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INAUGURAL "OUT WEST ART FEST" IS SET FOR
FRI., SAT., & SUN., FEBRUARY 20, 21 & 22, 2009

 Non-profit Sonoran Arts League Hosts New Event at Stagecoach Village
 
80 local and nationally-acclaimed artists will exhibit and sell contemporary and Western original art – Juried show features live music, food, and artist demonstrations

 

(CAVE CREEK, Ariz.) – At a time when some arts organizations are scaling back on events, the non-profit Sonoran Arts League has added a new, juried art show to its roster of events.

 

"Out West Art Fest" is set for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 20, 21 & 22, 2009. The new show takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Stagecoach Village, 7100 E. Cave Creek Road, in Cave Creek, but the Western setting by no means indicates the type of art that will be exhibited.

 

"We are excited to showcase a mix of both contemporary and Western artists," said Michelle Russell, event chair. "Patrons to "Out West Art Fest" will have the chance to view and purchase high caliber, original pieces created by more than 80 local and nationally-acclaimed painters, sculptors, jewelers, wood and glass artists, photographers, and artists working with mixed media."

 

Fine Art and Live Music

 

The event also includes live music, food, and artist demonstrations. Jazz duo Dave Kenney and James Russell of the group Mood Indigo will entertain the crowd from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, February 21.  Story Continues

 

 

 

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  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 1st

  • 1790 : First session of the U.S. Supreme Court

  • 1814 : "The Corsair" by Lord Byron is published

  • 1861 : Texas secedes

  • 1884 : Oxford Dictionary debuts

  • 1885 : Mormon president goes underground

  • 1893 : First movie studio built

  • 1895 : John Ford born

  • 1898 : First auto insurance policy is issued

  • 1901 : Clark Gable born

  • 1902 : Langston Hughes born

  • 1929 : First Hollywood musical debuts

  • 1931 : Boris Yeltsin born

  • 1937 : Don Everly born

  • 1951 : United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning the communist government of the People's Republic of China for acts of aggression in Korea.

  • 1958 : Elvis' last recording session before joining army

  • 1966 : Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper dies

  • 1968 : Nixon announces his candidacy for president

  • 1968 : Lisa Marie Presley born

  • 1969 : DeLorean gets top job at Chevy

  • 1970 : NHL goalie Terry Sawchuk posts 103rd shutout

  • 1979 : Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

  • 1982 : Late Night with David Letterman premieres

  • 2003 : Columbia mission ends in disaster
     

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 3rd

  • 1874 : Gertrude Stein born

  • 1881 : Model T maker is born

  • 1889 : Belle Starr murdered in Oklahoma

  • 1894 : Norman Rockwell born

  • 1907 : James Michener born

  • 1918 : Joey Bishop born

  • 1922 : Fatty Arbuckle trial ends in hung jury

  • 1924 : Woodrow Wilson dies

  • 1938 : Abbott and Costello break into radio

  • 1940 : Fran Tarkenton born

  • 1944 : U.S. troops capture the Marshall Islands

  • 1948 : First Caddy with tailfins produced

  • 1950 : Morgan Fairchild born

  • 1953 : Cousteau publishes The Silent World

  • 1959 : The day the music died

  • 1966 : Lunik 9 soft-lands on lunar surface

  • 2002 : New England Patriots win first Super Bowl

  • 2005 : Gonzales becomes first Hispanic U.S. attorney general

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 5th

  • 1883 : Southern Pacific Railroad completes "Sunset Route"

  • 1917 : Mexican constitution proclaimed

  • 1918 : Secret wife sues silent-film star

  • 1919 : Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks and Griffith launch United Artists

  • 1921 : State Theater opens

  • 1928 : Andrew Greeley is born

  • 1934 : Hank Aaron is born

  • 1936 : Modern Times with Charlie Chaplin debuts

  • 1952 : First "Don't Walk" sign installed

  • 1974 : Patty Hearst kidnapped

  • 1988 : Noriega indicted on U.S. drug charges

  • 1989 : The last Soviet troops leave Kabul

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 6th

  • 1778 : Franco-American alliances signed

  • 1862 : General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry

  • 1891 : Dalton Gang commits its first train robbery

  • 1895 : Babe Ruth born

  • 1911 : Ronald Reagan is born

  • 1913 : Mary Leakey born

  • 1919 : Zsa Zsa Gabor born

  • 1926 : Oliver Hardy signs contract with Hal Roach

  • 1928 : Anastasia arrives in the United States

  • 1934 : Douglas Fairbanks named in divorce suit

  • 1937 : Of Mice and Men is published

  • 1940 : Tom Brokaw born

  • 1950 : Natalie Cole born

  • 1952 : King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham. Princess Elizabeth becomes  Queen Elizabeth II

  • 1954 : Mercedes introduces 300SL

  • 1985 : The "Reagan Doctrine" is announced

  • 1993 : Tennis great Arthur Ashe dies of AIDS

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 7th

  • 1775 : Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Imaginary Speech”

  • 1855 : Charles Siringo is born

  • 1885 : Sinclair Lewis born

  • 1904 : The Great Baltimore Fire begins destroying an 80-block area of the downtown area, stretching from the waterfront to Mount Vernon on Charles Street.

  • 1914 : Charlie Chaplin debuts as "The Tramp"

  • 1938 : Firestone founder dies

  • 1960 : James Spader born

  • 1962 : Garth Brooks born

  • 1964 : Beatles arrive in New York

  • 1965 : Chris Rock born

  • 1975 : Canada imposes speed limit

  • 1978 : Ashton Kutcher born

  • 1979 : "Angel of Death" Dr. Josef Mengele, the infamous Nazi doctor who performed medical experiments at the Auschwitz death camps dies

  • 1984 : While in orbit 170 miles above Earth, Navy Captain Bruce McCandless becomes the first human being to fly untethered in space when he exits the U.S. space shuttle Challenger

  • 1992 : European Union established

  • 1993 : Lillian Gish dies

  • 1999 : King Hussein of Jordan dies

  • 2002 : President George W. Bush announces plan for “faith-based initiatives”
     

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 9th

  • 1773 : William Henry Harrison is born

  • 1864 : Elizabeth Bacon marries George Custer

  • 1900 : Davis Cup competition established

  • 1909 : The Brickyard is founded

  • 1914 : Gypsy Rose Lee born

  • 1933 : Mae West and Cary Grant open in She Done Him Wrong

  • 1942 : Daylight saving time instituted

  • 1942 : Carole King born

  • 1944 : Alice Walker is born

  • 1945 : Mia Farrow born

  • 1951 : Greta Garbo becomes a U.S. citizen

  • 1960 : Coors brewery heir is kidnapped

  • 1963 : Travis Tritt born

  • 1971 : Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame

  • 1981 : Bill Haley dies

  • 1992 : Magic Johnson returns for All-Star Game

  • 2001 : U.S. sub collides with Japanese fishing boat in Pearl Harbor

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 10th

  • 1763 : The French and Indian War ends

  • 1846 : Mormons begin exodus to Utah

  • 1887 : First U.S. actor to perform in two cities on one day

  • 1890 : Boris Pasternack born

  • 1893 : Jimmy Durante born

  • 1899 : Herbert Hoover marries Lou Henry

  • 1930 : Robert Wagner born

  • 1939 : Roberta Flack born

  • 1950 : Mark Spitz born

  • 1955 : Greg Norman born

  • 1958 : Elvis Presley's ballad "Don't" becomes his ninth No. 1 single

  • 1992 : Alex Haley dies

  • 1996 : Deep Blue computer beats Kasparov at chess

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 11th

  • 1805 : Sacagawea gives birth to "Pompey" Jean Baptiste Charbonneau

  • 1858 : Virgin Mary appears to St. Bernadette

  • 1916 : Emma Goldman, a crusader for women’s rights and social justice, is arrested in New York City for lecturing and distributing materials about birth control.

  • 1937 : Simultaneous radio broadcast on all three networks

  • 1945 : Yalta Conference ends

  • 1951 : Marshall Teague drove a Hudson Hornet to victory on the beach oval of the 160-mile Daytona Grand National

  • 1958 : Tragedy as Marshall Teague dies at age 37 after attempting to raise the closed-course speed record at Daytona.

  • 1960 : Jack Paar walks off The Tonight Show to protest censorship

  • 1963 : Beatles record Please Please Me

  • 1970 : Japan's first satellite is successfully launched into an orbit around Earth.

  • 1990 : Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years

  • 1990 : Underdog Buster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson 

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 12th

  • 1567 : Thomas Campion is born

  • 1789 : Ethan Allen dies, the patriotic leader of the Green Mountain Boys, who took the British fort at Ticonderoga with Benedict Arnold in May 1775

  • 1793: Congress enacts first fugitive slave law

  • 1809 : Abraham Lincoln is born

  • 1809 : Charles Darwin born

  • 1900 : Packard is patented

  • 1912 : Last emperor of China Hsian-T'ung abdicates

  • 1915 : Lorne Greene is born

  • 1923 : Franco Zeffirelli born

  • 1924 : George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue first performed in New York City

  • 1924 : First commercially sponsored radio program debuts The Eveready Hour, was sponsored by the National Carbon Company

  • 1926 : Joe Garagiola born

  • 1934 : Basketball great Bill Russell born

  • 1938 : Judy Blume born

  • 1973 : Release of U.S. POWs begins as part of the Paris peace settlement

  • 1976 : Actor Sal Mineo is killed in Hollywood stabbed to death parking his car behind his apartment

  • 1980 : Christina Ricci born

  • 1983 : Ragtime piano composer Eubie Blake dies, five days after his 100th birthday

  • 1988 : Russian ships bump U.S. destroyer and cruiser in the Black Sea, off the Crimean peninsula

  • 1999 : President Clinton acquitted on both articles of impeachment: perjury and obstruction of justice

  • 2002 : Milosevic former Yugoslav president goes on trial for war crimes

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 13th

  • 1633 : Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds that the Earth revolves around the Sun

  • 1689 : William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain

  • 1776 : Patrick Henry named colonel of First Virginia battalion

  • 1822 : Ashley advertises for western fur trappers

  • 1831 : John Rawlins born

  • 1861 : Earliest military action to be revered with a Medal of Honor award is performed by Colonel Bernard J.D. Irwin, an assistant army surgeon serving in the first major U.S.-Apache conflict. Near Apache Pass, in southeastern Arizona

  • 1885 : Bess Truman born

  • 1895 : French inventors patent movie camera-projector

  • 1914 : First society to protect composers and songwriters

  • 1919 : Tennessee Ernie Ford born

  • 1920 : League of Nations recognizes perpetual Swiss neutrality

  • 1923 : Chuck Yeager born

  • 1933 : Kim Novak born

  • 1934 : George Segal born

  • 1939 : Gone with the Wind director fired

  • 1942 : Peter Tork born

  • 1944 : Stockard Channing born

  • 1945 : Dresden devastated

  • 1949 : Jack Webb's first radio crime drama airs

  • 1950 : Peter Gabriel born

  • 1953 : William C. Mack dies

  • 1984 : Chernenko becomes general secretary

  • 1991 : Long-lost Twain manuscript authenticated

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 14th

  • 278 : St. Valentine beheaded

  • 1778, the American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Star and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France

  • 1779 : Captain Cook killed in Hawaii

  • 1842 : The Boz Ball celebrates Dickens

  • 1859, Oregon was admitted to the Union as the 33rd state

  • 1884 : Theodore Roosevelt’s wife and mother die

  • 1886 : First trainload of oranges leaves Los Angeles 

  • 1894 : Jack Benny born

  • 1895, Oscar Wilde's final play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," opened at the St. James's Theatre in London.

  • 1903, the Department of Commerce and Labor was established. (It was divided into separate departments of Commerce and Labor in 1913.)

  • 1912, Arizona became the 48th state of the Union

  • 1913 : Jimmy Hoffa born

  • 1920, the League of Women Voters was founded in Chicago; its first president was Maud Wood Park.

  • 1921 : Hugh Downs born

  • 1927 : Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger opens

  • 1929 : Penicillin discovered

  • 1929 : Valentines Day Massacre - Four men dressed as police officers enter gangster Bugs Moran's  Chicago headquarters, line seven of Moran's henchmen against a wall, and shoot them to death. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre  was a gang war between rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran.

  • 1934 : Florence Henderson born

  • 1938 : Hedda Hopper's first gossip column

  • 1942 : This Is War debuts

  • 1948 : A week before the organization was officially incorporated, NASCAR held its first race for modified stock cars on a 3.2 mile-course at Daytona Beach. In the 150-mile race that featured almost exclusively pre-war Fords, Red Byron edged Marshall Teague to become NASCAR's first champion

  • 1960 : Meg Tilly born

  • 1962, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a televised tour of the White House in a videotaped special that was broadcast on CBS and NBC (and several nights later on ABC).

  • 1970 : Gallup Poll released

  • 1979, Adolph Dubs, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, was kidnapped in Kabul by Muslim extremists and killed in a shootout between his abductors and police.
     

  • 1984, 6-year-old Stormie Jones became the world's first heart-liver transplant recipient at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. (She lived until November 1990).

  • 1989, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini called on Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses," a novel condemned as blasphemous.
     

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 15th

  • 1564 : Galileo Galilei born

  • 1820 : Susan B. Anthony born

  • 1882 : John Barrymore born

  • 1898 : The USS Maine explodes

  • 1903 : Toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom puts first “Teddy” bear for sale named for the President

  • 1907 : Casar Romero born

  • 1914 : The Squaw Man released, the first film directed by Cecil B. DeMille

  • 1927 : Harvey Korman born

  • 1931 : Clair Boom born

  • 1932 : Burns and Allen radio debut

  • 1933 : FDR escapes assassination in Miami

  • 1950 : Disney's Cinderella opens

  • 1950 : USSR and PRC sign mutual defense treaty

  • 1951 : Melissa Manchester born

  • 1951 : Jane Seymour born

  • 1965 : Nat King Cole dies

  • 1965 : Canada adopts maple leaf flag

  • 1967 : J. Frank Duryea, founder of the Duryea Motor Wagon Company dies

  • 1980 : Lillian Hellman sues Mary McCarthy

  • 1984 : Ethel Merman dies

  • 1998 : Dale Earnhardt wins first Daytona 500

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 16th

  • 1786 : James Monroe marries Elizabeth Kortright

  • 1852 : The Studebaker is born

  • 1878 : Silver dollars made legal

  • 1894 : John Wesley Hardin is pardoned

  • 1923 : Archaeologist Howard Carter opens tomb of King Tut

  • 1933 : David O. Selznik becomes VP and producer at MGM

  • 1944 : Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford is born

  • 1945 : Bataan recaptured

  • 1950 : What's My Line debuts on TV

  • 1951 : Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations

  • 1959 : Castro sworn in

  • 1979 : Saturday Night Fever wins Grammy

  • 1982 : Thelonious Monk dies

  • 1984 : Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing 

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 18th

  • 1817 : Lewis Armistead born, best known for leading Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg

  • 1878 : Murder of  John Tunstall ignites Lincoln County War in New Mexico

  • 1885 : Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  • 1898 : Enzo Anselmo Ferrari was born in Modena, Italy

  • 1929 : First Academy Awards announced - Wings won the Best Picture award; Janice Gaynor won Best Actress and Emil Jannings won Best Actor

  • 1930 : Pluto discovered at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh

  • 1931 : Toni Morrison's birthday 1987 novel, Beloved won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988

  • 1952 : Your Show of Shows wins Emmy featured Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca

  • 1967 : J. Robert Oppenheimer "father of the atomic bomb," dies in Princeton, NJ at the age of 62

  • 1973 : Richard Petty wins at Daytona

  • 1995 : one-season revival of Get Smart's last episode starring Don Adams, aired from 1965 to 1970

  • 2001 : Dale Earnhardt Sr., #49 one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history, died in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 19th

  • 1473 : Copernicus born

  • 1807 : Aaron Burr arrested for treason

  • 1847 : Donner Party rescued

  • 1878 : Edison patents phonograph

  • 1916 : First annual Movie Costume and Civic Ball at New York's Madison Square Garden

  • 1942 : Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 more than 110,000 Japanese Americans were relocated to remote internment camps built by the U.S. military in scattered locations around the country.

  • 1945 : Marines invade Iwo Jima

  • 1952 : Amy Tan's birthday

  • 1954 : Ford T-Bird prototype born

  • 1970 : Chicago Seven sentenced antiwar activists were charged with the responsibility for the violent demonstrations at the August 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago

  • 1974 : Solzhenitsyn reunited with family after 11 year prison term for writing The Gulag Archipelago

  • 1977 : Stevie Wonder wins Grammy for Best Album for Songs in the Key of Life and Best Male Pop Vocalist.

  • 1996 : Patrick Roy gets 300th win as NFL goalie
     

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 20th

  • 1792 : Postal Service Act regulates United States Post Office Department

  • 1902 : Ansel Adams is born

  • 1924: Gloria Vanderbilt born

  • 1927 : Sidney Poitier born

  • 1934 : Bobby Unser born

  • 1936 : Follow the Fleet premieres starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

  • 1937 : Roger Penske born

  • 1941 : Buffy Saint Marie born

  • 1943 : Directors agree to censorship

  • 1950 : Dylan Thomas arrives in New York

  • 1962 : An American, John Hershel Glenn Jr., orbits earth aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft

  • 1963 : Charles Barkley born

  • 1966 : Cindy Crawford born

  • 1972 : Walter Winchell dies

  • 1976 : SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organization  disbands

  • 1985 : Ireland allows sale of contraceptives

  • 1986 : Chunnel plans announced

  • 1988 : Rihanna born

  • 1991 : Quincy Jones wins Grammy

  • 1993 : Lamborghini dies

  • 1998 : 15-year-old Tara Lipinski becomes youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalis

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 21st

  • 1848 : Marx publishes Manifesto

  • 1848 : John Quincy Adams suffers a stroke

  • 1885 : Washington Monument dedicated

  • 1893 : Andres Segovia born

  • 1901 : Vaudeville strike

  • 1925: The New Yorker magazine made its debut.

  • 1926 : Garbo's first U.S. film opens

  • 1927 : Erma Bombeck is born

  • 1947: Edwin H. Land publicly demonstrated his Polaroid Land camera, which could produce a black-and-white photograph in 60 seconds.

  • 1948 : NASCAR was officially incorporated as the National Association for Stock Car Racing, with race promoter Bill France as president

  • 1952 : Elizabeth Taylor marries Michael Wilding

  • 1955 : Kelsey Grammer born

  • 1965 : Malcolm X assassinated

  • 1972 : Nixon arrives in China for talks

  • 1975: former Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman were sentenced to 2 1/2 to eight years in prison for their roles in the Watergate cover-up.

  • 1979 : Jennifer Love Hewitt born

  • 1987 : Ellen Page born

  • 2008: Former Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham, who was removed in a 1988 impeachment trial, died in Phoenix at age 83

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 24th

  • 1582: Pope Gregory XIII issued a papal bull, or edict, outlining his calendar reforms. (The Gregorian Calendar is the calendar in general use today.)

  • 1786 : Wilhelm Grimm is born

  • 1803:  Supreme Court Marbury v. Madison decision, established judicial review of the constitutionality of statutes.

  • 1920: German Workers Party, which later became the Nazi Party, met in Munich to adopt its platform.

  • 1821: Mexican rebels proclaimed the Plan de Iguala, their declaration of independence from Spain.

  • 1836 : Alamo defenders call for help

  • 1863: Arizona was organized as a territory.

  • 1868 : President Andrew Johnson impeached following his attempted dismissal of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; Johnson was later acquitted by the Senate.

  • 1873 : Enrico Caruso born

  • 1909 : Hudson Motor incorporated

  • 1921 : Abe Vigoda born

  • 1927 : Fox demonstrates Movietone sound

  • 1938 : Variety reports Wizard of Oz casting

  • 1942: Voice of America went on the air for the first time.

  • 1942 : Joe Lieberman born

  • 1946 : Peron elected in Argentina

  • 1955 : Steve Jobs born

  • 1965 : Kristin Davis born

  • 1982 : The Great One Wayne Gretzky scores 77th goal breaking a record held by Phil Esposito of 76 goals in a single season

  • 1988 : Supreme Court defends right to satirize public figures & expanded legal protections for parody and satire, the Supreme Court unanimously overturned a $150,000 award that the Rev. Jerry Falwell had won against Hustler magazine and publisher Larry Flynt.

