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Let's Go!

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On the Go!
Your guide for places to go and things to do in the Northeast Valley and around the state

Quick links:
Art - Cars - Comedy - Cultural Events - Dance
Expos - Festivals - Museums - Music - Nature
Rodeos - Seasonal Activities - Swap Meets - Theater

Note – Event dates, hours and other details are subject to change.
Call to verify before attending any event listed below.

Art

Young Jewelers
Heard Museum
Phoenix
(602) 252-8848
Through Sept. 7
Featuring the work of eight prominent young American Indian jewelers, illustrates how jewelry expresses both individuality and shared experiences that emphasize the artists’ community and family, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. $3 to $10.

Pae White: Lisa, Bright and Dark
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
www.smoca.org
Through Aug. 31
The first U.S. museum survey of White’s wide-ranging art-sculpture, mobiles, installations, graphic design. $

Many Colored Weaves: Navajo Textiles Exhibition
Coconino Center for the Arts
Flagstaff
(928)779-2300, ext. 105
Through Aug. 9
Presented by Flagstaff Cultural Partners, Navajo textiles from the collection of the Museum of Northern Arizona. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

58th Annual Summer Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Courthouse Square
Prescott
(928) 445-2510
Aug. 9-10
Some 150 of the West’s finest juried artists and artisans with oils, watercolor, photography, jewelry, fiber art, ceramic, woodworking, metal art and handmade furniture. Food booths, vendors. Free.

27th Annual Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festival
Community Center
Pine
(928) 445-2000
Aug. 30-31
More than 85 arts and crafts booths, food. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 8a.m. to 3 p.m. Free

Faire on the Square
Courthouse Square
Prescott
(928) 445-2000
Aug. 30-31
More than 150 artists, along with food and entertainment. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free.

Cars

32nd Annual Millard Fillmore Corvette Classic
Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Scottsdale
(602) 808-9352
Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Concours show, rally, autocross racing, drag racing, costume ball. $

Comedy

Bill Maher
Dodge Theater
Phoenix
Livenation.com
Aug. 9
8 p.m., $

Cultural Events

Native American Heritage Days
North Rim of the Grand Canyon
(928) 638-7864
Aug. 14-15
Celebrate the connections between Native peoples and the history of the Grand Canyon. Daily programs presented by special guest speakers.

21st Annual Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering
Yavapai College
Prescott
(928)776-2000 or (877) 928-4253
More than 40 poets and old-time singers celebrate the oral traditions of the working cowboy with a blend of traditional and contemporary music. Daytime sessions, free. $16 for evening headline performances.

Native American Art Show and Dances
Village of Tusayan
Grand Canyon
www.peshlakai.org
Aug. 30-31
Hoop dance contests, open mic.

Dance

Annual Arizona Dance Classic
Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
Phoenix
(281) 830-9929
Aug. 7-10
Dance competitions, workshops, exhibitions, social dancing.

Expos

17th Annual Arizona Home & Building Expo
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix
(602) 277-6045
Aug. 15-17
More than 700 exhibits encompassing remodeling, home improvement and home building industries. Friday, noon-6 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $

Festivals

Peach Mania Festival
Apple Annie’s Orchard
Willcox
(520) 384-2084
Aug. 9-10, 16-17
U-pick tree ripened peaches and apples, all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, peach ice cream, peach pie, 6:30 – 5:30 p.m. Free admission.

Vigilante Days
Tombstone
(520) 457-3197 or (520) 457-3291
Aug. 8-10
1880s fashion show, 10K run, shoot-outs, hangings, concert, chili cook-off. $

26th Annual Old West Days & Bucket of Blood Races
Old Courthouse Lawn
Holbrook
(928) 524-6558 or (800) 524-2459
Aug. 15-16
Arts & crafts, car show, kids’ games, pancake breakfast, barbecue and more. 8:30 a.m. to dusk. Free.

27th Annual Rendezvous of Gunfighters
Allen Street
Tombstone
(520) 457-3548
Aug. 30-Sept. 1
Three days of shows in the O.K. Corral by the best western shows from around the country, authentic costume parade Sunday. $4 for O.K. Corral, five shows daily.

17th Annual Family Cornfest
El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium
Phoenix
(602) 231-0300
Aug. 23-24
60 arts & crafts exhibitors, fresh sweet corn, free admission and parking, $5 for lunch

Farmer John’s Birthday Party
Apple Annie’s Orchard
Willcox
(520) 384-2084
Aug. 23-24
Anyone with an 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 p.m. Free admission.

Museums

Thanks for Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo Show
Mesa Historical Museum Auditorium
(480) 835-7358
Through Aug. 31
$3-5.

Music

Jazz in the Hills
Appian Way Restaurant
Fountain Hills
(480) 837-4882
(480) 837-9661
Every Friday
Fridays, join jazz lovers in an intimate setting for great music and company. Doors open at 7:45 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m. Free, donations welcome.

