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Scottsdale residents are invited to provide input regarding the City’s parks, libraries or social services by attending upcoming meetings.

The meetings will also present to the public results of a parks survey, which revealed that 80 percent of the participants used City libraries, 75 percent visit neighborhood parks and 97 percent rated the condition of the parks and facilities excellent or good.

Those results, along with community input from the upcoming presentations, will be considered as part of a drafted update of the Community Services Master Plan, which establishes City services regarding parks, libraries and social services for the next 10 years. Officials will discuss with residents the full range of survey results and other elements of the draft master plan.

“It’s a check again on how we are perceived about things that we are doing well or that need improving in the services or the programs we offer,” said Bill Murphy, director of community services for the City of Scottsdale, of the parks survey.

The community hearings will create a “dialogue to get questions and answers from the public,” Murphy said.

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• Monday, April 27, 5:30 p.m. Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd. • Wednesday, April 29, 5 p.m. Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda Murphy said he was pleased by the survey’s results.

Murphy expects the meetings will help gather information on what residents want from not just the parks and outdoor recreational programs, but activities at indoor recreation facilities as well. The discussions will focus on parks and recreation, but residents are encouraged to discuss human services, too.

“A document will be drafted (based on these discussions) by the consultants by the end of May,” Murphy said. The City Council is expected to approve the plan in June.

Murphy said the plan will be a “blueprint as we move forward in the future.” The plan, which was last updated in 2004, will help to improve on the offerings of recreational activities, such as the Indian Bend Wash and the walking, bicycling and inline skating, along with volleyball and tennis, to hiking trails throughout the city. “(Scottsdale) is an active community,” Murphy said.

“We really hope to see and hear some good voices coming to the meetings,” Murphy said. “We are looking to answer any questions people may have about (the plan).”

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MentorKidsUSA has been a stabilizing force for at-risk Valley children

By Kaddie Stephens Mitch Sivertson wanted to get connected and give back to his community. After searching online for various organizations, Sivertson found MentorKidsUSA. Founded in 1997 by Orv Krieger, Scottsdale-based MentorKidsUSA is a nonprofit organization that focuses on implementing Christian values into the lives of at-risk children through one-on-one mentoring. For Sivertson’s part, he mentors 11-yearold Jose (last name withheld), whose mother had been diagnosed with cancer and couldn’t afford proper treatment. During difficult times, Siverton provided the youngster with guidance and some stability.

Through the good graces of Sivertson’s close friend, Jose’s mother was able to undergo necessary surgeries and chemotherapy to treat her cancer, and is now back in Jose’s life, healthy and doing well.

“I can’t describe how rewarding the whole thing has been,” said Sivertson, also a MentorKidsUSA board mem-

ber. “It’s just absolutely remarkable how things fall into place.”

During the past few years, the number of children served by MentorKidsUSA has gone up 53 percent, and they were guided by more than 500 volunteers. Local churches and businesses, as well as the kids, their families, mentors and volunteers, come together to create long-term solutions to the challenges facing youngsters.

In Phoenix, there are 250,000 youths living in poverty. The city leads the nation in disconnected youngsters.

MentorKidsUSA allows children to “reach their God-given talents, and guides them on the road to success” said CEO Chuck Westerlund.

In 2010, MentorKidsUSA noticed an increased need in certain Phoenix communities, so it created the South Phoenix and the Palomino promise neighborhoods. These promise neighborhoods “consist of three tiers: youth, family and community,” Westerlund said.

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sist of community gardens, and afterschool and summer programs.

“They focus on getting families involved and moving all three tiers forward together,” Westerlund said.

With the help of local businesses, the promise neighborhoods are growing every day.

McCarthy Construction gave MentorKidsUSA a grant to build a new basketball court in the Phoenix promise neighborhood. Volunteer athletes teach kids soccer, baseball and basketball as well as how to maintain character and integrity.

“We teach them to win and be humble, and to lose and be a good sport,” Westerlund explained. “We focus on characteristics to make them whole as they move forward in life.”

Group mentoring has been added to the promise neighborhoods, but some mentors, such as Sivertson, have only

one youth. A lot depends on the mentor’s time and the youngster’s needs.

“To spend time with somebody is really showing them love.

What’s important is just the consistency,” Sivertson said.

