Arts

Rawhide cuts public hours, looks to events

By Colleen Sparks, Staff Writer Rawhide Western Town & Event Center is dramatically reducing its hours starting Friday, Sept. 1, in response to a decline in attendance in recent years. Instead, the 1880s-themed Old West...

Phoenix Children’s Chorus holding East Valley auditions for aspiring young singers

By SanTan Sun News Staff If their voice is their instrument and the idea of traveling to sing on stages near and far sounds fun to them, bring your kids down to audition for the Phoenix Children’s Chorus. The chorus for boys...

Students to channel ‘divas, villains and jesters’ in opera workshop performance

By Colleen Sparks The drama and laughter of stories told through song will be come to life on stage at a free performance on July 20 in Chandler. “A Concert of Divas, Villains & Jesters,” the Summer Opera Workshop...

Wheelchair-bound Chandler photographer wins local prizes

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Greg Wickenburg was an active teenager in Seattle, playing Little League baseball and riding on his skateboard and BMX bike. This whole life changed when he was 17, however. An automobile accident...

Exhibit telling story of local internment camp on display at Chandler Museum

By SanTan Sun News Staff   There’s still time to see an exhibit at the Chandler Museum chronicling internment camps in the Valley. “Un-American: Japanese Internment in our Backyard” will be on display through July 1 at...

Local teen earns national art award

By SanTan Sun News STAFF A Chandler teenager is getting national recognition for her artistic ability. Cassidy Potts, 17, who was a senior at Hamilton High School at the time, received the American Visions Award, presented by...

Eccentric movie character actor Crispin Glover coming to Chandler

By SanTan Sun News Crispin Glover, known for his roles in the “Back to the Future” and “Charlie’s Angels” films will screen two of his own films, at 7:45 p.m. June 23 and 7 p.m. June 24, at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema,...

Classic films return to the big screen at Harkins Theatres

By SanTan Sun News Staff Harkins Theatres is presenting Ultimate Classics, with special presentations of classic films, 7 p.m. every Tuesday in June for only $5. Films include “Reality Bites,” “E.T. The...

Public art in Chandler is now this Bugg’s life

When he joined the organization earlier this year, Chandler visual arts coordinator Peter Bugg initially thought his new job might be too good to be true. “Everyone was so welcoming and enthusiastic about working for the city,...

Public works of art and galleries enhance Chandler’s culture

Chandler’s downtown continues to evolve with an eclectic mix of old and new businesses and restaurants calling it home and attracting visitors from all over the Valley. Wherever you find a vibrant, thriving downtown, you also...