SAAG Gallery Is Relocating from La Encantada

The Southern Arizona Arts Guild (SAAG), one the region’s largest nonprofit arts organizations, is delighted to announce their relocation from La Encantada to a newly-designed space at Joesler Village Plaza. What is the Southern Arizona Arts Guild? SAAG represents 300 artists across all visual disciplines and has long served as a cultural anchor in the…

Word of the Month: Meliorist

David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow bridge player, Maria, writes, “Hi Dave. I came across this word while reading The Road to Character by David Brooks. He was describing the life and writing of George Eliot. ‘She was a meliorist and a gradualist, believing that people and society were best reformed by slow stretching, not…

Is Silence Actually Good for You?

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart There’s a reason for the old saying “Silence is Golden,” but is it really? Researchers have found that silence is more than just the absence of sound; it is something that actively transforms the brain. According to a new study on silence and its impact on the brain, after just three days of…