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December 2019

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Celebrate the Holidays with ‘Elf: The Musical’ at Arizona Broadway Theatre

December 18, 2019 Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

Elf: The Musical is a stage adaptation of the family classic about Buddy the elf, who ventures out from the North Pole to The Big Apple to find his real father. It is a recreation of the iconic Will Farrell comedy known and beloved by so many. Inspired by, but not a duplication thereof. The same story told through the eyes and voices of different storytellers, using different methods, including really catchy songs. Thankfully maintaining most of the film’s best jokes, and all of the heart that makes the original so compelling…

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YabYum Seven: Conrad Miszuk

December 15, 2019 Arts & Culture Featured Articles YabYum Seven

My name is Conrad Miszuk. I wear a lot of hats, but I mostly make audio fiction. I’ve been making a podcast called Kakos Industries in Phoenix (and briefly in Los Angeles) for around five and a half years. Kakos Industries is a darkly comedic science fiction story about a company that helps its clients to “Do Evil Better”. I’ve also started a new project called The Never Rad Miscellany, which is combining that far reaching audience I’ve gathered from Kakos Industries and a very local, live presence. I’ve put together a team of incredibly talented writers, actors, musicians, and sound designers, and we put on live shows where we perform these modernized science fiction radio plays. The live shows are then recorded and released online as a podcast…

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24th Annual ‘A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tail’ Lights Up Valley Youth Theatre

December 12, 2019 Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

The holiday season is officially upon us. The fresh air is cool and crisp, with the distinctive and rare scent produced by burning fireplaces. Indoors it smells of balsam, cinnamon pine cones, and pumpkin spice candles. Wreaths adorn front doors and sparkling lights glitter both inside and outside of our homes. Thanksgiving, the most glorious and gluttonous of holidays, is in the rearview. We are in the year’s home stretch. Christmas is nearly here. And, aside from many other things, that means Valley Youth Theatre’s annual production of A Winnie-The-Pooh Christmas Tail has officially arrived…

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Spotify Playlist: METAL 2019

December 11, 2019 Featured Articles Singles

With the end of the year approaching and our species’ cataclysmic downfall seeming ever more inevitable, we thought it best to gather up some of our favorite 2019 metal tracks in one playlist. Featuring artists from both AZ and beyond, allow these songs to rile up your day and prepare you for the upcoming onslaught that is life…

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