NearbyNews.com Blog » Downtown Mesa http://nearbynews.com/blog For News Around Your Neighborhood Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:10:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Downtown Mesa Ghost Tour http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/10/21/downtown-mesa-ghost-tour/ http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/10/21/downtown-mesa-ghost-tour/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:11:48 +0000 Administrator http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/10/21/ Oct. 21 & 22, 2011, 6pm-8pm, $12

Don’t miss this once-a-year tour of downtown Mesa’s historical sites paired with tales of ghosts and goblins. Go above, below and beyond Main Street and hear firsthand accounts of things that go bump in the night. Go to www.mesahistoricalmuseum.org/events/ghosttour for more information.

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One of the first blues festivals of the calendar year in the United States is Blues Blast 2011 on February 19th. Hosted annually by the Phoenix Blues Society, Blues Blast takes place in the beautiful grassy-sloped Mesa Amphitheatre. Appearing at Blues Blast 2011 will be Tommy Castro Band, Deanna Bogart, Trampled Under Foot, Krimson Chord, and Cold Shott & the Hurricane Horns. The show will start at 11:00 am; gates will open at 10:00 am. Tickets available at http://www.mesaamp.com/
 or http://www.bluesblast.info

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MACFest features unique, hand-made items created by local artists every Saturday through April 30, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information, view www.macfestmesa.com
MACFest is located in Downtown Mesa, Main and Macdonald Streets and is free to the public.

For more stories about the Mesa Center for the Arts please visit www.nearbynews.com

]]> http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/11/macfest-showcases-%e2%80%9chooked-on-a-feeling%e2%80%9d-saturday/feed/ 0 Crafty kids make Valentines at Mesa Library http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/08/crafty-kids-make-valentines-at-mesa-library/ http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/08/crafty-kids-make-valentines-at-mesa-library/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:15:31 +0000 Administrator http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/08/ Bring your kids ages five and up to a free Valentine’s Day craft class sponsored by the Mesa Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 10 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Kids will be able to make a Valentine’s Day card and basket for someone special. The class will be in the Youth Activity Room at the Main Library, 64 E. First St. For more information contact Mesa Librarian, Shari Brown at (480) 644-4090.

For more stories about fun things to do with your kids, please visit www.nearbynews.com.

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The event is free to the public and will be held in Downtown Mesa at Main and Macdonald Streets every Saturday through April 30 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information please visit www.macfestmesa.com or call 480 644-6500

]]> http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/macfest-goes-red-in-the-spirit-of-love/feed/ 0 Mesa Sister Cities supports the Great Canadian Picnic http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/mesa-sister-cities-supports-the-great-canadian-picnic/ http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/mesa-sister-cities-supports-the-great-canadian-picnic/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:51:04 +0000 Administrator http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/ The 59th annual Great Canadian Picnic is on Saturday, Feb. 5 at South Mountain Park. Mesa Sister Cities is a partner in the picnic and Burnaby, Canada is one of Mesa’s five sister cities. The picnic is a fundraiser to support the non-profit organization Canadians in Arizona Benefitting Education and Exchange (CIABEE).

Proceeds from the picnic go to CIABEE to fund “Camp Courage” a camp in Prescott for young survivors of serious burn injuries from Canada. The children are brought down to Arizona for a week-long visit of fun and recovery. Proceeds also fund Sister Cities student exchanges between Canada and Arizona.

“Have a great time for a great cause at the Great Canadian Picnic,” Mesa Sister Cities President Ana Cadillo said. “It is so much fun to meet our Canadian neighbors and learn about their culture.”

The Picnic is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features food, games and live music. Mesa Sister Cities will be running the Snow Boot Relay, Bean Bag Toss, Snow Golf, Lacrosse and Mesa Sister Cities booths.

For more information about the Great Canadian Picnic go to www.canadianpicnic.com/Home.html.

]]> http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/mesa-sister-cities-supports-the-great-canadian-picnic/feed/ 0 Motorcycles on Main http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/motorcycles-on-main/ http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/motorcycles-on-main/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:49:31 +0000 Administrator http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/ Don’t miss another great ‘Bike Night’ in downtown Mesa, February 4 from 6 to 10pm. KSLX will be there, as well as Chester’s, Victory, and Logan’s Motorcycles plus live bands, food, and lots more. Sturgis style parking and streets closed to car traffic make this a unique bike event and fun for the whole family For more information go to www.downtownmesa.com/MOM.htm.

]]> http://nearbynews.com/blog/2011/02/03/motorcycles-on-main/feed/ 0 Sixth Annual Mesa Arts Festival at Mesa Arts Center http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/12/09/sixth-annual-mesa-arts-festival-at-mesa-arts-center/ http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/12/09/sixth-annual-mesa-arts-festival-at-mesa-arts-center/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:06:20 +0000 Administrator http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/12/09/ Returning this holiday season, the Sixth Annual Mesa Arts Festival is bigger and better than ever. Avoid the lines at crowded shopping centers and do your holiday shopping outdoors on the beautiful Mesa Arts Center campus. The free event has expanded beyond Mesa Arts Center’s campus to Center Street in downtown Mesa to include a new kids’ zone. The Mesa Arts Festival will feature original works of art for sale by over 70 juried artists; three stages featuring continuous live entertainment; artist demonstrations in glassblowing, blacksmithing, ceramics and more; children’s hands-on art activities; a variety of culinary treats; and beautiful gingerbread houses on display. Come to Mesa Arts Center Dec. 11 and 12 to kick off the holiday season at this spectacular event.

The event is held at the Mesa Arts Center, One East Main Street, in downtown Mesa. On Saturday, December 11 and Sunday December 12 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Various of food vendors will provide food for sale in addition to three stages of continuous entertainment, art studio demonstrations, kids’ zone with hands on children’s activities, original works of art from more than 70 juried artists, beautiful gingerbread houses on display

This is a free festival. For more information visit www.mesaartscenter.com.

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]]> http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/10/07/monsters-on-main/feed/ 0 Power Paws dogs at Arizona Museum of Natural History http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/09/17/power-paws-dogs-at-arizona-museum-of-natural-history/ http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/09/17/power-paws-dogs-at-arizona-museum-of-natural-history/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:02:15 +0000 Administrator http://nearbynews.com/blog/2010/09/17/ The Arizona Museum of Natural History is again teaming up with Power Paws to kick off National Dog Week at the 9th Annual Service Dog Awareness Day. Power Paws dogs and their trainers will be at the museum Saturday, September 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide demonstrations of their amazing abilities. The trainers for these special canines will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about the Power Paws program.

Power Paws trains Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers in 90 commands to assist adults and children with disabilities. Their main focus is on mobility impairments, such as paraplegics and quadriplegics, but they also provide dogs to the hearing impaired and psycho/social disabilities, such as fears, phobias and Post Traumatic Distress Disorder and are beginning train to dogs to assist those with diabetes. The assistance dogs learn a multitude of commands including how to open and close doors and drawers, turn lights on and off, push elevator buttons and retrieve dropped items.

For general information about the Arizona Museum of Natural History, visit http://www.azmnh.org.

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