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June 16 | 5th Annual Summer Spaaaah Series Includes a VIP gift bag, evening with cocktails and spa samplings, a Summer Spaaah T-shirt, a donation to Fresh Start Women's Foundation, and a certificate for a 50 or 60-minute spa treatment (including gratuity and taxes) valid for 30 days after the event with complete use of spa facilities on the day of your service, $125, www.SummerSpaAz.com June 16 | Primavera Cooks! Gourmet dining event series supporting the community, some of Tucson’s finest chefs and adventurous donors create and prepare an elaborate wine-paired dinner with proceeds benefiting the Primavera Foundation, this week’s venue is Maynard's Market, $125, 520-623-5111 ext. 101 or www.primaveracooks.org June 16 | Concerts in the Park Road Show Series of concerts, arts, crafts, face painting and more, free, 5:30-7:30 pm, 928-213-2312 or www.flagstaff.az.gov/recreation June 17 through June 19 | 2010 AT&T Arizona Open The 2010 AT&T Arizona Open will be hosted at the Apache Course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale. The tournament, which is the second oldest in the state, draws large crowds of spectators as they watch some of Arizona’s best golfers compete for $100,000 over the course of the 54-hole event. June 17 through June 27 | Seussical the Musical Seussical the Musical - Paradise Valley Community College Center for the Performing Arts, (18401 N. 32nd St. 85032), 7:30 & 2 pm, 602-787-7738 or www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa June 17 | Huachuca Astronomy Club Public Star Party Join local astronomy club members, and enthusiastic stargazers, public star party, learn about stars, planets and other astral sightings, weather permitting, free, 7 pm, 520-417-6960 or www.hacastronomy.com/index.htm June 17 through June 20 | Annual Prescott Valley Days Prescott Valley Entertainment District, (3001 N. Main St. Prescott Valley, 86314), carnival, parade, food, arts and crafts, PV Idol, live music, or www.pvchamber.org June 18 | Plaza Palomino Concert Series featuring Fishtank Ensemble Repertoire ranges from French hot jazz to wild Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems and flamenco, 8 pm, $20 advance, $23 door, 520-319-9966 or June 18 through June 20 | 12th Annual Gathering of the Pai's Festival Hosted by the Yavapai-Apache Nation, brings the Five Yuman Speaking Pai tribes together to celebrate their history, language, stories and culture, it will showcase cultural performances, food, entertainment and tribal cultural dwellings, free, Fri 5:30 pm, Sat & Sun 10 am, 928-649-6963 June 18 | Apache Independence Day Opening ceremonies at 9 am, fun run/walk, horseshoe tournament, Apache ranch rodeo, wikiup building contest, women's camp dress contest, Apache village with Apache card games, traditional Apache musicians, crown dancers, arts & crafts, food vendors, contests for the best popover, chili beans and acorn stew, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 928-475-2361 or 928-475-2361 June 18 through June 20 | Arizona Junior Rodeo Arizona Junior Rodeo - http://arizonajuniorrodeo.com June 18 through June 20 | Sleekcraft Magic Boats Regatta 928-855-2141 or www.golakehavasu.com June 18 through June 19 | Relay for Life of the White Mountains Relay for Life of the White Mountains – Show Low High School, (1200 N. Cougar Lane), to celebrate survivorship, remember those lost to cancer and raise $ for the fight against cancer, $10, 6 pm – 6 am, 928-526-2896 or www.whitemountainsrelay.com June 18 through June 19 | Run with the Wolf American Legion Post, motorcycle rally, 928-333-2123 or www.springerville-eagarchamber.com June 18 | The Nordic Singers A quintet of classically trained vocalists from northern Europe, they will perform in two acts, singing arias and duets from "La Boheme", "La Traviata", "Madame Butterfly" and "Carmen" and various songs from the Nordic countries and other musicals and operettas, $15-20, 6:30 pm, 520-797-3959, ext. 2, or www.saaca.org June 18 through June 19 | 4th Annual Ropin’ Out Autism BBQ & silent auction, dance, team roping, kids cowboy carnival, benefits the ASCEND School, 928-443-9290 or www.azautismascend.org June 18 through June 19 | 2010 Multi-Cultural Arts, Crafts & Antiques Expo Highlights the cultural diversity of area artist and crafters, interactive art booths, crafts, antiques and live entertainment, 928-814-9899 or 928-635-1418 or www.williamschamber.com June 18 | Annual Jazz in the Garden Spring Concert Series Desert Botanical Garden, premier musicians, this week features The Jump Back Brothers, Roots-Blues-Rockabilly, $14-20, Fridays, 7:30 pm, 480-481-8188 or www.dbg.org June 18 through June 20 | Sabbar Shriner's Sweet Onion Festival Casino night, Taste of Tombstone, parade, music, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 520-457-9327 or 520-457-3197 or www.tombstonechamber.com June 18 through June 20 | GLBT Pride Weekend Downtown, street fair, pool party, music, dancing, free, 11 am – 4 pm, 520-236-3699 or www.bisbeepride.com June 18 through June 20 | 11th Annual Juneteenth Festival & Ethnic Arts Fair Arcosanti, celebrating freedom through music and art, ethnic arts fair will feature music, workshops, guest speakers, art shows, dancing, children’s theatre and food vendors, live entertainment includes gospel, jazz, blues, Reggae/funk, Fri opening at Hassayampa Inn in