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ON Stage is made possible by Act One, an Arizona-based charitable organization that provides access to the arts through field trips from Title 1 schools and the Act One Culture Pass.

910 E. Osborn Road, Suite B-1 Phoenix, AZ 85014 (602) 343-6239 act1az.org info@act1az.org Interim Executive Director: Rachel Yanof Director of Arts Education: Dr. Beth Maloney

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simple as a field trip, can have a lasting impact on children.

Through our field trip programs, Act One made the world a better place by providing free and low-cost field trips to over 20,000 children across the state in the 22-23 school year.

This coming year we continue our mission.

We’ll be releasing the second season of our Virtual Reality experience while still growing our Culture Pass footprint and maintaining the level of in-person field trips from previous years. There is so much potential and growth opportunity that we are seizing the day!

Act One, it’s our mission to provide meaningful arts experiences that enhance the academic and creative potential of children and families in Arizona.

We’ve been to almost every county in the state by now through our Virtual Reality field trip program. Last year alone we provided 350 free VR immersion experiences across the state.

And, the Act One Culture pass is now in over 180 libraries across the state, partnering with more than 50 museums and performance partners to provide free passes to anyone with a library card.

We do all of this because we believe that the arts enrich all lives. The arts teach us to be more compassionate, collaborative, and creative. We believe that providing access to arts while in school, through something as 6

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ARIZONA OPERA’S 2023/24 SEASON INCLUDES ICONIC OPERAS FEATURING star-crossed lovers, mistaken identities and salacious escapades, plus a World Premiere based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

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by Gregg Kallor, The Creature is brought to life only to be forsaken by its creator, Victor Frankenstein. Embracing Shelley’s original text, Frankenstein gives poignant voice to The Creature’s struggle and lays bare the horror of alienation and “otherness” with exquisite nuance.

Love, mistaken identity and humor are woven throughout Rossini’s comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville. Dressed in disguise, Almaviva tries to earn Rosina’s affection for who he truly is, rather than for money and status. With the help of Figaro, Almaviva stops at nothing as he pursues Rosina through a series of comical hijinks and bait-and-switch facades. Almaviva manages to win Rosina’s heart with love and laughter triumphing in the end.

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Gounod's romantic and rapturous music sets the stage for this tale of star-crossed lovers, based on Shakespeare’s timeless play about the power of love, Roméo & Juliette. It begins when Roméo sneaks into the Capulet’s ball, where he falls instantly in love with Juliette. The two affirm their love in the iconic balcony scene. The couple plan to fake their deaths in a desperate attempt to be together, culminating in an ending that is as tragic as it is heartbreakingly beautiful.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni, regarded by many as one of the greatest operas of all time, tells the centuries-old story of the libertine Don Juan. The opera follows Don Giovanni’s salacious escapades, aided by his servant Leporello. Giovanni makes his rounds seducing and duping numerous characters, bragging along the way and escaping accountability by obscuring his identity.

Tickets are now available! Visit azopera.org for more information about Arizona Opera’s iconic 2023/24 Season.

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ELEVATING THEATRE One Act at a Time

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rizona Theatre Company’s legacy of world-class theatre continues with its 56th Season, filled with Tony Award nominees and winners, Pulitzer Prize finalists and a holiday musical that is perfect for audiences of all ages.

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Neil Simon’s classic romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park opens ATC’s season, followed by the Christmas musical spectacular Scrooge!, which is sure to become a new holiday tradition for Arizona families.

Intimate Apparel (written by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lynn Nottage) and the Tony Award-winning play Master Class bring powerful stories to ATC stages. Pulitzer Finalist and Tony-nominated play True West closes out the 2023/2024 Season.

“Get ready for a powerful lineup of five of the best American plays to come out of the last 60 years,” says Matt August, ATC Kasser Family Artistic Director. “ATC’s 56th Season is going to be a joyful and emotional season with wondrous, colorful characters to enjoy.”

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon, directed by Michael Berresse (September 23-October 13).

Blissful, ambitious young newlyweds struggle to get along in their Manhattan fixer-upper apartment, all while under the gaze of the bride's neurotic mother and eccentric upstairs neighbor. In a case of opposites attract, the lovers quickly face newlywed challenges that can try the best of marriages.

Scrooge! The Musical by Leslie Bricusse, directed

by Matt August (November 7-December 2). A groundbreaking adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, this extravaganza is packed with songs as impressive as the ones Bricusse wrote for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Grab your family and friends for this classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge as this musical adventure leads him toward hopeful redemption.

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African American seamstress Esther’s business acumen, innovative skills and utter discretion are much in demand by diverse clientele. You see, it’s 1905 and she crafts elegant and revolutionary undergarments for an array of women – from high-society socialites to enterprising ladies of the night. At 35, her personal life has taken a backseat, but all that is about to change.

Master Class by Terrence McNally, directed

by Marcia Milgrom-Dodge (March 2-23).

Uncompromising opera diva Maria Callas delivers a life-altering master class at an elite opera training program to three vastly different students who are by turns hilariously crushed, soulfully uplifted and profoundly inspired by her singular artistry. Based on a series of real-life classes Callas delivered at Juilliard, Master Class carves a window into the soul of one of the most complicated and celebrated artists of the 20th century who pushed the boundaries of artistic sacrifice and quality.

True West by Sam Shepard, directed by Jenn Thompson (April 27-May 18). This hysterically twisted Cain and Abel story set against the Dreams of the American West unfolds as estranged brothers—successful screenwriter Austin and alcoholic drifter Lee—torment each other until they are forced to collaborate on a screenplay for Austin’s producer with the promise of a huge Hollywood payday. Ultimately reversing roles and finding themselves in each other’s shoes, the two brothers discover that this town ain't big enough for the both of them.

For more information, visit atc.org or call 833.ATC.SEAT.

PROFILE: Matt August Age: 53 Residence: I split my time evenly between Phoenix and Tucson.

Favorite food: Sunday night steaks barbequed by my dad when I was a kid.

Favorite play: That’s tricky! One of my favorites is Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon, which I consider to be the perfect comedy. In a different genre, I love Scenes from an Execution by Howard Barker, which is a story of a female renaissance painter who stood up to politicians by painting a piece that reflected the horror of war rather than the romanticizing of it.

How I have fun: Fly fishing.

Something that might surprise you about me: As a kid, I was dyslexic. And not surprisingly, I kept getting thrown out of English class.

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amed Arizona Theatre Company’s Kasser Family Artistic Director in January 2023, Matt August brings experience as a theatre, opera and film director as well as educator.

His productions have broken Broadway boxoffice records (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas) and played in London, across the UK, off-Broadway, in major regional theatres, at festivals, on national tours, at the Grand Ole Opry and for three holiday seasons at Madison Square Garden. His work has also been featured on television and radio including NPR, in many film festivals and even at the White House.

You are no stranger to ATC; what was your first involvement with the company?

In 2016, I directed The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord and we had our most sophisticated version of the show here. Then I was asked to do King Charles III in the fall. During those back-to-back productions, I really admired ATC’s robust and talented production department that enabled us to build two of the most visually astonishing shows that I've done in my career. It was pretty easy to fall in love with ATC.

What do you look for in a project?

I really enjoy the experiences where I get to deep dive into the script and culture that the stories come from. I have tried to only do projects that I feel very passionate about, so it becomes something that I am deeply invested in on a personal level. I work to figure out methods to speak to the audience in a way that is going to both delight and emotionally move them, but also hopefully somehow change them.

What excites you about the future of ATC? We have a passionate core support community in Arizona made up of adventurous audience members who are very smart and love to laugh and that is going to allow us to have some very exciting and ambitious programming as we return to larger-scale productions. We have a really interesting model with a two-city operation. We are building every single show we produce to essentially tour. There is huge potential to continue our theatre’s reach around the state and around the country. Our staff and production teams are fantastic.

For the full interview, visit atc.org.

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oasting a legacy spanning 40-years, Arts Express Theatre strives to enrich the lives of our audiences and our community at large through the power of professional musical theater. Serving as the premiere company regionally that is dedicated to full-scale Broadway-style productions, the company produces 10 main-stage shows a year and has become a destination for audiences of all ages.

From heart-hitting showstoppers to intellectual masterpieces, Arts Express Theatre tells unique and exciting stories that touch important and relevant topics, all while partnering with local organizations to make an even bigger impact on our community. The 2023-24 season includes audience favorites like Young Frankenstein, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and In the Heights to classics like I Do I Do, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Hair—as well as a holiday treat for the family, Mary Poppins.

