| thru–5/5 | SCOTTSDALE | The Gift Generous Offerings, Threatening Hospitality - Museum of Contemporary Art, presents works that have been conceived by artists as gifts, dedications, homages, invitations, gestures of hospitality & gratuitous offerings, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| thru–5/27 | PHOENIX | Gwynn Popovac Fantasy Masks - Phoenix Art Museum, Decorative Arts Gallery, 602-257-1880 or www.phxart.org H |
| thru–5/12 | PHOENIX | Reminders of Invisible Light Beth Ames Swartz, 1960-2000 - Phoenix Art Museum, Orme Lewis Gallery, Swartz explores systems of knowledge by translating philosophical concepts into aesthetic visual experiences, 602-257-1880 or www.phxart.org H |
| thru–6/23 | PHOENIX | Dale Chihuly Installations - Phoenix Art Museum, Steele Gallery, features stunning large-scale installations in brilliant glass, special admission fee but no tickets issued or advance tickets sold, 602-257-1880 or www.phxart.org H |
| thru–7/31 | PHOENIX | Cradles, Corn & Lizards - Heard Museum, explore the cultures, landscapes and wildlife of Arizona in this unique interactive experience, features hands-on activities and an interactive multidimensional mural, $3-7, 602-252-8848 or www.heard.org |
| thru–9/30 | FLAGSTAFF | David Paladin A Spiritual Life in Art - Museum of Northern Arizona, uses art as a vehicle for inner wisdom & develops a bridge between many cultures & times, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H |
| tba | TSAILE | 32nd Annual Navajo Community College Pow Wow - Navajo Community College, 928-724-6741 |
| 1 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. St. Louis - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 1 | TUCSON/UA | Faculty Artist Series - Holsclaw Hall, featuring Mark Rush, violin; Tannis Gibson, piano, 7 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 1–14 | TEMPE | Godspell - Tempe Performing Arts Center, by Tempe Little Theatre, popular & innovative musical, $10-12, 2 & 8 pm, 480-350-8388 or www.tempelittletheatre.org H |
| 1–21 | GLENDALE | 39th Annual Juried Fine Arts Show - Historic Sahuaro Ranch Park, free, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su noon-4 pm, 623-939-5782 H |
| 1–27 | STATEWIDE | One Book Arizona - every adult in the state is encouraged to read Animal Dreams by Tucson author, Barbara Kingsolver with Arizona as the setting, then participate in discussions at libraries & bookstores, 480-312-7557 |
| 1–30 | GLOBE | Spring Art Show - Cobre Valley Art Center, open to local artists in all media to exhibit new work, opening 4/5 with slide show "Easter Story in Art" from 7-9 pm, free, M-S 10 am - 5 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 928-425-0884 not H |
| 1–30 | PHOENIX | Shepard Iris Garden Open Garden - 2 acres of iris to view & enjoy, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 602-841-1231 |
| 1–30 | TUCSON | NASCAR Weekly Racing Series - Tucson Raceway Park, features
all five Bud Five Star divisions NASCAR Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Grand American Modifieds, Mighty Compacts & Factory Stocks, $7-10, 5 pm, Saturdays, 520-762-9200 or www.tucsonracewaypark.com H * |
| 2 | COOLIDGE | Showcase of Bands - Pence Aud., community concert band & jazz band, $5, 7:30 pm, 602-258-8685 ext. 4223 or www.cac.cc.az.us H |
| 2 | PAGE | Annual Page Attacks Trash/Earth Day - clean up Page, Lake Powell and the Navajo Nation, entertainment and BBQ for those who volunteer, free, 928-645-2741 or www.pagelakepowellchamber.org H * x |
| 2 | SCOTTSDALE | Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, Piano - Center for the Arts, The Classic Moderns, works of Bartok, Prokofiev, Shostakovitch, Berg Rachmaninoff & Bernstein, concerts with commentary, $28, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 2 | ST. JOHNS | Kerry Christensen/Arizona Opry Band - Letty A. Patterson Aud., Western & German yodeling in combination with the alpenhorn, cowbell, zither & the chromatic accordion, sponsored by St. Johns Fine Arts Assn, 928-537-5685 or www.TheArtsAlliance.org |
| 2 | SURPRISE | Arizona's Living Tapestry - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Dr. Arturo Rosales, The Chicano Movement, discussion with slides & readings, showing the significance of the 1960's "Chicano Movement", free, 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H |
| 2 | TUCSON | Past, Present & Future of Tucson's Architectural Identity - Tucson-Pima Arts council, presentation & walking tour by R. Brooks Jeffery & Annie Nequette, authors of a Guide to Tucson Architecture, $20, 7 pm, 520-624-0595 or www.tucsonpimaartscouncil.org H |
| 2–7 | YUMA | County Fair - Yuma County Fairgrounds, entertainment, concerts, 4H & FFA exhibits, livestock show & auction, demolition derby, carnival, $, 8 am - midnight, 928-726-4420 H |
| 2–30 | CHANDLER | Spring Starlight Concert Series - Public Library Plaza, variety of local talent, free, Tuesdays, 7 pm, 480-782-2735 or www.chandleraz.org H |
| 3 | PHOENIX | Petroglyph Discovery Hike - South Mountain, with the Pueblo Grande Museum, $5, 7 am, pre-register, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com |
| 3 | SCOTTSDALE | Phoenix Vocal Jazz - Kerr Cultural Center, master's graduates & doctoral candidates in music from ASU, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 3 | TUCSON | Takaes String Quartet - Leo Rich Theatre, once all-Hungarian, now half-British, from Boulder CO, $15, by Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, 520-577-3769 or www.azstarnet.com/nbfoster |
| 3 | TUCSON | Visiting Poets & Writers Reading Series - Poetry Center, featuring David Foster Wallace & Peter Rock, free, 8 pm, 520-626-3765 or www.coh.ariozna.edu/poetry |
| 3–21 | PHOENIX | The Glass Menagerie - Phoenix Theatre, one of the most famous plays of modern theatre, by Tennessee Williams, $28-30, 8, 2 & 7 pm, 602-254-2151 |
| 3–21 | PHOENIX | Jack & The Beanstalk - Great Arizona Puppet Theater, a funny & engaging version of he classic tale about a little boy, a wicked giant and of course, an overgrown beanstalk, $5-7, W-F 10 am, Sa 10 am & 2 pm, Su 2 pm, 602-262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org H * |
| 3–24 | TUCSON | Rare Glimpses - Arizona State Museum, ASM International Non-SW Collections, series of hands-on, behind-the-scenes workshops with ASM scholars, curators & collections, 7-9 pm $20-25, 520-621-6302 or www.statemuseum.arizona.edu. |
| 4 | GILBERT | Concert in the Park Series - Freestone Park, free, 6:30 pm, 480-503-6200 or www.ci.gilbert.az.us H |
| 4 | TUCSON | Faculty Recital Philip Hemmo, Guitar - Recital Hall, 7 pm, free, 520-206-6988 |
| 4–6 | PHOENIX | All Russian - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring James DePriest, conductor & Jonathan Gilad, piano, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 4–7 | KEARNY | 42nd Annual Pioneer Days Festival - Pioneer Park, parade, street dance, arts & crafts, carnival, food, live entertainment, free, 520-363-7607 or www.copperbasinaz.com H * |
| 4–14 | TUCSON | How to Improve Your Golf Game - Pima CC Center for the Arts, funny play about what happens to Chip Putnam-a young pro golfer-when he realizes his golf game is a wreck, his life is finally resolved with the help of a "special" girlfriend, $9-17, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-882-7406 or www.borderlandstheater.org |
| 4–25 | CHANDLER | Spring Lunchtime Concert in the Park Series - AJ Chandler
Park, variety of local talent, farmers market, free, Thursdays, 11 45 am, 480-782-2735 or www.chandleraz.org H |
| 4–25 | LAKE HAVASU CITY | Square Dancing - Havasupai Elementary, $3, Thursdays, 928-680-0317 |
| 4–25 | PEORIA | Peoria Performances - Amphitheater, outdoor concert series featuring a different group each week, free, Thursdays, 7 pm, 623-773-7198 or www.peoriaaz.com H |
| 5 | FLAGSTAFF | Embracing Time A Celebration of Aging Exhibition - Coconino Center for the Arts, opening reception, both humorous & poignant, presented by the Artists' Coalition of Flagstaff, & Sedona Visual Artists Coalition, non-juried show, free, 4-7 pm, 928-779-2300 or www.culturalpartners.org H |
| 5 | LAKE HAVASU CITY | Northern Arizona University Music Ensemble - chamber music, $8.50, 7:30 pm, 928-505-3302 or www.mohave.cc.az.us H |
| 5 | PHOENIX | Artlink First Fridays - self-guided art tour of central Phoenix, galleries, art spaces, studios, first Friday of each month, Oct-Jun, free, 7-10 pm, 602-256-7539 or www.artlinkphoenix.com H |
