Steve Vai makes rare Arizona appearance

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October 19 - November 1, 2013
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Steve Vai makes rare Arizona appearance
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
Calling from a tour stop in Italy, Steve Vai sounds
anything but jetlagged. He’s enthusiastic about returning
to the United States and especially about his gig at Wild
Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom on Sun., Oct. 20.
“I’m very excited,” says Vai, who lives in California.
“I really enjoyed touring Europe. I toured a lot
internationally in the past year and a half. But, touring
America is a great vibe. There’s something simple about
it. There’s a charm to it. It’s easy. There’s something
about getting off the bus in some Podunk town in the
Midwest and riding my bicycle around where people
live.”
The instrumental progressive rock guitarist, who
released his latest album “The Story of Light” on Aug.
14, 2012, hasn’t performed in The Grand Canyon State in
some time.
“That’s why I decided to book another American tour
on the same record,” he says. “I toured two months last
year on ‘The Story of Light,’ which is my new record.
There were a lot of places I didn’t get to, like Arizona,
Texas, Colorado, California, the Midwest. Shows are
always great in Arizona. Southern-type states have a
more riled-up crowd.”
The Grammy Award-winning guitar virtuoso has
been hailed as one of the top guitarists in the world.
His performances with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth
and many others have established Vai as a force in the
music industry. He has sold more than15 million albums
worldwide and his songs have appeared in movies, film
and television shows.
Vai’s “The Story of Light” is a concept album that is “a
little esoteric with some humor in it.”
“I wanted to express the story over a long period of
time over various records, so I came up with the idea of
releasing these three records that have installments of
songs that are depictive of characters and events, but
not necessarily in the correct order.
“Then, eventually in the future, release those three
records plus another one with the songs in the correct
order, with lyrics instead of melodies, with a whole
record’s worth of narrative. So, when you sit down and
listen to it, it’s a total experience from beginning to
end.”
That “experience” doesn’t end with the album or the
concert. Vai is offering the EVO Experience Package,
which includes meet and greet, Q&A session, sound
check experience, exclusive tour laminate, print of
handwritten score, autographed photo, Vai guitar picks,
sticker and a Vai/DiMarzio Guitar Strap.
“I like talking to the fans,” Vai says. “Our EVO
Experience, is an intimate setting, with just me and
however many people are there. Sometimes it’s four to
five; sometimes it’s 60. I answer questions and I talk and
it’s very intimate and personal. It usually lasts at least an
hour. They get a bag filled with all sort s of unique swag.
They get to come to a soundcheck. Our soundchecks
are usually pretty long.”
The shows are nothing to sneeze at, either. For his
setlist, Vai is featuring a handful of new songs, fan
favorites and deep tracks.
“The songs are chosen for their dynamic contribution
to the show,” Vai says. “I pace the show so there’s
different sections and dynamics so it retains people’s
attention. What you get to see is great musicianship.
It’s different than what most people might expect. It’s
difficult for me to explain it because I’m the artist.
I’m trying to sell myself. The best thing I can tell you I
would encourage people to go to Google, search for
Steve Vai concert reviews, go to Ticketmaster’s concert
reviews and read reviews from people who have been to
the shows.
“You’ll be surprised. One of the reasons why
I’m doing this tour again is because the response is
VAI-ABLE TECHNICIAN: Steve Vai brings his flamboyant guitarplaying style to Wild Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom on
Sun., Oct. 20. Submitted photo
embarrassingly good—the reviews that is. That’s the best
place to get an idea of what the show’s like.”
Steve Vai performs at 8 p.m. Sun., Oct. 20, at Wild
Horse Pass’ Ovations Live! Showroom, 5040 Wild
Horse Pass, Chandler. Tickets are $35 to $65. For more
information, call 1-800-946-4452 or visit wingilariver.
com/index.php/wild-horse-pass/entertainment-events.
Christina Fuoco-Karasinski is the editor of the SanTan
Sun News. She can be reached at christina@santansun.
com.
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Take the floor for dancing and jazz music
with Clemente Ranch resident and vocalist Lyn
Jackson when she features her music and new
CD “Love’s Journey” during a performance from
6 to 9 p.m., Tue., Oct. 22 at the Las Sendas Golf
Club on “The Patio” at 7555 E. Eagle Crest Dr.,
Mesa.
