Scottsdale Convention Visitors Bureau
Events

Events for 03/10/2010 - 03/16/2010

10 March

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Avenue Q
  • March 09 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 02:00 PM, 07:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Gammage
  • Phone: (480) 965-8969
  • Admission: $19.75 - $66.00

AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit, Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"

Adult content and language; discretion is advised.

AVENUE Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 mins., including intermission

For more information on showtimes and prices go to our website at www.asugammage.com.
To purchase tickets go to: www.eventusher.com. Code: tourism

Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

11 March

Cool Like That
  • March 11 - March 13
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 7:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Kerr Cultural Center
  • Contact: Jane Samson
  • Phone: (480) 965-5933
  • Admission: $20 / $17

Written and directed by Rod Ambrose, Cool Like That is a poeticduction presented by Black Poet Ventures as part of its BioRhythMic Series showcasing the words and sounds behind the original icon of cool – jazz great Miles Davis.

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Avenue Q
  • March 09 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 02:00 PM, 07:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Gammage
  • Phone: (480) 965-8969
  • Admission: $19.75 - $66.00

AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit, Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"

Adult content and language; discretion is advised.

AVENUE Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 mins., including intermission

For more information on showtimes and prices go to our website at www.asugammage.com.
To purchase tickets go to: www.eventusher.com. Code: tourism

Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Native Trails
  • January 21 - April 10
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday, Saturday
  • Times: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Civic Center Mall
  • Phone: (480) 421-1004
  • Admission: FREE

Every January through April the outdoor amphitheater at the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, just north of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, comes alive with Native American music, dance, art and traditional foods.

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

Scottsdale ArtWalk
  • January 07 - December 30
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday
  • Times: Every Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Gallery Association
  • Phone: (480) 945-8475
  • Admission: Free

Scottsdale ArtWalk is perfect for a casual evening with friends and family or for those searching for that special piece. Many special exhibitions, demonstrations and entertainment are offered each Thursday night from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Festival ArtWalk: A Glass Act
  • March 11 (One Day Only)
  • Times: 7:00 - 9:00pm
  • Location: Scottsdale ArtWalk
  • Phone: (480) 421-1004
  • Admission: FREE

For one special night each year, all that glitters in downtown Scottsdale isn't gold - it's glass!  Join us as more than 20 of the nation's most acclaimed glass artists exhibit their creations in select galleries throughout the Scottsdale Arts District.

You'll also enjoy flameworking and fused-glass demonstrations, refreshments and live entertainment.  No matter how you look at it, it's a glass act!

Galleries/Artists:
Calvin Charles Gallery: Jess Wainer, Troy Moody
Duley Jones Gallery: Carole Pery, Leon Applebaum, Debra May, Tom Philabaum, Demitra
French Designer Jeweler: Susan Silver Brown
Lawrence Gallery
Main View Gallery
Marshall-LeKAE Gallery
May Gallery: Dan Bergsma, Gary Bolt, Cohn-Stone Studios, Garnter/Blade, Gwenn Knight, William Ledbetter, Ross Neder, Lisa Samphire
Palavela Home: John Gleason
Paul Scott Gallery: Adam Frues
occasions! by design: Kevin O'Grady, Elodie Holmes
River Trading Post: Cliff Fragua
Wilde Meyer Gallery: Sue Goldsand, David Kline
Xanadu Gallery: Trevor Thomas, Tom Holdman, Dinah Ihle, Aryana Londir 

Art Demos:
Dolly Ahles: Flamedancer Beads
Laurie Nessel: Laurie Nessel Art & Mesa Arts Center
Karl Taylor: Sonoran Glass Art Academy

Musicians:
Tera Crisalida: Brazilian
Dulce Vas: Classical-Jazz
Graham Brimhall: Folk Rock
Bossa Nossa: Latin
Soliloquies: Alternative Pop
Elijah Bossenbroek: Neo-Classical
Andes Cosmos: South American

The Fstival ArtWalk: A Glass Act is presented by the City of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Scottsdale Gallery Association and Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours.

Generations Band featuring Jimmy Cobb and Jimmy Heath

Jazz stars meet the hot shots in this multi-generational ensemble geared to mentor the most promising young jazz talents of today.

