thru-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

thru-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

tba CAREFREE/CAVE CREEK: 10th Annual Desert Foothills Musicfest - Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Ctr, concerts & variety of educational & other cultural events, events include evening, matinee & twilight concerts, free open rehearsals, music appreciation programs, chamber ensembles, solos & vocalists, $16-22.50, 480-488-0806 H

tba FLAGSTAFF: Special Olympics Winter Games - Snowbowl, NAU, athletes compete in floor hockey, alpine skiing, cross country skiing, ice & speed skating, free, 602-230-1200 or 8000-289-IWIN H

tba FLAGSTAFF: 8th Annual Snowball Slide - Leroux St., from Elm Ave. to Cherry Ave., plastic "snowballs" are spun in a concrete mixer and roll down Leroux St. food, music, clowns, free, noon, 520-779-3029

tba LAVEEN: 49th Annual Old Fashioned BBQ & Laveen Country Challenge Bike Tour - 51st Ave & Dobbins, one block south of Baseline at the School, continuous live entertainment, hay rides, craft fair, displays of antique cars, tractors & engines; 62-, 30- & 15-mile bike tours available, $3-5 for BBQ, $25 for bikes; noon - 4 pm for the BBQ; 8-9 am for the bike tour, 602-237-3066 or 602-237-2745 H

tba PEORIA: Fan Fest - Peoria Sports Complex, stadium tours, baseball card show, player autographs, youth clinic, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 623-412-7198 H *

tba PHOENIX: 21st Annual Metro Phoenix World Travel Show - Civic Plaza, destinations near & far are spotlighted, prize drawings for free trips, $2-4, 480-496-6363 H

tba SALOME: 8th Annual Great Arizona Outback Chili Cook-Off - Indian Hills Airpark, chili & salsa competition, 4-wheel drive poker run, fire walker walks on glass, aircraft contests, classic car show, clowns, skydiving exhibition, Tortilla Toss, Outback auction, fire walker, Outback Blues Band, Coyote Howling contest, quilt & fabric show, food, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-859-3846 H x

tba SCOTTSDALE: 4th Annual American Indian Fine Arts Show & Market - Scottsdale Community College, juried art show, silent auction, Indian market, art show, 480-423-6531 or 480-423-6534

tba SIERRA VISTA: 8th Annual High Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference - 22 sessions featuring experts covering gardening, food production, landscaping, native plants and environmental stewardship, 520-485-8278 ext, 141

tba SUN CITY GRAND: The Grand Festival - Village Center, high-energy interactive displays, demonstrations, "how-to" clinics and info about non-traditional lifestyle opportunities, food, entertainment, 10 am - 4 pm, free, 623-546-5016

tba WELLTON: 24th Annual Pioneer Day Parade & Fiesta - Westside & Butterfield Parks, BBQ, games, arts & crafts, golf tournament, entertainment, carnival, free, 10 am - 3 pm, 520-785-3348 H *

tba YUMA: Yuma Crossing Days - Yuma Crossing State Historic Park, military encampment of an infantry unit and a military band will perform from 2-4 pm, $, 520-329-0471

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

1 SCOTTSDALE: Mark O'Connor - Center for the Arts, violin virtuoso and a group of musicians to perform the music he wrote for the six-part PBS series Liberty! The American Revolution, $26, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

1 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

1 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Swede Johnson Bldg./UA, colloquium with Terese Svoboda, free, 11 am, 520-321-7760 H

1-2 PHOENIX: Linda Eder in Concert - Orpheum Theatre, star of Broadway's Jekyll and Hyde, part of the Stage to the Stars live series, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-252-9678

1-2 PHOENIX: Classics Concert - Mozart, The Symphonist - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony, Hermann Michael conducts with Elizabeth Buck, flute, Marian Pendell, oboe, Bonnie Wolfgang, bassoon, Barbara Bingham, French horn, 7:30 & 8 pm, $18-43, 602-495-1999 H

1-4 SCOTTSDALE: Jaycees' Parada Del Sol Rodeo Week - Rawhide, rodeos, major dances, concerts, live country western music, children's activities, $8, 480-502-1880 or 480-990-3179 H

1-28 FLAGSTAFF: 15th Annual Winterfest - features 55 events including sled dog races, llama games, x-country & downhill skiing, sleigh & snowmobile rides, winter sports, ice skating, snow sculpture, snow softball, parade, concerts, theater, art shows, historic tours, workshops & winter star gazing, 800-842-7293 H y

1-28 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

2 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

2 PHOENIX: Wells Fargo Coffee Classics Concert - Mozart, The Symphonist - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony, Hermann Michael conducts with Elizabeth Buck, flute, Marian Pendell, oboe, Bonnie Wolfgang, bassoon, Barbara Bingham, French horn, 11 am, $18-43, 602-495-1999 H

2 TUCSON/UA: Aeros - Centennial Hall, The Romanian Gymnastics Team, directed by Daniel Ezralow, David Parsons and Moses Pendleton, athletic dance created by three of America's most innovative choreographers, 8 pm, $22-34, 520-621-3341

2-3 TUCSON: Symphony Orchestra Nelson Riddle Concert - Crowder Hall, $, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998

