Ugly Duckling

Little camera for little hands - Guest photographer, Colin (age 11), handled the micro four thirds body  nicely.  This picture of his sister, Kennedy (center), playing the mother swan in Desert Stage's production of "The Ugly Duckling" was taken with steady hands and no flash.

Free Culture

It's a staycation year... time to revisit my hometown. After a decade-long hiatus, I stepped into a Phoenix Public Library last week. I paid $10 in old fines and a $2 lost card fee. In exchange, I walked away with a culture pass to the Heard Museum-North.

The library's Culture Pass Program grants FREE admission to local cultural attractions. Culture passes are circulated like books. There is a finite number of passes per attraction, and when you check out a pass it is taken out of circulation until the pass expires (it is valid for 8 days). You can check out only one pass at a time. Each pass is good for up to FOUR admissions.

It might get a bit tedious hunting for the pass you want, but the library makes it easy with online inventory tracking. Visit the Phoenix Public Library's website for availability: Phoenix Public Library - Search for "Culture Pass"

Culture Pass website