What’s happening this week in Maricopa (VIDEO)

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Workshops on happiness, health and filmmaking are all part of activities this week. Below, Maricopa actor Izzy Watts invites the community to the second Copa Shorts Film Fest this weekend. For details on these and other listings, or to add your own, visit InMaricopa.com/Calendar.

MONDAY

Seniors play Pinochle at 8:30 a.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Senior Bowling is at 10 a.m. at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

A Ray of Hope meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is at 7 p.m. at Maricopa Community Church, 44977 W. Hathaway Ave.

Parents of Addicted Loved Ones (PAL) meet at 7 p.m. at 19395 N. John Wayne Parkway, Suite 16.

TUESDAY

Tombstone daytrip leaves at 8 a.m. from Copper Sky Multigenerational Center, 44345 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Seniors play Pinochle at 8:30 a.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Discovering Happiness Lunch & Learn is at noon at Central Arizona College – Maricopa Campus, 17945 N. Regent Drive.

Coffee with Friends of the Maricopa Library is at 1 p.m. at Maricopa Public Library, 41600 W. Smith-Enke Road.

Seniors play Canasta at 1 p.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Celebrate Recovery Coffee & Karaoke is at 5 p.m. at Maricopa Community Church, 44977 W. Hathaway Ave.

Strength & Hope Al-Anon Meeting is at 7 p.m. at Community of Hope Church, 45295 W. Honeycutt Ave.

WEDNESDAY

Creative Sisterhood meets at 9 a.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Babytime is at 9:30 a.m. at Maricopa Public Library, 41600 W. Smith-Enke Road

Harrah’s Club 777 Toastmasters meet at 3 p.m. at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, 15406 Maricopa Road.

S.M.A.R.T. Kids meet at 3:30 p.m. at Maricopa Public Library, 41600 W. Smith-Enke Road.

Maricopa Police Explorer Post Meeting is at 5 p.m. at Maricopa High School, 45012 W. Honeycutt Ave.

AWANA is at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Maricopa, 18705 N. John Wayne Parkway.

MUSD Governing Board meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at Maricopa Unified School District Administrative Office, 44150 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy.

THURSDAY

Seniors play Pinochle at 8:30 a.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Seniors play Farkel at 9 a.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Healthy Living Workshop is at 10:30 a.m. at Copper Sky Multigenerational Center, 44345 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Seniors play Canasta at 1 p.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

Family Story Time is at 4 p.m. at Maricopa Public Library, 41600 W. Smith-Enke Road.

Desert Wind Parent Night is at 6 p.m. at Desert Wind Middle School, 35565 W. Honeycutt Road.

A Ray of Hope meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is at 7 p.m. at Ak-Chin Social Services, 48227 W. Farrell Road.

FRIDAY

Seniors play Pinochle at 8:30 a.m. at Santa Cruz Elementary School, 19845 N. Costa del Sol Blvd.

8-Bits is at 4 p.m. at Maricopa Public Library, 41600 W. Smith-Enke Road.

Strength & Hope Al-Anon Meeting is at 7 p.m. at Community of Hope Church, 45295 W. Honeycutt Ave.

Copa Shorts Film Fest VIP Party is at 7:30 p.m. at Elements Event Center at Ak Chin Circle, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

SATURDAY

Film Funding: Show Me the Money is at 9 a.m. at Copa Shorts Film Fest at Elements Event Center at Ak Chin Circle, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

Drones, Moviemaking, and the FAA. Rules. Rules. Rules. is at 9 a.m. at Copa Shorts Film Fest at Elements Event Center at Ak Chin Circle, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

Filming in Arizona: What Arizona Can Do For You is at 10:30 a.m. at Copa Shorts Film Fest at Elements Event Center at Ak Chin Circle, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

Copa Shorts Film Fest screenings start at noon at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

SUNDAY

Copa Shorts Film Fest screenings start at 11 a.m. at UltraStar Multi-tainment Center, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

A Ray of Hope meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is at 7 p.m. at Maricopa Community Church, 44977 W. Hathaway Ave.

Copa Shorts Film Fest Wrap Party is at 7:30 p.m. at Elements Event Center at Ak Chin Circle, 16000 N. Maricopa Road.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.