Kayenta Arts

FIRST FRIDAY AT KAYENTA
2025-08-01 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
every First Friday / 5:00pm-8:00pm
FREE to attend!
Kayenta Art Village
We’re thrilled to introduce First Fridays at Kayenta, happening on the first Friday of every month, all year long! Enjoy live music, food trucks, and a pop-up boutique market in the Kayenta Art Village beginning at 5:00pm, with film screenings in the theater, and good vibes all around.
Photo courtesy of Donna Conversano / www.conversanophoto.com

Friday August 1 Lineup:

Summer Shorts with FMASU
Kayenta’s First Friday and The Film and Media Alliance of Southern Utah team up to present a handful of short films curated by FMASU, the nonprofit behind Desertscape International, HorrorFest International, and the Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge.
5PM-8PM
Free
“ASTROVAN” (16 min.), directed by Matt Heder
“BOTTLE GEORGE” (13 min.), directed by Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi
“DEATH AND COOKIES” (9 min.), directed by Aaron Stephen Tharp
“MARGARET THE BRAVE” (27 min.), directed by Danny Chandia
“TIGER” (13 min.), directed by Loren Wateres

Live Music in the Courtyard // Mark Boggs
5:30PM-7:30PM
Free

Kayenta Art Village Spotlight: Rusted Cactus
4:00PM-8:00PM
Desert Charm, Inspired Cuisine
The menu at The Rusted Cactus provides unique dishes that capture the flavor of the season. Within the walls, the Lewis and MacKay families hope to create a dining experience with shared plates that will cultivate a love of food, friendship and new flavors.
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CineSizzle: Forks Over Knives
2025-07-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
Forks Over Knives
Sunday, July 27, 3:00pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
This compelling documentary advocates for a whole-food, plant-based diet to combat chronic illness. Featuring expert interviews, real-life case studies, and striking health statistics, Forks Over Knives challenges viewers to rethink food’s role in preventing disease and promoting long-term wellness.
Run Time: 90 minutes
Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
Expect the unexpected—from cult classics to indie gems and everything in between. Whether you’re looking to cool off or just enjoy something different, CineSizzle! delivers cinematic joy in the heart of the desert.
$10 TICKETS $50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: Kinky Boots
2025-07-26 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
Kinky Boots
Saturday, July 26, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
After inheriting his family’s failing shoe factory, Charlie finds salvation in an unlikely partnership with drag queen Lola. Based on a true story, Kinky Boots is a heartwarming comedy about stepping out of your comfort zone—and into a fabulous pair of heels.
Run Time: 105 minutes
Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
Expect the unexpected—from cult classics to indie gems and everything in between. Whether you’re looking to cool off or just enjoy something different, CineSizzle! delivers cinematic joy in the heart of the desert.
$10 TICKETS $50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: Dave Made a Maze
2025-07-25 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
Dave Made a Maze
Friday, July 25, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
An artist named Dave builds a maze in his apartment, and he is soon trapped within when it becomes a larger-than-life labyrinth. His friends set out to save him, but their rescue mission is jeopardized by the fantastical creatures that lurk in his lair.
Run Time: 80 minutes
Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.

