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The Phoenix Suns have a great deal for their upcoming game against the Portland Trailblazers.  This Wednesday, by using a super secret password, you can purchase $10 tickets to the game (while supplies last).

Just use the following password (without the quotes).

“DTLBUZZ”

http://ow.ly/15BNO

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With the greater Phoenix area schools out for the summer there’s tons of kids out there with nothing to do and even more who really can’t afford something to do this summer.  Why not help deserving kids around the Valley get some positive influences and role models in their lives by giving them the gift of Tickets to the Phoenix Mercury this season.

For as little as $10 per ticket here’s how you can help:

PhoenixMercury.com is asking fans to participate in a special initiative, “Mercury Madness,” which will allow children from the United Way agencies, Special Olympics and a host of other community groups to experience a Mercury game.

Last season, Phoenix Mercury and Phoenix Suns employees rallied support from the local community to provide more than 10,000 children a chance to enjoy a WNBA game and be exposed to some positive role models. This season, the local hoops organizations are looking to provide even more children the same opportunity and you can help!

Click here to make a donation by purchasing $12 tickets (regularly $43), which will go to deserving childred from the Phoenix area; or e-mail Dan Hilton at dhilton@suns.com to purchase the tickets for $10 to avoid the online transaction fee.

Visitors should enter password: DHILTON

Everyone who purchases tickets through the promotion will receive a donation letter, so that you can receive the tax benefit of your donation.

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The Phoenix Mercury is giving away free Tickets to their Pre-season game May 30th against the Seattle Storm. All you have to do is check out their Facebook Fan Page, submit your information and the tickets are yours!

You must submit your request to the Phoenix Mercury by Noon Thursday May 28th.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/phoenixmercury?ref=ts

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The Phoenix Mercury is offering free tickets to their May 30th pre-season game for all fans of their Facebook page. For now, all you have to do is become a Facebook fan.

http://www.facebook.com/phoenixmercury

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I’ve been thinking about a lead paragraph for this review but all I can come up with is ‘Man what a great event this was!’  The Assist4Africa Charity Basketball Game consisted of current and former Phoenix Area pro sports athletes and local media.  The list of Celebrities included former NBA players Tom Chambers, Dan Majerle, Eddie Johnson, current Phoenix Coyotes Daniel Winnick, and Keith Yandel, as well as players like former Arizona Diamondbacks star Quentin McCracken.

From the opening tip off, the fans were in for a treat the entire game long. There was some players that were taking the game a wee bit seriously but there were some hilarious moments during the game as well.  Most of them came from former Suns player Cedric Ceballos.  For example, whenever former Suns player Mark West went to the foul line, Ceballos layed down on the court and said that (paraphrasing) “West is shooting, we’re going to be here for a while”.

Here’s another gem from Ceballos after Larry Fitzgerald fouls him.  His comments come after he jogs off screen to the right:

Even though this was a basketball game, it didn’t follow any sort of format or time schedule which was not only refreshing for a change but it added to the fun atmosphere of the event.  The players on the team were there to entertain and left the fans more than satisfied.  Various stoppages in play brought out different activities from a live auction of a Kurt Warner Autographed jersey along with lunch with Mr. Warner, to a dance contest with Kids, to a representative from Partners in Malawi (the organization where all the proceeds were going) talking about the wonderful work they have been doing.

On the opposite end of the floor, there was a silent auction with a large number of REALLY killer sports memorabilia available.  For example, Orlando Magic super star Dwight Howard had an autographed jersey available and there was a hockey stick signed by the entire Phoenix Coyotes team.

All in all, this was a spectacular event from start to finish.  I just wish there were more people there as they missed an extremely entertaining evening.  We would love to help out next year in the promotions department as this is a great event benefiting an extremely worthy cause.

I was re-reading the original press release for Assist4Africa just now and one line stuck out for me:

This is the third time for the event and it promises to be the best ever.

I couldn’t agree more.

Partners in Malawi is a non-profit organization designed to promote the awareness and education of AIDS/HIV in Malawi.  All of the proceeds from the event went to all the efforts this organization does in Malawi.

