Canasta: 9 am to noon
Potluck Lunch: noon
Bingo: 1 to 2 pm
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935

Bridge Club: 12:30 to 4 pm
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935

Story time for tots, 0-4 years, and their moms: 10 am
Family First Pregnancy Care Center and Family Diaper Bank
1575 W American Ave Suite A Oracle
Contact: Clare at 896-9545 MWF 9:30 - 4:30

Sewing Bee and Tea: 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935

Oracle School Board
Every second Thursday of the month: 6:30 pm
Oracle Ridge School
Contact: School District Office 896-3072

Acadia Ranch Museum: 1 pm - 5 pm or by appointment
Contact 896-9609

Farmers Market: 9 am - noon
Triangle L Ranch
2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle
Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123

Tour of Historic Kannally Ranch House: 10 am and 2 pm, 45-minute tour
Oracle State Park
Groups require reservations and may select alternate times
Contact: 896-2425

Adobe Art Gallery, Gift Shop, Outdoor Sculpture Path: 11 am - 3 pm
or by appointment. Closed June through August
Triangle L Ranch
2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle
Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123

Acadia Ranch Museum: 1 pm - 5 pm or by appointment
Contact 896-9609

Swap Meet
Every second Saturday of the month, 8 am - 2 pm
Village Square parking lot, Oracle
For information or reservation to sell call 896-3533

Tour of Historic Kannally Ranch House: 10 am and 2 pm, 45-minute tour
Oracle State Park
Groups require reservations and may select alternate times
Contact: 896-2425
The four level Mediterranean revival style adobe ranch house was built from 1929-1933 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Art Gallery 2-5 pm Sundays
Rancho Linda Vista
1955 W Linda Vista Rd Oracle
Information: 896-2988

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Open House - Family First Pregnancy Care Center Inc
1575 W American Ave Suite A Oracle
Come tour our recently expanded facility. Light refreshments.

Ranch Hand Camp
YMCA Triangle Y Ranch
Ages 9-17 are welcome to participate
Cost: $100 per camper
Reservations: (520) 884-0987
Campers can enjoy a weekend of horse fun at the YMCA Triangle Y Ranch. Activities include trail riding, horse care, arena games, working cattle, branding games and lots of fun.

Reptile Walk with Ed Moll of the Tucson Herpetological Society
Oracle State Park
Cost: park entrance fee $6 / vehicle or Arizona State Parks annual pass
Information: (520) 896-2425. No reservation necessary.
Kids and adults of all ages will enjoy handling live reptiles and learning more about these desert dwellers. Ed will give a hands-on talk in the first hour, followed by a trail walk to find lizards and other reptiles living around the ranch house. Recent sightings include regal horned lizards, tree lizards, spiny lizards and western diamondback rattlesnakes.

Friends of Oracle State Park Open House
Oracle State Park
Information: (520) 896-2425
The Friends of Oracle State Park, Inc (FOSP) is a non-profit corporation established in 1997 to assist in the restoration and preservation of the Kannally Ranch House and grounds at Oracle State Park

Public Meeting with Coronado National Forest Officials
Oracle Community Center
Dinner served 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Donations for the OCC accepted.
Coronado officials have several fire prevention projects planned near Oracle.

Welcome Back Turkey Vulture Festival
Village Square at Calle Futura and American Ave
Sponsored by Oracle Land Trust, the Darimonts, Green Javelina and Winding Roses
Live Music, Desert Plant Sale, Hot Food, Bake Sale, Youth Photography Contest
Information: Maggie 603-9077

Open House Sonoran Bed and Breakfast
Innkeepers Michael and Mary Gibson invite you to come see all the Sonoran B&B has to offer! Relax and enjoy the picturesque scenery, delectable desserts, chocolate fountain and indulgences of Arbonne International, Beijo Purses and Premier Design Jewelry.

One-day Workshop: Papermaking with Desert Plants with Val Bembenek
Oracle State Park
Cost: $20 includes the park entrance fee
Reservation required, call 896-2425
Instructor Val Bembenek has been making paper from desert and garden plants for many years. Sunday is Mother's Day - make it a mother/daughter fun event!

