Avenues Visitors Guide 2007

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the west valley 2007 official visitors guide

Avondale Buckeye El Mirage Glendale Goodyear Litchfield Park Peoria Sun City Sun City West Surprise Tolleson Wickenburg Youngtown

Welcome Welcome to the Arizona Avenues – the western

The official state motto is “Ditat Deus,” which means “God enriches.” The unofficial state motto is, “But it’s a dry heat.”

communities that make Greater Phoenix great.

Every fabulous American metropolis has its “Avenues” — signature streets lined with boutique shops, remarkable restaurants and quaint homes. In fact, great drives such as Michigan Avenue and Fifth Avenue define the very city they’re located in. Arizona’s Avenues are equally charming, exciting and some say even intoxicating. We can prove it.

The Arizona Avenues boast 325 days of sunshine each year.

February afternoons flirt with 80 degrees. They provoke your inner cowboy to ride the range at a world-renowned guest ranch and reawaken the urge to slurp ice cream mid-afternoon while shopping on a shaded street.

The area is also emerging as a professional sports mecca, with the nation’s finest NHL hockey arena, two state-of-the-art Cactus Arizona League Spring Training ballparks, a worldclass professional raceway and the new NFL Avenues football stadium that is heralded as the new boast 325 standard of brilliant form and function in professional sports venues. days of But it’s not all for the pros. The Avenues’ four regional parks boast stoic saguaros, sunshine premier playgrounds for outdoor sports each year and views of sunsets previously reserved only for postcards.

Arizona’s Avenues are also home to one of the 10 best antique shopping districts in the United States, as well as a regional shopping center.

Arizona’s Avenues envelop 13 unique communities and hold the title of the fastest growing area in Arizona. We’re a progressive area, swelling with breathtaking residential and viable commercial development, but we don’t forget that Arizona’s Avenues were once the Wild West.

Nationally recognized historic ranches-turned museums and mining attractions are testaments to our proud heritage. We’re also a prestigious area, home to the only Smithsonian Institution affiliate in Greater Phoenix. Our art and specialty museums boast collections that will slow time. At least temporarily.

Our Avenues are everything that makes Arizona one of the most desirable places on earth. We’re famous for convincing people to move to the Grand Canyon State. But we’re not asking you to take that kind of plunge. Not yet. Just visit.

Sailing Lake Pleasant-Peoria

Arizona’s Avenues span a collection of signature communities • Avondale • Buckeye

• El Mirage • Glendale

• Goodyear • Litchfield Park • Peoria

• Sun City • Sun City West • Surprise • Tolleson

• Wickenburg • Youngtown

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Know us – Here’s the Reader’s Digest version of Arizona’s Avenues

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Explore Arizona with the Grand Canyon State Map

Get around with the Arizona Avenues Map

Arts

Plan your vacation around the Special Events

Get to the right person in a jiffy using these Resources

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Wants Find information about the communities that make Greater Phoenix great

The state reptile is the Ridge-Nose Rattlesnake. If one greets you, don’t wait around long enough to determine if it has a ridged nose. Be rude and run.

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Peoria

Surprise

Glendale

Wickenburg

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Buckeye

Goodyear

Northwest Valley (Sun City, Sun City West, El Mirage, Youngtown)

Southwest Valley (Litchfield Park, Avondale, Tolleson)

D esires Enjoy the wealth of amenities in Arizona’s Avenues

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Sports

Golf

Activities & Adventures

Museums & Attractions

Shopping

Concierge, Spa

Dining

Accommodations

Relocation & Real Estate

Store Fronts in Avondale

Arizona Avenues 2007 Official Visitors Guide Produced and Published West Valley Communities in conjunction with Hennen Publishing & Marketing Group p. 602.906.3085 hennenpmg.com Design Tad Smith Publisher Kathleen Lockhart Contributing Writers Cities, Chambers and CVBs of the West Valley, Stacy Pearson & Ginger S. Eiden Account Executives Laura Hennen Erin Edelstein Jennifer Ptacek Cover Photo Getty Images Photography Courtesy of the Cities, Chambers and CVBs of the West Valley.

Arizona Avenues is published annually. Every effort is made to make this publication as accurate as possible. The West Valley Cities, CVBs and Chambers, and Hennen Publishing & Marketing Group assume no responsibility for errors, changes or omissions.

2007 Arizona Avenues Copyright 2006. All rights reserved.

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ROBSON'S ARIZONA MINING WORLD (24 miles)

WICKENBURG

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Soak up the sunshine at Arizona Avenues’ four regional mountain parks

White Tank Mountain Regional Park

Perryville

Sun Valley Parkway

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BUCKEYE VALLEY MUSEUM

Southern Baseline

HISTORIC LIBERTY SCHOOL

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Lower Buckeye Broadway

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Thunderbird Mountain Park 59th Avenue just south of Pinnacle Peak Road Glendale, 85308 623.930.2820, glendaleaz.com White Tank Mountain Regional Park 13025 N. White Tank Mountain Road (Olive Avenue becomes White Tank Mountain Road) Waddell, 85355 623.935.2505 maricopa.gov/parks/white_tank

Bethany Home

BUCKEYE

Perryville

Lake Pleasant Regional Park 41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Road Peoria, 85342 928.501.1710 maricopa.gov/parks/lake_pleasant

Citrus

Estrella Mountain Regional Park 14805 W. Vineyard Avenue Goodyear, 85338 623.932.3811 maricopa.gov/parks/estrella/

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CRICKET PAVILION

67th Ave

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Litchfield

Bullard

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BIBLE MUSEUM

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WIGWAM RESORT

35th Ave

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ESTRELLA FREEWAY

LITCHFIELD PARK

Bell

Greenway

Peoria XERISCAPE METROCENTER GARDEN MALL Olive Dunlap

GLENDALE ARENA NFL STADIUM

Glendale Municipal Airport

43rd Ave

59th Ave

67th Ave

El Mirage

Dysart

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GLENDALE

Glendale

Utopia Union Hills

PEORIA

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Air Force Base

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27th Ave

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GOODYEAR

Sky Harbor International Airport

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Indian Springs

Estrella Mountain Regional Park

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Pe oria

Anything Goes at Arizona Broadway Theater

Play in Peoria • Soar in a glider above the beautiful

Sonoran Desert • Water ski, boat or fish on pristine

Lake Pleasant • Relax on the grass berm for an

exciting spring ballgame at the Peoria Sports Complex

• Fly a space mission at the

Challenger Space Center • Take in a play at Theater Works or

the Arizona Broadway Theatre • Chill out at the Desert Schools

Coyotes Center ice skating facility • Dine in the tantalizing 83rd Avenue/

Bell Road Corridor restaurants

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Lake Pleasant, Challenger Space Center, Turf Soaring School, Peoria Spring Training

5.25 miles of hot dogs are consumed at the Peoria Sports Complex during Spring Training.

Still a visionary community, the City of Peoria was established in the 1880s after a settler’s vision.

William J. Murphy saw his dream of fertile farmlands fed by water from the Salt River become a reality with the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885.

From these humble beginnings, a dynamic desert community of 140,000 has grown.

Peoria prides itself on having a wealth of recreational opportunities, first-class housing, outstanding city services, and one of the best school systems in the state.

Peoria, just minutes from Phoenix, is home to a mix of affluent, young families and retirees who enjoy a high quality of life. Peoria is located adjacent to Glendale and is a convenient drive from anywhere in Greater Phoenix via Loop 101.

The bustling city is most famous for its Spring Training home of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres, the Peoria Sports Complex; its Smithsonian Affiliate, Challenger Space Center; as well as the oasis in the desert, Lake Pleasant Regional Park.

In fact, the 11,000-seat Peoria Sports Complex, with 12 practice fields and team clubhouses, is a year-round Major League Baseball facility. The Cactus League Spring Training Complex hosts games every day in March, and the two teams use it for their Summer Rookie and Fall Instructional Leagues as well. In addition, the facility is used throughout the year for concerts, festivals, youth and adult national and local baseball tournaments as well as a myriad of spectacular public events.

Near the Sports Complex, Desert Schools Coyotes Center is an ice skating facility offering public skating, figure skating lessons and hockey leagues. Nearby, in-line and roller skaters enjoy the Rollerplex.

On the northern end of the city, the gleaming blue waters of Lake Pleasant beckon water-skiers, Jet-skiers, scuba

sponsors workshops and classes for all ages of performers. The City of Peoria’s partnership with Theater Works places them in a new $10 million Performing divers, sailors and anglers. At 10,000 Arts Center located in the southern acres, the lake is Arizona’s second-largest Old Town, a major piece of this area’s and appropriately named. The bass fishing revitalization plan. is excellent, and a marina offers a full How about dinner and a Broadway selection of fishing boats, speedboats and musical? The newly opened Arizona Jet Skis. To start your aqua adventure, Broadway Theatre offers you a state of step into the Visitor Center at the south the art performance center devoted to side of the park for information, books, presenting the finest in musical theater pamphlets and gifts. And, visit the Desert with elegant dining. Operating yearOutdoor Learning Center, which offers round, Arizona Broadway Theatre will excellent learning opportunities about not produce 6 to 8 major musical theater only the lake, but also the surrounding productions each year, encompassing a desert area. wide spectrum of Broadway favorites.

For a leisurely way to see Lake Pleasant, Peoria is fast becoming famous for its the Desert Princess II combines dinner shopping and dining scenes. Surrounding and a paddleboat cruise. Sunset is a the Peoria Sports Complex is not only spectacular time to enjoy the view of great shopping, but also many restaurants saguaro cacti silhouetted against the sky. including Hooters, Buca di Beppo, P.F. Also near Lake Pleasant, the thrill of aerial Changs, Abuelos Mexican adventures draws people to Turf Food Embassy, Firebirds Soaring School, one of the finest Peoria Rocky Mountain Grill, glider facilities in the country.

Wet Willies Baja Cantina, Providing an astronomical prides itself McDuffy’s, Fox & Hound thrill is the Challenger Space Smokehouse, Elephant Center of Arizona, an affiliate of on having Bar, Cattleman’s, Texas the Smithsonian Institution. Part a wealth of Roadhouse, Famous Dave’s, of an international network, the Cucina Tagliani and more. center allows groups of visitors recreational The highly desirable land to simulate a two-and-one-halfaround Lake Pleasant is hour space mission, varying opportunities becoming the place to live from a trip to the moon to a with new home communities visit to a comet. Within the in various construction stages. breathtakingly beautiful facility, These communities will be one of the wall murals was unique in that they will blend commercial created by Robert McCall, NASA’s official and residential development with the high space artist and an Arizona resident.

Sonoran Desert. Combining golf, trails, Peoria’s contribution to the arts scene open space and activity centers, Peoria is includes Theater Works and Arizona creating lifestyle communities for all ages.

Broadway Theatre. Theater Works, From the outdoors, to sports, Arizona’s largest community-based entertainment and the arts for the whole theater group, has received many awards family, Peoria offers the best of Arizona. for its performances. Theater Works also arizona avenues

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Surprise

Biking in Palm Valley

Surprise’s Secrets Revealed • Batter

up! Surround yourself with cool temperatures, blue skies and base paths as the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals gear up during Cactus League Spring Training.

• Cool

off on two water slides, a play area, diving area and lap pool at the Surprise Aquatic Center.

• Frolick

in a winter wonderland Western style at the annual Surprise Party in December.

• Take

a walkabout throughout the nearby White Tank Regional Park, which boasts 22 miles of hiking trails, petroglyphs and waterfalls.

• Stop in to visit the Surprise City Store

for everything Surprise, from hats, mugs and Surprise fire and police T-shirts to posters and shot glasses.

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Surprise Stadium, Surprise Party, Golf Surprise, Shop Surprise

Arizona produces more copper than any other state in the USA. Imagine, the nation would be penniless without us.

Consider the many elements of Surprise, a city that defines southwestern living. Sparkling new homes.

Clean, safe neighborhoods. Bustling retail centers and wide open city parks.

This city of educational excellence is where community, families and traditions are built. Here in Surprise, you will find a collection of distinctive neighborhoods offering a small-town feel with big-city amenities. Discover pristine open spaces featuring the best in Arizona hiking and biking. There is even major league baseball! Add it all up and you have the inviting city of Surprise, the northwest Valley’s newest jewel.

Surprise is basking in the national spotlight after having been named the nation’s leader in rate of job growth by Money Magazine. Between 2000 and 2005, the number of jobs created in Surprise rose more than 93 percent, tops in the nation.

Surprise officially reached a population of 100,000 in 2006, having more than tripled in size in just six years. What’s the attraction? The answers are as varied as the 1,000 people a month who move here. Some love the eight challenging golf courses. Others adore the Surprise Recreation Center with its Aquatic Park and soon to be opened Dream Catcher Park. Others rave about the West Valley Art Museum or the recently opened Heard Museum West. Still others say they love the homey feel of Surprise’s many master planned communities. Others

the NHL’s Coyotes face off. You will also find Surprise is just a half hour away from downtown Phoenix, home to exciting major league baseball play by the Arizona Diamondbacks and NBA basketball action with Arizona’s own Phoenix Suns.

But that’s not all. Surprise is home to rave about our proximity to White Tanks great shopping and dining establishments.

