Living North Phoenix Newsletter

Next Weekend: Don’t Miss The Best Time For Wine!

Gather your wine-loving friends and spend March 1st socializing and sipping some delicious wines and listening to the Nuance Jazz Trio with vocalist Bridget Maynes—all while supporting public radio.

Today is the perfect time to purchase your tickets. Come out and enjoy music, exhibits, a wide variety of wine and some delicious bites!

First Press Fine Wine Festival & Auction

Saturday, March 1, 2025

1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Arizona Heritage Center

1300 N College Ave, Tempe, AZ 85288

Note: this is a 21+ event and rideshares are encouraged.

We Want To Help You

Our Member Services staff work from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, answering membership questions. If you need information, you can call us at 480-774-8400 or email member_services@rioradio.org

Keep in mind that we currently have a high volume of calls, so we ask for your patience. We will get back to you as soon as we can.

Did Your Favorite Win The Top Spot?

Thank you for voting for your favorite classical pieces! We’re counting down this year’s new Top 100 Most Wanted List all week long.

Tune into KBACH 89.5 FM this Friday (2/21/24) at 6:00 p.m. to learn what piece won the #1 spot for 2025!

How To Listen To KBACH

Tax Time Is Here! Lower Your AZ Taxes

If you owe Arizona state taxes, you can donate to SPOT 127, KJZZ’s youth media center, and receive a dollar-for-dollar credit.

When you donate to SPOT 127, KJZZ’s Youth Media Center, you enable high school students by providing an opportunity for them to learn multi-media work skills that prepare them for life after graduation.

What’s A Death Doula? Hear The Voices Of Arizona

KJZZ’s Voices of Arizona is a special segment where everyday Arizonans who help make our state an extraordinary place to live get the spotlight.

In this month’s segment, meet Susan Wielechowski. She’s a death doula, a person who helps a dying person, and those around them, get ready for the transition.

Listen To The Story On KJZZ.org

How Much Do You Know About The Grand Canyon State?

Try testing your Arizona knowledge! PLAY the A to Z Quiz every Monday!

Can’t think of where to take everyone? Get a list of events for your weekend by signing up to get a HOTSPOTS text every Thursday!

How many of the week’s top stories can you remember? PLAY the News Quiz every Friday!

Ticket Giveaway: Arizona Theatre Company’s Blues In The Night

A musical celebration of the blues and its influence on American music, Blues in the Night is a toe-tapping revue that weaves the stories of three women and one man as they navigate love, heartbreak, and rebirth. Set in 1930s Chicago, this emotionally uplifting story features 26 of the hottest torch numbers by blues and jazz icons like Bessie Smith, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Ida Cox, and Benny Goodman, to name a few. Come and celebrate a uniquely American music genre on this powerful and uplifting journey through the hearts of four of the country’s best crooners, a live band, and a soundtrack by an array of America’s greatest composers.

February 22 – March 9, 2025

Tempe Center for the Arts

700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281

Ticket Giveaway: Kraftwerk’s Multimedia Tour 2025

Don’t miss the electro pioneers Kraftwerk, celebrating 50 years of Autobahn.

The multimedia project Kraftwerk was started in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio in Düsseldorf, Germany, where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. By the mid 1970’s Kraftwerk had achieved international recognition for their revolutionary electronic ‘sound scapes’ and their musical experimentation with robotics and other technical innovations. With their visions of the future, Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. Tickets on sale now at Kraftwerk.com

Monday, April 14, 2025, at 8:00 p.m.

Orpheum Theatre

203 W Adams St, Phoenix, AZ 85003