Political Calendar: Week of December 3, 2017

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Political Calendar for the Week of December 3, 2017:

Monday, December 4 at 11:30 a.m.: Tucson Inauguration Luncheon, at the Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Avenue, Tucson. The Pima County Democratic Party invites you to join us for an Inauguration Luncheon in honor of the Inauguration of Tucson City Council Members Richard G. Fimbres, Steve Kozachik, and Paul Durham.” Individual Tickets are $100, table sponsorships are $1,000 event sponsorships are $2,000. Order your tickets secure online at Act Blue. For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/211631989379592.

Monday, December 4, 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). New price: buffet lunch is $10.00 cash, $12 credit; just a drink is $3.50. Featured speaker is CD 1 Congressman Tom O’Halleran. UPDATE: O’Halleran needs to be in D.C. for a vote, so substitute speaker is LD 9 House Rep. Pam Powers Hannley.  Next Week: CD 2 candidate and former Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick.

Monday, December 4, 6:30 p.m.: Pima County Democratic Party Executive Committee Meeting.

Tuesday, December 5, 6:00 p.m.: LD 11 Holiday Party, at El Charro Cafe North, 7725 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. There will be a choice of a plated meal and non-alcoholic beverages for $25, collected at the door. (We won’t be able to take credit cards, so please only cash or checks.) Please RSVP to legdist11dems@gmail.com by November 28th, so we can give the restaurant a fairly accurate estimate.

Wednesday, December 6, 5:30 p.m.: Graham County Democratic Party meeting, at Graham County Chamber of Commerce, 820 W. Main Street, Safford. Meet the first Wednesday of each month. For more information please contact Becky Fox at beckyfox@cableone.net.

Thursday, December 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December 10: 4th Avenue Winter Street Fair, at 4th Avenue between 9th Street and University Blvd., Tucson. The Fair includes more than 400 arts and crafts booths, 40 food and drink vendors, street musicians. bands, entertainment and tons of family fun activities (no pets permitted).

Saturday, December 9, 9:30 a.m.: Tanque Verde Valley Democrats meeting, at Risky Business, 8848 E. Tanque Verde Road. Featured speaker is Pima County Supervisor (Dist. 4) Steve Christy. Usually meet the second Saturday of each month. For more information visit our web site. Tanque Verde Valley Democratic Club.

Saturday, December 9, 10:00 a.m.: Coconino County Democratic Party monthly meeting, at Coconino County Democratic Party HQ, 201 E. Birch Avenue, Suite #6, Flagstaff.  Meet the second Saturday of each month. For more information please call (928) 214-0393 or email Kevin Ordean at Kordean@ccdem.org.

Saturday, December 9, 10:00 a.m.: Mule Mountain Democrats meeting, at the Community Y, 26 Howell Avenue, Old Bisbee. For more information please contact John Viverto at vivertos@aol.com or visit our web page Mule Mountain Democrats.

Saturday, December 9, 11:30 a.m.: Maricopa County Democratic Party Winter Convention, at Trevor Browne High School, 7402 W. Catalina Drive, Phoenix. The Maricopa County Democratic Party will host its Winter Convention with special guests former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Captain Mark Kelly. The event is open to the public, so bring your friends. Registration at 11:30 a.m., and event at 1:00 p.m. PC Registration; Guest Registration.

Saturday, December 9, 1:00 p.m.: Sun City Democrats of Oro Valley meeting, in the Navajo Room of the Activity Center, 1495 Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Sun City. Meet the second Saturday of each month. For more information lease contact Maureen Salz mosalz@outlook.com.

Saturday, December 9, 5:00 p.m.: Democratic Club of the Santa Rita Area Holiday Pot Luck and general meeting to elect officers, at the East Social Center, Green Valley Recreation Center, 7 S. Abrego Drive, Green Valley. A-Ha: main dishes, He-N: desserts, O-Z side dishes.

Saturday, December 9, 6:00 p.m.: Las Adelitas 7th Annual Posada, at Petroglyphs, 228 S. Park Avenue, Tucson. Please join Las Adelitas Arizona for an evening of entertainment, food and celebration as we honor Tucson’s Vice Mayor Regina Romero as the 2017 Adelita del Año for her service to the community and raise funds for the annual Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Scholarship. Tickets are $20 general admission – all ticket and silent auction proceeds will go to benefit the 2017 scholarship program and to promote the mission of LAAZ to support candidates and issues important to Latinas and our families. Join us!” For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/events/526154127742596/.

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 (Suite 420, between the Barber Shop and the restaurant Carne Y Vino). 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 Jean Vickers jean.vickers@cox.net.

