Phoenix & Central Arizona Events
August 2000
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This calendar has been produced to assist you in making travel arrangements. It is for information only and does not constitute a recommendation. Dates for events were correct at time of publication. Since dates are occasionally changed, please confirm them in advance.
H-handicap access *-includes activities geared for children
Audience attendance: w-under 1,000; x-1,000-10,000; y-10,000-50,000; z-50,000+
thru 9/30 PHOENIX: Lovena Ohl: An Eye for Art, A Heart for Artists - Heard Museum, artwork that reflects the passion Ohl had for Native American art and her patronage of talented and emerging artists, features jewelry, pottery, sculpture and other art forms, $7, 602-252-8840
thru 10/31 PHOENIX: Qamanittuaq: Where the River Widens--Drawings by Baker Lake Artists - Heard Museum, first major survey of drawings from the Canadian Inuit community of Baker Lake and is the first exhibition of Inuit artwork to open in the Arctic, $7, 602-252-8840
thru 12/31 PHOENIX: "Going Wild" - Sonoran Animals in Native Arts - Pueblo Grande Museum, pottery, basketry, rock art, and carvings depicting dogs, birds, bighorn sheep, snakes, reptiles, amphibians, fish and other Native animals will be featured, 602-495-0901
tba CHINLE: Central Navajo Fair - all Indian rodeo, carnival, parade, arts & crafts market, traditional Navajo food, pow wow, Miss Central Navajo pageant, western concert, 4-H exhibit, 520-674-2052
tba DOUGLAS: 5th Annual Rodeo - Arizona Junior Rodeo Association, open to youths ages 5-18, barrel racing, team
tba MESA: Arizona Toy & Advertising Roundup - Community Center, 100+ exhibitors with antique toys like peddle cars, wind ups, tin soldiers, metal farm toys, action toys, Barbies, 9 am - 3 pm, $3, 602-943-1766
tba PHOENIX: 2000 Southwestern Low Desert Gardening & Landscaping Conference - Wigwam Resort, by Master Gardeners for UofA Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, horticulture professionals gather with other who enjoy gardening for educational programs and to exchange ideas, $, 9 am - 5 pm, 602-470-8086 ext. 824
tba PHOENIX: 9th Annual Family Cornfest, Arts & Crafts Fair - El Zaribah Shrine Auditorium, 50 arts and crafts exhibitors, fresh sweet corn, baked goods, free admission and parking, $5 for lunch, 602-231-0300 H
thru 15 SCOTTSDALE: Keith Haring - Museum of Contemporary Art, work representing a celebration of life and humanity, includes three large-scale, figural sculptures, 480-994-2787
thru 20 SCOTTSDALE: Studio Glass from the Gerard L. Cafesjian Collection - Museum of Contemporary Art, examples of Cafesjian's most recent acquisitions by some of the best-known artists from the Czech Republic, Japan and the U.S., 480-994-2787
5 EAGAR: 15th Annual Eagar Daze - Ramsey Park, concert featuring live entertainment, triathlon, arts & crafts, kid's zone, logging competition, free, 9 am - 7 pm, 520-333-1639 H * x
5 PHOENIX: 4th Annual Navajo Nation Day - Chris-Town Mall, entertainment, artists will display & sell art from silversmiths to potters and kachina carvers, 10 am - 4 pm, 602-242-9074 H
5 PHOENIX: Heritage Saturdays - Heritage & Science Park, craft activities, free, 11 am - 1 pm, first Sat. of the month, 602-262-5029
5 SCOTTSDALE: 7th Annual Bring in the Clowns - Rawhide, in honor of national Clown Week, the largest clown gathering in the SW, 75+ jolly jesters parade, free face painting & balloon sculpting for the kids, 5 pm, 480-502-1880
6-27 PHOENIX: Weekly Auto Market - Mr. Lucky's, buy or sell secondhand vehicles of all types, free to buyers, sellers pay $23, Sundays, 8 am - 2 pm, 623-780-8408
10 KINGMAN: Mighty Mudmania - Fireman's Park, 100 yard obstacle course, maze mud challenges, competition for different age groups from 3-5 year olds to senior citizen divisions, free, 10 am - 1 pm, 520-757-7919 H *
11 FLAGSTAFF: Perseid Meteor Shower - Lowell Observatory, programs highlight meteor showers, $2-4, 8 pm, 520-774-3358 H
11-13 KINGMAN: ASA Gold J.O. Tournament - Centennial Park, national level tournament for girls fast pitch softball for ages 14 and under and 16 and under, free, 8 am - 8 pm, 520-757-7919 H *
11-13 PHOENIX: Umpire's Choice Sports Card & Beanie Baby Show - Chris-Town Mall, collectibles including non-sports, pokemon and comics, free, 602-242-9074 H
12 PHOENIX: Contra Dance - Kenilworth School, featuring live music of New England, French-Canada and the British Isles, beginner's workshop at 7:30 pm, dance from 8-11 pm, $6, 480-759-2382 or 480-838-7495
12-13 PHOENIX: Gun Show/Collectorama - State Fairgrounds, 600 tables of fine quality antique, new & used firearms, edged weapons, ammo, ports, telescopes, mounts, knives, militaria, estate jewelry, $6.50, 9 am, 480-837-2423
15-9/8 PHOENIX: Wood You Believe It? - Shemer Art Center, juried show in wood, also paintings of Mike Hovey, 602-262-4727 H
16 SUN CITY: Business-to-Business Trade Fair - speakers, breakout sessions, 623-583-0692
16-9/9 SEDONA: Sailing to Byzantium - Tlaquepaque, love, fate, Irish politics and William Butler Yeats in an award-winning drama, $15, 8 pm, 877-386-8687 H
17 GLENDALE: Gaslight Antique Walk - Arizona's Antique Capital, 90 antique stores, specialty shops & restaurants stay open from 6-9 pm, Thursdays, 623-930-2299
19-20 PHOENIX: UFO Awareness Show - Chris-Town Mall, sponsored by the Arizona Chapter of Mutual UFO Network, meet members & hear their accounts of UFO sightings, 602-242-9074 H
20 FLAGSTAFF: Flagstaff Historic Walk - Downtown, local authors/historians Richard & Sherry Mangum dress in period costumes & lead a free 90 minute walking tour of historic downtown, limited, call for reservations, 10 am, 520-774-8800
20 SCOTTSDALE: Jazz in AZ - Los Olivos Restaurant, three 45-minute sets by local musicians in a casual bistro setting, $7-10, 2-5 pm, 602-942-8348 H
25-27 EAGAR-SPRINGERVILLE: Valle Redondo Fat Tire Fiesta - mountain bike festival, trails of the White Mountains near Greer, Eagar and Springerville, Big Lake, Alpine, events for all ages, $30, 520-333-1640 * not H
26 GANADO: Native American Arts Auction - Historical Hubbell Trading Post, baskets, rugs, kachina dolls, pottery, paintings & quality jewelry, 10 am preview, 2 pm auction, free, 520-755-3475 H
31-9/4 SCOTTSDALE: 24th Annual The Millard Fillmore Corvette Classic - Radisson Resort & Spa, concours show, rallye, autocross racing, drag racing, costume ball, 7 am, 602-808-9352 H