Regional Park with its serene desert vistas, Of course, you’ll also find medical mysterious Native American petroglyph services at nearby Del E. Webb Hospital sites, and some of the best hiking and and adult-learning courses at Rio Salado mountain biking opportunities in the Community College. Estrella Mountain desert southwest.

Community College offers courses at Need more?

How about great Willow Canyon High School. K-12 schools restaurants, a historic Original Townsite are run by the rapidly-growing Dysart and family-friendly new schools? No Unified School District. matter how you look at it, Residents and city leaders Surprise is the new destination are working together to make city for Valley newcomers and The nearby Surprise an even better place old timers alike. nature is a to live, work and play. Major The open spaces and transportation improvements dynamic energy of Surprise must-see are underway, and the city are drawing attention from is expanding crucial services around the country. When for visitors such as water treatment plants the Texas Rangers and Kansas looking for a and police and fire facilities.

City Royals were looking for Residents are actively engaged a new spring training home, taste of the in helping amend the Surprise they chose Surprise. Now, the General Plan and develop sensational Surprise Stadium real West the Surprise Strategic Vision. hosts dozens of exciting games Growth that is sensitive each year, and draws rave to our spectacular desert environment reviews from residents and visitors alike. while integrating transportation, jobs It was recently voted “Best Place to see a and schools are among the hallmarks of Spring Training Game” in Arizona.

Surprise’s planning outlook.

If you’re a fan of all things sporty, you Check out Surprise! Cruise our web need to know Surprise is just minutes site, www.surpriseaz.com, for more from University of Phoenix Stadium, information about the best place in home of the Arizona Cardinals, which is Arizona to live, work and play. right next to the Glendale Arena, where

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Glendale

Historic Sahuaro Ranch

Great Glendale Escapes • Tour the University of Phoenix

Stadium – this architectural wonder is home to the 2008 Super Bowl • Go

antiquing, shopping, and dining in Historic Downtown

• Shop

Cabela’s – the world’s foremost outfitter

• Flirt

with a few peacocks at Historic Sahuaro Ranch

• Watch your tyke take to the playland

at Arrowhead Towne Center

• Catch

a Coyotes hockey game in the Jobing.com Arena

• Satisfy

your sweet tooth at Cerreta Candy Company

• Take

a carriage ride beneath the twinkling lights of Glendale Glitters

• Create

your own souvenir at The Bead Museum

• Start

your Glendale journey at the Glendale Visitor Center. We look forward to meeting you!

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Glendale Glitter & Glow Block Party, Catlin Court, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Glitters

Glendale born Marty Robbins was the first country western singer to win a Grammy and helped make tight jeans and cowboy hats hot.

As the Avenues’ largest city, Glendale is a perfect place to begin your journey.

Call us egocentric, but the world is watching Glendale – raising its eyebrow as we land the universe’s largest sporting events, biggest developments and coolest amenities.

Located on the western edge of Phoenix, Glendale is a convenient 20 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

As Arizona’s fourth-largest city and home to the 2008 Super Bowl, Glendale offers travelers a wide variety of amenities including the famous Historic Downtown shopping district, legendary special events and festivals, museums and cultural attractions, and award winning professional sports facilities. We are the proud home of the largest Air Force Training Base in the world. We’re home of one of the wealthiest zip codes in the state.

We’re home of the ultimate trifecta of football, the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, 2007 BCS College Football National Championship and 2008 Super Bowl. We’re home of one of the nation’s top shopping and dining districts. Glendale is one of the fastest growing Arizona cities, yet remains most famous for its well-preserved charm. We welcome you to discover Glendale.

It’s time we shared the secret about our Historic Downtown. This retro-chic destination incorporates two distinct neighborhoods, home to more than 90 specialty and antique shops that get national attention for the retail-chainfree collection of shops slinging vintage clothing, turn-of-(last)-century furniture and even pop-culture collectibles.

Although the area is seamless to tour on foot, the difference in its two neighborhoods is revealed in the redbrick, main-street-style buildings of Old Towne versus the charming bungalows-turnedshops of Catlin Court. If you’re smart, you’d start in the center at the Glendale Visitor Center and pick up a handy

a sparkling canopy over ten square blocks.

You’ll want to have your camera handy for the family holiday portrait that will make your in-laws green with envy. After all, walking map. And, they give away free you’ll be wearing shorts in December. candy. The good kind.

Culture and heritage seekers also find Although publications line up to name solace in Glendale. Preserving one of Historic Downtown among the nation’s the Valley’s oldest and most magnificent best shopping districts, the area still homesteads, Historic Sahuaro Ranch feels like a secret only you’ve discovered. consists of 13 original buildings and a Spread throughout a series of tree-lined breathtaking rose garden. A weekend city blocks, the treasure-seeking crowds wedding is a common sight, and the park’s are never overwhelming. stately peacocks are popular guests for the In addition to Historic Downtown, receiving line. But don’t chase these majestic shoppers can also delight at one of residents, or the wedding attendees for that the largest malls in the region – the matter. They won’t like you. beautifully designed Arrowhead Towne If you weren’t on the invite list in the Center. Conveniently located just off the first place, don’t fret, tours are available Loop 101 freeway, the mall features water of both this park and the breathtaking fountains, a movie theater and more than Manistee Ranch, a Glendale Historical 170 shops and restaurants. This mall has Society crown jewel. spurred the successful development of Glendale is home to one-of-a-kind the Bell Road Corridor, which now is museums that pay tribute to everything the home to more than 100 restaurants. from beads to the police profession. Spend The soon-to-be-completed Westgate City a day exploring these fantastic displays Center sports and retail mega complex beginning at The Bead Museum, which located at Glendale Avenue and Loop 101 weaves a fascinating story of the global will redefine Glendale dining history of beads with its and nightlife when complete.

110,000 pieces. Don’t miss The outdoor enthusiast won’t In case you’ve the Police Museum that pays want to miss Cabela’s – the tribute to Glendale’s finest. missed it, world’s foremost outfitter, For food lovers, another located in the Zanjero District popular attraction is Cerreta we’re in the just north of the Westgate Candy Company. The owners City Center. In addition to delight in giving tours during national offering quality outdoor which visitors receive samples merchandise, the 160,000 sq. spotlight of silky chocolate. And if ft. showroom is an educational sweet-tooth satisfaction and entertainment attraction, is not your choice, sample featuring a décor of museum-quality the German, Austrian, Italian, Asian, animal displays, huge aquariums and Southern and Mexican cuisine. In fact, trophy animals interacting in realistic reone of our charming eateries was featured creations of their natural habitats. fare in The New Yorker. Call us and Historic Downtown Glendale also is we’ll tell you which one. famous for its festivals. Glendale Glitters We’ll also tell you a few other reasons Holiday Lights Spectacular evokes a glow you should visit Glendale. Glendale is a from the city beginning the day after visitor’s treasure chest filled with fabulous Thanksgiving lasting through mid-January options, so come spoil yourself. You with a million multi-colored lights creating deserve it. arizona avenues

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Wickenburg

Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts

Get Wild in Wickenburg and...

• Pan

for gold at Robson’s Arizona Mining World

• Play

cowboy at an authentic dude ranch

• Take

a desert sky ride in a hot air balloon

• Watch

for birds at Hassayampa River Preserve

• Summit • Saddle

Vulture Peak

up and ride to dinner

• Shoot

for par at Los Caballeros Golf Course ranked among the nation’s best by Golf Digest

• Tour the historic district, western

art galleries and Old West buildings • Soak

up authentic culture at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum and the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts

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Jeeping near Wickenburg, Rancho de los Caballeros, Gold Rush Days Parade, Desert Caballeros Western Museum’s Aiken Fisher Gallery

Wickenburg, founded in 1863, is the oldest town in Greater Phoenix and was once the Wild West.

Presenting perhaps the most complete Western experience in Arizona, Wickenburg is an excellent place to enjoy your vacation time — be it a day, week, month or lifetime.

Wickenburg beckons its visitors to be the cowboy they dreamed of as children. In fact, five distinct Wickenburg guest ranches offer complete Western experiences. City slickers can saddle up for horseback rides and cattle drives, strap in for four-wheel tours or float away on hot-air balloon rides.

Back at the ranch, guests enjoy gourmet meals, a refreshing dip in the pool or a relaxing round of golf – perhaps at one of Golf Digest’s Top 75 Golf Courses in the country, Los Caballeros Golf Club.

In addition, many unique bed & breakfasts and hotels cater to the cowboy as well as the traveler.

The town motto of “Spend a Day, Out Wickenburg Way” is also backed up by a variety of Western art galleries, unique Western shops, historical attractions, Old West experiences, cultural activities and natural attractions.

The Desert Caballeros Western Museum is celebrating its 47th year and is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history and art of Arizona and the West. It takes pride in being Arizona’s Most Western Museum.

The permanent collection includes Native American and late 19th- and 20thcentury Western American paintings and sculptures. The museum also offers special exhibits, lectures, workshops, classes and tours.

The Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce has a map for a self-guided tour of

equipment was used to extract ore from the ground and process it. Visitors also may pan for gold or hike to prehistoric Indian petroglyphs etched in the ridge behind the town. downtown historic buildings, some dating Wickenburg’s natural treasures also back to the early 1900s, including the include The Nature Conservancy’s 111-year-old Santa Fe Depot, now the Hassayampa River Preserve, with its Chamber of Commerce office and Official 230 species of birds including eagles.

Arizona Visitors Center.

This riparian treasure includes springOther notable attractions include a fed Palm Lake, a unique four-acre Santa Fe Steam Locomotive, a veteran pond and marsh habitat. The beautiful of the rails between Chicago and the and state-of-the-art 600-seat Del E. West; the Historic Garcia “Little Red Webb Center for the Performing Arts, School House,” and the Jail Tree, a 200located on the campus of year-old mesquite tree which Wickenburg High School, once served as Wickenburg’s has scheduled performances jail. The Massacre Monument The nearby from October through May commemorates a somber nature is a in a season of shows that moment in history, dedicated reflect the diversity, beauty, to lives lost in an 1871 must-see energy and excitement of stagecoach attack by bandits, the performing arts. mistakenly thought to be for visitors For more than five decades, committed by surrounding looking for a Wickenburg has hosted the Yavapai-Apache Indians. annual Gold Rush Days in Rising above the town taste of the February in celebration of is Vulture Peak, where one its ranching and mining of the richest gold mines real West heritage. Activities in the in Arizona was discovered. historic district include arts/ Today, Vulture Mine is a crafts exhibits, gold panning, a senior tantalizing remnant of mining history, professional rodeo and one of the largest showcasing original mining equipment parades in the state. The Chamber also and some of the old structures. Vulture produces annual events such as Fiesta de Peak itself is an excellent, yet strenuous, Septiembre, Wickenburg Fly-In & Classic hiking destination. The two-mile trail Car Show, a Bluegrass Festival, Cowboy leads hikers just below the summit.

Christmas Poets Gathering and the Mining buffs also should visit Robson’s popular “Christmas Parade of Lights.”

Arizona Mining World, showcasing the Call the Chamber for all of the special Nella-Meda gold mining camp. Along event information at 928.684.5479 or with antique mining equipment and online at outwickenburgway.com historic buildings, displays show how the arizona avenues

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Out Wickenbu rg Way Best Western Rancho Grande

The Best Western Rancho Grande is conveniently located in the heart of historical downtown Wickenburg. Walk to art galleries, restaurants, antique and boutique shops as well as the remarkable Desert Caballeros Museum. The property’s 80 guestrooms and suites, featuring Southwestern architecture and décor, make for a great place to call home during your visit to the area. After a day of horseback or ATV riding, golfing, prospecting for gold or shopping, enjoy the pool and spa that are heated year-round. 293 E. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg, 800.854.7235, bwranchogrande.com

Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts

Staging Magical Moments – From the moment you enter the theatre you will be amazed at the quality of the artists; at the intimacy; at the crowd...in Wickenburg. This 600-seat stateof-the-art theatre presents professional performances October though May. Experience the thrill of live music, dance and theatre. Find us at 1090 S. Vulture Mine Road, Wickenburg, Box Office 928.684.6624, delewebbcenter.org

Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Named an “Arizona Treasure” by Governor Janet Napolitano, this museum is one you surely don’t want to miss. Here, art and history go hand in hand with one of the most complete collections of Western art in the country, along with one of the finest selections of historic cowboy memorabilia ever opened to the public. There’s also a historic Wickenburg street, a fascinating Out on the Ranch exhibit, plus exciting changing exhibitions all of which make this “Arizona’s Most Western Museum.” Visit daily 10am to 5pm, Sunday 12pm to 4pm, 21 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg, 928.684.2272, westernmuseum.org.

Double D Western World

Double D Western World – all things Western offers complete furnishings for you, your home, and your horse. Arizona’s largest Discount Western Wear Store also has boots, hats, tack, feed, western furniture, western art gallery, and archery supplies. Enjoy 24,000 square feet of shopping under one roof.

