Around Ahwatukee •Esperanza Lutheran Church will host The Largest Baby Shower on the Planet from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday at 2601 Thunderhill Place in Ahwatukee. The event will benefit a national charity called Newborns In Need. Call 480-460-0265 for additional information. •Mountain Pointe High School students recently earned 17 medals and fourth place overall at the Arizona Academic Decathlon competition. Team member Hari Mohanraj was the highest scoring individual of all participants in the state, with 8791 points. Other team members include: Ian McCloskey, Matt Berk, Tyler Heaps, Tyler Chadwick, Chris Brown, Matt Stewart, Jennifer Zhu, Colleen Howe, Jennifer Zhou, Ajay Karpur, Hari Mohanraj, Cailen McCloskey, Jennifer Chen, Jenny Deutscher, Kevin He, Chelsea Karbon, Adil Soubki, Kate McCann and Gil Ortega. •The public is invited to three musical performances at Desert Vista High School, 16440 S. 32nd St. in Ahwatukee this month: Two jazz bands will perform at 7 p.m. tonight and Thursday.Admission is free. A pops concert featuring performances by the Desert Vista Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The $5 ticket cost will help fund the band program next year.
A percussion concert will be at 7 p.m. TuesdayAdmisssion is free.