Events

• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Heard Museum
• Phone: (602) 252-8848
• Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: Available in morning and afternoon sessions of approximately four hours
• Location: SPREE! The Art of Shopping
• Phone: (480) 661-1080
• Admission: $495 for up to 4 shoppers; $100 each additional shopper up to 7; Special group rates are available

Westcor and Spree! The Art of Shopping introduce a new shopping package designed for the discerning visitor. Each itinerary can be tailored to the shopper’s own interest and style preferences.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: Available in morning and afternoon sessions of approximately four hours
• Location: SPREE! The Art of Shopping
• Phone: (480) 661-1080
• Admission: $495 for up to 4 shoppers; $100 each additional shopper up to 7; Special group rates are available

Westcor and Spree! The Art of Shopping introduce a new shopping package designed for the discerning visitor. Each itinerary can be tailored to the shopper’s own interest and style preferences.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Heard Museum
• Phone: (602) 252-8848
• Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Tour the global span of the Heard Museum’s permanent collection. This exhibit will focus on more than 75 years of collecting and preserving Native art and cultures in the Southwest and beyond.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Heard Museum
• Phone: (602) 252-8848
• Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Heard Museum
• Phone: (602) 252-8848
• Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Heard Museum
• Phone: (602) 252-8848
• Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Heard Museum
• Phone: (602) 252-8848
• Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring every week day
• Times: Call for times
• Location: Deseo
• Phone: (480) 624-1030

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant, deseo, has transformed into an art gallery, showcasing the work of Cuban artist and resort associate, Nelson Garcia-Miranda.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily
• Location: Ollie the Trolley
• Phone: (480) 970-8130
• Admission: $95 includes lunch and admission

Visit the best of what the Southwest has to offer all in one day. Ollie the Trolley will have you experience the Desert Botanical Garden to learn about the "Native Cultures & Plants of the Southwest" and finishes at the Heard Museum.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. daily
• Location: Ollie the Trolley
• Phone: (480) 970-8130
• Admission: Tour price does not include food or beverage

Get ready for a tour for the taste buds! Offering gourmet dining from a wide array of cultures and influences, the Wine and Dine Trolley offers you a unique experience like none other!

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
• Phone: (480) 860-2700
• Admission: $32; $29 seniors, students and military; $20 youth 6-12

The newly restored living quarters and the dramatic Taliesin West living room are the highlights of this tour, which also includes all the elements of the Panorama Tour.

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• February 05 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m.
• Location: Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
• Phone: (480) 860-2700
• Admission: $27; $23 Seniors, students and military; $10 youth 6-12

Experience firsthand Wright's brilliant ability to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces. Visit the Cabaret Theater, Music Pavilion, Kiva and Wright's private office.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
• Phone: (480) 924-1940
• Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: See website for Museum hours
• Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
• Phone: (602) 495-0901
• Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Times: On display around the clock
• Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
• Phone: (480) 874-4645
• Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

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• April 24 - December 25
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 9-11pm
• Location: Hotel Valley Ho
• Contact: Trader Vic's
• Phone: (480) 421-7799
• Admission: No Cover Charge - Food and Drink Specials

Samba and sip on Friday nights, with the latin music sounds of Jaleo. Jaleo performs from 9-11pm, while Sagatiba rum drink specials are featured all night long. Call 480.421.7799 or visit www.opentable.com for reservations.

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• July 18 - January 24
• Recurring daily
• Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
• Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
• Phone: 480-994-ARTS
• Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection.  The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002. 

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

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• June 17 (No End Date)
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Late Night Happy Hour is now available every night of the week from 10PM to Close at the Yard House in Scottsdale.
• Location: Yard House Restaurant

$3.50 Domestic Pints $4.00 Craft/Import Pints $4.25 Goblets $4.25 Well Drinks $5.75 House Martinis $2.00 Off Wine by the Glass $6.25 Sliders (Classic or Béarnaise) Select Half-Priced Appetizers

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• July 30 - November 29
• Recurring daily
• Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
• Phone: (480) 874-4666
• Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

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• October 15 - January 03
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Location: Desert Botanical Garden
• Phone: (480) 941-1225
• Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

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• October 13 - November 21
• Recurring daily
• Times: Times vary; see website for schedule
• Location: Scottsdale Stadium
• Phone: (480) 312-2586
• Admission: $5 for youth & seniors; $6 Adults

The Arizona Fall League returns to Scottsdale Stadium this October. Come cheer on your home teams, the Scottsdale Scorpions, as they take on top minor league players from both the American League and National League. Former Fall League players include Dustin Pedroia, Brandon Webb and Derek Jeter so you know what future star you could see. While you are at the stadium visit our Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame and our concession stands.

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• August 20 (No End Date)
• Recurring weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Times: 5:00PM - 7:00PM
• Location: Mbar
• Contact: Andrea Kobielski
• Phone: (480) 627-3177

Sip cocktails at Mbar.Featuring $5 house wines, house cocktails, imported and domestic beers. Also featuring Happy Hour tapas for $5 each including Tortilla de Patata, Jamon Serrano, Assorted Olives & Marcona Almonds and more.

