This is a curated list of weekly events around the Phoenix area for June 17-23.
Calendar listings include public events and attractions from around the Valley and state. Confirm information before making plans by calling the listed phone number, or check each website for last minute confirmation or cancellations. Information for EVENTS should be submitted at least eight weeks before the first of the month it is to be published. Log on to phgmag.com/calendar-submission.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Sesame Street Live!
June 22

Earlier this year, the red Muppet monster, Elmo , asked everyone how they were doing. If you still need to share your answer with the furry friend from your favorite children’s program, you’ll have your chance when he comes to the Valley for one night only. His friends, Abby Cadabby and Cookie Monster, will join him in a show designed for both kids and adults. 2 p.m. Check the website for ticket prices. Arizona Financial Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix, (602) 514-2919, livenation.com

Summer Jazz Camp
Through June 22

Local jazz legends will teach kids about improv and other tenets of the music genre, all culminating in a concert inside local jazz club The Nash. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., $500, Arizona School for the Arts, 1410 N. Third St., Phoenix, thenash.org

Phoenix Art Museum
Now through June 30

2023 Arizona Artist Awards, through May 12; William Herbert “Buck” Dunton: A Mainer Goes West, through June 30; Barbie®: A Cultural Icon, through July 7; The Power of Pink, through July 7; Princely States of the Punjab: Sikh Art and History, through Aug. 11; and Laura Aguilar: Nudes in Nature, through Jan. 5, 2025. Call for times and ticket prices. 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, 602-257-1880, phxart.org

ARTS & CULTURE

Carolina Aranibar-Fernández: Oleaje
Through August 4
The hidden consequences of exploiting natural resources are depicted in the San Francisco-based artist’s exhibition using intensive processes, including etching, sewing, cutting and printing. The result is colorfully executed artwork featuring beautifully translated cartography and topography. Call for times and ticket prices. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 E. Second St., Scottsdale, (480) 874-4666, smoca.org

Sarah Zapata: Beneath the breath of the sun
Through July 24
The Texas-born artist, who wove the works in this exhibition during her residency with CALA Alliance late last year, visualizes the discord between unconventional art and identity and the traditional aspects of design. Call for times. ASU Art Museum, 51 E. 10th St., Tempe, (480) 965-2787, asuartmuseum.asu.edu 

Barbie: A Cultural Icon
Through July 7

On the heels of the hit movie, the Phoenix Art Museum’s exhibition, created by Illusion Projects and Mattel, Inc., gives visitors a real sense of the doll’s place in art, design and pop culture over decades. Visitors can even get their picture taken next to a life-size Barbie Mirror-Pink Corvette. Call for times and ticket prices. 1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, (602) 257-1880, phxart.org

Dorothy Fratt: Color Mirage
Now through July 21

The term “underrated” gets needlessly thrown around, but it certainly applies to Valley painter Dorthy Fratt. The artist helped commission the public sculpture “Windows to the West” by Louise Nevelson in Scottsdale while her work blazed its own trail in abstraction. “Color Mirage” is the first U.S. exhibition celebrating her art, which coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Call for times and ticket prices. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 E. Second St., Scottsdale, (480) 874-4666, smoca.org

• Search for more Valley Events here!
• Information for EVENTS should be submitted at least eight weeks before the first of the month it is to be published. phgmag.com/calendar-submission

EVENTS COMING SOON…