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911 Air Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Glover Court Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

A Storage Place of CG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Honeycutt Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Absolute Homes / Vivid Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Horsepower Carpet Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

AZ Quality Plumbing LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Kelsie Pate FNP-c Medical and Aesthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

AZ Valley Pools / AZVP Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Machado Hardscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Brakemasters - Casa Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Maricopa Contractors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Brutinel Plumbing & Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Maricopa Real Estate Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Casa Grande Family Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Mercado Y Carniceria El Pima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CASA of Pinal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

My Golden Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

CGI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Norris RV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chris Buys AZ Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Raymond Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Coldwell Banker ROX - Property Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ROX Casa Grande Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Coldwell Banker ROX-BROKERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 36

Service Master 1st Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Cross Roads Auto Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Shearer Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 39

Culver's of Casa Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Star Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Cypress Point Retirement Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The Sign Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Desert Sky Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Desert Sun Heating, Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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MAY 1st Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch & Petting Zoo — New Hours at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch, Picacho – 8:00 AM 2:00 PM – The Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch has switched to summer hours and is now open from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Friday-Monday. This schedule will continue through September. The ranch has an amazing variety of animals visitors can watch and feed, including stingrays and lots of ostriches! It is located by Picacho Peak State Park,

MAY 1st Live Music - The RJ Band & Chinoz

Grill at The Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM – Admission is free for live music events at The Windmill Winery, and a food truck is on site if you get hungry! Beer and wine are available from the winery. The music for today’s show is from The RJ Band with food from Chinoz Grill. For more information: 520-868-5200 | www. thewindmillwinery.com

just off I-10. For more information: 520-466-3658 | www.roostercogburn.com

1st Motorsports Courses at Radford Racing School, Chandler – 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM –

1st Biosphere 2 Tours at University of

1st The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny

Radford Racing School is located at Wild Horse

Arizona Biosphere 2, Oracle – 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Town at The Pony Ranch, Casa Grande – 10:00

Pass and offers a wide variety of performance

– Biosphere 2 is a world-famous research facility

AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday! Admission is

driving and racing courses. Kart racing is also

operated by the University of Arizona, located near

$8/person (cash or cards). A fun place for tiny

available onsite for groups. The track is a 15-turn,

Oracle in eastern Pinal County. The Biosphere 2

cowboys and cowgirls to experience riding a pony

1.6-mile road course that is designed for racecars,

Experience allows guests to follow a one-way path

and feeding ranch animals at the Petting Zoo.

high performance, karting, and advanced driving

around the exterior and portions of the interior

Kids can get unlimited pony rides and are offered

instruction. The facility was previously known as

of Biosphere 2. This fascinating, family-friendly

a 1/2-mile pony trail or a hot walker. Feed is $3/

Bondurant High Performance Driving School. For

experience is guided by a tour app and takes

bag. Located at 18536 W. Houser Rd. in Casa

more information: 480-403-7600 |

about 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. Please

Grande. See Facebook page for age and weight

www.radfordracingschool.com

download the free app prior to arrival. For more

limits and to confirm the current hours. For more

information: 520-621-4800 | www.biosphere2.org

information: 480-236-4500 | www.facebook.com/

1st K-NEX - STEM Program at Apache

theponyranchfeaturingtinytown

1st Arizona Skydiving

League at Skydive Arizona, Eloy – 6:00

AM - 4:00 PM – Interested in competing in 4-way skydiving? The Arizona Skydiving League at Skydive Arizona is offering 4-way competitions hosted by Eliana Rodriguez and Michelle Karamon.

Open for Rookie to Open class interested in improving skills and getting extra practice before U.S. Nationals. For more information: 520-466-3753 | www. skydiveaz.com

Junction Public Library, Apache Junction – 10:00

1st Wings of Strength at Rawhide

AM - 12:00 PM – K-NEX is a STEM program

Western Town & Event Center, Chandler –

(Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

Bodybuilding show and local expo. National

providing children with the opportunity to build

qualifier - all divisions. See website for entry

and create. Limit 20 and located in the North Wing

details. For more information: 480-747-7401 |

Program Room. For more information: 480-474-

www.wingsofstrength.net

8555 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/4969814

1st Copper Sky Recreation

1st Alcoholics Anonymous -

sports, fitness, creation and leisure events take

Maricopa – 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Alcoholics

place every month at the Copper Sky Recreation

Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women

Complex in Maricopa, which includes the

who work through drinking issues. Open to the

Multigenerational Center, Aquatic Center, and

public with no requirements to participate. Masks

Regional Park. Check the Copper Sky website

are required. See the library calendar for additional

to see this month’s schedule and special events.

meetings during May. For more information: 520-

For more information: 520-316-4600 | www.