$10 TICKETS $50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: Cinema Paradiso
2025-07-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
Cinema Paradiso
Sunday, July 20, 3:00pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
A nostalgic love letter to cinema, this Italian classic follows a boy’s lifelong bond with a small-town movie projectionist. Through laughter and tears, Cinema Paradiso celebrates the magic of film, the pain of growing up, and the bittersweet beauty of memory.
Run Time: 123 minutes
Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
$10 TICKETS$50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: Pan's Labyrinth
2025-07-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
Pan’s Labyrinth
Saturday, July 19, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Set in post–Civil War Spain, Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy follows young Ofelia as she escapes into a haunting mythological world. Blending harsh reality with magical realism, Pan’s Labyrinth is a visually stunning tale of resistance, innocence, and the enduring power of imagination.
Run Time: 112 minutes
Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
Expect the unexpected—from cult classics to indie gems and everything in between. Whether you’re looking to cool off or just enjoy something different, CineSizzle! delivers cinematic joy in the heart of the desert.
$10 TICKETS$50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: Driveways
2025-07-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
Driveways
Friday, July 18, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
In this quietly powerful drama, a young boy and his single mother forge an unexpected connection with their elderly neighbor. Directed by Andrew Ahn, Driveways is a tender meditation on loneliness, intergenerational friendship, and finding family in unlikely places.
Run Time: 85 minutes
Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
Expect the unexpected—from cult classics to indie gems and everything in between. Whether you’re looking to cool off or just enjoy something different, CineSizzle! delivers cinematic joy in the heart of the desert.
$10 TICKETS$50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: The Mostly Serious History of Wine
2025-07-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
The Mostly Serious History of Wine
Sunday, July 13, 3:00pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
This witty documentary blends comedy with historical insight, tracing wine’s evolution from ancient rituals to modern tasting rooms. With playful narration and unexpected facts, it explores how wine shaped culture, religion, and trade—offering a mostly accurate, always entertaining, tour through the global history of vino.
Run Time: 65 minutes
$10 TICKETS $50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: The Candidate
2025-07-12 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
The Candidate
Saturday, July 12, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater

Robert Redford stars as an idealistic lawyer reluctantly running for U.S. Senate. As his campaign gains traction, he’s forced to confront the compromises of politics. A sharp satire, The Candidate explores the cost of authenticity and the hollowness behind media-driven electoral success.
Run Time: 109 minutes

Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
Expect the unexpected—from cult classics to indie gems and everything in between. Whether you’re looking to cool off or just enjoy something different, CineSizzle! delivers cinematic joy in the heart of the desert.
$10 TICKETS
$50 Cinesizzle Package

CineSizzle: CLUE
2025-07-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
CINESIZZLE
CLUE
Friday, July 11, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
The whodunit board game comes to life as guests are invited to a swanky mansion to learn who is blackmailing them.
Run Time: 94 minutes

CINESIZZLE: Hot Days. Cool Films.
This July, escape the brutal heat and dive into a different kind of desert experience with CineSizzle!—a film series where the only thing sizzling is the lineup. From air-conditioned afternoon escapes to breezy sunset screenings, we’re bringing you a handpicked mix of fun, quirky, and unforgettable films, curated by our staff and board.
Expect the unexpected—from cult classics to indie gems and everything in between. Whether you’re looking to cool off or just enjoy something different, CineSizzle! delivers cinematic joy in the heart of the desert.
$10 TICKETS $50 Cinesizzle Package

Film Screening: 1776
2025-07-04 19:30 - 22:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM
1776
Friday, July 4th, 7:30pm
part of First Fridays at Kayenta
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
A lively and witty musical that brings to life the dramatic debates of the Second Continental Congress as America’s founding fathers struggle to declare independence. With humor, heart, and history, 1776 captures the spirit and tension of a nation on the brink of revolution.
Runtime: 2hr 21m
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FIRST FRIDAY: July 4th!
2025-07-04 17:00 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
Enjoy live music, food , and a pop-up boutique market in the Kayenta Art Village beginning at 5:00pm, with film screenings in the theater, and good vibes all around.
July’s FIRST FRIDAY features live music from Runaway Fire, and an exceptionally fun screening of 1776 the musical!
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Photo courtesy of Donna Conversano / www.conversanophoto.com

