Humanities Matters:
A Calendar of AHC-funded Activities
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The Arizona Humanities Council invites you to attend public humanities programs in your area and throughout Arizona. Simply click on a region on the map to find AHC-funded events in that area.
While AHC strives to provide the most accurate program information, dates and times may occasionally change without notice. Please verify the program information with the presenting organization.
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12/11/2008
To Encourage the Preservation and Sanctity of Marriage: Victorian Attitudes in Arizona Territory, a presentation by Paul Hietter
Carnegie Center, Phoenix
12:00 PM
602/258-5053
1/7/2009
The Kite Runner, a book discussion (WTP)
Queen Valley Inquisitive Minds, Queen Valley
3:00 PM
520/463-9949
1/7/2009
The Healing Art: How Does Music Soothe the Soul?, a presentation by Janice Jarrett
Scottsdale Civic Center Library, Scottsdale
6:30 PM
480/312-2474
1/10/2009
Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience, an exhibition (WTP)
Mesa Historical Musuem, Mesa
12:00 PM
480/835-7358
1/11/2009
Making Do With Less: Arizona Women and the Great Depression, a presentation by Mary Melcher
Pinal County Historical Museum, Florence
2:00 PM
520/868-4382
1/14/2009
Mary Austin (1868-1934), a Chautauqua presentation by Judy Nolte Temple
Tempe Public Library, Tempe
11:30 AM
480/838-2825
1/13/2009
Names on the Land, a presentation by Greg McNamee
Heard Museum North Scottsdale, Scottsdale
11:30 AM
602/282-8840
1/19/2009
Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience, an exhibit opening (WTP)
Mesa Historical Musuem, Mesa
TBD
480/835-7358
1/30/2009
Abraham Lincoln at 200, a presentation by Brooks Simpson
Basha Branch Library, Chandler
8:45 AM
480/782-2850
2/2/2009
Collapse and Rebirth of Downtown Phoenix, 1945 – 2007 , a presentation by Philip VanderMeer
The Heard Museum, Phoenix
602/252-8840
2/3/2009
The Art History of Arizona: Cultural Encounters with the Southwest, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Heard Museum North Scottsdale, Scottsdale
11:30 PM
602/252-8840
2/4/2009
The Tortilla Curtain, a book discussion
Queen Valley Inquisitive Minds, Queen Valley
3:00 PM
520/463-9949
2/7/2009
The Music and Ritual of Arizona’s Native Americans, a presentation by Jay Craváth
Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Phoenix
1:00 PM
623/582-8007
2/11/2009
Sharlot Hall (1870-1943), a Chautauqua presentation by Jody Drake
Tempe Public Library, Tempe
11:30 AM
480/838-2825
2/12/2009
Beyond the Cotton Fields: Black Migrant Women Building Communities, a presentation by Geta LeSeur
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010
2/12/2009
"Batter Up!" Arizona’s Women Softball Teams
Mesa Historical Musuem, Mesa
7:00 PM
480/835-7358
2/19/2009
Route 66 Across Arizona, a presentation by Richard Manhum
Foothills Public Library, Glendale
7:00 PM
623/930-3832
2/28/2009
Race Work: The Rise of Civil Rights in the Urban West, a presentation by Matthew Whitaker
Sunnyslope Historical Society, Phoenix
10:00 AM
602-331-3150
1/28/2009
Farewell to Manzanar, a book discussion
Prescott Public Library, Prescott
6:00 PM
928/777-1500
2/6/2009
Teresa Urrea (1873-1906), a Chautauqua presentation by Elena Díaz Björkquist
Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum, Miami
6:00 PM
928/425-7385
2/25/2009
Snow Falling on Cedars, a book discussion
Prescott Public Library, Prescott
6:00 PM
928/777-1500
2/28/2009
Song Collection: Arizona’s Wellspring of Music, a presentation by Jay Craváth
Prescott Resort, Prescott
1:30 PM
928/442-9205 x3
12/13/2008
Armed with our Language, We Went to War: The Diné/Navajo Code Talkers, a presentation by Laura Tohe
Flagstaff City-Coconino Public Library, Flagstaff
3:00 PM
520/779-7670
12/15/2008
People of the Valle, a book discussion
Sedona Winds, Sedona
1:30 PM
928/282-7714
1/4/2009
A Gallop Through the Art History of Arizona, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Red Rock State Park, Sedona
2:00 PM
928/282-6907
1/21/2009
The Chosen, a book discussion
Show Low Public Library, Show Low
1:30 PM
928/532-4070
2/17/2009
Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, a presentation by Allen Dart
