Join us for the annual Ghostly Stories Festival in downtown Phoenix! Celebrate stories, books, and reading with a spooky twist! Wear a costume and enjoy multicultural story time, arts and crafts, a free book giveaway, chalk art mural, and more. Free and fun for families and kids! New this year! Performances, local poets, community booths, […]
Read more at :https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/event/life-before-ad-1500-on-the-upper-gila-river-southwest-new-mexico/ Archaeology Café returns to Changing Hands for a new season of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of Phoenix and the greater Southwest in a jargon-free zone. Dr. Karen Schollmeyer will encourage Valley residents to look east up the Gila River as she explores Life Before AD 1500 on the Upper […]
November 15 5:30 pm Water/Ways Exhibition Special Preview “Our Water– Past and Present” Pinal County Historical Society Museum 715 S. Main St. The Pinal County Historical Society will host the Florence exhibit in conjunction with the Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibition. The museum will have a special preview of the local exhibit with artifacts and presentation boards […]
The Smithsonian is coming to Florence! Please join us to experience Water/Ways at McFarland State Historic Park! November 17 – December 30, 2018 McFarland State Historic Park 24 West Ruggles (corner of Main St. and Ruggles) (520)868-4496 www.waterwaysaz.org/host-sites/florence Days/hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm For a full schedule of programs, visit: http://waterwaysaz.org/host-sites/florence/
November 17 1:00 pm Grand Opening of Water/Ways in Florence McFarland State Historic Park 24 W. Ruggles St., Downtown Florence The public is welcome to attend the Grand Opening of Water/Ways in Florence! The event will include remarks by local dignitaries and light refreshments. After experiencing the Smithsonian Water/Ways exhibit, the public is invited […]
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Colorado River Basin Project Act, authorizing the construction of what is today known as Central Arizona Project (CAP). CAP is a 336-mile long system of aqueducts, tunnels, pumping plants and pipelines that delivers Colorado River water to central and southern Arizona, serving 80 percent of the state’s […]
November 30 6:00 pm Forced to Abandon Our Fields: The 1914 Charles Southworth Gila River Pima Interviews; Dr. David DeJong, Project Director, Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project The program will cover the period of the latter 19th and early 20th century, a critical time during which the economy of the Gila River Indian Community was decimated by […]
December 1 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 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. […]
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