Some of the troubled youngsters are dealing with things below the surface that people are unaware of.

Sivertson believes it’s important to be straightforward, but to “also be mindful that these children are constantly in flux.

“We need to tread carefully when we are talking about the development of a child,” he added.

But thanks to programs like MentorKidsUSA, these children are better equipped to handle whatever life may throw their way.

The youth organization is located at 15333 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale. For more information, call (480) 767-6707.

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For the third consecutive year, Novocur Pain Clinics in Chandler and Scottsdale were named among the top three pain management clinics in the latest annual results from Ranking Arizona.

The honor is the result of the largest opinion poll that ranks the best businesses in the state. Big AZ Media conducts the voting each year.

“It’s very gratifying to see how much our patients value and appreciate the commitment we make to relieving their pain in an atmosphere where they feel like we treat them like family,” said Dr. Alex Bigham, Novocur president and chief executive officer. “It’s a big vote of

confidence for our entire staff and the work they perform with pride.”

All of the top-ranked companies were honored at an event on April 2.

Bigham opened the first Novocur Pain Management Clinic in 2005 to provide advanced pain treatment options in a concierge-type practice without concierge-type pricing. Since that time, Novocur has continued to use cutting-edge, breakthrough treatments to deliver effective, long-lasting results for its patients.

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Learn to stay safe around water at April Pools Day

By Kaddie Stephens With temperatures already in the high 90s, days spent at the pool don’t seem too far off. But as much fun as family pool days can be, it’s important to remember to be safe around the water.

According to John Bunnell, the recreation coordinator for the Eldorado Aquatic and Fitness Center, there were 152 water-related incidents in the Valley last year.

Because there’s always that fear, the City of Scottsdale Aquatics Department is hosting April Pools Day, which is set for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Eldorado pool.

The day will include multiple water safety events, lifeguarding and CPR demonstrations, water and sun safety tips, and a mock rescue with the Scottsdale Fire Department.

The goal of the event is to reinforce the message of safety around all types of water, said Lori Schmidt, the public education officer for the Scottsdale Fire Department and the president of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona.

“We want them to understand that, especially with little kids, places like toilets and buckets can cause drowning as well,” Schmidt said.

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The Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona organizers will also promote CPR classes to the April Pools Day attendees, emphasizing that it is just as important to know mouth-to-mouth CPR as it is handson CPR. According to Bunnell, the aquatic center is partnering with SRP to promote canal awareness and safety. The Arizona Department of Health Services will be at the event providing education on waterborne diseases.

The fire department will offer tours of its fire trucks. After the event, the pool is offering a free hour of swimming from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Jessica Curtis, a member of the advisory council for the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona, lost her son two years ago in a drowning incident, and wants to remind parents that even if you think you have all the mechanisms to keep your children safe, they don’t always work.

“It’s nice for the community to come together for families…to come and learn,” Curtis said. “It’s important for people to not live in the mindset that ‘It will never happen to me,’ because when you live in that mindset is when it will happen to you.”

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The Arizona Barbecue Festival rolls into town on May 2 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Arizonans love a good barbecue, as do most Americans. (See accompanying story inside.) According to the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue looking back Association, the mostGridiron popular holidays for barbecuing are, in order: July 4, Memorial Day and Labor Day. The most popular foods for grilling are: burgers, steak, hot dogs and chicken.

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The Scottsdale Culinary Festival wrapped up its 37th successful season in mid-April. The Burger Battle has become one of the most highly anticipated competitions staged during the festival, and this year’s was fought in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Hotel Valley Ho. Hopdoddy captured the “Best Burger” crown in

the judge’s category for its Primetime Burger, an Akaushi Beef patty topped with Brie cheese, truffle aioli, arugula, caramelized onions and steak sauce. Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar was runner-up with the Mel Brooks Burger, while ZuZu at Hotel Valley Ho took third place for its Gala Burger.

In the People’s Choice category, Aioli Gourmet Burgers took first place for its Signature Italiano Slider, ZuZu at was runner-up for the Gala Burger and Bootleggers Modern American Smokehouse earned third place for its Bootastic Burger. Where’s the beef?

Definitely in Scottsdale.

