🎺 Famous trumpeter & Cinco de Mayo Events

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

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

COMMUNITY NEWS

~The Royal Oaks Art Gallery announces a new show with 30 artists from the area, including Sun City ad Sun City West. The show begins April 1 and runs until June 30th. The display is located inside the Royal Oaks care facility at 10015 W. Royal Oak Road. The show and reception are free and open to the public, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily.

~Local celebrity Trumpeter Dr. Jesse McGuire will be performing as part of the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, May 18, at Faith Presbyterian Church, 16000 N. Del Webb Blvd. McGuire is best known for his rendition of the National Anthem during the 2001 World Series.

If you have not seen his performance, it is worth a watch on YouTube. (link)

~Sun City RCSC Board of Directors Meeting from April 24th is now available online. You can review the summary or watch the video of the meeting.

~Ticket packages are now on sale for the Sun City West Sizzling Summer Series, with performances on June 11th, June 25th & July 2nd. (link)

ARIZONA TRIVIA

Last week’s trivia question was, ‘Which set of brothers were the first to take motion pictures at the Grand Canyon?’ The correct answer: Emery & Ellsworth Kolb.

Photographers Emery and Ellsworth Kolb helped turn the Grand Canyon into a national icon. They built Kolb Studio, one of the earliest tourist destinations on the South Rim. The brothers began to take photographs of the mule riders from a small toll shack on the Bright Angel Trail. The toll shack would later become today's five story home, theater and photo studio built right on the edge of the canyon! The studio was used to document the trips of visitors and create imagery of Grand Canyon for 75 years. (link)

EVENTS

This Week

[Sun City] This week’s movie is ‘Call Me Kate’. This is a feature presentation about Katharine Hepburn. Showtimes are Wednesday 4/30 at 2pm & 7pm at the Marinette Rec Center & Saturday 5/3 at 2pm & 7pm at the Fairway Music Room. (link)

[Sun City West] Stardust Theater Movie Night is showing An Unfinished Life, featuring Jennifer Lopez, Thursday, May 1st at 630pm. (link)

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

[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! 9am to noon on Thursdays and 8am to noon on May 3.

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

[Downtown Phoenix] If you’re looking to get out of the Sun Cities, the 33rd Annual Cinco De Mayo Downtown Phoenix Festival is being held on Sunday, May 4th, and will include performances from Los Lobos & Znora. (link)

[Peoria] If you’re looking for something different to do, Park West is now hosting their After Dark markets on Saturday evenings, beginning on May 3rd, from 6-9pm. (link & map)

[Sun City] The Sun City Independent Senior Expo will take place on Monday, May 5th, from 9am-noon at the Sundial Recreation Center. Admission & parking are free. Meet with a variety of home & financial services vendors. (map)

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)

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

REAL ESTATE

HOME OF THE WEEK: Another backyard with a pool and golf course views, this one is located in The Grand. See what you get for $935,000.

See all the details & pics here.

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ODDS & ENDS

Have you seen the Philippine Mars out at Lake Pleasant? World War II’s last flying boat made its final flight in February, and has spent the past few months being disassembled in preparation for its journey by road the Pima Air & Space Museum outside of Tucson. Most of the parts have already made the trip, but some of the largest pieces will be passing through Peoria in May. (link)

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