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The 8th Annual
Fiesta de las Calabazas
will be held on Saturday,
October 13, 2007
at Oracle State Park in Oracle, Arizona
from 10 AM to 7 PM.
Arizona State Parks celebrates its 50th Anniversary at Oracle State Park on Saturday, October 13, 2007 along with the Eighth Annual Fiesta de las Calabazas
The
Fiesta de las Calabazas was founded in 2000 as a pumpkin or harvest festival
to celebrate the beginning of the fall season in southern Arizona. The 2002
event was the first at the beautiful Oracle State Park venue. The Fiesta de
las Calabazas promotes eco-tourism and heritage-tourism, fosters awareness
of the natural environment, and showcases the cultural and artistic diversity
present in the communities of Oracle, San Manuel, and Mammoth as well as neighboring
towns in southern Arizona.
Click
here for directions and park information.
Ride
the shuttle bus to the festival site from the Oracle Courthouse Parking lot
north of the Post Office and pay only $2 per person (ages 13 & under free).
There is no additional charge to attend the festival or concerts. The festival
will go from 10 AM to 7 PM, with the first shuttle from town leaving the Courthouse
at 9:30 AM.
New Parking Policy - Because of space limitations on-site parking will be limited to those with handicapped stickers or others needing special assistance. The normal entrance fee of $6.00 per carload (up to 4 people; additional people, walk-ins and bicycles are $2.00 per person) will apply. Children 13 and under, free. Volunteers, vendors and performers will also be able to park on-site at no charge. A specially marked parking area will be available for this purpose.
For more information or if you would like to volunteer to help out with the festival, call 520-896-2425 or send email to Jennifer Rinio.
Oct 11, 2007 - The Best of Calabazas CD's arrived today. We are ready! Have a great time at the Fiesta.
Sep. 27th, 2007 - Updated Kids Stage information and activities; added new sponsor list below.
Sep. 16th, 2007 - Flyer for the raffle has been posted to the publicity page. This PDF can be downloaded and printed for distribution. It contains publicity about the raffle items that will be given away at the Festival.
Sep. 14th, 2007 - As the festival approaches, volunteer meetings will be every Saturday until the day of, starting tomorrow, at 9 AM, at the Kannally Ranch House. Still not too late to volunteer to help out on the day of the festival. Call the park at 896-2425. New pics posted for the bluegrass supergroup, Oracle Junction, starring Fiesta junkie, bass player Brian Davies (Greg Morton Trio (2003), Crystal Ridge i(2004)), guitarist S. Graham Gordon, banjo player Rudy Cortese (Crystal Ridge (2003)), and John Dawson (mandolin).
The Best of Music from Fiesta Calabazas 2003-2006 CD has completed final mastering is ready to go to press. Look for this great compilation to be released on the day of the Fiesta! If you pre-ordered you can get it for the ridiculous price of $10.00 (there are 17 songs from 11 groups). The price on the day of is $12.00. You will not want to miss out on this one!
The 2007 Fiesta flyer has been posted. You can download and print this PDF if you want to had it out to friends and co-workers.
Aug. 5th, 2007 - Updated Food and Crafts Booth forms, and Sponsorship forms are available for download. For a mailed hardcopy, please call 520-896-2425 and leave a message with your name, address, and which form you wish to have mailed (Food Application, Crafts/Information booth application, or Sponsorship).
July 23th, Music lineup for the 2007 Fiesta is now posted. See 2007 Musicians and Performers.
July 20th, 2007- Dessert in the Desert, July 20th, at Oracle State Park. Music from prior Fiestas, new T-Shirt Design, opportunity to reserve your copy of the Best of Music from the Fiesta de las Calabazas. 6 PM to 9 PM at Kannally Ranch House.
2007 Sponsors & Donors
A special thanks to our sponsors this year:
To our group of Major Sponsors:
• Diamond Development
• Fairfield Homes
• Hardin Brothers
• Eagle Crest
• The San Manuel Miner
• The Oracle Newspaper
• RAMMED EARTH
• Pinal County Supervisors
• Rockworks
• Hewitt Consulting Enterprises, LLC
Thanks to our group of COMMUNITY and GENERAL Sponsors:
• ELBOE - Evaline’s Auerbach’s Local Books
• Patricia and Patrick Schifano
• STREAK RECORDS – Michael Carrol
This year’s Calabazas Times was a combination effort on the part of lots of
folks but especially: • Kate Horton • Giovanna Hesley
• Lynn Perez-Hewitt • Jennifer Rinio
• Tina Acosta and, as always, • Bill John.
Mailing List - If you wish to get on our Oracle Music and Cultural Events mailing list, please send email to Diamond Jim including your name, address, and telephone number. We are currently building a list for notification of concerts, art openings, and other special events in Oracle and vicinity. We will under no circumstances sell, rent, or give away your name and address to anyone except the organizers of those events, who will be provided with a set of mailing labels or a email roster only.
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