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FIESTA DE ST. FRANCIS
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1815 S. 8th Ave. GOING ON: Live entertainment, food booths, games, fun to celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi; all welcome INFO: Call Nerissa Freeman at (602) 402-1964 or email nerissafreeman@gmail.com
ASPIRE WOMEN
WHEN: VIP admission 4 p.m.; general admission 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Desert Grace Community Church of the Nazarene, 12134 E. North Frontage Road GOING ON: Aspire is a one-night, three-hour event just for women with national speakers, authors, comedians and worship; speakers include Melissa Spolestra, Amberly Neese and Mia Koehne; VIP, group admission rates COST: $25 INFO: Tickets available at aspirewomensevents. com, or call Heather Hajek, (928) 210-9506, email isaiah4110h@juno.com or (480) 812-1100
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
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)
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, hands-on 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)
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 Rojas-McNair, 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
INTRO TO SCRIVENER
WHEN: 11 a.m. WHERE: Main Library, 2951 S. 21st Drive GOING ON: Scrivener is a software program for writing with more organization and options than a word processor; it breaks down writing into manageable ‘chunks’ and keeps research, brainstorming and writing in a single conceptual workspace; free
FRANK TALKS
WHEN: 2 p.m. WHERE: Foothills Library, 13226 E. South Frontage Road GOING ON: FRANK talks are face-to-face conversations on ideas that matter; attendees discuss issues of local and national importance; today’s topic - Immigrants and the American Dream: We the People, Today and Tomorrow; lead by Dr. T.J. Davis from ASU; free
JAZZ AT JULIEANNA’S
WHEN: 7 to 9 p.m. WHERE: Julieanna’s Patio Cafe, 1951 W. 25th St. GOING ON: Yuma Jazz Company Quartet will be featured; sponsored by KAWC FM88.9; no admission charge INFO: Visit www.yumajazz.com