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tba MESA: AZ Special Olympics Annual Basketball & Cheerleading Competition - Red Mountain, Fremont Jr., Shepherd Jr., Mountain, Brimhall Jr., Stapley Jr. High Schools, & Broadway Rec. Ctr, individual & team competitions, 9 am - 5 pm, 602-230-1200 H
tba MESA: Youthfest '98 - Community Ctr, showcases the musical & artistic talent of high school students in the valley, art & essays on display & the battle of the bands in the Mesa Amphitheatre on the 26th, 602-644-3682 or 602-644-2863 H
tba PHOENIX: South Mountain Festival of the Arts - Pointe at South Mtn, artwork from all over the country, juried show in 6 categories, free, 10 am, 602-276-8904 or 602-838-1563 H *
tba PHOENIX: Arizona Historic Preservation Showcase - Bank One Ctr Concourse, showcase of artifacts relating to historic preservation by such groups at Pioneer AZ, Phx Museum of History, Phx Office of Preservation, AZ State Historic Preservation, Heard Museum, Pueblo Grande & AZ State Parks, midday demonstrations, reenactments & performances, 9 am - 4 pm, free, 602-221-1005
tba PHOENIX: March of Dimes Gourmet Gala - Arizona Biltmore, celebrities reveal the secrets of their culinary skills & compete for awards, $225, 7 pm, 602-266-9933 H
tba PHOENIX: 13th Annual Black Family & Child Services Celebration & Fundraising Dinner - AZ Biltmore, dinner, entertainment, silent auction, keynote address, $75+, 6:30 pm, 602-243-1773 H
tba PHOENIX: Great Human Race - Deck Park, a valleywide fund-raising event for nonprofit organizations with a 3K & 5K walk-a-thon & 5K fun run, 602-263-9736 ext. 504 H
tba PHOENIX: Annual Heard Museum Guild Native American Student Arts & Crafts Show - art work by 1000 young Native American artists from around the country, free, 602-252-8840 H *
tba PHOENIX: 4th Annual Reggae Fest World Party - Symphony Hall Terrace, featured performers from Jamaica, authentic Jamaican food specialties & other ethnic foods, Jamaican wearables & art, free lunchtime concert at noon on Friday, admission begins at 4 pm, $10, under 10 free, no phone
tba PHOENIX: Valley Forward's EarthFest '98 - Phoenix Civic Plaza, Symphony Hall Terrace, environmental exhibits & displays, entertainment & activities for all ages, Eco-Innovation contest including eco-art, eco-writing & eco-projects, free, 8 am - 4 pm, 602-240-2408 H * y
tba PHOENIX: Arizona Science Center 6th Annual Golf Tournament - enjoy a day on the links and raise money for the AZ Science Center's educational programs, $250, 602-716-2016
tba SCOTTSDALE: PCS Health Systems Tour de Cure - Eldorado Park, 25K, 50K or 100K bike ride thru Scottsdale, 602-861-0378 H
tba SCOTTSDALE: 83rd Annual Board of Visitors Charity Ball - Marriott's Camelback Inn, black-tie affair featuring the presentation of flower girls to society, dinner & entertainment, 6 pm, 602-263-1272 H
tba SCOTTSDALE: Sunday A'Fair - Ctr for the Arts, concerts, arts & crafts displays & food, noon - 4:30 pm, free, 602-9942787
tba SUNNYSLOPE: Kids Karnival '98 - Sunnyslope Elementary School, showcasing the tba TUCSON/PHOENIX: 26th Annual Great AZ Bike Ride - proceeds benefit children's charity, $250 in donations, 602-981-5871 H *
3/30-5 SCOTTSDALE: The Tradition at Desert Mountain presented by Countrywide - one of the 4 major championships on the Senior PGA Tour, the tournament is preceded by other festivities including the Grand Tradition an 18-hole event for older players, champions dinner, champions clinic & several corporate golf outings, $100/weekly badge, 8 am - 4 pm, 602-595-4070 H z
1-30 PHOENIX: Open Garden - Shepard Iris Garden blooms in 2 acres of 1000+ varieties of iris, free, 9 am - 5 pm, 602-841-1231 H
2 SCOTTSDALE: Altan - Ctr for the Arts, traditional Celtic tunes with modern touches, 8 pm, $18-22, 602-994-2787 H
2-4 TEMPE: New DanceWorks I - ASU Dance, spotlights the dance department's most talented masters students whose work is innovative, fresh & creative, 602-965-6536
