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Scottsdale Arts hits a home run with March events
Images (clockwise from top left): “Batter Up: Cactus League,” U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West and Sun & Sounds are among the March Scottsdale Arts events.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — It’s a whole new ballgame this March as Scottsdale Arts lines up for a grand slam of sensational performances and outdoor events for music and sports fans.
Sun & Sounds kicks off the season with four free outdoor concerts throughout March — each featuring different performers and a variety of music the whole team can enjoy. On March 15, fans and connoisseurs can spend the afternoon at Celebrity Wine & Spirits, featuring collections of celebrity-labeled wines, spirits and beers for attendees to sample and expert seminars led by notable celebrity guests.
Sports enthusiasts can hit Spring Training celebrations out of the park by visiting Scottsdale Arts for “Batter Up: Cactus League” — a show of baseball-related stories, games, trivia and fun, hosted by baseball blogger Brett Moore from March 13 through 16.
The following is a list of events and exhibitions from Scottsdale Arts, a nonprofit organization comprising Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation, Canal Convergence and Civic Center LIVE. Visit ScottsdaleArts.org for information.
PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS
U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 3 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: Free
The Concert Band performs a wide variety of music, from standard concert band and wind ensemble literature to orchestral transcriptions, military marches, jazz, pop and Broadway.
The SunPunchers | Dark Sky Journey
Saturday, March 1, 2025, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $15
Part four of The SunPunchers’ four-part residency is Dark Sky Journey, exploring our relationship with the mystery and magic of the night sky through celestial songs and facts from the nonprofit International Dark Sky Association.
Sun & Sounds | Pick & Holler and The Melroses
Sunday, March 2, 2025, noon
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets: Free
Listen to music by the high-energy, fiddle-driven, old-time string band Pick & Holler and Phoenix-based duo The Melroses at this free outdoor concert at Scottsdale Civic Center in a laid-back, family-friendly atmosphere with unique artist vendors and cold drinks at the bar.
An Evening with Branford Marsalis
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $54
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music, from jazz and classical to Broadway and film compositions.
The Robert Cray Band
Friday, March 7, 2025, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $47
Described by The Village Voice as “a distinctive, multi-threat talent,” the legendary blues-soul-rock musician Robert Cray is celebrating fifty years on the road!
Sun & Sounds | Talia Roya and The Haymarket Squares
Sunday, March 9, 2025, noon
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets: Free
Experience music by singer-songwriter Talia Roya and Arizona’s finest purveyors of punkgrass, The Haymarket Squares, at this free outdoor concert at Scottsdale Civic Center in a laid-back, family-friendly atmosphere with unique artist vendors and cold drinks at the bar.
Memory Lounge
Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $10
Create art and make memories with Memory Lounge, an arts-based program for people with mild to moderate memory loss and their care partners.
Library Creatives: Mapping + Drawing + Dreaming
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
Tickets: Free
Participants will create customized maps using various drawing materials detailing their real and imagined favorite places, daily journeys, and life histories!
Batter Up: Cactus League
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 14, 2025, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 2 and 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 16, 2025, 2 and 7 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $26.50
Brett Moore performs amazing and totally unnecessary feats of baseball memory — while waxing poetic about his obsession — in a show full of news stories, games, laughs and nostalgia.
An Evening with Isaac Mizrahi
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets: $65
Known for his flair in both the fashion and entertainment industries, Isaac Mizrahi’s cabaret blends storytelling, humor and music, creating an engaging and intimate atmosphere for his audience.
Celebrity Wine & Spirits
Saturday, March 15, 2025, 1 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets start at $50
Celebrity Wine & Spirits presents an adventure of the palate, featuring a rare collection of famously named wines, spirits and beers at the beautiful Scottsdale Civic Center.
Sun & Sounds | Bailey Zick’s Country Club Band and Tatiana Crespo y Las Chispas
Sunday, March 16, 2025, noon
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets: Free
Music by multi-instrumentalist Bailey Zick and Costarrican singer-songwriter Tatiana Crespo highlight this free outdoor concert at Scottsdale Civic Center in a laid-back, family-friendly atmosphere with unique artist vendors and cold drinks at the bar.
A Conversation with Amy Sedaris
Sunday, March 16, 2025, 5 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $45
Amy Sedaris is a prolific actress, author, comedian and rabbit educator, known for her Emmy-nominated comedy series, “At Home with Amy Sedaris.” This evening conversation will be moderated by Marshall Shore, Arizona’s Hip Historian.
Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel | Humor in Music
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $26
Merriment in musical tones! Jeffrey Siegel helps listeners find the humor in Chopin, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Aaron Copland.
Scottsdale Family ArtsFest
Friday, March 21, 2025, 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9 a.m.
SkySong, The ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center
Tickets: Free
Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong is a free, two-day festival of creativity that includes performances, interactive demonstrations, creative interventions and culinary delights from local food trucks.
Martha Graham Dance Company
Friday, March 21, 2025, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $49
For its centennial celebration, this legendary dance company presents “Dances of the Mind,” focusing on Graham’s psychological works and multifaceted women characters.
Sun & Sounds | Smokestack Lightning and Stanley Serrano
Sunday, March 23, 2025, noon
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets: Free
Hear tunes from blues band Smokestack Lightning and Latin Grammy nominee Stanley Serrano at this free outdoor concert at Scottsdale Civic Center in a laid-back, family-friendly atmosphere with unique artist vendors and cold drinks at the bar.
Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra | Powerful Women
Sunday, March 23, 2025, 4 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $15
Join Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra for Powerful Women, celebrating Women’s History Month and featuring music by, and about, fascinating women.
Memory Lounge at Bove Neuroscience
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Bové Neuroscience Institute at HonorHealth
Tickets start at $10
Create art and make memories with Memory Lounge, an arts-based program for people with mild to moderate memory loss and their care partners.
Books2Boogie with HeART
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
Tickets: Free
Share the joy of playful learning together! Children and their caregivers participate in music, movement, and song in this program that promotes bonding and highlights the natural rhythms in language.
Emmet Cohen Trio
Sunday, March 30, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $38
A dynamic and charismatic performer, multifaceted jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen possesses fluid technique and an innovative tonal palette.
LOOKING AHEAD
Scottsdale Jazz Festival
Saturday, April 26, 2025, 3 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets start at $45
Now in its 14th year, the Scottsdale Jazz Festival aligns with UNESCO’s International Jazz Day, this time paying a special tribute to the late legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones.
The War And Treaty
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $39.50
The War And Treaty delivers a powerful sense of togetherness through the duo’s glorious fusion of country and soul, providing a shared experience of hope and healing and much-needed joy.
EXHIBITIONS
There are other skies
Feb. 22 through June 1, 2025
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
“There are other skies” presents artwork by twenty-nine artists from six continents, many of whom are showing in the United States for the first time.
This Just In… Recent Acquisitions @SMoCA
March 8 through Sep. 7, 2025
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
This exhibition highlights recent acquisitions to our ever-growing collection and celebrates the unexpected connections between works spanning a wide range of media.
Cybele Lyle: Floating Seeds Make Deep Forms
Aug. 24, 2024, through Aug. 3, 2025
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
“Floating Seeds Make Deep Forms” is a site-specific installation that responds to deserts in the North American Southwest as non-places — liminal expanses for ambiguity within a regenerative ecosystem.
SMoCA _____ space and Courtyard Installations
March 8 through Sep. 7, 2025
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Free
“Biophony” is a hand-coded generative synesthesia environment created by Berlin-based artist Alida Sun.
There is No Planet B
Jan. 17 through April 27, 2025
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Admission: Free
“There is No Planet B” is a collaborative exhibition between Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation and Arizona-based members of ecoartspace.
After Hours: Scottsdale Arts Staff Show
Sept. 27, 2024, through March 3, 2025
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Admission: Free
See the creative inspiration behind the work at Scottsdale Arts with original works by the creative minds behind the nonprofit organization’s performances, exhibitions, public art management and arts education efforts.
Maps—Contours of a Story
Jan. 9 through March 27, 2025
Scottsdale Civic Center Library
Admission: Free
“Maps—Contours of a Story” is a juried exhibition of artist maps that illustrate moments, ideas and stories, curated with Saskia Jorda, Phoenix multidisciplinary artist and teacher.
Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection
Ongoing
Various locations throughout Scottsdale
Admission: free
More than 150 artworks, many of them large-scale sculptures, can be found throughout the city at parks, in public facilities and along the streets. See the map at ScottsdalePublicArt.org for locations.
For more information about the events, and to order tickets, visit ScottsdaleArts.org. Scottsdale Arts thanks the following sponsors and partners: City of Scottsdale, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Flinn Foundation, Billie Jo Herberger, Krumwiede Lewis Family Foundation, Nationwide, National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, SOAR Foundation, SRP, Terra Foundation for American Art, Karen and John Voris, Arizona Republic, Buddy Taub Foundation, Betty Hum & Alan Yudell, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Virginia M. Ullman Foundation, Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation, and Ethelyn Cohen.
*News release written by Bailee Warwick, communications intern, Scottsdale Arts