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Willo Home Tour set for Feb. 12 |
The Willo Historic District Annual Home Tour will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. This unique neighborhood tour features outstanding examples of Tudor, Spanish, and Bungalow style homes dating from the 1920s through the 1940s. One of Phoenix’s most beautiful, and oldest historic neighborhoods, Willo is approximately west of Central Avenue between Thomas and McDowell roads, from 1st to 7th avenues. Tickets can be purchased the day of the event at the neighborhood park at 3rd Avenue and Holly. Tickets are $18 the day of the tour. Presale tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at www.willotour.com. Trolley cars will carry tour participants to various stops on the tour, or participants can enjoy the traditional tour method of walking from house to house. A street fair at the event will offer handcrafted goods, unusual gift ideas, jewelry, antiques, and local artwork. Food vendors will supply a variety of munchies.
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Mexican art featured in annual home tour |
The doors to four Phoenix homes will be opened to the public as part of the Friends of Mexican Art’s Home Tour and Mexican Mercado, scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Ticket holders for this special fund-raising event will be invited to experience homes that contain fascinating, even spectacular collections. Art—especially Mexican art—dominates, adorning all surfaces in these homes. What pulls these collections together is the homeowners’ love of the art works and their inventiveness in displaying it. Come and surround yourself with creativity and discover the fun of collecting. At the Mercado, which will be held at one of the homes, dealers in Mexican art will have items for sale. A portion of the proceeds of the Mercado will also benefit Friends of Mexican Art and its goals. Tickets are available at The Purple Lizard, 2827 N. 15th Ave., 602-728-0980. Tickets also are available online via the FOMA website at www.friendsofmexicanart.org. On the day of the home tour, call 602-334-6585 for the location where tickets can be purchased directly.
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Bring your excess citrus on Feb. 4 |
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is asking Valley residents to bring in any excess fruit from overflowing neighborhood trees to North Phoenix Baptist Church on “Super Citrus Saturday,” Feb. 4, to share this staple with those in need this winter Those who are able to glean their own fruit and save Food Bank resources are asked to bring their excess citrus to the church, located at 5757 N. Central Ave., between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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