Learn more from Las Sendas Golf Club at
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Make your
horror ‘Rocky’
for Halloween
Get your Halloween on with “The Rocky
Horror Picture Show,” the longest-running
theatrical release in film history, which
celebrates the season Sat., Oct. 26 at the
UltraStar Multi-tainment Center at AkChin Circle, 16000 Maricopa Rd., Maricopa.
Shows are at 9 p.m. and midnight, and
tickets are just $5.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
features a performance by Tim Curry
as a bizarre and self-proclaimed “sweet
transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania,”
and Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick
as Brad and Janet, a couple who find
themselves lost on a cold, rainy night. The
musical pandemonium begins when the
couple takes refuge in the castle of Dr.
Frank-N-Furter as he is about to reveal his
greatest creation, as well as have fun with
his reluctant guests.
The screening will be embellished with
live audience participation from the Valley’s
premiere “Rocky Horror” specialist troupe,
Broadway Bound & Gagged (formerly
Midnight Mayhem/Come As You Are), who
have reclaimed their original name and are
ready to bring the show to new and greater
heights.
The troupe also will perform at
screenings set for 11 p.m. Fri., Oct. 25 at
AMC Mesa Grand, 1645 S. Stapley Dr.; and
ALL DRESSED UP: A group of friends attends
the opening night of “The Rocky Horror
Picture Show” at the UltraStar Multi-tainment
Center at Ak-Chin Circle. Three of them
saw the film and had the Rocky Horror
“experience” for the first time. Photo courtesy
of Broadway Bound & Gagged
midnight on Sat., Nov. 2 and UltraStar
Scottsdale, 9090 E. Indian Bend Rd. Tickets
are $10 and $5, respectively.
Additionally, the troupe will sponsor
a costume contest at each show and will
present two original musical numbers.
For all shows, guests are encouraged
to bring their own props—rice, toast,
small toy water guns and toilet paper—
so that they can be part of the Rocky
Horror tradition. The beloved cult movie
musical is presented with full audience
participation. The R-rating will be enforced
for those younger than age 17, who must be
accompanied by an adult.
Monthly screenings at Scottsdale and
Maricopa will continue after the Halloween
season through the end of the year. For
more details or to purchase advance
tickets, visit midnightmayhem.org/about.
htm.
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Stories told through quilted works
Dance to Chicago-style jazz
More than 50 hand-quilted, printed,
hand-embellished and picturesque art
quilts will be on exhibition in ARTrageous:
Art Quilts Year XVIII, which runs Nov. 1
through Jan. 18 at the Chandler Center for
the Arts Gallery, 250 N. Arizona Ave., in
downtown Chandler.
A reception for artists will take place 6
to 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 1. It is free and open to
the public.
All artworks are accompanied by a story
and artist biography. The artworks were
selected based on the 2013 juror’s theme,
“ARTrageous,” encouraging textile artists to
step outside of the box in some context,
reflecting a twist on the traditional, an
interesting technique that was unique to
their work, or simply something that was
extremely bold.
Juror Laurie Fagen of Fagen Designs is
an award-winning fiber artist who “paints
with fabric” to design and create original
contemporary wall art and wearable art,
which includes metal and polymer clay
jewelry. She is the publisher emeritus of the
SanTan Sun News.
Fagen says ARTrageous takes artists out
of their comfort zones into a place that’s
“exciting and unfamiliar.”
“There were so many fabulous entries,
from regulars as well as from amazing
new artists who have never shown at
the Chandler Center for the Arts,” Fagen
explains. “We have selected what I know
will be an exciting and cohesive fiber show.”
Works by the following artists are
included in the exhibit: Susan Big, Sandra
The 52nd Street Jazz Band performs its Chicago-style jazz at a “pre-festival rally”
from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., Oct. 20 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort, 1 N. San
Marcos Pl., Chandler.
Cost is $10 ACJS members and $15 for nonmembers; students are admitted for free.
Become a member on Oct. 20 and get in free—yearly membership is $35 per couple,
and $25 for a single.
The Arizona Classic Jazz Society presents this show as a prelude to its 24th annual
festival, to be held Nov. 7 through 10. Call 480-620-3941 or visit azclassicjazz.org for
more information.
Branjord, Jane
B. Broaddus,
Adriene
Buffington,
Betty Busby,
Carolyn
Castaneda,
Lisa Chipetine,
Denise Currier,
Katherine W.
