Arts

Chandler Center for the Arts to offer shows year-round

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski   In Michelle Mac Lennan’s 18 years at the Chandler Center for the Arts, she has worked tirelessly to provide the best programming possible. Now, to broaden and deepen her audiences, Mac...

Vintage market will offer shabby chic art, furniture, jewelry

By Colleen Sparks If shabby chic is your style when it comes to art, furniture and jewelry, the Front Porch Pickins Vintage & Handmade Market might be your cup of tea. The market will include “rusty retro” and many...

Downtown Chandler goes Cajun and gets musical for Abita Brewing event

By Steve Solomon Don parade attire and get a taste of the Big Easy at the Great Southwest Cajun Fest in Chandler on Saturday, April 22nd. Showcasing the heart and soul of New Orleans, paired of course with Arizona fusion and...

Chandler Museum design unveiled, touts a modern look

By Mike Butler The new Chandler Museum will be a striking contemporary counterpoint to the historic McCullough-Price House, linked by an arrival plaza, a pedestrian corridor, gardens and a shaded courtyard. Phil Weddle of...

Before they were famous: See masterpieces from the next generation of artists

Kid-created artwork decorates refrigerators in millions of homes around the country. However, you won’t often see it in an art gallery. Not so at Tarwater Elementary’s Spring Art Show. You can browse an elegant...

Recall ‘Yesterday’ with concert at Sunbird Country Club

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Yesterday Once More—a variety show featuring music from the 1950s to 1970s—will bring its show to the Sunbird Country Club at 6250 S. Sunbird Blvd., Chandler, at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 8. Tickets...

Taste of the Islands art walk returns to Chandler

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski The Chandler Art Walk is encouraging tropical thoughts as The Taste of the Islands theme returns to downtown from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 21. It will feature artisan shopping, live music by...

The Dixie Cats bring their jazz sounds to Chandler

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Tucson’s The Dixie Cats will perform at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort on Sunday, April 23, to help the city celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month. The event runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and is...

Lighting a Spark

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski ASU visiting film professor Adam Collis will pretty much do anything for his students. One day, however, he jokingly told his boss that he was going to create a feature film and give the kids...

Best Picture Oscar nominees showing at Harkins Theatres

All nine best picture nominees for an Academy Award will be shown multiple times throughout the week at select Harkins Theatres locations through Thursday, Feb. 23. A pass, which includes a medium popcorn and 2017 Loyalty Cup, is...