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For an authentic western experience, head to Tucson’s Tanque Verde Ranch

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By Sondra Barr If it’s a truly immersive cowboy adventure you’re seeking, grab your boots, don a Stetson, and head to Tucson’s Tanque Verde Ranch, one of America’s old-time cattle and guest ranches. Established in...

Charming amusement park delights all ages

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By Julie Carlson One of the Valley’s simple pleasures, Enchanted Island is a charming amusement park. Nestled in the heart of Phoenix’s picturesque Encanto Park, listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 12...

Italian restaurant receives enthusiastic welcome

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With an “Old World charm and a New World vibe,” Sam & Luca Rustic Kitchen brings those two worlds together in East Mesa under leadership of an unlikely duo: Sam Arikat and Zoran Klisara. Arikat...

Three Wild West Experiences

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By Allyson Wittekind Arizona’s Wild West history plays a big part in its modern culture and what people do to have fun. Our state’s past -- filled with outlaws, gunfights, miners, railroads and ghost towns...

Clever Koi puts a different spin on Asian cuisine

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By Connor Dziawura Clever Koi has been creating inspirational Asian entrees since 2013, when the Central Phoenix location opened. The restaurant belies its façade. Upon entry, the part-Asian restaurant, part-craft cocktail bar patrons receive a...

Four southern day trips to take right now

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By Hannah Dahl Jet ski on a calm lake, explore an underground cavern, and sip wine while surrounded by rolling hills of vineyards – all within a three-hour’s drive from Tucson. If you haven’t seen...

Top 5 boba spots in the Valley

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By Andrea Estrada Bobas, bubbles, pearls, tapioca balls. Whatever you call them, bobas are sweet, chewy, (usually black) tiny balls made of tapioca starch. These weightless, little orbs are added to milk-flavored teas to make...

Sierra Vista: Bicycling, birding and ethnic food play important tourism roles

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Judy Hector saw an ad for a Sierra Vista public affairs manager and instantly fell in love—even before seeing the southern Arizona city. “I flew into Tucson and rented a car,” she says....

Valley resorts focus on relaxation and wellness

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By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Arizonans love their spas. Sure, visitors partake in Sabai foot treatments at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa, “indestructible” manis and pedis at Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia’s Joya, or facials...

Arizona Science Center’s interactive “Mirror Maze” exhibit now open

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By Ally Richmond This summer, the Arizona Science Center is taking visitors on a journey into the world of nature’s amazing mathematical patterns. The new exhibit, Mirror Maze: Numbers in Nature, includes over 20 immersive and...

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4May - 14OctMay 410:00 a.m.Oct 14To Be 13(May 4) 10:00 a.m. - (October 14) 5:00 p.m. Phoenix Art MuseumEvents Categories:Art

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In 2012, photographer Betsy Schneider embarked on a project to explore the experience of being 13. Traveling around the United States, the Guggenheim grant recipient chronicled the lives of 250 13-year-olds, creating still portraits and video documentation of each. “I began with my daughter, her friends and other children I already knew. From there I reached out through my own social networks, schools, clubs and other organizations,” says Schneider. The resulting body of work creates a rich portrait of a group of Americans whose lives began at the turn of the millennium and who are coming of age now.

The resulting exhibition includes approximately 20 large photographic prints, a 60-minute film running continuously, and an archive where visitors can view pictures of each of the 13-year-olds, along with some of their statements. The portraits illustrate how differently the age of 13 can appear. Some subjects exude confidence while others practically shrink from the camera. Some 13-year-olds look mature enough to be mistaken for young college students, while others dwell in childlike bodies. Some of the 13-year-olds convey a self-possessed clarity and appear motivated about the future while others appear comfortably ensconced in the current moment. The subjects’ words heighten these disparities, and further suggest that the 250 portraits represent 250 distinctly unique people, a group about whom it would be hard to generalize or make assumptions.

“With this work I am interested in provoking thought about simple dichotomies to which adolescence is so often reduced. I am motivated by the intensity, the complexity and the beauty of that point in life. I wonder not only about the experience of early adolescence, but also about how we as adults retain that experience and how it shapes us for the rest of our lives and impacts the painful, vital and powerful experience of becoming an adult,” says Schneider of the project.

We learn that a number of 13-year-olds are struggling – to understand who they are, to deal with the parameters of their life, to grapple with big concerns of this historical moment – while others struggle just to talk about themselves and their inner lives. These myriad and intensely personal revelations parallel the artist’s own deeply personal motivation for the project. Schneider writes, “In creating this work I have drawn from my personal and intimate relations to the subject, both as a parent of a thirteen-year-old and from dredging my own distant memories of this age. The process of making these portraits and videos, and of being allowed into the lives of so many families, has been profound. I believe there is much to be learned by coming closer to what it means to be thirteen.”

For additional information, visit the Phoenix Arts Center website.

For more art throughout Arizona, visit our events page.

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May 4 (Friday) 10:00 am - October 14 (Sunday) 5:00 pm

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Phoenix Art Museum

1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004

18Sep - 31OctSep 1811:00 a.m.Oct 31Ales on Rails11:00 a.m. - (October 31) 12:30 p.m. Verde Canyon RailroadEvents Categories:Experience,Food

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What better season offers the perfect reason to savor the Arizona outdoors than Autumn? The cooling temperatures inspire the riparian foliage to mellow, filling the Verde Canyon with gold, amber and scarlet. The ripened bronzing of the wilderness is echoed by rich Arizona craft beers served during Verde Canyon Railroad’s ever-popular Ales on Rails event September 18 – October 31, 2018.

The opportunity to savor these frothy delights will start each day at 11:00 a.m. on the depot patio with a great selection of Arizona craft beers, ranging from light and summery Kolsch to high-octane lagers and IPAs, from coppery-red and Scotch ales to dark stouts and chocolate porters. These Oktoberfest-style brews may have German roots but all are produced in Arizona breweries. The party continues on board where beers may be purchased during the Fall Colors Tour.

Private-label Beers

Oak Creek Brewing, Sedona

Canned Craft Beers from the following Arizona Breweries:

Lumberyard, Flagstaff
Grand Canyon Brewing Co., Williams
San Tan Brewing, Chandler
That Brewery, Cottonwood/Pine
Four Peaks, Tempe
College Street Brewhouse, Lake Havasu City
Prescott Brewing Co., Prescott
Huss Brewing Co., Tempe

For more information, visit the Verde Canyon Railroad website. For more travel events in Arizona, visit our events page.

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September 18 (Tuesday) 11:00 am - October 31 (Wednesday) 12:30 pm

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Verde Canyon Railroad

300 N. Broadway, Clarkdale, AZ 86324

21Sep - 30Sep 2110:00 a.m.Sep 30Fall Arizona Restaurant Week10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. (30) Various LocationsEvents Categories:Food

22Sep2:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.Brazilian Day Festival2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Scottsdale Center for the Performing ArtsEvents Categories:Festival

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The annual event known widely as “Brazilian Day” is a 1 day event celebrating Brazil’s Independence Day. Each year, the event creates an open window to discover Brazilian Culture past and present through music, dance, performance, martial arts, food, drinks and more! Part of the determination in celebrating Brazilian Day is to promote Brazilian culture as both an entertainment and an education while exploring the traditional customs of Brazil and its many cultural influences. Brazilian Day Arizona is the largest, most authentic Brazilian Independence day event in Arizona, drawing more than 4,000 people since its inception.

Each year, the annual Brazilian Day Arizona Festival features a variety of live performances and educational elements that are great for the whole family! With more than 40 performers, including live Brazilian bands, djs, dancers and instructors from Brazil, attendees of the event will have the opportunity to not only watch and listen to live music, but also participate in Brazilian dance performances, play instruments, and learn Brazilian martial arts. The all-ages event welcomes everyone, young and old, from all walks of life, to join together, and celebrate culture, love, freedom and Independence Day the Brazilian way.

Brazilian Day Arizona is not just an event, but also an open window to discover Brazilian culture, the heritage and the passion of being a Brazilian! Whether you come to dance or hang out with friends and celebrate, everyone is guaranteed an incredible experience of music, dance, art, and culture immersed in the infectious energy of Brazil!

For more information, visit their Brazilian Day Festival website. For more festivals around town, visit our events page.

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(Saturday) 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

7380 E. Second Street, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

22Sep4:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.Summer's End Margarita Mojito Festival4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Sloan ParkEvents Categories:Festival,Food

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Celebrating the end of the dog days of our hot summer here in Arizona. All Benefitting the Arizona Hemophilia Association and Calling All Angels Foundation.

Come on out and enjoy the day! Summer End’s Margarita Mojito Festival is going to be offering tastings of craft margaritas, mojitos, micro brew and Mexican beers, craft tequilas and rums, all in combination with Lucky Dogs Cocktails and Sangria. The Entertainment line up is growing by the day, from steel drums and reggae to rock and roll with the cool vibe of a summer Beach Party on two separate stages. Their artisan vendors are going to provide a fun and creative shopping and dining experience, not to mention a great food truck expo. They will be featuring cooling stations up in the VIP upper deck, and there is the whole concourse for shade and tons of seating in the shade, as here in Arizona we might be celebrating the end of summer, but the high temperatures lingers on! The festival is offering an all-inclusive Fireball VIP experience with all-you-can-eat taco and nacho bar, includes your own bar and beverages, and a few tastings that are not included in the regular ticket, a swagbag with hats, tee shirts, engraved glass, and so much more! Not to mention the birdseye seating for the evenings entertainment.

For tickets, visit their Eventbrite page. For more festivals this weekend, visit our events page.

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(Saturday) 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Sloan Park

2330 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Mesa, AZ 85201

25Sep7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.Liz Phair7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Crescent BallroomEvents Categories:Music

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Liz Phair is a Grammy-nominated singer songwriter whose debut album, Exile In Guyville, is considered by music critics to be a landmark of indie rock. She has been a recording artist and touring performer for twenty-five years, paving the way for countless music artists, particularly women, who count her among their major influences. Her deeply clever and often brutally candid songs have been garnering critical praise since she began her career in the early 1990s in Chicago by self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly-Sound. The intense viral response to these early tracks led to Phair signing with the independent record label Matador Records.

Her 1993 debut studio album Exile in Guyville was released to international acclaim; it has been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, by Pitchfork as one of the 100 Greatest albums of the 90’s and is considered one of the most accomplished debut albums for any artist in any genre to date. She was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, topped SPIN’s 20 Best Albums of the Year, and reached No.1 on the Village Voice Pazz and Jop Critics Poll. Phair joined Lilith Fair in 1998-9, performing as a main stage headliner along with top female acts of the day like Sarah McLachlan, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow and Missy Elliott.

In Spring 2016 Liz toured with The Smashing Pumpkins on their North American “In Plainsong” tour. Liz is currently working on a new record, and will be touring in June.

2018 marks the 25th Anniversary of Exile in Guyville. To celebrate, Matador Records will be re-issuing the record along with a box-set. Phair has sold over five million records worldwide, with three US gold albums and two Grammy nominations. More than two decades after the release of her debut, Phair’s influence in contemporary music and particularly over female voices in alternative music can be felt today more than ever.

For tickets, visit the Crescent Ballroom website. For more concerts around town, visit our events page.

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(Tuesday) 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Crescent Ballroom

308 North 2nd Ave, Phoenix Arizona, 85003

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