine ales will be available to the guests of the resort.
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n November 1893, Salvation Army Capt. William A. McIntyre came to Phoenix from Los Angeles to
establish The Salvation Army with the help of Capt. Marion Evans, a native of London; Lt. Nina Maitland; and Lt. Maud Wright. The Army’s presence in Phoenix began at the Road to Ruin Saloon in downtown Phoenix, a fitting place from which to share the hope of the gospel with the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute. This year marked the 125th anniversary of The Salvation Army in Arizona. The organization provides services to the homeless, working poor, children, youth, the addicted, the elderly and the abused. It makes water available on extreme heat days, provides shelter in emergencies and gives backpacks filled with with school supplies to children at the start of the school year as well as presents at Christmastime. In an emergency, the Army can be counted on to be there, serving effectively and efficiently. HOLIDAY 2018 / 15
DISCOVERY
SWISS O’CLOCK
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fter serving fine clientele in Phoenix at Biltmore Fashion
Park for the last 15 years, Hyde Park Jewelers is adding three high-end Swiss watch boutiques to the collection of luxury brands at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Just in time for the holidays, the jeweler will open Quail stuffed with chorizo and wrapped in bacon from Gertrude’s at Desert Botanical Garden
Breitling, IWC Schaffhausen and Hublot stores in the mall’s remodeled luxury wing.
COOKING ARIZONA STYLE his year, the Historical League published
Lakeside. Brief stories highlight the history
Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling
of each location, and at least one recipe from
Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Like the original
each is included.
Tastes & Treasures, which debuted in 2007
The Cherished Legacies chapter contains
and is still available online, this second effort is
tributes to honor loved ones, along with a
part history, part cookbook – and all Arizona.
favorite recipe and food memories.
The book includes beautifully photographed
Arizona Historymakers are also featured
recipes, Arizona Historymakers’ biographies,
with brief bios and a favorite recipe.
and memories from Arizona luminaries.
Readers can learn how to make beef jerky
In the Historic Venues section, featured
from Sandra Day O’Connor or try Marshall
dining establishments span the state, from
Trimble’s family recipe for Trimble’s Tasty
Bisbee’s Café Roka to Grand Canyon’s
Cowboy Beans.
Harvey House at Bright Angel Lodge and Charlie Clark’s Steakhouse in Pinetop-
Tastes & Treasures II retails for $30 and is available at historicalleague.org.
WALLACE, LADMO AND GERALD
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rescott-born sculptor Neil Logan has created a life-size tribute bench depicting
Logan created the work in a downtown Phoenix window-front studio, where onlookers
the characters Wallace, Ladmo and Gerald
could view his progress. It features Wallace
from The Wallace and Ladmo Show, one of
on a bench, Ladmo behind the bench handing
longest-running locally produced children’s
over a Ladmo Bag and Gerald posed pouting.
shows in the U.S. The bronze sculpture was
The bench will serve as a gathering place for
unveiled at Phoenix Zoo in mid-September
both Zoo guests and fans of the show. It was
and is located near the Zoo’s main lake.
funded by the Wallace and Ladmo Foundation.
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REIMAGINED ALL FOR YOU Rising 4,500 feet in elevation, Desert Mountain Club has been reimagined to bring new experiences for members to enjoy. Reimagined to include a brand new spa and wellness center, new pickleball and bocce courts and an unparalleled, yearround outdoor lifestyle that truly rises above the rest. Desert Mountain’s six Jack Nicklaus Signature Championship golf courses offer stunning views and play opportunities for all skill levels. A newly renovated Renegade course reopens in March, and, introducing, Seven Desert Mountain. Opening in February 2019, Seven is a new exclusive luxury home enclave which will include elegantly designed new homes, a par 54 short course and a gastropub clubhouse.
1. 8 0-minute sugarberry wine down wrap, $239-$269, Joya Spa, Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia 2. D oubleface cashmere jacket, $1,495, ST. JOHN, Scottsdale Fashion Square 3. Z innia ring, 18k yellow gold, blister pearl by Barbara Heinrich, $16,650, French Designer Jeweler, Scottsdale 4. V elvet embroidered jewelry box by WOLF, $665, Cornelia Park, Biltmore Fashion Park 5. G atsby ring, 18k yellow gold, diamonds, black onyx by DOVES, $2,525.40, London Gold, Scottsdale 6. L eather Heart Bag, $1,150, ESCADA, Scottsdale Fashion Square
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1. Dartboard set, $395, JONATHAN ADLER, Biltmore Fashion Park, and Neiman Marcus, Scottsdale Fashion Square 2. Portofino fountain pen, limited edition, silver 925, steel and teak wood by VISCONTI, $1,795, Paul Johnson Jewelers, Paradise Valley 3. The Sonus Faber SE from the Limited Edition Collection by SONUS FABER, price upon request, LMC Home Entertainment, Scottsdale 4. Candy bento box by TITO’S HANDMADE VODKA and SUGARFINA, $28, Nordstrom, Scottsdale Fashion Square 5. University of Arizona embroidered pillow by CATSTUDIO, $170, Cornelia Park, Biltmore Fashion Park 6. G ray bronze lens sunglasses, $295, HUGO BOSS, Scottsdale Fashion Square
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1. Starly unicorn rocker by STEIFF, $498, Neiman Marcus, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 2. Canvas check backpack, $620, BURBERRY, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and Neiman Marcus, Scottsdale Fashion Square 3. Create your own teepee by DEXTON KIDS, $178.95, Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 4. Crossbody bag in GG Supreme canvas, $830, GUCCI, Scottsdale Fashion Square, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 5. Audi TT ride-on car by DEXTON KIDS, $419.95, Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 6. Handcrafted tea set by MACKENZIE-CHILDS, $140, Cornelia Park, Biltmore Fashion Park; Neiman Marcus, Scottsdale Fashion Square; and Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park 7. Piano and stool set by HAPE TOYS, $150, Saks Fifth Avenue, Biltmore Fashion Park
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Fall Fundraisers
ENCHANTED TRAIL Audubon Arizona hosted its traditional “nature by night” fall festival Oct. 5 and 6. Each fall, this bilingual family event at Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center teaches children and adults about nature, science and Arizona’s nocturnal wildlife through a scavenger hunt and other fun activities.
