Christopher the Magician Performs Tonight!

Tonight is the fourth Twilight Farmers Markets at the Citadelle Plaza and I imagine tons of people will be shopping for fresh AZ produce, dining in our restaurants and dancing to the music from the band 'The Pongaboys'. But I also imagine your children will have a very different take on what to do at tonight's event. Why? Because Christopher the Magician will be performing his amazing act throughout the night, in the children's entertainment area!

If you haven't seen his act, you are in for a real treat! He has performed for years in the Valley and he has a way of captivating the older and younger members of his audience. "He's hilarious", says a friend of mine.

Christopher will have two shows tonight: one at 6:30-7:00 pm following by making balloon animals; and a second show at 7:30-8:00 pm followed by more balloon animal making!

Sure it's going to be hot; we live in Arizona and it's June! So let's all jump in the pool or take a cool shower prior to coming over to the Twilight Farmers at 59th Avenue and Utopia (just two blocks south of the 101 Loop) and have a great time despite of the hot weather. Your kids will thank you!

The Citadelle Plaza is truly Glendale's Gathering Spot! See you soon.

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!