Let’s Eat Mature Mavens Dinner
Thurs., July 21 – 5 p.m.
Meet for dinner, socialize and make new friends. Dinner is separate checks. Please contact Bunnye at 602.371.3744 for current schedule of restaurants and to reserve your place.
NowGen Happy Hour
Date: July 21, 6-8pm
Phoenix Ale Brewery Central Kitchen – 5813 N. 7th St., Phoenix 85014
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s NowGen for young Jewish adults. Engage, network and have fun! Council for Jews With Special Needs will share information about their programs. For more information, click Upcoming Events at facebook.com/nowgenphx.
(no camp June 13 & July 4)
All children 2- to 6-years-old are welcome! Enjoy water play, creative movement, stories, playground time, singing with a music specialist, arts & crafts, and weekly guests (with wildlife, music, instruments, theatre, movement, puppets and more).
Secure facility with modern, park-like shaded playground. Snacks provided.
M-F; Full days 9:00am – 3:00pm; Half days 9:00am – 12:30pm. Before/After Care 8:00-9:00am and/or 3:00-4:00pm daily for $6 per child, per hour.
See form for pricing; call for space availability.
Enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner with family and friends at CAI (with linens, china plates and silverware!). Served family-style: roast chicken (vegetarian option upon request), vegetables, sweet kugel, salad and dessert. (Seating will be assigned.) CAI members: adults (ages 13+) $14; children $8; guests: adults $18, children $12. RSVP needed by July 13.
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.
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.
Pickup Basketball
Sundays, July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Early Play: 7:30-10 a.m. & Late Play: 9 a.m. – noon
Valley of the Sun JCC – 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale 85254
The J has pickup basketball games Sunday mornings for ages 18+. Gather your friends and family for a great game of organized pickup. See you on the court! Free to J members; $10 for non-members. Information and registration: 480.481.7016 or sports@vosjcc.org.
The Jewish War Veterans Scottsdale Post 210 July Social will be on Sunday July 24th at Chompies 9301 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Phone:(480) 860-0475. Please call Steven Troy at 623-594-5022 for reservations.
Jewish Singles of the Valley (JSoV), a social group for ages 40-plus, will be holding a Bowling & Pizza (and more) Night on Sunday, July 24, at AMF Desert Hills Lanes, 2959 E. Bell Road in Phoenix starting at 6:00 p.m. It is recommended that people arrive at 5:30 to assure adjoining lanes.
Debuting in late February, Jewish Singles of the Valley is holding three to five events each month including social functions, cultural activities and entertainment. The group has already held Theater/Dinner events, Weeknight Dinners, Happy Hours, a Sunday Brunch, Dinner/Concert events, and a Pseudo Seder, with plans for more bowling nights, ice skating, hikes, discussion groups, game nights, house parties and more.
For full details on the Bowling Night and other upcoming events, send an e-mail message with your request to singles@centurylink.net.
If you’re single or a couple in your 30s or 40s or a young family (in your 20s through 40s),
Schmooze has events for you to meet other singles, couples or young families. Some of their upcoming events are: June 3: Schmooze Couples ShabbatLuck & Game Night; June 11: Schmooze Singles and Couples Havdallah; June 12: Schmooze Young Families Glow Putt; June 25 and July 10: Schmooze Young Families Play at the Splash Pad; July 15: Schmooze ShabbatLuck; July 24: Schmooze Singles Dinner & Movie. For details on events, go to facebook.com/azschmooze.