2-4 AVONDALE: Copper World Classic - Phx International Raceway, "A Ride on the Wild Side," featuring stock cars, USAC midgets & champ dirt cars & open-competition super modifieds, on the world's fastest 1-mile paved oval, $10-45, 8 am, 602-252-2227 H * y

2-4 BUCKEYE: Helz-A-Poppin' Senior Pro Rodeo - men & women 40 years & up team rope, ride broncs, barrel race, bull ride to compete for prize money, $, 623-386-2727 H

2-4 GLENDALE: 6th Annual Chocolate Affaire - Murphy Park, a festival of chocolate & romance, gourmet cuisine and beverage, horsedrawn carriage rides, national entertainment and tours of Cerreta's Candy Company, free, 623-930-2299 y

2-4 SIERRA VISTA: 9th Annual Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering - storytellers, reciters, singers & musicians, artists with national recognition, folklore with themes of bravery, tragedy, tall tales, practical jokes and the plain predicament of the American cowboy, $, 520-459-3868 or 800-288-3861 H

2-27 TOMBSTONE: Annual Quilt Show & Sale - quilts, quilt tops, small articles, free, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, 520-457-2380 or 520-457-3476 H

3 BUCKEYE: Duck Race - Buckeye Canal, purchase a small, numbered plastic duck to "race," 1 pm, 623-386-4400 H

3 PHOENIX: Denyce Graves - Orpheum Theater, mezzo-soprano, known as the "consummate Carmen," by Arizona Opera, $26-90,, 7:30 pm, 602-266-7464

3 TUCSON/UA: Spirituals to Swing - Centennial Hall, featuring Eric Reed, Mark Whitfield, Donald Harrison, Craig Handy, Carl Allen, Rodney Whitaker, from blues to bop, 8 pm, $16-28, 520-621-3341

3 YUMA: 56th Annual Silver Spur Rodeo Parade - largest parade in Yuma with 400+ entries, free, 9 am, 520-344-5451 H

3 YUMA: 2001 Doll Odyssey - Doll Show - Civic Center, sponsored by the Yuma Doll Club, dolls, accessories, houses, miniatures, teddy bears, doll supplies, books, $3, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-726-5424 H

3-4 PHOENIX: 11th Annual Hoop Dance Festival - Heard Museum, top Native American dancers from the U.S. & Canada vie for the title of World Champion Hoop Dancer, fry bread & Mexican food, 10 am - 5 pm, 602-252-8848 H y

3-4 PHOENIX: 11th Annual Tractor Pull - Pioneer Living History Museum, 623-842-1102 H

3-4 SCOTTSDALE: Aeros - The Romanian Gymnastics Team - Center for the Arts, combines the physical power of a team of ranked athletes with the creative genius of three of the world's outstanding contemporary choreographers Ezralow, Parsons & Pendleton, $32, 480-994-2787 H

3-4 TUCSON: Arizona Balalaika Orchestra Annual Concert - Proscenium Theatre, costumed Russian folk orchestra with professional guest soloists, Kalinka Russian dancers & Sons of Orpheus Men's Chorus, $8-10, 7 & 2 pm, 520-327-7168 or 520-623-7136 H *

3-12 TUBAC: 42nd Annual Festival of the Arts - 125+ visiting juried artists, entertainment, food & demos, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-398-2704 H z

3-3/4 TUCSON: Quarterhorse, Thoroughbred & Arabian Horse Racing - Rillito Park, Sa-Su, simulcast from all the large tracks in the US, $2, 1 pm, 520-293-5011

3-3/25 APACHE JUNCTION: 13th Annual Arizona's Annual Renaissance Festival - 16th Century European Village celebrating romance & revelry of Renaissance Europe, music theater, comedy, hearty food & drynk, crafts, games & knights jousting, $5-13, 5 & under free, weekends, 10 am - 6 pm, 520-463-2700 H * z

3-3/23 TUCSON: Central Arts Gallery Exhibit - Downtown, collage, prints, paintings, sculptures by Shelia Chambers, Carmelita Grabowski, Shirley Oppenheimer & Glory Tacheenie-Campoy, free, Tu-Sa 11:30 am - 5 pm, 520-623-4588 H

4 GREEN VALLEY: Brass Quintet & Percussion - Valley Presbyterian Church, ensemble concert with players from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, 3 pm, $10, 520-882-8585

4 PHOENIX: Silent Sundays - Steamboat Bill, Jr. - Orpheum Theatre, 1928, starring Buster Keaton, classic silent film accompanied by live organ music, $ 3 pm, 602-252-9678

4 TEMPE: Arizona Flute Society Spring Flute Choirs - Church of the Epiphany, $10, 2 pm, 480-940-8940 H

4 TUCSON: Arizona Friends of Chamber Music's Piano & Friends Series - Leo Rich Theater, Sergei Schepkin, pianist, $5-15, 3 pm, 520-577-3769 H

4 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

4 TUCSON: Harp Trio & Wind Quintet - Symphony Center, ensemble concert with players from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, 2 pm, $10, 520-882-8585

5 MESA: Travel Adventure Film Series - The Philippines - Red Mountain H.S. Aud., presented by Stan Walsh, $3-6, 7 pm, 480-644-4804 H

