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New Entertainment News November 2012

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ARIZONA'S ENTERTAINMENT TIP SHEET • November 2012 ForImmediateUse New Entertainment News is the Southwest’s monthly media source for "new" news deserving of arts & entertainment press coverage. Contents include tips, stories and calendar listings for your immediate use. To obtain electronic or full-length versions of any stories herein, please call us at 480-377-9366 or email [email protected]. Thanks!

Inside Information In Good Taste – Scottsdale galleries launch ArtWalk’s Taste of Wine Fresh Paint – “Quick Draw” featured at Scottsdale Fall for the Arts What’s The Buzz – Stage lineups for Fall Tempe Festival of the Arts Street Scene – November brings live music to Scottsdale corners The Arts Dept. – Western ArtWalk entertainment announced Rock Poetry 101 – Great lines from unsung heroes New Calendar News – Latest, greatest upcoming events

InGoodTaste Scottsdale galleries launch ArtWalk’s Taste of Wine This year’s Western ArtWalk in Scottsdale will feature wine tastings with Rex Goliath Wines as part of a new activity, ArtWalk’s “Taste of Wine.” The fundraising event, sponsored in part by Arizona Collector’s Guide, is slated for Thurs., Nov. 8 from 7 to 9 pm in six participating galleries. ArtWalkers can purchase a souvenir ArtWalk wine glass that benefits two great nonprofits, the Scottsdale Gallery Association and the Scottsdale Artists’ School, in their ongoing efforts to further public art and art education. Tastes will then be given throughout the evening to bearers of the souvenir ArtWalk glass at participating galleries in the Arts District, a different varietal of Rex Goliath wine at each of those galleries. Following ArtWalk at 9pm, wine tasters are invited to The Brathaus nearby, where additional samples will be served and a mural unveiling will add to the merriment. The evening’s tasters will be guided by a “Taste of Wine” passport that is provided to them with each donation. Details and souvenir wine glasses can be found at the northwest corner of Main Street and Marshall Way. More info at www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com Media: Full press release and high-res images available upon request.

FreshPaint “Quick Draw” featured at Scottsdale Fall for the Arts Scottsdale galleries are planning a “paint out” for Saturday, Nov. 10 as their part in Scottsdale’s multi-event “Fall for the Arts,” which is running Nov. 8-10. In the style of an old-fashioned shootout, Main Street will be closed for its 10am “Quick Draw” with 30 artists using paints & brushes instead of guns & bullets. Artists will paint or sculpt intensely for two hours and then watch as their original works get auctioned off at High Noon – while the paint’s still wet! – right smack dab in the center of Main Street in Downtown Scottsdale, between Scottsdale Road and Marshall Way. Simultaneously, 30 major art shows are planned in nearby galleries and there will be live music along the ArtWalk

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route. It’s all free to the public! More information and a complete list of participating artists: www.MainStreetArtGalleries.com

What'sTheBuzz Stage lineups announced for Fall Tempe Festival of the Arts The Tempe Festival of the Arts will feature jazz, grassroots and world musics when it returns to the Mill Avenue District this Fall, and an outstanding lineup will appear each day on the Festival Stage. Here’s what’s on tap: Information for NewEntertainmentNews is provided by galleries, clubs, promoters, entertainers, media companies, museums, festivals, and many others. For more information, call the numbers provided... or contact this newsletter. NewEntertainmentNews is provided by email. It is free of charge to the media. Electronic subscriptions are available. You can call or write NewEntertainmentNews care of: C.A.N. Communication Arts Network P.O. Box 26427 Tempe, Arizona 85285 Tel (480) 377-9366