12 March

Cool Like That
  • March 11 - March 13
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 7:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Kerr Cultural Center
  • Contact: Jane Samson
  • Phone: (480) 965-5933
  • Admission: $20 / $17

Written and directed by Rod Ambrose, Cool Like That is a poeticduction presented by Black Poet Ventures as part of its BioRhythMic Series showcasing the words and sounds behind the original icon of cool – jazz great Miles Davis.

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Avenue Q
  • March 09 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 02:00 PM, 07:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Gammage
  • Phone: (480) 965-8969
  • Admission: $19.75 - $66.00

AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit, Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"

Adult content and language; discretion is advised.

AVENUE Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 mins., including intermission

For more information on showtimes and prices go to our website at www.asugammage.com.
To purchase tickets go to: www.eventusher.com. Code: tourism

Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Fridays at the Borgata
  • October 23 - April 01
  • Recurring weekly on Friday
  • Times: 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. & 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
  • Location: The Borgata of Scottsdale
  • Phone: (602) 953-6538
  • Admission: FREE

Visit Fridays at the Borgata to browse stores and beautiful Italian architecture of the Borgata while shopping for fresh produce, artisan breads, French linens, homemade nuts, olive oil and much more. Farmers' market from 10am - 4pm and from 4pm - 6pm, enjoy the sounds of some of the valley's best bands.

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

13 March

Cool Like That
  • March 11 - March 13
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 7:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Kerr Cultural Center
  • Contact: Jane Samson
  • Phone: (480) 965-5933
  • Admission: $20 / $17

Written and directed by Rod Ambrose, Cool Like That is a poeticduction presented by Black Poet Ventures as part of its BioRhythMic Series showcasing the words and sounds behind the original icon of cool – jazz great Miles Davis.

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Avenue Q
  • March 09 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 02:00 PM, 07:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Gammage
  • Phone: (480) 965-8969
  • Admission: $19.75 - $66.00

AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit, Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"

Adult content and language; discretion is advised.

AVENUE Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 mins., including intermission

For more information on showtimes and prices go to our website at www.asugammage.com.
To purchase tickets go to: www.eventusher.com. Code: tourism

Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Devoured
  • March 13 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Check PhxArt.org closer to the event for additional details!
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222

A two-day gourmet experience featuring independent Phoenix restaurants, wineries from across the globe, and seminars by Arizona culinary leaders. Benefits Phoenix Art Museum, Local First Arizona and hundreds of independent metro Phoenix restaurants.

A Night of Music and Comedy with Martin Short

Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Martin Short performs an energetic combination of songs, videos, bits and sketches.    

Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music & Everyday Experience
  • January 02 - May 22
  • Recurring every 7 days
  • Times: Closed Mondays / Tuesday-Wed, Fri-Sat: 10a-5p / Thursday 10a-8p / Sun: 12p-5p
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / Free Children 15 and under / Free on Thursdays

Design and music intersect in Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music & Everyday Experience at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. See how the designs of instruments and playback devices have shaped our experience of music.

Native Trails
  • January 21 - April 10
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday, Saturday
  • Times: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Civic Center Mall
  • Phone: (480) 421-1004
  • Admission: FREE

Every January through April the outdoor amphitheater at the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, just north of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, comes alive with Native American music, dance, art and traditional foods.

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

14 March

The Original Wildcat Jass Band
  • March 14 (One Day Only)
  • Times: 3:00 PM
  • Location: ASU Kerr Cultural Center
  • Contact: Jane Samson
  • Phone: (480) 596-2660
  • Admission: $15

The Wildcats will present the music of the Roaring Twenties, featuring artists such as Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, and Paul Whiteman.

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Avenue Q
  • March 09 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 02:00 PM, 07:30 PM
  • Location: ASU Gammage
  • Phone: (480) 965-8969
  • Admission: $19.75 - $66.00

AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit, Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, AVENUE Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risqué and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"

Adult content and language; discretion is advised.

AVENUE Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which have no responsibility for its content.

Running Time: 2 hours, 10 mins., including intermission

For more information on showtimes and prices go to our website at www.asugammage.com.
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Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Devoured
  • March 13 - March 14
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Check PhxArt.org closer to the event for additional details!
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222

A two-day gourmet experience featuring independent Phoenix restaurants, wineries from across the globe, and seminars by Arizona culinary leaders. Benefits Phoenix Art Museum, Local First Arizona and hundreds of independent metro Phoenix restaurants.

A Night of Music and Comedy with Martin Short

Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Martin Short performs an energetic combination of songs, videos, bits and sketches.    

