Arizona Events: A Six-Month Calendar

1987 WINTER-SPRING ARIZONA EVENTS

From Beethoven to baseball, culinary contests to catamaran races...activities galore for you and your family to enjoy

JANUARY through MARCH

"Tag a long Tours," Casa Grande. Every other Wednesday starting in January, Casa Grandeans lead free afternoon caravan tours to nearby attractions. 836-2125

JANUARY 6, 7

Jeffrey Siegel, Scottsdale. Pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to the Scottsdale Center for the Arts for two evenings of music intermixed with quick-witted keyboard conversations. Ticket prices: 994-2787

JANUARY 8, 9 Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall.

Guest conductor Jerzy Semkow and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra. Bus service available: 2777738. Ticket prices and the remaining season's schedule: 264-4754

JANUARY 9-11, JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 9 Gem and Mineral Shows: Yuma, Mesa, Quartzsite.

Yuma's Colo-Gila Kiwanis Gem and Mineral Show, January 9-11, is part of a series of such events held around the state. For admission charge to Yuma Civic and Convention Center: 782-1655. Mesa hosts the Apache Rock and Gem Show at the Mesa Centennial Hall, January 9-11: 834-2178. Quartzsite Pow Wow Gem and Mineral Show is scheduled for January 26-February 9: 927-6325

JANUARY 10 Pady Blackwood's Dreamstuff Puppets, Phoenix.

For kids of all ages: life-sized puppets perform to the music of the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. Ticket prices: 264-4754

JANUARY 10-FEBRUARY 22 "Aspects of American Modernism,"

The Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, with guest conductor Jerzy Semkow, performs at Symphony Hall, January 8 and 9.

Phoenix Art Museum.

"Albert Eugene Gallatin & His Circle" and "The Anderman Collection" exhibit the pre1950 work of avant-garde artists, including Pablo Picasso and others. Free admission on Wednesdays. 257-1880

JANUARY 15 Mesa Symphony Orchestra.

Guest soprano Patricia Meessen and the orchestra in a concert of Spanish music at Mesa Centennial Hall. 969-1226

JANUARY 15-31 Pack of Lies: Phoenix Little Theatre.

This Hugh Whitmore drama is a suspenseful account of a true incident in which a family was forced to spy on its neighbors. Ticket prices: 254-2151

JANUARY 15 and 17

La Boheme: Arizona Opera, Phoenix. In this opera season opener, Puccini portrays Bohemian life in turn-of-thecentury Paris. Phoenix Symphony Hall. Bus service: 840-0841. Ticket prices: 262-7272.

MID-JANUARY

Southwest Antique Guild Show, Yuma. Everything from spittoons and chifforobes to glassware and dolls will be on display and offered for sale at the Yuma Civic and Convention Center. Admission charge. 344-3800

JANUARY 16-18

Indian Arts and Crafts Show, Tucson. Indian silversmiths, sand painters, weavers, and craftsmen demonstrate skills and sell their creations at the Tucson Community Center. Indian entertainment, dancing, food. Admission charge. 791-4101

JANUARY 16-18, FEBRUARY 7-8, FEBRUARY 14-15

Old-Time Fiddlers Contests: Yuma, Ajo, Safford. Fast fingering and toe-tapping at three annual gatherings of master fiddlers. Yuma location and admission charge: 783-3641. Ajo picks up where Yuma left off with a lively event at the Ajo Moose Lodge. Admission charge. 387-7742. Musicians from five western states find their way to Safford for the Eastern Arizona Old-Time Fiddlers Contest showdown at the Graham County Fairgrounds. Admission charge. 428-0115, 428-0252

JANUARY 16-MARCH 1

"Contemporary Southwestern Glass Artists," Flagstaff. Blown, etched, neon, and stained-glass creations by regional contemporary artists. At Coconino Center for the Arts. Admission by donation. 7796921. Toll-free from Phoenix: 233-FLAG

JANUARY 16-APRIL 19

Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff. "Museum of Northern Arizona Fine Arts: Gunnar Widforss Watercolors." The museum displays additions to its collection of Widforss Grand Canyon watercolors. Admission charge. 774-5211. Toll-free from Phoenix: 254-9295

JANUARY 17-25

Arizona Sun Country Circuit Quarter Horse Show, Tucson. One of the largest quarter horse shows in the country.