Prescott, then continues on Sat. & Sun. at Arcosanti, $5-10, 11 am – 7 pm, 928-772-5019 or www.pjazz.org June 18 through June 20 | 8th Annual Tombstone Gem & Mineral Show Gems, jewelry, mineral specimens and fossils, mineral artists, free, Fri-Sat 10 am – 6 pm, Sun 10 am – 4 pm, 520-457-9505 or www.tombstonegemshow.info June 18 through June 20 | Sleekcraft Magic Boats Regatta Sleekcraft Magic Boats Regatta - Nautical Inn Resort, 928-855-2141 or www.golakehavasu.com June 18 | Downtown Chandler Art Walk Historic Downtown, 480-855-3539 or www.chandleraz.gov June 18 through June 20 | 18th Annual International Summer Games Olympic-style competition in 31 different sports in sites around Maricopa County, games are geared toward recreational athletes of all ages & abilities with one category available for elite athletes, $10-25 participation, free to spectators, 480-517-9700 or www.gcsg.org June 19 | 12th Annual Tsunami on the Square Featuring the best in performing and cultural arts, Native American hoop-dancing, modern dance, physical theatre, circus arts, martial arts, mariachi, & pyrotechnics spectacle, non-stop workshops and entertainment for kids from noon - 7 pm on Sat., Fri. 6-10 pm, 928-445-5540 or www.tsunamionthesquare.org June 19 | Movies in the Park Bring a lawn chair or blanket, this evening is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, free, 7 pm, 520-417-6980 or www.VisitSierraVista.com June 19 | 4th Annual Wine in the Pines The Mill Engine Room, featuring fine wines, unique microwbrews, raffle prizes, door prizes, entertainment, $30, 5 pm, benefits the Child Crises Center East Valley, www.wineinthepinesaz.com June 19 through June 20 | Dolan Ellis Show by the Arizona State Balladeer, reservations required, $6-15, 2 pm, 520-378-6165 or www.arizonafolklore.com June 19 | 11th Annual Celebration of Dance Dancers from around the valley perform in a mix of dance styles celebrating our diverse dance culture in the Southwest, includes Hip Hop, ballet, jazz, modern, tap Flamenco, contemporary, belly dance, salsa, E. Indian, Celtic and others, $18-25, 7:30 & 2 pm, 602-254-2151 or www.goldenlionproductions.com June 19 | Plants-of-the-Bible Guided Tours Learn about botany, history and scripture on a walk alongside volunteer and Bible scholar David Oberpriller, $3-7.50, 9:30 am, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu June 19 | 35th Annual Mighty Mud Mania Includes mud obstacle courses for 1-6 yr olds and 7-17 yr olds, and a mud puddle pool for tiny tots, also sandcastle building, giant waterslides, giant water cannons and a swim, 8:30 am – 2 pm, 480-312-2771 or www.scottsdaleaz.gov/Parks/mmm June 19 | Buffalo Soldier Historic Sites Tour Learn more about the renowned Buffalo Soldiers, the All-Black unit in the late 1800s through the turn-of-the-Century, reservations required, $12, 11:15 am, 520-417-6960 or 800-288-3861 or http://www.visitsierravista.com June 19 | Flagstaff Wine & Food Festival A celebration of regional wines and local foods, meet winemakers, sample their wines, local food creations by some of Northern AZ's finest restaurants, music performances by a quartet from Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and the Jack Webb Jazz New Orleans Jazz Band, art and local food vendors, raffles, and silent auction, benefits Friends of Coconino County Parks, $10 advance, noon – 6 pm, www.pmamp.com June 19 through June 20 | 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 http://www.bellrockartshows.com/ June 19 | 3rd Annual Himdag Ki: Celebration Traditional singing and dancing, fiddlers music, family history workshop, basket cleaning workshop, behind the scenes tour, 11 am - 8 pm, 520-383-0201 or http://www.ais.arizona.edu/event/3rd-annual-himdag-ki-celebration June 19 through June 20 | 8th Annual Flagstaff Music Festival Heritage Square, (on Aspen between Leroux and San Francisco) promotes local Flagstaff and Northern Arizona bands and musicians, free, Sat noon – 10 pm, Sun noon – 8 pm, 928-699-0119 or www.flagstaffmusicfestival.com June 19 | Gaspin' in the Aspen Trail Run Off-road races through the aspens and pines, distances include a 15K, 5K and 1K kid's kilo, $5-40, 8 am, 928-220-0550 or www.FlagstaffNordicCenter.com June 19 | Juneteenth Celebration Entertainment by Tommy Dukes and the Soul Kings, information booths, activities for kids, catfish, hotdogs and burgers, 1-5 pm, 928-779-0037 June 19 | Evening Serenades - Summer Series Presented by the Santa Cruz Foundation for the Performing Arts, $12, 7 pm, 888-202-1942 June 19 | The Canadian Tenors Concert An eclectic blend of classical and contemporary pop, exclusive one night performance in Arizona, $75-199, 7:30 pm, 800-949-1994 or www.ticketweb.com June 19 | Wildflower Walk Join naturalist Gwendolyn Waring for a walk through the cultivated gardens, meadow, forest, and wetlands to learn about the flowering plants that are in bloom this time of year, 9:30-11:30 am, 928-774-1442 or www.thearb.org June 19 | Condors A presentation about California Condors by Kathy Sullivan, learn about breeding pairs, how hunters have helped the recovery efforts, the current population and future plans, free, 2 pm, 928-354-2227 or www.MormonLakeLodge.com June 19 | Our Place in the Universe A small-group observing program featuring an imaging component that permits participants to go home with images of the universe they helped create at the telescope, $60 