#2: Arizona Storytellers Project: Let’s Get Political 2 at Valley Bar, October 17
The “Arizona Republic” sponsors this monthly storytelling series, which focuses this month on the 2016 election, the frustrations and exhilarations of politics, and the importance of voting. $10. 6:30 p.m. October 17 at Valley Bar. tickets.azcentral.com
#3: Constance McBride “The Presence of Absence” opening reception at Eye Lounge, October 21
Sculptor Constance McBride’s figurative ceramics, including her haunting hands sculptures, will be on display in the artist’s third and final solo show at Eye Lounge. Free. 6 p.m. October 21 at Eye Lounge. constancemcbride.com
#4: Center Dance Ensemble’s “Masquerades” at Herberger Theater Center, October 20-23
This special Halloween performance includes Center Dance Ensemble Artistic Director Frances Smith Cohen’s “The Return of Dracula,” as well as new works by resident choreographer Diane McNeal Hunt and guest choreographer Brad Garner. $14-$28. Call for show times. October 20-23 at Herberger Theater Center. centerdance.com
#5: Silent Sundays at Orpheum Theatre, October 21
Ron Rhode provides the soundtrack for the 1927 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, “The Lodger,” with the theater’s Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. $20, adults; $15, students; free, children 11 and younger. 2:30 p.m. October 21 at the Orpheum Theatre. vots-atos.org/index.php/silent-sundays
