- Great Arizona Beer Festival - March 06-07, 2010
Tempe Town Lake/Tempe Beach Park
With your paid general admission ticket you can taste up to 24 three ounce samples of micro-brewed and specialty craft beers and receive a souvenir sampling mug.
- Nowhere to Hide: Three Artists in the Desert - October 10, 2009 - February 20, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480-965-2787
Nowhere to Hide presents the work of three artists who live in Phoenix and have explored definitions of sustainability in their multi-media artworks.
- Allan Houser: Tradition to Abstraction - November 21, 2009 - May 30, 2010
Desert Botanical Garden
480-941-1225
The Desert Botanical Garden is pleased to present an exhibition of work by renowned Native American artist Allan Houser.
- “Cups, Bowls & Plates” Exhibition - December 04, 2009 - March 03, 2010
U.S. Post Office windows, 500 S. Mill Ave.
Decorative dinnerware is so popular that even department stores are hiring top designers and artists to create their house ware motifs. “Cups, Bowls & Plates” is an exhibition featuring fine art versions of recognizable pieces of dinnerware.
- Strange Brew: The Gerry and Daphina Cramer Teapot - December 15, 2009 - February 19, 2010
Ceramics Research Center
480.965.6536
The Gerry and Daphina Cramer Teapot Collection, from the ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center permanent collection
- Altered States: Paintings by Gordon Cheung - January 09, 2010 - April 10, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480.965.6536
Arizona State University Art Museum will present the first solo exhibition by British artist Gordon Cheung in a U.S. museum.
- South Phoenix through the Eyes of Youth - January 26, 2010 - March 12, 2010
ASU Museum of Anthropology
480-965-6224
This month, a unique traveling photography exhibit by children comes to the ASU Museum of Anthropology.
- Childsplay "Peter and the Wolf" - January 30, 2010 - March 14, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2880
Prokovief’s musical themes get a shiny new spin to accompany the cautionary folk tale of Peter, his grandfather and his animal friends.
- Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey - January 30, 2010 - May 01, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480-965-2787
Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey provides an in-depth survey of San Francisco-based artist Wanxin Zhang.
- Boomtown: Redefining the Southwest - February 01-12, 2010
Gallery 100- ASU-Tempe
480.965.6536
Boomtown: Redefining the Southwest is a juried group exhibition featuring work of ASU students and local artists.
- An Equation of the Fanciful and Bizarre - February 01-25, 2010
Northlight Gallery
480-965-6536
Juried by New York based award-winning photographer Joel Meyerowitz, this group exhibition of photography features work from members of the ASU Photographers’ Association.
- Visibly Quotidian - February 08-11, 2010
ASU- Tempe Harry Wood Gallery
480.965.6536
Natalia Jaeger’s M.F.A thesis exhibition, Visibly Quotidian, is an exploration on experiential and ephemeral art. Jaeger transforms the gallery into a functional kitchen where she cooks and prepares food throughout the duration of the exhibition.
- Mapping/connections - February 08-12, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Step Gallery
480.965.6536
Mapping/connections is the first exhibition sponsored by the newly formed Fiber Art Network, a group of Arizona State University undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and alumni working in the fibers discipline.
- Phoenix Phundred Finale: Film Screening, 9-11/9-11 - February 09, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480.965.6536
Join us for the final month of events in which ASU Art Museum participates with artist Mel Chin's Fundred Dollar Bill project.
- Teen Author Event -Lisa McMann & Becca Fitzpatrick - February 09, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480.730.0205
Lisa McMann returns to Changing Hands with Gone, the third and final book in her paranormal teen series that includes the New York Times bestsellers Wake and Fade.
- Tween Author Event - Peter Lerangis: The 39 Clues - February 10, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480.730.0205
Peter Lerangis is the author of 150 books, including two volumes in the New York Times bestselling multi-media adventures series The 39 Clues (The Sword Thief and The Viper’s Nest).
- Rebecca Rosen: Spirited - February 10, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Psychic medium Rebecca Rosen, whose celebrity clients include Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox, and who has appeared on Entertainment Tonight and the Rachael Ray Show, presents her book Spirited: Connect to the Guides All Around You.
- Collaborative Piano Studio presents Russian Duos f - February 10-11, 2010
ASU- Tempe Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Please join the Collaborative Piano Studios and their string colleagues presenting Russian duos for strings and piano.
