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6503 E. TANQUE VERDE RD. • 885-3569 Expires 12/31/18 e-mail: [email protected] November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS 5 B News Highlights Hubble Hits a Hurdle Midterm Madness! November is a big month: time to stuff your- self with tasty food at Thanksgiving and start the One of NASA’s most famous telescopes, Hubble, countdown to winter break! But there’s another hit a rough patch last month but is now back on track! big event in November that you have probably The Hubble Space Telescope began experiencing heard your teachers and family members talking a problem on Oct. 5, when one of its gyroscopes failed about too— elections. and a back-up gyroscope sent back abnormal read- Elections happen every year in November, but ings. The telescope went into a protective safe mode the election this year has gotten a lot of attention as scientists worked to solve the problem. Engineers because it’s what is known as a midterm election. were able to TROUBLESHOOT the problem with the This is the term for an election held every two back-up gyro and Hubble returned to normal opera- years for Congressional seats when the election tions on October 26. falls in between a presidential election. Hubble actually has a total of six gyroscopes. The Hubble’s most famous image— photo courtesy of NASA You’ve probably seen a lot of ads on TV and telescope needs to have three functional gyroscopes “Pillars of Creation.” social media trying to encourage adults to vote. to work at maximum efficiency, and two Hubble gyros Some adults choose not to vote and many take it had previously stopped working before the October 5 rain clouds and light pollution, so it gives scientists a failure. better view than ground-based telescopes. The Hubble Space Telescope is actually a joint ven- Hubble, which launched into orbit in 1990 aboard the Election Facts: ture between NASA and the European Space Agency space shuttle Discovery, is one of NASA's most suc- • Doug Doucey reelected as Arizona governor. cessful and long-lasting science missions. The initial (ESA). Hubble’s job is to orbit Earth above the atmo- • 15th Amendment, ratified sphere and send images back to Earth. It has sent images Hubble sent back were blurry, so astronauts in 1870, extends voting back hundreds of thousands of images, which has went to fix its primary mirror in 1993. Astronauts have rights to African helped scientists determine the age of the universe serviced the telescope four times since then, most re- Americans. and many other mysteries from the space around us. cently in 2009 when all six gyroscopes were replaced. • 19th Amendment, NASA expects Hubble to continue operating into ratified in 1920, NASA says that Hubble was the most significant extends voting rights to advance in astronomy since Galileo turned his self- the 2020s and providing amazing discoveries along American women. made telescope toward the sky in 1610. One of the the way. Even if another gyro fails, NASA explains reasons Hubble has been so successful is its location. that the telescope can continue doing Hubble-quality science, just in a smaller fraction of the sky. for granted, but it has not always been a guaran- Hubble is positioned above the atmosphere, far above teed right for everyone. The right to vote has been part of our country Third-grader Makes the Find of a Lifetime! since it began, but was initially only for land-own- ing white men. Early in the 1800s, as states TÅNNÖ, Sweden—An 8-year-old girl But this delicate, rusting and muddy joined the union, each state created their own just had a summer she and her family sword is far from ordinary. While experts constitution which governed who was allowed to will never forget. Every summer, Saga need to study it much more carefully, vote. Eligible voters continued to be mostly white Vanecek and her family enjoy a cabin by archaeologists believe it’s most likely men who owned property. Women began to or- a lake called Vidöstern in Sweden. a Viking sword and estimate that it’s ganize and campaign for the right to vote, which But a record hot summer had really between 1,000 and 1,500 years old. It is was the start of the Suffragette Movement. lowered the water level of the lake. On a very important ARTIFACT scientifically, In 1848, Wisconsin entered the union and July 15, Saga was playing on the beach historically and culturally to the area. expanded voting rights to people who were living with her friend when her dad, Andy Van- The ancient sword was handed over here from other countries if they had lived in ecek, asked her to get a buoy from the to a nearby museum, which asked Saga Wisconsin for one year and planned to become cabin. He wanted to set up the buoy to and her family to keep the find a secret. United States’ citizens. warn boats of a shallow lake bottom. The museum wanted to search the lake In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. As she waded into the cool water, to find more artifacts before they an- Constitution extended the right to vote to African Saga decided to make the most of it. nounced Saga’s big discovery! While that American men by banning voting restrictions “I was crawling along the bottom of the area of the lake didn’t turn out to be the based on “race, color, or previous condition of lake on my arms and knees, looking for Viking burial site the museum had hoped servitude.” While this was a big win on paper, stones to skim (also known as stone skip- for, workers did discover a brooch from many states used poll taxes, literacy tests, and ping) when my hand and knee felt some- around AD 300–400. Saga’s dad has intimidation to keep these individuals from voting. thing long and hard buried in the clay and started a funding page so that she could It took another 100 years of laws before most sand,” Saga recalled to The Guardian in get a replica sword for herself. African Americans were able to register to vote. October. “I pulled it out and saw that it According to legend, the Lady of the For women, a handful of states had granted was different…one end had a point, and Lake is the one who gave King Arthur them the right to vote in the late 1800s, but it the other had a handle, so I pointed it up the famed blade Excalibur. So locals are wasn’t until 1920 and the passage of the 19th to the sky…and called out, ‘Daddy, I’ve having fun calling Saga the “Queen of Amendment that the United States guaranteed photo courtesy of Andrew Vanecek found a sword!’ I felt like a warrior.” Sweden!” women this right. 6 BEAR 40 YEARS • November 2018 www.bearessentialnews.com e-mail: [email protected] November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS 7

