SmoCA holds immigration debate, tours of Border Project exhibit

SCOTTSDALE – The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and ThinkAZ, a non‑partisan public policy center, have collaborated to present a debate on the hotly contested subject of U.S. immigration policy.

Steve Camarota, from the Center for Immigration Studies, and Daniel Griswold of the Cato Institute (both based in Washington, D.C.) will face off on the issues surrounding U.S./Mexico border policies and immigration.

Rita Maguire, president and CEO of ThinkAZ, will serve as moderator.

The debate is presented to compliment and accompany SMoCA’s new exhibition featuring anonymous photographs taken by both migrants and Minutemen titled, “The Border Film Project: El Proyecto Fronterizo Fotográfico.”

Special tours of the exhibition are available before the debate from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Guests are encouraged to review position papers on immigration provided on the ThinkAZ Web site at www.Thinkaz.org.

The debate takes place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the museum, 7374 E. Second Street in Scottsdale. Tickets are $15, $10 for museum members and $5 students with identification card. Call (480) 994‑2787 or (480) 874‑4666 for information. Visit www.smoca.org.

Magic Bird festival lands in Anthem festival          

ANTHEM – Magic Bird Arts & Crafts Festivals, one of Arizona’s most popular outdoor festival promoters, has been bringing craftsmen and artists, buyers and sellers, and entertainers and audiences of all ages together for 18 years.                     

This weekend, expect arts and crafts, along with food and fun for the kids to be part of the 8th Annual Anthem Park Arts & Crafts Festival. More than 100 specially selected exhibits will be on show at the festival Friday through Sunday, Oct. 13‑15, at Anthem Community Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Kiddie Inflatables Zone should elevate the children’s spirits while the International Food Court is sure to appeal to more mature tastes. Admission is free. Park‑and‑ride service is available noon to 4 p.m. all three days at Gavilan Peak Parkway and Daisy Mountain Road.

Anthem Community Park is located off I‑17 at Exit 229, go east on Anthem Way, and then south on Gavilan Peak Parkway. For information, call (480) 488‑2014 or visit www.magicbirdfestivals.com.