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Arizona's Centennial Day

February 14, 2012


9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY ARIZONA!

Arizona's Birthday celebration will begin with speeches from the state's first Governor George W.P. Hunt portrayed by Don Shields (pictured left) and Jan Brewer, Arizona's current Governor.

The program will feature a variety of performances including Arizona's official State songs: the ARIZONA MARCH SONG and I LOVE YOU ARIZONA. All Day Activities Include:

•  USPS First Day Issue Stamp Sale & Cancellation

•  Arizona Historical Advisory Comission Legacy Projects & Official Centennial Event EXPO

•  Centennial Merchandise Sales

•  CENTENNIAL EXHIBITS, HISTORIC DOCUMENTS, and HANDS ON ACTIVITIES inside the Capitol Museum



MAIN STAGE at the Arizona Capitol Museum:

8:45 a.m. (approx.) RE-ENACTMENT OF GOV. GEORGE W.P. HUNT’S WALK Arrives at the Arizona Capitol

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY ARIZONA! CEREMONY

Arizona Stamp

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. USPS FIRST DAY ISSUE CEREMONY. The Arizona Centennial Stamp (pictured right) will go on sale at 9 a.m. an hour before the special unveiling. The Museum Store has commissioned 2012 original collector's envelopes with a special watercolor image of the Capitol. These envelopes will have the Centennial stamp and post mark already!

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ARIZONA ENTERTAINMENT

• 10:45 –10:55 a.m – Tony Duncan, Yellowbird Apaches
• 11:00-11:10 a.m. - Bob Boze Bell
• 11:15-11:25 a.m. - Pat McCrossan, Irish Cultural Center
• 11:30-11:40 a.m. – Fiddler Champion Peter Rolland
• 11:45-11:55 a.m. - Flamenco Del Sol
• 12:00-12:10 a.m. – Cowgirl Singer Sue Harris
• 12:15-12:25 p.m. - Asian Performance Group
• 12:30-12:45 p.m. - Marshall Shore: Retro Spectacular
• 12:50-1:00 p.m. - Sec. Ken Bennett and the CTS Band

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. POLLY ROSENBAUM WRITING CONTEST WINNERS and POLLY ROSENBAUM AWARD. Program MC – Secretary of State Ken Bennett

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. WAYNE NEWTON

3:00 p.m. HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY ARIZONA! CONCLUDES

 

Contact the Museum Store (602-926-3626) for products that relate to our special events.

 

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