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Yuma Nightlife 5-16-13

WHERE TO BE• La Vida Loca — 8 p.m. Fridays — Cocopah Casino's River Room • Gruuve Masters — 9 p.m. Friday — Paradise Casino's Sharky's Lounge • DJ Sloe — 9 p.m. Fridays — LZ Bar and Grill • Erni... Full story

26 stops on Friday's Art Walk tour

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

It takes a special event to turn a whole section of town into a giant art gallery.That's the magic of the North End Art Walk. This year's event is slated for 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.Businesses ranging from beauty salons to bars will open their doors to ar... Full story

Yuma artist explores new expressions

Concert to celebrate music by and for women

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

Music composed by women is too often left silent on the written page, an effort local choral musicians hope to fix this weekend by giving voice to some truly beautiful sounds.The Friday concert “Celebrating Women” will feature voices from... Full story

All aboard! for Yuma's National Train Day

Saturday festivities include games, prizes

BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub

Yumans are invited to come aboard for Yuma's first celebration of National Train Day.The celebration will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historical Park, 201 N. 4th Ave.The free event will feature door prizes, jum... Full story

Yuma Nightlife 5-9-13

Editor's Note: Send submissions for Yuma Nightlife by 5 p.m. Tuesday to desertlife@yumasun.com.WHERE TO BE• THeNBLeNDr — 7 p.m. Friday — Hunter Steakhouse • Sammy Kaye — 8 p.m. Friday — Strummer's Village Tavern &bul... Full story

School Corner 5-9-13

CELEBRATE WOMEN CONCERTWHEN: 7 p.m. FridayWHERE: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1550 S. 14th Ave.GOING ON: AWC Chamber Singers, Yuma Chorale and AWC Youth Choir's annual end-of-the-year concert; theme is celebrating women and will feature music, lyrics... Full story

Yuma to star on TV’s C-SPAN this weekend

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

The spotlight is on Yuma this weekend as it stars on C-SPAN, offering glimpses of the community's history and literary culture.The programming was filmed in early April by a C-SPAN traveling crew that is making its way to small and midsize communitie... Full story

Orchestral Classics concert Saturday

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

Music that's thrilled the world for generations will ring out Saturday as the Yuma Orchestra Association presents an evening of truly classic sounds.Veteran and student performers will take to the stage for Orchestral Classics, an annual concert that... Full story

Families invited to join Yuma Campout Challenge on Saturday

BY DARIN FENGER - FEATURES EDITOR

Families aren't exactly camping in the boonies this weekend, but any tents pitched in the outfield will be a long walk from the parking lot.Yuma Parks and Recreation hosts a new kind of event Saturday that will turn the baseball diamond at Desert Sun... Full story

Southern drama radiates authenticity

BY MICHAEL MILLER - THURSDAYS AT THE THEATRE

“The Dynamiter” might seem an unlikely title for this low-key film about an unlikely hero, an adolescent boy who's been slipping through the cracks at school and who doesn't have two dimes to rub together. On the other hand, why should fi... Full story

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