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Hardt-Nickachos Lectures in Peace Studies FEB 20: Surviving Genocide: The Women of Srebrenica Speak 3:00PM • West Hall 135

Caught in the violence of war in the mid 1990s, Bosnian Muslims became the victims of a brutal purge at the hands of Serbian forces, making the small town of Srebrenica the site of the first genocide in Europe since World War II. Years later, despite a signed peace agreement, the war continues in the minds of survivors: the Srebrenica women who remain mourn more than the dead, as their connections to the wider world and their own communities have been severed.

Join us for this upcoming event:

Join us as Selma Leydesdorff, professor of oral history and culture at the University of Amsterdam, gives voice to the women of Srebrenica, discussing why their stories need to be told, and how such stories can help us reflect on the need for peace as a lived reality.

FEB 20: Event details & RSVP

Event flyer available to download here

Charles Babbitt will be presenting his book on Birding Arizona: What to Know, Where to Go at the Tempe Changing Hands Bookstore on Saturday, February 23rd at 5PM. Thought a number of our members might be interested.

Isabelle Main

There certainly is a LOT going on at our local bookstore! Members check it out. Thanks for sharing, Isabelle.

Dr. Hilda Villaverde and Mary Former Secretary of State Join David Romanelli and his special guest

Beth Stern: Living Brave: Madeleine Albright speakers for "Drinks with Your Elders"

Women in Business discusses her new book

Jan Groenemann discusses her Cyndi Coon shares her guide Jasmine Guillory (The Wedding Date)

latest novel in Tempe to help people in creative presents her latest

fields

Tania Katan shares her Hanif Abdurraqib with his Charles J. Babbitt signs copies of his

creativity and imagination book about A Tribe Called guide: Birding Arizona

guide Quest

Rita Connelly shares recipes Claire Evans discusses the Robin Marty shares her manual for

and Arizona's love of women who made the understanding reproductive rights law

chimichangas internet what it is today

Big news, Good Morning Arizona fans. Olivia Fierro is starting a virtual book club in partnership with Changing Hands Bookstore! Get 20% off her first pick, Liane Moriarty's Nine Perfect Strangers, at either Changing Hands location. More about Olivia's Book Club here »

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 7pm | TEMPE | JAN GROENEMANN | WOMAN ALONE: ONE WOMAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE MURKY AND MAGICAL | The artist and author of Through the Inner Eye: Awakening to Your Creative Spirit discusses her latest novel. Even though her childhood dreams of being wife, mother, and artist have been realized, Jude instinctively knows something is missing. So when her mother suddenly dies, she sets out on a quest to find herself. As her search for meaning in an unpredictable world takes her from rural Illinois into the international art world, from Christian traditions to a universal spirituality that encompasses even her Native American heritage, and from the belief that she needs a man to be whole, Jude must learn to embrace her vulnerability, the joy of self-discovery, and most importantly, her purpose. More »

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | VALENTINE'S PARTY AND COSTUME STORYTIME WITH THE POKY LITTLE PUPPY | Bring the kiddos and your camera, and join us for stories and pictures with Little Golden Book character the Poky Little Puppy. More » 5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | TAROT READINGS | Mystic Journeyz with Suzi Coggins. "Your Angels Are Waiting." Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: mysticjourneyz.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 5pm | PHOENIX | CYNDI COON | THRIVE!: THE CREATIVE'S GUIDEBOOK TO PROFESSIONAL TENACITY | Entrepreneur Cyndi Coon shares her guide to help people in creative fields acquire the skills and tools needed to successfully market their talents and manage their careers. Thrive! The Creative's Guidebook to Professional Tenacity understands the importance of speaking to creative professionals in their own language, and showing them how to leverage their outside-the-box skills to achieve professional and financial success. The book is ideal for anyone studying or working in the fields of art and design, or any creative endeavor. More »

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11 6:30-9:30pm | PHOENIX | DRINK AND DRAW | First Draft Book Bar presents a night of drinking and drawing for all skill levels, featuring a local model for a three-hour pose. Bring your own supplies. Cost: $8. Registration at 602.274.0067 or online. More » 6:30-7:30pm | PHOENIX | MIND YOUR BUSINESS BOOK CLUB | THRIVE: THE THIRD METRIC TO REDEFINING SUCCESS AND CREATING A LIFE OF WELL-BEING, WISDOM, AND WONDER | This month's book is Thrive by Arianna Huffington, in which the author makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Drawing on the latest groundbreaking research and scientific findings in the fields of psychology, sports, sleep, and physiology that show the profound and transformative effects of meditation, mindfulness, unplugging, and giving, Huffington shows us the way to a revolution in our culture, our thinking, our workplace, and our lives. More » 6:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | POETRY ROUNDTABLE | Workshop one of your poems with a group of peers. More info: [email protected].

