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BE THE SPARK THAT IGNITES... A YOUTH's FUTURE !

Be the Spark That Ignites a Child’s Future The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale (BGCS) transforms lives, providing thousands of youth with mentorship, education, and leadership programs across nine locations. Their annual Celebrate Youth Gala is more than a fundraiser—it’s a movement to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed. This year, my dear friend Beth McRae is co-chairing alongside Andrea Robertson, and I’m honored to be part of the committee. With the theme “Lighting the Path to Great Futures,” this gala will raise critical funds to support life-changing programs. 📅 March 29, 2025 | 5:30 PM 📍 The Phoenician, Scottsdale Join us for an inspiring evening that makes a real difference. Your presence can help shape a child’s future.

Every year, there’s one night in Scottsdale that is more than just an event—it’s a movement. A celebration of hope, opportunity, and the unwavering belief that every child, no matter their background, deserves the chance to succeed. That night is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale’s (BGCS) Annual Gala, a powerful gathering of hearts and minds coming together to light the path for our…

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HUNGRY SOCIALITES !

And then this incredible publication produced by Tiffany Brown got its day view ! I was one of the first requests for the publication and that’s when you say, What an HONOR! The magazine covers all aspect of luxury and philanthropist, two words that go the extra mile to create beauty and experiences for oneself and for others and cultivate the best efforts of the world of humanities. So, now…

HUNGRY SOCIALITES !

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A WICKED WEEKEND...

At the Symphony!, well at The Phoenix Symphony! The annual gala has a theme you can simply CANNOT be familiar with! “A WICKED WEEKEND AT THE SYMPHONY” Image: Social Media Banner  And probably you might have had the chance to sing a tune or two from what is now an American classic! – Well, as classic as a Hot Dog or a Burger, or Dorothy’s RRS (Red Ruby Sleepers!). THE RRS (Red Ruby Sleepers!)…

A WICKED WEEKEND...

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THE FURURE OF WHAT WE WEAR 🌎🌱❤️

A great conversation we must have! – the fast speed and consumerism and the negative impact to our planet. 🚫💨.From mass production and contamination, to upcycle, recycle and reuse, to slow down a process that is taking over our natural resources…. ♻️ ❤️.Slow-Down! – The natural next store to the Future of Fashion. 🐢💨.Register today to this FREE webminar for this conversation about…

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AS A JUDGE …!

This was an incredible experience, where I was able to learn more about multiple local artists applying to a very unique opportunity in town. I invite you to read about my experience!

and in good company with other judges, what incredible honors..No kidding!,… I have the honors to be one of the judges for this incredible opportunity for local artists!.Art is a human expression that has been part of my life as an adult, and one that has been the focus of all my philanthropic efforts the last 25 years …the world of arts! We were requested to volunteer to a very rigorous process…

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RUNWAY FOR RESEARCH 2023 to benefit TGen Foundation!

. Before the fashion show started, I captured this image that tells you much about this incredible effort by many local women, that out heart and soul to create this event. Fashion for Research this year will raise funds for TGen Foundation (Part of City of Hope) and will contribute to the finding a cure to women cancer. This year,… Runway for Research 2023 to Benefit Tgen Foundation (Part of…

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FASH FILM FETE - Returns!

FASH FILM FETE is back!!!!

The much awaited Fashion Film Festival by the name of FASH FILM FETE is returning to the Phoenix Art Museum and it is its second fabulous year. An event covered here on this blog last year : FASH FILM FETE 2022. This year, the event comes filled with surprises and incredible news! – The event will have two honorees that are part of “l’creme du l’creme” names in the world of fashion production…

