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July offers plenty of family-friendly activities: exciting new exhibits at local museums, indoor events to cool off with the kiddos, special deals at Valley attractions, and community gatherings to make the most of the season. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2510\">Where Scottsdale City Council candidates stand on key issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Watch the ABC15 Things To Do Monthly special on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 8 p.m. on your\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>favorite streaming devices<\/i><\/b><b><i>,\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>abc15.com<\/i><\/b><b><i>, and the\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b><i>ABC15 mobile app<\/i><\/b><b><i>!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Check out the lineup below:<\/p>\n<h2>Western Spirit: Scottsdale\u2019s Museum of the West<\/h2>\n<p>The Western Spirit Museum has expanded with the $12 million\u00a0<i>Louis Sands IV Center,<\/i>\u00a0a two-story, 12,000-square-foot addition that brings several exciting new exhibits, including the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visions in Bronze<\/li>\n<li>From Earth to the\u00a0Stars<\/li>\n<li>Fire of Ages\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Working Pardners: Masterworks from the Eddie Basha Collection\n<ul>\n<li>Address to the museum: 3830 N Marshall Way in Scottsdale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Upcoming programs include \u201cReel West Sundays\u201d which offers classic Western films and expert-led discussions, featuring movies from the Still in the Saddle exhibition with costumes worn by John Wayne and the largest collection of Western posters. July dates for this program are:<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2508\">July discounts, weather-related deals, and freebies around the Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reel West Sundays<\/li>\n<li>Rio Lobo (1970) | July 5 at 2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Big Jake (1971) | July 12 at 2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The Cowboys (1972) | July 19 at 2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The Train Robbers (1973) | July 26 at 2 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tanabata Celebration<\/h2>\n<p>The Japanese Friendship Garden will host an intimate evening of live jazz with Pamela Morita, featuring music, storytelling, sake, beer, and reflections inspired by Tanabata and Japanese American history.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date to save: July 5 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Address for the garden: 1125 N 3rd Ave in downtown Phoenix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Free Family Summer Saturday at the Heard Museum<\/h2>\n<p>At the Heard Museum\u2019s Free Family Summer Saturday in July, visitors can meet Molly from Molly of Denali, take photos, join a dance party, and enjoy Alaska-inspired art activities like making puffins, frosty spinners, and Northern Lights lanterns. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date to save: July 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Address for the museum: 2301 N Central Ave in Phoenix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Musical Instrument Museum<\/h2>\n<p>The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) offers a variety of events for both adults and children, including free admission for educators. The museum is located at 4725 E Mayo Blvd in north Phoenix. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=2506\">Emotional procession held for three firefighters killed in wildfire on Colorado-Utah border<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spotlight Series: Spotlight on Sousa\n<ul>\n<li>July 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Experience France\n<ul>\n<li>July 11 &amp; 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Educator Appreciation Month\n<ul>\n<li>Educators receive free admission from July 1-31 from 9 a.m.\u20135 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Throughout July, MIM celebrates Educator Appreciation Month by offering free general admission to K-12 educators, administrators, student teachers, homeschool educators, and private music teachers with studios of five or more students, in recognition of their vital community leadership and partnership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July offers plenty of family-friendly activities, from exciting new exhibits at local museums to indoor events to cool off with the kiddos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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