Lives of Arizonans From Memoirs and Fiction

Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum 1 Plaza Circle, Miami, AZ, United States

Arizona pioneers tell their stories in diaries, letters, and memoirs. Martha Summerhayes’s beloved Vanished Arizona and Captain John Bourke’s On the Border with Crook, plus biographies of Hopi, Pima, and Tohono O’odham women […]

The Antiquity of Irrigation in the Southwest

Dusenberry-River Branch Library 5605 E River Rd #105, Tucson, AZ, United States

Before AD 1500, Native American cultures took advantage of southern Arizona’s long growing season and tackled its challenge of limited precipitation by developing the earliest and most extensive irrigation works […]

Energy Resources in Arizona: A State of Energy Transition

Glendale Public Library - Foothills Library - Roadrunner Room 19055 N 57th Ave, Glendale, United States

Arizonans are living in a period of energy transition. Cleaner, renewable energy sources are becoming cheaper than traditional fossil fuel energy sources. Although this transition may be better for the […]

Black Canyon City Water Fair

Canon Elementary School 34630 S School Loop Rd, Black Canyon City, AZ, United States

Join us for an exploration of water and its impact in Black Canyon City and Arizona. Contribute to a community mural with artist Ruth Ann Beeler, use a hands on […]

What are Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

Mohave Community College: Lake Havasu Campus 1977 Acoma Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

The words diversity, equity, and inclusion are often used to describe educational priorities and corporate values, but what do they mean in our daily lives? How do we identify obstacles […]

Crime, Punishment, and Prisons in America

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

The United States officially incarcerates more persons than any other nation on earth. Incarceration cost U.S. taxpayers more than $80 billion in 2016. Some states such as New York in […]

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

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

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 […]

Kate Cory: Arizona Artist, Adventurer, and Photographer

Casa Grande Public Library 449 N. Dry Lake St., Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Artist Kate Cory, 1861-1958, learned of the Hopi Mesas in 1905 through a lecture at the Pen and Brush Club in New York City. By fall of that year, Kate […]

Theodore Roosevelt Slept Here

Phippen Museum 4701 U.S. HWY 89N, Prescott, AZ, United States

Theodore Roosevelt exhibited a greater influence on Arizona than perhaps any other president. He was the first sitting president to visit Arizona, employed an executive order to preserve the Grand […]

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