Webb Center Submittal

Town of Wickenburg — Study Session (2025-10-20)

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DEL E.WEBB CENTER

FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

2024-2025
B Tax Report

Box Office 2001 W Wickenburg Way, Suite 3
Theatre 1090 S. Vulture Mine Rd
Wickenburg, AZ 85390

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July 28, 2025

Mr. Tim Suan

Deputy Town Manager
Town of Wickenburg

155 N Tegner Street, Suite A
Wickenburg, AZ 85390

Dear Tim:

On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Webb Center, | would like to thank the Town
of Wickenburg for providing funds to the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts to “market
and advertise its 2024-2025 season of performing arts events to areas outside of Wickenburg.”
The $65,562 acquired from the B Tax was supplemented with $25,379 from the Webb Center’s
operational funds to advertise the series of performances through its website, direct mailings,
social media platforms, and various media outlets in the West Valley and metro Phoenix areas.
The Town's financial support was instrumental in promoting the Webb Center's profile as a
destination for quality entertainment in the greater community.

As thoughtful stewards of the Town of Wickenburg’s B Tax funds, the Webb Center advertised its
November 2024 — April 2025 series of live events through print publications and radio ads that
yielded positive returns on investment.

Printed publications included:
e the Arizona Republic’s West Valley edition with 27,350 average daily readers;

e the Sun City Independent, Sun City West Independent and Surprise Independent family of
newspapers with a combined average readership of 66,000;

e sister publications Phoenix Magazine and Phoenix Home & Garden which reach over 600,000
people monthly;

e The Wickenburg Sun's “official visitors magazine” Destination Wickenburg had 15,000 copies
distributed through the Wickenburg Visitors Center, managed by the Wickenburg Chamber of
Commerce, as well as in racks throughout the surrounding communities to promote the town
to tourists;

DeL E. Wess CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tom McCLoup, PRESIDENT, JAY FARQUHAR, VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER, LORRAINE BRODEK SECRETARY,
Liz ATKINS, HARRY PATRICK CHRISTIAN, JANELL FLAMAND, SALLY Norris
Dr. BARBARA REMONDINI, DAVE STANDER, GREG STRUVE, CLAIRE WEST

° the West Valley View’s Newcomers’ Guide, which is distributed for one calendar year to West
Valley chambers of commerce, visitor centers, libraries, hotels as well as directly mailed to
new West Valley home buyers;

e Arizona KAET/PBS magazine which is mailed directly to 48,000 subscribers;

e AAA's southwest regional Via magazine which is mailed directly to members; and

e Arizona Real Country Magazine which is placed on distribution racks throughout the West

Valley.

New advertising opportunities were explored with:
e Encore magazine, which serves 9,000 readers in Buckeye’s Festival Foothills community;
e Viva magazine, which targets 18,500 PebbleCreek residents;
e Mountain View magazine, which focuses on 26,250 residents in the Vistancia, Trilogy and

Blackstone neighborhoods; and
e the December 2024 issues of GQ, Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines, which reach a
Phoenix metro audience of 165,500.

These diverse periodicals reach the Webb Center’s target demographics in the West Valley and
metro regions of Phoenix.

The Webb Center worked with Money Mailer to promote its events through ad inserts in the
December and January mailings. The postcard-size ads are placed in eye-catching envelopes
and sent to 60,000 homes in the Sun City West, Sun City Grand, and Surprise neighborhoods.

The organization sought to attract residents with a propensity for the arts by also advertising in
the Arizona Broadway Theatre and AZ Musicfest’s playbills.

The Webb Center produced a series of 30-second radio spots in the Sun City West market on
KSCW to promote 12 different events. Radio spots were also heard on KSWG, promoting country
artists Craig Campbell, Tony Jackson and Little Texas to that demographic of radio listeners.

The Webb Center organization strives to reach a broad demographic of local and state-wide
audience members, therefore marketing efforts are varied (direct mail, print, radio, digital, social
media) to ensure success. Concerted marketing efforts helped the Webb Center raise awareness
and engage new as well as returning patrons in the greater community. Please be assured that
the effectiveness of each marketing brand mentioned above will be evaluated before the start of
the 2025-2026 season to ensure a high return on investment.

| would like to point out that since potential customers consume such diverse forms of media, the
Webb Center’s ad spend has been appropriated to reach them at these various points of contact.
See the chart below demonstrating how the marketing budget is currently allocated. As digital
advertising and social media becomes more prevalent, the Webb Center's marketing strategy will
continue to evolve to meet patrons where they are to ensure the best ROI (return on investment).