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theater complex. The space's design, including cabaret theater seating, an ADA accessible mezzanine and piano lounge, convenient parking and advanced technical equipment has created an attractive, flexible environment that can be arranged into a host of different configurations for a fully immersive experience.

Audiences continue to be wowed and amazed by the talent both on and off the stage and awed by the breadth and variety of work produced by the company. From educational offerings to mainstage powerhouses, Arts Express Theatre is dedicated to connecting and inspiring every generation of theater lover in Southern Arizona and beyond.

For more information, visit arts-express.org.

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BALLET TUCSON Takes Aim at the Extraordinary

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ance transcends words and sparks our belief in the extraordinary,” says Margaret Mullin, Artistic Director of Ballet Tucson, Tucson’s premiere professional dance company. Showcasing glorious artistry and technical power, the company’s 2023-24 season promises a tantalizing mix of returning classics, renowned works new to the company and adventurous premieres.

The company partners with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for the season’s centerpiece, its much-beloved ballet The Nutcracker, featuring sensational dancing, lavish costumes, magical sets and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score performed live at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall by the orchestra’s musicians. This vibrant community partnership is made possible by the James H. and Frances R. Allen Family Foundation in loving memory of Nancy Causbie.

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growing repertoire of works by George Balanchine (Fall Concert). This year’s addition is the dazzling and courtly Divertimento No. 15, set to the music of Mozart. This program also features the return of Balanchine’s iconic Serenade, a season highlight for Principal Ballerina Danielle Cesanek, who relishes its imaginative freedom. “I love that there is no set story but with all the drama and dancing, the audience can make their own.”

Dancing Balanchine’s ballets is an adrenaline rush, she adds, because the speed and strength they demand is exciting for dancers and audiences alike.

For fans of the great classical ballets, the Winter Concert weaves a spell of dark mystery and romanticism in Giselle Act II, while the Spring Concert opens with the Spanish flair and fireworks of Paquita.

Scattered throughout the season, five company premieres treat audiences to cutting-edge choreography by celebrated artists. “For a dancer, there are few things as exciting as

new creation processes,” says soloist Edward Oyarce-Solomon. He’s especially looking forward to Kiyon Ross’ Sum Stravinsky (Spring Concert) and a world premiere by Associate Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Chieko Imada, inspired by French chanteuse Edith Piaf, performed with live music in partnership with the Tucson Desert Song Festival (Winter Concert). New for the company will also be works by Andrea Schermoly, Paul Gibson, Artistic Director Margaret Mullin and Tony Award-winner Christopher Wheeldon (MJ The Musical and An American in Paris).

Mullin’s ethereal Lost in Light (Winter Concert) originated up north during her stellar career as a soloist with Pacific Northwest Ballet, but its creative team makes it quintessentially Tucson. Now in her second year at Ballet Tucson’s helm, Mullin trained at the School of Ballet Tucson before heading to Seattle. Lost in Light features music by Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Composer-in-Residence Dan Coleman, with costumes by another Tucsonan, designer Alexis Mondragón.

The School of Ballet Tucson continues to thrive under the leadership of its new Directors Danielle and Liang Fu, also star Principal dancers in the professional company. An integral part of the organization’s mission, the company’s official school provides first-class training for serious students. Mullin stresses that it’s an equally wonderful school for anyone who wants to learn about ballet and have fun doing it. The School of Ballet Tucson teaches tomorrow’s dancers and tomorrow’s fans, fostering a lifelong love of dance.

Ballet Tucson’s 2023-24 season promises audiences the wonder of experiencing a superb and moving art.

For more information, visit ballettucson.org or call 520.903.1445.

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Ballet Tucson aims to expand its community collaborations and outreach to spread the joy of dance. “I want to share this beautiful art form and all it has to offer with this community that I grew up in, whether onstage, in our classrooms or around the city through our

outreach programs,” says Mullin. Look for popup performances and the annual Footprints at the Fox concert, which gives company dancers the chance to become choreographers.

Ballet Tucson’s Membership Program offers opportunities to visit classes and rehearsals, as well as meet dancers and guest artists.

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roadway in Tucson celebrates its 18th season bringing Broadway’s best shows to Southern Arizona with six exciting shows plus two blockbuster return engagements coming in 2023/2024. All the 2023/2024 Broadway in Tucson presentations will take place at Centennial Hall.

The rockin’ Broadway in Tucson 2023/2024 season features multiple Tucson premieres, as well as beloved fan favorites. There is a show for everyone and not a single show you would want to miss. The season kicks off first thing in September with the brand-new tour of Disney’s Aladdin. A whole new world awaits you in this new production featuring beautiful costumes and extraordinary sets, which are brought together with an irresistible Disney score. Following that magic carpet ride, Southern Arizona heats up with the Tucson premieres of three rock/pop bio musicals from TINA The Tina 20

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BROADWAY IN TUCSON brings you the rockin’ 2023/2024 season!

Turner Musical, Ain’t Too Proud, The Life and Times of the Temptations and one of Broadway’s biggest hits, MJ, centered around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour. You can’t stop the beat when Hairspray returns to Centennial Hall in a brand-new production next spring. The season concludes with a new musical based on the hit film, Mrs. Doubtfire, featuring an original score and everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny.

Special events for Broadway in Tucson’s rockin’ 2023/2024 season include extremely limited weekend engagements of the pee-your-pants hilarious hit, The Book of Mormon, September 1517 and the razzle dazzle of Chicago, February 9-11.

For more information, visit broadwayintucson.com.

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THE CIVIC ORCHESTRA OF TUCSON’S 2023-24 SEASON of Free Concerts begins October 21

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he Civic Orchestra of Tucson (COT) is a 70-piece symphony orchestra dedicated to enriching the cultural life of greater Tucson through its eight FREE concerts in October, November, December, February, March and May. COT also sponsors outreach programs such as the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo and the Young Artists’ Competition.

The exciting 48th season will feature classics

by Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Copland and Grieg, popular works such as Broadway and movie themes, Frozen, The Wizard of Oz, Pirates of the Caribbean and music by Duke Ellington and Scott Joplin. The October and February concerts will highlight two Young Artists’ Competition winners as soloists, accompanied by the orchestra. On March 23, COT will present an inclusive and sensory friendly concert in partnership with the Autism Society of Southern Arizona.

For more information, visit cotmusic.org or call 520.730.3371.

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CPAC CELEBRATES 25th Anniversary!

he Community Performance and Art Center (CPAC) is proud to be celebrating its twenty-fifth year of incorporation! The 2023-2024 season is bookended with national western acts Sons of the Pioneers and Riders in the Sky. Santa Cruz Shoestring Players return with a full season of community theater, including On Golden Pond. CPAC is pleased to present many fan favorites, including The Four Freshmen, Dave Stamey and the Bayou Brothers, while also featuring multiple acts making their Green Valley debut, including International Blues Challenge Champion Eric Ramsey, Foghorn String Band and three fascinating retrospective pieces about Don Knotts, Albert Einstein and Teddy Roosevelt.

Tribute acts include Elton John, Olivia NewtonJohn, Carole King, The Beatles and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. CPAC also offers a vibrant selection of visual arts workshops and monthly exhibits in the Harry and Ann Paxton art gallery. Join CPAC for a memorable year!

For more information, visit performingartscenter.org.

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ox Tucson Theatre presents a brilliant lineup of entertainment for the 2023/24 season.

Nestled in the heart of downtown Tucson, the Fox is an iconic haven for music enthusiasts, comedy fans and film lovers of all ages.

Executive Director Bonnie Schock shares her pride in presenting a lineup that befits the Crown Jewel of Downtown™. "I am thrilled to share a diverse selection of shows that together capture a sparkly, joyful, effervescent promise of new possibilities.

We have built this upcoming season around what people love about this place, once again creating a base of seven performance series that each highlight something unique to Tucson.”

Throughout the season, the stage comes alive with Fine Vintage artists like Kansas, Daughtry’s Bare Bones Tour and The Ten Tenors all captivating the hearts of every generation. Songwriting and storytelling become a part of the experience with Listening Room artists like Chris Botti, Pat Metheney, Pink Martini and The Wailin’ Jennys.

World music takes center stage with Global Journey artists like Béla Fleck, Jig: A Trinity Irish Dance Celebration and Altan — each sharing 24

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MUSIC, LAUGHTER AND CINEMATIC WONDERS – ITS ALL AT THE FOX! the rich tapestry of global sounds and cultural expressions, fostering unity and understanding.

