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Activities for Saturday, September 27, 2008
Tumbling; Parent/Tot
Category: Education/Classes/Workshops
When: 9/27/2008 10:00 AM to 9/27/2008 10:45 AM
Location: Kiwanis Recreation Center @ 6111 S All America Way, Tempe
Contact: Sara Thompson @ 480-350-5743
Work one-on-one with your child to improve coordination, balance, and heighten concentration while learning basic tumbling moves. 6 weeks. Fee: $47. 13106 24-48mos Sa 9/13-10/18 10-10:45am
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NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick local competition
Category: Sports & Recreation
When: 9/27/2008 1:00 PM to 9/27/2008 4:00 PM
Location: Benedict Sports Complex @ Northwest corner of Kyrene Rd. & Guadalupe Rd.,
Contact: Keyon Cornejo @ 480-350-5200
Event provides a lively and engaging forum for youth ages 8 – 15 to compete in punting, passing, and kicking contests. Competition is free. Register on-site. Boys and girls compete separately in four age divisions: 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15. Top finishers from each of the eight age groups will advance to the Sectional competition. Top five first-place scorers will advance to the NFL Team Championship which will occur at half-time during an Arizona Cardinals home game.

CPR Health Care Provider-
Category: Education/Classes/Workshops
When: 9/27/2008 8:30 AM to 9/27/2008 12:30 PM
Location: Kiwanis Recreation Center @ 6111 S All America Way, Tempe
Contact: Sara Thompson @ 480-350-5743
This American Heart Association Healthcare Provider course is designed for healthcare professionals. The course includes instruction on: adult and pediatric CPR, mouth to mask techniques, bag valve mask use, foreign-body airway obstruction, two-rescuer CPR, use of barrier devices, stroke and AED use. Participation cards issued upon successful completion of the course. Please arrive 15 minutes early to purchase The Healthcare Provider book ($12) at the Kiwanis Pro Shop. Fee: $35. 13048 16yrs+ Sa 9/27 8:30am-12:30pm

ASU Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Jane Smiley
Category: Tempe Center for the Arts
When: 9/27/2008 7:30 PM to 9/27/2008 9:00 PM
Location: Tempe Center for the Arts Studio @ 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Contact: @ 480-965-6018
The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing presents novelist Jane Smiley. Her best-selling book, A Thousand Acres, based on William Shakespeare's King Lear, received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992. She will perform a reading, followed by a book signing. Free.

Childsplay presents: "Miss Nelson is Missing"
Category: Tempe Center for the Arts
When: 9/27/2008 4:00 PM to 9/27/2008 6:00 PM
Location: Tempe Center for the Arts Theater @ 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Contact: TCA Box Office @ 480-350-2822
The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again … until substitute teacher Miss Viola Swamp shows up and turns the tables. Where is Miss Nelson? It’s a mystery.

Tumbling for Kids
Category: Education/Classes/Workshops
When: 9/27/2008 11:00 AM to 9/27/2008 12:00 PM
Location: Kiwanis Recreation Center @ 6111 S All America Way, Tempe
Contact: Sara Thompson @ 480-350-5743
Stay healthy and fit by increasing flexibility, improving coordination, heightening concentration and building self-esteem. Learn front/back rolls, cartwheels, handstands, backbends and front/back walkovers. 6 weeks. Fee: $47. 13094 6-9yrs Sa 9/13-10/18 11am-12pm
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Tumbling for Toddlers
Category: Education/Classes/Workshops
When: 9/27/2008 9:00 AM to 9/27/2008 9:45 AM
Location: Kiwanis Recreation Center @ 6111 S All America Way, Tempe
Contact: Sara Thompson @ 480-350-5743
This program is designed for the beginning gymnast. Learn front rolls, cartwheels, backbends and handstands while increasing flexibility, coordination and building self confidence. 6 weeks. Fee: $47. 13100 3-5yrs Sa 9/13-10/18 9-9:45am
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Childsplay presents: "Miss Nelson is Missing"
Category: Tempe Center for the Arts
When: 9/27/2008 1:00 PM to 9/27/2008 3:00 PM
Location: Tempe Center for the Arts Theater @ 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Contact: TCA Box Office @ 480-350-2822
The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again … until substitute teacher Miss Viola Swamp shows up and turns the tables. Where is Miss Nelson? It’s a mystery.

Peanut Butter & Jam Concert - Under the Sea
Category: Arts/Culture
When: 9/27/2008 10:00 AM to 9/27/2008 11:00 AM
Location: Community Services Courtyard @ 3340 S. Rural Road, Tempe
Contact: Mary Fowler @ 480-350-2880
Singer, songwriter and storyteller Persephone presents songs and stories for children ages 3 to 5 years. Children listen to stories and music, create artwork and finish with a peanut butter & jam snack. Bring water bottles, blankets, hats and sunscreen. Registration is not required for this FREE event.


On Going Activities - Exhibits, Shows, etc.
Exhibition: Falling Leaves
Category: Arts/Culture
When: 8/22/2008 9:00 AM to 11/12/2008 5:00 PM
Location: Tempe Public Library Connections Cafe @ 3500 S. Rural Road, Tempe
Contact: Michelle Nicols Dock @ 480-350-2867
Valley artists Ron Bimrose, of Tempe, and Kim Walker, of Glendale, celebrate the fall with work that deals with nature and leaf imagery. Look for the colors of fall and the moments when, in this fast-paced world, people are able to take a step back, enjoy nature and reflect.

Exhibition: Flower & Fauna
Category: Arts/Culture
When: 8/29/2008 9:00 AM to 12/3/2008 5:00 PM
Location: Lower Level Gallery, Tempe Public Library @ 3500 S. Rural Road, Tempe
Contact: Michelle Nicols Dock @ 480-350-2867
The Arizona desert and unique plants provide inspiration for artists whose work spans native fauna and plants that are foreign to the region but thriving none-the-less. Artists: Craig Cheply and Sandra Luehrsen, both of Tempe; Denise Currier, of Mesa; Heather Kirk, of Scottsdale; Catherine Ruane, of Buckeye; Mary Shindell, of Phoenix; Sandy Tracy, of Apache Junction; John Villinski, of Tucson; and Kim Walker, of Glendale.

TCA Biennial: Paper - exhibition
Category: Tempe Center for the Arts
When: 9/6/2008 10:00 AM to 1/10/2009 10:00 PM
Location: Tempe Center for the Arts Gallery @ 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe
Contact: Michelle Nicols Dock @ 480-350-2867
The event falls on the one-year anniversary of the opening of the TCA. The exhibition will feature works on paper, art made of paper and artists inspired by paper, a tradition for first anniversaries.

I Wanna be a Cowboy - exhibition
Category: Arts/Culture
When: 9/5/2008 9:00 AM to 1/7/2009 5:00 PM
Location: United States Post Office @ 500 S. Mill Ave. (5th Street & Mill Avenue), Tempe
Contact: Michelle Nicols Dock @ 480-350-2867
This cowboy exhibition takes a nontraditional approach as contemporary artists interpret the Wild West.