Program includes barrel racing, calf roping, jumping, reining. Pima County Fairgrounds. Free. No competition January 21. 624-1013

JANUARY 19-23

Phoenix Open Golf Tournament. This year's event tees off on the new Tournament Players Club golf course in Scottsdale. The course features grassy, amphitheater-like seating for views of five different greens from a single vantage point. Ticket prices: 263-0757

JANUARY 20

Yehudi Menuhin and the Warsaw Sinfonia, Tempe. Violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin conducts the Warsaw Sinfonia at Arizona State University's Gammage Center. Ticket prices: 965-3434

JANUARY 20

Hashknife Pony Express Ride, HolbrookPayson-Scottsdale. Navajo County Sheriff's Posse horsemen salute the historic Pony Express of the 1860s by carrying dispatches from Holbrook to the Scottsdale Post Office. From there riders lead the Parada del Sol procession through the resort city's streets. Holbrook plans a chili supper send-off; Payson, a special dinner en route. Detailed schedule: Holbrook: 524-6558; Payson: 474-4515; Scottsdale: 945-8481

JANUARY 23-25

Arizona Polka Festival, Mesa. Mesa hosts the fifth annual Arizona Polka Festival at the Mesa Community Center's Centennial Hall. Frank Yankovic and other entertainers will be on hand to celebrate the resurgent popularity of this originally

Bohemian dance form. Ticket prices: 952-8061

JANUARY 23-JUNE 23

Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff. The Navajo Weaving Exhibition explains the history and style of Navajo weaving, augmented by a series of films produced by the museum. Admission charge. 7745211. Toll-free from Phoenix: 254-9295

JANUARY 24

Hole-in-the-Rock Commemoration, Lake Powell. Commemoration of the 107th anniversary of the pioneer crossing of Glen Canyon includes a historian-guided tour of the actual site. Admission charge. (800) 528-6154. In Arizona: 278-8888

JANUARY 24, JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 1

Parada del Sol Parade and Rodeo, Scotts-dale. The “Parade of the Sun,” one of the world's longest horse-drawn processions, draws thousands to the sidewalks along Scottsdale Road January 24 in anticipation of the Parada del Sol Rodeo January 29-February 1. Rawhide, Scottsdale's 1880s era western town, is the rodeo site. Admission charge. 990-3179 Contemporary Southwestern Glass Artists display their creations at the Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, January 16 through March 1. PETER ENSENBERGER

JANUARY 24, 25

Mountain Sports Ski Race, Flagstaff. Alpine ski race draws more than 100 downhillers to compete for prizes at Fairfield's Snowbowl. Entry fee and admission charge. 779-6126

ARIZONA EVENTS

JANUARY 24-MARCH 15 Ernie and Rose Cabat Retrospective Exhibit, Tucson Museum of Art. A fiftyyear retrospective of the paintings and ceramics, respectively, of two of Arizona's best-known artists. Admission charge. 624-2333 JANUARY 27 All-States Picnic, Yuma. The City of Yuma Parks and Recreation Department sponsors a bring-your-own-brown-bag luncheon. More than 1500 people turned out last year to join in the Senior Citizens' musical jam. Sing along to the Canadian and American anthems, visit with folks from back home. Yuma Civic Center. Admission: fifty cents. 783-1271 The Parada del Sol Rodeo focuses its action from January 29 through February 1 in Scottsdale. KEN AKERS JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 1, FEBRUARY 5-8 Dames at Sea: City of Phoenix Theatre. A raucous take-off on 1930s movie musicals with lavish production numbers. At the Performing Arts Theatre. Ticket prices: 256-3341

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JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 1 Swix Ski Challenge, Flagstaff. A three-day Nordic carnival includes cross-country ski races and clinics at Fairfield's Snowbowl. Entry fee. 779-6126 JANUARY 30-FEBRUARY 2 Southern Arizona Arabian Horse Show, Tucson. More than 400 full-blooded and half-Arabian horses from around the country compete in several classes. Pima County Fairgrounds. Free. 624-1013 JANUARY 31, FEBRUARY 6-8 Silver Spur Parade and Rodeo, Yuma. The Yuma Jaycees sponsor the popular parade and the 42nd annual Silver Spur Rodeo at Yuma County Fairgrounds. Ticket prices: 783-3641 FEBRUARY 1-7 University of Arizona Jazz Week, Tucson. The UofA Music Department sponsors this week-long series of appearances by local artists and nationally known jazz performers. Free. 621-1655 FEBRUARY 3, 4 Arabian Action Horse Show, Tucson. Arabian horses work with cattle in this new — “first annual” — competitive event. Pima County Fairgrounds. Free. 624-1013 FEBRUARY 5 Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Flagstaff. One of the foremost chamber ensembles on the European continent performs in Northern Arizona University's Ardrey Auditorium. Admission charge. 523-5271 FEBRUARY 7 Historic Home Tour, Florence. Florence's historic homes invite a nostalgic look into the past. Admission charge. 868-5216 FEBRUARY 7, 8 Visiting Nurses Used Book Sale, Phoenix. Murder mysteries, spy thrillers, cookbooks, and collectors' editions are all on sale at this popular annual event. Arizona State Fairgrounds. Free. 944-5392 FEBRUARY 8 Philharmonia Orchestra of Tucson. Pianist-composer Richard Faith performs the world premiere of his new piano concerto at this afternoon concert. Crowder Hall, University of Arizona. Admission charge. 323-6565 FEBRUARY 10 Mesa Symphony Orchestra's Valentine Pops. Romantic selections in time for Valentine's Day. Mesa Centennial Hall. Free. 834-2178

