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Bluhm .......................... 6

Movie Review .............. 7

Arts ............................ 14

Museum ..................... 15

Services ...................... 17

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PHOENIX – Here’s community. Here’s friendship. Here’s family: a theater fam-ily forged in fun. As the theme song of the upcoming Starlight Community Theater show ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ says, “here’s love” – a love of theater, performing, and of Christmas. The classic Christmas movie gets a new twist in the Starlight production, slated to run the first two weekends in December. The family-orient-ed show features an all-ages cast, with actors ranging 7-70. “Christmas shows are my favorite!” emphasized co-director Susan Gibson. She and her husband Eric are di-recting ‘34th Street,’ one of three shows they’ve co-directed this year. Gibson and her hus-band have a history of working on-stage together – they met in opera during college. They returned to the stage through Starlight after a long hiatus.

S ta r l i gh t Commun i t y Thea t e r c as t membe r Shayna poses i n cos tume on t he ‘M i r ac l e on 34 th S t r e e t ’ s t age .

Starlight cast shows their Christmas spirit with ‘Miracle on 34th Street’

Gibson noted the wonderful camaraderie and the “magic” of the cast, whose warmth towards each other was apparent during rehearsals. Some cast members are Starlight veterans; some are new to acting. But they share a love of the stage and a love of Christmas. Ian Kerr, headlin-ing as Kris Kringle in ‘34th Street,’ acted in high school but didn’t return to the stage until a Starlight show last June. His daughter’s work with Star-light brought him back into the theater scene. As Kris Kringle, Kerr brings a kindly demeanor to the role. He noted that his character was a “focal point” but said Kris Kringle needed to be “bold and not big.” “All the other char-acters want something for Christmas – they just don’t know it yet,” Kerr said. “Kris Kringle enlightens them with-out being direct about it.”

DESERT HILLS – The Skunk Creek Wash cross-ing on 27th Avenue just north of Cloud Road is getting some drainage improvements. A Maricopa County Department of Transportation contractor will be on-site in the area 6 a.m.-6 p.m. throughout the month of December, add-ing needed improvements to the low-water crossing. The con-struction will include the exten-sion of existing drainage pipes; installation of new concrete footers, headwall, and spillway; bank protection to prevent ero-sion; and the widening of road-way shoulders to improve road-way drainage and traffic safety. MCDOT is noting that there may be traffic delays and asks motorists to take extra time and care driving through the area. Construction should be completed in January. For project updates, call MCDOT’s hotline at (480) 350-9288.

ANTHEM – Eighty-one-year-old U.S. Army Veter-an Virgil Fairbairn is on a mis-sion at the Anthem Wal-mart, recognizing hundreds of for-mer servicemen and women who come through the store. Fairbairn first devel-oped his idea of a tribute wall in a Montgomery, Illinois’ Wal-mart lobby in 2007, com-memorating local veterans with around 600 of their pic-tures, accompanied by active service times, across the walls. When Fairbairn moved to Arizona, he wanted to do the same – and has. The Anthem store’s tribute wall has hun-dreds of veterans already photographed, and is expand-ing into the lobby on the other side of the store. “I got a compassion for it, because I was in there,” Fairbairn said of the project. “I had shots up to the wazoo to go to war, and I thought I was going to Vietnam. My knees were knocking – nobody wants to go there.” Fairbairn has been with Wal-mart as a greeter since 1999. He was drafted into the military in 1956 – be-tween the Korean and Viet-

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Customer AppreciationDay at Pit Stop ANTHEM – Pit Stop in Anthem is announcing their first Customer Appreciation Day on Dec. 6 since new own-er Prem Multani took over the store. Pit Stop wants to show appreciation to the local and nearby residents, and every-one is invited to stop by. A discount will be given to every car serviced on Saturday, Dec. 6 between 12 p.m. and 4.m. Customer Apprecia-tion Day will include free raffle drawings throughout the after-noon, offering gift certificates on oil changes, family vehicle dis-counts, gift basket merchandise, and more. There will be music, fun, and even free food from the “The Hot Dog Daddy,” includ-ing hot dogs, chili dogs, or and classic Chicago dogs. Come enjoy the free food and drinks while you are getting your car serviced. If you just recently had your car serviced, then park your car and stop by the booth, where you can still eat and win one of the prizes. Rally your team to-gether! If you are a local sports team in Anthem, and your team shows up in their sports gear during the Cus-tomer Appreciation Day, then your school and team name will be entered into a draw-ing to win a cash donation for your team program. Pit Stop is located at 42011 N. Gavilan Peak Park-way, across from Ace Hard-ware. For more details, call

