thru-2/4 PHOENIX: Inner Visions: The Sculpture of Michael Naranjo - Heard Museum, features stone and bronze sculptural pieces, many of them life-size human figures by blind sculptor Michael Naranjo, Santa Clara, visitors may use both sight and touch to view pieces, $3-7, 602-252-8848 H

thru-4/15 TUCSON: Crossroads: The Photographic Journey of Norman G. Wallace - Arizona Historical Society Museum, exhibit highlights railroad construction during the Mexican Revolution around 1912; highway construction & road improvements, gas stations, auto camps and safety concerns rural life, free, M-Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 520-628-5774 H *

thru-5/13 MESA: Cats: Wild to Mild - Mesa Southwest Museum, explore cats from domesticated to the big cats, also looks at cat biology, evolutionary principles, artificial and natural selection, conservation of wild cats, history of domestication, how scientists study cats and responsible pet care, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Su 1-5 pm, $3-6, 480-644-2230 H

thru-7/30 SCOTTSDALE: Fancy Blankets: 19th Century Navajo Textiles - Heard Museum North, encompasses wearable textiles including chief blankets, bayeta serapes, wedge weaves, brilliant Germantowns, 480-488-9817

tba ALPINE: Annual Sled Dog Races - Williams Valley Winter Recreation Area, in conjunction with AZ Mtn. Mushers, competition for ski jorers & sled dogger's using teams of 1-8 dogs, 9 am, 520-339-4330 H

tba LAKE HAVASU CITY: 27th Annual Lower Colorado River Regional Chili for Charity - Windsor Beach, sponsored by LHC Chili Society, 8 am, 520-855-2517

tba MESA: 23rd Annual Vahki - Mesa Arts Center, national juried exhibition of contemporary craft, free, T-F noon - 8 pm, Sa noon - 5 pm, 480-644-2056 H

tba MESA: Antiquarian Book Fair - Community Center, dealers from across America display 1st editions, antiquarian books, postcards, maps, specialty books, sci-fi, botanicals, $3, Fr 5-9 pm, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, 480-830-2660 H

tba MESA: 3rd Annual Mesa Genealogy & Family History Fair - keynote speakers, classes, displays, computers available for research, free, bring your own lunch, 480-962-5783

tba PARKER: Whiplash Parker 400 - 400 mile off road race thru the desert for motorcycles, trucks, and buggies, free, 520-669-2174 x not H

tba PHOENIX: Trash 'n Treasures - Heritage Square, quality rummage sale, free, 9 am - 1 pm, 602-262-5071 H w

tba PHOENIX: U.S. Hot Rod Association's Off Road Race - Bank One Ballpark, rugged, all-terrain, desert, off-road racing returns for the USHRA Off-Road Championship, top drivers compete in a variety of vehicles, 602-514-8400 or 888-777-4664

tba PHOENIX: 20th Annual Unique Horse Show & Special Olympics Equestrian Competition - Western Saddle Club, square dancing, hayrides, roping, riding, horse grooming & cookout, Western Gunfighters and the Sun Dance Cloggers perform, $5, 9 am - 2 pm, 602-262-4542

tba PHOENIX: AMA Supercross Series - Bank One Ballpark, motorcycle racing competition, 602-514-8400 or 888-777-4664

tba QUARTZSITE: Annual Tyson Wells Rock/Gem/Mineral Show - goldsmithing, silversmithing, precious metals, lapidary tools, equipment, supplies, 8 am - 5 pm, free, 520-927-6364

tba QUARTZSITE: Main Event - displays from around the country, dealers with gems, minerals, jewelry demos, camel & ostrich races, antique engine show, hot air balloon competition, helicopter scenic rides & ultra-light airplane rentals, fireworks, 520-927-5213 H z

tba QUARTZSITE: Annual Four Corners Swap Meet - arts, crafts, clothing, books, off-track horse betting, food, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-927-5219 H

tba SCOTTSDALE: 7th Annual Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival - Center for the Arts, showcase of dance by AZ's premier modern dance companies, A Ludwig Dance Theatre, Center Dance Ensemble, Movement Source, OpenDance, Orts Theatre of Dance, Tenth Street Danceworks, Canyon Movement Company, Desert Dance Theatre, Semaph or Dance Works & Zenith Dance Collective, $, 7:30 pm, 480-994-2787 or 602-784-4444

tba TUCSON: 7th Annual Arizona Contemporary Dance Festival - UofA, showcase of dance by AZ's premier modern dance companies, A Ludwig Dance Theatre, Center Dance Ensemble, Movement Source, OpenDance, Orts Theatre of Dance, Tenth Street Danceworks, Canyon Movement Company, Desert Dance Theatre, Semaph or Dance Works & Zenith Dance Collective, $, 7:30 pm, 520-624-3799