Marketing Budget Allocation

= PrintAds «= DirectMail m=Radio «Billboard = Social Media

| would also like to mention that because the cost of print ads has increased and we wish to
include other marketing avenues in our strategy, the funding agreement spreadsheet will reflect
fewer ad buys in the Arizona Republic (bi-weekly instead of weekly) and smaller ad sizes in the
Independent Newsmedia family of papers (1/4 page instead of 1/3 page) than in Fiscal Year 2024.
These budgetary adjustments allowed for ad buys in new publications such as hyperlocal Encore,
Viva and Mountain View magazines that are targeted to specific West Valley neighborhoods as
well as the Phoenix metro editions of national GQ, Vogue and Vanity Fair publications.

The Webb Center’s 2024-2025 series of 25 performances attracted a total of 8,763 audience
members. Of this total, approximately 4,586 were from out-of-town; comprising 50.6% of all
patrons. Attendees generated an estimated $172,715 in event related purchases including meals
and hotel stays within Wickenburg. This estimate is based upon the most recent research
conducted by the Americans for the Arts’ “Arts & Economic Prosperity VI” study from November
2023. The report states that, “Local attendees to a nonprofit arts or culture event in the West
Valley Region spend $29.05 (avg) per person per event as a direct result of their attendance.” In
addition, “Nonlocal attendees spend an average of 27% more than local attendees, $36.95, as a
result of their attendance.”

A review of the attached “Funding Agreement Spreadsheet” will demonstrate that the eligible
marketing expenses, including graphic design and ad placement, expended the full grant amount
of $65,562. Currently the theatre team is thoughtfully working on the Webb Center’s 2025-2026
Season of programs with an anticipated opening in November 2025.

To summarize, the Webb Center continues to be truly grateful to the Town Council for approving
the B Tax and its budgetary expenditures; helping us make Wickenburg an arts and culture
destination in the West Valley. We look forward to working with the Town of Wickenburg on future
projects that benefit residents and visitors alike.

Best regards; y
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a
Andy Halseth
Chief Executive Officer
Enclosures:

Attendance By Event, 2025 Board of Directors, 2024-2025 Budget,
501c3 Designation Letter, Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws

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months.

The Southwest, the central Rockies,
the Gulf Coast and the eastern seaboard
typically have drier and warmer winters
during La Nifia years, according to Gott-
schalk. The Pacific Northwest, New
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the door open for average to above-aver-
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or not.”

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“(Velez) was able to understand that
in the boxing business, things usually
don’t come the way you choose,” Bayless
said.

“He says, ‘You think your three years
area lifetime? Try 25,” Velez said. “That
conversation with Kenny Bayless
changed my life.”

With renewed determination, Velez
kept announcing, and a few months lat-
er, met Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s uncle,
who was in Phoenix for a boxing match
with a fighter signed to Mayweather’s
promotional company.

The two hit it off, staying up all night
talking about boxing. Soon after, May-
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Mayweather Promotions. He’s worked
there for the last eight years.

The cheer of a lifetime

The meaning that Velez finds in the
work comes from the boxers them-
selves.

“Sometimes these fighters will get on
TV once or twice in their life, and they'll
never be able to get on again. So I want
to do the best I can so they can go back
and play that video for their grandkids,”
he said.

One fight in particular stands out — a
2019 fight between Mayweather and
Tenshin Nasukawa in Japan. Velez had
been told to tone down his announcing
style to adapt to Japanese cultural
norms. He decided to ignore that advice.

In the video of the fight, which has 38
million views on Youtube at the time of
writing (and was refereed by Bayless),
Velez’s voice rings in the stadium intro-

ducing Nasukawa.

“(Nasukawa) afterwards, he got beat
up, but he said, ‘I want to thank you be-
cause I never got a cheer like that ever in
my life,” Velez said.