Drinking Liberally

Third Wednesday of each month, 6:00 p.m.: Drinking Liberally returns to Tucson, at Ermanos Back Room, 220 N. 4th Avenue, Tucson. We need to know by the morning of each meeting approximately how many folks will attend. Please RSVP to tucson@drinkingliberally.org. Informal but thoughtful conversation, good wine and beer, and good food. There is no obligation to order anything–but as a thank you to our host, I hope everyone will order at least one drink (alcoholic or otherwise). There’s some street parking, a parking lot across the street, and the streetcar stops outside their door.

Sunday, December 10, 5:00 p.m.: Democratic Women of the Prescott Area Holiday Party, at the Hassayampa Marina Room, 122 East Gurley Street, Prescott. $50.00 per person, $90.00 per couple. To reserve your ticket, call Jan Manolis: 626-340-7060 or email info@demwomenprescottaz.com.

Monday, December 11, 5:00 p.m.: Democrats of Oro Valley Holiday Party, at El Charro Cafe North, 7725 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley. Happy Hour drinks until 6 pm. $20 collected at the door will provide a plated meal and a non-alcoholic beverage. RSVP required by December 4 to elathram@demsov.org. Vegetarian options available – please specify in your RSVP. Fun raffle! Delicious cake for dessert! Meet the second Monday of each month. 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 12: Hanukkah begins at sundown.

Tuesday, December 12, Noon: Democratic Women of Rim Country meeting, at Tiny’s Family Restaurant, 600 Arizona Hwy. 260, Payson, AZ. Meet the second Tuesday of each month. For more information please contact paysondems@gmail.com or call (928) 468-9669.

Tuesday, December 12, 3:30 p.m.: Saddlebrooke Democrats meeting, at SaddleBrooke Activities Center, 64518 E. Galveston Lane (Saddlebrooke). Meet the second Tuesday of each month. For more information please contact Steve Groth at (520) 385-6686 or check our web site. SaddleBrookeDemocrats.org.

Tuesday, December 12, 4:00 p.m.: Democrats for Picture Rocks meeting, at Horseshoe BBQ Restaurant, 6575 N. Sandario Road, Tucson. Meet the second Tuesday of each month. For more information please contact Catalina Hall at dems4prandav@gmail.com.

Wednesday, December 13, 6:00 p.m.: LD 10 Holiday Party Potluck. Beverages provided. The address is 5545 E. Binghampton Drive, Tucson, AZ 85712 (the San Miguel Community Clubhouse). Holiday Party is in lieu of the monthly meeting. If you’d like to help organize the event contact Susan at  susansh124@gmail.com.

Thursday, December 14, 5:30 p.m.: Yavapai County Democratic Party meeting, at the Prescott Adult Center (Meals on Wheels Room), 1280 E. Rosser Road, Prescott. $10.00 donation, $5.00 if you bring a dish to share. Meet the second Thursday of each month. Please RSVP to (928)541-0413 or email us at info@yavdem.org.

Thursday, December 14, 5:30 p.m.: [No meeting in December] Pima County Democratic Party Nucleus Club meeting, at the Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broadway Blvd. Meet the second Thursday of each month. For more information please contact Ash Silverburg at (520) 326-3716.

Thursday, December 14, 7:00 p.m.: Yuma County Democratic Party meeting, at the new Yuma Democratic Party HQ at 290 S. 1st Avenue, Ste. 1, Yuma. Parking is available in back. Meet the second Thursday of each month. For more information please contact us at yumademocrats@gmail.com.

Saturday, December 16, 10:00 a.m.: LD 10 Town Hall, at the Kirk Bear Canyon Library, 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. Join state Senator David Bradley and Representatives Kirsten Engel and Todd Clodfelter for  a legislative update and Q & A with constuituents.

Saturday, December 16, 11:00 a.m.: Somerton Tamale Festival, along Main Street in Somerton, about 11 miles southwest of Yuma. The Somerton Tamale Festival is the Woodstock of tamale events, with more than 30,000 people descending on the little border town southwest of Yuma. A few arts and crafts vendors are on hand and there will be live music throughout the day. Visitors can sample dozens of varieties ranging from traditional beef and chicken to pork, turkey, corn and spinach tamales. There are even sweet tamales filled with pineapple, peach and strawberry. This is the 10th year for the festival, with all proceeds helping to provide Arizona State University scholarships to local students.

Saturday, December 16, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.: The Pima County Democratic Party African American Caucus, at Grace Temple Baptist Church, 1020 E. 31st Street, Tucson. Meet the third Saturday of each month. The caucus is not exclusively for African-Americans, all are welcome to join. For more information please contact Connie DeLarge at cdelarge@dmyl.com or (520) 241-8408.

Tuesday, December 19, 11:00 a.m.: Democratic Women of Southeastern Arizona meeting, at the Pueblo del Sol Country Club, on St. Andrews Drive in Sierra Vista. Meet the third Tuesday of each month. 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. Visit our web page.Democratic Women of Southeastern Arizona.

