🌱 Comedy Hypnosis & Mentalism Night with Johnathan Smith "The Reality Twister" and 11 more events

Good morning to you Anthem! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Desert Vista vs Boulder Creek
• Comedy Hypnosis & Mentalism Night with Johnathan Smith "The Reality Twister" at Chilleen's on 17, 33150 Coldwater Rd, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324
• Gavilan Peak Elementary School vs Norterra Canyon K8

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 88, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Breezy in the a.m.; hazy, hot, with a high of 93 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Anthem

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Desert Vista vs Boulder Creek
  Boulder Creek High School, 40404 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy, Anthem
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Comedy Hypnosis & Mentalism Night with Johnathan Smith "The Reality Twister"
  Chilleen's on 17, 33150 Coldwater Rd, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324
  6:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Gavilan Peak Elementary School vs Norterra Canyon K8
  Gavilan Peak School , 2701 Memorial Dr , Anthem
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• ACC Finance Committee Meeting
  Anthem Community Council, AZ Calendar , 3701 W. Anthem Way Suite 201 , Anthem
  3:00 pm
• ACCCA Finance Committee meeting
  Anthem Community Council, AZ Calendar , 3701 W. Anthem Way Suite 201 , Anthem
  3:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Gavilan Peak Elementary School vs Paseo Hills Elementary School
  Gavilan Peak School , 2701 Memorial Dr , Anthem
  4:30 pm
• ACC Board Meeting
  Anthem Civic Building , 3701 W Anthem Way , Anthem
  6:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Parkside Architectural Review Committee Meeting
  Anthem Community Council, AZ Calendar , 3701 W. Anthem Way Suite 201 , Anthem
  9:00 am
• Anthem Business Support Committee Meeting
  Anthem Civic Building , 3701 W Anthem Way , Anthem
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Green Waste Drop-off Day
  Cave Creek Calendar , 44th Street and Carefree Hwy , Cave Creek
  8:00 am
• Kiwanis’ Family Fun Days: Fiber Fun Day
  Cave Creek Museum , 6140 E Skyline Dr , Cave Creek
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• Basketball @ Peoria Elementary
  Sundance Elementary School , 11501 N 79th Ave , Peoria
  4:00 pm
• Town Council Meeting
  Cave Creek Calendar , 37622 N. Cave Creek Rd. , Cave Creek
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I’ve been visiting the park to unwind and enjoy the serene surroundings, including the trees and birds.
  Recently, I noticed a striking red bird getting remarkably close to me. (Nextdoor Anthem Parkside)
• It really annoys me to see people parking in the disabled parking spaces in Anthem that shouldn’t be.
  They’re supposed to have a disabled license plate or a special hanging plaque on their rear view mirror. Here’s one of many I’ve seen just in the… (Nextdoor Anthem Country Club)

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🗞 Nearby News

Cave Creek

• A Petersen AG nomination would be an early victory for Democrats (azcapitoltimes.com)
• Nightly Roundup (fox10phoenix.com)

Peoria

• Peoria man pleads guilty for nearly $2M in COVID tax credit fraud (azfamily.com)
• Funeral Announcements for April 15, 2026 (ksisradio.com)
• Republicans want to give individual legislators the power to order arrests (azmirror.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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