Santa Fe
Run by Spanish codirectors Antonio Granjero and Estefania Ramirez, this top-flight flamenco company was actually founded in Madrid in 1998, before moving…
Must-see entertainment in The Southwest
Las Vegas
A rotating list of A-list comedians such as David Spade and Tim Allen crack audiences up in the Venetian's showroom, where the Australian doo-wop band…
Central New Mexico
In summer, the kids won't want to miss downtown Frye's Old Town Shootout. It celebrates the Second Amendment in all its ten-gallon hat, buckskin-jacket…
Las Vegas
Jimmy Kimmel, one of a seldom-seen breed known as 'Las Vegas natives,' is showing some love to his home city with this new comedy club. He will appear…
Central New Mexico
One of the first casinos to open in New Mexico, this lavish property is best known for its elegant 4000-seat outdoor amphitheater, which has become…
United Artists Showcase Theatre 8
Las Vegas
This is the only place to see first-run movies on the Strip, which means it’s always packed. Although it’s hardly the city's most modern cinema, stadium…
Las Vegas
Hipsters are drawn by magnetic force to NYC import Brooklyn Bowl, which is one part high-tech bowling alley, one part gourmet comfort-food restaurant and…
Taos
As well as classical music from baroque to contemporary, this ensemble also performs folk- and jazz-flavored compositions from all over the world, with…
New Mexico
After a seven-month repair project, downtown Gallup's centerpiece reopened in 2019. This beautifully restored Spanish Colonial–style theater, which…
Phoenix
Housing several theater companies and three stages, the Herberger also plays host to visiting troupes and productions. The predominant fare is drama and…
Tempe
On the Tempe Town Lake, this shiny arts center has a 600-seat auditorium, a 200-seat studio theater, a 3500-sq-ft gallery and an exterior sculpture garden…
Santa Fe
A beautifully renovated 1930 movie house, the theater hosts touring productions and classic films as well as seven different performance groups, including…
Phoenix
Dark, intimate and very welcoming, this shabby-fronted blues and R&B shack packs 'em in with solid acts most nights of the week, but somehow still manages…
Southeastern New Mexico
Families with little ones will love this 'Western village,' 1.5 miles north of Alto, as it delivers a full night of entertainment, with gunfights, pony…
Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.
Las Vegas
Your mission awaits at this interactive cinema experience for fans of the Marvel comics Avengers series, which has become Treasure Island's star…
Flagstaff
Grungy, cavernous and welcoming, the Green Room is Flag's best place to catch indie, punk, electronic and other acts. There are plenty of DJ nights too …
Southwestern Utah
This nonprofit has an artist-in-residence program and offers cowboy poetry and other performing-arts events, mostly at Robber's Roost. See the website…
Central New Mexico
This swanky casino is located south of Albuquerque, on the other side of the Rio Grande from the Isleta Pueblo. Like other major New Mexico casino resorts…
Taos
In a remodeled 1890s adobe mansion, the TCA programs local and international performances of everything from chamber music to belly dancing to theater, as…
Albuquerque
Now under new management, it hosts everything from electro-pop to dub-step acts. Over the years, it's featured such stars as Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James…
Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
Southeastern New Mexico
Larger than you’d expect in small-town New Mexico, and enjoying a stunning mountain setting in Alto, this community theater hosts drama, music and dance…
Park City
An entertainment center where participants are put in locked rooms to solve mysteries spun around several themes such as a collapsed silver mine. Very…
Park City
The restored 1926 theater is a primary venue for Sundance; the rest of the year it hosts plays, musicals and concerts.
Santa Fe
Revived by George RR Martin in 2013, this is the top cinema in town for indie flicks; also has book signings, occasional live concerts and an in-theater…
Tucson
One of the state's leading ensembles, the TSO plays at the Tucson Music Hall and other venues from September to May.
Tucson
It’s always worth checking out what’s on at the deco Fox Theatre, a gloriously glittery venue for classic and modern movies, music, theater and dance.
Santa Fe Region
This large casino in northern New Mexico is part of a resort that also holds a Hilton Hotel, a spa and a golf course. It's 14 miles north of Santa Fe.
Salt Lake City
Join locals quaffing craft beer and downing pub grub while watching new releases and indie films. There's billiards too. It's an SLC institution.
Phoenix
The Suns, twice champions of the NBA Western Conference, play regular-season games at the Talking Stick Resort Arena from October to April.
Salt Lake City
Hosts the Salt Lake Bees baseball team, the AAA minor-league affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels.
Salt Lake City
Bring a picnic to the outdoor concert and movie series at the Gallivan Center, an amphitheater in a garden. Performances run in summer.
Salt Lake City
The AAA minor-league affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels plays at Smith's Ballpark.
Salt Lake City
This concert hall is part of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts and hosts the Utah Symphony and other musical events.
Tucson
Founded in 1971, the Arizona Opera performs here at the Tucson Music Hall, with its season running from October to April.
Phoenix
The Diamondbacks play at downtown Chase Field, which features a retractable domed roof to help keep temperatures cool.
Salt Lake City
This historic 1913 theater is the primary venue of the Salt Lake City Arts Council, with theater, ballet and opera.
New Mexico
Home of the nonprofit Mesilla Valley Film Society, this splendid old adobe theater screens foreign and art films.
Phoenix
This swanky 2300-seat performance venue is home to the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera and Ballet Arizona.
St George
Ten miles northwest of town in a scenic red-rock canyon; hosts musicals and other performances in summer.
Albuquerque
On the UNM campus, this is one of the city's main venues for local opera, symphony and theater.
