1 BISBEE: 16th Annual Spring Art Auction - Convention Center in Copper Queen Plaza, features some of Bisbee's finest artists, 6-9 pm, 520-432-3765 or www.discoverbisbee.com
1 BUCKEYE: Miss Buckeye Rodeo Queen Pageant Helzapoppin’ Rodeo Grounds, 623-386-2727 or www.buckeyevalleychamber.org
1 CANYON LAKE: Dolly Steamboat Celebration Canyon Lake Marina, vendors, live music, games for kids, dignitaries and mascots, tours of the refurbished Dolly, Dutch Oven cooking demonstration, Little Miss Dolly contest for girls 5-10, 480-827-9144 or www.dollysteamboat.com
1 CASA GRANDE: 21st Annual Le Grande Tour Bicycle Challenge - Peart Park, tour through desert landscapes around Casa Grande, Coolidge & Eloy, non-competitive ride, includes 100K, 50K & 10-mile family fun ride, $15-35, 7 am, 602-335-1962 or 520-836-0799 or www.azpra.org
1 CASA GRANDE: 30th Annual Arizona State Open Chili Championship and 10th Annual Car Show and Motorcycle Show Ed Hooper Park, red chili competition, classic car show, arts & crafts, live entertainment, free, 10 am- 5 pm, 520-836-2125 or 800-916-1515 or www.casagrandechamber.org
1 CHANDLER: The Duttons Center for the Arts, each member of the Dutton Family effortlessly swings from instrument to instrument, vocals and dance in various styles and rhythms, $21-30, 7 pm, www.chandlercenter.org
1 GILBERT: 2008 Walk for Kids & Doggie Beach Party Cosmo Dog Park, a two-mile fun walk, followed by free snacks, bouncers and games for kids, silly doggie contests, raffle prizes, all walkers welcome with or without pooch, $5-20, 480-496-4010 or www.petshelpingkids.org
1 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 www.hacastronomy.com
1 JEROME: Jerome Art Walk visit more than 30 of the unique art studios and galleries, meet the artists and see handcrafted art including jewelry, pottery, glass, leatherwork, clothing, paintings and sculpture and more made both locally and internationally, free, 5-8 pm, www.jeromeartwalk.com
1 LITCHFIELD PARK: Litchfield Park 10K, 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run food and drinks to participants during the award ceremony following the race, prize drawings, every participant receives a goody bag and T-shirt, check-in 6:30 am, www.litchfield-park.org
1 MESA: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Zdenek Macal, Chief Conductor Mesa Arts Center, program features Dvorak’s “Carnival Overture” and the stirring “New World Symphony,” 8 pm, $40-80, 480-644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
1 PHOENIX: 2008 Liver Wellness Walk - Steele Indian School Park, American liver Foundation's dog friendly walk, with food, entertainment, prizes, 5K walk, benefit, suggested donation of $25 or above, 8 am, 602-953-1800 or www.arizonarunningeventsco.com
1 PHOENIX: 4th Annual Cars and Stars Car Show and Auto Swap Meet North Canyon H.S., all cars welcome, rods, customs, classics, trucks, tuners, bikes, buggies, food, music, trophies, dash plaques, 50/50, 602-320-7241 or www.cruisinarizona.com
1 PHOENIX: One World Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Charles Bruffy and the Phoenix Bach Choir with folk-songs from around the world, 7:30 pm, 602-253-2224 or www.bachchoir.org
1 PHOENIX: Get Back: A Musical Tribute to the Beatles Center for the Performing Arts at PVCC, this is the 2nd annual Fine & Performing Arts Student Scholarship Fundraiser, includes 30 songs written by the Fab Four, includes a silent auction, $25, 602-787-7738
1 PRESCOTT: Linda Gentille and the American Piano Show Elks Opera House, features the music of the great American composers, 3 & 7 pm, $15 for adults, $10 for children, 928-443-8541 or www.ElksOperaHouse.com
1 SCOTTSDALE: An Evening with Frank Rich and Hugh Downs Center for the Performing Arts, this thought-provoking event features veteran journalist and Valley resident Hugh Downs interviewing author and New York Times columnist Frank Rich, one of the most insightful observers of American culture who writes about the intersection of art, entertainment and politics, 8 pm, $58, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
1 SCOTTSDALE: Exclusively Little 2008 McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, for children 6 & under; games, arts & crafts, clown face-painting, entertainment, free, 11 am - 2 pm, 480-312-2312 or www.therailroadpark.com
