What I love most about the Phoenix center is the great atmosphere of creativity and community, a great mix of people learning a new art form and experienced artists who have been going there 20 years or more. Friendly instructors and classmates willing to help you take your skills to the next level. Definitely the kind of place to check out if you are interested in exploring new media as there are quite a few people crossing over to take classes in two or more disciplines at the same time. A great place to connect with people who share the urge to create, with lots of linkages into the downtown Phoenix arts community and beyond. There is also an interesting little theater onsite which is how I got here in the first place, looking for info on the Charles Phoenix performance that will be there the first Friday and sat of november 2009. Guess you will have to go to www.Charlesphoenix.com for that info as it looks like it ain't here... Lively and campy fun reliving the best and the worst of 1950s and 60s Phoenix fashion, places, decor and family traditions as recorded by kodachrome family photo snapshots and present day colorful humor/social commentary by Charles Phoenix, a southern California legend!