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  • Jan 27th

  • 1936 Troy Donahue

  • 1921 Donna Reed

  • 1832 Lewis Carroll

  • 1885 Jerome Kern

  • 1964 Bridget Fonda

  • 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov

  • 1756 Mozart

  • Jan 28th

  • 1933 Susan Sontag

  • 1936 Alan Alda

  • 1912 Jackson Pollock

  • 1980 Nick Carter

  • 1981 Elijah Wood

  • 1887 Arthur Rubenstein

  • Jan 29th

  • 1945 Tom Selleck

  • 1954 Oprah Winfrey

  • 1950 Ann Jillian

  • 1880 W.C. Fields

  • 1843 William McKinley

  • 1942 Katherine Ross

  • Jan 30th

  • 1882 Franklin D Roosevelt

  • 1930 Gene Hackman

  • 1951 Phil Collins

  • 1941 Dick Cheny

  • 1937 Vanessa Redgrave

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Dame Edna


Algonquin Theater Company presents “The Oldest Profession”


Paul Winter Jan 25


John Fogerty


SNATAM KAUR


Les Ballets
Jazz de Montréal


Davidson


Orenga


Un Corazón Flamenco


Stevie Wonder

Cherryholmes Band

Gabriela Montero

Brule’

Darknight

 

Jon Bon Jovi

Avril Lavigne

Engelbert Humperdinck


photo by Palma Kolansky
Branford Marsalis

 

 

 

 

ico, NM,  Wyoming, WY, Los Angeles,  Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clarita, Valencia, Newhall, Palmdale,
Lancaster, Sylmar, Bakersfield, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma, Helena, St. Louis,  Alamogordo,  Albuquerque, Allentown, Amarillo, Aspen, Athens,
Austin,  Baton Rouge, Billings,  Cheyenne, Chicago, Fort Worth,   Denver,  Lake Havasu, Lake Tahoe,  Long Beach,  Peoria, Pueblo, Red Bluff,  Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Santa Barbara, Yuma,  San Jose, El Paso, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Manhattan Beach, Santa Ana, Tustin,  Scottsdale, El
Mirage,  Goodyear,  Surprise, Wentzville, Frisco,  Parker,  Avondale, Santa Monica, Hollywood, San  Fernando, Woodland Hills, Granada Hills, Sherman Oaks, Thousand Oaks,
Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Carlsbad, Oceanside,  Gilbert,  Mesquite,  San Mateo,
Santa Rosa,  Henderson, Temecula, Escondido, Peoria, Burbank, Glendale, Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe,     Apache Jct., Carefree, Cave Creek, Chandler, Fountain Hills, Gilbert, Guadalupe, Higley, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Queen Creek, Salt River, Sun N.M., Avondale, Black Canyon City, Buckeye, Circle City, El Mirage, New River, Peoria, Sun City, Sun City, Surprise, Tolleson, Tonopah, Wintersburg, Aguila, Alpine, Arizona Village, Ash Fork, Bagdad, Black Mesa, Blue Ridge, Bonita, Bouse, Bullhead City, Cameron, Camp Verde, Castle Rock, Chinle, Chino Valley, Cibola, Clifton, Coconino Plateau, Colorado City, Cottonwood, Dennehotso, Dilcon, Duncan, Eagar, Kingman, Ehrenberg, Flagstaff, Ft.
> Apache, Ft. Defiance, Fredonia, Ganado, Gila Bend, Globe, Golden
> Valley, Grand Canyon, Greasewood, Green Haven, Greer, Harquahala
> Valley, Hawley Lake, Heber, Holbrook, Humboldt, Hyder, Joseph City,
> Kaibito, Kayenta, Keams Canyon, Kingman, Kykotsmovi Village, Lake
> Havasu City, Mohave Ranchos, Pleasant, Le Chee, Leupp, Littlefield,
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> Creek, Mohave Valley, Mormon Lake, Munds Park, Page, Parker, Parker
> Dam, Payson, Peach Springs, Pima, Pinedale, Pinetop, Pinon Cottonwood,
> Polacca, Poston, Prescott, Quartzsite, Red Valley, Rock Point,
> Roosevelt Lake, Rough Rock, Safford, Saint Johns, Salome, San Carlos,
> Sanders, Sedona, Seligman, Shonto, Show Low, Snowflake, Somerton,
 Springerville, Supai, Teec Tonto Basin, Toyei, Tsaile, Tuba City,  Wellton, Whiteriver, Wickenburg, Wide Ruins, Wikieup, Williams, Window
 Rock, Winslow, Yarnell, Yarnell, Young, Yucca, Grand Canyon N.P.,
 Petrified Forest N.P., Canyon de Chelly N.M., Galt, Ione, Livingston,
 Lodi, Los Banos, Manteca, Merced, Oakdale, Patterson, Ripon, Stockton,
>Tracy, Tuolomne Meadows, Turlock, Yosemite, Agoura Hills, Brentwood,
 Culver City, Inglewood, LAX Airport, Lennox, Malibu, Marina Del Rey,
 Pacific Palisades, Playa Del Rey, Topanga, Venice, Westlake Village;
> Avalon, Catalina Island, Carson, Compton, Dominguez Hills, El Segundo,
> Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Lynwood, Manhattan Beach,  Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Bell, Cudahy,
> Huntington Park, Hyde Park, Silver Lake, Vernon, Watts, Montebello,
> South Gate, Commerce, Inglewood, Cupertino, Gilroy,

 

 

 

 

A Gourmet Cajun Shop
Spicy gourmet Cajun foods, seasonings, spices, hot sauces, gift baskets, Cajun music & more, have fun shopping at our secure store.

 It's a turkey, it's a duck, it's a chicken, it's all of them, it's a turducken. You get a turkey stuffed with a duck, stuffed with a chicken. And it's also stuffed with lots of Cajun dressings and seasonings.

 A Turducken is the ultimate Cajun feast! And a perfect choice for every Holiday or special occasion! This unique Cajun treat arrives frozen. Just thaw and cook. It's all oven ready. We start off with a de-boned chicken, stuff it with your choice of stuffing (or dressing as it's called in these parts), place it inside a de-boned duck stuffed with more of your favorite stuffing, then we place the chicken and duck inside a de-boned turkey, with even more stuffing.

 This tasty Cajun bird weighs in at over 15 pounds, and feeds up to 25 people! And you can choose either Seafood Jambalaya or Cornbread with Pork Rice stuffing. The Seafood Jambalaya stuffing is a nicely seasoned jambalaya made with shrimp, crawfish and rice, while the Cornbread stuffing has just the right combination of cornbread, seasonings and pork rice dressing for that tasty down home flavor. You can order extra Cajun Stuffing if you like.

 We ship our Turduckens on Mondays through Thursdays throughout the year. Your order will be delivered by Next Day Air service on the following day. The delivery time will depend on your shipping location, usually between 11am and 3pm. For more information on all that we carry go to www.cajun-shop.com .

 

For years, Saba's has provided the best in event outfitting. Each member of your group or convention visiting Arizona would enjoy a piece of the old west to take home or wear to that special event you have planned for them. A wide variety of boots, hats or the whole outfit. Priced with your needs in mind. We will have your guest talking about the great time that you provided for them for years to come. We can provide the customized Western Wear at any location that fits you and your special quest. From 10 to 1000 - We can handle all your event Western Wear needs.

 Lucchese Classic Caiman Crocodile - Style L1329-24          $995.00

 This Lucchese Classic is Caiman Crocodile - Belly straight cut, Tan Burnished in Color. It is a 12" boot with 2 1/2" Scallops, Seville, Kennedy Pullstraps with overlay. This boot has a J Toe (Narrow Round Toe) and a #4 heel (1 1/2"). Availabvle in sizes: 8 to 13 in D width only. All for less than $1,000.

 Saba's now owns and operates nine stores throughout Arizona. For all the Saba's locations call toll free at 1-877-342-1835.

  Old Town Scottsdale 3965 N. Brown Ave. Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 947-7664

Old Town Scottsdale 7254 Main St. Scottsdale, AZ 85251(480) 949-7404

North Scottsdale 7231 E. Shea Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85254(480) 948-9201

Carefree 4935 E. Carefree Highway Cave Creek, AZ 85331 (480) 595-0959

North Valley Power Center 8135 W Bell Road Peoria, AZ 85382(623) 979-7300

 

Arturo Echo Mtn Sz4 Ladies twist fringe super soft brushed leather jacket beaded at shoulder with metal studs and contrasting leather inset and stitched detail. Very beautiful top quality jacket with contrasting leather piping and 4 front basket weave covered buttons. Fully lined. fitted cut very figure flattering. Measurements bust under arms 36" waist at narrowest 30" shoulder to tip of point bottom front 22"collar to shoulder 5" sleeve shoulder to cuff 25" note nice detail of inset leather piping on sleeve and in v across back yoke - twisted fringe on shoulder 9"long  NEW STORE INVENTORY - Retail in store $360.00 Offered at clearance price! Arturo is a top designer and this is excellent quality leather and design. Craftsmanship is superb! Would make a wonderful gift for any lady looking for a little western style! Visit my eBay Store: A Crazy Cowgirl For a unique collection of cowgirl clothing and more! Books, CDs, Decorator Items!

 

 

 

Calendar Features Local Golden Retrievers

 A calendar featuring rescued golden retrievers was released this week to raise money for the medical care, rescue and rehabilitation of other goldens in need. 100 percent of the sales benefit unwanted and homeless Goldens.

 The new 2008 Look of Gold calendar celebrates "that look" you know, the look that makes you hand over another treat. The one that says "set aside your cares, its time to play." The one that lets you know that the world revolves completely and solely around you it's the look of a devoted dog. 

 The calendar is the primary fundraiser for the Arizona Golden Retriever Connection (AZGRC), a non-profit rescue organization dedicated to placing rescued Golden Retrievers in safe, loving and permanent homes. The calendar showcases previously rescued Goldens enjoying a new leash on life. All of the proceeds from calendar sales support the dogs.

 Cover dog Teddy is happy charging through life, preferably with a ball in his mouth, or at least very close by. One of the most remarkable stories belongs to Mulligan and Bogie from Tucson. Mulligan was diagnosed with the Parvo virus at age one. Parvo is a highly contagious virus that affects a dog's ability to absorb nutrients from food. It also lowers the white blood cell count, limiting a dog's ability to fight the infection. Mulligan was aggressively treated and is enjoying his new life in Tucson.

 November dogs, Chance and Cody, were found running the streets of the West Valley. Chance was badly injured, dragging his front leg, his paw bloodied from the abrasion. We would later learn that he was injured when riding in the bed of a pickup truck. We also learned that Cody is Chance's father a devoted dad who walked alongside his injured son until they were rescued. 

 AZGRC took both dogs for a full vet check. Chance's leg was injured a while ago and had started to heal in a way that could not be corrected without amputation. Having three legs hasn't stopped him from running, jumping, swimming and chasing. His new family will tell you that Chance and Cody are the best Goldens ever and are experts at "the look!"

 Each AZGRC dog receives a full health check, is spayed, neutered, microchipped, licensed and tested for common diseases like heartworm and Valley Fever. The organization "invests" an average of $450 in each dog it rescues. Annual bills for veterinary care total nearly $100,000.

 The photography and calendar design is all done in-house by AZGRC members. The production costs are fully underwritten by page, printing and production sponsors, allowing 100 percent of every dollar raised through the sales of the calendar to directly benefit homeless Goldens.

 "Our goal is to raise $25,000 this year. There are so many dogs in need, we hope the public will open their hearts and purchase a calendar," AZGRC President Candy Ziemer said. "For just 10 dollars, you can change the luck of a Golden in need and enjoy 12 months of beautiful dogs."

 The calendar is available at several local stores, or online at www.azgrc.org . Calendars cost $10 in stores and $13 online, including shipping. For locations to buy the calendars go to http://www.azgrc.org/2008_Calendar/2008Calendar_distribute.htm

    Cardinals Cheerleader Calendar!

 

 Calendars can be purchased for $15.00. Autographed calendars are available for $25.00. Please indicate whom the calendar should be personalized to. Please allow 2-3 weeks to receive your order. For more information or to order go to www.azcardinals.com  or just click on the Cardinals link on www.azphm.com .

Patio Campfire       

 

The Patio Campfire offers a convenient and simple alternative to building a campfire. Attach it to a standard L.P. tank, such as the one used on your gas grill, or run a natural gas line directly to the unit.

 

*               Our gas Patio Campfire gives you the ultimate in convenience - no cleaning, no chopping - just turn it on and enjoy.

*               Completely finished with Mesa Base and gas fire pit.

*               Weatherproof year-round - Cover not required

Patio Campfire shown with standard Mesa Base.

 

Entertainment Center Electric Fireplace in Cherry Finish

 

Patented flame technology for an incredibly realistic flame. Effect elegant design with traditional styling fits any décor. The unit comes with a three stage remote control so you can conveniently turn unit on or off from anywhere in the room. You can also select high or low heat setting, fan-forced heater thermostat control ensures comfort. Concealed controls that are easily accessible for simple operation year-round pleasure enjoy a glowing fire without the heat. The unit is economical to operate, you can enjoy the flame for less than 3¢ an hour just plug it in! The unit plugs into standard household outlet holds most televisions up to 32".

DFP6776C              1500        120V        12.5         5115        195 lbs     Base: 45.3" x 33.9" x 16.14"

Top: 47.44" x 44.69" x 12.6" Specifications are subject to change.

 

Outdoor Gas Lights

 Light up the night with the Patio Glo™ gas light! The Patio Glo light provides soft, ambient lighting that's a breeze to install. Simply mount the light onto a solid deck rail or other solid structure. The Patio Glo light is fueled with replaceable 14-16 ounce liquid propane canisters that last up to 20 hours and eliminate the need for gas or electrical lines. It's a simple way to create beautiful accent lighting that defines your outdoor living room.

 For more information on any of these great items or to find out what else they have: Golden Flame Distributing 24850 N. 19th Ave., Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ 85085

Showroom Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Phone Number: (623) 780-8800 Fax Number: (623) 780-8833 or www.goldenflame.com

After Hours By Appointment Only. Dealer, Retail, and Contractor/Builder Sales Inquiries: ruthie@goldenflame.com

 

TODAY IN COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY

(Fri., Feb.8)

Music industry executive Pappy Daily was born in 1902.

Rachel Watson was born in 1921.

Buddy Cagle was born in 1936.

Merle Watson was born in 1949.

Steve Scruggs was born in 1958.

Don Wayne Reno of the Reno Brothers was born in 1963.

Garth Brooks, Vince Gill and Michael Jackson were each nominated in the favorite male musical performer category for the 22nd annual People's Choice Awards in 1996. Reba McEntire, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston would vie for the female musical performer award.

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MORE COUNTRY MUSIC HISTORY FOR THIS WEEKEND

(Sat., Feb.9)

Ernest Tubb was born in 1914.

Charlie Bailey was born in 1916.

Bob Wills debuted his KVOO radio show in 1934.

Red Lane was born in 1939.

Joe Ely was born in 1947.

Travis Tritt was born in 1963.

Dottie West's first No.1 single, "A Lesson in Leavin'," debuted on the charts in 1980.

Bill Haley died at age 55 in 1981.

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(Sun., Feb.10)

James Carson was born in 1918.

Gene Autry's Top Five single "Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas" debuted on the charts in 1945.

Faron Young's movie "Hired Guns" had its world premiere in 1955.

Lionel Cartwright was born in 1960.

"The Highwaymen" album was certified gold in 1986.

"Uncle" Art Satherley, recording pioneer and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died in 1986.

Randy Travis' "Storms of Life" album was certified platinum in 1987.
 
ROKA AKOR New Scottsdale Robatayaki Cuisine Opens Feb 18th Review & Video!
Sheriff's Posse of Sun City
Invites you to our Open House
Guest Of Honor Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Sunday Feb. 24th from 2:00 to 4:00
Meet the people who serve Sun City, District 111
Sheriff Deputies and Sun City Fire Department.
Enjoy the entertainment & refreshments -
10861 Sunland Drive, off of Del Webb


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Bob Coonts Brings Blaze of Color to Arizona Fine Art EXPO

                                       Inside Out ­ a Book for All Seasons

Colorado artist, Bob Coonts returns to Arizona Fine Art EXPO for the 4th year with a surprise for patrons -- Inside Out: The Art of Bob Coonts. This newly published book features 140 pages of blazing color; an exciting sampling of Coonts imaginative work.  


The EXPO began Jan. 10 and runs everyday through March 23; showcasing 110 award-winning, nationally acclaimed artists working in studios, highlighted by a gallery-setting backdrop. The artist's are nestled under 44,000 square feet of festive white tents at the Southwest corner of Scottsdale and Jomax Roads (26540 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ  85255), 5 miles south of Carefree & 5 miles North of Loop 101 on Scottsdale Road.

Ever-exploring new media and art possibilities, Coonts is best recognized by the intense color and minute details in his artwork. The details, reminiscent of Gustav Klimt, take the form of geometric shapes that may morph into blades of grass and fields of flowers. Other details are reminiscent of Native American symbolism -- arrows for the heart line or a disk representing the sun. Coonts interest in prehistoric man resulted in a series of petroglyph-like works.  

His love of animals, domestic and wild, is felt in images of cats, horses, buffalo, roosters --- none quite realistically presented, except for the eyes. Not content to be seen as an expressionist only, his curiosity about shapes and colors and the process of abstracting, gave birth to a series of contemporary abstracts that, again, reflects Coonts love of strong color.  

An invited artist for the Parade of Painted Ponies, Coonts first life-size horse (Mosaic Appaloosa) is one of the 'retired' miniature collectible ponies. His Prairie Horizon has just been released in miniature.

Coonts has shown in 50-plus invitational and juried exhibits and is part of permanent museum and corporate collections in New York, Israel, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Poland, Mexico and Colorado.  Private collectors span the continent.   

Showcasing Coonts 13 years in fine art, the Bob Coonts retrospective at the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art in 2007, boasted more than 130 paintings and sculptures. Museum goers were treated to the diverse array of creativity that is Bob Coonts.

Coonts fine art career follows a successful 25 year career in graphic design working with international companies and co-founding the biennial Colorado International Invitation Poster Exhibition whose global draw puts Colorado State University and Fort Collins on the arts radar. Coonts continues as an affiliate faculty member of the Colorado State University Art Department. His contributions to the Fort Collins community make him a treasured citizen, reflected in his receiving the first Arts Alive Medallion for community service to the arts.  


The EXPO takes place on the southwest corner of Jomax and Scottsdale Roads, Scottsdale, Ariz.  Season passes are $7 and $6 for seniors and military. Children under 12 are free. Parking is also free. More information is available by visiting http://www.arizonafineartexpo.com  

 

One of the country's premier arts fairs, the 38th annual Scottsdale Arts Festival will be held on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall on March 7 - 9, 2008.

 

Exhibiting artists include:

Julita Jones (Laguna Beach, Calif.), The Hummingbird, viscosity etching, 12 x 12 inches

 

 

 

 

photo by Antonio Bartczak

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Spike Makes Final Game Ball Road Trip Stop, Helps Escort Lombardi Trophy to the NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot
 Spike will make the 42nd and final stop of his Game Ball Road Trip through Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10am as he participates in the grand opening of The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot in Glendale.  Spike will help escort the prestigious Vince Lombardi Trophy to its Super Bowl week destination to help mark the official opening of The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot at Super Bowl XLII.

Spike will march into The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot with members of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, followed by NFL security representatives carrying the Vince Lombardi Trophy.  The Vince Lombardi Trophy will be on display at The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot from Saturday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 27, and from Thursday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 3, before being awarded to the NFL champion following Super Bowl XLII on February 3.  
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Support Your Favorite Team and Help Tackle Hunger
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Safeway and Westcor are fighting hunger one can at a time with a Super Bowl-inspired canned food drive known as Super Canstruction®.
On Thursday, January 31, SMPS Arizona and Valley architectural, engineering and construction firms will team up at two local Westcor Shopping Centers to design football-themed structures made entirely from canned food donations.   The team of architects will construct a replica of University of Phoenix Stadium, and six foot tall team helmets of the New York Giants and New England Patriots.  Fans are encouraged to help build their favorite team¹s helmet by dropping canned donations in the designated team boxes.  
After the build takes place, the exhibits will remain on display through February 5, two days after Super Bowl XLII is played at University of Phoenix Stadium.   
Super Canstruction® is free and open to the public, with canned food donations suggested.  Safeway will match all canned food donations and, at the close of the exhibit, all cans used in the structures will be donated to the St. Mary¹s Food Bank Alliance to support the elimination of hunger.  Approximately 22,600 total cans will be used to build the structures.
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World-Class Entertainers Perform At The Arizona Fine Art EXPO
Thunderbird Artists, producer of the Arizona Fine Art EXPO, hosts nationally-recognized and popular musical entertainers to perform in the Sculpture Garden this weekend.

Drew Bennett, Grammy® Nominated for Best New Artist, can be seen Saturday Jan 26th from 2-4pm.   Drew was also Grammy® Nominated for Best Contemporary World Music Album for his release, 'Flamenco Salsa'.  Drew was the Grammy nominee for Flamenco Guitarists on behalf of his original compositions that reveal a Spanish-Andalusia style with hints of Mediterranean, Brazilian Salsa, Jazz Fusion, Cuban, and Rumba influences with Romantic Jazz ballads.  Drew's original compositions have been compared to Jesse Cook, Craig Chaquico, Peter White and Ottmar Liebert.  

Melanie Murphy and Van Johnson return to the EXPO with a little bit of country ­ both popular and classic.  They can be found playing the guitar and singing out in the magnificent sculpture garden, Sunday beginning at 2pm.

The Arizona Fine Art EXPO has moved to a new location - 26540 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85255. We are located at the Southwest corner of Scottsdale and Jomax Roads (just 5 miles south of Carefree & 5 miles North of Loop 101 on Scottsdale Road). Come out and join us in the handsome 2-acre Sculpture Garden at the Arizona Fine Art EXPO!  Indoors, visit 110 award-winning artists and watch them passionately create the finest artwork in the valley all nestled under 44,000 square feet of festive white tents.  They will be busy painting, working with pastels, sketching in pen & ink, sculpting clay, jewelry designing, metal welding, stone sculpting and more.


 

 

NAMA Award-Winner Brule’ Performs at the Arizona Fine Art EXPO
Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival rated 19th in the nation by  The ArtFair SourceBook.  Thunderbird Artists producer of the Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival and the Arizona Fine Art EXPO receives rave reviews from patrons and artists every year. 

NAMY award-winner Brulé, and band AIRO, have been performing at the Thunderbird Artists’ festivals for many years and have seen continued support among fans in Arizona.  Brulé will be performing in the lovely Sculpture Garden at the Arizona Fine Art EXPO February 2nd beginning at 2pm. 
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Buy books for that special person at the
DFL "Sweetheart Book Sale"

Forget the candy, forget the flowers.  What better way to  say "I love you" on Valentine's Day than with a bag of selected books  from the Friends of the Desert Foothills Library? The monthly used  book sale will be on Saturday, February 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in  the Friends' book room and will feature several special items for  loving shoppers.  A table of select "Romance Novels" will all be sold  at reduced prices and customers can hunt for Valentine stickered books  hidden on the shelves.  These will also be sold at special lower  prices. Story Continues

 

 

The Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Hosts Advocacy Days at the Capitol

On February 13, 2008 the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence will host the 5th annual Stop Violence Against Women Day at the Arizona State Capitol, Wesley Bolin Plaza.

This year AzCADV is structuring the event differently. On February 13, Coalition members will attend a breakfast at Wesley Bolin Plaza and hear a variety of speakers talk about the need for advocacy for domestic violence services. Speakers include Attorney General Terry Goddard, Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross, Tom Ambrose of the Phoenix Suns, and several state Representatives and Senators, among others. The Coalition will also announce this year's winners of the Courage of Conviction award and its Legislator of the Year. Following the breakfast, participants will meet their legislators for brief meetings, during which they will advocate for legislation that will support domestic violence victims.
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THE TROCKS PUT A NEW SPIN ON CLASSICAL BALLET
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

February 1 - 2, 2008, Friday and Saturday @ 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on February 1 - 2, 2008, at 8 p.m. The performance is part of the Satirical Edge series sponsored in laughing memory of Steve Simon by his family and is presented by Arlene and Michael Lanes. Single tickets are available for $48 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).

Affectionately known as "The Trocks," Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has entertained audiences for more than 30 years and established itself as a major dance phenomenon throughout the world. Putting a new spin on the art of dance, the all-male company performs faithful renditions of the most celebrated works - from romantic ballets like Swan Lake to the modern masterpieces of Martha Graham - fabulously costumed and delicately balanced en pointe. With grace, charm and pure comic genius, the Trocks playfully bring to life the heroic characters and plots of these great works.
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Michael Cajero: We Need to Dream This All Again
Dates: February 7 - March 15, 2008  At Eric Firestone Gallery – Scottsdale  4142 N Marshall Way Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-990-1037 ericfirestonegallery.com  Hours: Tu - Sat 10-6  and by appointment

Michael Cajero was born in Tucson, AZ in 1947, he holds a BFA from the University of Arizona and an MFA in Painting, Sculpture and Art History from Kent State University. Cajero has been the recipient of Visual Arts Fellowships from the Tucson Pima Arts Council in 1994 and 2001and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1993-1994; his papier-mâché works are in the permanent collection of the Tucson Museum of Art and the Phoenix Art Museum.
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TOWN OF CAVE CREEK OFFERS INCENTIVE TO CONSERVE WATER
Town Arborist to make free visits to homes and help residents program their irrigation clocks
More than 70 percent of water in Arizona is used for landscaping, thousands of gallons of water wasted each year
The Town of Cave Creek is starting the New Year with an incentive to residents to conserve water. Town arborist Glenn Fahringer will conduct free visits to homes served by both Desert Hills Water Service and Cave Creek Water Service in order to teach residents how to program their irrigation clocks.

GIVE BLOOD
Give blood! If you can donate blood there is a critical need right now. In fact, all elective heart surgeries have been moved back because there is a shortage of blood in Arizona right now. Please get the word out to your friends! 

Jo Cribben says, "Mom was all prepared for open heart surgery (2 valves & 2 bypasses), had her iodine bath and everything. Then as she should have been wheeled into the Boswell Hospital operating room word came down that there was insufficient blood and her surgery will have to be rescheduled for Monday or later. Because she is stable they don’t want to risk being short the blood she will need."

"This is very frustrating and I’m sure there are hundreds of others across the state in similar circumstances. Mom can not leave the hospital because she has had all of her tests and if she left would have to start all over. So now she will have been in the hospital 5 days before the surgery waiting… The IV and monitor wires get to be pretty irritating, but she has been a trooper smiling through it all."

"My sister took all of her vacation time to be here this week from California. Now she will have to go back to work and miss Mom’s surgery. She is so upset. But she is in a new job and can not take off additional time. "

Please Give Blood! The life you save could be someone you love!

Music Alive
Residency of Mark Grey Culminates with World Premiere of
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio

Residency Events Highlight Navajo Culture and the Music of Enemy Slayer  
In anticipation of its world premiere performance of Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio, The Phoenix Symphony is presenting a series of special events devoted to the Navajo culture that inspired Music Alive Composer-in-Residence Mark Grey’s new work for chorus and orchestra. Artists and leading authorities from the Native American community as well as Valley organizations including the Heard Museum and Arizona State University are partnering to present events including concerts, lectures, and film screenings in January and February exploring and discussing the Navajo traditions that influenced Enemy Slayer. Several months of creative exploration will culminate with the world premiere performance of Mark Grey’s Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio on February 7 and 9, 2008 at Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix.
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ARGENTINE PIANIST INGRID FLITER TO PERFORM RECITAL

 

2007 - 08 Virginia G. Piper Concert Series

Ingrid Fliter

February 10, 2008, Sunday @ 7:30 p.m.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater

 

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present a recital by acclaimed Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter on February 10, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the 2007 - 08 Virginia G. Piper Concert Series, curated by Dayton Fowler Grafman. The performance is presented by The Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust with support from Suzanne T. and Irving D. Karpas Jr.

 

Single tickets are available for $24 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787). Story Continues 

 

DAME EDNA CANCELLED! The performance of Dame Edna: Live and Intimate!
originally scheduled for February 5 - 10, 2008, at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
has been canceled due to the illness of actor Barry Humphries.
 

Dame Edna: Live and Intimate!

February 5 - 10, 2008  

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater

 

 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present Dame Edna: Live and Intimate! from February 5 - 10, 2008. The performance is presented with support from Linda and Sherman Saperstein.

 

Single tickets are available for $70 from the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' Web site at www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org or the box office at (480) 994-ARTS (2787).

 

Following the unprecedented glamour and success of her previous Tony-attracting shows, Australia's Dame Edna Everage, the international housewife, therapist, gigastar, guru and celebrity confidant, is back by popular demand! She will dazzle and charm her adoring U.S. Possums with another unforgettable stage show - Live and Intimate!

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"A Feast For The Eyes"

"A Feast For The Eyes", featuring the unusual still lifes of Sherry Loehr and Genetta McLean will be exhibited at
Leslie Levy Fine Art in Scottsdale, Arizona, from February 4th-25th.

Right: "Natura Vivante" by Genetta McLean  Oil on Linen 22" x 28"

Genetta McLean is an art historian and accomplished visual artist who combines her interest in ancient art with her love of nature. Her small, meticulously painted still lifes give the viewer a sense of the peaceful serenity which the artist experiences in her home located in the woods of Maine. Genetta McLean’s lovingly arranged fruits and vegetables are often visited by small, almost whimsical songbirds.  Story Continues

Walk with us February 17, 2008 - click below for more info
The Heart to Heart Pet-a-Rama is a 2-mile fundraising walk in the park register

World-Class Performers to Descend on Arizona
What does the Super Bowl and
Arizona Fine Art EXPO have in common? Both are being held in Arizona during February and will showcase winners.

 Thunderbird Artists is a champion when it comes to producing top-quality fine art events, and the Arizona Fine Art EXPO is no exception.

 Scheduled for Jan. 10th – March 23rd, 2008, the Arizona Fine Art EXPO will showcase 115 champion (Super Bowl quality) artists working in a studio environment, highlighted by a gallery-setting backdrop. Each artist’s studio will be nestled under 43,000 square feet of festive white tents on Scottsdale and Jomax Roads (26540 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ  85255).

 In addition to enjoying magnificent bronzes, copper, clay, stone and metal sculptures positioned in the handsome Sculpture Garden, patrons can watch artists welding, fusing glass, carving and etching stone, patina finishing, plein air painting and more in outdoor cabanas. Indoors, world-class artists are also on display, passionately painting; sketching in pen & ink; creating in pastels; sculpting wood, clay and acrylics; assembling mixed media on canvas; and welding, sculpting and designing jewelry.

 During the past three years, the EXPO received rave reviews from the attending patrons.  The 2008 unveiling is sure to be another smashing success and captivating experience. Entertainment this year includes NAMY award-winning Brule’ and his band Airo; award-winning hoop dancer Brian Hammill; Mexican fiesta dancing; Paul McDermand performing on his steel drums and marimbas; chefs’ demonstrations; wine tastings; and more.  

The Arizona Fine Art EXPO is all about providing an ambiance like none other that will be forever remembered. The event combines the aspects of a juried fine art festival, the elements of a gallery and the inner-workings of an artist’s studio. The result is a unique celebration of art that functions as an educational tool for the children and art enthusiasts. The EXPO takes place on the southeast corner of Jomax and Scottsdale Roads, Scottsdale, Ariz.  A season pass is $7 and $6 for seniors and military. Children under 12 are free. Parking is also free. More information is available by visiting http://www.arizonafineartexpo.com .Story Continues

Jewish Family and Children’s Service Honoring Eight Visionary Women and Spotlighting Eight Vital Programs
 Jewish Family and Children’s Service has announced the theme for it’s annual fundraising event: Reach for the Stars. The event will take place on
March 30, 2008 at the Heard Museum.  JFCS will inaugurate its annual awards theme – the JFCS Star, by presenting it to eight women who have been significant and dedicated leaders of JFCS throughout its history. The women are Corrine Ehrlich (in memoriam), Marcia Goodman, Aileen Osofsky, Ruth Pearson, Maxine Saulson (in memoriam), Lenore Schupak, Carol Seidberg, and Edna Sitelman.
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Local Events Calendar  
(New listings added daily - hit refresh frequently!)

February 2008 -  Happy Valentine's Day!

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Arizona Statehood Day
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Dates Events (click for details) Where
June 24 - Jun 2008 Traveling @ Heard Museum West. - Our Stories: American Indian Art and Culture in Arizona @ Heard Museum West Heard Museum West 16126 North Civic Center Plaza Surprise.
September 3, 2007 to February 24, 2008 Birds in the Garden Desert Botanical Garden  1201 N. Galvin Parkway
Sept 14-Feb 10 Beyond the Cel:the Influence of Animation on Contemporary Art Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500 Mesa Contemporary Arts Gallery
October-May 2008 Darknight Dinner Theatre -Thursdays  6:30PM – Tickets: $40 plus tax for dinner, show and gratuity Reservations required – call 480-595-7346 Grimaldi’s Pizzeria in Old Town Scottsdale – 4000 N. Scottsdale Road 
October-May 2008 Darknight Dinner Theatre - Sundays  12:30 PM for matinees and 5:30 PM. Tickets: $41.25 plus tax for dinner, show and gratuity. Reservations required – call 480-595-7346 Encore Room at Arizona Broadway Theatre – 7701 W. Paradise Avenue 
October 20, 2007 to February 16, 2008 Desert Botanical Garden  1201 N. Galvin Parkway
November 2- May 11 One-Man Star Wars Trilogy Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
December 26-Mar 30 Stars of Motion Pictures and Television In Concert Featruing Shirley Jones, Jane Russell, Peter Marshall, Mary Ann Mobley & Gary Collins, and the Big Band All Stars. Maricopa County Events Center  (formerly the Sundome)
December 26-Mar 30 Cavalcade of Stars Featuring Charo, Gogi Grant, the Original Riders of the Purple Sage plus special guest stars Tony Martin & Kay Star and the Horace Heidt Orchestra conducted by Horace Heidt, Jr. Maricopa County Events Center  (formerly the Sundome)
December 29 - Feb 9 Anything Goes! Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
  JANUARY 2008  
January 3-31, 2008 Grimaldi's Dinner Theater 4000 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
January  9-27 Almost, Maine Phoenix Theatre
January 10-27

Artists' Theatre Project Presents  S!ut: A Wholesome New Musical  By Ben H. Winters & Stephen Sislen   Pay What You Can Preview, January 10th!

Artists Theatre Project
January  11-27 Life As Joby Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
January  11-27 The Busy World is Hushed
Actors Theatre
Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 
January 11 - Mar 2 Fiddler on the Roof Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
January 13-27, 2008 Arizona Broadway Theatre 7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ  623-776-8400 
January 19-Feb 17 Juried Art Show free show will be held Wednesdays  Fridays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 12-4 p.m. Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area Glendale AZ
January 24- 27 GEMS A Night of Opera Favorites Arizona Opera Phoenix Symphony Hall, 2nd St & Adams, Phoenix
January 25-26 Antique Appraisal Days
The Cave Creek Museum
 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
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Cave Creek Museum
January 25 & 27 The Sweetest of Nights Cabaret featuring Karen Moon Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
January 25-26-27  2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Time Trials  Firebird Raceway (I-10 & WILD HORSE PASS)
Jan 25 - Feb 2, 2008 AZ Sun Country Circuit Quarter Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
January 27 The Narrative A Multi-Cultural Tradition Arizona State University
Herberger College of the Arts: Katzin Concert Hall 50 E. Gammage Parkway, Tempe
January 26-Feb 2 NFL  Experience   University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale 
January 29 From Preschool to Harvard! Tuesday,
Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. For parents of children ages 2-3.
Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. For parents of children ages 3-4.
The programs are free. Registration is a must; call (623) 930-3537 to sign up.
Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown St.
January 31 Glendale Live at the Library Axe Capoiera Arizona, a thrilling collaboration of the music, movement, art and language of the Afro-Brazilian culture (part of the Callaloo African Arts Series) Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, AZ
  FEBRUARY 2008  
February 1-17 The Princess and the Pea Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 
February 1, 2007 to May 2008

JPMorgan Chase presents Patrick Dougherty: Childhood Dreams Hundreds of willow branches have been transformed into a magnificent large-scale sculpture at Desert Botanical Garden. With the help of Garden volunteers, world-renowned artist Patrick Dougherty spent the month of February creating a one-of-a-kind sculpture.

Desert Botanical Garden  1201 N. Galvin Parkway
February 1 – 2, 2008 The all-male company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will perform faithful renditions of the most celebrated dance works with grace, charm and pure comic genius. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 2, 2008 Scottsdale Charros “1st Pitch” Event WestWorld  Scottsdale
Feb 2, 2008 Show Circuit All Breed Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
February 2-5 Las Vegas Shot Show Las Vegas
February 3, 2008 SUPER BOWL XLII University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Feb 4 Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Feb 4-25

"A Feast For The Eyes", Leslie Levy Fine Art

Leslie Levy Fine Art, Inc. - Celebrating Our 30th Year!
7137 Main Street , Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
480-947-2925    800-765-2787, www.leslielevy.com
Feb 4 Moiseyev Dance Company World Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 5 From Preschool to Harvard! Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.  For parents of children ages 3-4. The programs are free. Registration is a must; call (623) 930-3537 to sign up. Glendale Main Library, 5959 W. Brown St
February 5 – 10, 2008.  An Evening with Dame Edna CANCELLED Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 7, 2008 Coyotes vs Columbus Blue Jackets Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 7, 2008 George Winston Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
February 7

Live at the Library: Highlights of Sister Moses Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, AZ Desert Dance Theatre: 480-962-4584  (7:00pm-8:00pm) Cost: Free

Glendale Public Library, 5959 West Brown Street, Glendale, AZ
Feb 7-17 Defending the Caveman by Rob Becker Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 7-9 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY ENEMY SLAYER A NAVAJO ORATORIO Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
February 7-9, 2008 Asleep at the Wheel Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
February 7-24, 2008 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Arizona Theatre Company
Feb 8-10, 2008 Scottsdale Home and Garden Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
February 8-23, 2008 The Underpants Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
February 8-23, 2008 On Golden Pond Central Community Theatre
February 9

Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman South Mountain Community College, Performing Arts Center 7050 S. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ Desert Dance Theatre: 480-962-4584  (7:00pm)Cost: $12 General, $8 Student

South Mountain Community College, Performing Arts Center 7050 S. 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ
Feb 9 Symphonic Dances & Variations Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Feb 9-10 Antique Tractor & Engine Show. Come and enjoy antique engine displays and demonstrations, tractor pulls and a tractor parade, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The event will also feature food and beverages, as well as kids™ rides for a nominal fee. For more information, visit www.aedgeta.org or call (623) 435-3955. Admission is $5 for adults, and kids age 12 and under are free. Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area Glendale AZ
February 10, 2008 Coyotes vs Nashville Predators Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 10, 2008 Argentina’s Ingrid Fliter Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 9-10, 2008 17th Annual World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Heard Museum
February 12, 2008 Rebels on the Red Carpet: Music from Russia on Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 12, 2008 Leahy Tuesday,   7:00pm Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
February 12, 2008 Doug Clark, Arizona House of Representative for District 6 (includes New River, Desert Hills, and Anthem), will be speaking  at 7:30 PM and will end by 9:00 PM. New River/Desert Hills Community Association Community Meetings held at the Crossroads Christian Fellowship (42425 N. New River Rd., New River, Arizona).
February 13 Secret Underwater Edens
Natl Geographic Speaker Series
Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 13

Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ Desert Dance Theatre: 480-962-4584 (7:30pm)

Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ
February 13

Coffee at Kerr The Arizona Opera  (RSVP Beginning January 30) Intro to The Magic Flute  

ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
February 7, 2008 Coyotes vs Dallas Stars Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 14 Rick Braum/Richard Elliott Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
February 14 Desert Botanical Garden  1201 N. Galvin Parkway
February 14 The Ten Tenors Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 14-16 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY A Musical Love Story Phoenix Symphony Various Locations
February 14-16 Oasis Gift Show Phoenix Civic Center
February 14- Mar 2 The Frog Prince Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 14, 2008 Quetzal Guerrero ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
February 14, 2008 Hello Dolly! Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
Feb 15-24, 2008 53rd Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
February 15, 2008 Langston Speaks ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
February 15, 2008 The Ten Tenors Friday,   7:30pm Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Feb 15-Mar 9 Into the Woods Phoenix Theatre
February 16, 2008 City Lights/Rural Utopia – Urban and Pastoral Music Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 16, 2008 Forever Tango, Luis Bravo’s internationally acclaimed dance spectacular will trace the history of tango through music, dance and dramatic vignettes. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 15-17, 2008 Don Quixote  4 performances only

Ballet Arizona

February 15-24, 2008 53rd Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
February 16, 2008 Coyotes vs Los Angeles Kings Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 16, 2008 Los Lobos Acoustic & Electric Sets Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 16, 2008

Sister Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman Paradise Valley Community College, Center for the Performing Arts  (7:30pm) 18401 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZDesert Dance Theatre: 480-962-4584 Cost: $12 General, $8 Student

Paradise Valley Community College, Center for the Performing Arts  (7:30pm) 18401 North 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ
February 16-17, 2008 Wild West Fests  stunt shows, western gunfights, music, arts and crafts and food  from 9 am to 5 pm. Mission Bell Movie Studios, 2005 N. 103 Avenue in Avondale
February 17, 2008 Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars will perform a spirited and infectious fusion of traditional West African music and reggae Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 17, 2008
registerThe Heart to Heart Pet-a-Rama is a 2-mile fundraising walk in the park
Phoenix’s Steele Park:
Central Avenue and Indian School Road at 3rd St.
February 17, 2008 Doodlebops Live! On Sale Tue, 09/25/07
 
US Airways Center formerly America West Arena
February 19, 2008 Coyotes vs Calgary Flames Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 20-Mar 16, 2008 The Full Monty Phoenix Theatre
February 21, 2008 Langston Speaks Coffee at Kerr Charles lewis ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
February 21 – 23, 2008 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 22, 2008 Coyotes vs Colorado Avalanche Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 22, 2008 Johnny Rivers Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
February 22, 2008 Suite Success ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
February 22-24 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY Pops & Family Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
February 14 Johnny Rivers Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
February 22, 2008 Chuck Mangione Friday,  7:30pm Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
February 22, 2008 All-male South African a capella ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo will sing traditional Zulu harmonies known as isicathamiya Prochnow Auditorium , Flagstaff, AZ
     
February 19-24, 2008 TWELVE ANGRY MEN Starring Richard Thomas ASU Gammage
February 23 The Band of Coldstream Guard & The Royal Scott Dragoon Guards Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
February 23 Bobby Caldwell with Joyce Cooling Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
February 23 Sonoran Desert Chorale Songs of Love First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Ave., in Mesa
February 23 8th Annual Touch-a-Truck event! Trucks and large vehicles take center stage from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Its a great opportunity to see, touch, interact with and learn about big trucks and the functions they serve. Bring your camera to get some fun snapshots of your child sitting in the drivers seat of an 18-wheeler! For more information on this free event, call (623) 930-2044. Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave.
 
February 24, 2008 Coyotes vs St Louis Blues Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
February 24 Sonoran Desert Chorale Songs of Love Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E. MacDonald Dr., Paradise Valley
February 24, 2008 All-male South African a capella ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo will sing traditional Zulu harmonies known as isicathamiya Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
February 24, 2008 OperaTunity ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
February 26, 2008 Kenny G. Dodge Theatre 400 W. Washington St 
February  28- Mar 2 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY MAHLER FIFTH SYMPHONY Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
Feb 27-Mar 3, 2008 Parada del Sol Rodeo WestWorld  Scottsdale
February 28, 2008. Celebrating the life of Maui’s last king, Kahekili: A Hula Drama of Maui’s Paramount Warrior Chief will feature ancient hula, percussion and chant . Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 29-Mar 2, 2008 Fiesta Cluster Dog Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
February 29 Esteban Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Feb 29-Mar 9 Holes by Louis Sachar Stageworks Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
  MARCH 2008  
March 1, 2008 Coyotes vs Calgary Flames Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
March 1, 2008 Veteran journalist and Valley resident Hugh Downs will interview author and New York Times columnist Frank Rich, one of our most insightful observers of American culture and politics. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 1, 2008 Camerata Nordica Saturday,  7:30pm Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Mar 1 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 1-2, 2008 50th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market Heard Museum
March 2, 2008 saxophonist Ravi Coltrane will lead the Ravi Coltrane Quartet Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 5-9, 2008 AZ Reining Horse Classic Competition WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 6  John Edward Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 6, 2008 Coyotes vs Montreal Canadians Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
March 6-9 The Magic Flute by Amadeus Mozart Arizona Opera Phoenix Symphony Hall, 2nd St & Adams, Phoenix
 March 1, 2008 Rex Allen, Jr. and the Third Generation Thursday,   7:30pm Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
March 6 Coffee at kerr Young Sounds of Arizona   (RSVP Beginning February 22) ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
Mar 6-22 The Merry Wives of Windsor Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500 Mesa Contemporary Arts Gallery
Mar 8 Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 9 Cinco De Moio ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
Mar 7-9, 2008 Ponies of the Americas Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 7-23 9 Parts of Desire
Actors Theatre
Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 
March 7-23 An Inspector Calls Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
March 7-April 20, 2008 Jekyll & Hyde Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
March 7, 2008 Baxter Black Friday Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
Mar 8-9, 2008 Great Train Expo WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 8, 2008 Coyotes vs Ottawa Senators Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
March 8 Craig Chaqico Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 8-9, 2008  20th Annual Great Arizona Beer Festival rain or shine!  Benefiting Sun Sounds of Arizona Tempe Beach Park   Mill Avenue at Rio Salado Parkway
March 8, 2008  Sons of the Pioneers Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
March 9, 2008 Pianists solo recital: Yundi Li Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 11, 2008 Coyotes vs Anaheim Ducks Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
March 11, 2008 Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy Orpheum Theatre, 203 West Adams
March 11-23, 2008 THE COLOR PURPLE ASU Gammage
March 13-15 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY TCHAIKOVSKY FOURTH SYMPHONY Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
Mar 13-16, 2008 Carousel Charity Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 13, 2008 Coyotes vs Vancouver Canucks Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
Mar 13 The Second City One Nation Under Blog Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 14, 2008 Blending traditional African dance with classical and modern choreography, hip-hop and spoken word, Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence Dance Company will present the Scottsdale debut of its dynamic new work One Shot Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 14 The Temptations & The Four Tops Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
March 14, 2008

QUETZAL GUERRERO Violin virtuoso, composer and vocalist Quetzal Guerrero masterfully mixes up a samba-soul and Latin Jazz

ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
March 14, 2008 Ramsey Lewis Trio Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
March 14 - 30, 2008 Artists' Theatre Project Presents Head: The Musical
By David Salcido & Scott Pierce  Pay What You Can Preview, March 13th!
Artists Theatre Project
March 15, 2008 Coyotes vs Edmonton Oilers Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
March 16, 2008 Duke Ellington Orchestra Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
March 16, 2008 Count Basie Orchestra will bring the one-of-a-kind sound of Basie’s “Kansas City Swing” Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 16-19, 2008 Las Vegas Costume Show Las Vegas
March 18, 2008. Captivating Continentals: Music from Austria and Hungary Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 18-19, 2008 Cirque Dreams Jangle Fantasy Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Mar 19-23, 2008 Scottsdale Spring Festival Hunter Jumper Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 19, 2008.

PAMELA FIELDS - Myself, Alma Mahler Pamela Fields stars as the legendary Alma Mahler, wife to the musical giant Gustav Mahler

ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
March 20-22, 2008 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY FLEISHER PLAYS BEETHOVEN Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
March 20, 2008 Coyotes vs Los Angeles Kings Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
March 20, 2008 Traveling Jewish Theatre will bring to the stage 2 x Malamud: The Jewbird & The Magic Barrel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bernard Malamud Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 21, 2008

The Annual Louise Lincoln Kerr Tribute To The Arts

ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
March 21-22

CHICAGO

Maricopa County Events Center  (formerly the Sundome)
March 21-26, 2008 Bridge to Terabithia Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
March 22, 2008 actor and Second City alum Dan Bakkedahl Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 22, 2008 Coyotes vs Anaheim Ducks Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
Mar 22 THE BEST OF TCHAIKIVSKY Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 22, 2008 Guitar/Cello Recital with Eliot Fisk and Yehuda Hanani Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
March 25, 2008 Coyotes vs San Jose Sharks Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
Mar 26-30, 2008 Scottsdale Spring Festival Hunter Jumper Horse Show WestWorld  Scottsdale
March 26-27, 2008 Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
March 27, 2008 Don Vappie’s Creole Jazz Serenaders will play hits from the golden age of American jazz on Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Mar 27 David Holt Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 28-30, 2008 Mixed Repertory Program A

Ballet Arizona

March 28-30 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY Pops & Family Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
March 27-April 13, 2008 To Kill a Mockingbird Arizona Theatre Company
 Mar 28 Doc Watson & David Holt w/Richard Watson Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
 Mar 28 Engelbert Humperdinck Maricopa County Events Center  (formerly the Sundome)
Saturday, March 29 through May 4, 2008 Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West
Invitational Show & Sale
Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg
Mar 29 The Anushka Shankar Project Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
March 30, 2008 PAMELA FIELDS - Myself, Alma Mahler Pamela Fields stars as the legendary Alma Mahler, wife to the musical giant Gustav Mahler ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
  APRIL 2008  
April 2-20, 2008 Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Phoenix Theatre
April 3, 2008 Coyotes vs Dallas Stars Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
April 3, 2008 Grammy Award-winning pianist Eddie Palmieri will lead the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 3, 2008 Keiko Matsui & Hiroshima Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Apr 3-19 Pygmalion Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500 Mesa Contemporary Arts Gallery
April 5 BILL COSBY Yavapai College Performance Hall Precott
April 6 Annie Moscow ASU Kerr Cultural Center,6110 N. Scottsdale Rd
(Off Rose Lane, Directly S of the Borgata)
April 5 1st Annual Grand Desert Days Festival Western Trails Ranch, Morristown, AZ
April 4-19, 2008 Assassins Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
April 4 Almost Heaven ­ The Songs of John Denver Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
April 4-20, 2008 Little Shop of Horrors Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 
April 4-6, 2008 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY DAPHNIS AND CHLOE Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
April 4-6, 2008 Mixed Repertory Program B

Ballet Arizona

Apr 5 Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight! Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Apr 5-13 Totally Red! Phoenix Theatre
April 5 – 6, 2008.  The internationally acclaimed company Parsons Dance will showcase a number of its greatest hits of the past 20 years Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Apr 6 Bill Cosby Chandler Center for the Arts  250 N. Arizona Ave.Chandler, AZ (480) 782-2680
April 10-12 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY Phoenix Symphony Various Locations
April 10-Jun 7, 2008 Buddy Holly Story Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
April 10, 2008  Shidara  7:00pm Del Webb Center for Performing Arts, Wickenburg 
April 11, 2008  Jon Bon Jovi Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
April 12, 2008 Candy Dulfer Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
April 12, 2008 Transcendental Night Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 15, 2008 Pianists solo recital: Garrick Ohlsson Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 15-20, 2008 SWEENEY TODD  ASU Gammage
April 17-20, 2008 LA  TRAVIATA Arizona Opera Phoenix Symphony Hall, 2nd St & Adams, Phoenix
April 17-20, 2008

Metamorphosis Tempe Center for the Arts Studio, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ Desert Dance(Thursday- Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm)  Theatre: 480-962-4584 Cost: $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $15 Student, Friends of DDT, and Arizona Dance Coalition (ADC) members, $12

Tempe Center for the Arts Studio, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ
April 18, 2008 Rosanne Cash, one of the country’s most talented singer-songwriters, will perform songs from her celebrated Black Cadillac album. Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 18, 2008 Guitars & Saxs Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
Apr 18-27 Ferdinand the Bull Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Apr 19-20, 2008 Wild West Fests  stunt shows, western gunfights, music, arts and crafts and food  from 9 am to 5 pm. Mission Bell Movie Studios, 2005 N. 103 Avenue in Avondale
Apr 20 The Mikado Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Apr 22 Shidara Taiko Drummers from Japan Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
April 24-26, 2008 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY BENDEDETTI PLAYS MENDELSSOHN Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
April 24, 2008 Neil Berg's 101 Years of Broadway Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
April 25 - May 11 Speak Spanish to Me
Actors Theatre
Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 
April 26, 2008. U.K. actor and comedian John Oliver Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 25 -June 8, 2008 Ain't Misbehavin' Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
April 25, 2008 Folk singer Arlo Guthrie will give an intimate solo concert in the Virginia G. Piper Theater on Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
April 27, 2008 - Jun 1 Winnie the Pooh Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
  MAY 2008  
May 1-2, 2008 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY SCHUBERT GREAT C-MAJOR SYMPHONY Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
May 1 – 2, 2008. Jazz legend Dave Brubeck  two-night engagement with his sons Chris and Dan Brubeck Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
May 1-18, 2008 The Clean House Arizona Theatre Company
May 2-25, 2008 Peter Pan Theater Works 8355 W. Peoria
May 2-18, 2008 Children of Eden Central Community Theatre
May 2 Avril Lavigne Jobing.com Arena, 101- Glendale Ave   9400 W. Maryland Avenue, Glendale, AZ. (623) 772-3200
May 3 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY Phoenix Symphony Various Locations
May 3, 2008 Sonoran Desert Chorale Music for the Stage and Screen First United Methodist Church,15 E. First Ave., in Mesa
May 4, 2008 Sonoran Desert Chorale Music for the Stage and Screen Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E. MacDonald Dr., Paradise Valley
May 9-10 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY Pops & Family Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
May 9, 2008, Joe Spano will star in R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe, a one-man show based on the writings of engineer, philosopher and utopian thinker R. Buckminster Fuller at Theater 4301 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
May 10, 2008 Arizonan R. Carlos Nakai, the world’s premier Native American flutist, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
May 10, 2008 Warren Hill Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
May 10, 2008 Mother's Day with Leroy Anderson Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
May 10-11, 2008

RENT

Maricopa County Events Center  (formerly the Sundome)
May 14- June 8, 2008 Lucky Star A World Premier Musical Phoenix Theatre
May 10, 2008 Jesse Cook Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
May 15-17, 2008 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY BRAHAMS THIRD SYMPHONY Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
May 17-18, 2008 Wild West Fests  stunt shows, western gunfights, music, arts and crafts and food  from 9 am to 5 pm. Mission Bell Movie Studios, 2005 N. 103 Avenue in Avondale
May 16-18 Peter Pan Ballet Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
May 23-24, 2008 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY AINADAMAR Phoenix Symphony Hall 75 N 2nd St.
May 20-25, 2008 The Wedding Singer ASU Gammage
May 29-31, 2008

Genesis Dance Series Tempe Center for the Arts  Studio, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ Desert Dance Theatre: 480-962-4584 Cost: $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $15 Student, Friends of DDT, and Arizona Dance Coalition (ADC) members, $12 Group of 10or more; Thursday 2 for 1 Special 2 people for $20

Tempe Center for the Arts  Studio, 700 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ
  JUNE 2008  
June 6-8, 2008 Balanchine 4 performances only

Ballet Arizona

June 6-22, 2008 Cinderella Herberger Theater Center 222 East Monroe Street 
June 7 THE PHOENIX SYMPHONY Harvard Glee Club Concert
June 12-July 26, 2008 Oliver Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
June 13 -Aug 3, 2008 The Music Man Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
June 15-July 27, 2008 The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
June 17-22, 2008 MY FAIR LADY ASU Gammage
Jun 19 -29 Oz! East Valley Children's Theatre Mesa Arts Center 1 East Main St. Mesa AZ 480-644-6500
Jun 27, 2008 Ottmas Liebert Celebrity Theatre 440 N 32nd St
  JULY 2008  
July 1-30 11th Annual New Works Festival Phoenix Theatre
July 31-Sept 27, 2008 Honky Tonk Angels Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
  AUGUST 2008  
Aug 8-Sept 21, 2008 Nunsense Arizona Broadway Theatre
7701 W Paradise Lane Peoria AZ
  SEPTEMBER 2008  
  OCTOBER 2008  
  NOVEMBER 2008  
  DECEMBER 2008  

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.

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

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

North Scottsdale Polo Club plays weekly during the spring and winter months;  visit their website to confirm dates and times www.northscottsdalepolo.com 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 Theatre Company

Arrowhead Towne Center

Arts Council 4 Youth

Ballet Arizona

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.

Corona Ranch 7611 S 29th Ave

Cricket Pavilion

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

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

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 

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

Peoria Sports Complex

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix Convention Center

Phoenix College, Bulpitt Auditorium,  1202 W. Thomas Rd

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

Rhythm Room 1019 E IndianSchool Rd

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.

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

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 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

WestWorld  Scottsdale

Email to add your event : azphm@earthlink.net

 

Countdown
to 
Super Bowl
XLII

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Glendale, Arizona
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Feb 3, 2008
Glendale AZ University of Phoenix Stadium
 

Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Announces Results of Super Bowl XLII Media Study
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee today announced the results of a media study that was conducted by the Business INSIGHT Group inside the NFL Media Center during Super Bowl week, from January 27-February 2, 2008.

The study was conducted by interviewing NFL credentialed media members at the Host Committee booth at the NFL Media Center during Super Bowl week.  The goal was to assess the extent of the media coverage that Arizona garnered as a result of hosting Super Bowl XLII, and to get an idea of the media's experience during their time in Arizona.
"The study confirms that the Host Committee achieved one of our key goals: to help make the media's experience in Arizona the best it could be," said Host Committee President Bob Sullivan.  "Our goal was to create an environment that was both helpful and efficient for the media while they were here.  In addition, we are very happy to see they felt that Arizona and the Valley of the Sun is a great place to host a Super Bowl."

Highlights of the Super Bowl XLII media study include:
  • 94.4 percent of journalists polled reported that they were satisfied with the NFL Media Center, with 70.8 percent reporting that they were Every satisfied.
  • 88.3 percent of journalists polled considered their time in Arizona fun and exciting.
  • 72.9 percent of journalists polled considered their Super Bowl XLII experience in Arizona enriching.
  • 67.5 percent of journalists polled considered their coverage to be predominantly about non-football related aspects of the Super Bowl. 35 percent considered their coverage to be predominantly about Super Bowl events, 13 percent about tourism and local events.
  • 80 percent of the media members polled considered their local interest reports to be positive, while 18.3 considered them balanced.  Just 1.7 percent of journalists considered their local interest pieces about Arizona to be negative.
  • Approximately 15 percent of all Super Bowl stories are filed by international journalists.
  • International journalists who traveled to Arizona reported more about pre-Super Bowl events than they reported on football.  29.1 percent of international journalists predominantly reported on pre-Super Bowl coverage, and 17 percent of international journalists focused primarily on local interest and tourism pieces about Arizona.  Only 33.4 percent of international journalists who traveled to Arizona for Super Bowl reported predominantly on the athletes and coaches participating in the game.
  • International journalists who traveled to the Super Bowl reported more on Arizona than those who did not travel.  While 33.4 percent of traveling international journalists reported predominantly on the game, 76.3 percent of international journalists who did not come to Arizona focused primarily on the game.
     

For a complete copy of the media study, contact Dan Vertlieb at 480.362.4223 or dvertlieb@azsuperbowl.com .

The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that served as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl XLII, which was played on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Spike Makes Final Game Ball Road Trip Stop, Helps Escort Lombardi Trophy to the NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot
 Spike will make the 42nd and final stop of his Game Ball Road Trip through Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10am as he participates in the grand opening of The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot in Glendale.  Spike will help escort the prestigious Vince Lombardi Trophy to its Super Bowl week destination to help mark the official opening of The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot at Super Bowl XLII.

Spike will march into The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot with members of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, followed by NFL security representatives carrying the Vince Lombardi Trophy.  The Vince Lombardi Trophy will be on display at The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot from Saturday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 27, and from Thursday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 3, before being awarded to the NFL champion following Super Bowl XLII on February 3.  
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Support Your Favorite Team and Help Tackle Hunger
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Safeway and Westcor are fighting hunger one can at a time with a Super Bowl-inspired canned food drive known as Super Canstruction®.
On Thursday, January 31, SMPS Arizona and Valley architectural, engineering and construction firms will team up at two local Westcor Shopping Centers to design football-themed structures made entirely from canned food donations.   The team of architects will construct a replica of University of Phoenix Stadium, and six foot tall team helmets of the New York Giants and New England Patriots.  Fans are encouraged to help build their favorite team¹s helmet by dropping canned donations in the designated team boxes.  
After the build takes place, the exhibits will remain on display through February 5, two days after Super Bowl XLII is played at University of Phoenix Stadium.   
Super Canstruction® is free and open to the public, with canned food donations suggested.  Safeway will match all canned food donations and, at the close of the exhibit, all cans used in the structures will be donated to the St. Mary¹s Food Bank Alliance to support the elimination of hunger.  Approximately 22,600 total cans will be used to build the structures.
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Spike’s Super Crew Gets Final Game Plan
­ Spike’s Super Crew is ready for Super Bowl XLII.
On Saturday, January 19 from 10am-5pm, Spike¹s Super Crew presented by Pulte Homes and sponsored by 3TV will come together for a final pep rally before the big game. Volunteers will receive their official uniform, a volunteer gift bag, final schedules, two complimentary tickets to The NFL Experience, and the opportunity to purchase Super Bowl XLII merchandise using their special volunteer discount.  
Arizona Cardinals players will be on-site to support the Super Crew.  Ross Kolodziej and Lyle Sendlein will be at the rally from 10-noon, while Brandon Johnson and Ralph Brown be there from 1-3pm.

Many volunteers will be working at The NFL Experience during Super Bowl week.  The NFL Experience is an interactive theme park located on the grounds of University of Phoenix Stadium from January 26, 2008 until February 3, 2008. Between all the games, autograph sessions, competitions, and other exciting features, The NFL Experience volunteers will have the opportunity to help out in a variety of areas.  Some volunteers will be stationed at the Hall of Fame Theater to guide event-goers throughout the football theater, while others who volunteer at the NFL Super Store tent will teach football fans how to show off their Super Bowl spirit.  Spike¹s Super Crew will also be found at Sky Harbor International Airport and Valley hotels throughout the week welcoming visitors to Arizona.
For more information about Spike¹s Super Crew, visit www.azsuperbowl.com  .
When: Saturday, January 19 from 10am-5pm

Where: Renaissance Glendale Hotel , 9495 W. Coyote Boulevard , Glendale, AZ 85395
What:    Spike's Super Crew Volunteer Pep Rally
Why:     Super Crew volunteers will receive their official volunteer uniforms, tickets to the NFL Experience, and opportunities to purchase Super Bowl XLII merchandise.
About the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee: The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona¹s action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.  For more information, visit www.azsuperbowl.com.

WHO CAN OUT-BOWL AN NFL PLAYER?
Special Olympics AZ, Brunswick Recreation Centers and Retired NFL Players Join Together for ³Bowl with Champions²

Past and present NFL superstars have formed a unique partnership with Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) and Brunswick Recreation Centers to get the ball rolling for two great causes.  Members of the NFL Retired Players Association (NFLRPA) will team up with SOAZ athletes and go head-to-head in a bowling competition against registered bowlers at "Bowl with Champions"on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Proceeds from the event will benefit Special Olympics Arizona athletes and the Retired Professional Football Players of Arizona Dire Needs Initiative.  

"We have committed to becoming fundraisers and friends to Special Olympics of Arizona," states Earl Edwards of the NFLRPA. "We are athletes helping athletes, working to help everyone enjoy the simple pleasures of competition."

Former NFL athletes expected to attend are Terry Bradshaw, Joe Perry, R.C. Owen, Mike Ditka, Darren Woodson, Earl Edwards, Joe Jones, Frank Kush, JD Hill and the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2003 Gold Medal winner in Unified Bowling and inductee to Chandler¹s Sports Hall of Fame, Bryan Lambke.  Each player will have a Special Olympics partner and they will compete against registered participants from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Brunswick Zone XL bowling alley at 1160 S Gilbert Rd.

To participate in the event where you can bowl, interact and party with the past, present and future of the NFL, simply go to http://www.soaz.org/fundraisers/Tournaments.asp  and find out how to join in the fun.

About Special Olympics Arizona
Special Olympics Arizona is part of the world¹s leading program of sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities, and boasts a 30-year track record of creating positive attitudes towards its athletes worldwide, and a commitment to athlete empowerment, dignity and leadership.  
www.soaz.org 

Arizona Cardinals Fullback Terrelle Smith Joins Arizona - Sonora Bowl II
When Terrelle Smith played football at ASU nearly 10 years ago, he shared with a friend that if he ever went pro, he wanted to use his position to work with underprivileged kids and change lives.

Today, with eight years as an NFL player under his belt, Smith is making good on his promise.

The Arizona Cardinals fullback is taking a lead role in planning and promoting the Arizona-Sonora Bowl II, an Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee sanctioned event targeting kids and families who want to join in the Super Bowl excitement for no charge.

“I’ve been involved with football camps for kids during other Super Bowls,” said Smith, still nursing sore muscles from the Cardinals victorious season closer against the Rams. “But this is different ­ instead of just getting a call to attend an event, I¹m a part of something really big.”

And big, it is. An international event scheduled Jan. 27, the Sunday before Super Bowl XLII, the Arizona-Sonora Bowl II pits youth teams representing the two states ­ one from the U.S. and one from Mexico. More than that, it includes morning clinics for selected underprivileged children, led by Smith, joined by Marvel Smith of the Pittsburgh Steelers and other NFL players. Area families are invited to enjoy the Cardinals Experience, a hands-on entertainment area similar to the popular NFL Experience, at no charge. Other activities include chances to meet the pros during an autograph session starting at noon, art, educational and environmental exhibits and family activities.

Smith doesn’t want to be merely a figurehead for the event. He’ll be involved with some of the practices, with planning and being present the day of the event to do everything from teaching the basics of football to signing autographs and presenting awards.

For him, it’s bringing a vision to reality. “Once I got signed with the Cardinals, I said, "let's do it!" in terms of finding something to do for the community,” he said. “We found this opportunity working with County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and the Cardinals. You don’t realize how hard it is to put all the pieces together in planning an event like this, working with the people in Mexico and all. It¹s a great thing going on here.”

Smith sees the event as something much more than just a football game between youth representing two states in neighboring countries. “I want the spotlight to be on the kids who are involved with this, with the clinics and the events. They’re kids who haven’t been so fortunate in some areas of their lives. This event is also a great way to bring people from different countries together who don’t often get a chance to interact. I’m hoping this will open the eyes of people who don’t know much about the children we¹re going to be working with.  This event needs to impact more people’s lives than just the small group who are involved.”

The Arizona-Sonora Bowl II is designed to strengthen relations and understanding between the two neighboring states, is sanctioned by the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, and put on by a partnership between the Arizona-Mexico Commission, Maricopa County, Comisión Sonora-Arizona and the Comisión del Deporte del Estado de Sonora. Supervisor Wilcox is chairing the committee. The event will be at Copper Canyon High School in Glendale.

                          
The first Arizona-Sonora Bowl was played in conjunction with Super Bowl XXX in 1996. Profits will benefit the Sports Ad-Hoc Committee of the Arizona-Mexico Commission, which serves to foster the cultural, physical, and personal growth among children and teenagers through sports exchange between Arizona and Mexico.  For details, go to http://www.topete-stonefield.com/arizona-sonora-bowl.htm l.

What:  Arizona ­ Sonora Bowl II
Where:  Copper Canyon High School, 9126 West Camelback Road, Glendale AZ
When:  Sunday, January 27, 2008
Festivities start at 9am, the Arizona ­ Sonora Bowl II is scheduled for 3pm kickoff

Host Committee Sanctions Fort McDowell Rodeo

The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is proud to announce the 2008 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Super Spring Round-up Rodeo has been added to the Host Committee¹s Super Celebrations Series of Events calendar.  

All residents and visitors of Arizona are invited to experience this authentic Indian Rodeo hosted by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation.  The free two-day event will take place one week before Super Bowl XLII on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27 at Fort McDowell.  

Event attendees will enjoy an action-packed weekend of horse riding and intense competition at the Rodeo with eight major events:  bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, tie-down roping, ladies barrel racing, saddle bronc, and bull riding.   In addition, the competition will include ladies team roping and a wild horse race. After all events are complete, there will be one all around champion cowgirl and one champion cowboy of the 2008 Super Spring Round-up Rodeo.  The Rodeo will begin with slack at 9am on Saturday, January 26 and will continue with the rodeo performance at 1pm on both days.  

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Spring Rodeo is free and open to the general public as part of the Host Committee¹s Super Celebration Series of Events.  The Host Committee¹s Super Celebration Series of Event includes numerous events throughout the week of Super Bowl XLII, and is designed to celebrate Arizona¹s diversity and Super Bowl spirit.   

Fort McDowell is a proud partner of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.  For more information on the rodeo, please visit www.ftmcdowell.org <http://www.ftmcdowell.org/> .  

What: 2008 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Super Spring Roundup Rodeo
When: Saturday, January 26 at 9am (slack) 1pm (performance) and Sunday, January 27 at 1pm (performance)
Where: Fort McDowell      Arizona State Route 87     Fountain Hills, AZ 89269      15 Miles East of Mesa, AZ

 

Host Committee Sets Record, Reaches 20,000 Athletes with NFL Youth Football Clinics ­ The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is excited to announce that, following the NFL Youth Football Clinics in Phoenix and Chandler on January 26 and 27, over 20,000 Arizona athletes will have participated in this year's program.

The Host Committee, in partnership with the Arizona Cardinals and Safeway, began holding clinics in July 2007, with the ultimate goal of reaching a record 20,000 athletes around the state.  The goal was created in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the NFL Youth Football Clinics program which is implemented annually in the respective Super Bowl host city, reaching more than 3,000 youngsters each year.  

Starting with the first clinic on July 28, 2007, the Host Committee held a total of 20 free NFL Youth Football Clinics for boys and girls between the ages of 7 ­ 14, as well as all Special Olympics Arizona athletes.  Clinics were held all over the state including stops in Phoenix, Chandler, Avondale, Goodyear, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Gila River Indian Reservation, Flagstaff, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tucson, San Luis, and Glendale.  

Currently, the Host Committee has reached more than 18,000 athletes. After the final clinics take place on Saturday January 26 and Sunday January 27, the Host Committee will have reached their goal of 20,000 athletes.  These clinics are full, and reservations are not being taken.

The NFL Youth Football clinics are led by current and former NFL players, as well as local youth and high school football coaches.  This year's clinics will focus on the NFL FLAG Football program, allowing athletes to work on offensive and defensive flag football skills through a series of drill stations followed by flag football scrimmages. In addition, participants learn good sportsmanship and healthy lifestyle lessons.  Spike will also be there to cheer on the athletes, who will all receive official NFL merchandise.

This year's NFL Youth Football Clinics marked the first time that Special Olympics Arizona athletes have participated in organized football drills.

What: NFL Youth Football Clinics (clinics are full) When: Saturday, January 26 10am-6pm and Sunday, January 27 11am-5pm Where: Reach 11 Sports Complex, 2425 E. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85050 (Saturday)  Snedigar Sports Complex, 4500 South Alma School Road, Chandler, AZ 85248 (Sunday)

Host Committee Celebrates Hispanic Heritage with Super Fiesta
On Saturday January 26 at 7pm, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee will host a celebration of Hispanic heritage and culture.  Known as Super Fiesta, this Hispanic musical extravaganza will take place at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix.

Arizona residents and visitors are invited to come enjoy Arizona¹s rich diversity at this Hispanic music and cultural event brought to you by Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Gila River and Super Estrella 107FM.  This event is free and open to the general public as part of the Host Committee¹s Super Celebration Series of Events.  Although admission to Super Fiesta is free, it does require a ticket. Tickets are available at all Superestrella 107FM, La Tricolor 103.5FM and ESPN 710AM radio remotes and via on-air giveaways. Anyone can tune in to one of these radio stations for the opportunity to receive a free ticket.

Featuring headline performances by Mexican rock superstar Alejandra Guzman and La Factoria, Super Fiesta will showcase some of the best performers in Latin music.   Along with the outstanding headline performers, musical entertainment for the night includes numerous artists in a variety of Latin music genres such as Mariachi, Regional Mexican, Cumbia, and Latin Pop.
What: The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee¹s Super Fiesta
When: Saturday, January 26 at 7pm (doors open at 6pm)
Edgar Guerrero performance at 7:30pm
La Factoria performance at 8:15pm
Los Super Reyes performance at 9:30pm
Alejandra Guzman performance at 10:30pm
Where: Dodge Theater, Phoenix 400 W. Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Spike Makes Final Game Ball Road Trip Stop, Helps Escort Lombardi Trophy to the NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot
Spike will make the 42nd and final stop of his Game Ball Road Trip through Arizona on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 10am as he participates in the grand opening of The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot in Glendale.  Spike will help escort the prestigious Vince Lombardi Trophy to its Super Bowl week destination to help mark the official opening of The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot at Super Bowl XLII.

Spike will march into The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot with members of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, followed by NFL security representatives carrying the Vince Lombardi Trophy.  The Vince Lombardi Trophy will be on display at The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot from Saturday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 27, and from Thursday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 3, before being awarded to the NFL champion following Super Bowl XLII on February 3.  

After making sure the trophy is safely secured in the display case, Spike will carry his Super Bowl XLII game ball to the Host Committee booth that will be set up inside The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot.  The ball represents the last of the 42 game balls that Spike has distributed during his trip across Arizona, as he spread Super Bowl excitement across the state.

The public is welcome to attend this ceremony.  A ticket to The NFL Experience Built by the Home Depot is required for entry.  Tickets are available by calling (866) TIX-4NFL (489-4635), online at www.superbowl.com   , and at the gate beginning Jan. 26.  Tickets are $17.50 for adults and $12.50 for children 12 and under, and permit entry for a particular day and time.  Tickets purchased by phone and online are subject to a TicketMaster service charge.  Tickets sold at the gate will be available during operational days and hours only.

Spike's Game Ball Road Trip began on February 24, 2007 at Parada del Sol in Scottsdale. Upon making his final stop in Glendale, Spike will have visited 42 Arizona cities and towns.  Between Feb. 24, 2007 ­ Jan. 26, 2008 Spike stopped in the following communities (in sequential order): Scottsdale, Mesa, Chandler, Casa Grande, Tucson, Queen Creek, Cave Creek, Carefree, Yuma, Lake Havasu, Bullhead City, Temple Bar, Avondale, Tombstone, Parker, Flagstaff, Eagar, Pinetop, Payson, Clarkdale, Perkinsville, Goodyear, Sedona, Winslow, Sahuarita, Coolidge, Wilcox, Safford, Camp Verde, Bisbee, Tempe, Jerome, Buckeye, Gila Bend, Green Valley, Wickenburg, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Peoria, Prescott, Phoenix, Litchfield and Glendale.

Spike's Game Ball Road Trip Quick Facts

  • The first stop of Spike's Game Ball Road Trip was on February 24 at Parada del Sol in Scottsdale.
  • By the end of his trip, Spike will have traveled 4,977 miles throughout the state of Arizona.
  • Over 160,000 people attended the first 41 stops of Spike'¹s tour.
  • In addition to his 42 stops around Arizona, Spike also made an honorary stop in Sonora, Mexico, where he presented a Game Ball to Sonora Governor Eduardo Bours Castelo.
  • During his trip, Spike met 27 Arizona Mayors, including Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, Scottsdale Mayor Mary Manross, Sedona Mayor Pud Colquitt, and Yuma Mayor Larry Nelson.
  • Two of Spike's stops were at Cactus League Spring Training games: on March 9 in Mesa, Spike hung out with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb following the ceremonial first pitch at a Cubs game at Hohokam Stadium; on March 21 in Tucson, Spike helped Super Bowl champion Ron Gardin throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Colorado Rockies game at Hi Corbett Field.
  • The longest distance Spike traveled between stops was 346 miles from Tombstone to Parker.
  • From May 1-4, Spike's Game Ball Road Trip adventures were televised live on KTVK, Channel 3, as Spike joined Brad Perry and the 3TV crew for their annual Arizona Road Trip.

Support Your Favorite Team and Help Tackle Hunger
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Safeway and Westcor are fighting hunger one can at a time with a Super Bowl-inspired canned food drive known as Super Canstruction®.
On Thursday, January 31, SMPS Arizona and Valley architectural, engineering and construction firms will team up at two local Westcor Shopping Centers to design football-themed structures made entirely from canned food donations.   The team of architects will construct a replica of University of Phoenix Stadium, and six foot tall team helmets of the New York Giants and New England Patriots.  Fans are encouraged to help build their favorite team¹s helmet by dropping canned donations in the designated team boxes.  
After the build takes place, the exhibits will remain on display through February 5, two days after Super Bowl XLII is played at University of Phoenix Stadium.   
Super Canstruction® is free and open to the public, with canned food donations suggested.  Safeway will match all canned food donations and, at the close of the exhibit, all cans used in the structures will be donated to the St. Mary¹s Food Bank Alliance to support the elimination of hunger.  Approximately 22,600 total cans will be used to build the structures.
To learn more about Canstruction®, visit www.azsuperbowl.com <http://www.azsuperbowl.com/> or www.canstruction.org <http://www.canstruction.org/>  
Who: Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Safeway, & Westcor
What: Giants and Packers helmets and University of Phoenix structures made entirely of donated canned food
When:  Thursday January 31, 2008, 6am-5pm (exhibit on display through February 5)
Where: Chandler Fashion Center (Chandler Blvd and Loop 101) 3111 W Chandler Blvd   Chandler, AZ 85226       &
Arrowhead Towne Center (75th Ave and Bell Rd)       7700 West Arrowhead Towne Center Glendale, AZ 85308

Super Canstruction Estimated Timeline for Thursday, Jan. 31
Morning ­ begin building stadium
12pm ­ stadium nears completion
1pm ­ begin building helmets
5-6pm ­ helmets near completion
6-8pm ­ finishing touches
About Canstruction® A foundation of the Society for Design Administration (SDA), Canstruction® is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America. Teams of architects, engineers, and students compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food.  The results are displayed to the public as magnificent sculpture exhibits in each city where a competition is held.  At the close of the exhibitions, all of the canned food used in the structures is donated to local food banks.  Since its inception, ten million pounds of food has been donated to aid in the fight against hunger.  

 About the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona¹s action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
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NFL and Community Partners Plant Thousands of Trees to Make Super Bowl XLII Green
Event Dates:     Tuesday, January 22 and Friday, January 25, 2008 urban tree plantings helping to green super bowl

Who: Jack Groh, NFL Environmental Program, Steve Owens, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality,
Bob Sullivan, Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee, Pat Tankersley, Arizona Cardinals. Other partners include: Salt River Project, the Home Depot Foundation, Arizona Community Tree Council, US Forest Service, Arizona Office of the State Forester, RBF Consulting, White Mountain Apache Tribe, and Sprint Telecommunications.

What: Forty-two trees are being planted at schools throughout the Valley as part of the NFL Environmental Program ³greening² of Super Bowl XLII. Seven schools are host sites with each school receiving six trees. Media events will be held at two of the schools (please see details below)
When/where:    Tuesday, Jan. 22, 10:30 am, Desert Oasis Elementary, 8802 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, Friday, January 25, 9:00 a.m., Royal Palm Middle School, 8520 N. 19th Avenue, Phoenix
More Information: Other schools include: Canyon Breeze (Avondale), Hurley Ranch and Dos Rios Schools (Tolleson), Garcia and Lowell Schools (Phoenix).

These urban tree plantings are part of the overall "greening" of Super Bowl XLII. Other environmental projects include recycling, food recovery, material reuse and donation, sports equipment and book donation and the use of renewable energy to power Super Bowl events including the Super Bowl XLII Championship Game. In addition to the urban plantings, more than 84 acres of land in the Rodeo-Chediski are being reforested as part of the environmental program.

The NFL's Environmental Program is part of the larger community outreach effort that seeks to create permanent benefits in the Super Bowl host community.
The National Football League and the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee are working with local, state and national partners to plant thousands of trees in Arizona as part of the NFL Environmental Program at Super Bowl XLII.

More than nine thousand trees are being planted to restore native habitat in an area devastated by wild fires five years ago. In addition, a series of urban forestry projects will plant larger trees on school campuses throughout the Phoenix area.

Three large reforestation projects have been developed in the Rodeo-Chediski Fire burn area, the site of one of the worst fires in the state's history, destroying nearly half a million acres of forest. Forty-two acres of Ponderosa Pine are being planted on the White Mountain Apache Reservation and an additional forty-two acres are being planted at the nearby Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Another twelve-acre site has been added to the original planting area because of interest from Super Bowl sponsors in joining the project.

Seven local schools were selected as urban forestry sites and each campus will receive six large trees to be planted before Super Bowl XLII. Unlike higher mountain areas where seedlings can be planted, the drier, hotter climate in the Phoenix area requires that larger trees be planted in order to survive the heat.

Support for these tree-planting projects has come from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Salt River Project, The Home Depot Foundation, Arizona Community Tree Council, US Forest Service, the Arizona Office of the State Forester, RBF Consulting, White Mountain Apache Tribe, and Sprint.

This is the fourth year that the NFL has developed tree-planting projects as part of the overall  'greening' of Super Bowl. Previous projects have taken place in Jacksonville, Detroit, and South Florida. In each case, the NFL has worked with a coalition of public and private organizations who share an interest tree planting.

Other environmental projects at Super Bowl XLII address solid waste, material reuse, and prepared food recovery. This year's Super Bowl will be powered by energy from renewable sources including wind, solar, landfill gas and geothermal

The NFL Environmental Program is just one of a large number of community events and initiatives developed each year by the NFL to leave a positive legacy in each Super Bowl host community.

Super Calendar

  • The regular-season is over, and the next NFL game played at University of Phoenix Stadium will be Super Bowl XLII.  With 32 days to go, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee has a whole series of exciting events planned surrounding Super Bowl XLII.  Here is a quick look at the Host Committee calendar in January.

    • January 22 and 25:  tree plantings at Valley schools

    • January 18-20:  Arizona Indian Festival ­ Steele Indian School Park, Phoenix

    • January 26:  Super Fiesta ­ Dodge Theatre, Phoenix

    • January 27:  Arizona - Sonora Bowl II ­ Copper Canyon High School, Glendale

    • January 30:  Big Ticket Gala ­ The Phoenician, Scottsdale

    • January 30:  Super Learning Gala ­ Scottsdale Center for the Arts

    • January 31:  Super Canstruction ­ Chandler Fashion Center & Arrowhead Towne Center

    • February 1:  9th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration ­ Phoenix Symphony Hall

    • February 2:  944 Magazine Party ­ Scottsdale Waterfront at Stetson Canal

    • February 2:  Scottsdale Super ArtWalk ­ Scottsdale Arts District
       

Host Committee Reaches Out to Arizona's Super Libraries

With Super Bowl XLII approaching, the Host Committee is reaching out to public libraries around the state to offer them the opportunity to participate in the Super Library program.
Libraries interested in becoming a Super Library will receive various Host Committee materials, which can be used to create a Super Bowl display.  The Super Library packages consist of: Spike's coloring and storybook The Adventures of Spike (English and Spanish versions), a Spike plush toy, a Countdown to Kickoff calendar, and a Super Learning in a Super State poster. Libraries can surround these items with football books they already have to create a colorful Super Bowl display, helping generate excitement about Super Bowl XLII.    
The Host Committee is offering over 200 libraries throughout Arizona the opportunity to join this program.  Libraries that wish to participate should contact the Host Committee's VP of Community Outreach, Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez, at nrodriguez@azsuperbowl.com .
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona¹s action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
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Help Countdown the Final 42 Days until Super Bowl XLII
With just over 42 days remaining until Super Bowl XLII, Arizonans have the chance to be part of the final countdown.

The Host Committee's Web site, www.azsuperbowl.com   , features the Countdown to Arizona's Super Bowl photo display, which allows visitors to submit photos online. The photo player was launched on azsuperbowl.com nearly three months ago, and since then Arizona residents have submitted a variety of photos that represent Arizona's Super Bowl spirit.  

Super Bowl countdown photos have captured everything from family vacations at the Grand Canyon to tailgating at Arizona Cardinals games.  Over 80 photo submissions from around Arizona have already been featured‹don¹t miss your chance to be a part of the countdown to Super Bowl XLII.  Click here http://www.azsuperbowl.com/countdown.aspx   to view all the photos that have already been displayed as part of the countdown to Super Bowl XLII.

Chosen photos will be displayed on azsuperbowl.com for 24 hours, and will represent the official countdown photo of the day.  This special opportunity is open to anyone in Arizona who wants to help the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee countdown the final 42 days until Super Bowl XLII.

To be considered for the Countdown to Arizona's Super Bowl, photos must:

·       have one or more persons in the foreground
·       have been taken in Arizona in an outdoor or sports-focused setting
·       be in focus and able to be viewed easily at a small size
·       be submitted as a JPG file, with a maximum file size of 3 MB

Arizonans can submit their photos now, for their chance to represent the help countdown the final 42 days before Super Bowl XLII.  

The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona¹s action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.
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'Idol' Jordin Sparks to sing anthem at Super Bowl XLII

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks will get the rare opportunity to sing the national anthem in her hometown minutes before the kickoff to Super Bowl XLII.

Past Super Bowl singers include XVI - Diana Ross (1982),  Neil Diamond (1987), Whitney Houston (1991), Harry Connick Jr. (1992), Garth Brooks (1993), Cher (1999), Mariah Carey (2002), Dixie Chicks (2003), Beyonce Knowles (2004), Billy Joel (2007).

NFL officials confirmed that Sparks, who hails from Glendale and won the sixth season of the popular Fox reality competition this year, has the honor to sing the Star Spangled Banner before the Feb. 3 game.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will play the Super Bowl halftime show.

