SEDONA ARIZONA EVENTS
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MAR 1 2015
21st Annual International Film Festival & Workshop
Sedona
21st Annual International Film Festival & Workshop - hot
new domestic & international films screened prior to release, documentary
& animation features, features, shorts, film making workshop, filmmakers
introduce their films & host Q&A sessions, $10-250, 928-282-1177 or http://www.sedonafilmfestival.com
MAR 6 2015 - MAR 8
2015
Sedona Mountain Bike Festival
Sedona
Sedona Mountain Bike Festival - 3-day mountain bike
celebration that will include a Main Expo/Festival area at the beautiful
Tlaquepaque Village, bike demos, shuttled rides, a Beer Garden, great bands for
(2) nights and a whole lotta sweet red singletrack, a great time for
festival-goers to shake off their winter rust and Shred the Red!
http://sedonamtbfestival.com/
MAR 7 2015
Met: Live in HD Broadcast – Rossini’s La Donna Del Lago
Sedona - Sedona Performing Arts Center
Met: Live in HD Broadcast – Rossini’s La Donna Del Lago –
Sedona Performing Arts Center a live simulcast from New York City, pre-opera
talk by John Steinbrunner, a politically perilous love quadrangle where three
men vie for a beautiful maiden's hand, her father and one of the suitors plot against
the king, who is also her suitor and the third, the one she loves, joins forces
against the king, 3.5 hours, $20-25, 10 am, 928-204-2415 orhttp://chambermusicsedona.org/
MAR 14 2015
45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival
Sedona
45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Festival – along
Jordan Road, parade at 10:30 am, the free festival follows with live
entertainment, free children’s and family activities, food and a beer garden
until 3 pm, 928-204-2390 or http://www.sedonamainstreet.com
MAR 14 2015 - MAR 15
2015
Art & Craft Show
Sedona - Bell Rock Plaza Sedona
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/
MAR 20 2015 - MAR 22
2015
Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Shows
Sedona - Village of Oak Creek
Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Shows – Sedona’s Village of Oak
Creek, in the Red Rock Country of Sedona, located on scenic Highway 179, take
home your own personal piece of the Southwest, free, 9 am – 6 pm, 760-985-7773
or http://oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com
MAR 27 2015
50’s & 60’s Graffiti Gold Show
Sedona - Sound Bites
50’s & 60’s Graffiti Gold Show – Sound Bites, 90-minute
trip back to those special days of Rock ‘n’ Roll, music and memories with Tom
Tayback and the Daddy O’s, $20, 7:30 pm, 800-838-3006 or
http://GraffitiGoldShow.com
APR 3 2015 - APR 5
2015
Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Shows at Sedona - Village of Oak
Creek
Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Shows – Village of Oak Creek,
located on scenic Hwy 179, the Gateway to Sedona, take home your own personal
piece of the Southwest, free, 9 am – 6 pm, 760-985-7773 or
http://www.oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com
APR 8 2015
Jazz Inspired!
Sedona - Sedona Performing Arts Center
Jazz Inspired! – Sedona Performing Arts Center, $20-40,
noon, 928-204-2415 or http://chambermusicsedona.org/
APR 11 2015 - APR 12
2015
Art & Craft Show
Sedona - Bell Rock Plaza Sedona
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
APR 15 2015 - APR 18
2015
2nd Annual Sedona JazzFest
Sedona
2nd Annual Sedona JazzFest – featuring the swinging piano,
sultry vocals and sassy humor of Judy Carmichael and her Jazz Quartet,
928-204-2415 http://chambermusicsedona.org/
APR 17 2015 - APR 19
2015
Esther! For Such a Time as This
Sedona - Tequa Marketplace
Esther! For Such a Time as This – Tequa Marketplace, a
visually stunning, original musical presented by Potter’s Hand Productions,
preceded by a drawing for valuable gifts, and followed by complimentary
refreshments, free, or reserved seats for $5, 4-6 pm, 928-300-8882 or
http://www.PottersHandProductions.com
APR 17 2015 - APR 19
2015
Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Shows
Sedona - Village of Oak Creek
Oak Creek Arts & Crafts Shows – Village of Oak Creek,
located on scenic Hwy 179, the Gateway to Sedona, take home your own personal
piece of the Southwest, free, 9 am – 6 pm, 760-985-7773 or
http://www.oakcreekartsandcraftsshows.com
APR 24 2015 - APR 26
2015
12th Annual Sedona Open Studios
Sedona
12th Annual Sedona Open Studios – celebration of the arts
and artists in the Verde Valley, artist-run event, self-guided tour allows
visitors opportunity to meet and talk with artists in their daily workspaces,
more than 40 studios participate, a variety of mediums such as ceramics,
painting, fiber, photography, jewelry, watercolors and sculture, free, 10 am –
5 pm, http://sedonaartistscoalition.org/
APR 25 2015 - APR 26
2015
Art & Craft Show
Sedona - Bell Rock Plaza Sedona
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
APR 25 2015
The Red Rock Quilters of Sedona are presenting Quiltfest
2015
