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Seeing the Desert with Gregory McNamee

November 16, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

FREE

Most Arizonans are not originally from Arizona, and most come from places that are far greener and milder of climate than our desert. For many of us, it takes a shift of eye and of attitude to appreciate this hot, dry place—but once it gets into one’s soul, there’s nowhere like it. This talk explains that transformation, drawing on the work of poets such as Joy Harjo, Richard Shelton, and Ofelia Zepeda; novelists such as Barbara Kingsolver and Edward Abbey, nonfiction writers such as Joseph Wood Krutch and Mary Austin, and much more, from Native American folktales to modern scientific insights, all accompanied by a rich slide show full of art and photography. With insights from literature, philosophy, art, neurology, and other fields, Gregory McNamee will discuss how we can learn to see the desert as a place of abundant life, abundant beauty, and abundant possibilities for happiness.

This program is cohosted by The Museum of Casa Grande. This is an in-person program.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Gregory McNamee is a prolific writer, editor, photographer, and publisher. He is the author of forty-five books and numerous articles and other publications. McNamee is a contributing editor to the Encyclopædia Britannica and a research fellow at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona. For more information visit McNamee’s web page at www.gregorymcnamee.com.

Details

Date:
November 16, 2023
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
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Website:
tmocg.org

Organizer

The Museum of Casa Grande
Phone
520-836-2223
Email
coordinator@tmocg.org
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Venue

Dorothy Powell Senior Center
405 E 6th St
Casa Grande, AZ 85122 United States
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Phone
520-421-8677

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