(Lyn's note: Please feel free to send us any pictures you'd like included. Here's the link to this week's Pictures of the Week.)
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-92921.html
http://carefreeazbusinesses.com/pictures-of-the-week-92921.html
Gracie as a pup
Photo by Jan Kelly
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/92321-530-pm.html
Photo by Jan Kelly
Here are your bonus rounds from Herbert.
http://aneyeonyouproduction.com/92321-530-pm.html
Photos by Herbert Hitchon
Here is the link to the Maricopa County & Rural/Metro emergency
preparedness presentation from 6/27/19. This is good info to keep saved
on your computer.
Emergency Preparedness Presentation by R/M & County: 6/27/19
http://carefreetruth2.com/carefree-truth-763.html
When will the Hampton Inn be completed? It seems like construction has gone on forever.
Ann Kay Rohn, LUTCF
(Lyn's note: I referred this to Stacey. We were wondering too, but I kept forgetting to ask. This got me to do it!)
There had been some construction issues early in the process, however, their plan is to be open by mid/end of December.
Regards,
Stacey Bridge-Denzak
Planning Director and Zoning Administrator
Town of Carefree
Here is the link to the Maricopa County & Rural/Metro emergency
preparedness presentation from 6/27/19. This is good info to keep saved
on your computer.
Emergency Preparedness Presentation by R/M & County: 6/27/19
http://carefreetruth2.com/carefree-truth-763.html
When will the Hampton Inn be completed? It seems like construction has gone on forever.
Ann Kay Rohn, LUTCF
(Lyn's note: I referred this to Stacey. We were wondering too, but I kept forgetting to ask. This got me to do it!)
There had been some construction issues early in the process, however, their plan is to be open by mid/end of December.
Regards,
Stacey Bridge-Denzak
Planning Director and Zoning Administrator
Town of Carefree
Non profit Info:
HERO ADVISORY
Gathering of Heroes event showcases Medal of Honor veterans
Gathering of Heroes event showcases Medal of Honor veterans
On Thursday, September 23 from 6-8 PM, American Legion Post 34 honored several Medal of Honor recipients at the Post headquarters in Cave Creek. The event is part of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation-AZ Chapter (MC-LEF), which promotes the annual Gathering of the Heroes.
The ceremony kicked off with American Legion Post 34 riders escorting a number of heroes, who earned medals during different wars, to the Post for a deeply patriotic ceremony in the presence of their peers. In addition, an American Legion Color Guard was on hand to present the colors. There are only 67 living Medal of Honor recipients in the country.
The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation-AZ Chapter establishes a $35,000 educational account for every child who loses a parent serving in the United States Marine Corps or any Federal Law Enforcement Agency. Since its founding in 1995, MC-LEF has awarded over $82 million in educational accounts and other humanitarian assistance to over 4300 recipients. American Legion Post 34 has been a long-standing supporter of MC-LEF’s efforts and has contributed to its efforts.
The ceremony kicked off with American Legion Post 34 riders escorting a number of heroes, who earned medals during different wars, to the Post for a deeply patriotic ceremony in the presence of their peers. In addition, an American Legion Color Guard was on hand to present the colors. There are only 67 living Medal of Honor recipients in the country.
The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation-AZ Chapter establishes a $35,000 educational account for every child who loses a parent serving in the United States Marine Corps or any Federal Law Enforcement Agency. Since its founding in 1995, MC-LEF has awarded over $82 million in educational accounts and other humanitarian assistance to over 4300 recipients. American Legion Post 34 has been a long-standing supporter of MC-LEF’s efforts and has contributed to its efforts.
Cave Creek Museum to open October 1
The Cave Creek Museum will open for the 2021-2022 season on October 1, 2021.
The new season is filled with première exhibits, newly acquired collections and educational special events for all ages.
The exhibits include a Meal of Rock that looks good enough to eat and an ancient, never before seen artifact collection showcasing the Cave Creek area’s prehistoric history debuts in the Archeology Wing. Novel projections in the museum’s History Wing bring history to life for the first time. In addition, the museum will debut the area’s Desert Defender, who brought environmental activism to the foothills area; a weekly column to the Foothills Sentential; and poetry to Cave Creek as the first poet laureate.
Programing includes an evening with the ghost hunters of Cave Creek; literary evenings with popular local authors; entertainment by the Desert Foothills Theater; children's interactive programing; and the arrival of Southwest Santa.
The museum’s fine art collection, which depicts the legacy of Cave Creek’s Southwest Fine Arts heritage, will make an appearance, for the first time in years, in the main atrium of the Cave Creek Museum.
Other one-of-a-kind exhibits include a discovery trip through the newly remodeled museum store, where inspirational and educational gifts can be found. And, some of the museum’s most popular exhibits will again open including the Tubercular Cabin; the first Cave Creek church; and Arizona’s only fully operational ten-stamp ore crushing mill. Guests can watch the ten 1,000-pound stamps slam down in synchronized precision, and hear the pounding echo against the desert foothills, just as it did 100 years ago (see website for details).
Cave Creek's new website, cavecreekmuseum.org, features events, programs, special tours and stories from the characters and objects that made the Cave Creek Mining District what it is today. The 2021-2022 season, October 1, 2021-May 31, 2022, promises family and friends an adventure through time and continuous discovery.
The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. Open October through May. The museum can be reached at 480488.2764 or cavecreekmuseum.org. Where History Comes Alive.
Stamp Mill demonstration planned for October 9
at Cave Creek Museum
The Cave Creek Museum will offer demonstrations of its stamp mill on October 9 from 11:30 -1:30 PM.
Evelyn Johnson, interim executive director, says the museum will start up its incredible stamp mill, water tower, mineral panning, blacksmithing and more that Saturday.
“Cave Creek Museum is proud to feature Arizona mining history,” says Johnson. “Our historic stamp mill and tramway is from the Golden Reef Mine on Continental Mountain and is the only one in Arizona within five miles of its original site. We want people to come and experience how gold mining was done.”
The stamp mill will be operated on the second Saturday of each month during the museum’s 2021-22 season.
About the Stamp Mill Project
William B. Hellings, at the age of 26, was extremely ambitious, strikingly handsome, and the “post-sutler” or storekeeper of Camp McDowell. Camp McDowell was one of eleven military posts in the new Arizona Territory. He was aware of the high cost of bringing fodder from Mexico and California to feed the hungry Cavalry horses. Hellings was also aware that Salt River Valley soil was the richest and most productive soil in the southwest. With the Hohokam canal-system dormant, it could be revitalized to irrigate this fertile soil. Within a few years Hellings was farming 1,280 acres (two sections), built a flourmill and started a lucrative business. William B. Hellings & Co. sold flour, hay, alfalfa and other farm products to the pioneer-protecting Cavalry.
Hellings also had interests in the mining business north of Phoenix. After privately funding and building the first wagon road from Phoenix to Cave Creek, he purchased the Golden Star Mine on Continental Mountain. Cave Creek historian, Frances C. Carlson, tells us that the Golden Star Mine eventually became the Golden Reef Mine. Always thinking in grand style, Hellings enticed four California investors to create the Golden Star Mining Corporation, capitalized with ten million dollars (stocks sold at one hundred dollars a share). This was the first large-scale mine in the Cave Creek area – complete with an assay office, store and saloon. And, with this newfound capital, the first ten-stamp mill, in the Cave Creek area, was purchased for $35,000! (This is not the Museum’s stamp mill.)
The next chapter of the Golden Star Mine was fraught with problematic real estate issues including bad deeds, lawsuits and bankruptcy. Cleverly, Hellings maintained ownership of his mine by creating the Gold Hill Mining Company. However, by 1890, his enterprise folded. Hellings relocated to Globe, Ariz., and eventually left Arizona with his presumed fortune.
By the 1890s, the Golden Star became the Golden Reef Mine, owned by W.A. Bondurant. A mining boom in the early 1900s motivated Bondurant to seek a group of Chicago investors to capitalize a new mining operation. A new ten-stamp mill was purchased and this particular mill now resides at the Cave Creek Museum, just 5.2 miles from where it toiled gallantly on Continental Mountain.
The Golden Reef Mine was back in business on the same spot as Hellings. Twenty miners working double shifts kept the stamp mill humming until a fire silenced it in 1913. The stamp mill was rebuilt in 1917 and after failed attempts to sell, the mine was abandoned.