adults, $30 youth (younger than 18), 5 pm, reservations required,520-626-8122 or http://skycenter.arizona.edu June 20 | 24th Annual Father's Day Fishing Contest Registration begins at 10 am, prizes, trophies, hot dogs, 928-367-4290 or www.pinetop-lakeside.com or http://ci.pinetop-lakeside.az.us/ June 20 | Throw Papa on the Train Throw Papa on the Train - Verde Canyon Railroad, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com June 20 | Elden Pueblo Public Field Day Experience the science of archaeology through hands-on participation in site excavations, artifact analysis, primitive technologies and hunting games, tours at 10 am, noon and 2 pm, bring water, hat, sunscreen and sense of discovery, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 928-527-7652 or www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/forest-resources/archaeology/elden-pueblo/summer.shtml June 20 | 9th Annual Music from Greer - Concerts with Altitude Chamber music concerts, this week features Ji Sun Lee, piano and Michael Lich, guitar, banjo, 7 pm, admission by donation, http://www.musicfromgreer.com/ June 21 | Primavera Cooks! Gourmet dining event series supporting the community, some of Tucson’s finest chefs and adventurous donors create and prepare an elaborate wine-paired dinner with proceeds benefiting the Primavera Foundation, this week’s venue is Pastiche Modern Eatery, $125, 520-623-5111 ext. 101 or www.primaveracooks.org June 23 | Southwest Corps Connection Performance The local edition of the Drum Corps International Summer Tour Event, featuring some of the world’s best drum and bugle corps, many of the world’s elite drum corps from across North America, includes Arizona’s own championship corps – The Academy drum & Bugle Corps of Tempe, $18-25, 7:30 pm, 480-730-5594 or www.arizonaacademy.org June 23 through June 27 | Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus The circus comes to town! June 23 | Audubon presents Bird Walk Grasslands and River Join members of the Huachuca Audubon Society on a bird walk at the San Pedro River, 7 am, 520-417-6960 June 24 | 13th Annual Dia de San Juan Fiesta Celebrate the local monsoon rainy season with a traditional procession and blessing, cowboys and trick horseback riders, food, games and music, free, 4-10 pm, 520-791-4040 or http://www.visittucson.org/ June 24 through June 27 | 7th Annual Lavender Festival Red Rock Farms, lavender walking tours, u-cut lavender, cooking & craft demonstrations, lavender essential oil distillation, products for sale, growing tips, $5, 9 am – 3 pm, 928-337-2289 or http://www.RedRockFarms.com June 25 | La Encantada Summer Concert Series Featuring Amber Norgaard – folk music singer/guitarist described as "the love child of Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLachlan and Melissa Etheridge," $10 in advance, $11 day of show, 7 pm, 520-797-3959 or http://www.saaca.org/events-summerconcert.html June 25 through June 26 | End of Trail Rummage Sale June 25 through June 26 | Moonlight Hike Includes a naturalist-led interpretive program on the park's beautiful trails, enjoy sunset and moonrise, wear suitable clothing and bring water and a flashlight, 7 pm, 928-282-6907 or www.azstateparks.com June 25 | Movies on the Square Enjoy Flagstaff summer weather and watch this week’s feature: The Wizard of Oz, pre-movie entertainment by Halau Hula Napualkalei'ilima, sponsored by Neurosurgical Specialists, free, 6-10 pm, 928-637-6192 or www.moviesonthesquare.com June 25 | Annual Jazz in the Garden Spring Concert Series Desert Botanical Garden, premier musicians, this week features Big Nick and the Gila Monsters, Chicago Blues, $14-20, Fridays, 7:30 pm, 480-481-8188 or www.dbg.org June 25 | 4th Friday Art Walk 15 galleries stay open late and offer food, musical entertainment, artist receptions and painting demonstrations, 5 pm, http://www.artthe4th.com June 25 through June 28 | Wizard of Oz Queen Creek Performing Arts Center Community Theater features the story based on the 1900 children’s book by L. Frank Baum, evening and matinee shows, 480-987-7469 or www.qcpac.com June 25 | Monument Valley Celebration Day Includes the Drums of Summer and more family activities, www.navajonationparks.org June 25 | 43rd Annual Firecracker Sports Festival Longest running softball tournament in the state, also slow pitch youth, fast pitch, adult slow pitch, senior, men's, women's, free to spectators, 7 pm, fireworks at 9 pm, 602-262-6483 June 26 through June 27 | 29th Annual Bluegrass Festival 4 top bands, jam sessions, workshops, free, Sat 10 am – 9 pm, Sun. 11 am – 3 pm, 800-266-7534 or 928-771-9827 or www.prescottbluegrassfestival.com June 26 through June 27 | Michael Grande Singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso, reservations required, $6-15, 2 pm, 520-378-6165 June 26 | Fallen Feathers Learn about what to do if you find a sick or injured wild bird, free, 2 pm June 26 | Benefit Concert for Breast Cancer June 26 | Summer Twilight Tours A guided tour of spectacular rock art, educators tell all about petroglyphs, archaeology, desert plants and animals and Native American cultures, reservations, $2.50-6.50, 7 pm, 623-582-8007 or http://dvrac.asu.edu/ June 26 | High Country Warbirds Air Display Features antique and war bird fly-bys by a P-51 Mustang, P-40, B-25 and the Ford Tri-motor along with craft and food vendors, $2-8, gates open at 8 am, 928-635-1000 