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Authors flocking to Scottsdale book fesival PROGRESS NEWS STAFF
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ore than 50 authors will be on hand to share stories and insights into their craft at the inaugural Desert Foothills Book Festival in northern Scottsdale next Saturday. The free event – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Holland Center, 34250 N. 60th St. – will offer attendees a a chance to peruse fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, children’s books and other genres and have books signed by the authors. There will be door prizes and even a raffle. Proceeds from this initial event will fund The Holland Center program “Creative Kids: Tell Me a Story.” The Desert Foothills Book Festival grew from the desire of a group of local authors to connect personally with
Book lovers of all ages will find something – and someone – of interest at the inaugural Desert Foothills Book Festival in Scottsdale next Saturday. (Special to the Progress)
book lovers and to promote an appreciation of reading and the literary arts. “With the Tucson Book Festival to
the south and the Payson and Prescott book festivals to the north, this small group felt the greater Phoenix, Scott-
sdale, Cave Creek, and Carefree areas were missing a valuable opportunity to meet and engage with local authors from all genres,” organizers say on their website, desertfoothillsbookfestival.com “The year 2022 marks the first year of the festival with many, many more to come.” Organizers describe the festival as “a celebration of the importance of reading in our community” that aims to “promote literacy and a love of reading among adults and children by creating an interactive and inclusive venue for readers and authors to connect.” Among the authors who will be attending are Karen Odden and Dan Baldwin, who will give presentations on the craft and skill of writing. Odden will speak on the importance
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Cane Hill returns with stop at Pub Rock BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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t’s been nearly two years since the members of the Louisiana-based metal outfit Cane Hill have been able to plant their feet on a stage in front of a live audience. During those two years, vocalist Elijah Witt admits that he and his bandmates found it difficult to muster up the energy to rehearse for a show that they feared would never happen. However, the band did still feel a desire to continue writing new material. “We didn’t have a reason to hash out a whole set and we became so focused on writing music that we didn’t have time to get together,” Witt said. “It’s felt great getting back and playing
(left to right) Guitarist Elijah Barnett, vocalist Elijah Witt, bassist Ryan Henriquez and drummer Devin Clark make up the metal band Cane Hill who return to the stage when they roll into Scottsdale on Tuesday May 31. (Special to the Progress)
music because even though we’ve released a bunch of music, we didn’t get together to rehearse for two years.” Instead, the band wrote and recorded two EPs, “Krewe De La Mort, Vol. 1” and “Krewe D’Amour, Vol. 2”, and is eager to rip the tracks off the works live. “The songs have taken over our setlist and it’s sick,” Witt said. “We’ve always been one of those bands that do not like to play old songs, so getting to come into this headliner playing mostly-unheard live songs is exciting.” New songs aren’t the only things that Witt feels fans need. “I’m not a scientist and I don’t know what the right time is to come back but touring doesn’t seem as volatile as it
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