Scottsdale Airpark News - January 2018

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January 2018 contents FEATURES 20 | Meet Your Airpark Neighbor Advanced Energy Systems celebrates a decade of solar power 22 | Hot Wheels Craig Jackson's love for autos led to the world's largest collector car auction 27 | Green Giant The "Greatest Show on Grass" treads new turf 29 | All the Pretty Horses Scottsdale hosts the largest Arabian horse show in the world

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32 | Wine Down Richard Benson's business creates custom vino cellars

SPOTLIGHT 18 | 5 O'Clock in the Airpark Sapporo's new executive chef keeps happy hour fresh 35 | Making a Difference Swift Youth Foundation fosters mentor relationships between kids and teens 37 | My Ride Drew Alcazar's 1960 Ferrari 250 Cabriolet 38 | Fly-In Vacation Monterey: Whales and wine await in Northern California

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41 | Arts in the Airpark Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine premieres new storyteller's show at MIM 43 | Shopping in the Airpark Rock Star Gallery gives music fans a gathering place amidst memorabilia 45 | Airpark Events A handful of the hottest events in the area this month 47 | Remember When Scottsdale dances through history 52 | Dining Destinations Original ChopShop and The Sicilian Butcher

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COLUMNS 59 | What’s Cooking 5-Ingredient Dumpling Drop Soup 60 | Tourism Talk Scottsdale set to make a splash in Chicago, L.A. and NYC

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63 | Insurance and Benefits Health insurance contingency disaster plan

FINE EQUINE

Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show returns

64 | Commercial Real Estate and You Factors that affect the price you'll pay to lease or buy

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On the cover: 4 | Editor’s Note 6 | Business News 65 | Business Directory

69 | Advertiser Index 70 | Business Horoscopes 71 | Scottsdale Airpark Map

Barrett-Jackson CEO Craig Jackson with a 1951 Talbot-Lago T-26 Grand Sport Saoutchik Coupe. Photo by Tim Heit.

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bout four years ago, I was invited to Craig Jackson’s house to smoke fine cigars and look at $50,000 watches. I was part of a very small and exclusive media group that had been invited by a big public relations firm to promote the timepieces. I couldn’t attend the event, but I remember the invite included directions to Jackson’s private garage in Paradise Valley, where we were to park and then be picked up and taken to his house nearby. Curious, I looked Jackson’s garage up on Google street view and was stunned. It was as big as any house in the neighborhood, set on a huge plot of gated land with no neighbors except the surrounding cactuses.

It was an opulent building for such an inherently humble guy. Craig Jackson has never been about promoting himself; he’s a true-blue collector-car nut who would rather duck behind a Dodge Coronet than have his photo taken. (I actually saw that happen at the Phoenix Symphony’s automotive-themed “Sound of Speed” event in 2015, with Jackson asking, “Wouldn’t you rather have a picture of one of the cars?”)

(Photo by Cassandra Tomei) Jackson’s lifelong passion for rare and Niki D'Andrea lovingly restored automobiles is reflected Executive Editor every year at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, the largest of its kind in the world and a family business rooted in Scottsdale. Read all about it starting on page 22.

January also brings a horde of other high-profile events to the Airpark. The Waste Management Phoenix Open returns this year with a few fun tweaks, which you can learn about in our story Green Giant (page 27). We also let the studs and mares out of the gate early with a story about the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show in February (page 29). And since most things are better with wine, we also give you a fun profile of Wine Cellars Experts (page 32), a Scottsdale-based company that creates custom, high-end wine cellars. And if you need to ooh and ahh at more sweet wheels, this issue marks the official launch of our “My Ride” feature (page 37). Because you can never have too many cars. I think Craig Jackson would agree.

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Flower Child slated to open at Desert Ridge Marketplace

Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concept’s healthful-eating-focused restaurant, will open its newest location in Desert Ridge Marketplace in spring 2018.

“We are excited to welcome Flower Child to Desert Ridge Marketplace,” says Jenny Cushing, vice president of leasing at Vestar, the management company that oversees the property. “Flower Child’s commitment to innovation mirrors the evolution of Desert Ridge Marketplace and perfectly complements our already amazing lineup of unique, chef-driven restaurants.”

Fox Restaurant Concepts founder Sam Fox says the new location is a perfect fit for Flower Child’s wholesome focus. “Our purpose at Flower Child is to provide the best food made from the purest ingredients with an experience that leaves you happy,” Fox says. “The North Phoenix community and Desert Ridge is a perfect fit for Flower Child and we are thrilled to bring a new dining option to the area.”

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Pinnacle Aviation’s new Challenger 350 jets provide enough room for up to nine passengers.

Pinnacle Aviation adds two new Challenger 350s to its charter fleet Pinnacle Aviation has added two brandnew 2017 Bombardier Challenger 350s to its Scottsdale-based charter fleet. The jets feature super-mid cabins 28.6 feet long and 7.2 feet wide with a flat floor and 6.1 feet head clearance, providing enough room for up to nine passengers. The jets also feature a 3-place divan, forward spacious gallery, full entertainment system with Airshow, domestic air-to-ground communication with mobile text and talk, and both domestic

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Scottsdale Chamber to recognize business volunteers

On Wednesday, January 10, the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce will announce the winners of its 2018 awards at its 9th Annual Business Volunteer Awards and Membership Mixer. The event celebrates chamber members and features entertainment, foods from around the world, beer and wine, and even free massages.

Brad Beller will be given The Dale B. Fingerish Volunteer of the (Photo courtesy Scottsdale Year Award for Chamber of Commerce) his “dedication, Brad Beller is the Scottsdale commitment and Chamber of Commerce’s service to the Volunteer of the Year.

Chamber.” The Legacy Award, which honors a Chamber member who has also contributed to the community at large, will be presented to Jane Blacker. Chris Gammel won The Mark F. Eberle Rising Star Award for his “volunteer spirit and leadership promise.” Pam Kelly will receive The Segner Award – named after the Chamber’s first board chairman, Wesley Segner – for her “significant contributions to the Chamber’s success.”

Singer-songwriter Sam Dias will perform at the mixer, and Massage Envy will provide free massages. The event takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. January 10 at McCormick Ranch Golf Course, 7505 E. McCormick Parkway in Scottsdale. Admission is free for Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce members and $20 for guests.

New tenants coming to the Shops at Gainey Ranch

Two new tenants will be joining the Shops at Gainey Ranch. Maui Pasta Company, slated to open January 3, will occupy a 2,590 squarefoot space, and Diva Lashes (also slated to open in January) will be moving into a 1,252 squarefoot space. Maui Pasta Company started in 2012 in Maui, and serves pastas, sauces, baked goods and desserts. Diva Lashes is an eyelash extension lounge currently operating in My Salon Suite and will be expanding into a stand-alone space at Gainey Ranch.

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Blaze Pizza announces seventh Arizona location

Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza opened its seventh Arizona location in Scottsdale last month. The fastcasual artisanal pizza chain’s newest outpost is located at 16203 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale Promenade.

The concept focuses on custom-built pizzas that are fast-fired and ready to eat in 180 seconds.

(Photo courtesy Global News Wire) All ingredients are free of artificial Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza’s seventh location recently opened at flavors, colors and preservatives. Scottsdale Promenade.

“Our mission at Blaze is really great way to enjoy artisanal pizza without simple – we’re taking pizza back to its roots,” Blaze Pizza president and the wait. It’s changing the way people think COO Jim Mizes says. “By making dough about and eat pizza.”

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uBreakiFix opens second store in Scottsdale uBreakiFix, a fast-growing technology repair company that provides same-day repair service on a wide range of eclectronics,

has opened a second location in Scottsdale.

The company has more than 340 locations across North America, and this is the thirteenth location in Arizona. There are also locations in Chandler, Gilbert, Goodyear, Peoria, Tempe and Phoenix, among other Arizona locales.

Ryan Siegel and Kelly Warters own both Scottsdale locations and plan to open more in the future. “As a Scottsdale resident, I really love the people and the community here,” Siegel says. “This will be our second location, but definitely not our last. Our team values the ability to serve this community’s tech repair needs.” uBreakiFix Central Scottsdale is located (Photo courtesy Global News Wire) uBreakiFix offers same-day repair on a wide range of at 8776 E. Shea Boulevard, Suite 105. For electronics. more information, visit ubreakifix.com.

Scottsdale Arts receives $410,000 from charitable trust Scottsdale Arts has received a $410,000 grant from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to support a comprehensive web site and technology restructure initiative. This is the single-largest grant ever provided by a foundation to Scottsdale Arts for a technology project.

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“We’re extremely grateful to Piper Trust for its generous support that will enable us to advance the technological future of Scottsdale Arts,” said Scottsdale Arts interim president and CEO Mike Miller.

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The contract takes effect February 17, 2018.

Pet gear company donates more than $1 million in goods to dog rescues

Scottsdale-based company Max and Neo Dog Gear reached a milestone in December by donating more than $1 million of its dog products to nearly 1,000 dog shelters and rescues across the U.S. The company was founded in September of 2015, and has quickly grown to the point where founder Kenric Hwang says they’re having trouble keeping up with inventory. “The challenge for us has been to maintain a constant supply of inventory for both our customers and the dog rescues,” Hwang says. “Reaching the million-dollar mark is a great milestone, but we still have a lot to do. We would like to be able to donate to more rescues, more often.”

Max and Neo Gear is always accepting new dog shelter and rescue submissions.

A dog rescue can apply to be added to their donations list by completing a form at maxandneo.com.

Drybar Scottsdale opens at Lincoln Plaza

Drybar has opened a new location in Lincoln Plaza. The blow dry bar specializes in just blowouts, and this is Drybar’s third location in Scottsdale. The new 1,702-squarefoot space includes 10 styling chairs and a menu of cocktail-themed blowout options including The Straight Up, The Manhattan, The Cosmo and The Mai Tai. The store’s interior design includes custom Italian chairs, tufted fabric walls, marble bars with phone docking stations and flat-screen TVs.

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“We are so excited to be opening another location in Scottsdale!” Drybar founder Alli Webb said before the grand opening in December. “Thanks to all the amazing local shopping and dining surrounding it, Lincoln Plaza is the perfect spot for our third location in Arizona.”

The new Drybar Scottsdale is located at 6378 N. Scottsdale Road. Call 877-379-2279 or visit thedrybar.com for more information.

Kona Grill appoints Jim Kuhn as new chief operating officer

Kona Grill, an American grill and sushi bar headquartered in Scottsdale, announced last month the addition of Jim Kuhn as chief operating officer. Kuhn brings more than 25 years of experience in restaurant operations to the job, including his most recent position as executive officer for Chalak Mitra Group, where he was responsible for company-owned and franchise restaurants of 79 Genghis Grill locations. Prior to that, Kuhn worked in key roles for Ignite Restaurant Group, Joe’s Crab Shack, and Ruby Tuesday’s, among other restaurant companies.

“I have never met anyone in the restaurant industry as dedicated and professional as Jim,” says Berke Bakay, president and CEO of Kona Grill. “His work ethic is unmatched, and his hands-on approach and proven history of execution and growth is exactly what we need right now. I am looking forward to seeing the impact that his leadership and experience will have on Kona Grill.”

The Giving Group seeks new members

The Giving Group Arizona is seeking volunteers to join its nonprofit. The organization’s concept: Each member makes a $100 donation through the Giving Group website each quarter, and the accumulated funds are awarded to a different local nonprofit of the members’ choice, four times per year.

The group meets four times a year and at each meeting, four members are chosen at random to deliver a four-minute presentation advocating for a nonprofit of their choice for that quarter’s donation. Members then vote and the winning charity receives a check.

The Giving Group Arizona’s next meeting will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 22, at Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre, 7014 E. Camelback Road in Scottsdale. For more information, visit tggaz.org.

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National chain V’s Barbershop opened an outpost at Scottsdale Promenade on November 28. The new shop, located at 16205 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 105, replaces V’s 16-year-old Kierland location. The new V’s Barbershop includes six antique Koken barber chairs from the 1950s, multiple flat-screen televisions, iconic sports posters on the walls, and barbers dressed in classic uniforms.

“It’s exciting to open our new Scottsdale Promenade barbershop,” says Jim Valenzuela, founder and CEO of V’s Barbershops. “A lot has changed since I opened the Kierland location in 2001 – barbering has experienced a huge resurgence in the last 5 to 10 years, as has men’s grooming. The new V’s is more modern and offers easier parking options for patrons.”