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Cowboy Christmas poetry gathering WICKENBURG – Enjoy an out-of-town Cowboy Christmas celebration in Wick-enburg, starting Dec. 5. The Wickenburg Chamber of Com-merce is presenting this western-themed Christmas event. The heritage event kicks off with a Cowboy Re-ception on Friday, Dec. 5; ad-mission is $10 advance ticket, $20 at the door and includes beverages and appetizers at the

Desert Caballeros Western Mu-seum, 21 North Frontier Street. Featured cowboy poets and en-tertainers Mike Beck, Amy Hale Auker, Ross Knox, and Chris Isaacs will perform throughout the evening. Limited tickets are available for the reception. Saturday starts off with biscuits n’ gravy and cowboy coffee from 8-10 a.m. A line-up of invited cowboy poets will take place inside the community cen-ter from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Admission is free for the day sessions. Musician Mary Kaye will join other featured cowboy poets on the evening perfor-mance on Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Wickenburg Com-munity Center. For more informa-tion, contact the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce at (928) 684-5479.

‘Tis the Seasonings class, Dec. 10 SCOTTSDALE – ‘Tis the season to cook with distinctive holiday season-ings. Ginger, cinnamon, nut-meg, peppermint, rosemary, and sage are seasonal dishes’ standbys. They also offer health benefits. Follow your nose to dietitian Terri Tay-lor and Chef Lisa Rinnus’ December cooking class on Dec. 10, 6-7 p.m. at the Vir-ginia G Piper Center. Participants will be preparing recipes showcas-ing these inviting and robust holiday flavorings. Recipes, nutrition information, food demo, and sampling pro-vided in the class. The class will be held in first floor Edu-cation Conference room at the VGPCC. Seating is lim-ited. Registration is required. For more information, call Health Connect at (480) 882-4636 or visit the Web site shc.org/events to register.

Thunderbirds Charities donates to food bank PHOENIX – Thun-derbirds Charities, the charitable giving arm of the

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Quality Hospice Care seeking volunteers PHOENIX – Qual-ity Hospice Care is seeking volunteers who enjoy work-ing with seniors. Quality Hospice Care is centrally located and works with patients throughout the valley who live in their own homes, group homes, or care facilities. Volunteers provide

much needed practical, social, and emotional support to those with terminal illnesses and their families. Visits might include light meal prep, social conver-sation, playing games, reading, cards, music, etc. Volunteers’ visits can give the patient and/or family member a respite from focusing on the illness and the tasks of care-giving. Vol-unteering offers wonderful re-wards for those who serve, too. Quality Hospice Care provides extensive train-ing and support. For more in-formation, contact Barbara Mellar, Volunteer Coordina-tor at (602) 621-4995.

Library book sale, Dec. 5-7 ANTHEM – The Friends of the North Valley Regional Library are holding a used book sale this Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7, 1-4:30 p.m. The sale will be held in the meeting room of the library. Hundreds of quality used books, audio books, CDs, DVDs, and more will be avail-able for purchase. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the New Friends of the North Val-ley Regional Library. For more information on the sale, call the library at (602) 652-3000. The North Valley Regional Library is located at 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., in Anthem.

Upscale Singers concert, Dec. 14 CAREFREE – Up-scale Singers is presenting the holiday concert ‘Songs of the Season,’ presented with the Upscale Kids. The Dec. 14 concert will include fun holiday music. The concert will feature the winners of the Upscale Singers youth scholarships. Tickets to ‘Songs of the Season’ are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $7 for children seven and under and can be purchased at the door. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; the concert begins at 5 p.m. For more information, call (480) 575-0188 or visit www.upscalesingers.com. The concert will be held at the Des-

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Adopt-A-Family run-ning through Dec. 8 CAVE CREEK – There’s still time to spread holiday cheer through the Foothills Food Bank’s Adopt-A-Family programs. Apply online at w w w. f o o t h i l l s f o o d b a n k .com/2014/11/adopt-a-fam-ily/ and receive information regarding a family in need. Gifts can be purchased from that information. Donors can spend whatever they are able to afford. Gifts need to be brought to the Holland Com-munity Center between Dec. 8 and Dec. 14 to be distributed. For more information, see www.foothillsfoodbank.com.

