Prescott, Arizona
Upcoming Events in Prescott Arizona
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4th Dimension Art Walk
- Prescott's Art the 4th Dimension has expanded gallery events beginning Friday evening through Sunday afternoon on the 4th weekend of every month except December. Pick up Art Walk Map at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery on Whiskey Row or any participating Gallery. A shared advertising collaboration between gallery owners and artists from Prescott, Art! The 4th Dimension takes its name from Einstein's theory of relativity. Going a step beyond the 2 dimensional aspect of painting and the 3 dimensions of sculpture, the 4th dimension is where time and space co-exist. Their reliance on one another is precisely what allows for motion. While a number of arts events take place in and around Prescott's downtown square though out the year, Art! The 4th Dimension has expanded the perimeters of art activities to an outer square. It's a bit like a hypercube, a square that is multi-dimensional, which moves in all directions at once. Within it one will experience both the movement and diversity of Prescott's expanding cultural district. Ph: 928-776-7717 (Always call and confirm events) |
Mountain Spinners and Weavers Guild
- 3rd Saturday of each month - visitors welcome Address: American Lutheran Church, 1085 Scott Dr , Prescott, Arizona |
January
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February
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March
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Spring Indian Art and Navajo Rug Auction
- Get ready to bid on 300 pieces of traditional and contemporary American Indian art and 300 Navajo weaving during this auction at the Smoki Museum. Pick up your auction catalog and pre-register as a bidder to reserve your opportunity to bid on quality rugs, jewelry, pottery, baskets, and more. Bidder registration is free. 3-5 PM on Friday. The main event is on Saturday, with the preview beginning at 9AM and the auction at noon. Address: Smoki Museum , Prescott, Arizona |
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Spring Zoo Camp
- Looking for something fun, exciting and educational for your kids to do this Spring? Kids ages 6-12 will get hands on experience with animals, participate in games and explore wildlife at Spring ZooCamp! Address: 1403 Heritage Park Road , Prescott, Arizona |
April
26 - 10 |
Yavapai College Student Show
- April 15 - May 14, 2009. The Art of Woodturning. Students of all levels in their studies. Reception: April 24, 6pm - 8pm Address: Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 S. Montezuma St. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Contemporary Native Arts Festival
- This inaugural signature event of The Smoki Museum celebrates the talents of today's Native people. It will be held on the museum campus, at Ken Lindley Park, at the Grace M Sparkes Memorial Activity Center, and on Arizona Avenue. With a powwow hosted by the Granite Mountain Gourd Society, a Fashion Show, the Mr. and Miss Southwest Two-Spirit Pageant, an art contest, special exhibits, skateboard artists, tattoo artists, vendors, and more, there is something for everyone! Don’t miss it! Address: Smoki Museum , Prescott, Arizona |
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Whiskey Off Road Mountain Bike Event
- Endurance mountain bike event including technical single track, smooth fire roads and quality climbing with great views. 15-mile, 30-mile, and 50-mile. Starting on Prescott's historical (and lively) Whiskey Row and climbing into the beautifully distracting views of Prescott National Forest, riders will connect some of the area’s most exhilarating (and challenging) pieces of singletrack, double track, gravel roads and the occasional paved segment. Benefits Yavapai Food Bank. 7:30AM. Address: Historic Whiskey Row, Montezuma Street , Prescott, Arizona |
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Behind the Scenes Photo Tour - Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
- Bring your best camera and get some amazing behind the scenes photos. With the assistance of zoo staff, we will tour the zoo for a special look at some of the animals we have at the sanctuary. This is an Adult Only Event for individuals 18+. Pre-Registration is required, and space will be extremely limited. Members $30, Non-Members $35. You may register on our website under Events or call (928) 778-4242. Address: 1403 Heritage Park Road , Prescott, Arizona |
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May
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Annual YMCA Whiskey Row Marathon
- 5 races, marathon, half marathon, 10K run, 10K racewalk. 2 mile fun fun/walk. Sponsored by Prescott YMCA. 6AM-Noon. Address: Downtown-Thumb Butte , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Prescott Fine Art & Coffee Festival