“Plus, our entire team of professionally trained barbers from our Kierland shop have made the move,” he adds. “These are barbers who have been with me for over 15 years, so this is incredibly exciting for them.”

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Sierra Charlie Aviation recognized for flight training excellence

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the world’s largest aviation association, has recognized Sierra Charlie Aviation for its high standards of accomplishment in flight training.

Owner and chief flight instructor Scott Campbell was named Best Flight Instructor in the Southwest Region, and senior flight instructor Tom DeYoung was recognized as Distinguished Flight Instructor. “This year’s group of schools and CFIs were especially close as we analyzed the results of the 2017 Flight Training Experience Survey,” says Chris Mosier, director of AOPA’s Flight Training Initiative. “It gives me great confidence to both hear about some incredible flight training providers and to see how much their customers truly value them.”

The 2017 awards were drawn from flight students and pilots who voluntarily reviewed their flight training experience last summer through an AOPA online customer satisfaction survey.

YAM Capital adds Milton Barnes to growing staff roster

YAM Capital, a private real estate bridge lender specializing in short-term commercial real estate financing, has added underwriter Milton Barnes to its team. In this role, Barnes is responsible for conducting financial evaluations and assisting with the due diligence processes for commercial real estate lending.

Barnes brings seven years of industry experience to the job, most recently as a commercial real estate broker at SVN and a pricing analyst at Progress Residential. “It’s an honor to work with a company as well-respected (Photo courtesy YAM Capital) as YAM Capital,” Barnes says.

Milton Barnes has been named “Very few firms can offer the underwriter at YAM Capital. speed and flexibly we are able to provide our clients.”

For more information on YAM Capital, visit yamcapital.com.

Organic Findings now open in the Airpark

Organic Findings, a trade-focused store featuring a collection of hand-selected items for the home, celebrated its grand opening in the Airpark area on November 8.

The store, owned by husband-and-wife team David and Claire Ownby, will feature treasures the couple found during their travels over the years, including benches, bowls, tables, stools and art objects.

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Sapporo’s specialty plates appeal to the eyes as much as the palate.

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This mango basil cocktail is one of many innovative libations from Sapporo.

Sapporo’s new executive chef keeps happy hour fresh

By Alison Bailin Batz / Photos courtesy Sapporo

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or 17 years, Sapporo has been a North Scottsdale staple, offering Pacific Rim-style seafood and steaks, interactive teppanyaki tables and, of course, fresh sushi. The modern and massive space is hard to miss from its prime location on Scottsdale and Acoma roads, with its expansive patio featuring waterfalls and a nightly fire show courtesy of giant stone tiki torches that light up at dusk. The energy in Sapporo exudes trendiness without being bombastic, and guests range from golfers fresh off the course to young business professionals to women enjoying a ladies’ night out.

The venue has gained national acclaim in recent years, with longtime executive chef Stephen Stromberg being scooped up by Sapporo parent company Tavistock to serve as the corporate regional chef for all of Tavistock’s West Coast restaurants, including properties with varied menus and concepts across Arizona, California and Nevada. And though he left, his legacy lives on – and has been built upon – by new executive chef Jesse Grunther and longtime

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general manager MaryAnna Ford.

With Grunther joining the team, the menu and cocktail list have been reenergized with some new features while still offering the all-time crowd pleasers. During happy hour, which is offered seven days a week from 3 to 7 p.m. in the lounge and on the patio, options abound.

Dim Sum

The menu at Sapporo features more than 28 different types of sushi rolls.

These shareable plates each pack a major punch. And with each of them around $10, it’s easy to order a few and sample around the menu. We recommend:  Lobster Potstickers: fresh-seared lobster sealed into a traditional Asian dumpling and served with a spicy chili butter ($10)  Ahi Poke Tacos: wonton tacos with ahi tuna and wasabi mayo served with a seaweed salad and white sesame seeds ($11)  Hoisin Barbecue Ribs: tender pork ribs glazed with a sweet and tangy hoisin sauce

and topped with toasted sesame seeds ($9)

Bowls

Though each of Sapporo’s three bowls – a Japanese curry with noodles, a sweet Pad Thai, and stir fry option, respectively – is a meal on its own, we recommend sharing these happy hour offerings with some dim sum and a few choice rolls if in a group. Or go wild and get all three bowls at once – each has a distinctly different flavor profile and fresh vegetables.

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Rolls

Sapporo’s traditional rolls – think everything from California to Philadelphia to Las Vegas – are always on point, and their more uniquely named options are equal parts whimsical and well done.

Some to try at happy hour:  Scottsdale Roll: crab, spicy scallops, avocado and Sriracha ($6)  Hot Mama Roll: soy paper wrap, shrimp tempura, avocado, mango, ahi tuna, salmon, crab stick, eel sauce, masago and spicy mayo ($13)

Drinks

The seasonal drinks menu always shoots and scores. Basic call cocktails are offered for just $5 and premium for $6, but what really shines at happy hour are the custom options, including:  Passion in a Bottle: Flor de Caña 4-Year Rum with passion fruit, pineapple, lemon and Solerno Blood Orange Liqueur ($8)  Spicy Gummy Bear: Milagro Silver Tequila and Ancho Reyes liqueur combined with fresh strawberries and basil ($8)  Passion Mango Martini: citrus vodka, Bacardi O and passion fruit blended with mango puree ($9) There are also ten wines by the glass ranging from $6 to $11 – and each with the option to supersize the glass to a nine-ounce pour (versus traditional six ounces) for just a few dollars more.

Try the Tavistock Reserve Pinot Grigio ($7 or $10 for nine-ounce pour). This is one of Tavistock’s proprietary series of exclusive and reserve wines, each of which is created in direct partnership with select vineyards and winemakers to create singularly exceptional blends.

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The process of generating electricity from sunlight (photovoltaics) has remained the same since AES was established.

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Electricity 2.0 Advanced Energy Systems celebrates a decade of solar power

By Lara Piu / Photo by Kimberly Carrillo

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hen Brian Gibson established his solar panel business in Scottsdale in 2008, solar energy wasn’t a widely accepted way to generate power.

“We were still trying to convince the public that solar panels work, that you put them on your roof and they really did something,” Gibson recalls. “Now, we really never have to say that to anyone anymore.”

A third-generation construction contractor, Gibson and his wife Cindy opened Advanced Energy Systems during the Great Recession because its construction similarities and environmental benefits were a good fit.

“I’ve always been interested in renewables, so this was like a dream come true,” the Scottsdale Airpark business owner says.

“It’s good for the planet, and in construction, in particular, there are so many things that are not green – although the industry is getting better all of the time – [sustainable construction] is something that I always felt that we needed to concentrate on.”

And as electricity bills increase, he notes, the solar market demand corresponds.

“Utility rates keep going up and up and up and up,” he adds. “Even at our own house, I don’t think I’ve had a bill more than $9.78 from APS in years.”

The process of generating electricity from sunlight (photovoltaics) has remained the same since his company was established.

Solar panels are arranged in groups to form a solar array. Each array transfers the direct current electricity (DC) to an inverter which changes the electricity to alternating current (AC), which is the form of usable electricity which can be fed back to the grid.

However, the supporting technology has constantly improved throughout the years, Gibson stresses. For example, present-day

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panels are now more efficient and therefore put out more energy, and when a panel gets shaded or isn’t working well, its entire string no longer shuts down.

“This is much better than what we used to be able to do,” Gibson says, as he demonstrates another advancement: A smartphone application that allows him to evaluate in real time if customer panels are working correctly. In When Brian Gibson (pictured) founded Advanced Energy Systems in 2008, solar power wasn’t widely accepted. one case, he detected a down panel and replaced it. His solar panels come power at the house and feeds it back to the grid between high-demand times. with a 25-year warranty.

Gibson has ridden the solar wave in “Being able to control and watch what’s going on is key,” he elaborates, “because his ten years of owning Advanced Energy what good is a 25-year warranty if you really Systems and is one of few solar companies don’t know what your panels are doing? So to survive the long haul. One of several ways the company remains competitive in we can see these things much better now.”

Commercial property owners, like DBM the market is having a staff for installations.

“The big companies farm out people to Architects, are increasingly going solar, Gibson reports, and like homeowners, install panels and they really don’t have they’re in it for the money. “If you’ve got control over what’s going on and they don’t a $200 electric bill, and you can put solar design it in a custom fashion like we do,” on your roof and eliminate that bill, that’s Gibson says. “We customize everything we great,” he says. Plus, there are tax incentives do. We do an analysis of what their electric bill has been for the last 12 months and see for both businesses and homeowners.

And things seem to have settled down what their solar needs are and what we can between the Corporation Commission and produce.”

Advanced Energy Systems installs solar APS. “The program that APS has in place now is, I think, a very fair program. It’s good panels throughout the Valley as well as in Casa Grande, Florence, Prescott, Chino for both,” Gibson says.

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“It’s kind of a partnership now between Storage, McDowell Mountain Community solar and utility companies, whereas we’ve Church, and DBM Architects.

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How Craig Jackson’s lifelong love for vintage autos led to the largest collector car auction in the world

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By Niki D’Andrea raig Jackson was still coming off a high from the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Las Vegas last October when the press releases started rolling out in November for the Barrett-Jackson 47th Annual Scottsdale Auction this month.

“We are continuing to build a collector car event… that is more than just an auction, it is the celebration of the automotive lifestyle,” Jackson said in one press release.

Jackson’s just as enthusiastic about cars in person as he is on paper, which isn’t surprising. After all, he’s lived an automotive lifestyle all his life.

The Showman and the Car Guy

The first car Craig Jackson remembers falling in love with was a 1939 Austin Bantam, a boxy vehicle with a sharp-angled nose crowned with a giant chrome grill perched between headlights that resembled enormous eyes. The Austin Bantam had sort of a face, and exuded huge character; the 1938 model was the inspiration for Donald Duck’s cartoon roadster. Jackson was 9 years old when he helped his family restore their ’39 AB for the Fiesta de los Autos Elegantes car show in Scottsdale.

It was 1967, and Jackson’s father Russ was staging the show for the first time with his business partner and fellow car enthusiast, Tom Barrett. The two had met over Barrett’s 1933 Cadillac V-16 town car, and their mutual wonder for wheels quickly developed into a family-run vehicle venture.

“My dad and Tom Barrett were diametrically opposed, so it made for an interesting dynamic,” Jackson says. “Tom was very colorful and an expert ‘showman’ and was the wheeler-dealer who went out and found cars around the world and brought them back to Arizona. My mom ran the front office, and my dad ran the shop and restorations. He was more the ‘car guy.’”

Russ Jackson had been taking his son to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California and the …continues on page 24

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Craig Jackson poses with the 1951 Talbot-Lago T-26 Grand Sport Saoutchik Coupe that will be on the block.

(Photo by Tim Heit)

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At auction this year: 1971 HEMI Challenger, powered by a 426ci HEMI engine with a pistol-grip 4-speed manual transmission.

(Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson Auction Company)

…continued from page 22 old-car swap meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania since he was a little kid. “My dad often had me hauling a wagon back and forth through all the rows of cars, looking for V16 and V12 Cadillac and Delahaye parts,” he recalls. “I just remember always being around cars and I loved it.”

In 1971, Russ Jackson and Tom Barrett held their first classic car auction, selling two Mercedes Benz 770K Phaetons that had previously been used as Adolf Hitler’s staff cars. One of them sold for a record $153,200, more than triple the previous auction price.

Craig Jackson began working for his father’s company right away, starting from the ground up and learning every aspect of the business, no matter how base it might seem

At auction this year: 1969 Mustang Q-Code 482 Cobra Jet Convertible, one of just 50 with the 428 CJ non-Ram Air engine.

(Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson Auction Company)

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now for a man with a net worth of around $50 million, according to numerous sources.

“The first year I was involved in the auction, I ran the trash crew,” he says. “The next year, I worked with the drivers, before I even had a license. My parents had high expectations for me and I had to carry my own weight in the business, even at a young age, which I definitely think helped me in the long run.”

That long run has taken the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction from its inaugural dirt lot next to the Safari Hotel in Scottsdale 47 years ago to a 76-acre site at WestWorld of Scottsdale, and from a small, auction-focused event into a televised and highly watched multi-day mecca of car culture that draws a slew of celebrities every year (previous attend-

ees include Justin Bieber, Alice Cooper, Burt Reynolds, Randy Johnson, Gene Simmons and Jay Leno).

