November 2018
History Café: 100 year Anniversary of Armistice World War 1: An Industrial War to End All Wars: The Impact of Technology on the First World War, 1914-1918
Jared A. Smith History curator, Tempe History Museum, will share his knowledge of destructive technology used in WWI.
Free
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Weekly Yoga – Special Eating Meditation
Come relax with a Yin Yoga practice and eating meditation in honor of Thanksgiving. Bring a mat and water bottle, light refreshments will be provided for the eating meditation. Enjoy the experience of less being more with complete satisfaction and feeling of gratitude for the present. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free – $5
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Weekly Storytime
Join museum volunteers for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join museum volunteers for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free – $5.00
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December 2018
Weekly Storytime
Join museum volunteers for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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GVAL Member’s Show Closing day
GVAL Member’s Show Closing day
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Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
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Join museum volunteers for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
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Join museum volunteers for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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January 2019
Closed for New Years Day
The museum will be closed in observance of New Years Day.
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Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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How African American’s changed metro Phoenix
Join HD SOUTH in celebrating Martin Luther King’s Celebration as Princess Crump, president of the Carver Museum and Cultural Center, presents how African Americans overcame prejudice to help make the Phoenix area the dynamic area it is today. Registration requested.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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National Kazoo Day – Make your own Kazoo Choir!
Create your own Kazoo and play music ’til your hearts content on National Kazoo Day. Bring the whole family for this fun and entertaining musical instrument project. If you can hum, you can play the kazoo. We’ll have fun kazoo facts to share and all the supplies to create your own! This activity will take place throughout the morning at the museum. Registration is not required – drop-in and have fun between 10am – 12pm. Free with paid admission
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Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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February 2019
Science Cafe: Rare, Guided Tour of the Riparian Preserve
World Wetland Day Celebration: Join us for a rare opportunity to experience the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert with a guided tour! Gilbert park naturalist, Jenny Rambo, and HD SOUTH’s Thom Hulen will share their knowledge of the local wetland area. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring your binoculars for this unique, up close and personal experience. We’ll meet in the parking lot at the Riparian Ranch before the tour. Registration is required.
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Celebrate State 48!
Join historian Jarod A. Smith for a fun evening learning about how Arizona became the 48th state. Registration requested.
Free
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Art Workshop: The Year of the Pig- through Art and Story
This fun, hands-on workshop for children 6-16, will feature a traditional craft that celebrates the Chinese New Year. Class is designed for parent and children participation. Registration is required.
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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History Cafe: The Chinese American Experience in Arizona
This first known Chinese settler to Arizona was documented in 1863 when Arizona was still a territory. Experience the past and present for Chinese Americans in Arizona. Registration is requested.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Origami Cranes – More than art!
Learn how to make an Origami Crane and the symbolism behind this art form. Participants will experience the celebration of the environment, hope and world peace through the story of Sadako: Sadako was a Japanese girl who survived the atomic bomb blast that destroyed the city of Hiroshima. Years after the blast, she developed life threatening leukemia. In hopes of recovering, she embraced the Japanese legend that your wish will be granted is you make a 1000 origami cranes. Ages…
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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March 2019
A Night At The Museum-Gilbert Comes Alive!
Join us for our annual signature fundraising gala! For more information and to purchase your ticket click here.
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Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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History Cafe: Irish Arizona
Learn about the contributions of Irish Americans to Arizona’s development with historian Janice Bryson. Registration requested.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Irish Tin Penny Whistle Workshop
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED Make your own Irish Tim Penny Whistle! Before the workshop is over, students will learn a simple song while discovering the basic physics of sound. Workshop is appropriate for students 6 years and up. Registration is required.
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Rustic Water Tower Paint Class
Come and learn how to paint the Gilbert Water Tower on wood! The class will paint their favorite Gilbert mascot on a beautiful sunset background for an hour at the museum. No prior paint skills are required and children 12 and up are welcome to join. Hang your piece on the entry way of your home or your patio. This is NOT your average art class, there will be delicious treats, provided by Higher Grounds and Roastery and Cafe. Also…
$25
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Scottish Genealogy
Bring your laptop to learn how to tackle research on the other side of the pond. Margaret Yuille Kennedy Waye was born and raised in Scotland. She got her love of genealogy when she was 19 and enjoyed spending days in Edinburgh doing research. She emigrated to California when she was 20, and later married Grant Wesley Burke and settled in Arizona. Learn how to explore your Scottish ancestry with ease! Registration requested.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Design your own fabric with handmade stamps!
