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Arts, Culture and More in the Shadow of the Superstition Mountains
The Gold Canyon Arts Council Presents the Canyon Sounds Artist Series 2008-2009
2009 Arizona Lecture Series | 2009 Apache Junction Public Event Series
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Arts, Culture and More in the
Shadow of the Superstition Mountains
 The Gold Canyon Arts Council Presents the Canyon Sounds Artist Series 2008-2009
Unless otherwise noted, all concerts are on Friday evenings at 7:30 pm at the Gold Canyon United Methodist Church at 6640 South Kings Ranch Road in Gold Canyon. For tickets and information, contact Canyon Rose Storage, 6405 South Kings Ranch Road in Gold Canyon, or call (480) 983-2171. Tickets are also available at the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce.
Eric Bibb
Friday, November 14, 2008
Born in 1951, Bibb is a native New Yorker with deep roots in the American blues and folk tradition. Young Eric was inspired and influenced by Odetta, Richie Havens, Pete Seeger, Earl Robinson, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, and many others. A performance by Eric Bibb is an enriching experience – both musically and spiritually. His music, like his personality, is intimate, assured and passionate.
Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble
Friday, January 16, 2009
This exciting ensemble, celebrating its 25th anniversary, delights audiences the world over with bright, infectious programs of percussive dance and traditional bluegrass music. Featuring clogging from southern Appalachia, stepdances from Ireland, England, and Canada, and hamboning, hoofin’, and early jazz tap of the American South, Footworks will perform its signature work, Incredible Feets.
Canyon Arts Festival
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The last Saturday in January is reserved for the FREE Canyon Arts Festival. Mark your calendar with a big red asterisk on January 31, 2009. Spend the day enjoying the fine art presentations of over 70 local artists, and music and dance performances.
 St. Petersburg String Quartet
Friday, February 6, 2009
One of the world’s leading string quartets, the St. Petersburg String Quartet was founded as the Leningrad Quartet. The quartet blazed a trail through international chamber music competitions, winning first prizes at the All-Soviet Union String Quartet Competition, and several other major international competitions.
Mark Twain Alive
Friday, March 6, 2009
America’s greatest author and humorist is brought to life through the considerable talents of actor Mike Randall. Since 1972, this nationally acclaimed one-man Mark Twain stage production has charmed audiences throughout the United States and Canada. Appearing off-Broadway at New York City’s only dinner theatre, on college campuses, at dinner theatres, opera houses, churches, schools and in regional theatres, the show bursts forth with all the wit and wisdom that was the trademark of the great man himself.
Frederick Swann, Organist
Sunday, March 16, 2009 at 3 pm
Year of the Organ by inviting one of the world’s greatest organists, Frederick Swann, to perform on the church’s Rogers organ. Mr. Swann performs concerts throughout North America, Australia, Europe and the Far East. In one recent season, Swann performed more than 40 recitals, including special appearances at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, and Passau Cathedral in Germany.
Quintet of the Americas
Friday, March 27, 2009
The quintet is one of the western hemisphere’s finest chamber ensembles. Long recognized as leading interpreters of folk and contemporary wind quintet music of the Americas, the quintet celebrates the 27th anniversary of its founding. The group’s mission is to broaden the knowledge and appreciation of woodwind chamber music from the western hemisphere by performing contemporary, classical and folk-derived music from the diverse cultural traditions of the Americas.
2009 Arizona Lecture Series
| January |
| 12 |
Eddie Colyott – The Salado |
| 19 |
Paul Machula – Apache Kid |
| 26 |
Phil Rausto – Arizona Movie History |
February |
| 2 |
Peter Iverson – Carlos Montezuma |
| 9 |
Todd Weber – JWP and Colorado River Runners |
| 16 |
Jan Cleere – Story of Augustine Chacon |
| 23 |
Harry Davison – Flight of the Santa Maria |
March |
| 2 |
Barbara Marriott – Guests at Annie’s Hotel |
| 9 |
Richard Bowerman – Tom Mix in Arizona |
| 16 |
Charles Rau – Rattlesnakes: A Reality |
| 23 |
Robert K. Corbin – Crazy Jake, the LDM |
| 30 |
Jesse Feldman – On Trail of the Lost Dutchman Mine |
April |
| 6 |
Al Ring – Ruby, AZ: Mining, Mayhem, and Murder |
2009 Apache Junction Public Event Series
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| January |
| 8 |
Sidney Poolheco – Music of Sidney Poolheco |
| 15 |
Brad Zinn – Comedians of Our Times |
| 22 |
Trimble & Ellis – The Arizona Spirit |
| 29 |
Silver Ridge Pop Orchestra |
February |
| 12 |
Oceans Apart |
| 19 |
Red Mountain Blue Grass & Western Band |
| 26 |
Jimmy Travis Show |
March |
| 5 |
To be announced |
| 12 |
To be announced |
Presented by the Apache Junction Unified School District. All programs begin at 7 pm in the Performing Arts Center, 2525 South Ironwwod Drive. Doors open one hour in advance. Tickets are $5 at the door. Tickets are available two weeks in advance at the Community Service Office, 1575 West Southern Avenue, Suite 4. Season tickets are $50 and go on sale October 1, 2009. For more information, call (480) 982-1110 ext 2014.
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