Lovin' Life After 50: Scottsdale - September 2018

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HEALTHY MIND

Mental Health First Aid – 8 hour class

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– Timmie, Daughter of Resident, Edith

Leibo At Large New comedy about Arizona a not very funny joke

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ

Live in Arizona long enough and eventually you hear from your friends elsewhere about their perceptions of the state.

When I rst moved to the Valley in 1995, those comments chie y centered on four things: the scalding heat, the Grand Canyon, the retiree population and sports.

This comprised everything my friends knew about Arizona, impressions gleaned mostly from brief childhood visits – “dude, the Canyon is, like, a huge hole” – or from watching TV – “saw on the weather your high temp Saturday is 186 degrees. Ha, good luck with that.”

Social media didn’t exist then, news cycles were slower, and our culture in general was less vicious by a power of 10.

Those days are long gone. And, like me, you’ve probably seen and heard a corresponding seismic shift in America’s impression of Arizona.

What’s our “national reputation” circa 2018? Still hot, still home to the Grand Canyon… but also teeming with racists, gun nuts, illegal immigration controversies, drug tra ckers and certi ably insane politicians.

Let me make myself clear before we go any further: I don’t think Arizona’s reputation and its reality match. I love this state. I absolutely wouldn’t live anywhere else.

I believe my adopted home is more than its warts, weirdos and politics often make it appear to be. But I also see how we got here after years of Senate Bill 1070 headlines and “that crazy Sheri with the chain gang and the pink underwear” stories.

I also know our national reputation is about to take another punch in the jaw thanks to Hollywood and abysmally unfunny comic actor Danny McBride, star of Vice Principals and Eastbound and Down. Arizona, with McBride in the lead, premiered Aug. 24 in theaters and video on demand. The o cial synopsis: “Cassie is a real estate agent and single mom struggling to keep it all together during the housing crisis of 2009.

“Her problems go from bad to worse

when disgruntled client Sonny (Danny McBride) violently confronts Cassie’s boss and then kidnaps Cassie – making one outrageously bad, and bloody, decision after another.”

The lm’s o cial trailer opens on the Arizona state ag, desert sprawl and acres of “Foreclosure” and “Short Sale” signs.

The Arizona cliches keep coming fast and furious: ghost town burbs, plenty of .357 Magnums, a doofus local sheri , and Mark Lindsey’s 1970 hit “Arizona” dominating the soundtrack.

The ick’s tagline? “The heat is on. But it’s a dry heat.”

You get the sense this is one of those Hollywood dark comedies that packs every joke into the preview.

Like McBride explaining to his captives how they’re going to bury the boss: “Here’s the plan. We’re gonna take Gary’s body –bodies are like super heavy, right? – and we’re gonna chop it up… like civilized people.”

Cue McBride taking a shovel to the face.

Critic Brian Tallerico saw Arizona during its Sundance Film Festival premiere. “It’s a thriller that’s not thrilling and a comedy that’s not funny,” was his take.

Ouch.

I doubt Arizona will land any Oscar nominations or break any box o ce records. Even so, the movie represents one more reason for a few thousand people to reafrm what they think they know about we 7 million dwellers of the Grand Canyon State. In Arizona, according to them, we all re bullets with calibers higher than our IQs. We all live in stucco suburbs full of red tile and cul de sacs. And we all went dead-ass broke buying 5,000-square-foot McMansions back during the Great Recession.

Some people think that’s all that exists in Arizona. Of course, some people also think Danny McBride is funny. Count me out in both instances.

• If you are turning 65 this year, now is the time to start looking at your Medicare options.

• If you are new to the area, you might need to enroll in a new plan. • If you currently have a Medicare plan, you might be eligible for extra help in paying your Part B costs.

Local Opinions Sound O

Letter to my boss: I have enjoyed working here these past several years. You have paid me very well and given me bene ts beyond belief – I have 3-4 months o per year and a pension plan that will pay my salary till the day I die and then pay my estate a one-year salary death bonus and then continue to pay my spouse my salary with increases until he (or she) dies, and a health plan that most people can only dream of having, i.e. no deductible whatsoever.

Despite this, I plan to take the next 12-18 months to nd a new

position. During this time I will show up for work when it is convenient for me. In addition, I fully expect to draw my full salary and all the other perks associated with my current job.

Oh yes, if my search for this new job proves fruitless, I will be coming back with no loss in pay or status. Before you say anything, remember that you have no choice in this matter. I can and I will do this.

Sincerely,

Every congressman/senator running for re-election

Think about it!!!!!!!

It is so heartening to know that there are Republicans who realize what a dismal and unquali ed president Trump really is. By stepping beyond party lines, these informed people are putting America rst by speaking out against the blight that occupies our White House.  Trump’s ignorance, immorality and lack of ethics are exceeded only by his bloated ego, and he poses a threat against our democracy that is matched only by our worst enemies. His litany of lies and hatemongering are eroding the true meaning of e pluribus unum

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Ask Gabby Gayle Problems at care facility should be reported

BY GAYLE LAGMAN-CRESWICK

Dear Gabby Gayle:

My mother is in a care facility. They have new owners or managers and things seem to be very disorganized. They are losing Mom’s clothes, they ran out of one of her medicines, and the help seems a bit confused as to their duties. I’m afraid to complain because then they may be resentful to Mom. What are your suggestions?

Signed, BW

Dear BW:

Oftentimes when there is a change in management of a care facility, things may get a bit hectic for all concerned. However, you still need to complain. How are they going to know there is a problem if clients don’t complain? I suggest a sit-down meeting rst with the director of nursing. Present your problem in a professional way, not attacking her. She should tell you what she intends to do about it. You should tell her that you would like to solve the problem without going to the State Department of Health. If you do not see an improvement, feel free to call the State. They should have their number posted in a prominent place. Even the best facilities have challenges. The important thing is, what are they doing about problems when they are reported to them? You need to advocate for yourselves and your loved ones.

Good Luck, G.G.

Dear Gabby Gayle:

You have probably heard this before, but I simply cannot understand why some of my grandchildren want to pierce themselves with tongue, lip, nose, extra ear piercings, etc. Oh yes, and tattoos! When I ask them why they do that, they say, “Oh Grandma, this is just what we do.” It doesn’t make any sense to me, and it doesn’t enhance their looks. Plus, when they grow old like me and no longer want those piercings and tattoos, they will have these holes all over, and I shudder to think how those tattoos will look when they are all wrinkled! Help me understand, please.

Signed, No Tattoos

Dear No Tattoos:

I don’t know if we can ever like some of the things our kids and grandchildren do. I choose to accept them, because I know every generation has their “thing.” This too shall pass! I’m almost certain parents and grandparents of appers, and then of mini-skirt wearers, felt just as you do. When I was in high school, the big thing was dyeing a strip of your hair white. My daughter wanted to dye her hair purple. I said to her that if she died her hair purple, I would dye mine purple to match hers. I never heard another word about it. Remember, acceptance is the better part of loving.

G.G.

Dear Gabby Gayle:

I have been chatting with a guy on a dating site for about three weeks. We have shared our life histories with each other, and I feel like I know him pretty well. Yesterday I suggested we meet for co ee. He said he didn’t feel like he knows me well enough to meet yet. Is this typical? I really don’t know what else to tell him about me. What do you think? Signed, Wondering

A Q A

Dear Wondering:

I can think of a few reasons he may not want to have co ee with you: First, maybe he knows enough about you, and he has decided you are not a good match and thinks co ee would be a waste of time. Second, maybe he is shy and has never dated before and has “cold feet.” Lastly, and more likely, he is not who he says he is. He may say he lives in your town but actually lives in Russia or some other country. Or maybe he doesn’t look a thing like his photo, and then you would nd out. When I have chatted a little and the person doesn’t want to meet, I delete them from my list!

There are so many romantic scams out there that one has to be on the lookout all the time. I personally am not much of a chatter on the dating site. I need to see a person and I can tell so much about them in person. I say, no co ee, no more chat!

G.G.

PATHWAYS

Preview

Features FALL ARTS 2018 Performances

Artists abound around the Valley this season

BY HEATHER COPFER

Arizona Broadway Theatre

ABT approaches its 14th season with numerous mainstage shows, a concert series and its new Encore Series. The theater provides a full dining experience prior to each show with select ticket purchases. Performances take place at 7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria. For tickets, call 623-776-8400 or visit the website at azbroadway.org. Shows at various times, unless otherwise noted.

The Everly Brothers Experience

5:30 p.m. September 10

Forbidden Broadway

Various times September 20 to September 23

Calendar Girl: A Tribute to Neil Sedaka

5:30 p.m. September 24

Late Night Catechism

Various times, September 25 to September 30

Cash & Lewis: A Tribute to Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis 5:30 p.m. October 15

Kenny Cetera’s Chicago Experience! 5:30 p.m. October 29

Paperback Writer: A Tribute to the Beatles 5:30 p.m. November 5

Miracle on 34th Street Various times, November 23 to December 29

Lineups continue to grow and build but listed here is a sneak peek of what art-loving audiences can look forward to starting this month.

This fall arts season presents wide ranges of artistic talent throughout the Valley of the Sun. TV star Charles Shaughnessy (Days of Our Lives) plays Scrooge in a Scottsdale Musical Theater production, while Penn and Teller appear at the Mesa Arts Center this coming October.

Arizona Musicfest

The Arizona Musicfest fall season features talented artists like Grammy Award winner Wynonna Judd, and those who pay tribute to such musicians. To kick o the 28th season, Kenny Metcalf and Patrick Farrell will perform a Billy Joel and Elton John tribute concert in November. For more information, call 480-4228449 or visit azmusicfest.org. All shows at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Billy Joel 2 Elton John:

A Tribute Concert

November 2

Highlands Church, 9050 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, Scottsdale

The Bronx Wanderers

November 8

Highlands Church

Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

November 13

Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, 25150 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale

Arizona Opera

Wynonna & The Big Noise

November 17

Highlands Church

Young Musicians Fall Concert

2 p.m. November 18

Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix

The Ten Tenors: Home for the Holidays

December 3

Highlands Church

Founded in 1971, the Arizona Opera has produced fully staged operas and concerts throughout Arizona. The opera is among a handful of U.S. companies that regularly perform in more than one city. Season performances take place at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, and Tucson Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue. For tickets, visit azopera.org.