Sedona - Quilter's Store Sedona
The Red Rock Quilters of Sedona are presenting Quiltfest
2015- Quilter's Store Sedona, includes an outdoor quilt show, boutique items
and quilts for sale, demonstrations, opportunity quilt raffle, door prize
drawings throughout the day, 9 am – 4 pm, http://www.quiltersstoresedona.com
MAY 2 2015
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
Sedona - Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta – Tlaquepaque, Mexican dishes,
world-class musicians, and 2nd Annual Great Sedona Chili Cook Off, 11 am – 5
pm, 928-282-4838 or http://www.tlaq.com
MAY 27 2015 - MAY 31
2015
Illuminate Film Festival
Sedona
Illuminate Film Festival - the country's premiere film
festival and launching platform for mind-body-spirit cinema, join a world-class
immersive, soul-centered workshops, panels, and excursions complement film
screenings, featuring expert facilitators, and new thought-leaders, please join
and be inspired. http://IlluminateFilmFestival.com
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA EVENTS 2015
MAR 1 2015 - MAR 7
2015
The Grapes of Wrath
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
The Grapes of Wrath – Prescott Center for the Arts, a
powerful and deeply affecting stage version of one of the masterpieces of
American literature, holding to the simplicity and directness of the original
novel, the play uses the sparest of technical means to convey its timeless
message of the persistence and strength of the human spirit as it battles
against the adversities of nature and an uncaring society, http://pfaa.net/
MAR 1 2015 - MAR 31
2015
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists - Phippen Museum, this commemorative
exhibition will explore the beginning and history of the Cowboy Artists of
America, including the story of Bird’s Oak Creek Tavern (where the Cowboy
Artists were created), it will also offer a special section of items featuring
paintings and artwork by the organization’s four, founding fathers, $5-7,
928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org/
MAR 7 2015 - MAR 31
2015
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration – Phippen
Museum, a special exhibition commemorating the 100th birthday of its namesake
and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen, this
exhibit offers a comprehensive presentation of George’s drawings, paintings and
sculpture and also provides a rare glimpse at sketches never before seen by the
public, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
MAR 14 2015
17th Annual Spring Art & Navajo Rug Auction
Prescott - Smoki Museum
17th Annual Spring Art & Navajo Rug Auction – Smoki
Museum, 200 pieces of traditional and contemporary Indian Art and 300 Navajo
weavings will be sold, Friday 3/15 at 5 pm Indian Art will be auctioned; 3/16
the balance of the Indian Art will be auctioned at 11 am, Navajo rugs auction
starts at 1pm, free, 928-445-1230 or http://www.smokimuseum.org
MAR 14 2015
Go! Off Road Duathlon
Prescott - Pioneer Park
Go! Off Road Duathlon – Pioneer Park/Brownlow Trails, a
trail running and mountain biking duathlon, 1.5 mile trail run, then an 8.2
mountain bike ride, followed by a 2.2 mile run, open to men, women and children
14 years or older on race day, also a 2 person relay where team can have one
person run and the other bike, free for spectators, 11 am – 2 pm, 928-713-2733
or http://www.go-ar.com/gord.html
MAR 14 2015
Annabelle Chvostek
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
Annabelle Chvostek – Prescott Center for the Arts, a
versatile singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, she has managed to take
a decades-old art form, the protest song, and completely re-imagine it for a
new era of activism, co-presented with The Folk Sessions, 7:30 pm, http://pfaa.net/
MAR 19 2015 - MAR 31
2015
Good People
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
Good People –Stage Too, Margie has just been let go from yet
another job, facing eviction and scrambling to catch a break, Margie thinks an
old fling who's made it out of Southie might be her ticket to a fresh new start,
but is this self-made man secure enough to face his humble beginnings? with his
signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles, shifting
loyalties and unshakeable hopes that come with having next to nothing in
America, http://pfaa.net/
MAR 22 2015
5th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
5th Annual Young Playwrights Festival – Prescott Center for
the Arts, $7, 2 & 6 pm, http://pfaa.net/
MAR 27 2015
Prescott's 4th Friday Art Walk
Prescott
Prescott's 4th Friday Art Walk – Downtown, more than 18
participating Prescott galleries keep their doors open to visitors and local
alike for a night of fun, food, music and ART, 5-7 pm, http://www.artthe4th.com
APR 1 2015 - APR 30
2015
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration – Phippen
Museum, a special exhibition commemorating the 100th birthday of its namesake
