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Albumpalooza – American Eagles USA will perform the Eagles Greatest Hits album at the Avi Resort & Casino on Saturday, August 10 at 8 p.m. The “Albumpalooza” Concert Series recreates the magic of albums we listened to and loved from a time when albums were a complete and cohesive piece of art. This is not a wig and costume show, instead it features some of the best musicians anywhere performing the songs track to track, cover to cover the same way you remember listening to them. The very first Eagles Greatest hits compilation entitled The Eagles Their Greatest is one…

260 nonprofit arts organizations, festivals, and education programs awarded grants The Arizona Commission on the Arts, an agency of the State of Arizona, announced that over $2.63 million has been awarded to nonprofit arts organizations, festivals, and education programs throughout the state. At their quarterly meeting on June 27, the Governor-appointed board of the Arizona Commission on the Arts approved the funding of 260 grants to Arizona nonprofit arts organizations, festivals, schools, and community-based programs. This action represents the allocation of 75% of the Arts Commission’s annual grants budget, with several other grant programs running throughout the year. In Mohave…

Kingman’s Farmers Market offers their specialty of homemade, hand-crafted, home-baked and home-grown products. Come enjoy live music, clever crafts, delectable foods and health & beauty products at 102 E Beale St. Kingman Saturday, July 13, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kingman’s Farmers Market is free to the public!

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Bats get a bad rap, but the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) aims to change that by highlighting the good they do – such as eating pesky mosquitoes and flies – during a series of bat netting and monitoring workshops July 26 and Sept. 6. Each event runs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Needle Rock Recreation Area northeast of Scottsdale and costs $25 per person, with proceeds going to help the department provide other wildlife viewing events statewide.  During the events, participants will observe the capture and identification of local bat species alongside AZGFD biologists as part…

After a graceful half-mile flight across Horseshoe Lake, the 3-year-old bald eagle released back into the wild by Arizona Game and Fish Department and Liberty Wildlife was free once again.  It was a fitting conclusion for the bird that was found in February at a Queen Creek dairy suffering from a shattered femur. Left untreated the bird would have certainly died, yet four months later, a small group of onlookers watched in excitement as this national symbol glided low across the water’s surface, declaring its independence just days ahead of the July 4 holiday.  “As an agency, we strive to…