Maria De Buenos Aires

7:30 p.m. September 28 and September 29; 2 p.m. September 30

Phoenix Herberger Theater Center

7:30 p.m. October 6; 2 p.m. October 7

Tucson Temple of Music and Art

Charlie Parker’s Yardbird

7:30 p.m. November 9 and November 10; 2 p.m. November 11

Phoenix Herberger Theater Center

7:30 p.m. November 17; 2 p.m. November 18

Tucson Temple of Music and Art

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus – Live!

Various times, September 27 to September 30

Girl’s Night Out

Various times, October 4 to October 7

Titanic the Musical

Various times, October 12 to November 10

Arizona Theatre Company

A Glenn Miller Christmas 5:30 p.m. December 3

Charlie Brown Christmas 10 a.m. December 8, December 15, December 22, In the Christmas Mood 5:30 p.m. December 17

New Year’s Eve with December ’63: A Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons 7:30 p.m. December 31

Arizona Theatre Company displays homegrown productions ranging from musicals to new works to contemporary plays. The ATC has the largest seasonal subscriber base in the state’s performing arts scene and is the only resident U.S. company based in two cities – Phoenix and Tucson.

Tucson performances stage at the Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue, 520-622-2823. Phoenix shows are held at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, 602-256-6995. For more information, visit arizonatheatre. org.

Native Gardens

Various times, October 4 to October 21

ASU Gammage

Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End Various times, November 15December 2

ASU Gammage brings the best of Broadway as well as an array of artists from around the world. This season will introduce a waitress and Evan Hansen to Phoenix audiences. Shows are staged at ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Avenue, Tempe. For more information, call 480-965-3434 or 480-965-5062, or visit asugammage.com. All shows start at various times.

Ronald K. Brown Evidence

September 29

Waitress

October 2 to October 7

Barber Shop Chronicles

October 13

Anda Union

October 27

On Your Feet!

November 6 to November 11

Dear Evan Hansen

November 27 to December 2

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

December 27

Ballet Arizona

Arizona’s nationally recognized ballet kicks o its fall season next month at Orpheum Theatre showcasing works by Ib Andersen, Justin Peck and more. Season tickets are on sale. For more information, visit balletaz.org. All shows are at various times.

North Valley Symphony Orchestra

North Valley Symphony Orchestra is set on bringing a spectacular concert experience at an a ordable price. To kick o its seventh season, the NVSO’s October performance features eerie musical selections inspired by movies such as Psycho, Night at Bald Mountain and Sorcerer’s Apprentice. For tickets, visit northvalleysymphony.org or call 623-980-4628.

Fall Fright Night

7 p.m. October 20

North Canyon High School Auditorium, 1700 E. Union Hills Drive, Phoenix Winter Wonderland

December 15

Location TBA

New Moves

September 27 to September 30

Orpheum Theatre, 203 W. Adams Street, Phoenix

The Sleeping Beauty

October 25 to October 28

Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second Street, Phoenix

The Nutcracker

December 13 to December 24

Symphony Hall

Phoenix Theatre

Every year, Phoenix Theatre showcases nearly 500 performances on multiple stages. PT is celebrating its 98th season with shows from Avenue Q to the infamous West Side Story. The theater is located at 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix. For tickets, visit phoenixtheatre. com. All shows have various times.

Avenue Q

Through September 29

West Side Story

September 5 to October 14

Fun Home

October 10 to December 2

Elf: The Musical

November 14 to December 30

Chandler Center for the Arts

Chandler Center for the Arts kicks o its 29th season with America’s Got Talent star and winner of NBC’s Phenomenon, magician Mike Super, on September 22. New this season is Chandler Center for the Arts’ “Pick 5” shows package; patrons can create their own season package by selecting ve or more shows from the season and save $6 per ticket. Chandler Center has also developed a new membership program in which donors to the center receive a wide array of bene ts.

Tickets, memberships and show details are available through the center’s box o ce at 480-782-2680 and at chandlercenter.org.

The Chandler Center for the Arts is located at 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler. All shows at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Illusionist Mike Super

7 p.m. September 22

Macy Gray

7 p.m. September 23

Popovich Comedy Pet Theater

11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. September 29

Get the Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin

October 4

Mariachi Folklorico Festival

7 p.m. October 6

Boney James October 11

Don Felder

7 p.m. October 14

Lucia Micarelli

October 20

Run Boy Run

October 27

Travis Tritt

November 2

Lea DeLaria

November 9

Sons of Serendip

December 14

Raul Midón

November 17

Drumline Live Holiday Spectacular

December 21

Zoppe: An Italian Family Circus Various times December 26 - January 6

Phoenix Symphony

Each season, the Phoenix Symphony o ers a variety of classics and pops concerts in downtown Phoenix and throughout the state. For more information, visit phoenixsymphony.org or call 602-495-1999.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

7:30 p.m. September 14 and September

15; 2 p.m. September 16

Sinatra and Friends

7:30 p.m. September 21 and September 22; 2 p.m. September 23

Mozart, Strauss and Tchaikovsky

7:30 p.m. September 28 and 29

Titanic Scores: The Music of James Horner

7:30 p.m. October 5 and October 6; 2 p.m. October 7

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth and Rachel Barton Pine

7:30 p.m. October 12 and October 13; 2 p.m. October 14

Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas™

Various times, October 19 to October 21

Hotel California: Music of the Eagles

7:30 p.m. October 27

Elgar’s Enigma Variations

7:30 p.m. November 2 and November 3

The Second City Guide to the Symphony

7:30 p.m. November 9 and November 10; 2 p.m. November 11

Dvorák’s New World Symphony, No. 9

7:30 p.m. November 16 and November 17; 2 p.m. November 18

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Concert

Various times, November 23 to November 25

Holiday Pops

Various times, November 30 to December 2

Cirque Holiday Spectacular

7:30 p.m. December 7 and December 8; 2 p.m. December 8 and December 9

Handel’s Messiah

Various times, December 12 to December 16

Symphony & Chill: The Music of the Flat Screen

7:30 p.m. December 28 and December 29; 2 p.m. December 30

New Year’s Eve Celebration

7 p.m. December 31

Musical Instrument Museum

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) is hosting more than 50 diverse artists from around the world this fall season. The shows are held at the MIM’s 300-seat, acoustically noteworthy venue at 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix. For more information and ticket purchases, call 480-471-8690 or visit mim.org.

The Dawg Trio Featuring David Grisman, Danny Barnes and Sam Grisman

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. September 1

Stephen Stills and Judy Collins, with Kenny White

7 p.m. September 11 and September 12

Red Molly

7:30 p.m. September 14

Juana Molina

7:30 p.m. September 15

Carbon Leaf

7 p.m. September 17

Mwenso and the Shakes

7 p.m. September 18

Tower of Power

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. September 19 and September 20

Margaret Glaspy

7:30 p.m. September 21

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino

7:30 p.m. September 22

Robben Ford

7 p.m. September 23

Loudon Wainwright III

7 p.m. September 24

Bobby McFerrin: Circlesongs

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. September 25 and September 26

Harold López-Nussa

7:30 p.m. September 27

Kandace Springs

7:30 p.m. September 28

Carmela y Màs Presents “Salsariachi”

7:30 p.m. September 29

Marc Broussard

7 p.m. September 30

The Lone Bellow

7 p.m. October 1 and October 2

Cyrus Chestnut Trio with Buster Williams and Lenny White

7 p.m. October 3

Front Country

7:30 p.m. October 4

Fatoumata Diawara

7:30 p.m. October 5

The California Guitar Trio and the Montreal Guitar Trio

6 p.m. and 8 p.m. October 6

Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa

7 p.m. October 7

Michael Miles – From Senegal to Seeger

7:30 p.m. October 13

Paris Chansons

7 p.m. October 14

Billy Strings

7:30 p.m. October 19

John Sco eld’s Combo 66 featuring Gerald Clayton, Vicente Archer and Bill Stewart

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. October 20

Skerryvore

7 p.m. October 21

Nobuntu

7 p.m. October 22

Jesse Colin Young

7 p.m. October 23

Keola Beamer and Je Peterson with Moanalani Beamer

7 p.m. October 24

The Steel Wheels

7:30 p.m. October 25

Peter Asher and Jeremy Clyde

7:30 p.m. October 26; 8 p.m. October 28

DHOAD Gypsies of Rajasthan

7:30 p.m. October 27

MusicaNova Orchestra: An Armistice without a Peace

3 p.m. October 28

Karrin Allyson

7 p.m. October 30

Kathy Mattea

7 p.m. October 31 and November 1

Compania Flamenca Eduardo Guerrero

7:30 p.m. November 2

Donna the Bu alo

7 p.m. November 4

Late Night with Leonard Bernstein: A Multimedia Cabaret with Jamie Bernstein

7 p.m. November 13

StringShot

7:30 p.m. November 17

MIM and Arizona Musicfest Present the Young Musicians Fall Concert

2 p.m. November 18

Jane Monheit

7 p.m. November 25

A Special Holiday Concert with Gypsy Soul

7:30 p.m. December 1

Mike Stern

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. December 6

Over the Rhine

7:30 p.m. December 8

Hawktail

7 p.m. December 9

The Steve Gadd Band

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. December 13 and 14

Windham Hill’s Winter Solstice featuring Will Ackerman, Barbara Higbie and Alex De Grassi with special guest Todd Boston

4 p.m. and 7 p.m. December 15

Irish Christmas in America

3 p.m. and 7 p.m. December 16; 7 p.m. December 17

The Manhattan Transfer

7 p.m. and 9 p.m. December 21 and 22

Jim Brickman

3 p.m. and 7 p.m. December 29 and 30; 7 p.m. December 31

Mesa Arts Center

This season Mesa Arts Center has a diverse and fun lineup of events, from the National Geographic Live speaker series to the Emmywinning duo Penn and Teller. Performances are held at the Mesa Arts Center’s venues, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa. Tickets are available at the box o ce at 480644-6500 or online at mesaartscenter.com. All shows at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Peter Frampton

September 4

Australian Pink Floyd

September 19

Gabriel Royal

September 21

Luma: Art in Darkness

2 p.m. September 23

John Oates and The Good Road Band

September 26

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis’ Spaces, featuring Lil Buck and Jared Grimes

October 4

Penn and Teller

8 p.m. October 5

National Geographic Live

Dan Buettner And David

Mclain: The Search for Longevity

November 14

Rodney Crowell

November 14

Awadagin Pratt

November 15

Snap Judgment

8 p.m. November 16

Celtic Thunder X Tour

November 20

A Magical Cirque Christmas November 25

Emerson String Quartet

November 28

Trey Anastasio

Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure

Various times, October 11 to October 13

Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernandez

8 p.m. October 13

I’m With Her October 14

Ikeda Theater

Serial Killers Live on Stage October 14

National Geographic Live

Ami Vitale: Rhinos, Rickshaws, and Revolutions

October 17

Callas in Concert - The Hologram Tour

8 p.m. October 20

ASU Symphony Orchestra

Music & Film: Frankenstein

3 p.m. October 21

Whose Live Anyway?