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FEBRUARY 9-15 Land of Mañana Jumping Horse Fiesta, Tucson. Preceding the Tucson Winter Classic, this show features jumping and hunter competition. Pima County Fairgrounds. Free. 624-1013 FEBRUARY 12 and 15 Manon Lescault: Arizona Opera, Phoenix. Paris and Puccini: Manon Lescault is the story of a provocative Parisienne, as viewed by a young Puccini. Phoenix Symphony Hall. Bus service: 840-0841. Ticket prices: 262-7272 FEBRUARY 12-15 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. One of the most respected gem and mineral shows in the world includes demonstrations, lectures, and much wheeling and dealing. On exhibit: rare gems and minerals from private and museum collections. Tucson Community Center. Admission charge. 791-4101 FEBRUARY 13-15 Wickenburg Gold Rush Days. A weekend of gold fever at the 39th annual Gold Rush Days celebration. Visitors pan for gold near mines where millions in yellow wealth was found. Everyone dons pioneer costume for the Bonanza Ball. Rodeo, shoot-outs, and a beard-growing contest. 684-5479 FEBRUARY 14 Yuma Crossing Day. The Yuma Crossing Cultural Alliance organizes a full day of free historic-site tours, pageants, cultural presentations, and demonstrationsfrom blacksmithing to quilting-to commemorate the crossing's colorful past. Popular destinations include the Indian Museum at Fort Yuma (Indian fry bread and handsome Quechan beadwork) and Yuma Territorial Prison, former home of hundreds of rogues who strayed from the straight and narrow path. 783-8020, 782-1841 FEBRUARY 13-15 O'odham Tash, Indian Days, Casa Grande. All of Casa Grande gets involved in this event. Featured at various locations throughout town are ceremonial dances, Native American art demonstrations, Indian games, a parade and pow wow, and a rousing all-Indian rodeo. Admission to attractions ranges from five dollars downward; some are free. 836-2125 FEBRUARY 14-22 All Arabian Horse Show, Scottsdale. One of the more elegant and colorful events in international equine society. Scottsdale rolls out its crimson carpet for spectators, Arabian owners, and 1500 Arabian horses. Among the classes of competition at Scottsdale's Paradise Park are dressage, English and western pleasure, cutting stock, and ladies' sidesaddle. The native costume category, with horses and riders draped in authentic Arabian attire, attracts the largest crowd. 264-5691 FEBRUARY 14-22 Fortieth Annual Cactus Show, Phoenix. The Desert Botanical Garden in Papago Park burgeons with more than 1000 cacti and other desert plants to be judged and displayed during this week-long show. Adjacent to the cactus show tent, plants are offered for sale, as are seeds and books on desert plant care. Admission charge for the show; none for the plant sale. 941-1225 FEBRUARY 15 "Centennial Sunday" at Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix. Celebration of one hundred years of Southwest archeology: open house, ethnic craft sale, and an exhibit of archeological finds made during the century. Free. 275-3452 FEBRUARY 16-22 Tucson Winter Classic Horse Show and Grand Prix. More than a thousand horses from the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and the Far East compete in jumping categories at Pima County Fairgrounds. The show's purse totals $250,000. Admission charge. 624-1013 FEBRUARY 20-22 Outlaw Rodeo, Florence. Arizona State Prison inmates are the cowboy participants. Admission charge. 868-4011 FEBRUARY 21, 22 Tucson Balloon Fiesta. Brightly colored hot-air balloons fill the early morning Tucson sky during this spectacular event. Highlights include the popular "Hare and Hound Race"; Sunday's "Mass Ascension," when every balloon takes flight; and sky gymnastics performed by the U.S. Navy's Leapfrog parachute team. Balloons launch at 7:00 Α.Μ. 578-3082

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Arizona State University Department of Theater depiction of an eighty-year-old Tubman answering letters from children. They ask, of course, about her days as a slave and her adventures as the heroine of the Underground Railroad. The background music is from the Civil War period. Recommended for children nine and older. Ticket prices: 948-6424

FEBRUARY 27-March 1

Lost Dutchman Days, Apache Junction. Recalling the mysterious Jacob Walz's legendary gold strike in the Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction holds a three-day festival featuring a parade, rodeo, and arts and crafts show, along with shuffleboard, horseshoe, and softball tournaments. 982-3141 Philip Glass Ensemble, Scottsdale. Composer and recording artist Philip Glass returns to the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. The ensemble performs rhyth-mic and harmonic patterns that have won over both rock and jazz enthusiasts. Ticket prices: 994-2787

FEBRUARY 28 MARCH

Major League Baseball Spring Training, Arizona. Casual practice sessions and preseason games give "Cactus League" spectators a chance to see their favorite baseball players up close. Telephone club offices for schedules. Chicago Cubs, Mesa: 834-2351; Milwaukee Brewers, Chandler: 821-2200; Seattle Mariners, Tempe: 731-8381; Oakland A's, Phoenix: 275-4488; San Francisco Giants, Scottsdale: 990-7972; Cleveland Indians, Tucson: 881-5710; San Diego Padres, Yuma: 782-2567

MARCH 1-APRIL 30

Wildflower Hotline, Phoenix. The Desert Botanical Garden keeps tabs on the whole bloomin' state during March and April and passes the information along to anyone who calls the wildflower hotline: 941-1239. A five-minute recording tells where to find the newest and best displays of spring color.

