WHAT’S HAPPENING IN DTPHX
Downtown Phoenix, Arizona
dtphx.com
November 03–November 09, 2014
Monday November 3rd
World Challenge XXIII
Collier Center: The Challenge
seeks to encourage firefighter
fitness and demonstrate the
profession’s rigors to the
public. Wearing ‘full bunker
gear’ and the Scott 5.5 Air-Pak
breathing apparatus, pairs of
competitors race head-tohead as they simulate the
physical demands of real-life
firefighting by performing a
linked series of five tasks.
9 am - 5 pm. $75 Individual,
$90 Tandem, $195 Relay, and
$290 Team.
201 E. Washington St.
firefighterchallenge.com
Must See Monday: Datherine Schneider Awardee Disability Journalism ASU
Walter Cronkite School of
Journalism: Featuring the
winner of the Katherine
Schneider Journalism Award
for Excellence in Reporting on
Disability. Introduction by
Kristin Gilger, associate dean.
First Amendment Forum. 7 pm
- 8 pm. Free. 555 N. Central
602-496-5555
cronkite.asu.edu
Yelle Crescent Ballroom:
Since 2007 French electro-popper Yelle has risen to
be a leading lady in the world
of European pop music. With
Lemonade, and Mija. 8 pm.
$23 - $26. 308 N. 2nd Ave
602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
Tuesday November 4th
World Challenge XXIII
Collier Center: See Monday for
more details. 9 am - 5 pm. $75
- $290. Register at firefighterchallenge.com
Cronkite Night at the
Movies - Nothing But the
Truth ASU Cronkite School of
Journalism: An ambitious
reporter becomes the target of
a federal investigation for
outing a covert CIA agent and
refusing to reveal her source.
7 pm. Free. 555 N. Central
602-496-5555
cronkite.asu.edu
MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND
Explore and celebrate the dynamic fusion of Latino cultural
expression through the arts at the The 2014 CALA Alliance
International Festival at Civic Space Park on November 7th & 8th.
The Features Last Exit Live:
Two weeks. That’s how long
The Features had to work up
roughly a dozen new tunes
before they traveled some
2500 miles from their native
Tennessee to Vancouver,
Washington to make their new
album ‘The Features’. There,
the Nashville-based band spent
a month crafting the most
inventive and assured album of
their career. 7:30 pm.
$12 - $15. 717 S. Central Ave.
602-271-7000
lastexitlive.com
Wednesday November
5th
Shovels and Rope Crescent
Ballroom: It’s not all that
unusual for musicians to talk
the talk about taking a
less-is-more approach to their
work - but it’s rare indeed for
artists to really walk the walk,
and apply that philosophy
across the board. Over the
better part of a decade,
Shovels and Rope have done
just that. With Willie Watson.
8 pm. $17 - $20.
308 N. 2nd Ave 602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
Mini-Medical School 2.0
- Molecular Medicine
Brings High Tech Hope to
Children University of
Arizona College of Medicine:
Precision health uses genetic
profiles to guide decisions
about diagnosis, prediction,
treatment and prevention of
disease. 5:30 pm - 7 pm. Free.
Register at: 5:30 pm - 7 pm.
Free.550 W. Van Buren St.
602-827-2001
phoenixmed.arizona.edu/
events
World Challenge XXIII
Collier Center: See Monday for
more details. 9 am - 5 pm. $75
- $290. Register at firefighterchallenge.com
Wednesday Wind Up-Lunch
Hour Civic Space Park: Have
fun in the park with food
trucks, music, games, and
rotating pop-up activities.
11 am. Free admission.
424 N. Central Ave.
602-262-7490 phoenix.gov
Phoenix Suns vs. Memphis
Grizzlies US Airways Center:
Show your game ticket
on the Valley Metro
Light Rail and receive a
free round trip ride to USAC on
game day. 7 pm. Tickets start
at $14. 201 E. Jefferson
800-745-3000
ticketmaster.com
Seminar - Actors Theatre
Helen K Mason Performing Arts
Center: Four aspiring young
novelists sign up for private
writing classes with Leonard,
an international literary figure.