and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen, this
exhibit offers a comprehensive presentation of George’s drawings, paintings and
sculpture and also provides a rare glimpse at sketches never before seen by the
public, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
APR 1 2015 - APR 30
2015
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists - Phippen Museum, this commemorative
exhibition will explore the beginning and history of the Cowboy Artists of
America, including the story of Bird’s Oak Creek Tavern (where the Cowboy
Artists were created), it will also offer a special section of items featuring
paintings and artwork by the organization’s four, founding fathers, $5-7,
928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
APR 9 2015 - APR 18
2015
Steel Magnolias
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
Steel Magnolias – Prescott Center for the Arts, concerned
with a group of gossipy southern ladies in a small-town beauty parlor, the play
is alternately hilarious and touching – and, in the end, deeply revealing of
the strength and purposefulness which underlies the antic banter of its
characters, http://pfaa.net/
APR 17 2015 - APR 19
2015
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Prescott - Camp Friendly Pines
Becoming an Outdoors Woman - Camp Friendly Pines, offers
adventure and life skills, for women age 18 and older to learn to camp, fish,
rappel, hike, cook with Dutch ovens, photograph wildlife & a range of
outdoor recreation skills, "hawk talks" and nature hikes, $235
includes meals, lodging and classes, 480-644-0077 or http://www.azwildlife.org
APR 18 2015 - APR 19
2015
Chalk It Up! Prescott
Prescott - National Bank Plaza
Chalk It Up! Prescott – National Bank Plaza, “children” of
all ages are invited to create pavement art, individual or group artists, live
entertainment, free, 10 am – 4 pm, 928-308-9651 or http://www.prescottchalkart.com/
APR 24 2015 - APR 26
2015
Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Race
Prescott - Historic Whiskey Row
Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Race - Historic Whiskey Row,
endurance mountain bike including technical single track, smooth fire roads and
quality climbing with great views, 15-, 25- & 50-miles, at the end is a
community concert, 8 am, http://www.epicrides.com
APR 25 2015
Mac Frampton
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
Mac Frampton – Prescott Center for the Arts, see Mac once
more, tickling the ivories with glorious music guaranteed to leave you with
wonderful memories and wanting to dance out of the theatre, http://pfaa.net/
MAY 1 2015 - MAY 31
2015
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration – Phippen
Museum, a special exhibition commemorating the 100th birthday of its namesake
and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen, this
exhibit offers a comprehensive presentation of George’s drawings, paintings and
sculpture and also provides a rare glimpse at sketches never before seen by the
public, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
MAY 1 2015 - MAY 31
2015
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists - Phippen Museum, this commemorative
exhibition will explore the beginning and history of the Cowboy Artists of
America, including the story of Bird’s Oak Creek Tavern (where the Cowboy
Artists were created), it will also offer a special section of items featuring
paintings and artwork by the organization’s four, founding fathers, $5-7,
928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
MAY 2 2015
Kaleidoscope of Color 20 Prescott’s 16th Annual Festival of
Iris
Prescott - Mortimer's Mirseru
Kaleidoscope of Color 2015 Prescott’s 16th Annual Festival
of Iris – Mortimer’s Nursery, features an amazing variety of iris in all the
colors of the rainbow, vote for your favorite iris, stunning displays of blooms
and arrangements, planting and care demonstrations, hundreds of potted Iris for
sale, 10 am – 3 pm, 623-980-6627 or http://prescottirissociety.org
MAY 2 2015
37th Annual Whiskey Row Marathon
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza
37th Annual Whiskey Row Marathon - Courthouse, considered
one of the most difficult in the U.S., panoramic views of Northern AZ, from
5,280 to 7,000 ft. in first 7 miles, also half marathon, 10K run, 10K judged
racewalk, 2 mile fun run/walk, 6 am, 928-445-7221 or http://www.whiskeyrowmarathon.com/
MAY 9 2015 - MAY 10
2015
29th Annual Mountain Artists Guild Fine Art & Wine
Festival
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza
29th Annual Mountain Artists Guild Fine Art & Wine
Festival - Courthouse Plaza, juried art show with more than 140 artisans from
throughout the West, displaying and demonstrating work in painting, ceramic,
metal art, woodworking, glass, fiber and jewelry, live music, food and wine
garden, free, Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 9 am - 4 pm, 928-445-2510 or http://www.PrescottArtFestivals.com
MAY 9 2015 - MAY 10
2015
11th Annual Prescott Highland Games
