AZ Event Calendar (May 2019)

ARIZONA’S MOST MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES

May 12th Special! OdySea Aquarium says “We Love You Mom!” on Mother’s Day with a special $10 savings for all Moms for one day admission tickets available onsite at the Aquarium Ticket Windows. Celebrate Mom by making wonderful family memories at OdySea Aquarium!

OdySea Aquarium

May 5 Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival (PHOENIX) Baile Folklorico, lucha libre, plus food vendors and exhibitors and music stage. $5 GA before 5pm; $10 GA after 5pm; kids 10 and under FREE with paid admission. Begins at noon. Visit cincophx.com.

May 5 - 11 Carefree Spring Restaurant Sat Week & Sun (CAREFREE) 10am-6pm Savor the flavors of the Town of Carefree with pre-fixe pricing at Carefree’s fine restaurants. $18 for a 2-course lunch, 3-course dinners for $35 or 4-course dinners for $45 per person. (excluding alcohol). Visit carefreerestaurants.com

May 11 Movies in the Desert at OdySea (SCOTTSDALE) Free family event with music, games and prizes beginning at 5pm. Cox presents “The Little Mermaid” showing at 6:30pm. Bring lawn chairs and enjoy the day. Visit: odyseainthedesert.com

May 11 Mom-A-Palooza at OdySea (SCOTTSDALE) Odysea in the Desert and Family Fun Arizona host this FREE event for Mom and the whole family featuring a Fashion Show, Live Entertainment, Massages, Manicures, Makeup and all things MOM! Enjoy music and shopping while the kids bounce in the bounce houses, get their face painted or get crafty. Several PRIZE Drawings throughout the Festival. Visit: odyseainthedesert.com

May 11 - 12 Experience Polynesia at MIM (PHOENIX) The Musical Instrument Museum highlights Polynesian music and culture from Tahitian tunes to Hawaiian hula. 9am-5pm activities are included with museum admission. Visit: mim.org.

Through May 12 Electric Desert - A Light and Sound Experience by Klip Collective (PHOENIX) A special evening only exhibit at the Desert Botanical Gardens wows viewers with an immersive nighttime experience through the garden. www.dbg.org/ electric-desert.

May 12 Mother’s Day at Butterfly Wonderland (SCOTTSDALE) Celebrate Mom among 3,000 butterflies! Moms receive $3 off admission and can enter a raffle to win Vera Bradley “Butterfly Flutter” luggage. Music by Scottsdale Strings Quartet from 11am- 3pm in the Conservatory. (480) 800-3000. Visit: butterflywonderland.com.

May 17 - 26 Arizona Spring Restaurant Week (PHOENIX) Pre-fixe pricing on three course meals at the finest restaurants throughout the state. $33 or $44 per person (excluding tax and gratuities) at participating restaurants. Visit arizonarestaurantweek. com

May 18 Suds and Slides (MESA) This 21 and older only event features ice cold beer, spirits, water slides, summer bites, and grown up games. $15 online and $20 day of. Visit sudsandslides.com

May 25 - 27 Mighty Mike Monster Take Over at OdySea (SCOTTSDALE) Included with paid Aquarium admission: See the largest alligator in North America (outside of Florida), Mighty Mike!! At 14 feet long and 800 pounds this big guy will be a resident of OdySea Aquarium for the next 12 months, but the celebration to welcome Mike to the desert begins Memorial Day Weekend!! Guests can enjoy live interpretive talks about Mighty Mike at his exhibit throughout the day and special feedings as well. This massive reptile is a true ambassador for his species – which was endangered for decades. Mighty Mike is a sight to see! Don’t miss a chance to visit this awesome animal. Visit: odyseainthedesert.com

May 25 - 27 Memorial Day Weekend at Butterfly Wonderland (SCOTTSDALE) Visit a peaceful and relaxing setting amongst the butterflies in remembrance of Memorial Day. Guests will enjoy complimentary face painting, children’s craft activity, live Caterpillar character, a caricature artist, special appearance by Butterfly Fairy Leslie Campa and much more! 9am-6pm. (480) 800-3000. Visit: butterflywonderland.com.

