Up-to-date Scottsdale events from multiple local sources. The feed is managed/created by Scottsdale.com. http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:45:06 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/images/rssbanner.jpg http://www.scottsdale.com Up-to-date Scottsdale events from multiple local sources. The feed is managed/created by Scottsdale.com. http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Grand+Canyon+State+Equestrian+Games?EventID=10437&EventTimeID=3297337 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Chihuly%3A+The+Nature+of+Glass?EventID=9425&EventTimeID=3316143 This exhibition will feature new and unique works of glass sculpture by renowned artist, Dale Chihuly. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/THERIZINOSAUR%3A+Mystery+of+the+Sickle-Claw+Dinosaur?EventID=6098&EventTimeID=3315645 This show displays real 93-million-year-old bones excavated near Big Water, in the desert landscape of southern Utah. A freestanding skeleton, cast from the original bones of the 13-foot-tall, one-ton, sickle-clawed, and feathered dinosaur, is one of the first mounted interpretations of this long-lost animal's stance and posture. The dramatic life and death struggles of this ancient creature come to life through scientific illustrations by artist Victor Leshyk. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Painted+Journeys+on+the+Colorado+Plateau?EventID=10272&EventTimeID=3316998 This exhibit features three painters who present fresh perspectives of the Four Corner's Region's landscapes. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Fire+Equipment+Exhibit?EventID=4750&EventTimeID=3315105 This 10,000 square foot gallery contains over 40 manual and horse drawn pieces of apparatus, dating from 1725 to 1908. There are pieces from the United States, England, France, Austria and Japan. There are a wide variety of engines, ladder wagons, parade carriages, hose wagons, chemical wagons, a fire sled or "pung," an aerial ladder wagon and steam powered engines. Also on exhibit are a large number of lithographs, engravings, prints and paintings. There is a fine display of over 100 insurance firemarks from all over the world. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Motorized+Pieces+Exhibit?EventID=4752&EventTimeID=3315195 In this 10,000 square foot gallery are 27 motorized pieces dating from 1897 to 1930. Most of the pieces are American. Makers include American La France, Seagrave, Robinson, Ahrens-Fox, Mack, Howe, Brockway, Merryweather, Christie, Moreland, Kissell and Waterous. Among the rarest pieces is an 1897 Champion water tower that was motorized with a Christie tractor in 1915, a Waterous hand or horse drawn gasoline powered pumper and a Brockway chemical car. A Merryweather Braidwood body style fire engine built in London in 1913 was used by the fire department of Lima, Peru. All of these pieces are fully restored. A 1951 American La France Model 700 engine from Miami, Arizona, is available for boarding. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Engines+Exhibit?EventID=4753&EventTimeID=3315285 This gallery of 5,000 square feet contains 11 restored engines dating from 1930 to 1968, including a 1950 Autocar high pressure fog, a 1930 Ahrens-Fox Quad and a 1961 Mercedes-Metz TLF-8 all-terrain fire engine. Other makers include Maxim, Seagrave, Mack and Howe. Also included is a fully restored 1955 Seagrave Anniversary Model "Quad" donated by the fire department of Oak Lawn, Illinois. We also added a fully operational 1968 ERF/HCB-Angus "pump/escape" fire engine from the Nottinghamshire Fire Brigade this rig was donated to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eichorn. Also in this gallery are three operating alarm room exhibits. One Gamewell system dates from 1925 and was used in Glendale, California. A second system was made by the Phoenix Fire Department in 1956 and was one of the earliest binary systems to make full use of telephone capabilities. The third system is a Protectowire operating system that demonstrates an effective alarm system using a specially constructed thermal cable. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Aerial+Trucks+and+Fire+Safety+Exhibit?EventID=4754&EventTimeID=3315375 This 5,000 square foot gallery contains three fine aerial trucks made by American La France, Seagrave and Pirsch, as well as a classic 1935 American La France Model 400 engine and a 1935 Ford/Pirsch V-8 fire engine. Also on display in this gallery are over 3,000 arm patches from fire departments all over the world. Computerized catalogues allow visitors to quickly locate patches from their city, state or province. Gallery IV also contains a large Fire Safety Exhibit consisting of a mini-theater, a two room Safety House and a large practical application area. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Hall+of+Heroes?EventID=4755&EventTimeID=3315465 The National Firefighting Hall of heroes is a 3,000 square foot gallery that deals with the human element of firefighting. In this gallery can be found the names of the thousands of American firefighters who have died in the line of duty. Thousands of firefighters who have been recognized for acts of heroism are also found in this gallery. The gallery also contains exhibits which relate the stories of the volunteer and paid structural firefighters and wildland firefighters. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Wildland+Firefighting+Exhibit?EventID=4756&EventTimeID=3315555 This gallery features 2,500 square feet and deals with the growth of wildland firefighting in the United States. It includes a replica of a lookout cabin, several pieces of apparatus, a wide variety of tools and exhibits about the smoke jumpers, hotshots, engine crews and Class II crews which comprise the firefighters of the state forestry departments, rural fire protection districts and the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Park Service. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Old+Traditions+in+New+Pots%3A+Silver+Seed+Pots?EventID=6183&EventTimeID=3315735 Old Traditions in New Pots: Silver Seed Pots' features miniature silver seed pots given to the Heard by Norman L. Sandfield and ison display in the Heard's Sandra Day O'Connor Gallery. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Life+in+a+Cold+Place%3A+Arctic+Art?EventID=4727&EventTimeID=3315821 This exhibit examines the ways that artists depict their lives and survive in a cold environment. The art depicts themes of land, family, housing and taditional ways of getting food through hunting and fishing Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Animals+in+Arctic+Art?EventID=9363&EventTimeID=3316229 This exhibit reflects traditional economy and the connection between people, the land and its animals. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/La+Casa+Murillo%3A+A+Life-Size+Shadow+Box?EventID=9290&EventTimeID=3316018 Patrick Murillo and Kathy Cano-Murillo have been working as Chicano pop artists for 20 years whose popular works are custom-made shadow boxes filled with bright-colored art, glitter and high-gloss finishes. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Mothers+and+Daughters%3A+Stories+in+Clay?EventID=9933&EventTimeID=3316352 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Chase+Field+Tours?EventID=9913&EventTimeID=3316563 This guided tour takes visitors on a memorable journey through the stadium, which features a beer garden, retractable roof, swimming pool, restaurants and more. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/STAR+TREK%3A+The+Exhibition?EventID=10176&EventTimeID=3316848 'STAR TREK: The Exhibition' is a new, interactive tribute to the 40-year-plus worldwide cultural phenomenon. Visitors can explore the extraordinary world of STAR TREK featuring interactive exhibits, show-based simulators, and best of all, a large collection of original set pieces, props and costumes from all incarnations of STAR TREK television series and feature films. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Dominic+Benhura%3A+African+Stone+Sculpture?EventID=9626&EventTimeID=3316302 Dominic has developed one of the most recognizable and contemporary sculpting styles in the world. His technical ability and emphasis on form and movement, rather than facial features, make his work timeless and universal. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/We+are+About+Beauty%3A+Hopi+Artwork?EventID=9874&EventTimeID=3316475 'We Are About Beauty: Hopi Artists, Hopi Art' contains more than 25 paintings and drawings by Hopi artists. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/At+the+Crossroads+of+American?EventID=10350&EventTimeID=3317107 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Garden+Tours?EventID=9944&EventTimeID=3316674 Get your burning questions answered on this docent-led tour and see why our desert plant collection is world-renown. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Garden+Tours?EventID=9944&EventTimeID=3316675 Get your burning questions answered on this docent-led tour and see why our desert plant collection is world-renown. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Chase+Field+Tours?EventID=9913&EventTimeID=3316564 This guided tour takes visitors on a memorable journey through the stadium, which features a beer garden, retractable roof, swimming pool, restaurants and more. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/The+Exotic+Art+Show?EventID=10412&EventTimeID=3317280 This is an annual exhibition of provacative arts that has become the signature art event of the season. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Chase+Field+Tours?EventID=9913&EventTimeID=3316565 This guided tour takes visitors on a memorable journey through the stadium, which features a beer garden, retractable roof, swimming pool, restaurants and more. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Garden+Tours?EventID=9944&EventTimeID=3316676 Get your burning questions answered on this docent-led tour and see why our desert plant collection is world-renown. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:00:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Spring+Training%3A+San+Diego+Padres+at+Los+Angeles+Angels?EventID=7188&EventTimeID=3317299 The Los Angeles Angeles hosts San Diego Padres in this spring training matchup. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:05:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/STAR+TREK%3A+The+Exhibition+and+Black+Holes+Combo?EventID=10188&EventTimeID=3316923 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:30:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Spring+Training%3A+Oakland+Athletics+at+Kansas+City+Royals?EventID=10394&EventTimeID=3317241 The Kansas City Royals hosts Oakland Athletics in this spring training matchup. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:05:00 +0100 http://www.scottsdale.com/calendar/Blumenschein%3A+A+Painter+Between+Worlds?EventID=10601&EventTimeID=3317574 Ernest Blumenschein's many talents - for music, athletics, illustration and painting - might have resulted in mediocrity in an artist less committed to creative excellence. Yet his curiosity, European training, willingness to innovate, and especially his long engagement with the American Southwest all found their way into his distinguished body of work. Sharyn Udall, art historian and independent curator, challenges viewers of In Contemporary Rhythm to rethink long-held opinions of this major American artist. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:00:00 +0100