Weekly Arizona Event Calendar For Week Beginning Monday, January 05, 2009
The Casa Grande Century
Options of 62 miles (metric century), 62 miles or 103 miles (century plus).
Stories to Life
Cuentos y Cantos: En Espanol e Ingles- this week features poems and tales by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jose Marti and Pablo Neruda with actors from Theatrikos and music by Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra.
We Support our Troops
5K Run/1 Mile Fun Run/Walk – Reach 11.
Sunday A'Fair
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.
38th Annual Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction
Largest, most prestigious antique/classic car auction in the world, 700+ American & European classic, sports & racing cars, buyers from around the world.
Magical Music in the Red Rocks
Chamber Music Afternoons featuring The Biava Quartet, one of today’s most exhilarating young American string quartets.
4th Annual Polar Bear Splash
A snow machine will provide a layer of snow for sledding, ice block races, ice cream eating contests, the crowning of the Ice Princess and the costume swimsuit competition, Polar Bears, ages 18 or above, will plunge into the pool.
Half and Half
Arizona Jewish Theatre Company, a new work by the playwright James Sherman, the first half of the play takes place in the 1970s during the start of the feminist movement, the second half is contemporary and gives us a view of where all that freedom has landed today’s woman.
Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience
This exhibition walks the guest through a professional baseball time line from the sports’ barnstorming days before statehood to the inauguration of the Cactus League in 1947 and up to the present, images, exhibitions, information, memorabilia, for today’s opening activities there will be autograph sessions with Major League players, a batting cage for youngsters, musical entertainment, food.
5th Annual “Run to Remember”
10K run, 5K run/walk, proceeds go to the families of officers that will be honored at National Police Week in May 2007 and to the Arizona Chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors.
11th Annual Gathering of the Gunfighters
Gathering of old west re-enactors in a two-day skit competition for "Best of the West," www.azstateparks.com.
The Smothers Brothers – Concert Specials
Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Albert-George Schram as guest conductor.
Main Event
Displays from around the country, dealers with gems, minerals, jewelry demos, general swapmeeting, arts & crafts, Hit & Miss Engine Show, fireworks.
The Arizona Folklore Preserve Presents Journey West
Traditional western music, reservations required.
Marilyn Forever Blonde
Southwest Premiere, Sunny Thompson brings Marilyn Monroe back to life in this critically acclaimed play with music.
Monster Energy AMA Supercross World Championship
Motorcycle racing competition. www.supercross.cc.com
Great Expectations Academy Feeling Fit
5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Family Fun Run/Walk.
Petroglyph Discovery Hike
An experienced guide will lead you on an exploration of rock art created hundreds of years ago by the Hohokam people, moderate, pre-register.
7th Season of Native Trails presented by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
A series of free festivals celebrating Native American culture, highlighting tribes from across Arizona including the Fort McDowell Yavapai, Hopi, Apache and Navajo nations, includes Native American music and dance created with traditional flutes and drums, arts, crafts and jewelry also available, monthly guest performers, most Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays, noon - 1:30 pm.
A Raisin in the Sun
An explosive tale of one family living and learning together on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s, it was the first authentic voice of an African American playwright to hit the Broadway stage, an award-winning drama, a co-production with the Cleveland Play House and Penumbra Theatre Company.
18th Annual Jewish Film Festival
Series of American and international films that entertain and foster understanding of Jewish culture and heritage.
Dinner with Friends
Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for drama.
17th Annual Native American Art Festival “The Gathering”
Native American art, entertainment and food, a real Native American cultural experience.
It Ain’t Easy Being Green
Artists will translate their work in a variety of ways by creating anything related to the color green.
37th Annual Flagg Gem & Mineral Show
Activities for children, free mineral samples for children & teachers, booths, 80 dealers sell minerals, fossils & gems, educational information, three original 19th Century Peralta Stone Tablet Treasure Maps will be on exhibit, sponsored by Arizona Mineral & Mining Museum Foundation.
photo by Marc Fleischer
Parker Best in the Desert 250
Motorcycle and quad points only and mini-motorcycle race. www.parkerareachamberofcommerce.com
28th Annual Senior Olympic Games
Hundreds of seniors come from many states to show off their skills, competition in archery, basketball, billiards, golf, softball and other sports, free for spectators.