Under his recklessly brilliant
and unorthodox instruction,
some thrive and others
flounder, alliances are made
and broken, sex is used as a
weapon and hearts are
unmoored. 7 pm. $34. 1333 E
Washington St. 602-258-8129
blacktheatretroupe.org
Theresa Caputo Live! The
Experience Comerica
Theatre: The psychic medium
and star of the hit TLC show,
Long Island Medium will give
interactive readings to
audience members throughout
the show and will also share
personal stories about her life
and her unique gifts. 7:30 pm.
$44.75 - $94.75. 400 W.
Washington St. 800-7453000 livenation.com
Call the Ambassadors at (602) 495–1500 for more information
San Fermin and Courtney
Barnett Crescent Ballroom:
With Mikhael Paskalev. 8 pm.
$13 - $15. 308 N. 2nd Ave
602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
The Instant Classics - Live
Band Karaoke Copper Blues:
Sing with the band. 8:30 pm.
Free. 50 W Jefferson
480-719-5005
copperblueslive.com
Sound of Speed ‘Pit
Road’ Street Festival
Symphony Hall: A oneof-a kind event where
guests have exclusive
access to special Phoenix
International Raceway
and NASCAR experiences
and view an extravagant
showcase from some the
world’s greatest car
Thursday November 6th
collections. Presented by
Social Entrepreneurship
Summit: Stratagies That
Start In Our Community
Phoenix College Dome
Conference Room: An
experience to engage and learn
more on: creating and executing global strategies, looking at
your business model in the
global context, scaling your
business, exporting and
importing, raising capital and
being investment ready,
important aspects related to
expanding and managing your
business with financial models,
international finance, the
Benefit Corporation status (B.
Corp), measuring your impact
and why this is important.
7:30 am - 11:30 am. Free.
843 W. Osborn Rd.
480-731-8721 azsbdc.net
the Barrett-Jackson
World Challenge XXIII
Collier Center: See Monday for
more details. 9 am - 5 pm. $75
- $290. Register at firefighterchallenge.com
Lee Perreiria The Vig
Fillmore: Lee Perreira is a
dynamic performer, songwriter,
guitarist and vocalist. His ability
to combine his texturally
complex singer/songwriter
skills with emotion evoking
blues guitar riffs instantly
captures his audience. He has
had a continuous and passionate pursuit to be the best
musician and songwriter that
he can be since he started
playing guitar at the age of 12.
6 pm to 9 pm. No Cover.
606 N. 4th Ave. 602-254-2242
thevig.us
Auction Company, the ‘Pit
Road’ experience combines the world of collector cars, NASCAR racing,
world class music and
culinary creations from
valley food trucks in a
one-night-only feast for all
your senses. 5 pm. $10. 75
N. 2nd St. 602-495-1999
phoenixsymphony.org
THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY
The Sound of Speed ‘Pit Road
Street Festival’ will be followed
by a one-of-a kind concert
performance at Symphony Hall
on November 6th.
Sound of Speed Concert The Phoenix Symphony
Symphony Hall: Shift into gear
with The Phoenix Symphony as
they celebrate the 50th
anniversary of Phoenix
International Raceway with this
electrifying one-of-a-kind
performance. Conductor Larry
Blank will take the podium for
this debut concert featuring a
world premiere commissioned
piece and special guest Tom
Wopat, star of The Dukes of
Hazzard, for a night dedicated
to cars, motorsports, racing
and music. 7:30 pm. $25 $500. 75 N. 2nd St. 602-4951999 phoenixsymphony.org
Seminar - Actors Theatre
Helen K Mason Performing Arts
Center: See Wednesday for
more details. 7 pm. $34.
Sebastian Maniscalco Stand
Up Live: Sebastian brings his
witheringly sarcastic and
exasperated take on modern
behavior and decorum, trying
to bridge the gap between the
Italian-American Old World he
grew up in and the contemporary frenetic world we all live in
today. 8 pm. $20. 50 W
Washington 480-719-6100
standuplive.com
Scott Bradlee and The
Postmodern Jukebox
Crescent Ballroom: 8 pm.
$20 - $23. 308 N. 2nd Ave
602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
Kandi Burruss and Todd
Tucker Present A Mother’s
Love Comerica Theatre: A
Mothers Love is a story that
depicts how tough it can be for
a mother to let go and allow
her daughter to make her own
decisions when it comes to
love. 8 pm. $45 - $55. 400 W.
Washington St. 800-7453000 livenation.com
Artlink First Fridays Artlink
Phoenix: On the First Friday of
every month revel the nation’s
largest, self-guided art walk.