Festival volunteers needed CAREFREE – The Desert Foothills Youth Theater is seeking volunteers for the Carefree Christmas Festival 2014. The booth for this year’s festival is underway, and per-formers, volunteers, and face painters are needed. This year’s DFYT fes-tival booth will feature fun new activities, including a Snow Queen’s Ice Castle, complete with fabric, lights, and glowing furniture. The booth will also have three characters, a snow man puppet, crafts, games, and face painting available for kids. Volunteers are needed to make it happen! To sign up for this fundraiser, go online to www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f4baeaf2d6-care-free1. To see more about the Desert Foothills Theater, visit www.dftheater.org.

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How was your Thanksgiving? I hope delicious and restful. I had a surreal ex-perience because I mentioned I was not cooking a turkey. It set off a chain reaction that went from Oregon to Ohio and bounced back to Arizona. Oh yea, the world is getting smaller. I told a grandson in Oregon that I wasn’t cooking a turkey, who then texted his brother in Prescott, who called me to see if I was ill, who then told his mother (my daughter) who called my mother in Ohio, who phoned my brother, who later emailed to, “see what was

wrong.” Yikes! Relax every-one…I was just making a menu change, not jumping off of a bridge! I love Thanksgiving! My husband, Doug, thought it was a brilliant strat-egy on my part. For the first time in over thirty-five years, we did not make Thanksgiv-ing dinner. One of my daugh-ters had the feast and Doug says it is the only time since he met me that he wasn’t peel-ing enough potatoes to feed an army and standing over a hot sink afterwards doing clean-up. Okay, so maybe he was being a bit harsh, but the point was well-taken. We were guests and acted like guests. Arrived late, ate well, and left early. (Hey, only kidding). But it did feel like “freedom” not even worrying about a din-ner for ten or twelve. I think I could get used to this! My girlfriend says that when you stop making “the big meals” you have admitted to “being elderly.” I am admitting no such thing! Ridiculous! Just because I skipped a year doesn’t mean I am ready to throw in the old kitchen towel! A lady in Anthem emailed to say that she cried the first time she went to her daughter’s house for the Holiday meal because the torch had been passed. An irate read-er sent me a nasty email stating, “You obviously don’t like Amer-ican Holidays and must be a liberal for not cooking a turkey.” And a colleague told me that those are “fighting words” to suggest “giving up” on a turkey dinner. (Hey, not the dinner…just the bird!) Did you know that eighty-six percent of all Amer-ican families eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Okay, so we love the Big Bird and our tra-dition of shopping. About one-hundred million Americans go shopping on Black Friday. Oh, and of all the shoppers, an estimated twelve percent of them will be intoxicated! Yes, no wonder Black Friday is a day of shoving and all manner of weird behavior. One lady (nut case) in Los Angeles was arrested for running through a crowded store and sticking other customers with a long

straight pin if they were in her way! People were screaming and running for their lives! It can be downright dangerous shopping. And in a mall in Phoenix a fist fight broke out over a parking space….be-tween two women! My girlfriend wanted me to go shopping with her on Black Friday so “we can get in the Holiday Spirit.” When I mentioned I’d rather drink a spirit and decorate the house, she claimed, “I am missing out on one life’s great adventures.” I suppose. But I cannot walk around a crowded store looking for “perfect gifts” for hours on end with thousands of people (well, it feels that way) and try-ing to find bargains. Oh, ye of little faith…but “perfection” cannot be found at a store! I did witness a sense of Holiday wonder at a store this week. No, not a “Black Fri-day” sale, but something more priceless. I was checking out at a local grocery and the bagger was a young man with Down Syndrome. While he was pack-ing my groceries, he must have said, “gobble, gobble, gobble” a dozen times. The man in line behind me rolled his eyes and muttered in a low tone, “I’d go crazy listening to this.” The friendly cashier that was ring-ing me up just smiled at the young bagger and said, “He loves the Holidays and likes to say gobble, gobble. And next week he will say, “jingle, jingle, jingle.” All day long. For hours this woman listened to the word “gobble” repeated over and over, and instead of being annoyed, she showed grace and kindness. The spirit of the Holidays is all around us! Yes, Dear Readers, the Holidays are here! We are all shopping, baking, planning, decorating, traveling, gather-ing, and getting ready for what lies ahead. Yet, one truth re-mains: joy is not found in the “bird” that we cook (or don’t) but in the “gobble, gobble, gob-ble” that we share with others. Judy Bluhm is a writer and a local realtor who lives in the Anthem area. Have a comment or a story? Email Judy at [email protected].


