ocument Name: FA Brochure F26-27 FF
Fine & Performing Arts 2026–2027 SEASON
FALL 2026
WELCOME to the 2026-2027
Fine and Performing Arts season at Scottsdale Community College Art | Dance | Film | Music | Theatre
26th ANNUAL
FALL PAINTING
EXHIBITION ART BUILDING LOBBY
Dates to be announced due to construction. Please check the SCC events calendar for updates.
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Fall 2026 Events
CONTACT: edna.dapo@scottsdalecc.edu | 480-423-6340
Most events are held in the Performing Arts Center (PAC). Check listings for exact locations.
SCC ORCHESTRA
Fall Pops Concert SATURDAY | OCTOBER 10 5:00 PM | SCC AMPHITHEATRE
SCULPTURE
EXHIBITION
NEW STUDENT WORK ART BUILDING LOBBY FREE Admission
FREE ADMISSION Donations gratefully accepted. All funds support students.
MONDAY
OCT 19 through THURSDAY
CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
JAN 28 Contact: Ted Uran 480-423-6334 ted.uran@scottsdalecc.edu
By:
STEVEN DIETZ
Dracula
Directed By:
DON K. WILLIAMS
Adapted from the novel by Bram Stoker
7:00 PM OCT 22, 23, 24 & 30 5:00 PM OCT 31
ADMISSION:
$20 General $10 Students
PAC MAINSTAGE bit.ly/scc-theatre-f26
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: amanda.embry@scottsdalecc.edu | 480-423-6355
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Fall 2026 Events
Dracula is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Music on the Desert Concert Series
SCC CHORAL ENSEMBLES & MASTERS MEN’S CHOIR OF THE PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR ROOTS AND RHYTHMS SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 3:00 PM
FREE ADMISSION SAINT ANTHONY ON THE DESERT EPISCOPAL CHURCH 12990 E. SHEA BLVD. | SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85259 Corner of 130th Street and Shea Boulevard. Look for the big bell tower! CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-672 Kira Z. Rugen | kira.rugen@scottsdalecc.edu
SCC CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: CLARINET CHOIR, FLUTE CHOIR & TROMBONE CHOIR
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29 7:00 PM
SCC Jazz Orchestra
SUNDAY
NOV 1 7:00 PM
SCC & CGCC
BIG BANDS
AT THE NASH
with special guest artist
Michael Rodriguez TUESDAY NOV 3 7:00 PM
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
TICKETS www.thenash.org
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TICKETS:
www.thenash.org CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Fall 2026 Events
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464 Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
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SCOTTS
The Br
T BAND CONCER
KOJI 21
Fall iron pour SATURDAY NOV 7
SCOTTSDALE CONCERT BAND WEDNESDAY NOV 4 7:00 PM PAC Main Stage • FREE Admission Jeff Quamo, Conductor CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
Scratch blocks 3:30 PM Pour 4:30 PM Behind the Art Building There will be commemorative t-shirts for sale, and a limited number of scratch blocks available for attendees to make a 5” x 5” cast iron tile that will be poured and available for pick up the week following the event.
CONTACT: Ted Uran 480-423-6334 ted.uran@scottsdalecc.edu
Music on the Desert Concert Series
THE BROADWAY SOLOS CLASS SOME ENCHANTED EVENING MONDAY DECEMBER 7 7:00 PM FREE ADMISSION
SAINT ANTHONY ON THE DESERT EPISCOPAL CHURCH 12990 E. SHEA BLVD. | SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85259 Corner of 130th Street and Shea Boulevard. Look for the big bell tower! CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-672 Kira Z. Rugen | kira.rugen@scottsdalecc.edu
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Fall 2026 Events
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AT SCC
ART Art
COMMUNICATION Communication
DANCE
Dance Dance Performance and Technology
MUSIC
Music Musical Theatre
SCOTTSDALE SCHOOL OF FILM+THEATRE
Editing Motion Picture/Television Production Screenwriting Technical Theatre Theatre
BEATS AT DUSK SCC’s ArtieVox (vocal jazz & a capella) & SCC Rock Band Concert Kira Rugen & Connor Sample Instructors
TUESDAY DECEMBER 8 5:00 PM SCC Amphitheatre
For more information: 480-423-6700 | scottsdalecc.edu/degrees-certificates
CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
FREE Admission
SCC JAZZ COMBOS WEDNESDAY
TICKETS: www.thenash.org
DEC 9 7:00 PM
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
West African Drumming Ensemble
Guitar Ensemble & Mixed Chamber Ensembles
6:30 p.m. SCC Amphitheater
7:00 p.m. Music Recital Hall MUS 115
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 COMMUNITY COLLEGE 10 SCOTTSDALE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Fall 2026 Events
Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
FREE ADMISSION. Donations gratefully accepted. All funds support students.
