Events
El Puentecito Arts Festival at i.d.e.a. Museum Sat Oct 8th!
Thank you to everyone who attended El Puente Festival at the Tempe Center for the Arts last Sunday! It was a blast! Whether you missed El Puente Fest or not, there is still time to get your fix of cultural events for you and your family. This weekend is El Puentecito Festival, on Saturday Oct…
Read MoreEl Puente: Sunday, October 2nd: Theatre Festival & Mask Procession
This Sunday, October 2nd, Tempe Center for the Arts will be the scene of this year’s El Puente Theatre Festival and Mask Procession. This free event boasts a wide variety of performances, local art, food, mask-making and kids activities. From 2-6 pm you can expect to see free performances including those by Desert Sounds Mariachi…
Read MoreVoces Unidas Choir to perform at yearly Festival
It’s no secret that music has its benefits beyond pleasure. Through contemporary research and practices, music therapy has provided new opportunities for treatment, and many are singing its praises. One group that is doing just that is the phoenix-based Voces Unidas or “United Voices” Choir. The singers in Voces Unidas Choir all have something pretty…
Read MoreCommunity Spotlight: Rosie’s House
In our tour of 20 years in the community, we have come to know and work alongside many fantastic organizations. One whose positive influence and dynamism cannot be understated: Rosie’s House. Rosie’s House, a free, music academy in inner-city phoenix provides musical instruction and education for children ages 5-18. Rosie’s House is unique in its…
Read MoreBarrio Stories featured at El Puente Fest!
At this year’s El Puente Fest in Tempe, the guests will be treated to a delightful scene from the ground breaking play that features four outstanding eight-foot tall processional sculptures by Arizona artist Zarco Guerrero. Barrio Stories by Borderlands Theater, is not your ordinary performance piece. In this unique project Borderlands blended elements of site-specific…
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