LIGHTHOUSE: a new musical
2025-06-28 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-26 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
MUSICAL THEATER
LIGHTHOUSE: a new musical
music & story by Veronica Mansour
book & lyrics & story by abs wilson
workshop directed by Lisa Quoresimo
June 19-28, 2025
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
With graduation in the rearview mirror, Buss is desperate to run away from her Minnesota hometown and everyone in it. The only problem? She can’t outrun herself. LIGHTHOUSE is a sweeping pop-country musical that celebrates the idea that maybe, just maybe every version of yourself is worth being.
The Center for the Arts at Kayenta is proud to be part of the development journey for this new promising musical.
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Sunday Night... Alright! with The Relics
2025-06-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Kayenta Outdoor Theater, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, UT, 84738, United States
Sunday Night… Alright! with The Relics
Sunday, June 15, 2025
7:30pm-9:30pm
Kayenta Art Village Outdoor Theater
Join us at the Kayenta Village Outdoor Theatre with The Relics! This favorite local band has been seen performing in breweries, lounges, festivals and corporate and private events— where they’ve learned a great deal about supporting their community while remaining old, fragile and highly desired. Like fine wine, they get better with age. Join your friends as we celebrate the new season’s warmer weather with music and dancing.
Doors open at 7:00PM and The Relics perform from 7:30pm-9:30pm. Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages. Sit back and prepare for a great toe-tapping time!
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Las Guaracheras
2025-06-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
MUSIC
Las Guaracheras
Saturday, June 14, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Las Guaracheras is a powerful Latin Music sextet from Cali, Colombia that performs Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as salsa, as well as music from the Pacific region of Colombia. Their compositions and lyrics revolve around the revindication and recognition of the role of women in the music industry – especially in the Latin Music scene in Colombia – and seek to express the power and strength of women as sources of love, hope, resilience and creativity.

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This engagement of Las Guaracheras is made possible in part through the Performing Arts Global Exchange program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Dynamic Wit Comedy Night
2025-06-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
COMEDY
Dynamic Wit Comedy Night
Saturday, June 7, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
The days are longer, the nights are warmer, and it’s time to shake off the spring and dive headfirst into the season of fun. What better way to let loose than with a night of gut-busting comedy from Dynamic Wit?
Featuring three top-tier local comedians, this show delivers the perfect blend of clever, outrageous, and downright ridiculous. Whether you’re a seasoned comedy fan or just looking for a fresh way to celebrate summer’s arrival, you’re in for a night of pure hilarity under the desert sky.
Featuring:
Eva Fry
Dustin Anderson
Chase McPhie
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DOCUTAH Presents: The Golden Age: A Passion to Last a Lifetime
2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
FILM
The Golden Age: A Passion to Last a Lifetime
Friday, June 6, 7:30pm
part of DOCUTAH
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
This film takes the viewer on an enthralling, and very engaging, look at the topsy-turvey season of the Golden Age League played in Corona Park, Queens.

The competitive league is made up of Latin American players (all over 40) — some of which played professionally back in their homelands — duking it out each Saturday on a patch of grass. Despite their former glory (not to mention the addition of a few hanging guts and some aching muscles), it doesn’t stop the players from competing among a flurry of passion and, very often, red cards.

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FIRST FRIDAY
2025-06-06 17:00 - 20:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
COMMUNITY
First Fridays at Kayenta
every First Friday / 5:00pm-8:00pm
FREE to attend!
Kayenta Art Village
We’re thrilled to introduce First Fridays at Kayenta, happening on the first Friday of every month, September through June! Enjoy live music, food trucks, and a pop-up boutique market in the Kayenta Art Village beginning at 5:00pm, with film screenings in the theater presented by DOCUTAH, and good vibes all around.
Photo courtesy of Donna Conversano / www.conversanophoto.com

VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES: Valley Fever and Our Rapidly Changing Environment
2025-05-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
VOYAGER LECTURE SERIES
Valley Fever and Our Rapidly Changing Environment
With Dr. Katharine S. Walter and Dr. Ginamarie Foglia
Tuesday, May 20, 7:30pm
Social Hour begins at 6:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
This year’s Voyager Lecture Series follows “The History of This Land,” from the deep time studied in geology, through modern concerns related to our changing environment.
Our final lecture of this series comes from Dr. Katharine S. Walter, an infectious disease epidemiologist based in Salt Lake City. Landscape development and climate change are elevating the risk of a new fungal infection in Southern Utah: Valley Fever. Join Dr. Walter, along with Dr. Ginamarie Foglia, as they discuss dangerous emerging fungal pathogens, Valley Fever, and the implications of very local projects including the proposed Dry Wash reservoir.
Learn more at Evo-Epi Laboratory