568-2926 |

copperskymaricopa.com

https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5028873

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MAY 3rd The Lounge Boys & Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor at Vista Grande Public Library, Casa Grande – 3:00

1st Community Recreation Classes

PM - 5:00 PM – The Lounge, a division

and Activities at Casa Grande Community

Corridor, is an afterschool program for

Recreation Center, Casa Grande – The Casa

teens in grades 9-12. It is held at the Vista

Grande Community Recreation Center offers

Grande Library in Casa Grande, Monday

many fitness and recreation opportunities each

to Friday, from 3 PM to 6 PM. For more

month! Group fitness classes are available, along

information: 520-876-5437 | www.

with activities in the gym, which include basketball,

cgkids.org

of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Sun

open gym and gymnastics. Visit the CRC website and look for the Register for Classes link. Access may be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. For

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more information: 520-421-8677 |

Course at Skydive Arizona, Eloy – Learn to

Ruins National Monument, Coolidge – 9:00 AM

www.casagrandeaz.gov/crc

skydive at the Adventures In Skydiving school

- 4:00 PM – The Casa Grande Ruins National

at Skydive Arizona. The Accelerated Skydiving

Monument is currently operating with limited

Program is designed to be the quickest method to

hours due to COVID-19. It’s open Tuesday-

obtain your skydiving license. Students will have

Saturday and the theater and exhibits remain

access to the equipment and instructors that will

closed. The Great House and Ruins and the picnic

Thompson Arboretum, Superior – 9:00

make the most of their skydives. See website for

area are open, along with the information desk and

AM – The Discovery Tour is free with daily

details. For more information: 520-466-3753 |

bookstore. Free admission. For more information:

admission fee. Pre-registration is required.

www.skydiveaz.com

520-723-3172 | www.nps.gov/cagr

The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is Arizona’s first and oldest botanical garden.

3rd Fun Van at Apache Junction Public

4th Color Me Calm AM at Maricopa

The facility is open, and masks are required

Library, Apache Junction – 9:00 AM - 10:30

Library and Cultural Center, Maricopa – 10:00 AM

in the Visitor Center and in all buildings.

AM – Fun Van is a parenting education program

- 11:00 AM – An hour of soothing tunes, coloring

Guests can explore the gardens and trails

supported by First Things First. Parents and

and conversation. All supplies provided. For adults.

without reservations. Other programs

caregivers of children ages 0-5 attend free, 1.5

A second session is scheduled for 5:00 PM-6:00

include a general tour, bird walks, geology

hour classes together at a variety of locations

PM. See the library’s website for more Color

and history walks, yoga classes and more!

across Pinal County. At each class, children enjoy

Me Calm events on Saturdays in June. For more

Check the Events section

art activities, stories, and play time with a variety of

information: 520-568-2926 |

2nd Arboretum

Discovery Tour at Boyce

of the website for this month’s programs and hours. The

Learn to Skydive - First Jump

age-appropriate toys while parents and caregivers teacher. Each child receives a free book at each class attended! Registration required. The Fun

located just west

Van has 24 stops scheduled at Pinal County

of Superior on

libraries in May! See the library website for

more information: 520-689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org

https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5025925

learn strategies to be their child’s first and best

Arboretum is

Highway 60. For

4th Casa Grande Ruins at Casa Grande

details. For more information: 480-474-8559 | www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration

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Online Stories with Ms. Julie at Casa Grande Main Library, Casa Grande – 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM – Join Ms. Julie

2nd

4th Combs High School Orchestra, Choir and Guitar Concert at Combs

Performing Arts Center, San Tan Valley – 6:00 PM – Limited tickets are available for this show. See the website for ticket information. For more information: 480-987-5300 | www.jocombs.org/apps/ pages/CombsPerformingArtsCenter

each week for a fun interactive story. Keep your

Jazz Concert at Oracle Center for

children occupied and engaged with these silly

the Arts, Oracle – 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM – OrCA will

and fun videos featuring their favorite books!

host a Drive-In/Open Air Jazz Concert featuring

These weekly online stories can be viewed on

The President’s Own” United States Marine Band

the library’s Facebook page, and encourage your

Pianist AnnaMaria Mottola. Concert and ticket

children to move and act out the story while you

information is available on the Oracle Center for

are at home or on the go. See the schedule on the

the Arts website. The center is located at 700 E.

