ORGANIZATIONS FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE + Arizona Commission on the Arts + Arizona Musicfest + Arizona Opera + Ballet Arizona + Desert Botanical Garden + Greater Phoenix Leadership, Inc. + Hear Arizona + Heard Museum + Lowell Observatory + Lux Undergraduate Creative Review + Museum of Northern Arizona + Rising Youth Theatre + Scottsdale Arts + SOUNDS Academy + The Phoenix Symphony + Xico Arte y Cultura 09 WHAT YOU’RE SAYING Reader feedback 10 EDITOR’S NOTE The Buzz of Reinvention 12 10 QUESTIONS Oonagh Boppart, arts supporter and philanthropist 15 CHEERS TO THE CHAIRS A preview of the Valley’s premier philanthropic events 17 BOOKMARKED Anthony J. Wallace, journalist and podcast producer for Hear Arizona 18 COMMUNITY VOICE The Creative Economy 23 A 2 ND ACT Allan Naplan and Arizona Musicfest are igniting minds with music 29 KEY TO THE GOOD LIFE Luxe Living 36 STYLE UNLOCKED David M. Roche shares stories behind his awe-inspiring art 43 FROM THE ROAD Off to Flagstaff! 48 NONPROFIT PRO TIP Stephanie Small 52 COVER STORY The Big Return 62 NEXT DOORS Creating Art. Improving Lives. 66 OFFICE DOORS Julio-César Sauceda, producing artistic collaborator at Rising Youth Theatre 69 CHARITY SPOTLIGHT SOUNDS Academy 73 KITCHEN DOORS Let’s Eat! 82 LAST LOOK Up, up and away! 52 TABLE OF CONTENTS { aug/sept 2021, volume 19, issue 5 }

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