| thruÐ4/1 | TUCSON | At Work in Arizona The Photographs of E.D. Newcomer - Arizona Historical Society Museum, examines the changing face of Arizona's worksforce from 1928 to 1968, free, 520-628-5774 |
| thruÐ4/7 | PHOENIX | Secret World of the Forbidden City Splendors from China's Imperial Palace - Phoenix Art Museum, more than 300 objects in the exhibition come from the Palace's storeroom vaults and have never before been exhibited in the U.S., exhibit will be specially-ticketed, 602-257-1880 or www.phxart.org H |
| thruÐ4/21 | SCOTTSDALE | Howard Werner Vessels - Museum of Contemporary Art, he creates objects of lyrical beauty and grace with an unlikely tool--a chain saw, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| thruÐ4/21 | SCOTTSDALE | Maurizio Pellegrin The Water Dream and Other Works - Museum of Contemporary Art, from gondolas to glass coral, The Water Dream captures the culture of Venice's canals and the dreamy romantic allure of a time now lost, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| thruÐ4/30 | FLAGSTAFF | Hollywood's Indians Stereotypes & Prejudices - Museum of Northern Arizona, an exploration of how the cinema has fostered biased images & ideas in films, investigating 100 years of film history, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H |
| thruÐ4/30 | PHOENIX | Remembering Our History, The Chinese Experience in Phoenix - Phoenix Museum of History, 602-253-2734 |
| thruÐ4/30 | PHOENIX | Masterworks from the Heard Museum - series of three exhibitions showcase the finest from the collection, masterworks in pottery, basketry, jewelry, beadwork, sculpture & other fine art, $3-7, 9:30 am - 5 pm, 602-252-8840 or www.heard.org H |
| thruÐ5/5 | SCOTTSDALE | The Gift Generous Offerings, Threatening Hospitality - Museum of Contemporary Art, works that have been conceived by artists as gifts, dedications, homages, invitations, gestures of hospitality & gratuitous offerings, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| thruÐ9/30 | 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 | AJO | Annual O'odham Day Celebration - Organ Pipe Cactus Nat'l Monument, educational demonstrations on traditional O'odham basket weaving, pottery, storytelling, dancing, native uses of plants, dry land tanning, dancing & music, food, 10 am - 3 pm, 520-387-7661 ext. 7303 H * w |
| tba | APACHE JUNCTION | Annual Dons of Arizona Lost Dutchman Gold Mine Superstition Mountain Trek - features "search" for Lost Dutchman Gold Mine, BBQ, legendrama, fireworks show & firefall down the mountainside, pan for gold, craft demos, Indian & Mexican dances, food, 8:30 am - 10 pm, $, 602-258-6016 or www.donsofarizona.org |
| tba | BLACK CANYON CITY | White Cane Parade & Festival - parade at 10 am, festival & carnival from 11 am - 5 pm with food, crafts, entertainment, music & rides for all ages, sponsored by the Black Canyon City Lions Club, 623-374-0038 |
| tba | BUCKEYE | Annual Pioneer Days - City Park, parade, entertainment, food, arts & crafts, 623-386-2727 or BuckeyeValleyCamberofCommerce.com H |
| tba | BUCKEYE | Bluegrass Festival - Eagle Mountain Ranch, booths, food, 15-20 bands, nightly jam sessions, $, 10 am - 8 pm, 623-386-2316 H |
| tba | GLOBE | 6th Annual Pow Wow - Apache Gold Casino, 800-Apache-8 |
| tba | LAKE HAVASU CITY | 8th Annual Havasu Happening - Bridgewater Links Golf Course, motorsports show, 9 am, 928-855-6125 |
| tba | LAKE HAVASU CITY | 3rd Annual Lake Havasu 4x4 Desert Run - 928-453-6856 |
| tba | LAKE HAVASU CITY | 23d Annual Juried Spring Art Show - C.V. Woods Community Center, judged & juried show & sale of fine arts and fine crafts, free, 928-453-4392 H * x |
| tba | MESA | Annual Cox Communications Air & Motor Spectacular - Williams Gateway Airport, aerobatic performers, military jet fighter demonstrations, attack helicopters, jet powered dragsters, static display, warbirds, pyrotechnics, monster trucks, 10 am - 4 pm, $, 480-774-9355 or www.coxairshow.com H z |
| tba | PARKER | 18th Annual NSBW Water Ski Marathon - LaPaz County Park, high speed water ski marathon, 928-669-2174 H |
| tba | PEARCE/SUNSITES | Cochise Days - arts, crafts, parade, carnival, golf tournament, 10K run, cookout, 520-826-5086 H |
| tba | PEORIA | Dolly Sanchez Memorial Easter Egg Hunts - Sports Complex, candy hunts, carnival games, rides, visits with the Easter Bunny, free, 9 am - noon, 623-773-7137 or www.peoriaaz.com H * x |
| tba | PHOENIX | AQG Quilt Show - ASU West Campus, a judged quilt show with a merchant mall and education areas on quilting, $5, Fr 9 am - 8 pm, Sa 9 am - 4 pm, 602-220-9889 H |
| tba | PHOENIX | 19th Annual Benefit Dinner - Phoenix Airport Marriott, by the Phoenix Indian Center, featured speakers, includes silent auction of American Indian Art, raffle, 602-264-6788 ext. 12 |
| tba | PHOENIX | Eight Second Thunder - American West Arena, world's best bull riders in one action-packed performance, Professional Bull Riders Bud Light Cup, $15-50, 7:30 pm, 480-946-9711 or 602-379-7800 H |
| tba | PHOENIX | Spring Plant Sale Festival - Desert Botanical Gardens, 25,000+ desert-adapted plants, pruning, cactus care & other clinics, advice, free, 480-941-1225 |
| tba | PHOENIX | Cadillac Club Car Show - Heritage & Science Park, automobiles on display, free, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-262-5071 H |
| tba | PHOENIX | Phoenix Folk Traditions Music Festival - Encanto Park, 200 musical artists performing folk, country, blues, cowboy, old-time & Celtic music, storytelling, workshops, jam sessions, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 602-261-8993 H |
| tba | PHOENIX | Great Arizona Beer Festival - Arizona Center, benefits Sun Sounds, 602-231-0500 or www.azbeer.com |
| tba | PHOENIX | 15th Annual Coronado Historic Home Tour - features restored historic homes in the Coronado Historic District & the Country Club Park Historic District, vintage cars from the Arizona Lambda Car Club, 11 am - 4 pm, $9 with can food donation, $10, 602-253-3794 or 602-252-0173 |
| tba | 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 |
| tba | PHOENIX | Mariachi Espectacular 2002 - Cricket Pavilion, mariachi music & dance, food, 623-935-6384 or www.wfac.org H |
| tba | PHOENIX | Phoenix Gem & Mineral Show - WildHorse Domes Event Center, special feature of "Sunken Treasure & Artifacts," plus gem & mineral displays, gold panning, demo's, dealers & door prizes, $4, 12 & under free, Fr/Sa 10 am - 6 pm, Su 10 am - 5 pm, 602-973-4291 H |
| tba | PHOENIX | 29th Annual Phoenix Home Improvement & Garden Show - Civic Plaza, largest, most established exposition of home-related products in the state, 100s of displays of the latest on sprucing up both inside & outside, lots of clinics & demonstrations, $6.50, 602-277-4748 or dmgworldmedia.com H z |
| tba | PHOENIX | Desert Woodcarving Show & Sale - Phoenix Civic Plaza, largest woodcarving show in AZ, by the Grand Canyon State Woodcarvers, featuring wood sculptures by national & local carvers, door prizes, raffles, demos, $2, 9 am - 5 pm, 480-345-1309 or 480-471-7231 H x |
| tba | PRESCOTT VALLEY | 11th Annual Jerome Mountain Bike Ride - self-contained mountain or hybrid bike ride through Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, the Woodchute Wilderness, Old Jerome & over Mingus Mountain, $5, 8 am, 602-277-5722 not H w |
