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Cowboys and Cowgirls: Icons of the American West – Surprise

City of Surprise City Hall - City Council Chambers 16000 N Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United States

Cowboys and Cowgirls: Icons of the American West Few symbols have been more durable than the American cowboy. This program will give an overview of this populist figure, whose image was first defined by painters Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. Also important to the story are brave cowgirls and the Mexican vaqueros. Buffalo Bill’s […]

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The Mighty Colorado River: From its Sources to the Sea – Yuma

Old City Hall Council Chambers 180 W 1st St., Yuma, AZ, United States

The Mighty Colorado River: From its Sources to the Sea Jim Turner has traced the Green and Colorado rivers from their beginnings as clear bubbling glacial springs high in the mountains, then through roaring canyons in Utah, Arizona, and Nevada, and finally to the salt flats in Mexico. Stunning photographs tell the story of the […]

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Tom Mix: King of the Cowboys – Lake Havasu City

ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City, Santiago 109 100 University Way, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Tom Mix: King of the Cowboys Cowboy movie star Tom Mix was internationally famous, and many legends and tall tales have been told about his life. This presentation highlights some of the true stories about Mix and his connection to Arizona, debunking some of the Hollywood hype. What brought Mix travel that lonesome highway where […]

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Film + Talk: Latino Americans, Prejudice and Pride – Casa Grande

The Paramount Theater 420 N Florence St #4, Casa Grande, AZ, United States

In the 1960s and 1970s a generation of Mexican Americans, frustrated by persistent discrimination and poverty, find a new way forward, through social action and the building of a new "Chicano" identity. The movement is ignited when farm workers in the fields of California, led by César Chavez and Dolores Huerta, march on Sacramento for […]

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A Boot in the Door: Pioneer Women Archaeologists of Arizona

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

The men who explored Arizona are legends in the history of the region and of anthropology, but what about the women who accompanied them or explored by themselves?  Did you know that Matilda Coxe Stevenson was a member of the first official government survey of Canyon de Chelly or that Emma Mindeleff surveyed ruins in […]

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Hop, Skip & Jump into Reading – Gilbert

Perry Branch Library 1965 E. Queen Creek Rd., Gilbert, AZ, United States

Join Arizona Humanities and the Maricopa County Library District Perry Branch Library for a family fun day celebrating reading and books! Meet local children's authors, hear exciting stories, participate in sing-alongs and dance, enjoy tasty snacks, create art, and more! Each child will receive one free book! Families and children ages are welcome to this […]

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Drop-In Discovery Saturday – Phoenix

Pueblo Grande Museum 4619 East Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

March 18 - Arizona Herb Association Explore samples of plants found on the museum grounds with the perspective of how they fit into the medicine chest, sewing box, and kitchen pantry of those who lived here before the Europeans arrived. Still common in the landscape or scattered in the surrounding desert, plants that function aesthetically […]

Lee Wee Kwon, Chinese Grocer in Tucson, 1917-1965 – Prescott Valley

Prescott Valley Public Library 7401 E Skoog Blvd, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States

Lee Wee Kwon, Chinese Grocer in Tucson, 1917-1965 The Chinese had once dominated Tucson’s grocery business. Lee Wee Kwon was among the successful Chinese grocers whose business relied on the patronage of a Hispanic clientele. Lee entered the US as a refugee from Mexican Revolution. Before he came to Tucson, he had lived and worked […]

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Swing into History – Prescott

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

Swing Into History With the exception of the most ardent collectors and older generation, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role in early radio. Join Larson as he revisits the sounds America listened and danced to for more than three decades. Learn how iconic […]

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FRANK Talks: Civic Engagement – Yuma

Yuma County Library - Main Library 2951 S. 21st Dr., Yuma, AZ, United States

Civic Engagement: What is it & why is it important? Ryan Winkle, Co-founder RAILMesa What is civic engagement? How can you engage and empower people in your communities? Explore the idea that civic participation is not just important, but imperative for a community to be successful. Learn and reflect on how being an “engaged” citizen […]

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