or www.williamsfestivals.com or www.planesoffame.org June 26 | Arizona Music All Folked Up One in a series of folk-music concerts featuring Arizona folk-music artists, $5-14, 7:30 pm, 928-445-3122 or http://www.sharlot.org June 26 | Butterfly Walk Learn to identify common species of butterflies and about the insects’ life cycles on a two-hour walk, a few butterflies are netted for a short while to give kids a close up look, 9:30 am, 520-689-2811 June 26 | Grape Train Escapes/Starlight Ride/Tequila Train Wine tasting trains, featuring unique wines and food from around the world, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com June 26 | 33rd Annual Old Miners Day Vaudeville acts, street dance, gunfights, horse show pitching contest, swap meet, parade at noon, live music, free, 928-565-2204 or www.chloridearizona.com or www.chlorideaz.com June 26 | 18th Annual Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival Brewers from around the Southwest provide samples, admission includes a sampling mug and 24 sampling tickets and live music, designated driver tickets available for $15, benefits, Sun Sounds Radio, $40-50, 1-5 pm, 928-779-1775 or www.azbeer.com June 26 through June 27 | 9th Annual Flagstaff Folk Festival More than 150 musicians perform on four different stages, live acoustic music by individual, group acts, fiddlers, folk singers, string bands, jam sessions, workshops for playing, song writing, and more, $3 or $9 family, 10 am – 6 pm, www.flagfolkfest.org June 26 | Northland Hospice Run or Walk 5K/10K Arizona Daily Sun 10K, Aquafina/Pepsi 5K and 1-mile Kid’s Fun Run, kid's race, 5K and 10K & 1mi fun run/walk, all ages compete, T-shirt, food, entertainment, awards for top finishers in nine categories, 6 am registration, $15-35, 928-779-1227 or www.northlandhospice.org or www.active.com June 26 | Hummingbird Festival Observe and learn about hummingbirds in Arizona from local experts, learn to attract them to your garden and how best to photograph them, 8am – 3 pm, 928-774-1442 or www.thearb.org June 26 | Summer Twilight Tours A guided tour of spectacular rock art, educators tell all about petroglyphs, archaeology, desert plants and animals and Native American cultures, reservations, $2.50-6.50, 7 pm, 623-582-8007 or www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac June 26 | Concerts in the Park Road Show Foxglenn Park, series of concerts, arts, crafts, face painting and more, free, 5:30-7:30 pm, 928-213-2312 or June 27 | Edible & Medicinal Plants One-hour walk up the Curandero Trail to learn about Sonoran Desert plants, few moderately steep sections, by Choctaw nation member and ethno botanist David Morris and "Foods of the Superstitions" cookbook author Jean Groen, $3-7.50, 8:30 am, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu June 29 | Vans Warped Tour 2010 Vans Warped Tour 2010 - noon, www.livenation.com June 2010 | Thumb Buttes Quilter show July 1 through July 3 | Rodeo Dance 1st if family night, 2-3 is for 21 and older, 8 pm – 1 am, 928-445-3103 or www.worldsoldestrodeo.com July 1 through July 4 | Railhead Shooting Competition With the Arizona Cowboy Shooters Assoc., includes shooting range, vendors and event banquet at the Wild West Junction, www.asainc.com/acsainca/Railhead July 2 through July 3 | Celebration of Freedom Entertainment, classic cars, motorcycles, beer gardens, art, music, patriotic displays and education games, family fun, “cool zones,” a venue for political candidates to share their views, fireworks on Saturday, free, 6-10 pm, www.azcelebrationoffreedom.org July 2 through July 4 | 43rd Annual 4th of July Celebration On the 3rd at 5 pm a youth talent show followed by a street dance, on the 4th pets & people parade, entertainment, food, displays, bands play at 6 pm, largest fireworks display in Cochise County at dusk, free, 800-288-3861 or 520-266-2304 or www.visitsierravista.com July 2 | Movies on the Square Enjoy Flagstaff summer weather and watch this week’s feature: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, pre-movie entertainment by Jimmy Deblois and Friends & Lowell Observatory, sponsored by Coast & Mountain Properties, free, 6-10 pm, 928-637-6192 or www.moviesonthesquare.com July 2 through July 4 | Grand Canyon Renaissance Faire & Mountain Music Festival The 2nd Annual Grand Canyon Renaissance Faire and Mountain Music Festival takes place from July 2 through July 4 at the El Nathan Christian Campground in Flagstaff. Promising a great time with street entertainment, great food and festive music, the fair is a wonderful escape to days of yore. July 2 | 2010 Light Up the Sky Festival Features various games, bouncers and activities designed for youth of all ages, then fireworks, free, 7-9 pm, 602-262-6275 or www.phoenix.gov/parks July 2 | 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 July 2 through July 4 | 6th Annual Art Barn 4th of July Arts and Crafts Festival 6th Annual Art Barn 4th of July Arts and Crafts Festival - Buck Springs Road, http://runningbearproductions.net July 3 | Frontier Days Parade Celebrate the history and heritage and the pageantry of this annual tradition, 9 am, 866-407-6336 or www.worldsoldestrodeo.com July 3 | Taylor 4th of July Celebration & Rodeo A flag raising ceremony, firing of the anvil, a BBQ, rodeos, dances, patriotic program and fireworks, a 10K & 2-mile run, softball, free swimming, fireworks, 928-536-7366 or 