MARCH 1

Parker Enduro Boat Race. Seven-hour endurance race on the Colorado River. The boat completing the most laps while still in one piece wins. Day-use admis-sion to Lake Havasu State Park: $4 (free for those 12 and under). Race and camping information: 669-2174

MARCH 3

Chicago Brass Quintet, Flagstaff. The original Chicago Brass Quintet plays

FEBRUARY 21, 22

Winter Carnival and Cross-Country Ski Race, Alpine. Celebrate winter in this scenic White Mountain hamlet as top Rocky Mountain Division Nordic skiers compete. 339-4463, or 339-4434.

FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1

La Fiesta de los Vaqueros, Tucson. "Festival of the Cowboys" is an extravaganza-a major midwinter outdoor rodeo led off by an impressive parade. Now in its 62nd year, the rodeo is rated one of the top shows in the country. Western clothes required. Tucson Rodeo Grounds. Admission charge. 792-2283

FEBRUARY 26-28

Letters to Harriet Tubman, Scottsdale. Kerr Cultural Center presents this Arizona traditional and au courant selections at Ardrey Auditorium, Northern Arizona University. 523-5271

MARCH 5-8

Man of La Mancha: Central Arizona College, near Coolidge. Don Quixote swashbuckles his way across the Pence Auditorium stage and through the Spanish Inquisition. Directions, ticket prices: 836-8243

MARCH 6-8

Poetry Festival, Tucson. The fifth annual Tucson Poetry Festival features the Polish writer Czeslaw Milosz, a Nobel laureate, along with other widely acclaimed poets, including Tucson's Steve Orlen. Workshops with individual poets, a panel discussion, an open-mike reading, other events. The festival also celebrates culmination of a contest open to all poets who have not published a fulllength book. February 1 is the contest entry deadline. Entry requirements or schedule of festival events: 573-4668

MARCH 7, MARCH 11-15

Rodeo Parade and Jaycees Rodeo of Rodeos, Phoenix. Horses and riders parade through the city March 7 in preparation for the March 11-15 Phoenix Jaycees Rodeo of Rodeos. At Veterans Memorial Coliseum, bronc busters, calf ropers, steer wrestlers, and bareback riders compete in one of the ten largest rodeos on the professional circuit. Parade route and rodeo ticket information: 263-8671

MARCH 7

Mesa Day. One of the fastest-growing cities in the state celebrates at Mesa Community Center with games, arts and crafts booths, and continuous entertainment in the Mesa Amphitheater. Admission charge. 834-2569

MARCH 7, 8

Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair, Phoenix. Native American artisans, including kachina doll carvers, practice their crafts while fry bread, Pueblo Indian posole stew, and Hopi piki bread are sampled by visitors to this standout Indian museum. You'll hear a "chicken scratch" band play Waila, the unique blend of mariachi and polka music that evolved in southern Arizona. Dancers and singers perform in the outdoor amphitheater. Admission charge. 252-8840

MARCH 7, 8

Honda Cup, Flagstaff. Enjoy the combination of snow and sun during two days of Alpine ski racing at Fairfield's Snowbowl. Entry fee and schedule: 779-6126

