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Medicinal Desert Plants 2-day Workshop

Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale
Signature Program: Desert Awareness Committee

Join the Desert Awareness Committee for this hands-on workshop on the healing powers of our desert plants. Become familiar with 12 desert plants used over the centuries by native cultures for healing and first aid. Experience various methods of preparation and application at home and in the field. Compare tinctures, ointments, and emollients Make an ointment for topical use Workshop dates are March 19th & 21st at 10:30am Workshop cost [...]

$35.00

Pastel Landscapes – Cancelled

Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale
Signature Program: Desert Awareness Committee

This class of three sessions is for beginners and intermediate levels (drawing skills needed). We will start with the fundamentals of pastels as in mark making, values, chroma, atmospheric perspective and composition. I will demonstrate, and then you will follow along in the steps of how to create a great landscape painting. We will all do the same landscape painting the first day. Then in following classes students can bring [...]

$175.00
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Scottsdale Mysteries Rediscovered – The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree

Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale
Signature Program: Desert Awareness Committee

In what shouldn’t be a humorous tale, these two love birds from Bisbee/Sierra Vista plotted the murder of the woman’s husband in Scottsdale in 1976. During the investigation, they made a huge mistake and were easily apprehended by Scottsdale’s finest. But no one could predict what happened at the trial! In partnership with the City of Scottsdale, we are excited to host Arizona Historian, Bruce Wall, for one of their [...]

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Sports in America – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

Holland Community Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale
Signature Program: Desert Awareness Committee

Sports has been a major part of American social life for more than century.  It has evolved from local community events and county fairs to become a huge segment of the American ethos and the economy.  In recent decades it has changed from a focus on  armature competition “for the thrill of the game”, to being big business with compensation of participants becoming almost unimaginable.  We will examine why how [...]

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