Not hungry yet? Arizona Restaurant Week kicks off May 15 and quite a few Scottsdale restaurants are participating. Arizona Restaurant Week gives food enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy a three-course, prix-fixe dinner for $33 or $44 per person at participating restaurants. It gives people the opportunity to try several highly acclaimed restaurants at a fraction of the cost. Scottsdale restaurants participating include Morton’s Steakhouse, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steak-

May is the last month before scorching triple-digit temperatures take over the Valley. Local residents can relish mild evening temperatures, and a free concert to boot, every Sunday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park.

(See accompanying story inside.)

Greasewood Flat, an iconic Scottsdale landmark, rode off into the sunset on March 31. Local residents had the opportunity to purchase a piece of Arizona history when Surplus Asset Management auctioned off many of the fabled saloon’s rustic treasures on April 11. Some of the most interesting purchases: The bar’s classic welcome sign sold for $11,000, an inoperable 50-caliber anti-aircraft gun was auctioned for $9,500 and a 1936 Ford pickup truck was scooped up for $8,000. All of them are treasures that earned the bar the moniker “one of

the oldest, quirkiest and most classic bars” in America.

The Scottsdale City Council finally axed the Day Tripper trolley, which shuttled visitors between a dozen hotels on Scottsdale Road between Scottsdale Fashion Square and the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess. Even after five years, the Day Tripper trolley never attracted the number of riders the city was hoping for, and the City saved $300,000 by derailing it. Instead, the funds from a hotel bed tax will be funneled to the City’s Downtown Trolley, which has proved to be more popular with visitors and residents.

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The sixth annual Arizona Barbecue Festival returns to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Saturday, May 2, with more than 25 purveyors drawing more than 15,000 people.

The festival features a variety of events: • Redneck Games Arena features free contests like arm wrestling, watermelon-seed spitting, bobbing for pig’s feet, beer pong and toilet seat horseshoes. Later in the day is a Daisy Dukes and cowboy boots beauty pageant. Duck hunt video games stations and cow milking races are among the new events.

• The Bacon Station is a vendor stand serving bowls of cooked bacon for $2, which can be enjoyed in between bites of brisket, pulled pork and smoked chicken. The station served more than 1,000 pounds of bacon last year.

• More than 25 top barbecue pit-masters will dish out pulled pork, ribs, brisket, chicken and sides. Vendors include Honey Bears, Tom’s BBQ, Montana BBQ, Ragin’ Cajun and many more. Vendors will offer a $2 sample item, up to three items in the $4 to $8 range, and one full menu item priced higher (such as full rack of ribs, meat

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used to find out what interests people in the community. New community programs will then be developed.

Although the event is free, Scottsdale Parks and Recreation is accepting donations to help support Scottsdale Cares.

This is a voluntary utility bill donation program that has received more than $1 million from its residents since its launch in May 1995. Helping neighbors in the Scottsdale community who are in need of financial support is the program’s No. 1 goal. Donations will assist nonprofit agencies that provide programs for residents who are facing crises.

Parking for attendees will be located just north of the stadium and on the east side of Drinkwater Boulevard. For more information, visit www.scottsdaleaz.gov/parks/datenight.

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By Taylor Bahrijczuk In an effort to show that Scottsdale Stadium is more than the spring home of the San Francisco Giants, the City is hosting its first “Date Night” from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, May 8, at the venue.

“This is the first time we’ve done an event this style,” said Dan Miller with the City of Scottsdale. “We want to offer a nice, free activity for adults to do.

It’s a great option for adults to get away from the kids and enjoy a night out in Scottsdale.”

The 21-and-older event will feature stadium tours, gourmet food trucks. beer and wine. The evening will finish with a movie presented on the field.

While many movies are being considered, Miller believes it will probably be “Pitch Perfect,” because its sequel is set for release May 15.

Miller said that “Date Night” will be

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• Tito’s Vodka Lemonades will serve drinks under a giant party tent where the event’s main stage will also be located. Guests can enjoy performances

by Neon Circus, voted “best Brooks & Dunn Tribute Band,” or The Troubadour Experience, paying tribute to country legend George Strait.

• Two mechanical bulls will allow guests to ride off against each other.

• A large Kid’s Zone (additional fees may apply) includes bounce houses, slides, rides and more.

