ONEBOOKAZ Writing Workshop (Flagstaff)

Downtown Flagstaff Public Library 300 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Join ONEBOOKAZ for a free writing workshop with author and teacher Kristen Kauffman! This workshop will cover: the creative process of writing using journaling techniques for poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction beginning any form of writing with a dream or with art, and learning to trust the writerly intuition setting writing goals, developing ideas into […]

Free

How Wild Was It? Crime and Justice in Arizona Territory

Sharlot Hall Museum 415 W. Gurley Street, Prescott

Arizona’s territorial era has the reputation of being a violent and crime-ridden place with ineffective criminal justice institutions.  This presentation provides an overview of crime and justice in Arizona Territory.  Based on data from court cases and newspapers, it describes the types of crimes most commonly committed and the justice system’s response to them.  Contrary […]

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ONEBOOKAZ Writing Workshop (Sedona)

Sedona Public Library 3250 White Bear Road, Sedona, AZ, United States

Join ONEBOOKAZ for a free writing workshop with author and teacher Kristen Kauffman! This workshop will cover: the creative process of writing using journaling techniques for poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction beginning any form of writing with a dream or with art, and learning to trust the writerly intuition setting writing goals, developing ideas into […]

Free

Resistance: Untold Stories of Jewish Partisans

Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center 122 E Culver St., Phoenix, AZ, United States

Join the Cutler Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center in downtown Phoenix for a screening of Resistance: Untold Stories of Jewish Partisans During World War II. Visit their website for more information and to RSVP. This event is funded in part by an Opportunity Grant from Arizona Humanities.

Free

Winslow’s La Posada: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Harvey Grand Hotel

Heard Museum 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Fred Harvey and Santa Fe Railway companies vigorously promoted tourism to the Southwest through Harvey's grand hotels along the Santa Fe line. Winslow’s proximity to natural and cultural sites made it an ideal tourism destination, and so La Posada opened there in 1930. After the hotel closed in 1957, the building served as Santa […]

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Hot Topics Café – Setting Personal Environmental Priorities

Yavapai College: Sedona Center for Arts & Technology 4215 Arts Village Drive, Sedona, AZ, United States

Setting Personal Environmental Priorities - Facilitated by: Dr. Aaron Rizzieri Click Here for a Flyer Hot Topics Café creates a forum for civil discussion about issues of contemporary concern. Join us to learn more about the issue, and more about other people and their views. NAU’s Philosophy in the Public Interest convenes the Hot Topics Café. […]

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Hot Topics Café – Gender Inequality

Northern Arizona University - The W. A. Franke College of Business 20 W McConnell Dr, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Gender Inequality: economic disparity and related issues - Andrea Houchard, Philosophy in the Public Interest Click Here for a Flyer Hot Topics Café creates a forum for civil discussion about issues of contemporary concern. Join us to learn more about the issue, and more about other people and their views. NAU’s Philosophy in the Public […]

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The Billingsley Hopi Dancers

Dragon's View Restaurant 400 N. Bonita Ave, Tucson, 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 with their families to see the Hopi dancers. Following the performance, Congress passed a Resolution giving the Hopi permission to carry on their dancing […]

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POP-Pourri: Pop Culture in Arizona

Post-war Arizona really popped and added to the pop culture known as Americana. The housing pop for the returning military personnel who were moving to Arizona changed the landscape. Iconic restaurants such as KFC, McDonald’s, and Bob’s Big Boy owe Arizona for their POP culture status. Vestiges of these post-war days are still around and […]

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Marking the Divide: Photographs and Monuments along the U.S./Mexico Border

Patagonia Public Library 346 Duquesne, Patagonia, AZ, United States

How do we visualize the border? For over 100 years the U.S./Mexico borderline, and the monuments that mark it, has fascinated photographers. In this illustrated talk, historian Katherine Morrissey explores this question as she shares border images taken over the long 20th century. Katherine G. Morrissey is Associate Professor of History at the University of […]

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