Sports and Entertainment
Arizona is a great place to be outside.
The suns shines an average of 300
days per year. There are many activities and sporting events that can be
done in the Arizona sunshine.
Things To Do
Soccer: The Arizona Sandsharks play in the Continental Indoor
Soccer
League during the summer at American West Arena. 602-833-7 1 50
Horse Racing: Thoroughbreds can be seen in action at Turf
Paradise, on the
southwest's premier racing facilities. Racing season is October Through
May. 602-942-1101.
Greyhound Racing: Racing can be enjoyed at the Phoenix Greyhound
Park.
Racing can be enjoyed year-round. 602-273-7181.
Soaring and Ballooning: There are many companies that offer
flights.
Horseback Riding: Horse rentals and guided trail rides can be arranged
through numerous stables.
Parks: We have many lovely municipal parks. South Mountain
Park/Preserve, Phoenix Mountain Preserve, the Margaret T. Hanse Park,
Papago Park, Tempe Papago Park and Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park are to
name a few. Most housing communities have a park for the homeowners.
Auto Racing: The Phoenix International Raceway bristles with
excitement
during events as the Copper World Classic and NASCAR stock race
602-252-2227
Golf: The Valley of the Sun has over 150 golf courses. They range
from the
traditional to the desert courses.
1-800-THE-TIMES
Tennis is enjoyed as much as golf in Arizona. To find the court
for a
particular area please call:
Carefree/Cave Creek: 602-261-8011
Chandler: 602-786-2727
Gilbert: 602-892-0772
Glendale: 602-930-2820
Mesa: 602-644-2351
Paradise Valley: 602-948-7411
Phoenix: 602-262-6861
Scottsdale: 602-994-2408
Tempe: 602-350-5200
Sun City: 602-583-0692
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Arizona is the home of many major league teams. Hockey, Baseball,
Basketball and Football are some of the major sports that are in Phoenix.
Arizona Diamondbacks: 201 E. Jefferson, Phoenix America West Arena
602-514-8400/1-888-777-4664. The Diamondbacks are beginning there season in April of 1998 in Phoenix
with the opening of the Bank One Ballpark. The ball park in located at Fourth
and Jackson in Phoenix.
The Cactus League begins in mid February and ends in March. Phoenix
Hosts the Angels, Brewers, White Socks, Cubs, Rockies, Athletics, Mariners,
Padres and the Giants. Tickets can be purchased at Dillards at 602-503-3111/1-888-334-8323.
Arizona Rattlers: Arena football is exciting and is played at the
America West
Arena.
The Phoenix
Coyotes: The Coyotes are finishing there second season
in
Phoenix at the America West Arena.
Arizona
Cardinals: Play their home games in the Sun Devil Stadium
602-379-0102
The Sun Devil Stadium is shared with the Arizona State University Sun Devils
football team. The stadium also hosts the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game.
Arts and Entertainment
Theater
The Herberger Theater is the home of the Arizona Theater Company,
Ballet
Arizona and Actors Theater of Phoenix and also features many visiting
companies. 222 E. Monroe Street, Phoenix 602-252-8497
The Arizona Theater Company offers a wide range of productions
from
classic to contemporary theater including some Broadway hits. October
through May you can take in a performance. 808 N. I Street, Phoenix
602-256-6995
The Phoenix Theater is a place of amateur productions have a
reputation for
high quality. Plays are presented from September through July.
602-254-2151.
Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium hosts a gamut of productions
year-round. Mill Avenue and Apache Blvd., Tempe 602-965-3434.
Childsplay, Inc. Includes a professional theater for family
audiences. 132 E.
6 Street, Tempe 602-350-81 01
Music
The Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra presents concerts from November
to
June at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, 3817 N. Brown Avenue, Scottsdale
602-945-8071.
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion is the nations only year-round
amphitheater,
seating 20,000. The pavilion features shows including Broadway musicals,
concerts, dance and comedy. 2121 N. 83 Avenue, Phoenix 602-254-7200.
ASU Activity Center, a multi-purpose facility which seats 14,000
features live
concerts and entertainment. 602-965-3434. On the ASU Campus.
America West Arena features sporting events and musical
performances by
the nations tops acts. 201 E. Jefferson Avenue, Phoenix 602-379-2000.
Dance
Ballet Arizona performs at the Herberger Theater, Symphony Hall,
Scottsdale
Center for the Arts and ASU. 3645 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix,
602-381-1096.
Southwest Dance brings dance companies from all over the world to
Arizona
Stages, offering everything from classical ballet to modern dance.
Performances take place at Symphony Hall, Orpheum Theater in Phoenix,
Chandler Center for the Arts and SunDome Center for the Performing Arts.
602-482-6410
Museums and Attractions
The Heard Museum exhibits focus on Southwest Native American
cultures
and art. Also on exhibit are traditional and contemporary Native American
fine arts, including paintings and sculpture.
22. E. Monte Vista Road, Phoenix 602-252-8848
The Arizona Science Center opened in 1997 at its new location. The
center
has interactive science exhibits for all ages.
600 E. Washington, Phoenix 602-716-2000.
The Hall of Flame houses the world's largest exhibit of
firefighting
equipment. Also hundreds of helmets, badges, fireworks and other
accessories plus a large collection of lithographs, photographs and drawings
are on display. 6101E.VanBuren,Phoenix 602-275-3473
Arizona State Capital Museum includes the legislative chambers,
courts and
the governor's office from the time when Arizona was a territory.
1700 W. Washington, Phoenix 602-542-4675.
Arizona Hall of Fame Museum honors people who have contributed to
the
state's heritage and displays rotating exhibits on the state's history.
I 1 0 1 W. Washington, Phoenix 602-255-21 1 0.
Mesa Southwest Museum houses the artifacts of the southwestern
Native
American Culture and the dinosaurs of the southwest.
53 N. MacDonald Street, Mesa 602-644-2230
Salt River Project Museum has exhibits and videos on prehistoric
Native
Americans and the history of Arizona's water and electrical power.
1521 N. Project Drive, Tempe 602-236-2208
Scottsdale is known nationally as an art center, has over 110 art galleries and
about half of them participate in the Thursday night AR7WALK.
The Fleisher Museum features an extensive private collection of
American
Impressionism, California School- 1890 to 1940.
17207 N. Perimeter Drive, Scottsdale 602-585-3108
Desert Botanical Garden covering more than 150 acres in
Papago Park. The
three-acre permanent exhibit concentrates o the Sonaran Desert with a
saguaro forest, a mesquite thicket, a desert oasis and an upland Chapparral
habitat with historic and prehistoric structures.
1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix 602-941-1217.
The Phoenix Zoo is the largest nonprofit, privately funded zoo the
country.
There are more than 1,300 animals, reptiles and birds in naturalistic settings.
455 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix 602-273-1341.
Out of Africa Wildlife Park is a preserve featuring big wild
cats-lions, Bengal
and Siberian tigers, spotted and black leopards in a natural habitat.
2 N. Fort McDowell Road, Fountain Hills, 602-837-7779.
Rawhide in Scottsdale has twenty recreated buildings that form a
theme park.
Stagecoach, train and burro rides, gold panning and a museum.
28023 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale 602-502-1880.
Arconsanti, located sixty-five miles north of Phoenix, is a
prototype of a
self-sustaining, energy-efficient city which is surrounded by a 4,000 acre
preserve at Cordes Junction. 520-632-7135
Biosphere 2, located south of Phoenix in Oracle, is a three-acre
airtight
steel-and-glass structure which is a microcosm of Earth. 520-825-6200.
Sahuaro National Forest, located outside of Tucson, is a National
Park of the
different Sahuaros in the state of Arizona.
If you would like more information please E-mail or call me Toll Free
at:
(888) 556-5726
or
robin@azshowcase.com
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