| tba | PRESCOTT | 14th Annual Target Great Strides - Ken Lindley Park, walk 6.2 miles to cure Cystic Fibrosis, donations, 9:30 am, 602-224-0068 or www.cysticfibrosisaz.org H * |
| tba | SCOTTSDALE | 15th Annual Arizona's Touch of Class Miniature Horse Show - WestWorld, an exhibition of registered Miniature horses in halter and performance classes, harness driving, obstacle driving, liberty, costume classes, free, 602-971-4679 or 480-312-6802 |
| tba | SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale Arts Festival 2002 - Center for the Arts, rated among the top in the country, a juried fair that includes 185 artists, performances, artist demonstrations and presentations on 8 stages throughout the festival, specially-themed children's area, 40 food & beverage booths, $5, under 12 free, 480-994-2787 H |
| tba | SIERRA VISTA | 6th Annual Boys and Girls Club Benefit Car Show - The Mall at Sierra Vista, open car show featuring 12 classes for all vehicle types, giant live auction, dash plaques, trophies & more, 520-459-2184 or 520-458-8937 |
| tba | SIERRA VISTA | Annual Thunder Mountain Marathon - Veterans Memorial Park, a 26-mile marathon attracting nationwide runners, also half-marathon, relays and wheelchair events, 520-378-1763 |
| tba | SURPRISE/SUN CITY WEST | Bicycle Extravaganza 2002 - Del Webb Hospital, 15-, 30-, or 62-mile road or 15-mile mountain bike tour, breakfast, lunch, sag support & prize raffle, benefits AZ Humane Society, 7 am, $20, 602-943-6807 or 602-547-0912 or www.azbikeclub.com H * |
| tba | SURPRISE | 12th Annual Spring Fever Auction - Del Webb's Sun City Grand Sonoran Plaza Ballroom, dinner, $15-20, 5-9 pm, 623-583-0692 or www.northwestvalley.com |
| tba | TEMPE | Annual ASU Jazz Week - includes concerts, free, 480-965-8863 or 480-965-5377 |
| tba | TSAILE | Nihizaad Baa Ilwii'niih - 6th Annual Dine Language Arts Fair - Dineh College, competition among K-college level in poem reading, choral reading, story, joke telling, solo & group singing, reader's theatre & original works, 520-724-6819 |
| tba | TUCSON | 20th Annual Wa k Pow Wow - San Xavier Del Bac Mission, Native American inter-tribal dancing, contests, arts & crafts, $3-5, 7 & under are free, 520-294-5727 |
| tba | TUCSON | Spring 2002 Open Studio Tour - meet the artists creating their art in the Arts District, includes central Downtown area, the Warehouse District & adjacent neighborhoods, noon - 5 pm, 520-624-9977 or www.tucsonartsdistrict.org |
| tba | TUCSON | SAILA Open & Junior Livestock Show - Pima County Fairgrounds, free, 8 am - 6 pm, 520-792-1060 H |
| tba | TUCSON | 9th Winter Chamber Music Festival - Leo Rich Theatre, by AZ Friends of Chamber Music, music of Russian composers under the artistic direction of cellist Peter Rejto, 16 musicians including the St. Petersburg String Quartet, international artists, 5 concerts, master classes, gala concert, $/concert, 520-577-3769 H |
| tba | WINSLOW | 26th Annual Baca Rough Stock Rodeo - Rodeo Grounds, largest Rough Stock Rodeo in the U.S., features top rodeo athletes from across the U.S. matched against some of the toughest bulls and horses in the country, $4-7, weekends, 1:30 pm, 520-289-2434 or 520-289-3383 or www.azreporter.com/baca H |
| tba | YUMA | North End Classic Show & Shine - car show, free, 928-782-5712 H * x |
| 1 | FLAGSTAFF | First Friday Art Walk - Artists Gallery, free, 6 pm, 928-773-0958 H |
| 1 | PAGE | In Spiritus Dance Company - Cultural Arts Bldg., by Lake Powell Concert Assn, 7 pm, 928-645-2741 |
| 1 | PHOENIX | Best of Show Reception - Heard Museum, a special reception that kicks off the Fair & Market, first opportunity to purchase top prize-winning pieces in a silent auction, with a buffet dinner, $40, 602-252-8840 or www.heard.org H y |
| 1 | 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 |
| 1 | PHOENIX | Toronto Dance Theatre - Orpheum Theatre, under the artistic direction of Christopher House, $28-32, 8 pm, 602-482-6410 or southwestae.com H |
| 1 | PRESCOTT | Cresdeint - Yavapai College Performance Hall, renowned Welsh triple harpist, Robin Huw Bowen, folk band, $16, 7:30 pm, 877-928-4253 H |
| 1 | SCOTTSDALE | Brubeck Brothers Quartet - Center for the Arts, follows in their legendary jazz pianist father, Dave Brubeck, blend of original works & jazz standards, 8 pm, $26, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 1Ð2 | GLENDALE | 30th Annual Glencroft's Benefit Quilt Auction - display, food & novelty booths, boutique, breakfast, free, 623-847-3004 or www.glencroft.com H x |
| 1Ð2 | MARANA | Watching Archaeology at Work Public Visits to the Yuma Wash Site - Public Park, see archaeologists & public participants excavate an important site, an ancient village last occupied 6-7 centuries ago, interpreter answers questions, free, 9 am & 2 pm, 520-798-1201 or www.azstarnet.com/nonprofit/oldpueblo not H |
| 1Ð2 | MARANA | Dig for a Day A Public Archaeology Experience - Public Park, get a taste of real archaeological research at an important site, an ancient village last occupied 6-7 centuries ago, learn about the ancient farming people, $38 each 1-day session, 8 am - 2:30 pm, 520-798-1201 or www.azstarnet.com/nonprofit/oldpueblo not H |
| 1Ð2 | TUCSON/UA | Symphony Orchestra Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, $4-8, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 1Ð3 | CAREFREE | 7th Annual Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival - Downtown, fine arts & crafts, entertainment, wine & micro-brew tasting, unique shops, restaurants, outdoor cafes, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-837-5637 or www.thunderbirdartists.com H z |
| 1Ð3 | CASA GRANDE | 44th Annual Cactus Antique Airplane Fly-In - Municipal Airport, antique, classic, experimental & military warbirds fly in for aviation activities, static displays, vendors & fly bys, $5/person or $10/car, 8 am - 5 pm, 480-987-5516 or www.Americanpilot.org/cactus H x |
| 1Ð3 | ORACLE | 10th Annual Oracle Fine Art Weekend - artists open their studios, share techniques & give demonstrations, self-guided driving tour, highlighted artwork includes photography, landscape, abstract, realist painting in oil, acrylics, watercolor & pastels, stoneware, Raku pottery, stained glass, metal work, fiber arts, 520-896-9200 or 800-699-3043 |
| 1Ð3 | SEDONA | 8th Annual International Film Festival & Workshop - hot new domestic & international films screened prior to release, documentary & animation features, features, shorts, film making workshop, filmmakers introduce their films & host Q&A sessions, $10-250, 928-203-4TIX ext. 253 or 800-780-ARTS (2787) or www.sedonafilmfestival.com H |
| 1Ð3 | TUCSON/UA | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Centennial Hall, each night a distinctive program, $36-54, 520-621-3341 or www.uapresents.arizona.edu H |
| 1Ð3 | TUCSON | Orts Theatre of Dance in Concert - Proscenium Theatre, 2 & 8 pm, $, 520-624-3799 |
| 1Ð24 | APACHE JUNCTION | 14th 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, $6-16, 5 & under free, weekends, 10 am - 6 pm, 520-463-2700 or www.royalfaires.com H * z |