8 p.m. November 2

December 3

Puddles Pity Party

December 7

Holiday Pops

December 9

Handel’s Messiah

December 13

OK Go: The Live Video Tour

8 p.m.

December 14

Dave Koz & Friends

Christmas 2018

8 p.m.

December 15

All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

December 18

Jason Mraz and Toca Rivera Live in Stereo

December 21

Straight No Chaser

December 27

Home Free

8 p.m. December 31

John Oates and The Good Road Band perform at Mesa Arts Center on September 26. (Photo special to LLAF)

ProMusica Arizona and Orchestra

PMAZ was founded 16 years ago and has since performed more than 150 times in front of more than 125,000 people. Supported by the Arizona Commission of the Arts, the nonpro t has two performances this fall. For more information, visit pmaz.org or call 623-326-5172.

Broadway, Beatles and Blues

7:30 p.m. November 3

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 39808 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem

3 p.m. November 4

American Lutheran Church, 17200 N. Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City

It’s Christmas!

7:30 p.m. December 7

American Lutheran Church

4 p.m. December 8

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church

4 p.m. December 9

All Saints Lutheran Church, 15649 N. Seventh Street, Phoenix

Tempe Center for the Arts

TCA’s fall season features Grammy Award-winning musicians, TV legends and an array of theater and musical performances. This year the theater partnered with resident art companies like Scottsdale Musical Theater Company and The Bridge Initiative: Women in Theatre. The venue is located at 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe. For tickets, call 480-350-2822 or visit tempecenterforthearts. com.

Annie Moses Band

7:30 p.m. September 22

Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)

7:30 p.m. October 20

Changüí Majadero

7:30 p.m. October 27

Dinner at Five

7:30 p.m. November 3

Dailey & Vincent

7:30 p.m. November 17

A Christmas Carol

Various times, December 6 to 23

The Revolutionists

Various times, December 7 to 15

Phoenix Chorale

This 28-voice chorus has been called one of North America’s nest choral ensembles, with eight Grammy nominations and two Grammy wins. The PC kicks o its 60th season with Desert and Rivers, a concert led by guest director Jenny Wong and inspired by Arizona’s vast desert. For more information, visit phoenixchorale.org or call 602-2532224 for tickets.

Desert and Rivers

7:30 p.m. September 28

The Church of the Epiphany, 2222 S. Price Road, Tempe

7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 100 W. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix

3 p.m. September 30

Camelback Bible Church, 3900 E. Stanford Drive, Paradise Valley

Mid-Century Modern

7:30 p.m. October 26

American Lutheran Church, 17200 Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City

7:30 p.m. October 27

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

3 p.m. October 28

Camelback Bible Church

A Chorale Christmas

7:30 p.m. December 14

American Lutheran Church

7:30 p.m. December 15

Trinity Episcopal Church

3 p.m. December 16

La Casa de Cristo, 6300 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale

7:30 p.m. December 17

Camelback Bible Church

7:30 p.m. December 18

Brophy Chapel, 4701 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts features a series of dance, music, theater and comedy this fall. Artists include members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, and Grammy Award winners like Graham Nash. Performances take place at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale. For more information, call 480-499-8587 or visit scottsdaleperformingarts.org.

Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

8 p.m. September 7

Pat Roberts and the Heymakers

8:30 p.m. September 7

Hot Tuna

7:30 p.m. September 8

Ryanhood

8 p.m. September 14

AJ Odneal

8:30 p.m. September 14

Vinyl Station

8 p.m. September 21

The Gaines Brothers

8:30 p.m. September 21

Marmalade Skies, A Musical Tribute to the Beatles

8 p.m. September 28

Moonlight Magic

8:30 p.m. September 28

Al Di Meola with Jordan Rudess

7:30 p.m. September 30

The Fats Waller Musical Show

Various times, October 11 to October 27

David Bromberg Quintet with special guest John McEuen of Nitty Gritty

Dirt Band

7:30 p.m. October 12

Mandy Harvey with special guest

Lelea

7:30 p.m. October 13

Graham Nash

7:30 p.m. October 15

Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show

8 p.m. October 27

Yekwon Sunwoo

3 p.m. October 28

Martha Graham Dance Company

8 p.m. November 10

David Finckel and Wu Han

3 p.m. November 11

Jessie Mueller

8 p.m. November 17

Big Band Night

7:30 p.m. November 19

The Capitol Steps

8 p.m. November 23; 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

November 24

Matthew Morrison December 1

Sister’s Christmas Catechism

Various times, December 7 to 16

Dianne Reeves

8 p.m. December 8

Scottsdale Philharmonic

4 p.m. December 9

Alan Cumming

7:30 p.m. December 10

Sutton Foster

8 p.m. December 14

A Merry-Achi Christmas

7 p.m. December 15

Rob Kapilow

3 p.m. December 16

Southwest Shakespeare Company

Southwest Shakespeare Company begins its 25th season with Pericles, a show lled with pirates, evil queens and shipwrecks. This season, titled Better Strangers!, explores stories of humanity, love and laughter while searching for the answer to the question, “How can we be better to one another?”

Performances take place at the Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St, Mesa, and Taliesin West, 12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale. Visit swshakespeare.org for more details.

Pericles, The Prince of Tyre

Various times, October 26 to November 10

Mesa Arts Center

Frankenstein

Various times, October 26 to November 10

Mesa Arts Center

Julius Caesar

7:30 p.m. November 16 and December 14

Taliesin West

The Holiday Show

7:30 p.m. November 30 and December 1

6 p.m. December 2

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Graham Nash performs at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on October 15. (Photo by Amy Grantham)

Still Rockin’!

Empty nesters with electric guitars now dominate the Arizona bar scene – and experts say they may hold a key to healthy aging.

BY JIMMY MAGAHERN

When JoDina Errichetti, recently retired from her job as an embalmer at a funeral parlor, decided to start a rock band as a lark back in 1987, she asked her son, aspiring comedian Joey Scazzola, to help her come up with a name. He suggested One Foot in the Grave. “I thought, heck, since they are so old, that would suit them!” Scazzola ri ed in his stand-up routine at the time.

Promoted as the “world’s oldest punk rock band,” the one-joke novelty act churned out blistering tongue-in-cheek rave-ups about the aging process with titles like “Menopause,”“Aches, Pains, Capital Gains” and even a Ramones parody keyed to the retirement home crowd, “I Hate to Be Sedated.”

The young kids in the mosh pits at the Phoenix punk clubs ate up the joke, marveling at the energy and youthful attitude of the senescent quartet – particularly

Errichetti, who reviewers pegged as a geriatric Debbie Harry. Errichetti, after all, had started her band at the ripe old age of… 47.

Today, at 78, JoDina (she prefers to use only her rst name on stage) is nally old enough to relate to all the jokey lyrics about aging she prematurely spit out over 30 years ago. “We know all too well about all those aches and pains now!” she says with a laugh. But she’s still doing it, auditioning a new bass player this month to take the place of original bassist Gavan Wieser, a well-loved Valley virtuoso who passed away in 2015 at age 71, and lining up gigs for the latest incarnation of One Foot in the Grave.

“I still think I’m 23,” she says. “We don’t realize that we’re old.”

What’s more, rock bands led by 50-somethings are no longer considered a novelty; in Arizona bars, at least, they’re

the norm. “Dad rock” cover bands – Baby Boomers returning in retirement to the music they grew up loving in their youth –now dominate the local bar scenes, cranking up their amps and goading like-aged patrons onto the dance oors to live out their rock ‘n’ roll fantasies. (Just hide the paunches and balding noggins in the smartphone sel es.)

“I teach guitar on the side, and my students are all over 50,” says Devo Carrillo,

67, an in-demand Phoenix singer and guitarist who also leads the popular bar band Boomer and hosts a monthly open mic jam session that regularly draws packed houses of older musicians. “Most of them either used to play or always wanted to play and are close to retirement. They have enough money now that they can buy these nice guitars, and they say, ‘You know what? I want to play again and be in

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Devo Carillo (left) formed classic rock cover band Boomer when he was 54. Boomer plays about 150 to 200 shows a year around the Valley. (Photo courtesy Boomer)

a band, just like you!’”

Carrillo (real name Steve Thompson) is a prime example of today’s AARP rocker dodging the stereotypical midlife crisis with a Telecaster and a Marshall stack. A former telephone company engineer who played guitar in his teens before getting drafted into the Army and then coming home to marry his high school sweetheart, Carrillo recalls the fateful day he decided to return to music.

“I was shing with a buddy in Lake Powell, crying in my beer because I was getting divorced after 32 years of marriage, and he said, ‘Hey, didn’t you used to play music when you were in college? Quit your whining! You’re divorced now; you don’t answer to anybody. Go play music again!’ And that’s what I did.”

Carrillo admits he had some reservations. “I was 54. I felt like I was too old and my playing had gotten stale.” Nevertheless, he took the plunge, and today, remarried, with four grown children, he’s nally living the dream he’s had since he was 12 years old.