- Collaborative Piano Studio presents Russian Duos f - February 10-11, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Please join the Collaborative Piano Studios and their string colleagues presenting Russian duos for strings and piano.
- Behind the scenes tour at Pueblo Grande Museum - February 10, 2010
Pueblo Grande Museum
602-495-0901
Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum. This tour is open to walk in visitors with paid admissions. This is an opportunity to learn about the artifacts that are not on display and see how museums care for
- Jonathan R. Cole: The Great American University - February 11, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Dr. Jonathan R. Cole, former provost of Columbia University, visits with his book, The Great American University: Its Rise to Prominence, Its Indispensible National Role, and Why It Must be Protected.
- Craig Shoemaker at the Tempe Improv - February 11-14, 2010
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
Craig Shoemaker was named Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards, has performed at every major comedy venue in the country and was seen by over two million people last year.
- MARY POPPINS - February 11-28, 2010
ASU Gammage
480-965-3434
Produced by Disney and Cameron Mackintosh, the show includes such wonderful songs as Chim Chim Cher-ee, A Spoonful of Sugar, Let’s Go Fly a Kite and, of course, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
- Concert - Gabriel Ayala & Will Clipman - February 12, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Canyon Records and Changing Hands Bookstore present a concert with guitarist Gabriel Ayala and five-time Grammy nominated percussionist Will Clipman.
- Hackett House Mardi Gras Celebration - February 12, 2010
Hackett House
480-350-8181
The Ultimate Street Party with Feathered Masks, Custom Beads, and a variety of appetizers and sweets.
- LYNNE TIMMES BAND - February 12, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- District Stage
480.966.9338
Original & Top 40 Cover Band performs
- Mellis Calvert Duo - February 12, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Easy Listening Duo performs
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show - February 12, 2010
MADCAP Theater
480-634-5192
Just in time for Valentines' Day, it's the night when the girls TAKE OVER as AZRocky presents its annual GIRLIE SHOW!
- GRINDHOUSE REDUX - Four Dimensions of Greta & Alvi - February 12, 2010
MADCAP Theater
480-634-5192
The Foreign-Sex/Comedy-Romp double feature begins with Four Dimensions of Greta (1972). Hans Weimar (Tristan Rogers who later appeared on "General Hospital") is a German journalist who flies to London to investigate the disappearance of Greta (Leena
- Faculty Artist Series: Transcriptions from the 30' - February 12, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Violist Nancy Buck and guest pianist Laura Melton perform compositions by Stravinsky, Barber and Prokoviev.
- Petroglyph Discovery Hike - February 13, 2010
Pueblo Grande Museum
602-495-0901
An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a 3-mile, 3-hour interpretive hike.
- GRINDHOUSE REDUX - Four Dimensions of Greta & Alvi - February 13, 2010
MADCAP Theaters
480-634-5192
The Foreign-Sex/Comedy-Romp double feature begins with Four Dimensions of Greta (1972). Hans Weimar (Tristan Rogers who later appeared on "General Hospital") is a German journalist who flies to London to investigate the disappearance of Greta (Leena
- The 5th annual Valentine's Day Massicree - February 13, 2010
MADCAP Theater
480-634-5192
With a nod to Arlo, Anthology sponsors this variety show focused on the theme of Valentine's Day. Are you Love? Or are you Not So Love? It doesn't matter, we keep a little of both on tap for you.
- Gradymusic - February 13, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Barnes & Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Easy Listening Keyboardist performs
- Gradymusic - February 13, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Barnes & Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Easy Listening Keyboardist performs
- azValenTeens Bash: Lovefest '10 - February 13, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- District Stage
480.966.9338
A teens-only, Valentine’s-themed party featuring games and other attractions, drawings,big-name local bands and a DJ.
- Jungle Love at The Phoenix Zoo - February 13, 2010
The Phoenix Zoo
602-914-4333
Make your Valentine's Day a romantic and wildly entertaining night out with dinner, drinks, and dancing.
- Stray Cat Theatre: The Play About the Naked Guy - February 13-27, 2010
Tempe Performing Arts Center
480-820-8022
Sex sells – but at what price? The Integrity Players, an off-off Broadway theatre company dedicated to faithfully presenting the ’lesser known’ classics, is on the brink of shuttering.
- Marcelo Coronel, guitar - February 13, 2010
Katzin Concert Hall
480-965-6536
Argentinean guitarist/composer Marcelo Coronel specializes in Latin-American folk guitar, classical guitar, theory, and composition.
