Welcome to 5 Arts Circle – Arizona’s premier philanthropic organization supporting the arts community. Whether you are passionate about the performing arts or the visual arts, Arizona 5 Arts Circle offers you access to it all. Become part of this important group of arts patrons in our community. Membership not only provides a unique portal to the arts, but is an investment that pays lasting cultural dividends to our community. Join others who have collectively contributed more than $3.8 million for the enrichment of our community.
Enjoy invitations to special programs hosted by the five arts organizations
Attend exclusive Arts & Beyond events organized by 5 Arts Circle
Support Arizona’s art community through a single tax deductible donation
Make lasting friendships with other art patrons in the community
Our Arts Beneficiaries
Through our philanthropic efforts, 5 Arts Circle is proud to support the following Arizona arts organizations:
Arizona Opera
Ballet Arizona
Phoenix Art Museum
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and SMoCA
The Phoenix Symphony
Arts & Beyond Events
There’s so much more than exclusive invitations to the Arts programs. Check out our private series that showcases creativity in much more intimate settings. Gander at the museum-quality art hanging on a local collector’s walls, or savor a private-reserve Cabernet as the vintner leads you down into his wood cellar and more.
Visit our Events section to learn more about these special programs.
Upcoming Events
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7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
thu5mar12:00 pm- 1:00 pmSCPA: Native Trails12:00 pm - 1:00 pm7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsEvent Organized By: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts5 Arts Circle:Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
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Native Trails is a free outdoor festival celebrating the Native American cultures of the Southwest through song and dance. Each event brings together traditional instruments, colorful dances and authentic attire [...]
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Native Trails is a free outdoor festival celebrating the Native American cultures of the Southwest through song and dance. Each event brings together traditional instruments, colorful dances and authentic attire to share the stories of Southwestern tribes, including the Hopi, Diné (Navajo), Akimel Au-Authm and San Carlos Apache. Audiences enjoy dances like the Southwest Horse Dance, inter-tribal pow-wow dancing, world-class hoop dancing and the participatory round dance. Native Trails also features American Indian artisans selling specialty items such as jewelry, baskets, flutes and paintings, as well as local culinary delights. Guests are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs or picnic baskets.
Presented by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and produced by Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Outdoors at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
fri6mar11:00 am- 2:00 pmTPS: Barber’s Cello Concerto11:00 am - 2:00 pm75 N 2nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004Symphony HallEvent Organized By: Phoenix Symphony5 Arts Circle:The Phoenix Symphony
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Guest Conductor Mischa Santora makes his Phoenix Symphony debut to lead a dynamic program of Revueltas, Barber and Schumann. Cellist Christian Poltera, selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, performs [...]
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Guest Conductor Mischa Santora makes his Phoenix Symphony debut to lead a dynamic program of Revueltas, Barber and Schumann. Cellist Christian Poltera, selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, performs Barber’s romantic Cello Concerto on his 1711 “Mara” Stradivari cello. This program also presents Schumann’s challenging yet richly expressive and popular second symphony and Mexican-born Silvestre Revueltas’ Redes Suite, representing his score from the powerful Mexican film “The Wave.”
Mischa Santora, conductor
Christian Poltera, cello
Revueltas: Suite from Redes (NOT in CC)
Barber: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 22
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major
fri6mar7:30 pm- 11:00 pmTPS: Barber’s Cello Concerto 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm75 N 2nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004Symphony HallEvent Organized By: Phoenix Symphony5 Arts Circle:The Phoenix Symphony
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Guest Conductor Mischa Santora makes his Phoenix Symphony debut to lead a dynamic program of Revueltas, Barber and Schumann. Cellist Christian Poltera, selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, performs [...]
Event Details
Guest Conductor Mischa Santora makes his Phoenix Symphony debut to lead a dynamic program of Revueltas, Barber and Schumann. Cellist Christian Poltera, selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, performs Barber’s romantic Cello Concerto on his 1711 “Mara” Stradivari cello. This program also presents Schumann’s challenging yet richly expressive and popular second symphony and Mexican-born Silvestre Revueltas’ Redes Suite, representing his score from the powerful Mexican film “The Wave.”
Mischa Santora, conductor
Christian Poltera, cello
Revueltas: Suite from Redes (NOT in CC)
Barber: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 22
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major
fri6mar8:00 pm- 11:00 pmSCPA: Late Nite Catechism8:00 pm - 11:00 pm7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsEvent Organized By: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts5 Arts Circle:Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
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Spontaneous, clever and outrageously fun, the record-breaking Late Nite Catechism has been running every season at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts since 2000! Ruling her classroom with a razor-sharp [...]
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Spontaneous, clever and outrageously fun, the record-breaking Late Nite Catechism has been running every season at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts since 2000! Ruling her classroom with a razor-sharp wit, Sister 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.
Supporting Sponsor: Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Old Town
Starring Patti Hannon
Written by Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan
fri6mar8:00 pm- 11:00 pmSCPA: Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporaneo: Fado8:00 pm - 11:00 pm7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsEvent Organized By: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts5 Arts Circle:Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
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Founded in 1997 by Vasco Wellenkamp and Graça Barroso, Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo (CPBD) has achieved international acclaim as a forum for contemporary dance. The troupe performs Wellenkamp’s new [...]
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Founded in 1997 by Vasco Wellenkamp and Graça Barroso, Companhia Portuguesa de Bailado Contemporâneo (CPBD) has achieved international acclaim as a forum for contemporary dance. The troupe performs Wellenkamp’s new dance Fado, a lyrical work set to beautiful music that evokes the obscure alleys and taverns of Lisbon.
Part of the 2014–15 Discovery Series exploring the arts of Spain and Portugal.
sat7mar7:30 pm- 11:00 pmTPS: Barber’s Cello Concerto 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm75 N 2nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004Symphony HallEvent Organized By: Phoenix Symphony5 Arts Circle:The Phoenix Symphony
Event Details
Guest Conductor Mischa Santora makes his Phoenix Symphony debut to lead a dynamic program of Revueltas, Barber and Schumann. Cellist Christian Poltera, selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, performs [...]
Event Details
Guest Conductor Mischa Santora makes his Phoenix Symphony debut to lead a dynamic program of Revueltas, Barber and Schumann. Cellist Christian Poltera, selected as a BBC New Generation Artist, performs Barber’s romantic Cello Concerto on his 1711 “Mara” Stradivari cello. This program also presents Schumann’s challenging yet richly expressive and popular second symphony and Mexican-born Silvestre Revueltas’ Redes Suite, representing his score from the powerful Mexican film “The Wave.”
Mischa Santora, conductor
Christian Poltera, cello
Revueltas: Suite from Redes (NOT in CC)
Barber: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op. 22
Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C Major
sat7mar8:00 pm- 11:00 pmSCPA: Brian Stokes Mitchell: Simply Broadway 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsEvent Organized By: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts5 Arts Circle:Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
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Called “The Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the [...]
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Called “The Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert halls. Known for his powerful baritone, he earned the Tony Award for “Best Actor in a Musical” for his role in the Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate. His recent projects range from guest starring on the hit show Glee to his latest album, Simply Broadway, featuring new interpretations of classic recordings of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
Presenting Sponsors: Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, U.S. Trust
Signature Sponsor: Linda and Sherman Saperstein
Supporting Sponsor: Jerry Appell
Photos provided by: SMoCA – Architect: Will Bruder; Photos courtesy of Bill Timmerman and Sean Deckert, Arizona Opera – Kent Miles Photography for Utah Opera; Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts – Gene Devine/Devine Images and Max Pucciarielo.
