The Sounds and Sights at the Twilight Farmers Market

This past week's Twilight Farmers Market had wonderful sounds, snowy cold fun, fashion shows and good times with friends and co-workers.

The market bell was rung by the cast from AZ Broadway Theatre's show 'Rent'. I always love hearing beautiful voices singing a Capella.


The sun was trying its hardest to put a damper on people's spirits, but to no avail. The sail awnings that the Citadelle Plaza recently installed give ample shade to the courtyard but also allows the breeze to flow though.


The classically-trained guitarist Nenid Saciv played on the main stage providing soothing sounds to shop to.

And of course, icy cold snow cools you down in seconds. Want to see how snow gets made in Arizona? Well, you hire AZ Iceman and they send out two enormous trucks filled with bags of ready-made ice. Here is a picture of Art Gomez with the spout that crushes up the ice to make AZ snow:


Once the snow fills the "hay corral", the kids jump in. I think this puppy would have joined them if he was not on a leash!


I do not know this group of boys, but they remind me of my boys when they were younger (always together, goofing around, having a blast):





This little girl with the adorable outfit covered in flowers, made the world's smallest snowman:

We had several new vendors participating in the Twilight Farmers Market. One vendor grows a very ancient grain and made cookies and breads using this grain is wheat-free. They were very interesting to talk to and I learned a great deal about the grain varieties:

We had a group of Glendale Firemen stop by to buy vegetables and fruit (which probably contributes to the great shape they are in and their bright white teeth!)

The back stage area located in front of the Haute C and BUSY BODIES business' had activity all night long. Briana Lefevers and Andrew Pelt played guitar and sang for the audience.



Her voice was quite beautiful:
And the back stage had a red hot fashion show modeling clothes from Haute C:Many people have made Wednesday night their night to meet with friends at the Citadelle Plaza for a glass of wine or enjoy dinner at Corbin's bar and grill. It's a nice way to end after shopping at the farmers market!July 29th is the last in the summer Twilight Farmers Market series. La Fiamma (Fire Acrobatics) will be performing, Jobing.com Arena will be giving tickets away for the Saltimbango show that runs from July 29-Aug 3, the Phoenix Coyote's mascot, Howler will ring the market bell and it'll be your last chance to play in the snow, too! Please be sure to join us.

Cooler Weather for 3rd Twilight Farmers Market

The Twilight Farmers Market is such an explosion of visual delights! Just look at these sunflowers:

We were so blessed with beautiful weather for the third week in a row. The paper said that it has not been this cool in the month of June since 1913.

The Glendale firemen rang the bell to start the market and brought engine 155 along, too. President of GPE Management Services, David Genovese presented the Assistant Chief and fireman with a basket of goodies from the market farmers.

The fireman rang the bell very softly, which was so cute since he's obviously very strong and fit.

Next, the 'AZ Thunder' tumbled and cheered for the crowd. It was nice to see how the older girls helped the younger members of the group:

I would have to say that the crowd loved when they did back bends and "walked" that way the full length of the tumbling mat:

But for me, it was the littlest members of the group that stole my heart! Just look at the faces on these two little darlings:

With so much variety of produce and growers to choose from, I have hardly entered the doors of a grocery store for weeks now. This week, we saw the addition of corn. It was so sweet and tender, just like the corn I remember eating when I was a child.

We had two new vendors this week: Maya's Gardens and Flowers and Nicole's Gardens. I tried a lemon cucumber for the first time (it looks like a yellowish apple, but tastes like a lemony-cucumber).

In fact, there was an abundance of fruits, veggies, fish, meats, tamales, dipping oils breads, apple butter, farm-fresh eggs, flowers and herbs to choose from this week. Make sure you visit Pastamore next week and ask for his Basil Parmesan Dipping Oil; it's to die for!

But, you do not want to miss the 'Butter N Me' table. She wears an apron with cupcakes on it and sells the most delicious cupcakes, cookies and other delicious treats. The other cupcake businesses in town do not hold a candle to her homemade desserts!

All evening, we heard the beautiful sounds from female vocalists, 'Pearls and Ivory'. That's Lindsey:

And that's Chelsea:

Maybe it was their lovely voices, the selection of their songs or just the cooler Arizona weather, because there was romance in the air:


Coming June 24, Chef Morgan will be away but we have a special treat for the kids entertainment area: Christopher the Magician will have two shows (6:30-7 pm and 7:30-8:00 pm) with balloon animals being made in between the shows.

We are thrilled to have "The Pongaboys" playing on the main entertainment stage this Wednesday, June 24th. You may have heard them at Aunchiladas at the Squaw Peak Hilton.

Look for the Jobing Arena girls and another ticket giveaway at their fabulous facility. And, bring your canned foods to drop off at the St. Mary's table for their food drive.

MidFirst Bank is also providing us with an ATM machine for your convenience.

I hope to see you all there!