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Spring Training Festival celebrates America’s love affair with baseball
In America’s love affair with baseball, Scottsdale’s Spring Training Festival is like the season’s first kiss.
The festival debuts this Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25-26, on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall and in the adjacent Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free to a groundbreaking event that combines the past, the present and the future of baseball in fun and unique ways.
The festival marks the unveiling of both the Play Ball Experience Scottsdale historic exhibit and the Mad Science of Baseball, a signature event of the Arizona SciTech Fest featuring interactive activities and experiments.
The Spring Training Festival also brings together what may be the largest gathering ever of Cactus League team shops and representatives. Fans will be able to shop for MLB merchandise, get team information and purchase tickets to virtually every 2012 spring training game.
An array of former MLB players, such as all-stars Rollie Fingers and Ferguson Jenkins, will be at the festival to sign autographs and reminisce with fans. A premiere collection of restaurants, vendors and live music on the mall completes the lineup.
Festival hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. The festival is hosted by The Scottsdale Charros and presented by Land Rover North Scottsdale.
For more information, visit: baseball festival.
Meanwhile, one of the world’s great equine events continues through Sunday, Feb. 26, at WestWorld– the 57th annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show.
The world’s top owners, trainers, and breeders gather for this visually striking event featuring more than 2,300 Arabian and Half-Arabian horses competing in hundreds of different classes.
Visitors can get an insider’s view of the competition by visiting the decorative barns. There’s also a shopping expo with hundreds of trade booths, selling jewelry, art, clothing, show apparel, decorative items, gifts and equine equipment. A large food court is also part of the festivities at WestWorld, located at 16601 N. Pima Road.
The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show runs through Feb. 26. For times and ticket information, visit: Arabians.
Meanwhile, watch art as it’s being created as more than 100 artists set up working studios at Celebration of Fine Art. The event runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through March 25 and is housed in the big white tents southwest of Hayden Road and the Loop 101. Celebration presents a variety of art in all styles – from traditional to contemporary. For times and admission fees, call (480) 443-7695 or visit celebration.
There are several ways to get traffic information about Scottsdale special events:
• The city’s weekly traffic restrictions report. Sign up to receive an emailed copy every Thursday at traffic reports.
• Public safety Twitter feeds from the Scottsdale Police Department. These timely messages include breaking traffic news relating to Scottsdale special events. Sign up here: http://twitter.com/scottsdalepd
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