“Protecting a Way of Life” Kinship Responsibilities – Casa Grande

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

Royce Manuel (Akimel O’odham) best describes his work through the “Tools of Yesterday” using plant fiber, primitive bows & arrows, knapping stone, and making agave plant cordage. As a tribal […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 – Ajo

Salazar-Ajo Library 15 W. Plaza St. #179, Ajo, AZ, United States

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 […]

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Women of the Arizona State Prison – Eloy

Eloy Santa Cruz Library 1000 N. Main St., Eloy, 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 […]

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How the Piano Keyboard Changed the World – Florence

Florence Community Library 778 N. Main St., Florence, AZ, United States

Invented in Ancient Greece, keyboards allow an individual to play all the voices or music, replacing an orchestra or a choir. Keyboards are such a powerfully disruptive technology that they […]

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Stacks After Dark – Water Panel Discussion (Sierra Vista)

Sierra Vista Public Library 2600 E. Tacoma St., Sierra Vista, AZ, United States

Stacks After Dark - Water Panel Discussion A Conversation About Water Resources, Use, and Management in the Upper San Pedro River Valley Friday, January 18 5:30-7:00 pm Sierra Vista Public […]

Four Corners: The Southwest’s Cultural Crossroad – Patagonia

Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, Patagonia, AZ, United States

From mammoth hunters and canal builders to Native Americans, Hispanics, Americans, Irish, Serbians, and just about every nationality under the sun, Arizona has always been a land of many cultures. […]

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Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art – Kingman

Mohave Museum of History and Arts 400 W. Beale St., Kingman, AZ, United States

Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some to be forms of writing for which meanings are known. However, are such […]

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