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From October 22, 2025 11:00 am until October 22, 2025 12:00 pmAt Surprise City Hall Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThe life and music of an Arizona Legend! Lalo Guerrero, a Mexican American singer-songwriter from Tucson, is considered the Godfather of Chicano Music. He was a Grammy award winner and received the Presidential Medal of Honor for his contribution to Arts and Culture in the US by President Clinton. Join Zarco for a program about Lalo Guerrero and his impact on Chicano music today. -
From September 24, 2025 6:00 pm until September 24, 2025 7:00 pmAt Asante Library Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsMost Arizonans are not originally from Arizona, and most come from places that are far greener and milder of climate than our desert. For many of us, it takes a shift of eye and of attitude to appreciate this hot, dry place—but once it gets into one’s soul, there’s nowhere like it. This talk explains that transformation, drawing on the work of poets such as Joy Harjo, Richard Shelton, and Ofelia Zepeda; novelists such as Barbara Kingsolver and Edward Abbey, nonfiction writers such as Joseph Wood Krutch and Mary Austin, and much more, from Native American folktales to modern scientific insights, all accompanied by a rich slide show full of art and photography. With insights from literature, philosophy, art, neurology, and other fields, Gregory McNamee will discuss how we can learn to see the desert as a place of abundant life, abundant beauty, and abundant possibilities for happiness.
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From May 14, 2025 6:00 pm until May 14, 2025 7:00 pmAt Asante Library Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis program celebrates Arizona’s multifaceted relationship with the universe, highlighting its significant contributions to space exploration, sustainability, research, and the enduring celestial stories of its Indigenous peoples. Join us as we journey through the Grand Canyon State’s rich heritage and innovative strides, showcasing how Arizona continues to illuminate our understanding of the stars and beyond.
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From April 09, 2025 11:00 am until April 09, 2025 12:00 pmAt Surprise City Hall Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThe Colorado River is a critical source of the West’s water supply, supporting 40 million people, nearly 6 million acres of agriculture, and tribes across seven states and portions of Mexico. At 1,450 miles long the Colorado River is the sixth longest river in the United States. The river flows through seven states and covers 244,000 square miles, about 1/12th of the United States. Known for its dramatic canyons, whitewater rapids, and eleven U.S. National Parks, the Colorado River and its tributaries are a vital source of water. An extensive system of dams, reservoirs, and aqueducts divert almost its flow for agricultural irrigation and urban water supply. Its large flow and steep gradient (10,184 ft above sea level to 58 feet in the Mexicali Valley) are used to generate hydroelectric power to several western states and Nebraska. This presentation discusses the geology, geography, exploration, national parks, and the state of the river today with its natural beauty, current difficulties, and solutions.
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From April 03, 2025 6:00 pm until April 03, 2025 8:00 pmAt Asante Library Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsLIVE is a free and casual outdoor performance series at Asante Library for all ages. Featuring live music provided by On Stage Now, free arts activities and food trucks! Bring your lawn chair, your friends and your family for an evening of entertainment. RSVP recommended at surpriseaz.gov/ArtsSignUp. Art Activity: WVAC Musicians: Eden Cislo (opener), High Horse (headliner)
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From March 10, 2025 6:00 pm until March 10, 2025 7:00 pmAt Asante Library Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsArizona is often thought of in the context of “The West,” that is, as a frontier that needed to be tamed and populated by settlers coming from the eastern and midwestern parts of the U.S. Literarily, this has meant that many stories from and about Arizona center settlers and their relationships not only to the landscape but to the people who were already residing within that landscape when they arrived, namely Indigenous and Mexican people. This presentation focuses on two early twentieth-century Arizona authors, Refugio Savala (Yoeme-Mexican) and Mario Suárez (Chicano), and details how their respective literary works helped give voice to people not otherwise represented in literature. Ultimately, though subtle, Savala and Suárez’s early work persists in the ways they influenced future generations of Indigenous and Mexican-American authors and projects within Arizona.
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From February 27, 2025 12:00 pm until February 27, 2025 1:00 pmAt Arts HQ Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsReservations Required. Spanish operas, or Zarzuelas, have been performed since the 17th century, presenting their cultural flair and stories through drama and music. The Phoenix Opera presents the musical duo, Latin Heat, featuring Ariana Iniguez and Mauricio Peresquia. This energetic showcase is a tribute to classical and contemporary Spanish operas as you are surrounded by artwork in the Arts HQ Gallery.
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On February 16, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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On February 15, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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On February 14, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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On February 13, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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From February 12, 2025 11:00 am until February 12, 2025 12:00 pmAt Surprise City Hall Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsIn this presentation, Dr. Anokye, explores the untold stories and accomplishments of African American men in Arizona. Dr. Anokye focuses on identifying the common threads of the African American community that have enriched and given meaning to their lives–striving for education/schooling, work lives, belonging, turning points, and legacies, established by such prominent folks as Dr. Eugene Grigsby, artist and ASU professor, George Greathouse, ASU football star and local barber, Judge Cecil B. Patterson, and Pastor Warren Stewart.
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On February 09, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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On February 08, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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On February 07, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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From February 06, 2025 6:00 pm until February 06, 2025 8:00 pmAt Asante Library Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsLIVE is a free and casual outdoor performance series at Asante Library for all ages. Featuring live music provided by On Stage Now, free arts activities and food trucks! Bring your lawn chair, your friends and your family for an evening of entertainment. RSVP recommended at surpriseaz.gov/ArtsSignUp. Art Activity: Ground Floor Artists Musicians: Zach Johnson (opener), The Black Hole (headliner)
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On February 06, 2025At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsThis is a “memory musical.” The cast plays various characters remembering the joy, the laughter, and the pain of what it was like to go through high school.
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From January 16, 2025 12:00 pm until January 16, 2025 1:00 pmAt Arts HQ Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsReservations Required. A powerhouse of combined talents in jazz, soul, piano, and violin.
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From January 15, 2025 6:00 pm until January 15, 2025 7:00 pmAt Asante Library Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsOne of the most important concepts in Martin Luther King Jr.’s teachings is the idea of “the beloved community,” the possibility of a society in which people from diverse backgrounds and economic circumstances learn to live together. Conflict in any society, he taught, is inevitable, but it can be resolved through non-violence and a commitment toward equal justice. This presentation will explore MLK’s ideas through the works of Charles Johnson, the National Book Award-winning novelist, who has written extensively about MLK and his philosophy. Together we will consider Johnson’s novel Dreamer (1998), which presents a fictionalized account of King’s summer in Chicago in 1966, and his short story “Dr. King’s Refrigerator” (2005), which imagines a midnight snack in 1954 for the man who was about to lead a Civil Rights revolution.
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On December 22, 2024At Ghostlight Theatre Categories: Arts & Cultural EventsChristmas: a time for magic. A time for the traditions we cherish. A time to watch as many original TV movies as a human being can possibly endure. But now with The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon, you can enjoy the sugar rush of six Christmas movies all at once! Welcome to Hopewood Falls, Vermont, where singles in adorable sweaters converge to look for love. Can disguises help royalty and/or movie stars find the down-to-earth connections they crave? Will evil city slickers destroy charming inns and/or Christmas tree farms? Isn't it a little creepy for a meet-cute to depend on one person being in a coma? Grab a hot chocolate and your favorite wise single friend to find out in this wildly entertaining parody of holiday rom-coms
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