Scottsdale Healthcare and John C. Lincoln Health Network have merged and are now HonorHealth. We’re still your locally owned, non-profit, healthcare partner. You didn’t plan on cancer. Fortunately, we did. At HonorHealth’s Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center , we take cancer personally. Your care team works alongside scientific researchers to create a highly personalized, targeted, cancer treatment plan just for you. It’s all part of our plan to make healthy personal. HonorHealth.com/cancer 480-323-1339 Page 10 December 2015 FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 Wonderland Market 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Dec. 4-6, at Westworld Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. One-stop holiday gift shopping is what this market is all about. Guests can find gifts for everyone on their list at the Wonderland Market. Vendors from all over the country will be there showcasing jewelry, clothing, art, toys and more. There will be festive live music, as well as a gift-wrapping station. One day tickets are $15 and parking is $5. For more information, call 480-237-9954 or visit www.wonderlandmarket.com. SATURDAY DECEMBER 5 Tavan Twinkles 4-8 p.m., at Tavan Elementary School, 4610 E. Osborn Road, Phoenix. This year the Tavan Elementary School’s PTO will be hosting it’s first annual Holiday Festival featuring performances by CMAS of Arcadia High, Bricks Dance Studio, Grid Iron Cheerleaders, Paula Carr Dance Studio & more. In addition to food trucks, train rides, snow, human hamster ball races, bounce houses, craft centers, pictures with Santa, a movie on the lawn & various vendors . For more information email president@tavanpto.com. Holiday Pet Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Westworld Scottsdale, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. This festival is the pet lover’s holiday dream. Westworld’s sixth annual holiday pet festival includes shopping, interactive activities, demonstrations, contests and more. There will also be on-stage entertainment as well as hundreds of pets ready for adoption. Pets are welcome. This event is free. For more information, call 480-406-7301 or visit holidaypetfestival.com. SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 A Very Electric Christmas 2 p.m., at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale. New Orleans’ Lightwire Theater brings its art to the stages of Scottsdale few examples of the songs the PBC will sing. The concert hall is open seating and this is an all-ages event. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children. For more information, call 480-481-8188 or visit dbg.org. FRIDAY DECEMBER 11 Scottsdale Chocolate Tour 3 p.m., starting at Gloria’s Café, 7045 E. Third Ave., Scottsdale. Chocolate lovers unite for a chocolate tour that will begin at Gloria’s Cafe and walk through downtown Scottsdale. Attendees will stop at eight different shops and sample a variety of chocolate treats. The walk is around 2 1/2 hours. Admission for this event is $45. For more information, visit chocolatetourofscottsdale.com. WHAT’S HAPPENING, ARCADIA? for this amazing holiday performance. Using electroluminescent artistry, the performance centers on a bird named Max and his unforgettable trip back home. Tickets range from $25 to $50 and the show is for all ages. For more information, call 480-499-8587 or visit scottsdaleperformingarts.org. TUESDAY DECEMBER 8 Winter Wonderland 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix. The Phoenix Boys Choir is back again to serenade its audience with everyone’s holiday favorites. We Three Kings, Silent Night and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer are just a Holiday Pet Festival Scottsdale Chocolate Tour

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