Prescott - Watson Lake Park
11th Annual Prescott Highland Games – Watson Lake, by
Prescott Area Celtic Society, a wide array of musicians, Scottish and Highland
dancing, pipe bands, British food and drink, handmade crafts, sheepdog
demonstrations, Scottish athletic competitions, genealogy tent, massed bands
and march of clans, $8-16, 9 am –5 pm, http://prescotthighlandgames.com/
MAY 9 2015 - MAY 10
2015
5th Annual Ian MacNessie Highland Gathering
Prescott
5th Annual Ian MacNessie Highland Gathering – Celtic music,
dancers, and entertainment, “a wee free taste of the Highland Games,” $16, 5-8
pm, http://prescotthighlandgames.com
MAY 22 2015
One Man’s Treasure Art Auction
Prescott - Prescott College Crossroads Center
One Man’s Treasure Art Auction - Prescott College Crossroads
Center, features fine art that celebrates upcycled materials and Prescott’s
riparian treasures, created to support the mission of Prescott Creeks Preservation
Association, mingle with our artists, enjoy a unique art exhibit, with live and
silent auctions, while you sip wine and partake in specially-prepared gourmet
appetizers, $45, 4-7 pm, http://omtauction.kintera.org/ or http://www.onemanstreasure.org
MAY 23 2015 - MAY 24
2015
Santo Domingo Pueblo Jewelry and Art Show & Sale
Prescott - Smoki Museum
Santo Domingo Pueblo Jewelry and Art Show & Sale – Smoki
Museum, the Calabaza Family and the Buffalo Dancers along with approximately 10
other Santo Domingo artists will show their jewelry and artwork as well as
perform, Santo Domingo treats including Santo Domingo mushies, fry bread, frito
pies, Pueblo pastries and more, dance performances at noon both days, 11 am – 4
pm, 928) 445-1230 x6212 or http://www.smokimuseum.org
MAY 23 2015 - MAY 25
2015
41st Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show & Sale
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza
41st Annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show & Sale -
Courthouse Plaza, premier outdoor western art show featuring more than 150
western artists from around the country, a popular "Quick Draw" &
auction 2 pm Sat & Sun, daily 9 am, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
MAY 23 2015 - MAY 24
2015
Santo Domingo Pueblo Jewelry and Art Show & Sale
Prescott - Smoki Museum
Santo Domingo Pueblo Jewelry and Art Show & Sale – Smoki
Museum, the Calabaza Family and the Buffalo Dancers along with approximately 10
other Santo Domingo artists will show their jewelry and artwork as well as
perform, Santo Domingo treats including Santo Domingo mushies, fry bread, frito
pies, Pueblo pastries and more, dance performances at noon both days, 11 am – 4
pm, 928) 445-1230 x6212 or http://www.smokimuseum.org
MAY 23 2015 - MAY 25
2015
27th Annual Off Street Festival
Prescott
27th Annual Off Street Festival - Chamber of Commerce, more
than 100 arts & craft vendor booths, food, fun, Sat-Sun 9 am – 5 pm, Mon 9
am – 3 pm, 928-445-2000 or http://www.prescott.org
JUN 1 2015 - JUN 30
2015
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration – Phippen
Museum, a special exhibition commemorating the 100th birthday of its namesake
and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen, this
exhibit offers a comprehensive presentation of George’s drawings, paintings and
sculpture and also provides a rare glimpse at sketches never before seen by the
public, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
JUN 1 2015 - JUN 30
2015
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists - Phippen Museum, this commemorative
exhibition will explore the beginning and history of the Cowboy Artists of
America, including the story of Bird’s Oak Creek Tavern (where the Cowboy
Artists were created), it will also offer a special section of items featuring
paintings and artwork by the organization’s four, founding fathers, $5-7,
928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
JUN 6 2015
Antiques on the Square
Prescott - Prescott Courthouse Plaza
Antiques on the Square - Courthouse Plaza, 70+ dealers of
antiques and collectibles, includes glass, pottery, furniture, art, jewelry,
primitives and unique surprises, sponsored by the Thumb Butte Questers, free, 8
am - 4 pm, 928-445-5137 or http://www.prescott.org
JUN 29 2015 - JUN 30
2015
128th Annual Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest
Rodeo
Prescott - Prescott Rodeo Grounds
128th Annual Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest
Rodeo – Prescott Rodeo Grounds, 8 rodeo performances, Arizona’s largest rodeo
parade, kiddie parade, arts & crafts show, food, rodeo dances, 7:30 &
1:30 pm select days, 928-445-3103 or
866-407-6336 or http://www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
JUL 1 2015 - JUL 19
2015
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Happy Birthday, George! 100 Years of Inspiration – Phippen
Museum, a special exhibition commemorating the 100th birthday of its namesake
and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, George Phippen, this
