The Gila: River of History – Tucson

Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

Wednesday, May 16 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 The Gila: River of History with Gregory McNamee Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River above Yuma, the Gila has been an important […]

The Woman Who Shot Cowboys: Rodeo Photographer Louise L. Serpa – Tucson

Mountain View Ballroom 38735 S. Mountain View Blvd,, Tucson, AZ, United States

Anyone who has ever stared down an angry bull coming full throttle across an arena will understand why rodeo photographer Louise Serpa often uttered the adage, “Never Don’t Pay Attention.” Born into New York society, Louise ended up out west with her nose buried in the dirt & her eye glued to a camera, becoming […]

Free

Arizona’s Wild Myths and Legends – Chandler

Chandler Sunset Library 4930 W. Ray Rd. Chandler AZ , Chandler, AZ, United States

Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid and John Wayne: what do these famous characters have in common? They are not who we think they are because of the legends that have grown up around them. From the 1860’s dime novels to the books, movies, and television shows, writers have altered, exaggerated and sometimes lied about these […]

Free

FRANK Talks: Is Incarceration the Best Approach to Address Criminal Behavior? – Chandler

Chandler Basha Library 5990 S. Val Vista Dr., Chandler

Is Incarceration the Best Approach to Address Criminal Behavior?  Julian Kunnie, University of Arizona, Religious Studies/Classics/Africana Studies/Indigenous/Globalization Studies In 2017, 47,604 people were either incarcerated or under some form of criminal justice supervision in the state of Arizona, with 119 adults/54 minors on death row,  and 2,485 veterans serving prison time. The U.S. represents 5% […]

Free

Cowpokes, Crooks, and Cactus: Arizona in the Movies – Winslow

La Posada Hotel 303 E. Second St., Winslow, AZ, United States

Tyrone Power, Andy Devine,  Katy Jurado, Steve McQueen and, of course, John Wayne. From the earliest days of film, Arizona has been a setting and subject for hundreds of films. Some, like Junior Bonner and Red River, are considered classics, others, such as Billy Jack and Evolution, surely less so. Some may even be classics […]

Free

Arizona Goes to the Moon – Phoenix

Mesquite Branch - Phoenix Public Library 4525 Paradise Village Pkwy N, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Arizona played a key role in preparing to send humans to the moon in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The Apollo astronauts themselves traveled to the Grand Canyon and volcanic fields around the state to learn geology and practice their lunar excursions. Meanwhile, U.S. Geological Survey engineers worked with NASA staff members to develop and test […]

Free

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

Mohave County Library Bullhead City 1170 E. Hancock Dr, Bullhead City , AZ

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 deciphered.  For over 40 years a cloak of secrecy hung over the Code Talker’s service until the code was declassified and they were finally honored […]

Free

Specters of the Past: Arizona’s Ghost Towns – Cottonwood

Deadhorse Ranch State Park - 675 Dead Horse Ranch Rd., Cottonwood, AZ, United States

The promise of unimagined riches is what brought many of the earliest colonizers to the Arizona Territory. Following the trail to the discovery of the mother lode, they built, then dismantled and finally abandoned communities when mines played out – leaving behind tantalizing clues of difficult hardships. Some towns survived like Bisbee, Jerome, Tombstone and […]

Free

Life on the Lazy B as Lived by an American Cowboy and Rancher – Payson

Payson Public Library 328 N McLane Rd, Payson, AZ, United States

In 1880, Alan Day’s grandfather homesteaded the Lazy B ranch.  This dusty dry tract of land produced a Supreme Court Justice, a lauded Arizona state senator, and a career rancher, cowboy, and land conservationist. Alan explores the ranching and cowboying life from the chuck wagon years of his childhood, through his adult years of increasing […]

Free

Hydrology and Water Resources 101 – Bisbee

Copper Queen Library 6 Main St., Bisbee, AZ, United States

Tuesday, May 22 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Copper Queen Library 6 Main St, Bisbee, AZ 85603 Hydrology and Water Resources 101 with Victoria Hermosilla As we move into the 21st century, our water resources and management will need to become more adaptive under the pressures of population growth and less predictable weather patterns.  This interactive […]

Fill out the info below to sign up for our E-Newsletter.