Phoenix Calendar of Events

Celebrate our local food community at these food-oriented events. We've made the information as accurate as possible, but please telephone or check the referenced website to confirm the event details before you attend.

If you are sponsoring an event and would like it to be included in our calendar, please contact us at newsevents@ediblephoenix.com.

April 25
Taste of the Nation (www.tastephoenix.org)
7:30 to 10 pm (VIP at 6:30 pm)
The Phoenician, 6000 E Camelback Dr., Scottsdale
Taste of the Nation celebrates 20 years in Phoenix with a gourmet extravaganza from some of the area's best restaurants. Enjoy an evening of fine food, wine, beer and signature cocktails, live entertainment and a silent and live auction. All proceeds benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance and the Association of Arizona Food Banks.  Tickets are $150 per person, $300 VIP.

April 26
Earth Active Day (www.superstitionfarm.com)
10 am to 5 pm
Superstition Farm, 3440 South Hawes Rd, Mesa
Learn about solar cooking, Permaculture, tour the DOS (Desert Open Space) Garden, ‘green’ projects to do at home, Xeriscape design, and more. Kids will enjoy performances of Charlotte’s Web and ‘Worm Drive’, the musical. Up-and-coming farmers of all ages will love the petting zoo, farm tours, a cornucopia of local foods and vendors, arts and crafts, a hay maze and ice cream from Udder Delights. Advance tickets available, $10 per family.

April 26
Wine, Women & Jazz (www.azwp.org)
4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Arizona Culinary Institute, 10585 N 116th St, Scottsdale. 
Features sumptuous hors d'oeuvres, fine wine and great jazz.  ACI is once again hosting this popular fundraiser with jazz vocalists Margo Reed, Delphine Cortez and Blaise Lantana. A silent auction will feature a variety of items.  Event tickets are $55 per person ($65 at the door, if available).   

April 27
We Are What We Eat
Tucscon Botanical Gardens, Tucson
An interactive participatory performance about what we eat and why presented by the Tucson Community Food Bank and NEW ARTiculations Dance Theatre.  For more information, www.storiesmatter.org/wearewhatweeat.

May 3
The 2008 AZ Green Living Conference (www.GreenLivingConference.com)
9 am to 5 pm
Phoenix Zoo, Stonehouse Pavilion, 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix
 
Enjoy a day of powerful presentations designed to educate and promote green living practices and environmental insights for the way we work, play and live. Top experts in various dimensions of "Green Living" headline this unique conference.
 
• 6 Extraordinary Speakers
• Book Signings with Authors
• Delicious Lunch Included
• Raffle for Great Green Prizes
• Eco-Friendly Vendors
• Green Living Resources
 
You must pre-register. Cost is $44 per person (before April 1st) $55 after that, which includes all conference sessions, and a fabulous lunch!
 
May 3
Tastes of the Santa Cruz Valley Workshop: Building a Heritage Foods Network and Brand (www.santacruzheritage.org/foods/workshop)
Workshop 9am to 3 pm, Exhibit 3 to 5 pm
Desert Diamond Casino, off I-19 at 1100 W. Pima Mine Rd., Sahuarita

The Tastes of the Santa Cruz Valley Workshop brings together local food producers, restaurants, restaurant organizations, food co-ops, groceries, farmers markets, seed banks, conservation farms, food banks, related non-profits and the general public to plan the development of a local farm-to-chef network and a regional food brand, as well as educate the community about the rich history of heritage foods in the Santa Cruz Valley. $25 for workshop, advance registration required. Exhibit is free and open to the public.

August 30 
4th annual "Phoenix Cooks!" (www.phoenixcooks.com)
Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, 2400 E. Missouri Avenue, Phoenix
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