Phoenix Arizona East Valley Living Blog

Authors and Appetizers 2008

Joe Garagiola is the featured speaker for this year’s Authors and Appetizers fundraiser — Fri., May 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Scottsdale Public Library. This year’s event promises to be the best ever with authors Nancy E. Turner, Brent Ghelfi, Beth Kendrick, Joe Garagiola and Dilara, Imran and Yasmine Hafiz.Join the Friends of the Scottsdale Public Library for an evening of laughs, libations and literature benefiting children’s programs. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at http://library.ci.scottsdale.az.us/ or at the door.

Information:

Scottsdale Public Library

or 480.312.2420.Scottsdale Public Library —

Civic Center

3839 N. Drinkwater Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Great Bike Chase Combines Favorite Pastimes: Baseball and Biking

Approximately 1,000 kids and adults will ride their bicycles 3 miles through downtown Phoenix in order to take a greener form of transportation to an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game. The community event is part of April Valley Bike Month, declared by Gov. Janet Napolitano and Valley Metro to educate citizens about  safe bicycle use and how it can benefit our health, improve air quality and alleviate traffic congestion.Great Bike Chase