Box Cars to Jets: First Fifty Years of Arizona Aviation with Natalie Stewart-Smith

Eagle's Roost Airpark Community Center 48906 North 511th Avenue, Aguila, United States

Arizonans quickly embraced the aviation advances of the early 1900s. Whether for fun, adventure, or science, they made their own planes and soared, sometimes with rough landings. The adventure, the science, the opportunity, and even the unknown drew Arizonans into the skies. And they accomplished much! Take a flight through history with Natalie Stewart-Smith. This […]

Rivers of Dreams: Songs and Stories of Arizona’s Waterways with Jay Cravath

Payson Public Library 328 N McLane Rd, Payson, AZ, United States

The Colorado, the Gila, the Salt, the Verde, the Hassayampa, the Santa Cruz: Arizona’s rivers were lush green ribbons of life flowing through a desert landscape. They became sustaining paths for indigenous traders and immigrants leaving wagon tracks and settlements. The Hohokam built vast canals from the Salt to direct irrigation water for crops. European […]

Multilingual Baseball: Language and Identity across Borders with Brendan O’Connor

Southeast Regional Library 775 N Greenfield Rd, Gilbert, AZ, United States

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Transnational baseball is a microcosm of globalizing societies around the world, inviting audiences to consider what we can learn from the bilingual understandings and misunderstandings that arise in everyday interactions. This presentation shares the voices of players, coaches, front office personnel, international scouts, language teachers, and interpreters, with experience in the Dominican Republic, […]

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Take A Hike! Explore, Enhance, and Experience Your Understanding of Arizona with Rodo Sofranac

Suprise City Hall, Council Chambers 16000 N Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ

There are only eleven designated national scenic trails in the United States. Our Grand Canyon State has one of them—the Arizona National Scenic Trail! In this discussion, participants will have opportunities to: explore the history of the creation of Arizona’s greatest volunteer project; enhance their knowledge of Arizona’s diverse geography, animals, plants, and especially people—from […]

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Jerome – Too Stubborn to Die – How the Town Survived Numerous “Near-Death” Experiences with Jar Mark

Buckeye Valley Museum - 116 E. MC85, Buckeye, AZ 85326 116 East MC85, Buckeye

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Numerous fires, landslides, floods, labor strikes, polluted air, epidemics, Depression, recessions, financial collapse, one adversity after another. Any one of these might spell the end of a lesser community. But, in Arizona, one town survived these “near-death” experiences, and more; yet managed to survive. Some might even say, “thrive.” This presentation looks at […]

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A Haunting Book Club Meeting & Celebration

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

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Arizona Humanities and the 9th anniversary of the Reading is Medicine Book Club with us! Join us for a thrilling discussion of Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology. Enjoy readings by two featured authors, Darcie Little Badger and Amber Blaeser-Wardzala from the book and immerse yourself in […]

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Jerome – Too Stuborn to Die – How the town survived numerous “near death” experiences with Jay Mark

San Tan Valley Library - Bronze Room (Building A) 31505 N Schnepft Road, San Tan Valley, United States

  Presentation Description: Numerous fires, landslides, floods, labor strikes, polluted air, epidemics, Depression, recessions, financial collapse, one adversity after another. Any one of these might spell the end of a lesser community. But, in Arizona, one town survived these “near-death” experiences, and more; yet managed to survive. Some might even say, “thrive.” This presentation looks […]

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Dia de Los Muertos Storytelling with Zarco Guerrero

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

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Guerrero and his unique masked characters as they […]

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“Connections to Holistic Material: Native Culture Today and Tomorrow” with Yolanda Hart Stevens

Heritage Square Lath House 120 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ, United States

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION From birth to death, the mesquite tree is an integral part of life for many who call the desert home. The mesquite tree is just one of many holistic materials, elements of our natural environment, that are vital to sustaining Native culture and practices. But climate change and environmental degradation are changing the […]

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“Dia de Los Muertos Storytelling” with Zarco Guerrero

Mohave Community College - Hodel Library - AZ Reading Room 1977 W Acoma Blvd, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION Dia de Los Muertos is a highly celebrated and significant holiday held throughout Mexico, Latin America, and the Southwest. It is a day when homage is paid with prayers, offerings of food and the building of altars to those who have gone before us. Join Guerrero and his unique masked characters as they […]

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