Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics

Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics comes to Whiteman Hall at the Phoenix Art Museum on Friday, October 23, with two performances that same night: one at 6:30 PM and another at 8:30 PM. Both run an hour. The music is handled by Listeso, a Phoenix-based string quartet, and the whole room is lit by candlelight.

The program is built around Halloween, pulling from spine-chilling movies and classical repertoire, with a setlist that crosses over from horror to pop. It's a multi-sensory setup—live strings in a candlelit room—and the music is the focus of the night. The evening is recommended for ages 8 and up, and anyone under 16 needs to be accompanied by an adult.

Whiteman Hall is a 297-capacity auditorium that became part of the Phoenix Art Museum during its 1996 expansion. It's known for a classically progressive design, a silver leaf back wall, and state-of-the-art audiovisual technology, and it mostly hosts audiovisual presentations, lectures, and film festivals. This is one of the few times it's used for a live concert.

Tickets start at $52.50. Doors open 45 minutes before each show and close five minutes before the start, and they don't admit late arrivals, so you'll want to be there early. The museum is at 1625 N Central Ave in Phoenix.