Mondays
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
Contact: 896-9326 or Susie Cochran at 896-2935

Canasta: 9 am to noon

Potluck Lunch: noon

Tuesdays
Oracle Community Center

Bridge Club: 12:30 to 4 pm

Wednesdays
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

Story time for tots, 0-4 years, and their moms: 10 am

Oracle Community Center

Sewing Bee and Tea: 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Knitting, crocheting and stitching

Thursdays
Oracle Community Center

Open Card Games: 9 am - Noon

Mahjong: 1-4 pm

Oracle Ridge School
Contact: School District Office 896-3072

Oracle School Board
Every second Thursday of the month: 6:30 pm

Saturdays and Sundays
Village Square parking lot, Oracle
For information or reservation to sell call 896-3533

Swap Meet
Every second Saturday of the month, 8 am - 2 pm

Triangle L Ranch
2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle
Contact Sharon Holnback 896-2123

Saturday Morning Cafe and Food Market: 9 am - noon

Acadia Ranch Museum
825 Mount Lemmon Road Oracle
Contact 896-9609

Museum Open: 1 pm - 5 pm Saturdays or by appointment

Biosphere 2 Visitor Center Theater
Click on Programs, then on Science Saturday

Biosphere Lecture Series: 2 pm Saturdays

77 Arena
Milepost 100 on Hwy 77, Oracle. Take ADOT Oracle Maintenance Yard exit, turn right on dirt road, follow road to Arena.

Gymkhana
Every third Sunday (Saturday in summer) of the month, 9am signup (5pm in summer), events start 10am & 11am
Horseback riding competition: barrels, poles and three other events.

Rancho Linda Vista
1955 W Linda Vista Rd Oracle
Information: 896-2988

Art Gallery 1-5 pm Sundays

Education: Special Interest Classes in Oracle

Community Center Membership Drive and Breakfast
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
Become a member and have some Breakfast: eggs, pancakes, ham, juice and coffee. Members $4, non-members $5.

Benefit Golf Outing
SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club in Saddlebrooke.
Sponsored by the Friends of Oracle State Park
Information: Neil Krupicka at 520-818-7883 or nkrupicka@gmail.com
Golfers of all abilities are invited to a benefit golf outing at the championship SaddleBrooke Ranch Golf Club. The four-person scramble competition includes 18 holes, a cart, lunch, and dozens of give-aways and prizes. All proceeds will be dedicated to funding a limited re-opening of Oracle State Park. In February, March, and April 2012, the park will be opened for the general public every Saturday, and opened on selected weekdays so the popular school environmental education programs can be resumed.
Prizes for golfers include a free golf cart to be awarded for a hole-in-one on a yet-undesignated hole. There will be prizes for the longest putt, longest drive, shortest drive, in-the-circle par threes, most lost balls, most unusual play of the day, and many more. Golfers can sign up as a foursome for $200, or individually for $50.

Trail Maintenance Work Party
Oracle State Park
Meet at the Kannally Ranch House
Information: Jennifer jrinio@azstateparks.gov, Rosie 896-2425

Park and Swap at the Community Center
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
Sell out of the trunk of your car. For $5 you drive up to the upper or lower area of the Center, set up to sell from your car/truck and/or table. Coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls will be sold. This will be a monthly event on every third Saturday.

Saturday Farmer's Market
Triangle L Ranch
2805 N Triangle L Ranch Rd Oracle
Eclipse Cafe - delicious hot beverages and coffee, sweet treats and more…
Demitra - relax and enjoy a chair massage. You know you need it…..
Maria - will have her homemade green corn tamales served with rice and beans
Quentin and Julie - chicken posole, split pea soup with ham hocks, curried veggies, olive garden - sausage, potato and kale soup - yum!
Loads of fresh veggies from the garden and eggs

Volunteer Docent Training Program Orientation
Oracle Historical Society
825 Mt Lemmon Rd Oracle

Volunteer Orientation Meeting for Office and Gatehouse help / Visitor Contact
Oracle State Park
Meet at the Kannally Ranch House
Information: Jennifer jrinio@azstateparks.gov, Rosie 896-2425

State Historian Marshall Trimball opens Oracle 1912 Centennial Exhibit
Oracle Historical Society
825 Mt Lemmon Rd Oracle
An evening of humorous folklore, poems and songs.
The Centennial Exhibit Oracle in 1912, curated by history writer Cathy Ellis and architectural design/history expert Chuck Sternberg, shows how the year Arizona entered into the Union was also a seminal year in the life of our town. Historic photos, maps and descriptions of Oracle’s many visitors and residents at the time – from the locally to the nationally well known – as well as the rise of its architecture promise to make this an exciting and insightful exhibition.

