Get paid $1 per pound for your Halloween Candy! 

5th Annual Desert Foods Festival: Free Family Event

South Tucson, AZ—The Garden Kitchen will be hosting their 5th Annual Desert

Foods Festival, a free celebration of our local food system on Saturday,

November 4th from 10am to 2pm.

With our food demonstrations featuring wild and cultivated foods native to

the Desert Southwest, we’ll show you how to create delicious and healthy

meals! Taste and learn about foods like cholla buds, tepary beans, nopales,

Every fall, the U.S. produces over one billion pounds of pumpkins--and most of those are used for Halloween decorations and then thrown out. We can save this season’s pumpkins from the landfill--and have fun doing it! 

The 2nd Annual Pumpkin Smash is a fun, family-friendly event focused on sustainable gardening practices. The event includes the chance to bring and smash carved jack-o-lanterns for composting, sample pumpkin-themed treats, and watch pumpkins launched through the air. 

Who:              Tucson Jewish Community Center

What:             Olympic Swim Clinic with Jason Lezak

When:            November 12, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Where:          The event will take place in the JCC Pool area.

Costs:            $60 per swimmer, $50 Stingray Swim Team Members

Ages:             5-12 years 8AM – 10:45AM • 13 & Over 9:45AM – 1PM

Celebrate the 18th annual Lights On Afterschool Oct. 26, 2017!

Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year.

The Sixth Annual Feast With the Dearly Departed at

Tucson Botanical Gardens.

Tucson, AZ – The Tucson Botanical Gardens will once again be celebrating the Day of the Dead and Halloween with our sixth annual Feast with the Dearly Departed. The Gardens will be decorated with skeletons submitted by local artists allowing visitors to explore the spooky grounds after dark and there will be a traditional altar, or ofrenda, where participants can choose to place a message for a loved one who has passed.

Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 5:30–6:30 pm (All Ages) How tall can you build a tower using nothing but index cards? Put your building skills to the test. Work in teams, families, pairs or solo to create the tallest tower. Prizes will be given for the tallest towers. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. 

520.594.5580

www.library.pima.gov/locations/ORO/ 

Teens: Christmas is just around the corner. Why not save a little cash and learn how to make some super creative gifts using recycled materials? Let your imagination run wild as you use stuff like old t-shirts, playing cards, and magazines to create some really unique art and jewelry. All materials are provided. Bring yourself and a friend. Registration begins November 2 

520.594.5580

www.library.pima.gov/locations/ORO/