| 1Ð24 | SCOTTSDALE | 12th Annual Celebration of Fine Art - 100+ juried artists create & show original works, sculpture court, entertainment & food, $5.50-6.50, 10 am - 6 pm, 480-443-7695 or www.celebrateart.com H |
| 1Ð31 | PHOENIX | 2nd Annual Alumni & Student Art Show - Art Institute of Phoenix, free, 602-678-4300 |
| 1Ð31 | SCOTTSDALE | Giants Spring Training Baseball - Scottsdale Stadium, watch your favorite San Francisco Giants practice at Indian School Park then see the games at the Stadium, 480-663-8100 or www.sfgiants.com |
| 1Ð31 | STATEWIDE | Archaeology Awareness Month - special events in towns across Arizona about archaeology, 602-542-4174 or www.pr.state.az.us |
| 1Ð31 | 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 | CASA GRANDE | AZ State Open Chili Championship - Dave White Park, cookoff, classic car show, arts & crafts, entertainment, free, 10 am- 6 pm, 800-916-1515 or www.casagrandechamber.org H * x |
| 2 | CASA GRANDE | La Grande Tour Bike Challenge - Peart Park, bike ride through the Casa Grande Valley, 100K, 50K & 10 mile rides, 7:30 am, 800-335-PARK or www.azpra.org * w |
| 2 | COOLIDGE | US 36th Army Band - Pence Aud., Dixie to jazz to swing, free, 7:30 pm, 602-258-8685 ext. 4223 or www.cac.cc.az.us H |
| 2 | MESA | Annual Mesa Day Miniature Parade & Family Festival - Center Street, miniature floats 4 ft x 8 ft., bands, dance troupes, scout packs, antique cars, games, displays, entertainment, free, parade at 10 am, festival 11 am - 4 pm, 480-644-2351 or www.ci.mesa.az.us H * y |
| 2 | PHOENIX | Les Ballets Jazz De Montreal - Orpheum Theatre, under the direction of Louis Robitaille, $28-32, 8 pm, 602-482-6410 or southwestae.com H |
| 2 | PHOENIX | Share our Strength - Civic Plaza Terrace, $100, 5-9 pm, 602-522-2344 or fermier.com |
| 2 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Houston - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 2 | SCOTTSDALE | Exclusively Little 2002 - McCormick Railroad Park, for children 6 & under; games, arts & crafts, clown face-painting, entertainment, free, 11 am - 2 pm, 480-312-2312 H * w |
| 2 | SCOTTSDALE | Lyra Allen Ames & Maryanne Kremer-Ames Classical Guitar, Violin & Violira - Kerr Cultural Center, repertory ranges from the classics to music inspired by the modern Southwest desert to eclectic chamber music, $13-16, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 2 | SCOTTSDALE | 17th Annual Friends of Arizona Cancer Center - Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, dinner, silent 7 live auctions, raffle, entertainment, dancing, $150, 7 pm, 480-947-7771 |
| 2 | SUN CITY WEST | Jim Brickman - Sundome, new age pianist, 7:30 pm, $20-40, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 2Ð3 | PHOENIX | Art Detour 14 - Downtown, 70 downtown artist studios, galleries and art spaces open for self-guided tours, also the Student Detour, & the Mystery Galleries, free shuttles, free, Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 602-256-7539 or www.artlinkphoenix.com H y |
| 2Ð3 | PHOENIX | Heard Museum Guild 44th Annual Indian Fair & Market - features more than 300 of the nation's top Native American artists, entertainment & a variety of Native foods, $3-10, 9:30 am - 5 pm, 602-252-8840 or www.heard.org H * y |
| 2Ð3 | PHOENIX | Annual Open House at Adobe Mountain Wildlife Rehabilitation Center - AZ Game & Fish Dept's Wildlife Center hands-on activities, fishing clinic, booths, presentations, lectures, nature trail, raffle, food, games, wildlife, free, 10 am - 3 pm, 602-789-3371 or www.azgfd.com H * y |
| 2Ð23 | TUCSON | Fully Committed - Temple of Music & Art, by Becky Mode, directed by David Ira Goldstein, off-Broadway hit, shedding light on the bad behavior of all the "best people", 520-622-2823 or www.arizonatheatre.org |
| 3 | CHANDLER | Les Ballets Jazz De Montreal - Center for the Arts, under the direction of Louis Robitaille, $28-32, 2 pm, 602-482-6410 or southwestae.com H |
| 3 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Columbus - America West Arena, 5 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 3 | PHOENIX | Annual Diabetes Expo/Conference - Civic Plaza, largest trade show in the country dedicated to Diabetes management, $5-6, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm, 602-861-4731 or www.diabetes.org H x |
| 3 | PHOENIX | Silent Sundays Sparrows - Orpheum Theatre, Mary Pickford stars in this silent film as a heroine who rescues orphans from an evil villian by fleeing with them into a swamp full of alligators and other dangers, $9-12, 2:30 pm, 602-262-7272 or www.orpheumtheatrefoundation.org H |
| 3 | 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 |
| 3 | SUN CITY | Symphony of the West Pops Concert - Sundome, featuring
Bravo Broadway Centennial Tribute to the Music of Richard Rogers, 3 pm, $15-25, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 3 | TEMPE | Concert Choir - Russian Masters - Katzin Concert Hall, Stravinsky Mass, Berger Magnificat, 7:30 pm, 480-965-3879 |
| 3 | TUCSON/UA | AZ Jazz Week Concert - Crowder Hall, 3 pm, $, 520-621-1162 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 3 | TUCSON/UA | Community Chorus - Catalina Methodist Church University, 3 pm, $10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 3 | TUCSON | Assisteens Auxiliary of Tucson Fashion Show & Luncheon - Westin la Paloma Resort, teen & adult fashions modeled by assisteens & their mothers, $40, 11 am, 520-326-8452 H |
| 3Ð10 | TUCSON | LPGA's Welch's/Circle K Championship - Randolph North Golf Course, 144 world-class lady golfers compete for top prize money, $5-10, 520-791-LPGA (5742) or www.tucsonlpga.com H * z |
| 4 | TUCSON/UA | Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, featuring AZ Jazz Week Concert, 7:30 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 4Ð10 | SCOTTSDALE | Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic presented by U.S. West - Scottsdale Princess, Arizona's premier professional tennis event, top stars from around the world such as Andre Agassi compete for $400,000 in prize money, features 32 singles players & 16 doubles teams, $10-65, 480-922-0222 or www.scottsdaletennis.com H z |
| 5 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. New Jersey - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 5 | SCOTTSDALE | El Bajon - ASU Accompanying Studio & Singers - Kerr Cultural Center, Eckart Sellheim directs, free, reservations required, 480-965-5377 |
| 5 | SCOTTSDALE | Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, Piano - Center for the Arts, featuring Five Fabulous Frenchmen, with Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saens, Faure & Poulenc, concerts with commentary, 8 pm, $28, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 5 | ST. JOHNS | Hilary Weeks & Brett Raymond - H.S. Aud., contemporary Christian concert, $3-6 or $15/family, 7 pm, no phone |
| 5 | TUCSON/UA | AZ Jazz Week Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, $, 520-621-1162 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 6 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. New Jersey - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 6 | PRESCOTT | The Sunshine Boys - Yavapai College Performance Hall, Neil Simon's comedy hit, starring Dick Van Patten & Frank Gorshin, $27, 7:30 pm, 877-928-4253 H |
