Desert whimsies.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Mesa Arts Center)(Brief article)

MESA, ARIZ.: This January, Taiko drummers from San Jose hope to shake the roof of the Ikeda Theater, the largest of the four theatres inside the new $94.5-million Mesa Arts Center, which officially opened for business this past September. Now in full operation, the center houses theatre spaces, 5 art galleries and 14 art studios.

The Ikeda's design is particularly noteworthy because it mimics Arizona's desert environment with copper-angled, canyon-like walls and ...

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