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PRESCOTT WOMAN CALENDAR
APRIL 2008
Thursday, April 3
Young Star Musical Theatre presents
THE MUSIC MAN April 3 through 12, at the Elks Opera House. Thursday and Friday shows at
7 p.m., Saturday shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Pre-purchased tickets $12; at the door, $18. Tickets:
771-8721.
Friday, April 4
Disney on Ice presents FINDING NEMO
at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, at 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m., Saturday, April 5; and at 1 and 5
p.m. Sunday, April 6, at Tim’s Toyota Center.
Saturday, April 5
Famous comedian and actor BILL COSBY
returns to the Yavapai College Performance Hall for a performance at 4 p.m., and one at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, April 5. Tickets: 776-2000.
Sunday, April 13
The PHOENIX SYMPHONY returns to
the Yavapai College Performance Hall at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 13. Tickets: 776-4255.
Monday, April 14
The Noon Lioness’ LUNCH AND FASHION
SHOW begins at 11 a.m., Monday, April 14, at the Prescott Resort. Tickets: 771-0945.
Spend the night with wild animals at the
FAMILY CAMPOUT AT THE ZOO beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, at the Heritage Park
Zoo. Info: 778-4242.
Thursday, April 17
Prescott High School presents a Spring
musical, INTO THE WOODS, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 17, 18, and
19, at the Ruth Street Theatre.
IMPROVING YOUR SELF-IMAGE
from a Christian perspective, begins 7:30 p.m., April 17, and runs every Thursday for four
weeks. Presented in Prescott by certified life coach Robyn Coffman; register at
www.onceuponyourlife.com
, or call 445-7295.
Friday, April 18
Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera THE
MIKADO performs with a live orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, at the Yavapai
College Performance Hall. Tickets: 776-2000.
Sunday, April 20
An OLD TIME FIDDLERS’ CONCERT is
1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, April 20, at the Orchard RV Park in Dewey.
Tuesday, April 22
A Prescott High School JAZZ CONCERT
is 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Ruth Street Theatre.
Friday, April 25
The talented family, THE LOWE’S,
entertain audiences with a musical variety show at the Yavapai College Performance Hall at
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25. Tickets: 776-2000.
Saturday, April 26
GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
with the Heart Youth Group performing the
music and poetry of Mexico at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Sharlot Hall Museum.
SWINGING WITH THE BIG BAND
takes folks down memory lane at 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, at the Yavapai College Performance Hall. Tickets: 776-2000.
TURNING POINT: THE NEXT TWO GENERATIONS
is a public lecture and conversation with
Prescott College President Dr. Dan Garvey at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at the Prescott
College Crossroads Café.
The Coalition for Compassion and Justice
presents, AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR, their annual fundraiser with international
cuisine, silent and live auctions and entertainment, at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the
Prescott Resort. Info: 443-5252.
MAY 2008
Thursday, May 1
A LIFE LIVED THE BEAUTY WAY, a Ray
Swanson Retrospective is on exhibit
at the Phippen Museum from May 1 through July 6.
THE NATIONAL HOLOCAUST MUSEUM
marks the 75th anniversary of the Nazi Book Burnings with a traveling exhibit to
be displayed at Yavapai College Performance Hall, May 1 – June 24; sponsored by the Jewish
Community Foundation of Greater Prescott.
Saturday, May 3
The 30th annual WHISKEY
ROW MARATHON is 6 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 3, beginning in Downtown Prescott. Info:
445-7221.
A TASTE OF SALSA
gives contestants an opportunity to prepare
their salsa entry on-site at the courthouse plaza, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May
3. Register at 443-5220.
DECLUTTER ME!
– Get focused in your home, life and personal relationships, 9 -11 a.m., Saturday, May 3;
presented by certified life coach Robyn Coffman; register at
www.onceuponyourlife.com,
or call 445-7295.
Sign up for a JEROME GARDEN TOUR from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Saturday, May 3, in Jerome. Call (602) 989-0634 for exact beginning location. Later
that day, a winding JEROME ART WALK is 5 to 8 p.m. Info:
www.jeromeartwalk.com
Dr. Phil Kuhns conducts a free PRESCOTT
STRINGS CONCERT at 7:30 Saturday, May 3, at the St. Luke Episcopal Church in Prescott.
Sunday, May 4
Yavapai College’s five choirs present a
choral concert, MUSIC OF WORLD CULTURES, at 3 Sunday, May 4, at the Yavapai College
Performance Hall.
Water challenges facing Arizona’s urban
environment is the subject of FUEL FOR GROWTH, a free discussion by author and
historian Douglas Kupel at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Sharlot Hall Museum.
Monday, May 5
Big Band I and II play AN EVENING OF
JAZZ at 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the Yavapai College Performance Hall. Info: 776-2031.
Wednesday, May 7
SCORE presents BUILDING A BUSINESS
PLAN, a workshop series from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, from May 7 - June 11. Info:
778-7438.
Friday, May 9
AN INSTRUMENTAL STUDENT RECITAL
is at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the
Yavapai College Performance Hall. Info: 776-2045.
Sharlot Hall Museum sponsors a fundraiser
AN EVENING AT SHARLOT’S PLACE with art, food and music from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 9,
at the museum. Info: 445-3122.
Saturday, May 10
Step out of the present and into the
past at a free, living history event ARIZONA HISTORY ADVENTURE from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, at the Sharlot Hall Museum.
