African American
Vibes of the City
Mixed Media Art Exhibition
and Reception
6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5
Phoenix Center for the Arts
1202 North 3rd St.
602-262-4627
    The exhibition features the works of Valley artists. The exhibit will open with a free First Friday’s gallery reception. View a variety of paintings, drawings, metals, ceramics, and photography and tour the gallery, meet the artists, listen to live music, enjoy free refreshments, and visit art booths. Visit http://phoenix.gov/PARKS/phxctr.html.

Side By Side
The Phoenix Symphony with the Phoenix Youth Symphony
3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7
Symphony Hall
75 N. 2nd St.
602-242-1077
    Featuring winners of the annual youth music competition, The Phoenix Youth Symphony and The Phoenix Symphony perform side by side in this concert for the community. This is a free concert, but tickets are required for admission. Call the box office, or visit http://www.phoenixyouthsymphony.org.

[title of show]
Arizona Theatre Company
Feb. 18-March 7
Herberger Theater Center
222 E. Monroe
602-256-6995
    Imagine two hyper-talented young songwriters in New York trying to write a new musical about two hyper-talented young songwriters in New York trying to write a new musical. That’s “[title of show],” a dizzy, unpredictable and uproarious tongue-in-cheek musical about show business and making one’s dreams come true. Tickets are $31-$64. For tickets and information, call the box office or visit http://www.arizonatheatre.org.

‘A Lesson Before Dying’
Black Theatre Troupe
Feb. 18-28
Playhouse in the Park, The Viad Tower
1850 N. Central Ave.
602-254-2151
    A young man is to be executed for a murder he probably didn’t commit. But in 1948 Louisiana, the question is not whether or not young Jefferson will be executed, but how he will face his fate. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sundays, with a special matinee at 2 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets are $30, plus fees; the Target Family Series show is 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, with tickets just $15.50. Visit http://www.blacktheatretroupe.org.

Musical Memorial to
Holocaust Survivors
Phoenix Boys Choir
7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26
Steele Indian School Park,
Memorial Hall
300 E. Indian School Road
602-264-5328, ext. 21
    This musical memorial to Holocaust survivors is titled “Classical Vault: featuring Davidson and Daniel.” It features the United States premiere of a contemporary Jewish composer coupled with Charles Davidson’s most well known and celebrated composition, which pays tribute to the 15,000 children imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II. Tickets are $27/main floor, $22/balcony, $25 at the door. Visit http://www.phoenix boyschoir.org.

‘Clue’
7 p.m. Feb. 25-27
Thunderbird High School
1750 W. Thunderbird Road
623-915-8900
    The theater department presents this popular comedy/mystery based on the Parker Brothers’ board game. Ticket sales are $5 for adults and $3 for students.

Band of the Irish Guards
2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27
Symphony Hall
75 N. 2nd St.
602-495-1999
    Featuring the pipes, drums and Highland dancers of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Pre-concert activities (1:30 p.m.) include dancing and bagpipes in the lobby. See bagpipes up close, watch Irish step-dancers, and try on a kilt in the photo booth! Tickets are $10-$18. Call the box office, or visit http://www.phoenixyouthsymphony.org.

Artist Reception for
Michael Allen Engstrom
6-10 p.m. Friday, March 5
Burton Barr Central Library
1221 N. Central Ave.
    Michael Allen Engstrom’s exhibit, titled “CrossRoads BLUES,” will run through March 28 in the library’s @Central Gallery. The Friends of the Phoenix Public Library hosts the free reception, which takes place during the First Friday ArtWalk. Engstrom’s oil paintings portray early century delta- and piedmont-style blues musicians.