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Title: KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® WITH JEFFREY SIEGEL Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Hailed by The New York Times as “an artist who means every note he plays,” internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel celebrates the 35th anniversary of Keyboard Conversations in Scottsdale. His brilliantly polished concert-with-commentary format …

Title: THE CAPITOL STEPSLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Famous for putting the ‘mock’ in democracy, D.C.’s funniest singing comedians return for their annual Thanksgiving weekend pilgrimage to Scottsdale! Set to popular music, the group’s smart and irreverent political satire pokes fun at all sides of …

Title: RAMSEY LEWIS AND HIS ELECTRIC BANDLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Legendary composer and pianist Ramsey Lewis has been referred to as “the great performer,” a title reflecting his style and musical selections that display his early gospel playing and classical training along with his …

Title: CAPTAIN MARK KELLY & GABRIELLE GIFFORDS: ENDEAVOR TO SUCCEEDLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: On Jan. 8, 2011, Captain Mark Kelly would face the toughest challenge of his life when an assassination attempt was made on his wife, former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. His dedication to …

Title: BALÉ FOLCLÓRICO DA BAHIALocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Brazil’s young and vivacious Balé Folclórico da Bahia has won over audiences around the world. The 38-member troupe of dancers, musicians and singers performs a high-spirited repertoire based on Bahian folkloric dances of African origin, including …

Title: BROADWAY’S NEXT H!T MUSICALLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Every song is fresh, every scene is new and every night is different! All-improvised and all-funny, the hysterical Broadway’s Next H!T Musical is the only unscripted theatrical awards show. Masters of improvisation gather made-up, hit song …

Title: IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRALocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Two of the world’s most celebrated flutists, Lady Jeanne and Sir James Galway, perform with the esteemed Irish Chamber Orchestra, known for its energy, unique sound and outstanding musicianship. (The Galways will perform for approx. 30 minutes …

Title: DIAVOLO DANCE THEATERLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Led by founder Jacques Heim, Los Angeles-based Diavolo Dance Theater is an internationally renowned modern acrobatic dance company that takes movement, athletics and daring to the extreme. The troupe’s gravity-defying performances explore the human experience using oversized, …

Title: SERGIO MENDES & FRIENDSLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: One of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time, Sergio Mendes rose to fame as the leader of the worldwide breakthrough group Brasil ’66. His influence on the music industry has spanned five decades …

Title: AN EVENING WITH JASON ALEXANDER AND HIS HAIRLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: The persona of George Costanza on NBC’s Seinfeld garnered Jason Alexander six Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations, an American Television Award and two American Comedy Awards. Beyond Seinfeld, Alexander’s career is …

Title: RICKY SKAGGS & BRUCE HORNSBY WITH KENTUCKY THUNDERLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: Virginia cool meets Kentucky thunder in a quintessential collaboration between multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Ricky Skaggs and genre-bending pianist Bruce Hornsby. Combined, the pair lay claim to an astonishing 15 Grammy Awards. They first …

Title: AN EVENING WITH GARRISON KEILLORLocation: Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsLink out: Click hereDescription: The affable host of A Prairie Home Companion, humorist and celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon and ‘late-life fatherhood.’ With a wonderful, …