A mining boom in the early 1900s motivated a group of Chicago investors to capitalize a new mining operation, the Golden Reef Mine. As a result, a new ten-stamp mill was purchased for operation on Continental Mountain. It was shut down due to a fire in 1913 and was rebuilt in 1917. The mine was put up for sale and eventually abandoned. The stamp mill was donated to the museum and in 2009, moved from Continental Mountain to the museum. It was restored to operation in 2013. It currently is run at least once a month to demonstrate what the miners had to do to extract gold from the quartz in the 1920s.
The 51-year-old museum preserves the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. Open October through May. The museum can be reached at 480488.2764 or cavecreekmuseum.org. Where History Comes Alive.
Cave Creek Museum plans Kiwanis Family Days
The Cave Creek Museum will proudly showcase Kiwanis Family Days, on October 10, 2021 from 2-4 PM.
The Cave Creek Museum will be host to the event and the Arizona Science Center for a family-friendly afternoon featuring the theme “Superhero Science.” During the fun-filled program, children will become real-life
superheroes as they explore how superheroes use their powers and learn the science behind several such popular superpowers as freeze rays, shrinking abilities and even lighting discharge.
The event will feature two sessions, the first at 2:00-2:45 PM and the second 3:00-3:45 PM. The program is free thanks to the generosity of Kiwanis Club of Carefree. Limited to 100 persons per session. Please check the museum website atcavecreekmuseum.org early to reserve a space for one of the two sessions.
The 51-year-old museum preserves the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. Open October through May. The museum can be reached at 480488.2764 or cavecreekmuseum.org. Where History Comes Alive.
Cave Creek Museum fund-raiser planned
The Cave Creek Museum will benefit from an evening spaghetti dinner fund-raiser on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 5-7 PM. The dinner will be held at Harold’s Corral, which is located at 6895 E. Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Tickets are available at the museum. Tickets purchased by November 14 are $18 for adults and $9 for children ages 5-11; no charge for children under five. Tickets purchased after this November 14 will cost $20. For more information, call the museum at 480.488.2764.
The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research, and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz., 480.488.2764. Open October through May.
The Cave Creek Museum will open for the 2021-2022 season on October 1, 2021.
The new season is filled with première exhibits, newly acquired collections and educational special events for all ages.
The exhibits include a Meal of Rock that looks good enough to eat and an ancient, never before seen artifact collection showcasing the Cave Creek area’s prehistoric history debuts in the Archeology Wing. Novel projections in the museum’s History Wing bring history to life for the first time. In addition, the museum will debut the area’s Desert Defender, who brought environmental activism to the foothills area; a weekly column to the Foothills Sentential; and poetry to Cave Creek as the first poet laureate.
Programing includes an evening with the ghost hunters of Cave Creek; literary evenings with popular local authors; entertainment by the Desert Foothills Theater; children's interactive programing; and the arrival of Southwest Santa.
The museum’s fine art collection, which depicts the legacy of Cave Creek’s Southwest Fine Arts heritage, will make an appearance, for the first time in years, in the main atrium of the Cave Creek Museum.
Other one-of-a-kind exhibits include a discovery trip through the newly remodeled museum store, where inspirational and educational gifts can be found. And, some of the museum’s most popular exhibits will again open including the Tubercular Cabin; the first Cave Creek church; and Arizona’s only fully operational ten-stamp ore crushing mill. Guests can watch the ten 1,000-pound stamps slam down in synchronized precision, and hear the pounding echo against the desert foothills, just as it did 100 years ago (see website for details).
Cave Creek's new website, cavecreekmuseum.org, features events, programs, special tours and stories from the characters and objects that made the Cave Creek Mining District what it is today. The 2021-2022 season, October 1, 2021-May 31, 2022, promises family and friends an adventure through time and continuous discovery.
The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. Open October through May. The museum can be reached at 480488.2764 or cavecreekmuseum.org. Where History Comes Alive.
Stamp Mill demonstration planned for October 9
at Cave Creek Museum
The Cave Creek Museum will offer demonstrations of its stamp mill on October 9 from 11:30 -1:30 PM.
Evelyn Johnson, interim executive director, says the museum will start up its incredible stamp mill, water tower, mineral panning, blacksmithing and more that Saturday.
“Cave Creek Museum is proud to feature Arizona mining history,” says Johnson. “Our historic stamp mill and tramway is from the Golden Reef Mine on Continental Mountain and is the only one in Arizona within five miles of its original site. We want people to come and experience how gold mining was done.”
The stamp mill will be operated on the second Saturday of each month during the museum’s 2021-22 season.
About the Stamp Mill Project
William B. Hellings, at the age of 26, was extremely ambitious, strikingly handsome, and the “post-sutler” or storekeeper of Camp McDowell. Camp McDowell was one of eleven military posts in the new Arizona Territory. He was aware of the high cost of bringing fodder from Mexico and California to feed the hungry Cavalry horses. Hellings was also aware that Salt River Valley soil was the richest and most productive soil in the southwest. With the Hohokam canal-system dormant, it could be revitalized to irrigate this fertile soil. Within a few years Hellings was farming 1,280 acres (two sections), built a flourmill and started a lucrative business. William B. Hellings & Co. sold flour, hay, alfalfa and other farm products to the pioneer-protecting Cavalry.
Hellings also had interests in the mining business north of Phoenix. After privately funding and building the first wagon road from Phoenix to Cave Creek, he purchased the Golden Star Mine on Continental Mountain. Cave Creek historian, Frances C. Carlson, tells us that the Golden Star Mine eventually became the Golden Reef Mine. Always thinking in grand style, Hellings enticed four California investors to create the Golden Star Mining Corporation, capitalized with ten million dollars (stocks sold at one hundred dollars a share). This was the first large-scale mine in the Cave Creek area – complete with an assay office, store and saloon. And, with this newfound capital, the first ten-stamp mill, in the Cave Creek area, was purchased for $35,000! (This is not the Museum’s stamp mill.)
The next chapter of the Golden Star Mine was fraught with problematic real estate issues including bad deeds, lawsuits and bankruptcy. Cleverly, Hellings maintained ownership of his mine by creating the Gold Hill Mining Company. However, by 1890, his enterprise folded. Hellings relocated to Globe, Ariz., and eventually left Arizona with his presumed fortune.
By the 1890s, the Golden Star became the Golden Reef Mine, owned by W.A. Bondurant. A mining boom in the early 1900s motivated Bondurant to seek a group of Chicago investors to capitalize a new mining operation. A new ten-stamp mill was purchased and this particular mill now resides at the Cave Creek Museum, just 5.2 miles from where it toiled gallantly on Continental Mountain.
The Golden Reef Mine was back in business on the same spot as Hellings. Twenty miners working double shifts kept the stamp mill humming until a fire silenced it in 1913. The stamp mill was rebuilt in 1917 and after failed attempts to sell, the mine was abandoned.
A mining boom in the early 1900s motivated a group of Chicago investors to capitalize a new mining operation, the Golden Reef Mine. As a result, a new ten-stamp mill was purchased for operation on Continental Mountain. It was shut down due to a fire in 1913 and was rebuilt in 1917. The mine was put up for sale and eventually abandoned. The stamp mill was donated to the museum and in 2009, moved from Continental Mountain to the museum. It was restored to operation in 2013. It currently is run at least once a month to demonstrate what the miners had to do to extract gold from the quartz in the 1920s.
The 51-year-old museum preserves the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. Open October through May. The museum can be reached at 480488.2764 or cavecreekmuseum.org. Where History Comes Alive.
Cave Creek Museum plans Kiwanis Family Days
The Cave Creek Museum will proudly showcase Kiwanis Family Days, on October 10, 2021 from 2-4 PM.
The Cave Creek Museum will be host to the event and the Arizona Science Center for a family-friendly afternoon featuring the theme “Superhero Science.” During the fun-filled program, children will become real-life
superheroes as they explore how superheroes use their powers and learn the science behind several such popular superpowers as freeze rays, shrinking abilities and even lighting discharge.
The event will feature two sessions, the first at 2:00-2:45 PM and the second 3:00-3:45 PM. The program is free thanks to the generosity of Kiwanis Club of Carefree. Limited to 100 persons per session. Please check the museum website atcavecreekmuseum.org early to reserve a space for one of the two sessions.
The 51-year-old museum preserves the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz. Open October through May. The museum can be reached at 480488.2764 or cavecreekmuseum.org. Where History Comes Alive.
