September 26th, 2007
Thursday October 4th the Gold Room at Westward Look is hosting the fun and exciting Winemaker's Dinner featuring the award-winning Markham Vineyards. This fabulous event includes hors d'oeuvres, a four-course dinner, and wines from Markham Vineyards.
Tucson native, Chef Jamie West will be doing what he does best, creating the gourmet cuisine for the evening. Live music will be provided by Tucson's local ...
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September 21st, 2007
This wine class sounds like so much fun. It will be held tomorrow, Saturday September 22, between 3:30 to 5:00 pm at Starr Pass Resort and Spa . The subject is California Pinot Noir.
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September 20th, 2007

Next month is the Tucson Children's Museum Family Fun Brunch. The annual brunch is a wonderful fundraiser promoting the theme "Building Toward The Future" - a program benefiting low-income children and their families.
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August 28th, 2007
Everyone has heard about it. Oprah gives away trips to here, celebrities use it as an escape, authors (like Karen Quinn) take annual trips to this paradise, Karen Neuburger has a Girlfriends Getaway coming up, and the list goes on. This "place" is heaven on earth, or rather Canyon Ranch.
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August 13th, 2007

A few weeks back the family and I ventured down to Wilcox to Apple Annie's Orchard for some classic peach picking. During the Peach Festival there is an all you can eat peach pancake breakfast. We decided to go later in the day. When we first arrived we took a hay ride (minus the hay) around the farm then ...
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July 21st, 2007
The other night a few of the girls from my mom's group and I had a Mom's Night Out and let me tell you, we had a great time.
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July 7th, 2007

During most of the year rain and thunderstorms are rare in Tucson until the monsoon season hits in July (the average is July 3rd) and continues though September. If you haven't experienced one,
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July 6th, 2007
Throughout Tucson and other Arizona areas there are dry river beds, called "washes," that remain dry most months of the year until the monsoon season arrives. I laughed when I first visited Tucson. 'Yeah, right. These dry "river" beds fill with water? I'll believe it when I see it."
It was my first summer here and I was warned the monsoons were on the way and that I should use ...
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July 5th, 2007
It's almost time to celebrate (and brace ourselves). The monsoons are supposed to arrive this coming weekend. The average Tucson monsoon arrives July 3 but we've obviously passed that date.
Do you know what the Stupid Motorist Law is? I'll tell you all about it in a few days.
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July 1st, 2007
Wake up for a good cause on 4th of July. Beginning at 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Tucson Convention Center is the "Tour for Tucson's Children" event, a 27-mile Challenge Ride; 3-Mile Fun Run/Walk; 6.5 Mile Ride; and Kids' Stars and Stripes Fiesta benefiting the Tucson SAFEKIDS Injury Prevention Program.
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