Wednesday, December 20, 11:00 a.m.: Democratic Women of the Prescott Area luncheon, at the Centennial Center, 1989 Clubhouse Drive, Prescott (on the Antelope Hills golf course). Luncheon reservations are required. A buffet luncheon will be provided. Cost is $15 for members and $17 for nonmembers. RSVP by email: DWPrescottArea@gmail.com or call (928) 848-2753. Contact us ASAP if you make reservations and are unable to attend. The public is welcome, but reservations are required. To join, email the form and pay at the luncheon, or mail with a check to Sandy Baggenstos, DWPA Treasurer, 530 N. Fitzmaurice Drive, Prescott, AZ 86303.

Wednesday, December 20, 6:00 p.m.: Democratic Club of Northern Gila County meeting, at the Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, Payson. Meet the third Wednesday of the month. For more information please contact paysondems@gmail.com or call (928) 468-9669.

Wednesday, December 20, 6:30 p.m.: Democracy for America – Maricopa County (DFA-MC) monthly meeting is the 3rd Wednesday of every month, and the new location is Macayo’s on Central Avenue, South of Indian School. For more information contact DFAofMC@gmail.com.

Wednesday, December 20, 6:30 p.m.: Copa City Democrats meeting, location varies. For more information please contact Constance Jackson at jcksconniejean@aol.com.

Thursday, December 21, 8:00 a.m.: Democrats of the Red Rocks breakfast, at Old Sedona Family Restaurant Bar & Grill, 1405 W. Hwy. 89A, Sedona. Meet the third Thursday of each month.  Admission is $12, includes buffet breakfast and gratuity. Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Please RSVP to (928) 274-6541.

Saturday, December 23, 10:00 a.m.: Northern Cochise County Democratic Club meeting. Meeting locations rotate between Benson and Wilcox. For more information please contact Kathy Suagee at soprano_58@hotmail.com. Visit our web page Northern Cochise County Democrats.

Saturday, December 23, 2:00 p.m.: Legislative District 11 meeting, at the Wheeler, Taft, Abbett Library, 7800 N. Schisler Drive, Tucson. Meet the fourth Saturday of each month. For more information please contact Maureen Salz at legdist11dems@gmail.com. Find us at www.AZLD11Dems.org.

Sunday, December 24, 3:00 p.m.: [No meeting] Marana Democrats meeting, at the Continental Reserve Urgent Care, 8333 N. Silverbell Road, Tucson. For more information please contact Buddy Gill at maranadems@gmail.com or (408) 806-2036.

Monday, December 25: Christmas Day.

Monday, December 25, 6:00 p.m.: [No meeting] Legislative District 3 meeting, at the Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress Street. Meet the fourth Monday of each month. For more information please contact Andrés Cano at andres@canoagroup.com or (520) 304-5778.

Tuesday, December 26, 11:30 a.m.: Blue Tuesday Luncheon Forum, at the Starfire Golf Club, 11500 N. Hayden (Scottsdale). Generally meets the last Tuesday of the month. If you want lunch, you must RSVP by the Thursday before so we can order for you! Email jctillotson@msn.com. $22 – 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!) For more information please contact bluetuesdayluncheon@gmail.com.

Tuesday, December 26, 6:30 p.m.: Legislative District 9 meeting, at the Water of LIfe Metropolitan Community Church, 3269 N. Mountain Avenue, Tucson. Meet the fourth Tuesday of each month. For more information please contact Brian Clymer at brianclymer@yahoo.com or (520) 297-3539.

Tuesday, December 26, 6:30 p.m.: Northern Pinal County Democrats meeting, at the Pizza Hut, 240 S. Phelps Drive, Apache Junction. Meet the fourth Tuesday of each month. For more information please contact Kathy Guillen at (480) 620-7840 or gataguillen@yahoo.com.

Thursday, December 28, 6:00 p.m.: Casa Grande Democrats meeting, at Bedillon’s Restaurant (Adobe Room), 800 N. Park Avenue, Casa Grande. Meet the fourth Thursday of each month. For more information please contact Jack Guthrie at democratsofcasagrande@gmail.com and Like Us on Facebook.

2018

Monday, January 1:New Year’s Day.

Arizona Democratic Party Winter State Committee Meeting

Saturday, January 27, 9:00 a.m.: Arizona Democratic Party Winter State Committee meeting, at Vista Grande High School, 1556 N. Arizola Road, Casa Grande. Details TBA.

Saturday, January 27, 5:30 p.m.: Pinal County Democratic Party 2018 Campaign Kickoff Dinner, at The Property Conference Center, 1251 W. Gila Bend Hwy., Casa Grande. Details TBA. Precinct Committee Persons $60, Idividual tickets $70. Purchase tickets secure online at Act Blue.