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THE GOODWILL of GOODWILL …. . The message was strong during the last war gala of @goodwillaz …. And full of stats and a reality check for Arizonans..!! . Statistics of our own Arizona, that makes you think and hopefully take some action, or help Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona to continue their work. . Thanks to Tim O'Neal a @oneal3881 and his team for continuing the hard work, and kudos on a Great “Rat-Pack” event! • Close to 1/8 of the population in Arizona is below poverty line - (here? I am in a bubble!) • 689,000 adults do not have a high-school diploma in Arizona - (what?) # • ….And many others that you and I can talk about. And yes! Goodwill is more than a thrift store! • Did you know you can earn your high school diploma for free at The Excel Center? Free tuition? Free child care? Free transportation? Enroll at The Excel Center! Free Tuition. Career Training. . More info here: https://www.excelcenteraz.org . That’s how much Goodwill is good for…. More than a thrift store! . Oh! And I have new “opera-glasses”… so beware, in case you see me seated at a Starbucks patio… . Thank you @inbusinessphx for the invitation. - @rickmccartney . #Arizona #Goodwill #GiveBack #Education #Gala #SociallyConciuous #ArizonaForAll (at Chateau Luxe) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQ8OekPJ-p/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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LAST SUNDAY’s ENERGY … . ….Was simply Off-The-Charts! . If anyone asks me to describe how positive, impactful, influential and overall community centric was @onentenphx annual 2023 Fresh Brunch, I cannot simply describe it! . A full on SOLD-OUT event with a waiting list in the hundreds, a gathering of 1,200 community members, private equity companies, small business owners, new parents, community leaders and Arizona leadership, including our Arizona State Governor Katie Hobbs, (for the first time),. made the walls, floor and ceiling of the @jwdesertridge shine and get electrified with their presence. . What called everyone’s attention, was the amount of publicly elected officials present in the room, and the influential positions they are responsable for in our state. . Having them there, was a reassuring statement that times are positively changing in our state, and we should keep pushing divisive, vitriol and dumb-founded rethoric back in the bigot’s closet. . As our Governor stated; - “An Arizona for Everyone!” . The funds raised will contribute to expand the presence, create education opportunities and grow leadership to this heartfelt group in town. . International author and Auctiontainer @letitia_frye did it again!,… taking the auctions to more than $1M dollars and setting another record of $1.2M, which is an incredible feat for this group! . The energy (and the fashion) so high level, that YOU have to attend to experience it…... . …..,, Snap three times and say loud: “PERIODT!”, as I overheard some say with much pizzazz. . #LGBTQ #OneNTen #OscarTalks #WhatWouldOscarDo #Community #Leadership #SettingTheRecordStraight! #OneAtATime #MultiplyEfforts #OneMillionPlus #Arizona #HomeSweetHome (at JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqQyKTTvRWu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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AN HONOR TO HACE BEEN THE HONORARY CHAIR 2023…. #.Posted @withregram • @catrinakahler Who better to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Artlink’s Art d’Core Gala than someone who truly believes that the arts are at the core of our community. Thank you @oscardelassalas for serving as Honorary Chair and for your commitment to Artlink’s Board of Directors. Arizona is stronger - and much more stylish! - because of you. #artistsaz #artlinkphx #artdetour35 #artdcoregala #artdcore #azarts #phxarts . MY COMMITMENT TO THE WORLD OF ARTS… . Thank you to @catrinakahler, to the governing board members, to the artist council, sponsors, artists, staff and volunteers at @artlink_phoenix for giving me the opportunity to continue,what is now a volunteering commitment to community and be this year’s Honorary Chair of the annual Art DCore gala. . Special thanks to @meza_az for helping this event to be incredibly successful in many ways. . To next year’s chair gala @chriscamacho6, I am here to support you and to give you all the digits!!!! . Our world of arts is the soul of our community. . #ArizonaArts #Phoeenix #ArtDetour #ArtDeCore #ArtLink #OscarDeLasSalas #WhatWouldOscarDo #oscartalks (at Park Central Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPPVr8Og4B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SOON IN ARIZONA,…. . Incredibly honored to see live and in person one of my favorite Colombian (@itscolombianotcolumbia) compatriot and artists, the one and only,… Maestro @fernandobotero._ production, outside my birth country. . For what it will be a traveling exhibit, curated by Chief Curator: @gabyurtiaga for @molaa.art in Los Angeles (along Beach), and one that will be traveling to our own @dbgphx in Phoenix later this fall. . An exhibit that includes this over-sized (literally) piece by the name of “Reclining Woman” (2007). many other pieces and sculptures by the famous Colombian maestro. . With paintings, extracts of personal notes, sketches, a video interview and sculptures, this is an exhilarating exhibit. . A narration of his early days, as an