| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Latino Arizona: 100 YearsPresented by Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center at Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center February 3, 2012 - Ongoing Since the official acceptance of the state of Arizona into the United States on Feb. 14, 1912, the history of Latinos in Arizona has been significant. Unfortunately, for different reasons, it also has been hidden.
However, Latino Arizona: 100 Years, a new state Centennial documentary photo exhibition holds a mirror to the past, and chronicles the contributions Latinos of Mexican descent have made to the wonderful state of Arizona. This revealing photograph collection looks back... | Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center | 02/03/12-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Origins: Arizona Through TimePresented by Arizona Museum of Natural History at Arizona Museum of Natural History August 1, 2010 - Ongoing Origins, the new permanent exhibition at the Arizona Museum of Natural History, is a spectacular time line of the universe. From the Big Bang to our earliest ancestors, Origins features maps of the changing continents, stunning images of galaxies, and photographs of Arizona landscapes that together span 13 billion years of cosmic history.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STCI), and The Hubble Heritage Team.
| Arizona Museum of Natural History | 08/01/10-
Ongoing | Mesa |
Arizona Railway MuseumPresented by Arizona Railway Museum at Arizona Railway Museum January 12, 2005 - Ongoing The Arizona Railway Museum was founded and incorporated in 1983 as a non-profit, educational and historical organization. The Museum is dedicated to the railways of Arizona and the Southwest. The interest and fascination of railways and trains has no boundaries and so railways of all kinds are included in the scope of the Museum. The Arizona Railway Museum is a community effort towards the acquisition, restoration, preservation and display of railway equipment, artifacts and mementos... | Arizona Railway Museum | 01/12/05-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Chase Field ToursPresented by Chase Field at Chase Field January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Visit one of the most impressive and unique Major League Baseball facilities in the country - Chase Field. It is home to the 2001 World Champion Arizona Diamondbacks, several restaurants, a beer garden - even a retractable roof and swimming pool - all within an old-style ballpark atmosphere. Make the experience memorable and take a guided tour of Chase Field. Even if you've been to the ballpark before, you're sure to learn and see something new! Tours are conducted year-round, for both... | Chase Field | 01/01/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
The Schuff Perini Climber
Avg. Event Rating(4.8 Stars): Presented by Children's Museum of Phoenix at Children's Museum of Phoenix May 21, 2010 - Ongoing Avg. Event Rating (4.8 Stars): The Children's Museum of Phoenix will open its most amazing exhibit ever: The Schuff-Perini Climber, a 37 foot tall, 50 ton, jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring, nothing-like-it-anywhere-else-in-the-world climbing structure. The iconic exhibit is a much-anticipated milestone for the nearly two-year-old museum.
Made of 50 tons of steel, the installation of the Climber began late September, 2009. Since then, visitors have watched the Museum's three-story-high atrium transform from an... | Children's Museum of Phoenix | 05/21/10-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
| Twilight Tour | Deer Valley Rock Art Center | 07/13/12 | Phoenix |
| Twilight Tour | Deer Valley Rock Art Center | 08/10/12 | Phoenix |
| Twilight Tour | Deer Valley Rock Art Center | 08/24/12 | Phoenix |
Berlin Agave Yucca ForestPresented by Desert Botanical Garden at Desert Botanical Garden November 21, 2009 - Ongoing This new exhibit, made possible by a generous Tending the Garden Campaign gift from Howard and Joy Berlin, will showcase the diversity of the agave and nolina families.