23rd Annual Fiddler & Bluegrass Jamboree, Arts & Crafts Bazaar & Car Show
Famous fiddler & bluegrass musicians, old time fiddlers, arts & crafts, live entertainment, RV & car show.
The Smothers Brothers
Blend of comedic and musical talents.
Annie Get Your Gun
Rootin’-tootin’ spectacular musical comedy with a Wild West show-within-a-show that frames the ageless love story of sharpshooters Annie Oakley and Frank Butler, dinner theatre.
Branson’s Ozark Jubilee
Rollicking comedy and music direct from Branson Missouri.
Premiere!
The latest play by renowned, multiple-Tony Award-winning playwright Dale Wasserman, debuts at Theatre Works, about a newly discovered play by the Bard of Avon, which is clearly the event of the century – unless it could possibly be a fake, comedy.
Revenge of a King
A multicultural hip-hop musical featuring original music, freestyle rhymes an MC battle, graffiti, dance and a live DJ, a retelling of Hamlet where Hamilton L. King, an aspiring hip-hop artist, struggles to overcome his father’s mysterious death while simultaneously learning to accept his mother’s untimely marriage, by Black Theatre Troupe, 8 & 3 pm.
4th Annual Tucson Slow Food Film Festival
A weekend of new & classic food films, culinary events, cultural discussions and silent auction.
Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Michael Christie, conducts, with the Phoenix Symphony, and Colin Currie, percussion, 7 & 2 pm.
Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky
George Hanson conducts, features Fabio Bindini, piano, 8 & 2 pm.
Quilting at the Lake
Featuring classes by national & local teachers, Th-Fr 8 am – 10 pm, Sat 8 am – 5 pm.
Dixie’s Tupperware Party
Nesbitt-Elliott Playhouse, fast-talking Dixie Longate throws a good ol’fashioned Tupperware Party filled with outrageous tales, free giveaways and the most fabulous assortment of Tupperware, which will be on sale after the show, contains adult content.
Intro to The Elixir of Love
Features Arizona Opera, bring canned food or personal item for Vista del Camino food bank.
Chandler Symphony
http://chandlercenter.org/
Disney’s The Lion King
Animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, a Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, musical.
Copper Bowl
Junior tennis players compete in top-ranked tournament.
9th Annual Desert Gardens Intl. Gem & Mineral Show
www.mines.az.gov
Annual Tyson Wells Rock/Gem/Mineral Show
Goldsmithing, silversmithing, precious metals, lapidary tools, equipment, supplies, www.tysonwells.com.
Othello
Set in the sun bleached colonial outpost of Cyprus, this tale boils with fury, sexual heat and consuming passions, this tale of love and treachery features the talented Richard Baird as Iago, $12.50-33.50, 7:30 & 2 pm, director’s orientation at 7:10 pm.
Othello
Set in the sun bleached colonial outpost of Cyprus, this tale boils with fury, sexual heat and consuming passions, this tale of love and treachery features the talented Richard Baird as Iago, 7:30 & 2 pm, director’s orientation at 7:10 pm.
9th Annual Desert Gardens Intl. Gem & Mineral Show
www.mines.az.gov
Othello
Set in the sun bleached colonial outpost of Cyprus, this tale boils with fury, sexual heat and consuming passions, this tale of love and treachery features the talented Richard Baird as Iago, $12.50-33.50, 7:30 & 2 pm, director’s orientation at 7:10 pm.
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical
Hair gave a generation of young Americans a way to express themselves through music that gloriously combined rock-and-roll with Broadway craft, contains mature language and nudity.
A Jew Grows in Brooklyn
Presented by Presley Theatre Productions, join author/star Jake Ehrenreich as he takes you on a musical journey of his life, a comedy musical about an immigrant family and one “boomer” boy’s quest for the American Dream.