1 SCOTTSDALE: 2nd Annual Laura’s Run Cap Basin Park, 5K run, 1 Fun Run/Walk, kids dash, benefits the Laura Burdick Foundation to help families of transplant recipients in need at St. Josephs Hospital Heart/Lung Institute transplant Center, 9 am,480-413-1135 or www.arizonarunningeventsco.com or www.getsetaz.com
1 SCOTTSDALE: One Nation Community Concert Salt River High School, 4827 N. Country Club Dr., Scottsdale, with the Phoenix Symphony, Lawrence Golan, conducts, 3 pm, free, 602-495-1999 or www.phoenixsymphony.org
1 SONOITA: Old Pueblo 50 Mile Endurance Run - a 50 mile run starting and finishing at Kentucky Camp, 6 am, 520-529-2985 or www.ultrazone.us/OP50 or www.arizonaroadracers.com
1 TEMPE: Catch-A-Wave Car Show Lake Country Village Shopping Center, presented by Kiwanis Nuevo Tempe, benefits the Salvation Army, 480-345-9521 or www.cruisinarizona.com
1 TEMPE: 3rd Annual Kids Chance Kiwanis Park, 5K Run/Walk, fundraiser for college, vocational and high school grants to children of Arizona workers who have been fatally or seriously injured, 7 am, www.arizonarunningeventsco.com
1 VAIL: Annual Western Heritage Day Colossal Cave Mountain Park, living history, cowboy poetry, arena event, Western fashion show, music, trick roping, chuck wagon lunch, $5 per vehicle of up to six, 11 am 3 pm, 520-647-7275 or www.colossalcave.com
1 WICKENBURG: Camerata Nordica Del. E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, Swedish ensemble, $5-35, 7:30 pm, 928-684-6624 or www.delewebbcenter.org
1-2 PHOENIX: Heard Museum Guild 50th Annual Indian Fair & Market - features more than 600 of the nation's top Native American artists, lively music and dance performances & a variety of Native foods including posole, Hopi piki bread and frybread, $18, 9:30 am - 5 pm, 602-252-8840 or www.heard.org
1-2 LITCHFIELD PARK: 28th Annual Gila Valley Tour - bicycle through the Gila River Valley, covering 67 miles each day, flat ride, overnight in Gila Bend, sag stops, $28-35, 602-841-6072 or www.azbikeclub.com
1-2 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
1-2 TUCSON: 2008 Archaeology and Heritage Expo Arizona State Museum, become immersed in archaeology & participate in hands-on activities, historic period games, living history re-enactors, storytellers, demonstrations & education booths, food, raffle prizes & more, free, 602-542-4174 or 602-542-7138 or www.azstateparks.com
1-2 TUCSON: Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Expo Arizona State Museum, educational and interactive displays and activities related to Arizona’s long and rich history, a used book sale hosted by the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, book signings, lectures, tours, an exhibition opening, food, 9 am 4 pm, free, www.statemuseum.arizona.edu
1-2 TUCSON: EMAT Spring Fair - Foothills Mall, by the European Multicultural Alliance of Tucson, 15 European ethnic clubs have booths with information, crafts, and some have food, entertainment from noon 5 pm, free, 520-326-7330 or www.emat-tucson.org
1-16 LAKE HAVASU CITY: World Off-Road Championship Series Motorcross - Crazy Horse Campground, 817-460-8308 or 928-855-4033 or www.worcracing.com
1-22 TUCSON: To Kill a Mockingbird Temple of Music & Art, Harper Lee’s moving tale of life in rural Alabama during the Depression, filled with heartache and joy, conflict and conciliation, 520-622-2823 or www.arizonatheatre.org
1-30 AJO: Season of Tradition Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, members of the Tohono O’odham Nation and others share their culture with a series of cultural demonstrations, such as pottery making, basket making, native plant use, storytelling, dry land farming and others, free, weekends, 10 am 4 pm, 520-387-6849 ext 7304 or www.nps.gov/orpi or www.ajochamber.com/
1-30 PHOENIX: 14th Annual Spring Paintout & Art Show & Sale Desert Botanical Garden, every Saturday in March from 9 am 4 pm, Scottsdale Artists’ League members paint on-site, artists will answer questions, benefits the garden, art show & sale on 3/29-30, 480-941-1225 or www.dbg.org or www.scottsdaleartistsleague.org
1 31 STATEWIDE: Archaeology Awareness Month - special events in towns across Arizona about archaeology, hikes, site tours, lectures, demos, 602-542-4174 or www.pr.state.az.us
1-5/11 PHOENIX: Spring Butterfly Exhibit in the Marshall Butterfly Pavilion - Desert Botanical Garden, whimsical, dream-like habitat where hundreds of vibrant-colored butterflies flutter by, feeding and flitting among the flowers, $2 with admission, 10:30 am 4:30 pm, 480-941-1225 or www.dbg.org