| 6 | SCOTTSDALE | The Tony Vacca Quartet - Kerr Cultural Center, tenor saxophone in ballads, blues & favorite standards, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 6 | TUCSON/UA | Newport Jazz "Jazz Today" - Centennial Hall, Latin & traditional jazz, $26-38, 7:30 pm, 520-621-3341 or www.uapresents.arizona.edu H |
| 6Ð7 | TUCSON/UA | AZ Jazz Week Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, $, 520-621-1162 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 6Ð10 | SCOTTSDALE | Arizona Reining Horse Classic & Desert Circuit - WestWorld, competition, USET reining, championship qualifiers, full Quarter Horse show, country western music, dinner, silent auction, free, 8 am, 480-595-0083 or 480-312-6802 H |
| 7 | FLAGSTAFF | Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Classics Series - Ardrey Auditorium, features classical guitar maestro, Angel Romero, $12.50-25, 7:30 pm, 928-523-5661 or http://www.flagstaffsymphony.org |
| 7 | GLENDALE | Live at the Library - Main Library, featuring The Rambling Rovers, free, 7 pm, 623-930-3573 H w |
| 7 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Vancouver - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 7 | ST. JOHNS | Hilary Weeks & Brett Raymon - Letty A. Patterson Aud., award-winning singers and songwriters, sponsored by St. Johns Fine Arts Assn, 928-537-5685 or www.TheArtsAlliance.org |
| 7 | TEMPE | Men's & Women's Chorus - Lovers Love the Spring - Katzin Concert Hall, 7:30 pm, 480-965-3879 |
| 7 | TUCSON | Winter Instrumental Concert - Proscenium Theatre, 7:30 pm, $, 520-206-6988 |
| 7 | TUCSON | Senior Safari - Reid Park Zoo, free day for seniors, give-aways, free, 9 am - 4 pm, 520-791-4022 H x |
| 7Ð8 | MESA | Spring Dance Concert - Mesa Community College, mixed & varied dance styles, $5-8, 7:30 pm, 480-461-7170 or www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/theatre H |
| 7Ð10 | PHOENIX | Dreamcatchers - Herberger Theatre, four premieres Eye of the Moon; Burning; Joplin Rag; The Yellow Shark, by Center Dance Ensemble, 8 & 2 pm, $15-18, 602-252-8497 or 480-784-4444 |
| 7Ð28 | LAKE HAVASU CITY | Square Dancing - London Bridge square Dance Club, Havasupai Elementary School, Thursdays, 7 pm, 928-680-0317 |
| 8 | COOLIDGE | David Syme - Play It Again Syme - Pence Aud., contemporary/popular music on the concert grand, optional buffet, reservations required, $5-15, 7:30 pm, 602-258-8685 ext. 4223 or www.cac.cc.az.us H |
| 8 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 8 | PRESCOTT | Forever Plaid - Yavapai College Performance Hall, Broadway musical tribute to all the "guy groups" featuring a wide range of popular music from the 1950s, $22, 7:30 pm, 877-928-4253 H |
| 8 | SCOTTSDALE | Bobby Bridger A Ballad of the West - Kerr Cultural Center, master story teller, poet, historian & musician, $13-16, 10:30 am & 8 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 8 | TUCSON/UA | Compania Espanola de Antonio Marquez - Centennial Hall, in the grand tradition of the flamenco, $22-34, 8 pm, 520-621-3341 or www.uapresents.arizona.edu H |
| 8Ð9 | GLENDALE | Small World Miniature Doll House Show & Sale - ASU West, exhibits from AZ residents, sale of furniture, accessories, dolls from artisans from throughout the U.S., door prizes, raffle for local charities, $5, Fr 6-9:30 pm, Sa 10 am - 6 pm, 623-931-6921 or www.geocities.com/heartland/acres/3126/ |
| 8Ð9 | PHOENIX | H.M.S. Gilbert & Sullivan- Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Robert Moody, conductor, $, 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 8Ð9 | TUCSON | Signature - Berger Center for Performing Arts, Broadway star Ann Hampton Callaway sings the signature songs of great jazz legends, $33-35, 8 & 2 pm, 520-882-9721 or www.invisibletheatre.com H |
| 8Ð10 | BOUSE | Spring Fever Days - Community Hall, sponsored by Bouse Booster Club, swap meeting, 928-851-2498 |
| 8Ð10 | CHANDLER | Casa Paloma Festival of Fine Art - Casa Paloma Shopping Ctr, live music, food & 70 Painted Desert Artists exhibiting fine art, 10 am - 5 pm, free, 602-493-8920 |
| 8Ð10 | CHANDLER | 14th Annual Ostrich Festival - ostrich races, carnival, arts & crafts, marketplace, international food, national & regional entertainment, interactive kid's area, parade, free, races are $3-1, Fr noon - 11 pm, Sa 10 am - 11 pm, Su 10 am - 10 pm, 623-842-8434 or 480-782-2220 or www.ostrichfestival.com H * z |
| 8Ð10 | PEORIA | 14th Annual Taste of Greece - Greek Festival - St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, cuisine prepared by Greek chefs, Greek music & folk dancers, & Greek coffee, pastries & beer, Fr 5-10 pm, Sa 11 am - 10 pm, Su noon - 8 pm, $2, 12 & under free, 623-486-8665 H x |
| 8Ð10 | PHOENIX | Maricopa Spring Break Softball Tournament -- Rose Mofford Sports Complex & Phoenix College, colleges from all over the nation participate, 20-24 teams, $2-3, under 12 free, 8 am - 10 pm, 602-285-7175 H x |
| 8Ð10 | YUMA | 10th Annual Midnight at the Oasis Festival - Desert Sun Stadium, featuring cars & music of the 50's/60's, show & shine, rock n' roll concert, arts & crafts fair, dance, 928-343-1715 or www.caballeros.org H y |
| 8Ð24 | MESA | Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Mesa Arts Center, musical, lyrics by Tim Rice, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, $12-13, Fr-Sa 8 pm, Sa-Su 2 pm, 480-834-9500 H |
| 8Ð24 | PHOENIX | The Wiz - Valley Youth Theatre, musical lively mixture of rock, gospel & soul music, $10, 602-253-8188 ext. 2 or www.vyt.com H * |
| 8Ð31 | SEDONA | Mixed Rhapsody Exhibition - Sedona Arts Center, 928-282-3809 or www.sedonaartscenter.com |
| 9 | AJO | 2nd Annual Ajo Scenic Loop Walk-A-Thon - 8 mile loop, prizes, beautiful scenery of Sonoran Desert, or 4-mile walk, $12 includes T-shirt, 7 am, 520-387-7742 or ajoinaz.com H |
| 9 | GLOBE | WalkAmerica - corporate teams, organizations & individuals raise money for the March of Dimes, 602-266-9933 or www.modimes.org |
| 9 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Ottawa - America West Arena, 5 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 9 | 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 |
| 9 | PHOENIX | Toast for Del & Jewell Lewis - Pointe Hilton @ Squaw Peak, by House of Broadcasting, owners of MAC Communications, 602-944-1997 |
| 9Ð10 | APACHE JUNCTION | AZ Early Day Gas Engine & Tractor Assn's Superstition Mountain Show - Rodeo Park, tractor pulls & parades, corn shelling & grinding, antique cars & trucks, hayrides, pedal tractor raffle, threshing machine, 1915 case steam traction engine, $5, under 12 free, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-451-8969 or 480-895-7316 H * x |
| 9Ð10 | GLENDALE | Get Back to the Past - Historic Sahuaro Ranch, historical museums & societies around the state team up with cowboy poets, musicians, reenactors & storytellers, demonstrations, hayrides & tours of historic homes, $5, 9 am - 4 pm, 623-939-5782 H * |
| 9Ð10 | PHOENIX | Antonio Marquez & Compania Espanola - Orpheum Theatre, Spain's virtuoso & its "Most Esteemed Professional Dancer", Flamenco rhythm & fiery footwork, $32-40, 8 & 2 pm, 602-482-6410 or southwestae.com H |