Pinal County Library District website. For more

Kingston Street in Oracle. For more information:

information: 520-421-8710 |

623-295-9677 | www.oraclepianosociety.org

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Owner/operator of AZ Quality Plumbing, Luis Ascencio, was sitting, sweating on a friend’s back patio when it hit him. First it was the drops of water from the PVC mister system, then the idea—why not build a residential mister system that actually works like at a restaurant, that can actually cool down an entire area?

Ascencio installed his first few systems and it was a game changer for the homeowners.

“Homeowners felt the difference in temperature immediately,” Ascencio says. “Even on the hottest of Arizona evenings, the systems created a pocket where you could keep cool—add a nice fan and it’s perfect.”

Ascencio says the system is built for the long term with the powder-coated stainless steel tubing and guarantees the workmanship.

“We make the system as affordable and as budget friendly as we can for the homeowners,” Ascencio says, “but considering the time that will be spent in the backyard, it is well worth it.”

AZ Valley Pools: Keeping it Local

Sean Klasa has ridden on all the off-road trails from Stanfield to Superior. His early experiences around swimming pools were mostly of the community kind or when the family visited relatives elsewhere.

However, Klasa’s early work ventures were in construction—it included building rock waterfalls.

Klasa says that was his introduction to the pool business before going on to other ventures which included a carpet cleaning business with his brother, Ryan Whitaker, and later an interior-exterior remodeling company during the recession. Klasa then began working for a pool builder, quickly moving his way to foreman and superintendent of construction, being the one to set the pace and to ensure the quality.

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While working he studied to get his own license and when he accomplished it, Klasa formed AZ Valley Pools. In addition to his crew’s work ethic, Klasa believes the friends and family who live in the region, helped his business take off. Klasa says it makes a difference when a pool builder is also a resident.

“I believe there is a higher level of customer service because we are based here,” Klasa says. “We take the time getting to know exactly what our clients want. It’s important to have those relationships be solid because you’re building something they are going to enjoy for years to come and when you run into each other, you want to be happy for them.”

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Machado’s Hardscape: Building backyard dreams

Hector Machado, owner of Machado’s Hardscapes, says he started working on backyards during his high school years in Cottonwood. It was on the weekends where he would go with his brother and begin learning the ropes. He entered the field immediately after and by the time he was 21, he was already a superintendent for a major landscape company in Sedona.

Already with over 15 years on his own, Machado says his commitment to perfection never wavers.

“The customers have expectations,” Machado says, “We make sure those expectations are met and go beyond that.”

Machado says they specialize in ‘complete renovation’ for the front or backyard.

“Many of our customers already have a vision for their yards, whether it is the street-view or a backyard to host parties, we want to execute their vision, never cutting corners on the work,” Machado says. “Upfront pricing is the basis of our relationship with homeowners as we strive to have the highest of quality.”

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Vivid Landscape

Maintenance & designs

Owner/operator of Vivid Landscaping David Armenta says he has been in the business since he started walking.

“Growing up, my dad had a landscaping business,” says Armenta, “So from the time I could walk I was out there helping him. My son who is 7 now loves to go out and help me.”

Since 2015, when Vivid came to fruition, Armenta says the business has come a long way, very fast but he's fortunate to be where they are. He also says it is because of the quality of work, attention to detail, and a fair price.

“We take great pride in everything we do,” Armenta says. “We love making our clients happy.”

From design to finish, Vivid Landscaping handles all aspects including maintenance with over 20 years of combined management and implementation experience in both residential and commercial landscapes.

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Rock Werks:

New landscape supply company Mark Pass, owner of Rock Werks, says he wants to bring back old-school ways of business with topnotch customer service.

“If we don’t have it, we’ll work to get it,” says Pass. He says he’ll have supply trucks coming back and forth from the valley with daily drop-offs at 3 PM, hoping for same day delivery of materials they don’t have in stock.

