First Friday Ideas and Map for October

Tonight’s the night! Fall has officially launched and we’re bursting at the seams with First Friday options — here’s a premium short list to get you started.

For more choices and the big picture to help you find your way, check out Artlink’s new First Friday Tour map (provided by DPJ) with a slightly expanded trolley route. Two trolleys will be running from 6 p.m. until around 10 p.m. from the Phoenix Art Museum.

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• Alwun House
  602-253-7887
  1204 E. Roosevelt St.
  Oct. 4-26: 14^th Monsters Menagerie exhibit

• Arizona Opera
  602-266-7464
  1636 N. Central Ave.
  Grand opening weekend: Oct. 4, 6 to 10 p.m.; Oct. 5 Community Day begins at 11 a.m.

• Arizona Science Center
  602-716-2000
  Heritage and Science Park, 600 E. Washington St.
  “Fear the Beer” on Oct. 4, 5:30 to 9 p.m.

• Chaos Theory 14
  602-321-2887
  Legend City Studios, 521 W. Van Buren
  Group exhibition of new work by 60 artists (read about it here)

• The Coe House Gallery
  602-405-4684
  365 N. 4^th Ave.
  Oct. 4: opening reception for Douglas Miles, 7 to 11 p.m.

• Crescent Ballroom
  602-716-2222
  308 N. 2^nd Ave.
  Oct. 4: Phosphorescent at 8:30 p.m. (doors open 7:30 p.m.) and “Can You Dig It?” with DJ Seduce at 11:30 p.m.

• Frontal Lobe Community Space and Gallery
  602-391-4016
  Bragg Pie Factory, 1301 Grand Ave., Suite 2B

• monOrchid
  602-253-0339
  214 E. Roosevelt
  Oct. 4 First Friday closing reception 6  to 10 p.m. featuring performances by The Upperstrata; open daily 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus Fri., 6 to 9 p.m. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• {9} The Gallery
  602-258-0959
  1229 Grand Ave.
  Gallery with coffee and e-cig vape lounge

• Phoenix Art Museum
  602-257-1222
  1625 N. Central Ave.
  16^th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
  Free admission from 6 to 10 p.m. on First Fridays

• Practical Art
  602-264-1414
  5070 N. Central Ave.
  Oct. 4 First Friday reception 7 to 9 p.m.; regular hours M-F 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• R. Pela Contemporary Art
  602-320-8445
  335 W. McDowell
  Oct. 4 First Friday and Oct. 18 Third Friday; 6 to 10 p.m., other hours by appointment

• Trinity Cathedral
  100 W. Roosevelt St.
  • Phoenix Chorale
    602-253-2224
    Open rehearsals on Oct. 4, Dec. 6, Mar. 7, & Apr. 4, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

• Olney Gallery at Trinity Cathedral
  602-254-7126
  Oct. 4 reception 6 to 9 p.m.; also Nov. 1; gallery regularly open Tue.-F 9 a.m. 4 p.m.

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