Archaeology Café (Tucson): Consent and Dissent in Deep Time

Casa Vicente Restaurant 375 South Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration

Tucson Chinese Cultural Center 1288 W. River Road, Tucson, AZ, United States

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.

In Their Own Hands: The Story of the Jewish Brigade in World War II

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E Culver St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Deli Man – Film Screening & Discussion

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E Culver St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Sheep is Life: A Celebration of Traditional Navajo Shepherding and Weaving Culture

Dine College 1 Circle Drive, Tsaile, AZ, United States

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 […]

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83rd Annual Hopi Festival of Arts & Culture

Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

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 Payson Book Festival

Gila Community College - Payson Campus 201 N. Mud Springs Road, Payson, AZ, United States

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 […]

Archaeology Road Show

Springerville Heritage Center 418 E. Main Stret, Springerville, AZ, United States

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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Hot Topics Cafe – Revenge of the Lawn – Sedona

edona Community Center 2615 Melody Ln, Sedona, AZ, United States

Title: Revenge of the Lawn Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m. Date: Wednesday, September 21 Facilitated by: Jeffrey Downard Where: Sedona Community Center, 2615 Melody Ln., Sedona, AZ 86336 More info at: nau.edu/ppi / 928-523-8339 / nau.ppi@nau.edu Join the upcoming Hot Topics Cafés on Revenge of the Lawn: Water Use and Conservation in the High Desert. In this Hot Topics discussion, we will consider a number […]

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The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound Documentary Film Screening

Mohave Museum of History and Arts 400 W. Beale St., Kingman, AZ, United States

Join Us for the Harvey Girls Documentary, New Interviews and Discussion Program at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts, September 24, 1:30 PM. Remember the Harvey Girls? They were the more than 100,000 young women who, from the 1880s through the 1960s, left their homes and traveled west to work as waitresses in Harvey House […]

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