EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Desert Botanical Gardens
Arizona Museum for Youth
Bead Museum
Deer Valley Rock Art Center
Deer Botanical Garden
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Panorama Tour
Heard Museum
Mesa Contemporary Arts
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Museum of History
Phoenix Zoo
Pueblo Grande Museum
Rosson House
Scottsdale Artists League
Scottsdale League for the Arts
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
West Valley Art Museum
Desert Botanical Garden
Situated beneath the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden is home to one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. The Garden boasts more than 50 acres of breathtaking outdoor exhibits, featuring 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world and is one of only 44 botanical gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums. Each year, 250,000 visitors experience the natural beauty of the Desert Botanical Garden and the special events it hosts throughout the calendar year.
Arizona Museum for Youth
35 N. Robson, Mesa, Arizona 85201
480-644-2467
The Arizona Museum for Youth (AMY) is a fine arts museum for children designed to spark the imagination, stimulate the mind and captivate the eye. A place to introduce your family to art, the museum hosts several changing exhibits each year and features ArtVille for kids under 4, as well as a dynamic array of classes.
Bead Museum
5754 West Glenn Drive
Glendale, Arizona 85301
Phone: 623-931-2737
The Bead Museum was founded to establish a safe haven for a permanent collection of beads and adornments of all cultures, past and present, which would provide an enduring opportunity for the study and enjoyment of these magnificent examples of art and ingenuity. We welcome you to the exciting and surprising world of beads.
Deer Valley Rock Art Center
3711 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona
Phone: 623-582-8007
The mission of the Deer Valley Rock Art Center is to preserve and to provide public access to the Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, to interpret the cultural expressions found here, and to be a center for rock art studies.
Desert Botanical Garden
1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85008
480-941-1225
Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. One of only 44 botanical gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums, this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Panorama Tour
12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85261-4430
Phone: 480-860-2700
Taliesin West was built by Frank Lloyd Wright and his apprentices in the 1930s and was constantly expanded and modified by the architect until his death in 1959.
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85004-1480
Phone: 602-252-8840
Now open, come to Heard Museum North Scottsdale’s new location and enjoy two exhibit galleries, a new, expanded Shop and a delightful garden cafe!
Mesa Contemporary Arts
Central Avenue & McDowell Road
1625 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-1685
602-257-1222
Phoenix Art Museum has become a popular Valley oasis, a retreat from the desert and the traditional outdoor activities. The Museum is always 72˚ with 50% humidity, which not only protects the art from environmental damage but also makes the Museum the perfect attraction for the entire family all year long. And, with the completion of a stunning $50 million expansion in 2006, it is a “must see.”
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85004-1685
Phone: 602-257-1880
Fax: 602-253-8662
Phoenix Art Museum is the largest in the Southwest, with world-class exhibitions and a collection of over 17,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern & contemporary, and Western American art, and fashion design. Not to be missed are the Thorne Miniature Rooms of historic interiors, shopping in The Museum Store, and lunch in Art Museum Cafe by Arcadia Farms. The Museum presents a variety of public programs, including film showings, lectures, Family Sundays, gallery talks, and more. Free parking and barrier-free access.
Phoenix Museum of History
105 North 5th Street
Phoenix, AZ
602-253-2734 ext. 221
The Phoenix Museum of History is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the early history of Phoenix. Visitors of all ages enjoy interactive and educational exhibits showcasing Phoenix’s metamorphosis from a dusty desert town to a modern metropolis. Now in its seventh decade, the museum continues to receive recognition and appreciation for its contribution to the cultural life of Phoenix. Come discover how time and place have influenced modern Phoenix, and the stories of the city’s exciting and colorful past.
Phoenix Zoo
455 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, AZ 85008
602-273-1341
The Phoenix Zoo is one of America’s most successful, privately-owned, nonprofit zoological parks. It began as the vision of one person, Robert E. Maytag, who worked tirelessly to rally community support on behalf of the Zoo.
Pueblo Grande Museum
4619 E. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85034-1909
Toll-Free: 877-706-4408
Phone: 602-495-0901
Fax: 602-495-5645
Experience a prehistoric Hohokam Indian ruin. Outdoors you can explore a 2/3 mile (1km) interpretive trail featuring the archaeological site and walk through the Hohokam Houses exhibit with reconstructed homes. Inside the Land and the People exhibit tells the story of the ancient Hohokam. The changing gallery showcases exhibits on topics such as archaeology, southwestern cultures, and contemporary American Indian arts. Let your children discover the excitement of archaeology in our hands-on exhibit: Explore Archaeology. Exciting workshops, tours and events are available year round. The Museum Store features authentic Indian arts, books on the Southwest, and other unique items.
Rosson House
6th St. & Monroe
602.262.5029
Home of the Rosson House Museum, a beautifully restored 1895 historic home open for public tours in downtown Phoenix. This 2,800 square foot beautiful Eastlake architectural style Victorian home built in 1895 features ten rooms and five fireplaces. View what life was like for Rosson House residents of Block 14, owners and tenants both, in early Phoenix during Arizona’s late territorial times all in its original location.
Scottsdale Artists League
P.O. Box 1071 Scottsdale, AZ 85252-1071
Phone: 480-963-4802
Since 1961, our purpose has been to stimulate interest in the visual arts through educational workshops and scholarship awards.
Scottsdale League for the Arts
P.O. Box 12670 Scottsdale, AZ 85267-2670
Phone: 480-945-7193
The Scottsdale League for the Arts signature event, The Scottsdale Culinary Festival™, is a culinary masterpiece in itself.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
7374 E. Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-5604
Phone: 480-994-2787
Fax: 480-874-4655
Located in Scottsdale’s popular Old Town district, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) features the most compelling modern and contemporary art, architecture and design from around the globe. Designed by award-winning architect Will Bruder, SMoCA’s minimalist building (an ingenious renovation of a former movie theater) includes a public “skyspace” by the acclaimed artist James Turrell (one of only a handful in the world), where visitors can experience the ever-changing light of the desert sky. SMoCA also presents a wide variety of changing exhibitions, educational programs and special events for adults and families.
West Valley Art Museum
17420 N. Avenue of the Arts
Surprise, AZ
West Valley Art Museum was established in 1976 as a satellite museum of the Phoenix Art Museum. In 1980 the Museum was funded and built entirely by Sun City retirees and became a mortgage free, 17,000 square foot building located on five acres. The Museum’s permanent collection contains over 4000 items from more than 90 countries with a key focus on ethnic dress, textiles and ethnographic arts.
The Museum has a very strong collection of fine art prints from ancient and contemporary Asian block prints, to contemporary American artists like Peter Max, Andy Wahrol, Alexander Calder, and Arthur Secunda among others.
PERFORMING ARTS
Arizona Arts Chorale
Arizona Musicfest
ASU Gammage
ASU Kerr Cultural Center
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Arizona Arts Chorale
Bill Bush, General Manager
P.O. Box 25103
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5103
Phone: 602-222-2226
Fax: 602-222-2226
Music for the soul. Surprisingly diverse. Consistently entertaining. The mission of the Arizona Arts Chorale is to entertain and inspire audiences of all ages and musical tastes through the wonders of choral singing. A professional group of volunteer singers, the Chorale delivers exceptional quality in both programming and vocal performances of its 50 voices strong, led by Founding Artistic Director Carolyn Eynon. The Chorale has performed with the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Carnegie Hall in New York, and many private corporate and social events throughout Arizona. Educational outreach is one of the Chorale’s priorities, including sponsoring music scholarships for high school students.
Arizona Musicfest
P.O. Box 5254
Carefree, AZ 85377
Phone: 480-488-0806
Fax: 480-488-1401
Arizona Musicfest presents the premier winter music festival in the Southwest. Every year, from early February to mid-March, Musicfest brings “Carnegie Hall quality right to your backyard.” Under Artistic Director Robert Moody, four weeks of the finest music begins Wednesday, February 6, 2008 and ends 13 concerts later on Sunday, March 2. The festival features Classical, Broadway, Jazz and Opera with exciting guest artists and the Musicfest Festival Orchestra under Maestro Moody’s baton. World class pianist Andre Watt, in concert on February 24, highlights the festival. Also featured: KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, the Bill Charlap Trio, John Pizzarelli, The Ying Quartet, Time for Three, soloists and the chamber orchestra from Arizona Opera and more
ASU Gammage
Mill Avenue & Apache
ASU Main Campus
Tempe, AZ 85287
Phone: 480-965-3434
Fax: 480-965-7663
ASU Gammage is located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University. ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of M&I Bank Across America – Arizona and New Times Beyond Broadway, sponsored by American Express. ASU Gammage is an historic hall designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
ASU Kerr Cultural Center
6110 N. Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85253-5413
Phone: 480-596-2660
Fax: 480-483-9646
ASU Kerr Cultural Center’s natural adobe studio is renowned for its intimate setting and excellent acoustics and is regarded as one of THE premiere cultural venues in the Valley. In addition to the variety of local, regional, national and international performing artists presented every year, many of whom are appropriate for the entire family, Kerr is also an ideal setting for both private and corporate affairs including small conferences, meetings, weddings and private parties. Located off Rose Lane, which is off Scottsdale Road between Lincoln and McDonald (south of the Borgata Shopping Center), Kerr is also within walking distance of many fine restaurants and unique shopping opportunities.
Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
5247 E. Brown Road
Mesa, AZ 85205-4308
Phone: 480-325-6700
Fax: 480-325-6746
Broadway Palm presents full-length Broadway productions featuring professional actors and musicians. The buffet dinner presentation features a full salad bar, five entree items, and a lavish dessert selection. The Broadway Palm also offers cocktail service, an art gallery and a specialty gift shop. Open year-round, offering matinee, evening and Sunday twilight performances.
Phoenix Chamber Music Society
Janet Green, Executive Director
Scottsdale Center for the Arts
7380 E. Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: 602-252-0095
The Phoenix Chamber Music Society is celebrating its 48th season with a series of eight concerts at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The world’s greatest chamber musicians have appeared on our stage: the Guarneri, Tokyo, and Emerson Quartets and the Prague and Moscow Chamber Orchestras. This year’s programs feature the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Emerson Quartet, the Takacs Quartet, the St. Lawrence Quartet with Clarinetist Todd Palmer, the Belcea Quartet, Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson, Opus One and the Muir Quartet with The Phoenix Boys Choir. Tickets for each concert are $30.00, an outstanding value for a marvelous evening of music!
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251-5604
Phone: 480-994-2787
Fax: 480-874-4699
Opened in 1975, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is one of the leading arts presenters in the Southwest, offering an exceptional array of arts and cultural programming. Approximately 200 performances, festivals and events are showcased annually. Performances take place in the 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater and the 136-seat Stage 2 Theater, the 2,200-seat amphitheater on the grounds of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, and the 326-seat Theater 4301 @ Galleria Corporate Centre. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers multi-disciplinary performance experiences, including classical and world music, contemporary dance, jazz, comedy and theater, children’s programs and arts festivals.
