| Extraordinary times call for extraordinary women
Have you ever worked all day, stopped at the cleaners and the grocery store,had guests for dinner, hemmed a cheerleading uniform, called your mother and remembered to tell your children you love them all in in one day? Do you hear someone mention the disorganized state of their pantry and think of it as a business opportunity? Have you developed the perfect recipe for cream of chicken soup, written a book, started a fashion trend, taught belly dancing, or coached little league? Do you paint pictures, make jewelry, cook gourmet, build houses, design websites, decorate homes, embellish denim?If you have found some way to make your life work by using your creative and intuitive energy, if you have looked life in the face and found a way move forward, if you have figured out that getting results means getting busy, then you are an extraordinary woman!! The Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce is having a dinner for women just like you on Monday, June 4, at 6 p.m.
Easter Dining
Ritz-Carlton Phoenix: 12 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 6-7. Features exotic spring teas, hot cocoa, finger sandwiches, scones and French pastries. Children also receive an Easter basket and candy from Peter Cottontail. Seatings at noon and 3 p.m. Reservations required. Cottontail Tea, 2401 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix. $32. (602) 468-0700. www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/phoenix.
Arizona Kitchen: 2-8 p.m. April 8. Features a la carte items such as pan-seared sea scallops, roasted Colorado lamb and filet mignon. Easter Dinner, Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa 300 E. Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park. Varies by meal. (623) 535-2598. www.wigwamresort.com.
Avanti: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 8. A buffet featuring salads, pasta and carving stations, omelets and desserts.
New Harry Potter movie trailer released
A new trailer for the next instalment of Hogwarts' famous boy wizard, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has been released. The film is the fifth in the series of adaptations from JK Rowling's famous series of books about the boy wizard and his friends. The trailer appears to show a much darker film than previous efforts, with Harry declaring at one point: "If Voldemort is building up an army, then I want to fight." It also shows the beginning of Harry's first on-screen kiss with co-star Katie Leung, who plays his girlfriend Cho Chang. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is released on July 13. It is directed by David Yates and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton and Ralph Fiennes. You can watch the trailer here.
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Perhaps, constant press isn't as vehemently required as other films (what, with the millions upon millions of readers/fans already hooked), but Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix should surely contest for this year's top box-office spot. And judging by the newly released international trailer (below), one can expect all the thrills of the previous films thrust upon a maturing Harry Potter and friends. It looks solid: In today's other spattering of news: - Speaking of our favorite web-slinger, the 4th Spider-Man 3 trailer can be viewed here. You can also keep tabs on the film's review progress over at RT. - Bruce Willis will also be vying for box-office supremacy this year with the 4th installment of the Die-Hard series. The film's new trailer can be streamed here.
East Village thrift shop gets classy redo
The Salvation Army thrift store in the East Village area has undergone what local designer Beau Fodor calls an extreme makeover.
Now called Sally's, the resale shop has the feel of a higher-end store, Fodor said.
The store got a good cleaning and several coats of paint in coordinating colors, he said. It now has more of a boutique look and the furniture is displayed in a showroom fashion.
Several new mattresses and box springs have been paired with donated bed frames and would make good beds for children, Fodor said.
The outside of the building has the Salvation Army's name on it.
Sally's is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
Hentschel Art Gallery
835 42nd St., Des Moines
Karolyn Sherwood said earlier this month that she is closing her art gallery in the Shops at Roosevelt on April 21 in order to become a private art dealer.
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