Make your own unique stamps that can be used to decorate and embellish cloth. This workshop is appropriate for students from 6 years to adult. Registration required.
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Irish Genealogy
Learn the skills that will make exploring your Irish ancestry easier and more rewarding. Attendees need to bring their laptop to the class. Registration requested.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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History of Arizona Quilting
Join historian Carole De Cosmo for a journey into Arizona’s history through quilts. FREE (with paid museum admission)
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Science Cafe: Mosquitoes: Our Pesky little Pests with Global Impacts
As our weather changes, mosquitoes are expanding their range and their life cycles taking advantage of favorable climate conditions. Learn what is bring done, and what can be done, to create a comfortable environment while coexisting with these pests. Registration is requested.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Art Workshop: Make a Water Tower just like Gilbert’s (only smaller!)
Participants, from 6 years old to adult, will make a scale model of Gilbert’s iconic water tower. Registration is required.
$5.00
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April 2019
Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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History Cafe: At Work in Arizona
This class has been canceled.
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Military Genealogy
Robert M. Wilbanks genealogist and historian will discuss how to research military records for genealogical research. He will start with the Civil War.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Science Workshop: Modern Model Rocketry
Participants will learn the basics of model rocketry through this hands-on workshop. For ages 6- adult, those 10 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. This workshop has been canceled.
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Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
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Art and History Cafe: Rock Art of the Southwest
Artist, archaeologist, storyteller will discuss how ancient people expressed their worldview through rock art.
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Science Café: Minerals and Gems of Arizona
Les Presmyk will take participants ages 6-adult on a wonderful journey through Arizona’s geological treasures.
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
This weeks class is canceled Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
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Make a Gourd Rattle
Participants will make gourd rattles they can use to chase evil spirits away or just enjoy as they play along with their favorite musical selections.
$10.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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History Cafe: Wallace and Ladmo
Join Steve Hoza, historian, and archivist, for an enjoyable evening learning about the children’s TV show Wallace and Ladmo. This event is sold out
Free
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May 2019
Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Art History Workshop: Make a model railroad locomotive
Participants from ages 5-9 years old will make and paint a model of a historic railroad locomotive.
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
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Memorial Day Ceremony
Join Fellow community members and member of American Legion Post 39 in a beautiful remembrance ceremony on Memorial Day. Enjoy music provided by the Ahwatukee Foothill Concert Band, opening remarks by Mayor Daniels, and a presentation by guest speaker, USAF Retired Colonel, Cliff B. Stansell. This is a free, outdoor event so bring your lawn chairs. The Gilbert Historical Museum will be open until noon with free admission as well. This is also the last day for “The Art of…
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Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Find out moreWeekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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July 2019
Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
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Museum Closed
Museum closed for the 4th of July.
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Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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August 2019
Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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Weekly Yoga
Join Marilynn Igleski, certified yoga instructor, for an hour of yoga that will help relax participants while conditioning muscles. Open to participants of all levels of yoga experience. Please bring your own yoga mat and water. Open to teens through adults. First session is complimentary FREE per session for HD SOUTH members $5 per session for non-members
$5.00
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Weekly Storytime
Join HD SOUTH volunteers and AZCEND for stories and activities. Ages 3 – 5. Free for adults and children!
Free
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November 2019
Migratory Waterfowl: A Guided Tour of the Riparian Preserve
You will not want to miss this chance to see migratory waterfowl at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert! Under the expert guidance of park naturalist, Jennie Rambo, and HD SOUTH’s very own Thom Hulen, participants will have the chance to observe diverse species of ducks, shorebirds and other water birds. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring binoculars. Meet in the parking lot at the Riparian Preserve. Limited space available and registration is required.
Free – $10
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December 2019
Winter Solstice at the Riparian Preserve
Claude Haynes of the East Valley Astronomy Club will take participants on an interstellar journey to learn more about our universe. Held at the beautiful Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Claude will guide the group on spotting constellations, tracking the movement of the stars, and explain how the universe came to be. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a flashlight. Registration is required.
Free – $10
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