December 5 3:00 pm Water in the Southwest: Where have we been, and where are we going? Dr. Jennifer Richter, Arizona State University, School of Social Transformation and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society It has been said that, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting.” This is especially true of water […]
Grantee Highlight: 42nd Annual Indian Market at Pueblo Grande Museum, December 8-9 Celebrate Native American Arts and Culture at Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix. Explore The Ki:him (O'odham word for village) and experience demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on activities. The Ki:him encourages visitors to see, hear and interact with American Indian artists, crafts people, and performers. […]
December 8 1:00 pm Water/Ways Movie Series; the library will feature a movie from the Water/Ways movie list. Contact the library for specific titles. More info at http://waterwaysaz.org/host-sites/florence/
December 14 6:00 pm Vision Realized: Ernest W. McFarland and the Central Arizona Project; Joanna Brace, Curator, Arizona State Parks and Trails Known as “Mac,” Ernest McFarland had common sense and a common touch, but he was also a visionary. One of those visions was to bring water from the Colorado River to irrigate hundreds […]
December 15 1:00 pm Water/Ways Movie Series; the library will feature a movie from the Water/Ways movie list. Contact the library for specific titles. More info at http://waterwaysaz.org/host-sites/florence/
December 21 6:00 pm Hohokam Water Use and Management at Casa Grande Ruins; Dr. Doug Craig, Senior Archaeologist and Principal Investigator, Northland Research The past 20 years have seen archaeologists make great strides in their understanding of ancient Hohokam farming and water management practices. Hundreds of miles of prehistoric canals, capable of irrigating tens of […]
Knowledge-seekers of every kind are welcome at Archaeology Café at Changing Hands for a season of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of Phoenix and the greater Southwest in a jargon-free zone. Dr. Melissa Kruse-Peeples and Bernard Siquieros will explore “Sonoran Desert Food and Lifeways, Past and Present.” The Sonoran Desert is definitely not […]
Hoover Dam is an iconic marvel of American engineering. Created to manage the floodwaters of the Colorado River, the dam continues to affect Arizonans’ lives daily. But the Hoover dam is rarely thought of as a significant work of art. Since artists first visited our region, water has been a subject for their work, ranging […]
“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate live music, storytelling, historical photos, video interviews with survivors, and a Q&A. This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.
Keeonna Harris & Saretta Morgan Literary Landscapes: A public reading and conversation with Keeonna Harris & Saretta Morgan. Join us for the evening as both women share new work at the intersections of incarceration, intimacy and indigenous erasure in the borderlands. Conversation and audience Q&A to follow. Literary Landscapes brings together emerging and renowned writers to […]
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