FALL 2017 4 | FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM Fall Arts & Culture Directory ARIZONA CITIZENS FOR THE ARTS Arizona Citizens for the Arts (AzCA) works every day to help build a vibrant, well-funded arts and culture sector that contributes to shaping the future for our young people and the vitality of our local communities. For more than 35 years, AzCA has been the voice of non-profit arts and culture, promoting arts-friendly public policy at all levels of government and increased funding, and insuring arts and culture gets rightful credit for the contributions it makes to local community vitality, tourism, business attraction and job growth. azcitizensforthearts.org ARIZONA HERITAGE CENTER AT PAPAGO PARK Arizona Heritage Center at Papago Park, home of the Centennial Museum, features exhibits spanning 100 years of Central Arizona history, making it the perfect place to enjoy the best of Arizona’s past and present. Journey through time, from western frontier days through the post-war building boom. Learn how water sustains life in the desert and discover the beauty and variety of Arizona’s vast natural resources. Nestled in the foothills of beautiful Papago Park, the museum is ideal for group tours, corporate events, weddings and other indoor and outdoor functions. Arizona Heritage Center features regular presentations on topics and events impacting Arizona. arizonahistoricalsociety.org/museums/tempe/ ARIZONA CONSORTIUM FOR THE ARTS The Arizona Consortium for the Arts is an all-volunteer (501c3) community organization. During the Annual Blue Guitar Festival of the Arts, the Annual Fall Festival of the Arts, the monthly Open Mics and Magazines the public celebrates local artists through presentations, exhibitions, readings and performances. The Blue Guitar, a literary and arts magazine features local emerging and established writers and artists. The Blue Guitar Jr. Edition features works by children and works by adults who write for children. Unstrung magazine is solely dedicated to poetry. We support and give voices and visibility to Arizona artists in all disciplines and genres, organizations and audiences, through continuous events, festivals and programs free to the community. artizona.org

FALL 2017 FRONTDOORSMEDIA .COM | 5 Fall Arts & Culture Directory ARIZONA OPERA Arizona Opera ‘s 2017/18 Season brings a Technicolor special event in October with Hercules vs Vampires, the intrigues and double-crossings of Tosca in November, a celebration of Leonard Bernstein with Candide, in January, the comedic The Barber of Seville and a momentous production of Nordic gods, dwarves and giants in Das Rheingold concludes the season. Arrive early to sip a cocktail and show off your best cocktail attire, then enjoy a spectacular night at the Opera. All performances are held in Symphony Hall with ticket packages available at www.azopera.org azopera.org ASU GAMMAGE ASU Gammage has announced its historic 2017-2018 Desert Schools Federal Credit Union Broadway Across America – Arizona season. The season is anchored by HAMILTON and is packed with award-winning musicals, classics and the newest hits from Broadway. The season features the last two Tony Award ® winners for Best Musical, HAMIL - TON and FUN HOME, as well as Best Revival winners THE COLOR PURPLE and THE KING AND I. The season also includes 2016’s Tony Award ® -winning Best Play THE HUMANS along with other favorite musicals THE BODYGUARD, the hilariousSOME - THING ROTTEN!, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s SCHOOL OF ROCK. asugammage.com ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER Don’t miss the blockbuster POMPEII: THE EXHBITION, coming to Arizona Science Center in November. Forgotten for centuries after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and then rediscovered 250 years ago, Pompeii is truly awe-in - spiring. POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION features nearly 200 artifacts, including frescoes, mosaics and precious items belonging to the residents of Pompeii. The mission of Arizona Science Center is to inspire, educate and engage curious minds through science. The Center features more than 300 hands-on exhibits, live demonstra - tions, the state-of-the-art Dorrance Planetarium and the five-story Irene P. Flinn Giant Screen Theater and the new CREATE makerspace. azscience.org