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SOCIET Y Fall Fundraisers AUG. 18 VYTAL AFFAIR Valley Youth Theatre Valley Youth Theatre celebrated its 30th anniversary at the annual VYTal Affair. The New York-themed gala drew 350 guests to the Herberger Theater Center for a fun evening of camaraderie, food and drinks, plus excerpts from the production of Newsies. Pam Kirby, Laura Stover and Grand Canyon University received
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YUA HENRI MATISSE AND THE INNER ARCTIC SPIRIT
Original Works by Henri Matisse and the Native Alaskan Masks that Inspired Him Only at the Heard Museum | Oct. 29, 2018 - Feb. 3, 2019 | Members See It First | matisse.heard.org Central Yup’ik, Pastolik village, Pastolik River, Alaska. Dance mask representing Tuunraq (Shaman’s helping spirit). c. 1880s. Wood, feathers, pigment. 6. x 4⅝ in. (16.7 x 11.9 cm) Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley; 2-6625. Photo: Sibila Savage.
SOCIET Y Fall Fundraisers SEPT. 15 WINE WOMEN & SHOES Fresh Start Women’s Foundation Wine Women & Shoes, hosted by the Fresh Start Women’s Auxiliary Board, raised more than $200,000. The 480 guests at Chateau Luxe enjoyed wine, a silent auction, shopping and a fashion show presented by Dillard’s. Thirty “Shoe Guys” raised funds in a competition for “King of Sole,” won by Andy Parnell. In all, their efforts raised more than $10,000. Kendra Miller and Lorena Van Assche co-chaired the event. ABC15’s Chelsey Davis served as emcee. 1 2 3
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SOCIET Y Fall Fundraisers SEPT. 25 6TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY LUNCHEON Feeding Matters Feeding Matters, the only organization in the world dedicated to advancing the system of care for pediatric feeding disorders, raised more than $290,000 during its 6th Annual Community Luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore. More than 700 guests joined honorary chairs Amy and Patrick Armstrong as the organization honored Valley businesswoman and philanthropist Joan Lowell with its inaugural Visionary Award. The event was presented by Jaburg Wilk Attorneys at Law and the Armstrong Family Foundation.
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SOCIET Y Fall Fundraisers OCT. 5 KEY TO THE CURE TGen Saks Fifth Avenue hosted the annual Key to the Cure to benefit TGen. More than 200 guests attended the breakfast event, which raised $100,000-plus to benefit women’s cancer research, specifically breast and ovarian cancer. Dr. Jeffrey Trent, TGen president and research director, and Dr. Will Hendricks, assistant professor, Integrated Cancer Genomics Division, spoke. A fashion show highlighted “Best of Saks” trends and Zang Toi fashions. 1 2 3
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SOCIET Y Fall Fundraisers OCT. 5 ZOOFARI Phoenix Zoo More than 1,000 supporters of the Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo gathered for a tropical evening Oct. 5 at the Zoo. Guests enjoyed delicacies from more than 30 Valley restaurants and caterers, bid on an array of auction items and danced under the stars to the sounds of 2nd Shift and Patrick Sieben. Mary and Mark Bonsall served as honorary chairs. The event raised more than $400,000 to benefit the Zoo’s conservation initiatives and educational programs. 2
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PERSONALITY
HOPE + FAITH “The resilience of the Haitian people gave me a new perspective and made an imprint on my heart.” – LORI GOLDBERG
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PERSONALIT Y
“At the end of the day, when you have next to nothing, hope and faith are what you cling to.” – SETH GOLDBERG
Seth and Lori Goldberg
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I
Lori and Seth Goldberg call the island country ‘a second home’
Text by MICHELLE GLICKSMAN ❖ Photos courtesy GLOBAL FAMILY PHILANTHROPY
n Haiti, the poorest country
if he would volunteer with their organization,
in the Western hemisphere,
helping countries in West Africa, and later,
Paradise Valley resident Lori
Haiti. Seth’s stories of his travels and the
Goldberg is affectionately
people he was helping inspired Lori to soon join
known as Momma Lori.
him, and quickly Haiti and its people captured
The locals, ranging from
children to the elderly, clamor around her and her husband,
Seth, knowing the couple’s presence brings hope.