Cave Creek Museum fund-raiser planned
The Cave Creek Museum will benefit from an evening spaghetti dinner fund-raiser on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 from 5-7 PM. The dinner will be held at Harold’s Corral, which is located at 6895 E. Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek, Ariz.
Tickets are available at the museum. Tickets purchased by November 14 are $18 for adults and $9 for children ages 5-11; no charge for children under five. Tickets purchased after this November 14 will cost $20. For more information, call the museum at 480.488.2764.
The 51-year-old museum’s mission is to preserve the artifacts of the prehistory, history, culture and legacy of the Cave Creek Mining District and the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area through education, research, and interpretive exhibits. The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 E. Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, Ariz., 480.488.2764. Open October through May.
Empty Bowls to introduce handmade, woodturned bowls for October event
Woodturned bowls will be one of the new, exciting additions to the 2021 Foothills Empty Bowls Art Auction.
"Members of the Arizona Woodturners Association are excited to be part of the Empty Bowls project and to support the Foothills Food Bank,” says Brian Lensink, president of the Arizona Woodturners Association. “This is a difficult time for Arizonans who need food support and we are happy to assist. We enjoy turning bowls using the wood that comes from the urban forest that makes up the greater Phoenix area. Having these bowls go to a worthy cause make our enjoyment even greater. We also have challenged our members by offering prizes to those who can make the most bowls. Wood is a great material for bowls and will be added to the array of items made by artists using other mediums.”
On Friday, October 15, 2021, the 22nd annual Foothills Empty Bowls Art Auction to honor World Hunger Day will be held at Harold’s Corral, in Cave Creek, Ariz., from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Proceeds benefit Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center. The online auction begins September 7 and concludes on World Hunger Day, Friday, October 15 at 1:00 PM.
Bowls purchased in advance can be selected during the Empty Bowls lunch or guests can choose to pay for their bowls at the event. A pasta lunch, donated by Harold’s, will be served in the bowls and guests can keep the bowls as a reminder of empty bowls throughout the year. Winners of the art auction can pick up their art pieces after 1 PM at Harold’s Corral as well.
Woodturned bowls will be one of the new, exciting additions to the 2021 Foothills Empty Bowls Art Auction.
"Members of the Arizona Woodturners Association are excited to be part of the Empty Bowls project and to support the Foothills Food Bank,” says Brian Lensink, president of the Arizona Woodturners Association. “This is a difficult time for Arizonans who need food support and we are happy to assist. We enjoy turning bowls using the wood that comes from the urban forest that makes up the greater Phoenix area. Having these bowls go to a worthy cause make our enjoyment even greater. We also have challenged our members by offering prizes to those who can make the most bowls. Wood is a great material for bowls and will be added to the array of items made by artists using other mediums.”
On Friday, October 15, 2021, the 22nd annual Foothills Empty Bowls Art Auction to honor World Hunger Day will be held at Harold’s Corral, in Cave Creek, Ariz., from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Proceeds benefit Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center. The online auction begins September 7 and concludes on World Hunger Day, Friday, October 15 at 1:00 PM.
Bowls purchased in advance can be selected during the Empty Bowls lunch or guests can choose to pay for their bowls at the event. A pasta lunch, donated by Harold’s, will be served in the bowls and guests can keep the bowls as a reminder of empty bowls throughout the year. Winners of the art auction can pick up their art pieces after 1 PM at Harold’s Corral as well.
Desert Foothills Library and Foothills Food Bank Team Up to Provide Books to Families in Need
Desert Foothills Library has teamed up with the Foothills Food Bank to provide 500 books to children and families in need. Books will be given to K-12 children through the Foothills Food Bank’s snack pack program for students experiencing food insecurity. Books will also be distributed in family food boxes during weekly food pick-ups.
Both the Desert Foothills Library and the Foothills Food Bank believe that there should be no barriers to literacy and access to books. Every home should have the opportunity to build their own home library. According to the US Department of Education, sixty-one percent of low-income families have no books at all in their homes for their children. Having books in the home and hearing stories read aloud plays a significant role in academic success. Through this program, children in our community will be able to open up new worlds of possibility through the printed word.
This project is made possible through an Arizona Reading Program: Build a Home Library 2021 grant from the Arizona State Library.
About Desert Foothills Library: Founded in 1954, Desert Foothills Library is Arizona’s only nonprofit independent library, serving all of Maricopa County. Our mission is to enrich the Desert Foothills Community by promoting literacy and advancing knowledge through library resources and programs that inspire and support lifelong learning. Through our programs for children, youth, and adults we serve more than 17,000 community members each year. Most importantly, our library is a key resource for filling the educational gap left by the pandemic. Our children and youth programs run all year round, offering STEAM, literacy, and other supportive learning services.
About Foothills Food Bank: Founded in 1988, the Foothills Food Bank’s mission is to assist the hungry and those in need within the Foothills area. With the current economic conditions, the Food Bank continues to increase programming to reach the rising number of those who are food insecure. The Foothills Food Bank now covers north to Black Canyon City, south to Pinnacle Peak, east to Rio Verde and west to I-17.
For more information about this program, contact Dorian Townsend, Advancement Coordinator, at dtownsend@dfla.org or 480-809-6404. Desert Foothills Library’s Executive Director Anne Johnson is also available for interviews.
Desert Foothills Library
October 2021 Adult Events/Programs
Information for events: Contact Ashley Ware, Public Services Manager, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, aware@dfla.org, www.dfla.org
Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85331 or virtually on Zoom.
Library Closed: Monday, October 11
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Desert Foothills Art Gallery
Katalin Ehling Art Show April 1st – October 6th
Hidden in the Hills Art Show October 7th – January 19th
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Medicare 101
Tuesday, October 5, 5:00-6:00 pm
Come to a non-sales, learning event that can walk you through the Medicare maze, explain the rules, explore the penalties for being tardy and lastly help provide clarity for your next steps.
Jeff Kleinman, Local Creek-er, Independent Medical Broker helping people with their Medicare. With 18+ years of insurance experience, Jeff is a teacher first and knows the local area and the challenges we face.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Joy Jesty
Wednesday, October 13, 2:00 pm
Joy Jesty will present on the dangers of trying to control another person's alcohol consumption in order to help those who feel they cannot stop controlling the alcoholic or those who know of someone suffering. Jesty has found a solution that works effectively with long-lasting results.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Desert Foothills Art Gallery, Hidden in the Hills Reception
Saturday, October 16, 4:00 pm
We will be serving Prosecco, cheese, fruit, and chocolate!
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
From Liberation and Loss to Love, Lemonade, and Laughter
Thursday, October 21, 2:00 pm
You may have attended As Mama Told Us, about Dr. Ettie Zilber’s mother’s survival in the Kovno (Lithuania) Ghetto, concentration and labor camps, death march and liberation. This talk will focus on the moment of liberation through the difficult years that followed. This topic is far less known than the Holocaust years themselves, but is now receiving greater focus. Who, when, where did the liberation take place? Was that it? Was everyone now safe to go back to their life prior to the war? What were the new challenges? What did Europe look like in these five post-war years? How did Mama find any family survivors on a war-torn continent, and how did she learn about those who did not survive? Come and hear a different chapter of the Holocaust story.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
The speaker would like to remove her mask so her presentation will be more effective and her speech clearer. In order for her to do that, she would ask everyone in the audience to please wear a mask.
Cost: FREE
Conversations with Animals with Dr. Ava Frick
Friday, October 22, 10:30 am
From Farm Girl to Pioneering Veterinarian, the Dr. Ava Frick Story …was built by biographer Ronald Joseph Kule with a “backbone” of biographical data and the “ribs, tissues and muscles” out of intermingled doctor/animal vignettes written by Dr Frick. The result is an entertaining work that any layperson, doctor, or pet owner might find inspiring. Syndicated columnist and renowned British veterinarian, Dr. Michael W. Fox, wrote the foreword, closing with this; “Other fellow creatures have their personal displays of affections, well-being, and existential joy—their own dances to the songs of their spirits. This book is an introduction to the celebration of this reality, an understanding of which lies at the core of the ethical caring for animals, and veterinary diagnostics and healing. Conversations with Animals…helps reconnect us to the great healing which we so urgently need in these times of existential crises facing not only humanity but all living creatures, great and small.” During this lively and entertaining presentation, Dr. Frick will share with you some of her life, her passions, and stories read from the book. Books will be available for purchase and autograph.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
My Career and Work at Ground Zero 9/11/01
Friday, October 29, 10:00 am
Living history – Stacey Goodman wrote a book about her twenty-three days working at Ground Zero after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. She shares her experiences of being in the heart of the recovery efforts. Stacey Goodman is a 21-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department, retiring as a Detective in 2016. She spent twenty-three days in the high security area on the pile. She wrote a book about her career and her work. To learn more about Stacey Goodman please visit staceygoodmanbook.com.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
SCAN Medicare Health Benefits for 2022
Saturday, October 30, 11:00 am
Come see the new SCAN Medicare health benefits for 2022. Information about Medicare plans and health benefits.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS
Craft N Chat
Mondays, 1:00-3:00 pm
Do you knit, crochet, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcomed! New crafters and all skill levels are always welcome!
