Fine & Performing Arts Events: August/September

Christopher Scinto August 24, 2025

Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester at Paradise Valley Community College! This season is bursting with creativity, energy, and opportunities to dive into the arts. Whether you’re stepping into a studio, taking the stage, or supporting your peers from the audience, our fine arts program has an exciting lineup of events designed to spark inspiration, build connections, and create unforgettable experiences. We invite you to jump in, get involved, and make the most of everything our vibrant community has to offer.

**Fall 2025 Visual & Performing Arts Field of Interest Convocation**
Tuesday, August 26th, Center for the Performing Arts (CPA)
5:30p: refreshments in the lobby
6:00p: presentations from fine arts faculty about programs and opportunities
Please RSVP to the event

**Fall 2025 Auditions for PVCC Student Rock Bands**
All styles and experiences welcome. Please complete our audition sign up form to schedule and audition. Walk ins welcome as well.
Wednesday, August 27th, N-Building (Music Building)
11:00a-2:00p / 5:30p-8:30p
Auditions will be a 10-minute performance, either as a solo or to a backing track.

Wednesday, August 27th, 6:30pm, Center for the Performing Arts, Free
***The Man Who Sold His Skin*** (Tunisia; 2020, NR, 102 min.)
His own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 6:30pm, Center for the Performing Arts, Free
***Alone With Her Dreams*** (Italy; 2019, NR, 92 minutes)
A story of great women set in an impervious nature, told among the silence of the left unsaid.

Auditions for ***Little Women*** (PVCC’s fall theater production)
September 8: 4p-6p | September 9: 6p-8p | Studio Theater/M-East Building
Contact Gary Zaro for details and audition information

Wednesday, September 10th, 6:30pm, Center for the Performing Arts, Free
***Going to Brazil*** (France/Brazil; 2016, R, 94 minutes)
Four childhood friends reunite for a wedding in Rio, only to find themselves on the run through the Brazilian countryside after accidentally killing someone at a drug-fueled party.

Friday, September 12th, 7:00pm, Center for the Performing Arts, $$ admission
***The New American Songbook (click HERE to purchase tickets)***
Join acclaimed jazz quintet Union32 and powerhouse vocalist Shonn Wiley for an unforgettable evening of music reimagined. In their bold new collaboration, New American Songbook, the group explores iconic pop and rock hits from the 1970s to today—reinterpreting them through the language of jazz. From Crosby,Stills and Nash to Radiohead, Nirvana to Toto, this project reshapes familiar favorites into fresh, unexpected forms.

Wednesday, September 17th, 6:30pm, Center for the Performing Arts, Free
***Shoplifters*** (Japan; 2018, R, 118 minutes)
Four childhood friends reunite for a wedding in Rio, only to find themselves on the run through the Brazilian countryside after accidentally killing someone at a drug-fueled party.

Join us at **Paradise Valley Community College** on September 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM for a day filled with fun, community building, and opportunities to make life-saving blood donations in honor of Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
This event is all about coming together to make a difference right here at home. Whether you're a runner, walker, or just want to show your support, there's something for everyone at Relay 4 Sickle Cell.
Wanna help us reach our R4SC 2025 blood drive goal of **50 successful donations**? SIGN UP IN ADVANCE to donate in our onsite bloodmobiles. *Walk-in donations also welcome; bloodrive code:* ***10055740***

**PVCC Sundown Equinox Esports Tournament**
Saturday, September 20th, 9a-6p, Free Admission
Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tournament, KSC1000
For additional details, please contact Josh Moss.

**PVCC Sundown Equinox Esports Tournament**
Saturday, September 20th, 9a-6p, Free Admission
Rocket League Tournament, E-132
For additional details, please contact Josh Moss.

**Paradise Valley Community College**
**For additional information please visit us online:**Web: paradisevalley.edu/cpa
Social Media: PVCCFineArts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch
Box Office: 602.787.7738Fine & Performing Arts Department: 607.787.6595
Email: boxoffice@paradisevalley.edu

March 2025 Fine & Performing Arts Event

Christopher Scinto March 17, 2025

Board Game Exhibition

PVCC's 1st Annual Board Game Exhibition, featuring new games created by students in GST202 - Games, Culture and Aesthetics. Games will be on display and available to play from March 17th through March 30th in the Center for the Performing Arts Lobby/Gallery. Game play hours are Monday - Friday from 9am-6pm and admission is free.
Join us for the Board Game Exhibit reception on Tuesday, March 25th from 5:30pm-7:00pm to enjoy refreshments and to play some games,

Artist of Promise

Join us on Thursday, March 20th at Phoenix College to celebrate the winners of the 2025 Artist of Promise Competitions in Dance, Fashion and Music.
PVCC students Kevin Lewis (electronic music composition) and Victoria Olmos-Tsosie (dance) will be featured during the event. Click on the links to read their stories.
Schedule:
6 p.m | Exhibit of fashion and costume design and a reception at the Student Union
7 p.m. | Gala performances at the Bulpitt Auditorium

Sunday Night Rock Show

Join us on Sunday, March 23rd at The 44 Sports Grill in Glendale for an evening of exciting pop and rock music performed by student bands from Paradise Valley Community College and Glendale Community College. Music begins at 5pm and admission is free.