The Goldbergs have made more than
50 trips to the stunningly beautiful but heartbreakingly poor country, which sits just
their hearts. “The resilience of the Haitian people gave me a new perspective and made an imprint on my heart,” Lori says. Then the economic downturn in the United States hit, taking with it the organization’s funding. Wanting to continue the work they’d begun,
an hour-and-a-half from Miami. They refer to
in 2008 the couple planned their own trip
it as “our second home.”
back to Haiti, taking along their two young
The calling to help the people of Haiti, a place where 80 percent of the residents live under the poverty line and where the number of
daughters. That trip was when they knew they couldn’t abandon the people they’d met. And so in 2009, the Goldbergs officially
orphans is in the hundreds of thousands, came
launched Global Family Philanthropy as a
to them by chance.
501(c)3 to help the children, elderly and sick
In 2002, two Valley residents asked Seth
who are living in extreme poverty both in HOLIDAY 2018 / 41
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Lori Goldberg, Olivia Goldberg, Seth Goldberg, Hannah Goldberg
PERSONALIT Y
Haiti and Arizona. GFP would provide support, aid, education and resources to those living in desperate conditions. “We work from within the communities we serve,” Lori explains. “We work to address the most pressing needs of each community not by telling them what we can do to help them. They present their needs to us, and we work to provide viable and sustainable solutions. In addition, we provide a hands-on/boots-on-the-ground experience with volunteers.” Though the Goldbergs travel to Haiti every two to three months to help and oversee their projects, GFP also leads two volunteer trips there each year. Over its past nine years in Haiti, GFP has created a children’s home that supports 15 children of various ages, a home that supports the often-forgotten elderly in the communities, a medical clinic and pharmacy – the first of its kind there – that serves more than 150 patients a week, a sustainable community garden, a roadside boutique to help residents support themselves, and the Chicks4Children project, which was created to end hunger and poverty. Once projects are built and established, they are then staffed entirely by Haitians. GFP raises the majority of the funds for its projects through its annual gala and donations. “Imagine 2019,” the next gala, will be held March 2 at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale. “[Going to Haiti] woke me up to what’s happening in the rest of the world … what the issues are, what we think we know, what we understand about other cultures and other people and why they happen to be in the situations they are in,” Seth says. “I’ve met some of the hardest-working people I’ll ever know, children 12 or 13 years old working all day, but just born in an environment where there aren’t opportunities.” He pauses, reflecting. “It chose us, it woke me up, it affected me as a human being. You know you’re bringing them joy and hope, showing them there are people out there who care about them. At the end of the day, when you have next to nothing, hope and faith are what you cling to.” HOLIDAY 2018 / 43
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‘UNCOVERING’
KIM ALEXIS The Scottsdale resident and former supermodel talks about her career and the life that has succeeded it Text by BRUCE FARR ❖ Photography by MARK LIPCZYNSKI
few years ago, noted filmmaker and director Timothy GreenfieldSanders produced a documentary called About Face, tracking that very exclusive sorority of celebrity women we call “supermodels.” HOLIDAY 2018 / 45
Kim Alexis at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa in fashions from To Be Continued
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Alexis first appeared on the cover of Vogue in August 1979. She has been on the magazine’s cover 14 times.
He did so in response to an idea he had: that following the later careers of former supermodels becomes, as he said, “a metaphor for how we grow old and deal with the changes in our lives … it was a hyper-look at aging.” Recent Scottsdale transplant Kim Alexis has become a case in point for one of the more positive outcomes of Greenfield-Sanders’s storyline, the notion that a “supermodel” can leave the heightened, inwardly focused and nearly surreal existence her profession demands and move through the succeeding decades with grace, dignity and purpose. In short, with beauty. THE RELUCTANT MODEL When Kim Alexis – all-American girl, athlete, ingénue, supermodel, actress, author, TV host and philanthropist (loosely in that order) – had just returned from her hometown of Lockport, in upstate New York, where she
program.
had attended her 40 high school reunion, she was excited
I thought I had my life all
to talk about it. As a competitive swimmer for most of her
planned out,” she recalls. “I was working at a drugstore
youth, Alexis was gratified that she had been able to meet up
making a dollar-ninety-eight an hour to earn some money
with the members of her high school swim team.
for college, and my friends kept telling me that I should try
th
“All four of us were there,” she says, with some glee. “And we took a photo, 40 years after the fact, with the entire relay
She decided to take their advice, but the agency she called
team that had won the state meet that year. We pretended
told her she first needed to attend a “charm school,” in
we were on the diving board and took a picture in the same
nearby Buffalo, New York. Alexis says when she showed up
order we were in originally. Our record held for almost 20
the first night, she “looked like a fish out of water.”
years before someone broke it.” VOGUE AUGUST 1979 PHOTO BY PATRICK DEMARCHELIER
modeling, that there was money in it.”
It’s in that same spirit of enthusiastic, small-town joie
“It was winter, and cold, and I had just come from swimming practice. My hair was wet, and all these other girls
de vivre that Alexis comes across today – down-to-earth,
were into fashion and had their books and all their clothes …
unpretentious, the girl next door.
but I couldn’t have really cared less. I was a tomboy.”
In fact, the spotlight and acclaim she would achieve at
One evening at the charm school, Alexis says she was
a remarkably young age were never a part of her vision of
suddenly pulled out of class by someone. “I thought they
herself and what she would do with her life. “I never thought
were kicking me out!” she recalls. “But the person told me
of myself as being a model, having anything to do with
he was a talent scout from New York City, and he asked me,
fashion or becoming a celebrity,” she says.
‘How would you like to go to New York and model?’”
