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MACFEST Goes RED in the Spirit of Love

On Saturday, February 5 and Saturday, February 12 MACFest, a Mesa Arts and Culture Festival will feature its “wear red” event in commemoration of Valentine’s Day. MACFest’s weekly celebration in downtown Mesa features unique arts and crafts creations from local artists. For two special Saturdays when patrons wear red, they will be offered discounts on [...]

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Learn how to Geocache

A real life treasure hunt is how some people describe Geocaching. Geocachers place track able items all around the world for other people to find them. Using a GPS device, any Geocacher can locate the hidden item and ‘cache’ them. Since 2000, Geocaching has grown from 75 caches in several countries to hundreds and thousands [...]

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First Ever Downtown Mesa Oktoberfest

The Downtown Mesa Merchants and the Downtown Mesa Association are hosting Downtown Mesa’s First Ever Oktoberfest Celebration on Friday, October 9, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 10;00 PM. Five Beer Gardens will dot Main Street from Center Street to Country Club Drive. There will be contests, events, and tastings for the whole family, including live [...]

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Parks and Recreation fall line up

Just because school is back in session doesn’t mean you have to miss out on your favorite parks and recreation classes. Mesa Parks & Recreation offers a variety of classes year round, from after school programs to adult sports and teen events. Registration for fall programs begins on Friday, Aug. 14 at 8 a.m. The [...]

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