Images in Motio Motionn
FALL DANCE CONCERT In Person and Live Streamed
DEC 11 & 12 8:00 PM PAC Main Stage Reserve your tickets at: bit.ly/iim-f2026 FREE ADMISSION
(donations graciously accepted)
SCC JAZZ & Pop Vocals TUESDAY
DEC 15 7:00 PM
TICKETS: Contact: sccdance@scottsdalecc.edu Dancers: Alyssa Wong & Miriam Sanudo Photo Credit: AnnaK.Mac Photography
www.thenash.org
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
FALL MUSIC WEEK
MON | DEC 14
JAZZ SHOWCASE
featuring the SCC Big Band & SCC Jazz Orchestra
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Free Admission SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Fall 2026 Events
TUE | DEC 15
SCC CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir & Trombone Choir
December 14-18 | PAC Main Stage | 7:00 PM
WED | DEC 16
SCC CHORAL ENSEMBLES* featuring SCC Choirs & Trombone Choir Ancestral Voices
THU | DEC 17
SCC ORCHESTRA** Winter Concert
FRI | DEC 18
SCOTTSDALE CONCERT BAND*** Season’s Greetings
Main Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723 * Kira Z. Rugen | kira.rugen@scottsdalecc.edu ** Eileen Mostafa | 480-423-6072 *** Jeff Quamo | 480-472-5878
SPRING 2027
pigment & Light: In the Margins of Photography PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
MONDAY
FEB 1
SCC ORCHESTRA
Spring S pring Pops Concert Concert SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 20
through TUESDAY
5:00 PM SCC AMPHITHEATRE
MAR 2 CLOSING RECEPTION MARCH 25 5:00 - 7:00 PM
ART BUILDING LOBBY
FREE ADMISSION Donations gratefully accepted. All funds support students.
FREE Admission CONTACT: Rachel Brace-Stille | 480-423-6583
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 14 SCOTTSDALE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Spring 2027 Events
Whit Loving, Kit is Awesome, Digital Photograph, 8.5 x 11 inches
CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
7:00 PM MARCH 4, 5, 6, & 12, 2027 2:00 PM MARCH 13, 2027
ALL MY SONS By:
ARTHUR MILLER
PAC
MAINSTAGE
ADMISSION: $20 General | $10 Students
Directed By:
BILL TRUE Special Guest Performer: Don K. Williams
bit.ly/scc-theatre-sp27 FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: amanda.embry@scottsdalecc.edu | 480-423-6355
All My Sons is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. | www.concordtheatricals.com
SCC CHOIRS WITH SUSD SCHOOLS Performances at the Scottsdale Family Arts Fest
FRI & SAT MAR 5 & 6 VARIOUS TIMES FREE Admission CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-672 Kira Z. Rugen | kira.rugen@scottsdalecc.edu
SCC CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: GUITAR ENSEMBLE, MIXED CHAMBER ENSEMBLE & WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING ENSEMBLE
TUESDAY MARCH 9 7:00 PM
SAINT ANTHONY ON THE DESERT EPISCOPAL CHURCH 12990 E. SHEA BLVD. SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85259 Corner of 130th Street and Shea Boulevard. Look for the big bell tower!