The 22nd annual FINE ARTS AND
CRAFTS FESTIVAL with more than 170 booths is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 10, and 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at the courthouse plaza.
The 9th annual IRIS SPRING
EXHIBIT with an exhibition of iris blooms is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at
Mortimer’s Nursery in Prescott.
See a ROUGHSTOCK RODEO at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 10, at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds.
Sunday, May 11
A SPRING INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT
with Yavapai College‘s symphony orchestra
and symphonic band performing classical and band literature is at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at
the college’s performance hall.
Organist BRETT VALLIANT performs a free
concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at the American Lutheran Church in Prescott.
Tuesday, May 12
SARAH MOGLEWER
presents a classical piano concert at 9:30
a.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Prescott Adult Center.
Friday, May 16
The Yavapai County Contractors
Association’s 30th annual HOME AND GARDEN SHOW is all day Friday through
Sunday at Tim’s Toyota Center.
JACK PETERSEN
performs the music of Les Paul at 7 p.m. every
Friday from May 16 through June 6, at the Elks Opera House.
Saturday, May 17
The 43rd ANNUAL HOME TOUR
in Jerome runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18. Info:
(928)649-3847.
Celebrate Scottish/Celtic heritage at the
PRESCOTT SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday,
May 17, at Watson Lake Park.
The annual BATTLE OF THE BANDS,
sponsored by local radio stations, is 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 17, at the Prescott Valley
Amphitheatre.
Sunday, May 18
The PHOENIX SYMPHONY returns to
Prescott for a concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 18, at the Yavapai College Performance Hall.
Tickets: 776-4255.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Jack
Dykinga shares the majesty and wonder of Grand Canyon at CIRCLING THE CANYON’S RIM at
1 p.m., Sunday, May 18, at the Sharlot Hall Museum.
Thursday, May 22
The beloved musical THE PAJAMA GAME
comes to the Prescott Fine Arts Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May
22, 23, and 24, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, May 29 and 30, at 2 and 7 Saturday, May 31, at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 1,
and at 7:30 Thursday through Saturday June 5 through 7. Tickets: 445-3286.
Friday, May 23
Enjoy informal jamming at an
ACOUSTIC MUSIC JAMBOREE beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, May 23, and running through Sunday,
May 25, at Memory Park in Chino Valley.
An original play by Parker Anderson THE MAN
WHO OWNED THE GRAND CANYON comes to the Blue Rose Theater stage at the Sharlot Hall
Museum at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 23, at 2 and 7:30 Saturday, May 24 and 31, and at 6:30
Thursday, May 30. Tickets: 445-3122.
Saturday, May 24
The 34th annual PHIPPEN
WESTERN ART SHOW returns to the courthouse plaza over Memorial Day Weekend from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26.
The Prescott Chamber’s OFF-STREET FESTIVAL
is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24, through Monday, May 26, behind the chamber
office.
See live HORSE RACING at 1 p.m. daily
from Sunday, May 25 through September 3, at Yavapai Downs at the Yavapai County Fairgrounds.
Sunday, May25
The U.S. Olympic Women’s Softball
Team will play an exhibition game
at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 25 at Ken Lindley Stadium in Prescott. Tickets sold in advance
through
www.usasoftball.com , or at
www.cityofprescott.net ,
under parks and recreation “Bound for Beijing” link. Daylong
activities as well to be held in and outside of Grace Sparks Activity Center. Info:
777-1564.
Friday, May 30
Honor our nation’s war dead at a
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY at 10 a.m. Friday, May 30, at the VA Medical Center in Prescott.
Saturday, May 31
Art gallery owner Charles Hukaba gives
a free lecture PAINT IS PAIN, SURFACE IS SURFACE at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at
Yavapai College’s Building 19.
SPRING FEST 2008,
with activities, vendors, food, music and more
is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at Chino Valley’s Community Center fields.
JUNE 2008
Sunday, June 1
ANTIQUES ON THE SQUARE SPRING SHOW
is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 1,
at the courthouse plaza.
Friday, June 6
EVERYBODY’S HOMETOWN QUILT SHOW
is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, at the Yavapai College
gymnasium.
Saturday, June 7
TERRITORIAL DAYS ARTS AND CRAFTS
SHOW with more than 100 vendors is
9 to 5 Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, at the courthouse plaza.
See heritage arts, crafts and entertainment at
a FOLK ARTS FAIR from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8, at the
Sharlot Hall Museum.
LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST
to benefit the visually impaired is 7 to 11
a.m. Saturday, June 7, at the First Congregational Church in Prescott.
Saturday, June 14
THE MAGIC OF BROADWAY,
a concert with Darlene Stolle, Danny Anderson
and the PFAA Chamber Singers, is at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Prescott Fine
Arts Theatre.
The 10th anniversary of TSUNAMI
ON THE SQUARE is 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday - Sunday, June 14-15, at the courthouse
plaza. Info:
www.tsunamionthesquare.org
Saturday, June 21
PRESCOTT BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
is 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, June 21,
at the courthouse plaza.
Thursday, June 26
PRESCOTT VALLEY DAYS
with a parade, arts and crafts, a carnival, a
tractor pull and more, runs from Thursday, June 26 through Sunday, June 29, at the PV Town
Center.
Monday, June 30
THE WORLD’S OLDEST RODEO
is at 7:30 p.m. June 30 through July 5, with
1:30 p.m. shows as well on July 4-5, at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds. Tickets: 445-3103.
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