August 2008 Arizona Events Calendar

August 1-14, 2008

August 15-31, 2008

14-15 GRAND CANYON: Native American Heritage Days - North Rim, celebrate the connections between Native peoples and the history of the Grand Canyon, daily programs presented by special guest speakers, 928-638-7864 or www.nps.gov/grca
15-16 PRESCOTT: 21st Annual Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering – Yavapai College Performance Hall, more than 40 poets and old-time singers celebrate the oral traditions of the working cowboy, with a blend of traditional and contemporary poetry and music, free multiple daytime sessions, evening shows are $16 for headline performances, 928-776-2000 or 877-928-4253 or http://azcowboypoets.org/
15 CLARKDALE: Grape Train Escapes - Verde Canyon Railroad, wine tasting trains, wine tasting trains, with unique wines and food from around the world, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com
15-16 HOLBROOK: 26th Annual Old West Days & Bucket of Blood Races - Old Courthouse Lawn, arts & crafts, car show, kid's games, pancake breakfast, BBQ, 10K foot & 21-mile bike races, 2 mile fun run, Native American song & dance, free, 8:30 am - dusk, 928-524-6558 or 800-524-2459 or http://gotouraz.com/HolbrookF5.html
15-16 WILLIAMS: 12th Annual Cool Country Cruise-in & Route 66 Festival 2007 – classic car show with trophies for various classes, battle of the bands, sock hop, contests, 928-635-1418 or www.williamsfestivals.com
15-17 PAYSON: 124th Annual World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo – August Do-Ins Rodeo - features bull riding, calf roping & barrel racing among other competitions, PRCA sanctioned, $, 928-474-4515 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
15-17 PHOENIX: 17th Annual Arizona Home & Building Expo – Phoenix Convention Center, 700+ exhibits, encompasses remodeling, home improvement and home building industries, find what you need in building products and services, Fri noon – 6 pm, Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun 10 am - 5 pm, 602-277-6045 or www.azbusinessmagazine.com
15-17 PRESCOTT: Becoming an Outdoors Woman - Camp Friendly Pines, offers adventure and life skills, for women age 18 and older to learn to camp, fish, rappel, hike, cook with Dutch ovens, photograph wildlife & a range of outdoor recreation skills, "hawk talks" and nature hikes, $270, includes meals, lodging and classes, 480-644-0077 or www.azwildlife.org
16 ALPINE: Four Corners Regional Chili Cook-Off - Rodeo Grounds, chili competition, entertainment, backyard brisket and bean competition, 9 am – 5 pm, 928-339-1840 or www.springerville-eagarchamber.com
16 CHANDLER: Mikioi – Chandler Center for the Arts, Jawaiian-style reggae with elements of Hawaiian music and roots of reggae as well as mainland pop and R&B, 7:30 pm, free, http://chandlercenter.org/
16 FLAGSTAFF: Elden Pueblo Public Field Day – Elden Pueblo Heritage Site, experience the science of archaeology through hands-on participation in site excavations, artifact analysis, primitive technologies and hunting games, tours at 10 am, noon and 2 pm, bring water, hat, sunscreen and sense of discovery, free, 10 am – 4 pm, 928-527-3452 or 928-527-3475 or http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/forest-resources/archaeology/elden-pueblo/summer.shtml
16 FLAGSTAFF: Canyon Movement Company – Heritage Square, part of the Heritage Square Trust’s Summer Concert Series, a modern dance ensemble, 2 pm, 928-853-4292 or www.heritagesquaretrust.org
16 GREER: In Arizona – 4th Annual Museum Dramatization and Ice Cream Social – Greer Community Center, by the Butterfly Lodge Museum, donation, 6 pm, www.wmonline.com/butterflylodge.htm
16 HOLBROOK: 4th Annual Old West Soft Ball Tournament and Chili Cook-Off – Hunt Park, 928-524-6126 ext 3333 or http://gotouraz.com/HolbrookF5.html