Like Lana Turner, who legend has it was discovered in the
The scout talked her into having some photos taken, and,
1930s while sitting at a drugstore soda counter in Hollywood,
from that set of what she calls “raw, dorky little black-and-
Alexis’s entrée to fame was nearly as serendipitous.
white pictures,” the legendary John Casablancas at Elite
“I was in my senior year of high school and I’d just been accepted at the University of Rhode Island in their pharmacy
Model Management, “saw something, and he made a date to come to Buffalo to sign me.”
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time I didn’t know any better,” Alexis recalls. “I had turned 18 years old in July of 1978, and I had no idea
and vitality, something so characteristically “it-girl”
how difficult it actually was to have done that. In fact,
about her, that the agency people knew they had a
I did Glamour right away, too, and Mademoiselle, and
star on their hands.
I had my first national ad in three months. It did take
Alexis says that, today, she uses the story to encourage other young girls in her former position not to give up. “I tell them that what they thought they
over a year to get a Vogue cover, which, by that time, I did think was pretty spectacular – that I had made it.” Alexis’s eye-popping spread for Sports Illustrated’s
might not be equipped for can suddenly turn around
1982 swimsuit issue (the first of six for the
180 degrees, and they might find themselves with a
magazine) helped cement her fame, but that, too,
contract standing next to one of the most powerful
seemed to her younger self almost a fait accompli.
men in the world.”
“It was kind of natural for me because I had grown up swimming. All I did was walk in in a pair of
COVER GIRL FAME
jeans and a T-shirt and [the SI representative] said,
Following that early stroke of good fortune, the work
‘You’re hired, you’re going to Africa.’ So it wasn’t like
came fast and furious. “It didn’t seem so much a
I had to prove anything – it just happened.”
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But, in retrospect, she does have work she’s particularly proud of. Along with the Vogue cover,
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED PHOTO BY JOHN G. ZIMMERMAN/SI
By all accounts of the time, there was something so utterly prepossessing about Alexis’s freshness
The color, texture and shape of Nick Bernard’s pots relate to the natural world.
LEFT: Kim Alexis appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue six times. MIDDLE: Kim, second from the left, pictured with the state championship relay team. RIGHT: Photo reenactment taken at the 40th high-school class reunion
Somehow, through the intensity of those years, Alexis found the time to marry and raise a family – to live. She has three sons, ages 32, 29 and 24, all living in different parts of the country. “The nearest one is in Denver,” she says. “I’m really proud that they’ve made their own way and become their own people. I was such a hands-on mom, and those boys really relied on me. But they’ve become self-reliant young men and I couldn’t be happier about it.” A few years ago, Alexis was living in Boulder, Colorado, when she met Jeff Schwartz, an ASU grad who’s lived and worked in the Phoenix metro area for several decades. The mutual attraction was immediate. In time, they decided to marry and, as Alexis says, she knew she had to be with him – in Arizona. “I thought I needed to be in New York in order to work,” she explains. “But I figured out pretty quickly that it was more important to be with Jeff than to do that. He’s my ‘home base’ you might say. He’s just a fine man, and exactly what I needed in my life.” another modeling milestone Alexis points to was
Living in Scottsdale is much more than she
being selected as the face of Revlon cosmetics,
imagined it would be. “I actually love it, and I never
for which she did print and TV ads over a several-
thought I would love the desert. I’m a runner, and
year span. “That was one more of those things that
I like to run outdoors, so, like a lot of other people,
said to me I had made it, that I had accomplished
I just go early in the morning and for just about 40
something that most other girls my age couldn’t really
minutes. That’s it for me!” she says laughingly. She
accomplish.”
also takes the time to golf, especially since she’s now
The next couple decades of high-intensity, highly
an empty nester.
competitive modeling that followed Alexis’s early success were rife with every imaginable challenge of
BRANCHING OUT
the profession. “It was probably even worse than you
While the frenzy of her modeling career years
might think,” she reflects. “To give you an example:
is thankfully past, Alexis, now 58, says she can’t
I sometimes would do three covers in a day. I would
imagine retiring. In fact, she’s busy broadening
work from 9 in the morning to 1, 1 to 5, and then 5 to
a résumé that, along with her modeling, already
9 p.m. That meant three different photographers and
included some acting in movies and TV, a long stint
three different makeup and hair styling editors, and
on Good Morning America, authoring a handful of
every single one had a different opinion [of how she
books, blogging and a number of other rather high-
should look].”
profile engagements. HOLIDAY 2018 / 49
Kim examines the plantings at Cartwright Community Garden
At present, her cable TV program, Food Quest, is in its
nutrition,” says Jayson Matthews, a community impact
second season of production (and on the air from September
director for Valley of the Sun United Way. “She has been a
through the end of this year). Alexis originally co-hosted the
passionate advocate for breakfast in the classroom as well
globe-trotting, epicurean adventure show with luxury lifestyle
as for community gardens, where children learn where
maven Robin Leach (who recently passed away). She’s now
food actually comes from. It’s an opportunity to provide a
co-hosting the show with TV personality Mario Lopez, on two
foundation for learning about nutrition and science.”
cable networks, A&E and FYI. Other projects she’s working on are in their beginning
Alexis has also done some work with the local chapter of the Humane Society. “We did a little telethon, and we’ve also
stages, Alexis says, but she’s also making time for something
been reading books to kids there, trying to help them develop
she truly enjoys, charitable and philanthropic work.
a joy for reading.”
