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  • MCSO Cadet Skills Training Program

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Teens ages 14–18 are invited to join the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Cadet Program — a unique opportunity to learn about law enforcement, build leadership skills, and serve the community. Weekly Tuesday afternoon sessions provide hands-on training and real-world insight into public safety. This is a drop-in program—students can start at any time.

  • Foothills Speaker Series: Story of Cacti

    Featured Foothills Speaker Series with Desert Foothills Land Trust
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Discover how cacti survive brutal heat, scarce water, and hungry animals with remarkable adaptations. Dr. Ken Sweat of Arizona State University explores the unique features, survival strategies, diversity, and habitats of this fascinating plant family. Presented by Desert Foothills Land Trust and The Holland Center, this program kicks off this year’s Foothills Speaker Series.

  • Desert Foothills Leadership Academy Open House

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Explore how the Desert Foothills Leadership Academy can strengthen leadership skills, expand your professional network, and deepen your understanding of the issues shaping the Desert Foothills region. Meet Academy alumni, community leaders, and business professionals while learning how the program develops leadership potential through diverse perspectives and community-focused experiences. Free light bites and drinks provided.

  • Medicare Rising Costs – Now What? Lunch & Learn with Cynthia

    Featured Lunch & Learn with Cynthia
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Learn why Medicare Supplement premiums are rising, how to evaluate your options, and strategies for protecting yourself from future increases while maintaining the coverage you need. This free educational presentation covers when it may make sense to keep your current plan, when to explore alternatives, and how guaranteed issue rights and medical underwriting can affect your choices. Lunch provided.

  • Scoundrels, Rascals & Cutthroats Part II

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Explore two Scottsdale cases from the 1970s and 1990s with local historian Bruce Wall, a former Scottsdale Police Department Crime Prevention Police Aide. Hear the story of a teenager whose disappearance was initially believed to be a runaway case, and a shocking story of two men who were murdered after a road rage incident.

  • Desert Foothills Book Festival

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Meet award-winning local authors, talk all things books, and purchase signed copies of your favorites while supporting local writers and our community. Reading is fun—and even better when you meet the people behind the stories! This free community event is open to all.

  • Water: Arizona’s Most Precious Resource – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    As the future of the Colorado River hangs in the balance, learn how history, policy, drought, and changing conditions are shaping Arizona’s water supply. Explore the agreement governing Colorado River allocations, why reservoirs are critically low, and how evolving water management decisions could affect communities, economies, and the future of Arizona.

  • Learn How Butterfly Gardens Make a Difference

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Transform your yard into a fall fueling station for Arizona butterflies, including monarchs. Master Gardener and Monarch Tagger Adiane Hopkins shares the host and nectar plants butterflies need, thoughtful planting strategies that support pollinators, and how monarch tagging helps protect these remarkable insects.

  • Mini Minds in STEM – Paleontology

    Featured Mini Minds in STEM
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Discover how paleontology reveals the ancient world through fossils, prehistoric life, excavation, and scientific clues. Taught by accomplished STEM students, this free session helps grades 1–5 learners build curiosity and critical-thinking skills while exploring what paleontology can look like as a future career. Each participant will uncover “fossils” and use evidence to reconstruct prehistoric life.

  • “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones” Watch Party!

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Travel the globe with National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner through all four episodes of the original Blue Zones docuseries, discovering how the world’s longest-living communities create longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. Enjoy stretch breaks, mindfulness activities, trivia prizes, and conversation between episodes—or drop in for a single stop on the journey.

  • Mini Minds in STEM – Meteorology

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Become a weather scientist for the day and discover how clouds form, why storms happen, and how meteorologists predict the weather. Taught by accomplished STEM students, this free session helps grades 1–5 learners build curiosity and critical-thinking skills while exploring meteorology as a future career. Students will create a cloud-in-a-container experiment and tornado model to explore air movement and pressure.

  • Prickly Pear Festival

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Come to our haunted desert for the 7th Annual Prickly Pear Festival! This free, family-friendly event features prickly pear treats and products, demonstrations of juicing, jojoba oil pressing and mesquite flour preparation, plus face painting, caricatures, a haunted-desert photo opportunity, and an interactive storytelling performance. Come in costume and kick off Halloween with fun, food, and desert-inspired festivities for all ages!

  • Foothills Speaker Series: Arizona’s Bats

    Featured Foothills Speaker Series with Desert Foothills Land Trust
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Discover the fascinating world of Arizona’s bats and their essential role in the desert ecosystem. Hally Cokenias, co-founder of Arizona Bat Rescue, explores the biology, behavior, habitats, and ecological importance of the state’s 29 bat species, including their role in controlling insects and pollinating native plants. Gain a deeper understanding of these often-misunderstood animals and the vital role they play in our desert.

  • Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community: A Cultural History Up to Present Day

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Discover the history, culture, language, and agricultural traditions of the O’odham and Piipaash, members of a thriving community bordering Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, and Fountain Hills. Explore how their ancestors lived along the Gila and Salt Rivers, including innovative approaches to water delivery and crop cultivation. Presented for free in partnership with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

  • Mini Minds in STEM – Physics of Sound

    Featured Mini Minds in STEM
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Explore the forces and sounds that shape our world! Taught by accomplished STEM students, this free session helps grades 1–5 learners discover the basic laws of gravity and how sound travels and is processed by the human body. Students will verify Newton’s gravitational laws through an experiment, see a theremin demonstration, and observe sound vibrations through a “dancing rice” activity while exploring physics as a future career.