1 APACHE JUNCTION: Tortilla Flats Bicycle Tour - ride to Tortilla Flats from the old Basha's grocery parking lot, a 35-mile bicycle ride with some hill climbing, free, 8 am, 602-264-9318

1 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. San Jose - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-563-7825

1 TEMPE: 30th Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Football Classic - Sun Devil Stadium, top teams play, 6 pm, 480-350-0900

1-14 LITCHFIELD PARK: Wild Winter Nights - Wildlife World Zoo - several animal exhibits lighted including lions & tigers, reptiles, petting zoo, 200,000+ lights depict various zoo animals, $6, 5:30-9 pm, 623-935-WILD (9453) H

1-14 SCOTTSDALE: Almost Warm and Fuzzy: Childhood and Contemporary Art - Museum of Contemporary Art, a mix of innocence and nostalgia, comic-strip heroes and science-fiction, fairy tales and computer games, 41 works by 33 contemporary artists from the US and abroad, 480-994-2787

1-28 WICKENBURG: The Churro Project - Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Contemporary Navajo Weavings from the Getzwiller Collection, 520-684-2272

1-31 PHOENIX: Weekly Auto Market - Mr. Lucky's, buy or sell secondhand vehicles of all types, free to buyers, sellers pay $23, Saturdays, 8 am - 2 pm, 623-780-8408

1-3/31 MESA: 2nd Annual Sculptures in the Streets - Downtown, public art exhibit featuring 20 life-size life-like bronze sculptures, new selection, free, 480-890-2613 H

2-12 TUCSON: Pieced Connections II - Arizona Historical Society Museum, exhibit contains historical quilts from 1840-1940 in a variety of patterns including block patterns & original designs, new miniature quilts too, free, M-Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 520-628-5774 H *

4 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. NY Rangers - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-563-7825

4 TUCSON: ArtWalk - docent-led tours through one-of-a-kind downtown galleries and studios which feature everything from hand-made furniture to exotic 3-D sculptures, artist receptions and talks occur at many of the locations, 5:30-7 pm, free, 520-624-9977

4-6 PHOENIX: Classics Concerts - Outer Limits - Symphony Hall, featuring Robert Moody, conductor; Jonathan Haas & Bruce Pulk, timpani, Women of the ASU Choral Union, $18-43, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 H

4-7 TUCSON: Radiant Music - TCC Music Center, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, George Hanson conducts, Thomas Stacy, English horn, pre-concert talk at 7 pm, $13.75-33, 520-882-8585

4-21 PHOENIX: Waiting to be Invited - Helen K. Mason Center for the Performing Arts, by Black Theatre Troupe, tender-tough drama based on the true story of a singular act of defiance in Atlanta, GA at the start of the Civil Rights movement, 602-258-8128

5 PHOENIX: Artlink First Fridays - self-guided tour of art openings in downtown Phoenix, galleries, art spaces, studios, first Friday of each month, Oct-Jun, free, 7 pm, 602-256-7539 H

5-7 CASA GRANDE: 15th Annual Arizona Old-Time Fiddlers Jam & Country Store Bazaar & Car Show - Pinal Co. Fairgrounds, famous fiddler & bluegrass musicians, old time fiddlers, arts & crafts, live entertainment, RV & car show, $2, Fr 9 am - 5 pm, Sa 9 am - 8 pm, Su 9 am - 4 pm, 520-723-5242 H x

5-7 PHOENIX: 32nd Annual World of Wheels - Civic Plaza, 400+ exhibits including race cars, street rods, customs, trucks, motorcycles, 4x4s in 7 categories & 120 classes, $4-10, 602-262-6225 or 248-650-5560 H

5-7 TUCSON: AZ State Home Show - TCC Exhibition Hall, 510-505-7676

5-7 YUMA: Old Time Fiddler Contest - Yuma Historic Theatre, from young to old, jam sessions on the plaza, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-344-5451 H

5-28 PEORIA: The Dresser - TheaterWorks, an actor, with help from his faithful dresser, is able to complete the final performance of his life, $14-15, 8, 2 & 7 pm, 623-815-7930 H

5-28 TUCSON: The Belle of Amherst - Live Theatre Workshop, 520-327-4242

5-2/9 TUCSON: Subverting the Prevailing Paradigm: Five Wily Muses - Pima Arts Council Community Gallery, mixed media exhibit confronts the issue of artistic hierarchy, opening reception 1/6, free, 520-624-0595 H

