by Kell Palguta, Mayor, Town of Prescott Valley
Hello everyone, I hope you all are doing well, enjoying the holidays and getting ready for a new year.
I would like to thank all of those who live in our great community or who have been able to visit our community in the past. The year 2020 has certainly been one we will never forget in one way or the other. On the bright side, Prescott Valley is already looking into the future and will be doing everything possible to continue to provide top-notch services to our community.
Considering the COVID-19 climate, Prescott Valley still has some great outdoor family opportunities. Don’t miss the beautiful light display that encompasses the entire Prescott Valley Civic Center until January. Crews began working in October to put up these lights, and it’s a sight not to be missed!
Another great Prescott Valley holiday event you won’t want to miss is the Valley of Lights, which opened the day after Thanksgiving and runs through Dec. 30. This is an opportunity for you to drive a mile-long trail through Fain Park and check out all of the various lighted and animated displays along the way. You get to stay inside of your climate-controlled vehicle surrounded by your own family and friends. Look for the Toy Soldier on Highway 69 pointing the way. Valley of Lights is free, but donations are welcome to keep the display going each year.
Another unique opportunity for a great time with the family is to go ice skating at the Findlay Toyota Center. There are numerous skating times throughout the week you can take advantage of. Whether you are a first-timer or a veteran pro, everyone is welcome, and there is plenty of room to enjoy your time on the ice. Check out www.findlaytoyotacenter.com for information and times.
Bring in the New Year 2021 with us in the Findlay Toyota Center parking lot. We’ll have a huge bonfire, outdoor games for the kids, hot cocoa served by the Prescott Valley Police, and s’mores prepared by the Central Arizona Fire & Medical firefighters. Two fireworks displays, one at 8:30 p.m. and one at midnight, will light up the sky. Stay tuned to the Town of Prescott Valley Facebook page for more information, or call Community Services at 928-759-3090.
For those of you always looking for something to do after the holidays, Prescott Valley has that covered.
Recently Prescott Valley has become home to the Northern Arizona Wrangler’s Professional Indoor Football team. The Wranglers play in the same division as the Arizona Rattlers and Tucson Sugar Skulls. This fast-paced sport will start March 20th and run through July so please check the Findlay Toyota Center website for schedules.
Remember that our weather year-round encourages outdoor activities, and we invite you to enjoy our many parks and trails.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Photo by Stephanie Machowski
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Tickets are available at www.ycpac.com for the Kathy Mattea & Suzy Bogguss concert, which is coming up on March 2 at the Yavapai College Performing Arts Center. If you're not familiar with their musical careers, here's some background from YCPAC. ![]()
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Prescott, Arizona (2/2/2023) – Two stars, no waiting. When longtime friends and Country music artists combine their impressive set lists and their love of live performance, everybody in the audience wins. Yavapai College Performing Arts Center invites you to join Country music hitmakers Kathy Mattea & Suzy Bogguss for a rousing and memorable ‘Together at Last’ performance, Thursday night, March 2 at 7 p.m. ![]()
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Two country music legends, with three Grammy awards between them, bring their prodigious talents, their solo hits, and their on-stage chemistry to the stage in ‘Together at Last.’ Friends since their early days in Nashville, Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss have each carved out careers in popular music with country chart hits spanning two decades. Kathy has had more than 30 singles in Billboard Magazine’s Hot Country Songs Charts, including “Goin’ Gone,” “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” and “Come From the Heart.” She won Grammy Awards for her 1990 single “Where’ve You Been?” and her 1993 Christmas Album Good News. Bogguss found stardom with her platinum-selling album Aces, which featured four hit singles: the title track, “Someday Soon,” “Outbound Plane,” and “Letting Go.” She won the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Singer award in 1989 and the Country Music Association’s Horizon Award in 1992. ![]()
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Their busy solo careers allowed Kathy and Suzy few opportunities to collaborate musically, although they did perform a Grammy-nominated cover of “Teach Your Children” back in 1994. Their fans have clamored for a joint tour like this for years. And now, sporting new material developed for the tour, armed with two careers worth of stories and more hits than they can fit, Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss are together at last.![]()
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Tickets for Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss start at $32. Yavapai College Performing Arts Center is located at 1100 E. Sheldon Street, in Prescott. The YCPAC Ticket Office is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Thursdays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. For reservations or more information, please call: (928) 776.2000 or visit us online at: www.ycpac.com.![]()
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Be sure to pick up a free copy of Prescott NOW to see what's happening this month, or visit prescott-now.com/events for the online events calendar.