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Arts & Culture Valley Metro Arts & Culture DESTINATION GUIDE Valley Metro Rail Valley’s arts and culture destinations. Most are within walking distance from a light rail station or just a quick bus connection away. Buy a day pass at any light rail station for unlimited light rail and bus rides on the same day. Leave the driving to Valley Metro is yourand also connection enjoy to the best of the one of the many local restaurants along the line. Just a few great reasons to ride Valley Metro Rail and leave your car at home. Let Valley Metro help you discover the arts. Visit us online at VALLEY METROvalleymetro.org/destinations. RAIL MAP WES T Dunlap/19th Ave 19th Ave/Northern 19th Ave/Glendale Tr ansit C 19th Ave/Montebello P ark Valley Metro-and-Ride Railenter statio locationn 19th Ave/Camelback 7th Ave/Camelback HOW TO RIDE Central Ave/Camelback Campbell/Central Ave 1 Indian School/Central Ave Buy a transit pass at any light rail station.PHOENIX An All Osborn/Central Ave Pass costs $4.00 and is good for unlimited rides the Thomas/Central Ave same day on both light rail and 2 Encanto/Central Ave Validate your pass at the fare vending machine McDowell/Central Ave before DO Roosevelt/Central Ave P 3 HOENIXWN TO Van Buren/Central Ave Check the system map at the light rail station to WN boarding. Washington/Central Ave make sure you know which train you need to board. Van Buren/1st Ave 4 3rd St/Washington Jeerson/1st Ave Pay attention to the signs on the front and side of 12th St/Washington the train that show the train’s final destination. 3rd St/Jeerson 24th St/Washington 5 12th St/Jeerson 38th St/Washington Remember that trains stop at every station. local bus. 24th St/Jeerson Upcoming stops are announced on the train so 44th St/Washington be alert. Priest Dr/Washington Center Pkwy/Washington ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE - Day Mill Ave/3rd St Veterans Way/College Ave DO TEMPE WNT University Dr/Rural OW Dorsey/Apache Blvd N TEMPE McClintock/Apache Blvd Smith-Martin/Apache Blvd Price-101 Fwy/Apache Blvd Sycamore/Main St EAST Alma School/Main St Country Club/Main St Center/Main St DO MESAMESA WNT Mesa Dr/Main St OW N WES T Dunlap/19th Ave 19th Ave/Northern 19th Ave/Glendale Tr ansit C 19th Ave/Montebello P ark Valley Metro-and-Ride Railenter statio locationn 19th Ave/Camelback 7th Ave/Camelback Central Ave/Camelback Campbell/Central Ave Indian School/Central Ave PHOENIX Osborn/Central Ave Thomas/Central Ave Encanto/Central Ave McDowell/Central Ave DO Roosevelt/Central Ave P HOENIXWN TO Van Buren/Central Ave WN Washington/Central Ave Van Buren/1st Ave 3rd St/Washington Jeerson/1st Ave 12th St/Washington 3rd St/Jeerson 24th St/Washington 12th St/Jeerson 38th St/Washington 24th St/Jeerson 44th St/Washington Priest Dr/Washington Center Pkwy/Washington Mill Ave/3rd St Veterans Way/College Ave DO TEMPE WNT University Dr/Rural OW Dorsey/Apache Blvd N TEMPE McClintock/Apache Blvd Smith-Martin/Apache Blvd Price-101 Fwy/Apache Blvd Sycamore/Main St EAST Alma School/Main St Country Club/Main St Center/Main St DO MESAMESA WNT Mesa Dr/Main St OW N ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE 1 LEGEND VALLEY METRO RAIL Missouri Ave VENUE Camelback Rd PHOENIX Indian School Rd e d St Av 7th St 3r al entr C EXIT CENTRAL AVE/CAMELBACK The Torch Theatre 4721 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85012 602.456.2876 thetorchtheatre.com The Torch Theatre is a performance venue and training center focusing on the art of longform improvisation, featuring some of the valley’s best improvisors, new talent and exploration within the evolving art form. Improv is a growing entertainment, taking the audience along for in-the-moment discovery and delight. Performances are every weekend, Thursday-Saturday, and classes every eight weeks. 2 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE PHOENIX Camelback Rd Indian School Rd Osborn Rd e d St Av 7th St 3r al ntr Ce EXIT INDIAN SCHOOL/CENTRAL AVE Steele Indian School Park - Memorial Hall 300 E. Indian School Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85012 602.495.0739 phoenix.gov/parks/sisp.html The newly rehabilitated Memorial Hall, built in 1922 and situated in Steele Indian School Park, the former site of the Phoenix Indian School, is a historic building that offers an affordable venue for performing artists and a meeting space for community groups. Memorial Hall offers a stunning setting for special arts presentations, performances, meetings and community space. The outstanding acoustics of this building make it an ideal facility for choral and musical presentations. 3 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE Thomas Rd PHOENIX Encanto Blvd McDowell Rd e e Av Av d St al 3r 1st entr C EXIT ENCANTO/CENTRAL AVE Heard Museum 2301 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.252.8840 heard.org The Heard Museum is one of the nation’s top centers for American Indian art and culture. Its 11 exhibit galleries explore ancestral and historic cultures and art and celebrate today’s finest contemporary artists. Visitors can enjoy free guided tours, interactive hands-on activities, world-class shopping and distinctive Southwest-inspired dining set in the museum’s charming sculpture courtyard. 