“Masters of Illusion Live!” is a stage version of the award-winning television series of the same name, and it is bringing the unique repertoires of three master illusionists to the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center at Yavapai College, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott, at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 25.
Wyatt Earp returns to Sharlot Hall for “An Encounter with Edward Curtis.” Famed western photographer Edward S. Curtis, as portrayed by Earp, will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 25, in the auditorium of the Sharlot Hall Museum’s Fred W. Veil Education Center, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott.
Spend an afternoon with a violin virtuoso who has rewritten the standards of live classical performance. The Yavapai Symphony Association presents violinist Sarah Chang in recital, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center at Yavapai College, 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott.
Josh Khazaal, a senior pitcher/outfielder for the Bradshaw Mountain baseball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, March 13 to Saturday, March 18.
What’s the difference between llamas and alpacas? Chino Valley residents got to find out the answer to this question and more when the Rocky Mountain Llama and Alpaca Association (RMLA) visited the library for two classes on Friday, March 17.
Elks Retro Rocking Weekend, March 24 & 25
AJ Lee & Blue Summit is a San Francisco Bay area-based bluegrass band led by singer, songwriter and mandolinist AJ Lee, with Sullivan Tuttle and Scott Gates on steel-stringed acoustic guitars, Jan Purat on fiddle and Forrest Marowitz on upright bass.
The Black Donnellys, a Grammy-nominated, Emmy award-winning, Guinness World Record-breaking band from Dublin, Ireland, is taking time out from their six-night-a-week residency at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to perform two shows at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the Prescott Valley Performing Arts Theatre, 3235 Main St.
Audrey Hoey, a senior center fielder for the Chino Valley softball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, March 6, to Saturday, March 11.
Elementary school students used their culinary skills to reimagine their favorite lunch meal by creating original recipes for the 2023 Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge on Thursday, March 9 in the Del Rio Cafeteria.
Rylee “RJ” Parra, ace pitcher for the Prescott High School softball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Feb. 27, to Saturday, March 4.
The Jazz Journey series is back by popular demand with A Return to Latin Jazz. Latin percussionist Able Valentino joins the Prescott Jazz Summit All Star Combo at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 18, in the Elks Crystal Hall, on the third floor of the Performing Arts Center, 117 E. Gurley St.
Prepare to be transported back to the Emerald Isle for the Saint Patrick’s Day holiday with a truly Irish night of fiddles, bodhrán, pipes, song and dance. St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland carries on the Irish traditions of celebrating with music and family at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, in the Elks Theatre, 117 E. Gurley St.
Artists from seven local high schools will experience what it is like to show their work in a professional gallery during the Young Artists’ Showcase at the Yavapai College (YC) Prescott Art Gallery, 1100 E. Sheldon St.
Three high school and three middle school age teen and tween winners of the 2023 Fantasy Writing Contest read passages from their stories on Saturday, March 4 in the Founders Suite of the Prescott Public Library.
Take RC plane flying to the next level with Chino Valley Flyers’ indoor flying opportunities at the Findlay Toyota Center. The group has dates scheduled throughout the winter months to supplement flying activities when the weather isn’t ideal.
Chino Valley resident Frank Rose started drawing and painting at a young age but it wasn’t until his retirement that he was able to hone is craft into the unique perspective and precise interpretation of realistic images that he paints today.
Ben Wilder, a senior who played for the Bradshaw Mountain boys basketball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Feb. 20 to Saturday, Feb. 25.
Jill Kimmel has always had an appreciation for performing and making people laugh — a family trait. See Kimmel live on stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9
An Oscar-winning English chamber orchestra is coming to Prescott with a groundbreaking international soloist and a program of Bach and Dorman to herald the approach of Spring.
Mars Base Camp and Galactic Quest, two spaced-themed curriculum kits from the 4‑H STEM Challenge program were combined into one event Friday, Feb. 17 at the Chino Valley Library, 1020 W. Palomino Road.
Moonshot AZ is wrapping up its second year of the AZ Pioneer Pitch Competition in the Quad Cities. The final, “Shark Tank”-styled event will be held on Thursday, March 30, at the YC Prescott Campus.
Cody Hanna, a senior on the Prescott High School wrestling team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Feb. 13 to Saturday, Feb. 18.
The Prescott Area Arts and Humanities Council (PAAHC) — Arizona’s oldest arts advocacy organization — is now accepting registrations for exhibiting authors and book vendors, and you are invited to reserve your spot by April 1.
Chad Watson and his wife, Pam Loe, will be performing with the Swamp Poets Duo (Christian Michael Berry and Taul Paul Epoch) at the “Make A Buncha Racket,” open blues jam from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at The Attic, 218 S. Montezuma St., Prescott.