For one, she’s been volunteering in the local chapter of
As she describes her various charitable activities right
the United Way’s “Ensure Kids Succeed” effort, through
now, it becomes clear that a common theme is helping local
which she’s lending her talents and energy to programs
kids overcome some adversity, learn and thrive in their
such as the Cartwright Community Garden project
environments.
in Maryvale and other, similar childhood growth and development causes. “I’m involved right now in a rather light way,” she notes. “A
In fact, talking about her current life and work and all that it means to her might serve as a comment on “recovery” from the glare of fame and spotlights across so many decades.
lot of other people are doing the heavy lifting. I just come in
As she says, “What I’m doing right now [for charity and
and figure out the best way I can help.”
children, etc.] … it helps me to focus on others and not so
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Devotion to the
‘White Dove’ Science, history and love guide restoration of San Xavier Mission del Bac Text by KAREN FERNAU ❖ Photos courtesy PATRONATO SAN XAVIER
or 100 hours a week
as the Mexican carpenters and Native Americans
for two months,
who worked on San Xavier from 1783 to 1797.
Luke Addington
Much of the Mission, considered the nation’s
painstakingly restored
finest example of Mexican baroque architecture,
five wood beams in a
has been restored. Since 1978, Patronato San
230-year-old mission
Xavier, a community group devoted to preserving
pummeled for centuries
the Mission, has raised more than $11 million for
by an arsenal of nature.
repairs, from stabilizing the original adobe bricks
He worked in a race to stop desert sand,
and protecting them with a soft lime-sand plaster
scorching heat and hungry termites from
to removing concrete coating from a previous,
reclaiming the ancient San Xavier Mission
misguided renovation that trapped harmful
del Bac in the Tohono O’odham Nation south
moisture. But urgent work remains on the state’s
of Tucson. It’s a cause he shares with a band
oldest European-inspired building known as
of others determined to save what they call
the “White Dove of the Desert.” The east tower
Arizona’s man-made equivalent of the Grand
remains vulnerable, as do religious murals
Canyon. “We are making sure the mission
and statues in what is considered the greatest
survives, while at the same time, honoring the
collection of its kind in the United States. Led by
people who built it,” says Addington, a Tucson-
Miles Green, executive director, the Patronatos
based wood conservator who uses the same tools,
estimate it will require $20 million in donations
same materials and meticulous attention to detail
over 20 years to conserve the mission. HOLIDAY 2018 / 53
This concha from the central facade has remnants of paint that might have been images of the saints.
Conservators consider its cultural significance
also are saving San Xavier’s storied past. The
an integral part of its story. “It’s an example of
Mission can be traced back to 1692 when
cultural fusion, the mix of Spanish and the locals,
Southern Arizona was part of New Spain. Father
of Europeans and Native Americans. It’s such an
Eusebio Francisco Kino, a Jesuit priest, traveled
important part of our history,” says Bob Vint, a
to the village of Wa:k, which he pronounced
Tucson architect who has worked for 30 years on
“Bac,” to bring Christianity to the locals.
the conservation.
Construction began in 1756 on the first church, a
So is its architecture. “San Xavier is both
flat-roofed mud adobe that remains connected to
our Sistine Chapel, for its ornately decorated
the east tower.
interior, and our Taj Mahal, for its stately towers
In 1783, Franciscan Father Velderrain began construction of the main mission with 7,000 pesos – about $50 in today’s currency – borrowed
and domes, an iconic presence in the landscape,” he says. “Its architecture has never been bested.” If the Mission had a gender, Vint believes
from a Sonoran rancher. Designed by Spanish
it would be a female. San Xavier holds more
architect Ignacio Gaona, the Bac villagers worked
statues of women saints and Mary, the mother
on the Mission for 14 years until the money ran
of Jesus, than any other church. The reason
dry, leaving the east tower and paintings done by
remains one of San Xavier’s mysteries.
New Spain artists in the choir loft and baptistry
The Mission, which offers free public tours,
unfinished. The Mission had several lives over the
attracts nearly 200,000 visitors a year. At the
next century, including abandonment for 50 years
same time, San Xavier stays true to its mission
in the mid-19th century.
school run by the Franciscan Sisters of Charity
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PHOTOS BY CHUCK ALBANESE
Along with towers and beams, conservators
The East Tower awaits preservation
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PHOTO BY JEFF LANDERS
PHOTO BY BALFOUR WALKER
and its hundreds of parishioners that include
off alter railings with needles to unveil the
Tim Lewis. A member of the O’odham tribe,
original multi-colored wood. Science and
he was baptized in the mission and now
history guide every project.
works as a conservator side-by-side with
The work often uncovers past mysteries
his wife, Matilde Rubio, an art conservation
of the Mission, which was named a National
graduate of the University of Seville in
Historic Landmark in 1963 and to the World
Spain, and his niece, Susie Moreno, a Pima
Monuments Fun Watch List in 2015. While
College student.
restoring beams, Addington discovered the
For Lewis, the work is personal. “The
wood was not desert mesquite, but rather
Mission is part of my tribe’s history, and I
pine, likely from nearby Mt. Lemon. In
want to preserve what my ancestors built and
2013, conservators discovered seven figures,
save its huge, tangled web of history. I feel a
including one of Christ, in the folds of a scallop
connection between me and the people who
shell painted about the choir loft.
built the mission.” Historians credit Spanish artists with
Lewis often leaves the Mission, one that as a child frightened him at night, with a
creating the ornate statues and artwork, but
full heart and aching muscles. “The work
Lewis also sees Native American influences
of a conservator can be very hard, very
on the walls, from the painted symbol of water
physical,” he says. “When I get tired, I
to a replica from the design of a 1,500-year-
remember the reason I am here. I believe
old piece of pottery.