ARIZONA EVENTS

MARCH 7, 8 Territorial Days, Tombstone. Step back into the 1880s and witness earnest firemen pushing and pulling their way to the Arizona Firehose Cart Championship; see an "All Kinds of Pets Parade"; dodge the Tombstone Wild Bunch's ersatz bullets at the historic O.K. Corral. Allen Street comes alive with cakewalks and street skits performed by the Tombstone Vigilettes. 457-2211 MARCH 8, 9 Annual Wa:k Pow Wow, Tucson. Wa:k (that's correct; it rhymes with like) is the original Tohono O'Odham (Papago) name for the modern-day village of San Xavier, just south of Tucson. At the pow wow, Native Americans perform modern intertribal songs and traditional dances. Admission charge. 294-5727 MARCH 12, 14 The Barber of Seville: Arizona Opera, Phoenix. Figaro is back, matchmaking his way through two nights of comedic close shaves in Rossini's ever-popular classic. Bus service: 840-0841. Ticket prices: 262-7272 MARCH 12-15 La Paz County Fair, Parker. It's an agricultural Olympics: the la Paz County Fair at Manataba Park. Livestock are displayed, contenders for queen of the fair compete, and musicians entertain. Admission charge. 669-8100 MARCH 14 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Sedona. Red rock country turns Kelly green. The spectacular parade attracts scores of entries each year. A pancake breakfast and evening Elks Lodge dance are also planned. 282-7722 MARCH 14, 15 Gila Indian Celebration and Crafts Sale, Sacaton. For two days, the Gila Indian Center discounts the products of thirty tribes represented in its crafts shop. Demonstrators teach a variety of traditional arts and crafts, and Indian dancers perform throughout the day. Free. 963-3981 MARCH 14, 21 Bow and Arrow Workshop, Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix. This two-session workshop for adults and children shows the Pima Indian method of bow and arrow making, from authentic materials. Preregistration and fee: 275-3452 MARCH 14-May 17 "Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries," Phoenix Art Museum. Toulouse-Lautrec's popular posters of cabaret life in turn-of-the-century France are accompanied by renditions by other artists of the "belle epoch." Sharing attention at the museum is an exhibit tracing the history of French art from the late eighteenth through the late nineteenth century. Admission charge; free on Wednesdays. 257-1880 MARCH 15 Civil War Skirmish Reenactment, Picacho Peak. Johnny Reb and Billy Yank do battle. The hillside site is adjacent to Picacho Peak State Park. Free. 466-3183 MARCH 15 Royal Renaissance Singers and Musica Dolce, Phoenix. An afternoon of Renaissance entertainment at Grand Canyon College's Ethington Theater. Costumed singers perform Byrd, Morley, and Praetorius accompanied by Musica Dolce playing on reproductions of Renaissance instruments. Admission charge. 249-3300

Arizona Highways ALBUM

The Road to Statehood Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Arizona statehood with this new book published by Arizona Highways. An oversize 10-by-13 inches, this 176-page Arizona Highways Album features 235 rare historical photographs of Arizona territorial life in the decade preceding Statehood Day, February 14, 1912. A dozen of Arizona's most honored historians and storytellers relate the fascinating tale of the 30-year struggle for statehood the opposition of eastern politicians, the scheme to bring Arizona into the Union as part of New Mexico, the barriers erected by the cautious President Taft, and the eventual celebration of victory. Added treats include newspaper cartoons and headlines of the day and a foreword by Hugh Downs. Hardcover. $30.95 Arizona Highways Album. The Road to Statehood may be ordered through the attached order form or by writing to Arizona Highways, 2039 West Lewis Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85009. Phone orders may be placed by calling (602) 258-1000 or dialing toll-free within Arizona 1-800-543-5432.

ARIZONA EVENTS

Seven major league baseball teams make Arizona their spring training base during the month of March.

MARCH 18-22 Maricopa County Fair, Phoenix. Fairgoer's delight at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Headliners from countrywestern to rock 'n' roll; midway rides and games; 4H horsemanship events. Admission charge. 252-0717 MARCH 21, 22 Spring Festival, Chandler. Chandler celebrates the rites of spring with a festival featuring a Bavarian beer garden, a parade, arts and crafts exhibits, food booths, family entertainment. 963-4571 MARCH 28, 29 Stagecoach Days, Maricopa. A day of team roping at Kelly's Arena, 21½ miles east of town, is capped by a Saturday night barn dance and Sunday's barbecue. Old-time fiddlers and 4H cloggers perform, and there'll be a boot race and a greased pig-catching contest. Everything (except food and parking) is freeincluding stagecoach rides. 568-2144 MARCH 31-APRIL 5 Yuma County Fair, Yuma. The County Fairgrounds light up with a livestock competition, midway rides and booths, and several down-home entertainers. Admission charge. 726-4420 LATE MARCH Aerospace and Arizona Days, Tucson. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base salutes Arizona with an open house. The USAF precision flying team, the Thunderbirds, will perform crowd-pleasing feats, and the air show also includes acrobatic and parachuting demonstrations. Free. 7484570. Note: Date of the event was indefinite at press time but tentatively scheduled for the third or fourth weekend in March.

APRIL Spring Festival, Gilbert. Display of farm machinery and demonstrations of oldtime hay baling, adobe making, cream separating, and butter making, plus dairy and farm tours. Gilbert Historical Society. Free. Confirm date: 926-1577 APRIL through SEPTEMBER AAA Baseball, Phoenix and Tucson. The Phoenix Firebirds, the San Francisco Giants' farm team, host games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium and the Tucson Toros, farm team of the Houston Astros, play home games at Hi Corbett Field in Reid Park. Schedule, ticket prices: Phoenix, 275-0500; Tucson, 325-2621 APRIL 3-5 Spring Festival of the Arts, Old Town, Tempe. Annual festival features artists and craftsmen from across the country, plus food booths and continuous live entertainment. Free. 967-4877 APRIL 3-5 Annual Whoopee Daze, Tolleson. Parade, carnival, softball, tennis, and a five-kilometer run to benefit community youth activities. Tolleson Civic Center. Schedule, ticket prices: 877-1362 APRIL 3-5 UA Art '87, Phoenix. The University of Arizona Alumni Invitational Art Show features the works of thirty fine artists from in-state and out. One Columbus Place. Show sale benefits UA scholarship funds. Free. 266-4820 APRIL 3-5 Mul-Chu-Tha, Sacaton. The Gila River Indian Community hosts a two-mile and a ten-kilometer run as part of its twentyfifth annual celebration. Indians from several tribes compete in an all-Indian rodeo, perform traditional dances, play bingo, and root for favorite contestants in the Miss Gila River Pageant. 562-3311

