Scottsdale Calendar of Events
Artist in Residence Dinner with Colette Peters
Company: The Hermosa Inn, a boutique hideaway
Admission: $125 per person
February 22, 2012
The historic Hermosa Inn in Paradise Valley is home to this cultural arts program featuring a variety of accomplished artists or authors for a salon-style evening of dining, wine and conversation.
Each program begins with a wine reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by a dinner of Chef Jeremy Pacheco's Artful American dishes and wine pairings, and then an intimate, interactive salon with the featured artist.
Colette Peters, described as Lady Gaga of Cakes, is the author of five books, a Food Network celebrity and owner of Colette's Cakes in New York. After getting her master's degree in painting, she went to work at Tiffany & Co. While there, she made cakes for her co-workers and in 1984 was asked to design cakes for the Tiffany Taste and Tiffany Wedding books, which introduced her innovative crooked cake and the gift box cake.
With humor and passion, Colette Peters will share tales about her adventures, as well as impart some of her cherished trade secrets, creative culinary tips, and useful techniques. For more on Colette Peters http://colettescakes.com/
Collette Peters Artist-in-Residence Evening
Company: LON's at the Hermosa Inn
Admission: $125 all in inclusive
February 22, 2012
Colette Peters, described as the Lady Gaga of Cakes, is author of five books, Food Network celebrity, and owner of Colette's Cakes, a specialty cake company in New York City. After getting her art degree, she went to work at Tiffany & Co. While there she made cakes for her co-workers and in 1984 was asked to design cakes for the books Tiffany Taste and The Tiffany Wedding, where she created the innovative crooked cake and the gift box cake.
Told with humor and passion, Colette Peters will share tales about her exploits, as well as impart some of her cherished trade secrets, creative culinary tips, and useful techniques.
Spirit of the Horse
Company: Expressions Gallery
February 23, 2012
"Spirit of the Horse" is a special art exhibit and sale benefitting the non-profit organization Horsense Equestrian Youth Riding Camp. Featured artists include Fran Kievet, Ken Peloke and Jim Rey.
photo credit: Ken Pekoke "Fate"
Occasions! by Design in Scottsdale Presents ?In Depth?, an evening with Susan Klebanoff, world-renow
Company: Occasions! by design
Admission: Free
February 23, 2012
Occasions! by Design welcomes back fiber artist, Susan Klebanoff for “In Depth”, a show dedicated to her new body of work and the continued exploration of depth, dimension, space, light and shadow in her three-dimensional tapestries. Klebanoff’s collection will be on display February 23, 2012 through the month of March, with a reception for the artist on Thursday February 23, 6-9pm.
Late Nite Catechism
Company: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Admission: $39
February 24, 2012
Spontaneous, clever and outrageously fun, Late Nite Catechism stars AriZoni Award-winning actress Patti Hannon as quick-tempered Sister. Ruling her classroom with an iron fist, she teaches her students – who happen to be the audience – everything she knows about sins and saints while doling out rewards and reprimands with lightning speed. Each Late Nite performance is unique and will appeal to people of all ages and faiths.
Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Company: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Admission: $39 - $49
February 24, 2012
One of the young giants in the jazz world, trumpeter and bandleader Irvin Mayfield founded the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, affectionately known as NOJO, in 2002 to carry the tradition of New Orleans jazz into the 21st century. Since then, this swinging, 16-piece band has shared The Big Easy’s rich jazz heritage with enthusiastic audiences around the country and won the 2010 Grammy Award for “Best Large Jazz Ensemble.”
Dj Enferno at Axis/Radius Nightclubs
Company: Axis/Radius
Admission: www.eegtickets.com
February 24, 2012
REPUBLIC Featuring: DJ Enferno "A Nation Of Nightlife United Under One Groove" For tickets, go to: http://www.eegtickets.com/ For Skybox, Limo, Bottle/Table Reservations, Guestlist, Membership call: (602) 386-9945 DJ Enferno ? www.djenferno.com ? www.facebook.com/?DjEnfernoFanPage ? www.twitter.com/djenferno ? www.soundcloud.com/?djenferno Axis-Radius ? www.axis-radius.com ? www.facebook.com/?axis.radius ? www.twitter.com/axisradius
W Scottsdale Second Annual Spring Training Charity Poker Classic
Company: Shade
February 25, 2012
Scottsdale, Ariz. – The second annual Spring Training Charity Poker Classic will return to the W Scottsdale on Saturday, February 25, as attendees play for their chance to win the grand prize $10,000 seat at the World Series of Poker. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Guests are invited to join professional athletes and celebrities in a friendly game of poker in support of local charities, The Cactus League and The Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Fund. Guests that would like to participate in the poker tournament can register for a pre-event buy-in starting at $175. Walk-up buy-ins will be available for purchase the day of the event starting at $200 and those wishing to purchase a VIP ticket to the tournament can do so starting at $250. VIP tickets will include admittance to a hosted VIP party prior to the tournament starting at 5:30 p.m. where guests will be served complimentary cocktails and hors oeuvres. The top ten winners will receive exclusive gift bags with specialty items from luxury sponsors including Trunk Club, Evoshield, Remix Watches, Athletes Chef, Drink Neuro and transportation will be donated on behalf of Matrix Transportation. To purchase your ticket to the second annual Spring Training Charity Poker Classic, please visit www.wscottsdaletickets.com. For VIP table reservations, please call 602.405.0099 or contact vip@triyar.com.
W Scottsdale Second Annual Spring Training Charity Poker Classic
Company: W Scottsdale Hotel & Residences
February 25, 2012
The second annual Spring Training Charity Poker Classic will return to the W Scottsdale on Saturday, February 25, as attendees play for their chance to win the grand prize $10,000 seat at the World Series of Poker. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Guests are invited to join professional athletes and celebrities in a friendly game of poker in support of local charities, The Cactus League and The Mike Coolbaugh Memorial Fund. Guests that would like to participate in the poker tournament can register for a pre-event buy-in starting at $175. Walk-up buy-ins will be available for purchase the day of the event starting at $200 and those wishing to purchase a VIP ticket to the tournament can do so starting at $250. VIP tickets will include admittance to a hosted VIP party prior to the tournament starting at 5:30 p.m. where guests will be served complimentary cocktails and hors oeuvres. The top ten winners will receive exclusive gift bags with specialty items from luxury sponsors including Trunk Club, Evoshield, Remix Watches, Athletes Chef, Drink Neuro and transportation will be donated on behalf of Matrix Transportation. To purchase your ticket to the second annual Spring Training Charity Poker Classic, please visit www.wscottsdaletickets.com. For VIP table reservations, please call 602.405.0099 or contact vip@triyar.com.
Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Garrick Ohlsson, piano
Company: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Admission: $59 - $69
February 25, 2012
Admired for his mastery of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantics, American virtuoso pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins this prestigious orchestra from Wroclaw, Poland, in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58. The program also includes Lutoslawski’s Little Suite and Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25.