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Jubilate Conservatory of Music Fall Semester Classes
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday September-December
Jubilate Conservatory of Music, a school of classical music, where young students learn to read and write music, begins in-person music classes in September. The Fall Semester lasts fourteen weeks. Violin, viola, cello and choir will be instructed in an after-school format. Online lessons and classes will continue with a particular favorite, Online Collaboration, where students work together online to create a music video. Information about Jubilate Conservatory of Music may be found at jubilateconservatoryofmusic.org. Saturday Music Classes are offered free of tuition.
Mondays 4:00-5:00 pm – Beginning Violin Class For students 8 years and older; students learn to read music and play the violin in a focused setting with a class limited to 6 students. $364.00 for the semester plus $6.00 registration fee.
Tuesdays 4:15-5:30 pm – Jubilate Choir. For students age 10 and older; students learn how to sing with others in a group setting, read music and follow a director, singing several different styles of music. $364.00 for the semester plus $6.00 registration fee.
Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 pm – Ensemble for Strings. For student age 10 and older who know how to read music and play violin, viola, or cello; students enjoy playing music together in a group and increase their ability to read music and engage with other young musicians. $364.00 for the semester plus $6.00 registration fee.
Saturday 10:00-12:00 pm – Saturday Strings. For age 5yrs and older. 10:00-11:00 am – Advanced/Intermediate strings. 11:00-11:30 am – Beginning Strings (Advanced/Intermediate Students on Break). 11:30-12:00 pm – Jubilate Violin Orchestra, combined class rehearsal. $6.00 registration fee only.
Saturday 12:15-1:00 pm – Musicianship Class. For all ages, (very young children should be accompanied by their parent). Students learn to sing their way through music theory in a fun and lively classroom setting. $6.00 registration fee only.
This is a class through Jubilate Conservatory of Music. Instruments are not provided. If you are interested in joining, please contact Laya Field for more information at 480-993-6147 or jubilateconservatoryofmusic.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
A.A. meetings are being held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays.
No registration.
Cost: FREE
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MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Caring for the Caregiver
Monday, October 4, 10:00-11:30 am
Taking care of yourself is essential in being able to take care of your loved one. Join us for this opportunity to fellowship with other caregivers. Led by Hospice of the West facilitators. This class is moved to the first Tuesday this month only.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Death Café
Wednesday, October 6, 12:30-2:30 pm
Death Cafe is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is a global, non-profit movement begun in London in 2011: to date, more than 7,000 Death Cafes have been held in 63 countries. Death Cafe does not promote beliefs, agendas, or products, nor is it a bereavement or grief support group. Join us for open, respectful, interesting conversation about topics relevant to all of us but often considered “dark” or even taboo. From more information go to www.deathcafe.com
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Chapter2Books Monthly Sale!
October 8 & 9
Monthly book sales provide a wonderful opportunity to purchase quality books and other media at even lower prices than the everyday bargain prices in Chapter 2. The monthly book sale is throughout Chapter 2, the Jones/Coates Room, and our patio *weather permitting*. Chapter 2 Monthly Sales are offered on the second Friday and Saturday of every month. Can’t make a Sale? Check out our amazing selection on Amazon. There are hundreds of books as well as CDs, DVDs and audiobooks listed there that are not on display in the bookstore.
We are always in need of volunteers to help setup and breakdown our monthly book sales. If you are interested, please contact our Support Services Manager, Terri Engebretson, at tengebretson@dfla.org or 480-488-2286.
International Film Series: Women Directors with Gary Zaro mk
Friday, October 8, 3:00 pm
Film is the most popular form of art and entertainment in the world and a wonderful way for us to communicate with each other. The International Film Series gives us a glimpse into other cultures to see their uniqueness, history, and what is important to them. It is also a great look into the universality of all countries and cultures and allows us the opportunity to see often times we share more than we realize. Travel around the world with us as we explore innovative films and fascinating cultures. A post film discussion will follow each screening with Gary Zaro. This Month: The German Doctor (PG-13; 2013, Argentina, 93 minutes)
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
The Healing Pathway
Tuesday, October 12 & Monday, October 25, 9:30-11:00 am
Join us on this journey of grief. This group will guide and support you as you discover your "new normal". The open-ended group will provide you with practical tools and supportive conversation as you are processing your personal grief journey. The group shares a common language of grief.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Little Known Stories of WWII with Gary Zaro
Friday, October 15, 3:00pm
This film series offers little known war stories filled with daring, intrigue, and sometimes such improbability they have to be seen to be believed. At the heart of each one, are the men and women who made World War II modern history’s seminal event, one that still effects our lives and world today. Everyone is invited to participate in the discussion following each film. This Month: The Ghost Army (2013).
Cost: FREE
Black Mountain Dems & Friends
Saturday, October 16, 10:00 am
Monthly meetings with new speakers each month.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Puzzle Exchange
Friday, October 29, 9:00-5:00pm
Are you sick of your puzzles at home because you have completed all of them multiple times? Come drop off your gently used puzzles and pick out a new one for free! Leave one puzzle and take four, the more the merrier. Offered on the last Friday of every month. All ages and skill levels encouraged!
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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LITERARY PROGRAMS
Writer’s Connection
Friday, October 1, 1:00-3:00 pm
Today's world is literally at a writer's fingertips. A few keyboard strokes can open the information gates to help you create stories that are distinctively credible and compelling. This Month: Immersive Fiction with Jessica Morrell - Writing Fiction so Readers Land Amid Your Story and Don’t Want to Leave. Ever. An immersive story is an intimate, sensory story. It takes place in a world that a reader can see, smell, feel, and hear and it’s filled with characters readers come to know and care deeply about. With the opening pages readers are swept into a world that is so resoundingly real and intricately constructed that they leave their ordinary lives to venture forth and live among the unfolding action. On Zoom, this month only
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Literate Foodie Club
Monday, October 4, 12:30 pm
Literate Foodies has been meeting since March 2016. They focus each meeting on a book and topic for discussion and a rotating team of cooks prepare related recipes for a sampling by all attendants. Each month could feature chef memoirs, food travel, food history, national and international cuisines, techniques, and cookbooks! This Month: The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Southern Table by Rick Bragg.
Questions about Literate Foodies, please contact facilitators Dana Rakinic at danarakinic@gmail.com & Jan Kruse at jan-kruse@cox.net.
RSVP online at dfla.org Please register in advance, as seating is limited. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: $10
Get Lit Book Club
Tuesday, October 12, 5:00-6:30 pm
Your Librarians Sara and Ashley invite you to a new style of book club; Get Lit Book Club, a happy hour book club. Not for the faint of heart! Weird, odd, and unique books are chosen for a great discussion, so get ready for something you might not choose every day! Books will include non-fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, and memoirs to list a few. Get Lit is at a different restaurant every month to support local businesses. Everyone is welcome! This Month: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi at The Spotted Donkey in the Boulders.
RSVP online at dfla.org so we may give the restaurant accurate numbers. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE but we do encourage you to eat, drink, and be merry in support of our local businesses.
Library Book Club
Thursday, October 14, 10:00-12:00 pm
Tuesday, October 26, 10:00-12:00 pm
Book Club is offered twice every month! Same book, same facilitator, different days. Choose which day is best for you to join. Everyone is welcome! This Month: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.
If you are interested in joining, please contact Public Services Manager, Ashley Ware, at aware@dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Literary Salon
Thursday, September 16, 10:00 am
An informal discussion of books, film and theater, led by a facilitator. No requirements to read or see any particular book, film or play. Everyone is invited to share ideas and reflections on the selected theme. This Month: To be determined. Please check our event listing for more details.