16 PHOENIX: Summer Twilight Tours by Desert Little Bear! - Deer Valley Rock Art Center, join Public Educator, Desert Little Bear, for a guided tour of the Deer Valley Rock Art Center's spectacular rock art, the Center has the largest concentration of Native American petroglyphs in the Phoenix Valley, Desert Little Bear answers questions about desert wildlife, birds, insects, plants and Native American cultures, 7 pm, reservations, $2.50-6.50, 623-582-8007 or www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac
16 PRESCOTT: Cowboy Capital Professional Bull Riding – Prescott Rodeo Grounds, “the toughest sport on dirt,” part of the US Smokeless Challenger tour, 7:30 pm, 866-407-6336 or www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
16 PRESCOTT: Movies in the Park – Heritage Park, featuring Charlotte’s Web, (G), concessions and vendors on site, 6 pm, free, www.cityofprescott.net
16 SCOTTSDALE: Summer Concert Series – Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Blvd. 85254, this week featuring Chuck E. Baby, hits from the 70’s through the 90’s, 7 pm, free, 480-348-1577 or www.kierlandcommons.com
16 SHOW LOW: 13th Annual Tri in the Pines Triathlon - 825yd swim at the Family Aquatic Center, 12.3 mile bike on city streets, 3.5 mile run on paved multi-use trail in the City Park, USA Triathlon sanctioned event, www.trifind.net/nf/az.html or http://ci.show-low.az.us/departments/parks/runs&races.htm
16 SIERRA VISTA: Guided Tour of Buffalo Soldier Historical Sites – Fort Huachuca Museum, learn about the accomplishments and history of Fort Huachuca’s Buffalo Soldiers from members of the Southwest Association of Buffalo Soldiers, noon, free, 520-417-6960
16 TUCSON: Test and Tune - Southwestern International Raceway, 8 pm, 520-762-9700 or www.Sirace.com
16 TUCSON: Summer Saturday Evening Program – The Year of the Frog - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, fascinating facts and issues facing Sonoran Desert frogs and other populations, see a few species firsthand, $5, 5-10 pm, 520-883-2702 or www.desertmuseum.org
16-17 KINGMAN: Hualapai Mountain Arts & Crafts Festival – Hualapai Mountain Resort, arts & crafts booths, 9 am, 928-757-3545 or www.kingmantourism.org
16-17 SEDONA: Art & Craft Show - Bell Rock Plaza, between 35-55 artists with paintings, leather, jewelry, wood, metal, fountains, carvings and many Native American artists too, 928-284-9627 or www.bellrockartshows.150m.com
16-17 WILLCOX: 11th Annual Peach Mania Festival - Apple Annie's Orchard, u-pick tree ripened peaches and apples, all-you-can eat pancake breakfast 7-10 am, peach ice cream, peach pie, free, 6:30 am - 5:30 pm, 520-384-2084 or www.appleannies.com
17 FLAGSTAFF: Al-Rakasaat – Heritage Square, part of the Heritage Square Trust’s Summer Concert Series, traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern dance, from swirling gypsy skirts to fan and cane dances to sword work, 2 pm, 928-853-4292 or www.heritagesquaretrust.org
17 PAGE: Parent-Child Golf Tournament - Lake Powell National Golf Course, 928-645-2023 or www.golflakepowell.com or www.pagelakepowellchamber.org
17 SUPERIOR: Opuntia Punch – How-to-Juice-Prickly-Pear-Cactus-Fruit – Boyce Thompson Arboretum, learn how to harvest opuntia cactus fruits and extract their juice without turning your hands into a “porcupine” with author Jean Groen, 10:30 a.m. 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
20 GLENDALE: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Jobing.com Arena, 7:30 pm, www.livenation.com or www.jobingarena.com
20 TUCSON: Primavera Cooks! – a series of Apprentice chef and gourmet dinning events, community members, under the tutelage of some of Tucson’s finest chefs, create and prepare an elaborate wine-paired dinner to guests, in the kitchens and dining rooms of participating restaurants, this week’s venue is The Cup Café at Hotel Congress, $125, 520-623-5111 ext. 101 or www.primavera.org/events_cooks.php