exhibit offers a comprehensive presentation of George’s drawings, paintings and
sculpture and also provides a rare glimpse at sketches never before seen by the
public, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
JUL 1 2015 - JUL 31
2015
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists - Phippen Museum,
this commemorative exhibition will explore the beginning and history of the
Cowboy Artists of America, including the story of Bird’s Oak Creek Tavern
(where the Cowboy Artists were created), it will also offer a special section
of items featuring paintings and artwork by the organization’s four, founding
fathers, $5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
JUL 1 2015 - JUL 5
2015
128th Annual Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest
Rodeo
Prescott - Prescott Rodeo Grounds
128th Annual Prescott Frontier Days & World's Oldest
Rodeo – Prescott Rodeo Grounds, 8 rodeo performances, Arizona’s largest rodeo
parade, kiddie parade, arts & crafts show, food, rodeo dances, 7:30 &
1:30 pm select days, 928-445-3103 or
866-407-6336 or http://www.worldsoldestrodeo.com
JUL 3 2015 - JUL 5
2015
35th Annual Prescott Rodeo Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show
Prescott - Courthouse Plaza
35th Annual Prescott Rodeo Days Fine Arts & Crafts Show
- Courthouse Plaza, a juried show featuring 150+ juried on-site artisans and
crafts persons from across the Southwest, music and entertainment, Fri &
Sat 9 am - 5 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm, 928-443-5220 or http://www.prescottdowntown.com
AUG 1 2015 - AUG 16
2015
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists
Prescott - Phippen Museum
Art & Heritage of the Cowboy Artists - Phippen Museum,
this commemorative exhibition will explore the beginning and history of the Cowboy
Artists of America, including the story of Bird’s Oak Creek Tavern (where the
Cowboy Artists were created), it will also offer a special section of items
featuring paintings and artwork by the organization’s four, founding fathers,
$5-7, 928-778-1385 or http://www.phippenartmuseum.org
SEP 20 2015
Antiques on the Square
Prescott - Prescott Courthouse Plaza
Antiques on the Square - Courthouse Plaza, 60+ dealers of
antiques and collectibles, includes glass, pottery, furniture, art, jewelry,
primitives and unique surprises, sponsored by the Thumb Butte Questers, free, 8
am - 4 pm, 928-443-8909 or http://www.prescott.org
OCT 23 2015 - OCT 24
2015
Annual Prescott Ghost Talk
Prescott - Prescott Center for the Arts
Annual Prescott Ghost Talk – Prescott Center for the Arts
Theatre, an evening of historic ghostly folklore told by the apparitions
themselves at two showings each night, experience Arizona's past when our
famous and infamous "spirits" enact their spooky tales, plenty of
thrills and chills in this fun and entertaining peek into Arizona’s spooky
past, $12, 6 & 7:30 pm, and encore performance at 9 pm on Saturday,
928-445-3286 or http://www.pca-az.net
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA EVENTS 2015
MAR 6 2015
British Invasion: The Music of the Beatles
Flagstaff - Ardrey Auditorium
British Invasion: The Music of the Beatles – Ardrey Memorial
Auditorium, Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra featuring the return of Jeans ‘n
Classics, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety, plus other
Beatles hits with choir, with Elizabeth Schulze, artistic director and
conductor, 6:30 pm Conversation with the Conductor and guest soloists, 7:30 pm
concert, http://flagstaffsymphony.org/
MAR 6 2015
Howlin’ Rain with The Blank Tapes
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Howlin’ Rain with The Blank Tapes – Orpheum, redemption
comes in a multitude of forms, for Ethan Miller, it has arrived amid catharsis
and transformation, The Howlin Rain we thought we knew has evolved, on Miller's
newest, Mansion Songs, into something strange and true and beautiful, a sound
made of cigarette ash and swollen moons, salt air and the eggshell light that
comes just before the dawn, $10-13, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
MAR 7 2015
Thriftworks with Acidisco and Roanz
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Thriftworks with Acidisco and Roanz – Orpheum, Thriftworks
offers his uniquely original take on forward thinking electronic music, weaving
eclectic samples and explosive modern bass that continually pushes the
envelope, becoming known as one of the finest up and coming experimental
producers with his outside the box sound and unclassifiable style, $11-14,
doors 8:30 pm, show 9:30 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
MAR 8 2015
Stories to Life: The Jones Benally Family
Flagstaff - Coconino Center for the Arts
Stories to Life: The Jones Benally Family – Coconino Center
for the Arts, features World Champion hoop dancer and traditional healer Jones
Benally, his daughter Jeneda, and son Clayson, these performers together bring
the healing power, beauty, and profound messages of Navajo (Diné) culture to