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According to informa-tion from the company, Wal-mart announced its Welcome Home Commitment Initiative on Memorial Day last year, which “aims to hire 100,000 veterans and guarantees a Wal-mart job offer to any honorably discharged veteran within the first 12 months of separation from service.” Fairbairn is a big fan of the initiative. “Sam Walton (the company’s founder) would be proud we’re doing our boys good,” he said. Marlee McCormick, an Anthem resident and Wal-mart shopper, also thinks the initiative is a good idea. “I think it’s a great thing – after veterans have given up so much it’s like giv-ing them the help they need to better support their families.”

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Holiday spending will see a “modest bump” this year, but will be held back by budget concerns of those at the lower end of the income scale who have not seen salaries grow like those who are better off.That was the finding of the annual forecast of holiday spending released Nov. 24 by the Consumer Federation of America and the Credit Union National Association. “Many consumers continue to reflect significant concerns about their personal finances – most especially in the realm of weak income gains,” said Mike Schenck, senior econ-omist for CUNA, at the release. “Because of this we expect the increase in holiday spending this season to be modest.” While lower unem-ployment and higher stock prices signal an improving economy and should translate into more spending on the holi-days, it appears that will only happen among those who have more to spend, the report said. That is likely to hold true in Arizona as well, where some people are still working to get out of the hole they found themselves in during the recession. “A lot of people in Arizona got caught up in high-debt situations,” said Kelly

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The annual out-look for holiday spending by the Consumer Federa-tion of America and the Credit Union National As-sociation includes some tips to help consumers be smart about their shopping:

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16 years, TurtleWill tirelessly pro-vided aid for education, health-care, and economic development, with Irma at the helm. In 2005, she felt the need to pick up her pens, and revisit “self.” As Irma drew, the challenges, insights, and joys of her work spilled onto the pages. Whole journals be-gan to emerge as a testimony to the land, its peoples and their cultures. Then in 2006, a special friend gave her the simple message, “the most important thing you bring to Africa is Love.” Her new drawings turned into col-or overnight with primary fo-cus on bringing light and love into the world by illustrating Universal Love in action. She called her new style, “Folk Art of the Heart.” Today, Irma Turtle lives in Cave Creek. Her new book “Nomads I Have Known and Loved” is a masterful col-lection of stories and photos that celebrate these special indigenous groups of Africa who have retained their cul-tures and traditions, against all odds. It is a testimony not only to their tenacity to remain as they are but also to their ability to open their homes and hearts to a traveler from a distant land. To Irma they freely con-fided their wisdom and love. Through them Irma learned to speak with her eyes, listen with her heart, and give with her spirit in the common space of being human. Irma Turtle loves the thrill of discovering new op-portunities and experiences and watching them evolve. Presently she is working on the theme “random acts of kind-ness” in an illustrated book of her poetry. She is living her life with mindfulness in her favorite quote by Mahatma Gandhi “Be the change you want to see.” Visit TurtleWill’s Af-rican legacy at www.turtlewill.org and Irma Turtle’s Draw-ings of Universal Love, “Folk Art of the Heart” at www.ir-maturtleart.com. Purchase her book “Nomads I Have Known and Loved at www.Amazon.com or by contacting Irma at [email protected] or (480) 488-4804. Contact Arts Columnist Shea Stanfield at [email protected].

