Applications are being accepted for the semi-annual Sunnyslope Art Walk, set for 5-9 p.m. Saturday, April 14, along Central Avenue from Dunlap Avenue south to the canal.

    Each show features more than 140 artists who display and sell their works in parking lots of this north Phoenix community. Categories include painting, photography, mixed-media, fiber wearable, metal work and much more. An application is required for consideration and can be found at www.sunnyslopecommunity.org.

    The application is due by March 1. All applications submitted by Feb. 17 will receive $5 off the application fee. For more information, call 602-870-6060, ext. 1174.

‘Motoring Through Time’
Classic Car Show
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4
Heritage & Science Park
6th Street and Monroe
602-262-5071
    The free event features more than 100 classic and antique cars, trucks, travel trailers, motorcycles and more dating from the early 1900s to 2012, including Model Ts, Packards and Corvettes. A Ford Model T and its modern day 2012 counterpart will be a highlight. Information on the park is available at www.phoenix.gov/parks.

Alfred Hitchcock’s
‘The 39 Steps’
Arizona Theatre Co.
Feb. 9-26
Herberger Theater
222 E. Monroe
602-256-6995
www.arizonatheatre.org
    Four actors play more than 150 characters in this tale of an ordinary man, Richard Hannay, who starts his evening at the theater and ends the night with a dead body in his lap. Our hero careens from the British music hall to the moors of Scotland and back to the London Palladium in search of an alibi and the identity of the killer. Tickets range from $32 to $69 plus fees.

World Championship
Hoop Dance Contest
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 11-12
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave.
www.heard.org/hoop
    Experience the fast-paced precision and grace of hoop dancing. More than 70 of the top Native hoop dancers from North America compete for cash prizes and the World Champion title. Along with the  dance performances there will be fry bread and other American Indian foods. Admission (includes the event and museum): $15 for adults, $13.50 for seniors (65+), $9 for American Indians and Heard Museum members, $4 for children age 4-12, free for children under 4.

Arizona Renaissance Festival
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 11-April 1
East of Apache Junction,
on US Highway 60
http://www.royalfaires.com/arizona/.
    The annual faire runs every Saturday, Sunday, and on Presidents’ Day Monday, Feb. 20. Advanced discount tickets at www.RenFestInfo.com or at Fry’s for $20/adults and $10/kids ages 5-12. Tickets purchased at the Festival Box Office are $2 more. Discounts tickets for seniors (60 and older) are $19, only available at the Festival Box Office.

‘Coming of the Hurricane’
Black Theatre Troupe
Feb. 17-26
Playhouse on the Park,
Viad Corporate Center
1850 N. Central Ave.
602-254-5121, ext. 4
www.blacktheatretroupe.org
    Crixus is a survivor of countless boxing matches-to-the-death during slavery. Although unprepared for a life of freedom, he is able to buy the store where he works. John “the Hurricane” Blaine is a bare knuckle boxer and an ex-confederate soldier who is retracing the paths of famous battles of the Civil War and fighting against opponents at the battle sites themselves. When the townspeople burn his store to the ground, an enraged Crixus sells himself for money to challenge “the Hurricane” to a fight at the Civil War battleground Antietam with everything at stake. Tickets are $33.50 general admission.

‘Lorca in Green Dress’
Teatro Bravo
 Feb. 16-March 3
 Phoenix Little Theatre
100 E. McDowell Road
602-254-2151
www.teatrobravo.org
    A  poetic theater experience on the life and death of Federico Lorca, poet, playwright and artist. Salvador Dali, Lorca’s loves, his family and his ghosts all come for a visit  to help this exceptional artist realize that death is just another step in the journey of being human. There will be a pay-what-you-can preview on Feb. 16. Shows run Thurs.-Sat. Tickets are $18.50 general admission, $13.50 students/military.

‘Classical Vault:
France Meets Beethoven’
Phoenix Boys Choir
7:30 p.m. Feb. 24-25
Steele Indian School Park
Memorial Hall
300 E. Indian School Road
602-264-5328, ext. 21
www.phoenixboyschoir.org
    A musical compilation of some of the most prominent French classical music composers including Fauré, Debussy, Duruflé and more. Also included is Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, one of his least-performed masterful works that he considered dedicating to Napoleon. Advance Tickets: $27/main floor, $22/balcony. All tickets $25 at the door.

Jason Hill:
‘Icons of Phoenix’
Through Feb. 24
Willo North Gallery
2811 N. 7th Ave.
602-320-8445
www.willonorth.com
    A centennial exhibit of work by one of Phoenix’s most popular artists. Hill is best known for his vibrant, high-color depictions of local landmarks—the Financial Center; Sunnyslope Mountain; and the Westward Ho hotel. The exhibit is viewable during gallery hours or by appointment.