Join the Amerind Museum for the opening of the their newest exhibit Fleet of Foot: Indigenous Running and Games from Ancient Times to Today. Amy Juan (Tohono O'odham) will demonstrate how to make the "field hockey" sticks used by O'odham women in the traditional game of toka, 11:00am-1:00pm. Amerind Chief Curator Eric Kaldahl will talk about […]
Join the Vail Preservation Society for the 7th Annual Vail Meet Yourself Celebration at Cienega High School Student Union Saturday, April 30, 2016 3:00-5:00pm Explorations of Home, Homeland and Places That Matter in Vail with teh Tohono O'odham Nation Watch and discuss two short films - "Ours Is The Land" Frances Causey's newsly released film about […]
On May 3, 2016, Lewis Borck (University of Arizona, Archaeology Southwest), will present “Consent and Dissent in Deep Time.” From Lewis: I will examine a complex period of the human experience about 100 years before either Niza or Coronado set foot in the U.S. Southwest. Specifically, I will be discussing the spread of material culture […]
May is Asian Pacific American Month! Join the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center for a celebration of Asian Pacific American art, culture, food, and more. This program is funded in part by a grant from Arizona Humanities. Click here for more information.
During the final months of World War II, His Majesty's Jewish Brigade - the only all-Jewish fighting unit in the war - goes into combat against the hated Nazis...and comes away victorious. However, it is after the war, though, that the real story of the Brigade begins. Amidst the chaos of post-war Europe, and under […]
For some, delicatessen food is close to a religious experience: A tender, crumbling cut of corned beef steeped in its juices, a full-bodied garlic dill pickle, spicy brown mustard with grain. Recipes and culinary garnishes from Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania that flowed into late 19th and early 20th century America soon became part of an American […]
Immerse yourself in traditional, historical, and contemporary Navajo shepherding and weaving culture at the 20th Annual Sheep is Life Celebration June 17-19. Visitors can experience sheep and wool production, fiber arts, textiles and culinary arts at workshops and presentations throughout the weekend. The celebration is presented by Diné be' iiná Inc.(DBI), a grassroots organization thtat […]
The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) Heritage Insights programs will take place during the 26th Zuni, 83rd Hopi, and the 67th Navajo Festivals of Art and Culture. MNA’s goal for each festival is to illuminate, explore, and share humanities-based topics tribal members have determined are important to their community, in order to promote cross-cultural understanding […]
The second annual Payson Book Festival seeks to promote literacy and showcase Arizona authors. The festival includes 70 local authors, a Young Writer’s Workshop and story time sessions. A portion of proceeds benefit scholarship funds and children will have the opportunity to take home free books. In all Arizona Professional Writers seeks to foster a […]
This event encourages residents of the White Mountain region to bring family collections of ancient artifacts to Casa Malpais Museum in Springerville, where professional archaeologists will provide in-depth information on these objects. Participants will learn what these objects tell us about the lives and arts of the White Mountains’ ancient residents (monetary values will not […]
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