Arizona Calendar of Events
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1 CAMP VERDE: Christmas Craft Bazaar - Community Center, craft bazaar, breakfast with Santa, kids crafts, free, 9 am - 4 p.m., 928-567-0535 ext. 136 or www.campverde.org H * CASA GRANDE: 7th Annual Christmas on Main Street/Electric Light Parade - parade ends at craft booths, entertainment and parade awards, free, 5:30 p.m., 520-421-8677 H * CHANDLER: 44th Annual Tumbleweed Tree Lighting Ceremony & Parade of Lights - A.J. Chandler Park, live entertainment, food, crafts, games & Santa, free, 5-8 p.m., 480-782-2727 or 480-782-2735 H * y FLAGSTAFF: Holiday Plant Sale - The Arboretum at Flagstaff, featuring unusual, hard-to-find and winter-blooming houseplants, herbs, special gift bowls, hand-crafted items by local artisans, free, 9 am - 3 p.m., 928-774-1442 H * HOLBROOK: 15th Annual Parade of Lights Festival - 60+ lighted floats, includes winter festive arts & crafts fair, southwestern food, entertainment, Santa, parade at dusk, festival 8 am - 4 p.m., 928-524-6558 or 800-524-2459 H LAKE HAVASU CITY: 19th Annual Boat Parade of Lights - Bridgewater Channel, 928-855-8857 H LITCHFIELD PARK: Christmas in the Park - Village Center, annual kid's Christmas celebration, parade at 11 am, musical entertainment, kid's games, presentation of the Grinch That Stole Christmas, free, 9 am - 4 p.m., street dance from 5-9 p.m., 623-932-2260 or www.southwestvalleychamber.org H * NOGALES: Spirit of Christmas Children's Parade - Downtown, evening event of lights, free, 6 p.m., 520-287-3685 or www.nogaleschamber.com H * PAGE: Santa's Last Call - arts & crafts, 928-645-2301 PARKER: Indian Rodeo - PIRA Rodeo Grounds, all-Indian rodeo, 928-669-9211 not H PHOENIX: APS Fiesta of Light Electric Light Parade - Central Ave, night time parade with all entries lined with electric lights, from Missouri to Thomas, a holiday run & walk precedes the parade, this year's theme, Sleigh'n Down Central, free, 7 p.m., 602-534-FEST(3378) or 602-262-4627 H z PHOENIX: Titanic Gala - Arizona Science Center, formal gala fundraising event to celebrate the opening of the blockbuster exhibition "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit," 602-716-2000 or www.azscience.org H PRESCOTT: 48th Annual Arizona Christmas Parade & Courthouse Lighting & Ceremony - in Arizona's official Christmas City, free, 1 p.m. parade, free, 6 p.m. lighting, 928-445-2000 or 800-266-7534 H y PRESCOTT: Frontier Christmas Open House - Sharlot Hall Museum, 6-8 p.m., 928-445-3122 or www.sharlot.org SCOTTSDALE: Celebrate the World - Civic Center Mall, a celebration of different countries & cultures, food, arts & crafts, entertainment, free, noon - 6 p.m., 480-312-2330 H * SEDONA: Tucson Boys Choir - Hillside Sedona, performances, Santa, refreshments, gift wrapping, 1-4 p.m., 928-282-4500 or www.hillsidesedona.com SHOW LOW: Messiah - LDS Downtown Chapel, White Mountain chorale performs with a pipe organ, free, 7 p.m., 928-369-0390 H SIERRA VISTA: 43rd Annual Christmas Parade - Golf Links Rd., kicks off the holiday season with marching units, motorized units, equestrian groups & bands, free, 10 am, 520-458-6940 H SNOWFLAKE: Annual Christmas Lighting - Pioneer Park, Santa gives bags of goodies, music, entertainment, free, 7 p.m., 928-536-4331 H TUCSON/UA: In the Season - Gittings Dance Theater, part of Dance Odyssey Series, $8-10, 2 & 8 p.m., 520-621-1162 1-2 FLAGSTAFF: Award Winners Winter Marketplace - Museum of Northern Arizona, winners from the summer-long Heritage Program Marketplaces show & sell their artwork, $2-5, 9 am - 5 p.m., 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org H PHOENIX: Celebration of Basketweaving - Heard Museum, more than 75 of the nation's finest Native American basketweavers will be showcasing and selling their work, special music & dance performances, artist demonstrations & a special