5 SUN CITY: David Finckel - Bellevue Heights Church, cellist with the Emerson Quartet & pianist WuHan, $18, 7:30 pm, 623-972-0478 H

5 TUCSON: Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, with Norman Weinberg, percussion, $10-4, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998

6-9 TUCSON/UA: Jubilant Sykes - City Called Heaven - Crowder Hall, powerful solo recital by the acclaimed young baritone vocalist, 7:30 & 8 pm, $35, 520-621-3341

6-11 TUCSON/UA: Riverdance - Centennial Hall, celebration of Irish music, song and dance, 8, 7:30 & 2 pm, $40-56, 520-621-3341

7 FLAGSTAFF: Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Classics Series Concert - Ardrey Aud., featuring guest artist R. Carlos Nakai, flute, $13-36, 7:30 pm, 520-523-5661 or 888-520-7214 H

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

7 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Modern Languages Aud./UA, poetry reading by Carl Dennis, free, 8 pm, 520-321-7760 H

7 TUCSON: Arizona Friends of Chamber Music's Piano & Friends Series - Leo Rich Theater, with the Artemis String Quartet, $5-15, 8 pm, 520-577-3769 H

7-8 SCOTTSDALE: Jazz in AZ - Jazz in Concert - Kerr Cultural Center, two one-hour sets by Judy Roberts Quartet, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 H

7-10 TEMPE: Emerging Artist I - ASU Dept. of Dance, 7:30 pm, $10-14, 480-965-1208

7-25 PHOENIX: Steel Magnolias - Phoenix Theatre, a compassionate story of a southern town full of great characters and the way they all deal with love & grief, $25-27, 602-254-2151

8 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Modern Languages Aud./UA, colloquium with Poet Carl Dennis, free, 8 pm, 520-321-7760 H

8 TUCSON: Wind Ensemble/Wind Symphony/Chamber Winds/A.C.E. Concert - Crowder Hall, $8-4, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998

8-9 PHOENIX: Finova Classics Concerts - Mozart, The Opera Composer - Symphony Hall, featuring Hermann Michael, conductor, $18-43, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 H

8-11 PARKER: PWCC Potpourri - Western Park, large craft show & swapmeet, food vendors, 8 am - 5 pm, 520-667-2668

8-11 PHOENIX: 49th Annual Arizona Camping, RV & Outdoor Show - Arizona State Exposition & Fairgrounds, largest selection of RV's under one roof, motorhomes, campers, tent trailers, 5th wheels, custom vans, 4WD, resorts, vacation spots, guides & outfitters, $, 602-514-7809 or 602-277-4748 H y

8-11 TUCSON: Musical Landscapes - TCC Music Center, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Klieme conducts, with Mark Rush, violin, Hong Mei Xiao, viola, pre-concert talk at 7 pm, $13.75-33, 520-882-8585

8-11 TUCSON: 47th Annual Gem & Mineral Show - Convention Ctr, exhibits of mineral specimens from the world's finest museums & private collections, world's largest show featuring mineral, gem, jewelry, lapidary & book dealers, $5, 520-322-5773 or 800-638-8350 H y

8-28 SCOTTSDALE: The Best and the Brightest - Scottsdale Artists' School, annual juried art show and sale showcases the outstanding talent of the school's students and alumni, sculpture and paintings in all mediums with emphasis on smaller works, free, M-F 9 am - 5 pm, 480-990-1422 H

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

9 SCOTTSDALE: Azumah: The Sounds of South Africa - Kerr Cultural Center, members of this troupe represent different South African tribes, cultures and languages, percussion instruments from diembbe drums to hand crafted marimbas, $16-13, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 H

9 SCOTTSDALE: Joshua Bell - Center for the Arts, violin, $40, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

9-11 PEORIA: 6th Annual Have a Heart with Art Fest - Peoria Stadium, 100 arts, crafts & imports, entertainment, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-488-2014

9-11 PHOENIX: Winter Repertory - Orpheum Theatre, mixed program with a newly commissioned piece by Dwight Rhoden, by Ballet Arizona, $38-16, 8 & 2 pm, 602-381-1096 or 480-784-4444 H

9-11 SCOTTSDALE: ArtFest of 5th Avenue - fine art & craft festival, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 480-874-9466 H *

9-11 SCOTTSDALE: 10th Annual Scottsdale Fine Art & Chocolate Festival - Scottsdale Pavilions, fine arts, crafts, entertainment, chocolate sampling, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-837-5637 H z

9-11 WICKENBURG: 53rd Annual Gold Rush Days - senior pro rodeo, gold panning, carnival, western dances, arts & crafts, BBQ, gem show, mucking & drilling contest, contests, 4th largest parade in the state on Sat. morning, 520-684-5479 H z

9-11 YUMA: Square Dance Festival - 520-783-0071

9-11 YUMA: 56th Annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo - bull riding, calf roping, bronc riding, $9, 1-4 pm, 520-344-5451 H y

9-3/4 TEMPE: Pero or The Mystery of the Night - Performing Arts Center, by Childsplay, a charming story from Europe about life in a small Italian town artfully told with music & puppets, $11-16, Fri-Sun, 480-350-8101 or 800-583-7831 H

