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The Arizona SciTech Festival is on its way.  Week two of the Festival continues to pick-up momentum in all corners of the state by adding a few new twists into its activities.

One such addition is the, Where’s The Gecko? Campaign.  The Festival’s famous “Gecko” has won the hearts of many of Festival-goers and has become an important part of the Festival “family!”  There is only one problem…the Gecko has run away from home!  Festival attendees have a chance to reunite the Gecko with his family by searching for, finding him, capturing the moment with a photo, and taking home prizes if your photo is the most “liked” on the Festival’s Facebook page, of the day!

The 10th annual American Heritage Fes­tival to be held Nov. 17-18 is the larg­est and most diverse educational living history event to take place in the Southwest. This unique educational event celebrates our American heritage all the way from the colonial era onwards through the American Revolution, mountain men, pioneers, the Civil War, Westward expansion and more, according to a press release.

Exciting news!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be presented at Combs High School this Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm.

Admission is only $1.00 per person.

Celebrate July 4th weekend at Salt River Tubing’s “Bag It for Bucks” and bring home a $5 tube rental discount coupon.

From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 30, to Wednesday, July 4, Salt River Tubing, on the Lower Salt River in Tonto National Forest, is offering $5 coupons as a token of appreciation for tuber’s conservation efforts.

Tubers will trade in full litter bags at the end of their floating adventure for a $5 discount on their next visit to Salt River Tubing.

Over the years, Boyce Thompson Arboretum has observed the final hours of daylight on the Summer Solstice with music ranging from surf guitar to a drum circle featuring a lively crew of percussionists.

Thursday, June 21, brings something new: the sax-andguitar stylings of Interpolacion, the husband and wife duo of Ed Curran and Hermalene Wick.

They moved to Florence two years ago after living in Mexico for two decades, and have earned accolades for their unique blend of Curran’s alto saxophone and Wick’s classical guitar. 

The Blue Star Museums initiative is a partnership among Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and more than 1,500 museums across America.   First launched in the summer of 2010, Blue Star Museums offers free admission to active duty military personnel and their spouses and children. In addition to children’s museums, participating museums represent a broad range of art, history, science, and cultural topics. 

Would create the largest global cinema owner

Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd. ("Wanda"), a leading Chinese private conglomerate and China's largest investor in cultural and entertainment activities, and AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ("AMC"), a preeminent U.S. movie exhibitor, today announced that they have signed an agreement under which Wanda will acquire AMC, creating the world's largest cinema owner. The transaction is valued at approximately US$2.6 billion.