What to do in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area this Weekend ~ February 24th

Events

Canal Convergence Water + Art + Light
Thurs. 02/23-Sun. 02/26, 4pm-10pm
Scottsdale Waterfront
Visitors will experience eight large-scale, contemporary public art installations positioned in the Arizona Canal, along its banks and soaring in the skies above. Also workshops, live music and beer & wine garden Fri.-Sun.
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Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight
Fri. 02/24, 8pm
Ikeda Theater, Mesa
An American masterpiece! It is, quite simply, one of the most acclaimed and enduring performances in the history of theater.
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Beauty Speaks for Us Exhibit
Fri. 02/24-Sun. 02/26, times vary
Heard Museum, Phoenix
A presentation of more than 200 rarely seen masterworks selected from private Phoenix collections and the Heard’s own collection of more than 40,000 works of art.
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Baby Boomer Baby
Sat. 02/24-Sun. 02/26, times vary
Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix
Written by and starring National Lampoon’s Tommy Koenig. Tommy’s hilarious, insightful and wildly entertaining flashback through our times and the music that defined it.
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Disney in Concert
Fri. 02/24-Sun. 02/26, times vary
Symphony Hall, Phoenix
A Tale as Old as Time, a multimedia extravaganza featuring acclaimed Broadway vocalists, and scenes from your favorite Disney movies projected above the orchestra.
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Arizona Renaissance Festival
Sat. 02/25Sun. 02/26, 10am-6pm 
12601 E. US Highway 60, Gold Canyon
There will be 13 stages of entertainment with comedy, music, circus performers, dancing, jousting knights on horseback and other mischievous antics. Runs through 04/02.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Fri. 02/24 & Sat. 02/25, times vary
Hale Centre Theatre, Gilbert
The winner of 6 Tonys comes to Hale Centre Theatre. Broadway audiences went bonkers over this show-stopping, toe-tapping musical.
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Chris Rock: Total Blackout Tour 2017
Sat. 02/25, 7pm &10pm
Comerica Theatre, Phoenix
The hilarious stand up comedy of Chris Rock.
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ACTC Tree Festival & Climbing Championship
Sat. 02/25, 8am-5pm
Esteban Park, Phoenix
Festival goers can watch the competition while perusing booths, food trucks and fun family activities.
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Arizona Black Rodeo
Sat. 02/25, 1pm & 7pm
Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass, Chandler
There will also be a country & western vendor’s bazaar and food vendors. Bleacher seating is available to all spectators, so bring your blanket or seat cushion and enjoy the show.
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Jeff Dunham: Perfectly Unbalanced
Sat. 02/25, 5pm
Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix
The show is packed with new surprises and old favorites.
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6th Street Market
Sun. 02/26, 10am-4pm
24 E. Sixth St. Park, Tempe
This new market has just about everything — local shopping, works of art, live music, fantastic brunch offers nearby and interactive art projects all blended with community yoga, food vendors and more.
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Sunday A’Fair
Sun. 02/26, 12pm-4pm
Scottsdale Civic Center Park
Sunday A’Fair features free outdoor concerts by blues, country, jazz, R&B, rock and soul musicians, an arts-and-crafts market.
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Movies

In Theaters     Rated  
Collide     PG-13

Rock Dog
    
      PG
Get Out        R
New DVD Releases   Rated  Critics Say
Dr. Strange  PG-13
Allied      R
Moonlight      R   


  Pro Sports

ARIZONA BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING
     
Schedule
ARIZONA COYOTES
   

vs Buffalo
02/26
@ 5:30pm
CSN
Schedule
PHOENIX SUNS
   
   
@ Chicago
02/24 @ 6pm

@ Milwaukee
02/26 @ 1:30pm
FSAZ
Schedule

GOLF TOUR

   
The Honda Classic
02/23-02/26, times vary
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Golf Network
Schedule
SENIOR GOLF
     
        
2017 SPRINT CUP SERIES

   
Daytona 500
2/26
@ 12pm
Daytona International
Speedway
FOX Sports
Schedule



College Sports

ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS

 
Men’s Basketball
vs USC
02/26 @ 4:30pm
Women’s Basketball

vs USC
02/24 @ 8pm

vs UCLA
02/26 @ 12pm
Ice Hockey
vs USA U18
02/24,
5pm
vs USA U18
02/25,
5pm

ARIZONA WILDCATS

    




Men’s Basketball
vs UCLA
02/25 @ 6:15pm
Women’s Basketball

vs UCLA
02/24 @ 6pm

vs USC
02/26 @ 2pm


Weather     (extended forecast) 

          
       Friday
       Sunny
       64º/42º
     Saturday
   Partly Cloudy
        72º/49º
      Sunday
   Partly Cloudy
       73º/49º





               



                   
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