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.
-
The DIY spirit is alive and well in Phoenix, and there are several spots around the Valley that offer classes, tools and drop-in resources. Here are six places that’ll help sharpen your practical skills. -
If you were a banker with Pioneer Bank of Arizona in the mid-1960s in Phoenix, your commute to work might include a drive up or down Central Avenue and a turn near Osborn Road. -
Kelly Athena, aka Cactus Kelly — a master gardener and urban forager — shared five common desert plants you can look for in Arizona.
