- Fourth Annual Walk in the Wild at the Phoenix Zoo - February 18, 2012
Phoenix Zoo (The)
602-273-1341
Strut, run or prowl your way through the 5K route inside the Zoo all while you learn about the Sumatran tiger.
- Culture Pass Program - January 01, 2011 - March 31, 2012
Local Museums and Attractions
480-350-5500
Art that inspires and engages, history that brings the Valley alive, plants and animals from here and around the world.
- Play Ball, The Cactus League Experience - February 19, 2011 - February 19, 2012
Arizona Historical Society Museum
480-929-9499
Play Ball, The Cactus League Experience will include more than 400 items that show the history of Cactus League Spring Training in Arizona.
- The Finley Boys: Arizona's Royal Family of Rodeo - March 05, 2011 - March 05, 2012
Tempe History Museum
480-350-5100
This exhibit tells the story of Arizona's Royal Family of Rodeo.
- Music on Mill- Every Thursday - September 01, 2011 - June 28, 2012
Mill Avenue District Community Arts Project
480- 355-6060
Each week Musicians and performers, covering a gamut of musical genres, will activate the streets and give visitors a positive, unique experience in the Mill Avenue District.
- Pueblo Grande Museum- FREE for kids every Sunday - December 11, 2011 - April 29, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park
602-495-0901
FREE museum admission for all children age 17 & under, every Sunday from October through April!
- “Organics” - December 16, 2011 - April 04, 2012
Tempe Public Library
480-350-2829
An exhibition showing how shapes, colors and subject matter derived from nature inspire the creations of two Phoenix artists.
- Design for a Living World - January 16, 2012 - April 01, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
(480) 941-1225
Design for a Living World exhibition connects the natural world around the globe with people, plants, and places.
- Miracle Report: Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer - January 21, 2012 - June 02, 2012
ASU Art Museum/Ceramics Research Center
480- 965-9011
The artists will explore the miraculous through people's perceptions of it in their lives, interviewing students, school children and community members of all ages and backgrounds.
- Childsplay: With Two Wings - January 22, 2012 - February 05, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
This story about a child’s instinct to grow and a parent’s instinct to protect holds an unexpected twist that will leave you smiling. A Childsplay world premiere!
- Soaring Voices - January 27, 2012 - March 03, 2012
ASU Art Museum/Ceramics Research Center
480-965-0014
Soaring Voices: Recent Ceramics by Women from Japan is a traveling exhibition features 87 works by 25 exceptional women artists who reflect Japan's rich and innovative ceramic culture.
- Marvelous Mud, Local Ceramic Artists - February 03-26, 2012
Tempe Marketplace
480-734-8064
Sneak Preview of the ASU Ceramics Research Center Ceramics Studio Tour
- Paul Rodriguez Special Event - February 03-04, 2012
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
Revered as one of the first Latin Kings of Comedy, as an actor and comedian Paul Rodriguez’s career spans over two decades and includes starring roles and featured appearances in over 40 films and countless television series and comedy specials.
- Performing for the Camera - February 04, 2012 - May 19, 2012
ASU Art Museum/Ceramics Research Center
480-965-0014
Performing for the Camera presents 50 photographs by artists who use performance as a central part of their process.
- The Unity Walk - February 04, 2012
Tempe Town Lake
480-967-2001
Walk for unity in our community. Families, community organizations, scout groups, schools and faith groups are encouraged to participate.
- Centennial Downtown Historic Walking Tour - February 04, 2012
602-679-0590
The event includes a choice of three tours led by experts in Tempe history and development. Each is a slow, informative stroll that takes you through approximately a mile of downtown Tempe in about two hours.
- Archaeology For Kids - February 04, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
Become a Junior Archaeologist and discover the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pit house.
- ASU Art Museum Spring Trunk Show - February 04, 2012
ASU Art Museum/Ceramics Research Center
480-965-2787
The trunk show will feature 10-local artist selling their beautifully handmade wares.
- Winter Music in the Garden - February 05, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-481-8188
Brazilian Soul, Samba, and Violin from Quetzal Guerrero
- Arizona Scitech Festival Lecture Series - February 06, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting a brown bag lunch lecture series as part of the Arizona Scitech Festival.
- Meet author Martha Beck - February 07, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
New York Times bestselling author Martha Beck visits with her new book, Finding Your Way in a Wild New World: Reclaim Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want.
- Meet author William deBuys - February 08, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Award-winning author and conservationist William deBuys presents A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest.
- Class Clowns Comedy Showcase - February 08, 2012
Tempe Improv
480- 921-9877
Join your host Tony Vicich and his comedyschools.com "Class Clowns" as they bring you the very best in local talent.
- Tempe Historical Society Lunch Talks - February 08, 2012
Tempe History Museum
480-350-5100
Tempe since Arizona’s Statehood,commemorating Arizona’s Centennial.
