| thru–10/14 |
PHOENIX: La
Grafica Chicana: Three Decades of Chicano Prints, 1970-2000 - Phoenix Art Museum, exhibit
explores the history of the Chicano print, initially an offshoot of the Chicano civil
rights movement, features 26 prints by 21 artists, 602-257-1222 or www.phxart.org |
| thru–10/21 |
MESA: Artist
Expansion Exhibit - Mesa Southwest Museum, 480-644-4040 |
| thru–10/30 |
PRESCOTT: The
Other Side of the West - Phippen Museum, a traveling exhibition featuring an exclusive
gathering of 10 accomplished contemporary painters from all points of the West,
928-778-1385 or www.phippenmuseum.org |
| thru–11/1 |
PHOENIX: Gold
Fever - Phoenix Art Museum, exhibit examines the use of gold in clothing from the 17th
century to the present as a continuous tool in the display of authority and wealth, also
illustrations how gold thread is made and how that process evolved over time as new
materials were invented, 602-257-1222 or www.phxart.org |
| thru–11/4 |
PRESCOTT: Phippen
Museum's Permanent Collection - Phippen Museum, for the first time in more than five
years, the permanent collection, including recent acquisitions will be exhibited, $2-3,
W-Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su 14 pm, 520-778-1385 or phippenmuseum.com H |
| tba |
CHINO VALLEY: 7th
Annual Autumn Art Auction & Bola Bash - Fann-M Ranch, cowboy steak fry, quick draw art
demonstrations, silent & live auctions, dancing, most outrageous "Bola Tie"
contest, benefits Phippen Museum, $50, 520-778-1385 |
| tba |
DILKON:
Southwestern Navajo Nation Fair - rodeo, carnival, traditional song & dance, native
food, Miss Southwestern Navajo pageant, exhibits, 520-657-3376 H |
| tba |
DUNCAN: Greenlee
County Fair - Fairgrounds, rides, live stock auction, Mule Days, rodeo, parade, $2, 8 am,
520-359-2032 H |
| tba |
KINGMAN: BLM Wild
horse & Burro Adoption - Fr noon - 5 pm, Sa 8 am - 4 pm, 888-213-2582 |
| tba |
MAMMOTH: 10th
Annual Chili-Salsa Cook-Off - red & green chili cook-off & salsa made on-site,
tasting, games, food, people's choice awards, free, Fri 4 pm, Sat 9 am, 520-356-3212 or
520-896-9322 or 520-487-2303 not H w |
| tba |
PAYSON: Tonto
Apache Tribal Recognition Pow Wow - Rodeo Grounds, 480-965-5224 or 520-474-7021 |
| tba |
SCOTTSDALE:
Arizona Smash Bash Badminton Tournament - Horizon High School Gym, indoors, for all ages
and levels of play, doubles & mixed doubles, Jr & adult age groups, 8 am - 7 pm,
602-494-9464 pr 602-263-8026 H * |
| tba |
SONOITA: BLM Wild
horse & Burro Adoption - Santa Cruz County Fair, Fr noon - 5 pm, Sa 8 am - 4 pm,
888-213-2582 |
| tba |
TUCSON: 17th
Annual Doll Show & Sale - benefits children's charities, |
| tba |
WILLCOX: 13th
Annual Watermelon Festival - Hundsdon Farms, sweet corn, watermelon and u-pick farm fresh
chili, tomatoes, squash, green beans and other items at special festival prices,
520-384-1885 |
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TUCSON: Great
Arizona Tucson Beer Festival - benefits Sun Sounds, 520-296-2400 |
| 1 |
CLARKDALE:
Twilight-Starlight Rides - Verde Canyon Railroad, four-hour wilderness journey that
features the nocturnal life of the scenic Verde Canyon, 800-293-7245 |
| 1 |
OATMAN: Gold Camp
Days - with the burro biscuit tossing contest, gold panning for kids, gunfight reunions,
520-768-6222 |
| 1 |
SEDONA: 15th
Annual Moonlight Madness Festival - Main Street District, street festival, live music,
shopping, food, beer garden, children's activities, free, 520-204-2390 H |
| 1 |
TAYLOR: Sweet
Corn Festival - baseball tournament, bike races, parade, arts & crafts, Dutch oven
cookoff, BBQ, 4H carnival, horseshoe throwing contest, Silver Creek road racers, dance,
520-536-7366 H * |
| 1 |
TUCSON: Tucson
Heritage Bus Tour - Arizona Historical Society Museum narrates a tour to learn about
Tucson and its lifestyle over the past 225 years, $20, reservations, 520-628-5774 |
| 1 |
WICKENBURG: 13th
Annual Fiesta Septiembre - Community Center, exhibits, arts & crafts, food, folklorico
dancers, mariachi bands, mercado, salsa contest, tortilla making demonstration, free, 11
am - 8:30 pm, 520-684-5479 or www.wickenburgchamber.com H |
| 1–2 |
DOLAN SPRINGS:
Dolan Springs Day - 11 am parade, cow bingo, greased pig contest, dress the goat,
gunfights and western skit, games, crafts, swap meet, free, 9 am - 10 pm, 520-767-4473 H |
| 1–2 |
FLAGSTAFF: 15th
Annual Zuni Marketplace - Museum of Northern Arizona, outdoor Indian market featuring
Native American artists selling their works in booths, as well as demonstrations, tribal
dances, children's activities, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-774-5213 H * |
| 1–2 |
PAGE: John Wesley
Powell Days, Arts & Crafts Bazaar - Memorial Park, fine arts, food, contests,