the mission was built for a purpose. And
While their cause is noble, the work of conservators is as myopic as it is tedious,
PREVIOUS PAGE: At top, the Mission at night. Lower, left: Matilde Rubio and Tim Lewis. Lower, right: One of many angels throughout the Mission THIS PAGE: Wood conservator Luke Addington works to repair termite damage in the alter railings.
that purpose is to survive.” ❖ For church hours, tours, a mass schedule
from laboratory analysis of materials to
or to contribute to the church, visit
months of hand scraping layers of paint
sanxaviermission.org. HOLIDAY 2018 / 57
A Classic Holiday Text by MICHELLE GLICKSMAN ❖ Photos courtesy ORGANIZATIONS
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Whether you’re looking for inspiration, festive lights and fun, or ushering in 2019, many locales around the state pull out all the stops to make this season special. Find your holiday magic at one of these Arizona traditions
Revel in a Winter Wonderland
The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess transforms into a winter wonderland each holiday season. Watch as a four-story musical tree plays 17 songs to 70,000 synchronized lights,
PHOTO CREDITS: XANTERRA, FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE PRINCESS
Journey to the North Pole Experience the magic of the classic
or take a turn around a skating rink made of real ice. At Santa’s Secret Headquarters, visit with the jolly old man himself and say hello to one of the many holiday characters during their appearances. S’mores Land features a Build-A-
children’s story The Polar Express with
Bear Workshop experience and rides such as the Polar Ice
a nighttime trip on the Grand Canyon
Glide slide. Plus, Princess Express Trains wind through the
Railway’s special Polar Express. As
Lagoon Lights, where 4.5 million dazzling lights in shapes
the train travels through the darkened
from Santa fishing to a menorah twinkle in the night.
wilderness of Williams to the “North Pole,” passengers are treated to a special reading of the book. At the North Pole, Santa and his reindeer await. Santa then boards the
CHRISTMAS AT THE PRINCESS Nov. 20 - Jan. 1, 2019 Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Scottsdale
train for the return trip, where he greets and distributes a present to every child. POLAR EXPRESS Select dates Nov. 1 - Jan. 5, 2019 Grand Canyon Railway, Williams
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Light up the Season A long-running Phoenix tradition,
ZooLights at Phoenix Zoo is a holiday light extravaganza, with the Zoo lit up with millions of lights, some of which are synchronized to music for a dazzling show. Other highlights include a 200foot Polar Slide, reindeer, as well as Stingray Bay and a 4-D theater show. ZOOLIGHTS Nov. 21 - Jan. 13, 2019 Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix
Prepare to be Dazzled
From weekly events to large signature events and holiday dining deals to unique shopping deals, downtown Scottsdale is transformed into a month-long holiday extravaganza. Scottsdazzle begins Nov. 24 with the official holiday tree lighting, plus a sing-a-long with locally renowned orchestra MusicaNova and its 50 musicians/instruments. Dec. 8 brings the Miracle of Roses Pageant, and Fifth Avenue turns into Sugar Plum Avenue, a fairy-tale village with sugar plum fairies, aerial performances, carriage rides, candy land bounce houses and Nutcracker ballet performances. On Dec. 13, Scottsdale’s Gold Palette ArtWalk takes on a holiday twist, and on Dec. 15, adults can partake in a Santa Wine Around and Ale Trail. For coffee lovers, there’s the Java Jingle Crawl on Dec. 22. Other events include weekly concerts, farmers markets and culinary demonstrations. SCOTTSDAZZLE Nov. 24 - Jan. 1, 2019 Various locales, Scottsdale
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View a Light Parade Up to 50 brightly decorated boats float through the Bridgewater Channel in Lake Havasu under the famous (and yes, real) London Bridge in this annual Boat Parade of Lights. The stunning event, which was named one of the Top 100 Events in the U.S. by the American Bus Association, coincides with the Lake Havasu City Festival of Lights (Nov. 30 - Jan. 5, 2019), making for an all-
Take in a Show
SCOTTSDAZZLE PHOTO BY CHRISTINE JOHNSON
Immerse yourself in the sounds of the holidays at one of The Phoenix Symphony’s three shows that celebrate the season. The Symphony Orchestra joins The Phoenix Symphony Chorus for The Holiday Pops, a concert and holiday sing-a-long, while the
around truly sparkling evening. LAKE HAVASU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Nov. 30 Bridgewater Channel at London Bridge, Lake Havasu City
Cirque Holiday Spectacular brings Los Angeles’ Troupe Vertigo and its strong men, contortionists, aerialists and jugglers to perform as the Symphony plays holiday classics. Enjoy the acclaimed “Hallelujah” chorus as the Symphony, Symphony Chorus and world-class soloists present Handel’s Messiah. PHOENIX SYMPHONY Holiday Pops: Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 Cirque Holiday Spectacular: Dec. 7 - 9 Handel’s Messiah: Dec. 12 - 16 Various locations, Phoenix/Scottsdale
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Wander Through a Glowing Garden
For 40 years, Desert Botanical Garden has celebrated the season with its stunning display of thousands of hand-lit luminaria bags. This year’s event shines brighter than ever as the Electric Desert exhibit, an evening immersive journey through the Garden using light and music, is also on display. Other festive touches include musical performances and entertainment. LAS NOCHES DE LAS LUMINARIAS Dec. 1 - 31 (closed Dec. 24 and 25) Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix
Spread the Light
Share the global message of goodness and how a little light can brighten a much larger area. The entire community is invited to attend Chanukah on the Lawn, a Jewish tradition at Biltmore Fashion Park. Guests will enjoy entertainment, latkes and donuts, and crafts for children before the kindling ceremony. The event is a program of Chabad of Phoenix. CHANUKAH ON THE LAWN December 2, 4:30 p.m. Biltmore Fashion Park, Phoenix
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Watch a Holiday Classic
Celebrate in a Historic Landmark
Young Clara battles mischievous mice and charms the Sugar Plum Fairy in
Soaring voices in an inspiring setting are the hallmarks of one of the most enduring
Ib Andersen’s The Nutcracker. One
traditions in Southern Arizona. The Patronato Christmas at San Xavier concerts
hundred-fifty performers are in this
feature the Sons of Orpheus with the Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and the Tucson
Ballet Arizona version of the holiday
Girls Chorus performing sacred holiday music at the historic Mission San Xavier
classic, which glitters with 100,000
del Bac. Proceeds from the event benefit the restoration and preservation of the San
Swarovski crystals and is performed
Xavier Mission, which is a National Historic Landmark.
