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Cooler weather calls for the return of outdoor events like Sonoran Sunset Series, a musical concert celebration at Chandler Environmental Education Center, 4050 E. Chandler Heights Rd., which continues with its free, Thursday night monthly fall performances.
Join Desert Dixie, a hometown country duo, from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 8. For more details, visit
www.desertdixie.com.
On Oct. 13 spook-tacular music by The Encore Quartet will be presented lakeside. Children are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes, and enjoy kid- friendly tunes from “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” “Ghostbusters” and more. For details, visit
www.theencorequartet.com.
November’s guest artist is Simply Three Nov. 10. This string trio offers an interactive show for all ages, with classical performances by popular artists like The Beatles, One Republic, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson, among others. For more details, visit
www.simplythreetrio.com.
The Basha High School choir will perform Dec. 8, with a holiday show exhibiting more than 500 luminarias.
Light beverages and snacks will be for sale. For more information, call 480-782-2890.
‘Raices’ open in downtown Chandler
The cultural contributions of the Hispanic community in Chandler over the course of seven years is the subject of “Raices – A Photographic Exhibition Celebrating Chandler’s Hispanic Families,” an exhibition that runs through Oct. 1 at the Chandler Center for the Arts Exhibition Hall as well as the Vision Gallery in Chandler’s City Hall. A community celebration reception is held from 6 to 8 p.m. Fri., Sept. 16 at both locations.
Raices is pronounced “ray-EE-sis,” which means “roots” in Spanish. The exhibit, curated by the City of Chandler, includes historical biographies and photography. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Chandler Center for the Arts is located at 250 N. Arizona Ave. Vision Gallery is located in the Chandler City Hall complex at 10 E. Chicago St. in Chandler. Call 480-782-2695 or visit
www.visiongallery.org.
September 3 - 16, 2011 55 Desert Dixie kicks off musical series See western film sets at Rawhide
SanTan Sun area residents will be able to walk through the historic western fi lm set where memorable fi lms such as “The Rifl eman” and many other westerns were fi lmed when the façade is relocated to Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse. Arizona developer Studio City Loft LLC, a division of Continental Group of Scottsdale, purchased the existing historic western town that sits on a 20-acre site at CJS Film Studios in Avondale.
Starting 50 years ago, owner C. J. Smith, a former Hollywood make-up artist, built a variety of western sets and streets, including an old Western town with a saloon, Mexican cantina and more.
John M. Lupypciw, owner of Studio City Lofts, says he is “intent on preserving this important piece of history” and has donated the historic western set to Rawhide, located in Chandler, off I-10 at the Wild Horse Pass exit. The western facades were dismantled late last month and will be erected at Rawhide and incorporated into the historic 1880’s Western town. Rawhide has been in existence since 1971 when it opened in north Scottsdale, before moving to the Gila River Indian Community in 2005.
XICO activities, exhibits continue
Several Hispanic and Native American events and exhibits are open to SanTan Sun residents at XICO, located at 44 S. San Marcos Pl., Chandler.
Workshops for adults and children will be held to learn the art of making decoupage boxes featuring Gloria Casillas during a meet the artists opening reception for the public from 10 a.m. to noon Sat., Sept. 10. Cost is $35 per person with advance reservations. Then from 6 to 8 p.m. Thu., Sept. 22, check out “What La Llorona Knew” with Stella Pope Duarte, American Book Award winner. Attendees will come to understand the offi cial ghost of Latino history with La Llorona through poetry, sketching and music. Adults and teens are invited, and the cost is $35 per person with advance reservations by calling 480-833-5875.
XICO exhibits include “Caras Amadas: Beloved Faces,” featuring local and regional artists’ stories and portraits of individuals and groups that represent the Hispanic, Latino and Chicano communities. The display ends Sept. 17.
“El Dia de los Muertos: A Celebration of Life” can be viewed Sept. 24 through Nov. 5 and represents artists’ connections to the Celebration of Life festival held from 5:30 to 9 p.m., Fri., Oct. 14.
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