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Arizona State-Wide Calendar of Events      May 2002
thru–9/30 FLAGSTAFF David Paladin

A Spiritual Life in Art - Museum of Northern Arizona, uses art as a vehicle for inner wisdom & develops a bridge between many cultures & times, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H

tba BUCKEYE 4th Annual Golf Tournament - Lions Club/Family Resource Center, 623-386-4008
tba LAKE HAVASU CITY 4th Annual Helping Hands for Hospice Golf Tournament - London Bridge Golf Course, 8 am, 928-855-7332
tba PEARCE/SUNSITES Memorial Day Golf Tournament - Shadow Mountain Golf & Country Club, 520-826-3412
tba PHOENIX Cinco de Mayo - Washington Adult Center, Mexican food, folkloric dancers, piņata, Christina Aguilar & Ricky Martin look-alike contest, 1-5 pm, 602-262-6971
tba PRESCOTT Annual Historic Home Tour - begins at Sharlot Hall Museum, 9 am - 3 pm, $4-10, 928-541-9765
1 KINGMAN Daily Miner Kite Flying Extravaganza - kite flying, face painting, finger printing, food, free, 1-5 pm, 928-753-6397 H *
1 PHOENIX Petroglyph Discovery Hike - South Mountain, with the Pueblo Grande Museum, $5, 7 am, pre-register, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com
1 PHOENIX Phoenix Forum

Bringing National Issues into Focus - Hyatt Regency, high profile speakers representing business, politics, government, media & sports, $70, noon, 602-744-0134 or www.phoenixchamber.com H

1 SCOTTSDALE Joey C. Quartet - Kerr Cultural Center, with guitarist Joe Anthony Cadrecha, jazz & classical, $15, 7:30 pm, 480-965-5377 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com H
1 ST. JOHNS BYU Dancers Company - Letty A. Patterson Aud., 7 pm, 928-537-5685 or www.TheArtsAlliance.org
1 TUCSON/UA Symphony Orchestra/Wind Ensemble Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, $4-8, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music
1–5 COTTONWOOD Verde Valley Fair - Fairgrounds, old time fair, free entertainment, carnival, livestock show & sale, fine art, homemaking arts, crafts, horticulture & floriculture, $3-5, 928-634-3290 H y
1–12 PHOENIX Rapunzel - Great Arizona Puppet Theater, retelling of the tale of he maiden with the really long hair and the prince who lovers her, puppets & scenery appear from an antique trunk as the story unfolds, $5-7, W-F 10 am, Sa 10 am & 2 pm, Su 2 pm, 602-262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org H *
1–31 GLOBE Cinco de Mayo Hispanic Arts Month - Cobre Valley Art Center, Hispanic & SW Indian arts & crafts, opening 5/3 with slide show of "American Painting," from 7-9 pm, free, M-S 10 am - 5 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 928-425-0884 not H
1–31 PHOENIX Arizona Colored Pencil Society Exhibit - Art Institute of Phoenix, free, 602-678-4300
1–31 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 *