with The Phoenix Symphony.
PATRONATO CHRISTMAS AT SAN XAVIER Dec. 11 - 13 Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson
THE NUTCRACKER Dec. 13 - 24 Symphony Hall, Phoenix
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Give 2018 the Boot Prescott’s historic Whiskey Row
Ring in the New Year Watch the 70-pound, 6-foot lighted
becomes a street party on New Year’s
Great Pinecone drop from atop the
Eve, drawing thousands of attendees
historic Weatherford Hotel to ring in the
to welcome 2019 together. Not only are
New Year at both 10 p.m. and midnight
live music, giveaways and fireworks part
with thousands of others during this
of the event, but the New Year also is
Flagstaff tradition. The fun includes a
celebrated at both 10 p.m. and midnight
light show and fireworks.
as a 6-foot illuminated boot is lowered from the flagpole of the Palace. WHISKEY ROW BOOT DROP Dec. 31 Historic Whiskey Row, Downtown Prescott
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NOV. 2 10th Annual Suit for the Stars Gala Dress for Success Phoenix The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 5:30 p.m. phoenix.dressforsuccess.org Badge Bash Girl Scouts, Arizona Cactus-Pine Council The Bob and Renee Parsons Leadership Center, 6 p.m. girlscoutsaz.org NOV
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Authors Luncheon
45th Annual Holiday Dinner and Auction Xavier College Preparatory, 6 p.m. xcpmg.org NOV. 3 Authors Luncheon Arizona Women’s Board JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 10:30 a.m. authorsluncheonaz.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
Salud! Gabriel’s Angels Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 6 p.m. gabrielsangels.org
2nd Annual Wine and Food Pairing Charity Auction St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital The Clayton House, 6 p.m. stjude.org
Knuckle Ball The Joe Niekro Foundation Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, 6 p.m. joeniekrofoundation.com
NOV. 10 Beaux Arts Gala Scottsdale Artists’ School, 5:30 p.m. scottsdaleartschool.org
The pARTy in the Garden Phoenix Art Museum, 6:30 p.m. phxart.org
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
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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 NOV. 14 5th Annual Champions in Education Night Arizona Council on Economic Education Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, 6 p.m. azecon.org
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NOV. 15 Old Bags Luncheon Homeward Bound Arizona Biltmore, 11 a.m. homewardboundaz.org NOV. 16 Shemer Honors Merrill Mahaffey Shemer Art Center, 6 p.m. shemerartcenter.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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DEC. 1 ARTrageous Gala Scottsdale Arts Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 5 p.m. scottsdalearts.org
DEC. 3 Holiday Luncheon Phoenix Art Museum – Arizona Costume Institute Phoenix Art Museum, 11 a.m. phxart.org
RED Brunch Aunt Rita’s Foundation Sheraton Grand Phoenix, 10 a.m. auntritas.org
DEC. 7 7th Annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts Phoenix Center for the Arts Margaret T. Hance Park, 10 a.m. phoenixfestivalofthearts.org
DEC. 2 Sit. Stay. Brunch. Lost Our Home Pet Rescue Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, 11 a.m. lostourhome.org Nutcracker Sweets Tea Scottsdale Ballet Foundation Chateau Luxe, 11 a.m. scottsdaleballetfoundation.org Poinsettia Tea Duet: Partners in Health & Aging Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, 1 p.m. duetaz.org
Holiday Prelude XXXIII Phoenix Youth Symphony and Phoenix Theatre Guild JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn, 10 a.m. phoenixyouthsymphony.org phoenixtheatreguild.org DEC. 8 7th Annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts Phoenix Center for the Arts Margaret T. Hance Park, 10 a.m. phoenixfestivalofthearts.org 65th Annual Fashion Show Luncheon The Board of Visitors JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn, 11 a.m., boardofvisitors.org
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DEC. 10 – DEC. 13 Patronato’s Christmas at San Xavier Patronato San Xavier Mission San Xavier, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. patronatosanxavier.org DEC. 14 19th Annual Spirit of Community Leadership Awards Scottsdale Leadership Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia, 11 a.m. scottsdaleleadership.org DEC
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DEC. 22 53rd Annual Desert Ball Desert Foundation Auxiliary The Phoenician, 6:30 p.m. desertfoundationauxiliary.org
Symphony New Year’s Eve Gala
DEC. 8 White Christmas Ryan House Arizona Biltmore, 6:30 p.m. ryanhouse.org
DEC. 9 7th Annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts Phoenix Center for the Arts Margaret T. Hance Park, 10 a.m. phoenixfestivalofthearts.org
DEC. 31 New Year’s Eve Gala The Phoenix Symphony Arizona Biltmore, 8 p.m. phoenixsymphony.org
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You can help make a difference. Donate to Free Arts and claim your Arizona Foster Care Tax Credit up to $1,000 to help transform children’s trauma to resilience through the arts. Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona 352 E. Camelback Rd, Suite 101 Phoenix, Arizona 85012 FreeArtsAZ.org • 602.258.8100 Free Arts is a Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization (QFCO Code: 10015), which means your donation is eligible for a dollar for dollar tax credit. You may receive up to $1,000 dollars if filing jointly; $500 if filing as a single or separately. Check with your tax professional for more details.