6 QUARTZSITE: Hi Jolly Daze Kick-Off Parade & Festivities - Town Park, parade & entertainment, fiddlers contest, BBQ, gem stone scoop, 520-927-5600 H

6-7 MESA: Gun Show/Collectorama - Centennial Hall, 300 tables of antique, sporting & modern firearms, ammo, ports, telescopes, knives, militaria, jewelry, $6, 9 am, 480-837-2423 H

6-7 PHOENIX: Mountain Man Rendezvous - Pioneer Living History Museum, 623-842-1102 H

6-7 YUMA: Southwest Antique Guild - Convention Center, antiques and collectibles market, $3, 602-943-1766 H

6-21 PHOENIX: H.M.S. Pinafore - New Year's Eve Special preview by Arizona Theatre Company, Gilbert & Sullivan's musical theatre, $28-41, 602-256-6899 ext.6203 H

6-27 PHOENIX: For Adults Only - Eleven East Ashland Art Space, 3rd annual juried competition, free, W 4-9 pm, Sa noon - 5 pm, 602-257-8543 not H

7 SCOTTSDALE: Terravita Jazz Brunch Series - Terravita Golf & Country Club, $35, 10:30 am, 480-488-3456 H

7 TUCSON: Indoor/Outdoor Antique Fair - Lew Sorensen Community Center, 60-100 vendors with country furniture, pottery, china, glass, farm implements, Oriental rugs, art work, jewelry, fossils, native artifacts, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-740-5845 H

7 TUCSON: Classical Mandolin & Piano Concert - Proscenium Theatre, $10, 3 pm, 520-760-1166

7 TUCSON: Danza Cultura Mexicana - TCC, 520-883-4234

8 MESA: Travel Adventure Film Series - Africa-Camera Safari - Red Mountain H.S. Aud., presented by Clint Denn, $3-6, 7 pm, 480-644-4804 H

8 SUN CITY: Pacifica Quartet - Bellevue Heights Church, the residential quartet at the University of Chicago & the Music Institute of Chicago, $18, 7:30 pm, 623-972-0478 H

8-14 TUCSON: Touchstone Energy Tucson Open - Omni Tucson National Golf Resort & Spa, PGA tournament, includes pro-am, $15/day or $50/weekly, 520-571-0400

9 FLAGSTAFF: Cross-cultural Influences in Weaving in Northern Arizona - Riordan Mansion, brown bag lecture by Susan Olberding, Northern Arizona Weaver's Guild, 12:15 pm, 520-779-4395

9 YUMA: All States Picnic - 520-783-0071

10 SCOTTSDALE: Ken Wain Ensemble - Kerr Cultural Center, straight ahead jazz, blues and gospel, presented by Jazz in Arizona, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 H

10-14 QUARTZSITE: Hobby, Craft & Gem Show - daily entertainment, seminars, food, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-927-6888 or 800-969-5464 H

10-2/15 TUCSON: Time, Place and Relationships - Lionel Rombach Gallery, with Kristen Heist and Kohl Mathews, reception 1/12 at 5 pm, free, M-F 10 am - 5 pm, 520-626-4

11 TUCSON: ArtWalk - docent-led tours through one-of-a-kind downtown galleries and studios which feature everything from hand-made furniture to exotic 3-D sculptures, artist receptions and talks occur at many of the locations, 5:30-7 pm, free, 520-624-9977

11-12 PHOENIX: Finova Classics Concerts - Harps and Harems - Symphony Hall, featuring Enrique Diemecke, conductor; Andrea Steckermeier-Thiele, harp; Borivoj Martinic-Jeric, violin, $18-43, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 H

11-13 TUCSON: 53rd Annual Southern Arizona Square & Round Dance Festival - Convention Ctr, 300 dancers from all over the US and Canada attend, square & round dancing & clogging in different levels including Plus, A2, Ci and mainstream levels, top callers and cuers, $, 520-885-6273 or 520-795-8288 H x

11-20 PRESCOTT: On Golden Pond - Prescott Fine Arts Association, $10-9, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-445-3286 H

12 SCOTTSDALE: Loseling Monks of Tibet - Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing - Center for the Arts, in magnificent costumes and playing traditional Tibetan instruments, 8 pm, $25, 480-994-2787 H

12-13 PHOENIX: Tango Pasion - Orpheum Theatre, the music and dance of Argentina's classic tango, presented by Southwest Dance, 8 pm, 602-482-6410 H

12-14 BULLHEAD CITY: Annual PRCA Turquoise Circuit Rodeo - Rodeo grounds, bareback riding, bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, $9-12, 1 pm, 520-754-4121

