Ester Leutenberg and her daughter Kathy Khalsa were inspired to write their first book together in 1987, in response to their son and brother Mitchell’s death by suicide the previous year. It provided a path to healing for them, while creating a tool to help others. With illustrations by her younger daughter, Amy, their Life…
Lance Goldberg does not shy away from discussing death. It’s actually a top priority for him. He is carrying on the advocacy work that his wife, Terry, started before she died in 2015. “We all die. And our loved ones all die,” says Lance. “It’s not a question of can you keep them from dying,…
Honey is one of those rare foods that you can indulge in and feel virtuous about at the same time. When we dip apples in honey and recite the blessing for a sweet new year, we also enjoy the healthy benefits of liquid gold. Honey is reported to be an excellent source of antioxidants and…
A free translation from the work of Rabbi Lior Engelman As part of the spiritual accounting that characterizes the period of the High Holidays, we are invited to survey ourselves and ask honestly: In relation to last year, has our spiritual condition improved or worsened; were the hopes that we expressed during last year’s High…
Does the name Henry Gross ring a bell? You might remember him as the youngest performer at Woodstock – he was 18 when he took the stage with the ’50s revival band Sha Na Na. Or you might recall his 1976 No.1 hit, “Shannon.” Or perhaps you saw him in the road company of the…
Ballet Arizona kicks off its new season with the popular “Ballet Under the Stars.” Now in its 18th year, these free community performances have given many their first exposure to a professional ballet performance. “The dancers and staff really love this opportunity to begin the season with this performance. It feels very connected to the…
James Schamus isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. He proves this point by choosing the autobiographical Philip Roth novel Indignation for his directorial debut. Eight of Philip Roth’s novels and short stories have made it to the big screen, not an easy task based on the complexities of Roth’s work, and not always…
David Ira Goldstein has been in the business long enough to know that the show must go on, but just a few short months ago he wasn’t sure if that was going to be the case. He is the artistic director for Arizona Theatre Company and they weren’t quite sure that they would be opening…
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM Presents Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic Oct. 7-Jan. 8 1625 N Central Ave., Phoenix 602-257-1880 • phxart.org This exhibition showcases more than 50 paintings and sculptures of Kehinde Wiley, the internationally-acclaimed, New York-based contemporary artist, whose work raises questions of race, gender and the politics of representation. phxart.org/exhibitions/KehindeWiley. ASU KERR CULTURAL CENTER…
Once upon a time, there was a storyteller by the name of Jordan Wiley-Hill. And Jordan dreamt of a way to use his creativity as a storyteller, pedagogic skills as an educator and awareness of the benefits of mindfulness and meditation to help students succeed in school. So Jordan created the Mindfulness Education Exchange. His…
