Things to Do

Maricopa Community Theatre is again staging "The Importance of Being Earnest," with performances continuing Friday and Saturday at Leading Edge Academy. The Oscar Wilde...

Cold weather moving through the area is expected to cause a large die off of tilapia fish in local lakes. Tilapia are warm-water fish, native...

IF YOU GO • All-Arizona Poetry Slam • Jan. 25, at (5:30 Art on the Spot) 6:30-9:30 p.m. • Honeycutt Coffee, 44400 W. Honeycutt Road, Suite 109 •...

A Tennessee-based soap-making company is making its Arizona debut in Maricopa on Saturday. The grand opening of Buff City Soap runs from 10 a.m. to...

IF YOU GO What: Maricopa Music Circle Holiday Musicale When: Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Where: University of Arizona – Maricopa Agricultural Center, 37530 W. Smith-Enke Road How much:...

IF YOU GO What: Masik Tas Where: Ak-Chin Circle Field & Arena, 16000 N. Maricopa Road When: Dec. 5-15 Dec. 5-8: Basketball tournaments Dec. 7, 7 p.m.: Light Parade...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and in an effort to bring a little holiday magic to Maricopa kids and teens, Planet...

IF YOU GO What: Merry Copa When: Dec. 6, 6-9 p.m. Where: Copper Sky Regional Park, 44345 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. How much: Free entry, activity...

IF YOU GO What: Nativity Celebration When: Dec. 14, 5-8 p.m. Where: Community of Hope Church, 45295 W. Honeycutt Ave.; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,...

IF YOU GO What: MAC Family Farm Day When: Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Where: University of Arizona MAC, 37860 W. Smith-Enke Road How much: Free (please donate...

Do you know where you really come from? IF YOU GO What: What Is Your Story Copa When: Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-noon When: The Church of Jesus Christ...

Shamrock Farms will be transforming its working dairy farm and tour into a winter wonderland as they host their annual “Joy to the Herd” holiday...

At War: Fresh-faced WAVES recruit did her part After the United States declared war on Japan in 1941, Mary Francis Holmes Abrahams was just 16....

IF YOU GO What: 12th annual Maricopa Turkey Trot When: Nov. 28, 8 a.m. Where: Copper Sky Regional Park, 44345 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. How much:...

IF YOU GO What: All-Maricopa Poetry Slam When: Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:15 p.m.); poets register by 5:30 p.m. Where: Honeycutt Coffee, 44400 W....

The third annual Maricopa Veterans Day Parade is the morning of Nov. 9.IF YOU GO What: Maricopa Veterans Day Parade When: Nov. 9, 9 a.m. Where: Bowlin...

Josh Turner has rescheduled his concert at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino. The country singer had to cancel his performance in September after his bus was involved...

IF YOU GO What: Tales & Treasures Who: Maricopa Historical Society When: Oct. 26, 3-6 p.m. Where: Leading Edge Academy, 18700 N. Porter Road How much: Advance tickets $40/member...

IF YOU GO What: Peter and the Starcatcher Who: MHS Theatre Company When: Oct. 24-26, 7 p.m., matinee Oct. 26, 2 p.m. Where: MHS Performing Arts Center, 45012...

The free Maricopa Music Festival planned for Oct. 26 is scheduled to include a Women’s March hosted by the Zonta Club of Maricopa. The club...

Maricopa Police Department is ready for its eighth annual statewide event, G.A.I.N. – Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods. This event gives people throughout Maricopa a...

City Hall is spending so much time looking ahead at projects and challenges, Mayor Christian Price said, staff doesn’t often have a chance to...

IF YOU GO What: ArtsFest Maricopa When: Oct. 19, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) Where: MHS Performing Arts Center, 45012 W. Honeycutt Ave. How much: $18...

Mythical Gardens LLC is giving adults a reason to revel in the Halloween spirit.IF YOU GO What: Copa Adult Steampunk Halloween When: Oct. 26, 8 p.m.-2...

By Joycelyn Cabrera The “Silent Heroes” fourth annual charity golf tournament and silent auction will benefit Maricopa’s police and fire departments for First Responders Day,...

IF YOU GO What: ArtsFest Maricopa “Music & Movement” When: Oct. 19, 7 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.) Where: MHS Performing Arts Center, 45012 W. Honeycutt Ave. How...

To understand Arizona history, you have to learn about Italian explorer Eusebio Kino.IF YOU GO What: Maricopa Historical Society Speaker Series When: First Mondays, October-April, 5:30...

Last time Lifehouse played Maricopa, it was for a free concert won by the residents for voting themselves to victory in a “Battle of...

By Fran LyonsIF YOU GO What: Kids Day Maricopa When: Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Where: Maricopa Wells Middle School, 45725 W. Honeycutt Ave. How much: Free Info: [email protected] Celebrating...

  Maricopa Teen Hall, a new expo tailored for teens and those raising teens, is scheduled for Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at City Hall.To...