News Stories Written by Kids— Get the Scoop! for Kids Wright Flight Lets Students Soar Learn the History by Reporter Abigail Miller, Gale Elementary of Flowing Wells Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly an airplane? by Reporter Ella Flaminio I flew an airplane in a program called Wright Flight. To be able to Richardson Elementary fly you have to be a fifth-grader at a school that participates in the Have you ever thought about the program. history of your school district? Kevin and In Tucson the program is held at the Tucson Airport Executive Marie Daily have written a book about the Terminal. To participate you have to set a goal, achieve it, and pass history of Flowing Wells School District and a test on what you learn about in the Wright Flight program. You what Tucson was like between 1895 and learn all about the Wright brothers and how they eventually built a 1967. The book is called “Flowing Wells.” successful flying glider, and about how aviation grew over the years. It is sponsored by the Flowing Wells You also learn about space exploration and about people who made Neighborhood Association and Community big changes in these fields, such as Sally Ride, Amelia Earhart, Coalition. All royalties from the book will Jimmy Doolittle and Eugene Bullard. You also learn about the parts of be donated to the district, including high a plane and what they do. school student scholarships. You fly with a pilot who volunteers for this incredible opportunity. The Dailys say that when they decided In a small plane, you soar above houses, mines, hills, and other to write a book about the district, they felt extraordinary views. On Oct. 27, I flew in the Wright Flight program. very overwhelmed. There were a lot of I flew a red and white Cessna, MORE FLIGHT, page 16 ➧ things to take care of, and it was hard to keep it straight! They were encouraged to It Takes a Lot of Work to Build a Show write about the district when they found out that they had a family connection with the by Reporter Zoe Nickola, Homeschool founders of Flowing Wells District. Kevin Every Friday and Saturday for two months, 51 and paint all the backgrounds and scenery. Props are Daily is a member of the Flowing Wells young people ages 8-18 leave home for three to a big necessity and usually made by hand, too. Have School Board. six hours of singing and dancing. They are actors you ever wondered how those sets get on and off the The Dailys always wanted to write rehearsing for CYT’s (Christian Youth Theater) latest stage so quickly? Well back-stage hands move sets a book, but they did not know what production, “Shrek the Musical!” and props while the stage lights are dimmed between type. They like history, because it can It is very hard to pull off a musical like Shrek. That’s scenes. Last but not least, the costume designers teach many things, so they researched why rehearsing is so important. The musical director make or buy all the clothes. All of these forces—parent information from the Arizona Historical shows what melodies and harmonies to sing. The volunteers—combine into “Shrek the Musical!” Society and local families who have been choreographer teaches movements and dances to those “Shrek the Musical!” was performed in October at in the area for generations. They believe songs, and after that there is practice, practice, practice! the Pima Community College Center for the Arts. that it is important for children to learn local There is so much work that goes into a musical, For information about upcoming shows, visit history because we would not understand but a lot of it isn’t even rehearsing. Set designers build www.cyttucson.org. much without history to guide us. MORE FLOWING WELLS, page 19 ➧ Talking Wildcat Sports by Reporter Valentin Ortega, Twin Peaks Elementary Sign up to be a Reporter at I was very nervous when I arrived at Arizona Stadium. We Young Reporter Night! went through the media elevator to the skybox. The hallways Thursday, Nov. 15 at were crowded with journalists running through them. I started to get more and more nervous as I got closer to the skybox. And then suddenly there we were at the media entrance door. Bookmans—East The skybox is where Brian Jeffries does his announcing 6230 E. Speedway during football games. It is a very small room that shows you the 5–6 p.m. entire field with an eagle’s perspective. Jeffries was on air and (Story when he is announcing you have to be as quiet as a mouse, and editing at 4:30) you have to wait a few minutes to speak until he is off air. This month’s I learned that Jeffries is a nice man and he is very wise. He is tall and he was wearing his UA business attire. 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Nominate T Your Teacher! eacher Parents, faculty & students—let us know of the who you think should be in the spotlight! James A. Weaver D.D.S., M.S. Laura Robinson-Rabe D.M.D., M.S. Month Kyle Rabe D.D.S., M.S. Teacher name: ______School: ______Making teachers smile! Each month Dr. JAW Orthodontists honors our teachers for their commitment, hard work and dedication by sponsoring the Teacher of the Month column in Bear Essential News. Your name: ______Grade: ______Phone: ______A Family Runs Through This Elementary GATE Program email: ______Why is your teacher great? andra Noriega teaches fourth students in our state.” grade GATE (Gifted and In her free time, Noriega likes ______Talented Education) at White to take advantage of Arizona’s ______SElementary. Noriega says it was her state and national parks. She child’s GATE teacher—also at White enjoys exploring, trailing and ______Elementary—who motivated her to hiking, she says. become a teacher. While her favorite subjects in ______When her own two children, school were math, art and P.E., ______now young adults, attended White, Noriega says that she loves to Noriega volunteered in the classroom. teach her students leadership ______“They went through the same skills, which she notes are very ______program I now teach in,” she explains. important traits to have in the 21st It was their teacher, Mrs. Slaw, who century. She also enjoys teaching ______was a beacon to her, leading her into social studies and literacy. ______the classroom. “Another teacher was Right now, Noriega’s students my inspiration to become a teacher,” are doing research on Arizona ______explains Noriega. and its native tribes, and soon ______Noriega moved to Tucson from they will “create awesome California with her parents when she projects,” she says. “I like to ______was just 4. She worked at Hughes Missiles Systems encourage my students to speak up for themselves,” ______(now Raytheon) for 10 years before she was bitten by she says. “In situations (involving) social justice, I want the teaching bug. She has been teaching in TUSD for them be able to advocate for themselves.” ______12 years. ______“She’s an excellent GATE teacher. She’s always Fun Facts: helping others,” student Chelsea writes. Chelsea and ______her family have known Noriega for five years. Letting Students Lead: Noriega says it is not unusual Send your nomination to “She’s always improving herself, taking classes to be to see her students running the classroom. Bear Essential/Teacher of the Month a better leader. She cares about her students and she helps us...encourages us to do better,” Chelsea writes. Ready to take the jump: Noriega says she is inter- 2525 E. Broadway #102 • Tucson, AZ 85716 Noriega serves on the Tucson Education ested in skydiving and will soon be taking the jump. “I or submit by email to Association. She says, “I’m very passionate about what have a fear of heights, but it’s something that I plan to [email protected] or at bearessentialnews.com under TEACHERS tab I do. In particular, I am very passionate about gifted do very soon,” she says. Page 12 BEAR 40 YEARS • November 2018 www.bearessentialnews.com November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS Page 13

