The 14th annual Teddy Bear Day event takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 in downtown Glendale.

The OTR II Tour, featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z, is not yet sold out for the Glendale show. Tickets are still available through Ticketmaster, starting at $49.50. The doors open at University of Phoenix Stadium at 6 p.m. Sept. 19, with Chloe x Halle starting at 7:30 p.m., followed by DJ Khaled a…

Atlanta rapper Russ will continue his North American trek of the “I See You Tour Part 2,” with a show at Gila River Arena 9 p.m. Nov. 7.

Valley of the Sun residents are invited to enjoy a night out filled with jokes and laughter when comedian icons Mike Epps, special guest host Sommore, Tony Rock, Rickey Smiley, Bruce Bruce and Earthquake take the stage at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Gila River Arena.

Guests are invited to take a whimsical walk through Westgate Entertainment District underneath a colorful canopy of umbrellas hoisted high above the walkways. Umbrella Pop is an art installation that is a treat for the eyes, while also providing shady relief from the blazing summer sun. Ever…

Everyone’s invited to join in the fun at the annual Christmas in July from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14 in Historic Downtown Glendale and Catlin Court.

Westgate Entertainment District is celebrating Independence Day with the sixth annual Firework Fest that includes exclusive dining deals, live entertainment, family activities and Glendale’s largest fireworks display.

Guests are invited to Wet ’n’ Wild Phoenix every Friday night in July for an exclusive viewing of four movies. Dive ’n’ Movies are included with paid admission, and are projected onto a big screen near the wave pool.

Westgate Entertainment District has brought back Westgate Wednesdays with free summertime fun running 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday through July 25. The events, hosted at Fountain Park (near the AMC Theatres), are free and open to the public.

Supporting the release of his self-titled third album, multi-platinum and chart-topping singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes will hit the road in 2019 on a global arena tour. “Shawn Mendes: The Tour” will mark his third global headline tour. Tickets are on sale for the North American and European …

Grammy-, Golden Globe- and Emmy-award winning recording artist, actor and producer Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino, announced additional dates for his upcoming North American tour with special guest Vince Staples. Produced by Live Nation in partnership with Wolf + Rothstein, the outin…

As Glendale helped launch the opening of Taylor Swift’s world tour at University of Phoenix Stadium May 9, nearly 60,000 fans had nothing but praise for the nearly two-hour show.

Experiencing great success and demand, performer and international pop icon P!NK announces her Beautiful Trauma World Tour will extend into 2019 with an additional 37 dates and return to Arizona March 30 at Gila River Arena. Tickets for the general public are available now at LiveNation.com.

Glendale’s Tiki-Rific Mother’s Day Celebration in Paradise will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 12 in Historic Downtown Glendale.

The Brelby Theatre Co., located in Historic Downtown Glendale, is bringing the Arizona premiere of “Fly By Night,” conceived by Kim Rosenstock and written by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick and Rosenstock, to the Brelby stage in May. Featuring direction by Brian and Shelby Maticic, with music…

Residents are invited to gather their family, friends and little ones for a celebration of art at the Westgate Entertainment District Chalk Art Festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 28. Watch as local artists create eight colorful and unique 8-foot murals throughout the district. Families can enj…

Fresh off a development deal with 20th Century Fox, Quinn Dahle has appeared on The Tonight Show, Showtime, Comedy Central, Lopez Tonight and Carson Daly. He has worked with such names as Robin Williams, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, Dane Cook, Dana Carvey, Norm McDonald, Brad Garrett, Jon Lovitz, …

Live @ the Library: Tetra String Quartet presents folksong

Once again, JAY-Z and Beyoncé are joining forces, this time for the newly announced OTR II stadium tour. Kicking off in Cardiff, U.K., the international outing will stop in 15 cities across the U.K. and Europe and 21 cities in North America. The tour, presented by Live Nation Global Touring …

New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance will sign copies of her book “Duel to the Death” March 21 in the Roadrunner Room at Foothills Branch Library, 19055 N. 57th Ave. The latest installment in Jance’s Ali Reynolds series, “Duel to the Death” combines murder and artificial intelligence…

“Spin” tells the story of the Derby Dames, a hot-shot team in the fast-paced world of roller derby. When the team’s star jammer is laid up with a nine-month injury, the Dames reluctantly agree to bring on the team captain’s sister Dahlia. Dahlia, a high school physics teacher, is drawn to th…

Earth Museum outreach volunteers Lynne and Terry Dyer, long-time members of the Mineralogical Society of Arizona, will discuss their collection, answer questions and allow attendees to explore their display from 2 to 4 p.m. March 20 at the Velma Teague Branch Library, 7010 N. 58th Ave. For m…

Historic Downtown Glendale’s town square will be transformed into Murphy “Bark” March 24 during the Dog Days of Glendale-Woof Fest 2018. Dogs and their humans are invited to the eighth annual canine-centric event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Murphy Park, 5812 W. Glendale Ave.

The 25th PBR Ak-Chin Invitational is set for March 23 and 24 at the Gila River Arena, 9400 W. Maryland Ave.

As the city continues to discuss the homeless problem, local business and religious leaders gathered with the Arizona Justice Center for their second conversation on ideas and experiences with the homeless population.

As part of Westgate’s live music series, Fountain Park will host the Pete Pancrazi Trio from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. March 23 at 6751 N. Sunset Blvd.