THINGS TO DO AROUND THE STATE
WESTERN-HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
The event will feature six presentations by historians, educators and authors on a variety of subjects on Western heritage. The presentations will cover Arizona’s Hashknife Cattle Outfit, homesteading, Gov. Alexander Brodie, the Battle of Big Dry Wash, the Battle at Skeleton Cave and Doc Holliday’s Southern heritage. Details: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Hassayampa Inn, 122 E. Gurley St., Prescott. The sessions are free; $24 for dinner, reservations required. 928-443-5580, prescottcorral.org.
JEROME ART WALK
Visit more than 30 of the unique art studios and galleries of Jerome, one of Arizona’s treasures. Meet the artists and see handcrafted jewelry, pottery, glass, leatherwork, clothing, paintings and sculpture. Details: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Downtown Jerome. Free. jeromeartwalk.com.
BUG NIGHT
Join the Friends of Kartchner Caverns State Park for a rare private photo tour of the Rotunda and Throne Rooms followed by Bug Night, which offers a look at desert invertebrates with local entomologists. The Big Room Tour is not open to visitors in the summer because it serves as a nursery for around 1,000 female cave myotis bats. Details: Photo tour runs 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. The fee for the tour, which is limited to 15 people, is $150. 520-668-7707. Bug Night runs 6:30-9 p.m., weather permitting. $6 admission. Kartchner Caverns State Park, 9 miles south of Benson on Arizona 90. 520-586-2283, azstateparks.com/parks/kaca.
FEEDING FRENZY AT CAVE CREEK REGIONAL PARK
See the park’s critters and creatures chomp on their lunch! Guests can observe various animals and their eating techniques as they devour their food and prey. Ranger Mark will be waiting for visitors at the Nature Center.
Details: Noon-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Cave Creek Regional Park, 37900 N. Cave Creek Parkway. $6 vehicle park-entrance fee. 623465-0431, maricopa.gov.
SUMMER SCENIC SKYRIDE
Take a ride to the top of an extinct volcano, where a Forest Service ranger will answer your questions on the biology and geology of the region. The mountain is 11,500 feet in elevation and offers breathtaking views of northern Arizona. Details: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday through mid-October; open Mondays on holiday weekends. From Flagstaff, drive 7 miles northwest on U.S. 180 to Snowbowl Road. Turn right and go 7 miles to the Snowbowl lodge. $15; $10 for 8-12 and 65-69; free for 7 and younger and older than 70. 928-779-1951, arizonasnow bowl.com.