Maricopa Special Events Coordinator Niesha Whitman

Maricopa Special Events Coordinator Niesha Whitman came into InMaricopa’s studio to talk about upcoming community events.

The big event for the spring will be the 12th annual Salsa Festival. Thousands of patrons come from around the Valley of the Sun to participate in the festival each year, and this year should be the biggest event yet.

“[The Salsa Festival] is shaping up quite well,” Whitman said. “We are really working on trying to bring new and different things to this program.”

According to Whitman, new features for the 12th annual Salsa Festival include a visit from the Arizona Rattlers arena football and Zumba lessons from the stage.

Preceding the Salsa Festival this year will be the second annual Copa Color Fun Run and multiple Second Saturday Markets. Each event is meant to bring the community together and provide participants with unique experiences.

“This year we are looking toward making all of our events bigger and better and building upon what we have for the previous year,” Whitman said.

Upcoming Spring Events:
•    Feb. 13 – Second Saturday Market from 8 to 11 a.m. at Copper Sky
•    Feb. 20 –Copa Color Fun Run starting at 2 p.m. at Copper Sky
•    March 12 – Second Saturday Market from 8 to 11 a.m. at Copper Sky
•    March 19 –Salsa Festival from 2 to 8 p.m. at Copper Sky

Adam Wolfe
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Adam was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but spent the majority of his young life in Lakeside, Arizona. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He has been working in the field of journalism since 2010. Adam has worked in a wide range of fields including professional sports and international media relations. He has also been a breaking news reporter, sports columnist, government reporter and community reporter. He spent a year in Denver, Colorado before coming to Maricopa in 2015. In his spare time, he will often be found enjoying the great outdoors. If he isn’t hiking or fishing, he is likely hopelessly cheering on his Arizona sports teams. Adam was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but spent the majority of his young life in Lakeside, Arizona. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He has been working in the field of journalism since 2010. Adam has worked in a wide range of fields including professional sports and international media relations. He has also been a breaking news reporter, sports columnist, government reporter and community reporter. He spent a year in Denver, Colorado before coming to Maricopa in 2015. In his spare time, he will often be found enjoying the great outdoors. If he isn’t hiking or fishing, he is likely hopelessly cheering on his Arizona sports teams. Adam was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but spent the majority of his young life in Lakeside, Arizona. After graduating from Blue Ridge High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. He has been working in the field of journalism since 2010. Adam has worked in a wide range of fields including professional sports and international media relations. He has also been a breaking news reporter, sports columnist, government reporter and community reporter. He spent a year in Denver, Colorado before coming to Maricopa in 2015. In his spare time, he will often be found enjoying the great outdoors. If he isn’t hiking or fishing, he is likely hopelessly cheering on his Arizona sports teams.
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