Mother's Day Morning Bird Walk with naturalist, Kathe Anderson
Oracle State Park
Cost: $20 includes the park entrance fee
Reservation required, call 896-2425
Enjoy a Mother's Day morning together outdoors in the oak grasslands identifying birds, before heading to breakfast. Bird sightings will be submitted to the 2009 North American Migration Count for Pinal County. Support the annual bird count!

Music in the Park
Oracle State Park
Information and reservations: (520) 896-2425
Tickets $10 in advance or the day of the event.
Diamond Jim Hewitt with Strings and Ivory perform a range of tunes from the Irish O'Carolan tradition to New England contra-dance and American bluegrass for a full moon concert on the upper patio of the Kannally Ranch House.

Presentation: Wormshop Part 2 - Building a Worm Bin with Linda Leigh
Oracle State Park
Information and reservations: (520) 896-2425
Cost: $36 includes park entrance fee
Learn more about the wonder of worms in composting. In this "wormshop" you will make your own worm bin. This program is offered in collaboration with newly formed local group "GO Green Oracle". Space is limited and reservations are required by May 8 so that worms and bin materials can be ordered.

Blood Drive
Masonic Lodge
700 Kingston Street Oracle

Art Exhibition Closing Reception
Triangle L Ranch
Join us for the closing reception of the art exhibition in the ADOBE Gallery. Photographs by Rosanna Salonia and Matthew Yates. Encaustic paintings by Judith Walsh and mixed media works by Steven Derks. Join us for the closing reception of this terrific exhibition in Triangle L Ranch's ADOBE Gallery. Don't miss your last chance to view art in the gallery until September.

Kevin Pakulis Triangle L Ranch Party
Triangle L Ranch
Tickets $10
Opening Reception/Party starts 5 pm
Concert under the Stars begins at 6 pm

The Triangle L Ranch hosts the 1st Annual Kevin Pakulis Triangle L Ranch Party. The historic Triangle L has a long and storied history of presenting fun, interesting and often spectacular events in the high desert grasslands of Oracle. This concert/party is sure to be a gathering that, years down the road, folks will look back on fondly and say, "I was there at the first one". Headlining and co-hosting the event will be The Kevin Pakulis Band. (www.kevinpakulis.com ) Kevin will be backed by his seasoned and formidable band; Ralph Gilmore on drums, Larry Lee Lerma, bass, and Duncan Stitt, keyboards. Sharing the bill will be one of Tucson's favorite power trios, The Van Dykes (www.dannykrieger.com) The Van Dykes can be summed up as rock, blues, and pop gone funky. Kicking the night off will be a real treat for music lovers, a rare solo performance from Renaissance woman Tena Moyer.

There will be food and soft drinks available for purchase by Oracle's own Casa Rivera. You may bring your own beverages. Flashlight recommended.

Come as early as 5 pm to the Triangle L Ranch and enjoy the Gift Shop, ADOBE Gallery exhibit, walk the Desert Sculpture Path and visit with your fellow concert goers. Advance reservations can be made by emailing info@triangleLranch.com or calling Sharon at 520 623-6732 (Tucson) or 520 896-2123 (Oracle).

Astronomy Night with Starizona
Oracle State Park
Information: (520) 896-2425
Cost: park entrance summer fee $5 / vehicle or Arizona State Parks annual pass
Starizona of Tucson experts will be on hand with two telescopes on the upper patio of the Kannally Ranch House. They will interpret the planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, moon views and constellations of the early summer skies. Family-friendly. No reservation required.

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Fire Department Public Meeting
Oracle Fire Department
For information call 896-2980

June Drumming
Valeska & Jack's
2210 Camino Amigo (Do not block driveways!)
For information call Elvia 896-9409 or Valeska 896-2275
All type of drums are used with all types of rhythms. Some sing, some dance, some chant. Bring whatever you would like to help us make rhythms and keep the beat.