Mason Hunt, who plays for the Bradshaw Mountain boys basketball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Feb. 6 to Saturday, Feb. 11.
A romantic comedy about loss, love, change and redemption, The Clean House opens at 7 p.m. Thursday, in the new Studio Theater at Suze’s Prescott Center for the Arts (PCA), 208 N. Marina St.
Florence Roberts, ZaZa to the theatre world, performed at the opening of the Elks Opera House on Feb. 20, 1905. Visit with her as she takes the stage again, 118 years after her first performance.
James and the Giant Peach Jr. is a new take on Roald Dahl’s classic story performed by local children 18 and younger.
Celebrate Recovery, a nationwide faith-based addiction program, is coming to Chino Valley next month. Grace Church, 2010 Highway 89, will host meetings from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays starting March 7.
Jim Malcolm is the ultimate Scots troubadour. Traveling the world with his guitar, harmonicas and engaging wit, he sings the traditional songs of Scotland and his own masterfully crafted songs in a style that is modern and accessible. The singer/songwriter is performing with his wife, Susie, and daughter, Beth, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Ave., Prescott.
The Electric Harp Guitar Group is a unique band that plays instruments that are designed and built specifically for the group. Their performances combine individual virtuosity with ensemble sensibility to create instrumental compositions in jazz, rock and new age genres.
Prescott-based writer William Bryant is among 34 artists who have received a $5,000 Research and Development Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
Bella Abt, a freshman center for the Prescott girls basketball team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Jan. 30 to Saturday, Feb. 4.
The Leap into Science — Light and Shadow workshop at Chino Valley Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 1, was designed for children ages 3 to 10 to discover that literacy based science is fun and they, too, can be a scientist.
Prescott College Alumna Tillie Walton hosted a screening and Q&A on the Prescott College Campus on Friday, Jan. 27, for a new documentary series that highlights her experiences of river exploration in the American West.
Cast off on a voyage of laughter and music, when the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players dock the H.M.S. Pinafore at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 at Yavapai College Performing Arts Center (YCPAC), 1100 E. Sheldon Street, in Prescott.
Manos Percussion’s “Wood, Water, and Wolfgang,” presented by Arizona Philharmonic (AZ Phil), an impressive collection of percussion instruments and music from all over the world, is performing at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Yavapai College Performing Arts Center (YCPAC).
Jair Montoya Castro, team captain and attacking midfielder for the Bradshaw Mountain boys soccer team, was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Monday, Jan. 23 to Saturday, Jan. 28.
Award-winning artist and Chino Valley resident, Stan Sisson, is bringing his ethereal art of mystical revelations and spiritual illuminations to the Mountain Artists Guild (MAG) in Prescott.
Yavapai College (YC) has received notice of its decennial reaccreditation from the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) Institutional Actions Council with no areas of concern in its review.
A steady fixture in the Southern California comedy scene, Bruce Jingles’ comedic brand blends abstract and observational comedy with impersonations and essential timing. Jingles brings his unique brand of comedy to Prescott at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6) Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Elks Performing Arts Center, 117 E. Gurley St.
Wheelhouse is a Prescott-based, five-piece dance band known for its vocal harmonies. They also occasionally perform as a trio.
In a career that spans five decades, 24 albums and three Grammy awards, singer/songwriter Tom Chapin has covered an incredible amount of creative ground. Chapin brings his contemporary folk music to the Prescott Valley Performing Arts’ Main Street Theater, 3235 Main St., at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
Is there anything kids love more than pizza and art? Put them together and you get pure fun at the “A Pizza Art” event at Chino Valley Community Center that children and families attended on Thursday, Jan. 19.
Uriah Tenette of the Prescott boys basketball team was chosen as The Daily Courier’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Saturday, Jan. 14, to Friday, Jan. 20.
What discussions would have transpired if Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso had met? Picasso at the Lapin Agile, an absurdist comedy written by Steve Martin, presents a scenario where these two men cross paths in a Parisian Cafe in 1904.
Mr. Skynyrd, an uncompromising Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band based in Tucson, Arizona, returns to the Elks Theatre, 117 E. Gurley St., Prescott, from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21.
The Texas Tenors — three singers who captured hearts on America’s Got Talent then launched to international stardom — are returning to Prescott at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center (YCPAC), 1100 E. Sheldon St., Prescott.
Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics (STEAM) is a growing movement in education. Not only does it teach inquiry, collaboration, creativity and problem solving but it also prepares young people for future careers that are expected to continue growing.