| 5 | SCOTTSDALE | 3rd Annual Arizona Artists Guild's ARTStravaganza - Kerr Cultural Center, silent & live auction, live demonstrations, gourmet cheese table & no-host bar, free, 6:30 pm, preview is March 1- April 5, 480-965-5377 or 480-948-8565 H |
| 5–6 | TUCSON | Spring Book Sale - Arizona State Museum, an expanded selection in art, architecture, archaeology, anthropology, ethnic cooking, music, native American culture, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, benefits the museum, 10 am - 4 pm, free, 520-621-6302 or www.statemuseum.arizona.edu |
| 5–7 | PEORIA | Home & Garden Show - Peoria Sports Complex, from BBQs to landscaping, kitchen cabinets to swimming pools, demonstrations & experts, $4, F-Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 9 am - 4 pm, www.peoriachamber.com H * y |
| 5–7 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Film Fest - Arizona Center, international event celebrating the art of the independent film, low-budget films, major film events including tributes, formal & informal conversations & seminars, parties & other events, $10-300, 602-271-4000 or 602-495-0992 or www.phoenixfilmfestival.com or www.ArizonaCenter.com H |
| 5–7 | PHOENIX | Umpire's Choice Sports Card & Beanie Baby Show - Spectrum Mall, collectibles include non-sports, pokemon & comics for sale, Fr 10 am - 9 pm, Sa 10 am - 7 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 602-242-9074 |
| 5–7 | SAN CARLOS | 6th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow - Apache Gold Casino, Native American performers from around the country, competition in hoop dancing, drumming, singing & more, arts & crafts, traditional food, free, 800-APACHE8 |
| 5–7 | SCOTTSDALE | Fine Art & All That Pizza - California Pizza Kitchen, live Caribbean music, freshly made pizza & 58 Painted Desert Artists exhibiting fine art, 10 am - 5 pm, free, 602-493-8920 |
| 5–7 | TEMPE | 25th Annual Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts - Mill Avenue, 2nd largest arts & entertainment festival in the Southwest, 600 national artists & craftspeople, traditional & ethnic foods, continuous entertainment on 5 stages, Ecotopia & a special area for children, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 480-967-4877 or www.millavenue.org H * z |
| 5–7 | TUCSON | Rip Roarin Round-up & Six Shooter Smoke-Off - Old Tucson, a salute to cowboy tradition & western heritage, features the Kansas City Barbecue Society's hardwood meat smoking competition, $10.95-14.95, 10 am - 6 pm, 520-883-0100 or www.oldtucson.com H * |
| 5–7 | TUCSON | Madama Butterfly - TCC, by Arizona Opera, most popular opera of all time, based on a play Puccini saw in London by David Belasco, in Italian with English surtitles, 520-293-4336 or azopera.com H |
| 5–7 | TUCSON | Spring Artisans Market - Tucson Museum of Art Plazas, more than 120 of AZ's finest artisans, juried selection of arts & crafts, free museum admission, market & parking, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-624-2333 or www.tucsonarts.com H y |
| 5–14 | SCOTTSDALE | Arizona Bike Week - WestWorld, motorcycle, racing, flat track racing, charity rides, concert, vendor show, motorcycle demo rides, entertainment, food, free, 10 am - 8 pm, 480-704-1142 or 602-997-6107 or www.azbikeweek.com |
| 5–28 | PEORIA | Shadowlands - Theater Works, by William Nicholson, British author, C.S. Lewis, realizes the transforming power of love with the help of American poet, Joy Davidman, drama, 8, 2 & 7 pm, $17-18, 623-815-7930 or www.theaterworks.org H |
| 5–5/5 | PRESCOTT | Photography Past, Present & Future - Prescott Fine Arts Gallery, curated by Paula Goodbar, features the work of many fine art photographers from Arizona, will show the processes used in the past such as platinum & silver prints as well as what the future may hold, free, W-Sa 11 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H |
| 6 | BUCKEYE | Helzapoppin' Spring Demolition Derby - Rodeo Arena, more than 30 drivers compete for prize money, powder puff derby, kids tractor races, lawn mower races, $2-5, 6 pm, 623-386-2727 * x |
| 6 | GLENDALE | 15th Annual Rose Society of Glendale Rose Show - Community College, more than 1,000 blooms on exhibit of every kind of rose, free, 1- 5 pm, 623-878-9607 H |
| 6 | LAKE HAVASU CITY | 22nd Annual Lake Havasu Charity Pro-Am Fishing Tournament - Lake Havasu State Park, 928-855-1458 |
| 6 | MESA | 11th Annual El Tour de Phoenix - 100-, 70- & 25-mile bicycle rides around the perimeter of the McDowell Mountains, also 4-mile & 1/4-mile kids fun rides, medallions to all finishers, traffic control, support stations, 7 am, $15-55, 520-745-2033 or www.pbaa.com * |
| 6 | PEORIA | Pioneer Days - Downtown, Really Big Yard Sale, parade, entertainment, kid's zone, food, 7 pm movie in the park, free, 7 am - 1 pm, 623-773-7198 or www.peoriaaz.com H * x |
| 6 | PHOENIX | Arizona Book Festival - Margaret Hance Deck Park, book-related activities for children & adults, a hundred authors reading and signing their books, new & used book sales, dozens of exhibitors, hands-on activities, performances on multiple stages, food, sponsored by the AZ Humanities Council & the AZ Republic, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 602-257-0335 or 602-843-7532 or www.azbookfestival.org H * y |
| 6 | PHOENIX | Public Field Trip to Pueblo La Plata - Deer Valley Rock Art Center, one of the largest prehistoric villages on the new Agua Fria National Monument, sponsored by BLM, $5, vans leave at 9 am & 1 pm, 623-582-8007 or www.asu.edu/clas/anthropology/dvrac not H |
| 6 | SCOTTSDALE | Beaux Arts Bash - Scottsdale Artists' School, evening carnival with more than 200 small works of art by nationally known artists and food from some of the Valley's finest chefs, benefit, $100, 7-10 pm, 480-990-1422 or www.scottsdaleartschool.org H |
| 6 | SCOTTSDALE | Phoenix WalkAmerica - Scottsdale Civic Center, non-competitive walk through Scottsdale, benefits March of Dimes, 7 am, 888-566-9933 or www.marchofdimes.com |
| 6 | SURPRISE | 12th Annual Spring Auction - Del Webb's Sun City Grand Sonoran Plaza Ballroom, dinner, silent & live auction, entertainment, $15-20, 5-9 pm, 623-583-0692 or www.northwestvalley.com H |
| 6 | TUCSON | 8th Annual Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival - Gittings Dance Theater, modern dance companies from around the state, showcasing their best work, $5-8, 7 pm, 480-962-4584 H |
| 6 | TUCSON | Heritage Bus Tour - Historical Society Museum, narrated tours include "A" Mountain, the Convento site, downtown Tucson, Barrio Viejo, "Snob Hollow", the Presidio, Rio Nuevo, learn about Tucson & its lifestyle over the past 225 years, make reservations, 9 am, $10-20, 520-628-5774 |
| 6 | TUCSON | Past, Present & Future of Tucson's Architectural Identity - Tucson-Pima Arts council, presentation & walking tour by R. Brooks Jeffery & Annie Nequette, authors of a Guide to Tucson Architecture, $20, 9 am, 520-624-0595 or www.tucsonpimaartscouncil.org H |
| 6 | TUCSON | WalkAmerica - Rillito Park, non-competitive walk through Tucson, benefits March of Dimes, 8 am, 520-298-5490 or www.marchofdimes.com H |
| 6 | TUCSON | AZ State Museum Annual Open House - UofA, visit behind-the-scenes storerooms, vaults, galleries & labs, talk with curators & scholars, see recent acquisitions, kids enjoy pinch pot making, beadwork, spear throwing, corn grinding, lectures, demonstrations, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-621-6302 or www.statemuseum.arizona.edu H * x |
| 6 | TUCSON | Sabino Canyon Sunset Run - Reid Park, 7.4 miles from the
Visitors Center, 5 45 pm, 520-326-9383 or www.azroadrunners.org |
| 6 | WINSLOW | Sunset Pioneer Cemetery Tour - Homolovi Ruins State Park, all that remains of one of five United Order Settlement of the Mormon Church along the Little Colorado River, $4/vehicle, 10 am, 928-289-4106 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 6–7 | KINGMAN | Arizona High School Rodeo - Mohave County Fairgrounds, free, 8 am - 5 pm, 928-753-6106 H * |
| 6–7 | PHOENIX | 10th Annual Arizona's Family Women's Expo - Civic Plaza, provides education, inspiration and fun for women of all ages, health screenings, beauty & fashion tips, job fair, career advice, main stage entertainment, $7, 10 am - 6 pm, 602-207-3825 or www.azfamily.com H * z |
| 6–7 | SAFFORD | Graham County Horse Race Meet - County Fairgrounds, 908-428-6240 |
| 6–7 | TEMPE | Sun Country Iris Society Spring Show - Arizona Mills Mall, approved & judged by American Iris Society, patriotic theme, free, Sa 10 am - 9 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 623-815-3503 H |