Laughter echoes through the theatre with top-notch comedians in the Outburst Comedy series when stand-up pros like Paula Poundstone, Craig Ferguson, Nemish Patel and Brad Williams hit the stage, ready to lighten everyone’s spirit. The Family & Youth series creates cherished memories with enchanting interactive shows like Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre, Michael Carbonaro: Lies on Stage and the exciting Lightwire Theatre’s Dino-Light.

For those who will always live by “All the World’s a Stage,” Fox Theatricals presents outstanding shows like Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro: Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret, A Swingin’ Little Christmas starring Jane Lynch, Mandy Patinkin: Being Alive and Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation.

The golden age of cinema is alive and well at the Fox. Classic films are offered throughout the year on the big screen, introducing new generations to timeless masterpieces. Each

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month, Cinema Tucsón presents contemporary Mexican cinema at its best. Additionally, Fox’s Picture Palace series includes interactive fusions of live music and film screenings where audiences can immerse themselves in fun with sing-along lyrics, enjoy such classics as Metropolis (1927) accompanied by worldwide sensation Cameron Carpenter on Fox’s own Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and Spiderman Into the Spiderverse Live in Concert that includes a full orchestra and DJ. Monthly 2nd Saturday Music & Movies offers a pre-film show by local musical artists paired with modern classic films.

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The Fox’s warm ambiance, excellent acoustics and state-of-the-art facilities make every event an unforgettable experience. Its inclusive nature invites artists from diverse backgrounds, nurturing dynamic, eclectic programming that appeals to all tastes. There’s something for everyone at the Fox, so step inside and let the magic unfold as you immerse yourself in the world of music, laughter and cinematic wonders.

The place to be—the artists to see.

For more information, visit foxtucson.com.

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monsoon season ends, art enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the 2023-2024 Pima Arts Season. This season promises thoughtprovoking exhibits, mesmerizing performances and inspiring stories capturing human resilience.

The Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery's inaugural exhibition, Images and Conversations, based on author Patricia Preciado Martin’s book, features Louis Carlos Bernal's powerful photographs.

Women in Nature, a photography exhibit, celebrates the strength and beauty of the natural environment and women's connection to it. In January, Portraits offers a glimpse into the diverse tapestry of humanity through paintings and photographs.

The Music Department shares remarkable talent throughout the year, with a medley of performances by the Orchestra, Concert Band, Chorale & College Singers, Guitar, Mariachi Ensemble and more. Each note resonates with passion, creating an immersive auditory experience.

The Theater season provides a blend of entertainment and introspection. Starting with The Candy Craze: A Sticky Situation, an original family play about a moral dilemma 30

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and self-discovery. The season continues with Richard III, a Shakespearean drama rife with ambition and tragedy. These Shining Lives tells the true story of female watch factory workers battling radiation poisoning in the 1920s, while The Addams Family—A New Musical challenges societal norms with its comical twist.

Dance devotees are treated to captivating performances each semester, while the Digital Arts Department culminates the year with an expo showcasing student-created films, animations and graphics.

The Pima Fashion Department's end-of-year fashion show, in collaboration with Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona, promotes sustainability and flaunts the creative talents of current and former students.

The Pima Arts Season celebrates the diversity of artistic expression, inviting audiences to immerse themselves in the transformative power of art. Each event offers a unique experience that resonates long after the final curtain falls, reminding us of art's enduring ability to inspire, provoke thought and connect us all.

For more information, visit pima.edu/arts.

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“Last night reminded me why I love theatre. It was everything that theatre is meant to be.”

—M.D.P., Audience Member.

As you walk into The Rogue Theatre, giant puppets and painted Renaissance tapestries greet you. Fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies fill the snack bar. Live musicians play on the stage. An enthusiastic crowd gathers on the colorful Mexican tile in the historic lobby.

When Joe McGrath and Cindy Meier began The Rogue Theatre in 2005, they decided they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with the world’s greatest authors. They wanted to produce theater that was beautiful and profound. And they wanted to find a group of people, an audience, who longed to share challenging and meaningful stories about the human experience.

Eighteen years later, The Rogue Theatre is still going strong.

The Rogue Theatre is an intimate 170-seat small professional theater in the heart of Tucson at The Historic Y, with an adjacent parking lot. The Rogue employs Tucson

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GREAT LITERATURE. INTIMATE SETTING. CHALLENGING IDEAS.

actors, directors and designers in a five-play season, with post-show discussions after every performance. In 2012 The Rogue won the American Theatre Wing (founder of the Tony Awards) National Theatre Award. In recent years, The Rogue has been recognized by the Shubert Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Become a Rogue and join this passionate mission!

Season subscriptions and individual tickets are now available for The Rogue’s 19th Season: G. B. Shaw’s comic and catastrophic Heartbreak House, a new adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fiction masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness, Dylan Thomas’ poetic Under Milk Wood, a modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic An Iliad and Shakespeare’s joyous Love’s Labor’s Lost.

“You have given us a beautiful gift of transcendence that will stay forever in our hearts.” —J.W., Audience Member.

For more information, visit theroguetheatre.org or call 520.551.2053.

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October 7 & 8

February 10 & 11

Gershwin: Overture to Funny Face

Fernandez: Batuque from Reisado do Pastoreio

Boyer: Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue, with pianist Jeffrey Biegel

Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto, Op. 80, with violinist Carissa Powe

Rosauro: Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra, with Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto winner, Campbell Stewart (marimba) Gershwin: Porgy and Bess “A Symphonic Picture” arranged by Robert Russell Bennett

November 11 & 12 Lalo: Le roi d’Ys Overture Various: Arias and duets from operas, with Renata Vari, Diana Peralta and Alonso Sicairos

Walker: Lyric for Strings Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D Major (movement 1), with Dorothy Vanek Youth Concerto winner Rachel Gardner (violin) Still: Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American Symphony)

March 16 & 17 Asia: Gateways

Strauss: Serenade, Op. 7

Dvořák: Cello Concerto Op. 104, with cellist Zuill Bailey

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 Op. 70

April 27 & 28 Guest Conductor Giovanni Pompeo Verdi: Overture to I Vespri Siciliani Kalman: Hudson Concerto, with pianist Alexander Frey Rósza: Spellbound Concerto, with pianist Alexander Frey Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, Op. 72

To purchase tickets please visit sasomusic.org or call (520) 308-6226

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he Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra (SASO) 2023-24 season explores the phenomena of music with an amazing array of selections from around the world. Maestro Linus Lerner brings our vibrant community of musicians together with soloists ranging from brilliant young players at the beginning of their careers to a Grammy award-winning cellist.

This season emphasizes American music, including a concert featuring African-American composers, a newly composed “Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue” for piano and orchestra and

music from Linus Lerner’s native Brazil. Also in the repertoire are some of the most powerful classics by Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Sibelius.

Founded in 1979, the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra continues to thrive as a vital community and cultural resource. Our success is made possible only with the support of our patrons and through the passion of our all-volunteer orchestra. We invite you to join us for a season of phenomenal music!

For more information, visit sasomusic.org.

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Five Hebrew Love Songs WHITACRE This Is How You Love HAGEN + TAKACH Liebeslieder Walzer BRAHMS

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DEC 7-10, 2023

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TUCSON’S GRAMMY- AND EMMY-HONORED ENSEMBLE NEW HOLIDAY SPECIAL DEC 13, 2023 CLOSE-UP RECITALS:

Nation 1/30/24 - Century Room Erika Burkhart 2/27/24 - Century Room Nicole Cabell 4/9/24 - Holsclaw Hall

JAN 26-28, 2024

ST. JOHN PASSION

BACH’S DRAMATIC GENIUS FEB 23-25, 2024

Gloria - POULENC with Nicole Cabell Chichester Psalms & Selections from Candide BERNSTEIN APR 5-7, 2024

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LOVE20: True Concord Voices & Orchestra 20th Anniversary Season!

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ric Holtan, Founding Music Director of Grammy—and Emmy-honored True Concord, says, “As the 20th season came together, one word kept coming back to me — inspired by repertoire choices, our marvelous artists and our extraordinary public — that word was: love.

The love we all feel for music and the feeling that envelopes everyone at a performance.

The love we feel for Tucson, the city that has supported us these two decades.”

The 20th season includes a bounty of new offerings and collaborations to celebrate this important milestone, including Southwest and world premieres from Diné-American composer Raven Chacon (2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner) and Nicholas Ryan Kelly (Stephen Paulus Emerging Composers Competition Winner). Plus, classic masterworks and fresh American works like the Love Song program with Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs and This Is How You Love from True Concord’s Co-Composers-In-Residence, Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach.

Hagen’s Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci and Bach’s St. John Passion in what will be the 300th anniversary of this dramatic masterpiece.