educate and uplift audiences around the globe, 4 pm, 928-779-2300 or http://www.flagartscouncil.org
MAR 11 2015
Shpongle: Simon Posford Presents the Shpongletron 3.1 with
Phutereprimitive
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Shpongle: Simon Posford Presents the Shpongletron 3.1 with
Phutereprimitive – Orpheum, Simon Posford and Raja Ram explore the
unclassifiable music frontiers they have ventured into; a new world of
traditional sounds, acoustic guitars, Moroccan drums, Turkish operatic singing,
cello, double bass, backing vocals and silver flute blended together with the
computer wizardry of Simon Posford's studio production, $20-22, doors 7 pm,
show 8 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
MAR 11 2015
Legends of the Celtic Harp
Flagstaff - Coconino Center for the Arts
Legends of the Celtic Harp – Coconino Center for the Arts,
come listen to the enchanting sound of the Celtic harp and other Irish
instruments as you are entertained by Patrick Ball and friends just in time for
St. Patrick's Day, 7 pm, 928-779-2300 or http://www.livingtraditionspresentations.com
MAR 12 2015
Spoonfed Tribe
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Spoonfed Tribe – Orpheum, combines indie-rock and art-rock
into its own hybrid sound, an unmistakable groove, fueled by a stage full of
drums and percussion, and the live show—as much a visual as an auditory
experience—often evolves into a mesmerizing, hypnotic, tranced-out dance party,
punctuated by heavy guitar riffs and the lyrical content inspired by the band’s
stated mission, $8-10, doors 7:30 pm, show 8:30 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
MAR 25 2015
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Orpheum, playing a
brand of Americana and Blues that stands alone, $11, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com\
MAR 26 2015 - MAR 29
2015
Today’s Masters
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Today’s Masters – Orpheum Theatre, Laugh along with Alexei
Ratmansky’s delightful Le Carnaval des Animaux (Carnival of the Animals) as a
whimsical menagerie of animals comes to life, Ballet Arizona’s Today’s Masters
puts today’s acclaimed choreographers in the spotlight for a program of
creative and diverse works, http://balletaz.org/
MAR 28 2015
Paul O’Dette
Flagstaff - Shepherd of the Hills - Flagstaff
Paul O’Dette – Shepherd of the Hills Church, SmitsO’Dette is
an American lutenist, conductor and musicologist specializing in the
performance of Renaissance and Baroque music, earned five Grammy nominations,
an avid researcher, having worked extensively on the performance and sources of
seventeenth-century Italian and English solo song, continuo practices and lute
technique, $25-30, 7 pm, http://www.canyonguitar.org
APR 2 2015
Leftover Salmon Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Leftover Salmon Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat –
Orpheum, formed in Boulder at the end of 1989, the Colorado slamgrass pioneers
took their form of aggressive bluegrass to rock and roll bars at a time when it
wasn’t so common, helping Salmon become a pillar of the jam band scene and
unwitting architects of the jamgrass genre, $25-28, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
APR 3 2015
Mary Chapin Carpenter with Aoife O’Donovan
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Mary Chapin Carpenter with Aoife O’Donovan - The Orpheum
Theater, five time Grammy-winner has blended country, folk and Americana for
over twenty years, all ages, $51-71, doors at 6:30 pm, show at 7:30 pm,
928-556-1580 or http://orpheumflagstaff.com
APR 8 2015
Blue October
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Blue October – Orpheum, TX-based band known for shimmering
rock songs and haunting lyrics on albums such as 2009's Billboard Top 15 debut,
Approaching Normal, 2011's Billboard Top Ten debut Any Man In America and the
Platinum-selling Foiled, makes a triumphant return with Sway (Up/Down Records),
the band's first album in two years, $25-27, doors 7 pm, 928-556-1580 or http://orpheumflagstaff.com
APR 9 2015
Leon Russell with Nolan Mckelvey
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Leon Russell with Nolan Mckelvey – Orpheum, Leon has played
on pop, rock, blues, country, bluegrass, standards, gospel, and surf records,
as a session musician, arranger, producer, singer, songwriter, pianist,
guitarist, record company owner, bandleader, and touring musician, he has
collaborated with hundreds of artists, $36-61, doors 7 pm, 928-556-1580 or http://orpheumflagstaff.com
APR 17 2015
MitiS with Kicks n Licks
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
MitiS with Kicks n Licks – Orpheum, MitiS has come a long
way in a little time, being flown out by Into the AM to open for artists like
AOKI, Dillion Francis, & Dirtyphonics, and has been receiving support from
artists like Figure, Designer Drugs, Urban Assault and his Heavy Artillery Fam,
