Way Out West Oktoberfest

It’s time for Tempe’s annual Way Out West Oktoberfest, celebrating this traditional German festival Arizona-style.  Wear your lederhosen or your shorts & flip flops. Dance the polka, or do the chicken dance.  Eat some German Bratwurst, sauerkraut and strudel, or have some pizza. Drink traditional Oktoberfest beer direct from Germany or have a good American brew!

It’s all there at Tempe’s Oktoberfest from October 3rd to 5th. Three stages of entertainment - polka, mainstream contemporary and family.

Bands Tuning Up to Play at the State’s Biggest and Best Independence Day Festival

TEMPE, Ariz. - Some of the best local bands in Arizona are getting ready to entertain a big crowd this year at the 57th Annual CBS5 Tempe Town Lake July 4th Festival, presented by TruWest Credit Union and produced by the Kiwanis Club of Tempe. Live music will kick-off in the afternoon with the smoothest singers performing at the biggest Independence Day celebration in the state.

“We have some amazingly talented performers and bands in Arizona and it’s always fun to showcase them at Tempe’s July 4th festival,” said Mike Cryer, Kiwanis Club of Tempe member. “We love to introduce the audience to new music and bring back some of the crowd favorites.”

Scottsdale singer and songwriter James Kole will open the festivities at 4 p.m. with his rockabilly singing style and a swagger to match. Kole released his latest CD, Best of James Kole, in 2007, his seventh CD to date. The Minnesota native moved to Arizona in 1999 and has been performing and writing music for songs and films ever since.

Next on the bill is Arizona’s best funk-soul-rock sextet Calumet, taking the stage at 5 p.m. The band has made musical appearances in venues across the state and has even been honored in the 2007 Phoenix New Times Best Blues/Jazz Category. Self-proclaimed “funkateers,” the six band members of Calumet have covered numerous hit songs and are currently working on their third CD. Calumet’s funky and positive-vibe music will get fans groovin’ as they enjoy the show.

The well-known local band G.A.S., Gear Acquisition Syndrome, will follow at 6 p.m. G.A.S. appeared at the event last year and was so well-received that they were asked to return for the 2008 festival. The band has opened for several high-profile shows in the Valley, including Martina McBride. The five band members all have extensive musical backgrounds, and are sure to impress yet again at this year’s performance.

Headlining the July 4th festival at 8 p.m., after an amazing performance at the event last year, is Chris Parker Project - a local cover band that finds a way to please the musical tastes of all its fans and audiences. Headed by radio station Mix 96.9’s morning host, Chris Parker, the highly popular band has made a name for itself by performing in the nightclub scene across Arizona. Chris Parker Project has shared a stage with bands such as The Fixx, Tears For Fears and, most notably, Maroon 5. The high-energy band will play before the fantastic firework display and then will come back for an encore at 10 p.m.

The CBS5 July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival will feature great food and drinks, activities for all ages, and a fireworks display that tops any other show in Arizona. For the past 57 years the annual fundraiser has raised millions of dollars that benefit organizations serving children in the Tempe area. At last year’s event about $90,000 was raised that was distributed as grants to nearly 20 different organizations.

For more information, including a complete list of the entertainment and activities, visit http://www.tempe4th.com/ or call 480-350-5189.

Tempe Town Lake 4th of July Festival

Memorial Day Concert at Pera Club

Memorial Day Concert at Pera Club May 26th

April 29 , 2008 by Editor

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona Academy of the Performing Arts (The Academy) hosts its sixth Annual Memorial Day Concert at the PERA Club, 1 E. Continental Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281, Monday, May 26, 2008 from 4 pm to 8 pm.  This annual event features a full spectrum of family entertainment.

Come and treat your family to a Memorial Day barbeque, have a seat in the shaded pavilion, and watch the entertainment, and participate in the many silent auctions and raffles that run throughout the afternoon. The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps will debut this season’s show music and feature the 148 members of the Drum Corps as they get ready to launch their 2008 summer competition tour.