20-21 FLAGSTAFF: Mountain Air Dressage Show – Fort Tuthill County Park, equestrian dressage show, Olympic sport where horse and rider compete by riding a pattern in an arena, 100 competitors and 3 rings, 7 am – 4 pm, free, 602-942-6062 or www.azdressage.org
21 PHOENIX: 2008 Specialty Dinner Series – The Phoenician, pairs multi-course menus with some of the world’s top vineyards and distilleries, also meet and ask questions of the expert, this month Justin and Debbie Baldwin, Proprietors, 480-423-2530
21 PHOENIX: John Edward – Celebrity Theatre, 7 pm, 602-267-1600 or www.celebritytheatre.com
21 PRESCOTT VALLEY: Movies Under the Stars - Prescott Valley Civic Center, (7501 E. Civic Circle), featuring Meet the Robinsons, (G), concessions and vendors on site, free, 6 pm, www.pvaz.net
21-26 TEMPE: Mamma Mia – Gammage, part of the M&I Bank Broadway Across America series, Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise, one the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago, 480-784-4444 or www.asugammage.com
22 PAYSON: Team Sorting – Payson Event Center, monthly sorting competition, books open at 5:30 pm, competition starts at 6:30 pm, 480-710-3335 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
22 PRESCOTT: 4th Friday Art Walk Weekend - 15 galleries stay open late and offer food, musical entertainment, artist receptions and painting demonstrations, www.artthe4th.com
22-23 FLAGSTAFF: Mushroom Retreat – The Arboretum at Flagstaff, learn about the various wild mushrooms that grow in northern Arizona following the monsoon rains, focus will be on identifying, preserving and preparing edible wild mushrooms, 928-774-1442 or www.thearb.org
22-24 PRESCOTT: Prescott Jazz Summit – various locations, annual jazz festival with international stars and Phoenix-based and local musicians includes the best of Arizona high school musicians, 928-771-1268 or www.prescottjazz.com
22-24 WILLIAMS: Firing Pin Enterprises, Inc. Arizona Gun Show – Bob Dean Rodeo Grounds, about 80 specialty vendors, Sat 9 am – 5 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm, 602-275-1623 or www.firingpin.com
22-9/21 SCOTTSDALE: Suessical Jr. – Desert Stages Theatre, based on the works of Dr. Seuss, musical, suitable for all ages, 7:30, 1 & 3 pm, $12-15, 480-483-1664 or www.desertstages.com
23 CAMP VERDE: Block Party – Main Street, featuring live music, a variety of vendor booths, fun & games, ping-pong tournament, and other activities, 928-567-0535 ext.135 or www.cvaz.org
23 CHINO VALLEY: Territory Days – Chino Valley Community Center Park, celebrate Chino Valley’s heritage as the First Territorial Capital with a pancake breakfast, community parade, 10K fun run and arts & crafts show and sale, 7 am – 6 pm, 928-636-9780
23 CLARKDALE: Saturday Night Starlight Train - Verde Canyon Railroad, every Saturday, the canyon comes alive with nocturnal beauty and wildlife, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com
23 FLAGSTAFF: “Paint Out” – Riordan Mansion State Park, Arizona State Parks, Arizona Plein Air Painters and Tucson Plein Air Painters’ Society host paint outs throughout the state in the State Parks, free to participating artists, 602-542-7119 or 928-779-4395 or www.azstateparks.com
23 FLAGSTAFF: 11th Annual Appetizers for a Visual Feast - Coconino Center for the Arts, an evening reception and art show for Flagstaff Open Studios Tour, each artist displays one piece, free, 6-9 pm, 928-779-2300 or www.culturalpartners.org
23 FLAGSTAFF: 7th Annual Absolute Bikes St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance Old-Fashioned Mountain Bike Race – Coconino National Forest, a race for mountain bikers of all abilities benefiting the food bank, 928-779-5969 or www.absolutebikes.net/flag_frset.html
23 FLAGSTAFF: The Porchlights – Heritage Square, part of the Heritage Square Trust’s Summer Concert Series, original acoustic Americana duo, combines elements of rock, bluegrass, folk, blues, jam and more, 2 pm, 928-853-4292 or www.heritagesquaretrust.org