marketplace celebrating the basketweaving heritage of Native cultures across the country, $3-7, 602-252-8848 or www.heard.org PRESCOTT: Christmas Around the Kiva - Smoki Museum, with guest artist Elsie Joe, a Navajo potter, 10 am - 4 p.m., 928-445-1230 TUMACACORI: La Fiesta de Tumacacori - celebrating cultural heritage with food, entertainment & crafts, folklorico & Native American dancing, Mexican, Indian, Old-time Arizona music, free, 10 am, 520-398-2341 ext. 0 H 1-3 WINSLOW: 3rd Annual Festival of Trees - La Posada Hotel, decorated trees, refreshments, holiday music, auction, benefits families in need, free, 928-289-5491 or 928-289-0184 or www.winslowarizona.org H * 1-16 SCOTTSDALE: The Velveteen Rabbit - Center for the Arts, by Childsplay, 2 & 4:30 p.m., explore the nature of love, reality & imagination, 480-350-8101 1-31 SCOTTSDALE: Downtown Holiday - 5th Avenue, a village of twinkling lights & old fashioned Christmas caroling, free, 480-947-6423 or www.downtownscottsdale.com H 2 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 3rd Annual Children's Christmas Party - Civic Center, 1 p.m., also the 21st Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Wheeler Park, 928-483-8686 PHOENIX: Silent Sundays: The Great K&A Train Robbery - Orpheum Theatre, Tom Mix stars in this silent film as a lawman, hired to solve a string of robberies, who poses as an outlaw to rope in the bad guys, 1926, $9-12, 2:30 p.m., 602-262-7272 or www.orpheumtheatrefoundation.org H PINETOP: Messiah - Blue Ridge H.S. Aud., White Mountain Chorale performs with the Blue Ridge H.S. Orchestra, & local adult musicians, free, 4 p.m., 928-369-0390 H PRESCOTT: YC Holiday Instrumental Concert - Yavapai College Performance Hall, $4, 3 p.m., 877-928-4253 H SCOTTSDALE: First Sunday - el Pedregal Festival Marketplace, in-store trunk shows, Native American artisans, special artist appearances, 1-4 p.m., 480-488-1072 or www.elpedregal.com SIERRA VISTA: Tour of Officers' Homes - tour historic Fort Huachuca's original officers' quarters decorated for the holidays, $6, 520-533-2195 or 520-378-9611 TUCSON: Tohono Chul Holiday Concert - St. Odilia's Church, with Arizona Repertory Singers, benefit, $6-10, 2:30 p.m., 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H 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 p.m., 520-740-5845 or http://www.co.pima.az.us/pksrec TUCSON: Arizona Friends of Chamber Music - TCC Music Hall, 520-791-4101 or www.ci.tucson.az.us H 2-16 TUCSON: Festival of Lights - Reid Park Zoo, jingle bells, twinkling lights, Santa, stage entertainment, $2-3, free with a new toy for Toys for Tots, 6-8 p.m., 520-791-4022 2-1/6 PHOENIX: ZooLights - Phoenix Zoo, 600,000+ lights, music of the season, lighted animal exhibits, live animals are not on exhibit, $5-6, 6-10 p.m., 602-273-1341 or www.phoenixzoo.org H 3 PAGE: A Renaissance Christmas Show - Cultural Arts Bldg., by Lake Powell Concert Assn, with the Royal Renaissance Singers, 7 p.m., 928-645-2741 www.phoenixcoyotes.com 5 TUCSON/UA: Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra Concert - Crowder Hall, $4-8, 7:30 p.m., 520-621-2998 or www.arts.arizona.edu/music 5-9 PHOENIX: Hotel Saguaro - Great AZ Puppet Theater, celebrate Desert Botanical Garden week with this funny, award-winning show, all about the amazing saguaro cactus & its role in the Sonoran Desert, $5, W-F 10 am, Sa 10 am & 2 p.m., Su 2 p.m., 602-262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org H * 6 GANADO: Luminaria Night - Hubbell Trading Post, 928-755-3475 or www.nps.gov/hutr PAGE: Royal Renaissance Christmas Show - Cultural Arts Bldg, 928-645-2850 SCOTTSDALE: Valley Chamber Musicians - Kerr Cultural Ctr, special coffee, free, reservations, 480-965-5377 SIERRA VISTA: Community Tree Lighting Ceremony - Veterans Memorial Park, Santa arrives at 6:30 p.m., live entertainment & refreshments, 520-417-6980 623-975-1900 