BE PART OF THE FASHION REVOLUTION Phoenix Art Museum has recently acquired a selection of current fashion designs that represent not only excellence in design but also recent cultural changes. Featuring works by Gucci, Comme des Garçons, Yeohlee and Iris van Herpen among others, “Ultracontemporary” reveals how fashion is responding to a technology-driven society. “Ultracontemporary” Through March 24, 2019 Phoenix Art Museum
Alessandro Michele for Gucci, Ensemble, fall 2016. Collection of Phoenix Art Museum
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ENVISION AN ALTERNATIVE FUTURE THROUGH ART This two-part exhibition features recent works by two prominent artists from Mexico. Partners in life, Carla Fernández and Pedro Reyes collaborate artistically for the first time in the form of protest posters, accompanied by works of sculpture, video, fashion and photography. Through varied mediums, the couple encourages individual agency, believing everyone holds the ability to create change in social, political and personal spheres. “Double Agents: Carla Fernández and Pedro Reyes” Through Feb. 3, 2019 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
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CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH EQUINE CHAMPIONS The Annual ArabHorse Farm Tour offers a rare opportunity to experience the beauty, history and lifestyle of the Arabian horse up close over the New Year Holiday weekend. The Valley’s prestigious farms open their barns to the public for a five-day event showcasing world-renowned creatures. 12th Annual ArabHorse Farm Tour Dec. 28, 2018 – Jan. 1, 2019 Various horse farms in Scottsdale
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PAY TRIBUTE TO AMERICA’S WARRIORS The Arizona Historical Society and the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute host a special exhibit from the George W. Bush Institute. The show displays 66 fullcolor portraits and a four-panel mural painted by President Bush of 98 service members and veterans who have served our nation with honor since 9/11 and whom he has come to know personally since leaving office. “Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors” Through Dec. 29, 2018 Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park
PHOTOS BY KEN HOWIE, COURTESY PHOENIX ART MUSEUM; GRACIELA ITURBIDE, SCOTTSDALE ARTS; GRANT MILLER/GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER; EMANUEL VACEANU
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TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT WESTERN ART This traveling exhibition offers a crisp view of the evolution of art in New Mexico, from the era of the late Romantics to the advent of early Modernism. The show features artwork from the celebrated Tia Collection including never-before-shown pieces. “New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West” Through Sept. 22, 2019 Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West
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AFTER-PARTY
LEFT: Esquimaude. Charcoal on paper, 1949. Collection Musée départemental Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France. Gift of Barbara and Claude Duthuit, 2010. # 2010-1-9.
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RIGHT: Esquimau (after Rasmussen). Lithograph, ca. 1947. Plate XX from Georges Duthuit’s Une Fête en Cimmérie, 1963. Musée départemental Matisse, Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France. Gift of Barbara and Claude Duthuit, 2010. # 2010-1-6 (14-1).
MATISSE IN BLACK AND WHITE hen most people envision the work of French artist
Spirit at The Heard Museum. Yup’ik masks that had been used
Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954), they think of his use of
together in a ceremony, but had become dispersed around the world,
bright, expressive color – the brilliant blue and green in
will be part of the exhibition, along with cultural objects, archival
the 1909 and 1910 versions of “The Dance” or the intensely colored
photographs, film and ephemera. In some cases, pairs of Yup’ik masks
forest meadow, sea and sky in the 1905 painting “Joy of Life.”
that had been separated by time and distance have been reunited.
Lesser known are his striking black-and-white portraits of Inuit
Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit is co-curated by
people. The portraits were inspired by a group of Yup’ik (Native
Sean Mooney, curator of the Rock Foundation, and Chuna McIntyre,
Alaskan) masks collected by his son-in-law, writer, art critic and
a Yup’ik artist and elder. Among the national and international
historian Georges Duthuit. In the 1940s, while working on La Chapelle
exhibition collaborators are the Matisse Museum in France, the
de Vence, Matisse became interested in both the physical forms and
Menil Collection in Houston, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in
spiritual concerns of the Inuit, eventually resulting in a series of 39
New York, Fowler Museum of Cultural History at UCLA, Phoebe A.
individual portraits depicting the faces of Inuit men and women.
Hearst Museum of Anthropology at UC Berkeley and the National
Through February 3, these black-and-white portraits will be on display in the exhibition Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic 72 / The Red Book Magazine
Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
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