Reptiles Need Care, Too!

Even creepy, crawly critters need love and care, some- times. Luckily, these reptiles have a friend in the Phoenix It’s a Herpetological Society. This organization helps native and non-native reptiles through rescue and rehabilita- tion and also focuses on conservation education. “Reptiles aren’t as cute and cuddly as some mam- You’ll be amazed mals,” admits Katelyn Garcia, but they are important to know how members of our ECOSYSTEM, she notes. Garcia is the An Aruba Island rattlesnake—ready to strike.

Susan Schmitz/Shutterstock director of outreach for the Phoenix Herpetological Society. much YOU “Snakes, they eat rodents, and as humans we can get diseases from rodents,” she says. “If you were to decrease the snake population, it can do! would lead to an increased rodent population and more people would get Injured Sea Turtles Find a New sick.” Garcia says people kill rattlesnakes and non-venomous snakes Home at OdySea because of fear. But, the best thing to do if you encounter a snake near your home is to call PHS or another organization that will relocate the Sea turtles are millions of years old, but nowadays these cool Wildlife Conservation Around the Globe—Begins at Home! slitherer. Another option is to stay clear and not bother the snake. creatures are endangered. Loss of habitat, pollution and injuries “As long as you leave a snake alone, it’s not going to chase you or try caused by fi shing and boating accidents mean that these gentle to bite you,” explains Garcia. “They need their venom for their food.” giants face a fearsome fi ght for their future. OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale is home to several rescue sea The Phoenix Zoo Helps Native Ferrets Avoid Extinction turtles whose injuries make them unable to be released back into the wild. Three of the turtles—Charlie, a loggerhead sea turtle, and Efforts to exterminate prairie dogs throughout the West cessful. “We’ve produced over 500 ferrets. All are either slated Greta and Valor, green sea turtles—have a condition that sounds nearly led to the extinction of black-footed ferrets, the only for release or if genetically valuable or not over-represented, Three White Rhinos Find Haven funny, but is deadly serious. ferrets native to North America. Now a handful of zoos, stay in the breeding program,” Poynter says. At Wildlife World Zoo Bubble butt means that these turtles have air trapped under their including The Phoenix Zoo, are helping this weasel-like During this time, several sites in different states now have carapace or shell. The air affects the turtles’ buoyancy and makes predator make a comeback in Arizona and elsewhere! wild populations of black-footed ferrets, including a success- At the beginning of the 20th century, a half million rhinos roamed the planet. Sadly, it hard or impossible for the turtles to dive. Charlie was struck by a “The biggest thing that happened was the persecution ful one near Seligman, Arizona. But a bacterial illness called the number of these magnifi cent mammals has dwindled to just 29,000 in the wild. boat, which also paralyzed her rear fl ippers. But she was cared for of the prairie dogs. The government even had a bounty the sylvatic plague is a setback to ferrets’ successful return All fi ve remaining rhino species—black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran by a Florida rescue facility where workers attached weights to the on prairie dogs—they were thought to destroy crops, and to the wild. The plague kills prairie dogs and ferrets and can and Javan—are in peril from poaching, deforestation and habitat loss due to human back of her shell and taught Charlie to swim and dive again. ranchers were concerned that cattle would break their leg be TRANSMITTED from prairie dogs to ferrets through fl eas. ENCROACHMENT. in prairie dog holes,” explains Brad Poynter, curator of Fortunately, the Seligman population has not been hit by the Rhinos can be found in Africa, Indonesia and India. They are poached for their conservation and science for the zoo. “By wiping out the sylvatic plague and the ferrets’ numbers are growing naturally. valuable horns, which certain Asian cultures wrongly believe have medicinal proper- prairie dogs they ended up wiping out the ferrets because If the wildlife experts can get the sylvatic plague under control, ties and other uses when ingested. The demand from Vietnamese and Chinese peo- that was their only food source.” the captive breeding program might not be needed in about ple who believe in (and can afford) the expensive, illegal horns drives the poaching. Wildlife experts believed the ferrets were extinct until a 10 years! Despite efforts to protect them, often with armed guards, three or more rhinos are small group was discovered in Wyoming in 1979. All 24 of Working on the survival of 11 native poached per day in South Africa alone! the remaining ferrets were caught for a captive breeding species, like the Almost a year ago, three young female white program in hopes of saving the species! Chiricahua leopard rhinos arrived at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium Out of that surviving population, only nine ferrets re- frog, Three Forks and Safari Park from South Africa. Their new, produced, which means the surviving population doesn’t have as much genetic Springsnail and narrow-headed