* Sedona Events in Red Rock Red

June 20 – October 31

Ed Mell – Paintings of the New West. Flagstaff.  Museum of Northern Arizona.  This exhibit highlights 38 Mell paintings and sculptures, decidedly Western in theme and expression,  from 1990 to 2009.  The Museum of Northern Arizona is located three miles north of downtown flagstaff on State Route 180.  The museum is open 9 am to 5 pm daily.  For more information visit www.musnaz.org.

June 28 – July 4

Frontier Days Parade in Prescott.  Celebrate the history and heritage and the pageantry of this annual tradition, World’s Oldest Rodeo! 9 am, 866-407-6336 or www.worldsoldestrodeo.com.

July 1 – 4

Railhead Shooting Competition in Williams with the Arizona Cowboy Shooters Assoc., includes shooting range, vendors and event banquet at the Wild West Junction.

July 3

Creedence Clearwater Revisited at the Stargazer Pavilion at Cliff Castle Casino, 6 pm. Tickets $30 – $55. Tickets available online at www.cliffcastlecasino.net or call (928) 567-7999.

Sizzlin’ Summer Bash at Tlaquepaque. Great music, Outdoor BBQ, Sack Races, Pie Eating Contest & Big Fun for the Whole Family!  11 am – 4 pm.

July 3-31

Show Low Main Street Farmer’s Market. Show Low.   Featuring local produce growers , food producers, artisans and craftspeople, entertainment, Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm, 928-521-9284 or www.showlowfarmersmarket.com.

July 3 – 4

77th Annual Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture held in Flagstaff.  Meet Hopi masters and emerging artists, Hopi social dances, taste traditional foods, walk the nature trail with a guide of native plants & their uses, learn about the Hopi values of humility, cooperation, respect, land and earth stewardship, $4-7, 9 am – 5 pm, 928-774-5213 or www.musnaz.org.

30th Annual Pine-Strawberry Arts & Crafts Festival in Pine.  75 arts & crafts booths, food, free, Sat 8 am – 5 pm, Sun 8 am – 4 pm, 928-476-4480 or www.pinestrawhs.org.

Northern Arizona BBQ. Williams.  Williams Main Street Assn, Special Olympics of Arizona and the Arizona BBQ Society present this KCBS sanctioned BBQ cook-off Saturday and amateur backyard cook-off on Sunday; 27 professional teams will compete for $10,000 in prize money along with a beer garden featuring regional microbreweries, street dance and kids’ zone, info@NAzBBQ.com.

July 4

Free Picnic and Fireworks Show in the Stargazer Pavilion at Cliff Castle Casino.  Picnic from 5 – 9 pm, Fireworks at 9:15 pm.

July 7 – 11

13th Annual Prescott Indian Art Market in Prescott.  Traditional and contemporary works of art, arts & crafts demonstrations, Indian fry bread, musical performances, cultural presentations, $5, Sat 9 am – 5 pm, Sun 9 am – 4 pm, 928-445-3122 or www.sharlot.org.

July 8

21st Annual Summer Spectacular ArtWalk in Scottsdale.  The annual favorite events has Chill with music, art prize-filled ice sculptures, dozens of galleries host artist receptions, demonstrations, hosted by the Scottsdale Gallery Association in conjunction with the City of Scottsdale, free, 7-9 pm, 480-990-3939 or www.scottsdalegalleries.com.

July 9-11

25th Annual Summer Showcase Arizona Antique Show in Flagstaff. $3, Fri-Sat 9 am – 5 pm, Sun 10 am – 4 pm, 602-717-7337 or www.azantiqueshow.com.

July 10

2nd Saturday Art & Antique Walk in Cottonwood.  Art galleries, special exhibits, shopping, music, 1 – 8 pm, www.oldtown.org or www.cottonwoodchamberaz.org.

11th Annual Family Fun Day in Tempe.  Includes free hands-on art making projects, refreshments, performances and a visit from a PBS character, free, 10 am – 2 pm, in conjunction with 11th Annual Summer Family Exhibition “What Moves Us: Art of Transportation from the Permanent Collection,” 480-965-2787 or http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu.

Run with the Roosters n Tucson.  5 mile run & walk, customized finisher tech shirts, free Mexican breakfast and overall and 5-year age group awards, 5 am, www.everyoneruns.net.

