Good morning, downtown Phoenix! It’s officially getting warmer outside, and I’m not ready for it!! Imagining 120 degree days soon… Anyways, let’s not think about that right now on this beautiful Monday morning and look forward to these events below!
Sundays at Sunset with Live Music
April 25
7 p.m.
1121 N 2nd St.
Watch the sunset and listen to live music performed by local artists on the lawn at The Pemberton Wellness every Sunday!
My May: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
Every day at 7:30 p.m. except Monday
1825 N Central Ave
Four virtuoso vocalists will be performing Frank Sinatra’s songs including “Fly Me to the Moon,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “New York, New York,” and “My Way,” in an outdoor venue at the Central United Methodist Church through the end of May. This show was created and produced by David Grapes and Todd Olson.
Library Visits
Eight Phoenix Public Libraries have reopen for limited in-building visits from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The visits will require 45-minute reservations to allow access to the internet, computers, printing, scanning, and more. You can also renew your cards during this time. For those of you who are not comfortable going inside, curbside services will be available from 9:30 p.m. to noon. Click on the link above to find your library!
Reviving Arizona’s Economy and The State of Small Businesses
Tune in and listen to Kimber Lanning, the founder of Local First Arizona, speak on building communities that create a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable economy. Local First Arizona is a nonprofit organization that inspires a higher quality of life for people who live in Arizona. Hear stories from entrepreneurs and gain some insight on how to build a more sustainable business coming out of the pandemic on “Agenda One” (day one).
Coffee at Kerr Virtual Lecture
Wednesday, April 21
10:30 a.m.
Virtual Event
Grab your coffee and join Marshall Shore, Arizona’s historian, take you through 50 years of the state’s history and the 50th anniversary of Arizona’s Opera’s past.
What is Liveness?
Curated and facilitated by Professors Max Bernstein and Robert Farid Karimi, performances from ASU artists will take the audience through and examine the post-COVID world, answering questions including: what will the future hold for life experience? The showcase will have a variety of media performance hybrids, collaborations, and site-specific works. This virtual event is free and open to the public but donations are suggested, and made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
Contact the reporter at yhan99@asu.edu.
Yoori Han was the politics editor at Downtown Devil during fall 2021 and part of spring 2022.
