On the Radar…
By Kylie Gad
If you only do one thing this month…
Ice sculptures in July? No, really. The nineteenth annual Summer Spectacular Artwalk will be chillin’ in Downtown Scottsdale. July 10. scottsdalegalleries.com
You could dance all night, or you could check out My Fair Lady at Gammage Auditorium. June 17. ticketmaster.com
Ballet Arizona brings a little of New York City to the desert with a tribute to NYC Ballet legend George Balanchine. June 6–8. balletaz.org
Doubling up on culture? Try this…
The North Valley celebrates movies, song, poetry, and literature with the Cave Creek Film and Arts Festival. June 27–July 19. cavecreekfilmandartsfestival.com
Laugh yourself silly at the second annual Arizona Comedy Experiment, a showcase for local comedic talent. June 18. arizonacomedyexperiment.com
Mix and match movies and music with The Phoenix Art Museum’s Jazz Film Series. Admission is free to all Movies at the Museum. June 8, 15, and 22. phxart.org
For seriously devoted art-lovers…
Be the first to witness Concert 1, the premiere performance by Novaballet, a local Arizona troupe determined to expand the vocabulary of dance. July 11–13. novaballet.com
Get in style with Tatiana Sorokko, contributing editor to Harper’s Bazaar, as she discusses the elite world of fashion in her lecture Collecting Haute Couture at the Phoenix Art Museum. June 10. phxart.org
Local artist Marcus Payzant exhibits his collection of paintings at the Shemer Art Center in Phoenix. July 8–August 6. shemerartcenterandmuseum.org