Metro Phoenix Relocation Guide 2008 - (Page 61) Around the Valley Soleri is the master-mind behind this project. Tours are conducted on the hour between 10 am and 4 pm. To reach Arcosanti take I-17 to exit #262 north to the Cordes Junction exit and follow the signs. 928/632-6217. South of Phoenix in Oracle (about a two-hour drive) is Biosphere 2, a three-acre airtight steel-and-glass structure which is a microcosm of Earth. A guided tour starts with a film introduction. Afterwards there is a walking tour of the different Biosphere 2 environments including tropical rain forest, savanna, marsh, ocean, desert, agricultural and human bays. This facility is a test site for determining an ecosystem's ability to recycle air, water and nutrients in order to sustain plant and animal life. Visitor Center, 32450 S. Biosphere Rd., Tucson, AZ 520/838-6200. The Arizona Theatre Company is the state's leading professional resident company. It offers a wide range of productions from classic to contemporary theater including Broadway hits. This company performs from October to the end of May at the Herberger Theater. 502 W. Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, 602/256-6995. Phoenix Theatre is the oldest continuously-operated community theater in the United States, founded in 1920. Comedies, dramas, musicals and children’s theatre are presented from September through July. 100 E. McDowell Road, Phoenix, 602/254-2151. The Queen Creek Performing Arts Center is located at 22149 E. Ocotillo Road, Queen Creek. 480/987-5964. For complete show schedule, visit www.qxpac.com. For years, the Black Theatre Troupe has been presenting comedies, musicals and classical and contemporary pieces featuring local talent. Their season is September through May. 333 E. Portland Street, Phoenix, 602/258-8128. Arizona State University in Tempe is another source of theatrical entertainment. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the 3,000-seat Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium hosts a gamut of productions year-round. Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard, Tempe, 480/965-3434. The Lyceum Theatre in the Galvin Play-house, also at ASU, is the showcase theater for the university's own companies. 480/965-5337. The Tempe Performing Arts Center is home to the Tempe Little Theater (480/350-8388), a community theater presenting plays from September through May, and Childsplay, Inc. (480/ 350-8101), a professional theater for family audiences. 132 E. 6th Street, Tempe. A local theater group, The Scottsdale Community Players, performs in the Stagebrush Theatre, a 200-seat facility. Musicals and dramas are the fare during a September through June season. 7020 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, 480/ 990-7405. For family entertainment, Mesa Encore Theatre offers mostly comedies from September through April. 1207 N. Country Club Rd. 480/834-9500. The Chandler Center for the Arts is a turntable-divisible auditorium allowing for seating to be divided into three separate theaters: Main Stage, the 350-seat Little Theatre and the 250-seat Recital Hall. Shows include a variety of performing artists and entertainers. 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, 480/782-2680.6200. Arts & Entertainment Theatre The Herberger Theater includes two separate theaters, Center Stage and Stage West. Center Stage with 827 seats is designed so no seat is farther than sixty-six feet from the stage. The 350-seat Stage West can be arranged for theater-in-the-round, cabaret or traditional theater. Herberger Theater is home to the Arizona Theater Company, Ballet Arizona and Actors Theater of Phoenix and also features many visiting companies. 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix, 602/252-8497. Music The 2,500-seat Phoenix Symphony Hall, 225 E. Adams Street, Phoenix 602/534-5600, offers a variety of entertainment. It is also home to the sixty-five full-time musicians of The Phoenix Symphony. The symphony is host to acclaimed guest artists at their classical, chamber and pops concerts, September through May. The Phoenix Symphony also performs at other locations throughout the area. Office, 455 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, 602/ 495-1999. Arizona Opera also calls the Phoe-nix Symphony Hall home. Arizona Opera has won national acclaim for its performances, which are split between Phoenix and Tucson. There are five productions from October to March. 4600 N. 12th Street, Phoenix, 602/266-7464. The 3,000-seat Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. 61 Relocation Guide™ http://www.qxpac.com
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