Softball Tournament
Mountain Vista School
2618 W El Paseo Oracle
Cost: $10 per player
Single player or team entries allowed
Snack Shack will serve food and drinks
For information call Carrie 896-9515 or Brenda 896-9170

"Skate" Competition
Mountain Vista School
2618 W El Paseo Oracle
Cost: $3 per entry before day of event, $5 on day of event
Sign up at Skate-N-Bike 393 N American Ave Oracle
Snack Shack will serve food and drinks
For info: call 896-2308

One-day Journal-making Workshop with Val Bembenek
Oracle State Park
Cost: $30 includes the park entrance fee
Reservation required, call 896-2425
Learn to make different styles of stab-bound journal notebooks to use as a diary, for poetry, to record hiking field notes of wildlife sightings and more. Participants take home three unique journal notebooks.

Music in the Park
Oracle State Park
Information and reservations: (520) 896-2425
Tickets $10 in advance or the day of the event.
Evening full moon performance at the Kannally Ranch House upper patio, by Five Way Street. Woodstock era tunes including Crosby, Stills & Nash and Beatles covers. (www.fivewaystreet.com)

Astronomy Night with Starizona
Oracle State Park
Information: (520) 896-2425
Cost: park entrance summer fee $5 / vehicle or Arizona State Parks annual pass
Starizona of Tucson experts will be on hand with two telescopes on the upper patio of the Kannally Ranch House. They will interpret the planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, moon views and constellations of the early summer skies. Family-friendly. No reservation required.
This is a reschedule from a week ago due to rain, and replaces the evening wildlife walk previously scheduled on this day.

Oracle Swap Meet (2nd Saturday of every month)
Village Square parking lot
Cost to set up table to sell items: $25
For information or reservation to sell call 896-3533

The Carnivaleros CD Release Party
Live Music Under the Stars
Triangle L Ranch
Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by emailing info@triangleLranch.com or calling Sharon at 896-2123.
The show starts at 7 pm and gates open at 6 pm. There will be two sets with a short intermission.
The Triangle L Ranch is pleased to welcome the return of the Carnivaleros with a concert and CD release party on Saturday June 13, 2009. The new CD features the song "Black Cloud over Oracle" inspired by the Pinal County Sheriff raid of GLOW in 2006. It's a full circle celebration!
From rhythmandroots.org: "Raconteur Gary Mackender's Carnivaleros is an accordion-fueled celebration of Southwest roots music. Mackender pulls from an impressive list of Tucson musicians that grace the stage on any given night. This party will be no exception. Come prepared to put a smile on your face and get rhythm in your feet."

BLM Asks Public Input: Proposed SunZia Southwest Transmission Project
Oracle Community Center 685 E American Ave Oracle
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has initiated a public scoping process to gather information about SunZia and will oversee the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will identify environmental impacts and evaluate alternatives for the project. A formal announcement opening the scoping process and a 45-day public comment period was published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2009. The BLM will host open-house meetings in New Mexico and Arizona along the proposed transmission line study corridor to provide the public an opportunity to review the proposal and project information before submitting comments and resource information to the agency.

Evening Guided Bird Walk with Audubon specialist Kathe Anderson
Oracle State Park
Reservations preferred: (520) 896-2425
Free with park entrance fee of $5 per vehicle (summer fee) or $2 per person non-motorized entry.
Meet at 5:30 pm at the Kannally Ranch House for bird-watching from the patios. Follow along on a bird walk from 6-8 pm through the corrals, washes and trails of Oracle State Park, past owl, woodpecker and hummingbird nests; looking for warblers, flycatchers, hawks, towhees and more. Bring binoculars if you have a pair.

Morning Guided Bird Walk with Audubon specialist Kathe Anderson
Oracle State Park
Reservations preferred: (520) 896-2425
Free with park entrance fee of $5 per vehicle (summer fee) or $2 per person non-motorized entry.
Go birding before breakfast. Meet at 7 am on the upper patio of the Kannally Ranch House for more bird identification with Kathe around the ranch house, corrals and trails of the park. Kathe is back by popular demand for these two back-to-back dusk and dawn bird walks, so take advantage of her rare visits to Oracle State Park. Bring binoculars if you have a pair.

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