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Classical Music, Ballet, DIRECTORY
and Opera
In Arizona, the excellent Rodeos and
Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Wild West Shows
Opera, and Ballet Arizona Fiesta de los Vaqueros
all perform at the Phoenix Tucson. February.
Symphony Hall building. The ∑ tucsonrodeo.com
city’s $14-million refurbishment
of the Spanish Baroque-style Frontier Days Rodeo
Orpheum Theater makes it a Prescott. July.
∑ worldsoldestrodeo.com
stunning addition to more than
20 major venues for arts, sports, New Mexico State Fair
and entertainment in and and Rodeo
around Phoenix. Arizona Albuquerque. September.
Theater Company and ∑ exponm.com
Actors’ Theater occupies the Rawhide
Herberger Theater Center, Orpheum Theater, the location of several Tel (480) 502-5600.
offering a regular program presitigious award ceremonies ∑ rawhide.com
of performances. With more
than 20 theater companies in Nightlife Sports
Phoenix, there is an impressive In almost every town there Arizona Cardinals
choice of plays, as well as are restaurants, bars, and Tel (800) 999-1402.
touring Broadway shows nightclubs that offer country ∑ azcardinals.com
and big-name entertainers. music and dancing. Among
New Mexico’s major cultural the most famous country Chase Field
activities are based in Santa music venues is the Western Tel (602) 462-6500.
Fe and Albuquerque. Santa theme town of Rawhide ∑ azchasefield.com; arizona.
Fe has more than 250 art in Scottsdale, where well- diamondbacks.mlb.com
galleries and is also respected known bands play. The Talking Stick Resort Arena
for its performing arts. The Museum Club in Flagstaff is Tel (602) 379-7867.
Santa Fe Opera performs a venerable Route 66 estab-
both traditional and lishment (see p55), that Classical Music, Ballet,
and Opera
contemporary operas in its hosted such top country
open-air arena between late music names as Hank Williams Albuquerque Philharmonic
June and August. The Santa in the 1950s and still offers Orchestra
Fe Chamber Music Festival, a lively selection of South- Tel (505) 433-7445.
held at venues throughout western bands.
the city in July and August, is Major cities offer virtually El Paso Symphony Orchestra
Tel (915) 532-3776.
one of the finest in the US. every type of evening
The Albuquerque entertainment. Jazz bars Herberger Theater Center
Philharmonic Orchestra and cafés are gaining in Tel (602) 254-7399.
offers free classical concerts popularity, and standup New Mexico Jazz Workshop
by accomplished amateur comedy and rock music is Tel (505) 255-9798.
musicians, and the El Paso available in countless venues.
Symphony Orchestra performs Clubs and arenas based in Orpheum Theater
throughout the year in the Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Tel (602) 262-6225.
town’s historic 1920s Plaza and Santa Fe are regular stops Phoenix Symphony Hall
Theater. New Mexico Jazz for big stars on US tours. Tel (602) 262-6225.
Workshop stage more than However, the entertainment Santa Fe Chamber
30 concerts each year. capital of the region and, Music Festival
some would say the Tel (505) 982-1890. ∑ sfcmf.org
world, is Las Vegas Santa Fe Opera
(see pp130–31). Tel (505) 986-5900.
The Las Vegas Strip
on a single night hosts Nightlife
as much top talent as
all the other cities in The Museum Club
the Southwest do in a Tel (928) 526-9434.
year: everything from ∑ themuseumclub.com
Broadway shows and Tickets
dazzling home-grown
productions to a range Ticketmaster
Spectacular outdoor setting of the Santa Fe of free music in the Tel (800) 745-3000.
Opera company casinos.

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