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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 with 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
BIG BOSS BAND
WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Patio Restaurant, 1245 W. Desert Hills Drive GOING ON: Big Boss Band will perform Yuma’s favorite tunes
Friday Oct. 6 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 faceto-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
UPPER ROOM
WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. WHERE: Yuma Landing Bar and Grill, 195 S. 4th Ave. GOING ON: Upper Room will perform great oldies but goodies
Saturday Oct. 7 RACHEL’S RUN 5K, FUN WALK
WHEN: Registration 7 a.m.; run 8 a.m., fun walk 8:05 a.m. WHERE: Smucker Park, 2913 S. Avenue A GOING ON: This is the 10th (and final) Rachel’s Run; no preregistration; all proceeds donated to local nonprofit groups; fee includes T-shirt, breakfast burrito, refreshments COST: $10; raffle tickets $1 INFO: Call Tom at (928) 782-7557 or emati determanto@aol.com
BOOK CLUB
WHEN: 10 a.m. WHERE: Wellton Library, 28790 San Jose Ave. GOING ON: Discuss the book “The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster” by Scott Wilbanks; all welcome
YUMACON
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Yuma Civic Center, 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive GOING ON: Bring out your inner geek at Yuma’s third annual YumaCon; cosplay as your favorite character, play video games, attend panels, talk with special guest groups and cosplay judges COST: $10 presale; $12 at door INFO: Contact Ana Lazo-Padilla at (928) 373-5207 or email ana. lazo-padilla@yumaaz.gov
FRANK TALKS
WHEN: Noon 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 — Securing the Borders and Stopping Terrorism: A Constitutional Framework; lead by Dr. T.J. Davis from ASU; free
UPPER ROOM
WHEN: 6 to 10 p.m. WHERE: Yuma Landing Bar and Grill, 195 S. 4th Ave. GOING ON: Upper Room will perform great oldies but goodies
WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Cibola High School field, 4100 W. 20th St. GOING ON: Yuma County marching band exhibition includes Yuma, Kofa, Gila Ridge and Cibola to perform their marching band shows for the community COST: $2 adults; free for students INFO: Call Amanda Dallabetta at (928) 502-5977 or email adallabetta@yumaunion.org
MOVIE IN THE PARK
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. WHERE: West Wetlands Park, 282 N. 12th Ave. GOING ON: Bring a blanket or lawn chairs for a night of family fun, entertainment as you enjoy “Despicable Me” under the stars on a monster blow-up movie screen; popcorn and drinks available for purchase; all ages welcome, free
Sunday Oct. 8
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall, 225 S. 1st Ave. GOING ON: The Fraternal Order of Eagles 398 has partnered with WINO (Workers In Name Only) to lessen the financial burden on the de Leon family, who is battling melanoma; fundraiser will consist of grilled chicken dinner with all the trimmings; desserts available for purchase, raffle prize drawings, music played by Maple Street, Rockin Chair, DJ Rob Swift and DJ Rico COST: $6 plate INFO: Call Rosalie Mercado at (928) 257-5345 or email romurkydo@roadrunner.com