Tuscon Official Destination Guide - Fall/Winter 2008 - (Page 13)

LA FIESTA DE LOS VAQUEROS: TUCSON RODEO & PARADE One of the Top 20 Rodeos in North America, featuring championship roping and riding events, the world’s longest nonmotorized parade, and Western entertainment. Tucson Rodeo Grounds. 800-964-5662. TUCSON FOLK FESTIVAL National and local acts perform traditional music, dance, and entertainment in downtown Tucson. Tucson Kitchen Musicians Association. 792-6481. SOUTHWEST INDIAN ART FAIR American Indian art fair, featuring high-quality art by 200 artists from around the Southwest. Arizona State Museum. 626-2973. MARY RODARTE WAILA FESTIVAL Tohono O'odham bands perform a 100-year-old form of social dance music at Bear Down Field, University of Arizona. Arizona Historical Society. 628-5774. WYATT EARP DAYS The life and times of the Old West’s most famous lawman are remembered in “the town too tough to die.” Tombstone. 888-457-3929. JUNE HA:SAN BAK: SAGUARO HARVEST CELEBRATION The Sonoran Desert’s majestic saguaro cactus is honored during the fruit harvest. La Posta Quemada Ranch, Colossal Cave Mountain Park. 647-7121. MARKING THE SOLSTICE Summer’s first day is acknowledged with a multicultural festival at Arizona State Museum. 626-2973. Major League Baseball Spring Training FOURTH AVENUE STREET FAIR Twice each year Tucson’s popular outdoor shopping district morphs into a lively arts & crafts market for the Fourth Avenue Street Fair. Held in the spring and the winter, the three-day festival features more than 400 arts & crafts booths, 35 food vendors, musical performances, street entertainers, the “Van Grow” art area for kids, and more. Mark your calendar for the Winter Street Fair December 12–14, 2008. For information, visit www.fourthavenue.org. MARCH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING Major League Baseball warms up for the regular season as the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, and other Cactus League teams play ball practically every day in March at two sites: Tucson Electric Park (434-1000) and Hi Corbett Field (327-9467). SUMMER SATURDAY EVENINGS Renowned Sonoran Desert zoo, natural-history museum, and botanical garden opens Saturday evenings June–August. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 883-2702. JULY MONSOON MONDAY NIGHTS Monday evenings during the summer monsoon rain season, children 10 and younger can enjoy hands-on learning activities and a discounted admission price at the Tucson Children’s Museum. 792-9985. WA:K POWWOW The Tohono O’odham, or “Desert People,” conduct a gathering with intertribal dancing and drumming, music, arts & crafts, and food. Mission San Xavier del Bac. 2945727. FOURTH AVENUE SPRING STREET FAIR Hundreds of arts & crafts booths, food vendors, and performers line the streets of this bohemian shopping district. 624-5004. SPRING ARTISANS MARKET More than 120 Southwestern artists and crafters gather at the Tucson Museum of Art’s courtyard. 624-2333. SOUTHERN ARIZONA ARTS & CULTURAL FESTIVAL More than 150 professional visual artists, student and emerging artisans, and live entertainment and food. Greater Oro Valley Arts Council. 797-3959. APRIL LA FRONTERA TUCSON INTERNATIONAL MARIACHI CONFERENCE Award-winning conference draws mariachi and baile folklorico aficionados from around the country with student workshops and public performances by masters of both genres. 838-3908. TUCSON SIDEWINDERS BASEBALL Tucson’s Minor League Baseball team, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, plays home games, evenings at Tucson Electric Park, April–September. 325-6026. ARIZONA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The latest independent films representing worldwide contemporary cinematic diversity. The Screening Room. 622-2262. MAY IRONWOOD FESTIVAL Signature educational event of Tucson Audubon Society, celebrating the cherished Sonoran Desert tree. 744-0004. WWW.VISITTUCSON.ORG TUCSON OFFICIAL DESTINATION GUIDE 13 JOHN BAE http://www.fourthavenue.org http://www.mountainviewranchtucson.com http://www.mountainviewranchtucson.com http://www.visittucson.org

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