A Free Press: Cornerstone of Democracy with Gail Rhodes

Eckstrom-Columbus Library 4350 E. 22nd St., Tucson, AZ, United States

The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects press freedom. Freedom of the press is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government. But what happens when public trust in the media is eroded by sensationalism, foreign influences or bots, fake news, and business […]

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Diggin’ in the Crates: The Role of Community Archives in Suburban History with Dr. Anthony Pratcher

Burton Barr Central Library - Pulliam Auditorium 1221 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Historians try to represent the past as experienced by the people who lived it – as opposed through the lens of our present reality. However, academic scholars struggle to identify sources that document everyday experiences in suburban communities. Suburban Phoenix has transformed Arizona, primarily rural at the time of the Great Depression, into one of […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Verde Valley Archaeology Center 460 W Finnie Flat Road, Camp Verde, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Desertview Theater 39900 Clubhouse Drive, Tucson, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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Tucson Humanities Festival Reading: Rita Dove

Health Sciences Innovation Building - The University of Arizona 1670 E Drachman St, Tucson, AZ, United States

The University of Arizona Poetry Center is proud to present, as part of the Tucson Humanities Festival and the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona, a reading by Rita Dove.  This reading is presented in partnership with the Borchard Foundation Center on Literary Arts, and cosponsored by the University of Arizona Black Faculty Speaker Series and […]

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Dia de los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

Coconino County Public Library 300 West Aspen Ave, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Zarco and his unique masked characters as they celebrate Día […]

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A Free Press: Cornerstone of Democracy with Gail Rhodes

Glendale Public Library - Foothills Library - Roadrunner Room 19055 N 57th Ave, Glendale, United States

The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects press freedom. Freedom of the press is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government. But what happens when public trust in the media is eroded by sensationalism, foreign influences or bots, fake news, and business […]

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Chiles & Chocolate: Sweet and Spicy Foods in the American West with Chris Glenn and Sandy Sunseri

Fountain Hills Activity Center 13001 N. La Montana Dr.,, Fountain Hills, AZ, United States

Come have a taste of the rich and savory history of these food favorites, explore how early peoples used them, and how they have evolved and spread to all corners of the world. Food is a portal into culture and can convey a range of cultural meaning including occasion, social status, ethnicity, and wealth depending […]

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HEALER OF THE WATER MONSTER: Debut Novelist Brian Young on Indigenous Literature for Young Readers

AZ, United States

As part of Arizona State University’s Humanities Week, join the Center for Imagination in the Borderlands for a discussion with middle grade author Brian Young (Diné from Fort Defiance, Arizona on the Navajo Nation.) Young will discuss his book, Healer of the Water Monster, which Publishers Weekly recently reviewed as an “excellently wrought middle grade […]

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Arizona Legends, Myths, and Folklore with Jim Turner

Safford City Library 808 S. 7th Avenue, Safford, AZ, United States

From the time humans began to live in communities myths and legends have sought to explain the universe and teach social values. “Arizona Legends, Myths, and Folklore” presents stories from Hopi, Navajo, Apache, and Tohono O’odham cultures as well as Hispanic, Euro-American and others. You will learn about Navajo constellations, Spider Woman, Hopi katsinas, the […]

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