Fall 2024 Music Concert Week

Christopher Scinto November 15, 2024

The week of November 18th begins PVCC Music Program's Fall Concert Week. We will present four exciting concerts over five nights and would love to have you join us in the Center for the Performing Arts! The best part is that all of the concerts are FREE and feature the work of our talented music students, technical artists and some very special guests!!!

**PVCC Classical Ensembles Concert**
**Tuesday, November 19th, 7:00pm, Free Admission**
Featuring performances by the PVCC Community Choir, Flute Ensemble, Advanced Flute Quartet, World Percussion Ensemble, the band new Klezmer Ensemble, and the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble.

**PVCC Jazz Ensembles Concert**
**Wednesday, November 20th, 7:00pm, Free Admission**
Featuring performances by the PCM Jazz Ensemble, Funky Soul Combo, Intermediate Jazz Combo, the award winning Union Jazz Institute Jazz Combo, and the Composers/Improvisors Big Band.

**PVCC Music Industry Studies Showcase**
**Thursday, November 21st, 7:00pm, Free Admission**
Featuring performances by five PVCC student rock bands, final projects from studio recording, electronic music and audio production classes, and performances from our songwriting class.

**Alice Cooper's Proof is in the Pudding Music Competition - Finals**
**Saturday, November 23rd, 5:00pm, Free Admission, Arrive early - doors open at 4:30pm**
Join us as 8 solo artists and 8 duos/bands compete for a cash prize and for a chance to open for Alice Cooper at his Annual Christmas Pudding Event.

**Paradise Valley Community College**
**For additional information please visit us online:**
Web: paradisevalley.edu/cpa
Social Media: PVCCFineArts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch
Box Office: 602.787.7738
Fine & Performing Arts Department: 607.787.6595
Email: boxoffice@paradisevalley.edu

What's on your Mixtape?

Christopher Scinto November 1, 2024

**November 8 & 9 | 7:00pm |** Center for the Performing Arts
Did you enjoy our Women Who Rock concert? Well, our extravagant rock show is back with PVCC Mixtape! All songs in this concert will have been curated by our community, making our PVCC mixtape. Featuring songs by the Beatles, Queen, Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Chappel Roan, Teddy Swims, and many more!
This concert will be like none other. Buy your tickets now, you won't want to miss it!
$16 adult; $12 senior/staff/military; $8 students/child
General Admission Seating | $2 Fee Added to Ticket Purchases At the Door

Buy Tickets Now!

Announcing October Fine & Performing Arts Events

Christopher Scinto September 27, 2024

PVCC’s Theater Program is holding auditions for actors for the Student Directed One Act Plays Showcase.
Auditions are **Tuesday, October 1st from 6:30pm-8:30pm** in the Studio Theater/M-East Building.
Click HERE to sign up for an audition

**October 6th - November 4th | Opening Reception - October 17th | 5:30pm**
Center for the Performing Arts | Paradise Valley Community College
PVCC’s Clay Club presents our next exhibition in the CPA Lobby! Showing October 6th-November 4th, come on over to our lobby to see some of the amazing pieces our Clay Club had fired up for you!
Join us for an Opening Reception of the Clay Club Exhibition on October 17th, starting at 5:30pm in the Center for the Performing Arts Lobby. Meet some of the artists and talk to them about their work. Treats will be provided!
After the reception, stay to see the last Dress Rehearsal of Drop Dead! at 7:00pm! Support our students and cast by watching the performance and giving them the first opportunity to practice with a live audience!

**Tuesday, October 15th | 11:00am - 1:00pm |** Center for the Performing Arts
Professors David Bradley (Ceramics) and Stacy Moreno (Social Work) are collaborating to present an exciting experience for your classes! Join us on Tuesday, October 15th from 11am-1pm for Empty Bowls (reimagined!). Social Work students will provide activities to teach about food insecurity. We will also have actual SOUP, music, and lots of fun! (and of course ceramic bowls for sale!)
Come, learn, engage, eat...and all funds go towards the Puma Pantry, which has been doing a phenomenal job at helping meet the urgent food needs of our student community.

