Armed with Our Language, We Went to War:  The Navajo Code Talkers

Perry Branch Library 1965 E. Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert, AZ, United States

During WWII a select group of young Navajo men enlisted in the Marines with a unique weapon.  Using the Navajo language, they devised a secret code that the enemy never […]

Free

Landscape of the Spirits: Hohokam Rock Art of South Mountain Park

Dragon's View Restaurant 400 N. Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

The South Mountains in Phoenix contain more than 8,000 ancient petroglyphs. This program will discuss Dr. Bostwick’s long-term study of these Hohokam petroglyphs and will describe the various types of […]

Free

Pauline Weaver and the Mountain Men of Arizona

Osher Life Long Learning Institute, Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

This presentation explains who the mountain men were, how they lived, and why they were in Arizona. Using a colorful presentation, Weber, clad in buckskins, focuses on the life and […]

Free

Arizona Place Names: Names on the Land

Roadhaven Resort 1000 S. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Place names are like fossil poetry: they afford a kind of folk history, a snapshot in time that enables us to read them and reconstruct how people have assigned names […]

Free

Sustainability Issues in Arizona: A Moral Responsibility?

Prescott Public Library 215 E. Goodwin St., Prescott, AZ, United States

Join Goodwin in a conversation about sustainability issues facing Arizona. Topics can include the coal-burning Navajo Generating Station, the Colorado River dams, uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, wind turbines, […]

Free

Walking the Corn Pollen Path

Red Rock State Park - AZ State Parks 4050 Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Knowing one’s culture implies being educated about who you are, what social order expects of you, and it provides the primary steps to individual identity.  Stories of the Emergence, Trotting […]

Free

A Taste of Chanukah – Documentary Film Screening

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E Culver St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

A Taste of Chanukah: A Celebration of the Joys and Music of the Holiday Starring Theodore Bikel FREE RSVP to: lbell@azjhs.org or call 602-241-7870 People of all faiths welcome A […]

Free

Pauline Weaver and the Mountain Men of Arizona

Esmond Station K-8 9400 S. Atterbury Wash Way, Vail, AZ, United States

This presentation explains who the mountain men were, how they lived, and why they were in Arizona. Using a colorful presentation, Weber, clad in buckskins, focuses on the life and […]

Free
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Phoenix Festival of the Arts

Visit Arizona Humanities in the Family Zone for storytelling, trivia, give-aways, and more! Enjoy activities with our program partners The Chandler Museum and Heritage Square! Stay tuned, more information coming […]

Free

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