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Good Thing: Seasonal Offerings from AJs

Fall is finally here, and the Lone Mountain AJ’s Fine Foods will welcome the season with its Epicurean Market on Saturday, October 9 from 10am-4pm. The Market is the perfect opportunity to sample specialty foods from local artisans, try roasted chilies, pick up a BBQ lunch or enhance your table from a wide selection of fresh flowers. Cookbook authors and local artists will also be on hand.
The store is located at 31311 North Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. For more information, call 480.575.6200 or visit ajsfinefoods.com.

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Opa! It’s Time To Get Your Greek On

Greek dance The Greater Phoenix Greek Festival will celebrate its 50th year in style October 8-10 with Greek food, music, dancing, jewelry, art, grocery items and activities for children.
Authentic Greek foods served at the festival include gyros, kalamari, pastitsio (Greek “lasagna”), spanakopita (spinach pie) and lamb roasted on a spit. Favorite Greek pastries include baklava and loukoumathes dipped in honey, with packaged pastries available for purchase. The Village Market features feta cheese, phyllo dough, olives, fresh oregano and other food items imported from Greece; and Greek beverages such as Ouzo and Metaxa brandy will be served alongside Greek wines and beer.
Folk dancers will perform throughout the Festival and dance lessons will be offered daily. This year, a new attraction debuts: the Hellenic Museum, with vintage photographs and other artifacts showcasing pioneer Greek families in Phoenix as featured in the book, Greeks in Phoenix. Greek food
All of the festivities will take place at the James A. Speros Greek Orthodox Community Center, 1973 East Maryland Avenue in Phoenix. Free extra parking is available at Charles Schwab, 24th Street and Lincoln Drive, with a shuttle bus running every 15 minutes through the duration of the festival. Admission is $2, and children under 12 are free. Seniors 60 and older will be admitted free on Saturday and Sunday between 11am-3pm. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
For more information, call 602.264.2791 or visit holytrinityphx.org.

COMMUNITY Web Exclusives | CITYSunTimes October 2010