The supply yard will have decorative rock, sand, gravel, travertine, concrete pavers, synthetic turf, BBQ grills, pergolas and more. It will be open to both contractors and the public with wholesale and retail services.

Pass’ family roots are in Casa Grande. He started working in the landscape business when he was 16 years old at the exact same location where Rock Werks will be on Pinal Avenue. Pass also owns a trucking company that will be making sure the deliveries are kept on schedule. The soft opening is scheduled for May!

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You might not run into any lions, but you will definitely feel transported to another place as you walk through the facility. Founded and operated by Phil and Julie Bond, Phil is a native to Arizona and a master gardener while Julie had the business sense. Julie sadly passed away in 2013, but Phil has had dedicated support staff keeping both the facility and the workshops going.

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MAY 5th BabyTime at the Library at Maricopa Library and

Cultural Center, Maricopa – 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM – BabyTime is brain building time for your baby and social time for you! BabyTime is a lap-sit program for infants ages 0-24 months old. Each program includes songs, rhymes, and playful activities to do with your little one and other caregivers. The program leader teaches each activity, so there is no need for preparation; the most important part is having fun with your baby! Takes place every Wednesday in May at the Maricopa Library. For more information: 520-568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5005141

MAY 6th Live Music - Warren Young at The Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM – Admission is free for live music events at The Windmill Winery, and a food truck is on site if you get hungry! Beer and wine are available from the winery. The music for today’s show is from The Troubadours with food from It’s Seoul Good Korean Fusion. For more information: 520-8685200 | www.thewindmillwinery.com

6th Horseback Rides &

Special Events at Koli Equestrian Center, Gila River Indian Community – The Koli Equestrian Center is located near Wild Horse Pass in the Gila River Indian Community. Group horseback rides are available four times each day and last 90 minutes. Private guided rides are also available.

5th Combs High School Jazz Band

6th Book Club - Nonfiction

The Koli facility has hay wagon and carriage

Concert at Combs Performing Arts Center,

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unique corporate and team building events!

San Tan Valley – 6:00 PM – Combs High School

Center, Maricopa – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – For all

For more information: 602-796-3495 | www.

Band Concert will be featuring the Combs High

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lovers, there’s finally a book club for you. If you’re

in over a year! For your safety: Seating is limited.

ready to put down the fluff, come to us for the real

Social distancing and masks will be required.

stuff! Topics are limitless in scope and opinions

Temperatures will be taken upon entering the

welcomed. Let’s have some interesting discussions!

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MAY 7th Book Club for Teens - Reading Rebels at

Maricopa Library and Cultural Center, Maricopa – 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Each month teens read a selected title and participate in creative activities.

Register and join us either in-person or virtually on Zoom to meet and enjoy the company of friends while reading the best titles! The meeting is the same time for Zoom and in-person.

Please put your email in the registration so we can send the Zoom meeting information.

May’s book is Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson, and in June it will be Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. For more information: 520-568-2926 | https:// pcld.libnet.info/event/5005065

8th Live Music - The Troubadours & It’s Seoul Good at The Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM – Admission is free for live music events at The Windmill Winery, and a food truck is on site if you get hungry! Beer and wine are available from the winery. The music for today’s show is from Warren Young with food from Chef on the Go. For more information: 520-8685200 | www.thewindmillwinery.com

8th Live Music - Dueling Pianos at The Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM – They’re back! Arizona’s BEST Dueling Pianos show! Join us in the Lake House for a special Mother’s Day show! One of our favorites, Chef on the Go, will be available with a great menu. AZ DUELING PIANOS is the most fun you can legally have! Doors open at 5:00 PM and the show begins at 6:00 PM. This show is audience interactive and super fun! Ticket price includes entry only. Food and drink may be purchased separately. Reserved seating only. For more information: 520-868-5200 | www.az-duelingpianos.com

7th Friday Night Karaoke at VFW

8th STEaM Challenge at Apache

9th Mother’s Day Tea at Life Under

Post 3713, Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW

Junction Public Library, Apache Junction – 10:00

the Oaks Lavender Farm, Oracle – 11:00 AM

members can bring a Guest! $10 fundraiser meal

AM - 11:00 AM – STEaM Challenge is the

- 1:00 PM – Don your most beautiful hat and

and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W. Coolidge

opportunity for children to think and create. The

bring your mother, grandmother, daughters

Avenue. For more information: 520-251-5766 |

challenge will be to use a select group of materials

& friends to enjoy a Mother’s Day Tea at the

www.vfw3713.org

and create an object; then test that object on its

Lavender Farm this spring! There will be finger

function. Limit 20 children. Location will be the

sandwiches, lavender treats, and tea. This is a

Family Courtyard. Projects: May 8th, Army Man

very popular event so reserve your spots now.

