Arts & Culture Attractions Arizona Commemorative Air Arizona Opera Arizona Science Center Force Museum 1636 N. Central Ave. 600 E. Washington St. 2017 N. Greenfield Road Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mesa, AZ 85215 Phone: (602) 266-7464 Phone: (602) 716-2000 Phone: (480) 924-1940 Website: http://azopera.org Website: http://www.azscience.org Website: http://www.azcaf.org Arizona Opera produces fully- Arizona Science Center provides The Commemorative Air Force staged operas, concerts, and exploration, education and Arizona Wing Aviation Museum collaborative programs entertainment for all ages. Nestled in the picturesque setting of Heritage displays and flies a variety of throughout the state of Arizona and Science Park, the Science Center aircraft from WWI through each season. We are among only a is a unique landmark designed by Vietnam, including the most fully handful of companies in the renowned architect Antoine Predock. restored B-17 flying today B-17G United States that regularly The combination of ramps, hallways, Flying Fortress Sentimental performs in more than one city. galleries and terraces in this 140,000- Journey, B-25, C-45, SNJ, F4 Arizona Opera elevates the square-foot building creates an Phantom, Migs 15 and 21 and transformative power of intriguing environment of other warbirds. Experience a flight storytelling through music— investigation and discovery. The back in time by taking a ride in the cultivating community and Center contains four levels of exciting B-17, SNJ or C-45. The Arizona strengthening a state and people “hands-on” exhibits, a state-of-the-art planetarium, and a 5-story high giant- wing's museum displays as adventurous and diverse as the screen theater. The exhibits and memorabilia from WWII and the place they call home. On stage, galleries are designed to educate and Home Front through Vietnam and Arizona Opera presents artists of entertain kids of all ages – from pre-K includes uniforms, leather flight both international stature and to gray! Located in the heart of jackets, medals, photographs, and emerging talent, and each season downtown Phoenix, the Science other artifacts obtained through balances debut artists and the Center is within walking distance to private donations. Special exhibits return of favorite performers. nearby attractions such as Heritage on display include Tuskegee Arizona’s musical talent is Square, Phoenix Convention Center, Airmen, 8th Air Force, The Flying showcased in its acclaimed the PHX Arena (formerly Talking Stick Tigers and The China Burma India orchestra and chorus. The Arizona Resort Arena), Chase Field, the Arizona Center and more. The Center Theater plus a host of other Opera Orchestra, established in is located at 7th and Washington exhibits. Visit the aviation gift 2000, consists of members of Street and is accessible from shop. Museum is available for symphony orchestras from Interstates 10 and 17, as well as the events. Flagstaff, Phoenix, and Tucson, as Metro Valley Light Rail. Garage well as faculty from local parking is available at 5th and universities, and the chorus is Monroe streets and motorcoach comprised of Phoenix and Tucson parking is also available nearby. community members and Group rates and facility rentals students from local universities. available. Arts & Culture Attractions Arizona Theatre Company ASU Gammage AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park 222 E. Monroe St. 1200 S. Forest Ave., Arizona State Phoenix, AZ 85004 University 1300 N. College Ave. Phone: (602) 256-6899 Tempe, AZ 85287 Tempe, AZ 85281 http://www.arizonatheatre.org Phone: (480) 965-3434 Phone: (480) 929-0292 Website: http://www.asugammage.com Website: http://www.azhs.gov Arizona Theatre Company is truly “The State Theatre.” Our company For more than 50 years, ASU More Than A Museum: The AZ boasts the largest subscriber base of Gammage has been a top cultural Heritage Center is a cultural center any performing arts organization in destination in the Valley. The where visitors can participate in a Arizona, with more than 130,000 Frank Lloyd Wright designed variety of educational and people each year attending performing arts center located on entertaining programming and performances at the historic Temple the Tempe campus of Arizona of Music and Art in Tucson, and the events for adults and children. State University is one of the elegant Herberger Theater Center in Guided and self-guided tours are largest university-based downtown Phoenix. Each season of available for school children and carefully selected productions reflects presenters of performing arts in adult groups, and can be the rich variety of world drama – from the world and a top touring customized to meet your needs. classic to contemporary plays, from market for Broadway. Home to The AZ Heritage Center is also a musicals to new works – as audiences the Desert Schools Broadway beautiful and functional event enjoy a rich emotional experience Across America - Arizona and venue, featuring a charming brick that can only be captured through live Beyond series, the mission of courtyard, majestic sandstone theatre. ATC is the