entertainment, 9 am - 7 pm, 520-472-7892 or 520-645-9496 |
| 1–2 |
PAGE: Annual Lake
Powell Stampede Rodeo - Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assn, 520-645-2741 or 520-645-3399 |
| 1–2 |
PINE: Annual
Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festival - Community Ctr, 85+ arts & crafts booths,
food, free, Sa 8 am - 5 pm, Su 8 am - 3 pm, 520-476-2508 H x |
| 1–2 |
SEDONA: Moonlight
Walks - Red Rock State Park, family program includes a guided interpretive hike to one of
the overlooks, watch the sunset and the moonrise & return by the light of the full
moon, reservations necessary, 6:30 pm, 928-282-6907 |
| 1–2 |
WINSLOW: 3rd
Annual West's Best Pow Wow - Rodeo Grounds, dancers from all over North America come to
share culture and traditions, a special division for Tiny Tots, Native American food &
artwork, $, 520-289-1021 or 520-289-3383 or www.winslowarizona.org |
| 1–3 |
CHINO VALLEY: 5th
Annual Chino Valley Territorial Rodeo - Susan A. William Equestrian Center, 2 pm,
520-636-1917 H * |
| 1–3 |
CHINO VALLEY:
First Territorial Capital Days - Memory Park, parade, chili cook-off, entertainment,
fireworks, dance, 520-636-2493 or 800-721-7415 |
| 1–3 |
FLAGSTAFF: Annual
Labor Day Shop Sale - Museum of Northern Arizona, items ranging from jewelry, baskets,
Navajo rugs, pottery, carvings are 20-40% off, benefits MNA research, exhibits, &
programs, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H |
| 1–3 |
MESA: 6th 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 |
| 1–3 |
SONOITA: 86th
Annual Labor Day Rodeo - Fairgrounds, bulls, saddle broncs, steer wrestling, barrel
racing, bareback, calf roping, team roping, team penning, & muttons, dinner, dance,
$10, 520-455-5553 H * |
| 1–3 |
TOMBSTONE:
Rendezvous of Gunfighters - Allen St., 3 days of shows in the O.K. Corral by the best
western show groups from around the US, authentic costume parade on Sunday, $4 for the
O.K. Corral, 5 shows daily, 520-457-9465 or 520-457-3548 H |
| 1–3 |
WILLIAMS: Labor
Day PRCA Rodeo - featuring the top rodeo cowboys & a celebration of western tradition
all over town, 928-635-1418 or www.williamschamber.com |
| 1–9 |
SCOTTSDALE: James
Turrell - Museum of Contemporary Art, Turrell manipulates the properties of light and
human perception by creating installations which isolate light--giving it form, depth and
mass, 480-994-2787 |
| 1–15 |
SEDONA: Feathers
& Foliage - Hillside Sedona, bird house expo & auction, proceeds benefit Sedona
Cultural Park, black tie dinner & final auction at Shugrues Hillside Grill on 9/15,
928-282-4500 or www.hillsidesedona.com |
| 1–23 |
PHOENIX: 2001
Phoenix Triennial - Phoenix Art Museum, organized every three years to recognize the
latest developments in contemporary art of the Southwest, specifically from Southern CA,
AZ, NM & TX, $2-7, 602-257-1222 or 602-257-1880 or www.phxart.org H |
| 1–30 |
PHOENIX: Barry
Goldwater: Visions of the Southwest - Heard Museum, the best of Goldwaters collection of
more than 1,000 kodachrome slides and photographs, $7, 602-252-8848 |
| 1–30 |
PHOENIX: Weekly
Auto Market - Mr. Lucky's, buy or sell secondhand vehicles of all types, free to buyers,
sellers pay $23, Saturdays, 8 am - 2 pm, 623-780-8408 |
| 1–30 |
SCOTTSDALE: Late
Nite Catechism - Center for the Arts, Vicki Quade's & Maripat Donovan's international
hit, interactive show turns the theater into an adult catechism class, $26-30, 8 & 4
pm, 480-994-2787 H |
| 1–30 |
SIERRA VISTA:
Guided Nature Walks - Ramsey Canyon Inn/Preserve, interpretation of the general natural
& cultural history of the canyon, the conservation work of the Nature Conservancy
& topics such as birds, butterflies, mammals & reptiles, Tu, Th & Sa, 9 am,
520-378-2640 |
| 1–30 |
TUCSON:
Indivisible: Stories of American Community - Center for Creative Photography, a collective
vision of local life and action in America through the experience of twelve diverse
communities and their citizens, work of leading photographers & interviewers, weekend
with the artists 9/21-22, 520-621-7968 or www.creativephotography.org |
| 1–30 |
TUCSON: NASCAR
Weekly Racing Series - Tucson Raceway Park, features all five Bud Five Star divisions:
NASCAR Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Grand American Modifieds, Mighty Compacts
& Factory Stocks, $7-10, 5 pm, Saturdays, 520-762-9200 or www.tucsonracewaypark.com H
* |
| 2 |
BISBEE: 26th
Annual Brewery Gulch Daze - chili cook-off, horseshoe tournament, waterball tournament,
kiddie carnival, live music, dunk tank, pet parade, Miz Ol' Biz contest, mining games,
cake walk, free, 11 am - 5 pm, 520-432-5578 or 520-432-5421 H * |
| 2 |
FLAGSTAFF: 2nd
Annual Mountain Dawn Dance - NAU's Ashurst Hall, English Country dancing from 4-6 pm,