Russ Jackson died in 1993, and Craig Jackson began running the company a few years later. He made several changes, starting with establishing an internet presence in 1994 and introducing internet bidding. Other innovations came from customer feedback.

“When I took over the reins after my brother passed away in 1995, I sent a survey to our customers asking how we could improve,” Jackson says. “As a result, we made significant changes to the types of vehicles we offer, for example.”

“Barrett-Jackson’s early auctions focused on prewar classics,” he elaborates. “I began to focus on Baby Boomers, bringing in muscle

cars, ‘60s sports cars, Woodys and other vehicles that appealed to that generation. We continue to do this today, as Gen Xers and Millennials enter the hobby.”

The survey also showed that people wanted more activities around the auction, “so we expanded the auction into a world-class automotive lifestyle event,” Jackson says, “with exhibitors, food vendors and entertainment and more.”

“We’ve evolved,” Jackson adds. “And we have to keep evolving.”

Driven to Give Back

When it comes to Corvettes, there’s perhaps never been a more passionate collector than Dave Ressler. The Montana-based auto dealership owner amassed a fleet of 55 Corvettes, including all five of the official Indianapolis 500 pace cars and a coveted 1953 Blue Flame, the oldest Corvette around and only the third one ever made.

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Valley-based country pop singer Laura Walsh, who will perform at the BarrettJackson auction this year, poses with the 1965 Shelby GT 350 Prototype that will be on the block.

(Photo by Kimberly Carrillo)

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At auction this year: 1951 Chevrolet 3100 custom pickup, powered by a Chevrolet LS3 Hot Cam engine.

(Photo courtesy Barrett-Jackson Auction Company)

…continued from page 25 and a fixture of the Barrett-Jackson collector car auctions. He passed away suddenly last November at the age of 61, and Jackson will honor his late friend at this year’s auction with a philanthropic gesture. “We are very excited to have our first ever yearlong charitable initiative this year called ‘Driven Hearts,’ which will support the American Heart Association,” Jackson says. “My wife Carolyn and I will be auctioning a very special 1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th anniversary edition to help kick off the initiative in Scottsdale. The vehicle was donated to my mother, Nellie, and me on the auction block by our longtime customer and friend, Dave Ressler, and will be sold in honor of his sudden passing.”

Barrett-Jackson has long been a vehicle for charitable causes, with proceeds from the sale of rare rides going toward organizations like TGen and Arizona-based Childhelp.

This year, multimillionaire developer and Chandler resident Ron Pratte, known among car collectors as “the bidder always in the front row at every Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction,” according to writer Daniel Strohl of classic car newsletter Hemmings Daily, will be on hand to donate his 2017 Ford GT to the Evernham Family-Racing for a Reason Foundation. The organization will auction off the vehicle to benefit the Austim Society of North Carolina’s IGNITE program.

Jackson views raising money and awareness for charitable causes as part of his family company’s legacy. “Barrett-Jackson started as a charity car show, Fiesta de los Auto Elegantes, to raise money for Scottsdale’s arts

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center and to buy books for the community’s new library,” he says. “I’ve always wanted to continue that legacy, which is truly a pillar of the company. We also have a unique platform that allows us to put a spotlight on these charities as well as help raise money for them, and that is very important to us.”

Auto Fixation

When iconic custom car designer George Barris wheeled the original Batmobile on stage at the Barrett-Jackson auction in 2014, the roar from the crowd was deafening, audible even to audiences watching the auction on TV. It was one of the most exciting moments in the auction’s history, with bids erupting and climbing to a final sales price of $4.2 million, in what Jackson calls “a spectacular moment.”

Jackson says some of the other most memorable cars ever auctioned at BarrettJackson include Carroll Shelby’s personal 1966 Shelby Cobra Super Snake, which sold for $5.5 million in 2007. “Having Ford’s Mark Fields and Carroll on the block while we made Ford history was very memorable,” he says.

Then there was the sale of a 1954 Oldsmobile F-88 in 2005 for $3.3 million. “Those moments completely blew the roof off the place,” Jackson says.

Highlights of this year’s auction include a “Mopar Mecca” docket featuring a Plymouth HEMI Cuda (one of 59 built in 1971 and the last known of its kind) and a 1970 Super Bee R-Code (one of 21 with a 426ci HEMI engine); a custom truck show headlined by

a 1956 Ford F-100 with a custom chassis and NASCAR racing legend Rusty Wallace’s 1966 Chevrolet El Camino custom pickup; a Chevy show including a rare 1965 Corvette Stingray Cutaway and a 1969 COPO 9560 high-performance Camaro; and a Ford lineup featuring a 1966 Shelby GT 350 Protoype #001 and a 1969 Mustang Q-Code 482 Cobra Jet Convertible (one of 20 made that year).

Barrett-Jackson’s 47th annual auction is expected to draw around six million viewers on the internet and television, and 51,000 attendees to WestWorld of Scottsdale. Though the auctions have expanded to include events in Florida, Connecticut and Nevada, Scottsdale remains Barrett-Jackson’s home and the center of the car collector universe to Jackson.

“It’s our hometown. This is really where it all started, beginning with Tom Barrett and my parents moving here. Climate also plays a role and Scottsdale is a great place to go in the winter time when it’s freezing back east, in Canada and Europe. Arizona is perfect for storing and driving cars,” says Jackson, who estimates he currently has “somewhere around 50 cars” in his personal collection.

“Quite a number of Barrett-Jackson customers have bought second or third homes in the Valley and keep their cars here. It’s become quite a place for car collectors.”

The Barrett-Jackson 47th Annual Scottsdale Auction takes place Saturday, January 13 through Sunday, January 21 at WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale.

Ticket prices vary by day and range from $17 to $195. VIP packages are also available. See barrett-jackson.com for more information. 

GreenGiant The “Greatest Show on Grass” treads new turf

The Waste Management Phoenix Open pumped $389 million into Arizona’s economy last year.

By Greg Macafee / Photos special to Airpark News

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he Grand Canyon isn’t the only famous hole in Arizona. Every winter, a certain hole in Scottsdale gets surrounded by tens of thousands of screaming people who drink beer and loudly boo and cheer on the cue of giant LED lights telling them to “Make Some Noise.” Sometimes they get flipped off by professional athletes. Sometimes they make it rain plastic cups, like they did twenty years ago when an upstart golfer named Tiger Woods took a nine iron out of his bag and hit a hole-in-one.

Welcome to the 16th hole at the Tournament Players Golf Club, one of many reasons the Waste Management Phoenix Open is called the “Greatest Show on Grass.”

On Monday, January 29th, this storied and exciting tournament will return for the 83rd time. First played in 1932, the Open is the fifth-oldest tournament on the PGA tour.

And this year, it’s getting some upgrades and continuing to give back to the community that supports it.

Given the party-like atmosphere of the tournament – elevated by several grandstands and luxury boxes throughout the 18-hole, 7,266-yard course – it’s not

surprising it’s such a highly attended event – the bestattended event in golf, in fact, drawing around half a million people every year. Last year, The Waste Management Phoenix Open set a PGA Tour and Phoenix Open single-day record with 201,003 fans in attendance on Saturday, and also set a tournament week attendance record of 618,365 people.

And it doesn’t plan to stop growing anytime soon.

“There’s always something new for everyone,” says 2018 tournament chairman Carlos Sugich. “Whether that’s for the sponsors or the fans.”

This year, they plan to add a lot to the course, starting with a brand new corporate Cove 17 on the south side of the 17th fairway.

The new addition will include 60 suites, two bar areas and an expansive, brand-new patio.

They are also adding close to 650 general admission seats on 17, which Sugich says

ASU alumnus Phil Mickelson has won the Waste Management Phoenix Open three times.

will add a lot more energy to the 332-yard par four.

That’s not the only new addition to the course. Sugich says they will also be adding a craft beer house on the west side of the 7th hole, and a cantina with terrific views of the golf on the 12th hole.

And then there is the legendary 16th hole, one of the most exciting holes in golf and a coveted spot for cocktail-sipping spectators.

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Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama has captured the title the past two years.

…continued from page 27 there’s often a line of people looking to nab the 3,700 general admission seats. “[The 16th hole has] become a bucket list item for people all over the Valley and the country,” Sugich says. “It’s a signature hole.”

The 2018 tournament chairman says that popularity started in 1997 when Tiger Woods made a hole-in-one on the hole. While it didn’t look like it does today, surrounded by stands and luxury boxes, the hole was still a popular spot for fans.

“It started growing organically and we wanted to create something special and make it more for the fans,” Sugich says.

“We wanted to have something no one expected, kinda like going to a stadium-type atmosphere.”

That’s exactly what they created. In the past, Arizona State alumnus John Rahm has donned a Pat Tillman jersey on the 163-yard par 3. Fans are also known for booing golfers

Rowdy crowds gather around the 16th hole.

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The 16th hole offers a stadium-like atmosphere not found elsewhere in golf.

million in its 85-year history. By attending the event, fans are supporting several nonprofit organizations across the Valley, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, St. Mary’s Food Bank, Homeward Bound and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix.

“It’s what the Thunderbirds are all about,” Sugich says. “Our goal is to promote the Valley of the Sun through sports while assisting those in need in our community. The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a huge community event and giving back is worth all the work and effort.”

The tournament kicks off with plenty of events leading up to the first round on Thursday, February 1. There will be a Special Olympics Open on Tuesday, January 30, starting at 11 a.m. There will also be two Pro-Ams, with the Kadima Ventures Pro-Am taking place on Monday, January 29 and the Annexus Pro-Am taking place on Wednesday, January 31. Other Fans can enjoy an interactive events include the Phoenix Suns experience at the Waste Charity Shot at Glory, a holeManagement Phoenix Open. in-one contest that takes place on the 16th hole, and the Coors Light Birds Nest concerts throughout the week, including performances by Flo Rida, OneRepublic and Florida Georgia Line featuring Chris Lane.

As for the actual tournament – which runs through Sunday, February 4 – there are no guarantees. Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama has captured the title the past two years and has placed in the top two the past three. But with top-rated players like Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas also among the competitors, anything could happen. When it comes to sports, the results can sometimes be as exciting and unpredictable as the 16th hole itself. 

when they don’t land their first shot on the green.

The Waste Management Phoenix Open is a huge economic stimulator for the Valley. The event pumped $389 million into Arizona’s economy last year. It also gives back to the community that has supported it since the beginning. In 2017, the event raised more than $10.1 million for charity and has raised more than $122

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Pretty Horses Scottsdale hosts the largest Arabian horse show in the world

By Leisah Woldoff

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he largest Arabian horse show in the world began as a small event for Arizonans who owned Arabian horses.

The 1955 inaugural show, organized by the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona (AHAA), was held at the Arizona Biltmore and featured 50 horses and more than a dozen exhibitors from Arizona and neighboring states. Today, Arabian horse enthusiasts from around the world come to Scottsdale, considered the mecca of the Arabian horse world, to kick off each year’s season of competitions. More than 2,400 Arabian and half-Arabian horses and their owners are expected to compete for

The horse show features more than 1,000 competitions. Tristan Wikel, 16, of Ohio, was the high point winner in her age category at last year’s show.

(Photo by Osteen Schatzberg)

more than $2 million in prizes at the 63rd Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, to be held February 15 through February 25 at WestWorld. More than 300,000 people attend the event each year, according to Taryl O’Shea, AHAA executive director.

In addition to more than 1,000 competitions held in seven arenas, the event also features a variety of activities, an international cuisine court and more than 300 vendors and trade booths offering products ranging from lavish jewelry, artwork and clothing to boots and custom saddles. Guests can take a behind-the-barn tour to learn about how the breeds prepare for competition. There’s also an expanded

family fun zone, which includes pony rides and a petting zoo. A Meet the Horse experience offers an opportunity to pose for photos atop a horse. Except for pony and camel rides, there is no extra charge for any of these activities. “We’ve really tried to make it an inexpensive family event,” O’Shea says.

Activities vary each day and include a dog adoption station from the Arizona Humane Society, demonstrations from the Scottsdale Police Department’s Mounted Unit, riding seminars and dog demonstrations. “Every day we have something a little different,” O’Shea says. AHAA also …continues on page 30 January 2018 Scottsdale Airpark News | 29

The Scottsdale show features more than 300 vendors and trade booths.

