This session examines a chronological historic account of the lives, works and influence of The Beatles on contemporary society. We will discuss their phenomenal achievements from a musical and cultural perspective. The lecture will be enhanced with visual backgrounds and audio clips. Our historic journey starts from their early days as a cover band in […]
Title: Revenge of the Lawn Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m. Date: Wednesday, September 21 Facilitated by: Jeffrey Downard Where: Sedona Community Center, 2615 Melody Ln., Sedona, AZ 86336 More info at: nau.edu/ppi / 928-523-8339 / nau.ppi@nau.edu Join the upcoming Hot Topics Cafés on Revenge of the Lawn: Water Use and Conservation in the High Desert. In this Hot Topics discussion, we will consider a number […]
During the Depression the Federal Writers Project conducted interviews with over 144 women who arrived in the Territory between 1850 and 1890. The women spoke of their long and dangerous journeys, and with their words paint pictures of the hardships and life threatening situations of their frontier existence. Through hard work, dedication, tenacity and humor […]
This lecture will focus on the rise of the British pop and rock acts that invaded our shores in the 60’s. From pop groups (The Beatles, The Dave Clark 5, Kinks) to the psychedelic and progressive bands (The Who, Pink Floyd, Cream), we will explore highlights from landmark recordings that clearly defined this British pop […]
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 his own films, raised cattle, operated a game ranch, and was seemingly everywhere at once. Wayne remains an iconic presence in American popular culture. In […]
U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path by which people migrated west, seeking work, warm weather and new opportunities. Shore shares the history of Route 66 in Arizona, including the impact it […]
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 his own films, raised cattle, operated a game ranch, and was seemingly everywhere at once. Wayne remains an iconic presence in American popular culture. In […]
Join Us for the Harvey Girls Documentary, New Interviews and Discussion Program at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts, September 24, 1:30 PM. Remember the Harvey Girls? They were the more than 100,000 young women who, from the 1880s through the 1960s, left their homes and traveled west to work as waitresses in Harvey House […]
Drama was a key tool in communicating and understanding some of the more earth shattering discoveries and ideas in the realm of science. Some scientists have used the genre of drama to communicate their theories and observations in order to avoid persecution and imprisonment. Such was the case with Galileo. Yet, he was not the […]
After the tragedy of the Holocaust, the Jewish population in Eastern Europe was nearly extinguished. However, since the collapse of Communism, there has been a small, yet significant revival of Jewish life in several countries. For the first time in generations, young Jews are free to practice their faith without the fear of government interference […]
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