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A DV E RT ISE R S I N DE X
911 Air Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Honeycutt Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A Storage Place of CG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Horsepower Carpet Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Absolute Homes / Vivid Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Kelsie Pate FNP-c Medical and Aesthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AZ Quality Plumbing LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
LaFond Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AZ Valley Pools / AZVP Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Machado Hardscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Brakemasters - Casa Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Brutinel Plumbing & Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Casa Grande Family Dentistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Casa Grande Rent A Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 CGI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chris Buys AZ Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Coldwell Banker ROX - Property Management . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Coldwell Banker ROX-BROKERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 36 Cross Roads Auto Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Maricopa Contractors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Maricopa Real Estate Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mercado Y Carniceria El Pima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 My Golden Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Norris RV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Raymond Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ROX Casa Grande Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Service Master 1st Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Culver's of Casa Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Shearer Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cypress Point Retirement Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Star Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Desert Sky Dental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Sign Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Desert Sun Heating, Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Water And Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glover Court Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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JUNE
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Galexy Gossip: Tour of the Universe at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center
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Copper Sky Recreation Complex at City of Maricopa – 5:00 AM - 6:00
in Maricopa – 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM – Learn about the
PM – Many sports, fitness, and leisure events
stars, planets, the galaxy and beyond! This series
take place every month at the Copper Sky
is all about taking a tour of the universe. Join Alex
Recreation Complex in Maricopa, which includes
Nachman, a Solar System Ambassador for NASA,
the Multigenerational Center, Aquatic Center, and
in learning all about the galaxy. There will be five
Regional Park. Check the Copper Sky website
sessions in June. See the library website for all of the
to see this month’s schedule and special events.
dates. All ages. For more information: 520-568-2926 |
For more information: 520-316-4600 | www.
https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5086690
copperskymaricopa.com
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Community Recreation Classes and Activities at Casa Grande Community Recreation Center in Casa Grande – 6:00 AM –
1st
The Casa Grande Community Recreation Center
Ruins National Monument in Coolidge – 9:00
Virtual & In Person Teen Book Club (via Zoom) at Vista Grande Library in
offers many fitness and recreation opportunities
AM - 4:00 PM – The Casa Grande Ruins National
Casa Grande – 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM – Join the Teen
each month! Group fitness classes are available,
Monument is currently operating with limited
Book Club this summer! We will be meeting in
along with activities in the gym, which include
hours due to COVID-19. It’s open Tuesday-
person (up to 8 teens) and Zoom. The first book
basketball, open gym and gymnastics. Visit the
Saturday and the theater and exhibits remain
will be discussing is Cinder by Marissa Meyer.
CRC website and look for the Register for Classes
closed. The Great House and Ruins and the picnic
The Zoom link will be provided after you register.
link. For more information: 520-421-8677 | www.
area are open, along with the information desk and
For students in grades 6 to 12. Request a copy
casagrandeaz.gov/crc
bookstore. Free admission. For more information:
of the book at the library or online. For more
520-723-3172 | www.nps.gov/cagr
information: 520-421-8652 | https://pcld.libnet.
Casa Grande Ruins at Casa Grande
1st
info/event/5044400
1st
Biosphere 2 Tours at University of Arizona Biosphere 2 in Oracle – 9:00 AM
1st
- 4:00 PM – Biosphere 2 is a world-famous research facility operated by the University of
Tails and Tales - Summer Reading 2021 at Casa Grande Main Library in
Arizona, located near Oracle in eastern Pinal County. The Biosphere 2 Experience allows
Casa Grande – Register your child or teen online
guests to follow a one-way path around the exterior and portions of the interior of Biosphere
for the 2021 Summer Reading Program for weekly
2. This fascinating, family-friendly experience is guided by a tour app and takes about 1
grab bags, reading logs, online programs and in-
hour and 15 minutes to complete. Please download the free app prior to arrival. For more
person fun! Program runs from June 1 to July 17
information: 520-621-4800 | www.biosphere2.org
at the Casa Grande Main Library and Vista Grande Library. For more information: 520-421-8710 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5097296
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Maricopa Summer Reading Program at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center in Maricopa – Join our free summer reading program. Earn prizes and get rewarded for reading over the summer! Register for this All-Ages program and log your books to get cool prizes. The program runs from June 1 to July 31. For more information: 520-568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet. info/event/5097848
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4th Rooster Cogburn Ostrich
2nd Alcoholics
Ranch at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in
Anonymous - Maricopa at
Picacho – 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM – The Rooster
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center
Cogburn Ostrich Ranch is open from 8:00
in Maricopa – 12:00 PM - 1:00
AM to 2:00 PM, Friday-Monday. The summer
PM – Alcoholics Anonymous is a
schedule will continue through September. The
fellowship of men and women who
ranch has an amazing variety of animals that
work through drinking issues. Open
visitors can watch and feed, including stingrays,
to the public with no requirements
goats, minature donkeys, fallow deer, and lots of
to participate. Masks are required.
