Katherine "Kax" Herberger, a civic leader and philanthropic legend in the Valley, died at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn hospital Saturday, one week after suffering a stroke. She was 91.

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.

Don’t Stop the Music: Local musicians including Unified Fusion, Yourchestra and All Together Now, play continuously for 24 hours at this family event to raise money and awareness for music therapy. Prizes will be raffled off every hour and at midnight there will be a Midnight Madness Drum Circle, led by Frank Thompson of AZ Rhythm Connection.

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.

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.

The announcement this week of Warren Buffet’s contribution of about $1.5 billion a year to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is drawing a round of applause from some of the Valley’s biggest corporate donors. Here are some the largest donors, but they represent only a small portion of the individual donors and agencies involved in philanthropy in the Valley.

The announcement this week of Warren Buffet’s contribution of about $1.5 billion a year to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is drawing a round of applause from some of the Valley’s biggest corporate donors.

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.

Performing arts 2012-13 season preview

The Arizona State University School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts welcomes special guests Jeff Nevin, mariachi expert and ASU alumnus, and his group Mariachi Champaña Nevin for a presentation of ¡Un Saludo Musical a México! from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in Gammage Auditorium, located at Mill Avenue and Gammage Parkway in Tempe.

The Arizona State University School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts welcomes special guests Jeff Nevin, mariachi expert and ASU alumnus, and his group Mariachi Champaña Nevin for a presentation of ¡Un Saludo Musical a México! from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in Gammage Auditorium, located at Mill Avenue and Gammage Parkway in Tempe.

Performing arts 2012-13 season preview

Filmmaker Jon Reiss and musician David Cutler may be masters of two very different crafts, but they share similar advice for arts students at Arizona State University.

Coming soon to downtown Mesa: big changes to one of the city’s acclaimed all-ages attractions.