  • 1991 : Gulf War ground offensive begins

  • 1993 : Eric Clapton sweeps Grammys

  • 1999: Lauryn Hill won five Grammys, including album of the year and best new artist, on the strength of her solo debut album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

  • 2004: A 6.5-magnitude earthquake devastated an isolated region of northern Morocco, killing more than 600 people.

  •  2004: Character actor John Randolph died in Hollywood at age 88.

  • 2008:  "No Country for Old Men" won the Academy Award for best picture, best director and best screenplay adaption for Joel and Ethan Coen and best supporting actor for Javier Bardem; Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor for "There Will Be Blood," while Marion Cotillard was named best actress for "La Vie en Rose."

  • 2008:  A suicide bomber struck Shiite Muslim pilgrims south of Baghdad, killing at least 56 people.

  • 2008: Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel.

  • 1999: Lauryn Hill won five Grammys, including album of the year and best new artist, on the strength of her solo debut album, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

    Today's Birthdays: Actor Abe Vigoda is 88. Actor James Farentino is 71. Actor Barry Bostwick is 64. Actor Edward James Olmos is 62. Singer-writer-producer Rupert Holmes is 62. Rock singer-musician George Thorogood is 59. Actress Debra Jo Rupp is 58. Actress Helen Shaver is 58. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is 54. News anchor Paula Zahn is 53. Country singer Sammy Kershaw is 51.

    Thought for Today: "Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind." — Henry James, American author (1843-1916).

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 25th

  • 1848 : Railroad baron Edward Harriman is born & went on to restore the Union Pacific into one of the best-built and -managed rail lines in the nation.

  • 1862 : Legal Tender Act passed

  • 1870: Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.

  • 1890 : Molotov - Vlacheslav Mikhaylovich Skryabin, foreign minister for the Soviet Union who took the revolutionary name Molotov, is born in Kurkaka, Russia.

  • 1909 : First films submitted to Board of Censorship for review

  • 1919 : Oregon became the first state to impose a tax on gasoline

  • 1928 : First TV license issued by Federal Radio Commission to Charles Francis Jenkins Laboratories for a television broadcast station on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C.

  • 1948 : Communists take power in Czechoslovakia

  • 1949 : Actor Robert Mitchum is released after serving time for marijuana possession

  • 1950 : Your Show of Shows debuts

  • 1956 : Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet

  • 1964 : Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston

  • 1986 : Marcos flees the Philippines

  • 2004 : The Passion of the Christ opens in U.S.

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 26th

  • 1564 : Christopher Marlowe is baptized

  • 1919 : Grand Canyon was designated a national park under President Woodrow Wilson

  • 1929 : Grand Teton National Park is established

  • 1942 : Joan Fontaine wins Oscar

  • 1949 : Lucky Lady II begins nonstop global flight

  • 1957 : Last episode of Dragnet radio series

  • 1972 : Dam collapses in West Virginia

  • 1984 : Last U.S. Marines leave Beirut

  • 1989 : Robert Penn Warren dies

  • 1993 : World Trade Center bombed

  • ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY February 28th

  • 1784 : John Wesley charters first Methodist Church in U.S.

  • 1807 : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born

  • 1891 : Davis Sarnoff born

  • 1894 : Ben Hecht is born - collaborated on the screenplay for Gone with the Wind

  • 1902 : John Steinbeck born

  • 1932 : Last Model A is produced

  • 1932 : Elizabeth Taylor born

  • 1953 : Watson and Crick discover chemical structure of DNA

  • 1960 : Petty wins Grand National

  • 1861 : Congress creates Colorado Territory

  • 1975 : Subway crash in London kills 43

  • 1981 : Josh Groban born

  • 1982 : Getty Museum endowed

  • 1983 : Last episode of M*A*S*H

  • 1987 : Gorbachev calls for nuclear weapons treaty

  • 1992 : Star Trek exhibit opens at National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

  • 1993 : Actress Ruby Keeler dies

  • 1993 : ATF raids Branch Davidian compound

  • 1994 : First NATO Military Action as U.S. fighter planes shoot down four Serbian warplanes engaged in a bombing mission in violation of Bosnia's no-fly zone.

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  • On this day in Arizona History  View Wild West Gazette History 

 
  • Victory is won not in miles, but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more.— Louis L’Amour
  • When you tug at a single thing in nature, you find it attached to the rest of the world. — John Muir
  • Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. — Victor Hugo
  • ”Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.”
    If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
    If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
    If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
    If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
    She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
    So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.
 
 
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November 22, 2008 to May 31, 2009

Chihuly Art Exhibition  by renowned artist, Dale Chihuly.  The exhibit will feature new and unique works of glass sculpture located along the Garden’s trails.  The exhibition will open Saturday, November 22, 2008 and remain until May 31, 2009.

Desert Botanical Garden
January 2-Feb 8 Disney's the Lion King  ASU Gammage
Jan 9 - Feb 15 Annie Get Your Gun Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
Jan 9 - Feb 1 Premier Dale Wasserman's World Premier Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
Jan. 16-March 29, 2009 CELEBRATION OF FINE ART  on Jan.16 thru Mar.29     Story AZPHM Art Page Scottsdale AZ
Jan. 26-Feb 1, 2009 FBR Open Scottsdale
Jan. 30, 2009 -Feb2, 2009 The Phoenix Symphony Pops Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
Jan. 30, 2009- Feb 1 4th Old Tucson Roundup & Auction  www.oldwestroundup.com STORY Old Tucson AZ
  FEBUARY 2009  
Feb 1
Dr. John & The Neville Brothers A Sanderson Music Series Event
 
Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Feb 4

BISON WESTERN MUSEUM
SPIRIT OF THE OLD WEST ALIVE
HONORS Alan Korwin  6-9PM

 

Bison Museum
16641 N 91st St  (South Bell Rd & 91st) Scottsdale AZ
February 4, 2009 

John Shea Quartet Enjoy his fresh piano style and creative play on old jazz standards Wednesday, February 4, 2009    7 pm $8 Adults  -  $7 Members

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
February 5-8 Kevin Pollak Tempe Improv 930 E University
Feb 5
Heart
 
Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Feb 5 Three Divas & a Darryl - World Premier of this original play book by Deidre Kaye lyrics by Alexx Stuart 7:30PM Musical comedy parody of show biz life. 480-595-7346 www.darknightproductions.us Los Portals Mall Stage
99 Easy St  Carefree AZ
Feb 5-22 The Golden Butterfly East Valley Children's Theater Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 5 - 22, 2009

 

A RAISIN IN THE SUN By Lorraine Hansberry Tucson: January 10 – 31, 2009 Phoenix: February 5 - 22, 2009 A gripping and explosive tale of one family living and learning together on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun was the first authentic voice of an African American playwright to hit the Broadway stage. Arizona Theatre Company
Feb 6-15 Three Divas & a Darryl - Original play book by Deidre Kaye lyrics by Alexx Stuart 7:30PM Musical comedy parody of show biz life. The perfect Valentines dinner  - Dinner before show and dessert at intermission - opens at the Encore Room at AZ Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Rd, Peoria, AZ  Feb 6-15 Friday & Saturday evenings Sunday matinees Starring Janine Smith, Rhonda Vogt, DeAndra Johnson, Kevin Glenn Tickets $45 includes a 3 course dinner, show, tax & gratuties. Receive $3 off for mentioning this ad or $5 off for groups 8 or more.  480-595-7346 www.darknightproductions.us Encore Room at AZ Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Rd, Peoria, AZ
February 6 Matt Dusk His mantra as he tours his second album Back in Town with a show full of swing and jazz. Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
February 6-8 Glendale Chocolate Affaire - Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 - 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 - 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 - noon-5 p.m. Historic Downtown Glendale
February 6 Teatro Lirico D'Europa's "Aida" Yavapai College, 1100 East Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ 86301 - 928.445.7300 or 800.922.6787
February 5-8

Feb 6-8, 2009 High Noon Antique Show 310-202-9010

 Phoenix AZ
February 6 The Four Bitchin' Babes presents Hormonal Imbalance A Mood Swinging Musical Revue! Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 6-8 Glendale Chocolate Affaire Glendale Downtown
February 7 Melissa Manchester Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 7-March 29 Arizona Renaissance Festival is celebrating its 21st season starting February 7th, with eight weekends of revelry in our unique medieval theme park, where the entertainment never stops! 12601 E Hwy 60 Apache Junction
February 7-8 FED CUP - First Round Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex Surprise, AZ
February 8

Kathleen Berger soprano An evening of pure vocal music from some of the great operas

One cannot overlook the extraordinary quality of her voice Accompanied by Eric Malson on piano

Sunday, February 8, 2009    2pm Adults $15  -  Members $13  -  Teens $7  -  Kids $5

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
February 10 Kodo Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Feb 11
Chris Isaak  -  A Sanderson Music Series Event
 
Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Feb 11

Renee Patrick She is driven by true passion and love of music. Her music is shockingly honest and emotionally charged Her father was a member of the world renowned Ink Spots, inducted in the Doo Wop Hall of Fame in 1997 Wednesday,  February 11, 2009    7pm $8 Adults  -  $7 Members

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
February 12 Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Julia Fischer Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 12-13 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – For the past 40 years, these country rockers have created huge hits including their epic Will The Circle Be Unbroken Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
February 12-15 61st Annual Gold Rush Days Wickenburg AZ
February 13 Jim Brickman Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
February 13-14 Patton Oswalt Tempe Improv 930 E University
Feb 13 Mint Condition Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Feb 13 US Airways Center
February 13-14 Robin Williams Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
Feb. 13–March 15, 2009 My First Time Thursday @ 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday @ 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees @ 2 p.m. Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale
February 13-15 Defending the Caveman Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 13-22 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show     480-515-1500  Westworld               
Feb 13 - Mar 1 All My Sons Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
Feb 13-15  61st Annual Gold Rush Days FEB. 13TH-15TH, 2009 Wickenburg
Feb 14 Arizona History Adventure, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., . Enjoy stepping back in time with living history characters from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Museum admission. Contact Mick Woodcock, 928-445-3122 ext. 17 Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott
Feb 14 Quinn Lemley The Heat is On! A Life in Concert celebrating Rita Hayworth Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Feb 14 St Rose Catholic Community 3rd Annual Chili CookOff 11-3 (Chili Tasting ends at 1pm) 45033 N 12th St New River AZ
Feb 14-15 Arizona Statehood Days 623-465-1052 Pioneer Living History Village I-17 Exit 225
Feb 14

Michael Fennelly Piano    and    Megan Weston Soprano Two extraordinary and versatile talents, both have appeared in Carnegie Hall and played to audiences throughout the world. Enjoy this evening of lush romantic music on Valentines Day

Saturday,  February 14, 2009    7pm Adults $15  -  Museum Members $13  -  Teens $7  -  Kids $5

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
Feb 14 Saturday Night Special featuring Travis Tritt and James Otto WestWorld  Scottsdale
Feb 14 The IMS Arizona Marathon Expo Western Sky School  10am-5pm Western Sky School
Feb 14-15 Antique Tractor & Engine Show Sahuaro Ranch Park - Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area 59th Ave South of Peoria
Feb 14 * 61st Annual Gold Rush Days Parade Wickenburg
Feb 14-15 Camp Verde's Pecan and Wine Festival, Buffalo Soldiers Camp Verde
Feb 15 Eddie Griffin Tempe Improv 930 E University
Feb 15 The IMS Arizona Marathon www.thearizonamarathon.com Westgate Center
Feb 15

Charles Lewis Sextet No name in the jazz community commands more respect than Charles Lewis, the first jazz-category inductee of the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. His unique piano style reflects the sophistication of Duke Ellington,  the humor and rhythm of Horace Silver, and strong Latin influences. Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 2pm Adults $15  -  Members $13

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
February 16 President's Day - government office closed  
February 17 Bellydance Superstars Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
February 17 Duncan Sheik Featuring Original Cast Members of Spring Awakening Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 17 Caroline Markham – A fundraiser concert benefiting the Webb Center will feature Wickenburg's Grammy Award winning vocalist revisiting popular Broadway show tunes Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Feb 18

BISON WESTERN MUSEUM
SPIRIT OF THE OLD WEST ALIVE
HONORS Mary Brown  6-9PM

Bison Museum
16641 N 91st St  (South Bell Rd & 91st) Scottsdale AZ
February 18

Glendale Volunteer Fair 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Glendale Adult Center, 5970 W. Brown St
February 18

Barb Catlin Trio Barb was named by Downbeat Magazine as a “Player to Catch” (March 1999) Wednesday,  February 18, 2009    7pm $8 Adults  -  $7 Members

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
Feb 19-22 David Alan Grier Tempe Improv 930 E University
February 19

Community Career Fair 6 - 8 p.m. at the  For more information, call Michelle at 602-359-1005

O’Neil Recreation Center,
6448 W. Missouri Ave.
February 20 Marcus Roberts Trio Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 20 David Copperfield ASU Gammage
Tempe, AZ
February 20-22, 2009 Staged Reading Series (NEW CLASSIC) - The Women by Clare Booth Luce - February 20-22, 2009 Central Community Theatre
Feb 21-22 Celtic Legends – Direct from Ireland comes a fusion of Celtic artistry with thrilling step dance and breath-taking music Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Feb 21 M.O.M. Mama's Organic Market 30 vendors on hand 8am-2pm 3rd Saturday each month 99th Ave & Northern
Feb 21 3rd Annual Geo Cache CatTail Cove Lake Havasu Come Treasure Hunt with your GPS at this beautiful park along Lake Havasu. Third annual event is a great introduction to using a handheld GPS device. CatTail Cove Lake Havasu
Feb 21 Family Fishing Clinic Free admission! Catch some fish! Cosponsored by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, this event offers instruction on how to “snag the big one,” bait hooks and information about fish. Bring your fishing pole, a container to take home your catch and something to sit on. A limited supply of rods and bait are available on a first come, first served basis. A fishing license is not needed during this event; however, if you continue to fish after the clinic, you must follow Arizona laws and regulations. Register at the Game and Fish booth the morning of the event. Call 623-930-4701, for more information. Bonsal Park Lake, 59th Ave. and Bethany Home Rd
Feb 21 Paramount's Original Laser Spectacular ft. The Music of Pink Floyd Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
Feb 21 The Game Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Feb 21 The Parada del Sol Parade has the distinction of being known as the "World's Largest Horsedrawn Parade". The Parade will be held on Saturday February 21st, 2009 at 10:00 am. Scottsdale AZ
February 21 The Oak Ridge Boys  Sat, 02/21/09 Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler, AZ
February 22 2008–09 Virginia G. Piper Concert Series: Shai Wosner
 Sunday @ 7:30 p.m.
Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale
February 22

2009 Chamber Music Series at the West Valley Art Museum

Sunday, February 22

SSW STRING QUARTET plus PV United Methodist Choir featuring the elegant classics of Mozart and Mendelssohn.

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
February 22 PBR: Professional Bull Riders Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 23 Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500 Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 25 YES Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
February 22 The Chieftains Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 22 PBR PRO Glendale Invitational Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 25 -March 1 Winter Range SASS National Championships www.sassnet.com Ben Avery I-17 & Carefree Hwy Exit 224
February 26 -March 1 Don Giovanni Arizona Opera Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
Feb 26- Mar 1 Mitch Fatel Tempe Improv 930 E University
February 26 Zappa Plays Zappa Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
Feb 27 - Apr 5 Guys & Dolls Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2009 Parada del Sol Rodeo      480-990-3179   WestWorld  Scottsdale      
February 27 Brubeck Brothers Quartet – This quartet features one of the great families of jazz, with Dan Brubeck on drums, Chris Brubeck on bass and trombone, Mike DeMicco on guitar and Chuck Lamb on piano Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Feb 28-Mar 1 Sonoran Desert Chorale www.sonorandesertchorale.org First United Methodist Church 15 East Main St. Mesa AZ
February 28 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 28

9th Annual Touch-A-Truck -Free admission! Trucks and large vehicles take center stage 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This unique event is a wonderful opportunity for families to see, touch, interact with and learn about these vehicles and their functions. Bring your camera to get those special shots of your child sitting in the driver’s seat of an 18 wheeler. Souvenirs and refreshments will be available for purchase. For more information, call 623-930-2044.

Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave
February 28 Roy Clark Sat, 02/28/09 Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler, AZ
  MARCH 2009  
March 1, 2009 One Night of Queen Chandler Center for the Arts Chandler, AZ
March 1-15, 2009 Gooney Bird Greene and her True Life Adventures Stageworks at Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 3, 2009 Afro-Cuban All Stars with Juan de Marcos Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 4, 2009 The Pretenders Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
Mar 5-8 Craig Shoemaker "The Love Master" Special Event

 

Tempe Improv 930 E University
Mar 5 98KUPD Presents Slipknot with Coheed and Cambria and Trivium Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
Mar 5 The Temptations Desert Diamond Casino
Mar 5-21 Tartuffe by Moliere Southwest Shakespeare Company at Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Mar 6 Bryan White – Enjoy an acoustic performance with the country star that created hits including \"Rebecca Lynn,\" \"Someone Else\'s Star\" and \"I\'m Not Supposed to Love You Anymore\ Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Mar 6
The Temptations A Sanderson Music Series Event
 
Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 6, 2009 Sir James Galway flute and Christopher O'Riley piano Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Mar 7 Riders in the Sky – The cowboys are back in Wickenburg for one performance only! Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Mar 7-8 7th Annual Spring Festival Celebrating the Arts West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
March 9, 2009 Bob the Builder Live! ASU Gammage
March 9-14, 2009 9th Southwest Leatherworkers Trade Show 2009 Wickenburg Community Center
March 7, 2009 Lily Tomlin Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
March 7, 2009 27th Annual Arizona Ag Day at 10am -3pm 480-986-7781 www.azagday.com Superstition Farm 3440 S Hawes Rd Mesa
Mar 8
Kenny Loggins - A Sanderson Music Series Event
 
Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 8, 2009 Bob the Builder Live!
 
ASU Gammage
March 7-8, 2009 ARIZONA’S LARGEST INDIAN MARKET BEGINS SECOND 50 YEARS WITH NEW ATTRACTIONS, OLD FAVORITES Heard Museum’s Signature Event Expected to Draw Nearly 20,000 Visitors and More Than 700 Artists for Weekend of Artistry, Culture and Fun Heard Museum
March 8, 2009 Kenny Loggins Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 11, 2009 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE ARIZONA EVENT: Herpetologist Brady Barr Dangerous Encounters with Dr. Brady Barr Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Mar 12-15 Richard Lewis Tempe Improv 930 E University
March 13, 2009 The 5 Browns Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 13, 2009 Frankie Valli & The Manhattan Transfer Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
March 14, 2009 The Irish Rovers Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 14-15, 2009
Civil War in the Southwest - Every March “Civil War in the Southwest” comes alive with over 200 re-enactors, mock battles, military camps, living history demonstrations, music, vendors, and more. See photos from last year's event or get directions to park or learn more about Picacho Peak State Park. You may also Download Event Schedule. (835 KB PDF)
Picacho Peak State Park
March 15, 2009 World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions

US Airways Center ( formerly America West Arena)

March 17-18, 2009 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Mar 19-22 Charlie Murphy Tempe Improv 930 E University
March 19 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.
US Airways Center
March 19 Etta James & The Roots Band Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 19-22, 2009 Festival of the West       602-996-4387   WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 20-April 5, 2009 Godspell - March 20-April 5, 2009
 
Central Community Theatre
March 21-22 Glendale Folk & Heritage Festival - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Enjoy over 150 performers with styles ranging from Folk and Bluegrass to Cowboy Poetry and Storytelling
The public is welcome to participate in FREE workshops such as “Guitar Finger Style” Folk & Heritageand “Songwriter’s Circle” lead by accomplished entertainers. This unique festival will include family entertainment, historic site tours, blacksmith demonstrations, children’s stage and activity area and much more! Food/snacks will be available for purchase. Admission and most activities are free. Whether you come for the music, to see a live blacksmithing demonstration or to learn more about the history of Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area, this festival has something for the entire family to enjoy. For more information, please contact Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area at 623-930-4200.
Want to be an entertainer at this event? Download the application here:   PDF    Word
Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area, 9802 N. 59th Ave.
March 22

2009 Chamber Music Series at the West Valley Art Museum

Sunday, March 22

SSW WOODWIND QUINTET featuring romantic music from Beethoven to early 20th century works.