928-536-4331 or www.july4throdeo.com or www.snowflaketaylorchamber.org July 3 | Ha:san Bak: Saguaro Harvest Festival July 3 through July 4 | 77th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts & Culture Meet Hopi master & emerging artists, Hopi social dances, taste traditional foods, walk the nature trail with a guide of native plants & their uses, learn about the Hopi values of humility, cooperation, respect, land and earth stewardship, $4-7, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org July 3 | Independence Day Celebration Independence Day Celebration - parade, games, vendors, fireworks and historical military exhibition, vendors, fireworks, 928-339-4330 or www.alpinearizona.com July 3 | 98th Annual July 4th Round Valley Rodeo & Parade Rodeo competition, bull riding & barrel racing competition, parade, fireworks, rodeo, BBQ, art walk, arts & crafts vendors, community garage show, quilt exhibit, fireworks, $5, 10 am, 928-333-2123 or www.springerville-eagarchamber.com July 3 | Fourth of July Crafts, food, kids games and prizes, fire trucks spraying water, Native Navajo dancers, free, 11 am – 8 pm, 928-645-2741 or www.pagechamber.com July 3 through July 5 | 31st Annual Prescott Rodeo Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show A juried show featuring on-site artisans and crafts persons from across the Southwest, music and entertainment, 9 am - 5 pm, 928-443-5220 or www.prescott.org July 3 | C.R.I.T. Fireworks C.R.I.T. Fireworks - Independence Day Blow Out on the River - 928-669-2174 or http://parkertourism.com/ July 3 through July 4 | 30th Annual Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festival 75 arts & crafts booths, food, free, Sat 8 am – 5 pm, Sun 8 am – 4 pm, 928-476-4480 or www.paysonrimcountry.com or http://www.pinestrawhs.org/ July 3 | Dragonfly Walk Parents and kids can learn to identify colorful dragonfly species during a one-hour walk, $3-7.50, 9:30 am, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu July 3 through July 31 | Show Low Main Street Farmers’ Market & Art Walk Featuring local produce growers, food product producers, artisans and craftspeople, entertainment, Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm, 928-521-9284 or http://www.showlowfarmersmarket.com July 3 through July 4 | Northern Arizona BBQ Festival Williams Main Street Assn, Special Olympics of Arizona and the Arizona BBQ Society presents this KCBS sanctioned BBQ cook-off Saturday and amateur backyard BBQ cook-off on Sunday; 27 professional teams will compete for $10,000 in prize money along with a beer garden featuring regional micro breweries, street dance and kids’ zone, info@NAzBBQ.com July 4 | 5th Annual Great American BBQ Hotdog eating contest, a water zone with blow up slides and water features, fireworks at dark, free, 6-9 pm, 520-568-9573 or maricopachamber.org or www.maricopa-az.gov/news/bbq.php July 4 | 4th of July Celebration 9 am parade, entertainment, food, water fights, live music, fireworks, free, 9 am - 10 pm, 520-586-4293 or www.bensonvisitorcenter.com July 4 | Fourth of July Celebration & Fireworks Red, White and Blue parade followed by the fireworks, 7:30 pm, 520-421-8677 or www.casagrandechamber.org July 4 | An Old Fashioned 4th of July 7 am pancake breakfast, Kids' parade at 9 am, at 10 am band begins to play patriotic music & games, ice cream social, 928-634-9591 July 4 | Firecracker Express Celebrate with a barbeque and patriotic music, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com July 4 | 11th Annual Fantastic Family Fourth of July Kids inflatable play and water rides, food, pie & watermelon eating contests, live entertainment, fireworks, free, 4-9 pm, www.ci.cottonwood.az.us or www.cottonwoodchamberaz.org July 4 | Freedom Fest Family day events, horseshoe tournament, Florence "Fiery Salsa" challenge, red, white and blue family parade, pool activities, entertainment, vendors and fireworks show, 520-868-7589 or www.visitflorenceaz.com/ or www.florencemainstreet.com July 4 | Fourth of July Celebration 11 am Parade with hanging of Grand Marshall at noon at Town Gazebo, music, food and vendors in the park all day. 8 pm fireworks at Patagonia High School, 520-394-0060 or 888-794-0060 or www.patagoniaaz.com July 4 | 25th Annual Freedom Wireless Fabulous Phoenix Fourth Two stages of entertainment, Kids World area, classic car exhibit, vendors, free, 6-9:30 pm, 602-262-6862 or www.phoenix.gov July 4 | Family Style 4th of July Softball tournament, games, food, city fireworks at dusk, www.tombstonechamber.com July 4 | Fourth of July Celebration Old-fashioned family fun, free games and crafts for the kids, fireworks in the evening, 520-398-2704 or www.tubacaz.com July 4 | All American Holiday An “All American Holiday” with one of the biggest parades in Northern Arizona at 6 pm parade, the Arizona Vintage baseball League Exhibition game following the parade, local Rotary BBQ, Kiwanis Korn Roast ice cream social at the Methodist Church, and other family activities, 928-635-1418 or 800-863-0546 or www.williamschamber.com July 4 | Bisbee's Annual Fourth of July Celebration 8:30 am Bisbee Coaster Races down Tombstone Canyon, the oldest and longest gravity-powered race in the U.S., also the Bisbee Iron Man Mile, parade at 11 am, baseball games, fireworks, food booths, mining contests mucking & hard-rock drilling, 520-432-6016 or www.discoverbisbee.com July 4 | July 4th- A Star