3 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks - America West Arena, face-off at 7 pm, 602-379-7800
3-4 PHOENIX: Georgian State Dance Company - Orpheum Theatre, singers, musicians & dancers of traditional folk dance from Russia, presented by Southwest Dance, $28-36, 8 pm, 602-503-5555 or 602-262-7272 H
3-5 SCOTTSDALE: Polo Club Matches - WestWorld, 602-483-8800
3-5 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Dressage Association - WestWorld, witness the agile beauty of the equine, 602-483-8800
3-5 SCOTTSDALE: Cowboys for Kids Celebrity Rodeo & Auction - Rawhide, a star-studded weekend as celebrities participate in live action rodeos, provides funding to a variety of special children's programs, 602-465-7884 H *
3-5 SCOTTSDALE: Indian Artists of America Show - Celebration of Fine Arts, featuring more than 100 of the nation's best award-winning Native American artists, special children's programs, conversations with individual artists, educational and entertainment opportunities, 520-398-2226
3-18 PHOENIX: Schoolhouse Rock Live! - Herberger Theater, by Childsplay, based on the 1970s Saturday morning TV spots, giving lessons in history, science, math and English, for ages 5 and older, $12.50-17.50, 602-252-8497 H
3-19 PHOENIX: Having Our Say The Delaney Sisters' First Hundred Years - Phoenix Theatre, a play by Emily Mann, born to a slave who became America's first elected black Episcopal bishop, Sadie & Bessie Delaney give us a window on a world now lost, filled with a century of shared triumphs and challenges, 602-258-1974
3-25 PHOENIX: Rocket Man - Herberger Theater Ctr, a man rummages through his attic & his memories & wonders what would happen if he could re-examine his choices, a world premiere of a serious comedy about transcending the boundaries of our lives by Steven Dietz, author of ATC's smash hits "Dracula" and "Private Eyes," $19.50-32.50, 602-252-8497 or 602-503-5555 H
3-26 PEORIA: Children of a Lesser God - Theater Works, by Mark Medoff, $11-13, 602-815-7930
4 CHANDLER: La Tania Flamenco - Ctr for the Arts, the pure art form of Flamenco, presented by Southwest Dance, $18-28, 8 pm, 602-786-2680 or 602-784-4444 H
4 LITCHFIELD PARK: Luke Day '98 - annual open house, features the latest in Air Force airpower, static displays of aircraft from al l branches of the military, food, memorabilia, U.S. Army Golden Knight parachute demonstration team, military working dogs, Thunderbirds aerial demonstration, free, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-856-6011 H * z
4 PHOENIX: Collector's Choice Doll Club - Let's Pretend - El Zaribah Temple, dolls, bears & toys for show & sale, $4, under 12 free, 602-994-5361 or 602-661-0644
4 PHOENIX: Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trailblazers - America West Arena, tip-off at 7 pm, 602-379-7800
4 PHOENIX: Arizona Book Festival - Margaret T. Hance Deck Park, a week-long event that includes book sales, signings, readings, discussions, musical and theatrical performances, demonstrations, children's activities, poetry, two performance stages and food, ending with the festival on the 4th from 10:30 am - 6 pm, 602-257-0335
4 SCOTTSDALE: Los MuÒequitos de Matanzas - Ctr for the Arts, masters of Afro-Cuban ritual percussion, song & dance, 8 pm, $20-24, 602-994-2787 H
4 TEMPE: Betty Buckley on Broadway - Gammage Aud., Broadway show tune concert, 8 pm, $24-32, 602-965-3434
4-24 PHOENIX: Still Life With Iris - Herberger Theater, by Childsplay, a new play by Steven Dietz about a young girl's magical search for her home and her past, appropriate for ages 5 and older, $12.50-17.50, 602-252-8497 H
4-25 MESA: East Valley Collector Car Show - Mesa Pavilions, raffle prizes for antique car owners, hot rods premiere, ice cream supplies, jukebox music from the 50's & ice cream novelties, free, 6-9 pm, 602-396-9043
4-25 PHOENIX: Ice Cream Social - Crow's Dairy Farm, Saturdays, to benefit Channel 12's Wednesday's Child program, farm activities, hayride tours, barnyard animals, 602-936-4435