contra dance from 8 pm to dawn the next morning, 520-774-5936 or azwedanc@infomagic.com |
| 2 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Historic Walk - from Visitors Center, costumed local historians & authors, Richard
& Sherry Mangum, lead free 90-minute walking tour of downtown, reservations required,
10 am, 520-774-8800 H |
| 2 |
JEROME: ARR
Jerome Hill Climb - 5.25 mile uphill run, 8 am, 602-954-8341 |
| 2 |
PARKER: Moonlight
Hike - Buckskin Mountain State Park, bring water, a flashlight and wear sturdy shoes,
hikes begin at 8 pm, 928-667-3231 |
| 2 |
SEDONA: Cougar
Attacks - Red Rock State Park, Paul Beier from NAU School of Forestry presents his facts
and findings on cougar attacks in the U.S. & Canada, learn about this animal's trends,
circumstances, victims and severity of these attacks, reservations recommended, 2 pm,
928-282-6907 |
| 2 |
TUCSON: Some Like
It Hot! Salsa/Latin Jazz Dance Competition - St. Philip's Plaza, featuring Tucson's Best,
$6-11, 8 pm, 520-743-3399 or www.tucsonjazz.org |
| 2 |
TUCSON:
Indoor/Outdoor Antique Fair - 11100 E. Tanque Verde Rd, 60-100 vendors with country
furniture, pottery, china, glass, farm implements, Oriental rugs, art work, jewelry,
fossils, native artifacts, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-740-5845 or
http://www.co.pima.az.us/pksrec H x |
| 2 |
VAIL: Kri Krac -
Colossal Cave Mountain Park, an evening of storytelling, $3/vehicle, 8 pm, 520-647-7121 or
colossalcave.com not H * |
| 3 |
TUCSON: 32nd
Annual Saguaro National Monument 8 Mile Run & 2 Mile Run/Walk - paved road, rolling
hills, $8-20, 6:30 am, 520-326-9383 H |
| 4–6 |
MESA: Arizona
Professional Golf Tour - Las Semdas Golf Club, www.azgolftour.com |
| 4–9 |
TEMPE: Aida -
Gammage Aud., part of Broadway Series, a new musical love story bursting with contemporary
energy, 480-965-3434 or broadwayseries.com |
| 5 |
TUCSON/UA:
Kenneth Koch - Modern Languages Aud., part of Poetry Center 2001 Reading Series,
520-626-3765 or http://www.coh.arizona.edu/poetry |
| 5–9 |
WINDOW ROCK: 55th
Annual Navajo Nation Fair - arts & crafts, baby contest, free BBQ, exhibits, concerts,
horse racing, parade, Pow Wow, rodeo, traditional song & dance, fry bread contest,
carnival, $2-4, 520-871-6703 or 520-871-6478 www.navajonationfair.com H * z |
| 6 |
TEMPE: Keiko
Matsui - Red River Music Hall, 7:30 pm, $33.50, 480-784-4444 or 480-829-6779 or
www.RedRiverMusicHall.com |
| 7–9 |
LAKE HAVASU CITY:
29th Annual Campbell Boat Regatta - Nautical Inn Resort, parade of decorated boats down
Bridgewater Channel on Sat., 520-855-2133 |
| 7–9 |
PHOENIX: 13th
Annual Harvest Festival - Civic Plaza, marketplace of handmade crafts, shop 17,000
one-of-a-kind gifts, homemade food, craft demonstrations, & a panorama of lively,
spirited entertainment, $4-7.50, Fr 11-8, Sa 10-8, Su 10-5, 800-321-1213 or
www.harvestfestival.com H |
| 7–9 |
SIERRA VISTA: 9th
Annual Oktoberfest 2001 - Veterans Memorial Park, live entertainment, food, beer tent,
music, men's & co-ed softball tournament, carnival, free, 520-417-6980 H |
| 7–22 |
GRAND CANYON:
Grand Canyon Music Festival - Shrine of the Ages Aud., annual series of evening concerts,
musicians from around the country, from jazz to classical, $18, 7:30 pm, 928-638-9215 or
800-997-8285 or www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org H |
| 7–28 |
FLAGSTAFF: Sunset
Series - Heritage Square, featuring a different jazz group each week, Fridays, free, 6:30
pm, 928-779-7690 H |
| 7–30 |
SCOTTSDALE:
Singin' in the Rain - Stagebrush Theatre, local Valley premier, musical, $18-20,
480-990-7405 H |
| 8 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Evening Presentation & Tour - Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Jennifer Denetdale
presents "Navajo Women and Photography", 7 pm, presentation is free, tour is $5,
reservations, 928-779-4395 |
| 8 |
PHOENIX: Contra
Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada & the
British Isles, 7:30 pm, $6, 480-784-4804 or pfotmcontradance.com H |
| 8 |
SCOTTSDALE: 2nd
Annual Get Out Performing Arts Expo - Center for the Arts, performing arts groups from
around the Valley including dance, theater, opera and music groups distribute information
and some will preview performances of their season, free, 10 am - 3 pm, 480-970-2335 H |
| 8 |
SEDONA: Fiesta
Del Tlaquepaque - Mexican style celebration; piņatas, mariachi bands, folklorico dance
groups, Flamenco/classical guitarists, food, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 928-282-4838 H * |
| 8 |
YARNELL: Whoadeo
- rodeo events for children with a herd of Stick Horses, free for the children, prizes,
food, free, 520-427-6582 |
| 8–9 |
PAGE: Mr.
