Phoenix Weekend Event Calendar

If there's nothing on your calendar this weekend, I would strongly encourage you to make some plans and get out of the house. The weather's going to be great and as usual, there are plenty of interesting events going on in the greater Phoenix area!

Scottsdale Pavilions Car Show
When: Saturday 4:30pm to 10pm
There's no better way to get your weekend revved up than by checking out some of Arizona's hot rods and cool customs at the weekly Pavilions car show. Stop by the Loop 101 and Indian Bend Road in Scottsdale around sundown and check out the McDonald's parking lot for all the action.

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Japanese Friendship Garden Links Phoenix to Sister City

To a native desert dweller like myself, Japan sounds like an exotic and interesting place that's half a world away. And yet, Japan is not as far away as you might think!

Everyone is always surprised to hear that Phoenix is home to one of the best Japanese Gardens in the Southwestern US. Known as Ro Ho En, it's located right in the heart of downtown Phoenix in Margaret T. Hance Park. Yes, that's the park on top of the Interstate 10 "Deck Park" Tunnel. How's that for a surprise?

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Phoenix Recognizes Landmarks as Points of Pride

Forget about Rand McNally. Forget about Frommer's. If you are after the most unique and interesting places in Phoenix, look no further than the city's Points of Pride program.

The Phoenix Points of Pride is a special campaign formed in 1992 by the Phoenix Pride Commission. Twenty-five carefully selected Points of Pride were chosen from more than 150 candidates to represent the best attractions that Phoenix has to offer.

The list includes parks, cultural centers, historic properties, and mountains in the Phoenix area. Today, that number has grown to 32 places with the newest ones added in 2008.

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Go With the Flow at Arizona Falls

There is a very cool place in Central Phoenix that most people do not know about. It's on Indian School Road just past 56th Street, and accessible through Herberger Park. This is the location of Arizona Falls.

"What is Arizona Falls?" you might be wondering. Well, it's a lot of things. It is the location of a major elevation drop in the SRP canal system. It was the first hydroelectric power plant in the City of Phoenix. Finally, it is a historical feature of Phoenix and a neat place to visit.

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Arizona Trivia and Little-Known Facts

There is so much more to Arizona than just the Grand Canyon. Today's post is all about the weird and interesting things you may not know about Arizona:

• Arizona is the 4th largest state in terms of area and 16th largest when it comes to population.
  
  
• The "Five C's" of Arizona are: cotton, cattle, citrus, climate, and copper.
  
  
• Arizona's highest point is Humphrey's Peak at 12,633 ft.
  
  
• Arizona became the 48th state on February 14th, 1912.
  
  
• Arizona is home to Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS), the largest nuclear power plant in the country.
  
  

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