1–6/30 SCOTTSDALE Music by Moonlight - el Pedregal, evening concert series, $10, Thursdays, 7 pm, 480-488-1072 or 480-488-3381 H
2 GILBERT Concert in the Park Series - Freestone Park, free, 6:30 pm, 480-503-6200 or www.ci.gilbert.az.us H
2 SNOWFLAKE BYU Dancers Company - Snowflake HS Aud., 7 pm, 928-536-4331 or www.TheArtsAlliance.org
2 ST. JOHNS BYU Dancers' Company - H.S. Aud., dance style range from dramatic to comedic & lyrical to jazz, $3-6 or $15/family, 7 pm, no phone
2 TUCSON Spring Instrumental Concert - Proscenium Theatre, with PCC Wind Ensemble, 7:30 pm, $, 520-206-6988
2–4 AHWATUKEE Special Olympics Summer Games - Desert Vista H.S., 2,000 special athletes compete in track and field, powerlifting, gymnastics & tennis, free, 602-230-1200 or 800-289-IWIN or www.specialolympicsarizona.org H
2–5 PHOENIX 50th Annual Arizona Sportsmen, Vacation & RV Show - Civic Plaza, largest selection of RV's under one roof, motorhomes, campers, tent trailers, 5th wheels, custom vans, 4WD, resorts, vacation spots, guides & outfitters, $4-6, Th 3-9 pm, F noon - 9 pm, Sa 10 am - 9 pm, Su 10 am - 6 pm, 602-230-7660 or www.greenband.com H y
2–30 LAKE HAVASU CITY Square Dancing - Havasupai Elementary, $3, Thursdays, 928-680-0317
2–30 PEORIA Peoria Performances - Amphitheater, outdoor concert series featuring a different group each week, free, Thursdays, 7 pm, 623-773-7198 or www.peoriaaz.com H
2–6/30 MESA 2002 Concerts in the Park - Dobson Ranch Branch Library, Thursdays, 6 pm, free, 480-644-2242
3 GILBERT 15th Annual Gilbert Gold Golf Classic - $90, 7:30 am, 480-897-0056 or www.gilbertaz.com H
3 PHOENIX ZooBrew - Phoenix Zoo, casual event at lakeside lawn, brews from local breweries, & BBQ, must be 21 years-old to attend, $45, 6-10 pm, 602-273-1341 or www.phoenixzoo.org H x
3 PHOENIX 75th Anniversary Awards Gala - Heritage & Science Park, for Phoenix Museum of History, four historic families are honored, 7:30 pm, 602-262-5029 or 602-253-2734 ext. 300 or www.pmoh.org
3 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
3 SURPRISE 17th Annual Golf Classic - Arizona Traditions, golf, dinner, auction, $95, 1 pm shot gun, 623-583-0692 or www.northwestvalley.com
3 TUCSON Physics Phun Nite - Proscenium Theatre, with PCC Physics Department, 7 pm, free, 520-206-6988
3 WILLIAMS Fun Run 2002 - Route 66 Ralley - all types of vehicles including vintage & classic, begin the Route 66 Fun Run in Williams, 928-753-5001 or www.azrt66.com
3–4 MESA Cinco de Mayo Fiesta - Pioneer Park, traditional & contemporary Hispanic music, folklorico dancers, authentic Mexican food, cultural educational displays, rides, games, free, Fr 6-10 pm, Sa 10 am - 10 pm, 480-644-2351 or www.ci.mesa.az.us H * z
3–4 PARKER River Run Classic Car Show - La Paz County Park, classic car show on the Colorado River, cars, hot rods, boats, motorcycles, vendors, Fr 6-10 pm, Sa 9 am - 4 pm, 928-669-2174
3–4 SEDONA Sedona Fine Arts Festival - 928-282-5782
3–4 TUCSON Star Party - UofA Mall, Flandrau Science Center, view Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn all lined up with large telescopes & giant binoculars, free, 7:30-9 pm, 520-621-STAR
3–5 COTTONWOOD Sizzlin' Salsa Sunday - salsa tasting competition, mariachis, ballet folklorico, local bands, lowrider parade, food, free, F 6-10 pm, Sa-Su 10 am, 928-634-9468 or www.oldtown.org H * x
3–5 PHOENIX Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show - State Fairgrounds, displays, a $15,000 kitchen raffled by Kitchen & Bath Depot to benefit Make-A-Wish, free consultations, estate auction of fine furnishings, remodeling/decorating seminars, premiering the "furniture expo," $4, 800-995-1295 or 602-252-6771 or www.phoenixhomeshow.com H
3–5 PHOENIX Umpire's Choice Sports Card & Beanie Baby Show - Spectrum Mall, collectibles include non-sports, pokemon & comics for sale, Fr 10 am - 9 pm, Sa 10 am - 7 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 602-242-9074
3–5 SELIGMAN/TOPOCK 15th Annual Route 66 Fun Run - road rally of approx. 800 vehicles of all descriptions & ages on the longest remaining stretch of historic Rt. 66, poker run, Miss Rt. 66 Pageant, street dance, entertainment, cruise night, $44-49, 928-753-5001 or www.azrt66.com H
3–5 SIERRA VISTA Festival of the Southwest - Veterans Memorial park, food, live entertainment, arts & craft, Fr-Sa 5-11 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 520-417-6980
3–19 PHOENIX Dinner with Friends - Herberger Theatre, by Donald Margulies, focuses on the relational flow between two married couples who are long time friends, by Actors Theatre, $25-34, 602-252-8497 or 480-784-4444 or www.ticketmaster.com
3–26 SCOTTSDALE Pageant - Stagebrush Theatre, revusical, $14-16, 480-990-7405 H
3–6/30 SURPRISE Photography by Jessica Marx - West Valley Art Museum, illusive & sublime use of the nude figure in photographic compositions, $5, Tu-Su 10 am - 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H
4 ASH FORK 6th Annual Pioneer Days - parade at 10 am, stone cutting contest, displays for gold panning, adobe block, quilting, food, crafts, raffles, free, 928-637-2442