gar- safe home is the Rhino facility, part of the diversity as it should. The Phoenix Zoo was one of the fi rst zoos to join the tersnakes at the Phoenix Zoo, Poynter new 9-acre expansion to Safari Park. federal program around 1988. Today there are fi ve zoos breeding about 1,000 describes his job as challenging and “It’s my hope that through educa- Now this 135-pound turtle makes her home in ferrets plus the National Ferret Center. The Phoenix Zoo has been highly suc- really rewarding. tion and awareness, we can work Arizona at OdySea. together in the fi ght for the rhino’s Boudreaux is a green sea turtle who is a double ampu- survival—to guarantee a viable tee. Two of his fi ns had to be removed after becoming entan- genetic population and ensure gled in fi shing line. He was found off the coast of Texas, but this that no more rhino species go 90-pound male now calls OdySea home. extinct,“ says Mickey Ollson, OdySea gives a home to these tough, terrifi c turtles who would ? director and founder of Wild- not be able to survive in the ocean on their own. It also has a Did You Know life World. “If the persecution of this species mission to make things better for marine animals in their natural continues, we will likely see the rhino go environment. Alligators normally have between 74 to 80 extinct within our lifetime,” teeth in their mouth, which can wear down or The white rhino is the second largest In 2017, OdySea won the Reef Alliance Award for its conserva- fall out throughout their lifetime. They can go land animal on the planet. It is listed as tion and education efforts. OdySea offers educational presentations through 3,000 teeth before they die! near-threatened, but conservation efforts to classrooms and the community, takes part in clean up events like Mature male alligators can reach lengths have its numbers on the rise! Wildlife the Lake Pleasant and Salt River clean ups, and promotes marine of up to 15 feet and weigh up World also awards funds to conservation life conservation every day. The folks at OdySea are doing their part to 1,000 pounds. organizations. Over the past 20 years, it to care for the animals that call the Scottsdale aquarium home, and has awarded more than $20,500 to rhino make things better for marine life in the wild. conservation efforts. ± Two of the three white rhinos at Wildlife World Zoo MORE WILDLIFE, page 14 14 BEAR 40 YEARS • November 2018 www.bearessentialnews.com It’s a Butterflies To Go! Have you been to Butterfly Wonderland at OdySea in the Desert or Butterfly Magic at Tucson Botanical Gardens? When you visit these or other butterfly exhibits, you help to preserve an important habitat! Sustainable butterfly farms in Central and Continued from pages 12 & 13 South America supply the exhibits and that helps to preserve precious rainforest habitat. Caution: Anteater Crossing “Butterfly exhibits are supporting farmers in small communities,” explains Michael Madsen, curator of the You might not think of anteaters when you think about Tucson, but then again, maybe you do! Not tropical conservatory at TBG. He says that dozens of only is the giant anteater the symbol of the Reid Park Zoo, but the zoo was home to the oldest ant- small farmers in areas like Costa Rica can make a living eater on record and is a leader in anteater reproduction, according to Brittany Caldwell. Anteaters by harvesting butterflies instead of cutting trees and born at Reid Park Zoo now live at zoos all around the world. clearing land for agriculture. Caldwell is an education specialist at Reid Park Zoo, and she notes that zoo workers have “(When) people care about the environment and keep- learned much about this South American animal and share this knowledge with colleagues. The ing it clean, that’s a very important part of the butterfly zoo also works on a project to help anteaters and humans to coexist—many anteaters get hit when trade,” says Madsen. crossing the road in their native land, Caldwell says. Did you ever wonder where the butterflies go when an Protecting an animal benefits more than just that exhibit ends? They are not released—all are non-native species. “Biodiversity is critical to having a healthy species. They get packed up and sent to another exhibit! planet,” says Caldwell. When any species’ numbers But how do you put a stamp on a butterfly? are decreased or wiped out, it can have devastating Butterflies are cold-blooded, so they slow down when consequences for a widespread area. chilled, Madsen explains. Temperatures are turned down Large animals in particular can be an umbrel- to make these flutterers less active, then they’re collect- la species or keystone species, meaning that “by ed and placed in glassine envelopes “so they can’t flap protecting them, everything else that also uses that around, can’t hurt themselves,” says Madsen. The enve- space is protected…we take care of everybody also lopes go into a box with ice and are overnighted to Lewis in that habitat,” explains Caldwell. This includes an- Ginter Botanical Garden in Virginia. imals, insects, plants and even organisms that “we “They are in the box for less than 24 hours,” according may not even know exist there,” she adds. to Madsen. Talk about airmail! e-mail: [email protected] November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS 15 16 BEAR 40 YEARS • November 2018 www.bearessentialnews.com

