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‘Four Seasons’ at DBG Four 15-foot fiberglass sculptures by American artist and filmmaker Philip Haas will be on display Oct. 26 through April 28, 2013 in the Desert Botanical Garden’s Stardust Foundation Plaza, 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy., Phoenix, inside Papago Park. The large-scale sculptures, inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s renaissance paintings of the four seasons, comprise Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. “The colossal size of Haas’s sculpture accentuates the visual puzzle of natural forms – flowers, ivy, moss, fungi, vegetables, fruit, trees, bark, branches, twigs – as they are recycled to form four human portraits, each representing an individual season,” according to a DBG news release. “The result is at once grotesque, earthy and exuberant.” The exhibit is included with admission to the Garden, and rates are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for students with ID and $8 for children ages 3 to 12; Garden members and children 2 and younger are admitted free. The Garden is open every day, except Thanksgiving, Dec. 25 and July 4, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Call 480-941-1225 or visit www.dbg. org for more information.
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Learn of vanishing peoples at MAC Honor the dead Oct. 27-28
Witness the culture and traditions of African peoples rarely seen by the outside world as photographers and filmmakers Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher share their images, videos and stories 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 24 at the Mesa Arts Center (MAC), 1 E. Main St., Mesa. “African Ceremonies: Documenting a Vanishing World” is presented as part of the 2012-13 National Geographic Live Arizona Speaker Series. Fisher and Beckwith view Africa’s cultures as threatened, the ancient ways in danger of being lost in a vast melting pot of modernity. Their 30 years of work have taken them across 270,000 miles, through remote corners of 40 countries and in contact with more than 150 WORLDS APART: Photographer and filmmaker Angela Fisher visits with the Karo people in 2011 African cultures. The duo authored 15 as part of her and partner Carol Beckwith’s travels in documenting African cultures rarely seen by books and created four films about the outside world. Submitted photo traditional Africa. Tickets are $26 to $38 and are and crafts from local artisans and vendors, children’s available through the Mesa Arts Center Box Office at activities, five contemporary altars designed by artist MesaArtsCenter.com or by calling Juan Olalde and more. 480-644-6500. In the spirit of traditional Dia de los Muertos festivities,
Honor the dead
DWARFED: Artist Philip Haas stands with his sculptural creation, The Four Seasons, coming to Desert Botanical Gardens. Submitted photo
Oct. 20 – Nov. 2, 2012
Celebrate the memory of departed loves ones during the sixth annual Dia de los Muertos Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 27 and noon to 5 p.m. Sun., Oct. 28 at MAC. The community celebration includes live entertainment, food, a Mercado with traditional and contemporary merchandise, jewelry, Mexican arts
the community altar is the festival’s centerpiece, where attendees can leave mementos in honor of their loved ones who have passed. In addition, MAC asks the community to create paper flowers and deliver them to be used to embellish the final altar. Admission and parking are free. Complete details, instructions on how to make paper flowers and the entertainment lineup can be found at MesaArtsCenter.com.