Open Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 10am-5pm. 955 W. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg, 928.684.7987 or 602.254.1230, ddwesternworld.com, email: ddworld@globalcrossings.net

Gold Nugget Art Gallery

Housed in a charming historic adobe house, the Gold Nugget Art Gallery was established in 1988 and features the work of over 40 of the Southwest’s finest artists in all media including painting, sculpture, wood, glass, gourd, pottery, and designer jewelry. Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm. 274 E. Wickenburg Way at Wickenburg’s Heritage Square, 928.684.5849, goldnuggetartgallery.com, email: cindy@goldnuggetartgallery.com

Rancho de los Caballeros

Rancho de los Caballeros, celebrating its 59th season, is a premier guest ranch resort situated among 20,000 acres of pristine high Sonoran desert. A string of 100 horses to ride through the sweeping vistas of the desert, an 18-hole championship golf course, tennis, trap & skeet shooting, a heated outdoor pool, naturalist program, mountain biking, hot air ballooning, desert Jeep tours, conference center and the Caballeros Kids Program. 1551 S. Vulture Mine Road, Wickenburg, 928.684.5484, 800.684.5030 or visit our web site at SunC.com.

Robson’s Arizona Mining World

Take a trip back in time to 1890. Spend the day in our authentic mining town, have lunch and stay the night in our 26-room bed and breakfast. We have accommodations for families and groups, cowboy cookouts, and the world’s largest collection of antique mining equipment. The chapel on the hill is an ideal location for weddings, church retreats, vow renewals and more. Our remote location offers miles of pristine hiking, photo opportunities and is great for bird watching. Drive 24 miles west of Wickenburg on Highway 60, turn north on 71, go four miles, located between mileposts 89 & 90. 928.685.2609, robsonsminingworld.com

Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce

Most often the Wickenburg Chamber is the first contact for visitors, new residents, and businesses coming into the area. The 110-year old historic Santa Fe Depot Visitor Center will provide you with information to experience authentic western hospitality. 800.942.5242, outwickenburgway.com, wickenburgchamber.com Thanks for the Rain Bronze, DCWM Park downtown Wickenburg

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Northwest Valley

Golf the Northwest Valley

Pleasures of the Northwest Valley • Enjoy

an off-Broadway musical at one of several venues for performing arts

• Hike,

bike, camp, picnic or horseback ride in the White Tank Mountains

• Take

up one of our most popular activities – golf – with several courses to enjoy

• Curl

up and read a great book at one of the libraries

• Look,

not touch, the impressive display of cacti at the Caliche Cactus Garden

• Meet

the friendly folks at the Northwest Valley Chamber of Commerce who will help you find your way around.

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library, the Del E. Webb Hospital and Sun City Louisa Kellam Center for Women’s The explosive growth, taking place Health, several healthcare providers, in the Northwest Valley is all around grocery stores, drug stores and spas.

Sun City, the nation’s first planned Drive your golf car or bike to visit retirement community, still having the friends and run errands. A lifestyle greatest concentration of recreational you need to see to believe. facilities. Sports, arts and education, crafts & hobbies, and medical facilities El Mirage all are available in, or within six miles El Mirage is the gateway to the of Sun City. Well-constructed homes, burgeoning northwest Valley. In the past built in the 1960s and 1970s, are five years, El Mirage has grown faster being remodeled and updated with the than any other city in Arizona, with a latest amenities, and beautiful mature 300 percent population increase. Nestled landscaping abounds.

Coupling along the Agua Fria River, this with low sales tax, this 11-square-mile city was affordable utilities, founded in 1937. Even as convenient location (only ‘Sun Cities it has welcomed the influx two miles from the Valley’s feature active of new residents, the city extensive freeway and has retained its traditional, Interstate system), all make retirement at close-knit charm. The City Sun City a value that can’t of El Mirage celebrates its be ignored. its best.’ past, its people and most importantly, its transition Sun City West into the future. The city’s Hispanic A premier Del Webb retirement heritage is proudly celebrated at the community with over 17,000 homes, Annual Founder’s Day event.

Sun City West hosts four recreation centers, seven golf courses, a public Youngtown and a private country club. The 7,200Youngtown was the first full-fledged seat Maricopa County Events Center retirement community in the country is located within the community and and the first to restrict residency to arranges for headliner entertainment. those older than 59 years old, but Residents enjoy fitness, sports and is now open to residents of all ages. over 106 charter and civic clubs.

Situated on the opposite bank of the Residents continue to play baseball, Agua Fria from El Mirage, Youngtown participate in the Variety Show, boasts its own Historical Society choral groups and volunteer activities. and the Caliche Cactus Garden, a Amenities are just minutes away collection of native cacti. which include shopping centers, a

Youngtown, America’s first retirement community was established in 1954 on a dairy farm. Better there than a nudist colony.

For your complete Arizona Avenues travels, here are a few other communities in the Northwest Valley that round out the visitor experience.

Buckeye

Arlington Wildlife Habitat

Buckeye’s Best Bets • Cruise

back in time on Historic Route 80, with original patches of concrete still available for your tires’ pleasure

• Fly

in a gyroplane or skydive over Buckeye’s desertscapes and sprawling farms

• Sample the best biscuits and gravy

in the West at Darla’s Country Kitchen • Enjoy

spectacular mountain views at the local golf courses that rival some of the best in the state

• View

the myriad of colors from desert flora and fauna while atop your mountain bike

• Watch

cowboys saddle up at the Helzapoppin’ PRCA Rodeo, all from the comfort of your own, non-bucking seat

• Have

a “Cotton-pickin’ Good Time” at Countryfest

• Relive the history of this town settled

by Ohioans at the Buckeye Historical and Archeological Museum

• Jump

into the pool at the Aquatics Center

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Rainbow Valley Bike Trail, Buckeye Aquatic Center, Hobo Joe, Sundance Golf Course

The Helzapoppin’ Rodeo tradition began in Buckeye Valley in 1935. The name says it all.

While the drive west from downtown Phoenix to this treasured town is only a mere 30 minutes, once you arrive in Buckeye, it will seem as though you’re a million miles away.

This town, founded on farming and ranching, now finds itself at an exciting crossroads where heritage complements expansion. Once a small farming and ranching community, Buckeye now serves as the home to thousands of families, and the special finds offered to the visitor have only become more ample with time.

Stand in the middle of any Buckeye thoroughfare and you’re provided with a mountain view at the end of every corridor. It is this seamless blend with nature that gives Buckeye its sense of place. While it is a running joke among many Arizona natives that the state’s rivers are as dry as the legendary heat, that fable couldn’t be more false in this neck of the desert, where vivid greens and gentle waters mark the Gila River.

Nature surrounds in all directions, be it the majestic peaks of the White Tank Mountains to the north or the subtle rolls of Buckeye Hills, which has been carefully preserved to maintain the environmental elements that separate the region from other stretches of the Greater Phoenix Valley.

Bird watchers will delight at the Arlington and Robbins Butte Wildlife areas, and trails throughout the Buckeye Hills offer even more glimpses of native desert animals.

Beyond the desert creatures, flora and fauna, lies a thriving town. There is no question about it, Buckeye is BIG! There are currently 11 master-planned communities consisting of 1,000 acres or more being developed. Buckeye will be home to more than 100,000 in the year 2010.

Amidst the housing boom lies the heart of the town. Icons have carefully been

gear is enough to bring the rawhide out in all of us, it’s really the original wood-planked floor that people come to see here. Owner Levi Beard is on hand most days to share the history of the boards, which date back to 1932 and have garnered offers of as much as $1 million. preserved along the main street — historic Buckeye Town Park, adjacent to Route 80 (the southern sister of the famed downtown, is home to the area’s museum, Route 66). Once the only all-weather, which offers visitors a pleasant journey all-year route to California, the highway’s through time. The Buckeye Historical early relationship with Buckeye includes and Archeological Museum features an a partnership as a bustling fuel stop for impressive collection of pottery made by travelers heading east and west. It wasn’t the Hohokam and Anasazi tribes, early uncommon to see dozens of pumps lining inhabitants of Greater Phoenix. the roadway, and many businesses, such In addition, Town Park is home to as hotels and restaurants, placed pumps at a wonderful aquatic center with an their front just to get in on the action.

Olympic-sized swimming The highway has been pool, complete with 35upgraded over the years, but The special foot water slide and other its early concrete architecture water features that will keep is still visible in many areas of finds offered everyone cool and relaxed. town. One such patch is looked to the visitor If it’s views you’re looking over by the towering statue of for and the lookout points Hobo Joe, a colorful symbol of have only from nearby mountains just a past Valley restaurant chain. don’t seem to carry you The playful giant is also the become high enough, check out subject of many conversations more ample Buckeye’s Municipal Airport. around town, sparking tall The airport offers hangars, tales sure to be passed down with time gyroplane rides, skydiving to future generations. lessons and flight instruction, While such lore is rare in as well as 24-hour aviation fuel capability, the Phoenix area, the historic flavor of ensuring the perfect view from above. many Buckeye businesses still exists. For Visitors will also enjoy the many local an authentic Buckeye breakfast or lunch, events that take place throughout the you’ll want to step into Darla’s Country year. Professional rodeos, demolition Kitchen. Always filled with locals, Darla’s derbies, the West Valley Air Fair, Pioneer is the sort of place you come for piping Days, Countryfest, Fourth of July, Great hot grilled sandwiches and the tantalizing Salsa Challenge, the Hometown Holiday smell of home-cooked goodness all served Boutique, and the Christmas Electric up with just the right amount of sass.

Light Parade are just a sampling of If it’s the cowboy in you that needs Buckeye traditions. satisfying, you’re sure to find the perfectWith so much to see and do, it’s no fitting pair of Wranglers and Stetsons at wonder so many people are making Beard’s Western and Country Store. And Buckeye their home. while the endless inventory of Western arizona avenues

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Go odyear

The Gila River

Goodyear’s Best Bets • Taste some of the hottest AssKickin’sauce

this side of the Mississippi at Southwest Specialty’s Gift Shop • Study

words that were printed more than 500 years ago at the Bible Museum

• Gaze

at breathtaking desert views and watch native wildlife all while walking along the banks of the same waters that once led gold rushers to their California fortunes

• Improve

your short game and take on some of the Valley’s toughest fairways at one of Goodyear’s spectacular golf courses

• Get

your heart pumping with a twowheeled adventure through Estrella Mountain Park or take a leisurely morning horse ride

• Get

your shopping fix at one of the city’s dozens of shopping locations

• Travel

along Goodyear’s 100 miles of bike paths – one of the longest systems in the Valley

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still sustains a Hohokam pit house and Built around the successes of the several petroglyphs.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber plant and With such spectacular desert aerospace engineering, this town, which surrounds, it’s not surprising that was once populated with military Goodyear also plays host to some of the employees during World War II due to state’s most challenging and dramatic its proximity to Luke Air Force Base, golf courses. Part of the upscale, growing now hosts more than 50,000 residents Estrella Mountain Ranch community, and boasts a slate of upscale amenities Estrella Mountain Ranch Golf Club and hidden desert treasures for the provides breathtaking views along its outdoor enthusiast.

18 holes, which wind through some Whether it’s hiking, biking, golfing, of Arizona’s most impressive desert rowing or simply enjoying the outdoors mountain corridors. A sharp contrast, that you seek, this desert find nestled the Estrella Mountain Park course offers at the base of the immense Estrella lush greenery and rolling hills at the base Mountains has a locale to meet your of the mountain range. PebbleCreek’s needs. The nearly 20,000-acre Estrella Tuscany Falls and Eagle’s Nest, as well Mountain Regional Park provides 33 as Palm Valley round out some of the miles of trails for mountain biking, region’s best links. hiking and horseback For the more leisurely riding. A major competitive visitor, Goodyear offers mountain biking track Beautiful for a relaxed yet refined with two loops offers eight alternative to the often miles of riding for any hiking, biking, busy and crowded East skill level and five miles Valley cities. Dining at the recommended for experts golfing, many nationally known only. The park also includes rowing restaurants or the upscale, picnic facilities and a locally-owned Toscano’s children’s playground. or simply Grill or Bella Luna Further exploration of Ristorante are the perfect the park reveals flowing enjoying the way to cap an afternoon water that rises from deep of shopping at the city’s underground along the outdoors dozens of shops. Culture Gila River water basin. also abounds as Goodyear Surrounded by intense is home to the Bible Museum, which greenery and wildlife, the river also features millions of dollars in historic provides for excellent catch-and-release Bible printings, including original pages fishing with proper state licensing, as of the Guttenberg Bible. Open 24/7, the well as kayaking and paddling. Onemuseum is located inside the Hampton hour guided river tours offer off-trail Inn, one of Goodyear’s seven hotels views, and moonlight hikes along the that cater to the business and vacation trails offer unique evening glimpses of traveler. The museum owner invites native wildlife, such as beavers, snakes, guests to actually touch the 500-plusgreat-horned owls, javelinas, coyotes year-old tomes. and bobcats.

While Goodyear continues to Rooted in history, the Gila River welcome hundreds of new residents served as the original boundary for each month, the city strives to maintain the Gadsden Purchase and was the the understated treasures that give it its pathway for early gold rushers headed unique identity, and it is that humbleness west to make their newfound fortune that makes it even more endearing. It’s in California. Evidence of the area’s a place where you will feel connected to Native American history lies within the community right away. the Estrella Mountain range, which

Goodyear is home to The Antiquarium Museum, featuring rare books and bibles. They also grew cotton for the tire people once. There’s probably not much of a connection.

Goodyear is a city defined by nature’s elements— land and air playing the starring roles.