12-14 PHOENIX: 9th Annual Maricopa County Home & Garden Show - Coliseum, 250,000 square feet of exhibit space, interior designers vignettes, complimentary consultations, landscape display, international furnishings, concurrent seminars on remodeling/decorating & gardening, prize drawings, $, 602-252-6771 or 800-995-1295

12-14 TUCSON: Artie Shaw Salute - TCC Music Center, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, John Denman, clarinet, a musical tour of the legacy of the legendary Shaw, $13.75-33, 520-882-8585

12-15 MESA: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Festivities - Downtown, activities & events honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. including candlelight service, celebration breakfast, peace festival & parade, free, 480-644-5040 H *

12-2/18 BISBEE: The Mousetrap - Bisbee Repertory Theatre, mystery drama by Agatha Christie, $5-12, 520-432-3786 not H

12-2/11 PRESCOTT: AZ Designer Craftsmen Show - Prescott Fine Arts Gallery, free, W-Sa 11 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 520-445-3286 H 13-3/11 GLENDALE: Quilt Show - Sahuaro Ranch, free, Th-F 10 am - 2 pm, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 623-939-5782

13 COOLIDGE: The Phabulous Phoenicians - Pence Aud., men's barbershop chorus, $10-5, 7:30 pm, 520-426-4223 or 602-258-8685 H

13 FLAGSTAFF: Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Encore Series Concert - Ardrey Aud., featuring Ballet Arizona under the artistic direction of Ib Anderson, $13-36, 7:30 pm, 520-523-5661 or 888-520-7214 H

13 GLENDALE: Glendale's Glitter & Glow - Murphy Park, 30 hot air balloons & 500,000 twinkling holiday lights, musical artists, free, 5-10 pm, 623-930-2299 H z

13 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 3rd Annual Wow-Wee Days - Creative Cultural Center, a wild outdoor wonders eco-education event with hands-on activities for the whole family, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-855-7300

13 MESA: Fun & Games of Long Ago - Sirrine House Museum, learn about & play traditional games such as hoop races, marbles, tops, graces and make string & button games to take home, recommended for 5 years and up, free, 10 am - noon, 480-644-2760 H *

13 PHOENIX: Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada and the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 pm, dance from 8-11 pm, $6, 480-784-4804

13 SCOTTSDALE: Ensemble Versailles - Kerr Cultural Center, led by John Metz, fortepiano, music from the classical period including Mozart, Hayden, C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven and American composer Rayner Taylor, presented by Phoenix Early Music Society, $14-10, 7 pm lecture, 8 pm performance, 480-965-5377 H

13 TUCSON/UA: Coyote Consort - Voices, Visions - Crowder Hall, with special guest Dora Ohrenstein, soprano, featuring George Crumb's haunting "Ancient Voices of Children", 8 pm, $30, 520-621-3341

13-14 MESA: 11th Annual High Noon's Wild West Collector's Show & Auction - Centennial Hall, spurs, chaps, saddles, textiles, art, photos, rawhide, Wild West Show items, $5, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 310-202-9010 or 480-733-0909 H

13-14 QUARTZSITE: 3rd Annual Rock & Roll Classic Car Show - 100's of hot rods, street rods, muscle cars and classics, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 800-969-5464 H

13-14 YUMA: Old Town Jubilee - Main Street Plaza, juried arts & crafts, live entertainment, food, free, 10 am - 5pm, 520-782-5712 H * y

13-25 TUCSON: Jewish Film Festival - Jewish Community Center, the finest in Jewish cinematography from around the world, $70 for series or $10-5, 520-299-3000 H

13-2/3 TUCSON: Wit - Temple of Music & Art, by Arizona Theatre Company, Dr. Vivian Bearing is a demanding & uncompromising scholar whose incisive intellect and caustic wit leave little time for relationships, until she is faced with her own mortality, $22-35, 520-622-2823 H

13-2/16 PHOENIX: Basketry: A Cultural Bridge 2001 - Shemer Art Center & Museum, artisans from Arizona & across the Nation, includes adult workshops & children's basketry outreach program, opening reception 1/13 at 7 pm, also painter Wahld Nahle, free, M 10-5, Tu 10-9, W-F 10-5, Sa 9-1, 602-262-4727 H *

13-3/25 SCOTTSDALE: 11th Annual Celebration of Fine Art - 100+ juried artists create & show original works, sculpture court, entertainment & food, $5.50-6.50, 480-443-7695 H

14 SCOTTSDALE: The Dukes of Dixieland - Tribune Jazz Series - Center for the Arts, the oldest continually performing jazz ensemble in New Orleans, $24, 4 & 7 pm, 480-994-2787 H