Tickets are $12 general admission with free parking. Kids younger than 12 are free. VIP tickets are $60 in advance or $75 at the gate, and include five drink tokens, four food tokens, private restrooms and seats next to the main stage.

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Sharon Thomas is living a normal son due to a hereditary condition life. She recently traveled to Hawaii, called primary pulmonary hypertenand tries to exercise three times a sion, a rare lung disease that leads week. to narrowing of the blood vessels of The 60-year-old Scottsdale resident the lungs, according to the Amerisaid she feels blessed for can Lung Association. Her this as she has had three sister came down with the life-saving transplants. She disease as well and died received a new heart and while awaiting a translung, as well as two kidneys plant. on two different occasions.

Thomas was diagnosed One of the kidneys was doafter she had her second nated by her daughter, Amy. daughter and received her “This (Hawaiian) vacation transplant at 33 in 1983, is the first we’ve had that I Sharon Thomas has and her latest kidney transhad three life-saving didn’t have to do dialysis plant on March 4, 2014. organ transplants. while I was there,” she said.

“We had a lot of faith, so The family traveled together to cel- that helped” her daughter decide to ebrate Thomas and her husband’s 31st donate her kidney. wedding anniversary and their daugh“We were pretty scared when we ters’ birthdays. She and her husband, went in,” she said. “We just had to Mike, have an older daughter, Shawna. face that it was a good thing to do.

“We also had good check-ups so we I’m very thankful that I’ve lived this celebrated all of that,” she said. long to see my daughters continue in Thomas was 33 years old when she their lives and grow up to be wonderhad her heart-lung transplant in Tuc- ful adults.”

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Nothing brings together multiple cultures like music, and the Musical Instrument Museum does exactly that, according to April Salomon, the facility’s executive director.

“Anyone can connect to music through MIM,” said Salomon. “It’s really a special place in that way.

Whether you’re unitiated or a virtuoso, there’s something for anyone to love.

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By Jessica McNabb Children will be taught to “march been around for a decade and are so to the beat of their own drum” during beloved that we thought many famithe Saturday, May 2, performances of lies in the Valley would be interested “Fancy Nancy: The Musical,” set for 1 in coming to see a musical adaptation.” p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Scottsdale CenSam Viverito, the show’s director, ter for the Performing Arts. said the musical makes families want In the show, Nancy fails to dance along. to get the part she wants “It’s hard not to smile in a play. Instead, she is during some of the musicast in a role that she cal numbers. The music is thinks is dull and boring. bouncy, happy and high Initially she is very upset, energy,” he said. but then realizes that she Viverito used many ilcan make her role “fancy” lustrations from the “Faneven if it isn’t the one she cy Nancy” books as the wanted. inspiration for the set and “She’s a little 8-year-old costumes. And he said the girl who loves everything The “Fancy Nancy” books kids at the show arrive extraordinary and learns are written by Jane dressed fancy, too. you can make anything O’Connor and illustrated “You can tell they feel you do fancy,” said Ally by Robin Preiss Glasser. their best and are proud Young-Price, who plays Fancy Nancy. of what they are wearing,” Viverito The show, presented by The Vital said. “They are expressing themselves Theatre Company, is an adaptation of in the way they look. To me, it is adorthe New York Times bestselling “Fan- able.” cy Nancy” children’s books written In addition to the books, the “Fancy

by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Nancy World” has many other prodRobin Preiss Glasser. ucts, including calendars, coloring The Vital Theatre Company per- sheets, games and online apps. Baker forms family programming with the said some merchandise will be sold at hopes of introducing children to the the show. glories of live theater. The company Young-Price summed up the “Fancy created the full-length production, Nancy” experience.

“Fancy Nancy: The Musical” in 2012.

“The show has everything for every“We are so excited to have all the one, not just little girls. Boys can be ‘Fancy Nancy’ fans at the center for the fancy too.” first time,” said Cory Baker, director of For more information about the Scottsdale Center for the Performing show, visit www.scottsdaleperforminArts. “The ‘Fancy Nancy’ books have garts.org.

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Thousands expected at Sunday night concert series

By Jessica McNabb Local bands’ music will fill the air at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park when the acts perform free concerts from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays May 3 through July 5.