Summer Concert Series
Kierland Commons
Scottsdale
(480) 348-1577
Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30
A variety of pop, rock & blues with different bands each week. 7 p.m. Free.

Steve Miller Band
Dodge Theater
Phoenix
Livenation.com
Aug. 8
With Joe Cocker. 7:30 p.m., $.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jobing.com arena
Glendale
Livenation.com
Aug. 20
7:30 p.m., $

Prescott Jazz Summit
Various venues
Prescott
(928) 771-1268
Aug. 22-24
Annual jazz festival with international stars and Phoenix-based and local musicians including the best of Arizona high school musicians.

Dave Matthews Band
Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Phoenix
Livenation.com
Aug. 23
With Robert Earl Keen. $

Poison
Dodge Theater
Phoenix
Livenation.com
Aug. 24
With special guests Dokken and Sebastian Bach. 7 p.m. $

Nature

Guided Nature Walk
Hart Prairie Preserve
Flagstaff
(928) 774-8892, ext. 5
Through Oct. 12
Meet at 10 a.m. at Fort Valley Plaza Shopping Center, carpool to the preserve for a 2-3 hour roundtrip event. Sundays through mid-October.

Learn Your Lizards
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
(520) 689-2811
Aug. 9
Identify common species including Western whiptails, tree lizards, side-blotched and greater earless. 8:30 a.m. $3-$7.50.

Perseid Meteor Shower
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
(928) 233-3211
Aug. 11
Program on meteor showers, telescope viewing included, 8 p.m.
Opuntia Punch – How to Juiice Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
(520) 689-2811
Aug. 17, 23
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. $3-$7.50.

Plants of the Bible Tour
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
(520) 689-2811
Aug. 23
Learn about botany, history and scripture on a walk alongside volunteer and Bible scholar David Oberpriller. 9:30 a.m. $3-$7.50.

Butterfly Walk
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
(520) 689-2811
Aug. 23
Learn to identify butterflies in the area. 9:30 a.m. $3-$7.50.

Rodeos

124th Annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo
Payson Event Center
Payson
(928_474-4515
Aug. 15-17
August Do-ins Rodeo features bull riding, calf roping and barrel racing, among other competitions. PRCA sanctioned. $

National Barrel Horse Association
Payson Event Center
Payson
(480) 895-9080
Aug. 23
Race is held in the morning prior to the afternoon gymkhana. $

Seasonal Activities

Arizona Snowbowl’s Scenic Skyride
Snowbowl
Flagstaff
(928-779-1951
Through Aug. 31
Enjoy the ski resort without the snow. $6-$10.

Swap Meets

American Swap Meet
Phoenix Greyhound Park
Phoenix
(602) 273-1250
(800)-772-0852
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. $2.

Indoor Swap Mart
Phoenix
(602) 246-9600
Fridays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. $2.

Black Canyon Park-N-Swap Black Canyon City
(602) 374-5434
Saturdays and Sundays, $2.

Theater

South Pacific
Desert Stages Theater
Scottsdale
(480) 483-1664
Through Aug. 10
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical set during World War II. $22-$25.

Honky Tonk Angels
Broadway Palm Dinner Theater
Mesa
(480) 325-6700
Through Sept. 27
The story of three women with different backgrounds meet in Nashville and fulfill their dreams by forming a honky tonk singing group. Hits of country music’s greatest women performers are featured. $25-$54.

Nunsense A-Men
Scottsdale Desert Stages Actor’s Cafe
Scottsdale
(480) 483-1664
Aug. 1-Oct. 5
Based on the original “Nunsense,” this production features “sisters” who actually are “brothers.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $20-$25.

Murder on the 19th Hole
Broadway Palm Dinner Theater
Mesa
(480) 325-6700
Opens Aug. 8
An interactive play, complete with comedy, cuisine and killers. 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 12:30 p.m. Sundays. $39.

Disney’s Aida
Herberger Theater Center
Phoenix
(602) 253-8188
Aug. 8-22
A musical bursting with energy, about the love triangle between a Nubian princess, and Egyptian princess and a soldier they both love. 7:30 and 2 p.m performances. $17-$33.

Mamma Mia
ASU Gammage
Tempe
(480) 784-4444
Aug. 21-26
After a quest to discover the identity of her father, three men arrive at her wedding, claiming to be the man who brought her life. $

Little Shop of Horrors
FHCT Youth Theater
Fountain Hills
(480) 837-9661
Aug. 22-Sept. 7
The new season opens with an onstage favorite. $

Seussical Junior
Desert Stages Theater Children’s Theater
Scottsdale
(480) 483-1664
Aug. 22-Sept. 21
Based on the works of Dr. Seuss. 7:30, 1 and 3 p.m. performances. $12-$15.