- Arizona Scitech Festival Lecture Series - February 08, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
The lectures will feature various topics on museum studies, archaeology and research. These lectures are free and open to the public.
- Behind the Scenes Tour - February 08, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum.
- Comedian Shang - February 09, 2012
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
Shang has come a long way from the boroughs of New York. Originally from Brooklyn, this Carnegie Mellon University graduate and aspiring illustrator began his comedy career on a dare.
- Meet author Lisa McMann - February 09, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
New York Times bestselling author of the Wake series Lisa McMann visits with her newest book for teens, Dead to You.
- Avant-Garden: Mexico - February 09, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-941-1225
Get some ideas for Valentine’s Day with a spicy Mexican cooking demonstration followed by a flamenco dance performance.
- Untold Stories/Unsung Heroes by Jeremiah Neal - February 10-19, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
The untold history and imagined future of Arizona as a state — and a state of mind — is explored in this dramatic exploration that uses old-fashioned storytelling and music combined with cutting-edge digital images and spoken-word performances.
- Transition Projects I - February 10-11, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
Graduating BFA candidates present diverse and powerful new works that encompass a combination of complex study in performance and creative practices.
- The Brentano String Quartet - February 10, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
Violinists Mark Steinberg and Serena Canin, violist Misha Amory and cellist Nina Lee perform three concerts of outstanding repertoire for the 2011-12 season.
- Meet author J.A. Jance - February 10, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance visits with Left for Dead, her sixth Ali Reynolds mystery-thriller.
- Comedians Tommy Chong & Shelby - February 10-11, 2012
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
From The Legendary Comedy Duo CHEECH & CHONG! During their reign, the twosome recorded six gold comedy albums, including the 1974 Grammy winner "Los Cochinos".
- Spring 2012 Concert at King of Glory Lutheran Chur - February 10, 2012
King of Glory Lutheran Church
480 838-0477
The Paradise Winds present delightful colors of oboe, bassoon and piano in a concert entitled "Kaleidoscope." Featuring music from a variety of inspirations captured by three composers.
- Skirt Chaser 5k Tempe - February 11, 2012
Tempe Town Lake
480-991-2475
The Skirt Sports Skirt Chaser 5k Race Tempe mixes racing, flirting and entertainment for a guaranteed great time!
- Centennial Celebration: Arizona Landscapes - February 11, 2012 - July 28, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
This exhibition celebrates the state's Centennial with beautiful landscapes of Arizona.
- Transtion Projects II - February 11, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
Graduating BFA candidates present diverse and powerful new works that encompass a combination of complex study in performance and creative practices.
- Motown Magic with Dennis Rowland - February 11, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Dennis Rowland's latest Concord Jazz CD "Now Dig This" is a loving vocal tribute to the melodically warm, yet emotionally cool recorded work of the 50s and early 60s Miles.
- Petroglyph Discovery Hike - February 11, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
An experienced Pueblo Grande Museum guide will lead participants on a three-mile, three-hour interpretive hike.
- Valentine Tea - February 11, 2012
Hackett House
480-350-8181
Sign up for a tea in one of Hackett House’s historic Friendship Rooms, and you’ll find yourself enjoying a wonderful ritual from a more tranquil time.
- Day of Dance - February 11, 2012
Tempe Marketplace
480-966-9338
Bring your friends and family to dance, learn simple ways to stay healthy, enjoy music and participate in health screenings at Day of Dance, hosted by Banner Desert Medical Center.
- Be Bound in Holy Ben & Matt-rimony by Barrel Boy! - February 11, 2012
Tempe Marketplace
480-966-9338
Join KNIX at Tempe Marketplace Saturday, February 11th for a KNIX Valentine’s Day weekend event with live music from country artist Katie Armiger.
- Sonoran Chamber Music: Clarinet Trio - February 12, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Russell Harlow, clarinet, Thomas Landschoot, cello, and Robert Moeling, piano perform. The program will include some of the great music for Clarinet Trio and a 'Happy Birthday Arizona' surprise.
- The Road to Bach - February 12, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
Notre-Dame University organist Craig Cramer explores the history of German organ music leading to the masterpieces of Johann Sebastian Bach.
- Winter Music in the Garden - February 12, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-481-8188
Jazz, R&B, and Soul Music from Dennis Rowland
- Childsplay: Rock the Presidents - February 12, 2012 - March 04, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
You too can become president! A rollicking, multi-media-filled musical revue spanning 223 years of the American presidency – from George Washington to Barack Obama.
- Walk the Fight - February 12, 2012
Tempe Town Lake
602-406-4921
Walk the Fight 5K Walk and Run raises awareness about Parkinson’s disease and raises funds for the community outreach programs at the Muhammad Ali Parkinsons Center.