May 31 Butterfly Brush Strokes at Night (SCOTTSDALE) Plan a creative night out with friends or date at Butterfly Wonderland with unique Painting class featuring artist Carla Keaton. Guests will learn to paint a beautiful butterfly. All paint supplies provided. Limited to 25 people. $25/general public; free for members. Light refreshments served. 6pm-8:30pm. Preregistration required: (480) 800-3000, ext. 210. Visit: butterflywonderland.com.

May 25 - 27 Memorial Day Splash Bash at OdySea (SCOTTSDALE) Family event over Memorial Day Weekend. Held in OdySea in the Desert Courtyard from 11am-4pm. Fun includes: endless foam parties, giant water slides, classic fire truck, water squirter battle zone and more! Bring sunscreen and water shoes. Tickets are just $5 for unlimited play all day and $10 for a 3-day pass. Visit: odyseainthedesert.com

MAY 16th Annual Miniature Masterpiece Show and Sale (PRESCOTT) Art Sale by Draw benefit features spectacular drawings, paintings and sculptures by some of the biggest names in Western Art, but on a smaller and more affordable scale. At the Phippen Museum. The entire month of May the show can be viewed and intent-to-purchase forms are available. Admission to the museum is FREE during the final sale weekend and the sale by draw is on Monday, May 27th at 11am. 928-778- 7385.

May 1 - 5th, 53rd Annual Verde Valley Fair (COTTONWOOD) Old time fair, carnival, livestock show & sale. Featuring fine art, crafts, horticulture and floriculture. $4-$10 tickets at the Fairgrounds. 928-634- 3290 or Visit www.vvfair.com

May 5 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Tlaquepaque (SEDONA) Visit the unique shops and restaurants of Tlaquepaque Art and Shopping Village during their annual colorful fiesta saluting Mexican heritage. Mariachi musicians, Folklorico dancers and traditional Mexican food. 11am-5pm. 928-282-4838.

May 11, 4th Annual Verde Valley Wine Festival (CLARKDALE) Northern Arizona’s premier wine festival features wines produced solely form Arizona wine grapes. 12pm-4pm at Clarkdale Town Park. Scrumptious food and art from around Arizona available in a cool historic environment. Visit: www. verdevalleywinefestival.com

May 17 - 19 11th Annual Overland Expo West (FLAGSTAFF) See the world’s premier event for adventure travel enthusiasts. Hundreds of 4x4 and ADV motorcycling classes, special programs, roundtable discussions, 300+ vendors, authors and filmakers. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Visit overlandexpo.com.

May 18 - 19 Arizona Family Campout (COTTONWOOD) Arizona State Parks hosts programs for families with limited camping experience. Learn how to set up a tent, cook outside and explore the great outdoors at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. $90 for a family of 4. Visit azstateparks.com

May 18 - 19 54th Annual Jerome Home and Historic Building Tour (JEROME) Get to know this quirky historic mining town known as the ‘mile high town’ for it’s unique architecture that clings to the cliffs. See some never before shown gems, major renovations and other surprises on this year’s tour. 9am-3pm, $25 for adults and $10 for children. 928- 634-2900.

May 25 - 26 29th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture (FLAGSTAFF) The A:shiwi people will share Zuni language, lifeways and traditional dances and flute played, see weavers, inlay jewelers, fetish carvers and painters, exotic stone, shell and antler will be carved into Zuni animal fetishes of the six directions, learn about the shaping, forming and painting of traditional Zuni pottery. At the Museum of Northern Arizona. Weekend Passes $18 Adults. Visit musnaz.org

Patricia Barber Wednesday, May 15, 2019| 7:00 p.m. Description: “Few performers in or out of jazz are as consistently brilliant as Patricia Barber. . . . Brainy. Beautiful.” —JazzTimes. At Musical Instrument Museum.

Patricia Barber

Davina and the Vagabonds Thursday, May 30, 2019| 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35.50–$45.50 Description: With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, Davina and the Vagabonds, is converting audiences one show at a time. At Musical Instrument Museum.

Davina and the Vagabonds

TUESDAY - SUNDAY Special Exhibits with Western Spirit (SCOTTSDALE) A diverse collection of special exhibitions with varied themes on Western Art. From “Photographs by Barry M. Goldwater” to “Paul Calle’s Life of Exploration: From the Mountains to the Moon” to “Charles M. Russell: The Women in His Life and Art” and more. Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, 480-686-9539.

Courtesy of Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Through May 12th (WICKENBURG) Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Invitational Exhibition and Sale. On View March 29 through May 12, 2019 at Desert Caballeros Western Museum. 21 N. Frontier St. | Wickenburg, AZ westernmuseum.org

WEDNESDAYS Wine Tasting Cruises (FOUNTAIN HILLS) Enjoy a wine tasting and live music cruising on the Desert Belle! Call 480-984-2425 and mention “KEY” for special savings! (See Ad Page 47).

THURSDAYS The Arizona Blues Project (CAVE CREEK) Enjoy Blues, R&B, Classic Rock, Funk & Soul every Thursday at Harold’s Corral, 8pm-11pm, 480-488-1906.

May 25 - 26 29th Annual Zuni Festival of Arts and Culture (FLAGSTAFF) The A:shiwi people will share Zuni language, lifeways and traditional dances and flute played, see weavers, inlay jewelers, fetish carvers and painters, exotic stone, shell and antler will be carved into Zuni animal fetishes of the six directions, learn about the shaping, forming and painting of traditional Zuni pottery. At the Museum of Northern Arizona. Weekend Passes $18 Adults. Visit musnaz.org

ALL MONTH Queen Mine Tour (BISBEE) Explore one of the most productive copper mines of the 20th century, and experience the life of a miner. Don a hard hat, miner’s headlamp and yellow slicker, then head underground and back in time. 520-432-2071. queenminetour.com.

ALL MONTH Biosphere 2 Tours (ORACLE) Experience Biosphere 2 for yourself! Time Life Books named it “One of the 50 mustsee wonders of the world!” Beneath 6,500 panes of glass lives a rainforest, coastal fog desert, million-gallon ocean and much more, 520-838- 6200 or visit Biosphere2.org.

ALL MONTH Old Bisbee Ghost Tour (BISBEE) Only one of its kind: a Ghost Host leads you on a walking tour through Old Bisbee’s streets, stairways and alleys after dark. Family friendly tour at 5:30pm! Adults $15. www.oldbisbeeghosttour. com.

May 5 Cinco de Mayo Festivities (TUCSON) Hotel Congress hosts a Cinco de Mayo party with live music, dancing, agave spirits and Mezcal Happy Hour. Admission is $5. 7pm-2am. Or, bring the whole family to a FREE family friendly Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Tohono Chul Park from 10am-2pm. Enjoy mariachi performances, art displays, local farmers market and kids’ games. 520-622-8848.

Through May 5, 11th Annual Agave Heritage Festival (TUCSON) This is a city-wide, ten-day event celebrating the unique importance of the Agave plant and borderlands culture. Seminars, trade shows and world-class culinary events taking place. www.agaveheritagefestival. com.

May 18 - 19, Willcox Wine country Spring Festival (WILLCOX) Rated as one of the top 10 wine festivals in North America, this weekend long celebration features local Arizona wines. 18 wineries, 70 art and craft vendors, 5 bands and multiple food venues. At historic Railroad Park just steps from the Willcox Wine Trail. 11am-5pm. FREE admission, $25 tastings. 520-384-2272.

May 25 - 27, 39th Annual Wyatt Earp Days (TOMBSTONE) See the ‘Old Wild West’ come to life during this weekend long celebration of Tombstone’s toughest lawman. Featuring continues street entertainment as well as activities for kids. On Allen Street and at Tombstone Livery Stable. 520- 266-5266