4 CAVE CREEK Rossini's Stabat Mater & Bruckner's Te Deum - Christ Episcopal Church, with the Cantemus Choral Ensemble, directed by Darrell Rowader, $12-15, 7:30 pm, 602-943-3082 or 480-488-2666
4 CHANDLER 2002 Cinco de Mayo - A.J. Chandler Park, Chihuahua races, crowning of King and Queen of Chihuahuas, children's dance groups, food, crafts, free, 10 am - 10 pm, 480-963-3953 or www.cincodechihuahua.com H * x
4 COTTONWOOD 14th Annual Greater Cottonwood Antique Aeroplane & Auto Show - Airport, antiques, cycles, street rods, customs, military, kit cars, vintage & experimental aircraft, food, 8 am - 4 pm, $, 928-634-7593 H
4 DOUGLAS International Border Horse Race - 520-364-2478 or 888-315-9999
4 GANADO Native American Arts Auction - Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, nearly 400 items, baskets, rugs, kachina dolls, pottery, paintings & quality jewelry, 9 am preview, noon auction, Mountain Daylight Savings Time, free, 8 am - 5 pm, 928-755-3475 or www.nps.gov/hutr H
4 GLOBE Cinco de Mayo Fiesta - downtown, mariachi bands, festival queens, games, children's piņata breaks, food, crafts, free, 11 am - 9 pm, 928-425-9443 or 800-804-5623 H x
4 PHOENIX Cinco de Mayo - Aunt Chilada's on South Mountain, buffet, live dance music, piņata breaking & tortilla toss contests, 6 pm - 1 am, musical entertainment on 3 stages, 602-431-6470
4 PHOENIX Vin Arte, Wine Masterpieces - Phoenix Art Museum, learn about, taste & purchase rare vintages, large formats & other offerings from more than 30 vineyards & a gourmet meal, live & silent auctions, benefits the ArtWorks gallery, a family-friendly interactive space, $175, 6-9 pm, 602-307-2060 or www.vinarte-mac.com H
4 PHOENIX Pop! Goes the Weasel! - Orpheum Theater, featuring the Phoenix Boys Choir, $8-25, 3:30 & 7:30 pm, 602-264-5328 or www.boyschoir.org H
4 PRESCOTT Prescott Strings Concert - Prescott Fine Arts, under the direction of Glenn Welshon & Dr. Philip Kuhns, with guest soloist, classical music from the 17th-20th century, $4-6, 2 & 7:30 pm, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H
4 PRESCOTT Whiskey Row Marathon - Courthouse, considered one of the most difficult in the U.S., panoramic views of Northern AZ, from 5,280 to 7,000 ft. in first 7 miles, also half marathon, 10K run, 10K judged racewalk, 2 mile fun run/walk, 6 am, 928-445-7221 or www.prescottymca.org H * x
4 SCOTTSDALE The Great Treasure Hunt - Rawhide Wild West Town, "garage sale" to benefit the Creative Women of Pinnacle Peak, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H
4 SCOTTSDALE A Walk in the Park - Eldorado Park, benefits Arizona Kidney Foundation, 5K walk & 1 mile fun run, $25, 7 am, 602-840-1644
4 SEDONA Hot Latin JazzFest - Sedona Cultural Park, 928-282-1985
4 SHOW LOW WalkAmerica - Show Low city Park, non-competitive walk, benefits March of Dimes, 9 am, 888-566-9933 or www.marchofdimes.com H
4 TUCSON Heritage Bus Tour - Historical Society Museum, narrated tours include "A" Mountain, the Convento site, downtown Tucson, Barrio Viejo, "Snob Hollow", the Presidio, Rio Nuevo, learn about Tucson & its lifestyle over the past 225 years, make reservations, 9 am, $10-20, 520-628-5774
4 TUCSON Class Reunion 2002 Classic Car Shows - Little Anthony's Diner, trophies for various entries, prizes, give aways, free, benefits local charities, 520-296-0456 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H *
4 WICKENBURG Museum Open House - Desert Caballeros Western Museum, celebrate the opening of The West's Best, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 928-684-2272 or www.westernmuseum.org H
4 YUMA 6th Annual Cinco De Mayo Parade & Celebration - Historic Main Street, performing arts groups & entertainers, folklorico dancers, charros, art exhibits & food, free, 9 am - midnight, 928-783-1213 or 928-783-2423 H y
4–5 BISBEE Annual Antique Show - gathering of antique dealers displaying their wares in Historic Bisbee, 520-432-4320 or 520-432-5421 or www.bisbeearizona.com
4–5 PHOENIX Pioneer Days Folk Festival - Pioneer Living History Museum, the working day in the 1880s, $7, 9 am - 5 pm, 623-465-1052 H *
4–5 PRESCOTT VALLEY ArtGuild 16th Annual Art & Craft Festival - United Methodist Church, Grumbacher Gold Medallion and Fine Art competition, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 928-759-2257 H
4–5 SCOTTSDALE Cinco de Mayo - Rawhide Wild West Town, celebrates the spirit & traditions of Ol' Mexico, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H
4–5 SONOITA Santa Cruz Country Horse Races - Santa Cruz Fairgrounds, live quarterhorse & thoroughbred racing, live simulcasting of the 126th Kentucky Derby, 1 pm, $2, 520-455-5553 or www.sonoitafairgrounds.com
4–5 TUCSON 17th Annual Tucson Folk Festival - El Presidio Park, high caliber folk music artists, performances & audience participation, workshops, gospel program, children's show, food & craft vendors, free, Sa noon - 10 pm, Su 11 am - pm, 520-326-9021 or www.tkma.org H *
4–6 NOGALES Cinco de Mayo Celebrity Weekend - fiesta dinner, silent & live auctions, golf tournament, produce carne asada luncheon, supports Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County, 520-287-3733 or 520-398-3998 H w
4–8/11 SCOTTSDALE Mags Harries