Spangled Shoot Out! Cowboys, gunfights, food, family fun & fireworks display, $10, kids under 5 are free, 5:30-11 pm, 480-502-5600 or www.rawhide.com July 4 | 4th of July Fireworks & Celebration Celebrations, soccer play offs, fireworks, parade, live music, games, www.douglasaz.gov July 4 | 14th Annual 4th of July Parade Old-fashioned community parade, 100 entries include vintage vehicles, dancing, music, animals, floats, free, 9 am, 800-842-7293 or www.flagstaffchamber.com July 4 | Star Spangled Spectacular Fireworks and fun for the whole family, free, 6-10 pm, 520-682-3324 or www.marana.com July 4 | July 4th Celebration Craft tents for kids, contests, carnival games and rides, water slide, bungee jumping, pony rides, vendors, live music, food, free, carnival wrist band $15, noon – 10 pm, http://www.visit-prescott.com July 4 | Fireworks over Sunrise Lake Fireworks over Sunrise Lake- Sunrise Park Resort, dusk, 800-772-7669 ext. 2303 or www.sunriseskipark.com July 4 | Prescott Valley 4th of July Celebration Water activities, concert, food and fireworks bring a lawn chair, 928-759-3090 or www.pvchamber.org July 4 | 15th Annual Holualoa Firecracker Triathlon 750 meter pool swim, 12 mile bike ride around the UA area, 3 mile run through UA campus, includes a Youth Triathlon with a 250 meter swim, a 4 mile bike and a 1 mile run, 5:45 am, www.tritucson.com July 4 | Fourth of July Fireworks July 4 | 39th Annual Fourth of July Celebration 39th Annual Fourth of July Celebration – Sunset Park, fireworks, 7-9 pm, 520-684-5479 or www.outwickenburgway.com July 4 | Fourth of July Fireworks Fireworks at dusk, free, 928-289-2434 or www.winslowarizona.org July 4 | 24th Annual Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony Includes a military color guard & firing party, patriotic music & speaker, 928-343-1715 or www.caballeros.org July 6 through July 10 | Native American Basketball Invitational Native American Basketball Invitational - U.S. Airways Center, www.nabihoops.com July 8 | 21st Annual Summer Spectacular ArtWalk Chill with music, art and prize-filled ice sculptures, dozens of galleries host artist receptions, demonstrations, hosted by the Scottsdale Gallery Association in conjunction with City of Scottsdale, free, 7-9 pm, 480-990-3939 or www.scottsdalegalleries.com July 9 | Movies on the Square Enjoy Flagstaff summer weather and watch this week’s feature: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, pre-movie entertainment by The Buzzard Brothers, sponsored by Arizona Snowbowl and Brookside Chocolates, free, 6-10 pm, 928-637-6192 or www.moviesonthesquare.com July 9 through July 11 | 25th Annual Summer Showcase Arizona Antique Show $3, Fri-Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 10 am - 4 pm, 602-717-7337 or www.azantiqueshow.com July 10 | Flagstaff Hullabaloo Kicks off with a bike parade, kids area, live music, dancers, giant puppets, stilt-walkers, children’s workshops, micro brews, food, costume contest, free for the first 500 people who arrive from 11 am – noon, $5 from noon – 7 pm, 888-512-SHOW or www.flaghullabaloo.com July 10 | 2nd Saturday Art & Antique Walk Art galleries, special exhibits, shopping, music, 1- 8 pm, www.oldtown.org or www.cottonwoodchamberaz.org July 10 through July 11 | 13th Annual Prescott Indian Art Market Traditional and contemporary works of art, arts & crafts demonstrations, Indian fry bread, musical performances, cultural presentations, Indian fry bread, $5, Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 9 am - 4 pm, 928-445-3122 or www.sharlot.org July 10 | Italian Night Celebrate Italian food and music with a special performing guest, a light and music show with light images projected onto the side of a cliff facing Arcosanti ends the evening, reservations required, 5 pm, 928-632-7135 or www.arcosanti.org July 10 | Summer Twilight Tours A guided tour of spectactular rock art July 10 | Learn Your Lizards Educates participants how to identify common species such as Western whiptails, Tree Lizards, Side-blotched and Greater Earless, family-friendly walk, meet at the visitor center, $3-7.50, 8:30 am, 520-689-2811 or http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu July 10 | 11th Annual Family Fun Day Includes free hands-on art making projects, refreshments, performances and a visit from a PBS character, free, 10 am – 2 pm, in conjunction with the 11th Annual Summer Family Exhibition “What Moves Us: Art of Transportation from the Permanent Collection”, 480-965-2787 or http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu July 11 through July 17 | Quilt Camp in the Pines Featuring 47 workshops with internationally recognized instructors, $25 registration plus workshop fees, some evening events open to the public, 928-282-7311 or 602-788-3408 or www.quiltcamp.com July 11 | Chino Valley Triathalon An athletic event for all ages and abilities, 7:30 am, 928-636-9780 or http://www.trifamilyracing.com July 11 | Run with the Roosters 5 mile run & walk, customized finisher tech shirts, free Mexican breakfast and overall and 5-year age group awards, 5 am, www.everyoneruns.net July 16 | Movies on the Square Enjoy Flagstaff summer weather and watch this week’s feature: Madagascar, pre-movie entertainment by Northern Arizona Celtic Society & Coconino Astronomy Society, sponsored by Mountain Sports, free, 6-10 pm, 928-637-6192 or www.moviesonthesquare.com July 16 | 23rd Annual White Mountain Native American Art Pre-Show $15-20, 6-9 pm, 928-367-4290 or www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com July 16 through July 18 | ARRL Arizona State Convention & Hamfest Arizona's largest hamfest, features major manufacturers, dealers, exhibits, speakers, swap meet, seminars, classes, prizes, free, 2 pm, 520-538-0200 or 928-635-1418 or www.arca-az.org/arca July 17 through July 18 | 23rd Annual White Mountain Native American Art Festival – A White Mountain Heritage Event More than 80 of the Southwest's finest Native American juried artists, demonstrations, performances, and Native American foods, $4-5, under 12 free, Sat. 