“When I was in seventh grade, the rst day of school there was a sock hop with a live band,” he says. “From that day forward, I knew that I wanted to play music, period. That was it.” It took a while to get there. “I’ll be 68 this year. But I feel like I’m nally doing exactly what I was meant to do.”

Stayin’ Alive

One of the advantages of being a rocker after retirement is the absence of youthful illusions about becoming the next Drake or Taylor Swift.

“If you want to get famous playing music and you’re looking to be discovered, that’s a young person’s game,” Carrillo says. “Most of the people my age that are working as much as I do just love playing music, and we’re not in it for the money.”

JoDina agrees. “Because they’re retired, and they say, ‘Hey, I like to play music. I don’t give a damn if I don’t get any money. I’m just going out for fun!’”

Those are exactly the kind of players JoDina was looking for when she placed a classi ed ad in the local newspaper seeking musicians over 60 who were looking to revive their music careers. “When I rst started, I had two guys that were in their mid-70s,” she says. “Gavan was about two years younger than me. But I had one guy, Danny (Walters), who’d worked for Lawrence Welk for years as an arranger. My drummer, Gino (Costa), only started learning how to play drums when he was, like, 73 or 74 years old. He came to me when

he was about 75, and he was the worst drummer in the world – but the best punk drummer, because he was crazy!”

Despite playing in a band called One Foot in the Grave (or maybe because of it), JoDina says most of her musicians managed to keep working for years.

“All my guys went on to be, like, 90, and they played up into their 80s,” she says. “Danny had to quit because he got Parkinson’s. My son joked that his playing just got too fast for us. And Gino said that I had added 10 years to his life.”

There’s some scienti c evidence to support the claim that playing music can bene t healthy aging. AARP has partnered with neurologists — as well as longtime Grateful Dead percussionist

Mickey Hart — to lead drum circles for seniors to demonstrate the positive effects music-making has on the brain. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), which developed a four-week “Weekend Warriors” program speci cally designed for older musicians to get back into the groove, has gathered research showing that music stimulates the brain and enhances memory in older people.

In one study by C. Victor Fung, director of music education research at the University of South Florida, Tampa, adults aged 60 to 85 without previous musical experience showed improved verbal uency and mental processing speed after a few months of weekly piano lessons. Other studies have shown boosts in breathing abilities, nervous system function and cognitive skills among older adults introduced to playing music.

Of course, there are some health challenges speci c to older musicians. The New Horizons International Music Association (NHIMA), a nonpro t aimed at expanding music-making opportunities for adults, notes that visual problems in reading music can be the greatest challenge, followed by nger and joint pain and difculty hearing what the other players are doing.

Joe Heath, a Glendale-based guitarist in his 60s who leads a ve-piece ensemble of like-aged players in the aptly-named Last Shot Band, was recently sidelined by a bad case of carpal tunnel syndrome in his left hand, which required surgery and several months of rehab. He’s now back to rehearsing with the band and is planning to start booking more gigs.

“It’s a whole di erent game than when I was younger,” says Heath, who started playing when he was around 10, got into a rock band in high school and then played the dinner club circuit as half of a duo with his rst wife after college. Eventually he found steadier work as a mobile auto mechanic, but “got the itch again” around eight years ago and decided to put a band together playing the music he grew up loving – everything from Blood, Sweat and Tears and Santana to Johnny Cash and Don McLean.

“I like the music that we play, I like the camaraderie that we have between the ve of us, and of course I love to see the audience smiling and clapping along –that instant grati cation you get for all your hard work,” he says. “That’s pretty therapeutic in itself.”

Old School

It’s 7 p.m. on a Tuesday at the Kimmyz On Greenway Bar & Grill, and Devo and

Friends, Carrillo’s once-a-month gathering of assorted jam session buddies, count o the intro to “Josie,” the jazzy 1977 hit by Steely Dan that requires some advanced knowledge of things like open fths and diatonic scales to pull o as competently as this group of grey-ponytailed players do.

“That’s one of the advantages of working with older players,” Carrillo says. “There are a lot of excellent musicians here who should be famous but never went nationwide. But they still love getting out to play.”

According to Carrillo, there’s actually a bigger market in town for Boomer-oriented bands than groups playing the latest pop hits.

“Young people aren’t going out to listen to live music in bars like they used to,” he says, noting that many clubs aimed at the younger demographic have turned to using DJs instead. “But classic rock and country Western still seem to rule in Arizona.”

There are some adjustments Carrillo would like to see bar owners make. “The crowd that wants to hear live music in a bar is generally older now, but they don’t go out as late as they used to,” he says. “So the bars need to stop running entertainment from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and switch to 7 to 11.”

Nevertheless, he says it’s not hard for an older player to keep working around Phoenix and Tucson – as long as they’re willing to hustle. Carrillo says his main band, Boomer, works about 150 to 200 nights a year, and he lls up the rest of the calendar working in four di erent duos and leading the monthly open mic nights at Kimmyz.

“Arizona still has a robust music scene, although some people would argue with me on that,” he says. “But for a guy like me who wants to work, I can always nd it here, and so can other people.” Heath concurs. “It’s no longer about the money,” he says. “You know, there’s that old joke: ‘Who spends $20,000 on guitars, ampli ers and equipment, gets in a $35,000 car and drives 100 miles to get paid 50 bucks for the night?’ That’s the middle-aged musician! But we do it because we love to play.”

Joe Heath leads a ve-piece group called Last Shot Band. (Photo courtesy Joe Heath)

JoDina, singer for punk rock band One Foot in the Grave, retired from her job as an embalmer at a funeral parlor. (Photo by Abby Yedman)

Home Sweet Microphone

Al McCoy will call his 47th season for the

Phoenix Suns

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

Al McCoy sits in his Talking Stick Resort Arena ofce overlooking CityScape. He has a vintage radio on his desk and a typewriter against the window.

He admits he isn’t versed in email, but McCoy has his own style as the Phoenix Suns’ play-byplay announcer. When the Suns hit the oor this fall, it’ll mark McCoy’s 47th season.

“I believe in having a little fun with the broadcast because you’re going to be talking to your listener for a long period of time,” he says. “I try and be as descriptive as possible, and stay on top of the play. It keeps it interesting.”

McCoy grew up on a farm in Williams, Iowa, and he caught the “radio bug” as a kid while listening to sporting events. He stepped behind the microphone for the rst time at KJFJ Radio in Webster, Iowa, as a freshman at Drake University, from which he earned a drama-speech degree. In 1958, he arrived in Arizona to do play-by-play for the Triple-A Phoenix Giants baseball club. He has also covered Phoenix Roadrunners hockey, ASU football and basketball, and lled in as a backup for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He hit the Suns airwaves during a preseason game on September 27, 1972, and created catch phrases like “Shazam,” “Zing Go the Strings” and “Heartbreak Hotel.”

McCoy’s contributions to the sport were recognized when he received the

honor you at the Basketball Hall of Fame.’”

It was a “tremendous shock and tremendous thrill” for McCoy, who has an explanation for why he’s been so revered. “I have a good association with the fans and the listeners and the viewers,” says McCoy, who is married with three sons. “I’ve always tried to maintain that type of relationship. I’m a people person, and I have my own style of broadcasting the games. Apparently, the fans have appreciated that.”

Without hesitation, he calls the Suns’ two championship berths his most memorable moments. That includes the 1976 championship game when Boston topped Phoenix in triple overtime.

“I was fortunate enough to broadcast triple overtime games in the NBA Finals,” he says. “You can imagine how exciting that was.”

The last few years, he admits, have been less than exciting. “They have not been that earth-shattering because the Suns have not been in the playo s,” he says. “They have not had winning records, but a lot of positive things have happened during the o -season – getting the No. 1 pick in the draft, that only took 50 years. We got Deandre Ayton from the University of Arizona. So I would say it’s pointing

18th annual Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame during Enshrinement Weekend in September 2007 in Spring eld, Massachusetts. The Suns honored him with the Al McCoy Media Center in October 2007. Being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame was the last thing he expected.

“I came into my o ce one day, and I had a message to call John Doleva, the president of the Basketball Hall of Fame,” he says. “I thought he wanted to talk to me about a player or coach or somebody. So I didn’t return his call that day or the next day.

“Finally, he called, and I said, ‘What can I do for you?’ He said, ‘Well, you can’t do anything for me, but I’m going to do something for you that you’re going to be very happy about. We’re going to

in the right direction there.”

Broadcasting is a tough eld. McCoy isn’t perfect and admits he’s made errors, but he tries his best. “The two most important things I always have in my mind prior to broadcast is preparation and concentration,” McCoy says, leaning back in his seat. “You have to be prepared for your broadcasts and have the knowledge of the two teams you’re discussing. You have to be able to really concentrate on what’s happening. You can’t be thinking about other things when the game is being played.”

In his nearly ve-decade career, he has seen the sport change. Each o -season, he studies the changes and the new players. “The advent of the three-point shot has changed really the way the game is played,” he says. “You have to keep up with the changes as a broadcaster. But it makes it fun, too, because it’s never the same.”

One thing remains.

“I’m the senior citizen of the NBA,” says McCoy, 85, with a slight laugh. “I still enjoy the winning. Losing is part of the competition. Seeing the greatest athletes in the world night in and night out, that keeps me going.”

Al McCoy calls himself “the senior citizen of the NBA.” (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE)

Entertainment

Oh, Boy!

Culture Club singer says he’s ‘authentic and human’ on stage

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

Boy George wants Culture Club fans to know he’s kinder and gentler than he was in the ’80s.

“I’ve become a much warmer human being,” Boy George says.

“In 1984, we went from tiny clubs, where we were being heckled, to stadiums in the course of a few weeks. We had a lot of extremes to deal with back then. Nowadays, I’m more comfortable with the role I have on stage. I enjoy it. With this age of the internet, it’s the one place you can be completely authentic and human.”