Lucid Moment - Museum of Contemporary Art, Harries is known for creating sensitive environments that invite contemplation and reflection, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org

4–8/25 SCOTTSDALE Quartet

Kate Breakey, Mayme Kratz, Kyung Lim-Lee & Marie Navarre - Museum of Contemporary Art, artists' works often deal with self-reflection & the cycles related to life & death, sculpture, photography, painting & installation, $5-7, 15 & under free, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Th until 8 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdalearts.org H

4–9/3 WICKENBURG The West's Best - Desert Caballeros Western Museum, an expanded exhibition of the Museum's permanent collection of Western art, $1-5, M-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 928-684-2272 or www.westernmuseum.org
4–10/18 SEDONA Sedona Cultural Park Summer Season - Frontiere Pavilion, 27 events beginning with Sedona Jazz on the Rocks New Latin Jazz Festival 5/4, other events include Hopi Show, Phoenix Symphony, Sedona Centennial Celebration, Red Rock Music Fest, Ecofest, Jazz on the Rocks, 800-780-ARTS ext. 253 or www.sedonaculturalpark.org H *
5 PHOENIX Rossini's Stabat Mater & Bruckner's Te Deum - Church of the Holy Innocents, with the Cantemus Choral Ensemble, directed by Darrell Rowader, $12-15, 4 pm, 602-943-3082 or 480-488-2666 or www.cantemusAZ.org
5 PHOENIX Family Fiesta - Washington Adult Center, piņata bust, traditional dances, Mexican dinner, live entertainment, Ricky Martin & Jennifer Lopez look alike contest, free event, $6/meal, 1-3 pm, 602-262-6971 H * w
5 TOPOCK/GOLDEN SHORES Route 66 Fun Run - Community Center, the end of the run, judging of cars, prizes, vendors, food, free, 928-768-2121 H
5 TUCSON 14th Semi-Annual Way Out West Bird Expo - Pima County Fairgrounds, more than 300 breeders, manufacturers & distributors sell exotic birds & supplies, $3-6, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-973-9282 H *
5 TUCSON Indoor/Outdoor Antique Fair - Lew Sorensen Community Ctr, 70-140 vendors with furniture, pottery, china, glass, farm implements, art work, coins, native artifacts, by Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Rec. Dept., free, 9 am - 4 pm, 520-232-1201 or www.co.pima.az.us/pksrec H
5 TUCSON Pops Concert - Tucson Convention Center, by Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus, with selections from a variety of recent Broadway productions, includes fully choreographed numbers, $10-12, 3 & 7:30 pm, 520-296-6277 or www.boyschorus.org H *
5 TUCSON 22nd Annual Cinco de Mayo 10K Fitness Fiesta - Cholla High School, running and walking event, with T-shirts, mariachi concert & Mexican breakfast, $16, 7 am, 520-299-5215 or 520-326-9383 or www.azroadrunners.org/events/cinco.html H
5 VAIL Sunday in the Park - Colossal Cave Mountain Park, featuring Ranching, Roping, Exploring our Heritage, $3/vehicle, 2 pm, 520-647-7275 or 520-647-7121 or www.colossalcave.com H *
6 CAVE CREEK Annual Cinco De Mayhem Fund Raiser Golf Tournament - Dove Valley Ranch, 480-488-3381
7 SCOTTSDALE The Ocotillo Trio - Kerr Cultural Center, with ASU faculty artists Dr. Robert Spring, clarinet; Martin Schuring, oboe; Jeffrey Lyman, bassoon in a concert for woodwinds, free, reservations required, 480-965-5377
7 SURPRISE Artful Afternoons - West Valley Art Museum, featuring The Stone Soup Troupe Oh No, Not More Suspenders, poems & short stories presented pertain to the gifts of our senses, the gift of love & the gift of joy, $4, 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H
7 TUCSON PCC Jazz Combos in Concert - Proscenium Theatre, Jazz at Pima! 7:30 pm, $, 520-206-6988
8–11 PHOENIX Arts & Crafts Show - Spectrum Mall, sponsored by the Chandler Arts & Crafts League, free, Th-Sa 10 am - 7 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 602-242-9074
8–8/7 TUCSON Exhibit - Lionel Rombach Gallery, by Theresa Redinger & SJ Gibson, reception 5/15 at 5 pm, free, M-F 10 am - 5 pm, 520-621-7000 or www.arts.arizona.edu/galleries
9 TUCSON Spring Concert Series - Tohono Chul Park, blues band, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H
9–10 PHOENIX Primarily Brahms - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Hermann Michael, conductor & Borivoj Martinic-Jercic, violin, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H
9–12 SCOTTSDALE 9th Annual Saguaro Film Festival - celebration of independent films & filmmakers, showcases Arizona media, 480-970-8711 or www.azfilmsociety.com H
9–26 PHOENIX Work Song

Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright - Herberger Theater, by Jeffrey Hatcher & Eric Simonson, directed by Eric Simonson, chronicles the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright in three acts as exquisitely designed as Wright's buildings, 602-256-6995 or www.arizonatheatre.org

