BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/phoenix-az/src-6444.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - phoenix-az BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Rattlesnake Garage DTSTART:20260905T173000Z DTEND:20260905T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T181556Z UID:3849-1788604200-1788609600@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:community,family,outdoors DESCRIPTION:Rattlesnake Garage is one of the Save Our Mountains Foundatio n’s signature events.  Learn what to do if you encounter a rattlesnake. Rattlesnake garage is a real-time presentation with live snakes in an enc losed arena and hosted by professional snake handler Mark Hindle. This fam ily-friendly presentation happens once a month\, so please keep checking b ack for future dates. \nFollow them on Facebook and Instagram  @rattlesn akegarage. \nLocation: North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 N. 7th St. P hoenix\, AZ 85022 LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T181556Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/rattlesnake-garage-32/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Go John Trail DTSTART:20260910T130000Z DTEND:20260910T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T001354Z UID:4056-1789020000-1789030800@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:outdoors DESCRIPTION:Name of Hike: Go John Trail  \nLocation: Cave Creek Regional Park  . Cave Creek\, AZ.  \nTrailhead Meet Up Date: 9/10/2026  \nTrailh ead Meet Up Time: 6:00 AM  \nLeader(s): Billie and Neil  \nLeader Contac t: Billie text 602-361-0276  shakemat4@yahoo.com  \nCarpool? (Y/N) No  \nCarpool Time & Location: arrange to rideshare on your own to save on par k admission   $7.00 per car  \nHike Distance (estim): 4 or 5 miles\, wea ther permitting miles  \nHike Time (estim): 2 or 3 hrs.  \nElevation Chg (approx ft\, optional): ft  \nHike Description: We did this hike a few m onths ago and everyone enjoyed it.  We go up the Go John Trail and then p ast the bench we head left. The Maricopa Trail runs along here and the sce nery is spectacular no matter what time of year we go.  Because of the he at\, 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 a nd back route.\nRestrooms available.\nBE ADVISED\, THERE IS A $7.00 PER CA R 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. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T001354Z LOCATION:AZ URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-go-jo hn-trail-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Phoenix Old Time Music Society DTSTART:20260912T170000Z DTEND:20260912T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T181556Z UID:4018-1789207200-1789214400@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our open Old-Time Jam Sessions at North Mou ntain Visitor Center (NMVC). Players of all ages and ability come togeth er in the time-honored tradition of gathering and playing music. \n​We e ncourage acoustical instruments to share in these traditional tunes. Fiddl es\, dulcimers\, banjos\, guitars\, harps\, accordions\, mandolins\, dobro s\, zithers\, upright bass\, Irish whistles\, flutes\, bodhrans\, rhythm b ones\, spoons\, and more. \nAll are welcome  \nWe have been gathering aro und the Valley sharing tunes and songs for over 20 years. We play a mix of traditional fiddle tunes\, Appalachian Mountain music\, Canadian\, Ir ish & Scottish tunes (jigs\, polkas\, reels\, waltzes\, hornpipes) and more. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T181556Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/phoenix-old-time-music-so ciety-20/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council\, Board of Directors Meetin g DTSTART:20260915T020000Z DTEND:20260915T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T181556Z UID:4027-1789412400-1789419600@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:Phoenix Mountains Preservation Council\, Inc. (PMPC) monthly m eetings of the Board of Directors are open to the public. \nPMPC invites everyone to attend and learn more about the original nonprofit organizatio n 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 tha t natural open space remains in our greater city area.  These Preserves g uarantee that our way of life remains connected to nature and a wonderfull y fascinating\, yet delicate\, environment is kept easily available to all our citizens. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T181556Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/phoenix-mountains-preserv ation-council-board-of-directors-meeting/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Spur Cross DTSTART:20260917T130000Z DTEND:20260917T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T001354Z UID:4063-1789624800-1789635600@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:outdoors DESCRIPTION:Name of Hike: Spur Cross  \nLocation: Spur Cross Ranch Conser vation Area  \nTrailhead Meet Up Date: 9/17/2026  \nTrailhead Meet Up Ti me: 6:00 AM  \nLeader(s): Billie & Neil  \nLeader Contact: shakemat4@yah oo.com  text 602-361-0276  \nCarpool? (Y/N) No  \nCarpool Time & Locati on: 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 (app rox ft\, optional): ft  \nHike Description: We will decide route on the d ay depending on the sunshine and temps. We’ll try to take in the most sc enic areas for those not yet familiar with on of Arizona’s most popular hiking areas.  There will be some elevation\, but nothing strenuous and t he trails are usually in great shape making an easy to moderate hike.  \n Drive 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.\nFo llow SCR as it jogs left\, and follow the signs to the trailhead.\nThere i s 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. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T001354Z LOCATION:AZ URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-spur- cross-3/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee House Saturdays with live music – Performance by ERIC RAM SEY DTSTART:20260919T160000Z DTEND:20260919T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T001354Z UID:3977-1789808400-1789815600@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:Arizona Blues Hall Of Famer Eric Ramsey is the winner of the I nternational 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 Telluri de Blues Challenge\, the winner of the Stefan George Memorial Songwriting Contest sponsored by the Tucson Folk Festival\, winner of the Peoples’ C hoice Award at the Wildflower Arts and Music Festival\, and a finalist in the Al Johnson Songwriting Competition. He’s been a featured performer a t the Dripping Springs (TX) Songwriter’s Festival\, the Grand Mesa (CO) Songwriter Festival\, the Livingston (MT) Songwriter Festival\, and has ga rnered numerous other accolades for his songwriting. He performs at concer ts and festivals nationwide.