THINGS TO DO AROUND ARIZONA
Superior Home and Building Tour
Check out some of the interesting architecture in Superior at the 12th annual Home & Building Tour. The tour will include a variety of homes and the newly reopened historic Hotel Magma. There also will be an antiques show with handcrafted pottery for sale, performances and a pancake breakfast hosted by the Superior Fire Department. Tickets include a two-for-one pass to Boyce Thompson Arboretum and the Arizona Renaissance Festival.
Details: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday Jan. 26. 165 W. Main St., Superior. $13 in advance; $15 at the event. 520-689-0200, superiorarizonachamber.org.
Star Party at Catalina State Park
The Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will provide telescopes to help visitors explore the night sky. See the moon, planets, stars, galaxies and other deep-sky wonders. Many of these celestial objects will also be displayed on a monitor for those will difficulty viewing through a telescope. Come just for the party or rent a campsite for $15-$30.
Details: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. Catalina State Park, 11570 N. Oracle Road, Tucson. $7 per vehicle. 520628-5798, azstateparks.com/catalina.
Hike Picacho Peak
Join a park guide and climb to enjoy 360-degree views from the top of Picacho Peak. This is a challenging hike that involves steep switchbacks, scrambles, climbing up several cableways and an elevation change of 1,600 feet. Distance is 4 miles round trip and the hike takes four to five hours. Not recommended for inexperienced hikers. No children younger than 10 and no dogs. Bring three to four liters of water, wear sturdy boots and bring gloves for the cables.
Details: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. Picacho Peak State Park, 15520 Picacho Peak Road, Picacho. $7 per vehicle. 520466-3183, azstateparks.com/picacho.
The Long Walk Through the Eyes of Navajo Women
In 1864, Navajo people were forced to walk over 450 miles to Fort Sumner, New Mexico, where they were imprisoned on a small reservation. For four years they faced hunger, loneliness, illness, severe conditions and hopelessness. Absent from the literature of this ordeal is the Navajo perspective. This presentation will offer Navajo women elders’ stories of the Long Walk. Dr. Evangeline Parsons Yazzie, professor emerita of Navajo at Northern Arizona University and author of four novels in Navajo and English, will speak.
Details: 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Red Rock State Park, 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona. $7 per person, $4 for ages 7-13, free for age 6 and younger. 928282-6907, azstateparks.com/red-rock.