Arts

Photographers exchange creates Gilbert exhibit

By srianthi perera Contributor Arizona photographers Geoff Reed of Phoenix and Rebecca Wilks of Yarnell spent two weeks last November exploring colorful and raucous markets, dense neighborhoods and lively festivals of tropical...

Chandler Library adds graphic novel discussion group

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF People who love comics, graphic novels and storytelling through sequential art can join other fans online through the new Graphic Novel Book Club presented by the Chandler Public Library. This group will...

Alice Cooper tells ‘Detroit Stories’ on new album

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Staff Writer Alice Cooper and his longtime producer, Bob Ezrin, create conceptual albums. The topic of the original shock rocker’s forthcoming collection is something close to his heart — his...

New season of AZ Creates! web series starting Feb. 11

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF A Tempe musician and a Chandler author are among the four creatives scheduled to kick off the new season of AZ Creates!, a YouTube web series television show highlighting artists and authors, produced and...

Chandler Sunset library named “resilience hub” for climate change

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer The Chandler Sunset Library has obtained a grant to fund its conversion into a “resilience hub” for combating the impacts of climate change. The Sunset Library Branch is one of only 25 libraries...

Chandler Museum chronicles Holocaust survivor’s story

By Alli Cripe Contributor Chandler Museum’s new exhibit, “Death and Diamonds: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey from Krakow to Chandler,” chronicles the inspirational history of Samuel Soldinger, beloved father and diamond...

Improv actors entertain children in hospitals

By Bridgette M. Redman Contributor In the midst of an international health crisis, one group of actors from the Phoenix Theatre Company has found its work in greater demand. “Partners that Heal” has been taking actors...

East Valley writer seeks teens who lost a parent

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF Time may heal some wounds but Michelle Shreeve knows their pain never fully goes away. She still remembers her mother’s death in December 1993 – when Shreeve was only 9. The Gilbert writer – who wrote...

Ex-cop collars laughter at his local club

By Cecilia Chan Managing Editor At the Village of Alsip Police Department in Illinois, Jim Perry served in a number of roles: law enforcement trainer, DARE officer, media relations officer, crime prevention officer and hostage...

Art helps annual Unity Walk get around pandemic

By srianthi perera Contributor In keeping with the pandemic’s restrictions, this year’s Regional Unity Walk has been revamped. Instead of gathering at Temple Beach Park on a day in January to promote mutual respect and...