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Foreign Film Friday: The Wave

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Wave (2015) “A Norwegian geologist and his family fight for survival when a massive landslide causes a 250-foot tidal wave.” Foreign Film Friday is a film series that celebrates international storytelling and perspectives by screening foreign-language films from a variety of genres and countries. Enjoy light snacks during the film viewing followed by an audience […]

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Democracy & the Informed Citizen: An Evening with Natasha Trethewey

FOUND:RE Hotel 1100 N Central Ave, Phonix, AZ, United States

April 25, 2019 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM FOUND:RE Hotel 1100 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004 RSVP here Join us for an evening with former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry collection Native Guard (2006), and Monument: Poems New and Selected (2018), as she interrogates the power of language […]

The Shadow Catchers: 150 Years of Arizona Photography

White Tank Library 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, AZ, United States

For more than a century and a half some of the world’s best photographers focused their lenses on Arizona. In addition to the renowned Edward S. Curtis, Kate Cory lived with the Hopi and represented them in photographs and on canvas, while C. S. Fly gave us the famous Geronimo pictures. In the 20th century […]

Mescal Agave Use in Arizona: Food, Fiber, and Vessel

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

The agave plant was used by Native peoples for numerous utilitarian items. Mescal served as a valuable food source still being harvested and prepared to this day by many Indigenous groups. For millennia people have pit roasted the heart of the plant yielding a nutritious food staple rich in calcium and zinc. This talk includes […]

A Celebration of Water’s Impact on Native American Culture

LaSala Ballroom - Arizona State University - West Campus 1390 N 47th Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Join us for an exploration of the rich and diverse indigenous cultures of Arizona. Hear traditional stories that have been passed down for generations. See a traditional dance performance.  Learn about Native American tools and instruments, how they were made and how they were used.

Honky Tonks, Brothels and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

In pioneer Arizona, among the best places to experience the performing arts were in the mining towns. Striking it rich meant having disposable income, and miners, like the well-heeled of the Gilded Age, wanted to demonstrate their sophistication with culture. From the early popular music of ragtime and minstrelsy during the forming of these communities, […]

From “Chief” to Code Talkers: Four Profiles of the Navajo Code Talkers

Chandler Basha Library 5990 S. Val Vista Dr., Chandler

During WWII a group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines without knowing that they would be called on to develop a secret code against the Japanese military. This select group of Code Talkers devised a Navajo language code that was accurate, quick, never broken, and saved many American lives. This talk profiles 4 […]

Sharing the Light: A Community Interfaith Event

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church 1404 E. Jefferson St,, Phoenix, AZ, United States

People of all faiths are invited to join the Arizona Jewish Historical Society, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and Congregation Beth Israel for an exciting interfaith concert. This uplifting event will feature Christmas and Hanukkah music from Jewish and African American spiritual traditions to promote dialogue and understanding between the communities, as well as people of […]

An Evening with Poet Laureate Rosemarie Dombrowski

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

We are thrilled to host Professor Rosemarie Dombrowski for an intimate evening of poetry. Dr. Dombrowski is the inaugural Poet Laureate of Phoenix. She is the founding editor of rinky dink press (a publisher of micro-collections of micro-poetry) and The Revolution (Relaunch), a radical and creative resurgence of the official newspaper of the National Woman's Suffrage Association. Her collections include The […]

America Speaks: Hidden Voices, Silent Stories with Tamika Sanders

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

 CLICK HERE to rsvp.  Join us for the first in a series of programs exploring the diverse voices that capture the journey towards Democracy in America. We are proud to feature these presentations as part of the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America that will launch in March 2020. The Voices and Votes exhibit will travel […]

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