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• August 20 (No End Date)
• Recurring weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Times: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
• Location: Prado
• Contact: Andrea Kobielski
• Phone: (480) 627-3177
• Admission: $25.00 per person

Lunch special: Chef's Daily Whim! 3 Course tasting menu with wine pairings.

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• August 21 (No End Date)
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 9:00PM - 11:00PM
• Location: Mbar
• Contact: Andrea Kobielski
• Phone: (480) 627-3177

Grab a cocktail and journey to Spain with the mesmerizing Flamenco guitar of Chris Burton Jácome.

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• September 19 - January 10
• Recurring daily
• Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
• Location: Phoenix Art Museum
• Phone: (602) 257-1222
• Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

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• October 03 - January 02
• Recurring daily
• Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
• Location: Phoenix Art Museum
• Phone: (602) 257-1222
• Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

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• October 28 - November 22
• Recurring daily
• Times: Select days: 01:00 PM, 02:00 PM, 06:30 PM
• Location: ASU Gammage
• Phone: (480) 965-8969
• Admission: $18.50 - $83.50

Andrew Lloyd Webber's international award-winning phenomenon directed by Harold Prince has woven its magical spell over standing room audiences in more than 100 cities worldwide. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, the longest running show in Broadway history, now returns to ASU Gammage to take your breath away. It's a timeless story of seduction and despair and the one show The London Sunday Times called "God's gift to the musical theatre."

Running Time: 2 hours, 27mins., including intermission

For more information on showtimes and prices go to our website at www.asugammage.com.
To purchase tickets go to: www.eventusher.com. Code: tourism

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• November 01 - November 30
• Recurring daily
• Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
• Location: Duley Jones Gallery
• Phone: (480) 945-8475
• Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Location: Arizona Desert Events
• Phone: (602) 569-4889
• Admission: Family & Group Discounts Available: (Not suitable for children under 5 years of age)

When the Pavement Ends the Adventure Begins Experience the Wild West with family and friends the way it looked 100 years ago.

Climb aboard a custom rigged 4x4 and head out into the lushest desert in the world, abundant with plant & wildlife. Explore the rugged trails that are home to the second most diverse eco system in the world. Enjoy the splendor of the majestic saguaro indigenous only to this region of the Sonoran Desert. Of course you'll hear a tall tale or two from your Cowboy & Native American guides. But, you'll also learn the true secrets of its past inhabitants. If you're a photography buff or just a casual snapper you'll find spectacular photo opportunities with every sunset.

After your fun in the desert enjoy some cowboy grub at an authentic western steakhouse with country music and dancing.

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• January 01 - December 31
• Recurring daily
• Location: Arizona Desert Events
• Phone: (602) 569-4889

Join us for a guided birdwatching adventure through the lower Sonoran Desert. Be one with nature as we travel lush desert trails with amazing views in custom off-road tour vehicles. Enjoy leisurely nature hikes to get up close and personal with the wildlife. Many species thrive in this area dense with trees and cactus, perfect for nesting and feeding. Owls, Hawks, Cactus Wrens, Gila Woodpeckers, Quails, Cardinals and Roadrunners just to name a few are among the hundreds of species calling this desert their home.

Hiking Shoes or Sneakers Required
Duration Approximately 3.5 Hours
Soft Drinks and Bottled Water Included
Bring along your binoculars or borrow ours.

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• August 29 - November 28
• Recurring daily
• Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
• Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
• Phone: (480) 965-2787
• Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

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• October 19 - December 31
• Recurring every week day
• Times: 10p.m. - 5p.m. and By Appointment
• Location: Larsen Gallery
• Contact: Polly Larsen
• Phone: (480) 941-0900

FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005) A REVIEW opening OCTOBER 17TH - DECEMBER 31ST, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2-5PM

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• October 16 - January 29
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 7:30pm & 9:00pm
• Location: Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse at Wild Horse Pass
• Phone: (480) 502-5600
• Admission: $3 & $7

Admission: $7 Adults & $3 Kids 12 & under. Tickets are good for both shows. For information & entries, please contact RC Mercer at 602-237-3000.

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• November 06 - December 25
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 5pm - 10pm
• Location: Fort McDowell Adventures
• Contact: Fort McDowell Adventures
• Phone: (480) 816-6465
• Admission: Free

Free event every Friday Bring the whole family and join us for: Native American Storytelling Wagon Rides Fire Pits (S'mores for the kids) Horseshoes Live Music Award Winning Famous Daves BarBQ and Cash Bar

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• October 23 - April 01
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. & 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.
• Location: The Borgata of Scottsdale
• Phone: (602) 953-6538
• Admission: FREE

Visit Fridays at the Borgata to browse stores and beautiful Italian architecture of the Borgata while shopping for fresh produce, artisan breads, French linens, homemade nuts, olive oil and much more. Farmers' market from 10am - 4pm and from 4pm - 6pm, enjoy the sounds of some of the valley's best bands.

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• October 23 - December 30
• Recurring weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
• Times: 4-6pm
• Location: edge bar
• Contact: Lisa Balzotti
• Phone: (480) 607-2300
• Admission: $4-$8

Edge Cocktail Hour Monday-Friday 4pm - 6pm $8 cocktails $6 wine by the glass $4 beer specials Complimentary Signature Cocktail Snacks

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