RLV Group Show and Reception / Potluck with guest artist Beata Wehr
Rancho Linda Vista Gallery
1955 W Linda Vista Rd Oracle
Bring a light dish or something to drink

Community Center Potluck and Board Nominations
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle
At this time members can nominate someone they know who wants to be on the board and share ideas about what activities they might like to help with or attend. See how much fun it can be to help us put on an Oaks Festival in 2012!
Bring a small dish of your favorite treat to share. We’ll provide beverages. AND bring your family, friends and neighbors. We’ll have drawings for a free Monday lunch.
Members can then Vote on Nominees to the Board on Feb 27th.
RSVP to General Membership Liaison Charlotte at 520-850-4641 or charpoole@q.com.

Volunteer Orientation Meeting for Office and Gatehouse help / Visitor Contact
Oracle State Park
Meet at the Kannally Ranch House
Information: Jennifer jrinio@azstateparks.gov, Rosie 896-2425

Grand Re-Opening
Oracle State Park
8:00AM: Park gates open, free admission.
8:30AM: Guided Bird Walk. Meet on the upper patio of the Kannally Ranch House.
10:00AM-4:00PM: Interactive Educational Booths, Friends of Oracle State Park baked goods, and special treats at the Kannally Ranch House.
10:00AM: Guided tour of the historic Kannally Ranch House.
11:00AM: Oracle Odyssey Activity Sampler. Meet at the Group Use Area. Families and kids of all ages are invited to experience environmental education trail activities on a 45-minute excursion. Oracle Odyssey, an environmental education program designed for grades 4-6, focuses on habitat and interrelationships between plants, animals and people.
12:00 NOON: Presentations in the living room of the Kannally Ranch House. Among guests and speakers will be members of the Arizona State Parks executive staff, Arizona State Parks board members, Arizona State legislators, and members of the Friends of Oracle State Park.
1:00PM: Oracle Adventure Activity Sampler. Meet at the Group Use Area. The Oracle Adventure Program offers activities using the five senses to explore the environment. The program is designed for grades 1-3. This 45-minute excursion is popular with all ages.
2:00PM: Guided tour of the historic Kannally Ranch House.
4:00PM: Guided tour of the historic Kannally Ranch House.

School Program Training
Oracle State Park
Meet at the Kannally Ranch House
First day is Volunteer Program introduction for new volunteers and requires no commitment.
Signup: Jennifer jrinio@azstateparks.gov or 520-896-2425

Guided Bird Walk with Mary Ellen Flynn
Oracle State Park
Meet at the Kannally Ranch House upper patio
Reservations preferred: Jennifer 520-896-2425
Free with park entrance fee: $7 per vehicle

Epic Rides Mountain Bike Event
Willow Springs Road

Education: Special Interest Classes in Oracle

Oracle Firewise Day
Oracle Fire Department
Stay tuned for more information

"Lucy's Afternoon" Wine Tasting and Silent Auction
Oracle State Park
Kannally Ranch House and Garden
Cost: $25 per person includes one bottle of wine
Invited: Friends of Oracle State Park members and their guests. Not a member? Join!
Enjoy a sip of wine as you take in spring’s colorful blooms and vistas of the Galiuros Mountains, in the gentle air of late day. Entertainments include a Silent Auction, featuring two archival Kannally prints, as well as music. Wine tasting conducted by BevMo, with additional bottles available for purchase.
Proceeds to benefit Park operations and programs.

Oracle Artists Studio Tour

Oracle Oaks Festival
Oracle Community Center
685 E American Ave Oracle

26th Annual Oracle Spring Run Car Show
Sponsored by the Oracle Historical Society 520-896-9069