Launcher and June 12th, Popsicle Bridge. For more

Live music. The Lavender Pop-Up Shop will

information: 480-474-8555 | https://pcld.libnet.

be open for your convenience as well! Cost:

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$40. Will also be held on Sunday, May 16.

8th The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny

For more information: 520-820-3454 | www.

workshops and educational youth classes are held on the second Saturday of each month.

Town at The Pony Ranch, Casa Grande – 10:00

Call the nursery to register for the youth

AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday! Admission is

9th Lunch in the Park - Casa

classes. $10 fee for the Succulent Workshop.

$8/person (cash or cards). A fun place for tiny

Grande at Peart Park, Casa Grande – 12:00

For more information: 520-723-4480 | www.

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PM - 2:00 PM – Every Second Sunday of the

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and feeding ranch animals at the Petting Zoo.

month CGRD goes to Peart Park to provide a

Kids can get unlimited pony rides and are offered

lunch for those that may need it. They work with

a 1/2-mile pony trail or a hot walker. Feed is $3/

members of the community to receive items such

bag. Located at 18536 W. Houser Rd. in Casa

as toiletries, clothing, extra food for them to hand

Grande. See Facebook page for age and weight

out in addition to the provided lunch. Each month

limits and to confirm the current hours. For more

will be a different meal! Anything from PB&J

information: 480-236-4500 | www.facebook.com/

sandwiches to BBQ pulled chicken sandwiches.

8th Succulent Workshop

& Educational Youth Program at The Avocado Nursery, Casa Grande – 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Gardening

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10th Writer’s Group at Maricopa Library 15th Self-guided tours of the Historic and Cultural Center, Maricopa – 10:00 AM - 11:00

Kannally Ranch House at Oracle State Park,

AM – Whether you’re interested in writing your

Oracle – 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM – Ongoing Daily at

15th Paws 2 Read at

own biography, becoming a poet or penning the

Oracle State Park — Visit the park’s Solarium Giftshop

Apache Junction Public Library, Apache

next great American novel, you can find support

and take a self-guided tour through the multi-level

Junction – 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM – Kids

with other like-minded folks. Discuss, create, and

Kannally family home. The Mediterranean-revival

read to therapy animals! Children who

critique! For more information: 520-568-2926 |

style ranch house built from 1929-1933 is listed on the

read aloud to therapy animals on a regular

https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5029662

National Register of Historic Places. Wearing a mask

basis demonstrate drastic improvement in

13th Live Music - Allen James at

is mandatory in all state buildings. A maximum of six

their reading skills! Animals provide a safe,

individuals are allowed to tour the house at one time.

non-judgmental presence for struggling

The Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00

Social distancing along with masks. without exception,

readers. We love this program and your

PM – Admission is free for live music events at The

are required to tour the historic Kannally Ranch

child will too. First come, first read. Masks

Windmill Winery, and a food truck is onsite if you

House. For more information: | www.azstateparks.

encouraged. For more information:

get hungry! Beer and wine are available from the

com/oracle/events/oracle-self-guided-tours

480-474-8555 | https://pcld.libnet.info/

winery. The music for today’s show is from Allen

15th Citrus Workshop - Summer

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James, who plays your favorite songs from the 60s and later! For more information: 520-868-5200 |

Care at The Avocado Nursery, Casa Grande – 9:00

www.thewindmillwinery.com

AM - 10:00 AM – Gardening workshops are held on

14th Food Truck Friday at Community

Saturdays at the nursery. Check website for upcoming

of Hope Church, Maricopa – 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM –

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Good food, good company, good time! A clustering of food trucks will be onsite, and limited seating

15th BTA Photo Club Meeting via

will be available. Community of Hope Church is

Zoom at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior

located at 45295 W Honeycutt Ave. in Maricopa.

