Description: A groundbreaking collaboration between two of Hawaii’s top artists, in a rare and intimate duo performance. Amy Hanaiali’i is Hawaii’s top-selling female vocalist and Jeff Peterson is a master of the slack-key guitar—both Maui natives have been honored multiple times by the Grammy Awards and the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (Hawaiian Grammys). Don’t miss this exclusive concert experience!

Tickets: $32-36
Purchase tickets online at TheMIM.org, in person at MIM, or by calling the MIM Ticket Office at 480.478.6000.

Email: heather.dobbins@themim.org

Start Date: 2/25/2012

End Date:

Start Time: 7:00 PM

End Time:

Venue: The Musical Instrument Museum

Address: 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard

Zip: Phoenix

Phone: 480-478-6000

Event Cost: $32-36

Description: JEFF DUNHAM TAKES TWO NEW CHARACTERS AND HIS ALL NEW “CONTROLLED CHAOS”
SHOW ON THE ROAD TO THE US AIRWAYS CENTER THURSDAY, MARCH 15th

Comedy Special “Controlled Chaos” Premiered to 8.3 Million Viewers and DVD hits Platinum in One Week
Dunham’s A&E “Biography” premiered to 1.2 million viewers lifting network to new heights

Jeff Dunham’s 100 city, all-new “Controlled Chaos” tour offers his millions of fans worldwide brand new laughs and hilarious additions to his famed troupe of sidekicks that include: Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, the beer-fueled redneck Bubba J and the manic purple creature Peanut. In the coming months, concertgoers will meet two new Dunham characters: Achmed Junior, the not-as-equally skeletal son of Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Little Jeff, a mini-version of the ringmaster himself.

Email: nicolepersonalpublicity@cox.net

Start Date: 03/15/12

End Date:

Start Time: 7:30pm

End Time:

Venue: US Airways Center

Address: 201 E Jefferson St

Zip: Phoenix

Phone: 800-745-3000

Event Cost: 43.50

Description: Formed in 2007, the Anubis Quartet is a bold next-generation saxophone ensemble committed to the creation, progression, and performance of new music. The group has quickly gained regard as one of North America’s major contemporary saxophone ensembles, and they regularly commission and premiere works by living composers.

Tickets: $25-30
Purchase tickets online at TheMIM.org, in person at MIM, or by calling the MIM Ticket Office at 480.478.6000.

Email: heather.dobbins@themim.org

Start Date: 02/24/2012

End Date:

Start Time: 7:00 PM

End Time:

Venue: The Musical Instrument Museum

Address: 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard

Zip: Phoenix

Phone: 480-478-6000

Event Cost: $25-30

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s a Pterosaur!!!!

From the size of a sparrow to the size of an airplane meet the flying reptiles from Earth’s distant past as they soar into the Arizona Museum of Natural History. The exhibition “Rulers of the Prehistoric Skies” opens on February 4th, 2012.  Pterosaurs were the coolest things that were ever in the air; and they were the first vertebrates to fly. They did it long before birds and bats. And in terms of size, they pushed the envelope with Quetzalcoatlus.  AzMNH is in the process of purchasing a replica skeleton of this magnificent beast with a 39 foot wingspan! “Rulers of the Prehistoric Skies,” is part of Mesa Arts and Cultural Mesa Takes Flight initiative and will also explore the evolution of flight from insects, the true first flyers to birds and bats.

February Listing – Arizona Museum of Natural History, 53 North Macdonald Street, Mesa, Arizona 85201, 480-644-3553.

Description: This Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble is renowned for over two decades of excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. Like the great groups that have come before, such as Manhattan Transfer and Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, they have learned from the best and taken the art form to new levels. Rooted in jazz, they also infuse Brazilian, R & B, classical, and pop music with equal creativity and authenticity.

Tickets: $40, 45
Purchase tickets online at TheMIM.org, in person at MIM, or by calling the MIM Ticket Office at 480.478.6000. Gift Certificates are also available, and may be purchased either in person or by telephone.

Email: heather.dobbins@themim.org

Start Date: 2/18/2012

End Date:

Start Time: 7:00 PM

End Time:

Venue: The Musical Instrument Museum

Address: 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard

Zip: Phoenix

Phone: 480-478-6000

Event Cost: $40-45

Cocktail Parties, special film screenings, Meet the Speakers get together and even an awards banquet!

You don’t have to have an extra terrestrial mind to realize that this just might be a week for the record books. The 2012 International UFO Congress, put on by Open Minds, is once again settling down here in Arizona and you better prepare yourself for the opportunity. With a schedule that spans six days and includes films, professional speakers, occasional food, stories, studies and even an optional Spanish session you can be assured that this conference with be worth every bit of the quite reasonable price tag.

Complete and total attendance is currently priced at $325. If you are unable to attend all days then visit the pricing page of the website (http://ufocongress.com/ufo-conference/hotel-conference-rates/) to see their stripped down by activity rates.

To register visit: http://ufocongress.com/ufo-conference/register/

If you have any questions make sure to contact Open Minds directly at the following criteria:

Phoenix.org will be there… will you?

The International UFO Congress is the largest annual UFO conference in the world. The IUFOC is an organization in Arizona dedicated to the dissemination of information related to many areas in Ufology. The IUFOC was established in 1991 and hosts an annual conference on UFOs and related phenomena. The Conference was held in Laughlin, NV until 2011 when it moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area. The conference boasts more than 20 speakers and a plethora of exhibitors from around the globe, and covers a large variety of topics related to the UFO phenomenon including technology, government cover-ups, exopolitics, black projects, crop circles, alien visitation and more. Panels of astrophysicists, nuclear physicists, abductees, and former top-secret-clearance military personnel make up just a portion of highly decorated and influential speakers.

The songs you love – they made you laugh, they made you cry, they made you dance – by four top Broadway performers who make the soundtrack of an era come to life. It’s the ultimate “feel-good” show!

What a decade! Leisure suits and Love Story, Apollo moon landings, the Cold War, Camp David, the first Earth Day, mirrored disco balls and Charlie’s Angels!

Pop rock ballads like Let It Be, You’ve Got a Friend, It’s Too Late, (You Make me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and I Will Survive defined one generation and became the classics of another.

Take a trip back in time. Nothing goes together better than live music and friends to create new memories.

Dates:
February 3, 2012

Times:
Friday 7:30pm

Tickets: $7.50-$57.50

Info Phone: (480) 994-2787

Buy tickets by clicking here.

With a background of Native American, Brazilian and Mexican, Quetzal is well versed in many musical styles and instruments. This young protege blends Salsa, Jazz, Brazilian, and funk to create a musical experience all will enjoy.

To buy tickets click on this link.

Dates:
February 5, 2012

Times:
Sunday 12:00pm-2:00pm

Tickets: $21/General Admission, $15/Member

SIBELIUS – Symphony No. 3
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV – Scheherazade

Dates:
February 2-February 4, 2012

Times:
Thursday 7:30pm, Friday 11:00am, Saturday 8:00pm

Buy Tickets by clicking on this link.