It’s finally fall! The autumnal equinox was yesterday, so now you can break out the pumpkin spice and apple cider.
While the days and nights are starting to cool down, the event scene in Pinal County is heating up, starting with this weekend’s Salsa Night Market in Maricopa. The 80-plus vendors at the market will be offering samples of more than 25 different salsas. There will also be entertainment from roaming mariachis to ballet folklorico.
The delicious fun continues on Sept. 30 with the annual Coolidge FFA Homecoming BBQ.This year’s event has a number of really nice luxury door prizes!
And don’t forget to check out the list of activities going on at the Pinal County Historical Museum. They’ve got arts, crafts, walking tours and a couple of interesting speakers on the agenda this fall.
With organizers hoping to build on the success of the 2021 return following a brief pandemic-caused hiatus, Fiestas Patrias delivered on expectations with an even bigger celebration this past weekend.
Raymond Love remembers the first time he heard a song by The Platters. He was about 13 and his grandfather played a record of the song βThe Great Pretenderβ for him.
In βThe Woman King,β the always regal Oscar-winner Viola Davis is a mass of muscle, battle wounds and world weariness as General Nanisca, the head of the Agojie, an all-female unit of warriors who protected the West African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 19th century.