| 6–7 | TUCSON | Why Butterflies Fly Crazy! - TCC, a variety of classical & contemporary ballets, an original ballet adapted from a Pueblo Indian legend in collaboration with nationally known composer & musician Mary Redhouse, 2 & 7 pm, Tucson Regional Ballet, $10-12, 520-886-1222 or 520-885-0862 |
| 6–7 | TUCSON | Annual Home Garden Tour - tour five distinctive home gardens and the Tucson Botanical Gardens, a variety of gardens, both large & small, $8-12, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-356-9686 ext. 23 or www.tucsonbotanical.org |
| 6–14 | PHOENIX | 13th Annual Heard Museum Guild Native American Student Arts & Crafts Show - art work by 1200 young Native American artists from around the country, $3-7, 9:30 am - 5:30 pm, 602-252-8840 or www.heard.org H * |
| 6–28 | PHOENIX | The Reluctant Dragon - Herberger Theater Center, by Childsplay, about the unique friendship between an atypical dragon & a caring boy, $13-18, 2 & 5 pm, www.childsplayaz.org H * |
| 6–28 | TUCSON | The Holdup - Live Theatre Workshop, by Marsha Norman, theatrical production, the story creates humor and stirs the soul while reflecting on a figure of the bygone American West, $13, 7:30 & 3 pm, 520-327-4242 H |
| 6–5/18 | SEDONA | Layerists' Society Exhibition - Sedona Arts Center, national show of the Society of Layerists in multi-media showcasing new ways of art forms, they weave, paint, construct, sculpt, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 928-282-3809 or www.sedonaartscenter.com |
| 7 | PARADISE VALLEY | Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine Grand Tour of Gardens - self-guided tour of the Valley's most enchanting outdoor spaces, talk with gardeners, landscapers & plant enthusiasts, each private garden offers a different perspective, $35, 10 am - 4 pm, 602-234-0840 or 800-228-6540 not H |
| 7 | PHOENIX | 14th Semi-Annual Way Out West Bird Expo - State Fairgrounds, more than 300 breeders, manufacturers & distributors sell exotic birds & supplies, $3-6, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-973-9282 or www.birdhobbyist.com H * |
| 7 | SCOTTSDALE | Sunday A'Fair Irish Eyes; Arizona Skies - Civic Center, features concerts by the best Valley musicians, hands-on art projects for families, docent-guided tours of outdoor sculpture, featuring One-Eyed Fiona, Irish & Celtic music, The Clare Voyants, new & traditional Irish music, noon - 4:30 pm, free, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdalearts.org H |
| 7 | SCOTTSDALE | First Sunday - el Pedregal Festival Marketplace, in-store trunk shows, Native American artisans, special artist appearances, 1-4 pm, 480-488-1072 or www.elpedregal.com |
| 7 | SCOTTSDALE | Horacio Gutierrez, Piano - Center for the Arts, $28, 7 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| 7 | SCOTTSDALE | Linda Carter Holman - Wilde Meyer Gallery, opening reception, big colorful canvases of Western Women, Latin Ladies 7 Classic Contemporaries & poetry, 7 pm, 480-945-2323 |
| 7 | SUN CITY WEST | Jubilant Sykes - Sundome, American singer, classically trained baritone, drawing on gospel & jazz influences, 3 pm, $20-30, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 7 | SURPRISE | Music in the Gallery - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Karen Crawford & Friends, premiere vocal ensemble featuring all female composers, $7, 1:30 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H |
| 7 | TEMPE | Concert Choir & University Choir - Opera Choruses - Katzin Concert Hall, 2:30 pm, 480-965-3879 |
| 7 | TUCSON/UA | Collegium Musicum Concert - Holsclaw Hall, 2:30 pm, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 7 | TUCSON | Wildflower Festival - Tohono Chul Park, meet author & honorary festival chairperson Sinclair Browning, food from Tucson restaurants, Tom Chamber, cowboy poet; Dave Fitzsimmons, Arizona Daily Star political cartoonist & Rudy Suigala's Moments to Remember, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H |
| 7 | TUCSON | Indoor/Outdoor Antique Fair - Lew Sorensen Community Ctr, 70-140 vendors with furniture, pottery, china, glass, farm implements, art work, coins, native artifacts, by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Rec. Dept., free, 9 am - 4 pm, 520-232-1201 or www.co.pima.az.us/pksrec H |
| 7 | VAIL | Sunday in the Park - Colossal Cave Mountain Park, featuring Learn the Working Circle, enjoy team building adventures tailored for families by Diane Katz a prominent team building expert, $3/vehicle, 2 pm, 520-647-7275 or 520-647-7121 or www.colossalcave.com H * |
| 7–8 | PARKER | SCSC Spring Classic Powerboat Race - BlueWater Resort & Casino, GN boats, tunnel boats, mini boats compete for points & cash prizes, 7 am - 7 pm, 928-669-2174 H w |
| 8 | SUN CITY | Sun Cities Chamber Music Society Concert - Bellevue Heights Church, Mozart Piano Quartet composed of artists from Germany & Australia performing music of Mozart, Ravel & Dvorak, $18, 7:30 pm, 623-972-0478 H |
| 8 | TUCSON | Monday Night Family Concert Series - Gaslight Theatre, featuring Bill Ganz, western music, $6-10, 7 pm, 520-886-9428 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H |
| 9 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Seattle - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 9 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Forum Bringing National Issues into Focus - Hyatt Regency, high profile speakers representing business, politics, government, media & sports, $70, noon, 602-744-0134 or www.phoenixchamber.com H |
| 9 | SCOTTSDALE | ASU Vocal jazz Ensemble - Kerr Cultural Center, under the direction of Dr. Karen Parthun, free, reservations required, 480-965-5377 |
| 9 | SURPRISE | Artful Afternoons - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Roger Young, Survival of the American Cowboy, a collection of traditional, classical & modern day cowboy songs, $4, 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H |
| 9 | TEMPE | Vocal Jazz Ensemble - Kerr Cultural Center, 10:30 am, 480-965-3879 |
| 10 | SCOTTSDALE | Culinary Student Competition Awards Dinner - Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, four-course dinner featuring the first-place winning entree of the National Culinary Student Competition, $55, 6:30 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 10 | TUCSON | Visiting Poets & Writers Reading Series - Poetry Center, featuring Contest Award Winners, free, 8 pm, 520-626-3765 or www.coh.ariozna.edu/poetry |
| 10–14 | PHOENIX | 27th Annual Maricopa County Fair - State Fairgrounds, an annual occasion to celebrate & pursue the traditional values of educational opportunity, agricultural prosperity & love of family, midway, commercial exhibits, hobbies, agriculture & youth exhibits, motorized events, horse show, $3-5, 602-252-0717 or www.maricopacountyfair.com H * z |
| 10–14 | SCOTTSDALE | 2002 Culinary Festival - Ctr for the Arts, demonstrations, Great AZ picnic, Le Tour Culinaire, Southwest Festival of Beers, Wine Country Brunch, Best of the Fest, tastings & Epicurean events, 480-945-7193 or scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org H y |
| 11 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Utah - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 11 | PINETOP | Spring Concert with the Silver Creek Regional Symphony - Blue Ridge HS Aud., $4-6, 7:30 pm, 928-537-7943 |
| 11 | SCOTTSDALE | Culinary Hall of Fame Awards Dinner - three culinary professionals, chosen by their peers on a basis of five criteria, will be inducted, $85, 7 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 11 | SCOTTSDALE | Bach, Haydn & Mozart - Center for the Arts, Phoenix Symphony featuring James DePriest, conductor, $, 7:30 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 11 | SUN CITY GRAND | Surprise Grand Lions Club Golf Tournament - Desert Springs Course, four person scramble with handicap, $72 includes green fee, cart, range balls & lunch, 8 am shotgun, raffles, door prizes, 623-544-1062 |
| 11 | TUCSON | Spring Concert Series - Tohono Chul Park, Will Clipman performs a one-man show called Global Village Musical Story Theater, storytelling & live music played on indigenous instruments from around the world, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H |
| 11–14 | LAKE HAVASU | Ramada Express Havasu Happening - Bridgewater Links Golf Course, open show-anything with an engine is welcome, burn out contest, flamethrower exhaust contest, cruise night, jet van exhibition, 50 classes in show-n-shine, $5, under 12 free, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-855-6125 or www.dsmevents.com H |
