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Friday Aug. 17 UPROOT REGGAE FESTIVAL
WHEN: Doors open 4:30 p.m.; festival 5 p.m. WHERE: Historic Yuma Theatre, 254 S. Main St. GOING ON: Live performances by Maple Street, Tuff Like Iron, Papa Ranger from Twelve Tribe Sound, Uproot and Live Straight from Jamaica; no refunds, exchanges COST: Tickets $10 reserved seating; VIP $20
CELEBRATE THE HEAT
WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Main Street downtown GOING ON: Celebrate the Heat on Yuma’s Main Street with water, children, family fun stage, DJ and band entertainment, beer garden, fire department will spray water to keep you cool on 2nd Avenue and Main Street
SUMMER JAZZ
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Julieanna’s Patio Cafe, 1951 W. 25th St. GOING ON: Jason and Elle will be featured; sponsored by KAWC FM88.9; no admission charge INFO: Visit www.yumajazz.com
JAZZ AT LUTES
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St. GOING ON: Yuma Jazz Company Quintet will play well-known tunes and originals; sponsored by KAWC FM/AM; no admission charge INFO: Visit www.yumajazz.com
BIG BOSS BAND
WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Yuma Landing Bar & Grill, 195 S. 4th Ave. GOING ON: Listen to the sounds of Big Boss Band
Saturday Aug. 18 HEALTH CARE HEROES HEALTH FAIR
WHEN: 8 a.m. to noon WHERE: Martin Luther King Center, 300 S. 13th Ave. GOING ON: Receive free health screenings of glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, height and weight, hearing, vision, dental exams, Medicare eligibility, Medicaid enrollment, Mexican Consulate services; music, prizes, first 200 children will receive baggies with #Back2SchoolSupplies; enter chance to win tickets to San Diego Zoo and San Diego Safari; brought by Sunset Community Health Center INFO: Contact Adriana del Rio at ADelRio@sunset-chc.org or Sandra Hernandez at SHernandez@sunsetchc.org
CERT PROGRAM
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Yuma County Public Works Training Room, 4343 S. Avenue 5-1/2E GOING ON: The CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) program educates individuals about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, terrorism and disaster medical operations; attendees must be 18 years or older; free INFO: Call (928) 317-4681 or visit ready.go/community-emergencyresponse-team
CAR WASH FUNDRAISER
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Precious Treasures Mission Youth Center, 115 N. Columbia Ave., Somerton GOING ON: Funds will be used to benefit youth center; enter a gift basket raffle with purchase of ticket COST: $5 INFO: Contact Kitzya Leal Quintero at director@precioustreasuresmission. org or call (928) 627-3640
SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE
WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: Topics discussed include how and when to start retirement benefits, benefits offered by Social Security, Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage, how parts A, B and D work with each Medicare option, changes for 2018
TECH TALKS
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. WHERE: Wellton Library, 28790 San Jose Ave. GOING ON: Podcasts, the 21st Century version of gathering around the radio - learn more about popular technology with hands-on experience, or simply listen and watch; free
WASHOE TOURNAMENT
WHEN: 1 p.m. WHERE: Lutes Casino, 221 S. Main St. GOING ON: Teams of two will compete; ages 14 and older COST: $25 INFO: Register online at yumaaz.gov/ parksandrec
BOWLING TOURNAMENT
WHEN: 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Inca Lanes, 1250 W. 16th St. GOING ON: Right Turn for Yuma Veterans will have their 6th annual bowling tournament, with food and drink, raffle drawings, prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place; funds raised will go towards the maintenance of transitional housing program for homeless veterans; entry forms available at American Legion Post 19, 2575 S. Virginia Ave. COST: $25 per bowler; $100 per team INFO: Call (928) 783-2427 ask for Mirna or Judy
Sunday Aug. 19 KYLE ERWIN EXHIBIT
WHEN: 3 to 6 p.m. WHERE: Littlewood Fine Arts and Community Co-Op, 1480 S. 2nd Ave. GOING ON: See the exhibit of the late Kyle Erwin’s sci-fi movie props, posters and pictures of alien creatures that he designed; all ages welcome, free
Thursday Aug. 23 THURSDAYS AT THE THEATRE
WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Historic Yuma Theatre, 254 Main St. GOING ON: Watch the Hindi drama “Hotel Salvation” with English subtitles; brought by AWC Foundation, sponsored by KAWC Colorado River Public Media, AWC/ NAU Academic Library and Yuma Art Center; proceeds go in part to help fund scholarships for students at AWC COST: $5 admission, $2.50 AWC/NAUYuma, UA Yuma or ASU students, faculty or staff with ID