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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09/15/2010
Eating the Depression: New Deal Food, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
12 p.m.
Arizona Capitol Museum, Phoenix
602-926-3620
09/15/2010
The Pima Villages: Oasis at a Cultural Crossroads, a presentation by James Turner
9:30 a.m.
Steele Auditorium, Heard Museum, Phoenix
602-252-8848
09/22/2010
Plainsong, a community book discussion facilitated by Carlotta Abrams
1:00 PM
Buckeye Public Library, Buckeye
623-349-6300
09/28/2010
Thornton Wilder's Arizona Days, a presentation by Tom Miller
6:00 PM
Sunland Village East Auditorium, Mesa
480-380-0106
10/02/2010
Historic Graffiti: Arizona's Own "Independence Rock," a presentation by Reba Wells Grandrud
1:00 PM
Deer Valley Rock Art Center, Phoenix
623/582-8007
10/06/2010
Local Healers, Proprietary Medicines, and Frontier Docs: Women's Health in Territorial Arizona, a presentation by Ann Hibner Koblitz
12:00 PM
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale
480-301-4613
10/11/2010
The History of Mexico and Contemporary Issues, a presentation by Santos Vega
6:00 PM
Sunland Village East Auditorium, Mesa
480-380-0106
10/12/2010
The Opening of the Frontier and the Closing of the West, a presentation by Gregory McNamee
1:30 PM
Heard Museum, Encanto Room, Phoenix
602-252-8848
10/13/2010
Your Musical Brain: Can Music Make You Smarter, a presentation by Janice Jarrett
11:30 AM
Tempe History Museum, Tempe
480/227-8173
10/14/2010
The Origins and Development of Chicana and Chicano Literature, a presentation by Charles Tatum
12:00 PM
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, Carnegie Center, Phoenix
602/258-5053
10/16/2010
Women in Arizona History, a presentation by Mary Melcher
1:00 PM
Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, Tempe
480-991-1556
10/20/2010
To Kill a Mockingbird, a community book discussion facilitated by Carlotta Abrams
1:00 PM
Buckeye Public Library, Buckeye
623-349-6300
10/23/2010
2010 Mesa Latino Town Hall
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mesa Community College, Mesa
480/433-2473
10/24/2010
The Crossroads of Historic Higley, a public presentation
2:00 PM
San Tan Historical Society, Queen Creek
480/220-0341
11/06/2010
A New Day in Babylon: African American and Mexican Relations, a presentation by Matthew Whitaker
1:00 PM
Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, Tempe
480-929-0292
11/08/2010
Arizona Place Names, a presentation by Gregory McNamee
6:00 PM
Sunland Village East Auditorium, Mesa
480-380-0160
11/10/2010
The Music and Ritual of Arizona's Native Americans, a presentation by Jay Cravath
11:30 AM
Tempe History Museum
480-350-5100
11/17/2010
Geronimo's Surrender: The 1886 C. S. Fly Photographs, a presention by Jan Van Orden
9:30 a.m.
Steele Auditorium, Heard Museum, Phoenix
602-252-8848
11/17/2010
Ceremony, a community book discussion facilitated by Carlotta Abrams
1:00 PM
Buckeye Public Library, Buckeye
623-349-6300
01/19/2011
Sharlot Hall, a Chautauqua presentation by Jody Drake
6:00 PM
American Lutheran Church, Sun City
623-974-2512
01/19/2011
The Changing Economic Resources on Arizona's Indian Reservations, a presentation by Barbara Jaquay
9:30 a.m.
Heard Museum Steele Auditorium, Phoenix
602-252-8840
02/09/2011
Songs of the Cherrycows, a presentation by Greg Scott
11:30 AM
Tempe History Museum
480-3505100
02/16/2011
Japanese-American Internment in Arizona, a presentation by Karen Leong
9:30 a.m.
Heard Museum Steele Auditorium, Phonix
602-252-8840
03/09/2011
Flamenco Dancing and Spanish Bullfighting, a presentation by Adair Landborn
11:30 AM
Tempe History Museum
380-350-5100
03/21/2011
For God, Gold, and Glory: The Coronado Expedition, 1540-42, a presentation by James Turner
10:30 am
Encanto Room, Heard Museum, Phoenix
602-252-8848
04/18/2011
Hopi Pönawit ~ Along Ancient Trails and the Cultural Landscape of the Hopi People, a presentation by Micah Loma'omvaya
10:30 a.m.
Encanto Room, Heard Museum, Phoenix
10:30 a.m.
04/20/2011
Tony Hillerman, Yataalii of the Navajo Way, a presentation by Richard Wentz
9:30 a.m.
Heard Museum Steele Auditorium, Phoenix
602-252-8840
09/21/2010
Prescott's “Distant” Neighbor, a presentation by Lorayne Metzler
2:00 PM
Founders Suite, Prescott Public Library
928/777-1500
10/03/2010
Post Card Images of Arizona, 1900-1920, a presentation by Jeremy Rowe
6:00 PM
Gila County Historical Society, Globe
928-425-7385
10/19/2010
Prescott's “Distant” Neighbor, a presentation by Celestino Fernández
2:00 PM
Founders Suite, Prescott Public Library
928/777-1500
10/20/2010
Western Literature Association presents, “Voices from the Literary West,” a panel discussion
7:00 PM
Prescott Resort, Prescott
928/255-3560
10/20/2010
“Cuentos Chicanos,” a community book discussion
6:00 PM
Prescott Public Library, Prescott
928/777-1500
10/21/2010
Western Literature Association presents, “Voices from the Literary West,” a panel discussion
4:00 PM
Prescott Resort, Prescott
928/255-3560
10/22/2010
Western Literature Association presents, “Desert to Mountain: Arizona Writers Speak,” a panel discussion
4:00 PM
Prescott Resort, Prescott
928/255-3560
11/16/2010
Prescott's “Distant” Neighbor, a presentation by Ricardo Carreras
2:00 PM
Founders Suite, Prescott Public Library
928/777-1500
01/07/2011
Don't Cut the Ham Too Thin Boys - Key Ingredients of Harvey Houses, a presentation by Ann-Mary Lutzick
6 p.m.