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12 10:15am | TEMPE | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. More » 6:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH MERLE NUDELMAN | "EKPHRASIS POETRY" | Ekphrastic poems, which date back to Homer's description of Achilles' shield in The Iliad, are written in response to works of art and engage directly with the subject piece. Tonight Merle Nudelman will discuss the ekphrastic process, illustrating the form with some of her own pieces from The Seeker Ascends

4 accompanied by the paintings that inspired them. Participants will write their own ekphrastic poems in dialogue with original paintings that will be displayed at the workshop, and will have the option of sharing their work with the group. Cost: $25 + fees per person. Register online. More »

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 7pm | PHOENIX | FOUND IN TRANSLATION BOOK CLUB | THE END OF DAYS | This month we discuss The End of Days by acclaimed German author Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Susan Bernofsky. Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Hans Fallada Prize, The End of Days consists essentially of five "books," each leading to a different death of the same unnamed female protagonist. More » 7pm | TEMPE | GREG PETERSON | "JUMP START YOUR SPRING GARDEN" | Join Greg as he walks you through the most important things to know about starting your spring garden. Being a lifelong Phoenix gardener, it is often assumed that he has growing all figured out — so much so that when people tell him they have two black thumbs he just laughs, then promises them that he has killed more plants, including trees, than they probably ever will. In reality, gardening in the desert is simple if you know the rules. More »

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14 | HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! 9:15am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | BABY TIME | Babies (accompanied by a favorite adult) enjoy songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books, and playtime in each lively session. Baby Time gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other families with young children. Also join us in Phoenix at 9:15am on Thursdays, February 21 and 28. More » 10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. More »

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 7pm | PHOENIX | STORYLINE SLAM | "CRUSHING IT!" | 10 STORYTELLERS. 6 MINUTES. 1 WINNER! Ten tellers will have 6 minutes each to share a story based on the theme of "Crushing It!" Sign up on TheStoryline.org January 19 through Saturday, February 9 to tell a story. Eight names will be drawn on Sunday, February 10 and posted on the TheStoryline.org. At least two more names will be drawn at the beginning of the show. Five members of the audience will be the judges. The storyteller with the most points at the end of the show receives a $30 cash prize. Cost: $6 online / $8 at the door. Register online. More »

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 3pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | TEEN ADVISORY BOARD (T.A.B.) | DARK OF THE WEST | Teens meet to discuss Joanna Hathaway's YA fantasy debut Dark of the West. T.A.B. will be reading advanced copies provided by the publisher. If you are interested in reading the book beforehand and joining in our discussion on February 16, please contact our T.A.B. coordinator Leah with your request. Limited copies available. More » 5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | INSIGHTS TAROT READINGS | James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 | PRESIDENTS' DAY 7pm | PHOENIX | JASMINE GUILLORY | THE PROPOSAL AND THE WEDDING DATE | The New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date presents her latest, a novel about what happens when a public proposal doesn't turn into a happy ending, thanks to a woman who knows exactly how to make one on her own... When freelance writer Nikole goes to a Dodgers game with her actor boyfriend, his man bun, and his bros, the last thing she expects is a scoreboard proposal. Saying "no" isn't the hard part—they've only been dating for five months, and he can't even spell her name correctly. The hard part is having to face a stadium full of disappointed fans... At the game with his sister, Carlos Ibarra comes to Nik's rescue and rushes her away from a camera crew. He's even there for her when the video goes

5 viral and Nik's social media blows up—in a bad way. Nik knows that in the wilds of LA, a handsome doctor like Carlos can't be looking for anything serious, so she embarks on an epic rebound with him, filled with food, fun, and fantastic sex. But when their glorified hookups start breaking the rules, one of them has to be smart enough to put on the brakes. More »

