Filed under: Arizona, Arts and Entertainment, Christmas, City of Phoenix, City of Phoenix News, Entertainment, Family, Holiday, Holidays, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, US - AZ (Phoenix) | Tags: APS, APS Electric Light Parade, Arizona, Electric Light Parade, Parade, Parades, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona
Update: Details of the APS Electric Light Parade
Phoenix Arizona Now Accepting Applications for 2008 APS Electric Light Parade
Though winter is months away, organizers for the APS Electric Light Parade already are accepting applications to participate in the Dec. 6 holiday gala. The theme for the 2008 parade is “Preserving a Family Holiday Tradition.” … Read more »
APS Electric Light Parade – Phoenix Arizona
The parade gets under way at 7 p.m. on Dec. 6 on Central Avenue at Montebello (just south of Bethany Home Road). The parade route heads south on Central to Camelback, where it heads east to Seventh Street before turning south to the end at Indian School Road.
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Halloween Events in Arizona
Arizona Halloween Fun – Community Information & Referral helps you find the nearest haunted house, hayride, corn mazes, and other family fun events to celebrate Halloween! Please visit our website at … Read more »
Halloween Costume & Other Contests
Family-Friendly Fun
Haunted Attractions
Hayrides & Mazes
Trick or Treating
Community Information & Referral wishes you a safe and happy Halloween!
Filed under: Christmas, City of Mesa, Free, Holiday, Holidays, Mesa | Tags: Arizona, az, Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree Disposal, Disposal, Drop-off Sites, Mesa, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona
Mesa residents can help the City of Mesa give the environment a present this
holiday season by recycling their Christmas trees. Residents are encouraged
to bring their tree to any of the free drop-off locations listed below.
Residents are asked to remove all nails, stands, tinsel and ornaments from
trees. Flocked trees will not be accepted because the flocking does not
break down in the environment.
The following 24-hour drop-off sites will be open Dec. 26-Jan. 13:
City of Mesa Solid Waste Management Department, 730 N. Mesa Dr.
East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St.
Superstition Springs Police/Fire Substation, 2430 S. Ellsworth Road
Mountain View Park, 845 N. Lindsay Road
Dobson Ranch Park, 2363 S. Dobson Road
Residents wishing to take their trees directly to the Salt River Landfill at
Gilbert Road and the Beeline Highway can do so between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday. Mesa residents will need to have a current Arizona
driver’s license. Curbside pickup also is available for $10 and must be
requested by Jan. 4. Residents should contact the Solid Waste Management
Department at (480) 644-2688 for more information or to schedule a pickup
time. Additional information may also be found by visiting the City’s Web
site at www.cityofmesa.org/waste.
Finally, Mesa also accepts donations of live potted trees, which will be
planted in Mesa City parks. Live trees five feet or taller will be accepted
at any Mesa Fire Station. The Christmas “Treecycling” program is sponsored
by the City of Mesa and the Salt River Landfill.
Filed under: Christmas, City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Free, Holiday, Holidays, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Arizona, az, Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree Disposal, Disposal, Drop-off Sites, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Tempe
TEMPE, Ariz. – When the holidays are over and decorations are tucked back
into storage, Tempe residents have handy options for disposing of their
Christmas trees – which should not be placed in garbage containers. Trees
can be dropped off from 7 a.m. to noon on Fridays and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
on Saturdays at the city’s Household Products Collection Center, 1320 E.
University Dr. Additionally, trees can be dropped off at the parking lot
west of Kiwanis Park Recreation Center,
6111 W. All-America Way, 24 hours, seven days a week. Both sites will accept
trees through Jan. 20. The city also collects trees during normal monthly
collection for brush and bulky items. Visit
www.tempe.gov/recycling/uncontainedschedule.pdf to find out when your
neighborhood is scheduled for monthly collection. For information, call
480-350-8265.
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Santa, trains highlight annual
Holiday Fantasia festivities
TEMPE, Ariz. – Model trains, holiday crafts and a visit from Santa Claus
highlight the annual Holiday Fantasia event from 1 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 1 at
the Tempe Historical Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave.
This free, public event features holiday trees with lights, decorations from
other time periods and cultures and cookie decorating (and eating).
Children will enjoy art stations with make-n-take art activities, including
traditional Danish paper cutouts by the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elkhorn,
Iowa.
And don’t forget to bring a camera for snapshots. The first 100 families can
take home a free photo with Santa.
Information: 480-350-5100 or www.tempe.gov/museum/.
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Tempe’s 30th Annual Halloween Carnival a treat for all
Families invited to the best “monster mash” in town
TEMPE, Ariz. – Don’t get spooked this Halloween! Come to one of the most
exciting and safe places in the Valley to celebrate Halloween with your
family. Tempe’s 30th Annual Family Halloween Carnival will be Wednesday,
Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Kiwanis Community Park, 6005 S.
All-America Way (Mill Avenue and All-America Way).
Some spooktacular highlights include entertainment, food, face painting,
carnival games and a 7:30 p.m. costume contest for goblins of all ages.
Local groups will provide live entertainment.