- Family Event | Happy Birthday Arizona Party - February 12, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Conrad Storad and Lynda Exley visit to celebrate Arizona's centennial with their latest book Arizona Way Out West & Wacky: Awesome Activities, Humorous History, and Fun Facts.
- My Monti's Story Contest - February 12, 2012
Monti's La Casa Vieja
480-967-7594
Monti’s La Casa Vieja: the Oldest Restaurant in Arizona Celebrates 55th Anniversary with a fun contest
- Meet author Dianna Rupp - February 13, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Dianna Rupp, founder of Make Workshop in New York City, presents her new craft book Embroider Everything Workshop: The Beginner's Guide to Embroidery, Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint, Beadwork, and More.
- Tempe Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert - February 13, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
The orchestra performs works by Alan Hovhaness and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
- WICKED - February 15, 2012 - March 11, 2012
ASU Gammage
480-965-3434
Back by “Popular” demand. Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED “the best musical of the decade,” when it last played ASU Gammage in 2009
- Arizona SciTech Festival Lecture Series - February 15, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting a brown bag lunch lecture series as part of the Arizona Scitech Festival.
- Third Thursday on Mill - February 16, 2012
Mill Avenue District Community Arts Project (MADCA
480-355-6060
Come enjoy a night of live music, discounts, prizes and more!
- Third Thursday Night Café series - February 16, 2012
Tempe History Museum
480-350-5100
Slimy Green Solutions to the Petroleum Crisis
- Avant-Garden: Bolivia - February 16, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-941-1225
Celebrate the tradition of Carnaval with festive dancers and a captivating musical performance by Porangui and Zang.
- Rebelution - February 16, 2012
Marquee Theatre
480-829-0707
Rebelution, The Green, and Pep Love will be performing at the Marquee Theatre
- Improv at the Improv - February 16, 2012
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
All of Arizona's most talented Improv troupes gather for the most unique night of comedy you will ever experience.
- Tom Green Special Event - February 17-18, 2012
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
You know Tom Green from his anything-goes run as the funniest, most unpredictable personality on MTV, and his unforgettable, deliciously loony roles in uproarious film comedies including "Road Trip" and "Freddy Got Fingered."
- Guitar Series: Maximo Diego Pujol, Guitar - February 17, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-9011
His guitar compositions have won awards including Argentine Composers’ Union prize as Best Composer of Classical Music in 1989.
- Lakeshore Jazz Series: Benny Green Trio - February 17, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2829
Lyrical and classic jazz piano trio
- Stray Cat Theatre-The Last Days of Judas Iscariot - February 17, 2012 - March 03, 2012
Tempe Performing Arts Center
480-634-6435
Set in a time-bending, darkly comic world between heaven and hell, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot uses flashbacks to an imagined childhood, and a courtroom in Purgatory with lawyers who call for the testimonies of witnesses such as Mother Teresa
- Maximo Diego Pujol, Guitar - February 17, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
Pujol is one of the most important Latin American guitar composers of the 20th century, with his works often performed by world-renowned musicians.
- Bully Mammoth - February 18, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Unhappy with the local comedy scene, the members of Bully Mammoth decided to mix things up with their brand of 95% scripted comedy. Members concentrate on scene work and are influenced by everything from Elvis to David Lynch.
- Play Day 2012 - February 18, 2012
Kiwanis Community Park
480-350-5200
Free community event with activities for the whole family.
- The People Saving Pets™ Walk - February 19, 2012
Tempe Town Lake
623-580-6100
The event includes a pet adoption event, 5K and 1-mile walks (for humans and their four-legged companions), as well as fun activities for children, adults and pets.
- Meet author Beth Aldrich - February 19, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Certified Healthy Lifestyle Counselor and Nutrition Expert Beth Aldrich shares her new book Real Moms Love to Eat: How to Conduct a Love Affair with Food, Lose Weight and Feel Fabulous.
- Winter Music in the Garden - February 19, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-481-8188
Flamenco Guitar and Latin Music from Chris Burton Jácome
- Performance with A View: Studio E217 Voice Recital - February 21, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
The voice students of Anne Elgar Kopta, soprano and associate professor of Music in voice, will perform.
- Meet author Betty Webb - February 21, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Betty Webb, the prize-winning author of over ten mystery novels, visits with Desert Wind, the seventh installation of her Lena Jones Mystery series.
- ASU Percussion in Concert - February 21, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-3371
Students from the ASU School of Music percussion program perform a variety of compositions for soloists and ensembles.
- ASU African Drum Ensemble - February 22, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-3371
Journey through West Africa! Drumming and folklore from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Ghana and Nigeria.
- Behind the Scenes Tour - February 22, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
Join Curator of Collections Holly Young for a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum. This tour is open to walk in visitors with paid admissions.
