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Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek started 2018 with its annual “All Quail Creek residents” contest having no theme, or “Open.” Each resident could enter one photo, ideally one of their best taken in the last three years. We had 39 people submit photos. The top three entries earned gift cards. All…
Sue Bowerman Mark your calendars for March 16, 17 and 18 at the Quail Creek Creative Arts and Technology Center from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Eleven artists from Quail Creek will be participating in the Tubac Center of the Arts Open Studio Tour. Instead of showing work in their individual studios, they will exhibit…
The 14th annual Quail Creek 5k Run/Walk and 2k Dog Walk will be on Saturday, February 24, 2018. The 5k starts at 9:00 a.m. with the 2k Dog Walk starting at 9:10 a.m. The event benefits The Community Food Bank of Green Valley/Sahuarita and The Animal League of Green Valley. Rent-A-Dog: Don’t have a…
Tal Middleton If you came to see Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite a few years back, you are sure to enjoy Quail Creek PAG’s upcoming play this April, of his Oscar winning production, California Suite. You will see four separate vignettes ranging from hilarity to poignancy. Watch Hannah and Billy Warren meet after nine years of divorce to…
Tom Haberer and Charlie Shultheis Camp Bravo, one of a growing number of loosely connected veterans’ camps in Arizona, is a homeless veterans’ camp located in the South Tucson industrial area. The camp is a temporary living center and works with the VA and other training and employment agencies in an attempt to transition homeless…
Ron and Vicki Sullivan Mark your calendars for March 2, 3 and 4. Quail Creek will host its third annual spring Mata Ortiz pottery, Zapotec weaving and Taxco jewelry show at the Kino Conference Center the first weekend in March. Located in the heart of Quail Creek, Kino Conference Center is adjacent to the…
Peggy McGee The twelfth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser event will be held on Saturday, February 10 at Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol in Green Valley. There will be three seatings: 11:00 a.m., noon and 1:00 p.m. This event features soups prepared by several restaurants in the local area. All proceeds are used…
Dennis Mart A Pancake Breakfast will be held on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the Quail Creek Madera Clubhouse. The event will run from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Green Valley Fire Corps. Fire Corps members are all volunteers from the local area and many live in Quail Creek. They assist…
New Year’s Eve Dinner/Dance ‘A Night in Paris’ will take place in the Madera Clubhouse Crystal Ballroom on Sunday, December 31, 2017. A Cash Bar opens at 5:30 p.m. followed by cocktails and appetizers at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Music and dancing will continue until midnight. Still Cruisin’ Band and Shear…
Jim Burkstrand The Photo Club of Quail Creek continued into 2017 with its monthly members’ contest having a theme Street Art. Even with what many considered to be a tougher theme, it drew another large number of entries – we had 30 shots submitted by members, all of which can be seen on our Flickr…