Let's Go!

Let's Go!

The NE Valley's Source For Events, Hiking,
Dining, Business and the Arts

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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 - Bicycles - Cultural Events - Family Fun - Festivals
Film Festivals - Fundraisers - Gem & Mineral Shows
Motorcycle Rallies - Music
National Day of the Cowboy Events
Nature - Rodeos - Runs/Walks - Sports
Swap Meets - Theater - Trains - Triathlons

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

Archaeology

11th Annual Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults
Arizona State Museum
Tucson
(520) 626-8381
www.statemuseum.arizona.edu
July 26-30
Spend time in an air-conditioned research lab, special tours, presentations, hands-on activities. Registration required. $320.

Art

Spy Hopping: Adventures with Sue Chenoweth and the permanent collection
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
(480) 874-4641
www.sccarts.org
Through Sept. 19
Sue Chenoweth has a profoundly unique way of seeing the world, and this exhibition is a great illustration of her abilities and works.

Architecture + Art
90 Days over 100º
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
(480) 874-4641
www.sccarts.org
Through Sept. 19
In keeping with SMoCA’s mission to champion innovation in contemporary art, architecture and design, this new series features architects who will create site specific installations. The first in the series has Phoenix architects Atherton | Keener.

33rd Annual Christmas Cabin Craft Sale
Pinetop Lakeside Civic Center
(602) 316-9901
www.pinetop-lakeside.com
July 28-31
9 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily.

Bicycles

Absolute Bikes Taylor House Benefit Century Bicycle Ride
Northern Arizona
(928) 779-5969
www.absolutebikes.net
July 24
95-, 65- and 45-mile options through Flagstaff area and Northern Arizona. Rest stops, lunch at start/finish. $55 minimum donation.

Cultural Events

Native American Dances
Historic Courthouse Square
Holbrook
(928) 524-6558
www.gotourholbrook.com
Through July 31
A variety of authentic native dances. Members of the public may participate. Weekdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Free.

13th Annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
Foxglenn Park
Flagstaff
(928)556-3161
www.nachs.info
July 17-18
Celebrate all things Celtic with music, piping, athletics, whiskey tasting, educational workshops, vendors, historical reenactment, clans and societies and a kids area. Saturday, 9 a.m. -6 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. $4-$18.

23rd Annual White Mountain Native American Art Festival
Hon-Dah Resort Festival Grounds
Pinetop/Lakeside
(928) 367-4290
www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com
July 17-18
More than 80 of the Southwest’s finest Native American juried artists, demonstrations, performances, Native American foods. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-$5, children under 12, free.

Family Fun

Summer Family Night at the Museum
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
(480) 874-4641
www.smoca.org
July 30
Puppet show, hands-on art projects, splashing in the fountain, cool refreshments. Pre-register. 5:30 p.m. $20 for family of four.

Festivals

19th Annual Cornfest
Camp Verde Community Center
(928) 567-0535, ext. 135
www.cvaz.org
July 16
Bluegrass music , corn eating contest, hog calling, old-fashioned games, vendors, corniest joke contest. 5 -10 p.m. Free.

Annual Pioneer Day Celebration
Snowflake
(928) 536-4331
www.snowflaketaylorchamber.org
July 23-24
Arts and crafts fair, parade, barbecue, rodeo, dances, kids’ entertainment, theatrical performance, pioneer day run, softball tournament, free swimming, fireworks, Sweet Wheels Car Show and Swap Meet July 24 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Fifth Annual Shootout at Whiskey Row
Prescott
(928-771-2161
www.prescottregulators.org
July 24-25
The Prescott Regulators and their Shady Ladies, a gathering of award-winning Western-re-enactment groups from all over the West who compete in historic skits and gunfights. Period costume contest with authentic 1800s clothing, vendors. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free.

Harvest Fest
Sonoita Vineyards
Elgin
(520) 455-5893
www.sonoitavineyards.com
July 31 – Aug. 1
Wine tasting, tours, souvenir wine glass, country music, grape stomping, food. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $10.

Film Festivals

Tucson International children’s Film Festival
Loft Cinema
Tucson
www.loftcinema.com
July 24-Aug. 1
A Saturday morning children’s festival of vintage animated films and cartoons, sing-alongs, new animated features. 10 a.m. daily. $

Fundraisers

Summer Soiree
The Arboretum at Flagstaff
(928) 774-1442
www.thearb.org
July 17
Catered dinner in the gardens with music. Silent and live auctions. 5:30 p.m. $100.

Gem and Mineral Shows

Prescott Gem and Mineral Club’s 7th Annual Show
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
www.prescottgemmineral.org
July 30-Aug. 1
More than 28 dealers with fine jewelry, beading components, mineral specimens, tools, equipment and rock for lapidary work, rough rock. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. -5 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. $2, children under 12 free.

Motorcycle Rallies

ABATE of Arizona Presents Too Broke for Sturgis
Mormon Lake Lodge
Flagstaff
(928) 354-2227
www.toobrokeforsturgis.com
July 23-25
Live music, bike show, poker run, 50/50 raffle, tattoo contest. Adults only $30.