- Skirtchaser 5k Run & Block Party - February 13, 2010
Mill Avenue District
877-681-7223
The SkirtChaser Race Series is an experience unlike any race you've run and any block party you've attended.
- Art Lande, piano and Peter Sommer, saxophone - February 15, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Recital Hall
480.965.6536
Grammy-nominated jazz piano legend Art Lande and saxophonist Peter Sommer embark on a musical journey to destinations unknown in an evening of improvisational duets.
- Paper or Plastic - February 15-19, 2010
ASU-Tempe- Harry Wood Gallery
480.965.6536
Peter Bugg, MFA candidate in photography, presents, PAPER OR PLASTIC, an exhibition of altered and recontextualized magazines designed to investigate the intersection of pop culture and Culture with a capital C.
- Ed Fella Lecture: History, Commercial Art, Art, an - February 16, 2010
Life Sciences Center A, Room 191.
480.965.6536
Ed Fella is an artist, educator and graphic designer whose work has had an important influence on contemporary typography.
- Friends of TCA presents “Performance with A View” - February 16, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
The ASU voice students of Anne Kopta perform with faculty artist Robert Mills. Mills, assistant professor of music, performs with the Mesa Symphony, Phoenix Chorale and the Three Tenors of Mexico.
- Mitch Fatel Special Event - February 18-20, 2010
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
The number one requested comedian on Satellite Radio, Mitch has appeared numerous times on both the "Late Show with David Letterman" and the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno".
- Allan Hamilton, MD: The Scalpel and the Soul - February 18, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Allan Hamilton, MD, visits with his book The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope.
- Gabriel Thompson: Working in the Shadows - February 19, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480.730.0205
Award-winning investigative journalist Gabriel Thompson (There’s No José Here) visits with his new book Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (Most) Americans Won’t Do.
- Jed's A Millionaire - February 19, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- District Stage
480.966.9338
Live Music
- Mary Hoffman - February 19, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Barnes & Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Country Western Singer/Songwriter performs
- Charlie King and Karen Brandow Live! - February 19, 2010
MADCAP Theater
480-634-5192
A benefit concert for Radio Phoenix.org
- ASU Art Museum Spring Reception - February 19, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480-965-2787
Join the ASU Art Museum as we host our spring season reception.
- Rob Bell: Drops Like Stars - February 19, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church, in Grandville, Mich., leads an exploration of the endlessly complex relationship between suffering and creativity.
- Transition Project - February 19-21, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Dance Theater, PE East 132
480.965.6536
School of Dance seniors present their capstone experience.
- Spring 2010 Season Reception - February 19, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480.965.6536
Join the ASU Art Museum as we host our spring season reception, celebrating Altered States: Paintings by Gordon Cheung from the Stephane Jannsen Collection, Wanxin Zhang: A Ten Year Survey and Forged Power: Ferran Mendoza, Alvaro Sau and William Wyli
- Faculty Artist Series: Albie Micklich, Bassoon - February 19, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Program includes Eugené Bozza’s Récit, Sicilienne et Rondo for bassoon and harp; John Williams’ Eó Rossa for bassoon and harp from The Five Sacred Trees; André Jolivet’s Pastorales de Noël for flute, bassoon, and harp; Miguel del Aguila’s Sunset Song
- Forged Power: Ferran Mendoza, Alvaro Sau and Willi - February 20, 2010 - May 29, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480.965.6536
In the digital age, the way we engage with physical work has drastically shifted. Such shifts are not new and have occurred over the course of human history - from the invention of simple tools to the industrial revolution, to our current digital soc
- Forged Power - Moving Targets initiative - February 20, 2010 - May 29, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480-965-2787
The exhibition explores the ideas of labor and connection to the local environment through two films, one by Ferran Mendoza and Alvaro Sau, and the other by William Wylie.
- Carole Pellatt & Boneyard - February 20, 2010
MADCAP Theaters
480-634-5192
Boneyard is an eclectic blend of energetic musicians, featuring Carole Pellatt in guitar, Don Moio on Drums, Duke Gadd on Drums and Andrew Schiller on Bass.