10–11 BUCKEYE VALLEY Arizona West PRCA Rodeo - Helzapoppin' Rodeo Arena, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, bareback riding, saddle bronc, bull riding & girls barrel racing events, 623-386-2727 H x
10–11 GLOBE/MIAMI 34th Annual Copper Dust Stampede Rodeo & Parade - Gila Co. Fairgrounds, rodeo, parade on Sat. at 4 pm, dance, 928-475-3344 or 800-804-5623 H
10–12 FLAGSTAFF Arizona Antique Shows - Coconino County Fairgrounds, featuring a wine tasting event with Kokopelli & Paradise Valley Wineries, $3, Fr 10 am - 5 pm, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 623-587-7488 or www.azantiqueshows.com
10–12 PAYSON Art League Show & Sale - Tonto-Apache Community Activity Center, mixed media juried show featuring about 40 artists, Fr $5, Sa-Su free, Fr 7-9 pm, Sa-Su 10 am - 4 pm, no phone H
10–12 PHOENIX Spring Program - Orpheum theatre, a mixed program featuring Sunset by Paul Taylor, a world premiere by Dwight Rhoden, creator of Skinny Puzzle & Slaughter on Tenth Avenue by George Balanchine, $18-42, 8 & 2 pm, 602-391-1096 or www.balletarizona.org H
10–12 SEDONA Celebrate-The Times of Your Life - Sedona Red Rock H.S., with Sedona's Red Rockin' Grannies, 7 & 2 pm, 928-204-7198
10–19 MESA Deathtrap - Mesa Encore Theatre, suspense thriller by Ira Levin, $12-13, Fr-Sa 8 pm, Sa-Su 2 pm, 480-834-9500 or www.mesaencoretheatre.com H
10–6/2 PEORIA Triumph of Love - Theater Works, by James Magruder, Jeffrey Stock & Susan Birkenhead, Arizona premier, disguised as a man, the Princess Leonide tries to infiltrate a scholar's compound to win the affection of handsome Agis, musical adaptation of Marivaux's classic French comedy, 8, 2 & 7 pm, $17-18, 623-815-7930 or www.theaterworks.org H
10–6/9 PRESCOTT Elizabeth Euler Retrospective - Prescott Fine Arts Gallery, the life of Euler through her art, free, W-Sa 11 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H
11 GOODYEAR 8th Annual Phoenix Symphony Pops Concert - Estrella Mountain Ranch, gourmet food, fireworks, $, 7:30 pm, gates open at 4 pm, 623-935-6384 or www.wvfac.org H *
11 HEREFORD John Cooper & Perimeter Trail Tour - Perimeter Trailhead, mountain bikers, runners, hikers & horseback riders come together for a day of fun, 520-378-0311
11 MESA Mesa Symphony - Mesa Amphitheatre, Mother's Day pops concert, "Mom Always Said," free, 7:30 pm, 480-827-2143 or www.mesasymphony.org H
11 MESA Mother's Day Celebration - Rockin' R Ranch, BBQ, stage show, gold panning, wagon rides, $12-23, 480-832-1539 or www.rockinr.net H *
11 PAYSON Wildlife Fair & Fishing Fest - Green Valley Park, learn more about wildlife & AZ's natural environment, freebies, hands-on activities, free fishing for registered participants, free, 9 am - 3 pm, 928-474-7900 H *
11 PHOENIX Petroglyph Discovery Hike - South Mountain, with the Pueblo Grande Museum, $5, 7 am, pre-register, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com
11 PHOENIX Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada & the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 pm, dance from 8-11 pm, $7, 480-759-2382 or www.PhoenixFriendsofOldTimeMusic.com H
11 SAFFORD 10th Annual Eastern AZ Motorcycle Club Copper Classic/Poker Run - Firth Park, motorcycle rallye as well as cars, trucks, bicycles, BBQ, free to public, 8 am, 928-428-5927 or www.geocities.com/eamotorcycleclub/eamchome.html H
11 SIERRA VISTA/FT. HUACHUCA 2-10-2 Biathlon - Parade Field, 2-mile run, 10-mile bike ride, 2-mile run, 520-533-5031
11 TOPOCK/GOLDEN SHORES Dinner & Raffle- Community Ctr, 7 pm, 928-768-1444 H
11–12 BISBEE 6th Annual Bisbee Spring Arts Celebration - paint-a-thon contest, art-in-the-park, live music, wine tasting, art studio & gallery walk, free, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su 10 am - 3 pm, 520-432-5421 or 866-2BISBEE or www.bisbeearizona.com *
11–12 BISBEE Fiesta de las Aves - annual birding festival held in celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, includes birding tours in Southeastern Arizona and Northern Sonora, Mexico, birding seminars and birding vendors, 520-432-5421 or 520-432-1388 or www.sabo.org or www.bisbeearizona.com
11–12 KINGMAN MCFA Hualapai Downs Horse Racing - Rodeo Grounds, 1 pm, 928-753-2636 H
11–12 PRESCOTT VALLEY Highland Games - Yavapai County Fairgrounds, benefits Veterans Hospital, promotes the heritage of Scottish & Celtic traditions, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-775-4369 H * x
11–12 PRESCOTT 16th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Festival - Courthouse Plaza, 160 of the Southwest's finest artists & crafters will be exhibiting & demonstrating, Kid's Korner workshop, by Mountain Artists Guild, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, free, 928-445-2510 or www.mountainartistsguild.org
11–12 SCOTTSDALE Mother's Day Celebration - Rawhide Wild West Town, western hospitality & entertainment, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H
11–12 ST. DAVID Fiesta de la Primavera - Holy Trinity Monastery, arts & crafts, BBQ & ethnic food, entertainment, raffles, museum, gift shop, $1 parking, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-720-4642 ext. 10 H
11–19 QUEEN CREEK The Peach Festival - Schnepf Farms, orchards will be open for picking, Peach foods sampling tent, arts & crafts, train ride to the orchard, antique car & tractor show, chef demonstrations, live entertainment, $5, Sa-Su, 7:30 am - 2 pm, 480-987-3100 or www.peachfestival.net H
11–6/2 TUCSON Dearly Departed - Live Theatre Workshop, by David Bottrell & Jessica Jones, theatrical production, a southern family gathers for the funeral of a loved one....the would be solemn occasion erupts in hilarious eccentricity, $13, 7:30 & 3 pm, 520-327-4242 H
11–6/8 SEDONA Voluptuous Vessels - Scherer Gallery, lavish colors from one of the leading glass artists in the world, the work of Stephen Rolfe Powell, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 800-957-2673 or www.scherergallery.com H
11–6/22 WICKENBURG Hot Times in the Cool Museum - Desert Caballeros Western Museum, participate in crafts, games, stories & other activities, different program each Saturday, $1-5, 2 pm, 928-684-2272 or www.westernmuseum.org H *
11–7/31 PRESCOTT Shaping the Land