Southwest Valley

The Wigwam Resort

Splendid options in the Southwest Valley • Lounge

poolside at the historic and famed Wigwam Resort

• Enjoy

a wine tasting in the Historic Main Street of Litchfield Park

• Feed

a giraffe by hand at the Wildlife World Zoo

• Tap

your foot to the drumbeat at the West Valley Art Council’s Native American Arts Festival

• Summit

the Estrella Mountains and revel in the views of Greater Phoenix

• Rejoice

in the roar of the engines at Phoenix International Raceway

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you have another reason to spend Litchfield Park time in this beautiful city. Litchfield Voted “One of the 10 Best Places to Park is quickly becoming known for Live in Arizona,” the City of Litchfield its celebration of the arts. The City’s Park is a beautiful small city of 4,500 award-winning festivals and six Arts residents located approximately 15 miles in the Park outdoor concerts, along west of Phoenix. This community, with with the annual Library Arts and its palm and orange tree lined streets, Crafts show and the West Valley Arts was founded in 1917 and became an Council’s Native American festival truly incorporated municipality in August makes Litchfield Park a destination of 1987. Featuring a quaint downtown place for art and music lovers alike. business district and Starwood Luxury Collection’s Four-Star Wigwam Golf Tolleson Resort and Spa, this “oasis in the Tolleson, a self-contained community desert” is a favorite destination for 10 miles west of downtown Phoenix, many in the West Valley. is near Cricket Pavilion, an outdoor Opened to the public in 1929, The musical amphitheater with seating for Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa has 20,000 that hosts theatrical earned numerous four and presentations and some of five star awards. The recently rock’s biggest names. redesigned Blue and Gold Wildlife World It’s a city that has Golf courses, along with the retained its foundation of Red Golf Course, make the Zoo offers a family-oriented, friendly, Wigwam’s 54 holes of golf the largest small town while creating a a true golfing destination. regional employment base While visiting or staying collection of that enriches life regionally. at this authentic Arizona W.G. Tolleson of South resort, you will want to exotic animals Carolina founded the town take advantage of the new in Arizona in 1912. Today, Tolleson Red Door Spa and the AAA measures about six square Four-Diamond Arizona miles and was incorporated Kitchen Restaurant. in 1929. Once dependent on agriculture, Old Litchfield Road, adjacent to Tolleson today has a strong commercial the Wigwam Resort, was once the and industrial base. town’s main street and maintained The City of Tolleson has become its original soda-fountain and drug a strong distribution hub for store until the late 1990s, long after companies wishing to deliver products the super-center invasion. Today, that to southwestern markets. This is commercial stretch boasts a fabulous primarily due to its excellent location mom-and-pop collection including a just south of Interstate 10 and the coffee and sandwich shop, a wine bar, interchange with Loop 101. The city of a gourmet pizza parlor and a Mexican Tolleson hosts many large employers, restaurant featuring fun and delicious including Sunland Beef, Kroger’s, dining inside or on their outside patio.

Albertson’s, Salt River Project, and A beauty parlor, barber shop and art Sysco Food Systems. In addition gallery makes the historic Litchfield to distribution and food, fiber and Park experience one to remember. natural products, the community has If you enjoy art and craft festivals, a strong manufacturing structure. outdoor concerts and indoor jazz,

From 1931 to 1944 Litchfield Park was the test site for Goodyear auto, truck and tractor tires. Again, no obvious connection to Goodyear’s bible people, but who knows.

The southern part of Arizona’s Avenues beckons the traveler to enjoy a variety of amenities. Here are brief descriptions of the Southwest Valley communities.

Avondale’s friendly bike paths, Lakefront community, Gateway Shopping Center

Avondale The RACE is on for Avondale. In the late 19th century, Avondale was a pit stop on the main thoroughfare for folks racing to the ‘Golden Coast’ via stagecoach or schooner. Today, this vibrant city is a premier destination for NASCAR racing, education, arts, festivals, shopping, dining, recreation and family living.

With 70,000 residents in Avondale, the population is expected to top off at 123,000 by 2020. Designated one of the top ranked Cities in the Nation to live in regard to job growth (Money Magazine 2006), it’s nestled at the base of the scenic Estrella Mountains, where the Agua Fria and Gila rivers meet. Avondale is located off Interstate 10, just a 15-minute commute from the heart of Phoenix.

New developments for shopping, restaurants, fine hotels and other commercial ventures have revved up in the last few years. Avondale offers multiple retail power centers, including Gateway Pavilions, Coldwater Plaza, Gateway Crossing and Alameda Crossing. The newly opened Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites are just off of Interstate 10.

Avondale offers numerous annual events such as Fiesta de Avondale and Billy Moore Heritage Days, regional soccer tournaments at Friendship Park, and plenty of tee times at Coldwater Golf Club. With the opening of the West Valley Arts Center in 2008, there will be added opportunities for arts and culture. For nature lovers, Avondale offers wildlife viewing, hiking, biking and trail running opportunities

on the developing Tres Rios Recreation Corridor and Maricopa County Park is found at the base of the Estrellas.’

Opportunities to excel in education are boundless – Avondale is home to Estrella Mountain Community College, Northern Arizona University State Distance Learning and Universal Technical Institute.

As home to Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale takes the checkered flag when it comes to national sporting events in the Southwest! The two NASCAR races in Avondale – the Subway Fresh 500 and the Checker AutoParts 500 – each draw over 400,000 race enthusiasts and driver teams from across the country and around the globe. The RACE is on for Avondale. Take the wheel and experience Avondale for yourself.

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Feelin’ Sporty?

The state colors are blue and gold, neither of which is used by any of Arizona’s professional sports teams although they would look lovely on a helmet.

Crack of the bat. Rev of the engine. Thud of a perfect tackle. Crunch of a shoulder into the glass.

Avenues dignitaries, and some really smart Forget your serenity CD; these are the sporty people, brought you Cactus League new sounds of the desert. Or at least in the Spring Training currently in both Peoria desert of Arizona Avenues – an area fast and Surprise, and Goodyear in 2008. In becoming the nation’s newest sports Mecca simplest terms, it’s how baseball was meant with a lineup of professional football, to exist – sans contract disputes and egos. hockey, lacrosse, baseball, and auto and Simply pure Americana complete with horse racing, all of which exude, embrace peanuts, Cracker Jacks and the best beer and even fuel that famous Arizona heat. in a plastic cup this side of the Gila River.

These aren’t your typical teams or Not only is it good and old-fashioned, venues. To be in our Avenues, you have but it’s also affordable fun for the whole to have a certain je ne sais quoi. Perhaps family. Peoria Sports Complex welcomes it’s the confidence and sex appeal uniquely the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres, characteristic to the Western Area of and the Surprise Municipal Greater Phoenix and rarely Stadium opens its outfield found in other American to the Kansas City Royals Metropolises.

Simply pure and Texas Rangers every Take the University of March. You can sit in the Phoenix Stadium, home Americana grass, in the glory of an 80of the Arizona Cardinals, complete with degree March morning, and which opened August 12, remember why the hot dog 2006 in Glendale. Talk about peanuts, Cracker was once your favorite food.

American, this stadium is And while you’re in such home to Super Bowls, College Jacks and the a gridiron state of mind, Football Fiesta Bowl National shift gears just a bit to catch Championships and one of the best beer in a the action out at Phoenix NFL’s founding franchises, the International Raceway’s Arizona Cardinals. plastic cup NASCAR series. Often Check out the Jobing.com the Rodney Dangerfield of Arena. Born December 27, pro sports, professional racing is fully 2003, to a howling house of rabid Coyotes embraced in the Arizona Avenues. The fans, this arena has also been heralded by checkered flags have no place in our headline performers and named best new closets. The West Valley raceway is host to major concert venue by Pollstar magazine. year-round events, including the Winston Sure, we could brag to you about the Cup Series. Admit it, you kind of like the arena’s authentically Arizonan architecture, smell of gasoline. It’s OK. the 2 million square feet of adjacent If you prefer a different type of entertainment space, or the countless fanpursuit, keep in mind cars aren’t the driven amenities. But that’s not our style. only things racing through the southwest Instead, we challenge you to experience desert. Turf Paradise’s live thoroughbred the game for yourself. While the rooftop racing will celebrate its 51st Anniversary beams of heat, our floor chills to the season this year. The state’s third largest bone as our hometown hockey pros glide sporting attraction offers a breathtaking effortlessly across the ice, crashing into both mountainous backdrop for fans of all ages the glass and the opposition. While legend and boasts live racing September to May. has it that it’s the werewolf’s bite that infects We told you the Arizona Avenues venues human nature, once you’ve been bitten by have an attitude all of their own. But you’ll the Coyotes’ excitement, you won’t be able see when you get here. We promise. And to control the howl within you. if you play nice, we might just send you We concede that not everyone is a home with a few pennants. screaming hockey maniac. So, the Arizona

Phoenix Coyotes

For team and ticket information: • Cardinals

Football 602.379.0102, azcardinals.com

• Coyotes Hockey

480.563.PUCK, phoenixcoyotes.com • Kansas

City Royals Spring Training 623.594.5600, surpriseaz.com

• National

Lacrosse League 480.563.7825, nll.com

• Phoenix

International Raceway 602.252.2227 phoenixinternationalraceway.com

• San

Diego Padres Spring Training Tickets 480.784.4444, Info 623.878.4337 peoriaaz.com/sportscomplex

• Seattle

Mariners Spring Training Tickets 480.784.4444, Info 623.878.4337 peoriaaz.com/sportscomplex

• Texas

Rangers Spring Training 623.594.5600, surpriseaz.com

• Turf

Paradise 602.942.1101, turfparadise.net

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A challenging par-70 parkland-style course with spectacular views of the White Tank Mountains gives golf in Phoenix a whole new meaning. Rolling terrain, an abundance of mature trees and undulating greens make Arizona Traditions one of the most unique courses. Come enjoy our awe-inspiring views and gorgeous layout today. 17225 N. Citrus Road, Surprise, 623.584.4000

Raven Golf Club at Verrado

Crafted by John Fought and 2006 Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman, the Raven Golf Club at Verrado is a mustplay for those seeking the very best golf the Sonoran Desert has to offer. From jaw dropping views and rugged natural beauty, to exceptional conditioning and the finest guest service in the business, the Raven Golf Club at Verrado has it all. 4242 N. Golf Drive, Buckeye, 623.388.3003, ravenatverrado.com

Sundance Golf Club PebbleCreek Golf Resort

Enjoy two of the West Valley’s finest golf courses at PebbleCreek Golf Resort. Eagles Nest, a par 72 championship layout offers challenging yet enjoyable rounds of golf all year around. Tuscany Falls offers three eighteen-hole, par 72 layouts with the addition of our new nine holes opening December 1st. Affordable rates, friendly people and great golf courses make PebbleCreek Golf Resort the place to play. Both courses are located off PebbleCreek Parkway on Clubhouse Drive in Goodyear.

Tee time reservations may be made up to three days in advance by calling 623.935.6750 for Eagles Nest Country Club or 623.536.2491 for Tuscany Falls Country Club.

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Sundance Golf Club is an exciting 18-hole golf facility in the West Valley. Panoramic views of the White Tank Mountains to the north and the Estrella Mountains to the south provide guests with a spectacular visual golfing experience. With four sets of tee boxes varying in distance from 5,300 to 7,000 yards, Sundance Golf Club offers an excellent test for players of all abilities. 900 S. Sundance Parkway, Buckeye, 623.328.0400

The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa

For nearly 80 years, The Wigwam has been an Authentic Arizona Resort. And now, discover an entirely new experience with multi-million dollar golf renovations, the pampering Red Door Spa, the acclaimed Jim McLean Golf School, and the addition of an upscale, contemporary steakhouse. Picture yourself taking an enriching escape. 300 Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, 888.869.7319, 623.935.9414, wigwamresort.com

Greater Phoenix is home to more golf courses per capita than any state west of the Mississippi River. That does not, however, indicate the average number of mulligans used in Greater Phoenix.

Golf

Arizona Traditions

Experience Arizona’s wondrous scenery and history with excellent guides on our day and multi-day trips. Choose from Grand Canyon, Apache Trail, Verde Canyon Railroad, Sedona and more. With over 17 years of experience, we’ll design a vacation made just for you!

800.766.7117, openroadtours.com

Pink Jeep Tours

Since 1958, Pink Jeep Tours has been providing the most talked about off-road adventures in the Southwest. Our award-winning excursions are known as the premier “must-do” tours in Sedona. Whether you’re seeking rugged adventure, Native American history and culture, nature, geology, or panoramic vistas, Pink Jeep has the right tour for you. 204 N. Highway 89A, Sedona, 928.282.5000, 800.873.3662, pinkjeep. com, email: reservations@pinkjeep.com

Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse

Arizona’s largest western-themed attraction complete with 1880’s town and the worldfamous Rawhide Steakhouse & Saloon. Newly located at Wild Horse Pass on the Gila River Indian Community, Rawhide offers guests an old west experience unlike any other.

