Spring is in the air, the birds are chirping, and if you like to paint, get your easel out there and have at it! Herberger Theater Center is accepting applications for a special summer exhibit to be hosted by University Club in Phoenix. The theme is “The Poetry of Arizona’s Landscape.”
I know there are wonderful “shy” artists out there and I’m here to encourage you all to participate. The exhibit includes photography and is open to all artists residing in Arizona 18 years and older. Just send a brief resume or bio, up to 10 digital images of your work and a $20 non-refundable fee with your entry form.
The deadline for submissions is April 1 and that’s no joke!
Applications are available on the Herberger Theater’s website www.HerbergerTheater.org or call 602-254-7399 X 117
Skewering online dating and the impersonal nature of interpersonal communications in the 21st Century, a cast of four sprinted through two acts that no doubt left both single and spoken for audience members questioning their romantic fates.
Aspiring performers ages 15-18 throughout Arizona are invited to enter the 12th Annual Arizona Young Artist’s Competition at the Herberger Theater Center March 26. Performers will compete in the areas of acting, dance, and voice for a $1,000 cash prize in each category. Yes, that’s $3,000 worth of prize money!
Commissioned by the Arizona Theatre Company and written by the nationally acclaimed playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, Ten Chimneys offers a look at the private lives of artists who are always on the stage. During the Two-Act play, Lunt and Fontanne decide to perform Chekhov’s masterpiece, The Sea Gull. When a young actress named Uta Hagen arrives, a romantic triangle begins to mirror the events in Chekov’s play about passion and art.
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Sounds like some pictures of churches doesn’t it? Well not according to Jim Covarrubias, the new curator at the Herberger.
You don’t just buy a painting because it fits on that blank wall, do you? Perhaps in some way the artists have communicated with you what is sacred to themselves and the paintings speak to your own feelings.
You can get into spirits of a different kind Saturday and Sunday at the 
Midwest and East Coast transplants can get their winter fixes in a couple of ways: 
Finally, while it has absolutely nothing to with the holidays, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the 
The play is a gripping drama which takes a look at the price of fame, discrimination, the African-American experience and professional jealousies. The audience gets an eye-opening view of how hard Ma Rainey had to have fought for every ounce of respect during a time when the odds were nothing but stacked against her. Even so, the play was as much about Ma Rainey’s quartet of musicians as it was about her own struggle. As the play unfolded, the audience learned about their stories, dreams, and inner demons as their lives connected—often colliding—during their day at the Paramount recording studio. Very quickly, we realized it wasn’t just about the music. In fact, the play contained very little music.
Rattlers, Sex and the Second City Return
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011Ever since last year’s The Second City Does Arizona, Or, Close But No Saguaro packed its bags and mosied on down the road, fans have been jonzing for another dose of Second City’s acerbic takes on contemporary life in America. Fortunately for us, the troupe has returned to the Herberger Theater Center for Sex and the Second City Version 2.0, which opens Thursday and runs through March 20.
Sex and the Second City Version 2.0 is billed as a “look at the perils of love and relationships in the digital age.” No shortage of materials there, and considering this is the same group that produced some of comedy’s biggest stars of the last quarter century–giants like Bill Murray, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey, and Stephen Colbert–there promises to be a whole lot of LMAO’ing from the crowd.
To purchase tickets for Sex and the Second City Version 2.0 or other Herberger productions enter visit the venue’s web site here.
Rattlers Return
Call the Rattlers at 480-985-3292 for information on full season, partial season and single-game ticket pricing. Or visit the team’s web site here.
Suns In Playoff Push
It’s a big week for the Suns as they try to catch Memphis and New Orleans for one of the Western Conference’s final playoff spots. One of the other teams in that chase, the Houston Rockets, visit US Airways Center tonight and Eastern Conference power Orlando comes calling on Sunday.
Canstruction at CityScape
Downtowner and avid blogger Daisy Anderson sent us this note about Canstruction, happening March 5-12 at CityScape.
But what about the people that can’t do that because of A. Lack of money; B. Lack of money; or C. you get the point!
Here’s your chance to change that tune and catch a little stardom! Just go to www.phxcanstruction.com and show your talents. A can for mankind with your can-do attitude! Ok, I’m out of bad rhymes, but this is such a great idea and we urban types need to jump on board. What “Can” you do? Make me proud people!
Thanks Daisy!
Wheels of Britain Car Show
Come to Heritage Square this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for one cracking car show. Jaguar, Lotus, Triumph, Jensen, and Rolls Royce–all your favourite new, vintage and restored European autos will be on display.
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