This year’s soloists include: Cardiff Singer of the World soprano Nicole Cabell in solo recital and with True Concord in Poulenc’s Gloria; Kristian Holtan, boy soprano, in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms; Nation, Hagen and Takach’s collaborative vocal band; Brian Giebler as Evangelist in Bach’s St. John Passion; and core Soprano Erika Burkhart in a program of classical works and American Songbook standards.

With Close-Up Vocal Recitals selling out last season and full houses for the annual holiday gift to Tucson, Lessons & Carols, True Concord is adding a newly-designed Holiday Special along with offering reserved seating to honor the requests of their loyal audiences.

For more information, visit trueconcord.org or call 520.401.2651.

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he Tucson Desert Song Festival (TDSF) is an annual gathering of great voices, great music-making and beautiful winter and spring weather in Southern Arizona. Each year, the festival brings to the Old Pueblo the finest singers from the world’s most important stages to work with Tucson’s outstanding performing arts organizations.

Over the years, festival artists have encompassed every vocal genre, from opera to Broadway to jazz. Renée Fleming, Bobby McFerrin, Jamie Barton, Susan Graham, Matthew Polenzani and Nadine Sierra, along with more than a hundred others, have graced the stages of Tucson with the festival’s performing arts partners. Commissioned works of such composers as Jake Heggie and Jennifer Higdon are features of the festival.

In 2024, from Jan. 14 through April 9, the 12th annual Tucson Desert Song Festival celebrates the voice on stage and in song.

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with Arizona Opera, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi and bass Morris Robinson in Verdi’s Requiem with the Tucson Symphony and Mexican mezzo—soprano Cecilia Duarte, master of styles from Mariachi to classical, for a Latin concert with the Tucson Guitar Society.

The festival’s Wesley Green Composer Project continues with outstanding composer Jimmy Lopez Bellido’s new work for Met leading tenor Michael Fabiano.

Celebrate this extraordinary gathering of singers in Tucson! Between concerts, you can enjoy the beautiful high-desert winter through spring temperatures and recreation, from mountain climbing to golf.

For more information, visit tucsonsongfest.org.

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J AN U A RY 1 4 – FE BRU A RY 1 5 | M ARC H 2 – APRIL 9

Join us as we celebrate the human voice, bringing the world’s great singers to warm, sunny Tucson. From symphony to opera to the recital stage experience your favorite performers up close and personal!

Highlights include a world-premiere song cycle by composer Jimmy López Bellido, created for the soaring tenor voice of Michael Fabiano.

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Recitals | Opera | Symphony | Jazz | Dance | Classical Guitar | Chamber Choir | Theater | Early Music

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Artists subject to change

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he Tucson Fringe Festival is an unjuried, uncensored performing arts festival. Since 2011, following international fringe tenets, the festival provides artists with low-risk, low-cost opportunities to perform by using economies of scale to reduce venue rental costs and by taking only 20%, and sometimes 0%, of the

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THE 13TH ANNUAL Tucson Fringe Festival

artist’s earnings. Tucson Fringe also provides the Tucson arts community with avant-garde, non-traditional performing arts at low-cost ticket prices.

The festival does not curate or select the performances, maintaining an environment in which everyone and anyone can perform. This ensures that underrepresented artistic voices, such as people of color, the LGBT+ community, women and other marginalized genders are championed in our community.

The festival takes place in January every year across multiple venues in downtown Tucson.

On average, every year, the festival has 20+ shows with 50-60 performances during the weekend. Tickets for the festival go on sale in fall 2023. Ticket prices are $15 for live inperson performances and $12 for live Zoom performances during the festival. Multi-show passes are also available during the festival.

Join the Tucson Fringe Festival for its 13th annual festival.

For more information, visit www.tucsonfringe.org.

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n the spirit of New Orleans, the 10th Annual HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival rolls into downtown Tucson with 20+ performances over nine full days. In this milestone year, TJF celebrates the community love and support that has allowed the festival to grow into one of the premier jazz festivals in the Southwest.

The 2024 festival pays homage to the soul and spirit of the legendary jazz musicians who shaped the art form throughout history. This year’s lineup offers a range of jazz styles performed by both seasoned veterans and rising stars with styles ranging from traditional to avant-garde.

From the high-energy jazz of Trombone Shorty, the genius of the great Arturo Sandoval, to the multi-layered genres of Cécile McLorin Salvant and so much more.

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open air venues (where dancing in the streets is encouraged), intimate club settings and at many restaurants and breweries. The party is on! The HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival checks all the boxes with unforgettable and unique experiences for a very special “Jazz in January."

Curated by Executive Director Khris Dodge, the outstanding lineup of local, regional and international jazz talents exemplifies the soul of New Orleans sound — the heartbeat that brings people together with every note in celebration of life — a very fitting theme for the Tucson Jazz Festival’s 10th Anniversary. Music.

Celebration. Community. Life!

For more information, visit tucsonjazzfestival.org.

100+ ARTISTS

PERFORMING ON STAGES ALL OVER DOWNTOWN TUCSON!

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he Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s (TSO) 202324 season is filled with a mix of new voices and masterpieces of the classical repertoire, with a special focus on the unique cultural heritage of the region. The 77 musicians of the TSO are led

by Maestro José Luis Gomez and joined by worldclass soloists and guest conductors across the Classics, Masterworks and Up Close series and new Special Events.

A highlight of the season is the return of one of the greatest musicians of this time: Yo-Yo Ma. The celebrated cellist will perform the Saint-Saëns

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PRESENTING SHARING JOY, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s 95th Season!

Cello Concerto in a one-night-only concert May 9, 2024. General tickets for this event will be available November 1.

The Classic series, performed at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, shines with the brilliance of two soaring masterpieces that must be heard live: Verdi’s Requiem (March 22 and 24, 2024), performed with the TSO Chorus and an all-star cast including Katie van Kooten, Morris Robinson, Ronnita Miller and Mario Chang and Holst’s Planets (April 12 and 14, 2024). The series also includes Pianist Zee Zee performing Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (September 22 and 24, 2023), cellist Johannes Moser making his TSO debut with Dutilleux’s Cello Concerto “Tout un monde lointain” on Respighi’s Pines and Fountains of Rome (October 20 and 22, 2023), a special appearance by the UArizona School of Dance on Ravel’s Boléro (January 19 and 21, 2024) and more!

This season, TSO also introduces Classics with a Twist, a new way to experience the orchestra.

Three Friday evening Classic Concerts (Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Ravel and Dvořák and Ravel’s Boléro), will kick off this

series featuring a hosted, shorter concert with no intermission and a post-concert Q and A with the artists. These newly formatted concerts are a wonderful way to learn more about the music in a new, engaging way!

The Masterworks series, performed at Catalina Foothills High School, invites attendees to experience the TSO in a smaller format.

The series welcomes the 2023-24 Artists in Residence, Ilmar Gavilán and Jaime Amador, both from the celebrated Harlem Quartet, on a Mainly Mozart program (November 4 and 5, 2023) and also features solo appearances from two TSO principal musicians: Dean Zhang, piano, on Zhang Plays Mendelssohn (January 6 and 7, 2024) and Hayato Tanaka, trumpet, on Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 (February 2-4, 2024) alongside other fantastic programs.

Up Close brings chamber music to life with musician-driven programs featuring innovative repertoire. This season, experience four broad programs: Ravel, Harp and the Sounds of France (September 30 and October 1, 2023), Strings Without Borders, featuring Artists in Residence Ilmar Gavilán and Jaime Amador, (October 28 and 29, 2023), Bach and Mozart (January 27 and 28, 2024) and Brass and Brahms (March 2 and 3, 2024).

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Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now!

For more information, visit tucsonsymphony.org.

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Special Events feature amazing guest artists and programming that are perfect as individual events, or create your own subscription with three or more! This year’s concerts are headlined by a first-ever collaboration with Tucson favorites Calexico (January 13, 2024) and also include: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Live in Concert (October 14 and 15, 2023), Holiday Magic with Cirque de la Symphonie (December 9 and 10, 2023), Messiah and Baroque Favorites (December 16 and 17, 2023), 100 Years of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (February 24 and 25, 2024), She’s Got Soul! (March 16 and 17, 2024) and Broadway Legends (April 6 and 7, 2024).

THE SCHOOL OF DANCE Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre!