or 480-784-4444 or www.asusundome.com H 6-8 LAKE HAVASU CITY: 8th Annual Crafters Christmas Bazaar - Community Center, free, 928-505-3408 7 APACHE JUNCTION: Holiday Light Parade - 480-982-3141 COTTONWOOD: 8th Annual Chocolate Lovers Dessert Walk - Historic Old Town, purchase your ticket, receive map then wander the Old Town area & collect chocolates, see Christmas lights & listen to Christmas music, $8, 4-9 p.m., (chocolate walk limited to 300), 928-634-9468 FLAGSTAFF: First Friday Art Walk - Artists Gallery, free, 6 p.m., 928-773-0958 H PEORIA: Old Town Holiday Festival - valleywide high school choral contest, children's snow area, scavenger hunt, crafters, rides, cookie decorating, canned food item donation, 5-9 p.m., 623-773-7198 or www.peoriaaz.com H TUCSON: 6th Annual Holiday Music in the Canyon - Sabino Canyon, concert of holiday music, hundreds of luminarias, Santa, Smokey Bear, silent auction, $2, 5 p.m., 520-749-8700 or www.sabinocanyon.org H WILLCOX: Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Lighted Parade - 520-384-2272 or 800-200-2272 or www.willcoxchamber.com H 7-8 TUBAC: Luminaria Nights: Fiesta de la Navidad - Village of Tubac, hundreds of luminarias, shops open until 9 p.m., reindeer are present for petting, carolers, free, 6:30 p.m., 520-398-2704 or www.tubacaz.com TUCSON: Holiday Treasures: A Night of Gifts - Tohono Chul Park, holiday lights, live performances of holiday music, shop & dine, 5-8 p.m., 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org H WILLCOX: 20th Annual Christmas Apple Festival - Community Center, judged arts & craft show, bazaar, craft demos, Santa Claus, tree lighting ceremony, entertainment, cooking contests, raffles, door prizes, free, 520-384-2272 or 800-200-2272 or www.willcoxchamber.com H 7-9 TUCSON: 31st Annual Fourth Avenue Fall Street Fair - 350 arts & crafters, food, entertainers & musicians from around the US, 3 stages & street performers, a cross between a fine art show & a carnival, free, 10 am - 6 p.m., 520-624-5004 or www.fourthavenue.org H WICKENBURG: 13th Annual Cowboy Christmas, Cowboy Poets Gathering - Community Center & Desert Caballeros Western Museum, poetry, ballads, stories about cowboy heritage, singing & story tellin', 928-684-5479 or www.wickenburgchamber.com H x YUMA: 7th Annual Christmas Crafts Festival - Main Street Plaza, 75 booths with gifts & decorations, food, live entertainment, Santa, includes tree lighting ceremony, Chili Pepper Tree, free, 928-782-5712 or www.yumamainstreet.com H * 7-16 CLARKDALE: Made in Clarkdale Annual Invitational Exhibition - Clark Memorial Clubhouse, evening adult workshops & events, gala opening 12/3 at 6 p.m., free, 928-634-9591 H 8 CANYON LAKE: 15th Annual Nautical Parade of Lights - Canyon Lake Marina, Dolly's Steamboat leads a parade of nautical light displays ranging from pontoon boats, houseboats & jet boats to a 100-ft. double-decker sternwheeler, free, 480-827-9144 or www.dollysteamboat.com H COTTONWOOD: 48th Annual Christmas Parade - 125+ entrants, floats, walking units, music, parade followed by a Battle of the Bands, entertainment & crafts, Santa, free, 11 am, 928-634-7593 H EAGAR/SPRINGERVILLE: Electric Light Parade - Main St., floats, bands, vintage autos, free, 6 p.m., 928-333-2123 or www.az-tourist.com H FLAGSTAFF: Northern lights Holiday Parade - Historic Downtown, nighttime electric light extravaganza, free, 6 p.m., 800-842-7293 or www.flagstaff.az.us H x GLOBE: Christmas Light Parade - historic downtown, 928-425-9340 or 800-804-5623 PHOENIX: Breakfast with Santa - Phoenix Museum of History, holiday fund raiser, 8 am, 602-253-2734 ext. 225 PHOENIX: Victorian Holiday Celebration & Craft Fair - Heritage Square, continuous stage entertainment, food, children's activities, carriage rides, crafts, free, 10 am - 4 p.m., 602-262-5071 or www.ci.phoenix.az.us/parks/heritage.html H y SEDONA: 28th Annual