 

 

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 
March 20-22, 2009 39th annual Scottsdale Arts Festival on March 20-22, 2009 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts(480) 994-ARTS (2787) or online at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
March 25 KC & the Sunshine Band Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler, AZ
March 25-26 March 25 & 26, 2009 * Kathy Mattea – One of country music's most celebrated singer/songwriters, her diverse talents blend folk, bluegrass, Celtic and more Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
March 26 – 29, 2009 Arizona Opera: Tosca Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
Mar 26-29 Norm MacDonald Tempe Improv 930 E University
Mar 26, 2009 Billy Joel & Elton John US Airways Center ( formerly America West Arena)
March 26 – 29, 2009 Arizona Theatre Company presents The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company’s production of. King Henry V by William Shakespeare directed by Davis McCallum Phoenix:  March 26 – 29, 2009 Tucson: April 2 – 5, 2009  Young, restless and ambitious, Henry V inherits a troubled crown and seeks to secure his position at home by launching a hasty invasion of France.  The charismatic warrior King’s aggressive pursuit of the French crown earns him iconic status, uniting England and France and briefly banishing the civil strife that will long outlive him. This Shakespearean epic expertly balances the thrilling heroics of battle with the painful and complex reactions of men who are sometimes unsure of the justice of their cause.  KING HENRY V is a rousing, fascinating story about the power of courage and the price of glory. Arizona Theatre Company
March 27 – 29, 2009 Cowgirl Up! - Desert Caballeros Western Museum Opening Gala 928.684.2272 Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street in Wickenburg, Arizona, approximately 45 miles northwest of Phoenix.
March 27 Angelique Kidjo Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 28, 2009 Glenn Miller Orchestra Sat, 03/28/09 Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler, AZ
March 28 & 29, 2009 Bike MS: Round Up Ride 2009   http://bikeaza.nationalMSsociety.org Heritage Park in Florence, Arizona
  APRIL 2009  
Apr 2-5 Maz Jobrani
 
Tempe Improv 930 E University
Apr 1-2 Southwest Facilities Expo featuring Managing Green Buildings Phoenix Convention Center
Apr 2-18 The Merchant of Venice Southwest Shakespeare Company at Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Apr 5, 2009 BIG Big Band: Jazz with the Phoenix Symphony – From Ellington to Goodman to Shaw, the Phoenix Symphony swings their way through big band favorites Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Apr 3-5, 2009 Tombstone Rose Festival & Territorial Days                                                1-888-457-3929
April 2 - 19, 2009 WORLD PREMIERE! SOMEBODY/NOBODY By Jane Martin  Directed by Jon Jory Tucson: March 7 – 28, 2009  Phoenix: April 2 - 19, 2009   Sheena is a somebody who wants to be a nobody. Loli is a nobody desperate to be a somebody. In this hilarious world premiere comedy about Hollywood, fame and the TMZ, renowned playwright Jane Martin takes dead aim at our culture of celebrity. Arizona Theatre Company
April 2 Fall Out Boys Mesa Amphitheatre  Mesa, AZ
April 3 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
April 4 and 5, 2009 25th Annual Gibson Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival
Saturday, April 4, 2009 | noon – 10 p.m. Sunday, April 5, 2009 | noon – 6 p.m.
Historic Downtown Glendale
April 5 Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed Chandler Center for the Arts
April 10 -May 3 Sweeny Todd Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
April 16    
April 17- May 24 Miss Saigon Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
April 17- May 3 The Emperor's New Clothes Stageworks at Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
April 18 M.O.M. Mama's Organic Market 30 vendors on hand 8am-2pm 3rd Saturday each month 99th Ave & Northern
April 18 Three Mo' Tenors Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
April 18 Gaelic Storm Chandler Center for the Arts
April 18 The Siti Company  Sat, 04/18/09 ASU Gammage
Tempe, AZ
April 19 Kenny Rogers Desert Diamond Casino
April 24-26-2009 Staged Reading Series (NEW) - Jane Doe, an original play about surviving breast cancer - April 24-26, 2009 Central Community Theatre
April 25 Eckhart Tolle Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
April 25 Top Hat Orchestra Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
April 29, 2009 2009 Women Against MS "WAMS" Luncheon will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the brand new Monte Lucia Resort and Spa (Tatum and Lincoln) Our speaker is Martha Madison, (Belle Black Brady) an actress from Days of Our Lives. Monte Lucia Resort and Spa (Tatum and Lincoln)
April 30 -May 3, 2009 Sesame Street Live Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
  MAY 2009  
May 2-3 Sonoran Desert Chorale www.sonorandesertchorale.org First United Methodist Church 15 East Main St. Mesa AZ
May 5 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
May 7 - 24, 2009

 

Hershey Felder in BEETHOVEN, AS I KNEW HIM The Music of Ludwig van Beethoven Text by Hershey Felder Directed by Joel Zwick Tucson April 8 – 27, 2009  Phoenix  May 7 - 24, 2009  Hershey Felder completes his musical trilogy known as ‘The Composer Sonata’ with his brand new production, Beethoven, As I Knew Him.  Based on a true story, the headstrong German genius Ludwig van Beethoven is brought stirringly to life through the eyes of his last surviving friend as well as through performances of some of the most eternally powerful musical masterpieces ever composed. Arizona Theatre Company
May 9 The Music of Dixieland Side Street Strutters witht he Symphony of the Southwest Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
May 10, 2009 Cabaret - CCT Presents TML Arts' "Together Forever" & Broadway Style Diva Shana Bousard - Sunday, May 10, 2009 Central Community Theatre
May 19-24, 2009 Bishop Mule Days Bishop CA
May 11, 2009 An Evening with Garrison Keillor Yavapai College, 1100 East Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ 86301 - 928.445.7300 or 800.922.6787
May 16 M.O.M. Mama's Organic Market 30 vendors on hand 8am-2pm 3rd Saturday each month 99th Ave & Northern
May 12-13, 2009 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
May 23-25, 2009 Wyatt Earp Days   Tombstone
May 24, 2009 Fleetwood Mac Unleashed: Hits Tour 2009 Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
  JUNE  2009  
June 5 - July 19, 2009 Bye Bye Birdie Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
Jun 18-28 The Little Mermaid East Valley Children's Theater Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Jun 19-21 Shriner's Sweet Onion Festival    520-457-3106 Tombstone
Jun 29-Jul 5 Prescott Frontier Days ®, Inc. 2009 World's Oldest Rodeo ®. Prescott, Ariz
Jun 29  2009 Wrangler ProRodeo Million Dollar Tour Prescott, Ariz., June 29 Prescott, Ariz
  JULY  2009  
July 2, 2009 Wicked ASU Gammage
July 4, 2009 Glendale's Fourth of July Celebration \ Gates open at 6 pm Glendale Community College
     
  AUGUST  2009  
August 7 - September 20, 2009
 
Forever Plaid Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
August 7 - September 20, 2009
 
The Taffetas Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
August 15 Julianne Hough Desert Diamond Casino
     
  SEPTEMBER  2009  
Sept 5-7, 2009    Rendezvous of Gunfighters          Tombstone
Aug 21 Twist & Shout Desert Diamond Casino
Sept 27 – Sept 6, 2009 Cowgirl Up! - Desert Caballeros Western Museum Opening Gala 928.684.2272 Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street in Wickenburg, Arizona, approximately 45 miles northwest of Phoenix.
Sept 2009    5th Annual Wild Western Festival       CJ's Movie Studio Avondale
  OCTOBER  2009  
October 11, 2009 Fiesta Glendale  4-10 p.m. Historic Downtown Glendale
Oct 16-19, 2009  Helldorado Days      520-457-3548 Tombstone
  NOVEMBER  2009  
  DECEMBER  2009  
  JANUARY 2010  

Recurring Events

Monday

 Every Monday Arrowhead Hospital Blood Pressures Arrowhead Hospital is now doing blood pressures in center court, near Guest Services from 7:30 - 10:30am every Monday morning.  This is a great opportunity to get accurate and complimentary blood pressures.

Tuesday

Every Tuesday... Carefree/Cave Creek Rotary Club, 7:30am breakfast at Horny Toad. Call 480-575-1409.

Cave Creek Saddle Club Monthly meetings, 3rd Tues., 7:30 p.m. at Harris Bank, Scottsdale Rd. and Carefree Hwy. Call President Susan Dryer, 623-465-1374 or visit www.cavecreeksaddleclub.org .

Every Tuesday... Carefree Corridor Business Group, 7:00am breakfast at Pioneer Restaurant. Call 480-560-7841 Tom Buckhardt - no membership fees, open to one business professional in each field, pass leads, share experiences, guest speakers www.carefreecorridorbusinessgroup.com .

Hospice of the Valley, Paradise Valley Grief Support, meets at PV Senior Center, 17402 N. 40th St., every 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Call 602-636-5390 for info.

"Women with Spirit" Tues. at 7:30 a.m., Kashman's Deli at the Summit. All women are invited to enjoy coffee and conversation. Call 480-231-9927 for info, sponsored by Desert Mission United Methodist Church.

Every Tuesday... Soroptimists Meeting, 7:30am www.sisfoothills.org

Panic Relief, Inc. ;has a program geared to help anyone suffering from these disorders. Held in Cave Creek/Carefree, Mon., noon - 1 p.m., Tues. 7 - 8 p.m. Call 732-940- 9658 if you are interested in attending.

Wednesday

Every Wednesday... Kiwanis Club of Carefree, 11:30am at Harolds. Call 480-488-8400.

American Girls Club, for 2nd – 6th grade girls who just want to have fun! Meets 1st and 3rd Wed., 4 p.m., Vineyard Church, 42105 N. 41st Dr., Anthem. Call 623-742- 7329 for info.

 Awana Youth Program, 3 years – 6th grade, Wed., 6:15 to 8 p.m. Black Mountain Baptist Church; 33955 N. Cave Creek Rd. Call 480-488-1975 or visit www.bmbcaz. com.

Awana Youth Program, 3 years – 6th grade, Wed., 6:25 to 8 p.m. SonRise Community Church;  29505 N. Scottsdale Road. For info call Diane at 623-516-0691.
 

Women’s Domestic Violence Support Group, meets Wed., 6:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 35500 N. Cave Creek Rd., Carefree. Drop-ins welcome. Call 480- 488-1090 for more information.

Thursday

Every Thursday evening, Old Town Scottsdale’s many art galleries keep the lights on. ArtWalk runs 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays,  around Main Street and Marshall Way, Scottsdale. Free. (480) 990-3939 or www.scottsdalegalleries.com  

Unite to Fight Illegal Immigration Town Hall Meeting Childress Auto Mall, 2223 W. Camelback Rd., every Thurs., 6:30 p.m., rain or shine. For more information: www.immigrationbuzz.com  or 602-433-3760.

Las Palmas Grand Ballroom Dance Thursdays Set 4- Oct 2, 2008 2550 E. Ellsworth Rd Mesa 480-982--0577

Downtown Chandler Farmers Market Every Thursday, 3-7 p.m., beginning Oct. 9 Dr. A. J. Chandler Park

Friday

Every Friday... Carefree Farmers' Market , 9:00am- 1:00pm at Carefree Town Center in the Amphitheater at 101 Easy Street, Carefree, AZ 85377. Click here or call 480-488-3686

Every Friday Night 6-9pm ... ALL CARS WELCOME FRIDAY NIGHT CAR SHOW  ,at Big Earl's Greasy Eats 6135 E. Cave Creek Rd Cave Creek , AZ 85331. l 480-575-7889

 

Rotary Club of Anthem Weekly breakfast meetings every Fri., 7 a.m., Ironwood Country Club, 41551 N. Anthem Hills Dr. Contact Larry Evans at 623-225-6342.

Every Friday Wine Classes at 6:00PM. $10 to try 6 wines with the best food in the valley at any wine tasting at 21023 N Cave Creek Rd.  just east of the intersection of Cave Creek Road and Rose Garden (the first street north of the 101).  www.cavecreekwines.com.

BINGO sponsored by the American Legion & VFW. 1st & 3rd Fri. Boulder Creek High School. Public Welcome.

Fish Fry Sponsored by American Legion Post 34 in Cave Creek, will resume October 5.

Every Saturday November 2007 – April 2008:1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Arizona’s Singing Cowboy in Old Town - Enjoy the award winning team of Gary and Dusty while they return you to the “wild west” with your favorite old western tunes, humorous cowboy poetry and funny stories. Gary and Dusty are on the streets of “Old Town” every Saturday afternoon For additional information 480-312-7750  

Anthem Legislative Update;. Senator Pamela Gorman's 1st Friday/Month legislative update meeting, 9 a.m., Anthem Community Center. Call 602-926-4002.

Saturday

Every Saturday... Farmers Market at Roadhouse Cave Creek 9am

Arizona Archaeological Society, Desert Foothills; Chapter, ;meetings to resume in the fall.

BINGO sponsored by American Legion Post 34 in Cave Creek, will resume October 1.
Black Mountain Elks Organization Committee Will resume meetings in the fall.
Cave Creek Museum Reopens in October. Visit www.CaveCreekMuseum.org  for more information.
Cave Creek Regional Park Events calendar is available online. Visit www.maricopa.gov/parks/cavecreek  or call 623-465-0431 for a list of programs.
Foothills Caring Corp, a non-profit organization that provides support services to homebound and frail elderly adults in the North Scottsdale, Cave Creek and I-17/ Carefree Hwy area. Call 480-488-1105 for more info.
Hospice of Arizona Warm, caring people needed to share time and hearts with patients and families. For more information call 602-378-1313.
Hospice Family Care, in Scottsdale area, seeks caring and compassionate volunteers to provide companionship or help run errands for terminally ill patients and their families. For information call Linda Patti, 480-889-1124.
North Phoenix Visions of Hope Center  A non-profit group serving the mentally ill with meetings, meals, variety of classes and activities. Located at 15044 N. Cave Creek Rd., Ste 2. Call for information, 602-404-1555, Mon – Fri, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area Visit the web site at www.maricopa.gov/parks  or call 480-488-6623 for a complete list of hikes and directions.
Unite to Fight Illegal Immigration Town Hall Meeting:; Childress Auto Mall, 2223 W. Camelback Rd., every Thurs., 6:30 p.m., rain or shine. For more information: www.immigrationbuzz.com  or 602-433-3760.

Late Nite Catechism By Vicki Quade & Maripat Donovan, Ongoing; call for dates and times, Stage 2, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Single ticket price: $36, The longest-running play in the Valley is still in a class by itself! Audience members are the students in catechism class, and Patti Hannon is "Sister" in this hilarious interactive comedy. You better be on your best behavior, or else Sister is likely to put you in the corner‹on stage! Every performance is unique and will appeal to all, regardless of one¹s faith.

Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty
By Maripat Donovan, Ongoing; call for dates and times,
Stage 2, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Single ticket price: $36, That¹s right, the fun continues in Sister¹s second catechism class! You don¹t need to graduate from the first class to enjoy this one; Sister will give extra attention to her slower students. Sister has felt banners, a filmstrip, handouts, historical facts and hysterical insights to explain every nun¹s goal: getting into heaven and bringing along as many of the faithful as possible. Using a special version of Chutes and Ladders to demonstrate her point, Sister tells us where we¹ve gone wrong, and no one is excused from her firm belief that "sometimes we feel guilty because we are guilty."

Native Trails January 9 ­ April 7, 2007,  Most Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays* Noon ­ 1:15pm
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Second Street & Drinkwater Boulevard in downtown Scottsdale Free admission Every January through April, the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall, just north of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, comes alive with Native American music, dance, art and traditional foods. Presented by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and produced by the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Native Trails is now in its fifth season of free noontime festivals dedicated to exploring the rich and varied cultures of Native America. We invite you to come along on this sensory journey to the first nations of Arizona and North America. Musical performances using traditional instruments such as flutes, gourds and drums will delight your ears. A variety of tribal dances ranging from powwow dancing and fancy dance to the excitement and energy of the traditional hoop dance will amaze your eyes. And the rhythmic drumbeat in your chest as you join the performers for a traditional round dance will energize your spirit! *Please note, there will be no Native Trails performances on the following dates: February 3, 6, 8 & 10; March 6, 8, 10, 13, 15 & 17, 2007.
Sunday A’Fair
January – April, 2008 Times: Noon – 4:30 p.m. Sunday A'Fair is a mini-festival outdoors on Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. Relax on the grass and listen to great music, stroll the grounds and visit the artists' booths selling jewelry, glass objects and other fine art. Food is available for purchase. Admission is free. Enjoy exciting kids activities and great family fun! http://www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org

Sunday

Scouts Computer Swapmeet: 3rd Sunday of each month 6 AM to 10:30 AM at Scottsdale Pavilions, 9069 East Indian Bend Road, Scottsdale (West of the loop 101 Freeway). See: http://scoutscomputerswapmeet.com/.

ART TOUR time varies, based on date Location:  downtown arts district Phone:  (602) 488-9494
An exclusive tour of the downtown Phoenix Arts Scene. This tour targets the arts enthusiast and buyer, providing a guided tour of The Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue Arts Districts.
ARTOUR's provided for groups large and small, in town and out of town. Each ARTOUR caters to the tastes and flavors of the attendees, and offer intimate connections to our downtown arts culture. Tours can be any length of time and personalized for your group to include suggestions for culinary, musical and theatrical endeavors to compliment your experience in our emerging Downtown Arts Scene.
Tours are $100 per person, per hour for the tour. Transportation can be provided for an additional fee, cost varies based on references. Group Rates are available.
North Scottsdale Polo Club plays weekly during the spring and winter months;  visit their website to confirm dates and times www.northscottsdalepolo.com

Downtown Phoenix Public Market 8 A.M. - 1 P.M.  SE. Corner of Central and McKinley streets  On the southeast corner of Central Ave and McKinley St. (2 blocks south of Roosevelt)  602-493-5231  Admission:  Free  Event Date: Every Saturday of Each Month.
Experience the best in Arizona agriculture, cooking and creativity as vendors from across the state will offer fresh flowers, fruits & vegetables, meat & dairy products, roasted coffee, mouth watering honey, jams & chocolates, baked goods & prepared foods. For grocery and gift shopping, a meal with friends and neighbors and more - the Downtown Phoenix Public Market welcomes YOU. VISA, MasterCard, Food Stamps & AZ Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks accepted. FREE parking is available on-site.

Natural Medicine with Dr. Jen Weekly Seminars for Women & Children
Curves of Anthem  42323 N Vision Way Suite 105 in Anthem, AZ 85086

Natural Pediatrics with Dr. Don Monthly Seminars for Parents & Children
will be offered at Sylvan Learning Center of Anthem 3434 W. Anthem Way, Suite 136 Anthem, AZ 85086

WestWorld  Scottsdale

Cactus League Schedule   Arizona's 53rd Cactus League season starts March 1st. It is expected to boost the state's economy by more than $200 million according to league officials.

Arizona Diamondbacks Schedule

Arizona Cardinals Schedule

Venues

Actors Theatre

Alice Cooperstown 101 E. Jackson St. Phoenix, AZ, 85004 (602) 253-7337

Arts Directory

Artists Theatre Project

ASU Gammage

ASU Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)

Arizona Broadway Theatre 7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ  623-776-8400 

Arizona Opera Phoenix Symphony Hall, 2nd St & Adams, Phoenix

Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum

Arizona State Fairgrounds - Arizona Exposition and State Fair Park 1826 W. McDowell Road Phoenix

Arizona Theatre Company

Arrowhead Towne Center

Arts Council 4 Youth

Ballet Arizona

Bison Museum 16641 N 91st St  (South Bell Rd & 91st) Scottsdale AZ

Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

Casino Arizona

Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th St., Cave Creek

Cave Creek Museum

Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St

Central Community Theatre

Chandler Center for the Arts  250 N. Arizona Ave.Chandler, AZ (480) 782-2680

Chandler Museum 178 E. Commonwealth Ave., Chandler, AZ 85244 - 480-782-2717

Changing Hands Book Store 6428 S McClintock Dr.

City of Peoria City Hall Municipal Grounds 8401 West Monroe Street, Peoria Pine Room

Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 Water Street Peoria.

