UPLifted Voices
2025-06-10 16:00 - 16:50, 2025-06-17 16:00 - 16:50, 2025-06-24 16:00 - 16:50 (America/Phoenix) | DSNetwork Enrichment Center, 1445 E Guadalupe Rd Suite 103, Tempe, AZ, 85283-3953, United States
Join us for UPLifted Voices, a singing group for teens and tweens. Participants will have fun while they learn how to use their voices to make music in a healthy way. We will focus on a variety of genres of popular music and vocal techniques such as proper breathing, enunciation, and matching pitch. Come experience the pure joy of singing with friends! No experience needed.
UPBeat and UPLifted Voices are designed and facilitated by Board-Certified Music Therapists at Higher Octave Healing. Programs are designed to help participants gain social, communication, and cognitive skills through group music-making.

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UPBeat Percussion Ensemble
2025-06-10 17:00 - 17:50, 2025-06-17 17:00 - 17:50, 2025-06-24 17:00 - 17:50 (America/Phoenix) | DSNetwork Enrichment Center, 1445 E Guadalupe Rd Suite 103, Tempe, AZ, 85283-3953, United States
Teens and tweens are welcome to join us for DOWNBeat, a lively percussion group. No experience needed. Come play hand drums and other percussion instruments. Learn new skills and play music with friends. This class will teach the basics of rhythm and drumming in a fun and accessible environment. Join us as we use popular music and drumming to help participants learn social skills, teamwork, communication skills, and more! All abilities are welcome.

UPBeat and UPLifted Voices are designed and facilitated by Board-Certified Music Therapists at Higher Octave Healing. Programs are designed to help participants gain social, communication, and cognitive skills through group music-making.

Register for UPBeat

Musical and Meet & Greet
2025-06-19 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | Madison Center for the Arts, 5601 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ, 85016
Through the generosity of Valley Youth Theatre, we have free tickets for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown showing on June 19th! Also included is a cast meet and greet, and complimentary lunch with cast and crew. Valley Youth Theatre provides this special performance and lunch to young people free of charge, through the support of generous corporate and private sponsorships.
Happiness is great musical theatre! With charm, wit, and heart, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles M. Schulz comic strip Peanuts, is the ideal show for all young AND young at heart theatre goers!
To ensure that all families have the opportunity to attend, we kindly ask that each family limit their ticket reservations to a maximum of 4 if possible. This allows us to accommodate as many participants as possible and create an inclusive experience for everyone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
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Pickleball Session
2025-06-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) | The Picklr, 1315 W Elliot Rd, Tempe, 85284
Get ready to serve up some fun! Join us on June 21 for a 90-minute session of Pickleball for individuals with Down syndrome ages 13+. Parents and siblings invited to play last half hour. No experience necessary. Coaches and volunteers on site!
Free. Donations accepted.
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DSConnex West Valley Spash Pad
2025-06-28 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Phoenix) | Friendship Park, 12325 W McDowell Rd, Avondale, AZ, 85323
Splish Splash Bash!
Are you ready for some splish, splash fun? Join us for the DSConnex West Valley Family Summer Meet Up! Giving families of the West Valley an opportunity to connect with each other and make new friends!
Bring swimsuits and towels for the Splashpad, you’re also welcome to bring snacks or a picnic lunch for under the pavilion. We’ll be at Ramada 2!
All ages welcome.
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DSConnex Northern AZ Summer Kayaking
2025-06-28 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Phoenix) | Upper Lake Mary Boat Launch & Picnic Area, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001
DSNetwork’s DSConnex Northern Arizona and High Country Adaptive Sports are bringing you a fun-filled day on the water! Join us for summer kayaking!
Water is a great human equalizer and with HCAS’ state-of-the-art kayaking equipment that can adapt to any person’s needs, their instructors will have you paddling like a pro while reveling in the unmatched beauty that is found in Arizona’s waterways.
Because kayak space is limited, priority will be given to our athletes (individuals with Down syndrome). One caregiver or parent is welcome to paddle with them. Other family members and friends are welcome to attend and cheer from the shore.
Thank you for understanding—we want to make sure every athlete has the opportunity to enjoy this special day on the water!
Cost is $21 for caregiver/parent.
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Down to Box - Summer Session
2025-07-10 17:30 - 18:20, 2025-07-17 17:30 - 18:20, 2025-07-24 17:30 - 18:20, 2025-07-31 17:30 - 18:20, 2025-08-07 17:30 - 18:20, 2025-08-14 17:30 - 18:20 (America/Phoenix) | Banner Neuro Wellness – Gilbert, 207 N Gilbert Rd UNIT 201, Gilbert, 85234
Ever wanted to put on the gloves and get in the ring?
Down to Box fitness classes are sixty minutes of high energy, engaging and targeted boxing training specifically catered towards individuals needs and abilities. The class involves a warm-up, conditioning, group work, movement practice and cool down to provide a fun and thorough class.
Geared towards ages 13+ (younger participants considered on a case by case basis, please email info@dsnetworkaz.org).
This is a 6 week class, Thursdays at Banner Neuro Wellness in Gilbert.
$65/per participant (scholarships available)
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Club Xtra Play Date at PLAYzona
2025-07-19 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Phoenix) | PLAYzona, 8190 W Union Hills Dr, Glendale, AZ, 85308, United States
Let’s Play!!
The ClubXtra crew (children ages 0-7 with Down syndrome) are invited to join us for a fun playdate at PLAYzona in Glendale.
A little about PLAYzona:
The PLAY space includes themed community structures such as: market, medical office, school, police/fire station, and a house.
Children and caregivers use imagination and role playing to explore, interact, and have fun!
While the entire PLAY space is safe for all ages, their is also a special area for our youngest children (ages 0 – walking).
Children may choose from a variety of ‘vehicles’ to move around a track or stop at the gas station to fill up.
Enjoy the NEW Sensory Space which features a scarf shooter, swing, sensory and light tables, and more!
Registration required. Plus a PLAYzona waiver will need to be signed.