Still, Boy George loves that fans aren’t sure what to expect from Culture Club’s concerts. The band’s original lineup of Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss performs Sunday, September 30, at The Pool at Talking Stick Resort and Sunday, October 7, at Desert Diamond Casino in Sahuarita.

“When I was very young, I had the sense I had the right to be whoever I wanted to be,” Boy George says. “It was part of a rite of passage of being a teenager. I grew up with musicians who de nitely changed the world, David Bowie and Bob Dylan in particular. People who had something to say.

“I wanted to be like them. More than ever now, because of the internet, you do have to struggle more to be di erent. On today’s pop charts, everyone’s making the same records.”

Boy George adds there is a “lack of soul” in what people do. “We have a lot of great singers and performers, but who’s really talking about who they are as people?” he asks rhetorically.

“Everything’s very stylized. I’m aware I want to be an individual. I want to say something di erent. I’m very conscious of that. I don’t know if that makes me a trailblazer or complicated.”

and “It’s A Miracle.”

“They never know what we’re going to do,” Boy George says. “Are we going to do a half an hour of our avant-garde pop period? Are we going to do the songs they know and love? It’s built to surprise people, to show people who we are now and how we’ve grown. I really enjoy it.”

Culture Club is touring ahead of its rst album in 20 years, Life, which will be available October 26. In August, the band released the single “Let Somebody Love You,” which Boy George describes as “very Culture Club – whatever that means.”

Since its inception in 1981, Culture Club has sold more than 150 million records worldwide and had a steady stream of hits, including “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,”“Karma Chameleon,”“I’ll Tumble 4 Ya,” “Church of the Poison Mind”

The new track “Let Somebody Love You” was inspired by some of Boy George’s favorite books.

“I used a little magic realism in the lyrics,” he says. “I wrote it after reading Salman Rushdie books. The magic realism that he does really in uenced the way I write.

“It’s about putting yourself into someone else’s character. I talk about how we’re attracted to people who are the worst match for us. I am re and you are water kind of thing. It’s a love song, but it’s very complex and complicated. It’s not something you can avoid.”

Boy George also cannot escape being labeled a “trailblazer.” When Boy George and Culture Club stepped on stage for the rst time in 1982, the frontman changed popular culture by shifting perception in music, fashion and art.

When Culture Club plays Scottsdale, the band will be joined by Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey and The B-52s. Boy George jokingly says ticketholders will need to have a lot of stamina to withstand the hits. Seriously, he’s happy to be on stage.

“What’s great is when you walk out on stage and there is warmth,” he says. “I just nd the more personable I am, the more I engage with the crowd, the more fun we have. I think that’s really important.

“I know we live in an age where we’re bombarded with special e ects and bigscreen drama. In a way, that detracts from what we’re trying to say. It’s great to have special e ects, but it’s more important to have substance, to have something to say, to express emotion and communicate with the crowd.”

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What: Culture Club, The B-52s and Tom Bailey

When: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 30

Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale Cost: Tickets start at $40 Info: 480-850-7777, talkingstickresort.com

of Events

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1

Magnificat Ladies Luncheon, 11:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 330 W. Coral Gables Drive, Phoenix, $15, eventbrite.com. Every three months, men and women gather to share a meal, sing, pray and hear the testimony of one person who will tell how God has worked in their life.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 2

Bush, Stone Temple Pilots and The Cult, 6:30 p.m., Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Avenue, Phoenix, tickets start at $29.50, 1-800-7453000, ticketmaster.com. These three ’90s acts play their hits during a four-hour show.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 3

Strength and Balance, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, must email SilverSneakers, Silver ‘n Fit or other Medicare options’ card number to azhealingcenter@gmail.com. The class is 50 percent standing, 50 percent seated. Balance, cardio and strengthening poses included.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4

Chair Yoga, 10 to 11 a.m., AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, must email SilverSneakers, Silver ‘n Fit or other Medicare options’ card number to azhealingcenter@gmail.com. The class is 50 percent standing, 50 percent seated.

Parkinson’s PWR!Moves 1, noon to 1 p.m., repeats September 18 and September 25, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free for members, $8 guests, registration required, 480-481-7015, healthandfitness@vosjcc.org. This entry-level class features tailored exercises that target motor- and nonmotor PD symptoms and improve functional movement.

Sit & Knit, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., repeats September 18 and September 25, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc.org. Share the pleasure of knitting and crocheting. Help others with projects and patterns. Can’t knit? We’ll teach you. No reservations required. For more information, contact Harriet at 480-481-7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.

Surreal Arizona: A Collection by Alvaro Ibanez, through September 30, OneOhOne Gallery, 101 W. Main Street, Mesa, 602-318-5689, oneohone101.com. Alvaro Ibanez’s art tells of his dreams and sources of his inspiration. He founded the Alvaro Ibanez Museum in Virginia and now he plans to continue his work in Arizona, promoting an international creative community to bring together painters, poets, dancers, sculptors, photographers and actors for renewal. Calendar ...continues on page 19

Boy George performs with Culture Club on September 30 at Talking Stick Resort. (Photo special to LLAF)

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Sweeney Todd, various times through September 16, Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, tickets start at $44, 602-254-7399, herbergertheater.org. An indisputable masterpiece, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd takes place on the seedy side streets of 19th century London. An eight-time Tony Award-winning musical, Sweeney Todd tells the story of an exiled barber’s quest to avenge the wrongs done to him and his family by a lecherous judge.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 5

East Valley Friends and Neighbors, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 2024 E. University, Mesa, free, 480-848-5146, evfanaz.org, evfanaz@ gmail.com. The nonreligious and nonpartisan group welcomes East Valley residents who wish to get better acquainted with others and to participate in social and charitable activities.

It’s Not Just Lunch, noon to 1:30 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 suggested donation, 602-492-7670, chani@ sosaz.org. Enjoy a full kosher lunch and stay for the current events discussion at 2 p.m.

Current Events Discussion Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc. org. Bill Adler leads a stimulating discussion each month on current events. Bring ideas to share with the group.

Parkinson’s Cycle, noon to 12:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free for members, $8 guests, registration required, 480-481-7015, healthandfitness@vosjcc.org. A stationary cycle workout to music that awakens areas of the brain effected by PD while strengthening the lower body and improving motor skills. Participants must be able to walk 150 feet on their own with or without a cane or walker, get up and down from the floor on their own with or without the use of a chair, get on and off equipment independently and follow group instructions independently.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 6

World Trek through the Eyes of Renowned Photographer Lois Zuckerman, 1 to 2 p.m., Valley

of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, $5 for members, $8 guests, registration required, vosjcc.org/photo. Lois Zuckerman’s passion for adventure and exploration transports guests to the other side of the world with breathtaking photographs of the people and wildlife of Tanzania, Papua New Guinea and India while learning about these diverse cultures. Her celebrated photography has been displayed in many galleries and publications.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7

Chair Yoga, 10 to 11 a.m., AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, must email SilverSneakers, Silver ‘n Fit or other Medicare options’ card number to azhealingcenter@gmail. com. The class is 50 percent standing, 50 percent seated.

Journey and Def Leppard, 7 p.m., Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, talkingstickresortarena.com, ticketmaster.com, verified resale tickets available. Fans haven’t stopped believing in either of these legendary rock bands. Hysteria will take over fans when Journey and Def Leppard come to Downtown Phoenix. Expect Def Leppard to cover Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus,” one of its Spotify Singles.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8

The Eagles, 8 p.m., Talking Stick Resort Arena, 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, resale tickets start at $282, 1-800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10

Sun Lakes Democratic Club, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club, Navajo Room, 25601 E. Sun Lakes Boulevard North, Sun Lakes, free, 480-200-3322. Speaker is Joel Edman, executive director of the Arizona Advocacy Network.

AARP AZ HealthRhythms Drum Circles, 10 to 11 a.m., South Mountain Senior Center, 212 E. Alta Vista, Phoenix, free, registration required, 1-877926-8300. Join the group for a fun and interactive drum circle led by trained HealthRhythms facilitator Paula Wright. Drum circles are a form of recreational music-making proven to reduce stress, boost the immune system, promote joy and a sense of well-being and build community. All drums and percussion instruments provided. No musical experience needed.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11

The Sun Lakes Republican Club, 6:30 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Arizona Room, 25601 S. Sun Lakes Boulevard, Sun Lakes, free, 480-802-0178. Speaker is Congressman Andy Biggs, who will provide a legislative review and report on his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. He will appeal to voters to re-elect him in Congressional District 5 in November.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12

O.A.R. and Matt Nathanson, 7 p.m., The Marquee, 730 N. Mill Avenue, Tempe, 480-829-0607, luckymanonline.com.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13

Rascal Flatts, 7:30 p.m., Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Avenue, Phoenix, tickets start at $29.50, 1-800745-3000, ticketmaster.com.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14

Dementia Training, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glencroft Senior Living, 8611 N. 67th Avenue, Glendale, $75 per family, $90 per senior industry professional, registration required, 602-327-3096, helpmysenior.com. This is the third in a five-part series of dementia-related educational events. Hosted by Help My Senior LLC, dementia training specialist, speaker and certified trainer of the Positive Approach to Care Kathy L. Tuckey, MA, will present “Seeing it from the Other Side and Taking Care of You.” Tuckey will provide an interactive session to help caregivers become care partners to more effectively support themselves and the person living with dementia. Included will be a discussion about dementia, assessing caregiver skills and strengths, understanding senses and how they impact caregiving and putting it all together to become an empowered care partner.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15

Family Yoga, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, $25 for one adult and one child, azhealingcenter.com/ pricing. Grandparents are invited to join a yoga instructor and do active yoga poses with their grandkids. This is for children ages 4 to 12 years. Cost for 1 adult & 1 child is $25. Bring your own mats as well.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16

donations requested, 480-832-2540. The African Children’s Choir’s program features children’s songs, traditional spirituals and gospel favorites. Performances support African Children’s Choir programs, such as education, care and relief and development.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17

Parkinson’s PWR!Moves, noon to 12:45 p.m., repeats September 24, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free for members, $8 for guests, registration required, 480-481-7015, healthandfitness@vosjcc.org. This class includes PWR!Moves 1 movements in addition to prone and supine floor exercises. Participants must be able to walk 100 feet on their own with or without a cane or walker, get up and down from the floor on their own with or without the use of a chair and be able to cognitively follow instructions independently.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs, 6:40 p.m., Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, tickets start at $16, 602-514-8400, mlb.com/dbacks. At this point in the season, the D-backs need to win any game they can. During this three-game series, they’ll be facing Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and company, so we’ll see how they fare against the 2016 World Series champs.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs, 6:40 p.m., Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, tickets start at $16, 602-514-8400, mlb.com/dbacks. Cheer on the D-backs as they take on the Chicago Cubs.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs, 6:40 p.m., Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, tickets start at $16, 602-514-8400, mlb.com/dbacks. Cheer on the D-backs as they take on the Chicago Cubs.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20

Mature Mavens Dinner, 5 p.m., various locations, dinner is separate checks, 602-371-3744. Make new friends as you meet for dinner and socialize.