| 9Ð10 | PICACHO PEAK | Annual Civil War Battle Re-Enactment - Picacho Peak State Park, re-enactment of the only Civil War battle to be fought in AZ, members of both the North & the South in costume, 1860's demos on laundering, candle making, sewing, cooking, fashion show, $5/vehicle, 520-466-3183 or 602-542-4174 or www.pr.state.az.us H x |
| 9Ð10 | TUBAC | Art Walk - Village of Tubac, artist demonstrations, galleries showcase resident artists, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-398-2704 or www.tubacaz.com |
| 10 | MESA | Valley of the Sun Marathon - Fiesta Mall, to train call the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 602-788-8622 or 800-568-1372 |
| 10 | PHOENIX | Carnival of the Animals - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Robert Moody, conductor, $, 2:30 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 10 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes Family Festival - all players & coaches attend this fan-interactive day, benefits Coyotes Charities, 480-473-5600 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 10 | PHOENIX | Wheels of Britain Car Show - Heritage & Science Park, an open display for all British built vehicles and British motorcycles, free, 10 am - 3 pm, 602-287-3542 or www.ci.phoenix.az.us/parks/heritage.html H |
| 10 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Charlotte - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 10 | PRESCOTT | YC Spring Instrumental Concert - Yavapai College Performance Hall, featuring the Big Band I, Symphonic Band & Symphony Orchestra, $4, 3 pm, 877-928-4253 H |
| 10 | SEDONA | Santa Fe Guitar Quartet - St. John Vianney Church, Chamber Music Sedona, 3 pm, $18-25, 928-204-2415 or www.chambermusicsedona.org H |
| 10Ð17 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Ping LPGA Tournament - Moon Valley Country Club, one of the state's largest women's athletic events, benefits community health programs, $15, 602-495-GOLF or www.standardregisterping.com H * z |
| 11 | SUN CITY | Sun Cities Chamber Music Society Concert - Bellevue Heights Church, Petersen Quartet from Berlin playing Shostakovich, Schulhoff & Beethoven, $18, 7:30 pm, 623-972-0478 H |
| 12 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 12Ð17 | PHOENIX | The Sunshine Boys - Orpheum Theatre, two cantankerous ex-vaudevillians brought together for one last performance, $29-42, 8, 2 & 7 pm, 602-262-7272 or www.orpheumtheatrefoundation.org H |
| 12Ð17 | TEMPE | Kiss Me Kate - Gammage Aud., part of Broadway Series, musical comedy featuring Cole Porter's classic score, 480-965-3434 or broadwayseries.com |
| 13 | SCOTTSDALE | The Concorda Trio - Kerr Cultural Center, specializing in the repertoire written for the piano trio, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 13Ð16 | SCOTTSDALE | 31st Annual Carousel Horse Show - WestWorld, features Arabians, Morgans, Saddlebreds, Driving horses & ponies, Tennessee Walking horses & Peruvian Pasos, roadsters & mules, free, 480-312-6802 or 623-465-2837 H |
| 13Ð16 | TEMPE | Southwest Region American College Dance Festival - ASU Dept of Dance invites colleges & universities nationwide to attend this celebration of dance, guest artists, 480-965-1208 or http://dance.asu.edu/acdf/ H |
| 14 | TUCSON/UA | Renee Fleming, Soprano - Centennial Hall, celebrated American opera singer, $48-60, 7:30 pm, 520-621-3341 or www.uapresents.arizona.edu H |
| 14Ð16 | MARANA | Dig for a Day A Public Archaeology Experience - Public Park, get a taste of real archaeological research at an important site, an ancient village last occupied 6-7 centuries ago, learn about the ancient farming people, $38 each 1-day session, 8 am - 2:30 pm, 520-798-1201 or www.azstarnet.com/nonprofit/oldpueblo not H |
| 14Ð16 | MARANA | Watching Archaeology at Work Public Visits to the Yuma Wash Site - Public Park, see archaeologists & public participants excavate an important site, an ancient village last occupied 6-7 centuries ago, interpreter answers questions, free, 9 am & 2 pm, 520-798-1201 or www.azstarnet.com/nonprofit/oldpueblo not H |
| 14Ð16 | PHOENIX | Ode to Beethoven - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Hermann Michael, conductor, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 14Ð16 | TEMPE | Choral Union - with Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 & 8 pm, 480-965-3879 |
| 14Ð17 | PARKER | La Paz County Fair - Manataba Park, 4-H exhibits, carnival, midway, entertainment, Miss La Paz County Scholarship Pageant, $5, 10 am - 10 pm, 928-669-8100 H * y |
| 14Ð17 | SCOTTSDALE | National Festival of the West - WestWorld, western music, cowboy poetry, western vendors, costume contests, film celebrities, chuck wagon cook-off, mounted action shooting championships, stick horse races, $, 10 am, 602-996-4387 or www.festivalofthewest.com * y |
| 15 | COTTONWOOD | Common Ground - Mingus Union High School Aud., Irish dancers help celebrate St. Patrick's Day, $5-18, 7 pm, 928-639-0636 H |
| 15 | ORO VALLEY | Tucson Symphony Orchestra MasterWorks Concert - H.S. Aud., features works by Weill, Debussy & Schubert, George Hanson conducts, $20, 7 pm, 520-797-3959 or www.govac.org H * x |
| 15 | SCOTTSDALE | Bartholomew Faire - Kerr Cultural Center, directed by Stefan Dollak, The Baby's Opera, explores the oldest examples of classic English nursery rhymes, $11-14, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 15Ð16 | TUCSON | The Sound of New Music - Reveille Gay Men's Chorus - Proscenium Theatre, 8 pm, $, 520-617-3100 |
| 15Ð17 | AVONDALE | Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Weekend - Phx International Raceway, with Indy Racing League, USAC & open-competition super modifieds, on the world's fastest 1-mile paved oval, $, 8 am, 602-252-2227 or www.phoenixinternationalraceway.com H * y |
| 15Ð17 | CHANDLER | 6th Annual Kokopelli Wine & Art Festival - Downtown, fine wine, fine art & food, free, Fr 5-9 pm, Sa 11 am - 9 pm, Su 11 am - 5 pm, 602-431-1497 or kokopelliwinery.com H x |
| 15Ð17 | 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 |
| 15Ð17 | GLENDALE | 3rd Annual Glendale Spring Fling - Glendale Community College, arts/crafts, commercial exhibits, carnival, foods, kid's area, live entertainment, 623-842-8434 or www.ckevents.com |
| 15Ð17 | SCOTTSDALE | Chicago Fest - Scottsdale Downtown, a celebration of jazz, blues & food from the Windy City, St. Patrick's Day celebration too, free, F 3-10 pm, Sa noon - 10 pm, Su noon - 6 pm, 480-947-6423 or www.downtownscottsdale.com H * y |
| 15Ð17 | SCOTTSDALE | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago - Center for the Arts, led by new artistic director Jim Vincent, rhythmically-based dance, 8 & 7 pm, $34, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 15Ð17 | SUPERIOR | 14th Annual Superior Mountain Festival - Old Town, parade, Baile Folklorico, mining competitions, southwest food, music, crafts, free, Fr 6-9 pm, Sa 10 am - 9 pm, Su 10 am - 6 pm, 520-689-0200 or www.superior-arizona.com H * x |
| 15Ð17 | TUCSON | The King and I - TCC Music Hall, 800-776-7469 |