Music

Jazz in the Hills
Octagon Cafe
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 6:45 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m. free, donations welcome. Call to confirm event.

Wine and Music
Grapeables
Fountain Hills
(480) 816-5959
Each Friday and Saturday
Different musicians play at the local wine shop. Perfect for listening and dancing. 7:30 – 11 p.m. Call for individual performance information.

Elton John
Tucson Convention Center Arena
(800) 745-3000
www.visittucson.org
July 21
Plenty of crowd favorites. 8 p.m. $39-$139.

The Monster Ball Starring Lady Gaga
US Airways Center
Phoenix
(800) 745-3000
www.livenation.com
July 31
With special guests Semi Precious Weapons, pushing the limits of the live concert experience. $

National Day of the Cowboy Events

Fifth Annual White Mountain Roundup of Cowboy Poetry, Music & Art
Pinetop-Lakeside
(928) 367-0240
www.whitemountainsroundup.com
July 23-25
$15

Apache Junction
(480) 982-3141
www.apachejunctioncoc.com
July 24
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Free

Florence
(520) 868-9433
July 24
$

Gold Canyon Golf Resort
(480) 671-5589
www.gcgr.com
July 24
$

Sedona
(928) 204-2390
www.sedonamainstreet.com
July 24
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Superior
(520) 689-0200
July 24
$

Nature

Summer Flashlight Tours
Desert Botanical Garden
Phoenix
(480) 941-1225
www.dbg.org
July 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
See, hear and feel the desert night. Nighthawks, tortoises, insects and night blooming flowers. Bring your flashlight. Thursdays and Saturdays, 7 p.m. Free with admission -- $5-$15.

Wildflower Walk
Arboretum at Flagstaff
(928) 774-1442
www.thearb.org
July 17
Join a botanist for a tour of the gardens. Focuses on how plants have evolved and adapted to the geography of northern Arizona. 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. $3-$6.

Butterfly Walk
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Superior
(520) 689-2811
www.arboretum.ag.arizona.edu
July 24
Learn to identify common species of butterflies and about the insects’ life cycles on this two-hour walk. A few butterflies are netted for a short time for children to get an up-close look at the fluttery friends. 9:30 a.m. $3-$7.50.

Rodeos

13th Annual Cowpunchers Reunion Rodeo
Bob Dean Rodeo Grounds
Williams
(928) 853-6495
www.williamschamber.com
July 29-Aug. 1
Real working cowboys put on a rodeo for themselves. Dance on Friday and Saturday. 1 p.m. rodeo. $5, kids under 10 free.

Runs/Walks

2010 ARR Summer Series Race 4
Kiwanis Park
Tempe
(602) 954-8341
www.getsetaz.com
July 17
5K. 6:30 a.m. $

Sports

Lori Piestewa National Native American Games
Fort McDowell
(480) 517-9700
www.gcsg.org
July 15-18
Competition in basketball, baseball, cross-country, softball, volleyball, track and field. Men and women. $

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

Agnes of God
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater
(480) 483-1664
www.desertstages.com
Through July 18
In the Actor’s Café, this drama comes to the stage as science, religion, logic and faith collide head on. Appropriate for teens and older. The show runs every other weekend, alternating with another show, ART. (See below.) 7:30 and 2 p.m. $22-$25.

ART
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater
(480) 483-1664
www.desertstages.com
Through July 25
ART is an unpredictable story about three buddies who get along great until one purchases an expensive painting he loves, while another of the trio thinks the painting is not so enthralling. The show runs every other weekend, alternating with another show, Agnes of God. (See above.) 7:30 and 2 p.m. $22-$25.

Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Broadway Palm Dinner Theater
Mesa
(480) 325-6700
www.broadwaypalmwest.com
July 8 through Aug. 21
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s colorful musical masterpiece. Based on the story of Joseph and his Coat of Many Colors, this delightful musical is fun for all ages. $

The Wedding Singer
Scottsdale Desert Stages Theater
(480) 483-1664
www.desertstages.com
July 9 through Aug. 1
It’s 1985 and wannabe rock star Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favorite wedding singer. He is the life of the party until his own fiancée leaves him at the altar. 7:30 and 2 p.m. $22-$25.

AZ Diamond
Broadway Palm Dinner Theater
Mesa
(480) 325-6700
www.broadwaypalmwest.com
July 20
Arizona’s premier Neil Diamond tribute band is on stage at Broadway Palm. Find out why AZ Diamond is fast becoming America’s favorite Neil Diamond tribute band. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert is at 7:30 p.m. $14-$29.

Trains

Starlight Ride/Grape Train Escape/Tequila Train
Verde Canyon Railroad
Clarkdale
(800) 293-7245
www.verdecanyonrr.com
July 25
Wine-tasting trains, unique wines and food from around the world.

Triathlons

26th Annual Mountain Man Triathlon
Lake Mary
Flagstaff
(928) 526-8761
www.trifind.net
July 18
Sprint: swim 700 meters, bike 10.6 miles, run 3.1 miles; Olympic: swim 1500 meters, bike 24.9 miles, run 6.2 miles. 6:30 a.m. Spectators free.