ostriches! It is located by Picacho Peak State Park,
See the library calendar for the
just off I-10. For more information: 520-466-3658
dates of eight additional meetings at
| www.roostercogburn.com
the Maricopa Library during June. For more information: 520-568-
4th BTA Book Club at Boyce Thompson
2926 | https://pcld.libnet.info/
Arboretum in Superior – 9:00 AM – Boyce
event/5028920
Thompson Arboretum Book Club. This month’s book selection is Oak Flat: A Fight for Sacred Land in the American West, by Lauren Redniss. The
2nd Family Storytime at Maricopa
meeting is held outside, masks are required and
3rd Career Expo (Online
seating is limited. See website for book details
Library and Cultural Center in Maricopa – 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM – Bring your preschooler and get
Event) at Achieve Pinal – Achieve Pinal’s
689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org
the whole family together for books, movement,
Virtual Career Expo is a local initiative that
and fun! Storytime is for getting our littles ready
allows you to explore career opportunities,
4th Friday Night Karaoke at VFW Post
to start learning to read and write. Enjoy songs,
with a focus on Pinal County. The content
3713 in Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW
rhymes, stories, and so much more with your
is delivered online and features career
members can bring a guest! $10 fundraiser
children’s librarian. Takes place on Wednesdays
exploration interviews with Pinal County
meal and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W.
in June and July. For more information: 520-568-
professionals who work in a wide variety
Coolidge Avenue. For more information: 520-251-
2926 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5075306
of trades and professions. Learn about the
5766 | www.vfw3713.org
2nd Casa Grande Summer Swim
education and training that is required for careers you’re interested in, along with job
4th Book Club for Teens - Reading Rebels at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center
and event registration. For more information: 520-
Season at Palm Island Family Aquatic Park in
duties, pay, benefits, and career advancement.
Casa Grande – The Palm Island Family Aquatic
It also includes information
Park is open to the public during the summer swim
about college access and
teens read a selected title and participate
season, which lasts from Memorial Day weekend
scholarships. To explore
in creative activities. Register and
to Labor Day. Open swim and family swim sessions
the Career Expo
are available. The Aquatic Park offers a water slide,
content download
aqua climb wall, water cannons, water basketball,
the CrowdCompass
enjoy the company of friends
spray features, and more. Also available for private
app and search
while reading the best titles! The
rentals. For more information: 520-421-8677 |
for Achieve Pinal,
meeting is the same time for
www.casagrandeaz.gov/aquatics
or visit the Career
Zoom and in-person. June’s book
3rd Storytime in Peart Park at Casa
Expo website. For
selection is Aurora Rising by Amie
more information:
Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. For more
Grande Main Library in Casa Grande – 8:30 AM
520-836-6868 | https://
- 9:00 AM – Join Ms. Julie and Mr. David for an
event.crowdcompass.com/
in-person storytime outside in Peart Park located
virtualcareerexpo
in Maricopa – 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Each month
participate either in-person or virtually on Zoom to meet and
information: 520-568-2926 | https:// pcld.libnet.info/event/5005067
next to the Main Library. For preschoolers. For more information: 520-421-8710 | https://pcld. libnet.info/event/5093165
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here’s no reason to ever be bored in Pinal County. Our wide-open spaces and skies are full of the possibilities of activities that are much harder to do in crowded areas, like skydiving, farm tours and visiting our animal friends in less-zoolike environments. You can do yoga in a lavender field, explore a giant desert botanical park, view ancient Hohokam ruins, search for the Lost Dutchman’s gold in the Superstition Mountains (it’s all about the journey, right?)