ARIZONA EVENTS

APRIL 3-5 "Taste of Tucson" Culinary Festival. Gourmets and gourmands assemble at the Tucson Community Center for the finest in food and wines presented by more than forty chefs and restaurants. A black-tie-optional evening launches the festival to benefit the Arizona Theatre Company. Admission charge. 622-2823 APRIL 3-6 Two Flags Festival of the Arts, Douglas. The community's fifteenth annual crosscultural exhibition features artists from the United States and Mexico. Various other activities complement the downtown art show. Free. 364-2477 APRIL 4-5 International Volksmarch, Fort Huachuca. Join people from around the world for an invigorating walk through the countryside surrounding historic and picturesque Fort Huachuca. Bratwurst and beer afterward. 538-3317 APRIL 4, 5 Pioneer Days, Tucson. Lead-off celebration for a series of events throughout April sponsored by the Tucson Festival Society. Nineteenth-century Southwest comes alive with Indians and mountain men at Fort Lowell Park. Free. 622-6911 APRIL 5-12 Fibers of the Desert Workshop, Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix. Pueblo Grande hosts a two-session hands-on workshop in cooperation with the Desert Botanical Garden, exploring the use of fibrous desert plants in weaving baskets, nets, fishing lines, and other useful articles as ancient residents of the Southwest did. Preregistration and fee required. 275-3452 APRIL 9 Mesa Symphony Orchestra. An allGershwin concert at Mesa Centennial Hall with guest pianist Gary Smart. Admission charge. 969-1226 APRIL 10-19 Pima County Fair, Tucson. One of Pima County's most popular events. A livestock and horse show, rodeo, fine arts, and hundreds of local entertainers. Pima County Fairgrounds. Admission charge. 624-1013 APRIL 11 Fiesta de los Niños, Tucson. Pint-sized Tucsonans parade through El Presidio Historic District in colorful pioneer, Indian, Spanish, and Mexican costumes reflecting Arizona's cultural and ethnic heritage. Marching band, Cub Scout honor guard, and clowns are part of the thirty-one-year-old tradition. 622-2911 APRIL 11, 12 Fiesta del Presidio, Tucson. The music of Mexico-norteño, salsa, folklorico, ranchero-echoes through the city's historic district during this fiesta celebrating Tucson's Mexican and Spanish roots. Tortilla-making contest, mural competition, storytelling, and an evening dance are some of the free events scheduled. 622-2911 APRIL 12 Lake Havasu City Chili Cook Off. The Lake Havasu City Chili Society presides over judging of the hundred or so entries in this gastronomic challenge. Musicians play while chefs cook up their concoctions at the Queen's Bay Marine Park. Free. 855-7177 APRIL 12 Philharmonia Orchestra of Tucson, Sahuarita. Modern dance and classical music in a highly successful collaboration of the orchestra and Orts Theater of Dance. Sahuarita Auditorium, twenty minutes' drive south of Tucson. Admission charge. 323-6565 APRIL 12-19 Yaqui Easter Ceremony, Tucson. The sacred Yaqui Easter Ceremony combines ancient Yaqui Indian traditions with colorful interpretations of Christian beliefs. A rare opportunity to visit the Yaquis' Old Pascua Indian Village. No cameras allowed. Free. 791-4609 APRIL 16, 23, 30 Spring Amphitheater Concert Series, Mesa. Concerts at noon at the Mesa Amphitheater. Free. This month's specific presentations: 834-2178 APRIL 18-19 Spring Art Festival, Lake Havasu City. Havasu Art Guild competition for local artists features oil paintings, watercolors, ceramics, woodworking, weaving, sculpture, and photography. Nautical Inn. Free. 855-3930 APRIL 22-25 International Mariachi Conference, Tucson. Workshops by the renowned Mariachi Vargas from Mexico, the group said to be originators of mariachi music, plus Garibaldi Night, an open-air fiesta at the Tucson Community Center, and a mariachi Mass at San Agustin Cathedral. Conference is capped by a "Mariachi Espectacular" concert at the Tucson Community Center. Admission charge for workshops, concert; other events free. 884-9920, ext. 245 The night skies are set aglow with fireworks on April 24 for the San Xavier Fiesta at the centuries-old mission southwest of Tucson. DON B. STEVENSON APRIL 23-MAY 10 Glengarry Glen Ross: Arizona Theatre Company. David Mamet's Pulitzer Prizewinning drama about the underside of the American dream, a searing adult play with strong language, hailed as the 1980s Death of a Salesman. Tucson Community Center Little Theatre. Admission charge. 622-2823. The play moves to the Phoenix College Theatre May 16-31. 279-0534