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(Photo by Wendy Peterson)

hosts a children’s art contest and a photography contest; the winners receive prize money and the submissions are displayed during the show.

The Scottsdale show is where owners, breeders and trainers unveil their superstars for the new competition year, according to O’Shea. Attendees are introduced to the new horses and can purchase and sell horses. In the weeks leading up to the show, breeders and horse owners from around the world bring their horses to Scottsdale via specialized equine air travel. Many of the owners have purchased homes in the area and after the Scottsdale show, they travel throughout North America to compete in other shows. The season culminates in November with the World Championships in Paris.

Charitable mission

AHAA, a nonprofit based in Scottsdale, was founded in 1955 with a dozen members and now has about 500 members. Throughout the year, it offers seminars, clinics and educational programs, as well as raises money for several charities.

The Scottsdale show, which utilizes more than 400 volunteers, is the largest of AHAA's five shows.

On certain days of the show, Proceeds from ticket children can paint their own sales are donated ceramic pony as part of the to charity; the 2017 show show’s expanded family fun zone. raised more than $100,000, (Photo by Wendy Peterson) according to O’Shea. This year’s show will raise funds for the March of Dimes, the Scottsdale Community College Equine Program, Ryan House, Horses Help and Warrior Horses.

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Attendees of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show have opportunities to meet the horses.

(Photo by Laurelle Anderson)

AHAA is the largest Arabian horse club in the Arabian Horse Association (AHA), an umbrella organization formed in 2003 as the result of the merger of the Arabian Horse Registry (founded in 1908) and the International Arabian Horse Association (founded in 1950). AHA, based in Colorado, is the official Arabian horse breed association and registry in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 26,000 members and more than one million registered Arabian, half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses.

An “amazing” breed

Arabian horses are originally from the Arabian Peninsula and were bred by the Bedouins as war mounts for long treks and quick forays into enemy camps, according to the AHA. Some of their physical characteristics come from living in harsh desert environments, such as their large, wide-set eyes to help them see predators and their large nostrils to take in more air and cool their bodies. Other identifiable characteristics of a purebred Arabian horse are a finely chiseled head, dished face, long arching neck and high tail carriage. They’re also known for their endurance and intelligence. “The Arabian horses are known as the most beautiful breed on Earth,” says O’Shea, who owns four Arabian horses and says they are like dogs in the sense that they prefer to be with people. “I would not own any other breed,” she says. “They’re amazing.”

The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show takes place February 15 through February 25 at WestWorld, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. Admission is free for children younger than 12 and general admission for adults is $10 ($7 for seniors and members of the military). Admission is free to all military families on Tuesday, February 20, and to families at Family Night on Friday, February 23. For additional information, including a schedule of events, visit scottsdaleshow.com. 

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o say Richard Benson is enthusiastic about wine is an understatement.

He owned and operated a winery and specialty wine store in Washington State, and his wife’s family started Signorello Vineyards, which perished in the 2017 wildfires.

The Bensons moved from Washington to the Valley so their daughter could pursue an Olympic gymnastics career, and it gave him the opportunity to rethink his own career.

Benson founded Airpark-based Wine Cellar Experts during the economic downturn in 2006.

“Getting into the wine cellar business was somewhat accidental,” says Benson, in his Airpark-based studio and shop.

“I married my wife, whose family has been in the wine industry since 1969. The more I learned about it, the more I loved it.

I was already in the construction business in high-end woodworking with multimilliondollar yachts. It was a natural integration to start doing wine cellars. After all, it’s a large, custom piece of furniture.”

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“We have a lot of different clients who have different needs,” Benson says. “We provide everything they’re going to want in terms of entertaining. We’ve been busy, so this is a good time.”

Sitting around his swanky studio that is decorated with an antique press, barrels, corks and other wine accessories, Benson says it’s fun to discuss with clients the benefits of wine cellars.

When they see the designs come to fruition, the reaction is magical.

“It’s really fun to see people when they look at their designs,” he says. “It’s fun to see clients get really excited about that. Most of the time, they didn’t know that was possible. It’s nice to make that connection.”

Benson calls his average customer “knowledgeable” about cellaring wine. They could be executives, sports stars or entertainment figures. Benson builds wine cellars for homes or off-site locations at places like Vinotel.

“People can store their collection safely and securely off site, but still be engaged in the art of collecting wine,” he says. “It fits millionaires; it fits people who have smaller homes. They’re anywhere from 40 to 55. They’re all over the board.”

Personally, Benson prefers in-home wine cellars.

“It’s fun to make a spontaneous decision about wine,” he says.

“But one-third of our wine cellars have something else in them.

They’ll have wine, or single-malt Scotch collections. Some have a humidor in them.

“We’re finishing one in Sedona where the lady will keep her furs in there. It’s the same exact environment, in terms of humidity, the cool and the dark. We end up with many different things that go in there. Others put decanters and stemware in there, too.”

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But like most transplants, they saw Arizona and decided to stay.

Benson says he’s filling a niche.

“It’s a great community and a great state to have this type of business,” Benson says. “People here have multiple homes and have wine collections in their main house. We stay pretty busy here.” 

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s r e p m a C Happy Swift Youth Foundation fosters mentor relationships between kids and teens

By Marilyn Hawkes Photos courtesy Swift Youth Foundation

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wift Youth Foundation’s executive director Kaylie Medansky says volunteering at Camp Swift as a teenager spurred her long-term interest in working in the nonprofit field. “I started as a counselor at 15 and I was hooked,” she says.

Camp Swift, an overnight summer camp program in Prescott, started in 1980 as a social action project of the Southwest Federation of Temple Youth, a regional Jewish youth organization.

Thirty-eight years later, the nonprofit is now known as the Swift Youth Foundation, an organization based in the Scottsdale Airpark that fosters positive mentor relationships between

Members of the Swift Youth Foundation at a recent carnival for the nonprofit organization

Camp Swift, an overnight summer camp program in Prescott, started in 1980 as a social action project of the Southwest Federation of Temple Youth, a regional Jewish youth organization.

economically disadvantaged youth and college-bound teens. To date, Swift Youth Foundation has served more than 15,000 students and teen volunteers.

During the school year, Swift Youth Foundation partners with the Paradise Valley 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) After the Bell Program to stage Swift After School, a weekly program held at Palomino Intermediate School that engages students ages 8-11 and 14-18 along with teen mentors in after-school activities, including sports, enrichment classes and team-building activities; and Swift Saturdays, a monthly program during the school year that serves the same population.

In an effort to keep middle-school age students engaged and bridge the gap in programming between elementary and high school, the foundation started Club Swift Jr., a monthly Saturday program specifically targeting 12-14 year olds.

Students of all ages look forward to participating in Swift programs, Medansky says. “They find Swift to be a home and a safe space for them to just really be themselves.”

Those who stay involved are eligible to attend one of two free 5-day residential camps in the summer. Teachers recommend the students based on grades, attendance and behavior, Medansky says.

Many of the volunteer counselors are Jewish high school students who come from Valley and other Southwest Jewish youth groups and come at their own expense. “I January 2018 Scottsdale Airpark News | 35

makingadifference don’t know of any other organization where you can have as much of a hands-on, fully immersive volunteer experience as you do being a counselor at Swift,” Medansky says.

Like Medansky, many of the collegebound teens are swayed by their after-school interactions and Camp Swift summer experiences. Some, including Jeff Hawkes, a Scottsdale Saguaro High School and University of Arizona graduate (and son of the author of this article), continue to return to Camp Swift long after they’ve established their adult lives.

Jeff, who met his future wife Gabrielle while at Camp Swift, says after years of volunteering, the Scottsdale couple understands the big picture. “Everyone who volunteers is so enthusiastic, whether you’re driving a van or unclogging a toilet, because we know that it’s helping the kids have a good time,” Jeff says.

When Jeff first started volunteering at camp, he was stunned to learn that some of the campers didn’t get three meals a day at home and had inadequate clothing.

“Some kids show up at camp with just the clothes they’re wearing and no toothbrush.

It definitely makes you take stock of what’s important,” he says.

Gabrielle says she was always moved by the transformation in the children from when they arrive at camp to when they leave. “It’s like night and day,” she says. “A lot of them have never been away from Phoenix before. They’re out of their element in so many ways, but they become confident and Students of all ages look forward to learn so much in such participating in Swift programs a short period of time.”

Measuring outcomes has been difficult in the past, but Swift Youth Foundation has became a counselor. Mata recently graduentered into a 10-year study with Arizona ated from Smith College and secured a job State University and the Paradise Valley with Southwest Human Development, a School District to track the progress of its nonprofit devoted to helping children get programs and participants. a good start in life.

Many former campers take part in Club Medansky considers Mata a shining Swift, a leadership-focused youth group example of how Swift Youth Foundation for teens who live in the same communities helps young people succeed. “Swift meant as the campers. The leadership training a lot to her and that’s driven her to want to prepares them to become counselors and work in a youth organization that’s doing positive role models, Medansky says. great things in the community.”  One of those campers, Liz Mata, was For more information about the Swift in Medansky’s cabin the first year she Youth organization, visit swiftyouth.org.

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The Ferrari 250 Cabriolet sits in the center of Alcazar’s office.

MyRide Drew Alcazar’s 1960 Ferrari 250 Cabriolet

By Niki D’Andrea / Photos by Kimberly Carrillo

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ome people keep photos of their families in their offices. Others hang their degrees and awards on the walls. Some might outfit their offices with microwaves and mini-fridges, maybe even a flat-screen TV. Drew Alcazar has a Ferrari parked in the middle of his office.

The sleek black 1960 Ferrari 250 Cabriolet with the Pinin Farina body design is the closest he’s come to his dream car: a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder, regarded by many as the most beautiful convertible ever produced, and perhaps most well-known for smashing through its glass showroom doors and careening into a ravine in a scene from the 1986 hit film Ferris Buehler’s Day Off. One fully restored model sold for £12.5 million in 2015.

“I think the Holy Grail for most collector car enthusiasts is a Spyder California – the Ferris Bueller car,” says Alcazar, who cofounded the Russo and Steele collector car auction company with his wife Jospehine in 2001. “I knew I couldn’t afford a Spyder California… this was as close as I could get to my Spyder California dream.”

Alcazar found his dream car surrogate in a carriage house in Long Island, New York in 2003. It hadn’t been started since 1972, and sported blue paint with a vinyl blue interior and white piping. “You can’t get any more

‘70s,” Alcazar recalls of the color scheme. “I picture someone in bell bottoms taking it for their last ride in the ‘70s.”

The Ferrari needed extensive work to restore it to its original condition. But Alcazar saw the car’s potential, and went to some pains to purchase it. “Russo and Steele was just getting started,” he says. “It took every penny I had in the piggy bank and a few others. I had no idea how I was going to restore the car, but I knew I wanted to buy it.”

It took Alcazar eight years to restore the car. He owned five other Cabriolets throughout the process. “Every time I had some extra coin, I’d buy headlights or an emblem or a tail strip,” he recalls.

He eventually stripped the car down to metal. The color was important to him.

“Almost everything in my collection is black,” he says.

Alcazar says the car is now “100 percent correct, down to the nuts and washers.” Such accuracy and authenticity was an integral part of achieving his longtime dream to show a car at the prestigious Concours d’Elegance event in Pebble Beach, California. “That’s the Super Bowl – crème de la crème, top of the heap,” Alcazar says. “You can’t just restore a car – it has to be over-the-top, not just in the restoration process but in the finish. You have to have all the proper components. You have to do a lot of research. Ferraris are all

The car’s color was important to Alcazar.

“Almost everything in my collection is black,” he says.

put together by hand. If you took the door off my car, it wouldn’t fit another car.”

The car was displayed at Pebble Beach in 2012. “Some people believe when you die, you get to live certain days over again. If I could, I’d live that day over again,” Alcazar says. “Getting to show at Pebble Beach was a day I’d live over again.”

Alcazar’s car also won a Ferrari Club of America International Meet Coppa GT award, another bucket-list accolade. After that and Concours d’Elegance, Alcazar says it just made sense to park the car on a rotating showroom platform in the middle of his second-floor office in Scottsdale.

“After you have a car that’s been everywhere and done everything, what do you do? I decided to put it in my office. It’s a satisfaction to sit and do business while looking at the car.”