Festival of Lights - Tlaquepaque, entertainment, 6,000 luminarias, free, 3-7 p.m., 928-282-4838 or 877-386-8687 H ST. JOHNS: Christmas in St. Johns - Main Street, parade, home tours, carnival, entertainment, Santa, local craft booths, 3rd annual lighting of the historic Apache County Courthouse, Jingle jog walk, free, dusk, 928-337-2000 H * TEMPE: Light Up a Luminaria - Tempe Beach Park, luminaries line the paths of the park, holiday music, choral groups, Santa, ice skating, food, pay $10 to light a luminaria to benefit Friends of the Orphans as part of APS Fantasy of Lights, free, 3 p.m., 480-967-9449 or www.fotoaz.org H * x 8-9 COTTONWOOD: Winterfest Art Festival - Old Town, watercolor, jewelry, dream catchers, clothing, ceramics, weaving, handmade paper, candles, wood carving, pottery, 9 am - 5 p.m., 928-778-2508 PHOENIX: 25th Annual Pueblo Grande Indian Market - South Mountain Park Activity Ctr, 450+ Native American artisans, traditional entertainment dancing & singing, frybread, chili & Mexican food, $, 9 am - 5 p.m., 602-495-0901 or 877-706-4408 or www.pueblogrande.com H 9 PRESCOTT: Christmas with the Animals - Heritage Park Zoo, hot chocolate, Santa takes presents to the animals, $2-5, 11 am - 4:30 p.m., 928-778-4242 H * SCOTTSDALE: Special Day for Special Kids - Rawhide Wild West Town, rodeo, lunch, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H * 12-23 PHOENIX: Christmas at Lost Canyon - Great AZ Puppet Theater, holiday show set in old-time Arizona told with large rod puppets, $5, W-F 10 am, Sa 10 am & 2 p.m., Su 2 p.m., 602-262-2050 or www.azpuppets.org H * 14 FLAGSTAFF: Annular Solar Eclipse - Lowell Observatory, daytime programs focus on the eclipse, includes telescopes & other options for viewing, $4, noon - 5 p.m., 928-774-3358 or http://www.lowell.edu H * LAKE HAVASU CITY: LH Music Society Monthly Performance - United Methodist Church, free, 7:30 p.m., 928-453-7130 MESA: Victorian Christmas In Candlelight - Sirrine House, 19th century Christmas crafts & activities, candlelight tours of Sirrine House & entertainment, free, 6:30-9 p.m., 480-644-2760 or www.ci.mesa.az.us H * PRESCOTT: Lamplight Tour - Sharlot Hall Museum, tour through the historic buildings, $5, 928-445-3122 or www.sharlot.org WICKENBURG: 6th Annual Christmas Parade of Lights - parade route in the historic district, 6:30 p.m., 928-684-5479 or www.wickenburgchamber.com 14-15 PHOENIX: 7th Annual Renaissance Square Holiday Food & Gift Market - outdoors, free, 10 am - 3 p.m., no phone GOLDFIELD: 4th Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas - Goldfield Ghost Town, 1000's of lights, carriage rides, train rides, Santa Claus, carolers, tree on Main Street, camp fire, shopping, free admission to the town, bring canned food for discount on attractions, shopping & refreshments, 6-10 p.m., 480-983-0333 or www.goldfieldghosttown.com H TUCSON: Rough Rider Rodeo - TCC, 520-791-4101 or www.ci.tucson.az.us H 14-30 SCOTTSDALE: Holiday Lights 2001 - McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 50,000+ lights & seasonal displays decorate the train route, $1, 6:30-9 p.m., Santa through the 23rd, closed 12/24-25, 480-312-2312 H * 15 TEMPE: Holiday Boat Parade & Lights Spectacular - Tempe Town Lake, lighted boat parade, holiday music, refreshments, 7 p.m., 480-350-5185 TEMPE: Snow Day - Mill Ave, 20 tons of snow falls in downtown Tempe, families have fun in the snow, make crafts, carnival rides, free, 480-967-4877 or www.millavenue.org H x 15-16 WILLIAMS: Mountain Village Holiday - parade of lights, Christmas craft sale, lighting contest, live entertainment, dinner dance, 928-635-1418 or 800-863-0546 or www.williamschamber.com * 16 LITCHFIELD PARK: The Language of Christmas - Wigwam Resort, featuring Bronzeworks Desert Handbells, the Arizona Masterworks Chorale and sign language artists interpreting stories and songs of the season, 3 p.m., 