Aging Well in Arizona Summit, repeats September 21, Mesa Sheraton at Wrigleyville West, 860 N.

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Riverview, Mesa, $185, 602-264-2255, aaphx.org. The event is for professionals and those interested in learning about healthy aging. Among the guest speakers are Sandy Markwood, CEO of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, speaking about Key Principles of Aging Well at Home and in the Community; Enid Borden, president, founder and CEO of the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger, who will address Ending Senior Hunger: The Symphony of Solutions; and Fernando TorresGil, director of the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging, discussing The Shifting Politics of Aging, Diversity and Immigration.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21

Ability 360 Charity Golf Tournament, 8 a.m., Longbow Golf Club, 5601 E. Longbow Parkway, Mesa, $200, 360golftournament.org, meghanf@ ability360.org. Presented by Lovitt & Touché; proceeds from the tournament will support the independence, health and overall well-being of people with disabilities using the 45,000-squarefoot nonprofit Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22

Family Yoga, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, $25 for one adult and one child, azhealingcenter.com/ pricing. Grandparents are invited to join a yoga instructor and do active yoga poses with their grandkids. This is for children ages 4 to 12 years.

Cost for 1 adult & 1 child is $25. Bring your own mats.

Phoenix Children’s Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CityScape, 99 E. Virginia Avenue, Phoenix, free, 602529-2810, phoenixchildrensfestival.com. Pick up the grandkids and head to the Phoenix Children’s Festival for children ages 3 to 12 to play, visit characters, eat gourmet food and take part in the diaper derby for tots. This one-day event raises money for children’s charities like a back-to-school clothing drive.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23

Luma: Art in Darkness, Mesa Arts Center’s Ikeda Theater, 1 E. Main Street, Mesa, $20, 480-644-6500. Illuminated illusions will light up the stage as shadowed performers splash images of color and

motion onto the back of the eye.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24

Senior Day, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Butterfly Wonderland, 9500 E. Via de Ventura, Scottsdale, free with admission, 480-800-3000, butterflywonderland. com. Visit Butterfly Wonderland to be educated and entertained. Special talks all day from curators. No school field trips booked on Senior Day.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25

Let’s Appreciate Art, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, free, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc.org. Share the world of art with special visual presentations each month by docents from the Phoenix Art Museum. This month’s topic is Art in Fashion: A Slice of Schiaparelli.

AARP AZ HealthRhythms Drum Circles, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Church of the Beatitudes, 555 W. Glendale, Phoenix, free, registration required, 1-877-9268300. Join the group for a fun and interactive drum circle led by trained HealthRhythms facilitator Paula Wright. Drum circles are a form of recreational music-making proven to reduce stress, boost the immune system, promote joy and a sense of well-being and build community. All drums and percussion instruments provided. No musical experience needed.

Bobby McFerrin: Circlesongs, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., repeats same times September 26, Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, tickets start at $48.50, 480-478-6000, mim.org.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26

Bobby McFerrin: Circlesongs, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, tickets start at $48.50, 480478-6000, mim.org.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27

Harold Lopez-Nussa, 7:30 p.m., Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, tickets start at $28.50, 480-478-6000, mim.org.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28

Kandace Springs, 7:30 p.m., Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, tickets start at $38.50, 480-478-6000, mim.org.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29

Healing Touch Level 1 Training, times TBA, repeats September 30, AZ Healing Center, 9336 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 130, Scottsdale, price TBA, azhealingcenter.com/pricing. The weekend provides hands-on education to understand the gentleness in creating balance in the body, mind and spirit.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30

The Goo Goo Dolls, 7:30 p.m., The Van Buren, 401 W. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, $55-$1,799.50, thevanburenphx.com. The Goos are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Dizzy Up the Girl. The band will kick off its tour in the intimate confines of The Van Buren. For a mere $1,799.50, one lucky (rich) fan will get a private meet and greet and several other items, including Johnny Rzeznik’s 214 CE Taylor guitar, which has been played on stage. All us other peons can buy the regular $55 tickets.

Winter Is Coming

‘Game

of Thrones Live Concert Experience’ highlights music of Westeros

BY LAURA LATZKO

In the HBO series Game of Thrones, the music not only helps drive the plot but tells the characters’ stories. Behind the scenes, composer Ramin Djawadi creates the soundtrack to add drama and evoke emotion during pivotal scenes in the show.

Arizona audiences can experience the show’s music live September 12 as part of the Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience. During the musical showcase, Djawadi acts as conductor, leading the choir and orchestra.

The concert experience is in the second leg of its national tour. The show started in the United States in February 2017 and visited Europe in May.

Based on the books of George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones recently nished its seventh season. The TV show follows families as they ght for titles and control of lands on the ctitious continents of

Westeros and Essos.

The live experience combines music and video footage from the seven seasons of the show, along with special e ects such as pyrotechnics.

Djawadi wanted to transport audiences to another world, where dragons, white walkers and long winters exist.

“When they come out, they really feel like they are in Westeros. I wanted to create this whole experience,” Djawadi says.

It took Djawadi and his team three years to develop the live show. He says narrowing down the music was the biggest challenge.

“When I chose the pieces I wanted to perform, I had way too much music. So, I had to pick the right pieces, to do the right storytelling,” Djawadi says.

The concert highlights music from pivotal scenes in the show, such as the

Red Wedding and the explosion of the Great Sept of Baelor, as well as themes used for di erent characters and houses.

Similar to the TV show, the cello is one of the featured instruments in the live experience.

“The cello is de nitely one of the most dominant, or maybe the dominant instrument, at the (live) show just because I thought it captured the mood of the show overall, that dark sound that the cello can have,” Djawadi says.

The concert also showcases other instruments from the TV show, including the violin, ute and duduk.

“I think it’s fun for the audience to see some of these instruments they’ve heard on the show for so long. You get to see what they look like. Seeing it live, performed by the musician, just takes it to another level,” Djawadi says.

The show is meant for avid fans as well as series newcomers.

The idea for the series of concerts came from a conversation with show creators David Benio and D.B. Weiss.

Also a composer for the TV shows Westworld and Prison Break and the lm Iron Man, Djawadi works closely with the Game of Thrones creators to develop

music for the show.

Djawadi says the music is almost like another character in the show.

“It becomes a very powerful tool of storytelling and in leading the audiences in whatever direction you want to lead. With emotional music, you can enhance a certain scene, or on a chase scene, you can make it more dramatic,” Djawadi says.

Although he has done one-time concerts, being in front of an audience for a concert series has been a new experience for Djawadi.

“I think the biggest thing for me is actually just to have that connection to the audience right there and then, when we perform the music, and really see their reaction,” Djawadi says.

MORE INFO

What: Game of Thrones Live Concert

Experience

When: 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 12

Where: Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale Cost: Tickets start at $34.75 Info: 623-772-3800, gameofthronesconcert.com

Tinseltown Talks

The Multitalented Richard Herd

BY NICK THOMAS

A supporting actor for much of his lm career, Richard Herd has worked with actors such as Jack Lemmon, Rod Steiger, Robert Redford, Sylvester Stallone and Robert Duvall. He has also been a frequent guest star on TV series since the early 1970s and is probably best recognized as a cast member on several TV shows such as T.J. Hooker, Seaquest DSV, Star Trek: Voyager and Seinfeld – for his recurring role of Mr. Wilhelm.

Seinfeld was one of the best jobs I ever had,” says Herd from his Los Angeles home. “It got me a tremendous amount of recognition and still does because it plays all the time. There were no ‘stars’ on that show; they were all genuinely nice people to work with.”

Herd’s lm appearances include hits such as All the President’s Men, Private Benjamin and The China Syndrome. He

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rates the latter as “one of the best parts to this day that I ever had in a star- lled lm” and still recalls rushing to an audition at the studio’s request.

“There sat the director, Jim Bridges, Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and several producers,” says Herd, who was o ered and accepted the part of McCormack, the devious chairman of the lm’s California Gas & Electric Company.

The lm – which dealt with a nuclear power plant accident – was produced during a time of heightened public concern over the environmental impact of nuclear power and fueled by real past nuclear incidents.

Incredibly, less than two weeks after the lm’s release on March 16, 1979, the worst nuclear accident in United States history occurred following a partial meltdown at the Pennsylvania Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station.

“That made The China Syndrome a lm everyone wanted to see,” Herd says. “I received many o ers to do other lms because of its impact on the public and the titans of Hollywood.”

Herd estimates his number of lm, television and stage credits at more than 500. But it’s a career that almost never happened, due to a childhood illness.

“I had osteomyelitis, a serious bone infection, and almost didn’t survive,” recalls Herd, who was sent to a special school in second grade for young people with various ailments.

“I was in and out of Boston Children’s

Hospital. Lying there, month after month, you become very stoic. It really stimulated my imagination and I think actually helped me later as an actor.”

Fortunately, in the early 1940s, a new wonder drug became available to treat infection, and young Richard was one of the earliest patients to receive the medication.

“Penicillin knocked out the infection and saved my life,” he says.

Given a youthful second chance, Herd was determined to succeed in his career goals. In addition to acting, he is a musician and singer, crafts jewelry, writes poetry and plays, and is an established artist with many exhibitions to his credit (see richardherd.com). “I’m a primitive abstract impressionist and work with oil and acrylic,” he says.

