Extravaganza Kids
Summer Show
July 2-30
Phoenix Center for the Arts
1202 N. 3rd St.
602-534-2285
    Gallery exhibit. Receptions are free and open to the public from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fridays and feature live artist demonstrations, entertainment, refreshments, and meet-the-artist opportunities. Gallery exhibitions are free. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 5-8:30 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Visit www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/phxctr. html.

EXW Professional Wrestling
8 p.m.Tuesday July 6th
Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill
1065 N Dobson Road - at Mesa Riverview
602-399-9500
Elite Xtreme Wrestling Professional Wrestling has partnered with Toby Keith's Bar and Grill.
Tuesday Night Extreme Wrestling events July 6th 8pm Bell Time. All Ages FREE ADMISSION
www.trashcityentertainment.com

‘Invest With Confidence’
Opening Reception
7 p.m. Friday, July 9
Practical Art
5070 N. Central Ave.
602-264-1414
    Christine Cassano’s recent series of cast concrete works, “Invest with Confidence,” draws attention to the disparity between how the American people are feeling the economic recession and the extent to which they are understanding it. Each piece contains a host of embedded objects representing free market commodities. The show will be on display the entire month of July. Visit www.practical-art.com.

‘A Great War’
New Works Festival
July 9-10
Phoenix Theatre
100 E. McDowell Road
602-889-5284
    In 1905, the German high command developed a secret war plan for a surprise attack to defeat the French army in six weeks. It would become the basis for the start of World War I. A Great War tells the story of two soldiers: Cuttner, an ambitious officer who uses the misguided war plan to further his career, and Weis, a patriotic Jewish private who survives the bloodiest battles of the war before discovering the truth about how it was started. Staged reading take place 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Ticket are $10. Visit www.phoenixtheatre.com.

‘Burning In The Night’
New Works Festival
Sundays, July 11 & 25
Phoenix Theatre
100 E. McDowell Road
602-889-5284
    Burning in the Night is the last play by legendary playwright Dale Wasserman (Man of La Mancha, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest).  Semi-autobiographical, it is the story of one man’s journey from runaway-teen to rail-riding hobo to globetrotting writer for television, stage and screen. This engaging play is wrapped with period folk music performed by an itinerant country band à la Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Staged reading take place at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Ticket are $10. Visit www.phoenixtheatre.com.
 
‘Living In The Spaces’
New Works Festival
July 16-17
Phoenix Theatre
100 E. McDowell Road
602-889-5284
    Nine-year-old Midge, forced to learn piano, arrives at William’s apartment for her first lesson. A strong bond develops between the feisty Midge and the reclusive William as he leads her to an appreciation of music while helping her to confront the turmoil of her home life. Four years later, the attachment between Midge and William has deepened, and an adolescent crush leads them both to the brink of a dangerous predicament. In the final act, William struggles to control his romantic feelings for Midge, now 19, as she wrestles with her musical future.  Staged reading take place 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Ticket are $10. Visit www.phoenixtheatre.com.
 
‘Divine Fruit/
Kundalini Rising’
New Works Festival
July 23-24
Phoenix Theatre
100 E. McDowell Road
602-889-5284
    Battle lines are drawn when conflict arises in the home of a Mormon Bishop and his wife over the church’s support and funding of California’s Proposition 8. Claire Young’s enduring love for her adult gay son forces her to take a stand against her husband and church’s position on gay marriage. After a life-altering visitation by the Hindu Goddess Kali, our Latter-Day-Saint wife and mother embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Staged reading take place 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Ticket are $10. Visit www.phoenixtheatre.com.
 
‘Robot Songs’
New Works Festival
July 30-31
Phoenix Theatre
100 E. McDowell Road
602-889-5284
    In a small town where thinking of any sort is typically discouraged, a scientist known as The Creator has become fed up with the meaningless rat race which humanity has become. He has developed a superhuman robot named Arty with the intention of destroying all mankind. The robot, however, has other intentions. Arty has become fascinated by one topic in particular: pop music. But when Arty broadcasts his music to the town, something strange happens: everyone within earshot begins uncontrollably committing suicide. Robot Songs is a darkly comic fairy tale. Staged reading take place 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Ticket are $10. Visit www.phoenixtheatre.com.