Bonnie Radow can’t remember a time in her life when she wasn’t creating. That creative streak has taken her on a unique path from interior designer and sculptor to her current raison d’être: jewelry designer. Her knack for creativity came in handy for clients of upscale homes when they couldn’t find just the right furnishings…
With any luck, most of us hope to live to a ripe old age. If we take care of ourselves – and barring any twist of fate – we can expect to enjoy an active and functional life of independence as long as possible. Or can we? Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia,…
A few decades ago, firefighters did just that: fought fires. Today’s firefighters wear more than just the proverbial fire hat. They serve the community in a highly trained, highly technical capacity that includes medical and other non-fire emergencies, disaster response, hazardous-material calls and yes – firefighting. Phoenix Fire Captain Bobby Dubnow is the face of…
The first thing you notice when you walk up to Barton House is what it’s not. The architecture is not what you might expect from a memory care facility, where senior residents are coping with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It’s not stark and institutional looking. What you do notice is that it looks like a…
Ever wondered where the expression “an albatross around one’s neck” came from? You can find out by reading English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 143-stanza poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” published in 1798. Or you can head down to the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix this month and catch “Albatross” on stage to…
The life of an artist is often one of solitude. Days, months and even years are spent honing a medium that requires constantly conjuring up creative ideas for subjects. It takes resources – time and money, not to mention passion and persistence – to design, build, draw, paint, carve, sculpt, photograph. Many artists manage to…
Life is a series of collections. We collect experiences, memories, relationships – and stuff. Lots of stuff. As our shelves, drawers and closets fill with the tchotchkes and trinkets we so covet, we rarely stop to think about what they really mean and where they’ll end up when we’re gone. But our personal possessions represent…
By his own admission, Stu Turgel likes to talk – a lot. So what better place than his seat behind a mic in the downtown studios of Radio Phoenix, an internet-based music and talk radio station, inside Phoenix Center for the Arts? Stu’s weekly newsmagazine, “The Phoenix File,” allows him to do just that as…
It’s not often someone takes three years to retire after the word is out. But such is the case with David Ira Goldstein, who has reached the 25-year mark as artistic director of Arizona Theatre Company – after he announced his retirement in 2013. This time, he means it – but not before Arizona Theatre…
The Valley a national jazz destination? Why not? According to a prominent, 25-year Phoenix jazz aficionado – and a piano player himself – it’s about time. The honor is long overdue, according to Joel Robin Goldenthal, executive director of The Nash, a hopping jazz venue on Roosevelt Row in the heart of downtown Phoenix. “The…