Sparks is the daughter of former NFL player Phillippi Sparks. Sparks released her self-titled debut album, which was preceded by the single Tattoo in recent weeks, debuting at No. 10 on the Billboard 200.

Last month, Sparks teamed up with Mayor Elaine Scruggs to flip on the switch to Glendale Glitters, the city's annual holiday-lights celebration. See the video at http://www.azphm.com/storycont.htm
 

Host Committee Offers a Unique Super Bowl XLII Gift
If you¹re looking for a unique gift idea that will make a lasting impression, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee can help.  Give someone you know the chance to win two free tickets to Super Bowl XLII!  

As the countdown to Super Bowl XLII continues, the excitement is increasing by the day.  By giving the gift of membership into the Host Committee Membership Club, you can help someone join in on the Super Bowl action. Along with an array of exclusive benefits, each fan that joins the Membership Club is automatically entered into a drawing to win two free Super Bowl XLII tickets.  Each member will also receive official Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee merchandise, exclusive insider information about Super Bowl XLII, monthly raffle prizes, and special membership club offers.

When the latest Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee news breaks, Membership Club members are the first to know.  The monthly Membership Club e-newsletter provides the inside scoop on all the news, events and information associated with Super Bowl XLII, as well as additional "Members Only" offers and information.  Members also receive entry into monthly raffles for premium prizes such as "Stay and Play" packages from Fort McDowell Resort Destinations or a year's supply of ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery.

Along with these exciting offers, Membership Club Members have the opportunity to show off their Super Bowl spirit with custom designed merchandise.  Each member will receive a t-shirt, hat, window cling, keychain, license plate, sunglass holder, zipper pull, magnet, lapel pin, and a cell mate for the car. This exclusive Host Committee Membership Club gear is not available anywhere else.  

Are you ready to give that unique gift this holiday season?  Click here < http://www.azsuperbowl.com/membership_club.aspx  >  now to sign up for the membership club.

About the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee

The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona's action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Welcome to the third edition of Host Committee Headlines, a regular media bulletin providing the latest Super Bowl XLII news.  Here's a quick look at what is upcoming for the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.  For the most recent Host Committee news and videos visit www.azsuperbowl.com .

1. Breaking News:  Super Bowl Parking and Transportation Info Available Now
The Host Committee recently launched a new section on its website, featuring the most recent parking and transportation information as it relates to Super Bowl XLII.  The information will continue to be updated as Super Bowl XLII nears; it can be accessed by going to www.azsuperbowl.com  , clicking on Visitor Info and then Transportation. Numerous interactive maps are also available.

2. The Big Game Ticket ­ New Super Bowl XLII Ticket Package Available Now
The Host Committee recently unveiled an additional ticket package for Super Bowl XLII.  Known as the Big Game Ticket, it includes one (1) game ticket for Super Bowl XLII, as well as pre and post game party access, for $5,000 each.   The pregame party will feature a performance by the Flutie Brothers Band, with football legend Doug Flutie on drums.  Valet parking is also included.  Big Game Ticket packages are on sale now by contacting the Host Committee's Vice President of Sponsorship and Marketing Shannon Williams at 480.362.4219, or swilliams@azsuperbowl.com.  Information about other Super Bowl ticket packages featuring passes to the Valley's hottest Super Bowl parties and events, as well as other VIP opportunities, is available here.  http://www.azsuperbowl.com/sponsor_faqs.aspx 

3.  15,000 and Counting NFL Youth Football Clinics reach Arizona Athletes
The Host Committee and the Arizona Cardinals continue to reach out to Arizona youth and Special Olympics Arizona athletes by hosting NFL Youth Football Clinics around the state.  On Tuesday, Dec. 4, nearly 2,000 kids aged 7-14 attended a clinic at Sunnyside High School in Tucson. On Saturday, Dec. 8, a clinic will be held at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, in conjunction with Special Olympics Arizona¹s Holiday Classic.  The clinic will begin at 11am for Special Olympics athletes only, before being opened up to the general public from 12-3pm.  Over 100 Special Olympics athletes are expected to participate; the NFL Youth Football Clinics mark the first time that Special Olympics Arizona has participated in organized football drills.


4.  Where will you be?  Deadline Approaches for Super Bowl Volunteers
The final call for Super Bowl XLII volunteers has been issued, and the deadline to sign up is Monday, December 10.  Working at NFL Experience as a member of Spike¹s Super Crew puts volunteers in the heart of the Super Bowl action, and provides them with an unforgettable Super Bowl experience.  NFL Experience volunteers will receive two free tickets to NFLX, as well as an official NFL Experience volunteer t-shirt, which will accompany the Host Committee volunteer uniform that consists of a hat, polo shirt and jacket.  Current Super Crew members are being asked to select their NFL Experience shifts online now at www.azsuperbowl.com  

 

LOCAL SCHOOLS TEAM UP WITH
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, ARIZONA CARDINALS,
ARIZONA SUPER BOWL XLII HOST COMMITTEE AND
NFL YOUTH EDUCATION TOWN TO HELP CHILDREN IN NEED

Public and private schools in the Valley are teaming up with the National Football League, Arizona Cardinals, the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee and the NFL Youth Education Town in Arizona for a Super Bowl project that puts books and sports equipment into the hands of children in need. The project, called Super Kids-Super Sharing has been implemented in Super Bowl host communities for the past eight years and has placed tens of thousands of books and pieces of sports equipment into the hands of children who might not otherwise have access to such items.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix Schools, the Scottsdale School District and schools from the Litchfield, Tempe and Paradise Valley School Districts have already signed on to collect lightly used books and sports equipment for the project. It’s not too late for other schools to join in the effort. Beginning in December participating schools will ask their students to donate lightly used or new books and sports equipment they are no longer using. Approximately a week before Super Bowl, donated items will be brought to a collection point where they will be sorted, then distributed to pre-selected schools and organizations for use by underprivileged children.

“Response from our partners and from local schools has been tremendous,” said Jack Groh, Director of the NFL’s Environmental Program for Super Bowl. “There’s a wonderful sense of community and a willingness to help others here. Arizona’s Super Kids-Super Sharing project has the potential to be our biggest to date.”’

The Super Kids-Super Sharing project is part of the NFL’s environmental initiative for Super Bowl. It involves recycling items that can be used by other children, while providing an opportunity for schools to be involved in the excitement of Super Bowl.

Arizona Cardinals’ Quarterback Kurt Warner will serve as spokesman for the Super Kids-Super Sharing project. “This Super Bowl project is all about kids helping other kids,” said Warner. “It harnesses the power of Super Bowl and the good will of the community to help those in need.”

Local schools interested in contributing books and sports equipment to the Super Kids-Super Sharing project may do so by contacting Susan Groh, Project Director at (401) 732-1551 or NFLenvironment@aol.com . The NFL provides instructions, poster and flyer templates and other materials to make it easy for schools to implement this project.

The National Football League Environmental Program plays an active role behind the scenes at Super Bowl. In addition to the Super Kids-Super Sharing project, the NFL Environmental Program ensures that tens of thousands of pounds of unserved prepared food from Super Bowl events are distributed to local shelters and community kitchens. The Environmental Program is also responsible for recycling cardboard and other materials from Super Bowl events and donates everything from decorative banners to building materials to local non-profit agencies. Thousands of seedling trees will be planted to offset greenhouse gas emissions from Super Bowl related events, creating a “carbon neutral” Super Bowl. “Green power” will also be used to light the University of Phoenix Stadium for Super Bowl XLII and to power the NFL Experience Football Theme Park.

The NFL Environmental Program is just one of a large number of community events and initiatives implemented each year by the NFL to leave a positive legacy in each Super Bowl host community.

 

Host Committee and Cardinals Hold NFL Youth Football Clinic for Special Olympics Arizona
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, in partnership with the Arizona Cardinals, is teaming up with Special Olympics Arizona for their Holiday Classic by hosting an NFL Youth Football Clinic. All Special Olympics Arizona athletes, as well as boys and girls aged 7-14 throughout Arizona, were invited to attend a free NFL Youth Football Clinic at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa.  Approximately 100 Special Olympics Arizona athletes are expected to participate in the clinic.  The clinic began for Special Olympics athletes at 11am, and the general public was invited to join from 12-3pm.   

During the NFL Youth Football Clinics presented by Safeway, athletes learned basic football fundamentals such as running, kicking and passing.  Through a series of interactive games and stations, participants will receive instruction from volunteer coaches and be treated to healthy snacks courtesy of Safeway.  Spike and Big Red will also be there to cheer on the athletes, who will all receive official NFL merchandise courtesy of the Host Committee.  

Over 1,400 athletes and unified partners competed in the Special Olympics Holiday Classic event. The main feature of the event is a competition that includes bowling, unified bowling, cycling and soccer. In addition, events such as opening ceremonies and a victory dance will be held as part of the Holiday Classic.  The Holiday Classic is a state competition for Special Olympics Arizona athletes; the competitors previously qualified for this event by participating in regional competitions.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the NFL Youth Football Program, the Host Committee's goal is to reach a record 20,000 boys and girls and Special Olympics Arizona athletes during a series of clinics leading up to Super Bowl XLII.  The Host Committee and the Cardinals have already reached over 13,000 athletes this year. If you would like to volunteer as a coach at future youth football clinics, go to www.azsuperbowl.com    and sign up to join Spike's Super Crew under the Volunteers' link.

Super Food for a Super Cause
Phoenix Magazine, Safeway and Host Committee present "Super Taste of the Valley¹"
On Sunday, December 2 from 6-9pm the Valley's hottest new restaurants are coming together for a Super Bowl XLII themed event that will support the fight against hunger. The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, Phoenix magazine and Safeway are hosting Super Taste of the Valley, an event featuring various Valley restaurants serving up their most prized dishes to the people of Arizona.  Along with celebrating Super Bowl XLII, the event will support the elimination of hunger; all proceeds will go to the St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, one of the largest food banks in the country serving 13 or Arizona's 15 counties. This special event will be held at the Biltmore Fashion Park, Phoenix 24th Street and Camelback (in the courtyard of the mall)

The participating restaurants include: 98 South, Asia de Cuba, Bobby Q's, Café Carumba, Café ZuZu, California Pizza Kitchen, Cathy's Rum Cake, Cheesecake Factory, Dragonfly Café, Drift, FEZ, Kincaid's, Madelyn's Restaurant, Methode Bistro, Pie Zano's, Sauce, Stax Burger Bistro, Stingray Sushi, Sweet O Lounge, Taneko Japanese Tavern, The Gelato Spot, The Roosevelt, Tommy Bahama, and Trader Vic's. This unique football event will feature delicious food, fine wine and spirits, live music from national jazz recording artist, Turning Point, and an exclusive collection of silent auction items. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at local Safeway stores for $85 each. 

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Sugar Ray Headlines, Hall of Famers attend Super Bowl Countdown Bash
 Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is celebrating the countdown until kickoff, and the entire state is invited to attend.
From 2pm ­ 10pm at the Westgate City Center in Glendale, the Host Committee is planning a free Super Bowl festival for the Arizona community, featuring a headline performance by Sugar Ray, appearances by NFL players, cheerleaders and Spike the Super Ball, as well as interactive football games, raffle prizes, and much more.
Best known for their #1 Billboard hits Fly,Someday, and Every Morning, Sugar Ray has five Billboard Top 200 albums to their credit, and eight singles that have cracked the Billboard Top 20 list.  The band most recently released their greatest hits album ŒThe Best of Sugar Ray.¹ Headed by Mark McGrath, who also hosts the syndicated television show EXTRA, Sugar Ray will perform in the evening to cap off the event.
Throughout the day, former NFL players including Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees will be on hand for autograph sessions.  Hall of Famers scheduled to attend include: Tony Dorsett, Roger Wehrli, Larry Wilson, Merlin Olsen and Joe Perry. They will be joined by NFL alumni Nick Lowery, Christian Okoye, Earl Edwards, Nolan Harrison, Seth Joyner, Derek Kennard, Michael Bankston, Tim Jorden, Alphonso Taylor and others.  The former NFL stars will be on hand to sign autographs and mingle with the attendees, who will enjoy performances by musical acts the Chris Parker Project, the Chadwicks, Shout House¹s Dueling Pianos, country music group the Herndon Brothers Band, FootKlan Dance Troup, and high school marching bands and cheerleaders.  
Spike the Super Ball and the Cardinals cheerleaders will be on hand for the celebration, which will also feature an end-zone dance competition and a special Host Committee video presentation.
To further celebrate the Countdown to Kickoff 100 Days and Counting, the Host Committee will raffle off 100 prizes worth $50 or more during the event.  Prizes include a two-night stay at the Lake Powell Lodge and dinner cruise for two, a two-night stay at the Grand Canyon Red Feather Lodge, a $1,500 diamond ring from Cornelius Hollander Designer Jewelry, and the grand prize, a two-night stay and dinner at the beachfront Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, California. Tickets will be on sale on-site for $10 each.
Countdown to Kickoff 100 Days and Counting marks the second event of the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee¹s Super Celebration Series.
For more information about Countdown to Kickoff including a complete timeline, click here www.azsuperbowl.com/event_detail.aspx?id=83 
What: Countdown to Kickoff 100 Days and Counting
When: Saturday, October 27 from 2pm to 10pm
Where: Westgate City Center, 6770 Hockey Way, Glendale, AZ, 85305

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Host Committee Announces Plans for Big Ticket Gala
Jay Leno Headlines, Chris Berman Emcees, Hall of Fame Participates in Host Committee Black-tie Affair during Super Bowl Week

During the NFL Commissioner's Luncheon at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Super Bowl Host Committee President Bob Sullivan announced that Jay Leno will be the headline entertainment at the Host Committee's Big Ticket Gala.  The black-tie event will be held at the Phoenician Resort in Phoenix on Wednesday, January 30, just days before the AFC and NFC champions take the field for Super Bowl XLII in Glendale.
A renowned sports fan, Jay Leno is in his 16th season as host of NBC's The Tonight Show, and will tape his show early that day in Los Angeles in order to be in Phoenix for the Gala.  The Big Ticket Gala will mark the second time the late-night television star has come to Arizona for Super Bowl events; in 1996 he taped episodes of The Tonight Show in Arizona during Super Bowl XXX week.
"We are thrilled that Jay will be joining us for our Big Ticket Gala,² said Host Committee President Bob Sullivan.  "From the first moment we began planning this event we felt he would be the ideal person to have as the headline entertainment, and we couldn't be happier that he agreed.  Jay is the definition of an entertainer, and he will certainly help make it a very memorable evening."
The Host Committee also announced today that legendary ESPN football anchor Chris Berman will emcee the Big Ticket Gala.  Berman has been named the National Sportscaster of the Year six times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and has also won 10 Emmy awards.  The ESPN veteran is a well-suited host for the evening, as the Big Ticket Gala will feature a significant presence from the Professional Football Hall of Fame; Berman, who also emcees the Hall of Fame¹s annual induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio, will help honor numerous Hall of Famers who will be in attendance.  
The Big Ticket Gala will showcase the Hall of Fame¹s traveling exhibit of football memorabilia and will include a live and silent auction; among numerous other items, the auction will feature a Harley Davidson motorcycle autographed by Jay Leno, former Raiders linebacker Howie Long, and the other Hall of Famers in attendance. Tickets to the gala are available through the Host Committee, by emailing bigticket@azsuperbowl.com .
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona's action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Super Crew Teams Up with Rebuilding Together for Paint-a-Thon
Spike's Super Crew of volunteers are getting down and dirty in an effort to spruce up Glendale neighborhoods before Super Bowl XLII. On Saturday, October 27, Super Crew volunteers will prepare and paint 10 homes for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners in the City of Glendale.
The 4th Annual Rock & Roll Paint-a-Thon is a community effort, managed by Rebuilding Together, to beautify the homes of homeowners with limited financial resources who are unable to do it themselves.  250 Super Crew Volunteers will paint 10 houses in Glendale in support of the overall effort that will see over 150 houses painted throughout the state of Arizona.  
Spike's Super Crew presented by Pulte Homes and sponsored by 3TV is the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee's volunteer team.  Each month the Super Crew tackles a community project leading up to Super Bowl XLII.  Past Super Crew events have included cleaning up Tempe Town Lake's Indian Bend Wash Habitat, preparing care packages for troops stationed overseas, helping St. Mary¹s Food Bank Alliance and supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs Day for Kids, and the Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure.
The Rock & Roll Paint-a-Thon is an annual event that began in Phoenix in 2004. Since November 13, 2004, over 5,500 volunteers have given new life to the exteriors of 357 homes throughout Arizona.
Who: 250 members of Spike¹s Super Crew presented by Pulte Homes and sponsored by 3TV
What: 4th Annual Rock & Roll Paint-A-Thon, managed by Rebuilding Together
When: Saturday, October 27 from 7am- 1pm
Where: 10 homes in the City of Glendale
NOTE:  This event is open to registered Arizona Super Bowl XLII Volunteers only.  To participate, volunteers must be registered members of Spikes Super Crew, and must have received confirmation directly from the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee.  
For more information about Rebuilding Together ­ Valley of the Sun, please visit their website at www.rebuildingtogetherphx.org 
About the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, non-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona¹s action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

Spike's Super Crew Races for the Cure
Spike's Super Crew of volunteers raced to help find a cure for breast cancer.  On Sunday, October 14, the Super Crew ran, walked, to show support for the Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure.
Spike's race team of over 100 members either ran or walked the five-kilometer course, and a few members of the Super Crew will show their support by virtually participating they did "Sleep in for the Cure" by registering for the race and taking donations, but not actually attending the event. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Komen Race for the Cure, and the 15th anniversary of the Phoenix running.  Spike began the walk with his Super Crew of volunteers and then continued around the area to show support for all participants.
Spike's Super Crew presented by Pulte Homes and sponsored by 3TV gathered in the official Team Area located in the Northeast corner of Wesley Bolin Plaza from 7-8am.  During this time, the Super Crew prepared for the race and took team photos with Spike.  Each member of the Super Crew received a commemorative pink Spike's Super Crew t-shirt to wear during the race. The race began for breast cancer survivors at 8:05am, followed by the five-kilometer run at 8:20, and the walk at 8:40.  79 members of Spike¹s Super Crew, including one survivor, participated in the walk, while 29 members including one survivor took part in the run.
By helping with this initiative, the Super Crew hopes to raise awareness for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure supporting breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment programs. The Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure gives people in Arizona the opportunity to help the cause by raising awareness and honoring survivors. To learn more about the Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure visit www.komenphoenix.org   .
 Spike's Super Crew members are volunteers with the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee (AZSBHC).  Each month, the Super Crew tackles a community project leading up to Super Bowl XLII.  Past Super Crew events have included cleaning up Tempe Town Lake¹s Indian Bend Wash Habitat, preparing care packages for troops stationed overseas, rejuvenating the St. Vincent de Paul charity in Phoenix, raising awareness about water safety at Phoenix Children¹s Hospital, packaging food at St. Mary¹s Food Bank Alliance and helping with Boys & Girls Clubs National Day for Kids.

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Upcoming Events

September 15: Game Ball Road Trip stop in Goodyear at the Relay for Life Opening Ceremony

October 13: Game Ball Road Trip - Fort Verde Days Parade - Camp Verde

October 14: Spike’s Super Crew - Komen Phoenix Race for the Cure – Phoenix

October 15: Commissioner’s Luncheon — Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, Scottsdale

October 18: Youth Football Clinic – Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

October 19: Youth Football Clinic – Sacaton Middle School - Gila River Indian Reservation

October 20: Game Ball Road Trip—Bisbee 1000—Bisbee

October 23: Super Learning in a Super State rally — Mesa High School, Mesa

October 27: Countdown to Kickoff…100 days and counting! — Westgate City Center, Glendale

October 27: Game Ball Road Trip — Halloween Ball — Jerome

October 27: Game Ball Road Trip — ASU Homecoming Parade - Tempe

October 31: Game Ball Road Trip — Halloween Sppoktacular - Buckeye

November 3: Game Ball Road Trip — 4th Annual Desert Shrimp Festival — Town of Gila Bend

November 9: Game Ball Road Trip — Veteran’s Day Golf Tournament — Green Valley

November 10: Game Ball Road Trip — Four Corner State Bluegrass Festival — Wickenburg

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Super Students Celebrate Super Learning with Arizona Cardinal Deuce Lutui
Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee and Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Deuce Lutui are honoring teachers and encouraging students to hit the books this fall.
                                                                                                                 
On Tuesday, October 23, Lutui and the Host Committee will visit Mesa High School for a special ceremony with Mesa High football coach Bill McKane, who has taught and coached in Mesa Public Schools for the past 31 years.  Lutui played for Coach McKane at Mesa High from 1999-2001, and was named a Super Prep All-Farwest, a Prep Star All-West and an All-State lineman while starring on both offense and defense for the Jackrabbits.  Following his career at Mesa High, Lutui went on to be an All-American offensive lineman at the University of Southern California, before being drafted in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. Lutui is currently a starter on the Cardinals offensive line.

Lutui, Host Committee President Bob Sullivan and team captain Spike will also be at the rally to help get students excited about the Super Learning in a Super State program and about Super Bowl XLII being held in Arizona.  The Mesa High School Football team and their marching band will be on hand for the event, which will be held during the school¹s lunch period from 12-1pm in the Mesa High School Amphitheater.  

Super Learning in a Super State presented by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is the largest youth outreach initiative in the history of the Super Bowl.  The curriculum allows Arizona students, regardless of socio-economic background or geographic location, to become a part of Super Bowl XLII while learning more about their state.  The free, voluntary academic curriculum incorporates the Super Bowl into Arizona history, geography, mathematics and more.  Students can also participate in Super Learning contests to win prizes and tickets to Super Bowl-related events.  Participating teachers will be honored by NFL players at a gala during Super Bowl week.  

The curriculum is currently available to all Arizona teachers via the Host Committee Web site, www.azsuperbowl.com <http://www.azsuperbowl.com/> .

Who: Arizona Cardinal Deuce Lutui, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee and Mesa High School
What: Super Learning in a Super State rally
When: Tuesday, October 23 from 12-1pm
Where: Mesa High School Amphitheater  1630 East Southern Avenue, Mesa AZ, 85204   Mesa High School is located on Southern Avenue, between Gilbert and Stapley. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Glendale Rush to Complete Construction Before Super Bowl
Get ready Glendale! The Super Bowl is coming ready or not! The Super Bowl Countdown clock below left shows how much time until the masses arrive and fill Glendale for the biggest party it has ever seen!  Construction is almost done on the Renaissance Hotel & Spa, Hampton Inn, Residence Inn, Marriott, Springhill Suites, Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites! For dining there will be new Native New Yorker, Gardunos Restaurant and Cantina opening in December. Westgate also boasts new restaurants like Kabuki Sushi Bar, Shane's Rib Shack, Which Wich? Sandwiches, Saddle Ranch, Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, and The Shout House dueling piano bar. Already open are Gordon Bierch, Johnny Rockets, Fox Sports Grill, Moe's Southwest Grill, Coffee Plantation, The Yard House and Cold Stone Creamery. 

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Super Bowl XLII 2008 Volunteer Draft April 28th
The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee has announced its plans to hold a “Volunteer Draft” at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 28th, in conjunction with the Arizona Cardinals draft day event. The event will take place at the Insight Club East on the concourse level of the stadium. 

Governor Janet Napolitano with Spike, the official mascot of 2008 Super Bowl XLII, in front of the countdown clock to be on display in Terminal 4 of Sky Harbor Phoenix International Airport.

ARIZONA SUPER BOWL TIMELINE PAST

  • November 7, 2000: Proposition 302 passed, approving a new football stadium to be built in Glendale.

  • February 25, 2003: City of Glendale pledges to provide services necessary to host Super Bowl XLII.

  • April 12, 2003: Groundbreaking ceremony and construction begins at the site of the Cardinals new stadium in Glendale.

  • October 30, 2003: Super Bowl XLII awarded to Arizona after NFL owners vote to accept Arizona Super Bowl Bid Committee’s proposal. Game will be played at the Cardinals’ new stadium in Glendale in February 2008.

  • February 22, 2006: Cardinals Stadium is named one of the top ten sporting structures in the World by BusinessWeek.

  • August 12, 2006: Inaugural football game is played at Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, as the Cardinals defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-13 in preseason play.

  • September 27, 2006: Cardinals Stadium becomes University of Phoenix Stadium as the Cardinals ink a 20-year naming rights contract with the educational institution.

Super Bowl XLII 2008 Calendar of Events

• 6/9/2007 Great Western Tube Float Time: 7 am - 2 pm Spike the Super Ball, Team Captain of the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee, will make Parker the 15th stop on his Game Ball Road Trip through Arizona at the 30th Annual Great Western Tube Float. Spike will entertain participants in the annual inner-tube race and will hand out official Spike cards and mini Spike antenna footballs. This event will take place at: Patria Flats Day Park 8256 Highway 95 Parker, Ariz. 85344. Spike will deliver the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Game Ball to Mayor Sam Heeringa at 9 am. Location: Parker 

• 7/4/2007 Annual 4th of July ParadeTime: 10:00 a.m. Spike and Host Committee volunteers will march in the parade and pass out footballs to guests. Location: Flagstaff

7/20/2007 Family Fun Carnival and Movie Night Spike will greet Kingman residents
and pass out antennae balls and autograph cards from the Game Ball Road Trip booth.

Location: Kingman

7/26/2007 Phoenix Children's Hospital Drowning Awareness Project 
Spike's Super Crew of Volunteers will participate in the following community service project: Where: Phoenix Children’s Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Rd.,  Phoenix, AZ 85016 When: Thursday, July 26, 2007  3:30pm – 6:00pm  What: Drowning Awareness Project - Projects will include assembling “Tubby Tag” bathtub education supplies, preparing materials for Water Safety Day and tying more than 800 purple ribbons in the trees outside the hospital to represent the number of water related incidents involving children in Maricopa County since January of 2000.

7/28/2007 NFL Youth Football Clinic in Flagstaff Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
The Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee, along with the Arizona Cardinal’s
 invite elementary and middle schools, youth football programs, community youth organizations
 and Special Olympic athletes to participate in football Interactive Zones and clinic.
This FREE event launches the first of several clinics to be held throughout the state.
RSVP your child(s) name, age, address, phone and email to:  Youthfootball@azsuperbowl.com

Location: Northern Arizona University Walkup Sky Dome
 
8/4/2007 22nd Annual Eagar Daze Time: 6:30 - 10:00pm This event celebrates the
communities rich heritage as a logging and ranching community, and features logging events,
Dutch oven Cook-off & Homemade Ice Cream Contests; rodeo events; Golf, Men's Softball,
Volleyball, & Horseshoe tournaments; children's activities; local entertainment; a dance; an arts
and crafts fair; and fireworks to top it off on Saturday night!6:30 p.m. – Spike will present game
ball on stage to Mayor Gloria Eagar and Country Singer, Martha Sides before she begins
her concert. 7:00 p.m. – Spike will be on stage with Suepr Bowl Host Committee volunteers
as they toss out antenna balls. 8:00 p.m. Firework show
Location: Eager
 

 • 8/11/2007 White Mountain Bluegrass Festival Spike will be at the annual White Mountain
Bluegrass Festival from August 11 - 12 to greet fans. Location: Pinetop

 • 8/18/2007 123rd Annual Oldest Continuous RodeoTime: 9 a.m.Spike will be the first parade
participant in the Saturday morning rodeo parade, waving and shaking hands with many
of the 10,000 spectators. Location: Payson

 

Spike’s Super Crew Sends Care Packages to Arizona Troops Overseas
Spike’s Super Crew will joined the Packages from Home team to help brighten the days of Arizona military members serving overseas. Spike’s Super Crew members are volunteers with the Arizona Super Bowl XLII Host Committee (AZSBHC). Their latest monthly volunteer event involves teaming up with Packages from Home to assemble care packages for hundreds of troops serving overseas.

The Packages from Home event was the second major volunteer event in a ten-month initiative by the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee. More than one hundred Super Crew members unloaded, sorted, and packaged items collected during recent Arizona Diamondbacks games The packages will then be shipped to troops stationed abroad. 

For more information about Packages from Home, visit www.packagesfromhome.org .

The Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee is a private, not-for-profit Arizona corporation that serves as a liaison with the National Football League in organizing local efforts and preparations leading up to the Super Bowl. It has the responsibility to implement Arizona’s action plan for Super Bowl XLII, which culminates with the game on February 3, 2008 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.

 

 

Stadium Facts

  • The Stadium has 63,000 permanent seats with the capability to expand to 73,000 seats for mega events.

  • Architect Peter Eisenman designed the stadium using the look of a barrel cactus.

  • The stadium occupies more than 25 acres. The field will suppor approximately 94,000 square feet (over 2 acres) of natural grass.

 
 
     

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