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  • “Actor’s Quest” Youth Acting Class – Alice in Wonderland

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Supplement your child's education with Actor's Quest — a one-day workshop, presented by our Signature Program Desert Foothills Theater. DFTs Children's Director will guide creativity, movement, and storytelling through interactive theatre games and acting exercises. This specialized homeschool theatre arts and literacy program offers a holistic approach to education, providing students with a wide range of academic, social-emotional, and creative benefits.

  • Desert Discovery Day: Explore the Sonoran Desert

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Jewel of the Creek

    Unplug and join us for a day of fresh air, fun and adventure at the Jewel of the Creek! Our signature program, the Desert Awareness Committee, and the Desert Foothills Land Trust for the 14th annual Desert Discovery Day. Explore the Sonoran Desert, learn about its past and present inhabitants, meet native wildlife, and enjoy hands-on activities for all ages.

  • Education in America – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    As the future of the Colorado River hangs in the balance, Arizona faces critical questions about water supply and sustainability. Learn how history, policy, and changing conditions are shaping the future of one of the Southwest's most pressing concerns: water.  

  • Mini Minds in STEM – Anatomy

    Featured Mini Minds in STEM
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Join this free session where students will take a journey inside the human body! Students will learn how major organs and body systems work together, including the heart, lungs, brain, muscles, and bones. Students will conduct a heart-rate experiment to investigate how activity affects the circulatory system and they will build a working lung model to see how breathing happens.

  • Line Dancing for Beginners

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This can’t-miss line dancing class features an expert instructor guiding beginners and seasoned dancers through easy routines set to country and pop music. Wear comfy clothes and enjoy movement, rhythm, and laughter in a welcoming environment; there's no audience watching while you learn—just fun, low-impact exercise while learning new steps with others.

    Get Tickets $10.00

  • Desert Awareness Park Tour

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Desert Awareness Park 38100 N. Vermeersch Road, Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Join us for a leisurely stroll through our local native desert park — led by a Desert Awareness Naturalist — and learn about Sonoran Desert upland plants and how they survive. Walks are the 1st Saturday of the month December through April, begin at 10 a.m., and last for 60-90 minutes. The Nature Trail is relatively flat, and the Saguaro Trail is slightly uphill.

  • Line Dancing for Beginners

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    This can’t-miss line dancing class features an expert instructor guiding beginners and seasoned dancers through easy routines set to country and pop music. Wear comfy clothes and enjoy movement, rhythm, and laughter in a welcoming environment; there's no audience watching while you learn—just fun, low-impact exercise while learning new steps with others.

    Get Tickets $10.00

  • The Supreme Court – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    From landmark decisions to modern controversies, the Supreme Court has played a pivotal role in shaping the nation. Explore the Court's history, purpose, and continuing influence on American life and government. Whether you are a lifelong student of history, a concerned citizen, or simply curious about how nine justices can impact the lives of millions of Americans, this presentation offers valuable insight into one of the most fascinating institutions in our constitutional system.

  • Desert Awareness Park Tour

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Desert Awareness Park 38100 N. Vermeersch Road, Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Join us for a leisurely stroll through our local native desert park — led by a Desert Awareness Naturalist — and learn about Sonoran Desert upland plants and how they survive. Walks are the 1st Saturday of the month December through April, begin at 10 a.m., and last for 60-90 minutes. The Nature Trail is relatively flat, and the Saguaro Trail is slightly uphill.

  • Foothills Speaker Series: Hummingbirds 101

    Featured Foothills Speaker Series with Desert Foothills Land Trust
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Hummingbirds are some of the most-loved backyard visitors in Arizona, but there's more to them than most people realize. Did you know hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward? Learn more about their biology, behavior, and the role they play in the desert ecosystem at "Hummingbirds 101" with Hilary Morejon.

  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was created following WWII to provide the rebuilding nations of the European continent with the confidence they would be defended against foreign invasion. New geopolitical ideologies along with altered geographic boundaries would test these new governments.We will examine NATOs formation and its progress from its beginning to its current structure and function.

  • Desert Awareness Park Tour

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Desert Awareness Park 38100 N. Vermeersch Road, Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Join us for a leisurely stroll through our local native desert park — led by a Desert Awareness Naturalist — and learn about Sonoran Desert upland plants and how they survive. Walks are the 1st Saturday of the month December through April, begin at 10 a.m., and last for 60-90 minutes. The Nature Trail is relatively flat, and the Saguaro Trail is slightly uphill.

  • Arizona Boots and Burgers: A Guide for Hungry Hikers with Roger Naylor

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    No matter where you are in Arizona, you’re only minutes from an amazing hiking trail—and there’s probably a locally owned eatery nearby if you know where to look. Naylor combines two great passions—hiking and hamburgers—to create the ultimate culinary adventure for the Grand Canyon State.

    Get Tickets $10.00

  • The Santa Fe Trail – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    The Santa Fe Trail. Santa Fe, New Mexico houses the oldest continuously operated buildings in the United States. Santa Fe was the western terminus of the Santa Fe Trail, and the only significant land route that linked Mexico with the United States. We will explore its foundation and evolution from its establishment until its obsoletion five decades later.

  • Foothills Speaker Series: Archaeology of Phoenix

    Featured Foothills Speaker Series with Desert Foothills Land Trust
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Long before the city's founding, ancestral O'odham communities built hundreds of miles of canals across this Valley, farming the desert and shaping the land we live on today. Dr. Chris Schwartz will share what recent discoveries reveal about daily life, trade, and community in the ancient Valley, and how that history still connects to O'odham communities today.

  • Desert Nibbles & Bites Plant Tour – Desert Awareness Park:

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Desert Awareness Park 38100 N. Vermeersch Road, Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Join our signature program, the Desert Awareness Committee (DAC) as they lead a tour of all the wild, edible plants at our Desert Awareness Park. You will receive plenty of tips on Sonoran Desert plant identification, how to harvest, and prepare for eating. Enjoy delicious desert bites and nibbles prepared for all to sample.

  • A Democratic Constitutional Rupublic – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Most Americans view their nation as a Democracy. America’s Founding Fathers were fearful of majority rule devolving into what Thomas Jefferson called “mob rule”. They opted for a variation of a Democracy called Constitutional Republic. We will examine how a Republic differs from a pure Democracy and compare to other governing alternatives throughout the world, including examining Socialism vs. Capitalism.

  • Two Successful Failures: Benedict Arnold & Arron Burr – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Join Jim Sherbert as he talks about Benedict Arnold and Arron Burr, two men in early American history who were destined for fame. They both overcame numerous personal hardships early in life. But both slipped to the “dark side” as bruised egos and jealously misguided their behaviors, forever tarnishing their reputations.