1 6/1 GLOBE: Whitewater Rafting Trips Upper Salt River, the Highway 60 Bridge between Globe and Show Low, 1,2,3 & 5-day world class whitewater rafting trips in one of America's most pristine river canyons, www.azroa.org
2 CHANDLER: Mark Russell Center for the Arts, 7 pm, www.chandlercenter.org
2 FLAGSTAFF: Cross-Country Ski Race, Freestyle Flagstaff Nordic Center, 10K freestyle (skate) ski race on groomed ski trails and all day trail pass, $35, 9 am, 928-220-0550 or www.FlagstaffNordicCenter.com
2 GREEN VALLEY: Ensemble Series Desert Hills Lutheran Church, with TSO Brass Quintet with Percussion, 2 pm, 520-882-8585 or www.tucsonsymphony.org
2 PARADISE VALLEY: One World Camelback Bible Church, Charles Bruffy and the Phoenix Bach Choir with folk-songs from around the world, 3 pm, 602-253-2224 or www.bachchoir.org
2 PHOENIX: Music in the Garden Winter Concert Series Desert Botanical Gardens, different bands, premier musicians, this week featuring Mex-Sal, salsa, general seating only, noon 2 pm, $14-20, 480-941-1225 or www.dbg.org
2 PHOENIX: Mahler Fifth Symphony Symphony Hall, with the Phoenix Symphony, Michael Christie conducts, $19-68, 2 pm, 602-495-1999 or www.phoenixsymphony.org
2 PHOENIX: Wheels of Britain Car Show - Heritage & Science Park, an open display for all British built vehicles and British motorcycles, free, 10 am - 3 pm, 602-759-9386 or 602-262-5029 or www.cruisinarizona.com or www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/heritage.html
2 PHOENIX: Character Challenge 6K Wesley Bolin Plaza, 6K run, 6K fun run/walk, 1 mile fun run/walk, 8 am, 602-277-4333 or www.getsetaz.com
2 SCOTTSDALE: Ravi Coltrane Quartet Center for the Performing Arts, talented performer, bandleader, producer and composer, 7:30 pm, $42, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
2 SCOTTSDALE: Sunday A'Fair - Center for the Arts, features the Valley's top entertainers, a diverse selection of arts & crafts, hands-on craft activities for children, docent-guided tours of the outdoor sculptures, free, noon - 4:30 pm, 480-994-ARTS or www.Scottsdaleperformingarts.org
2 TUCSON: Ensemble Series Tucson Symphony Center, with TSO Piano Trio, 520-882-8585 or www.tucsonsymphony.org
2-9 TUCSON: 15th Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival - Leo Rich Theatre, by AZ Friends of Chamber Music, international artists, 5 concerts, master classes, gala concert, $20/concert, $150/gala, 520-577-3769 or www.ArizonaChamberMusic.org
3-6 FOUNTAIN HILLS: Nova Desert Classic Bike Race McDowell Mountain Regional Park, www.teambigbear.com
4 CHANDLER: Spring Starlight Concert in the Park Series - Arrowhead Meadows Park, variety of local talent, farmers market, free, 7 pm, 480-782-2735 or www.chandleraz.gov
5 SCOTTSDALE: Judy Roberts with Greg Fishman Kerr Cultural Center, favorite Chicago pianist-vocalist with her lyrical saxophonist husband, 7:30 pm, $20-28, www.jazzinaz.org
5-9 SCOTTSDALE: Cactus Reining Horse Classic - WestWorld, 623-465-1571 or 480-312-6802 or www.scottsdaleaz.gov/westworld/events.asp
5-9 TUCSON: Winter Classic Hunter/Jumper Show - Pima County Fairgrounds, 845-246-8833 or www.swfair.com
6 SCOTTSDALE: 4th Annual Festival ArtWalk - Scottsdale Arts District, dozens of galleries, free opening receptions, demonstrations, live music, sponsored by Scottsdale Gallery Association, free, 7-9 pm, 480-990-8989 or www.scottsdalegalleries.com
6 SCOTTSDALE: Coffee at Kerr - Young Sounds of Arizona Kerr Cultural Center, jazz, free but must RSVP, 10 am, 480-596-2660 or www.asukerr.com
6 WICKENBURG: Rex Allen Jr. & the Third Generation Del. E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, $5-27, 7:30 pm, 928-684-6624 or www.delewebbcenter.org
6-9 FLAGSTAFF: 6th Annual Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival - Orpheum Theatre, films, slide shows & speakers highlighting adventure, culture and the environment, $6-8, www.flagstaffmountainfilms.com
6-9 PHOENIX: 4th Annual Arts & Flowers 2008 - Phoenix Art Museum, designers, inspired by the Museum’s collection of fine arts, will sculpture floral designs to parley interpretations of art in colorful petal forms, floral arrangements on pedestals accompany paintings, photography and sketches, arrangements by dozens of Valley designers and garden clubs, demonstrations & workshops, presented by the Phoenix Art Museum League, 602-307-2050 or www.phxartmuseumleague.org