Velez makes anywhere from $1,000
to $35,000 for an appearance, depend-
ing on the size of the show. Since around
2018, he’s been able to support himself
just off announcing.

Even though he’s broken into the up-
per echelons of announcing, he still an-
nounces amateur fights sometimes, just
to support the local boxing community.
He's also working on an anti-bullying
festival for kids with a local boxing gym.

“If there’s something going on in box-
ing, Ralph’s going to be there,” said
Saenz.

‘Why are you announcing bacon?'

Velez has a unique, almost sing-son-
gy style, said Bernardo Osuna, an ESPN
boxing reporter and longtime friend.

"Every inflection that he enunciates
is for a reason," Osuna said. "And I think
that's what makes him special.”

Velez still practices obsessively be-
fore a show, even pretending that the
breakfast food he’s cooking for his fam-
ily are boxers and he’s introducing
them.

“My daughter’s like, ‘Dad, what are
you doing? Why are you announcing ba-
con?” Velez said, laughing.

In all seriousness, Velez wants to
continue to refine his craft.

“T want to be the best in the world,” he
said. “I want to show these guys that it
doesn't matter if you grew up on Central
Baseline or Central Southern or the
West Valley or South Phoenix. You can
be whatever you want to be.”

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Existing in a perfect sweet spot
between tradition and modernity,
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like “Outskirts of Heaven” and “Fish”
alongside music from his latest album.

JAKE
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etas, fresas con crema, mangonadas, sin-
gle and double scoop ice cream cones, na-
chos, hot Cheetos with cheese and chilin-
drina.

Details: 5802 W. Thomas Road, Phoe-
nix. cardenasmarkets.com. @losaltos-
ranchmarket on Instagram.

Moku Hawaiian Grill

Moku Hawaiian Grill openedits second
Valley location recently in Mesa. They of-
fer build-your-own plates with options in-
cluding poke, teriyaki chicken, Kalua
pork, teriyaki steak, edamame and mac
salad.

Details: 4425 S. Power Road, Suite
A-105, Mesa. 480-219-7095, mokuhawai-
iangrillaz.com.

Mr Brews Taphouse

MrBrews Taphouse has openeditssec-
ond Arizona location in the East Valley.
They offer several unique burgers includ-
ingapeanutbuster burger, bacon macand
cheese burger and a Kentucky bourbon
classic burger. There are over 30 beers on
tap.

Details: 1157 N. Ellsworth Road, Suite
102, Mesa. mrbrewstaphouse.com.

North Italia

North Italia opened its fifth Arizona lo-
cation at The Park at 83 in Peoria. Menu
highlights include crushed meatball ragu,
house specialty Bolognese, roasted
salmon and Margherita pizza. The drinks
menu includes craft cocktails and wine by
the bottle or glass.

Details: 8163 W. Paradise Ln., Peoria.
602- 838-7811, northitalia.com.

O.H.S.O. Brewery & Test Kitchen

O.H.S.O. Brewery reopened its Scotts-
dale location after it was temporarily
closed for renovations. Itnow includes the
first-ever O.H.S.O. Test Kitchen, featuring
arotating menu of items that may later be
available at other locations. The first Test
Kitchen menu includes burgers, salads
and soups.

Details: 15681 N. Hayden Road, Suite
112, Scottsdale. 480-948-3159, ohsobre-
wery.com.

Ono Hawaiian BBQ

Ono Hawaiian BBQ's latest location is
nowopenin Mesa. Alohaplatescomewith
one ortwoentrees onabed of steamed rice
with a side salad and house dressing.
Standard plate lunches include an entree
with two scoops of rice, one scoop of mac-
aronisaladand veggies. Entree optionsin-
clude Hawaiian BBQ chicken, Kalbi short
ribs, island white fish, crispy shrimp and
teriyaki chicken.

Details: 1008 E. Southern Ave., Mesa.
480-569-7783, onohawaiianbbq.com.

Origen Steakhouse

Origen Steakhouse, an upscale Mexi-
can restaurant, is now open at Verde at
Cooley Station in Gilbert. Menu highlights
include pork belly tacos, pork jowl tosta-
das, chile relleno tacos, quesabirrias, Yu-
catan carbonara, prime ribeye steak and
tenderloin al trapo.

