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Celebration of Fine Art...
2012 is the 22nd Annual Celebration of Fine Art ™. Save the dates – opening January 14 through March 25, 2012. Click here for more details. |
Celebration of Fine Art...
2012 is the 22nd Annual Celebration of Fine Art ™. Save the dates – opening January 14 through March 25, 2012. Click here for more details. |
The weekend before Valentine’s Day, Feb. 3-5, is a delicious delight for the senses as the Glendale Chocolate Affaire takes over downtown Glendale to create a chocolate-lover’s dream!
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, 5 - 10 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, Noon - 5 p.m.
Chocolate purveyors from Arizona and around the nation gather in Glendale for this award-winning festival, which celebrates not only chocolate, but romance and the arts as well. Chocolate confections will include items such as chocolate-covered bacon, chocolate-covered churros, chocolate-covered twinkies, chocolate-covered key lime pie, fried ice cream with chocolate and strawberries, chocolate-covered crepes and much more.
The Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Arizona’s famous candy makers, Cerreta’s. The candy factory will offer tours all weekend, so visitors can get a behind-the-scenes look at how the chocolatiers create everyone’s favorite candy.
In addition, the festival has become the largest gathering of national romance novelists in the Southwest. This symposium of literary romantics offers fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with authors, as well as the chance to attend free writing workshops given by the experts.
Families with children will enjoy myriad activities, including hands-on arts and crafts, face-painting and a rock-climbing wall. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend to take couples or families on a scenic, charming ride through the historic Catlin Court district.
Event hours are Friday 5 - 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. The event is located in the heart of Historic Downtown Glendale, in Murphy Park, located at 58th and Glendale avenues.
The Glendale Chocolate Affaire festival was named one of the Top 100 Events in North America by the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and the American Bus Association. The event also was bestowed with the 2003 Governor’s Tourism Award for the Best Special Event in Arizona.
The Glendale Chocolate Affaire is sponsored by Cerreta’s Candy Company, ABC 15, The Arizona Republic, Valley Buick-GMC Dealers, YooHoo, KMLE, KOOL and JAMZ.
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February 18th - 26th: Academy Award winners, up-and-comers and old friends will complement and enhance the week-long experience surrounding the 145 films to be screened at the 18th annual Sedona International Film Festival, from Feb. 18-26. 
Spa Special Through February 29th: Enjoy pampering and savings at Sedona #39;s New Day Spa for the entire month of February. 
Weekly performances: Anthony Mazzella, professional recording artist, concert guitarist and producer. BILLBOARD Magazine describes him as the new generation of guitar hero and GUITAR ONE magazine voted him one of the top ten guitarists in the country. 
Through February 29th: During the month of February enjoy a Valentine/Centennial Special at Pink Jeep Tours in Sedona. Arizona turns 100 years old on Valentine #39;s Day. Visitors can celebrate all month long with the sweetheart of their choice on the Diamond Back Gulch Tour. 
March 1st ndash; 31st: Red Rock State Park will be very busy in March as they celebrate Archaeology Month. The Sunday Lecture Series will feature three programs on successive Sundays. The first on March 4th, will be a hands-on program by Chuck LaRue on What it Takes to Make an Arrow. The next week on March 11th, Peter J. Pilles, Jr. will educate us about The Rock Art of Sedona. The third program on March 18th, is about Indian Trails of Trade that Led to Perry Mesa, presented by Jerry Ehrhardt. 
March 2nd - 11th: It is rare to see paintings that are both playful and elegant, at once na iuml;ve, lyrical and sophisticated; yet all of those descriptions apply to the paintings of Homare Ikeda. During the 1st Friday Gallery Tour, from 5-8 pm in Sedona, Lanning Gallery showcases the artist #39;s work as Ikeda: Idiosyncrasy. The exhibit continues through March 11. 
March 2nd - 18th: Turquoise Tortoise Gallery, in the heart of Sedona #39;s Gallery District, offers a very special Estate Sale for the 1st Friday Gallery Tour event from 5-8 pm. The acquisition, from a Scottsdale collector, includes artwork in several mediums, an array of sizes, and features prominent artists. 
March 3rd: The 42nd Annual Sedona St. Patrick #39;s Parade and Festival, an Arizona Centennial Celebration, will be held on Saturday. The Parade begins at 10:30 a.m., along Jordan Road from Jordan Historical Park south to Mesquite Avenue, in Uptown Sedona. 