**October 18, 19, 25, 26 - 7:00pm | October 20, 27 - 2:00pm | October 25 - 10:00am**
Center for the Performing Arts | Paradise Valley Community College
A non-stop physical comedy that turns the world of theater on its head! A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in *Drop Dead!*, a potboiler murder mystery directed by "Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage" Victor Le Pewe. At the dress rehearsal, the set falls apart around them, props break, and the producer and an actor are murdered. But the show must go on! And so it does, but at the opening night performance, the murders continue and the play goes incredibly wrong. The remaining thespians must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery, and somehow survive until the curtain calls.
$16 adult; $12 senior/staff/military; $8 students/child
General Admission Seating | $2 Fee Added to Ticket Purchases At the Door

Buy Tickets NOW!

**Sunday Nigh Rock Show | October 27th at 7:00pm | Free Admission**
Join us at The 44 Sports Grill in Glendale for this FREE concert featuring student rock bands and popular music ensembles from Glendale Community College and Paradise Valley Community College.

November Preview

**November 8 & 9 | 7:00pm |** Center for the Performing Arts
Did you enjoy our Women Who Rock concert? Well, our rock shows are back with PVCC Mixtape! All songs in this concert will have been curated by our community, making our PVCC mixtape. Featuring songs by the Beatles, Queen, Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Chappel Roan, Teddy Swims, and many more!
This concert will be like none other. Buy your tickets now, you won't want to miss it!
$16 adult; $12 senior/staff/military; $8 students/child
General Admission Seating | $2 Fee Added to Ticket Purchases At the Door

Buy tickets Now!

Croissants, Coffee and Conversation - this Wednesday, 11a-1p

Christopher Scinto September 15, 2024

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 11am-1pm, Free
Visual and Performing Arts students are invited to the Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) lobby for **FREE** croissants, coffee and conversation with students and faculty.
Coffee is provided FREE by Rowena Coffee
Coffee menu includes lattes, cappuccinos, americanos, chai & 3 housemade small batch syrups. All drinks come hot or iced with the choice between whole or oat milk.

Announcing September 2024 Fine & Performing Arts Events at PVCC

Christopher Scinto August 30, 2024

Join us in PVCC’s Center for the Performing Arts for an exciting series of fine and performing arts events, art exhibits, concerts, films and performances.

Alexis Fritz was an alumna of PVCC, having earned her Associate’s Degree in Fine Arts in 2021, where she first discovered her passion for working with clay. She continued her studies at Arizona State University, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics in 2023. In February 2024, Fritz returned to PVCC as a guest artist, sharing her innovative approach to using artificial intelligence (AI) in art. She captivated audiences with her process of using Midjourney to generate images based on her underwater photography, which inspired her ceramic sculptures.
Fritz’s contributions to the PVCC community and the art world will be remembered fondly, as she left a lasting impact through her creativity and kindness.

Wednesday, September 4, 2024, 6:30pm
***Strangers*** (Israel; 2007, NR, 80 minutes), Free Admission
An Israeli man and a Palestinian woman meet serendipitously during the carefree atmosphere of the World Cup finals in Germany, drawing them out of the stark reality of their lives and into a passionate affair. Cast: Liron Levo, Lubna Azabal, Dominique Lollia, Patrick Albenque, Abdallah el Akal, Roger Dumas. UCM FILM PRODUCTION.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 6:30pm
***Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles*** (China/Japan; 2005, PG, 105 minutes)
Gouichi Takata has a strained relationship with his son Kenichi Takata. Kenichi's wife, Rie, calls Gouichi about his son's hospitalization. Although Kenichi hates him, he is willing to visit. Rie tells Gouichi about Kenichi's interest in Chinese Opera and hopes by giving a video Kenichi has done Gouichi would understand and become closer, but time runs short as Kenichi's health turns terminal. Gouichi must travel to China to get his dying son's wish of filming one of the best opera singers of the opera "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" and to not only to restore his relationship, but to restore another broken relationship as well.