artist as early as 1977, all the way to his latest production, painted in 202 during the world pandemic and what is is his latest painting. . I am overly excited to know that this exhibition will be part of the world of arts in the Sonoran desert. . …..And once again, I meet with the gordas! . Stay tuned for a number of programs, talks, conversations, and many other opportunities around this beautifully curated exhibit. . And,… if you want to get more information, please send me a DM and I’ll let you know details and how to get it to your city, after the Phoenix exhibit run in 2024. . The chosen red color for the background was the most impactful moment as I entered the room, as the maestro uses it as an accent in his paintings and reminded me of a tauromachy series he did years back, where bullfighting and the art around it was part of the lexicon of the series . . Excited, exultant and proud! . Thank you MOOLA team; • Lourdes Ramos, President & CEO. • Gabriela (Gabby) Urtiaga, Curator. • Luis Cortes, Director if the office of the President. …. For your hospitality and thank you DBG for the opportunity. . Stay tuned Arizona! . #Botero #FernandoBotero #Art #Colombia #Colombian #ItsColombiaNotColumbia #MiTierra #LatinAmericaStong #ColombianPower #🇨🇴💪🏽 (at Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPMys1uuZH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SOON IN ARIZONA,…. . Incredibly honored to see live and in person one of my favorite Colombian (@itscolombianotcolumbia) compatriot and artists, the one and only,… Maestro @fernandobotero._ production, outside my birth country. . For what it will be a traveling exhibit, curated by Chief Curator: @gabyurtiaga for @molaa.art in Los Angeles (along Beach), and one that will be traveling to our own @dbgphx in Phoenix later this fall. . An exhibit that includes this over-sized (literally) piece by the name of “Reclining Woman” (2007). many other pieces and sculptures by the famous Colombian maestro. . With paintings, extracts of personal notes, sketches, a video interview and sculptures, this is an exhilarating exhibit. . A narration of his early days, as an artist as early as 1977, all the way to his latest production, painted in 202 during the world pandemic and what is is his latest painting. . I am overly excited to know that this exhibition will be part of the world of arts in the Sonoran desert. . …..And once again, I meet with the gordas! . Stay tuned for a number of programs, talks, conversations, and many other opportunities around this beautifully curated exhibit. . And,… if you want to get more information, please send me a DM and I’ll let you know details and how to get it to your city, after the Phoenix exhibit run in 2024. . The chosen red color for the background was the most impactful moment as I entered the room, as the maestro uses it as an accent in his paintings and reminded me of a tauromachy series he did years back, where bullfighting and the art around it was part of the lexicon of the series . . Excited, exultant and proud! . Thank you MOOLA team; • Lourdes Ramos, President & CEO. • Gabriela (Gabby) Urtiaga, Curator. • Luis Cortes, Director if the office of the President. …. For your hospitality and thank you DBG for the opportunity. . Stay tuned Arizona! . #Botero #FernandoBotero #Art #Colombia #Colombian #ItsColombiaNotColumbia #MiTierra #LatinAmericaStong #ColombianPower #🇨🇴💪🏽 (at Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPIM2oL7f-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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FOLLOW YOUR PASSIONS…. . Incredibly honored to see live and in person one of my favorite Colombian (@itscolombianotcolumbia) compatriot and artists, the one and only,… Maestro @fernandobotero._ production, outside my birth country. . For what it will be a traveling exhibit, curated by Chief Curator: @gabyurtiaga for @molaa.art in Los Angeles (along Beach), and one that will be traveling to our own @dbgphx in Phoenix later this fall. . An exhibit that include many other pieces and sculptures by the famous Colombian maestro, who is now, a renown modern-art-master with fans all over the world. . With paintings, extracts of personal notes, sketches, a video interview and sculptures, this is an exhilarating exhibit. . A narration of his early days, as an artist as early as 1977, all the way to his latest production, painted in 202 during the world pandemic and what is is his latest painting. . I am overly excited to know that this exhibition will be part of the world of arts in the Sonoran desert for sometime, and as a personal note, I am excited to tell, all of you, the many parallels in my life with Botero Family, the Botero production and the maestro’s production through the years. . And once again, I meet with the gordas! . Stay tuned for a number of programs, talks, conversations, and many other opportunities around this beautifully curated exhibit. . And,… if you want to get more information, please send me a DM and I’ll let you know details and how to get it to your city, after the Phoenix exhibit run in 2024. . The chosen red color for the background was the most impactful moment as I entered the room, as the maestro uses it as an accent in his paintings and reminded me of a tauromachy series he created many years back. . Excited, exultant and proud! . Thank you MOOLA team; • Lourdes Ramos, President & CEO. • Gabriela (Gabby) Urtiaga, Curator. • Luis Cortes, Director if