Swing into History: Popular Music of the Big Band Era

White Tank Library 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road, Waddell, AZ, United States

With the exception of the most ardent collectors and the older generations, the influence and legacy of the big bands is largely forgotten despite their overwhelming popularity and significant role […]

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Riding with the Duke: John Wayne in Arizona

Buckeye Valley Museum 116 E Hwy 85, Buckeye, AZ, United States

John Wayne was born in Iowa and lived for most of his adult life in California. Yet, he spent many years exploring, living, and investing in Arizona, where he produced […]

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Monumental Places: Arizona’s National Parks and Monuments

Pinal County Historical Society Museum 715 South Main, Florence, AZ, United States

Arizona is home to some of the crown jewels in America’s national park system, including Canyon de Chelly, Saguaro National Monument, and, of course, the Grand Canyon National Park. It […]

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An Immigrant’s Struggles: The Diary of Mary “Mim” Walsh

Sedona Winds Retirement Center 405 Jacks Canyon Rd., Sedona, AZ, United States

This illustrated presentation will introduce audiences to the lively voice of diarist Mary “Mim” Walsh.  Her 50-year-long journal reveals her heartfelt experiences as an Irish immigrant to Arizona. Her writings […]

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He Called It a Dream, but It Woke Us Up!

Gilbert Historical Museum 10 S. Gilbert Road, Gilbert, AZ, United States

Vicariously experience the environment and atmosphere of a 1960s-era Civil Rights Movement camp.  Through theatrical performance, music, poetry, and participatory activities, audience members will examine the culture of discrimination, racial […]

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The Vulture Gold Mine

Shalimar Country Club 2032 E. Golf Ave., Tempe, AZ, United States

Discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, the Vulture Gold Mine was the first big gold mine in Arizona. The mine and its colorful cast of characters, along with the town […]

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The Billingsley Hopi Dancers

Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church 6502 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

In 1921 the Hopi were told that “church people” petitioned Congress to stop their “pagan” dancing.  A platform was erected on the U.S.Capitol steps where both Houses of Congress assembled […]

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Art of the Internment Camps: Culture Behind Barbed Wire

Arizona Western College 1109 Geronimo Ave., Parker, AZ, United States

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1942 WWII Executive Order 9066 forced the removal of nearly 125,000 Japanese American citizens from the west coast, incarcerating them in ten remote internment camps in […]

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