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 10:15am | TEMPE | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. More » 7pm | PHOENIX | LONG AND SHORT OF IT BOOK CLUB | WHERE THE DEAD SIT TALKING AND FRIDAY BLACK | Long and Short of It Book Club is a new bimonthly club that explores one book and one story collection connected by a single theme. Tonight we discuss racial identity in America through two of 2018's best releases. Brandon Hobson's Where the Dead Sit Talking is a coming-of-age drama about a young Cherokee boy in 1980s Oklahoma. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Friday Black is a collection of surreal short stories about race, violence, and consumerism. Hobson was a finalist for the National Book Award, while Adjei-Brenyah was a recipient of the "5 Under 35" award. Stop by either Changing Hands location or order online to get your copies of Where the Dead Sit Talking for 20% off and Friday Black for 10% off. Then meet us at First Draft Book Bar to discuss the picks. More » 7pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | KARA MCDOWELL | JUST FOR CLICKS | Local author Kara McDowell shares her debut young adult novel. Mommy blogs are great...unless the blog happens to belong to your mom. Twin sisters Claire and Poppy are accidental social media stars thanks to Mom going viral when they were babies. Now, as teens, they're expected to contribute by building their own brand. Attending a New York fashion week and receiving fan mail is a blast. Fending off internet trolls and would-be kidnappers? Not so much. Poppy embraces it. Claire hates it. Will anybody accept her as "just Claire?" And what should Claire do about Mom's old journals? The handwritten entries definitely don't sound like Mom's perfect blog persona. Worse, one of them divulges a secret that leaves Claire wondering what else in her life might be nothing but a sham. More »

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 9:15am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | BABY TIME | Babies (accompanied by a favorite adult) enjoy songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books, and playtime in each lively session. Baby Time gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other families with young children. Also join us in Phoenix at 9:15am on Thursday, February 28. More » 10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | STORYTIME | Join us for interactive storytime for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. More » 6:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH JEREDITH MERRIN | "POETIC IMAGERY AND INSIGHT: HOW LOOKING OUTSIDE YOURSELF HELPS YOU SEE (AND SAY) WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE" | In session one of this two-part workshop, participants will explore the relation between Looking and Making, and discuss examples of imagery—especially visual imagery—in a selection of poems. Attendees are invited (but not required) to bring a short poem (by a poet other than themselves) or a stanza from a longer poem that contains imagery they find moving or striking. In the second session, participants return with newly drafted poems to workshop. Beginners welcome. Cost: $35 + fees for two sessions, February 21 and 28. Register online. More »

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 7pm | OFFSITE | TANIA KATAN | CREATIVE TRESPASSING | Creative disruptor, inspirational speaker, and co-creator of the internationally viral campaign #ItWasNeverADress shows how to sneak more creativity and imagination into your work and life in her new book Creative Trespassing. Whether you're an entrepreneur seeking new ways to innovate, a newbie trying to spice up routine entry-level work, a free spirit with a rich creative life outside the office looking to bring more of that magic into your job, or just someone who occasionally feels the urge to scream "Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam!," Katan will show you how to transform monotony into novelty and get your freakin' spark back between the hours of nine and five. Location: Virginia G. Piper Theater, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets available online. More »

7pm | PHOENIX | HANIF ABDURRAQIB | GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN | Poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib discusses and signs copies of his latest book. How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with an intense, socially conscious record, We Got It from Here . . . Thank You 4 Your Service, which arrived when fans needed it most, in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Abdurraqib digs into the group's history and draws from his own experience to reflect on how its distinctive sound resonated among fans like himself. The result is as ambitious and genre-bending as the rap group itself. Abdurraqib seeks the deeper truths of A Tribe Called Quest; truths that—like the low end, the bass—are not simply heard in the head, but felt in the chest. More »

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 5pm | TEMPE | CHARLES J. BABBITT | BIRDING ARIZONA: WHAT TO KNOW, WHERE TO GO | Third-generation Arizonan Charles J. Babbitt shares his guide for beginning and experienced birders who want to enjoy some of the best bird watching in Arizona. Arizona is recognized as one of America's foremost birding destinations, with almost half of all the birds of North America seen in our state. Birders come from across the country to see our local birds and the occasional Mexican rarity. This book features some of the best birding locations in Arizona, with maps and descriptions of the birds that can be seen at each site. More » 5:30-8:30pm | TEMPE | TAROT READINGS | Mystic Journeyz with Suzi Coggins. "Your Angels Are Waiting." Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration at 480.730.0205. More info: mysticjourneyz.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 2pm | PHOENIX | RITA CONNELLY | ARIZONA CHIMICHANGAS | Join author Rita Connelly as she presents recipes and behind-the-scenes stories from the Grand Canyon State's beloved chimichangas. Many claim to be the first to turn a plain burrito into a crispy chimichanga, but everyone agrees that it happened in Arizona. Fried to golden brown perfection at iconic restaurants like Casa Molina, El Charro, and Macayo's, these crunchy wonders are favorites from Flagstaff to Bisbee, Safford to Yuma and all parts in between. Discover the disputed history of how chimichangas got their name and whether Chinese immigrants really invented them. Learn what goes into making a chimi, down to creating the perfect tortilla, as well as the variety of creative ingredients—from seafood to strawberries—that have been wrapped up in this delightful dish. More » 2-3:30pm | TEMPE | CHANTING WORKSHOP WITH PINNA JOSEPH | "FREEING AND RELAXING THE VOICE" | Enjoy the freedom of expressing your own voice! Singing sacred sounds and relaxing the body, mind, and spirit, attendees will explore ancient and modern chants and create invocations with seed syllables and improvised vocalizations. Chantress, sound artist, Yoga of the Voice™ instructor, and Somatic Sounding™ co-founder Pinna Joseph will conduct this workshop. No previous singing experience required. Cost: $25. Register and pre-pay at 480.730.0205. More »