or ride or walk the Arizona Trail through the eastern county’s scenic Copper Corridor. Our county also has all the typical entertainment options you’d find in Phoenix or Tucson — movie theaters, diverse shops and restaurants, bowling alleys and sports fields, a casino and much more. So here we salute all the fun opportunities to be found all over Pinal, especially those local businesses which have been here to help us jump into our lives here with both feet!
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Arizona Zipline
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ll the rush but with a harness on and great views of the Sonoran Desert! Arizona Zipline is located in Oracle and features the EcoTour, said to be the fastest zipline in the state! The EcoTour is a total of five zipline rides allowing you to soar with the birds while checking out the desert flora below. It is an experience to enjoy with family, and friends, and is a great team builder for business organizations. Two specialty tours are offered monthly during the fall and spring: The Sunset Zipline allows each person to ride the ziplines at dusk while the Moonlight Zipline gives you a starry view with headlights and glow-sticks as you ride across all five lines. After your adventure, eat at the world-famous Peppersauce Kitchen where you can build your own burger as high as you like with Hatch Green Chile options, homestyle sauces and more. Hours for the Peppersauce Kitchen are ThursdaySunday 10 AM- 5 PM.
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Sonora Wings
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ocated between Maricopa and Casa Grande, Sonora Wings offers a hang-gliding experience for everyone; however, you will have to train to be out on your own! First flights are with a tandem instructor where you will be able to take the controls and feel for yourself whether or not the sky is for you. You can also just go for the ride and enjoy the view. They offer 2,000-foot or 3,000-foot Discovery Flights and the Mile High Flight, which is over 5,000 feet up and lasts about 40-45 minutes. If you like the experience, you could potentially be up in the sky on your own in just a few weeks if you are really skilled, but it could also take decades to master. Sonora Wings will work with you. They’re closed for the summer but you can begin planning your adventure this fall, as flights will resume this October.
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LIVE at Pita Patio Grill in Coolidge – 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM – The Fred Cap Band will appear at the Pita Patio
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PM. Classic rock, blues, and country.
Farm to Table Lavender Dinner at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm
Located at 235 W. Coolidge Avenue.
in Oracle – 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM – Farm to Table
Grill in Coolidge. Music starts at 6:00
For more information: 480-250-4445 | www.facebook. com/coolidgerocks
Lavender Dinners are a unique treat with a fourcourse meal lightly enhanced with lavender. Enjoy live music while taking pleasure in the experience of our lavender field, oak trees, and landscape. See website for dinner menu. This is an adult event only. Seating is limited. Tickets are available on the website. For more information: 520-820-3454 |
4th Live Music - Emotional
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Rescue at Pita Patio Grill in Coolidge – 6:30 PM – Live music with Emotional Rescue at the Pita Patio Grill. Located at 235 W. Coolidge Ave. Emotional
5th Racing Event: Ernie Mincy
Rescue features Bob Villa, Dennis Meckle and
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K-NEX - STEM Program at Apache
Tribute at Central Arizona Speedway in
Patrick Rosales. Classic rock, blues, and country.
Junction Public Library in Apache Junction – 10:00
Casa Grande – 7:00 PM - – Events include
For more information: 480-250-4445 | www.
