🌎 Earth Day & more Grand Canyon trivia !?️

Happy Tuesday! Another beautiful week in store here in beautiful Arizona. ☀️

I hope you have big plans for celebrating Earth Day!

Thank you for being here, have an amazing day. 🙏 

COMMUNITY NEWS

~The Recreation Centers of Sun City West has set dates and times for its public budget forums taking place at the R.H. Johnson Lecture Hall.

Community members are encouraged to attend at least one of the following sessions. The same information will be shared at both sessions. 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, R.H. Johnson Lecture Hall. 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24, R.H. Johnson Lecture Hall. (link)

~Sun City West Earth Day in the Park concert event, scheduled for Tuesday, April 22nd at 7pm, will continue as planned, however there will be no food trucks at the event. (link)

ARIZONA TRIVIA

Last week’s trivia question was, ‘Where is Phantom Ranch located?’ The correct answer: The bottom of the Grand Canyon.

Phantom Ranch is a lodge inside Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It sits at the bottom of Grand Canyon, on the east side of Bright Angel Creek, a little over half a mile north of the Creek's confluence with the Colorado River. Opened in 1922, Phantom Ranch is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. (link)

EVENTS

This Week

[Sun City West] Due to summer construction, The Sun City West Desert Garden Club needs to reduce their inventory before the hot weather arrives.

Thus, the three remaining Thursday sales in April and the May 3 Saturday sale will be BOGO! For every plant purchased, the buyer will receive another plant of equal or lesser value for FREE! 9 to noon on Thursdays and 8 to noon on May 3.

Help them get ready for the construction crew to move in this summer!! (link)

[Sun City West] Talent Spotlight on Wednesday, April 23rd from 11am-12pm, features Mike Lindner, vocalist. (link)

[Sun City] This week’s movie is ‘Vicky and her Mystery’. This movie is in French with English subtitles. Showtimes are Wednesday 4/23 at 2pm & 7pm at the Marinette Rec Center & Saturday 4/12 at 2pm & 7pm at the Fairway Music Room. (link)

[Sun City West] Stardust Theater Movie Night is showing The French Connection, featuring Gene Hackman. Thursday, April 24th at 630pm. (link)

[Sun City] Cold Schott and the Hurricane Horns will be performing on Sunday, April 27th, as part of the Sun Bowl Spring Concert Series. (link)

Weekly Events

[Sun City West] The Sun City West Garden Club is hosting a plant sale this Thursday (and every Thursday through May) from 9am-12pm, at the Beardsley Recreation Center

[Sun City] Sun City Farmers Market, every Thursday from 9am-1pm (link & map)

[Sun City West] Every Thursday through May, Photography West ‘The Camera Club of Sun City West’ hosts a brief club meeting & member presentations featuring their own photography. (link)

[Sun City West] Sun City West Farmers Market & Craft Show. Every Friday from 9am-2pm. Open to the public & pet friendly. (link & map)

[Surprise] Surprise Farmer’s Market, every Sunday from 3-7pm. A weekly market featuring fresh local ingredients, homemade goods, and artisanal crafts from nearby farms and ranches. (link & map)

Upcoming Events

[Sun City West] Talent Spotlight, the Rec Centers’ free event that spotlights local talent from October through April at the Kuentz Courtyard, is looking to continue through the summer months inside the cool, air-conditioned Stardust Theatre!

If you are interested in participating this upcoming summer (May through September) or during the event’s regular season, come out to the Talent Spotlight orientation and audition event on Tuesday, April 29 at 11 a.m. inside Stardust Theatre, located at the Kuentz Recreation Center. (link)

[Sun City West] Cinco De Mayo Fiesta at the RHJ Pool will be held on Friday, May 2nd from 11am-1pm. Tickets are now available for purchase. (link)

[Sun City] Sun City Resident Orientation. Join the Sun City Home Owners Association (SCHOA), the Condominium Owners Association of Sun City (COA) and the Recreation Centers of Sun City (RCSC) for a joint Sun City Resident Orientation. Learn about your unique community, how things work and who is responsible for what. This program will be held by Wednesday, April 23rd. (link)

Have an event you want listed here? Please reach out!

REAL ESTATE

HOME OF THE WEEK: The summer heat will be here before you know it, is it time for a house with its own pool?

See all the details & pics here.

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HISTORY

Aerial photo looking south at the Oakmont Recreation Center & Sun City North Golf Course.

Want to see more historical photos like this one? The Del Webb Sun Cities Museum has a huge database which includes hundreds of images of all types. You can view them online or you can visit the museum and search their entire archives on your own.

The museum is an amazing resource of this community. Consider visiting, making a donation or becoming a member. Support their work in preserving the history of Sun City & Sun City West.

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