| 11–14 | PHOENIX | 7th Annual North Valley Festival - Turf Paradise Horse Track, carnival, chili cook-off, Kid's Zone, beer garden, Youth Celebration stage, parade, show & shine car show, 5K run, $5, under 12 free, Th 4-10 pm, Fr 4 pm - midnight, Sa 10 am - midnight, Su 11 am - 6 pm, 623-492-9976 or www.northvalley.org H z |
| 11–14 | PHOENIX | Madama Butterfly - Symphony Hall, by Arizona Opera, most popular opera of all time, based on a play Puccini saw in London by David Belasco, in Italian with English surtitles, 602-266-7464 or azopera.com H |
| 11–14 | TUCSON/UA | UA Opera Theater Rossini's La Cenerentola (Cinderella) - Crowder Hall, 7:30 & 3 pm, $8-12, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 11–20 | MESA | Merry Wives of Windsor - City Amphitheatre, Jared Sakren, director, by Southwest Shakespeare Company, one of the funniest & cleverest plays Shakespeare wrote, $10-18, 8 pm, 480-644-2560 or 480-641-7039 or www.swshakespeare.com H |
| 11–21 | TUCSON | 2002 Annual Arizona International Film Festival - 150+ new works by independent producers from around the world, premiere screenings, filmmaker presentations, workshops, $6-150, noon - midnight, 520-623-4567 or www.azfilmfest.com H * x |
| 11–21 | TUCSON | Dames at Sea - Tucson Convention Center, by Music Theater Arizona, 520-293-7880 |
| 12 | FLAGSTAFF | Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Classics Series - Ardrey Auditorium, features the Master Chorale of Flagstaff & The Shrine of the Ages Choir, $12.50-25, 7:30 pm, 928-523-5661 or 888-520-7214 or www.flagstaffsymphony.org H |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Gift of Life Celebration - Camelback Inn, honoring Mr. Joe Garagiola, Sr., silent auction, dining, presentation of the Virginia G. Piper Humanitarian Award, preregister, 602-840-1644 |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child - Orpheum Theater, by the Phoenix Boys Choir, featuring Brundibar, a poignant, moving & sometimes lighthearted children's opera originally performed at the concentration camp Terezin, also included is "I Never Saw Another Butterfly", choral arrangement of poems written by the children of Terezin, $8-25, 7:30 pm, 602-264-5328 or www.boyschoir.org |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Minnesota - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Meet the Photographers - Pueblo Grande Museum, Take Only Photographs Opening Reception, 602-495-0901 |
| 12 | SUN CITY WEST | Robert Mirabal - Sundome, with Native American dancers for an evening of dance, flute playing & storytelling, 7:30 pm, $20-27, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 12–13 | BISBEE | Copper Classic Car Show - Main Street, 35 categories of classic cars, trophies, street dance, free, 866-2BISBEE or www.bisbeearizona.com H |
| 12–13 | PHOENIX | Jerry Seinfeld - Dodge Theatre, $45-75, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 520-321-1000 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.dodgetheatre.com H |
| 12–14 | CAVE CREEK | Fiesta Days Weekend - New River Rodeo Grounds, rodeo performances, parade, dances, 480-488-3381 or 480-488-4043 H |
| 12–14 | FLAGSTAFF | 5th Annual Northern Arizona Book Festival - gathering of acclaimed authors for readings, panel discussions, writing workshops, authors such as Chicano authors Denise Chaves, Dagoberto Gilb, Native America writers Simon Ortiz, Luci Tapahonso, & others such as Rick Bass, Alison Deming, $3 per event, 10 am - 9 pm, 928-774-9118 or www.flagstaffcentral.com/bookfest H x |
| 12–14 | SCOTTSDALE | MacDonald's Ranch Fiesta of Arts & Crafts - arts & crafts exhibits, food, live music, kiddie fun zone & hayrides, horseback rides, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-488-2014 or 602-380-1816 H * y |
| 12–5/4 | FLAGSTAFF | 12 Angry Jurors - Theatrikos Theatre Company, adapted by Sherman Sergel, literary classic told against the backdrop of a murder trial in which a young man has been accused of killing his father, 928-774-1662 |
| 12–5/17 | TUCSON | Out of Sight, Out of Mind - The Struggle of Afghanistan Women - Tucson-Pima Arts Council Community Gallery, 5 artists expose the inhumanity that continues to plague the modern world, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-624-0595 ext. 10 or www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org H |
| 13 | COOLIDGE | Novo Mundo - Pence Aud., Brazilian & Latin jazz, $5-12, 7:30 pm, 602-258-8685 ext. 4223 or www.cac.cc.az.us H |
| 13 | GLENDALE | Take It to Your Head - Historic Sahuaro Ranch, from Ascot to Africa, a fashion show of exceptional hats & lunch, in front of the Main house, benefits the Bead Museum & Sahuaro Ranch Foundation, silent auction & raffle, $45, 11:30 am - 2 pm, 623-939-5782 or www.sahuaroranch.org H |
| 13 | PEORIA | Outdoor Education Fair - Desert Outdoor Center at Lake Pleasant, showcases the organizations that offer outdoor education to educators & students, fair with handouts for teachers, free, 9 am - 2 pm, 520-501-1730 or www.maricopa.gov/rec_svc H * x |
| 13 | PHOENIX | Petroglyph Discovery Hike - South Mountain, with the Pueblo Grande Museum, $5, 7 am, pre-register, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com |
| 13 | PHOENIX | Take Only Photographs - Pueblo Grande Museum, exhibit opening, explores Arizona's archaeological site through the work of Arizona Highway's photographers, $2, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com H |
| 13 | PHOENIX | Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada & the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 pm, dance from 8-11 pm, $7, 480-759-2382 or www.PhoenixFriendsofOldTimeMusic.com H |
| 13 | PHOENIX | Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child - Temple Beth Israel, by the Phoenix Boys Choir, featuring Brundibar, a poignant, moving & sometimes lighthearted children's opera originally performed at the concentration camp Terezin, also included is "I Never Saw Another Butterfly", choral arrangement of poems written by the children of Terezin, $8-25, 7:30 pm, 602-264-5328 or www.boyschoir.org |
| 13 | SCOTTSDALE | Le Tour Culinaire - features a trolley tour of the Valley's finest dining establishments, each course paired with a prominent CA wine & the winemaker will travel with you on your trolley, cocktail attire, $150, 5:30 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 13 | SCOTTSDALE | 8th Annual Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival - Center for the Arts, showcase of dance by AZ's premier modern dance companies, $10-15, 7 pm, 480-994-2787 or 888-464-2468 |
| 13 | SCOTTSDALE | 15th Annual Rose Show - Scottsdale Community College, thousands of roses on display in vases, bouquets and arrangements, exhibitors from throughout the valley, free, 1-4 pm, 602-277-1542 H |
| 13 | SUPERIOR | Annual Herb Festival - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, live music, herbal cooking demonstration, tours, Maypole dancing, children's games and crafts, exhibits by local herbalists, herbs for sale, 11 am - 3 pm, $2-5, 8 am - 5 pm, 928-689-2811 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 13 | TEMPE | Used Book Sale - Arizona Historical Society Museum, hundreds of donated books, magazines, catalogs, journals, periodicals & posters, 480-929-0292 or www.tempe.gov/ahs |
| 13 | TUCSON | Class Reunion 2002 Classic Car Shows - Little Anthony's Diner, trophies for various entries, prizes, give aways, free, benefits local charities, 7-10 pm, 520-296-0456 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H * |
| 13 | WINSLOW | Sunset Pioneer Cemetery Tour - Homolovi Ruins State Park, all that remains of one of five United Order Settlement of the Mormon Church along the Little Colorado River, $4/vehicle, 10 am, 928-289-4106 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 13–14 | ANTHEM | 3rd Annual Anthem Days & 5K Run/Walk - Anthem by Del Webb Community Park, professional kite demonstrations and a "fun fly" throughout the weekend, arts & crafts, yo-yo exhibitions, puppet shows, remote-controlled model boat demonstrations, food, 5K at 8 am on 4/13, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 623-742-6000 |
| 13–14 | DOUGLAS | Annual Horse Races - Cochise County Fairgrounds, 520-364-3819 |