Tour more than 70 galleries,
venues and art-related spaces
to see a variety of artwork and
to enjoy the spirit and culture
of the city.
Adult’s Night Out Arizona
Science Center: All four floors
of hands-on science are FREE!
National Geographic explorer,
Gregg Treinish will be the guest
speaker in the IMAX Theater
presenting ‘The Explorer and
Scientist Matchmaker Adventures.’ Guests will be able to
venture into National Geographic Presents: Earth
Explorers for an additional fee
($7). Highlighting the Earth’s
spectacular eco-zones-Polar
Regions, Oceans, Rain Forests,
Mountains and Caves and
Savannas. 5:30 pm - 9 pm.
Free. 600 E. Washington St.
602-716-2000 azscience.org
The 2014 CALA Alliance
International Festival
Civic Space Park: The
festival explores and
celebrates the dynamic
Life’s A Drag. Party Like A
Queen Crescent Ballroom:
Truth. Drag. Dare!!!- THE best
new drag show in Phoenix.
Hosted by Olivia Gardens and a
special guest. Live DJ, interactive games, give-a-sways, and
more. 10:30 pm. Free. 308 N.
2nd Ave 602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
fusion of Latino cultural
Friday November 7th
es and CALA Cumbia.
The Live and Learn Lunch:
Get Your ‘Act’ Together
Kincaid’s Classic American
Dining: : Featuring Rozanne
Hird, RR Hird and Company.
Meet new people, enjoy a great
lunch, and hear various
presentations every Friday.
Includes lunch, beverage, tax
and gratuity. Call for reservation as seating is limited. 11:30
am to 1 pm. $20. 2 S. 3rd St.
602-340-0000 kincaids.com
7 pm. 424 N. Central Ave.
expression through the
arts. Programming this
year includes performances by international musicians, a series of talks
around visual artists and
performers, art exhibitions, culinary experienc-
602-279-9925
calaalliance.org
Victorian Secrets Rosson
House Museum: A Glimpse of
the Unmentionable. Take a
teaser tour of the Rosson
House and explore the history
of Victorian undergarments
with Heritage Square’s newest
exhibit. 6 pm - 9 pm. $3.
113 N. 6th St. 602-262-5070
rossonhousemuseum.org
Life In Color - World’s
Largest Paint Party CityScape: Live sets by world-renowned DJs, circus-style
performers, art, and a mixture
of paint and confetti explosions for an unforgettable
experience. Attendees are
encouraged to dress in white
to serve as a canvas for the
paint blasts.The Chicago-native trio Krewella will headline.
6 pm - 11 pm. $30 - $65. 1 E.
Washington St. 602-7723900 lifeincolor.com
Pissed Jeans Crescent
Ballroom: With Gay Kiss. Age
and four full-lengths haven’t
mellowed Pissed Jeans; they
can still unleash a blare that
will exfoliate your cochlea.
With Gay Kiss. 7 pm. $12 - $15.
308 N. 2nd Ave 602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
Phoenix Suns vs. Sacramento Kings US Airways
Center: Show your
game ticket on the
Valley Metro Light Rail
and receive a free round trip
ride to USAC on game day. 7
pm. Tickets start at $14. 201
E. Jefferson 800-745-3000
ticketmaster.com
Seminar - Actors Theatre
Helen K Mason Performing Arts
Center: See Wednesday for
more details. 7 pm. $34.
Sebastian Maniscalco Stand
Up Live: See Thursday for
details. 7 pm and 10 pm. $20.
First Friday: The Scorpion
Decides The Nash: Original
music that melds breakbeat
rhythmic concept with free
jazz syntax into a unified
whole. 7:30 pm. Free. 110 E.
Roosevelt St. 602-795-0464
thenash.org
Tango Night in Phoenix 5th
Row Dance Studios: A tango
class then partner dancing
lessons followed by a dance to
practice your show off moves.
8 pm to 11 pm. Free. 513 E.
Roosevelt St. 602-456-1422
5throwdancestudios.com
The 2014 CALA Alliance
International Festival Civic
Space Park - A. E. England
Building: Explore and
celebrate the dynamic fusion
of Latino cultural expression
through the arts. See Friday for
more details. 11 am.
P.A.P.A. and Grand
Avenue Festival 2014
Grand Avenue: The Grand
LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA
Avenue Members’ Assoc.
