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September 1 through April 30

Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park

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First and Third Sundays

The Phoenix Theosophical Study Group

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Every Monday

Southeast Valley Fiction Writers

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Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

8:30am Mondays, 9:00am Wednesdays, 7:15pm Thursdays Nithya Yoga for Being Yoga Classes. No experience needed. Cost: $10-$12/class. Location: Gilbert Yoga, 6 E Palo Verde St, #12, Gilbert. More info: GilbertYoga.com or 480.225.1881.

Every Saturday, October through May

9-10:30am Yoga at the Farm at South Mountain is held in a pecan grove among the quail and rich aromas of the farm's cafes. All levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Cost: $12 per class. Location: The lawn of The Retreat @ The Farm at South Mountain on 32nd Street, just south of Southern. More info: contact the instructor Dr. Nancy Siefer, 480.577.1439 or Cindy, 480.326.0658.

Ongoing through January 24

From the Collection of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: Unexpected Wegman - Mention artist William Wegman and many people think of his quirky photographic images of Weimaraner dogs. Unexpected Wegman, however, highlights another side of this charming and insightful artist. SMoCA is fortunate to have over forty-five works by Wegman in its collection, produced with Segura Publishing Company. From light-hearted renderings of the artist’s studio to quirky pictorial narratives, these works offer an unusual window into Wegman’s playfully inquisitive thinking. And don’t worry -- along with the other kooky animals, those fun-loving dogs always seem to make their way into the story. More info: 480.874.4654 or smoca.org.

October 29 - March 2010

Descanse en Paz: The Homemade Grave Marker in the American Southwest, an exhibition of the photographs of Dick George. For millennia people have created markers for burial sites. At the most basic level, they do so in order to assure finding that precise location in the future. At deeper levels, however, they select or construct markers as a symbol of the person who died, of those who survived, of their relationship, and maybe even more. In search of these surprising and often beautiful markers, Dick George has traveled more than 30,000 miles throughout the Southwest and visited some 400 rural cemeteries. This exhibition presents his best from among thousands of photographs. Cost: Free on opening night, $6 museum admission required thereafter. Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park, 4619 E. Washington Street, Phoenix. More info: Phoenix.gov.

Saturday, January 23

8pm - The band, Europa, playing Eastern European music and conjuring the spirit of the Romany trail, performs at the Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse. Guest artists will include the Arizuki Stars, a youth touring group of the Arizona Suzuki Association. The members of Europa are Connie Marie, violin; Dennis Yee, cello; Ian Stephan, guitar; Gail Paul, flute; Debra Podjed, percussion; and Pinna Joseph, voice. Tickets: $6 available at the door. Doors open at 7:30pm. Location: 1702 East Glendale Avenue, Phoenix 85020. More info: www.fiddlersdream.org and 602.997.9795.

Sunday, January 31

3pm Concert at King of Glory Lutheran Church by the recently formed Three-4 Saxophone Quartet, comprised of ASU graduate students. Open to the public. Location: 2085 E. Southern Avenue, Tempe. Cost: a free-will offering will be taken. More info: contact Cyndee Chaffee at 480.838.0477 or visit kogaz.org.

Friday, February 19

7pm - Fund Raising Concert for Radio Phoenix, “Arizona’s Largest Community-based Internet Radio Station.” Join us for an evening of Satirical and Political Folk Music starring Charlie King, Karen Brandow and The Black River Bandit, whose songs restore one's faith in humanity. Cost: $17 advance purchase or $20 at the door. Location: MADCAP Theater, formerly the Harkins Centerpoint. Light rail special! $1 back on presentation of a valid light rail pass for February 19. More info: advance tickets at azcmf.org.

7:30pm - Phoenix Friends of C. G. Jung with Joseph Campbell Foundation presents Lecture: The Hero, the Hierophant, and the Healer. From the publication of The Hero with a Thousand Faces in 1949, to the posthumous airing of The Power of Myth interviews with Bill Moyers over PBS in 1988, Joseph Campbell's lifework deserves credit for expanding the public's awareness of the relevance of mythology to contemporary life. In this, his work echoes themes first raised by Carl Jung. The two clearly swim in the same waters, yet Campbell himself observes that "I am not a Jungian." What, then, is the relationship between these two imaginative thinkers? Is there a personal connection? What about professional collaborations? Do we know what they thought of each other? Where do Carl Jung's and Joseph Campbell's perspectives on mythology and the human imagination overlap, and where might they diverge? To explore these and related questions, we'll start where their lives intersect -- in the person of Heinrich Zimmer. A noted Indologist and storyteller-extraordinaire, Zimmer was a close friend to Jung and to Campbell. Both men acknowledged his inspiration and influence in their own work (indeed, without Heinrich Zimmer there might be no Joseph Campbell, as we know him today), and both edited portions of Zimmer's posthumata after his untimely passing. Shared anecdotes, in tandem with some of Zimmer's favorite tales, will shed light on the nature of these relationships, as well as on the evolution of earlier perceptions of myths beyond that of closeted curios. Cost: $15.00. Location: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2310 N. 56th Street, Phoenix. More Info: www.integralscience.org/cgjung.

Saturday, February 20

9am-4:30pm Medical Intuition: Awakening to Wholeness with C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD. (Sponsored by ARE – Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.) Medical Intuition, used throughout history by gifted physicians to perform health evaluations, is emerging as a new science within the field of Energy Medicine. Intuition is the foundation for all creativity and for one’s health and happiness. All of us have intuitive survival skills and we can optimize these to enhance our connections to our Higher Self and Purpose in Life. The emerging science of intuition suggests that regardless of your path in life, intuition should be an integral component, enabling you to reach your potential. Developing your intuition can make your life happier, healthier, easier, more productive, and more successful. Experience breakthrough techniques for awakening your inner medical intuitive and applying the power of your innate healing abilities, for yourself and others. Fine-tuning your inner listening abilities and interpretive skills can often lead to startling insights and transformative knowledge. Getting a medical intuitive diagnosis from an outsider is not nearly as important as having a personal intuitive “aha!” about your situation for yourself! So come spend the day with renowned holistic health pioneer Dr. Shealy as he leads you to wholeness. This experiential program requires no prior experience and is open to all. Cost: $89 preregistered, $99 at door Other special rates available for seniors, students and ARE members. Location: Unity of Sun City (10101 West Coggins Drive, Sun City 85351), 623.974.6443. More info: EdgarCayce.org/fieldconferences or call 888.273.0020.

10am-4pm - Phoenix Friends of C. G. Jung with Joseph Campbell Foundation presents Workshop: Public Dreams and Private Myths. A common thread weaving throughout the work of Joseph Campbell, Heinrich Zimmer, and Carl Jung is that of the power of symbol -- and, by extension, the mythic image -- to shape human lives. And yet, pinning down a symbol is as simple as stapling your shadow to the wall. In this workshop, we follow clues these myth-workers provide as to how we might best engage the archetypal energies met in myth, in dream, and in life. Workshop participants will encounter the Shadow in a pair of errant slippers, soar with a Wild Gander as we explore the mythology of Breath, and draw on an eclectic array of tools, from solo exercises to small group activities, enabling each to embody an understanding that the power of symbols, as Campbell notes, "nevertheless lies not in what meets the eye, but in what dilates the heart." Our focus will be to not just interpret mythic symbols, but to draw on the wisdom contained therein to mythologize one's own life. Participants will carry away the transformative realization that, in a very real sense, we are the figures of myth. Cost: $60.00. Location: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2310 N. 56th Street, Phoenix. More Info: www.integralscience.org/cgjung.