The Memorial Day Concert will raise funds for The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps’ 2008 summer tour ending in Bloomington, Indiana at the 2008 Drum Corps International World Championships. This year the Corps will tour for 37 days, competing in 20 competitions, and traveling nearly 12,000 miles throughout the United States.

3rd Annual Walk for Lupus Now

Saturday, October 25th 2008

3rd Annual Walk for Lupus Now

5k Run and Family Fun Walk

Kiwanis Park in Tempe

Visit www.lupusarizona.org for More Information

Or Call 602.870.7622

Help make it a great day for Lupus Awareness!

TEMPE, Ariz. - A public celebration of the diverse groups of people who have shaped the city into the community it is today will be from 1 to 5 p.m. on May 18 at the Tempe Historical Museum, 809 E. Southern Ave.

(southwest corner of Southern Avenue and Rural Road).

Admission is free.

Scrapbooks from the Family History Album project will be on display along with information about creating such albums.

For information, call 480-350-5100.

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Eagle Scout offers residents assistance with picking citrus

TEMPE, Ariz. - A Tempe boy seeking his Eagle Scout designation has taken on a community service project to help elderly and disabled residents with harvesting citrus trees. The boy is available Sunday, April 20, to pick citrus trees for a limited number of Tempe residents for whom the project would be difficult or not possible. Picking citrus when it is ripe helps the entire community by not encouraging the proliferation of roof rats, which feed on citrus that has fallen to the ground.

To take advantage of this service, call Mary Anna Bastin 480-350-5190.

City of Tempe celebrates Tempe Bike Month in April  - Phoenix Arizona News

Bike Month

Light rail line brings new development in Tempe

April 01 , 2008 by Editor

While much of the country is experiencing an epic stalling of the housing economy, a new development is beginning construction along Tempe’s light rail line.

Equinox, a 408-unit apartment home property on Apache and McClintock, will open next year. Beyond placing residents on the light rail line and in front of a bus station, Equinox is surrounded by a Park and Ride lot of 956 spaces. This allows residents to drive to the level they live on a walk a very short distance to their home. It also makes it easy for residents of Tempe and the surrounding communities to park just a couple miles outside downtown Tempe and ride the light rail to special events, football games, their workplace, Arizona State University and the surrounding cities that are also on the light rail line.

Light rail line brings new development in Tempe

New Media Entrepreneurship Job Available at Arizona State University

Dan Gillmor wrote:

“We have an opening at Arizona State for someone to work with me at the new Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship. Here’s the official listing (feel free to pass it around):”

Business Development Coordinator, Digital Media

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication seeks a business development coordinator for the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship. The center, which was established this year, is devoted to the development of new media entrepreneurship and the creation of innovative digital media products. It is funded by grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The ideal candidate will have experience as a new media entrepreneur and possess a solid understanding of business planning and principles. He or she will work closely with the Center’s director, Dan Gillmor, and with students from journalism, business, engineering and other schools, singly and in teams, to plan, prototype and, if possible, launch new-media projects. (This is not a fundraising position.) The business development coordinator will report to the director of the Knight Center and will hold the faculty rank of lecturer in the Cronkite School.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and experience in the business development of digital media.

For more information on the Knight Center, click here.

To apply: Submit cover letter, resume and three (3) professional references and contact information to:

Search Committee – Knight Center
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
PO Box 871305
Tempe, AZ 85287-1305

Applications may also be submitted via email at jjobs@asu.edu.

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM, March 1, 2008.

Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Dan also wrote about the creation of the Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship when he first got the job:

Moving into New Arenas

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Dan Gillmor, an internationally recognized author and leader in new media and citizen-based journalism, will be the founding director of the new Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University announced today.

Gillmor, director of the Center for Citizen Media, will start Jan. 1 as Knight Center director and Kauffman Professor of Digital Media Entrepreneurship. He will hold the faculty rank of professor of practice.

Dan has been invited to attend the next LinkedIn Live event on April 10th but we have not seen a response yet.

Whoever tried to get the word out about this was a bit slower than I would generally like. The job posting expired March 1 and I just learned of it today. I guess I will have to subscribe.