Peaks Assisted Living, Flagstaff
7:00 PM
928/526-6882
2/18/2009
The Elephant Man, a book discussion
Show Low Public Library, Show Low
1:30 PM
928/532-4070
10/11/2008
A Place of Refuge: Maynard Dixon’s Arizona, an exhibition
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
Through 2/15/2009
520-624-2333
12/9/2008
Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona, a presentation by Allen Dart
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Visitor Center, Patagonia
7:00 PM
520/287-2791
12/10/2008
Enriques Journey, a book discussion (WTP)
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee
6:30 PM
520/432-4232
12/11/2008
Set in Stone But Not In Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, a presentation by Allen Dart
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010
12/13/2008
Tony Hillerman, Yataalii and the Navajo Way, a presentation by Richard Wentz
Salazar-Ajo Branch Library, Ajo
11:00 AM
520/387-6075
12/16/2008
Descanse En Paz: Traditional Cemeteries and Handmade Grace Markers in the Southwest, a presentation by Dick George
Joyner Green Valley Library, Green Valley
3:00 PM
520/594-5295
12/17/2008
Steal from the Best: Music’s Inherent Internationalism, a presentation by Janice Jarrett
Copper Queen Library, Bisbee
6:30 PM
520/432-4232
1/8/2009
Arizona for Newcomers, a presentation by Greg McNamee
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
12:00 PM
520/791-4010
1/12/2009
A Gallop Through the Art History of Arizona, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
9:30 AM
520/624-2333
1/13/2009
Lon Megargee: Arizona’s Cowboy Artist, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Nanini Branch Library, Tucson
2:00 PM
520/791-4626
1/14/2009
Carmelo, a book discussion
Sierra Vista Public Library, Sierra Vista
10:30 AM
520/458-4239
1/20/2009
harles Fletcher Lummis: "The Greatest Southwesterner"?, a presentation by Dick George
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson
11:30 AM
520/624-2333
1/20/2009
Route 66 Across Arizona, a presentation by Richard Manhum
Joyner Green Valley Library, Green Valley
3:00 PM
520/594-5295
1/31/2009
Your Musical Brain: Can Music Make You Smarter?, a presentation by Janice Jarrett
Oro Valley Public Library, Oro Valley
1:00 PM
520/229-5300
2/5/2009
Mysticism in the Middle Ages, a presentation by Albrecht Classen
Nanini Branch Library, Tucson
2:00 PM
520/791-4626
2/9/2009
Four Hundred Years of Immigration to America: Ethnicity, Public Opinion and Policy, 1607 to 2007, a presentation by Brian Gratton (WTP)
Historic Court House, Nogales
3:00 PM
520/287-2305
2/11/2009
The Devil's Highway, a book discussion
Sierra Vista Public Library, Sierra Vista
10:30 AM
520/458-4239
2/12/2009
Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, a presentation by Allen Dart
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Visitor Center, Patagonia
7:00 PM
520/287-2791
2/17/2009
A Gallop Through the Art History of Arizona, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
Joyner Green Valley Library, Green Valley
3:00 PM
520/594-5295
2/21/2009
Gunfight at the OK Corral, a presentation by John Ziegler
Himmel Park Branch Library, Tucson
2:00 PM
520/594-5305
2/21/2009
Fuel for Growth: Water Challenges Facing Arizona’s Urban Environment, a presentaton by Doug Kupel
Oro Valley Public Library, Oro Valley
3:00 PM
520/229-5300
12/22/2008
Geronimo's Surrender: The 1886 C.S. Fly Photographs, a presentation by Jay Van Orden
Indian Hills Public Library, Salome
10:00 AM
928/859-4271
1/12/2009
Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, a presentation by Allen Dart
Indian Hills Public Library, Salome
3:30 PM
928/859-4271
1/20/2009
Song Collection: Arizona’s Wellspring of Music, a presentation by Jay Craváth
Indian Hills Public Library, Salome
6:30 PM
928/859-4271
2/9/2009
Armed with our Language, We Went to War: The Diné/Navajo Code Talkers, a presentation by Laura Tohe
Indian Hills Public Library, Salome
3:00 PM
928/859-4271
2/28/2009
Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail: Marking Their Sites, a presentation by Mary Melcher
Indian Hills Public Library, Salome
10:30 AM
928/859-4271
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