Climate and Moral Responsibility in Arizona – Bisbee

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

Global warming presents humanity with one of the most difficult ethical challenges ever faced. More than just a scientific problem this is a collective action problem requiring that we work […]

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Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – Tucson

Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

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Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – Prescott

Phippen Museum 4701 U.S. HWY 89N, Prescott, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then […]

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“Protecting a Way of Life” Kinship Responsibilities

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Visitor Center Theater 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ, United States

Royce Manuel (Akimel O’odham) best describes his work through the “Tools of Yesterday” using plant fiber, primitive bows & arrows, knapping stone, and making agave plant cordage. As a tribal […]

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Apaches and their Horses – Chandler

Ed Robson Branch Library 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ, United States

It has been thought that the Apache do not become Apache until the adoption of the horse, which triggered the raiding adaptation. While horses played a central role in the […]

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Understanding Fundamentalism in the World Religions – Kingman

Mohave Community College Kingman Campus 1971 E Jagerson Ave, Kingman, AZ, United States

Whatever we think about fundamentalism, it is a very dynamic religious movement that attracts men and women alike. What are the features of religious fundamentalism in the traditions of Abrahamic […]

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The Mysteries of the Harpsichord – Sun Lakes

Ed Robson Branch Library 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ, United States

Although stereotyped as an unmusical machine only fit for The Addams Family, the harpsichord is the most expressive and subtle of musical instruments. It has a unique and beautiful repertoire, […]

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Father Kino: Journey to Discovery – Phoenix

Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 East Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

  Father Kino bridged the gap between the Anglo world and the Native American through his charismatic and caring heart. He was a cartographer, explorer, geographer, scientist, and a man […]

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Rivers of Dreams: Stories and Music of Arizona’s Waterways – Prescott

Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, AZ, United States

Arizona’s rivers were first, lush green ribbons of life through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths, first for the indigenous, later for immigrants leaving wagon tracks. On the Salt […]

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