BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts - ECPv5.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://scottsdaleperformingarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200922T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20200922T160000 DTSTAMP:20230602T025807 CREATED:20200921T223635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200923T205153Z UID:8262-1600786800-1600790400@scottsdaleperformingarts.org SUMMARY:Hunker Down starring Ed Asner and Janet Arnold Rees DESCRIPTION:about this event\nJoin us for a special theatrical event\, COVID–style! Although delivered online\, this play\, starring Ed Asner (Lou Grant from The Mary Tyler Moore Show) and Janet Arnold Rees\, will be performed live\, with direction by Meribeth Reeves\, managing director of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Robert Benjamin\, the playwright\, will be present to answer your questions following the performance. Length of play: 30 minutes\, Q&A: 15 minutes  \nSummary \nIn this upbeat\, heartwarming tale about older adults coping with the COVID-19 pandemic\, Bari is desperate for in-person social contact while sheltering in place. A neighbor\, Kevin\, a confirmed recluse\, has embraced “social distancing” for many years. He reluctantly agrees to a video call after refusing her visit. She pleads\, teases\, and cajoles him to “expand his bubble” but to no avail\, until she stumbles upon a hidden trait that shifts his focus. Can she exploit her discovery to gain his friendship\, if only during the crisis? What do older adults most need to find a new friend during COVID times?  \nDonations \nThis event is free\, but donations are encouraged. All donations for this production will be split among Scottsdale Arts\, Jewish Family & Children’s Service\, and The Ed Asner Family Center. \nDonate Now \nIn partnership with Jewish Family & Children’s Service  URL:https://scottsdaleperformingarts.org/event/hunker-down/ CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://scottsdaleperformingarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SA_800x600_Hunker-Down-02-Asner-Headshot.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR