Arizona 2008 Official State Visitor's Guide - (Page 6) Top Events JANUARY 2008 SCOTTSDALE: FBR Open – The FBR Open is one of Arizona’s largest spectator events and one of the PGA T our’s top events. This tournament attracts the PGA T our’s finest golfers to one of the oldest and most revered golf tournaments. It is sponsored by the Thunderbirds, the Special Events Committee of the Phoenix Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. It is played on one of the country’s most picturesque golf courses, the TPC Scottsdale. (602) 870-0163, phoenixopen.com or fbropen.com, January 28-February 3, 2008. FBR Open Golf ©HPMG FEBRUARY 2008 SIERRA VISTA: Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering – “Horses and Cattle – The Cowboy’s Life.” The Gathering in Sierra Vista, Arizona continues the tradition of bringing this true Western expression of the Cowboy Way to today’s audiences. Free Saturday programs include more than 40 musicians, storytellers and musical groups who represent the best of the best from the Western states, many with national recognition. On Saturday, there are walk-in sessions in the afternoon for aspiring artists who want to demonstrate their poetry or music skills. Cochise County youth poetry contest winners perform throughout the three-day event. Headline performances are on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m. Evening sessions and the Sunday matinee have an admission charge. (520) 249-2511, cowboypoets. com, February 1-3, 2008. LAKE HAVASU CITY: Winter Blast 19: Light Up the Night – Each winter, the Western Pyrotechnic Association holds its annual convention in Lake Havasu City. Although the convention is attended by its members, the public benefits when the members debut many of the latest technological innovations in their field in a huge show open to the public on Saturday. This free fireworks display rivals Fourth of July shows in major cities around the U.S. Visitors gather at Sara Park to view the spectacular display of fireworks over the Colorado River. (800) 242-8278, westernpyro.org or golakehavasu.com, February 16, 2008. MARCH 2008 WICKENBURG: Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Invitational Show & Sale – The Desert Caballeros Western Museum is the setting for this annual show and sale. Nearly 200 pieces of art by 57 of the West’s top women artists in an exhibition and sale for western women artists which has become the most important in the country. (928) 684-2272, cowgirlupart. com, March 27-May 4, 2008. APRIL 2008 Egret ©HPMG 6 • ArizonA YUMA: Yuma Birding & Nature Festival – Gather in Yuma where they will be celebrating the rich diversity of birds and wildlife along the lower Colorado River in the heart of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area. The festival includes new and exciting seminars and field trips focused on promoting Birding and Watchable Wildlife in Southwest Arizona. T ours along the Colorado River at the Yuma East Wetlands Restoration Project, hiking excursions through local area wildlife refuges, day excursions to Mexico and exciting guest speakers including John Acorn, writer and host of the television series “Acorn, The Nature Nut,” are just a few of the programs the festival has to offer. (928) 376-0100 or yumabirding.com, April 16-20, 2008. o f f i c i A l S tAt e V i S i t o r ’ S G u i d e http://www.fbropen.com http://phoenixopen.com http://www.cowgirlupart.com http://www.cowgirlupart.com http://www.cowboypoets.com http://www.cowboypoets.com http://westernpyro.org http://www.golakehavasu.com http://www.yumabirding.com
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