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Watson Lake may find itself abuzz with country music for The Big Sting — It’s A Country Thing country music festival Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11-12.

The Findlay Toyota Center, 3201 N. Main St., is set to rock with the Queen-inspired musical “We Will Rock You” Monday, Oct. 14.

The Central Arizona Concert band is opening its 22nd consecutive season with a Sunday, Oct. 13, concert featuring a program full of traditional concert band music and some twists.

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After partnering with Yavapai College for the Harvest Festival last year, the Chino Valley Area Chamber of Commerce is adding another partnership with the Town of Chino Valley for this year’s event, said Executive Director Lorette Brashear.

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Movies playing at Harkins Theatres, 7202 Pav Way, Prescott Valley (Highway 69 between Glassford Hill and Lake Valley roads), as of press time. 928-775-7444; www.harkins.com.

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Will Smith is usually an asset for a movie. He's the kind of true movie star whose charisma can elevate even the most mediocre material. You'd think then that it would be a good thing to have not just one but two Will Smiths in a movie if you can....

Give October to the dogs at the 2019 Dogtoberfest & Adopt-a-Thon, held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at Watson Lake Park.

Gallop over to the Mustang Pony Only Cruise Car Show on Saturday, Oct. 5, for the last pony-only cruise of the summer.

An air of menace and a cloud of controversy accompany the arrival of Todd Phillips’ “Joker” like a thick perfume.

The Phoenix Symphony is returning to Prescott for the first concert of its 2019-2020 season on Sunday, Oct. 6, with a program that includes Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major.”

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Planes will fly high over the Prescott Regional Airport Saturday, Oct. 5, for the 2019 Wings Out West Air Show, which organizer Kristi Miller said is going to be a great show this year.

Movies playing at Harkins Theatres, 7202 Pav Way, Prescott Valley (Highway 69 between Glassford Hill and Lake Valley roads), as of press time. 928-775-7444; www.harkins.com.

Renée Zellweger is so undeniably perfect as Judy Garland that it almost makes up for the shortcomings of the film around it. "Judy " is itself a fine and imperfect look at some of Garland's last years of life, but it really should have been something transcendent — Zellweger's performance demands it.

After winning the Raw Tag Team Championship with Robert Roode at Clash of Champions on Sunday, Sept. 15, WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler said he doesn’t make plans for not losing them.

Driving up to the Chino Valley United Methodist Church in a 1935 Franklin, Monte Colucci said he and his wife, Terry Colucci, have a connection with that type of car.

Having stayed rigorously close to his native New York for much of his career, writer-director James Gray has lately been making up for lost time.

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Filmgoers in Sedona will unite with audiences in over 400 venues spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers from around the world when the 22nd Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, hosted by the Sedona International Film Festival.

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Emily Scott Robinson, one of Rolling Stones’ “10 New Country and Americana Artists to Watch in 2019,” is coming to the Elks theatre and Performing Arts Center for a Friday, Sept. 27, show in the third floor ballroom.

Movies playing at Harkins Theatres, 7202 Pav Way, Prescott Valley (Highway 69 between Glassford Hill and Lake Valley roads), as of press time. 928-775-7444; www.harkins.com.