6-9 TEMPE: Glass Blocks/Steel Bars Tempe Center for the Arts, A Ludwig Dance Theatre’s premiere concert, 7:30 & 2 pm, 480-350-2822 or www.tempe.gov/TCA
6-9 TUCSON: The Planets! Tucson Music Hall, George Hanson conducts with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Women of the TSO Chorus, Bruce Chamberlain, director, 520-882-8585 or www.tucsonsymphony.org
6-22 MESA: The Merry Wives of Windsor Mesa Arts Center, by Southwest Shakespeare Company, Sir John Falstaff, a visitor to the town of Windsor and needing money, sends letters to Mistresses Page and Ford in the hope of wooing them and tapping into their husbands’ fortunes, the women discover his intention and enlisting Mistress Quickly as their messenger, set a trap, a farce, 480-644-6500 or www.swshakespeare.org
7 FLAGSTAFF: Alexander Fiterstein with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra NAU Ardrey Auditorium, with world renowned clarinetist, an Arizona premier of the Finzi Clarinet Concerto with guest conductor/music director candidate Alexander Platt, 7:30 pm, 928-523-5661 or www.FlagstaffSymphony.org
7 FLAGSTAFF: First Stop, First Friday with Canyon Movement Company make this your first stop on the First Friday Art Walks, various dance and performance related events, free, 5:30 pm, www.canyonmovementcompany.org
7 FLAGSTAFF: First Friday Art Walk The Artists Gallery, free, 6:30 pm, 928-773-0958 or www.theartistsgallery.net
7 LAKE HAVASU CITY: Test & Tune Havasu 95 Speedway, free, 6-9 pm, 928-716-6634 or www.havasu95speedway.com
7 NOGALES: Electrify Your Strings James K. Clark Performing Arts Center, with Santa Cruz County string & choir students, joining world renowned New York electric violinist Mark Wood and vocalist Laura Kaye, 7 pm, $5-15, 520-397-7914 or www.yascc.com
7 PHOENIX: Artlink First Fridays - self-guided art tour of central Phoenix, galleries, art spaces, studios, first Friday of each month, free shuttle rides, free, 6-10 pm, 602-256-7539 or www.artlinkphoenix.com
7 SCOTTSDALE: Encore! Concert Series The Borgata of Scottsdale, this week featuring The Rave, 4-7 pm, free, 602-953-6311 or www.borgata.com
7 WICKENBURG: Baxter Black Del. E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, cowboy poet, $5-45, 7:30 pm, 928-684-6624 or www.delewebbcenter.org
7-8 ANTHEM: 4th Annual Anthem Spring Festival Outlets at Anthem, arts and crafts show, more than 100 specially selected arts and crafts exhibits, international food court, Kiddie Inflatable Zone, 10 am 5 pm, www.magicbirdfestivals.com
7-8 CASA GRANDE: 50th Annual Cactus Antique Airplane Fly-In - Casa Grande Airport, hosted by the Arizona Antique Aircraft Association, with emphasis placed on aircraft of yesteryear, $5 or $10/car, 8 am - 5 pm, 480-987-5516 or www.cactusflyin.org
7-8 GLENDALE: 36th Annual Glencroft's Benefit Quilt Auction - display, food & novelty booths, boutique, breakfast, free, 623-847-3004 or www.glencroft.com
7-9 CHANDLER: 20th Annual Ostrich Festival - Tumbleweed Regional Park, ostrich races, carnival rides, exotic petting zoo, international food, national & regional entertainment, interactive kid's area, parade, $5-7, Fri. 4-midnight, Sat 10 am - midnight, Sun noon - 11 pm, 480-963-4571 or www.ostrichfestival.com
7-9 GLENDALE: 8th Annual Phoenix International Sportsmen's Exposition University of Phoenix Stadium, 500 exhibitors, the latest in adventure trips, hunting accessories, fishing gear and family fun, camping equipment, Jeep test tracks and elk-calling contests, info about lodges, resorts, boating, seminars, contests and hands-on features, $12, Fri noon - 8 pm, Sat 10 am - 8 pm, Sun 10 am - 5 pm, 800-546-6100 or www.sportsexpos.com
7-9 KINGMAN: 6th Annual Home & Garden Expo Mohave County Fairgrounds, 928-75-2636 or www.kingmanchamber.org
7-9 PHOENIX: 8th Annual Southwest Regional Alpaca Show State Fairgrounds, vendors will be on hand to showcase their wares and guests will have the opportunity to view and pet these unique creatures, free, www.swralpacashow.org
7-9 SCOTTSDALE: 38th Annual Scottsdale Arts Festival 2008 - Center for the Arts, rated among the top in the country, a juried fair that includes 185 artists, performances, artist demonstrations & presentations on 3 stages throughout the festival, specially-themed children's area with arts projects, 40 food & beverage booths, $7, under 12 free, Fri-Sat 10 am - 6 pm, Sun 10 am - 5 pm, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
7-9 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona State Ponies of the Americas Horse Show WestWorld, www.poac.org
7-9 YUMA: 16th Annual Midnight at the Oasis Festival - Desert Sun Stadium, featuring cars & music of the 50's/60's, show & shine, rock n' roll concert, arts & crafts fair, dance, 928-343-1715 or www.caballeros.org
7-9 YUMA: March Breezes Arts & Crafts on Main 928-782-5712
7-23 PHOENIX: 9 Parts of Desire - Herberger Theater Center, a remarkable look at the women whose extraordinary lives have been frayed and fractured by the last 20 years of turbulent history in Iraq, a portrait of a shattered community and the humanity that lights it from within, presented by Actors Theatre, 2 & 7 pm, $35-46, 602-252-8497 or www.atphx.org
7-30 LAKE HAVASU CITY: Godspell Grace Arts Live, 7:30 & 2 pm, $25, www.golakehavasu.com
7-4/20 PEORIA: Jekyll & Hyde Arizona Broadway Theatre, a musical theatre spectacle, based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story of the same name, exposes a brilliant doctor whose experiments with human personality create a murderous counterpart, 623-776-8400 or www.azbroadwaytheatre.com
8 AJO: Sonoran Shindig A Celebration of the Desert Bud Walker Park, the Chamber of Commerce & Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge sponsors a nature festival, exhibit, programs, children’s activities, entertainment, vendors & food, free, 11 am 3 pm, 520-387-7742 or www.ajochamber.com
8 LAKE HAVASU CITY: Angler’s Choice Tourney Lake Havasu State Park, 60 boats, weigh-in 3 pm, 928-855-2784 or www.azstateparks.com
8 LAKE HAVASU: Monterey Bass Tourney Lake Havasu State Park, 60 boat bass tourney, weigh in at 4 pm, 928-2784 or www.azstateparks.com
8 MESA: Dublin’s Traditional Irish Cabaret Mesa Arts Center, a celebration of Irish music, laughter, song and dance, Ireland’s greatest comedian, Noel V. Ginnity and his eventful brand of humor, Irish ballads, and dance, 8 pm, $26-36, 480-644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
8 MESA: Chamber Concert Glorious Brass Quintet Mesa Historical Museum Auditorium, by the Mesa Symphony Orchestra, $20 and includes complimentary admission to the Mesa Historical Museum before the concert, 2 pm, www.mesahistoricalmuseum.org
8 PHOENIX: Craig Chaquico Celebrity Theatre, Sanderson Ford Lincoln Mercury Music Series presents this guitar superstar, 8 pm, $56-101, 602-267-1600 ext. 1 or www.sandersonmusic.com
8 PRESCOTT: Winter Navajo Rug Auction Smoki Museum, 9 am 5 pm, 928-445-1230 or www.smokimuseum.org
8 QUEEN CREEK: Arizona Agriculture Day Schnepf Farms, featuring $2 lunches representing the farmer and rancher’s share of the actual cost, 11 am 1: 30 pm, the event also includes entertainment on various stages, educational opportunities, equipment displays, tractor pulls, hydroponics, gardening tips, pie eating contest, 480-987-3100 or www.Schnepffarms.com
8 SEDONA: Archaeology Hike Red Rock State Park, to celebrate Archaeology Month, learn about the pre-historic Sinagua Indians who inhabited the Sedona/Verde Valley more than 1000 years ago, learn how they utilized plants found in the area for survival and about traces of what they left behind, meet at Visitor Center, 2 pm, 928-282-6907 or www.azstateparks.com
8 TEMPE: 4th Annual 2008 Walk for Wishes Kiwanis Park, 5K run, 5K walk, 1 mile walk, 9:30 am, www.wishaz.org
8 TUCSON: Sabino Canyon Sunset Run Sabino Canyon, 7.4 miles from the Visitors Center, 5:45 pm, 520-326-9383 or www.azroadrunners.org
8 WICKENBURG: Sons of the Pioneers Del. E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, singing cowboys, $5-35, 7:30 pm, 928-684-6624 or www.delewebbcenter.org
8-9 BISBEE: For the Love of Music Series classical concert series sponsored by the Bisbee Women’s Club, $10, 8 pm, 520-432-7217 or www.discoverbisbee.com
8-9 FORT MCDOWELL: Fort McDowell Yavapai Native American Arts Show Fort McDowell Radisson Resort, the best painters, potters, weavers, jewelers and other Native American artisans are invited to attend, visit with the artisans, watch demonstrations and cultural performances, Native American food, free, Fri 4-9 pm, Sat 9 am 6 pm, Sun 9 am 4 pm, 480-816-7162 or www.ftmcdowell.org
8-9 PARKER: IWSRA Water Ski Races Blue Water Casino, 100 mile an hour ski racing on the enduro course, 928-669-2174 or www.parkerareachamberofcommerce.com
8-9 PHOENIX: Flower Power Festival Desert Botanical Garden, dedicated to a variety of blossoms, learn about Arizona plant societies, conservation organizations, botanical institutions, a tour of the Harriet K. Maxwell Desert Wildflower Trail, live entertainment, demonstrations, Flower Power market, 10 am 3 pm, 480-941-1225 or www.dbg.org
8-9 PHOENIX: Art Detour 20 Downtown, 70 downtown artist studios, galleries and art spaces open for self-guided tours, also the Student Detour, & the Mystery Galleries, free shuttles, free, Sa noon 8 pm, Su noon 6 pm, 602-256-7539 or www.artlinkphoenix.com H y
8-9 PHOENIX: Korean Cultural Festival Heritage & Science Park, Korean food, crafts, entertainment, 10 am 4 pm, 602-264-6646 or www.phoenix.gov/PARKS/heritage.html
8-9 PICACHO PEAK: Annual Civil War Battle Re-Enactment Picacho Peak State Park, re-enactment of the only Civil War battle to be fought in AZ, members of both the North & the South in costume, 1860’s demos on laundering, candle making, sewing, cooking, fashion show, $6/vehicle, 9 am 4 pm, 520-466-3183 or 602-542-4174 or www.azstateparks.com
8-9 SCOTTSDALE: Great Train Expo WestWorld, 630-279-4048 or www.trainexpoinc.com
8-9 SIERRAVISTA: Dolan Ellis, Arizona’s Official State Balladeer The Arizona Way Arizona Folklore Preserve, 2 pm, $6-15, reservations required, 520-378-6165 or www.arizonafolklore.com
8-9 TEMPE: Great Arizona Beer Festival Tempe Town Lake, features 250+ brews, food & non-alcoholic drinks, entertainment, benefits Sun Sounds, $35-40, 2-6 pm, 480-968-7559 or 602-271-4000 or www.sunsounds.org or www.azbeer.com
8-9 TUCSON: 26th Annual Wa:k Pow Wow San Xavier Del Bac Mission, Native American inter-tribal dancing, contests, arts & crafts, $3-5, 520-294-5727
9 CHANDLER: John Tesh Center for the Arts, $48-78, 7 pm, www.chandlercenter.org
9 GOODYEAR: The Southwest Valley Regional YMCA Youth, Adult, & Relay Sprint Triathlon/Duathlon Goodyear YMCA, 6:45 am, www.trifamilyracing.com
9 MESA: Valley of the Sun Half Marathon co-sponsored by Mesa Parks & Recreation, 480-644-2352 or 480-657-5373 or www.runvalleyofthesun.com
9 PHOENIX: Music in the Garden Winter Concert Series Desert Botanical Gardens, different bands, premier musicians, this week featuring Banda Tres featuring Beth Lederman, Brazillian/world, general seating only, noon 2 pm, $14-20, 480-941-1225 or www.dbg.org
9 PHOENIX: 4th Annual Target Music in the Park Steele Indian School Park, showcasing a variety of music including Broadway tunes, African hand drumming, jazz and Latin funk, includes the Phoenix Boys Choir, Chicano Power Revival, a Canine Crooning Competition and the urban dance troupe FootKlan, and a performance by The Phoenix Symphony followed by fireworks, 2-6:45 pm, www.phoenixsymphony.org
9 PHOENIX: Silent Sundays Orpheum Theatre, classic silent films accompanied by Ron Rhode on the Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ, this week’s feature is Clara Bow and Gary Cooper in Wings, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1927, organ concert begins at 2:30 pm, $8-10, www.silentsundays.info
9 SCOTTSDALE: Cinco de Moio Kerr Cultural Center, a Latin Jazz group made up of some of the premier players in the Phoenix area, the music ranges from Cuban: Danzon and Cha Cha to Brazilian Sambas and Bossa Novas, 3 pm, $7.50-12.50, 480-596-2660 or www.asukerr.com
9 SCOTTSDALE: Yundi Li Center for the Performing Arts, celebrated for his intense virtuosity and musical dedication, Li is one of the most sought-after pianists in the world today, 7:30 pm, $48, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
9 SCOTTSDALE: Run for Life at DC Ranch 10K run, 5K run and walk, 1 mile fun run/walk, 7:30 am, 602-277-4333 or www.arizonaroadracers.com
9 SEDONA: Sedona Chamber Music St. John Vianney, featuring Misha & Cipa Dichter, piano duo, 2:30 pm, 928-204-2415 or www.chambermusicsedona.org
11 CHANDLER: Spring Starlight Concert in the Park Series Arrowhead Meadows Park, variety of local talent, farmers market, free, 7 pm, 480-782-2735 or www.chandleraz.gov
11 SIERRA VISTA: Art Discovery Series “Little Women” Buena Performing Arts Center, musical, starring Maureen McGovern, based on Louisa May Alcott’s iconic novel, $35, 7 pm, 520-417-6980 or www.visitsierravista.com
11-16 PHOENIX: Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy Orpheum Theater, an international cast of graceful aerialists, spine-bending contortionists, vine-swinging characters, strong men and balancers, fantastic special effects, inventive choreography and dazzling costumes, by Theater League, 800-776-7469 or www.theaterleague.org
