Out & About Calendar
Top things to do this weekWhat to see and do in the Valley
Sept. 6-7, 2014
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EXPERIENCE ITALY
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Musical Instrument Museum
Experience “la dolce vita” at MIM, celebrate Italian music and culture.
Get a taste of Italy with an Italian-inspired menu at Café Allegro, gallery talks and hands-on activities for all ages. Listen to performances by notable local talents, such as Arizona Opera singers and the Tetra String Quartet (photo). Enjoy special gallery presentation of the new exhibit, Violin Makers of Cremona.
BECOME A HEARD MUSEUM TOUR GUIDE
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix’¨
Sign up until Sept. 17, 2014
Be the portal through which Heard Museum visitors view its many fascinating exhibits by becoming a qualified member of the Heard Museum’s docents, called Las Guias (or, “The Guides”). The annual training class, after successful completion of which docents may begin giving museum tours, begins Oct. 7 and continues each Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through May 5, 2015. Registration for the required class closes Sept. 17.
For more information on Las Guias, the Guild, or to register, please write to docentcourse@heardguild.org.
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
Childsplay
at Tempe Center for the Arts
Sept. 7 – Oct. 12, 2014
$12-$25
Not-to-miss exhibitionsA selection of the best ongoing exhibitions in the Valley
THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT!
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix’¨
April 26, 2014 – Feb. 8, 2015
With the help of its visitors, the Heard has selected a group of artworks to create a wonderful collection of its most recent contemporary acquisitions. The donated items were given to the museum by varied collectors who recognized each artist’s ability to transform and create a work of art, and your votes have helped to curate and create the final exhibit. More info
BUILD! Toy Brick Art at the Heard
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix’¨
May 24 – Sept. 28, 2014
LEGO brick art in its many creative and surprising forms comes to the Heard Museum this summer, with plenty of hands-on components for the whole family. The ingenuity of American Indian and non-American Indian LEGO brick artists is impressive.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: EARTH EXPLORERS
Arizona Science Center
600 E. Washington St., Phoenix’¨
Sept. 21, 2014 – Jan. 4, 2015
BON VOYAGE! ART GOES ON VACATION
i.d.e.a Museum
150 W. Pepper Place, Mesa’¨
until Sept. 14, 2014
The exhibition includes artworks and hands-on activities inspired by travel to diverse cities and countries. Kids can enter a space surrounded by walls covered in rainforest imagery, including lush plants and colorful creatures. More info
ANTONIO BERNI: JUANITO AND RAMONA
Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix
until Sept. 21, 2014
The exhibition features over one hundred objects by innovative artist Antonio Berni (1905-1981). The included works span a variety of media including paintings, assemblages, sculptures, works on paper, sketchbooks, and printing plates.
THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS: THROUGH THE DECADES
Vision Gallery
10 E. Chicago St., Chandler
Sept. 5 – Oct. 25, 2014
The Little Black Dress, or what has become fondly known as the “LBD,” is considered a fashion staple. No fashion forward woman worth her salt is without one. The classic tale of the little black dress began in 1926 when Coco Chanel published a picture in American Vogue of a classically elegant, calf length, simple black dress. The crowds went wild. Vogue magazine hailed it as “Chanel’s Ford,” like the Model T, the little black dress became a versatile, affordable fashion icon. More info
