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Damian “JR Gong” Marley Brings the Heat on a Rainy Arizona Roots Music Festival Weekend

Article and Photos Submitted by Tony Skinner The second-annual Arizona Roots Music Festival at Rawhide Western Town and Event Center on February 22-23 was the ray of sunshine on an otherwise cloudy, gloomy and cold weekend in the Valley of the Sun. The festival was produced by...

Review: Arizona Theatre Company Presents “Master Harold … and the Boys”

Review submitted by Jonathan Tease Recently (February 2020), I had the pleasure of seeing “Master Harold…” and the Boys at the Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix. The show runs through March 1 and I highly recommend going to see it while you can. Prior to...

Go Experience “Congo Masks and Music: Masterpieces from Central Africa” at Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix

On November 8, the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix opened one of its most stunning exhibits – Congo Masks and Music: Masterpieces from Central Africa. More than 150 stunning and rare masks, instruments, and costumes from the late 1800s to early 1900s are...

Black Theatre Troupe/Simply Simone Timothy & Lee Radden – Spring Cultural Event 2019

Article submitted by Laura Schairer, Audience Magnets Photo Credits to Laura Durant Civic leaders Timothy and Lee Radden hosted an elegant community event for clients of the Timothy E. Radden Wealth Management firm and their guests for the Black Theatre Troupe’s opening...

Tempe Falls in “Love” with Black Women

Submitted by Collette Watson “I remember a time when I didn’t have lunch money. My mom didn’t have money to give me. So she handed me a bag of watches. My mom was a hustler.” Wednesday night in Tempe, eight local figures shared true personal stories at a monologue storytelling...

SOUNDS Academy Provides Music Education Opportunities to Arizona Youth

SOUNDS Academy is a non-profit music education organization that teaches, mentors, and provides musical experiences and opportunities for underserved youth. Students receive individual lessons, group classes, and perform on the violin, viola, cello, guitar, and piano. Instruments...

Arizona Black Rodeo Celebrates Our Western Roots, Provides Fun for Local Families

One of our great, local Black community traditions – the Arizona Black Rodeo – returns to the Rawhide Western Town & Event Center on the Gila River Indian Community every spring. Thousands of Valley residents pack the stands for two shows on one magical night at...

Lost Lake Festival Makes a Big Splash on Phoenix’s Cultural Scene

Submitted by Maddie Mosley, PhxSoul.TV The 2017 Lost Lake Festival at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix on October 20-22, brought together more than 45,000 attendees to celebrate the music, food, art and culture of the Valley. The first-ever event featured more than 50 musical...