The Dan Schay New Works Festival celebrates the development of new theatrical work by playwrights Kirt Shineman, Luke Gomez, Richard Warren, Ben Tyler and Grant Woods, as well as three one-act plays by the winners of the Arizona Thespian Playworks Annual Young Playwrights Competition, from July 8-24. Each work will be performed as a staged reading. The plays include:
“Junction Creek” by Kirt Shineman, July 8, 7 pm; July 9, 2:30 pm
“The Love and Violence Trilogy” by Luke Gomez, July 9, 7 pm and July 10, 2:30 pm
Three student one-acts by Arizona Thespian Playworks Annual Young Playwrights Competition winners, July 15, 7 pm and July 16, 2:30 pm (both performances are free)
“In the Valley of the Sun” by Richard Warren, July 16, 7 pm and July 17, 2:30 pm
“Sperm” by Ben Tyler, July 22, 7 pm and July 23, 2:30 pm
“The Things We Do” by Grant Woods, July 23, 7 pm and July 24, 2:30 pm
Theater Works is located at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, 8355 W Peoria Ave, Peoria. Tickets for each performance are $12. The three one-act plays by Arizona Thespian Young Playwright Winners are free. For more information and tickets, visit theaterworks.org or call the box office at 623-815-7930.
Free and open to all! Enjoy a movie, popcorn and lemonade and the pleasure of spending a few, cool moments in the shadow of each other’s presence. Stay after each showing for a casual discussion of the film.
July 10 • The Fiddler on the Roof
July 17 • Marjorie Morningstar
July 24 • The Dybbuk
July 31 • The Jazz Singer
August 7 • The Pawnbroker
For more information, call Michelle at 520-745-5550, ext. 225 or visit www.caiaz.org
SUMMER CAMP 2016 “Traveling Through Time”
May 31 – August 5
Five sessions throughout the summer:
May 31-June 10, June 13-24, June 27-July 8, July 11-22 and July 25-Aug 5.
Pre-Camps May 23 – 27
Not a member? Join The J on April 3 and we’ll give you the 6% discount!
Join the 2016 Spirit Team for “A Tree of Life for Those Who Grasp It,” two weeks of free, yeshiva-style learning with four dynamic rabbinical students from the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens, New York and Rabbi Israel Becker of Tucson’s Southwest Torah Institute and Congregation Chofetz Chayim. Sessions are offered from 9 A.M. to noon and 8 P.M. to 9:45 P.M. daily except for Shabbat. Learning is offered to men and boys ages eight and up and cover all topics of Jewish interest, in individual and group settings. Call Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 to register.
Join the 2016 Spirit Team for “A Tree of Life for Those Who Grasp It,” two weeks of free, yeshiva-style learning with four dynamic rabbinical students from the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens, New York and Rabbi Israel Becker of Tucson’s Southwest Torah Institute and Congregation Chofetz Chayim. Sessions are offered from 9 A.M. to noon and 8 P.M. to 9:45 P.M. daily except for Shabbat. Learning is offered to men and boys ages eight and up and cover all topics of Jewish interest, in individual and group settings. Call Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 to register.
Let’s Knit
Tuesdays, July 5, 12, 19 & 26 – 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254
Share the pleasure of knitting and crocheting. Help others with projects and patterns. Can’t knit? We’ll teach you. No reservations required. For more information, contact Harriet at 480.481.7033 or harrietc@vosjcc.org.
Join the 2016 Spirit Team for “A Tree of Life for Those Who Grasp It,” two weeks of free, yeshiva-style learning with four dynamic rabbinical students from the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens, New York and Rabbi Israel Becker of Tucson’s Southwest Torah Institute and Congregation Chofetz Chayim. Sessions are offered from 9 A.M. to noon and 8 P.M. to 9:45 P.M. daily except for Shabbat. Learning is offered to men and boys ages eight and up and cover all topics of Jewish interest, in individual and group settings. Call Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 to register.
Join the 2016 Spirit Team for “A Tree of Life for Those Who Grasp It,” two weeks of free, yeshiva-style learning with four dynamic rabbinical students from the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens, New York and Rabbi Israel Becker of Tucson’s Southwest Torah Institute and Congregation Chofetz Chayim. Sessions are offered from 9 A.M. to noon and 8 P.M. to 9:45 P.M. daily except for Shabbat. Learning is offered to men and boys ages eight and up and cover all topics of Jewish interest, in individual and group settings. Call Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 to register.
Join the 2016 Spirit Team for “A Tree of Life for Those Who Grasp It,” two weeks of free, yeshiva-style learning with four dynamic rabbinical students from the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens, New York and Rabbi Israel Becker of Tucson’s Southwest Torah Institute and Congregation Chofetz Chayim. Sessions are offered from 9 A.M. to noon and 8 P.M. to 9:45 P.M. daily except for Shabbat. Learning is offered to men and boys ages eight and up and cover all topics of Jewish interest, in individual and group settings. Call Rabbi Becker at 520-747-7780 to register.
On Saturday, you have the opportunity to talk with the Barbara’s Picks experts to create the design for your dream kitchen. It’s no longer “just a room” with a sink and stove. Today’s kitchens are the hub of the entire house. The center of your family’s universe.
Barbara Kaplan, creator and author of The Bajaro Method, will guide the discussion focusing on how to discover what you love and what you need in your kitchen.
The morning will begin with a tour of Allstate Appliances’ 10 working kitchens including the brand new Thermador 60” range. You’ll see the very latest in appliances.
Next the discussion will settle into conversations with Barbara’s Picks vendors. The experts will talk with you about countertops, cabinets, lighting, wine cellars … all of the gourmet options you can imagine.
Bring photos of your kitchen dilemmas. With The Bajaro Method Design Tools and the vendors’ advice, you will get the solution!