Local landscape architect Bob Thompson of e group led the exhibit team through hardscape and planting concepts and design. The 11,000 square foot exhibit, located south of the Sybil B. Harrington Succulent Gallery, will bring dramatic new elements to the Garden. A large Yucca filifera, which was salvaged as... | Desert Botanical Garden | 11/21/09-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
| Best of the West Art Exhibition | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 05/21/10-
Ongoing | Wickenburg |
Downtown Chandler Farmers MarketPresented by Downtown Chandler Community Partnership at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park January 8, 2009 - Ongoing The Downtown Chandler Farmers Market is held every Thursday from on the west side of Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. There are typically more than 25 vendors selling a wide variety of foods including fresh produce, sauces, tamales, hummus and frozen fish. Hand-crafted and unique gift items are also available. Live entertainment is scheduled for the third Thursday of every month. For more information, contact the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership at (480) 855-3539 or visit their web site at... | Downtown Chandler Community Partnership | 01/08/09-
Ongoing | Chandler |
Panorama TourPresented by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West November 1, 2007 - Ongoing Experience firsthand Wright's brilliant ability to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces. Visit the Cabaret Theater, Music Pavilion, Kiva and Wright's private office - all linked by dramatic terraces, gardens, and walkways overlooking the rugged Sonoran Desert, and valley below. Knowledgeable guides explain how the site relates to the desert and provide a general overview of Wright's basic theories of design, history of the site and activities of Taliesin Fellowship community life.
| Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | 11/01/07-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
Desert Walk TourPresented by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West November 1, 2007 - Ongoing A guided desert nature walk at Taliesin West allows you to explore rugged desert trails on the site, and experience the beauty Wright discovered 70 years ago. You will explore the beautiful foothills of the McDowell Mountains, with knowledgeable guides providing an in-depth, and entertaining explanation about the native materials found on the site. See firsthand the desert vegetation, and landforms that were translated into design elements by Wright. Evidence of desert wildlife (javelina,... | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | 11/01/07-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
Night Lights on the Desert TourPresented by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West May 1, 2007 - Ongoing On this twilight tour, the buildings, lit from within, appear as sculptures, the fire-breathing dragon is lit, and the lights from the valley below create a dramatic, romantic setting. The tour includes everything on the Insights Tour plus light refreshments. Reservations are requested but not required. Call (480) 860-2700.
Important Information: Taliesin West is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday during July and August.
| Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | 05/01/07-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
Insights TourPresented by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West November 1, 2007 - Ongoing The newly restored living quarters and the dramatic Taliesin West living room (called the "Garden Room" by Wright) are the highlights of this tour, which also includes all the elements of the Panorama Tour. The living room was the social gathering place for Wright, and the many famous guests he entertained. It is entered through a typically Wrightian low entryway ceiling, stone-wall space which opens to a 56-feet long by 34-feet wide room linked to the garden, and bedroom wing by expansive... | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | 11/01/07-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht CollectionPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum January 21, 2010 - Ongoing The Heard Museum welcomes home Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection, a traveling exhibit of the Canadian Inuit's rich artistic history. Chosen from a Heard Museum collection donated by Daniel Albrecht, the sculptures, textiles and graphics offers a rare opportunity to view Inuit artwork. The Inuits, or Eskimos, are a society of natives who live mainly in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Although many consider these various groups to be homogenous,... | Heard Museum | 01/21/10-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School ExperiencePresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 15, 2000 - Ongoing This groundbreaking exhibition, which features historic photographs, memorabilia, artwork and first-person oral histories, explores the controversial education policy that was begun in 1879 and designed to assimilate and Americanize Native American children.
| Heard Museum | 11/15/00-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Around The World: The Heard Museum CollectionPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 18, 2006 - Ongoing 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. Starting with examples of work collected by museum founders, Dwight and Maie Heard, and including donations by artists and collectors such as Byron Harvey and Richard Faletti, the exhibit features objects and artwork from indigenous peoples of North and South America as well as Oceania.
| Heard Museum | 11/18/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Home: Native People of the SouthwestPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 22, 2005 - Ongoing "As the centerpiece of the Heard Museum experience, Home will give visitors an unparalleled look into the arts and cultures of Southwestern Native peoples," says Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., director of the Heard Museum.
The central theme of Home reflects the importance of family, community, land and languages - commonalities that play an important role in the lives of all Native people. These stories will be told through first-person recollections, photomurals and objects... | Heard Museum | 05/22/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Searching for Mesa: Finding Ourselves in our HistoryPresented by Mesa Historical Museum at Mesa Historical Museum June 24, 2008 - Ongoing Encompassing 2,000 years of Mesa's history, "Searching for Mesa: Finding Ourselves in our History" tells the story of Mesa through over 200 historic photographs, unique artifacts, biographies, oral histories, and hand-on experiences. Visitors will follow Mesa's rise to become the 40th largest city in the U.S.
