Downtown Phoenix will host two dynamic festivals this weekend: Herberger Theater Center’s Second Annual Festival of the Arts and the Rainbows Festival.
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These two events promise to bring thousands of people into Downtown.
The second annual Herberger Theater Center Festival of the Arts takes place Saturday, Oct. 1 from 1-5 p.m. and offers indoor/outdoor performances on four stages, wine tasting, children’s activities, short films, and culture for all ages and tastes. Tickets for Festival of the Arts ($5, free for kids 12-under) can be purchased the day of the event at the gates (Third Street and Monroe, Second Street and Monroe). There is free parking courtesy of Arizona Center (Fifth Street and Fillmore). Bring your parking ticket to the Festival to redeem.
Rainbows FestivalA Downtown tradition since 2002, Rainbows Festival & Street Fair is a FREE celebration of the diversity of the LGBT community and takes place at Heritage Square Park. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Rainbows Festival is one of the largest LGBT events in Arizona and offers a full weekend of activities, including music, dancing, a wide variety of food, drinks, and exhibitors.
Hope to see you this weekend in Downtown Phoenix!
Doors open at 7 p.m. and the live show starts at 8 p.m. Attire is artistically authentic; cover is $10.
This free event encourages Wine Walkers to ride METRO light rail (just $3.50 for a day pass) between three hubs–Downtown Phoenix, Tempe, and Uptown–to get a taste of the emerging wine and dining scene in our Central City.
In all, 17 bars and restaurants will participate in this event, which is sponsored by the Downtown Phoenix Partnership and Mix 96.9 FM. Downtown restaurants include 1130, The Arrogant Butcher, Brick Pizzeria, ICON, District American Kitchen & Wine Bar, Kincaid’s, Networks, Nobuo at Teeter House, Phoenix Public Market Urban Grocery & Wine Bar, Province, Rose & Crown, Sam’s Café, and Steve’s Greenhouse Grill. Everything a Wine Walker needs, including a full list of participants, maps, plus wine and snack deets, is available at 
Coach & Willie’s
Thai Elephant
A Conversation with Edith Head / Sept. 16-Oct. 2
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club / Oct. 13-30
Local dignitaries gathered Wednesday Aug. 8 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Downtown’s newest housing project. The Lofts at McKinley will be built at the northeast corner of 5th Avenue & McKinley in the historic Roosevelt neighborhood. The 60-unit complex will provide affordable housing to seniors with rents ranging from $490-$900 for qualified residents.
Valley Youth Theatre Presents: Hairspray
Chris Tucker at Comerica Theatre
Kincaid’s at Collier Center
Mas Calaveras
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011The other day as we were driving over to see the Valley of the Sunflowers field, my companion said, “There’s a new mural.” I knew right away that it was done by Lalo Cota since it features his unmistakable calaveras which I have blogged about before. Here’s a collage I did last year featuring several of them, scattered about the Downtown Phoenix area.
Sometimes Lalo collaborates with Thomas Breeze and/or Pablo Luna. I was excited to see a new one on the front of Tacos de Juarez (authentic Mexican food at 1017 N. 7th Street) and I know there are a couple more around town, too, that I will blog about soon. It’s great to be photographing a few more murals again and we’re coming up on the best time of year to be walking around colorful Downtown Phoenix with a camera.
I didn’t see any signatures so I’m not sure if he did the rooster, too.
Stay tuned for some new and updated murals…
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