AM - 12:00 PM – K-NEX is a STEM program
IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Pure
facebook.com/coolidgerocks
(Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
Stocks and Bombers. Central Arizona
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providing children with the opportunity to build
Speedway is located at 512 S. Eleven Mile
and create. Limit of 20. Located in the North Wing
Corner Rd. in Casa Grande. Grandstand
Town at The Pony Ranch in Casa Grande – 10:00
Program Room. For more information: 480-474-
seating - pit passes available. Tickets $18 cash
AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday and Sunday from
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only. For more information: 520-709-0718 |
8 AM to 3 PM. Admission is $8/person (cash or
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cards). A fun place for tiny cowboys and cowgirls to experience riding a pony and feeding ranch animals
in Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM – Live music and
at the Petting Zoo. Kids can get unlimited pony rides
food truck night at the Windmill Winery. Music by
and are offered a 1/2-mile pony trail or a hot walker.
The RJ Band, and onsite food by Helen’s Kitchen &
Feed is $3/bag. Located at 18536 W. Houser Rd. in
Catering. No entry fee and reservations are not
Casa Grande. See Facebook page for age and weight
required. For more information: 520-868-5200 |
limits and to confirm the current hours. For more
www.thewindmillwinery.com
The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny
The RJ Band at The Windmill Winery
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8th Managing Resources in a Food
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Landscape and Irrigation Workshop combined with Educational Youth Program at The Avocado Nursery in
Service Business Online Event – 2:00 PM – Learn how to manage resources in a Food Service business! Online event. Registration required. Presented by the Central Arizona College SBDC.
Casa Grande – 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Gardening workshops are held on Saturdays at the nursery. Check website for upcoming classes. For more information: 520-723-4480 | www.distinctiveearthscapesattheavocado.com
Duration: 1.5 hours. For more information: 520-494-6418 | www.azsbdc.net
8th Divine Art Institute Workshop: Inside the Animal at Divine Art Institute in Casa Grande – 2:00 PM – Learn to paint your favorite animal and use collage, textures, acrylics, and spray paint and other materials to tell a story with your painting. All materials included. See all of the classes offered this summer on the Divine Art Institute website. For more information: 520-340-
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Wild?! at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center
The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny Town at The Pony Ranch in Casa Grande
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in Maricopa – 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Arizona native
– 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday and
Philip “Wildman Phil” Rakoci has a passion and
Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM. Admission is $8/
Grande Chamber of Commerce in Casa Grande –
exuberance for all things prickly, pointy, venomous,
person (cash or cards). A fun place for tiny cowboys
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM – The Casa Grande Chamber
and desiccated. His forays into the wild are
and cowgirls to experience riding a pony and
of Commerce holds “Business Before Hours” and
frequent and legendary because he enjoys getting
feeding ranch animals at the Petting Zoo. Kids
“Business After Hours” networking events for its
up close and personal with some of the world’s
can get unlimited pony rides and are offered a
members. See the Chamber website for details on
most misunderstood creatures. Come along with
1/2-mile pony trail or a hot walker. Feed is $3/
the meeting location. For more information: 520-
Wildman Phil and enjoy this educational and
bag. Located at 18536 W. Houser Rd. in Casa
836-2125 | www.casagrandechamber.org
entertaining experience as you explore the realm
Grande. See Facebook page for age and weight
of one of the most exciting reptiles of this wild,
limits and to confirm the current hours. For more
wild world! For more information: 520-568-2926 |
information: 480-236-4500 | www.facebook.com/
Business Before Hours at Casa
Wildman Phil: Isn’t That
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11th Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Picacho – 8:00 AM 2:00 PM – The Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch
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Friday Night Karaoke at
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theponyranchfeaturingtinytown
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STEAM Challenge at Apache
VFW Post 3713 Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00
Junction Public Library in Apache Junction –
PM – VFW members can bring a guest! $10
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – STEAM Challenge is the
fundraiser meal and an evening of fun!
opportunity for children to think and create. The
Located at 328 W. Coolidge Avenue. For more information: 520-251-5766 | www.vfw3713.org
challenge will be to use a select group of materials and create an object; then test that object on its function. Limit 20 children. Location will be the Family Courtyard. Today’s project: Popsicle Bridge.
is open from 8:00 AM
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to 2:00 PM, Friday-
Hours at Boyce Thompson
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Arboretum in Superior – 5:00
schedule will continue
PM – This new ticketed event at
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through September. The ranch has an amazing variety of animals that visitors can
Arb After
the Boyce Thompson Arboretum will include limited access to the gardens, light bites, and two drink tickets. In collaboration
For more information: 480-474-8555 | https://pcld.