Dr. Scinto’s Birthday Concert

Join us on Sunday, March 30th at Pho Cao in Scottsdale for an afternoon of music performed by PVCC students, faculty and exciting local bands. Music begins at 1pm and admission is $5 and additional donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the PVCC music program.

A Musical Tribute to MTV in PVCC's Center for the Performing Arts

Christopher Scinto February 18, 2025

February 28th at 7:00pm | March 1st at 7:00pm | March 2nd at 2:00pm
Join us for an exciting concert of music, choreography, and stunning visuals recreating the iconic look of MTV. **A Musical Tribute to MTV** will be performed by the PVCC Faculty Rock Band with special guest vocalists and musicians from Paradise Valley Community College and high school students in art, dance, music technology, and theater programs at NVAA/Shadow Mountain High School. The concert features live performances inspired by the most popular music videos aired between 1981 through 1994, including songs by artists such as Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, Duran Duran, INXS, Mariah Carey, The Bangles, Robert Palmer and more!
Click HERE to purchase tickets online. Student tickets are $8 when purchased online in advance, and $10 at the box office.

Announcing January and February Events

Christopher Scinto January 21, 2025

Join us in PVCC’s Center for the Performing Arts for an exciting series of fine and performing arts events, art exhibits, concerts, films and performances.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
***The Quiet Girl*** (Ireland; 2022, PG-13, 95 minutes)
In rural Ireland, a quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer where she blossoms and learns what it is to be loved.

January 24 - 26, 2025
For full festival details, visit the Desperado LGBTQ+ website.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
***Where Do We Go Now?*** (Lebanon; 2011, PG-13, 109 minutes)
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 11am-1pm, Free
Visual and Performing Arts students are invited to the Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) lobby for **FREE** croissants, coffee and conversation with students and faculty.
Coffee is provided FREE by Rowena Coffee
Coffee menu includes lattes, cappuccinos, americanos, chai & 3 housemade small batch syrups. All drinks come hot or iced with the choice between whole or oat milk.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
***Other People’s Children*** (France; 2022, NR, 101 minutes)
A childless woman forms a deep bond with her boyfriend's young daughter.

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
***Winter Flies*** (Czech Republic; 2018, NR, 85 minutes)
Two mischievous adolescent boys embark on a journey of imaginative misadventure and coming-of-age self-discovery, in Olmo Omerzu's road-trip comedy celebrating the need to indulge the innocence, impulsiveness, and irrepressibility of youth.

Thursday, February 13, 2025, 7:00pm
Join us in the Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) as UNION32 (PVCC Faculty Jazz Ensemble) and Alex Oliverio’s SUNSHINE ENSEMBLE perform an event of jazz and improvised music.
Click HERE to purchase tickets online.

The PVCC Dance Program Presents: Pure Movement 2024

Christopher Scinto December 1, 2024

Fall 2024 Music Concert Week

Christopher Scinto November 15, 2024

The week of November 18th begins PVCC Music Program's Fall Concert Week. We will present four exciting concerts over five nights and would love to have you join us in the Center for the Performing Arts! The best part is that all of the concerts are FREE and feature the work of our talented music students, technical artists and some very special guests!!!

**PVCC Classical Ensembles Concert**
**Tuesday, November 19th, 7:00pm, Free Admission**
Featuring performances by the PVCC Community Choir, Flute Ensemble, Advanced Flute Quartet, World Percussion Ensemble, the band new Klezmer Ensemble, and the Brazilian Jazz Ensemble.

**PVCC Jazz Ensembles Concert**
**Wednesday, November 20th, 7:00pm, Free Admission**
Featuring performances by the PCM Jazz Ensemble, Funky Soul Combo, Intermediate Jazz Combo, the award winning Union Jazz Institute Jazz Combo, and the Composers/Improvisors Big Band.

**PVCC Music Industry Studies Showcase**
**Thursday, November 21st, 7:00pm, Free Admission**
Featuring performances by five PVCC student rock bands, final projects from studio recording, electronic music and audio production classes, and performances from our songwriting class.

**Alice Cooper's Proof is in the Pudding Music Competition - Finals**
**Saturday, November 23rd, 5:00pm, Free Admission, Arrive early - doors open at 4:30pm**
Join us as 8 solo artists and 8 duos/bands compete for a cash prize and for a chance to open for Alice Cooper at his Annual Christmas Pudding Event.

