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Dec31

Lecture Jan. 7th: New Year Resolutions: Green Home and Landscape Care

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Courtesy of the City of Scottsdale Green Building Lecture Series Date: Thursday, Jan. 7, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Location: Scottsdale Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Road (northwest corner of McDowell and Granite Reef, behind the convenience store) Older energy inefficient homes infiltrate outside air indoors through cracks and penetrations in exterior walls and ceilings while picking up dust and dirt along the way....

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Hooray for Old Hollywood Set for Feb. 11th

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Desert Foothills Woman’s Club Hosts Annual Fundraiser Courtesy of the Desert Foothills Woman’s Club You won’t need a “secret knock” to enter The Speakeasy On Easy Street at 100 Easy Street in Carefree on Thursday, February 11, 2016. All you need are plans for fun, lively music for dancing, silent auction, and lots of surprises! Don your fancy frocks, furs, diamonds and high heels! Play Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth or Ava...

Dec31

Video: Wings over the Preserve – Introduction to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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Courtesy of the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Enjoy this brief and excellent overview of the landscape and story of Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Watch “Wings over the Preserve” Video The Peak invites you to share your thoughts about this article by using the “Submit a Comment” box at the bottom of this page. Your email address will not be published. All...

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Discover . Connect . Belong: January Events & Classes

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Information for all events: Contact Dereth DeHaan or David Court, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, ddehaan@dfla.org, dcourt@dfla.org, www.desertfoothillslibrary.org Where: All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85327 Cost: All events are free, except where noted. Library closed January 1 and January 18 Â *** Â Every Tuesday, beginning January 12,...

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Artist’s Loft Update: Becoming a MIM Museum Guide

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In September 2015, The Peak published an Artist’s Loft column by Natalie Keller about the Musical Instrument Museum’s (MIM) tour guide training program. To write the article, Natalie visited the MIM and conducted in-depth interviews with members of the education department. We just received the following notice that was sent to MIM tour guides by the education department. The program that Natalie wrote about is a rousing...