Page 22 March 2011 Here are some of the Spring activities the Valley has to offer. Desert Botanical Garden The Garden is host to new exhibitions nearly every weekend, with musical artists in their Spring Music Concert series, glass blowers, butter fl y exhibits, a Corks and Cactus wine event and belly and fl amenco dancers. For more information, visit www. dbg.org. Phoenix Zoo The Zoo, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., boasts a variety of activities, including camel rides, stingray bay and a koala exhibit. For more information, visit www. phoenixzoo.org. Renaissance Festival The annual Arizona Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace is open every Saturday and Sunday until April 3. Continuous entertainment with 12 stages, an outdoor circus, jousting tournaments and tantalizing feasts. Student discounts and entrance coupons are available at www.royalfaires.com/arizona. Phoenix Symphony The Symphony is host to concertos and tributes to both Simon & Garfunkel and Elvis. Ticket prices start as low as $18 per person. For more information, visit www. phoenixsymphony.org. Herberger Theater The spring schedule at Herberger includes Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews? , Sex and the Second City and At Home at the Zoo . Youth-outreach programs are also offered, and students are showcased in the Arizona Young Artists’ Competition. For more information, visit www.herbergertheater. org. Shemer Art Center The Shemer has exhibitions, youth and adult classes, and workshops starting at $75. Classes include sculpting, ceramics and watercolor. For more information, visit www.shemerartcenterandmuseum.org/. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art The museum’s spring exhibits include Dance with Camera, a record of dancing in fi lm, video and photography over time, and Rock and Roll Dance Patrol . Artwork also will be displayed and performed by students from the Metropolitan Arts Institute, a Valley charter high school. For more information, visit www.smoca.org. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Sunday A’ Fair is a free weekly mini- festival from noon-4 p.m. on select Sundays. Also Valley concerts, performers and entertainers, crafts. For more information, visit www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org. Arizona Science Center The name speaks for itself: the Body Worlds display is nationally acclaimed. The exhibition runs through March 10, seven days a week, plus a planetarium, an IMAX movie experience and hands-on activities for children. For more information, visit www.azscience.org/. Photographer Chad Koerber captures old man winter’s annual giving-way to the bright spring, re fl ected here at Baker’s Nursery. Use your camera phone, use a Polaroid, use a wide angle lens – whatever it takes – to enter the Arcadia News Photo Contest. It’s fun and it’s easy! ur focus is on you! ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST | ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST | ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST | ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST | ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST | ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST | ARCADIA NEWS PHOTO CONTEST Congratulations to Max Hall, this month’s photo contest winner! Max wins $50 worth of gift cards to Delux and Revo Burrito! NEXT DEADLINE: TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011 HONORABLE MENTION: clockwise clockwise from top left, Leslie Toth, Valerie McMullen, Carson Arnold and Jack and Kathy Putta. Next month’s theme is: Photographer’s Choice (TIME TO GET CREATIVE!) WINNING PHOTO!

Page 23 March 2011 Headaches Continued from page 8 Estate Continued from page 12 also can help decrease the muscle spasms and heal in fl amed muscles that triggered the headache. Clenching your jaw and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) problems can cause tension headaches as well. Surprisingly, chewing too much gum has been known to cause tension headaches. Allergy/Sinus Infections If you are headache free most of the year, but get headaches this time of the year, blame spring allergies. Avoid allergens as much as possible, and take an over-the- counter antihistamine and/or decongestant in addition to over-the-counter pain medicine. If your facial pain becomes worse, your sinuses may no longer be draining, setting you up for a sinus infection. A fever could indicate this bacterial infection that needs antibiotics. Consult your physician. Cluster These headaches are similar to migraines and occur more often in men than women. A cluster headache is a severe headache that could last fi ve days in a row and then disappear for the rest of the year. This headache is harder to treat. Migraine medications can help, and some sufferers have found relief with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. If you experience headaches more than three times a month or the headache is the worst you’ve ever had, seek help from your physician or the emergency department. If a headache is severe and sudden, seek emergency attention. A recurring headache in children should be evaluated by a physician; so should a persistent headache in someone previously headache free. Also seek help for headaches if you throw up and cannot keep food or liquids down; experience problems such as numbness, tingling or weakness in your body, have a stiff neck, fever or convulsions; lose consciousness or are confused after a blow to the head; or feel pain in your eye(s) or ear(s) as well. Kristin Shealey, M.D., treats patients of all ages at Arcadia Family Clinic. Reach her at 602-955-6632 or JCL.com/ practices. And depending on each tax payer’s situation, estate and gifting plans may be required in order to optimize gifts in order to work under either set of laws. A visit with your estate planner is recommended. In most situations it should be a pleasant one with the changes in law now in effect, which offer greater fl exibility than ever before. Jones is a 19-year Arcadia resident and shareholder at Gallagher & Kennedy law of fi ces. You deserve a nice Spring Break. { So does your wallet. } Spring in the mountains is just a short drive away. And with easy access to all of Northern Arizona including Sedona and the world’s grandest canyon, Flagstaff is the perfect (and affordable) Spring Break getaway. Visit the website for a full calendar of events and more. The destination for all seasons flagstaffarizona.org | 800.956.6123