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Friday, Nov. 30 11am - Mary Petrich Trio - Popular saxophonist plays jazz standards and originals 2pm - Eric Rasmussen Quartet - Cool contemporary group led by soprano sax innovator 3:30pm - Delphine Cortez with Joel Robin - Jazz vocals and keyboards featured with these two stalwarts Saturday, Dec. 1 11am - Hans Olson - Legendary bluesman on guitar, harmonica and vocals 12:30 pm - The Blue Goats - A touch of bluegrass on rock classics and new tunes 2 pm - Joe Bethancourt - Arizona’s wizard of stringed instruments playing solo 3:30pm - Sugar Thieves Duo - Two cups of the Sugar Thieves’ great blues and roots Sunday, Dec. 2 11am - Tera Crisalida Group - Smooth samba sounds and rhythms from Brazil 2pm - The Freddie Duran Tres - A bit of spice w/ Freddie Duran, Carole Pellatt & Joe Garcia 3:30pm - Blaine Long - Outstanding singer-songwriter with rootsy, jazzy feel Music fans can find the Festival Stage in front of MadCap Theatre and adjacent to the Arizona Wine Festival area (a great place to sip regional varietals while soaking up the nearby sounds). Now in its 44th year as one of the West’s premier outdoor events, the weekend festival boasts more than 400 artists, original musicians and craftspeople. Watch for more details coming soon! More info: www.TempeFestivalOfTheArts.com Image: Musician Eric Rasmussen

StreetScene November brings live music to Scottsdale street corners The Thursday Tunes and Saturday Sounds music series are starting up again in Scottsdale with some fine and varied performers presented free of charge on the streets amid dozens of colorful art galleries. Thursday night music spotlights some of the Valley’s best pop, rock and jazz musicians as part of the ArtWalk in downtown Scottsdale’s Arts District from 7 to 9 pm. You can also hear great music and check out dozens of art galleries from 1-3 pm every Saturday. Both series are part of the Scottsdale Street Performer program and are presented in conjunction with the Scottsdale Gallery Association and the City of Scottsdale. Coming up on Saturdays in November John Calvert – Folk, jazz and classical from this superb guitarist Blaine Long – All-original singer-songwriter on the upswing Featured on Thursday nights Jeordie – Folk-rock dynamo with an infectious, rootsy sound Elijah Bossenbroek – All-original pianist defies categorization

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Plus more! The latest details at www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com. Image: Musician John Calvert

TheArtsDept. Western ArtWalk entertainment announced Western ArtWalk will be busy Nov. 8 with artist appearances and gallery shows, but will also feature some great live music and art activities. Listen for downhome sounds on the street from country classic Denny Kuller, songstress Mary Hoffman, and “cowgirl jazz” singer LeeLee Robert – sponsored in part by True Westmagazine. Scottsdale’s singing cowboy, Gary Sprague, will also appear on horseback with his trusty steed Dusty. For those who would like to try their hand at painting, there will also be a live art demonstration courtesy of Studio 1307 where passersby will be invited to see how “quick they are on the draw” (at an easel), too! There’s plenty of nearby free parking, and easy access to famed Scottsdale eateries that are on the ArtWalk Recommended Restaurants list.

Details at www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com Media: Full press release and high-res images available upon request.

RockPoetry101 “At night the stars put on a show for free. And darling you can share it all with me. I keep telling you… Right smack dab in the middle of town I found a paradise that’s trouble proof. And if this world starts getting you down, there’s room enough for two up on the roof.” – by Gerry Goffin & Carole King, first made into a hit by The Drifters, but everyone should hear the way Laura Nyro did it backed by Patti Labelle and the Bluebells.

NewCalendarNews Media Calendar Editors – Please Include Us! Every Thursday Scottsdale ArtWalk is every week, 7-9pm, FREE

Every Thursday Thursday Tunes, 7-9pm, FREE Live music in the Scottsdale Arts District

Every Saturday

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Saturday Sounds, 1-3pm, FREE Live music in the Scottsdale Arts District

Thursday, November 8 Western ArtWalk, 7-9pm, FREE Part of Fall for the Arts in Scottsdale Hosted by the Scottsdale Gallery Association Throughout Scottsdale Arts District www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com

Saturday, November 10 Main Street Quick Draw, 10am-1pm, FREE Part of “Fall for the Arts” in Scottsdale Hosted by Main Street Galleries www.MainStreetArtGalleries.com

Friday-Sunday, Nov.30 - Dec. 10

Tempe Festival of the Arts, 10am-5pm, FREE Mill Avenue District www.TempeFestivalOfTheArts.com

Thursday, December 6 Holiday ArtWalk, 7-9pm, FREE Hosted by the Scottsdale Gallery Association Throughout Scottsdale Arts District www.ScottsdaleGalleries.com

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