Your Civano Neighbors Neighborhood Associationleadership team has been busy looking ahead to the “new year,” if you are attuned to the year beginning with the new school year. Please note the following events and put them on your calendar, while understanding that there may be changes. It is useful to check the area bulletin boards and the Civano Neighbors Discussion Forum, as well as the CivanoNeighbors.com website, closer to the dates for final details. Events will take place in the Civano Neighborhood Center, except for the home tour. Upcoming Social Events Our Second Annual Oktoberfest, November 3, 2012, with Geno and Diane as team leaders New Year’s Eve Party, December 31, 2012, with Simmons as lead organizer Tour of Homes, March 23, 2013, with Craig and Anita as team leaders Earth Day, April 20, 2013, Todd as team leader Neighborhood Association Meetings Be sure to check the
Civano Movie Group Goes Bollywood: 2012/2013 Schedule
A Taste of India is the theme for the 2012/2013 Civano Movie Nights, scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month beginning in October. Dust off your Nehru jacket or dig out your bangle bracelets, and be sure to join the movie mavens on October 17th for the first in a series of movies made in or about India. Treats are always welcome and, for those adventurous in the kitchen, perhaps a recipe of Hyderabadi haleem. (Never mind, I just wanted to show off that I could spell it.) And there will be food! At the end of the series, a trip to a local Indian restaurant is planned. Spice up your life with the Civano Movie Group. When: Third Wednesday of the month beginning October 17th, 6:30 p.m. Where: Civano Rotunda Schedule (subject to change): Monsoon Wedding, October 17
Civano Celebrates 4th of July with Annual Parade!
Thanks for the coordination of Mark Levine and other volunteers, the 12th annual Civano Independence Day parade took place on the morning of July 4th. The unseasonably cool and wet weather made for a great turnout — one of our largest batch of paraders so far — and while we didn’t have the drummers, kazooers, flutists, or other instrumentalists of years past, the boom box tied to Mark’s bike led the multigenerational group ably down the lush parade route. The parade began at the Civano activity center, the beautiful, round adobe building located in the heart of the Civano neighborhood. Here, participants decorated their bicycles, scooters, wagons, dogs, and more. From there, paraders marched west on Seven Generations Boulevard nearly to the community’s entrance. They turned south on Thunder Sky, marched past the intersection with Civano Boulevard, and then marched
