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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260901T080000
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SUMMARY:BOTANICAL ART PERMANENT DISPLAY: SEEDS – Foundation of Life\, Hope for the Future
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nPresented by the: \n \nMany of us are familiar with the old proverb\, “From a tiny acorn a mighty oak grows.”  True\, but consider Saguaro\, King of the Sonoran Desert.  Its tiny seeds\, 1-1.5mm\, can develop into a forty-foot giant. Supporting these tiny power houses are the fruits which come in a variety of shapes and sizes providing the nurturing environment for the seeds to develop. \nCome visit the North Mountain Visitor Center (NMVC) and view an exquisite display of botanical illustrations created by members of the Southwest Society of Botanical Artists (SWSBA).  This display serves to educate us all in the variety and power of some of our Sonoran Desert plants and their miniscule foundation. \nBeautiful illustrations and descriptions await your visit!  This permanent display can be viewed every day during our open hours of operation. \nNMVC also has a permanent exhibit of scientific illustrations of plants found in the preserve\, largely illustrated by SWSBA members. Come visit soon!  NMVC is open every day from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. \n 
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/botanical-art-permanent-display-seeds-foundation-of-life-hope-for-the-future-9/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260901T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260901T140000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
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SUMMARY:WIN A SIGNED FENDER GUITAR – Drawing thru November 8\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join in the fun!\nEnter to win a Fender Guitar signed by Dierks Bentley!! \nVisit the North Mountain Visitor Center (NMVC) \n12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ \nto purchase your tickets. \n \nWinner will be drawn at SOMF’s 2nd Annual Festival in the Mountains\, November 8\, 2026. \nYour purchase will directly support Save Our Mountains Foundation\, a 501(c)(3)\, whose mission is to acquire and preserve land to assist in the expansion of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve. We support the Mountains Preserve with education\, conservation\, and research as well as maintain operations at the North Mountain Visitor Center\, the Exhibit Hall of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve\, in collaboration with the City of Phoenix.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/win-a-signed-fender-guitar-drawing-thru-november-8-2026-5/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260903T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260903T080000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
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SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Urban Hike;  Murphy's Bridle Path
DESCRIPTION:Name of Hike: Urban Hike;  Murphy’s Bridle Path  \nLocation: Central Avenue/Bethany Home Rd. Phoenix  \nTrailhead Meet Up Date: 9/3/2026  \nTrailhead Meet Up Time: 6:00 AM  \nLeader(s): Billie & Neil  \nLeader Contact: Billie  shakemat4@yahoo.com   602-361-0276  \nCarpool? (Y/N) No  \nCarpool Time & Location:  \nHike Distance (estim): 4 miles  \nHike Time (estim): 2 hrs  \nElevation Chg (approx ft\, optional): ft  \nHike Description: After a summer of hot\, steep rocky hikes in the Phoenix Preserve\, let’s do our yearly “Urban Hike”. This is a nice relaxed walk in a scenic area of Phoenix where the “old money” was. The Bridle path is a favorite of locals because the path is smooth dirt and it’s shaded early mornings by huge Olive and Ash trees making it a refreshing change from hiking in the Arizona heat.  Leave your hiking boots home and just wear your walking shoes today. \nDrive Instructions: Go to Central Avenue and Bethany Home. Parking is available in the North Phoenix Baptist Church lot at Central Ave. and Bethany Home. Park close to the intersection.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-on-friday-urban-hike-murphys-bridle-path/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260905T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260905T120000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T233520Z
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SUMMARY:Rattlesnake Garage
DESCRIPTION:Rattlesnake Garage is one of the Save Our Mountains Foundation’s signature events.  Learn what to do if you encounter a rattlesnake. Rattlesnake garage is a real-time presentation with live snakes in an enclosed arena and hosted by professional snake handler Mark Hindle. This family-friendly presentation happens once a month\, so please keep checking back for future dates. \nFollow them on Facebook and Instagram  @rattlesnakegarage. \nLocation: North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 N. 7th St. Phoenix\, AZ 85022 \n \n 
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/rattlesnake-garage-32/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Snake
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260910T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260910T090000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
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SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Go John Trail
