
Dana Cooper, a poetic songwriter and rousing musician based in Nashville, is performing at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Main Street Theater, 3235 N. Main St., Prescott Valley.

Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of “friend of a friend” statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is also known as the six handshakes rule.

The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet is opening its doors to the public for a housewarming party from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at Mile High Middle School. There will be free fine arts classes throughout the day for families to enjoy.

Judy Book is one of three artists whose works are part of the new Artists’ Attic exhibit, which runs through Nov. 14 at ‘Tis Art Center and Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St., Prescott. Her textile works that will be on display are pieced quilted collages, a modern version of quilting that doesn’t follow traditional quilt patterns.

The 2023 Prescott Film Festival (PFF) combines independent films from all over the world with historical tributes and workshops across a six-day celebration of film. The 13th edition of PFF runs from Sept. 19-24, at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center and various locations across Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon St.

Music Director Joseph Place is joined by Brandelyn Andres, professor of Art History at Yavapai College in a unique presentation of music inspired by art and art inspired by music, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott.

Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork, Don Quixote is set during the Spanish Inquisition. One of the world’s most popular musicals, “Man of La Mancha” is opening at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at Suze’s Prescott Center for the Arts (PCA), 208 N. Marina St.

The Phippen Museum Fall Gathering is a longstanding tradition that commemorates its grand opening in 1984, bringing together old friends and new faces for a special evening of great fun, food, fine art, and live Western entertainment. But it’s also a chance to honor our rich, local ranching and cowboy heritage through a special induction ceremony for the Arizona Rancher & Cowboy Hall of Fame. This year’s inductee is Marion Alexander Perkins (1848-1927), founding father of the famous Perkins Ranch and Perkinsville, Arizona.

Dennis Rowland, a longtime vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra, joins the Jazz Journey for the next concert in its 2023 series of jazz music exploration, “The Count Basie Vocal Tradition.” The Prescott Jazz Summit All-Star Combo will perform with Rowland at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, in the Elks Crystal Hall, on the third floor of the Performing Arts Center, 117 E. Gurley St.

“Run Rabbit” is a low-budget film that has played at film festivals all over the world and won dozens of awards. It is a dramatic thriller about a cult-related conspiracy around the Catholic Church. “Run Rabbit” was made with only three people on a budget of $500.
Prescott Empty Bowls has supported local food banks with a grassroots movement of artists who create handcrafted bowls for people to fill with soups from local restaurants — for 26 years. Empty Bowls returns to the courthouse plaza, 120 S. Cortez St., Prescott, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.

A chain of events is a number of actions and their effects that are contiguous and linked together, resulting in a particular outcome. And in the case of Chain Events, a Prescott-based event company born out of a love of adrenaline inducing sports, the result is the third annual Watson Fest taking place this coming weekend, Sept. 8-10.
The box office results are in and Sony’s racing movie “Gran Turismo” won this past weekend over “Barbie.”

Internationally acclaimed 2022 Cliburn piano competition finalist, Clayton Stephenson brings his love for music and expressive onstage ease to Prescott. Stephenson is holding a piano recital with a playful mix of classical and jazz at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center, located on the Yavapai College Campus, 1100 E. Sheldon St.

Sonic Expressions: Art + Music runs from Sept. 1 through 30, at the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, 1100 E. Sheldon St., with a Public Reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, featuring a cash bar and free snacks.

Prescott’s premier choral ensemble, the fifty-voice Prescott Chorale, will open its eighth season with the first of three stellar performances on Oct. 6 and 7, with others to follow in Dec., 2023 and April 2024. All concerts are presented at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 2000 Shepherds Ln., Prescott.