| 15Ð31 | PHOENIX | Something in the Air - Herberger Theatre, by Richard Dresser, a hilarious take on life, death, friendship, and greed, by Actors Theatre, $25-34, 602-252-8497 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.atphx.org |
| 15Ð31 | PRESCOTT | Children's Art Show - Fine Arts Assn, exhibit, W-Sa 11 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H |
| 15Ð31 | SCOTTSDALE | The Miracle Worker - Stagebrush Theatre, heartfelt drama based on the true story of Helen Keller & her inspirational teacher, Anne Sullivan, $14-16, 480-990-7405 H |
| 15Ð31 | SUPERIOR | Annual Spring Landscaping Festival & Plant Sale - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, thousands of drought-tolerant plants from shrubs, vines, trees, cacti and succulents, horticulturists on hand to answer questions and lead tours at 1:30 pm, $2-5, 8 am - 5 pm, 928-689-2811 or www.pr.state.az.us H |
| 16 | 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 |
| 16 | MARANA | 25th Founder's Day - Marana Park, parade, food, games, live entertainment, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-682-4314 or www.marana.com H * |
| 16 | MESA | Antique Car Show - Sirrine House Museum, Model A Ford cars from the years 1928-1931 on display, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 480-644-2760 or www.ci.mesa.az.us H * |
| 16 | PHOENIX | 19th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade & Irish Family Faire - Central Ave., 2nd largest parade in Phx, 150 entries, 10 am, Faire at Hance Park 10:30 am - 6:30 pm, traditional Irish dancers, crafts, sing-a-long, 602-674-8844 H * z |
| 16 | PRESCOTT | Eileen Ivers - Yavapai College Performance Hall, seven-time all Ireland fiddle champion, star of the original Riverdance, $25, 7:30 pm, 877-928-4253 H |
| 16 | PRESCOTT | Music of the Americas - Fine Arts Assn, 2 & 7:30 pm, $6, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H |
| 16 | SCOTTSDALE | Magical Musical Moments of Broadway - Kerr Cultural Center, excerpts from 12 Broadway shows, $17.50, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 or www.asukerr.com |
| 16 | TOMBSTONE | Annual Territorial Days - 1880 AZ fire cart championship races, all pet parade, free, 10 am, 520-457-3826 or 520-457-9317 H |
| 16Ð17 | ORO VALLEY | 8th Annual Oro Valley Art & Music Festival - James D. Kriegh Park, a wide range of performing arts & more than 60 artists exhibiting & selling paintings, sculpture, function art, mixed media & photography, also children's stage & art tent, $1, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-797-3959 or www.govac.org H * x |
| 16Ð17 | PHOENIX | Aloha Festival - Heritage & Science Park, a celebration of Hawaiian culture featuring music, entertainment, island crafts, games for the entire family plus Hawaiian foods, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 602-261-8806 or www.azalohafest.org H y |
| 16Ð17 | TUCSON to CHANDLER | Annual Great Arizona Bike Ride - depart Chandler by bus, bike from Tucson to Casa Grande, ride back to Chandler, $25 registration, $250 donation, 480-981-5871 or www.azcharity.org |
| 16Ð17 | TUCSON | Spring Plant Sale- Tohono Chul Park, free, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H |
| 16Ð17 | TUCSON | Spring Plant Sale - Tucson Botanical Gardens, landscape plants including many Tucson Basin natives that are easy-care and attract local birds & wildlife, $1-4, 9 am - 4 pm, 520-356-9686 ext. 31 or www.tucsonbotanical.org |
| 17 | CHANDLER | It Don't Mean a Thing If . . . - Center for the Arts, Salt River Brass, featuring swing, jazz & the big band era, $8-10, 3 pm, 480-782-2680 or saltriverbrass.com H |
| 17 | KINGMAN | 3rd Annual St. Patty's Day Bash - benefits the Boys & Girls Club of Kingman, live music & green beer, 7 pm, 928-718-0033 |
| 17 | MARANA | N.W. Medical Center Desert Dash & Dart - Dave Mountain, 10K 7 5K & 5K walk, 520-682-4314 or www.maranachamber.com |
| 17 | TUCSON | Tucson Symphony Orchestra MasterWorks Chamber Concert "Debussy & Schubert" - Proscenium Theatre, 2 pm, $, 520-882-8585 |
| 18 | PHOENIX | Unique Lives & Experiences - Women's Celebrity lecture Series - Symphony Hall, featuring Dr. Mae Jemison, the first woman of color to travel into space, 7:30 pm, benefit, 877-885-8124 |
| 18 | TUCSON/UA | Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, featuring Wanda Brister, mezzo-soprano; Mary Dibbern, piano, 7:30 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 19 | SCOTTSDALE | Festival of Four - Kerr Cultural Center, Marc Teicholz, classical guitar; Guillermo Rios, flamenco guitar; Richard Patterson, guitar; Viviana Guzman, classical & ethnic flutes, $, 10:30 am, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 19Ð4/4 | MESA | Arizona Room - Mesa Center for the Arts, open art salon featuring professional quality contemporary work, 480-644-2056 |
| 19Ð4/7 | TUCSON | Visiting Mr. Green - Invisible Theatre, touching play about two men from different worlds & different generations, $18-20, 8, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-882-9721 or www.invisibletheatre.com H |
| 20 | SUN CITY WEST | Festival of Four - Sundome, from Rhumbas of Spain to Afro-Cuban rhythms of the Caribbean, combining specialties in Spanish flamenco, Andean mountain music, classical European & traditional American music, 7:30 pm, $15, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 20Ð21 | SCOTTSDALE | The World Famous Glen Miller Orchestra - Center for the Arts, 19-member band continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements as well as more modern selections in the big-band style, 2 & 8 pm, $26, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 20Ð24 | CASA GRANDE | Pinal County Fair - displays, live entertainment, arts & crafts, auto displays, car races, 4H & FFA livestock, animal exhibits, carnival rides, petting zoo, $2-4, 9 am - 10 pm, 520-723-5242 or www.co.pinal.az.us/fairgrounds or casagrande.com/pc.fair H * y |
| 21 | GLENDALE | Live at the Library - Main Library, featuring Festival of Four, free, 7 pm, 623-930-3573 H w |
| 21 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Detroit - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 21 | SNOWFLAKE | Spring Concert with the Silver Creek Regional Symphony - Snowflake HS Aud., $4-6, 7:30 pm, 928-537-7943 |
| 21 | SUN CITY WEST | Irish Rovers - Sundome, Irish music & humor, spirited sing-a-longs & rousing Irish medleys, 7:30 pm, $20-30, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 21 | TUCSON/UA | Wind Ensemble/ACE Chamber Players - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 21 | TUCSON | Spring Choral Concert - Proscenium Theatre, with PCC Chorale & College Singers, 7:30 pm, $, 520-206-6988 |
| 21Ð22 | PHOENIX | Out of this World - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Robert Moody, conductor & Evelyn Glennie, percussion, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 21Ð23 | MARANA | Dig for a Day A Public Archaeology Experience - Public Park, get a taste of real archaeological research at an important site, an ancient village last occupied 6-7 centuries ago, learn about the ancient farming people, $38 each 1-day session, 8 am - 2:30 pm, 520-798-1201 or www.azstarnet.com/nonprofit/oldpueblo not H |
