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San Tan Mountain Regional Park summer events offer fun throughout August San Tan Mountain Regional Park, 6533 W. Phillips Rd., Queen Creek, continues to offer summer fun events throughout August. Watch the Snake Feeding 2 to 3 p.m. Sat., Aug. 17 or walk along 2.2–mile Stargazer Trail listening to the sounds of wildlife and exploring the nightlife atmosphere to experience the majestic Sonoran Desert on a Moonlight Hike 8 to 9:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 17. Bring a flashlight and enjoy the casual pace as the desert comes to life. Bike riders of all levels are invited to participate in the San Tan Shredders Night Ride 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thu., Aug. 22. Learn new skills, meet other riders and enjoy a night ride. Participants meet at the trailhead at the designated time to warm up and talk about the most recent mountain biking news then beginner, intermediate and advanced groups will form to hit the trails of San Tan at night. Bring bike, water, two sources of light and a helmet. Bring a blanket, pillows and snacks and enjoy a cinematic adventure on the jumbo projector screen in the airconditioned nature center for Movie Madness, noon to 2 p.m. Sat., Aug. 24. For more information call 480-655-5554 or visit maricopa. gov/parks/santan.
NIGHT RIDERS: Join the San Tan Shredders Night Ride 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thu., Aug. 22 at San Tan Mountain Regional Park. Riders of all levels welcome. Submitted photo
Copperstar seeks actors for ‘Joseph’ Copperstar Repertory Company is seeking singers and actors for its fall production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” to be held Oct. 11, 12 and 17 through 19 at Mesa Arts Center. Copperstar will host auditions Aug. 22 and 23 at its facility at 1514 E. Laredo St. in Chandler. Children ages 8 to 12 are invited to audition from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, and teens/adults ages 13 and older can schedule appointments on Friday. Roles are available in “Joseph” in the children’s chorus as well as in the adult cast. To sign up for an audition, or for more information, visit copperstarrep.org or call 480-699-1655.
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Kids: Win $15 gift card from Changing Hands Bookstore Students who either live in Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek or surrounding areas or who attend area schools can win $15 gift cards from Changing Hands Bookstore, thanks to a partnership between the bookseller and the SanTan Sun News. This ongoing, monthly promotion awards a $15 Changing Hands gift card to every youth whose article, story, poem, essay, editorial, book review, photo or illustration is chosen to be printed in the SanTan Sun Kids Opportunity section, while supplies last. The Kids Opportunity section is printed in the Youth Section of the first paper of the month, each month. The best news is that even though only one to three submissions are printed per month, all good submissions are held in a file to be printed in future issues. So if an entry doesn’t win this month, it could win next month—or even the month after that. To enter, visit SanTanSun.com, click on Youth and then on Student Writer Permission Slip to download a submission-permission slip. Complete the form and have a parent sign it so the paper has permission to print the entry and the author or artist’s byline. Then, email the submission-permission slip and writing or artwork to news@SanTanSun.com as a Word file, if writing, or JPEG, if art, or pasted into the email.