The old west comes alive with live music, cowboys and gunfights, stagecoach rides and train rides, pettin’ ranch, cookouts, and ten unique retail shops. Our legendary town has welcomed guests for over 35 years. Admission to Rawhide is free! 5700 W. North Loop Road, Chandler, 480.502.5600, rawhide.com

Activities & Adventures

Open Road Tours

Turf Paradise

Join us during our 51st season of Live Thoroughbred racing at its finest. Watch the heart-pounding excitement as these incredible four-legged athletes sweep across the breathtaking mountainous backdrop. Venues for all, from our private executive party suites, exclusive Turf Club, casual Clubhouse or exciting Grandstands. Live racing from 10/6/06 through 5/6/07, 12:30pm-5pm, Friday-Tuesday.

1501 W. Bell Road, Phoenix, 602.942.1101, turfparadise.com

White Tanks Riding Stables

At White Tanks Riding Stables, you can take advantage of the glorious mild winter in the desert. “Hiking” on horseback for a one-hour or two-hour guided trail ride is a joy for novice or seasoned riders. Led rides are offered for younger riders. Catered group picnics, hay rides, campfires, and cookouts all make the desert experience exciting and memorable. November-April, Managers: Eve Trabandt and Chad Davey. 20300 W. Olive Ave. (White Tank Park entrance), Waddell, 623.935.7455, whitetanksriding.com

Williams Family Ranch

Williams Family Ranch invites you to discover how life is on a real working ranch. Live how cowpeople live and work. Enjoy the rustic headquarters located at the trailhead for the Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness.

“This ain’t no disco!” 928.308.0589, williamsfamilyranch@hughes.net, williamsfamilyranch.com

Spring Training USA

The official spring training vacation company for many of the Cactus League’s teams including the LA Angels, KC Royals, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and more. Vacation packages include preferred game tickets, hotel accommodations, custom merchandise, transportation, and best of all... you’ll be invited to exclusive events with your favorite team’s players and coaches! We welcome corporate and incentive groups (15 to 150 participants). Customized programs available. 800.892.7687, springtrainingusa.com

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At The Bead Museum, home to more than 100,000 beads and beaded artifacts, the extensive history of beads unfolds from earliest times to the present day. Visitors of all ages will learn about cultures around the world as permanent and changing exhibits reveal the bead story. Museum store and classes are available. Mention this ad for 15% off in the store. Open Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Thursday 10am-8pm, Sunday 11am-4pm. 5754 W. Glenn Drive, Glendale, 623.931.2737, beadmuseumaz.org, email: info@beadmuseumaz.org

Challenger Space Center

Mission...Possible. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, will be to take command of Mission Control and all the responsibilities aboard the International Space Station. If your friends and family want to get away from it all, send them to space at the Challenger Center. Missions last for two hours; call for schedules and availability. Proud to be the only Smithsonian Institution affiliate in Greater Phoenix. 21170 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria (Just off Loop 101 and Union Hills), 623.322.2001, azchallenger.org

Deer Valley Rock Art Center

The Deer Valley Rock Art Center is a museum, nature preserve, and archaeological site with the largest concentration of Native American rock art in the Phoenix Valley. Our interpretive trail takes you to a place where ancient people marked boulders with hundreds of special symbols called petroglyphs. Open Tuesday-Friday 8am-2pm (May-Sept.), Tueday-Friday 9am-5pm (Oct.-Apr.), Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 12-5pm. 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Glendale, 623.582.8007, asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac

Heard Museum West

The Heard is recognized internationally for the quality of its collections, educational programming and American Indian festivals.

Heard Museum West, now open in Surprise, is the Northwest Valley’s newest destination for permanent and changing exhibitions, shopping, classroom activities, lectures and hands-on activities for families. Open Tuesday-Sunday 9:30am-5pm, 16126 N. Civic Center Plaza in Surprise. (From W. Bell, take Bullard south to Paradise) 623.344.2200, heard.org.

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Sahuaro Ranch Park Historical Area

This 1885 homestead is one of the oldest and best-preserved examples of early ranches in the Salt River Valley. Original restored buildings and the lush grounds and gardens are open each day dawn to dusk. Special events such as: Antique Tractor Shows, Ballet Under the Stars and Arizona Ag Day invite visitors to experience the history, arts, and agricultural in a unique setting. 9802 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, 623.930.4203, glendaleaz.com/ ParksandRecreation/SahuaroRanchPark.cfm, email: pking@glendaleaz.com

Peoria Arizona Historical Society

Visit the agricultural museum featuring a blacksmith shop, dairy, and numerous other interactive displays. It’s always 1906 at Peoria’s two-room central school museum. Discover other fascinating exhibits including, but not limited to, the recently restored classroom, a doctor’s buggy, antique dolls, and a 1900 kitchen corner. There is also a lovely selection of old quilts. A tour, by appointment, to the tiny 1939 jail is a must, complete with original cells, FBI wanted posters, and the local bad guy. Private and group tours available. No admission charge. Tuesday and Sunday 1pm3pm, Wednesday 10am-noon, ThursdaySaturday 10am-2pm. 10304 N. 83rd Ave., PO Box 186, Peoria, 623.487.8030

Wildlife World Zoo

Arizona’s largest collection of exotic animals includes white tigers, jaguars, lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, kangaroos, monkeys, and 300 other species. Three large indoor exhibits feature reptiles, small mammals and aquariums.

Other activities include an African Train Ride, Australian Boat Ride, Exotic Animal Carousel, Wildlife Sky Ride, three interactive shows several times a day, cafe and free parking. Open daily, 9am-5pm. 16501 W. Northern Ave., Litchfield Park, 623.935.WILD, wildlifeworld.com

Xeriscape Demonstration Garden/ Glendale Main Library

Award-winning garden contains over 1,000 low-water-use plants excellent for Arizona gardens. Listening wands can be checked out inside the library for a self-guided garden tour. Free landscaping brochures are also available inside the library. Check the water conservation website for an online tour of the garden. Garden is open dawn to dusk.

5959 W. Brown St., Glendale, 623.930.3596, glendaleaz.com/waterconservation, email: jmiller@glendaleaz.com

When’s the last time you got personal with a panther? Wildlife World Zoo boasts the largest collection of exotic animals in Arizona.

Museums and Attractions

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Shopping

The Apple Tree When you think of shoes available in a variety of styles and colors, think of Anne’s Wide Shoes.

We offer a large selection of wide shoes for men in sizes 7-16 3E-6E and for women in sizes 5-13 D-4E. At Anne’s we emphasize proper fit in a stylish shoe. We are here to provide you with high-quality customer service and stylish, comfortable shoes. We have the largest selection and inventory of wide shoes in all of Arizona! Open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm. 17045 N. 59th Ave., Glendale.

602.439.8911, Second location in Chandler. anneswideshoes.com

One of downtown’s oldest and largest shops.

Wonderful antiques, quality reproductions and decorative accents to define your home.

Specializing in Country – from Colonial, Primitive, Cottage and Traditional to the updated Country-politan – furniture, rugs, lighting, linens, folk-art, pewter, red & yellow ware, prints and more. Also unique gifts, tantalizing candles and fun indulgences to soothe your spirit. Friendly, full service shop offering layaway, shipping and custom orders. Open every day. 5811 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale.

623.435.8486, appletreecountryshop@aol.com, e-mail: appletreeshop@aol.com

Arrowhead Towne Center

Arrowhead Towne Center is the Northwest Valley’s premier shopping destination with five department stores including Macy’s, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Sears and Mervyns, a 14-screen AMC Theatre, two sit-down restaurants, more than 170 specialty retailers, and a scenic outdoor amphitheater. Visit this architecturally pleasing, enclosed shopping mall with a resortstyle look. Your little ones will enjoy playing in the fun and safe “Peoria Nissan Town Center” play area. With the contemporary color palette, creative lighting designs, stylish floor treatments and outstanding stores, you will feel totally pampered shopping at Arrowhead Towne Center. West Bell Road at the Loop 101, Glendale, 623.979.7777, westcor.com

Bears & More

Jazz & Fashions on Fridays at AJ’s The Village at Arrowhead

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Located in a charming 1950’s style home and full of teddy bears and their friends, we are proud to be a club store for Steiff, Deb Canham, Boyds, and Hermann. Also featured are Artist Bears, Gund, Ganz, Ty, and a great selection of toys, books, puzzles, and educational games. Open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm (open until 6pm on Thursdays). 7146 N. 58th Drive, Glendale, 623.931.0339, 888.795.4442, bearsandmore.com, email: bearsmore@aol.com

The Grand Canyon is 227 miles long, 1 mile deep, and has an average width of 10 miles. Nearly 24 million shoeboxes would fit in there if you filled it up.

Too bad that many won’t fit in a closet.

Anne’s Wide Shoes

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Goodyear Market Place Swap Meet

Your one-stop modern swap meet all under one roof with 1,600 booths. Breakfast, Lunch, Pizza, Snacks. Free parking, free admission, and free live musical entertainment! Winter Hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 7am- 4pm. Summer Hours: Saturday and Sunday: 7am- 4pm. Handicapped accessible.

Goodyear Swap Meet “where shopping is an experience.”

Weekly drawings and giveaways! 17605 W. McDowell Rd., Goodyear I-10 & Cotton Lane, Exit 124, 623.853.1488, goodyearswap.com

Granny G’s Shady Nook Books and Antiques

Granny G’s Shady Nook Books and Antiques and What You Need Antiques are the 5,000 square feet welcoming stores at the east entrance of Glendale’s Downtown Historic District.

Located 1/2 block east of Cerreta’s Chocolate Factory, we are eclectic and stuffed with treasures. 5303 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale. Join us soon or call at 623.939.1462!

Plate It Up! Culinary Tools and Instruction

A dream store for people who love to cook (and eat!), featuring a comprehensive selection of high-end cookware, gadgets, knives, bakeware, and unique kitchen décor. Join us for a fun and informative cooking class; complete schedule on plateitup. com. Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday, 9am-5pm, 5707 W. Myrtle Ave., Glendale, 623.937.1267

Sandy’s Dream Dolls

Sandy’s Dream Dolls welcomes you to an enchanting world where the magic of childhood is captured forever. Browse through a wonderful collection of antique, artist and modern dolls and bears, as well as a large selection of gift items and silk fabric and lace. Take a class and make your own treasure. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm. 7154 N. 58th Drive, Glendale, 623.931.1579

C O N C I E R G E Continental Concierge

For friendly, personal and knowledgeable service, call Continental Concierge and let us accommodate your motel, hotel, resort, and car rental needs. At Continental Concierge, we pride ourselves in offering our clients a seamless, stress-free experience for the most frustrating aspect of business and leisure travel: reservations. And the best part? Our services are free. 602.595.5429, continentalconcierge.cc, email: continentalconcierge@cox.net

S PA Red Door Spa at The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa

New to The Wigwam, the 26,000-square-foot Red Door Spa is an inviting and uncluttered getaway where guests can lounge in plush surroundings made specifically for quiet, meditative relaxation. The first destination spa in the West Valley, it features massages, wraps, facials and signature Red Door services. 300 Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, 888.869.7319, 623.535.4967, wigwamresort.com

Sportsman’s Warehouse

If it’s for hunting, fishing or camping, Sportsman’s Warehouse is the place to shop. We’ve got everyday warehouse prices on all the name brands you want. You really have got to see this place to believe it. Sportsman’s Warehouse, 13277 W. McDowell Road, Goodyear, 623.536.0700

The Village at Arrowhead

The Village at Arrowhead, anchored by AJ’s Fine Foods, provides fun events and the ultimate shopping experience with distinctive fashion, home furnishings, restaurants and personal services. It is considered one of the most architecturally unique and aesthetically pleasing shopping centers in the West Valley. 20022 N. 67th Ave., Glendale (SW corner of 67th Ave. at the Loop 101), 480.664.3004

Your Hidden Treasures

For unique shopping pleasures, visit Your Hidden Treasures in Old Town Avondale. Find antiques as well as contemporary and modern collectables, pottery, and gifts to suit your style and taste. We have country, Victorian, ornate, vintage, Italian, French, Western, Southwestern, cherrywood, rustic and souvenirs. If you don’t see what you want, let us know and we’ll contact you when we get it! Visit our store at 100 E. Western (NE of Central on Western Ave) in Avondale, 623.932.9332

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Eat where the locals eat. Serving the West Valley since 1958.

Family owned and operated. Arturo’s fresh homemade Sonoran-style Mexican food restaurant and lounge. Dining where you taste the difference! Also, banquet room accommodates 60 people. Take out and catering. MondaySaturday 10am-10pm, 13290 W. Van Buren, Goodyear, 623.932.0241

Cucina Tagliani Italian Kitchen – Since 1993

Cucina Tagliani® offers flavorful Italian-American cooking in a rustic, Italian Countryside setting. Taste the difference in our home-style made-from-scratch sauces, dressings, soups and desserts. Menu includes veal, chicken and seafood dishes plus thin-crust pizzas, fresh salads, and Pick-A-Pasta Bowls with over 5,000 pasta-bilities. Lunch and dinner. 17045 N. 59th Ave., # 101, Glendale, 602.547.2782 and 8349 W. Bell Road, Peoria, 623.412.2670

Bitz-ee Mama’s Restaurant

2006 New Times’ “Reader’s Choice” “Best Mexican Food” Award. A warm and friendly place producing delicious inexpensive Mexican-American cuisine while using the finest ingredients. Eclectic live entertainment on Friday and Sunday and a Comedy Club the second Saturday of each month. 7023 N. 58th Ave., Glendale, 623.931.0562

Hooters

Hooters is the place to be whether you’re in blue jeans or a business suit. Home of the world famous Hooters Girls, chicken wings, seafood, sandwiches and more.