| 13–14 | SCOTTSDALE | Southwest Festival of Beers - Center for the Arts, a Beer Garden featuring more than 200 specialty beers and "Cooking with Beer" demonstrations, food, fun & musical entertainment, $5, Sa 1-7:30 pm, Su 1-6:30 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 13–14 | SCOTTSDALE | Great Arizona Picnic - Center for the Arts, food sampling from some of the finest restaurants in the Valley, continuous musical entertainment & Sat "Concert Under the Stars," $1 tasting coupon, Sa noon - 10 pm, Su noon - 7 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 13–14 | SCOTTSDALE | Cooks & Corks - Center for the Arts, taste & sip your way through a "Wonderful Gourmet World of Food & Wine" & enjoy demonstrations by celebrity chefs, $25-30, noon - 5 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 13–14 | SCOTTSDALE | 25th Annual Paradise Valley Jazz Party - Sun Spree Resort, 17 hours of music featuring international jazz stars with a variety of jazz from "straight ahead jazz" to a bit of blues, New Orleans jazz, piano duets, Count Basie music, Latin jazz, $150/weekend badge, Sa noon - 4 pm and 8 pm - midnight, Su 11 am - 7 pm, 480-948-7993 or www.paradisevalleyjazz.com H |
| 13–14 | TOMBSTONE | 2002 Rose Festival - 4th Annual - honoring Nellie Cashman "Angel of the Camp, rose parade, auction of picnic basket lunches, best-tasting cake contest, Pioneer Women of the Old West competition, 520-457-3929 or www.tombstone.org |
| 13-21 | MARICOPA COUNTY | Valley Bike Week - various cities, Bike to Work day, bike swap meet, Bike to BOB, 602-262-RIDE (7433) or www.valleymetro.org * |
| 13–5/4 | TUCSON | Work Song Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright - Temple of Music & Art, by Jeffrey Hatcher & Eric Simonson, directed by Eric Simonson, chronicles the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright in three acts as exquisitely designed as Wright's buildings, 520-622-2823 or www.arizonatheatre.org |
| 13–5/11 | SEDONA | Majestic America - Scherer Gallery, contemporary landscapes by Tal Walton, Paul Hunter & Andrew Skorut, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 800-957-2673 or www.scherergallery.com H |
| 14 | PHOENIX | Cowboys for Kids Rodeo & Steak Fry - Corona Ranch & Rodeo Arena, family rodeo, games, autographs, auction, steak fry, lots of fun, chili cook-off, dancers, provides funding to a variety of special children's programs, $5, team roping @ 11 am, rodeo at 1 pm, steak fry at 3 pm, 623-465-7884 or www.cowboysforkids.net * |
| 14 | PHOENIX | 12th Annual Sunday on Central presented by APS - from Osborn to Virginia, multicultural street festival with a host of national & local entertainers, APS circus stage features children's entertainment, free, 11 am - 5 pm, 602-262-4627 or 602-534-FEST or www.phoenix.az.us.org H * z |
| 14 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Nashville - America West Arena, 2 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 14 | PHOENIX | Music of the European Masters - Orpheum Theatre, chorale music of classical composers by the Arizona Arts Chorale accompanied by The Four Seasons Orchestra of Scottsdale, $22-25, 4 pm, 602-222-2226 or www.arizonaartschorale.com H |
| 14 | SCOTTSDALE | Challenge to the Chefs - Civic Center, features 5 Valley chefs each presented with identical baskets of ingredients, devising a menu & cooking it using the ingredients, part of the Great Arizona Picnic, free, 5 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 14 | SCOTTSDALE | Wine Country Brunch - highlights eight wineries, meet winemakers & experience award-winning food & wine combinations, $45, noon - 2 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 14 | SCOTTSDALE | Best of the Fest - Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, featuring eight prominent Valley chefs each creating a five-course dinner for their two tables of ten, each course is paired with quality wines, $125, 6:30 pm, 480-945-7193 H |
| 14 | SEDONA | Geology Walk - Red Rock State Park, learn why the rocks are red, where they came from & where they are going, 928-282-6907 |
| 14 | SUN CITY | Symphony of the West Concert - Sundome, featuring Jeffrey Biegel, piano, 3 pm, $16-26, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or http://members.aol.com/scsymphony H |
| 14 | TEMPE | 7th Annual New Times Music Showcase - stages at 12 venues along Mill Avenue, 52 nominated local bands in a wide range of categories perform, 4-9 pm, $7, 602-744-6531 or www.phoenixnewtimes.com/musicshowcase.com |
| 14 | TUCSON | Philharmonia Orchestra of Tucson's Spring Gala Concert - TCC Music Hall, award-winning youth symphony, eclectic program of orchestral masterpieces, featured guests are the Ballet Arts Foundation's Ballet Tucson performing Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals & Jules Massenet's Le Cid Ballet Suite, $10-14, 3 pm, 520-623-1500 H |
| 14 | TUCSON | Saint Phillips Native American Partnerships Benefit Concert - featuring Native American guests & youth musicians & artists from the Native American community, 1-5 pm, 520-870-5222 or 520-622-4900 or www.usaindianinfo.org H |
| 14 | YUMA | Mi Vida Custom Car Show - Civic Center, 928-344-3800 |
| 14–17 | PHOENIX | 12th Annual Bell Lexus Copperstate 1000 - more than 60 of the finest vintage motor cars leave Phoenix Art Museum and drive 1000 miles of popular Arizona terrain, includes Show Low, Apache Junction, Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona, Wickenburg, Jerome, Winona, Canyon de Chelly, Globe, fundraiser for the Art Museum, 602-307-2060 or www.copperstate1000.com H |
| 15 | FLAGSTAFF | Recent Discoveries in Paleontology at the Museum of Northern Arizona - by Dr. Barry Albright, Curator of Geology at the Museum of Northern Arizona, $7, 7 pm, 928-774-5211 |
| 15 | TUCSON | Monday Night Family Concert Series - Gaslight Theatre, featuring Armen Dirtadian & Mickey Greco, Broadway tunes, $6-10, 7 pm, 520-886-9428 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H |
| 15–19 | WICKENBURG | 56th Annual Desert Caballeros Ride - 928-684-5479 or www.wickenburgchamber.com |
| 16 | PHOENIX | Valley Forward's EarthFest 2002 - Civic Plaza, state's official Earth Day celebration, includes an Environmental Expo & H.S. outreach program, 8 am - 2 pm, 602-240-2408 or www.valleyforward.org H * y |
| 16 | SCOTTSDALE | Bimbetta - Forbidden Ground - Center for the Arts, based on the repeating bass lines and popular dances that were sweeping Spain, Italy & England during the 17th century, uses period instrument & vocal styles, $24, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| 16 | SNOWFLAKE | Silver Creek Community Choir - Snowflake HS Auditorium, an American celebration, sponsored by Silver Creek Performing Arts Assn, 7:30 pm, 928-536-4331 |
| 16 | SURPRISE | Arizona's Living Tapestry - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Jenny Smith, The Pleasures of Opal Magee, presentation about the life styles & fashions of Victorian & Edwardian women, original fashions & accoutrements, will be displayed, free, 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H |
| 16–5/11 | TUCSON | Eric Twachtman Solo Show - Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, landscape in one form or another provide the focus of these paintings, free, opening reception 4/20 from 7-9 pm, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, 520-792-4503 or www.dinnerwareArts.com H |
| 16–5/25 | MESA | Animalia - Mesa Contemporary Arts, an exhibition of new work by Portland artist Malia Jensen, explores the inter-relationship between humanity & nature, free, M-F noon - 8 pm, Sa noon - 5 pm, 480-644-2056 or ww.mesaarts.com H |
| 17 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Dallas - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 17 | SCOTTSDALE | Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet - Kerr Cultural Center, styles from Baroque to Modern chamber literature including ragtime, jazz & original arrangements, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 17 | TEMPE | Choral Union with ASU Symphony - Gammage Aud., with the Best of Broadway, 7:30 pm, 480-965-3879 |
| 17 | TUCSON/UA | Campus Band Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 17 | TUCSON | Visiting Poets & Writers Reading Series - Poetry Center, featuring Persona Reading, free, 8 pm, 520-626-3765 or www.coh.ariozna.edu/poetry |
| 17–21 | YUMA | 2nd Annual Yuma Birding & Nature Festival - bat watch, dunes ecology, desert bighorn sheep, nature photography, Mexico adventures, Yuma West Wetlands, wild burro search, venomous creatures, 928-376-0100 |