623-935-6384 or www.wvfac.org 19-2/4 TUCSON: Photos of San Miguel de Allende & Pozos, Guanajuato, Mexico by Robert Campbell Exhibit - Tohono Chul Park, drawing from local private collections, features whimsical, colorful & delightful folk arts & artists of Mexico, $2, 520-742-6455 or www.tohonochulpark.org 21 CHANDLER: Holiday Concert - Center for the Arts, featuring the Phoenix Boys Choir, with a newly commissioned work by Francisco Nunez, $8-25, 7:30 p.m., 602-264-5328 or www.boyschoir.org H FLAGSTAFF: Winter Solstice - Lowell Observatory, discussion of the seasons, especially winter solstice, $4, noon - 5 p.m., 928-774-3358 or http://www.lowell.edu H * 21-22 GOLDFIELD: 4th Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas - Goldfield Ghost Town, 1000's of lights, carriage rides, train rides, Santa Claus, carolers, tree on Main Street, camp fire, shopping, free admission to the town, bring canned food for discount on attractions, shopping & refreshments, 6-10 p.m., 480-983-0333 or www.goldfieldghosttown.com H 22-24 FOUNTAIN HILLS: Luminaria Lighting - along the Main Streets, creates the illusion of an old Spanish village, free, 6 p.m., 480-837-1654 H 23 GLOBE/MIAMI: Festival of Lights - Besh-Ba-Gowah Archeological Park, luminarias, Christmas program & bonfire, free, 5-8 p.m., 928-425-0320 or 800-804-5623 H 26-31 PHOENIX: Holidays at the Heard Museum - traditional & contemporary Native American music & dance, contemporary Native artists demonstrate traditional art forms that define the Southwest, frybread, $3-7, 602-252-8848 or www.heard.org 28-1/2 PHOENIX: 54th Annual Arizona National Stock Show - State Fairgrounds, livestock shows for 4-H, FFA & adult exhibitors, Li'l Buckaroo rodeo, Cowboy Classics, western art & gear show with workshops & demonstrations, farm experience, chili challenge, antique tractor pull, $2, 8 am - 5 p.m., 602-258-8568 or www.anls.org H * z 29 PHOENIX: 31st Annual Fiesta Bowl Parade - Central Ave., 15 floats, 20 bands, specialty and equestrian units; Arizona's largest one-day spectator event and one of the nation's finest and largest parades, reserved seats $, 11 am, 480-350-0911 or www.tostitosfiestabowl.com z 29-1/1 PHOENIX: Cowboy Classics Western Art & Gear Show - State Fairgrounds, showcase of cowboy art including paintings, drawings, sculptures, bronzes, saddle work, leather work, silversmithing, etc., free, 10 am - 4 p.m., 602-258-8568 or www.anls.org H PHOENIX: Farm Experience - State Fairgrounds, an interactive children's area which provides education about agriculture through various events, includes pedal tractor races, Lil' Buckaroo, marshmallow golf, racing pigs, steer roping & rope making, free, 10 am - 4 p.m., 602-258-8568 or www.anls.org H * TUCSON: Indian America New Years Competition Pow Wow - Rillito Raceway Park, Tu is International Indigenous Day with Aztec, Mayan, Andean & Mexico tribes, Indian craft market, craft booths, traditional food, drum contest, dance to bring in New Year 11:50 p.m. - 12:15 am, Sa & Su noon - 10 p.m., M noon - 12:15 am, Tu noon - 6 p.m., 520-622-4900 or www.usaindianinfo.org 29-1/3 TUCSON: AZ Copper Country Paint-O-Ramas - Pima County Fairgrounds, paint horses only, roping, cattle, western classes, English classes, timed events, top horses attend this show, people from approx. 20 states will be showing, free, 8 am - 7 p.m., 520-749-1678 or 520-294-5071 30 SCOTTSDALE: Fiesta Bowl ArtWalk - Scottsdale Arts District, art galleries host multiple opening receptions featuring premiere artists from all over the U.S., top artwork of all styles, live music, free food samples, giveaways, 1-5 p.m., 480-990-3939 or www.scottsdalegalleries.com 31 BISBEE: New Year's Eve Parade - 520-432-5421 CHANDLER: A New Year's Big Band Bash - Center for the Arts, Mesa Symphony Orchestra with big band era music & special guests Deater O'Neill & Mike Crotty, $10-20, 7:30 p.m., 