Happy hour, patio seating, sports on TV and six Valley locations! 16550 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria, 623.776.0123, hootersaz.com

McDuffys Peoria

Spacious dining room serves full menu for lunch and dinner daily. Accented by stylish lounge, with balcony and two patios, 90+ TVs, jumbo screens, and sports. Wednesday-Saturday nights offer a club experience: DJ, lighting, and dance floor until 2am. 15814 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria. Across from Peoria Sports Complex. 623.334.5000, mcduffys.com

Pete’s Fish & Chips, Inc.

Pete’s, serving the best fish, shrimp, oysters, scallops, burgers, dogs, and more; made the old fashioned way since 1947 and remains family owned and operated.

Their prices can’t be beat. Convenient drive-thru and take-out orders. Open Monday-Saturday 10am10:30pm. Seven other Valley locations to serve you!

5516 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, 623.937.6001, petesfishandchips.com

Rock Bottom Brewery

Serious About our Food. Crazy About our Beer.

Our obsession with beer is legendary, yet our passion for Great Food runs just as deep. From our commitment to fresh ingredients to the bread that we bake ourselves to our homemade desserts, every inspired recipe reflects the artistry and love that makes the Rock Bottom experience like no other. Banquet and private party space available.

7640 W. Bell Road, Glendale, 623.878.8822.

Sonic Drive-In

Sonic, America’s Drive-In is the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants and has more than 3,000 drive-ins coast to coast and in Mexico.

Stop in any of our 16 locations in the West Valley for delicious drinks and mouth-watering burgers.

To find the location nearest you, visit us at sonicdrivein.com.

Verrado Grill

Authentic. Unique. Dramatic. Verrado Grille serves mouthwatering steaks and pastas, seafood sensations and everything in-between, all in a warm atmosphere, superior service and breathtaking views at the base of the White Tank Mountains. 4242 N. Golf Drive, Buckeye, 623.388.3013

The Wigwam Resort’s Restaurants

The Wigwam offers seemingly endless dining options that are as diverse as they are inspired including the AAA Four Diamond-rated Arizona Kitchen and Grille on the Greens. 300 Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, 888.869.7319, 623.935.3811 wigwamresort.com

ZANG Asian Bistro

‘A Symphony of Unique Flavors’ from China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Asia. We use the highest quality fresh ingredients and exotic spices to prepare cooked to order menu selections. Try our lunch specials or a relaxed dinner and enjoy imported Asian beers, Saki, fine wines or a cocktail. Come and experience a beautiful, unique fine dining restaurant in Historic Downtown Glendale.

Lunch or Dinner (Closed Mondays). 6835 N. 58th Drive, Glendale, 623.847.8888

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Habanero Peppers are the hottest of the chili peppers. Don’t touch one and touch your eye. Really, don’t do it. Very serious ouchies will occur.

Dining

Arturo’s Mexican Food Restaurant & Lounge

Best Western Phoenix Goodyear Inn

Our full service hotel is a hospitality landmark.

Goodyear is near Avondale, Litchfield Park, Tolleson, El Mirage and Buckeye, in the southwest valley. Our hotel is home to the PIR, the Phoenix Coyotes and the Arizona Cardinals! The guest rooms at our property are spacious and each room is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, hairdryer, iron and ironing board, and free WIFI. Enjoy a complimentary Continental Breakfast. 55 N. Litchfield, Goodyear, 623.932.3210, 888.449.3330.

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Crowne Plaza Phoenix

The perfect choice for your next function is here in the neighborhood. For meetings, banquets, weddings or special occasions, you’ll appreciate our extraordinary service, hospitality and the cachet of a boutique hotel. Indoor/outdoor space for groups of 10 to 600, wi-fi access in common areas and high-speed Internet in meeting rooms. With 250 spacious rooms, our amenities include heated indoor/outdoor pools, spas and Fitness & Business Centers. 2532 W. Peoria Ave., just east of I-17, Phoenix. Call 602.943.2341 or click cpphoenix.com

The hottest recorded day in Phoenix was June 26, 1990, when the temperature hit 122 degrees. It may explain a little about the wacky humor in these facts.

Accom modations

The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa

Hyatt Place Phoenix North

With stylish design and state-of-the-art technology, the new Hyatt Place brand will provide a contemporary and innovative hotel experience. Featuring 42” plasma TVs, Hyatt Grand Beds and cozy corner sofas in every room. Our gallery features a 24-hour café, coffee/espresso bar and wine/beer bar. 10838 N. 25th Ave., Phoenix, 602.997.8800, 800.833.1516

Pleasant Harbor RV Resort

Pleasant Harbor is a five-star, RV resort located on beautiful Lake Pleasant. With more than 310 days of sun each year, you will enjoy boating, swimming and fishing. There is a full service marina available to our guests. During winter season (October-April), full-time activity directors offer many planned activities. 8708 W. Harbor Blvd., Peoria, 928.501.5253, 800.475.3272, pleasantharbor.com, email: mwd@pleasantharbor.com

Sleep Inn Phoenix North

Newly renovated. Award-winning all interior corridors. Great location, I-17 and Union Hills (Exit 214A), 101 nearby.

Convenient to Cardinals Stadium, Glendale Arena and Peoria Sports Complex. AAA/AARP Discount. Call 800.927.6058 for reservations. 18235 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix, 602.504.1200, 800.927.6058, choicehotels.com/hotel/az140

The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa

Located just 20 minutes west of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, The Wigwam Resort has been a West Valley classic since 1929. With 331 newly appointed guest casitas, three championship golf courses, the brand new Red Door Spa, two inviting pools, nine lighted tennis courts, and more than 30,000 square feet of meeting space, options are limitless at this authentic Arizona resort. Add to that three tempting restaurants, including the award-winning Arizona Kitchen. 300 Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park, 888.869.7319, 623.935.3811, wigwamresort.com

Windmill Suites at Sun City West

This all-suite hotel features 127 suites with private bedroom, wet bar, microwave, refrigerator, sofa bed, two televisions, and three telephones. Enjoy Windmill Inn Good MorningTM, featuring hot beverage, juice, muffin, and newspaper delivered to your suite each morning or choose to join us for free continental breakfast. The Arizona Room accommodates up to 150, in theater-style seating and is approximately 2,100 square feet. It can be divided into two separate rooms for smaller meetings. 12545 W. Bell Road, Surprise, 623.583.0133, 800.547.4747, windmillinns.com/sun.htm, email: sunsm@windmillinns.com. Locations also in Tucson and Chandler

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Pets Allowed Handicap Accessible Free Airport Trans.

Free Cont. Breakfast Restaurant Room Service Bar/Lounge Concierge Laundry Swimming Pool Full-Service Spa Exercise Facilities Golf on Site Tennis on Site Wi-Fi

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azbroadwaytheatre.com, 623.776.8400 7701 W. Paradise Lane, Peoria Nov. 17-Jan. 7 – South Pacific Jan. 12-Mar. 4 – Kiss Me Kate Mar. 9-Apr. 22 – La Cage aux Folles Apr. 27-June 10 – A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum June 15-July 22 – Grease Aug. 3-Sept. 9 – Pump Boys and Dinettes

Del E. Webb Center For Performing Arts

delewebbcenter.org, 928.684.6624 1090 S. Vulture Mine Road, Wickenburg This 600-seat state-of-the-art theatre presents professional performances October though May. • Jan. 12 – R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton and the Amadeus Trio • Jan. 27 – Rob Becker’s Defending the Caveman • Feb. 3 – Nnenna Freelon • Feb. 8-9 – Sons of the Pioneers • Feb. 14 – Jesse Cook • Feb. 22-23 – 3 Redneck Tenors: A New Musical Adventure • Mar. 1 – Ian Tyson • Mar. 4 – The Gene Krupa Orchestra with the Four Freshmen: Back to School • Mar. 10 – Vienna Choir Boys • Mar. 23 – Aspen Santa Fe Ballet • Mar. 29 – Quartetto Gelato • Apr. 14 – Barrage • Apr. 27 – Hal Ketchum

Deer Valley Rock Art Center

asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac, 623.582.8007 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix The Deer Valley Rock Art Center is a museum, nature preserve, and archaeological site with the largest concentration of Native American rock art in the Phoenix Valley.

• Saturdays at 10am and Sundays at 1pm – Native American Petroglyphs Guided tours • Mar. 1-31 – 8th Annual Children’s Rock Art Exhibit • Mar. 24 – 8th Annual Rock Art Expo (Free), Saturday • Call for Dates – 11th Annual Rock Art Lecture Series • 10am on alternate Fridays (reservations required) – Ollie’s Storybook Adventures

Desert Caballeros Western Museum

westernmuseum.org, 928.684.2272 21 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg See the tale of the West unfold through the talented eyes of America’s great Western artists, including Remington and Russell. Be amazed by the cowboy gear in the Hays’ Spirit of the Cowboy Collection.

Stroll along a historic street, and step Out on the Ranch to see how life was lived at the turn of the last century. Discover it all at “Arizona’s Most Western Museum,” along with fascinating art and history exhibitions that change several times a year.

• Sept. 23-Feb. 25 – Willoughby’s West: The Life and Times of Arizona Cartoonist Jim Willoughby opening • Jan. 13-Mar. 11 – Grand! The Art and Wonder of Arizona’s Magnificent Canyon opens • Jan. 27 – Marriage of Chocolate & Chilies w/ Barbara Fenzl • Feb. 15 – Going for the Gold Mining Adventure Tour • Feb. 22 – Desert Ghost Town Adventure Tour • Mar. 1 – Desert Blooms Adventure Tour • Mar. 8 – Going for the Gold Mining Adventure Tour • Mar. 10-Sept. 9 – Saddles of the WestCarson Thomas • Mar. 25-Apr. 29 – Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Invitational Show

Gold Nugget Art Gallery

goldnuggetartgallery.com, 928.684.5849 274 E. Wickenburg Way, Wickenburg The Gold Nugget Art Gallery features the work of over 40 of the Southwest’s finest artists in all media including oil, watercolor, acrylic, bronze, alabaster, wood, glass, gourds, pottery, and designer jewelry.

• Apr. 21 – Spring Roundup Show & Sale

Chamber Music West

chambermusicwest.com, 623.972.0478 Faith Presbyterian Church, 16000 North Del Webb Blvd, Sun City • Nov. 6 – St. Petersburg String Quartet • Dec. 11 – Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola • Jan. 8 – Fine Arts Quartet • Feb. 5 – Cantus, vocal ensemble • Mar. 5 – The Weilerstein Trio with Gerard Reuter, oboe • Mar. 26 – Chu-Fang Huang, piano

Theater Works

theaterworks.org, 623.815.7930 10484 W. Thunderbird Blvd., Sun City Theater Works provides opportunities for children, patrons, and artists to experience theater that inspires, enriches, and enlightens their lives through the celebration of the performing arts.

• Jan. 12 – 28 – Miracle Worker • Feb. 16-Mar 4 – Lucky Stiff • Mar. 16-Apr 1 – Enchanted Cottage • Apr. 13-29 – Working

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Arts Events

Arizona Broadway Theatre

West Valley Art Museum

wvam.org, 623.972.0635 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts, Surprise The West Valley Art Museum is open 10am-4pm Tuesday through Sunday. The Museum is located at West Bell Road and 114th Avenue. With five exhibition galleries, a Museum Store, Classic Café, and regularly scheduled education programs, the Museum welcomes all visitors. There is an admission charge for non-members. $7 adults, $2 students, ages 5 and under are free.

Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts-Wickenburg

West Valley Arts Council

westvalleyarts.org, 623.935.6384 525 N. Central Ave., Avondale The West Valley Arts Council exists to build audiences for all of the arts, to drive arts policy forward, and to champion arts education throughout the West Valley.

• Jan. 6 – Quartet San Francisco, Willow Canyon High School, Surprise • Jan. 13-14 – 15th Annual West Valley Invitational Native American Arts Festival, Historic Litchfield Park • Jan. 25 – Taste of the Arts, Starpointe Residents Club, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Goodyear • Jan. 27 – Perla Batalla, PebbleCreek Renaissance Theatre, Goodyear • Feb. 2 – Fred Forney’s Arizona Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Theater Works, Peoria • Feb. 16 – Margo Reed and Sherry Robinson, Sun City Grand, Surprise • Mar. 3 – The Diamond Ball, The Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa, Litchfield Park • Mar. 8 – Taste of the Arts, Starpointe Residents Club, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Goodyear • Mar. 24 – Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Millennium High School, Goodyear • Mar. 31 – Quartetto Gelato, Desert Edge High School, Goodyear • Apr. 14 – 2007 Goodyear Lakeside Symphony Pops Concert, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Goodyear • Apr. 28 – Ballet Arizona, Willow Canyon High School, Surprise • May 11 – Reduced Shakespeare Company, Copper Canyon High School, Glendale • June 16 – Missoula Children’s Theatre, Millennium High School, Goodyear • June 23 – Missoula Children’s Theatre, Dysart High School, El Mirage • July 12 – Taste of the Arts, Starpointe Residents Club, Estrella Mountain Ranch, Goodyear

Exhibits • Jan. 12-Mar.4 – Giselle Courtney; An Illuminating Mystery. Glass art from Australia • Jan. 12-Apr. 25 – Aaron Kellner; Linear Sculpture. Sculpture assembled like giant puzzles • Feb. 16-Apr.15 – Beth Ames Swartz; Paintings. Deeply personal and moving abstractions • Mar. 9-May 6 – Charlie Emmeritt; Paintings. Famous personages rendered expressively • Mar. 9-May 6 – Tomas Lasansky; Paintings/Prints. Rising star in American painting.