“All of the bands are local, and they all play cover music,” said Carolyn Moyle, assistant recreation coordinator for the park. “My goal is to get many genres of music, including Motown, funk, current Top 40, the classics and country.”

Between 2,500 and 3,000 people are expected to attend each show.

Concert-goers can reserve ramadas—which house from 20 to 100 people—or sit on the grass. Rides on the train or carousel are available for $2. Children younger than age 3 ride for free with a paying adult.

“At 7:30 in the evening the weather is beautiful,” said Kira Peters, the park’s recreation supervisor. “There are people on the grass and 100 to 200 kids and adults in front of the gazebo dancing. The community comes together.”

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ry Garcia said the park is green and open, which is why it stays cooler.

“It’s a great atmosphere,” he said.

In addition to the Sunday evening summer concerts, the two railroads and the carousel, the 30-acre premier park has other attractions including a 10,000-square-foot model railroad building with four model railroad clubs, two large video screens showing a wide variety of train-related videos, the Magma Arizona Railroad engine and the unique Roald Amundsen Pullman Car. “The train car was used by President Roosevelt during his presidential campaign,” said museum attendant Bob Adler.

The car has the original sleeping areas, dining areas and sitting areas from when it was built in 1928.

McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is located at 7301 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale. For reservations and additional information about Sunday evening concerts and other events, visit www.therailroadpark.com or call (480) 312-2312.

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daily events. Each weekday’s theme is inspired by one of the museum’s five major Geographical Galleries. The day’s activities will include two Gallery Talks by members of MIM’s curatorial team as well as a musical performance and a themed menu in Café Allegro.

On Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, the museum will host “Experience MIM.” This weekend celebration, in the style of MIM’s popular signature event series, will include an opportunity to “speed date” a curator; multiple musical performances; interactive elements such as craft activities, a photo booth and face painting; complimentary cupcakes for the first 100 guests each day; and a sparkling wine tasting in Café Allegro.

has upped the number of concerts it has held and several artists, including Ed Kowalczyk and Alpin Hong, have played multiple times.

“We consider the theater to be the crown jewel of the institution,” Salomon said. “It was designed with that intimate acoustic experience in mind.

There are unobstructed views with plenty of leg room. The lighting and the sound and the performers themselves really lend to an exceptional experience.”

Ever evolving Salomon said throughout the years she has been at MIM, the museum has evolved. The exhibit space has changed as has its offerings. MIM

The Musical Instrument Museum is located at 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix. For general museum information and a full schedule of events, visit www.MIM.org or call (480) 478-6000.

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Scottsdale Resort set for renovation July 1 The Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center, A Destination Hotel, will get a new look and a new name.

The resort will be renovated starting on July 1 to “revitalize its amenities.” It is the newest property in the Destination Hotels portfolio and the only one in the Phoenix metropolitan area to undergo a substantial renovation in 2015, according to Destina- In September, the property will be unveiled as The Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, tion Hotels.

In September, the property will be The designers at PHX Architects in unveiled as The Scottsdale Resort at Phoenix and SB Design in Scottsdale McCormick Ranch, A Destination developed plans to update the resort’s Hotel. appearance and introduce new ameThe renovation’s first phase will nities, while staying true to the rich inject $9 million of improvements history of the property originally deinto the property, introducing a new signed by legendary Scottsdale archirestaurant and bar, transforming the tect Bennie Gonzales. The architects main pool, adding significant outdoor drew inspiration from Mexico and meeting and event space, and enhanc- South America, incorporating the ing guest rooms. romance, history and architectural splendor of Mexican haciendas into the design, color palette and furnishings.

The outdoor space will tap the grand fazendas of Brazil from the Colonial period. These farms featured ancient stone walls, arcaded portals, cobbled courtyards and grande salons.