| 21Ð23 | MARANA | Watching Archaeology at Work Public Visits to the Yuma Wash Site - Public Park, see archaeologists & public participants excavate an important site, an ancient village last occupied 6-7 centuries ago, interpreter answers questions, free, 9 am & 2 pm, 520-798-1201 or www.azstarnet.com/nonprofit/oldpueblo not H |
| 21Ð23 | SCOTTSDALE | Sun Country Circuit AKC Dog Show & Obedience Trial & Agility - WestWorld, by Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Assoc., 2000 dogs compete for best of breed, best in show, obedience titles, high in trial, agility titles & best junior handlers, vendors, dog food, accessories, gifts, gadgets, info on breeds, showing, performance, care, free, 8 am - 5 pm, 480-948-9002 or www.azdogs.com H |
| 21Ð24 | PHOENIX | El Zaribah Shrine Circus - Shrine Aud., $10-12, Fr 4:30 & 7:30 pm, Sa 11 am, 3 pm, 7:30 pm, Su 1 & 5 pm, 602-231-0300 |
| 21Ð30 | MESA | Jesus the Christ Easter Pageant - Mesa Arizona Temple Grounds, drama, dance & musical story about the birth, life, death & resurrection of Jesus Christ, free, 8 pm, 480-964-7164 or www.easterpageant.org H * y |
| 22Ð23 | SCOTTSDALE | Let the Games Begin - Community College, one hour original performance work created by MIAET students, faculty & Craig Berman, choreographer of MOMIX, visual images by Charlie Breakiron, a 3D animator from Fox Studios, $7, 8 pm, 480-423-6332 H |
| 22Ð24 | SCOTTSDALE | 3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival - Rawhide Wild West Town, nationally acclaimed acts, arts & crafts, children's music workshops, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H |
| 22Ð24 | TUCSON | 32nd Annual Fourth Avenue Spring Street Fair - 350 arts & crafters, food, entertainers & musicians from around the US, 4 street level stages & a main stage, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 520-624-5004 or www.fourthavenue.org H * z |
| 22Ð30 | PEORIA | The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe - Theater Works, C.S. Lewis' classic tale of four English school children who become caught up in an epic battle between good & evil, 8, 2 & 7 pm, $6-7.50, 623-815-7930 or www.theaterworks.org H |
| 22Ð4/14 | TEMPE | Godspell - Tempe Performing Arts Center, by Tempe Little Theatre, $10-12, 2 & 8 pm, 480-350-8388 or www.tempelittletheatre.org H |
| 23 | CAVE CREEK | Cave Creek with Bob Boze Bell - Cave Creek Museum, free program, 2 pm, 480-488-2764 H |
| 23 | FLAGSTAFF | Archaeology Day - Museum of Northern Arizona, hands-on activities, demonstrations & lecture, artifacts from the Elden Pueblo Project on display while dating & classifying are being conducted, $2-5, 10 am - 3 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H |
| 23 | LAKE HAVASU CITY | Desert Hills 3rd Annual Spring Fling Street Fair - 10 am - 2 pm, 928-764-3871 |
| 23 | MESA | A Rite of Spring - Word of Grace, Mesa Symphony Orchestra, family pop concert, free, 4 pm, 480-827-2143 or www.mesasymphony.org H |
| 23 | PHOENIX | Early Iris Exhibit - Valley Garden Center, early iris blooms, vote for favorite, potted plants, gardening seminars, free, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-862-1135 H |
| 23 | PHOENIX | Eggs, Fiddles & Vittles - Washington Adult Center, farmers market, live entertainment, food & craft vendors, kids crafts & games, petting zoo, egg hunts for all ages, free, 9 am - 1 pm, 602-262-6971 H * x |
| 23 | PHOENIX | Children's Fair - Heritage & Science Park, activities for young children including puppet theatre, stage entertainment, storytelling, hands-on activities, crafts, games, vendors, info booths for parents, free, 9 am - 2 pm, 480-948-5167 or www.ci.phoenix.az.us/parks/heritage.html H |
| 23 | PHOENIX | Linda Eder Benefit Gala - Orpheum Theatre, includes a pre-show dinner, $, 8 pm, 602-534-5647 or www.orpheumtheatrefoundation.org H |
| 23 | SCOTTSDALE | The Complete Cycle of Beethoven's Sonatas for Cello & Piano - Kerr Cultural Center, with Naumburg Laureate Anton Nel, piano & Yehuda Hanani, cello, $18-20, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 23 | SCOTTSDALE | The Fab Faux - Beatles Tribune band - Center for the Arts, this group tackles the Beatles' most demanding material live, 5 & 8 pm, $26, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 23 | SUN CITY WEST | Branson on the Road - Sundome, starring Larry Gaitlin & Doug Gabriel, 7:30 pm, $15-30, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 23 | SUPERIOR | Annual Welcome Back Buzzards - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, local flock of Turkey Vultures are due back to their roosts in the Eucalyptus grove, join in the celebration, bird watching tour follows buzzard viewing, 7 am - 3 pm, $2-5, 928-689-2811 or www.pr.state.az.us H |
| 23 | TUCSON/UA | Ballet Hispanico - Centennial Hall, foremost dance interpreter of Latino culture, $26-38, 8 pm, 520-621-3341 or www.uapresents.arizona.edu H |
| 23 | TUCSON | Primavera - Berger Performing Arts Center, celebrating women in jazz, the longest running women's jazz event in the world, 7:30 pm, $10-15, 520-903-1265 or www.tucsonjazz.org H |
| 23 | YUMA | Yuma Vigilantes 136th Anniversary & 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off - Main Street Plaza, gunfights, music, dancing, chili tasting, family activities, free, 8 am - 4 pm, 928-783-2423 H * x |
| 23Ð24 | COTTONWOOD | Arizona Flywheeler's 17th Annual Show - Verde Valley fairgrounds, engines, farm equipment, tractors, tractor pull, entertainment, 928-282-7626 |
| 23Ð24 | COTTONWOOD | 26th Annual Verde Valley Gem & Mineral Show - Mingus Union H.S., instructional exhibits, demonstrations, info on gems, minerals, lapidary & geology, dinosaur fossils & tracks, art, dealers, geology identification & children's exhibit, $3, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 928-284-0484 or 928-646-0398 H * x |
| 23Ð24 | GLENDALE | 7th Annual WorldPort - Glendale's Celebration of the Nations - Thunderbird School, a cultural and ethnic cavalcade of international celebration featuring live music, traditional dance, ethnic food, bazaar or worldwide merchandise, Kids Zone, 10 am - 6 pm, free, 623-930-2299 or www.glendaleaz.com/seeanddo H * y |
| 23Ð24 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Art Guild Spring Art Show & Sale - Washington Adult Center, oils, watercolors, acrylics, collages and mixed media, entertainment, refreshments, art demos by local artists, Sa 1-5 pm, Su 1-4 pm, 602-992-5272 H |
| 23Ð30 | TUCSON | 10th Annual Garden Art Exhibit - Tucson Botanical Gardens, features more than 50 local artists that specialize in metal, clay, stone or tile, art that can withstand desert sun & monsoon rains, also silent auction, $1-4, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, 520-356-9686 ext. 29 or www.tucsonbotanical.org |
| 24 | LITCHFIELD PARK | George Frederick Handel's Messiah - St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, featuring the Phoenix Bach Choir and the ASU Chamber Orchestra performing the Easter portions of this timeless classic, 2 pm, 623-935-6384 or www.wvfac.org |
| 24 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles - America West Arena, 5 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 24 | PHOENIX | 10th Annual Phoenix Academy Awards Benefit 2002 - Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak, fundraiser for AIDS & Arts, 5 pm, 602-253-2734 |
