Arts & Culture
Beat the heat by visiting one of the Valley's arts venues or an exhibit at a museum. From concerts to art exhibitions and theatrical performances, there is plenty to experience and see in the greater Phoenix area. The youngsters in your household will enjoy a visit to the downtown Children's Museum of Phoenix, Phoenix Art Museum's digital video exhibition, the new Butterfly Wonderland at Via de Ventura and the 101 in Scottsdale or the Musical Instrument Museum in north Phoenix.
PERFORMING ARTS
ASU GAMMAGE
Sister Act
June 25 to June 30
DESERT STAGES THEATRE
The Butterfly's Day
May 24 to June 23
The Mouse Trap
June 7 to July 28
PHOENIX THEATRE
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
June 6 – June 23
Tickets: 602-254-2151
or
VALLEY YOUTH THEATRE
Shrek The Musical
June 14 – June 30
Herberger Theater
GARDENS
DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN
Music in the Garden
Patio Cafe open during concert
Friday evenings, June 7 to June 28, 7:30 p.m.
Birds in the Garden
May – August, 7 a.m.
MUSEUMS
ASU ART MUSEUM
Turn Off the Sun
Through Sept. 7
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MUSEUM
Summer 2013 Concert Series
Museum Encounters
30-minute musical demonstrations
Iris DeMent
June 21, 7:30 p.m.
Pavlo
June 22, 7:30
John Jorgenson's Gypsy Jazz Quartet
June 23, 7 p.m.
Raul Midón
June 29, 7:30 p.m.
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
Kehinde Wiley
The Memling Series
Through – June 23, 2013
Fashion of the Digital Age
Ellman Fashion Design Gallery
Through July 14
The Art of Video Games
June 16 – Sept. 29
Sewing the Blues
Contemporary Forum's Artist Award Recipient Anna Lopez
Chase Lobby
Through June 30
Hidden Meanings of Love and Death
Works from the Marilyn and Roy Papp Collections
Orme Lewis Gallery
Through Sept. 2
Such Great Heights
Center for Creative Photography
Norton Gallery
May 4 – Sept. 22
Level Up
The Art of Video Games
Steele Gallery
June 16 – Sept. 29
SCOTTSDALE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Sonny Assu, Salmon Loops, from the Breakfast Series, 2006.
Digital print, Fome-cor, 12 x 7 x 3 in. PHOTO: Chris Meier
Stocked: Contemporary Art From the Grocery Aisles
Opening May 31
THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PHOENIX
Target Free First Friday Nights
May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Dec. 6
Photo at top: Raul Midón to perform at the MIM, July 29, 2013