14 TUCSON: Arizona Early Music Society - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, featuring The Concord Ensemble: 6 man vocal ensemble in a program entitled The Victory of Santiago: Voices of Renaissance Spain, $5-15, 3 pm, 520-889-4310 H

15 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. St. Louis - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-563-7825

15-16 CHANDLER: Hot Rod Magazine Pro National Time Trials - Firebird International Raceway, pre-season warm-up, 602-268-0200 H *

16 TUCSON: Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, with The Bruch Trio-Jerry Kirkbride, clarinet, Jesse Levine, viola & Rex Woods, piano, $10-4, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998

16-19 YUMA: 25th Annual Southwest Senior Invitational Golf Championship - Yuma Golf & Country Club, for those 50 & older, 520-343-1715 H

16-21 TUCSON/UA: Rent - Centennial Hall, the powerful tale of love and loss that revolutionized American musical theatre, 7:30, 8 & 2 pm, $32-48, 520-621-3341

16-24 PHOENIX: Leader of the Pack - Orpheum Theatre, celebrates the doo-wop sounds that skyrocketed to the top of the '50s and '60s pop charts, the story of pop composer Ellie Greenwich's life, 602-952-2881 or 602-262-7272

17 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Pittsburgh - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-563-7825

17 SCOTTSDALE: Duozona meets The Bavarde Quartet - Kerr Cultural Center, flute & guitar of Duozona joins piano & strings of Bavarde for an evening of music across the centuries, from Latin sounds to classical compositions, presented by Valley Chamber Musicians, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 H

17 TUCSON: Arizona Friends of Chamber Music's Piano & Friends Series - Leo Rich Theater, with the Altenberg Trio Wien, $5-15, 8 pm, 520-577-3769 H

17-21 PHOENIX: 30th Annual Arizona National Boat Show & Fishing Expo - Bank One Ballpark, the SW's most spectacular display of boats & marine accessories, from rubber rafts to houseboats, canoes to ski boats, wind surfing, water skiing, scuba diving, plus fishing tackle & tips, $, 602-514-7809 or 602-277-4748 H y

17-21 SCOTTSDALE: Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge 30th Annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction & Exposition - WestWorld, largest, most prestigious antique/classic car auction in the world, 700+ American & European classic, sports & racing cars, buyers from around the world, 9 am - 10 pm, 480-421-6694 or www.barrettjackson.com H z

17-28 TUCSON: Blown Sideways through Life - PCC Center for the Arts, Borderlands Theater, by Claudia Schear, $8-16, 8 pm, 520-882-7406 H

18 TUCSON: ArtWalk - docent-led tours through one-of-a-kind downtown galleries and studios which feature everything from hand-made furniture to exotic 3-D sculptures, artist receptions and talks occur at many of the locations, 5:30-7 pm, free, 520-624-9977

18-2/3 MESA: The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet - Mountain View H.S., by Southwest Shakespeare Company, director's orientation at 7:20 pm, greenshow at 8 pm, post-play discussion, love amidst the battle between two families, $10-18, Th-Su, 480-644-2560

19 LITCHFIELD PARK: R. Carlos Nakai in Concert - Church at Litchfield Park, acclaimed Native American flautist, 623-935-6384 H

19 MESA: Mesa Symphony Orchestra - Evening of the Odyssey - Word of Grace, featuring the MSO brass quintet, $10-20, 2 pm, 480-897-2121 H

19 PHOENIX: APS Friday Night at the Pops - Return to Old Italy - Symphony Hall, Doc Severinsen conductor & trumpet, 8 pm, $21-45, 602-495-1999 H

19-21 CAREFREE: Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival - Downtown, fine arts & crafts, entertainment, wine & micro-brew tasting, unique shops, restaurants, outdoor cafes, $1, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-837-5637 H z

19-21 GLOBE/MIAMI: 44th Annual Gila County Gem & Mineral Show - Co. Fairgrounds, precious and semi-precious gems and minerals, vendors from around the country, $, 520-425-3459 or 800-804-5623 H

19-21 SCOTTSDALE: Best Southwest Fest - MacDonald's Ranch, 100 arts, crafts & imports, entertainment, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-488-2014

19-21 TUCSON: Aripex 2001 - TCC, stamp show with 200-250 frames of exhibits and 50 dealers selling stamps and covers, yearly meeting of Mexico Stamp Collectors with an auction and California Revenue collectors, free, Fr 1-8 pm, Sa 10 am - 6 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 520-299-3210 H

19-21 TUCSON: The Girl of the Golden West - TCC Music Hall, by Arizona Opera, 520-293-4336