Continued B Get the Scoop! from page 7 More Jeffries Continued from page 7 Jeffries has been announcing for about 40 years now. Do you wonder how Jeffries doesn’t get nervous? “I look at it as a great responsibility, because when you broadcast radio you can’t see your audience...they could be down the block or from across the world.” Jeffries says he is inspired by other broadcasters such as Ray Scott. “He was the longtime voice of the Green Bay Packers and one of the all-time announcers. I worked with him for a couple years, and he was my biggest inspiration.” Jeffries’ first career was as a radio disc jockey. He played rock and roll, broadcast high school football and basketball games and did the news. I asked Jeffries what he would say to aspiring broadcasters. “You don’t need to specialize in one area. I tell students at the University of Arizona, you don’t need to major in broadcasting or journalism. In fact, it’s better to get a degree in history, let’s say, because it gives you better perspective.” Jeffries says getting into the business is difficult, but to work hard in school and listen to a lot of different announcers. “I want you to listen to me, but don’t listen to just one, listen to a lot of different ones....Don’t try and be another announcer. You’ve got to be you and that’s the important thing.”

More Flight Continued from page 7 but there are different models of planes as well. When I flew I went up with one other student and my pilot. We both took turns flying and we flew for about an hour. After you finish flying you receive a shirt, a bracelet, and a card with a picture of you and the pilot you flew with, signed by the pilot. Wright Flight is amazing, and I had so much fun doing it with part of my class. It’s an amazing opportunity for any fifth-grader. MORE SCOOPS, page 19 ➧ e-mail: [email protected] November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS 17 SetSet thethe StageStage forfor thethe Holidays!Holidays! Win Tickets to one of these Holiday Events! Hurry Kids! Color the picture and mark which of these Holiday performances you & three family members would most like to see. Deadline Nov. 28 Coloring page is also available online. Dozens of lucky winners! BearEssentialNews.com (click on Holiday Contests!)