480-827-2143 or www.mesasymphony.org H MESA: East Valley New Years Eve Square Dance - Mesa Senior Center, pre-rounds 8 p.m., squares 9 p.m., plus level, food, pre-register, $15, 480-969-9211 or 480-897-8091 or www.azsquaredance.com H MESA: New Year's Eve Celebration - Rockin' R Ranch, cowboy-style BBQ, live entertainment, gold panning, wagon rides, $14-25, 480-832-1539 or www.rockinr.net H * PHOENIX: Fiesta of Light Midnight Madness 5K Run & Walk - costumed runners & walkers, live music, chili and fireworks, 602-345-5752 SCOTTSDALE: New Year's Eve - Rawhide Wild West Town, bring in the New Year with wild west style, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H TEMPE: Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Block Party - 30+ musical groups on 5 different stages, pep rally, street vendors, clowns, rides, $, 5 p.m. - midnight, 480-350-0911 or 800-635-5748 or www.tostitosfiestabowl.com H * z
1-6 LITCHFIELD PARK: Wild Winter Nights - Wildlife World Zoo - several animal exhibits lighted including lions & tigers, reptiles, petting zoo, 200,000+ lights depict various zoo animals, $6, 5:30-9 p.m., 623-935-WILD (9453) or www.wildlifeworld.com H 1-31 GLOBE: Miniature Art Exhibition - Cobra Valley Art Center, free, M-S 10 am - 5 p.m., Su noon - 5 p.m., 928-425-0884 not H PHOENIX: Society of Illustrators Traveling Show - Art Institute of Phoenix, free, 602-678-4300 YUMA: Moving Waters, the Colorado River and the West - Yuma County Library, exhibits of historic & modern scenes of the Colorado River at Yuma, free programs, video showings, slide shows, 928-782-1871 ext. 103 H 3-6 SCOTTSDALE: Classic Auto Auction - Rawhide Wild West Town, auction, show & exhibition, vendors, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H 4 FLAGSTAFF: First Friday Art Walk - Artists Gallery, free, 6 p.m., 928-773-0958 H MESA: Dinosaur Family Day - Mesa Southwest Museum, $3-6, 480-644-3417 H PHOENIX: Artlink First Fridays - self-guided art tour of central Phoenix, galleries, art spaces, studios, first Friday of each month, Oct-Jun, free, 7-10 p.m., 602-256-7539 or www.artlinkphoenix.com H 4-6 CASA GRANDE: 16th Annual Fiddler & Bluegrass Jamboree, Arts & Crafts Bazaar & Car Show - Pinal Co. Fairgrounds, famous fiddler & bluegrass musicians, old time fiddlers, arts & crafts, live entertainment, RV & car show, $2, 9 am - 5 p.m., 520-723-5242 H 4-2/3 SEDONA: Master's Show - Sedona Arts Center, 928-282-3809 or www.sedonaartscenter.com 10 GLENDALE: Live at the Library - Main Library, featuring Azumah: African percussion & performance, free, 7 p.m., 623-930-3573 H w 11-12 CAVE CREEK: Antique Appraisal Days - Cave Creek Museum, professional appraiser provides verbal description & value of the public's antiques, $15/item, 9 am - 3 p.m., 480-488-2764 H 11-13 PHOENIX: 10th Annual Maricopa County Home & Garden Show - Coliseum, 250,000 square feet of exhibit space, interior designers vignettes, complimentary consultations, landscape display, international furnishings, concurrent seminars on remodeling/decorating & gardening, prize drawings, $, 602-252-6771 or 800-995-1295 or www.phoenixhomeshow.com TEMPE: 28th Annual Arizona Rockfest - Diablo Stadium, gem & mineral show & Earth Science Fair, includes gold panning, metal detecting, jewelry making, crystal growing & geode cracking, includes a $1500 gem & mineral giveaway, samples for children & teachers, $3-4, 8 am - 5 p.m., 623-214-6110 or www.azminerals.com H * YUMA: 7th Annual Old Town Jubilee Arts & Crafts Festival - Main Street Plaza, 100 booths of gifts, decorations, clothes & products, live entertainment on 2 stages, food vendors, fun activities for kids, free, 928-782-5712 or www.yumamainstreet.com H * y 11-2/3 PEORIA: Quilters - Theater Works, by Molly Newman & Barbara Damashek, a patchwork of songs & stories are stitched together to pay an eloquent tribute to the courage & spirit of America's pioneer