Race by David Mamet
- Thursday, Nov. 10 through Saturday, Nov. 12
- 8 p.m.
- Herberger Theatre Center: 222 E. Monroe Street
- Getting there: Walk — Third Street and Monroe
- Regular Price: $20.00, Discount price: $11.50 (ShowUp.com)
Recommended if you like: cutting-edge theater, acclaimed writing
David Mamet’s “Race” is being presented by iTheatre Collaborative at the Herberger Theater. The regional premiere of the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright confronts America’s most controversial topic in a provocative new tale of sex, guilt and bold accusations through the story of two lawyers defending a wealthy white man accused of raping a black woman.
Discover India
- Saturday, Nov. 12 and Sunday Nov. 13
- 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Rosson House Museum: 113 N. 6th Street
- Getting there: Walk — 6th Street and Van Buren
- Price: FREE
Recommended if you like: international culture, celebrations of roots, community transcending borders
Indian culture will be celebrated at the Rosson House Museum with a cultural show, food fair, festival parade, clothing and jewelry bazaar, cooking demonstrations and more.
The Sixth Annual Phoenix Parade of the Arts
- Saturday, Nov. 12
- 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Civic Space Park: 424 N. Central Ave.
- Getting there: Walk—Across Central Avenue from campus
- Price: FREE
Recommended if you like: participatory art, circus antics
The Dr. Reverend Stephen Strange and his band of merrymakers bring back bring back this annual festival and parade to downtown Phoenix, spreading fall joy and creativity to the whole city. Civic Space Park will feature crafts, art demonstrations, music and kids’ activities to unite local residents. But once the sun slips below the horizon, the real fun begins, with a parade around downtown Phoenix. However, this isn’t just any parade, but one with a unique Phoenix twist. The Annual Parade of the Arts invites anyone and everyone to join the procession by creating floats, walking, biking and playing music to display the incredible vibrancy of the downtown community for all to see.
The Second Annual Pie Social
- Saturday, Nov. 12
- 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Roosevelt Row Arts District
- Getting there: Walk—Roosevelt between Fourth and Fifth streets
- Price: $10 or two pies for five tasting tickets
Recommended if you like: homemade pies, tasty causes
Building upon the unprecedented momentum of the foodie movement in Phoenix, The New Times’ Chow Bella blog and Roosevelt Row CDC once again partner to provide local pie enthusiasts with the fix they crave. This Saturday, Roosevelt Row’s A.R.T.S lot #1 will be transformed into a sea of pies and arts vendors, as local artisans will showcase their wares alongside the creations of notable bakers from all across the Valley. Downtown favorites including chefs from Jobot and Tammie Coe Cakes will be creating pies for the occasion, but all are welcome to get in on the action. To eat the many pies available, visitors will have to either provide two pies of their own, or pay $10 for five tasting tickets. Even the local community will benefit from the event: all proceeds from the event will go to the arts programs at Phoenix Union BioScience High School.
The Atom Age
- Saturday, Nov. 12
- Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
- The Trunk Space: 1506 NW Grand Avenue
- Getting there: Bike — 15th and Grand avenues
- Price: $7
Recommended if you like: first-wave rock ‘n’ roll, sax-driven punk, 1950s nostalgia
Combining ‘50s and ‘60s pulp imagery with the chops of the best rock and punk of the past few decades, the Atom Age makes its Phoenix debut this Saturday at local outsider hangout, the Trunk Space. The group plays straight-ahead punk with an emphasis on rock, lead by dirty, raspy guitar riffs, vocals and saxophone leads. Their horror-based and love-laced lyrics provide perfect fodder for the bouncy, driving rhythms the group uses in their songs. Finding their closest peers in ‘90s and ‘00s horn-driven punk heroes Rocket From the Crypt, the Atom Age has built a niche in the scene all their own. Local ska favorites Liam & the Ladies open the show alongside the Rebel Set and Manual Sex Drive.
Mucho Beats: A Story About HOUSE
- Sunday, Nov. 13
- 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Civic Space Park: 424 N. Central Ave.
- Getting there: Walk — Across Central Avenue from campus
- Price: FREE
Recommended if you like: house-style techno music, dance
With the arrival of fall in Phoenix comes an abundance of outdoor events to celebrate the lovely weather provided by the Valley of the Sun. This Sunday, a group of local house music fanatics will band together to create an afternoon and evening festival of techno music, art, and dance in the city center’s most vibrant park. The free, all ages event features local DJs Robots vs. Zombies, and other renowned mix-masters including DJ X-calibur and Musa. The group aims to expose the underground club and rave phenomenon of house music to an entirely new audience in the middle of downtown Phoenix.
Th [sic] Sense: On Ice!
- Sunday, Nov. 13 and continuing Fridays and Saturdays throughout November
- 6:00 p.m., pre-show entertainer at 5:30 p.m.
- Soul Invictus: 1022 NW Grand Ave.
- Getting there: Bike — Grand Avenue between 10th and 11th avenues
- Price: $10 in advance at brownpapertickets.com, $15 at the door
Recommended if you like: raunchiness, sketch comedy, absurdity
Local sketch comedy veterans Th [sic] Sense return to their home stage at Soul Invictus with a vengeance, staging this year’s rendition of their annual holiday special. In a Valley dominated by improv, the troupe brings together a fresh mix of sketches, much in the vein of such popular sketch shows as Saturday Night Live. But what separates this troupe is the sheer gall of their work, as each scene is more outrageous than the last. With this latest production, the group takes on the holidays, performing a series of sketches riffing on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and even Festivus.
Shifting Gears
- Tuesdays through Thursdays until Nov. 17
- 12:10 p.m.
- Herberger Theatre Center: 222 E. Monroe Street
- Getting there: Walk — Third Street and Monroe
- Price: $6
Recommended if you like: culture on your lunch break, supporting the arts all day, real-life comedy
In this one-act, 45-minute comedy, Fred desperately tries to catch a ride home in time for a business dinner, after a car accident leaves him stranded in the middle of nowhere. Complicating matters is the questionable companionship of Burgess, a “stuck-in-the-60s” hippie dude who has surprising but crucial information.
Events compiled by Connor Descheemaker and ShowUp.com
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