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he School of Dance is proud to present its 2023-24 performance season focusing on themes of “Legacy, Engagement and Collaboration.” This year, the school celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre—a shining gem that highlights the nearly forty-year history of the School of Dance and a unique feature on the campus of the University of Arizona. The season of performances reflects a bright new vision for the school that will also connect students and audiences to classic works by Martha Graham, George Balanchine and other legacies—both mainstream and up-and-coming. The School of Dance will engage innovative contemporary voices with new faculty hires and acclaimed guest artists from a range of backgrounds including celebrated alumni, who are returning to share their success and creativity with the School of Dance. Collaboration and community partnerships are also woven into the fabric of the school’s curriculum. On and off campus partnerships will be in full swing this year demonstrated by a special concert 46

weekend in February in the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre featuring guest performers and faculty collaborations.

Performances take place throughout the academic year. Don’t miss the show as the school continues to present audience favorites like Fall for Dance, Dance Springs Eternal, Student Spotlight and the Arizona Jazz Dance Showcase. New presentations to engage audiences and provide more points of access to the world of dance include Dance Visions—a forum moderated by the director and featuring special guest speakers. The School of Dance continues to build a nationally recognized program where the best and brightest young artists can lay a solid foundation for sustainable careers in dance.

For more information, visit dance.arizona.edu.

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wo operas, written 400 years apart, mirror a heroine’s determination to not let the past rule her future.

UA Opera Theater is an artistic destination for adventurous opera audiences; meet the opera singers of tomorrow; experience opera with sets, costumes, lighting and a live orchestra; presented with supertitles above the stage.

Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell, Nahum Tate (1688) Can Dido’s love for Aeneas prevail against a wicked sorceress determined to ruin their happiness?

Thumbprint Kamala Sankram, Susan Yankowitz (2014) Based on the true story of Mukhtar Mai, who brought her brutal attackers to justice in Pakistan.

Mai requested her settlement create schools for girls, so they would not experience her humiliation of signing their names only with a thumbprint.

April 17 – 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and April 20, 2024 at 3 p.m.

For more information, visit voice.arizona.edu or call 520.621.3341.

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The Laramie Project

by Moisés Kaufman and the Members of Tectonic Theater Project

Oct. 7 - 22, 2023

The Thanksgiving Play

by Larissa FastHorse

“The Thanksgiving Play” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Oct. 8 - 22, 2023

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television’s college production of

Jesus Christ Superstar

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Lyrics by Tim Rice

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Really Useful Group. www.concordtheatricals.com

Nov. 12 - Dec. 3, 2023 Sweeney Todd

The demon barber of fleet street - a musical thriller

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by Hugh Wheeler.

From an adaptation by Christopher Bond. Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince.

Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos.

SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Feb. 25 - Mar. 17, 2024 Argonautika Written by Mary Zimmerman

Gaius Valerius Flaccus - Translated by David R. Slavitt. Apollonius Rhodius - Translated by Peter Green. World premiere by the Lookingglass Theatre Company, Chicago

Mar. 24 - Apr. 7, 2024 Much Ado About Nothing

by William Shakespeare

Apr. 14 - 28, 2024 More information and tickets are available at

theatre.arizona.edu

SCHOOL OF THEATRE, FILM & TELEVISION'S 2023/24 THEATER SEASON: a unique and historic season of plays

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he University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) presents a unique season of plays for the 2023/24 season. From October 2023, TFTV will invite audiences to the Tornabene Theatre and the newly renovated Marroney Theatre to watch the school’s emerging actors, designers and technicians display their talents. The productions are presentations of the Arizona Repertory Theatre (ART), the public laboratory and showcase for TFTV’s professional actor training program and the Next Performance Collective, an initiative of the School’s Theatre Studies division housing works by emerging playwrights and devised pieces.

Associate Professor Danny Gurwin, the renowned Broadway actor, director and educator, is TFTV’s new head of acting and the new artistic director of the Arizona Repertory Theatre. “What makes this performance season unique is that it marks some important milestones,” he says. “In the spring of 2024, we are excited to reopen the Marroney Theatre with a masterwork musical in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. We are also proud to present the deeply moving The Laramie Project, directed by my TFTV colleague Greg Pierotti, one of its authors and original cast members.

Rounding out the season is a truly eclectic collection of plays, musicals, myths, comedies and classics. As ART’s new artistic director, I am beyond proud to share all of these notable shows with our audiences.”

ART will present The Thanksgiving Play, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sweeney Todd and Much Ado About Nothing. The Next Performance Collective will present The Laramie Project (in collaboration with ART) and Argonautika, along with the third annual New Directions Festival. All productions

will be supported by students in the BFA Design and Technical Production program.

Follow the School on Instagram @uatheatrefilmtv and Facebook @UASchoolTFTV. For more details about the TFTV Theatre Season and to book seats, visit theatre.arizona.edu or call 520.621.3341.

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Images: Maura Allen, Spring Fever, acrylic on wood panel, 30” x 30”, Cowgirl Up! 2023; installation of Cowgirl Up! 2023 in the main museum; Western jewelry, apparel, books and home goods available in the Museum Stores; Joe Beeler, Thanks for the Rain in front of the Museum’s Cultural Crossroads Learning Center; Mexican Folk Art exhibition featuring Saguaro Time Machine, an installation by Lalo Cota; the virtual shopkeeper greets visitors in our Speaking of Wickenburg exhibition on the lower level.

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Love the West?

Embark on a true Western experience at Desert Caballeros Western Museum in the center of historic Wickenburg, Arizona, where world-class art collections meet immersive historical exhibitions. Visit westernmuseum.org for details.

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DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM Another Year of Great Western Art and Events

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xperience the West at Desert Caballeros Western Museum in the center of historic Wickenburg, Arizona, where world-class art collections meet immersive historical exhibitions. DCWM’s exhibitions and (free) guidePORT™ audio tours tell fascinating stories of the indigenous peoples, explorers, cowboys, miners and others of the American West.

The Museum’s collection contains prized works

by George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, the Cowboy Artists of America and the Taos Society of Artists.

Fine art by Deborah Copenhaver Fellows, Cynthia Rigden, Billy Schenck, Curt Walters and more offer a contemporary perspective. The

Museum’s lower level is a life-sized recreation of 1912 downtown Wickenburg.

Special exhibitions include the annual Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West exhibition and sale, featuring more than 60 of the West’s best women artists. Discounts for seniors, AAA and active military. Free admission for Museum members and children 17 and under.

For more information, visit westernmuseum.org or call 928.684.2272.

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SPARK your own Adventure!

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ind yourself in a small world of neverending wonder at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures.

This 15,560 sq. ft. state-of-the-art museum is home to a robust collection of antique and

contemporary miniature objects that use technical artistic precision to tell enchanting stories. The Museum’s expansive collection appeals to people of all ages, interests and talents—truly an experience for all time.

Visit this fall to encounter miniatures by renowned Tucson artist Carolyn Robles; a national touring sensation of exquisite miniature paintings; and a new work by Ara Bentley, whose Addams Family Mini Mansion has delighted visitors worldwide.

Spark your own adventure at one of Trip Advisor’s Top Ten Attractions in Tucson!

For more information, please visit theminitimemachine.org.

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TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS Celebrates 50 Years of Connecting People with Plants and Nature.

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nter Tucson Botanical Gardens and you are whisked away to an oasis in the very heart of the city. It’s not just a garden oasis but one that features world-renowned artists with seasonal exhibits, community classes, youth education and 20 curated gardens with native and non-native themes. TBG offers a little bit of something for everyone.

Starting in September 2023 and running through January 2024, our Enchanted Gardens exhibit will feature large metal sculptures from worldrenowned artist John Benedict. Returning to TBG in the fall, La Calavera Catrina will feature nine joyful and colorful 8 ft. skeletons showcased in the Barrio Garden. For the holidays, the Gardens will be aglow from Nov. 24 through Jan. 7 during our second annual Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination. With over 24,000 visitors last year, make sure to get your advanced tickets online.

Beginning in 2024, the nationally touring Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea exhibit brings five large sea creature sculptures made from ocean beach debris to TBG. Young and old alike will be in awe as well as educated on our environment and the impact we have. The exhibit runs through June.

“All aboard!” as we celebrate TBG’s 50th anniversary on the grounds of the historical Porter property. To mark the milestone, Tucson Botanical Gardens will debut the Great Garden Express, its very own permanent train exhibit, in May of 2024. Featuring Southwest landmarks and missions, this custom-built installation will be just the ticket for train enthusiasts.

For more information, visit tucsonbotanical.org or call 520.326.9686.