The Art of Ed Mell - Phippen Museum, 928-778-1385 or www.phippenmuseum.org

11–8/25 SCOTTSDALE Emerging Voices - Museum of Contemporary Art, focuses on a select group of women artists from the region in a variety of media, 480-994-2787 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org
12 CANYON LAKE Mother's Day Lunch or Dinner Cruise - Dolly Steamboat, secluded inner waterways, dinner, reservations required, $, noon or 5:30 pm, 480-827-9144 or www.dollysteamboat.com H
12 DOUGLAS Mother's Day Cake Auction - Gadsden Hotel Lobby 520-364-7473
12 SEDONA Mother's Day Concert - Sedona Heritage Museum, with Sedona Concert band, 1 pm, 928-282-7038 or 928-282-7236
12 TUCSON Mother's Day Concert - Proscenium Theatre, with PCC Chorale & College Singers, 3 pm, $, 520-206-6988
13 PHOENIX Unique Lives & Experiences - Women's Celebrity lecture Series - Symphony Hall, featuring Isabel Allende, talented author who received the 2000 Willa Literary Award for her book, Daughter of Fortune, 7:30 pm, benefit, 877-885-8124
13–19 SEDONA 19th Annual Chamber Music Festival - Chamber Music Sedona - St. John Vianney Church, featuring the Caldar & New Hollywood Quartets, $18-25, 928-204-2415 or www.chambermusicsedona.org H
14 PHOENIX Jose Carreras - Dodge Theatre, a special evening of opera arias, Spanish & Italian art songs, $35-250, 7:30 pm, 602-379-2800 or 480-784-4444 or www.dodgetheatre.com H
14 SURPRISE Artful Afternoons - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Curtiss Hungerford and friends, Pieces of the Heart, members of the Dead & Alive Poets Society give images & thoughts about truth, good & beauty through their recent poems, $4, 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H
14–6/15 TUCSON Annual National Juried Exhibition - Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery, contemporary art in all media from all over the country juried by acclaimed artist Harmony Hammond, free, opening reception 5/28 from 7-9 pm, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, 520-792-4503 or www.dinnerwareArts.com H
15 SEDONA Living History Series - Sedona Public Library, 7 pm, 928-282-9501
15–6/1 GLENDALE King Edward II - Ironwood H.S. Aud., directed by Wes Martin, $10-12, 8 pm, 623-463-0332 or http://shakespearetheatre.tripod.com/shakespeare/index.html
15–6/2 PHOENIX Sophisticated Ladies - Phoenix Theatre, recreation of the Duke Ellington big band sound, $28-30, 602-254-2151
15–6/16 PHOENIX The 3 Billy Goats Gruff - Great Arizona Puppet Theater, lots of audience participation & musical fun with 3 determined goats & one very mean & very hungry troll, $5-7, W-F 10 am, Sa 10 am & 2 pm, Su 2 pm, 602-262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org H *
16 PHOENIX Business Expo 2002 - Phoenix Civic Plaza, hundreds of exhibitors, a variety of industries, products & services, free, 1-7 pm, 602-495-2182 or www.phoenixchamber.com H
16–17 PHOENIX Fantastic Symphony - Symphony Hall, Phoenix Symphony featuring Hermann Michael, conductor & Helen Huang, piano, $, 7:30 & 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H
16–19 SEDONA Western Film Festival - Tlaquepaque, 10 am, 928-284-9697 or www.tlaq.com
16–19 SONOITA 67th Annual Quarter Horse Show - Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 250 competition classes, 7 am, free, approved by AQHBA, AQHA and SAQHA, 8 am, free, 520-455-5553 or www.sonoitafairgrounds.com H
17 SURPRISE Surprise Serenades - West Valley Art Museum, featuring Opus 2, chamber music featuring Gershwin & other contemporaries, free, 7 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H
17–18 COTTONWOOD Relay for Life - Riverfront Park, by American Cancer Society, overnight team event, $10, 6 pm - noon, 928-526-3800 H *
17–18 GLOBE 10th Annual Gold-n-Oldies Hawaiian FireCar Show - Historic Downtown, open show, 13 classes from stock to street rods, late models, 4-wheel drive, muscle cars, etc., specialty awards, door prizes, games, poker run, $ entry fee, 8 am, 800-804-5623 or 928-473-2331 H w
17–19 LAKE HAVASU CITY 19th Annual Western Outdoor News Lake Havasu Striper Derby - Nautical Inn Resort, 2/person teams, $50,000 in prizes, the largest of its kind anywhere in the west, 714-546-4370 H
17–19 WHITERIVER Great Fort Apache Heritage Reunion - Fort Apache Historic Park, reunion between people and place, features processions and living history events involving Apaches, Buffalo Soldiers and Theodore Roosevelt School students and staff, Crown dancers, 928-338-4625 or 928-338-1230 H *
17–7/28 SURPRISE Spirits of the Earth

Paintings of Joseph Sanchez - West Valley Art Museum, Native American painter, non-Indian art work, $5, Tu-Su 10 am - 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H

18 BULLHEAD CITY 52nd Annual County Fair & Burro BBQ - Community Park, games, entertainment, vendors, benefits local charities, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 928-754-4121 or www.bullheadchamber.com H *
18 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
18 MESA Fire & Water Safety Expo - Lower Salt River Rec Area, exhibitors will highlight fire prevention & safety in campground areas, safety tips for boating & rescue operations & open water safety tips, free, 9 am, 480-984-3305 or www.saltrivertubing.com H * x
18 MESA 7th Annual Salt River Heroes - Litter Zero - Lower Salt River Rec Area, litter bags distributed to the public, entertainment, prizes, free, 11 am - 2 pm, 480-984-3305 or www.saltrivertubing.com H x
18 SCOTTSDALE SRP Night Run for the Arts - Ctr for the Arts, run, walk & stroll for art's sake around downtown Scottsdale, 8K run, 5K fitness walk & 1 mile fun run, live performances, & post event with refreshments, 7 pm, 480-994-2787 or 602-277-4333 or raceplaceevents.com H * x
18 SEDONA 5th Annual Courtyard Visual Arts Show & Sale - Sedona Arts Center, more than 30 local artists, art, fun, music, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-282-3809 or www.sedonaartscenter.com H
18 TUCSON 13th Annual Waila Festival - UofA Bear Down Field, sponsored by AZ Historical Society, Tohono O'odham social dance music also known as Chicken Scratch, craft demonstrations, taste O'odham foods, 5 bands featured, free, 5-11 pm, 520-628-5774 H * x
18 WINSLOW 6th Annual Heritage Days - City Park, local entertainment, dancers, music, craft booths, free, 928-289-5714 or 928-289-2434 or www.winslowarizona.org
18 YARNELL Spring Festival 2002 - parade, children's fair, live entertainment, arts & crafts vendors, 9 am - 5 pm, free, 928-427-6582 H *
18 YUMA APS/Pacesetter Homes Celebrity Waiters Dinner - 800-568-1372 ext. 12
18–19 GLENDALE 14th Annual Grand Canyon Sweet Onion Festival - Historic Sahuaro Ranch, live music, food, games including onion golf & onion bowling, food made with onions from ice cream to savory dishes, festivities & contests that focus on Arizona grown onions, $3, 7:30 am - 1 pm, 602-470-1556 ext. 1006 or 623-939-5782 or www.sahuaroranch.org H * x
18–19 JEROME 37th Annual Paseo de Casas - 4-8 homes & 2-4 historic public buildings, homes range from Victorians on Company Hill to renovated miner's shacks, also an art exhibition featuring the works of Jerome artists & photographic display from the Jerome Historical Society Archives, self-paced, continuous shuttle service, 9 am - 3 pm, $4-8, 928-634-2900 or 928-634-5477 x
18–19 KINGMAN MCFA Hualapai Downs Horse Racing - Rodeo Grounds, 1 pm, 928-753-2636 H
18–19 PRESCOTT Indian Guest Artist