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

15 March

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Western Classics Show
  • March 15 - March 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday 10 Am to 5:30 PM
  • Location: Trailside Galleries
  • Contact: Joan Griffith
  • Phone: (480) 945-7751
  • Admission: Free

Western Classics Show, an exhibit of new works by members of the Cowboy Artists of America and prominent Western Artists. Showcases included: Shawn Cameron, Brenda Murphy and Cynthia Rigden. Artists Reception Thurs. March 25th from 7-9 PM.

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm

16 March

Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction
  • November 21 - May 30
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 8 a.m - 8 p.m.
  • Location: Desert Botanical Garden
  • Phone: (480) 941-1225
  • Admission: Included with paid Garden admission

The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.

Ansel Adams: Discoveries
  • January 31 - June 06
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

This exhibition offers new insight and deeper understanding for Ansel Adams' greatest works and features 120 photographs and dozens of archival items, such as proof prints, negatives and equipment, from the Center for Creative Photography.

Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teawares from The James Bialac Collection
  • February 20 - April 25
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wed: 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thu - Sat: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and full-time students with ID: $8, Children ages 6 to 17: $4

Since the 14th century the Yixing region has been known for the production of teawares made with its unique sandy clay. This extraordinary collection showcases the wide variety of lively and creative work linked to a historical tradition.

Exposing Time
  • March 06 - June 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
  • Location: Phoenix Art Museum
  • Phone: (602) 257-1222
  • Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Many photographers have exploited the ability of photography to document changes that occur over long periods of time. This exhibition seeks to offer engaging visual experiences enriched by various approaches to the project of documenting change.

Talk Cinema

Talk Cinema offers sneak previews of independent and foreign films before their theatrical release. Screenings are followed by moderated conversations hosted by guest critics, filmmakers and other experts.

Arizona Fine Art Expo
  • January 14 - March 28
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Thunderbird Artists, Inc.
  • Phone: (480) 837-7163
  • Admission: Season Pass: $8, Seniors & Military: $7, Children 12 and under: Free

The EXPO unites an impressive gathering of 100 nationally celebrated and award-winning artists that passionately produce art in studios. They can be seen painting in all mediums, sketching in pen & ink, pastels and pencil, assembling mosaics, sculpting clay, carving wood, composing mixed media on canvas, welding, designing and sculpting jewelry. Outside, artists can be found working in outdoor cabanas carving alabaster, etching stone, welding metal, steel and copper, patina finishing, glass fusing and more!

Be sure to also check out the newly created two-acre sculpture garden, the Koi pond and waterfalland live music and artist demonstrations on the weekend.  Come and spend just a few hours or the whole day!

Western Classics Show
  • March 15 - March 27
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday 10 Am to 5:30 PM
  • Location: Trailside Galleries
  • Contact: Joan Griffith
  • Phone: (480) 945-7751
  • Admission: Free

Western Classics Show, an exhibit of new works by members of the Cowboy Artists of America and prominent Western Artists. Showcases included: Shawn Cameron, Brenda Murphy and Cynthia Rigden. Artists Reception Thurs. March 25th from 7-9 PM.

Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration
  • February 13 - April 09
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Fri - Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thu: 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sun: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Phone: (480) 874-4666
  • Admission: Adults: $7, Students: $5, Children 15 and under: Free, Free on Thursdays

Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking for more than 30 years. This survey constitutes a remarkable self-portrait of the creative drive and vision of one of America’s most important living artists.

The Urban Encounter
  • March 04 - March 18
  • Recurring daily
  • Times: Monday-Saturday: 10am-6pm / Thursday ArtWalk: 7pm-9pm / Sunday: 12pm-4pm
  • Location: Scottsdale Fine Art
  • Phone: (480) 990-3100
  • Admission: FREE

This year Scottsdale Fine Art is putting a twist on their annual landscape show. In the past this show would traditionally have included pastoral scenes and canyon vistas.  Instead, the urban landscape is the theme of this extraordinary show featuring works by five talented artists.  The combined works of artists Gil Dellinger, Allen Garns, Randy Ford, Nobuhito Tanaka and John Salminen demonstrate a breadth of urban subject matter as well as offering an exciting array of techniques and mediums.  Heralding from all points of our nation, each of the artists in this show has captured urban locations they commonly encounter.

Be sure to also join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, March 11 from 7:00pm - 9:00pm


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