Sunday Night… Alright! with Soul What!?
2025-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
Sunday Night… Alright! with Soul What!?
Sunday, May 18, 2025
7:00pm-9:00pm
Kayenta Art Village Outdoor Theater
Join us at the Kayenta Village Outdoor Theatre. Presenting Soul What!?, Southern Utah’s favorite classic line-up, playing a high-energy show filled with classic hits and loads of fun. Join your friends as we celebrate the new season’s warmer weather with music and dancing.
Doors open at 6:30PM and Soul What!? performs from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages. Sit back and prepare for a great toe-tapping time!
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The Bowerbird Collective
2025-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
MUSIC
A Season on the Wind | Music for Migratory Birds
The Bowerbird Collective
Saturday, May 17, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
The Bowerbird Collective proudly presents ‘A Season on the Wind’, a cinematic concert based on author, ornithologist and conservationist Kenn Kaufman’s book of the same name. This event is an inspiring ode to migratory birds, and an unforgettable night of musical storytelling. A musical and visual journey from the shores of Lake Erie across the Americas, this performance stars three internationally acclaimed musicians, and features spectacular visuals and soundscapes. Created by the Bowerbird Collective, an award-winning Australian-based organization making art for nature, at the invitation of the Biggest Week in American Birding festival and Kenn Kaufman himself, the work features a newly commissioned score by The Brothers Balliett (NYC), whose music is praised as “vivid, emotive, with contemporary twists”.
Also featured on the program is ‘Rivers are our Brothers’, a song cycle by Majel Connery on ecological responsibility told from the point of view of the land. Commissioned by Musica Sierra and created in partnership with Learning Landscapes, an educational program of the Feather River Land Trust, the songs in the cycle take a first-person view of nature, ascribing human qualities and feelings to elements of the landscape: water, trees, mountains, rivers, etc. You can stream the cycle on Apple Music, Spotify or Bandcamp.
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Elisa Harkins: Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ
2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
MUSIC / PERFORMANCE
Elisa Harkins: Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ
Saturday, May 10, 7:30pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ is an ongoing project where visual artist and composer Elisa Harkins sings in a combination of Cherokee, English, and Muscogee (Creek) to electronic dance music, some of which is inspired by sheet music of Indigenous music notated by Daniel Chazanoff during the 20th century.
As an act of Indigenous Futurism, it combines disco and Indigenous language in an effort to alter the fate of these endangered languages through active use, preservation on pressed vinyl, and radio play.
The performance of Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ is referring to Wampum belts and Indigenous peacekeeping as well as the Cherokee use of wampum beads as currency.
ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ, pronounced a-de-la di-ga-gu-di can be translated to “money on a string”.
The intention of the Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ performance is to create a metaphorical peacekeeping agreement that is between the people watching the piece, regardless of tribe or race.
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Coyote Tales: Surrender
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts at Kayenta
STORYTELLING
COYOTE TALES True Stories Told Live
The Night’s Theme: Surrender
Friday, May 9th
Pre-show party 6:30 pm (event ticket required for admission)
Storytelling: 7:30 pm
The Lorraine Boccardo Theater
Coyote Tales are live, open-mic style storytelling events with amateur and experienced storytellers. Each event has a theme on which stories are to be based. The theme for this event is: “Surrender.” Potential storytellers may address that theme in any way they choose. Prior to the event, storytellers craft their true, on-theme story, practice the telling (5-7 minutes or less), and work on eliminating excess detail to nail the perfect ending.
When the doors open, potential storytellers put their name in the hat in hopes of being chosen to share their tale. If chosen, the storyteller takes the stage to delight the audience.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO GET ON STAGE TO SHARE YOUR TALE, PLEASE CONTACT VICTORIA THROUGH THE COYOTE TALES WEBSITE:
https://coyotetalesstories.com/

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