Jerry Whagado - Smoki Museum, Yavapai-Apache artist will demonstrate his jewelry, will have jewelry, Apache & Hopi baskets & other items for sale, be available to discuss his culture, $2-4, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su 1-4 pm, 928-445-1230 or www.smoki.com H *

18–19 TUCSON Sons of Orpheus Male Chorus in Concert - Proscenium Theatre, 7:30 pm, $, 520-621-1649
19 GLENDALE Family Golf Tournament - Glen Lakes Golf Course, parents and children team up in any one of five categories for he two-person scramble, also other contests, $33, 8 am - 1 pm, 623-930-2832 or www.glendaleaz.com H
19 PRESCOTT Sundays at the Smoki Lecture Series

Ginger Johnson - Smoki Museum, discusses Kate Cory, famous painter from New York City who lived on the Hopi Reservation from 1905-1912, free, 2 pm, 928-445-1230 or www.smoki.com H

19–7/21 SCOTTSDALE Summer Concerts in the Park - McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, liver performances, variety of local bands, train & carousel, free, 480-312-2312 or www.therailroadpark.com H
20 TUCSON Monday Night Family Concert Series - Gaslight Theatre, featuring Big Band Express, swinging jazz sounds, $6-10, 7 pm, 520-886-9428 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H
20–22 PHOENIX NSCAA Div II National Softball Championship - Rose Mofford Sports Complex & Phoenix College, 8 am - 8 pm, 602-285-7175 H
21–6/9 TUCSON I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change - Invisible Theatre, off Broadway smash hit musical that looks at modern love, $20-22, 8, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-882-9721 or www.invisibletheatre.com H
21–22 SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra - Center for the Arts, featuring Yoon Ju Lee, pianist, $15-20, 7:30 pm, 480-945-8071 or www.scotsymph.org H
22 PHOENIX Valley Forward Luncheon - a keynote speaker on environmental & quality of life issues in the Valley, 11:30 am, 602-240-2408 or www.valleyforward.org H
22–6/23 SEDONA Northern Arizona Watercolor Society Exhibition - Sedona Arts Center, artists working in traditional & 3-dimensional water media present the "fire & ice" of their talent & imagination, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 928-282-3809 or www.sedonaartscenter.com
23 PHOENIX American Favorites - The Red, White & Blue - Herberger Theatre, chorale music of patriotic American favorites by the Arizona Arts Chorale, $22-25, 8 pm, 602-222-2226 or www.arizonaartschorale.com H
23 SCOTTSDALE Animals Benefit Club Delta Pet Partners Miracles of Love Awards - Kerr Cultural Center, benefit, $25, 7 pm, 602-971-0839 or www.animalsbenefitclub.org H
23 TUCSON Desert Diamond Casino Casa Golf Classic - La Paloma Country Club, benefits Casa de los Ninos, Crisis Shelter, includes silent auction & raffle, 12:30 pm tee off, 520-624-5600 or www.casadelosninos.org not H
23 TUCSON Spring Concert Series - Tohono Chul Park, with Street Minstrels, performers playing the guitar, violin, flute & clarinet, includes international folk music, Renaissance, American & European standards, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H
24 SCOTTSDALE Quartet - ARTiculation Series- Museum of Contemporary Art, a forum for artists to speak about their work & inspiration, includes Kate Breakey, Mayme Kratz, Kyung-Lim Lee & Marie Navarre, $3-5, 7:30 pm, 480-874-4624 or www.ScottsdaleArts.org
24–25 PRESCOTT The Princess Finds a Way - Prescott Fine Arts, family theatre, $3, 2 & 7 pm, 928-445-3286 or www.pfaa.net H
24–26 PRESCOTT Arizona Antique Shows - Yavapai College Gym, featuring a wine tasting event with Kokopelli & Paradise Valley Wineries, $3, Fr 10 am - 5 pm, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm, 623-587-7488 or www.azantiqueshows.com
24–26 SEDONA The Phoenix Symphony in Sedona - Georgia Frontiere Performing Arts Pavilion, featuring Hermann Michael & Robert Moody, conductors, $, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H
24–27 SAFFORD 2002 Gila Valley Family Festival - street fair, classic car show, continuous entertainment, Mt. Graham tours of the telescopes, free, 888-837-1841 or 928-428-2511 or www.ci.safford.az.us
24–6/16 FLAGSTAFF Trappings of the American West - Coconino Center for the Arts, paintings, photography, sculpture, jewelry & cowboy trappings such as saddles, bits & spurs, knifes, boots, horsehair braiding & rawhide, free, Tu-Sa 11 am - 5 pm, 928-779-2300 or culturalpartners.org H *
24–6/28 TUCSON Pentimento - Tucson-Pima Arts Council Community Gallery, 10 printmakers exhibit diverse print methods, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-624-0595 ext. 10 or www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org H
25 BISBEE Family Fun Day - Vista Park, games, contests, food, raffles, supports Boys & Girls Club, free, 11 am - 3 pm, 520-432-3010 or www.bgcbisbee.org H * w
25 PHOENIX Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada & the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 pm, dance from 8-11 pm, $7, 480-759-2382 or www.PhoenixFriendsofOldTimeMusic.com H
25 SEDONA Artists' Day Out - Tlaquepaque, member artists & craftsmen demonstrating their techniques, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 928-282-3809 or www.sedonaartscenter.com
25 TUCSON Class Reunion 2002 Classic Car Shows - Little Anthony's Diner, trophies for various entries, prizes, give aways, free, benefits local charities, 7-10 pm, 520-296-0456 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H *
25–26 DEWEY Young's Farm Memorial Weekend Pie Festival - craft booths, good food & entertainment, rides for kids, live music, $2, 9 am - 4 pm, 928-632-7272 or www.youngsfarminc.com H *
25–26 FLAGSTAFF 3rd Annual Festival of Hispanic Arts & Crafts - Museum of Northern Arizona, celebrating Hispanic culture through traditional & contemporary arts & crafts from new Mexico, strolling mariachis, ballet folklorico dances, flamenco, contributions of Hispanic pioneers in Flagstaff, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H *
25–26 PINE 22nd Annual Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festival - Community Ctr, 85+ arts & crafts booths, food, free, Sa 8 am - 5 pm, Su 8 am - 3 pm, 928-476-5955 or 928-476-2344 H x
25–26 PINETOP/LAKESIDE 7th Annual White Mountain Gem & Mineral Show - Show Low Armory, dealers, displays, jewelry, fossils, raffle, food, $1, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-367-4290 or www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com
25–27 PRESCOTT 28th Annual George Phippen Memorial Day Western Art Show & Sale - Courthouse Plaza, juried outdoor western art show featuring 160 artists, a popular "Quick Draw" & auction 2 pm Sat & Sun, daily 9 am, 928-778-1385 or www.phippenmuseum.org H y
25–27 TOMBSTONE 24th Annual Wyatt Earp Days - chili cook-off, gunfights, public hanging, saloon girls, fashion show, parade, dancing, live c/w band, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-457-3197 or www.reekor@theriver.com H
25–27 WILLIAMS 23rd Annual Rendezvous Days - parade, re-enactment of springtime mountain men rendezvous, parade, black powder shoot & competitions & 1800's crafts, carnival, street dances, games & contests, crafts, music, Fr 3-8 pm, Sa 8 am - 8 pm, Su 8 am - 4 pm, 928-635-1418 or www.williamschamber.com H * x
25–6/30 SCOTTSDALE Ol' Glory Days - Rawhide Wild West Town, celebrate family fun & the American spirit, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H *
25–9/15 SCOTTSDALE Thin Skin

