Connecting Pinal County: Stories of Landscape, Community, and Convergence – A Speaker Series

Deep dive into rodeo history with historian Dr. Frank Whitehead, a former Jr Parada competitor, on November 12, 2026 at 5:30pm. Dr. Whitehead’s focus on rodeo history considers the clear moral complexities, such as racism, gender inequities, and animal abuse have plagued—and continue to plague—rodeo.

This speaker series was made possible through a grant from Arizona Humanities