The Certified Local Fall Festival will be held at Portland Parkway on
Saturday, November 8th featuring fun time for the whole family.
is joining forces this year
Diana Krall Orpheum
Theatre: Her unique artistry
transcends any single musical
style and has made her one of
the most recognizable artists
walkers to make a personal
donation and raise money for
the cause. Raise $100 and
receive an official Walk t-shirt.
8:45 am. 1700 W. Washington
Parade of the Arts for this
of our time. 8 pm. $75 - $125.
203 W. Adams St. 877-8400457 phoenix.ticketforce.com
800-272-3900 alz.org
Kandi Burruss and Todd
Tucker Present A Mother’s
Love Comerica Theatre: See
Thursday for more details.
7:30 pm. $45 - $55.
Endoplasmic Last Exit Live:
Endoplasmic is a musical
collective that takes pride in
the freedom they get performing improvisational dance
music! 9 pm. $7 - $10. 717 S.
Central Ave. 602-271-7000
lastexitlive.com
Old School 90s R&B and Hip
Hop Dance Party Crescent
Ballroom: DJ Slick 76 and DJ
Melo spin 1990s classics like
TLC, Boyz II Men, Prince, Salt n
Pepa, OutKast, Jay Z, Tupac,
Destinys Child, Usher, Dr Dre,
En Vogue...plus a special live
soul set with Larry Bailey. 10
pm. $3 - $5. 308 N. 2nd Ave
602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
Saturday November 8th
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Wesley Bolin Plaza: The
nations largest event to raise
awareness and funds for
Alzheimers care, support and
research. Although there is no
registration fee for this event,
they encourage all of the
with the Phoenix Annual
non-traditional annual
pedestrian-oriented
Festival that celebrates the
history of Grand Avenue;
promotes neighborhood
Local First Arizona’s
sustainability and adap-
Certified Local Fall
tive re-use; encourages
Festival Portland
recycling; spotlights the
Parkway: This year’s
arts; and highlights
festival will feature more
community creativity. 11
than 100 vendors with
am - 10 pm. 900 to 1500
some of Arizona’s favorite
Grand Ave. grandavenue-
local businesses: Food
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samples from some of the
best Arizona restaurants
and food trucks. A
beverage garden featuring
Arizona-produced wine,
beer, and spirit. Live
entertainment from some
of Arizona’s most talented
musicians. Crafts and
activities for kids and
families. Local business
vendors will be selling a
variety of unique gifts and
products, prices will vary.
The first 500 attendees to
arrive at the festival will
receive a handmade gift
bag sponsored filled with
goodies from participating
local businesses. 10 am to
4 pm. Free admission.
10 W. Portland St.
602-956-0909
localfirstaz.com
Heritage Saturday Heritage
& Science Park: Learn about
how people used to live in
Arizona at Heritage Saturdays.
You and your family are invited
to Heritage Square on the
second Saturday of each
month to experience Territorial
Arizona through hands-on,
historically-themed activities.
Each month features a live
historic craft demonstration, a
free make-it-and-take-it child’s
craft and free children’s
admission to the Rosson House
Museum (with purchase of
adult admission). 1 pm - 5 pm.
115 N. 6th St. 602-262-5071
phoenix.gov
Sebastian Maniscalco Stand
Up Live: See Thursday for
more details. 7 pm and 10 pm.
$20.
Seminar - Actors Theatre
Helen K Mason Performing Arts
Center: See Wednesday for
more details. 7 pm. $34.
Seminar - Actors Theatre
Helen K Mason Performing Arts
Center: See Wednesday for
more details. 2 pm. $34.
Phoenix Suns vs. Golden
State Warriors US Airways
Center: Show your
game ticket on the
Valley Metro Light Rail
and receive a free round trip
ride to USAC on game day.
6 pm. Tickets start at $14.
201 E. Jefferson 800-7453000 ticketmaster.com
PHOENIX CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Grand Avenue Festival is joining forces this year with the
Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts for a non-traditional annual
pedestrian-oriented festival on Saturday, November 8th.
Colin Quinn The Pressroom:
A native of Brooklyn, Colin
Quinn began his stand-up
career in New York as a regular
on the comedy club circuit. He
made his television debut as
co-host of MTV’s popular
game show Remote Control. In
1995, Quinn landed a spot on
the legendary late-night show
Saturday Night Live, where he
entertained audiences for five
seasons. 6:30 pm. $25 - $100.
