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Game of Thrones: Hierarchy and Violence Public Symposium

Civic Center Library 3839 North Drinkwater Boulevard , Scottsdale, AZ, United States

The TV phenomenon Game of Thrones is the most popular show in the history of HBO. Its cultural impact creates an opportunity for the public to reflect upon the intersection between history, film, and literature as instruments for contemplating human behavior and the causes and circumstances that provoke social disturbances. This program includes participatory round-tables, […]

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Painting in the New World: A Symposium on Spanish Colonial Art

Phoenix Art Museum - Whiteman Hall 1625 N. Central Avenue , Phoenix, AZ, United States

This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities. Accompanying the exhibit Masterworks of Spanish Colonial Art from the Phoenix Art Museum’s Collection, this symposium seeks to enrich visitor understanding of the artworks and their cultural significance. Themes include the intersections between culture, religion, society, and politics at the heart of artistic production. From […]

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PHX Arts & Culture @ 30 Years Celebration

The Phoenix Convention Center & Herberger Theater - Monroe St. between 2nd and 3rd Streets 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Join Arizona Humanities on Saturday, October 3rd with our friends at the City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture as we celebrate 30 years of arts and culture in Phoenix! The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission celebrates 30 years with a festival of music, dance, theatre, and art. Visit the Arizona Humanities table and […]

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Archaeology Café (Tucson)—Big Data and Big Questions: The Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor

Casa Vicente Restaurant 375 South Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

On October 6, 2015, Jeffrey Ferguson (University of Missouri) will present “Big Data and Big Questions: The Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri Research Reactor.” From Jeffrey: Public dissemination of archaeological data is an important and challenging task for all archaeological research, but some types of data are easier to present to general audiences […]

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Macabre, AZ

The Museum of Casa Grande/Casa Grande Historical Society 110 West Florence Boulevard , Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Through the vehicle of true crime and spine-chilling Arizona lore, this presentation highlights macabre stories and their historical background, including the tale of Winnie Ruth Judd, Arizona's most infamous murderer, and the tale of the Red Ghost and the release into the wild desert of unknown animals (today, we know them as camels). Shore uses […]

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The Histories and Mysteries of Heaven with Speaker J. Edward Wright

Fox Tucson Theatre 17 W. Congress St., Tucson, AZ, United States

How did our images of heaven arise and evolve—and what do these images reveal about our deepest fears and highest hopes? Dr. Wright addresses these questions and explores new images of the afterlife emerging from recent advances in technology and science. Free tickets at the Fox Tucson Theatre ticket booth (in front of the theater) […]

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Women of the Arizona State Prison

East Flagstaff Community Library 3000 N 4th St #5, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Winnie Ruth Judd, Eva Dugan, Dr. Rose Boido, and Eva Wilbur Cruz all shared one thing in common. They were all incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison in Florence.  These women were players in both the sensational stories that made national headlines and local stories that made Arizona history. Who were these women and how […]

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The Mighty Colorado River: From its Sources to the Sea

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, Santiago 109 100 University Way, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Jim Turner has traced the Green and Colorado rivers from their beginnings as clear bubbling glacial springs high in the mountains, then through roaring canyons in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada, and finally to the salt flats in Mexico. Stunning photographs tell the story of the rivers’ two thousand miles of scenic wonders, geography, wildlife, history, […]

Free

This Land is Our Land: Early Women on the Arizona Frontier

Saddlebrooke Mountain Clubhouse 38759 South Mountain View Boulevard, Tucson, AZ, United States

Meet five early Arizona women who endured troubles and hardships during the territory’s early days, all of whom brought a unique perspective to the raw land. Apache warrior Lozen fought to hold onto land once freely roamed by her people. Larcena Pennington crawled down the Santa Rita Mountains after surviving captivity by the Apaches. Mary […]

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Music + Festival: Bernstein, Adams and Berio

University of Arizona - Music Building, Crowder Hall, Holsclaw Hall 1017 N. Olive Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

The goal of the 2015 Music + Festival: Bernstein, Adams, Berio is to present the lives and music of three major composers with a rich humanistic framework. The festival consists of a film screening, symposium with scholars presenting the lives and work of the composers, and four concerts. The objective is not only to present […]

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