- Knee Deep Experience - February 20, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- District Stage
480.966.9338
Funk, R&B Band performs
- Graham Brimhall - February 20, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Barnes & Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Adult Contemporary Guitarist performs
- Mr. Arizona Visits Hi-Health - February 21, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Hi-Health
480.966.9338
Mr. Arizona “VJ Hils” and IFBB Pros Krissy Chin & Cathy LeFrancois will sign autographs and tell YOU how they shaped up for competition!
- "I Do" at The Phoenix Zoo! - February 21, 2010
The Phoenix Zoo
602-273-1341
Consult with the Valley's premiere wedding professionals: Catering, Florists, Music, Photography, Table Decor, Accessories, and more!
- Chris Cleave: Little Bee - February 21, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480.730.0205
Novelist and Guardian columnist Chris Cleave, author of the international bestseller Incendiary, visits with his latest, Little Bee, a haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers -- one an illegal Nigerian
- Music in the Garden Winter Concert Series 2010 - February 21, 2010
Desert Botanical Garden
480-481-8188
The Desert Botanical Garden presents its annual Music in the Garden Winter Concert Series 2010.
- Beauty and Bravura - February 21, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Organ Hall
480.965.6536
Violinist Katie McLin pairs up with organist Kimberly Marshall in a program that showcases the rich tones and technical virtuosity of two of the world’s oldest instruments.
- Meditation/Philosophy - February 22-26, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Harry Wood Gallery
480.965.6536
Sungyee Kim presents Meditation/Philosophy, a series of meditative paintings. Her paintings incorporate the principles of I Ching with the Taoist pursuit of becoming one with material, as in the Transformation of Things, the Buddhist concept of the e
- Faculty Artist Series: Chopin’s Late Works with Ba - February 22, 2010
ASU-Tempe-Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Faculty artist Baruch Meir perfoms Ballade No. 4, Op. 52, Berceuse, Op. 57, Barcarolle, Op. 60, Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61, and a selection of Nocturnes and Mazurkas, including Chopin's final work, the Mazurka Op. 68, no. 4.
- Tempe Symphony Orchestra: Violinist Katie McLin - February 22, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Violinist Katie McLin joins the Tempe Symphony orchestra for its annual winter concert.
- 9th Annual Ceramic Studio Tour - February 23-28, 2010
Ceramics Research Center
480-965-2787
Join us in the ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center to get a flavor of the 9th Annual Studio Tour participating artists before heading out on your self-guided tour.
- ASU Harp Studio presents Enharmonia - February 23, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Recital Hall
480.965.6536
Student harpists from Lynne Aspnes harp studio present a lecture recital featuring The Harp: its past, present and future.
- US Army Field Band Woodwind Quintet Educational Ou - February 23, 2010
Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
The United States Army Field Band Woodwind Quintet formed in 2008 and is composed of some of the Concert Band’s newest members.
- Hollywood Skype series hosts Mark Jonathan Harris, - February 24, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Neeb Hall
480.965.6536
Mark Jonathan Harris, Oscar-winning writer, documentarian
- Timothy Culver, Tenor and Jan Thompson, Piano - February 24, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Live Piano Music
- Behind the scenes tour at Pueblo Grande Museum - February 24, 2010
Pueblo Grande Museum
602-495-0901
Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum. This tour is open to walk in visitors with paid admissions. This is an opportunity to learn about the artifacts that are not on display and see how museums care for
- Lynn Klotz & Ed Sylvester: Breeding Bio Insecurity - February 24, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480.730.0205
Pulitzer Prize nominated science journalist Ed Sylvester (The Gene Age) and Lynn Klotz, Senior Science Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, present their new book Breeding Bio Insecurity: How U.S. Biodefense is Exporting Fear,
- Teen & Adult Author Event - Cynthia Woodty: Summer - February 25, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480.730.0205
Cynthia Woodty, who grew up on the Navajo reservation in northern Arizona, visits with her independently published debut novel, Summer of Sunflowers.
- Movie Mashterpiece Theatre - February 25, 2010
MADCAP Theater
480-634-5192
The Phoenix National Comedy Theatre tackles the 1965 Italian Horror Film the Bloody Pit of Horror a la Mystery Science Theater 3000 in a mix of improvisation, comedy and a really bad movie.
- Aisha Tyler at the Tempe Improv - February 25-27, 2010
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
Most people first fell for Aisha Tyler's unique brand of comedy while watching her host E!s Emmy-winning pop culture crucible Talk Soup.
- Kwang-Wu Kim, piano - February 25, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6447.