$14-16, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
APR 18 2015
Built to Spill
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Built to Spill – Orpheum, songs are haunting rather than
catchy, each musical thought is surprising and complete, Doug’s lyrics hint at
politics, but could also be personal, as usual, the words lining the songs are
neither directive nor dogmatic, rational thoughts are constantly sacrificed to
the metric and melodic needs of each song, no message blares forth, and yet,
it’s understood, $19, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
APR 18 2015
Flagstaff Earth Day 2015
Flagstaff - City Hall South Lawn
Flagstaff Earth Day 2015 – City Hall South Lawn, live bands,
local food, vendors and exhibitors, free, 11:30 am – 4 pm, 928-213-2154 or http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/index.aspx?nid=1439
APR 26 2015
Sturgill Simpson with Nashvilles Electric Western
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Sturgill Simpson with Nashvilles Electric Western – Orpheum,
even with its numerous musical and literary influences, Metamodern Sounds in
country music is, in its soul, a love record, the savior of traditional country
music, but that’s not a title he’s willing to embrace, $14.75, doors 7 pm, show
8 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
MAY 1 2015 - MAY 2
2015
6th Annual Flagstaff Performance Arts and Film Festival
Flagstaff - Clifford White Theatre
6th Annual Flagstaff Performance Arts and Film Festival Clifford White Theatre, 6 local and regional
companies including Canyon Movement Company, Human Nature Dance Theatre,
Leonard Wood & Jayne Lee, Velocity Dance Company, Flagstaff Tango,
Flagstaff Arts & Leadership Academy,
Flagstaff Aerial Arts, innovative, unique, and intriguing new works,
$8-15, 7:30 pm, http://www.fpaff.org
MAY 2 2015
3rd Annual Flagstaff Color Vibe 5K
Flagstaff - Findlay Honda Flagstaff
3rd Annual Flagstaff
Color Vibe 5K – Findlay Honda Flagstaff, participants run, walk, or
dance their way through color stations, where vibrant colors tie-dye white
outfits and costumes, when it’s over, everyone is invited to stick around for a
large colorful dance party hosted by a professional sound crew and DJ, http://www.thecolorvibe.com
MAY 2 2015 - MAY 30
2015
13th Annual Recycled Art Exhibition
Flagstaff - Coconino Center for the Arts
13th Annual Recycled Art Exhibition – Coconino Center for
the Arts, promoting conservation by inspiring environmentally-friendly
techniques to creatively reuse, recycle, rethink and remake into art, artists
from all over Coconino County come together to promote recycling through this
creative, fun and inspiring exhibition, artist demos and workshops on
Saturdays, 928-522-6969 or http://flagstaff-arts.org
or http://flagartscouncil.org/
MAY 7 2015
Old Blind Dogs
Flagstaff - Coconino Center for the Arts
Old Blind Dogs – Coconino Center for the Arts, Scotland's
favorite band returns to Flagstaff to get us singing and dancing, $25-30, 7 pm,
928-779-2300 or http://livingtraditionspresentations.com
MAY 8 2015
Home Free
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Home Free – The Orpheum Theater, homegrown country style,
their high-energy show is peppered with quick-witted humor that meshes
Nashville standards with pop hits dipped in country flavor, 877-987-6487 or
http://www.orpheumflagstaff.com
MAY 8 2015
Home Free
Flagstaff - Orpheum Theater - Flagstaff
Home Free – Orpheum Theatre, Season 4 Champions of NBC's The
Sing-Off, homegrown country style, $30-100, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm, http://orpheumflagstaff.com
MAY 16 2015
9th Annual Flagstaff Armed Forces Day Parade
Flagstaff
9th Annual Flagstaff Armed Forces Day Parade – Historic
Downtown Flagstaff, presented by Pepsi & Flagstaff Veteran Service
Organizations, event honors the men & women of the United States Military
and the American Veteran, 11 am, 928-286-7446
MAY 23 2015 - MAY 24
2015
25th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture
Flagstaff - Museum of Northern Arizona
25th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture – Museum of
Northern Arizona, after a four year hiatus, the A:shiwi people will share Zuni
language, lifeways and traditional dances and flute played, see weavers, inlay
jewelers, fetish carvers and painters, exotic stone, shell and antler will be
carved into Zuni animal fetishes of the six directions, learn about the
shaping, forming and painting of traditional Zuni pottery, http://www.musnaz.org
JUL 3 2015 - JUL 5
2015
9th Annual Flagstaff Art in the Park
Flagstaff - Wheeler Park
9th Annual Flagstaff Art in the Park – Fourth of July Arts
& Crafts Festival - Wheeler Park, featuring tightly juried one-of-a-kind
fine arts and fine crafts designed and shown by the exhibitor, food vendors,
regional and local entertainers, bounce houses, and a petting zoo, free,
Fri-Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm, http://www.flagstaffartinthepark.com
SEP 4 2015 - SEP 7
2015