• Mar. 23-Apr. 22 – VASA Student Art Show. The best in Arizona secondary school art.

• Apr. 20-May 31 – Art and the Animal. Top wildlife artists in America traveling show • Apr. 27-May 20 – PTA Reflections.

Arizona’s representation in the national primary school arts exhibition • June 4-Sept. 30 – George Resler. Early 20th century American artist and printmaker. Representative works from the Museum’s collection.

• May 11-July 15 – Young Masterworks.

Artwork from WVAM students • May 25-Sept. 16 – Dave Kowalski; Sculpture. Three dimensional works • June 22-Sept. 9 – David Boarders.

Collage and mixed media • July 20-Nov. 4 – Gizelle Berman.

Sculpture • Sept. 14-Dec. 16 – Red Rohall.

Roadside paintings • Sept. 21-Dec. 9 – Bill Butler.

Photography • Oct. 5-Dec. 16 – ABC; Artists of the Black Community. Various artists’ works in all media • Nov. 7-Jan. 6, 2008 – Arizona Clay.

Ceramic exhibition of clay artists of Arizona • Dec. 14 – Scott McNeill. Painted wood reliefs • Dec. 21-Feb. 24, 2008 – Red Adams. Photograms • Dec. 21-Mar. 2, 2008 – Adele Seronde. Paintings

Events • Jan. 13, 7-9pm – Doc’s Jazz Ramblers Band Every Tuesday, 4-5pm – Artful Afternoons • Jan. 25 – Concert: Melodaires Year-Round (Call for Schedule) – Adult Art Classes • Drop in 6:30 Tuesday evenings – Adult Life Drawing Class, $20 a session • Feb. 3, 10am-3pm – Appraisal Day, bring your treasures for evaluation • Feb. 10 – Concert, Bryan Bowers (Call for time and admission Jan., 2007) • Weekends, Feb. 16-Mar. 4 – Algonquin Theater • Mar. 3, 10am-3pm – Home Tour, special homes in the West Valley with art and artful living. (Call for ticket prices Jan., 2007) • Mar. 10-11, 10am-5pm – Affair With The Arts; Art Fair, tickets $5 on sale Jan. 2007 • Weekends, Apr. 13-Apr. 29 – Algonquin Theater; play to be announced.

•M ay 3, 5-10pm – Free Family Fun Night • May 5, 3-9pm – Derby Day, Friends of the Museum Fund Raiser. (Call for ticket prices and information Jan., 2007) • May 13, 10am-3pm – Mother’s Day Brunch at Classic Café in the Museum (Call for reservations) • All Summer – Surprise Serenades. Pop concert series through the summer.

(Call for details) • June 17, 10am-3pm – Father’s Day Brunch at Classic Café in the Museum.

(Call for reservations) • Nov. 10,11, 10am-5pm – Affair With The Arts, art fair; tickets $5 (tickets on sale, September 2007) • Weekends Nov. 16-Dec. 2 – Algonquin Theater (Call for play schedule September 2007) • Dec. 8, 4-10pm – Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering (Call October 2007 for admission price and details) For Valley wide arts information, visit www.ShowUp.com - Discover what’s happening on stages, galleries and arts festivals around the Valley – plus lastminute tickets at discount prices.

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DECEMBER 2006 Dec. 1, Old Town Holiday Festival 5-9pm, Free, Osuna Park, Peoria 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov Dec. 1- 2, 18th Annual Cowboy Christmas Poet Gathering $, Historic Downtown Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, Glendale Glitters Enchanted Evenings 6-10pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com

Dec. 1-2, Surprise Party Free, Surprise Recreation Campus 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Dec. 2, Old Town Avondale Holiday Free, Sernas Plaza, Avondale 623.478.3050, avondale.org Dec. 2, Goodyear’s “Holly Jolly Festival” Free, Goodyear’s Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov Dec. 2, Open Arms “Polar Bear Plunge” Litchfield Park Recreation Ctr. Free with new toy or nonperishable food item to benefit the New Life Ctr. & St. Mary’s Food Bank 623.935.9040, litchfield-park-org Dec. 8, 11th Annual Christmas Parade of Lights Free, Historic Downtown Wickenburg, 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com Dec. 9, Glo on Monroe-Electric Light Parade Free, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org

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Dec. 9, Christmas In The Park Free, Litchfield Park Village Ctr. 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org

Dec. 16, Avondale’s 60th Anniversary Holiday Celebration Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Dec. 21, That Thursday Thing!

6-9pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.4500, visitglendale.com Dec. 31, “Carats for Caring” Hosted by For Those Without a Voice; Benefiting West Valley Child Crisis Center & Southwest Wildlife 7pm cocktail hour; 8pm dinner; 12 midnight champagne toast, $ Sheraton Crescent Hotel 602.776.0700, http://ftwav.org

JANUARY 2007 Jan. 1, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl $, University of Phoenix Stadium glendalesgotgame.com Jan. 6, Glendale’s Glitter & Glow Block Party 12-10pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com

Arizona became the 48th state on Feb. 14, 1912, which is how it received one of its nicknames, “The Valentine State.” Get it, Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14.

Calendar of Events

Peoria Halloween Monster Bash & Balloon Illumination

Phoenix International Raceway-Avondale, Glendale Chocolate Affaire, Wickenburg Rodeo

Jan. 7, Arts in the Park Live Featuring Rhythm Nation 4-6pm, Free, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org Jan. 8, BCS National Championship $, University of Phoenix Stadium glendalesgotgame.com Jan. 18, That Thursday Thing!

6-9pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.4500, visitglendale.com Jan. 19-21, Magic Bird Arts & Crafts Show Free, Surprise Stadium 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Jan. 20, Itty Bitty Golf Free, Surprise, 8 Acres 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com, registration required Jan. 20, Litchfield Park Winter Trout Fishing Derby Registration: 6:30am, Derby: 8am-3pm, $, Lake Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org Jan. 20, Robson’s 15th Anniversary Car Show $, Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com Jan. 26-28, Peoria Winter Arts & Crafts Festival Free, Peoria Sports Complex 480.488.2014, magicbirdfestivals.com

FEBRUARY 2007 Feb. 3-4, Helzapoppin’ Sr. Pro Rodeo $, Buckeye, 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org

Feb. 2-4, Glendale Chocolate Affaire Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com Feb. 3-11, 59th Annual Gold Rush Days Out Wickenburg Way! $, Historic Downtown Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com Feb. 8, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Feb. 15, That Thursday Thing!

6-9pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.4500, visitglendale.com Feb. 16-18, Coca Cola College Classic Baseball Tournament $, Surprise Stadium 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Feb. 18, Arts in the Park Live 4-6pm, Free, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org Feb. 24, Heart & Sole Run 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run $, West Valley Hospital 623.882.7534, registration required Feb. 24, Senior Olympics Free, Surprise Aquatic Ctr. 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Feb. 24, Fan Fest Free, Surprise Stadium 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Feb. 25, Legend’s Game Free, Surprise Stadium 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com

MARCH 2007 Mar. 1-29, Cactus League Spring Training $, Peoria Sports Complex 623.878.4337, peoriaaz.gov/springtrain Mar. 1-29, Cactus League Spring Training $, Surprise Stadium 623.564.5600, surpriseaz.com Mar. 2-3, 36th Annual Quilt Show & Auction Noon-8:30pm, 7:30am-1pm, Free, Glencroft Retirement Community, Glendale 623.847.3004, glencroft.com Mar. 3, Litchfield Park 10k, 5k, 1-Mile Fun Run 6:30am, $, Litchfield Park Recreation Ctr. 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org Mar. 8, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Mar. 9-10, Pioneer Days Melodrama $, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org Mar. 15, That Thursday Thing!

6-9pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.4500, visitglendale.com Mar. 16-17, Peoria’s Celebration of the Arts 16th 5-9pm, 17th 10am-4pm, Free, Peoria City Hall Complex 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov Mar. 16-18, Helzapoppin’ PRCA Rodeo $, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org

Mar. 17, Pioneer Days Free, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org Mar. 17-18, Tres Rios Nature Festival 10am-6pm, Free, BLM Wildlife Area 623.204.2130, tresriosnaturefestival.com Mar. 18, Arts in the Park Live Featuring Igor’s Jazz Cowboys 4-6pm, Free, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org Mar. 24-25, Luke Days 2007 $, Luke Air Force Base, Glendale luke.af.mil

APRIL 2007 Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26, Peoria Performances 7pm, Free, Peoria Amphitheatre 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov

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University of Phoenix Stadium-Glendale, Sons of the San Joaquin-Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts-Wickenburg, Bead Museum-Glendale

Apr. 7, Spring Spectacular Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov Apr. 7, Spring Fling 10am-1pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Apr. 7, Dolly Sanchez Memorial Easter Egg Hunt 8-11am, Free with canned food donation, Peoria Sports Complex 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov Apr. 7, Spring Eggstravaganza Free, Surprise Recreation Campus 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Apr. 7-8, Spring Fine Art & Culinary Festival 10am-6pm, Free, Town Square in Litchfield Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org Apr. 12, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Apr. 13-15, Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com Apr. 14, Performance in the Park Free, Surprise Community Park 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com

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Apr. 19, That Thursday Thing!

6-9pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.4500, visitglendale.com Apr. 21, Spring Roundup Free, Gold Nugget Art Gallery, Wickenburg 928.684.5849, goldnuggetartgallery.com Apr. 21, Movie Nights Free, Surprise Stadium 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com Apr. 22, Arts in the Park Live Featuring The Swingtips 4-6pm, Free, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org

May 19, Fiesta de Avondale 6-11pm, Free, Festival Fields, Avondale 623.478.3050, avondale.org May 25, Itty Bitty Beach Party $ ages 2-6 only (parents free), Surprise Aquatic Ctr. 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com May 26, Pools Open for Open Swim $, Surprise Aquatic Ctr. 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com May 28, Memorial Day Service 7-8pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

MAY 2007 May-July, Farmers Market 9am-5pm Daily, Free, Tolmachoff Farms, Glendale 623.386.1301, tolmachoff-farms.com May 4, 5, 6, Arizona Cinco de Mayo $, Peoria Sports Complex 623.578.9113, arizonacincodemayo.com May 5, Annual Friends of the Rec Golf Tournament 6:30am, $, Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org May 10, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org May 17, That Thursday Thing!

6-9pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.4500, visitglendale.com

Glendale Summer Band Concerts

JUNE 2007 June-TBD, Dry Heat Comedy Night Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov June 2, Family Farm Day 8am-2pm, $, Tolmachoff Farms, Glendale 623.386.1301, tolmachoff-farms.com June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Summer Concert Series 7-9pm, Free, Arrowhead Towne Center, Outdoor Amphitheatre 623.979.7720, arrowheadtownecenter.com

A rattlesnake burns energy producing venom and will not waste it unless it’s really angry or thinks you are food. Note to self: don’t insult rattlesnakes while wearing a field-mouse costume.

