Arts advocacy drives Scottsdale schools toward broader arts access
Pam Krewson leads the Arts and Education Council to make art education a districtwide standard rather than enrichment. The group, grown to 50 volunteers, pushes for in classrooms integration, principal support, and district coordination with programs like Masterpieces of Art and Music Memory Concerts with Phoenix Symphony Guild.
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Marcy Tower
Pam Krewson
Scottsdale
Saguaro
Arts and Education Council
Krewson
Arizona
Scottsdale Center For the Arts
PTA
South Bend
Ind
Education Center
Phoenix Symphony Guild
Christmas Themed Programs Highlight Scottsdale Meetings
Wednesday events include Scottsdale Toastmasters at Reubens Restaurant at 6 30 a m with a Teamwork theme and Doris Fleischer hosting a Beta Sigma Phi talk on Christmas traditions followed by a noon luncheon. Thursday features East Maricopa League pot luck and sing along with 150 cents per person. Arcadia Women’s Club hosts a Christmas bazaar and auction at 7 45 p m at Mrs Robert Byrnes home in Sundown Drive. Valley of the Sun School hosts a student products sale from 6 to 9 p m at 3115 West McDowell Road with craft items priced from 2 cents to 17 dollars.
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Preceptor Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Doris Fleischer
N. 64Th St
Scottsdale
Mary Alyce Covington
Arcadia Women's Club
Robert Byrnes
N. Sundown Drive
Valley of the Sun School
McDowell Road
Calendar of Women Voters Meeting and B'nai B'rith Program
Calendar of Women Voters meets at 9 30 a m at Barbara Eastman home 11215 N 74th St to discuss Budget Priorities for the Local School District. Scottsdale B nai B rith Women program at Temple Soles noon features Russia trip. lathe lunch $1 50. Michigan Club of Mesa Tempe Scottsdale and Superstition area hold Christmas party at Mesa Womens Club 200 N MacDonald Mesa inviting all former Michigan residents.
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Russia
Scottsdale
B’nai B'rith
Temple Soles
35Th Street
Lincoln Drive
Michigan Club
Mesa
Tempe
Superstition Area
Adults explore child's play at Phoenix workshop
Mary Jane Alexander reports on a Franciscan Renewal Center workshop by Armando A. Bencomo and Mary Schafer urging parents to view play from the child's perspective. They emphasize play as central to development for ages 2 to 7, advise relaxed, interactive participation, and warn against over‑structuring activities. The session repeats at Sts. Simon and Jude Church cafeteria with a $7.50 fee.
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Mary Jane Alexander
Armando A. Bencomo
Franciscan Renewal Center
Lincoln Drive
Bencomo
Behavioral Health Systems Inc
N. 7Th St
Schafer
Sts. Simon and Jude Church
N. 27Th Ave
Phoenix
Self-defense courses can confuse consumers
Consumer Education Research Group warns buyers face confusion when selecting martial arts training. They classify arts into grappling and striking styles, note internal power focus in Kung Fu and Aikido, and advise at least six months training with about 12 hours weekly practice. Costs vary from $30 for two months to several times that.
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Consumer Education Research Group
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American Gem Society
Harry Wintergreen
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Harry
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