Copper Canyon High School Performing Arts Center, 9126 W Camelback Road 623-935-6384

Corona Ranch 7611 S 29th Ave

Cricket Wireless Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ

Darknight Productions at Peoria Center for the Performing Arts 8355 West Peoria Avenue Peoria

Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 

Desert Botanical Garden  1201 N. Galvin Parkway

Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg

Desert Dance Theatre, 480-962-4584

Desert Broom Library, 29710 N. Cave Creek Rd. (SW corner of Tatum and Cave Creek) 602-262-4636 or visit our website at http://www.phxlib.org

Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd., Cave Creek. For events, call 480-488-2286 or visit their website at
www.desertfoothillslibrary.com .

Desert Foothills Theatre

Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 

First United Methodist Church 15 E. First Ave., in Mesa

Firebird Raceway

 

Foothills Library 19055 N 58th Ave Glendale AZ 623-930-3844

Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center, Pam DiPietro, 480-488-1145 or 515-2798. 7005 E. Cave Creek Rd. # 107, Cave Creek 85331

FrontierTown 6245 E Cave Creek Road Cave Creek AZ 8-3

Glendale Community College Performing Arts Center 59th Ave & Olive Glendale

Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, AZ

Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road

Grimaldi's Dinner Theater 4000 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale

Harrold's Cave Creek Corral 6895 E Cave Creek

Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 

Heard Museum

Heard Museum West 16126 N Civic Center Plaza Surprise

iTheatre Collaborative

Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200

Kiwanis Park - Sister Cities Garden, 5800 S. All America Way, Tempe, Arizona

The Little Theatre at Phoenix Theatre 100 E. McDowell Rd 

Margaritaville Westgate City Center 6751 N Sunset Blvd Suite E109 Glendale Ave & I-101

Maricopa County Events Center  (formerly the Sundome)

Martini Ranch Scottsdale, AZ

Mesa Amphitheatre 201 N. Center St. Mesa, AZ (480) 644-2560

Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500

North Valley Regional Library, 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Prkwy, Anthem. For events and hours call 602-652-3000, or visit the library website at www.mcldaz.org.

North Valley Playhouse 13043 North Cave Creek Road


Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams

Pages Bookstore 7100 East Cave Creek Road in the StageCoach Village Shopping Center 480/575-7220 www.PagesNewAndRare.com
Contact: Will or Sandi Pearson,
info@PagesNewAndRare.Com

Payson Event Center

Peoria Sports Complex

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix College, Bulpitt Auditorium,  1202 W. Thomas Rd

Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale (866) 408-RACE www.phoenixinternationalraceway.com

Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.

Phoenix Theatre

Phoenix Zoo 455 N Galvin Pkwy 602-914-4333

Pioneer Living History Museum  3901 W. Pioneer Rd.

Prochnow Auditorium , Flagstaff, AZ

Rawhide

Renaissance Glendale, 9495 W. Coyotes Blvd., Glendale, AZ  85305

Rhythm Room 1019 E IndianSchool Rd

Sahuaro Ranch Park - Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area 59th Ave South of Peoria

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Virginia G. Piper Theater 7380 East Second Street

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts(480) 994-ARTS (2787) or online at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org
 

Scottsdale Civic Center Mall Second Street & Drinkwater Boulevard in downtown Scottsdale

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art -  7374 E. Second St. (480) 994-ARTS

Scottsdale Mustang Library, 10101 N. 90th St.

The Sharlot Hall Museum 415 W. Gurley in Prescott, 2 blocks west of Courthouse Plaza

Soul Invictus, 1022 NW Grand Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007

South Mountain Community College 7050 S. 24th St

Spotlight Youth Theatre West Valley Art Museum 17420 North Avenue of the Arts (114th Avenue) Surprise, AZ  85374

Stagecoach Village Cave Creek AZ

Tempe Center for the Arts Box Office  480-350-2822

Tempe Improv 930 E University

Tempe Little Theatre Tempe Performing Arts Center, 132 E. Sixth St

Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale

Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria

The Blooze Bar 12014 N. 32nd Street Phoenix, AZ (602) 788-4574

The Studio at Theater Works - located inside the Peoria Performing Arts Center
8355 W. Peoria Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85245

Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village, 336 Highway 179,  Sedona, Arizona

Tombstone AZ

Tucson Botanical Gardens. 2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712

University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale 

US Airways Center ( formerly America West Arena)

Westgate City Center

Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E. MacDonald Dr., Paradise Valley

Valley Youth Theatre, 525 N. First St., Phoenix

Veterans Memorial Coliseum 19th Ave & MDowell

West Valley Art Museum 170 N Avenue of the Arts Surprise AZ 

WestWorld  Scottsdale

Yavapai College, 1100 East Sheldon St., Prescott, AZ 86301 - 928.445.7300 or 800.922.6787

Email to add your event : azphm@azphm.com

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February is "Authors Month" at Cave Creek Museum

Museum will also host "Don't Mine If I Do!" Children's Program on Sun., Feb. 8 & more!

 

(CAVE CREEK) – Critically-acclaimed author Nancy E. Turner is among the featured presenters during the February Authors Month at Cave Creek Museum. The Museum will also host a children's program about mining on Sunday, February 8. Located at 6140 Skyline Dr., Cave Creek Museum features an extensive collection of prehistoric and historic artifacts that describe the lives of Native Americans, miners, ranchers and pioneers. The February event schedule follows: Story Continues

 

Blue Coyote Gallery to host "All Aboard!" Art Exhibit and Book Signing
on
Friday, February 13

 

Event pays tribute to famed painter, Marjorie Reed, whose legacy is her 110 canvas collection depicting various scenes along the Butterfield Overland Stage Trail

 

Reed lived in Arizona for 30 years – Art expert Gary Fillmore is first to publish detailed account of her life

 

(CAVE CREEK, Ariz.) – Blue Coyote Gallery is paying tribute to famed Southwest painter, Marjorie Reed, by hosting a special art exhibit and sale and book signing, "All Aboard!" from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, February 13. Guests can view paintings from the James S. Copley Library collection of Reed's California, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri Butterfield series and meet Gary Fillmore, owner of Blue Coyote Gallery and author the new book, All Aboard! The Life and Work of Marjorie Reed. Fillmore will sign and sell books at the reception for $80. The exhibit runs through Sunday, March 15.   Story Continues

 

NATIONAL DO NOT CALL LIST FOR CELL PHONES
Cell Phone Numbers Go Public  All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls.

..... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS FROM TELEMARKETERS
To prevent these calls, just call the following number from your cell phone:   
888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.

HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS.. It takes about 20 seconds and save you minutes & cell phone charges!

History™ Announces a National Teach-In on Lincoln.

Sign up now for this free webcast on Thursday, February 12th at 1:30pm/12:30c!

Give a Lincoln for Lincoln: History™ Announces a National Initiative for Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States.

He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War,
preserving the Union and ending slavery. As the war was drawing to a close, Lincoln became the
first American president to be assassinated. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican
president, Lincoln had been a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States
House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.

History™ together with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will feature a National Teach-In
on Lincoln on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 1:30pm EST.  Educators and students nationwide can
tune-in to view this LIVE webcast. Registration is now open for this event online at
http://www.history.com/lincoln/. Visit this site today to sign up and to learn more about this exciting
online event featuring historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Harold Holzer, and Matthew Pinsker.

Do your students have questions about Lincoln? Send them to History at
Lincoln@aetn.com and tune-in to see if one of these questions is
picked to be answered by historians during the live webcast! Many of
these questions will also be answered by Lincoln experts after the
event.
 

 

We are living in an amazing time in our nation's history. Founder, TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear, was talking with Academy Award-winning songwriter Keith Carradine one night, and the Born Again American video was, well, born.

Check out the other side of Kurt Warner

Famous Posse Races After Killer of Dodge City Singer

The true story of the trek the most intrepid posse of the Old West

Famous Posse Races After Killer of Dodge City Singer
The true story of the trek the most intrepid posse of the Old West ventured on in pursuit of a reckless gunslinger is the subject of a new book entitled Thunder Over the Prairie. Thunder Over the Prairie rides into bookstores in June 2009.

The year was 1878. Future legends of the Old West—lawmen Charlie Bassett, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, and Bill Tilghman—patrolled the unruly streets of Dodge City, Kansas, then known as “the wickedest little city in America.” When a cattle baron fled town after allegedly shooting the popular dancehall girl Dora Hand, these four men—all sharpshooters who knew the surrounding harsh, desert-like terrain—hunted him down, it was said, like “thunder over the prairie.” The posse’s legendary ride across the desolate landscape to seek justice influenced the men’s friendship, careers, and feelings about the justice system. This account of that event, written by Howard Kazanjian and Chris Enss, is a fast-paced, unforgettable glimpse into the Old West.
 Story Continues

 In Memory
of the brave who dare to explore
and discover
so that the rest of us will
have a better life.

We will never forget...

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003

4th Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction "Gem Show" Cowboy Style
The true "Gems" of the Old West are its diverse heritage; the people, the terrain, the natural resources. Stagecoaches, mighty Indian Chiefs, Gun Fights, the Cavalry and even the stars of Hollywood have covered this Saguaro filled desert. The colorful influence of Cowboys, Indians and the Vaquero will be celebrated at the 4th Tucson Old West Round-Up.
The Old West Round-Up, loaded with old west collectibles, antiques, jewelry, beadwork, vintage firearms, hats, spurs, saddles, bits and rugs will draw hundreds of professional buyers and western enthusiasts.  This ongoing and widely traveled trade show has proven to be a favorite of the Southwest.
Join us at the Pima Country Fairgrounds, Thurber Hall for the 4th Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction, a sale of Western & Indian collectibles,
January 30- February 1, 2009. Purveyors of Old West Americana will travel from as far east as Arkansas and from the northern Dakota & Montana territories.
The quality of items will match anything offered, anywhere. We’ve built a reputation for that. It’s an opportunity for the serious collector or novice, even folks looking for western style furnishings for their homes, to purchase that long searched-for treasure.
The Round-Up clearly shows that the Old West, Cowboys, Indians, and Vaqueros, is alive far beyond the legend and lore.  Henry’s rifles, 1873 Winchester repeaters and just about any other “tool of the trade” will be for sale.  Don’t forget the saddles, boots, chaps and vintage western clothing, we can even find you a 10-gallon hat, shaped and fitted for any cowboy, cowgirl or collector.  There will be spurs and bits here that can’t be found anywhere else.
Is it the old pawn jewelry you’re looking for? Look now farther! Silver and turquoise Indian jewelry is a popular favorite of many buyers. A full representation of beadwork, basketry and rugs will catch the eye of the Native American enthusiasts.
The Hollywood Westerns will be represented well with items from Hoppy, Gene and Roy. Don’t think that we’ve left out the paper ephemera and book collectors because we haven’t – this is the place to find that first edition or hard-to-find book, you’ve been looking for.
The 4th Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction will take place in the Thurber Hall of the Pima Country Fairgrounds. The Show opens Friday, January 30 from 2 to 6 pm, Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. An auction will be held Saturday evening at 6pm sharp. Auction preview begins Saturday at noon. Daily general admission is only $7 or a discounted 3-day pass is $15 and children 12 & under are free with an adult. For more information call Round-Up Productions, 406-834-3603 or 406-925-2787 or visit our website
www.oldwestroundup.com

OFF-BROADWAY HIT MY FIRST TIME
OPENS AT THEATER 4301

My First Time
Feb. 13–March 15, 2009 Thursday @ 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday @ 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees @ 2 p.m.
Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the hit Off-Broadway comedy
My First Time
from Feb. 13–March 15, 2009, at Theater 4301 in downtown Scottsdale. The performances are presented with support from Leslie Dashew and Jack Salisbury. 

Single tickets are available for $38 through the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).

 An acclaimed new play in the style of The Vagina Monologues, My First Time features four actors telling real stories – from the hysterical to the heartbreaking – about first sexual experiences. In 1998, nearly a decade before the rise of blogging, a Web site was created that allowed people to anonymously share their own stories about their “First Times.” The site became an instant phenomenon with more than 40,000 stories pouring in from around the globe that were silly, sweet, absurd, funny, straight, gay, shy, sexy and everything in between. These true stories and all of the unique characters in them are brought to life in this unforgettable play written by Ken Davenport and starring Valley actors Roxanne Garcia, Vi Flaten, Joshua Yeatts and Dion Johnson.

 These performances contain adult themes and language.

 

AZ CARDINALS NFC CHAMPIONS!

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“Alan Korwin” Feb 4th
   at 4th Spirit of the Old West Alive

February 4th at Bison Western Museum benefiting The 300 Club Food Rescue
(SCOTTSDALE) – Alan Korwin, Bloomfield Press author of Gun Law books and 2nd Amendment rights guardian is scheduled for Feb 4th  Spirit of the Old West Alive at the Bison Western Museum 16641 N 91st St.  

The public is invited to attend what promises to be a lively discussion about 2nd Amendment rights. Admission is $15 partially benefits the charities sponsored. Children are admitted free.  

The current temperament in Congress is threatening to the gun enthusiast and concerns grow as new legislation is proposed all over the country and in our nation’s capitol.

 Alan is a nationally recognized author of numerous books on gun laws. He wrote his first book, The Arizona Gun Owner’s Guide, in 1989, now in its 23rd edition with more than 100,000 copies in print. He went on to write or co-write seven more books on gun laws, including state guides for California, Florida, Texas and Virginia, the unabridged federal guide Gun Laws of America, and his 11th, which debuted at the 2008 Gun Rights Policy Conference, The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed!

With his wife Cheryl he operates Bloomfield Press, which has grown into the largest publisher and distributor of gun-law books in America. His website, gunlaws.com, features a National Directory to every gun law in the country and more than 160 books and DVDs for gun owners and the freedom movement. Alan’s blog, PageNine.org, is carried by dozens of paper and online outlets, and rumors about his political parody band, The Cartridge Family, cannot be confirmed.

The Spirit of the Old West Alive (SOWA) was founded by LeeAnn Sharpe with the purpose of collecting oral histories. “Too often we see the passing of significant people in our history without their stories being recorded. It means so much more to hear their stories directly from the individual. To hear their voice, to see their body language and pick up on their personality,” Sharpe comments.  These video taped interviews will be available as DVD’s and online for research.

 Bison Western Museum is an excellent partner in the SOWA program as their goal is also related to gathering history of the southwest. Viewing the spectacular museum collection is a perfect appetizer to the evening of entertainment. (www.bisonhomes.com )

 Also sponsoring the event is the Wild West Gazette dedicated to promoting Arizona history, education and tourism.  Publisher Sid Hagel has taken a lead role in hand making the Arizona Manzanita wood awards, hand carved into the shape of Arizona and laser etched. The January issue of Wild West Gazette out now features Wyatt Earp and southern Arizona history.  (www.wildwestgazette.com )

Master Printing (www.masterprintingaz.com) has created beautiful collector cards of each Spirit honoree, as well as the programs.

 Bison Western Museum is located at 16641 N. 91st St., Scottsdale, AZ (just north of Bell Road) Parking is free and admission is a $15 donation to benefit our selected charities. Doors open at 5PM with social networking, food and beverages, and the program will begin at 7pm and last until 9pm. (www.spiritoftheoldwest.com )

 Watch the website for news of the next honoree scheduled, Mary Brown of Festival of the West on Feb 18th.  

The Sedona Marathon Returns!
Saturday, February 7, 2009 8am Mountain Standard Time.

The marathon, 1/2 marathon, and the 5k all start at 8am mountain standard time by race length in West Sedona, Arizona.

Run through the red rocks of Sedona and you'll never be the same again.

Capture the inspiration of red rock spires, feel the draw of a Sedona Vortex and travel through mountains that are geologically ancient, that have been peopled for millennia by mysterious rock art dwellers who have long since moved on.

Meet yourself in a new environment as you challenge yourself to run the marathon, 1/2 marathon or 5K.

Stay and enjoy the fine dining, pampering spas and arts and culture that make Sedona a world famous resort and outdoor destination.

Where else can you compete in a world class athletic event, set in world class beauty and grandeur, with four star resorts and restaurants and world class art venues?

We guarantee it. Run in the red rocks of Sedona and you'll never be the same again.

View the article reviewing The Inaugural Sedona Marathon from Runner's World

See the Sedona Marathon highlighted in the January 2009 issue of Runner's World
.

http://sedonamarathon.com/index1.htm

INNOVATIVE DANCE COMPANY PILOBOLUSTO PERFORM SOLD-OUT SHOW
Pilobolus January 29, 2009 Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.Presented at Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix

 (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – As part of its 2008-09 “Detour” Season, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the world-renowned dance company Pilobolus on Jan. 29 at Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix. The performance is part of the Soaring Inspirations Series sponsored by the Daron and Ron Barness Family Foundation and is presented with support from Clara Lovett and Benjamin F. Brown IV and Karen and John Voris.

All tickets ($53 each) are sold out and the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787) is keeping a waiting list for any seats that become available.

 Named after a sun-loving fungus that grows in barnyards and pastures, Pilobolus germinated in the fertile soil of a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. What emerged was a collaborative choreographic process and unique weight-sharing approach to partnering that gave the young company a nontraditional but powerful new set of skills with which to make dances.

 Story Continues

 

 

Evening at Sharlot’s Place” Live Art Auction
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 3:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, AZ. 928-445-3122

Join us for Sharlot Hall Museum’s premier fundraising event of the year -- an evening of food, fun and music highlighted by a lively art auction conducted by Carson Thomas. The auction will feature donated works of art by local and nationally recognized artists, including John Coleman  CA, Joni Falk, Mike Greenfield, Jesse Hummingbird, Stephen E. Lee, Alex Maldonado, Patricia Mathes, Bill Nebeker  CA, Cynthia Rigden and Eric Slayton.  A “quick draw/sculpt” experience plus an elegant silent auction with unique items from local merchants and special selections from Sharlot’s Timeless Treasures gift store will round out the fun. Story Continues

ISRAELI PIANIST SHAI WOSNER TO PERFORM RECITAL
2008–09 Virginia G. Piper Concert Series: Shai Wosner
Feb. 22, 2009, Sunday @ 7:30 p.m.
Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present a recital by acclaimed pianist Shai Wosner on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Theater 4301 in downtown Scottsdale. The performance is made possible by The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust with support from Suzanne T. and Irving D. Karpas Jr.

Single tickets are available for $24 online at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org  or through the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).
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SPAM-SCAM ARTIST GETS SCAMMED AT THEATER 4301
The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam
Feb. 7, 2009, Saturday @ 8 p.m.

Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale

 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the hit comedy The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam for one night only on Feb. 7 at Theater 4301 in downtown Scottsdale.Single tickets are available for $38 through the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).

An audience favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam originated with an e-mail that actor Dean Cameron received from a Nigerian con artist posing as the wife and son of a dead Nigerian leader. “Please help me! I am beneficiary to a fortune of 30 million dollars!!!” Instead of deleting the message, Cameron began corresponding with the scammer, writing back as a lonely Florida millionaire, whose only companions were two cats, a houseboy and personal attorney Perry Mason. Cameron then lured the unsuspecting swindler into a nine-month correspondence full of intrigue, broken hearts, confusion, frustration and colon trouble. With Victor Isaac performing the role of the bewildered and tenacious Nigerian, their dialogue, taken from Cameron’s actual e-mail exchange, documents this hilarious relationship as it descends into a miasma of misunderstanding, desperation and deception.  Story Continues

 

Join Us for the Arts at the  West Valley Art Museum  Start this year with an arts infusion of auditory and visual stimulation  that is sure to set an upbeat tone for your inner economy.

Four Great Concerts to Begin Your New Year

 

 

 

BEST WESTERN MESA INN AWARDED ARIZONA HOTEL & LODGING "STARS OF THE INDUSTRY" AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE
The Best Western Mesa Inn in Mesa was honored by receiving the Arizona Hotel & Lodging "Stars of the Industry" award this year for Community Service/Small Property Division. This award honors lodging properties that demonstrate to residents that the individual property is responsive to the local community, and participates in campaigns to benefit local or national service organizations or charities.  The property also provides services to the community through a special project and joint undertakings with community groups, for the benefit of the community.  Story Continues

License plate law change coming Jan. 1

License plate frames are something most drivers probably don't think about much, but they'd better start paying more attention.
Starting January 1st, frames become illegal if they obscure the state name on the license plate. Police will be able to stop drivers if "
Arizona" isn't clearly visible at the top of the plate. Violators can be hit with an average fine of $135, plus court fees, depending on the city where the violation is discovered.

 

 

 

Good plate

 

Bad plate

A wonderful video of those entertainers lost in the last year

 

Your Seat At the Table
The Obama-Biden Transition Team will be hearing from many groups over the next several weeks. On this page, you can track these meetings, view documents provided to the Transition, and leave comments for the team. http://change.gov/open_government/yourseatatthetable

Here is your chance to list your groups goals and needs for the President-Elect's support. Make your voice heard!

West Valley Art Museum’s

2009 Adult Art Classes

Feature professional practicing art instructors

Julia Bullock – pastels      Judy Cook – opaque watercolor and colored pencils

Betty Hahn – textiles

Sue Hunter – watercolors      Milton Lewis – oils and watercolors   

Loretta Musgrave – acrylics and oils

George Palovich – drawing      Sebastiao Pereira – watercolors

Julie Pollard – watercolors and oils

Shawn Stewart – clay sculpture

 

 

Discover the Artist in You

 

Class Sessions begin the second week in January

most meet once a week for 4 to 6 weeks

classes are two and a half hours long

geared to all artistic levels

costs range from $55 to $160

 

 

Call to register in advance by phone 623-972-0635 or have information mailed

For complete listings visit our website www.wvam.org

 

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BUREAU NEWS: CHICAGO CUBS SPRING TRAINING TICKETS ON SALE JAN. 6
Cubs fans get ready – tickets for the 2009 spring training season go on sale next month and it’s shaping up to be another banner season. This spring Hohokam Stadium will play host to 19 Cubs games and the stadium is adding just over 400 seats to accommodate more fans. Individual game tickets for the 2009 Chicago Cubs home spring training games will go on sale Tuesday, January 6 at 10 a.m. CST on www.cubs.com and www.tickets.com and also by calling 1-800-905-3315.
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Cactus League Schedule & Map Online Here!

 
American Family’s Teen Safe Driver ProgramSM
receives  National Acclaim
American Family agent Bob Morrison serves as local contact point 

Glendale, AZ  – The Teen Safe Driver ProgramSM, which helps young drivers overcome the challenges of learning how to drive, has received A.M. Best’s E-Fusion award. The award is considered one of the leading technology honors in the insurance industry.

Teen Safe Driver was developed in association with DriveCam, a company that specializes in reducing risky driving behavior and saving lives. The program is offered at no cost for a period of up to one year to American Family customers who have a teen driver.

More information on Teen Safe Driver is available from American Family insurance agent Bob Morrison at 6033 W. Bell Road, Suite J, Glendale, AZ 85308. 

“My customers who have participated in the program tell me it’s a tremendous opportunity to help build good driving habits in their young drivers,” said Morrison, whose office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, evenings and weekends by appointment. “The judges in this national competition agreed, and I would urge anyone with new drivers to check out the program and consider enrolling.” Story Continues

PIANIST JEFFREY SIEGEL TO PERFORM HAYDN AND MOZART AT PINNACLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations
Haydn and Mozart: Humor and Heartache

January 15, 2009, Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.

Presented at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale As part of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ 2008-09 “Detour” Season, American pianist Jeffrey Siegel will perform his Keyboard Conversations program Haydn and Mozart: Humor and Heartache at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church on Jan. 15.Story Continues

Foothills Food Bank Could use your help - And it costs you nothing!

Shop for the Foothills Food Bank Listed  are items we are always in need of. If you can help, please drop off any of the items listed below at FFB. If you have questions or need additional information, please call 480-488-1145. Food Items Canned fruit, Canned tuna, meat, Canned soups, Canned chili, stew, Peanut butter & jelly, Macaroni & cheese, Spaghetti sauce, Powdered milk Pasta, dry or canned Breakfast cereal, Refried beans, Baby formula, Rice, Non-Perishable Items Diapers (large sizes), Laundry soap, Bar soap, Toilet tissue, Face tissue, Toothpaste/brushes, Deodorant, Shampoo, Paper towels, Shaving gear

 ARIZONA TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
You can show your support for the Foot Hills Food Bank AND reduce your Arizona tax bill with a tax credit, If you qualify, you could receive a FULL TAX CREDIT of the amount that you donate. For the 2008 tax year, donations must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2008. For more information, visit www.revenue.state.az  or call 1-800-843-7196.

Mail check payable to: Foothills BoodBank. Mail to 6920 Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ 85331

 Throughout the year many people, churches, schools, civic organizations and businesses help the Food Bank and more are coming forward each day from Anthem, Carefree, Cave Creek, Desert Hills, New River, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tramonto. We are extremely grateful for your support and generosity. Without you, we could not exist.Here are some of the recents events held to financially support the Food Bank.

· Empty Bowls - Sponsored by the Sonoran Art League · Shredd-It and Give Thanks - Supported by DC Ranch UPCOMING EVENTS · Carefree Christmas Festival- Volunteers will be wrapping gifts Dec. 12-14. Beautifully decorated Christmas Trees will be on display for auction at Los Portales.· SNO Day in Anthem (Service Network Organization) - Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food Bank will be collecting food, clothing and monetary donations at the Anthem Community Center.

Remember it is through giving that we truly receive. Happy Holidays.

 

Carefree Corridor Business Group

 Carefree Corridor Business Group meets every Tuesday from 7-8:45AM at Pioneer Restaurant west of I-17 off the Pioneer Exit. The public is welcome to join this high energy business networking group. Guest cost is $5 for coffee, juice, fruit and pastries. There are no membership dues, but $25 a month is collected for the meeting space and coffee. To become a member requires attendance at three consecutive meetings. About 50 local business professionals meet regularly to network and hear 20-30 minute presentations from one member as well as everyone’s 30 second introduction. Only one member from each business field is allowed on first come basis.  The group also maintains a website at www.carefreecorridorbusinessgroup.com and has a quarterly newsletter.  Check the website to see if your business type is represented.

 Speakers for upcoming meetings:

  • December 9, 2008   Scott Ackerman – Ack Computer always informative and entertaining with his delightful holiday tunes.

  • December 16, 2008   Roger Weller – Waddell & Reed Financial advisor with his take on current financial conditions and advice on what to do now.

  • December 23, 2008   Kerry Freeman – Freeman Income Tax is an Enrolled Agent which means he is trained to represent you with the IRS if needed. He will have all of the last minute year end tips for being ready for you year end taxes.

  • December 30, 2008 there will be NO MEETING  Enjoy the holidays!

 For more info call LeeAnn Sharpe 602-565-5785 See You Next Tuesday!

Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s Official State Historian
Honored with a “Spirit of the Old West Alive” Award

by  Karen Michelle Sarver  Photos by Barb Prichard


Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s Official State Historian, was honored with a “Spirit of the Old West Alive” award Nov. 5 at the Bison Western Museum in Scottsdale.

LeeAnn Sharpe, director of the program, presented the award following her videotaped interview of Marshall. The video is the first in the lecture series, “People Who Keep the Spirit of the Old West Alive,” created to promote the history of the West both online and in museums nationwide.

The interview, accompanied by a slide show, focused on Marshall’s life as a teacher, historian, and musician. While Marshall is certainly all of those—and more--the presentation proved he is also a man with a lot of friends.

 The late Senator Barry Goldwater was one of them.   Marshall met Barry Goldwater in 1972 when the senator spoke at Scottsdale’s Coronado High School where Marshall was teaching Southwest history. Marshall said he and the senator became friends that day, “and we were friends until the day he died.” Following his introduction of Goldwater at the high school, Marshall said he went on to introduce the senator “on the Barry Goldwater Lecture Series for more than twenty-odd years.”  “We never talked politics,” Marshall said. “Barry had this whole other side; he liked to talk about Arizona history…we always talked history. That suited him and it suited me too.”

 Another of Marshall’s friends was Henry Cordes, grandson of German immigrant John Henry Cordes who established the town that bears his name in 1883, and became its first postmaster.   Marshall’s family met Henry when their 1936 Ford broke down in Cordes. “Not Cordes Junction, Henry Cordes’ town,” Marshall clarified. “We lived there for two, three, four days. We were the guests of Henry Cordes.”   He added, “I think the population of Cordes was one.”

 Besides a politician and a town founder, Marshall’s list of friends included an Academy Award winner: Ben Johnson. Marshall called Johnson, who acted in “The Wild Bunch,” “Shane,” “ Junior Bonner” and other westerns “one of the best storytellers.” The two men camped together in Monument Valley for a week for an “Arizona Highways” piece that Marshall was writing about the actor.   “Other than his loud snoring, we had a very wonderful time,” Marshall said. “You met him and it felt like you knew him all your life.” Marshall said that when he heard the news of Johnson’s death in 1996 he had to pull his car off to the side of the road to gather his thoughts. “He was just that kind of guy. I’ll never forget him.”

But one of the Official State Historians dearest friends is Arizona Official State Balladeer Dolan Ellis. Marshall and Dolan have performed together since about 1978. “He’s a great guy, like Ben Johnson,” Marshall said, “to know him is to love him.” Marshall recalled that when he “went down with a heart issue” and couldn’t make his performances, Dolan called him, asking if Marshall had any shows he needed covered. “I said, ‘Yeah, all of ‘em.” Marshall said Dolan drove “all over the place to cover my shows. And when the checks came in and I tried to give ‘em to him he wouldn’t take ‘em. We’re that kind of friends.” 

Marshall concluded the interview with a reflection on his book signing for “Ash Fork,” his book about the history of his childhood hometown. “The day… that the book came out and we went up there for the book signing, there was a blizzard,” Marshall said. “I started signing books at…noon and it snowed up at Flag. and Prescott—everywhere. And people came from as far away as Kingman and Flagstaff, through the storm to come to the book signing. And, those,” he said, “are friends.”

  • To learn more about Marshall Trimble, visit his website at www.marshalltrimble.com  See more about Spirit of the Old West Alive at www.spiritoftheoldwestalive.com

  • A DVD of the lecture will be available soon.

  • The Spirit of the Old West Alive lecture series continues with
    Bob Boze Bell on Nov 19th
    Wyatt Earp Jan 7th
    Alan Korwin Feb 4th
    Dakota & Sunny Livesay on Mar 4th.

 

 

16th Annual Carefree Fine Arts & Wine Festival

Festival: Hours: 10am-5pm Admission: $3 Parking: Free Where: Downtown Carefree, Easy & Ho Hum St
View map and get directions from Google Maps

Festival Video  

 

Silver Spur Saloon Reopens
Relive a part of Cave Creek history when the Silver Spur Saloon reopens for the first time in over 25 years November 1st at 11:00am and wait till you see what we found hidden away.

You will be able to see the shot pattern from when a couple of cowboys back in 1974 used the back of the bar for target practice with their shotguns. We discovered in the rear storage an original sign from 1970 that will be on display. No more barstools with silly chili's on them, we brought the ORIGINAL ones out of the back storage rooms where they had been for years. In short we have brought history back to life.

There are a few things we would like to find, the first person to bring in an original Silver Spur Saloon menu in good condition will receive a $50 gift certificate.

We do limit are promotions to one at a time but, if you look in the current issue of the Sonoran News, there several coupons for you.

SPECIAL: Bring in this story and with the purchase of an entree at regular price, your child that is with you (under the age of 10) will receive a free meal from our special kids menu!

Fill out our birthday or anniversary club card. When your it's your special day you will receive a free bottle of champagne to help you celebrate. Of course you have to let us help you celebrate...

So come on down, celebrate Cave Creek's Wild West Days, check out our new menu and everything about us.

This message was sent by: Marc Peagler, 6245 E. Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, Arizona 85331

 
We're Celebrating 40 Years! Check out some of our favorite moments from the past four decades.
Arizona Panoramic Horizons Salutes Westcor's 40th Anniversary!

 
 
 

 

HELP- The Foothills Food Bank Needs Help!
 The Foothills Food Bank is in critical need of food and monetary donations. We are seeing more people. People that we have never seen before, coming in for the first time. It takes approximately 30 pounds of food to feed one individual. If that person went to the store to purchase the food we give them it would cost approximately $64.00.

 The food bank gives a three-day supply of food to a client on an emergency basis.  We also give financial assistance, but due to a lack of funds we have had to cut off financial assistance until further notice. Please do what you can, I will be happy to talk to you. Thanks, Pam DiPietro Executive Director  Foothills Food Bank • 480-488-1145 (work) • 602-284-3483 (cell)

 

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

ROADRUNNERS SWEEP AWAY STOCKTON

Phoenix Opens Three-Game Week Tuesday

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – WEEK RECORD 2-0-0 – SEASON RECORD 17-17-3 – 5TH WEST DIVISION

 ‘RUNNERS REWIND: The Phoenix RoadRunners slowed down the hottest team in the National Conference last week by sweeping a pair of games from the Stockton Thunder Friday and Sunday at Stockton Arena.  With a record of 17-17-3 and 37 points, the RoadRunners sit in fifth place in the West Division four points behind fourth place Utah and in eighth place in the National Conference. 

 Friday, the Phoenix RoadRunners got a goal and an assist from Kimbi Daniels and Ashton Rome and snapped the Stockton Thunder’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-1 victory before 5,745 at Stockton Arena.

 The RoadRunners (16-17-3) jumped out to a 1-0 first period lead when Rome beat Stockton goalie Bryan Pitton through the pads with a slap shot from the top of the right-wing circle for his team-leading 18th goal of the season at 8:16. 

 Stockton (17-18-5) netted the equalizer less than two minutes into the second period when Cory Urquhart picked up the loose puck in the slot and slapped it past an out-stretched RoadRunners’ goalie Craig Kowalski at 1:43 to tie the game at 1-1.  The RoadRunners reclaimed the lead in the eighth minute of the second period with the Thunder on the power play.  Kowalski cleared the puck to an open Dan DaSilva at the Stockton blue-line, and DaSilva moved in one-on-one against Pitton and flipped the puck over the Thunder net-minder and into the cage at 7:01 for a shorthanded tally and a 2-1 Phoenix lead.

 Daniels gave the RoadRunners some much needed insurance when he fired a one-time slap shot from the slot past Pitton at 6:40 of the third period to extend the RoadRunners advantage to two goals.  P.J. Fenton sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:41.   

Stockton out-shot Phoenix 34-18.  Kowalski stopped 33 shots to pick up his third straight win and improve to 13-11-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 0-2 on the power play while Stockton was 0-6 with the man-advantage.

 Sunday, P.J. Fenton recorded his first career multi-goal game with a pair of tallies and the Phoenix RoadRunners throttled the Stockton Thunder 5-1 to sweep a two-game weekend series before 4,849 at Stockton Arena.

 Following a scoreless first period, the RoadRunners (17-17-3) struck three times in the middle frame to build a 3-1 lead.  Matt Burke opened the scoring just 1:38 into the period when he received a pass across the slot from Kimbi Daniels and tapped it past an out-stretched Stockton goalie Bryan Pitton and into the net for a 1-0 lead.  Stockton (18-19-5) responded just 1:08 seconds later when Adam Huxley jammed a loose puck through RoadRunners goalie Craig Kowalski at 2:46 to tie the score at 1-1.  Phoenix re-claimed the lead at 7:01 as Ashton Rome tallied his team-leading 19th goal of the season deflecting Brett Peterson’s point shot past Pitton and in.  Fenton then gave the RoadRunners some late period insurance when he beat Pitton with a wrist shot and a shorthanded goal over the blocker at 17:25 to give Phoenix a 3-1 advantage going into the second intermission.

 Fenton extended the RoadRunners lead to three goals at 9:19 of the third period when he picked up Daniel Sisca’s rebound and tapped the puck into the open cage.  Mitch Carefoot capped the scoring with his 10th goal of the year at 12:05.

  Phoenix out-shot Stockton 38-30.  Kowalski stopped 29 shots to pick up his season-high fourth straight win and improve to 14-11-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 1-7 on the power play while Stockton was 0-6 with the man-advantage.

THE WEEKEND THE SEASON TURNED: Although it’s too soon to tell, the RoadRunners may look back on their two-game weekend sweep at Stockton that pulled them back to the .500 mark as the weekend that turned their season around.  Phoenix outscored the Thunder 9-2 in the two-game set getting multiple-point efforts from five different players including rookie center Merit Waldrop who enjoyed back-to-back multiple-point games.  The 4.50 goals per game average was nearly two full goals better than what the RoadRunners were averaging heading into the weekend, while the 1.00 goals against per game average was better than two-and-a-half goals less than the 3.54 goals against average that Phoenix possessed coming into Friday’s game.  The RoadRunners scored two shorthanded goals in the series and responded to giving up 10 power play goals in their previous six games by shutting out Stockton on all 12 tries on the power play over the weekend.

WE’RE GOING STREAKING: Forwards Kimbi Daniels and P.J. Fenton each are riding season-high five-game scoring streaks heading into play this week.  Daniels has three goals and five assists dating back to Jan. 16.  The five-game points’ streak matches a season-high for the 18-year veteran that he has achieved already twice this year.  Daniels leads the RoadRunners with 26 assists and 38 points and is currently tied for 17th in the ECHL scoring race.  Meanwhile, Fenton has five goals and an assist dating back to Jan. 16 and the five-game scoring streak is a career-best for the first-year winger.  Since his assignment to Phoenix from Worcester of the American Hockey League, Fenton has reverted back to the form that made him one of the most prolific scorers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst over the past four seasons where he recorded 37 goals, 58 assists, and 95 points in 148 career games with the Minutemen. 

 “K-WALL” DELIVERS: Goalie Craig Kowalski captured back-to-back wins over the weekend giving him a season-high four-game winning streak.  Over his recent four-game run, Kowalski has surrendered just nine goals on 137 shots and possesses a 2.21 goals against average and a .934% save percentage.  For the season, Kowalski has pulled back below the three goals per game average at 2.94 and maintains a .920% save percentage.   

POSITIVE SIGNS: Rookie center Merit Waldrop leads the RoadRunners with a plus-10 rating this season while skating in just 12 games with the club.  Waldrop has recorded an even or better rating in 10 out his 12 games this year and has also contributed offensively with nine assists and 10 points.  Meanwhile, defenseman Brett Peterson leads the RoadRunners’ blue-liners with a plus-eight rating through 32 games, and newcomers Jim Jorgensen and Gord Burnett are each plus-three in their tenures so far with the RoadRunners.

 NEWS & NOTES: The RoadRunners have won a season-high three straight road games and four out of their last five games overall…Phoenix has scored three shorthanded goals against Stockton in the four-game series to date and has four shorthanded goals in their last seven games.  The RoadRunners are tied for fifth in the ECHL with nine shorthanded goals, one shy of their ECHL club record of 10 set back in the 2006-07 campaign…Forward Mark O’Leary is eligible to be activated off the 30-day injured reserve Wednesday.  O’Leary has not played since Dec. 27 against Ontario.

 WATCH THE ‘RUNNERS LIVE IN ’08-09: The RoadRunners have teamed up with B2 Networks to bring you live action of Phoenix RoadRunners hockey in 2008-09.  RoadRunners fans will be able to click the “Watch Online” link at www.phxroadrunners.com to view and listen to the game.  These broadcasts are available to fans for a charge of $6 per game.  All 72 RoadRunners broadcasts will be available on-line.  A cable or DSL Internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 are required to view the games.

 UP NEXT: The RoadRunners open a three-game week at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when they visit the Las Vegas Wranglers.  Phoenix returns home to host Utah at 7:05 p.m. Friday at US Airways Center and then visits Stockton at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Stockton Arena.  Catch Saturday’s action live on Independent 1310 KXAM and all three games live at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with “RoadRunners Countdown” twenty minutes prior to face-off.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL. 

 PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS SCHEDULE WEEK OF JANUARY 26TH              

  • Monday, Jan. 26: Practice 1PM-2:30PM @ Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, Nev.

  •  Tuesday, Jan. 27: Morning skate 12:15PM-1:15PM; Phoenix @ Las Vegas; Depart for Phoenix

  •  Wednesday, Jan. 28: Off Day

  •  Thursday, Jan. 29: Practice 10AM-11:30AM @ Alltel Ice Den

  •  Friday, Jan. 30: Morning skate 10AM-11AM; Phoenix vs. Utah 7:05PM; Depart for Stockton, Calif.

  •  Saturday, Jan 31: Phoenix @ Stockton 8:30PM; Depart for Phoenix

  •  Sunday, Feb. 1: Off Day

 

MCEWAN RETURNS FROM AHL WORCESTER
Phoenix Visits Stockton at 8:30 p.m. Tonight

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today that rookie forward James McEwan has been released from his professional try-out offer with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League and has returned to the RoadRunners.