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PLAYzona Waiver

The PLAY space is designed for children 0-7. Children 8 and older are welcome to accompany a younger sibling however their role is to aid younger siblings in PLAY. Children must wear grip socks and adults may wear any type of socks.

Empowered Navigation Webinar Series: Coordination of Benefits: AHCCCS/ALTCS with Private Insurance
2025-07-22 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | AZ
We’re excited to showcase our Empowered Navigation webinar series, a three-part journey to help families better understand the latest updates about insurance, benefits, and essential services for individuals with Down syndrome. Join us online on Tuesday evenings from 6:30–7:30 pm!
Cynthia Macluskie is a licensed health insurance agent and nationally recognized disability advocate with over 20 years of experience navigating Medicaid (AHCCCS/ALTCS), Medicare, and private insurance systems. She has played a key role in passing impactful legislation for the developmental disability community and serves on numerous state and healthcare advisory committees. Passionate about improving access to care and systems navigation, Cynthia brings her expertise to DSNetwork’s webinar series supporting individuals with Down syndrome and their families across the lifespan.
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2026 Calendar Photoshoot
2025-08-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-10 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | DSNetwork Enrichment Center, 1445 E Guadalupe Rd Suite 103, Tempe, AZ, 85283-3953, United States
It’s Here….A Cherished DSNetwork Tradition Continues
For more than 20 years, DSNetwork’s annual calendar has captured something truly special – the incredible spirit of individuals with Down syndrome in our community.
This isn’t just a calendar. It’s a celebration of joy and community. Individuals of all ages participate each year, and their portraits remind us of the beauty of being fully ourselves.
We’re inviting you to be part of this year’s calendar. Whether it’s your first time or a family tradition, we can’t wait to see you.
Photoshoot Dates
August 8, 9 & 10 (Fri – Sun)
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
DSNetwork Enrichment Center in Tempe
Time slots are limited and will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. (We wish we could include everyone, but due to calendar space, we can only photograph around 90 participants each year.)
Our professional photographer, Neil Schwartz, will capture your loved one’s portrait—and we’ll send you the best digital shots to keep and share—all at no cost, just in time for the holidays.
Mark Your Calendar
We unveil the calendar at the Down Syndrome Walk Arizona during ASU Homecoming on November 15, 2025.
Register for a photo slot.

D.A.D.S. Group
2025-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Old Spaghetti Factory, 1418 N Central Ave, Phoenix, 85004
6 – 8 pm
D.A.D.S. (Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome) provides a time and place for dads and other male caregivers of a loved one with Down syndrome to come together and support each other. The group has meetings each month to discuss aspects of Down syndrome, listen to speakers and talk about our kids.
Location: Old Spaghetti Factory in downtown Phoenix 1418 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
*DADS are responsible for their own dinner
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