Painting with Kaui at Maricopa
Library and Cultural Center in Maricopa – 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM – Join Copa’s own Kaui Wilson as she brings her famous group painting class to the MLCC.
watch and feed, including stingrays, goats,
with Superior’s Chamber of Commerce, check
Bring a little color into your life and foster your
minature donkeys, fallow deer, and lots of
out Superior’s Second Friday before or afterward
artistic side at MLCCs first Paint Night-style painting
ostriches! It is located by Picacho Peak State
to see what the local businesses have to offer.
class. This class is sure to become a Maricopa
Park, just off I-10. For more information:
Pre-registration is required. For more information:
favorite! For more information: 520-568-2926 |
520-466-3658 | www.roostercogburn.com
520-689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org
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Racing Event: Summer Shoot Out at Central Arizona Speedway in
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Live Music & Food Truck Night at The Windmill Winery
Casa Grande – 7:00 PM – Events include CAS Spring Cars, Pure Stocks, Bombers, and Power
Lunch in the Park - Casa Grande at Peart Park in Casa Grande
in Florence – 5:00 PM - 9:00
600 Series Micros. Central Arizona Speedway
– 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Every second
PM – Live music and
is located at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner Rd.
Sunday of the month CGRD goes to Peart
food truck night at the
in Casa Grande. Grandstand seating - pit
Park to provide a lunch for those that
Windmill Winery
passes available. Tickets $18 cash only. For
may need it. They work with members of
featuring Warren
more information: 520-709-0718 | www.
the community to receive items such as
Young and Chinoz
centralarizonaspeedway.com
toiletries, clothing, extra food for them
Grill. Reservations not
to hand out in addition to the provided
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Annual Mustang Drive and Dine To Mt. Lemmon 2021 at
required. No entry free. For more information:
lunch. Each month will be a different meal! Anything from PB&J sandwiches to BBQ
520-868-5200 |
Southwestern Eye Center in Casa Grande – 8:30
pulled chicken sandwiches. For more
www.thewindmillwinery.com
AM - 2:30 PM – The Desert Sky Mustang Car Club
information: 425-293-8911
is holding its annual drive from Casa Grande to Mt. Lemmon. Free admission and open to all Mustang owners. See website or Facebook page for details. For more information: 520-560-8664 | www. facebook.com/events/398896211360446
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Breakfast at the Lavender
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Writer’s Group at Maricopa
Library and Cultural Center in Maricopa – 10:00
Farm! at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm
AM - 11:00 AM – Whether you’re interested in
in Oracle – 9:00 AM – Opens at 9:00 AM. June
writing your own biography, becoming a poet, or
menu: Fruit, lavender scones, cheese, salsa,
penning the next great American novel, you can
waffles, veggie scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee,
find support with other like-minded folks. Discuss,
juice. Includes open farm admission for the day.