The resort’s new look and feel also draws inspiration from Argentinian estancias, which were The renovation will emphasize the Spanish influ- magnificent country estates and ence of the architecture and extensive grounds working ranches that guarded the surrounding the resort. nation’s cultural heritage from its “The goal of the renovation is to Spanish-colonial beginnings. maximize the aesthetic potential of Accompanying the physical changes the romantic, Spanish architecture to the property, The Scottsdale Resort and beautiful grounds of The Scotts- will experience a brand overhaul indale Resort elevating the overall guest cluding new names and logos for the experience and amenities,” said Kevin resort, restaurants and spa. The propRegan, senior vice president of opera- erty’s new logo contains three suns, tions, Western region, for Destination representing sunrise, high noon and Hotels. sunset. The sunrise awakens the reno“This property is situated in an up- vated areas on the east side of the rescale community centrally located sort while the sun at high noon blanbut just enough off the beaten path kets the entire property in its glow. As that it is a bit of a hidden gem within the sun sets on the west, guests soak this world-class travel destination. We in the vibrant colors of an Arizona cannot wait to share this property’s sunset while socializing and enjoynew look with our guests, neighbors ing the fresh culinary offerings in the and the local community.” newly enhanced outdoor spaces.

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Indulge in free cupcakes, make harmonicas and party hats, snap photos in a photo booth and watch a Lion Dance performance. mom cents financially speaking WHEN: Saturday, April 25, and Sun- pasta vixen day, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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WHEN: Sunday, April 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Eldorado Aquatic and Fitness Center, 2301 N. Miller Rd., Scottsdale COST: Free INFO: www.scottsdaleaz.gov

The first 5,000 children at Chase Field receive a kids T-shirt. Afterward, watch the D-backs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

WHEN: Sunday, April 26, at 1:10 p.m.

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The musical tells the story of Fancy Nancy and what happens when her she is chosen to play a dull tree in a stage production.

WHEN: Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

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Adapted and dramatized from the original story, “Rumpelstiltskin is My Name” is family-friendly entertainment by Act One Youth Theater.

WHEN: Friday, May 8, through Sunday, May 10; 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday WHERE: The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale—Rose Lane Branch, 8250 E. Rose Ln., Scottsdale COST: $8; $5 children, students and seniors online; prices increase at the door INFO: http://actoneyouththeater.org/ shows.html

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Pink Grapefruit Pound Cake Delicious, juicy pink grapefruit is in season from October through May, so this is a great month to try a sweet treat with a sensational citrus twist— the Pink Grapefruit Pound Cake.

First about the cake.

It really should have been called a 4-pound cake, because back in the 1700s, when someone baked up this invention, the original pound cake called for 1 pound each of butter, sugar, eggs and flour.

Since then, the pound cake has slimmed down in ingredients and in size, and fresh citrus is often added to the basic mixture. While lemon is the darling of citrus when it comes to desserts, there is a sweet alternative in abundance right now in your store’s produce department. Pink grapefruit is juicy, sweet, inexpensive and large, which is why this recipe for

Pink Grapefruit Pound Cake is so perfect.

While you’re enjoying the juicy fruit inside as a snack, the outside skin can be zested and blended into a moist, rich and dense cake. Then, you’ll take a few wedges, juice them up and add that to powdered sugar for a zesty citrus drizzle over top of the cake.

I made one big mistake on my first go-around. I got a bit of the white pith under the outer skin in my zesting and it made my cake slightly bitter, so make sure that you grate only the pink peel.

You can drizzle as much or as little of the icing as you like. Just double the icing ingredients for more sweetness on top. The second mistake I made was cutting into the cake before it cooled and set up. Patience has never been my virtue, but in this case waiting a bit promises the perfect slices.

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Arizona Sports Fan Expo Celebrate your teams and enjoy sports experiences while shopping for health, fitness and fan gear.

WHEN: Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. meet your neighbor WHERE: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale COST: $8 in advance; $12 at the door. $25 family four pack. $100 association 25 pack. $5 parking.

INFO: (602) 493-2032 Cheyenne Traditional PTO Golf Tournament The tournament is a critical source of funding for the school. It helps teachers provide a high-quality, wellrounded educational experience for Cheyenne Traditional’s more than 900 K-8 students.

WHEN: Friday, April 24, at 1 p.m.

WHERE: McDowell Mountain Ranch Golf Club, 10690 E. Sheena Dr., Scottsdale COST: $150 per golfer, including 18 holes of golf, a drink ticket, dinner, entertainment and auctions; or $50 includes dinner, drink ticket and auctions.

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WHEN: Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale COST: $19 to $149 INFO: (480) 499-8587 or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org

Patrick Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald, Calais Campbell and Darnell Dockett pause mid-game for a photo op at last year’s game.