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FLY-IN VACATION

Sunset view from the beach in Monterey (Photo courtesy See Monterey)

Monterey Whales and wine await in Northern California

By Alison Bailin Batz

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ess than two hours from the Valley via plane, the neighboring regions of Monterey and Carmel, California see a fraction of the crowds that descend on the area in the spring and summer months, making winter the sneaky best time to visit.

Here’s a handy guide to activities that stay hot all winter long.

Carmel Valley Ranch

Upon arrival at the newly renovated Carmel Valley Ranch, it’s impossible not to drink in the heady fragrance of fresh lavender growing on the nearby hillside.

All of your senses will come alive as you realize the limitless possibilities of play in this special place, recently named a 2017 Conde Nast Traveler Award Winner. Because of its location, the climate tends to be a lot warmer, sunnier and less foggy than the coast. In addition to being one of the top resort destinations in the United States – opt for a lavender suite, by the way – they have one of the most unique on-site activities you will find anywhere: a bee experience, which puts you in the beekeeper suit for the buzziest adventure in the area. carmelvalleyranch.com

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Bernardus Lodge & Spa

Perennially recognized by discerning readers of Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Hotels” and Conde Nast Traveler’s “Top Hotels” and as well as a Wine Spectator Grand Award recipient (2001-2014), this Forbes Travel Guide Four Star property has long set the gold standard for wine country vacationing. Opened in 1999, Bernardus Lodge and Spa is set on 28 pristine Carmel Valley acres awash with vineyards and lavender. In recent months, the resort underwent a multimillion dollar

Sea otters are a can’t-miss attraction this winter at Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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Discovery Whale Watch guarantees sightings of the majestic sea mammals.

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Many of the vineyards in Carmel Valley are within walking distance of each other.

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Bernardus Lodge & Spa has long set the gold standard for wine country vacationing.

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Aerial view of Carmel Valley Ranch.

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renovation, which culminated with the late 2017 reopening of its Lucia Restaurant & Bar. Named after the majestic Santa Lucia Mountains, which provide the dramatic backdrop to the space, the contemporary dining room is equal parts earthy and ethereal – and all parts delicious, thanks to nationally acclaimed chef Cal Stamenov, who brings decades of experience from working with the likes of Alain Ducasse,

Monterey Bay Aquarium is the ultimate window to the magical marine world for all ages. It is home to 35,000 creatures and more than 550 types of sea life including sea otters, sharks, seahorses, tuna, penguins and much more. A can’t-miss attraction this winter: the sea otters. On the second floor of the exhibit, you can watch them swim at the surface, while first-floor windows offer an underwater view of their lively acrobatics that usually go unseen by the human eye. montereybayaquarium.org

Discovery Whale Watch

Think of Monterey Bay as ground zero for whales, with winter being prime time to see the mighty grey whale and several species of dolphins. When fully grown, the gray whale can measure more than 50 feet long.

In 2015, winemaker Gregory Ahn took over this massive vineyard – formerly Chateau Julien Wine Estate – and renamed it Folktale Winery & Vineyards. The name is inspired by the thrill of discovery, the joy of gathering, and the idea that every great bottle of wine holds a story. Every inch of the space, not to mention the wine, oozes these ideals. The tasting room is whimsical, and the expansive outdoor space is filled with games, sparkling lights and gorgeous greenery. The winemakers’ goals are to express the beautiful minerality of Monterey’s cool climate and rocky soils, especially in their pinot noir and chardonnay offerings. Each wine tasting – or glass/ bottle – can be paired with bites from their award-winning kitchen, which sources locally and changes with each season. It’s almost impossible to spend less than half a day getting lost among the vines, music and merriment here. folktalewinery.com

Carmel Valley Wine Tasting

If seeking a host of wine tasting opportunities, look no further than Monterey’s nearby Carmel Valley Wine Country, which boasts vineyards dating back to the 1800s.

Many of the area’s wineries – including Bernardus Winery, Holman Ranch Vineyards, Cima Collina and Joullian Vineyards – are walking distance of each other, and focused on giving guests personal interactions versus simply tasting and selling wines day in and day out. seemonterey.com 

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Unplugged and Un-beached Beach Boys co-founder Al Jardine premieres new storyteller’s show at MIM

By Jimmy Magahern

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t’s about a month away from the debut of Al Jardine’s acoustic show at Phoenix’s Musical Instrument Museum, and Jardine, a founding member of the Beach Boys with a special connection to Scottsdale, is just starting to sketch together his show, a Springsteen-on-Broadway-style mix of songs and storytelling backed only by his son Matt and a media projectionist.

“I’m going to start with the first song we ever recorded, ‘Surfin’,’ and I’m hoping they can place a big double bass on stage for me, because that’s what I played on that song,” he says. “They should have one at the museum, I think.”

Obviously Jardine has never been to the MIM: One of the museum’s centerpieces is

its 12-foot-tall bowed Octobasse, one of the largest string instruments ever made. But Jardine plans to rectify that situation before his concert by dropping in on pal Peter Asher’s MIM show prior to his gigs. For Jardine, who lived in Scottsdale during the ‘80s when he was a familiar face around the Lasma Arabians horse ranch (he and second wife Mary Ann bred some million-dollar mares there), debuting his unplugged show at the MIM will mark a kind of homecoming.

“We lived in Scottsdale for about ten years, and my wife’s parents and her brother still live there,” he says. “Our twins Robbie and Drew were born there. Those were great years, man.”

If Jardine’s show shapes up anything

like his easygoing conversational style, the 75-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is guaranteed to deliver an intimate, freewheeling account of his life as the one non-family member of one of America’s most influential family bands. It was a young Jardine, an early Kingston Trio aficionado, who first recognized in next door neighbor Brian Wilson’s tuneful odes to surf, bikinis and hot rods a rich mythology worthy of its own folk music, and encouraged the three Wilson brothers, Brian, Carl and Dennis, along with their cousin Mike Love, to sing about the Southern California life they knew best.

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artsintheairpark image of their Hawthorne surroundings that continues to draw hordes of Huarache sandals-wearing pleasure seekers down Doheny way (“I got pretty tired of the traffic in Los Angeles,” he grouses). Perhaps because of that, Jardine downplays the attractiveness of Northern California’s Big Sur, where he’s maintained an 80-acre ranch in an isolated canyon near Pfeiffer Beach since the early ‘70s and where he and Mary Ann narrowly survived a large wildfire in 2008.

“Big Sur is a gorgeous place, but it’s very difficult to live here,” he says, noting the massive round of fires that engulfed Northern California this past October — which at least cut down on vacationers. “I’m not going to talk about Big Sur very much because we don’t want more traffic,” he adds, with a laugh. “There’s only one stoplight between me and Monterey!”

If Jardine fears overcrowding in Big Sur, he’s only got himself to blame. His ambitious contribution to the Beach Boys’ 1973 album Holland, the three-part “California Saga,” put the NoCal paradise on the map, painting a vivid portrait of the coastline from Salinas to Morro Bay and name-dropping everyone from Steinbeck to local legend Penny Vieregge. On his 2010 first-ever solo album,

A Postcard from California, Jardine revisits the suite’s closing song with backing vocals from Neil Young, David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and elsewhere includes paeans to San Simeon, Carmel’s Hurricane Point and other sights along the region’s picturesque Highway 1.

“That’s an awesome drive,” he says. “It’s like the Nā Pali coast along the north side of Kauaʻi. I’d better stop — I’ve said too much already!”

Interestingly, it’s Jardine’s mythologizing of Northern California and its eco-friendly counterculture, first captured on early ‘70s albums like Surf’s Up and Sunflower, that is now finding favor with new young Beach Boys fans.

“There was just such a richness in what they were doing in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s,” says Matt Jardine, who was featured as a kid on the Sunflower album cover and now, at 51, tours with his dad in Brian Wilson’s band (set to hit the road again in fall of 2018). “They were older. They weren’t kids anymore. They had families. And the beauty of living along the Big Sur coastline and just the wildness of it all became a part of the tapestry of their lives. And I think younger generations are really tapping into that era

now. We recently played at this festival in Brooklyn, and it was all, like, twentysomethings out there in the audience.”

The younger Jardine, who now lives in Flagstaff with his wife and three kids, admits even he’s not sure what songs and stories will find their way into the MIM show.

“He’s always telling stories that even I haven’t heard before,” Matt says. “There’s just so much history in that band that there’s always something new coming out. It’s like he’s peeling back the layers of an onion.”

Al says he hasn’t scripted anything.

“I’m just going to tell the stories behind the making of the songs — which I think is better than writing a book,” he adds, bucking the trend of rock star-penned memoirs, from Springsteen’s to Brian Wilson’s, currently saturating Amazon. “I can’t stand that idea.

So I thought I’d just talk about it, between the songs. I think this will be more fun.”  Al Jardine performs A Postcard from California with Matt Jardine at 7 p.m.

January 29 and 30 at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix. Tickets cost $63.50 to $78.50. Call 480-478-6000 or visit mim.org for more information.

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By Wayne Schutsky / Photos by Kimberly Carrillo

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usic aficionado Michael Dunn truly embodies the phrase “Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life,” and it is easy to see why.

The Rock Star Gallery owner has created a business that allows him to share his passion for rock ‘n’ roll with the masses and make a living while doing it.

Rock ‘n’ roll is not a new obsession for Dunn. In fact, the longtime Scottsdale resident and Coronado High School grad went to so many concerts as a teen that he jokes his favorite acts thought he lived in the front row.

“This is what my bedroom looked like when I was 13,” Dunn says, referencing his There are several signed guitars throughout the store, and many more at rockstargallery.com.

1,200-square-foot shop at Kierland Commons.

The space, though small, is jam-packed floor comes across their faces when they encounter to ceiling with signed records, guitars and rare pieces of music history. other artwork.

“The moment they walk in, it’s game on Rock Star Gallery has roughly 100,000 and they get to have a blast,” Dunn says. square feet of merchandise available through “Whatever was on their mind before is gone.” its website.

He adds, “It is so fun to watch; it really is.”

Though the sentiment is sincere, it is unLooking is free, but owning a piece of rock likely the Arizona native had a $5,600 signed ‘n’ roll history does not come cheap. Prices copy of Led Zeppelin’s debut album or a $7,600 for items in the store range from $900 for an guitar signed by the Bee Gees on his wall when autographed photo of Foo Fighters front man he was a budding teen.

Dave Grohl to $14,000 for a “Guitar Heroes” That being said, Dunn’s stereo system from guitar signed by Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Brian high school does sit in a prominent position in May, Pete Townsend, Billy Gibbons and Eddie the front of the store and is still used to fill the This autographed David Bowie album cover sits in a customVan Halen. space with the owner’s favorite music. designed frame.

The store also features a range of framed Dunn’s vision for the space – which is going and signed albums and signed guitars from on its 14th year – goes beyond a memorabilia artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, store.

He views Rock Star Gallery as a place for visitors to leave Nirvana, AC/DC, Aerosmith and more.

Beyond that traditional fare, Rock Star Gallery lives up to its their problems behind, and he relishes the look of awe that January 2018 Scottsdale Airpark News | 43

shoppingintheairpark Rock Star Gallery features the memorabilia of music legends including The Eagles, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.

name with unique pieces of art depicting and created by rock legends, including an original oil painting of Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell album cover by Carl Kunz and a massive portrait of Guns N’ Roses

guitarist Slash by Sebastian Kruger.

Despite owning a shop lined with rare and expensive pieces of musical history, Dunn insists he never goes in for the hard sell when customers enter the shop.

“(My approach) takes all the pressure off,” he says. “When people realize you are not going to sell them something, their demeanor changes and they can just have fun.”

He says this approach makes sense because many of his visitors are out-oftowners on vacation who aren’t going to make an in-store purchase anyway.

“At this point, 70 percent of what we do is abroad,” Dunn says. “We shipped to Turkey, Dubai, U.K. and Australia (recently).”

The gallery does most of its business through its website, and Dunn prefers it that way. The gallery itself, while still a storefront, is a gathering place more than anything else – a place of communion for anyone who loves rock ‘n’ roll, whether they can afford to actually purchase the memorabilia or not.

“This doesn’t exist anywhere else,” Dunn says. “We created the holy grail for music fans.” 

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AIRPARK EVENTS The new year brings a slew of special events to the Scottsdale Airpark area. Here’s a handful of the biggest January events, including the annuals that help kick off the city’s prime tourism time in late winter and spring.

