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October Calendar

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Quarter Mile for the Cure

Oct. 9: Raise money for breast cancer research at SAMC & McLearran Motorsports Presents: Quarter Mile for a Cure! Come "Show and Shine" for a $5 donation or go drag racing for just $20 per car. Racers must purchase tech card from SIR and pass tech inspection to race, $20 entry fee. Track entry fees, spectator $5, crew $10, driver/Car $20. Children 10 and younger are free. Gates open at 4 p.m. for drivers and 6 p.m. for spectators. The event runs until 11:59 p.m. at 11300 S Houghton Rd. All proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southern Arizona.

The Mini-Time Machine museum

Oct. 16 to 31: The Mini-Time Machine museum is celebrating the season with a HalloWEEn Festival. The museum will celebrate in grand style with spooky decorations, a haunted room and themed-crafts and projects for the little ones. Costumed photos will also be available. The festival takes place on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday’s from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is located at 4455 E. Camp Lowell Rd. Admission is $7, $6 for seniors/military and $5 for youths.. For more information, visit MiniTimeMachine.com or call 520.881.0606.

Girl’s Night Out

Oct. 29: It’s Girl’s Night Out at Loew’s Ventana Canyon. The one night only event will offer for purchase the newest and greatest in beauty products and the hottest fashion apparel and accessories, all for a good cause. Shop till you drop from 2 to 9 p.m. All proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure Southern Arizona. The Loew’s Ventana Canyon Resort is located at 7000 North Resort Drive. For more information about the event, visit GirlsNightOutAZ.com and click on Tucson Fall events.

Safe Treats

Oct. 31: The Oro Valley Police Department will hand out Holloween candy on the 31st. Look for them around Cañada Hills, Copper Creek, Palisades neighborhoods and Lambert and Naranja from 6 to 8 p.m.

August Calendar 2

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Ice Cream Anyone
Aug. 12: You are cordially invited to an Ice Cream Social
Drop by National Bank of Arizona and let us treat you.

7601 N Oracle Road
Oro Valley, AZ 85704
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
12:00 pm to 4:00 p.m.

Movies in the Courtyard Series at La Encantada

Various dates: Head to the courtyard at La Encantada for a free movie and free popcorn. Or buy a boxed dinner/snacks from Firebirds Wood Fired Grill for just $10 — proceeds go to the Ara Paarseghian Medical Research Foundation. Also, Enter for a chance to win a $200 gift certificate to Best Friends Boutique, and even view the latest vacation fashions from them. It’s sure to be a great outdoor movie experience with The Bose store providing the latest sound technology. La Encantada is located at 2905 E. Skyline Drive. Movies are:

August 14: Finding Nemo

August 28: Back to the Future

Correction: The contact phone number that was printed in the magazine is incorrect. For information on the movie series, call 520.299.3566

8th Annual Marana Chamber Golf tournament

August 14: D.L. Withers is sponsoring the 8th Annual Marana Chamber Golf tournament at The Pines Golf Course, 8480 N. Continental Links Drive, with proceeds benefiting the Marana Community Food Bank. Registration and range open at 6 a.m. with a 7:30 a.m. start. Cost is $95 per person or $350 per foursome, which includes unlimited balls for the range, cart, green’s fee, prizes and lunch. For more information, visit MaranaChamber.com.

Corn Festival

August 15 & 16: Everyone come on out to Oro Valley Farmers’ Market and enjoy sweet corn on the cob, freshly baked corn bread, fragrant roasted corn, corn relishes, and best of all corn recipes from the farmers themselves. Join hundreds of others residents take advantage of local corn at the peak of the season. The Farmers’ Market is located at 11000 N. La Cañada at the Oro Valley Town Hall. For more information, visit FarmersMarketTucson.com.