With its five stages of continuous entertainment, the Festival of the West is quickly becoming one of Arizona’s biggest Country and Western events. Held annually in Chandler, this extravaganza features the best in Country music as well as a Celebrity Stage, where visitors can learn about life in the Old West, the art of yodeling, the evolution of the Cowboy and the origins of Cowboy Poetry.

At the intersection at Southern and Rural in Tempe you can find the Tempe Public Library complex. This library does not just offer two floors of books for all ages, but also holds public computers for anyone with a library card. In the building are also a variety of public services, and studded throughout are historic pictures of the Tempe that was.