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Oracle, Arizona:
A Community Guide
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Events
Ongoing
Mondays
Canasta: 9 am to noon
Potluck Lunch: noon Bingo: 1 to 2 pm Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935 Tuesdays
Bridge Club: 12:30 to 4 pm
Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935 Wednesdays
Story time for tots, 0-4 years, and their moms: 10 am
Family First Pregnancy Care Center and Family Diaper Bank 1575 W American Ave Suite A Oracle Contact: Clare at 896-9545 MWF 9:30 - 4:30
Sewing Bee and Tea: 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935
Roping Practice: 6-8 pm
77 Arena Milepost 100 on Highway 77 Oracle Contact: Lori at 520-465-4115 or Mike 520-906-2755 Thursdays
Mah Jong and Scrabble Club: 9-11 am
Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935
Oracle School Board
Every second Thursday of the month: 6:30 pm Oracle Ridge School Contact: School District Office 896-3072 Saturdays
Farmers Market: 9 am - noon
Triangle L Ranch 2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123
Adobe Art Gallery, Gift Shop, Outdoor Sculpture Path: 11 am - 3 pm
or by appointment. Closed June through August Triangle L Ranch 2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123
Biosphere Lecture Series: 2 pm
Lectures given in the Biosphere 2 Visitor Center Theater Click on Programs, then on Science Saturdays Swap Meet
Every second Saturday of the month, 8 am - 2 pm Village Square parking lot, Oracle For information or reservation to sell call 896-3533 Sundays and Holidays
Gymkhana
Every third Sunday of the month, 9am signup, events start 10am & 11am 77 Arena Milepost 100 on Hwy 77, Oracle. Take ADOT Oracle Maintenance Yard exit, turn right on dirt road, go west to Arena. Horseback riding competition: barrels, poles and three events TBA. Information: Lori 520-465-4115 or Mike 520-906-2755 January
February
Saturday and Sunday, February 13-14, 2010, noon
Old Pueblo Bike Race
Willow Springs Ranch The race objective is to complete the greatest number of laps in 24 hours between noon Saturday and noon Sunday. Contact for volunteers: Lynn Perez-Hewitt at lynn@fkcsp.org Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Deadline for Application Submissions
Oracle Artist's Studio Tour Entry forms are available here. You may show in your own Oracle studio or team up at another location but each artist must send in their own application and pay the $30 fee. You will be listed on the website, printed map and may include a photo. Once you've signed up and paid your entry fee you will receive further instructions. Thursday, February 18, 2010, 6:30 pm
Third Thursday Speaker Series: Dr. Coralee Thompson
Topic: Her newly released book Healthy Brains, Healthy Children Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Dinner served at 5:30, donations requested Saturday, February 27, 2010, 11 am
Community Garden Meeting
Triangle L Ranch 2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123 Those interested in creating a community garden at the Triangle L Ranch, please join us. March
Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 7 pm
Community Justice Network
Oracle Fire Station Pinal County Attorney James P. Walsh sponsors these meetings to keep himself informed of needs in the community. Sunday, March 7, 2010, 2-5 pm
Artist Reception Michael Campione
Rancho Linda Vista Gallery 825 Mt Lemmon Rd Oracle Artwork on exhibit February 26 to March 29, 2010 Saturday, March 13, 2010, 11 am
Community Garden Meeting
Triangle L Ranch 2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123 Help to build a community garden at the Triangle L Ranch. Monday, March 15 - April 24, 2010
Forest Fuel Mechanical Removal Project by USDA Forest Service
Location - Coronado National Forest near Cody Loop Road Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 7 pm
Democratic Club Meeting
Oracle Fire Station 1475 W American Ave Oracle Contact: Linda Kadlecek: yolindak@msn.com Topics include Update on Health Care and Environmental bills in congress Thursday, March 18, 2010, 6:30 pm
Third Thursday Speaker Series: Lynn Eggleston and Paula Jensen
Topic: Sierra Oaks School and Teaching the Whole Child Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Dinner served at 5:30, donations requested Friday, March 19, 2010, 6 pm
A Brief History of Ranching by Jim Turner
Acadia Ranch Museum 825 Mt Lemmon Rd Oracle Attendance is free. Refreshments served. Donations welcome and appreciated. Saturday and Sunday, March 20-21, 2010, 9 am registration
Blacksmithing Demonstration by Michael Sobrado and John Krueger
Arizona Artists Blacksmith Association Triangle L Ranch 2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123 Cost: Saturday - $15 for non-AABA members. Sunday - free. Saturday and Sunday will be hands on. You will not only see the demos each day, but get to practice what you have seen. On each day, both Michael and John are going to let you try a hand at what you have seen. There will be plenty of stations to work at. Also on Sunday, a demonstration of encaustic painting by Sherrie Posternak at noon. Sunday, March 21, 2010, 2-4 pm
Artists' Reception "Mind Your Own Beeswax"
A group show of 11 Tucson artists working in Encaustic Triangle L Ranch 2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123 Exhibition dates March 4 - May 1, 2010 Join us for refreshments and to meet the artists Eleven artists with diverse approaches to this ancient medium. Each participant handles the combination of beeswax and damar resin in a unique way --2D or 3D-- combined with oil paint, transfers, art papers, and cloth -- painted, collaged, carved or sculpted. The 11 Tucson artists have lifelong pursuits of art in oil painting, ceramics, fiber arts, graphic design, printmaking, photography, mosaics and teaching. Saturday, March 27, 2010, 8 m
Arizona Copper: Past / Present / Future
A field trip led by Geologist Bob Scarborough Starting point: Circle K at Rockliffe Drive Cost: $30 ($25 for Historical Society members) Field trip must be paid in advance. Bring your own water and lunch. Information: leave message at 896-9609, or email oraclehistoricalsociety@gmail.com The field trip will feature Hayden Smelter, the Ray Mine Overlook and other points of interest in between. April
Thursday, April 15, 2010, 6:30 pm
Third Thursday Speaker Series: Building the Oracle Community Center
Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle Dinner served at 5:30, donations requested Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18, 2010, 10 am - 4 pm
18th Annual Oracle Artist's Studio Tour
More than 60 artists and artisans will present their classic, contemporary, clever, and collectible works at home studios, galleries, and historic-site venues in this well-known artist community on Hwy 77, northeast of Tucson (mile marker 100). The tour is free. Self-guiding maps and full artist listings are available at the Tour Welcome Center, 1880 American Ave, and at www.oraclestudiotour.com A wide selection of quality art, from whimsical to classic, functional to decorative, large and small will be featured. Visitors will find wall art in oil, watercolor, pastels, colored pencil, ink, acrylic, and encaustic; photographs and prints; silver and gold jewelry with natural stones and beads; metal and rock sculpture and garden art; claywork, pottery, porcelain, raku, and other ceramic arts; quilting and other fabric arts; paper mache and other paper arts; gourd art; wood carving, painting and furniture; and rammed earth. Saturday, April 24, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Spring Run Car Show
Oracle's Annual Oracle Spring Run Car Show features a spectacular parade of historic and unusual cars. Free to the public. Proceeds are donated to the Oracle Historical Society. May
June
July
August
September
Friday and Saturday, September 24-25, 2010
October
November
December
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