Visions of GRANDeur

What: Visions of GRANDeur
Where: Chartreuse - 1301 Grand Ave.
When: First Friday, Sept 2nd Grand opening & 3rd Friday Sept 16


Visions of GRANDeur, curated by Marshall Shore, celebrates through out the month of September. Beginning with artist receptions on First Friday, Sept. 2nd & 3rd Friday, Sept. 16. The show includes art from 20+ artist. The art ranges from new works created specifically for this show to a historical mural that was painted in the 50’s for a long forgotten movie set, sound stage and resort called Cudia City. Visions of GRANDeur, features artists such as:
Lucretia Torva, Janet Towbin, Zarco Guerrero, Miachelle DePiano, Marilyn Zsabo, Aubrey Diamant, Jordan Christopher Diamant, L.R. Brown “Lelia”, Christopher Jagmin, Stephen Farley, Christopher Oshana, Dain Q. Gore, Colin Chillag, James Angel, Nug Cornell, Xandriss, Tom Ardans, Hector Primero, Stacey Gordon, Dee Dee Woods, and Rossitza L Todorova

Jazz by musician, Alan Jones

The celebration continues with additional events at Chartreuse 

What: TEDx Salon
When: Fri, Sept. 23
Organized by TEDx Fountain Hills, which will be quite the adventure on Grand Ave.


What: Arizona History Showcase 
When: Sat, Sept. 10 starting at 3p
Join us for a special afternoon of Arizona History.
FREE - Thanks to the support of the AZ Humanities featuring
Lisa Schnebly Heidinger – Who Did You Say Was Here
Li Yang - Don Chun Wo, the Unofficial Mayor of Tucson's Chinatown
Alberto Olivas - Aztecs in Arizona, then and... now?! Reflections of A Modern-day Aztec Warrior

Additional surprises to be announced.  Meet-up

Haunted Phoenix Bus Tour Explores the Spookier Side of Downtown

When: Sunday, Oct 23th, 2016, from 1-3

Where: Bus leaves from the Clarendon Hotel at 401 W. Clarendon, Phoenix.

What: A guided bus tour hosted by history raconteur, Marshall Shore, who shares
the hidden history of these sites.

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Join Marshall Shore, the unofficial Arizona Hip
Historian for a bus tour of historic graveyards, ruins, and ghostly haunts in
downtown Phoenix. The tour commences at the Clarendon, a boutique hotel with a
wildly checkered past. Once the scene of the infamous Don Bolles murder, the hotel
is home to various ghosts, including some recent and some longtime residents.

The tour will include a drive by of the historic Orpheum Hotel (Adams and Second
Avenue), home to the mysterious female spirit who wanders inside; a visit to the
Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, the final resting place to notable figures in
Arizona history and folklore; a peek inside the ruin of the historic First Baptist
Church on 3rd Ave and Monroe, which caught fire in the mid-80’s; a stop at the
San Carlos Hotel, home to the ghost of Leone Jensen, who has haunted it's halls since
1928.

Tour participants can park at the Clarendon 

When: Sunday, Oct 23th, 2016, from 1-3p

Where: Bus leaves from the Clarendon Hotel at 401 W. Clarendon, Phoenix.

What: A guided bus tour hosted by history raconteur, Marshall Shore, who shares
the hidden history of these sites.

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Oct '16 Winnie Ruth Judd: Arizona's Most Infamous Murderer

When: Sunday, Oct 23th, 2016, from 3 - 5 pm
Where: Bus leaves from the Clarendon Hotel at 401 W. Clarendon, Phoenix.
What: A guided bus tour hosted by history raconteur, Marshall Shore, who shares
the hidden history of these sites.

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Bus Tour Follows the Footsteps of Infamous Winnie Ruth Judd
and the Phoenix Trunk Murders

Marshall Shore steeps himself in the history of Phoenix that others might overlook: the cultural anomalies, the fads, the dreamers, the artists and the eccentrics that provide a unique window into our city’s past.  One such character was the infamous Phoenix trunk murderer, Winnie Ruth Judd.

Back in 1931, the nation was rocked by the grisly details of this gruesome crime. On October 16, 1931, Winnie purportedly killed her two roommates, one of the bodies was cut up, both were stuffed into trunks, and taken by train to Los Angeles.  It was a big job for a small woman, and the twisted tale of adultery, jealousy and murder was complicated by rumors, speculation and uncertainty. Bits and pieces of the story continue to come to light, even to this day.

“As I talk with people in my research, the most interesting things come to light, ” said Marshall, “Just recently, my phone rang and someone began telling me about the Winnie Ruth Judd victim that was cut up in their house’s basement.” 

Sunday, Oct 23th, in true Marshall Shore style, he’s hosting a bus tour covering the historical crime. The tour runs from 3 pm to 5 pm, and begins and ends The Clarendon Hotel.  The bus will travel along the old Brill trolley line, which will give tour-goers an idea of the shape and size of Phoenix back in Winnie’s day.  Other stops will include the houses where she lived and where she met Jack Holleran, a well-known Phoenix businessman with whom she had an adulterous affair; the Grunow Clinic (still a medical clinic!) where she worked; the house where the murders took place; the train station where she attempted to board with the oozing trunks; and the old Maricopa County Courthouse where the trial took place.

The book available on the tour is the first book published about Winnie Ruth Judd which was the  Dobkin's book "Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murders" published in 1973 and recently republished with additioonal information. The book can be included in the price of the ticket or purchased on the tour. 

Marshall promises a few surprise stops along the way and tour participants will be among the first to hear about details in the story that have recently come to light. The tour will cover more information than found in any book.

Tour participants can park at the Clarendon 

When: Sunday, Oct 23th, 2016, from 3 - 5 pm
Where: Bus leaves from the Clarendon Hotel at 401 W. Clarendon, Phoenix.
What: A guided bus tour hosted by history raconteur, Marshall Shore, who shares
the hidden history of these sites.

Tickets