If art can be a window to the world, a new art show in Mesa gives a peek at six teeny, tiny and very specific realms.

If you’ve got a Benjamin Franklin in your pocket, you can afford to start an art collection.

If you’ve been around Mesa for any length of time, you’ve likely heard of the annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition, an art show put on by Mesa Contemporary Arts for 32 years now.

Art — real art, not the posters or canvas prints sold in big box stores — will be easy to come by Sunday in Mesa.

Chances are you haven’t seen Native American art like this before.

Experience the rhythms, beats, sights and theatrics as the fall season kicks off from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa, and new exhibitions open at Mesa Contemporary Arts (MCA). MCA will feature artwork by contemporary American Indian artists and the entire Mesa Arts Center campus will take part in the celebration. Festivities will include free live performances by Mesa Arts Center's Founding Resident Company organizations in the four theaters along with Art Studios activities and demonstrations.

Experience the rhythms, beats, sights and theatrics as the fall season kicks off from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa, and new exhibitions open at Mesa Contemporary Arts (MCA). MCA will feature artwork by contemporary American Indian artists and the entire Mesa Arts Center campus will take part in the celebration. Festivities will include free live performances by Mesa Arts Center's Founding Resident Company organizations in the four theaters along with Art Studios activities and demonstrations.

Experience the rhythms, beats, sights and theatrics as the fall season kicks off from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa, and new exhibitions open at Mesa Contemporary Arts (MCA). MCA will feature artwork by contemporary American Indian artists and the entire Mesa Arts Center campus will take part in the celebration. Festivities will include free live performances by Mesa Arts Center's Founding Resident Company organizations in the four theaters along with Art Studios activities and demonstrations.

A much-delayed foreclosure sale of the Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the property's trustee.

An auction of the financially troubled Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon has been delayed for a second time, according to the trustee of the property.

The financially troubled Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon will be auctioned to the highest bidder in a foreclosure sale to be held March 19 at the Pinal County Superior Courthouse in Florence.

LOS ANGELES - Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59.

Scottsdale Notre Dame doesn’t have a big boys swimming team yet, but the swimmers the Saints have sure are good.

NEW YORK - Carly Smithson progressed on "American Idol" Thursday amid controversy over her professional past. Smithson, 24, has made headlines for having a pre-"Idol" career: The Irish crooner recorded a debut album, 2001's "Ultimate High," for MCA Records. It flopped - after the label spent more than $2 million trying to sell it.

LOS ANGELES - Late movie mogul Lew Wasserman, who helped make many stars over his long career, had a star dedicated to him on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

You can’t take it with you, sure. But feel free to re-create it wherever you end up. That’s the lesson from Anthony and Lindsay Cresta, a married couple that last month opened Windup Gallery in downtown Mesa — Main Street’s funkiest, coolest art gallery since, well, ever.

Mesa Contemporary Arts, the Mesa Arts Center’s visual arts galleries and one of the city's few arts institutions unaffected by recent budget cuts, has revealed its offerings for the upcoming 2006-07 season.

Mesa Contemporary Arts, the Mesa Arts Center’s visual arts galleries and one of the city's few arts institutions unaffected by recent budget cuts, has revealed its offerings for the upcoming 2006-07 season.

Mesa Contemporary Arts, the Mesa Arts Center’s visual arts gallerie and one of the few city arts institutions unaffected by recent budget cuts, has revealed its offerings for the upcoming 2006-07 season.

The following is a list of upcoming events to be held at the Mesa Arts Center. For ticket information, please call (480)-644-6500 or visit www.mesaartscenter.com

It’s been 10 months since the Mesa Arts Center opened the doors of its five-gallery museum space, Mesa Contemporary Arts.

It’s been 10 months since the Mesa Arts Center opened the doors of its five-gallery museum space, Mesa Contemporary Arts.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trisha Yearwood postponed a Wednesday appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" following the death of her father.

When, where, parking, cost and other odds and ends about the MAC.