Larry Fitzgerald Double Play Celebrity Softball Game Fans can see celebrities in action as they go head-to-head in a charity softball game.

WHEN: Saturday, April 25, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick COST: $20

Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Tempe’s own Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers return to The Pool at Talking Stick Resort.

WHEN: Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Pool at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale

Amazing Pets Expo Celebrate all things pets at the sixth annual event.

WHEN: Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 26, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale ZZ Top will play The Pool at Talking Stick on Sunday, April 26 COST: Free admission; at 8 p.m. $5 parking “Fore!” the Kids Golf Tournament INFO: www.westworldaz.com Enjoy lunch and an afternoon of golf on Gainey Ranch Golf Club’s Arroyo/ “The Velocity of Autumn” Lakes Course. Proceeds provide schol“The Velocity of Autumn” is a wickedly arships to children’s programming, funny and deeply touching discovsummer camp and family memberery of the fragility and ferocity of ships at The J, a nonprofit, inclusive life.

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Arizona Helping Hands’ Golf Tournament The event supports Helping Hands for Foster Kids Program, which provides beds, cribs, clothing, diapers and other basic needs to foster families for children in their care.

WHEN: Friday, May 1, at 12 p.m.

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Gregg Allman The founding member of The Allman Brothers, Gregg Allman brings his soulful voice to Talking Stick.

WHEN: Saturday, May 2, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Pool at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $40 to $150 INFO: (480) 850-7734 or www.ticketmaster.com Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market Vendors have “a passion for things old and rusty.”

WHEN: Saturday, May 2, Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market will be open at Westand Sunday, May 3, at 8 World of Scottsdale on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, a.m. (early opening), and 10 May 3. a.m. (public opening) WHERE: WestWorld of wood Mac, Bella Donna offers a Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Rd., Scottdynamic rock concert show with sdale spectacular costumes and powerful COST: $10 early opening; $5 general performances of hits like “Landslide” admission; $5 parking and “Edge of Seventeen.”

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WHERE: Casino Arizona, 524 N. 92nd Vive Selena—A Tribute to St., Scottsdale Selena Quintanilla COST: $15 It’s been two decades since Latin muINFO: (480) 850-7734 or sic lost Quintanilla, but her music stays www.casinoarizona.com alive with this faithful homage to her expansive catalog.

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COST: $15 WHEN: Sunday, May 10, at 3:30 p.m.

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WHERE: Don Bluth Front Row TheWHERE: Talking Stick Golf Club, 9800 atre, 8670 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $15 to $23 COST: $125; $400 foursome INFO: (480) 314-0841 or INFO: http://bit.ly/1azedOm www.donbluthfrontrowtheatre.com REO Speedwagon Moody Blues For nearly 40 years, REO Speedwagon Don’t miss the opportunity to see has been entertaining with a catalog these talented Brits play their hits like of songs that includes “Keep on Lov“Nights in White Satin.” ing You” and “Take It On the Run.” WHEN: Friday, May 8, at 8 p.m.

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Lisa Loeb has done it all.

Since her 1994 hit “Stay (I Missed You)” became a pop culture phenomena, the bespectacled performer has perfected her eyewear collection, written children’s books, starred in television shows, but most of all, became a mom to two children.

She was in her late 20s when she scored the ubiquitous hit—which, incidentally, was the first No. 1 by an unsigned artist—but the success was a learning experience for her.

“I think I just try to follow my heart and do things that I’m interested in doing,” she said.

“Luckily now, as an artist and a business person, there is a lot of flexibility and a lot of opportunities.”

Visiting Arizona is one of her interests. When Loeb Lisa Loeb’s family-friendly show comes to Scottsdale brings her family-friendly Civic Center Amphitheater on April 25. show to the Scottsdale Civic Center Amphitheater on Saturday, for me. I thought it was a great idea.

April 25, she is planning on recon- It’s a little more rock and much higher necting with old friend Mark Tarbell, energy. He was wonderful to work the mastermind behind Tarbell’s res- with.” taurant in Phoenix, hiking up CamelShe owes it all to the staying powback Mountain and—if she can per- er—no pun intended—of “Stay,” which suade her—bring her mom so she can played key roles in “Hot Tub Time visit the Grand Canyon.