create, and critique! For more information: 520-
Please register in advance on the website. For
568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5062087
more information: 520-820-3454 |
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www.lifeundertheoakslavenderfarm.com
Self-guided tours of the Historic Kannally Ranch House at Oracle State Park in Oracle – 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM – Ongoing Daily — Take a self-guided tour
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through the multi-level Kannally family home. The
Lavender Farm Fairy Festival at
Mediterranean-revival style ranch house built
Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle – Wear your fairy or butterfly wings to Life Under the Oaks Lavender Fairy Festival during bloom season! The field will be MAGICAL with butterflies and bumble bees! Kids, watch out for gnomes & fairies in the garden beds! We will have complimentary lavender lemonade. Lavender macaroons and lavender cupcakes will be available for purchase. There will be a few small crafts for free. Adults & kids alike can make a fairy house, fairy, or flower crown for a nominal fee. Tinker Bell may fly in from the Northern Woods for a visit! Cost will be $15/car. Tickets are available in advance. For more information: 520-820-3454 | www. lifeundertheoakslavenderfarm.com
from 1929-1933 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A maximum of six individuals are allowed to tour the house at one time. Social distancing along with masks, without exception, are required to tour the historic Kannally Ranch House. For more information: 520-896-2425 | www.azstateparks.com/oracle/events/oracle-selfguided-tours
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Virtual Teen Poetry Workshop (via Zoom) at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center in Maricopa – 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM – Join author Jennifer Bushroe’s Teen Poetry Workshop. Even if you think you are not a poet, join in! You must register to get the Zoom link. This workshop is intended for grades 6 through 12. For more information: 520-568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet. info/event/5044233
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June 19th LEGO
Building Workshop at
Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in
Apache Junction Public Library in
Picacho – 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM – The Rooster
Apache Junction – 10:00 AM - 12:00
Cogburn Ostrich Ranch is open from 8:00 AM to
PM – Kids of all ages are welcome
2:00 PM, Friday-Monday. The summer schedule
to build with LEGO bricks! What will
will continue through September. The ranch has an
you create? Limit 20 kids. For more
amazing variety of animals that visitors can watch
information: 480-474-8555 | https://
and feed, including stingrays, goats, minature
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donkeys, fallow deer, and lots of ostriches! It is located by Picacho Peak State Park, just off I-10. For more information: 520-466-3658 | www.roostercogburn.com
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Friday Night Karaoke at VFW
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VFW members can bring a guest! $10 fundraiser
BTA Photo Club Meeting via Zoom at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in
Public Library in Apache Junction – 2:00 PM -
meal and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W.
Superior – 9:15 AM - 12:00 PM – The Boyce
3:30 PM – Kids read to therapy animals! Children
Coolidge Avenue. For more information:
Thompson Arboretum Photo Club continues to
who read aloud to therapy animals on a regular
520-251-5766 | www.vfw3713.org
host monthly meetings via Zoom. Photographers
basis demonstrate drastic improvement in their
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of all skill levels who enjoy digital photography are
reading skills. Animals provide a safe, non-
invited to join. Living out of state? No problem,
judgmental presence for struggling readers. We
Rebels at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center
you can participate anywhere in the world. The
love this program and your child will too. First
in Maricopa – 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM – Each month
club focuses on sharing informative programs on
come, first read. Masks encouraged. For more
teens read a selected title and participate in
photography and image-editing platforms, which
information: 480-474-8555 | https://pcld.libnet.
creative activities. Register and participate either
typically include on-screen demonstrations of
info/event/4969843
in-person or virtually on Zoom to meet and enjoy
digital editing tools and techniques, discussion of
the company of friends while reading the best
artistic elements such as composition and lighting,
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titles! The meeting is the same time for Zoom and
and friendly critique of participants’ photos. If you
Night at The Windmill Winery in Florence – 5:00
in-person. June’s book selection is Aurora Rising
are interested in joining the group please send an
PM - 9:00 PM – It’s live music and food truck night
by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. For more
email to ad.dpeg.bta@gmail.com and they will send
at the Windmill Winery, featuring music by Kenny
information: 520-568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet.
you an invitation to join. For more information:
Samuelson. Food by Helen’s Kitchen & Catering.
info/event/5005068
520-689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org
No entry fee and reservations are not required.
Post 3713 in Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM –
Book Club for Teens - Reading
Paws 2 Read at Apache Junction
Live Music & Food Truck
For more information: 520-868-5200 | www.thewindmillwinery.com
June 19th
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Ranch in Casa Grande – 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM. 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. 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
in Oracle – 6:00 PM – Farm to Table Lavender
The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny Town at The Pony
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Racing Event - Sponsored by Big O Tires at Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande – 7:00 PM – Events include IMCA
June 26th
Arizona Skydiving League at
Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, Pure Stocks and Bombers. Central Arizona Speedway is located
Skydive Arizona in 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 US Nationals. For more information: 520-466-3753 | www.skydiveaz.com
at 512 S. Eleven Mile Corner Rd. in Casa Grande. Grandstand seating - pit passes available. Tickets $18 cash only. For more information: 520-7090718 | www.centralarizonaspeedway.com
22nd Babysitter’s Course - Casa Grande Fire Department at Casa Grande Main Library in Casa Grande – 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM – The Casa Grande Library and Casa Grande Fire Department are offering a basic babysitter course this summer. The three-day (June 22-24), information-packed class will cover what every babysitter needs to know to get started. You must be 11-17 years old and attend all three days of the class to get the completion certificate. Registration is required. Bring your own lunch and drinks. Social distancing will be practiced and space is limited.
