Arizona

TL/DR - Día de Los Muertos, a traditional Mexican holiday honoring the dead, is widely celebrated in Phoenix, Arizona, with various events taking place from late October into early November. These include museum exhibitions, community altars, art installations, traditional performances, food and drink celebrations, and dance parties. Some of the…

TL/DR - Chandler’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Division is inviting the community to a Diwali Festival of Lights celebration on November 4 at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park. The festival, representing victory of light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance in Hinduism, will feature various dance forms performed by Kriti Dance, ABCD School of…

TL/DR - Grace Jasmine, an award-winning playwright, will present a reading of her two short one-act plays, Almost Heaven (Casi Cielo) and Ghost of a Chance, at the DG Footlights New Works Readings in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 10, 2023. The plays involve a despairing young woman and a struggling actress encountering angels and ghostly…

TL/DR - The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is continuing to upgrade freeway ramp meters to improve the flow of traffic, particularly during rush hour. The upgrades, recently completed along the 60 miles of Loop 101 in the Phoenix area, involve enhanced computer programming that adjusts the timing of the traffic lights in response to…