23 GANADO: Native American Arts Auction - Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, more than 400 items including Hopi pottery, katsina dolls, baskets and sash belts, Navajo baskets, rugs, pottery and paintings, 9 am preview, noon auction, daylight savings time, free, vendors also offer food and arts and crafts, 928-755-3475 or www.friendsofhubbell.org or www.nps.gov/hutr
23 GREER: Fall Classic Golf Tournament – Greer Lakes Golf Resort, www.azwhitemountains.net
23 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 12th Annual Eagles Iron Man Extreme Golf Tournament – Havasu Island Golf Course, 928-412-1166 or www.havasuironman.com
23 PAGE: Immaculate Heart of Mary 4 – Angel Golf Scramble – Lake Powell National Golf Course, 928-645-2023 or www.golflakepowell.com
23 PAYSON: National Barrel Horse Association – Payson Event Center, race is held in the morning prior to the afternoon gymkhana, 480-895-9080 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
23 PHOENIX: Dave Matthews Band with Robert Earl Keen – Cricket Wireless Pavilion, www.livenation.com
23 PRESCOTT: Movies in the Park – Watson Lake Park, featuring Cars, (PG), concessions and vendors on site, 6 pm, free, www.cityofprescott.net
23 SCOTTSDALE: Summer Concert Series – Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Blvd. 85254, this week featuring North, classic rock, contemporary and country, 7 pm, free, 480-348-1577 or www.kierlandcommons.com
23 SEDONA: 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival – Paradisa! Trio – Sedona & Verde Valley Jewish Community Center, flute, cello and piano, $10-20, 7:30 pm, 602-787-1577 or 877-733-7257 or www.redrocksmusicfestival.com
23 SUPERIOR: Butterfly Walk - Boyce Thompson Arboretum, learn to identify them on this guided walk by Education Coordinator Chris Kline and Arizona State Parks volunteer naturalists, a few butterflies are netted for a short while to give kids a close up look, $3-7.50, 9:30 am, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
23 SUPERIOR: Plants-of-the-Bible Guided Tours – Boyce Thompson Arboretum, learn about botany, history and scripture on a walk alongside volunteer and Bible scholar David Oberpriller, 9:30 am, $3-7.50, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
23 SUPERIOR: Opuntia Punch – How-to-Juice-Prickly-Pear-Cactus-Fruit – Boyce Thompson Arboretum, learn how to harvest opuntia cactus fruits and extract their juice without turning your hands into a “porcupine” with author Jean Groen, 10:30 a.m. 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
23 TUCSON: Sports Compact and Street Legal - Southwestern International Raceway, 8 pm, 520-762-9700 or www.Sirace.com
23 TUCSON: Summer Saturday Evening Program – Family Astronomy Night - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, special telescope, star gazing and astronomy stations, $5, 6-9 pm, 520-883-2702 or www.desertmuseum.org
23 VALLE: 4th Annual Thunder Over the Coconino Fly-In – Valle Airport, featuring antique and modern aircraft, auto show, chili cookoff, vendors and variety, antique tractor display, $20/family, 8 am – 4 pm, 928-635-5280 or www.valleairport.com
23 WILLCOX: 2nd Annual Grape Stomp – Coronado Vineyards, grapes will be available for stomping by visitors during the festival as well as wine tasting, live music, wine paired food and a vineyard tour, $10 includes a souvenir wine glass, 10 am – 10 pm, www.coronadovineyards.com
23-24 FLAGSTAFF: Dressage In the Pines Show – Fort Tuthill County Park, equestrian dressage show, 115 competitors and 3 rings, 7 am – 4 pm, free, 602-942-6062 or www.azdressage.org
23-24 PHOENIX: 17th Annual Family Cornfest, Arts & Crafts Fair - El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium, 60 arts & crafts exhibitors, fresh sweet corn, free admission and parking, $5 for lunch, 602-231-0300 or www.el-zaribah.org
