#2: Tempe Fall Festival of the Arts in Downtown Tempe, December 2-4
More than 300 artists from around the U.S. will show the fruits of their creative labor in Downtown Tempe at this 48th annual festival. Live entertainment includes local rock bands Tramps & Thieves, Brian Chartrand & The Project, The Sugar Thieves, Elvis Before Noon, and many more. Free. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., December 2-4 in Downtown Tempe. tempefestivalofthearts.com
#3: Alice Cooper’s Christmas Pudding at Celebrity Theatre, December 3
Alice Cooper’s annual holiday concert to benefit his Solid Rock Teen Center always features some star power, and this year is no exception, as Cooper’s fellow Hollywood Vampires, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry, join him on stage. Also in the proverbial pudding: Korn, Sammy Hagar, and Las Vegas illusionist Murray SawChuck. $120-$225. 7 p.m., December 3 at Celebrity Theatre. alicecoopersolidrock.com/events/christmas
#4: Christmas with the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at Mesa Arts Center, December 4
Nothing says “Christmas” quite like this cheery and cheeky orchestra of singing ukulele players from across the pond. $36-$40. 7:30 p.m., December 4 at Mesa Arts Center. mesaartscenter.com
#5: The [Sic] Sense: Attack of the HO HO Hos at The [Sic] Sense Theater, December 2
The holidays get an injection of adult humor from this small sketch comedy group, now going ten years $10, advance; $15, day of show. Opens 8 p.m., December 2 and runs through December 10 at The [Sic] Sense Theater, 1902-9 E. McDowell Rd. facebook.com/sixsensephx