ARIZONA EVENTS

APRIL 23-25 Pioneer Days, Kearny. Western-style pit barbecue, a carnival, arts and crafts, horseshoe pitch, softball, live entertainment, and more. 363-7607 APRIL 24-JUNE 10 "Trappings of the American West," Flagstaff. Life in the West explored in paintings, sculpture, photography, and folk art by artists of pioneer and ranch backgrounds. The folk art includes handcrafted saddles, knives, and silver bits and spurs. Cowboy poets and musicians entertain. 779-6921. Toll-free from Phoenix, 233-FLAG APRIL 24 San Xavier Pageant and Fiesta. Mission San Xavier del Bac, built by Franciscan fathers in the late 1700s, is ablaze with firelight and fireworks during this spectacular pageant celebrating the origins of the Tohono O'odham (Papago) culture, the coming of the Spanish, and the introduction of the Christian faith. Robed missionaries, costumed pilgrims, Indian dancers. Bring a chair. Admission free, but a parking charge to benefit tribal charities. 622-6911 APRIL 30 Mesa Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with a past conductor program, featuring four of the orchestra's former directors performing favorite compositions. Current conductor Maurice Dubonnet is host. Mesa Centennial Hall. Admission charge. 969-1226 MAY 1, 2 Arizona Historical Society Convention, Flagstaff. Historians from throughout the state present research papers on Arizona history. Field trips explore points of historical interest. Northern Arizona University. Open to public. Preregistration and fee required: 774-6272 MAY 2, 3 Great Arizona Picnic and Culinary Festival, Scottsdale. Gourmet foods line the mall of Scottsdale Center for the Arts as distinguished chefs compete. Entertainment. Admission charge. 994-ARTS MAY 5 Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of Mexican soldiers over French troops at Puebla in 1862. Major fiestas feature music, dancing, and Mexican food at Phoenix Civic Plaza and Tucson's Kennedy Park. In addition, almost every town in the state plans special activities in observance of Cinco de Mayo. Telephone local chambers of commerce for information.

MAY 7-10, 14-17 Chicago: Phoenix Performing Arts Theatre. High-stepping razzle-dazzle of the Roaring Twenties on the Performing Arts Theatre stage. A dance-filled musical originally directed by Bob Fosse. Ticket prices: 256-3341

MAY 8, 9 Show Boat Musical Variety Show, Lake

Havasu City. Local entertainers enliven the English village beside London Bridge. Ticket prices: 855-4534 MAY 8-10 Hobie Cat Regatta, Lake Havasu City. Participants in the eleventh annual Family Fun and Recreational Regatta compete for prizes and trophies in such activities as golf and tennis tournaments, aroundthe-island fun race, water-walking contest, and special games for the youngsters. Free to spectators. 855-4406 MAY 10, 17, 24, 31, JUNE 7, 14 "Music Under the Stars," Tucson Pops Orchestra. The fifty-member Tucson Pops' Sunday evening concert series starts on Mother's Day and reaches a finale on June 14, Flag Day. Reid Park Band Shell. Free. 791-4860 MAY 14-17 Sedona Senior Open Tennis Tournament. Tennis players from thirty-five to seventy match their talent against 400 or so equally determined competitors. Sedona Racquet Club. Preregistration and entry fee required: 282-4197 MAY 16, 17 Jerome Home Tour. Once called the "wickedest town in the West" during its early copper camp days, Jerome long ago settled into respectability. For a glimpse of its naughty past and good-natured present, Jerome offers a tour of notable homes and buildings. Admission charge, transportation provided. 634-5716 MAY 21-JUNE 14 Arizona Theatre Company. An original and as yet untitled musical created by the company will draw upon Studs Terkel's view of the American experience from the 1930s to the 1980s. Music of the last six decades will complement this season's theme, "American Dream." Tucson Community Center Little Theatre. Admission charge. 622-2823. The play later moves to the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, June 20-28. 994-ARTS MAY 22 Mesa Symphony Orchestra. The musicians anticipate Memorial Day with a concert featuring patriotic and pop tunes. Mesa Amphitheater. Free. 969-1226 MAY 22-24 Bill Williams Rendezvous Days, Williams. Downtown Williams pays homage to the mountain man and his times. A black powder shoot features men and women sharpshooters in early 1800s costumes. Parade, arts and crafts Lake Havasu City will be alive with activities for the eleventh annual Hobie Cat Regatta, May 8 through 10. JAMES TALLON fair, hay rides, barn dances, Indian dances, historical tours. Free. 635-2041 MAY 23, 24 Verde Valley Gem and Mineral Show, Cottonwood. Display of a million dollars' worth of brilliant gems is augmented by crafts, demonstrations, and an exhibit of precious-stone sculptures and carvings. Admission charge to benefit host Mingus Union High School. 646-5272 MAY 23-25 George Phippen Memorial Western Art Show, Prescott. Courthouse Plaza is the site of this thirteenth annual show featuring western and cowboy art. More than 125 entrants display bronzes, oils, watercolors, and drawings and compete for the Phippen Cowboy Award. The Quick Draw and Auction (artists are given forty-five minutes each to complete a work before the finished pieces are offered at auction) will be held on both Saturday and Sunday. Free. 445-2000 MAY 30 Great American Bed Race, Douglas. The fifth annual running of this landmark sporting event singles out champions in fastest, most humorous, and most original bed racer categories. Root for your favorite four-poster, but stay off the street! Free. 364-9410