| 18 | PHOENIX | The Journey to Success - Orpheum Theatre, movie premiere of "The Journey" a personal journey of the producer Eric Saperstein on his quest to interview notable leaders, "people achieving success," includes Pres. Carter, Ann Richardson, Billy Crystal, CEOs of Coke, USAA, etc, benefits the Volunteer Center, $75, 7-11 pm, 602-263-9736 ext. 508 or www.volunteerphoenix.org H |
| 18–19 | PHOENIX | Chopin & Dvorak - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Samuel Wong, conductor & Cecile Licad, piano, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 18–27 | PRESCOTT | Grand Hotel - The Musical - Prescott Fine Arts, based in 1928 Berlin, this is an unforgettable evening of music & theatre, $8-15, 2 & 7:30 pm, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H |
| 18–28 | TUCSON | 92nd Annual Pima County Fair - 4-H animals, home arts & fine arts, entertainment, petting zoo, BBQ, magicians, horse shows, concerts, games & rides, $6, 9 am - midnight, 520-762-3247 or www.pimafair.com H * z |
| 18–7/28 | SCOTTSDALE | Visions Insights Through Art - Museum of Contemporary Art, art students from 6 Valley high schools studying photography, painting & sculpture participate, $5-7, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Th until 8 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdalearts.org H |
| 19 | MESA | Mabarosi - Mesa Arts Center, MAC Movies 8, 1998, 110 minutes, free, 7 pm, 480-644-2242 |
| 19 | MESA | Iberian Imagery - Word of Grace, Mesa Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest soloist Bernard Zinck, violin, $10-20, 7:30 pm, 480-827-2143 or www.mesasymphony.org H |
| 19 | SCOTTSDALE | Spring Concert - Center for the Arts, innovative dances, guest choreographers, $10-18, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 or 888-464-2468 or www.tickets.com or www.DesertDanceTheatre.com |
| 19 | TUCSON/UA | Percussion Ensemble - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 19 | YUMA | Spring Fling Block Party - Main Street Plaza, live music, food vendors, fun booths & activities, 6-11:30 pm, 928-782-5712 or www.yumamainstreet.com H * x |
| 19–20 | AVONDALE | Sun Automotive 200 presented by azcentral.com & cars.com - Phx International Raceway, Rolex Sports Car Road Racing Series, 602-252-2227 or www.phoenixintlraceway.com H y |
| 19–20 | PIMA | Annual Heritage Days - BBQ, picnic, family founders and speakers, free, 928-485-3032 H * |
| 19–21 | FLAGSTAFF | Culinary Adventure - Jeanette's B&B, with award-winning chef, Frank Branham for a 6-course dinner & 4 courses of wine, learn cooking skills & secrets, 800-752-1912 |
| 19–21 | GLENDALE | 19th Annual Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival - Murphy Park, music, food, arts & crafts, wine tasting, free, F 5-10 pm - Latin Jazz Night, Sa 10 am - 10 pm - Some Jazz/Some Blues Day, Su 10 am - 5 pm - All Blues Day, 623-930-2299 or www.glendaleaz.com/seeanddo H y |
| 19–21 | MIAMI | 12th Annual Mining Country Boom Town Spree - Sullivan Street, old fashioned mining competitions such as drilling & mucking, a wild bed race thru the streets, arts & crafts, 928-473-4403 or 928-473-3673 H |
| 19–21 | PHOENIX | 8th Annual Arizona Asian Festival - Patriots Park, ethnic dance performances from Asia & Pacific Islands, authentic Asian food & shopping, free children's hands-on activities, from India, China, Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Vietnam, Japan, free, Fr 9 am - 7 pm, Sa-Su 10 am - 5 pm, 602-788-8899 or azasian.com H * z |
| 19–21 | SALOME | Arizona Outback Spring Fiddlefest - Lion's Club, fiddling, bluegrass and country music, free, 520-859-3466 |
| 19–21 | TEMPE | 16th Annual ASU Spring Competition Pow Wow - ASU Band Practice Field, dancing in 23 categories, Native American arts & crafts, Indian fry bread, intertribal dancing, Fr 5:30 pm, Sa 11:30 am, Su 11:30 am, $3-5, 480-965-5224 or http://powwow.asu.edu H * y |
| 19–21 | TUCSON | Dance Southwest in Concert - Proscenium Theatre, 7 & 2 pm, $, 520-206-6988 |
| 19–21 | WILLCOX | 19th Annual Southeast Arizona Fine Art Show - Community Center, artwork from all over southeast Arizona, 520-384-2272 |
| 19–27 | PHOENIX | The Hamlet Collage - Phoenix College Theatre, directed by Larry Soller, in the Theatre One studio space, $4-8, 7:30 pm, 602-285-7300 or www.pc.maricopa.edu |
| 19–28 | PHOENIX | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Ethington Theatre, by Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice, the authors follow an ancient biblical tale through a rollicking patiche of vaudevillian turns, country & western, calypso, 50's rock & roll & rock music, 8 & 2 pm, $10, 602-589-2871 or www.grand-canyon.edu/ethington.html H |
| 19–5/5 | MESA | The Princess and the Pea - Mesa Arts Center, by Mesa Youtheatre, by Travis Tyre, $5, 480-644-2902 H |
| 20 | BULLHEAD CITY | Horse Show - Stockmen's Bank Event & Equestrian Ctr, open to all riders with or without show experience, 928-763-0158 or www.bullheadchamber.com H * |
| 20 | CAMP VERDE | Montezuma Castle 10K & 2 Mile Run - Community Center, 10K run down Camp Verde's Historic Pecan Lane, $12-14, 8 am - noon, 928-567-0535 ext. 136 or www.cvaz.org H w |
| 20 | CASA GRANDE | 2nd Annual Home Show - Pinal County Fairgrounds, inside & outside exhibits, 125+ exhibitors, products, entertainment, & "how-to" stage, $2, 9 am - 5 pm, 800-916-1515 or www.casagrandechamber.org H |
| 20 | CHANDLER | Coors Monster Trucks & Jet Car Jam - Firebird International Raceway, 300 mph jet cars light up the night sky as they race down the drag strip, monster trucks in freestyle competition where fans pick the winner, Grave Digger vs. Bigfoot, $24-32, gates open at 2 pm, 602-268-0200 or www.firebirdraceway.com H * y |
| 20 | DUNCAN | Pride Society Fundraiser - auction, art festival, quilt show, pit BBQ, country music dance, Preserving our past-Protecting our future, 9 am - 11:30 pm, 928-359-2583 or 928-359-2791 H |
| 20 | ELGIN | 18th Annual Blessing of the Vine Festival - Sonoita Vineyards, free wine glass and samples, live music, dancing, $7.50, 11 am - 4 pm, 520-455-5893 or www.sonoitavineyards.com H |
| 20 | FOUNTAIN HILLS | Another Point of View Art Walk - Fountain Park, local & area artists display on the patio, live music & wine tastings, free, 6-8 pm, 480-816-6500 |
| 20 | KINGMAN | Dam Desert Trail Run - Hualapai Mountain Rd., adult 9-mile & 3-mile runs & kid's 1K run, 8 am, 928-757-0664 H * |
| 20 | ORACLE | 17th Annual Oracle Oaks Festival - Community Ctr, parade, crafts, food, games, carnival, dance, 9 am, 520-896-9326 H |
| 20 | PHOENIX | Valley Forward EarthFest Green Up - 602-240-2408 or www.valleyforward.org H |
| 20 | PHOENIX | 2nd Annual Gunfighter Rendezvous - Pioneer Living History Museum, gun fights & demonstrations, $7, 9 am - 5 pm, 623-465-1052 H * |
| 20 | SCOTTSDALE | Eldorado Skatepark Competition - The Wedge Skatepark, competition for all ages, prizes, $10 registration, 480-312-2483 H * |
| 20 | SCOTTSDALE | Arizona Animal Welfare League "Evening to Paws Silent Auction" - Scottsdale Hilton Resort, black tie affair, music, four-course meal, live & silent auction, dancing, benefits AZ's oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter, $150, 6 pm, 602-273-6852 ext. 104 or www.aawl.org H |
| 20 | SCOTTSDALE | Natalie MacMaster - Center for the Arts, a Celtic celebration, fiddler & Irish dancers, 8 pm, $24, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| 20 | SEDONA | Natural Diversity Day - Earth Day - Slide Rock State Park, noon - 3 pm, 928-282-6907 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 20 | SIERRA VISTA | WalkAmerica - Veterans' Memorial Park, non-competitive walk, benefits March of Dimes, 7:30 am, 520-298-5490 or www.marchofdimes.com H |
| 20 | TEMPE | 3rd Annual Rotary River Rally - Tempe Town Lake, featuring the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta, benefits the Rotary Clubs of Tempe, free, 5K foot race at 8 am, races begin at 11 am, www.cardboardrace.com H * x |
| 20 | TEMPE | 6th Annual ASU Art Museum Short Film and Video Festival - Nelson Fine Arts Plaza, celebrates the artistic & creative endeavors of individuals with different visions & levels of experience, bring lawn chair or blanket, free, 8 pm, 480-965-2787 or www.asuartmuseum@asu.edu |
| 20 | TUCSON/UA | Crosstalk Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 20 | TUCSON | Spring Cross Country Classic - Lincoln Park, 5K, separate races for open and masters divisions, 7:30 am, 520-326-9383 or www.azroadracers.org |
| 20 | TUCSON | Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame Induction Dinner - Pima Air & Space Museum, $75, 7 pm, 520-618-4802 or www.pimaair.org H |
