A & E Calendar

‘The Axe in the Attic’ No Festival Required 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 Space 55 636 E. Pierce 602-265-9524 A documentary film by Ed Pincus and Lucia Small. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, two filmmakers, drawn together by outrage, take a sixty-day road trip from New England to New Orleans. Along the way they meet evacuees and witness the loss, dignity, perseverance, and humor of people who have become exiles in their own country. The breakdown of trust between a government and its citizens, the influence of race, class, and gender—as well as the ethics of documentary filmmaking itself—form the backdrop for this universal story of the search for home. Doors open 15 minutes prior to show time. Admission is $7, $1 off for students with current ID. For more information, visit www.space55.org or www.nofestivalrequired.com. ‘The All Night Strut!’ Black Theatre Troupe Sept. 4-21 Playhouse on the Park, Viad Corporate Center 1850 N. Central Ave. www.blacktheatretroupe.org From the funky jive of Harlem to the sophisticated elegance of El Morocco, this musical by Fran Charnas celebrates a golden age in American music, filled with jazz, blues, be-bop and swing. It's an all singing, all dancing extravaganza with classic standards. To learn more about seasonal tickets, flex passes and show times, visit their Web site or call 602-258-8128, ext. 2. The Film Festival @ PVCC 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 PVCC Center for the Performing Arts 34th Street & Union Hills 602-787-7738 The festival will look at films from two European countries: Italy and Germany. From the turbulent mid-20th Century to the present, Italian and German films have explored complex issues ranging from family strife to adolescent coming of age to moments of tremendous social and political change, and, of course, war. This evening’s film is “Amarcord” (1973, rated R), directed by Federico Fellini. The legendary Fellini gives us a joyful, bawdy, virtuoso portrait of the people he remembers from the small Italian town of his birth. Admission to each film is free.  ‘Doubt, A Parable’ Actors Theatre Sept. 12-28 Herberger Theater Center 222 E. Monroe 602-252-8497 Actors Theatre opens its 2008-2009 Season with an explosive cat-and-mouse game of suspicion set in a Catholic School in the Bronx in 1964. What do you do when you are not sure? Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. Contains mature themes and adult language. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays, with a special performance at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Single tickets are $32 orchestra/mezzanine and $20 balcony. Visit www.actorstheatrePHX.org or call the Herberger Box Office. Season ticket packages are from $60. Order season tickets online anytime or call 602-253-6701, ext. 108. Tribute to Herbie Hancock 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 PVCC Center for the Performing Arts 34th Street & Union Hills 602-787-7738 In the latest installment of its ongoing series celebrating the greats of jazz, the Faculty Jazz Quintet of Paradise Valley Community College will be performing the music of Herbie Hancock. As a composer and pianist whose output spans many genres, from the classic jazz of the 1960s to his Grammy award-winning look at the music of Joni Mitchell, Hancock’s catalog is rich with material to seed a concert. Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Concert in the Park 8-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 Steele Indian School Park 3rd Street and Indian School Road 602-495-0739 The city of Phoenix’s fall outdoor concert series returns this month with The Western Electric Band, playing country and light rock. Bring your blankets, coolers and lawn chairs and settle in to enjoy local musicians the third Saturday evening of the month. ‘Seussical Jr.’ Scottsdale Desert Stages Children’s Theatre Through Sept. 21 Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre 4720 N. Scottsdale Road 480-483-1664 Beloved Dr. Seuss stories and themes are woven together in this colorful musical that follows the adventures of the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and a gaggle of delightful Seuss characters who try to restore harmony to the Jungle of Nool. Local youth featured include Tyler Hainlen as The Cat in the Hat; Matthew Hainlen as The Grinch; Samantha Allen as a Wickersham Brother; and Corinne Nlezgodzki as a Who. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1 and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are 12 in advance for all; $12 children, $15 adults on day of show. Reservations recommended. For more information, visit www.desertstages.com. Ballet Under the Stars 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 Steele Indian School Park 3rd Street and Indian School Road 602-381-1096 Ballet Arizona celebrates its tenth year of free outdoor performances at various venues around the Valley. The dance company is dedicated both to celebrating classical dance and creating innovative, new works. It also is committed to sharing the art of dance throughout the Valley. Bring blankets or low lawn chairs, beverages and snacks; no glass containers permitted. For more information, visit www.balletaz.org. ‘Love Potion #9’ 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 Phoenix Art Museum 1625 N. Central Ave. 602-218-7323 Sandra Bullock stars in this 1992 romantic comedy as a scientist trying to solve the eternal mystery of love and attraction. When a colleague of Bullock’s obtains a love potion from a fortuneteller (Anne Bancroft in a surprising cameo), the pair embarks on a madcap scientific experiment to test the potion’s potency. A charming companion to Arizona Opera’s production of Donizetti’s “The Elixir of Love.” 92 minutes. Films are free with regular museum admission. Part of the Arizona Opera Film Series, presented in partnership with Phoenix Art Museum’s “Movies at the Museum.” ‘The Seven-Year Itch’ Central Community Theatre Oct. 3-19 Central United Methodist Church 1875 N. Central Ave. 602-357-3247 With his wife and son off to the shore for the summer, Richard Sherman, a husband of seven years, fantasizes about having a fling with a young woman who has moved into the apartment in the unit above. He invites the delectable doll down for an evening of temptation. The night doesn't quite go the way he thought it would, as morality and guilt sneak into his head. In his conscience—literally following him about the apartment—a soul-struggle of heroic and hilarious proportions ensues. All Friday & Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m.; Sunday performances are at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 gold circle, $15 general admission, $10 senior/student. ‘La Casa Murillo: A Life-Size Shadow Box’ Oct. 3-Jan. 11, 2009 Heard Museum 2301 N. Central Ave. 602-252-8848 Patrick Murillo and Kathy Cano-Murillo have been working as Chicano pop artists for 20 years. Their most popular works are custom-made shadow boxes filled with brightly colored art, glitter and hi-gloss finishes. “La Casa Murillo” will be a life-size creation of the Murillos’ fantasy home. This exhibition opens to the public on Phoenix First Friday, 8 p.m. Oct. 3. The opening is free, and it will feature Patrick Murillo’s Latino reggae band the RastaFarmers. The Murillos will also host a craft workshop for teens and adults at the Heard Museum on Oct. 11. Call 602-251-0212 for more information or to register. Regular admission to the Heard is $10 adults; $9 seniors (55+); $5 students; $4 children 6-12; free for children under 6, Heard Museum members and American Indians. Admission is free for all on the second Sunday of every month. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Ballet Arizona Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N. 2nd St. 602-381-1096 Music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream will consist primarily of Felix Mendelssohn’s 1843 score for the play, with additional music selected by Ballet Arizona’s Ib Andersen, to make the finished work a full-length, two-hour ballet with one intermission. Timothy Russell returns to conduct The Phoenix Symphony’s live performance of the score. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $15 to $117. Discounts for groups, students, seniors, and children are available. Call the box office or visit www.ticketmaster.com.

 

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