Now
in its 32nd year, Desert Foothills Theater, a program
of the Foothills Community Foundation, will once again
wow audiences with an exciting season of Main Stage shows
and a series of entertaining, intimate theatricales. DFT
calls theatricales a single evening theatrical event in
a venue other than a theater.
Diedre
Kaye, DFT artistic committee chair, said patrons are excited
about the theatricales.
"We
are excited to bring a new type of theater to the Desert
Foothills community," Kaye says. "We hope the
theatricales will engage the audience and keep them smiling
well after the shows end."
The
next Main Stage production will be "Hot ‘n Cole:
A Cole Porter Celebration" featuring timeless classics,
such as "Too Darn Hot," "In the Still of
the Night," "Let's Do It," "Can Can,"
and "Night & Day." Program director is Dee
Dee Wood with musical direction from Bill Moore.
"We
are pleased to announce that Emmy Award‑winning
director/choreographer Dee Dee Wood will once again direct
our Main Stage shows at Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center,"
says Toby Payne, DFT chairman and sound designer. "In
addition, we are very fortunate that Diedre Kaye and Alexx
Stuart of Darknight Productions are donating their time
and services to assist us."
Two
of the DFT theatricales were written by Stuart including
his " Buzzard Ball" play which was a hit in
DFT's 2003‑04 season and is now in development for
a movie, Payne said.
The
next theatricale will be Stuart's "Murder at Savings
and Loan Ballpark (S.L.O.B.)" beginning at 5 p.m.
at The Satisfied Frog, 6245 E. Cave Creek Road, in Cave
Creek. Tickets are $50 and includes dinner.
Payne
encourages theater‑lovers to purchase subscriptions
for the new Main Stage performances early. Subscriptions
offer a savings of 20 percent and range from $28 to $35
depending on the day.
"As
in previous seasons, we anticipate the Cactus Shadows
Fine Arts Center will fill up quickly for our Main Stage
shows, so it is really to the patron's advantage to subscribe,"
he says.
To
purchase a subscription or to order tickets, visit www.desertfoothillstheater.com
or call 480‑488‑1981.
Arizona
Musicfest, the Southwest's premier winter music festival,
Feb. 7‑March 4, 2007,
features classical, opera, broadway and jazz in 13 concerts
over 5 weeks in venues
throughout North Scottsdale and Carefree.
New
this season will be Arizona Musicfest artistic director
Robert Moody, conducting The Festival Orchestra.
Call
(480) 488‑0806 for tickets and information or purchase
tickets online at ww.azmusicfest.org Full series tickets
are available.
Switching
gears, Cave Creek Museum has some unique events coming
up.
Antique
Appraiser Sean Morton will examine your treasures, discuss
their origins, and assess their value from 10 a.m. ‑
4 p.m. Jan. 19‑20 during the Antique Appraisal
Fair at the museum.
Morton
is a member of the Antiques Appraisal Association of America
and has more than 19 years experience in the fine arts
and antiques field.
Cost
for appraisal is $15 per item and participants are asked
to bring no more than two items at a time for appraisal,
but can attend more than one session.
"Mining
the Desert Foothills" is a program aimed at children
7 ‑ 10 years old that teaches them about gold, silver
and copper. During the program the children will examine
technology and culture, and the mining economy of the
historical Town of Cave Creek, where entrances to mines,
old cabins and mining equipment can still be found.