Gila County Historical Society, Globe
928-425-7385
02/04/2011
Eating the Depression: New Deal Food, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
6:00 PM
Gila County Historical Society, Globe
928-425-7385
09/20/2010
Radicalism in the Mountain West: The Case of Arizona, 1890-1920, a presentation by David R. Berman
10:30 AM
Payson Public Library, Payson
928474-9260
10/18/2010
Enduring Questions: What is the Good," a presentation by Owen Anderson
10:30 AM
Payson Public Library, Payson
928-474-9260
10/18/2010
The Beauty of John Updike's Hard-Pressed Fiction, a presentation by Richard Wentz
1:30 PM
Sedona Winds Retirement Center, Sedona
928/282-7714
11/15/2010
Writing on the Edge: Borderlands Reading , a presentation by Tom Miller
10:30 a.m.
Payson Public Library, Payson
928-474-9260
01/17/2011
Visual Humor: Some Humorous Analogies between Language and Art, a presentation by Don Nilsen
10:30 a.m.
Payson Public Library, Payson
928-474-9260
04/13/2011
Arizona's War Town: Flagstaff, Navajo Ordnance Depot, and World War II, a presentation by John Westerlund
9:00 AM
Sedona Historical Society
928-282-7028
09/11/2010
The Healing Art: How Does Music Soothe the Soul? presentation by Janice Jarrett
10 a.m.
Pima County Public Library, Salazar-Ajo Branch, Ajo
520-387-6075
09/15/2010
A Thousand Pieces of Gold, a community book discussion facilitated by Nancy Williams
10:30 AM
Sierra Vista Public Library, Sierra Vista
520-458-4225
09/16/2010
Badger Clark, Cowboy Poet, a presentation by Greg Scott
2:00 PM
Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, Tucson
520-594-5228
09/25/2010
First Annual Chinese American Symposium, a panel discussion
9:00 AM
Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, Tucson
520/292-6900
09/30/2010
The Food of Arizona: Many Cultures, Many Flavors, a presentation by Gregory McNamee
12:00 PM
Joel D. Valdez Main Library, Tucson
520-594-5500
10/01/2010
Eating the Depression: New Deal Food, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
5:30 PM
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum, Bisbee
520-432-7071
10/05/2010
Center for Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Cafe," “Complexity of Chaco Canyon,” a presentation by Paul Reed
6:00 PM
Casa Vicente Restaurante, Tucson
520/882-6946
10/09/2010
403 Years of Immigration to America: Ethnicity, Public Opinion and Policy, 1607 to 2010, a presentation by Brian Gratton
10 a.m.
Pima County Public Library, Salazar-Ajo Branch, Ajo
520-387-6075
10/10/2010
Sharlot Hall, a Chautauqua presentation by Jody Drake
2:00 PM
Pinal County Historical Museum, Florence
520-868-4382
10/14/2010
Apache Culture Kit, a presentation by Dale Curtis Miles
4:00 PM
Arizona State Museum, Pottery Gallery, Tucson
520-621-6281
10/15/2010
Geronimo's Surrender: The 1886 C. S. Fly Photographs, a presentation by Jay Van Orden
7 p.m.
Arizona History Museum, Tucson
520-628-5774
10/18/2010
Witchcraze: The War Against Witches, a presentation by Albrecht Classen
6:00 PM
Himmel Park Branch Library, Tucson
520-594-5305 x 3
10/20/2010
Vanished Arizona, a community book discussion facilitated by Nancy Williams
10:30 a.m.
Sierra Vista Public Library, Sierra Vista
520-458-4225
10/26/2010
Writing on the Edge, a presentation by Tom Miller
3:00 PM
University of Arizona Special Collections Library, Tucson
520-307-2774
11/17/2010
The Women of Brewster Place, a community book discussion facilitated by Nancy Williams
10:30 a.m.
Sierra Vista Public Library, Sierra Vista
520-458-4225
11/24/2010
Eating the Depression: New Deal Food, a presentation by Betsy Fahlman
12 p.m.
Tohono O'odham Nation Cultural Center & Museum, Topawa
520-383-0201
12/02/2010
Change and Continuity: 1500 Years of Hopi Farming and Land Stewardship on the Colorado Plateau, a presentation by Micah Loma'omvaya
4:00 PM
Arizona State Museum Pottery Gallery, Tucson
520-621-6281
03/06/2011
John Wesley Powell, a Chautauqua presentation by Todd Weber
2 p.m.
Pinal County Historical Museum, Florence
520-868-4382
09/28/2010
Descansos: Marking Passages, a presentation by Barbara Jaquay
11 a,m.
Arizona Western College, San Luis Learning Center, San Luis
928-317-6129
09/28/2010
Descansos: Marking Passages, a presentation by Barbara Jaquay
6 p.m.
Arizona Western College, Main Campus, Yuma
928-317-6129
01/18/2011
Images of Grandeur: Artists and Photographers of the Grand Canyon, a presentation by James Turner
7 p.m.
Lake Havasu Museum of History, Lake Havasu City
928-854-9347
02/15/2011
Romancing Arizona: Songs of Love and Marriage, a presentation by Jay Cravath
7:00 PM
Lake Havasu Museum of History, Lake Havasu City
928-854-9347
03/15/2011
Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona, a presentation by Allen Dart
7:00 PM
Lake Havasu Museum of History, Lake Havasu City
928-854-9347
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