Thirty-five student teams from The Design School at the Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts will begin a 10-day competition to develop ideas to improve, enhance and redesign interior and exterior spaces at the Arizona Museum for Youth in Mesa.

Imagining the future has always been a creative enterprise, spawning favorites like “Out of the Silent Planet,” “1984,” “Star Wars” and most recently “The Hunger Games.” These books and films draw inspiration from the future’s blank slate, much like families and children are encouraged to do Saturday at the ASU Art Museum in correlation with “Emerge: Redesigning the Future.”

Research. Bioscience. Creativity. These are the buzzwords flying around Arizona State University and part of ASU President Michael Crow’s grand plan to propel the university to national prominence.

With so much emphasis on academics, kids welcome the chance to get messy, get moving and get silly. Art appreciation takes time, and summer is the perfect opportunity to encourage children to tap into their creative potential.

May I be frank?

May I be frank?

With so much emphasis on academics, kids welcome the chance to get messy, get moving and get silly. Art appreciation takes time, and summer is the perfect opportunity to encourage children to tap into their creative potential.

ASU Gammage

ASU Gammage

ASU Gammage

Actors Theatre

Actors Theatre

Actors Theatre

ASU Gammage

ASU Gammage

ASU Gammage

Bright, clear, 80-degree days. This is what you get with a desert December, and it’s what youngsters and their families can explore Dec. 1 at ASU Art Museum.

Your preview of the upcoming offerings at East Valley performing arts venues.

Sometimes, something’s so bad you can’t help but watch. Take any number of reality or competition TV shows, or highlight reels of grotesque sports injuries that should make your stomach turn but instead have you rewinding to watch again in slow motion.

Performing Arts 2012-13 season preview

Performing arts 2012-13 season preview

More than 10,000 students are set to graduate with pomp and circumstance from Arizona State University this spring at ceremonies spread throughout the week.