11-23 TEMPE: The Color Purple Gammage, part of the M&I Bank Broadway Across America series, a soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, 480-784-4444 or www.asugammage.com
12 FLAGSTAFF: Infamous Stringdusters Coconino Center for the Arts, part of the acoustic folk and bluegrass concert series, 928-779-2300 or www.culturalpartners.org
12 LAKE HAVASU CITY: On Broadway! Lake Havasu High School’s Performing Arts Center, a sparkling revue of show-stopping moments from the Broadway stage, $25, 7:30 pm, www.lhcca.com
12-13 SCOTTSDALE: Jazz in Arizona Chicago’s Own Judy Roberts Returns! Kerr Cultural Center, pianist/vocalist the Valley’s favorite jazz snowbird, 7:30 pm, $, 480-596-2660 or www.asukerr.com
12-16 PHOENIX: Zoomation The Imagination, Creation and Celebration of Spring! Phoenix Zoo, the zoo transforms into an artist’s studio and you can participate in hands-on art creation and self-expression, interactive entertainment, green screen video fun, shadow puppetry, music-making and more, 6:30-10 pm, 602-273-1341 or www.phoenixzoo.org
12-22 MESA: Jesus the Christ Easter Pageant Mesa Arizona Temple Grounds, drama, dance & musical story about the birth, life, death & resurrection of Jesus Christ, presented in Spanish some nights and English some nights, free, 8 pm, 480-964-7164 or www.easterpageant.org
13 JEROME: Route 66 Across Arizona Jerome State Historic Park, presentation by Richard and Sherry Mangum, takes the viewer on a nostalgic trip through Arizona, 3 pm, 928-634-5381 or www.azstateparks.com
13 MESA: The Second City One Nation, Under Blog Mesa Arts Center, comedy revue, delivering insightful, intelligent humor as they skewer computer, political and pop culture, mixing pre-honed material with a few bits of improv, 7:30 pm, $35, 480-644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
13-15 PHOENIX: Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show ASU West Campus, with 300+ quilts, Small Quilt Auction on Saturday, antique quilt display, educational area, quilt appraisals, and merchant mall with quilt related products, $7, Fri 9 am 6 pm, Sat 9 am 4 pm, 602-220-9889 or www.azquiltersguild.org
13-15 PHOENIX: Arizona Quilters Guild 15th Annual Small Quilt Auction ASU West, Guild members donate small quilts and proceeds fund the Q.U.I.L.T, small quilts from traditional to contemporary, from folk style to quilt art, auction on the 17th from 2-4 pm, 602-220-9889 or www.azquiltersguild.org
13-15 PHOENIX: Tchaikovsky Fourth Symphony Symphony Hall, with the Phoenix Symphony, Alexander Mickelthwate conducts, features David Krakauer on clarinet, $19-68, 7:30 pm, 11 am and 8 pm, 602-495-1999 or www.phoenixsymphony.org
13-16 CHANDLER: 18th Annual National Festival of the West Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass, western music, cowboy poetry, western vendors, costume contests, film celebrities, chuck wagon cook-off, mounted action shooting championships, $6-12, 602-996-4387 or www.festivalofthewest.com
13-16 PARKER: La Paz County Fair Manataba Park, 4-H exhibits, carnival, midway, entertainment, Miss La Paz County Scholarship Pageant, $5, 10 am 10 pm, 928-669-8100 or www.parkerareachamberofcommerce.com or http://arizonafairs.com
13-16 PEORIA: Peoria Film Festival 623-363-1543 or www.peoriafilmoffice.com
13-16 SCOTTSDALE: 37th Annual Carousel Horse Show WestWorld, features Arabians, Morgans, Saddlebreds, Driving horses & ponies, Tennessee Walking horses & Peruvian Pasos, roadsters & mules, free, 602-993-0706 or www.carouselhorseshow.com
13-30 PHOENIX: East Texas Hot Links John Paul Theater, Phoenix College, it is a hot 1955 East Texas summer, some of the local black men building the interstate highway nearby, have either vanished or been found embedded in the concrete, on this one dark night, betrayal catches a gathering of men and their lives are changed forever, by Black Theatre Troupe, 602-258-8129 or www.blacktheatretroupe.org
14 GLENDALE: The Second City Touring Company: “One Nation, Under Blog” Copper Performing Arts Center, improvisational comedy troupe, $8-24, 8 pm, www.wvfac.org
14 SCOTTSDALE: Encore! Concert Series The Borgata of Scottsdale, this week featuring Xcentrics, 4-7 pm, free, 602-953-6311 or www.borgata.com
14 SCOTTSDALE: Quetzal Guerrero Kerr Cultural Center, violin virtuoso, composer and vocalist masterfully mixes up a samba-soul and Latin Jazz musical concoction, 8 pm, $16-20, 480-596-2660 or www.asukerr.com
14 SCOTTSDALE: Ronald K. Brown/Evidence One Shot Center for the Performing Arts, blending traditional African dance with classical and modern choreography, hip-hop and spoken word, explores African-American history and culture through dance, offering a unique view of human struggles, tragedies and triumphs, a tribute to Pittsburgh photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris who was known for his ability to capture the essence of his subject with just “one shot”, includes an Ignite event, 8 pm, $38, 480-994-2787 or www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
14 SCOTTSDALE: Yin and Yang Fridays Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, alternating evening of lively music for the rowdy side of your being (yang) with rejuvenating evenings of yoga for your soul (yin), this evening features yoga, organic teas, natural treats and art awareness with “celebrity” yoginis and yogis from the art community, 8:30 pm, $35, reservations suggested, 480-874-4612 or www.smoca.org
14 WICKENBURG: Ramsey Lewis Trio Del. E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, legend at the keyboard, smooth jazz, $5-65, 7:30 pm, 928-684-6624 or www.delewebbcenter.org
14-15 PEORIA: Celebration of the Arts City Hall Municipal Grounds, a dynamic collection of fine art exhibited by artists featuring ceramics, painting, photography, wood, glass, jewelry, fiber and more, live entertainment featuring jazz, classical, blues, rock and world beat, impromptu performances, children’s creative art experience, www.peoriaaz.gov
14-16 BUCKEYE VALLEY: Helzapoppin’ PRCA Rodeo Helzapoppin’ Rodeo Grounds, rodeo, dance, 623-386-2727 or www.buckeyevalleychamber.org
14-16 GLENDALE: Men’s Luxury Toy Expo University of Phoenix Stadium, more than 300 exhibiting companies showcasing the latest trends, products and services for the discriminating male consumer, golf, fitness, aviation, ATVs, boats, custom cars, game rooms, garages, dirt bikes, home entertainment systems, sports equipment, men’s health products, Fri 3-8 pm, Sat. 10 am 8 pm, Sun 10 am 6 pm, $5, www.MensLuxuryToyExpo.com
14-16 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 17th Annual Lake Havasu Marine Association Boat Show Windsor 4, commercial boat show, 928-855-2784 or www.lhcma.com
14-16 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 29th Annual Juried Spring Art Show Aquatic Center, judged & juried show & sale of fine arts and fine crafts, free, Fri 9 am 2 pm, Sat. 10 am 5 pm, Sun. 10 am 3 pm, 928-855-6340 or www.havasuartguild.com
14-16 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 3rd Annual Rodeo by the River Motorcycle Rodeo SARA Park, a motorcycle rodeo and rally, chili cook off, bands, vendors, motorcycle stunt shows, bonfires, BBQs, bikini contest, www.rodeobytheriver.com/
14-16 MESA: Riders in the Sky 30th Anniversary Tour Mesa Arts Center, multi Grammy Award-winning Western music group grounded in the rich traditions of legendary cowboy singers, a mix of both classic and original western songs, slapstick comedy, 7:30 & 3 pm, $37, 480-644-6500 or www.mesaartscenter.com
14-16 SAN CARLOS: 12th Annual Intertribal Pow Wow Apache Gold Casino, Native American performers from around the country, competition in hoop dancing, drumming, singing & more, arts & crafts, traditional food, free, 800-APACHE8 or www.apachegoldcasinoresort.com
14-16 TUCSON: A Tribute to Ray Charles Tucson Music Hall, Albert-George Schram, guest conductor, Ellis Hall, piano and vocals, with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, 520-882-8585 or www.tucsonsymphony.org
14-16 TUCSON: Dance & Dessert Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd. alluring choreography and gourmet dessert tastings from the area’s top restaurants and eateries, an eclectic program of classical and contemporary works that showcases Ballet Tucson’s artists, $25, 7:30 & 2 pm, 520-903-1445
14-30 SUPERIOR: Annual Spring Plant Sale Boyce Thompson Arboretum, thousands of drought-tolerant plants from shrubs, vines, trees, cacti and succulents, horticulturists on hand to answer questions and lead tours at 1:30 pm, $3-7.50, 8 am 4 pm, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
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