Davis, Linda
Engstrom,
EGG-CELLENT ART: This
Beverly Fizzell,
art quilt titled “Ovum”
Valerie Maserfrom fiber artist Betty
Flanagan,
Busby is one of dozens
April Foster,
on display in the exhibit
Laura Gaskin,
“ARTrageous: Art Quilts
Claire Gimber,
Year XVIII,” which opens
Sally GouldNov. 1 at the Chandler
Wright, Nancy
Center for the Arts
Green, Betty
Gallery. Submitted photo
Hahn, Estelle
Hartman, Marla Hattabaugh, Ann Hiemstra,
Janet Hiller, Barbara Janson, Margit Kagerer,
Kathleen Kastles, Sherry Kleinman,
Kathy Knapp, Sandra Lauterbach, Eileen
Lauterborn, Susan Lenz, Ingrid Lincoln,
Lorie McCown, Linda McCurry, Sandra
McMorris-Johnson, Anne Munoz, Frances
Murphy, Nancy Nakamoto, Kathy Nida,
Patricia Powers, Helen Remick, Loraine
K. Sample, Christine Sauer, Lin Schiffner,
Brenda H. Smith, Susan Szajer, Ann Turley,
Marcia Tuznik, Mary Vaneecke, Carol Ann
Waugh, Deborah Weir, Shea Wilkinson,
Janet Windsor, Diane Wright and Charlotte
Ziebarth.
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Jazz fest takes over golf resort
Enjoy live music spanning from the
early 20th century to the 1940s during
the Arizona Classic Jazz Festival, Nov.
7 through 10 at the Crowne Plaza San
Marcos Golf Resort, 1 San Marcos Pl.,
Chandler.
The festival, presented by the
Arizona Classic Jazz Society (ACJS),
features music known by many names:
classic, traditional, Dixieland, New
Orleans-style, Chicago-style, Kansas
City-style, West Coast-style, and
“hot”—all evolving into “swing” in the
1930s. This year the festival is including
“gypsy” jazz and blues, popular during
that time period.
The 24th annual festivities begin
at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, and conclude
on Sunday. There are several jam
sessions where anybody who plays an
instrument can take part. Umbrellas
will be available for everybody wishing
to march in the “Second Line Parade,”
starting at 5 p.m. Friday.
Featured bands include: All Stars,
Au Brothers, Blue Street, Le Hot Club
De Rue Bleu, the trio of Eddie Erickson,
Bill Dendle and Shelley Burns, 52nd
Street Jazz Band, Cornet Chop Suey,
High Sierra Jazz Band, The New Hot
5, the Original Wildcat Jass Band, the
Reynolds Brothers Quintet, Sun City
Stomperz, the Wolverine Jazz Band,
Slide & Strings, Rhythm & Rhyme,
and the Pieter Meijers Quartet. Lynn
Roberts will wrap up the festival with
his “Tribute to the Bob Hope Road
TOE-TAPPING: Members of the Reynolds
Brothers Quintet perform their upbeat
jazz music for the appreciative crowd at
Disneyland. Photo courtesy of the Arizona
Classic Jazz Society
Show” to honor military veterans.
An after party will take place in A.J.’s
Restaurant from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
An all-event badge is $95; Friday
only is $45, Saturday only is $50, and
Sunday only is $35. Admission after 6
p.m. on Friday and Saturday is $25. For
those age 17 and younger, admission is
only $5 on Friday and Saturday, and free
on Sunday. There is no charge to enjoy
music on the patio, which is supported
by a grant from the City of Chandler
Event Sponsorship Funding Program.
For more information on the
schedule and the performers or to
purchase tickets, visit azclassicjazz.org
or call 1-888-233-9527.
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October 19 - November 1, 2013
Artist inspired by gardens
City of Chandler gives grant to film fest
Award-winning textile artist Paula
Chung’s fiber art will be on display
in an exhibition called “Flora: The
Fiber Paintings of Paula Chung,” Nov. 1
through Jan. 18 at the Vision Gallery, 10
E. Chicago St., Chandler.
A reception for the artist will be
from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri., Nov. 1; it is free
and open to the public.
Chung builds a rich palette from
fabrics incorporating hand-dyed silks,
The city of Chandler was one of three
grantors who recently donated funds to The
Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival for its
2013-2014 season.