Magical Cirque Christmas, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress • Nov. 26 - Monday: 6:30 pm foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com Luminaria Nights LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS! , Presented by Tucson Botanical Gardens LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS! Nov. 30–Dec. 2 & Dec. 7–9 • 5:30 to 8:30 pm tucsonbotanical.org

Under the Streetlamp-classic rock 'n roll holiday hits, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress • Dec. 3 - Monday: 7:30 pm foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com

Trace Bundy - Acoustic Ninja, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress • Dec. 7, Friday: 7:30 pm foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com

The Wizards of Winter-rock event for the family, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress • Dec. 13 - Thursday: 7 pm foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com

In the Mood Christmas, spirit of holiday variety shows, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress • Dec. 21 - Friday foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com

Jackie Evancho, Fox Theatre, 17 W. Congress Jan. 10, 2019 - Thursday: 7:30 pm foxtucsontheatre.ticketforce.com Wee Winter Wonderland Presented by the Mini Time Machine Museum Nov. 20 – Jan. 6 • 4455 E. Camp Lowell Drive • 881-0606 www.theminitimemachine.org/weewinterwonderland

“Lights of the World Festival” • Tucson • Kino Sports Complex Nov. 8—Jan. 2 • lightsoftheworldus.com

Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus -Holiday Concert • UA Crowder Hall Dec. 16 • 6:00 • 296-6277 • boyschorus.org

Gadsen-Pacific Toy Train Museum—Polar Express Open House ($25 Gift Shop Certificate) Sat. 5–9pm • 3975 N. Miller • 888-2222 Dec. 8 • gptoytrainmuseum.com

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Featuring talent from around the globe, “A Magical Cirque Christmas” Cactus Bowl • 3665 S. 16th Ave. • 327-6561 will astound audiences with jaw-dropping magic, breathtaking circus acts, and Lucky Strike • 4015 E. Speedway • 327-4926 angelic voices singing your favorite Christmas carols with live musicians on Fiesta Lanes • 501 W. River Rd.•887-2695 stage. This holiday show is sure to dazzle audiences of all ages. It will be a feel good, great way to kick off the holiday season with your whole family! Also, vantagebowlingcenters.com Tucson Bowl • 7020 E. 21st St. • 747-1363 Contact us: [email protected] direct from the finals of “America’s Got Talent,” Duo Transcend will appear in “A Magical Cirque Christmas” this holiday season. See them on Nov. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fox Tucson Theatre. Tucson Country If you want to be dazzled and delighted by a fantastic holiday light display, head over to the Kino Sports Complex to check out the larg- Day School est light and lantern festival in North America. Where Every Student Is a Champion! Lights of the World will brighten the Tuc- son skies from Nov. 8. through Jan. 2, 2019. Admission includes free carnival rides. Kids 3 & under are admitted free. You'll feel like a world traveler while you soak in the sights and sounds of different countries around the world, then go for a whirl on a fun carnival ride. For more information, go to Voted “Best Charter School” lightsoftheworldus.com. Get hip to the holidays with Under the Streetlamp! They’ll give their spin to • Enrolling “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Santa Bring My Baby Back,” “Run Run Rudolph,” K–8 and Private Preschool/Prekindergarten and “Ave Maria.” Everyone’s favorite man band, Under the Streetlamp delivers programs on a 10-acre campus NOW! classic hits with their own unique blend of tight harmonies and dance moves. • Outstanding, Caring, Dedicated Teachers Enjoy your favorite doo-wop, Motown and old time rock n’ roll holiday hits. • Small class sizes (1:22 K-5, 1:26 6-8) Under the Streetlamp performs on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox. Curriculum includes: Art, PE, Spanish, ASL, Technology Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso, AKA the Acoustic Ninja, Trace Bundy will perform at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Bun- Band, Orchestra, General Music and Choir dy’s music has been described as poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, After-School Programs include: Sports, Drama, multiple capos and more to provide an unforgettable live concert experience. Garden Club, Jump Rope, Karate, KidzArt and More! See and hear the fan-dubbed “Acoustic Ninja” play live—a special treat for any music lover. So don’t let the ninja slip by, see Bundy this December at the Fox. Mention Bear Essential News ad when you come in for Have a rootin’, tootin’ western holiday with a visit to Old Tucson this month. a tour, and receive a free “I’m a Champion” T-shirt! Old Tyme Holidays will include visits from Santa and a Christmas musical. Free Full-Day Kindergarten A Champion is: Kids Holiday Workshops Program offers high academic and Collaborative Saturday afternoons social expectations with a focus Honorable on learning through exploration Academic in December and inquiry. We develop M otivated Register Now, Space Limited! strong social skills Persistent through our eight Inquisitive Champion traits. Optimistic Nurturing Great Birthday Parties! Each guest completes FREE K-8 Public Charter School a masterpiece. TCDCharterSchool.com • 520-296-0883 Find time to shop 271-5023 • CreativeJuiceArtBar.com while kids enjoy 9239 E. Wrightstown Road 6530 E. Tanque Verde #160 in La Plaza Shoppes Saturday workshops e-mail: [email protected] November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS 19

