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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Council OKs Rare Earth Gallery plans BY SAMANTHA REA Foothills Focus Contributing Writer
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he Rare Earth Gallery in Cave Creek will soon be relocating its store to be east of Cave Creek Road and north of Surrey Road after the town council approved architect Greg Zimmerman’s application Oct. 17. The self-proclaimed “eighth wonder of the world” currently resides at 6401 E. Cave Creek Road. The gallery is a 10,000-square-
foot store open seven days from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. With pieces valued up to nearly $60,000, the store is the world’s largest mineral and landscape home décor gallery. The Cave Creek Town Council reviewed the new site plan and it was received well, with little but minor concern. Brought to attention at the meeting by Vice Mayor David Smith, the location of the new site sits adjacent to residences, separated by a wall and a 24-foot-wide public
alleyway on the east side of the building. Residents near the new location may expect small renovations to occur in the alleyway, as the site plans outline means of entrance and exit via the alley. Smith voiced his concern for the retention of the wall to separate businesses from residences, but because the alleyway is a public street there are no building code violations by inserting an ingress and egress
see COUNCIL page 4
Fine art festival celebrates 29 years
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Saxophone Ensemble brings Halloween to pavilion
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Kiwanis Club of New River revives trunk-or-treat
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BY LEAH SCHWARTZ Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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his fall, Thunderbird Artists will hold its 29th annual Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival in Downtown Carefree, encompassing Easy Street, Ho Hum Drive, and Hum Road. The festival will include over 160 juried artists from 18 states, with 60 of those artists from Arizona. Fine art collectors and wine enthusiasts will come in droves, estimating 30,000 to 40,000 festival goers. Thunderbird Artists is a family enterprise run by Judi Combs and her daughter, Denise Colter — both accomplished artists. The fine art festi-
see ART page 6
Patrons mill around at the Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival. (Thunderbird Artists/Submitted)
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