Chandler was joined by the city of
Scottsdale and the West Valley Arts Council,
all three of which awarded the GPJFF grants
ranging from $1,250 to $2,000. Each grant
corresponds to one of the three geographic
locations where the Greater Phoenix Jewish
Film Festival screens its films every February:
overdyed many times to capture a rich
depth of color, with nature serving as
her pattern. Her work resembles the
beauty of watercolors and conveys the
raw emotions the artist experiences
from their beauty.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. Call 480782-2695 or visit visiongallery.org for
more details.
Watch the Bolshoi Ballet on the big screen
SanTan Sun-area residents will get
a chance to see the Bolshoi Ballet as
its “Live in HD” season comes to the
Harkins Chandler Fashion Center 20,
3159 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler.
The ballet’s production of
“Spartacus” will be broadcast live
beginning 8 a.m. Sun., Oct. 20, from
Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. Running
time is 215 minutes, including a preshow and two intermissions.
Starring Bolshoi Principal
Dancers Mikhail Lobukhin, Anna
Nikulina, Svetlana Zakharova and
Ladislav Lantratov, “Spartacus” is
one of the greatest ballets in the
Bolshoi repertoire. With its famous
Khachaturian score and choreography
by Yuri Grigorovich, “Spartacus” teems
with scenes of dynamic tension and
gives full expression to the virility
and strength for which Russia’s male
dancers are renowned.
Specifically shot for the big
screen, filmed with 10 cameras
in high definition and 5.1 sound,
the Bolshoi broadcasts provide a
unique opportunity for audiences
to experience an unprecedented
proximity to the artists on stage and,
via interviews and backstage footage,
to enjoy a unique look behind the
scenes of the world’s most renowned
ballet company.
It is being distributed to theatres
across the United States by Ballet
in Cinema from Emerging Pictures.
For more details or tickets, go
to emergingpictures.com or
harkinstheatres.com.
MYTHICAL MAN: Mikhail Lobukhin stars
as the lead character in the Bolshoi Ballet’s
production of “Spartacus,” to be screened at
Chandler Fashion Center on Oct. 20. Photo
by Damir Yusupov
Chandler, Scottsdale and Peoria.
At a time when many arts organizations
either are folding or suffering due to lower
corporate and individual donations, these
three grants will be used by the GPJFF to
promote awareness of the organization and
to obtain the best in independent films for
the 18th annual Greater Phoenix Jewish Film
Festival, to be held Feb. 9 through 23. For
more details about the film festival, visit
gpjff.org.
Art Show hosted
by Artists of the
Superstitions
Queen Creek will be graced with
many artists during the Artists of the
Superstitions Art Show Sun., Oct. 20 at
the Queen Creek Olive Mill, 35062 S.
Meridian Rd. Approximately 20 artists will
feature their paintings, photography, wood,
jewelry, pottery, glass, gourds and more
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be
wine tasting and an opportunity to enjoy
lunch on the shaded grounds.
For information visit
artistsofthesuperstitions.com or call 480888-9290.
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October 19 - November 1, 2013
An evening of music and dancing
with The Mood Swings 2.0
The Mood Swings 2.0 will hold a
fundraiser and dance at the Green
Valley VFW Oct. 26 to benefit Southern
Arizona’s abused women and children.
They are hosting an evening of music
and dancing from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Thu.,
Nov. 14 at Sunbird Golf and Country Club,
Riggs Road and Country Club Drive in
Chandler.
Ron Butler has been professionally
singing for more than 40 years in Vegas,
Tahoe and Reno for such artists as Vickie
Carr, the Oak Ridge Boys and the Fifth
Dimension. He also plays the guitar and
harmonica.
Maddy Paschal is Ms. Senior Arizona
2010 and first runner up to Ms. Senior
America. She has her own monthly
talk show segment just for seniors on
KGUN Channel 9 in Tucson and writes
a monthly senior column for Ocotillo
Living Magazine.
Christmas
luncheon with
musical program
AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCE: The
Mood Swings 2.0, Ron Butler and Maddy
Paschal, will hold an evening of music and
dance Thu., Nov. 14 at Sunbird Golf and
Country Club. Submitted photo
They will also appear at the
Cottonwood Country Club Nov. 23
for the Annual Sun Lakes Republican
Fundraiser at Farnsworth Community
Theater for New Year’s Eve.