Don’t miss a holiday rock event for the whole family! The Wizards of Winter perform a rock opera, “Tales Beneath a Northern Star,” featuring former mem- Continued bers of The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent Band and B Get the Scoop! from page 16 others. This musical journey takes audiences in search of the true meaning of Christmas. WOW brings its intensity, theatrics and holiday fun to the Fox on Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. Enjoy soaring harmonies and precision instrumentation in a Clowning Around with Pets stunning show that celebrates the season. by Reporter Lizzy Barrett, Ocotillo Ridge Elementary Experience a throwback to the classic holiday variety show when you go If you like a show that has pets and comedy, the “Popovich Comedy Pet see “In the Christmas Mood: A Holiday Music Spectacular.” Tucson’s own Theatre” is worth seeing. Gregory Popovich and his pets are a world famous Crystal Stark will be one of the singers paying tribute to treasured Christmas circus act and a finalist on Season 2 of “America’s Got Talent.” He is a gifted songs on Dec. 21 at the Fox. Special guests include the Tucson Arizona Boys physical comedian and fourth-generation animal Chorus. Enjoy classic songs with a show that is the perfect way to get in the trainer. His family-friendly show features trained mood for the holiday season. animals (many rescued from shelters). I saw Jackie Evancho fi rst dazzled television audiences at the age of 10 with her Popovich at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Sept. 30. stunning debut on “America’s Got Talent.” Since then, she has released plati- The show told the story of a down-on-his- num and gold albums—she’s the youngest solo platinum artist and the young- luck circus performer who lost his job. As he est person to give solo concert at Lincoln Center. Now you can see Evancho wandered away, he befriended many animals perform in Tucson on Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fox Theatre. he met along the way and they performed tricks. In Southern Arizona, the sounds of the season include the voices of the Eventually, he and his new animal friends were world-famous Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus. The TABC Holiday Concert welcomed back to the circus. is Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. at Crowder Hall at the UofA. Hear your favorite holiday Popovich and his troupe entertained the songs, traditional favorites, and more. For more informa- audience with classic clown tricks, including tion, contact the Chorus offi ce at 296-6277. juggling, acrobatics and balancing on a tall Feel like a jolly giant in a Wee Winter ladder. In the beginning of the show, dogs and Wonderland at The Mini Time Machine Museum cats boarded a train like passengers while the of Miniatures. From Nov. 20 through Jan. 6, 2019, e ngineer waited to drive them around the stage. Later, another cat rode a the museum is decorated for the holidays and pony around the stage while a parrot flew overhead. It was amazing how well features over a dozen miniatures depicting hol- all the animals did their tricks! iday celebrations around the world and through At the end of the show, Popovich went to the lobby with a tabby cat and time. Check the calendar of events for additional a parrot to sign autographs. He also sold his books, “Doggy Gone Good” and holiday programming. For more information, visit “You Can Train Your Cat,” and the DVD, “The Voice of the Fabled American theminitimemachine.org. West.” I bought one of his autographed books and got to take a picture with See over 2500 candlelit luminarias and more him! Popovich is a very nice person, and this show is one of the cutest and than 20 Korean lanterns at the Tucson Botanical most entertaining pet shows I have ever seen. If they come to a town near Gardens this winter. Luminaria Nights will also light up you, you should consider seeing it. with nightly performances by local musicians, dancers and school groups from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 and Dec. 7–9. Luminaria Nights takes place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Find more information at tucsonbotanical.org. This Dance Company Has Heart All aboard for fun! Head to the Polar Express Holiday Open House at the by Reporter Ruby Amick, Homeschool Gadsden Pacifi c Toy Train Museum Dec. 8 from 5 to 9 p.m. Visit Santa, watch This December, make plans to see a magical interpretation of the beloved the movie, "The Polar Express," drink hot chocolate and enjoy the magic of story “The Nutcracker” produced by Arizona Arts Conservatory & Collective. Christmas with toy trains. You can even wear your pajamas! AACC is a community service-based organization built on the ideals of arts Whether you plan to gear up for the season or relax for the holidays, the equality for all. At AACC instructors believe that each student is valuable and perfect way to celebrate is by enjoying a holiday performance