Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on March 17, 2015

Photo provided by R.L. Gent The Huachuca Astronomy Club had a distinguished visitor at its event Saturday. Gary Tenen (above), one of the discoverers of Kartchner Caverns, joined club members at a successful viewing in the afternoon and evening. NASA Solar System Ambassador, Ted Forte, gave a talk about the robotic exploration of the giant asteroid Vesta, the Dwarf planet Ceres, Saturn, Mars, and more. His handout for the children were quite popular. There was also a discussion on the importance of dark skies and the outdoor lighting codes of Cochise County and Serra Vista.

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Celebrate St. Patricks Day at Cochise College during its annual Celtic Culture Day from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in the Student Union on the Sierra Vista Campus. The family-friendly and free event includes presentations, crafts poetry, music, and dance featuring The Molly McCrary Band, aka the beloved local musical group The Bost Family (Irish) Traditions. A corned beef and cabbage dinner will be available for purchase. For information and a list of events, email Mary B. Coyle at coylem@cochise.edu or call(520)515-5499.

Democratic Women of Southeast Arizona will host Rebekah Friend, Executive Director/Secretary-Treasurer of Arizona AFL-CIO, speaking on Women and the Labor Movement. Everyone interested is invited to the luncheon meeting, March 17 at Pueblo del Sol Country Club from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. For reservations, call 459-8728 by Thursday,March12.

Tuesday, March 17, the American Legion Post 52 will celebrate Saint Patricks Day and the American Legion birthday. The menu features corned beef and cabbage and birthday cake for $6. From 4 p.m., until its gone, open to all members, guests and all active duty service members and families. Activity at the American Legion Post 52, 12 Theater Drive, in Sierra Vista, for information, call(520)459-6050.

Allen Dart will make a presentation of Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians at the Bisbee Copper Queen Library on Tuesday, March 17, beginning at 5:30 p.m. This presentation illustrates Hohokam material culture and presents possible interpretations about their relationships to the natural world, time reckoning, religious practices, beliefs and deities, and possible reasons for the eventual demise of their way of life. Abundant illustrations of Hohokam artifacts, rock art, and archaeological features are included. All programs at the library, located at 6 Main Street, are open to everyone. For information, call(520)432-4232.

A workshop with Dr. Lokvig will present Secrets to Successful Caregiving, on Tuesday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Sierra Vista Police Department in the Community Room, 911 N. Coronado Drive in Sierra Vista. Workshop fee is $20, or $15 for students. Reserve your spot by calling Nancy at (520) 559-2752. Oremailadmin@wellnessconnections.org.

On St. Paddys Day, March 17, Betsy Foster Breault will present an open outdoor reading of selections of her book, Sellers in the Kitchen, featuring historic Bisbee artist and performer George Wily Sellers. The en plein air venue for this event is the small court yard at the Fountain of Justice on Tombstone Canyon Road, sandwiched in between the Iron Man statue and the steps of the courthouse. The reading is scheduled for 4:30 in the afternoon andisfree.

Come celebrate the Ghost of George Wiley Sellers an historic Bisbee artist and performer with Betsy Foster Breault. Enjoy a live reading from Breaults book, Sellers in the Kitchen on St. Paddys Day, March 17, at 4:30 p.m. on the steps of the Cochise County Courthouse. Open and free to the public courtesy of a grant from Bisbee Commission of the Arts. For information, contact Betsy Foster Breault at(520)432-2138.

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AROUND YOUR TOWN for Tuesday, March 17, 2015

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