Events in Downtown Tempe
Sunday, Jan 1 2012
Opening: Just Animals @ ASU Art Museum
The word "animal" evokes many impressions; everything from friendly pets, like dogs and cats, to wild creatures like bears and elephants. The word brings to mind images, sounds, and events. Maybe it is a little humor, as in Walton Ford's reflection on Audubon's nature studies in his print "Nila," or a more serious commentary on our ecological destruction, as in our Oscar Oiwa's monoprint "Pooch."
Closing: Mood Swings Holiday Specials @ Mood Swings Salon and Skin Spa
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New Year's Day Mass @ All Saints Newman Center
New Year's Day Mass will be held at All Saints Newman Center on the Tempe Campus at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 6:00 pm.
Thursday, Jan 5 2012
Opening: ASU Gammage Art Museum Exhibit
Cooper Downs, giclee on canvas
Heather Kirk, photography
Music on Mill
Musicians and performers, covering a gamut of musical genres, will take to the streets and give visitors a creative, unique experience in the Mill Avenue District.
Saturday, Jan 7 2012
Run, Walk & Roll 5k @ Tempe Beach Park
Join the Arizona Disabled Sports (AzDS) in supporting year-round recreating and sports for the individuals with disabilities at the 3rd Annual Run, Walk and Roll 5K/10K on January 7th, 2012 at Tempe Town Lake Beach Park.
Tuesday, Jan 10 2012
Opening: Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific @ Gammage
This breathtaking new production of SOUTH PACIFIC is based on the 2008 TonyŽ: Award Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices.
Thursday, Jan 12 2012
Music on Mill
Musicians and performers, covering a gamut of musical genres, will take to the streets and give visitors a creative, unique experience in the Mill Avenue District.
Saturday, Jan 14 2012
Bully Mammoth @ Tempe Center for the Arts
Bully Mammoth is Phoenix's best and only sketch comedy group. Unhappy with the local comedy scene, the members of Bully Mammoth decided to mix things up with their brand of 95% scripted comedy. Members concentrate on scene work and are influenced by everything from Elvis to David Lynch.
Sunday, Jan 15 2012
PF Chang's Rock-N-Roll Marathon
The P.F. Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2 Marathon are both held in Arizona to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Closing: Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific @ ASU Gammage
This breathtaking new production of SOUTH PACIFIC is based on the 2008 TonyŽ: Award Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices.
Tuesday, Jan 17 2012
ASU Student Jazz Combos @ Tempe Center for the Arts
Another in the series of the Performance With a View Series: the ASU Jazz. Combos perform with Michael Kocour, ASU Director of Jazz Studies.
Thursday, Jan 19 2012
Here on the Corner Presents Local Designers Night
Local Designers Night is a part of our Third Thursdays events every third Thursday of the month. Here on the Corner carries these local designers. This is an opportunity for you to meet local designers and network if you are one. Food and music will be provided and it's an all-around fun night.
Third Thursdays Music on Mill
Musicians and performers, covering a gamut of musical genres, will activate the streets and give visitors a positive, unique experience in the Mill Avenue District.
Third Thursdays - Free Concert
Come down to Mill Avenue for a night of fiddles, banjos, and attitude as Rose's Pawn Shop brings their alt-country anthems to Tempe. With a musical style located somewhere between Hank Williams and the Misfits, these guys will keep your boots scootin' all night. The Ragamuffin Stampede opens the show at 6pm.
Saturday, Jan 21 2012
Closing: Just Animals @ ASU Art Museum
The word "animal" evokes many impressions; everything from friendly pets, like dogs and cats, to wild creatures like bears and elephants. The word brings to mind images, sounds, and events. Maybe it is a little humor, as in Walton Ford's reflection on Audubon's nature studies in his print "Nila," or a more serious commentary on our ecological destruction, as in our Oscar Oiwa's monoprint "Pooch."
Opening: Miracle Report: Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer, Social Studies 8 @ ASU Art Museum
Swartz and Landauer will interview local residents and ask each to describe a miracle he or she has experienced. The recordings will be edited into fleeting and lyrical vignettes attempting to establish "the miraculous" through many entirely subjective perspectives. The installation will strive to embody "some beauty, some hocus-pocus, and some unexplainable magic."
Walk for Values @ Tempe Arts Park
Unlike other walks, this is not a money-raiser. Rather, you will make the world richer by giving your commitment to practice values, and character-building. You may also be motivated to serve your community through volunteer work, or by donating blood, or by visiting the elderly or feeding the needy, or just striving to be an exemplary citizen.
Sunday, Jan 22 2012
With Two Wings (Preview) @ ChildsPlay
This story about a child's instinct to grow and a parent's instinct to
protect holds an unexpected twist that will leave you smiling. A
Childsplay world premiere!
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Music on Mill Musicians and performers, covering a gamut of musical genres, will take to the streets and give visitors a creative, unique experience in the Mill Avenue District.
Friday, Jan 27 2012 Opening: Soaring Voices @ ASU Art Museum This traveling exhibiting features 87 works by 25 exceptional women artists who reflect Japan's rich and innovative ceramic culture. Opening: Shen Yun Performing Arts @ ASU Gammage As highly commented by the arts community, Shen Yun showcases the true traditional Chinese culture through stunning state-of-the-art backdrop projection of dynamic scenery, gorgeous ancient Chinese costumes, original choreography and music. It brings China's splendid history to life, and goes beyond entertainment to a realm of pageantry that the world has not seen since the days of the great emperors. Saturday, Jan 28 2012 CONDER/Dance Festival 2012 The fifth annual Breaking Ground festival features invigorating and inspiring work in the contemporary dance genre from across the nation. Concert dance, dance film, site specific work and art installations will be fully produced. 2012 AZ Color Run @ Tempe Beach Park The Color Run is a one of a kind experience that is less about speed and more about enjoying a color crazy day with your friends and family. For our events, it is about people of all different speeds, ages, shapes, and sizes toeing the start line. Whether you are a casual morning mall walker or an Olympic athlete, the 3 miles of the Color Run course will be the most enjoyable real estate you've traveled in a VERY long time. Opening: With Two Wings @ Childsplay Inc. This story about a child's instinct to grow and a parent's instinct to protect holds an unexpected twist that will leave you smiling. A Childsplay world premiere! Closing: Mixing it up: Building an Identity @ Tempe Center for the Arts This exhibition celebrates and examines how works created by Mexican American artists are influenced by the cultures of both Mexico and the United States. The core of the exhibition features examples of Mexican American art from the collection of the Hispanic Research Center at Arizona State University. These works address themes about personal identity. Sunday, Jan 29 2012 Closing: Shen Yun Performing Arts @ ASU Gammage As highly commented by the arts community, Shen Yun showcases the true traditional Chinese culture through stunning state-of-the-art backdrop projection of dynamic scenery, gorgeous ancient Chinese costumes, original choreography and music. It brings China's splendid history to life, and goes beyond entertainment to a realm of pageantry that the world has not seen since the days of the great emperors. Every Saturday: Mass @ All Saints Newman Center Every Sunday: Sunday Mass @ All Saints Newman Center Service @ First United Methodist Church Weekly Service @ The Anthem Church Check out all Downtown Tempe events at millavenue.com/events | 
Marathon is back and better than ever with a new ˝ marathon course starting in the Mill Avenue District. 3rd Street & Mill Avenue is set to be the new starting line for the ˝ marathon and features a fast course touring Scottsdale, Skysong and Papago Park. There is plenty of patio seating all along Mill Avenue for spectators, so make sure to catch a bite to eat and enjoy yourself while watching the runners pass by.
