GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - Organizers for the fifth annual Community Open House have rescheduled their event for Wednesday, Dec. 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event was originally scheduled for Dec. 7. Organizers cancelled the evening's festivities due to the onset of the severe winter storm that swept through the area Dec. 7-8.
Grand Canyon School student will perform a winter concert for the open house event, which will be held at the Canyon View Information Plaza Visitor Center. School officials said students participating in the play are expected to arrive by 6:20 and wear nice school clothes or attire related to the holidays. For more information on the concert, contact music teacher George Haughton at (928) 638-2461, ext. 204.
The concert is just a part of the area's annual Community Open House. Sponsored by the Grand Canyon Association, the free, public event will also host a visit from Santa Claus, games and activities with Grand Canyon Rangers, carolers, and a book-signing featuring Grand Canyon authors. Authors scheduled to appear included Lori Rome, Thomas Ratz, Todd Berger, Gary Ladd, Tom Martin, Tom Myers and Wayne Ranney, though some of the authors may not have been able to reschedule following the Monday night cancellation. Call Libby Schaaf at (928) 638-7641, or Helen Ranney at (928) 638-7033, for more information on the Community Open House.
