“I need a plot! What if I die?” This is the text I received the other night from my 13-year-old son, Levi. Getting a text from your son when he’s sitting across the table from you is a sure sign that you’ve entered (cue weird Twilight Zone music) … the teenage years. We were enjoying…
American Jews are well represented in figure skating at this month’s Winter Olympic Games, which begin in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 6. Six-time U.S. ice dancing champion Charlie White (along with partner Meryl Davis) and the newly crowned ladies’ champion Gracie Gold and U.S. men’s silver medalist Jason Brown will pursue their sport’s top honor:…
I’ve known Barry Kluger for a decade. In all that time, I’ve never once asked him about the details surrounding the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Erica. “People are afraid they might catch it,” he jokes as we lunch at a local North Scottsdale grill. “I remember your license plate,” I tell him. “It was…
When Leon Gildin closed his law firm in 1996 after practicing for more than 40 years, he gave his secretary the office computer and took the IBM Selectric typewriter home for his own use. That typewriter has seen a lot of use. A lifelong New Yorker, he and his second wife, Gloria, moved to Sedona,…
After years of penning scientific writing in her work as a psychologist, Sandra Harris felt the need to stretch. She had always enjoyed the writing process and knew she had stories to tell, but needed a little more background and support before taking the plunge into the world of writing fiction. In 2008 she retired…
Acclaimed violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama knew she wanted to be a musician at the tender age of 4. When she told her mother she wanted to learn to play the violin, her mother advised her to start with the piano. “I just kept asking for violin lessons,” laughs Ngwenyama. “Finally, for my sixth birthday, she got…
The Invisible Theatre in Tucson is anything but invisible. Thanks to its founder and artistic director, Susan Claassen, the theater is small in size, but large in its outreach and impact in the Tucson community. In 1984 Susan volunteered her time and talents to help with an Arts Festival aimed at those with special needs….
When you’re driving and see a detour sign, you know you may have to go out of your way a bit, maybe go over a few bumps and perhaps take a little longer than you anticipated. But you still arrive at your destination. And sometimes you find remarkable surprises along the way. The same might…
What do John Denver, Dave Brubeck, Abba, Judy Collins and the world-renowned classical pianist Jonathan Biss all have in common? Their music will be played and celebrated this year at Arizona Musicfest, America’s premier winter music festival. Arizona Musicfest presents top artists of classical, chamber, opera, jazz, blues, pop, folk, Broadway and even country-western music…
