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April 21, 2016

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Governor Proclaims April 30 International Jazz Day in Arizona
Source: jazzdayaz.com
 
Governor Doug Ducey has issued a Proclamation to Doc Jones declaring April 30, 2016, "International Jazz Day".   The proclamation will be presented on April 30 at the International Jazz Day Festival in Phoenix at CityScape.




(jazzdayaz.com)

Peoria program helps families
Source: peoriaindependent.com
   
Peoria  SUPPORT (Services Uniting to Provide People with Opportunities, Resources and Training) Program's inaugural human services annual event Passport to Summer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 7  at Rio Vista Recreation Center, 8866 W. Thunderbird Road in Peoria.



(City of Peoria)
 

Source: blog.newcollege.asu.edu
   
Celebrating 30 years of academic excellence, the broadest possible educational access and meaningful societal impact, Arizona State University's West campus cordially invites you to enjoy the  second and third events in our 30th Anniversary Leadership Series.


For more information on parts 2 and 3 of the series:  Read more 


  
(Arizona State University)
Arizona Project WET & the Beyond the Mirage Team - Beyond the Mirage Stack Sharing Event- Earth Day 2016
Source: pesd92.org
    
On Friday, April 22, 2016 approximately 500 6th-8th graders at schools in Pendergast, Peoria, Phoenix, Dysart and Washington School Districts will share and judge each other's mini-documentaries about water, built through the new Beyond the Mirage web experience http://beyondthemirage.org/experience/#player.




  
(University of Arizona)

Dr. Glen Weiss Recognized as Researcher of the Year as part of AZ Business Magazine's 2016 Healthcare Leadership Awards
  Source: cancercenter.com

Dr. Glen Weiss, Director of Clinical Research and Medical Oncologist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) has been named 2016 Healthcare Leadership Awards' Researcher of the Year by AZ Business Magazine.


   
( Cancer Treatment Centers of America)

Winners of 2016 Mayor Select Scholarship Art Contest honored at Goodyear Lakeside Music Fest

The Goodyear Lakeside Music Fest- Saturday April 16th was the place to be!   At the event Mayor Lord was joined on stage by the winners of the 2016 Mayor Select Scholarship Art Contest to be recognized for their accomplishment.  Alice Cooper surprised everyone with an unannounced visit to GLM Fest to introduce his son's band Co-Op and  performed three songs for the ecstatic crowd.


   


( City of Goodyear)
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