Apr. 6, 13, 20, & 27, Spring Concert Series 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov

Basket Dancer-Heard Museum-Surprise, Concert-Peoria, Biking in Avondale

June 7, 14, 21, 28, Glendale Summer Band Concerts 8pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale, Amphitheater 623.930.2820, glendaleaz.com June 9, Performance in the Park Free, Surprise Community Park 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com June 14, “Avondale Unplugged” 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org June 17, Father’s Day Pool Party $, Surprise Aquatic Ctr. 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com June 22, Dive-In Movie $, Surprise Aquatic Ctr. 623.266.4500, surpriseaz.com

JULY 2007 July 3, Fireworks Festival 6-11pm, Free, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale 623.478.3050, avondale.org July 4, Glendale Hometown 4th of July Celebration 6pm, Free, Glendale Community College 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com July 4, 4th of July Celebration 11am-5pm, 7-10pm, $, Litchfield Park Rec Ctr. Day Celebration, Evening Fireworks Display 623.935.9040, litchfield-park.org July 4, 37th Annual Fireworks & Family Fun Free, Coffinger Park, Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com

July 4, July 4th All-American Festival 5-10pm, $, Peoria Sports Complex 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov July 4, Buckeye’s Fabulous 4th of July Free, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org July 4, Goodyear’s Star Spangled 4th 4:30-9:30pm, Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.com July 5, 12, 19, Glendale Summer Band Concerts 8pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale, Amphitheater 623.930.2820, glendaleaz.com July 7, 14, 21, 28, Summer Concert Series 7-9pm, Free, Arrowhead Towne Center, Outdoor Amphitheatre 623.979.7720, arrowheadtownecenter.com July 12, “Avondale Unplugged” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

AUGUST 2007 Aug.- TBD, Dry Heat Comedy Night Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25, Summer Concert Series 7-9pm, Free, Arrowhead Towne Center, Outdoor Amphitheatre 623.979.7720, arrowheadtownecenter.com

Aug. 9, “Avondale Unplugged” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

SEPTEMBER 2007 Sept. 1, 19th Annual Fiesta de Septiembre Free, Historic Downtown Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com Sept. 1, Summer Concert Series 7-9pm, Free, Arrowhead Towne Center, Outdoor Amphitheatre 623.979.7720, arrowheadtownecenter.com Sept. 13, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Sept. 21-23, Fiesta Patrias Fri. 6pm-midnight, Sat.10ammidnight, Sun. noon-8pm, Free, Festival Fields, Avondale 623.826.8333, southwesthispanic.org Sept. 21, 28, Fall Concert Series 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov Sept. 29, Avondale World Fest & 5K Run 10am-3pm, Free, Festival Fields, Avondale 623.478.3050, avondale.org

OCTOBER 2007 October-March, Farmers Market 9am-5pm Daily, Free, Tolmachoff Farms, Glendale 623.386.1301, tolmachoff-farms.com

Oct. 5, 12, Fall Concert Series 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Peoria Performances 7pm, Free, Peoria Amphitheatre 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov Oct. 5-6, 16th Annual Fall Craft Fair 9am-4:30pm, Free, Glencroft Retirement Community, Glendale 623.847.3004, glencroft.com Oct. 5-Nov. 25, Pumpkin Days & Fall Corn Maze 9am-9pm, $, Tolmachoff Farms, Glendale 623.386.1301, tolmachoff-farms.com Oct. 6, 25th Annual Fire Prevention Day & Parade 9:30am, Free, Murphy Park, Glendale 623.930.3458, glendaleaz.com Oct. 11, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

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Cactus League Spring Training, Surprise Aquatic & Recreation Campus, Glendale Festival

Oct 21, Avondale Pet Expo 10am-1pm, Free, Friendship Park 623.478.3050, avondale.org/events Oct 25-28, Avondale Billy Moore Heritage Days Thu. 6-9pm, Fri. 6-11pm, Sat. 10am-midnight, Sun. 2-8pm, Free, Festival Fields 623.478.3050, avondale.org/events Oct. 27, Halloween Monster Bash & Balloon Illumination 5-9pm, Free with canned food donation, Peoria Sports Complex 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov Oct. 27, Howling Halloween Bash 5-8:30pm, Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov

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DECEMBER 2007

Nov. 3, Father Son Round Up 6-9pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 Glendale Glitters Enchanted Evenings 6-10pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com

Nov. 8, “Under the Stars” Concert 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

Dec. 7, 8, 9, 19th Annual Cowboy Christmas Poet Gathering $, Historic Downtown Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com

Nov. 9-11, Peoria Fall Arts & Crafts Festival Free, Peoria Sports Complex 480.488.2014, magicbirdfestivals.com Nov. 9-11, 28th Annual Wickenburg Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship $, Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com Nov. 10, Fall Demolition Derby Free, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org Nov. 11, Veterans Day Ceremony 10am-1pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org

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Nov. 17, Avondale Pet Expo 10am-1pm, Free, Festival Fields 623.478.3050, avondale.org

Dec. 1-24, Christmas at the Farm 9am-10pm, $, Tolmachoff Farms, Glendale 623.386.1301, tolmachoff-farms.com

Nov. 17, Holiday Boutique Free, Buckeye 623.349-6300, buckeyevalleychamber.org

Dec. 1, Avondale Old Town Holiday 6-9pm, Sernas Plaza 623.478.3050, avondale.org

Nov. 23-24, Glendale Glitters Spectacular 5-10pm, Free, Historic Downtown Glendale 623.930.2299, visitglendale.com

Dec. 1, Holly Jolly Festival 5-8:30pm, Free, Goodyear Community Park 623.882.7534, goodyearaz.gov Dec. 7, Old Town Holiday Festival Osuna Park, Free, Peoria 623.773.7198, peoriaaz.gov

Dec. 8, Glo on MonroeElectric Light Parade Free, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org Dec. 13, Avondale Civic Center Light Up 6:30-8:30pm, Free, Avondale Civic Ctr. 623.478.3050, avondale.org Dec. 14, 12th Annual Christmas Parade of Lights Free, Historic Downtown Wickenburg 928.684.5479, outwickenburgway.com

Scorpions can survive in the harshest climates. Many can go without food for a long time, some up to a year. No wonder they’re so hostile, they’re hungry.

Oct. 13, Countrytoberfest Free, Buckeye 623.386.2727, buckeyevalleychamber.org

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Verrado® is making history everyday. The charming hometown setting of Verrado is redefining the meanings of community, family, and desert lifestyle. With so many home sizes and styles to choose from, our team of experts can help you find the right home for your family. Our team is dedicated to bringing you closer to the many rewards of the Verrado lifestyle.

Begin by visiting our conveniently located Verrado Realty Sales Center on Main Street. Remember, no one knows Verrado better than your friends at Verrado Realty.

21059 W. Main St., Buckeye, 888.228.2953, VerradoRealty.com

Vistancia

Vistancia, selected as the “Best Masterplanned Community in America,” is located in Peoria. Amenities include the 3.3-mile Discovery Trail and the Mountain Vista Club, which features three pools, two water slides, indoor basketball gymnasium, a tennis complex, and open play areas. The community is also home to Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia, an 18-hole daily fee championship course designed by Gary Panks and the private country club community of Blackstone. 45 model homes open daily. 623.933.6233, vistancia.com

Western Traditions Realty

House Hunting? Living in the Valley of the Sun is where you want to be with all its amenities including professional sporting events, nationally acclaimed antique shopping, entertainment and theater venues, top-rated schools, and fabulous communities. Let me help you find the perfect home for your family so that you can experience all the great treasures the Valley has to offer. Serving you with Integrity-Loyalty-Trust. Call me today! Paula M. Taylor, Realtor®, Western Traditions Realty, 40708 W. Robinson Way, Anthem, 623.910.5592

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RELOCATION & REAL ESTATE

Antelope Creek

1110 W. Washington St., Suite 155 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602.364.3700 • arizonaguide.com

City of Avondale

11465 W. Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323 623.478.3000 • avondale.org The RACE is on for Avondale. A premier destination for International NASCAR Racing, Education, Arts, Festivals, Shopping, Dining, Recreation and Family Living; Avondale sets the PACE in only a way that can be defined as FAST and FURIOUS! Take the wheel and experience Avondale for yourself!

Buckeye Valley Chamber of Commerce

508 E. Monroe, Buckeye, AZ 85326 623.386.2727, 877.850.2600 buckeyevalleychamber.org “Organizations United to Build a Better Community” is the foundation of the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. Buckeye has been around for over a century, starting out as a farming community when the first irrigation system was developed.

The town has annexed much of the land west of the beautiful White Tank Mountains, and plans are underway to expand city services to handle the influx of new residents. Contact the chamber for information on relocation.

Glendale Office of Tourism & Visitor Center

5800 W. Glenn Drive, Ste. 140, Glendale, AZ 85301 623.930.4500, 877.800.2601 Economic Development: 623.930.2983 VisitGlendale.com Boasting a countless collection of free local, regional and statewide maps, brochures and travel information, the Glendale Visitor Center is the first place to start your Arizona Avenues journey. Our helpful travel counselors can assist with accommodations, directions, and even dining recommendations. Located in beautiful Historic Downtown Glendale.

Glendale Chamber of Commerce

7105 N. 59th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301 623.937.4754, 800.437.8669 • glendaleazchamber.org The chamber represents more than 800 businesses in the Glendale area. Your one-stop information center, the chamber can help you with everything from relocating to the West Valley to opening a business in Glendale.

Goodyear City Hall

190 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338 623.932.3910 • goodyearaz.gov Marketing/Communication: 623.882.7820 Goodyear – the third fastest growing community in Arizona, 20 minutes from downtown Phoenix.

Spectacular master-planned communities of unsurpassed quality offer country clubs, lakes and golf courses. Palm-lined avenues with a wide array of dining and shopping co-exist with rural open spaces, all set with a majestic desert mountain backdrop. It’s a relaxed community where you will feel at home right away. For relocation information, contact the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce, 623.932.2260, southwestvalleychamber.org.

City of Litchfield Park

Free Carriage Ride with Santa/Toy Drive The Village at Arrowhead

City of El Mirage

12145 NW Grand Ave., El Mirage, AZ 85335 623.972.8116 Economic Development: 623.876.2940 cityofelmirage.org El Mirage is the gateway to the burgeoning northwest Valley. In the past five years, El Mirage has grown faster than any other city in Arizona, with a 300 percent population increase. Nestled along the Agua Fria River, this 11 square mile city was founded in 1937. Even as we have welcomed the influx of new residents, the city has retained its traditional, close-knit charm.

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City Hall: 214 West Wigwam Blvd.

Litchfield Park AZ, 85340 623.935.5033 • litchfield-park.org Located just 15 miles from Phoenix, Litchfield Park was founded in 1917 and incorporated in 1987. Here the streets are lined with palm and orange trees, quaint restaurants, and a wine shop featuring outdoor patio dining at its best. The Four Star Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa offers three championship golf courses, nine tennis courts, a new Red Door Spa and fine resort dining. The City Recreation Center offers year round swimming and tennis. For special events, please see the Calendar of Events.

Northwest Valley Chamber of Commerce

12801 W. Bell Road, Suite 14, Surprise, AZ 85374 623.583.0692 Economic Development: 623.875.4273 northwestvalley.com Serving the communities of Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, El Mirage and Youngtown

Jackrabbits can leap up to 25 feet high and hop as fast as 50 mph. But despite the very large size, their ears do not double as parachutes.

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Arizona Office of Tourism

Peoria Chamber of Commerce

City of Surprise

Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce

Tolleson City Hall

10601 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345 P.O. Box 70, Peoria, AZ 85380 623.979.3601, 800.580.2645 • visitpeoriaaz.com The Peoria Chamber of Commerce is an organization of individuals and businesses that work together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic interests of our community. Together, we encourage the growth of existing businesses, assist new firms and individuals locating in this area and promote a positive image for the community of Peoria.

289 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85338 623.932.2260 • southwestvalleychamber.org Serving the communities of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson

Sun City Visitors Center

16824 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, AZ 85351 623.977.5000, 800.437.8146 • suncityaz.org Our nation’s first planned retirement community centers the Northwest Valley’s explosive growth. Professional sports, gold, arts & education, hobbies & crafts, and medical facilities are in or within six miles. Well constructed homes, mature landscaping, low property taxes, affordable utilities, all make Sun City a value that can’t be ignored.

Sun City West Visitors Center

13823 Camino Del Sol, Sun City West, AZ 85375 623.214.8629, 800.482.3798 suncitywest.org, visitorscenter@suncitywest.org Sun City West, An active retirement community with four recreation centers, seven golf courses, 106 chartered clubs, major area hospital, and all amenities just minutes from home.

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12425 W. Bell Road, Surprise, AZ 85374 623.583.1000, surpriseaz.com Economic Development: 623.875.4277 Surprise offers something for everyone! Hike the White Tank Mountains, tee off at one of eight open-to-the-public golf courses, or dive into the new Aquatic Center. Catch the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals for Spring Training at Surprise Stadium, learn about Native American culture at the Heard Museum West, or grab a bite to eat at one of our eclectic mix of eateries.

9555 W. Van Buren St., Tolleson, AZ 85353 623.936.7111 • tollesonaz.org

Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce

216 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg, AZ 85390 928.684.5479, Economic Development: 928.684.0977 outwickenburgway.com • wickenburgchamber.com The Wickenburg Chamber is committed to enhancing the town’s quality of life through numerous programs. The Chamber fulfills its mission through the various committees, including film, education, tourism, retail, small business, transportation, membership services, ambassadors and special events.

Youngtown Town Hall

12030 Clubhouse Square, Youngtown, AZ 85363 623.933.8286 • youngtownaz.org

I N F O R M A T I O N

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

The main airport serving Arizona, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport welcomes more than 36 million passengers per year and is served by 23 airlines that provide nonstop service to more than 100 cities in the U.S. and around the world. Ten national car rental agencies have service counters in the baggage claims area in each terminal. In addition, limousine, taxi and shuttle service are available from any terminal.

Reliever Airports

Glendale Municipal Airport provides complete airport services for general aviation and corporate jet traffic. Amenities include the Airport Restaurant (open all day), corporate meeting space, enclosed hangars, flight instruction and car rentals. The Phoenix Goodyear Airport in Goodyear operates as a general reliever airport for Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, offering fuel sales, overnight parking, a flight-planning and lounge area and a conference room.

Time Zone

The State of Arizona is located in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). Arizona is one of only two U.S. states that does not make an adjustment for Daylight Savings Time, and during the months of April through October, Arizona time mirrors Pacific Daylight Time.

Radio & Television

Radio: 18 AM stations and 25 FM stations Television: Local channels are KTVK, 3; KPHO, 5 (CBS); KAET, 8 (PBS); KSAZ, 10 (FOX); KPNX, 12 (NBC); KNXV, 15 (ABC); KTVW, 33 (Span.); KUTP, 45 (MNT); KPPX, 51 (PAX); KASW, 6 or 61 (CW).

Newspapers

The Arizona Republic, 602.444.8000

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