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Find out what your ‘treasures’ are worth
“What’s It Worth Day” is a chance to have your potential antiques and collector’s items appraised by the professionals. It takes place 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6-7 at the Scottsdale Marketplace, 6310 N. Scottsdale Road (at Lincoln).
Bring your: antiques and decorative arts; Japanese, Chinese and Korean items; American & European fine arts; and American Indian jewelry, basketry, textiles, beadwork, pottery, paintings and sculpture for professional appraisers to specify their approximate values. These appraisers have more than 100 years of combined experience. Donation per appraised item is $25 for the first item, $20 for additional items.
Payment to be made to the Arizona Society for the Importance of Animals, a 501 (3) (c) nonprofit whose mission statement concerns the assistance of abandoned cats (meeting their medical needs and placing them in responsible, loving, permanent homes).
For questions, including information about scheduling an appraiser walk-through in your home for a similarly reduced donation fee, call Corinne Cain, ASA, Accredited Senior Appraiser designated in Fine Arts and American Indian Arts, at 602-906-1633.
Workshop to help you Network to find a job
As the job market continues to grow more challenging, job seekers are looking for any edge they can get. One company, Executives Network (executivesnetwork.com), is doing what it can to help executive-level job seekers find a new director-, vice president- or c-level position by offering networking meetings and workshops.
The next “Networking Your Way to a Job” workshop is Dec. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to
12 p.m. at La Quinta Inn, 8888 E. Shea Boulevard (just east of the 101 freeway). The cost to attend is $59 for Premium Members of Executives Network and $99 for all others.
For more information, call 480-659-7590, e-mail phoenix@executivesnetwork.com, or visit www.executivesnetwork.com.
Youth troupe offers ‘Children of Eden’
Greasepaint Youtheatre presents the musical, “Children of Eden,” Dec. 5-21. With a score was penned by Broadway’s “Wicked” composer, Stephen Schwartz, “Children of Eden” is a frank, heartfelt and humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Freely based on the story of Genesis, “Children of Eden” takes us from Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to Noah and his Ark.
Tickets are $17.50. Performances are Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m. at the Stagebrush Theatre, located at 7020 E. Second St., on the northeast corner of Second Street and Goldwater in downtown Scottsdale.
For more information or to purchase tickets call 480-990-7405 or visit www.greasepaint.org.
Dollars come off the wall at Rusty Spur
The owners of the Rusty Spur Saloon, Scottsdale’s last real cowboy saloon, where the party never ends and the charity begins, will host its Sixth Annual “Money Comes Off the Wall Event” on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.
Dollar bills are collected all year, placed on the walls among the unique Western memorabilia, and donated to a local charity each December. Come on down, enjoy live music, add a dollar or two to the walls, and enter the drawing to guess the amount to be donated!
Proceeds benefit River of Dreams, a nonprofit organization, which provides outdoor adventure opportunities for youth and teens with and without disabilities.
The Rusty Spur Saloon is located in Old Town Scottsdale, 7245 E. Main St. For more information, visit www.rustyspursaloon.com.
Bargains abound at SCC book sale
Attention book lovers! It's time for Scottsdale Community College's annual used book sale. Some of the best holiday deals in town will be found at the SCC library Dec. 4-12. Books on all topics will be up for sale at this annual library fundraising event.
Most items are priced from .50 cents to $10. All funds raised at the sale will be used in support of the library. Sale items include: videos, paperback books, and hardcover books. The library accepts cash and personal checks, but not credit cards.
ale hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. The library is closed Saturday and Sunday. Scottsdale Community College is located at 9000 E. Chaparral Road. For more information, call 480-423-6651
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