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Tempe Center for the Arts

The strikingly magnificent Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) houses a state-of-the-art, 600-seat proscenium theater, a 200-seat studio theater and a 3,500 square-foot gallery. The finely appointed Lakeside overlooks Town Lake, with views of the Papago and Camelback mountains, is available for meetings, banquets and special events. The TCA, located on the southwest end of Tempe Town Lake, resides in a beautifully appointed 17-acre lakeside art park.

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  Tempe Center for the Arts

  700 West Rio Salado Parkway
  Tempe, AZ 85281

  Phone: (480)350-2829

  Fax: (480)350-5161

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• Current Events

  09/07/08- 10/11/08	Miss Nelson is Missing
  09/06/08- 01/10/09	Tempe Center for the Arts Biennial: Paper
  05/23/08- 10/31/08	JAMN Jazz 2008
  12/31/69- Ongoing	Tempe Center for the Arts

• Upcoming Events

  10/10/08- 10/11/08	Arizona Dance Festival 2008
  10/13/08	Opening Concert
  10/19/08- 11/09/08	Getting Near to Baby
  10/23/08- 10/25/08	An Election Carol
  10/29/08	Arizona Wind Symphony
  11/01/08	Friends of Tempe Center for the Arts Annual Gala
  11/04/08	ASU Darwinfest Kick Off Lecture
  11/09/08	A Patriotic Tribute
  11/14/08- 11/30/08	Kiss Me Kate
  11/16/08- 12/21/08	The Velveteen Rabbit
  12/04/08	Comic Pain Relief 08
  12/12/08- 12/13/08	Breaking Ground: Choreographer's Showcase
  01/04/09	Forbidden Music: Extraordinary Survivals
  01/18/09- 02/21/09	Busytown
  02/13/09- 02/22/09	Murder Among Friends
  02/23/09	Third Concert
  02/25/09	Arizona Wind Symphony
  02/28/09	EchoVerses: Black Poets Yesterday Today
  02/28/09- 03/08/09	Rock, Paper, Scissors
  03/14/09- 04/05/09	Ferdinand the Bull
  03/15/09	The Search for Supreme Beauty
  04/01/09- 04/29/09	Tempe Poetry in April
  04/06/09	Final Concert
  04/08/09	Arizona Wind Symphony
  04/16/09- 04/19/09	Festival 2009
  04/19/09- 05/17/09	The Neverending Story
  05/08/09- 05/24/09	The Thing About Men
  05/31/09- 06/21/09	Peter and the Wolf
  06/06/09	Desert Dance Theatre 30th Anniversary Celebration Performance