  • Paws Across America Family Event

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Bring your family, friends, and four-legged companions for a free community event celebrating pets, RV life, and connections that make a difference. Meet adoptable dogs, explore Newmar RVs, watch mobile grooming demonstrations, discover local pet-care resources, and cool off with ice cream. Hosted by RVOptimizer, this event brings people and pets together while helping deserving dogs find loving homes.

  • Our Sonoran Desert: What We Owe the Desert

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    The Sonoran Desert has sustained its own remarkable ecosystem for thousands of years. But the rapid urbanization of Arizona and the broader Southwest has put that balance under serious strain. As Arizona and the surrounding states face large cutbacks of Colorado river water, understanding our role is crucial. Join us for a community conversation about our unique Cave Creek environment.

  • The Wild West Fiddle Project – Arizona’s Hidden Soundscape

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Join in on an all-ages, interactive live music and storytelling performance that uncovers Arizona’s rich blended heritage through traditional folk music and dance. We will hear revived tunes showing how cultures converged to create a unique sound, reminding us to connect with the beauty of our state’s open skies, deep canyons, and vast forests.

  • Desert Discovery Day: Explore the Sonoran Desert

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Jewel of the Creek

    Unplug and join us for a day of fresh air, fun and adventure at the Jewel of the Creek! Our signature program, the Desert Awareness Committee, and the Desert Foothills Land Trust for the 14th annual Desert Discovery Day. Explore the Sonoran Desert, learn about its past and present inhabitants, meet native wildlife, and enjoy hands-on activities for all ages.

  • Get Involved with Our Community – Volunteer GIG Event

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Looking to make a difference in Carefree and Cave Creek? Join us for this free community event featuring local nonprofits in one place. Meet representatives, learn about missions and volunteer opportunities, ask questions, and sign up for volunteer training. Discover ways to turn your skills and passions into meaningful local action—all while enjoying a free light lunch.

  • Education in America – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    As the future of the Colorado River hangs in the balance, Arizona faces critical questions about water supply and sustainability. Learn how history, policy, and changing conditions are shaping the future of one of the Southwest's most pressing concerns: water.  

  • Mini Minds in STEM – Anatomy

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    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Join this free session where students will take a journey inside the human body! Students will learn how major organs and body systems work together, including the heart, lungs, brain, muscles, and bones. Students will conduct a heart-rate experiment to investigate how activity affects the circulatory system and they will build a working lung model to see how breathing happens.

  • Decoding the Brain’s Fuel: Sugar, Glucose, Ketones & Metabolism – Brian Browne Cognitive Health Series

    Featured Brian Browne Cognitive Health Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    What fuels the brain—and what happens when its ability to use fuel changes with age? Join Dr. Brian Browne and learn about glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, ketone bodies and agerelated cognitive decline due to cerebral glucose utilization.

  • Winter Artisan Gift Market – Friday & Saturday

    Featured Winter Artisan Gift Market – Friday & Saturday
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Join us for the 5th Annual Winter Artisan Market, presented by The Holland Center and the Sonoran Arts League! Shop a wonderful selection of handcrafted gifts and one-of-a-kind creations from talented local artists and makers. It’s a fun way to kick off your holiday shopping, support local artists, and maybe even find a little something for yourself. 🎁 Admission is free, so bring a friend and come enjoy a festive day of shopping and creativity!

  • Winter Artisan Gift Market – Friday & Saturday

    Featured Winter Artisan Gift Market – Friday & Saturday
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    Join us for the 5th Annual Winter Artisan Market, presented by The Holland Center and the Sonoran Arts League! Shop a wonderful selection of handcrafted gifts and one-of-a-kind creations from talented local artists and makers. It’s a fun way to kick off your holiday shopping, support local artists, and maybe even find a little something for yourself. 🎁 Admission is free, so bring a friend and come enjoy a festive day of shopping and creativity!

  • Desert Awareness Park Tour

    Featured Desert Education – Desert Awareness Committee
    Desert Awareness Park 38100 N. Vermeersch Road, Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Join us for a leisurely stroll through our local native desert park — led by a Desert Awareness Naturalist — and learn about Sonoran Desert upland plants and how they survive. Walks are the 1st Saturday of the month December through April, begin at 10 a.m., and last for 60-90 minutes. The Nature Trail is relatively flat, and the Saguaro Trail is slightly uphill.

  • The Supreme Court – Jim Sherbert Lecture Series

    Featured Jim Sherbert Lecture Series
    The Holland Center 34250 N. 60th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

    From landmark decisions to modern controversies, the Supreme Court has played a pivotal role in shaping the nation. Explore the Court's history, purpose, and continuing influence on American life and government. Whether you are a lifelong student of history, a concerned citizen, or simply curious about how nine justices can impact the lives of millions of Americans, this presentation offers valuable insight into one of the most fascinating institutions in our constitutional system.