No registration. | Questions please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Gentle Chair Yoga
Mondays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Gentle Yoga every Wednesday at 11:00am. Chairs are provided.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Chair Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice. It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well. It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness. This class is offered every Tuesday and Thursday. Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC. She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in our community. She believes no matter where you are on your healing journey Tai Chi practice can help improve your quality of life. To learn more about her classes visit mindfocusbodyqi.com
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone please contact instructor, Bina Bou, at bina.b75@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Gentle Yoga
Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Chair Yoga every Monday at 11:00am.
Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Meditation with Reiki Healing
Wednesday, October 6 & 20, 1:00-2:00 pm
Meditation and relaxation have been proven to promote mental and physical changes in a person. Come and experience meditation with guidance. Discuss your experience. Discover the power of healing through guided meditation. If you are interested in expanding your meditation practices, the reiki healing will provide a unique opportunity to experience the healing affects.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Meditation with Reiki Healing please contact instructor, Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Reiki Healing
Wednesday, October 13 & 27, 1:00-2:00 pm
Learn and explore through a variety of energy healing methods including Reiki. We will play with the energy for a better understanding, how you can use it and how you can consciously control more of the energy that makes up all that is you. Each person is here for their unique experience, no matter the age or belief system there is something for you to glean from knowing more about yourself and how better to know yourself than through the part of you that is unseen. Healing is the focus of Reiki and healing is multi-level.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Reiki Healing, please contact instructor, Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Yoga Fusion
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm
Please join Elizabeth Boisson for an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 pm! We will start with breathing exercises, go through a series of stretching movements to open our hearts and our hips, and then move into Vinyasa or Flow yoga and several standing sequences, including balance exercises. We finish with 5 minutes of Savasana at the end of class.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Yoga Fusion, please contact instructor Elizabeth Boisson: 480-363-5275 or evboisson@yahoo.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Longevity, Healthy Aging, and Regeneration
Friday, October 15, 11:00 am
What are the habits of those who have lived into extreme old age? This has been studied and documented for centuries. What do these studies have in common? What patterns emerge. Can we change our patterns or lifestyle, if so, how and what effect will this have?
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Desert Foothills Library
OCTOBER 2021 Youth, Teen, & Family Events/Programs
Information for events: Contact Heather Wurr, Youth & Teen Services Manager, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, hwurr@dfla.org, www.dfla.org
Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85331
All youth and teen programs are free unless otherwise noted.
Library Closed: Monday, October 11th in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Toddler Storytime
Tuesdays, 10:30-11:00 am – October 5, 12, 19, 26
Children ages 1-3 and families are encouraged to join Miss Heather for a 30 minute storytime featuring developmentally appropriate songs, movement, & stories. Siblings are welcome. Please register beforehand as space is limited.
Preschool Storytime
Thursdays, 10:30-11:00 am – October 7, 21, 28
Children ages 4-6 and families are encouraged to join Miss Heather for a 30 minute storytime featuring developmentally appropriate songs, movement, & stories. Siblings are welcome. Please register beforehand as space is limited.
Note: There will be no Preschool Storytime on October 14th
Grab & Go: Monster Mask Kit
Monday, October 4th through Saturday, October 9th
The month of Halloween is upon us! Pick up a bag filled with all the supplies you will need to create a monster mask to start feeling spooky. Please reserve your kit online.
This program is suited for ages 2-6.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Fairy Making
Wednesday, October 6, 3:30-4:30 pm
Come craft miniature friends to kick-start the magic of Halloween! Use pipe cleaners, felt, fake flower petals, and your imagination to make a fairy complete with their own outfit to match their powers or the season. All supplies will be provided.
This program is suited for ages 7-12.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
A Quiet Place Movie Screening
Saturday, October 9, 2:00-3:30 pm
What better place than to watch a movie filled with hushed voices than the library? Join us in the Teen Room for a screening of A Quiet Place for some thrills and chills as October gets started. This movie is rated PG-13.
This program is suited for ages 13-18.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Frankenstein Monster Creation
Tuesday, October 12, 10:00-10:30 am
We will be making Frankenstein Monsters out of paper plates. This craft will include coloring, gluing, and special skills. Depending on your child’s ability level, the craft can be made into a mask to work on cutting skills.
This program is suited for ages 3-6.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Spooky Shapes in Creepy Characters
Tuesday, October 19, 11:00-11:30 am
Following storytime, join us for a craft encouraging exploration with shapes. Various cut-out shapes will be provided for children to use their imagination to create witches and monsters.
This program is suited for ages 2-4.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Teen Book Club: A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30-4:30 pm
Join Youth & Teen Services Manager Heather for a discussion on Victoria Lee’s latest book: a witchy and sapphic dark academia YA thriller. Set at a New England boarding school, two girls become entwined in researching the school’s occult past. There will be copies available in the library for checkout.
This program is suited for ages 15-18.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Give Yourself Goosebumps
Friday, October 22, 3:00-4:30 pm
Youth & Teen Services Manager Heather will lead the reading of a choose your own scare with a Goosebumps book to introduce a viewing of a classic Goosebumps movie.
This program is suited for children 8-12 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Halloween Party!
Tuesday, October 26, 2:00-3:30 pm
Come celebrate all things Halloween! The morning will start with a storytime led by Wendy the Witch, followed by face painting and trick-or-treating around the library. Children (and adults!) are encouraged to wear costumes!
This program is suited for children 1-7 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Desert Foothills Library has teamed up with the Foothills Food Bank to provide 500 books to children and families in need. Books will be given to K-12 children through the Foothills Food Bank’s snack pack program for students experiencing food insecurity. Books will also be distributed in family food boxes during weekly food pick-ups.
Both the Desert Foothills Library and the Foothills Food Bank believe that there should be no barriers to literacy and access to books. Every home should have the opportunity to build their own home library. According to the US Department of Education, sixty-one percent of low-income families have no books at all in their homes for their children. Having books in the home and hearing stories read aloud plays a significant role in academic success. Through this program, children in our community will be able to open up new worlds of possibility through the printed word.
This project is made possible through an Arizona Reading Program: Build a Home Library 2021 grant from the Arizona State Library.
About Desert Foothills Library: Founded in 1954, Desert Foothills Library is Arizona’s only nonprofit independent library, serving all of Maricopa County. Our mission is to enrich the Desert Foothills Community by promoting literacy and advancing knowledge through library resources and programs that inspire and support lifelong learning. Through our programs for children, youth, and adults we serve more than 17,000 community members each year. Most importantly, our library is a key resource for filling the educational gap left by the pandemic. Our children and youth programs run all year round, offering STEAM, literacy, and other supportive learning services.
About Foothills Food Bank: Founded in 1988, the Foothills Food Bank’s mission is to assist the hungry and those in need within the Foothills area. With the current economic conditions, the Food Bank continues to increase programming to reach the rising number of those who are food insecure. The Foothills Food Bank now covers north to Black Canyon City, south to Pinnacle Peak, east to Rio Verde and west to I-17.
For more information about this program, contact Dorian Townsend, Advancement Coordinator, at dtownsend@dfla.org or 480-809-6404. Desert Foothills Library’s Executive Director Anne Johnson is also available for interviews.
Desert Foothills Library
October 2021 Adult Events/Programs
Information for events: Contact Ashley Ware, Public Services Manager, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, aware@dfla.org, www.dfla.org
Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85331 or virtually on Zoom.
Library Closed: Monday, October 11
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Desert Foothills Art Gallery
Katalin Ehling Art Show April 1st – October 6th
Hidden in the Hills Art Show October 7th – January 19th
FEATURED PROGRAMS
Medicare 101
Tuesday, October 5, 5:00-6:00 pm
Come to a non-sales, learning event that can walk you through the Medicare maze, explain the rules, explore the penalties for being tardy and lastly help provide clarity for your next steps.
Jeff Kleinman, Local Creek-er, Independent Medical Broker helping people with their Medicare. With 18+ years of insurance experience, Jeff is a teacher first and knows the local area and the challenges we face.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Joy Jesty
Wednesday, October 13, 2:00 pm
Joy Jesty will present on the dangers of trying to control another person's alcohol consumption in order to help those who feel they cannot stop controlling the alcoholic or those who know of someone suffering. Jesty has found a solution that works effectively with long-lasting results.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Desert Foothills Art Gallery, Hidden in the Hills Reception
Saturday, October 16, 4:00 pm
We will be serving Prosecco, cheese, fruit, and chocolate!
