If you're still looking for holiday gift ideas, you can hit all of the local markets (check out our rundown) to take care of your Christmas list — or you can go the experience route with these four upcoming events.
Ballet Arizona kicks off the annual "Nutcracker" performances on Dec. 12 at Symphony Hall in Phoenix. Catch the performances — featuring live music from the Phoenix Symphony — through Dec. 27.
ASU Gammage is hosting holiday variety show, "A Magical Cirque Christmas." the traveling show, which features acrobatics and contortionists, will be in Tempe for one night only on Dec. 30.
Phoenix Theatre Company’s "A Christmas Carol" — now in its 19th year — will run through Dec. 28.
If you’d rather be outside, Desert Botanical Garden’s path will be lit through the end of the month for the annual Las Noches de las Luminarias event. Meet Sonoran Santa and Mrs. Claus on select evenings through Dec. 23.
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More than 300 authors will be presenting at this year’s Tucson Festival of Books. Catch up with the authors during signings and panels, and brush up on their work in these recent conversations from The Show.
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If you need a quiet place to retreat from the crowds or climb a quiet endless staircase or hill of your own, The Show team has you covered. Here are a few of our favorite quiet places to tune it all out.
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If you’re looking for something less cutesy to celebrate your own Februalia, Valentine or Galentine’s Day, The Show staff has a few ideas.