In My Shoes

Walking stilt puppets, blazing-hot salsa and Día de los Muertos facepaintings are common treats for lucky Valley residents that happen to stroll Mill Avenue on that particular day. The Tempe Festival of the Arts proved to be a huge success this spring bringing in over 225,000 guests. And those guests were met with more than just the expected paintings, sculptures and jewelry, this spring's festival featured over 400 artists, street performers and of course, a whole lot of free food. What sets this festival apart from a typical arts and craft fair is that all the artwork sold and displayed at this festival is from its original artist who is also inside each booth to answer any questions, said the Managing Director of the Tempe Festival of the Arts, Kate Hastings.

Aerial acrobatic performers climb on suspended fabric wrapping themselves and spiraling their bodies in and out of various positions, without the use of safety lines. We catch up with ASU freshman, Becca W., as she tells us all about it!

Ashley Burk is an Arizona State University student majoring in Dance Education. In the future, Burk aspires to become a professional dancer as well as a dance teacher. Ashley is also a member of the ASU Dancing Devils. In My Shoes took an inside look at Ashley's inspiration and future goals.

Invisible Children is a non-profit organization seeking to bring attention and awareness to the crimes committed by Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, Africa. Invisible Children aims to raise awareness of the abductions of children, who are then forced to become soldiers and live their lives defined by violence, abduction, and mutilation. Invisible Children also began addressing the needs of other African countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and the Central African Republic. It began with three filmmakers traveling to Africa and discovering an on going war in northern Uganda. Now, Invisible Children has started a social media campaign to raise awareness of the LRA and Joseph Kony. The plan is to raise public awareness of Joseph Kony and the LRA. The campaign aims to get the attention of celebrities, politicians, and civilians and eventually capture Joseph Kony.