Category: Arts-music

In 2018, I saw both Taylor Swift Atlanta shows. For The Eras Tour, I couldn’t land a ticket, and neither did most friends.

So when her concert movie was released, we didn’t take a chance or wait in line, we bought out a theatre!

Even as many were navigating heavy hearts, health issues, new schools, family stress, COVID and more, Taylor Swift brought 32 of us together to immerse and forget over a wonderfully fun evening of dinner, drinks and dancing. Kids and adults alike clapped, sang, took pics, used camera lights and treated it like a private concert party.

– Tara Murphy, 360 Media, Inc., The Atlanta 100

If ever there were a true Renaissance man, it was Leonardo da Vinci, whose seminal work – “Vitruvian Man” – was created circa 1490 as a means of explaining balance and proportion in art and architecture.

Enter, Leonardo: The Universal Man, a novel take on the artist’s famed drawings, sketches and journal entries via immersive, state-of-the art projection technology. The floor-to-ceiling spectacle includes a current interpretation of his drawings and creations – including the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper ” – replete with sound, light, animation and kaleidoscopic color palettes.

On view now through June 28 at Lighthouse ArtSpace Phoenix in Old Town Scottsdale.

– Hannah Van Sickle, The Arizona 100

Last month, Biruni Hariadi recited her way to the top at the Arizona Poetry Out Loud State Finals in Tucson. The student at Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy competed against peers from all corners of the state and emerged the Arizona 2023 Champion.

The competition, administered by the University of Arizona Poetry Center, began in the classroom and advanced through multiple levels; next month, Hariadi travels to the nation’s capital to compete against champions from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions for a chance to win the title of Poetry Out Loud National Champion – plus a $20,000 scholarship.

– Hannah Van Sickle, The 100 Companies

A trio of live concerts at Arizona Musicfest is on tap this month featuring music across the ages:

• “The Folk Legacy Trio” – dubbed a living library of the folk era – took to the stage Tuesday, April 11 for an evening of nostalgia, straight from the 50s and 60s.

• April 17 belongs to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, to whom Broadway vocalists will pay their R-E-S-P-E-C-Ts in a tribute concert to the legendary singer and icon.

• April 29: “Takin’ It To The Streets” pays homage to the Doobie Brothers’ greatest hits.

All three shows will feature “Concert Close-Up” video enhancement.

– Hannah Van Sickle, The 100 Companies

The Arizona American Indian Tourism Association (AAITA) will host a festival to honor and celebrate 22 of Arizona’s indigenous Indian communities. AAITA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase and promote tourism development for Indian communities in Arizona, while maintaining the probity of each tribe.

Coinciding with Western Week, the festival will be held in historic Old Town Scottsdale at the intersection of First Street and Brown Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 6 from 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Visitors can expect to learn these tribes’ history and culture while enjoying food, art, crafts, storytelling and music.

– Amanda Fox, The Arizona 100

SculptureTucson is pleased to announce “Rough Terrain,” the inaugural exhibition of its new sculpture park. The two-acre park will be home to large-scale works now through the 4th of July, and is located adjacent to the organization’s headquarters at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park.

All displayed sculptures are available for sale, and featured artists include Rotraut Moquay, Fred Borcherdt, Al Glann, Kevin Caron, Steven Derks, Willie Ray Parish, Jeff Timan, Elizabeth Frank, Hector Ortega, Greg Corman, Pat Frederick, Jonquil LeMaster, Julia Arriola, Adrian Wall, Joy Fox McGrew, Jimmy Descant, Peter Eisner, Joan Waters, John Nelson, Barbara Jo Borch and Alex Heveri.

– The Arizona 100 reports

A long-time advocate for the power of the creative spirit, and in response to COVID-19, Valley resident and jazz vocalist Shannon Wallace, CDP created MusicalMemoryCare.com, an online, interactive live-streaming and on-demand Music, Movement & Memory program serving those living with dementia and cognitive impairment, and their caregivers.

The program’s video sessions feature Wallace interacting with her audience who are then able to experience full-body movement exercises; memory and hand-eye coordination games; problem-solving games; humor and reflective conversation, all set to music and/or rhythm. Wallace is a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) through the American National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP).

– The Arizona 100 reports