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Monday Oct. 2
CIBOLA CHOIR CONCERT WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Cibola High School auditorium, 4100 W. 20th St. GOING ON: Cibola Choral Department presents their fall concert “Peace Like a River” featuring the Cibola Singers, Women’s and Men’s Chorus and Symphonic Choir; tickets available at Fretworks COST: General admission $7 INFO: Email Brandon Stroup at bstroup@yumaunion.org or call (928) 502-5975
Tuesday Oct. 3
COLLEGE, CAREER, MILITARY FAIR WHEN: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Yuma High School, 400 S. 6th Ave. GOING ON: Students in grades 9th through 12th can learn about post high school opportunities; open to all Yuma-area high school students as well as those in East Imperial Valley INFO: Contact Brenda Smith at bsmith@yumaunion.org CIBOLA CHOIR CONCERT
(See Oct. 2)
Wednesday Oct. 4
YUMA 101 WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: AWC, Community Conference Center GOING ON: Motivational speaker Jean Briese headlines this year’s Yuma 101 with a series of engaging presentations, workshops geared to transform employees into friendly and knowledgeable Yuman resources; cost includes access to all presentations, lunch, handson workshop, and preview of AWC’s new customer service certification program; all paid participants receive one free general admission ticket to Rio de Cerveza Brew Fest upon completion COST: $25 for Visit Yuma members; $35 non-members ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OPEN HOUSE WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: The Yuma County Library District introduces the LEADing (Libraries Enabling Assistive Discovery) Technology project; stop by, ask questions, see demos, and test out the new assistive technology; light refreshments served; free EDUCATIONAL FAMILY NIGHT WHEN: 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHERE: AWC San Luis Learning Center, 1340 N. 8th Ave. GOING ON: The 5th annual educational family night will highlight the college and community services, programs and degrees in a fun and informative event for students, family; food, games, raffles, performances by Gadsden Elementary School District schools, San Luis High School and AWC INFO: Contact Omar Heredia at omar.heredia@azwestern.edu or call (928) 314-9422 CIBOLA CHOIR CONCERT
(See Oct. 2)
Thursday Oct. 5
SWATH PLENARY SESSION WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: South West Arizona Town Hall (SWATH), formerly known as Southwest Arizona Futures Forum (SAFF), will have a plenary session “Education: Investing in Our Future”; for business leaders, elected officials, employers and retirees; through the consensus-building process, participants in the plenary session will determine solutions and action steps towards improved education for the children of Yuma; breakfast, lunch provided at no cost with advanced registration INFO: To RSVP, call (928) 336-3030 or visit SouthWestArizonaTownHall.com CANDIDATE FORUM
WHEN: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Community Christian Church, 6480 E. Highway 95 (center building behind church) GOING ON: Three Yuma City County seats available; candidates include Gregory Counts, incumbent Gary Knight, Leslie McClendon, Kristina RojasMcNair, Ken Rosevear and Karen Watts; moderated by Howard Blitz, Freedom Library; sponsored by Colorado River Tea Party INFO: Contact the chairman at (928) 210-1219 FORMAL DINNERS
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: AWC Yuma Campus, Learning Resources (LR) Building, Room LR109 GOING ON: AWC Culinary Arts Program presents their formal dinner offerings that include an appetizer, soup or salad, main dish, sides and dessert; students in the program create the menus and serve the meals; today’s dinner includes grilled salmon; tickets can be purchased in advance through AWC Business Office; proceeds help fund scholarships COST: $30; season tickets available $160 for all seven events INFO: For payment by phone, call (928) 317-7666; or contact Sheranne Dampier at (928) 344-7738 or email sheranne. dampier@azwestern.edu