Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is featuring a Western art experience of 100 works by 70 well-known artists who were living and working in Santa Fe and Taos in the 1920s and ’30s, including pieces from the celebrated Tia collection. “New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West” will...

Gateway Academy, a private school for children with Asperger's syndrome and high-functioning autism, has utilized equine-assisted therapy for 10 years, and it is now utilizing it outside of the classroom as well. Arizona parents can use the state’s existing empowerment scholarship accounts for Gateway’s tuition if they feel the school is a better fit than...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is unearthing a rarely seen original photography collection from one of the most well-known architectural photographers of all time, Pedro E. Guerrero, at Taliesin West through Nov. 14. $35/adults, $25/students; $19 youth. franklloydwright.org

Over 70 vendors will offer some of the best holiday shopping at Our Lady of Joy Catholic Parish in Carefree. Free. 36811 N. Pima Rd., Carefree. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 480-575-5238

Take a stroll along the Caroline Bartol Preserve with artists and past winners of “It's Art for Land's Sake,” Charlotte Moore and Genise McGregor, who will share their process of seeking inspiration from nature through observation and tell you how to develop it into a piece of artwork. There is an inner artist in us all, so get ready...

Thunderbird Artists can’t wait for the 25th Annual Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival! Juried fine art, wine tasting, microbrews, festival food and live music. Featured artist is Canadian painter and sculptor, Gilles Charest. $3; free for children under 18; wine tasting $10. 101 Easy St., Carefree. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 480-837-5637

Juried fine art, wine tasting, microbrews, festival food and live music. Featured artist is Canadian painter and sculptor, Gilles Charest. $3; free for children under 18; wine tasting $10. 101 Easy St., Carefree. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 480-837-5637; thunderbirdartists.com

The gallery welcomes back the always-inspiring sculptor of horses and ravens who sculpts first in steel then creates bronze editions from those originals. Visitors can meet the artist during an opening reception Nov. 2, 5–8 p.m. and enjoy an artist talk at 6:15 that evening. Turquoise Tortoise, a Bryant Nagel Gallery, 431 SR 179, A3,...

Contemporary intuitive painter Randall LaGro offers a unique exhibition composed primarily, though not exclusively of his enigmatic monotypes, one-of-a-kind prints created by lifting ink to compose a reverse image that is transferred onto paper by this master printmaker. Visitors can meet the artist at an opening reception 5–8 p.m. Nov. 2 and enjoy an artist...

Scottsdale League for the Arts presents an evening to spotlight Arizona’s top chefs and bring together world-class wine makers for a night full of perfect pairings and delighting tastes. Proceeds benefit local arts programs. $125–175. Four Seasons Scottsdale, 10600 E. Crescent Moon Dr., Scottsdale. 5:30–9:30 p.m.