In 1894 an Easterner named Andrew Douglass explored Arizona Territory in search of an ideal site to establish an astronomical observatory for Bostonian Percival Lowell. Traveling by train and stagecoach, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us for AZ Poets Speak: Vanishing History A Digital Poetry Event Wednesday April 29 @ 6:00 pm  CLICK HERE to Register  Event link: https://zoom.us/j/99915966856   History surrounds us, […]
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 […]
Join us for AZ Poets Speak: The Body As History A Digital Poetry Event Wednesday May 13 @ 6:00 pm  CLICK HERE to Register  Event link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89371196953 Hair, eyes, skin, […]
Join us for AZ Poets Speak: Black Lives Matter: A Digital Poetry Event Friday, July 17 @ 6:30-7:30 pm MST Â Register Here Skin, scars, hair, eyes: our bodies offer […]
Can poetry unite disparate communities? Is there healing power in the written word? Join Academy of American Poets Fellow and ASU Professor Emerita, Dr. Laura Tohe, as she speaks to […]
What is the history of policing in the U.S.? Where did police come from, and what was their role? How did police interact with communities in the past? How do […]
We come from different places and backgrounds. Our life experiences and backgrounds can affect the way we see the world and each other, for better or worse. What is implicit […]
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