Details: 2472 S. Recker Road, Gilbert.
480-742-9636, origen-arizona.com.

Paradise Valley Burger Co.

After closing its Phoenix location, Para-
dise Valley Burger Co/'s relocated restau-
rantis nowopenin Scottsdale. The restau-
rant is a Valley favorite for its unique bur-
gers such as the burger brulee, booze bur-
ger and cinco diablo, or "Demon Slayer"
burger.

Details:15689 N. Hayden Road, Scotts-
dale. 602-535-4930, pvburgercompany-
com.

Pinard Wine Bar

Pinard Wine Baris now open in Scotts-
dale, offering a large selection of wine and
European-inspired dishes such as beef
bourguignon, ratatouille, Parisian chicken
and smoked linguine. Wine club members
get bi-monthly curated wine releases and
other benefits.

Details: 20469 N. Hayden Road,
Scottsdale. 623-401-9463, pinardwine-
bar.com.

Press Coffee

Phoenix-based roastery Press Coffee
has opened its latest location inside
Sprouts Farmers Market in Gilbert. The
Sprouts location offers Press' signature
coffee, espresso, cold brew, shakers and
loose-leaf teas.

Details: 1668 N. Higley Road, Gilbert.

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NS and “Minnie the Moocher.”

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SAT, NOV 23 - 7:30 PM

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like “Outskirts of Heaven" and “Fish”
alongside music from his latest album.

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Man arrested after
equipment stolen
from local church

Karen Bartunek
Arizona Republic
USA TODAY NETWORK

Glendale police detectives have ar-
rested a man accused of stealing a truck
and trailer filled with $30K worth of
equipment from a Glendale church and
hauling it away to his home in Tonopah.

Edward Charles Gouer, 44, was ar-
rested Nov. 5 after police were given an
anonymous tip about where the items
stolen from The Table Church might be
located. The church holds its services at
Arrowhead Elementary School near
Union Hills Drive and 75th Avenue in
Glendale.

Detectives recovered the stolen trail-
er along with all its contents at Gouer’s
home. He was later arrested at a con-
struction job site where he claimed to

not know how the trailer got to his
house. The truck, a Ford F-250, was not
found.

On Oct. 26, video from multiple cam-
eras caught Gouer driving a Chevy Trail-
blazer into the church parking lot
around 9:30 p.m. Shortly after parking
behind a silver Ford F-250 with an at-
tached trailer, the truck and trailer begin
to drive away, with the Trailblazer fol-
lowing.

Information from the anonymous
tipster stated they had seen the story on
the news.

Glendale police has asked the public
to come forward with any information
about the missing truck.

Contact Glendale police at 623-930-
3000 or Silent Witness at 480-WIT-
NESS (480-TESTIGO for Spanish
speakers).

Buckeye SRO arrested

Hayleigh Evans
Arizona Republic
USA TODAY NETWORK

A school resource officer at Verra-
do High School in Buckeye was ar-
rested on Oct. 28 on suspicion of do-
mestic violence-related charges in
Goodyear and has been placed on
administrative leave.

Buckeye police said they are co-
operating with a criminal investiga-
tion conducted by Goodyear police
and have assigned another officer to
fill the role until further notice.

“These allegations are troubling

and do not align with our core val-
ues of integrity, safety, respect and
compassion,” Buckeye police said in
a statement. “The Buckeye Police
Department is committed to trans-
parency throughout this process.”

The school resource officer served
at the high school for over a decade.

The incident is subject to an in-
ternal investigation, according to
Buckeye police.

“Police officers, especially those
tasked with the safety and welfare
of students, must be held to the
highest of standards,” Buckeye po-
lice said.

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MON, DEC 9 - 7:30 PM

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and guest vocalists. The concert features new

Holidays in Hawaii
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AND JUSTIN KAWIKA YOUNG

THU, DEC5 - 7:30 PM

TONY JACKSON

TUES, DEC 17 - 7:30 PM

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ESTATE PLANNING

What to do about creditor
claims in probate

Louis Silverman
Guest columnist

Imagine that your mother has passed
away, and you have been nominated in
her will as the personal representative
of her estate. You are an only child and
the beneficiary of her 401(k) and life in-
surance. Your mother also created a
joint CD account between her and you
with about $5,000. There is a bank ac-
count with $50,000 and a brokerage ac-
count with $25,000. You have incurred
$10,000 of funeral expense and you
search through your mother’s expenses,
and find credit card bills of $100,000
(you are shocked that the credit card
bills are so high!). Now you understand
how she kept going to the casinos.