Hullabaloo – A Celebration of All Things Flagstaff. Flagstaff.  Bike parade, costume contest, live music, kid’s area, climbing wall, great food, face painting, dunk tank, vendors, microbrews.  Wheeler Park, Flagstaff.  Free 11 – Noon (first 500 only), $5 Noon – 7 pm.  www.faghullabaloo.com.

July 11-17

Quilt Camp  in the Pines in Flagstaff.  Featuring 47 workshops with internationally recognized instructors, $25 registration plus workshop fees, some evening events open to the public, 928-282-7311 or 602-788-3408 or www.quiltcamp.com.

July 17

19th Annual Cornfest in Camp Verde.  Bluegrass music, corn eating contest, hog calling, old-fashioned games, cow pie throwing, vendors, corniest joke contest, free, 5 – 10 pm, 928-567-0535       ext 135 or www.cvaz.org.

July 17-18

23rd Annual White Mountain Native American Art Festival in Pinetop.  More than 80 of the Southwest’s finest Native American juried artists, demonstrations, performances, and Native American foods, $4-5, under 12 free, p am – 4 pm, 928-367-4290 or 800-573-4031 or www.pinetoplakesidechamber.com.

13th Annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival in Flagstaff.  This event is celebrating all things Celtic, music, piping, athletics, whisky tasting, educational workshops, vendors, historical reenactment, clans and societies and kids area, $4-18, Sat 9 am – 6 pm, Sun 10 am – 4 pm, 928-556-3161 or www.nachs.info.

July 18 – 25

Sedona Photo Fest 2010.  Photography enthusiasts, students,  educators,  emerging pros:  Come to Sedona for an eight day celebration of Southwest photography amidst the stunning Red Rock Country of Sedona.  Learn from 24 of the world’s finest landscape photographers.  Play in Sedona’s great outdoors.  Practice what you’ve learned.  Lots to do for the whole family.  For more information visit www.sedonaphotofest.com.

July 22

Summer Family Night at the Museum:  I Spy Art! at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.  Includes a puppet show, hands-on art projects, splashing in the fountain, cool refreshments,  $20/family of four, pre-register, 5:30 pm, 48o-874-4641 or www.smoca.org.

July 23

4the Friday Art Walk in Prescott.  15 galleries stay open late and offer food, musical entertainment, artist receptions and painting demonstrations, www.artthe4th.com

July 23 – 25

Annual Pioneer Day Celebration in Snowflake.  Arts & Crafts fair, parade, BBQ, rodeo, dances, kid’s entertainment, theatrical performance, pioneer day run, softball league tournament, free swimming, fireworks display, Sweet Wheels Car Show & Swap meeet on the 24th from 8 am – 2 pm, 928-536-4331 or www.snowflaketaylorchamber.org.

July 31

Summer Pops Symphony Concert inPrescott.  Local/regional semi-professional musicians, region’s finest soloists, Yavapai College Performance Hall, $15, 3 pm, 928-776-3000 or www.yc.edu

JULY, 2009

July is an incredible month to visit the Southwest Inn at Sedona-Sedona, Arizona’s Premier Boutique Inn.

Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays – Sunset Hikes at Red Rock State Park. 6 pm.

Mondays 11:00 geology of The Red Rocks – Institute of Ecotourism

Tuesdays 9:30 Healing Walk – Institute of Ecotourism

Wednesdays 11:00 Renewable Energy Sources – Institute of Ecotourism

7/2-3 Chris Spheeris at Studio Live!

7/3 Sedona First Friday

7/3 Dwight Yoakam – Cliff Castle Casino

7/4 Cottonwood Fireworks – 8:45

7/4 Jerome Art Walk

7/4 and 7/5 – Hopi Festival of Arts and Culture. Museum of Northern Arizona.

7/6 and 7/7 – Moonlight Hike at Red Rock State Park. 7 pm.

7/12 – First Sunday at Red Rock State Park: “Peru: Its magestic past and vibrant present.” 2 pm.

7/14 – Sedona International Film Festival – “Calling It Quits” premiere

7/20 – Lowell Observatory – Apollo Mission celebration

7/28 – Creative Life Center – Piano and Guitar Concert

Find a Top Rated Hotel Room in Sedona, Arizona!

Sedona News and Reviews