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BOOKER T. JONES The legendary soul music pioneer who made hits such as “Green Onions,” “Hang ‘Em High” and “Time Is Tight” will perform his soul standards in addition to songs from his tenth studio album, Sound the Alarm.

When: Thursday, January 4 and Friday, January 5 Where: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix Cost: $48.50 to $53.50 Info: themim.org

The world’s largest collector car auction returns, with several special vehicles in tow and up for auction, including a Plymouth HEMI Cuda, NASCAR racing legend Rusty Wallace’s 1966 Chevrolet El Camino custom pickup and a 1969 Mustang Q-Code 482 Cobra Jet Convertible.

When: Saturday, January 13 through Sunday, January 21 Where: WestWorld of Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: $17 to $195 Info: barrett-jackson.com

“Dog Soldiers” by Joe Beeler. The artist’s work is featured in an exhibition opening this month in Scottsdale.

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Bronson Pinchot plays Daddy Warbucks in Scottsdale Musical Theater’s production of Annie.

ANNIE An all-star cast including TV, film and Broadway star Bronson Pinchot (Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop), Broadway star Kaitlin Hopkins (Bat Boy: The Musical), and TV sensation Heather Morris (GLEE) headlines Scottsdale Musical Theater Company’s production of the classic Annie.

When: Thursday, January 4 through Sunday, January 7 Where: Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W.

With more than 800 cars coming across the auction block and a new layout at Salt River Fields, the Russo and Steele collector car event promises the excitement of “auction in the round” action as well as a “Food Truck Showcase” and more than 130 vendors.

When: Wednesday, January 17 through Sunday, January 21 Where: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale Cost: $20 to $30 (general admission); $200 (bidder registration) Info: russoandsteele.com LIFE 360 SUMMIT Doctors and natural health experts explain the science behind wellness and longevity, and share tips for living life to the fullest, at this second annual event where speakers give TED Talks-style presentations on topics such as superfoods, hydration, chronic pain and exercise.

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This major retrospective exhibition pays tribute to the late sculptor and painter Joe Beeler, founding member of Cowboy Artists of America and a resident of Sedona, Arizona. Beeler ’s well-known Western works captured scenes of cowboys and Native American life, and his body of work includes the 10-foot tall statue of Barry Goldwater that stands in Barry Goldwater Memorial Park in Paradise Valley.

When: Tuesday, January 16 through October 28 Where: Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 3830 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale Cost: $15, adults; $13, seniors; $8, students and children ages 6 to 17 Info: 480-686-9539, scottsdalemuseumwest.org

Al Jardine, a founding member of The Beach Boys, will perform A Postcard from California with his son, Matt Jardine.

When: Monday, January 29 and Tuesday, January 30 Where: Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix Cost: $63.50 to $78.50 Info: themim.org WASTE MANAGEMENT PHOENIX OPEN Hideki Matsuyama defends his title against pro golfers including Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth as the “Greatest Show on Grass” swings through Scottsdale for the 47th year. This year’s Birds Nest concerts include Flo Rida and OneRepublic.

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Students at Scottsdale Grammar School celebrated spring in the 1920s with a dance around the maypole.

(Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

By Joan Fudala

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s spectators or participants, Scottsdale residents have enjoyed dancing throughout its history. While the types of dancing have evolved, the zest to “trip the light fantastic” is as strong as ever.

Here’s a toe-tap through the Scottsdale area’s dance moments:  Native Americans have incorporated dance in their cultural expression for hundreds of years. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosts pow wows that feature dancing. According to the SRPMIC website, “There are a number of different types of specialized dances, but the most common is the social round dance where the dancers grasp hands and form a circle, stepping to the beat of the song in a counterclockwise direction.” Another form of social dance music that has been around since the 1800s is commonly referred to as “chicken scratch.” This form of dance music is a hybrid of European polka and waltzes with a variety of Mexican influences and is usually played by bands wielding instruments such as the guitar, accordion, saxophone, drums and bass. The dance is always directed in a counterclockwise …continues on page 48

Dance crazes of the Sixties were popular at discos and “go-go’s” like the Red Dog in downtown Scottsdale.

(Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

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…continued from page 47 direction. The O’odham call this type of dancing Vaila (or Waila) borrowed from the Spanish word bailar.” See www. srpmic-nsn.gov for more information.  Scottsdale’s Hispanic residents added to Scottsdale’s diverse cultural life with dances they brought from Mexico in the early 1900s. Youth at Vista del Camino and the Paiute Neighborhood Center have kept those traditions alive through their performances of what many call “Ballet Folklorico.”  The Ingleside Inn, Scottsdale’s first luxury resort that opened circa 1910, held picnics for their guests at Echo Canyon/Camelback Mountain that featured Native American dance performances.  From its earliest days, students at the 1909-vintage Scottsdale Grammar School (now the Scottsdale Historical Museum) danced around the maypole

In April of 2004, the Arizona Ballet performed at Taliesin West, the scene of many dance performances since its founding in 1937.

…continues on page 49

(Photo courtesy Joan Fudala)

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Youth in Scottsdale’s Ballet Folklorico carry on their cultural traditions at Vista del Camino.

…continued from page 48 as an annual rite of spring.  Soon after Scottsdale High School opened in 1923, its students began hosting dances, many with home-spun themes: the Apron & Levi Dance & Pie Supper, Freshman Backward Dance, the Girls’ League Spring Formal, the Beaver Builders Club Annual Sweetheart Dance, Lettermen’s Club Dance, Alumni Dance and Hi-Y dances after athletic games.  When famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright opened his School of Architecture at Taliesin West north of Scottsdale in 1937, he and his wife Olgivanna hosted cabarets and cultural performances for apprentices, staff and invited members of the Scottsdale community. Dance was often featured. In 2004, continuing that tradition, Taliesin West hosted a performance by the Arizona Ballet as a benefit for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust (Conservancy).  Respected New York City ballet teacher Ruth Sussman relocated to Scottsdale and opened the Ruth Sussman School of Ballet on Bishop Lane in 1950. Hear her recollections in an oral history at scottsdalelibrary.org/ historical.  George Ellis built an open-air ballet studio (aka wooden platform) along the Arizona Canal at Cattle Track for his daughter Janie.

Despite the unusual setting for her dance practice, Janie became an accomplished ballerina. During her youth and high school

(Photo courtesy Joan Fudala)

years, she danced in regional productions, and was granted a Ford Foundation scholarship by the famous George Balanchine of the New York City Ballet. When she returned to Scottsdale in the early 1970s, she began choreographing local productions, from dinner theater to civic events and school plays. She choreographed the stylized square-dance that local high school students performed at the dedication of Louise Nevelson’s “Window to the West” public art sculpture in 1973. She also choreographed the fun-loving Scottsdale Arts Center Association’s Follies in the 1970s.  In the heyday of Scottsdale as “The West’s Most Western Town” in the 1940s through the 1960s, square dancing was all the rage. A street square dance was part of the Sunshine Festival/Parada del Sol festivities started in 1951. Square and country dancing al fresco were popular at Cavalliere’s Reata Pass Western restaurant near Pinnacle Peak in the 1950s through the 1970s. During the 1940s, residents belonged to the Scottsdale Square Dance Club. The Lazy J’s, an affiliate of the Scottsdale Jaycees, sponsored an annual rodeo dance in conjunction with the Parada del Sol.  As more resorts opened in Scottsdale, their ballrooms became the venues for community dances and charity fundraising balls.

Resort nightclubs, like the French Quarter at the Safari Resort, also attracted dance …continues on page 50

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As the Safari marquee proclaims, there was dancing nightly in the resort’s French Quarter Nightclub.

(Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

…continued from page 49 aficionados who stepped out to the sounds of Big Band music. Stand-alone nightclubs in Scottsdale also attracted dancers: Wild Bill Moses (now Handlebar J’s on Shea) featured country music and dancing, and the Red Dog Disco GoGo offered the fad dances of the 1960s and 1970s (remember the twist, the monkey, the swim, etc?).  Dancing for dollars has always been a Scottsdale tradition. In the late 1940s, the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce hosted a Street Pavers Ball at the Camelback Inn to raise funds to water/oil down the town’s unpaved streets to control dust. In the early 1970s, the chamber and Scottsdale Historical Society hosted a dance at Mountain Shadows Resort to raise funds to save the Little Red Schoolhouse.  In 1969, the first annual Scottsdale All Indian Days was held on Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, with participants encamped near Scottsdale Stadium. By its second year, more than 15,000 Valley residents and …continues on page 51

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(Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society photo)

…continued from page 50 visitors attended the shows and exhibits staged by more than 300 Native Americans representing 53 different tribes. Native American dance exhibitions were a major draw to the event.  When the City of Scottsdale held its first annual Scottsdale Arts Festival in February and March of 1971, it included not only visual art, but a performance by the Scottsdale-Phoenix Civic Ballet (at the Scottsdale High School auditorium).  Within the first month of the October, 1975 opening of the Scottsdale Center for the [Performing] Arts, dance performances became a sought-after ticket. First to be staged was the Cliff Keuter Dance Company in November, 1975, followed by the Albuquerque Dance Theatre in December, the Ballet Repertory Company in January, 1976 and Arizona Ballet Theatre in February, 1976. Over its 42-year history, SCPA has hosted dance troupes of every kind: Flamenco Teodora Morca, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Bill Evans Dance Company, Bella Lewitzky Dance Company, Lulac Dancers, Beijing Modern Dance Company, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov (2003), Twyla Tharp Dance Company, STOMP, Gregory Hines, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Momix, the Tango Fire, Parsons Dance and many more.  Scottsdale Community College offers an associate degree in Arts/Dance with specialties in ballet, modern and jazz dancing, and also has courses in dance technology (see scottsdalecc.edu/ programs/dance). The college also stages dance productions open to the public at its Performing Arts Center.  Scottsdale’s Senior Centers hold dance classes – for fun and exercise – and hosts special dance events, from Fifties Sock Hops (the next one is January 18 at Via Linda Senior Center) to Junior-Senior Proms (in conjunction with youth groups).

So… see ya “At the Hop!” 

The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce and Scottsdale Historical Society held a dance in the early 1970s to raise funds to save the Little Red Schoolhouse, now the Scottsdale Historical Museum.

(Photo courtesy Scottsdale Historical Society)

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Fresh fare helps Original ChopShop thrive amidst a sea of salad options.

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n the four years since Original ChopShop opened in Old Town Scottsdale, there’s been an explosion of healthy competition nearby: Mad Greens, Salad and Go, Grabbagreen and Sam Fox’s Flower Child are just a few that come to mind. Seeing the potential for expansion, North Carolina-based investment firm Hargett Hunter Capital Partners picked up a majority stake in ChopShop in 2016. The brand has expanded into Tempe, Chandler, Queen Creek and most recently Paradise Valley, with plans to quadruple the number of locations in the next few years.

Why is Original ChopShop so successful? The brand manages to do something few other fast-casual eateries have – serve healthful fare that’s

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dependable, fresh and delicious. Every ChopShop features the same menu of salads, sandwiches, protein bowls, fresh juices and desserts. The farmhouse look is also consistent, with subtle tweaks in décor that align with the location’s personality. For example, downtown Chandler’s ChopShop sports a vintage bank vault door and photos of the town in various decades, while the Tempe location near Arizona State University is tucked into a quaint house with a large outdoor patio.

The newest location near Paradise Valley Mall is bright and airy, with whitewashed plank walls, trays of tiny succulents and a row of vintage cameras purchased on an antique shopping excursion. Framed black-and-white

historic images show the area in its earlier incarnation as farmland. The food here is clean and refreshing, incorporating only the freshest produce. You won’t find wilted kale or brown speckled bananas unless they’re headed straight for the juicer.

Salad options range from a basic kale Caesar to beet, BBQ chicken and proteinpacked kale with quinoa. The latter is a

study in contrasts, its starchy quinoa pearls contrasting with tender golden raisins and crisp snap peas. Smokehouse almonds lend a strong BBQ flavor that makes this the perfect salad for a summer picnic. The beet salad is earthy, with a delightfully sour burst from Granny Smith apples, while the raw vegetable salad uses grassy avocado and tender corn kernels to offset the crunchiness

of uncooked broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.