Kwang-Wu Kim, Dean and Director of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, will be performing works by Mozart, Fauré and Schubert.
- Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives - February 26-27, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Lyceum Theatre
480.965.6536
In the 1920’s and 30’s, the Radium Dial Company of Chicago employed scores of women to paint radium on watch dials with little thought for worker safety. This play explores the consequences with tenderness and humanity.
- Park of Four Waters Tour - February 26, 2010
Pueblo Grande Museum
602-495-0901
The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of these canal systems with an archaeologist.
- Chuck Jones film event - February 26, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
The public opening of the exhibition Chuck Amuck: A Legacy of Laughter features a free, ticketed film night.
- Chuck Amuck: A Legacy of Laughter - February 26, 2010 - June 18, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
During the Golden Age of animation Jones helped bring to life many of Warner Bros. most famous characters—Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig.
- LakeShore Jazz: Mose Allison Trio - February 26, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Back by popular demand, Mose Allison is a living legend, and is often called "the William Faulkner of Jazz."
- DARE-DEVIL DOUBLE FEATURE - Stunt Rock & Death Rac - February 26, 2010
MADCAP Theater
480-634-5192
In Stunt Rock (1978) Legendary filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith sends Aussie stuntman Grant page to LA to work on a TV series.
- Hello Swindon - February 26, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- District Stage
480.966.9338
Original High Energy Alternative Band performs
- Whitney Steele - February 26, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Barnes & Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Adult Contemporary Guitarist performs
- Michael V. - February 27, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- Barnes & Noble Fountain
480.966.9338
Adult Contemporary Guitarist
- SRP Garage Band Competition - February 27, 2010
Tempe Marketplace- District Stage
480.966.9338
Come out and watch college “garage” bands compete on The District Stage from 6-9pm, for the chance to perform on Main Stage at the 8th Annual Circle K Tempe Music Festival at Tempe Beach Park on April 9th and 10th.
- DARE-DEVIL DOUBLE FEATURE - Stunt Rock & Death Rac - February 27, 2010
MADCAP Theaters
480-634-5192
In Stunt Rock (1978) Legendary filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith sends Aussie stuntman Grant page to LA to work on a TV series.
- Teen Author Event - Jillian Cantor: The Life of Gl - February 27, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Jillian Cantor, author of The September Sisters, visits with her new teen novel The Life of Glass.
- 2nd Annual Walk in the Wild - February 27, 2010
The Phoenix Zoo
602-914-4333
Grab your sneakers and head to the Phoenix Zoo for the Second Annual WALK IN THE WILD.
- Creativity Festival - February 27, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
A Family Creativity Day featuring free hands-on projects for children is scheduled in the TCA Gallery and Sculpture Garden. The day is presented by the Gallery at TCA, Chuck Jones Center for Creativity.
- Ostrich Egg Canteen Workshop - February 27, 2010
Pueblo Grande Museum
602-495-0901
This workshop, led by instructor Vincent Pinto, fuses a number of skills into one amazing result - a beautiful and functional water container made from the world's largest egg.
- Grand Reopening - Tempe History Museum - February 27, 2010
Tempe History Museum
480-350-5100
The public is invited to a free, grand reopening celebration for the newly renovated Tempe History Museum.
- Tempe History Museum-Grand Re-opening - February 27, 2010
Tempe History Museum
480-350-5100
Free food and live entertainment will be available, including multicultural music and dance. Arizona’s official State Historian, Marshall Trimble, will present stories and songs, and children will be able to enjoy make-and-take art activities and a v
- 9th Annual Artists Advisory Committee Studio Tour - February 27-28, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480.965.6536
The 9th Annual Studio Tour is a self-guided tour through local ceramics studios. During the two-day event, artists will offer scheduled workshops and demonstrations in their studios, as well as have art available for sale.
- Gerald Gray, Tenor with Faculty Artist Andrew Camp - February 27, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Please join tenor Gerald Gray, guest artist from SUNY Fredonia, and pianist Andrew Campbell, director of the ASU Collaborative Piano program performing one of the greatest achievements in German Song, Die Schöne Müllerin.
- Faculty Artist Series: Michael Kocour, Jazz - February 28, 2010
ASU- Tempe- Katzin Concert Hall
480.965.6536
Kocour presents an afternoon of solo jazz piano exploring American standards, jazz classics and original compositions.