What's on your Mixtape?

Christopher Scinto November 1, 2024

**November 8 & 9 | 7:00pm |** Center for the Performing Arts
Did you enjoy our Women Who Rock concert? Well, our extravagant rock show is back with PVCC Mixtape! All songs in this concert will have been curated by our community, making our PVCC mixtape. Featuring songs by the Beatles, Queen, Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Chappel Roan, Teddy Swims, and many more!
This concert will be like none other. Buy your tickets now, you won't want to miss it!
$16 adult; $12 senior/staff/military; $8 students/child
General Admission Seating | $2 Fee Added to Ticket Purchases At the Door

Buy Tickets Now!

Announcing October Fine & Performing Arts Events

Christopher Scinto September 27, 2024

PVCC’s Theater Program is holding auditions for actors for the Student Directed One Act Plays Showcase.
Auditions are **Tuesday, October 1st from 6:30pm-8:30pm** in the Studio Theater/M-East Building.
Click HERE to sign up for an audition

**October 6th - November 4th | Opening Reception - October 17th | 5:30pm**
Center for the Performing Arts | Paradise Valley Community College
PVCC’s Clay Club presents our next exhibition in the CPA Lobby! Showing October 6th-November 4th, come on over to our lobby to see some of the amazing pieces our Clay Club had fired up for you!
Join us for an Opening Reception of the Clay Club Exhibition on October 17th, starting at 5:30pm in the Center for the Performing Arts Lobby. Meet some of the artists and talk to them about their work. Treats will be provided!
After the reception, stay to see the last Dress Rehearsal of Drop Dead! at 7:00pm! Support our students and cast by watching the performance and giving them the first opportunity to practice with a live audience!

**Tuesday, October 15th | 11:00am - 1:00pm |** Center for the Performing Arts
Professors David Bradley (Ceramics) and Stacy Moreno (Social Work) are collaborating to present an exciting experience for your classes! Join us on Tuesday, October 15th from 11am-1pm for Empty Bowls (reimagined!). Social Work students will provide activities to teach about food insecurity. We will also have actual SOUP, music, and lots of fun! (and of course ceramic bowls for sale!)
Come, learn, engage, eat...and all funds go towards the Puma Pantry, which has been doing a phenomenal job at helping meet the urgent food needs of our student community.

**October 18, 19, 25, 26 - 7:00pm | October 20, 27 - 2:00pm | October 25 - 10:00am**
Center for the Performing Arts | Paradise Valley Community College
A non-stop physical comedy that turns the world of theater on its head! A cast of has-been actors plan to revive their careers in *Drop Dead!*, a potboiler murder mystery directed by "Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage" Victor Le Pewe. At the dress rehearsal, the set falls apart around them, props break, and the producer and an actor are murdered. But the show must go on! And so it does, but at the opening night performance, the murders continue and the play goes incredibly wrong. The remaining thespians must save the show and their careers, solve the mystery, and somehow survive until the curtain calls.
$16 adult; $12 senior/staff/military; $8 students/child
General Admission Seating | $2 Fee Added to Ticket Purchases At the Door

Buy Tickets NOW!

**Sunday Nigh Rock Show | October 27th at 7:00pm | Free Admission**
Join us at The 44 Sports Grill in Glendale for this FREE concert featuring student rock bands and popular music ensembles from Glendale Community College and Paradise Valley Community College.

November Preview

**November 8 & 9 | 7:00pm |** Center for the Performing Arts
Did you enjoy our Women Who Rock concert? Well, our rock shows are back with PVCC Mixtape! All songs in this concert will have been curated by our community, making our PVCC mixtape. Featuring songs by the Beatles, Queen, Madonna, Tracy Chapman, Chappel Roan, Teddy Swims, and many more!
This concert will be like none other. Buy your tickets now, you won't want to miss it!
$16 adult; $12 senior/staff/military; $8 students/child
General Admission Seating | $2 Fee Added to Ticket Purchases At the Door

Buy tickets Now!

Croissants, Coffee and Conversation - this Wednesday, 11a-1p

Christopher Scinto September 15, 2024

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 11am-1pm, Free
Visual and Performing Arts students are invited to the Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) lobby for **FREE** croissants, coffee and conversation with students and faculty.
Coffee is provided FREE by Rowena Coffee
Coffee menu includes lattes, cappuccinos, americanos, chai & 3 housemade small batch syrups. All drinks come hot or iced with the choice between whole or oat milk.

Announcing September 2024 Fine & Performing Arts Events at PVCC

Christopher Scinto August 30, 2024

Join us in PVCC’s Center for the Performing Arts for an exciting series of fine and performing arts events, art exhibits, concerts, films and performances.