Admission is free and is offered to Valley families as a safe alternative to
trick-or-treating. Carnival tickets are 25 cents each, and proceeds will
benefit non-profit groups around the state.
More than 5,000 families are expected to attend this year’s event, and Tempe
hopes that number will grow even more in the years to come.
For more information visit www.tempe.gov/events or call the City of Tempe
Parks and Recreation Office at 480-350-5200. Text telephone/TDD is available
at 480-350-5050.
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Holiday, Holidays, library, Parks, Parks and Recreation, Public Library, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: Tempe Public Library, Tempe Town Lake
City of Tempe Independence Day schedule
TEMPE, Ariz. – In observance of Independence Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Wednesday, July 4.
Emergency services will be unaffected by the holiday, and residential and commercial recycling/solid waste collection will take place under normal operating hours.
PARKS AND RECREATION
Tempe Town Lake and its surrounding parks will be open from 4-11 p.m. as US Airways presents the CBS 5 July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival. The Town Lake Operations Center will be closed. Kiwanis Recreation Center,
6111 S. All-America Way, will be open from noon to 6 p.m. (480-350-5201 or 480-350-5711). Tempe Beach Park Splash Playground, Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, will be closed (480-350-8625). The Jaycee Splash Playground, 715 W. 5th St., will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
(480-350-5200). The Clark Park Swimming Pool, 1730 S. Roosevelt St., will be open from 1-5 p.m. (480-350-5203). The McClintock Swimming Pool, 1830 E. Del Rio Dr., will be open from 1-5 p.m. (480-350-5202).
LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTERS
The Tempe Public Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5500). The Tempe Historical Society Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5100). The Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, 3340 S. Rural Rd., will be closed (480-350-5287).
COMMUNITY CENTERS
The Escalante Community Center, 2150 E. Orange St., will be open from noon to 6 p.m., and the center’s pool will be open from 1-5 p.m.
(480-350-5858). The Westside Community Center, 715 W. 5th St., will be closed (480-858-2400). The Pyle Adult Recreation Center, 655 E. Southern Ave., will be closed (480-350-5211). The North Tempe Multigenerational Center, 1555 N. Bridalwreath., will be closed (480-858-6500).
GOLF COURSES
The Ken McDonald Golf Course, 800 E. Divot Dr., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5250). The Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 N. Mill Ave., will be open sunrise to sunset (480-350-5275).
Filed under: City of Tempe, City of Tempe News, Community, Holiday, Holidays, Tempe, Tempe Arizona | Tags: lake, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tempe Town Lake
City of Tempe Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
City of Tempe Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
TEMPE, Ariz. -In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the City of Tempe will close all administrative offices on Monday, Jan. 15.
Some city services will still be in operation under the following
schedules:
* Emergency city services will be unaffected by the holiday.
* Tempe buses will operate according to regular hours. The Tempe
Transit Store will be closed.
* Residential and commercial recycling/solid waste collection
will take place under normal operating hours.
* Tempe Town Lake and its surrounding parks will be open under
normal hours. The Town Lake Operations Center will be closed.
City of Tempe facilities will maintain the following schedules:
* Escalante Community Center will be open from Noon to 6 p.m.,
2150 E. Orange St. Phone: 480-350-5800.
* Westside Community Center: The center will be open from 7 a.m.
to
6 p.m., 715 W. 5th St. Phone: 480-858-2400.
* Kiwanis Recreation Center will be closed, 6111 S. All-America
Way.
Phone: 480-350-5201.
* Ken McDonald Golf Course will be open from sunrise to sunset,
800 E. Divot Dr. Phone: 480-350-5250.
* Rolling Hills Golf Course will be open from sunrise to sunset,
1415 N. Mill Ave. Phone: 480-350-5275.
* Clark Park Swimming Pool is closed for the winter, 1730 S.
Roosevelt St. Phone: 480-350-5275.
* McClintock Swimming Pool is closed for the winter, 1830 E. Del
Rio Dr. Phone: 480-350-5202.
* Jaycee Splash Playground is closed for the winter, 715 W. 5th
St. Phone: 480-350-5200.
* Tempe Beach Splash Playground is closed for the winter, 54 W.
1st Street
Phone: 480-350-5200.
* Kiwanis Park Batting Range will be open noon to 6 p.m. 6005 S.
All-America Way. Phone: 480-350-5727.
* Tempe Public Library will be closed. 3500 S. Rural Rd. Phone:
480-350-5500.
* Tempe Historical Museum will be closed. 809 E. Southern Ave.
Phone: 480-350-5100.
* Pyle Adult Recreation Center will be closed. 655 E. Southern
Ave. Phone: 480-350-5211.
* Edna Vihel Center for the Arts will be closed. 3340 S. Rural
Rd. Phone: 480-350-5287.
* North Tempe Multigenerational Center will be open from noon to
6 p.m. 1555 N. Bridalwreath. Phone: 480-858-6500.
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HOLIDAY NOTICE
Christmas Holiday and New Year’s Holiday
City of Phoenix offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, in observance
of the Christmas holiday and Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of the New
Year’s Day holiday. To find out how city services are affected,
please click on the link below.
Visit http://phoenix.gov/newsrel/2212holiday.html for more
information.