\nEric is a perennial favorite on the Folk and Blues and Songwriter Festival circuits not only for his dynamic\, engagin g performances but for his open tuning and slide guitar workshops as well. \nWith soaring vocals and organic arrangements\, Eric’s original composi tions 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 arrangement s and delivery encompass a spectrum of styles\, rendered on guitar\, reson ator (bottleneck slide) guitar\, Weissenborn-style lap steel guitar\, banj o and more. Yes\, banjo.\nEric lives in the Phoenix area with his patient\ , long-suffering wife\, three kids\, and four dogs of indeterminate pedigr ee. He can most often be found in the garage\, where his family prefer\, h e practice. Especially the banjo…. \n \nCoffee House Saturdays occurs ev ery third and fourth Saturday of the month at the North Mountain Visitor C enter (NMVC) located at 12950 North 7th Street in Phoenix. \nFree hot coff ee\, refreshments and live music offered from 9 AM to 11 AM. \nAdmission i s always free. \nDonations to Save Our Mountains Foundation (501c3) are al ways welcome. Any purchases made at our gift shop go toward supporting fac ility operations and our nonprofit’s mission of protecting the preserve for future generations. \nCall 602-343-5125 with any questions. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T001354Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/coffee-house-saturdays-wi th-live-music-performance-by-eric-ramsey/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NMVC THURSDAY HIKES: Apache Wash DTSTART:20260924T130000Z DTEND:20260924T160000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T001354Z UID:4068-1790229600-1790240400@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:outdoors 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 Tim e & Location: \nHike Distance (estim): 4 miles more or less depending on t emps. 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 16 00 East. Follow the signs to the TH. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T001354Z LOCATION:AZ URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/nmvc-thursday-hikes-apach e-wash-3/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association Wilderness First Aid T raining DTSTART:20260926T150000Z DTEND:20260927T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T181556Z UID:4035-1790409600-1790442000@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:The Wilderness First Aid certification is an entry-level cours e for wilderness medicine. It is highly recommended for anyone who spends time in the backcountry. Whether you are planning on leading a multi-day t rip or even a day hiker who wants to be prepared for anything that may com e up. Skiers\, kayakers\, mountain bikers\, climbers\, and campers… ever yone can benefit from this training! \nEach instructor is an experienced a nd current member of Mountain Rescue. Because of this\, the instructors br ing real-world\, hands-on experience to the classroom.  All instructors a re at minimum a wilderness EMT. \nIf you are interested in taking this lif e saving course another weekend\, please visit www.mountainrescue.org for more information. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T181556Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/central-arizona-mountain- rescue-association-wilderness-first-aid-training/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee House Saturdays with live music – Performance by LAWN CHA IR PILOTS DTSTART:20260926T160000Z DTEND:20260926T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260902T001354Z UID:3979-1790413200-1790420400@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:music DESCRIPTION:The Lawn Chair Pilots are a duo consisting of Keith Monet and Dewey Harnagel. Keith and Dewey are both private pilots and have flown tog ether for many years but nowadays\, do most of their flying from their law n 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 di dn’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 th e month at the North Mountain Visitor Center (NMVC) located at 12950 North 7th Street in Phoenix. \nFree hot coffee\, refreshments and live music of fered 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. LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T001354Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/coffee-house-saturdays-wi th-live-music-performance-by-lawn-chair-pilots/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Association Wilderness First Aid T raining DTSTART:20260927T150000Z DTEND:20260928T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T181556Z UID:4037-1790496000-1790528400@northmountainvisitorcenter.org CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:The Wilderness First Aid certification is an entry-level cours e for wilderness medicine. It is highly recommended for anyone who spends time in the backcountry. Whether you are planning on leading a multi-day t rip or even a day hiker who wants to be prepared for anything that may com e up. Skiers\, kayakers\, mountain bikers\, climbers\, and campers… ever yone can benefit from this training! \nEach instructor is an experienced a nd current member of Mountain Rescue. Because of this\, the instructors br ing real-world\, hands-on experience to the classroom.  All instructors a re at minimum a wilderness EMT. \nIf you are interested in taking this lif e saving course another weekend\, please visit www.mountainrescue.org for more information. LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T181556Z LOCATION:North Mountain Visitor Center\, 12950 North 7th Street\, Phoenix\ , AZ\, 85022\, United States URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/event/central-arizona-mountain- rescue-association-wilderness-first-aid-training-2/ X-SOURCE-NAME:North Mountain Visitor Center X-SOURCE-URL:https://northmountainvisitorcenter.org/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR