(Mar. 24 1:30 AM) - One of the leading contemporary dance troupes in America, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings its breathtaking athleticism and technique to the Mesa Arts Center on March 24th and 25th.

(Mar. 22 10:08 AM) - One of the leading contemporary dance troupes in America, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater brings its breathtaking athleticism and technique to the Mesa Arts Center on March 24th and 25th.

(Mar. 21 10:29 PM) - Straight No Chaser is performing live at Mesa Arts Center on Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m.

(Mar. 21 6:52 PM) - Poetry is the language in which humanity explores its own amazement. Such explorations will unfold at 7 PM on Thursday, March 29th at the Canyon Moon Theatre in the Village of Oak Creek in the Outlet Mall on SR179. After weeks of planning by Mary Guaraldi, the Director-Producer will be opening the theatre doors to a multi-media celebration of art, music and the spoken word as a benefit for two local nonprofit organizations, Gardens of Humanity and Canyon Moon, too.

(Mar. 21 5:00 AM) - The 2011-2012 National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, brings Filmmaker-Journalist, Michael Davie to Mesa Arts Center Wednesday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ikeda Theater. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Davie offers a personal look at his native Africa, a continent often misrepresented in the media. Featuring riveting film clips and extraordinary personal encounters, Davie’s inspiring talks receive standing ovations globally. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

(Mar. 18 5:00 AM) - Mesa Festival of Creativity invites you to immerse yourself in a "fantastic environment filled with amazing things to see and do. It’s Spring Break – don’t spend it sitting around—come to the Mesa Arts Center for endless family fun through March 18, noon – 9 p.m." Admission is free.

(Mar. 16 5:00 AM) - Theatre Artists Studio Presents Babe: An Olympian Musical March 16 – April 1, 2012. Book & Lyrics are by Carolyn Gage and Music is by Andrea Jill Higgins. It is directed by Christy Welty

(Mar. 16 5:00 AM) - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts is showcasing the latest arts from Australia and New Zealand as part of its inaugural Discovery Series, which features three performances by the cutting-edge circus troupe Circa on Friday and Saturday, March 16–17.

(Mar. 15 3:22 PM) - The 2011-2012 National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, brings Filmmaker-Journalist, Michael Davie to Mesa Arts Center Wednesday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ikeda Theater. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Davie offers a personal look at his native Africa, a continent often misrepresented in the media. Featuring riveting film clips and extraordinary personal encounters, Davie’s inspiring talks receive standing ovations globally. Tickets are available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

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(Mar. 12 11:24 PM) - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Jane Krakowski on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m.

(Mar. 10 5:00 AM) - Mesa Arts Center presents David Benoit & Brian Culbertson: piano2piano on Saturday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m.

(Mar. 9 5:28 PM) - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Jeffrey Tambor’s Performing Your Life on Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m.

(Mar. 9 5:00 AM) - Mesa Arts Center will present an intimate evening with one of America's favorite actress-comediennes Lily Tomlin Friday, March 9, at 8 p.m.

(Mar. 9 5:00 AM) - Mesa Festival of Creativity invites you to immerse yourself in a "fantastic environment filled with amazing things to see and do. It’s Spring Break – don’t spend it sitting around—come to the Mesa Arts Center for endless family fun March 9-18, noon – 9 p.m." Admission is free.

(Mar. 9 5:00 AM) - Youth Works theater troupe presents The Adventures of Pinocchio and The Further Adventures of Pinocchio Puppet Show. Both are written by local playwright C. L. Johnson. The Adventures of Pinocchio is the classic story retold with the original Italian zest about learning and choosing between right and wrong! While The Further Adventures of Pinocchio follows Pinocchio as he battles for his freedom from the Puppet Maestro. Both performances take place in the Italian village of Collodi (an homage to the original Author of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi). The Adventures of Pinocchio perform March 9 - 25 and The Further Adventures of Pinocchio perform on Saturdays, March 10 - 31 in the McMillin Theater.

(Mar. 5 5:00 AM) - Brian Skerry comes to the Mes Arts Center Monday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. Skerry is a photojournalist specializing in underwater, marine-related subjects and stories. Since 1998 Skerry has been a contributing photojournalist for National Geographic magazine, covering a wide range of assignments. Skerry's ability to pursue subjects of great diversity is unique within the field of underwater photography. His focus includes nearly everything in the sea, from whales, billfish, tuna, and sharks to fleets of deep-water shipwrecks worldwide. While on assignment, he has lived on the bottom of the sea, spent months aboard fishing boats, and traveled in everything from snowmobiles to canoes to helicopters to get the picture. He spends months at a time in the field, and in the course of any given year frequently finds himself in environments of extreme contrast from tropical coral reefs to diving beneath Arctic ice.

(Mar. 2 8:19 PM) - Youth Works theater troupe presents The Adventures of Pinocchio and The Further Adventures of Pinocchio Puppet Show. Both are written by local playwright C. L. Johnson. The Adventures of Pinocchio is the classic story retold with the original Italian zest about learning and choosing between right and wrong! While The Further Adventures of Pinocchio follows Pinocchio as he battles for his freedom from the Puppet Maestro. Both performances take place in the Italian village of Collodi (an homage to the original Author of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi). The Adventures of Pinocchio perform March 9 - 25 and The Further Adventures of Pinocchio perform on Saturdays, March 10 - 31 in the McMillin Theater.