9-3/11 PEORIA: Pump Boys & Dinettes - TheaterWorks, the fellas from the gas station next door join the gals from the Double Cupp Diner to serve up a toe-tapping buffet of music, song, & dance, $15-16, 8, 2 & 7 pm, 623-815-7930 H

10 COTTONWOOD: Annual Arts/Crafts American Style - Clemenceau School Gym, features Arizona artists with ceramics, jewelry, woodwork, fibers, benefits Clemenceau Heritage Museum, $1, 9 am - 4 pm, 520-646-6598 or 520-634-2868 H

10 DOUGLAS: Shadow Dancers - part of Douglas Centennial, 520-364-2478 or 888-315-9999

10 FLORENCE: 15th Annual Tour of Historic Florence - Florence has more buildings in the National Historic Register than any other town its size in Arizona, 800-437-9433

10 MESA: Territorial Day Festival - Sirrine House Museum, hands-on experience of the forgotten arts and traditions used by Arizona's pioneers, demonstrations include needlecraft, spinning, weaving, wood carving, butter making, blacksmithing, Dutch oven cooking and old fashioned ice cream and rootbeer, trolley tours of historic Mesa, re-enactments and musical entertainment, free, 10 am - 3 pm, 480-644-2760 H * x

10 MESA: Minnesota State Picnic - Pioneer Park, music, bring own picnic lunch or purchase from J.C.'s, $1, 1-3 pm, 480-985-0297 H x

10 PARKER: Take A Kid Fishing - La Paz County Park, free fishing day, 8 am, 520-669-2174 H

10 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

10 SCOTTSDALE: Robert Hughes - James Turrell: In the American Landscape - Center for the Arts, art lecture in conjunction with SMoCA James Turrell Exhibition, $40, 8 pm, a special event reception fundraiser which includes dinner, the lecture and dessert reception is $175, 480-994-2787 H

10 TUCSON: Marvin Hamlisch - TCC Music Center, 8 pm, $16.75-41, 520-882-8585

10 TUCSON: 20th Annual La Reunion de El Fuerte - Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood, free, self-guided walking tour to historic sites, free maps of the tour route & free shuttle, also 4th Cavalry Regimental Band, Ft. Huachuca Troop B Cavalry Drills, mariachi music, Southern AZ Old Time Fiddlers, 12:30 - 4 pm, 520-318-0219 or 520-326-6042

10-11 BENSON: Territorial Days - City Park, local celebrities, crafts, auto show, music, food, dances, games, reenactments, auction, exhibits, contests, balloon festival, 10 am - 5 pm, free, 520-586-9706 H

10-11 GLENDALE: AZ Early Day Gas Engine & Tractors - Sahuaro Ranch Park, classic tractors, antiques, gas engines, model engines, historical home tours, pedal tractor, raffles, hay rides, kid's events, silent auction, tractorpull & parade, food, $5, 12 & under free or $13/family, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-451-8969 or 623-939-5782 * x

10-11 PHOENIX: 45th Annual VNSA Used Book Sale - State Fairgrounds, 500,000+ books, Sa 9 am - 6 pm, Su 9 am - 4 pm, free, $3 parking, 602-252-6771 or 602-265-6805 H y

10-11 PHOENIX: Statehood Days - Pioneer Living History Museum, civil war, 623-842-1102 H

10-11 SUPERIOR: The Language of Flowers, February Flower Show & Chocolate Tasting - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, living display of plants and their blossoms designed to interpret the language of flowers, 8 am - 5 pm, $2-5, 520-689-2811 or 520-689-2723 H

10-25 PHOENIX: Wit - 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, 602-256-6899 ext.6203 H

11 CHANDLER: A Space Odyssey - Center for the Arts, music with a celestial flavor, by Salt River Brass, 3 pm, $8-10, 480-782-2680 H

11 LAKE HAVASU CITY: A Chocolate Sunday - LH Community Concert Assn fundraiser, 520-855-7468

11 PHOENIX: Phoenix Suns & SRP Family Concert - Mozarts Magical Fantasy - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony, Robert Moody conducts, a young girl is led on a fantastic journey by a faint-hearted dragon, a story of adventure and friendship, $10-12, 2:30 pm, 602-495-1999 H

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

11 PHOENIX: Alla Breve Flute Choirs Concert - Central United Methodist Church, free, 3 pm, 480-940-8940 H

11 SEDONA: Peter Richard Conte, organist - Church of the Red Rocks, head organist from the Wanamaker Department Store in Philadelphia which contains the largest pipe organ in the world, $10, 3 pm, 520-282-7963 H

11 SEDONA: Bach's Circle - Music of the Baroque - Chamber Music Sedona - St. John Vianney Church, six musicians celebrate the music of J.S. Bach & his contemporaries, $18-25, 3 pm, 520-204-2415 H

11 TUCSON: Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, with Nohema Fernandez, piano, $10-4, 3 pm, 520-621-2998

11-3/4 TUCSON: Crimes of the Heart - Laboratory Theatre, by Arizona Repertory Theatre, warm-hearted, irreverent, zany & imaginative, teems with humanity and humor as it examines the plight of three young Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passion, 1:30 & 7:30 pm, $12-18, 520-621-1162