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
From Liberation and Loss to Love, Lemonade, and Laughter
Thursday, October 21, 2:00 pm
You may have attended As Mama Told Us, about Dr. Ettie Zilber’s mother’s survival in the Kovno (Lithuania) Ghetto, concentration and labor camps, death march and liberation. This talk will focus on the moment of liberation through the difficult years that followed. This topic is far less known than the Holocaust years themselves, but is now receiving greater focus. Who, when, where did the liberation take place? Was that it? Was everyone now safe to go back to their life prior to the war? What were the new challenges? What did Europe look like in these five post-war years? How did Mama find any family survivors on a war-torn continent, and how did she learn about those who did not survive? Come and hear a different chapter of the Holocaust story.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
The speaker would like to remove her mask so her presentation will be more effective and her speech clearer. In order for her to do that, she would ask everyone in the audience to please wear a mask.
Cost: FREE
Conversations with Animals with Dr. Ava Frick
Friday, October 22, 10:30 am
From Farm Girl to Pioneering Veterinarian, the Dr. Ava Frick Story …was built by biographer Ronald Joseph Kule with a “backbone” of biographical data and the “ribs, tissues and muscles” out of intermingled doctor/animal vignettes written by Dr Frick. The result is an entertaining work that any layperson, doctor, or pet owner might find inspiring. Syndicated columnist and renowned British veterinarian, Dr. Michael W. Fox, wrote the foreword, closing with this; “Other fellow creatures have their personal displays of affections, well-being, and existential joy—their own dances to the songs of their spirits. This book is an introduction to the celebration of this reality, an understanding of which lies at the core of the ethical caring for animals, and veterinary diagnostics and healing. Conversations with Animals…helps reconnect us to the great healing which we so urgently need in these times of existential crises facing not only humanity but all living creatures, great and small.” During this lively and entertaining presentation, Dr. Frick will share with you some of her life, her passions, and stories read from the book. Books will be available for purchase and autograph.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
My Career and Work at Ground Zero 9/11/01
Friday, October 29, 10:00 am
Living history – Stacey Goodman wrote a book about her twenty-three days working at Ground Zero after the attacks on September 11th, 2001. She shares her experiences of being in the heart of the recovery efforts. Stacey Goodman is a 21-year veteran of the Suffolk County Police Department, retiring as a Detective in 2016. She spent twenty-three days in the high security area on the pile. She wrote a book about her career and her work. To learn more about Stacey Goodman please visit staceygoodmanbook.com.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
SCAN Medicare Health Benefits for 2022
Saturday, October 30, 11:00 am
Come see the new SCAN Medicare health benefits for 2022. Information about Medicare plans and health benefits.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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WEEKLY PROGRAMS
Craft N Chat
Mondays, 1:00-3:00 pm
Do you knit, crochet, or practice another table craft? Join other local enthusiasts weekly for companionable creating and conversation. Any portable craft is welcomed! New crafters and all skill levels are always welcome!
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Jubilate Conservatory of Music Fall Semester Classes
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday September-December
Jubilate Conservatory of Music, a school of classical music, where young students learn to read and write music, begins in-person music classes in September. The Fall Semester lasts fourteen weeks. Violin, viola, cello and choir will be instructed in an after-school format. Online lessons and classes will continue with a particular favorite, Online Collaboration, where students work together online to create a music video. Information about Jubilate Conservatory of Music may be found at jubilateconservatoryofmusic.org. Saturday Music Classes are offered free of tuition.
Mondays 4:00-5:00 pm – Beginning Violin Class For students 8 years and older; students learn to read music and play the violin in a focused setting with a class limited to 6 students. $364.00 for the semester plus $6.00 registration fee.
Tuesdays 4:15-5:30 pm – Jubilate Choir. For students age 10 and older; students learn how to sing with others in a group setting, read music and follow a director, singing several different styles of music. $364.00 for the semester plus $6.00 registration fee.
Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 pm – Ensemble for Strings. For student age 10 and older who know how to read music and play violin, viola, or cello; students enjoy playing music together in a group and increase their ability to read music and engage with other young musicians. $364.00 for the semester plus $6.00 registration fee.
Saturday 10:00-12:00 pm – Saturday Strings. For age 5yrs and older. 10:00-11:00 am – Advanced/Intermediate strings. 11:00-11:30 am – Beginning Strings (Advanced/Intermediate Students on Break). 11:30-12:00 pm – Jubilate Violin Orchestra, combined class rehearsal. $6.00 registration fee only.
Saturday 12:15-1:00 pm – Musicianship Class. For all ages, (very young children should be accompanied by their parent). Students learn to sing their way through music theory in a fun and lively classroom setting. $6.00 registration fee only.
This is a class through Jubilate Conservatory of Music. Instruments are not provided. If you are interested in joining, please contact Laya Field for more information at 480-993-6147 or jubilateconservatoryofmusic.org.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
A.A. meetings are being held at Desert Foothills Library on Thursdays.
No registration.
Cost: FREE
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MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Caring for the Caregiver
Monday, October 4, 10:00-11:30 am
Taking care of yourself is essential in being able to take care of your loved one. Join us for this opportunity to fellowship with other caregivers. Led by Hospice of the West facilitators. This class is moved to the first Tuesday this month only.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Death Café
Wednesday, October 6, 12:30-2:30 pm
Death Cafe is a gathering to talk about death and dying. The aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. It is a global, non-profit movement begun in London in 2011: to date, more than 7,000 Death Cafes have been held in 63 countries. Death Cafe does not promote beliefs, agendas, or products, nor is it a bereavement or grief support group. Join us for open, respectful, interesting conversation about topics relevant to all of us but often considered “dark” or even taboo. From more information go to www.deathcafe.com
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Chapter2Books Monthly Sale!
October 8 & 9
Monthly book sales provide a wonderful opportunity to purchase quality books and other media at even lower prices than the everyday bargain prices in Chapter 2. The monthly book sale is throughout Chapter 2, the Jones/Coates Room, and our patio *weather permitting*. Chapter 2 Monthly Sales are offered on the second Friday and Saturday of every month. Can’t make a Sale? Check out our amazing selection on Amazon. There are hundreds of books as well as CDs, DVDs and audiobooks listed there that are not on display in the bookstore.
We are always in need of volunteers to help setup and breakdown our monthly book sales. If you are interested, please contact our Support Services Manager, Terri Engebretson, at tengebretson@dfla.org or 480-488-2286.
International Film Series: Women Directors with Gary Zaro mk
Friday, October 8, 3:00 pm
Film is the most popular form of art and entertainment in the world and a wonderful way for us to communicate with each other. The International Film Series gives us a glimpse into other cultures to see their uniqueness, history, and what is important to them. It is also a great look into the universality of all countries and cultures and allows us the opportunity to see often times we share more than we realize. Travel around the world with us as we explore innovative films and fascinating cultures. A post film discussion will follow each screening with Gary Zaro. This Month: The German Doctor (PG-13; 2013, Argentina, 93 minutes)
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
The Healing Pathway
Tuesday, October 12 & Monday, October 25, 9:30-11:00 am
Join us on this journey of grief. This group will guide and support you as you discover your "new normal". The open-ended group will provide you with practical tools and supportive conversation as you are processing your personal grief journey. The group shares a common language of grief.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Little Known Stories of WWII with Gary Zaro
Friday, October 15, 3:00pm
This film series offers little known war stories filled with daring, intrigue, and sometimes such improbability they have to be seen to be believed. At the heart of each one, are the men and women who made World War II modern history’s seminal event, one that still effects our lives and world today. Everyone is invited to participate in the discussion following each film. This Month: The Ghost Army (2013).
Cost: FREE
Black Mountain Dems & Friends
Saturday, October 16, 10:00 am
Monthly meetings with new speakers each month.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Puzzle Exchange
Friday, October 29, 9:00-5:00pm
Are you sick of your puzzles at home because you have completed all of them multiple times? Come drop off your gently used puzzles and pick out a new one for free! Leave one puzzle and take four, the more the merrier. Offered on the last Friday of every month. All ages and skill levels encouraged!