Machine 2” and “Orange is the New “When you’re working, it does take Black.” up a lot of time and energy so you “What I love is that people have that want to do things that you love do- sentimental connection to it that can ing—as much as you can,” she says. bring out all different emotions—evThese days she is directing her en- erything from heartfelt love and loss,” ergy toward a new proper album, the she said. “There is a humorous side to premier of “Camp Kappawanna,” a it, too, when all your girlfriends sang family musical opening in New York along to it, which we saw in ‘Orange with the Atlantic Theater Company, is the New Black.’ It’s become such an and her eyewear line, which is avail- icon on its own that you can put it in able at Costco. Her most recent album, those situations poking fun. It just has “No Fairy Tale,” was co-produced by its own life.”

Loeb and New Found Glory’s Chad Lisa Loeb performs at 7:30 p.m. SatGilbert, in what seems to be an odd urday, April 25, Scottsdale Civic Center pairing.

“New Found Glory covered ‘Stay’ Amphitheater, 7380 E. Second St., Scottand asked me to sing harmony on it, sdale. Tickets are $19 to $149. For more which I did,” Loeb said. “He contacted information, call (480) 499-8587 or visit me to see if he could produce a record www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

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Josh Horsman always loved feeding “A lot of birds like shelled peanuts, inand watching birds. cluding woodpeckers, cactus wrens and After Horsman worked part-time at lovebirds,” Horsman said. a Wild Birds Unlimited store in Mesa Bird lovers can feed birds using seed for three years, Josh and his wife, Ali- cylinders or “no melt” suet that will cia, decided to take the plunge as fran- stand the desert heat. chisees and open their own store in Feeders range in price from $4.99 to Scottsdale in April 2013 to pursue an $200. Hummingbird feeders prices run activity they’ve always enjoyed. $10 to $85.

“I’ve been feeding One of the humbirds my whole life,” mingbird feeders is Josh Horsman said. egg-shaped. “It has no “Feeding them is a perches on it,” Horshobby, and that’s what man said, as the feedmakes it so fun.” er is designed for the Horsman’s store hovering hummingBird lovers who don’t want to deal stocks what you would with filling feeders can purchase a bird. expect: bird feed- seed cylinder instead.

The hardware secers, bird seed, humtion includes a cusmingbird feeders, bird tomized pole system baths, feeder hardfor feeders and wind ware and garden art. chimes for the DIY-er This store doesn’t just who wants versatility stock the typical bird in appearance and in feeders; it sells feeders Josh Horsman pursues his passion locations in the yard. that can be geared for of bird feeding by operating a Bird baths provide Wild Birds Unlimited store in certain-sized birds. relief and water for Scottsdale.

Horsman’s store sells birds in the desert feeders with a surrounding curved heat. One bath allows for a water hookmetal cage to keep out larger birds, up. “It allows you to have a steady slow such as pigeons or woodpeckers, so drip to your bird bath,” Horsman said. that smaller birds aren’t competing Horsman also delivers for those cuswith them and can feed instead. tomers who are unable to visit the store Another feeder can be calibrated for due to disabilities or age. “It brightens any sized bird. It can be adjusted so people’s day, and it’s rewarding for me that cardinals or rosy-faced lovebirds to be a part of it,” Horsman said. Hors(also known as peach-faced lovebirds) man will visit homes and advise cuswill feed there, but not smaller ones tomers on feeder placement, too, cover(finches) or larger (woodpeckers), or ing communities from Apache Junction calibrated for those species instead. to Cave Creek.

Of course, many bird lovers who don’t It’s all part of his passion. Feeding mind the large birds will feed all spe- birds is a hobby Horsman describes as cies with the standard tube, which the “one of the best ways to interact with store also stocks. nature in an urban environment,” bringHorsman is ready with advice for ing peace and meditation with a morncustomers on seed preferences of vari- ing cup of coffee, Horsman said. ous species. Cardinals, house finches “It brings life to your yard. Without it, and lovebirds like safflower seeds, it feels like a dimension is missing.” while starlings and grackles don’t. Most species like sunflower chips. Birds that Wild Birds Unlimited live close to the ground like millet; the 7001 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 174 ones that live higher above the ground Scottsdale (480) 306-5153 prefer sunflower seeds. on the town

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