For more information about Partners In Malawi, please refer to their website:

http://www.partnersinmalawi.org/

Editor’s Note:  We are experiencing challenges with the photos we have taken at the event.  Until we are able to post the images here, we have uploaded the all of our pictures from the Assist4Africa Charity Basketball Game to our Facebook Fan Page:

Part 1:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=77418&id=33123943379&l=354ecd7161

Part 2:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=77420&id=33123943379&l=f4bd8ae385

Part 3:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=77413&id=33123943379&l=4afbc89e53

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1) NASCAR – Subway Fresh Fit 500 – Saturday Night April 18th – Phoenix International Raceway

http://www.phoenixraceway.com/Tickets-Events/Events/2009/Subway-Fresh-Fit-500.aspx

2) Maricopa County Fair – Through April 19th – Friday only the Fair is Free until 3 PM

http://www.maricopacountyfair.org/

3) U2 Tickets go on Sale Monday April 20th at 10:00 AM at all Live Nation Outlets

4) Britney Spears Look Alike Contest – The Shout House at the Westgate Center in Glendale is having a Britney Spears look-alike contest Friday Evening for a chance to win Britney Spears tickets (her show is 4/24 at the Jobing.com Arena).  No cover for the ladies after 10 PM

http://www.theshouthouse.com/Glendale/special_events.asp

5) Scottsdale Culinary Festival – through the 19th

http://www.scottsdaleculinaryfestival.org/

6) The 5th Annual Pat’s Run @ ASU – April 18th – This year’s edition of the 4.2 mile race begins promptly at 7:00 AM.  If you’re not the running type come down and lend your support!

http://www.patsrun.com/

7) Shake! – Every Saturday Night – Rogue Bar – Scottsdale – $5 (approx) If you are a frequent reader of this site you know that one of the best places to go on a Saturday night is Shake!. Great Music and fun for a great price!

http://www.azvibe.com/phoenix-entertainment/2008/10/27/review-shake-the-rogue-saturday-october-25th/

8) FUSE – Bar Smith – Friday Nights – $5 – Bar Smith – Downtown Phoenix – 10PM – 2 AM

9) Tickets for the Vans Warped Tour go on Sale today at 10 AM at all Live Nation outlets – The Vans Warped Tour will be hitting the Cricket Wireless Pavilion on June 30.

10) Star Trek Exhibition at the Arizona Science Center – How cool is it when you get to not only sit in Captain Kirk’s chair but check out the bridge from the Enterprise D? Open Daily. Please refer to the link below for hours and ticket information.

http://www.azscience.org/star_trek.php

11) Star Trek Movie Marathon – Chandler Cinemas -  $10 – See Link for Movie times – The Chandler Cinemas is having a Star Trek Movie Marathon this weekend for all to come see. The Movies featured will be Star Trek 2, 3, and 4. Admission is $10 for one movie.

http://www.chandlercinemas.com

12) Assist4Africa Charity Basketball Tournament – US Air Arena – Sunday April 19th 3:00 PM – Tickets are $15 and courtside seats are $30.  Tickets can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets.

http://www.assist4africa.com/

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The Phoenix Suns have released their regular season schedule for the upcoming season!  Steve Nash, Shaq, and Amare Stoudemire lead the charge into the new season with new Coach Terry Porter

The Suns open their 2008/2009 Campaign against the San Antonio Spurs (aka Stern’s Pets) and look to take the next step to winning the NBA championship.  Purchase your tickets today for Suns Basketball and be in on all the action!  Suns Basketball is definitely an event you do not want to miss.

To check out the schedule in its entirety:

http://www.nba.com/suns/schedule/

To purchase single game tickets:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/806004?brand=nba&dma_id=359

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Another season of Suns Basketball is approaching fast and the team looks to build upon their successes from last season.  New Players, new coaches and a new attitude is what you should expect from the Phoenix Suns this season!

The Suns recently released their pre-season schedule which includes the first ever NBA basketball game held outdoors.  Unfortunately, it’s not in the Phoenix Area.

Anyways, here’s the Pre-season Schedule so mark your calendars!

Wed., Oct. 8 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ US Airways Center, Phoenix 7 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 9 Versus the Utah Jazz @ Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 11 Versus the Denver Nuggets @ Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, C.A. 7 p.m. *
Wed., Oct. 15 Versus the Atlanta Hawks @ Philips Arena, Atlanta 4 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 17 Versus the Denver Nuggets @ Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. 4:30 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 20 Versus the Charlotte Hornets @ US Airways Center, Phoenix 7 p.m.
Tues., Oct. 21 Versus the L.A. Clippers @ STAPLES Center, Los Angeles 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 23 Versus Oklahoma City (Formerly the Seattle Sonics) @ US Airways Center, Phoenix 7 p.m.

All Times Phoenix Local.

* This is the outdoor game!

More information:

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/08preseason_schedule.html

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