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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LITERARY PROGRAMS
Writer’s Connection
Friday, October 1, 1:00-3:00 pm
Today's world is literally at a writer's fingertips. A few keyboard strokes can open the information gates to help you create stories that are distinctively credible and compelling. This Month: Immersive Fiction with Jessica Morrell - Writing Fiction so Readers Land Amid Your Story and Don’t Want to Leave. Ever. An immersive story is an intimate, sensory story. It takes place in a world that a reader can see, smell, feel, and hear and it’s filled with characters readers come to know and care deeply about. With the opening pages readers are swept into a world that is so resoundingly real and intricately constructed that they leave their ordinary lives to venture forth and live among the unfolding action. On Zoom, this month only
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Literate Foodie Club
Monday, October 4, 12:30 pm
Literate Foodies has been meeting since March 2016. They focus each meeting on a book and topic for discussion and a rotating team of cooks prepare related recipes for a sampling by all attendants. Each month could feature chef memoirs, food travel, food history, national and international cuisines, techniques, and cookbooks! This Month: The Best Cook in the World: Tales from My Momma’s Southern Table by Rick Bragg.
Questions about Literate Foodies, please contact facilitators Dana Rakinic at danarakinic@gmail.com & Jan Kruse at jan-kruse@cox.net.
RSVP online at dfla.org Please register in advance, as seating is limited. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: $10
Get Lit Book Club
Tuesday, October 12, 5:00-6:30 pm
Your Librarians Sara and Ashley invite you to a new style of book club; Get Lit Book Club, a happy hour book club. Not for the faint of heart! Weird, odd, and unique books are chosen for a great discussion, so get ready for something you might not choose every day! Books will include non-fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, and memoirs to list a few. Get Lit is at a different restaurant every month to support local businesses. Everyone is welcome! This Month: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi at The Spotted Donkey in the Boulders.
RSVP online at dfla.org so we may give the restaurant accurate numbers. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE but we do encourage you to eat, drink, and be merry in support of our local businesses.
Library Book Club
Thursday, October 14, 10:00-12:00 pm
Tuesday, October 26, 10:00-12:00 pm
Book Club is offered twice every month! Same book, same facilitator, different days. Choose which day is best for you to join. Everyone is welcome! This Month: The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.
If you are interested in joining, please contact Public Services Manager, Ashley Ware, at aware@dfla.org
Cost: FREE
Literary Salon
Thursday, September 16, 10:00 am
An informal discussion of books, film and theater, led by a facilitator. No requirements to read or see any particular book, film or play. Everyone is invited to share ideas and reflections on the selected theme. This Month: To be determined. Please check our event listing for more details.
No registration. | Questions please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
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HEALTH & WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Gentle Chair Yoga
Mondays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Gentle Yoga every Wednesday at 11:00am. Chairs are provided.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Chair Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Tai Chi – Qigong for Everyone!
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 am
Tai Chi & Qigong is a self-care practice. It is a choice of a healthy lifestyle and living well. It improves balance, flexibility, brain plasticity, inner peace and overall wellness. This class is offered every Tuesday and Thursday. Bina Bou is a senior trainer at IIQTC. She has been sharing the ancient practice for over a decade in our community. She believes no matter where you are on your healing journey Tai Chi practice can help improve your quality of life. To learn more about her classes visit mindfocusbodyqi.com
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Tai Chi & Qigong for Everyone please contact instructor, Bina Bou, at bina.b75@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Gentle Yoga
Wednesdays, 11:00-12:00 pm
Yoga for Every Body! Through a slow flow of poses coordinated with the breath you’ll begin strengthening your heart, bones, balance and sharpening the mind. You are only one yoga class away from a good mood! Marina started practicing yoga in 1995, and for the past seven years has taught locally. Marina also offers Chair Yoga every Monday at 11:00am.
Please bring a yoga mat and a blanket.
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286
Questions about Gentle Yoga please contact instructor, Marina Kachur, at 480-510-6572 or yokama14@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Meditation with Reiki Healing
Wednesday, October 6 & 20, 1:00-2:00 pm
Meditation and relaxation have been proven to promote mental and physical changes in a person. Come and experience meditation with guidance. Discuss your experience. Discover the power of healing through guided meditation. If you are interested in expanding your meditation practices, the reiki healing will provide a unique opportunity to experience the healing affects.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Meditation with Reiki Healing please contact instructor, Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Reiki Healing
Wednesday, October 13 & 27, 1:00-2:00 pm
Learn and explore through a variety of energy healing methods including Reiki. We will play with the energy for a better understanding, how you can use it and how you can consciously control more of the energy that makes up all that is you. Each person is here for their unique experience, no matter the age or belief system there is something for you to glean from knowing more about yourself and how better to know yourself than through the part of you that is unseen. Healing is the focus of Reiki and healing is multi-level.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Reiki Healing, please contact instructor, Rev. Dr. Karen Cimaglia at rockinvibs21@gmail.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Yoga Fusion
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00pm
Please join Elizabeth Boisson for an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion on Thursdays from 12:00-1:00 pm! We will start with breathing exercises, go through a series of stretching movements to open our hearts and our hips, and then move into Vinyasa or Flow yoga and several standing sequences, including balance exercises. We finish with 5 minutes of Savasana at the end of class.
No registration. | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Questions about Yoga Fusion, please contact instructor Elizabeth Boisson: 480-363-5275 or evboisson@yahoo.com.
Cost: $10 cash, paid to instructor at each class
Longevity, Healthy Aging, and Regeneration
Friday, October 15, 11:00 am
What are the habits of those who have lived into extreme old age? This has been studied and documented for centuries. What do these studies have in common? What patterns emerge. Can we change our patterns or lifestyle, if so, how and what effect will this have?
No registration | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Cost: FREE
Desert Foothills Library
OCTOBER 2021 Youth, Teen, & Family Events/Programs
Information for events: Contact Heather Wurr, Youth & Teen Services Manager, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, hwurr@dfla.org, www.dfla.org
Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85331
All youth and teen programs are free unless otherwise noted.
Library Closed: Monday, October 11th in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day
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Toddler Storytime
Tuesdays, 10:30-11:00 am – October 5, 12, 19, 26
Children ages 1-3 and families are encouraged to join Miss Heather for a 30 minute storytime featuring developmentally appropriate songs, movement, & stories. Siblings are welcome. Please register beforehand as space is limited.
Preschool Storytime
Thursdays, 10:30-11:00 am – October 7, 21, 28
Children ages 4-6 and families are encouraged to join Miss Heather for a 30 minute storytime featuring developmentally appropriate songs, movement, & stories. Siblings are welcome. Please register beforehand as space is limited.
Note: There will be no Preschool Storytime on October 14th
Grab & Go: Monster Mask Kit
Monday, October 4th through Saturday, October 9th
The month of Halloween is upon us! Pick up a bag filled with all the supplies you will need to create a monster mask to start feeling spooky. Please reserve your kit online.
This program is suited for ages 2-6.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Fairy Making
Wednesday, October 6, 3:30-4:30 pm
Come craft miniature friends to kick-start the magic of Halloween! Use pipe cleaners, felt, fake flower petals, and your imagination to make a fairy complete with their own outfit to match their powers or the season. All supplies will be provided.
This program is suited for ages 7-12.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
A Quiet Place Movie Screening
Saturday, October 9, 2:00-3:30 pm
What better place than to watch a movie filled with hushed voices than the library? Join us in the Teen Room for a screening of A Quiet Place for some thrills and chills as October gets started. This movie is rated PG-13.
This program is suited for ages 13-18.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Frankenstein Monster Creation
Tuesday, October 12, 10:00-10:30 am
We will be making Frankenstein Monsters out of paper plates. This craft will include coloring, gluing, and special skills. Depending on your child’s ability level, the craft can be made into a mask to work on cutting skills.
This program is suited for ages 3-6.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Spooky Shapes in Creepy Characters
Tuesday, October 19, 11:00-11:30 am
Following storytime, join us for a craft encouraging exploration with shapes. Various cut-out shapes will be provided for children to use their imagination to create witches and monsters.
This program is suited for ages 2-4.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Teen Book Club: A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Wednesday, October 20, 3:30-4:30 pm
Join Youth & Teen Services Manager Heather for a discussion on Victoria Lee’s latest book: a witchy and sapphic dark academia YA thriller. Set at a New England boarding school, two girls become entwined in researching the school’s occult past. There will be copies available in the library for checkout.
This program is suited for ages 15-18.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Give Yourself Goosebumps
Friday, October 22, 3:00-4:30 pm
Youth & Teen Services Manager Heather will lead the reading of a choose your own scare with a Goosebumps book to introduce a viewing of a classic Goosebumps movie.
This program is suited for children 8-12 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Halloween Party!
Tuesday, October 26, 2:00-3:30 pm
Come celebrate all things Halloween! The morning will start with a storytime led by Wendy the Witch, followed by face painting and trick-or-treating around the library. Children (and adults!) are encouraged to wear costumes!
This program is suited for children 1-7 years old.
RSVP online at dfla.org | Questions, please call 480-488-2286.
Check out these new September and October Holland Center classes on our website: www.hollandcenter.org
Art, Coffee, and Conversation – “Art Controlled by Women” – Friday, October 1 – 10:00 – 11:30 am. Join us for the first workshop of Art, Coffee, and Conversation in the new Season! Nicolette Bonnstetter has been working on some fascinating topics for 2021 and 2022 that will surprise and fascinate you! Woman have had an impact on our society, from creating the DNA double helix, developing Kevlar, and work on origination of computers. Woman artists also have had a large influence in our world. You may not know that many creative females fought and succeeded against the restraints society placed on them, against all odds. Nicolette will introduce you to these remarkable artists, who made a difference! This is a Zoom class. Register at www.hollandcenter.org and click on Lifelong Learning. $5
Travel Talk: Fall 2021 Romantic Getaways – Sat., Oct. 2 – 10:30 – 12:00. Travel Talk returns to the Holland Center with a great kickoff topic for the Fall: Romantic Travel -- Safe and Eco Friendly Destinations. Whether it's a honeymoon, vow renewal, anniversary celebration, or just a long overdue romantic getaway, we'll discuss places you can go safely even in the current covid-present world. As a special guest speaker, we'll also have the Green Travel Queen, Danielle Coletto, tell us about places that are also eco-friendly and bio-advantaged. The class is $10, payable at the door. David will have some wonderful giveaways as we welcome you to our in-person class on a Saturday morning! Please join us!
Learn to Draw Better with Larry Charles – Tues., Oct. 5, 12, 19, and 26 – 9:00 – 12:00. If you have always wanted to draw, or if you need new techniques to make your drawing more realistic, our LEARN TO DRAW BETTER workshop is designed for you. The workshop meets Tuesday mornings, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, for four weeks at The Holland Center Art Studio, on the following days: October 5, 12, 19, and 26. Participants will learn five techniques for drawing proportions, shading, rendering a face likeness, and other skills. The workshop will provide all the drawing supplies that you need. Instructor, Larry Charles, has been teaching art for over 30 years at museums, the Scottsdale Artists' School, and art gallery studios. He particularly likes the challenge of showing new artists how to create a realistic image. Expect to do two or three sketches and finished drawings in each class. We are very fortunate to have an artist the caliber of Larry Charles teaching at The Holland Center. The workshop studio will have clean, socially-distanced tables for each participant.
The Supreme Court and the Constitution: Jim Sherbert Lecture Series – Tues., Oct. 12, - 4:00-5:30. The US Supreme Court assures that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and is often the court of last resort for Americans seeking justice. The Court functions as a vital control in the balance of powers between the branches of government, while it protects the Republic by limiting the power of a democracy to infringe upon the rights of a minority. The Court assures the protection of each citizen’s inalienable rights as defined in the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. We will examine how the US Constitution and the role of the Supreme Court evolved while reviewing the Court’s major rulings and its leadership over the past 230 years. $10
Hybrid-Hypnosis II - Saturday, Oct. 9, 9:00 – 12:00. Michele Guy Syne, C.Ht. uses a hybrid-hypnosis and the power of the subconscious mind to quickly, and easily remove limiting beliefs, and patterns of behavior which no longer serve you. The emotional pain behind trauma, PTSD, addictions, fears, phobias, and anxiety are released, freeing you up to live your life with joy, and passion. Michele will teach you some simple tools to improve your quality of life, such as Self-Hypnosis, to allow you to make lasting shifts in your perspective. Change your perspective, and you change your life! It is a fun, and exciting adventure. Come and see what is possible for you in your life, and experience an Emotional Release for yourself! Please register at: www.hollandcenter.org, and click on Lifelong Learning. $45
Fused Glass Halloween – Saturday, Oct. 9, 10:00 – 11:30 am. “When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.” Come laugh and whisper while making a fun set of fused glass pieces for Halloween. They can be used as coasters, and they make wonderful gifts! Let the creative Spirits inspire you!” To register, go to www.hollandcenter.org and click on Lifelong Learning.
Art, Coffee, and Conversation – “Art Controlled by Women” – Friday, October 1 – 10:00 – 11:30 am. Join us for the first workshop of Art, Coffee, and Conversation in the new Season! Nicolette Bonnstetter has been working on some fascinating topics for 2021 and 2022 that will surprise and fascinate you! Woman have had an impact on our society, from creating the DNA double helix, developing Kevlar, and work on origination of computers. Woman artists also have had a large influence in our world. You may not know that many creative females fought and succeeded against the restraints society placed on them, against all odds. Nicolette will introduce you to these remarkable artists, who made a difference! This is a Zoom class. Register at www.hollandcenter.org and click on Lifelong Learning. $5
Travel Talk: Fall 2021 Romantic Getaways – Sat., Oct. 2 – 10:30 – 12:00. Travel Talk returns to the Holland Center with a great kickoff topic for the Fall: Romantic Travel -- Safe and Eco Friendly Destinations. Whether it's a honeymoon, vow renewal, anniversary celebration, or just a long overdue romantic getaway, we'll discuss places you can go safely even in the current covid-present world. As a special guest speaker, we'll also have the Green Travel Queen, Danielle Coletto, tell us about places that are also eco-friendly and bio-advantaged. The class is $10, payable at the door. David will have some wonderful giveaways as we welcome you to our in-person class on a Saturday morning! Please join us!
Learn to Draw Better with Larry Charles – Tues., Oct. 5, 12, 19, and 26 – 9:00 – 12:00. If you have always wanted to draw, or if you need new techniques to make your drawing more realistic, our LEARN TO DRAW BETTER workshop is designed for you. The workshop meets Tuesday mornings, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, for four weeks at The Holland Center Art Studio, on the following days: October 5, 12, 19, and 26. Participants will learn five techniques for drawing proportions, shading, rendering a face likeness, and other skills. The workshop will provide all the drawing supplies that you need. Instructor, Larry Charles, has been teaching art for over 30 years at museums, the Scottsdale Artists' School, and art gallery studios. He particularly likes the challenge of showing new artists how to create a realistic image. Expect to do two or three sketches and finished drawings in each class. We are very fortunate to have an artist the caliber of Larry Charles teaching at The Holland Center. The workshop studio will have clean, socially-distanced tables for each participant.
The Supreme Court and the Constitution: Jim Sherbert Lecture Series – Tues., Oct. 12, - 4:00-5:30. The US Supreme Court assures that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and is often the court of last resort for Americans seeking justice. The Court functions as a vital control in the balance of powers between the branches of government, while it protects the Republic by limiting the power of a democracy to infringe upon the rights of a minority. The Court assures the protection of each citizen’s inalienable rights as defined in the Constitution and its Bill of Rights. We will examine how the US Constitution and the role of the Supreme Court evolved while reviewing the Court’s major rulings and its leadership over the past 230 years. $10
Hybrid-Hypnosis II - Saturday, Oct. 9, 9:00 – 12:00. Michele Guy Syne, C.Ht. uses a hybrid-hypnosis and the power of the subconscious mind to quickly, and easily remove limiting beliefs, and patterns of behavior which no longer serve you. The emotional pain behind trauma, PTSD, addictions, fears, phobias, and anxiety are released, freeing you up to live your life with joy, and passion. Michele will teach you some simple tools to improve your quality of life, such as Self-Hypnosis, to allow you to make lasting shifts in your perspective. Change your perspective, and you change your life! It is a fun, and exciting adventure. Come and see what is possible for you in your life, and experience an Emotional Release for yourself! Please register at: www.hollandcenter.org, and click on Lifelong Learning. $45
Fused Glass Halloween – Saturday, Oct. 9, 10:00 – 11:30 am. “When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.” Come laugh and whisper while making a fun set of fused glass pieces for Halloween. They can be used as coasters, and they make wonderful gifts! Let the creative Spirits inspire you!” To register, go to www.hollandcenter.org and click on Lifelong Learning.