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SCOTTSDALE – The Desert Foothills Theater has announced its winter break camp dates, as well as upcom-ing classes available through the community theater. To register for camps and classes, visit www.dftheater.org.Winter Break Camp: Runs: Dec. 22, 23, 29, 30, and 31 Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. dailyAges: 5-13Fee: $250Location: FCF Holland Com-munity Center (34250 N. 60th Street, Building B, Scottsdale)Instructor: Heather Cambanes Join DFT for a fun-filled performance camp! Choose your own storybook adventure! Kids will use acting, improve, and team exercises to bring two storybooks to life: The Amazing Bone by William Steig and The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss. They will choose their favorite performance to share with family members. Previous students may register through the Parent Portal. Classes beginning Feb. 2: All classes will be held at FCF Holland Community Center.Taking the Stage (Ages 8-12)Dates: Mondays, Feb. 2 -April 27Time: 6-7 p.m. Ages: 8 -12Fee: $125 Instructors: Dan Kurek, Heather Cambanes, Lizzie Baggleman

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Looking for ladies to play Progressive Hand and Foot at the Anthem Civic Building. Call Nancy after 6PM 623-465-9317 for info UN

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1964 to 1972 classic sports car, muscle car wanted by private party running or not. 480-518-4023

FOR SALE 1968 corvette con-vertible 327/350HP 4 speed . Blue with white top, match-ing numbers. Asking 25k 623-237-0646 11/19

1960 to 1976 Enduro or dirt bike wanted by private party. Must be complete 50cc to 500cc. Will look at all, running or not. 480-518-4023

ADOPTION: Unplanned Preg-nancy? Caring licensed adop-tion agency provides financial and emotional support. Choose from loving pre-approved fami-lies. Call Joy, 1-866-922-3678 or confidential email: [email protected]. (AzCAN)

ADOPT: Active, young and se-cure couple seeks bundle of joy to love unconditionally, cherish forever and expand our family. Expenses paid. Legal and con-fidential. Please call Dan and Randi 1-800-399-8751. (AzCAN)

ADOPT: The stork didn’t call, we hope you will. Loving family looking to adopt baby or toddler to complete our family. 866-303-0668, www.rnladopt.info Text: 646-467-0499. (AzCAN)

ADOPTION: Happily married, financially secure couple, stay-at-home mom, devoted dad promise a lifetime of love. Ex-penses paid. Susan & David 1-800-943-7780 www.SusanDa-vidAdopt.com. (AzCAN)

Free delivery of shavings, cow & horse mixture-great for are-nas or fertilizer 480-595-0211 UN

Ferrier Services. North Phoe-nix and Surrounding areas. BWFA certified. Accepting new clients. Opening avail. Tues, Wed, Thurs. $75 full shod. $45 half shod. 480-273- 4638 12/17

Saddle & Tack Repairs. West-ern & English plus Racing saddle too. 30 years exp. Buy-Sell-Trade. 23yrs same loca-tion. Circle Mtn Rd & 18th St. 623-465-7286ADVERTISE YOUR JOB

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Independent Advertising Sales Executives! We are looking for experienced, hard-working Print Advertising sales executives to join our Professional Sales team in the North valley. A successful candidate will be an experienced outside sales professional , preferably in print media, an excellent communicator, verbally and in writing, passionate about details, honest and have the willingness to prospect and make cold calls. Please email resume to: [email protected])

$2000 Bonus! Oilfield drivers. High hourly, Overtime. Class A-CDL/Tanker. 1 year driving Experience. Home Monthly. Paid Travel, Lodging. Relocation NOT necessary. 1-800-588-2669. www.tttransports.com (AzCAN)

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51G Saver model SP2022 .40 caliber. Night sights, 12 + 1 capacity. $650 obo. Don 623-465-9317 UN

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Sheltie & Collie rescue have beautiful dogs for adoption. 480-488-5711 [email protected]

REMEMBER TO ADOPT! Maricopa County Animal Care and Control 602- 506-PETS. www.pets.maricopa.gov

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In-home sessions by experienced, certified teacher. Various grades and subjects. Homework help, math and language, organization and study skills, Academic Thera-pist. Call Michele 602-292-3305 12/3

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D & G Scrapping. Old wash-ers, dryers, hot water heaters, etc. We will recycle your left over yard sale items. Moving? We will take your trash to NR refuse for cash. Call 602-920-4989 UN

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We can help! WIN or pay nothing! Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at 1-800-960-3595 to start your application today! (AzCAN)

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New River Land Sale. Lo-cation is north side of Gavilan Peak. 1.84 acres or more, perks test done, water done, electric, 2250ft elevation, gated, temperatures about 7 de-grees cooler than Phoenix, call Larry 623-680-1017 1/21

