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‘Eat Your Art Out’ to benefit Chandler Center for the Arts BY LYNETTE CARRINGTON
Eat Your Art Out Chandler encourages the community to rally together “tastefully” for the sake of the arts. On Tue., Feb. 25, participating Chandler restaurants will donate a portion of the proceeds from a pre-determined meal that will benefit specific programs at Chandler Center for the Arts. It’s a win-win situation: Diners can enjoy a good meal at a Chandler restaurant while the CCA receives funding. “Net proceeds will benefit youth and community outreach programming at the center,” says Katrina Pappas, CCA general manager. “We are so pleased at how popular this program has become.” Two programs that ultimately benefit are the free summer concert series and Connecting Kidz. The 2013 Eat Your Art Out event raised more than $15,000 for these programs and this year is looking to
be even more successful. The free concert series is open to the general public and in 2013 included the Chandler Symphony, Bad Cactus Brass Band, Dmitri Matheny featuring Clairdee and FlaMEXico! Connecting Kidz is a series of opportunities that allows children to learn and live the magic of the arts. Programs include Camp Kidz, Theatre Kidz, Vision Kidz and the Youth Advisory Council. To learn more about individual kids’ programs, visit the CCA website at chandlercenter.org. Here are the restaurants that are participating in Eat Your Art Out Chandler: Breakfast: Chandler Barbecue Co. Lunch: Chandler Barbecue Co., Coach & Willie’s, Guedo’s Cantina Grille, The Living Room, NYPD Pizza, Pittsburg Willy’s, SanTan Brewing Co., Serrano’s Mexican Food Restaurant, The Sushi Room and El Zocalo Mexican Grille
EAT YOUR ART OUT: Eat Your Art Out Chandler takes place Tue., Feb. 25, with a portion of proceeds supporting specific programs at Chandler Center for the Arts. Submitted photo
Dinner: Bernard’s at Ocotillo Golf Resort, Chandler Barbecue Co., CHoP Chandler, Guedo’s Cantina Grille, Kona Grill Chandler, The Living Room, NYPD Pizza, Serrano’s Mexican Food Restaurant, The Sushi Room and El Zocalo Mexican Grille. For additional information on the event,
visit eatyourartoutchandler.org or call 480782-2680. Lynette Carrington is a freelancer for the San Tan Sun News. She can be reached at lynette@santansun.com.
Newly rebranded museum opens with celebration The i.d.e.a. Museum is being unveiled this month at 150 W. Pepper Pl. in Mesa, and welcomes the public to the grand reopening Feb. 7 through Feb. 9. The event will feature a new exhibition, the unveiling of the museum’s new look and an “Experience Weekend” celebration. Festivities include a
magician, mariachis, stilt walkers, art spinning machines and more. Guests can also create in the new HUB and play in ArtVille’s Tot Depot or Wee Design space. After 35 years as Arizona Museum for Youth, the rebranded i.d.e.a. Museum aims to welcome a broader and more diverse audience than it did as AMY. It
also aims to engage children, teens and adults in wider and more creative areas of interest; especially in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The revamped attraction’s debut exhibit will be “Art of the Robot,” running from Fri., Feb. 7, to Sun., May 25. The display will feature artists’ reflections on
the world around them in their robots— depicted through paintings prints, foundobject sculptures, quilts, photographs and more. For more information, visit ideamuseum.org or call 480-644-idea (4332).