McEwan, 21, had two fighting majors and 10 penalty minutes and finished with a minus-two rating in four games with the Sharks after earning his first career call-up to the AHL. He leads the RoadRunners with 13 fighting majors and 116 penalty minutes in 22 games this season.

McEwan served as captain of the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League last season while collecting two goals, six points, and 93 penalty minutes in 37 games. The Kelowna, British Columbia native became just the fourth Kelowna-born captain in the Rockets’ 13-year history at the start of the season, but missed 25 games due to a wrist injury. McEwan led the Rockets and finished fourth in the WHL with a career-high 202 penalty minutes in 2006-07. He finished a four-year major junior career with seven goals, 10 assists, 17 points, and 540 penalty minutes in 208 games.

In a separate transaction, the RoadRunners have activated center Daniel Sisca from the seven-day injured reserve and transferred forward Michael Cohen from the three-day injured reserve to the seven-day injured reserve.

Phoenix opens a three-game road trip following the ECHL All-Star Break at 8:30 p.m. Friday when they visit the Stockton Thunder at Stockton Arena. Catch all the action live on Independent 1310 KXAM beginning with “RoadRunners Countdown” at 8:15 p.m.

The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 when they welcome the Utah Grizzlies.

Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office. Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 

CONDORS SLIDE PAST ROADRUNNERS 4-3
 Phoenix Visits Stockton at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Bruce Graham scored two goals as he helped lift the Bakersfield Condors over the Phoenix RoadRunners 4-3 Sunday night in front of 2,350 fans at US Airways Center. 

The RoadRunners (15-17-3) got on the board first at 1:44 of the second period when T.J. Campbell netted a puck that just trickled through the five-hole of Condor goalie Yutaka Fukufuji.  Gino Guyer and P.J. Fenton assisted.  Bakersfield (13-21-5) tied up the game at 4:33 when Brett Pilkington scored from Tyler Michel and Liam Huculak.  The Condors then took a 2-1 lead when Graham scored over RoadRunner goalie Kyle Jones’ blocker at 14:07.  Mark Derlago and Scott Balan had the assists.

 Phoenix tied up the game at 15:38 when Mitch Carefoot set up John McNabb who scored stick side on Fukufuji.  Graham gave Bakersfield a 3-2 lead less than a minute later though when he scored from the slot at 16:10 on the power play.  Martin Frechette assisted as the Condors would take the lead into the locker room at the second intermission. 

“We gave up a bad bounce that led to their power play goal,” said RoadRunners’ Head Coach Brad Church, adding that three bad mistakes by the RoadRunners led to Bakersfield’s three goals that period.  “At the end of the day our mistakes cost us the game.”

 Bakersfield added an insurance goal at 13:07 of the third period when Matt Pope scored to the right of Jones from Frechette, giving the Condors a 4-2 lead.  The RoadRunners came back within one goal at 16:39 when Dane Crowley rifled a shot past Fukufuji, but it wasn’t enough as the final score would be Bakersfield 4-3 despite pulling Jones in the final minute of the game.

 The RoadRunners have the next four days off due to the ECHL All-Star Game being played in Reading, Penn., on Jan. 21, and Church is looking forward to the rest the team will be getting.

 “We need it; we’re banged up and only skated eight forwards this weekend,” Church said.  “We have a heavy schedule in the second half and we’re going to take advantage of the week off.”

 Phoenix out-shot Bakersfield 34-30.  Jones stopped 26 shots but suffered the loss to fall to 1-5-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 0-4 on the power play while Bakersfield was 1-5 with the man-advantage.

 Phoenix opens a three-game road trip following the ECHL All-Star Break at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23 when they visit the Stockton Thunder at Stockton Arena.  Catch all the action live on Independent 1310 KXAM beginning with “RoadRunners Countdown” at 8:15 p.m.

 The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 when they welcome the Utah Grizzlies. 

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 Bakersfield Condors 4 at Phoenix RoadRunners 3 - Status: Final
Jan 18, 2009 - US Airways Center

1st Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - T. Campbell Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 9:06

2nd Period
Scoring - 1. Phoenix, T. Campbell (2) (G. Guyer, P. Fenton) 1:44  
2. Bakersfield, B. Pilkington (5) (T. Michel, L. Huculak) 4:33  
3. Bakersfield, B. Graham (11) (M. Derlago, S. Balan) 14:07  
4. Phoenix, J. McNabb (4) (M. Carefoot) 15:38  
5. Bakersfield, B. Graham (12) (M. Frechette) 16:10 PP
Penalties - M. Burke Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 6:03, D. Bonk Bak (fighting - major 47.13) 6:38, M. Carefoot Phx (roughing - minor 51.2, fighting - major 47.13) 6:38, M. Frechette Bak (slashing - minor 61.2) 11:52, D. DaSilva Phx (slashing - minor 61.2) 11:52, D. Grover Bak (roughing - minor 51.2) 12:43, A. Rome Phx (roughing - minor 51.2) 12:43, G. Guyer Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 16:00, M. Pope Bak (interference - minor 56.2) 19:05

3rd Period
Scoring - 6. Bakersfield, M. Pope (23) (M. Frechette) 13:07  
7. Phoenix, D. Crowley (5)   16:39  
Penalties - J. Jorgensen Phx (slashing - minor 61.2) 5:03, R. Mahrle Bak (holding - minor 54.2) 8:24, M. Derlago Bak (hooking - minor 55.2) 10:43, T. Scott Bak (holding - minor 54.2) 14:22

BAK Shots: 8 15 7 TOTAL: 30
PHX Shots: 9 12 13 TOTAL: 34

Power Play Conversion
Bakersfield Condors 1-5. Phoenix RoadRunners 0-4.

Goaltenders
Bakersfield Condors
Fukufuji 3-6-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 31 GA: 3 [W]

Phoenix RoadRunners
Jones 1-5-0-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 58:54 SV: 26 GA: 4 [L]

Start : 5:05 PM
End : 7:22 PM
Attendance : 2350

Referee I: Shane Warschaw (14)
Referee II:
LINESMAN I: Rigel Pihlainen (37)
LINESMAN II: Chris Zorza (98)

ROADRUNNERS POWER PAST CONDORS 5-4 IN OVERTIME
Phoenix Hosts Bakersfield at 5:05 p.m. Sunday

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – Kimbi Daniels scored two goals including the game-winner in overtime as the Phoenix RoadRunners defeated the Bakersfield Condors 5-4 Saturday night in front of 4,501 fans at US Airways Center. 

The RoadRunners (15-16-3) took an early two-goal lead within the first three minutes of the game.  Matt Burke scored first at 1:30 from the slot off a pass from Merit Waldrop.  Ashton Rome also assisted.  Then at 2:28 Daniels scored an unassisted goal from the high slot.   

“We emphasized the start of the game in our pregame meeting,” said RoadRunners’ Head Coach Brad Church.  “We got the energy and it was nice to see a big crowd.” 

Phoenix took a 3-0 lead at 17:11 when P.J. Fenton scored top-shelf on Condor goalie Dave McKee from T.J. Campbell and Gino Guyer.  Bakersfield (12-21-5) was able to get on the board on the power play at 19:07 when Andrew Ianiero scored in front of the net from Dave Bonk and Chad Painchaud.  The RoadRunners were able to score one more before the end of the period to take a 4-1 lead into the locker room when Rome set up Jeremy Swanson with eight seconds left in the period. 

The Condors started off the second period with a change in net, replacing McKee with Yutaka Fukufuji.  Bakersfield then scored the lone goal of the period when Matt Pope set up Martin Frechette who scored from the right circle on the power play.  Bonk also assisted as the score would be 4-2 Phoenix after two periods. 

Bakersfield continued to control the momentum of the game in the third period when Painchaud scored at 7:16 from Bonk, narrowing the RoadRunners’ lead to only one goal.  The Condors then tied the game at 4-all when Pope scored off a pass from Jay Langager at 15:22 on the power play.  Donny Grover also assisted as the score would remain tied, forcing overtime. 

“Bakersfield took advantage of their (power plays),” Church said, adding that a lot of calls went their way.  “It’s tough to get momentum when we’re killing a lot of penalties.” 

After a back-and-forth overtime the RoadRunners were able to capitalize on the power play with nine seconds left as Rome set up Daniels who scored from the left circle, giving Phoenix a 5-4 victory. 

“We called a time out to set up the play,” Church said, adding that the RoadRunners were aware they only had 30 seconds left in overtime after the penalty was called.  “We needed to make the play happen and we were able to capitalize.” 

  Bakersfield out-shot Phoenix 32-28.  Kowalski stopped 28 shots to pick up the win and improve to 12-11-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 1-4 on the power play while Bakersfield was 3-9 with the man-advantage.

 The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 5:05 p.m. Sunday when they conclude a three-game weekend series against the Bakersfield Condors. 

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 Bakersfield Condors 4 at Phoenix RoadRunners 5 (OT) - Status: Final OT
Jan 17, 2009 - US Airways Center

1st Period
Scoring - 1. Phoenix, M. Burke (2) (M. Waldrop, A. Rome) 1:30  
2. Phoenix, K. Daniels (10)   2:28  
3. Phoenix, P. Fenton (2) (T. Campbell, G. Guyer) 17:11  
4. Bakersfield, A. Ianiero (12) (D. Bonk, C. Painchaud) 19:07 PP
5. Phoenix, J. Swanson (2) (A. Rome) 19:52  
Penalties - G. Guyer Phx (roughing - minor 51.2) 4:10, J. Jorgensen Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 11:28, M. Waldrop Phx (tripping - minor 57.2) 18:25

2nd Period
Scoring - 6. Bakersfield, M. Frechette (7) (M. Pope, D. Bonk) 7:55 PP
Penalties - S. Balan Bak (holding - minor 54.2) 4:31, J. Swanson Phx (hooking - minor 55.2) 5:58, D. Grover Bak (slashing - minor 61.2) 8:09, D. Bonk Bak (tripping - minor 57.2) 13:24, G. Burnett Phx (interference - minor 56.2) 17:33, D. Bonk Bak (hooking - minor 55.2) 19:30, D. DaSilva Phx (slashing - minor 61.2) 19:30

3rd Period
Scoring - 7. Bakersfield, C. Painchaud (9) (D. Bonk) 7:16  
8. Bakersfield, M. Pope (22) (J. Langager, D. Grover) 15:22 PP
Penalties - A. Rome Phx (tripping - minor 57.2) 3:40, A. Rome Phx (cross-checking minor 59.2) 13:22, M. Derlago Bak (slashing - minor 61.2) 13:49, M. Carefoot Phx (diving 64.2) 13:49, J. McNabb Phx (slashing - minor 61.2) 15:03, A. Rome Phx (roughing - minor 51.2) 18:51

OT Period
Scoring - 9. Phoenix, K. Daniels (11) (A. Rome) 4:51 PP
Penalties - M. Derlago Bak (cross-checking minor 59.2) 4:30

BAK Shots: 8 9 12 3 TOTAL: 32
PHX Shots: 13 6 7 2 TOTAL: 28

Power Play Conversion
Bakersfield Condors 3-9. Phoenix RoadRunners 1-4.

Goaltenders
Bakersfield Condors
McKee 4-8-1-1 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 20:00 SV: 9 GA: 4

Fukufuji 2-6-1-0 Start: 2nd 0:00 Min: 44:39 SV: 14 GA: 1 [L]


Phoenix RoadRunners
Kowalski 12-11-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 64:51 SV: 28 GA: 4 [W]


Start : 7:06 PM
End : 9:37 PM
Attendance : 4501

Referee I: Shane Warschaw (14)
Referee II:
LINESMAN I: Rigel Pihlainen (37)
LINESMAN II: Chris Zorza (98)

 

ROADRUNNERS ANNOUNCE SECOND SCHEDULE REVISION

 Phoenix Hosts Ontario at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today a second change to their revised 2008-09 scheduled released Tuesday.

 The RoadRunners originally scheduled game March 23 at Utah has now been changed to 6:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at the “E”-Center in West Valley City, Utah.

 A revised 2008-09 schedule is attached with this release. 

 The RoadRunners return to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 to close out a five-game home-stand against the Ontario Reign.

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

ROADRUNNERS ACQUIRE COHEN FROM CINCINNATI

 Phoenix Hosts Stockton at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today the acquisition of forward Michael Cohen from the Cincinnati Cyclones to complete a previous trade for defenseman Tom Sawatske. 

 Cohen, 23, ranked sixth on the Cyclones in scoring at the time of the trade with 12 goals and 19 points and a plus-three rating in 31 games.  The Williamsville, N.Y. native and second-year professional tallied 10 goals and 35 points in 65 games as a rookie last season in the ECHL between the Johnstown Chiefs and the Pensacola Ice Pilots.  Cohen signed a free agent contract with Cincinnati on Oct. 22.

 Cohen was a four-year letter winner at NCAA Division I Canisius (N.Y.) College where he led the Griffs in scoring in three out of four seasons and finished his collegiate career with 42 goals, 58 assists, and 100 points in 134 games.

 The RoadRunners traded Sawatske to Cincinnati on Oct. 28 in exchange for future considerations.

 Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday when they welcome the Stockton Thunder for a two-game series.

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 

ROADRUNNERS ACQUIRE JORGENSEN FROM STOCKTON

 Phoenix Hosts Stockton at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today the acquisition of rookie defenseman Jim Jorgensen from the Stockton Thunder in exchange for future considerations.

 Jorgensen, 23, was acquired by Stockton from the Gwinnett Gladiators on Sunday but did not appear in a game with the Thunder.  The Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. native has one goal, four assists, five points, and a plus-one rating in 24 games this season between the Gladiators and the Las Vegas Wranglers. 

Jorgensen made his professional debut with Las Vegas on March 20 of last season after completing a four-year collegiate career at Ferris State University where he collected eight goals and 38 points in 114 games.  He finished as the Bulldogs’ top scoring defenseman in 2006-07 with 13 assists and 15 points in 32 games. 

 In a separate transaction, the RoadRunners have placed forward Mark O’Leary on the 30-day injured reserve and center Daniel Sisca on the three-day injured reserve.     

 The RoadRunners’ two-game series Friday and Saturday at Fresno has been cancelled due to the suspending of operations by the Falcons.

 Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6 when they welcome the Stockton Thunder for a two-game series.

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 

FORNATARO, WILSON SELECTED AS ECHL ALL-STARS

 Phoenix Hosts Bakersfield at 7:05 p.m. Tonight Dec31st

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, are pleased to announce today that rookie forward Matt Fornataro and rookie defenseman Michael Wilson have been selected to the National Conference roster that will participate at the 2009 ECHL All-Star Game Jan. 21 at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pa.

 Fornataro, 23, currently ranks third on the RoadRunners in scoring with nine goals and 18 points, and has amassed 54 penalty minutes in 21 games.  The Calgary, Alberta native was recalled to Worcester of the American Hockey League on Dec. 6 and has one goal and five points in 10 games this season with the Sharks. 

 Fornataro signed a free agent contract with Worcester after recording 18 goals and 46 points in 38 games last season at the University of New Hampshire.  He finished fourth among Hockey East scorers and was recognized as a 2007-08 RBK Hockey Division I All-American and selected to the 2007-08 All-Hockey East Second Team.  Fornataro recorded 44 goals, 74 assists, and 118 points in 156 games during a four-year collegiate career at New Hampshire. 

 Wilson, 21, leads all RoadRunners’ defensemen in scoring with two goals and 10 points in 15 games.  The North Vancouver, British Columbia native was also recalled to AHL Worcester on Dec. 6 and has collected one goal and one assist in 10 games with the Sharks.

 Wilson finished tied for third among Western Hockey League defensemen in 2007-08 with 41 assists and tied for seventh among WHL blue-liners in scoring with a career-high 47 points in 64 games as a member of the Swift Current Broncos.

 Wilson participated in the Sharks Prospect Tournament this summer in Las Vegas and attended San Jose’s training camp on a tryout contract.  He recorded 19 goals, 78 assists, and 97 points in 169 career games during three seasons with Swift Current. 

 The Reading Royals, the City of Reading and the Sovereign Center will host the 17th Annual ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 21, 2009 and the 12th Annual All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 20, 2009.

 There are 13 rookies on the National Conference and 20 of the 21 players are making their first appearance in an ECHL All-Star Game.

 There have been 46 players from the All-Star Game who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 29 since 2002 when the lineups began having players who coaches felt were prospects to move up to a higher level.

 The starting lineups are determined in voting by National Conference coaches, team captains, media directors, broadcasters and media members. Coaches also submitted the top prospects from within their conference to determine the final roster with each of the nine teams having a representative.

 The Stanley Cup and the Patrick J. Kelly Cup will both be on display throughout the event, marking the ninth time in the last 10 years that the NHL championship trophy and the ECHL championship trophy have been displayed together at the All-Star Game.

 The RoadRunners have teamed up with local Hooters restaurants across the Valley to host “Hooters on Ice” at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday when the RoadRunners welcome the Bakersfield Condors to US Airways Center.

 As part of the festivities, RoadRunners’ fans will be treated to Hooters giveaways and contests throughout the game, including the first ever “Ms. RoadRunners’ Hooters Girl” talent and bikini competition that will take place on the ice during both the first and second intermissions.

 To commemorate the night and celebrate Hooters’ 25th anniversary, the RoadRunners have created a “Hooters Hat Trick” ticket package for the game.  The “Hooters Hat Trick” includes a ticket to the game in the Attack Zone, a $5 Hooters gift certificate, and a “Hooters on Ice” T-shirt all for just $25. To order, visit www.phxroadrunners.com or just click on the following link http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/5x3w0u.

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

 

FORMER ROADRUNNERS’ GOALIE TORDJMAN RECALLED TO COYOTES

 Phoenix Hosts Stockton at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6

 PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, a proud affiliate of the San Jose Sharks and the Worcester Sharks, announced today that former goaltender Josh Tordjman has been recalled to the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. 

Tordjman, 23, went 4-4-0 in nine appearances in 2006-07 with the RoadRunners and posted a 3.12 goals against average with a .900% save percentage.  The Montreal, Quebec native signed a free agent contract with the Coyotes on July 2, 2006 and was assigned to the RoadRunners prior to the start of the season before being re-assigned to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League on Nov. 14, 2006 for the remainder of the year.

 Tordjman has recorded a record of 10-12-1 with a 2.70 goals against average, a .903% save percentage, and three shutouts in 24 games this season with San Antonio.  Earlier this month, he was named AHL Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 1-7 after going 3-0-0 with two shutouts in three starts during the week.

 The RoadRunners’ two-game series Friday and Saturday at Fresno has been cancelled due to the suspending of operations by the Falcons.

 Phoenix returns to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6 when they welcome the Stockton Thunder for a two-game series.

 Great seats are still available beginning as low as $8 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (480) 784-4444, purchasing online ticketmaster.com or visiting the US Airways Center Box Office.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL.

ROADRUNNERS TAKE THREE POINTS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Phoenix Visits Las Vegas Friday, Host Ontario Saturday 
WEEK RECORD 1-1-1 – SEASON RECORD 12-11-3 – 4TH WEST DIVISION

 ‘RUNNERS REWIND: The Phoenix RoadRunners split a two-game home series with the Utah Grizzlies and captured a point in a shootout loss Saturday at Ontario.  With a record of 12-11-3 and 27 points, the RoadRunners remain in fourth place in the West Division and sixth in the National Conference for a fourth consecutive Monday.   

Thursday, James Sixsmith had two goals and an assist as he led the Utah Grizzles past the Phoenix RoadRunners 4-1 in front of 2,826 fans at US Airways Center.

 After a scoreless first period, the RoadRunners (11-11-2) opened up the scoring at 7:29 of the second on a two-man advantage power play when Daniel Sisca scored off a pass from Kimbi Daniels, giving Phoenix a 1-0 lead.  Ashton Rome had the other assist.  The Grizzlies (11-11-2) came back at 11:12 to tie the game when Sixsmith redirected a shot by Evan Stoflet past RoadRunners’ goalie Craig Kowalski.  Ryan Kinasewich also assisted as the score would remain tied through the second intermission. 

