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The first annual Sedona Bike Bash - a bicycle festival for enthusiasts of all ages - is set for Sat, April 12, 8am to 4pm at the Sedona Heritage Museum 735 Jordan Road in Uptown Sedona. Besides fun rides, the festival expo area will offer trick demonstrations, kids' activities, a Bike Rodeo, bicycle safety zone, antique 'tall tricycle" demo and vendor booths. In the Museum's Packing Shed will be live music, Bike & Bean's gourmet coffee bar and the Museum's silent auction and raffle. A fun ride will end the day at the Oak Creek Brewery in West Sedona. Proceeds benefit the Sedona Historical Society. Info: 928-282-7038 or sedonamuseum.org or bike-bean.com.

Flagstaff Cultural Partners & the Artists Coalition of Flagstaff present: 6th Annual Recycled Art Exhibition Coconino Center for the Arts Opening Reception: Sat, April 5, 6 to 9pm. Exhibition open: April 8 - 30, 11am to 5pm, Tues-Sat. Artist demos & children's workshops: April 12, 13, 19, 26, 20, 11am to 5pm. The Coconino Center for the Arts is located at 2300 N. Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff. Gallery hours are 11am - 5pm, Tue thru Sat. For info, call 928-779-2300, or visit www.culturalpartners.org.

The Verde Valley Sinfonietta will present its second annual Emerging Artist Concerts on April 26 & 27. award-winning pianist from Los Angeles, seventeen-year-old Connie Kim-Sheng, will join the Sinfonietta for two performances of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, a special children's concert and pizza party on April 26, and annual Soiree for the Sinfonietta. Also, on April 27 following the orchestral concert. The Verde Valley Sinfonietta is a small orchestra strings, woodwinds, brass and timpani - in its third year of operation. Its mission is to build community in the Verde Valley by presenting the best of music for small orchestra in a congenial and affordable setting. Further information is readily available by calling 928-284-3066 and online at the Sinfonietta website, verdevalleysinfonietta.org.

The Sixth Annual Sedona Artists Open Studios Tour will kick off the 2008 event with a month long gallery show sponsored by the Sedona Art Vault of Kinion Fine Art, 361 Forest Road in Uptown Sedona, April 2 thru May 4. Over 35 artists from the Greater Sedona area will display samples of the unique artwork that will be available during the Open Studios Tour. The Open Studios Tour itself will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 3 & 4, when the Artists’ Studios will be open from 10 am – 5 pm. Along with the gallery show, there will be a Preview Reception at the Sedona Art Center 15 Art Barn Road in uptown Sedona, Friday, May 2, from 5 – 8 pm. The reception is free to the public. Info: and Janis Mock-Jones at 928-284-1994 or Clay Moore at 928-204-2413.

Following are the upcoming April events for the Sedona Meditation Training Company. Camp Verde: Mondays, April 7 & 14, EveryDay Meditation Class, Yavapai College $45. 1:15 - 3:15 pm. (928) 717-7755 to register. Scottsdale: Sat, April 12, Primordial Sound Meditation workshop, Sun, 9:30am - 4:45pm. Sedona: Sun, April 13, Primordial Sound Meditation workshop, Sun 9:30am - 4:45 pm. Sedona: Tue, April 22, Meditation 101 - Meditation for Beginners 12:00 - 2:30 pm. Call Jeanna Zelin 480-298-0928.

Brittany Reilly will be coming to Sedona, AZ on April 26th, 8pm Free Admission, performing at the Oak Creek Brewery with the Almost Acoustic Band supporting her new CD release “Good Old Country Sound”. Their music is described as Old-Time Country, Bluegrass/Reggae Acoustic Roots Music. Oak Creek Brewery, 2050 Yavapai Dr., 928-204-1300.

Blazin’ M Ranch will be hosting a special fundraising event for Rainbow Acres on Mon, April 28 at Blazin’ M Ranch, and all proceeds go to help finish the construction of Roberta Patrick House at Rainbow Acres. (Rainbow Acres, in Camp Verde, a non-profit, faith-based, assisted living facility for adults with developmental disabilities.) Tickets are $50 each and include the famous Blazin’ M chuckwagon-style dinner and comedy revue. There will be door prizes, a silent auction, raffles, and a conventional auction featuring a wide array of special items, including some rare Disney memorabilia. Doors open at 5:30pm with dinner at 6:30pm and auction at 8pm. Tickets: 928-567-5231.

Arcosanti presents: Cannon Fire "Feel Good" Revue, Sun, April 13, Dinner: 1 - 2:45pm, Show: 3 - 6pm, Arcosanti (Cordes Junction, Mayer. Reserve the Super Sunday Feel Good Weekend Now choices are limited!. 928-237-7908 Show Only $20.00, Dinner & Show $35.00, VIP Weekend $95.00 ($120.00 After 4/1).