Globe-Maimi Chamber Centennial Release

Globe sits in the middle of historic copper mining districts, smack dab in the middle of some of the most scenic country in this most scenic of states & is home to some of the state’s undiscovered treasures.

Among those treasures are a host of Victorian cottages & Craftsmen-style homes built in the early days of this historic copper mining town. Located at the junction of US 60-70, Globe was founded in 1876 but it was 1907 before the city got around to incorporating itself as a city. So while it marks its centennial this year with a full schedule of celebratory events, visitors will find history that goes much farther back than this centennial date would indicate.

The 23rd Annual Historic Home & Building Tour is on Sat. & Sun., Feb. 17th & 18th, that shows off many of the centennial sites with guided tours of several buildings of note in Globe. Tours leave from in front of Globe City Hall on Pine St. from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days. This is a great way to get ready for Globe’s Centennial celebrations in March. A copper keychain is the ticket for this year’s Home Tour, leaving visitors with a permanent keepsake of their visit.

The centennial celebration for Globe includes a musical pageant of local history, a community picnic, cowboy events, arts & crafts festival, book fair & concerts. These are only a few of the events beginning March 23rd.

The Copper Cities Community Players will perform a Centennial Musical at 7 pm Fri. & Sat., March 23rd, & March 24th. A matinee’s planned at 2 pm on March 25th. On March 29th & 30th, the Players perform at 7 pm. All performances will be at the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts.

A parade kicking off the events will be on March 24th, going down Broad St at 10 am. The Besh Ba Gowah Salado Indian ruin will have free admission all day with guided tours starting at 10 am & 2 pm.

In the afternoon, the chamber of commerce will host a community block party, with a car show at one end of downtown & a cattlemen’s display at the other where youngsters can try their hand at roping, & see cattle up close & personal. The block party feature’s a variety of community booths offering food & games. Musical entertainment is set to round out the afternoon.

Arizona authors have been invited to the Book Fair on March 25th. From 10 am - 6 pm, the authors will be on hand to sign their books at the Globe Senior Center on Broad St. A new book, History of Globe, Arizona, will be ready for sale by the end of Jan. with not only the history of the city, but many family histories of early settlers & community builders. The book will be featured at the book fair as well.

Centennial star gazing is planned on March 26th & a film festival featuring home movies & commercial movies filmed in & around in Globe will be held on March 28th & on March 31st. On March 31st, Broad Street will be transformed into an arts & crafts mecca with a variety of unique items on sale. That evening, the Centennial Dinner, sponsored by the Cobre Valley Community Hospital Foundation, is planned at the Apache Gold Casino. The dinner will feature the auction of many items unique to Globe history.

For information on these events, go to the chamber website at globemiamichamber.com or call the chamber at (800) 804-5623. Globe is located 90 minutes east of Phoenix on US 60 or north of Tucson on SR 77.