Utah took a 2-1 lead early in the third when Stoflet netted the biscuit past Kowalski at 2:11.  Sixsmith and Mike Walsh assisted.  The Grizzlies then went up 3-1 when Sixsmith capitalized on a Phoenix turnover and scored a shorthanded goal on Kowalski, who thought he made the save but the puck just trickled through his five-hole.  At 11:24 of the third, Walsh made the score 4-1 Utah when he tipped the puck in the net off a shot by Tim Maxwell with Kinasewich getting the other assist.

Utah out-shot Phoenix 36-26.  Kowalski stopped 32 shots but dropped to 8-8-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 1-6 on the power play while Utah was 0-7 with the man-advantage. 

Friday, Craig Kowalski had 43 saves in his 100th career win as the Phoenix RoadRunners defeated the Utah Grizzlies 2-1 in a shootout in front of 3,348 fans at US Airways Center. 

The first period was dominated by the Grizzlies (11-11-3) as they had seven power plays but were unable to capitalize on any.  The score would stay 0-0 through the first intermission as Utah outshot the RoadRunners (12-11-2) 13-5.  The second period ended in the same score, but Phoenix showed more spark to their offense as they outshot the Grizzlies 14-11. 

The first tally of the game would come at 2:28 of the third period when Rory Rawlyk scored off a one-timer from the right point, giving the RoadRunners a 1-0 lead on the power play.  Brett Peterson and Kimbi Daniels assisted.

 Utah countered at 6:49 when Evan Kotsopoulos scored to the left of Kowalski, tying the game at 1-1.  James Sanford and Tim Verbeek had the assists.  The rest of the period would remain scoreless as the Grizzlies outshot Phoenix 18-9 and the game went to overtime.

 Overtime came and went without a goal, and then Ashton Rome scored the first and only goal in the shootout, giving the RoadRunners the 2-1 victory. 

Utah out-shot Phoenix 44-31.  Kowalski improved to 9-8-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 1-5 on the power play while Utah was 0-10 with the man-advantage.

 Saturday, Todd Jackson netted the equalizer with 22 seconds remaining in regulation and Chad Starling scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to lift the Ontario Reign to a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix RoadRunners before 4,628 at Citizens Business Bank Arena.

 An up and down first period produced five goals and a 3-2 Phoenix lead when all was said and done.  Ontario (16-9-2) opened the scoring just 2:24 into the game when Jon Francisco re-directed a shot from the blue line past RoadRunners’ goalie Kyle Jones for a 1-0 lead.  The RoadRunners (12-11-3) wasted little time netting the equalizer as Rory Rawlyk found a streaking Brett Peterson with a lead pass up the ice, and Peterson snapped a shot over the shoulder of goalie John Murray at 6:03 to tie the score at 1-1.  Ashton Rome gave the RoadRunners their first lead of the night and a 2-1 advantage at 10:58 of the period when he ripped a shot through Murray from the right-wing boards off a drop pass from Daniel Sisca.  The Reign’s Geoff Walker came back to even the game when he tipped a Tim Kraus centering pass through Jones at 12:36 on the power play.  T.J. Campbell capped the first period scoring with a goal at 13:53 to give the RoadRunners a 3-2 lead going into the first intermission.

 It would stay that way until the final minute of regulation.  With Peterson off for a penalty and Murray pulled for the extra attacker, Jackson punched home David Walker’s rebound at 19:38 on the power play to tie the game at 3-3 and send the contest to overtime and the eventual shootout where the Reign would prevail.

 Ontario out-shot Phoenix 33-32.  Jones stopped 29 shots but suffered the shootout loss to drop to 1-2-1 on the season.  The RoadRunners went 0-7 on the power play while Ontario was 2-8 with the man-advantage.

 RIDE THAT PACIFIC HIGHWAY: The RoadRunners extended their unbeaten streak in regulation against the Pacific Division Saturday to three games.  Phoenix is 8-4-3 against the Pacific this year, a far cry from their 9-24-2 mark last season against their left-coast foes.  The RoadRunners’ 19 points against the Pacific is also the most among any team in the West Division.

 DANIELS A MODEL OF CONSISTENCY: With an assist on T.J. Campbell’s goal Saturday, Kimbi Daniels extended his scoring streak to four games, his second longest of the season.  Daniels has a goal and four assists during his latest streak, and has collected at least a point in 17 out of 26 games so far this year.  The 18-year professional is on pace for 49 assists and 69 points, which would set a RoadRunners’ ECHL single season scoring record, and would mark the third consecutive year that Daniels has collected 60 or more points.    

PENALTY KILL PROWESS: Despite allowing a pair of power play goals Saturday, the RoadRunners have killed off 68 of their opponents’ 75 power plays over the last 10 games, a 90.7% efficiency rate.  Phoenix has maintained one of the best penalty kills in the ECHL all season and currently rank third in the league at 87.8%.

 PETERSON RECALLED TO GRAND RAPIDS: Defenseman Brett Peterson was recalled to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League Monday.  Petersons is the fifth RoadRunners’ player currently in the AHL joining forwards Andrew Desjardins (Worcester) and Matt Fornataro (Worcester), and defensemen Michael Wilson (Worcester) and Kevin Schaeffer (Providence.)

 NEWS & NOTES: Defenseman T.J. Campbell scored his first professional goal Saturday…The RoadRunners failed to win Saturday for only the second time this season when leading after two periods.  Phoenix is 7-1-1 in such situations…The RoadRunners remained unbeaten in regulation (8-0-3) in one-goal games…Phoenix is 9-4-0 when scoring first compared to 3-7-3 when surrendering the first goal.  ECHL teams are 195-79-15 this season when scoring the first goal. 

 WATCH THE ‘RUNNERS LIVE IN ’08-09: The RoadRunners have teamed up with B2 Networks to bring you live action of Phoenix RoadRunners hockey in 2008-09.  RoadRunners fans will be able to click the “Watch Online” link at www.phxroadrunners.com to view and listen to the game.  These broadcasts are available to fans for a charge of $6 per game.  All 72 RoadRunners broadcasts will be available on-line.  A cable or DSL Internet connection and Windows Media Player 9 are required to view the games.

 UP NEXT: The RoadRunners follow up the holiday break by visiting the Las Vegas Wranglers at 8:30 p.m. Friday before returning to US Airways Center at 7:05 p.m. Saturday to welcome the Ontario Reign.  Catch Friday’s game live on Independent 1310 KXAM and both broadcasts live at www.phxroadrunners.com beginning with “RoadRunners Countdown” twenty minutes prior to face-off.  Information on season tickets, half-season packages, and flex plans for the 2008-09 season of Phoenix RoadRunners Hockey are available by calling (602) 462-GOAL. 

 PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS SCHEDULE WEEK OF DECEMBER 22ND            

  • Monday, Dec. 22: ECHL Holiday Break

  • Tuesday, Dec. 23: ECHL Holiday Break

  • Wednesday, Dec. 24: ECHL Holiday Break

  • Thursday, Dec. 25: ECHL Holiday Break; Travel day to Las Vegas, Nev.

  • Friday, Dec. 26: Morning skate 12:15PM-1:15PM; Phoenix @ Las Vegas 8:30PM; Depart for Phoenix

  • Saturday, Dec 27: Phoenix vs. Ontario 7:05PM

  • Sunday, Dec 28: Off Day

 

 
Kevin Pollak at Tempe Improve Feb 5-8
Kevin Pollak has captured the attention of audiences worldwide with his range of both dramatic and comedic roles. Over the past two decades, he has appeared in over fifty films including "Casino", "The Usual Suspects", "A Few Good Men", "Willow" and "Wayne's World". Pollak has established himself as one of the few stand-up comedians to have a successful dramatic film career. Watch for Kevin this fall on CBS when he joins the cast of the hit legal drama, Shark, starring James Woods and Jeri Ryan
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4th Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction "Gem Show" Cowboy Style
The true "Gems" of the Old West are its diverse heritage; the people, the terrain, the natural resources. Stagecoaches, mighty Indian Chiefs, Gun Fights, the Cavalry and even the stars of Hollywood have covered this Saguaro filled desert. The colorful influence of Cowboys, Indians and the Vaquero will be celebrated at the 4th Tucson Old West Round-Up.

The Old West Round-Up, loaded with old west collectibles, antiques, jewelry, beadwork, vintage firearms, hats, spurs, saddles, bits and rugs will draw hundreds of professional buyers and western enthusiasts.  This ongoing and widely traveled trade show has proven to be a favorite of the Southwest.

Join us at the Pima Country Fairgrounds, Thurber Hall for the 4th Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction, a sale of Western & Indian collectibles, January 30- February 1, 2009. Purveyors of Old West Americana will travel from as far east as Arkansas and from the northern Dakota & Montana territories.

The quality of items will match anything offered, anywhere. We’ve built a reputation for that. It’s an opportunity for the serious collector or novice, even folks looking for western style furnishings for their homes, to purchase that long searched-for treasure.

The Round-Up clearly shows that the Old West, Cowboys, Indians, and Vaqueros, is alive far beyond the legend and lore.  Henry’s rifles, 1873 Winchester repeaters and just about any other “tool of the trade” will be for sale.  Don’t forget the saddles, boots, chaps and vintage western clothing, we can even find you a 10-gallon hat, shaped and fitted for any cowboy, cowgirl or collector.  There will be spurs and bits here that can’t be found anywhere else.

Is it the old pawn jewelry you’re looking for? Look now farther! Silver and turquoise Indian jewelry is a popular favorite of many buyers. A full representation of beadwork, basketry and rugs will catch the eye of the Native American enthusiasts.

The Hollywood Westerns will be represented well with items from Hoppy, Gene and Roy. Don’t think that we’ve left out the paper ephemera and book collectors because we haven’t – this is the place to find that first edition or hard-to-find book, you’ve been looking for.

The 4th Tucson Old West Round-Up & Auction will take place in the Thurber Hall of the Pima Country Fairgrounds. The Show opens Friday, January 30 from 2 to 6 pm, Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. An auction will be held Saturday evening at 6pm sharp. Auction preview begins Saturday at noon. Daily general admission is only $7 or a discounted 3-day pass is $15 and children 12 & under are free with an adult. For more information call Round-Up Productions, 406-834-3603 or 406-925-2787 or visit our website www.oldwestroundup.com

 

SPAM-SCAM ARTIST GETS SCAMMED AT THEATER 4301
The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam
Feb. 7, 2009, Saturday @ 8 p.m.

Theater 4301, Galleria Corporate Centre, Scottsdale

 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the hit comedy The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam for one night only on Feb. 7 at Theater 4301 in downtown Scottsdale.Single tickets are available for $38 through the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).

An audience favorite at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam originated with an e-mail that actor Dean Cameron received from a Nigerian con artist posing as the wife and son of a dead Nigerian leader. “Please help me! I am beneficiary to a fortune of 30 million dollars!!!” Instead of deleting the message, Cameron began corresponding with the scammer, writing back as a lonely Florida millionaire, whose only companions were two cats, a houseboy and personal attorney Perry Mason. Cameron then lured the unsuspecting swindler into a nine-month correspondence full of intrigue, broken hearts, confusion, frustration and colon trouble. With Victor Isaac performing the role of the bewildered and tenacious Nigerian, their dialogue, taken from Cameron’s actual e-mail exchange, documents this hilarious relationship as it descends into a miasma of misunderstanding, desperation and deception.

The Nigerian Spam Scam Scam debuted in Los Angeles at the Sacred Fools Theater as part of its popular “Crime Scene” program and has been performed in various formats at venues throughout the United States. The show played to sold-out houses and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004 and was featured at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal in 2006.Dean Cameron is best known as Francis “Chainsaw” Gremp in the 1987 Mark Harmon comedy Summer School and has starred or appeared in more than 20 feature films and numerous television series. Based in Los Angeles, he works as a voice over talent for radio and television commercials and plays bass guitar in the power pop band The Thornbirds.

LOCATION AND PARKINGTheater 4301 is located in the Galleria Corporate Centre at 4301 Scottsdale Road on the corner of Drinkwater Boulevard and Fifth Avenue in downtown Scottsdale, one block east of Scottsdale Road. Free parking is available in the Galleria Corporate Centre parking garage.

 ACCESSIBILITYScottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers performance accommodations to enhance audience members’ experience, including: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or live audio description with two weeks advance notice. Assisted listening devices and wheelchair seating are always available. Visit the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org  or contact the box office at (480) 994-ARTS [TDD: (480) 874-4694] for further details. Please inquire about services when ordering tickets.

 GROUP DISCOUNTSA $3 discount per ticket is available for groups of 15 or more (subject to restriction and limitation). Call (480) 874-4690 for more information.

 STUDENT DISCOUNTSStudents with valid student identification may purchase half-price tickets (subject to availability; limit one per student) 72 hours before any performance at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office. Tickets must be purchased in-person; phone orders are not accepted.

 SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSOpened in 1975, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts presents a dynamic, culturally diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and world music, theater and satire. Approximately 1,000 performances, educational programs, festivals and other events are showcased annually serving more than 300,000 people and contributing substantially to Scottsdale’s high quality of life and vibrant arts scene. Performances take place in the Center’s 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater (closed for renovation during the 2008–09 season) and 136-seat Stage 2 as well as the 2,200-seat amphitheater on the grounds of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall and the 326-seat Theater 4301 in the Galleria Corporate Centre. The Center’s youth education and outreach programs reach more than 40,000 school children each year, and its free programs are available to the entire public. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts also produces the popular Scottsdale Arts Festival every March; Sunday A’Fair, a series of free outdoor music festivals held on Sunday afternoons from January to April; and Native Trails, a collaboration with the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau that features free demonstrations of Native American arts and culture from January to April. Open daily and during performances, The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers hand-crafted jewelry, accessories for the home, toys for imaginative young minds, recordings, books, greeting cards and more.

 The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is contracted by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, to administer certain City arts and cultural projects and to manage the City-owned Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by the support of members and donors and grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 HOW TO REACH USScottsdale Center for the Performing Arts7380 East Second StreetScottsdale, AZ 85251Box Office: (480) 994-ARTS (2787)TDD: (480) 874-4694Web: www.scottsdaleperformingarts.orgE-mail: info@sccarts.orgFax: (480) 874-4699

 

West Valley Art Museum  Presents  The 8th Annual Storytelling Rendezvous

Where stories are still told  featuring nationally acclaimed  Bryan Bowers Storyteller and Autoharp Hall of Fame Inductee

Saturday, January 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Doors open at 6pm

Adults: $12.00  -  Members: $10  -  Students $7

Tickets can be purchased at the Museum store

by phone 623-972-0635 with a credit card or at the door

 

 

Bryan Bowers was raised near Petersburg, VA. As a child, he would tag along with the field workers and gandy dancers and learned to sing old call-and-answer songs. In the late 1960s, Bryan took up the guitar, but it wasn't long before he encountered the autoharp. "I ran into a guy that played several instruments and could get the harp in good tune. It opened my eyes and my ears. I went out and got one the next day."

Bryan relocated to Seattle, WA in 1971 and played for coins as a street singer and in bars for the right to pass the hat. Once he had polished his technique, he headed east to DC, where the Dillards heard him perform at the Cellar Door and introduced him to bluegrass audiences in the area.

His creativity and talent have won him induction into Frets Magazine's First Gallery of the Greats after five years of winning the stringed instrument, open category of the magazine’s readers' poll. This distinction put Bowers along side other luminaries, such as Chet Atkins, David Grisman, Stephan Grappelli, Itzhak Perlman, Tony Rice, Rob Wasserman and Mark O'Connor, recognized for their personal accomplishments. In 1993, Bryan was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame to stand only with Maybelle Carter, Kilby Snow, and Sara Carter.

From his rather unglamorous beginning as a street singer, Bryan Bowers has become a major artist on the traditional music circuit. He has redefined the autoharp and is also well known as a singer-songwriter. Bryan has a dynamic outgoing personality and an uncanny ability to enchant a crowd in practically any situation. His towering six foot four inch frame can be wild and zany on stage while playing a song like `Dixie' and five minutes later he can have the same audience singing `Will The Circle Be Unbroken' in quite reverence and delight.

For nearly three decades, Bryan Bowers has been to the autoharp what Earl Scruggs was to the five-string banjo. He presents instrumental virtuosity combined with warmth, eloquence, expression and professionalism.

 

"To call Bryan Bowers' performance simply a 'concert' would be inadequate if not inaccurate ... (it) could better be described as an experience!"
           
-Deseret News

"Bowers is widely regarded as the leading virtuoso on the autoharp... Bowers also has distinct gifts as a singer and songwriter."
           
-People Magazine

"...This man makes more music from an Autoharp than you can imagine from a 12-string guitar and a harpsichord combined. He has more stage presence and charisma than any stage performer in recent memory."
           
-The Washington Times

 

More Press Quotes:
"…quickly becoming a national treasure." - Ken Perlman, The Review

"…what is most amazing is that Bowers can take this quaint instrument and his own sometimes strident voice, forge them with his charismatic personality and create a beautiful, contemporary sound." - Ronni Lundy, Scene Magazine

"Bryan Bowers has been called the Earl Scruggs of the Autoharp." - Big Muddy Folk Festival

 West Valley Art Museum 17420 North Avenue of the Arts - Surprise, AZ 85374  Call 623-972-0635 or visit  www.wvam.org

 

INNOVATIVE DANCE COMPANY PILOBOLUSTO PERFORM SOLD-OUT SHOW
Pilobolus January 29, 2009 Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.Presented at Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix

 (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – As part of its 2008-09 “Detour” Season, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the world-renowned dance company Pilobolus on Jan. 29 at Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix. The performance is part of the Soaring Inspirations Series sponsored by the Daron and Ron Barness Family Foundation and is presented with support from Clara Lovett and Benjamin F. Brown IV and Karen and John Voris.

 All tickets ($53 each) are sold out and the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787) is keeping a waiting list for any seats that become available.

 Named after a sun-loving fungus that grows in barnyards and pastures, Pilobolus germinated in the fertile soil of a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. What emerged was a collaborative choreographic process and unique weight-sharing approach to partnering that gave the young company a nontraditional but powerful new set of skills with which to make dances.

 Today, Pilobolus is a unique American arts organization of international influence with one of the most popular and varied bodies of work in the history of dance. Based in Washington Depot, Conn., the company performs for stage and television audiences all over the world, has won numerous awards and been profiled on CBS’ 60 Minutes. Pilobolus has continued to grow, expanding and refining its unusual collaborative methods to produce a body of more than 100 choreographic works. While it has become a stable and influential force in the world of dance, Pilobolus remains as protean and surprising as ever.

 As part of its program, Pilobolus will perform a mix of classic and recent works, including Lanterna Magica (2008), a new, full-company work that uses ritual and mythology to create a mysterious and irresistible sensual celebration of the supernatural; Pseudopodia (1974), a tumbling tumbleweed solo set to an all-percussion score; Darkness and Light (2008), a collaboration with acclaimed puppeteer Basil Twist that explores the unencumbered imagination of the puppeteer with the magical imagery of shadows; Ocellus (1971), a classic Pilobolus men’s quartet; and Megawatt (2004), an electrifying, full-throttle, full-company piece that blends startling energy with an ironic take on the excess and high-voltage state of the world. 

LOCATION AND PARKINGThe Herberger Theater Center is located at 222 E. Monroe in downtown Phoenix. Surface street metered parking is available along Monroe Street and Second Street, and nearby public parking facilities include the Chase Garage, The Arizona Center and the Hyatt Regency Garage. 

SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSOpened in 1975, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts presents a dynamic, culturally diverse season of dance, jazz, classical and world music, theater and satire. Approximately 1,000 performances, educational programs, festivals and other events are showcased annually serving more than 300,000 people and contributing substantially to Scottsdale’s high quality of life and vibrant arts scene. Performances take place in the Center’s 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater (closed for renovation during the 2008–09 season) and 136-seat Stage 2 as well as the 2,200-seat amphitheater on the grounds of the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall and the 326-seat Theater 4301 in the Galleria Corporate Centre. The Center’s youth education and outreach programs reach more than 40,000 school children each year, and its free programs are available to the entire public. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts also produces the popular Scottsdale Arts Festival every March; Sunday A’Fair, a series of free outdoor music festivals held on Sunday afternoons from January to April; and Native Trails, a collaboration with the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau that features free demonstrations of Native American arts and culture from January to April. Open daily and during performances, The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts offers hand-crafted jewelry, accessories for the home, toys for imaginative young minds, recordings, books, greeting cards and more.

