A dynamic lineup of events and holiday
performances.
The following is a list of events and exhibitions from Scottsdale Arts, a nonprofit organization comprising Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation, Canal Convergence and Civic Center LIVE. Visit ScottsdaleArts.org for information.
Glow Up @SMoCA: Sound Bath at Sunrise
Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, 6:30 a.m.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Tickets: $20
Get comfy and lose yourself with a sound bath led by Melinda Milton in the James Turrell “Knight Rise” Skyspace as the sun rises on the shortest day of the year.
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas Caravan
Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $38
From heartwarming ballads to raucous dance tunes, the Squirrel Nut Zippers conjure an atmosphere nestled somewhere between the wondrous lights of Christmas and the backroom din of a speakeasy.
Looking ahead
This January, Scottsdale Arts presents a fresh and fun lineup of events to kick off the new year.
January starts by welcoming Detour Company Theatre back to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts with three showings of “Footloose” from Jan. 5–7. Jeffrey Siegel celebrates 45 seasons of Keyboard Conversations® with the first show in 2024 highlighting “The Power and Passion of Beethoven.”
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will also offer a range of events in January, from Knight Rise at Sunset inside the James Turrell Skyspace to “Three Parallels + Four Shades,” featuring an artist talk by Phillip K. Smith III and a performance by Nicole L Olson.
The following is a list of events and exhibitions from Scottsdale Arts, a nonprofit organization comprising Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation, Canal Convergence and Civic Center LIVE.
Visit ScottsdaleArts.org for information.
Performances/Events
Detour Company Theatre | Footloose: The Musical
Friday–Sunday, Jan. 5–7, 3 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: Free
Join Detour Company Theatre and cut loose with “Footloose!” This explosive movie musical celebrates liberation, passion and self-determination alongside an Oscar®-nominated score and iconic songs, including “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Footloose” and “Let’s Hear It for the Boy.”
Keyboard Conversations®️ with Jeffrey Siegel: The Power and Passion of Beethoven
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $26
The first Keyboard Conversations® concert of 2024 highlights “The Power and Passion of Beethoven” with two of the composer’s personal favorites, the “Appassionata” and “Sonata for Theresa,” as well as the popular “Für Elise.”
Knight Rise at Sunset
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, 5 p.m.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Tickets: $45
In this illuminating event and workshop, you will experience the sunset inside the James Turrell Skyspace “Knight Rise” at SMoCA.
COLORLOVE Opening Reception
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, 4–5:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
Free
Join Scottsdale Public Art and the artists from “COLORLOVE” to celebrate the opening of the new community exhibition.
Arturo Sandoval
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $52
A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Arturo Sandoval is one of the most brilliant, multifaceted and renowned musicians of our time.
Jazz Lounge: I Got Rhythm—A Tribute to Cole Porter and George Gershwin
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, 3 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $30
Jan Sandwich presents a new show saluting two of the greatest songwriters of all time with wonderful music like “I Got Rhythm,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Just One of Those Things,” “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” and many more.
Three Parallels + Four Shades: Artist Talk & Performance
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, 5 p.m.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Tickets: $40
Join us for a special artist talk by Phillip K. Smith III, followed by an encore performance of “Four Shades” by Nicole L Olson, in collaboration with intermedia artist Shomit Barua.
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $35
Cécile McLorin Salvant is an eclectic curator, unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs with strong narratives, interesting power dynamics, unexpected twists and humor.
Arizona Concours d’Elegance
Sunday, Jan 21, 2024, 7 a.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets start at $85 ($100 beginning Jan. 1)
The sixth edition of the Arizona Concours d’Elegance will focus on some of the world’s most superb examples of the art of coachbuilding and car design, shown in the luxury atmosphere of a stylish garden party.
Balancing Acts: Public Reading
Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, 2 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: Free
Caregiving is both challenging and rewarding. Listen to original stories written by caregivers in Balancing Acts, the eight-week writing workshop led by Amy Silverman.