Burfel's Softball Tournament - 520-645-8100 or 520-645-4380 |
| 8–9 |
PHOENIX: Arizona
Radio Control Society - Chris-Town Mall, radio controlled airplanes, helicopters, jets,
cars & boats on display, also computer flight simulator, Sa 10 am - 7 pm, Su noon - 5
pm, 602-242-9074 |
| 8–9 |
PRESCOTT VALLEY:
2nd Annual World Arts Festival - Civic Center, a feast of visual and performing arts,
family arts tent, entertainment from jazz, blues, country to classic rock, free,
520-772-8857 |
| 8–9 |
TUCSON: Kino Kat
Klub - TCC, 520-621-3363 |
| 8–9 |
WINSLOW: 16th
Annual West's Best Rodeo - GCPRA/NMRA sanctioned event, dances, kid's woolly riding &
steer riding, women's barrel racing, $4-8, 12 & under free, 520-289-3383 or
www.winslowarizona.org H * x |
| 8–29 |
TUCSON: Two
Pianos, Four Hands - Temple of Music & Art, by Ted Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt,
directed by Bruce K. Sevy, about two would-be classical pianists growing up at the
keyboard, 520-622-2823 or www.aztheatreco.org |
| 8–10/21 |
WICKENBURG:
Rising Stars 2001: Western Artists Worth Watching - Desert Caballeros Western Museum, this
annual exhibition & sale spotlights the finest painters, printmakers & sculptors
now emerging in the field of Western Art, well-known curators and critics will help you
learn how to recognize high quality work & how to spot rare talent on the rise,
520-684-2272 or www.westernmuseum.org |
| 9 |
FLAGSTAFF: Some
Reflections on What They Called Insanity - Riordan Mansion, brown bag lecture Valeen
Tippetts Avery, Ph.D. Dept. of History, NAU, 12:15 pm, 520-779-4395 |
| 9 |
SEDONA: Pops at
Poco! -16th Annual Flagstaff Symphony Pops Concert in the Park - Sedona Cultural Park,
conducted by Randall Craig Fleischer, $12.50-25, 5 pm, 520-774-5107 or 928-523-5661 H |
| 10 |
TUCSON/UA:
Faculty Artist Series - Crowder Hall, featuring Charles Roe, baritone; Rex Woods, piano,
7:30 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 10–14 |
SEDONA: Mixed
Media Workshop with Jan Sitts - Sedona Arts Center, emphasizes "layering"
techniques, involving painting, sanding & collage to create depth, texture &
dimension, 520-282-3809 |
| 11 |
FLAGSTAFF: Brown
Bag Lunch Lecture - Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Kevin Schindler & Rusty Tweed
present in living history, "Percival Lowell and A.E. Douglass and Their Experiences
in Northern Arizona, 12:15 pm, 928-779-4395 |
| 12 |
PHOENIX: World
Wrestling Federation Action - America West Arena, $40-18, 7:30 pm, 602-379-7800 H |
| 12–15 |
HOLBROOK: Navajo
County Fair - Navajo County Fairgrounds, rodeo, arts, crafts, food, entertainment, 4-H
competition, carnival, Little Buckaroo Rodeo, demo derby, $1-3, noon - 10 pm, 520-524-6407
H * |
| 12–29 |
GLENDALE: A
Midsummer Night's Dream - Ironwood H.S. Aud., one of Shakespeare's best-known comedies
tells a magical & whimsical tale about the mysteries of love and revelations of human
nature, 8 pm, $5-12, 602-272-0931 or
http://shakespearetheatre.tripod.com/shakespeare/index.html |
| 13 |
TUCSON/UA: Wind
Ensemble/Wind Symphony Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 pm, $4-10, 520-621-2998 or
www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 13–15 |
ST. JOHNS: Apache
County Downs - Equestrian Center, horse races, primarily Quarter horses, pari-mutuel
wagering, 1 pm, post time, 520-337-2000 H |
| 13–15 |
ST. JOHNS: Apache
County Fair - carnival, vendors & booths, livestock show (4-H), sewing, crafts,
variety show, entertainment & local talent, free, 8 am - 10 pm, 520-337-2000 or
520-337-2621 H * |
| 13–16 |
KINGMAN: Mohave
County Fair - Mohave County Fairgrounds, carnival, 4-H competition & FFA livestock
auction, rides, booths, shows, contests, $, 520-753-2636 or www.mcfafairgrounds.org H |
| 13–16 |
KINGMAN: Mohave
County Fair Dig-N-Doggie Days Rodeo - Mohave County Fairgrounds, $2-5, 10 am - 11 pm,
520-753-2636 |
| 14 |
TUCSON: The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk - Reid Park, 3-mile walk featuring
illuminated balloons to commemorate & celebrate lives touched by cancer, fundraiser,
6-9 pm, 800-568-1372 ext. 25 or www.lightthenight.org H * |
| 14–15 |
GLENDALE: 2nd
Annual Fiesta Glendale - highlights traditional & contemporary Hispanic music, dances,
food, crafts & fine art, includes a special Fiestas Patrias ceremony, 4-10 pm, free,
623-930-2299 or www.glendaleaz.com |
| 14–15 |
SUPERIOR: St.
Frances Church Fiesta - 520-689-0200 |
| 14–16 |
DOUGLAS:
Celebration of Mexican Independence - Veterans Memorial Park, 520-364-2478 or 888-315-9999 |
| 14–16 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Weekend in the Aspens - Hart Prairie Preserve, wander in the glory of mountain
wildflowers, shimmering aspens & cool conifer forests, Nature Conservancy ecologists
guide you through the wetland community & surrounding forest, evening programs &
morning walks, $250-300, 520-774-8892 |
| 14–16 |
FT. HUACHUCA: Ft.