19-21 WILLCOX: 8th Annual Wings Over Willcox - Sandhill Crane Celebration - guided tours, includes a "hawk stalk," free seminars, workshops, excursions, field trips, bird watching, free-$, 520-384-2272 H * w

20 CHANDLER: 6th Annual Friends of the Library Multicultural Festival - Chandler Public Library, activities from many cultures, dance performances, visual art demonstrations, music, cultural diversity forum, children's activities include mask making, storytelling and puppet shows, 10 am - 5 pm, free, 480-782-2220 H

20 PEORIA: WOW 2001 - Women of the West 4th Annual Network & Conference - Lakes Club, "Achieve Your Dreams" 8 am - 2 pm, 623-974-0905

20-21 CASA GRANDE: Heritage Tourism Days - Historic Downtown, guided historical tour, arts & crafts, Bazaar, food, entertainment, art museum show opening, historical museum activities, mostly free, 9 am - 4 pm, 520-836-8744

20-21 LITCHFIELD PARK: 9th Annual West Valley Native American Arts Festival - West Valley Fine Arts Ctr, 150+ authentic Indian artisans, dances, musical performances, demonstrations, ethnic food, children's area, $3-6, free parking, 10 am - 5 pm, 623-935-6384 H * x

20-21 PEORIA: Spiritual Re-Awakening - St. Haralambos Orthodox Church, a presentation of early Christian arts (music, iconography, architecture) & literature, free, 623-486-8665 H

20-21 PHOENIX: Return to Old Italy - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony & Doc Severinsen conductor & trumpet, 8 & 2 pm, $21-45, 602-495-1999 H

20-21 PHOENIX: Gun Show/Collectorama - State Fairgrounds, 600 tables of antique, sporting & modern firearms, ammo, ports, telescopes, knives, militaria, jewelry, $7, 9 am, 480-837-2423

20-21 TEMPE: Phoenix Let It Fly - Tempe Diablo Stadium, 4 on 4 flag football tournaments, formerly known as Air-It-Out, 972-392-5700 H

20-21 YUMA: 3rd Annual Lettuce Days - Main Street Plaza, in the world's winter lettuce capital of the world, arts & crafts, food, live entertainment, agricultural production of machinery, includes salad toss contest, free, 520-782-5712 H

20-28 QUARTZSITE: 18th Annual Sports, Vacation & RV Show - RVs, supplies, camping equipment, food, entertainment, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-927-6888 or 800-969-5464 H z

21 CHANDLER: Mesa Symphony Orchestra - Evening of the Odyssey - Center for the Arts, featuring the MSO brass quintet, $10-20, 2 pm, 480-897-2121 H

21 GREEN VALLEY: Harp Trio & Wind Quintet - Valley Presbyterian Church, ensemble concert with players from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, 3 pm, $10, 520-882-8585

21 PHOENIX: Third Sunday Concert Series - Crowne Plaza Hotel, $10-15, 2 pm, 480-994-0807 H

21 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Dallas - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-563-7825

21 SCOTTSDALE: Andre-Michel Schub - Virginia G. Piper Steinway Concert Series - Center for the Arts, modern piano virtuoso, $12, 7 pm, 480-994-2787 H

21 SEDONA: Toe Tappin' Concert - Church of the Red Rocks, with The Southwest Brass, 3 pm, 520-282-7963

21 SEDONA: The Southwest Brass - Church of the Red Rocks, oldest professional chamber ensemble in AZ, light & popular classics, $10, 3 pm, 520-282-7963 H

21 SEDONA: NAU Faculty Chamber Players - Chamber Music Sedona - St. John Vianney Church, classic chamber music, $18-25, 3 pm, 520-204-2415 H

21 TUCSON: Brass Quintet & Percussion - Symphony Center, ensemble concert with players from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, 2 pm, $10, 520-882-8585

21 TUCSON: Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, with Nancy Green, cello, Rex Woods, piano, $10-4, 3 pm, 520-621-2998

22 MESA: Travel Adventure Film Series - Route 66-A Road to Remember - Red Mountain H.S. Aud., presented by Charles Hartman, $3-6, 7 pm, 480-644-4804 H

22 TUCSON: Community Improvement Benefit - Tucson Woman's Clubhouse, card party & luncheon, bridge and other games, reservations required, $10, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-296-3142 H

22-28 SCOTTSDALE: 66th Annual Phoenix Open - Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale, one of the PGA Tour's top events, with the largest crowds on the tour, attracts the finest golfers in the world, $15/day or ticket packages, 8 am - 6 pm, 602-870-4431 H z

