Out of Town: Arizona

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* The Dixie Chicks perform Nov. 19 at Phoenix’s America West Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St., (602) 379-7800.

* Also at the America West Arena is Tina Turner, performing Dec. 5. 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, (602) 379-7800.

* Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs with the Phoenix Symphony and music director Hermann Michael on Nov. 30 at Phoenix Symphony Hall, 225 E. Adams St., (602) 495-1999.

* Ballet Arizona presents its version of “The Nutcracker” at two venues: Dec. 1-3 at Tucson’s TCC Music Hall, 260 S. Church Ave., (602) 381-0184, and Dec. 14-27 at Phoenix Symphony Hall, 225 E. Adams St., (602) 381-1096. A half-hour prior to each performance, the ballet will host local personalities doing a “Nutcracker Story Telling” for kids.

* The 12th annual International Western Music Festival takes place Nov. 15-19 at the Tucson Convention Center’s North Exhibit Hall. The festival’s main event is the Western Music Assn.’s annual Hall of Fame celebration, “Living the Legacy,” on Nov. 16. This year’s inductees are Yodelin’ Slim Clark, the Beverly Hillbillies and Frankie Laine. 260 S. Church Ave., (520) 791-4266.

* Two Patrick Nagatani photography exhibitions go on view Dec. 2 through Feb. 11 at Tucson’s Center for Creative Photography. “Nagatani/Tracey Collaboration, 1983-1989” features the only complete set of 40 collaborative works the photographer did with painter Andree Tracey commenting on global issues from nuclear threats to cross-cultural identities, while “Ryoichi/Nagatani Excavations” features new work documenting the automobile culture at disparate points in history as revealed through archeological excavations by Ryoichi’s team. University of Arizona Fine Arts Complex, 1030 N. Olive Road, Tucson, (520) 621-7968.