Huachuca Heritage Days - carnival, food, games, American Indian pow-wow, Buffalo Soldier
& B-Troop demonstrations, 520-533-2374 |
| 14–16 |
PEORIA: Fiestas
Patrias - Johnny Osuna Park, mariachis, dancing, entertainment, food, crafts, free,
623-773-7564 or www.peoriaaz.com H x |
| 14–16 |
PHOENIX: Corvair
Car Show - Chris-Town Mall, sponsored by the Cactus Corvair Club, with restored Corvairs
on display, 602-242-9074 |
| 14–16 |
PINE: Northern
Gila County Fair - Community Ctr & 4-H Arena, homemade & homegrown efforts,
auction, old-fashioned country fair, 520-476-3980 or 520-476-3587 H |
| 14–16 |
PRESCOTT: High
Country Rod Run - Courthouse Park, car show of pre 1959 hot rods & custom cars &
trucks, 480-345-9849 H |
| 14–16 |
SAFFORD/THATCHER:
8th Annual Gila Valley Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering - Graham Co. Fairgrounds, cowboy
poets, storytellers, singers, cowboy breakfast & BBQ, $, 520-348-9371 or 888-837-1841
H |
| 14–16 |
SCOTTSDALE:
Fiesta Mexicana - Rawhide Wild West Town, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com |
| 14–10/7 |
PEORIA: Moon Over
Buffalo - Theater Works, a backstage farce about an acting couple that might get a second
chance at stardom when famed Hollywood director frank Capra is en route to catch their
matinee performance in 1953 Buffalo, 8, 2 & 7 pm, $15-16, 623-815-7930 |
| 15 |
APACHE JUNCTION:
Lost Dutchman Golf Tournament - Mountain Brook Golf Course, 480-982-3141 |
| 15 |
ARIZONA
SHORELINES: Arizona Clean & Beautiful - cleanup with center for Marine Conservation at
Lake Pleasant, Bartlett Lake and others, free, 9 am - noon, 602-274-0494 |
| 15 |
CHANDLER:
Mariachi 2001 Festival - Center for the Arts, mariachi, folklorico dance, children's
mariachi groups, $10-20, 7 pm, 480-782-2683 or 480-963-3953 H x |
| 15 |
PRESCOTT VALLEY:
Gold Fever Day - Fain Park, historical tours, fishing, hiking, food, entertainment, plays,
music, horseshoe tournament, gold panning, hay rides, games, free, 7 am - 6 pm,
520-772-8857 or 520-772-6110 H * |
| 15 |
SAFFORD:
WalkAmerica - Firth Park, scenic walk, benefits March of Dimes, donation, 7 am,
520-298-5490 or www.modimes.org H |
| 15 |
SCOTTSDALE:
Schlotzsky's Bun Run - Scottsdale Stadium, 8K run, 5K fitness walk, 1 mile fun run, live
entertainment & refreshments, benefits Save the Family, 7 pm, 602-277-4333 or
raceplacevents.com H * x |
| 15 |
SUPERIOR: Bye-Bye
Buzzards - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, farewell party celebrating the seasonal departure of
the resident flock of turkey vultures, 7 am - 3 pm, $2-5, 520-689-2811 H |
| 15 |
TUCSON/UA:
Estaban in Concert - Crowder Hall, presented by the Music Advisory Board to benefit the
School of Music and Dance, 7 & 9 pm, $25, 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 15–16 |
CHINO VALLEY:
Arizona Jr. Rodeo Association Rodeo - Susan A. William Equestrian Center, 8 am - 4 pm,
520-636-1917 H |
| 15–16 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Traditional Toys Artist Demonstration - Museum of Northern Arizona, 520-774-5213 or
www.musnaz.org H |
| 15–16 |
LAKE HAVASU CITY:
6th Annual LH Open Table Tennis Tournament - Community Center, 8 am - 6 pm, 520-453-8638 |
| 15–16 |
PRESCOTT:
Prescott Treasures Quilt Show - Yavapai College Performance Hall, quilts, wearable art,
vendors, 2 opportunity quilts, quilt block contest, $4, Sa 9 am - 5 pm, Su 10 am - 4 pm,
520-772-2436 H |
| 15–16 |
SCOTTSDALE:
Futurity Show & Stallion Auction - WestWorld, Appaloosa horses compete in jumping,
halter, English & Western performance, plus speed event classes, Weanling halter
futurity classes, Yearling Long Line & 2YO Snaffle Bit performance futurities, plus
stallion service auction for breedings to some of the finest stallions, free, 623-214-0988 |
| 15–16 |
SEDONA: Bell Rock
Plaza Art & Craft Show - Village of Oak Creek, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-284-9627 |
| 15–16 |
WINSLOW: 3rd
Annual West's Best Professional Women's Rodeo Event - Rodeo Grounds, sanctioned by the
Women's Professional Rodeo Association & the National Barrel Horse Association, 1 pm,
several world champions will participate, 520-289-3383 or www.winslowarizona.org H |
| 15–20 |
CORDES JUNCTION:
20th Annual Colly Concert - Arcosanti, features the award-winning pianist Sonya Lee,
dedicated to the memory of Colly Woods Soleri, co-founder of Cosanti Foundation &
concludes with Pictograph 2001, 6:30 pm, concert & meal is $25, concert only is
$12.50, reservations, 520-632-7135 or 602-254-5309 or www.arcosanti.org |
| 16 |
BENSON: Mexican
Independence Celebration - Benson Lion's Park, 520-586-9482 |
| 16 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Historic Walk - from Visitors Center, costumed local historians & authors, Richard
& Sherry Mangum, lead free 90-minute walking tour of downtown, reservations required,
10 am, 520-774-8800 H |
| 16 |
PHOENIX: Silent
Sundays: Those Funny Guys - Orpheum Theatre, four comedy shorts: Charlie Chaplin in
"A Woman," Harry Langdon in "Lucky Stars," Harold Lloyd in "Never
Weaken," and Buster Keaton in "The Blacksmith", $9-12, 2:30 pm,
602-262-7272 or www.orpheumtheatrefoundation.org H |
| 16 |
PRESCOTT: Sundays
at the Smoki Lecture Series - Smoki Museum, Jeff Ogg on Southwestern Indian baskets, free,
2 pm, 520-445-1230 H |
| 16 |
SEDONA: Great
Northern Arizona Rubber Duck Race - Los Abrigados Resort & Spa, also live music, the
ultimate kid zone, raffles, duck race at 2 pm with chance to win 2001 GeoTracker, free,
noon - 4 pm, 877-99DUCK H * |
| 16 |
