Tag: events

Prickly Pear classes at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Learn about prickly pear fruit this month at Boyce Thompson Arboretum!

Vivid magenta fruit of the prickly pear cactus can be much more than just a colorful margarita mixer; creative cooks use the juicy ingredient in everything from smoothies to barbecue sauce. But how do you harvest these abundant desert fruits without your hands becoming a virtual porcupine of painful cactus spines and glochids? Set your…

Barry’s DJ Oldies Party

Barry’s DJ Oldies Party will be on Saturday, July 5 and Saturday, July 19 from 7:00-? p.m. at the newly remodeled Sun Lakes Pro Shop or the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club, 25425 N. Sun Lakes Blvd. or 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes Arizona 85248 There is no cover charge! Come…

Celebrate—the Chandler Lions are back

Diana Moore The Chandler Lions are returning to help you celebrate the Fourth of July! What the Lions, under the direction of coordinator Lion John Stewart, have planned for you this year is sparking all kinds of interest. Just follow the parking signs to Tumbleweed Park in Chandler (cost of parking is $5). Bring your…

Tuesday Nights Together

Chris Watling The Education Committee of Sun Lakes United Methodist Church invites their neighbors to enjoy Tuesday Nights Together (TNT) with them this summer. A variety of free, informative and entertaining programs will start on Tuesday, June 10 and run weekly through August 5. Programs begin at 6:30 p.m. and last about one to one…

Proud to be Americans

Pat Thomas We are proud to be Americans and each Fourth of July Norm Littrell produces a musical show at SunBird Golf Resort to prove it. He uses SunBird talent, as well as talent from nearby communities. This year is no exception. Norm calls the show Americana Musical Show and it will take place on July…

Bob Welch, Oregon author, will speak June 6 at library

Oregon writer Bob Welch will be part of the Robson Library’s 70th anniversary of D-Day event. Welch is a well-known Oregon author.

Andrea Hummel To celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Friends of the Robson Library will proudly present Bob Welch, speaker, author, award-winning columnist and teacher, at 10:00 a.m. following their June 6 meeting. Welch is the author of 14 books and is the head of Pebble in the Water Inspiration. He has keynoted conferences, workshops…

SLCT’s ‘What the Bellhop Saw’ coming this July

Marcia Stevic What the Bellhop Saw is the Sun Lakes Community Theatre’s (SLCT) hilarious summer play – mayhem and confusion abound as henpecked Georgie and his lovely secretary Heather attempt to have a romantic evening at a posh New York City hotel. Georgie’s brother, the hotel bellhop, promises him the Presidential Suite, but fate and the…