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 7pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | BILL KONGISBERG | THE MUSIC OF WHAT HAPPENS | The multi award-winning author of Openly Straight and Honestly Ben shares his latest. It's summer in Phoenix and seventeen-year-old Maximo offers to help Jordan, a fellow high school student, with the food truck that belonged to Jordan's deceased father—which may be the only thing standing between homelessness for Jordan and his mom. The boys are strongly attracted to each other, but as their romance develops it is threatened by the secrets they are hiding—and by the racism and homophobia of those around them. More »

7 brought you the internet—written out of history, until now—their proper due with her breakthrough history of the women who made the internet what it is today. The history of technology you probably know is one of men and machines, garages and riches, alpha-nerds and "bro"grammers. But female visionaries have always been at the vanguard of technology and innovation. In fact, women turn up at the very beginning of every important wave in technology. They may have been hidden in plain sight, their inventions and contributions touching our lives in ways we don't even realize, but they have always been part of the story. This inspiring call to action shines a light on the bright minds whom history forgot, and shows us how they will continue to shape our world in ways we can no longer ignore. Co-presented by ASU's School for the Future of Innovation in Society. More » 7pm | TEMPE | TEEN EVENT | CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI | THE FORK, THE WITCH, AND THE WORM | The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents his collection of brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle. More »

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 7pm | PHOENIX | FIRST DRAFT BOOK CLUB | MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER | Join us at First Draft Book Bar (the wine and beer bar inside Changing Hands Phoenix) for a discussion of this month's pick, My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, a brief, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. Stop by either Changing Hands location or order online to get your copy of My Sister, the Serial Killer for 20% off, then meet us and Arizona Republic reporter Barbara VanDenburgh at First Draft Book Bar at 7pm to discuss and enjoy happy hour prices during the event. More » 7pm | TEMPE | ROBIN MARTY | HANDBOOK FOR A POST-ROE AMERICA | Writer, reporter, and activist Robin Marty discusses her latest, Handbook for a Post-Roe America, a comprehensive and user- friendly manual for understanding and preparing for the looming changes to reproductive rights law, and getting the healthcare you need—by any means necessary. The only guidebook of its kind, Handbook for a Post-Roe America includes an extensive, detailed resource guide for all pregnant people (whether cis, trans, or non-binary) of clinics, action groups, abortion funds, and practical support groups in each state, so wherever you live, you can get involved. Co-presented by the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Arizona Section, and NARAL Pro-Choice Arizona. More »

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 9:15am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | BABY TIME | Babies (accompanied by a favorite adult) enjoy songs, activities to promote movement, rhymes, books, and playtime in each lively session. Baby Time gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other families with young children. More » 10am | PHOENIX | FAMILY EVENT | BILINGUAL STORYTIME | Interactive bilingual storytime for preschoolers and kindergarteners, every fourth Thursday. More » 10am-12pm | PHOENIX | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH AMY SILVERMAN | "MORNING MEMOIR" | Amy Silverman (My Heart Can't Even Believe It) presents a ten-session workshop series. Start the day with stories. Designed for everyone from published authors to secret journal-keepers, this workshop offers prompts and advice to get you writing, as well as a constructive, comfortable setting in which to share your work. Class size is limited. Cost: $250 per person, for 10 sessions. Register online. More » 5:30pm | TEMPE | WRITERS, INK. | Share and critique two to four pages of writing with a group of peers. RSVP (required) at [email protected]. SOLD OUT | 6:30-8:30pm | PHOENIX | WRITING WORKSHOP WITH AMY SILVERMAN AND DEBORAH SUSSMAN | "MOTHERS WHO WRITE" | Amy Silverman (My Heart Can't Even Believe It) and Deborah Sussman (ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts) present a ten-session workshop series. Motherhood is the only experience necessary in this workshop for writers of all ages and levels of experience. Cost: $200 per person, for 10 sessions. This workshop is sold out. More »

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Architects of Air: Albesila Mesa’s Pioneer Park Feb. 9-17, 2019 Tickets: $7 (Children under the age of 2 admitted FREE) See additional details and secure your tickets HERE.

What people are saying about it: "Every once in a while something comes along that is just so different and interesting, it's hard to put into words. That's how I felt about Architects of Air." "Suddenly the world outside seemed to be forgotten, we had all been transported into a whole other world of light."

COMING UP NEXT

Jad Abumrad Joshua Bell, violin An Evening with Feb 9 | 7:30PM VALENTINE'S DAY Paula Poundstone Feb 14 | 7:30PM Feb 15 | 8PM

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SPARK AT DARK HACK the MAC series Saturday, Feb 16 | 8-11pm | FREE This series is designed to give you an What the Folk? introduction to Mesa Arts Center’s Art Sights│Tastes│Sounds Studios programs with a social and creative Join us for live, local indie folk music spin: featuring Fox Heart, the Triple Dot Food Truck Feb 16 - Glassblowing and Fistbumps with a special drink pairing deal, local March 22 - Corks and Clay makers and an interactive community April 12 - Printing and Pints weaving project! See details HERE

Opening Reception Mesa Contemporary Art Museum Feb 8 | 7-10PM Celebrating Chief Curator Patty Haberman's retirement! Musical Entertainment by The Dusty Ramblers Project Light Refreshments and Cash Bar ALL NEW EXHIBITIONS: 40th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Survival Instincts by Elliot Kayser, Angels and Carnivorous Flowers by Carrie Ann Baade, Patterns of Obsession by Janet Towbin and First Impressions from the 5-Year Print Calendar Retrospect

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February at the Center

Art House Cinema Series Keyboard Conversations® With Jeffrey Siegel Keep Talking The Romantic Connection: Chopin, Sunday, Feb. 10, 1 p.m. Schumann and Liszt Virginia G. Piper Theater Tuesday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. Four Alaska Native women fight to Virginia G. Piper Theater save the endangered Kodiak Alutiiq language. Learn more. Just before Valentine's Day,

experience the most heart-stirring music ever written, performed by Buy Tickets acclaimed pianist Jeffrey

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AJ Odneal, Sunday, Feb. 17, Noon – 1:30 p.m. Arizona Storytellers Project Sunday A’Fair Romance or Not Feb. 17, 24 Wednesday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Sundays, Noon – 4 p.m. Virginia G. Piper Theater Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Explore stories about dating apps, Don’t miss this free concert series true love, and everything in in the park featuring AJ Odneal between. Learn more. and Pick & Holler. Enjoy an arts and crafts market and fun activities Buy Tickets for children and families.

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Rosanne Cash and Band Native Trails She Remembers Everything Wednesday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. Virginia G. Piper Theater Virginia G. Piper Theater Native Trails takes audiences on a The four-time Grammy® Award cultural journey to the First Nations winner and one of the country’s of Arizona and North America pre-eminent singer-songwriters through Native music, dance, and performs songs from her latest art. Free admission. album, She Remembers Everything. Learn more. Learn More

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Gregory Porter Sippin' Series

Thursday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Rosés and Sweets Virginia G. Piper Theater Saturday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. Mezzanine Jazz singer, songwriter, and two- time Grammy® Award winner Explore the culinary arts through Gregory Porter makes music that this exciting new partnership with is timeless yet utterly Young's Market. Enjoy spring’s relevant. Learn more. best selection of rosé wines paired with decadent treats. Learn more.

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Scottsdale Arts and Arizona La Gran Fiesta Musicfest Present A Celebration of Latin and Violins of Hope Hispanic Cultures Gil Shaham with The Festival Featuring La Dame Blanche Orchestra Sunday, Feb. 24, Noon – 4 Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m. p.m. Virginia G. Piper Theater Fountain Stage

Featuring violins played by Jewish Join us for this special Sunday musicians during the Holocaust, A’Fair with La Dame Blanche. She this program honors the history, performs an explosive mix of hip- musicians and music of that time. hop, cumbia, dancehall, and Learn more. reggae.

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Susana Baca Discovery Series Cuba

Sunday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. Cuban Roots x La Dame Blanche Virginia G. Piper Theater Workshop Free with RSVP Susana Baca is an important figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian Monday, Feb. 25, 10 a.m. music, and her poetic, evocative Scottsdale Civic Center Library songs mix traditional and contemporary themes. Learn Yaite Ramos Rodrigues (La Dame more. Blanche) will introduce students to

Cuban musical culture and bridge

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Talk Cinema No. 5

Ruben Brandt, Collector Tuesday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Virginia G. Piper Theater

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from the world's renowned museums and private collections to prevent his suffering from terrible nightmares—a result of subliminal messaging he received as a child. Learn more.