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TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORIC BLOCK A PLACE FOR EXPLORATION! Wednesday–Sunday 10 AM–5 PM

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2023/24 Season Highlights CUMBI: Textiles, Society and Memory in Andean South America October 15, 2023 – February 24, 2024 In Andean art, textiles have long been a privileged medium for shaping social relationships and creating memory. This exhibition presents over two millennia of textile arts from the Andean tradition, including contemporary works that show us the power of textiles today. CUMBI: Textiles, Society and Memory in Andean South America is made possible through the generous support of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation and is presented by Kit and Dan Kimball with additional support from the Latin American Art Patrons, Kathi and Doug Sanders and Bonnie Wehle.

Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations and Expansions at the Centennial March 17, 2024 – October 6, 2024

ABOVE: ALFRED J. QUIROZ, EL AZTECA PRACTICANDO PARA SUFUTURO DE MODELO PARA CALENDAREO, 1992, CHARCOAL ON PAPER. COLLECTION OF THE TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. MUSEUM PURCHASE. VIRGINIA JOHNSON FUND. 1993

In 2024, the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block celebrates 100 years since its founding. The museum marks this milestone of exhibitions, collections and programs by looking at the relationship of art to time in this special collection-based exhibition. Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations and Expansions at the Centennial is presented by the Contemporary Art Society.

Museum Hours Wednesday – Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

SHOP & DINE The Museum Store One-of-a-kind items and great gifts, including jewelry, toys and fun, arts + crafts, books, home goods, art supplies and greeting cards.

For more information visit, tucsonmuseumofart.org.

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PULSE Weavings and Paintings

by Marlowe Katoney

University of Arizona Museum of Art

OCTOBER 14, 2023 MARCH 23, 2024 Details at azart.fyi/pulse

Marlowe Katoney, Tucson-Memento (Axis Radius #4 ), 2019, Wool, aniline dyes, and vegetal dyes, Collection of Roger and Caroline Ford

WEAVING TRADITION with Contemporary Art

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or Marlowe Katoney (Diné), it is limiting to abide by popular perceptions of beauty and a readily-identified Navajo aesthetic.

First trained as a painter at the University of Arizona, the Winslow-based artist was taught to weave by his maternal grandmother in 2010.

Now, Katoney uses his practice to contextualize Navajo weaving in the contemporary art world.

His hybrid approach combines traditional iconography with references to his own life, street art, nature and popular culture. Pulse: Weavings and Paintings by Marlowe Katoney features thirty works by the artist, created over the span of fifteen years and drawn from both private and public collections. The exhibition opens at the University of Arizona Museum of Art on Oct. 14.

For more information, visit artmuseum.arizona.edu.

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SEPTEMBER

15 – 17

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5 – 10

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall

Fox Tucson Theatre

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall

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5 thru 10/6

Fox Tucson Theatre

Aladdin

Images and Conversations: Louis Carlos Bernal, Author & Historian Patricia Martin

Pima Arts Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery 7 – 24

Heartbreak House

The Rogue Theatre 9 thru 12/31

La Calavera Catrina

Tucson Botanical Gardens 15

The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash

Fox Tucson Theatre

The Book of Mormon

Michael Carbonaro: Lies on Stage

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Daughtry: Bare Bones Tour

Fox Tucson Theatre 22 & 24

Symphony Showcase

Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

18 thru 10/13

23 thru 10/13

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Three Ceramic Artists: Andy Iventosch, Joni Pevarnik, Russell Kahn

Pima Arts West Campus Visual Arts Gallery 18 thru 5/19

Dreamscapes and Other Stories – Student Art Exhibition

Pima Arts The Art Gallery @ Downtown Campus

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Kansas: Another Fork in the Road Tour

Barefoot in the Park

Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art 23 thru 1/4

Joan McGann: Drawn to the Desert

Tucson Botanical Gardens 25 – 28

Michael Mwenso Community Listening

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Get the LED Out 2023

Fox Tucson Theatre 26 thru 11/5

Buzzard Creek Ghost Town

by Jean LeRoy

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures 28

Footprints at the Fox

Ballet Tucson Fox Tucson Theatre

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Vault Show: Staff Picks (Exhibition Closing)

University of Arizona Museum of Art 30 thru 10/1

Ravel, Harp and the Sounds of France

30

1 thru 5/31

Young Frankenstein

Arts Express Theatre

Tucson Museum of Art

Pima Arts Black Box Theatre

Los Trompos

OCTOBER

29 thru 10/15

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Southwest Gallery Community Curation Panel

30 thru 11/5

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center

Tucson Museum of Art

5 – 15

Arizona Arts Live UA Main Library

Just For Kids with the String Quintet

First Thursday

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center

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Las Azaleas

5

Butterfly Magic Reopens

Tucson Botanical Gardens Cox Pavillion 3–8

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall

Pima Theatre's The Candy Craze: A Sticky Situation

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Bayou Brothers

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 6

Popovich Comedy Pet Theatre

Fox Tucson Theatre 6

Reception: Dreamscapes and Other Stories

Pima Arts The Art Gallery @ Downtown 7&8

Copland's Appalachian Spring

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Catalina Foothills High School 7 – 22

The Laramie Project

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television Tornabene Theatre 8

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

Tucson Museum of Art 8 – 22

The Thanksgiving Play

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Nano Stern Sings Victor Jara

Arizona Arts Live Hotel Congress Plaza 13

Randy Rainbow for President

Fox Tucson Theatre 13 – 15

Songs of America

PULSE | UAMA

True Concord Various Locations 13 & 14

Sons of the Pioneers

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 14

When You Wish Upon a Star: Jazz Tribute to 100 Years of Disney

Fox Tucson Theatre 14

Arizona Theatre Company 2023 Gala Follies: Glitz, Glamour, and The Golden Age

Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art 14 & 15

Raiders of The Lost Ark

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 14 thru 2/25

CUMBI: Textiles, Society and Memory in Andean South America

Tucson Museum of Art 14 thru 3/23

Pulse: Weavings and Paintings by Marlowe Katoney (Exhibition Opens)

University of Arizona Museum of Art

17 thru 1/21

Exquisite Miniatures by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures 18

Music of Billie Holiday

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 18

Changemakers: Annie Griffiths – Through the Lens, Creating a Ripple

Fox Tucson Theatre 18

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Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken: Twenty Years – One Night

Fox Tucson Theatre 20 & 22

Pines and Fountains of Rome

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 21

Las Cafeteras: Hasta La Muerte

Arizona Arts Live John F. Kennedy Park 21

Music of Cole Porter

Tucson Museum of Art

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

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Fox Tucson Theatre

Arizona Opera Temple of Music and Art

Curator Tour: CUMBI

An Evening with Chris Botti

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Opera Outdoors

Arizona Opera Temple of Music and Art

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RED Party

21 & 22

Frankenstein

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21 & 22

Symphonic Potpourri

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Various Locations 24

Pat Metheny: Dream Box Tour

Fox Tucson Theatre 26

Manual Cinema: Frankenstein

Arizona Arts Live Centennial Hall 26

Fall Exhibitions Reception + Artist Talk

University of Arizona Museum of Art 27

Howl at the Museum

Tucson Museum of Art 28

Amal Walks Across America

Arizona Arts Live Childrens Museum Tucson Galeria Mitotera Tumamoc Hill 28

David Cross: Worst Daddy in the World Tour

Arizona Arts Live The Rialto Theatre 28

Paula Poundstone

Fox Tucson Theatre 28 & 29

Strings Without Borders

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center 30 thru 12/8

Women in Nature: Maya Goded, Bremner Benedict and Alejandra Platt-Torres

Pima Arts Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery 64

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Mainly Mozart

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Tucson Symphony Orchestra Catalina Foothills High School

Tucson Museum of Art

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First Thursday: Dia de los Muertos

Parsons Dance

2 – 19

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Rogue Theatre

5

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The Mighty Wurlitzer accompanies Metropolis (1927) featuring Cameron Carpenter

Fox Tucson Theatre 3 – 19

Arizona Arts Live Centennial Hall Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse LIVE in Concert

Fox Tucson Theatre 6

R.J. Vandygriff

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Arts Express Theatre

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St Paul & The Broken Bones: The Angels in Science Fiction Tour

Fox Tucson Theatre 6 thru 1/26

Visual and Digital Arts Student Exhibition

Pima Arts West Campus Visual Arts Gallery 7 thru 11/30

17th Century Ship Captain’s Quarters by Ara Bentley

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures 7

Mariachi Sonido de Mexico

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 7 thru 12/2

Scrooge! The Musical

Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art 8

Tied Up in Knotts

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

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Alan Cumming & Ari Shapiro: Och & Oy! A Considered Cabaret

Fox Tucson Theatre 8 – 12 & 15 – 19 Fall for Dance

School of Dance at University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theatre 9

Singer Songwriters of the 70's

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Salute to America

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 11

As We Speak: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer with Rakesh Chaurasia

Fox Tucson Theatre 12

An Evening with Amy Sedaris, moderated by Mark McLemore

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Fox Tucson Theatre

9 – 19

Second SundAZe: Día de los Muertos

Richard III

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Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

Tucson Museum of Art

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Docent Art Talk

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

12 thru 12/3

Candle in the Wind: Tribute to Elton John

10 & 12

Ravel and Dvořák

12

Tucson Museum of Art Jesus Christ Superstar

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television Tornabene Theatre

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

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Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

The Spanish in the Early Southwest

Light My Fire: Tribute to the Doors

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Tucson Museum of Art

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Ballet Tucson Leo Rich Theater Fall Artisans Market

University of Arizona Museum of Art

17 – 19

16 – 18 & 19

True Concord Various Locations

Dido and Aeneas

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17 – 19

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley Talk on Contemporary Diné Weaving with Velma Kee Craig

Pima Arts Recital Hall Just For Kids with the Percussion Ensemble

17 – 19

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Piano Day

Fall Concert

15

More Violin!

