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THE ARTS
ARIZONA FINE ART EXPO
26540 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 480-837-7163 arizonafineartexpo.com info@arizonafineartexpo.com Arizona Fine Art EXPO showcases 124 studios filled with award-winning artists. Watch “Art Made in America” before your very own eyes. Meet the artists, visit the café, stroll the 2-acre Sonoran Desert Garden, relax by the Koi Pond and enjoy the ambiance of music in the garden weekends. The EXPO has been voted as the ‘Best Place to Purchase Art’ for 2020, 2021 and now 2022. Enjoy paintings, stone, copper, wood, clay, jewelry, bronze and more. Subject matters include abstracts, figurative, wildlife, cutting edge contemporary, traditional landscapes, African, Western and much more!
ARIZONA JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center Andrew Abraham, Board President Dr. Lawrence Bell, Ph.D., Executive Director Rabbi Jeffrey Schesnol, Associate Executive Director, MAJS, PMP Stacy Faherty, Events Manager Anthony Fusco, M.Ed., M.S, Education Coordinator 122 E. Culver St., Phoenix 602-241-7870 azjhs.org lbell@azjhs.org jschesnol@azjhs.org Preserves the rich heritage of Arizona’s Jewish communities and educates the public on the Jewish contribution to Arizona and American life. The historic building was Phoenix’s first synagogue and is rented frequently for lifecycle and holiday events for people of all faiths, plus meetings for up to 250 people.
Visit four exciting online and in-museum exhibitions this year.
On-line Exhibits: Current: “Mid-Century Jewish Life in Phoenix;” April 10, 2022: “We Remember: The Righteous.”
In-museum Exhibits: October 3, 2021-March 31, 2022: “Centennial Celebration of the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center Building.”
THE ARTS GREATER PHOENIX JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
Tricia Beran, Co-Executive Director Sue Adatto, Co-Executive Director 6501 E. Greenway Pkwy. #103, PMB 234, Scottsdale 602-753-9366 gpjff.org Twenty-seven years ago, the all-volunteer Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival was formed with the mission to present international films with Jewish themes to the Greater Phoenix area. For 2023 the Festival will be held, virtually in the comfort and safety of your own homes, AND IN THE THEATERS. The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival continues to help increase the sense of community among Jews in the Valley and raise awareness of the rich variety of Jewish culture to all filmgoers. In addition to the February/March, 2023 festival, presenting virtual special reduced-rate and complimentary screenings throughout the year continues to be one of the Festival’s aims. Be sure to sign up for updates on our website, gpjff.org.
The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival is supported by grants from: the City of Tempe - Community Arts Grant, the Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix, the City of Scottsdale, the Molly Blank Fund, the Morris and Gertrude Furman Foundation and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
LASER + MIRROR MAZE
9500 E. Via de Ventura, Scottsdale (480) 270-6200 odyseamirrormaze.com info@odyseamirrormaze.com Can you find the true path through the mirror maze, discover the elusive butterfly, and escape the perils of the forest to seek your next adventure? Or will you wander lost, never to be found again? Once you emerge from the maze of mirrors, sharpen your ninja skills as you twist, duck, and crawl your way through an intricate web of lasers. Try to make it through the vault and hit your mission buttons without being zapped by the laser beams.
THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY
Luis Terrazas, Associate Director of Community Engagement Gloria Hartz, Box Office Manager info@phoenixtheatre.com
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JOIN US FOR OUR 2023 FILM 2023 FILM 2023 FILM FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FESTIVAL
Starring a lineup of outstanding films selected from countries around the world. Get ready to enjoy our 27th annual festival, from the comfort of home AND IN THE THEATER this coming February/March 2023!
The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival is supported by grants from: the City of Tempe - Community Arts Grant, the Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix, the City of Scottsdale, the Molly Blank Fund, the Morris and Gertrude Furman Foundation and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
1825 N. Central Ave., Phoenix 602-254-2151 phoenixtheatre.com The Phoenix Theatre Company is the oldest and largest producing regional theatre in the Valley. With over 500 performances a year across three stages, we pride ourselves in our mission of inspiring hope and understanding through locally-produced, Broadway-caliber theatre. Our impactful community outreach programming includes Summer Camp, Summer of Dance, and Partners That Heal. At our heart, we place theatre arts in service to the community: to create, train, heal, entertain and inspire.
RED ROCKS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Jewish Historical Society, Phoenix, and various Sedona venues 602-402-4551 redrocksmusicfestival.com redrocksmusic@gmail.com Our mission is to educate, engage, and challenge audiences through a collaboration of world-acclaimed musicians and leading Arizona artists. The lineup for 2021 includes violinists Carmit Zori and David Ehrlich, pianist Sandra Shapiro and members from the Phoenix Symphony.
THUNDERBIRD ARTISTS
480-837-5637 thunderbirdartists.com info@thunderbirdartists.com Producer of award-winning fine art & wine festivals in Carefree, Scottsdale, Surprise, Chandler and Cave Creek. Thunderbird Artists has been chosen as the Leading Premier Fine Art and Wine Festival of the Southwest along with 3 other new awards for 2022.
Producer of award-winning Fine Art & Wine Festivals in Carefree Nov, Jan 20-22 and March 17-19, Scottsdale Waterfront Feb 3-5, Surprise Jan 3-15 and, Chandler Feb1719. They are excited about their new addition the Cave Creek Sculpture & Wine Festival March 10-12. Patrons love the Thunderbird Artists’ ambiance of sipping fine wines while listening to live music and strolling throughout Arizona’s finest gathering of juried artists from throughout the world. THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY’S 2022/2023 season
Bandstand SEP 21 – OCT 23, 2022 RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S Cinderella NOV 16, 2022 – JAN 1, 2023 Constellations JAN 11 – JAN 29, 2023 An American in Paris JAN 25 – MAR 12, 2023 the last five years MAR 15 – APR 2, 2023 a chorus line APR 5 – MAY 14, 2023 Festival of New American Theatre APR 7 – APR 23, 2023
The Prom JUN 7 – JUL 9, 2023 Dreamgirls AUG 2 – SEP 3, 2023
PERFORMANCE DATES ARE LIMITED.
BOOK NOW TO ENSURE A YEAR OF FANTASTIC THEATRE!
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