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm, 928-367-4290 or 800-573-4031 or www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com July 17 | 19th Annual Cornfest Bluegrass music, corn eating contest, hog calling, old-fashioned games, cow pie throwing, vendors, corniest joke contest, free, 5-10 pm, 928-567-0535 ext. 135 or www.cvaz.org July 17 through July 18 | 13th Annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival Celebrating all things Celtic, music, piping, athletics, whisky tasting, educational workshops, vendors, historical reenactment, clans and societies and a kids area, $4-18, Sat 9 am - 6 pm, Sun 10 am - 4 pm, 928-556-3161 or www.nachs.info July 17 | Christmas in July Holiday-themed dishes, music and entertainment, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 623-930-4500 or www.visitglendale.com July 17 | Buffalo Soldier Historic Sites Tour July 2010 Learn more about the renowned Buffalo Soldiers, the All-Black unit in the late 1800s through the turn-of-the-Century, reservations required, $12, 11:15 am, 520-417-6960 or 800-288-3861 or http://www.visitsierravista.com July 17 | 2010 ARR Summer Series Race #4 5K, 6:30 am, 602-954-8341 or www.getsetaz.com or www.arizonaroadracers.com July 18 | Southwest Corps Connection Performance The local edition of the Drum Corps International Summer Tour Event, featuring some of the world’s best drum and bugle corps, many of the world’s elite drum corps from across North America, includes Arizona’s own championship corps – The Academy drum & Bugle Corps of Tempe, $18-25, 7:30 pm, 480-730-5594 or www.arizonaacademy.org July 18 | 26th Annual Mountain Man Triathlon Sprint: swim 700 meters, bike 10.6 miles, run 3.1 miles; Olympic: swim 1500 meters, bike 24.9 miles, run 6.2 miles, spectators free, 6:30 am, 928-526-8761 or www.trifind.net or www.mountainmanevents.com July 18 | Elden Pueblo Public Field Day Experience the science of archaeology through hands-on participation in site excavations, artifact analysis, primitive technologies and hunting games, tours at 10 am, noon and 2 pm, bring water, hat, sunscreen and sense of discovery, free, 10 am - 4 pm, 928-527-3452 or www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/forest-resources/archaeology/elden-pueblo/summer.shtml July 23 | Movies on the Square Enjoy Flagstaff summer weather and watch this week’s feature: Hook, pre-movie entertainment by No Way Out, sponsored by Coast & Mountain Properties, free, 6-10 pm, 928-637-6192 or www.moviesonthesquare.com July 23 through July 24 | Annual Pioneer Day Celebration Arts & crafts fair, parade, BBQ, rodeo, dances, kid’s entertainment, theatrical performance, pioneer day run, softball league tournament, free swimming, fireworks display, Sweet Wheels Car Show & Swap meet on the 24th from 8 am – 2 pm, 928-536-4331 or www.snowflaketaylorchamber.org or www.cruiseinarizona.com/carshows.hmtl July 23 through July 25 | 5th Annual White Mountains Roundup of Cowboy Poetry In celebration of the National Day of the American Cowboy, Steve Taylor’s free Western Art Show, Mountain Saddle Band, “Chris Isaacs Presents,” featuring western & cowboy poets & musicians, $15, 928-367-0240 or www.whitemountainsroundup.com July 24 | National Day of the Cowboy Celebration 5 miles north of Apache Junction, multiple events in 3 Pinal County locations including parades" mustache contest for the most authentic mustache, poker tournaments, shootouts, fast draw competition, cowboy balladeers & poets, Mexican dances & fiestas, and more, free, 10 am - 5 pm, 480-982-3141 or www.apachejunctioncoc.com July 24 | Starlight Ride/Grape Train Escape/Tequila Train Wine tasting trains, unique wines and food from around the world, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com July 24 | 8th Annual Cottonwood Cooler-Chamber Golf Challenge 8th Annual Cottonwood Cooler-Chamber Golf Challenge - 928-634-7593 or ww.cottonwoodchamberaz.org July 24 | National Day of the Cowboy Western fun and adventure in honor of the Great American Cowboy, 520-868-9433 July 24 | National Day of the Cowboy July 24 | 6th Annual National Day of the American Cowboy Celebration Cowboy festivities and western entertainment, Cowboy parade down Jordan Road to Cowboy Plaza, gunfights at High Noon, live performances, live western music, western artists and western trades and crafts demonstrations, compete in the Spirit of the West Outfit Contest, (prizes for the most authentic spirit of the West outfit, so dress the part), 10 am – 7 pm, 928-204-2390 or www.sedonamainstreet.com July 24 | National Day of the Cowboy Parade of the Vaqueros, cantina Tequila tasting, Mexican marketplace & fiesta, Mexican dances, food & entertainment, 520-689-0200 July 24 | Starlight Ride/Grape