DESCRIPTION:Name of Hike: Go John Trail  \nLocation: Cave Creek Regional Park  . Cave Creek\, AZ.  \nTrailhead Meet Up Date: 9/10/2026  \nTrailhead Meet Up Time: 6:00 AM  \nLeader(s): Billie and Neil  \nLeader Contact: Billie text 602-361-0276  shakemat4@yahoo.com  \nCarpool? (Y/N) No  \nCarpool Time & Location: arrange to rideshare on your own to save on park admission   $7.00 per car  \nHike Distance (estim): 4 or 5 miles\, weather permitting miles  \nHike Time (estim): 2 or 3 hrs.  \nElevation Chg (approx ft\, optional): ft  \nHike Description: We did this hike a few months ago and everyone enjoyed it.  We go up the Go John Trail and then past the bench we head left. The Maricopa Trail runs along here and the scenery is spectacular no matter what time of year we go.  Because of the heat\, we’re only planning to go 4 miles but if it’s a cool day and the group decides we can venture farther on Maricopa Trail. It will be an up and back route.\nRestrooms available.\nBE ADVISED\, THERE IS A $7.00 PER CAR CHARGE AT THE GATE. Arrange rideshare on your own. \nDrive Instructions: Take Carefree Hwy to 32nd Street. North on 32nd. Follow to the pay gate. Past there\, just stay on the road .Go past the horse corrals.  Pass the rest rooms on your right\, then turn left to the big parking lot.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-go-john-trail-2/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260912T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260912T120000
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Old Time Music Society
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our open Old-Time Jam Sessions at North Mountain Visitor Center (NMVC). Players of all ages and ability come together in the time-honored tradition of gathering and playing music. \n​We encourage acoustical instruments to share in these traditional tunes. Fiddles\, dulcimers\, banjos\, guitars\, harps\, accordions\, mandolins\, dobros\, zithers\, upright bass\, Irish whistles\, flutes\, bodhrans\, rhythm bones\, spoons\, and more. \nAll are welcome  \nWe have been gathering around the Valley sharing tunes and songs for over 20 years. We play a mix of traditional fiddle tunes\, Appalachian Mountain music\, Canadian\, Irish & Scottish tunes (jigs\, polkas\, reels\, waltzes\, hornpipes) and more.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/phoenix-old-time-music-society-20/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260914T210000
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SUMMARY:Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council\, Board of Directors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council\, Inc. (PMPC) monthly meetings of the Board of Directors are open to the public. \nPMPC invites everyone to attend and learn more about the original nonprofit organization that lead the race to save the desert open spaces since its inception in 1970. \nPMPC is dedicated to preserving select desert areas to ensure that natural open space remains in our greater city area.  These Preserves guarantee that our way of life remains connected to nature and a wonderfully fascinating\, yet delicate\, environment is kept easily available to all our citizens.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/phoenix-mountains-preservation-council-board-of-directors-meeting/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260917T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260917T090000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
CREATED:20260825T235409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T235409Z
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SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Spur Cross
DESCRIPTION:Name of Hike: Spur Cross  \nLocation: Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area  \nTrailhead Meet Up Date: 9/17/2026  \nTrailhead Meet Up Time: 6:00 AM  \nLeader(s): Billie & Neil  \nLeader Contact: shakemat4@yahoo.com  text 602-361-0276  \nCarpool? (Y/N) No  \nCarpool Time & Location: on your own  \nHike Distance (estim): 4 miles or a bit more miles  \nHike Time (estim): 2 or 3 hrs depending on weather  \nElevation Chg (approx ft\, optional): ft  \nHike Description: We will decide route on the day depending on the sunshine and temps. We’ll try to take in the most scenic areas for those not yet familiar with on of Arizona’s most popular hiking areas.  There will be some elevation\, but nothing strenuous and the trails are usually in great shape making an easy to moderate hike.  \nDrive Instructions: Take Cave Creek Rd into the town of Cave Creek. As the road bends to go East\, watch for Spur Cross Rd to go left. No Light.\nFollow SCR as it jogs left\, and follow the signs to the trailhead.\nThere is a pay station inside the park. We meet in the big lot at the end of the road and walk together to the pay station.  Fees have recently gone up so have some dollar bills\, maybe 10.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-spur-cross-3/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260919T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260919T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
CREATED:20260728T225000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T223239Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee House Saturdays with live music – Performance by ERIC RAMSEY
DESCRIPTION:Arizona Blues Hall Of Famer Eric Ramsey is the winner of the International Blues Challenge as well as the Memphis Cigar Box Guitar Award for the outstanding guitarist in the Solo/Duo Category. He’s a champion of the Phoenix Blues Society’s Blues Showdown\, finalist at the Telluride Blues Challenge\, the winner of the Stefan George Memorial Songwriting Contest sponsored by the Tucson Folk Festival\, winner of the Peoples’ Choice Award at the Wildflower Arts and Music Festival\, and a finalist in the Al Johnson Songwriting Competition. He’s been a featured performer at the Dripping Springs (TX) Songwriter’s Festival\, the Grand Mesa (CO) Songwriter Festival\, the Livingston (MT) Songwriter Festival\, and has garnered numerous other accolades for his songwriting. He performs at concerts and festivals nationwide.\nEric is a perennial favorite on the Folk and Blues and Songwriter Festival circuits not only for his dynamic\, engaging performances but for his open tuning and slide guitar workshops as well.\nWith soaring vocals and organic arrangements\, Eric’s original compositions reflect his musical influences\, but come from a place all their own. He writes from experience about the human condition – stark\, at times sensitive\, at times humorous\, always thought-provoking. His arrangements and delivery encompass a spectrum of styles\, rendered on guitar\, resonator (bottleneck slide) guitar\, Weissenborn-style lap steel guitar\, banjo and more. Yes\, banjo.