the office of the President. …. For your hospitality and thank you DBG for the opportunity. . Stay tuned Arizona! . #Botero #FernandoBotero #Art #Colombia #Colombian #ItsColombiaNotColumbia #MiTierra #LatinAmericaStong #ColombianPower #🇨🇴💪🏽 (at Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPG_2KryxV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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MY COMMITMENT TO THE WORLD OF ARTS… . Thank you to @catrinakahler, to the governing board members, to the artist council, sponsors, artists, staff and volunteers at @artlink_phoenix for giving me the opportunity to continue,what is now a volunteering commitment to community and be this year’s Honorary Chair of the annual Art DCore gala. . Special thanks to @meza_az for helping this event to be incredibly successful in many ways. . To next year’s chair gala @chriscamacho6, I am here to support you and to give you all the digits!!!! . Our world of arts is the soul of our community. . #ArizonaArts #Phoeenix #ArtDetour #ArtDeCore #ArtLink #OscarDeLasSalas #WhatWouldOscarDo #OscarTalks (at Park Central Phoenix) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqFE5K5Ore-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SOME DAYS ARE “COOLER” THAN OTHERS in the office, and today was one of those days. . As part of our new office location Grand Opening Celebrations, and to give back to our community, our office team welcomed for a full week, a group of young campers to our workplace, to learn about the world of design, architecture, city planning and other aspects of our day-to-day work. . All through “The HIPHOP Architecture Camp. . The kids learned how to make physical 3D models, work in the design of their own skate park in #Tinkecard software computer modeling, as well as explore materials, textures, how to use of color ….and even learn about lighting! - . Big thanks to The Design School at ASU for facilitating the computer lab for the 3D software exercises. . Today, their last day, we took a bus around town and taped scenes for what will become a full-on “film quality” video. . The kids used their creativity, their imagination and histrionic talents to compose, sing and dance a song made with their own lyrics, all to narrate their thoughts about our city and its future. . A message that for sure will make you think… and at the same time tap your foot once of twice! . Meanwhile, our Gensler PHX office marketing specialist Rachel Carraway, and myself took advantage of the energy of the moment and use our superpowers, to “cool-pose” in front of the latest art acquisition in downtown …. The #WelcomeToPhoenix mural, to send a message Max that we welcome everyone to our city! . Thanks to Patrick McDaniel at Phoenix Community Alliance, for giving us a hand coordinating locations for the video. . Stay tuned to see the incredible final result. . If you want to learn more about the camp, please visit; www.hiphoparchitecturecamp.com . #Arizona #Phoenix #GenslerDesign #Gensler #Design #HipHopArchitectureCamp #OscarDeLasSalas #OscarTalks #OscarDesign (at Downtown Phoenix, AZ) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6tsrEOCzR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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SUPPORT TO THE WORLD OF ARTS…. . Thank you Mayor Kate Gallego @kategallegoaz for supporting the kick off of ART DETOUR by Artlink and great remarks at @dialogphx last week as we opened the month celebrations of ARTDetpur 35. . Will see you tomorrow Saturday, March 11th at Park Central Phoenix @parkcentralphoenix for the 10th anniversary of the Art D’ Core Gala. . https://artlinkphx.org/gala2023/ . #ArtLink #Arizona #ArizonaArts . B&W pictures by @artfuyung (at Roosevelt Row Arts District) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnayAgveqJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A MONTH OF ART ….. . It is like a dream for people like me and I am sure, people like you, your family, your co-workers, your neighbors, your friends visiting …. Oh! The last ones could learn so much about our cities and states through all of our exciting expressions of art. . On its 25th year, ARTDETOUR is a month long celebration of the arts in Arizona, and Arizonans could not be happier. . @artlink_phoenix led by fearful leader to the arts and savvy knowledgeable Arizona person @catrinakahler, is expanding the waves to an entire state, to elevate to the potential our own talents. . Check www.ArtLink phx.org, or in my link in this account about, WHEN, WHERE, HOW and WHO you can visit or events to be part of. A fabulous calendar with much detail. . Last March 1st, a cocktail party at @dialogphx (my new favorite spot, check the video here) opened the month long celebrations. . Plus, I have the privilege to be the honorary chair of annual gala, on its 10th anniversary by the name of ART D’CORE gala, that frames the celebrations and I urge you to attend. , The link on my bio will give you all decapan to the March 11th, and 80,000sf arts extravaganza evening at @parkcentralphoenix … I am bribing all the arts pizazz (comfortable shoes, please) to the event, and I am counting on you to follow suit. . See you for the gala and see you all month! . #Arts #ArizonaArts #OscarTalks #WhatWouldOscarDo #ArtLinkPhx #ArtGallery #OscarDeLasSalas #RooseveltDistrict https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYNGAVvm99/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=