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This Is How You Love

UA Opera Theater UA Crowder Hall

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center Music of Olivia Newton John

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Symphonic Potpourri

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Oro Valley Riverfront Park 21 thru 1/7

Holidays Around the World and Through Time

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures 25 thru 1/15

Lights Up! A Festival of Illumination

Tucson Botanical Gardens 26

An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro – Christmas in Hawai'i

Fox Tucson Theatre 28 thru 12/3

Ain't Too Proud

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall 29

Connie Brannock's Little House of Funk

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 29

Curator Tour: CUMBI CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII | FOX TUCSON THEATRE 66

Tucson Museum of Art

Frankenstein OCT 21 & 22

29 thru 12/5

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School of Dance at University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

FLOW: Student Spotlight

The Four Freshmen

Pima Jazz: Fall Concert

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1

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Marana Municipal Complex

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

3

7

1

Ballet Tucson TBD

Tucson Museum of Art

DECEMBER Tribute to Neil Sedaka

Nimesh Patel: Fast & Loose Tour

Fox Tucson Theatre 1&2

Pima Dance: Fall Concert

Pima Arts 1&3

Scottish Fantasy

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Sugar Plum Tea

3

Between Heaven and Earth

First Thursday

7 – 10

Lessons & Carols by Candlelight: Love’s Pure Light

Civic Orchestra of Tucson El Conquistador Resort Ballroom

True Concord Various Locations 8

5

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Dance In Process

School of Dance at University of Arizona Gittings Studio 124/130 6

Tommy Emmanuel, CGP with The Jerry Douglas Duo

Fox Tucson Theatre

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Pima Concert Band: Fall Concert

Presidio Boys

8

Kings Return

Fox Tucson Theatre

8

13

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Pima Mariachi: Fall Concert

8 – 23

MC6 A Cappella

13

The Midtown Men

A Swingin’ Little Christmas Starring Jane Lynch featuring Kate Flannery, Tim Davis & The Tony Guerrero Quintet

Fox Tucson Theatre

Fox Tucson Theatre

9

13

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

True Concord Skyline Country Club Crown Room

Mary Poppins

Arts Express Theatre 9

Pima Orchestra: Fall Concert

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True Concord Holiday Special

Pima Guitar: Fall Concert

14

9 & 10

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Pima Arts Recital Hall

Holiday Magic with Cirque de la Symphonie

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 10

Arizona Balalaika Orchestra

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 10

Pima Chorale/College Singers: Fall Concert

Upbeat and Sweet with a Holiday Twist

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In the Christmas Mood

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 15

Merry-Achi Christmas featuring Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández

Fox Tucson Theatre 15

Pima Arts Recital Hall

Curator Spotlight

10

16

Tucson Museum of Art

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

Ximenez Quartet

Tucson Museum of Art

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

11

16

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Fox Tucson Theatre

Amber Norgaard

Making Spirits Bright: Canadian Brass Band

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16 & 17

Messiah and Baroque Favorites

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Catalina Foothills High School 17

Pink Martini Holiday featuring China Forbes

Fox Tucson Theatre 18

MacDougal Street West: Tribute to Peter, Paul and Mary

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 20

Very Vintage Christmas

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 21 – 23

The Nutcracker

Ballet Tucson Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 23

Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan

Fox Tucson Theatre

JANUARY 4

First Thursday

Tucson Museum of Art 6

Lunar New Year Celebration

Tucson Chinese Cultural Center 6

Cyanotypes by Annie Lopez (Exhibition Opens)

University of Arizona Museum of Art

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6&7

Zhang Plays Mendelssohn

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Catalina Foothills High School

13

14

2SAXY with Grace Kelly & Leo P

Emmet Cohen Trio and Lewis Nash and the Soul Jazz All-Stars

Tucson Jazz Festival 191 Toole

Arizona Arts Live & Tucson Jazz Festival Rialto Theatre

8 thru 6/24

13

Tucson Botanical Gardens

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

14

The Columbian Exchange

13

Tucson Museum of Art Docent Art Talk

10

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 13

15

11 – 28

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Tucson Jazz Festival Hotel Congress Plaza & Downtown Stages

The Rogue Theatre

13

Vicki Stromee: Antarctic

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Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley Foghorn String Band

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley Under Milk Wood

Century Room Late Night Jam

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

Walkin' After Midnight: Tribute to Patsy Cline

14

Tucson Museum of Art Downtown Jazz Fiesta

Calexico and the TSO

15

12

Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

Arizona Arts Live & Tucson Jazz Festival The Rialto Theatre

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16

Arturo Sandoval

12

Century Room Late Night Jam

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room 12 – 28

I Do! I Do!

Arts Express Theatre 13

TJF Jazz Jam

Tucson Jazz Festival Hotel Congress Plaza Stage 13

Isaiah J. Thompson

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

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Civic Orchestra of Tucson Sahuarita Lake Park Bossa Nova Wave – Diego Figueiredo and Ken Peplowski

Tucson Jazz Festival The Rialto Theatre

Jason Lyle Black

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley Sean Mason Quartet

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room 16

14

Delbert Anderson Quartet

Alex Kautz Brazilian Jazz Quartet

Tucson Jazz Festival Bahti Arts Gallery

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

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14

Century Room Late Night Jam

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

The John Denver Story with William Florian

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 17

14

Blue Heron, Portraits in Song

Arizona Early Music St. Phillips in the Foothills Episcopal Church

Miguel Zenón

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

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Melanie Scholtz and Aaron Rimbui – Reflections on Mama Africa

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room 18

Chief Adjuah

Tucson Jazz Festival Fox Tucson Theatre 19

Lizzy & the Triggermen

Tucson Jazz Festival Hotel Congress Plaza Stage 19

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Arizona Arts Live & Tucson Jazz Festival Centennial Hall

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Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room

Bill Cantos

19

Broadway, Baby!

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 19 & 21

Linda May Han Oh

20

Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Celebration

Tucson Jazz Festival Fox Tucson Theatre

Ravel's Boléro

20

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Tucson Jazz Festival Fox Tucson Theatre

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall The Black Market Trust

Tucson Jazz Festival Hotel Congress Plaza Stage

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

20

Century Room Late Night Jam

Tucson Jazz Festival The Century Room 20 thru 2/10

Intimate Apparel

Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art 23 thru 6/24

Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea

Tucson Botanical Gardens 24

Lecture: Miguel Azabe

Tucson Museum of Art 26

Mozart & Hagen: Two Important Encores

True Concord Green Valley Presbyterian Church 26

Cecilia Duarte, Mezzo-Soprano – Noche Hispanoamericana

Tucson Guitar Society UA Holsclaw Hall 26

Lightwire Theatre’s Dino-Light

Fox Tucson Theatre 72

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26 – 28

Mozart & Hagen: Two Important Encores

True Concord Various Locations 26 – 28

Tucson Fringe Festival

Tucson Fringe Various Locations 27

The Fab Four Performs: The Beatles' Rubber Soul

Fox Tucson Theatre 27

Just For Kids with the Wind Quintet

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center 27 & 28

Bach and Mozart

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center

27 & 28

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Civic Orchestra of Tucson La Encantada Fine Arts Fair