5 MESA: 8th Annual El Tour de Phoenix - 100-, 70- & 25-mile bicycle rides around the perimeter of McDowell Mountains, also 4-mile & 1/4-mile kids fun rides, medallions to all finishers, traffic control, support stations, 6:30 am, $50, 520-745-2033 *
5 PHOENIX: Way Out West Bird Expo - State Fairgrounds, 300+ vendors of finches to macaws, cages, feed, toys, accessories, $2-4.50, 9 am - 4 pm, 602-973-9282 H *
5 PHOENIX: Foodstock '98 - Heritage Square, promote gentler, healthier living, primary themes, vegetarian diets, organic gardening, social and environmental responsibility, features live music, cooking demos, free kid's events, educational displays, vendors offering wares for healthy lifestyles, free, 10 am - 6 pm, 602-273-7842 H *
5 SCOTTSDALE: Evenings with Steinway - Ctr for the Arts, with virtuoso pianist Michael Lewin, 7 pm, $10, 602-994-2787 H
5-6 PHOENIX: La Tania Flamenco - Orpheum Theatre, the pure art form of Flamenco, presented by Southwest Dance, $18-28, 2 & 8 pm, 602-503-5555 or 602-262-7272 H
6-5/4 SCOTTSDALE: D. Sparrow: Art Exhibit - Kerr Cultural Ctr, celebrating the "Musical Jam of Life," this exhibit features works by Phoenix artist D. Sparrow in ink, Oriental brush & color, 602-965-5377 H
7-11 MESA: Jesus the Christ Easter Pageant - Arizona Temple Gardens, largest annual Easter pageant in the world; drama, dance, musical, story about Jesus Christ's birth, life, death & resurrection, free, 8 pm, 602-964-7164 H *
7-12 PHOENIX: Walt Disney's World on Ice presents Beauty and the Beast - America West Arena, live production of romance and adventure, a beautiful girl, an arrogant admirer, a magic rose, an enchanted prince and a castle full of remarkable, talking objects, 602-503-5555 or 602-379-7800
9-10 SCOTTSDALE: Paco PeÒa - Misa Flamenca - Ctr for the Arts, world-renowned guitarist with dancers, guitarists and singers, 8 pm, $22-26, 602-994-2787 H
10-12 PEORIA: Peoria's Mid-West Fest - Peoria Sports Complex, an event Huck Finn & Wyatt Earp would enjoy, 3 stages of live entertainment, chili cook-off, 2 car shows, food, contests, tournaments, arts & crafts, carnival, cowboy boot & hat contest, silly pet tricks, iguana beauty pageant, 602-979-3601 H * y
10-12 PHOENIX: Alice in Wonderland - Orpheum Theatre, by Ballet Arizona, Michael Uthoff's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic, 602-262-7272
10-12 SCOTTSDALE: Polo Club Matches - WestWorld, 602-483-8800
11 PEORIA: Easter Egg Hunt - Peoria Sports Complex, candy hunts, make n' take crafts, carnival games, pony rides, games, 9 am - noon, free, 602-412-7198
11 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Ponies of the Americas - WestWorld, 602-483-8800
11 SCOTTSDALE: Arizona Appaloosa Association - WestWorld, see these spotted wonder compete in English, Western and jumping classes, 602-483-8800
11 SCOTTSDALE: Show Circuit All Breed Show - WestWorld, English, Western and halter classes sponsored by the Arizona Pinto Horse Association, 602-486-8800
11 SUN CITY: Carousel - Sundome, musical theater, 3 & 8 pm, $16-28, 602-975-1900
11 TEMPE: Merce Cunningham Dance Company - Gammage Aud., contemporary dance, 8 pm, $19-32, 602-965-3434
12 SCOTTSDALE: Fox Lair Farm Hunt Seat Show - WestWorld, schooling show where participants compete on jump & hunt courses ranging from two to five feet in height, 602-483-8800
13-19 SCOTTSDALE: AHJA Championships - WestWorld, locals compete in English and Western classes, 602-483-8800
14 PHOENIX: Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings - America West Arena, face-off at 7 pm, 602-379-7800
14-19 SCOTTSDALE: 1998 Culinary Festival - Ctr for the Arts, demonstrations, Great AZ picnic, Le Tour Culinaire, tastings & Epicurean events, 602-991-6252 or 602-945-7193 H
14-19 TEMPE: Chicago - Gammage Aud., touring Broadway musical theater, hottest show on Broadway and winner of six 1997 Tony Awards, 8 pm, $33-47, 602-965-3434
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