Customization is a major benefit of the ChopShop experience. Chicken, tofu, steak and shrimp can be added to salads for an upcharge. Salads can be ordered as wraps, and grilled protein bowls have several base options. Try the Thai coconut chicken with forbidden rice, a grain once reserved for Chinese emperors because it was rumored to promote longevity.

Antioxidants aside, the nutty black rice makes a toothsome base for chunks of tender white chicken and crisp vegetables tossed in vegan panang curry. The rich peanut sauce has a piquant chili undercurrent that builds with every bite.

Spicy Korean beef is sticky-sweet with a spice level of about 2.5 out of 5, while the mild green curry tofu lacks the same punch. It’s best paired with sweet potato hash, which boosts the dish’s flavor profile with kale and onion. Wash the Korean beef down with a Jacked Up PB&J …continues on page 54

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If you’ve got a sweet tooth, don’t fret. In addition to pastries provided by Downtown Phoenix Public Market, ChopShop offers açaí bowls and naturally flavored desserts. The tart, icy açaí bowl easily outperforms the pitaya version, as the latter (also called dragon fruit) has a strange, sweaty undertone. Both the coconut chia pudding and chocolate-mint Greek yogurt are like the bowl of butter mints at a restaurant – just enough to end a meal on a sweet note, but not fully satisfying.

Instead, beeline for fresh juices like the Cold Buster with carrot and orange, or the refreshing pineapple- and cucumber-based Hydrator. That way, you’ll get the illness-fighting properties of ingredients like aloe vera and ginger with your sugary bump.

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A Chance of Meatballs The forecast for the Maggiore Group’s new Sicilian Butcher looks bright.

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“This is sooo good! It’s sooo good!”

The woman at the table across from us is talking to her male dining companion, pointing emphatically with her fork at the dish in front of her. I don’t know what she’s eating, but that doesn’t matter, because we are at The Sicilian Butcher, and everything on the menu is “sooo good!”

Branded as a “craft meatballs and charcuterie bar,” The Sicilian Butcher is the latest restaurant concept from Chef Joey Maggiore of The Maggiore Group. Chef Joey also owns and operates Hash Kitchen, and his father Tomaso is the founder of Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant and Tomaso’s When in Rome.

This Italian foodie family knows its flavors. Every concept that’s opened under

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the Maggiore umbrella so far has been a success, and The Sicilian Butcher is no exception – but it is exceptional, starting with the set-up.

The interior design is stylish and foodforward. There’s a little Italy in everything, from the mobster-figure murals painted above the bar and the artsy cascade of butcher axes hanging between chain-link curtains to the colossal glass-enclosed display of hanging meats and the black-andwhite wall-size photo of Tomaso Maggiore with a cigarette dangling from the corner of his mouth. The interior space is big and bright, with views of the open kitchen, and there’s also an expansive patio.

A full bar serves a slew of craft cocktails, most notably the Milan Margarita (tequila, pineapple rosemary agave, lime juice and Campari) and the Pepe Pepe (tequila, red

pepper agave, lime juice and grapefruit juice). If tequila isn’t your taste, The Italiano brings the brawn with bourbon, Averna, amaretto syrup and a dash of orange bitters.

Of course wine is prime here, and the allItalian vino list features Maggiore family Monte Olimpo varietals (a Chardonnay and a Nero D’Avola) and several Sicilian white and red blends. Beer options are far fewer, but you can never go wrong with Peroni. But considering how fantastic the food here is, you might want to steer clear of filling beer.

Let’s start with the appetizers, and a bowl of slick and flavorful Sicilian olives with a warm basket of ciabatta bread. A good way to sample a few different starters is via a charcuterie board. The Sicilian Street Board (two-person minimum) includes cazzilli (fried potato sticks stuffed with mozzarella, crispy pancetta, and tomato herb sauce),

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Milan Margarita

panelle (chickpea French fries with lemon aioli), arancini (saffron rice balls packed with mozzarella, meat ragu and English peas), and crispy cuttlefish, which our server likened to calamari but which is actually more rubbery in texture and briny in taste.

Excellent bruschetta boards, flatbread, panini and salads abound on the menu, but the stars of this show are really the pastas (crafted in-house) and handmade meatballs.

There are ten kinds of meatballs on the menu, ranging from more traditional (Tomaso’s Sicilian Meatballs, made with veal, pork and beef) to completely unexpected (Sicilian Tuna Fresh, made with ahi tuna, raisins, pine nuts, pecorino, garlic, Mozzarella board lemon and herb bread crumbs).

Lamb meatballs satisfy, and lump crab and shrimp meatballs are surprisingly savory with whipped Boursin cheese, but far and away my favorite meatball on the menu is the turkey meatball – the best iteration I’ve ever had, and a huge hit at the grand opening in late November, when groups of people were literally stalking the servers for samples of them and hanging around the kitchen counter waiting. Cut into a turkey meatball with your fork, and a pillow of fragrant steam rises to greet you.

Pasta and meatball orders work like this: You pick your meatball, then your sauce and your pasta. There are nine sauces to choose from, including basil-tinged marinara, vodka cream sauce and a decadent truffle mushroom cream. Pastas are masterfully made with not a bad “bottom” among them. The mafalde (wide ribbon pasta) is one of the most popular, with the paccheri (large tube pasta) a close second.

Spaghetti is of the long square variety, and ever al dente.

If you manage to make room for dessert, you won’t be sorry.

Olive oil cake with mascarpone cream and house-made honeycomb is spongy and sweet -- but in a comforting, not cloying, sense. The espresso caramel budino is a bed of vanilla custard covered in an eye-opening espresso caramel. The “Deconstructed Cannoli” is decent and adorned with crushed pistachio, candied lemon wheel

and pizzel cookies, but if you’re Italian and grew up with an auntie who made magnificent cannoli, you should know right now that nothing will ever be as good – but The Sicilian Butcher’s version isn’t bad.

The restaurant’s location in a strip mall near Tatum Boulevard and Greenway Road puts it smack-dab in the middle of my neighborhood, and it’s quickly become my new favorite neighborhood restaurant. Chef Joey is usually there greeting guests, along with restaurant manager Luigi. And the place is almost always packed, inside and out, which is pretty impressive considering it’s only been open for a few months. Some of that has to do with the Maggiore reputation for creating superlative Italian dining experiences, but I’m convinced it’s mostly because of the mind-blowing meatballs.

They’re the kind of food experience that make you loudly enthuse “It’s sooo good!” 

The Sicilian Butcher 15530 N. Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix 480-775-5140, thesicilianbutcher.com

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The interior design is stylish and food-forward. There’s a little Italy in everything.

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love recipes that kids can make with as much success as adults, and this soup scores big in that department. Plus, leave it to the “Make Do” generation of the 1930s to leave us with simple, delicious dishes of sustenance. This tummywarming dumpling drop soup is the perfect example of turning a little flour and a few eggs into magical dumplings bobbing in chicken broth.

The recipe was given to me a few years ago by a reader named Barbara Hauck, and honestly, it took longer for me to find her email than to make the soup! It has become a favorite in our family (the kids can make it as easily as the adults) and I wanted to make sure I gave her all the credit. Here’s part of Barbara’s original email to me: “When I was growing up in Frankenmuth, Michigan, German or Bayrish was the first language, not English. When the war broke out in Germany, the language was not spoken in public but still at home. The dumplings have a German name – spatzele or spotzum (sparrow, like the bird, because the dumplings were small like sparrows!). Our community was very thrifty in their meals, never throwing away leftovers. This was used when there wasn’t meat for a meal.”

Barbara’s comfort food dumpling drop soup is a reminder that simple can often be sensational! (Watch Jan’s how-to video of dumpling drop soup at https://www.facebook.com/jandatri1/)

Barbara’s Technique:

Barbara’s technique for dropping the dumplings into the soup is to take a small spoon, dip it in the hot broth, then scoop out a spoonful of batter and put the spoon back into the broth so the batter drops into the soup. This creates a gnocchi-like dumpling.

Jan's Technique:

The kids in my family love to take more of the spatzele approach by dipping the spoon into the batter and then drizzling the batter over the hot broth to create long strips of dumplings. 

FIVE INGREDIENT DUMPLING DROP SOUP Ingredients:

3 eggs 3/4 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon water 2 quarts of chicken broth

Directions:

In a bowl, beat eggs by hand. Add in 3/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Vigorously mix the ingredients by hand until there are no lumps. Add 1 tablespoon water and mix.

Bring to boil 2 quarts of chicken broth. Holding the bowl at an angle over the broth, scoop 1 teaspoon mix at a time and drop in broth until all the batter is gone.

Simmer 30 minutes. Enjoy with hard crusted bread.

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Scottsdale is set to make a splash in Chicago, L.A. and NYC

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ext month, should you find yourself in New York City or Chicago, you may come across some familiar sights, from the rooftop pool of the W Scottsdale to the cacti-dotted hills of the Sonoran Desert.

That’s because Experience Scottsdale is launching month-long, out-of-home advertising campaigns in those cities in February.

Our Absolutely Scottsdale campaign will be on display in Penn Station and Plaza in New York City, as well as Ogilvie Station and Jackson Tunnel in Chicago.

All totaled, nearly 400 Scottsdale ads will be seen from floor to ceiling on walls, pillars and stairwells throughout these venues – garnering more than 34 million advertising impressions. Experience Scottsdale’s messaging will span two full blocks outside of Madison Square Garden in Penn Plaza.

Plus, ads will be seen on digital boards in

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Penn Plaza as well as wrapped around a Chicago Metra train car.

These advertisements – and invitations to “come see what blooms in the desert” – will be seen by millions of New Yorkers and Chicagoans. As those millions head out on their daily commutes, bundled up to brace against the cold winter weather, they will walk past images of our warm desert destination for an entire month. Plus, our Absolutely Scottsdale television commercial will be simultaneously broadcast in the markets, grabbing New York City and Chicago residents’ attention even when they’re at home.

We push our messaging in New York City and Chicago because we know, through our extensive leisure visitor research, that they are our top-producing markets for visitation.

With our biennial visitor research,

Experience Scottsdale finds the most effective ways to keep Scottsdale top of mind with potential visitors. From where advertising is placed to when it is deployed in each market is determined in part by the findings of this study, which analyzes U.S. and Canadian leisure visitor records from 12 luxury and upper-moderate Scottsdalearea hotels and resorts during a 24-month period. The research enables Experience Scottsdale to target, down to the household level, potential, high-value visitors with a propensity to travel to Scottsdale.

Late last year, we launched a similar high-impact campaign in Los Angeles, which is our third largest market for visitation. In November, we splashed our advertisements on Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and throughout Santa Monica Place, where an average of 650,000 shoppers head each month.

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Through consumer testing, we know these advertisements are effective and persuasive.

After seeing our Absolutely Scottsdale advertisements and commercial, consumer interest in visiting Scottsdale increased by 25 percent. Participants called Scottsdale “exciting,” “inspiring,” “energizing” and a “fun place to visit.” Plus, the ads appealed to all participants, regardless of their age, geography or familiarity with the destination.

By investing in these high-impact, out-ofhome campaigns, Experience Scottsdale ensures that Scottsdale remains top of mind with current visitors from New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. And hopefully, we also capture the interest of new visitors in the process.

Rachel Sacco is the president and CEO of Experience Scottsdale, which is responsible for marketing the Scottsdale area as a premier travel and meetings destination to national and international leisure visitors, travel agents, tour operators and meeting planners. 

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Health insurance contingency disaster plan

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By Paul Breslau

n late 2018 and into 2019, a health insurance contingency disaster plan should be a topic for small Arizona businesses and nonprofits, thanks to the ongoing health insurance market trends I will describe. Also, business health insurance will be impacted by Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes resulting from the repeal of key components.

Please note there are many issues with health insurance, health care, hospitals, government health programs, etc. as well as myriad causes for these issues. This article is just focused on the small business area of my expertise. The larger realm of causes and possible solutions for the big picture are left for another day.

Small Employer Market

For health insurance, the Arizona small employer market is defined as businesses with two to 50 employees. According to some experts, this market is next on the chopping block. Small employers are going to take a beating similar to the high premiums and limited options now pervading the Arizona individual and family health insurance market.

For Arizona small businesses, health insurance companies use published, genderneutral Community Rates. There are age limitations that increase younger employee rates and reduce the older employee rates.

There's no medical underwriting allowed so all businesses are enrolled regardless of medical conditions. Industry adjustments can't be made so bankers and miners have the same rates.