Thursday, September 12, 2024, 7:00pm
Union32 (PVCC Faculty Jazz Ensemble) will perform jazz inspired version of Video Game Music
Click HERE to purchase tickets

Friday, September 13, 2024, 7:00pm, Free Admission
100% student created, operated and produced event featuring three local bands - Skinny Onion, Fused Head, and Kerosene

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 11am-1pm, Free Admission
Visual and Performing Arts students are invited to the Center for the Performing Arts lobby for some croissants, coffee and conversation with students and faculty.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 6:30pm, Free Admission
***Broken Embraces*** (Spain; 2009, R, 120 minutes)
The story of Mateo, Lena, Judit and Ernesto Martel is a story of amour, dominated by fatality, jealously, the abuse of power, treachery and a guilt complex. A moving and terrible story, the most expressive image of which is the photo of two lovers embracing, torn into a thousand pieces.

Saturday, September 21, 2024, 10:00am-6:00pm, KSC1000, Free Admission
Sundown: Equinox - Super Smash Bros Esports Tournament
Equinox is designed as a preseason tournament, similar to preseason events in other sports, to allow advisors/coaches to evaluate their rosters, promote their programs, and recruit players from their respective schools.
The format will feature a 3v3 crew battle (single elimination), singles (double elimination bracket), and an amateur bracket (single elimination).

Announcing Fall 2024 Fine & Performing Arts Events

Christopher Scinto August 18, 2024

Welcome to the Fall 2024 semester at Paradise Valley Community College! We are excited to announce our Fall Season of Fine & Performing Arts Events, which are open to students, faculty, staff, and our surrounding community. Click HERE for a full calendar of events.

Join us on Wednesday, August 21st at 6:00pm for the Fall 2024 Visual & Performing Arts Convocation.
Meet new people • Learn about the fine arts program • Discover opportunities to collaborate • Jam out in a Drum Circle
Please complete our RSVP form so that we have enough snacks!

Get Ready to Samba! Join us on Saturday, August 24th in the Center for the Performing Arts for an exciting evening of Brazilian Music (traditional drum music and popular music) and Dance. Student tickets are $8 and can be purchased online or at the box office one hour prior to the performance.

On August 26th and 27th, PVCC’s Theatre Program is holding auditions for their fall production of Drop Dead!. All interested actors and theater technicians are encouraged to audition. Click HERE to learn more about the show and the audition process.

PVCC’s International Film Festival returns for the fall on Wednesday, August 28th with a screening of film **Slumdog Millionaire.** The film is screened at 6:30pm and they stay for an engaging Q&A with PVCC humanities professor Gary Zaro.

**College, please visit us online:**
Web: paradisevalley.edu/cpa
Social Media: PVCCFineArts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch
Box Office: 602.787.7738
Fine & Performing Arts Department: 607.787.6595
Email: boxoffice@paradisevalley.edu

End of Spring Semester Fine & Performing Arts Events

Christopher Scinto April 6, 2024

Join us in the Center for the Performing Arts for our End of Spring Semester Events

A Play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Based upon "Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl" newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Gary Zaro
Synopsis: In this transcendently powerful adaptation by Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, The Diary Of Anne Frank captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!" This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

April 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th: 7:00 pm, CPA Stage, $$$ Ticketed Event
April 14th and 21st: 2:00 pm, CPA Stage, $$$ Ticketed Event
PURCHASE TICKETS NOW

SUNDOWN - NORTHSTAR
High School Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament
Saturday, April 13th, 10am, KSC1000, Free

Izaac Robles, PVCC Art Student
**PVCC Juried Student Art Show**
Exhibit: April 19th – May 8th
Reception: Thursday, April 25th, 5:30 pm
(with Music Industry Studies Showcase at 7:00 pm)
FREE ADMISSION TO BOTH EVENTS

**Saturday, April 20th, 9:00am to 1:00pm, Free Admission**
Paradise Valley Community College is proud to partner with Mortenson for the thirteenth, bi-annual Festival of Tales -- a FREE community literacy event. Mortenson is a U.S.-based, top-25 builder, developer and engineering services provider and together we're inviting families to enjoy a full day of storytelling and cultural activities. It's an event that brings reading to life!
Children who participate receive free books and can participate in various activities including; demonstrations, vendors, arts and crafts, games, face painting, live music, food trucks and more!
“Festival of Tales is one of my favorite events here at PVCC,” said Meggin Kirk, education program director. “Not only does it help develop awareness and understanding for other cultures through storytelling, it often is the spark to ignite one's passion for learning.”
Since its inception in 2009, Festival of Tales has attracted more than 17,000 people from Maricopa County and more than 40,000 books have been given away to children and their families. In 2019, Festival of Tales was recognized with two distinguished awards from the Maricopa County Community College District, including the Diversity Advisory Council award and the Paul M. Pair Innovation of the Year award.

**AIA HIGH SCHOOL ESPORTS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS**
Saturday, April 27th, 10:00 am, CPA Stage, FREE ADMISSION

**The Power of Movement | PVCC Spring 2024 Dance Collection**
**Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th, 7:00pm, CPA Stage, FREE**

PVCC Theatre Presents: The Diary of Anne Frank

Christopher Scinto April 6, 2024

**In this transcendently powerful adaptation...**
By Wendy Kesselman, Anne Frank emerges from history a living, lyrical, intensely gifted young girl, who confronts her rapidly changing life and the increasing horror of her time with astonishing honesty, wit, and determination. An impassioned drama about the lives of eight people hiding from the Nazis in a concealed storage attic, *THE* *DIARY OF ANNE FRANK* captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!" This is a new adaptation for a new generation.
A Play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Based upon "Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl" newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman
Directed by Gary Zaro

Center for the Performing Arts | Paradise Valley Community College
Performances: April 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:00pm | April 14, 21 at 2:00pm
$15 adults; $13 seniors/staff/military; $8 students; $8 children 12 years and younger
**PURCHASE TICKETS NOW**

**Come to Opening Night to Learn More About Anne Frank**
Starting at **6:00pm in CPA115**, across the hall from the Main Stage Theatre, join us for an opening reception featuring a virtual exhibit from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam to learn more about the real girl behind the character in our show.

Two Exciting Live Music Concerts at PVCC!

Christopher Scinto February 21, 2024

**Union32 Entertainment Presents: Local Music Showcase**
Saturday, February 24th, 12:00p-5:00p, Free
Center for the Performing Arts Outdoor Stage
Rock Star Hot Dogs Food Truck

Featuring performances by:
Wildflower Mind
Secondhand Obsession
602 Car Batteries
Villains of Time (debut performance/PVUSD students)
Take 7
Very Special Guests (debut performance/PVUSD students)

**A Musical Tribute to Women Who Rock**
March 1st at 7:00pm / March 2nd at 7:00pm / March 3rd at 2:00pm
Center for the Performing Arts Mainstage Theater
Join us in the Center for the Performing Arts for PVCC's next big Rock 'N' Roll showcase, ***A Musical Tribute to Women Who Rock,*** performed by the PVCC Faculty Rock Band, with special guest vocalist, musicians, and dancers.
I have **No Doubt** that you will **Feel The Earth Move** under your seat as PVCC's faculty rock band proves that **We Got The Beat.** These exciting and energetic performances will have you **Dust(y)** off your vinyl, Put Your Records On and sing your **Heart** out. It wouldn't be a bad idea right? to **Call Me** for details or to invite your **Mother (Mother)** to these fantastic shows. I know I have a **Bad Reputation** and I may be a Black Sheep, but **Would I Lie to You?** I **Respect** you all too much to play you the **(Love)Fool.**
**Purchase Tickets online here**

Upcoming Fine & Performing Arts Events: February 2024

Christopher Scinto February 12, 2024

**INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AT PVCC PRESENTS:**
Ashes in the Snow (NR; 2018, Lithuania, 98 minutes)
Wednesday, February 14th, 6:30 pm, CPA Stage, FREE ADMISSION

ART EXHIBIT #6: Visiting Artists Kimberly Curry-Pieper and Barbara Lee
Exhibit: February 12th – 25th
Reception: Thursday, February 15th, 5:30 pm, refreshments provided
FREE ADMISSION