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Jun
21
Tue
Lone Wolf (Hart M. Schultz): Cowboy, Actor & Artist @ Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
Jun 21 – Aug 21 all-day

This premiere retrospective highlights the compelling career of artist Lone Wolf (Hart M. Schultz; 1883-1970), whose artwork bridged the diverse cultures of the Old and New West. The exhibition features a selection of Lone Wolf’s paintings, rare sculptures, illustrated books and ephemera that illuminate his contributions as a contemporary Blackfeet Indian artist and one of the first American Indian artists to paint in an academic style. It also discusses his significant role in capturing the accounts of the individuals and events that shaped the American frontier during the first half of the 20th century.

Closed on Mondays.

Jul
8
Fri
Monsters Under the Bed-Paintings & Drawings by Curt Kiwak @ Tucson Jewish Community Center
Jul 8 – Sep 6 all-day

Curt treats the blank page as a mini-theater, a place where narratives unfold as a drawing takes shape. From a group of random forms, what once appeared to be a pillow on a bed may prove to be a valiant knight, saving a child from monsters.

Jul
14
Thu
Cong. Anshei Israel Summer Camp for Kids 2016 @ Congregation Anshei Israel Preschool/Kindergarten
Jul 14 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

(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.

Jul
15
Fri
Cong. Anshei Israel Summer Camp for Kids 2016 @ Congregation Anshei Israel Preschool/Kindergarten
Jul 15 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

(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.

Jewish Singles “Happy Hour” @ Tempe Center for the Arts
Jul 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Jewish Singles of the Valley (JSoV), a social group for ages 40-plus, will be attending Happy Friday on July 15 at Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe. There is ample free parking and there is no cover charge. Happy Friday runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m and includes an optional buffet, and specialty drinks are also available. Live entertainment will be provided from 6:30 to 7:30 by featured artist Jenny Jarnagin.

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 bowling nights, ice skating, hikes, discussion groups, game nights, house parties and more.

For full details on Happy Friday and other upcoming events, send an e-mail message with your request to singles@centurylink.net.

Schmooze Summer Events
Jul 15 @ 6:30 pm

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.

New Works Festival @ Theater Works
Jul 15 @ 7:00 pm

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.

Summer Film Festival @ Grayhawk Community Association office
Jul 15 @ 7:30 pm

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.

The Diary of Anne Frank @ The Summit
Jul 15 @ 7:30 pm

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.

Jul
16
Sat
The Diary of Anne Frank @ The Summit
Jul 16 @ 2:00 pm

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.

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