TUCSON/UA:
Faculty Ensemble - Crowder Hall, featuring Thomas Cockrell, director, 3 pm, $4-10,
520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 17 |
WILLIAMS: 100th
Anniversary Celebration - Williams Depot, marks the 100th anniversary of rail travel to
the Grand Canyon, 9 am, free, 800-843-8724 or www.thetrain.com H |
| 18–20 |
PHOENIX: Arizona
Professional Golf Tour - Club West Golf Club, www.azgolftour.com |
| 19 |
PINE: Old Time
Fiddler's Jam Session - Community Center, old time fiddlers and other musicians gather for
a jam session of old time music & singing, free, 1 pm, 520-476-3547 or
www.geocities.com/pinestrawhs H |
| 19 |
TEMPE: Spyro Gyra
- Red River Music Hall, 7:30 pm, $32.50, 480-784-4444 or 480-829-6779 or
www.RedRiverMusicHall.com |
| 19 |
TUCSON/UA:
Jonathan Penner - Modern Languages Aud., part of Poetry Center 2001 Reading Series,
faculty reading, 520-626-3765 or http://www.coh.arizona.edu/poetry |
| 20–23 |
GLOBE: 32nd
Annual Gila County Fair - 4-H activities, hobbies, crafts, entertainment, games, carnival,
livestock auction, $2, 9 am - 10 pm, 520-425-2214 or 800-804-5623 H |
| 20–23 |
PRESCOTT: Yavapai
County Fair - exhibits, carnival, pig racing, entertainment, food, $2-4, 520-445-7820 or
800-266-7534 H z |
| 21 |
PHOENIX: The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk - Margaret T. Hance Park, 3-mile
walk featuring illuminated balloons to commemorate & celebrate lives touched by
cancer, fundraiser, 6-9 pm, 602-788-8622 ext. 16 or www.lightthenight.org H * |
| 21–22 |
TEMPE: 10th
Annual Southwest US Clogging Championships - Red River Music Hall, competitors
representing the entire U.S., national all-star judging panel, teams & individuals
compete for $8,000 in awards & prizes, $3-8, 623-516-1621 H x |
| 21–23 |
CHANDLER:
Kokopelli Fall Opening - Kokopelli Winery & AJ Chandler Park, harvest crush, art,
music, wine, food, free admission, $7 souvenir wine glass, 10 am - 8 pm, 602-431-1497 H |
| 21–23 |
SEDONA: 20th
Annual Jazz on the Rocks Benefit Festival - internationally known jazz festival, with
headliners, the whole area swings with restaurants, clubs and resorts featuring local
groups and concert artists perform or join in jam sessions, $35-200, 928-282-1985 or
www.sedonajazz.com H x |
| 21–23 |
SONOITA: 86th
Annual Santa Cruz County Fair - Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, carnival, games, 4H
livestock, goat shows, vendors, food, entertainment, 3-day roping event, dances, gates
open at 9 am, $3, 520-455-5553 H |
| 21–10/7 |
PHOENIX: Angels
in America: Millennium Approaches - Herberger Theatre, by Tony Kushner, combines the scope
of an epic, the bite of social commentary & the escalating power of a saga well told,
by Actors Theatre, mature themes and language, $25-34, 602-252-8497 or 480-784-4444 or
www.ticketmaster.com |
| 21–10/7 |
TEMPE: Same Time,
Next Year - Tempe Performing Arts Center, timeless, contradictory, morality play, by Tempe
Little Theatre, $10-12, 2 & 8 pm, 480-350-8388 H |
| 21–3/10 |
GLENDALE:
Glendale Then & Now - Historic Sahuaro Ranch, historic photographs of Glendale as
documented by Cecil Prather complimented by modern day photos of present day Glendale,
free, W-F 10-2, Sa 10-4, Su noon-4, 623-939-5782 H |
| 22 |
CASA GRANDE: The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk - Dave White Park, 3-mile walk
featuring illuminated balloons to commemorate & celebrate lives touched by cancer,
fundraiser, 6-9 pm, 800-568-1372 ext. 25 or www.lightthenight.org H * |
| 22 |
FLAGSTAFF: 3rd
Annual Crater Quest 2001 - Sunset Crater National Monument, high elevation, training ride
on paved roads, USCF member ride, road bike & mountain bikers welcome, $50 or $100
pledges, 6 am, 480-945-3302 or www.TheNewFoundation.org |
| 22 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Chautauqua In the Parks - Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Larry Edmonds presents
living history as Carl T. Hayden, a member of the pioneer family that began the operation
of Hayden's Ferry, 7 pm, 928-779-4395 |
| 22 |
GLENDALE: Front
Porch Festival - Historic Downtown, artisan demonstrations & special exhibits
including quilts, pottery, glass, on the front porches of the antique & specialty
stores in historic Catlin Court, entertainment, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 623-435-6813 H * x |
| 22 |
PATAGONIA: San
Rafael Valley & Canelo Hills - Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, lush, mountain-rimmed
grassland at its greenest & freshest, follow scenic Harshaw canyon from Patagonia into
"The Valley," followed by a hike along O'Donnell Creek & the Cienaga
wetland, 8 am, $20, 520-622-6381 |
| 22 |
PHOENIX: 21st
Annual Singles Showcase - Central United Methodist, 70 booths of information for singles
of all ages & faiths, guest speakers & workshops, $5, 10 am - 3 pm, 602-258-1207 H
x |
| 22 |
PHOENIX: New
Times Best of Phoenix A-Fare - Arizona Biltmore, showcases 25-30 Best of Phoenix winners
from the past years, restaurants offer samples & paired with wine, live entertainment,
$100, 7 pm, 602-266-9933 or www.modimes.org H |
| 22–23 |
FLAGSTAFF: 6th
Annual Festival of Pai Arts - Museum of Northern Arizona, outdoor Indian market featuring
Native American artists of the Havasupai, Hualapai, Paiutes selling their works in booths,
as well as demonstrations & tribal dances, $2-5, 9 am - 5 pm, 520-774-5213 H |
| 22–23 |
PHOENIX: Turtle
and Tortoise Show - Chris-Town Shopping Mall, sponsored by the National Turtle and