11-6/10 SCOTTSDALE: James Turrell - Museum of Contemporary Art, Turrell manipulates the properties of light and human perception by creating installation which isolate light--giving it form, depth and mass, 480-994-2787

12 MESA: Travel Adventure Film Series - Maltese Welcome - Red Mountain H.S. Aud., presented by Ken Lawrence, $3-6, 7 pm, 480-644-4804 H

13 FLAGSTAFF: The History of the Catholic Church in Flagstaff - Riordan Mansion, brown bag lecture by Rayma Babbitt Sharber, 12:15 pm, 520-779-4395

13 TUCSON/UA: Halau Hula Ka No'eau - Centennial Hall, highly praised Hawaiian dance company in a program inspired by ancient traditions, 7:30 pm, $22-34, 520-621-3341

13-14 PHOENIX: Moscow Festival Ballet "Don Quixote" - Orpheum Theatre, by legendary principal dancer of the great Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Radchenko, presented by Southwest Dance, 8 pm, 602-482-6410 H

14 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Modern Languages Aud./UA, fiction reading by Lois-Ann Yamanaka, free, 8 pm, 520-321-7760 H

14-15 MESA: Art Show - Mesa Centennial Hall, hand-painted porcelain presented by the Arizona Porcelain Artists, hourly demos, door prizes, raffle, painted items and supplies for porcelain and ceramic artists, $3, 520-775-4212 H x

15 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Republic Chamber Concert - Spring into Copland - Center for the Arts, Phoenix Symphony, Robert Moody conducts with Phillip Cutlip, baritone, 7:30 pm, $19-24, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444

15 TUCSON/UA: Don Quixote Moscow Festival Ballet - Centennial Hall, with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Russia's exceptional ballet company recreates the classic Petipa staging of Cervantes' tale of a romantic knight, 7:30 pm, $48-60, 520-621-3341

15 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

15-17 SCOTTSDALE: Shylock - Center for the Arts, written & performed by Gareth Armstrong, conceived by Shakespeare, Shylock is one of the most controversial theatrical characters ever created, $30, 2 & 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

15-18 TEMPE: Emerging Artist II - ASU Dept. of Dance, 7:30 & 2 pm, $10-14, 480-965-1208

15-24 PRESCOTT: It Runs in the Family - Prescott Fine Arts Association, a farce poking fun at the medical profession, $10-9, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-445-3286 H

15-3/4 PHOENIX: God's Trombones - Seven Sermons in Verse - Herberger Theatre, by Black Theatre Troupe, a new setting of James Weldon Johnson's classic contribution to the rich heritage of the old time black preacher, 602-258-8128

16 TUCSON/UA: Spalding Gray Morning, Noon & Night - Centennial Hall, a wry and poignant memoir of family life by the spellbinding storyteller, 8 pm, $35, 520-621-3341

16-18 CAVE CREEK: Center of Cave Creek Spring Arts & Crafts Festival - juried event with arts & crafts, food court, kid's area, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 623-842-8434 H * y

16-18 CHANDLER: St. Katherine's Greek Festival - Community Ctr, enjoy music, Greek food, live entertainment, small carnival, kiddie rides, dancing, $2, 480-899-3330 or 480-782-2220 H *

16-18 GOODYEAR: 14th Annual Goodyear Rodeo Days - Estrella Mountain Regional Park, senior professional rodeo, Friday is Slack Day, 4H exhibits & activities, food, $3-5, 2 pm, 623-932-2260 H x

16-18 SCOTTSDALE: High Desert Fest - MacDonald's Ranch, 100 arts, crafts & imports, entertainment, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-488-2014

16-18 TUCSON: The Music of Love - TCC Music Center, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Robert Berhardt conducts, 8 pm, $13.75-33, 520-882-8585

16-18 TUCSON: New Works - Proscenium Theatre, with Orts Theatre of Dance, $10-12, 8 & 2 pm, 520-624-3799

16-18 YUMA: Sport, Travel & Recreation Show -520-783-0071

16-25 SCOTTSDALE: 46th Annual All-Arabian Horse Show - WestWorld, 2000 of the world's most beautiful Arabians, Half-Arabians & National Show Horses in competition, celebrities, barn parties, exhibitors sell artwork, jewelry, equine gifts, horse care products, $7-10, 8 am, 480-515-1500 H z

16-3/11 PRESCOTT: Scholarship Show - Prescott Fine Arts Gallery, free, W-Sa 11 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 520-445-3286 H

16-3/11 TUCSON: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar - Live Theatre Workshop, 520-327-4242

16-3/23 TUCSON: The Color of Bone - Pima Arts Council Community Gallery, the Badgirl Storytelling Brigade presents a multi-media event, free, 520-624-0595 H

17 COOLIDGE: Charlie Chaplin Film Fest - Pence Aud., David Arner, Silent Film Music Maverick, "Gold Rush" & "The Adventurer" $10-5, 7:30 pm, 520-426-4223 or 602-258-8685 H

17 GOLDFIELD: 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off & Salsa Challenge - Goldfield Ghost Town, competitions in red & green chili, benefits A.R.C.H. Foundation, $4/tasting cup, 11:30 am - 4 pm, 480-983-0333

