Name the Jackalope, Win a SMoCA Membership

Is it just us, or is something missing? Our jackalope needs a name. And what better time to name him/her than in conjunction with the opening of a very fitting art exhibition, "Re-Imagining the West," at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art this Friday, June 11, from 7 to...

By Amy Silverman

June 7, 2010

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Is it just us, or is something missing?

Our jackalope needs a name.

And what better time to name him/her than in conjunction with the opening of a very fitting art exhibition, "Re-Imagining the West," at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art this Friday, June 11, from 7 to 9 pm.

SMoCA's premiering its entire summer line-up -- including the architecture project "90 Days Over 100 Degrees," Sue Chenoweth's "Spyhopping" and more -- with a big party, and you're invited.

New Times will be there, and we're hoping you'll come by, grab a free button and offer a name for the mascot for our newest blog. If we choose your name, you'll win a SMoCA annual membership, a $50 value that includes:

*Free, unlimited admission to SMoCA (plus two guest passes to share with friends)
*Advance notice of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
events and performances with early ticket-buying opportunities
*10% discount at both museum stores
*Two complimentary tickets to the annual Scottsdale Arts Festival
*Invitations to members-only events
*Discounts on workshops, summer camps, lecture series
*Free subscription to member newsletters and calendars

And we'll immortalize you with by announcing the winner -- and the winning name -- next week, right here on Jackalope Ranch.

NOTE: WE LOVE READING YOUR SUGGESTIONS LEFT IN OUR COMMENT SECTION, BUT ONLY ENTRIES OFFERED AT THE SMOCA OPENING WILL BE CONSIDERED.

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Amy Silverman is the former managing editor of Phoenix New Times. She is a two-time winner of the Arizona Press Club’s Journalist of the Year award. Her work has appeared on the radio show This American Life and in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Lenny Letter, and Brain, Child.