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7 p.m., Sept. 26
1 & 4 p.m.,
Sept. 20, 21, 27 & 28 and Oct. 4 & 5; 1 p.m., Oct. 11
8 p.m.
Sept. 19 & 20; 2 p.m. Sept. 13, 14, 20 & 21; 7 p.m. Sept. 18
TBA, Oct. 10-11
8 p.m. Nov. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29; 2 p.m. Nov. 16, 22, 23, 30; 7 p.m. Nov. 20 7 p.m., Nov. 9 7-8:30 p.m., Nov. 4 6 p.m., Nov. 1 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., Nov. 22, Dec. 6, 13, 20; 1 & 4 p.m., Nov. 23, Dec. 7, 14, 21; 2 p.m., Nov. 29, 30
7 p.m., March 31
7:30 p.m., April 7
4 p.m., March 14; 1 & 4 p.m., March 15, 21, 22, 28, 29,
April 4; 1 p.m., April 5
TBA The TSWE will perform great music from the “silver screen,” including the music of John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith. Selections will include music written specifically for the movies and music that was adapted for the screen
8 p.m., Feb. 27
4 p.m., Feb. 28; 1 & 4 p.m., March 1 & 7; 1 p.m., March 8
7:30 p.m., Feb. 25 8 p.m. Feb. 13, 14, 20, 21; 2 p.m. Feb. 14, 15, 21, 22; 7 p.m. Feb. 19
10 a.m. & 2 p.m., Jan. 24, 31, Feb. 7, 14, 21; 1 p.m. Jan. 25, Feb.
1, 8, 15
6:30 p.m. (silent auction); 7 p.m. (show), Dec. 4
8 p.m., Oct. 31
1 & 4 p.m., Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 1, 2, 8 & 9
7:30 p.m., Oct. 29
7:30 p.m., Oct. 13
6:30
and 8:30
p.m., Oct. 4
7:30
p.m., Sept. 27
7-9 p.m., Oct. 9
8 p.m., Sept. 26
Through Jan. 10
The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing presents novelist Jane Smiley. Her best-selling book, A Thousand Acres, based on William Shakespeare's King Lear, received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992. She will perform a reading, followed by a book signing. Free. Info: 480-965-6018
Bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy a family-friendly performance of
classical and contemporary dance under the direction of Ib Anderson.
Hotdogs, chips, soda and
other concessions provided by RK Group. Parking is west of
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The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again … until substitute teacher Mild-mannered Barney Cashman yearns for one big fling to spice up his middle-aged, tranquil and faithful married life. As Barney haplessly stumbles into one disastrous secret rendezvous after another, he faces hilarious obstacles. Buy Tickets This musical salute to the veterans of the armed forces features an evening of stirring, patriotic music, such as well-known marches, fanfares and other audience favorites.
This conservationist, humanist, Pulitzer
Prize winner and acclaimed champion for biodiversity will speak about
discovery and the evolution and future of our living world.
Franc D’Ambrosio
headlines the Friends’ Annual Gala (a
spectacular evening of food, drink and entertainment), performing The TSWE will perform an evening of outstanding wind music based on dances from around the world. Tim McAllister, Professor of Saxophone at Arizona State University, will be the featured soloist. This Spanish-infused musical gem, adapted from the 1936 classic, celebrates individuality as Ferdinand refuses to go along with the crowd. Recommended for ages five and older.
A complete Steinway line including 7:30 p.m., March 2 The Tempe Youth Wind Symphony is an honor group comprised of young musicians from Tempe middle schools and mentors from area high schools, who are chosen to provide fellowship and modeling. The group rehearses once a week for six weeks and presents a free, public performance. Free. Take an aging, exceedingly vain actor, his very rich wife and a double-dealing, double-loving agent, plunk them down in an elegant New York duplex, add dialogue crackling with wit and laughs, and you have the basic elements for an evening of pure, sophisticated entertainment.
Take a tour of Richard Scarry’s very busy town with
Huckle Cat and friends in a delightful civics lesson for the youngest of
citizens.
