In Brief
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Learning
Do Your Civic Duty
Go to the first of what will be a series of “Community
Listening Sessions.” These gatherings will be town-hall style
events held throughout the Valley to encourage community feedback
to leadership at the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Become A Leader
Expand your leadership capabilities by voyaging on a leadership
retreat. The retreat is free and will teach you about yourself
and others as well as how to be a change agent.
Events
Ready Your Feather And Ink
Pit your writing skills against others in the Battle of the Bards
poetry contest for teen-agers and adults. First, second and third
prizes will be given in both categories.
Get Fresh Pickin’s
Enjoy locally grown fresh picked produce and whole grain breads
and rolls at the weekly Mesa Community Farmers Market. Other items
for sale include jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, arts, crafts
and more.
Explore Eroticism
Yuriko Nishimura, in her master of fine arts thesis show “Ganyomilin,”
explores eroticism from unique perspectives. This exhibition features
stone and bronze sculptures that are ambiguous and explicit in
nature.
World Championship
Be awed by the athletisim and grace of the best hoop dancers
competing for the title of World Champion. With men and women
aging from the ages of 2-60, and the daily colorful “Grand
Entry” the event has become one of the Heard Art Museum’s
signature events.
Theater and
Arts
Movies, Books And Art, Oh My
Browse a selection of more than 50,000 used books in combination
with many genres of art as well as music at the 7th Annual Heard
Museum Guild Library Book and Art Sale. There are books in every
category along with a silent auction for 30 rare and unusual books.
Calling All Actors
Auditions will be taking place for a comedy dealing with the change
of a shy milksop into a fearless hero after learning he only has
six months to live. The performance of the production will be
taking place in late February and early March at the Theatre Outback.
