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MATTHEW PERRY CHATS ONSTAGE
WITH KEVIN POLLAK
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show Live featuring Special Guest Matthew Perry.
Best known for his role as Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom Friends, Matthew Perry is currently starring as Oscar Madison in the CBS reboot of The Odd Couple, which premiered on Feb. 19. Perry will talk onstage with actor and comedian Kevin Pollak in this live stage version of his award-winning online talk show.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale
March 14, 2015 l 8 p.m.
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Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA
Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of The Sound of Music and South Pacific that's delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love — the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more.
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix
March 14 – 15, 2015
Make plans to experience Ireland at MIM’s 4th annual celebration of Irish music and culture. Enjoy music, crafts, Irish dancing, storytelling, and more; it’s a great way to spend St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Childsplay
Phoenix Theatre presents a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Revival and tap favorite, Anything Goes! Directed by Associate Artistic Director, Robert Kolby Harper, this musical theatre classic has been visually reimagined to capture the swing and swank of the art deco ‘30s while keeping its comically charming story, sparkling dance numbers, and timeless Cole Porter songbook.
The Phoenix Symphony presents The Music of Queen. A "Bohemian Rhapsody" of hit after chart-smashing Queen hit. Brody Dolyniuk returns with The Phoenix Symphony to perform the solid platinum hits of Freddie Mercury, like Radio Ga Ga, We Are the Champions, Somebody to Love, Who Wants to Live Forever, Killer Queen, Don't Stop Me Now, Fat-Bottomed Girls and many more.
SCOTTSDALE ARTS FESTIVAL
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale
March 13 – 15, 2015
The Scottsdale Arts Festival has been recognized for its high-quality fine arts since 1971, showcasing 175 jury-selected artists from throughout the United States and Canada who work in painting, sculpture, glass and ceramics, jewelry, photography and more. Works of art are available for purchase directly from the artists and through the Festival’s online art auction.
Scottsdale Arts District
Located primarily along Main Street and Marshall Way in Scottsdale Downtown
Every Thursday
The historic Scottsdale ArtWalk happens every Thursday night. Galleries get active with a night full of art openings, live music, food samplings and more. Hosted by the Scottsdale Gallery Association in partnership with the City of Scottsdale.
Coming up…
Herberger Theater Center
222 E. Monroe St., Phoenix
March 24 – April 9, 2015
Valley Youth Theatre
Not-to-miss exhibitionsA selection of the best ongoing exhibitions in the Valley
Current exhibitions
ANDY WARHOL – Portraits
As an artist, Andy Warhol’s unique visual language tells the story of an artist fascinated with the phenomena of fame and celebrity. This exhibition features Warhol’s depictions of the persona that forever embedded celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Sylvester Stallone and Prince – to name a few – into America’s cultural conscience as well as several of his self-portraits including silkscreen works, Polaroids of the artist in drag, and family photographs of a young Warhol.
BEYOND THE BEAT: DRUMS OF THE WORLD
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix
Nov. 15, 2014 – June 21, 2015
The exhibition explores the immeasurable cultural and historical significance of drums around the world through the presentation of dozens of drums of all shapes, sizes, materials and uses from Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.
BEAUTIFUL GAMES: AMERICAN INDIAN SPORT AND ART
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix’¨
Through Nov. 29, 2015
Sports have played a pivotal role in American Indian tribal communities; in fact, many contemporary sports are rooted in traditional tribal sporting games. Tribal communities continue to be heavily interested in and involved in sports, particularly basketball, rodeo and running.
CULTURAL JUXTIPOSITION & THE AMERICAN INFLUENCE – by NOCONA BURGESS
GRIDIRON GLORY: THE BEST OF THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Desert Botanical Garden
75 N. Second St., Phoenix
Feb. 6 – May 3, 2015
The Desert Botanical Garden presents new works by world-renowned artists Philip and Matt Moulthrop. The exhibition features a collection of turned wood that reveals the inherent beauty of trees and shrubs native to Arizona. Woodturning has been a Moulthrop family legacy for three generations and their pieces are immediately recognizable by their distinct contemporary forms. You can find their work in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute, the American Craft Museum of New York, and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
Desert Botanical Garden
75 N. Second St., Phoenix
March 7 – May 10, 2015
Take a stroll through the beautiful Marshall Butterfly Pavilion and find yourself surrounded by hundreds of fluttering butterflies. Watch as butterflies sip nectar and bask in the sun in this lush and colorful habitat. Special outdoor displays showcase plants that attract butterflies.
Calvin Charles Gallery
4201 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale
March 5 – April 1, 2015
Calvin Charles Gallery hosts “Pivot,” a one-man show by French artist Pascal, whose contemporary wall sculptures are internationally renowned.
What if we redefined beauty to redirect the focus from just physical atrributes to the sum of the whole person? True beauty has no measure or boundary, it represents the human spirit and belongs in the eyes of the
beholder. Artists in this exhibit share the beauty they see through the lens.
In 2015, Lisa Sette Gallery celebrates three decades exhibiting pioneering contemporary art in Arizona. The gallery will commemorate its anniversary with a March exhibition of contemporary art luminaries from near and far. The Lisa Sette Gallery 30th Anniversary show promises to delight followers of contemporary art and devotees of gallery founderLisa Sette’s adventurous and discriminating curatorial eye.