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Novel Ideas: Adult Fiction Book
For more information: 520-471-8710 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5091443
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Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch at Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in
22nd PCHS Virtual Book Club at Pinal
Club at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center in
Picacho – 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM – The Rooster
Maricopa – 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM – Novel Ideas is
Cogburn Ostrich Ranch is open from 8:00 AM to
County Historical Museum in Florence – 6:00
an adult book club that meets the fourth Thursday
2:00 PM, Friday-Monday. The summer schedule
PM - 7:30 PM – Online event. This month’s book
of the month. For the month of June we will be
will continue through September. The ranch has
selection is These is My Words, with author Nancy
reading and discussing the book Ask Again, Yes by
an amazing variety of animals that visitors can
Turner. A moving, exciting, and heartfelt American
Mary Beth Keane. If you attend in person, you will
watch and feed, including stingrays, goats, minature
saga inspired by the author’s own family memoirs,
be required to wear a face mask. Visit the website
donkeys, fallow deer, and lots of ostriches! It is
these words belong to Sarah Prine, a woman of
for the Zoom link. For more information: 520-568-
located by Picacho Peak State Park, just off I-10. For
spirit and fire who forges a full and remarkable
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Nature Authors - Special Virtual Series at Boyce Thompson Arboretum
www.pinalcountyhistoricalmuseum.org/events.htm
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23rd
Arboretum is presenting a series of virtual events
website for details on buying a copy of the book.
Business After Hours at Casa
with bestselling nature authors. Today’s session
Grande Chamber of Commerce in Casa Grande
is with Doug Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best
– 5:15 PM – The Casa Grande Chamber of
Hope. He will discuss simple steps that each of us
Commerce holds “Business Before Hours” and
can take to reverse declining biodiversity and will
“Business After Hours” networking events for its
explain why we, ourselves, are nature’s best hope.
members. See the Chamber website for details on
Includes a 30-minute Q&A. Registration required.
the meeting location. For more information:
For more information: 520-689-2723 |
520-836-2125 | www.casagrandechamber.org
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Friday Night Karaoke at VFW
Post 3713 in 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: 520-2515766 | www.vfw3713.org
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Writer’s Group at Maricopa
Library and Cultural Center in Maricopa – 10:00
Central Arizona Speedway in Casa Grande – 7:00
AM - 11:00 AM – Whether you’re interested in
PM – Events include CAS Sprint Cars, Pure Stocks,
writing your own biography, becoming a poet, or
Bombers and Power 600 Series Micros. Central
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Arizona Speedway is located at 512 S. Eleven Mile
find support with other like-minded folks. Discuss,
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Thompson Arboretum in Superior – 6:30 PM – Summer nights come alive when you Walk on the Wild Side at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Discover the unique sights, sounds, and smells of Sonoran Desert nocturnal life. Learn from local partners with live animal encounters and educational activities. Explore the life of the smaller creepy crawlies that make the Sonoran Desert their home. See native snakes, spiders, and scorpions in a different light as their adaptations are revealed. Pre-registration is required. For more information: 520-689-2723 | www.btarboretum.org
The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny Town at The Pony Ranch in Casa Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM. 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. 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/
Walk on the Wild Side - Creepy Crawly Night at Boyce
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26th Art for Kids at Apache Junction Public Library Apache Junction – 10:00 AM 12:00 PM – Art for Kids is an opportunity for kids to learn how to draw, paint, and create. Fun and interactive. Limit of 20 participants. For more information: 480-474-8555 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/4969855
