Diversions

From performing at local coffee shops and bars, Dave and Colleen Specht built a following that led them to create ImprovMANIA in downtown Chandler.

New West Chandler indoor pickleball facility with 15 courts supports growth of popular sport despite summer desert heat.

Festivities are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays in May (May 13, 20 and 27) at Tempe Beach Park, 80 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Downtown Tempe.

Cooper's Hawk, with 72 wine varietals, opened last September at 3325 W. Chandler Blvd. near Chandler Fashion Center,

Recreo is a chic indoor-outdoor bar combined with upscale dining and a laid-back patio that welcomes anyone who wants to eat, drink and have fun.

The Tamir Hendelman Trio will perform an April 16 Jazz Appreciation Month concert, presented by Tempe's Woody Wilson, at Ravenscroft Hall.

LP & The Vinyl, on April 23, and Lisa Fischer, on April 30, bring Jazz Appreciation Month concerts to Tempe Center for the Arts.

The annual Desert Nun Run raises money to support the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration at Our Lady of Solitude Monastery.