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Housekeeper needed part time 1 day a week, 6 hours at small care home. $10/hr Friday or Saturday 623-465-7203 11/26

Moving Sale--November 21, 22, 23. Lots of good stuff, small kitchen appliances, electric and hand tools, heaters. 2739 W. Sunset Drive, New River 11/19

New Admiral washer, 5yr warranty. Kirkland dryer. Both white. $400 for both. You pick up. 623-465-4409

Cook needed part time. 8hrs a week at small care home. $10/hr. 11:30am to 3:30pm Sunday & Wednesday. 623-465-7203 11/26

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Caregiver needed for small care home, Carefree/Anthem areas. 6-9am – 6-8pm, Wed, Thurs, Friday. $10/hr. CPR/TB/Caregiver Card required. 623-465-7203 11/26

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NvSo to celebrate the season with ‘european Tapestry’

PHOENIX – Cele-brate the season with the North Valley Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of ‘European Tap-estry,’ a musical rendering of classical and seasonal artwork, on Saturday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. NVSO will perform Resphigi’s masterpiece Trittico Bottecelliano (‘Three Botticelli Pictures’), a three-movement suite based on famous paint-ings by the Renaissance master Botticelli. The second move-ment is titled ‘Adoration of the Magi,’ and the piece demon-strates Respighi’s ear for fresh sonorities and Italy’s art history. The orchestra will also perform

Bizet’s L’Arlesienne Suite #2. The finale, the ‘Farandole,’ is based on the seasonal favor-ite musical theme March of the Kings. NVSO will also be joined by Sounds of the South-west Singers, who will lead the audience in a festive finale of

Handel’s Hallelujah! Chorus from The Messiah. NVSO Youth Orches-tra will open the concert with Masters in this Hall, and the Symphonettes will also present selections from their season’s répertoire during intermission.

Tickets to ‘European Tapestry are $5 and can be purchased at www.northvalley-symphony.org.The concert will be held at North Canyon High School Performing Arts Cen-ter, 1700 E. Union Hills Drive. The Youth Orchestra

and Symphonettes (NVSO’s training orchestra) will also perform in a free holiday con-cert on Saturday, Dec. 13, 4 p.m. That concert will begin at 4 p.m. at Resurrection Lu-theran Church, 4930 E. Gre-enway Road in Scottsdale.

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Hi, I’m Lisa! Anthem Pets rescued me after having been found homeless with my newborn litter of kittens. I’ve spent several weeks grooming, feeding, nurturing, and giv-ing them the love that a mother gives her newborn babies. I’ve been a won-derful mommy! Now that my kittens have been adopted, it’s my turn to be pampered, loved, and treated like the beauty queen that I am. Lisa is approximately one year old – just a baby herself. She has gor-geous and unique black and white markings. Everyone who sees her raves over her beauty. She, of course, soaks it all in! She is a bit shy at first, but she warms up very quickly. She loves nothing more than to lounge, play, and

snuggle with her person and bask in the sun. This sweet little girl will make a wonderful companion and give you a lifetime of love and affection. Lisa has been spayed, vaccinat-ed, microchipped, litter box trained, and ready for adoption. Don’t delay; call An-them Pets today at (480) 287-3542. You will fall in love with this little girl! Anthem Pets is a nonprofit organization serving lost, found, and abandoned animals in the North Valley since 2005. Operat-ing on donations only, it aims to find forever homes for abandoned animals and return wayward pets to owners. Visit www.anthempets.org to view more adoptable animals waiting to meet their forever family.

Decorating for a cause: Food bank to benefit from light display

CAVE CREEK – Seventy-five thousand Christmas lights will be helping feed community families this holiday. A Cave Creek home listed on a metropolitan Christmas lights map is serving as a donation location to ben-efit the Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center. The home, which will show-case 75,000 lights synced to music, is located at 6726 E. Dixileta Drive. The lighting display and food

donation drop-off will be open to the public, 6-9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays throughout the season. “For years, we have been giv-ing joy to those who have seen and heard about our display,” said homeowner Todd Rooker. “This year, we decided we would give those who experience it the opportu-nity to give back. We will be putting a do-nation box out to collect canned food for Foothills Food Bank in Cave Creek.”


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