22-2/23 TUCSON: Marc, Martinez & Yazzie - PCC Art Gallery Exhibition, digital photos, figures and patterns of dots are intertwined by Marc, watermedia/paper, Klee like whimsical figures by Martinez & ceramic pots, vessels with reference to the human figure by Yazzie, free, M-F 10 am - 5 pm, 520-206-6942

23 COOLIDGE: The Duttons - Pence Aud., musical family, $10-5, 7:30 pm, 520-426-4223 or 602-258-8685 H

23 SCOTTSDALE: The Chieftains - Center for the Arts, premier musical ensemble of Ireland, $42, 5 & 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

23-27 QUARTZSITE: 35th Annual Pow Wow - Gem & Mineral Show - largest operating display of lapidary equipment in the country, 500+ tailgaters & dealers displaying, buying & selling, free, 7 am - 7 pm, 520-927-6325 H z

23-2/24 MESA: 23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts - Mesa Contemporary Arts at the Mesa Arts Center, national juried exhibition focusing on traditional art forms including ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking & book arts, free, T-F noon - 8 pm, Sa noon - 5 pm, 480-644-2056 or 480-644-2242 H

24 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Modern Languages Aud./UA, fiction reading by Aurelie Sheehan, 520-321-7760 H

24-27 HOLBROOK: 43rd Annual Hashknife Pony Express - from Holbrook to Scottsdale, 520-524-4155

24-28 TEMPE: New Danceworks II - Dance Theatre, Department of Dance's graduate students present a variety of diverse choreography, $8, 7:30 & 2 pm, 480-965-6447

25 GREEN VALLEY: MasterWorks Concert: Moztly Mozart - West Center Aud., Theatre, with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, George Hanson conducts featuring flutist Janelle Olson & harpist Patricia Harris, $18, 7:30 pm, 520-882-8585

25 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Republic Chamber Concert - Mozart, The Entertainer - Center for the Arts, Phoenix Symphony, James DePreist conducts with Caio Pagano, Robert Hamilton & Jian Liu on piano, 7:30 pm, $19-24, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444

25 TUCSON: ArtWalk - docent-led tours through one-of-a-kind downtown galleries and studios which feature everything from hand-made furniture to exotic 3-D sculptures, artist receptions and talks occur at many of the locations, 5:30-7 pm, free, 520-624-9977

25-27 PHOENIX: Annual Craft & Sewing Festival - Coliseum, supply show for crafting, sewing, quilting and needlearts, professional classes, make & take hands-on workshops, $7, 10 am - 5 pm, 800-96CRAFT H y

25-28 PHOENIX: The Girl of the Golden West - Symphony Hall, by Arizona Opera, 602-266-7464

26 SCOTTSDALE: Paul Taylor: Australian Stories & Music - Kerr Cultural Center, Australian storyteller, musician and traveler who has worked with Aboriginal people in Australia's far north, highlights unique historical parallels of America's West with Australia's Outback, $16-13, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 H

26 TUCSON/UA: Pilobolus - Centennial Hall, acrobatic dance company in a program of recent works, 8 pm, $22-34, 520-621-3341

26 TUCSON: MasterWorks Concert: Moztly Mozart - Canyon del Oro H.S., with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, George Hanson conducts featuring flutist Janelle Olson & harpist Patricia Harris, $18, 7:30 pm, 520-882-8585

26-27 SCOTTSDALE: Stephen Schwartz & Guest Vocalists - America West Airlines Theater Series - Center for the Arts, Grammy-and Oscar-winning songwriter brings two of Broadway's most esteemed vocalists for an evening of his songs, $30, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

26-27 TUCSON/UA: The Boston Camerata - American Vocalist - Crowder Hall, early American secular and sacred music from the renowned period music vocal ensemble, Joel Cohen, founder and music director, 8 pm, $32-48, 520-621-3341

26-27 YUMA: Annual Desert Lily Quilters Show - 520-783-0071

26-28 TUCSON: 23rd Annual Tucson Quilters Guild Quilt Show - Desert Harmony - TCC, more than 200 quilts, demonstrations, guest speaker Sally Collins, gift boutique, vendor mall, raffle quilt, Fr-Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 9 am - 4 pm, $4, 520-882-1968 or 520-791-4101

26-2/11 PHOENIX: American Safari: a surrealistic road trip through the wildlife of the American Backyard - Herberger Theatre, multimedia physical theater production by Kari Margolis & Tony Brown, $25-38, 8 & 2 pm, 602-253-6701

26-2/8 SCOTTSDALE: Victor-Victoria - Stagebrush Theatre, a woman who pretends to be a man, pretending to be a woman, musical comedy, $17-18, 480-990-7405 H

