SAFFORD — If it’s Spring, that means another busy weekend in Southeastern Arizona.
Things begin Friday at 9 a.m. when the Safford Library hosts the eighth Community Baby Shower. More than a dozen service providers and vendors will share information and free items to expectant parents and parents with children up to 1 year old. Admission is free.
Willcox West Fest Ranch Rodeo and Chuck Wagon Cook-off also gets underway at 9 a.m. Friday, at Quail Park. The event runs through Sunday, and admission and parking are free.
The two-day Arizona Fan Fest pop culture and comic convention, at the Ag Building at Graham County Fairgrounds, runs Friday from 4-10 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $5 per person, with children under 5 admitted free.
Saturday will be just as full with activities, starting with Gila Hank’s Sprint Triathlon at Eastern Arizona College, starting at 7 a.m.
The sprint tri starts with a 75-yard swim in the college pool, followed by a six-mile bike ride around the campus, and finishes with a 1.5-mile run through the campus, before heading to the finish line at the Clock Tower on Middle Campus.
Cost is $35 for an individual participating in all three legs of the sprint tri; or $45 for a relay team of three, with one person taking a leg each.
Vanessa’s Fight is Our Fight Cornhole Tournament will take place Saturday, April 15, at the Freeport Pavilion at the Fairgrounds.
Registration starts at 11 a.m., play starts at noon. Cost is $40 per team.
There will also be a mechanical bull, jumping castles, a DJ, raffles, food and more.
The Graham County Democrats will hold the annual fund-raiser Rose Mofford Dinner at Mt. Graham Golf Club starting at 6 p.m.
“Our special guest speaker will be Congressman Ruben Gallegos,” said Patty Cervantes, Graham County Democratic Party chair. “We are so lucky and excited to have him come.”
Cost is $100 per person.
Finally, the Arizona Fan Fest After Party, at the Ag Building at Graham County Fairgrounds, will take place Saturday from 7-10 p.m. The party will feature a full show with six stand-up comedians, followed by everyone taking part in cosplay karaoke. Cost is $5 or free with paid admission to Arizona Fan Fest.
Unfortunately, one event scheduled for Saturday was canceled. Families Fighting Cancer Together announced Wednesday its second annual 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament has been postponed. Reason for the cancellation was not given.