• Member Reviews

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• Past Events

  10/04/08	The Wise Men of Comedy
  09/27/08	Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Jane Smiley
  09/26/08	Ballet Under the Stars - Tempe
  09/26/08	JAMN Jazz: Judy Roberts and Jesse McGuire
  09/18/08	Charlene Li
  09/12/08- 09/21/08	Last of the Red Hot Lovers
  09/06/08	The Motown Spectacular Show
  08/22/08	JAMN Jazz: Conrad Herwig
  07/30/08	Fred Forney and Arizona Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
  07/11/08- 07/13/08	Concert 1
  07/11/08- 07/13/08	Novaballet: Concert One
  06/26/08	Joe Bonamassa
  06/15/08- 06/22/08	Tour Festival: A Little Bit of Water
  06/15/08- 06/22/08	Childsplay: A Little Bit of Water
  06/07/08- 06/14/08	Tour Festival: In My Grandmother's Purse
  06/07/08- 06/14/08	Childsplay: In My Grandmother's Purse
  06/06/08- 06/07/08	Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts
  05/30/08	Genesis Dance Series
  05/29/08- 05/31/08	Genesis Dance Series
  05/09/08- 05/18/08	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
  05/09/08- 05/18/08	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
  05/03/08- 05/25/08	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  05/03/08- 08/02/08	Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery Trompe I'Oeil
  05/03/08- 05/25/08	Childsplay: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  05/03/08- 08/02/08	Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe l'Oeil
  04/30/08	Poetry in April - James Sallis
  04/25/08- 04/27/08	The Hobbit
  04/23/08	Poetry in April - Patricia Colleen Murphy
  04/22/08	Earth Day 5k and Green Expo
  04/21/08	April Concert
  04/17/08- 04/20/08	*CANCELLED* Metamorphosis
  04/16/08	The Tempe Youth Symphony
  04/16/08	Poetry in April - Hershman John
  04/11/08	A Spring Fling
  04/10/08	Paper Cup Exchange
  04/09/08- 04/30/08	April Poetry Series
  04/09/08	Poetry in April - Charles Jensen
  04/04/08- 04/06/08	Fire and Grace 2
  04/02/08	Poetry in April: John Olivares Espinoza
  03/29/08	Banff Film Festival World Tour
  03/22/08- 04/06/08	A Tale of Two Cities
  03/06/08- 03/09/08	Glass Blocks/Steel Bars
  02/16/08	Dream Baby Family Day
  02/15/08- 02/24/08	You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
  02/14/08	Dream Baby
  02/14/08	Dream Baby Gallery Talk
  02/09/08- 03/09/08	Goodnight Moon
  02/06/08- 02/09/08	Cloris Leachman's 'Cloris'
  01/25/08	A Tribute to Roy Orbison Concert
  01/25/08- 04/18/08	Mercy - A Roy Orbison Pilgrimage
  01/24/08	A Tribute to Roy Orbison
  01/04/08- 01/05/08	*CANCELLED*Desert Regional Dance Festival
  12/14/07- 12/15/07	The Eight: Reindeer Monologues
  12/08/07	Breaking Ground 2007: Choreographers Showcase
  12/01/07- 12/23/07	Seussical
  11/16/07- 11/25/07	Beyond Therapy
  11/14/07	Wind Ensemble Concert
  11/08/07	TCA Architects at Paper Cup Exchange
  10/27/07- 11/11/07	A Thousand Cranes
  10/25/07- 11/03/07	Napolinator!
  10/15/07	October Concert
  10/05/07- 10/07/07	Convergence Zone
  09/22/07- 06/22/08	Picnic and Play
  09/15/07- 10/14/07	Charlotte's Web
  09/15/07	Wilburfest
  09/14/07- 09/23/07	Urinetown
  09/09/07	Grand Opening Family Day for Tempe Center for the Arts
  09/09/07- 01/11/08	But it's a Dry Heat
  09/07/07- 01/11/08	Childsplay's 30th Anniversary Exhibit

• Current Events

  09/07/08- 10/11/08	Miss Nelson is Missing
  09/06/08- 01/10/09	Tempe Center for the Arts Biennial: Paper
  05/23/08- 10/31/08	JAMN Jazz 2008
  12/31/69- Ongoing	Tempe Center for the Arts

• Upcoming Events

  10/10/08- 10/11/08	Arizona Dance Festival 2008
  10/13/08	Opening Concert
  10/19/08- 11/09/08	Getting Near to Baby
  10/23/08- 10/25/08	An Election Carol
  10/29/08	Arizona Wind Symphony
  11/01/08	Friends of Tempe Center for the Arts Annual Gala
  11/04/08	ASU Darwinfest Kick Off Lecture
  11/09/08	A Patriotic Tribute
  11/14/08- 11/30/08	Kiss Me Kate
  11/16/08- 12/21/08	The Velveteen Rabbit
  12/04/08	Comic Pain Relief 08
  12/12/08- 12/13/08	Breaking Ground: Choreographer's Showcase
  01/04/09	Forbidden Music: Extraordinary Survivals
  01/18/09- 02/21/09	Busytown
  02/13/09- 02/22/09	Murder Among Friends
  02/23/09	Third Concert
  02/25/09	Arizona Wind Symphony
  02/28/09	EchoVerses: Black Poets Yesterday Today
  02/28/09- 03/08/09	Rock, Paper, Scissors
  03/14/09- 04/05/09	Ferdinand the Bull
  03/15/09	The Search for Supreme Beauty
  04/01/09- 04/29/09	Tempe Poetry in April
  04/06/09	Final Concert
  04/08/09	Arizona Wind Symphony
  04/16/09- 04/19/09	Festival 2009
  04/19/09- 05/17/09	The Neverending Story
  05/08/09- 05/24/09	The Thing About Men
  05/31/09- 06/21/09	Peter and the Wolf
  06/06/09	Desert Dance Theatre 30th Anniversary Celebration Performance

• Member Reviews

  Add review/comment

  There are currently no reviews/comments for this venue - be the first to Add a Review/Comment, and let folks know what you think!