The first trend is, businesses with younger and healthier employees are enrolling in limited self-funding plans, aka level-funded plans. These insurance policies escape the Community Rating rules of the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, level-funded rates can account for gender, age impact, industry, and health conditions through medical underwriting. This drains the Community Rating pools of the best young and healthy business participants. The result is future Community Rates will need to be adjusted upward.

A second trend is adding many small businesses with two to 10 employees to the

Community Rate pools. Eight years ago, many of these smallest businesses used employer group plans. Due to market conditions at that time, many of these businesses were moved to individual and family health insurance plans. Now only one Arizona health insurance company provides individual and family health insurance using expensive HMO policies. These smallest businesses are doctors, lawyers, plumbers, electricians, and other independent business owners.

Many have started their own businesses after careers working elsewhere. Therefore, these businesses tend to have older employees, often with medical conditions. Once again, by adding these smallest of businesses into Community Rated plans, the rates will need to be adjusted upward.

To summarize, the pool of small businesses in fully insured Community Rated ACA plans will more and more consist of those with older employees and those needing more medical care. Therefore, the Community Rates will need to increase significantly from already high levels. Compounding the problem is that businesses that previously moved to level-funding and had catastrophic claims will likely be moved back onto the fully insured Community Rated plans on their renewals, when they experience huge rate increases.

What to do for a health insurance contingency plan?

Don’t wait until November and December 2018, when thousands of Arizona businesses receive their January 2019 renewals. Start considering options in September and October.

January 2019 rates for fully insured plans must be delivered by November 1. Have a contingency plan ready for December 1 implementation but peek at the fully insured renewal November 1 to see how they look.

Those few remaining businesses with renewals throughout the year have a more stable market situation. Community Rates change quarterly. The first quarter of 2018 is not a problem and the impacts described here will be in the first quarter of 2019.

Get opinions from more than one agent that specializes in small business health insurance.

Level-funded plans take into consideration the health of your business population and for many groups, that might lower costs.

When you move to a level-funded health care plan, it gives business owners flexibility in plan design, delivers high levels of cost transparency to business owners so you know where your health care dollars are going, and if managed effectively, lower your health care costs year over year. Consider applying and going through medical underwriting to see the specifics for your business.

Try the Aetna-Banner initiative and other initiatives from the major health insurance companies that will be coming to market.

Many of my business clients are working with Redirect Health, an emerging national health care company based right here in the Airpark. Redirect Health offers a comprehensive strategy to help companies reduce health care costs, with plans built specifically for each business. My employer groups report an exceptional member experience, unlike anything they previously had in health care – with 100 percent renewing their plans.

Take advantage of first dollar benefit indemnity plans. Combine a high deductible traditional health insurance plan with indemnity hospital, cancer, and critical illness insurance. This can lower both monthly premiums and out-of-pocket costs.

Ask your broker about new innovations and ideas that are coming to the market.

If you own or manage an Arizona small business or nonprofit, please feel free to reach out to me to discuss how these issues might impact you. Hopefully, the actual small business health insurance market disruption will not be as dramatic as predicted in this article, yet a contingency disaster plan is recommended nevertheless. ď Ž Paul Breslau, Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), Registered Employee Benefit Consultant (REBC), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Chartered Advisor for Senior Living (CASL), is President of Breslau Insurance & Benefits Inc. Contact: 602-692-6832; www.HRaz.com; Paul@HRaz.com.

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Factors that affect the price you’ll pay to lease or buy

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By Stephen A. Cross, CCIM

o knowledgeable industry insiders, the leasing and purchasing of commercial property is analogous to the legal system, where parties with opposing interests square off in an adversarial setting: tenants and buyers seeking the lowest price and most concessions versus landlords and sellers pursuing the highest price possible with the fewest concessions. Generally speaking, the side that is best prepared prevails.

In commercial real estate, “preparation” means the timely discovery of suitable spaces and properties, identifying landlords or sellers with the most urgent needs, understanding what prices and concessions can likely be achieved (based on ever-changing market conditions), and negotiating favorable terms and conditions.

This discussion highlights largely overlooked decisions, actions and factors that can affect the price you will pay to lease or purchase commercial property and offers tips on how to protect your interests.

DIY or Outsource? In any business endeavor, doing it yourself is advisable only when you have access to relevant data and complete information as well as possess the ability to accurately interpret facts and figures and articulate your position(s) in a persuasive manner. Of note is that while sales prices are generally part of the public record, comparative data detailing the specific elements of lease transactions (i.e. rental rates, free rent, tenant improvements and other concessions, terms and conditions) is proprietary and unavailable to either the general public or commercial practitioners… at any price.

The result of this intentional scarcity of meaningful information is that business owners, medical practitioners and corporate decision-makers who choose to represent themselves remain grossly under-informed and open to exploitation at every stage of the search and negotiation process and are no match for well-informed property owners and their legions of agents, brokers and property managers whose core business is achieving the highest prices possible. Tip: Where significant disparities in experience and access to information exist, always retain competent, independent representation to level the playing field and bring balance to the negotiations.

Dual Agency – How real estate agents control the process. The legal profession has long recognized the obvious conflict of interest that exists when one or more attorneys from the same firm attempt(s) to represent parties with competing interests and have barred this practice on ethical grounds. It should be just as obvious that real estate agents and brokers face the same inherent and unavoidable conflict of interest when trying to represent both landlord and tenant, or seller and buyer, in the same transaction. Alarmingly, to the detriment of tenants and buyers, this practice remains widespread in the real estate industry and is commonly known as a “Dual Agency.”

Dual agency is also referred to as “limited representation.” In practical terms, this means both parties are effectively unrepresented and the role of the agent or broker is reduced to being a facilitator rather than an advocate. Such an arrangement always favors the experienced landlord or seller, as well as the listing agent who stands to retain the entire commission. As there is no upside for tenants and buyers, my advice

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is to never agree to a dual agency representation. If you feel you have been the victim of an undisclosed or ambiguous dual agency, breach of fiduciary duties or dishonest dealings by licensed real estate agents or brokers, contact the Arizona Department of Real Estate (www.azre. gov) to initiate a cost-free investigation into possible unethical behavior.

Getting Value from the Commission. In the real estate industry, commissions are routinely factored into the cost of marketing properties offered for lease and sale, and typically amount to 5 percent to 8 percent of the total value of the transaction. Commissions are generally split between the agents on each side of a transaction, but not always evenly.

To put this in perspective, consider a five-year lease on 2,500-squarefeet of office space with an average annual rental rate of $24 per squarefoot. The transaction has a gross value of $300,000 and will typically generate $15,000 to $24,000 in commissions. If you have independent representation, half the commission, or $7,500 to $12,000, will likely be paid to your representative. However, in transactions where tenants and buyers represent themselves or consent to a dual agency, the full amount of the commission is retained by the listing agent. Get value from your half of the commission by hiring an experienced, competent, and independent real estate advisor who works exclusively for you.

Too Much Talk. When speaking with any listing agent or property manager, your sole objective should be to obtain useful information, not give it. The more you reveal about your businesses’ circumstances, the greater the likelihood that your negotiating leverage will be diluted.

This is equally true for new leases, lease renewals and purchases.

Refrain from disclosing your budget, the expiration date of your lease, the reasons you are seeking space or other buildings you may be considering to a property owner or any of its representatives – no matter how charming or persistent they may be. Remember, everything you disclose can be used against you at the bargaining table.

Instruct your staff that all questions regarding your current space or future requirements are to be referred to you or your real estate advisor.

Failure to Ask the Right Questions. Property owners, real estate agents and property managers are generally required to answer only the questions you ask, not the questions you should have asked. As with most business decisions, it’s the questions you fail to ask that can end up costing you money. I suggest posing all questions in writing and insisting on written responses.

Summary. The prime objective of commercial real estate investors, property owners, landlords, listing agents and property managers is to make money, not friends. Also remember every economic term and condition must be anticipated, evaluated, discussed and negotiated prior to signing the lease. Resolve to pay as little as possible and seek competent, qualified representation to protect your interests.  Stephen A. Cross, CCIM, owns CROSS Commercial Realty Advisors. He advocates exclusively for tenants and buyers and, since 1984, has advised over 2,700 professionals on ways to lease and purchase property at the lowest cost and most favorable terms. Contact: 480-998-7998 or steve@crossrealty.com.

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JANUARY 2018 Business Horoscopes

By Weiss Kelly, PMAFA Professional Member of the American Federation of Astrologers

ARIES 3/21-4/20 This is a month and a New Year of completion. The two full moons occurring in January are a rare cosmic happening (commonly known as a Blue Moon). You can exchange your mule-tasking for specializing (particularly if you are a small business owner), and leave corporate business to corporate. Keep your goals to yourself. Your social life ramps up by mid-month.

to be more introspective and mentally alert to your surroundings. Eclipses in your sign indicate you or your partner may be redefining your relationship. An expansion in business is likely. Expect a bit of work-related drama as you exit the month, requiring rapid adjustments or compromise.

This could relate to the type of work or services you provide. Dress your best. You’ll be noticed!

SAGITTARIUS 11/22-12/21 After two-and-a-half years of learning or challenges, you are ready to apply those lessons of expertise and begin to build a more secure financial base. A new door will open. If you are in the midst of any litigations or monetary agreements, a settlement can be reached before the month is out. The new moon around the 16th may be just the aspect you need for financial gain.

TAURUS 4/21-5/20 The first few weeks of the month require you to give some serious thought and learn new skills that can be helpful for advancement. Extend yourself to others and stay informed on what is happening in your field. The more open you are to learning new technology or trends, the more options you will have.

VIRGO 8/23-9/22 2018 could easily turn out to be a year of personal and professional power due to another outer earth planet giving support to your efforts in climbing up the ladder of success. You will have many opportunities to expand your business or job. The past may catch up with you (an idea, project, offer, or contact of last year may make its appearance and be timelier to follow through on).

CAPRICORN 12/22-1/19 2018 puts you in a much stronger position in most areas of your life. Accept the challenges and transformations taking place. January kicks off some interesting scenarios that spin you around. Careful what you ask for; you may get it.

GEMINI 5/21-6/21 This is a month of shifting energies. Expect things to get off on the right track, less pressure, and a sense of getting your finances somewhat under control by the end of January. Say goodbye to any lingering problems or partnerships and go in a new direction. Some travel could be on your agenda, and some money news arrives by mid-month. If starting your own company or a new job, you can attract the right people.

CANCER 6/22-7/22 You reach a turning point in your life and career/job this year. Saturn in the area of significant contacts gives stabilization and more important long-term commitments.

Expect to work with mentors in your field. The full moon on New Year’s Day introduces you to significant people and professional experiences that can teach you exactly what you need to know. Follow your gut-level feeling in the emotional month ahead.

LEO 7/23-8/22 The first month of the year starts with a series of surprises and turnarounds. Expect

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LIBRA 9/23-10/22 This month’s transits have you more aware of what works and what does not, what you like and what you don’t like. Don’t hedge on making a choice; an old cycle is ending and a new one beginning. Underline the 17th and onward for moving ahead up the social ladder or involvement in community affairs.

A bit of social politics can be advantageous and personally enjoyable. It’s who you get to know. Put some extra effort into new contacts with coworkers and employees and watch how they improve.

SCORPIO 10/23-11/21 It’s your lucky year and it may take a while for you to realize it. Without a doubt, 2018 proves to be a game changer for you. Your top priority is you. Expect to fulfill your needs, do a reversal in your values, and break off some attachments or habits and walk a new path. Learn some new skills, get some training, join a class or learn a new expertise from some mentors you will meet this year. Shed the old skin and let go of regrets. Time moves in a straight line – no reversals. Move on.

AQUARIUS 1/20-2/18 Major eclipses are in your own sign this year, and that means a rite of passage in some form in your life will occur (circle in red the months of February and August).

It would be best to utilize the first few weeks of January for getting organized and letting go.

PISCES 2/19-3/20 The month starts out on a social theme – a need to connect with fellow workers at community events is indicated and essential for any kind of expansion. Areas regarding health, services and medical fields show rapid growth this year. Spend some inner time as you step into the year and be motivated knowing that this year you can do the mental work for change.

2018 has positive energies as long as you associate yourself with positive people who know more than you, new friends and acquaintances through work-related connections and events. You can accomplish a lot this month.

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