– 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM – The BTA Photo Club

For more information: 520-252-6381 | www.

continues to host monthly meetings via Zoom.

cohmaricopa.com/events

Photographers of all skill levels who enjoy digital

14th Downtown After Dark at

photography and post-processing are invited to

Downtown Casa Grande, Casa Grande – 5:00 PM

participate anywhere in the world. The club

- 8:00 PM – Downtown After Dark events are held

focuses on sharing informative programs on

on the 2nd Friday of each month in downtown Casa

photography and image-editing platforms, which

15th The Eric Bernal Show

Grande. Special activities and participating businesses

typically include on-screen demonstrations of

(Comedy) at Gila River Hotels & Casinos - Wild

will change each month. Check the Casa Grande Main

digital editing tools and techniques, discussion of

Horse Pass, Chandler – 7:00 PM – Scottsdale’s very

Street website for details. For more information: 520-

artistic elements such as composition and lighting,

own Eric Bernal will be at The Showroom at Wild

836-8744 | www.casagrandemainstreet.org

and friendly critique of participants’ photos. If you

Horse Pass Hotel & Casino. Tickets $100 and $85.

are interested in joining the group please email

Use ticket code SVO for $20 off. Guests must be

them at ad.dpeg.bta@gmail.com and they will send

21+. Pre-party at 5:30 PM. Comedy show starts at

you an invitation to join! For more information:

7:00 PM. For more information: 800-946-4452 |

520-689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org

www.playatgila.com/events/event/?id=8403

Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW members can bring a guest! $10 fundraiser meal and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W. Coolidge Avenue.

For more information:

15th The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny

16th Mother’s Day Tea at Life Under

Town at The Pony Ranch, Casa Grande – 10:00

the Oaks Lavender Farm, Oracle – 11:00 AM -

AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday! Admission is $8/

1:00 PM – Don your most beautiful hat and bring

person (cash or cards). A fun place for tiny cowboys

your mother, grandmother, daughters & friends

and cowgirls to experience riding a pony and feeding

to enjoy a Mother’s Day Tea at the Lavender

ranch animals at the Petting Zoo. Kids can get

Farm this spring! There will be finger sandwiches,

520-251-5766 |

unlimited pony rides and are offered a 1/2-mile pony

lavender treats, and tea. This is a very popular

www.vfw3713.org

trail or a hot walker. Feed is $3/bag. Located at 18536

event so reserve your spots now. Live music. The

W. Houser Rd. in Casa Grande. See Facebook page

Lavender Pop-Up Shop will be open for your

for age and weight limits and to confirm the current

convenience as well! Cost: $40. Also held on

hours. For more information: 480-236-4500 | www.

Sunday, May 9. For more information: 520-820-

facebook.com/theponyranchfeaturingtinytown

3454 | www.lifeundertheoakslavenderfarm.com

14th Friday Night

Karaoke at VFW Post 3713,

classes. For more information: 520-723-4480 | www.

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16th Learn to Skydive - First Jump

MAY 21st Community Blood Drive at Casa Grande Main Library, Casa Grande – Community

Course at Skydive Arizona, Eloy – Learn to

blood drive, sponsored by Banner

skydive at the Adventures In Skydiving school

Casa Grande. In the Casa Grande

at Skydive Arizona. The Accelerated Skydiving

Main Library Activity Room. It’s

Program is designed to be the quickest method to

scheduled to take place all day.

obtain your skydiving license. Students will have

For more information: 520-421-

access to the equipment and instructors that will

8710 | https://pcld.libnet.info/

make the most of their skydives. See website for

event/4664139

details. For more information: 520-466-3753 | www.skydiveaz.com

18th PCHS Virtual Book Club: Going Back to Bisbee at Pinal County Historical Museum, Florence – 6:00 PM - 7:00

21st

PM – Join us on Zoom to discuss Going Back

At Pioneer Park, 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Greater

to Bisbee by Richard Shelton. This lovely work

Florence Chamber of Commerce, The inaugural

of creative nonfiction will provide a greater

Gila River Music Festival will feature live bands

Book Club for Teens - Reading Rebels at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center,

appreciation of southern Arizona’s landscape.

playing a variety of music. The festival will take

Maricopa – 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Each month

Purchase the book in our gift shop or on Brown

place in Pioneer Park in Kearny on Friday, May 21

teens read a selected title and participate in

Paper Tickets. Donations are appreciated for Book

and Saturday, May 22. Bands will include Reckless

creative activities. Register and join us either in-

Club meetings. The book is available at https://

Envy, Tequila Moon, Sydney Swanson, Megan &

person or virtually on Zoom to meet and enjoy the

goingbacktobisbeebook-pchm.brownpapertickets.