- Meet author Adam Johnson - February 22, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Award winning short-story writer and novelist Adam Johnson visits with The Orphan Master's Son, the season's hottest literary novel.
- Comedian Joleen Lunzer - February 23, 2012
Tempe Improv
480-921-9877
Joleen Lunzer is one of the fast rising stars in the hot Arizona comedy scene. Already in demand for every quality comedy show in town, she makes her co headlining debut right here at the Tempe Improv.
- Avant-Garden: Idaho - February 23, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-941-1225
Learn how to square dance lead by a real square dance caller followed by a nostalgic old time string band performance from Pick & Holler.
- Comedian Dave Foley - February 24-25, 2012
Tempe Improv
480- 921-9877
Dave Foley was born and raised in Toronto where he attended alternative high schools. At a young age, he began writing stand-up comedy for creative writing projects.
- Park of Four Waters - February 24, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
The Park of Four Waters tour will take you on a tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins of some of these canal systems.
- AZ Bed Race for Charity - February 25, 2012
Tempe Marketplace
480-966-9338
The event includes racing beds down a 100-yard street south of the District and post-race entertainment from The Desert Island Band!
- Miss and Mister Phoenix Gay Pride Pageant - February 25, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
This event honors current title holders and crowns new Pride Royalty who will promote pride in the community, state and country. Entertainment accompanies the competition.
- Winter Music in the Garden - February 26, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-481-8188
New Orleans Jazz and Funk Music from Bad Cactus Brass Band
- Spring 2012 Concert at King of Glory Lutheran Chur - February 26, 2012
King of Glory Lutheran Church
480 838-0477
Carol, Robyn and Christine love to share their gifts and talents through music and the spoken Word of God. Their love for the church, and great hymns and worship melodies of the faith has grown and developed over the years.
- Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Young Person Guide - February 27, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
TSWE will feature the solo talents of Albie Micklich, professor of bassoon at Arizona State University.
- Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble: "HS Band Festival" - February 28, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
TSWE will play host to four outstanding high school bands in an evening of superb music. More than 200 of Arizona’s most outstanding high school musicians will perform on stage.
- Meet author Patricia Schultz - February 29, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
#1 New York Times bestselling travel journalist Patricia Schultz visits with the newly expanded and updated version of her internationally bestselling book, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
- Meet author Anne Rice - February 29, 2012
Changing Hands Bookstore
480-730-0205
Legendary New York Times bestselling author Anne Rice visits to sign her newest novel, The Wolf Gift.
- Public Lecture with David Agus - February 29, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-3860
Public Lecture with David Agus, an internationally renowned oncologist– “The End of Illness” –
- Arizona Scitech Festival Lecture Series - February 29, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
The lectures will feature various topics on museum studies, archaeology and research. These lectures are free and open to the public.
- Arizona Wind Symphony: Continental Drift - March 01, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
AWS plays a wide variety of music, including marches, Broadway and film tunes, overtures, dances, contemporary symphonic wind music and more.
- Avant-Garden: Costa Rica - March 01, 2012
Desert Botanical Garden
480-941-1225
Discover the many uses and benefits of cocoa and then continue the feel good vibe with a Calypso performance by J.T.’s Island Steel.
- Lyric Opera Theatre Presents Ainadamar - March 01-04, 2012
Arizona State University
480-965-6536
Composed in 2003, this 75 minute opera will be sung in Spanish with English supertitles. Directed by Graham Whitehead, conducted by William Reber. By Osvaldo Golijov; libretto by David Henry Hwang
- Great Arizona Beer Festival - March 03, 2012
Tempe Beach Park
480-774-8300
This beer tasting festival is a locally-organized fund raising event for Sun Sounds of Arizona. Every penny of the proceeds benefits the local reading and information service for people who are blind.
- Walk-in Artists Workshop with Ellen Wagener - March 03, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts
480-350-2822
Arizona Landscapes exhibition artist Ellen Wagener will give a “walk-in” art workshop for children and family members. The focus will be on “outside observation” and an introduction to plein-air painting.
- Archaeology For Kids - March 03, 2012
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
602-495-0901
Become a Junior Archaeologist and discover the science of archaeology by doing a simulated excavation of a Hohokam pit house.
- WALK.RUN.WAG.5K9 - March 04, 2012
Tempe Arts Park
760-635-1795
More than an incredible dog and friend event experience WALK.RUN.WAG is the rallying cry for what a fun, healthy, active pooch and pal partnership can be.
- Tales from Double Butte - March 04, 2012
480-350-5100
To commemorate Arizona’s Centennial and celebrate the history of Tempe’s most prominent residents, the second Tales from Double Butte tour of Tempe Double Butte Cemetery will be held.