women, 8, 2 & 7 p.m., $17-18, 623-815-7930 or www.theaterworks.org H 12 GLENDALE: 8th Annual Glendale's Glitter & Glow - Murphy Park, 30 hot air balloons & 500,000 twinkling holiday lights, musical artists, free, 5-10 p.m., 623-930-2299 or www.glendaleaz.com H z LAKE HAVASU CITY: 4th Annual Wow-Wee Days - Creative Cultural center, a wild outdoor wonders eco-education event with hands-on activities for the whole family, 10 am - 4 p.m., 928-855-7300 MESA: Fun & Games of Long Ago - Sirrine House Museum, children learn about & try traditional games such as hoop races, marbles, tops, graces & more, string & button games, recommended for 5 years & up, free, 10 am - noon, 480-644-2760 or www.ci.mesa.az.us H * PAGE: The Side Street Strutters - Cultural Arts Bldg., jazz ensemble, by Lake Powell Concert Assn, 7 p.m., 928-645-2741 PHOENIX: Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada and the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 p.m., dance from 8-11 p.m., $6, 480-784-4804 12-13 LITCHFIELD PARK: R. Carlos Nakai in Concert - Church at Litchfield Park, acclaimed Native American flautist, 623-935-6384 or www.wvfac.org H LITCHFIELD PARK: 10th Annual West Valley Native American Arts Festival - West Valley Fine Arts Ctr, 150+ authentic Indian artisans, dances, musical performances, demonstrations, ethnic food, children's area, $5-8, free parking, 10 am - 5 p.m., 623-935-6384 or www.wvfac.org H * x 16-20 SCOTTSDALE: Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge 31st Annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction - WestWorld, largest, most prestigious antique/classic car auction in the world, 700+ American & European classic, sports & racing cars, buyers from around the world, 9 am - 10 p.m., 480-421-6694 or www.barrett-jackson.com H z 18-20 CAREFREE: 9th Annual Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival - Downtown, fine arts & crafts, entertainment, wine & micro-brew tasting, unique shops, restaurants, outdoor cafes, free, 10 am - 5 p.m., 480-837-5637 or www.thunderbirdartists.com H z FLAGSTAFF: Culinary Adventure - Jeanette's B&B, with award-winning chef, Frank Branham for a 6-course dinner & 4 courses of wine, learn cooking skills & secrets, 800-752-1912 GLOBE/MIAMI: 45th Annual Gila County Gem & Mineral Show - Co. Fairgrounds, precious and semi-precious gems and minerals, vendors from around the country, $2, Fr/Sa 9 am - 5 p.m., Su 9 am - 4 p.m., 928-473-3775 H PHOENIX: 33rd Annual World of Wheels - Civic Plaza, 500+ exhibits including race cars, street rods, customs, trucks, motorcycles, 4x4s in 7 categories & 120 classes, $12, 623-362-8768 SIERRA VISTA: 4th Annual Sierra Stampede - Ft. Huachuca Arena, all-women's professional rodeo, 75 professional rodeo women compete in six events, sanctioned by WPRA, also vendors, clowns, kids horse rides, petting zoo, rodeo queens from around the state, $, 520-378-3200 or www.sierrastampede.com 19 CASA GRANDE: 3rd Annual Historic Tour - Heritage Tourism Days - Downtown, tour of private homes & buildings & activities, $8, 9 am - 2 p.m., 520-836-8744 or www.cgmainstreet.com H FLAGSTAFF: Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Classics Series - Ardrey Auditorium, featuring The Dukes of Dixieland, straight from New Orleans, $12.50-25, 7:30 p.m., 928-523-5661 or http//www.flagstaffsymphony.org PEORIA: WOW 2002 - Women of the West 5th Annual Network & Conference - Lakes Club, "Choices, Making Them...Taking Them" 8 am - 2 p.m., 623-974-0905 H PHOENIX: Trash 'n Treasures - Heritage Square, quality rummage sale, free, 9 am - 1 p.m., 602-262-5029 or www.azneighbors.com/340 H w 19-20 MESA: 12th Annual High Noon's Wild West Collector's Show & Auction - Centennial Hall, spurs, chaps, saddles, textiles, art, photos, rawhide, Wild West Show items, $6, Sa 9 am - 4 p.m., Su 10 am - 4 p.m., 310-202-9010 or 480-733-0909 H PHOENIX: American Girls