Shane and more. The festival will include food

company of friends while reading the best titles!

com. For more information: 520-868-4382 | www.

trucks and a vendor market. Festival tickets are

The meeting is the same time for Zoom and in-

pinalcountyhistoricalmuseum.org

$20 per day or $30 for a two-day pass and are

person. Please put your email in the registration so

20th Live Music — Bob Villa at The

available on the festival website. Free for children

we can send the Zoom meeting information. May’s

10 and under. Tent camping is $15

book is Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed by Laurie

Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00

Halse Anderson, and in June it will be Aurora

PM – Admission is free for this live show at

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The Windmill Winery in Florence. Bob Villa is

Post 3713, Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW

information: 520-568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet.

a premier performer in Southern Arizona as a

members can bring a guest! $10 fundraiser meal

info/event/5005066

solo vocalist accompanying himself on guitar. He

and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W. Coolidge

does covers of hits from classic rock, country and

Avenue. For more information: 520-251-5766 |

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blues and also performs his original compositions.

www.vfw3713.org

Gila River Music Festival at

Friday Night Karaoke at VFW

21st

Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. For more

3rd Fridays at Downtown Historic Florence at Greater Florence

For more information: 520-868-5200 | www.

Chamber of Commerce, Florence – 5:00 PM - 8:00

thewindmillwinery.com

PM – Historic Main Street in Florence comes alive at night with many businesses staying open late!

20th Food Box Distribution at Hope

Make this your destination for live music, food, and

International Food Pantry, Coolidge – 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

each month! For more information: 520-868-9433

– Food box distribution will be held at 1280 N. Arizona Blvd.

| www.florenceazchamber.com

in Coolidge. From their website: We are a group of people who have also had to use the resources

22nd Art for Kids at Apache Junction

of a food pantry, so we understand why

Public Library, Apache Junction – 10:00 AM -

you are here and our only goal is

12:00 PM – Art for Kids is an opportunity for

to serve you with dignity and

kids to learn how to draw, paint, and create. Fun

respect with the love of Christ.

and interactive. Limit of 20 participants. For more

If you are in need, we want

information: 480-474-8555 | https://pcld.libnet.

to help you.” Cash donations

info/event/4969854

fun activities for the kids on the Third Friday of

are always welcome. For more information: 520-233-6699 | www.hopeinternationalfoodpantry.org

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MAY 22nd The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny Town at The Pony Ranch, Casa Grande – 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday! Admission is $8/person (cash or cards). A fun place for tiny cowboys and cowgirls to experience riding a pony and feeding ranch animals at the Petting Zoo.

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MAY 23rd Yoga at the Lavender Farm at Life Under the Oaks

Lavender Farm, Oracle – 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM – Note the later start time of 5:00 PM. Enjoy a unique experience - yoga in the lavender field. Imagine the scent of lavender plants while enjoying a yoga class. This session will be with Athena Atkins from YogaPod Tucson. For more information: 520-820-3454 | www.lifeundertheoakslavenderfarm.com

Kids can get unlimited pony rides and are offered a 1/2-mile pony trail or a hot walker. Feed is $3/ bag. Located at 18536 W. Houser Rd. in Casa Grande. See Facebook page for age and weight limits and to confirm the current hours. For more information: 480-236-4500 | www.facebook.com/ theponyranchfeaturingtinytown

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Live Music - Warren Young at The Windmill Winery, Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM – Admission is free for live music events at The Windmill Winery, and a food truck is onsite if you get hungry! Beer and wine are available from the winery. The music for today’s show is from Warren Young with food from Bored

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24th Writer’s Group at Maricopa Library