Arizona Opera

Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

30 thru 4/14

Americana in Miniature: Miniatures by Connie Sauve

The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures 30

Jocelyn Hagen & Timothy Tackach: Close-Up Vocal Recital

True Concord The Century Room 31

Changemakers: Pete McBride – Into the Grand Canyon

Opera Outdoors

3&4

The Barber of Seville

Arizona Opera Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 3&4

Haydn's Symphony N. 104

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Catalina Foothills High School 4

Brad Williams

Fox Tucson Theatre 5

Eric Ramsey

Fox Tucson Theatre

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

FEBRUARY

6

1

First Thursday

Joni Harms

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

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7

9 – 25

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Arts Express Theatre

Cruisin': The Music of Smokey Robinson

Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

14

Meet the Artists: Michael Fabiano, Tenor and Jimmy López Bellido, Composer

10

Tucson Desert Song Festival & Fred Fox School of Music UA Holsclaw Hall

Company Production Fox Tucson Theatre

15

11

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Tucson Museum of Art

15

9 – 11

The Sonoran Desert

8

Mariachi Nuevo Azteca

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 9

Life and Times of Einstein

Winter Concert

Ballet Tucson Leo Rich Theater 9 – 11

Chicago

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall

Jig – A Trinity Irish Dance

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

13

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 14

Love the One You're With: Music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Cadillac Mountain Bluegrass

Tucson Desert Song Festival World Premiere Recital: Michael Fabiano, Tenor, Jimmy López Bellido, Composer

Fred Fox School of Music UA Holsclaw Hall 15

Reception: Portraits

Pima Arts Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery

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16 – 18

22

School of Dance at University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

Arizona Arts Live Centennial Hall

In Concert: The Director's Cut

16 & 17

American Highwaymen

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 16 & 18

Rachmaninoff's Second

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Kronos Quartet: Five Decades

22

An Evening with Sarah Tolar

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 22 thru 3/3

These Shining Lives

Pima Arts Black Box Theatre 22 thru 3/10

27

Erika Burkhart: Close-Up Vocal Recital

True Concord The Century Room, Hotel Congress 29

Bad News Blues

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 29

The Ten Tenors: Greatest Hits

Fox Tucson Theatre

An Iliad

The Rogue Theatre

MARCH

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Pima College West

23

1

17

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

23

1–3

17

Scènes de Ballet Benefit Concert

Red, White and Blue – Wurlitzer Journey of American Music

Fox Tucson Theatre 18

Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive

Fox Tucson Theatre 19 thru 3/29

Mata Ortiz, Pottery & Photography of the Chihuahuan Village

Pima Arts West Campus Visual Arts Gallery 21

Traveler

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 21

International Guitar Night XXIV – 24th Anniversary

Fox Tucson Theatre

Tapestry: The Music of Carole King

Sax Gordon Beadle with Mr. Boogie Woogie

Curator Spotlight

Spring Artisans Market

Tucson Museum of Art

Tucson Museum of Art

23 – 25

2

St. John Passion: Bach’s Dramatic Genius

True Concord Various Locations

The Wailin’ Jennys

Fox Tucson Theatre 2

24 & 25

Just For Kids with the Brass Quintet

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

2&3

100 Years of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

25

Dave Stamey

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 25 thru 3/17

Sweeney Todd

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television Marroney Theatre

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Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center Brass and Brahms

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Tucson Symphony Center 2 – 23

Master Class

Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art

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5

9 & 10

13

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Arizona Opera Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

Arizona Opera and Tucson Desert Song Festival UA Holsclaw Hall

Take 3

Roméo & Juliette

6

9 & 10

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Catalina Foothills High School

Alias Brass

7

First Thursday

Beethoven's Fourth

Lawrence Brownlee in Recital

13

Music of Don Williams

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

10

15

8

Pima Arts Center for the Arts

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Arizona Opera

10

Music Showcase

Tucson Museum of Art

Opera Outdoors

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

8

One of These Nights: Music of the Eagles

Tucson Museum of Art

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

12

9

Arizona Arts Live Centennial Hall

Travis Anderson Trio

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Mark Morris Dance Group: Look of Love

Class of '74

15

Altan: From Donegal to Tucson with Celtic Step Dancers

Fox Tucson Theatre 15 – 30 Hair

Arts Express Theatre 16

Comedy of Michael Palascak

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

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16

23

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Marana Municipal Complex

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Canyon Del Oro High School

Musical Instrument Petting Zoo

28

Inclusive/Sensory Friendly Concert

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet

16

24 thru 4/7

29

Tucson Museum of Art

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television Tornabene Theatre

Arizona Arts Live UA Crowder Hall

TMA Centennial Gala 2024

16 & 17

She's Got Soul!

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 17

Romantic Journey

Argonautika

24

Studio Cabaret

Arizona Opera Temple of Music and Art

Civic Orchestra of Tucson UA Crowder Hall

25

17 thru 10/6

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations and Expansions at the Centennial

Tucson Museum of Art 20

A Trailblazing Women of Country: Patsy, Dolly & Loretta

Fox Tucson Theatre 21

Cinemagicians

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 22

Simply the Best: Music of Tina Turner

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 22 – 24

Spring Concert

Ballet Tucson Leo Rich Theater 22 & 24

Verdi's Requiem

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 78

Paperback Writer: Music of The Beatles

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley Sō Percussion with Caroline Show

APRIL 2–7

MJ the Musical

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall 4

First Thursday

Tucson Museum of Art

5

Urban Bush Women: Legacy+Lineage+Liberation

Arizona Arts Live UA Crowder Hall 5–7

Nicole Cabell: Gloria & Bernstein

True Concord Various Locations 5

Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation

Fox Tucson Theatre 6&7

Broadway Legends

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 9

Nicole Cabell: Close-Up Vocal Recital

True Concord UA Hosclaw Hall 10 thru 5/10

Annual Juried Student Exhibit

Pima Arts Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery

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14 – 28

Much Ado About Nothing

UA School of Theatre, Film & Television Marroney Theatre 17 – 21

20

Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights (1931) with Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Fox Tucson Theatre

URLAND: Bedtime Stories

22 thru 9/6

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

17 – 19 & 20

Pima Arts West Campus Visual Arts Gallery

13

UA Opera Theater UA Crowder Hall

Arizona Arts Live Downtown Tucson

18 – 28

14

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

12 & 14

Holst's Planets

Band Dialogue

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

Tucson Museum of Art 14

Docent Art Talk

Tucson Museum of Art

Arizona Arts Live Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium Thumbprint

Addams Family The Musical

PaperWorks: The Sonoran Collective

23 – 28

Hairspray

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall 24

Southbound Pilot

18 thru 5/5

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley

The Rogue Theatre

25

19 thru 5/5

Pima Arts West Campus Visual Arts Gallery

Love's Labour's Lost

In the Heights

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26

Opera Outdoors

Arizona Opera 26

UA Fred Fox School of Music Jazz Ensemble

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 27 & 28

4&5

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

14 & 16

Pima Jazz: Spring Concert

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

30

Dance In Process

School of Dance at University of Arizona Gittings Studio 124/130

MAY 2

First Thursday

Tucson Museum of Art 3&4

MFA Thesis Concert

Workshop/Opera Scenes Pima Arts Recital Hall

Pima Concert Band: Spring Concert

15

Pima Music: Student Recitals

9

Yo-Yo Ma

Tucson Symphony Orchestra Linda Ronstadt Music Hall 10

Pima Mariachi: Spring Concert

Pima Arts Recital Hall 16 & 17

Pima Digital Arts Expo/ Film Screening

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre/ Recital Hall

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

18

Pima Fashion Show

11

Pima Orchestra: Spring Concert

Pima Arts

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

22

Riders in the Sky

11

Pima Guitar: Spring Concert

3&4

12

Pima Arts Recital Hall

Community Performance and Art Center, Green Valley 28 thru 6/2

Mrs. Doubtfire

Pima Dance: Spring Performance

Pima Chorale/College Singers: Spring Concert

Pima Arts Proscenium Theatre

Pima Arts Recital Hall

4&5

12

Pima Arts Black Box Theatre

Tucson Museum of Art

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

Tucson Botanical Gardens Pima Musical Theatre

School of Dance at University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

Mini Macb...

12

The Great Garden Express Train Exhibit (Permanent)

27 thru 5/18 Arizona Theatre Company Temple of Music and Art

Tucson Museum of Art

8

9

True West

Docent Art Talk

Civic Orchestra of Tucson Various Locations

Don Giovanni

Arizona Opera Linda Ronstadt Music Hall

12

Heroines and Heroes Pops Concert

Broadway in Tucson Centennial Hall

JUNE 6

First Thursday

Tucson Museum of Art 9

Second SundAZe: Family Day @TMA!

Tucson Museum of Art 80

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