Page 50 November 2012 give artists a place to exhibit and sell. We give those who want to learn a place to come and the classes they need.” At the moment, classes and workshops are the only source of revenue. Limited space for classrooms, and the desire to keep classes small for a better quality education, doesn’t create enough funding. To help raise money and highlight the work of the center, this month Shemer will honor its Nov. 4-Dec. 31 MicroDwell 2012 Exhibition with an event Nov. 17. It will include tastings by local Arizona micro-breweries, food from several local food trucks, as well as the opportunity to browse through the orchards and view the dwellings created by local artists using a variety of mediums. “We are working to create classes and workshops for families, retirees and adults. We are developing night classes as well as daytime,” Hanson said. Class categories include drawing, painting, printmaking, jewelry, ceramics and photography. “Our goal is to nurture creativity and imagination,” Hanson said. “We’ve served as an auxiliary to the city, but now we are looking for volunteers, board members and support.” For more information on the event and the Center visit ShemerArtCenter.org. speaking. “It takes me out of my comfort zone,” she said. “It’s fun.” Van Sleet joined Toastmasters not only to improve her public speaking skills, but to learn about her coworkers. “The neatest thing about this club is that is enables you to learn things about people you’ve known for years that you never knew,” she said. “One of the guys I work with is a welder.” The club meets at 3400 E. McDowell, alternating between Monday and Friday every other week from 8-9 a.m. 73 cents of every dollar spent at a local business stays in the local economy as opposed to 43 cents per dollar spent at a national chain. Lack of a corporate chain of command also enables local businesses to integrate better with their communities, said Sheila Kressler of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, a used-media store with six locations in Arizona. Kressler said the control held by managers at Bookmans is key to making quick decisions often based on community interactions. Bookmans is sponsoring the music stage at the festival as well as a “musical instrument petting zoo” for the kids, said Bookmans’ community relations coordinator, Lori Whipple. “Beyond the fi nancials that are commonly discussed, it’s about being proud of being part of Arizona. This is our home state. People know what to expect from us,” Whipple said. During the festival, the shops and restaurants along Roosevelt Row will be open as well as the Irish Cultural Center and Japanese Friendship Garden. The festival itself is free, with tickets for food samples and activities starting at $1 per ticket. It is located on Portland Parkway between Central and Third avenues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit local fi rstaz.com. Local First Continued from page 31 Shemer Continued from page 28 Toastmaster Continued from page 30 Kachina Continued from page 26 home-delivery service. “My dad started (the) policy back in the ‘60s as a way to bring in business from other parts of the Valley,” Tsantilas said. It provides a convenience factor for people, he said. “People aren’t going to drive,” he said. The company also specializes in leather work, a service not offered by all cleaners, Tsantilas said. The family has seen a 20-percent decrease in revenue since 2008. Regular customers have been coming in less frequently, he said. “Clothes are much dirtier than they used to be,” Tsantilas said. “It’s been a rough four or fi ve years.” Music Continued from page 49 Heads have been honing their chops on the Los Angeles circuit the last few years. Tierra Del Fuego opens. 21 and older. Sera Cahoone/The Parson Red Heads performs Nov. 8 at the Sail Inn 26 S. Farmer Ave., Tempe. REVEREND PAYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND Devils Look Like Angels This Indiana country blues out fi t has a touring schedule that keeps them sharp as a tack and their swing through Phoenix should make for a happening night at the Crescent. The Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band performs Nov. 14 at the Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave. RUSH The Wreckers Nearly two dozen releases deep in a 40- plus year career and Rush is still selling out arenas and releasing new music. Rush performs Nov. 25 at US Airways Center, 201 E. Jefferson St. Los Angeles native Craig Goossen grew up in the nightclubs, bars and record stores of the L.A. music scene. Now an Arcadia resident, he fi nds enjoyment through his music collection and the venues and shops dispensing sounds in the Phoenix area. 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Page 51 November 2012 ‘Last Garage Sale’ picked for November book club By Amanda Goossen November means the holidays are of fi cially on their way and we will spend less time reading and far more time preparing food, setting tables and laughing with our friends and family. If you do fi nd yourself with a few extra moments to give back to yourself and simply relax, the following books will do a great job keeping you company. At 6 p.m. Nov. 29 the Arcadia News Book Club will meet at Terra Java, 3619 E. Indian School Road to discuss Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge. Come enjoy appetizers as well as coffee, tea and lemonade, and even spend time SKYPING with the book’s author. In a continued effort to give back to the community we will sell $5 raf fl e tickets for a large gift basket full of items donated by local companies as well as book publishers. The Arcadia News Book Club is an evening of great conversation, discussion and as one attendee has commented, “It’s my monthly happy place.” We hope to see you soon. FAITH BASS DARLING’S LAST GARAGE SALE By Lynda Rutledge It’s the last day of the millennium and Faith Bass Darling has awakened to something very strange. She hears the voice of God telling her to empty her mansion of all its possessions and get rid of them immediately. To the wealthiest woman in Bass, Texas, who has barely stepped foot outside her home in more than 20 years, this rather odd o c c u r r e n c e puts her to action immediately. With the help from neighborhood boys, Faith has more than half her home on the front lawn before noon. As the town of Bass begins to hear about Faith’s garage sale, they become intrigued. People begin to gather and take advantage of her moment of insanity by buying up priceless heirlooms at unheard of prices. A few people, however, like the town policeman and the owner of the neighborhood antique store, are concerned. Their long history with Faith, their concern for her sanity and their need to protect her kick in, pushing them to visit the old woman they’ve avoided for decades. Faith Bass Darlings Last Garage Sale is a peek into the tradition, drama and love that fi ve decades can bring to one family and the town they helped build. As Faith Bass Darling’s garage sale comes to an end, so do the lies, secrets and gossip that have destroyed her life. MOTHERLAND By Amy Sohn In her most recent novel, Motherland , author Amy Sohn proves her knowledge and understanding of relationships and the intricate way we fi ght to make them work. Five men and women in Cape Cod, Park Slope and Greenwich Village fi nd themselves lost. The lives they’ve built, as people and as parents, have gone astray and each must make a choice on how to rebuild, recreate and reinvent, their future. The decisions made by many of the characters are frustrating yet impossible to turn away from. The drama within the pages of Motherland will keep you up at night, turning each page faster to discover how such a drama will end. Young Readers CLUELESS MCGEE By Jeff Mack Clueless McGee is in one word…FUN! In a diary style format similar to Diary of a Wimpy Kid , author Jeff Mack creates a book perfect for your young reader to enjoy the words and hilarious sketches of the life of PJ McGee. As PJ writes letters to his Secret Agent dad, who is off on a mysterious adventure, readers are entertained with his silliness, awkwardness and his journey through the fi fth grade. Children’s Books THE THANKSGIVING BOWL By Virginia Kroll Illustrated by Philomena O’Neill At Grandma Grace’s house, the Thanksgiving bowl is a tradition everyone loves. The big yellow bowl is fi lled each year with slips of paper listing what each Thanksgiving guest is thankful for. This year, after the family ate the holiday meal outdoors, the bowl somehow got left under the table and was forgotten. From there, the bowl was found by an owl, two little otters, fox and a series of friends, each using the bowl for their own necessity. An adorable story everyone will love, take this one to your holiday gathering for all to enjoy. THE PERFECT HUG By Joanna Walsh and Judi Abbot Hugs, hugs and more hugs. The Perfect Hug is page after page of different types of hugs. Whether tickly or prickly, big or small, from space or the sea, on land or in trees, hugs are everywhere, for all to enjoy. 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