African American Pioneers of Arizona

Fairway Branch Library 10600 W. Peoria Ave., Sun City, AZ, United States

Featuring compelling documentaries based on interviews, this presentation shares stories about prominent African Americans who contributed to the life and culture of Arizona.  Such luminaries include the late Dr. Eugene […]

Free

Arizona Ghost Towns

Apache Junction Library 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ, United States

Ghost towns dot Arizona's landscape and provide unique insights into a diverse history. Some ghost towns tell a boom-to-bust story with few remaining traces of the people who once lived […]

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Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, Santiago 107 100 University Way, Lake Havasu City

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced […]

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What Music Tells Us About the Brain

El Mirage Senior Center 14010 El Mirage Rd, El Mirage, AZ, United States

Many neuroscientists study music to elucidate mysteries of the brain. Why is music such a rich resource?  Not only can scientists physically track the process of learning music as different […]

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Arts and Culture of Ancient Southern Arizona Hohokam Indians

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument - Visitor Center Theater 1100 W Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ, United States

The Hohokam Native American culture flourished in southern Arizona from the sixth through fifteenth centuries. Hohokam artifacts, architecture, and other material culture provide archaeologists with clues for identifying where the […]

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African American Pioneers of Arizona

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

Featuring compelling documentaries based on interviews, this presentation shares stories about prominent African Americans who contributed to the life and culture of Arizona.  Such luminaries include the late Dr. Eugene […]

Free

Love and Marriage in the Premodern World

Pima County Public Library - Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Branch 7800 N. Schisler Dr., Marana, AZ, United States

Contrary to many opinions, love and marriage have been as much subject to historical change and development as all other human cultural manifestations. This talk addresses the question how marriage […]

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Sedona: From Cucumbers to Leavenworth

Foothills Public Library, Glendale 19055 N. 57th Ave., Glendale, AZ, United States

Using interviews with Sedona Schnebly's children, Lisa Schnebly Heidinger  has put together little-known details about this amazing woman’s life, from being written out of the will for marrying TC Schnebly […]

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Swing into History

Peoria Public Library-- Main 8463 W. Monroe St., Peoria, AZ, United States

With the exception of the most ardent collectors and older generation, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role in […]

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