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Thursday, November 13th, 2025

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Good morning, Surprise. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 13th of November.

COMMUNITY NEWS

  • Community members have until tomorrow to donate items like puzzle books, body wash, sunscreen and chewing gum for deployed service members at drop-off locations (Surprise Regional Library, Asante Library, Surprise Senior Center and Sierra Montana Recreation Center). Volunteers are needed for the day of service on Saturday from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Community Room at Surprise City Hall (16000 N. Civic Center Plaza) and unwanted Halloween candy will also be accepted.  Surprise Independent

CULTURE NEWS

  • Presale tickets for the Surprise spring music festival are now available on the Out of the Park Music Fest website until the end of Monday. Country music artist Russell Dickerson will headline the eight-hour event that will end the spring training season on March 21, 2026, and the city offers bundled ticket packages.  Surprise Independent

HEALTH NEWS

  • Health officials warned that exposures to measles occurred in Maricopa County at Home2 Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown from November 5 at 3 p.m. to November 6 at 1 p.m. and during a November 5 concert at Mortgage Matchup Center—an exposure was also identified at Flagstaff Mall on November 6 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Those who attended these events should watch for symptoms like high fever, cough, and rash and seek medical care if symptoms develop within 7 to 21 days after exposure.  ABC15

REAL ESTATE NEWS

  • Album Surprise is a new active adult apartment community for adults aged 55 and older that is now pre-leasing at Surprise City Center; it offers 161 apartment units with either one or two bedrooms and move-ins will begin early next spring—longtime NFL kicker Billy Cundiff leads the project for Greystar.  Surprise Independent

EVENTS

SUBMIT EVENT
  • Open the Floodgates of Heaven Revival Crusade 2025

    7 a.m.-7 p.m. — Surprise Stadium — Free entry — Experience a divine revival gathering uniting churches, ministries, and businesses in Christ's love.

    Sat, 11/15/25

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  • Fire and Fjord with Guest Soloist Cathal Breslin The Vista, Surprise AZ

    Tickets sale at noon on Wednesday, September 17. New Music Director Daniel Wiley has put together an exciting season featuring Breslin's piano solo, Grieg's Piano Concerto, and including music with an embodiment of sweeping Nordic color!

    Sun, 11/16/25

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  • Fire and Fjord with Guest Soloist Cathal Breslin The Vista, Surprise AZ

    Tickets sale at noon on Wednesday, September 17. New Music Director Daniel Wiley has put together an exciting season featuring Breslin's piano solo, Grieg's Piano Concerto, and including music with an embodiment of sweeping Nordic color!

    Sun, 11/16/25

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  • A Christmas Carol Radio Show

    6:30-8:30 p.m. — West Valley Arts Council | Arts HQ Gallery — Free entry — Experience a festive radio-style performance of the classic holiday tale 'A Christmas Carol'.

    Sat, 12/13/25

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