ARIZONA EVENTS

MAY 30, 31 Wyatt Earp Days, Tombstone. Gunslinging do-gooders bring nogooders to justice. Food and additional western entertainment. Free. 457-2211 JUNE 5-AUGUST 2 "A Golden Age of Painting," Phoenix Art Museum. The Sarah Blaffer Campbell Collection comprises exceptional seventeenth century Dutch, Flemish, and German paintings. Admission charge; free on Wednesdays. 257-1880 JUNE 5-7 Quarter Horse Show, Sonoita. The oldest quarter horse show in the nation-this is the fifty-first annual event-takes place in the heart of the ranching country of southern Arizona. It is expected to draw more than 900 entries. 455-5553 JUNE 6, 7 Territorial Days, Prescott. Arizona's first territorial capital presents a folk art fair with free demonstrations of such oldtime arts and crafts as weaving and doll making, a tour of historic homes, and music: from bluegrass to barbershop. 445-2000 JUNE 7 The Hohokam Experience, Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix. Registration begins for this summer series for children five to twelve. Weekly foursession workshops explore the ancient Hohokam culture through learning its handicrafts and practicing aspects of its life-style. Registration fee: 275-3452 JUNE 7-27 Coronado Music Festival, Tucson. The Philharmonia Orchestra of Tucson presents a three-week festival in which young musicians through the age of twenty-five participate in workshops and seminars. Programs are free to the public. The festival culminates in "Music on the Mountain," a grand performance on the slopes of Mount Lemmon Ski Valley. Admission charge (final concert). Schedule, locations: 323-6565 JUNE 12-14 Pine Country Rodeo, Flagstaff. This Professional Rodeo Cowboys Associationsanctioned event draws 300 entrants and caps off a week of street dances and western activities. Fort Tuthill Rodeo Grounds. Ticket prices: 774-4505 JUNE 13 Clear Creek Canoe Race, Winslow. A five-mile splash through scenic canyon lands. Entrants also compete in a "variety event" consisting of a prescribed series of fancy maneuvers. Bring your own canoe. Entry fee required: 289-4629 JUNE 13, 14 Renaissance Festival, Bisbee. Knights joust and maidens in medieval dress frolic through the streets of Bisbee during this popular festival. Wandering minstrels and mimes perform for the crowds beside the crafts booths along Brewery Gulch. A period dance will be held Saturday evening on Main Street. Confirm date: 432-4509 MID-JUNE Saguaro Cactus Workshops, ArizonaSonora Desert Museum, Tucson. You can harvest saguaro fruit, prepare traditional saguaro syrup, and discover other desert plants that provide food for natives of the Sonoran Desert. Preregistration and fee required: 883-1380 JUNE 19-28 Sedona Chamber Music Festival. Outstanding members of the chamber music world come to northern Arizona for a series of intimate concerts. Weekend performances are held in Sedona; weekdays, the musicians present recitals in Flagstaff and Jerome. Schedule, ticket prices: 282-2374 JUNE 19-AUGUST 2 Festival of Native American Arts, Flagstaff. The Coconino Center for the Arts sponsors this broadly based event, starting with Native American cooking lessons, an outdoor Indian crafts market, tribal dances, and the opening of the Native American Arts Invitational Exhibit. Pottery, poetry, and music workshops teach traditional Indian ways. Also scheduled: Indian-related award-winning films. Schedule, ticket prices: 779-6921 JUNE 20 Pioneer Folk Festival, Flagstaff. Ukrainian egg dyeing, quilting, dried flower arranging, and wool spinning are some of the pioneer-era demonstrations performed at the Arizona Historical Society Museum. Free. 774-6272 JUNE 20, 21 Country Music Festival, Payson. For the fourteenth year, fine fiddling in the pines of "one of the three cleanest-air communities in the world." Payson Rodeo Grounds. Admission charge. 474-4515