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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Vietnam veteran Doug Bradley has written a memoir organized entirely by its soundtrack — from doo-wop in postwar Philadelphia to Hendrix in Vietnam — tracing a life shaped by music and the extraordinary history it witnessed firsthand.
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.
Beyond its celebrated concert season, Arizona Musicfest quietly serves more than 5,000 people a year through Music Alive! — a year-round program of free seminars, instrument classes and community connection that has become the organization’s most essential work.
For three decades, architect C.P. Drewett has quietly shifted the North Valley’s architectural language from Mediterranean enclosure to transparent desert modernism — one precise, philosophical detail at a time.
Ten architectural landmarks across the Valley demonstrate how midcentury and contemporary designers translated brutal climate into sculptural form.
From birria-stuffed pretzels to Elvis-inspired hot dogs dusted in gold, the Cactus League’s 2026 lineup proves the Valley’s spring training stadiums are serving up experiences as memorable as the games themselves.
WestWorld transforms into an open-air gallery of custom motorcycles, world-class stunt shows, and four nights of powerhouse concerts April 8–12.
With 16 countries, royal collectors and Ferrari-studded floors, Scottsdale Art Week returns this March as the Southwest’s answer to Art Basel.
At the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show, the Mounted Native Costume class transforms centuries-old Bedouin tradition into a blur of jewel-toned silk and silver — where 40 pounds of velvet becomes weightless poetry at full gallop.