Annual Holiday of Lights Festival
2 million+ lights illuminating trees & creating a true winter wonderland, opening with cookies & cider, local choir groups, Santa, 800 luminarias.
Mountain Village Holiday
APS parade of lights, carolers, ice skating rink, fine art show, lighting contest, live entertainment.
17th Annual ZooLights
600,000+ lights, music of the season, lighted animal exhibits, live animals are not on exhibit.
Animals in Arctic Art: Selections From the Albrecht Collection
Come experience how people live and work in a land without trees, farms or other resources we take for granted! Living in a harsh land that lacked natural resources such as trees and agricultural crops, Inuit traditionally depended almost entirely on animals for food and for almost every aspect of their material technology. This exhibit reflects that traditional economy and the connection between people, the land and animals.
Chihuly: The Nature of Glass
Garden-wide exhibition by renowned artist Dale Chihuly featuring new and unique works of glass artfully located throughout the Garden. Dale Chihuly is known for his innovative glass sculptures, and his work is immediately recognizable for its grand scale and vibrant colors. This is Chihuly’s first exhibition in a desert environment. Advanced reservation or purchase required for both members and non-members. Limited walk-up tickets may be available.
Buffalo Soldiers, vaqueros and Friends: Cultural Diversity in Building the New Frontier
Celebrates the cultural diversity of the building of the new frontier, all artists’ work will be representational of the historic and modern connotations that the West’s historic diversity has created in our community.
Polar Express
During a one-hour evening train journey, guests enjoy treats and a reading of the classic Christmas story on the way to the North Pole, Santa boards the train at the North Pole and presents young passengers with bells representing the spirit of Christmas, sing carols on the return.
Rice Ranch ‘Yawl Come’ Show
www.riceranch.biz/
El Nacimiento
Traditional Mexican nativity scene showcases more than 400 earthen figurines, displayed at a restored adobe residence dating from the 1800s, recounts Bible stories for the holiday season.
Butterfly Magic at the Gardens
An indoor live tropical butterfly exhibit.
9th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival Exhibit
The gallery will be transformed into one alter through individual works of art, each piece will represent one of the many offerings that compose a traditional alter, emphasis will be place on the four elements (earth, wind, water and fire).
We Are about Beauty: Hopi Artists, Hopi Art
More than 25 paintings and drawings by Hopi artists, some have never before been displayed, includes an important historical mural by Hopi artist Charles Loloma that is believed to be his only surviving mural.
The Market
Open-air market, fresh organic produce, live chef demonstrations, hand-crafted artisan jewelry, gourmet chocolates, fine art.
The Rock Paintings of Hueco Tanks
Showcases the 1997 winner of the American Rock Art Research Association’s Oliver Award for Excellence in Rock Art Photography, Clay Martin.
A Place of Refuge: Maynard Dixon’s Arizona
This exhibit focuses solely on the renowned painter’s depictions of Arizona subjects, the largest presentation of the artist’s work to date with more than 135 works, drawn from public and private museums, libraries and collections throughout the U.S.
Flip a Strip
A design competition and pursuant exhibition which fosters creative, new thinking about adaptive re-use and renovation of the strip shopping plaza that line the streets of Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe, looks at options for making strip malls economically viable, aesthetically interesting and communally meaningful.
Heresies/Herejias: A Retrospective by Pedro Meyer
A retrospective comprising four decades of groundbreaking work by one of the world’s most innovative photographers, renowned for his pioneering work with digital imaging, testing the limits of truth, fiction and reality.
Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting
Looks at the unorthodox ways twenty-seven contemporary artists from around the globe transform the age-old crafts of knitting and lace making, demonstrates how radical reformers have overthrown the status quo, experiments with forms and techniques in novel and surprising ways.
Tony Abeyta’s Underworlderness
Navajo artist explores the Navajo underworld, the current world and our relationship to the cosmos in a series of ink and charcoal drawings, includes large-scale installations and a video installation by Abeyta’s 17-year-old son Gabriel.
Thanks for Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo Show
this exhibit explores the history and fun facts of the local t.v. show that captivated three generations of Arizonans,