preeminent Connecting Communities™ goes lobby, auditorium, theater, and professional theatre in the state of beyond the stage and programs Arizona. Under the direction of multiple meeting spaces. Located and impacts the community Artistic Director David Ivers in at the edge of Papago Park in through shared experiences in the partnership with Managing Director Tempe, near the Loop 101 and Billy Russo, ATC operates in two cities arts. Scottsdale Road, our central – unlike any other League of Resident location is convenient to the Theaters (LORT) company in the metropolitan Phoenix area. country. ATC shares the passion of the theatre through a wide array of outreach programs, educational opportunities, access initiatives, and community events. Through the schools and summer programs, ATC focuses on teaching Arizona’s youth about literacy, cultural development, performing arts, specialty techniques used onstage, and opens their minds to the creative power of dramatic literature. Arts & Culture Attractions Ballet Arizona Children's Museum of Phoenix Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West 2835 E. Washington St. 215 N. 7th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 Phoenix, AZ 85004 12345 N. Taliesin Drive, The Frank Lloyd Phone: (602) 381-1096 Phone: (602) 253-0501 Wright Foundation Website: http://www.balletaz.org Website: Scottsdale, AZ 85259 http://www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.o Phone: (480) 627-5340 Ballet Arizona is an innovative and rg Website: http://www.franklloydwright.org provocative professional ballet Our hands-on, interactive exhibits company that creates, performs, Drawn to Arizona by the beauty of are designed to engage the minds, and teaches classical and the Sonoran Desert, Frank Lloyd muscles and imaginations of contemporary ballet. The Wright created a provocative and children up to age 10 and the company is dedicated to inspiring design for Taliesin West, grown-ups who care about them. preserving and celebrating the great architect’s winter camp Climb to new heights in the classical dance while creating and and desert laboratory. Immerse Climber, navigate your way commissioning new innovative yourself at Scottsdale’s only through Noodle Forest, or build a works. Ballet Arizona is under the National Historic Landmark as you fort in Building Big. These are just artistic direction of Ib Andersen, are welcomed into each room and a few of the adventures that await who was a principal dancer with space to experience one of the you at the Children's Museum of the New York City Ballet for over a world’s most extraordinary Phoenix. We're open from 9 a.m. decade. Performances are held in architectural sites. Taliesin West to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday downtown Phoenix at Symphony also offers group tours for (plus Mondays in June and July). Hall and the Orpheum Theatre. company outings and serves as a The Museum is an ideal location For more information on all venue for corporate events. Call for your next party or corporate upcoming shows, please visit our 888-516-0811 to book a tour, event. Our unique facility website or give us a call. group tour or event. accommodates any type of gathering from formal sit-down dinners and cocktail shindigs to themed birthday bashes! We can put you in contact with performers to entertain your mind, caterers to scintillate your tongue and ideas to amaze you. Arts & Culture Attractions Hall of Flame Museum of Heard Museum Herberger Theater Center Firefighting 6101 E. Van Buren St. 2301 N. Central Ave. 222 E. Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85008 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: (602) 275-3473 Phone: (602) 252-8840 Phone: (602) 254-7399 Website: http://www.hallofflame.org Website: http://www.heard.org Website: http://www.herbergertheater.org The world's largest museum of The internationally acclaimed firefighting history offers more Heard Museum is one of the best The Herberger Theater Center than a hundred fire trucks, places to experience the myriad is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) steamers, hand pumpers and cultures and art of American organization whose mission is other fully restored pieces of fire Indians of the Southwest. Located to support and foster the apparatus, dating from 1725 to on Central Avenue in downtown growth of performing arts in the early 2000s, as well as other Phoenix, the museum hosts Phoenix as the premier artifacts and memorabilia from all 200,000 visitors a year and performance venue, arts corners of the globe. Most of the "provides Indian artists with a incubator and advocate. The pieces are American, but we also wonderful home that will excite Herberger Theater Center was and inspire visitors from around have pieces from England, France, conceived as a pivotal piece in Austria, Germany, Peru and Japan. the world," according to Arizona the redevelopment and The Hall of Flame sponsors the Highways. The museum's 11 National Firefighting Hall of spacious exhibit galleries and revitalization of downtown Heroes, which honors firefighters beautiful outdoor courtyards Phoenix.