Southern Arizona Food, Arts and Wine Festival

 Location:  Tucson, AZ

Dates:  Sat – Sun, Oct 17 – 18, 2010 – Details for 2010 coming soon…

Web Site:  www.southernazfestivals.org

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Estimated Attendance:  ?

Price:   1   (1 to 5, low to high)

Details:  The festival’s Saturday, Oct. 17 schedule also includes a performance by the Blues group The Brian Dean Trio, an ice-carving competition and a live radio broadcast of the University of Arizona/Stanford football game (with a keg toss and obstacle course run during halftime).
 
On Sunday, Oct. 18, festival-goers can take in a fruit- and vegetable-carving contest or catch the Southern Arizona Pizza Games. Area pizza pros will compete in a variety of categories, including acrobatics, a dough stretch, pizza box folding and pie spinning. Musical performances by the Larry Redhouse Trio and drummer Chip Ritter round out the day’s events.
 
Throughout the two-day event, folks can learn about wine-and-cheese pairings, take part in tastings and attend lectures by local sommeliers.
 
The festival also will feature a salsa competition, open to the first 10 registrants.