26-2/3 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Sun Country Circuit Quarter Horse Show - WestWorld, one of the top ten American Quarter Horse shows in the nation, this circuit is full of six shows including three youth shows, all events are offered in English & Western jumping, more than 36 states, Canada, Germany and England compete, competition for $175,000 in awards & product, free, 7:30 am - 9 pm, 480-312-6802 or 623-869-8037 H * y

26-2/4 TEMPE: Dido & Aeneas and Amahl & The Night Visitors - Lyric Opera Theatre, Dido is a tale of a tragic love adapted by17th-century composer Henry Purcell from Virgil's Latin epic Aeneid; Amahl is one of the most popular of American operas of a young crippled shepherd and his encounter with the three Magi, by Evelyn Smith Music Theatre, $8, 7:30 & 2 pm, 480-965-6447

27 ARIZONA CITY: Annual Gem & Mineral Show - Community Center, exhibit of jewelry, ceramics, rocks, minerals, bake sale, raffles, free, 9 am - 3 pm, 520-466-6653 H

27 PHOENIX: Alla Breve Flute Choirs - Central United Methodist Church, $5, 10 am - noon, 480-940-8940 H

27 PRESCOTT: 2001: A Space Oddity - Prescott Fine Arts Theatre, concert, $6, 2 & 7:30 pm, 520-445-3286 H

27 SCOTTSDALE: Jaycees' Parada Del Sol Rodeo Parade - starts at Indian School Rd to Oak St. on Scottsdale Rd, free, 9 am, followed by Trail's End Party, 480-990-3179 H

27 SUPERIOR: 5th Annual Australia Day - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, join Australian folklorist Paul Taylor, make & play the didigeridoo, an ancient Aboriginal musical instrument, Australian stories, poems & tales, $2-5 admission includes storytelling, workshop is $, 11 am - 3 pm, 520-689-2723 or 520-689-2811 H

27 TUCSON/UA: Pilobolus with the Klezmatics - Centennial Hall, featuring the premiere of a new work co-commissioned by UApresents, 8 pm, $26-38, 520-621-3341

27 TUCSON: MasterWorks Concert: Moztly Mozart - Catalina Foothills H.S., with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, George Hanson conducts featuring flutist Janelle Olson & harpist Patricia Harris, $18, 8 pm, 520-882-8585

27-5/6 PHOENIX: Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People - Phoenix Art Museum, a collaboration of the Norman Rockwell Museum and the High Museum of Art, the most comprehensive exhibition featuring works spanning more than 60 years of the artist's career, this exhibition will be specially-ticketed with timed and dated entry, 602-257-1222 or 602-257-1880 or www.phxart.org H

28 CHANDLER: Sheraton San Marcos Jazz Series - $10-15, 2 pm, 480-994-0807 H

28 TUCSON: Roy A. Johnson Organ Series - Holsclaw Hall, with Jane Smith, $10-4, 2:30 pm, 520-621-2998

28 TUCSON: MasterWorks Concert: Moztly Mozart - Proscenium Theatre, with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, George Hanson conducts featuring flutist Janelle Olson & harpist Patricia Harris, $18, 2 pm, 520-882-8585

28-2/10 TUCSON: Annual Arizona Gem & Fossil Show - Executive Inn, Ramada Inn & InnSuites, 300 mineral & fossil dealers from around the world offering specimens & related items in the areas of mineralogy, geology, paleontology, free, 9 am - 6 pm, 303-674-2713 H * y

28-2/11 TUCSON: American Indian Exposition - Flamingo Hotel, 520-622-4900

29 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Nashville - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-563-7825

29 SCOTTSDALE: Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra - Desert Mountain Aud., featuring Vagram Saradjian, cellist, $15-18, 8 pm, 480-945-8071

29-2/4 PHOENIX: 11th Annual Chinese Week Culture and Cuisine Fair - Chinese Cultural Center, sponsored by Phx Sister Cities Commission, food, arts & crafts, music & dance performances, mah-jong booth, martial arts demos, photo exhibit, 602-534-3751 H *

29-2/10 TUCSON: Atrium Productions Gem-Jewelry-Mineral Show - Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 200+ US & international exhibitors showcasing colored stones, designer jewelry, minerals, fountains, high karat gold, spheres, free, 10 am - 7 pm, 480-998-4000

30-31 SCOTTSDALE: Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra - Center for the Arts, featuring Vagram Saradjian, cellist, $15-18, 8 pm, 480-945-8071

31 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Modern Languages Aud./UA, poetry reading by Terese Svoboda, free, 8 pm, 520-321-7760 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.

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Arizona Calendar of Events

Marjorie Magnusson 602-678-5680

H-handicap access *-includes activities geared for children