or event with can give something special to the program, regardless of age, skill level, or friends and family! years of experience. Classes are provided for preschoolers through adults. For more information on all of these activities, fi nd contact information on The group also offers a safe home for at-risk youth and a positive environment page 17 in this issue. Enter the coloring contest for your chance to win tickets for young artists to grow, while providing community enrichment. to a holiday performance or special event. Since 2015 the AACC has partnered with King and Queen Maker Produc- tions, a dance program that performs fairy tale ballets. An original version of “The Nutcracker,” produced and choreographed by Mark Anthony Nichols, will premiere on Dec. 7 and 8. In addition to public shows, AACC does monthly community service perfor- mances. They are currently partnered with Beads of Courage and dance reg- ularly for the patients at the Diamond Center Children’s Hospital; instructors also help with art rehabilitation movement classes for long-term patients there. Join Us! MORE DANCE, page 22 ± Nov. 10 • 1–2 pm • Big Kid Toy Testing Day Nov. 18 • 11 am • Magic Show More Flowing Wells Nov. 25 & Dec. 9 • 11 am • Mr. Nature Continued from page 7 Enchanted Snowfall in the Courtyard They learned that in the past, they taught the students dances because Fri. & Sat. Evenings there were not many playground toys like there are today. The area used to Nov. 23–Dec. 22 • 6 pm have a lot of chicken farms. Farmers would cut off the tips of the chick’s beaks so that the owners would not be pecked! 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1 cup granulated sugar More Dance Cont’d from page 19 Continued ¼ teaspoon baking soda Get the Scoop! from page 19 1 teaspoon baking powder The group creates live-action, dance-based story B ¼ teaspoon salt times at Tucson public libraries, which encour- ¾ cup butter age arts education and reading. Additionally, the Try a Holiday Baking Bonanza! 3 egg white company visits senior centers and rehabilitation by Reporter Ember Kopac, Tucson Country Day School 3 teaspoons vanilla extract homes to provide free ½ cup milk performances & interac- I have baked for as long as I I grow up, if I am a baker, then I Frosting: tion between the youth can remember. I think I started will plan to have a bakery named 3 cups powdered sugar and residents, as well as baking because I was seeing my “The Scarlet Batter.” I picked this 1/3 cup butter special performances for mom bake, so I started helping name because my middle name is 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla local veterans. and then started baking myself. Scarlet, and there’s a movie called 1 to 2 tablespoons milk If you are looking for In baking, you normally make “The Scarlet Letter.” It would be a Food coloring a unique Nutcracker ex- things like bread, brownies, play on words. perience this holiday sea- DIRECTIONS: cakes, etc. I also cook, which is I normally don’t sell my baked son, consider spending For the cupcakes: different and a little bit harder for goods, although I do bring them to an evening with AACC. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. me. In cooking, you normally cook barbecues and sometimes school Why? Nichols, who Get a cupcake pan and put in things like hamburgers, hotdogs, events. I try to bake as often as created the show, says, “Expect the unexpected, cupcake wrappers. meatballs, etc. I can and jump at the chance to. this will be like nothing Tucson has seen before! In a large bowl, combine all the I’d like to start baking birthday This would be a recipe I’d jump at Our Nutcracker production is going to stand out dry ingredients, then put the wet cakes and work my way up to the chance to bake because I love from others... the interpretation of the Nutcracker ingredients in. Stir. wedding cakes, but my main food baking, and I hope you will, too. into dinner theater will capture the storyline in Pour batter in cupcake wrappers, to bake is probably always going Recipes from preppykitchen. a different way. We are recharting the way the fill to about 2/3 full. to be BROWNIES! I just love com and bettycrocker.com. Nutcracker experience is meant to be.” Bake for 15–20 minutes. brownies. I modified some ingredients. “Imagine an evening where dinner and drinks Although I love baking, I For the frosting: become part of the show! Your whole evening HOLIDAY CUPCAKES also love architecture (building Combine the ingredients in a large turns into a magical event filled with dancing, Ingredients: houses), so I can see myself bowl. Mix until smooth. laughter, and a delicious meal to enjoy, while you Cake: becoming an architect and Move to a piping bag. watch and interact with our ballet.” 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour probably not a baker. But when Frost cupcakes. e-mail: [email protected] November 2018 • BEAR 40 YEARS 23

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