Herd, who turns 86 in September, says he continues to look for interesting roles and has worked on several lms in production this year including The Silent Natural, The Oath and The Mule with Clint Eastwood. “I play Eastwood’s best friend,” he says.

“You have to seek your individuality and nd what works for you, whatever your career goal,” he adds. “You won’t succeed unless you have heart and soul and understanding and desire.”

Screen shot from The China Syndrome, in which Herd looks down at the nuclear plant control room taken over by Jack Lemmon (Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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SUDOKU TIME

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

GO FIGURE!

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The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the gures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only

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Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!

Travel

South America’s Lofty Celebrity

Quito, Ecuador is a study in history and light

BY RICHARD CARROLL

Quito, the proud capital of Ecuador, stands majestically beneath wandering clouds that drape the city with dramatically shifting shadows. At an incredible 9,350 feet above sea level, the city is the second-highest o cial capital city in the world, after La Paz, Bolivia. The rare ed air invites visitors to breathe deeply, slow their pace, and soak in a magni cent setting where nature reigns.

As high as it is, the historic city is entrenched in a river basin tucked between towering Andean peaks and snowcapped volcanoes, and wraps around the eastern slopes of Pichincha, a stratovolcano. Amidst this ageless landscape is a long and narrow city that was founded by the Spanish in 1534, on the ruins of an Inca city. Its historic center is one of the largest, least altered and best protected in the Americas, not unlike Bordeaux’s historic center in France and the walled city of Antigua in Guatemala.

In 1978, Quito became one of the rst two cities UNESCO honored as a World Heritage Site, thanks to its cultural heritage, traditions, art, architecture and geographical beauty (the other city was Krakow, Poland).

A city where nature speaks

The historic area is crisscrossed with narrow cobblestone streets covering an impressive 800 acres. From the 15-room Hotel Castillo Vista del Angel, high on the eastern ank of Old Town, astonishing 360-degree views and vivid impressions emerge under the night sky. Countless twinkling stars above are mirrored below, as though their twins plunged down into the valley, landing across the mountainous landscape in a romantic display of Ecuadorian design.

The Quiteños compare the weather to politics – unpredictable and tricky. They can experience four seasons in one day, so a raincoat, sunblock, and sunglasses are advisable when you’re outside. On a clear day, they can see 22 volcanoes, but when the afternoon rains arrive, it’s time to pop into a cafe for a cup of co ee.

In the heart of Quito, thousands of

houses and dozens of churches and cathedrals line Old Town streets just wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage. A maze of white, sky blue, light yellow, and pale peach buildings spread up the sides of the surrounding steep mountains and ancient volcanoes like a mind-boggling jumble of puzzle pieces not yet assembled that challenges visitors to put on their walking shoes and explore.

The streets and narrow sidewalks in Old Town are alive with Quiteños, an engaging blend of students, young and nicely dressed businesswomen, families, vendors selling fresh fruit, and indigenous groups from the Andes Highlands and nearby cities, some ingeniously carrying their babies in the traditional backpack.

Yellow cabs weave like buzzing bees in search of their queen through the streets, expertly navigating the ve pedestrianfree streets that lace Old Town and connect with the legendary Plaza Grande, or Independence Square, in the heart of the city. The 16th century square is neatly lined with the presidential palace, city hall, the cathedral, Archbishop’s Palace, restaurants, co ee shops and Café Galeria. The café o ers Pacari organic chocolate tastings, not unlike the wine tastings of other regions. Ecuador’s climate is ideal for producing some of the world’s nest cacao, which is shipped in great quantities to Switzerland.

Cathedrals and churches:

A historic understanding

Quito’s churches reveal the history of Ecuador and her people, preserving the art of the 16th and 17th centuries, the architecture, extraordinary wood carvings, rare ne art, and the traditions of the Ecuadorians. Quito has 27 churches in a 33-block area, including La Compañía de Jesús, built in 1605, adjacent to Plaza Grande. The church is considered the crown jewel of the Baroque Period in the Americas, with an interior exquisitely covered with 23-karat gold leaf. Nearby, the cathedral with rococo, neo-Gothic, baroque, Moorish and neoclassical architecture has a dome that can be accessed

up a narrow passageway for views of the plaza and striking photo opportunities.

A guided walking tour leads to San Francisco Market, dating from 1893, offering vegetables, meats, herbs, seasonal fruit from the Andean highlands, roses in abundance, and a food court to experience potato cakes, chicken stew, potato soup and slow-roasted pork topped with fresh juices. Indigenous holistic herb healers encourage an herbal massage and cleansing using leaves, branches and owers that leave the legs and feet tingling; they give instructions not to shower in the evening to let the herb treatment settle. Ecuadorian roses are a major export and foremost city adornment, leading one local Quiteño to say, “You can buy 25 roses for one dollar, so if you’re not a romantic in Quito, you have a big problem.”

In this city of neighborhoods, La Ronda is a bit o the tourist trail in the Southern Historic District. It is an artistic and colorful block-long stone-lined alleyway, similar to those in southern Spain, with owered iron balconies, restaurants, classic museum-quality wood carvers and small boutiques.

Leave the driving to your guide

Sixteen miles south of Plaza Grande is a monument marking the general location of the equator, while nearby, a Solar Museum with a modern GPS unit calculates the zero latitude exactly. A location known to Quiteños as “the middle of the world,” the equator is also the origin of the country’s name, Ecuador. A two-hour drive brings travelers to the city of Otavalo’s craft market and Plaza de los Ponchos, South America’s largest outdoor market. It’s a vibrant array of indigenous weavings, from scarves, blankets, and ponchos to embroidered blouses, hammocks, and jewelry. In contrast, Cotacachi, 45 minutes northwest of Otavalo, is known as the City of Leather, with some 50 shops.

Cotacachi is also a glorious stop for lunch, home to the exquisite 23-room La Mirage Garden Hotel & Spa, a ve-star expanse of beauty and elegance. A former hacienda opened in 1987, La Mirage is the only Relais & Châteaux property in Ecuador, with a wall of prestigious awards. Chef Hugo Flores works with the local farmers and creates delightful specialties from the Andean region. Out on the grounds, eight peacocks take turns staring through the windows at Chef Flores’ shrimp, avocado and pineapple salad. The annual Festival of Lights

South America’s premier Fiesta de la Luz, or Festival of Lights, in August draws visitors worldwide. Twenty-one buildings are cleverly lit along with a street of multihued umbrellas. A stunning 12-minute presentation depicts the history and life of Ecuador, Quito and their people, created with dazzling artistic skill similar to the quality of Pixar or Disney. The streets of Old Town are blocked from tra c, and an evening under the lights of Quito is exceptional.

Drink only bottled water, and Quito’s diverse gastronomic o erings will be a distinctive highlight, with recipes to share.

When You Go

The o cial Ecuadorian currency is the U.S. dollar, with small bills and loads of singles essential. Driving in Quito is not recommended; a personal guide is. Marcelo Guerra, born and raised in Quito, speaks uent English and can arrange a tailor-made itinerary. Email marcegl1@ hotmail.com or marcegleon1@gmail. com, or call 011-593 9 8458-7400. Various airlines serve Quito, including JetBlue connecting through Fort Lauderdale. The Quiteños recommend visiting from December to April, when nights are warmer, mornings are usually sunny, and bursts of rain in the afternoon are easily avoidable. For more information, visit quitotravel. ec.

Photos by Halina Kubalski

At 9,350 feet above sea level, Quito is the second-highest o cial capital city in the world, after La Paz, Bolivia.

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Celestial Plates

D’vine serves craft cocktails and creative dishes

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

Upon moving to Arizona from New York City, James Danler was looking for someone who made the perfect Sazerac, which mixes absinthe, sugar cube, rye whiskey or cognac, and Peychaud’s bitters.

“I came in and (the bartender) Megan (McClure) made me the most amazing Sazerac,” Danler says. “It was perfect.”

That wasn’t the only thing that was “perfect.” The food was impressive at the cozy D’vine, and its owners, Robert and Sharon Coulson, hired him. Megan McClure and the Wichita-born Danler are now engaged.

It’s that family atmosphere that appeals to the Las Sendas and Red Mountain residents who frequent D’vine. The creative entrees are courtesy of chef Ramon Rice, a native Arizonan who has helmed the restaurant “since day one.” He

splits his time between D’vine Mesa and Chandler.

Rice’s street tacos (ancho beef, habanero sauce, tomatillo aioli, pickled onion, avocado, cotija cheese and pico de gallo), burgers, short rib (braised, served with rosemary oven chips and grilled vegetables nished with blueberry reduction) and fried chicken dinner are among the favorites on the menu. But Danler has another choice.

“My favorite things are the specials,” he says coyly. “That’s where Ramon gets to play around. He creates menus for the neighborhood.”

A Red Mountain High School graduate, Rice changes the menu at least twice a year. The next revision comes in October. He knows not to touch dishes like the Moroccan spiced meatballs and the Caribbean pig wings, also some of the

top sellers.

Creativity in the kitchen comes naturally to Rice.

“I had no idea what I wanted to be for a long time,” Rice says. “It’s the lamest story. I was in an apartment with my roommate. I was probably a construction worker and I was making something that’s good. He said, ‘Why aren’t you doing this?’ A commercial comes on for Le Cordon Bleu and a year later, I’m a chef.”

as a back waiter at the Union Square Café.

Danler’s background brings him to D’vine, which features live music and regulars’ paintings. Raised in Wichita and Omaha, he said he’s been in hospitality most of his life. He accompanied his brother to his dishwashing job when he was 4. His father was his Catholic school’s janitor. Danler helped set up chairs with his father for funerals and weddings.

“By the time I was 21, I was the manager of the Omaha Press Club,” he says. “I moved to New York, and there I started

“One thing I learned is, we take care of each other rst. The sta here loves one another. The most important thing to me is the sta . I want to make sure they’re happy and taken care of. We’re all educated. We educate ourselves. It’s fun.”

That familial sense was instilled into Danler in New York.

