At 76, Phoenix singer-songwriter Sarah James is releasing original music, running a globally followed vintage guitar series, and donating Waylon Jennings’ Stratocaster to the MIM — proof that some stories take a lifetime to get started.
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Singer-songwriter Jai Graves took the long road to Arizona — from Kentucky hockey rinks to Detroit dive bars — and found his country music voice in the Sonoran Desert, where a Rising Star Award and a debut album signal the moment everything clicks.
Adopted from Bulgaria and raised in Anthem, baritone Jacob Soulliere carries the Phoenix Boys Choir, the Boulder Creek choir risers and the mentors who shaped him to Carnegie Hall and the San Francisco Conservatory — and wherever the music takes him next.
At Jubilate Conservatory of Music in Carefree’s Spanish Village, founder Laya Field is building something rare: a multigenerational musical community where toddlers discover rhythm, teenagers compose original works and everyone finds a seat at the table.
Cave Creek’s 49th annual Rodeo Days transforms the town into a weeklong Western celebration featuring PRCA-sanctioned competition, world-champion bucking stock, and community traditions from the iconic parade to bull-riding nights — all benefiting local charities.
A photographer who “thinks like a painter” and an architect who builds paintings from color and light: Two artists prove that capturing Arizona’s rugged beauty is less about the tool and more about the eye behind it.
French equestrian Sophie Rainer’s nonprofit, The Donkeys of the Heart, harnesses the unique power of donkeys to transform the lives of children with cognitive and emotional challenges in Cave Creek.
From dam workers to Steelers Nation, Harold’s Cave Creek Corral has been the beating heart of the desert community for 90 remarkable years.
Meet three captivating local authors — a criminologist-turned-thriller writer, a fantasy creator who paints dragons and a trucker-novelist — at the Desert Foothills Book Festival’s fourth annual celebration.
The Southwest’s premier professional rodeo championship relocates to Cave Creek, bringing world-class athletes, Western heritage and community celebration to Arizona’s cowboy capital.