| 20 | WINSLOW | Sunset Pioneer Cemetery Tour - Homolovi Ruins State Park, all that remains of one of five United Order Settlement of the Mormon Church along the Little Colorado River, $4/vehicle, 10 am, 928-289-4106 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 20 | YUMA | United Way Annual Music Fest - Yuma Crossing Park, food, beer, wine & music, 928-783-0515 |
| 20–21 | DOUGLAS | Annual Horse Races - Cochise County Fairgrounds, 520-364-3819 |
| 20–21 | PHOENIX | Tchaikovsky Ballet Theatre & Orchestra "Cinderella" - Orpheum Theatre, Prokofiev's music performed by their complete 47-piece orchestra, $38-45, 7:30 & 2 pm, 602-482-6410 or southwestae.com H |
| 20–21 | PRESCOTT | Hopi Second Mesa Guest Artists The Suqnevahya Family - Smoki Museum, family members will demonstrate their art, have art for sale, be available to discuss their culture, $2-4, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su 1-4 pm, 928-445-1230 or www.smoki.com H * |
| 20–5/5 | PHOENIX | Visiting Mr. Green - Theater Playhouse on the Park, funny & moving play about 2 men over 50 years apart in age having unfinished family business--a court order brings them together, $24-26, 602-264-0402 or www.azjewishtheatre.org H * |
| 21 | BISBEE | 13th Annual Celebration of Earth Day - City Park, environmental booths, arts & crafts, entertainment, natural foods, 11 am - 5 pm, 520-432-3726 or 520-432-6000 or www.bisbeearizona.com H * |
| 21 | CHANDLER | Iberian Imagery - Center for the Arts, Mesa Symphony Orchestra, featuring guest soloist Bernard Zinck, violin, $10-20, 7:30 pm, 480-827-2143 or www.mesasymphony.org H |
| 21 | PRESCOTT | Sundays at the Smoki Lecture Series Dale Curtis Miles - Smoki Museum, Tribal Historian, San Carlos Apache Tribe, lecturer, presents traditional Apache culture, free, 2 pm, 928-445-1230 or www.smoki.com H |
| 21 | SCOTTSDALE | 5th Annual Molina Fine Jewelers Polo Classic - WestWorld, also gourmet lunch & fashion show, $75-150, benefits Crisis Nursery, gates open at noon, 602-955-2055 H |
| 21 | SUN CITY | Symphony of the West Pops Concert - Sundome, featuring
Keith Brion Symphonic Sousa, 3 pm, $16-26, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or http://members.aol.com/scsymphony H |
| 21 | TUCSON/UA | Steel Band - Crowder Hall, 3 pm, $4-8, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 21 | TUCSON | 16th Annual Tour of the Tucson Mountains - 100K or 50K bicycle tour around perimeter of the Tucson Mtns, 4- mile & 1/4 mile kids fun rides, traffic control, support stations, medallions to all finishers, $55 registration, 7 am, 520-745-2033 or www.pbaa.com * x |
| 22 | PHOENIX | Unique Lives & Experiences - Women's Celebrity lecture Series - Symphony Hall, featuring Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, 7:30 pm, benefit, 877-885-8124 |
| 22 | TEMPE | A. Wade Smith Memorial Lecture on Race Relations - Gammage Aud., to promote improved race relations, features Dr. Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine Segal, Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania & Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, free, 7:30 pm, 480-965-1441 or www.asu.edu |
| 22 | TUCSON | PCC Jazz Combos in Concert - Proscenium Theatre, Jazz at Pima! 7:30 pm, $, 520-206-6988 |
| 23 | MESA | Concerts at the Amp - featuring 108th Army Band Arizona National Guard, free, 7:30 pm, 480-644-2242 |
| 23 | TUCSON/UA | Opera Scenes - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 23 | TUCSON | Spring Guitar Recital - Recital Hall, 7 pm, free, 520-206-6988 |
| 23–24 | SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra - Center for the Arts, featuring Carolyn Whitaker, soprano, $15-20, 7:30 pm, 480-945-8071 or www.scotsymph.org H |
| 23–27 | TUCSON | 20th Annual Bank One International Mariachi Conference - TCC & Armory Park, educational workshops in mariachi & folklorico dancing, Espectacular concerts, Mariachi showcase, parade, art exhibit, Garibaldi Fiesta, golf tournament, $, 520-884-9920 ext. 392 or www.tucsonmariachi.org H |
| 23–28 | PHOENIX | 13th Annual The Countrywide Tradition - Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club, first major championship on the Senior PGA Tour, preceded by other festivities including the Grand Tradition featuring legendary players, champions clinic & several corporate golf outings, features $2 million in prize money, $10 & up, 480-595-4070 or www.countrywidetradition.com H z |
| 23–5/17 | PHOENIX | Arizona Designer Craftsmen & Jane Schmidts Exhibitions - Shemer Art Center & Museum, juried exhibition, high quality craft work & representational oil paintings, free, M 10-5, Tu 10-9 W-F 10-5, Sa 9-1, 602-262-4727 H |
| 24 | PHOENIX | A Mystery Wrapped in an "Enigma" - Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix Symphony featuring Neal Gittleman, conductor & host, $, 7:30 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 24 | TUCSON | Visiting Poets & Writers Reading Series - Poetry Center, featuring Graduate Reading, free, 8 pm, 520-626-3765 or www.coh.ariozna.edu/poetry |
| 24–27 | HOLBROOK | 16th Annual Navajo County School Fair - Fairgrounds, arts & crafts by the children, carnival, free, 10 am - 8 pm, 928-524-6407 H * |
| 24–28 | PHOENIX | Mr. Punch, The Babysitter - Great Arizona Puppet Theater, guest artists Adzooks Puppets bring this hilarious tale, audience participation, $5-7, W-F 10 am, Sa 10 am & 2 pm, Su 2 pm, 602-262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org H * |
| 25 | SCOTTSDALE | SMoCA Nights - Museum of Contemporary Art, live music, performance art, exhibit admission, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, $8-10, 9 pm - 1 am, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdalearts.org H |
| 25 | SCOTTSDALE | Terry Gross - Center for the Arts, an in-depth look at the woman herself, $26, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| 25 | SURPRISE | Surprise Serenades - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Peter Rowland Family Band, seven-time fiddle champion with his country band, free, 7 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H |
| 25 | TEMPE | Grad/Recital Chorales - Organ Hall, 7:30 pm, 480-965-3879 |
| 25 | TUCSON | Spring Concert Series - Tohono Chul Park, 'Round the House Irish Band, traditional Irish & American music & dance, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H |
| 25–27 | PHOENIX | The New Shanghai Circus - Orpheum Theatre, acrobats from China who have performed on Broadway, $5-32, 8 & 2 pm, 602-262-7272 or www.orpheumtheatrefoundation.org H |
| 25–27 | TUCSON/UA | Spring Collection - Gittings Dance Theater, part of Dance Odyssey Series, 2 & 8 pm, $8-10, 520-621-1162 |
| 25–28 | MESA | The Night of the Iguana - Mesa Community College, drama, $5-8, 8 & 2 pm, 480-461-7170 or www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/theatre H |
| 25–28 | QUEEN CREEK | Country Thunder USA - Schnepf Farms, local & national acts performing 12 hours a day & a wide variety of displays, contests, arts & crafts & food, $99 for 4 days, 11 am - 11 pm, 480-966-9920 or www.countrythunder.com H z |
| 25–5/5 | SCOTTSDALE | Charlie Victor Romeo - Center for the Arts, a live theatrical documentary derived entirely from transcripts recovered from the Cockpit Voice Recorder relating to six major real-life airline emergencies, $30, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| 25–6/8 | MESA | Evita - Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre-West, professional performers, live orchestra, lavish costumes, buffet, elaborate props and sets, 480-325-6700 or 888-504-PALM or www.broadwaypalmwest.com |
| 26 | CASA GRANDE | Hershey's Track & Field Local Competition - Carr McNatt Football Stadium, a progressive track & field competition for boys and girls ages 7-14, free, 6 pm, 520-421-8677 H w |
| 26 | COOLIDGE | Spring Sings! - Pence Aud., community & jazz choirs, $5, 7:30 pm, 602-258-8685 ext. 4223 or www.cac.cc.az.us H |
| 26 | LAKE HAVASU CITY | Phoenix Irish Step Dancers - share the traditions & heritage of Ireland through dance, includes Ceili figures, jigs, reels, $8.50, 7:30 pm, 928-505-3302 or www.mohave.cc.az.us H |
| 26–27 | SCOTTSDALE | All 4 ALS - Rawhide Wild West Town, charity golf tournament, chefs of the west gala dinner, silent auction, celebrity entertainment, benefits Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H |
| 26–27 | SEDONA | Night of 100 Dinners - Verde Valley sanctuary, 6 pm, 928-2882-9392 |
