As Spring moves into Summer, come enjoy the last of the cool days in Red Rock country. It's not quite warm enough to swim, but it's the perfect time of year to enjoy the jacuzzi under the wide open starlit sky. The weather in May leaves no restrictions to the activities you can enjoy during your stay at the Southwest Inn at Sedona.
2012-
May 2 - 5
Sedona - Sedona Arts Center
Works from Arizona’s finest artists and award-winning Plein Air artists from across the country will be on display, live auction on 5/5 at 3:45 pm, http://www.sedonaartauction.com
MAY 5
Arizona History & Hi-Jinx
Sedona - Sedona Heritage Museum
An original one-act, one-man show featuring stories about the growing pains of the “Baby State”, i.e. suffrage & racism of 100 years ago, the statehood vote, the constitutional convention, politics of the day intertwined with the history of the greater Sedona area, stories of local pioneers, new poems and new stories will come and go throughout the year for variety, by Mike Peach, http://www.sedonamuseum.org/
Art & Craft Show
Sedona - Bell Rock Plaza
Between 35-55 artists with paintings, leather, jewelry, wood, metal, fountains, carvings and many Native American artists too, 928-284-9627 or http://www.bellrockartshows.com/
Sedona Open Studios
Sedona
Sedona Visual Artists Coalition invites the public into their private work spaces as a kick-off for the 2012 season of private, by appointment studio tours, the weekend event is a self-guided tour allowing visitors the opportunity to meet and talk with artists working in a variety of mediums, styles and techniques, 10 am – 5 pm,http://sedonaartistscoalition.org/events/
MAY 31
Bluegrass BBQ Benefit
Sedona
Tim O'Brien and Bryan Sutton will be joined by other artists from the Sedona Bluegrass, among those who could appear are the Sleepyman Banjo Boys, Muskellunge Bluegrass, and the Burnett family Bluegrass Band, $65/person, reservations required, 8 pm, 928-204-2415 orhttp://www.chambermusicsedona.org/index.php