4 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE PHOENIX e Av e al Av d St entr 1st C 1st St 2nd St 3r 5th St McDowell Rd Wiletta St Culver St EXIT MCDOWELL/CENTRAL AVE Arizona Opera Company 1636 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.266.7464 azopera.org Arizona’s only professional opera company produces fully-staged opera performances, concerts, in-school touring productions and outreach programs that impact more than 70,000 students and adults state-wide. The Arizona Opera Center houses all musical rehearsals, costume and wig shops, production and administrative offices and a black-box rehearsal theater. All facilities are available for rental to the community. The company’s opera performances are held downtown at Symphony Hall from October to April. 5 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE PHOENIX Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E. Culver St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.241.7870 azjhs.org The Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center is located in the restored building of Phoenix’s first synagogue, originally constructed in 1922. Open to people of all faiths, the center features regular museum exhibitions, as well as educational programming including film screenings, book discussions, lectures and classes. The center is also available for rental and private events. Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.257.1222 phxart.org Phoenix Art Museum has provided access to visual arts and educational programs in Arizona for more than 50 years. Critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions are shown alongside the Museum’s permanent collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European and Latin American modern and contemporary art and fashion design. 6 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE PHOENIX Phoenix Center for the Arts 1202 N. 3rd St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.254.3100 phoenixcenterforthearts.org Phoenix Center for the Arts provides opportunities to participate in the visual and performing arts through quality classes, programming and events. The organization’s annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts celebrates local arts and culture in the Valley of the Sun. The Center also provides a home to nonprofit arts organizations including Phoenix Children’s Chorus, Radio Phoenix and Rising Youth Theatre. Phoenix Public Library 1221 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.262.4636 phoenixpubliclibrary.org Burton Barr Central Library offers visitors free access to thousands of possibilities. Visit Phoenix Public Library’s flagship to check out reading material, explore an architecturally renowned building and experience showpiece destinations such as @Central Gallery, Children’s Area, Rare Book Room, Teen Central, MACH1 Makerspace, hive @ central and College Depot. Phoenix Public Library opens up a world of exploration. 7 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE PHOENIX Phoenix Theatre 100 E. McDowell Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.254.2151 phoenixtheatre.com Phoenix Theatre, the longest running arts organization in Arizona and Phoenix’s largest producing theatre, serves children and adults throughout the valley with a large breadth of theatrical programming performed over three stages including regional premieres of Broadway favorites, daring pieces from Off-Broadway, world premieres and theatre for young audiences. The theatre is approaching its 100th consecutive season. Playhouse on the Park 1850 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602.889.5295 playhouseonthepark.com The Playhouse on the Park is a 199-seat theater at Central Arts Plaza near the intersection of Palm Lane and Central Avenue. The venue is home to multiple resident theatre and dance companies. The mission of Playhouse on the Park is to provide low-cost rental space to emerging and established arts groups, giving them a permanent home where they can focus on growing their artistic body of work. 8 ARTS & CULTURE DESTINATION GUIDE PHOENIX e Av e e e e e e al Av Av Av Av Av Av ntr d d St 1st 7th 5th 4th 3r 2nd Ce 1st St 3r 7th St Culver St Latham St Portland St Roosevelt Row Arts District Roosevelt St McKinley St EXIT ROOSEVELT/CENTRAL AVE Great Arizona Puppet Theater 302 W. Latham St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 602.262.2050 azpuppets.org The Great Arizona Puppet Theater is open five days a week year round, offering shows for children and adults by the resident professional company and visiting guest artists. Its beautifully restored historic building also includes a gift shop, puppet exhibit and puppet research library. Irish Cultural Center & McClelland Library 1106 N. Central Ave.
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