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Since You Asked: A Veteran Oral History Program (Scottsdale)

DoubleTree Resort Scottsdale 5401 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Veterans Heritage Project (VHP) works with students in various middle schools, high schools and college campuses to conduct more than 300 veterans oral history interviews. Students document stories through video and essay publication for preservation in the Library of Congress. This year, VHP will produce the Since You Asked (SYA), Volume XV: A Salute to the […]

Archaeology Cafe: Mimbres Lives and Landscapes of Southwestern New Mexico (Tucson)

The Loft Cinema 3233 East Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, United States

Knowledge seekers of every kind are welcome at Archaeology Café at The Loft Cinema for a series of programs exploring the deep and diverse history of the Southwest.  Join us on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, as Dr. Margaret Nelson introduces Tucsonans to Mimbres Lives and Landscapes of Southwestern New Mexico. Over a thousand years ago, the […]

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On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine (Sedona)

Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, Sedona

On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine The first issue of Arizona Highways magazine was published in April, 1925. In this presentation, former publisher Win Holden will share the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered […]

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LGBTQ: A History in Arizona (Phoenix)

Burton Barr Central Library 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Arizona's history of the LGBTQ community begins long before Arizona was a state with the Native American belief of two-spirits, continues on through to the seismic shift of Marriage Equality. There are some surprises along the way as we talk about artists such as Keith Haring and George Quaintance. There is also the little known […]

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Hellraising, Heroic, and Hidden Women of the Old West (Lake Havasu City)

Mohave Community College: Bullhead Campus 3400 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ, United States

Although history tries to tell us ONLY men settled the Old West, that is shattered by Jana's verbal tour through some of the amazing women who made all the difference. Any woman who came West in the 1800s had to be full of grit and spit to survive and Jana has collected the stories of […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 (Florence)

McFarland State Historic Park 24 W. Ruggles St, Florence, 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 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 […]

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River of Dreams: Stories and Music of Arizona’s Waterways (Clarkdale)

Yavapai College, Clarkdale Campus 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ, United States

Arizona’s rivers were first, lush green ribbons of life through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths, first for the indigenous, later for immigrants leaving wagon tracks. On the Salt River, Hohokam built vast canals to direct water for irrigation. The first citizens of Phoenix used these same trenches. The Mohave tribes ruled the Colorado—that […]

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Climate and Moral Responsibility in Arizona (Florence)

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

Global warming presents humanity with one of the most difficult ethical challenges ever faced. More than just a scientific problem this is a collective action problem requiring that we work together to find appropriate strategies for adaptation. It requires recognizing attribution of cause and effect and careful consideration of the likely outcomes of harm to […]

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Foreign Film Friday: The Wave

Arizona Humanities 1242 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Wave (2015) “A Norwegian geologist and his family fight for survival when a massive landslide causes a 250-foot tidal wave.” Foreign Film Friday is a film series that celebrates international storytelling and perspectives by screening foreign-language films from a variety of genres and countries. Enjoy light snacks during the film viewing followed by an audience […]

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John Wesley Powell: Into the Great Unknown (Sedona)

Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station 8375 State Route 179, Sedona, AZ, Sedona, AZ, United States

Millions of travelers visit the Grand Canyon each year, but just 150 years ago, this was still considered the "last blank spot on the map." One man, a one-armed civil war veteran, was determined to navigate and document the Colorado River as it winds through the canyon. Therefore, on May 24, 1869, John Wesley Powell […]

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