• Past Events

  10/04/08	The Wise Men of Comedy
  09/27/08	Distinguished Visiting Writers Series: Jane Smiley
  09/26/08	Ballet Under the Stars - Tempe
  09/26/08	JAMN Jazz: Judy Roberts and Jesse McGuire
  09/18/08	Charlene Li
  09/12/08- 09/21/08	Last of the Red Hot Lovers
  09/06/08	The Motown Spectacular Show
  08/22/08	JAMN Jazz: Conrad Herwig
  07/30/08	Fred Forney and Arizona Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
  07/11/08- 07/13/08	Concert 1
  07/11/08- 07/13/08	Novaballet: Concert One
  06/26/08	Joe Bonamassa
  06/15/08- 06/22/08	Tour Festival: A Little Bit of Water
  06/15/08- 06/22/08	Childsplay: A Little Bit of Water
  06/07/08- 06/14/08	Tour Festival: In My Grandmother's Purse
  06/07/08- 06/14/08	Childsplay: In My Grandmother's Purse
  06/06/08- 06/07/08	Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts
  05/30/08	Genesis Dance Series
  05/29/08- 05/31/08	Genesis Dance Series
  05/09/08- 05/18/08	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
  05/09/08- 05/18/08	Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
  05/03/08- 05/25/08	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  05/03/08- 08/02/08	Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery Trompe I'Oeil
  05/03/08- 05/25/08	Childsplay: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
  05/03/08- 08/02/08	Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe l'Oeil
  04/30/08	Poetry in April - James Sallis
  04/25/08- 04/27/08	The Hobbit
  04/23/08	Poetry in April - Patricia Colleen Murphy
  04/22/08	Earth Day 5k and Green Expo
  04/21/08	April Concert
  04/17/08- 04/20/08	*CANCELLED* Metamorphosis
  04/16/08	The Tempe Youth Symphony
  04/16/08	Poetry in April - Hershman John
  04/11/08	A Spring Fling
  04/10/08	Paper Cup Exchange
  04/09/08- 04/30/08	April Poetry Series
  04/09/08	Poetry in April - Charles Jensen
  04/04/08- 04/06/08	Fire and Grace 2
  04/02/08	Poetry in April: John Olivares Espinoza
  03/29/08	Banff Film Festival World Tour
  03/22/08- 04/06/08	A Tale of Two Cities
  03/06/08- 03/09/08	Glass Blocks/Steel Bars
  02/16/08	Dream Baby Family Day
  02/15/08- 02/24/08	You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
  02/14/08	Dream Baby
  02/14/08	Dream Baby Gallery Talk
  02/09/08- 03/09/08	Goodnight Moon
  02/06/08- 02/09/08	Cloris Leachman's 'Cloris'
  01/25/08	A Tribute to Roy Orbison Concert
  01/25/08- 04/18/08	Mercy - A Roy Orbison Pilgrimage
  01/24/08	A Tribute to Roy Orbison
  01/04/08- 01/05/08	*CANCELLED*Desert Regional Dance Festival
  12/14/07- 12/15/07	The Eight: Reindeer Monologues
  12/08/07	Breaking Ground 2007: Choreographers Showcase
  12/01/07- 12/23/07	Seussical
  11/16/07- 11/25/07	Beyond Therapy
  11/14/07	Wind Ensemble Concert
  11/08/07	TCA Architects at Paper Cup Exchange
  10/27/07- 11/11/07	A Thousand Cranes
  10/25/07- 11/03/07	Napolinator!
  10/15/07	October Concert
  10/05/07- 10/07/07	Convergence Zone
  09/22/07- 06/22/08	Picnic and Play
  09/15/07- 10/14/07	Charlotte's Web
  09/15/07	Wilburfest
  09/14/07- 09/23/07	Urinetown
  09/09/07	Grand Opening Family Day for Tempe Center for the Arts
  09/09/07- 01/11/08	But it's a Dry Heat
  09/07/07- 01/11/08	Childsplay's 30th Anniversary Exhibit