23-24 WILLCOX: Farmer John's Birthday Party - Apple Annie's Orchard, you-pick fruit & vegetables, anyone with a 8/25 birthday will be treated to a free apple-smoked burger lunch, free, u-pick produce is 10% off, 11 am - 3 pm, event is 7 am - 5:30 pm, 520-384-2084 or www.appleannies.com
24 FLAGSTAFF: Backroads – Heritage Square, part of the Heritage Square Trust’s Summer Concert Series, a local blues rock band, 2 pm, 928-853-4292 or www.heritagesquaretrust.org
24 PAYSON: National Christian barrel Horse Association – Payson Event Center, the NCBRA will race following their cowboy church service, 623-582-5609 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
24 PHOENIX: Silent Sundays – South Mountain Park, features free park-ranger guided interpretive programs from 10 am – 2 pm, Central Avenue-access roadways will be closed to motor vehicles from 5 am – 11 pm, 602-534-6324
24 PHOENIX: Poison – Dodge Theatre, with special guests Dokken & Sebastian Bach, presented by 93.3 KDKB, 7 pm, www.livenation.com
25 HOLBROOK: Founders Day - Petrified Forest National Park, exhibit in the park reflects the importance of the National Park Service mission and the anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, 928-524-6228 or www.nps.gov/pefo
25 SCOTTSDALE: 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival – Classical Meets Jazz – Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ, Mozart, Piazolla and Jazz improvisation, $10-20, 7 pm, 602-787-1577 or 877-733-7257 or www.redrocksmusicfestival.com
26 PHOENIX: 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival – Classical Meets Jazz – Phoenix Art Museum, Mozart, Piazolla and Jazz improvisation, $10-20, 7 pm, 602-787-1577 or 877-733-7257 or www.redrocksmusicfestival.com
27 PAYSON: Turn N Burn Barrel & Pole Bending Series – Payson Event Center, books open at 5:30 pm, competition starts at 6:30 pm, 928-474-5242 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
27 PHOENIX: 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival – Music Under Totalitarian Regime – Temple Chai, 4656 E. Marilyn, Phoenix, AZ 85032 music, poetry and art created during the Holocaust and Communist Russia, $10-20, 7 pm, 602-787-1577 or 877-733-7257 or www.redrocksmusicfestival.com
28 PHOENIX: Phoenix Mercury vs. San Antonio – US Airways Center, special night – Back-to-School night, $10 and up, 7 pm, 602-252-WNBA or www.phoenixmercury.com
28 PRESCOTT VALLEY: Movies Under the Stars - Prescott Valley Civic Center, (7501 E. Civic Circle), featuring Transformers, (PG-13), concessions and vendors on site, free, 6 pm, www.pvaz.net
28-30 WHITERIVER: 83rd Annual White Mountain Apache Tribal Fair & Rodeo - all Indian rodeos, concerts, parade, carnival, exhibits, Crowndance competition, $3-5, 928-338-4346 ext. 316 or www.wmat.nsn.us or www.azwhitemountains.net
29 GLENDALE: Preseason: Arizona Cardinals vs. Denver Broncos – University of Phoenix Stadium, 7 pm, 602-379-0101 or www.universityofphoenixstadium.com
29 GLOBE: Hamburger Fry – Gila County Historical Museum, 928-425-7385 or www.globemiamichamber.com
29 HEREFORD: Huachuca Astronomy Club Public Star Party - Junk Bond Observatory, view through member's telescopes (large & small) or bring your own, excellent outing for families and school age children welcome, 7 pm weather permitting, 520-366-5788 or www.hacastronomy.com
29-31 PHOENIX: 3rd Annual Phoenix Cooks! – Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa, for food and wine aficionados who want to indulge in a weekend of culinary adventures, includes a welcome reception and parade of chefs, marketplace & food/wine tasting from chefs from many resorts, chef competitions on stage, cooking classes, winemaker dinner, 602-381-7632 or www.arizonabiltmore.com/phoenixcooks
29-9/1 FLAGSTAFF: 59th Annual Coconino County Fair - Ft. Tuthill County Fairgrounds demolition derby, 4-H livestock auction, magicians, clowns, petting zoo, musical performances, carnival rides, exhibits, $4-7, $20/family pass, $3 parking, 10 am, 928-679-8000 or www.coconino.az.gov
29-9/1 TUCSON: 4th Annual Tucson Film & Music Festival – various cinemas and concert venues around Tucson, the festival celebrates independent film and music, www.tucsonfilmandmusicfestival.com
30 FLAGSTAFF: Wildflower Walk - Arboretum at Flagstaff, join a botanist for a tour of the gardens, meadow and Nature Trail at The Arboretum to learn about the natural history of plants native to northern Arizona, plant lists available for participants, $2-5, 9:30 am, 928-774-1442 or www.thearb.org
30 FLAGSTAFF: Burnett Family Bluegrass – Heritage Square, part of the Heritage Square Trust’s Summer Concert Series, skilled musicianship and sweet harmonies, 4 pm, 928-853-4292 or www.heritagesquaretrust.org
30 GREER: The Long Road to Holbrook with Greg Scott – Butterfly Lodge Museum, sponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council, free, 7 pm, www.wmonline.com/butterflylodge.htm
30 PRESCOTT: Cowboy Music of Prescott – Blue Rose Theater, featuring State Balladeer Dolan Ellis and State Historian Marshall Trimble, 2 & 7:30 pm, 928-445-3122 or www.sharlot.org
30 PRESCOTT: Movies in the Park – Watson Lake Park, featuring Enchanted, (PG), concessions and vendors on site, 6 pm, free, www.cityofprescott.net
30 SCOTTSDALE: Summer Concert Series – Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Blvd. 85254, this week featuring Affinity, popular Valley dance band, 7 pm, free, 480-348-1577 or www.kierlandcommons.com
30 SEDONA: 22nd Annual Moonlight Madness Street Festival & Sidewalk Sales - Main Street, entertainment at various locations with music and children’s activities, community activities, food, free, noon - 9 pm, 928-204-2390 or www.sedonamainstreet.com
30 SEDONA: 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival – Music Under Totalitarian Regime – Sedona & Verde Valley Jewish Community Center, music, poetry and art created during the Holocaust and Communist Russia, $10-20, 7 pm, 602-787-1577 or 877-733-7257 or www.redrocksmusicfestival.com
30 SHUNGOPAVI: 35th Annual Louis Tewanima Memorial Footrace – Second Mesa, www.tewanimafootrace.org
30 SPRINGERVILLE: Save our School Arts & Crafts Fair & Farmers Market – Old Springerville School, www.springerville-eagarchamber.com
30 TAYLOR: Sweet Corn Festival – firemen’s muster competition, junior rodeo, car show, children's & adult rodeos, parade, arts & crafts, BBQ, dance, 928-536-7366 or www.snowflaketaylorchamber.org
30 TUCSON: La Fiesta de San Agustin – Armory Park & Center, celebrate the 1775 founding of “El Presidio de San Agustin del Tucson,” festive celebration with live entertainment, speakers series and an art exhibits, food for sale, free, noon – 11 pm, 520-792-4806 or www.culturalexchangecouncil.org or www.visittucson.org
30 TUCSON: Summer Saturday Evening Program – Live and ‘sort of” on the Loose - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, venomous reptile presentation features live rattlesnakes or gila monsters to explore natural history, venoms and envenomations, bite statistics, also Native American Storyteller Gerard Tsonakwa who shares stories and legends of the night sky, $5, 5-10 pm, 520-883-2702 or www.desertmuseum.org
30-31 ALPINE: Bush Valley Craft Club Christmas Bazaar – Alpine Community Center, 928-339-4828 or www.alpinearizona.com
30-31 GRAND CANYON: Native American Art Show & Dances – Village of Tusayan, featuring a hoop dance contest and open mike, www.peshlakai.org
30-31 PAYSON: Mounted Shooters of America Competition – Payson Event Center, 602-319-0079 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
30-31 PINE: 27th Annual Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festival - Community Center, 85+ arts & crafts booths, food, free, Sa 8 am - 5 pm, Su 8 am - 3 pm, 928-476-4480 or www.paysonrimcountry.com