Recommended for ages three and older. The Arizona Wind Symphony (AWS) plays a wide variety of music, including marches, Broadway and film tunes, overtures, dances, contemporary symphonic wind music and more. AWS is a 75-member community concert ensemble, consisting of music professionals, non-professionals and students. This play combines the hilarity of slapstick with the creative possibilities of paper sculpture, exploring storytelling as two comic characters get caught in a conflict between ‘analog’ and ‘digital’ culture. Recommended for ages five and older. Hear the adventures of 1001 Arabian nights as the symphony performs works depicting the exotic orient. From the Overture to Lawrence of Arabia to Tchaikovsky’s Arabian Dance from the Nutcracker, the delectable evening concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov’s masterpiece: Scheherazad.
The Power of
Pain Foundation presents the 3rd Annual
Comic Pain Relief. Comedians Big Al, Randolph T. and Marby Ingle
unite for this
event that benefits a 501 (c) (3) non profit
charity raising money for support and awareness of chronic pain sufferers.
Buy Tickets
This musical comedy by composer Cole Porter enchanted critics, delighted
audiences and won five Tony Awards in 1949.
Kiss Me, Kate
recounts the backstage and onstage antics of two feuding romantic couples
during a touring production of The
Taming of the Shrew.
For 17 years,
Childsplay brought holiday magic to Valley families with its production of
Margery Williams’ classic. Now the tradition makes a triumphant return … and
it’s better than ever.
Benny Green is considered one of the top jazz
pianists in the world. This hard bop player" graduated" from Art Blakey’s
Jazz Messingers and is compared to Bud Powell in style and influence.
Accompanists will be Scott Wilson, Dom Moio, Dwight Kilian and Delphine
Cortez.
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This new play, adapted from a Newbery Honor book, is poignant, uplifting and funny by turns as it traces a family’s journey of acceptance and understanding in the face of loss. recommended for ages seven and older. Buy Tickets The Arizona Wind Symphony (AWS) plays a wide variety of music, including marches, Broadway and film tunes, overtures, dances, contemporary symphonic wind music and more. AWS is a 75-member community concert ensemble, consisting of music professionals, non-professionals and students.
The ADF will showcase individuals, emerging
artist groups and professional companies from all genres and styles of
dance. Desert Dance Theatre specializes in theme-related programs that
focus on cultural diversity and the lives of people who have
fought for freedom in Steinway pianist Walter Cosand joins the Tempe Symphony Orchestra in opening its 34th season under the direction of Dr. Richard Strange. Cosand will perform Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb. The orchestra will play selections from Brahms and Prokofiev, as well. Free. Tickets required.
Family friendly, clean stand-up comedy with the "Wise Men of Comedy." Live
recording for CD and DVD. Featuring professional comedians: Robert Wagner,
Keith Ellis and Sean Cullum.
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Audiences of all ages can make paper arts and prints and meet some of the artists whose work appears in this juried show.
The exhibit celebrates the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Tempe Center
for the Arts. The
exhibition features works on paper, art made of paper and artists
inspired by paper, a tradition for first anniversaries.
  
Tempe Little Theatre: "Kiss Me, Kate" Studio
Childsplay: "Ferdinand the Bull" Studio Steinway Piano Selection Event Center
Phoenix Symphony Theater Arizona Wind Symphony Theater Childsplay: "Rock, Paper, Scissors" Studio Tempe Little Theatre: "Murder Among Friends" Studio Childsplay: "Busytown" Theater Comic Pain Relief '08 Theater Childsplay: "Velveteen Rabbit" Theater
JAMN Jazz: Benny Green
Theater
Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble: "A Patriotic Tribute" Theater Edward O. Wilson: "Darwin & the Future of Biology" Theater Friends of Tempe Center for the Arts Annual Gala Theater Arizona Wind Symphony Theater Tempe Symphony Orchestra opening concert Theater Childsplay: "Getting Near to Baby" Studio Desert Dance Theatre: Arizona Dance Festival (ADF) Studio Wiseman of Comedy Studio ASU Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Jane Smiley Studio Paper Cup Exchange: TCA Biennial - Paper Gallery JAMN Jazz: Judy Roberts & Jesse McGuire Lakeside Ballet Under the Stars Amphitheater Childsplay: "Miss Nelson is Missing" Theater Tempe Little Theatre: "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" Studio TCA Biennial: Paper Gallery
 
Contact
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