Tortoise Society, features information and health tips for people interested in adopting
or purchasing these reptiles, displays ranging from tiny babies to large adults with a
wide range of colors and markings, 602-242-9074 H |
| 22–23 |
SEDONA: Bell Rock
Plaza Art & Craft Show - Village of Oak Creek, 10 am - 5 pm, 520-284-9627 |
| 22–23 |
TUCSON/UA: UA
Symphony Orchestra Concert - Crowder Hall, 7:30 & 3 pm, $4-8, 520-621-2998 or
www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 22–23 |
WILLCOX: Cider
Sip'n Celebration - Apple Annie's Orchard, u-pick tree ripened apples, peaches & Asian
pears, all-you-can eat pancake with cider syrup breakfast, pies, jams, jellies, free
samples, crafts, free, 6:30 am - 5:30 pm, 520-384-2084 or www.appleannies.com H * |
| 22–10/14 |
MT. LEMMON:
Oktoberfest - German bands & dancers, German food & beer, ride the chairlift,
homemade fudge, free, $3 parking, Sa-Su noon - 5 pm, 520-576-1321 * |
| 22–10/14 |
TUCSON: Arms and
the Man - Live Theatre Workshop, by George Bernard Shaw, theatrical production, a look at
the profession of war, $13, 7:30 & 3 pm, 520-327-4242 H |
| 23–10/7 |
SCOTTSDALE:
Scottsdale Artists League Nordstrom Exhibit/Sale - original art works by Scottsdale Artist
League members displayed outside entrance to Nordstroms, free, 602-381-8086 H |
| 23–11/11 |
PHOENIX: Fall
Music in the Garden Concert Series - Desert Botanical Gardens, ethnic styles from Native
American to African, South American & Caribbean, optional buffet available, $6-13.50,
11:30 am - 1 pm, 480-941-1225 |
| 24–28 |
SEDONA: Portraits
in Oil & Pastel Workshop with Leslie B. DeMille - Sedona Arts Center, known for his
portraits of sports & entertainment celebrities, Les will explore all aspects of
portraiture from color, lighting, structure & technique, 520-282-3809 |
| 25–28 |
GOODYEAR: Arizona
Professional Golf Tour - Estrella Mountain ranch Golf Club, www.azgolftour.com |
| 25–10/19 |
PHOENIX: Arizona
Artists Guild - Shemer Art Center & Museum, biennial exhibition, opening reception
9/25 at 7 pm, also photographer Robert Mayer, free, M 10-5, Tu 10-9, W-F 10-5, Sa 9-1,
602-262-4727 or ci.phoenix.az.us/PARKS/shemer.html H * |
| 27–30 |
DOUGLAS: Cochise
County Fair - County Fairgrounds, carnival rides, collegiate rodeo, 4-H demonstrations,
livestock auction, live entertainment, exhibits, 520-364-3819 or 888-364-5500 y * |
| 27–10/7 |
PRESCOTT: 4th
Annual Shakespeare Festival - Granite Creek Park, presented by the Arizona Classical
Theater, featuring Much Ado About Nothing & Measure for Measure, $10 single or $17.50
for two, under 12 are free, 928-443-1868 or 877-928-4253 or www.prescottinfo.com |
| 27–11/25 |
TUCSON: Arizona,
A to Z - Tohono Chul Park, an alphabetical tour of AZ with this exhibit featuring a
variety of artwork that represents different characteristics of our great state, reception
9/27 at 5 pm, $2, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H |
| 28 |
GLOBE:
Southwestern Art Show - Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, 520-425-0884 |
| 28 |
TONTO BASIN: 2nd
Annual Butcher Hook Classic Roping - 520-479-2215 |
| 28 |
WINSLOW:
"Buckin' On a Corner" Bullriding Event - Rodeo Grounds, features the world
renowned bulls of the Casper Baca Rodeo Company, open bullriding category & a novice
bullriding category, $3-5, 520-289-3383 ext. 28 or 520-289-4022 |
| 28 |
YUMA: Hispanic
Heritage Celebration - Main Street Plaza, food booths, dancing, music & entertainment,
free, 6 pm - midnight, 520-783-2423 H * y |
| 28–29 |
FT. MOHAVE:
Cornfest - community fundraiser with two stages of continuous entertainment, game booths,
40+ crafters, wild animals & petting zoo, beer garden, free, Fr noon - 11 pm, Sa 10 am
- 10 pm, 520-704-CORN H * y |
| 28–30 |
PHOENIX: The Fall
Beautiful Home & Landscape Show - State Fairgrounds, interior design, remodeling,
landscaping, new home building exhibits, art auction, seminars, outdoor living, new
product trends & ideas, $4, 12 & under free, Fr 10 am - 9 pm, Sa 10 am - 8 pm, Su
10 am - 6 pm, 800-995-1295 |
| 28–30 |
PINETOP-LAKESIDE:
18th Annual Run to the Pines Car Show - Country Club, Southwest's largest free to the
public open class pre1973 car show, 500 vehicles expected, 50's dance, poker run, game,
free, 8 am - 5 pm, 928-368-5325 or 928-524-6407 H x |
| 28–30 |
SPRINGERVILLE/EAGAR/GREER:
Cowboy Cow Pasture Golf Tournament & The Little Colorado Cowboy Extravaganza - Annual
Cowboy Golf on the Range - Bar Flying V Ranch, golf played on the open range, western
entertainment, poets, storytellers, music, BBQ, cowboy demonstrations, Chuck wagon
cooking, spur making, Western art show, craft vendors, 520-333-2123 or az-tourist.com H * |
| 28–10/7 |
FLAGSTAFF: Annual
Festival of Science - promotes science awareness & enthusiasm thru field trips,
hands-on exhibits, world-famous adventurers, open houses, lectures, scientific displays,
tours, features plant virologist Anne Simon, known as the woman who brings the science to
the science fiction television series & movie, the X-Files, free, 800-842-7293 or
520-774-9541 or www.scifest.org H * y |
| 29 |
COTTONWOOD: 13th
Annual Verde River Show & Glow Car Show - Riverfront Park, 520-634-5150 or
520-567-0024 |
| 29 |
COTTONWOOD: 13th
Annual Verde River Days - Dead Horse Ranch State Park, to develop the awareness of the
importance of the Verde River, fishing clinic, sand castle building, rubber duck race,
food, live entertainment, canoe rides, exhibits, nature walks, environmental games,
horseshoes, geological & archaeological tours by reservation, free, 9 am - 5 pm,
