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ST. PAUL’S CONCERT
WHEN: 5 p.m. WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1550 S. 14th Ave. GOING ON: St. Paul’s presents in concert David Padraza on viola and Olga Kim on piano; a free-will offering will be taken INFO: Call Sally Houston-Baker at (928) 782-0166 or 782-5155
HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE
WHEN: Now through Dec. 24 WHERE: Gila Ridge Storage, 2671 E. Gila Ridge Road GOING ON: Gila Ridge Storage will accept donations of canned goods and nonperishable food items for the Yuma Community Food Bank
BLOOD DRIVE
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: AWC Yuma Campus, 3C Schoening Conference Center GOING ON: 500 donors are needed daily to meet Arizona’s hospital supply and to ensure blood is available when community members need it; eligibility: feeling well, healthy, minimum 100 pounds, additional weight required under 5 foot 6 inch, recent tattoos in Arizona and most states are fine, most prescription medications are OK; prepare to donate by drinking lots of water, eat a hearty meal (you will feel better when you donate with a full stomach), bring photo ID that shows first, last names; hosted by AWC/NAU Science Club INFO: To make an appointment, call 1-877-UBS-HERO (82704376) or contact Joann Chang at (928) 344-7665; visit BloodHero.com
MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT
WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon WHERE: Foothills Library, 13226 E. South Frontage Road GOING ON: Area Agency on Aging will offer Medicare open enrollment assistance; walk-in or make appointment, bring list of meds and get options; free INFO: Contact Ginia Robles at giniar@wacog.com or call (928) 217-71625
MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Foothills Assembly of God Church, 12831 E. 41st St
BLOOD DRIVE
(See Nov. 13)
DANGERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
WHEN: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Foothills Library, 13226 E. South Frontage Road GOING ON: Program will expose adults, parents, young adults and minor children to the dangers of social media; participants will learn how predators target kids and how what they post can make them targets, knowing what you post on social media today can stop you from getting a job tomorrow or take the job you have now; free, open to public
MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: Area Agency on Aging will offer Medicare open enrollment assistance; walk-in or make appointment, bring list of meds and get options; free INFO: Contact Ginia Robles at giniar@wacog.com or call (928) 217-71625
CANDLE DIPPING, TOUR
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: Sanguinetti House Museum and Gardens, 240 S. Madison Ave. GOING ON: Tour the Sanguinetti House Museum’s new ‘River Lore’ exhibit, create your own hand-dipped candle to take home; tours by storytellers hosted hourly; self-guided tours welcome
UPCYCLED LANTERN
WHEN: 1 to 2:30 p.m. WHERE: Wellton Library, 28790 San Jose Ave. GOING ON: Upcycle a glass jar to create a lantern for indoor or outdoor use; free
TECHNOLOGY PETTING ZOO
WHEN: 4 p.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: Technology Project is for people of all ages with physical and developmental disabilities and features an interactive display table and platform, digital pens for scanning, recording and scribing, virtual reality systems; free
LUTES TAKEOVER
WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St. GOING ON: 10 to 15 percent of sales will benefit the Kofa High School Art Club; funds raised are for art supplies, field trips INFO: Contact aseeley@yumaunion.org or call (928) 502-5538
UA HEALTH SCIENCES LECTURE
WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: Goodwill Career Center, 3097 S. 8th Ave. GOING ON: The lecture “Inflammation: Friend or Foe,” will be presented by Mary Marian, and will include the role of lifestyle and nutrition to combat inflammation and reduce the risks for developing disease or for managing current chronic diseases; hosted by Yuma Friends of the UofA Health Sciences; free INFO: Email public@email.arizona.edu