A+12 January 10 - 23, 2009
Youth
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Chandler Parks & Rec Celebrate Basha students
keeps kids busy at Foreign Affair
A variety of special events and programs are available to area youths
SanTan Sun area families are invited by the Basha High School Foreign Language
through the Chandler Parks and Recreation Department, beginning with the
Department to attend A Foreign Affair, a foreign language fair and recognition
5th Annual Teen Talent Show. Watch Chandler teens show off their singing, night honoring Basha High students’ accomplishments. This is the school’s third
dancing and performing skills and compete for prizes from 6 to 9 p.m. Fri., Jan. annual event showcasing students’ linguistic skills and cultural knowledge.
30 at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Admission is $5.
The event takes place from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 6. Admittance is $5 per family
or $2 per student, and students that are competing are free. Snacks and drinks
Basketball bonanza
prepared by Basha’s culinary students will be available for purchase.
The Tumbleweed Recreation Center hosts a one-day basketball event for
This year’s fair features performances by Jazz Band, Symphonic Band, Steel
boys and girls ages 9 to 14 from 8 a.m. noon on Sat., Jan. 31. The event features
Drums, Dance, the Step Team and the Foreign Language Department. Students’
work from the Art Department will also be on display.
a hot-shot competition, three-point shootout and free-throw contest. There is
Team events include Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, La Tour de France and many
a $4 fee for the event and registration runs through January 30 at the Chandler
others. Individual events include music performances, art replicas and street
Community Center, Environmental Education Center, Snedigar Recreation
performances. While some of the activities are language oriented, others are
Center and Tumbleweed Recreation Center. Registration is accepted onsite at
cultural in nature, and some are just plain fun.
8 a.m. on the day of the event at Tumbleweed Recreation Center in the West
Basha High students receive 10 extra credit points for attending or 20 extra
Gym. credit points for participating in one of the events or clean-up.
The school is located at 5990 S. Val Vista Dr. in S. Chandler. Call 480-224-2100
Dads & daughters
for more details.
Fathers and their special little girls, ages 4 to 10, can create special memories
at the Belle of the Ball: A Daddy & Daughter Valentine’s Dance, held 6 to 8
Shoot hoops with LiL’ ones
p.m. Fri., Feb. 13 at the Chandler Community Center in Room 109. If dad
is unavailable, moms or guardians are welcome to attend. The cost is $25
Sign up now for LiL’ Dribblers, a six-week beginning basketball program for kids
per couple and $10 for each additional family member. There will be music,
ages 3 to 5, held on Saturdays, January 17 through February 21.
dancing, contests, crafts and sandwiches. In addition, each couple receives a
Equipment is scaled down and age-appropriate in this class, which focuses on
keepsake photograph. Register at the Downtown Community Center, Snedigar
the basics of passing, dribbling and shooting with an emphasis on physical fi tness
Recreation Center or Tumbleweed Recreation Center. Call 480-782-2640 for
and fun. Parents participate alongside their children.
Sessions are 40 minutes long and held at Arizona Premier Basketball Academy,
more details.
located in Gilbert near Country Club Drive and Guadalupe Road. The fee is $85,
which includes a T-shirt.
To register today, visit www.sportsforfun.net, or call Andy Iwanski, director of
sports for fun at 480-688-1048.
EVCT seeks playwrights, offers musical camp
Whether writers or performers, SanTan Sun area Gilbert resident Drew Ignatowski, will be performed Feb. 5
youths can satisfy their yen for theatre through the through 22 by EVCT at the Mesa Arts Center in the Nesbitt-
East Valley Children’s Theatre’s playwright contest and Elliott Playhouse Theatre. Tickets are $11 and may be
musical theatre camp. purchased at the box offi ce by calling 480-644-6500.
Aspiring playwrights, ages 8-18, have a chance to
become part of the East Valley Children’s Theatre’s future Spring camp
seasons of performances by submitting entries to the Registration is now open for East Valley Children’s
EVCT Playwright Contest before March 15. Theatre’s Spring Break Musical Theatre Camp, held 8 a.m.
Cash prizes are given for the fi rst-, second- and third- to 4 p.m. March 16 through 20 at 4830 E. Main St. in Mesa.
place entries. In addition, the fi rst-place entry will be The camp focuses on skills and techniques, teaching
produced by EVCT in its upcoming season, if it meets all children ages 8 to 15 the basics of acting, singing and
the criteria for performance. dancing through scenes and Broadway songs. All classes
All plays must be one to 1.5 hours in length and suitable will be grouped by age and are open to all kids regardless of
for children to perform for children. Shorter plays may be experience or expertise.
submitted but they will not be considered for production The cost of the camp is $155. Total fees must be paid at
by the theatre as one of its season’s productions. Plays the time of registration and prior to the beginning of camp.
and musicals should not have been previously performed, Register at www.evct.org or by calling 480-756-3828. Check
and musicals must submit a copy of the music in some or money orders and registration forms may also be mailed
form; i.e., sheet music or recording. to EVCT, PO Box 20514, Mesa, AZ 85277-0514.
Contest entries must include a cover sheet with name, For more details on either the contest or the camp, call
address, phone number and email address. Mail scripts 480-756-3828, email info@evct.org, or visit www.evct.org.
Submitted photo
to EVCT, PO Box 20514, Mesa, AZ, 85277-0514 or email
CENTER STAGE: Whether they want to perform on
to Info@evct.org.
stage or write behind the scenes, young actors and
The 2008 winning play, “The Golden Butterfl y” by
playwrights can exercise their creativity with the East
Valley Children’s Theatre.
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