We’re cruising into the holiday season with a whole new set of realities that affect traditional ways of gathering, shopping, and more.
Here’s a look at the week ahead, including a dozen ways you can enjoy your free time at home or out in the community, where social distancing and masks are part of the new social landscape.
Check event details before you head out, in case of COVID-19 cancellations. And remember to check venue guidelines, so you know their public health protocols before you go.
‘Fleeting Moments’ Exhibit
Set aside any stereotypes you might hold about quilting, because there’s a new exhibition of quilts that reveals the ways artists are putting a contemporary spin on this traditional craft. The “Art Quilts XXV: Fleeting Moments” exhibit opened Saturday, November 21, and runs through the end of the year at Vision Gallery in Chandler. Look for another exhibition of quilts inside Chandler Center for the Arts. Both are open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Vision Gallery is also open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays (except holidays). Admission is free.Zappa Film
FilmBar is presenting six screenings of this 2020 film exploring the life, times, and influence of Frank Zappa, a multi-genre musician inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, less than two years after his death. He’s renowned for making experimental sound and critiquing contemporary culture. Several themes in his work, including the perils of herd mentality and censorship, resonate anew amid today’s social milieu. The first screening this week happens at 8:40 p.m. on Monday, November 23. Tickets are $16.‘Still Marching’ Exhibit
The Arizona Heritage Center in Papago Park is showing “Still Marching: From Suffrage to #MeToo,” a new exhibit by the Arizona Historical Society that addresses the “struggles, triumphs, and resilience of Arizona women in their journey to effect change.” The center is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (except holidays). While you’re there, explore another exhibit titled “Current State,” comprising work by prolific muralist Thomas “Breeze” Marcus. General admission is $12.Alternative Christmas Pageant
Stray Cat Theatre will be streaming its 2008 production of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant 11 times in the coming days, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 26. The satirical tale, told entirely by a cast of children, tackles both Scientology and its founder, L. Ron Hubbard. Tickets are $15 if one person is screening the musical, or $25 if a group is streaming it together. The final screening is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 6.