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CLALLAM COUNTY PICNIC
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: West Wetlands Park, Ramada 33 GOING ON: Bring a sack lunch, drinks, chair and meet up with old friends and make new ones; directions: 1st Street to 12th Avenue, follow signs to park
PEACE RIVER COUNTRY PICNIC
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Joe Henry Park, Ramada 28, 23rd and Colorado Street GOING ON: Previous and current residents of Peace River Country (AB & BC) are invited to bring lunch and meet friends during the picnic; free INFO: Call (928) 344-3318
LUTES TAKEOVER
WHEN: 4 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St. GOING ON: Country Roads RV Resort will sponsor a takeover to benefit Homes For Our Troops; music provided by Yuma Youth String Ambassadors; tell server you are supporting HFOT and Lutes will donate a percentage of purchase
PRE-SYMPOSIUM DAY
WHEN: 9:25 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. WHERE: AWC, Art Building, Rooms 103, 105 GOING ON: Four symposium presenters will give previews of their presentations -9:25 a.m. Adam Ekberg; 10:50 a.m. Katherine Levin Lau; 1:40 p.m. Dukno Yoon; 3:05 p.m. Dustin Farnsworth
RIVERA FAMILY FUNDRAISER
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. WHERE: FTS Auto Center, 1845 S. Arizona Ave. GOING ON: Maria Rivera, a mother of five and heart transplant recipient is in need of assistance; she is experiencing organ rejection and may need another heart transplant, as well as a lung replacement; WINO (Workers In Name Only) is helping the family financially with the fundraiser; serving a grilled chicken dinner with all the trimmings COST: $6 plate INFO: Contact Steve Mercado at (928) 941-9801
OKANOGAN PICNIC
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Sanguinetti Memorial Park, 8th Avenue and 22nd Street, picnic site 30 GOING ON: Bring lunch, extra chairs; coffee, tea, water provided INFO: Call Joanne Whiteaker at (360) 9414051
BOOK SIGNING
WHEN: 3 to 7 p.m. WHERE: Littlewood Fine Art and Community Co-Op, 1480 S. 2nd Ave. GOING ON: Austin German will sign his book “Dead Diaries and Perennial Harvest”
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 dinners to include an appetizer, soup or salad, main dish with sides and dessert; students in the program create the menus and serve the meals; today’s dinner is grilled salmon; tickets can be purchased in advance through AWC Business Office; proceeds used for students and program necessities COST: $35 INFO: Call (928) 317-7666 or 344-7738 or email sheranne.dampier@azwestern.edu
VILLAGE JAZZ
WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: The village area of Yuma Palms Mall GOING ON: Local jazz and blues legend Jimmy Caves will sing and play some of his favorites with Yuma Jazz Company musicians; bring own seating; no admission charge INFO: Visit yumajazz.com
UPPER ROOM
WHEN: 6:30 to 10 p.m. WHERE: The Patio Restaurant, 1245 W. Desert Hills Drive GOING ON: Upper Room band will perform oldies but goodies
‘PILLARS’
WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Sunset Terrace, Yuma Civic Center, 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive GOING ON: Freedom Performing Arts Company, a faith-based dance company in the Foothills, will present two performances of “Pillars,” a stage production that uses dance to interpret pre-recorded personal narratives of people who turned to God for help with their problems COST: $10 advance; $12 at door INFO: Call (928) 919-0096
YUMA ART SYMPOSIUM
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Historic Yuma Theatre, 254 S. Main St. GOING ON: The opening introductions will give an overview of what to expect during the symposium; includes multi-disciplinary educational presentations by nationally and internationally known visual artists;