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.
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.
Desert Foothills Jewish Community Association is presenting a Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown monthly following Shabbat services at 7:30 pm. The films will be shown at the Grayhawk Community Association office at 7940 E Thompson Peak Pkwy., Scottsdale in the Raptor Room. The schedule is: “Ahead of Time – Life & Times of Ruth Gruber” June 17, “1913 Seeds of Conflict” July 15, “A Home on the Range – Jewish Chicken Rangers of Petaluna” August 19 and “A Yiddish World Remembered” September 16. For information on pricing, call Arlene at 480-585-4437.
Desert Foothills Theater presents this moving production at The Summit, a black box space perfect for this impactful and emotional show.
The Diary of Anne Frank is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish girl whose triumphant humanity in the face of unfathomable deprivation and fear has made her story one of the most enduring of our time.
Desert Foothills Theater presents this moving production at The Summit, a black box space perfect for this impactful and emotional show.
The Diary of Anne Frank is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish girl whose triumphant humanity in the face of unfathomable deprivation and fear has made her story one of the most enduring of our time.
Bring the kids, ages 3 to 14, to the Arizona Sunrays Gymnastics Center where they’ll get to enjoy an exciting evening of gymnastics, dance, organized games, sports, jumping in a bounce house and on trampolines, obstacle courses, and then wind down the evening by watching a movie. The Kids’ Night Out is from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $30 per child with a $5 off sibling discount. Pizza, snacks and drinks are included. Advanced registration is required. $5 fee for same-day registration. There’s also easy online registration.
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.
Desert Foothills Theater presents this moving production at The Summit, a black box space perfect for this impactful and emotional show.
The Diary of Anne Frank is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish girl whose triumphant humanity in the face of unfathomable deprivation and fear has made her story one of the most enduring of our time.
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.
“Lets Get Coffee” Meet and Mingle
Slow down, stay casual, and be at ease with Project Jewish Love on Sunday, July 17th at Maverick Coffee.
We’ll spend some time together getting acquainted in a comfortable setting.
It’s that simple!