30-31 PINETOP: Arts & Crafts Festival – Charlie Clark’s Restaurant, elaborate & decorative handcrafted art by artists throughout the Southwest, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 602-789-7222 or www.dixiegreenpromotions.com
30-31 PRESCOTT: Faire on the Square - Courthouse Plaza, 150+ talented artists, also food and entertainment, Sat-Sun. 9 am – 5 pm, Mon 9 am – 3 pm, 928-445-2000 or www.prescott.org
30-9/1 FLAGSTAFF: Rope America Labor Day Team Roping - Mormon Lake Lodge, cowboys from across the country compete for prize money, live music, free, 928-354-2227 or www.MormonLakeLodge.com
30-9/1 MORENCI: Blue Loop Tour - bike 55, 60 & 90 miles in central mountains of Arizona and New Mexico, lots of hills and scenic vistas, Morenci to Glenwood to Alpine and down the Coronado Trail, www.bikegaba.org
30-9/1 PINETOP-LAKESIDE: 13th Annual Art Barn Arts & Crafts Festival – Art Barn on Buck Springs Rd. juried fine arts, vendors, free, www.azwhitemountains.net or www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com
30-9/1 SCOTTSDALE: 32nd Annual The Millard Fillmore Corvette Classic – Scottsdale Plaza Resort, concours show, rallye, autocross racing, drag racing, costume ball, 7 am, 602-808-9352 or www.vette.org
30-9/1 SONOITA: 93rd Annual Labor Day Rodeo - Fairgrounds, bulls, saddle broncs, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bareback, calf roping, team roping, team penning, & muttons, dinner, dance, $5-10, 1 pm performances, 520-455-5553 or www.sonoitafairgrounds.com
30-9/1 TOMBSTONE: 27th Annual 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, 520-457-3548 or www.tombstone.org or www.tombstonewildbunch.org
30-9/1 WILLCOX: Apple Harvest Celebration – Apple Annie’s Orchard, a celebration of the delicious apples grown in Willcox, u-pick apples from the orchard, free wagon rides to orchard for picking, all-you-can-eat apples and pancake breakfast, apple-smoked burger lunches, homemade ice cream and pies, free samples, free, 6:30 am – 5:30 pm, 520-384-2084 or www.appleannies.com
30-9/1 WILLIAMS: Labor Day PRCA Rodeo - Bob Dean Rodeo Grounds, professional rodeo featuring the top rodeo cowboys & a celebration of western tradition all over town, includes parade and dances, 928-635-1418 or www.williamsfestivals.com
31 CHLORIDE: 5th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest – 2 pm, 928-565-5611 or www.chlorideaz.com
31 FLAGSTAFF: Labor Day Star Fest - Lowell Observatory, features numerous telescopes set up for viewing throughout the Lowell campus, $3-6, 7 pm, 928-233-3211 or www.lowell.edu
31 FLAGSTAFF: Karnalynn – Heritage Square, part of the Heritage Square Trust’s Summer Concert Series, embraces the unity of things, 2 pm, 928-853-4292 or www.heritagesquaretrust.org
31 JEROME: 38th Annual Jerome Hill Climb - begins at the old Jerome High School, a 4.6 mile run uphill on paved and dirt roads, aid stations, finish line refreshments, 8 am, 602-954-8341 or www.arizonaroadracers.com
31 PEORIA: Sorpresas – Arizona Broadway Theatre, a Spanish version of the off-Broadway hit Nunsense, includes super titles in English, $98-128 with three-course gourmet dinner, 5:30 pm, a fundraiser for Advocates for Latin @ Arts & Culture), also Latino artists and additional guest artists and surprises, www.busmusicaltheater.tix.com
31 SEDONA: 7th Annual Red Rocks Music Festival – Classical Meets Jazz – Sedona & Verde Valley Jewish Community Center, 100 Meadowlark Dr., Sedona, AZ 86336 $10-20, 7:30 pm, 602-787-1577 or 877-733-7257 or www.redrocksmusicfestival.com
31 SHUNGOPAVI: 35th Annual Louis Tewanima Memorial Footrace – Second Mesa, held in honor of the late U.S. Hopi Olympian, Louis Tewanima, who won a Silver medal in the 10,000 meter race at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, 6 am, www.tewanimafootrace.org