| Mesa Historical Museum | 06/24/08-
Ongoing | Mesa |
| Wild AZ | Nina Mason Pullman Audubon Center | 02/26/12-
12/23/12 | Phoenix |
Saturday Morning Bird HikesPresented by Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department at The Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area May 2, 2009 - Ongoing First Saturday of every month from discover the birds of Rio Salado on this guided walk along the riverbank with Tom Gaskill. Participants will learn basic skills of binocular use, then practice bird watching and identification using field guides. This 1 to 2 mile walk on even surfaces will be taken at a leisurely pace with numerous stops. What to bring: binoculars and bird guides, if you have them. Items provided: handouts, binoculars, field guides, and snack.
| Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department | 05/02/09-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Hike to the Top of Camelback MountainPresented by Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department at Camelback Mountain June 1, 2008 - Ongoing Camelback Mountain rises like two camel humps out of the outskirts of otherwise flat Phoenix. Standing 2,704 feet above sea level, those from higher elevations may scoff at its categorization of a mountain. But, in this flat, arid environment, it doesn't take much altitude to rise above it at all. Views from the top of this medium-ability hike overlook Phoenix and the rest of the horizon-bending desert.
| Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department | 06/01/08-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Pioneer Living History VillagePresented by Pioneer Living History Village at Pioneer Living History Village December 20, 2005 - Ongoing Located 30 minutes north of downtown Phoenix, the Pioneer Living History Village has over 90 acres of an old 1800s village, with no cars or smog - just original buildings and historically accurate reproductions.
See the Opera House where Lilly Langtry sang; look through a rifle port in the actual cabin that survived Arizona's bloodiest range war; or browse through an 1890s dress shop and much more! All of this, plus a working blacksmith shop, critter corral, sheriff's office and jail,... | Pioneer Living History Village | 12/20/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
The Hohokam: The Land and the PeoplePresented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park January 1, 2005 - Ongoing The Hohokam: The Land and the People, explores Hohokam agriculture, architecture and arts. Learn about the Hohokam canal system, which served as the blueprint for today's canal system. The exhibit includes the distinctive Hohokam Red-on-buff pottery, along with a variety of tools, and shell and stone jewelry.
| Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park | 01/01/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Park of Four Waters TourPresented by Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park December 30, 2006 - Ongoing Join Pueblo Grande Museum on a tour of the Park of Four Waters area. The Hohokam people lived in the Salt River Valley area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD. They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans, squash and cotton. In order to support their extensive agricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed miles of canals to direct water from the Salt River to their fields. The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins... | Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park | 12/30/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Rawhide Western TownPresented by Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass at Rawhide Steakhouse at Wild Horse Pass June 3, 2010 - Ongoing It's not uncommon to think of cowboys, outlaws and frontier towns when you think of Arizona, and Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass has made this mystique come alive by rebuilding a rough-and-tumble town from the 1880s. Gunfights take place in the streets, swinging doors lead into saloons and stores, and throughout it all, costume-clad actors staff the family-friendly town.
| Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass | 06/03/10-
Ongoing | Chandler |
The Finley Boys: Arizona's Royal Family of RodeoPresented by Tempe History Museum at Tempe History Museum April 18, 2011 - Ongoing The Finley Boys: Arizona's Royal Family of Rodeo tells the story of three brothers from a local ranching family who grew up to be national rodeo stars from the 1930s through the 1950s. Learn about the Finleys and the history of rodeo through displays and interactive elements that will appeal to all ages. The exhibit is open through 2011. | Tempe History Museum | 04/18/11-
Ongoing | Tempe |
Phoenix ZooPresented by The Phoenix Zoo and The Phoenix Zoo May 21, 2010 - Ongoing It has been quite the case of baby spring fever here at the Phoenix Zoo! The Zoo has welcomed over three dozen babies into the family over the past couple of months!
Grevy’s zebra are the most endangered of the three zebra species. There are less than 2,500 Grevy’s zebra left worldwide, with the population continuing to decrease. They are now only found in small population pockets in Kenya and Ethiopia. Phoenix Zoo is dedicated to saving Grevy’s zebra through... | The Phoenix Zoo | 05/21/10-
Ongoing | |
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