Glendale’s new downtown cafe lighting sets official day to first light up
Ceremony coincides with Summer Band’s last concert of season
Downtown Glendale is getting lit.
The city’s historic downtown will be the site for an official ceremony to turn on the new cafe lighting stretched over Glendale Avenue from 58th Drive to 58th Avenue. Residents are welcome at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30 as the lights officially go on for the first time.
Discussions to add decorative lighting to enhance visitors’ experience in Historic Downtown Glendale began in September 2020, and the installation wrapped up in late May.
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The city’s historic downtown will be the site for an official ceremony to turn on the new cafe lighting stretched over Glendale Avenue from 58th Drive to 58th Avenue. Residents are welcome at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30 as the lights officially go on for the first time.
Discussions to add decorative lighting to enhance visitors’ experience in Historic Downtown Glendale began in September 2020, and the installation wrapped up in late May.
The $721,000 cost of the project is funded through a Community Development Block Grant, which allows specific uses toward beautification projects.
The turning-on ceremony will coincide with the final night of the Glendale Summer Band live music series.
The band, now in its 56th year as the longest-running community band in Arizona, performs a free concert at 8 p.m. every Thursday night during June at the E. Lowell Rogers Amphitheatre, 5850 W. Glendale Ave., in Murphy Park.
The night of the cafe lighting ceremony will include the Summer Band’s season finale — an 8 p.m. show titled “Celebrate America”! and featuring patriotic songs.
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Meet Steve Steve Stockmar joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2017, and has been an Arizona journalist for almost 30 years. He serves as editor of Sun Life Magazine and contributes to West Valley communities where he focuses mostly on arts & culture, education, and profiles of neighbors making a difference.
Community: Every season Steve serves as a “buddy” with the Miracle League of Arizona in Scottsdale, has volunteered his time with Family Promise in Glendale, and previously served on the Ghostlight Theatre board in Sun City West.
Education: Graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff with a Journalism major and English minor.
Random Fact: Steve once won a 50-player live Texas Hold ’Em poker tournament.
Hobbies: Anguishing over his beloved Chicago Cubs and Bears; listening to Beatles and Grateful Dead music.
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