2013 Luxury Home Show returns to Arizona
The 2013 Luxury Home Show, Street
of Dreams, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays
through Sundays beginning Oct. 19,
showcases five distinctive custom-built
homes during a self-guided tour offering
visitors a rare chance to learn about the
best in lifestyle products and innovations
in home construction.
Each home features a unique
architectural style, as well as being
equipped with the latest in interior design,
fine furnishings, artistic landscaping,
technology and energy efficiency. Some
of the features include a master bath
with an 80-square-foot shower and a
free-standing soaking tub filled from
a laminar flow spout in the ceiling, a
basement outfitted with a shooting range
and a four-car garage, hand-carved stone
ceilings and hand-painted floor tiles, a
soft water tap in the garage for washing
cars, outdoor kitchens, pool bathrooms,
a tequila room, wine vaults and resortquality pools. The Street of Dreams
The Sun Lakes PEO Chapters will have a festive musical
program luncheon with a turkey Waldorf salad, warm
rolls and cherry cobbler at 12:15 p.m. Dec. 7 at Oakwood
Country Club. The musical program will begin at 1 p.m.
with Jacob Ziskin, 16, who will play carols and songs.
All UN affiliates and visiting PEOs are encouraged to
attend the event, which is $21 per person. Checks should
be sent by Nov. 20. Make your check payable to Chapter
EN, Gayle Alvar, 10422 E. Champagne Dr., Sun Lakes, AZ
85248. Reservations are required prior to Nov. 30.
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homes range from 5,000 square feet to
more than 12,000 square feet and from
$1.5 million to $2.5 million.
The event will be held at Whitewing at
Germann Estates, south of San Tan Loop
202, east of Greenfield Road on Germann
Road. Tickets may be purchased at the site
for $12.
Street of Dreams, which chooses
a local charitable partner for each of
its shows, is teaming up with House
of Refuge, a Valley-based nonprofit
organization focused on serving homeless
families and individuals in crisis by
providing transitional housing and
supportive services.
As the largest producer of U.S.
luxury home shows, Street of Dreams
Inc. has produced more than 85 of its
trademarked Street of Dreams shows
in premier developments across North
America.
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CHRISTMAS
LUNCHEON: Sandy
Waldron, MaryJo Kuhn
and Marcy Pietrek plan
the Sun Lakes 2013
Christmas Luncheon,
which will be held on
Dec. 7. Submitted photo
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ON STAGE
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ON STAGE VENUE INDEX
“Two Gentlemen of Verona,” through
Oct. 26, MAC. Shakespeare’s early comedy
seems to proclaim “all’s fair in love and
war,” as it unfolds a tale of a disguised and
resourceful heroine, an irreverent servant,
shady characters, outlaws, and one of the
most famous and funny canines in all of
classical literature. Presented by Southwest
Shakespeare Company, set in the 1950s.
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” through Nov. 30,
HCT. Based on the popular 1988 film starring
Michael Caine and Steve Martin, the play
centers on two con men living on the French
Riviera.
“Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power,”
Oct. 19-April 20, MIM. Created by the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, this
is the world’s first museum exhibition to
honor nearly a century of iconic female
musicians. Highlighting more than 70 artists,
the exhibition demonstrates how women
have been engines of creation and change in
popular music.
Mrs. Lincoln: An Americana Roots Band, 3
p.m. Sun., Oct. 20, HCPA. A band that takes
contemporary folk to a new level, blending
influences from rock, country, bluegrass,
and rhythm and blues to create a sound that
has attracted a following that spans all age
groups.
ACS, 7:30 p.m. Tue., Oct. 22, MAC. The
group is comprised of three Grammy
Award winners: pianist Geri Allen, drummer
Terri Lyne Carrington and bassist/vocalist
Esperanza Spalding—three preeminent female
musicians whose careers intersect across the
DEEP ROOTS: A band that takes contemporary
folk to a new level, Mrs. Lincoln: An Americana
Roots Band, performs 3 p.m. Sun., Oct. 20 at the
Higley Center for the Performing Arts in Gilbert.
Photo courtesy of the HCPA
landscape of contemporary jazz.
6 p.m. Thu., Oct. 24, TW. The four-hour event
features performances by Javier Garcia and
Desert Dixie. Admission is free, but donations
are appreciated and benefit Ryan House.
There will be a raffle with items ranging from
restaurant gift cards to hotel stays.
