Phoenix, AZ

Copper Square
DESCRIPTION: 90 blocks of urban lifestyle attractions, including museums, cinemas, restaurants, a basketball arena, baseball park and convention center; it is the place locals hang-out downtown

DAYS & HOURS: DASH free shuttle between attractions 6:30a - 5:30p

WEBSITE: http://www.coppersquare.com

Symphony Hall
DESCRIPTION: Opened 1972, it recently completed a renovation and expansion; home to the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona, large Broadway touring companies, dance productions, and popular entertainer concerts; features 2,387 chairs with wood bases for better acoustics and a major art collection to stimulate your visual appetite

ADDRESS: 225 East Adams Street

PHONE: 602-534-5600

WEBSITE: http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/STAGES/symphall.html

Orpheum Theatre
DESCRIPTION: They took 12 years and $14 million to carefully restore it to its early 20th century opulence when it hosted Vaudeville acts; touring Broadway plays, musicals and dramatic events are today’s fare; has 1,062 seats on orchestra level, 302 in the balcony

ADDRESS: 203 West Adams Street

PHONE: 602-534-5600

WEBSITE: http://www.phoenix.gov/STAGES/orpheum.html

Dodge Theater
DESCRIPTION: Designed for concerts, Broadway shows, family stage shows, boxing, and convention meetings; seating can vary from 1,900 to 5,000 for concerts, 5,500 for sporting events, and with innovative moving sidewalls and a fully rigged Broadway stage house, great music sound system too

ADDRESS: 400 West Washington Street

PHONE: 602-379-2888

WEBSITE: http://www.dodgetheatre.com

Scottsdale, AZ

The Phoenician
DESCRIPTION: This beautiful resort also features live jazz & contemporary pop music in one of its main restaurants; menu includes North African, French, Italian and Asian cuisine

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Sat 6p-until

ADDRESS: 6000 East Camelback Road

PHONE: 480-423-2444

WEBSITE: http://www.thephoenician.com

Taliesin West
DESCRIPTION: International headquarters for The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, established in 1940 as the repository of the life work of Frank Lloyd Wright; includes all of his past and future designs, drawings, writings, and personal property including his home here in Scottsdale as well as the home in Spring Green, Wisconsin, considered two of Wright's greatest architectural masterpieces; both sites served as his personal homes, studios and campus for his architectural school

ADDRESS: Cactus Road at Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd (114th Street)  MAP

PHONE: 480-860-8810

WEBSITE: http://www.franklloydwright.org