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The holiday season is here and we’ve got a preview of all the festive events and joyful happenings to come. We’re coming to you from the historic Petersen House, where holiday transformations are currently underway. Plus, meet a very special guest visiting us all the way from the North Pole. Jen Sweeney from the Tempe History Museum tells the stories of Petersen House and the seasonal events it hosts, and Kim DeMeritt from Downtown Tempe fills our calendars with holiday happenings while co-hosts Jess and Kris muse on their favorite wintertime traditions. Win fun prizes by entering our giveaway at tempe.gov/TempeThisWeek.

Join us to hear about the amazing work local nonprofits are doing to support those in need in Tempe – and get ideas for how you can support them during the Giving Season and beyond!

This week, we’re talking trash. You heard that right. What happens to your trash after you throw it away? Why should you care? Listen to the ~tea~ this week as we unravel what happens to your trash after you toss it. We’ll be sipping tea at the green-certified Drink Me! Tea Room while we discuss green business models, food waste, the importance of eating local and waving “hi!” to our garbologists.




Enter our trivia contest at tempe.gov/TempeThisWeek.

Explore the Tempe sound as we talk about the past, present and future of local music. Meet Yucca Tap Room’s owner, Rodney Hu, who will discuss Yucca’s five decades of support for local acts. Get a sneak peek at what’s in store for this year’s Tempe Jam from Tempe’s head of Arts & Culture Brendan Ross. Hear from Tempe Playlist artist Haley Green about her journey as a musician. Plus, she performs a song off her new EP!
 
Enter our trivia contest at tempe.gov/TempeThisWeek.

Tempe has a great number of staff members who have been employed with the City of Tempe for 25, 30 even 35 years, growing their skills and their careers. What has changed since 1993? What compels people to stay? Can you get a job here? (We have openings!)

Meet Michael Martin of Tempe’s IT department, former Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Chief and now Deputy City Manager Greg Ruiz, Deputy City Manager Keith Burke, who started helping kids at Escalante Community Center, and City Manager Rosa Inchausti, who started as a diversion counselor. Historian Jared Smith will tell us a little about our podcasting location, the Rose Eisendrath House.

Listen anywhere you typically get podcasts or at tempe.gov/TempeThisWeek, where you can enter to win a Jasmine Jo/Rowen Tree gift card, see historic photos and dive deeper into Tempe’s way back with library recommendations.

As the weather cools off, the fun amps up in Tempe. Get the inside scoop from guests:

Mike O’Hara, Four Peaks Oktoberfest Event Producer
Jenny Leon, Tempe Special Events
Kim DeMeritt, Downtown Tempe Director of Events

Listen for a chance to win a Hackett House gift card and festive dachshund hat. Get all the details at tempe.gov/TempeThisWeek. Prost!