17 PHOENIX: Miss Arizona Preliminary Pageant for "Miss Twirling Athlete" - girls between the ages of 18-24 compete in talent, evening wear, swim wear, interview & speak on their individual platforms, also a pageant for all twirlers ages 6-18, 9 am - 5 pm, $3, 602-997-0522 H *

17 PHOENIX: Annual Alternative Racing Day - Turf Paradise Race Course, camel, ostrich, pig, & thoroughbred races, family picnic activities, $2, 12:30 - 4:30 pm, 602-942-1101 H x

17 PHOENIX: Los Compadres Jazz Series - with Los Compadres Jazz Ensemble & special mystery guest, free, 6:30 pm, 602-864-0043 H

17 SCOTTSDALE: Meadowlark: Music of the New World - Kerr Cultural Center, influences from diverse genres such as classical, folk, Celtic & contemporary jazz, $16-13, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 H

17 SCOTTSDALE: Paul Winter Consort - Center for the Arts, jazz-trained soprano saxophonist, $30, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

17 YUMA: 2001 Yuma Air Show Open House - Marine Corps Air Station, military & civilian demonstrations, military static displays, free, 8 am - 4 pm, 520-341-2275 or 520-341-3245 H

17-18 GLOBE/MIAMI: 17th Annual Historic Home Tour & Antique & Quilt Show - transportation is provided by tour guides, tours through each home, begins in downtown Globe, ends at the antique show, quilt show, $3-7, 9 am - 3 pm, 520-425-4495 or 800-804-5623 not H x

17-18 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 16th Annual Winterfest Jamboree - day of appreciation for the community's winter visitors, entertainment, contests, prizes, info booths, main street arts & crafts fair, free, 520-855-4115 or 800-242-8278 H

17-18 PHOENIX: Pioneer Bluegrass Days - Pioneer Living History Museum, featuring national, regional and local bluegrass bands, all night jams, music workshops, dry camping available, additional BBQ dinner show, $6-12, 9 am - 5 pm, 623-842-1102 H *

17-18 SCOTTSDALE: 5th Annual Scottsdale Indian Artists of America Show - showcasing work of more than 150 award-winning Indian artists, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry, pottery, sculpture paintings, basketry, weaving and original contemporary Native American designer clothing, entertainment, $8, 520-398-2226 H

17-19 CASA GRANDE: 34th Annual O'odham Tash - parades, Pow Wows, queen's pageant, Indian bands, carnival, largest all Indian rodeo, arts & crafts, $2-8, 520-836-4723 or 800-916-1515 z

17-19 SCOTTSDALE: Statehood Days - Rawhide, 480-502-1880

17-3/4 PHOENIX: Talley's Folly - Playhouse on the Park, comedy by Landford Wilson, by Arizona Jewish Theatre Company, $24-27, 602-264-0402

17-3/5 PHOENIX: 18th Annual Arizona Senior Olympic State Games - 27 events throughout the metro area including swimming, cycling, track & field, billiards, fun walks, road races & the triathlon, $5/event, free for spectators, 602-261-8765 H

18 PHOENIX: Motorola Side-by-Side Concert - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony, Robert Moody conducts with Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra, free but reserve at the library, 3 pm, 602-495-1999 H

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

18 SCOTTSDALE: Evelyn Chen - Virginia G. Piper Steinway Concert Series - Center for the Arts, pianist, $12, 7 pm, 480-994-2787 H

18 SCOTTSDALE: Third Sunday Concert Series - Los Olivos Restaurant, $10-15, 2 pm, 480-994-0807 H

18 SEDONA: Paul Winter Consort - Chamber Music Sedona - St. John Vianney Church, unique & magical blend of music, $, 3 pm, 520-204-2415 H

19 TUCSON: Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, Faculty Ensemble, $10-4, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998

20 SCOTTSDALE: Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations - Romance Italian Style - Center for the Arts, he explores and performs the works of Liszt, Paganini, Verdi, Rossini & Dallapiccola, followed by question & answer session, $26, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

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

21 SCOTTSDALE: Desert Wind Saxophone Quartet - Kerr Cultural Center, styles from Baroque to modern literature, including ragtime, jazz & original arrangements, by Valley Chamber Musicians, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 H

21 TUCSON: Wide Open: Poetry in the Larger World - Modern Languages Aud./UA, poetry reading by MacArther Award-winning poet Anne Carson, free, 8 pm, colloquium at 11 am, 520-321-7760 H

21-25 TUCSON: 76th Annual La Fiesta de los Vaqueros - Tucson Rodeo Grounds, top contestants in the sport of rodeo, this PRCA rodeo is America's largest, outdoor, midwinter rodeo; standard events as well as special acts, clowns & a parade on Thursday, $, 1:15 pm, 520-741-2233 or 800-964-5662 H z

21-3/3 TUCSON: Fefu & Her Friends - PCC Theater Department, by Maria Irene Fornes, intimate lives of eight women are revealed as a day in the country takes them on a journey where the line between reality and hallucination begins to blur, $5-7, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-206-6988

21-3/28 TUCSON: The Four Elements - Lionel Rombach Gallery, with AHGSA Juried Exhibition of M.F.A. students, reception 2/21 at 5 pm, free, M-F 10 am - 5 pm, 520-626-4215

