38 JULY 2019 WEDNESDAY 7/3 C4 Foundation Benefit Concert 6 – 10 p.m. at the Hotel Del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA. This event is definitely worth the drive. Nate Nathan and the MacDaddy-O’s Band will be putting on a concert at the Hotel Del Coronado in honor of Charles Keating IV and the C4 Foundation, which provides support and resources to active duty Navy SEALs and their families. Tickets are $150 per person. For more: c4foundation.org. Salute from the Shores 5 – 9 p.m. at the Pleasant Harbor Marina, 40202 87th Ave., Peoria. Celebrate independence on the water at Lake Pleasant. This year’s festivities will feature food trucks, free activities for kids including bounce houses and water slides and live music. Lake Pleasant’s floating waterslide will also be open, and other vendors will be on-site. Grab your chairs and blankets and get ready to celebrate. Tickets are $20 per vehicle. For more: pleasantharbor.com. THURSDAY 7/4 Hometown 4th Celebration 4 – 9 p.m. at Schnepf Farms, 24610 S. Rittenhouse Road, Queen Creek. There’s nothing quite like that small town feeling during a holiday, which is just what Schnepf Farms is providing. Celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music, a watermelon- eating contest, a National Flag Service, artisan vendors, beer and wine garden, food trucks and lawn games. Get your patriotic on at the farm. Tickets are $20 for general admission. For more: schnepffarms.com. WEDNESDAY 7/10 Software and Game Development Workshop 9 a.m. – noon at the Edison School of Innovation, 8340 W. Northern Ave., Glendale. If your child is interested in computers and games, here is a chance to learn how it all works. Kids will learn the basic concepts of computer programming and about tools they can use to begin building their very own computer games, plus see the world of programming through a programmer’s eyes. This workshop is for 2nd to 8th graders. For more, visit the Edison School of Innovation Facebook page. THURSDAY 7/11 Amazing Arizona Kids Explore Arizona 10 a.m. – noon at the AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe. This one is just a tad out of the way, which makes it even more worth it. The Kids Explore Arizona program is free for kids ages 5 to 10 to learn about the awesomeness that is our state. This month’s session is called Arizona Rocks. Kids can explore Arizona’s boulders, rocks and minerals through hands-on learning activities. SATURDAY 7/6 Goat Therapy/Goat Yoga 6 – 8 p.m. at Lil’ Goat Town, 7377 S. 169th Pl., Queen Creek. You’ve heard about beer yoga and baby yoga, but what about goat yoga? This yoga session is all about relaxing and doing yoga poses with baby goats. Or maybe it’s just about hanging out with baby goats. Either way, this event is focused on having fun and being surrounded by cuteness. Tickets are $20. For more: lilgoattown.com. OUT OF THE AREA, BUT WORTH THE DRIVE Goat Therapy/Goat Yoga at Lil’ Goat Town in Queen Creek. J & G S T E A K H O U S E at T H E P H O E N I C I A N 6000 E. Camelback Road | Scottsdale, Az 85251 480.214.8000 jgsteakhousescottsdale.com Sunset Menu: Choose-Your-Own 3 Courses, $45++ Plus enjoy half-off all bottles of wine under $100 (5 - 7 pm, must order dinner) Valid May 28 — September 19, 2019

39 JULY 2019 There will be snacks included. For more: arizonahistoricalsociety.org. FRIDAY 7/12 – SUNDAY 7/14 Medieval Mayhem 10 a.m. – 5 (Sunday) and 7 p.m. at Mountain Meadows Recreation Complex, 1101 N. Woodland Road, Pinetop. If Medieval is your time period, this event is for you. Enjoy all things medieval at this festival, including period dress, food, live music and entertainment, sword fights, vendors and even a mermaid. Break out your chain mail and head to the White Mountains for this year’s Medieval Mayhem. Tickets are $5-$10. For more: azmayhem.com. SUNDAY 7/14 Cider and Scribbles 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St., Mesa. Head over to Mesa Arts for a different kind of creative event. This drawing class not only offers guided drawing classes – with a still-life set up and pencils and paper at the ready – but food and drinks, too. Grab a cider-mosa and a snack from one of the food trucks and draw to your heart’s content. Here’s the best part: this event is free. For more: mesaartscenter.com. SAT. 7/20 – SUN. 7/21 Arizona Highland Celtic Festival 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. at 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop, Flagstaff. Celebrate all things Celtic at the 22nd annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival. There will be live music and entertainment, athletic competitions such as bagpipe playing and tug of war, workshops, vendors, historical reenactments, whiskey tasting, food and activities for the kids. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for kids for one-day admission. For more: nachs.info. gift. Tickets are $25 per person. For more: sedonaelks.org. SATURDAY 7/27 Fairytale Princess Ball 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Noah’s Event Venue, 2100 E. Yeager Dr., Chandler. Now is your chance to meet a fairytale princess. This event will feature everyone’s favorite fairytale friends, with music performances, stories, dancing, a candy buffet and magical tiaras. Other fun games and activities will be available, plus a fairytale ball where kids can dance with the princesses. Each “ball” will last two hours – grownups choose the time slot. Tickets are $25-$55. For more: prettyprincesspartiesmn.com. Arizona Toy Con 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Glendale Civic Center, 5750 W. Glenn Dr., Glendale. This event, formerly known as ICON, is the Valley’s largest collector toy and pop culture collectible event and it’s back again for the 12th year. There will be 125 tables full of classic, vintage, modern, collectible and rare toys, plus action figures, comics, dolls, statues, Transformers, GI Joes, Funko Pops…pick a toy, it will be there. Enjoy a day of nostalgia at the Toy Con. Tickets are $10 per person. For more: aztoycon.com. SATURDAY 7/20 Sedona Elks Lodge Christmas in July 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. at the Sedona Elks Lodge, 110 Airport Road, Sedona. Who says you can’t celebrate the holidays a few months early? Head up to Sedona for Christmas in July, presented by the Elks Lodge. There will be a cocktail hour followed by a turkey dinner, raffle and a dance with music by the Happy Days Band. You can even continue the festivities by bringing a White Elephant OUT OF THE AREA, BUT WORTH THE DRIVE SEND EVENTS TO editor@arcadianews.com Medieval Mayhem at Mountain Meadows Recreation Complex in Pinetop. Your New Dental Home in Arcadia! ArcadiaKidsDental.com @ArcadiaPediatricDental 480.207.5070 5717 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Meet Dr. Wallace, our Board Certified Pediatric Dentist! Your New Dental Home in Arcadia! @ArcadiaPediatricDental Now Accepting New Patients