| 24 | SUN CITY | Symphony of the West Concert - Sundome, featuring Manuel Barrueco, classical guitar, 3 pm, $15-25, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 H |
| 24 | TUCSON/UA | Choir Concert - Crowder Hall, 3 pm, $, 520-621-1162 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 24 | TUCSON | Arizona Early Music Society - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, featuring Rolf Lislevand & the Kapsberger Trio a 3-member group made up of members of Hesperion XX, playing chittarone & baroque guitar, colascione & percussion in a program including works of Kapsberger & Santiago de Murcia, $12-15, 3 pm, 520-889-4310 or www.azearlymusic.org H |
| 24 | TUCSON | Tucson Kennel Club Dog Show - Reid Park, two all-breed dog shows, 1800 entries each day, free, 8 am - 6 pm, 520-575-9199 or www.tucsonkennelclub.com H |
| 24Ð25 | SCOTTSDALE | Lang Lang - Center for the Arts, part of Virginia G. Piper Steinway concert series, Chinese pianist & one of the most exciting young keyboard talents, 7 pm, $15, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 25 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. Cleveland - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 25 | SUN CITY WEST | Sun Health & Holland America Palmbrook Golf Classic - Palmbrook Country Club, golf cart, breakfast, lunch, dinner, prizes & drawings, 8 am, 623-876-5330 or www.sunhealth.org H |
| 25 | TUCSON | Tucson Woman's Club Benefit - "Poor Woman's Party" luncheon, bridge, mah jong, games, $10, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-296-3142 H |
| 25Ð27 | SCOTTSDALE | Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra - featuring Luca De Gregorio, pianist, 480-945-8071 |
| 26 | SCOTTSDALE | 12th Annual Brandeis Book & Author Luncheon - Phoenician Resort, nationally recognized authors autograph their books, silent auction, $75, 10 am, 480-948-9236 H |
| 26 | SCOTTSDALE | Festival of Four - Kerr Cultural Center, Marc Teicholz, classical guitar; Guillermo Rios, flamenco guitar; Richard Patterson, guitar; Viviana Guzman, classical & ethnic flutes, $15-18, 8 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H |
| 26Ð31 | TUCSON | 24th Annual Simon Peter Passion Play of Tucson - TCC Music Hall, 3-hour professional musical stage drama on the life of Christ, 100+ cast & live orchestra, free, Tu-Sa 7 pm, Su 2 pm, 520-327-0030 H y |
| 27 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. L.A. Lakers - America West Arena, 6 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 27 | SUN CITY WEST | London City Opera - The Merry Widow - Sundome, acclaimed London City Opera, light-hearted tale of political & amorous intrigue which unfolds amidst the gaiety of Parisian high society with beautiful Viennese-style waltzes, romantic, lyric melodies & impassioned choruses, 7:30 pm, $24-38, 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H |
| 28 | GLENDALE | Live at the Library - Main Library, featuring Quartet Sabaku, free, 7 pm, 623-930-3573 H w |
| 28 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 28Ð31 | MESA | Rodgers & Hart A Celebration - Community College, act one musical theatre production, $5-8, 480-461-7170 or www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/theatre H |
| 28Ð4/14 | PHOENIX | Jar The Floor - Black Theatre Troupe, by Cheryl L. West, examination of the intense love & need for one another of four generations of women, 602-258-8128 |
| 28Ð4/14 | PHOENIX | Fully Committed - Herberger Theater, by Becky Mode, directed by David Ira Goldstein, off-Broadway hit, shedding light on the bad behavior of all the "best people", 602-256-6995 or www.arizonatheatre.org |
| 28Ð5/24 | FLAGSTAFF | Biennial Print Exhibition - Old Main Art Gallery, jurored by Bruce Horn of the national Print Artists, free, 928-523-3471 or www.nau.edu/art-museum H |
| 29 | PAGE | A Tribute to Houdini - Cultural Arts Bldg., by Lake Powell Concert Assn, 7 pm, 928-645-2741 |
| 29 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Suns vs. L.A. Clippers - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 602-379-7867 |
| 29 | SCOTTSDALE | Joe Goode Performance Group - Center for the Arts, dance theater that combines text, gestures and humor with high velocity dancing, 8 pm, $26, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 29Ð30 | TUCSON/UA | Premium Blend - Crowder Hall, part of Dance Odyssey Series, 2 & 8 pm, $9-12, 520-621-1162 |
| 29Ð31 | PHOENIX | Swan Lake - Symphony Hall, by Ballet Arizona, one of the most renowned classic tales, $17-85, 8 & 2 pm, 602-381-1096 or balletarizona.org H |
| 29Ð31 | SCOTTSDALE | Easter Eggstravaganza - Rawhide Wild West Town, traditional Easter celebration with a western flair & a few surprises, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H |
| 29Ð5/3 | TUCSON | 26th Annual Visual Communications Student Exhibition - Lionel Rombach Gallery, juried, graphic design, illustration & computer-related 2-D art work by students in the visual communications program, reception 3/29 at 4 pm, free, M-F 10 am - 5 pm, 520-621-7000 or www.arts.arizona.edu/galleries |
| 30 | CAMP VERDE | 3rd Annual Verde River Canoe Festival - White Bridge, $17, 9 am, 928-567-0535 ext. 136 or www.campverde.org H * |
| 30 | CHINO VALLEY | Easter Egg Scramble - 928-636-9780 |
| 30 | GLENDALE | "A Family, A Fair" Easter Event - Sahuaro Ranch Park, make-and-take crafts, carnival games, rides, egg hunt, photo with the Easter Bunny, free, 9 am, 623-930-2832 or www.glendaleaz.com H * y |
| 30 | PHOENIX/TEMPE | MS "Walk on the Wild Side" - SRP, 10K walk through the Phoenix Zoo & Desert Botanical Garden, benefits the Desert Southwest Chapter of the NMSS for client programs & research to find the cause & cure of MS, pledges, 7:30 am, 480-968-2488 or www.dsw.nmss.org or http://ms150.dsw.nmss.org/walk H x |
| 30 | PHOENIX | Phoenix Coyotes vs. Colorado - America West Arena, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or 480-563-7825 or www.phoenixcoyotes.com |
| 30 | SCOTTSDALE | Arlo Guthrie - Center for the Arts, folk musician, an American Express Concert Under the Stars, 7:30 pm, $24-27, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org |
| 30 | TUCSON/UA | Nrityagram Dance Ensemble of India "Sri" - Centennial Hall, blending expressive dance with martial arts, & live music, $16-28, 8 pm, 520-621-3341 or www.uapresents.arizona.edu H |
| 30Ð31 | SAFFORD | Graham County Horse Race Meet - County Fairgrounds, 908-428-6240 |
| 30Ð4/21 | GLENDALE | Glendale Arts Council's Juried Fine Arts Show - Historic Sahuaro Ranch, free, W-Su 10 am - 2 pm, 623-939-5782 H |
| 30Ð6/23 | 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 |
| 31 | CANYON LAKE | Easter Dinner Cruise - Dolly Steamboat, reservations required, $, 4:30 pm, 480-827-9144 or www.dollysteamboat.com H |
| 31Ð4/14 | TUCSON | Two Gentlemen of Verona - Marroney Theatre, by Arizona Repertory Theatre, by William Shakespeare, lovers are driven to betray their friends, defy their parents and abandon general decorum in Shakespeare's romantic comedy, $11-19, 7:30 & 1:30 pm, 520-621-1162 or http://www.arts.arizona.edu/theatre |