\nEric lives in the Phoenix area with his patient\, long-suffering wife\, three kids\, and four dogs of indeterminate pedigree. He can most often be found in the garage\, where his family prefer\, he practice. Especially the banjo…. \n \nCoffee House Saturdays occurs every third and fourth Saturday of the month at the North Mountain Visitor Center (NMVC) located at 12950 North 7th Street in Phoenix. \nFree hot coffee\, refreshments and live music offered from 9 AM to 11 AM. \nAdmission is always free. \nDonations to Save Our Mountains Foundation (501c3) are always welcome. Any purchases made at our gift shop go toward supporting facility operations and our nonprofit’s mission of protecting the preserve for future generations. \nCall 602-343-5125 with any questions.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/coffee-house-saturdays-with-live-music-performance-by-eric-ramsey/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260924T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260924T090000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
CREATED:20260827T183311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T183311Z
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SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Apache Wash
DESCRIPTION:Name of Hike: Apache Wash  \nLocation: 1600 E. Sonoran Desert Drive\, Phoenix  \nTrailhead Meet Up Date: 9/24/2026  \nTrailhead Meet Up Time: 6:00 AM  \nLeader(s): Neil & Billie  \nLeader Contact: Billie  text 602-361-0276  shakemat4@yahoo.com \nCarpool? (Y/N) No \nCarpool Time & Location: \nHike Distance (estim): 4 miles more or less depending on temps. miles \nHike Time (estim): 2 or 3  less if it’s super hot. We can shorten it. \nElevation Chg (approx ft\, optional): ft \nHike Description: Apache Wash Trail great condition\, scenic trail. We may change it up a bit.\nRestrooms available \nDrive Instructions: Sonoran Desert Drive to 1600 East. Follow the signs to the TH.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-apache-wash-3/
LOCATION:AZ
CATEGORIES:Hiking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T170000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
CREATED:20260812T005002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T004333Z
UID:4035-1790409600-1790442000@northmountainvisitorcenter.org
SUMMARY:Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association Wilderness First Aid Training
DESCRIPTION:  \nYour local Mountain Rescue team\, Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association\, is teaching a wilderness first aid class at North Mountain Visitor Center September 26th-27th. This class is the foundation of wilderness medicine\, teaching assessment skills\, splinting\, bandaging\, and many other life saving measures. This class is essential for any individuals who find themselves recreating in the beautiful Arizona backcountry!  \nIf you are interested in taking this life saving course or another course\, please visit https://www.mountainrescue.org/medical-training \n 
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/central-arizona-mountain-rescue-association-wilderness-first-aid-training/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260926T110000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
CREATED:20260728T225359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T223018Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee House Saturdays with live music – Performance by LAWN CHAIR PILOTS
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe Lawn Chair Pilots are a duo consisting of Keith Monet and Dewey Harnagel. Keith and Dewey are both private pilots and have flown together for many years but nowadays\, do most of their flying from their lawn chairs in the back yard. Both taught themselves to play guitar as young men and have been involved in music in various forms over the years but didn’t start playing together until both retired from their day jobs. They provide a variety of music based on vocal harmonies and love to entertain. \n \nCoffee House Saturdays occurs every third and fourth Saturday of the month at the North Mountain Visitor Center (NMVC) located at 12950 North 7th Street in Phoenix. \nFree hot coffee\, refreshments and live music offered from 9 AM to 11 AM. \nAdmission is always free. \nDonations to Save Our Mountains Foundation (501c3) are always welcome. Any purchases made at our gift shop go toward supporting facility operations and our nonprofit’s mission of protecting the preserve for future generations. \nCall 602-343-5125 with any questions.
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/coffee-house-saturdays-with-live-music-performance-by-lawn-chair-pilots/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260927T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20260927T170000
DTSTAMP:20261011T044548
CREATED:20260812T005315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T004305Z
UID:4037-1790496000-1790528400@northmountainvisitorcenter.org
SUMMARY:Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association Wilderness First Aid Training
DESCRIPTION:Your local Mountain Rescue team\, Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association\, is teaching a wilderness first aid class at North Mountain Visitor Center September 26th-27th. This class is the foundation of wilderness medicine\, teaching assessment skills\, splinting\, bandaging\, and many other life saving measures. This class is essential for any individuals who find themselves recreating in the beautiful Arizona backcountry!  \nIf you are interested in taking this life saving course or another course\, please visit https://www.mountainrescue.org/medical-training \n 
URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/central-arizona-mountain-rescue-association-wilderness-first-aid-training-2/
LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85022\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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