Train Escape/Tequila Train Wine tasting trains, unique wines and food from around the world, 928-639-0010 or 800-293-7245 or www.verdecanyonrr.com July 24 through July 25 | 17th Annual Beat-the-Heat Fun Fly An open fly-in for RC pilots of all ages & skills, spectators are welcome to view and interact with the pilots, $13-15, www.flagstaffflyers.com July 24 through July 25 | 5th Annual Shootout on Whiskey Row The Prescott Regulators and their Shady ladies celebrate the National Day of the Cowboy with a gathering of award-winning Western re-enactor groups who compete in historic skits and gunfights, also a period costume contest with authentic 1800s clothing, vendors, calf ropin' and stick horse racin' for young buckaroos, benefits Big Brothers/Big Sisters, free, 8:30 am - 4 pm, www.prescottregulators.org July 24 through July 25 | Art & Craft Show Between 35-55 artists with paintings, leather, jewelry, wood, metal, fountains, carvings and many Native American artists too, 928-284-9627 or http://www.bellrockartshows.com/ July 24 | Butterfly Walk Learn to identify common species of butterflies and about the insects' life cycles on a two-hour walk, 9:30 am, 520-689-2811 or www.azstateparks.com July 24 | Summer Twilight Tours A guided tour of spectacular rock art, educators tell all about petroglyphs, archaeology, desert plants and animals and Native American cultures, reservations, $2.50-6.50, 7 pm, 623-582-8007 or www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac July 26 through July 30 | 11th Annual Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults: Bone La In an air-conditioned research lab, special tours, presentations, hands-on activities, $320, registration required, bioarchaeologists and a zooarchaeologist will offer a course on human and animal bone identification, 520-626-8381 or www.statemuseum.arizona.edu July 28 through July 31 | 33rd Annual Christmas Cabin Craft Sale 33rd Annual Christmas Cabin Craft Sale - Civic Center, 9 am - 6 pm, 602-316-9901 or www.pinetop-lakeside.com July 30 | Movies on the Square Enjoy Flagstaff summer weather and watch this week’s feature: Monsters vs. Aliens, pre-movie entertainment by Facts of Rock, sponsored by Aspey, Watkins & Diesel, PLLC, free, 6-10 pm, 928-637-6192 or www.moviesonthesquare.com July 30 | Test and Tune Test and Tune - Southwestern International Raceway, 6 pm, 520-762-9700 or www.Sirace.com July 31 | Bar-B-Que & Dance July 2010 | Family-Fun 4th of July July 2010 | Independence Day Celebration July 2010 | 4th of July Celebration July 2010 | 3rd Annual Wine in the Pines July 2010 | 25th Annual Summer Plant Sale & Garden Fair July 2010 | 55th Annual Coconino County Horse Races July 2010 | 7th Annual Penstemon Festival July 2010 | ABATE of Arizona Presents: Too Broke for Sturgis July 2010 | Absolute Bikes Taylor House Benefit Century Bicycle Ride July 2010 | First Friday Art Walk July 2010 | Flagstaff Art in the Park Fourth of July Show July 2010 | Independence Day Rendezvous July 2010 | Independence Star Fest July 2010 | Summer Concert July 2010 | Summer Soiree July 2010 | Summer Star Fest July 2010 | Wildflower Walk July 2010 | Lori Piestewa National Native American Games July 2010 | Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration July 2010 | 17th Annual Maricopa County Home & Garden Show July 2010 | Hamburger Fry July 2010 | Western Arts Day July 2010 | Independence Day Celebration July 2010 | Old Fashioned 4th of July Spectacular July 2010 | Alpaca Ranch Days July 2010 | Independence Day Celebration July 2010 | 19th Annual Sidewalk Egg Frying Challenge July 2010 | 42ndAnnual Fireman's BBQ & Fireworks Display July 2010 | Jerome Art Walk July 2010 | Independence Day Celebration July 2010 | 4th Friday Art Walk July 2010 | Lake Havasu Freedom Festival & Fireworks Show July 2010 | 4th of July Celebration July 2010 | Mile High Old Time Fiddlers Concert July 2010 | Fireworks at the BlueWater Resort & Casino July 31 | Summer Pops Symphony Concert Local/regional semi-professional musicians, region's finest soloists, $15, 3 pm, 928-776-2000 or www.yc.edu July 2010 | Independence Day Celebration July 2010 | Williamson Valley FD Arts & Crafts Show July 2010 | 2010 ARR Summer Series Race #3 July 2010 | 2010 Monsoon Madness July 2010 | Fireworks, Independence Day Celebration July 2010 | All American Festival July 2010 | 13th Annual New Works Festival July 2010 | Summer Family Night at the Museum July 2010 | Seligman Days July 2010 | Summer Concert's in the Park July 2010 | 12th Annual 5K Run in the Park July 31 | 8th Annual High Country Hummers Event Interact with independent hummingbird researchers, exhibits featuring live hawks and owls, bird walk, slide presentation, explore the visitor center’s displays on wildlife, habitats, prehistoric culture and conservation, free, 8 am – noon, 928-367-4281 July 2010 | 131st Annual Pioneer Days July 2010 | 12th Annual Shakespeare Festival July 2010 | Edible & Medicinal Plants July 2010 | Plants-of-the-Bible Guided Tours July 2010 | 4th of July Celebration July 2010 | July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival - Fireworks Spectacular July 2010 | Headshot Film Festival July 2010 | Arizona Biennial '10 July 2010 | Peach Mania Festival July 2010 | Sweet Corn Extravaganza July 2010 | Sweet Corn Extravaganza & Peach Mania Festival July 2010 | Suvoyuki Day |
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