Mesa Arts Center and Other Places for Holiday Lights in Mesa, Arizona

The Mesa Arts Center is the place to be this holiday season in Mesa, Arizona. The Thanksgiving and Christmas season is celebrated with festivals, plays and musicals and unique and amazing lighted decorations and events within short drives of Phoenix, Arizona.

The Mesa Arts Center

November 17, A Holiday Art & Music Festival
Location: Shadow Walk
Holiday Celebrations in Mesa Arizona
Neigborhood: Mesa/Phoenix
Mesa , AZ 85204
United States of America

Time: 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m

A Holiday Art & Music Festival will feature music, food, gifts and local arts as well as holiday decorations and gifts at over 30 booths. Local and national artist will display and sell blown glass, artwork, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture, paintings, prints and more. In addition, the entire family can learn how these one of a kind creations are made as Mesa Arts Center instructors and artists, who will be demonstrating techniques in glass blowing, ceramics, and blacksmithing. Face painting is available for the children and the Petco Mobile Pet Adoption bus will be visiting. All guests will receive free admission to Mesa Contemporary Arts- the five visual arts galleries at Mesa Arts Center. .

Following the festival, Queen Latifah will perform at Mesa Arts Center headlining the Second Annual 2007 Holiday Art & Music Festival. Tickets are $60 and $50. This performance will be held in the Ikea Theater at 7:00 p.m. to promote her new album Trav'lin' Light.

November 20, 2007 - December 15, 2007 , "A Shakespearean Christmas"
Location: Anita Cox Farnsworth Studio Theater at the Mesa Arts Center, SE corner Center and Main streets
Times: Select dates 7:30 p.m.; some matinees available
Phone: 480-644-6500
Ticket Price $9.50-$32.50

Old English holidays are brought to life in this performance created by Shakespeare Orange County. This performance includes snippets, poems and song from the works of Shakespeare, Elizabethan songs, interesting characters brought to life to bring a tear to your eye and comic relief to bring a smile to your face.
December 15, Symphony of the Southwest Presents: Handel's MESSIAH
Location: Ikeda Theater
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Ticket Price: $15-$45

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Great! Have to go tonight!

Posted on 12/24/2008 at 1:12:17 PM

Arizona...:)

Posted on 11/18/2007 at 9:11:00 PM

sounds just lovely in Arizina...:)

Posted on 11/18/2007 at 9:11:00 PM

Terrific job:)

Posted on 11/18/2007 at 7:11:00 AM

Great list! These sound fun, especially the first one. :-)

Posted on 11/17/2007 at 4:11:00 PM

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