You wonder about probate and pay-
ing the creditors. There is a priority of
creditor claims. For example, the highe-
for priority are the costs and expenses
of administration (such as attorney's
fees and court costs), followed by funer-
al expenses, then taxes, and so on. The
lowest priority is the unsecured credit
card debt. Unsecured simply means
that there is no collateral, such as a car
loan or mortgage on a house.

Three of your inherited assets will be
paid to you as the beneficiary or joint
owner (the 401(k), the life insurance and
the CD account. No probate is necessary
for these accounts. The money in the
bank and brokerage accounts are sub-
ject to probate (because they are not
jointly owned and are not pay-on-
death). But the Arizona small estate
statute should allow you to claim these
as the successor through the use of a
small estate affidavit (if the value of per-
sonal property subject to probate is
$75,000 orless, the small estate process
is available).

So where does that leave the credi-
tors? You have roughly $80,000 subject
to creditor claims because the 401(k)
and the life insurance proceeds are ex-
empt from creditors. The creditors can-
not attach these assets. However, the

balance of your mother’s assets, roughly
$80,000, is subject to paying the credi-
tor claims. The funeral expense is the
first priority, reducing your “unprotect-
ed” assets to $70,000.

Even though probate is not neces-
sary, you may publish a notice to credi-
tors in the newspaper for three consec-
utive weeks, giving creditors the oppor-
tunity to submit claims. Furthermore,
you should give actual notice to credi-
tors by mailing them a notice to credi-
tors. This process will result in a four-
month window for creditors to pursue
their claims by sending you a written
statement of the claim, identifying the
creditor and the amount claimed. We
find that creditors sometimes do not
pursue collecting their claims. If the
creditor does not submit a claim within
the four-month period, the claim is
barred.

Assume that after four months, you
have received creditor claims of
$80,000, but you only have $70,000
available to pay claims. In that case, you
should contact each creditor and nego-
tiate the payment. We find that many
creditors will be open to accepting re-
duced amounts, and in this case, you
explain that you do not have sufficient
funds to pay them in full. You may then
address only those creditors who have
submitted claims and negotiate the
amount due.

Louis Silverman is a Tempe-based
attorney focusing on all aspects of es-
tate planning. He can be reached at
(480) 491-3216 or through the website
www.praesidium.law.

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Young woman dies
after being struck by
vehicle on US 60

Olivia Rose
Arizona Republic
USA TODAY NETWORK

A young woman from Glendale
was killed on the side of U.S. 60 in
Mesa on Oct. 27, after being struck
by a vehicle driven by a man witha
suspended license, police said.

Zoey Johnson, 23, and another
person were standing outside of a
vehicle around 8 a.m. on U.S. 60
near Stapley Drive, according to the
Arizona Department of Public Safe-
ty.
A pickup traveling on the high-
way was changing lanes and failed
to stay within the lane, DPS said.
The pickup drifted to the right and
collided with the unoccupied vehi-
cle and the two pedestrians.

According to DPS, Johnson was
pronounced dead on the scene, and
the other person was taken to the

hospital.

The driver of the pickup was
identified by DPS as 45-year-old
Nicholas Meyer of Apache Junction.
He was not impaired at the time of
the incident, police said.

DPS told The Republic he was
driving a Ford 150 pickup pulling a
flatbed trailer loaded with machin-
ery.

Meyer was booked into the Mar-
icopa County Sheriff’s Office Jail on
two class one misdemeanors, caus-
ing death by use of a vehicle while
driving with a suspended license
and causing serious physical injury
or death by a moving violation.

Prior to her death, Johnson
amassed nearly 30,000 followers on
her TikTok account. She posted
videos about riding dirt bikes.

Reports on Zoey’s age vary. Her
social media profiles state she was
21, but DPS said she was 23.

