Arizona Goes to the Moon – Cottonwood

Deadhorse Ranch State Park - 675 Dead Horse Ranch Rd., Cottonwood, AZ, United States

Arizona played a key role in preparing to send humans to the moon in the late 1960s/early 1970s. The Apollo astronauts themselves traveled to the Grand Canyon and volcanic fields around the state to learn geology and practice their lunar excursions. Meanwhile, U.S. Geological Survey engineers worked with NASA staff members to develop and test […]

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Early Western Songs and Singers – Wickenburg

Desert Caballeros Western Museum 21 N. Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ, United States

Whether or not you grew up when Western films competed favorably with the popular films of the day, you will definitely want to take yourself back in time to hear the music that made cowboy legends out of the Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Jimmy Wakely and so many other Western singers. […]

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Apaches and their Horses – Chandler

Ed Robson Branch Library 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ, United States

It has been thought that the Apache do not become Apache until the adoption of the horse, which triggered the raiding adaptation. While horses played a central role in the Apachean world, the horse divide is not as pronounced as thought. Horses changed the ancestral Apache lifeway and horses survived and thrived without European horse […]

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Legacies of the Past: Arizona Women Who Made History – Sedona

Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, Sedona

From artists and healers, teachers and entrepreneurs, women who plowed the land and those who were instrumental in establishing laws for the new territory of Arizona. Many early Arizona women became known for their fortitude in the face of adversity, their confrontation of extraordinary and sometimes dangerous situations, their adventuresome spirits, and their dedication to […]

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Arizona Outlaws and the Law – Florence

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

Taking the events from Billy the Kid, who killed his first man in Arizona, the Gunfight at the OK Corral, and the arrest and trial of Ernesto Miranda, this presentation will explore how these seminal events became watershed experiences for the American legal system, and still impact the lives of individuals living in the United […]

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The Earliest Apache in Arizona: Evidence and Arguments – Phoenix

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

How did the Apache impact late prehistoric peoples? Research provides evidence of ancestral Apaches in the southern Southwest as early as A.D. 1300. Evidence comes from chronometric dates obtained from storage features (covered with grass or leaves), on Apache pottery, and from roasting pits, all in direct association with other types of Apache material culture. […]

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Understanding Fundamentalism in the World Religions – Kingman

Mohave Community College Kingman Campus 1971 E Jagerson Ave, Kingman, AZ, United States

Whatever we think about fundamentalism, it is a very dynamic religious movement that attracts men and women alike. What are the features of religious fundamentalism in the traditions of Abrahamic religions? This presentation is about neither the “right” or “wrong” of fundamentalism, nor about “right” or “wrong” of particular religious traditions. We learn why fundamentalism […]

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‘American Creed’ Documentary & Discussion – Chandler

Chandler Downtown Library 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler, AZ, United States

On March 7, Arizona PBS is partnering with the Chandler Public Library to host a special screening of highlights from “American Creed,” a new documentary exploring what it means to be American and whether a unifying set of beliefs – an American creed – can prove more powerful than the issues that divide us. The […]

Cowpokes, Crooks, and Cactus: Arizona in the Movies – Tucson

Kirk-Bear Canyon Library 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ, United States

Tyrone Power, Andy Devine,  Katy Jurado, Steve McQueen and, of course, John Wayne. From the earliest days of film, Arizona has been a setting and subject for hundreds of films. Some, like Junior Bonner and Red River, are considered classics, others, such as Billy Jack and Evolution, surely less so. Some may even be classics […]

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Hellraising, Heroic and Hidden Women of the Old West – Casa Grande

The Museum of Casa Grande 110 W. Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, 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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