News and Announcements

Poetry, Art and More!

Are you ready to discover arts and culture events in Surprise? From theater performances, gallery tours, poetry readings and more, make sure to mark your calendar to attend!

MAY EVENTS:

May 18 ● 10–11 a.m.

Public Art Tour of City Hall

May 23 ● 11–12 p.m.

AZ Speaks - “Why Arizona Dark Skies Matter”

JUNE EVENT:

June 16 ● 6–8 p.m. Poetry Slam at WHAM

All dates and times are subject to change. All events are free unless otherwise stated. To register for Public Art Tours and AZ Speaks presented by Arizona Humanities, head to surpriseaz.gov/ artssignup. To learn more about Poetry Slam, contact WHAM at 623.584.8311 or visit wham-art.org/poetry. Want to see what else is on the 2022-2023 arts & culture calendar? All events are listed online at surpriseaz.gov/arts.

Celebrations in Surprise

n Friday, March 3, Mayor Hall, Vice Mayor Chris Judd, Councilmember Nick Haney, Councilmember Ken Remley and I joined Arts, Culture & Library Director Kelsey Lamphier in celebrating the grand reopening of the newly renovated Surprise Regional Library. We can’t wait to see what's in store for the Surprise Public Library System!

n At the City Council meeting on March 7, we recognized the winners of the Dysart Unified School District essay contest. Tied for first place in the 3rd-4th grade category are Cadence Fumia and Rose Vasquez; first place in the 5th-8th grade category is Tatianna Pellegrino; and first place in the high school category is Kaleb Delgado.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

n Tuesday, March 21, City Council recognized the Valley Vista High School girls basketball team for winning the 2023 Arizona Interscholastic Association 6A State Championship. This is the Monsoon’s fourth consecutive 6A girls basketball state title and sixth championship in the last seven years. Congratulations to these outstanding student athletes!

n On Friday, March 24, Mayor Hall, Vice Mayor Chris Judd, Councilmember Patrick Duffy, Councilmember Ken Remley, Councilmember Nick Haney, Councilmember Jack Hastings and I joined owners Sean Collins and Dave Rutter; CEO Paul Brockbank; and GM Thomas Wilson to celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of FatCats All Out Fun in Surprise! We are all excited to have this wonderful new addition to our community!

Community Meetings

My monthly Community meeting will be at 6 p.m. on May 23 at The Grand in the Pima Room, 19781 N. Remington Dr. I look forward to discussing the latest City news and answering any questions you have.

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City Council Meetings

The next regularly scheduled Council meetings will be on May 2 and 16 at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers. You can also watch live on surpriseaz. gov/surprisetv, the Surprise City Gov Facebook page at facebook.com/ cityofsurprise or on Cox channel 11.