Zoey Johnson, 23, and another person were standing
outside of a vehicle around 8 a.m. on U.S. 60 near Stapley
Drive, according to the Arizona Department of Public

Safety.

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Reading is a powerful tool. When
reading is enjoyable, children grow in
their understanding of the world, their
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in themselves. Reading is also a critical
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socioeconomic status, citizen participa-
tion and health outcomes. In fact, lead-
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students who do not read at grade level
by the end of third grade are four times
less likely to graduate from high school.

Situating this harrowing statistic to
the current state of Arizona’s education
system, only 41% of Arizona’s third
graders can read at grade level, decreas-
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low-income families. Combating higher
levels of poverty and lower levels of pro-
ficiency in education, these students
face an increased risk of school dropout,
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However, with proper reading interven-
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Meet fashion-loving teen, Arely

Josie Gaieck
Special to The Republic

Fifteen-year-old Arely is a budding
fashionista with a heart of gold. She
loves to do hair, makeup, and nails and
wants a career helping people feel their
best at their wedding, prom, or quin-
ceanera. Arely also dreams of working
on TV or film sets and seeing her work
on the big screen.

Arely has tons of friends and is very
friendly and social. Together, they like
to sing, dance, go shopping, and watch
movies — as long as they aren’t scary!

Arely’s first language is Spanish, and
sometimes she struggles with English,
but she works hard in and out of school
to improve her skills. Arely loves to talk
with people and her bilingual skills help
her meet many new people.

Arely is looking for a two-parent fam-
ily or a family with a single mother who
will encourage her to chase her dreams.
A family that speaks Spanish would
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nication, but she is eager to continue her
English comprehension skills. Arely
does great with younger children and
has a strong relationship with her older
sister that she wants to continue post-
adoption.

For more information on children eli-
gible for adoption, call Aid to Adoption
of Special Kids (AASK) at 602-930-4900
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entertaining with inspirational songs of the
season influenced by their foundations in
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elements of hip-hop, jazz and Rhythm & Blues,

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Randy’s Donuts

This Souther California chain smacks
of Hollywood glamour, as its original Ingle-
wood location with a giant donut on the
roof has been featured in many movies.
The first Arizona location in Phoenix has
the signature giant donut out front and
serves 60 different types of donuts, from
glazed to filled to ice cream-stuffed.

Details: 5709 N. Seventh St., Phoenix.
480-716-1999, randysdonuts.com.

Salt & Straw

Salt & Straw, a popular Portland-based
ice cream shop, opened its highly-antici-
pated first Arizona location in July. The
‘West Coast menu includes classics like va-
nilla and sea salted caramel plus several
unique flavors like honey lavender, Arbe-
quina olive oil and strawberry honey bal-
samic with black pepper. There is also a ro-
tating seasonal menu; for example, the
store sold several Thanksgiving-themed
flavors such as pumpkin pie spiced tirami-
su and sweet potato casserole.

Details: 3150 E. Ray Road, Gilbert. epi-
centeratagritopia.com and saltandstraw-
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Uchi

Texas-based, award-winning Japanese
restaurant Uchi has eight locations across
the U.S. andopenedits first Arizonarestau-
rant in January. Uchi serves sushi and sa-
shimi, tempura and specials like wagyu
carpaccio, masu crudo and lamb sirloin.

Details: 3821 N. Scottsdale Road,

Salt & Straw has released five new ice
cream flavors for Halloween.
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Scottsdale. uchirestaurants.com.
Ume Tea

Ume Tea, a California-based boba tea
shop where everything is pink (and fluffy
rabbit plushies abound), made its Arizona
debut in Mesa. They offer milk teas, fruit
teas, yogurt drinks and slushies, plus a
small selection of snacks, including curly
fries, fried tofu and popcorn chicken.

Details: 1832 W. Broadway Road, Suite
105, Mesa. 480-912-3585, umeteaca.com.

Velvet Taco

Dallas-based Velvet Taco opened in
Scottsdale in November. The restaurant
specializes in tacos with an international
twist, suchas spicy tikkachickentacosand
a Cuban pulled-pork taco with gruyere
cheese.

Details: 4166 N. Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale. 623-257-4145, velvettaco.com.

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similar to the South African fossils; oth-
ers contended the size difference be-
tween males and females was so large
that it had to be two different species,
not two sexes of the same.

“Tt was a bit of an uphill climb,” Jo-
hanson said.

In the years since Lucy was found,
further finds in the Afar region, includ-
ing by the current Institute of Human
Origins Director Yohannes Haile-Selas-
sie, have revealed that Au. afarensis
lived side-by-side with other hominins,
raising questions about which species
might have given rise to our genus, Ho-
mo.

Johanson, who now holds the posi-
tion of Virginia M. Ullman Chair in Hu-
man Origins at ASU's institute, still be-
lieves Lucy is the best candidate.

She is “distantly related” to us, he
said, but “crucial” in the lineage that
eventually led to the rise of Homo sapi-
ens some 300,000 years ago in Africa.

Becoming a 'science popularizer'

This discovery changed Johanson’s
life.

“It generated praise from some peo-
ple and generated jealousy from others,”
he said.

It reverberated through his life in an-
other, unexpected way: putting him in
front of the public, time and time again.

It’s a classic question: Where do we
come from? Johanson has spent a life
trying to answer it, at the Museum of
Natural History in New York and small
museums in southern Ohio; at an array
of colleges and universities and schools;
through a three-part television series

and a book.

He felt strongly that those doing sci-
ence in which there was widespread
public interest had a responsibility to
share their findings in a way that laype-
ople understood.

“I became a science popularizer,
which was very, very rewarding to me,”
he said.

Johanson puts Lucy’s iconicism
down to her relatability. Not in looks, of
course, or lifestyle. But in the fact she is
an identifiable person. A small female
who stood at about 3-foot-5, who lived
in a group, who walked through the for-
est, and scavenged fruit, leaves and
eggs.

Johanson joked that his connection
with Lucy is “longer than most mar-
riages.”

“There's certainly not a day in those
50 years when I didn't mention the
name Lucy,” he said.

But despite all the talks and inter-
views and controversy and discoveries
and slow piecing together of human his-
tory, his enthusiasm has not waned.

“When I walk into the room where
she is stored in Addis Ababa, in the Na-
tional Museum of Ethiopia, I still get a
thrill of seeing that those boxes come
out of the safe and seeing those bones
again,” Johanson said.

He has experienced this twice in the
past year: in August and also in January,
when he visited the site where Lucy was
found half a century ago.

He was with a group of about 20, and
as they stood there, without plan or
preparation, the gathering fell into si-
lence. It was the place where an ances-
tor had lived and died, and, in her un-
likely preservation, offered an incom-
prehensible future the gift of insight to
the past.

It felt, Johanson said, as though they
were paying their respects.

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SUN, JAN 5 - 3:30 PM

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concert features the songs and stories of The

Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones,
Aretha Franklin, and many others.

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artist collaborations, she thinks about
sustainable solutions like scholarships,
grants, or artist incubators to provide
opportunities that might not otherwise
be there for local artists.

“I think it’s important to note that the
reason why I started to build communi-
ty is because I grew up undocumented
for a very long time,” Aviles said, "I don't
think if I wasn't in the situation I would
have been forced to find myself in the
way I did.”

"It allowed me to build community in

* a genuine way," Aviles said.

Recently, the art museum opened its
space to “Fruity Night,” an LGBTQ+ fo-
cused poetry reading night hosted by
thems, an art collective.

It was a success, bringing in over 350
people inside and outside of the

Curator of Engagement at the Phoenix Art Museum, Giovana Aviles, poses for an
at-work portrait on Oct. 2. PATRICK BREEN/THE REPUBLIC

LGBTQ+ community.

The event came to fruition after six
months of Aviles’ attendance at thems.
poetry reading nights at IceHouse,
where she focused on studying and lis-
tening to the LGBTQ+ community.

One of the audience members was an
elder LGBTQ+ member, who shared
with Aviles that she was unaware that
these kinds of spaces existed. She told
Aviles that she wished spaces like that
had been around when she was young-
er.

"She had never been able to come out
to anyone until her daughter was an
adult and she could finally tell her," Avi-
les said.

The conversation stuck with her.

“I think, for me, that’s the most
meaningful. What are the conversations
that are happening here? What are the
conversations we can host here that are
not happening anywhere else?” Aviles

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