FREE ADMISSION COMMUNITY COLLEGE 16 SCOTTSDALE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Spring 2027 Events
CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-672 Kira Z. Rugen | kira.rugen@scottsdalecc.edu
Music on the Desert Concert Series
SCOTTSDALE CONCERT BAND
SHADOWS of the JUNGLE
25TH ANNUAL
BEST OF ARTISTS
COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION
ART BUILDING LOBBY FREE Admission
Xianna Montoya “Stockton, 1970” Acrylic on Canvas 24”x36”
Competition SUBMISSION OF ARTWORK:
WED MARCH 10 7:00 PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 26 9:00 - 11:30 AM
SCC Amphitheatre • FREE Admission Jeff Quamo, Conductor CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
JUDGING OF ARTWORK: FRIDAY, MARCH 26 NOON - 1:00 PM, AB 124
Exhibition
MONDAY, MARCH 29, through THURSDAY, MAY 6
Reception
THURSDAY, MAY 6 5:00 - 7:00 PM
CONTACT: Lisa Peace | 480-423-6083
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YOUTUBE
SCC & CGCC
BIG BANDS AT THE NASH
TUESDAY
APRIL 6 7:00 PM
TICKETS: www.thenash.org
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 18 SCOTTSDALE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Spring 2027 Events
Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
Scottsdale Community College
By: Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice Music & Lyrics By: Andrew Lippa
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
DIRECTED BY: Mark Stoddard
Presents…
The Addams Family Musical
MUSIC DIRECTION BY: Dr. Kira Zeeman Rugen CHOREOGRAPHED BY: Kathleen Brazie
7:30 PM | APRIL 9-10 & 14-16, 2027 2:00 PM | APRIL 10 & 17, 2027 PAC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER MAIN STAGE
ADMISSION: $20 General | $10 Students Please reserve seats in advance: bit.ly/scc-musical-theatre The Addams Family is presented with permission from: Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640 New York, NY 10036
CONTACT: music@scottsdalecc.edu | 480-423-6333
SCC Jazz Orchestra with special guest artist
Michael Dease THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
TICKETS www.thenash.org CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 20 SCOTTSDALE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Spring 2027 Events
SUNDAY
APRIL 18 6:00 PM
SUSD
Jazz Night
SCC JAZZ COMBOS
MONDAY APRIL 19 5:00 PM PAC Performing Arts Center
CONTACT: Eric Rasmussen 480-423-6723
FREE ADMISSION Donations gratefully accepted. All funds support students.
TUESDAY
MAY 4 7:00 PM
TICKETS: www.thenash.org
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
Kinetic
CONNECTIONS
SPRING DANCE CONCERT
WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING ENSEMBLE
FLUTE CHOIR & MIXED CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
6:30 p.m. SCC Amphitheater
7:00 p.m. Music Recital Hall, MUS 115
THURSDAY
MAY 6
FREE ADMISSION Donations gratefully accepted. All funds support students. Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Spring 2027 Events
Reserve your seat now: bit.ly/kc-sp2027 FREE ADMISSION (Donations gratefully accepted) Contact: sccdance@scottsdalecc.edu Dancers: Fabian Jiminez & Instinct Dancecorps Photo Credit: AnnaK.Mac Photography
MAY 7 & 8 8:00 PM
SCC JAZZ & Pop Vocals featuring Dennis Rowland
PAC Main Stage and Live Streamed
TUESDAY
MAY 11 7:00 PM
TICKETS: www.thenash.org
THE NASH 110 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-795-0464
Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723
Spring M U S I C W E E K MON | MAY 10
JAZZ SHOWCASE
featuring the SCC Big Band & SCC Jazz Orchestra
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SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE & PERFORMING ARTS | Spring 2027 Events
TUES | MAY 11
SCC CHAMBER ENSEMBLES Guitar Ensemble, Clarinet Choir & Trombone Choir
FREE ADMISSION
May 10-14 | PAC Main Stage | 7:00 PM
WED | MAY 12
SCC CHORAL ENSEMBLES*
featuring SCC Choirs with Mixed Chamber Ensemble Once Upon a Time
FRI | MAY 14
SCC ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT**
SAT | MAY 15
SCOTTSDALE CONCERT BAND*** From the High Seas