- Club Read - Polly Horvath: My 100 Adventures & Nor - February 28, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner Polly Horvath visits to discuss My 100 Adventures with Club Read members and talk about her new book Northward to the Moon, which continues the story of Jane from My 100 Adventures.
- Singleton Moms 3rd Annual Lean on Me 5k Walk - February 28, 2010
Tempe Kiwanis Park
Support Singleton Moms by participating in the 3rd Annual Lean on Me 5k Walk Sunday, February 28th, 2010.
- "The Crafty Chica," Kathy Cano-Murillo: Waking Up - March 02, 2010
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
If Amy Sedaris and Ugly Betty teamed up to rewrite The Friday Night Knitting Club, you’d have something like Waking Up in the Land of Glitter, the debut novel from legendary local author and crafter Kathy Cano-Murillo, a.k.a. “The Crafty Chica.”
- Arizona Wind Symphony: Americana - March 03, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
A selection of best-loved American strains highlight this crowd-pleasing concert including An American Fanfare by Hal Leonard, Missouri Shindig by H.O. Reed, and Clare Grundman’s Prairiesong.
- Robert Schimmel Special Event - March 04-06, 2010
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
Robert's break came in 1986 when Rodney Dangerfield invited him to perform on his HBO Young Comedians Special which led to his critically acclaimed Showtime specials, "Hard Core in the Big Apple," and "Robert Schimmel: Guilty as Charged."
- Ceram-A-Rama: A (really) Progressive Clay Affair - March 04-06, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480-965-2787
Join us for four amazing days of ceramic art events including live and silent auctions, bus tours to private collections, stellar exhibitions, mid-century architectural gems and gala parties.
- Elect the Dead Symphony - Serj Tankian - March 04, 2010
MADCAP Theaters
480-634-5192
On March 16th, 2009, Serj Tankian, a Grammy Award winner and one of rock’s most unconventional frontmen, took the stage at the majestic Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to perform a very special orchestral in
- Artist Jun Kaneko Discussion - March 05, 2010
ASU Campus - Neeb Hall
480-965-2787
Join ceramic artist Jun Kaneko for a lecture on ceramic art and the ASU Art Museum Ceramic Research Center gala, Ceram-a-Rama: A (really) Progressive Affair.
- Jazz in the Garden Concert Series - March 05, 2010
Desert Botanical Garden
480-481-8188
The Desert Botanical Garden presents its annual Jazz in the Garden Concert Series. Nina Curri and the King Snakes / Blues-Jazz-Roots - Featuring members of the Jump Back Brothers
- Songwriters’ Showcase - March 05, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Relive Tempe’s music heyday as selected performers from the TCA’s Walk-In Wednesdays series join headliner Joe Myers for a night of original music.
- Carlos Perez, guitar - March 05, 2010
Katzin Concert Hall
480-965-6536
Chilean guitarist Carlos Pérez is described by Classical Guitar magazine (UK) as "A master guitarist with true star quality."
- Paul McDermand with Esteban - March 05, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Paul McDermand has appeared with the giants of the entertainment field, including Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and The Moody Blues. On one stage – the exotic marimba, the exuberant steel drums and the unmatched artistry of Esteban.
- First Saturdays for Families - March 06, 2010
ASU Art Museum
480-965-2787
First Saturdays for Families is a free program at ASU Art Museum that helps teach children about art and encourages them to be creative.
- Sustainable Symphony Chamber - March 07, 2010
King of Glory Lutheran Church
480-838-0477
On Sunday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., the Sustainable Symphony Chamber Players will present chamber music by Mozart and Brahms as part of the KOG concert series.
- unTEAL A CURE 5K - March 07, 2010
Kiwanis Community Park
602-343-8470
All proceeds from the event will benefit ovarian cancer research at TGen.
- Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Contemporary Classi - March 08, 2010
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
This evening of music, written for the concert band, will include selections that are recognized as significant works. Pieces by Shostakovich, Reed, Persichetti, and Nelson will be featured.
- AVENUE Q - March 09-14, 2010
ASU Gammage
480-965-3434
AVENUE Q is Broadway's smash-hit Tony® Award winner for BEST MUSICAL, BEST SCORE and BEST BOOK.
- Joe Rogan Special Event - March 11-13, 2010
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
With 15 years of stand-up comedy under his belt, Joe's honest, inquisitive comedic style has made him a national headliner, a favorite performer at the prestigious U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.