22 GREEN VALLEY: MasterWorks Concert: Musical Melange - West Center Aud., with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, violinist Bonnie Terry is features as George Hanson conducts, $18, 7:30 pm, 520-882-8585

22 TUCSON: 76th Annual Tucson Rodeo Parade - South 6th & Irvington, world's longest non-motorized parade, 300 entries, 9 am, bleacher seats $, 520-294-1280 H z

22-23 PHOENIX: Classics Concert - Spring Rituals - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony, Gerard Schwarz conducts with Chee Yun, violin, 7:30 & 8 pm, $18-43, 602-495-1999 H

22-25 PHOENIX: If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Going With You - Orpheum Theatre, starring husband and wife team Joe Bologna and Renee Taylor, comedy, by Theater League, $36.50-39.50, 602-262-7272 or 602-952-2881

22-25 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Art Alliance - El Chorro Lodge, art show & sale by a variety of Valley of the Sun artists' organizations, F-S 10 am - 7 pm, Su 11 am - 6 pm, free, 602-569-6209 or 602-381-8086 H

23 MESA: Mesa Symphony Orchestra - Made in Arizona - Word of Grace, featuring music of Arizona composers, harpist Andrea Steckermeier, guest conductor Patricia Hoy, $10-20, 2 pm, 480-897-2121 H

23 MESA: Celtic Music Concert - Mesa Amphitheater, 602-431-0095

23 SCOTTSDALE: David Burgess: Classical Guitar - Kerr Cultural Center, $16-13, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 H

23 SCOTTSDALE: Marriott Dance Series - Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company - Center for the Arts, some of the finest in modern dance choreography and movement, $26, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

23 TUCSON: MasterWorks Concert: Musical Melange - Canyon del Oro H.S, with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, violinist Bonnie Terry is features as George Hanson conducts, $18, 7:30 pm, 520-882-8585

23 YUMA: 5th Annual "An Evening Under Western Skies" - Territorial Prison State Historic Park, chuckwagon BBQ, gunfights, music, 6 pm, $3-7, 520-782-3127 or 520-783-4771

23-24 TUCSON: Dance & Dessert IV - Proscenium Theatre, with Ballet Arts Foundation, Tucson's professional chamber ballet performs a fun, eclectic repertoire combined with delicious gourmet dessert tastings, $, 7 & 2 pm, 520-623-3373

23-24 TUCSON: SR-71 Blackbird - Pima Air & Space Museum, open cockpit preview of the fastest land based aircraft ever built capable of speeds exceeding Mach 3, meet & speak to men who flew the Blackbird, 520-618-4802 H

23-25 APACHE JUNCTION: Rock & Gem Show - 480-982-3141

23-25 APACHE JUNCTION: 37th Annual Lost Dutchman Days - community celebration emphasizing on the Lost Dutchman legend, includes professional rodeos, carnival, rodeo dance, entertainment, parade, RV show, free, 480-983-4888 H * z

23-25 FOUNTAIN HILLS: 23rd Annual Great Fair - 425+ artists & craftspeople, magician, jugglers, clowns, rides, food, hot air balloons, skydivers, free, 480-837-1654 H * z

23-25 MESA: 35th Annual AZ Scottish Highland Games - Mesa Community College, competition, demonstrations, Highland dancers, ancient athletic events, children's games, clan booths, food, artifact & clothing vendors & reenactment groups, massed pipes & drums, 7:30 am - 5 pm, $3-12, 602-431-0095 H * y

23-25 TUCSON: The Daughter of the Regiment - TCC Music Hall, by Arizona Opera, 520-293-4336

23-25 YUMA: Yuma River Daze - Historic Downtown, food, 120 artisans, arts & crafts, live entertainment, shopping, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-783-4555 or 520-782-5712 H * y

23-3/4 SCOTTSDALE: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - Stagebrush Theatre, presented by Greasepaint Scottsdale Youtheatre, travel through the wardrobe into Narnia as this magical adventure unfolds, $10-12, 480-990-7405 H

23-3/4 TEMPE: The Birds - Paul V. Galvin Playhouse, a fantasy of air and light in which a man learns to fly like the birds and birds behave as foolishly as men, comedy, $8, 7:30 & 2 pm, 480-965-6447

24 CASA GRANDE: Downtown P'Art'Y - free hands-on children's crafts, food, entertainment, historical re-enactments, art show, craft vendors, free, 10 am - 3pm, 520-421-8677 H *

24 PEORIA: Northwest Black History Celebration - City Hall Complex, music entertainment, cultural activities, guest speakers, food, games, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 623-412-7137 H *

24 PHOENIX: Junior League of Phoenix Rummage Sale - State Fairgrounds, quality used merchandise, appliances, art work, baby furniture, books, records, clothing, furniture, jewelry, games, linens, sporting equipment & toys, $3, 8 am - 4 pm, 602-234-3388 or 602-252-6771 H x

24 PHOENIX: Climb to Conquer Cancer - South Mountain Park, for teams & individuals of all ages, benefits American Cancer Society, entertainment & festival area on site, 7 am, pledges, 602-553-7129 H

24 PHOENIX: Saturday Sampler Concert - The Three 'B's - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony, Robert Moody conducts, $18-43, 8 pm, 602-495-1999 H