928-634-7593 or 928-634-5283 H * x |
| 29 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Classics Series - Ardrey Auditorium, featuring flutist, Carol
Wincenc, soloist, 7:30 pm, $12.50-25, 928-523-5661 |
| 29 |
FLAGSTAFF: The
Arboretum at Flagstaff Fall Open House - join naturalist on an autumn color tour to admire
the leaves, seeds and berries of the season, mulled cider & seasonal goodies, carve a
pumpkin, create a craft or view leaves through a powerful microcamera, free, 9 am - 5 pm,
520-774-1442 or www.thearb.org H * |
| 29 |
FLAGSTAFF:
Wupatki Tour - bicycle the Wupatki loop from the Sunset Crater Visitor Center to the
National Monument, a 49-mile loop, $20, 602-943-6807 |
| 29 |
GILBERT: So Long
to Summer Fest - Crossroads Park, celebrate the end of the summer's heat, live
entertainment, interactive games, face painting, food, fireworks show, 6:30 - 10 pm,
480-503-6200 or www.ci.gilbert.az.us H * y |
| 29 |
KINGMAN: 31st
Annual Andy Devine Days Parade - honoring Kingman and actor Andy Devine of Kingman, parade
is 2 miles long, 100+ entries, free, 10 am, 520-757-7919 H x |
| 29 |
MARANA: MS 100
Corona de Marana Bike Tour - 60-mile, 30 mile & 5 mile bike tour, family ride
bicycling event for cyclists of all ages & abilities, benefits MS, $25, 6 pm,
520-747-7472 or www.dsw.nmss.org H w |
| 29 |
PAGE: 24th Annual
John Wesley Powell Memorial Auction - Pera Club, fund-raiser with items such as an 5-day
trip on the Colorado River, free, 6:30 pm, 520-645-9496 H |
| 29 |
PHOENIX: matchbox
twenty with Train - Desert Sky Pavilion, 7 pm, 480-784-4444 or www.sfx.com |
| 29–30 |
FLAGSTAFF: 4th
Annual Flagstaff Open Studios - artists open their workspaces & homes, view original
art & talk with artists, free, self-guided tour, 11 am - 6 pm, 520-779-2300 or
members.aol.com/opnstudio H x |
| 29–30 |
GLOBE: Horse
Racing - Gila County Fairgrounds, 520-425-2772 |
| 29–30 |
KINGMAN: Andy
Devine Days Rodeo - Mohave County Fairgrounds, PRCA Rodeo, $10-5, noon, 520-753-3131 |
| 29–30 |
PAGE: America
Bass Association Fishing Tournament - Wahweap Marina, 520-645-2891 |
| 29–30 |
PAYSON: 31st
Annual State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest - Rumsey Park, best fiddling in AZ by
contestants aged 6-86, cowboy poets, storytellers, food, country & bluegrass music,
Irish step-dancers, 21 Fiddle Salute at high noon both days, children's music workshop,
crafts, fiddle makers, leather workers, $2-4, 10 am - 4 pm, 800-672-9766 or 928-474-3398 H
x |
| 29–30 |
PHOENIX: Last
Weekend to view: Barry Goldwater: Visions of the Southwest - Heard Museum, the best of
Goldwaters collection of more than 1,000 kodachrome slides and photographs, $7,
602-252-8848 |
| 29–30 |
PHOENIX: Bob
Marley Festival - Margaret T. Hance Park, $5-10 donations, www.bobmarley-festival.com |
| 29–30 |
PINETOP/LAKESIDE:
26th Annual Fall Festival - area's largest outdoor arts & crafts show, car &
antique shows, parade, 10K race, White Mtn Chorale musical performance, children's area,
special entertainment, food, free $1 parking, 928-367-4290 or 800-573-4031 or
www.pinetop-lakeside.com * H y |
| 29–30 |
SEDONA: Hopi
Artists Gathering - Tlaquepaque, showcases the creations of 25 Hopi artists in pottery,
painting, silverwork, kachina carving & weaving, also demonstrations, with master of
traditional & modern art forms, lectures on Hopi history & traditions,
520-204-2658 or www.Tlaq.com |
| 29–30 |
WINSLOW: 2nd
Annual Hopi Homolovi Rodeo - Rodeo Grounds, one of the GCPRA "six-pack" Series
Rodeo, $3-5, 520-289-3383 ext. 28 or 520-289-4022 |
| 29–10/1 |
SIERRA VISTA:
Sierra Vista Open - Pueblo del Sol Country Club, annual golfing event with up to 84
professional golfers from all around the country competing with up to 100 amateur golfers,
520-458-1542 |
| 29–10/7 |
TUCSON: 9th
Annual Architecture Week - walking tours, interactive building activities for children,
workshops, lectures & exhibits, annual home tour is 10/7, 520-323-2191 or
www.aia-arizona.org * |
| 29–10/31 |
SCOTTSDALE:
Ghostown - Rawhide Wild West Town, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com |
| 29–3/10 |
GLENDALE: The
Face of Glendale, 1959-1983, The Photographs of Cecil Prather - Historic Sahuaro Ranch,
historic photos by Cecil Prather, free, W-F 10 am - 2 pm, Sa 10 am - 4 pm, Su noon - 4 pm,
623-939-5782 H |
| 30 |
CHINO VALLEY:
Gymkhana - Susan A. William Equestrian Center, horse related events for youth in the
TriCity area, free, 8 am - 3 pm, 520-636-1917 H * |
| 30 |
FLAGSTAFF: Open
House - Museum of Northern Arizona, behind the scenes of Arizona's largest museum, visit
the biology, geology & anthropology collections, galleries & laboratories of this
world-renowned institution, hands-on activities, free, 1-5 pm, 520-774-5213 H * |
| 30 |
TUCSON/UA: Pamela
Decker - Holsclaw Hall, organ, 2:30 pm, $4-10. 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music |
| 30 |
TUCSON: Arizona
Early Music Society - St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, featuring Ex Umbris in a
program "In the Shadow of the Cross: Renaissance Songs, ballads, & Dances from
Spanish Dominions," $12-15, 3 pm, 520-889-4310 or www.azearlymusic.org H |
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been produced to assist you in making travel arrangements. It is for information only and
does not constitute a recommendation. Dates for events were correct at time of
publication. Since dates are occasionally changed, please confirm them in advance. |
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