Doll Party - Phoenix Museum of History, children's event & fund-raiser, 10 am & 2 p.m., 602-253-2734 ext. 300 SCOTTSDALE: Roadrunner Regional Rodeo - Rawhide Wild West Town, sponsored by AZ Gay Rodeo Assn, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H 19-21 MESA: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Festivities - Downtown, activities & events honoring the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. including candlelight service, celebration breakfast, peace festival & parade, free, 480-644-2351 or www.ci.mesa.az.us H * x 20 APACHE JUNCTION: Lost Dutchman Marathon - marathon, half marathon, 10K, 8K & fun run, 7:30 am, 480-983-1500 or www.lostdutchmanmarathon.org CASA GRANDE: Ostrich Day - Big Bird Ranch, tour an ostrich farm, chick barn, processing plant, gift shop, & dinner, $6, 1-4 p.m., 520-421-2002 or www.bigbirdusa.com 22-3/9 MESA: 24th Annual Contemporary Crafts - Mesa Contemporary Arts at the Mesa Arts Center, national juried exhibition focusing on traditional art forms including ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass, jewelry, papermaking & book arts, free, T-F noon - 8 p.m., Sa noon - 5 p.m., 480-644-2056 or 480-644-2242 H 23-27 QUARTZSITE: 36th Annual Pow Wow - Gem & Mineral Show - largest operating display of lapidary equipment in the country, 500+ tailgaters & dealers displaying, buying & selling, free, 7 am - 7 p.m., 928-927-6325 H z 25 SURPRISE: The Belorussian National Dance Ensemble - Sonoran Plaza ballroom at Sun City Grand, featuring the beauty, artistry and history of the Russian & Slavonic cultures, 7:30 p.m., 623-935-6384 or www.wvfac.org 25-27 SCOTTSDALE: Magic Bird Arts & Crafts Festival - Rawhide Wild West Town, local & regional artists display & sell their arts & crafts, 480-502-1880 or www.rawhide.com H * 25-2/2 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Sun Country Circuit Quarter Horse Show - WestWorld, one of the top ten American Quarter Horse shows in the nation, this circuit is full of six shows including three youth shows, all events are offered in English & Western jumping, more than 36 states, Canada, Germany and England compete, competition for $175,000 in awards & product, free, 7:30 am - 10 p.m., 623-869-8037 or www.azqha.com H * y 26 CAVE CREEK: Cave Creek Co. Fashion Show - Cave Creek Museum, free program, 2 p.m., 480-488-2764 H PARKER: Whiplash Parker 400 - 400 mile off road race thru the desert for motorcycles, trucks, and buggies, free, 602-971-3730 or www.whiplashracing.com * WICKENBURG: 22nd Annual Land of Sun Trail Ride - 928-684-5479 or www.wickenburgchamber.com 26-27 YUMA: 4th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days - Main Street Plaza, a celebration of the local agricultural industry, in the world's winter lettuce capital of the world, huge produce & farm equipment displays, cabbage bowling, lettuce box car derby, Mr. Lettucehead contest, Salad Toss-Off, food & craft booths, petting zoo, kids' activities, live entertainment, free, 928-782-5712 or www.yumamainstreet.com H * y 29 SCOTTSDALE: El Bajon - The Curious & Unlikely Story of the Bassoon in the Southwest - Kerr Cultural Center, by Dr. Jeffrey Lyman, free, reservations required, 480-965-5377 31 GLENDALE: Live at the Library - Main Library, featuring Lynne Drye & the Glass Harmonica, free, 7 p.m., 623-930-3573 H w 31-3/1 FLAGSTAFF: Boone/Kahn Art Exhibit - Old Main Art Gallery, the photography of Dan Boone & work by Russell Kahn, recently commissioned for the pastels in the Wettaw Science Bldg, 928-523-3471 or www.nau.edu/art-museum H **This calendar has been produced to assist you in making travel arrangements. It is for information only and does not constitute a recommendation. Dates for events were correct at time of publication. Since dates are occasionally changed, please confirm them in advance.
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