Category: Generals

Off the Vine Arizona Wine Festival February 18

Off the Vine Arizona Wine Festival is on Feb. 18 in Oro Valley’s historic Steam Pump Ranch. Enjoy 25 of Arizona’s finest vineyards and wineries. Live music, food trucks, artists, and many more are ready to share their amazing wines, food, and crafts. Music lineup: Heather Hardy Trio; Paul Green and the Midnight Blue; MATRIX.…

QC Water Forum January 24

Do you have concerns or questions on where our water comes from, or how long it will last, or how fast our water table is dropping, or are we going to be impacted by the Colorado River situation? Join us for a Quail Creek Exclusive Water Forum on Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the Crystal Ballroom…

Quail Crossing Blvd.—What You Need to Know: Q&A

The Quail Crossing Blvd. extension is now open to the public for travel, and with any new changes to a roadway and/or intersection, please consider the following: Why aren’t the traffic signals working? Intersections within 200 feet of an at-grade railroad crossing cannot be modified without the express permission of the Arizona Corporation Commission and…

Tucson Kino Sports Complex Gem Show February 4

The Tucson Kino Sports Complex Gem Show is on Feb. 4. The Gem Show features gems, minerals, fossils, beads, findings, jewelry, and lapidary equipment, supplies, and tools, with more than 30 acres of world-class gem and mineral dealers. These dealers include some of the largest in the business. A food court is available! The bus trip…

Announcing Open Auditions for PAG Spring Show

Maggie Brown On Jan. 20 and 21 all QC residents are welcome to audition for the Performing Arts Guild’s (PAG) spring show, Three One Act Comedies. Show dates are April 6, 7, and 8, with rehearsals beginning the last week of January. Needed are six women and three men. Never acted before? Are your friends…

Apparently, Quail Creekers Love Murder Mystery

Tickets for the latest Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Who Shot JR?, went on sale Dec. 14, and within two weeks, the Saturday night event was sold out. This show will be presented in the Crystal Ballroom on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 2, 3, and 4. A two-course meal will be served between acts: pork…

Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction Jan. 28

Sign up today for the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction on Jan. 28 in Scottsdale. Experience how this luxury lifestyle event brings exceptional vehicles and people together at the 2023 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction! Bus loading at the clubhouse is at 5:30 a.m. The bus departs the clubhouse at 6 a.m. and arrives in Scottsdale at 8:30…

Essential Plant Nutrients

Bonnie Nowicki Happy January 2023, dear Quail Creek residents. I wish to focus this article on three plant elements: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. You know, those three numbers you see on bags of fertilizer. I referred to my Arizona Master Gardener manual to guide this review. Let’s start with basic soil. Arizona soils typically contain…

Green Valley Gardeners Seminar January 24

Are you new to our region? Want to learn more about saguaros? Are you curious how to grow and maintain saguaros? Then this seminar is for you. Join us for an hour with Mark Sitter of B&B Cactus Farm. He will tell us stories, dispel myths, and provide interesting facts about this iconic cactus. He…