The Fickle Nature of Bubbles, Spheres & Inflatable Sculptures - Museum of Contemporary Art, artwork ranges from funny to seductive & includes an array of media, sculpture, photography, video projections, installations, $5-7, 15 & under free, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Th until 8 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdalearts.org

26 FLAGSTAFF Historic Walk - Visitors Center, local historians & authors, Richard & Sherry Mangum, in costume, lead a 90-minute walking tour of downtown, pre-register, free, 10 am, 928-774-8800 H
26 PHOENIX Petroglyph Discovery Hike - South Mountain, with the Pueblo Grande Museum, $5, 7 am, pre-register, 602-495-0901 or www.pueblogrande.com
26 PHOENIX Broadway Live! - Orpheum Theatre, scenes & songs from some of Broadway's biggest musicals, featuring the AZ Musical Theatre Institute Chorus & orchestra and starring James Crowley, $28-32, 7 pm, 602-262-7272 H
26–27 PAYSON 4th Annual High Country Art & Craft Fair - a celebration of summer with art & crafts, entertainment, food, free, 9 am- 5 pm, 520-472-7892 H *
27 TUCSON Monday Night Family Concert Series - Gaslight Theatre, featuring Armen Dirtadian & Mickey Greco, Broadway tunes, $6-10, 7 pm, 520-886-9428 or www.grandmatonyspizza.com H
28–6/21 PHOENIX Contemporary Watercolorists of Arizona & Felicie Renier's Exhibitions - Shemer Art Center & Museum, an array of watermedia works & sculpture, free, M 10-5, Tu 10-9 W-F 10-5, Sa 9-1, 602-262-4727 H
28–6/2 TEMPE Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - Gammage Aud., part of Broadway Series, timeless Broadway musical of wartime and romance in an island paradise, 480-965-3434 or broadwayseries.com
28–8/9 SCOTTSDALE Cool Kids Camp Creations - Museum of Contemporary Art, highlights the artistic achievements of young cultural campers taught by a variety of talented artists, $5-7, 15 & under free, Tu-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Th until 8 pm, Su noon - 5 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdalearts.org h
30–6/16 PHOENIX Cookin' at the Cookery - Herberger Theater Center, The Music & Times of Alberta Hunter - Told in the Key of the Blues, Black Theatre Troupe, by Marion J. Caffey, 602-258-8128
31 TUCSON Park After Dark - Tohono Chul Park, enjoy the park after the sun goes down, guest animals such as bobcats, owls & snakes are some of the highlights, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H
31–6/1 PAGE Relay for Life - Page High School, by American Cancer Society, overnight team event, $10, 6 pm - noon, 928-526-3800 H *
31–6/1 SEDONA The Phoenix Symphony in Sedona - Georgia Frontiere Performing Arts Pavilion, featuring Hermann Michael & Robert Moody, conductors, $, 602-495-1999 or 480-784-4444 H
31–6/16 PHOENIX Cinderella - Herberger Theater Center by Valley Youth Theatre, $12-16, 602-252-8497 or 602-253-8188 or www.vyt.com H *
31–7/21 SURPRISE Symbolist, Contemplative Painting of Christopher Pelly - West Valley Art Museum, use of symbols in this realist work tell a story personal to the artist & universal to all audiences, $5, Tu-Su 10 am - 4 pm, 623-972-0635 or www.wvam.org H
This calendar has been produced to assist you in making travel arrangements. It is for information only and does not constitute a recommendation. Dates for events were correct at time of publication. Since dates are occasionally changed, please confirm them in advance.