Debt of Honor – Film Screening and Discussion (Sedona)

Sedona Public Library 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Join Arizona Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Verde Valley Librarians for a free screening of the Ric Burns film, Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American […]

Free

Women of the Arizona State Prison

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, 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 […]

Free

Ancient Native American Astronomical Practices

Sedona Winds Retirement Center 405 Jacks Canyon Rd., Sedona, AZ, United States

Throughout history, the ability of a people to survive and thrive has been tied to environmental conditions.  The skill to predict the climatic change of the seasons was an essential […]

Free

The Vulture Gold Mine

Acacia Room, Palm Ridge Recreation Center 13800 Deer Valley Drive, Sun City West

Discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, the Vulture Gold Mine was the first big gold mine in Arizona.  The mine and its colorful cast of characters, along with the town […]

Free

Private, For-Profit Prisons: Good Policy or Bad Choice?

Joel D. Valdez Main Library 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

Arizona has become a focus for the location of private, for-profit prisons.  The state also has one of the highest expenditure rates for corrections.  Are we getting what we paid […]

Free

Southwestern Rock Calendars and Ancient Time Pieces

Salt River Community Building 1880 N. Longmore Road , Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Native Americans in the Southwest developed sophisticated skills in astronomy and predicting the seasons, centuries before Old World peoples first entered the region. In this presentation Dart discusses the petroglyphs […]

Free

Project Grants Application Deadline

Unnamed Venue AZ, United States

Project Grant Applications will be submitted through the new online grants software. For questions, contact Dr. Nicole Blalock, Grants Manager at 602-257-0335 x23 or nblalock@azhumanities.org.

Tom Mix: King of the Cowboys

Dorothy Powell Senior Adult Center 405 E. 6th St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Cowboy movie star Tom Mix was internationally famous. Many legends and tall tales have been told about his life. This presentation highlights some of the true stories about Mix and […]

Free

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