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28th Community Blood Drive at Casa Grande Main Library, Casa Grande – 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM – A community blood drive will take place in the Casa Grande Main Library Activity Room on Friday, May 28. For more information: 520-421-8710 | https://pcld.libnet.info/ event/4816516

28th Friday Night Karaoke at VFW Post 3713, Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW members can bring a guest! $10 fundraiser meal

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JUNE 1st Motorsports Courses at Radford Racing School, Chandler – 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM – Radford Racing School is located at Wild Horse Pass and offers a wide variety of performance driving and racing courses. Kart racing is also available onsite for groups. The track is a 15-turn, 1.6-mile road course that is designed for racecars,

1st Copper Sky

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of Maricopa, Maricopa – Many sports, fitness, creation and leisure events take place every month at the Copper Sky Recreation Complex, which includes the Multigenerational Center, Aquatic Center, and Regional Park. Check the Copper Sky website to see this month’s schedule and special events. For more information: 520-316-4600 | www.copperskymaricopa.com

high performance, karting, and advanced driving instruction. The facility was previously known as Bondurant High Performance Driving School. For

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Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior – The

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Discovery Tour is free with daily admission fee

1st Biosphere 2 Tours at University of

and conversation. All supplies provided. For adults.

and is offered at different times during the month,

A second session is scheduled for 5:00 PM-6:00

see website for dates. Pre-registration is required.

Arizona Biosphere 2, Oracle – 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PM. See the library’s website for more Color

The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is Arizona’s first

– Biosphere 2 is a world-famous research facility

Me Calm events on Saturdays in June. For more

and oldest botanical garden. The facility is open,

operated by the University of Arizona, located near

information: 520-568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet.

and masks are required in the Visitor Center and in

Oracle in eastern Pinal County. The Biosphere 2

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Experience allows guests to follow a one-way path

1st The Lounge - Boys & Girls Clubs of

trails without reservations. Other programs include

around the exterior and portions of the interior of Biosphere 2. This fascinating, family-friendly

the Sun Corridor at Vista Grande Library, Casa

walks, yoga classes and more! Check the Events

experience is guided by a tour app and takes

Grande – 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM – The Lounge, a division

section of the website for this month’s programs

about 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. Please

of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Sun Corridor, is

and hours. The Arboretum is located just west of

download the free app prior to arrival.

an after school program for teens in grades 9-12. It

Superior on Highway 60. For more information:

For more information: 520-621-4800 |

is held at the Vista Grande Library in Casa Grande,

520-689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org

www.biosphere2.org

Monday to Friday, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. For

3rd Food Box Distribution at Hope

more information: 520-876-5437 | www.cgkids.org

1st Casa Grande Ruins at

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge – 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM – The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is currently operating with limited hours due to COVID-19. It’s open TuesdaySaturday and the theater and exhibits remain closed. The Great House and Ruins and the picnic area are open, along with the information desk and bookstore.

Free admission. For more information: 520-723-3172 | www.nps.gov/cagr

a general tour, bird walks, geology and history

1st Community Recreation Classes

International Food Pantry, Coolidge – 8:00 AM -

and Activities at Casa Grande Community

1280 N. Arizona Blvd. in Coolidge. "We are a group

Recreation Center, Casa Grande – The Casa

of people who have also had to use the resources of a

Grande Community Recreation Center offers

food pantry, so we understand why you are here and

many fitness and recreation opportunities each

our only goal is to serve you with dignity and respect

month! Group fitness classes are available, along

with the love of Christ. If you are in need, we want to

with activities in the gym, which include basketball,

help you.” Cash donations are always welcome. For

open gym and gymnastics. Visit the CRC website

more information: 520-233-6699 |

and look for the Register for Classes link. Access

www.hopeinternationalfoodpantry.org

10:00 AM – Food box distribution will be held at

may be limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. For more information: 520-421-8677 | www.casagrandeaz.gov/crc/

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4th Friday Night

Karaoke at VFW Post 3713,

dates of eight additional meetings at the Maricopa

Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW members can bring a guest! $10 fundraiser meal and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W. Coolidge Avenue. For more information:

Library during June. For more information: 520-

520-251-5766 | www.vfw3713.org

Alcoholics Anonymous Maricopa at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center, Maricopa – 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM – Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who work through drinking issues. Open to the public with no requirements to participate.

Masks are required. See the library calendar for the

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