Scottsdale Arts presents exciting events and performances in February

Glow Up @SMoCA: Sound Bath
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 7 p.m.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Tickets: $25
Refresh your aura and bathe in the serene light of Squidsoup’s “Infinite” as a sound bath led by Melinda Milton eases you into deep relaxation.

Gunhild Carling - Sweden's Queen of Swing with The New Guard Big Band
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $40
Whether she’s singing swinging jazz standards, playing one of 11 instruments or juggling and tap dancing, Gunhild Carling — a frequent Postmodern Jukebox collaborator — transports audiences to another era.

Cristela Alonzo: The Midlife Mixtape Tour
Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $35.50
On The Midlife Mixtape Tour, powerhouse comedian, writer and actress Cristela Alonzo proves that comedy, like life, only gets better with experience.

Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra | Voices of Courage
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $20
“Voices of Courage” explores themes of oppression, defiance and hope — echoing our nation’s historic and ongoing fight for freedom, equality and the triumph of the human spirit.

Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel | Poetic Tone Pictures
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $34
Watch Jeffrey Siegel create “Poetic Tone Pictures” — music inspired by words and visions — through the compositions of Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Grieg and Ravel.

Chris Thile
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $54
With just his mandolin and a boundless musical imagination, an evening with Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers) is both intimate and epic.

Glow Up @SMoCA: Gentle Yoga
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 7 p.m.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Tickets: $25
Go with the flow and relax in this gentle yoga class led by Melinda Milton inside the immersive light exhibition Squidsoup’s “Infinite.”

GALLIM
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Tickets start at $42
With its signature blend of athleticism and artistry, GALLIM creates visually breathtaking dance performances that defy expectations in this Arizona premiere.

LOOKING AHEAD 

Scottsdale Family ArtsFest
Friday, March 6, 2026, 5–9 p.m.
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 9 a.m.– 2 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets: Free
Experience performances and art exhibitions delivered by Scottsdale Unified School District students, family-friendly arts activities presented by Scottsdale Arts and interactive demonstrations from City of Scottsdale departments at this two-day free event.

We-Ko-Pa Celebrity Wine & Spirits Festival
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 1 p.m.
Scottsdale Civic Center
Tickets start at $65
Celebrity Wine & Spirits presents an adventure of the palate, featuring a rare collection of famously named wines, spirits and beers — gathered in one beautiful location.

EXHIBITIONS 

James Perkins | Burying Painting 
Sept. 20, 2025, through Feb. 15, 2026
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
“Burying Painting” presents process-based land art by James Perkins in his first museum exhibition, highlighting the artist’s approach to nature as a collaborator.

Jeanne K. Simmons: Rooted
Oct. 11, 2025, through Feb. 22, 2026
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
“Rooted” blends sculpture and photography by Jeanne K. Simmons in a site-specific meditation on humanity’s delicate, interwoven relationship with nature.

Casey Curran: Tidal Sky
Oct. 11, 2025, through Feb. 22, 2026
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
Drawing parallels between natural phenomena and present-day concerns, “Casey Curran: Tidal Sky” asks what remains when structures collapse — and what new beginnings emerge in their wake.

• Squidsoup • Infinite •
June 28, 2025, through Aug. 30, 2026
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Admission: $10 to $16
Enter “Infinite” and be surrounded by hundreds of illuminated spheres that form a symphony of notes.

Teaching Artists
Jan. 30 through April 19, 2026
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Free
“Teaching Artists” reflects on the connections formed through shared creative processes, emphasizing how art can foster a strong sense of community and belonging.

Modern Messages: Ahchipaptunhe and Jacob A. Meders
Jan. 9 through March 31, 2026
Scottsdale Civic Center Library 
Free 
Ahchipaptunhe and Jacob A. Meders tell the stories of their people with contemporary artwork that invites conversation and rejects tropes.

SMoCA _____ space Installations 
March 8 through Sep. 7, 2025
Oct. 11, 2025, through March 8, 2026
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art 
Free 
In “Pathfinding,” Evan Roth reflects a search for slowness, light and warmth, using the sky above Scottsdale as both source and inspiration.

Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection 
Ongoing 
Various locations throughout Scottsdale 
Free 
More than 160 artworks, many of them large-scale sculptures, can be found throughout the city at parks, in public facilities and along the streets.

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.

MEDIA CONTACT: Sydney Ritter | SydneyR@ScottsdaleArts.org | 480-874-4663