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Political Calendar for the Week of November 16, 2014:
Monday, November 17, Noon: Democrats of Greater Tucson luncheon, Dragon’s View Restaurant (400 N. Bonita, South of St. Mary’s Road between the Freeway and Grande Avenue, turn South at Furr’s Cafeteria), buffet lunch costs $8.50. Featured speaker is Marco Liu, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Also – presentation of the changes to the DGT bylaws. Next Week: Don Jorgensen, Pima County Democratic Party chair, on election postmortem; nominations for DGT Board. DGT Board Election December 8.
Wednesday, November 19, 5;30 p.m.: Pinal County Democratic Party meeting, at Pinal County Democratic Party HQ, 350 N. Main Street (Florence). Pot Luck social at 5:30 p.m,, business meeting at 7:00 p.m. For more information please contact Henry Wade at hsefndr@aol.com or (602) 619-4440.
Thursday, November 20, 8:00 a.m.: Democrats of the Red Rocks Monthly Breakfast, at the Olde Sedona Family Restaurant Bar & Grill, 1405 W. Highway 89A (Sedona), Breakfast is $12, includes buffet and gratuity. Breakfast at 8:00 program at 8;30 a.m. For more information please contact info@democratsoftheredrocks.org or (928) 203-5858.
Saturday, November 22: Special Olympics El Tour de Tucson. Registration for the Special Olympics 32nd El Tour de Tucson presented by Casino Del Sol is OPEN. The new system also makes it easier for you to fundraise for Special Olympics and check out the new incentives! Register Now– the sooner you do, the more you save!
Saturday, November 22, 9:00 a.m.: Pima County Democratic Party Legislative District Biennial Reorganization Meeting, at Amphi High School, 125 W. Yavapai Road (N. Oracle Road and W. Prince Road). Registration and welcome at 9:00 a.m., breakout sessions for Legislative district elections of officers at 10:00 a.m. Lunch at Noon. Plenary session at 1:00 p.m.
For additional political calendar items see the Arizona Democratic Party: Calendar.
Special Announcements:
DCSRA Discussion Group
Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m.: Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area hosts a Current Events Discussion Group at the DCSRA Headquarters, Continental Shopping Plaza, 240 W. Continental Road (exit 63), Green Valley. Join us at the weekly meeting of the Democratic Headquarters Current Events Discussion Group. We’ll talk about some of the major events of the previous week, including but not limited to political topics, and try and go behind the news for a deeper understanding. For more information, please contact Pam Duchaine at pamduchaine@gmail.com
Drinking Liberally
Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m.: Drinking Liberally. Location TBA. An informal, inclusive progressive social group, and lively discussion. Contact: www.livingliberallytucson.org.
Sunday, November 23, 2:00 p.m.: Legislative District 11 meeting, at the Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Church, 3601 W. Cromwell Drive (Tucson). For more information please contact Tom Cuevas at (520) 440-5458. Find us at www.AZLD11Dems.org.
Monday, November 24, 6:00 p.m.: Legislative District 3 meeting, at the Joel Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Avenue (parking under the library). For more information please contact Luis Gonzales
at (520) 594-5500.
Thursday, November 27: Thanksgiving Day.
Monday, December 1: World AIDS Day.
Monday, December 1, 6:30 p.m.: Pima County Democratic Party Executive Committee meeting.
Saturday, December 6. 10:00 a.m.: Legislative District 2 meeting, at the DCSRA Headquarters, Continental Shopping Plaza, 240 W. Continental Road (exit 63), Green Valley. For more information please contact Marla Daugherty at mardenaz@cox.net or (520) 648-0890.
Monday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.: Democrats of Oro Valley meeting, at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive (SE corner at La Cañada). For more information please contact Mike Dayton at teachers12@msn.com or (520) 742-3774, or visit our web site http://www.demsov.org/.
Tuesday,December 9, 3:30 p.m.: Saddlebrooke Democrats meeting, at SaddleBrooke Activities Center, 64518 E. Galveston Lane (Saddlebrooke). For more information please contact Hollace Lyon at Email Us or visit our web site. SaddleBrookeDemocrats.org.
Wednesday, December 10, 6:30 p.m.: Copa City Democrats meeting, at Ak-Chin Ultra Star Multi-tainment Center, 16000 Maricopa Road (Maricopa), in the Ten Pins Rock’n Roll Room. For more information please contact jjjudd@live.com or like us on Copa City Dems | Facebook.
Wednesday, December 1o: Movave County Democratic Party Biennial Reorganization Meeting, in Kingman, AZ. Go to www.mohavedemocrats.org for details.
Thursday, December 11, 5:o0 p.m.: (Special Date) Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area annual Pot Luck and business meeting, at the GVR West Social Center. Please come and enjoy a social time with Dem friends and learn all that the Club has accomplished in 2014. We would appreciate volunteers to assist with check-in and serving. Call HQ (520) 838-0590 to reserve your seats and confirm the dish you will contribute. If your last name begins with A-F, you bring a Main Dish; G-O Dessert; P-Z Side Dish.
Thursday, December 11, 5:30 p.m.: Pima County Democratic Party Nucleus Club meeting, at the Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. Club does not meet in December.
Thursday, December 11, 5:30 p.m.: Yavapai County Democratic Party Biennial Reorganization Meeting, at the Prescott Adult Center, 1280 E. Rosser Street, Prescott.
Friday, December 12 – Sunday, December 14: 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair – Tucson, AZ.
Saturday, December 13, 9:30 a.m.: Tanque Verde Valley Democrats meeting. For more information please contact Lucy Messing at (520) 591-7615 or visit our web site. Tanque Verde Valley Democratic Club.
Saturday, December 13, 10:00 a.m.: Cochise County Democratic Party Biennial Reorganization Meeting, in Sierra Vista. More details TBA.
Saturday,December, 10:00 a.m.: Mule Mountain Democratic Club meeting, at the Community Y, 26 Howell Avenue (Bisbee). For more information please contact Jon Viverto at (520) 432-32236.
Tuesday, December 16 (sundown) – Wednesday, December 24: Chanukah.
Tuesday, December 16, 11:00 a.m.: Democratic Women of Southeastern Arizona meeting, at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club, on St. Andrews Drive in Sierra Vista. The cost of the luncheon is $15.00. For reservations, please contact Kathy Marvin, President of the DWSEA through email at kathleencrafts@gmail.com or by telephone at (520) 803-6697.
Tuesday, December 16, 6:30 p.m.: Legislative District 9 meeting, at Northwest Medical Center, La Paloma Urgent Care Community Classroom, 4001 E. Sunrise Drive. For more information please contact Brian Clymer at brianclymer@yahoo.com or (520) 297-3539.
Tuesday, December 16, 6:30 p.m.: Oracle Democrats meeting, at the Oracle Fire Department, 1475 W. American Avenue (Oracle). For more information please contact Renee Barbaree at reba520@q.com or (520) 896-9054.
Wednesday, December 17, 5:30 p.m.: Pinal County Democratic Party meeting, at Pinal County Democratic Party HQ, 350 N. Main Street (Florence). Pot Luck social at 5:30 p.m,, business meeting at 7:00 p.m. For more information please contact Henry Wade at hsefndr@aol.com or (602) 619-4440.
Wednesday, December 17, 6:30 p.m.: Legislative District 10 meeting, at Pima County Democratic Party HQ, 4639 E. 1st Street (one block South of Speedway and West of Swan). For more information lease contact Rob Selby at r_ybles@hotmail.com or (520) 790-3024.
Thursday, December 18, 8:00 a.m.: Democrats of the Red Rocks Monthly Breakfast, at the Olde Sedona Family Restaurant Bar & Grill, 1405 W. Highway 89A (Sedona), Breakfast is $12, includes buffet and gratuity. Breakfast at 8:00 program at 8;30 a.m. For more information please contact info@democratsoftheredrocks.org or (928) 203-5858.
Thursday, December 18, 6:00 p.m.: Casa Grande Democrats meeting, (location varies). For more information please contact Jack Guthrie at democratsofcasagrande@gmail.com and Like Us on Facebook.
Friday, December 19: Pima County Democratic Party Holiday Party, at Pima County Democratic Party HQ, 4639 E. 1st Street (one block South of Speedway and West of Swan). We’ll host a happy hour for the early birds followed by a potluck dinner. More details to follow… hope you can make it!
Friday, December 19: Yavapai County Democratic Party and the Democratic Women of the Prescott Area Holiday Party. More details to follow… hope you can make it!
Wednesday, December 25: Christmas Day.
Thursday,December 25, 3:00 p.m.: NO MEETING. Sunflower Democrats meeting, at (New Location) the Continental Reserve Urgent Care meeting room, 8333 N. Silverbell Road (on the southwest corner of Silverbell Road and Continental Reserve Loop). For more information please contact Buddy Gill at buddygill@comcast.net.
Thursday, December 25, 7:00 p.m.: NO MEETING. Heritage Highlands/Dove Mountain Democrats meeting, at the Heritage Highlands Clubhouse, 4949 West Heritage Club Boulevard (Marana). For more information please contact Sandra Tiffany at stiffany60@mac.com.
Sunday, December 28, 2:00 p.m.: Legislative District 11 meeting, at the Mountain Vista Unitarian Universalist Church, 3601 W. Cromwell Drive (Tucson). For more information please contact Tom Cuevas at (520) 440-5458. Find us at www.AZLD11Dems.org.
Monday, December 29, 6:00 p.m.: Legislative District 3 meeting, at the Joel Valdez Main Library, 101 N. Stone Avenue (parking under the library). For more information please contact Luis Gonzales at (520) 594-5500.
Tuesday, December 30, 11:30 a.m.: Blue Tuesday Luncheon Forum, at the Starfire Golf Club, 11500 N. Hayden (Scottsdale). If you want lunch, you must RSVP so we can order for you! Email jctillotson@msn.com. $20 – cash only – at the door! (If you RSVP, and then find you can’t make it, PLEASE LET US KNOW, or we’ll have to pay for your uneaten lunch!) Blue Tuesday Luncheon Forum | Facebook
2015
Thursday, January 1: New Year’s Day.
Saturday, January 25, 9:00 a.m.: Arizona Democratic Party Biennial Reorganization Meeting in Phoenix. Details TBA.
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Saturday, March 7: Arizona List 11th Annual Celebration, Tucson Luncheon at the Westin La Paloma, Phoenix Happy Hour at location TBD. Keynote Speaker is former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. She currently serves as the co-chair of Priorities USA Action and is the Director of The American Jobs Project at UC Berkeley. After leaving office, Granholm hosted Current TV’s national political analysis show “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” and co-authored the Washington Post political bestseller, A Governor’s Story: The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future. Event and VIP tables sponsorships are available. For more information or to RSVP, please contact info@arizonalist.org or (520) 327-0520.
Martin Bacal at PC Dem party said they will not be having Nucleus Club meetings in November and December, 2014.