441 W. Madison St. 602-7257797 thepressroomaz.com
L.O.L. Comedy Show Vol. 4
- L.O.L. and Black Diamond
Entertainment Herberger
Theater Center: From
Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star
Comedy Jam, Red Grant sand
Capone. Featuring Danielle
Williams and James “JayMac”
McCowan. Hosted by Marlon
Da Gr8. Center Stage. 8 pm.
$20 - $40. 222 E. Monroe
602-252-8497
herbergertheater.org
Shakey Graves Crescent
Ballroom: Every few years at
SXSW, an Austin act picks up
steam just in time to enjoy the
home court advantage. This
year it’s a bluesman, Alejandro
Rose-Garcia, who makes the
one-man band approach look
effortless.’ - The New York
Times. With Rayland Baxter.
8:30 pm. $12 - $15.
308 N. 2nd Ave 602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
Sunday November 9th
Sogetsu Ikebana Workshop
Japanese Friendship Garden:
Ikebana, the art of Japanese
flower arrangement, is subtle,
sensitive, sophisticated, and
meditative. The growing
appreciation of Japanese art
and architecture in the West
has extended to the Japanese
way of flowers. Ikebana
emphasizes space and lines.
You will learn and enjoy
Sogetsu Ikebana as a traditional and innovative way of
expressing yourself. 10 am 12 pm. $30. 1125 N. 3rd. Ave.
602-256-3204
japanesefriendshipgarden.org
Historic Roosevelt Home
Tour The Roosevelt Neighborhood: The annual home
tour by the Roosevelt Action
Association will feature many
historic properties from
Phoenix’s first suburb (beyond
the Phoenix city limits). The
Historic Roosevelt Neighborhood is a modern name for a
series of neighborhoods that
grew North of the city between
1893 and 1930 and it spans
from McDowell to Van Buren
and from Central Ave to 7th
Avenue. Learn about early
Phoenix history by taking a rare
glimpse into history and
architecture of Historic
Roosevelt’s homes.
11 am - 4 pm. $12 - $15.
rooseveltneighborhood.org
Sebastian Maniscalco Stand
Up Live: See Thursday for
more details. 7 pm. $20.
Dan Reed Network / Paul
Gurvitz and The New Army
The Pressroom: Dan Reed was
born in Portland, Oregon, but
in early childhood moved to a
South Dakota cattle ranch.
Growing up on 2000 acres of
land as an only child gave Dan
plenty of time to daydream and
it was there, riding tractor in
the summer sun that Dan first
fantasized about becoming a
musician while listening to the
music blaring on the tractor
cab’s AM radio. Paul Gurvitz,
rock legend and founding
member of UK rock
powerhouses; Baker Gurvitz
Army with Ginger Baker, Three
Man Army, and Gun, has
assembled his newest venture
aptly titled; the New Army.
7:30 pm. $25 -$35.
441 W. Madison 602-725-7797
thepressroomaz.com
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Crescent Ballroom: The group
formed while the four were still
attending an Edinburgh high
school, where they won a
battle of the bands contest
with their very first gig. After
graduation, they relocated to
Glasgow, and their sound
matured, moving from simple
song structures and clean
guitars to a more ambitious,
anthemic approach. With The
Twilight Sad. 8 pm. $15 - $18.
308 N. 2nd Ave 602-716-2222
crescentphx.com
The Nick and Knight Tour
Orpheum Theatre: Backstreet
Boy Nick Carter and New Kid
on the Block Jordan Knight
have joined forces for a new
duo the pair are calling Nick
and Knight. 8 pm. $45 $49.50. 203 W. Adams St.
877-840-0457
phoenix.ticketforce.com
Old Man Canyon Last Exit
Live: Born from the efforts of
front man Jett Pace, Old Man
Canyon arrived on the
alternative scene in early 2012.
After the release of the group’s
debut EP Phantoms and
Friends, their music has
appeared in the MTV series
Awkward, Showtime’s Shameless and the Bravo series Suits,
to name a few. 8 pm. $10 - $12.
717 S. Central Ave. 602-2717000 lastexitlive.com
Universal Knowledge The
Lost Leaf: 9 pm. Free.
914 N. 5th St. 602-258-0014
thelostleaf.org
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