“I learned we treat everyone like our favorite person,” he explains. “That’s how I start interviews: Who do you care for more than anyone else on Earth? For me, it’s my mother.”

Rice and Danler say craft cocktails still are important to D’vine.

“We’re the only ones doing craft cocktails in East Mesa,” Rice says.

That includes Sazerac, Danler adds.

“It’s America’s most classic cocktail,” he says. “That’s the original cocktail.”

The chalkboards are created by co-owner Sharon Coulson. Chef Ramon Rice and general manager James Danler helm D’vine. (Photos by Kimberly Carrillo)

D’vine is known for its fried chicken.

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Stu ed Chicken Breast

BY JAN D’ATRI

Do you know what cooking question I get asked a lot? “What can I do with chicken?”

Believe me, it’s a question I ask myself as well. But chicken, as you know, is incredibly versatile. From homemade chicken soup to a stir fry, or sautéed, baked, fried, breaded or grilled, chicken is our go-to. Still, we’re always looking for one more way to prepare it. I’ve got a fantastic chicken dish that’s avorful, simple and uses readily available ingredients. Let’s start with the main ingredient: the chicken breast. Choose fresh, and if they are large, you may want to carefully slice them in half lengthwise. To safely tenderize, I place the chicken breasts in a double gallon-sized zippered plastic bag, completely sealed. If you don’t have a mallet, a small heavy skillet or pot will work. Pound the chicken breast to about 1/4-inch thickness. Now for the cheese. One of the most avorful cheese spreads you can buy is Boursin* cheese. The varieties you’ll nd most often are the Garlic and Fine

Herbs or Shallot and Chive. But if you’re lucky enough to stumble across the Pepper variety, it works really well in this dish! Two cheeses are distributed on the chicken, which gets rolled up and wrapped in ultra thin slices of prosciutto. That’s pretty much it!

Roll it up, bake it up and serve it up for dinner tonight!

*The story of Boursin cheese: It started in 1957 with François Boursin, a French cheesemaker who was quietly trying to perfect his cheese before he introduced it to the world. But in 1961, a newspaper mistakenly reported that François had infused the cheese with garlic, and his product became an overnight sensation.

Prosciutto-Wrapped Stu ed Chicken Breast

Ingredients:

- 4 fresh boneless and skinless chicken breasts

- 1 package Boursin cheese, room temperature

- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

- 1 package (6-8 slices) thin sliced prosciutto

- Salt and pepper

- 2 tablespoons butter

- 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breasts in double gallon-sized zippered bags. With a mallet on the smooth side, pound the chicken 1/4inch thick. Place the pounded chicken

breasts on a baking sheet. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Spread an even amount of Boursin cheese over all four chicken breasts. Evenly distribute mozzarella cheese on top of the Boursin. Carefully roll up chicken, seam side down. Wrap each chicken roll with a slice of prosciutto, tucking the ends under the chicken roll. Melt butter and olive oil together in baking dish or glass pie plate. Place chicken rolls in baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes or until internal temperature is 165 degrees. With a pastry brush, baste the chicken rolls several times during the cooking process with the butter/olive oil mixture (this will give the chicken rolls added avor and a beautiful glossy nish).

Serve with pasta, rice, vegetables or a salad. Serves four.

Photo courtesy Jan D’Atri

Aging Today Live Love Laughter Columns

BY BOB ROTH Managing Partner of Cypress Homecare Solutions

Every time I think of last New Year’s Eve, I can’t help but smile as I relive one of the most joyously memorable evenings with my family. We gathered together at my home for pretty great food and wine, but the part of the evening that transforms my smile into an LOL is thinking about the antics that ensued as part of the game Cards against Humanity. This card game is a more than slightly o -color version of the game Apples to Apples.

At any given time, it was unclear who was tickled by the content of the game or overcome with the contagious side-splitting laughter that rippled in waves. Sitting at my kitchen table, anked by a brother on either side, I felt a closeness to my family that was undeniable.

I don’t need the latest study in neuroscience to tell me that the euphoria I was feeling was real and a result of the endorphins produced by the very simple and primal act of laughter. So can we laugh our way to good health? I’m down to try. Are you with me?

Research has shown laughing has a positive e ect on our immune system with an increase in T cell production. Laughing works the cardiovascular system and lowers blood pressure. The more research you do, the more studies you will nd documenting the physiological proof that laughter is good medicine. My personal epiphany comes with the knowledge that laughter as an evolutionary tool con rms why we must keep our

aging seniors from living in isolation. Laughter evolved as a vocal con rmation of forming and deepening alliances and friendships. In apes, dogs and even rats, the labored breathing and subsequent sounds that are formed mean 'I am playing. I am on your team.' In humans, it means “I like you.”

It’s true that laughter is social, according to neuroscientist Robert R. Provine, an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Maryland. In Laughter: A Scienti c Investigation, Provine’s research revealed that in less than 20 percent of incidents did people giggle, chortle or even gu aw in response to something that could be construed as amusing. Test this at your next social gathering. Laughter typically follows mundane comments rather than formal attempts at humor, with the speaker much more likely to laugh than the listener. Laughter is a group activity. We laugh 30 times more often when we are in a group than when alone. Far and away, this is the most compelling reason to seek the situations and opportunities to laugh. More often than not, you will not be doing it alone. Once again, I implore you to go back to

our design specs. We must address the issue of social isolation that has become part of the American landscape for our aging population. Civilization as we know it is based upon how we thrived in groups both emotionally and physically. Laughter served as both a reward and a tool to forge bonds to dominate the animal kingdom. It’s true that perhaps our younger selves looked for partners who made us laugh. The reality is truly that we laugh the most around those we love. If you’re feeling sick, lacking energy or are stressed, try a few rounds of laughter. Or look for opportunities to include neighbors and lonely seniors in your silly antics. Laughter truly has the power to make us happy.

Hospice Is Hope Hospice of the Valley wins national honor

BY LIN SUE COONEY

For more than 40 years, families have come to know Hospice of the Valley as the leading provider of hospice care in central Arizona. So it may come as no surprise to hear that we just won the American Hospital Association’s prestigious Circle of Life Award for creating two innovative programs. What’s unique is that these programs support people who are not on hospice.

Our not-for-pro t agency was commended for being a model of inspiration across the country, but our motivation was much more local. We wanted to help people who often fall through the cracks of our healthcare system.

care are key, and the number one goal is to improve quality of life.

Just as important, we wrap emotional support around family members, who often feel overwhelmed caring for their loved ones. Knowing what to expect and who to call in a crisis helps reduce stress and anxiety and relieves their feelings of isolation.

We developed cutting-edge programs that provide in-home palliative care – a kind of care that manages pain and controls symptoms for people dealing with serious chronic illness. We also provide palliative care to people and their families living with all stages of dementia.

Our teams come to your home and create individualized care plans that include visits with physicians and 24/7 telephone support by nurses. Care coordination, education and conversations about goals of

What I love about Hospice of the Valley is our passion for “thinking yes!” There’s a genuine desire to meet the needs of our community, and with some imagination, creativity and determination, amazing things can happen! Through beautiful community partnerships, these programs have become sustainable. Together, we’ve been able to bridge gaps in care and be a safety net for our community.

We are truly humbled to receive this national honor, and proud to be making a di erence in so many lives right here in Arizona.

If you would like more information on Hospice of the Valley's in-home palliative care programs, please contact Barbara Volk-Craft at 602-776-6858.

Hospice of the Valley nurse Martha Cocoros with a palliative patient (Photo courtesy Hospice of the Valley)

The Healthy Geezer

What’s in my eye, and why?

BY FRED CICETTI

Question: I’ve been noticing this thing in my eye. At rst I thought it was an eyelash. Then I realized the thing was actually in my eye. One of my friends told me it’s a “ oater,” and not to worry. What exactly is a “ oater” and should I see a doctor?

To allay any fears you may have, I should tell you that oaters are usually nothing to worry about. I have them myself. More than seven in 10 people experience oaters. Now for some biology.

The lens in the front of your eye focuses light on the retina in the back of your eye. The lens is like the one in a camera, and the retina is like lm. The space between the lens and retina is lled with the vitreous, a clear gel that helps to maintain the shape of the eye. Floaters occur when the vitreous slowly shrinks over time. As the vitreous changes, it becomes stringy, and the strands can cast shadows on the retina. These strands are the oaters. They can look like specks, laments, rings, dots, cobwebs or other shapes. Floaters are the most vivid when you are looking at the sky or a white surface such as a ceiling. They move as your eyes move and seem to dart away when you try to look at them directly.

In most cases, oaters are just annoying. When you discover them, they are very distracting. But, in time, they usually settle below the line of sight. Most people who have visible oaters gradually develop the ability to make them “disappear” by ignoring them. When people reach middle age, the vitreous gel may pull away from the retina, causing posterior vitreous detachment. It is a common cause of oaters, and it is more likely in people who are diabetic, nearsighted, had eye surgery, or su ered in ammation inside the eye.

These vitreous detachments are often accompanied by light ashes. The ashes can be a warning sign of a detached retina. Flashes are also caused

by head trauma that makes you “see stars.” Sometimes light ashes appear to be little lightning bolts or waves. This type of ash is usually caused by a bloodvessel spasm in the brain, which is called a migraine. These ashes can happen without a headache, and they are called an ophthalmic migraine.

If your oaters are just bothersome, eye doctors will tell you to ignore them. In rare cases, a bunch of oaters can hamper sight. Then a vitrectomy may be necessary. A vitrectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the vitreous gel with its oaters. A salt solution replaces the vitreous. The vitreous is mostly water, so patients who undergo the procedure don’t notice a di erence. However, this is a risky procedure, so most eye surgeons won’t recommend it unless the oaters are a major impediment.

Many new oaters can sometimes appear suddenly. When this happens, it usually is not sight-threatening and requires no treatment. However, a sudden increase in oaters could mean that a part of the retina has pulled away from its normal position at the back wall of the eye. A detached retina is a serious condition and demands emergency treatment to prevent permanent impairment or even blindness.

What should you do when you notice your rst oater? It’s a good time to get that eye examination you’ve been putting o .

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