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Let us know ahead of schedule so we can help others find some fun things to visit on their trips.

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Wine and Chile Festival Santa Fe

Wine and Chile Festival

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Arizona - Glendale Chocolate Affair in February

Anyone in the Phoenix area has easy access to this:

Glendale Chocolate Affaire
Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 - 5:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 - 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 - noon-5 p.m.
Historic Downtown Glendale

Info from last years event can be found here.

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Arizona - Annual Great Tucson Beer Festival in September

22nd Annual Great Tucson Beer Festival

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Santa Fe Thirsty Ear Festival

Ninth Annual, August 29-31, 2008 Eaves Movie Ranch

Thirsty Ear

Look at this lineup:

RICHARD THOMPSON * PATTY GRIFFIN * BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO
SHEMEKIA COPELAND * JUNIOR BROWN
ROSIE LEDET & THE ZYDECO PLAYBOYS * LITTLE FREDDIE KING
ALEX MARYOL BAND * SANTA FE ALLSTARS * HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD * SAMUEL JAMES * BILL HEARNE'S ROADHOUSE REVUE * ROGER LANDES
PLEASURE PILOTS * ROUND MOUNTAIN * RANDOM FAMILY * JOE WEST
KEN VALDEZ * LAURIANNE FIORENTINO * TRADITIONAL IRISH SESSION
& more folk, blues, bluegrass, Cajun, zydeco, alt-country & roots rock artists on three stages all weekend long. Plus camping, kids' activities, arts & crafts, healthy local food, NM small-batch beers & wines, educational demonstrations, Cajun & zydeco dance lessons, solar & sustainable energy exhibits.

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Sedona

August 23-31
Red Rocks Music Festival Red Rocks Music Festival Sedona Arizona
Featuring world-class chamber and flamenco music, orchestral performances, master classes and workshops throughout the week. Call 877-733-7257.

September 11-13
Raw Spirit Festival Raw Spirit Festival - Welcome!
Discover an organic and uncooked approach to eating and advances in eco-living at the Radisson Poco Diablo Resort. Call 928-776-1497.


Sedona Jazz on the Rocks - Sep 23-28, 2008 Sedona Jazz on the Rocks - Jazz Music Festival
The Sedona Arts Festival - Oct 4-5, 2008 Sedona Arts Festival
The Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival - Oct 19-26, 2008 Sedona Plein Air Festival - Sedona Arts Center [Arizona]

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Texas - 48th Annual Texas Jazz Festival

In Corpus Christi in October, the 17th to the 19th this year.

Texas Jazz Festival

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Grapefest Grapevine TX Sept 11-14

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New Mexico - Wine Festival at Bernalillo (South of Santa Fe)

Labor Day Weekend

New Mexico Wine Festival

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Nevada - Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off, Sparks

Labor Day Weekend

Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off

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Texas - South Shore Food & Wine Festival

30 mins from Galveston on October 18th

7th Annual
South Shore Dockside Food & Wine Festival

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Phoenix area festivals this fall

Fall Festivals in Phoenix Area 2008

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Holiday and Other Events around Sedona 2008

Tlaquepaque Shops offer the following during December:

Dec 6--Santa Visits

Dec 13--Holiday Lights

For more events at Tlaquepaque: Arts and Concerts

Pilgrimage to Bethlehem
December 19 to December 21

Potter's Hand Productions Presents "Pilgrimage to Bethlehem", a musical re-enactment of the first Christmas, on Friday, December 19, Saturday, December 20 and Sunday, December 21, 2008 beginning at 2:30pm. Be a part of the Pilgrimage to Bethlehem, which will transform the streets of Tlaquepaque into the town of Bethlehem, over 2000 years ago. This is a free community event re-enactment of the Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem and the birth of the Christ child. Bethlehem Market begins at 2:30pm and is free. The interactive performance includes shepherds, street vendors, Magi and live animals. The Christmas Concert and Live Nativity, which will begin at 5:00 pm, is also free and seating is available on a first-come basis. Tlaquepaque.



Los Abrigados Red Rock Fantasy begins Nov 20 Annual Lights at LA



Sedona’s Holiday Tree Lighting & Santa Visit
December 05

Sedona’s Holiday Tree Lighting & Santa Visit kicks off the holiday season on December 5th. Entertainment, activities and refreshments will be available from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Orchards Plaza area on Hwy. 89A in Uptown. Come to hear holiday favorites from musical and performing groups, and let your children tell Santa all their hopes and dreams. All the while, you can enjoy complimentary hot beverages and cookies. This free family event is co-presented by Sedona Main Street Program, Sedona Chamber of Commerce and the City of Sedona.



Wickenburg
3 Redneck Tenors: Holiday SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR
December 11 to December 13

3 Redneck Tenors – Holiday SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR! Thursday, December 11 7:30pm Friday, December 12 7:30pm Saturday, December 13 7:30pm adults $38 * students $5 When we last left Billy Joe, Billy Bob and Billy Billie, our 3 Redneck Tenors knocked the socks off of everyone at Carnegie Hall. Our heroes are hauling their double-wide back to town this holiday season to send out some Christmas cheer! Enjoy your favorite holiday classics like you’ve never heard them before, including Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer, White Christmas, O Holy Night, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and more. Featuring three classically trained, foot-stomp'n, toe-tapp'n, bell ringing tenors, this show is fun for the whole family. So grab a gallon of eggnog and come see the 3 Redneck Tenors Holiday SPEC-TAC-YULE-AR! Redneck 3 Redneck Tenors Rednecks 1090 S Vulture Mine Rd Wickenburg, AZ 85390 928-684-6624 Wickenburg Arizona - Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts

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Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts

Tempe Spring Festival of the Arts - 3/27/09 to 3/29/09

http://www.tempefestivalofthearts.com/HomePage.aspx

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The 26th Annual Gibson Jazz & Blues Festival

The 26th Annual Gibson Jazz & Blues Festival in Glendale AZ April 4-5