Main Contact: Eric Rasmussen | 480-423-6723 * Kira Z. Rugen | kira.rugen@scottsdalecc.edu ** Eileen Mostafa | 480-423-6072 *** Jeff Quamo | 480-472-5878 | www.scottsdaleconcertband.org
2026-2027 Season Calendar 2026
December 26th Annual Fall Painting Exhibition, check SCC event calendar for dates
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Music on the Desert Concert Series: Some Enchanted Evening, The Broadway Solos Class
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SCC Orchestra: Fall Pops Concert
8
19 -1/28/27
Sculpture Exibition
Beats at Dusk: ArtieVox (vocal jazz & a capella) & SCC Rock Band Concert
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SCC Jazz Combos at The Nash
10
West African Drumming Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble & Mixed Chamber Ensembles
11 & 12
Images in Motion: Fall Dance Concert
14
Jazz Showcase
15
SCC Chamber Ensembles
15
SCC Jazz and Pop Vocals at The Nash
16
SCC Choral Ensembles: Ancestral Voices
17
SCC Orchestra: Winter Concert
18
Scottsdale Concert Band: Season’s Greetings
TBD
October
22-24, 30-31 Dracula 25 Music on the Desert Concert Series: Roots and Rythms, SCC Choral Ensembles & Masters Men’s Choir of the Phoenix Boys Choir 29
Music on the Desert Concert Series: SCC Chamber Ensembles
November 1
SCC Jazz Orchestra with special guest artist Michael Rodriguez at The Nash
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SCC & CGCC Big Bands at The Nash
4
Scottsdale Concert Band: The British Are Coming
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Koji 21: Fall Iron Pour
Fine & Performing Arts 2027
April (continued)
February
18
SCC Jazz Orchestra with special guest artist Michael Dease at The Nash
19
SUSD Jazz Night
1-3/2
Photography Exhibition: Pigment & Light: In the Margins of Photography
20
SCC Orchestra: Spring Pops Concert
March 4-6, 12-13
All My Sons
5-6
SCC Choirs with SUSD Schools at Scottsdale Family Arts Fest
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Music on the Desert Concert Series: SCC Chamber Ensembles
10
Scottsdale Concert Band: Shadows of the Jungle
26
25th Annual Best of Artists: Submission & Judging
29-5/6
25th Annual Best of Artists: Exhibition
April 6
SCC & CGCC Big Bands at The Nash
9-10, 14-17
The Addams Family
May 4
SCC Jazz Combos at The Nash
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25th Annual Best of Artists: Reception
6
West African Drumming Ensemble, Flute Choir & Mixed Chamber Ensemble
7&8
Kinetic Connections: Spring Dance Concert
10
Jazz Showcase
11
SCC Chamber Ensembles
11
SCC Jazz & Pop Vocal Concert at The Nash, featuring Dennis Rowland
12
SCC Choral Ensembles: Once Upon a Time
14
SCC Orchestra: Spring Concert
15
Scottsdale Concert Band: From the High Seas
If you would like more information about a specific program or event, please call the department directly or visit their website. Art www.scottsdalecc.edu/art 480-423-6344 Dance www.scottsdalecc.edu/dance 480-423-6600 Music www.scottsdalecc.edu/music 480-423-6333 Film+Theatre www.scottsdalecc.edu/ssft 480-423-6356
NOTICE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, some performances may be added or canceled during the season. Please check the SCC events calendar on the SCC home page for current event notices.
Soccer Field
PAC - Performing Arts Center AMPHITHEATER Located SW of PAC
CS Softball Field
Football Field
www.scottsdalecc.edu
FSH
Parking Lot J
Racquet ball Courts
CNUW Propagation Garden
Parking Lot I 000062
Freeway 101
PE
FW
Tennis Courts
NS LC
AB
ME
Parking Lot A
ME TURQUOISE ROOM
MUS
PAC
CM
HES
IT SBW
Entrance 1
Parking Lot D
Entrance 2
Chaparral Road
Bus Stop
BUS ICC
FOB
SL
LIB
Parking Lot B Parking Lot C
Parking Lot H
AP
P P CIRCLE
SS AD
AP
CM
TWO WATERS
SC
AMPHITHEATER
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Baseball Practice Field
PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS
AB - Art Building
9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256
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Baseball Field
Parking Lot G UC
SBE
Parking Lot E
Entrance 3
Parking Lot F
Entrance 4
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