| 26–27 | SPRINGERVILLE | Windfest 2002 & Kite Festival - Municipal Airport, festival and trade show featuring wind uses, kite competition, vendors, wind usage demonstrations, $1, Fr 5-9 pm, Sa 10 am - 5 pm, 928-333-2123 or www.az-tourist.com H * |
| 26–28 | BISBEE | La Vuelta de Bisbee - three day cycling event for all age groups, 520-432-5795 or www.azcycling.com or www.bisbeearizona.com not H |
| 26–28 | CHANDLER | Motorola/Chandler Jazz Festival - Sheraton San Marcos Hotel, artists include Basin Street Records artist Irvin Mayfield & his quintet, Half Note Records artist Tony Vacca & his band, more than 15 jazz bands in local restaurants, the park and on the main stage, free, 480-994-0807 or www.jazzinaz.org H * x |
| 26–28 | COTTONWOOD | Verde Valley Birding Festival - Dead Horse Ranch State Park, field trips, workshops & seminars, educational activities for kids, exhibits, key-note speaker, entertainment, 928-634-5283 or www.birdyverde.org |
| 26–28 | PHOENIX | Musica Caliente - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Doc Severinsen conductor & trumpet, $, 2 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 26–28 | WINSLOW | Festival of Besh-Sa-Niil - Visitor Center, Native American arts & crafts vendors, food, live Native American bands, featuring "Ancient Winds" from Ecuador, car show, free, 8 am - 5 pm, 928-289-2434 or 928-289-1074 or www.winslowarizona.org H |
| 26–5/5 | CAREFREE | Up the Down Staircase - Desert Foothills Theater, an idealistic, committed teacher clashes with school bureaucracy in a timeless lesson for students, teachers & parents, $9-18, 8 & 2 pm, 480-488-1981 or 480-488-3381 or www.azfcf.org/dft.htm |
| 26–5/12 | PHOENIX | Jack and the Beanstalk - Valley Youth Theatre, magical folktale, $10, 602-253-8188 or www.vyt.com H * |
| 27 | CAVE CREEK | Petroglyph Art Demonstration - Cave Creek Museum, free program, 2 pm, 480-488-2764 H |
| 27 | KINGMAN | WalkAmerica - Centennial Park, non-competitive walk, benefits March of Dimes, 9 am, 888-566-9933 or www.marchofdimes.com H |
| 27 | NOGALES | WalkAmerica - Teyechea Park, non-competitive walk, benefits March of Dimes, 7 am, 520-298-5490 or www.marchofdimes.com H |
| 27 | PHOENIX | 14th Annual Great Strides - Phoenix Zoo, walk 6.2 miles to cure Cystic Fibrosis, donations, 6:30 am, 602-224-0068 or www.cysticfibrosisaz.org H * |
| 27 | PHOENIX | Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada & the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 pm, dance from 8-11 pm, $7, 480-759-2382 or www.PhoenixFriendsofOldTimeMusic.com H |
| 27 | PHOENIX | National History Day in Arizona - Arizona State Capitol Museum, students compete in Historic performances, papers, projects & documentaries, 602-542-4159 |
| 27 | SCOTTSDALE | 18th Annual Tostitos Southwest Salsa Challenge - Scottsdale Stadium, fund-raiser for Hemophilia Assn, 50+ different salsas, sampling contest, music, $6, 11 am - 5 pm, 602-955-3947 or www.salsachallenge.com H * y |
| 27 | SCOTTSDALE | The Art of Political Protest-Music as a Tool of Satire, Resistance & Protest - Kerr Cultural Center, William Sharp, baritone; Stephen Prutsman, piano; Toby Appel, violin; Jeff Bradetich, doublebass & Yehuda Hanani, cello, $18-20, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 27 | SUPERIOR | 8th Annual Earth/Arbor Day - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, tree planting ceremony, tips on how to grow, fertilize, water, plant, prune, stake & box trees, activities for the kids, entertainment, 11 am - 3 pm, $2-5, 928-689-2811 or www.pr.state.az.us * |
| 27 | TUCSON | Class Reunion 2002 Classic Car Shows - Little Anthony's Diner, trophies for various entries, prizes, give aways, free, benefits local charities, 7-10 pm, 520-296-0456 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H * |
| 27 | TUCSON | 14th Annual Herb Fair - Tucson Botanical Gardens, cooking herbs, fragrance herbs & healing herbs, volunteers answer questions, herbal wares, herbal crafts & supplies, $4, 9 am - 3 pm, 520-356-9686 or www.tucsonbotanical.org |
| 27 | TUCSON | Arthritis Awareness Day - Marshall Aud., new therapies & treatments, presentations by guest speakers, free, 520-917-7070 or www.arthritis.org H |
| 27 | TUMACACORI | Candle-light High Mass - Tumacacori National Historic Park, clergy perform the Mass in Latin and attendees dress in the Spanish style period costume worn around the turn of the 19th century to create a living history experience, reservations, free, 7 pm, 520-398-2341 or www.nps.gov/tuma |
| 27 | WILLCOX | Cowbelles Dinner/Dance - Elk's Lodge, the Marguerite Cook Scholarship Dinner & Dance, 520-384-3352 |
| 27 | WINSLOW | Sunset Pioneer Cemetery Tour - Homolovi Ruins State Park, all that remains of one of five United Order Settlement of the Mormon Church along the Little Colorado River, $4/vehicle, 10 am, 928-289-4106 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 27–28 | DEWEY | Young's Farm Western Weekend - western entertainment & education, pony rides, horseshoeing, round pen lessons, working ranch dogs, kids rides, $2, 9 am - 4 pm, 928-632-7272 or www.youngsfarminc.com H * |
| 27–28 | SCOTTSDALE | Unforgettable The Nat "King" Cole Story - Center for the Arts, a musical starring Monroe Kent III, $34, 5, 7 & 8 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| 27–28 | SONOITA | Santa Cruz Country Horse Races - Santa Cruz Fairgrounds, live quarterhorse & thoroughbred racing, live simulcasting of the 126th Kentucky Derby, 1 pm, $2, 520-455-5553 or www.sonoitafairgrounds.com H |
| 27–5/4 | FLAGSTAFF | 3rd Annual Grand Canyon Forests Festival 2002 - highlights the many ways people connect with the ponderosa pine forest, American Indian ceremonies, concerts, fireside storytelling, guided nature walks, clean-up projects, free, 800-842-7293 |
| 27–5/5 | PHOENIX | Pocahantas - Phoenix Theatre, A Cookie Company Production, explores the importance of respect & the power of friendship, 1 & 3 pm, $10, 602-254-2151 |
| 27–5/5 | SCOTTSDALE | Region VII All-Arabian Horse Show - WestWorld, 700 Arabian horses from across the Southwest compete in English & Western events, 8 am - 9 pm, free, 702-435-6694 or 480-312-6802 |
| 27–5/12 | TUBAC | Hi-Art Exhibition - Tubac Center for the Arts, student art from regional high schools, donation, 10 am - 4:30 pm, 520-398-2371 H |
| 27–5/19 | GLENDALE | Glendale Arts Council Children's Art Show - Historic Sahuaro Ranch, children's juried art show, free, W-F 10 am - 2 pm, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 623-939-5782 or www.sahuaroranch.org H |
| 28 | DEWEY | Prescott Valley Pronghorn Golf Classic - Prescott Country Club, 7:30 am, 928-772-8857 |
| 28 | PHOENIX | Petroglyph Discovery Hike - South Mountain, with the Pueblo Grande Museum, $5, 7 am, pre-register, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com |
| 28 | SIERRA VISTA | ICW Pro Wrestling - Barnes Field House, superstars of wrestling, includes Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The Barbarian & others, 520-533-3354 |
| 28 | TUCSON/UA | Mildred Flood Mahoney Memorial Organ Concert - Holsclaw Hall, 2 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 29 | TUCSON/UA | Faculty Artist Series - Holsclaw Hall, featuring Arizona Wind Quintet, 7 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 29 | TUCSON | Monday Night Family Concert Series - Gaslight Theatre, featuring Big Band Express, swinging jazz sounds, $6-10, 7 pm, 520-886-9428 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H |
| 29–30 | SUN CITY WEST | My Fair Lady - Sundome, music & lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe with George Bernard Shaw's rags-to-riches story of a poor flower girl, 7:30 pm, $20-40, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 30 | MESA | Concerts at the Amp - featuring Monte Procopia, free, 7:30 pm, 480-644-2242 |
| 30 | SURPRISE | Artful Afternoons - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Annie Moscow, Wolves at My Door, haunting lyrics & solid songs, $4, 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H |
| 30–5/5 | SCOTTSDALE | The Male Intellect an Oxymoron? - Center for the Arts, written & performed by Robert Dubac, 90-minute concoction examining how men & women get along & the myriad ways in which they don't, $26, 480-994-2787 or www.tickets.com or www.ScottsdaleArts.org H |
| This calendar has been produced to assist you in making travel arrangements. It is for information only and does not constitute a recommendation. Dates for events were correct at time of publication. Since dates are occasionally changed, please confirm them in advance. | ||