The 70,000 or so Sedona and the Verde Valley residents have so far been left out of similar major cultural programming events for the month of January 2023

Yavapai Community College has begun the new year with an outstanding slate of cultural and entertainment programs, most of which will be attended by west side residents and all of which are scheduled for the Performing Arts Center on the Prescott Campus.

The 1970’s pop artist Tony Orlando will perform Friday night, January 13 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center on the Prescott Campus. According to the Community College’s press release about this event, tickets start at $35, with a fundraising pre-show dinner also available with a separate ticket purchase.

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with special guest violinist Renaud Capuçon, perform Thursday, January 18 at 7 p.m. at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center in Prescott. Tickets for the concert are $45 to $65, and only available by contacting the Yavapai Symphony Association at (928) 776.4255.

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra concert is the first of six major orchestral events scheduled for the winter/Spring semester at the Performing Arts Center on the Prescott Campus. The ASU Symphony Orchestra will perform February 12 at 3 p.m. The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields will hold a concert March 7 at 7 p.m. Ms. Sarah Chang,  one of the world’s great violinists, headlines a program set for  March 26 at 3 p.m.  The Les Violons du Roy Chamber orchestra is scheduled for April 30 at 3 p.m and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra is scheduled for May 16 at 7 p.m.

The Lone Star State: Texas Tenors will perform at a concert on  Friday, January  20. A Community College press release describes the Tenors as Texas-born performers who have built a versatile and family-friendly style. The Press release says that they have played every possible venue, from performing arts centers to casinos and symphony halls to outdoor festivals and corporate events. They collaborate with some of the world’s most prestigious symphonies, including the Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and The City of Prague Orchestra. They have performed at The White House National Tree Lighting, and the Congressional Medal of Honor Ceremonies as well as numerous NBA games and charity events.

Tickets for the Texas Tenors start at $35.

The Community College has apparently not scheduled any major similar cultural events for Sedona or the Verde Valley in January 2023.

Prescott Valley Concerts on the Green appears to be new favorite location; no events scheduled so far on the east side of the County

So far, it appears that seven of the nine public cultural events in the early fall are at outdoor locations while two of them are online.  Its newest venue, the Green Amphitheater in Prescott Valley, appears to be one of its favorites.  The Community College has already held several successful summer cultural programs for the public at that location in its “Concert on the Green” series. (Sunday May 9, three separate Mother’s Day concerts; at 2, 4, 6;  May 23   ABBAFab – “the World’s Number One ABBA Tribute Band; Sunday June 6,  Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons tribute group;  Sunday, June 27,  The Brian Chartrand Quartrand Quartet; Saturday, July 3 , Prescott Pops Symphony: An American Celebration.) 

The Arizona Poets gathering, which in the past has used the Performing Arts Center for most of its programs, has scheduled all its events this year for the Prescott Rodeo grounds.  

The outdoor venues will be particular useful as COVID-19 appears at the moment to be on the upswing in Arizona because of the failure on the part of large numbers of citizens to take the vaccine. The upswing appears to be particularly strong in the  Prescott/Prescott Valley area of Yavapai County.

No early fall public cultural events were scheduled so far on the east side of the County. None were held during the summer on that side of Yavapai County.