 The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is contracted by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, to administer certain City arts and cultural projects and to manage the City-owned Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by the support of members and donors and grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Kathleen Berger - Soprano

An evening of pure vocal music from some of the great operas

 One cannot overlook the extraordinary quality of her voice

 Accompanied by Eric Malson on piano

 Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 2pm

 Adults $15  -  Members $13  -  Teens $7  -  Kids $5

 Kathleen Berger Soprano

 Arizona native Kathleen Berger, soprano, recently appeared as the first American artist to perform with Compañía Lírica Dolores Marco in Madrid, in the zarzuela spectacular El Gran Género Chico, celebrating the centennial of composer Federico Chueca. She then traveled to Écija, Spain, to give a recital as part of the festival “Música en los Palacios.” Stateside, her most recent success came when she stepped in on twentyfour hours’ notice to replace an ailing soprano as Violetta in the Jefferson

County Performing Arts Society’s production of La traviata, a role she has sung more than twenty times in the last year.

 

In the summer of 2007, Ms. Berger gave a recital tour, performing to standing-room-only crowds throughout the Castilla y León region in Spain, as the first classical artist to perform with the festival Músicos en la Naturaleza (“The great interpretive gifts of

Kathleen Berger served to put the public in her pocket, ensuring that the audience supported the singer from the first moment. But

in addition to her charm, one cannot overlook the extraordinary quality of her voice, perfectly seconded at the piano by

her compatriot Eric Malson.” – La Gaceta de Salamanca, July 24, 2007). As a result, she was featured as the cover artist

of the magazine “Con M de Música,” a publication of “El Mundo,” and therein gave an interview about her role in the

festival. She appeared as Musetta in La bohème to critical acclaim with Concerlírica Ópera Internacional at the Teatro

Municipal de La Velada in Línea de la Concepcion and in the 4,000-seat Palacio de Deportes in Salamanca, and repeated

her Violetta at Teatro José Maria Rodero in Torrejón de Árdoz, alongside tenor Francisco Sánchez and baritone Luis

Santana.

 

In 2006, Ms. Berger sang her first Lucia di Lammermoor with Concerlírica Ópera Internacional in Torremolinos and

Marbella, Spain (“Particularly celebrated by the public were the work of...Victor Lemko, in charge of the musical

direction…but especially the brilliance of the invited soloist who played the role of Lucia, the North American soprano

Kathleen Berger.” — Torremolinos Noticias, September 15, 2006). 2006 also marked her debut as Violetta in La

traviata, which she performed to sold out houses throughout Spain with Opera 2001 (“Kathleen Berger… threw herself

perfectly into the character of Violetta and lived and communicated her pain, her disillusionment and her resignation...she

was without fail absolutely correct and secure in all her phrasing, with thrilling moments such as "Amami, Alfredo" or the

awaited "Sempre libera,” where she reached the E flat easily."— Miguel Á. Nepomuceno, Ópera Actual, April 2006).

 

Immediately thereafter, she repeated the role with the festival La Musica Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy. She collaborated

with conductor Gaetano Soliman and the Ukranian National Orchestra for concerts in celebration of Christmas and New

Year’s Eve (“At their service was the American soprano Kathleen Berger, specializing in oratorio compositions. Her

interpretations of works like the “Ave Maria” of Bach and “Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion” from Handel’s Messiah

were given a great response from the numerous audience members, who endorsed her with strong ovations.” —Diario de

Burgos, January 3, 2007). She returned to the US to appear as Giovanna in Verdi’s Ernani with American Opera Theater

in Palm Springs, California, appearing alongside such Metropolitan Opera artists as Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs and Stuart

Neill, under the baton of Michael Recchiuti.

 

Ms. Berger’s repertoire also includes such roles as Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus), Konstanze

(Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Donna Anna and Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Cleopatra (Giulio Cesare in Egitto),

Abigail Adams (1776) and Elsa Schraeder (The Sound of Music). In the realm of oratorio, she sings the soprano solos in

the St. Matthew Passion and St. John Passion of Bach, Handel’s Messiah and Samson, Die Schöpfung and Die Jahresseite

of Haydn, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, Orff’s Carmina Burana and Poulenc’s Gloria.

Kathleen Berger currently lives in Madrid. Upcoming performances include the Witch in Sondheim’s Into the Woods

with Fountain Hills Theater in Arizona and a recital with tenor Francisco Sánchez in Jaen, Spain.

 

Reviews: Kathleen Berger as Violetta in La traviata, Novafeltria, Italy, July 2006

 

“Kathleen Berger… threw herself perfectly into the character of Violetta and lived and communicated her pain, her

disillusionment and her resignation...she was without fail absolutely correct and secure in all her phrasing, with thrilling

moments such as "Amami, Alfredo" or the awaited "Sempre libera,” where she reached the E flat easily."— Miguel Á.

Nepomuceno, Ópera Actual, April 2006

 

“…There is no doubt that, as predicted, the most significant moments of the production came to life in the famous "Mad

scene," additionally in the sextet "Chi mi frena in tal momento," and the duet of the star pair in their interpretation of

"Verranno a te sull'aure.” Particularly celebrated by the public were the work of...Victor Lemko, in charge of the musical

direction...but especially the brilliance of the invited soloist who played the role of Lucia, the North American soprano

Kathleen Berger.” — Torremolinos Noticias, September 15, 2006

 

“The great interpretive gifts of Kathleen Berger served to put the public in her pocket, ensuring that the audience

supported the singer from the first moment. But in addition to her charm, one cannot overlook the extraordinary quality

of her voice, perfectly seconded at the piano by her compatriot Eric Malson.” – La Gaceta de Salamanca, July 24, 2007

 

Eric Malson is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician whose activities have taken him throughout the United States,

Canada, and Europe. As soloist, he has appeared with the North Carolina Symphony, Columbus (Ohio) Symphony,

Manhattan Mozart Orchestra, Orquestra da Fundação Gulbenkian, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Oak Ridge Symphony,

and Prince William Symphony orchestras. As a collaborating pianist with the Steans Institute for Young Artists, he has

appeared frequently at the Ravinia Festival, as well as the Tanglewood, Norfolk (Conn.), Wexford (Ireland), Caramoor (N.Y.),

Scotia (Halifax), Chautauqua, Évora (Portugal), and Verso il Millennio (Riva del Garda, Italy) festivals.

Mr. Malson works extensively with singers, and has appeared recently in recital with soprano Deborah Voigt, baritone

Chistophoren Nomura, and tenor Thomas Studebaker, among others, and recently toured the west coast and Spain with

soprano Kathleen Berger. He has served on the musical staff of various opera companies, including the Bühnen der Stadt

Köln, Teatro Nacional São Carlos (Lisbon), Seattle Opera, Washington Opera at Kennedy Center, Opera Zuid (Netherlands),

Theater der Stadt Heidelberg, The Dallas Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the Cleveland Opera. He has served on the

opera faculties of the Juilliard School of Music and the Mannes College of Music, as well as the accompanying and chamber

music faculty of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Mr. Malson has served as official accompanist for various competitions,

including the Naumburg Foundation Awards, Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Eurovision Young Musicians

Competition, Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition, and the Metropolitan Opera National Council District

Auditions.

Eric Malson has resided in Portugal, where he concertized throughout the country, as well as serving on the faculties of the

Academia Nacional de Orquestra (Lisbon) and the Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa. He participated in the Portuguese

premieres of numerous works, including the Piano Concerto in A-flat Major, Op. 113 of Hummel, Roger Sessions' First Piano

Sonata, Frederic Rzewski’s Four North American Ballads, Dohnanyi’s Sextet, Op. 37, and Wolfgang Rihm’s La Lugubre

Gondola/Das Eismeer (Musik in memoriam Luigi Nono, for double orchestra and 2 pianos). Mr. Malson holds degrees from

Indiana University and the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where his teachers included Menahem Pressler,

Gilbert Kalish, and John Wustman.

 


 In Memory
of the brave who dare to explore
and discover
so that the rest of us will
have a better life.

We will never forget...

Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003

 

The Sedona Marathon Returns!
Saturday, February 7, 2009 8am Mountain Standard Time.

The marathon, 1/2 marathon, and the 5k all start at 8am mountain standard time by race length in West Sedona, Arizona.

Run through the red rocks of Sedona and you'll never be the same again.

Capture the inspiration of red rock spires, feel the draw of a Sedona Vortex and travel through mountains that are geologically ancient, that have been peopled for millennia by mysterious rock art dwellers who have long since moved on.

Meet yourself in a new environment as you challenge yourself to run the marathon, 1/2 marathon or 5K.

Stay and enjoy the fine dining, pampering spas and arts and culture that make Sedona a world famous resort and outdoor destination.

Where else can you compete in a world class athletic event, set in world class beauty and grandeur, with four star resorts and restaurants and world class art venues?

We guarantee it. Run in the red rocks of Sedona and you'll never be the same again.

View the article reviewing The Inaugural Sedona Marathon from Runner's World

See the Sedona Marathon highlighted in the January 2009 issue of Runner's World
.

http://sedonamarathon.com/index1.htm

Your Seat At the Table
The Obama-Biden Transition Team will be hearing from many groups over the next several weeks. On this page, you can track these meetings, view documents provided to the Transition, and leave comments for the team. http://change.gov/open_government/yourseatatthetable

Here is your chance to list your groups goals and needs for the President-Elect's support. Make your voice heard!

 

West Valley Art Museum’s

2009 Adult Art Classes

Feature professional practicing art instructors

Julia Bullock – pastels      Judy Cook – opaque watercolor and colored pencils

Betty Hahn – textiles

Sue Hunter – watercolors      Milton Lewis – oils and watercolors   

Loretta Musgrave – acrylics and oils

George Palovich – drawing      Sebastiao Pereira – watercolors

Julie Pollard – watercolors and oils

Shawn Stewart – clay sculpture

 

 

Discover the Artist in You

 

Class Sessions begin the second week in January

most meet once a week for 4 to 6 weeks

classes are two and a half hours long

geared to all artistic levels

costs range from $55 to $160

 

 

Call to register in advance by phone 623-972-0635 or have information mailed

For complete listings visit our website www.wvam.org

 

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BUREAU NEWS: CHICAGO CUBS SPRING TRAINING TICKETS ON SALE JAN. 6
Cubs fans get ready – tickets for the 2009 spring training season go on sale next month and it’s shaping up to be another banner season. This spring Hohokam Stadium will play host to 19 Cubs games and the stadium is adding just over 400 seats to accommodate more fans. Individual game tickets for the 2009 Chicago Cubs home spring training games will go on sale Tuesday, January 6 at 10 a.m. CST on www.cubs.com and www.tickets.com and also by calling 1-800-905-3315.
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PIANIST JEFFREY SIEGEL TO PERFORM HAYDN AND MOZART AT PINNACLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations
Haydn and Mozart: Humor and Heartache

January 15, 2009, Thursday @ 7:30 p.m.

Presented at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, Scottsdale As part of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts’ 2008-09 “Detour” Season, American pianist Jeffrey Siegel will perform his Keyboard Conversations program Haydn and Mozart: Humor and Heartache at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church on Jan. 15.Story Continues

 

Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s Official State Historian
Honored with a “Spirit of the Old West Alive” Award

by  Karen Michelle Sarver  Photos by Barb Prichard


Marshall Trimble, Arizona’s Official State Historian, was honored with a “Spirit of the Old West Alive” award Nov. 5 at the Bison Western Museum in Scottsdale.

LeeAnn Sharpe, director of the program, presented the award following her videotaped interview of Marshall. The video is the first in the lecture series, “People Who Keep the Spirit of the Old West Alive,” created to promote the history of the West both online and in museums nationwide.

The interview, accompanied by a slide show, focused on Marshall’s life as a teacher, historian, and musician. While Marshall is certainly all of those—and more--the presentation proved he is also a man with a lot of friends.

 The late Senator Barry Goldwater was one of them.   Marshall met Barry Goldwater in 1972 when the senator spoke at Scottsdale’s Coronado High School where Marshall was teaching Southwest history. Marshall said he and the senator became friends that day, “and we were friends until the day he died.” Following his introduction of Goldwater at the high school, Marshall said he went on to introduce the senator “on the Barry Goldwater Lecture Series for more than twenty-odd years.”  “We never talked politics,” Marshall said. “Barry had this whole other side; he liked to talk about Arizona history…we always talked history. That suited him and it suited me too.”

 Another of Marshall’s friends was Henry Cordes, grandson of German immigrant John Henry Cordes who established the town that bears his name in 1883, and became its first postmaster.   Marshall’s family met Henry when their 1936 Ford broke down in Cordes. “Not Cordes Junction, Henry Cordes’ town,” Marshall clarified. “We lived there for two, three, four days. We were the guests of Henry Cordes.”   He added, “I think the population of Cordes was one.”

 Besides a politician and a town founder, Marshall’s list of friends included an Academy Award winner: Ben Johnson. Marshall called Johnson, who acted in “The Wild Bunch,” “Shane,” “ Junior Bonner” and other westerns “one of the best storytellers.” The two men camped together in Monument Valley for a week for an “Arizona Highways” piece that Marshall was writing about the actor.   “Other than his loud snoring, we had a very wonderful time,” Marshall said. “You met him and it felt like you knew him all your life.” Marshall said that when he heard the news of Johnson’s death in 1996 he had to pull his car off to the side of the road to gather his thoughts. “He was just that kind of guy. I’ll never forget him.”

But one of the Official State Historians dearest friends is Arizona Official State Balladeer Dolan Ellis. Marshall and Dolan have performed together since about 1978. “He’s a great guy, like Ben Johnson,” Marshall said, “to know him is to love him.” Marshall recalled that when he “went down with a heart issue” and couldn’t make his performances, Dolan called him, asking if Marshall had any shows he needed covered. “I said, ‘Yeah, all of ‘em.” Marshall said Dolan drove “all over the place to cover my shows. And when the checks came in and I tried to give ‘em to him he wouldn’t take ‘em. We’re that kind of friends.” 

Marshall concluded the interview with a reflection on his book signing for “Ash Fork,” his book about the history of his childhood hometown. “The day… that the book came out and we went up there for the book signing, there was a blizzard,” Marshall said. “I started signing books at…noon and it snowed up at Flag. and Prescott—everywhere. And people came from as far away as Kingman and Flagstaff, through the storm to come to the book signing. And, those,” he said, “are friends.”

  • To learn more about Marshall Trimble, visit his website at www.marshalltrimble.com  See more about Spirit of the Old West Alive at www.spiritoftheoldwestalive.com

  • A DVD of the lecture will be available soon.

  • The Spirit of the Old West Alive lecture series continues with
    Bob Boze Bell on Nov 19th
    Wyatt Earp Jan 7th
    Alan Korwin Feb 4th
    Dakota & Sunny Livesay on Mar 4th.

 

16th Annual Carefree Fine Arts & Wine Festival

Festival: Hours: 10am-5pm Admission: $3 Parking: Free Where: Downtown Carefree, Easy & Ho Hum St
View map and get directions from Google Maps

Festival Video  

Silver Spur Saloon Reopens
Relive a part of Cave Creek history when the Silver Spur Saloon reopens for the first time in over 25 years November 1st at 11:00am and wait till you see what we found hidden away.

You will be able to see the shot pattern from when a couple of cowboys back in 1974 used the back of the bar for target practice with their shotguns. We discovered in the rear storage an original sign from 1970 that will be on display. No more barstools with silly chili's on them, we brought the ORIGINAL ones out of the back storage rooms where they had been for years. In short we have brought history back to life.

There are a few things we would like to find, the first person to bring in an original Silver Spur Saloon menu in good condition will receive a $50 gift certificate.

We do limit are promotions to one at a time but, if you look in the current issue of the Sonoran News, there several coupons for you.

SPECIAL: Bring in this story and with the purchase of an entree at regular price, your child that is with you (under the age of 10) will receive a free meal from our special kids menu!

Fill out our birthday or anniversary club card. When your it's your special day you will receive a free bottle of champagne to help you celebrate. Of course you have to let us help you celebrate...

So come on down, celebrate Cave Creek's Wild West Days, check out our new menu and everything about us.

This message was sent by: Marc Peagler, 6245 E. Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek, Arizona 85331

 

History™ Announces a National Teach-In on Lincoln.

Sign up now for this free webcast on Thursday, February 12th at 1:30pm/12:30c!

Give a Lincoln for Lincoln: History™ Announces a National Initiative for Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States.

He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War,
preserving the Union and ending slavery. As the war was drawing to a close, Lincoln became the
first American president to be assassinated. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican
president, Lincoln had been a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States
House of Representatives, and twice an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.

History™ together with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, will feature a National Teach-In
on Lincoln on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 1:30pm EST.  Educators and students nationwide can
tune-in to view this LIVE webcast. Registration is now open for this event online at
http://www.history.com/lincoln/. Visit this site today to sign up and to learn more about this exciting
online event featuring historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Harold Holzer, and Matthew Pinsker.

Do your students have questions about Lincoln? Send them to History at
Lincoln@aetn.com and tune-in to see if one of these questions is
picked to be answered by historians during the live webcast! Many of
these questions will also be answered by Lincoln experts after the
event.
 

 

AZ CARDINALS NFC CHAMPIONS!

SUPER BOWL HERE WE COME!

“Alan Korwin” Feb 4th
   at 4th Spirit of the Old West Alive

February 4th at Bison Western Museum benefiting The 300 Club Food Rescue
(SCOTTSDALE) – Alan Korwin, Bloomfield Press author of Gun Law books and 2nd Amendment rights guardian is scheduled for Feb 4th  Spirit of the Old West Alive at the Bison Western Museum 16641 N 91st St.  

The public is invited to attend what promises to be a lively discussion about 2nd Amendment rights. Admission is $15 partially benefits the charities sponsored. Children are admitted free.  

The current temperament in Congress is threatening to the gun enthusiast and concerns grow as new legislation is proposed all over the country and in our nation’s capitol.

 Alan is a nationally recognized author of numerous books on gun laws. He wrote his first book, The Arizona Gun Owner’s Guide, in 1989, now in its 23rd edition with more than 100,000 copies in print. He went on to write or co-write seven more books on gun laws, including state guides for California, Florida, Texas and Virginia, the unabridged federal guide Gun Laws of America, and his 11th, which debuted at the 2008 Gun Rights Policy Conference, The Heller Case: Gun Rights Affirmed!

With his wife Cheryl he operates Bloomfield Press, which has grown into the largest publisher and distributor of gun-law books in America. His website, gunlaws.com, features a National Directory to every gun law in the country and more than 160 books and DVDs for gun owners and the freedom movement. Alan’s blog, PageNine.org, is carried by dozens of paper and online outlets, and rumors about his political parody band, The Cartridge Family, cannot be confirmed.

The Spirit of the Old West Alive (SOWA) was founded by LeeAnn Sharpe with the purpose of collecting oral histories. “Too often we see the passing of significant people in our history without their stories being recorded. It means so much more to hear their stories directly from the individual. To hear their voice, to see their body language and pick up on their personality,” Sharpe comments.  These video taped interviews will be available as DVD’s and online for research.

 Bison Western Museum is an excellent partner in the SOWA program as their goal is also related to gathering history of the southwest. Viewing the spectacular museum collection is a perfect appetizer to the evening of entertainment. (www.bisonhomes.com )

 Also sponsoring the event is the Wild West Gazette dedicated to promoting Arizona history, education and tourism.  Publisher Sid Hagel has taken a lead role in hand making the Arizona Manzanita wood awards, hand carved into the shape of Arizona and laser etched. The January issue of Wild West Gazette out now features Wyatt Earp and southern Arizona history.  (www.wildwestgazette.com )

Master Printing (www.masterprintingaz.com) has created beautiful collector cards of each Spirit honoree, as well as the programs.

 Bison Western Museum is located at 16641 N. 91st St., Scottsdale, AZ (just north of Bell Road) Parking is free and admission is a $15 donation to benefit our selected charities. Doors open at 5PM with social networking, food and beverages, and the program will begin at 7pm and last until 9pm. (www.spiritoftheoldwestalive.com )

 Watch the website for news of the next honoree scheduled, Mary Brown of Festival of the West on Feb 18th.  

 

 
 
 

A wonderful video of those entertainers lost in the last year

 

 

 
       
       

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