- The Prescott Fine Art and Coffee Festival is an outdoor event on the historic Courthouse Plaza in Downtown Prescott, showcasing a juried exhibition of outstanding fine art vendors and featuring a variety of coffee roasters, vendors, and all ages activities including live entertainment, artist demonstrations, and interactive art activities. 9 am - 5 pm. Always held on Mother's Day Weekend. Artisans present unique, hand-made creations offering visitors a distinctive shopping experience. Works available for purchase include: Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, and Silk Paintings, Scratch Art, Ceramics, Mixed Media, Fiber Art, Glass, Metal, Stone, Wood, and Gourd Sculpture, Photography, and Jewelry. Come join us in beautiful Prescott for a weekend that will satisfy your creative senses! Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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Yavapai Contractors Home, Garden & Life Style Show
- Come join the home & garden show with many different vendors for home & garden improvements. 10 am - 6 pm. Address: Prescott Gateway Mall, 3250 Gateway Blvd , Prescott, Arizona |
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A nother L ousy R ide
- The American Legion Riders of Post 6 Prescott, AZ Presents: A nother L ousy R ide - "A Mystery Ride". Open to all motorcycle enthusiasts, car clubs, and just anyone who wants to take a ride. *All proceeds to go to programs/charities sponsored by the American Legion. Time: Registration 8:am-9:am First bike out at 9:am Games:, Mileage Guess, 50/50, Raffle prizes, Others Possible Winners for High and Low Scores Costs: Riders $10.00 Donation* Passengers $5.00 Donation* After ride Meal $5.00 https://www.facebook.com/American-Legion-Riders-Post-6-Prescott-Az-251122528236708/ Address: American Legion Post 6, 202 S. Pleasant Street , Prescott, Arizona |
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Art the 4th Dimension
- Put on your walking shoes, clean your eyeglasses, and get ready for an AWESOME weekend. Memorial Day weekend begins the new season of Art Walks in Prescott. Activities began Friday evening, and continue through Monday, and include the Phippen Museum Western Art Show. Prescott's Art the 4th Dimension sponsors a weekend art experience beginning the fourth Friday of each month. Art walks, gallery openings, and special events by fifteen participating galleries make for an art-filled weekend. Gallery Guides are available at Prescott area galleries, hotels, and restaurants. Ph: 928-445-4225 (Always call and confirm events) |
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Annual Off Street Festival Arts & Crafts Show
- Memorial Day Weekend. Kick off the summer season with Arts & Crafts vendors. Sponsored by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce. 9AM-5PM Address: Prescott Chamber Parking Lot, Montezuma & Goodwin , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Phippen Museum Western Fine Art Show
- Juried outdoor featuring contemporary & traditional western art, featuring 160 artists, a popular "Quick Draw" & auction 2 pm Sat & Sun, daily 9 am to 5 pm. Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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23 - 24 | ![]() This popular indoor event is the largest of its kind in the Southwest with visitors and vendors coming from throughout the region. You will find fine quality antiques, collectibles, art, vintage furniture, repurposed home décor and architectural items, western, Native American jewelry, baskets, rugs and all things Americana! Early Bird show hours are on Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. with Early Bird admission of $15. Hours on Saturday are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with General Admission of $5. Children 12 and under are admitted at no charge. It is cash only at the door and there is an ATM located on the premises. Plenty of free parking is available in close proximity to the event with convenient drop off near the entry doors. For additional information—including vendor applications—visit http://www.prescottantiqueshow.com or email prescottantiqueshow@gmail.com. The Prescott Antique Show & Vintage Market has its origins in the late 1980s (originally called "Antiques on the Square") and held in downtown Prescott, growing from several hundred in attendance to several thousands today. Sponsors of the show for the past 18 years have been Thumb Butte and Yavapai chapters of the Questers. 100% of show profits are donated to area preservation and restoration projects. The Questers is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to preserve and restore historic sites, buildings and artifacts - and to educate the public about its heritage. Two recent Questers projects include: • The Questers Women's Suffrage Traveling Exhibit - a free 6 panel, life-size exhibit featuring the history of the Women's Suffrage Movement / 19th Amendment. Suitable for exhibit at schools, museums, special events and available state-wide. • The Keepsakes Roadshow, modeled after the popular Antiques Roadshow, is a free program where people come together in their venue of choice to share stories about their treasured keepsakes. No appraisals are given. This "show and tell" trip down memory lane is always fun and informative! Suitable for 55+ communities and other groups. To schedule a Questers Women's Suffrage Traveling Exhibit or Keepsakes Roadshow, email arizonaquesters@gmail.com. Downtown Prescott Activities You can also enjoy traditional Memorial Day shopping and entertainment in downtown Prescott. Visit the Phippen Museum’s 42nd annual Western Art Sale and Show at the Prescott historic downtown Courthouse Square, then walk across the street to the Prescott Off Street Festival (both free to the public). You will definitely want to browse the numerous antique stores on Cortez but don't miss the shops on Gurley - Patina, Pastime Pleasures, Liberty Lane and Prescott Antiques - or the Cowgirl Country Antiques on South Montezuma, voted "Best of Phoenix" and "Best of Yavapai County." Address: Findlay Toyota Center, 3201 N Main Street , Prescott, Arizona |
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Memorial Day Observance
- Patriotic ceremony honoring those who died protecting the U.S. Also honored are those who served our country then moved to this area to establish & develop the Arizona Territory & later the newly formed state. The rest of the more than 2,500 pioneers interred at the cemetery are also honored at this patriotic ceremony. 9AM. Address: Citizens Cemetery, 815 E Sheldon Street , Prescott, Arizona |
June
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Breakfast with the Lemurs - Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
- Join us for Breakfast with the Lemurs! Enjoy a light breakfast while the Lemurs are being fed. Zookeepers will give a talk about the animals, share interesting facts, show artifacts, and include a fun activity. Pre-Registration is Required. You may register on our website under Events, or call (928)778-4242 Ext. 18. Address: 1403 Heritage Park Rd. , Prescott, Arizona |
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16 - 20 | ![]() 8:30 am - 3:00 pm AGE GROUPS: 6 - 7 yrs. ; 8 - 9 yrs.; & 10 - 12 yrs. PRICE: $175 members; $200 non-members. You may register on our Website under Education, or call 778-4242! Address: 1403 Heritage Park Rd. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Prescott Bluegrass Festival
- The Prescott Chamber of Commerce coordinates this FREE festival and strives to bring audiences a variety of bluegrass shows: traditional and contemporary; national, regional, and local groups; family and non-family bands - while maintaining the highest standards for the music. It remains the only FREE bluegrass festival of its caliber in the western United States. Financial support comes from local businesses, Lamb Chevrolet, the City of Prescott, Arizona Commission on the Arts and many additional Friends of Bluegrass, as well as raffle sales, festival tee shirts and the festival program. 11:00 a.m. Dry Camping Available. Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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World's Oldest Rodeo
- Sponsored by Prescott Frontier Days, Inc. Sanctioned by Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. For over 115 years, the "World's Oldest Rodeo" continues to keep rodeo fans on the edge of their seats! Featuring the traditional roughstock & timed events along with the Wild Horse Race - there's something for everyone! Parade on Saturday. Prescott Frontier Days, Inc hope to see you at the rodeo. Address: Yavapai Rodeo Grounds, 828 Rodeo Drive , Prescott, Arizona |
July
28 - 30 |
Rodeo Days Arts and Crafts Show
- A juried show featuring on-site artisans and crafts persons from across the Southwest. Music and entertainment too. 9AM-5PM. Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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4th Of July Celebration
- A full day of family fun with a carnival of inflatables, craft vendors, fun contests, food, games, live entertainment, dancing, pony rides, helicopter rides & more including the world's tallest water slide. Noon-11:30 PM. Address: Pioneer Park, 1200 Commerce Dr , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Prescott Indian Art Market
- Art by some of the finest Indian artists from across the country. Outstanding Native American painters, potters, weavers & jewelers will display their wares on the grounds of Sharlot Hall Museum. Enjoy actual presentations, arts & crafts, demonstrations, musical performances & Indian Fry Bread. 9AM-5PM-Sat; 9-4-Sun. Address: Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W Gurley St , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Courthouse Arts and Crafts Show
- One of the favorite arts & crafts shows on the plaza. Hand-made and enhanced crafts -- culinary arts -- fine arts -- leather -- metal works -- wood. Benefits the Williamson Valley Fire Department. Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Sunday, 9:00 AM - 54:00 PM. Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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August
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Annual Family Sunflower Festival
- Live music, excellent food, an amazing art exhibit of sunflowers, artists working, children's games, all surrounded by a forest of sunflowers. All proceeds go to support the 'SMILE PROJECT' for the dental health of the homeless. 4-8PM. Address: Yavapai College Performance Hall, 1100 E Sheldon St , Prescott, Arizona |
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Prescott Gem & Mineral Club Show & Sale
- Extraordinary three day event featuring over 21 dealers with beautiful rock & mineral specimens, finished jewelry as well as components for jewelry making and beading, lapidary equipment and supplies. Door Prize Drawings. Largest and best indoor show in Northern Arizona, come check it out for yourself! The phone number listed below is for dealers only. Friday & Saturday 9AM-5PM. Sunday 9AM-4PM. Address: Findlay Toyota Center, corner of Glassford Hill & Florentine , Prescott, Arizona |
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Watson Lake Annual Car Show
- Prescott Antique Auto Club presents the Annual Watson Lake Car Show. There are four main areas for you to enjoy, the Parts Exchange, the Car Exhibit, the Old Engine Fire-up and a Car Corral for cars up for new ownership. Each area provides the opportunity to taste some of America's fascination with the car. Hundreds of cars of all kinds fill the car show area. Vendors fill the swap area with a wide variety of items. Many people came with the intent of selling or buying a car. You may be a winner! Come and participate in the continuous high quality raffle and cash drawings all day Saturday and Sunday. 1st weekend in August. Address: Watson Lake, Hwy. 89 north of Prescott , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering
- A celebration of the storytelling & songs of Arizona working cowboys. Over 125 cowboy performers. Various hours & locations. Address: Yavapai College, 1100 E Sheldon , Prescott, Arizona |
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Prescott Fine Art & Wine Festival
- The Mountain Artists Guild Summer show is a juried show and will include 150+ Fine artists as well as Fine crafters from Arizona and beyond. Food and live entertainment are located in the Gazebo. There will be a KidZone and demonstrations by the Spinners & Weavers, the Mad Mudders, and the Prescott Area Woodturners. 9AM-5PM. In addition to the spectacular collectors artwork, the festival also presents a wine garden featuring a variety of Arizona Vineyards & Wineries. There is also a variety of delicious foods from choice Prescott area restaurants. Come join us in beautiful Prescott for a weekend that will satisfy your creative senses! Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Fall Navajo Rug Auction
- Features authentic Indian creations at amazing prices. Navajo weavings & Indian jewelry, baskets, ceramics & other art. Frybread & Navajo Tacos made right before your eyes. Over 300 lots at the best prices in the Southwest! Pick up your auction catalog and pre-register as a bidder to reserve your opportunity to bid on quality rugs, jewelry, pottery, baskets, and more. Bidder registration is free. 5 PM on Friday. The main event is on Saturday, with the preview beginning at 9AM and the auction at noon. Address: Smoki Museum , Prescott, Arizona |
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September
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Antique Quilt Show
- 50 plus quilts displayed, crafts, demonstrations, and raffle. Guests receive booklet. Benefit for Elks Opera House. Address: Antelope Hills Golf Course, 1989 Clubhouse Dr. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Faire On The Square Arts & Crafts Show
- Labor Day Celebration at the beautiful Courthouse Plaza -- More than 100 quality Arts & Crafts vendors with something for everyone! Plus, food, music and fun for all. Sponsored by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce. Sat & Sun 9am-5pm/ Labor Day 9am-3pm. Live music on Monday, 12 Noon-2 PM. Kick in Labor Day weekend under the cool American Elms at our Historic Courthouse Square. Address: Courthouse Plaza - 120 S. Cortez St. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Fall Art Sale
- Fall Art Sale: Jewelry, Fiber Arts, Woodwork, Folk Art, Beaded Pillows, and Quilts Many Beautiful Handmade Gifts for You and the Holidays In the Seams Sew Right Classroom and Gallery 220 West Goodwin Street, Suite 5 Old Firehouse Plaza Downtown Prescott Information, 619/665-5448 Address: 220 West Goodwin Street, Suite 5, Old Firehouse Plaza, Downtown Prescott , Prescott, Arizona |
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Critter Campout for Cancer - Heritage Park Zoo
- NEW: Joint fundraising event on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Camp-in begins Saturday at 4pm. Campout is at 10am the following day. Enjoy Activities on the Midway and in the zoo sponsored by local community partners. Special Luminaria Ceremony at 7pm for all attendees. Pre-Registration is Required for Camping (Space Limited) Campout Pricing: Adults $39, Children (3-12) $29, Includes admission to the zoo on Sunday, September 10th. Saturday Evening Event Only Admission from 4pm-8:30pm $25. Proceeds from this event benefit both Relay for Life of the Quad Cities/American Cancer Society & Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary. Address: 1403 Heritage Park Rd. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Prescott Highland Games & Celtic Faire
- The Prescott Area Celtic Society is proud to be able to host the Prescott Highland Games & Celtic Faire and welcome all the Celtic Nations to join us in helping to share our heritage with the world. Through our educational scholarships and activities to the renown Highland Games we invite you to join us and share this experience with bagpipe bands, Scottish athletics, highland dancing, Scottish folk music, Scottish food and vendors, Scottish clan societies, historical reenactors. 9 am - 5 pm. Address: Watson Lake Park, Highway 89 , Prescott, Arizona |
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October
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Annual Folk Music Festival
- This is Arizona's longest-running folk music festival and features musicians performing on four stages. Workshops on instrumental styles, song swaps, singer-songwriter sessions, theme jams, mini-concerts, sing-alongs, Sunday morning county gospel sing, teaching workshops, contra dancing, clogging, flamenco dancing. 10AM-5PM. Address: Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W Gurley St , Prescott, Arizona |
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FallFest In The Park Arts & Crafts Show
- The last Arts & Crafts show of the year sponsored by the Prescott Chamber of Commerce. A great opportunity to get a head start on your holiday shopping. Plus - a salute to local our local charitable organizations. Learn about what they do, and how you can help them continue to make a difference in our community! Sat. 9AM-5PM; Sun.- 9AM-4PM. Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Ghost Talk
- Guided trips through tales from Prescott's folklore, told by costumed storytellers. Co-sponsored by West Yavapai Guidance Clinic & Prescott Fine Arts Assoc. 6,7, & 8PM. Address: Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W Gurley St , Prescott, Arizona |
17 - 19 | ![]() Program Guides can be picked up at Arts Prescott, 10 am to 6 pm. Prescott's 4th Friday Art Walk. Beginning this Friday at 5 p.m. For a map with gallery listings www.ArtThe4th.Com For Art Walk Special Events www.artthe4th.com/events/index.html Pass it On! Prescott's Art the 4th Dimension sponsors a weekend art experience beginning the fourth Friday of each month. Art walks, gallery openings, and special events by fifteen participating galleries make for an art-filled weekend. Gallery Guides are available at Prescott area galleries, hotels, and restaurants. Address: 134 S. Montezuma St , Prescott, Arizona |
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November
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Mt Artists Annual Holiday Craft & Gift Show
- Annual holiday gift & craft show added to "Food For The Soul" exhibit. Christmas crafts of all types & price ranges. Gallery Hours. Address: Mountain Artists Gallery, 228 N Alarcon St , Prescott, Arizona |
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Annual Arizona's Largest Gingerbread Village
- 100+ edible & enchanting castles, estates, houses, cookie decorating for the kids. Address: Prescott Resort , Prescott, Arizona |
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Arts Prescott Annual Holiday Party
- Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery invites Penny's Purses to show their work and sell it to benefit The Prescott Area Women’s Shelter (PAWS). Penny’s Purses is a group of local women who donate their time and considerable artistic skills to design, sew, bead, and sell uniquely created purses. All of the materials and beads are donated - nothing is purchased. The purses are available for sale during the Arts Prescott Annual Holiday Fundraiser which runs one full month starting in November and 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Prescott Area Women's Shelter - Prescott's year round shelter for women and their children. Arts Prescott holds a non-for-profit fundraiser each year for a local organization. All 24 local artists at the gallery vote on the non-profit of their choice and the decision is made at one of their monthly meetings. The resent article written in Prescott Woman helped the members make their decision for PAWS. The purses are created in honor of Penny, a homeless woman who stayed at Prescott's first temporary women's shelter in the winter of 2008. Penny's wish was to have a safe place to stay at night. Penny created purses from scraps of colorful material and adorned them with beads, watch faces, buttons, and anything else she could scrabble together to adorn her colorful creations. Sitting on the women's shelter bed, on a park bench, or in the library, Penny carefully sewed each stitch to make fashionable purses to sell to local antique stores. We are sure that Penny would be pleased to know that there is a year round safe place for homeless women in Prescott now. Even today many local businesses remember Penny coming in to sell her purses. The organization found several of these original purses created by Penny and bought them all from the antique shops - and collects them even today. They display these original purses made by Penny at each showing. The money collected from the sale of the Penny’s Purses Group has helped to provide the women's shelter with many necessities, including lockers at the bottom of each bed (the lockers were crafted by woodworkers from the Yavapai College woodworking program who donated all of their work), bookcases, tables and chairs for the community room, help with rent when needed. The needs of the shelter vary month to month and they always appreciate a call to find out what their needs are. Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery artists are active community members and each year during the holiday season, in addition to displaying their own work, they showcase a local non-profit organization for a month in the gallery to help raise funds and contribute to our town. A reception will be held at the gallery on November 25, 2011 to introduce gallery visitors to the women who are Penny's Purses. Purses will be available to purchase at the gallery. Arts Prescott will also celebrate their Annual Holiday Party on the same evening - so be sure and mark your calendar for The Gallery Fundraiser and Party. PENNY’S STORY Much about Penny remains a mystery. She would not discuss her personal life. She had mental issues. But she was much more than the homeless woman who appeared each evening at Prescott’s temporary women’s shelter in the winter of 2008. We know that she was talkative, sometimes argumentative and often entertaining. She enjoyed telling stories about herself: especially about her career in New York in Fashion. Nothing specific, just Fashion with a capital F. She had an eye for designer clothes and searched through the donated bags of clothing at the shelter for designer labels – sharing some of her finds with other women guests and volunteers at the shelter. “This vest is YOU, my dear,” she declared to a volunteer who took a special interest in Penny. If you saw Penny downtown during the day, often in a coffee shop, it would not be apparent that she was homeless. A character - yes, but homeless - no. Dressed stylishly, her makeup carefully applied to her tanned and weathered face each morning before leaving the shelter, a scarf stylishly tossed around her shoulders, she was one of a number of characters in our beloved Prescott. After the shelter closed in early spring 2008, Penny was often housed in motels provided by various charitable groups and caring individuals in Prescott. She tended to alienate some of those who might have given her more assistance. She wondered out loud “why can’t there be a safe place for a woman like me, just a room so I won’t have to wonder where I’ll sleep tonight.” She spoke of being in extreme pain but could not get the treatment she insisted she needed. She went downhill quickly in health and vitality and died later that same spring. The coroner’s report said she was riddled with cancer. She was in her mid-50s. She was buried in Potter’s Field in Prescott. This is, however, not the end of Penny’s story. One thing we know for certain is that Penny was an artist. She created art from remnants of tapestries and costume jewelry. She had no access to a sewing machine or to a room where she could create her art. She sewed every stitch by hand and created unique and lovely purses decorated with colorful beads and bangles. After her death, a volunteer who befriended Penny happened upon an antique store in downtown Prescott. Penny’s purses were on display and for sale. The store owner knew Penny and told of several occasions when, after hours, Penny would bang on the store’s front door shouting, “I know you’re in there. Open up. I’ve got purses for you and I need money.” The store owner accepted them and Penny went on her way. Five of Penny’s Purses have been purchased from the antique store by women who want to make sure that Penny’s Purses live on to help other homeless women. Volunteers will be meeting at the shelter to make purses that are in the spirit of the original Penny’s Purses and to encourage current guests at the shelter to participate. All proceeds will be contributed to the women’s shelter. Continuing to create purses in her honor and memory will ensure that Penny’s spirit lives on to help current and future women guests at the shelter. We are sure that Penny would be pleased to know that there is now a safe place for women each night Address: Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 S. Montezuma Street , Prescott, Arizona |
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Behind the Scenes Photo Tour - Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
- Bring your best camera and get some amazing behind the scenes photos. With the assistance of zoo staff, we will tour the zoo for a special look at some of the animals we have at the sanctuary. This is an Adult Only Event for individuals 18+. Pre-Registration is required, and space will be extremely limited. You may register on our website under Events or call (928) 778-4242 ext.18 Address: 1403 Heritage Park Rd. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Art! The 4th Dimension
- Gallery Art Walk - Enjoy Prescott at its best! Autumn Program Guides and maps can be picked up at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery. Prescott's Art the 4th Dimension sponsors a weekend art experience beginning the fourth Friday of each month. Art walks, gallery openings, and special events by fifteen participating galleries make for an art-filled weekend. Gallery Guides are available at Prescott area galleries, hotels, and restaurants. Address: 134 S. Montezuma St - Heart of Whiskey Row , Prescott, Arizona |
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Thanksgiving with the Lemurs - Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
- Join us this Thanksgiving Day at 11:30am to see our Lemurs enjoy a Thanksgiving meal before you head home to enjoy your own! The Sanctuary is open 10 am - 4 pm. Address: 1403 Heritage Park Rd. , Prescott, Arizona |
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December
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Annual Arizona's Largest Gingerbread Village
- 100+ edible & enchanting castles, estates, houses, cookie decorating for the kids. Address: Prescott Resort , Prescott, Arizona |
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Christmas Parade & Courthouse Lighting
- Santa visits Arizona's Christmas City in this festive and elaborate parade through downtown Prescott. Then continue the celebration with carols and festivities as the Courthouse comes ablaze at the lighting ceremony. Frontier Christmas Open House at Sharlot Hall Museum. Christmas Around the Kiva at Smoki Museum. Jingle Bell 5K run. Parade 1 PM; Courthouse Lighting 6 PM. Address: Courthouse Plaza , Prescott, Arizona |
29 | ![]() Address: Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W Gurley St , Prescott, Arizona |
30 | ![]() HPZS Members: Free; Adults (13-64): $12; Senior/Military: $10; Students: $8; Kids (3-12): $6; Under 3: Free Address: 1403 Heritage Park Rd. , Prescott, Arizona |
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Acker Night
- Acker Night is over 100 Prescott, Arizona downtown businesses featuring a variety of performers in their place of business and on the Courthouse Plaza. This magical holiday celebration is the primary fundraising activity of the J.S. Acker Music Park Association. The performers are all volunteering their time. Please give generously to the TIPS for Scholarships! bags that are staged with the performing act at each venue. Your contributions will be used to award Local Area Youth with Performing Arts Scholarships! This annual event traditionally happens on the first Friday evening after the Courthouse Tree Lighting. Address: Downtown Prescott Courthouse Plaza 5:30pm - 8:30pm , Prescott, Arizona |
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