26th Lavender Bloom Season Retreat at Life Under the Oaks Lavender Farm in Oracle – 2:00 PM – The Perfect Girls Staycation - lavender, yoga, massages and amazing food! This is the perfect way to spend lavender bloom season and get away from the Tucson or Phoenix heat! Bring a friend and enjoy a yoga class, massage & delicious treats during bloom season in the Lavender Field! Stay in the quaint and cool mountain town of Oracle at the beautiful and historic Rancho Robles right next
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Copper Sky Recreation Complex at City of Maricopa in Maricopa – 5:00 AM – Many sports, fitness, and leisure events take place every month at the Copper Sky Recreation Complex in Maricopa, which includes the Multigenerational Center, Aquatic Center, and Regional Park. Check the Copper Sky website to
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see this month’s schedule and special events. For more information: 520-316-4600 | www.copperskymaricopa.com
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Biosphere 2 Tours at University of
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Arizona Biosphere 2 in Oracle – 9:00 AM - 4:00
3713 in Coolidge – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM – VFW
Community Recreation Classes and Activities at Casa Grande Community
PM – Biosphere 2 is a world-famous research
members can bring a guest. $10 fundraiser meal
facility operated by the University of Arizona,
and an evening of fun! Located at 328 W. Coolidge
Recreation Center in Casa Grande – 6:00 AM –
located near Oracle in eastern Pinal County. The
Avenue. For more information: 520-251-5766 |
The Casa Grande Community Recreation Center
Biosphere 2 Experience allows guests to follow a
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offers many fitness and recreation opportunities
one-way path around the exterior and portions of
each month! Group fitness classes are available,
the interior of Biosphere 2. This fascinating, family-
3rd The Pony Ranch featuring Tiny
along with activities in the gym, which include
friendly experience is guided by a tour app and
Town at The Pony Ranch in Casa Grande – 10:00
basketball, open gym and gymnastics. Visit the
takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete.
AM - 4:00 PM – Every Saturday and Sunday
CRC website and look for the Register for Classes
Please download the free app prior to arrival. For
from 8 AM to 3 PM. Admission is $8/person
link. For more information: 520-421-8677 |
more information: 520-621-4800 |
(cash or cards). A fun place for tiny cowboys
www.casagrandeaz.gov/crc/
www.biosphere2.org
and cowgirls to experience riding a pony and
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feeding ranch animals at the Petting Zoo. Kids
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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
Alcoholics Anonymous - Maricopa
1/2-mile pony trail or a hot walker. Feed is $3/
Maricopa – 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM – Alcoholics
bag. Located at 18536 W. Houser Rd. in Casa
Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women
Grande. See Facebook page for age and weight
who work through drinking issues. Open to the
limits and to confirm the current hours. For more
public with no requirements to participate. Masks
information: 480-236-4500 | www.facebook.com/
are required. See the library calendar for the dates
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of eight additional meetings held at the Maricopa Library during July. For more information: 520568-2926 | https://pcld.libnet.info/event/5028882
2nd Patriot’s Boogie (July 2-4) at Skydive Arizona in Eloy – 7:30 AM – Boogie fundraiser with $26 lift tickets and no registration required. $5 BBQ and pool party on Saturday. Takes place from July 2 to July 4. For more information: 520-466-3753 | www.skydiveaz.com
4th 2021 Great American 4th at
2nd BTA Book Club at Boyce Thompson
Copper Sky Regional Park in Maricopa
Arboretum in Superior – 9:00 AM – Boyce
Maricopa is presenting a fun-filled 4th of
Thompson Arboretum Book Club. This month’s
July celebration! The Great American 4th
book selection is Short Nights of the Shadow
party starts at 12:00 PM and promises to
Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs
end with a bang. Great American Tailgate:
of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan. The meeting
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Great American 4th:
is held outside, masks are required and seating is
7:00 PM -10:00 PM with fireworks display
limited. See website for book details and event
at 9:00 PM. For more information:
registration. For more information: 520-689-2723 |
520-568-9098 | www.maricopa-az.gov
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