66th Annual Coconino County Fair
Flagstaff - Fort Tuthill
66th Annual Coconino County Fair - Ft. Tuthill County
Fairgrounds, features traditions enjoyed by the community like 4-H youth
livestock shows and auction, carnival rides and games, fair food, exhibits by
community members, local entertainment and national headliners, a demolition
derby, pie-eating contest, watermelon-eating contest, and more, Fri-Sat 10 am –
10 pm, Mon 10 am – 4 pm, 928-679-8000 or http://coconino.az.gov/countyfair
SEP 5 2015 - SEP 7
2015
23rd Annual Flagstaff Art in the Park
Flagstaff - Wheeler Park
23rd Annual Flagstaff Art in the Park – Wheeler Park, arts
& crafts festival, featuring juried one-of-a-kind arts and fine crafts
designed and shown by the exhibitor, also non-stop music by local and regional
musicians, children’s activities, food, free, Sat & Sun 9 am – 6 pm, Mon 9
am – 4 pm, 928-556-9498 or http://www.flagstaffartinthepark.com/
SEP 11 2015 - SEP 15
2015
Arizona Route 66/Grand Canyon Tour
Flagstaff
Arizona Route 66/Grand Canyon Tour – drive Historic Route 66
and visit the Grand Canyon and Sedona, based in Flagstaff, for Corvette drivers
of cars from 1953 to 2015, $999 includes hotels, guided tours, many meals, http://www.corvettenamerica.com/ArizonaRoute66Tour/index.htm
GRAND CANYON EVENTS 2015
AUG 30 2015 (Grand
Canyon North Rim)
Arizona Trail North Rim Half Marathon and Tator Tot Trot 7
Mile
Grand Canyon North Rim - Jacob Lake
Arizona Trail North Rim Half Marathon and Tator Tot Trot 7
Mile – course includes smooth, well-graded forest service roads and the Arizona
Trail’s easiest, softest, running tread, loop crosses through idyllic forest of
spruce, pine, and aspen, shallow ponds, springs, and limestone canyons,
breathtaking views of Marble Canyon, Vermilion Cliffs, Saddle Mountain Wilderness,
House Rock Valley, and Navajo Mountain, Tator Tot Trot completes an out and
back and passes along the Tator Canyon valley floor, 9 am,
http://www.aztrail.org/halfmarathon_northrim/ or http://arizonaroadracers.com/
MAY 9 2015 (Grand
Canyon Tusayana)
Grand Canyon Half Marathon
Grand Canyon (Tusayan) - IMAX
Grand Canyon Half Marathon - 1200 person cap on the race,
while there are no views of the Grand Canyon from the course, it is a gorgeous
run through the Kaibab National Forest, after the race, you can enjoy the park
with your family and friends, the road is all dirt, some might call it a trail
run, it will be a closed course, just keep an eye out for Elk, $80-125, 7 am, http://www.grandcanyonhalfmarathon.com/
PAYSON ARIZONA EVENTS 2015
MAR 20 2015
TCCA Concert
Payson - Payson High School Auditorium
TCCA Concert – Live from Nashville – Payson High School
Auditorium, a Matt Davenport Production, a new country music extravaganza
featuring 12 musicians, singers and dancers, with fiddling, fancy footwork and
top vocalists, eight scenes highlight the roots of country through country's
golden age, bluegrass connection, Grand Ole gospel, country rocks, country
music is king, today's country and Country We Love, $35, 7 pm, 928-468-0026 or http://www.tccarim.org/
APR 25 2015
22nd Annual Beeline Cruise-In and Car Show
Payson - Green Valley Park
22nd Annual Beeline Cruise-In and Car Show – Green Valley
Park, includes a car cruise, raffles, a 50-50 drawing, judging, music, poker
walk, vendors, trophies, 10 am – 4 pm, http://www.paysonrimcountry.com
APR 25 2015
26th Annual 2015 Zane Grey Highline 50 Mile Trail Race
Payson
26th Annual 2015 Zane Grey Highline 50 Mile Trail Race –
beautiful, challenging and unique trail run, the trail lies entirely in the
Tonto National Forest and runs from just south of Pine to several miles east of
the town of Christopher Creek, designated a National Recreation Trail in 1979,
a scenic and historic trail, 5 am, http://www.zanegrey50.com
MAY 1 2015 - MAY 3
2015
14th Annual ‘Neath the Rim Open Studios Tour
Payson
14th Annual ‘Neath the Rim Open Studios Tour - a variety of media displayed in 16 studios
by 21 local artists, also demonstrations and a raffle, maps can be obtained
from the chamber of commerce or at the library, free, 10 am – 5 pm,
http://www.paysonrimcountry.com or http://www.paysonartleague.org
MAY 9 2015
21st Annual Payson Wildlife Fair
Payson - Green Valley Park
21st Annual Payson Wildlife Fair – Green Valley Park,
wildlife-based activities, parents and kids can fish, play games and get a
close-up look at wildlife including birds of prey, rattlesnakes, Gila monsters
and alligators, booths from a variety of conservation groups, coop between
Arizona Game and Fish Dept., Mogollon Sporting Assn, US Forest Service &
Parks & Rec., free, 9 am – 3 pm, 928-947-5242 ext 7 or
http://www.paysonparks.com or http://www.paysonrimcountry.com
MAY 14 2015 - MAY 16
2015
Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo
Payson - Payson Event Center
Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo – Payson Multi-Event
Center, gates open at 5 pm, rodeo begins at 7 pm, 928-474-9440 or 928-474-4515
or http://www.paysonrimcountry.com