“Ever After: The Story of Jack & Jill,” Oct. 2526, HCPA. MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew”
Season 7 Champion, Chris Thomas, A Time
To Productions and The Happily Ever After
League present a full-length dance musical
production set to the sounds of the ’80s and
’90s. It tells the back-story of Jack and Jill and
many other Mother Goose characters.
“13,” Oct. 25-26 & Nov. 1-2, BSM. When his
parents get divorced and he’s forced to move
from New York to a small town in Indiana,
Evan Goldman just wants to make friends and
survive the school year, in this high-energy
musical for all ages.
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BSM – Baker School of Music
263 E. Warner Rd., Suite C-103,
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Tickets: info@
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CCA – Chandler Center for the
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250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler
Tickets: 480-782-2680,
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DST – Desert Stages Theatre
4720 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale
Tickets: 480-483-1664, DesertStages.
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HCT – Hale Centre Theatre
50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert
Info: 480-497-1181,
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HCPA – Higley Center for the
Performing Arts
4132 E. Pecos Rd., Gilbert
Tickets: higleyarts.com, 480-2797194
IMPROV – Tempe Improv
930 E. University Dr., Tempe
Info: 480-921-9877, tempeimprov.
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“Mrs. Klein,” Oct. 25-Nov. 10, TAS.
Psychoanalyst Melanie Klein is
shattered by the news that her son
has died in a climbing accident. Her
daughter, also a psychoanalyst, thinks
he committed suicide to defy their
MAC – Mesa Arts Center
1 E. Main St., Mesa
Tickets: MesaArtsCenter.com, 480644-6500
MIM – Musical Instrument
Museum
4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix
Info: 480-478-6000, themim.org
SCPA – Scottsdale Center for the
Performing Arts
7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale
Box office: 480-499-8587,
scottsdaleperformingarts.org
TAS – Theatre Artists Studio
4848 E. Cactus
Rd., Suite 406, Scottsdale
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TCA – Tempe Center for the Arts
Gallery; Studio
700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe
Tickets: tempe.gov/TCA, 480-3502822
TW – The Western
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overbearing mother. When the battle
between these two women spills
over into their professional lives, the
childhood events that lie at the heart
of the conflict are exposed.
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“An Evening with Jason Alexander and
His Hair,” 2 & 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 26, SCPA.
The persona of George Costanza on
NBC’s “Seinfeld” garnered Alexander
six Emmy and four Golden Globe
nominations, an American Television
Award and two American Comedy
Awards. Alexander’s career is one
that defines diversity, from his Tony
Award-winning performance in Jerome
Robbins’ “Broadway” to his many roles
on stage, film and television.
voiceLab with David Portillo, 2 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 27, MIM. Portillo will perform
an exuberant program of entirely
Spanish-language music with pianist
Allen Perriello, Arizona Opera’s head
of Music Staff. The program includes
songs by Ginastera, Turina, Gardel,
Rogers, Grever, and Sorozabal.
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Fall
Concert, 7 p.m. Tue., Oct. 29, MAC.
MYS’s mission is to educate young
instrumental musicians through the
ninth grade in the art of orchestral
performance through the use of
the world’s finest orchestral music
to develop character, discipline,
leadership, cultural awareness, and a
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“Nosferatu,” 7:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31,
TCA-Studio. Things get spooky with
the 1922 silent film brought to life with
classical music by Dvorak, Brahms and
Wagner as performed by the Arizona
Pro Arte Orchestra.
“Driving Miss Daisy,” Nov. 1-Jan. 12,
DST. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play
premiered off-Broadway in 1987. Set in
Atlanta, the poignant and sometimes
gritty story spans a quarter of a century
and centers on two characters, Jewish
widow Miss Daisy and her AfricanAmerican chauffer-turned-friend, Hoke.
ImprovMania, 7 & 9 p.m. Sat., Nov. 2,
CCA. A live, fast-paced improv comedy
show based on audience suggestions.
The shows last approximately 90
minutes; the early show is all ages, the
late show is PG-13.
Pacific Mambo Orchestra Featuring
Tito Puente Jr., 8 p.m. Sat., Nov. 2,
SCPA. Celebrating the Golden Age of
Latin Big Bands, this powerful 19-piece
ensemble performs a dance-inducing
mix of salsa, mambo and cha-cha-cha
with singer and percussionist Tito
Puente Jr. Arrive early for a pre-show
happy hour.
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