24 PHOENIX: Annual Garden Walk - Desert Botanical Gardens, benefits garden programs, 480-941-1225

24 SCOTTSDALE: Marlena Shaw - Tribune Jazz Series - Center for the Arts, vocalist whose performances blur the lines which separate jazz, soul, rock, pop and R&B, $24, 8 pm, 480-994-2787 H

24 SCOTTSDALE: Fretwork with Ellen Hargis - Kerr Cultural Center, viol ensemble from England in 17th century Baroque, preceded by a lecture, $19-17, 7 pm, 480-965-5377 H

24 SUPERIOR: World Desert Fair - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, get a taste of foods, crafts and entertainment from deserts around the globe as you traverse the trails of the Arboretum, from the prickly pear pads of the Sonoran Desert to the pomegranates of Central Asia, 11 am - 3 pm, $2-5, 520-689-2811 or 520-689-2723 H

24 TUCSON/UA: David Dorfman Dance - Centennial Hall, a provocative program including a new community-based work, 8 pm, $16-28, 520-621-3341

24 TUCSON: MasterWorks Concert: Musical Melange - Catalina Foothills H.S, with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, violinist Bonnie Terry is features as George Hanson conducts, $18, 2 pm, 520-882-8585

24 YUMA: Yuma Crossing Day - Historic Downtown District, historic reenactments, gunfights, train rides, historic site tours, dancers, craft demonstrations, exhibitions, Southwestern music, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-783-2423 y

24-25 PHOENIX: 17th Annual Matsuri: A Festival of Japan - Heritage Square, highlights Japanese culture with entertainment, authentic crafts, food & fine arts, includes martial arts demos, Taiko drums & audience participation in traditional Japanese folk dances, free, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, 602-262-5071 H z

24-25 TUCSON: 7th Annual Southwest Indian Art Fair - Arizona State Museum, invitational show & sale by 100+ of the SW's finest American Indian artists, features award-winning hand crafts, storytelling, music, dancing, Native fashions, Native cuisine, $, 520-621-6302 H

24-25 TUCSON: President's Concert - Crowder Hall, $12-8, 3 pm, 520-621-2998

24-27 PHOENIX: 17th Annual 2000 NHRA Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals - Firebird International Raceway, some of the greatest racers in the world, also the 9th annual H.S. Pit Crew Challenge, $, 602-268-0200 H z

24-3/17 TUCSON: How the Other Half Loves - Temple of Music & Art, by Arizona Theatre Company, comedy by Alan Ayckboum of three couples, linked by the husbands' work, get together for two dinner parties, held on consecutive nights but happening on stage at the same time, $22-35, 520-622-2823 H

25 CHANDLER: Mesa Symphony Orchestra - Made in Arizona - Center for the Arts, featuring music of Arizona composers, harpist Andrea Steckermeier, guest conductor Patricia Hoy, $10-20, 2 pm, 480-897-2121 H

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

25 SCOTTSDALE: Misa Criolla - Center for the Arts, alumni & boys of the Phoenix Boys Choir join with Central & South American folk music band Khenany to perform this popular choral work, $20, 7 pm, 480-994-2787 H

25 TUCSON: MasterWorks Concert: Musical Melange - Proscenium Theatre, with Tucson Symphony Chamber Orchestra, violinist Bonnie Terry is features as George Hanson conducts, $18, 2 pm, 520-882-8585

25 TUCSON: Arizona Early Music Society - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, featuring Fretwork, with guest artist Ellen Hargis soprano: 4 viol players plus soprano, program of early composers of the English viol tradition, $5-15, 3 pm, 520-889-4310 H

26-3/4 SCOTTSDALE: State Farm Women's Tennis Championship, presented by US West - Scottsdale Princess, a WTA Tour event with singles and double matches, 602-514-8800 or 480-778-9799 H z

26-3/23 TUCSON: Jacobson, Lewis & Rebholz - PCC Art Gallery Exhibition, botanical collage illustrations by Jacobson, a multi-media installation with string grids with distressed paper images by Lewis & intense patterned abstractions by acrylic painter Rebholz, free, M-F 10 am - 5 pm, 520-206-6942

27 TUCSON/UA: Carnaval Veracruzano - Centennial Hall, a colorful Mardi Gras celebration from a sizzling Mexican folkloric dance company, 7:30 pm, $22-34, 520-621-3341

27-3/23 PHOENIX: Faces Across Phoenix Portrait Exhibit - Shemer Art Center & Museum, local artist Beverly McIver exhibits her portrait series, reveals human commonalties in 12 individuals, free, M 10-5, Tu 10-9, W-F 10-5, Sa 9-1, 602-262-4727 H

28-3/4 PHOENIX: 4th Annual Phoenix Antique and Art Show - Phoenix Art Museum, forty antique and art dealers from across the country, presented by the Phoenix Art Museum League to benefit the museum, $10; also Appraisal Day 2/28, $ per item, limit 5 items, 602-257-1222 H

28-3/4 TEMPE: New Danceworks III - Dance Theatre, Department of Dance's graduate students present a variety of diverse choreography, $8, 7:30 & 2 pm, 480-965-6447

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